Immortal Venerable of the Beast Race
Chapter 585 - 494 Guess (no more today)_1

Chapter 585: 494 Guess (no more today)_1

Huo Tianxing’s gaze turned toward Shen Long and he said, "What should I call you? Your Divine Sense cultivation is quite good, much stronger than that of a Soul Transformation Cultivator in the early stage."

"I am Shen Long, pleased to meet Taoist Friend Huo."

Shen Long introduced himself, his face filled with confusion.

How did Huo Tianxing know that Shen Long’s Divine Sense was strong? Could it be that Huo Tianxing possessed some secret technique that allowed him to easily discern the strength of another cultivator’s Divine Sense?

Seemingly perceiving Shen Long’s confusion, Huo Tianxing explained, "I have raised a fifth-order Seven-Orifice Worm. It’s very sensitive to Divine Sense; the stronger the Divine Sense, the more responsive it is."

"The Realm of the Spiritual Pivot really is abundant in resources, a fifth-order Spirit Insect can actually sense the strength of a cultivator’s Divine Sense."

Suo Yu said with a face full of envy.

"Younger sister Wang Yuli, aside from Qingmei Realm, what other adjacent realms are there to the Tianyuan Realm? Introduce us to these realms."

A slender girl in a purple dress spoke, her left hand adorned with a red Spirit Beast Bracelet.

"There are over a dozen realms adjacent to Tianyuan Realm, such as the Netherworld, Golden Glass Realm, Purple Pupil Realm, and Qianyang Realm. Here are the materials for the dozen or so realms."

Jiang Xueying took out five differently colored Jade Slips and passed them to the five people, including Huo Tianxing.

"Taoist Friend Shen comes from the Qianyang Realm. Taoist Friend Shen, why don’t you introduce the situation of the Qianyang Realm to them!"

Xu Qingyun said.

Shen Long nodded and briefly described the situation of the Qianyang Realm.

"Most cultivators from the Qianyang Realm are in Qingmei Realm and Tianyuan Realm. All known spatial nodes leading to Tianyuan Realm have been destroyed, and it will take a considerable amount of time to locate new spatial nodes."

Shen Long stated truthfully.

"I am Suo Yu. Our Jade Void Realm has a spatial node leading to the Netherworld. We have personally visited the Netherworld, but couldn’t stand the environment there and returned."

Suo Yu said.

"Alright, Lady Suo, you will lead us to the Netherworld, from where we will head to Tianyuan Realm,"

Huo Tianxing said.

"The Yin Qi in the Netherworld is very dense and it’s full of Ghost Creatures. We need to prepare well before going there."

Cha Sen suggested.

"I have raised a fifth-order Dawn Beast, which is particularly effective against Ghost Creatures. Ghost Creatures of the Lower Realm are at most fifth-order and are no match for the Dawn Beast. We can go directly."

Wang Yuli said nonchalantly.

"Taoist Friend Cha also makes a valid point. We are not familiar with the situation in the Lower Realm. Just tell us how to prepare and we’ll follow your guidance! Among us, there are Artifact Refiners, Alchemists, Array Masters, Talisman Makers, and Spirit Controllers."

By the end, Huo Tianxing spoke with evident pride on his face.

"Since Fairy Wang has the Dawn Beast that restrains Ghost Creatures, we indeed don’t need to prepare anything special. We can just go as we are,"

Cha Sen tactfully agreed.

Wang Yuli nodded in satisfaction. Remembering something, she asked, "By the way, have any of you heard of Cai Lei?"

"Cai Lei? Never heard of them. What’s their background?"

Shen Long feigned puzzlement.

He had killed Taishi Jin and naturally knew of Cai Lei’s existence but he couldn’t admit to it. Even Mo Wuya and others were unaware of Cai Lei’s existence.

Taishi Jin had dealings with Cai Lei. He had seized the body of Golden Crow True Monarch and escaped the seal without mentioning Cai Lei to other Demon Race Cultivators. He only spoke of Seven Stars True Monarch.

"This person is a traitor from our Big Dipper Pavilion, and he carried a precious item from our pavilion. However, he has self-destructed and died, an event from tens of thousands of years ago,"

Huo Tianxing said.

Based on what Seven Stars True Monarch had revealed, Cai Lei had self-destructed and died, and they didn’t know where to begin their search.

