Immortal Venerable of the Beast Race
Chapter 424 - 332 Flower Demon News (Seeking Monthly Tickets)_1

Chapter 424: 332 Flower Demon News (Seeking Monthly Tickets)_1

Shen Long entered a practice room, ventured into the Myriad Beasts Tower, and arrived at the third floor, where a vast, dense forest appeared before him, brimming with spiritual energy.

After many years of transformation, the spiritual energy in the third floor of the Myriad Beasts Tower was plentiful, with a large number of Spirit Wood and Spiritual Medicine cultivated.

The space within the Myriad Beasts Tower was not small, but using it merely to plant Spiritual Medicine and spirit fruit trees seemed wasteful. Shen Long had considered converting it into the Wan Beast Garden to rear Monster Beasts and Demon Insects, but resources were an issue.

Now, nurturing a third-rank Spirit Beast, Spirit Insect, or Spirit Birds was not difficult for him, but mass cultivation was beyond his means and unnecessary.

Wild Monster Beasts and Demon Insects could consume Spiritual Medicine and Spirit Fruit, grow by killing cultivators or other Monster Beasts. Shen Long couldn’t possibly feed Monster Beasts and Demon Insects with Elixirs only to use them as food for his own Spirit Beasts and Insects—it would be redundant.

If he captured a group of Monster Beasts and Demon Insects and reared them in the Myriad Beasts Tower without cultivators or Miracle Elixirs, relying solely on their mutual predation, it wouldn’t take long for the reared creatures to dwindle, given the Tower’s finite space, as opposed to the limitless wild where they could roam and hunt cultivators.

Shen Long couldn’t justify investing vast resources to nurture a group of third-rank Monster Beasts, only to feed them to the Ice Flood Dragon or Iron Tail Scorpion. There was no need to when he could directly hunt in regions rich with Monster Beasts.

For now, the Myriad Beasts Tower couldn’t support too many Spirit Beasts, Insects, or Birds, as Shen Long couldn’t provide enough resources.

Not to mention, high-rank Monster Beasts and Demon Insects needed to overcome major boundaries outside the Myriad Beasts Tower, which also prevented Shen Long from rearing Spirit Beasts and Insects in large numbers.

As a portable space, Shen Long was quite satisfied with the Myriad Beasts Tower for the time being.

A towering tree lit up with a blinding green light, and a Tree Person appeared.

Shen Long took out a crystal-clear, green Crystal Core and said, "I’ve obtained another fourth-rank Wood Demon’s Crystal Core for you! I hope you can advance to the fourth rank soon."

With a flick of his wrist, the Crystal Core flew out of his hand towards the Tree Person.

The Tree Person opened its mouth and swallowed the Crystal Core, expressing gratitude, "Thank you, Master!"

Shen Long exited the Myriad Beasts Tower, took out a Messaging Plate, and instructed, "Changfeng, come to Golden Roc Peak, I have something to tell you."

"Yes, Master, your disciple will be right there."

Su Changfeng replied.

Shen Long put away the Messaging Plate and walked out.

He sat down in a stone pavilion and before long, Su Changfeng arrived.

"Disciple pays respects to Master."

Su Changfeng bowed deeply.

Shen Long took out a green Spirit Beast bag and handed it to Su Changfeng, saying, "I’ve soaked insect eggs in Spiritual Liquid and successfully hatched a Purple Crystal Sky Scorpion. Its rank is too low for me to use, so I’m giving it to you!"

"Thank you, Master!"

Su Changfeng expressed his thanks excitedly and took the Spirit Beast bag.

Lin Sen walked in, speaking with a grave expression, "Uncle Shen, Master Uncle Liu has returned, and he’s gravely injured. Sect Leader senior brother wishes for you to have a look."

"Senior Brother Liu is gravely injured? Understood, I’ll be right there."

Shen Long acknowledged and with a stamp of his right foot, he transformed into a streak of red escape light and sped away.

In no time, he arrived at Liu Zi’an’s residence and managed to see him.

Liu Zi’an sat within a green stone pavilion looking pale and listless, with Chen Xiao standing by his side.

"Senior Brother Liu, you’ve suffered severe depletion of vital energy. Quickly take this Blood Mushroom Pill for your injuries,"

Shen Long took out a green porcelain bottle and handed it to Liu Zi’an.

Liu Zi’an, unceremoniously, took the green porcelain bottle and handed a green Storage Bag to Shen Long, saying, "Junior Brother Shen, these are the Spiritual Medicines I’ve collected over the years. You take them for Alchemy."

Shen Long received the Storage Bag and upon inspecting it with his divine sense, he exclaimed, "So many Golden Soul Fruits, Senior Brother Liu, where did you get these?"

There were quite a few millennium-old Spiritual Medicines inside the Storage Bag, including seven Golden Soul Fruits.

"I got them from the Hengduan Mountains. I was also injured by a Nascent Soul Stage Flower Demon, but luckily, I made it back to the headquarters alive."

Liu Zi’an explained.

"A Nascent Soul Stage Flower Demon? Senior Brother Liu, do you have a map?"

Shen Long pursued the matter.

Liu Zi’an took out a green Beast Hide, handed it to Shen Long—it was a map.

"I encountered the Flower Demon here. Her divine skills are formidable. She can sing a song that entraps people in illusions. One of my good friends was killed by her, and I was severely wounded. Fortunately, I was able to escape quickly."

