Immortal Venerable of the Beast Race
Chapter 521 - 429 North Cold Ice Plain Retreat_1

Chapter 521: 429 North Cold Ice Plain Retreat_1

The North Cold Ice Plain is located in the northern part of the Tianyuan Realm, perpetually covered by accumulated snow, with terrifyingly low temperatures.

This place is abundant in ice-attribute Spiritual Medicine and Spirit Beasts. The Human Cultivators of the Tianyuan Tribe live around the perimeter of the North Cold Ice Plain, cultivating ice-attribute Spiritual Medicine and breeding ice-attribute Spirit Beasts.

The Ice Horse Tribe is a medium-sized tribe with over ten Core Formation Cultivators.

On the outskirts of the North Cold Ice Plain, a group of Tianyuan Tribe cultivators is on patrol, with cold winds gusting and a mass of white snowflakes drifting down from the high skies.

"I heard that cultivators from the Qingmei Realm are invading our Tianyuan Realm, I wonder if they have been wiped out yet."

One of the Tianyuan Tribe cultivators said.

"It’s always our Tianyuan Tribe that invades other realms, the Qingmei Realm actually dares to covet our Tianyuan Realm, they’re courting death. The Human Cultivators who invaded will surely all die."

"That’s right, daring to invade our Tianyuan Realm, they’re really sick of living."

"I hope the invaders are wiped out soon! Many of our tribespeople were conscripted to join the battle, I hope they can come back alive."

The Tianyuan Tribe cultivators chatted amongst themselves.

Thousands of feet below ground, Shen Long was standing on the back of an Iron Tail Scorpion, his right hand holding the Purple Pupil Bead.

A thick yellow light shield enveloped Shen Long and the Iron Tail Scorpion, speeding swiftly forwards.

The Hundred Eyes Cicada lay on the back of the Iron Tail Scorpion, its eyes flashing with golden light.

With the help of the Purple Pupil Bead and his powerful Divine Sense, Shen Long easily avoided the pursuers while the Iron Tail Scorpion carried him in their subterranean escape.

The Hundred Eyes Cicada could detect the existence of restrictions, thereby preventing Shen Long from inadvertently entering an important Tianyuan Tribe stronghold.

The Iron Tail Scorpion’s body emitted a brilliant yellow light, hastening their escape speed.

A short while later, the Hundred Eyes Cicada emitted a piercing cicada cry, signaling the discovery of a restriction.

"Just as expected, an array has been set up at the entrance! Stop."

Shen Long frowned.

"Yes, Master."

The Iron Tail Scorpion complied and halted.

The Hundred Eyes Cicada spat out a beam of golden light, which covered several hundred feet in radius and revealed a once invisible white light shield.

With Shen Long’s Cultivation, the white light shield naturally couldn’t stop him. Forcing his way through would alert the Tianyuan Tribe cultivators to someone intruding into the North Cold Ice Plain.

He flicked his sleeve, and the Water Qilin Pearl flew out, stopping near the white light shield.

Shen Long injected a spell into the Water Qilin Pearl, which shone with a blinding blue light, and a circle of blue light swept out.

Once the blue light circle touched the white light shield, the shield rippled and a fist-sized hole appeared, gradually expanding.

Before long, the hole expanded to over a dozen feet in size.

Passing through the hole, the Water Qilin Pearl flew back into Shen Long’s hand, and the opening automatically sealed itself.

The yellow light shield moved quickly, leading the way uninterrupted.

Half a month later, Shen Long appeared in an ice cave about an acre in size, with walls of thick ice, where the temperature was frighteningly low.

Shen Long opened his mouth, and a clump of green flame flew out, quickly melting the ice layer into water, which vaporized swiftly.

Shen Long took out the Formation Flags and Disks to set up an array and, after it was complete, he injected a spell into the Array Plate.

A soothing yellow light shield emerged on the stone wall, its surface imbued with mysterious yellow runes.

The Three Talent Concealment Formation. This array’s concealment capabilities were very strong; even Shen Long’s Divine Sense couldn’t detect it, though the Hundred Eyes Cicada wouldn’t be fooled.

Shen Long stored away the Hundred Eyes Cicada and gave an order to the Iron Tail Scorpion: "Watch over me as I cultivate, and don’t let anyone disturb me."

"Yes, Master."

The Iron Tail Scorpion agreed and moved to a corner, motionless.

