Immortal Venerable of the Beast Race
Chapter 666: Qinglian Archipelago (gone today) _1

Chapter 666: Qinglian Archipelago (gone today) _1

The Qinglian Archipelago consists of over a million large and small islands, with Green Lotus Island being the largest among them and also the location of the Qinglian Marketplace.

The Qinglian Marketplace is one of the fifteen great marketplaces of the Human Clan on the Green Lotus Continent, supported by the Four Seas Sect behind it.

The streets of the marketplace are spacious and clean, with quite a few Four Seas Sect disciples visible.

A splendid palace, with a signboard that had blue light flowing continuously, bore the three silver characters for "Transference Hall," shimmering brightly.

Inside the Transference Hall were several Transference Arrays, with people coming and going from time to time.

An array lit up with a blinding Spiritual Light, and beside it, a green stone stele read "Divine Weapon Marketplace" in large characters.

As the Spiritual Light dissipated, the figures of twenty cultivators appeared, Shen Hai among them.

They stepped down from the Transference Array and walked out, a young man in red with ordinary features following Shen Hai, who was the disguised Shen Long.

Many cultivators knew that he had a mutated fifth-order Flood Dragon, but Shen Long didn’t plan to reveal his true face in order to avoid unnecessary trouble.

The Qianling Sect didn’t have much influence on the Qinglian Archipelago, so it made no difference whether he used his true or false appearance.

After leaving the Transference Hall, Shen Long and Shen Hai split up; Shen Hai was responsible for purchasing Cultivation Resources and Ocean Charts, whereas Shen Long was in charge of gathering information.

The streets were crowded with many people, including quite a few Void Refining Cultivators.

Before setting off, he had looked up information about the Qinglian Archipelago in the Scripture Pavilion.

The Qinglian Archipelago is a group of islands under the control of the Human Clan; there are a million large and small islands, and it is the territory of one of the human clan’s ten major forces, the Four Seas Sect. The Qinglian Archipelago borders several small clans, some of which are backed by the Bloodvine Clan, which doesn’t have a good relationship with the Human Clan.

Shen Long saw many Heterodox Cultivator figures, but of course, those who were able to appear in the Qinglian Marketplace were from clans that had good relations with the Human Clan.

Half an hour later, Shen Long arrived at an Azure Stone Plaza that spanned a hundred thousand acres, where there were many small stalls, most run by Divinity Transformation Stage cultivators, and some by Refinement Void Phase cultivators.

Shen Long walked and looked around, seeing many strange and peculiar things. There was no shortage of good items—ten-thousand-year-old Spiritual Medicines, sixth-order Demon Cores, sixth-order Spiritual Wine, and so on; even a Void Refining Cultivator had brought out a sixth-order Talisman, which could only be exchanged with a sixth-order Elixir.

After the time it took to drink a cup of tea, Shen Long stopped in front of a small stall. The stall owner was a fat old man in white robes, reeking of alcohol, with many materials laid out on his stall.

Shen Long’s gaze landed on a Green Gourd with a piece of red paper attached to it, inscribed with the seven large characters "Fifth-order Sea Suppressing Ape’s Essence Blood."

"Taoist Friend, how much for the Sea Suppressing Ape’s Essence Blood?"

Shen Long asked.

"Only for trade, not for sale; preferably Spiritual Wine."

The white-robed old man replied.

Shen Long took out a Green Gourd and said, "This is fifth-order Spiritual Wine, Apricot Moon Brew, brewed from three-thousand-year-old ginkgo fruit. It is effective for Essence Advancing Spiritual Power."

He had seized it from a Qi Family cultivator. He wasn’t much interested in Spiritual Wine, so it was a good item to trade.

The white-robed old man shook his head and said, "A Sea Suppressing Ape has the Mountain Giant Ape bloodline; it’s not an ordinary Monster Beasts. A fifth-order Spiritual Wine beneficial to the Divine Soul might suffice. As for a fifth-order Spiritual Wine that advances mana, I can buy that at No Drunk Pavilion."

Shen Long took out a golden porcelain bottle and transmitted his voice, "Five Golden Jade Soul-Nurturing Pills, how about that? But I need to check if the Essence Blood is real."

The white-robed old man nodded, allowing Shen Long to bring out his treasure for inspection.

