Immortal Venerable of the Beast Race
Chapter 361 - 272 Year Five, Transforming Dragons and Eradicating Demons (Seeking Monthly Passes)_1

Chapter 361: 272 Year Five, Transforming Dragons and Eradicating Demons (Seeking Monthly Passes)_1

Time flew like an arrow, and five years had passed.

In a small courtyard with green tiles, the door to the practice room opened, and Shen Long walked out.

His face was aglow with health, wearing a slight smile.

With the help of the Blood Flood Dragon Pill, Shen Long had successfully cultivated the Nine Transformations Flood Dragon Art to the tenth level, mastering new Divine Skills.

Besides, after consuming the Blood Serpent Fruit and the Three-Leaf Jade God Pill, his physical body and Divine Sense were further strengthened, significantly boosting his strength.

Shen Long took out a red Messaging Plate and tried to contact Song He, but there was no response; Song He was probably cultivating or had left the marketplace.

He then tried contacting Song Yan, and soon, Song Yan’s voice came through the Messaging Plate, "Senior Shen, what can I do for you?"

"Anything significant happened in the Outer Sea recently?" asked Shen Long.

"Significant events? I haven’t heard of any," responded Song Yan.

"What about that fourth-tier Wind Flood Dragon in the Absolute Spirit Sea Domain?" Shen Long pressed on.

"I heard that Golden Crow True Monarch and seven Nascent Soul Cultivators teamed up, wielding Spiritual Treasures, to severely wound that fourth-tier Wind Flood Dragon. However, it escaped into the depths of the Absolute Spirit Sea Domain, and they did not dare to pursue further," Song Yan explained.

"Golden Crow True Monarch!" Shen Long said, somewhat surprised. Golden Crow True Monarch was one of the Five Immortals of the Donghua Cultivation Realm, with vast Divine Skills. Yet this individual was also present in the Northern Sea Cultivation Realm.

"Yes! It’s said that the Absolute Spirit Qi has erupted in the Absolute Spirit Sea Domain, and that Wind Flood Dragon’s fate is likely grim," added Song Yan.

Shen Long asked a few more questions, and Song Yan answered them truthfully.

Shen Long put away the Messaging Plate and walked out.

It was now nightfall, the sky was dark, and the streets were brightly lit.

Shen Long took a leisurely stroll on the street, looking around as he walked.

Half an hour later, he arrived at a square where Loose Cultivators set up stalls, which offered a wide variety of items. He browsed as he walked.

A black Spirit Beast bag at his waist wriggled, prompting Shen Long to quicken his pace to a stall where the vendor was a portly elder in a red robe, whose aura revealed Core Formation Late Stage Cultivation.

Shen Long’s gaze was drawn to a black gourd emitting intense Yin Qi fluctuations.

"What’s inside the gourd?" he inquired.

"Two Ghoul Kings at the initial stage of Core Formation," the elder in the red robe replied honestly.

"How much are you selling it for? Spirit Stones? Or something else?" Shen Long asked.

"If you have any Elixirs, that would be perfect," the elder in the red robe said cautiously.

Shen Long passed a green Storage Bag to the red-robed elder, saying, "These Elixirs and Spirit Stones should be enough."

The red-robed elder swept the bag with his Divine Sense, nodded his head, and said, "Enough, quite enough."

Shen Long picked up the black gourd and left.

After wandering around the square and finding nothing of interest, he departed the area.

Upon leaving the marketplace, Shen Long’s right foot stomped the ground, transforming into a streak of red Escape Light that pierced the sky and vanished from sight.

A month later, Shen Long appeared over a vast blue sea with breezes blowing softly under a clear sky.

He planned to hunt fourth-tier Monster Beasts, preferably slaying a fourth-tier Flood Dragon, as twenty-four Blood Flood Dragon Pills were insufficient to advance his Cultivation to the Late Stage of Nascent Soul.

Not far ahead was an uninhabited island spanning a hundred miles, with high elevation to the east and low to the west, covered in dense vegetation.

