Immortal Venerable of the Beast Race
Chapter 859 - 768 - When people fear fame, pigs fear being strong

Chapter 859: 768 - When people fear fame, pigs fear being strong

If it wasn’t for Shen Long giving her three Water Apricot Primordial Fruits, Qin Wei wouldn’t know when she would be able to resolve her bottleneck.

Over these past few years, Qin Wei frequently attended gatherings of Unity Cultivators, exchanging for quite a few resources, and she would pay attention to resources Shen Long needed.

Shen Long expressed his thanks, accepted the Storage Bracelet, and took out a blue Storage Bracelet to give to Qin Wei, saying, "Senior Sister Qin, this is a seventh-rank Elixir that I have refined. Please take it!"

In the past three years, he had refined many seventh-rank Elixirs and handed over a small portion to Qin Wei to facilitate her resource exchange.

"Junior Brother Shen, thank you."

Qin Wei accepted the Storage Bracelet, then something occurred to her, and she said, "By the way, Junior Brother Shen, I heard that Li Miao, a disciple of Qingyue True Monarch from the Tianquan Realm, is also in the Shennong Marketplace. He has contacted me multiple times, wishing to have a spar with you."

"I heard Qingyue True Monarch is a Mahayana Cultivator, has he come to the Realm of the Spiritual Pivot?"

Chu Buyu asked, surprised.

"I’m not sure about that. I’ve heard that Taoist Friend Li is stuck at a bottleneck and is looking everywhere for a spar, hoping to overcome it. He has sparred with more than twenty Taoist Friends and only lost to Fairy Wang from the Mount Taibai Sword Sect and Taoist Friend Wang from the Wang Family."

Qin Wei elaborated.

"Please contact Taoist Friend Li for me, Senior Sister Qin. I would also like to have a spar with him."

Shen Long spoke courteously.

The fear of becoming well-known is like the fear a pig has of fattening up; many Unity Cultivators want to spar with Shen Long, and he can’t always avoid them. It’s best to find an expert to spar with and silence the other Unity Cultivators.

"No problem, I’ll contact him right away."

Qin Wei took out a Messaging Plate, which flashed with spiritual light, and she input a spell. A clear male voice rang out, "Madam Qin, has Taoist Friend Shen come out of seclusion?"

"Yes, Taoist Friend Li, when will you be available? Junior Brother Shen would like to meet you."

Qin Wei asked politely.

"I am with Madam Lin near Qianling Garden; I am available right now. Let’s go to Qianling Garden!"

The man’s voice was enthusiastic.

Qin Wei looked at Shen Long, who nodded in agreement.

"Alright, come over then!"

Qin Wei agreed and put away the Messaging Plate.

"Junior Brother Shen, Taoist Friend Li doesn’t care about formalities; he only values strength. He is a saber cultivator with formidable saber control skills."

Qin Wei provided some information.

Chu Buyu took out a Messaging Plate and greeted Li Xin.

Shen Long started to chat with Qin Wei. In less than half an hour, Li Xin arrived with a tall young man in a blue shirt and a well-endowed woman in a white dress.

"My name is Li Miao, and I’ve had the pleasure of meeting Madam Qin, Taoist Friend Shen, and Madam Shen."

Li Miao greeted them with a fist and palm salute, his voice booming as his eyes landed on Shen Long.

"My name is Liu Yunli."

The woman in the white dress curtsied.

"I am Shen Long; this is my wife, Chu Buyu. Taoist Friend Li, Madam Liu, please take a seat."

Shen Long introduced himself briefly and invited Li Miao and Liu Yunli to sit down.

"Madam Liu, what is your relationship with the Liu Family of Qingmei Mountain Villa?"

Shen Long asked politely.

Liu Yunli smiled slightly, replying, "I indeed come from the Liu Family of Qingmei Mountain Villa. Has Taoist Friend Shen visited Qingmei Mountain Villa?"

"That I have not, but we’ve attended the Qianqing Legal Assembly and met two Taoist Friends from Qingmei Mountain Villa. I didn’t expect Madam Liu to also be from there."

Shen Long explained.

"Taoist Friend Shen, I’ve heard about your transcendental abilities, and I would like to spar with you, what do you think?"

Li Miao got straight to the point, his gaze intense.

He was at the Middle Stage of Integration, while Shen Long was at the Early Stage; however, considering that Shen Long had severely injured Ba Yu, no one regarded Shen Long as just an Early Stage Unity Cultivator.

