Immortal Venerable of the Beast Race
Chapter 232 - 150 Fire Rock Beast Variant_1

Chapter 232: 150 Fire Rock Beast Variant_1

Three years passed quickly, and at Qinghu Marketplace, there was a tranquil courtyard with green tiles.

Shen Long, Ice Silkworm True Person, Mu Yan, Chen Han, and two golden-robed men with similar facial features sat in a green stone pavilion, leisurely chatting and tasting tea.

"Taoist Friend Shen, I must thank you."

A broad-shouldered golden-robed man expressed his gratitude, holding a green porcelain bottle in his hand.

"For someone so young, Taoist Friend Shen has refined top-quality Elixirs. It will be no surprise if you can refine supreme-quality Elixirs sooner rather than later."

A tall and thin yellow-robed man politely commented.

"Taoist Friend Wei is being too kind. It was but a little effort on my part. Should there be any high-grade poison scorpions’ inner cores, please consider me first."

Shen Long said with a smile.

They had been in Jiang Country for over three years now, regularly patrolling the waters. During this time, third-order Flood Dragons had appeared a few times, killing five Core Formation Cultivators. The Qin Family had no choice but to send more people, so that each patrol team consisted of as many as seven members.

The golden-robed man was named Wei Xin, and the yellow-robed man was Wei Lei; both were from the Northern Sea Cultivation Realm and had cultivations at the middle stage of Core Formation.

In these three years, Shen Long had made acquaintances with numerous Core Formation Cultivators. News of his ability to refine top-quality Elixirs spread wide, and many Core Formation Cultivators asked for his help with alchemy. Shen Long obtained a lot of cultivation resources: third-order Demon Cores, Spiritual Medicine, Artifact Refining materials, and so on.

"It is said that a master can train a fine apprentice. Taoist Friend Lin is an Artifact Refiner, and Taoist Friend Shen is an Alchemist. Your Spirt Control Sect truly is filled with talents."

Mu Yan praised.

She produced a Law Disk shining with golden light, injected a spell into it, and a low male voice rang out, "Lady Mu, where are you? It’s time to set off."

"Taoist Friend Xu, we are leisurely chatting. We will come to your residence!"

Mu Yan responded.

"No need, see you at the marketplace exit."

The man spoke.

"Alright, we’ll be right there."

Mu Yan obliged and put away the golden Law Disk.

"Taoist Friend Xu calls for us, let’s go over!"

Mu Yan mentioned.

The six of them went to the marketplace exit, where they saw a golden-robed man standing nine feet tall, with a sheathed treasure blade on his back and an overbearing aura.

Xu Mo, this person had a late stage Core Formation cultivation, a reclusive character, and did not associate much with other Core Formation Cultivators.

"Everybody is here. Let’s set off!"

Xu Mo declared, stepping forward without waiting for a response from Mu Yan and the others.

Shen Long and his party did not mind and followed.

Having left the marketplace, Xu Mo summoned a golden, shining Flying Shuttle, stepped onto it, and Shen Long’s group followed him onboard.

Xu Mo performed a hand gesture, and the golden Flying Shuttle lit up with a dazzling golden radiance, soaring into the sky and quickly disappearing from sight.

Three days later, they appeared above a tumultuous river, with dense forests on both sides that stretched as far as the eye could see.

"It seems we’re returning without success again."

Chen Han sighed.

At Shen Long’s waist, a red Spirit Beast bag swelled and began shaking incessantly.

"I have something to take care of; I’ll catch up with you later."

Shen Long greeted his companions and turned into a red Escape Light, flying swiftly into the sky.

"Taoist Friend Xu, you go ahead and patrol. We will follow shortly,"

Ice Silkworm True Person called out, following suit.

They were all Core Formation Cultivators, and there was no obligation to follow one another’s commands.

"Shall we wait for Taoist Friends Shen and Lin?"

Mu Yan suggested.

"No need, being short two people won’t make a difference."

Xu Mo replied indifferently, initiating a spell gesture that propelled the golden Flying Shuttle forward.

Shen Long landed in a small valley encircled by mountains on three sides. He slapped the red Spirit Beast bag at his waist, and from it, a red light flew out, landing on the ground—it was the Fire Rock Beast.

