Fourth-Rank Thousand-Mile Oriole (That's All for Today)
The Golden Centipede Mountain Range stretches for tens of thousands of miles and is home to numerous Volcano. This is the ancestral home of the Red Centipede Tribe.
The Red Centipede Tribe was one of the Eighteen Great Barbarian Tribes, but its overall strength was relatively weak.
Deep within the mountains, one can see numerous buildings and Barbarian Race monks.
A magnificent palace with a plaque bearing the three large silver characters "Golden Centipede Hall".
A sprightly Red-Robed Elder sat in the main seat, while a man of medium build in Red-Robed Elder.
"What! Their Life Soul Lamp have gone out? Could they have gone on a dangerous adventure?!"
The Red-Robed Elder asked.
Yi Ji, Nascent Soul Middle Stage.
"No, they were on a patrol of our tribe's territory. Not long after they left, their Life Soul Lamp went out. They must have been attacked by Human Race cultivators."
"That's what the man in the blue robe said."
"Immediately use the Communication Array to notify the other tribes and give the order to strengthen their defenses. Human Race Nascent Soul Cultivator always pick on the weak. If I'm not mistaken, they might be planning to attack us."
"Yi Ji gave the order."
"Yes, Elder Yi."
The man in the blue robe agreed and left to carry out the order.
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The Green Bamboo Mountain Range stretch for tens of thousands of miles. In a secluded cave on the outskirts, True Monarch Golden Crow, Lin Qing, and Xu Mei are discussing something, with a map laid out in front of them.
"So much time has passed, why hasn't Fellow Daoist Shen arrived yet? Could something have happened to him?!"
Xu Mei said with some concern.
If something happens to Shen Long, the Barbarian Race will likely find their way here.
"I should have gone with Fellow Daoist Shen; it would have been safer that way."
Lin Qing frowned and said.
"Don't worry! Since Fellow Daoist Shen doesn't need help, he can definitely handle it. He's probably just delayed on the way. Let's wait a little longer!"
"That's what the True Monarch Golden Crow said."
He had witnessed the power of Shen Long's two Mutated Spirit Insect firsthand. With Shen Long's abilities, even if he couldn't defeat them, escaping wouldn't be a problem.
He took out a Golden Glowing Dharma Disk, cast a spell, and Shen Long's voice rang out. "Fellow Daoist Qin, I've arrived. You may come out now!"
True Monarch Golden Crow breathed a sigh of relief and responded. The three of them flew out of the cave and saw a tall young man in red robes, who was none other than Shen Long, who had changed his appearance. He was used to being cautious.
"Fellow Daoist Shen, why are you so late? Did you run into any trouble?"
"The True Monarch Golden Crow asked."
"I killed one Nascent Soul Early Stage cultivator and let another escape to report back. Now all the Barbarian Race experts should have been mobilized. We need to finish this quickly; if we delay, they will definitely discover our true purpose."
Shen Long said.
True Monarch Golden Crow nodded and said, "We will attack the Spirit Herb Garden immediately."
"Wait, a Nascent Soul Cultivator is coming! Quick, hide!"
Shen Long spoke, looking towards the northwest.
His Divine Sense was close enough to that of Nascent Soul Late Stage cultivator, and he detected several powerful auras approaching from hundreds of miles away.
"A Nascent Soul Cultivator has arrived?"
True Monarch Golden Crow was slightly taken aback. He opened his Divine Sense wide but found no one.
"Fellow Daoist Shen, could you be mistaken?"
Lin Qing asked in confusion, as his Divine Sense had not detected any Nascent Soul Cultivator.
"Yes! We used our Divine Sense to investigate, but we didn't detect any powerful aura!"
Xu Mei asked, puzzled.
True Monarch Golden Crow frowned, a look of surprise in his eyes, and said, "Fellow Daoist Shen's Divine Sense is so powerful! Indeed, a Nascent Soul Cultivator has arrived. Let's hide for now!"
He summoned a Banner Flag that shimmered with azure light, and with a gentle wave, a large cloud of azure mist swept out, enveloping the four of them.