Having consumed numerous Three-Leaf Jade God Pills, his Divine Sense could now probe up to two hundred seventy miles, on par with Late Stage Nascent Soul Cultivators.

Shen Long landed on the deserted island, took out Formation Flags and Disks, and began setting up the Four Symbols Demon-Locking Formation.

After the Formation was established, Shen Long flipped his right hand, causing a flash of red light to reveal a red pot Magic Artifact in his palm, within which a Demon Attracting Grass had been growing for over sixteen hundred years, more than enough to lure in fourth-tier Monster Beasts.

Shen Long placed the pot Magic Artifact at the center of the Formation and then took out a Banner Flag that flickered with white light. With a light shake, a vast cloud of white fog gushed out, enveloping the pot Magic Artifact.

He was merely using the Dharma Treasure to conceal the Demon Attracting Grass, without hindering the spread of its scent.

If other Nascent Soul Cultivators were to learn of Shen Long’s possession of a sixteen hundred-year-old Demon Attracting Grass, it’s hard to say they wouldn’t harbor malicious thoughts.

Shen Long released the Tree Person and the Iron Tail Scorpion. The Tree Person took root in the ground, transforming into a towering tree, while the Iron Tail Scorpion’s body exuded a bright yellow light as it burrowed underground.

Shen Long cast a spell to conceal himself and waited quietly for the fourth-order Monster Beasts to arrive.

Less than half an hour later, the previously calm sea surface began to churn and surge, raising huge waves and a loud tsunami roar.

Two blue giant shrimps emerged from the sea, their large pincers massive, and beneath their bellies was a row of short legs, with their dim green eyeballs staring fixedly at the deserted island.

They each let out a loud roar and transformed into two streaks of blue Escape Light, flying towards the deserted island.

The scent released by the more than one thousand six hundred-year-old Demon Attracting Grass had a strong allure for them, one they simply couldn’t resist.

As soon as they got within five hundred zhang of the Demon Attracting Grass, a somewhat sharp and piercing screech rang out. The two blue giant shrimps halted, and thick green vines as thick as an adult’s arm broke through the soil, wrapping around the shrimps’ bodies.

The blue giant shrimps struggled violently, their giant pincers cutting through some of the green vines, but soon, new green vines sprouted from the ground and entangled the blue giant shrimps once again.

Two golden spears, glimmering non-stop, shot out and accurately struck the bodies of the blue giant shrimps, resulting in two dull thuds.

Clusters of golden flames burst from the two golden spears, engulfing the bodies of the blue giant shrimps. The blue giant shrimps let out extremely agonized roars as the golden spears emitted a blinding light, piercing through the bodies of the blue giant shrimps.

Shen Long appeared, collecting the corpses of the blue giant shrimps, and the two golden spears circled around before flying into the depths of the mountains, transforming into hundreds of thousands of Gold-Winged Fire Ants and settling on the cliffside.

Shen Long concealed himself and waited quietly.

Over the next half-day, third-order Monster Beasts appeared in the nearby sea area one after another. They frantically flew towards the deserted island, but all were killed by the Tree Person, the Iron Tail Scorpion, and the Gold-Winged Fire Ants before they could get within five hundred zhang of the Demon Attracting Grass.

Half a day later, a deep beastly roar sounded. The sea began boiling once again, lifting waves over a hundred zhang tall, and a huge blue octopus with a ferocious ghost face on its head and flashing blue eyes appeared on the sea surface.

A fourth-order early-stage Ghost-Faced Zhang!

Shen Long’s expression grew tense as the Ghost-Faced Zhang let out a loud roar. Its thick tentacles slapped viciously against the sea, sending a deluge of seawater flying that halfway transformed into blue water spears, shooting straight towards the deserted island.

The blue water spears landed one after another on the ground, leaving behind large craters.

Shen Long’s hiding place was quite far away, so the blue water spears did not hit him.

The Ghost-Faced Zhang wanted to continue probing, but a piercing bird call came from the high skies. A giant Chasing Wind Swallow appeared overhead, circled in the sky, and then dived down, heading straight for the Demon Attracting Grass.

