Immortal Venerable of the Beast Race
Chapter 681 - 590 Soul Shattering Powder (none left today)_1

Chapter 681: 590 Soul Shattering Powder (none left today)_1

Shen Hai stood at the entrance of the cave, with the Hundred Eyes Cicada lying beside him, observing the surroundings.

Shen Hai collected the possessions of the enemy, and let the Iron Tail Scorpion devour the corpse. With its strength at the fifth rank middle stage, even a Divinity Transformation Stage cultivator without treasures by his side would be affected.

The man in the golden robe had a Sky-Reaching Spiritual Treasure of inferior quality, the Golden Turtle Pendant, which is why he ignored its Divine Sense Attack.

"Break the restrictions and leave this place as quickly as possible."

Shen Long said, instructing the Hundred Eyes Cicada to keep watch while he strode into the cave.

The cave was dry and stifling hot. After walking about thirty steps, he reached the end and entered a cave about an acre in size, with uneven stone walls.

Shen Long stood in front of a stone wall. His right fist glowed yellow as he smashed it against the wall.

A thunderous "boom" rang out, causing the entire cave to shake violently. A large amount of rubble rolled down from the wall, revealing a shimmering yellow light screen.

Through the yellow light screen, he could see a corpse, draped in a tattered yellow robe.

Upon closer observation, the surface of the skeleton appeared blackened, and the right bony hand had vanished, suggesting that the individual had experienced a fierce battle and died from poisoning prior to his death.

He opened his mouth and spat out the Qinglian True Flame onto the skeleton, which turned to ash at a speed visible to the naked eye, leaving only a yellow Storage Bracelet and the yellow robe behind.

Shen Long ceased using the Qinglian True Flame and reached out into the void with his right hand, causing the yellow Storage Bracelet to fly towards him and land in his hand,

This was the border between the Human Clan and the Gold Cordyceps Clan, and Shen Long did not dare to linger. He hurriedly left.

Shen Hai summoned the Cloud Sea Boat and took them away from there.

After returning to the Green Butterfly Marketplace, Shen Long and Shen Hai went straight back to the Golden Bee Pavilion.

Shen Long entered a Practice Room and took out a yellow Storage Bracelet. With a flick of his wrist, a swath of yellow light swept past, and a large heap of items appeared on the ground.

There were four inferior Sky-Reaching Spiritual Treasures; among them, a green scroll caught Shen Long’s attention.

The green scroll was adorned with many lotuses and bore the golden characters "Qinglian Map".

Shen Long’s gaze settled on a jade slip on the ground. He picked up a green Jade Slip and examined its contents.

After reading the content of all the jade slips, a thoughtful expression crossed his face.

"Thousand Poison True Monarch, it’s him again."

Shen Long murmured to himself.

Decades ago, he had discovered the Zouhua cave of a Fire Fusion Clan cultivator, obtaining an exceptional Seven-Leaf Jade Lotus Pill that had been stolen from the Zouhua cave of the Thousand Poison True Monarch.

Shen Long speculated that several Soul Transformation Cultivators had discovered the Thousand Poison True Monarch’s Zouhua cave years ago. After breaking the restrictions, they fought fiercely over his treasures, with two of them obtaining a portion of the loot, though they too were seriously injured.

This incident spread, attracting the attention of many powers. Because they did not dare to go to the marketplace, or perhaps because their injuries were too severe, they hid on deserted islands to heal. Regrett to say, their injuries were so severe that they died and their paths ended there.

Their Zouhua caves were discovered by the Hundred Eyes Cicada, and their relics were obtained by Shen Long.

The Qinglian Map was a treasure with its own space.

After refining the Qinglian Map, he infused it with mana. The Qinglian Map glowed with blinding green light, engulfing Shen Long’s figure.

Shen Long felt the environment around him blur, and he appeared over a rolling green mountain range where the spiritual energy was abundant.

He expanded his Divine Sense to investigate the area carefully but found nothing out of the ordinary.

Shen Long explored the entire space and found no Monster Beasts or cultivators, but he did find many Spiritual Medicine and Spirit Fruit trees.

The Spiritual Medicines were at least five thousand years old, with the oldest being more than ten thousand years.

The most precious was a Marvelous Purple Jade Fruit Tree, which had been growing for over seventy thousand years with fruits yet immature.

Considering the age of the Marvelous Purple Jade Fruit Tree, the owner of the Qinglian Map had planted it there long ago. After changing hands several times, the Qinglian Map ended up with Shen Long.

