Immortal Venerable of the Beast Race
Chapter 670 - 579 Closed-door Retreat_1

Chapter 670: 579 Closed-door Retreat_1

The Green Butterfly marketplace is located in the southwestern part of the Qinglian Archipelago, with the Lin Family of Green Butterfly Island to its rear.

A blue Escape Light appeared in the distant sky, flickered for a moment and then stopped; the light retracted, revealing the Cloud Sea Boat.

Shen Long and Shen Hai stood on the Cloud Sea Boat, and upon seeing the Green Butterfly marketplace, Shen Long let out a sigh of relief.

The side effect of using the Spirit-Enhancing Pearl was that one couldn’t deploy Divine Sense for a month, which was fatal for a cultivator. Whether manipulating treasures or Spirit Beasts and Spirit Birds, Divine Sense was required.

Shen Hai stored away the Cloud Sea Boat and entered the Green Butterfly marketplace with Shen Long.

The streets were bustling with people, including some from different races—mostly Nascent Soul Cultivators, while Void Refining Cultivators were rare.

After the time it took to finish a cup of tea, Shen Long and Shen Hai arrived on a quiet street, standing in front of a three-story golden pavilion with "Golden Bee Pavilion" inscribed on the signboard.

This was the lodging they had rented in advance. Shen Hai disabled the wards, opened the door, and walked in with Shen Long.

"That was really close this time. If that alien cultivator had higher cultivation or a middle-grade Sky-Reaching Spiritual Treasure capable of Instantaneous Movement, I wouldn’t have been able to escape."

Shen Long muttered to himself, his face displaying a look of lingering fear.

"This ancient cultivator’s cave dwelling couldn’t have been a great opportunity, right?"

Shen Hai said.

"It shouldn’t be, just a top-grade Seven-Leaf Jade Lotus Pill. According to the clues provided by Golden Lotus True Monarch, the location of my great opportunity should have aged Golden Birch Trees, and the island’s trees are only hundreds of years old."

Shen Long dismissed Shen Hai’s guess.

He had asked Chen Yu, high age for Spirit Woods and great opportunities alike, is relative to the person divined. Seeing as Shen Long was a Soul Transformation Cultivator, only Golden Birch Trees aged over three thousand years would be considered aged.

He had already fed the Seven-Leaf Jade Lotus Pill to the Pursuing Spirit Beast, which had then fallen into a deep slumber.

With the Pursuing Spirit Beast’s Purity of Bloodline at five, consuming a top-grade Seven-Leaf Jade Lotus Pill meant a high chance of mutation.

"You should rest well first. It’s not too late to continue seeking great opportunities once the side effects pass."

Shen Hai suggested.

Shen Long shook his head and replied, "I plan to practice in seclusion for a while, striving to advance to the Late Stage of Divinity Transformation before seeking great opportunities."

If he advanced to the Late Stage of Divinity Transformation, his range of Instantaneous Movement would be even greater when merged with the Thunder Roc.

Having ascended to the Realm of the Spiritual Pivot for over two hundred years, his mana had advanced considerably. The Thunder Roc had progressed from the early to the middle stage of the fifth tier and by nourishing Shen Long in return, Shen Long saved himself over a hundred years of arduous cultivation.

"Secluding yourself to break through to the Late Stage? That sounds good."

Shen Hai had no objections.

Shen Long entered the Practice Room, took out a blue gourd containing the Essence Blood of a fifth-tier Sea Suppressing Ape, drank a mouthful, recited a spell silently, and began to cultivate.

Before long, his body grew a mass of yellow bristles, and a yellow aura emerged, enveloping his entire body.

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In the Qian Yang Realm, the Sun Moon Palace.

In a Practice Room, Chu Buyu was seated on a red cushion, her gaze fixed intently on the Refining Furnace in front of her with a snow-blue flame burning at its base.

A Voice Transmission Paper Crane flew in and circled around her non-stop.

Chu Buyu ignored it, fully absorbed in Artifact Refining.

Half a month later, she changed her incantation, extinguished the snow-blue flame, opened the lid of the furnace, and a golden Flying Needle emitting constant light shot out.

"I’ve finally crafted it."

Chu Buyu took a long breath and her face broke into an expression of joy.

She had agreed to refine a Spiritual Treasure for Yuan Rui, who, in return, had given her some fifth-tier materials for Artifact Refining, including a piece of Golden Glas Crystal—a superb material for refining Flying Needle treasures.

Using the Golden Glas Crystal as the primary material, Chu Buyu had successfully refined a lower-grade Sky-Reaching Spiritual Treasure, the Golden Glass Needle.

