Immortal Venerable of the Beast Race
Chapter 677 - 586 Chu Buyu’s Ascension (No More Today)_1

Chapter 677: 586 Chu Buyu’s Ascension (No More Today)_1

A vast azure sea, a flying boat with ceaseless red light coursing through it sped across the sky, Shen Long and Lin Buyu stood atop it.

"Taoist Friend Qian, how could you appear here?"

Lin Buyu asked curiously.

She had been out on a task with the family elder when they encountered the Divinity Transformation Cultivators from the Xu Family, resulting in a fierce confrontation.

Outnumbered by the Xu Family cultivators, Lin Buyu and the elder were no match and split up to flee. Lin Buyu was overtaken by a Divinity Transformation Cultivator from the Xu Family. Had she not run into Shen Long, she would have perished.

"I received news that a level-five, late-stage Blood Pupil Whale was spotted in a certain area and planned to go exterminate it. I never expected to run into you being hunted by the Xu Family cultivators,"

Shen Long explained.

Of course, that was a falsehood. He had used the Pursuing Spirit Beast to track Lin Buyu, hoping to take this opportunity to find his own great fortune.

Seeing Lin Buyu being chased by a late-stage Divinity Transformation Cultivator, he naturally couldn’t stand idly by. If Lin Buyu died, where would he find his great fortune?

Lin Buyu’s face revealed a look of sudden realization and she said gratefully, "I owe you a great debt this time, Taoist Friend Qian. Without you, I would surely have been killed."

"It was just a helping hand. That person even had the Heavy Water Thunder Pearl, destroying many lower-grade Sky-Reaching Spiritual Treasures in an instant. His status doesn’t seem low,"

Shen Long said with a frown.

It was precisely because he sensed that the golden-robed youth had a significant status that he had Shen Hai and the Ice Flood Dragon pursue and entrap the man.

"His name is Xu Yiyu, he’s a descendant of Xu Weilong, the head of the Xu Family. Be careful in your future dealings, Taoist Friend Qian. He may seek revenge against you,"

Lin Buyu cautioned. She seemed to remember something and added, "But you don’t need to be too worried. On the Lin Family’s territory, he can’t do anything to you."

Shen Long nodded and looked towards the southwest, saying, "Someone is coming."

No sooner had his words fallen than a blue Escape Light appeared in the distant sky, a flash, and it stopped, revealing a flying boat with endless blue light flowing around it.

A group of cultivators stood on the blue flying boat, with a tall, thin man in a blue robe at the forefront, his eyes exuding authority and giving off a powerful oppressive feeling.

"A Void Refining Cultivator!"

Shen Long’s expression tensed.

"Buyu, are you alright?"

The blue-robed elder asked with concern, his gaze falling on Shen Long.

"Uncle-Grandfather Haitao, thanks to Taoist Friend Qian’s intervention, I was able to turn the tide of danger. Xu Yiyu brought out a Heavy Water Thunder Pearl and then fled,"

Lin Buyu spoke slowly.

"Junior Qian Long, greeting Senior Lin,"

Shen Long bowed respectfully, looking reverent.

"There’s no need for formality, Young Friend Qian. Since you’ve saved Buyu, you’re one of us,"

Lin Haitao said with a friendly smile.

"Fairy Lin, I still need to go and exterminate the Blood Pupil Whale, so I will take my leave."

Shen Long excused himself, transforming into an Escape Light and departing.

"Uncle-Grandfather Haitao, Uncle Haishan, have you encountered him?"

Lin Buyu asked.

"He has been killed. Sooner or later, we will settle the score with the Xu Family. Let’s head back for now! It’s good that you’re unharmed,"

Lin Haitao said, leading Lin Buyu away from the area.

Over ten thousand li away, an isolated island concealed by a white misty sea, Shen Long arrived from the distant sky, stopping above the desolate isle in a flashing motion.

The white mist rolled and surged, revealing a pathway. Shen Long flew into the island, reaching an underground cavern.

Shen Hai stood in an open area, while the Ice Flood Dragon lay next to him.

"Why did he attack Lin Buyu?"

Shen Long asked curiously.

