Immortal Venerable of the Beast Race
Chapter 330 - 242 The End of the War (Seeking Monthly Pass)_1

Chapter 330: 242 The End of the War (Seeking Monthly Pass)_1

"Master, are you all right!"

Shen Long asked with concern.

"I’m fine! I thought it was a Dharma Treasure."

Ice Silkworm True Person shook his head and said.

His divine sense detected something flying towards them and mistook it for a Dharma Treasure. Instinctively pushing Shen Long away, he preferred one death to two.

"Impossible! This is a curse, can you take another look?"

Shen Long expressed his doubt.

Ice Silkworm True Person rolled up his left sleeve and noticed a sinister blood-colored mark on his arm.

"Blood Defeat Soul Destroying Curse!"

Shen Long recognized the origin of the blood-colored mark.

When he had exchanged information with a Core Formation Cultivator from the Southern Border Cultivation World, he had enquired about curses from the Witch Clan. The Blood Defeat Soul Destroying Curse caused its victim’s vital energy to slowly decay, leading ultimately to death and the extinguishing of their cultivation path.

Stricken with this curse, the victim would perish within months or years, depending on their condition. The Witch Clan typically used this curse to assassinate Body Cultivators.

Clearly, this Witch Clan Cultivator had targeted Shen Long.

Another shrill scream pierced the air, causing Shen Long and Ice Silkworm True Person to frown as they felt powerless, unable to mobilize their mana.

A flying knife with a glint of yellow light shot towards them, reaching them instantly.

A long purple halberd flew in, blocking the yellow knife and sending out a dull clang of metal striking metal.

Wu Shan’s brows furrowed as a fluctuation appeared in the void above his head, and a giant purple hand materialized out of thin air, flames composing it as it struck down towards them.

Wu Shan reacted swiftly, the yellow jade lock on his chest lighting up with a blinding yellow glow. A thick yellow light shield appeared, protecting his entire body. At the same time, a giant black python exhaled a beam of black sound waves, confronting the giant purple hand.

The giant purple hand shattered the black sound waves and struck the yellow light shield, emitting a muffled sound. A wave of purple flames spread, engulfing the yellow shield.

A sharp, piercing screech echoed, and Wu Shan’s brow furrowed tighter as an unbearable intense pain radiated from his sea of consciousness. A silver lightning bolt, roughly ten feet in diameter, split the skies, striking Wu Shan precisely. The lightning swallowed his figure whole.

A burst of fire lit up, and a tricolor firebird appeared, flapping its wings gently before diving into the lightning. An explosion sounded, and a man’s pained scream could faintly be heard.

A massive red sword light descended from the sky, slicing the lightning in two. A deep and long fissure appeared on the ground, with dust billowing up.

As the dust settled, Wu Shan was split in half, lying in a pool of blood, his body charred. The giant black python was also cleaved in two.

Shen Long flew over, looting the corpses of their possessions and using the Soul Refining Bowl to collect Wu Shan’s spirit soul, hoping to find a method to break the curse. He took the corpses as well.

Han Yuwei landed beside Ice Silkworm True Person, her brow deeply furrowed.

"At your age, how can you still be so careless."

Han Yuwei said with a frown.

"Thanks, Yuwei."

Ice Silkworm True Person said with an embarrassed smile, his face full of tenderness.

"Hmph, I just happened to be nearby, I didn’t come to rescue you specifically."

Han Yuwei explained with a cold face.

Shen Long flew over and suggested, "Let’s go back first! We need to find a way to break the curse, the longer we wait, the more danger the Master will be in."

Gathering the spirit beasts, spirit birds, and spirit insects, the three of them returned to Refuse Barbarian City.

They headed straight for Shuwu Hall and found Qi Shan to ask for a method to break the curse.

"Witch Clan’s curses are difficult to dispel. It requires someone knowledgeable to break it. It’s best to go to the Southern Border Cultivation World where the Human Cultivators frequently fight with the Witch Clan Cultivators, they might know how to break it. In Donghua Cultivation Realm, there are very few high-level Cultivators who can dispel curses."

