Immortal Venerable of the Beast Race
Chapter 247 - 165 Coincidence_1

Chapter 247: 165 Coincidence_1

He Hai nodded, explaining, "The competition for the Hidden Dragon Ranking is fierce. To break into the top fifty, one must at least possess the strength of a Core Formation Great Perfection, and a Nascent Soul Cultivator might have the possibility of breaking into the top twenty."

The Northern Sea’s Ten Immortals consist of ten exceptionally talented Loose Cultivators, whereas the Hidden Dragon Ranking and the Hundred Flowers Ranking include not only Loose Cultivators but also those from Cultivation sects or Cultivation families.

"Nascent Soul Cultivators might have a chance to squeeze into the top twenty?"

Shen Long said in surprise. It seemed that the Cultivation resources in the Northern Sea’s Cultivation Realm were more plentiful than he had imagined, also indirectly reflecting the value of the Hidden Dragon Ranking.

"Take me to the Spirit Medicine Shop and the Elixir Shop, let’s skip the small stores."

Shen Long ordered.

"Yes, senior."

He Hai agreed and led the way.

Following He Hai, Shen Long browsed through the major shops in the marketplace, and as he predicted, none contained Spirit Medicine or Spirit Fruit nourishing to the Divine Soul. The shopkeepers, in fact, were offering hefty sums to purchase such items. Elixirs for healing the soul’s wounds were even harder to come by—virtually priceless.

The Elixirs for sale on the market were all of mediocre quality. He had inquired with several Elixir Shop Shopkeepers who indicated that high-quality Elixirs might be seen at large-scale auctions.

In the Northern Sea’s Cultivation Realm, there were several Alchemists capable of creating high-quality Elixirs, relatively speaking, within the whole realm. Most of these Alchemists came from the eight significant powers of the Northern Sea.

Alchemists skilled in producing high-quality Elixirs were indeed popular and sought after by the major powers.

Shen Long exited a nine-story cyan pavilion, and He Hai hurried over, saying, "Senior, there’s another Elixir Shop down the neighboring street. It’s not very large, but it has a history of a thousand years and many repeat customers."

"No need, have you always been a guide in the marketplace? Haven’t you thought of going out to sea to hunt Monster Beasts?"

Shen Long casually asked.

"I’ve grown up here since I was young and know the area like the back of my hand. I’ve tried hunting Monster Beasts at sea. On my first outing, most of my companions died, and I was the only survivor. Since then, I haven’t gone out again. Not to boast, but I’m quite familiar with the marketplace and also know a thing or two about the Coral Sea Domain,"

He Hai said.

Shen Long took out a cyan porcelain bottle and a blue Messaging Plate and handed them to He Hai, saying, "This bottle of Elixirs is a reward to you, it will help your cultivation. If I need to, I will contact you."

"Thank you, senior, thank you, senior, thank you, senior."

He Hai thanked him repeatedly, visibly excited.

"Alright, now I need a quiet place to stay, take me to a cave dwelling rental."

Shen Long instructed.

"Yes, senior, please follow me."

He Hai readily agreed, his smile growing even wider.

After the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, Shen Long appeared at the entrance of a small courtyard with green tiles. The sign read "Qingjun Courtyard," and there was a pale green light screen on the door.

The Northern Sea’s Cultivation Realm named its rental cave dwellings after Monster Beasts, which was a distinctive feature.

"That will be all, you may go about your business! I will summon you if I need anything."

Shen Long instructed, dismissing He Hai.

He took out a square cyan token, channeled his Mana into it, flicked his wrist gently, and a beam of green light flew out, entering the green light screen. The light screen shattered like a bubble, and he pushed open the door and entered.

Inside the courtyard stood a two-story cyan pavilion and a cyan stone pavilion, with the sign "Qingjun Pavilion" on the former.

Shen Long closed the courtyard gate, pushed open the door to Qingjun Pavilion, and entered.

The room was spotless, obviously regularly cleaned.

Inside, there was an Alchemy Room, an Insect Cultivation Room, and a small field for planting Spiritual Medicine.

A green Spirit Beast bag at Shen Long’s waist bulged, and he patted the bag, causing the Green-Eyed Spirit Fox to fly out and land before him.

The Green-Eyed Spirit Fox let out a noisy yelp, its tail swaying impatiently.

"Finally reaching the third tier, not bad."

Shen Long showed a pleased expression.

