Immortal Venerable of the Beast Race
Chapter 392 - 301 Bloodscaled Wood (Out of stock today)_1

Chapter 392: 301 Bloodscaled Wood (Out of stock today)_1

Qin Country, Spirit Control Sect.

At Golden Roc Peak, Lin Sen and Qian Dafu sat within a cyan stone pavilion, speaking of something.

A sharp and piercing bird cry came from the sky above, as a Gold-Winged Windroc descended from the heavens, landing before them.

Shen Long and Chu Buyu leapt down from the back of the Gold-Winged Windroc onto the ground.

"Master Shen, Senior Chu."

Lin Sen and Qian Dafu quickly stood up, their expressions respectful.

"Fairy Chu will be staying at Golden Roc Garden. She is my guest and must not be neglected, understand?"

Shen Long instructed.

"Yes."

Lin Sen and Qian Dafu answered in unison.

"Master Nephew Lin, arrange a tranquil place for Fairy Chu so she can rest well,"

Shen Long instructed.

Lin Sen answered, leading the way for Chu Buyu personally.

"Master Nephew Qian, has my master emerged from seclusion?"

Shen Long asked.

"Master Uncle Lin has only recently emerged, contacting disciples, inquiring about Uncle Shen’s whereabouts,"

Qian Dafu reported truthfully.

Shen Long nodded, leaving a few instructions, then transformed into an escape light that tore through the sky, arriving at Ice Silkworm Valley.

Just as he was about to send a Sound Transmission Talisman, Ice Silkworm True Person’s voice arose, "It’s our own people, no need to be so formal, come in and talk!"

Shen Long answered and flew into Ice Silkworm Valley.

Ice Silkworm True Person and Han Yuwei were sitting beside a cyan stone table, sipping tea and chatting leisurely.

"Disciple greets Master, Mistress."

Shen Long bowed deeply.

"I’ve told you, no need to be so formal. Where have you been? A few days ago, I contacted Master Nephew Qian, and he said you were out,"

Ice Silkworm True Person invited Shen Long to sit down and casually inquired.

"Disciple accepted Fairy Chu’s invitation to hunt for treasures in the Barbarian Tribe’s heartland and obtained a piece of three-thousand-year-old Bloodscaled Wood; I wish to ask Master to help refine it into Tribulation-Substituting Beads. The material should be enough to make two beads,"

Shen Long took out a piece of blood-colored wood and handed it to Ice Silkworm True Person.

The blood-colored wood had complex patterns on its surface that resembled dragon scales.

Bloodscaled Wood over three thousand years old could be used to refine Tribulation-Substituting Beads. Such beads were one-time-use items, and possessing one meant having an extra life.

In that ancient cultivator’s cave abode was an offensive Spiritual Treasure, and by prior agreement, Chu Buyu had first choice. She selected the Spiritual Treasure, and the remaining items were divided equally; the more-than-three-thousand-year-old Bloodscaled Wood was Shen Long’s share.

"Three-thousand-year Bloodscaled Wood! Your fortune is not small indeed!"

Ice Silkworm True Person exclaimed in surprise.

"These are some fourth-grade Artifact Refining materials; Master, please take them for refining. Thank you for your efforts,"

Shen Long produced a cyan Storage Bag and handed it to Ice Silkworm True Person.

He and Chu Buyu had joined forces to kill many Nascent Soul Cultivators, acquiring quite a lot of property, most of which belonged to Shen Long.

"Then I shall not stand on ceremony. This is a fourth-grade Two-Tailed Spiritual Fox’s Demon Core, and a millennium-aged Qingfeng Grass that your Junior Sister acquired at an underground auction. You take them,"

Ice Silkworm True Person took out a cyan jade box and a golden jade box, handing them to Shen Long.

Shen Long didn’t refuse and accepted the items.

After chatting for half an hour, Shen Long bade farewell and left.

Returning to Golden Roc Peak, Shen Long entered a secret chamber.

With a flip of his right hand, a cyan porcelain bottle appeared. He prised off the stopper, and a rush of pure spiritual energy surged out. Inside was a drop of ten-thousand-year spirit milk, obtained from the cave abode of an ancient cultivator—there was only one drop, which Chu Buyu had given to Shen Long.

Shen Long had previously obtained a drop of thousand-year spirit milk in his early years, which could quickly restore mana. After advancing to the Nascent Soul Stage, the thousand-year spirit milk could no longer instantly replenish his mana, but the ten-thousand-year spirit milk could.

