Immortal Venerable of the Beast Race
Chapter 492 - 400 Leave_1

Chapter 492: 400 Leave_1

A vast expanse of undulating emerald green mountains with trees reaching to the heavens.

A massive explosion sounded off, a huge reddish mushroom cloud shot up into the sky, and the earth shook and mountains quivered.

Deep in the mountain range, Shen Long and Chu Buyu stood in a clearing not far from a giant pit billowing with black smoke.

In the pit lay a giant rhinoceros, charred all over, with a bloody hole in its head, gushing blood incessantly, its life force gone.

"There are too many fourth-rank Monster Beasts here, and even fifth-rank ones. We now need to consider how to get out; otherwise, if we encounter a fifth-rank Monster Beast with Stealth Mystique, we are sure to perish."

Shen Long said with a frown.

With his strong Divine Sense and the aid of the Hundred Eyes Cicada, Shen Long had detected a fifth-rank beast bird. Fortunately, they were traveling underground and hadn’t been discovered by it.

Chu Buyu nodded and said, "There are fifth-rank Monster Beasts in this place. The inheritance of the Ziyang Monarch is secondary; our lives are what matter most. It’s better to leave quickly."

Shen Long nodded, released the Hundred Eyes Cicada, and its eyes emitted a blinding golden light.

The Hundred Eyes Cicada chirped joyfully, as if it had found something.

"Did it find a restriction?"

Chu Buyu asked.

Shen Long nodded, took out the Purple Pupil Bead, and infused it with Mana.

The Purple Pupil Bead burst forth with dazzling purple light, and Shen Long’s eyebrows tightened.

"What’s wrong, Taoist Friend Shen? It’s not that there’s a fifth-rank Monster Beast guarding it, is it?"

Chu Buyu said with a frown.

"Indeed, its den is right near the Transference Array. The difficulty of teleporting away silently is quite substantial," Shen Long said solemnly.

This was not by chance. Shen Long had obtained the inheritance of the Ziyang Monarch and knew there was a Transference Array here, which was why he had rushed to this location.

He hadn’t expected a fifth-rank Monster Beast to be guarding near the Transference Array; even with a fight, the Array could be destroyed.

"A fifth-rank Monster Beast guarding near the Transference Array?"

Chu Buyu’s eyebrows furrowed tightly. After thinking for a moment, she said, "I have a Yellow Sand Demon Bewildering Array that can trap a fifth-rank Monster Beast momentarily. I’ll lure it into the formation, and you, Taoist Friend Shen, activate the formation to trap it. Then we’ll head to the Transference Array and leave as fast as possible."

"No, that’s too risky. How can you be sure the formation will still work? You might be killed by it even before you can lure it in."

Shen Long pointed out the flaw.

"I have a Tribulation-Substituting Bead that can take a hit for me once, no worries," Chu Buyu said earnestly.

"We can set up the formation, but there’s no need for you to lure it. Let it come to us; that way, we have more time," Shen Long said.

Chu Buyu was slightly startled, then expressed her surprise, "Demon Attracting Grass? It’s been so many years."

Shen Long nodded, "Almost two thousand years, I guess!"

"Almost two thousand years? Are you willing to part with it? How about using a Puppet Beast or a Spirit Beast to lead away the fifth-rank Monster Beast?"

Chu Buyu suggested.

Demon Attracting Grass of two thousand years could make many a Nascent Soul Cultivator fight over it, and even Soul Transformation Cultivators would be tempted.

With such a plant, hunting fourth-rank Monster Beasts would be much easier.

"Compared to our lives, what’s a stalk of Demon Attracting Grass? Let’s set up the Array, Fairy Chu," Shen Long said.

Chu Buyu’s method was not without risks; if it failed, Shen Long might lose his chance to leave the place.

Chu Buyu nodded her head, and they left the area to find a suitable location for Array Setting.

At the peak of a steep and lush green mountain stood a sprawling manor, half-collapsed.

A massive Green Giant Lion lay near a two-zhang-tall green fruit tree, beside which hung over a dozen elliptical green fruits.

The Green Giant Lion had its eyes closed, seemingly asleep.

Behind the green fruit tree was a partially collapsed green pavilion, where one could see a ten zhang large Transference Array with each of its indentations holding a greyish-white stone.

Half an hour later, a tremendous booming noise erupted.

