Immortal Venerable of the Beast Race
Chapter 609 - 518 Golden Cicada Marketplace (gone today)_1

Chapter 609: 518 Golden Cicada Marketplace (gone today)_1

A vast and endless yellow desert, with violent winds sweeping through and yellow sand filling the sky.

A streak of spiritual light appeared in the distant sky and stopped with a flash.

The escape light retracted, revealing a gigantic Seven-Colored Spirit Butterfly, upon which Shen Long and three others stood.

"In less than a month, we should be able to reach the Golden Cicada Marketplace."

Li Tianxue said.

They had left the Qianling Sect for over a month now, and were currently located in the Scorpio Desert.

The Yinluo Sect and the Qianling Sect were mortal enemies, and it was dangerous for them to pass through Yinluo’s territory, so traversing the Scorpio Desert was relatively safer. However, the desert was frequented by many high-level Monster Beasts, and some even encountered sixth-grade Monster Beasts.

"Be careful not to run into any sixth-grade Monster Beasts, otherwise, we’ll be in trouble."

Zhao Tianhu’s expression grew serious.

"Something is coming this way, a swarm of Demon Insects."

Lin Yan’s eyebrows furrowed as she warned.

Shen Long was slightly surprised; he had not detected the swarm of Demon Insects, Lin Yan’s Divine Sense was much stronger than his.

Seemingly noticing Shen Long’s confusion, Li Tianxue explained, "Junior Brother Shen, Senior Sister Lin’s Life-Bound Spirit Insect is the Six-Winged Golden Cicada, which can reflect Divine Sense back to her. Her Divine Sense far surpasses that of other cultivators at the same level."

"I see."

A look of sudden realization appeared on Shen Long’s face.

"There are quite a few poison scorpions in the Scorpio Desert; it should be them,"

Zhao Tianhu guessed.

"It’s not poison scorpions,"

Shen Long said.

At present, his Divine Sense could extend a thousand miles at most, and the swarm of Demon Insects had not yet entered this range—it was the Iron Tail Scorpion that had given the warning.

The Iron Tail Scorpion’s Purity of Bloodline reached six, making it especially sensitive to its kind.

"Indeed, it’s not poison scorpions. Junior Brother Shen, how did you know?"

Lin Yan asked in surprise.

Could it be that Shen Long had some extraordinary encounter that gave him exceptionally powerful Divine Sense?

"I guessed; if it were poison scorpions, Senior Sister Lin would have mentioned it earlier,"

Shen Long said with a smile.

Lin Yan nodded, "It’s Demon Ants!"

As soon as the words fell, a thousand-foot-high yellow tornado swept over from a distance with great speed.

Zhao Tianhu let out a long roar to the sky, releasing a deafening tiger roar that sent out a golden sound wave, meeting it head-on.

When the golden sound wave collided with the yellow tornado, the latter exploded instantly, turning into hundreds of thousands of yellow ants, each with four wings on their back and sharp mandibles visibly protruding.

"There are actually more than ten fifth-grade Demon Ants!"

Shen Long was somewhat surprised; it was difficult for a single fifth-grade Demon Ant to appear in The Lower Realm, yet here, there were over ten.

"Let me handle them!"

Lin Yan said, flicking her sleeve, as hundreds of thousands of Vajra Beetles flew out from the Spirit Beast Bracelet, with the beetle king at the middle stage of fifth-grade, accompanied by five fifth-grade Vajra Beetles.

"Go!"

Lin Yan pointed a gentle finger towards the void, and the Vajra Beetles went to meet the threat.

The yellow ants clashed with the Vajra Beetles; it was clear that the yellow ants were no match.

"Senior Sister Lin has actually raised so many Vajra Beetles,"

Shen Long said with an envious tone.

"Not all of them were raised by me; most of the Vajra Beetles were given to me by my parents."

Lin Yan explained.

Her ancestors for five generations had been raising Vajra Beetles, and the descendants who began practicing cultivation inherited a batch of Vajra Beetles.

The Demon Ants were evidently no match for the Vajra Beetles, and before long, they were defeated and retreated, with the Ant Queen killed by the Vajra Beetles.

Less than half a quarter of an hour had passed when the yellow Demon Ants suffered heavy casualties and scattered, fleeing back the way they came.

