Immortal Venerable of the Beast Race
Chapter 432 - 340 Life-Bound Magic Treasures Ascend to Spiritual Treasures_1

Chapter 432: 340 Life-Bound Magic Treasures Ascend to Spiritual Treasures_1

Half a year had passed by quickly.

With the auction approaching, a large number of high-ranking cultivators arrived at Star Moon Marketplace, which added to its prosperity.

A quiet manor, with rock gardens, small bridges, and flowing streams.

Mu Shanshan and Xu Xin were sitting around a cyan stone table, sipping tea and chatting idly.

"Mu Junior Sister, the auction is about to start, and I still can’t contact Fairy Chu. Do you know what she’s busy with?"

Xu Xin asked curiously.

"How would I know? As you’re aware, she and I don’t get along. She never tells me what she’s doing. In fact, I wanted to ask you!"

Mu Shanshan responded.

"I’ll ask Master Nephew Lin!"

Xu Xin took out a golden, shimmering Messaging Plate, inserted a spell into it, and asked, "Master Nephew Lin, is Fairy Chu in closed-door cultivation?"

"No."

The voice of Lin Yu came through.

"Then why hasn’t she shown up yet? I tried contacting her with the Messaging Plate, but there was no response. Is she busy with some important matter?"

Xu Xin inquired.

"Half a year ago, Senior Shen visited. He and Master Aunt Chu have been inside Moonlight Pavilion for half a year now, and they haven’t come out yet."

Lin Yu reported truthfully.

"Alright, when Fairy Chu comes out, please pass on a message from me. Tell her I have something important to discuss with her."

Xu Xin said.

"Yes, Uncle Master Xu."

Lin Yu agreed.

Xu Xin put away the Messaging Plate with a frown.

"Fairy Chu is an Artifact Refiner, so Taoist Friend Shen probably asked her to do some artifact refining! It’s quite normal for her to be out of sight for half a year. If he asked her to forge a Spiritual Treasure, that would take a lot of time. Fairy Chu is rather biased though; when I asked for her help with artifact refining, she refused, yet she’s so invested in helping Taoist Friend Shen. But it’s no wonder, as Taoist Friend Shen is an Alchemist with exquisite skill in Alchemy; it’s likely Fairy Chu also asked for his help with alchemy."

Mu Shanshan frowned as she spoke.

"Are Fairy Chu and Taoist Friend Shen that close?"

Xu Xin asked.

Mu Shanshan shook her head, "I don’t know, Fairy Chu doesn’t bother with me. How would she tell me who she interacts with?"

Moonlight Garden, Moonlight Pavilion, Artifact Refining Room.

Chu Buyu was sitting cross-legged on a red meditation cushion, her gaze fixed intently on the Refining Furnace in front of her.

Some artifact refining materials were placed around her, while Shen Long sat cross-legged on the Soundproofing Array, his eyes slightly closed.

After a while, Chu Buyu altered her spell, withdrew the Spirit Flame, and lifted the lid of the furnace. The Zyphyxial Blade flew out, brimming with spiritual energy.

"It’s a success."

Chu Buyu’s face showed delight as she exhaled a breath of turbid air.

She deactivated the Soundproofing Array and said, "Taoist Friend Shen, it’s been successful."

Shen Long opened his eyes, a sharp glint flashing within.

With a beckoning gesture, the Zyphyxial Blade flew towards him and landed in his hands, which sank slightly.

"Excellent, it has finally ascended to a Spiritual Treasure. Thank you, Fairy Chu."

Shen Long expressed his gratitude, his eyes full of joy.

"It was nothing. By the way, the auction is about to start soon."

Chu Buyu reminded him.

Shen Long put away the Zyphyxial Blade and left with Chu Buyu.

"Should you ever need my help in the future, Fairy Chu, feel free to ask."

Shen Long promised.

Chu Buyu had done him a great favor by upgrading the Zyphyxial Blade to a Spiritual Treasure.

After some small talk, Shen Long bid farewell and departed.

Returning to his residence, Shen Long entered the Practice Room, stepped into the Myriad Beasts Tower, and made his way to the fourth floor.

He whistled, and a thunderous dragon’s roar echoed through the heavens. The sea churned and surged, raising towering waves as the Ice Flood Dragon burst out of the ocean depths. Having consumed only two Profound Ice Jade Lotus Pills, it had already healed completely—this was the power of the Flood Dragon.

Shen Long took out a white Demon Core and tossed it to the Ice Flood Dragon.

The Ice Flood Dragon opened its maw wide and swallowed the Demon Core.

Hovering above Profound Yin Island, he could see a dark protective barrier enshrouding the entire island.

Shen Long pulled out a black token, flicked his wrist, and a beam of dark light shot forth, striking the barrier, sending ripples across it and revealing a massive opening. The Nine-Headed Ghost Pigeon flew out—

completely healed, its plumage even brighter than before.

"Master!"

The Nine-Headed Ghost Pigeon greeted.

"I see you’ve recovered well. I have acquired a Middle Stage, Tier Four Inner Core from a Yin Beast for you,"

Shen Long said with a smile. With a flick of his wrist, a black Demon Core flew towards the Nine-Headed Ghost Pigeon.

One of the Nine-Headed Ghost Pigeon’s heads caught and swallowed the Demon Core, expressing its gratitude, "Thank you, Master."

A gust of wild wind blew past, and the Gold-Winged Windroc appeared out of nowhere.

"Greetings, Master."

The Gold-Winged Windroc spoke human language.

Shen Long took out a green Demon Core and fed it to the Gold-Winged Windroc.

"You two should compare your Escape Speeds and see who is faster."

Shen Long instructed.

