Immortal Venerable of the Beast Race
Chapter 229 - 147 Shi Jin Ant Queen Variant_1

Chapter 229: 147 Shi Jin Ant Queen Variant_1

Time flew by, and three years had passed.

Golden Roc Peak, inside a certain secret room.

Shen Long sat cross-legged on a red cushion, his gaze fixed tightly on the Scarlet Crow Cauldron in front of him. A red flame engulfed half of the Scarlet Crow Cauldron, filling the room with a thick fragrance of elixirs.

Shen Long had spent most of the past three years on alchemy. He could already refine six types of third-rank elixirs, all of which were pill formulas recorded by the Spirt Control Sect and accessible to him in exchange for Kind Attribute.

The third-rank elixirs he refined were mostly turned over to the Spirt Control Sect in exchange for Kind Attribute, which he then used to exchange for other cultivation resources. Some were for his personal use, and a few were sold externally to earn cultivation resources.

After a while, Shen Long changed his spell, shook his sleeve, and withdrew the Red Lotus True Flame.

He stepped forward, opened the cauldron lid, and inside were twenty-four pale golden pills, each with nine pill patterns on their surface.

These were Gold Ganoderma Pills, with excellent healing effects. Cultivators at the Core Formation Stage could use these pills to heal their wounds.

A pleased look appeared on Shen Long’s face as he took out three blue porcelain bottles and stored twenty of the Gold Ganoderma Pills.

He sensed something and walked out.

A deafening sound of thunder reached his ears as he looked up into the sky, seeing a mass of black thunderclouds. Lightning flashed thunderously, with thick silver bolts striking down.

"Heavenly Tribulation! Could it be the Shi Jin Ant Queen?"

Shen Long thought of something, soared into the air, and sure enough, just as he expected, the Shi Jin Ant Queen was undergoing its tribulation, attempting to reach the third rank.

Time ticked away, and the silver lightning that struck down grew larger, while the area covered by the thunderclouds shrank.

Half a quarter of an hour later, the thunderclouds tumbled and surged, turning into a giant cicada surrounded by lightning. It dove from the sky, heading straight for the Shi Jin Ant Queen.

A giant ant flew in mid-air, its body wrapped in a solid golden armor—it was indeed the Golden Armor Technique.

The giant silver cicada collided with the Shi Jin Ant Queen. Its body exploded, turning into a massive ball of silver light, like a sun, as dust billowed outward.

After a while, the lightning and dust dissipated, leaving the ground charred and emitting billows of black smoke.

Shen Long descended from the sky, sweeping his gaze across the area, but he did not see the Shi Jin Ant Queen.

The ground shook slightly, and a massive chunk of char emerged from beneath, assuming the shape of a giant ant.

The black ant moved a bit, and a multitude of cracks appeared on its carbonized surface, revealing a red ant with a pair of golden wings on its back—it was indeed a Gold-Winged Fire Ant.

"It successfully mutated!"

A look of joy appeared on Shen Long’s face.

The fact that the Shi Jin Ant Queen had truly mutated into a Gold-Winged Fire Ant was beyond Shen Long’s expectations.

Shen Long took out the Demon-Purity Mirror to check the Purity of Bloodline of the Gold-Winged Fire Ant Queen.

"The Purity of Bloodline has risen to two, not bad."

Shen Long praised, then gave it the command to display its mutated divine power.

The Gold-Winged Fire Ant Queen’s body emitted a blinding golden light, slowly transforming into a massive piece of golden jade stone.

"An auxiliary kind of divine power!"

Shen Long felt a bit disappointed, having thought that it might have attained a great divine power like the Iron Tail Scorpion!

He thought of something, released his Divine Sense in a broad sweep, but found no abnormalities in the golden jade stone. If it weren’t for the Gold-Winged Fire Ant being right before his eyes, he wouldn’t have known there was a third-rank Gold-Winged Fire Ant in front of him.

He released the Hundred Eyes Cicada, whose eyes shone with blinding golden light.

"Even the second-rank Hundred Eyes Cicada can’t see through your disguise, not bad. But since you’ve mutated into a Gold-Winged Fire Ant, you should have inherited the Gold-Winged Fire Ant’s divine powers, right?"

Shen Long mused aloud, giving the Gold-Winged Fire Ant a command.

The Gold-Winged Fire Ant flew into the air, opened its mouth, and spat out a golden flame as thick as a baby’s arm. When it landed on the ground, the ground instantly showed signs of melting and exploded into a large pit.

