Immortal Venerable of the Beast Race
Chapter 174 - 174 109 Pursuing Spirit Beast_1

174: 109 Pursuing Spirit Beast_1 174: 109 Pursuing Spirit Beast_1 With this development, Shen Long found it much more convenient to investigate the Faction of Hermit Cultivation.

If he really needed to conceal his identity, he would change his appearance.

In the following month, the younger members of the Tang Family and the Xu Family came frequently to seek out Shen Long, either to spar, exchange cultivation experiences, or discuss Insect Repelling and Controlling Beast Taming Technique.

As a result, Shen Long quickly integrated into the circle of the Tang Family’s younger generation, and with the Tang Family’s power, he met more Foundation Establishment Cultivators.

Shen Long smoothly obtained the portraits and intelligence on the remnants of the Faction of Hermit Cultivation, which included their Magic Artifacts, Spirit Beasts, Spirit Insects, and cultivation methods.

One day, Shen Long was invited to Tang Yilong’s residence.

Apart from familiar faces like Tang Keqing, Tang Kezhen, and Xu Tianlei, there was also a man in his thirties wearing a golden robe.

The man in the golden robe was tall and thin, and his clothing was embroidered with the patterns of scorpions, centipedes, and toads—clearly a symbol of some power.

“The Five Sage Sect!”

Shen Long recognized the insignia.

The Five Sage Sect was a sect in the Southern Border Cultivation World.

It used to be the number one sect in the Southern Border Cultivation World and had produced Soul Transformation Cultivators.

As time passed, the Five Sage Sect was now just a mid-sized sect with Nascent Soul Cultivators in residence.

When Sun Sen was teaching, he mentioned the Five Sage Sect.

Its cultivators specialized in using poison, and the disciples under the sect were all proficient in insect repelling techniques and fond of venomous insects.

“Taoist Friend Shen has arrived.

Let me introduce you, this is Taoist Friend Qin from the Five Sage Sect.”

Tang Yilong spoke up to make the introduction.

“I am Qin Ming, nice to meet you, Taoist Friend Shen.”

The man in the golden robe introduced himself.

“I am Shen Shi, and I have the honor of meeting Taoist Friend Qin.”

Shen Long greeted with a fist and palm salute.

Tang Yilong beckoned Shen Long to sit down, and everyone chatted over tea in their leisure time.

An hour later, Tang Yilong suggested exchanging Cultivation Resources, which was met with approval from all the cultivators present.

Tang Yilong took out dozens of materials such as Spiritual Medicine, Demon Cores, Monster Beasts Materials, Spirit Wood, and ores.

He wanted to exchange them for items that would enhance his physical strength.

Shen Long glanced over them and wasn’t interested.

The other Foundation Establishment Cultivators brought out items for Tang Yilong to inspect, communicating through voice transmission.

The cultivators took turns bringing out items for exchange.

After the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, Qin Ming stood up and took out dozens of items, including insect eggs, toxic herbs, poison pills, and poisonous Monster Beasts Demon Cores, etc.

“Taoist Friend Qin, what are those Demon Cores?”

Shen Long’s gaze fell on two black Demon Cores and he asked.

“These are late-stage, second-order Soul Severing Scorpion Demon Cores, suitable for feeding second-order poison scorpions,” Qin Ming said.

He wanted to exchange them for Spirit Insects or Spirit Insect Eggs.

Toxic herbs and flowers were also acceptable.

Shen Long used two bottles of Beast Spirit Pills in exchange for two Soul Severing Scorpion Demon Cores and some hundred-year-old toxic herbs and flowers, planning to use them to train the Iron Tail Scorpions.

“Taoist Friend Qin, what is that Spirit Beast Egg?”

Tang Yilong pointed at a golden Spirit Beast Egg, asking with curiosity.

The golden Spirit Beast Egg had some green patterns on its surface and emitted strong bursts of vitality.

“A Pursuing Spirit Beast!

It can lock onto the target’s Divine Sense, thereby tracking the enemy.

Changing one’s aura is useless.

Besides that, it can also counter-track.

If someone is always following you, it can detect them, unless the target changes their own Divine Sense,” Qin Ming explained.

“A Pursuing Spirit Beast, this is my first time hearing about this kind of Spirit Beast,” Tang Yilong remarked with curiosity.

“This is a unique Spirit Beast from our Southern Border, average in Divine Skills but skilled in tracking and counter-tracking,” Qin Ming elucidated.

Having a Pursuing Spirit Beast on hand made tracking enemies or counter-tracking much more convenient.

Tang Yilong and several Foundation Establishment Cultivators took out items for Qin Ming to inspect, all of them wanting to exchange for that Spirit Beast Egg.

Shen Long sent a voice transmission to Qin Ming: “Taoist Friend Qin, how about I exchange a first-order Hundred Eyes Cicada for it?”

