Getting Away with It (No More Today)
A nascent Nascent Soul resembling the man in the golden robe flew out of the body, and a beam of azure light descended from the sky, enveloping the Nascent Soul and drawing it into Cyan Jade Bottle.
A beam of azure light emanated from the corpse of the burly man in the blue robe, transforming into a shimmering, round bead— the Life-Substitution Bead.
With a "crack," the Life-Substitution Bead shattered into pieces.
A beam of azure light shone behind Shen Long, and a burly man in a blue robe appeared, his body covered in azure scales.
Shen Long reacted quickly; the White Jade Pendant on his chest lit up with a white light, and a thick White Light Screen appeared.
The defensive Spirit Treasure, the Profound Jade Pendant, was crafted by Chu Buyu from Ten Thousand Year Profound Jade.
Back in the Gan Yang Realm, Shen Long asked Chu Buyu for help in refining a Spirit Treasure using Ten Thousand Year Profound Jade.
Chu Buyu hid in a certain place in the Heaven Origin Realm to cultivate, and spent time refining this Profound Jade Pendant.
The burly man from the green mountains roared to the sky, unleashing a Cyan Sound Wave that struck the White Light Screen White Light Screen, causing its spiritual light to dim.
He opened his mouth and spat out two Giant Axe that shimmered with blue light, which landed in his hands and cleaved towards the White Light Screen.
The White Light Screen shattered instantly, as if made of paper.
Shen Long's body was covered with large amounts of Red Dragon Scales, which protected his entire body, and his head transformed into Flood Dragon Head.
Two Cyan Giant Axe down on Shen Long's head, producing two muffled thuds.
He was unharmed; the Cyan Giant Axe hadn't even managed to cleave the dragon's scales.
"Flood Dragon Transformation!"
The burly man in the blue robe was utterly shocked.
"My turn."
Shen Long's tone was icy as he opened his mouth and spat out a stream of Cyan Flame, which landed on the Body-Protecting Spirit Light of the burly man in the blue robe.
His Body-Protecting Spirit Light dimmed, and Shen Long's fists moved.
With two muffled thuds, the Body-Protecting Spirit Light of the burly man in the blue robe shattered, and Cyan Flame engulfed his body.
The burly man in the blue robe let out a bloodcurdling scream as a Red Giant Fist slammed into his head, sending him flying backward with blood streaming from his head.
Shen Long's physical body was already very powerful, and when he transformed into the form of Flood Dragon, his strength became even greater.
He can now withstand the Spirit Treasure, and the attack from the burly man in the blue robe failed to seriously injure Shen Long.
A nascent Nascent Soul resembling the burly man in the blue robe flew out of the body and rapidly expanded.
Just then, a sharp, piercing screech rang out, and the Nascent Soul's body trembled before returning to normal.
A Silver-Glowing Talisman flew over and affixed to the Nascent Soul soul.
Shen Long flew over, grabbed the Nascent Soul, and began searching its soul.
He searched the Nascent Soul Cultivator's belongings and released the Ice Flood Dragon, Iron Tail Scorpion, and Tree Man, which scattered.
The Ice Flood Dragon and Iron Tail Scorpion devoured the corpses of the Heaven Origin Race cultivators, and incidentally collected their Storage Bag and Storage Bracelet.
They tore off the Storage Bag Storage Bracelet from the corpse before eating it.
Shen Long arrived at a vast Spirit Herb Garden, where a large number of spirit medicine were planted, and he could see many Heaven Origin Race cultivators lying on the ground.
These Heaven Origin Race cultivators were no match for the Soul-Devouring Bell; they were annihilated in a single exchange.
Shen Long arrived at a field where a three-zhang-tall five-colored fruit tree stood, its branches and leaves flourishing, appearing from afar as if it were opening its arms to others.
Dozens of oval-shaped, five-colored fruits hung on the tree, shimmering with a faint, ethereal light.
"Five-Light Morning Origin Fruit!"
Shen Long's face lit up with joy; the fruit was ripe and ready to be picked.
He took out a small golden hammer and gently tapped the stem of the fruit. The stem broke off, and the fruit fell into a Golden Jade Box.
Using this method, he picked dozens of Five-Light Morning Origin Fruit, offered up the Green Lotus Bottle, and with the help of the Tree Man, transplanted the Five-Light Morning Origin Fruit Tree.
A crimson flame lit up in the sky, and Chu Buyu appeared, looking flustered.
"Fellow Daoist Shen, a powerful aura is approaching, likely belonging to Spirit Transformation cultivator. The Nine-Star Sense-Origin Talisman is reacting very strongly; retreat quickly!"
