Immortal Venerable of the Beast Race
Chapter 533 - 441 Assassinating a Purple Charm Clan Cultivator_1

Chapter 533: 441 Assassinating a Purple Charm Clan Cultivator_1

A vast and boundless green prairie stretched out under a clear sky.

Deep underground, an Iron Tail Scorpion was carrying Shen Long, Chu Buyu, and Shen Hai swiftly forward, protected by a thick yellow light shield.

In Shen Hai’s hand, he held a Purple Pupil Bead, scanning their surroundings for any situation.

Unlike a hundred years ago, the Tianyuan Tribe had abandoned a vast amount of their territory, congregating at several major strongholds, leaving many areas deserted.

On their journey, they had hardly encountered even Foundation Establishment Cultivators, let alone Nascent Soul Cultivators.

"The storms in Heavenly Wind Cave Heaven are frequent. We can hide there, and the Tianyuan Tribe cultivators likely won’t come looking for us. Plus, the chances of encountering fifth-order Monster Beasts are very low,"

Chu Buyu said.

With the North Cold Ice Plain as a cautionary tale, they needed to be even more careful, especially since Shen Long was planning to seclude himself to break through to the Divinity Transformation Stage. They had to choose a remote location where they would least likely be disturbed.

"With our current speed, it won’t take half a year to reach Heavenly Wind Cave Heaven..."

Before Shen Long could finish speaking, Shen Hai interjected, "Eh, Purple Charm Clan cultivators, what are they doing in this wilderness?"

"Purple Charm Clan!"

Shen Long was intrigued.

"We’ll know once we take them down. Since we’re behind enemy lines, we still need to be cautious. It’s possible they’ve set up new defenses,"

Chu Buyu said.

A blue Flying Boat, shimmering with Spiritual Light, flew rapidly overhead. A burly, green-robed man led two men and a woman standing beside him.

"We need to make it quick. It took a lot of effort just to get the chance to go out,"

a voluptuous woman dressed in a purple robe said.

Deafening thunderclaps echoed from high above as a thick silver lightning bolt tore through the sky, striking toward them.

The green-robed man reacted swiftly, conjuring a small green bell and infusing it with a spell.

The small green bell expanded rapidly in size and with a gentle shake, a wave of green sound energy swept out, shattering the silver lightning bolt that descended.

"Clang!"

Accompanied by a crisp bell sound, the bodies of the green-robed man and his companions trembled as they felt their Divine Souls about to tear apart.

A thick silver lightning pillar struck down, engulfing their figures in lightning.

Hundreds of yellow light-flickering Long Halberds flew in, piercing through the lightning; two Nascent Souls ejected from their bodies and flew towards the distance.

Dual beams of Spiritual Light shone tens of miles away, revealing the figures of the green-robed man and the purple-robed woman, their expressions filled with terror.

Had it not been for their Tribulation-Substituting Bead, they would’ve been dead.

They didn’t spot the enemy! Where did the enemy emerge from?

A sharp, piercing screech sounded as the ground suddenly exerted an intense gravitational pull.

The woman in purple frowned, her face contorted in agony.

A red light appeared above her head, and a red, glimmering pagoda emerged, releasing a red glow that enveloped the purple-robed woman and drew her into the giant red pagoda.

Startled, the green-robed man shouted, "Whoever you are, daring to attack us but afraid to show yourself?"

His voice contained a special power that was pleasant and soothing to hear.

The Purple Charm Melody, the Purple Charm Clan’s Innate Divine Ability, capable of entrapping enemies in an illusion.

The green-robed man’s body shone with green light, transforming into a beam of green Escape Light that broke through the air, flying towards the southwest.

Ahead of him, a red flame flared in the void and Shen Long appeared with a pair of gleaming red wings on his back.

"How is this possible! The Purple Charm Melody had no effect on you."

The man in the blue shirt turned pale with shock as the jade pendant on his chest emitted a blinding green light.

A thick green light barrier appeared around him, enveloping his entire body.

He spat out a long halberd that glittered with green light, slashing towards Shen Long.

Shen Long’s body shone brightly with red light, growing a multitude of red dragon scales on his skin, and his head transformed into that of a flood dragon.

