Immortal Venerable of the Beast Race
Chapter 185 - 185 116 Foundation Establishment Late Stage_1

185: 116 Foundation Establishment Late Stage_1 185: 116 Foundation Establishment Late Stage_1 The Golden Flame Mountain Range stretches tens of thousands of miles, the main base of the Golden Flame Sect.

Deep within the mountain range, one can see numerous buildings and cultivators, a vast estate with pavilions, towers, and long corridors over the water.

A thin man in a golden robe sits in a blue stone pavilion, while a medium-sized man in a blue robe is reporting to him.

“Senior Brother Li and Junior Brother Sun have both gone missing, they’ve been unreachable since leaving the marketplace.”

said the man in the blue robe.

Two Foundation Establishment Cultivators from the Golden Flame Sect had disappeared, missing for over half a year, including Li Lei, the Law Enforcement Elder.

His disappearance had attracted the attention of the high-ranking members of the Sect.

“Who was the last to see them?”

the man in the golden robe asked.

The Golden Flame Reverend, at the beginning stage of Core Formation.

“Master Nephew Chen, she was managing business in Green Python Valley.

Senior Brother Li met her once during a trip to the marketplace for sect affairs.

According to our investigation, a Foundation Establishment Cultivator stayed in a teahouse near the marketplace for a few days, claiming to wait for someone.

As soon as Senior Brother Li left the marketplace, that person also settled the bill and left.

They are a prime suspect, and I’ve sent people to search for this person, but there is still no news.”

the man in the blue robe spoke up.

Chen He, the Law Enforcement Elder of the Golden Flame Sect, in the late stage of Foundation Establishment.

“Could it have been the Tang Family that tracked us down?”

muttered the Golden Flame Reverend with a frown.

Years ago, they had ambushed the Tang Family’s disciples, stealing the Golden Elixir Jade Liquid and a large sum of wealth, which allowed the Golden Flame Reverend to break into the Core Formation Stage.

The Tang Family had Nascent Soul Cultivators in their ranks, so they didn’t dare to stay in Shu Country and had fled far away, passing through over a dozen countries, before settling down in Wei Country.

The Jingong Reverend altered his appearance and advanced to the Core Formation Stage, then started calling himself the Golden Flame Reverend, founding a new sect.

“It shouldn’t be them.

If it were the Tang Family, they would’ve already sent someone to kill us.

Besides, there is a vast distance between Wei Country and Shu Country; would the Tang Family’s Enforcement Hall disciples go so far to trace us?

How would they know we are in Wei Country when we’ve always been changing our appearances and never used our real faces?”

Chen He slowly said, his face filled with confusion.

If the Tang Family had traced the matter to the Golden Flame Sect, they would not have targeted only Foundation Establishment Cultivators; they would’ve directly attacked the Golden Flame Reverend.

“Just to be cautious, we should still guard against this.

I’ll go out and lay low for a while, and you should do the same.”

the Golden Flame Reverend instructed.

Chen He nodded, thinking of something, he said, “By the way, there was a second-order Flood Dragon spotted within the borders of Tang Country, should we go have a look?”

“A second-order Flood Dragon?

Forget it, let’s not get involved in such matters.

Best to lay low for now!”

the Golden Flame Reverend said as he left the Golden Flame Sect.

…

In Qin Country, the Qianling Mountain Range.

A streak of white light appeared in the distant sky, rapidly approaching the Qianling Mountain Range.

Soon, the speed of the white light slowed down, revealing a pristine white Giant Crane, upon which Shen Long stood.

Shen Long had captured Li Lei and the other missing person, taking them to a secluded place for interrogation.

He showed Li Lei a portrait of his parents, and Li Lei indeed revealed a strange reaction.

No matter how Shen Long pressed him, Li Lei refused to confess; Shen Long ultimately killed Li Lei and left Wei Country, returning to his sect.

He wasn’t certain who the murderer was, nor did he wish to investigate too thoroughly.

In any case, the higher-ups of the Faction of Hermit Cultivation were all on his death list.

On his way back, the Gold-Winged Windroc had advanced to the late stage of the second order, which unexpectedly resolved Shen Long’s bottleneck, and he advanced to the late stage of Foundation Establishment, greatly surprising him.

Advancement of one’s Life-Bound Spirit Bird is one way to resolve a cultivator’s bottleneck, but this method is not foolproof.

Sometimes when a cultivator is stuck at a bottleneck, even if their Life-Bound Spirit Bird advances an entire realm, it may not resolve the bottleneck; any method to resolve a bottleneck is a matter of chance.

Some Foundation Establishment Cultivators of the Spirit Control Sect resolved their bottlenecks while hunting Monster Beasts; those stuck in the middle stage of Core Formation went on to hunt Monster Beasts again, but still failed to resolve their bottlenecks.

During his travels, Shen Long exchanged cultivation insights with other cultivators, attended celebrations, sparred with Foundation Establishment Cultivators, hunted Monster Beasts, and tried many methods, but he could not resolve his bottleneck.

Unexpectedly, the advancement of the Gold-Winged Windroc to the late stage of the second order resolved his bottleneck.

Counting the time, Shen Long had been away from the Spirit Control Sect for fifteen years; he wondered how Qian Dafu and the others were doing.

As soon as he returned to the headquarters, he directed the Snow Wind Sparrow toward Qinglian Garden, when a familiar female voice rang out, “Senior Brother Shen, long time no see.”

Shen Long had the Snow Wind Sparrow stop, and followed the source of the voice to see a pristine white Giant Crane flying over, with Chu Yuling standing on the back of the crane.

After many years, Chu Yuling had reached the middle stage of Foundation Establishment.

“Junior Sister Chu, long time no see.

Is Senior Sister Lin not with you?”

Shen Long greeted.

“No, are you so concerned about her?

Shall I contact her for you?”

Chu Yuling’s face showed a dimpled smile.

“No, just asking.”

Shen Long shook his head.

“Senior Brother Shen, you must have just returned, right?

Go ahead with your tasks, and we can catch up another day when you’re free.”

Chu Yuling said, patting the Giant Crane beneath her, as it flew off into the distance.

Shen Long went to Ice Silkworm Valley and sent out a Sound Transmission Talisman.

It wasn’t long before Chen Bing emerged, and sensing the strong presence emanating from Shen Long, she expressed her amazement, “Junior Brother Shen, you’ve advanced to the late stage, congratulations!”

“Sister Chen, is Master here?”

Shen Long asked.

“She is.

Master mentioned you just a short while ago, telling me that you were coming.

Come in with me!”

Chen Bing warmly invited.

Shen Long followed Chen Bing, entering the Ice Silkworm Pavilion and meeting Ice Silkworm True Person.

“Resolved your bottleneck, good job!”

Ice Silkworm True Person looked approving.

“It’s all thanks to Master’s guidance; otherwise, I would still be wandering off the path.”