With a single gesture, the Golden Glass Needle flew towards her and fell into her hand.

She channeled a spell into the Voice Transmission Paper Crane, which lit up with bright runes. Chen Wei’s voice then sounded, "Master, Taoist Friend Yuan and Madam Lu have come to visit. They say they have urgent matters to discuss with you."

"Urgent matters?"

Chu Buyu was slightly taken aback before taking out a Messaging Plate that was continuously glowing with red light and channeled a spell into it, saying, "Chen Wei, are Taoist Friend Yuan and Madam Lu still there?"

"They’re here! They are temporarily staying on the island."

Chen Wei’s voice came through.

"Please ask them to come to my residence to discuss in detail."

Chu Buyu instructed.

"Yes, Master,"

Chen Wei agreed.

Chu Buyu put away the Messaging Plate and strode out.

She arrived at a blue stone pavilion and sat down; less than half a moment later, Chen Wei arrived, bringing Yuan Rui and Lu Yun with her.

"Madam Lu, it’s been a long time."

Chu Buyu started the conversation and waved her hand to dismiss Chen Wei.

"It has indeed been a long time, Fairy Chu,"

Lu Yun said with a slight smile. She had entered the Divinity Transformation Stage over four hundred years ago and was still in the early phase. The Cultivation Resources in the Lower Realm were scarce, and it was not easy to find even a spiritual medicine that was three thousand years old.

Yuan Rui’s presence was much stronger than before, but he too remained in the early phase of Divinity Transformation.

Shen Long, before ascending to the Realm of the Spiritual Pivot, had left behind a substantial amount of Essence Advancing Spiritual Power Elixirs for the fifth stage, which saved Yuan Rui over two hundred years of arduous Cultivation. However, his Life-Bound Spirit Bird was still at the late stage of the fourth-tier.

If his Life-Bound Spirit Bird advanced to the fifth tier, Yuan Rui would definitely have reached the middle stage of Divinity Transformation.

"Fairy Chu, Fairy Ye has discovered an ancient cultivator’s cave in the Fire Sun Realm. It’s very likely that the cave’s owner was a Spirit Realm Cultivator,"

Yuan Rui spoke gravely.

"A Spirit Realm Cultivator’s final cave dwelling? That can’t be possible, can it? Isn’t it said to be very difficult for Spirit Realm Cultivators to descend to the Lower Realm?"

Chu Buyu expressed her doubt.

"Fairy Ye and a Soul Transformation Cultivator attempted to break the seal. That person was killed by the restrictive formations, and Fairy Ye was seriously injured. I happened to meet her while I was in the Fire Sun Realm for business. She asked me for Healing Pills and told me about this matter,"

Yuan Rui explained.

"A fifth-tier formation in the Lower Realm isn’t that formidable. The probability is high that this ancient cultivator’s cave dwelling belongs to a Spirit Realm Cultivator. Precisely because it’s difficult for Spirit Realm Cultivators to come to the Lower Realm, some of them escape into the Lower Realm to evade their enemies. This kind of instance is not unheard of,"

Lu Yun said.

If indeed it was the final cave dwelling of a Spirit Realm Cultivator, it might contain Miracle Elixirs that could help her advance her Cultivation more quickly, and finding old spiritual medicines would be good as well.

"If it truly is the final cave dwelling of a Spirit Realm Cultivator, it won’t be easy to break through. If the owner left any fail-safes, like a remnant soul, we might not be equipped to deal with it,"

Chu Buyu shared her concerns.

"I’ve acquired a Soul Extinguishing Stone. If you can refine it into a Sky-Reaching Spiritual Treasure, it shouldn’t be too big of a problem to deal with any remnant souls. Besides, that cave dwelling has been there for at least ten thousand years, and it’s unlikely that a remnant soul remains. If we could obtain what’s inside the cave dwelling, we could advance our Cultivation to the middle stage of Divinity Transformation and ascend to the Realm of the Spiritual Pivot earlier,"

Yuan Rui said.

"With the four of us joining forces to break the seals, there shouldn’t be any major problems. I’ve been in the early stage of Divinity Transformation for over four hundred years, and it’s uncertain when I could reach the middle stage. This is an opportunity for all of us,"

Lu Yun added.

After pondering for a moment, Chu Buyu replied, "Alright then! I’ll join you on a trip to the Fire Sun Realm. Give me more fifth-tier materials so I can refine a few more Sky-Reaching Spiritual Treasures, making it safer for us."

"No problem, that’s only proper,"

Yuan Rui agreed.