Immortal Venerable of the Beast Race
Chapter 629 - 538 fifth-order Spirit Flame (no more today)_1

Chapter 629: 538 fifth-order Spirit Flame (no more today)_1

The Thousand Spider Mountain Range stretches over hundreds of millions of miles, and the Monster Beast resources here are abundant.

A hundred thousand years ago, a seventh-order Thousand-eyed Spider appeared here, causing trouble in the area.

The Great Elder of the Mount Taibai Sword Sect passed by this place and used his Divine Skills to slay the seventh-order Thousand-eyed Spider. He then established a marketplace here for Cultivators to trade and incidentally to guard the area, preventing the reappearance of seventh-order Monster Beasts.

The Thousand Spider Market is one of the three major marketplaces under the Mount Taibai Sword Sect, with a favourable geographical location that attracts merchants and travelers.

The streets are wide and clean, filled with the din of voices and a continuous flow of people and vehicles.

Shen Long and Shen Hai strolled down the street, looking around as they went.

Their main purpose for coming to the Thousand Spider Mountain Range this time was to find a fifth-order Demon Ape.

According to information provided by the Eight Directions Tower, more than a hundred years ago, a Soul Transformation Cultivator discovered a fifth-order Strong Golden-Backed Ape deep in the Thousand Spider Mountain Range. This beast, carrying the Mountain Giant Ape bloodline, had slain many Soul Transformation Cultivators before vanishing without a trace.

When they reached a fork in the road, Shen Long and Shen Hai split up and went their separate ways.

A quarter of an hour later, Shen Long stood in front of a green eighteen-story pavilion. The signboard displayed "Liuyun Pavilion" in three golden characters, with numerous Cultivators coming in and out.

He had already inquired about it; this store was operated by the Liuyun Trade Alliance.

Shen Long strode in, and the main hall was spacious and bright. He headed straight for the upper floors.

Upon reaching the fifteenth floor, Shen Long saw a sweet-looking woman in a purple dress holding a purple Law Disk, seemingly contacting someone.

"Taoist Friend Xu, let’s settle on that. I need to attend to business now."

After saying this, the woman in the purple dress put away the purple Law Disk, stood up, and said, "I am Madam Chen Ziyan. Is there anything I can help the Taoist friend with?"

"I would like to purchase some fifth-order Monster Beasts’ Essence Blood."

Shen Long spoke up.

"You’ve come to the right place. We have just received a new batch of items. Here is the catalog; take your time to choose."

Chen Ziyan took out a Golden Law Disk exuding a shimmering light and handed it to Shen Long.

Shen Long examined it closely, his brows frowned.

There was fifth-order Demon Ape Essence Blood available, but none of it carried the Mountain Giant Ape bloodline.

"Madam Chen, my surname is Shen. I’ve heard that a fifth-order Strong Golden-Backed Ape has been seen deep in the Thousand Spider Mountain Range. It’s said to possess the Mountain Giant Ape bloodline. Has this beast not yet been subdued?"

Shen Long inquired curiously.

"That story was spread by True Monarch Yan, but there’s hardly a true word that comes from him. No other Taoist friends have seen that Strong Golden-Backed Ape; it’s most likely another false rumor. He’s spread quite a few lies in the past,"

Chen Ziyan explained.

"True Monarch Yan? I haven’t heard of this person. Does he often lie?"

Shen Long questioned doubtfully.

"This person raises a Dragon Rock Turtle and was once widely known as Dragon Rock True Monarch by the Cultivator community. He often brags about his bravery, but when facing a powerful enemy, he’s faster to flee than anyone else. Those who love to poke fun have dubbed him True Monarch Yan. Believing three-tenths of what he says is already being quite generous."

Chen Ziyan explained.

"I heard that your Liuyun Pavilion is a store set up by the Liuyun Trade Alliance. Do you sell fifth-order Spirit Flame?"

Shen Long asked.

"Fifth-order Spirit Flame? We do have it, but we trade it for rare materials. If you have any of these items, even one would suffice to trade for a clump of fifth-order Spirit Flame."

Chen Ziyan took out a golden Jade Slip and passed it to Shen Long.

Shen Long’s Divine Sense swept over it and he produced a beautifully crafted green jade box, saying, "What tier are these Five Lights Divine Mud? Can Madam Chen please appraise them?"

"Five Lights Divine Mud! We’re collecting Five Lights Divine Mud above the sixth order."

Chen Ziyan took the jade box, opened it to look, and then took out a Golden Mirror that shone brightly as she channeled Mana into it.

The mirror emitted a blinding golden light, casting a golden radiance over the Five Lights Divine Mud in the box.

A piercing whistling sound emerged from the Golden Mirror, and the Spiritual Light inside it flickered incessantly.

A look of surprise flashed through Chen Ziyan’s beautiful eyes. She produced a shimmering Golden Law Disk, input a spell into it, and said, "Master Yan, would you please come down? A Taoist friend has brought some Sixth-order Five Lights Divine Mud, possibly produced by a Five-Colored Worm. I’m afraid I might misjudge it."

