Immortal Venerable of the Beast Race
Chapter 126 - 126 Year 85 Cultivator Gu's cave dwelling _1

126: Year 85, Cultivator Gu’s cave dwelling _1 126: Year 85, Cultivator Gu’s cave dwelling _1 Spring came and went, and five years passed.

Qingtang Courtyard, Qingtang Pavilion.

Shen Long sat cross-legged on a blue meditation cushion, his eyes slightly closed, and his hands forming a seal, his body enveloped by a halo of rosy light.

After a while, the rosy glow around Shen Long dissipated, and he opened his eyes, exhaling a long breath of stale air.

He could clearly feel his body filled with strength, his Qi and blood were exuberant.

Having consumed a considerable number of Blood Rhinoceros Pills, his Qi Strength had greatly increased.

The golden Spirit Beast Bag at Shen Long’s waist shook, and with a slap of the bag, a streak of golden light flew out—it was the Hundred Eyes Cicada.

“Advanced to the second stage!

Not bad.”

A look of joy appeared on Shen Long’s face, and he was not surprised.

Counting the time, he had raised the Hundred Eyes Cicada for more than ten years.

During this period, he regularly fed it Spirit Feeding Pills and Spiritual Medicine, so its advancement to the second stage was to be expected.

The Hundred Eyes Cicada emitted a clear, ringing cicada sound, and its body radiated brilliant golden light.

Attaching his Divine Sense to the Hundred Eyes Cicada, Shen Long looked outside through its eyes.

To his surprise, he could see pedestrians on the street and even make out the situation in the neighboring courtyard.

Furthermore, he located the position of the array’s focal points in two other courtyards.

“Not bad!”

Shen Long praised, withdrew his Divine Sense, and fed the Hundred Eyes Cicada two golden ginseng roots.

After consuming the golden ginseng, The Hundred Eyes Cicada chirped happily, its wings flapping gently as it flew endlessly above Shen Long’s head.

Shen Long tapped the green Spirit Beast Bag at his waist, and the Green-Eyed Spirit Fox flew out, currently at the middle stage of the first level.

The Green-Eyed Spirit Fox rubbed Shen Long’s palm with its head, displaying great affection.

Shen Long fed it a Spirit Feeding Pill and a stalk of Green Cloud Grass, then returned the Hundred Eyes Cicada to the Spirit Beast Bag and entered the Spirit Control Tower.

He appeared on the first floor of the Spirit Control Tower, and over ten thousand Shi Jin Ants flew towards him like a massive golden cloud.

With Shen Long’s meticulous cultivation, the number of Shi Jin Ants had increased rapidly.

There were now over fifteen thousand, including thirty-three of the second stage, and more than five hundred in the late stage of the first level.

The Shi Jin Ant Queen had reached the early stage of the second level.

With a pinch of a spell, over ten thousand Shi Jin Ants coalesced into a dazzling golden spear, shimmering with golden light.

The second-stage Shi Jin Ants all mastered the Golden Armor Technique.

Even mid-grade Magic Artifacts would struggle to break through the Golden Armor Technique, providing a formidable weapon form to harm enemies.

Alterating the spell, the golden spear transformed back into over ten thousand Shi Jin Ants, flying onto Shen Long’s body and condensing into a shining golden battle armor, protecting his entire body.

Insect Armor Technique!

This was a unique ability of group-living Spirit Insects, capable of condensing into armor to protect their master.

The higher the level and the greater the number of Shi Jin Ants, the stronger the defensive power of the armor they formed.

Changing the spell again, the golden battle armor transformed back into over ten thousand Shi Jin Ants, floating in front of Shen Long.

Shen Long took out a blue Storage Bag, pointed it downwards, and upon shaking it, a wave of blue light swept over, and a large heap of metal ores piled up on the ground.

The Shi Jin Ant Queen landed on the Ink Marrow Stone, beginning to nibble at it, while the second-stage Shi Jin Ants indulged in Ink Cloud Stone, and the first-stage ants consumed materials for Foundation Establishment level Artifact Refining.

Even though Shen Long was an Alchemist, raising so many Spirit Beasts and Spirit Insects was proving to be a strenuous task.

Fortunately, after slaying Li Jian and the others, he had acquired a significant amount of treasures.

Shen Long moved to the second floor, greeted by a rush of tremendous heat.

He whistled, and a sharp birdsong echoed from the sky as the Gold-Winged Windroc descended from above, landing in front of Shen Long.

Its size had more than doubled since before, with two-zhang-long wings when unfolded, far surpassing other Spirit Birds of the same stage.

Currently in the late stage of the first level, the Gold-Winged Windroc had grown rapidly, primarily due to the substantial Cultivation Resources Shen Long had invested in its raising.

Shen Long took out three Spirit Feeding Pills and three stalks of century-old Qingfeng Grass to feed the Gold-Winged Windroc.

The Gold-Winged Windroc chirped joyfully, its wings stirring up a whirlwind as it flew upwards into the sky.

As Shen Long’s Life-Bound Spirit Bird, every advancement of the Gold-Winged Windroc benefited Shen Long as well.

In these past five years, he had mastered a second-level wind element spell—the Wind Wall Technique, a defense spell.

Besides, Shen Long felt his body become lighter and his responses quicker.

Shen Long released the Iron Tail Scorpion, its size noticeably bigger, still at the early stage of the second level.

He fed it two stalks of century-old Ink Mustard Grass, and as the Fire Rock Beast rushed over, he fed it two stalks of Fire Cloud Ginseng.

After inspecting the volcanic cluster and watering the Spiritual Medicine and Spirit Fruit trees, he exited the Spirit Control Tower.

Shen Long took out a blue Messaging Plate, channeled a spell into it, and asked, “Liu Shi, any news on the second-stage Flood Dragon Essence Blood?”

“Not yet,”

responded Liu Shi.

Shen Long frowned, having used up all his Blood Flood Dragon Pill, with no second-stage Flood Dragon Essence Blood, he couldn’t continue cultivating the “Nine Revolutions Transforming Flood Dragon Technique.”

“Any abnormalities or significant news in the marketplace lately?”

Shen Long inquired.

“No!”

answered Liu Shi.

Shen Long was somewhat disappointed; Liu Shi’s Cultivation was too low to be privy to important information.

After giving a few instructions, Shen Long put away the Messaging Plate.

He contacted Liu Yushan and other Foundation Establishment Cultivators to inquire about the second-stage Flood Dragon Essence Blood, but there were no leads.

Shen Long placed the Hundred Eyes Cicada back into the Spirit Beast Bag and stepped outside.

Shen Long strolled about the streets, bumping into many acquaintances and greeting them.

He arrived at the Azure Stone Plaza where stalls were set up, but instead of setting up his own, he walked around to buy some Artifact Refining materials and Alchemy materials.

After the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, Shen Long appeared at the exit of the marketplace, mounted his flying Magic Artifact, and shot into the sky at great speed.