Immortal Venerable of the Beast Race
Chapter 341 - 253 Myriad Poison Valley_1

Chapter 341: 253 Myriad Poison Valley_1

Lu Xin and Xu Tong left the marketplace, transforming into two streams of escape light as they flew towards the high sky.

More than an hour later, they appeared in a hidden underground cavern, where three men and one woman had been waiting for a long time. Leading them was a man in black robes with broad shoulders and a robust waist, clearly from the Witch Clan.

"How come it’s only you two? Where’s Shen Long!"

The man in black robes frowned and asked.

Wu Mo, at the Great Perfection of Core Formation.

This location was relatively far from Witch Clan territory; they had ventured deep into the lands of the Human Clan for an important mission. If not for the news of Shen Long in the marketplace, they wouldn’t have risked coming here.

Wu Xian offered a hefty gold reward for the capture of Shen Long, dead or alive.

"This person is very cautious and doesn’t take the bait at all. We snuck back into the marketplace to follow him. When he left the marketplace, we immediately notified you all to join forces and ambush him."

Lu Xin said.

"Alright then! You two hurry back to the marketplace and don’t let him spot you."

Wu Mo instructed.

Lu Xin and Xu Tong nodded; each took out a golden pill, swallowed it, and their appearances and auras changed.

This way, it would be very difficult for Shen Long to spot them.

They changed their clothes and left the area to return to the marketplace.

In a certain tea house, within a private room, Shen Long sat calmly beside a teal tea table, quietly sipping his tea.

His white spirit beast pouch at his waist shook twice, and a mocking smile formed on the corners of Shen Long’s mouth.

"So quick to return, huh. As expected, something’s off."

Shen Long sneered.

Logically speaking, after Shen Long turned down Lu Xin and Xu Tong, they left the marketplace likely in search of treasure and had no reason to turn back.

Shen Long settled his bill with spirit stones and left the tea house.

Once outside the marketplace, Shen Long transformed into a trail of escape light, tearing through the sky. He widely opened his divine sense, scanning the surroundings within a hundred miles.

After flying out ten thousand miles, Shen Long’s white spirit beast pouch shook twice. His divine sense detected a powerful aura approaching rapidly from this direction.

Shen Long took out a Fire-Winged Talisman, slapped it onto his body, and with a flash of red light, a pair of red wings emerged from his back. With a gentle flap, he vanished from the spot.

Dozens of miles away in the void, a burly man in golden armor swiftly skimmed across the high sky.

"Eh, instantaneous movement!"

The man in the golden armor uttered in light surprise.

Just then, a gust of fierce wind roared past, and Shen Long appeared on the scene, his hands donned with Ice Flood Dragon Gauntlets.

The moment he materialized, he opened his mouth to release an ear-splitting dragon roar, emitting a red sonic wave that swiftly swept across the body of the man in golden armor. The man spat out a large mouthful of essence blood and his face turned pale.

The man in golden armor reacted quickly. His right fist shone with a golden glow as he smashed it towards Shen Long, while also opening his mouth to spit out a gold-flashing long knife, aiming straight for Shen Long.

Shen Long’s body shone with a bright red light, sprouting numerous red dragon scales that protected his entire body. His right fist met the man’s incoming punch and caused a powerful shockwave to erupt. The man in golden armor let out a painful scream as he was sent flying backward. Before he could land, a thick silver lightning column descended from the sky, striking the man precisely.

The silver lightning engulfed the man’s body, and before the light could dissipate, a golden spear shot through, entering the midst of the lightning and emerging from the other side with droplets of crimson liquid on its tip.

The man in golden armor rapidly fell towards the ground and crashed heavily.

Shen Long descended, looted the man’s possessions, and brought out the Soul Refining Bowl. He cast a spell into the bowl, which emitted a black glow that enveloped the body. A green light orb flew out of the body, was caught by the black glow, and was drawn into the Soul Refining Bowl.

"Xu Tong forced me to do this," said the green light orb.

"I’ll be sending him off soon."

Shen Long said coldly, retracting the Soul Refining Bowl and releasing the Ice Flood Dragon to eat the corpse before returning it to the spirit beast bag.

Shen Long’s red wings on his back fluttered gently and he disappeared from the spot.

...

In the Donghua Cultivation Realm, Qin Country, Spirit Control Sect.

In the Ice Silkworm Valley, Ice Silkworm True Person and Han Yuwei were sitting in a blue stone pavilion, sipping tea and chatting leisurely.

