Immortal Venerable of the Beast Race
Chapter 543 - 451 Act first to gain advantage_1

Chapter 543: 451 Act first to gain advantage_1

Most fifth-order Monster Beasts can withstand Sky-Reaching Spiritual Treasures; the difference is just a matter of how much they can resist. Even the toughest tortoise shell can be broken—it’s a question of time.

Fifth-order Flood Dragons can also resist Sky-Reaching Spiritual Treasures. However, after successfully cultivating the first layer of the Heavenly Demon True Scripture, in addition to resisting Sky-Reaching Spiritual Treasures, Shen Long has a suppressive effect on Monster Beasts below the fifth order. As his Cultivation increases, he can even suppress fifth-order Monster Beasts.

According to the texts, the higher the Cultivation, the stronger the suppression.

The Heavenly Ape Transformation cultivated to the thirteenth layer, one of the three Sect Protecting Techniques of the Spirit Control Sect, allows one to resist Sky-Reaching Spiritual Treasures and transform into a fifth-order Demon Ape, employing some of the Divine Skills of the fifth-order Demon Ape.

In terms of Cultivation requirements, the Heavenly Demon True Scripture is more demanding, and the accompanying Divine Skills are also stronger.

Heavenly Ape Transformation cultivated to the thirteenth layer cannot use the partial Divine Skills of a fifth-order Demon Ape to suppress other Monster Beasts, let alone command them.

"The first layer of the Heavenly Demon True Scripture can only be cultivated at the onset of Divinity Transformation. Are all the techniques from the Realm of the Spiritual Pivot so advanced, or is the Heavenly Demon True Scripture just more advanced?"

Shen Long mumbled to himself.

A Sound Transmission Talisman flew in and landed in front of Shen Long.

With a flick of his fingers, Shen Long shot out a red light that struck the Sound Transmission Talisman.

The Sound Transmission Talisman burst into flames, conveying the voice of Qian Dafu: "Master Shen, Senior Lin invites you to the Three Saints Hall for a meeting to discuss military affairs."

"A battle is coming again?"

Shen Long muttered to himself and strode out.

He stepped outside, where Ice Silkworm True Person and Han Yuwei were sitting in the Stone Pavilion, while Qian Dafu and Liu Yuruo stood to the side.

"I have crafted a set of Spiritual Treasure Thunder Flood Dragon fist guards for you, particularly suitable for those with Body Cultivation."

Ice Silkworm True Person pulled out a pair of fist guards shimmering with silver light and handed them over to Shen Long.

Shen Long had given Ice Silkworm True Person the Beast Hide of a fourth-order, late-stage Thunder Flood Dragon for Artifact Refining. Ice Silkworm True Person had crafted a set of Spiritual Treasure Thunder Flood Dragon fist guards, which could enhance the Qi Strength of Body Cultivators.

"Thank you, Master. I will head to the meeting now."

Shen Long expressed his gratitude and accepted the Thunder Flood Dragon fist guards.

"You’re busy."

Ice Silkworm True Person nodded.

Yuan Rui was in closed-door Cultivation, attempting to break through to the Divinity Transformation Stage.

As Shen Long advanced to the Divinity Transformation Stage, all the treatments for disciples of the Spirit Control Sect were improved.

Shen Long arrived at the Three Saints Hall, and more than a dozen Soul Transformation Cultivators, including Lin Xiang, had come as well.

Mo Wuya with a group of cultivators from the Qianyang Realm left the Tianyuan Realm. Now, the Qinglian Sword Venerable was the head of the Qianyang Realm, after all, he had killed a Soul Transformation Cultivator from the Tianyuan Tribe.

"Taoist Friend Lin, are we going to battle again?"

Li Wenbin asked.

According to past practice, Soul Transformation Cultivators would confront each other once every few decades, while Nascent Soul Cultivators would do so every few years.

Lin Xiang nodded and said, "This time, we must act and aim to eliminate or severely injure a few Soul Transformation Cultivators."

They did not know when the Tianyuan Tribe cultivators destroyed the spatial node from Qingmei Realm to the Tianyuan Realm, but it was certain that the Tianyuan Tribe would launch a major decisive battle. Lin Xiang planned to strike first to gain the upper hand by killing or severely injuring a few Soul Transformation Cultivators.

This had three advantages: first, it would disrupt the Tianyuan Tribe’s plans. The last time Soul Transformation Cultivators engaged in combat was three years ago, and the higher-ups of the Tianyuan Tribe would never expect the Human Clan’s Soul Transformation Cultivators to act again so soon, thus forcing the Tianyuan Tribe to change their plans.