Shen Long sat cross-legged, took out a Blood Flood Dragon Pill, and placed it in his mouth.

As soon as the Elixir melted, a powerful surge of energy rose from his abdomen.

Shen Long hurriedly began Cultivating to refine this energy.

Before long, Shen Long closed his eyes, and his body surfaced with a large number of red dragon scales.

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In the Qianyang Realm, Heavenly Beast Island.

Within the Heavenly Beast Garden, Wang Kun, Qinglian Sword Venerable, Taihao True Monarch, and Qi Xiao were sitting around a green tea table, talking about something.

"What! The Life-Bound Lamps of a great number of Nascent Soul Cultivators have been extinguished! How is Taoist Friend Mo doing?"

Taihao True Monarch frowned and said,

"Our disciples went to Wanjian Sect to inquire, and Taoist Friend Mo’s Life-Bound Lamp shows no anomalies; he should be fine. The bad news is that Fairy Lin’s Life-Bound Lamp has been extinguished. This was what her descendants told me."

Wang Kun’s expression darkened.

A bad start, the cultivators of Qianyang Realm had just set off for Tianyuan Realm and hadn’t even joined forces with the cultivators from Qingmei Realm when trouble arose.

"Could the Qingmei Realm cultivators be plotting against us? Could they be colluding with the Tianyuan Tribe to deal with us?"

Qi Xiao raised his suspicions.

"Most likely not. If they were truly in alliance, they wouldn’t have sent just Taoist Friend Xu alone initially; a group of Soul Transformation Cultivators would have come and wiped us out directly,"

Wang Kun analyzed.

"What do we do next? Do we continue to send troops? If something else goes wrong..."

Taihao True Monarch showed a worried expression.

"We need to dispatch three more Soul Transformation Cultivators to accompany Taoist Friend Xu to Qingmei Realm, then head to Tianyuan Realm from there,"

Wang Kun said.

The first batch of cultivators from Qianyang Realm suffered due to the lack of realm-breaking treasures.

Realm-Breaking Talismans are one-time use items, with one less each time they’re used, and they are not easy to refine.

The power of Tianyuan Realm, apart from the large number of Soul Transformation Cultivators, is greatly due to the Sky-Reaching Spiritual Treasures of the Tianyuan Tribe that can break through realms.

"Sending three more Soul Transformation Cultivators will truly deplete Qianyang Realm’s strength,"

Qi Xiao said with a furrowed brow.

"I’ll lead the team this time!"

The Qinglian Sword Venerable volunteered proactively.

Different origins lead to different thoughts.

Qi Xiao was worried about the depletion of Qianyang Realm’s power. If the high-ranking cultivators of the Tianyuan Tribe made a move, Nether Corpse Valley would certainly be a prime target for the enemy.

Born as a Loose Cultivator with no constraints, Qinglian Sword Venerable saw fighting the Tianyuan Tribe as an opportunity to secure Cultivation Resources for his future path.

"Count me in,"

Taihao True Monarch echoed.

"I haven’t been at the Divinity Transformation Stage for long and won’t go over for now. If support is needed later on, I’ll be there,"

Qi Xiao stated.

"Alright! I’ll inform the other Taoist Friends and hope that one more joins the battle; that should suffice,"

Wang Kun said.

Soon, the second round of conscription orders were issued, and a large number of Nascent Soul Cultivators gathered together, rushing to the Cultivation Realm of the Northern Sea.

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A sea of white mist, beneath which lay a desolate island.

In a hidden cave, Lu Haoming was reporting to Huangfu Lou.

"Marching on the Tianyuan Realm? Do you know their objective?"

Huangfu Lou asked with a frown.

He had been worried about encountering Soul Transformation Cultivators from the Qianyang Realm, but knowing that the cultivators of Qianyang Realm were attacking the Tianyuan Realm meant that Qianyang Realm’s forces were now even more depleted.

"Absolutely certain. As for their purpose in attacking Tianyuan Realm, I am not sure,"

Lu Haoming cautiously said.

"You’ve done well. Keep an eye on the movements of Qianyang Realm’s Soul Transformation Cultivators and the battle situation,"

Huangfu Lou instructed.

"I cannot access such core secrets, but I’ll do my best,"

Lu Haoming said nervously.

"For a job well done, you’ll be duly rewarded. Now go on with your tasks!"

Huangfu Lou instructed.

Lu Haoming agreed and then withdrew.