Immortal Venerable of the Beast Race
Chapter 149 - 149 95 News_1

149: 95 News_1 149: 95 News_1 Walking into the Spirit Scorpion Courtyard, Shen Long saw more than a dozen tall black trees with dense foliage and round leaves.

A black mist floated in mid-air.

These black trees were Mantuo Trees, capable of releasing miasma.

The older they were, the more miasma they released, and the stronger the toxicity became, which was greatly favored by poisonous insects and beasts.

The Iron Tail Scorpion was lying under a Mantuo Tree.

Shen Long whistled, and it let out a sharp screech, rushing toward Shen Long with its tail swinging left and right.

It was still at the early stage of the second tier.

Shen Long took out two black herbs and a Beast Spirit Pill, feeding them to the Iron Tail Scorpion.

The Iron Tail Scorpion emitted a joyful screech, and Shen Long could feel its happiness.

He waved his hand, and the Iron Tail Scorpion returned to its original spot.

Shen Long left the Spirit Scorpion Courtyard and came to the entrance of a small courtyard with golden tiles, where a wooden sign hung with the three silver characters “Jinyi Courtyard” inscribed on it.

A golden light barrier blocked his path, but he took out a square golden token, flicked his wrist, and a golden light flew out from the token, striking the golden light barrier and causing it to dissipate.

He walked in and saw the ground scattered with plenty of golden wood, some Gold Ants crawling and gnawing on the wood.

The number of Gold Ants had surpassed fifty thousand, with more than a hundred of them being of the second tier.

The ones condensed into weapon forms were even more powerful.

The Gold Ant Queen flew over, its body looking like a massive piece of gold, still at the early stage of the second tier.

Shen Long fed the Gold Ant Queen some silver ore, followed by feeding it another Beast Spirit Pill.

The number of Gold Ants was increasing rapidly, and nurturing them was no small sum, but thankfully Shen Long had opened a small shop selling elixirs.

Tiandan Hall provided the materials; he was responsible for alchemy.

Most of the elixirs he refined were handed over in exchange for Kind Attribute, with a small portion retained to be sold in the shop.

More than a hundred second-tier Gold Ants flew over, and Shen Long fed them some second-tier artifact refining materials, but there were no Beast Spirit Pills for them—Shen Long wasn’t that generous yet.

He wore the Soul Nourishing Locket on his body, and his Divine Sense was slowly growing.

He had figured out the function of the Soul Nourishing Locket, an auxiliary Dharma Treasure that could continuously enhance the wearer’s Divine Sense.

The longer one wore it, the more the Divine Sense would grow.

As for the Magnetic Origin Bead, he still did not know its specific function, mainly because he couldn’t activate it.

The Soul Nourishing Locket didn’t need to be activated—it worked just by being worn.

In addition to the Soul Nourishing Locket, Shen Long also consumed Green Jade Soul Nourishing Pills.

His Divine Sense was relatively strong, and currently managing more than fifty thousand Gold Ants was no problem.

He had tested it; in a maximum of the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, his Divine Sense could be completely depleted.

He needed to defeat the enemy within the duration of an incense stick’s burning.

If he couldn’t defeat the enemy in the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, there was no point for Shen Long to insist on fighting; he would have to find a way to escape.

Lin Shan came over and said, “Uncle Shen, Master Uncle Qian, Ye Shishu, and Master Uncle Qin have arrived.”

“Quickly invite them to the Guest Reception Courtyard.

I’ll be right over,” Shen Long instructed.

The five sects of Qin Country had joined forces to fight against the four sects of Zhao Country.

Initially, it was just the Foundation Establishment Cultivators fighting fiercely for over half a year, with hundreds of them falling, and eventually, the Core Formation Cultivators entered the fray.

The five sects of Qin Country were still unable to swallow the four sects of Zhao Country fully, and in the end, they had to return to the negotiation table.

Qin Country was unwilling to give up the territories they had gained, while Zhao Country also did not want to cede a large tract of land.

The five sects of Qin Country each sent a Core Formation Cultivator to have friendly competitions with Zhao Country’s Core Formation Cultivators, deciding on the specific division of territory.

Qin Country won three out of five bouts, forcing Zhao Country to relinquish a large area of land.

Fairy Skyfire of the Xuanyang Sect easily defeated Profound Yin True Person of the Hundred Ghosts Sect, while Red Flood Dragon True Person of the Spirit Control Sect and Golden Blade True Person of Badao Villa each defeated a Core Formation Cultivator.

Qin Country consisted of twelve provinces and thirty-six counties, while Zhao Country was comprised of ten provinces and twenty-seven counties.

After the war, Zhao Country ceded two provinces’ worth of land to Qin Country, which then controlled an area spanning fourteen provinces.

The Jinlang Jade Mine was jointly mined by the five sects of Qin Country, with the Spirit Control Sect holding forty percent, Xuanyang Sect twenty percent, Badao Villa twenty percent, and both Qixia Sect and Zixiao Sect holding ten percent each.

During this war, the Spirit Control Sect lost over twenty Foundation Establishment Cultivators, including two from the Seventy-Two Show.

Lin Sisi led a team to take down a second-tier mine and killed seven Foundation Establishment Cultivators.

Ning Qianqian also performed well, capturing a small Spirit Medicine Garden and killing five Foundation Establishment Cultivators.

They filled the vacated spots and became part of the new Seventy-Two Show.

Ye Yutang, Ye Yuqing, and Qin Bao each killed a Foundation Establishment Cultivator and received some rewards.

Qian Dafu was responsible for escorting supplies and faced little danger, and hence his contributions were modest.

After the war, Qian Dafu returned to the Spirit Control Sect to do business with Shen Long.

Shen Long provided the capital, while Qian Dafu put in the effort.

Of the profits earned, Shen Long took the larger share.

“Yes, Uncle Shen,” Lin Shan agreed and took his leave to carry out the instructions.

Shen Long came to a secluded courtyard with green tiles, containing a hexagonal green Stone Pavilion.

He sat down in the Stone Pavilion and took out a set of exquisite Zitan wooden tea set and tea leaves, beginning to make tea.

Before long, Qian Dafu, Ye Yutang, Ye Yuqing, and Qin Bao arrived.

“Senior Brother Qin, you’re alright now, aren’t you?” Shen Long asked with concern.

Qin Bao had been injured in the great war and had purchased healing pills from Shen Long.

“After taking the Blood Rhinoceros Pills refined by Junior Brother Shen, I’m much better,” Qin Bao said warmly.

They had entered the sect at the same time.

Back then, Shen Long’s Cultivation was lower than theirs; now, Shen Long was in the middle stage of Foundation Establishment, while they were still in the early stage.

Besides, Shen Long was also one of the Seventy-Two Show, while he was just an ordinary Foundation Establishment Cultivator.