After arriving in Jiang Country, Shen Long had exchanged with other Core Formation Cultivators for two early third-order Fire Qilin inner cores, feeding them to the Fire Rock Beast, along with high-grade Beast Nurturing Pills and a Five-Colored Ganoderma Fruit.

It was about to attempt the third order. Shen Long quickly retreated, and a reverberating thunderous roar resounded through the sky, as a massive thundercloud formed above the valley.

Ice Silkworm True Person also arrived swiftly, and upon seeing the thundercloud, he realized what was happening.

After a thunderous boom, a thick silver lightning bolt tore through the sky, aiming directly at the Fire Rock Beast below.

A red glow shone on the Fire Rock Beast’s body, giving birth to a sturdy red light shield that emerged to protect it.

The silver lightning sturck the red light shield with a muffled sound. The light shield dimmed slightly, but quickly following were the second, much thicker bolt, then the third, and then the fourth...

Time passed slowly as bolt after bolt of thick silver lightning streaked across the sky, relentlessly striking the small valley where the Fire Rock Beast was.

After the twenty-seventh Heavenly Tribulation struck, the valley had been leveled, shrouded in dust and debris.

With his Divine Sense fully extended, Shen Long sensed the Fire Rock Beast’s presence, letting out a sigh of relief.

A roar that shook the heavens emanated from the dust clouds, and a streak of red light shot out, landing in front of Shen Long.

"Is this the Fire Qilin?"

Ice Silkworm True Person exclaimed in amazement.

The Fire Rock Beast sprouted a coral-like single horn, and its body also grew some red scales; based on its appearance, it bore a resemblance to the Fire Qilin. The Fire Qilin has dual horns, while the Fire Rock Beast currently had a single one.

Shen Long’s face showed delight. This meant that the Fire Rock Beast had successfully mutated into a Fire Qilin Beast.

He took out a top-quality Beast Nurturing Pill and fed it to the Fire Qilin Beast, then put it back into the spirit beast bag to let it recuperate properly.

"Not bad at all! It has mutated into a Fire Qilin Beast,"

Ice Silkworm True Person said in praise, his face full of envy. He had fed the Five-Colored Ganoderma Fruit to his life-bound Spirit Insect, the Green-Eyed Ice Silkworm, but the Green-Eyed Ice Silkworm didn’t mutate.

"It’s all thanks to the Five-Colored Ganoderma Fruit Master gave me,"

Shen Long said with a smile.

"Let’s catch up with Taoist Friend Xu!"

Ice Silkworm True Person brought out the Ice Moon Boat and stepped onto it, followed closely by Shen Long.

With a flick of his fingers in a spellcasting gesture, the Ice Moon Boat immediately lit up with a blinding white light and soared into the high sky.

In less than half an hour, they had caught up with Xu Mo and the four others.

Xu Mo and his group didn’t ask what happened and continued their patrol of the waters.

After completing their patrol without encountering a third-order Flood Dragon, they returned to the Qinghu Marketplace, and each went their separate ways.

Ice Silkworm True Person went to visit other Alchemists, while Shen Long purchased some third-order Artifact Refining materials and returned to Qingzhu Pavilion.

He walked into his room, activated the wards, entered the Spirt Control Tower, and arrived at the second level.

He released the Fire Qilin Beast and took out the Demon-Purity Mirror to inspect it. He found that its Purity of Bloodline had reached a level two and asked it to demonstrate its new Divine Skills.

The Fire Qilin Beast let out a loud roar and spat out a jet of red flames that struck the ground, instantly melting it and creating a large pit.

This was the unique offensive method of the Fire Qilin Beast, which could spew out intense flames to harm the enemy.

"What about the mutated Divine Power?"

Shen Long asked.

The single horn of the Fire Qilin Beast lit up with a red light. Shen Long thought of something and with a flick of his sleeve, a shield that flickered with red light flew out to protect him.

The Mysterious Fire Shield, a defense Dharma Treasure, was purchased by Shen Long at great cost.

As an Alchemist, he naturally possessed more than one Dharma Treasure.

