Immortal Venerable of the Beast Race
Chapter 423 - 331 Golden Magnet Array (no more today)_1

Chapter 423: 331 Golden Magnet Array (no more today)_1

The humanoid skeleton had multiple clear cracks on its body, indicating that it must have suffered serious damage before death. On its left bone hand, it wore a red ring with a pattern of monster beasts, while its right bone hand wore a golden storage bracelet.

"Spirit Beast Bracelet! Storage Bracelet!"

Shen Long’s face showed delight.

The space inside a Spirit Beast Bracelet was larger than that of a spirit beast bag, with multiple independent spaces where spirit insects, spirit beasts, and spirit birds could be kept separate. With the Spirit Beast Bracelet, he would not need to carry multiple spirit beast bags anymore.

As for the storage bracelet, there was no need to mention its value; ordinary Nascent Soul Cultivators didn’t possess such a thing.

Shen Long had killed more than ten Nascent Soul Cultivators, and most of these individuals used storage bags, reflecting the preciousness of the storage bracelet.

He opened his mouth and exhaled a stream of blue flames onto the humanoid skeleton. The skeleton turned to ash, leaving only the golden robe, the storage bracelet, and the Spirit Beast Bracelet.

After checking repeatedly and ensuring there were no errors, he picked up the storage bracelet. With a flick of his wrist and a sweep of golden light, an array of items appeared on the ground, among which an almost invisible golden flying needle caught Shen Long’s attention.

"Flying Needle Treasure!"

Shen Long was overjoyed.

Flying needles were a sly weapon, and Flying Needle Treasures were favored by cultivators; however, the materials for crafting them were rare, which made these treasures very precious.

Besides one Flying Needle Treasure, there were also three Dharma Treasures, over a million spirit stones, more than twenty fourth-grade demon cores, thirty-two thousand-year-old Spiritual Medicines, a batch of fourth-grade Artifact Refining materials, and even a crystal core from a fourth-grade Wood Demon.

Shen Long’s gaze swept over, landing on a golden crystal ball. It was an Echo Crystal.

He picked up the Echo Crystal and channeled his mana into it. Instantaneously, the Echo Crystal burst into a blinding gold light, and a stream of golden light flew out, transforming into the phantom of a pale-faced, golden-robed elder.

"I am Qianyang True Monarch, from the Qianyang Sect of the Western Desert Cultivation Realm. I entered the Burial Immortal Tomb in search of the Golden Soul Fruit but encountered two Nascent Soul Stage Ghost Cultivators. They ambushed me. I fought desperately to escape, but was badly injured and my Divine Soul was heavily damaged. I hid here to heal, setting up the Golden Magnet Array, knowing my time was short. I hope that some fated person will find my legacy and be willing to make a trip to the Western Desert Cultivation Realm to inform Junior Sister Xu at the Qianyang Sect. The debt I owe her, I’ll repay in my next life."

The golden-robed elder’s voice was weak, and after these words, the phantom dissipated.

"Qianyang True Monarch, Qianyang Sect! Golden Magnet Array!"

Shen Long’s face took on a reflective look. When chatting idly with Zhou Yuliang, he had inquired about the major powers of the Western Desert Cultivation Realm and hadn’t heard of the Qianyang Sect, suggesting it might be a minor sect.

Shen Long picked up the Array Plate, his expression excited. No wonder the Barbarian Cultivators couldn’t breach this place—it turned out there was a Golden Magnet Array set up here. With this array in hand, Shen Long found it much easier to exterminate fourth-grade monster beasts.

He picked up the golden flying needle and saw the two small characters "Qian Gold" engraved on it.

He collected the items on the ground, beginning to ’feed’ (imbue/dedicate) the Spirit Beast Bracelet and the Qian Gold Needle with his mana (or devotion).

After ’feeding’ (imbuing/dedicating) the Spirit Beast Bracelet and Qian Gold Needle, he released the spirit insects, spirit beasts, and spirit birds, housing them in the Spirit Beast Bracelet, then he left the place.

Shen Long exited the Thousand Herbs Hall and sent out the Hundred Eyes Cicada to scout, locating eighteen Formation Flags, each a Dharma Treasure crafted from Golden Magnet Spirit Wood that was more than a thousand years old.

Just as he reached the base of the mountain, the Hundred Eyes Cicada let out a piercing cry, having discovered something.

Shen Long’s brow furrowed, his face full of killing intent, "Barbarian Cultivators, Black Crow Tribe! Perfect timing to test the power of the Qian Gold Needles."

