Immortal Venerable of the Beast Race
Chapter 669 - 578 Cultivator Gu’s Cave Dwelling_1

Chapter 669: 578 Cultivator Gu’s Cave Dwelling_1

Ten years later, in a certain red sea area.

A blue Escape Light appeared in the sky, pausing over an island with a radius of a thousand miles. As the light retracted, the Cloud Sea Boat was revealed.

Shen Long and Shen Hai stood on the Cloud Sea Boat, with the Hundred Eyes Cicada lying inside it.

"This is the place,"

the Hundred Eyes Cicada said excitedly.

Shen Long’s gaze traveled down to the island below, where the Fire Spirit Qi was abundant, and numerous gold-red trees with sparse leaves could be seen.

"Golden Birch Trees!"

Shen Hai’s eyes lit up; those trees were more than three hundred years old.

He formed a spell with his hands, and the Cloud Sea Boat gently descended, landing in a small valley surrounded by mountains on three sides, scattered with a large number of red stones. At the end of the valley was an uneven stone wall.

The Hundred Eyes Cicada’s eyes emitted a burst of golden light that shone on the stone wall at the end of the valley. With a flash of red light, a red light screen appeared.

The Hundred Eyes Cicada’s body radiated brilliant golden light, and the red light screen shattered like a bubble, revealing a huge cave entrance.

"Master, it’s inside,"

the Hundred Eyes Cicada said.

Shen Hai packed away the Cloud Sea Boat and strode in, with Shen Long closely following behind.

After walking a hundred steps or so, they entered a cave about an acre in size, with reddish walls. Here, the temperature was frighteningly high.

The Hundred Eyes Cicada’s eyes emitted a burst of golden light, striking a spot on the wall where a thick red light screen appeared, with a pattern of a tri-colored flame on its surface.

Through the red light screen, it was possible to see a skeleton. Many of the skeleton’s bones were broken, its right leg missing, and it was cloaked in a tattered red robe.

The skeletal remains emitted a red light and seemed quite extraordinary.

"Could this be the Zouhua Cave of a Void Refining Cultivator?"

Shen Hai exclaimed excitedly.

This was the border between the Human Clan and Heterodox Cultivators. Shen Long wouldn’t have come here if not for the Hundred Eyes Cicada discovering the formation and the Golden Birch Trees.

"It’s hard to say, let’s see if it can break through the formation."

Shen Long’s face was full of anticipation.

The Hundred Eyes Cicada’s eyes continuously shot out golden beams, hitting the red light screen.

The light screen rippled and quickly dimmed, then dissipated.

"A fifth-level Formation! It’s the Zouhua Cave of a Soul Transformation Cultivator, but looking at the size of the skeleton, it doesn’t seem to be a Human Cultivator,"

Shen Long analyzed.

Shen Hai stepped forward and removed a red Storage Bracelet from the skeleton’s hand, flicking his wrist. A sweep of red light passed and a large assortment of items appeared on the ground.

Four damaged Sky-Reaching Spiritual Treasures, over seventy million Spirit Stones, and numerous Alchemy and Artifact Refining materials, all suitable for a Soul Transformation Cultivator.

Shen Long’s attention settled on a gold jade box, which had a Talisman with flowing silver light attached to it.

He picked up the gold jade box, peeled off the Talisman, opened the box and saw an oval, seven-colored pill inside with twelve Pill Patterns on its surface.

"Seven-Leaf Jade Lotus Pill!"

Shen Long exclaimed in amazement. It was precisely by consuming a top-notch Seven-Leaf Jade Lotus Pill that the Hundred Eyes Cicada had undergone a mutation.

From the items on the ground, it seemed that the owner of the cave was only a Soul Transformation Cultivator. How could the Zouhua Cave of such a cultivator contain a top-notch Seven-Leaf Jade Lotus Pill?

Shen Hai picked up a red Jade Slip, immersing his Divine Sense into it.

After inspecting all the slips, he found that most of them mentioned the Fire Fusion Clan and the Thousand Poison True Monarch. The Fire Fusion Clan was one of the seven major clans of the Green Lotus Continent.

"It’s actually a cultivator from the Fire Fusion Clan! He might have stumbled upon the Zouhua Cave of the Thousand Poison True Monarch and clashed with other Cultivators over treasures. His injuries were too severe, so he hid here to heal, but ended up dying. The Records of Extraordinary Individuals mentioned this."