The Nine-Headed Ghost Pigeon and Gold-Winged Windroc agreed, and they gently flapped their wings, creating a violent wind as they flew forward. The Gold-Winged Windroc was somewhat faster.

"Wind Escape Technique, who can travel the farthest?"

Shen Long said.

No sooner had he spoken than the Gold-Winged Windroc and the Nine-Headed Ghost Pigeon simultaneously flapped their wings and vanished from their original spots.

The next moment, the Gold-Winged Windroc appeared a hundred and forty miles away, and the Nine-Headed Ghost Pigeon appeared a hundred and twenty miles away. In terms of Escape Speed alone, the Gold-Winged Windroc was faster, but the Nine-Headed Ghost Pigeon’s prowess lay not in its speed but in its Divine Skills.

A frenzy of wind blew past Shen Long, and the Nine-Headed Ghost Pigeon and the Gold-Winged Windroc reappeared.

"I can fly faster than it."

The Gold-Winged Windroc boasted smugly.

"Hmph, my Divine Skills are more formidable than yours."

The Nine-Headed Ghost Pigeon said proudly.

Shen Long approached the Myriad Beasts Stele, with the Gold-Winged Windroc and the Nine-Headed Ghost Pigeon following him.

Shen Long looked towards the Myriad Beasts Stele, focusing his gaze on the section for the Nine-Headed Ghost Pigeon.

The Nine-Headed Ghost Pigeon, not yet mutated, with a Purity of Bloodline reaching five, mastered Fire-Avoiding, Wind-Riding, Sudden Rain, and Flying Stone—four Divine Skills of different attributes, as well as the powerful Divine Skill, the Soul Hooking Forbidden Light.

"Show me your Wind-Riding Divine Skill."

Shen Long commanded.

One of the Nine-Headed Ghost Pigeon’s heads opened its beak and exhaled a beam of green light, transforming into a two-hundred-feet-high green tornado that swept towards the sea, drawing a vast amount of water into its powerful gust.

"What about Sudden Rain?"

Shen Long asked.

Another head of the Nine-Headed Ghost Pigeon released a beam of blue light, turning into an immense blue cloud. The blue cloud churned and rolled, pouring rain that transformed into hundreds of blue water spears over ten feet long, hurtling towards the green tornado.

"And Flying Stone?"

Shen Long said.

Another head of the Nine-Headed Ghost Pigeon shot out a yellow light, which became a hundred-foot-sized yellow boulder, hurtling towards the green tornado.

Loud booming noises erupted as green, blue, and yellow Spiritual Light flared in the sky.

"Let me see your Fire-Avoiding Divine Skill."

Shen Long spoke and took out a fan that glinted with red light. With a light flick of the fan, a swath of red flames rushed out, heading straight for the Nine-Headed Ghost Pigeon.

The Nine-Headed Ghost Pigeon didn’t try to dodge but let the red flames hit its body.

A massive explosion followed, and the fierce flames engulfed the Nine-Headed Ghost Pigeon’s body.

An extremely grating cacophony filled the air as the flames flashed and were extinguished.

The body of the Nine-Headed Ghost Pigeon was enveloped in a layer of blue glow, looking as though it had been coated with a blue water membrane.

Shen Long arrived on the second floor and whistled. A ball of golden flames lit up in front of him, and the Gold-Winged Fire Ant Queen appeared out of thin air.

He took the Gold-Winged Fire Ant Queen to the fourth floor and had it spray demonic fire at the Nine-Headed Ghost Pigeon.

The Gold-Winged Fire Ant Queen opened its massive maw and sprayed out a jet of golden flame that surged directly towards the Nine-Headed Ghost Pigeon.

A booming sound erupted, and the golden flames engulfed the Nine-Headed Ghost Pigeon’s body. However, an astonishing event occurred soon after—the golden flames scattered, and the Nine-Headed Ghost Pigeon emerged unscathed, with its blue glow intact.

"Haha, not bad."

Shen Long laughed heartily.

The Gold-Winged Fire Ant Queen was a Mutated Spirit Insect, and the demonic fire it spat was quite formidable, far surpassing ordinary demonic fire. The fact that it was not able to affect the Nine-Headed Ghost Pigeon at all was truly befitting of an Ancient Great Demon.

"With four ranks comes four heads. It seems to grow nine heads, it would need to reach the ninth rank. I wonder what the remaining five Divine Skills are."

Shen Long mused to himself, full of curiosity.

He took the Nine-Headed Ghost Pigeon back to the Profound Yin Island and the Gold-Winged Fire Ant Queen back to the second floor.

He went to the third floor, where a small green sapling surfaced from the ground. It grew rapidly into a towering tree with luxuriant branches and leaves. On its trunk, one could see the face of a young boy—it was the Tree Person.

Having survived the Forty-Nine Heavenly Tribulations, the Tree Person recovered swiftly. After advancing to the fourth rank, it could extract the life force from other Spirit Plants to strengthen itself or aid in the growth of other Spirit Plants, improving their vigor.

With the Tree Person present, Shen Long didn’t need to worry about cultivating rare Spiritual Medicine.

"Master!"

The Tree Person greeted him.

"Take good care of the Spirit Plants here. I will find a way to get you the Crystal Core of a high-tier Wood Demon."

Shen Long said.

"Yes, Master."

The Tree Demon agreed.

The Tree Person did not consume Demon Cores; it needed the Crystal Core of a high-tier Wood Demon or the life force of other Spirit Plants.

Shen Long checked the growth of the Golden Thunder Bamboo and the Demon Attracting Grass, noting they were thriving, then left the Myriad Beasts Tower. He sat down cross-legged and began meditating to regulate his breathing.