A gentle breeze blew by, the blue mist dissipated, and the four people disappeared.
After a while, a huge Golden Giant Bird appeared on the distant horizon and flew rapidly toward them.
The Golden Giant Bird had a short beak and tail, and its feathers were bright. Two men and a woman stood on it. The leader was a tall young man in a blue robe. Judging from their physique and attire, they were all Barbarian Race cultivators.
"Fairy Gu, the Spirit Herb Garden is just ahead. Please come then..."
Before the young man in the green robe could finish speaking, the Golden Giant Bird let out a piercing cry and spewed out a Golden Sound Wave that headed straight for the hiding place of Shen Long and his companions.
"Human Race cultivators! They're actually hiding here."
The young man in the blue robe said in a deep voice, his face full of murderous intent.
A massive cyan sword light swept out, shattering the Golden Sound Wave, and Shen Long and his three companions appeared.
"A fourth-tier Thousand-Mile Oriole! It's actually this kind of Spirit Bird."
Shen Long's gaze fell on the Golden Giant Bird.
The Thousand-Mile Oriole has a keen sense of smell, and its eyes can easily see through ordinary concealment techniques.
Their luck was terrible; three Nascent Soul Cultivator had actually come to this Spirit Herb Garden, and the other side even had a fourth-tier Thousand-Mile Oriole.
"Human Race cultivator!"
A woman in a red dress with a slender figure frowned, her face full of murderous intent.
She made a hand seal, and a bright red light shone from her body, with a huge Red Falcon phantom appearing above her head.
The Falcon Phantom spewed out a beam of red light, which transformed into a huge crimson fire Crimson Fire Cloud. The Crimson Fire Cloud rolled and surged, and large red raindrops poured down. Before the raindrops even hit the ground, they turned into Giant Fireball and smashed towards Shen Long and his companions.
"Retreat immediately!"
"True Monarch Golden Crow," he transmitted his voice.
The young man in the green robe had the cultivation of the Nascent Soul Late Stage, while the other two Nascent Soul Cultivator had the cultivation of the Nascent Soul Middle Stage. The four True Monarch Golden Crow were no match for them and could only retreat separately.
Shen Long and his three companions split up and flew off in different directions.
"Chase them! Don't let them get away!"
After saying this, the young man in the green robe transformed into a streak of Cyan Escape Light and chased after the direction where the True Monarch Golden Crow had left.
A Yellow-Shirted Big Man chased after Lin Qing and his wife, while a woman in a red dress chased after Shen Long.
A blinding red light shone from Shen Long's back, and a pair of red, shimmering wings appeared—the Wind and Wind-Fire Wings.
With a gentle flap of his Wind-Fire Wings, Shen Long vanished from his spot.
"Trying to run? No way!"
The woman in the red dress snorted coldly, patted a golden Spirit Beast Bag at her waist, and a Dove Bird with wingspans of ten zhang flew out. Its feathers were blue, and it was a fourth-tier early-stage Cyan Thunder Dove.
"Hold him down, don't let him get away."
The woman in the red dress gave the order.
With a gentle flap of its wings, the Cyan Thunder Dove transformed into a streak of Cyan Thunder Light and vanished.
Dozens of miles away, a ball of crimson light lit up in the sky, and Shen Long appeared.
A deafening thunderclap echoed from high above, the sky darkened, and a massive Thunder Cloud appeared in the sky, accompanied by flashes of lightning and thunder. A thick silver bolt of lightning ripped through the sky and struck Shen Long.
Shen Long frowned, about to cast a spell to dodge, when an extremely unpleasant screech rang out. To his horror, he discovered that he was temporarily unable to mobilize his Law Power.
By the time he recovered, silver lightning had already struck him, engulfing Shen Long's body in its light.
A deafening explosion rang out, and a huge bolt of silver lightning lit up the sky.
A crimson flame lit up in the sky, and a girl in a red dress appeared. She had a pair of red wings that shimmered with red light on her back, but the Red Feathered Wings were just an illusion and not a physical object.