Immortal Venerable of the Beast Race
Chapter 215 - 135 Foundation Establishment Great Perfection_1

Chapter 215: 135 Foundation Establishment Great Perfection_1

Five years had quickly passed.

In Qinglian Garden, Qinglian Pavilion, the door of a certain secret chamber opened, and Shen Long stepped out, his face wearing a smile.

His aura was much stronger than before, having already reached the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment, and he could consider making a breakthrough to the Core Formation Stage.

Shen Long was one of the Seventy-two Elegances, and according to the rules of the Spirit Control Sect, once he cultivated to the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment, he was entitled to a Core Formation spiritual object. Du Yinyin had rewarded him with one, and together with the Jade Ebony Fruit he obtained in the Secret Realm, he now had a total of three Core Formation spiritual objects. Besides, he had also accumulated a large amount of Kind Attribute which could be used for his attempt at Core Formation Stage.

Shen Long took out a Messaging Plate that flickered with red light, injected a spell into it, and asked, "Junior Brother Qian, how many inner cores of the Gold-Winged Fire Ants have you collected?"

If he wanted the Shi Jin Ant Queen to mutate into a Gold-Winged Fire Ant, it would need to consume the inner cores of higher-tier Gold-Winged Fire Ants, the more the better.

"Over thirty, including three from second-stage late Gold-Winged Fire Ants,"

came the voice of Qian Dafu.

"No inner cores from third-stage Gold-Winged Fire Ants?"

Shen Long asked.

"I’ve offered high prices but still no news. Shall I send over the inner cores of the Gold-Winged Fire Ants that I’ve collected to you?"

said Qian Dafu.

"I’ll go and get them myself! I have some things to take care of,"

said Shen Long.

"Alright! Let me know when you’re done with your business, and I’ll send them over,"

said Qian Dafu.

After a brief chat, Shen Long put away the Messaging Plate and walked out.

Exiting Qinglian Garden, Shen Long released his Snow Wind Sparrow and climbed onto its back.

With a gentle flap of its wings, the Snow Wind Sparrow whipped up a gust of wind and flew into the high skies, swiftly moving forward.

Upon reaching Ice Silkworm Valley, Shen Long sent out a Sound Transmission Talisman, and after not too long, Chen Bing came out and led Shen Long into Ice Silkworm Valley.

He arrived at the Ice Silkworm Pavilion, where he met Ice Silkworm True Person and Xu Xin.

"Disciple pays respects to Master,"

Shen Long bowed respectfully, his expression reverent.

"You have cultivated to the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment, good job. You can consider breaking through to the Core Formation Stage,"

Ice Silkworm True Person said with a gleeful expression.

"It’s all thanks to Master’s great blessing,"

said Shen Long modestly, his gaze shifting to Xu Xin as he smiled and added, "Senior Brother Xu, it’s good to see you after your travels."

"I’m still stuck at a bottleneck. I heard Junior Brother Shen achieved a great feat, congratulations!"

Xu Xin offered his congratulations.

While he was still unable to overcome his bottleneck, Shen Long had already advanced to the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment and had even accomplished a significant feat.

"It’s all thanks to Master’s efforts. Without Master, there would be no me,"

said Shen Long modestly.

"This is my understanding of the process for breaking through to the Core Formation Stage. As one of the Seventy-two Elegances, you are eligible to apply for a Spirit Land to close up and attempt the breakthrough. However, you just came out of seclusion, so it’s not advisable to go into closed cultivation immediately. You can mingle with other disciples, talk about cultivation or other matters,"

Ice Silkworm True Person said as he handed over a green jade slip to Shen Long.

"Yes, Master,"

Shen Long agreed, taking the jade slip with both hands.

Ice Silkworm True Person went into detail about his experiences with breaking through to the Core Formation Stage, and Shen Long asked questions whenever there was something he didn’t understand. Ice Silkworm True Person answered patiently.

After a conversation that lasted over two hours, Shen Long felt greatly enlightened.

"All right, you should go back and digest the information properly. If there’s anything you don’t understand, come to me anytime,"

Ice Silkworm True Person instructed.

"Yes, Master,"

Shen Long agreed and took his leave.

He made a trip to Free Trade Valley and found Qian Dafu.

"Senior Brother Shen, you just had to let me know, you didn’t have to come yourself,"

Qian Dafu said as he handed a blue Storage Bag to Shen Long.

