Immortal Venerable of the Beast Race
Chapter 412 - 320 Golden Soul Fruits, Millennium Flame Jade_1

Chapter 412: 320 Golden Soul Fruits, Millennium Flame Jade_1

Refuse Barbarian City, Spirit Control Garden.

Ice Silkworm True Person and Du Yinyin sat around a green stone table, conversing about something.

"Together, the Nascent Soul Cultivators we from the Spirit Control Sect have slain amount to as many as eight, which is quite impressive. We should be able to secure a portion of territory,"

an excited Du Yinyin stated.

During this war, the human clan and the Barbarian Tribe together lost over seventy Nascent Soul Cultivators; the majority were from the Barbarian Tribe. These were just the casualties from the frontal battlefield, with the Nascent Soul Cultivators who had been dispatched to wreak havoc in the Barbarian Tribe’s hinterlands yet to return, thus leaving the specific results unknown.

"There aren’t many forces that achieved greater results than us, so we’re certain to receive a piece of land. Badao Villa, Xuanyang Sect, Zixiao Sect, and Qixia Sect suffered heavy losses and are greatly weakened. If anything happens to Taoist Friend Han, then the future of Qin Country will be dictated by our Spirit Control Sect,"

Ice Silkworm True Person said with a smile.

Many forces were crippled, and the Spirit Control Sect’s performance in this war was not bad, with most of the achievements being related to Shen Long.

"Even if nothing happens to Taoist Friend Han, the future of Qin Country will still be under our Spirit Control Sect’s sway,"

a confident male voice chimed in,

and as the voice fell, Shen Long walked in, a smile on his face.

He and Golden Crow True Monarch rushed back to Refuse Barbarian City as fast as they could. By the time they arrived, the battle was already over.

"Junior Brother Shen, you’re back. Nothing went wrong, I hope!"

There was a delighted expression on Du Yinyin’s face.

Ice Silkworm True Person’s face revealed a sincere smile as he said, "You’ve really made our Spirit Control Sect proud, lad. Now that the war is over, can you tell us about your mission?"

"Thank you for the concern, Senior Sister Du. I’m fine. We went deep behind the Barbarian Tribe’s lines to cause mayhem, attacking their important strongholds, and managed to capture two strongholds of the Golden Ape Tribe. We wanted to assault a large Spirit Medicine Garden, but unexpectedly a Nascent Soul Late Stage Cultivator happened to pass by. He had a Tier Four Thousand-Mile Bird, which discovered us hiding in the shadows, prompting us to scatter and flee for our lives,"

Shen Long briefly recounted his experiences, omitting the part where he killed Gu Yu.

Such matters couldn’t be acknowledged, and Shen Long wouldn’t admit to it no matter who asked.

"It’s lucky you had the Iron Tail Scorpion to assist you; otherwise, the Demon-Locking Talisman wouldn’t have trapped her so easily,"

remarked Du Yinyin, somewhat relieved.

Ice Silkworm True Person nodded and said, "It’s good that you’re unharmed. By the way, take a trip down to the Shuwu Hall, bring out the spoils from the Nascent Soul Cultivators you’ve slain for Qi Shan to verify, earn some Kind Attribute, and exchange it for Cultivation Resources."

"I have already done that and exchanged Kind Attribute for a batch of Alchemy Materials,"

Shen Long said.

After a casual chat for the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, Shen Long departed and returned to the Golden Roc Courtyard.

He entered the practice room and took out a red Storage Bracelet, gave it a gentle shake, and a swath of red radiance swept over the floor, leaving a large assortment of items—that were inside Gu Yu’s Storage Bracelet.

There were no shortage of splendid goods: there were no less than thirty millennium-old Spiritual Medicines, over twenty Tier Four Demon Cores, and more than one and a half million Spirit Stones.

Shen Long’s gaze rested on a golden jade case with a Silver Talisman attached to it.

He peeled off the talisman, opened the case, and an oval-shaped golden fruit came into view.

"Golden Soul Fruit!"

Shen Long recognized this type of Spirit Fruit.

The Golden Soul Fruit tree blossoms every six hundred years, takes another six hundred years to bear fruit, and another six hundred to mature. It’s the main ingredient in Golden Soul Pill for strengthening the Divine Soul.

He closed the case and re-affixed the talisman.

He found three pieces of Millennium Flame Jade, which could be used to refine offensive Spiritual Treasures.

Apart from these items, there were also nine Tier Four Pill Formulas, which included the Golden Soul Pill, as well as the Dragon Scale Pill, which is crafted using the Dragon Scale Fruit as the main ingredient and can augment physical strength.

