Immortal Venerable of the Beast Race
Chapter 282 - 196 Third Year (Seeking Monthly Pass)_1

Chapter 282: 196 Third Year (Seeking Monthly Pass)_1

Sun Moon Island, the main altar of the Sun Moon Palace.

A shimmering silver palace, its plaque flamboyantly inscribed with the words "Lunar Palace".

A voluptuous woman in a silver gown sat on the throne, her facial features painted perfection, her aura unfathomably deep.

Song Lianyue, Palace Master of the Lunar Palace, at the middle stage of the Nascent Soul.

Chu Buyu was reporting to Song Lianyue, her expression respectful.

"You have no idea who this person might be?"

Song Lianyue frowned slightly.

"Unfamiliar, it was quite by chance. He cultivates the ’Nine Transformations Flood Dragon Art’, maybe it’s Lu Qian."

Chu Buyu speculated.

"Lu Qian’s grown dragon scales are blue, this person has red scales, they are definitely not the same person. What’s certain is that he cultivates the ’Nine Transformations Flood Dragon Art’. He also possesses numerous spirit beasts and spirit insects, it’s just unknown whether the spiritual treasures are with him."

Song Lianyue stated.

"They probably aren’t. If they truly had spiritual treasures, why would the Nascent Soul cultivators of the Five Dragon Sect store them in a secret realm?"

Chu Buyu voiced her doubts.

"Indeed, this time you were being pursued. I will send someone to investigate. Core Formation cultivators from the Three Immortals Sect targeting you means they’re not putting our Sun Moon Palace in their eyes. We’ll settle this account with them."

By the time Song Lianyue finished speaking, her face was full of killing intent.

Chu Buyu hesitated for a moment before saying, "Master, please don’t kill Lin Yan and the others. I want to take their lives with my own hands."

"Good, that’s the spirit. You’re truly my disciple. I’ll handle the Nascent Soul cultivators of the Three Immortals Sect. Lin Yan and the others are yours. Has this mission loosened your bottleneck?"

"Thanks to Master’s blessings, the bottleneck has loosened."

Chu Buyu respectfully replied.

She was stuck at a bottleneck, and it was then that Song Lianyue gave her a mission to hone her skills, also hoping that this opportunity would resolve her bottleneck.

"That’s good. I hope you can overcome your bottleneck. Go back to your cultivation. And, don’t spread word about what happened in the secret realm; too many people knowing isn’t good. I will send someone to look for that Dragon-surnamed cultivator."

Song Lianyue instructed.

"Yes, Master. I will obey,"

Chu Buyu readily agreed and then turned to leave.

Song Lianyue took out a silver-gleaming messaging plate, channeling a spell into it. A respectful female voice rang out, "Master, someone is spreading news that Junior Sister Chu has acquired the Five Dragon Sect’s legacy and obtained a spiritual treasure."

"Do you know who spread the news?"

Song Lianyue asked.

"Not sure. It came suddenly and has already spread throughout the Outer Sea."

The woman described.

"Hmph, the thief crying ’stop the thief’. It must have been the Three Immortals Sect. Release to the wind that disciples of the Three Immortals Sect have acquired a Sky-Reaching Spiritual Treasure in the Five Dragon Secret Realm,"

Song Lianyue commanded.

"What? A Sky-Reaching Spiritual Treasure? Does the Five Dragon Sect have such a treasure?"

The woman sounded astonished.

"Whether it exists isn’t important. I want the outside world to spread this tale. Understand?"

Song Lianyue ordered.

"Yes, I understand,"

The woman complied.

Song Lianyue put away the messaging plate, her face turning cold, muttering to herself, "They really think we don’t have a Soul Transformation cultivator and they can manipulate our Sun Moon Palace at will? They’ve miscalculated."

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Golden Flood Dragon Marketplace, the streets bustling with people, the noise of carriages and horses, very lively.

Shen Long strolled down the streets, taking in the sights.

He had visited several Spirit Medicine Shops, purchasing some spiritual medicines and three sets of third-tier formations before returning to the Qingjun Pavilion.

Entering a secret chamber, he sat down cross-legged.

Reflecting on his recent journey to the secret realm, Shen Long was filled with mixed emotions.

He too had not expected to find the subsequent part of the cultivation technique so quickly. Speaking of which, his spirit beasts, spirit birds, and spirit insects had played significant roles, especially the Pursuing Spirit Beast. Without its warning, Shen Long wouldn’t have been able to locate Lu Qian.