Ninety miles away, in an open area, a brawny man in black and a voluptuous woman in a purple dress stood on the ground. Not far from them was a huge pit emitting black smoke, with two completely charred centipedes lying inside, devoid of all life.

"The fourth-grade Demon Insects here are really numerous; we were almost caught off guard by them," the woman in the purple dress said, frowning.

"Fortunately, they’re dealt with now. Let’s go!"

The dark-clothed man collected the bodies of the two centipedes.

Just then, the sound of thunder cracked through the air, and a thick silver column of lightning split the sky, striking towards the dark-clothed man and the woman in the purple dress.

The dark-clothed man intended to dodge, but the ground suddenly generated a powerful gravitational force, and his body, as if it were made of magnetite, was firmly stuck in place, unable to move.

With no way to avoid it, his body emitted a brilliant black light, and a giant phantom of a black crow appeared. With a light flick of the crow’s wings, a black tornado swept out, blocking the descent of the silver lightning column.

A yellow Sand Flood Dragon charged at an astonishing speed, followed closely by a golden-red spear.

The dark-clothed man was just about to cast a spell to defend when a sharp, ear-piercing screech echoed in his ears, causing his mind to experience an unbearable, excruciating pain, making him dizzy.

The phantom of the black crow spat out a black sound wave to meet the approaching yellow Sand Flood Dragon.

Upon colliding with the black sound wave, the body of the yellow Sand Flood Dragon exploded instantly, turning into a mass of sand grains flickering with yellow light. The yellow sand grains suddenly condensed into arrows of yellow sand, shooting straight at the dark-clothed man.

The dark-clothed man’s body shone with a brilliant black light, and a thick black light shield appeared, while he spat out a black giant axe and swung it to meet the attack.

The black giant axe smashed many of the yellow sand arrows, and the rest struck the black light shield, producing a sound like popping beans, but the shield remained unscathed.

A yellow sand arrow struck the black light shield and instantly disintegrated, revealing a golden shining Flying Needle.

"A Spiritual Treasure!"

The dark-clothed man exclaimed with eyes full of fear.

The golden Flying Needle struck the black light shield, which shattered like paper mâché.

The dark-clothed man tried to dodge, his body heavy as billions of pounds, immobilized. The golden Flying Needle pierced through his left eye and flew out from the back of his head. A Nascent Soul that closely resembled the dark-clothed man flew out of the body, enveloped by a green glow, and was drawn into a Green Jade Vase.

On the other side, the golden-red spear struck the woman in the purple dress’s Protective Spirit Light, which was drowned by a wave of golden flames. A streak of red light shot out, hitting her Protective Spirit Light.

Her Protective Spirit Light shattered like a bubble, and the golden-red spear pierced through her body. Her Nascent Soul left her body, emitting a brilliant purple light, and in a flash, it was tens of miles away.

A sharp, ear-piercing screech sounded, and the Nascent Soul halted. A silver Talisman descended from the sky and affixed itself onto the Nascent Soul.

Shen Long hurried over, grabbed the Nascent Soul, and conducted a Soul Search.

"Carrying out a major task with Wu Yan from the Golden Crow Tribe! Perished from both body and Dao."

A thoughtful expression crossed Shen Long’s face.

These two were only at the early Nascent Soul Stage, and their entrance into the Burial Immortal Tomb was to harvest two stalks of thousand-year Seven Stars Nourishing Spirit Flowers. These are the main ingredients for refining the Seven Stars Nourishing Spirit Pills, which can strengthen the Divine Sense of Nascent Soul Cultivators.

They had successfully harvested the Seven Stars Nourishing Spirit Flowers and were ambushed by a fourth-tier Demon Insect while leaving. Discovered by Shen Long, they met their demise.

Shen Long was not concerned about their purpose of entering the Burial Immortal Tomb, but rather that the Black Crow Tribe had sent Nascent Soul Cultivators to carry out a major task with Wu Yan from the Golden Crow Tribe, and the Nascent Soul Cultivators from the Black Crow Tribe had perished.

Wu Yan was a top expert of the Golden Crow Tribe; if he personally led the mission, then the task must be extraordinary. Considering that Wu Xiao suddenly possessed a Sky-Reaching Spiritual Treasure, Shen Long speculated that the task Wu Yan and the others were carrying out could likely be the search for a Sky-Reaching Spiritual Treasure.

He looted the possessions on the corpses and collected the bodies.

With a single gesture, the Qian Gold Needle and the yellow sand grains flew up his sleeve. He retrieved the Iron Tail Scorpion and the Spirit Ant into the Spirit Beast Bracelet and left the area by the same route he came.

Half a month later, Shen Long returned to the Spirit Control Sect.