Immortal Venerable of the Beast Race
Chapter 616 - 525 Ghost Creature Appears (Request for Monthly Votes)_1

Chapter 616: 525 Ghost Creature Appears (Request for Monthly Votes)_1

The Funiu Peak Range stretches for millions of miles, and generation after generation of the Yang Family has lived and thrived here.

Deep within the mountains, one can see numerous buildings and cultivators. At the base of a steep and towering peak, there stands a blue stone stele over a hundred feet tall, with the three large characters "Funiu Peak" inscribed upon it in a dragon and Phoenix dance.

This place is a forbidden land of the Yang Family, with only a few elders permitted entry and exit.

At the summit sits a vast estate with a pale-faced, yellow-robed elder and a full-figured woman in a golden dress chatting idly within a stone pavilion.

"What! The Hengshan Seven Friends are really overstepping the mark."

The yellow-robed elder said with a frown.

Yang Tianshan, late stage of Soul Transformation.

"Their combined strength is not weak, plus with all the trouble we’ve been stirring up, it’s no surprise we still haven’t dealt with that ghost creature. This news has spread, and it’s only natural they’d want to fleece us."

The woman in the golden dress analyzed.

Yang Shengrong, early stage of Soul Transformation.

"Hopefully, Qianling Sect will send another expert to take care of that ghost creature. We don’t even know where it popped up from. The Qianling Sect’s cultivators have come several times and can’t find the creature, suspecting that we are lying."

Yang Tianshan sighed and said with a face full of worry.

Whenever the Yang Family’s cultivators are present at the ore veins, the ghost creature appears; however, when the Qianling Sect’s cultivators arrive, it vanishes. Even if the ghost creature is skilled in the art of concealment, why doesn’t it attack the Qianling Sect’s cultivators?

"Could it be the Jiang Family playing tricks? Otherwise, how would a ghost creature of the Soul Transformation Stage just pop up out of nowhere?"

Yang Shengrong said with furrowed brows.

The Jiang Family is the sworn enemy of the Yang Family and an affiliate force of the Yinluo Sect, proficient in the art of ghost cultivation.

Yang Tianshan nodded, "It’s possible, but we have no evidence. We need to find the ghost creature first."

He took out a law disk that flickered with yellow light and infused a spell into it, then with knitted eyebrows, he said, "Someone from Qianling Sect has come, but it’s just one person. They told us to keep quiet about it, to go out and meet them."

"Is it really someone sent by Qianling Sect? Why don’t they come in openly and uprightly?"

Yang Shengrong asked, puzzled.

"Sheng Hai brought him here; never mind, after all, he’s a disciple of Qianling Sect. You go and receive him. Send him away after. We will ask the Hengshan Seven Friends for help. Qianling Sect doesn’t trust us anymore, sending only one Soul Transformation Cultivator as if to pacify us with a gesture."

Yang Tianshan instructed.

He and three clansmen joined forces yet suffered a significant loss. What could one Soul Transformation Cultivator from Qianling Sect hope to accomplish?

Yang Shengrong acknowledged with a sound and, stomping her right foot on the ground, transformed into an escape light and flew off into the sky.

Less than half a quarter of an hour later, she landed atop a steep peak where Shen Long and Yang Shenghai stood not far away.

"I am Yang Shengrong, I’ve come to meet Taoist Friend Shen."

Yang Shengrong stepped forward with a polite greeting.

"I am Shen Long. I’ve heard that you have the Essence Blood of a fifth-order Sea Suppressing Ape?"

Shen Long asked.

"Indeed, that is the case, though the quantity is limited."

Yang Shengrong replied, her expression troubled, realizing he was not here to help but to request the Essence Blood of the fifth-order Sea Suppressing Ape.

"Mrs. Yang, you haven’t spread the news of my arrival, have you?"

Shen Long inquired.

He suspected that the ghost creature was related to the Jiang Family. The Jiang Family had a spy within the Yang Family, which explained why the ghost creature did not attack the disciples of Qianling Sect but only targeted the cultivators of the Yang Family.

Without any Void Refining Cultivators, the Jiang Family wouldn’t dare provoke the Qianling Sect.

"No."

Yang Shengrong answered truthfully.

"That’s good. I will go take care of the ghost creature and be back soon."