Lin Yan’s lips slightly curved upward, and with a flick of her fingers, a spell was cast. Suddenly, hundreds of thousands of Vajra Beetles converged violently, transforming into golden arrow shafts and chasing after the yellow Demon Ants.

The golden arrow shafts quickly caught up to the yellow Demon Ants, piercing through their bodies, with only a few lower-ranking Demon Ants managing to escape.

Lin Yan released a golden cicada that had three pairs of wings on its back and golden eyes—it was indeed the Six-Winged Golden Cicada.

The Six-Winged Golden Cicada spewed out a stream of golden radiance, enveloping the corpses of the yellow Demon Ants, forcibly extracting their Spirit Souls and swallowing them.

"Senior Sister Lin, could you spare me a few fifth-rank Demon Ant corpses? I’ll trade you for a Snow Ganoderma Pill."

Shen Long took out a turquoise porcelain bottle and handed it to Lin Yan.

Lin Yan nodded, provided Shen Long with five fifth-rank Demon Ant bodies and several hundred fourth-rank ones, gathered up the rest of the yellow Demon Ant corpses, and recalled the Vajra Beetles and the Six-Winged Golden Cicada back into the Spirit Beast Bracelet on her wrist.

The wings of the Seven-Colored Spirit Butterfly fluttered slightly, stirring up a fierce wind as it flew high into the sky, leaving the area.

More than half a month later, they left the Scorpio Desert and appeared above a range of lush green mountains that undulated into the distance.

After the time it takes to brew a cup of tea, the Seven-Colored Spirit Butterfly came to a halt. Ahead was a Sky-Supporting Peak that stretched a myriad of feet into the sky, with buildings extending from the mountain’s base to its summit. On the gateway at the foot of the mountain were the words "Golden Cicada Marketplace." A large number of Human Cultivators were seen bustling about, and the sounds of clamor were incessant.

"Is this the Golden Cicada Marketplace?"

Shen Long silently nodded to himself. This was the first marketplace he had encountered in the Realm of the Spiritual Pivot, and it was even larger than he had imagined.

Li Tianxue put away the Seven-Colored Spirit Butterfly, and the four of them entered the Golden Cicada Marketplace.

As they walked, Shen Long saw many peculiar things; there were ingredients for both Alchemy and Artifact Refining.

Li Tianxue gave a few words of caution before parting ways with Shen Long, and Zhao Tianhu and Lin Yan also had their own matters to attend to, leaving Shen Long to stroll about by himself.

Shen Long wandered about, finding everything novel.

"Does the senior need a guide? It’s just a hundred Spirit Stones for one day."

A sweet female voice rang out.

Shen Long turned around to see a sweet-faced girl in a yellow dress standing behind him, looking somewhat nervous.

The girl in the yellow dress was only at the middle stage of Core Formation, and the disparity between her and Shen Long was quite large.

"Are you familiar with this place?"

Shen Long asked.

"I am Junior Sister Chen Yue; I was born and raised here."

The girl in the yellow dress explained.

"Take me to the shops that sell Demon Cores and introduce me to the situation in the marketplace," Shen Long ordered.

"Yes, senior," Chen Yue agreed, leading the way and starting to introduce Shen Long to the situation in the Golden Cicada Marketplace.

After the time it takes to brew a cup of tea, Chen Yue brought Shen Long to the entrance of a nine-story blue pavilion, with the words "Thousand Demon Pavilion" written on its signboard.

"Senior, the Thousand Demon Pavilion has many Demon Cores for sale," Chen Yue explained.

Shen Long nodded. On his way here, he had already enquired about it from Li Tianxue; he had merely let Chen Yue show him the way.

"Wait here for me, I’m going to buy something," Shen Long instructed.

Chen Yue replied with a yes and stood obediently at the entrance.

Shen Long strode into the building. The hall was spacious and well-lit, with a long counter backed by rows of shelves carrying an abundance of Monster Beasts Materials.

With a quick sweep of his gaze and a slight release of a Soul Transformation Cultivator’s aura, a sharp-witted man in a gold shirt quickly approached Shen Long, his face beaming with a welcoming smile as he spoke, "Welcome, senior, to our establishment. May I ask what I can assist you with?"

"I’m looking to purchase some fifth-rank Demon Cores," Shen Long said forthrightly.

"This way please, senior. Our store has just received a new batch of goods," the man in the gold shirt said, his smile growing deeper as he gestured politely and led the