Immortal Venerable of the Beast Race
Chapter 685 - 594 Big Opportunity in Hand (No More Today)_1

Chapter 685: 594 Big Opportunity in Hand (No More Today)_1

The Green Crane Puppet reacted swiftly, its wings lightly fanning and stirring up a gale as it vanished from the spot, causing the Red Fire Monkey’s attack to miss.

The eyes of the Red Fire Monkey shone with a dazzling red glow as it snorted coldly and said, "Daring to disturb my meditation, you’re courting death."

Its body shimmered with a bright red light, transforming into a streak of crimson flame and disappearing.

Three hundred miles away, Chu Buyu stood on a low mound as the Green Crane Puppet swiftly flew towards her.

"A Soul Transformation Cultivator dares to covet what’s mine, how absurd."

A cold voice echoed, reverberating across ten thousand miles.

As soon as the voice faded, a streak of crimson flame lit up the sky, and the Red Fire Monkey appeared.

No sooner had it materialized than it invoked its Dharma Nature, and a phantom of a Red Giant Ape appeared in the sky, causing the spiritual energy of nature within thousands of miles to become chaotic.

Seeing the Red Fire Monkey, Chu Buyu’s jade-like complexion changed drastically.

The phantom of the Giant Ape’s right hand struck the void, and a flurry of gigantic fireballs emerged, hanging in the sky like a multitude of stars.

These enormous fireballs streaked across the heavens, raining down one after another on the Green Crane Puppet and Chu Buyu.

With thunderous roars, flames engulfed the figures of Chu Buyu and the Green Crane Puppet.

The void twisted and contorted, emitting a piercing tearing sound as a red gigantic palm materialized out of nowhere, striking Chu Buyu’s body.

Chu Buyu’s body shone with a dazzling aura, transforming into a dimly lit Talisman that ignited itself, burning to ashes.

"Oh no, Red Fire Jujubes."

The Red Fire Monkey suddenly thought of something, and its body glowed with red light, transforming into a streak of crimson flame and vanishing.

The next moment, it appeared inside a cavern.

Its gaze shifted towards the Red Fire Jujube tree, its brow furrowing deeply.

"Damn it, the Human Cultivators really did pick off quite a few Red Fire Jujubes."

The Red Fire Monkey cursed.

There were still more than ten Red Fire Jujubes on the tree; the rest had been picked.

It plucked one, sniffed it lightly at its nostrils, and inspected it closely. Finding nothing unusual, it popped the fruit into its mouth.

Lying beneath the Red Fire Jujube tree, the Red Fire Monkey closed its eyes.

A short while later, a gust of wind blew through the cave, and a massive Green Wind Falcon appeared, using the Wind Escape Technique.

The Red Fire Monkey opened its eyes, which were ablaze with fury.

"They’re back again?"

The Red Fire Monkey exclaimed angrily.

The Green Wind Falcon opened its beak and expelled a beam of azure light that streaked directly toward the Red Fire Monkey.

With a single punch, the Red Fire Monkey sent forth a giant red fist that flashed through the air, shattering the azure light and heading straight for the Green Wind Falcon.

The Green Wind Falcon’s wings flapped gently, transforming into a whirlwind and disappearing.

"It seems if I don’t annihilate you, you will continue without end."

The voice of the Red Fire Monkey was filled with anger.

It had just left, and the Human Cultivator seized the opportunity to pick most of the Red Fire Jujubes. Now they wanted to try the same trick again?

It plucked all the remaining Red Fire Jujubes, tossed them into its mouth, and swallowed them down, giving chase.

More than three hundred miles away, the Green Wind Falcon flapped its wings rapidly, flying towards the distance.

As the void fluctuated, a gigantic red palm emerged and smacked down head-on.

The red palm struck the Green Wind Falcon accurately, causing the body of the falcon to burst open, transforming into a dimly lit Talisman that ignited itself, burning to ashes.

"Another Talisman!"

The eyes of the Red Fire Monkey flashed viciously.