Without the Ice Flood Dragon, Chu Buyu would not have easily handed over the complete ’Nine Transformations Flood Dragon Art’.

With rich resources for cultivation in the Northern Sea Cultivation Realm, he was in no hurry to return to the Donghua Cultivation Realm.

He entered the Spirit Control Tower and went up to the third floor.

He released the Tree Person, instructing, "You are free to move around here, just don’t damage the spiritual medicines and spirit woods."

"Yes, Master,"

The Tree Person complied and moved off into the distance.

Shen Long approached a small valley surrounded by mountains on three sides, without a blade of grass in sight.

He summoned the Qinglian Vase, infusing it with a spell.

The vase emitted a beam of green light, and the Golden Thunder Bamboo flew out, landing on the ground.

He transplanted the Golden Thunder Bamboo into the soil, and the Tree Person came over.

"Master, is this spirit bamboo very important?"

The Tree Person queried.

"Extremely important. Pay close attention to it and take care of this Golden Thunder Bamboo,"

Shen Long instructed.

"Understood,"

The Tree Person took the order.

Shen Long took out the formation flags and disks to set the array. Once the formation was in place, he sprinkled the bamboo with water, then channeled a spell into the Array Disk. A beam of green light flashed, and a thick green light barrier appeared, enveloping the Golden Thunder Bamboo.

The Qingmu Nourishment Array was an auxiliary formation mainly for nurturing high-level spiritual medicines and spirit woods.

Shen Long purchased three sets of Qingmu Nourishment Arrays in a single breath, which he intended to use for cultivating Golden Thunder Bamboo, Blood Serpent Fruit trees, and Spirit Infant Fruit trees.

He transplanted the Blood Serpent Fruit tree and the Spirit Infant Fruit tree into two separate valleys. He placed the Spirit Eye Spring beside the Spirit Infant Fruit tree, constructing a pond nearby to pour in a generous amount of Heavenly Soul True Water, in which he set two Heavenly Soul Dark Lotuses. He transplanted the Demon Attracting Grass into a flowerpot Magic Artifact.

He released the Iron Tail Scorpion and the Gold-Winged Windroc, ordering them not to approach the Blood Serpent Fruit tree, Golden Thunder Bamboo, and the Spirit Infant fruits, and fed each of them a Beast Nurturing Pill.

He exited the Spirt Control Tower, closed his eyes to rejuvenate, and sat in meditation to regulate his breath.

A quarter of an hour later, he opened his eyes, and with a flick of his sleeve, the Scarlet Crow Cauldron flew out and landed in front of him.

He took out alchemy materials and began the process of refining Blood Flood Dragon Pills.

He had obtained a bottle of third-stage Flood Dragon Essence Blood from the auction, and after slaying an Ice Flood Dragon, acquired two more bottles. Those three bottles of essence blood were enough to refine Blood Flood Dragon Pills that would sustain his cultivation up to the ninth layer.

He blew out the Red Lotus True Flame from his mouth, which fell at the base of the Scarlet Crow Cauldron, rapidly increasing the temperature within the room.

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Three Immortals Island, the Three Immortals Sect.

In a secluded estate, Jiang Yan and a sturdy, broad-waisted golden-robed man were sitting in a green stone pavilion, sipping tea and chatting leisurely.

"It’s justifiable that Master Nephew Lin and others took action against Chu Buyu for the sake of the Spiritual Treasure, but not only did they fail to obtain the treasure, Chu Buyu also escaped. She has returned to the Star Moon Marketplace by now, and is probably at Sun Moon Island. The Sun Moon Palace is, after all, one of the eight great powers of the Northern Sea Cultivation Realm, so they won’t let this slide."

The golden-robed man frowned as he spoke.

Qin Biao, a Nascent Soul cultivator at the Middle Stage.

Chu Buyu was no ordinary Core Formation Cultivator; she was the candidate for the next Palace Master of the Lunar Palace.

"Having offended them already, even if they kill Master Nephew Lin, Sun Moon Palace won’t let things go. If push comes to shove, we can seek refuge with the Heavenly Ghost Sect. Sun Moon Palace and the Heavenly Ghost Sect are mortal enemies. Sun Moon Palace currently doesn’t have a Soul Transformation Cultivator, and I don’t believe they would start a major war just for Chu Buyu," Jiang Yan said nonchalantly.

