Hundred Ghost Sect's Secret
Shen Long collected the Red Fire Flood Dragon Red Fire Flood Dragon's corpse and planned to deal with it later.
"Fairy Chu, what are your plans next? Will you continue to stay in the Ten Thousand Fire Valley? This place isn't much better than the Spirit-Severing Sea; there are plenty of strange birds and Strange Beast, and even Nascent Soul Late Stage cultivators could perish here."
Shen Long said.
"I plan to leave Ten Thousand Fire Valley. Fellow Daoist Shen, Fellow Daoist Yuan, we shall meet again someday."
After saying this, Chu Buyu put away the Formation Flag Formation Disk.
A red light shone from her back, and a Red Light Flowing Wings appeared. With a gentle flap, she flew back the way she came.
"Junior Brother Shen, let's leave here too!"
Yuan Rui said, walking onto the back of the Golden-Winged Thunder Eagle.
Shen Long put the Golden-Winged Wind Peng back into his Spirit Beast Bag and walked onto the back of the Golden-Winged Thunder Eagle.
With a gentle flap of its wings, the Golden-Winged Thunder Eagle soared into the sky and disappeared from the scene.
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The Zhao Kingdom, the Hundred Ghosts Sect.
In a Quiet Manor, Liu Mei sat beside Zhang Qing stone table, her brows furrowed.
Xu Li was reporting to Liu Mei, her expression grave.
"What! Senior Brother Su's Life Soul Lamp has gone out?"
Liu Mei asked in surprise.
Su Liang and Qin Wang went to Ten Thousand Fire Valley to search for Fourth-Order Spirit Flame. They were both in the Nascent Soul Middle Stage realm, with Qin Wang possessing Ghost Creature at the Nascent Soul Early Stage, making him very powerful.
"Yes, I don't know if they encountered a powerful Demon Beast in the Ten Thousand Fire Valley. What I'm worried about is that Uncle Su was killed by a Nascent Soul Nascent Soul Cultivator from the Spirit Control Sect."
Xu Li looked solemn, her face full of worry.
"Give the order to strengthen security and send someone to contact Fellow Daoist Su of the Heavenly Heaven Ghost Sect Heaven Ghost Sect. We urgently need their help."
Liu Mei gave the instructions.
"Yes, Sister Liu."
Xu Li readily agreed and left to carry out the order.
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Qin Kingdom, Spirit Control Sect.
In a Quiet Manor, Xu Feng, Ning Qianqian, and Qian Dafu sat in a Cyan Stone Pavilion, sipping tea and chatting.
"Senior Brother Xu, you're lucky this time. If it had been any later, even Uncle-Master Shen wouldn't have been able to save you."
Qian Dafu said.
"Yes! I hope Uncle-Master Shen can successfully obtain Fourth-Order Spirit Flame."
Xu Feng's tone was somewhat weak.
The toxins in his body have been cleared, and he is no longer in mortal danger. He needs to rest for a period of time to fully recover.
"Are you alright now, Junior Nephew Xu?"
A concerned male voice rang out.
No sooner had the words left his mouth than Red Escape Light flashed past and appeared above the manor.
The Escape Light vanished, revealing Shen Long's figure.
"Uncle-Master Shen, you're back."
Xu Feng and the other two quickly stood up, their expressions respectful.
Shen Long landed in front of Xu Feng and asked, "Are you feeling better?"
"Thanks to Uncle-Master Shen's medicine, I am much better now."
Xu Feng expressed his gratitude.
"It's good that you're alright. Here, take these two Law Treasure and a bottle of Beast Rearing Pill. Thanks to the information you provided, I was able to obtain the Fourth-Order Spirit Flame."
Shen Long took out a Cyan Storage Bag and handed it to Xu Feng.
Xu Feng must be richly rewarded; in the future, the disciples of the Spirit Control Sect will work even harder for Shen Long. This little reward is nothing to Shen Long.
"Thank you, Uncle-Master Shen."
Xu Feng expressed his gratitude, accepting the Storage Bag with both hands, his expression filled with excitement.
If he sold the information to a powerful organization, he might not have been able to obtain so much, since it was just a piece of information.
"This is what you deserve. Focus on healing! Junior Nephew Qian, keep an eye out for what I'm looking for; there will be a generous reward."
Shen Long said.
"Yes, Uncle-Master Shen."
Xu Feng and Qian Dafu readily agreed, their expressions solemn.
"Don't spread the news about the Fourth-Order Spirit Flame. Just keep it to yourself. I have other things to do. You two can talk slowly."
Shen Long gave a word of advice, then transformed into a streak of Red Escape Light and departed.
Back at Golden Roc Peak, Shen Long entered a Cultivation Room, activated the restrictions, entered the Ten Thousand Beast Tower, and arrived at the second floor.
Shen Long summoned a Cyan Jade Bottle, cast a spell into it, and a ball of Cyan Flame flew out. Suddenly, it condensed and transformed into a huge Cyan Fire Phoenix, radiating terrifying high temperature.
