Immortal Venerable of the Beast Race
Chapter 460 - 368 Huang Ziqi_1

Chapter 460: 368 Huang Ziqi_1

Green Ape Mountain, the ancestral land of the Chen Family.

In a blue-green pavilion, Shen Long sat in the main seat, with Chu Buyu seated by his side, the two were discussing something.

"So it turns out, Senior Sister Lin was harmed by the Corpse King. No wonder I couldn’t find the real culprit."

Chu Buyu’s face showed a sudden realization as he spoke.

After leaving the Zhou Family, they had pursued the investigation and learned that the victimized senior sister had visited the Chen Family. During their visit to the Chen Family, they coincidentally encountered an attack by Ghost Creatures.

"Fairy Chu, this is Madam Lin’s belonging. Take it back and complete your task!"

Shen Long took out a golden storage bracelet and handed it to Chu Buyu.

Chu Buyu took the storage bracelet, swept it with his divine sense, and nodded, "Thank you, Taoist Friend Shen."

"It was but a trivial matter. By the way, Fairy Chu, I’d like to ask for your help in crafting a set of treasures. A bottle of Seven Stars Nourishing Spirit Pills as compensation, how about it?"

Shen Long spoke.

He wanted to ask Chu Buyu to craft a set of treasures out of fourth-order Leading Thunder Pearls and Absorbing Thunder Pearls, in order to boost his own strength.

"A set of treasures? How many pieces?"

Chu Buyu asked.

A set of treasures was more powerful, and the more pieces there were, the longer the crafting time and the greater the difficulty.

"Two pieces."

Shen Long flipped his right hand, and a delicately crafted golden jade box appeared in his hand, which he passed to Chu Buyu.

Chu Buyu opened the jade box to take a look, inside were two round beads.

"Fourth-order Absorbing Thunder Pearl and Leading Thunder Pearl? Taoist Friend Shen’s abilities are not small, indeed!"

Chu Buyu exclaimed in surprise, his face full of envy.

"It was just luck. Are there any other materials you need, Fairy Chu? Just speak up."

Shen Long said.

"With these two pearls, that’s enough. You’ve also helped me by handing over Senior Sister Lin’s belongings, which is a big favor. I’ll provide the remaining materials myself, but I need some time before I can craft them. Currently, I don’t have that time,"

Chu Buyu replied.

"That’s fine! Whenever Fairy Chu is free to craft them, and once they are crafted, just deliver them to me,"

Shen Long said.

"You trust me so easily, Taoist Friend Shen!"

Chu Buyu was somewhat astonished.

"Would Fairy Chu distrust herself?"

Shen Long said with a slight smile, teasingly.

"Of course, I trust myself. It’s settled then,"

Chu Buyu agreed.

Shen Long took out a red messaging plate that shimmered with spiritual light, entered a spell, and the voice of Chen Haoming rang out, "Taoist Friend Shen, could you please come to the council hall? Senior Huang has arrived and wishes to speak with us."

"Alright, we will be right there,"

Shen Long agreed and put away the messaging plate.

"Senior Huang has actually come to the Chen Family. It seems like Senior Huang has a good relationship with the Chen Family,"

Chu Buyu said, surprised.

Shen Long nodded and, along with Chu Buyu, went to the council hall, where Ye Lin, Xu Xin, and others were present.

After a little while, a tall and skinny elder in yellow robes walked in, with Chen Haoming following behind him.

The elder in yellow robes had a fair complexion, and his presence was unfathomably profound.

"We pay our respects to Senior Huang,"

Shen Long and others bowed, saying in unison.

Huang Ziqi took the main seat and sat down.

"I didn’t expect that shortly after my return to the Western Desert Cultivation Realm, the Myriad Ghost Tomb incident would occur. Fortunately, the Chen Family is safe. Friend Chen has told me everything. It was thanks to your help this time, especially Young Friends Mu and Shen."

Huang Ziqi spoke, his voice warm and gentle.

"When the juniors arrived, Taoist Friend Shen and the others had already rescued Taoist Friend Chen. The juniors didn’t contribute much."

Mu Xue said humbly.

"Senior Huang is overpraising me. Even if Madam Mu hadn’t spoken up, the junior wouldn’t have stood by and let ghost creatures harm people. It was my duty."

Shen Long said.

"Friend Chen, why don’t you tell them about the situation at the Myriad Ghost Tomb?"

Huang Ziqi instructed.

Chen Haoming nodded and said, "We used a large Messaging Array to contact Taoist Friend Xu from the Holy Spirit Sect and gathered quite a bit of information. The Myriad Ghost Tomb is located within the Thousand Puppet Sect’s territory. The sect’s main temple was breached by ghost creatures; only one Nascent Soul Cultivator escaped unscathed. The Great Elders of the Shen Family and Zhou Family took action and killed the Nascent Soul Stage ghost creatures, which significantly reduced their numbers. However, a large number of ghost creatures are still causing chaos in various places. The Shen Family, Zhou Family, and Holy Spirit Sect have jointly issued a notice inviting high-level cultivators to come forward for the eradication of ghosts."