"Regardless, we must not underestimate Sun Moon Palace. They possess a Spiritual Treasure, and we do not; if it comes to a real fight, we would be no match. I’ll contact Taoist Friend Xu from the Heavenly Ghost Sect," Qin Biao said gravely.

"That’s all we can do. As long as Chu Buyu is alive, that Core Formation Cultivator who possesses the third-stage Ice Flood Dragon must also be alive. If I find that person, I will surely extract his soul and refine his spirit," Jiang Yan said with a murderous expression.

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Three years passed by swiftly.

At the Golden Flood Dragon Marketplace, the streets were bustling with people. Song He stood at the entrance of Qingjun Pavilion with a worried frown.

After a while, the door to Qingjun Pavilion opened, and Shen Long emerged.

He had refined quite a number of Blood Flood Dragon Pills and Beast Nurturing Pills and had been cultivating on the third floor of the Spirt Control Tower.

He cultivated near the Spirit Eye Spring, which considerably sped up his cultivation, yet he still remained at the Core Formation Middle Stage.

Just after leaving the Practice Room, he received a Sound Transmission Talisman sent by Song He.

"Taoist Friend Shen, you’ve finally come out. May we go inside and have a talk?" Song He asked earnestly.

Shen Long smiled slightly, nodded, invited Song He inside, and closed the door behind them.

"Taoist Friend Shen, we went out to sea to hunt Monster Beasts, and our third brother suffered severe injuries. I would like to purchase some high-grade Healing Pills from you for his injuries, could we arrange that?" Song He asked, looking at Shen Long with hope.

He was well aware that Shen Long didn’t lack ordinary items, and in the short term, Song He couldn’t procure anything significant; major forces would not easily sell third-stage Elixirs.

"Taoist Friend Song, are you blood brothers? You care so much for Taoist Friend Huang?" Shen Long asked out of curiosity.

"Not by blood, brotherhood by oath! Heaven and earth as our witness, after all these years of unity, hunting Monster Beasts and sharing life-and-death experiences, it was thanks to third brother risking his life to save me that I didn’t perish on the path," Song He professed solemnly.

"What kind of injuries has he sustained?" Shen Long inquired.

"His Divine Soul has been wounded! He needs soul-healing elixirs, which are quite rare on the market, not to mention high-grade ones. Taoist Friend Shen, please, I beseech you to lend a hand. I can’t begin to express my gratitude, but should you ever need anything that Song can provide, I shall not hesitate," Song He pleaded, kneeling with a solemn expression.

"Taoist Friend Song, please rise, it’s inappropriate," Shen Long quickly lifted Song He, showing admiration.

For the sake of a sworn brother, Song He had cast aside his dignity to kneel to Shen Long, showing how deeply he valued his brotherhood with Huang Yong.

"How is Taoist Friend Huang at the moment? What Monster Beast inflicted his injuries?" Shen Long pressed for details.

"Third brother is currently unconscious. He was injured by a third-stage mid-level Ghost Dove. The four of us siblings spread out, seeking miracle elixirs that can heal wounds to the Divine Soul. Taoist Friend Shen, I know you have great divine abilities. I implore you to help. I’m truly out of options," Song He implored.

"A third-stage Ghost Dove! Such a beast is indeed rare," Shen Long realized.

After a moment of thought, he said, "Lead me to Taoist Friend Huang’s place so I can assess his injuries in person, making it easier to provide the appropriate remedy."

"Thank you, Taoist Friend Shen. Please follow me," Song He said gratefully, leading Shen Long to a secluded courtyard with a three-storied green tiled building and a green stone pavilion.

Shen Long followed Song He into a secret chamber where Huang Yong lay on a green stone bed, pale and with closed eyes.

After a careful examination, Shen Long confirmed that Huang Yong’s Divine Soul had indeed suffered heavy damage.

He took out a Seven Stars Spirit Cultivating Pill, his face showing reluctance, and placed it in Huang Yong’s mouth, washing it down with Spirit Water into his stomach.

"After a month, contact me again, and I’ll come to treat him. This is not to set a precedent; you must know the rarity of this kind of elixir, and I don’t have many left," Shen Long said seriously.

This time, Shen Long was moved by Song He’s deep bond with his sworn brother and decided to help, but it was not something he could do indefinitely.

"Thank you, Taoist Friend Shen. This is what we have obtained from hunting Monster Beasts; it’s all yours! I know it’s not enough, but I will find a way to repay you in the future," Song He said with gratitude, taking out a golden Storage Bag and handing it to Shen Long.