Immortal Venerable of the Beast Race
Chapter 300 - 213 Taking Corpse Pearls (Seeking Monthly Tickets) _1

Chapter 300: 213 Taking Corpse Pearls (Seeking Monthly Tickets) _1

A secluded manor, where Ye Sen and a voluptuous woman dressed in a golden gown sat in a stone pavilion, a tall and lanky young man in a yellow shirt was reporting to them.

"We have asked many Core Formation cultivators, but no one recognizes Lin Qian. She might come from another Cultivation Realm, or she has changed her name and identity,"

the young man in the yellow shirt reported.

Huang Kun, at the Middle Stage of Core Formation, is the vice hall master of the intelligence hall of Medicine King Valley.

"Perhaps! This woman dared to use third-grade Spiritual Fire to refine elixirs in public; she must have an impressive background. There is no need to inquire further about her origins,"

Ye Sen instructed.

"Yes, Uncle Master Ye,"

Huang Kun complied and then withdrew.

"This Medicine King Conference has attracted quite a few alchemists; this woman is the most mysterious of them all,"

the woman in the golden gown said.

Tong Yun, at the Middle Stage of Nascent Soul.

"As long as we stick to the principle of fairness and justice, there shouldn’t be any trouble. Of course, we should still keep an eye on this woman to ensure she isn’t killed by someone,"

Ye Sen stated solemnly.

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Half a month later, Shen Long opened his eyes, feeling a surge of power throughout his body.

He had taken some Golden Hao Jade Liquid, and the effect on fortifying his body was remarkable; it indeed lived up to its reputation as a secret medicine of the Zhou Family.

Shen Long entered the Spirt Control Tower and arrived at the third floor, which he had transformed into a vast, dense forest.

He approached a small flowerbed, took out a green gourd, uncovered the stopper, tilted the gourd downwards, and a stream of clear water flowed out, watering the spiritual flowers, along with a Corpse Pearl rolling out.

A burst of green light appeared, and a Tree Person manifested, rooting into the ground to absorb the water.

"How is it! Is this water poisonous?"

Shen Long asked.

"No poison! If it were poisonous, I would’ve definitely reacted,"

the Tree Person replied.

"That’s good then!"

Shen Long nodded and left the Spirt Control Tower.

He took out a red Messaging Plate, input a spell, and the voice of Ice Silkworm True Person echoed, "Shen Long, you’ve finally finished your retreat. We’re about to announce the results of the alchemy competition. Hurry over to the competition venue."

"Yes, Master,"

Shen Long answered and put away the Messaging Plate before leaving Qingcan Court.

Arriving at the competition venue, he saw tens of thousands of cultivators gathered, most of them at the Foundation Establishment Stage.

Ye Sen sat on the main stage with a serious expression. All the alchemists had finished crafting their elixirs, and only a small number of contestants produced high-quality pills, with the majority merely making up the numbers.

After a period equivalent to the time it takes to brew a cup of tea, Ye Sen stood up and said, "Now we will announce the results of the alchemy competition. The top ten names are Zhou Yuliang, Lin Qian, Ye Hongyao, Zhao Feng, Lin Qing, Wang Yueyue, Qian Le, Shen Long, Xu Xin, and Liu Yue. I ask these ten friends to come forward to receive their rewards."

Shen Long had made it into the top ten, a result that surprised many. Ice Silkworm True Person was extremely excited; apart from Lin Qian, the other six high placers came from major forces. For Shen Long to rank eighth was an outstanding achievement.

The alchemists from Medicine King Valley were very skilled, but they had only entered Ye Hongyao and Zhao Feng in the contest; if all third-grade alchemists from Medicine King Valley had taken part, Shen Long would have had no chance of achieving the eighth place.

Shen Long received ten strains of eight-hundred-year-old Spiritual Medicine, all of which Core Formation cultivators would find useful, especially for concocting Essence Advancing Spiritual Power elixirs.

After accepting their rewards, Shen Long and the others took turns offering thanks.

"This concludes the Medicine King Conference. Please feel free to leave,"

Ye Sen finished speaking and left the venue.

Shen Long and the others also left one after another, with Ice Silkworm True Person and Shen Long returning to Qingcan Court together.