A red light shot out from the Fire Qilin Beast’s single horn and hit the Mysterious Fire Shield, emitting a muffled sound. The Mysterious Fire Shield remained unshaken.

Shen Long stepped forward to inspect it and found not even a single mark on the surface of the Mysterious Fire Shield.

"This mutated Divine Power is too weak!"

Shen Long said frowningly, but then he thought of something and slapped a half-moon-shaped green jade pendant on his chest. The jade pendant emitted a piercing green light and a thick green light screen flashed out, enveloping him and the Mysterious Fire Shield within.

The green jade pendant was a defense Dharma Treasure known as the Qingyue Amulet. It was the second defensive Dharma Treasure that Shen Long had purchased.

The single horn of the Fire Qilin Beast shot out a red light again, which struck the green light screen. The screen shattered instantly as if it were made of paper.

Shen Long was filled with surprise and delight, exclaiming, "Just as I thought, let’s call this Divine Power the Realm-Breaking Divine Light!"

With control over this powerful Divine Power, the Fire Qilin Beast would be able to assist Shen Long significantly during battles.

The Fire Qilin Beast seemed to understand Shen Long’s words and let out another roaring sound.

Shen Long took out a three-hundred-year-old Fire Cloud Ginseng and fed it to the Fire Qilin Beast.

The mutation and mastery of a powerful Divine Power in the Iron Tail Scorpion could be considered a coincidence, but the fact that both the Gold Ant Queen and the Fire Rock Beast mutated is partly due to the Five-Colored Ganoderma Fruit. Ice Silkworm True Person had also fed his Green-Eyed Ice Silkworm the Five-Colored Ganoderma Fruit, and it did not mutate.

The Spirt Control Sect had the Five-Colored Ganoderma Fruit, but its growth cycle was extremely long. The sect’s ancestors had used the Five-Colored Ganoderma Fruit to feed spirit beasts, and out of ten beasts fed with the fruit, it was considered good if even one mutated.

Shen Long managed to induce mutations in both the Gold Ant Queen and the Fire Rock Beast with just two Five-Colored Ganoderma Fruits, a mutation rate that’s excessively high. It couldn’t be due to the Beast Nurturing Pills, as they do not have this effect. Higher-ranked Cultivators of Spirt Control Sect have frequently used Beast Nurturing Pills to nurture spirit beasts, spirit insects, and spirit birds, yet those who own mutated variants are few and far between.

While others would be quite satisfied to possess just one mutated spirit insect or spirit beast, Shen Long had two mutated spirit insects and one mutated spirit beast.

"Could their mutations be related to the Spirt Control Tower? Can this treasure increase the chances of mutation for spirit beasts, spirit insects, and spirit birds?"

A bold hypothesis formed in Shen Long’s mind.

He thought about the patterns of Monster Beasts on the first level and became even more convinced of his speculation.

If his spirit insects, spirit beasts, or spirit birds were to mutate again, it would definitely be thanks to the Spirt Control Tower. He just didn’t know what other functions the Spirt Control Tower might have.

"Return to the cave and rest. I’m looking forward to your great contributions,"

Shen Long said.

The Fire Qilin Beast seemed to understand his words and responded with a resounding roar, as if to say that it could.

It turned into a red Escape Light and flew towards the depths of the volcano cluster.

He moved to the third level and found himself in a vast and boundless dense forest, where a mass of five-colored miasma hovered above the treetops, without dispersing.

An extremely sharp shriek pierced the air as the Iron Tail Scorpion burst out from the depths of the forest; it was still in the Late Stage of the second order, despite having ingested two third-order initial-stage Twin-Tailed Scorpion inner cores.

Shen Long took out a black Poison Sac and fed it to the Iron Tail Scorpion, which remained lively even after eating it.

"It seems that the third-order initial-stage Demon Cores are no longer of much use to you,"

Shen Long mused aloud, then produced a purple-red orb, the Demon Core of a third-order Middle Stage Purple-Winged Fire Scorpion.

He fed the core to the Iron Tail Scorpion, which became drowsy. After feeding it a top-quality Beast Nurturing Pill, the Iron Tail Scorpion fell into a deep sleep.

Shen Long left the Spirt Control Tower and sat down cross-legged to meditate and recuperate.