"Understood. I’ll be right down."

A robust male voice rang out.

Chen Ziyan put away the golden Law Disk and said to Shen Long, "Taoist Friend Shen, please wait a moment."

Before long, a tall and thin elder in a golden robe came down from the upstairs, his body adorned with flame-like patterns.

"The Fire Sun Clan!"

Shen Long was somewhat surprised.

"Master Yan indeed is from the Fire Sun Clan, he has been serving our Liuyun Trade Alliance for over a thousand years."

Chen Ziyan explained.

The elder in the golden robe carefully examined the Five Lights Divine Mud inside the green jade box and said, "This is indeed Five Lights Divine Mud excreted by a sixth-rank Five-Colored Worm."

"Taoist Friend Shen, please wait a moment while I send someone to fetch the items you requested."

Chen Ziyan’s tone was warm.

Shen Long nodded and looked at the elder in the golden robe, curiously asking, "Taoist Friend Yan, is the value of Five-Colored Divine Clay very high? I sold these to you, but I just want to know the value of this item."

"I am Yan Tuo, and to be frank with Taoist Friend Shen, this item is usually used to refine the core parts of high-level Puppet Beasts, such as the Flesh Spirit Puppet," said the elder in the golden robe, introducing himself and explaining.

"Flesh Spirit Puppet!"

Shen Long suddenly realized, he had heard of Flesh Spirit Puppets, a type of advanced puppet.

"Five-Colored Worms need to consume a large amount of metal ores to excrete Five-Colored Divine Clay, not to mention the rarity of Five-Colored Divine Clay from a sixth-rank Five-Colored Worm, even that of fifth-rank is hard to come by."

Yan Tuo explained.

"No wonder, I discovered it within a piece of ore."

Shen Long spoke, if it wasn’t for the Gold-Winged Fire Ant Queen, he wouldn’t have been able to discover the Five-Colored Divine Mud.

The auction featured Five-Colored Divine Mud excreted by a fifth-rank Five-Colored Worm, while Shen Long stumbled upon that from a sixth-rank.

"Inside the ore? Taoist Friend Shen is quite lucky! Five-Colored Worms indeed like to hide in ore veins and then excrete the Five-Colored Divine Clay within the ore," analyzed Yan Tuo.

Before long, a tall man in a green shirt came up, holding a green jade vase in his hand, and handed it to Chen Ziyan.

Chen Ziyan passed it to Shen Long, who removed the stopper to reveal an astonishing blast of high temperature sweeping out.

Shen Long swiftly plugged the vase again, confirming that it was fifth-rank Spirit Flame, nodded, and said, "Madam Chen, if there is any news about that fifth-rank Strong Golden-Backed Ape, please inform me."

"No problem, but I know the residence of True Monarch Dadao; Taoist Friend Shen can go and ask him," Chen Ziyan disclosed the whereabouts of True Monarch Dadao.

Shen Long thanked her, packed up the green jade vase, and made his way downstairs.

"We have achieved a feat this time by actually collecting Five-Colored Divine Mud excreted by a sixth-rank Five-Colored Worm," Chen Ziyan said excitedly. She remembered something and asked, "Master Yan, does a Five-Colored Worm excrete a lot of Five-Colored Divine Mud at one time?"

"You want to ask if he still has more Five-Colored Divine Mud, right? Don’t set your sights on him; this person has no small background. Do you really think that Five-Colored Divine Mud was in the ore? Sixth-rank Five-Colored Worms are very rare, and the Five-Colored Divine Mud they excrete is even more precious, not something one can simply acquire by buying a piece of ore," said Yan Tuo.

"But he seems unaware of the value of this item, not like someone of significant standing," Chen Ziyan wondered aloud.

"Some old monsters allow their descendants to go out for training to refine their temperament; he is probably pretending to be ignorant. Let me tell you straight! The fifth-rank Fire-Winged Flame Lion I’m raising is very anxious. This beast has the bloodline of the Fire Qilin with a Purity of Bloodline reaching four. This person must be raising a Spirit Beast with the Fire Qilin Bloodline, and its Bloodline Purity is at least five. Of course, we cannot rule out that he really is an ordinary Soul Transformation Cultivator. If you are wrong, you know the consequences," said Yan Tuo.

Chen Ziyan chuckled sheepishly and said, "I didn’t mean anything else, I just wanted to collect more of the excretions from a sixth-rank Five-Colored Worm. Speaking of which, how did your Fire-Winged Flame Lion sense the presence of his Spirit Beast when its Bloodline Purity is lower than his?"

"It wasn’t the Fire-Winged Flame Lion that sensed it; it was his Spirit Beast feeling the presence of the Fire-Winged Flame Lion and imposing intimidation. This is a case of bloodline suppression; he probably warned us not to harbor any crooked thoughts," Yan Tuo slowly explained.

Chen Ziyan suddenly understood and said, "I see, I will report this accurately, and you’ll also be credited for this revelation."