News of the Flower Demon

Shen Long entered a Cultivation Room, went into the Ten Thousand Beast Tower, and arrived at the third floor. A vast, dense forest appeared before him, brimming with Spiritual Qi.

After years of renovation, the third floor of the Ten Thousand Beast Tower is rich in Spiritual Qi and is planted with a large number of Spirit Wood and spirit medicine.

The Ten Thousand Beast Tower has a considerable amount of space, but it would be a waste to use it for planting spirit medicine, fruits, Spirit Wood. Shen Long considered transforming it into a Ten Thousand Beast Garden to raise Demon Beast and insects, but resources were a problem.

It's not difficult for him to raise a Third Rank Spirit Beast, Spirit Insect, Spirit Bird now, but mass-producing them is something he can't afford, nor is it necessary.

Wild Demon Beast beasts and insects can devour spirit medicine herbs and fruits, or grow and advance by consuming cultivators or Demon Beast. Shen Long would never feed demonic beasts and Demon Beast pills and then use them to feed his own Spirit Beast Spirit Insect; that would be redundant.

If a group of Demon Beast and insects were captured and raised in the Ten Thousand Beast Tower, without cultivators or elixirs, they would rely entirely on devouring each other. Before long, there would be very few of them left. The space in the Ten Thousand Beast Tower Demon Beast bounded, while the wild has no boundaries. They can roam freely and even hunt cultivators.

Shen Long couldn't possibly invest a lot of resources to cultivate a batch of Third-Rank Spirit Beast and then feed them to the Ice Flood Dragon and Iron Tail Scorpion. There was no need for that. He could just go to places rich in Demon Beast resources and kill Demon Beast directly.

Currently, the Ten Thousand Beast Tower cannot raise too many Spirit Beast Spirit Insect, Spirit Bird, and Shen Long cannot provide that many resources.

Putting aside other things, high-level Demon Beast and insects need to undergo tribulation outside the Ten Thousand Beast Tower to break through to a higher realm, which makes it impossible for Shen Long to raise Spirit Beast Spirit Insect in large quantities.

Shen Long is quite content with the Ten Thousand Beast Tower as a portable space for now.

A towering tree emitted a blinding blue light, and Tree Man appeared.

Shen Long took out a crystal-clear cyan Crystal Core and said, "I've got another fourth-tier Wood Demon Crystal Core. Here, take it! I hope you advance to the fourth tier soon."

With a flick of his wrist, the Crystal Core flew out of his hand and towards the Tree Man.

The Tree Man opened its mouth, swallowed the Crystal Core, and said gratefully, "Thank you, Master!"

Shen Long exited the Ten Thousand Beast Tower, took out a Communication Disk, and instructed, "Changfeng, come to Golden Roc Peak. I have something to say to you."

"Yes, Master, I'll be right there."

Su Changfeng agreed.

Shen Long put away the Communication Disk and walked out.

He sat down in the stone pavilion, and not long after, Su Changfeng arrived.

"Disciple greets Master."

Su Changfeng bowed respectfully.

Shen Long took out a Cyan Spirit Beast Bag and handed it to Su Changfeng, saying, "I soaked Insect Eggs in Spiritual Liquid and successfully hatched a Amethyst Flying Scorpion. Its rank is too low; I don't need it. I'll give it to you!"

"Thank you, Master!"

Su Changfeng thanked him and excitedly accepted the Spirit Beast Bag.

Lin Sen walked in, his expression grave, and said, "Uncle-Master Shen, Uncle-Master Liu has returned. He is seriously injured, and our Sect Master Leader would like you to come and see him."

"Senior Brother Liu is seriously injured? I understand, I'll be there right away."

Shen Long agreed, stomped his right foot on the ground, and transformed into a streak of Red Escape Light, disappearing into the air.

Not long after, he arrived at Liu Zi'an's residence and met Liu Zi'an without any trouble.

Liu Zi'an sat in a Cyan Stone Pavilion, his face pale and his expression listless, while Chen Xiao stood beside him.

"Senior Brother Liu, your Qi and Blood are severely depleted. Quickly take the Blood Mushroom Pill to heal your injuries."

Shen Long took out a Cyan Porcelain Bottle and handed it to Liu Zi'an.

Liu Zi'an didn't stand on ceremony. He took the Cyan Porcelain Bottle and handed a Cyan Storage Bag to Shen Long, saying, "Junior Brother Shen, these are the spirit medicine I've collected over the years. Take them and use them to refine pills!"

Shen Long took the Storage Bag, scanned it with his Divine Sense, and exclaimed in surprise, "So many Golden Soul Fruit, Senior Brother Liu, where did you get them?"

The Storage Bag contained many Millennial Spirit Herb, including as many as seven Golden Soul Fruit.

"I obtained it from the Hengduan Mountains, and it was also injured by a Nascent Soul Realm stage Flower Demon. Fortunately, I returned to the General Headquarters alive."

Liu Zi'an explained.

"Flower Demon at the Nascent Soul Realm? Senior Brother Liu, do you have a map?"

Shen Long pressed for an answer.

Liu Zi'an took out a piece of Cyan Beast Hide and handed it to Shen Long; it was a map.

"I encountered Flower Demon here. She was quite Divine Ability; she could sing and trap people in illusions. One of my friends was killed by her, and I was also severely injured by her. Luckily, I ran away quickly."

