Immortal Venerable of the Beast Race
Chapter 665 - 574 Going Out to Seek Great Opportunities_1

Chapter 665: 574 Going Out to Seek Great Opportunities_1

Qianling Garden, Golden Roc Pavilion.

Shen Long sat in a chair, holding a golden jade slip in his hand with a somewhat peculiar expression on his face.

"Buyu! It couldn’t be Fairy Chu, could it?"

Shen Long muttered to himself.

According to Golden Lotus True Monarch’s prophetic reading, the grand opportunity before Shen Long was related to a female cultivator whose name contained "Buyu," situated at an island with dense vegetation.

There were as many islands in the Realm of the Spiritual Pivot as there were hairs on a bull, and many of them were under the control of other races. It was impossible for Shen Long to deliberately venture into the territories of other races to explore.

There wasn’t much information about the opportunity regarding the island, but there was plenty concerning the female cultivator: this person was an Artifact Refiner, highly skilled in refining, with a fifth-order Spirit Flame.

Shen Long couldn’t descend to the Lower Realm and thus had no way to learn about Chu Buyu’s situation. Based solely on this information, there was an eighty percent chance it could be Chu Buyu.

"Could it be that my grand opportunity lies in the Lower Realm?"

Shen Long talked to himself. He had asked Chen Yu, and Chen Yu did not rule out that possibility.

If his grand opportunity was in the Lower Realm, then that was troublesome, for Shen Long couldn’t descend there.

"It doesn’t have to be Chu Buyu; maybe it’s Song Buyu or Wang Buyu!"

Shen Long consoled himself.

Having ascended to the Realm of the Spiritual Pivot more than two hundred years ago, with the resources from the Lower Realm, Chu Buyu should still be at the initial stage of Divinity Transformation.

If Chu Buyu had ascended from the same place as Shen Long’s ascension, she should have landed at the Ascendant Platform controlled by the Nine Flames Sect. Shen Long had inquired and found out that all of the Sun Moon Palace’s past ascendant cultivators had landed in the territories controlled by the Nine Flames Sect and subsequently joined them.

If Chu Buyu had ascended to the Realm of the Spiritual Pivot, she would likely have joined the Nine Flames Sect.

Shen Long put away the jade slip and walked to the practice room. He sat down cross-legged on a red meditation cushion and began meditating to regulate his breathing.

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Within a quiet manor, Zhao Yan sat in a green stone pavilion with a set of exquisite tea set placed on the green stone table in front of him.

Chen Yu stood by the side, his expression respectful.

Before long, Golden Lotus True Monarch and a gracefully figured girl in a white dress walked out from a side courtyard.

"You got the divination results out so soon!"

Zhao Yan exclaimed in surprise.

"Divination of opportunities doesn’t take much time," replied Golden Lotus True Monarch nonchalantly.

"I appreciate the trouble this time, Taoist Friend Song. About that matter you mentioned, I will keep an eye out and have someone notify you as there is news," the girl in the white dress stated earnestly.

Wang Bingbing, at the Middle Stage of Void Refinement, was the junior disciple of Master Fengling.

"Alright," Golden Lotus True Monarch agreed.

"Fairy Wang, in a few days, it will be Junior Brother Xu’s Void Refinement celebration. Why don’t you stay with us at the Nine Flames Sect first and let us show you some hospitality?" Zhao Yan said warmly.

As the Great Elder of the Nine Flames Sect had relations with Master Fengling, Zhao Yan would naturally not treat Wang Bingbing negligently.

"I have urgent matters to attend to and truly no time," Wang Bingbing declined tactfully.

Had it not been for the news that Golden Lotus True Monarch was at the Nine Flames Sect, she would not have come.

"Well, in that case, Fairy Wang, let me accompany you," Zhao Yan said, not pressing her further.

Wang Bingbing nodded and strode out, with Zhao Yan hurriedly following behind.

"Master, does Senior Wang also have a grand opportunity?" asked Chen Yu, curiously.

"There aren’t so many grand opportunities, just a minor one," replied Golden Lotus True Monarch.

He had divined opportunities for many cultivators, and only seven had grand opportunities. Shen Long was among them, while most of those divined had only minor opportunities.

"Speaking of which, Taoist Friend Shen is quite lucky, huh! To have a grand opportunity."

Chen Yu said.

"Whether he can find it is another matter; it’s possible someone else could get there first. Great opportunities won’t wait for him forever."

Golden Lotus True Monarch said indifferently.

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Three days passed quickly, and early one morning, Shen Long and over a thousand cultivators arrived early at a vast azure stone plaza that had a large number of azure jade tables set up.

