First Battle of the Nascent Soul Realm
A deafening dragon roar rang out, and the Ice Flood Dragon flew over; it was currently at the late stage of the Third Rank.
Before Shen Long attempted to break through to the Nascent Soul Realm, he released the Ice Flood Dragon to guard the vicinity and prevent other creatures from approaching.
The Ice Flood Dragon let out a loud roar, seemingly congratulating Shen Long.
"Thanks a lot."
Shen Long praised it, took out a Beast Rearing Pill, and fed it to the Ice Flood Dragon.
He has just advanced to the Nascent Soul Realm and needs to Secluded Cultivation for a period of time to consolidate his realm.
The Tree Man approached and said, "Four Core Formation Cultivator just came by. One of them tried to interfere with Master's breakthrough to the Nascent Soul, but they have already escaped."
"Never mind them! I'll consolidate my cultivation first, and settle accounts with them later if I encounter them again."
Shen Long said.
He put the Ice Flood Dragon back into his Spirit Beast Bag, transformed into a streak of Escape Light, and streaked away, landing in a dense forest. Looking around, he saw towering trees everywhere.
A towering tree emitted a beam of blue light, and Tree Man appeared.
Shen Long flicked his sleeve, and seventy-two shimmering yellow Formation Flag flew out and floated in mid-air.
With a flick of his wrist, all seventy-two yellow Formation Flag lit up with a blinding yellow light, disappearing into the surrounding ground.
Shen Long took out a yellow Formation Disk, cast a spell, and a large amount of Yellow Mist surged from the ground, covering an area of several miles.
He released the Iron Tail Scorpion, which, along with the Tree Man, stood guard nearby.
Shen Long sat down cross-legged, closed his eyes, and a Red Rosy Clouds appeared on his body, enveloping his entire body.
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Mandala Mountain Range, Song Family.
In a Quiet Manor, Song Xueqing and Master Ice Silkworm sat around Zhang Qing tea table, sipping tea and chatting.
"Fellow Daoist Lin, my clansmen have been searching everywhere for news of your disciple, but they have found no trace of him. I suspect he is no longer in the Southern Border Cultivation World."
Song Xueqing said.
Master Ice Silkworm asked the Song Family for help in finding Shen Long Shen Long, but they found no trace of him.
"Thank you for your trouble, Madam Song. If you ever need my help in the future, please don't hesitate to ask."
"Master Ice Silkworm promised."
"It was nothing at all. Fellow Daoist Lin went to great lengths to find Little Friend Shen. Your master-disciple relationship is quite good!"
Song Xueqing praised.
Many Nascent Soul Cultivator treat their disciples as subordinates, having them help collect cultivation resources and gather intelligence. Masters like Master Ice Silkworm True Man are relatively rare.
"Isn't this how it should be? This is how master and disciple should be."
Master Ice Silkworm disagreed.
"People are different. Some masters treat their disciples like servants, killing them at the slightest disagreement. Others take in cultivators with special talents as disciples, train them to a certain level, and then possess their disciples. Some even go so far as to use their disciples' blood to cultivate."
Song Xueqing said.
The Immortal Realm of cultivation is vast, and there are all sorts of masters.
"Those people dare to call themselves masters? Enough said, I'll take my leave. If Madam Song ever visits the East Hua Cultivation World, you're welcome to visit our Spirit Control Sect."
Master Ice Silkworm rose to take his leave, and departed from the Mandala Mountain Range with Han Yuwei and the other two.
Song Family can't find Shen Long, so it's estimated that Shen Long isn't in the Southern Border Cultivation World, but probably in the North Sea Cultivation World.
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A Quiet Manor in the Heavenly Witch Mountain Range.
Wu Xian and Wu Yue sat around Zhang Qing stone table, sipping tea and chatting.
"Wu Xiao went to the Ten Thousand Poison Valley Ten Thousand Poison Valley? Why would he go there out of the blue?"
Wu Xian asked in confusion.
"I guess it's for his natal Gu Insect to advance! Has your natal Gu Insect healed yet?"
Wu Yue asked.
"I've almost recovered. If I go to the Immortal Burial Mound again, I'll need Nascent Soul Late Stage cultivator to lead the way, and I'll also need Spirit Treasure."
