Immortal Venerable of the Beast Race
Chapter 618 - 527 Sea Suppressing Ape’s Essence Blood Acquired_1

Chapter 618: 527 Sea Suppressing Ape’s Essence Blood Acquired_1

Li Tianxue, upon learning that Shen Long had gone alone to the Profound Yin Mine Vein to deal with the ghost creature, immediately called on Zhao Tianhu and hurried over.

"Better safe than sorry," she thought. "If anything were to happen to Shen Long, it would be difficult to explain to Mo Bingbing,"

"Let’s go in quickly to help Taoist Friend Shen!"

Yang Tianshan urged, looking tense.

After Li Tianxue arrived at the Yang Family and revealed Shen Long’s true identity, once Yang Tianshan knew that Shen Long was the disciple of Yuling True Monarch, he did not dare to delay and immediately brought people over.

With nearly ten thousand Soul Transformation Cultivators in the Qianling Sect, the death of one was just that—one less. However, the disciples of Yuling True Monarch were few, and the death of one meant one less.

If an ordinary disciple in the Soul Transformation Stage died in the Profound Yin Mine Vein, Qianling Sect might not hold the Yang Family accountable, but if a disciple of Yuling True Monarch died there, the Yang Family could not escape blame.

"No need for that, it was just a Soul Transformation Stage ghost creature."

The voice of Shen Long rang out.

No sooner had he spoken than Shen Long flew out of the mining cave, his expression calm.

"Junior Brother Shen, are you alright?"

Li Tianxue asked with concern.

"I’m fine! I’ve dealt with that ghost creature,"

Shen Long replied.

"You’ve dealt with it? Was there only one Soul Transformation Stage ghost creature?"

Yang Tianshan was somewhat incredulous.

"It’s taken care of. I didn’t capture it alive, so I can’t prove it to you; how about this? You start mining, and if any more ghost creatures at the Soul Transformation Stage appear, you let me know. If not, then you give me the Essence Blood of the fifth-order Sea Suppressing Ape."

Shen Long proposed.

"I trust Taoist Friend Shen, and here is the Essence Blood of the fifth-order Sea Suppressing Ape."

Yang Tianshan raised his right hand, and a palm-sized blue gourd flew out, heading towards Shen Long.

Given that Shen Long was the disciple of Yuling True Monarch, Yang Tianshan did not dare to slight him.

"The same goes, if any high-level ghost creatures appear in the Profound Yin Mine Vein again, you let me know,"

Shen Long said.

"No problem, Taoist Friend Shen. Thank you for your hard work. Fairy Li, Daoist Friend Zhao, we have prepared a feast and invite you to our Yang Family for a few cups of mild liquor to show our hospitality?"

With a smile on his face, Yang Tianshan said.

Li Tianxue nodded and the group left the area.

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Qianyang Realm, Spirit Control Sect, Ice Silkworm Peak.

Ice Silkworm True Person, Su Changfeng, Lin Yutong, and Han Yuwei were sitting in a cyan stone pavilion, discussing something.

"Congratulations to Master for overcoming the bottleneck and smoothly advancing to the late Nascent Soul stage,"

Su Changfeng said with a smile.

"Finally, I’ve overcome the bottleneck. I hope to advance to the Great Perfection of the Nascent Soul,"

Ice Silkworm True Person expressed his longing with a smile on his face.

He had been stuck in the Nascent Soul Middle Stage for hundreds of years, only recently breaking through.

"There shouldn’t be any problems. I wonder how Master is doing,"

Su Changfeng said curiously.

"With the strength of Senior Brother Shen, there shouldn’t be any issues,"

Lin Yutong said, smiling.

Ice Silkworm True Person nodded and replied, "I hope so!"

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Realm of the Spiritual Pivot, Green Lotus Continent, Qianling Sect.

An Escape Light flew from a distance, came in a flash, and stopped above Golden Roc Peak, revealing Shen Long’s figure.

Shen Long returned to Golden Roc Garden and entered a Practice Room.

With a flip of his right hand, a black Storage Bracelet appeared, he shook his wrist lightly, and a sweep of black luminescence passed by, leaving a large assortment of items on the ground.

The Sky-Reaching Spiritual Treasure consisted of three items, which were the Ghost Hiding Banner, the Thousand Illusion Mask, and the Blood Luo Knife, along with a number of assorted sundries.

The Ghost Hiding Banner was an artifact of stealth that could conceal one’s form; the man in the black robe had used it to deceive the Qianling Sect’s Soul Transformation Cultivators’ probes. The Thousand Illusion Mask could change one’s appearance, and the Blood Luo Knife was an offensive weapon.

"What is this?"

Shen Long picked up a round token that had the words "Eight Directions" engraved on the front and some intricate patterns on the back.

"The Eight Directions Order?"

Shen Long exclaimed in surprise.