Liu Zi'an's tone was weak and feeble.

He recounted in detail his encounter with the Flower Demon, how he and three friends entered the Hengduan Mountains to pick Golden Soul Fruit.

The four Nascent Soul Cultivator teamed up to hunt demons and gather herbs. At first, things went smoothly; they collected many spirit medicine and successfully killed the Soul-Devouring Lizard guarding the Golden Soul Fruit Tree. On their way back, they encountered a Nascent Soul Realm Flower Demon. Two Nascent Soul Cultivator were killed, and Liu Zi'an was also seriously injured.

Fortunately, Uncle-Master Liu is safe and sound.

Chen Xiao said with some relief.

"Yes! Senior Brother Liu, you should take good care of yourself first. I'll go back and refine the Golden Soul Pill."

Shen Long gave instructions.

After chatting for a while, Shen Long said goodbye and left.

Back at Golden Roc Garden, Shen Long entered the Alchemy Room, sat cross-legged on a Cyan Prayer Mat, lit a Calm Heart Incense, placed it in the Incense Burner, and began to meditate and nourish his spirit.

After a short while, Shen Long opened his eyes, took out the Dry Sun Cauldron, and began refining pills.

Over the years, the Spirit Control Sect has collected many high-grade spirit medicine, most of which have been given to Shen Long for alchemy.

Shen Long opened his mouth and spewed out the Green Lotus True Flame, which landed at the bottom of the Dry Sun Cauldron, and the temperature in the room quickly rose.

He threw the Seven-Star Spirit Nourishing Flower and other ingredients into the Dry Sun Cauldron and closed the lid.

He planned to refine a batch of pills first, and then head to the Hengduan Mountains to kill the Flower Demon.

Under the high temperature, the spirit medicine quickly showed signs of melting, rapidly turning into a pool of liquid that mixed together, and a faint medicinal fragrance wafted out from the cauldron.

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The Zhao Kingdom, the Hundred Ghosts Sect.

In a Quiet Manor, Su Sheng, Yin Shan, and Liu Mei sat around Zhang Qing stone table, each with a different expression.

They successfully harvested the Golden Soul Fruit and unexpectedly discovered the remains of an ancient cultivator, obtaining his belongings.

"The Green Plum Realm! This person actually possesses information related to the Green Plum Realm. Could he be from the Green Plum Realm?"

Yin Shan asked in confusion.

Among the ancient cultivator's belongings, several Jade Slip mentioned the Green Plum Realm.

"It's hard to say. As far as I know, the cultivators of the Green Plum Realm used to have dealings with the cultivators of the Gan Yang Realm, but when the Heaven Origin Realm invaded, they destroyed the Spatial Node leading to the Green Plum Realm, and since then, the two realms have had no contact."

Su Sheng said.

"Can't we find another Spatial Node?"

Liu Mei asked, puzzled.

"You think there are many Spatial Node leading to other interfaces? Simply put, there aren't many Spatial Node that safely lead to other interfaces. You need special Heaven-Piercing Spirit Treasure, fifth-order Secret Talisman, or Formation to open Spatial Node. Creating an Interface Passage is too difficult and too costly. Without huge benefits, who would expend so much energy and resources to do such a thing?"

Su Sheng explained, then, as if remembering something, said, "I always keep my word. This time, Fellow Daoist Yin helped me obtain the Golden Soul Fruit. Come with me to the North Sea Cultivation World!"

"I'll leave things to Fellow Daoist Su from now on."

Yin Shan's face was full of fawning.

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Ten Thousand Swords Mountain Range, a Quiet Manor.

Mo Wuya sat at Zhang Qing stone table, and Qi Kexin was reporting to Mo Wuya.

"Uncle Mo, we've consulted the records in the Scripture Depository that describe the treasures, and none of the Heaven-Piercing Spirit Treasure are the same as the Wu Xiao is using. Could it be that he commissioned a fifth-tier Artifact Refiner to forge it?"

Qi Kexin asked, puzzled.

Mo Wuya found it strange that Wu Xiao suddenly possessed a Heaven-Piercing Spirit Treasure. After the great battle, Mo Wuya sent people to investigate the origin of the Dry Earth Ruler. He was truly uneasy until he found out its origin.

"There are fewer than five fifth-tier Artifact Refiner in the Gan Yang Realm, and they are all Human Race. The probability of them helping Wu Xiao refine Heaven-Piercing Spirit Treasure is very low. Either he found them in a dangerous place, or they were given to him by a powerful force."

Mo Wuya said in a deep voice.

The fact that the Dry Earth Ruler cannot be found in any ancient texts indicates that this treasure did not originate from the Gan Yang Realm.

Are you worried about the Heaven Origin Race of the Heaven Origin Realm? Or other alien races from other realms?

Qi Kexin asked.

Mo Wuya nodded and said, "It's highly likely. Send people to keep an eye out for any extra alien cultivators in the Gan Yang Realm. Also, send people to investigate whether any seals or Spatial Node leading to other realms have been damaged. In addition, find an opportunity to capture a few high-ranking members of the Golden Crow Tribe. We must find out the origin of Wu Xiao's Heaven-Piercing Spirit Treasure."

"Yes, Uncle Mo."

Qi Kexin readily agreed and left to carry out the order.