As Wu Xian finished speaking, a look of lingering fear appeared on his face.
He nearly died on his last trip to the Immortal Burial Mound, so he needs to be even more prepared for this next Immortal Burial Mound.
Wu Yue nodded and said, "Let's wait for Fellow Daoist Bu to return! He's out on business. He has the cultivation of the Nascent Soul Late Stage stage and Spirit Treasure, so there shouldn't be any problems."
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Deep within the Ten Thousand Poison Valley, in a dense Cyan Dense Forest, a cloud of Yellow Mist can be seen.
Yellow Mist churned and surged, revealing Shen Long's figure.
He Secluded Cultivation more than half a year in seclusion cultivating and consolidating his realm, and then planned to leave the Ten Thousand Poison Valley.
Shen Long put the Tree Man back into his Spirit Beast Bag and released the Hundred-Eyed Golden Cicada.
The Hundred-Eyed Golden Cicada is currently at the late stage of the Third Rank, and it let out a cheerful cicada chirp.
Shen Long fed it a Beast Rearing Pill, Hundred-Eyed Golden Cicada's eyes shone with a dazzling golden light.
"Let's go!"
Shen Long gave the order and walked forward, with Hundred-Eyed Golden Cicada following behind, while Iron Tail Scorpion slithered underground.
Three days later, Shen Long appeared in a narrow valley. The valley was densely vegetated, and the stone walls on both sides of the valley were uneven. Suddenly, the Iron Tail Scorpion burst out of the ground, its stinger heading straight for the stone wall on the left, making a muffled sound.
A yellowish-brown lizard appeared, and judging from its aura, it was a late-stage Third Rank demonic insect.
The Yellow Lizard's head was pierced by the Iron Tail Scorpion's stinger. It struggled a few times, then died.
The Iron Tail Scorpion is currently at the late stage of Third Rank. It has devoured the corpses of many Third Rank poisonous insects and beasts in the Ten Thousand Poison Valley, making its venom increasingly potent.
The Iron Tail Scorpion retracted its stinger, emitted a burst of yellow light that enveloped the Yellow Lizard's body, then rolled it into its mouth and swallowed it.
The Hundred-Eyed Golden Cicada emitted a piercing chirp, Shen Long frowned.
"The Witch Clan!"
Shen Long's expression turned cold, his face filled with murderous intent.
More than eighty miles away, in a Red Bamboo Forest, a tall, thin old man in a golden robe was manipulating three Golden Flying Knife to attack Fairy Qingmei. A huge Black Dove Bird Black Dove Bird was circling in the sky, releasing Law Technique to attack Fairy Qingmei.
The old man in the golden robe had a face covered in pockmarks and ugly features. Judging from his appearance and attire, he was clearly a cultivator from the Witch Clan.
Before the Fairy Qingmei stood a blue shield, its spiritual light dimmed, revealing some tiny cracks.
She wielded a dimly lit Cyan Short Sword to meet three Golden Flying Knife. The Golden Flying Knife clashed with the Cyan Short Sword, producing a metallic clang and sparks flying.
The old man in the golden robe made a hand seal, and three Golden Flying Knife emitted a dazzling golden light, merging into one and transforming into a Golden Giant Blade over ten feet long, which slashed towards the Cyan Short Sword.
With a clang, the Cyan Short Sword flew backward, while the Golden Giant Blade headed straight for Fairy Qingmei.
With a flick of her wrist, Fairy Qingmei unleashed a blinding blue light from her blue shield as she charged forward.
The Golden Giant Blade collided with the cyan shield, producing a muffled thud. The cracks on the cyan shield's surface widened, making it look as if it might shatter at any moment.
A ripple appeared in the void above Fairy Qingmei's head, and a Golden Giant Hand suddenly appeared, striking down directly at her. The Golden Giant Hand slammed into Fairy Qingmei's Body-Protecting Spirit Light Body-Protecting Spirit Light, causing it to cave in and dim.
A gust of wind swept by, and Black Dove Bird appeared.
"Wind Evasion Technique!"
Fairy Qingmei was terrified.
The old man in the golden robe smiled. This Black Wind Dove, at the early stage of the fourth rank, had Bloodline Purity of three. It only mastered the Wind Evasion Technique after advancing to the fourth rank.
