Immortal Venerable of the Beast Race
Chapter 406 - 314 Behind Enemy Lines (Vote for Monthly Ticket)_1

Chapter 406: 314 Behind Enemy Lines (Vote for Monthly Ticket)_1

A vast, boundless grassland was jolted by a deafening explosion, and a towering mass of black light appeared in the sky, exceptionally conspicuous.

A streak of purple Escape Light shot out from the black light, moving with incredible speed.

"Dare to intrude into our Barbarian Tribe’s heartland and create chaos, then don’t think about leaving—stay behind!"

A cold male voice rose.

No sooner had the voice fallen than a gust of fierce wind blew, and a tall man dressed in black appeared in front of the purple Escape Light. On his back were a pair of enormous black feathery wings, which upon closer inspection were ethereal, not solid.

Clasped in the man’s hand was a crescent axe that shimmered with black light, intricately engraved with the words "Ink Moon" and exuded an astonishing amount of Spiritual Energy—it was a Spiritual Treasure.

The purple Escape Light halted, revealing a full-figured woman in a purple dress, her expression one of terror.

Lu Qingshan had dispatched multiple squads to cause havoc deep within the Barbarian Tribe’s territory.

The squad that the woman in the purple dress belonged to had chosen to attack the large Spirit Medicine Garden of the Black Crow Tribe, guarded by a Nascent Soul Cultivator who possessed a heavyweight Spiritual Treasure.

The man in the black shirt opened his mouth and spewed a jet of black flames that struck the Protective Spirit Light of the woman in the purple dress, emitting a puff of green smoke.

The woman in the purple dress opened her mouth and spat out five two-foot long purple flying knives, which instantly merged into a giant purple blade over three meters long and slashed towards the man in the black shirt.

With a mere flutter of his black feathery wings, the man in the black shirt vanished from the spot, rendering the woman’s attack futile.

The next moment, the man in the black shirt appeared behind the woman in the purple dress, swinging his black axe at her.

The black axe cleaved into the woman’s Protective Spirit Light, shattering it instantly. The axe left the woman in purple cloven in twain, and as soon as her Nascent Soul tried to escape, it was grabbed by the man in the black shirt, who slapped on a silver-light flickering Talisman and carried out a Soul Search.

"Infiltrating behind enemy lines to cause trouble? Hmph, targeting our Black Crow Tribe—they truly are fools."

The man in the black shirt snorted coldly and stored the Nascent Soul in a black jade box.

The man in the black shirt plundered the valuables from the corpse. A streak of blue Escape Light approached from the distance, halted with a flash, and a full-figured woman in a green dress appeared as the light dissipated.

"Jie Zha, is it handled?"

The woman in the green dress asked.

"Handled. They court death by entertaining the idea of striking at us," Jie Zha replied, his face full of murderous intent.

"I’ve received news that a vein belonging to the Golden Ape Tribe was attacked, and the tribespeople stationed there were all slaughtered with no survivors. It’s unclear who did it. All that’s known is that the attackers breached our defenses swiftly. The reinforcements from the Golden Ape Tribe didn’t arrive in time, and all those tribemembers were killed," the woman in the green dress said with a furrowed brow.

This move by the Human Clan was a precise blow to the soft underbelly of the Barbarian Tribe, who had gathered the forces of fifteen tribes to confront the Human Clan. With a great number of high-level Cultivators on the front lines, their rear was vulnerable. Additionally, with the eighteen tribes each acting independently, numerous Barbarian stations came under attack, suffering significant losses.

"The Golden Ape Tribe! It seems those people have Spiritual Treasures on them, likely more than one, otherwise they could have teleported away and there would’ve been no need for a desperate fight," Jie Zha said, his expression turning grave.

"Didn’t you get any useful clues from the Soul Search?" the woman in the green dress inquired, perplexed.

Jie Zha shook his head and explained, "They were unaware of the other squads’ situations. Tasks assigned by Lu Qingshan were for them to choose their own targets and points of attack. Essentially, many Human Clan squads infiltrated our Barbarian heartland to wreak havoc, with each squad ignorant of the others’ existence and specific targets, which makes things very troublesome for us. But this is a typical Human Clan tactic."

"Let’s return for now, and deliberate further. As long as they continue to linger in our Barbarian heartland, they will sooner or later be exterminated by us," the woman in the green dress suggested.

Jie Zha nodded, and the two left the area.

...

The Qingmei Mountain Range stretched over ten thousand miles, abundant with Spiritual Energy, and here, vast numbers of Qingmei trees were cultivated.

From deep within the mountain range came another ear-splitting explosion, as a massive silvery lightning bolt lit up the sky.

Deep in the mountains, Golden Crow True Monarch, Shen Long, Lin Qing, and Xu Mei stood high in the air, looking towards a steeply rising green mountain in the distance. They could see a great number of Barbarian Cultivators lying unconscious on the mountain, motionless on the ground with no obvious injuries.

Golden Crow True Monarch pinched a spell, and the Qianyang Seal crashed towards the silvery lightning.

A beast roar that echoed through heaven and earth rang out, and the silver lightning instantly dissipated, revealing a tall woman clad in a golden dress. She was enveloped in a purple light curtain, with a huge phantom of a golden ape looming above her in the void.

