Immortal Venerable of the Beast Race
Chapter 505 - 413 Cai Lei’s Follow-up (None Today)_1

Chapter 505: 413 Cai Lei’s Follow-up (None Today)_1

Seven Stars True Monarch from the Realm of the Spiritual Pivot descended to The Lower Realm expressly to capture Cai Lei, having heard that Cai Lei took advantage of his position to make off with certain treasures.

Shen Long never imagined that it was a Soul Fragment of Cai Lei that had seized the descendant of Qianji True Monarch through possession.

"That’s correct, this is Cai Lei’s contingency plan. The Soul Fragment masters a secret technique of the Divine Soul; unless one is a whole major realm above, it’s very hard to guard against possession."

The Nine-Headed Ghost Pigeon explained.

"How many contingencies does Cai Lei have?"

Shen Long pursued the question.

"Unclear. It’s just a Soul Fragment. According to the plan, after the possession, it should recover its Cultivation as quickly as possible and return to the Realm of the Spiritual Pivot,"

said the Nine-Headed Ghost Pigeon.

The difference between a primary soul and a Soul Fragment lies in a single word, but they are entirely different. What the primary soul knows, the Soul Fragment might not know; what the Soul Fragment knows, the primary soul definitely knows.

"It seems Cai Lei has multiple contingencies. No wonder Seven Stars True Monarch came to The Lower Realm to capture Cai Lei, who self-destructed; he probably knew all along that he would be caught,"

Shen Long deduced, and recalling something, he pressed on, "You mentioned the Nine-Headed Ghost Pigeon before; does he know about you?"

"The Spirit Beast Egg of the Nine-Headed Ghost Pigeon was indeed brought down by him. As for how Cai Lei obtained it, that’s unclear,"

said the Nine-Headed Ghost Pigeon.

"In other words, Cai Lei fled to The Lower Realm, knowing full well he would be captured, and set up contingencies in advance, dispersing some of his wealth in different places, leaving a Soul Fragment in case his main body perished. By self-destructing in front of Seven Stars True Monarch, he broke the trail, and outsiders at most could find Cai Lei."

Shen Long guessed.

"That should be the case. He self-destructed precisely to sever the trail."

The Nine-Headed Ghost Pigeon said.

Shen Long showed a look of approval and said, "This person is both brave and shrewd, quite a formidable character. His body has perished and his path has vanished, hoping to rise again through a Soul Fragment. Now, whether he will get his wish remains to be seen."

He pulled out a green Storage Bracelet, flicked his sleeve, and a streak of green light flashed by, suddenly leaving a large pile of objects on the ground, most of them being materials for Artifact Refining, including over three million Spirit Stones.

He found a ten-thousand-year-old Dragon Transformation Grass in an exquisitely crafted green jade box, along with some Spiritual Medicine, all aged over three thousand years.

There were over thirty kinds of materials for refining Spiritual Treasures, along with many rare and strange items Shen Long simply didn’t recognize.

"The green jade stone records the language and script of the Realm of the Spiritual Pivot, and by affixing it to your forehead, you can automatically master it,"

the Nine-Headed Ghost Pigeon said.

Shen Long picked up a palm-sized green jade stone, finding it very light, and pressed it to his forehead.

The green jade stone lit up with a soft green glow, and a flood of information poured into Shen Long’s sea of consciousness.

"Realm of the Spiritual Pivot, Qing Xuan Zhou World Group!"

Shen Long murmured to himself, a contemplative expression on his face.

With over a dozen Jade Slips, Shen Long picked up one green Jade Slip and immersed his Divine Sense into it.

It didn’t take long for him to finish reviewing all the contents of the Jade Slips.

The Jade Slips mainly recorded information about the Realm of the Spiritual Pivot; the Qing Xuan Zhou World Group consists of tens of thousands of worlds, with the Realm of the Spiritual Pivot being just one of them.

A blue Jade Slip detailed the produce, powers, and races of the Realm of the Spiritual Pivot, while a green Jade Slip detailed the situation of the Green Lotus Continent.

The contents of these dozen or so Jade Slips helped Shen Long understand the Realm of the Spiritual Pivot and the Green Lotus Continent, though they held no practical benefit for him unless one day he could ascend to the Realm of the Spiritual Pivot.

Shen Long picked up the items from the ground and said, "Cai Lei played this hand brilliantly, aside from himself, no one knows how many contingencies he has."

"Assuming any of his other Soul Fragments recover their former Cultivation, if they saw me, they would definitely view their master as an enemy,"

the Nine-Headed Ghost Pigeon commented.

Shen Long had also thought of this. He simply didn’t know the status of Cai Lei’s other Soul Fragments; if any of them had regained their Cultivation and found the Nine-Headed Ghost Pigeon, they would certainly treat Shen Long as their foe.