Just then, a gust of wind blew by, and a tall Blue-Shirted Youth robe appeared, his expression cold. It was Shen Long, and he had a pair of Golden Feather Wings on his back.
Shen Long opened his mouth, and a ball of Three-Colored Flame flew out and landed on Black Wind Dove.
A loud explosion rang out, and a ball of Three-Colored Flame engulfed the Black Wind Dove's body. The Black Wind Dove's body shone with a bright black light, and its attempts to extinguish the Three-Colored Flame were futile.
Its claws went straight for Shen Long's head, but Shen Long was not afraid at all. His body shone with red light and a large number of Red Dragon Scales grew. His right hand transformed into a dragon claw and met the attack.
The Black Wind Dove's claws collided with the Red Dragon Claw, producing a muffled sound. The Red Dragon Claw's claws tightly gripped one of the Black Wind Dove's claws, and a thick Silver Thunder Pillar descended from the sky, striking the black Black Wind Dove Black Wind Dove's body, engulfing it in lightning.
Shen Long flicked his left sleeve, and a large patch of shimmering yellow sand shot out, condensing into yellow arrows that plunged into the lightning with a muffled thud.
The physical body of the Black Wind Dove, at the early stage of the fourth tier, is quite powerful; it's not so easy to kill it.
Shen Long summoned the Purple Spider Blade. With a quick hand seal, the Purple Spider Blade shone with dazzling spiritual light, transforming into a long Purple Rainbow that plunged into the lightning and shot out from within.
As the lightning dissipated, Black Wind Dove's head was severed, and he died instantly.
"Spirit Treasure!"
The old man in the golden robe was terrified. His body shone with golden light, and just as he was about to flee, a short Cyan Short Sword flew towards him and arrived in front of him in an instant.
The old man in the golden robe quickly conjured a Golden Shield, blocking the Cyan Short Sword.
A gust of wind blew past, Shen Long suddenly appeared behind the golden-robed elder. His hands transformed into Red Dragon Claw, striking the elder's Body-Protecting Spirit Light. Two muffled thuds were heard, and the elder's Body-Protecting Spirit Light dimmed.
A Purple Rainbow shot over, easily shattering the golden-robed elder's Body-Protecting Spirit Light and cleaving him in two.
A miniature baby that looked exactly like the old man in the golden robe flew out from the corpse; this was the old man's nascent Nascent Soul.
The moment the miniature Nascent Soul left his body, Shen Long grabbed it, a blinding red light flashing in his palm as he used the Soul Searching Technique, a Law Technique only Nascent Soul Cultivator could master.
"Ten Thousand Poison Paste!"
Shen Long felt a surge of joy. This Witch Clan cultivator had entered the Ten Thousand Poison Valley for the Ten Thousand Poison Paste. He had successfully obtained the Ten Thousand Poison Paste and encountered Fairy Qingmei Fairy Qingmei on his way back, where he killed her.
He took out a Talisman that was flashing with red light and stuck it on the miniature nascent Nascent Soul. The miniature Nascent Soul soul's expression became blank.
"Thank you so much Fellow Daoist Shen, for your help. Otherwise, I would be dead."
Fairy Qingmei expressed her gratitude, but her eyes were filled with apprehension.
She never expected that Shen Long would actually advance to the Nascent Soul Realm and possess Spirit Treasure.
"It was nothing, Madam Qi, you're too kind."
Shen Long spoke calmly, as if he were talking about a trivial matter.
"This Millennium Green Wind Grass is a small token of my appreciation; I hope Fellow Daoist Shen will not find it offensive."
With a flick of her sleeve, Fairy Qingmei released a Cyan Jade Box that flew towards Shen Long.
Shen Long caught the Cyan Jade Box, opened it, and found a Green Wind Grass inside. He didn't refuse and put it away.
"Thank you, Madam Qi. I'm leaving the Ten Thousand Poison Valley. Would you like to come with me?"
Shen Long asked.
"No, I have other matters to attend to, so I won't disturb you any longer, Fellow Daoist Shen. Farewell."
After saying this, Fairy Qingmei transformed into a streak of Escape Light and departed.
Shen Long searched the old man in the golden robe for his valuables, released the Ice Flood Dragon to devour the old man's body, collected the corpse and Essence Soul of the Black Wind Dove, and left.