Immortal Venerable of the Beast Race
Chapter 245 - 163 Demon Hunting Guide_1

Chapter 245: 163 Demon Hunting Guide_1

"Taoist Friend Shen is heading to the Northern Sea Cultivation Realm, isn’t he?"

Han Xuewei said with a smile.

"How did Madam Han know?"

Shen Long asked, puzzled.

"The malevolent aura on your body is very weak. The Northern Sea Cultivation Realm is rich in Monster Beasts resources. As the saying goes, ’you rely on the mountains if there are mountains, and on the water if there are rivers.’ Cultivators in the Northern Sea Cultivation Realm often kill Monster Beasts, so the malevolent aura on them tends to be stronger. If Taoist Friend Shen is going to the Northern Sea Cultivation Realm, our store has excellent ocean charts, as well as introductions to the products of the Northern Sea Cultivation Realm."

Han Xuewei spoke enthusiastically.

Shen Long suddenly understood, she was trying to sell merchandise.

"Alright. I’ll buy some ocean charts and introductions to the Northern Sea Cultivation Realm."

Shen Long said.

"Taoist Friend Shen misunderstands, this is a gift from our store. If Taoist Friend Shen kills high-level beasts, please consider the Han Family first. We collect Monster Beasts Materials and treat everyone with fairness and integrity," Han Xuewei said enthusiastically.

How much could selling ocean charts and some archives possibly make? The Han Family is one of the eight great powers in the Northern Sea Cultivation Realm; do they need these few coins?

"No problem."

Shen Long agreed and began to inquire with Han Xuewei about the situation in the Northern Sea Cultivation Realm.

Han Xuewei gave a detailed introduction of the Northern Sea Cultivation Realm, including the resources of various sea domains, major events that had occurred, and some high-level cultivators with great divine skills.

The Spirt Control Sect has archives on the Northern Sea Cultivation Realm, but the content in the archives is sometimes outdated, and much of it has already become obsolete, serving only as a reference.

Han Xuewei’s introduction was more detailed, giving Shen Long a better understanding of the Northern Sea Cultivation Realm.

"Madam Han, I heard there are quite a few rank three Flood Dragons in the Northern Sea Cultivation Realm, and even rank four Flood Dragons have been spotted."

Shen Long asked.

"Indeed, the body of a Flood Dragon is all treasures. However, the Flood Dragon is also one of the hardest Monster Beasts to kill in the Northern Sea Cultivation Realm. If there is a Formation, it’s better, but facing a Flood Dragon of the same rank head-on, being able to escape is considered lucky. As for the rank four Flood Dragons, over a hundred years ago, one appeared in the Qinglian Sea and killed two Nascent Soul Cultivators," Han Xuewei stated.

"A rank four Flood Dragon killed two Nascent Soul Cultivators! That’s formidable!"

Shen Long pretended to be surprised.

"Nothing surprising there; Flood Dragons are inherently difficult to deal with. The higher the rank of a Flood Dragon, the stronger it is. There was once a sect called the Five Dragon Sect in the Northern Sea Cultivation Realm, which had a Sect Protecting Technique, the ’Nine Transformations Flood Dragon Art.’ When cultivated to the tenth level, the practitioner could transform into a Flood Dragon and use its divine skills to attack enemies. A Nascent Soul Cultivator of the Five Dragon Sect who cultivated to the tenth level could take on two opponents as the norm, and the Great Elder of the Five Dragon Sect, who also practiced this technique, once annihilated his enemies in a three-against-one situation. However, this sect has now disappeared into the river of history, and the technique is incomplete; some powers only possess the first half of it," Han Xuewei continued slowly.

"The Five Dragon Sect!"

Shen Long nodded, thinking of something, and curiously asked, "Madam Han, I heard your family is one of the eight great powers in the Northern Sea Cultivation Realm; haven’t you collected this complete technique?"

"Of course, we have the first half. Besides our Han Family, some other powers have it too. The descendants of Qianji True Monarch, one of the Northern Sea Ten Immortals, also practice the ’Nine Transformations Flood Dragon Art.’ To my knowledge, powers in both the Donghua Cultivation Realm and the Southern Border Cultivation World have collected this technique, but I haven’t heard of any power acquiring the complete technique."

Madam Han said,

"The Ten Immortals of the Northern Sea! Qianji True Monarch."