The green halberd struck Shen Long’s head with a muffled sound like the clashing of gold and iron.

"Flood Dragon!"

The blue-shirted man’s face was filled with astonishment.

Shen Long let out a heaven-shaking roar, breathing out a stream of blue flames—a fourth-tier Spirit Flame, not a demonic fire.

The blue flames landed on the green light barrier, causing it to dim and flicker in and out of visibility.

Shen Long’s fists smashed against the green light barrier, which shattered like it was made of paper.

Shen Long crushed the blue-shirted man’s head with a punch, and as the Nascent Soul just left the body, Shen Long grabbed it and performed a Soul Search.

"Seven Stars Cold Moon Grass!"

Shen Long exclaimed in surprise.

These four Purple Charm Clan cultivators hailed from the Cloud Cane Tribe, with cultivators from the Tianyuan Realm and Purple Pupil Realm frequently interacting.

Over two hundred years ago, the Cloud Cane Tribe’s priest Si Guang followed other Divinity Transformation Stage cultivators from different tribes on a visit to the Tianyuan Realm, where he discovered an ancient cultivator’s cave dwelling in the North Cold Ice Plain. Breaking only the outer prohibition, he found a Seven Stars Cold Moon Grass that was several thousand years old.

The noise from breaking the prohibition was loud, and it attracted a fourth-tier Monster Beast. Si Guang was seriously injured in the ensuing fight and fled the North Cold Ice Plain.

Si Guang didn’t report to the Soul Transformation Cultivators; upon his return to the Purple Pupil Realm, he informed the Cloud Cane Tribe elders of his discovery.

The Purple Charm Clan lent support to the Tianyuan Tribe, with the Cloud Cane Tribe sending tribe members to join the battle, but Si Guang didn’t forget about the Seven Stars Cold Moon Grass.

They found an opportunity to leave, intending to harvest the Seven Stars Cold Moon Grass from the North Cold Ice Plain, but unexpectedly ran into Shen Long and Chu Buyu.

At this moment, Chu Buyu also arrived.

"They are after the Seven Stars Cold Moon Grass," Chu Buyu said.

"It seems that the Ice Flood Dragon may have discovered the Seven Stars Cold Moon Grass and consumed it, thus surviving the Fifty-Nine Heavenly Tribulations," Shen Long conjectured.

For Monster Beasts to break through to the fifth-tier, facing the Fifty-Nine Heavenly Tribulations is a massive challenge, and misfortune could lead to their demise by the tribulations’ strikes.

Seven Stars Cold Moon Grass that’s over five thousand years old can temporarily bolster a Monster Beast’s ability to withstand the Heavenly Tribulations.

"That seems likely. Since Monster Beasts haven’t transformed into human form, they can only rely on themselves to withstand the tribulation. However, even if the Seven Stars Cold Moon Grass is still in the North Cold Ice Plain, considering that Ice Flood Dragon, we cannot go there either," Chu Buyu said.

If a fifth-tier Flood Dragon could be killed so easily, the Tianyuan Tribe’s Soul Transformation Cultivators would have done so long ago.

Shen Long nodded and said, "The Purple Charm Clan’s Innate Divine Abilities are indeed formidable. Had it not been for a special Spiritual Treasure, one would fall into an illusion."

He wore the Profound Yin Lock, which could weaken the power of the Purple Charm Melody, hence he did not fall into the illusion.

Chu Buyu was caught in an illusion for quite a while before she managed to escape; in that time, the enemy could have killed her ten times over.

Chu Buyu nodded and said, "Indeed! No wonder those old Nascent Soul Cultivators have all perished, unable to be traced. When confronting them directly, the Purple Charm Clan cultivators’ Innate Divine Abilities are indeed hard to guard against. Not everyone is Taoist Friend Shen, who possesses a Spiritual Treasure that can counter the Purple Charm Melody."

"Let’s not talk about this anymore; we should leave this place now! Let’s head to our destination sooner," Shen Long suggested, after looting the possessions from the body of the blue-shirted man, taking also the body itself.

The Nascent Souls of the other two Nascent Soul Cultivators had been eaten by the Iron Tail Scorpion, so Shen Long and Chu Buyu left the area.