In the Realm of the Spiritual Pivot, there was an intelligence organization called the Eight Directions Tower. To inquire about news or to buy and sell information, one must possess the Eight Directions Order.

In the Qianyang Realm, there existed the Wind Listening Tower. Shen Long had inquired about it with old Soul Transformation Cultivators like Mo Wuya, and it was said that the Wind Listening Tower had backing from powerful figures in the Realm of the Spiritual Pivot, though who specifically was unclear.

"Eyes see all directions, ears hear all winds."

Shen Long muttered to himself, echoing the publicity slogan of the Eight Directions Tower.

The fact that this person actually possessed an Eight Directions Order was an unexpected delight.

With the Eight Directions Order in hand, it would be more convenient for Shen Long to gather information in the future, though he wasn’t aware of the exact locations of the Eight Directions Tower’s branches.

Based on his experience, the strongholds of major powers were usually set up in large marketplaces. The Human Clan of the Green Lotus Continent had fifteen grand marketplaces, where everything a Unity Cultivator needed was for sale. It was very likely that the Eight Directions Tower had outposts in these fifteen grand marketplaces.

Apart from the Ghost Hiding Banner and the Thousand Illusion Mask, Shen Long carefully categorized and stored the rest.

He began to consecrate the Ghost Hiding Banner and the Thousand Illusion Mask, and only after completing the process did he store them in the Storage Bracelet.

He entered the Myriad Beasts Tower and reached the fourth floor, where he flicked his wrist, and the Nine-Headed Ghost Pigeon flew out from the Spirit Beast Bracelet.

"You’ve made a great contribution this time, the Petrification Divine Ability is very impressive."

Shen Long praised, offering a fifth-rank Demon Core to the Nine-Headed Ghost Pigeon.

"If the master allows me to take action, I can also take care of the enemy."

A confident voice sounded.

A golden ray of Thunder Roc light appeared, revealing itself in a flash.

"Hmm, I am the best at dealing with ghost creatures; you cannot even sense the presence of ghost creatures."

The Nine-Headed Ghost Pigeon dismissed the claim.

"If a ghost creature dares to appear before me, I will annihilate it with my Thunder Method. Thunder Method is also a bane to ghost creatures."

The Thunder Roc rebuffed.

"Alright, no need for you two to quarrel. Dealing with a single Soul Transformation Stage ghost creature is a trivial matter; there’s no need for your involvement. It is like using an ox-cleaver to kill a chicken; this was just a small test of the blade."

Shen Long interjected, smoothing things over.

The Thunder Roc was his Life-Bound Spirit Bird, and facing a mere Soul Transformation Stage ghost cultivator, it would be beneath him to make a move.

Shen Long had many spirit beasts and spirit insects, and any one of them could take care of that ghost cultivator.

Shen Long took out two Dust Cleansing Pills, feeding them to both his creatures.

He could now refine Dust Cleansing Pills, which he fed to his spirit beasts, birds, and insects. There was an overabundance of Gold-Winged Fire Ants to tend to, and he could only administer the Dust Cleansing Pills to the Gold-Winged Fire Ant Queen and twelve Four-Winged Fire Ants; the regular Gold-Winged Fire Ants did not have such a privilege.

Shen Long went down to the second floor and released the Gold-Winged Fire Ant Queen, giving it a Dust Cleansing Pill.

The Gold-Winged Fire Ant Queen let out a sharp, ear-piercing shriek as a huge crimson cloud of fire flew over from afar. Upon reaching Shen Long, the true nature of the red fire cloud became apparent—it was none other than hundreds of thousands of Spirit Ants.

After arriving in the Realm of the Spiritual Pivot, the Gold-Winged Fire Ant Queen had devoured numerous fifth-rank Artifact Refining materials, resulting in a multitude of eggs and the hatching of new Gold-Winged Fire Ants that did not require the Dust Cleansing Pill. The original Gold-Winged Fire Ants had perished in the minor celestial tribulation.

Shen Long didn’t mind, as he was now focusing on cultivating both the Gold-Winged Fire Ant Queen and the twelve Four-Winged Fire Ants.

He waved his sleeve and a multitude of Artifact Refining materials flew out, with hundreds of thousands of Spirit Ants swarming them, quickly devouring all the materials.

Shen Long took out a Profound Yin Crystal the size of a pigeon’s egg and fed it to the Gold-Winged Fire Ant Queen.

"Thank you, master!"

The Gold-Winged Fire Ant Queen expressed its gratitude.

"You’ve earned it. Cultivate well; I’ll be relying on you for mining in the future."

Shen Long declared.

The Gold-Winged Fire Ant Queen pledged to do so and, leading the hundreds of thousands of Spirit Ants, departed.

Shen Long stepped out of the Myriad Beasts Tower and took out a blue gourd, uncorked it, and took a sip of the Sea Suppressing Ape’s Essence Blood, starting to practice cultivation.