Xu Feng had given Shen Long two eggs of the Hundred Eyes Cicada, which he hadn’t hatched yet because he was intending to use them either for cultivation or as bargaining chips when needed.

“Hundred Eyes Cicada?

Can I have a look?” Qin Ming’s eyes lit up as he transmitted his voice back.

“I didn’t bring it with me, it’s at my residence, which isn’t far from here.

You can get it from there,” Shen Long replied.

Shen Long transmitted his voice.

Qin Ming nodded his head, refusing to exchange with other people, and most of the materials he brought out had been exchanged away.

After Qin Ming finished exchanging, Shen Long stood up and took out a dozen porcelain bottles, saying, “Looking for pill formulas or strange bugs and alien beasts with special divine skills, Spirit Insect eggs or Spirit Beast eggs are also acceptable.”

Several Foundation Establishment Cultivators took out items for Shen Long to inspect, and Shen Long managed to exchange for a second-tier pill formula for Hundred Poisons Pill, which was made from dozens of poisonous herbs and contained potent poison.

It could be used to feed poison insects and beasts, and even Poison Cultivators could consume it.

After the exchange ended, the Cultivators chatted casually for a while, then each returned to their own homes, with Qin Ming following Shen Long to Qingtang Courtyard.

“Taoist Friend Qin, please have a seat for a moment, I’ll go inside to get the Hundred Eyes Cicada for you,” said Shen Long.

Having said this, Shen Long walked into the Qingtang Pavilion.

Qin Ming sat in the Stone Pavilion, waiting quietly.

After a while, Shen Long came out, took out a golden Spirit Beast bag, and handed it to Qin Ming.

Qin Ming opened the Spirit Beast bag, and a Hundred Eyes Cicada flew out, in the early stage of the first tier.

“Hundred Eyes Cicada!”

Qin Ming’s eyes were fiery with excitement as he took out the Spirit Beast egg of the Pursuing Spirit Beast and handed it to Shen Long.

Shen Long asked Qin Ming for advice on how to raise the Pursuing Spirit Beast, and Qin Ming told him honestly.

He then asked Shen Long about how to raise the Hundred Eyes Cicada, and Shen Long was eager to provide answers.

“I didn’t expect Taoist Friend Shen to be able to produce a Hundred Eyes Cicada,” said Qin Ming meaningfully.

“My master himself is adept at Insect Repelling and Controlling Beast Taming; a first-tier Hundred Eyes Cicada isn’t much, but it’s impressive to be able to raise it to a high tier,” Shen Long replied.

“That’s true.

I didn’t expect Taoist Friend Shen to have a mentor.

May I know which senior is your master?” Qin Ming asked somewhat surprised, as Tang Yilong hadn’t informed Qin Ming about Shen Long’s background.

“I’m sorry, my master doesn’t like me using his name to conduct affairs,” Shen Long explained.

Qin Ming nodded, understandingly.

After chatting for a while longer, Qin Ming took his leave.

Shen Long walked into the Qingtang Pavilion to incubate the Pursuing Spirit Beast.

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In a quiet manor, Tang Yilong, Tang Keqing, and Tang Kezhen sat in a cyan Stone Pavilion, sipping tea and chatting leisurely.

“It seems Taoist Friend Qin is planning to exchange with Taoist Friend Shen,” said Tang Keqing in a tone tinged with regret, as she was also interested in the Pursuing Spirit Beast.

“A mere Spirit Beast egg, to be raised to the second tier, who knows how many Cultivation Resources that will consume.

Compared to that, I’m more curious about what Taoist Friend Shen will offer in exchange,” Tang Yilong spoke.

“The Spirit Control Sect is proficient in Insect Repelling and Controlling Beast Taming; he has already offered Beast Spirit Pills for exchange.

Probably he will trade with a high-ranking Strange Bug or a Spirit Beast with special Divine Skills,” analyzed Tang Kezhen.

“If we could exchange for a high-ranking Spirit Insect from Taoist Friend Shen, that would be great,” Tang Keqing said with a look of longing.

As the Spirit Control Sect was famous for its Beast Taming Technique within the Donghua Cultivation Realm, it was not strange for Shen Long to possess high-ranking Spirit Insects.

“If we want to exchange for a high-ranking Spirit Insect from Taoist Friend Shen, we’ll need to offer something substantial.

He is a Disciple of a Nascent Soul Cultivator, so common items he definitely won’t lack,” said Tang Yilong.

“That’s easy.

Our family has third-tier Spirit Water, which benefits Alchemy.

He is an Alchemist, so he likely won’t refuse,” Tang Keqing suggested.

Tang Yilong nodded, saying, “You two take good care of him.

I’ll go back to the family and find a way to get some third-tier Spirit Water.”

“Yes, Uncle Eight,” agreed Tang Keqing and Tang Kezhen.