The golden ape phantom let out a deafening roar, sending forth a golden sound wave sweeping out towards the Golden Crow True Monarch and his three companions.

Lin Qing cast a sword spell, and a giant sword flashing with green light flew out, smashing through the golden sound wave and slicing towards the golden-clad woman.

The golden-clad woman hastily sacrificed six golden flying knives that merged in midair into a giant golden blade, about a Zhang long, to meet the attack.

When the giant golden blade collided with the giant green sword, a dull sound of metal clashing rang out.

A thunderous boom came from the high sky, as a thick silver pillar of lightning tore through the heavens, carrying an aura of destruction as it hurtled directly towards the golden-clad woman.

Before the golden-clad woman could evade, a sharp, piercing screech sounded next to her ear, immediately causing her to feel dizzy and disoriented.

An enormous booming sound erupted, and the silver lightning engulfed the figure of the golden-clad woman.

A giant white fist launched forward, entering the midst of the lightning, followed by a scream as the golden-clad woman was sent flying backward, spitting out a large mouthful of essence blood.

Before she could hit the ground, an irresistible gravitational force emerged from within the earth, pulling her swiftly towards the ground.

A flash of golden light, and a huge golden seal adorned with flickering light appeared above the golden-clad woman’s head—it was the Qian Yang Seal.

"No······"

Before the golden-clad woman could finish speaking, the Qian Yang Seal smashed down, and the ground shook violently.

Golden Crow True Monarch made a spell gesture, causing the Qian Yang Seal to fly up. A huge crater appeared on the ground where the golden-clad woman was turned into a mush of flesh.

A Nascent Soul that bore a striking resemblance to the golden-clad woman flew out from the body, and a large red hand emerged, grabbing the Nascent Soul and bringing it back to Shen Long.

Shen Long conducted a soul search on the Nascent Soul and obtained a good deal of useful information.

"The Golden Ape Tribe’s lair has only two Nascent Soul Cultivators, and their Divine Souls have been heavily injured and are not yet healed."

Shen Long said, passing the Nascent Soul to Lin Qing.

Lin Qing conducted a soul search on the Nascent Soul and nodded, "The High Priest of the Golden Ape Tribe was severely injured by a Nascent Soul early-stage Cultivator using a Soul Extinguishing Bead, and hasn’t fully recovered yet."

"Why don’t we attack the Golden Ape Tribe’s lair?"

Golden Crow True Monarch proposed.

"Better not. After all, it is a major tribe, and Hao Hu is a late-stage Nascent Soul Cultivator. If he desperately fights back against us, even if we exterminate him, it is unlikely that we’ll come out unscathed. When all is said and done, our strength is too weak. If we were all middle-stage Nascent Soul Cultivators, we might have tried it,"

Shen Long voiced his opinion.

It was true that Hao Hu’s Divine Soul had suffered heavy damage, but he was after all a late-stage Nascent Soul Cultivator. The Golden Ape Tribe had a long history; was it realistic for a middle-stage and three early-stage Nascent Soul Cultivators to think they could penetrate the Golden Ape Mountain Range? Unlikely.

Golden Crow True Monarch was the team leader, and whenever they gained some benefits, he got the lion’s share. Should they really conquer the Golden Ape Mountain Range, Golden Crow True Monarch would be the biggest beneficiary, and Shen Long would only get a small portion.

The benefit was not proportional to the risk, so Shen Long was not interested.

"That’s right, we are too weak. Let’s not do it. The Golden Ape Tribe has been around for so long; they surely have some trump cards, like the Soul Extinguishing Bead, for instance. Moreover, with one of their mines and a large Spirit Medicine Garden attacked and all the Cultivators stationed there killed, Hao Hu will definitely increase his vigilance. Besides, the Golden Ape Mountain Range is already filled with numerous Nascent Soul Cultivators who have laid a trap for us, just waiting for us to fall into it,"

Lin Qing slowly stated, disapproving as well.

Being the ones with the lowest cultivation among the three of them, if they were to really attack the Golden Ape Mountain Range, they would most likely be the ones to die.

"Let’s harvest the Spirit Medicine from the garden and leave this place quickly,"

Xu Mei urged.

Golden Crow True Monarch nodded, put away the Qian Yang Seal, and flew towards the Spirit Medicine Garden.

The Golden Ape Tribe had stationed many people to guard the Spirit Medicine Garden, with the Divine Sense Attack from the Iron Tail Scorpion killing all the Barbarian Cultivators below the Nascent Soul stage.

This large Spirit Medicine Garden indeed contained many Spiritual Medicine plants—a total of one hundred and fifteen-millennium-old plants, along with thousands of seven-to-eight hundred-year-old specimens, and the number of Spirit Fruit trees was also significant, with a Jade Divine Fruit tree among them bearing over a hundred fruits. As per the usual agreement, Golden Crow True Monarch would take forty percent while Shen Long and the others took twenty percent each,

The only downside was that there weren’t any particularly rare Spiritual Medicines, like the Heavenly Soul Dark Lotus or Profound Ice Jade Lotus.

They harvested the Spiritual Medicines and Spirit Fruits from the garden and left the place.