Immortal Venerable of the Beast Race
Chapter 615 - 524 Centennial_1

Chapter 615: 524 Centennial_1

A hundred years had swiftly passed by, in the Realm of the Spiritual Pivot.

The Green Lotus Continent, Qianling Sect.

At Golden Roc Peak, inside a certain alchemy room.

Shen Long sat cross-legged on a red cushion, his gaze fixed intently on the Qianyang Cauldron before him, the room filled with a thick fragrance of elixir.

The Qianyang Cauldron had been promoted to a lower-grade Sky-Reaching Spiritual Treasure, thus enhancing the efficiency of alchemy considerably. It only took Shen Long two months to concoct a batch of fifth-grade elixirs.

After a while, Shen Long withdrew the Qinglian True Flame, opened the cauldron lid, and stepped forward to take a look—inside were twenty-four pale golden pills.

The fifth-grade elixirs, Nurturing-Beast Pills, greatly assisted in the advancement of fifth-grade Spirit Beasts when consumed.

Shen Long put away the Nurturing-Beast Pills and entered the Myriad Beasts Tower, heading straight to the fourth floor.

A gust of fierce wind blew past, and the Nine-Headed Ghost Pigeon appeared; it now had five heads and had advanced to the fifth grade.

In the past hundred years, the Nine-Headed Ghost Pigeon, Hundred Eyes Cicada, Gold-Winged Fire Ant Queen, and Four-Tailed Spirit Fox had all advanced into the fifth grade successively, with Shen Long taking them to remote places to overcome their tribulations each time.

Only the Tree Demon remained at the fourth grade, for there was no helping it—the Wood Demon Crystal Cores of the fifth grade were too rare.

"Master! You’re here."

The Nine-Headed Ghost Pigeon spoke, its Purity of Bloodline now reached six after advancing to the fifth grade.

A streak of golden lightning flashed into existence, revealing the Thunder Roc.

"Has Master concocted more Nurturing-Beast Pills?"

The Thunder Roc’s tone was filled with joy.

"Master, give me a few more Nurturing-Beast Pills. I’m now no weaker than him,"

said the Nine-Headed Ghost Pigeon.

Its fifth head had mastered the Petrification Divine Ability, capable of petrifying living creatures and treasures alike, a mighty divine skill indeed.

"Hmph, no matter how powerful your Petrification Divine Ability is, we’ll talk when you can get close to me."

The Thunder Roc was utterly fearless.

Shen Long smiled gently; they often bickered, each believing themselves to be the strongest Spirit Bird under his command.

Shen Long took out four Nurturing-Beast Pills and fed two to each of them.

A colossal wave rose to the sky as if a blue water spear were piercing the ocean’s surface.

The waves dispersed, revealing the figure of the Water Lie Beast. It had advanced to the fourth grade, its Purity of Bloodline reaching six and was only a step away from Transformation.

With a flick of his wrist, Shen Long sent out two blue Demon Cores flying straight towards the Water Lie Beast.

The Water Lie Beast opened its mouth wide, allowing the two Demon Cores to fly in and swallowed them down.

"Thank you, Master. I should be able to transform once I advance to the fifth grade,"

the Water Lie Beast said proudly.

"Even if you transform, we are still stronger than you,"

the Nine-Headed Ghost Pigeon said nonchalantly.

"That’s not necessarily true!"

The Water Lie Beast opened its third eye and shot out a beam of blue light that struck an area in the void. Ripples emanated, tearing open the void and revealing a void several zhangs wide.

"Ripping space apart!"

Shen Long exclaimed with a mix of astonishment and delight.

"That’s not all! Master, I can also break Instantaneous Movement, but of course, currently as a fourth-grade being, I am unable to break theirs,"

explained the Water Lie Beast.

Being a descendant of the Grinning Beast, it had perfectly inherited the divine skills of the Grinning Beast, while those Monster Beasts with Grinning Beast bloodline could at most inherit only parts of the divine skills.

Both the Nine-Headed Ghost Pigeon and the Thunder Roc had an advantage with their Instantaneous Movement, but since the Water Lie Beast could break Instantaneous Movement, it meant that neither the Thunder Roc nor the Nine-Headed Ghost Pigeon could use Instantaneous Movement to get close to the Water Lie Beast.

"Anyway, I’m the strongest Spirit Bird under Master’s command, your ability to break Instantaneous Movement is irrelevant to me,"

the Thunder Roc said indifferently.

The Water Lie Beast was a Spirit Beast, with the Thunder Roc only comparing itself with the Nine-Headed Ghost Pigeon, not the Water Lie Beast.

"In the future, when facing enemies, let’s see who kills more. Verbal arguments are pointless,"

the Nine-Headed Ghost Pigeon remarked.

"Alright, go cultivate,"

Shen Long tactfully intervened, proceeding to the third floor where abundant vegetation grew, and the spiritual energy was rich.

The Iron Tail Scorpion burrowed out from the ground and appeared before Shen Long.

"The master has arrived."

