Immortal Venerable of the Beast Race
Chapter 239 - 157 passes the customs_1

Chapter 239: 157 passes the customs_1

Five years passed quickly.

Spirit Control Sect, Golden Roc Peak.

A certain secret chamber started shaking violently; inside, Shen Long sat cross-legged on a red cushion, his hands transformed into huge crimson dragon claws, his body covered with red dragon scales.

"I’ve finally succeeded, haha!"

Shen Long’s face showed elation. He had consumed a superior Blood Flood Dragon Pill and had smoothly mastered the seventh layer of the Nine Revolutions Transforming Flood Dragon Technique. By his reckoning, it had been almost twenty years since he had advanced to the Core Formation Stage.

His claws glowed red for a moment and then reverted to two palms.

Shen Long entered the Spirit Control Tower and arrived at the second floor.

He opened his mouth and let out a deafening dragon’s roar, a red soundwave sweeping out, heading straight for the ground.

The red soundwave struck the ground, causing it to explode and dust to fill the air.

With the seventh layer of the Nine Revolutions Transforming Flood Dragon Technique mastered, parts of Shen Long’s body could transform into a flood dragon form and exhibit some of the flood dragon’s divine skills.

Shen Long’s face showed joy once more as he slapped a white spirit beast bag at his waist and a beam of white light flew out from it—it was the Ice Flood Dragon, and it looked somewhat listless.

The Ice Flood Dragon’s divine soul was injured and had not yet healed.

Shen Long took out a top-grade Beast Nurturing Pill, fed it to the Ice Flood Dragon, and also provided three stalks of three-hundred-year-old Ice Moon Grass for it to use its divine skills.

The Ice Flood Dragon did so, albeit much slower than usual. If it were attacked by multiple Core Formation Cultivators now, it would eventually be killed.

Shen Long retrieved it back into the spirit beast bag and left the Spirit Control Tower.

He took out a red Messaging Plate, inserted a spell into it, and asked, "Master Nephew Qian, have you collected any Spiritual Medicine or Spirit Fruits that can heal soul injuries?"

"Not yet, these kinds of Spiritual Medicine and Spirit Fruits are very rare. I’ve asked many people, but no one has them,"

said Qian Dafu.

"Understood, continue to keep an eye out,"

Shen Long commanded and then cut off the connection.

He rose to his feet and walked out to a secret chamber, where there was a green altar with his parents’ memorial tablets placed upon it.

Shen Long lit a bundle of incense sticks and inserted them into the incense burner.

"Dad, Mom, rest assured, I will avenge you,"

Shen Long said.

He proceeded to Ice Silkworm Valley and met with Chen Bing, asking, "Senior Sister, is Master available?"

"You’ve come at an inconvenient time. Master is in closed-door cultivation and it’s uncertain when he will emerge. Is it urgent?"

asked Chen Bing.

"It’s not urgent. Since Master is in closed-door cultivation, let’s leave it be,"

Shen Long replied.

He had merely intended to notify Ice Silkworm True Person that he was going to take revenge against his enemies.

Shen Long stamped his right foot on the ground and transformed into a beam of escape light, leaving the Spirit Control Sect.

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Wei Country, Golden Flame Sect.

A vast estate where the Golden Flame Reverend and a voluptuous woman in a black dress sat in a green stone pavilion, sipping tea and chatting.

"Chen He also advanced to the Core Formation Stage; our strength in the Golden Flame Sect has grown even stronger,"

the woman said with a smile, a heavy aura of Yin Qi emanating from her.

Lv Yue, early-stage Core Formation, the dao companion of the Golden Flame Reverend.

"That may be so, but we still need to be careful; if the Tang Family discovers our true identities, that would cause trouble,"

Golden Flame Reverend reminded.

"Don’t worry! Wei Country and Tang Country are very far apart, and we three have always presented ourselves under false appearances. It won’t be so easy for the Tang Family disciples to find us."

Lv Yue said nonchalantly.

"That’s true, but there’s an old saying that ’a man who often stands by the river will inevitably get his shoes wet.’ Last time we were almost discovered. Thankfully, your Profound Yin Banner is quite powerful and, combined with my efforts, we wiped them out. In the future, you should go out less often. If people discover that you practice Ghost Path techniques, it could lead to big trouble. Wei Country is the territory of the orthodox factions."

