Immortal Venerable of the Beast Race
Chapter 542 - 450 The Wind Rises and Clouds Scud (No More for Today)_1

Chapter 542: 450 The Wind Rises and Clouds Scud (No More for Today)_1

Qingmei Realm, the Wuya Sea, a certain area of the sea.

A huge golden thunder light surged into the sky, exceptionally eye-catching.

Not long after, the golden thunder dissipated, revealing the figures of Yin Chi and Yin Shuo, their faces covered in dust and ash, looking pale.

"Thunder Escape! He got away."

Yin Shuo said, furrowing his brows.

They had ordered high-ranking cultivators accompanying them to attack major powers in the Qingmei Realm and create chaos everywhere, causing the powers of the Qingmei Realm to be in a state of panic, forcing the Soul Transformation Cultivators of the Qingmei Realm to take action, only to be lured into a trap and killed by them.

The space node leading from the Qingmei Realm to the Tianyuan Realm was above an island; two Soul Transformation Cultivators from the Qingmei Realm were stationed there, and they had also set up a fifth-order Formation.

Yin Shuo and the others joined forces to attack. With the help of a Sky-Reaching Spiritual Treasure and fifth-order Talismans, they barely managed to break the Formation and kill one of the Soul Transformation Cultivators, but they also lost one of their own Soul Transformation Cultivators.

"If he escaped, so be it. As long as we destroy that space node, we can return. Now the Human Cultivators of the Tianyuan Realm are sitting ducks. It’s the perfect time to gather our forces and capture them all in one fell swoop."

Yin Chi said with a stern voice, his face full of killing intent.

After more than a hundred years of warfare, it looks like the conflict could finally be resolved.

Yin Shuo nodded and flew off with Yin Chi toward the distance.

...

Qianyang Realm, the Northern Sea Cultivation Realm, a desolate island of a hundred miles across.

On the northwest corner of the island, on a mountain peak with steep terrain, Taishi Jin and Huangfu Lou stood next to a Silver Formation, with somber expressions.

"I hope we can succeed this time. The materials for Array Setting aren’t easy to come by."

Taishi Jin said, frowning.

Over the years, they had been searching for space nodes leading to the Dark Demon Realm. Some were plagued by spatial storms, others were unstable, and some even led to the Absolute Spirit space.

They had destroyed numerous forces just to gather enough materials for Array Setting. If they failed again, they would have to destroy other powers.

To avoid alarming the enemy, they did not target Heavenly Beast Island, Wanjian Sect, Medicine King Valley, and Nether Corpse Sect. But the Zhou Family of the Western Desert, the Shangguan Family of the Southern Border, the Barbarian Tribes of the Donghua Cultivation Realm, and Yihua Palace of the Northern Sea Cultivation Realm all fell to their hands.

"Activate the Formation! I refuse to believe that reaching the Dark Demon Realm is this difficult," Huangfu Lou said.

Taishi Jin nodded and input a spell into the Silver Formation.

The Silver Formation shook violently, its runes glowing brightly, a dazzling silver pillar of light shot up into the sky, striking a certain point in the void.

Ripples spread through the void, tearing it open, and a gap several zhang wide appeared.

Huangfu Lou flicked his sleeve, and a white bone banner imbued with flickering Spiritual Light flew out. After he input another spell, the white bone banner shone with a blinding Spiritual Light.

A series of ghostly wails echoed as the white bone banner transformed into a white skeleton over one person tall, surrounded by black Qi, and with two balls of black ghost fire in its hollow eye sockets.

"Go!" Huangfu Lou commanded, pointing at the gap.

The white skeleton shone with intense white light and flew into the gap.

"It hasn’t been destroyed. I hope it’s not the Absolute Spirit Land," Huangfu Lou said in a deep voice.

Taishi Jin’s body erupted with black light, and a thick black battle armor appeared, protecting his whole body. He then flew into the gap.

Not long after, he flew out of the gap, excitedly saying, "There is a rich concentration of Demonic Qi on the other side; it’s not the Absolute Spirit space."

He had only felt the presence of Demonic Qi in the interdimensional passageway and had not actually entered another realm; without a Sky-Reaching Spiritual Treasure to break through the realm, it would be difficult to return.

