Immortal Venerable of the Beast Race
Chapter 630 - 539 Bold True Monarch_1

Chapter 630: 539 Bold True Monarch_1

Upon leaving Liuyun Pavilion, Shen Long started to stroll leisurely through the streets.

He purchased part of the map of the Thousand Spider Mountain Range, where most Soul Transformation Cultivators only roamed the periphery, seldom venturing deep into the mountain range.

Half an hour later, Shen Long arrived at the entrance of a three-story azure-colored pavilion. The signboard read "Dragon Rock Pavilion" in three large characters.

According to Chen Ziyan’s introduction, this was the dwelling place of the bold True Monarch.

Shen Long sent out a Sound Transmission Talisman and waited quietly.

As the time for a cup of tea passed by, no one came out.

"Not here?"

Shen Long muttered to himself and turned to leave.

He arrived at a quiet courtyard with dark green roof tiles. The signboard read "Qingmei Courtyard" in three large characters.

The courtyard door opened, and Shen Hai walked out while Shen Long entered and closed the gate behind him.

Inside the courtyard was a three-story azure pavilion and a green stone pavilion, with some plum blossoms planted in the fields.

"Keep an eye out for news of the bold True Monarch,"

Shen Long ordered before striding into the azure pavilion and heading to a practice room, where he entered the Myriad Beasts Tower and appeared on the first floor.

He took out a jade bottle shimmering with golden light, removed the stopper, and a stream of green flame flew out, transforming into a gigantic green Fire Flood Dragon that emitted a terrifyingly high temperature.

No sooner had the green Fire Flood Dragon appeared than Shen Long launched a punch, sending a massive yellow fist flashing out that smashed into the green Fire Flood Dragon.

With a thunderous boom, the body of the green Fire Flood Dragon exploded, turning into a sky full of green flames. These flames rapidly gathered together and reformed into a green Fire Flood Dragon.

Just as the green Fire Flood Dragon took shape, another massive yellow fist flew toward it, and the Fire Flood Dragon was once again dispersed into a vast expanse of green flames.

After several repetitions, the level five Spirit Flame’s recovery speed became slower and slower.

Shen Long opened his mouth, and the Qinglian True Flame flew out, transforming into a massive green Fire Phoenix that swooped towards the green flames.

It consumed the majority of the green flames, and the remaining lesser part condensed into a Fire Flood Dragon about a zhang in length.

Shen Long brought out the Qianyang Cauldron and captured the green Fire Flood Dragon while the green Fire Phoenix transformed into a green sphere and slid into his sleeve.

Now that it had devoured this bunch of the fifth-level Spirit Flame, the Qinglian True Flame would definitely advance to the fifth stage, and Shen Long’s Alchemy efficiency would greatly increase.

He exited the Myriad Beasts Tower and touched a small black lock on his chest.

The Soul Nurturing Lock, a Sky-Reaching Spiritual Treasure for the Divine Soul, which Shen Long had commissioned a fifth-stage Artifact Refiner from the Thousand Soldier Pavilion to craft. After Shen Hai advanced to the Divinity Transformation Stage, Shen Long went to the Divine Weapon Marketplace and used the voucher to claim this Soul Nurturing Lock.

The longer Shen Long wore the Soul Nurturing Lock, the more powerful his Divine Soul would become.

He sat down cross-legged, closed his eyes, and rested his spirit.

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Qianling Sect, Green Butterfly Valley.

Li Tianxue sat within a stone pavilion, holding a white Law Disk that twinkled with Spiritual Light, her delicate brows slightly furrowed.

"Junior Brother Shen hasn’t returned yet?"

Li Tianxue asked.

"Not yet."

The voice of Sun Sen answered.

"When Junior Brother Shen comes back, tell him I need to see him,"

Li Tianxue instructed.

"Yes, Master Aunt Li."

Sun Sen responded readily.

Li Tianxue put away the white Law Disk, her face revealing a contemplative expression as she murmured to herself, "Where has Junior Brother Shen gone to? He hasn’t returned for decades, not even sending a message to his subordinates."

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A year passed by swiftly, Thousand Spider Market.

Qingmei Courtyard, Alchemy Room.

Shen Long was seated on a red cushion, his gaze fixed intently on the Qianyang Cauldron in front of him. Below the cauldron, a cluster of green flame provided heat, while a rich fragrance of Elixir permeated the room.

