Immortal Venerable of the Beast Race
Chapter 531 - 439 Nascent Soul Great Perfection_1

Chapter 531: 439 Nascent Soul Great Perfection_1

Time flies, and six decades have passed.

In the Qianyang Realm, the Cultivation Realm of the Northern Sea.

In a sea area enveloped by a white foggy sea, a streak of escape light flew from afar and stopped outside the white foggy sea.

The escape light converged, revealing the figure of Lu Haoming.

"Why have you suddenly come here? Have you found something important?"

A majestic male voice rang out.

"Senior Huangfu, there’s a fifth-order great demon, the Human-Faced Dove, in the Hengduan Mountains, and it has joined forces with the Swallowing Sea Whale. Your plan is going to fail,"

Lu Haoming began to speak.

He was originally working for the Swallowing Sea Whale, but when he encountered Huangfu Lou, Huangfu Lou planned to kill him to silence him. For the sake of his life, Lu Haoming immediately confessed.

Huangfu Lou had planned to use Lu Haoming as bait to kill the Swallowing Sea Whale and had been looking for an opportunity. He hadn’t expected the Swallowing Sea Whale to join forces with the Human-Faced Dove.

"The Human-Faced Dove? Has its purity of bloodline reached five?"

Huangfu Lou’s voice came from within the white foggy sea.

"I am not sure about the specific purity of its bloodline, but I know it can speak, is skilled in the Wind Escape Technique, and I was wounded by it before. I’ve been afraid it’s been lurking nearby, so I didn’t dare to come over,"

Lu Haoming said cautiously.

"You wouldn’t sell me out and help them to lure and kill me, right?"

Huangfu Lou’s voice turned cold, as he flew out of the white foggy sea.

"How would I dare, senior! You can perform a soul search on me, I definitely haven’t betrayed you,"

Lu Haoming said.

The Human-Faced Dove hadn’t transformed yet and was simply incapable of performing a soul search on him, so naturally he selectively hid Huangfu Lou’s existence.

Huangfu Lou’s figure flickered and appeared in front of Lu Haoming, his right hand glowing with a dark light, placed on Lu Haoming’s head.

Lu Haoming didn’t dare to resist and cooperated obediently.

After a while, Huangfu Lou withdrew his hand and spoke, "At least you know your place. If you dare to be a slave of three surnames, I would cripple you immediately."

"They are merely beasts. I was forced to work for them. Now that I have met a noble lord like you, naturally, I know where my loyalty should lie,"

Lu Haoming said with a fawning expression.

"How goes the investigation I asked you to undertake?"

Huangfu Lou inquired.

"At least five Soul Transformation Cultivators have headed to the Tianyuan Realm. Apparently, the conflict is quite fierce. The Jade Huan Realm has also joined the war. Several Soul Transformation Cultivators have fallen. Mo Wuya, Qinglian Sword Venerable, Taihao True Monarch, and Huang Ziqi—all four are in the Tianyuan Realm. As for the movements of other Soul Transformation Cultivators, that I’m not sure of,"

Lu Haoming reported.

"Understood. You can go. Continue to monitor the movements of the Soul Transformation Cultivators,"

Huangfu Lou ordered.

"Yes, Senior Huangfu,"

Lu Haoming complied and left the area.

Huangfu Lou flew back into the white foggy sea, coming upon a deserted island, with Taishi Jin standing on the beach.

"We can take action now. The war has been going for over a hundred years, their commitment of forces keeps increasing, making this a convenient time to open the spatial passage,"

Huangfu Lou said.

"The materials you’ve collected ought to set up a grand formation to break the realm, but it’s not easy to find a suitable spatial node, and we need to be careful in experimenting,"

Taishi Jin said frowning.

"Then test it slowly. Anyway, most of the old monsters in the Divinity Transformation Stage from the Qianyang Realm have gone to the Tianyuan Realm,"

Huangfu Lou said indifferently.

Taishi Jin nodded and left the place with Huangfu Lou.

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In the southern part of Tianyuan Realm, a vast city sprawled out, its gates bearing the golden characters "Three Saints City".

Inside Spirt Control Garden, Ice Silkworm True Person, Han Yuwei, and Yuan Rui sat around a cyan stone table, their complexions pale, all bearing the appearance of being wounded.

Over a hundred years of warfare had passed, and the Spirt Control Sect had lost many disciples. Yuan Rui, Ice Silkworm True Person, and Han Yuwei had all been injured.

