Immortal Venerable of the Beast Race
Chapter 402 - 310 Silver Green Veined Jade_1

Chapter 402: 310 Silver Green Veined Jade_1

A month’s time quickly passed.

In a secluded estate, with pavilions, towers, and long corridors by the water, more than thirty Nascent Soul Cultivators including Lu Qingshan, Shen Long, Du Yinyin, and Han Lun, were seated around a green stone table, sipping tea and discussing the Tao.

After arriving at the front lines, the Nascent Soul Cultivators had fought a battle to the death once, but had not yet fought a second time. In the last battle, a total of ten Nascent Soul Cultivators on both sides had perished, and the losses were not small.

Without the intervention of the Soul Transformation Cultivators, the Nascent Soul Cultivators were the highest combat force. Excessive casualties on either side were unacceptable, so they both sent out a large number of Core Formation Cultivators to fight and kill each other in open areas, with the Barbarian Tribe suffering even greater losses.

"Taoist Friend Shen, that Spirit Insect of yours really has some impressive divine skills! We captured two Core Formation Cultivators, and after a Soul Search, we found that the Nascent Soul early-stage cultivator who fought with you had severely damaged his physical body and abandoned it, opting to seize another body to cultivate. Who knows how long it will take for him to recover his cultivation."

Lu Qingshan said with a smile.

"A fourth-order mutated Spirit Insect, such a thing is extremely rare in the entire Donghua Cultivation Realm."

Su Susu remarked with a tone of envy.

"The physical body of a Spirit Insect is quite weak and only suitable for sneak attacks. It’s not so easy to injure a Nascent Soul Cultivator head-on."

Shen Long humbly replied.

"Taoist Friend Shen is being too modest. The Barbarian Cultivators have strong physical bodies, which is why they could endure for so long. If it were an ordinary Nascent Soul Cultivator, they would probably have turned into a pool of blood by now."

Ye Sen analyzed.

A burly man in golden robes nodded and said, "That’s right, Taoist Friend Shen is quite capable, managing to cultivate a mutated fourth-order Spirit Insect. Even ordinary fourth-order Spirit Insects are difficult to cultivate, as the physical bodies of Spirit Insects are too weak to withstand the Forty-Nine Heavenly Tribulations."

Wang Yinghu, born in the Wang Family of Begonia Valley, specializes in Body Cultivation.

"Fairy Su, that Combined Attack Technique of your Heavenly Melody Sect is incredibly powerful too! You can stand your ground against late-stage Nascent Soul Cultivators."

Shen Long changed the subject.

Across the entire Qianyang Realm, the Combined Attack Technique was quite rare, and the forces that mastered it were few.

"The cultivation difficulty is also not small. It requires five Nascent Soul Cultivators to cultivate the same technique. If only we had a handy Spiritual Treasure, then even late-stage Nascent Soul Cultivators would be no match for us,"

Su Susu confidently stated.

"Your Combined Attack Technique is indeed powerful, but it’s an indiscriminate attack, and other Taoist Friends within the spell’s range will be affected, aside from the five of you."

Han Lun pointed out the drawback.

The music was an indiscriminate attack; aside from the casters, others would be affected too.

"There’s no helping it, this is the drawback of music-based techniques,"

Su Susu said regretfully, and as she seemed to remember something, she asked, "Taoist Friend Lu, doesn’t your Wanjian Sect have a Combined Attack Technique as well?"

"We do, but it requires five cultivators cultivating the same technique to execute the Combined Attack Technique. Who could ensure that all cultivators who cultivate the same technique can advance to the Nascent Soul stage?"

Lu Qingshan heaved a sigh.

The Wanjian Sect did have a Combined Attack Technique, but not all disciples who cultivated it had reached the Nascent Soul Stage; two were stuck at the Core Formation Stage, rendering them unable to execute the Combined Attack Technique.

Wang Yinghu nodded and said, "That’s true. The Combined Attack Technique isn’t the hardest part; the real challenge is ensuring that all the cultivators who practice that technique can reach the Nascent Soul Stage."

