Immortal Venerable of the Beast Race
Chapter 121 - 121 83 Spirit Beast Exerts Authority_3

121: 83 Spirit Beast Exerts Authority_3 121: 83 Spirit Beast Exerts Authority_3 Li Jian felt a chill in his chest, the golden spear pierced through his body, his body softened, and he fell to the ground.

Seeing this scene, Chén Hóng was terrified to death, her eyes filled with fear.

The golden spear dissipated, turning into more than a thousand Gold Ants, they condensed into a golden greatsword, slashing towards Chén Hóng.

While waving the black Banana Palm Fan, releasing a stream of black poisonous mist, Chén Hóng said, “Taoist Friend Yu, the reinforcements from our Hundred Ghosts Sect are already on their way, you’d better leave quickly.”

The golden greatsword circled around, avoiding the black poisonous mist.

A cyan tornado swept over, arriving in front of Chén Hóng in an instant.

Just as Chén Hóng was about to use other means to respond, a sharp shriek sounded, she felt as if someone was striking her head with a heavy object, dizzy and unable to stand steadily.

By the time she came to her senses, a strong current had pushed her into the cyan tornado.

Her Protective Spirit Light shattered instantly, and she was ground into a blood mist by the powerful currents.

As the flames dissipated, Shen Long was enveloped in a blue light screen, he breathed a sigh of relief.

This time, he managed to annihilate four enemies; the Iron Tail Scorpion, Fire Rock Beast, and Gold Ants had played no small part, especially the Iron Tail Scorpion, whose Divine Sense Attack had been crucial.

After the battle, more than five hundred Gold Ants were killed, but the Shi Jin Ant Queen remained unharmed.

Shen Long collected the Spirit Beasts and Spirit Insects, took the valuables from the bodies, cast a few fireballs to burn the corpses, and left the place.

…

In Liu’s Grocery Store, Liu Shi and Liu Yuruo were discussing something.

Liu Shi’s brows were tightly furrowed, and Liu Yuruo’s face was full of worry.

“We can’t get in touch with Senior Yu now.

Don’t go anywhere these days; just stay in the backyard until I make contact with Senior Yu,” Liu Shi instructed.

A Foundation Establishment Cultivator had taken a fancy to Liu Yuruo, wanting to make her his concubine.

That Cultivator practiced a technique of Yin Harvesting and Yang Replenishing.

After becoming his concubines, several Qi Refining female Cultivators quickly disappeared.

Naturally, Liu Shi would not agree, but they were only Qi Refining Cultivators, and they simply could not afford to offend a Foundation Establishment Cultivator.

Liu Shi wanted to contact Shen Long and asked him to intervene.

Since he couldn’t reach Shen Long for the moment, he could only ask Liu Yuruo not to leave her residence.

“Understood, Grandfather,” Liu Yuruo replied, her face full of sorrow.

…

Three months later, Shen Long returned to the marketplace.

Li Jian’s possessions were not few: ten Magic Artifacts, three of which were superior-grade, all offensive types, with the rest being mid-grade.

The Spirit Stones totaled more than thirty thousand pieces.

He fed the Gold Ant Queen Golden Cypress Stone and found a Mother-Child Stone among them.

This material was divided into two pieces, which could sense each other’s presence within a certain range, thus locking onto each other’s location.

Worried that Li Jian’s belongings might carry special marks, he deliberately visited two marketplaces, selling off Li Jian’s possessions in batches to get more than thirty thousand Spirit Stones.

Chen Liang had more than ten thousand Spirit Stones, four mid-grade Magic Artifacts, and quite a lot of Spirit Rice.

After dealing with the belongings of the four people, Shen Long had nearly eighty thousand Spirit Stones, coupled with his own savings, the Spirit Stones on him totaled over one hundred thousand.

No horse becomes fat without being fed at night; no man becomes rich without some windfall!

Shen Long strolled through the streets, not noticing anything unusual.

He did not return to Qingtang Courtyard but entered the Rain Listening Tower, took a private room, and stayed for half a day.

He took out a blue-colored Messaging Plate, injected a spell into it, and a pleasant female voice sounded, “Master Uncle Yu, what can I do for you?”

This was the third scout, Chen Li, the shopkeeper of a wine shop selling several types of first-tier Spiritual Wines.

Shen Long had only made contact with her half a year ago and had not assigned her any tasks.

After Chen Liang defected to the enemy, Shen Long dared not trust others anymore.

“Has there been any anomalies in the marketplace recently?

For example, an unusual number of Foundation Establishment Cultivators showing up.”

Shen Long asked.

“The disciple hasn’t noticed anything.

It’s been just like usual, nothing special discovered,”

Chen Li said.

Shen Long asked a few more questions, then cut off the connection and contacted Liu Shi.

“Senior Yu, what are your orders?”

Liu Shi’s voice was filled with delight.

“Has there been any anomalies in the marketplace recently?

For example, the sudden appearance of strange Foundation Establishment Cultivators or disciples of the Hundred Ghosts Sect.”

Shen Long asked.

“I haven’t discovered any anomalies.

I haven’t seen any disciples of the Hundred Ghosts Sect, but I will keep an eye out,”

Liu Shi said.

“Has there been any major events in the marketplace recently?

Any news on second-stage Flood Dragon Essence Blood?”

Shen Long continued asking.

“I haven’t heard of any major events, but Chen’s Rice Shop suddenly closed down.

The shopkeeper Chen Liang and the helper Chen Er have gone missing, and so far, there’s no news on the second-stage Flood Dragon Essence Blood,”

Liu Shi said—he hesitated a bit before adding, “Senior Yu, I’ve encountered a big problem.”

“What trouble!”

Shen Long asked.

“A Foundation Establishment Cultivator named Sun Tianfeng has set his sights on Yuruo.

He comes to the shop every now and then to inquire about Yuruo’s whereabouts, wanting me to marry her to him.

It’s inconvenient for me to gather news, and it could expose me,”

Liu Shi said.

He defined this issue as one affecting his own work, thus increasing the chance that Shen Long would help.

“Sun Tianfeng!

What is the background of this man?”

Shen Long asked.

“This man is a Loose Cultivator, practicing a cultivation method of ‘Yin Harvesting Yang Replenishing.’ Any female Qi Refining Cultivator he targets mysteriously disappears.

If not for his constant harassment, I might have already had the opportunity to find out about the second-stage Flood Dragon Essence Blood,”

Liu Shi said.

“Understood, I will make contact with this person.

Don’t offend him, and let me know immediately if there’s news about the second-stage Flood Dragon Essence Blood,”

Shen Long instructed.

“Yes, Senior Yu,”

Liu Shi agreed.

Shen Long put away the Messaging Plate, finished the tea in his cup, and left the Rain Listening Tower.

He strolled around the marketplace, buying a batch of Artifact Refining materials, planning to use them to feed the Gold Ants.

Returning to Qingtang Courtyard, Shen Long entered a secret room.

With a flick of his sleeve, more than a thousand Gold Ants flew out.

Shen Long took out a batch of ore and threw it onto the ground.

The first-stage Gold Ants gnawed on Profound Iron Ore, while the Gold Ant Queen gnawed on Ink Marrow Stone.

With the increase in rank, the Gold Ant Queen had lost interest in first-stage Artifact Refining materials, a result of Shen Long’s indulgence.

With over a hundred thousand Spirit Stones in his pocket, Shen Long felt quite well-off.

He now thought that he had too few Gold Ants.