A Sound Transmission Talisman flew in and landed in front of him.

Shen Long acted as if he saw nothing, his gaze fixed on the Qianyang Cauldron.

After a short while, he flicked his sleeve, retracted the green flames, opened the lid of the Qianyang Cauldron, and stepped forward to take a look, inside there were twenty-four Snow Ganoderma Pills.

Shen Long frowned and sighed, "It seems that possessing a fifth-order Spirit Flame isn’t enough to refine top-quality elixirs, no wonder they are so precious."

After the Qinglian True Flame refined a batch of fifth-order Spirit Flames, it successfully advanced to fifth-order, and the efficiency of alchemy increased significantly.

Shen Long could now refine a batch of fifth-order elixirs in just seven days. Unfortunately, he was unable to produce any top-quality elixirs.

He had asked Li Tianxue, who informed him that alchemists capable of producing top-quality elixirs had at least reached the Refinement Void Phase, and only a very few Soul Transformation Cultivators could make top-quality elixirs.

Shen Long put away the twenty-four Snow Ganoderma Pills and with a flick of two fingers, a red light shot out, striking the Sound Transmission Talisman.

With a pop, the Sound Transmission Talisman self-ignited, and Shen Hai’s voice rang out, "True Monarch Da bold has appeared in the marketplace."

Shen Long put away the Qianyang Cauldron and went outside, where Shen Hai was standing.

"Have you noticed anyone following you recently?"

Shen Long asked.

Once bitten, twice shy; after the last assassination attempt, Shen Long had become extra cautious.

He sold the Five-Colored Divine Clay excreted by the sixth-order Five-Colored Worms to Liuyun Pavilion and couldn’t be sure they didn’t have other intentions.

"Not for the moment,"

Shen Hai replied truthfully.

Shen Long nodded and strode out.

He wandered around the marketplace, taking a leisurely look here and there.

Half an hour later, Shen Long appeared in a vast Azure Stone Plaza, where many small stalls were set up.

Shen Long walked while observing, noticing many Monster Beasts Materials on the stalls.

All of a sudden, Shen Long quickened his pace and approached one of the stalls. The owner was a silver-robed young girl with features as delicate as a painting, carrying an exquisitely crafted silver Sword Box, her skin as white as snow.

The stall displayed numerous Monster Beasts Materials, but a yellow jade box caught Shen Long’s attention, with two purple Demon Cores inside.

"Fairy, how much are these two Demon Cores?"

Shen Long asked, picking up the yellow jade box.

"These are the Demon Cores of a mid-stage fifth-order Purple Striped Soul Chaser Scorpion, to be exchanged for materials of equivalent value,"

the silver-robed girl replied.

Shen Long took out a golden jade box and handed it to the silver-robed girl.

The silver-robed girl opened the lid of the box, glanced inside, nodded in agreement, and accepted the exchange.

"Fairy, I heard that deep within the Thousand Spider Mountain Range, there’s a fifth-order Strong Golden-Backed Ape, have you encountered it?"

Shen Long continued to inquire.

"I’ve never seen it,"

the silver-robed girl shook her head.

Shen Long nodded, got up, and left. He had taken a stroll around here, purchased some Monster Beasts Materials, and asked some Soul Transformation Cultivators about the fifth-order Strong Golden-Backed Ape. Without exception, none had seen it.

Leaving the Azure Stone Plaza, Shen Long arrived at the entrance of Dragon Rock Pavilion and sent out a Sound Transmission Talisman.

It wasn’t long before the doors of Dragon Rock Pavilion opened, and a handsome yellow-robed young man with a high stature emerged.

The yellow-robed youth, with his tall figure, a white jade belt around his waist, and holding a green jade folding fan, gave off the impression of a graceful young master.

"I am Shen Xu, I have a matter I’d like to consult with Taoist Friend Lan about,"

Shen Long greeted with a fist and palm salute.

"Ah, it’s Taoist Friend Shen, come in and let’s talk,"

the yellow-robed young man responded with a slight smile, gesturing an invitation for Shen Long to enter the Dragon Rock Pavilion, then closed the door behind them.

"Taoist Friend Lan, I heard you discovered tracks of a fifth-order Strong Golden-Backed Ape in the Thousand Spider Mountain Range?"

Shen Long cut straight to the chase.