After chatting for more than an hour, Lu Qingshan suggested trading Cultivation Resources, which Shen Long and the others did not refuse.

Lu Qingshan flung his sleeve, and a sweep of green radiances passed over, leaving a large pile of items on the table - fourth-order Demon Cores, millennium Spiritual Medicines, Spirit Wood, ores, and so on.

Several Nascent Soul Cultivators sent Sound Transmission Talismans to Lu Qingshan and brought out items for him to inspect.

Shen Long traded high-quality Elixirs for two early-stage fourth-order Fire Qilin Beast Demon Cores and also obtained two millennium Golden Flame Ginsengs.

The Cultivators proceeded to take out items to trade, with high-quality Elixirs that advanced Mana being particularly popular; those that detoxified or healed injuries were also well-received.

Half an hour later, a medium-sized elder in a green robe stood up, took out dozens of items, most of which were Artifact Refining materials.

Shen Long’s gaze fell upon a gold-colored ore the size of a watermelon, then he took out a green jade box, passed it to the green-robed elder and his lips moved slightly.

The green-robed elder’s face showed delight as he nodded, then handed five pieces of the gold-colored ore to Shen Long.

After completing the trade, Shen Long stood up, took out dozens of items; he wanted to exchange for Alchemy Materials, especially the millennium Profound Ice Jade Lotus.

"Taoist Friend Shen, I will trade you a millennium Profound Ice Jade Lotus and an early-stage fourth-order Fire Qilin Beast’s inner core for one Blood Serpent Fruit. What do you say?"

Wang Yinghu took out a white jade case and a red jade box, and sent a Sound Transmission Talisman to Shen Long.

After verifying that everything was correct, Shen Long nodded and agreed to the trade.

He had traded away most of his items, obtaining quite a few Alchemy Materials in return.

Fairy Skyfire stood up and brought out dozens of materials.

"Demon Attracting Grass! Over seven hundred years old Demon Attracting Grass!"

Han Lun exclaimed in surprise, his eyes burning with desire as he looked at a golden jade box containing a stalk of over seven-hundred-year-old Demon Attracting Grass.

"Trading for a Miracle Elixir that heals Divine Soul wounds, suitable for Nascent Soul Cultivators to take,"

Fairy Skyfire declared.

She was unable to find the Miracle Elixir that could heal Divine Soul injuries, and Xuanyang True Monarch remained in a coma to this day.

The Nascent Soul Cultivators present looked at each other in dismay; while Demon Attracting Grass was indeed precious, a Miracle Elixir capable of healing Divine Soul injuries was of even greater value.

Shen Long had the Seven Stars Spirit Cultivating Pill, which could heal Divine Soul injuries of Cultivators below the Nascent Soul Stage with no problem, but for a Divine Soul of a Nascent Soul Cultivator that had suffered heavy damage, the Seven Stars Spirit Cultivating Pill was of little help.

It seemed that Xuanyang True Monarch really did meet with an accident, and his recovery would not be so straightforward.

Han Lun closely examined the Demon Attracting Grass and said with a frown, "Fairy Xu, the rhizome of this Demon Attracting Grass is severely damaged; it cannot be cultivated any further, what a pity."

If the Demon Attracting Grass could be cultivated for a thousand years, luring and killing fourth-order Monster Beasts would be much easier.

Upon learning that the grass could no longer be cultivated, the Nascent Soul Cultivators present were greatly disappointed.

Ye Sen transmitted a message to Fairy Skyfire and, after a brief communication, took out a golden porcelain bottle and handed it to her, exchanging it for the Demon Attracting Grass.

Half an hour later, the exchange was complete and the Cultivators began to leave one after another, each returning to their own dwellings.

Upon returning to Golden Roc Courtyard, Shen Long entered the Practice Room and stepped into the Myriad Beasts Tower.

He reached the second floor, and a loud roar of a beast sounded; the Fire Qilin Beast flew in from a distance and stopped right in front of Shen Long with a flash.

The Fire Qilin Beast’s size had increased quite a bit, currently at the Late Stage of the third order.