The Golden Flame Reverend advised.

Lv Yue nodded. As a Core Formation Cultivator who practiced Ghost Path techniques, she was easily ostracized in the territories controlled by the orthodox factions and drew much more attention. Drawing the attention of the Tang Family cultivators would be troublesome.

After chatting idly for a while, Lv Yue returned to her cultivation.

The Green Peach Mountain Range was located in the central part of Wei Country, stretching tens of thousands of miles. This was the ancestral land of the Wei Family.

The Wei Family had a heritage of over a thousand years. At their peak, they had Nascent Soul Cultivators and once were the foremost cultivating family in Wei Country. However, the Wei Family had faced several major disasters; both their Nascent Soul Cultivator and many Core Formation Cultivators fell, leading to their gradual decline. Had it not been for the remaining Core Formation Cultivators, they would have been annihilated by their enemies long ago.

Deep within the Green Peach Mountain Range, one could see many buildings and cultivators.

Green Peach Peak, a vital area for the Wei Family.

In a secret chamber, a plump woman in a white dress was sitting cross-legged on a white jade bed, her entire body enveloped in a white aura, her eyes tightly closed.

A Sound Transmission Talisman flew in and landed in front of the woman in white.

The woman seemed to sense something. The white aura around her dissipated, and she opened her eyes.

She flicked her finger, and a streak of white light shot out, striking the Sound Transmission Talisman. The talisman spontaneously ignited, and a respectful female voice emerged, "Ancestor Tianxue, a Core Formation Cultivator is here to see you, specifically asking for you by name. What would you like to do?"

"A Core Formation Cultivator!"

Wei Tianxue’s eyebrows furrowed. She took out a Law Disk that flickered with white light and infused a spell into it, asking, "What is the background of this Core Formation Cultivator? What is his name?"

"He claims his surname is Yu, and his background is unclear. We have not heard of such a person in Wei Country’s Cultivation Realm."

A respectful female voice replied.

"Have our Wei Family recently made any enemies?"

Wei Tianxue wondered.

"Not that I know of. Even the Golden Flame Sect is riding roughshod over us; how could we be actively making enemies?"

The woman said.

"I understand. I’ll go meet him, activate part of the Clan Protection Formation."

Wei Tianxue put away the Law Disk and walked out.

On the outskirts of the Green Peach Mountain Range, a blue-robed young man with ordinary features stood in the sky, his expression indifferent.

The blue-robed young man, with his appearance transformed, was Shen Long. He had inquired around and learned that the Golden Flame Sect had at least three Core Formation Cultivators. By his own power, it was unrealistic to expect to eliminate the three Core Formation Cultivators of the Golden Flame Sect. He had learned that the Golden Flame Sect had made a few enemies, one of which was the Wei Family.

Once the premier cultivating family of Wei Country, the Wei Family was now far from its former glory. However, their wide network of connections made them the best ally to use against the Golden Flame Sect.

Wei Tianxue flew out and looked Shen Long up and down, her face full of confusion. She stepped forward to greet him with a polite bow, asking courteously, "My name is Wei Tianxue. May I ask how to address you?"

"Yu Long. I heard from my friends at the Golden Flame Sect that Madam Wei has divine abilities, and I have specifically come to exchange a few pointers with Madam Wei."

Shen Long said with a smile.

"Golden Flame Sect, an exchange of pointers?"

Wei Tianxue’s face was filled with wariness, opening her Divine Sense fully, thinking that the Golden Flame Sect had come to eliminate them.

"Madam Wei, please don’t misunderstand. I have no ill intent, nor am I acting on anyone’s orders. I solely wish to exchange a few pointers with Madam Wei.

Shen Long said.

He was at the early stage of Core Formation, while Wei Tianxue was at the middle stage.

"An exchange of pointers? This isn’t the place for that. Let’s go somewhere else."

Wei Tianxue considered briefly and then agreed, flying towards the distance.

Shen Long nodded and followed.

After flying out thirty miles, Wei Tianxue stopped, still wearing a wary expression.