Qi Shan explained.

"Is there any talisman or elixir that can delay the onset of the Blood Defeat Soul Destroying Curse?"

Han Yuwei inquired.

"There is, but it can only delay it for a year, and the required Kind Attribute is not a small sum."

Qi Shan stated.

Shen Long took out three corpses and said, "Tie Xiao’s corpses should be worth quite a bit of Kind Attribute, right? If not enough, we can add this third-order Fire Flood Dragon."

"I have some Kind Attribute as well, see if it’s enough."

Han Yuwei took out her identity plaque.

Qi Shan verified the three corpses were correct and granted Shen Long a considerable amount of Kind Attribute, saying, "That won’t be necessary, Taoist Friend Shen’s Kind Attribute is enough. Tie Xiao and Tu Xin have killed many of our fellows, their corpses can be exchanged for a lot of Kind Attribute, enough for one Qinglian Origin Charm."

"Can’t we exchange for a few more?"

Han Yuwei asked.

"No, there’s only one. It’s sold to us by the Qixia Alliance. Such charms are not easy to make and are quite rare; they can’t delay the onset time of any curse. If it were one of the Five Major Fatal Curses, even the Qinglian Origin Charm would be useless."

As Qi Shan spoke, he took out a talisman sparkling with green light, the surface of which featured a pattern of a green lotus.

"Master, you should use this charm quickly."

Shen Long handed the Qinglian Origin Charm to Ice Silkworm True Person.

Ice Silkworm True Person slapped the charm onto his body, and a burst of green light shone, enveloping him.

After a while, the green light dispersed.

"Master, let’s go back to Spirt Control Garden first! Wait for Master Uncle Liu and Master Aunt Du to return; they may have a solution."

Shen Long suggested.

Ice Silkworm True Person nodded, bid farewell to Han Yuwei, and returned to Spirt Control Garden with Shen Long.

Ice Silkworm True Person and Shen Long sat in a cyan stone pavilion, with Shen Long taking out a yellow storage bag. He shook the bag upside down, a sweep of yellow light flashed past, and a large pile of items appeared on the ground.

Shen Long and Ice Silkworm True Person each picked up a jade slip, immersing their divine senses into them.

After reviewing all the jade slips, they did not find a way to break the curse. Many slips mentioned Profound Yin Cave Heaven, and there was also a map with text annotations; the words "Profound Yin Cave Heaven" were clearly visible, indicating that Wu Shan had once entered that place.

Shen Long also found a bottle of third-order flood dragon essence blood and a bottle of Flood Dragon Transformation Pills. The essence blood of a third-order flood dragon could be used in alchemy.

He took out the Soul Refining Bowl, cast a spell into it, and the bowl emitted blinding black light. The temperature nearby plummeted immediately, accompanied by a man’s agonized scream.

"Speak, how do you resolve the Blood Defeat Soul Destroying Curse?"

Shen Long demanded sternly.

"Do you think I would tell you? Kill me if you want to."

A green sphere of light spat out human words.

Shen Long activated the Soul Refining Bowl, torturing Wu Shan’s spirit soul, which let out a series of miserable screams.

"Forget it, just annihilate him! Even if he did tell, I wouldn’t dare believe it. Let’s wait for Master Uncle Liu and Master Aunt Du to return," said Ice Silkworm True Person.

Shen Long sighed and extinguished Wu Shan’s spirit soul, solemnly saying, "Master, I will find a way to resolve this curse."

"Your filial piety is enough. Luckily, you quickly killed Wu Shan. If there had been any delay, he might have had the chance to cast one of the Five Major Fatal Curses, taking you down with him," Ice Silkworm True Person said with a tone of relief.

Shen Long nodded, took out the messaging plate to contact Mu Weiwei, but the plate remained unresponsive, probably because Mu Weiwei was not in Refuse Barbarian City anymore.