The jade tables were laden with spiritual wine, spiritual tea, and spirit fruits, with the cultivators seated behind them.

Shen Long and other Soul Transformation Cultivators sat in the front seats, sipping tea and chatting leisurely.

Today was the day of the Void Refinement celebration, and many guests had gathered. There were several hundred Soul Transformation Cultivators and a great number of Nascent Soul Cultivators.

Li Yuntao, Li Dong, Wang Ruobing, Zhao Yan, Golden Lotus True Monarch, and other Void Refining Cultivators sat in the front row, while the main stage was still empty.

After the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, a loud bell chimed, and Xu Sheng flew in from afar on a flying shuttle that continuously emitted azure light, stopping above the azure stone plaza.

All the cultivators rose to their feet, Li Yuntao and other Void Refining Cultivators nodded slightly, while Shen Long and the other cultivators unanimously said, "Greetings to Senior Xu."

Xu Sheng nodded, landed on the main stage, put away the azure flying shuttle, and sat down.

Representatives of the guests came forward one after another with their gifts. Li Dong gave a fifth-order spirit beast with a bloodline purity reaching four and some materials for artifact refining. Li Yuntao presented a low-tier Sky-Reaching Spiritual Treasure and ten fifth-order demon cores.

They didn’t have a close relationship with Xu Sheng, and his status in the Nine Flames Sect wasn’t high either, so a formality would suffice.

"Thank you, fellow Taoists, for coming to attend my Void Refinement celebration. I raise a glass to you all," Xu Sheng said.

Xu Sheng raised his glass and drank it all in one go.

Li Yuntao and the others dared not neglect and promptly reciprocated the gesture.

Shen Long and the others drank and discussed the Dao, talking about heaven and earth, laughing and chatting.

More than two hours later, the banquet ended, and the guests began to leave one after another, with Shen Long and the others following Li Dong and Wang Ruobing out of the Nine Flames Sect.

Back at the Qianling Sect, Shen Long headed straight for the Scripture Pavilion.

A quarter-hour later, he arrived at the entrance of the Scripture Pavilion and strode in.

Reaching the fifth floor, Shen Long’s gaze fell on a green bookshelf, which had a square wooden plaque hanging from it with the word "Terrain" inscribed on it.

He approached the bookshelf, picked up an azure jade slip, and immersed his divine sense into it.

After the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, Shen Long exited the Scripture Pavilion with a ponderous expression.

The Human Clan on Green Lotus Continent controlled many islands, but they were tens of thousands of trillion miles away from Qianling Sect, not within its sphere of influence.

Shen Long planned to investigate the islands controlled by the Human Clan, hoping to find his great opportunity; he certainly didn’t want to be beaten to the punch by someone else.

Back at Golden Roc Peak, Shen Long called over Sun Lin and gave him several instructions before leaving the Qianling Sect.

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The Bloodvine Clan had a heritage of a million years. The Bloodvine Mountain Range was the ancestral home of the Bloodvine Clan, stretching tens of thousands of trillion miles.

In the depths of the Bloodvine Mountain Range, there was a vast azure stone plaza with a giant hundred-zhang azure stone platform at its center.

A tall youth in green robes was sitting cross-legged below the azure platform, his body marked with some blood-colored patterns, his eyes tightly closed.

After a while, the azure platform began to shake violently, and the green-robed youth opened his eyes, which were blood-red.

He took out a law disk that flickered with azure light, inserted a spell into it, and a thick azure light shield emerged, covering the entire azure platform.

A beam of spiritual light shot up into the sky but was blocked by the azure light shield.

The green-robed youth stood up, looking towards the azure platform.

Soon, the spiritual light dissipated, and a tall figure in golden robes appeared on the platform, his body decorated with patterns like lightning, physically resembling a member of the Human Clan but with large ears and a long nose.

The green-robed youth flicked his sleeve, and a green light-encircled jade stone flew towards the golden-robed figure, indicating he should place the green jade stone on his forehead.

The golden-robed figure said, "I am Lei Ting and have learned the language of the Realm of the Spiritual Pivot. May I ask you, friend, where is this place?"

"This is the domain of our Bloodvine Clan. We are one of the seven great clans of the Green Lotus Continent. I am Teng Qing," the green-robed youth said proudly.

"Bloodvine Clan! One of the seven great clans!"

Lei Ting was utterly confused.

"Forget it, it’s useless to tell you all this. Come, I’ll take you to register. Our Bloodvine Clan welcomes Ascendant Cultivators, provided they pledge loyalty to our clan," Teng Qing said and led Lei Ting away.