"Lin Haishan came into possession of a fifth-level Absorbing Thunder Pearl. They attacked the Lin Family solely for that pearl. The two families are sworn enemies with a deep-rooted conflict,"

Shen Hai explained.

"Feed the Nascent Soul to the Ice Flood Dragon. We can’t let him live to return."

Shen Long instructed.

Shen Hai nodded, took out the Nascent Soul of Xu Yiyu, and fed it to the Ice Flood Dragon.

The Ice Flood Dragon turned into a streak of white light and flew into the Spirit Beast Bracelet on Shen Long’s hand.

"Let’s head back!"

Shen Long said, collecting Shen Hai back into the Myriad Beasts Tower, putting away the Formation Flag and Disk, and leaving the place.

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Golden Bamboo Island, the ancestral land of the Xu Family.

A vast manor, where a tall man in a red robe and a full-bodied woman in a purple dress sat in an azure Stone Pavilion, chatting leisurely.

The man in the red robe took out a shell that radiated ceaseless red light, infused a spell into it, and an alarmed female voice rang out, "Ancestor Weilong, something terrible has happened, Yiyu’s Life-Bound Lamp has gone out."

"Did it go out suddenly? Are there any abnormalities with the Life-Bound Lamps of other clan members?"

Xu Weilong frowned and asked, his gaze darkening.

"No, only Yiyu’s has gone out,"

the woman reported.

"Understood, keep a close watch on the status of the other clan members’ Life-Bound Lamps,"

Xu Weilong instructed and put away the red shell.

"Yiyu is not weak, and he is a body cultivator; it won’t be easy for him to be killed."

The woman in the purple dress analyzed.

"I gave him a Heavy Water Thunder Pearl for protection before; unless he encountered a Void Refining Cultivator, he should have been able to escape. I just don’t know if it was the Lin Family who made a move."

Xu Weilong said with a gloomy face. He remembered something and added, "Weiying, investigate this matter."

"No problem, leave it to me,"

Xu Weiying agreed.

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In the Mainland, the Golden Blade Mountain Range stretched for hundreds of millions of miles, with a million peaks large and small. This place was a branch of the Divine Weapon Sect.

Deep within the Golden Blade Mountain Range, one could see numerous buildings and disciples of the Divine Weapon Sect. A vast Azure Stone Plaza lay at the center, with an Ascendant Platform in the middle.

A tall and thin young man in a golden shirt was sitting near the Ascendant Platform, engrossed in reading an ancient tome.

The Ascendant Platform began to shake violently, and Spiritual Light flickered.

The man in the golden shirt put away the ancient tome and stood up to look towards the Ascendant Platform.

A dazzling ray of red light soared into the sky, piercing the clouds.

As the red light dissipated, the figure of Chu Buyu appeared; she wore a face full of caution.

After consuming four bottles of Essence Advancing Spiritual Power Elixir and practicing in seclusion for over sixty years, she had successfully advanced to the middle stage of Divinity Transformation.

She hadn’t planned to ascend in that closed-off space, but as signs of collapse appeared, Chu Buyu had no choice but to ascend there, uncertain where she would end up.

"Fellow Daoist, where is this place?"

Chu Buyu asked politely. The place was guarded by Human Cultivators around the Ascendant Platform; it must be Human Clan territory.

"Golden Blade Mountain Range, a branch of the Divine Weapon Sect. How come you speak the language of the Realm of the Spiritual Pivot? My name is Liu Huo. How should I address you, Fairy, and from which realm do you come?"

The young man in the golden shirt inquired.

"Divine Weapon Sect."

Chu Buyu was taken aback; she was, of course, aware of the Divine Weapon Sect, one of the top ten powers of the Human Clan in the Green Lotus Continent.

"I am the younger sister, Chu Buyu, from the Qianyang Realm. Taoist Friend Liu, have you heard of Shen Long or the Sun Moon Palace, the Spirit Control Sect?"

Chu Buyu asked.

"Shen Long? Never heard of it. Is the Sun Moon Palace a location or a sect? Never heard of that either,"

Liu Huo shook his head, then something occurred to him, "Master Aunt Lin also ascended from the Qianyang Realm; you’re countrymen. She’s also here; let me take you to meet her!"

Chu Buyu agreed and followed Liu Huo away from the Azure Stone Plaza.