Its eyes radiating bright red light, it looked off into the distance. Though it could see very far, it had no Divine Skill to see through stealth.

"Hmph, it doesn’t matter. I’ve eaten all the Red Fire Jujubes, so your efforts are futile."

Just as the Red Fire Monkey finished speaking, it showed a look of agonizing pain; it felt its Divine Soul disintegrating bit by bit.

It emitted a deafening roar, its body glowing brightly as it invoked its Dharma Nature and struck out in all directions.

Two thousand miles away, Shen Long, Chu Buyu, and Shen Hai stood in an underground cave, the twin eyes of the Hundred Eyes Cicada flickering with golden light.

"Master, it has begun to feel the poison and is wrecking havoc everywhere."

The Hundred Eyes Cicada said.

"Let’s keep our distance; it must be wanting to find the perpetrator now."

Shen Long spoke.

He poured some Soul Shattering Powder into clean water and, while the Red Fire Monkey was away, picked most of the Red Fire Jujubes. He had Shen Hai wear gloves to pour the water mixed with Soul Shattering Powder onto the Red Fire Jujubes.

The temperature in the cave was high, and the water evaporated quickly. The odorless Soul Shattering Powder was indiscernible to the Red Fire Monkey.

Chu Buyu wielded a yellow Jade Slip in her hand, emitting a yellow light screen that covered them as they burrowed into the underground.

Seven days later, Shen Long, Chu Buyu, Shen Hai, and the Hundred Eyes Cicada emerged from underground and reappeared in the cavern.

"Master, it seems to have died, lying on the ground motionless."

The Hundred Eyes Cicada reported.

"It’s been poisoned by Soul Shattering Powder; after so long, its Divine Soul must have disintegrated completely."

Chu Buyu said.

"Better safe than sorry. After all, it is a rank six Monster Beast. It’s best to be cautious."

Shen Long advised.

He summoned a giant ape puppet beast, attached part of his divine sense to it, and, with a gesture of his spells, turned the puppet beast into a golden light that flew out.

A pitted plain lay ahead, where a Red Fire Monkey lay motionless on the ground.

A giant ape puppet beast flew in from a distance and landed next to the Red Fire Monkey.

The puppet beast swung its right fist towards the Red Fire Monkey’s head, but the monkey suddenly sprang to life, opened its eyes, and with a punch, met the attack head-on.

With a thunderous boom, the body of the giant ape puppet beast shattered into pieces.

Two thousand miles away, the Hundred Eyes Cicada reported the situation to Shen Long.

"Monster beasts with awakened spiritual intelligence are not easy to deal with; they’re too cunning. Let’s retreat quickly."

Shen Long frowned and said, and they left the place.

The Red Fire Monkey didn’t stay in place to await death either. It turned into a red escape light and left the area to seek a way to counter the poison.

More than three months later, Shen Long arrived from afar and entered the cave.

He approached the Red Fire Jujube tree and, summoning a jade bottle with ceaseless green light swirling around it, covered the tree with it.

He took out a formation flag and disk to set up an array and transplanted the Red Fire Jujube tree before leaving the place.

A day later, a mound of earth rose from the ground, and Shen Long, Chu Buyu, Shen Hai, and the Hundred Eyes Cicada emerged from underground.

"Taoist Friend Shen, you’re too cautious. Using a puppet beast for testing wasn’t enough, and you even used the Heavenly Puppet Talisman. It definitely won’t return," said Chu Buyu with a laugh.

Shen Long had used the Heavenly Puppet Talisman to create a fake body and transplant the Red Fire Jujube tree, mainly to test if the Red Fire Monkey was still there.

"Let’s break the enchantments as soon as possible!"

Shen Long declared.

The Hundred Eyes Cicada’s eyes flashed with blinding golden light, striking a particular spot on the stone wall.

The stone wall lit up with a faint red light, revealing a thick red light screen.

Through the red light screen, one could see a humanoid skeleton wearing a tattered green robe.

Shen Long and the others took action to break the barrier, with Shen Long transforming into a Yellow Giant Ape and hammering his fists against the red light screen.

