Immortal Venerable of the Beast Race
Chapter 519 - 427 Escape_1

Chapter 519: 427 Escape_1

Eighteen pitch-black banners shot out from beneath the desert sands, instantly swelling in the wind to become colossal banners, each one hundred zhang tall.

On the surface of each pitch-black banner, one could see numerous fierce ghostly faces, seemingly alive, issuing shrill, ghostly wails.

"A complete set of Spiritual Treasures!"

Shen Long’s brows furrowed deeply.

Massive amounts of black Yin Qi gushed from the eighteen enormous black banners, each shooting out a beam of black light toward the sky.

Ghastly winds howled, with the sounds of ghosts and wolves echoing nonstop, and numerous terrifying ghostly apparitions visible.

Mo Wuya flicked his sleeve and a flying sword, flashing with blue light, shot out, brimming with spiritual energy.

He pinched a sword spell, and the blue flying sword’s light surged, unraveling thousands of massive blue sword energies that swept across in every direction.

Boom after boom, large swathes of blue light soared into the sky.

Suddenly, a fierce gust of wind arose as a group of Cultivators burst from beneath the desert sands. Among them were no fewer than five Soul Transformation Cultivators, led by Bian Shang, who sat atop a golden beast, his expression icy cold.

"It seems the Black Rhino Tribe was wiped out by you guys. No wonder Bian Jing and the rest didn’t encounter you all—you took a detour. However, your strategy had a fatal flaw."

Bian Shang’s tone was icy.

The golden beast was his Life-Bound Spirit Beast, the Goldscale Beast, which had grown to the fifth rank. This beast was a Mutated Spirit Beast, and its eyes could see a thousand li away.

Normally, a nascent Soul Cultivator in the early stage of Divinity Transformation could only scan up to five hundred li with their Divine Sense, unless they practiced Divine Sense Techniques, consumed Miracle Elixirs, or wore special treasures to extend it.

Even in its initial fifth rank, the Goldscale Beast could see things a thousand li away, showcasing the benefit of a Mutated Spirit Beast.

To be honest, this power was somewhat limited; it could be useful for treasure hunting or navigating but was of no direct help in combat.

In the Tianyuan Realm, where there hadn’t been a major war for tens of thousands of years, and the Tianyuan Tribe was unchallenged, even Bian Shang considered the Goldscale Beast’s mutated divine power somewhat useless.

He could never have imagined that it was precisely this power that allowed the Goldscale Beast to discover Huang Ziqi and others.

Rather than alarming the enemy, Bian Shang rushed to an important stronghold at top speed, using a massive Messaging Array to alert other tribesmen and muster troops, thus setting up an ambush in the endless sandy sea.

"Attack, slaughter them."

A corpulent man in a red robe spoke in a deep voice.

Yin Yan, in the initial stage of Divinity Transformation, was from the Black Rhino Tribe.

Having been at the frontlines against Cultivators from the Qingmei Realm, he never anticipated that someone would have destroyed his tribesmen in the Black Rhino Mountain Range, where many of his kin resided.

As Yin Yan pinched his spell, vast amounts of red firelight emerged in the void, instantly forming countless fire blades, each over ten zhang long and numbering in the tens of thousands.

A Soul Transformation Cultivator could manipulate the spiritual energy of nature within a certain radius to attack the enemy— the higher their cultivation and the deeper their mana, the larger the area they could control.

Countless gigantic fire blades tore through the sky, heading straight for Shen Long and the others.

Fairy Xuanbing reacted quickly, pinching her spell as numerous white ice swords, each over ten zhang long, appeared, confronting the incoming red fire blades.

As roaring explosions filled the air, huge swathes of red firelight flashed across the sky, followed by tumbling shockwaves.

In addition to the five Soul Transformation Cultivators, the Tianyuan Tribe had also deployed over four hundred Nascent Soul Cultivators.

As per their plan, they aimed to use the grand formation to eliminate Shen Long and his companions. Yet, when Shen Long issued a warning, it threw their plan into disarray.

The Human Cultivators of the Tianyuan Tribe each took action, attacking Mo Wuya and the others.

With an overwhelming barrage of art techniques that blotted out the sky, numerous Spiritual Treasures were visible, creating an intimidating scene.

"Retreat quickly."