Chu Buyu's voice was urgent.
The Nine-Star Sense-Origin Talisman was a fourth-order array talisman they seized from the Black Tiger Tribe's Treasure Vault and set up on the outer perimeter of the Green Flood Dragon Mountain Range.
The stronger the cultivator's aura, the stronger the Nine Star Sensing Talisman's reaction.
Chu Buyu kept watch on the perimeter. When the enemy triggered the Nine-Star Sense-Origin Talisman, she immediately sent her flying magical Spirit Treasure to deliver the message.
"Come back quickly."
Shen Long gave the order.
The Ice Flood Dragon, the Tree Man, and the Iron Tail Scorpion all flew into the Spirit Beast Bracelet on Shen Long's hand, and Chu Buyu also flew over.
A furious male voice boomed from the distant horizon. "Where do you think you're going? Stay here!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a Golden Thunder Light lit up the sky, and a burly man in a golden robe appeared.
His body was covered in Golden Arc, indicating that he had reached the Nascent Soul Great Perfection.
Shen Long roared to the sky, unleashing a Red Sound Wave, followed closely by a thick red flame.
The burly man in the golden robe raised his right hand, and a thick bolt of golden lightning shot out, shattering the Red Sound Wave and red flames.
A deafening thunderclap echoed from high above, and an enormous Golden Thunder Pillar descended from the sky, striking Shen Long and Chu Buyu.
Chu Buyu quickly summoned a shield that shimmered with red light and placed it in front of them.
The Golden Thunder Pillar struck the red shield, exploding and engulfing Shen Long and Chu Buyu in Golden Thunder Light.
A deafening roar shook the earth, and the entire Spirit Herb Garden was engulfed in Golden Thunder Light.
The burly man in the golden robe unleashed three gleaming golden throwing Flying Dagger, which disappeared into the Golden Thunder Light without making a sound.
Countless wisps of blue vapor surged forth, quickly gathering together to transform into a voluptuous Blue-Skirted Matron. Judging from her aura, she was clearly Spirit Transformation cultivator.
At this moment, the lightning dissipated, the Spirit Herb Garden was razed to the ground, and a huge crater emitting black smoke appeared on the ground. Shen Long and Chu Buyu were nowhere to be found.
"He escaped! Teleported!"
The man in the golden robe looked very ugly.
"One of them had an exceptionally strong Divine Sense, even surpassing those of Nascent Soul Great Perfection. He detected my presence from four hundred miles away, but I was still a step too late."
The Blue-Skirted Matron frowned as she spoke.
Yin Qingqing, early stage of the Spirit Transformation.
"What! Divine Sense is even stronger than that of Nascent Soul Great Perfection?"
The burly man in the golden robe exclaimed in surprise.
Yin Qingqing nodded and said, "It's a good thing I passed by here, otherwise you would have been in grave danger. The Black Tiger Tribe and the Green Crane Tribe are in the western part of the Heaven Origin Realm, while the Green Flood Dragon Tribe is in the north. They were just using this as a diversion; their real target was the Green Flood Dragon Tribe."
The Heaven Origin Race mobilized a large number of experts to search for the murderer in the western part of the Heaven Origin Realm. Who could have imagined that the murderer would arrive in the northern part of the Heaven Origin Realm so quickly?
"Oh no, the Five-Light Morning Origin Fruit!"
The burly man in the golden robe seemed to remember something, and a look of heartache appeared on his face.
"Why didn't you send more Nascent Soul Cultivator to guard the Green Flood Dragon Mountain Range? Logically speaking, the murderer is only Nascent Soul Cultivator, so he shouldn't have been able to break the Formation so quickly, even with a fourth-tier Array-Breaking Talisman."
Yin Qingqing frowned and said.
"Unless they have magical Spirit Treasure or Strange Beast beasts/insects that can weaken the Formation, they won't be able to break Formation so quickly."
The burly man in the golden shirt analyzed.
"It's too late to say anything now. Immediately notify the other major tribes to bring their high-level cultivators and rare resources to the Heaven Origin Mountain Range, or they will defeat us one by one."
Yin Qingqing gave the instructions.
"Yes, Elder Yin."
The burly man in the golden robe agreed and left to carry out the order.
A large number of Heaven Origin Race cultivators were mobilized and rushed to important strongholds, while Spirit Transformation cultivators led teams to apprehend the murderers.
Unwittingly, Shen Long and Chu Buyu relieved the pressure on the Human Race at the front lines.