More than an hour later, the great battle ended, and the Human Clan claimed victory. The Barbarian Tribe left behind many corpses as they fled in disarray.

Liu Zi’an and Du Yinyin returned to the Spirt Control Garden with minor injuries that were not severe.

Shen Long and Ice Silkworm True Person immediately went to report to them.

"The Blood Defeat Soul Destroying Curse? I have some acquaintances in the Southern Border Cultivation World who are experts in this area. A trip to the Southern Border Cultivation World is necessary," said Du Yinyin.

"We have won the battle, and the war is over. Staying at the front line serves little purpose now. Junior Sister Du, you take Master Nephew Lin and Shen Shizhu to the Southern Border Cultivation World and try your best to resolve this curse. This battle has cost our sect dearly," instructed Liu Zi’an.

Spirt Control Sect lost more than twenty Core Formation cultivators, and many suffered severe injuries. This was still considered a good outcome. Some other powers suffered even greater losses, with Xuanyang Sect losing two Nascent Souls, severely weakening their sect’s strength.

"Master Uncle Liu, will the Barbarian Tribe retreat obediently?" Shen Long inquired.

"They should! I heard that Soul Transformation Cultivators took action. Our Human Clan Soul Transformation Cultivators had a fight with the Barbarian Soul Transformation Cultivators and gained some advantage. The Barbarians suddenly retreated, accepting their defeat. They will have to cede quite a bit of territory," Liu Zi’an explained.

"Soul Transformation Cultivators took action? How come I didn’t see it?" Shen Long asked, surprised.

"The battlefield of Soul Transformation Cultivators is not here, naturally you didn’t see it. Alright, these aren’t things you need to worry about. You should head to the Southern Border Cultivation World now," said Liu Zi’an.

"Let me say farewell to a good friend first," said Ice Silkworm True Person.

"You have one day to prepare. We will depart tomorrow, so spend all your Kind Attribute points," instructed Du Yinyin.

Shen Long and Ice Silkworm True Person assented and withdrew.

...

The Golden Crow Grassland stretched for millions of miles, the ancestral lands of the Golden Crow Tribe.

In the depths of the grassland, you could see a towering golden city. The plaque above bore the three characters for "Golden Crow City," and there were many Barbarian Cultivators moving about within the city.

In a splendid golden hall, a burly man in golden armor stood next to a silver formation, with Zhesen’s ghostly image hovering above it.

"The High Priest suffered a slight loss. Don’t entangle yourselves with them anymore. Cede some territory if you have to. It’s better than being wiped out," the man in golden armor instructed.

Wu Yu, Nascent Soul Middle Stage.

"Taoist Friend Wu, I hope Elder Wu’s injuries aren’t serious," Zhesen asked curiously.

"That is not a question you should ask. Just do your duty," Wu Yu said, his expression cold.

Zhesen smiled sheepishly, agreed, and his spectral form dissipated.

Wu Yu took out a Law Disk gleaming with golden light, cast a spell into it, and commanded, "Reinforce our forces at any cost. We must find a Sky-Reaching Spiritual Treasure. Without it, the Great Elder is at a disadvantage when facing the Human Clan’s Soul Transformation Cultivators."

Once, the Barbarian Tribe possessed a Sky-Reaching Spiritual Treasure, but their Soul Transformation Cultivator ascended to the Spirit Realm, taking it there.

Not long ago, a Human Clan Soul Transformation Cultivator appeared on the Golden Crow Grassland. The Golden Crow Tribe’s Soul Transformation Cultivator confronted the Human Soul Transformation, but since the Human had a Sky-Reaching Spiritual Treasure, the Golden Crow’s cultivator suffered a loss.

"Yes, Elder Wu," a respectful male voice responded.

Wu Yu put away the golden Law Disk and muttered to himself, "If several Human Soul Transformation Cultivators attack, I hope they won’t kill the Great Elder!"