"The duration of this war is still uncertain. Taoist Friend Han was slain by the Tianyuan Tribe cultivators. If it weren’t for my Tribulation-Substituting Bead, I would have met a violent death," Ice Silkworm True Person said with a furrowed brow, her voice weak.

The Tianyuan Tribe consolidated their forces and, with the support from the Purple Charm Clan, managed to endure until now.

The Human Clan from Jade Huan Realm provided support to Qian Yang Realm and Qingmei Realm, with five Divinity Transformation Cultivators leading the charge and an additional three hundred thousand Human Cultivators joining the battle.

Instead of drawing to a close, the conflict continued to escalate.

Qingmei Realm, Qianyang Realm, and Jade Huan Realm joined forces against Tianyuan Realm and Purple Pupil Realm, with cultivators from five realms clashing fiercely within Tianyuan Realm.

So far, four Divinity Transformation Cultivators had fallen, many were severely injured, and even more casualties were suffered amongst those below the Divinity Transformation Stage.

Xuanyang True Monarch, Fairy Skyfire, Zhou Yuliang, Shangguan Yulong, and other Nascent Soul Cultivators all perished in battle. The Tianyuan Tribe’s innate abilities could enhance mana in a short period, thus boosting their strength.

The Purple Charm Clan were masters of illusion techniques. Human Cultivators easily fell into illusions and were slain by the Tianyuan Tribe cultivators.

Not long ago, the Human Clan and the Tianyuan Tribe and Purple Charm Clan had a fierce confrontation, with each side sending over a hundred thousand cultivators into the fray, resulting in the fall of many Nascent Soul Cultivators.

If not for the Tribulation-Substituting Bead, Ice Silkworm True Person would have also met a violent death.

Han Yuwei nodded and said, "Many powerful forces have been crippled. Now it seems fortunate that Shen Long hasn’t come."

Over sixty years ago, Shen Long and Chu Buyu infiltrated the Green Flood Dragon Mountain Range and then there was no news of them.

"Indeed! After they entered the Green Flood Dragon Mountain Range, the upper echelons deployed a group of Nascent Soul Cultivators to wreak havoc deep behind enemy lines, but only a few Nascent Soul Cultivators survived. Not everyone is capable of causing such disruption deep in enemy territory."

Yuan Rui deeply agreed.

The Tianyuan Tribe consolidated their forces, abandoning much territory to gather manpower at several major strongholds, enhancing their strength.

As a result, Human Cultivators found it very difficult to wreak havoc deep in enemy lines. Those sent by the upper echelons to cause chaos in the Tianyuan Tribe’s rear not only failed to achieve significant results but also suffered heavy casualties.

"Let’s focus on healing our wounds first! Who knows when the next big battle will occur?"

Han Yuwei suggested.

After some idle chat, they each returned to their abodes to heal in seclusion.

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Deep in the North Cold Ice Plain, an underground cavern.

Shen Hai sat cross-legged on the ground with a blue halo enveloping his body and an Iron Tail Scorpion lying not far away.

The door of a secret chamber opened, and Shen Long stepped out, his aura much stronger than before.

He had advanced to the threshold of Great Perfection of the Nascent Soul Stage, just one step away from the Divinity Transformation Stage.

Shen Hai sensed his presence and opened his eyes.

"Has anything significant happened in the Tianyuan Realm in these years?" Shen Long asked.

"The Human Clan from Jade Huan Realm has joined the battle. Oh, and the Purple Pupil Realm’s Purple Charm Clan is supporting the Tianyuan Tribe. Currently, cultivators from five realms are clashing in the southern part of Tianyuan Realm. Four Divinity Transformation Cultivators have fallen, three from the Tianyuan Tribe and one from the Human Clan. These are the news Fairy Chu went out to gather," Shen Hai explained.

"Fairy Chu went out again?" Shen Long asked, puzzled.

"No, she returned more than a decade ago," Shen Hai replied truthfully.

"Taoist Friend Shen, congratulations on reaching the Great Perfection of the Nascent Soul Stage!" a pleasant female voice exclaimed.

As the voice faded, Chu Buyu emerged from another secret chamber.

She was still at the Middle Stage of the Nascent Soul. Unlike Shen Long, she did not have a Life-Bound Spirit Bird to nourish her, therefore her cultivation speed was nowhere near that of Shen Long.