Immortal Venerable of the Beast Race
Chapter 668 - 577 Qin Yang_1

Chapter 668: 577 Qin Yang_1

"I also don’t know if it was an Enlightening Pill. After eating that elixir, I was able to speak and killed a Soul Transformation Cultivator. By chance, I learned of the space node leading to the Realm of the Spiritual Pivot and sneaked through it, suffering severe injuries and getting caught," the Treasure-Seeking Mouse recounted truthfully.

"Probably a cultivator from the Realm of the Spiritual Pivot was descending to The Lower Realm for some task and unfortunately met his demise. Serve me well from now on, and I won’t shortchange you," said Xu Yingying in a gentle voice.

"Yes, Master," the Treasure-Seeking Mouse agreed.

With a flick of her wrist, Xu Yingying turned the Treasure-Seeking Mouse into a streak of yellow light that entered the Spirit Beast Bracelet on her arm.

"Tianhong Realm, Enlightening Pill, could it be him?" Xu Yingying muttered to herself, took out a golden conch that was constantly shimmering with light, entered a spell into it, and said, "Junior Brother Xu, I’ve received reliable information that an ancient cultivator’s cave dwelling on Qihong Island of Tianhong Realm has an Enlightening Pill. It could be that he has escaped to The Lower Realm. Notify the Sect Leader and send someone down there to check it out."

"Alright, I’ll take care of it right away."

A clear male voice responded.

Xu Yingying put away the golden conch, her face revealing a thoughtful expression.

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A month later, the door of Qinghu Pavilion opened and Shen Long, along with Shen Hai, walked out.

During the past month, they frequently visited tea houses to drink tea and listen to other Soul Transformation cultivators’ casual conversations, gathering intelligence about the overseas regions.

Shen Long felt that they had gathered enough information and was ready to set out to sea in search of opportunities.

After leaving the marketplace, Shen Hai summoned a flying boat that radiated continuous glints of blue light and was inscribed with the words "Cloud Sea." This low-grade Sky-Reaching Spiritual Treasure, which Shen Long had seized from an enemy, was used by Shen Hai for transportation.

Shen Long stepped onto the Cloud Sea Boat, followed closely by Shen Hai.

Shen Hai executed a spell, and the Cloud Sea Boat lit up with a streak of blue light, flying up into the sky and swiftly disappearing into the horizon.

Half a day later, the Cloud Sea Boat emerged over a vast, boundless expanse of azure blue ocean, with gusts of sea winds and a clear sky that stretched for miles.

Shen Long released the Hundred Eyes Cicada, which was responsible for scouting the surroundings.

"Master, a Gold-Winged Thunder Eagle is flying towards us at a great speed," the Hundred Eyes Cicada reported.

"A fifth-order Gold-Winged Thunder Eagle, coming just in time," Shen Long said with a smile.

Shen Hai cast another spell, and the Cloud Sea Boat’s blue light flared up, increasing its Escape Speed.

Before long, a Gold-Winged Thunder Eagle with wings spanning a hundred yards appeared in their view.

"A fifth-order early stage Gold-Winged Thunder Eagle! I’ll handle this," said Shen Hai. With another spell, the sea water churned wildly as a Sky-Supporting Giant Wave surged toward the sky like a massive blue spear, heading straight for the Gold-Winged Thunder Eagle.

He flicked his sleeve, and a handful of undulating white grains of Profound Jade Sand flew out—another low-grade Sky-Reaching Spiritual Treasure that Shen Long had seized from an enemy and given to Shen Hai to wield.

With another spell, Shen Hai caused the Profound Jade Sand to suddenly condense into multiple white ice spears, flying towards the Gold-Winged Thunder Eagle.

The Gold-Winged Thunder Eagle opened its beak and spewed out a thick golden lightning bolt, which shattered the oncoming Sky-Supporting Giant Wave.

As void fluctuations appeared atop its head, a Sky-Supporting Giant Hand shimmering with blue light emerged and slapped towards it.

The Gold-Winged Thunder Eagle was hit by the Sky-Supporting Giant Hand and rapidly plummeted towards the sea, as a barrage of white ice spears flew toward it.

Just as the Gold-Winged Thunder Eagle was attempting to dodge, a sharp, piercing shriek resounded; its head drooped, and its reaction slowed.

A dense volley of white ice spears penetrated the Gold-Winged Thunder Eagle’s body, leaving it riddled with holes and dead.

Shen Hai summoned a continuously shining blue gourd to harvest the spirit soul of the Gold-Winged Thunder Eagle and collected its corpse as well.