Shen Long took out a Demon-Identifying Mirror to check and confirmed it was indeed fifth-order Sea Suppressing Ape’s Essence Blood.

"I’m Qian Long, pardon my boldness, but Taoist Friend, where did you get the Sea Suppressing Ape’s Essence Blood from?"

Shen Long politely asked.

"I hunted it in the seas overseas; we used an Ice Attribute fifth-order Formation to kill it. It was a close call; it nearly broke the Formation."

The white-robed old man explained.

"There’s a fifth-order Sea Suppressing Ape overseas?"

Shen Long was somewhat surprised.

"Taoist friend, you must have come from the mainland! A fifth-order Sea Suppressing Ape is nothing; seventh-order Sea Suppressing Apes have appeared before. However, it depends on whether you have the strength or not. Without strength, you’ll just become a feast for the Monster Beasts," said the old man in the white robe slowly.

"White Fatty, you’re just boasting again. The seventh-order Sea Suppressing Ape hasn’t been seen for tens of thousands of years. Anyone who doesn’t know might think they’re common," a loud male voice rang out.

Shen Long looked toward the source of the voice and saw a burly man in a blood-red shirt with a fierce aura about him, clearly a cultivator who had been through many killings.

"What I said is true. I never claimed that seventh-order Sea Suppressing Apes are common," the old man in the white robe said nonchalantly, as if he had thought of something. He cupped his fists and said, "I am Bai Wei. Taoist friend, what else have you taken a liking to? I’ll trade for some Apricot Moon Brew."

Shen Long’s gaze swept over and landed on five silver Demon Cores.

"These are fifth-order Thunder Attribute Demon Cores. It depends on how much Spiritual Wine you have," Bai Wei said.

Shen Long handed over a green gourd to Bai Wei to inspect.

Bai Wei pulled out the gourd stopper, and a rich fragrance of wine wafted out. He sniffed lightly a few times, his face showing a look of intoxication, and nodding as he said, "Deal."

Shen Long put away the five Demon Cores.

"I am Qin Jun. Taoist Friend Qian, would you like to take a look at my goods? I’ll trade for Elixirs," the blood-shirted burly man said enthusiastically, his voice booming.

Shen Long’s gaze swept over. Qin Jun’s small stall was laid out with many Monster Beasts Materials, including some fifth-order Demon Cores.

He traded a bottle of Snow Ganoderma Pills for five fifth-order Ice Attribute Demon Cores, making Qin Jun’s smile even wider as he asked politely, "Is Taoist Friend Qian an Alchemist?"

"Indeed. I heard that the overseas Cultivation Resources are abundant, so I made a special trip here. The reputation is well-deserved," Shen Long replied.

"Taoist Friend Qian, do you have any fifth-order Elixirs that heal Divine Soul injuries? I’ll exchange them for two Seven Stars Flat Peaches," Qin Jun asked telepathically, his face full of hope.

"Seven Stars Flat Peaches!"

Shen Long was somewhat surprised. A Seven Stars Flat Peach could increase one’s lifespan by a thousand years, and its effect was not cumulative; any cultivator could only consume one. He and Shen Hai could each have one.

He took out a green jade box and handed it to Qin Jun, saying, "A Golden Jade Soul-Nurturing Pill, what do you think?"

Qin Jun opened the jade box, glanced inside, nodded, took out two exquisite golden jade cases, and handed them to Shen Long.

Shen Long opened the case to see a silver-white flat peach in each, with seven distinct Dao Patterns naturally adorning their surface.

He agreed to the exchange, secured the Seven Stars Flat Peaches, and stood up to leave.

Half an hour later, he stopped in front of a small stall. The stall owner was a voluptuous woman in a blue dress, with many items on display.

"How is this Heavenly Puppet Talisman sold?"

Shen Long picked up a Talisman flickering with constant Spiritual Light. The surface of the Talisman had a vague humanoid pattern on it.

The Heavenly Puppet Talisman was a fifth-order Talisman, capable of creating a duplicate identical to the original body. The duplicate could operate mana to manipulate Sky-Reaching Spiritual Treasures, making it difficult for Divine Sense to distinguish between real and fake.

"Exchange it for something of equal value. Elixirs are preferred," said the woman in the blue dress, her voice sweet.