Second, by eliminating or severely injuring a few Soul Transformation Cultivators in advance, they would reduce the pressure in the forthcoming major decisive battle.

The third advantage was time.

They could not ascertain when the Tianyuan Tribe would initiate the decisive battle, but by disrupting the Tribe’s plans, they could buy some time.

"Acting so soon? Taoist Friend Xu and Lady Jiang are still not fully healed from their injuries."

Li Wenbin said with a frown.

The primary ingredient for refining a fifth-grade elixir had to be at least three thousand years old, and a fifth-grade demon core could also serve as the main ingredient for a fifth-grade elixir. Both fifth-grade demon cores and three-thousand-year-old spiritual medicine were quite precious.

It wasn’t easy for a Divinity Transformation Cultivator to gather enough materials to refine a fifth-grade elixir, and fifth-grade elixirs used for healing were even scarcer. This was one of the reasons why Divinity Transformation Cultivators only clashed once every few decades.

If a Divinity Transformation Cultivator was injured, they wouldn’t recover in three to five years. If the injury was particularly severe, they might not heal even after several hundred years, mainly due to the lack of medical treatment and scarcity of medicines, resulting in very slow recovery through rest alone.

"I’m in the same situation. To clash again with the Divinity Transformation Cultivator of the Tianyuan Tribe so soon? Could it be that Taoist Friend Lin got a batch of fifth-grade healing elixirs?"

Huang Ziqi frowned and asked.

They had yet to fully recover from their injuries, and they were expected to fight to the death with the Divinity Transformation Cultivator of the Tianyuan Tribe? They were certainly not willing to do so.

Lin Xiang flicked his sleeve and five jade boxes of different colors flew out, heading towards the five Divinity Transformation Cultivators.

Huang Ziqi caught a jade box, opened it, and saw a gold-colored pill inside, releasing a faint scent of mint.

"Golden Lotus Pill. After taking this pill for healing, your recovery will speed up. In one month, we’ll strike again," Lin Xiang said.

Healing fifth-grade elixirs were valuable and distributed per pill.

"Taoist Friend Lin, why do you suddenly want to fight the Divinity Transformation Cultivators of the Tianyuan Tribe?"

Qinglian Sword Venerable asked with confusion.

They had been fighting for over a hundred years, and this was the first time such a scenario had occurred.

"The spatial node from Qingmei Realm to Tianyuan Realm was destroyed. We’ve been cut off, and I suspect the Tianyuan Tribe is about to launch a major battle. I plan to strike first to gain the advantage," Lin Xiang stated truthfully.

He couldn’t afford to hide such crucial intelligence from other Divinity Transformation Cultivators.

"What? Cut off?"

The Divinity Transformation Cultivators present were in an uproar.

"Everyone, don’t panic. We’ve already sent people to find a new spatial node. Besides, with nearly twenty Divinity Transformation Cultivators gathered in Three Saints City, the Tianyuan Tribe and the Purple Charm Clan won’t find it so easy to annihilate us even if they come out in full force," Qin Yue said.

"But what if they have reinforcements? If other alien races from different realms come to their aid, won’t we be trapped here forever?" Li Wenbin challenged.

"This is exactly what I’m worried about. Now that we’re cut off, if we don’t kill or seriously wound a few Divinity Transformation Cultivators, once the Tianyuan Tribe starts the decisive battle, the pressure on us will be even greater. That’s why this time, I hope everyone will give their all," Lin Xiang said.

"Taoist Friend Lin, when was that spatial node destroyed?" Li Wenbin asked.

"Unclear. After all, we can’t constantly keep in touch with the Qingmei Realm people. If it wasn’t for our need to return to the Qingmei Realm, we would have had no idea that our retreat was cut off. We last sent someone to Qingmei Realm three years ago," Lin Xiang replied truthfully.

"We currently have no way out. The longer we delay, the more prepared the Tianyuan Tribe will be and the greater the danger for us. Therefore, we need to engage them as soon as possible. First, to disrupt their plans; secondly, we may achieve some victories; and thirdly, to reduce the pressure for the upcoming decisive battle," Qin Yue added.

"If our victories are significant enough, we may even force the Tianyuan Tribe to delay their plans for launching the decisive battle," Lin Xiang stated gravely.

"With no way out, we can only fight. I have no objections," Li Wenbin expressed his support.

The Divinity Transformation Cultivators present voiced no objections. They had been unwilling to fight to the death, but now that the Tianyuan Tribe had cut off their retreat, if they didn’t fight fiercely, they might very well end up dying in the Tianyuan Realm.