Liu Zi’an said weakly, evidently very feeble.

He detailed his encounter with the Flower Demon, how he and three friends had ventured into the Hengduan Mountains to collect Golden Soul Fruits.

Four Nascent Soul Cultivators teamed up to hunt demon beasts and gather herbs, everything went smoothly at first, they harvested numerous Spiritual Medicines, and successfully killed the Soul Devouring Lizard guarding the Golden Soul Fruit tree. On their way back they encountered a Nascent Soul Stage Flower Demon, two Nascent Soul Cultivators were killed, and Liu Zi’an also suffered severe injuries.

"It’s a relief that Uncle Liu is safe."

Chen Xiao said, somewhat grateful.

"Indeed! Senior Brother Liu, rest well and recuperate now, I’ll head back and start refining the Golden Soul Pills."

Shen Long advised.

After some idle chat, Shen Long bid farewell and left.

Returning to the Golden Roc Garden, Shen Long entered the Alchemy Room, sat cross-legged on a cyan meditation cushion, lit a stick of Tranquility Incense, and inserted it into the incense burner to mediate and nurture his spirit.

A short while later, Shen Long opened his eyes, took out the Qianyang Cauldron, and began alchemy.

Over the years, the Spirt Control Sect had collected many high-aged Spiritual Medicines, mostly handed to Shen Long for alchemy.

Shen Long exhaled a breath of Qinglian True Flame from his mouth, directed it to the bottom of the Qianyang Cauldron, and the room’s temperature quickly rose.

He threw the Seven Stars Nourishing Spirit Flower and other ingredients into the Qianyang Cauldron, then sealed it with the lid.

He planned to refine a batch of Elixirs first before hurrying to the Hengduan Mountains to hunt down the Flower Demon.

Under high temperatures, the Spiritual Medicines quickly began to melt, turning into a pool of juice, mixing together, and a faint fragrance emanated from the cauldron.

...

Zhao Country, Hundred Ghosts Sect.

In a tranquil manor, Su Sheng, Yin Shan, and Liu Mei sat by a cyan stone table with varying expressions.

They had successfully harvested Golden Soul Fruit and unexpectedly stumbled upon the remains of an ancient cultivator, acquiring his relics.

"The Qingmei Realm! This person actually had information related to the Qingmei Realm on him, could he be from the Qingmei Realm?"

Yin Shan pondered with doubt.

Among the relics of that ancient cultivator were several Jade Slips mentioning the Qingmei Realm.

"It’s hard to say, as far as I know, cultivators from the Qingmei Realm used to have interactions with those from the Qianyang Realm, but when the Tianyuan Realm invaded, they destroyed the spatial node leading to the Qingmei Realm and since then, there has been no contact between the two realms."

Su Sheng said.

"Can’t we find another spatial node?"

Liu Mei asked skeptically.

"You think spatial nodes leading to other realms are abundant? Simply put, there aren’t many safe spatial nodes leading to other realms; it requires special Sky-Reaching Spiritual Treasures, fifth-order Secret Talismans, or Formations to open a spatial node. Creating an inter-realm passage is too difficult, the cost too great, without significant benefits, who would spend massive resources and energy on such a task?"

Su Sheng explained. Remembering something, he said, "I always keep my word. Since Taoist Friend Yin helped me obtain the Golden Soul Fruit, come with me to the Cultivation Realm of the Northern Sea!"

"I’ll have to rely on Taoist Friend Su from now on."

Yin Shan’s face was full of fawning colors.

...

In the Wanjian Mountain Range, a quiet manor.

Mo Wuya sat beside a cyan stone table, with Qi Kexin reporting to Mo Wuya.

"Master Uncle Mo, we’ve checked the Scripture Pavilion’s records on treasures, and there’s not one Sky-Reaching Spiritual Treasure that matches the one Wu Xiao used. Could it have been refined by a fifth-order Artifact Refiner for him?"

Qi Kexin expressed her doubts.

Wu Xiao suddenly acquired a Sky-Reaching Spiritual Treasure, and Mo Wuya found it odd. After the great battle, Mo Wuya sent people to investigate the origin of the Qiantu Ruler; he was truly uneasy without understanding its origins.

"There are fewer than five fifth-order Artifact Refiners in the Qianyang Realm, all of them from the Human Clan, so the chances of them helping Wu Xiao refine a Sky-Reaching Spiritual Treasure are very low. Either he found it in a perilous land, or it was given by a major power," Mo Wuya said gravely.

Since the Qiantu Ruler couldn’t be found in the records, this indicated that the treasure did not originate from the Qianyang Realm.

"Are you worried about the Tianyuan Tribe from the Tianyuan Realm or other Heterodox Cultivators from different realms?"

Qi Kexin asked.

Mo Wuya nodded and said, "It’s very likely. Have people pay attention to whether there are any new Heterodox Cultivators in the Qian Yang Realm, check for any seals or spatial nodes leading to other realms to see if they’ve been tampered with, and also find an opportunity to capture several high-ranking members of the Golden Crow Tribe. We must find out the origin of Wu Xiao’s Sky-Reaching Spiritual Treasure."

"Yes, Master Uncle Mo,"

Qi Kexin agreed wholeheartedly, and left to carry out her orders.