Shen Long took out a golden jade box, opened it, and inside were three red Demon Cores, all from fourth-order Fire Qilin Beasts.

The Fire Qilin Beast let out an excited roar, flames surging from its limbs.

Shen Long took out a red Demon Core along with a thousand-year-old Golden Flame Ginseng and fed them to the Fire Qilin Beast.

The Fire Qilin Beast opened its mouth and shot out a thick, red flame, quickly running through a group of volcanoes.

About half a quarter of an hour later, it returned to Shen Long, swaying from side to side before collapsing in front of him.

Shen Long furrowed his brows and after a careful examination confirmed that it was not seriously harmed, just asleep; relieved, he let it be.

He slapped his palm against a golden Spirit Beast bag at his waist, releasing tens of thousands of Spirit Ants, with twelve particularly conspicuous Four-Winged Fire Ants among them.

The difference between Four-Winged Fire Ants and Gold-Winged Fire Ants was the presence of an additional pair of wings; besides that, there was no other difference.

The Gold-Winged Fire Ant Queen flew to Shen Long’s front, circling around him.

Shen Long took out a watermelon-sized piece of golden ore; this was Jinyu Stone, a fourth-order Artifact Refining material.

A dazzling red light shone from his palm, transforming into a huge red dragon claw which clenched its fingers and crushed the golden ore, revealing a faintly luminous silver stone with green patterns rolled out from within.

"Silver Green Veined Jade!"

Shen Long was overjoyed, as Silver Green Veined Jade was as renowned as Five-Color Golden Throne Crystal for being used in the refining of Spiritual Treasures.

The Gold-Winged Fire Ant Queen emitted a sharp, ear-piercing shriek, its body twinkling with golden light. Had it not alerted him, Shen Long would never have realized the potential within the Jinyu Stone, he had struck fortunate.

There was a small piece of Silver Green Veined Jade inside the Jinyu Stone, likely the result of a volcano eruption where a piece of Silver Green Veined Jade was enveloped by magma, which over time transformed into the Jinyu Stone.

"Well found," Shen Long praised, allowing it to consume the Jinyu Stone.

The Eight Four-Winged Fire Ants also ingested the Jinyu Stone, but the other Gold-Winged Fire Ants were not so privileged, only eating third-order Artifact Refining materials.

Shen Long put them back into the Spirit Beast bag and left the Myriad Beasts Tower. He took out a red Messaging Plate and fed a spell into it, saying, "Taoist Friend Qin, the Three-Leaf Jade God Pill you requested has been refined. Come to Golden Roc Courtyard to collect it! I’ve already notified the people below, once you arrive at the Spirit Control Garden, they will lead you in."

"Alright, I’ll be right there,"

Golden Crow True Monarch agreed immediately.

Shen Long put away the Messaging Plate and stepped out.

In fact, he had refined it long ago. With the fourth-order Spirit Flame at hand, his efficiency at Alchemy had increased dramatically; now, it took him less than seven days to refine a batch of fourth-order Elixir.

He sat down in a Stone Pavilion, and in less than half a quarter of an hour, Qian Dafu came in with Golden Crow True Monarch.

"Taoist Friend Shen demonstrates formidable power, bringing honor to our Human Clan, congratulations!"

The Golden Crow True Monarch greeted him with a smile.

"Taoist Friend Qin, here’s the Three-Leaf Jade God Pill you asked for!"

Shen Long took out a green porcelain bottle and handed it over to the Golden Crow True Monarch.

The Golden Crow True Monarch checked and thanked him profusely.

After a bit of small talk, the Golden Crow True Monarch took his leave.

Shen Long gave a few instructions to Qian Dafu and then dismissed him.

Shen Long entered a Practice Room and sat cross-legged on a red meditation mat, beginning to meditate and regulate his breath.

A quarter of an hour later, Shen Long took out a Blood Flood Dragon Pill and swallowed it, starting his Cultivating practice.

Soon, his body grew a large amount of red dragon scales, and his skeleton made cracking sounds. A red aura enveloped his entire being.