Immortal Venerable of the Beast Race
Chapter 678 - 587 Clue_1

Chapter 678: 587 Clue_1

Qinglian Archipelago, Green Butterfly Marketplace.

The streets were crowded with people as Shen Long strolled leisurely down the road, looking quite content.

He arrived at a spot in the Azure Stone Plaza where vendors set up their stalls and, after browsing for a while, didn’t find anything particularly interesting.

He found an empty space and set up a small stall with numerous Elixirs displayed.

One after another, Soul Transformation Cultivators came to trade materials with Shen Long for his Elixirs. Over the decades, Shen Long had made the acquaintance of quite a few Soul Transformation Cultivators, and his identity as an Alchemist was widely known; he had gained a modest reputation in the Green Butterfly Marketplace.

After half an hour, most of the Elixirs Shen Long had brought were traded away, and he had acquired many rank-five Demon Cores.

"Taoist Friend Qian, I went to the Golden Bee Pavilion to find you but you weren’t there, so I knew you’d be here setting up your stall,"

a cheerful male voice rang out.

Shen Long looked up and saw Qin Yang walking towards him with a big smile on his face.

Shen Long had cured Qin Yang’s friend, for which Qin Yang was extremely grateful to Shen Long.

"Taoist Friend Qin, you’re back from the sea!"

Shen Long greeted him; Qin Yang and his group would go out to hunt Monster Beasts every so often.

"Yes! We just got back. Taoist Friend Qian, there’s something I need to talk to you about. Let’s discuss it at your place,"

Qin Yang said.

Shen Long nodded, packed up his stall, and together with Qin Yang, returned to the Golden Bee Pavilion.

"Taoist Friend Shen, weren’t you looking for an entire Golden Birch Tree? Here is a three-thousand-year-old Golden Birch Tree."

Qin Yang took out a golden Storage Bracelet and handed it to Shen Long.

Shen Long accepted the Storage Bracelet, swept it with his Divine Sense, and asked curiously, "Taoist Friend Qin, where did you find a three-thousand-year-old Golden Birch Tree?"

The tree’s roots and trunk were mostly intact, suitable for transplanting, and would fetch a handsome price if sold.

"I discovered it on a deserted island in a sea region dotted with some volcanoes,"

Qin Yang briefly recounted the event.

They had pursued a rank-five Lightning Pigeon to a desolate island and, by chance, uncovered the Zouhua Cave of a Soul Transformation Cultivator. After breaking the seals, they found a three-thousand-year-old Golden Birch Tree there.

Qin Yang remembered Shen Long once mentioned that he was looking for an entire Golden Birch Tree.

"Northeastern Qinglian Archipelago!"

Shen Long furrowed his brows.

The southwestern part of the Qinglian Archipelago was known for its many volcanoes, and Shen Long had spent over a decade searching there, discovering the Zouhua Cave of a Fire Fusion Clan Cultivator. Meanwhile, Qin Yang and the others had found the three-thousand-year-old Golden Birch Tree in the northeastern part of the Qinglian Archipelago, a completely opposite direction.

"Yes! That’s where we found the Golden Birch Tree."

Qin Yang took out a red Beast Hide and handed it to Shen Long.

Shen Long glanced over it and asked Qin Yang about the specific location where they found the Golden Birch Tree and the situation in the surrounding sea areas.

"That sea area borders the territory of the Gold Cordyceps Clan. It’s not uncommon for people to run into Cultivators of the Gold Cordyceps Clan there. If Taoist Friend Shen needs, we can accompany you on a trip there,"

Qin Yang offered.

"Thanks for the kind offer, Taoist Friend Qin, but I can manage on my own. I just need to be careful. Take these Elixirs as a trade for the Golden Birch Tree,"

Shen Long said, taking out a Green Storage Bracelet and handing it to Qin Yang.

Qin Yang thanked him and accepted the Green Storage Bracelet.

After some casual chatting, Qin Yang bid farewell and left.

Shen Long took out a red Messaging Conch and sent a spell into it, saying, "You should head back to the Golden Bee Pavilion immediately."

"All right."

The voice of Shen Hai came through.

Shen Long put away the Messaging Conch, his expression revealing a thoughtful look.

