Immortal Venerable of the Beast Race
Chapter 536 - 444 Closed-door Meditation_1

Chapter 536: 444 Closed-door Meditation_1

Chu Buyu smiled slightly and said, "It’s not a bother, in fact, even without me, you wouldn’t lack protectors."

Not to mention Shen Hai, Shen Long’s Spirit Insects and Spirit Beasts are both very strong.

"That’s not something you can say lightly, thank you for helping me refine the Defensive Spirit Treasures."

Shen Long said solemnly.

They raided the treasure vaults of the Black Tiger Tribe and the Green Crane Tribe, obtaining plenty of materials for refining Spiritual Treasures.

Chu Buyu’s Artifact Refining skills were superb, and over the years, he had helped Shen Long refine many Defensive Spirit Treasures.

"I’ll be on the outer perimeter on alert, you focus on your breakthrough to Divinity Transformation."

Having said that, Chu Buyu strode outside.

Shen Hai followed closely after him, he too would stand guard on the outskirts to protect Shen Long.

Shen Long took out the Formation Flag and Disk to set up the Formation; after arranging the Formation, he channeled a spell into the Array Plate.

The stone wall lit up with a gentle yellow light, and a thick yellow light screen emerged, covering the entire stone wall.

The surface of the yellow light screen was covered with profound runes, emitting strong waves of restriction.

Shen Long entered the Myriad Beasts Tower and came to the fourth floor.

A gust of wind blew by, and the Gold-Winged Windroc appeared, having advanced to the Late Stage of the fourth tier.

As Shen Long’s cultivation increased, the Gold-Winged Windroc also benefited.

"You have advanced to the Late Stage of the fourth tier, not bad at all!"

Shen Long praised.

He had stayed with Chu Buyu and hadn’t had the chance to enter the Myriad Beasts Tower, hence he was unaware that the Gold-Winged Windroc had reached the Late Stage of the fourth tier.

"It’s all thanks to Master’s cultivation. Every once in a while, you feed me millennium Qingfeng Grass and Demon Cores of fourth-tier demon fowls, if I hadn’t advanced to the Late Stage of the fourth tier, that would have been too wasteful."

The Gold-Winged Windroc spoke with pride in its tone.

Shen Long nodded and said, "I am planning to challenge the Divinity Transformation Stage, and I might need your help when the time comes."

He had five Defensive Spirit Treasures on hand, which was quite impressive.

"Whatever Master commands, just order me."

The Gold-Winged Windroc said.

"I might not necessarily need your help, I’m just giving you a heads up."

Shen Long said.

"I can help too!"

A man’s voice rang out.

A gust of yin wind blew and the Nine-Headed Ghost Pigeon appeared, still at the Middle Stage of the fourth tier.

"You can’t help with this matter, but there will be times for you to shine in the future. Wasn’t it you who warned us last time? If not, we would have blundered into the Formation set by the Tianyuan Tribe Cultivators."

Shen Long praised.

He took out two millennium-old Spiritual Medicines and fed them to them, then left the Myriad Beasts Tower with the Gold-Winged Windroc.

"You two stay here! Don’t let anyone disturb me."

Shen Long instructed.

"Yes, Master."

The Iron Tail Scorpion and the Gold-Winged Windroc answered, one on the left, the other on the right.

Shen Long entered a simple stone chamber and sat down cross-legged. He would need decades to prepare, ensuring that his Divine Sense, Mana, physical body, and Divine Soul were all sufficiently strong.

Shen Long took out a green Jade Slip, and his Divine Sense submerged into it.

The Jade Slip recorded the experiences of a predecessor from the Black Tiger Tribe in trying to break through to the Divinity Transformation Stage, offering some enlightenment to Shen Long.

A short while later, Shen Long withdrew his Divine Sense and took out a watermelon-sized golden Crystal Ball, infusing it with a spell.

The golden Crystal Ball lit up with a blinding golden light, emitting a beam of gold that materialized into the phantom of a tall man in golden robes.

"There are four major barriers when challenging the Divinity Transformation Stage. The first is the Body Phase. If the physical body is not strong enough, it cannot undergo the transformation to reach ’Tan Hua’······"

Shen Long listened attentively, afraid of missing a single word.

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Qian Yang Realm, Donghua Cultivation Realm.

The Green Rhino Mountains are located in the northeastern part of the Donghua Cultivation Realm, in a secluded location, far from the lands of the Human Clan.