"The monster flame it spewed is golden!"

Shen Long was somewhat astonished; to his knowledge, the monster flame that the Gold-Winged Fire Ant spewed was supposed to be red. It seemed the transformation of the Shi Jin Ant Queen into a Gold-Winged Fire Ant had also altered the color of the flame.

He took out a high-quality Beast Nurturing Pill, fed it to the Gold-Winged Fire Ant Queen, and stored it back in the spirit beast bag, telling it to rest well.

Shen Long sensed something and looked off into the distant horizon—a white Flying Boat approached from afar, with Chen Bing standing on it.

Senior Sister Chen Bing gestured with her hand, and the white Flying Boat landed in front of Shen Long.

"Senior Sister Chen, what brings you here? If there’s something you need, just contact me with the Messaging Plate."

Shen Long said.

"Master is looking for you for an urgent matter, asks that you come over."

Chen Bing said.

Shen Long nodded and followed Chen Bing to Ice Silkworm Valley.

Inside the Ice Silkworm Pavilion, Ice Silkworm True Person, Golden Toad True Person, and Red Flood Dragon True Person were discussing something when Shen Long walked in.

"Senior Brother Han and Senior Brother Chu are also here."

Shen Long greeted them with a smile.

"Shen Long, we’ve received intelligence that there are third-tier Flood Dragons appearing in Jiang Country, more than one, we plan to go to Jiang Country to exterminate these third-tier Flood Dragons."

Ice Silkworm True Person said.

"That’s great, Master, count me in."

Shen Long volunteered himself eagerly.

With the essence blood of a third-tier Flood Dragon, Shen Long could refine the Blood Flood Dragon Pill and practice the Nine Transformations Flood Dragon Art. Qian Dafu had already gathered all the auxiliary herbs needed, only lacking the essence blood of a third-tier Flood Dragon.

"You go back and prepare, we leave tomorrow."

Ice Silkworm True Person said.

"Yes, Master."

Shen Long agreed and turned to leave.

Back at Golden Roc Peak, Shen Long saw Liu Yuruo standing at the entrance of Golden Roc Garden.

"Uncle Shen, Disciple has made an important discovery."

Liu Yuruo said earnestly.

"Let’s go inside and talk."

Shen Long led Liu Yuruo into Golden Roc Garden.

"What important discovery?"

Shen Long asked.

"Several descendants of the Xu Family have joined the Hundred Ghosts Sect, among them, Xu Yuyan has advanced to the Core Formation Stage. Her Dao companion Chen Chi has also advanced to the Core Formation Stage, Chen Chi is a descendant of Profound Yin True Person, here are the details."

Liu Yuruo took out a golden jade slip and handed it to Shen Long.

Shen Long scanned it with his divine sense, his brows furrowed.

"How did you find out about this information?"

Shen Long asked.

"I personally rushed to Zhao Country to investigate the Xu Family’s situation and made inquiries everywhere before I discovered this information."

Liu Yuruo explained.

Shen Long looked impressed and said, "You did well, you’ve worked hard. Here are two bottles of elixirs for you, they can save you a great deal of arduous cultivation. Just keep an eye on Xu Yuyan, Chen Chi, and Profound Yin True Person’s movements. There’s no need to go to Zhao Country for further investigation now. You’re only at the Foundation Establishment Stage and it’d be terrible if you were discovered."

He took out two cyan porcelain bottles and handed them to Liu Yuruo.

Liu Yuruo, being at the Foundation Establishment Stage, would find it difficult to clearly investigate the movements of Core Formation cultivators, and it was very risky.

With Shen Long’s current strength, he did not have full confidence in eliminating Xu Yuyan and Chen Chi, let alone Profound Yin True Person. Knowing that the enemy existed, he would naturally be more cautious when going out.

"As long as I can avenge my grandfather, Disciple is willing to gather information in Zhao Country."

Liu Yuruo said solemnly.

"Where there’s life, there’s hope. You’re only at the Foundation Establishment Stage, and it would be troublesome if you were discovered. Focus on your cultivation, cultivation is the foundation."

Shen Long instructed.

"Yes, Disciple will heed Uncle Shen’s teachings."

Liu Yuruo wholeheartedly agreed.

Shen Long gave a few more instructions and then let her leave.

The next morning, Shen Long, Red Flood Dragon True Person, Ice Silkworm True Person, and Golden Toad True Person left the Spirit Control Sect and headed for Jiang Country.