Shen Hai analyzed.

The Fire Fusion Clan is on good terms with the Human Clan, with a Mahayana Cultivator in residence.

Thousand Poison True Monarch was a Void Refining Cultivator active over forty thousand years ago. A Soul Transformation Cultivator discovered his Zouhua Cave, leading to a fierce battle. A Soul Transformation Cultivator from the Four Seas Sect also died in the conflict.

This event is recorded in the Records of Extraordinary Individuals, which documents the deeds of high-level cultivators that have appeared in the Qinglian Archipelago and surrounding islands over the past three hundred thousand years.

Shen Long nodded and said, "It seems that the Seven-Leaf Jade Lotus Pill was obtained from the Zouhua Cave of the Thousand Poison True Monarch."

"Master, a Heterodox Cultivator is approaching, cultivation unknown,"

said the Hundred Eyes Cicada.

After its mutation, besides mastering the cicada’s divine light, its vision greatly improved, enabling it to see up to two thousand miles.

Being at the border between Human and Heterodox territories, Shen Long didn’t dare to be careless. He frowned and stimulated the Spirit-Enhancing Pearl, causing his Divine Sense to surge explosively.

Without using the Spirit-Enhancing Pearl, Shen Long’s Divine Sense could extend up to one thousand two hundred miles. With the pearl’s power, it could reach up to three thousand miles, more than doubling its range. However, there was a side effect: he would be unable to use his Divine Sense for some time afterward.

"Not good, it’s a Void Refining Cultivator,"

said Shen Long, his face changing as he quickly gathered up the items on the ground.

He sent Shen Hai into the Myriad Beasts Tower and retracted the Hundred Eyes Cicada into the Spirit Beast Bracelet, then released the Thunder Roc.

Thanks to Shen Long’s investment of substantial resources, the Thunder Roc was now at the Middle Stage of the Fifth Rank.

Spiritual Light radiated from the Thunder Roc’s body, merging with Shen Long. A pair of wings covered in golden lightning bolts sprouted from Shen Long’s back.

The surface of the golden wings bristled with golden lightning arcs. With a light flap, Shen Long transformed into a golden thunder light and disappeared.

More than eight hundred miles away, a flash of thunder lit up the void as Shen Long reappeared. He was now in the Middle Stage of Divinity Transformation, and with the Thunder Roc also in the Middle Stage of the Fifth Rank, their united Thunder Escape Technique could cover over eight hundred miles in a single use.

As Shen Long’s cultivation improved and the Thunder Roc’s rank increased, this distance would continue to grow.

It was because of the Thunder Roc, the Hundred Eyes Cicada, and the Spirit-Enhancing Pearl that Shen Long dared to seek opportunities here.

He fiercely flapped his golden wings once again, transforming into golden thunder light and vanishing.

A few moments later, a blue Escape Light flew from the distant horizon, stopping with a flicker.

The light receded, revealing a tall blue-robed elder with a blue horn on his head and snow-blue eyes. Judging by his aura, he was an early-stage Void Refining Cultivator.

"A Divinity Transformation Cultivator’s Thunder Escape is so fast! It’s unbelievable,"

the blue-robed elder muttered to himself, his eyes filled with surprise.

He took out a shell with ceaseless blue light flowing over it and injected a spell into it. A loud male voice resounded, "Hu Hai, where are you now?"

"I found a Human Divinity Transformation Cultivator and intended to eliminate him and perform a Soul Search, but he displayed a powerful Thunder Escape, instantly moving over eight hundred miles,"

Hu Hai said with a frown.

"What! A Divinity Transformation Cultivator moving over eight hundred miles in a single instant? Does he possess a mid-tier Sky-Reaching Spiritual Treasure?"

the man exclaimed in surprise.

"It’s unclear. He fled too fast for me to catch up. I only sensed his aura with my Divine Sense. At first, there were two auras of Divinity Transformation Cultivators, which might have been his spirit beasts,"

Hu Hai said uncertainly.

He couldn’t see events a thousand miles away; he could only sense the presence of Shen Long and Shen Hai.

"If he’s escaped, then let him be. You’ll come to meet with us. We’ve found it,"

the man instructed.

"Understood. I’m on my way back,"

Hu Hai replied, transforming into a blue Escape Light and departing.