The Tianyuan Tribe’s ancestors have been living and thriving in the Green Rhino Mountains for generations, producing one strong individual after another.

Deep within the Green Rhino Mountains, one could see numerous collapsed buildings and corpses, with fires blazing high into the sky.

The corpses were all dried up, as though their essence blood had been thoroughly drained.

At the southwest corner of the mountain range, a vast Azure Stone Plaza was host to a silver Formation several hundred feet large, with its symbols flickering.

Taishi Jin and Huangfu Lou stood beside the Silver Formation, their expressions grave.

"Activate the Array! I hope it’s a spatial node leading to the Netherworld."

Huangfu Lou said.

Taishi Jin nodded, casting a spell into it. The Silver Formation began to shake violently, all the symbols lighting up brightly, and a thick silver beam of light shot into the sky, piercing into the high heavens.

The silver beam struck somewhere in the void, causing ripples to spread out and cracks to appear, tearing open a gap.

Taishi Jin’s face lit up with joy, but before he could say anything, a loud booming sound came from the gap, which quickly healed over.

"What’s going on here!"

Huangfu Lou asked in confusion.

"This space node is too unstable and has been directly destroyed,"

said Taishi Jin with a deep frown.

Now, they had no choice but to find another suitable spatial node.

"Destroyed! It’s been too long."

Huangfu Lou said, frowning.

"We can only find another place, or go to the Dark Demon Realm first; we have a space node leading to the Netherworld in our realm,"

Taishi Jin suggested.

"Once in the Dark Demon Realm, many things will be beyond my control. Continue searching for the space node leading to the Dark Demon Realm,"

Huangfu Lou refused.

The space node he had arrived through was destroyed, and that area of space was too unstable to be suitable for returning the same way.

"I swear by my Heart Demon that I will definitely help you return to the Netherworld. Suitable space nodes are not easy to find, and every time we set up an Array, it’s no small task,"

Taishi Jin promised.

They searched everywhere for a suitable spatial node, then Taishi Jin set up a fifth-order grand Array; finding a safe space node leading directly to the Netherworld was not an easy feat.

"Difficult or not, at worst, it’ll take some more time. I’m not interested in going to your demon folk’s turf,"

Huangfu Lou remained unmoved.

"Alright then! Let’s hurry on to another place,"

Taishi Jin advised no further, and began to dismantle the Array.

They scoured the Green Rhino Tribe’s treasures, set a blaze, and burned all the bodies.

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Golden Crow Grassland, Golden Crow City.

In the Golden Crow Palace, Wu Xiao sat on the main seat, his gaze somber.

Bi Xin was reporting to Wu Xiao, with a serious expression.

"What? The Green Rhino Tribe has been annihilated?"

Wu Xiao said, furrowing his brow.

"Yes! Quite suddenly! Not a single survivor, it doesn’t feel like the work of Human Cultivators. Could it be that the Green Rhino Tribe had a space node to the Tianyuan Realm, and the Tianyuan Tribe’s elite came from the Tianyuan Realm to the Qian Yang Realm and exterminated the Green Rhino Tribe to silence them?"

Bi Xin speculated.

The location of the Green Rhino Tribe was quite remote, and there was no need for the Human Clan to go all the way to their rear to target the Green Rhino Tribe.

The Human Clan and the Tianyuan Tribe Cultivators had been at war for over a hundred years, and the transport of some wounded back to their realm had long been known.

"This is also my concern. Command all to increase the defenses,"

Wu Xiao instructed.

The Barbarian Tribe’s two Nascent Soul Cultivators had failed to achieve Divinity Transformation, their bodies hadn’t transformed, and they hadn’t even triggered the Heavenly Tribulation.

Currently, the Barbarian Tribe had no Miracle Elixirs for attempting Divinity Transformation, relying wholly on Wu Xiao to uphold their tribe.

If experts from the Tianyuan Tribe were to attack, Wu Xiao wouldn’t be able to stop them.

"Great Elder, if it really is a large force from the Tianyuan Tribe, we won’t be able to hold them off, will we?"

Bi Xin remarked.

If that were the case, they faced only two paths: one was annihilation, and the other was to cooperate with the Tianyuan Tribe. Once the Human Clan regained strength, the Barbarian Tribe would still face extermination.

"Let’s wait and see; we’ll take it one step at a time,"

Wu Xiao instructed, his eyes revealing a touch of worry.

"Yes, Great Elder,"

Bi Xin complied, accepting the command and departing.