The Iron Tail Scorpion spoke to send a greeting.

A flash of green light appeared, and the Tree Person stood before Shen Long.

Shen Long fed the Iron Tail Scorpion two Nurturing-Beast Pills and gave the Tree Person a fourth-tier Wood Demon Crystal Core. He then approached the Millennium Soul Nourishing Wood, his face alight with joy.

There wasn’t much he could offer for exchange; the Millennium Soul Nourishing Wood and the more than twenty thousand year old Six Cleansing Bamboos were the most valuable items he had.

Shen Long left the Myriad Beasts Tower. He took out a Messaging Plate that flickered with red light, and after inserting a spell, Sun Lin’s voice emerged, "Uncle Shen, your disciple has news about fifth-tier Sea Suppressing Ape’s Essence Blood. It carries the bloodline of the Mountain Giant Ape."

"Come to Golden Roc Garden and report to me in person,"

Shen Long ordered.

"Yes, Uncle Shen,"

Sun Lin complied.

Shen Long tucked away the Messaging Plate, muttering to himself, "At last, there is news."

He stood up and walked out, finding a seat in a Stone Pavilion.

Before long, Sun Lin and a tall young man in blue robes arrived. Just as they were about to salute, Shen Long stopped them, "Spare me the formalities, let’s focus on the matter at hand!"

"Junior Brother Yang’s family members possess fifth-tier Sea Suppressing Ape’s Essence Blood. He confirmed this himself, and he is outside right now,"

Sun Lin reported.

"Disciple Yang Shenghai, coming from the Yang Family, Ancestor Tianshan obtained a bottle of fifth-tier Sea Suppressing Ape’s Essence Blood in his early years; however, he hopes someone will help with the ghost creature in the mine vein,"

the blue-robed young man recounted slowly.

"Ghost creature? Mine vein? What’s going on?"

Shen Long was utterly confused.

Yang Shenghai briefly explained the situation; the Yang Family had a heritage of over ten thousand years and was a cultivating family affiliated with the Qianling Sect, controlling several fifth-tier mine veins, with the Profound Yin Mine Vein being one of them.

More than a hundred years ago, a Divinity Transformation Stage ghost creature unexpectedly appeared in the mine vein, killing the Yang Family Cultivators who were guarding it.

Yang Tianshan, alongside three Cultivators at the Divinity Transformation Stage from his family, went to exterminate the ghost creature. The result was two perished and two were gravely injured.

The Yang Family sought help from the Qianling Sect, which dispatched two Soul Transformation Cultivators to the Profound Yin Mine Vein, yet they detected no sign of the Divinity Transformation Stage ghost creature. The Yang Family Cultivators resumed mining, and again, the ghost creature emerged and slaughtered all the Yang Family Cultivators.

The Qianling Sect sent another pair of Soul Transformation Cultivators, equipped with a ghost-seeking measure, but still failed to find the Divinity Transformation Stage ghost creature, returning without success.

With no other choice, Yang Tianshan brought out precious items from his treasury, asking for help from the Soul Transformation Cultivators of the Qianling Sect. Several Cultivators, lured by the treasures, could not find the ghost creature within the mine vein.

"So it seems that this ghost creature excels at hiding,"

Shen Long analyzed.

"Exactly. With Uncle Shen’s extensive connections, could you possibly invite other masters to eliminate the ghost creature in the mine vein?"

Yang Shenghai asked with anticipation.

Without dealing with that ghost creature, the Yang Family Cultivators could not carry out mining operations.

"I understand. I’ll make the trip myself! If I really obtain the fifth-tier Sea Suppressing Ape’s Essence Blood, I won’t let you down,"

Shen Long declared.

"Uncle Shen, that ghost creature is quite formidable. Just to be safe, why not call upon other masters as well?"

Yang Shenghai suggested.

"A mere Divinity Transformation Stage ghost creature is nothing to worry about,"

Shen Long said dismissively.

Since Yang Tianshan managed to escape, that indicated the absence of a Refinement Void Phase ghost creature. Shen Long didn’t regard a Divinity Transformation Stage ghost creature as a significant threat; this would serve as a good test for the Nine-Headed Ghost Pigeon.

"Uncle Shen, even with Ancestor Tianshan and others joining forces, two perished. It’s better to be cautious,"

Yang Shenghai said, clearly troubled.

In his view, Shen Long going alone wasn’t lending help but looking for trouble on behalf of the Yang Family. Should Shen Long fall to the ghost creature, the Yang Family would face difficulty.

"I’ve said I can handle it. Lead the way!"

Shen Long instructed and conjured up a blue Flying Boat pulsating with blue light, stepping aboard.

Yang Shenghai dared not say more and walked onto the Blue Flying Boat.

Shen Long manipulated the spell, and the Blue Flying Boat suddenly lit up with dazzling blue light and soared into the high sky, soon disappearing from sight.

"I should still report back to Master Aunt Lin. If anything happens to Uncle Shen, that would be troublesome,"

Sun Lin muttered to himself.