Huang Ziqi’s voice was urgent as he brought out a banner flag, flashing with yellow light, and injected a spell into it.

The yellow banner flag immediately lit up with dazzling yellow light, transforming into a massive yellow cyclone that met the onslaught.

Simultaneously, the blue Flying Boat quickly retraced its path at high speed.

"Thinking of running now? It’s too late," sneered a plump woman in a yellow dress, as she flicked her sleeve and a shower of sand, flickering with yellow light, shot out.

Sky-Reaching Spiritual Treasure, Earthguard Sand!

The yellow sand spread out, becoming an enormous yellow sand curtain that enveloped ten thousand li around.

A massive booming sound came from within the yellow sand barrier, yet the sand curtain remained undisturbed.

Half a moment later, a huge breach opened in the yellow sand barrier, from which a massive cyan sword light swept out.

Hundreds of Human Cultivators flew out of the enormous hole, heading in different directions.

As the yellow sand curtain dispersed, the silhouettes of the Tianyuan Tribe Cultivators were revealed.

"Chase them, we absolutely cannot let them regroup."

Bian Shang gave the command, urging the Goldscale Beast to pursue Mo Wuya.

Tianyuan Tribe Cultivators spread out to hunt down the Human Cultivators.

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Jintao Ridge, Qingmei Palace.

Lin Xiang and Qin Yue sat on the main seats, with Xu Qingyun and two men with similar features sitting beside them, discussing something.

"What’s going on! It’s been so long; why haven’t Taoist Friend Mo and the others arrived? Could something have happened?"

A tall and thin man in a golden robe frowned and spoke.

"Taoist Friend Xu is overthinking it. We don’t know the whereabouts or movements of Taoist Friend Mo and the others, let alone the Tianyuan Tribe. They’re probably delayed by the long journey,"

Qin Yue said, unconcerned.

"The concerns of Brother Mingchen are not unfounded. I’m worried that their stopover is in some perilous area of the Tianyuan Realm, and just escaping from there would lead to significant losses,"

Lin Xiang said with a frown.

"Without a realm-breaking treasure, they can’t come and go freely, and they probably don’t have many Realm-Breaking Talismans. This means they can’t send someone ahead to scout the Tianyuan Realm. It’s possible that they are trapped in such a dangerous place. How about this! Taoist Friend Xu, could you make the arduous trip to the Qianyang Realm and ask about their situation?"

Xu Mingchen suggested.

"I agree with my brother’s opinion."

A chubby man in a blue robe stated.

"The points made by Brother Mingchen and Brother Mingguang are sensible. Taoist Friend Xu, it would be a burden, but please make another trip to the Qianyang Realm,"

Lin Xiang said.

"Fine! I will make another trip to the Qianyang Realm. You all keep an eye out for any news of Taoist Friend Mo and the others,"

Xu Qingyun replied, standing up to leave.

"Had we known this would happen, we might as well have had them come through our Qingmei Realm; we wouldn’t have had to wait this long,"

Xu Mingguang said, frowning.

"No, we can’t do that. If Qianyang Realm Cultivators are captured or killed, they might reveal the location of the spatial node to the Tianyuan Realm. Then, if the Tianyuan Realm sends experts to block or destroy that node in the Qingmei Realm, our retreat would be cut off,"

Qin Yue said gravely.

"Yes, apart from us Soul Transformation Cultivators, the others are not in the know. It’s safest this way. Let’s wait a bit longer,"

Lin Xiang added.

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Tianyuan Mountain Range, Tianyuan Garden.

Yin Shi, Yin Qing, and Yin Hao sat beside a green tea table, discussing something.

"What! The Qianyang Realm! It really is them,"

Yin Qing said with a frown.

"Taoist Friend Bian has slain Fairy Xuanbing and gravely wounded Huang Ziqi, but Mo Wuya has strong Divine Skills and a Sky-Reaching Spiritual Treasure. He has severely injured Yin Yan and Madam Shan,"

Yin Hao said with a grim face.

"Mobilize our experts immediately to head to the west and exterminate them; they absolutely cannot be allowed to escape,"

Yin Shi suggested.

The orders were swiftly passed on, and a large number of Tianyuan Tribe experts hurried to the western part of the Tianyuan Realm to encircle and annihilate the Qianyang Realm Cultivators.