Shen Long flicked his sleeve, and five Spiritual Treasures appeared on the ground: the Green Lotus Lamp, Mountain Suppressing Nail, Thousand Wood Ruler, Green Clam Banner, and Sea Suppressing Cudgel.

The Green Lotus Lamp, Mountain Suppressing Nail, and Thousand Wood Ruler came from the Soul Fragment of Cai Lei, while the Green Clam Banner and Sea Suppressing Cudgel came from the descendants of Qianji True Monarch.

The Green Lotus Lamp is an auxiliary Spiritual Treasure that can nurture the Divine Soul and can be used to cultivate a Soul Fragment.

The Mountain Suppressing Nail is an earth attribute Spiritual Treasure, the Thousand Wood Ruler is a wood attribute Spiritual Treasure, the Green Clam Banner is a concealment Spiritual Treasure, and the Sea Suppressing Cudgel is a heavy-type Spiritual Treasure.

Shen Long refined these five Spiritual Treasures, and after the refinement was complete, he released the Pursuing Spirit Beast.

The Pursuing Spirit Beast let out a deep roar, seeming to take credit for its work.

"This time I owe you, otherwise, I wouldn’t have possibly discovered the Nine-Year Hermit and Qianji True Monarch,"

Shen Long praised and stroked the head of the Pursuing Spirit Beast, taking out a white Demon Core and feeding it to the beast.

Deep within Immortal Fall Island, the restrictions on Divine Sense were significant. Shen Long’s Divine Sense couldn’t extend three hundred miles, but the Pursuing Spirit Beast could still sense the Divine Sense fluctuations of acquaintances.

Considering that both Qianji True Monarch and the Nine-Year Hermit might be waiting outside Immortal Fall Island, combined with the major beast tide currently erupting in the Outer Sea, Shen Long had no plans to leave the island for the time being.

He took the Nine-Headed Ghost Pigeon back into the Spirit Beast Bracelet and entered the Myriad Beasts Tower, arriving at the fourth layer.

With a flick of his wrist, Shen Long released the Ice Flood Dragon, the Gold-Winged Windroc, and the Nine-Headed Ghost Pigeon from the Spirit Beast Bracelet.

With a wave of his sleeve, a white Flood Dragon appeared without a breath.

He said to the Ice Flood Dragon, "Eat! Enjoy your feast."

The Ice Flood Dragon let out a joyous dragon chant, spitting out a whitish glow that enveloped the white Flood Dragon and swallowed it whole.

Shen Long each fed a fourth-grade Demon Core and a millennium Spiritual Medicine to the Gold-Winged Windroc and the Nine-Headed Ghost Pigeon, and they each returned to their nests to rest.

After the Ice Flood Dragon finished eating the corpses of three fourth-grade Flood Dragons, Shen Long fed it the Dragon Transformation Grass and, combined with the ten thousand-year-old Qixia Jade Lotus, the chances of the Ice Flood Dragon mutating should significantly increase.

Shen Long left the Myriad Beasts Tower, sat down cross-legged, took out a Blood Flood Dragon Pill, swallowed it, and started cultivating.

It wasn’t long before his body was covered in a red glow, sprouting numerous Red Dragon Scales.

...

In the Star Moon Marketplace, in a quiet manor.

Chu Buyu sat next to a green stone table, with Wang Feng reporting to him.

"What! Taoist Friend Shen was chased by two fourth-grade Flood Dragons?"

Chu Buyu frowned and said.

"Yes! Senior Shen killed a fourth-grade Ice Flood Dragon, then incited rage and was chased by the Thunder Flood Dragon and Wind Flood Dragon, disappearing without a trace,"

Wang Feng reported, an event witnessed by many.

A late-stage fourth-grade Thunder Flood Dragon is not easy to provoke as it can withstand Spiritual Treasures.

"Keep an eye on Taoist Friend Shen’s situation, and inform me immediately if there’s any news of him,"

Chu Buyu instructed.

"Yes, Master Aunt Chu,"

Wang Feng agreed.

"Right, what about the Mutant Demon Beast that broke through the Golden Flood Dragon Marketplace’s defenses? Any news on that?"

Chu Buyu asked.

If it hadn’t been for a mutant fourth-grade Demon Beast appearing within the beast tide, weakening the Formation’s power, the Formation wouldn’t have been breached.

Chu Buyu was particularly interested in the beast’s third eye, which, if refined into a Spiritual Treasure, would greatly facilitate breaking through Formations.

"No news yet. People have been dispatched to keep watch. If there’s any news, the disciple will immediately report it,"

Wang Feng said.

Chu Buyu nodded, gave a few more instructions, and then dismissed Wang Feng.