As soon as the Cyan Fire Phoenix appeared, the Purple Spider Blade shot out, cleaving the Cyan Fire Phoenix in two, turning it into a patch of Cyan Flame. The Cyan Flame slowly gathered together, and just as they condensed into a single Cyan Fire Phoenix, a large amount of purple blade light swept over it, passing over its body one after another, and it instantly turned into a large patch of Cyan Flame.
The Cyan Flame slowly condensed, and just as they were about to transform into a Cyan Fire Phoenix again, a Three-Colored Fire Phoenix flew over and opened its mouth to devour a large portion of the Cyan Flame.
Most of the Cyan Flame were swallowed by the Three-Colored Fire Phoenix, and the remaining Cyan Flame condensed back into an Cyan Fire Phoenix, much smaller in size.
Shen Long made a hand seal, and a beam of azure light shot out from the Cyan Jade Bottle, enveloping the Cyan Fire Phoenix before returning it to the Cyan Jade Bottle.
The safest approach is to have the Third-Order Spirit Flame devour the Fourth-Order Spirit Flame in two separate attempts.
Shen Long put away the Three-Colored Fire Phoenix and left the Ten Thousand Beast Tower.
He retrieved Qin Wang's Nascent Soul, and a blinding spiritual light shone from his right palm as he searched Qin Wang's soul.
After a while, Shen Long put away his Nascent Soul and looked thoughtful.
"So it was because of the Heaven-Piercing Spirit Treasure that the Human Race went to war with the Barbarian Race."
Shen Long muttered to himself.
A Core Formation Cultivator from the Hundred Ghosts Sect discovered that the Barbarian Race cultivators might have obtained Heaven-Piercing Spirit Treasure. He reported this to the sect's higher-ups, who then informed the Ten Thousand Swords Sect Hundred Ghosts Sect, which triggered the Human Race's attack on the Barbarian Race.
As for witnesses, the Hundred Ghosts Sect disciple who relayed the message died on the spot, but before he died, he mentioned that the Barbarian Race cultivator might have obtained Heaven-Piercing Spirit Treasure, which was obviously abnormal.
How could Core Formation Cultivator know it was Heaven-Piercing Spirit Treasure? Core Formation Cultivator probably haven't even seen Spirit Treasure, let alone Heaven-Piercing Spirit Treasure. The whole process was just the word of the Hundred Ghosts Sect Sect's higher-ups.
In this way, even if the news is false, it would be the fault of the Core Formation Cultivator of the Hundred Ghosts Sect. The higher-ups of the Hundred Ghosts Sect meant well by telling the news to the Ten Thousand Swords Sect.
Barbarian Race truly possess Heaven-Piercing Spirit Treasure, it's because the Hundred Ghosts Sect has reported it as a meritorious act. Barbarian Race don't have Heaven-Piercing Spirit Treasure, it's because of the Hundred Ghosts Sect disciples' fault. The Hundred Ghosts Sect's higher-ups have perfectly absolved themselves of any responsibility.
The Hundred Ghosts Sect had dealings with the Heaven Ghost Sect in the North Sea Cultivation World. The higher-ups of the Hundred Ghosts Sect helped the Heaven Ghost Sect collect Yin Souls. During the great war between Human Race and Barbarian Race, both sides suffered heavy casualties. The cultivators of the Hundred Ghosts Sect collected a large number of the Essence Soul of Barbarian Race cultivators. The Human Race cultivators didn't care at all, after all, it was about fighting against a foreign race.
"Could it be that the Hundred Ghosts Sect deliberately spread false information to incite a war Human Race and Barbarian Race, so as to help the Heaven Ghost Sect cultivators collect Yin Souls?"
A bold conjecture surfaced in Shen Long's mind.
If it's true, the Hundred Ghosts Sect's move is undeniably brilliant. They've used this opportunity to legitimately collect Yin Souls. Even if the scheme is exposed, the Hundred Ghosts Sect Sect's higher-ups are worried that the Barbarian Race possess Heaven-Piercing Spirit Treasure, which is a good intention. As for dealing with the Barbarian Race, there isn't much opposition within the Human Race.
Shen Long had no intention of revealing this matter; it was merely his speculation without any evidence. Indeed, the war between the Human Race and the Barbarian Race race resulted in the deaths and injuries of a number of cultivators, but also the acquisition of a large territory, further weakening the strength of the Barbarian Race.
Even if other forces knew about the great war instigated by the Hundred Ghosts Sect, they wouldn't care too much. After all, this was a war led by the Ten Thousand Swords Sect. Perhaps the Ten Thousand Swords Sect originally planned to launch the war to weaken the strength of the Barbarian Race.
Spreading the news will not do Shen Long any good.
The Hundred Ghosts Sect and the Heaven Ghost Sect are very close and have private collaborations, which is something Shen Long needs to be wary of.
They killed Qin Wang and Su Liang, and the higher-ups of the Hundred Ghosts Sect will not let them go.
Shen Long didn't care. The Heaven Ghost Sect was powerful and currently had no Nascent Spirit Transformation cultivators, but they had Nascent Soul Late Stage cultivators. Shen Long had the Golden-Winged Wind Peng, so even if he couldn't defeat Nascent Soul Late Stage cultivator, he could still escape.
Shen Long gathered up the things on the ground and sat down to meditate and regulate his breathing.