The Ghost-Faced Zhang flew into a rage, spewing out a blue sonic wave aimed directly at the Chasing Wind Swallow, while its thick tentacles whipped against the sea surface, propelling blue water spears out of the water towards the Chasing Wind Swallow.

With a light flap of its wings, the Chasing Wind Swallow vanished from its spot, and the attacks of the Ghost-Faced Zhang fell through.

Near the Demon Attracting Grass, thick green vines burst through the ground. These vines rapidly wove into a large green net that enveloped the Demon Attracting Grass from above.

A strong gust of wind blew, and the Chasing Wind Swallow reappeared, now above the green net.

The Chasing Wind Swallow flapped its wings gently, releasing over a hundred giant Wind Blades that continuously struck the green net, tearing it into pieces; however, new green vines soon emerged from the ground and weaved into a new green net.

Chasing Wind Swallow attempted to use other divine skills, but with a whooshing sound, a thick blue tentacle descended from the sky and mercilessly struck towards Chasing Wind Swallow.

The Chasing Wind Swallow reacted quickly, lightly flapping its wings and swiftly avoiding the blue tentacle, which slammed into the ground, causing a slight tremor and a cloud of dust to billow.

Ghost-Faced Zhang also arrived at the deserted island and launched an attack at Chasing Wind Swallow.

Chasing Wind Swallow noticed Ghost-Faced Zhang. It gently flapped its wings, and a hundred-yard high black hurricane swept out, instantly reaching Ghost-Faced Zhang’s face.

Ghost-Faced Zhang’s two blue tentacles snapped violently, like two long blue whips, striking the black hurricane. The hurricane burst apart, turning into hundreds of massive wind blades that consecutively hit Ghost-Faced Zhang’s body.

After a series of "clang" muffled sounds, Ghost-Faced Zhang emerged unscathed, without a single blood mark.

Waving his tentacles, Ghost-Faced Zhang attacked Chasing Wind Swallow.

Chasing Wind Swallow, with its agile movements, kept dodging persistently.

For a time, the sounds of explosions were incessant, as Ghost-Faced Zhang’s tentacles hit large trees and mountains, shattering the trees into pieces and causing the mountains to explode.

As Chasing Wind Swallow flew over a mountaintop, dozens of thick green vines burst from the soil, entangling Chasing Wind Swallow’s right claw.

Chasing Wind Swallow gently flapped its wings, and a massive wind blade soared out, slicing through the green vines. A thick blue tentacle also fell from the sky, striking Chasing Wind Swallow’s body.

Chasing Wind Swallow fell to the ground like a shooting star, creating a huge crater as it landed with clouds of dust rising around.

Large green vines emerged from the ground, wrapping around Ghost-Faced Zhang’s body.

Four differently colored spiritual lights burst from the soil, soared into the sky, converged together, and formed a massive four-colored light screen, covering most of the island and trapping both Ghost-Faced Zhang and Chasing Wind Swallow inside.

Shen Long revealed himself, having already put away the Demon Attracting Grass.

Chasing Wind Swallow, flapping its wings, rose from the ground. On closer inspection, many of its feathers had fallen off, and its left wing looked unnatural, greatly reducing its speed.

Chasing Wind Swallow lightly flapped its wings and disappeared on the spot.

A whirlwind started near the four-colored light screen, and Chasing Wind Swallow reappeared.

It gently flapped its wings, shooting out a multitude of feathers that transformed into sharp blades, continuously striking the four-colored light screen, producing a series of dull thuds.

Chasing Wind Swallow’s sharp claws hit the four-colored light screen, making it cave in.

A resounding dragon’s roar that could deafen the ears rose, echoing across the earth. A wave of red sound swept forth. Chasing Wind Swallow gently flapped its wings and vanished from the spot, avoiding the red sound wave.

Shen Long’s body radiated bright red light, transforming into a several dozen yards long Red Fire Flood Dragon, with a broad snout, sharp fangs, and intimidating scales.

Upon reaching the tenth level of the Nine Transformations Flood Dragon Art, the practitioner could transform into the form of a Flood Dragon to attack enemies.