The fruit would take over ten thousand years to mature, but Shen Long didn’t need to consume the Marvelous Purple Jade Fruit for the time being.

He exited the Qinglian Map and picked up an exquisitely made green Jade Box, with a Silver Talisman affixed to the lid.

He removed the Talisman and lifted the lid of the case, revealing a cyan porcelain bottle inside. A piece of red paper was stuck to the bottle, with the words "Soul Shattering Powder" written on it in large characters.

"Soul Shattering Powder! It’s actually this substance."

Shen Long was filled with surprise and delight.

Soul Shattering Powder was a peculiar poison targeting the Divine Soul. Even a Soul Transformation Cultivator would have their Divine Soul completely obliterated if they were afflicted by this poison.

It is important to understand that the Divine Soul is the foundation of any living being; if the Divine Soul is completely destroyed, not even a Tribulation-Substituting Treasure would be of use.

He quickly closed the case and resealed it with the Talisman, sorting and storing the items on the ground by category.

He took out five Storage Bracelets, emptying the contents: over two hundred million Spirit Stones, sixteen lower-grade Sky-Reaching Spiritual Treasures, forty-five fifth-order Monster Beasts’ Demon Cores, twenty-three Gold Cordyceps Fruits, along with some other various items.

Gold Cordyceps Fruit, one of the specialties of the Gold Cordyceps Clan, was effective in strengthening the physical body.

He carefully sorted the items on the ground, picked up a Gold Cordyceps Fruit, and took a bite.

The fruit was sweet and juicy. In no time at all, Shen Long had consumed the Gold Cordyceps Fruit, and he felt a sense of heat rising in his belly.

Before long, he felt a burning sensation all over his body and hurriedly began Cultivating, with a yellow halo forming around his body.

...

In the Qianling Mountain Range, a serene manor house.

Mo Bingbing and Huang Lei sat in the Stone Pavilion, with Yuan Rui standing respectfully to one side.

"Junior Brother Shen has made significant contributions to the Spirt Control Sect, accumulating such substantial wealth," commented Mo Bingbing with a look of praise.

Su Qianqian had sent Yuan Rui back to the Qianling Sect, and Mo Bingbing took the matter very seriously, interrogating him personally.

For the first time in the history of the Qianling Sect, two Disciples from the Spirt Control Sect had ascended to the Realm of the Spiritual Pivot within a millennium.

Before Shen Long ascended, he left behind numerous Seven-Treasure Glaze Pills, ensuring that the Spirt Control Sect would have Divinity Transformation Cultivators in residence for a long time.

"Indeed, without the Seven-Treasure Glaze Pills provided by Junior Brother Shen, it’s doubtful I would have had the opportunity to advance to the Divinity Transformation Stage, let alone refine my skills to the middle stage so quickly. If someone could transport a batch of Cultivation Resources to The Lower Realm, Junior Brother Su could also reach the middle stage of Divinity Transformation more rapidly," said Yuan Rui, his face full of anticipation.

"It’s not that we don’t want to, but it’s simply not feasible, otherwise we would have sent someone to The Lower Realm already," said Huang Lei.

Yuan Rui had guessed this outcome and asked, "Sect Master Aunt, what realm has Shen Long reached now?"

"I don’t know, Junior Nephew Shen has been away for over a hundred years now, and he hasn’t returned yet," replied Mo Bingbing truthfully.

"Gone for over a hundred years?"

Yuan Rui was slightly stunned, and a look of disappointment crossed his face.

He had hoped to meet Shen Long, as they both hailed from the Qian Yang Realm. To Yuan Rui, the other Cultivators of the Qianling Sect were strangers.

"Junior Nephew Shen is probably out on a mission. Once he returns, you’ll be able to meet him. From now on, you are a Disciple of our Qianling Sect. Huang Lei, please take the trouble to accompany Master Nephew Yuan and settle him in properly," instructed Mo Bingbing.

"Yes, Senior Sister Mo," responded Huang Lei, readily agreeing and leading Yuan Rui away.

"It seems we need to find a way to negotiate with the Nine Flames Sect and strive to have that branch territory assigned to our Qianling Sect. Otherwise, it’s too inconvenient when the Spirt Control Sect Cultivators ascend to the Realm of the Spiritual Pivot and end up in the territory of the Nine Flames Sect," Mo Bingbing mused to herself.