Gu Yu went to attend a good friend’s birthday celebration and exchanged a top-grade elixir for a Golden Soul Fruit, then hurried to the residence of a fourth-tier artifact refiner, intending to ask for his help in refining a spiritual treasure, but unexpectedly ran into Shen Long and three others.

Gu Bo did not have many spiritual treasures in hand, with the Qian Yang Cauldron being the most precious. With limited lifespan remaining, he gave the Qian Yang Cauldron to Gu Yu, hoping she could refine a top-grade elixir and, inadvertently, Shen Long benefited from this.

After eliminating Gu Yu, Shen Long acquired quite a few valuables, including alchemy materials and the Qian Yang Cauldron, as well as three pieces of Millennium Flame Jade. Together with previously collected Five-Color Golden Throne Crystal and Silver Green Veined Jade, he had more than enough to refine a spiritual treasure.

He planned to ask a fourth-tier artifact refiner for help to elevate the Zyphyxial Blade to a spiritual treasure, and Ice Flood Dragon True Person was the most suitable candidate.

Ice Flood Dragon True Person’s artifact refining level wasn’t low, but he hadn’t yet refined a spiritual treasure. Shen Long wasn’t ready to trust him just yet, deciding to wait until Ice Silkworm True Person could refine a spiritual treasure before proceeding, as gathering the materials needed for spiritual treasure refining wasn’t easy.

Apart from the Golden Soul Fruit, Shen Long carefully categorized the other materials and closed his eyes to rejuvenate his spirit.

A short while later, equivalent to the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, Shen Long opened his eyes, revealing a sharp gleam within them.

With a flick of his sleeve, the Qian Yang Cauldron flew out and landed in front of him.

He began to consecrate the Qian Yang Cauldron, knowing that with it, his alchemy efficiency would be greatly improved.

...

In a quiet manor, Mo Wuya and Qi Xiao were playing chess, with Lu Qingshan reporting to them.

"Based on our current statistics, solely considering the number of enemy kills, the Spirt Control Sect has slain the most Nascent Soul Cultivators, totaling eleven, and Taoist Friend Shen has killed two Nascent Soul Cultivators in the Barbarian Tribe’s territory, which according to the rules count as three," said Lu Qingshan.

"The Spirt Control Sect! Shen Long! Back then, Yuling True Monarch was also a formidable figure, a Loose Cultivator who cultivated to the Divinity Transformation Stage, founded a sect, and secured a territory for the Spirt Control Sect. Let the other powers see, those who boldly slay enemies will certainly be richly rewarded," instructed Mo Wuya.

"Shen Long of the Spirt Control Sect is talented, proficient in alchemy, and not weak in strength," praised Qi Xiao.

"I didn’t expect Taoist Friend Qi to also be aware of Young Friend Shen’s existence," Mo Wuya said with a smile, teasingly.

"It’s rare for such a promising seedling to appear in the Donghua Cultivation Realm; of course, I know of him. His divine skills are considerable, but he relies too much on spirit insects. Once the spirit insects are killed, his strength plummets. ’One must harden oneself to forge iron,’" commented Qi Xiao.

He was unaware that Shen Long could transform into a Flood Dragon to fight his enemies, thinking that Shen Long could only rely on two mutant fourth-tier spirit insects.

"The Spirt Control Sect is known for mastering insect repelling and beast taming after all, it’s unreasonable to ask someone to abandon their own strengths. Your Nether Corpse Sect disciples practice corpse refinement; if their refined corpses are killed, their strength suffers as well," Mo Wuya retorted.

"Refined corpses are resilient and not so easily killed, unlike the weaker physical forms of spirit insects," Qi Xiao replied, unconvinced.

Mo Wuya nodded, something coming to mind. Curiously, he said, "Speaking of which, Taoist Friend Qi, your refined corpse is already at the Nascent Soul Stage. If you can raise a Divinity Transformation Stage refined corpse, Wu Xiao wouldn’t be a concern."

"He was struck by my Heavenly Corpse Palm and has suffered substantial damage to his vital energy. He needs a period of rest for recovery and wouldn’t heal easily. It’s just that I haven’t been at the Divinity Transformation Stage for long; otherwise, his injury would have been severe," Qi Xiao confidently declared.

"Master Nephew Lu, you may go. Continue tallying the battle results. In a month’s time, we will reward according to merit," ordered Mo Wuya.

"Yes, Master Uncle Mo," agreed Lu Qingshan and withdrew respectfully.