This treasure-hunting expedition had brought Shen Long quite a few good things. Besides the Bloodscaled Wood and ten-thousand-year spirit milk, there was also a piece of Five-Color Golden Throne Crystal—a material for refining spiritual treasures. Having just one piece was not enough.

After close examination, Shen Long discovered that the Five-Color Golden Throne Crystal bore some similarities to the piece of Strange Gold given to him by Du Yinyin. He guessed that this piece of Strange Gold contained Five-Color Golden Throne Crystal.

If he could collect a few more pieces of Five-Color Golden Throne Crystal, Shen Long could ask Ice Silkworm True Person for help in refining a spiritual treasure.

He patted a cyan spirit beast bag at his waist, and the Green-Eyed Spirit Fox flew out from within.

Shen Long took out a Beast Nurturing Pill to feed the Green-Eyed Spirit Fox and also fed it the demon core of a fourth-order Two-Tailed Spirit Fox.

The Green-Eyed Spirit Fox became drowsy, needing time to digest the considerable demon essence contained in the fourth-order demon core.

Shen Long put it back into the spirit beast bag, then released the Gold-Winged Fire Ant Queen. Every month, he fed it a Profound Ice Jade Lotus Pill, greatly accelerating the recovery pace of the Gold-Winged Fire Ant Queen.

Shen Long fed a Profound Ice Jade Lotus Pill to the Gold-Winged Fire Ant Queen and put it back into the spirit beast bag to recuperate properly.

He lit a stick of Tranquility Incense and inserted it into an incense burner, then sat down to meditate and regulate his breath.

After half an hour, Shen Long opened his eyes and took out a Blood Flood Dragon Pill to swallow. The elixir dissolved as soon as it reached his mouth.

He could distinctly feel a tremendous energy rampaging in his abdomen and hastily began cultivating to refine this energy.

Red dragon scales grew over Shen Long’s body, enveloping him in a red glow.

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Wanjian Mountain Range, the headquarters of Wanjian Sect.

In a secluded estate, Lu Qingshan, Lin Qing, and Xu Mei were sitting by a cyan stone table, sipping tea and chatting leisurely.

"Congratulations, Junior Brother Lin, Junior Sister Xu! Our sect has gained two more Nascent Soul Cultivators."

Lu Qingshan congratulated, his face beaming with smiles.

"It’s all thanks to the cultivation of the sect; otherwise, we wouldn’t have entered the Nascent Soul Stage so easily," Lin Qing said with a smile.

It was no surprise that he and Xu Mei had successively entered the Nascent Soul Stage.

Being renowned for many years, they were primary cultivation targets of the Wanjian Sect. Having reached Great Perfection Core Formation, the sect provided them with the necessary spiritual objects and Soul-Soothing Incense, helping them smoothly transition into the Nascent Soul Stage.

Lu Qingshan nodded and said, "Do you want to hold a ceremony for the formation of the Nascent Soul as a proper celebration?"

"That’s not necessary. We’re not concerned with such elaborate formalities. But if we can advance to the Divinity Transformation Stage, then we should definitely celebrate properly," Lin Qing said, his face full of longing.

Lu Qingshan’s face showed his admiration as he spoke, "Let me tell you something—the Spirit Control Sect’s Taoist Friend Shen has already advanced to the Nascent Soul Stage, and so has his master. They’ve gone ahead of you."

"What? They’ve both entered the Nascent Soul Stage?" Lin Qing exclaimed in surprise. He remembered seeing Shen Long for the first time when Shen was only at the early Core Formation, and he himself was at the late stage. Shen Long had overcome him, reaching the Nascent Soul formation first.

Lu Qingshan nodded, "Yes! He must have encountered a great opportunity. Of course, had you not been stuck at a bottleneck for so many years, you would have reached the Nascent Soul Stage long ago."

"It seems, then, that his opportunities were considerable, allowing him to get ahead of us," remarked Xu Mei contemplatively.

Lu Qingshan took out a Law Disk that shimmered with cyan light, channeled a spell into it, and frowned.

"Brother Lu, what’s happened?" Lin Qing asked curiously.

"The Barbarian Tribe’s Golden Crow Tribe is offering a hefty reward for the capture of two initial stage Nascent Soul Cultivators; one of them is Chu Buyu from Sun Moon Palace, and the other is a body cultivator possessing a heavy spiritual treasure. To capture these two, the Barbarian Cultivators entered Human Clan territory and we’ve captured a few of them," Lu Qingshan explained with a furrowed brow.