"This is Cai Lei’s portrait!"

Wang Yuli took out a green-colored scroll and showed it to Shen Long and the others.

"Cai Lei? This man has been to our Jade Void Realm! He wreaked havoc in our Jade Void Realm before suddenly disappearing."

Suo Yu said with a frown.

"What! He’s been to the Jade Void Realm?"

Huo Tianxing was surprised and delighted.

"Yes! I saw his portrait in the Scripture Pavilion years ago, it’s definitely him."

Suo Yu nodded affirmatively.

Huo Tianxing’s lips moved slightly, and Suo Yu’s eyes brightened as she nodded in response.

Shen Long could tell that Huo Tianxing and Suo Yu had reached some kind of agreement, and if he wasn’t mistaken, it was related to Cai Lei.

There was a space node in the Jade Void Realm that led to the Netherworld Realm. It was rumored that someone discovered a Spirit Realm Cultivator’s resting cave in the Netherworld Cave Heaven. Could it be that the real Cai Lei didn’t die in the Qianyang Realm but in the Netherworld Realm?

Or maybe one of Cai Lei’s incarnations went to the Netherworld Realm? Died in the Netherworld Realm?

Shen Long grew more perplexed. Cai Lei had traces in multiple realms, why did he travel to so many realms? Was he setting up decoys, or was there another motive?

"Let’s deal with the Tianyuan Tribe first. As for our search for Cai Lei, I hope that you, my fellow Taoist friends, will keep it confidential. It’s enough that you know."

Huo Tianxing warned sternly.

"Of course, we won’t spread the word rashly."

The five of them, including Shen Long, readily agreed.

"Alright, Taoist Friend Shen, Madam Suo, Taoist Friend Cha, come up! First, we’ll head to the Jade Void Realm, and Madam Jiang will continue to gather intelligence."

Huo Tianxing instructed.

Shen Long and the other two stepped onto the silver flying boat. Huo Tianxing cast a spell, and the flying boat shone with a blinding silver light as it flew out of the hall and disappeared into the sky with a flash.

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In the Tianyuan Realm, the Tianyuan Mountain Range.

Tianyuan Garden, Yin Hao, Yin Yue, and a portly man in a golden robe sat in the Stone Pavilion, talking about something.

"I actually guessed it, the Vajra Beetles gained their intelligence by devouring an Enlightening Pill in an ancient cultivator’s cave," Yin Hao said with furrowed brows.

Two Soul Transformation Cultivators of the Tianyuan Tribe led the way to the Hundred Spirits Realm. The Flying Feather Tribe opened their seal, and they were able to easily subdue the two fifth-rank Vajra Beetles, learning about their growth experiences, which were not unlike that of the Ice Flood Dragon.

The Vajra Beetles reached the fourth rank and stumbled upon an ancient cultivator’s cave where they found an elixir. Eating it enabled them to speak human language—undoubtedly, it was an Enlightening Pill.

"They devoured a kind of Strange Gold and a five-thousand-year-old Seven Stars Cold Moon Grass to successfully weather the Heavenly Tribulation and advance to the fifth rank. Unfortunately, they couldn’t identify the Strange Gold, only knowing that consuming it was immensely beneficial," the golden-robed man said with a frown.

Bian Xiao, a middle-stage Soul Transformation Cultivator, had deployed a powerful Divine Skill to subdue the two fifth-rank Vajra Beetles.

"I have a theory," Yin Yue speculated. "Cai Lei was hunted by the cultivators of the Big Dipper Pavilion, and he divided his treasures among his incarnates or subordinates to take to other realms, misleading the cultivators from the Big Dipper Pavilion and avoiding their pursuit. Still, he was eventually located by them. Knowing he was no match, he self-destructed."

"There’s another possibility," Yin Hao added. "The Cai Lei who self-destructed was either a decoy or he had other bodies. Worried that the Big Dipper Pavilion would track down his real body or his contingency plan, he took the treasures to various realms to mislead them."

"Assuming the one who died was the real body, his hopes would lie with his other bodies. So many years have passed, his other bodies should have cultivated to the middle stage of Soul Transformation and ascended to the Realm of the Spiritual Pivot. If it was a decoy, the real Cai Lei should also have ascended to the Realm of the Spiritual Pivot by now!" Yin Yue conjectured with uncertainty.