Thunderous booms resounded, and splendor of various spiritual lights engulfed the red light screen, which stood unbroken.

Shen Long’s brow furrowed; he summoned the Thunder Roc, merging with it, enhancing his aura significantly.

He opened his mouth and spouted a thick golden lightning bolt onto the red light screen, while Chu Buyu and Shen Hai also increased their attack intensity.

After a good half of the day, accompanied by a deafening explosion, the red light screen finally shattered.

Shen Long removed the green storage bracelet from the skeletal remains, and they left the place.

Three days later, they appeared in a hidden underground cave.

Shen Long took out the green storage bracelet, and with a flick of his wrist, a sweep of green luminescence later, a large pile of items appeared on the ground.

There were over four hundred million spirit stones, thirty-five top-grade spirit stones, one damaged mid-grade Sky-Reaching Spiritual Treasure, dozens of jade slips, and a plethora of materials.

A green jade box caught Chu Buyu’s attention, and upon opening it, she found two amethyst-colored elixirs inside, each with twelve pill patterns on the surface.

"Top-grade Purple Dazzle Pills!"

Chu Buyu was overcome with joy, as these pills could assist Soul Transformation Cultivators in breaking through to the Refinement Void Phase.

"Taoist Friend Shen, I only want one Purple Dazzle Pill; you can have everything else,"

Chu Buyu said.

Shen Long was too strong, and Chu Buyu dared not ask for more.

"You take the mid-grade Sky-Reaching Spiritual Treasure, the artifact materials, and half of the spirit stones. The rest are mine. How about that?"

Shen Long proposed, for without Chu Buyu’s invitation, he wouldn’t have been able to obtain these items.

"I’ll take the refining materials and half of the spirit stones; you keep the mid-grade Sky-Reaching Spiritual Treasure,"

Chu Buyu said earnestly.

"No need, I’m not an artifact refiner and cannot repair it; you should keep it. We have known each other for many years; there’s no need for this back and forth,"

Shen Long said solemnly.

Upon hearing this, Chu Buyu didn’t persist any longer and agreed.

They divided the items on the ground according to their agreement and each entered a simple secret chamber.

Shen Long picked up a green jade slip, submerging his divine sense into it.

In less than half an hour, he had read all the content on the jade slips.

"So, it turns out that what I’ve been cultivating isn’t the ’Heavenly Demon True Scripture,’ but the ’Myriad Beasts True Scripture!’"

Shen Long’s expression was one of excitement, holding in his hand a green jade slip.

The jade slip recorded the ’Myriad Beasts Immortal Scripture,’ which shared the same first three levels as the ’Heavenly Demon True Scripture,’ clearly indicating someone had renamed it.

The ’Myriad Beasts Immortal Scripture’ had twelve layers, which could be cultivated from the early stages of Divinity Transformation up to the Late Mahayana Stage, and it came with powerful divine skills.

He picked up a jade bottle with ceaseless green light swirling around it and murmured to himself, "Six-tier spirit flame, no, strictly speaking, it’s one quarter of a six-tier spirit flame."

The owner of the cave dwelling was Green Dragon True Monarch, who with three other Void Refining Cultivators had obtained a glob of six-tier spirit flame. All four coveted the spirit flame, and no one was willing to yield, so they split it into four equal parts, with each person receiving a share.

Fusing with the Qinglian True Flame, even if this wisp of spirit flame couldn’t reach the sixth tier, its power would definitely increase substantially, and the efficiency of alchemy would also rise greatly.

Besides, there was also essence blood from an early sixth-tier Twin-Headed Flood Dragon. The fourth to sixth layers of the ’Myriad Beasts True Scripture’ required the use of essence blood from a sixth-tier Flood Dragon with a True Dragon bloodline to refine the True Dragon Pill to assist in cultivation.

The Twin-Headed Flood Dragon possessed a True Dragon bloodline, and the purity of its bloodline reached six.

"This is the great fortune Golden Lotus True Monarch spoke of!"

Shen Long exclaimed with joy, his demeanor excited.