"Husband, do you really want to attempt the Nascent Soul Stage? Let’s not. We’re quite happy as we are, there’s no need to insist on returning to the Han Family."

Han Yuwei urged.

Ice Silkworm True Person had cultivated to the peak of Core Formation and was preparing to go into seclusion to attempt Nascent Soul Stage. Should he fail, it would mean death and the complete dissolution of his path, a point of no return.

Han Yuwei, worried about Ice Silkworm True Person’s wellbeing, did not want him to attempt the Nascent Soul Stage.

"My wife, my mind is set. I must marry you openly and honorably, to give you and Yutong a status. Only as a Nascent Soul Cultivator will the Han Family regard me with true respect."

Ice Silkworm True Person said solemnly.

The Han Family’s influence was strong; Core Formation Cultivators really weren’t taken seriously by them.

Han Yuwei sighed softly and said, "Then just focus on attempting the Nascent Soul Stage! You must succeed."

Ice Silkworm True Person nodded and said, "I also don’t know if Shen Long has resolved the bottleneck or not; the Southern Border Cultivation World is much more complex than the Donghua Cultivation Realm."

"Shen Long is very strong; he should be fine. Don’t worry."

Han Yuwei consoled him.

After a few moments of casual talk, Ice Silkworm True Person entered a blue tower, planning to go into seclusion to attempt the Nascent Soul Stage.

...

The Myriad Poison Mountain Range, located in the northwestern part of the Southern Border Cultivation World, is perennially shrouded in miasma, teeming with a vast number of poisonous insects and ferocious beasts, with the Myriad Poison Valley situated within.

A blue escape light appeared in the distant sky and swiftly headed this way.

Before long, the blue escape light stopped, revealing a Blue Flying Boat with Shen Long standing on it.

He had tormented Lu Xin’s soul with the Soul Refining Bowl to extract a great deal of information.

Lu Xin and Xu Tong had exterminated a small clan and acquired a treasure map, purportedly from a Nascent Soul Cultivator’s Zouhua Cave, located in Myriad Poison Valley. They reported to the Witch Clan Cultivator, who was skeptical but still sent a Core Formation Cultivator along with them into the Myriad Poison Valley with the intent to break the seal and retrieve the treasure.

Lu Xin and Xu Tong encountered Shen Long and planned to kill him to gain merit, hoping they wouldn’t need to go to Myriad Poison Valley, which led to subsequent events.

Of course, Lu Xin didn’t initially tell the truth. Shen Long bluffed, claiming he had killed Xu Tong. Not wanting to endure more torture, Lu Xin confessed truthfully.

Having personally experienced Shen Long’s strength, Lu Xin believed his words and spoke the truth.

Shen Long was very interested in the Nascent Soul Cultivator’s Zouhua Cave and made his way to Myriad Poison Valley as quickly as possible.

Shen Long cast a spell, and the Seacrossing Boat slowly descended onto the ground. Ahead was a valley with paths leading in all directions, enshrouded by a purple mist lingering over the Myriad Poison Mountain Range.

The Myriad Poison Mountain Range is a natural hazard. When the Tianyuan Realm’s Tianyuan Tribe invaded the Qianyang Realm, Myriad Poison Mountain Range was a landing point. The Tianyuan Tribe set up powerful restrictions here, deploying many strong fighters to guard it.

The Great Elder of the Five Sage Sect led a team to invade this place. The Tianyuan Tribe’s defense forces were overwhelmed and activated the grand formation, killing many Cultivators while also suffering heavy losses themselves. The spatial nodes leading to the Tianyuan Realm were completely sealed off.

To prevent Cultivators from the Tianyuan Realm from entering through this location again, the Cultivators of the Southern Border Cultivation World reinforced the Formation and various factions set up multiple layers of restrictions.

Today, some of the residual restrictions are still active, along with a number of natural restrictions. The area, perpetually filled with miasma, has slowly spawned a multitude of poisonous insects and beasts and grows many Spiritual Medicines and rare spirit fruit trees not found elsewhere, attracting numerous Cultivators to seek treasures.

Shen Long released the Hundred Eyes Cicada, whose eyes emitted a dazzling golden light. He took out a purple sphere that flickered with light, infused a spell into it, and the purple sphere orbited him once, transforming into a purple light screen that shielded him and the Hundred Eyes Cicada.

He strode towards the valley ahead. With the Hundred Eyes Cicada able to clearly discern the path forward, it wasn’t long before he and the Hundred Eyes Cicada vanished into the vast mountains.