He wished to find a grand fortune and considered starting from two aspects: a female Cultivator associated with the name "Buyu" and ancient Golden Birch Trees.

Recently, Lin Buyu had been attacked by a Cultivator from the Xu Family and was unlikely to leave the marketplace anytime soon. Since there were no ancient Golden Birch Trees in the marketplace, Shen Long concluded the grand fortune he sought was not in the Green Butterfly Marketplace.

From Shen Long’s body came the sound of a tsunami, as he took out a red Messaging Conch, input a spell, and the voice of Lin Buyu arose, "Taoist Friend Qian, aren’t you looking for a whole Golden Birch Tree? I’ve received word that someone found a three-thousand-year-old Golden Birch Tree in the northwest of the Qinglian Archipelago."

"Fairy Lin, was it Taoist Friend Qin who told you?"

Shen Long asked.

"No, it was Fairy Liu. Is there a problem?"

Lin Buyu said.

"No problem at all, thank you for the information, Fairy Lin."

Shen Long expressed his thanks.

"It’s nothing, just be careful. Cultivators from the Gold Cordyceps Clan are often seen in that area."

Lin Buyu warned.

"Alright."

Shen Long agreed, putting away the Messaging Conch.

"If she has a fifth-order Spirit Flame, my great opportunity is likely in the northeast of the Qinglian Archipelago."

Shen Long said excitedly.

Lin Buyu offering information voluntarily, his big chance might really be in that sea region.

It wasn’t long before Shen Hai returned. Shen Long left the Green Butterfly Marketplace with Shen Hai, flying toward the high skies.

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Thirty thousand years ago, the Divine Weapon Sect was a mid-level force in the Baiqiao Mountain Range. After the efforts of many generations, the Divine Weapon Sect unified the mountain range, and this place became the main base of the sect.

Deep within the mountains, numerous buildings and figures of cultivators could be seen. In a vast red estate with a plaque that read "Sun Moon Garden", there were three large characters.

Chu Buyu and a tall, sturdy young man in a gold shirt were sitting in a green Stone Pavilion, having tea and chatting leisurely.

Unable to find the whereabouts of her elders from the Sun Moon Palace, and unaware of Shen Long’s location, plus with a Void Refining Cultivator from the Qianyang Realm joining the Divine Weapon Sect, she had joined the sect and became a disciple.

"Junior Sister Chu, if there’s anything you don’t understand in the future, you can ask me,"

the young man in the gold shirt said warmly.

Li Yu, in the late stages of Divinity Transformation, his master was from the Qianyang Realm, making him a fellow countryman of Chu Buyu.

"Sure, I will trouble Senior Brother Li if need be,"

Chu Buyu thanked him.

"It’s no trouble at all. The contents recorded in these Jade Slips will be useful to you; take them and have a look,"

Li Yu said as he took out a dozen or so Jade Slips and handed them to Chu Buyu.

Chu Buyu thanked him and accepted the Jade Slips.

"Junior Sister Chu, I won’t disturb your cultivation any further. I shall take my leave now, but you can contact me anytime if you need to,"

Li Yu said as he got up to leave.

Chu Buyu stood up to see him off, personally escorting Li Yu out.

After escorting Li Yu away, she entered a Practice Room, pulled out a green Jade Slip, and immersed her Divine Sense into it.

In less than half an hour, she had finished reading the content of the dozen or so Jade Slips given by Li Yu.

"Five-Colored Divine Clay? I wonder which order it was excreted by the Five-Colored Worm,"

Chu Buyu muttered to herself as she flipped her right hand and a beautifully made green jade box appeared in it, containing the Five-Colored Divine Clay.

She had confiscated it from a Heterodox Cultivator and hadn’t recognized what it was before. After going through the Jade Slips given by Li Yu, she learned it was Five-Colored Divine Clay.

"I should start by modifying my cultivation technique first! Improve my strength as much as possible so I can take the item from the Thousand Poison Cave,"

Chu Buyu said to herself.

She had obtained a map of the Thousand Poison Cave, drawn by Yang Xin. Somewhere in the Thousand Poison Cave, there was something valuable that could be related to the breakthrough to the Unity Realm, as mentioned by a Jade Slip left by Yang Xin.

She put away the Jade Slips and commenced her cultivation.