"As long as it’s not the Absolute Spirit space, it’s fine. You go ahead, I will wait here for your good news," Huangfu Lou said.

For them to return from another realm, they would need to set up a fifth-order Formation on the other side, which meant it was easy to travel there but hard to come back.

The advantage of possessing a Sky-Reaching Spiritual Treasure capable of breaking through realms was evident here; it allowed for free travel between realms.

Taishi Jin had once blundered into an Absolute Spirit space and had to use the Array Setting materials he had on him to create a Formation and tear another gap in order to return.

"I still have a set of Array Setting materials on me. It should be enough to return," he said.

Taishi Jin spoke in a deep voice.

"Go! I will be waiting for the good news."

Huangfu Lou said.

Taishi Jin nodded and turned to fly into the gap.

Less than half an hour later, the gap had closed.

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In the Tianyuan Realm, the Three Saints City.

Within the Qingmei Garden, Lin Xiang, Qin Yue, and Xu Qingyun were sitting in a green bamboo pavilion, talking about something.

"What! That spatial node was destroyed?"

Lin Xiang said with a frown.

"Yes, it seems there has been trouble in the Qingmei Realm, and our retreat has been cut off."

The look on Xu Qingyun’s face was grave.

He had wanted to return to Qingmei Realm to take care of some matters and had not anticipated that he would be unable to return, indicating that something had happened to the Qingmei Realm.

"When was the last time the realm’s passage was used? How many people are aware of this matter?"

Lin Xiang pressed.

"Three years ago, Taoist Friend Mo led a group of wounded back to Qingmei Realm, then onward to the Qianyang Realm. For now, I am the only one aware of it, and I have sealed off the news."

Xu Qingyun said.

"Fortunately, there is a second spatial node in the southern part of the Tianyuan Realm that leads to the Qingmei Realm. Have Madam Lin help set up the formation, and you all go back to check. Find out the situation in the Qingmei Realm before coming back."

Lin Xiang said.

The Madam Lin he referred to was a fifth-order Array Master, capable of setting up a Qiankun Transfer Array. Without a Sky-Reaching Spiritual Treasure to break through the realm, only a fifth-order Array Master could traverse through the realms using an array.

As for the talisman that breaks through arrays, each one used is one less available, making it impossible to stockpile in large quantities.

Xu Qingyun nodded and responded, "If I’m not mistaken, it’s very likely the Tianyuan Tribe is preparing to make their final stand against us."

In preparation for their confrontation with the Tianyuan Tribe, the Qingmei Realm had made many preparations, securing two safe spatial nodes leading to the Tianyuan Realm.

Only a small number of Divinity Transformation Cultivators were aware of this, and this was one of the reasons they had taken control of the southern part of the Tianyuan Realm.

"Hurry there and back. For the moment, they won’t be able to annihilate us."

Lin Xiang said.

Xu Qingyun nodded and left briskly.

The Spirt Control Garden, Golden Roc Pavilion.

In a certain secret chamber, Shen Long was seated cross-legged on a red cushion, enveloped by a yellow light.

His eyes were slightly closed, his body covered in yellow mane.

After a while, the yellow light around Shen Long dissipated, and the yellow mane vanished as well.

He opened his eyes and let out a long howl to the heavens, causing the secret chamber to shake violently.

"Finally, I have succeeded in my cultivation."

Shen Long muttered to himself, his expression excited,

After three years of secluded cultivation, he had successfully cultivated the first layer of the Heavenly Demon True Scripture.

With the first layer of the Heavenly Demon True Scripture cultivated, he had mastered the Mountain Roar Divine Skill, allowing him to withstand Sky-Reaching Spiritual Treasures solely with the power of his flesh.

With this Divine Skill, Shen Long could command demon apes below the fifth order.

Even a fifth-order Demon Ape with a Purity of Bloodline reaching level five would feel a certain amount of suppression in Shen Long’s presence. As his cultivation level increased, the level of suppression would grow stronger. If he could cultivate the Heavenly Demon True Scripture to the third layer, commanding fifth-order Demon Apes would not be an issue.

"No wonder one needs the Essence Blood of a Mountain Giant Ape, a fifth-order Demon Ape, to cultivate the first three layers of the Heavenly Demon True Scripture."

Shen Long said to himself.