"Shen Long, you’ve brought honor to our Spirt Control Sect this time. When you’re back at the sect, you will also receive a reward,"

Ice Silkworm True Person said excitedly.

The Medicine King Conference had been held many times with great impact. Shen Long’s position in the top eight proved he had genuine talent and also indirectly demonstrated the strength of the Spirt Control Sect.

"If Senior Brother Qin had participated, he probably could have secured a good ranking as well,"

Shen Long said with a smile.

Qin Shuo was the Spirt Control Sect’s Alchemist with the highest level of Alchemy skills. He was away due to some matters and had missed this Medicine King Conference.

"Senior Brother Qin has participated in the Medicine King Conference before and didn’t secure a good ranking, so let’s go back if there’s nothing else,"

Ice Silkworm True Person said.

Having made no small gains from this trip, it was time for them to return.

Shen Long nodded and left Qingcan Court with Ice Silkworm True Person.

Once out of the marketplace, Ice Silkworm True Person summoned the Ice Moon Boat, stepped onto it, and Shen Long quickly followed.

"Let’s go!"

With a low shout from Ice Silkworm True Person, the Ice Moon Boat shone with a blinding white light and soared into the sky, soon disappearing from sight.

More than two months later, they returned to the Spirt Control Sect and headed straight to Liu Zi’an’s residence, where they were able to meet him without any trouble.

Upon learning that Shen Long had achieved the eighth place in the Alchemy competition, Liu Zi’an was incredibly surprised and praised him, "Not bad, Junior Nephew Shen, I was not mistaken about you."

"It’s all thanks to the Sect’s nurturing,"

Shen Long humbly replied.

Liu Zi’an called Chen Xiao over and informed him of the news, instructing him to award Shen Long a large amount of Kind Attribute. With Shen Long as a reserve for the Nine Outstanding, they should immediately fill any new vacancy with him.

After chatting casually for the duration of a cup of tea, Shen Long returned to Golden Roc Peak.

He gathered people like Qian Dafu and informed them that he had obtained the eighth place in the Alchemy competition.

"Uncle Shen, with this news spread, our Elixir business will do even better,"

Qian Dafu exclaimed excitedly.

"Don’t accept any Alchemy business for now; I plan to go into closed-door cultivation for a while to focus on my Cultivation,"

Shen Long instructed.

"Yes, Uncle Shen,"

Qian Dafu readily agreed.

"Uncle Shen, how about holding a celebration? We could find any excuse just to celebrate a little?"

Qian Dafu suggested.

Shen Long thought for a moment and said, "Forget it, there’s no need."

After idly chatting for half a quarter of an hour, Shen Long had Qian Dafu and the others leave. He arranged for the Gold-Winged Fire Ants that were about to break through to the third stage to be placed on Golden Roc Peak, instructing Lin Shan to take good care of them.

He entered the Practice Room, went into the Spirt Control Tower, and replanted the ten Spiritual Medicines he had obtained in a small valley on the third floor. He set up a Formation to protect the Spiritual Medicines and assigned the Tree Demon to guard them.

He fed each of the Spirit Beasts, Spirit Insects, and Spirit Birds a Beast Nurturing Pill and played with them for a while before leaving the Spirt Control Tower.

Shen Long sat cross-legged on a red meditation cushion, took out a Corpse Pearl, put it into his mouth, and swallowed it down. The Corpse Pearl would gradually strengthen his physique.

Shen Long consumed a Blood Flood Dragon Pill and began Cultivating.

It didn’t take long for a red aura to emerge on his body, sprouting numerous Red Dragon Scales.

In a secluded manor, Liu Zi’an was discussing something with Chen Xiao.

"Master Nephew Liu is in closed-door Cultivation to break through to the Nascent Soul. Increase the patrol manpower to prevent any disturbances to her,"

Liu Zi’an ordered.

"Yes, Uncle Master Liu,"

Chen Xiao immediately agreed. Remembering something, he added, "It’s incredible that Junior Brother Shen was able to achieve such a good result as a mere Core Formation Cultivator, but it’s really hard to deepen his sense of belonging to our Sect."

"If there’s a vacancy in the Nine Outstanding, let him fill it! Junior Sister Du and the others surely won’t object,"

Liu Zi’an instructed.

Chen Xiao agreed, for that was also his intention.