He sliced open the belly of the Gold-Winged Thunder Eagle to see if there were any Leading Thunder Pearls or Absorbing Thunder Pearls, but to his disappointment, found neither.

"Master, nine cultivators are coming from the southwest direction, and a Blood Shark Beast is on the ocean floor being hunted by a Swallowing Sea Whale," the Hundred Eyes Cicada reported.

Shen Long perceived with his Divine Sense that nine Soul Transformation cultivators were flying in from the southwest, heading their way.

The sponge churned and surged, lifting up towering waves, as a massive blood-red shark emerged from the sea surface.

The blood shark’s eyes were blood-red, with some silver-white patterns on its back, and its body was dripping with fresh blood, revealing multiple blood holes, with white bones faintly visible.

A fifth-order middle stage Blood Shark Beast.

Shen Hai’s right hand struck towards the void, and a thousand-foot-tall wave appeared on the sea surface, like a blue giant palm, slamming towards the Blood Shark Beast.

The Blood Shark Beast let out a piercing roar and spat out a blood-colored sound wave to meet it.

The blood-colored sound wave collided with the blue giant palm, the latter instantly dissipated, turning into a vast amount of seawater which suddenly condensed into hundreds of hundred-foot-long blue water spears, charging straight at the Blood Shark Beast.

The blue water spears hit the Blood Shark Beast one after another, producing a series of dull thuds, and more blood holes appeared on its body.

A loud beast roar rang out as the sea water below the Blood Shark Beast churned and surged, a giant wave shot up to the sky, and the Blood Shark Beast was swept up by the wave.

Before it could land, a white light lit up in the void above its head, and a giant white net appeared out of nowhere, enveloping it from above.

The white net covered the Blood Shark Beast’s body, exuding copious amounts of white cold air, and the Blood Shark Beast quickly froze at a visible rate, turning into a gigantic ice sculpture.

Small cracks started to appear in the ice layer, growing larger until there were many.

A grating sound of tearing through the air resounded, and five golden rainbows shot from a distance, arriving instantly in front of the Blood Shark Beast, piercing through its body.

Two of the golden rainbows passed through the Blood Shark Beast’s head, as a mini blood shark flew out from within.

A flash of yellow light, and a gourd with constantly revolving yellow light appeared out of thin air, the yellow gourd emitted a stream of yellow glow, enveloping the mini blood shark, and sucked it into the gourd.

A golden escape light appeared in the distant sky, flying quickly towards this area, as a massive Swallowing Sea Whale emerged from the sea surface.

Shen Long narrowed his eyes and looked into the distance.

Before long, the golden escape light came to a stop, and a golden centipede with eight wings on its back appeared, with seven men and two women standing on the back of the golden centipede.

A broad-shouldered, golden-shirted man stood at the front, holding a golden longbow, radiating a fierce qi, and possessed the cultivation of a late stage Soul Transformation Cultivator; the other eight individuals also had cultivation at least at the middle stage.

"Thank you, Taoist Friend, for lending a hand. I am Qin Yang."

The golden-shirted big man spoke, his voice resonant.

Qin Yang and the nine were full of wary expressions, thinking that Shen Long and Shen Hai were after their prey, a situation that was not uncommon.

"I am Qian Long, and this is my good friend Taoist Friend Shen. We are not here to snatch your quarry, just lending a helping hand," explained Shen Long.

Upon hearing this, the expressions on Qin Yang and the others relaxed.

"By the way, we are looking for the Golden Birch Tree, have you seen it, Taoist Friend Qin?" Shen Long asked.

According to the divination of Golden Lotus True Monarch, the island with Shen Long’s great opportunity planted Golden Birch Trees, one of the few clues available.

"Golden Birch Tree? This type of spirit wood usually grows in volcanic regions. We haven’t encountered it. There are volcanoes on the islands to the southwest. Taoist Friends Qian and Shen could try looking there," said Qin Yang.

"Thank you, Taoist Friend Qin," said Shen Long, expressing his gratitude.

Shen Hai performed a spell, and the Cloud Sea Boat lit up with dazzling blue light, flying towards the southwest.

"Two Soul Transformation Cultivators daring to sail out to sea, they’re quite bold," commented a voluptuously figured woman in a white dress.

She performed a spell, and the white net flew towards her.

"They have a fifth-order spirit insect. It seems they come from a certain power and are out for training," said a portly, yellow-robed old man, gesturing with one hand, and the yellow gourd flew into his grasp.

"It has nothing to do with us; let’s head back earlier," suggested Qin Yang, flicking his wrist, and the Swallowing Sea Whale turned into a streak of blue light, entering the Spirit Beast Bracelet on his hand.

They collected the Blood Shark Beast’s body and left the area.