"The main temple of the Thousand Puppet Sect was breached by ghost creatures? How capable are they?"

Ye Lin exclaimed in surprise.

"There were ten Nascent Soul Stage ghost creatures, led by a Ghoul King in the Late Nascent Soul Stage. It possesses a Spiritual Treasure and strong Divine Skills that should not be underestimated. Taoist Friends Zhou and Shen joined forces but only managed to injure the Ghoul King, who escaped and is now untraceable. The ghost creatures in the Myriad Ghost Tomb are even more numerous."

Chen Haoming explained.

"A Late Nascent Soul Stage Ghoul King? With a Spiritual Treasure? How did it obtain it? Taoist Friends Shen and Zhou are both cultivators in the Late Nascent Soul Stage, and they only injured the Ghoul King?"

Chu Buyu questioned.

"We’re not sure how the Ghoul King got its hands on the Spiritual Treasure. Strictly speaking, it’s a Ghost Cultivator with its own consciousness, capable of refining Spiritual Treasures and skilled in the art of concealment. The Great Elder of the Thousand Puppet Sect was ambushed by the Ghoul King, which led to his demise. The whereabouts of the Ghoul King are unknown; it may have fled back to the Myriad Ghost Tomb."

Chen Haoming said.

Ghost Cultivators and ghost creatures are two different concepts, just like Monster Cultivators and Monster Beasts. The former practice specific cultivation techniques with high efficiency, capable of activating treasures, Formations, and Talismans, while the latter fight on instinct, unable to utilize treasures or Formations.

"Senior Huang, what should we do next?"

Shen Long asked politely.

"I will personally take action to eliminate the ghost creatures in the Myriad Ghost Tomb. You are responsible for exterminating those that have fled, to prevent them from harming the mortal world. Friend Chen has made arrangements; follow his orders. This is a matter concerning the safety of the entire Western Desert Cultivation Realm and even the Qianyang Realm. You must give your all and not shirk your duties. Otherwise, I will not be lenient. Those who make great contributions will be handsomely rewarded," Huang Ziqi said with a stern face.

"Yes, Senior Huang," Shen Long and the others responded eagerly, their expressions respectful.

With a Soul Transformation Cultivator personally involved, they naturally dared not be negligent.

"I have been in contact with Taoist Friends Zhou, Shen, and Lin through a large Messaging Array. We’ve discussed it and arranged multiple encirclement traps, conducting a dragnet search to find the ghost creatures. We provide immediate support in case of danger. This will squeeze the living space of the ghost creatures. With Senior Huang taking care of the ghost creatures in the Myriad Ghost Tomb, we strike from both sides, aiming to eradicate these creatures," Chen Haoming said.

He took out a huge blue Beast Hide map, marked with various notes and labels.

Pointing to the map, he assigned tasks to each cultivator. Shen Long, Chu Buyu, Ye Lin, Mu Xue, and Xu Xin were part of the same Patrol Team, responsible for holding position at Qinglian Marketplace. Using Qinglian Marketplace as the command center and overseeing a region, they commanded cultivators to exterminate ghost creatures. If any Nascent Soul Stage ghost creatures appeared within their jurisdiction, the five of them would confront them.

Qinglian Marketplace had nine subordinate strongholds, each manned by several Core Formation cultivators. These nine strongholds worked with Shen Long’s team to oversee a large region.

In simple terms, the Western Desert Cultivation Realm was divided into several regions, each with multiple strongholds. These strongholds formed a large network to exterminate the ghost creatures.

Shen Long and his team were responsible for one region and had considerable autonomy, able to leverage the power of cultivators within their jurisdiction to gather Cultivation Resources. This was also one of the hidden benefits.

"Thank you for your hard work this time, fellow Taoists," Chen Haoming said gravely.

"Friend Chen is being too polite, eliminating demons and protecting the path is the duty of cultivators like us; it’s only right," Ye Lin said with a smile.

Considering the vastness of the Western Desert Cultivation Realm, they had just dealt with four Nascent Soul Stage ghost creatures. It seemed unlikely that any more of such ghost creatures would attack, right?

"I’ll leave this place to you. I’m off to the Myriad Ghost Tomb to exterminate the ghost creatures there," Huang Ziqi instructed and then transformed into an Escape Light and left.

"Taoist Friends Shen, Ye, and Xu, let’s also head to Qinglian Marketplace! Hopefully, we can eliminate these ghost creatures soon," Mu Xue said, then departed with Shen Long and the others from the Chen Family, heading towards Qinglian Marketplace.

With the Holy Spirit Sect, Shen Family, and Zhou Family, these three major forces jointly arranging tasks, no other force dared to defy and obediently followed orders. As a result, the power of Human Cultivators was integrated, enhancing the efficiency of exterminating ghost creatures and reducing casualties among the forces. This strategy garnered the support of the greater Cultivator community, leading to more thorough execution of the orders from the three major forces and a steady decrease in the number of ghost creatures.