The Green Giant Lion opened its eyes, its nose detecting a strange scent.

The Green Giant Lion stood up, its gaze filled with longing.

For some reason, its heart itched, as if it were the smell of some ancient Spiritual Medicine, which after devouring, would greatly benefit it.

With a gentle tap of its right hoof on the ground, the Green Giant Lion transformed into a streak of green Escape Light and left.

Before long, it appeared above a vast expanse of green bamboo forest.

A green flowerpot was placed on the ground, containing a golden grass about a foot high.

The Demon Attracting Grass was surrounded by a vast sea of yellow fog, where the yellow mist roiled and surged, occasionally emitting deafening booms.

The roiling yellow fog surged, and more than a dozen rank four Monster Beasts rushed out towards the Demon Attracting Grass.

The Yellow Sand Mystic Monster Array could not confine a rank five Monster Beast, but it could trap more than a dozen rank four Monster Beasts.

Shen Long and Chu Buyu used the Demon Attracting Grass to lure more than a dozen rank four Monster Beasts, trapping them within the Yellow Sand Mystic Monster Array.

They used them to engage the rank five Monster Beast, buying time for themselves.

The Green Giant Lion opened its gaping maw, from which dozens of massive green light blades flew out, heading straight for the rank four Monster Beasts.

The green light blades easily sliced through the green bamboo, striking the bodies of the rank four Monster Beasts.

Their bodies were like paper mache, cleaved open by the green light blades, with blood scattered all over the ground.

With a series of thunderous booms, all the rank four Monster Beasts were slain, and a mound of earth rose up as a yellow Centipede burrowed out from underground.

A gust of wind blew by, and the Green Giant Lion appeared above the Yellow Centipede, its right hoof stomping down head-on, landing on the Yellow Centipede’s head, shattering it.

The green flowerpot began to move quickly, and the nearby bamboo also shifted swiftly.

The Green Giant Lion, worried about destroying the Demon Attracting Grass, did not cast spells to attack the bamboo but instead flew onwards.

With its powerful body, it effortlessly knocked down the bamboo, as the flowerpot moved quickly, with thick Green Vines sprouting from the ground, striking at the Green Giant Lion.

Deep underground, Shen Long and Chu Buyu were enveloped in a thick layer of yellow light, moving rapidly beneath the earth’s surface.

The Tree Person would lead the rank five Monster Beast away with the Demon Attracting Grass, and being an adept with the Wood Escape Technique, it was not so easily killed.

"More than a dozen rank four Monster Beasts were annihilated so quickly, I underestimated the Divine Skills of the rank five Monster Beast. Had we proceeded with my plan, the rank five Monster Beast would have quickly escaped the trap, and we would have had no chance to reach our destination."

Chu Buyu’s face showed a relieved expression.

"Let’s hope the Transference Array is still functional, the Tree Person won’t be able to delay for long,"

said Shen Long.

Before long, they burrowed out of the ground and appeared near the Transference Array.

There were some logs pressing down on the Transference Array, which Shen Long moved aside and then replaced the Spirit Stones.

He released over a dozen Gold-Winged Fire Ants, which flew to the Transference Array, Chu Buyu imbued a spell, and the Transference Array began to shake violently, a dazzling Spiritual Light soaring to the sky, engulfing the figures of the Gold-Winged Fire Ants.

As the Spiritual Light dissipated, they vanished.

"The Transference Array still works,"

Chu Buyu said, her face alight with joy.

A deafening roar from a beast echoed from the distance, and Shen Long’s Divine Sense sensed the rank five Monster Beast rushing towards their location.

"Hurry, retreat, the rank five Monster Beast is coming,"

Shen Long said, unleashing a deafening dragon’s roar, summoning Rune Soldiers and rank four Puppet Beasts to meet the rank five Monster Beast.

A flash of green light emerged, the Tree Person appeared and slipped into Shen Long’s sleeve.

He and Chu Buyu stepped onto the Transference Array and channeled a spell into it.

The Transference Array began to violently shake, a dazzling Spiritual Light soaring to the sky.

With a series of thunderous booms, the Rune Soldiers and rank four Puppet Beasts were also destroyed by the Green Giant Lion.

Outside the arena, a streak of red light shone in the void, and Shen Long and Chu Buyu materialized.

"We finally escaped,"

Chu Buyu sighed in relief, this time had been too perilous, they had almost failed to make it out.