After consuming several third-tier Spiritual Fox Demon Cores, the Green-Eyed Spirit Fox was about to break through to the third tier.

Shen Long hastily put it back into the spirit beast bag and quickly ran out of the marketplace.

Having left the marketplace, Shen Long turned into a streak of escaping light and shot through the sky.

Half an hour later, Shen Long appeared above a small island with a radius of a hundred miles.

He released the Green-Eyed Spirit Fox, letting it safely attempt to break through to the third rank while he protected it.

The Green-Eyed Spirit Fox let out a shrill roar, and a deafening rumble immediately resounded high in the sky as a vast expanse of thunderclouds appeared out of nowhere, with lightning flashing and thunder rolling.

The Green-Eyed Spirit Fox’s body shuddered, its eyes filled with fear.

A thunderclap exploded, followed by another immense thunderous boom; a thick silver lightning bolt tore through the sky, striking toward the Green-Eyed Spirit Fox.

The silver lightning struck the body of the Green-Eyed Spirit Fox, engulfing it in lightning. Before the light had even faded, the second silver lightning bolt descended.

"Who is hiding here?"

Shen Long furrowed his brows and shouted loudly, his gaze set toward the northwest with a wary expression on his face.

He had already used his divine sense to scour the area and had found no Cultivators, but while the Green-Eyed Spirit Fox underwent its tribulation, he sensed the presence of five Core Formation Cultivators.

Five streaks of escaping light flew out from the northwest side of the island, revealing four men and one woman. The leader was a tall man in blue robes with the cultivation of the middle stage of Core Formation. The rest were also Core Formation Cultivators.

"We haven’t hidden; we’ve been on the island all along. We just set up a formation, which you didn’t discover. We were hunting the Qingji Beast. With your spirit beast breaking through to the third rank here, the Qingji Beast will not appear."

The man in blue robes frowned as he spoke.

"We have waited several months for nothing, all disrupted by you."

A somewhat displeased short and chubby man in yellow robes spoke up.

"Third brother, do not spout nonsense."

The man in blue robes rebuked. His gaze rested on the several spirit beast bags around Shen Long’s waist, showing a hint of wariness.

With so many spirit beast bags on his person, Shen Long was obviously not an ordinary Core Formation Cultivator. Moreover, being at the early stage of Core Formation, he showed no fear in the face of five Core Formation Cultivators.

"I am Song He. How should I address you, Taoist Friend?"

The man in blue robes politely said.

"Shen Zhu! I’m really sorry for interrupting your hunt."

Shen Long said with a face full of apologies, understanding that it was the formation they used to conceal themselves that he hadn’t detected.

"Hmph, what’s the use of an apology? We five have waited for months on end. Can a mere ’sorry’ suffice?"

The man in yellow robes frowned as he spoke.

"Third brother, the Qingji Beast probably hasn’t been here for a while. Even if Taoist Friend Shen hadn’t interfered, it wouldn’t have shown up. It’s just bad luck on our part."

A sweet-looking woman in white robes tried to smooth things over.

Shen Long took out a cyan jade box and tossed it to Song He, saying, "It’s my fault to begin with. Here is a Red Moon Pill for you, Taoist Friend Song. I am truly sorry."

"A Red Moon Pill!"

Song He was slightly stunned, caught the cyan jade box, and upon opening it, he saw a dandyloid pill, its surface bearing nine pill patterns.

"A superior-grade Elixir!"

Song He gasped in astonishment, his face a picture of shock.

The woman in white and the others also looked shocked. A Core Formation Cultivator who could easily produce a superior-grade Elixir was no ordinary person.

Shen Long wasn’t afraid of them killing him to seize his treasure. For one, there were only two middle-stage Core Formation Cultivators among them, whom he did not consider a threat. Secondly, even if he could not defeat them all, he was confident he could escape. The Gold-Winged Windroc’s escape speed was fast, and middle-stage Core Formation Cultivators would struggle to catch up.

Even with the Ice Flood Dragon’s divine soul wounded, in a one-on-one fight, none of the five Core Formation Cultivators could withstand the Ice Flood Dragon, not to mention Shen Long’s other companions like the Iron Tail Scorpion, Gold-Winged Windroc, Gold-Winged Fire Ant Queen, and the Fire Qilin Beast. It was his strength that gave him confidence.

"This is too precious, Taoist Friend Shen is too generous. Please take it back," Song He declined.