Shen Long nodded thoughtfully.

The Cultivation Realm of the Northern Sea was rich in cultivation resources, with many high-ranked Loose Cultivators. Among them, there were ten Nascent Soul Loose Cultivators of vast Divine Skills, revered as the Ten Immortals of the Northern Sea. This was a recognition of strength, and Qianji True Monarch was one of them.

After chatting for a short while, the middle-aged man who came earlier approached, took out a green Storage Bag, handed it to Han Xuewei, and retreated.

"Taoist Friend Shen, please check if this is what you wanted," Han Xuewei said as she passed the Storage Bag to Shen Long.

Shen Long took out the items from the Storage Bag and carefully inspected them. Once he confirmed everything was correct, he paid with Spirit Stones and left the Golden Gourd Tower.

He visited the Wanjian Tower and Qixia Pavilion, and just as Han Xuewei had mentioned, indeed there were no Spiritual Medicines or Spirit Fruits that could nourish the Divine Soul, let alone Elixirs for that purpose.

"Take me to the bookstore, I wish to purchase some classics that introduce the Northern Sea Cultivation Realm," Shen Long instructed Zhao Lang.

Han Xuewei had already given him some Ocean Charts and classics about the Northern Sea Cultivation Realm, but Shen Long wouldn’t take a single source at face value. He intended to buy some more Ocean Charts and classics for comparison; anyway, they wouldn’t cost much.

He wouldn’t place all his hopes on others. Relying on people could fail and relying on a mountain could fall, only self-reliance was the most dependable.

As the sky darkened, Shen Long gave Zhao Lang a hundred Spirit Stones and sent him away.

Shen Long rented a small courtyard with green tiles and settled in.

The courtyard was not large; it had a two-story green loft and a green Stone Pavilion. Shen Long entered a stone room, which contained only a green meditation cushion and nothing else.

He took out the Ocean Charts and classics given by Han Xuewei and began to read them.

The Northern Sea Cultivation Realm had numerous islands, divided into multiple sea domains. A single sea domain could have as few as hundreds of islands or as many as tens of thousands, with abundant Monster Beasts resources.

The Absolute Spirit Sea Domain, one of the seven deadly places of the Qianyang Realm, had existed in the Northern Sea Cultivation Realm for many years.

He picked up a thick blue book with the words "Demon Hunting Guide" written on the cover.

As he read through it, he learned that the Northern Sea Cultivation Realm had many species of Monster Beasts with various Divine Skills. The "Demon Hunting Guide" introduced multiple methods for hunting Monster Beasts. The most reliable method was to set up a Formation and entice the Monster Beasts into it, using the Formation to kill them.

Generally, high-ranked Cultivators in the Northern Sea Cultivation Realm would use themselves as bait, luring the Monster Beasts into the Formation, which was very dangerous. This was the common practice among high-ranked Cultivators.

The Spirit Control Sect had an Elixir called Nine Curves Demon Tempting Powder, a rank three Elixir in powdered form. Upon igniting it, it exerted a fatal attraction to Monster Beasts below the fourth rank. However, its main ingredient was the Poison Sac of a rank three Monster Beast called the Nine Curves Beast. These beasts were unique to the Northern Sea Cultivation Realm, not very strong, and had become quite rare.

Demon Attracting Grass also had a fatal attraction to Monster Beasts. The older the grass, the higher the rank of Monster Beasts it could attract. However, Demon Attracting Grass required a special kind of Spirit Water to grow. Luring a rank three Monster Beast would need Demon Attracting Grass of at least five hundred years old.

Thousand-year-old Demon Attracting Grass could tempt and kill fourth rank Monster Beasts. In the Northern Sea Cultivation Realm, not to mention thousand-year-old Demon Attracting Grass, even hundred-year-old was rare. Someone once brought out thousand-year-old Demon Attracting Grass from the Absolute Spirit Sea Domain, causing many Nascent Soul Cultivators to fight fiercely over it.

Besides, a few treasures could also lure Monster Beasts. The Five Dragon Sect possessed a Sect Protecting Treasure called the Beast Attracting Cauldron, which could attract Monster Beasts below the fifth rank. This treasure had been missing for many years.

The "Demon Hunting Guide" not only introduced methods of hunting Monster Beasts but also casually depicted various sea domains’ customs and local products. Shen Long benefited greatly from it.