"I didn’t have much to do, so I came to see you,"

Shen Long said with a light smile, taking the blue Storage Bag.

"Right, Xu Feng has advanced to the Core Formation Stage, so we should address him as Master Uncle Xu now,"

Qian Dafu said.

Not long ago, Xu Feng had entered the Core Formation Stage and became a newly-promoted Core Formation Cultivator of the Spirt Control Sect.

"This is good news! I’m planning to enter seclusion to try and break through to the Core Formation Stage as well,"

Shen Long said.

"I believe Senior Brother Shen will definitely succeed, so I’m congratulating you in advance,"

Qian Dafu said with a smile.

After chatting idly for a good half quarter of an hour, Shen Long took his leave.

Returning to Qinglian Garden, Shen Long entered a secret chamber.

He took out the Spirt Control Tower and, after pouring mana into it, the tower emitted a dazzling spiritual light and absorbed him into it.

Upon reaching the second floor, an astonishing wave of heat hit him.

He arrived at the cavern where the Red Lotus True Flame was trapped; it had yet to escape its confinement.

Shen Long deactivated the formation, and a huge, red Fire Phoenix flew out from the cave, its fiery waves rolling out.

Shen Long summoned the Jinning Mirror, infused it with mana, and the mirror’s surface shone brightly, releasing a beam of golden light that enveloped the red Fire Phoenix.

The red Fire Phoenix, as if frozen, floated motionlessly in mid-air.

Shen Long summoned a green flying dagger and a golden one, and proceeded to dismember the giant red Fire Phoenix. The creature transformed into a mass of red flames, which quickly gathered together, reformed into a Fire Phoenix, only to be immediately destroyed by Shen Long once more.

This cycle repeated over a dozen times until the red flames began to take longer to coalesce.

Muttering incantations, Shen Long cast spells and released Innate True Fire that shot directly towards the red flames.

He intended to refine this mass of Heaven and Earth Spirit Fire, which would also improve his alchemy efficiency.

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Zhao Country, Xu Family.

In a secluded manor, Xu Yuyan, Chen Chi, and a voluptuous woman in a purple dress sat in a blue stone pavilion, engaged in conversation.

Xu Yuyan and Chen Chi had gone out to travel, and both had successfully broken through their bottlenecks, advancing to Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment, and they planned to attempt Core Formation.

"What! Ancestor Yunfeng and the others were killed?"

Xu Yuyan frowned as she spoke.

"Yes! They died in the Secret Realm, and it is unknown who killed them. There are quite a few third-level Monster Beasts in the Secret Realm; the mortality rate is high,"

said the woman in the purple dress.

"No matter what, Shen Long is definitely the murderer who killed Ancestor Yunfeng, and we will settle this account with him sooner or later,"

Xu Yuyan said with a voice heavy with killing intent.

"We shall return to the Hundred Ghosts Sect first to break through to the Core Formation Stage. Once we advance to the Core Formation Stage, killing a Foundation Establishment Cultivator will be as easy as crushing an ant for us,"

Chen Chi declared arrogantly.

He was a descendant of a Core Formation Cultivator and had confidence in his own advancement.

"That’s the only option left. Ancestor Yun Yue, has our family encountered any troubles recently?"

Xu Yuyan inquired.

"We’ve had some conflicts with the Liu Family of the Yin Corpse Sect, but we can handle it ourselves. If we need help, we’ll discuss it with the Liu Family,"

Xu Yun Yue replied.

"That’s good,"

Xu Yuyan nodded.

After half an hour of casual conversation, Chen Chi and Xu Yuyan left the Xu Family and returned to the Hundred Ghosts Sect.

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A month quickly passed by.

Shen Long emerged from the secret chamber, a look of joy on his face.

It had taken him a month to refine the Red Lotus True Flame.

The Red Lotus True Flame was currently at the second tier, corresponding to Foundation Establishment Cultivators. If it advanced to the third tier, its alchemy efficiency and power would be even greater.

Heaven and Earth Spirit Fire was also a kind of beast. Shen Long left Qinglian Garden and went to the Scripture Pavilion, where he spent a great amount of Kind Attribute points to copy the experiences of Spirt Control Sect’s ancestors in cultivating "spirits."

There were many types of spirits, including Flower Demons, Tree Demons, Stone People, Heaven and Earth Spirit Fire, lightning, and so on; all were considered "spirits."