Immortal Venerable of the Beast Race
Chapter 85 - 85 71 Purchase Spirit Bird Egg_2

85: 71 Purchase Spirit Bird Egg_2 85: 71 Purchase Spirit Bird Egg_2 The gates of the manor swung open, and upon entering, pavilions, towers, artificial hills, and gardens filled the view.

They arrived at a secluded courtyard, within which sat a young woman in her twenties wearing a green dress, sitting inside a stone pavilion of the same color.

The young woman in the green dress had willow-leaf-shaped eyebrows and a graceful figure.

“Senior Sister Liu, this is Junior Brother Shen Long.”

Qian Dafu introduced them.

“I have long heard of Junior Brother Shen’s reputation, please have a seat!

Try the osmanthus tea.”

The young woman in the green dress invited Shen Long and Qian Dafu to sit down and poured a cup of spiritual tea for each of them.

Liu Yao, with the cultivation of the eighth level of Qi Refinement.

Shen Long picked up his teacup and could smell a faint fragrance of flowers; after a sip, a sweet taste filled his mouth along with a rich aroma of flowers.

“This is excellent tea!

Senior Sister Liu, may I take a look at that spirit beast egg?”

Shen Long complimented.

Liu Yao nodded, took out a snow-white spirit beast egg, and handed it to Shen Long.

Shen Long placed his hands on the spirit beast egg and could feel a trace of coldness.

“Senior Sister Liu, where did you get this?

Why hasn’t it hatched even after more than a year?”

Shen Long asked.

“I bought it from a loose cultivator in the marketplace.

It is indeed a Snow Wind Sparrow’s spirit bird egg, but it has been stored for too long, and its vitality is too weak.

I soaked it in Spirit-Nurturing Jade Liquid, which strengthened its vitality slightly, but it still hasn’t hatched.

I believe by spending more time and soaking it in more Spirit-Nurturing Jade Liquid, it should be able to hatch.

If it does come out, it would greatly help you in the competition, making the challenge of the Thousand Demon Tower much easier.”

Liu Yao explained slowly.

“That may be true, but five hundred spirit stones is too expensive.

If it takes another year and a half to hatch, it won’t be able to help much by then.

It would be better to buy a Beast Soul Talisman for three hundred spirit stones, don’t you think?”

Shen Long bargained.

“The Snow Wind Sparrow is proficient in both ice and wind magic, far more powerful than ordinary spirit birds.

Four hundred spirit stones is the lowest I can go.”

Liu Yao replied.

“Three hundred and fifty is my final offer; I can’t afford any more.

I still have to buy Spirit-Nurturing Jade Liquid!”

Shen Long stated.

Liu Yao pondered for a moment and agreed, having invested many spirit stones in the spirit bird egg herself.

It was best to cut her losses now.

If Shen Long could hatch it, it would be his good fortune.

Shen Long paid the spirit stones and bought the spirit bird egg.

After chatting idly for quite some time, Shen Long took his leave, with Qian Dafu following suit.

Upon returning to Green Cloud Peak, Shen Long took out twenty spirit stones and handed them to Qian Dafu, saying, “Thank you, Junior Brother Qian.

This is a small token of gratitude; please don’t find it too little.

Keep an eye out for Spirit-Nurturing Jade Liquid for me, preferably cheaper but with assured quality.”

His purchase of Spirit-Nurturing Jade Liquid was merely a ruse to avoid suspicion, for if Sun Yao couldn’t hatch it after so long and he did it easily, it would surely raise doubts.

“Much appreciated, Junior Brother Shen.

I’ll keep an eye out for you.”

Qian Dafu accepted the twenty spirit stones and agreed to the task.

After some more small talk, Shen Long headed towards the Teaching Pavilion.

Arriving at the Teaching Pavilion, Shen Long found an empty spot to sit down.

There were still a dozen or so Qi Refining Cultivators listening to the lecture.

Before long, Sun Sen entered and began his lecture.

He introduced the branches of the Spirit Control Sect and the controlled veins, with the sect controlling two small spirit stone mines, eighteen secondary veins, and two tertiary veins.

Xuanyang Sect was the most powerful, controlling one medium-sized spirit stone mine and seven tertiary veins, though the medium-sized mine had been exploited for many years.

Shen Long and others occasionally asked questions, all of which Sun Sen answered.

Two hours later, Shen Long and the others left the Teaching Pavilion.

After dinner at the Spiritual Meal Pavilion, Shen Long returned to Qingmei Courtyard and entered a secret chamber.

He entered the Spirt Control Tower, where the Iron Tail Scorpion lay motionless in the Spirit Control Pool, looking listless.

Shen Long carefully examined the Iron Tail Scorpion, found it unharmed, and put it into the spirit beast bag.

He placed the spirit bird egg into the Spirit Control Pool, approached the Five Lights Peacock statue, and placed his hands on it, infusing mana.

The eyes of the Five Lights Peacock lit up, and a blue spiritual light shone from within the Spirit Control Pool.

Shen Long’s face grew pale as his hands left the statue and he walked toward the Spirit Control Pool.

The spirit bird egg began to shake violently, small cracks appeared on its surface, quickly growing larger, and a white peacock emerged, breaking out of the shell.

It was the Snow Wind Sparrow.

It was still very weak, and Shen Long easily implanted restrictions on it; he fed it some Silver Marrow Spirit Rice and left the Spirt Control Tower.

Shen Long went to Martial Training Peak to practice his Wind Blade Technique.

He allocated more time to practising art techniques, reducing his cultivation time in preparation for the competition.

Upon reaching Martial Training Peak, Shen Long entered a Practice Room and closed the door behind him.

He began chanting, and with a flick of his wrist, a five-foot-long green wind blade shot out, striking a stone stele and leaving a shallow mark.

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Four months passed quickly, in a Practice Room at the Martial Training Peak.

Shen Long raised his right hand, and a three-foot-long giant wind blade shot out, striking a stone stele not far away, leaving a clear mark.

With both hands raised, he sent out waves of three-foot-long giant wind blades, striking the stone stele one after another, creating a clanging sound of metal on stone.

Wind Blade Technique reached Great Perfection!

Shen Long showed a pleased expression—his hard work had paid off.

With over two years to go until the competition, he could spend time cultivating other first-tier art techniques.

Shen Long left the Practice Room and descended from Martial Training Peak.

Back at Green Cloud Peak, he saw Lin Cheng standing at the doorway.