After saying this, Shen Long turned into an escape light and took to the sky.

"Taoist Friend Shen, the ghost creature is very strong, and I fear that you alone may not be a match for it,"

Yang Shengrong said urgently.

"No need, I can handle it. Wait for the good news from me, and don’t follow,"

Shen Long’s voice came from the distant sky.

Yang Shengrong’s eyebrows knitted tightly, was Shen Long being too arrogant? Even the combined forces of Yang Tianshan and four others were not a match for the ghost creature, what made Shen Long think he could resolve the enemy alone.

"Shenghai, what’s the background of Taoist Friend Shen?"

Yang Shengrong asked.

"Uncle Shen is an Ascendant Cultivator who ascended from The Lower Realm,"

Yang Shenghai said, having learned of this not too long ago as well.

Before they set off, he had been quite worried, but after learning that Shen Long was an Ascendant Cultivator from The Lower Realm, his worries were dissipated.

"What! An Ascendant Cultivator!"

Yang Shengrong exclaimed in surprise, her expression easing.

The Cultivation Resources in The Lower Realm are scarce. Any cultivator who could cultivate to the Divinity Transformation Stage and ascend to the Realm of the Spiritual Pivot must be incredibly powerful; the strength of Ascendant Cultivators is widely recognized.

"Yes! He told me not to talk about it everywhere. I didn’t expect Uncle Shen to be an Ascendant Cultivator,"

Yang Shenghai said.

"It seems that he is confident in dealing with the ghost creature. Let’s go back and wait for his news,"

Yang Shengrong said, and then she returned with Yang Shenghai.

In the midst of a rolling expanse of black mountains, one could see a significant amount of black ore in the depths of the mountain range.

A red escape light flew in from the distant horizon, with a flash it stopped, revealing the figure of Shen Long.

Shen Long’s divine sense spread out, not detecting any issues. He had already transferred the Nine-Headed Ghost Pigeon from the Myriad Beasts Tower into the Spirit Beast Bracelet; if the ghost creature appeared within a certain range, the Nine-Headed Ghost Pigeon would sense it.

Shen Long entered the mine caves, feeling a dense wave of Yin Qi. This place was indeed very suitable for a ghost creature to hide.

He moved forward, his face full of caution.

After the time it takes to brew a cup of tea, he arrived in a broad mine tunnel. The stone walls were rough and uneven, and in some places, one could see black spots.

Shen Long moved slowly, his divine sense fully open, scanning the surroundings.

He suddenly halted, his right fist emanating a bright red light, and smashed it towards the stone wall to his left.

With a thunderous roar, the stone wall now bore a clear imprint of a fist, and a faint, miserable spectral cry could be heard, followed by a wisp of green smoke.

A chill wind blew from behind Shen Long, and a green-faced, fanged fierce ghost suddenly appeared, its ten fingers sharp and elongated, eyes blood-red, emitting a terrifying surge of Yin Qi.

A feint.

The moment the ghost creature appeared, Shen Long’s Profound Jade Pendant shone with a dazzling white light, and a thick white light barrier emerged.

The Profound Jade Pendant had been promoted to a lower-grade Sky-Reaching Spiritual Treasure, which possessed strong defense.

The fierce ghost opened its mouth and spat out a thick column of black ghost fire, which landed on the white light barrier, causing it to emit a wisp of green smoke and its spiritual light to dim slightly.

Its eyes each shot out a thick beam of blood light, which struck the white light barrier, producing two muffled sounds.

A gust of chill wind passed, and a gaunt, black-robed old man appeared in front of Shen Long, the aura of cold and murderous intention billowing off of him.

The moment the black-robed old man appeared, he spat out a two-foot long black sword, slashing towards Shen Long.

His body radiated a bright black light, and one could see a ghostly shadow at his chest. His body visibly withered at a speed visible to the naked eye, sprouting large amounts of black hair, his eyes turning blood-red, and his nails growing rapidly, becoming pitch-black.

Subjugation Ghost Technique!

The black sword struck the white light barrier, causing it to cave in and the spiritual light to fade, becoming faint and nearly transparent.

The black-robed old man emitted a mournful ghostly cry, spewing out a wave of black sonic energy aimed at Shen Long.