"Sure! Senior Sister Qin said Taoist Friend Li is a tough opponent to find, and I would also like to witness Taoist Friend Li’s Divine Skills. Still, a spar without stakes is uninteresting; let’s wager a bottle of Top Grade Elixir."

Shen Long readily agreed.

Li Miao’s sleeve fluttered, and a jade pendant with ceaseless blue light shot out, floating in mid-air.

"This Haixi Pendant comes with its own space. Let’s spar inside it! I bet with five seventh-grade Demon Cores,"

Li Miao explained.

Shen Long nodded and followed Li Miao flying into the Haixi Pendant.

Qin Wei, Liu Yunli, and Chu Buyu sat in the Stone Pavilion chatting casually when the topic of the Five-Colored Fairy came up. Liu Yunli said, "Madam Shen, Taoist Friend Shen must have obtained quite a few good items on the Five-Colored Island!"

The Five-Colored Island had already fallen into the hands of the Human Cultivators, and there was much speculation regarding the resources on the island.

Rumors abounded that the island had Top Grade Sky-Reaching Spiritual Treasures, Rare Treasures, and even Spiritual Objects that could assist in ascending to the Mahayana Realm. All these were false news, and as for who spread them, that remained unclear.

"The Five-Colored Fairy is merely a Unity Cultivator; what treasures could her Zouhua Cave possibly contain?"

Chu Buyu said with a smile.

"At best, it might contain some aged Spiritual Medicines and Spirit Fruits."

Qin Wei said nonchalantly.

Qianling Sect now had two Unity Late Stage Cultivators, and Shen Long was sufficiently powerful that other Unity Cultivators would not consider him for unverified news.

"Aged Spiritual Medicines and Spirit Fruits are quite good, such as the Nine Yuan Jade Pear Fruit."

Liu Yunli said meaningfully.

Qin Wei appeared in Qinglian Marketplace as a Unity Middle Stage Cultivator, and it didn’t take long before she ascended to Unity Late Stage, rumored to have consumed a Nine Yuan Jade Pear Fruit.

Chu Buyu gave a bitter smile and explained, "If only the Five-Colored Island really had the Nine Yuan Jade Pear Fruit, but unfortunately it did not."

Many Unity Cultivators wanted to visit Shen Long, all hoping to obtain a Nine Yuan Jade Pear Fruit.

Liu Yunli half-doubted and changed the subject.

Less than half an hour later, Li Miao and Shen Long flew out of the Haixi Pendant and landed on the ground.

"Taoist Friend Li, who came out on top between you and Taoist Friend Shen?"

Liu Yunli asked.

"Taoist Friend Li showed mercy; I won by half a move,"

Shen Long said with a smile.

Li Miao’s Divine Skills were indeed substantial; he had used a Divine Soul Attack, which Shen Long had blocked with a Divine Soul Secret Technique.

"Taoist Friend Shen needn’t be so modest; losing is losing. I certainly didn’t show mercy, and I am thoroughly convinced. The Myriad Demons True Scripture is indeed a cultivation technique created by the Ten Thousand Spirits Monarch,"

Li Miao remarked, his face showing admiration.

He couldn’t inflict any harm on Shen Long using a Top Grade Sky-Reaching Spiritual Treasure. He was also inferior when it came to Divine Sense. When Li Miao employed a Divine Soul Secret Technique, Shen Long easily deflected it.

"Taoist Friend Li wasn’t able to gain the upper hand either?"

Liu Yunli exclaimed in surprise.

"Yes! No wonder Taoist Friend Shen could severely injure Ba Yu. The Art of Transformation from the Myriad Demons True Scripture is truly formidable,"

Li Miao praised.

"Taoist Friend Li’s Divine Skills are not small either; if you were there that day, you definitely could have killed Ba Yu,"

Shen Long modestly said.

Li Miao took out a Law Disk that flickered with blue light, input a spell into it, and frowned.

"Madam Qin, Taoist Friend Shen, I have some urgent matters to handle and must leave first. Let’s gather again later,"

Li Miao said, and then packed up the Haixi Pendant.

"I too have matters to attend to; we’ll gather another time,"

Liu Yunli also excused herself and left.

"Junior Brother Shen, Taoist Friend Li used a Divine Soul Secret Technique?"

Qin Wei asked curiously.

Shen Long nodded and said, "I blocked his attack with a secret technique, but he also managed to injure me, just a scratch on the skin."

He could now withstand attacks from single Top Grade Sky-Reaching Spiritual Treasures; facing multiple ones, Shen Long wouldn’t dare to resist directly.