Thousand Spirits Sect
After a while, Su Qianqian spoke up, "Fellow Daoist Shen, Uncle-Master Wu asked me to take you there. Senior Wang from the Thousand Spirits Sect is also there."
With a flick of her wrist, Su Qianqian released a Cyan Giant Crane with wingspans of a hundred feet from the Spirit Beast Bracelet, which landed on the ground.
Shen Long responded and walked with Su Qianqian onto the back of the Cyan Giant Crane.
With a gentle flap of its wings, the Cyan Giant Crane stirred up a gust of wind and flew off in a southwest direction.
Shen Long looked down at the ground and saw a large number of buildings, as well as many cultivators, including dozens of Spirit Transformation cultivators, which he sensed with his Divine Sense.
"Fellow Daoist Shen, this is a branch of our Nine Flames Sect. You are not a disciple of our Nine Flames Sect, so please do not use your Divine Sense to investigate, to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings."
Su Qianqian reminded her.
Shen Long agreed and withdrew his Divine Sense.
Before long, the Cyan Giant Crane landed in a vast manor, with pavilions, towers, exotic flowers and rocks.
A refined-looking man in a blue robe and a graceful woman in a blue dress sat in a stone pavilion, with an exquisite tea set on the blue stone table in front of them.
The auras of the man and woman in the blue dress were as vast as the ocean; even before they spoke, they gave Shen Long a powerful sense of oppression.
"Void Refining Cultivator!"
Shen Long's heart tightened, and his expression became somewhat tense.
He knew a lot about Bian Xiao's Nascent Soul Search.
Above the Spirit Transformation are the Void Refining, the Body Integration, and the Great Ascension stage. The highest realm for cultivators in the Lingxu Realm is the Great Ascension stage.
"What's your name? Did you ascend from the Spirit Control Sect in the Gan Yang Realm?"
The woman in the green dress spoke up and asked.
"This junior Shen Long, did indeed ascend from the Spirit Control Sect; my Grandmaster was the True Monarch Spirit Control."
Shen Long quickly replied.
"Aren't you called Shen Hao?"
Su Qianqian looked displeased.
"I am used to being cautious, so please don't hold it against me, Fairy Su."
Shen Long said politely.
"If I were ascending from the Lower Realm, I wouldn't give my real name either. It's normal and understandable that cultivators from the Lower Realm who land on the Ascension Platform don't give their real names."
The man in the blue robe looked approving and took a sip of tea.
"My name is Wang Yuyan, and I am an elder of the Thousand Spirits Sect. Do you have a portrait of Uncle Wu?"
The woman in the green dress continued to ask.
Shen Long quickly took out a Cyan Scroll and handed it to Wang Yuyan.
The Grandmaster's Life Soul Lamp had never gone out, Shen Long specially brought the Grandmaster's portrait, hoping it would come in handy.
Wang Yuyan opened the Cyan Scroll, glanced at it, nodded, and said, "That's right, it really is Uncle Wu."
She looked at the man in the blue robe and said, "Fellow Daoist Wu, Nephew Shen is Senior Uncle Wu's grand-disciple and also a disciple of our Thousand Spirits Sect. I'm taking him away."
"No problem, it's nothing. Please reconsider the matter I mentioned to Madam Wang."
The man in the blue robe said with a smile.
"No need to think about it anymore, I promise you. Send someone to pick it up in a while!"
Wang Yuyan said.
"Alright, thank you very much, Madam Wang."
The man in the blue robe had a broad smile on his face.
"I have other matters to attend to, so I'll take my leave now, Nephew Shen. I'll take you back to the Thousand Spirits Sect General Headquarters."
With a flick of her wrist, Wang Yuyan unleashed a beam of azure light, revealing a giant azure dragonfly.
The dragonfly has golden eyes and four wings on its back; this is a Fifth Rank Late Stage Four-Winged Wind Dragonfly.
Wang Yuyan walked onto the back of the Four-Winged Wind Dragonfly, Shen Long quickly followed.
With a gentle flap of its wings, the Four-Winged Wind Dragonfly soared into the sky and quickly disappeared from the scene.
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In the Heaven Origin Mountain Range, there is a Quiet Manor with a plaque bearing the three large characters "Thunder Centipede Garden), and the gate is tightly closed.
Yin Hao and Yin Yue stood at the door, looking uneasy.
After a while, the gate to Thunder Centipede Garden opened, and a Blue Giant Ape, about ten feet tall, stepped out and said, "Come in! Your master is waiting for you."
The Fifth Rank Late Stage Sea-Suppressing Ape has reached Bloodline Purity of five and can speak human language.
Yin Hao and Yin Yue responded and followed the Sea-Suppressing Ape inside. They arrived at a quiet courtyard where a tall, elderly man in a silver robe sat beside Zhang Qing tea table, his expression indifferent.
"Greetings, Elder Bian."
Yin Hao and Yin Yue bowed and said in unison.
"Tell me how Bian Xiao died, don't miss a single detail."
The old man in the silver robe gave the instructions.
Bian Ting, Mid-Stage Void Refining, is Bian Xiao's great-great-grandfather.
Yin Hao and Yin Yue agreed and told the truth about what had happened.
"So, you didn't see how Bian Xiao was killed? You only know that he was killed by Shen Long?"
Bian Ting said with a gloomy face.
"Indeed, the Transformation Art he cultivates is very powerful. I have already sent a fifth-tier Flood Dragon to assist Fellow Daoist Bian, as well as Yin Shi, but neither of them are a match for Shen Long. It is likely that Huo Tianxing gave Shen Long a powerful Talisman."
Yin Hao guessed.
He also found it incredible that Bian Xiao and Yin Shi couldn't defeat Shen Long, even with a fifth-tier Flood Dragon. It must be because Huo Tianxing gave him a powerful Talisman that it made sense.
"Is it still possible to contact our clansmen in the Lower Realm?"
Bian Ting asked.
"It's impossible. The Human Race cultivators destroyed the Communication Array. We can only send someone down to the Lower Realm again."
Yin Hao said.
"There should at least be a portrait of Shen Long!"
Bian Ting's face showed displeasure.
Yin Yue quickly took out a Red Scroll and handed it to Bian Ting.
Bian Ting unfurled the scroll, glanced at it, nodded, and said, "You may all leave! This is none of your business."
Yin Hao and Yin Yue breathed a sigh of relief and stepped back.
"Shen Long! You'd better not ascend to the Lingxu Realm, or if I happen to find you, I'll tear your soul out and refine your spirit."
Bian Ting said with a gloomy face, his expression full of murderous intent.
Bian Xiao was the descendant he valued most, and sending him Lower Realm mortal realm was meant to give him experience, but he never expected to die Lower Realm.
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The Thousand Spirit Mountain Range is located in the central part of the Green Lotus Continent, stretching for hundreds of billions of miles. It is the General Headquarters of the Thousand Spirits Sect.
Deep within the mountains, one can see numerous cultivators, their robes embroidered with patterns of birds, beasts, fish, and insects.
At the southwest corner of the mountain range stands a magnificent golden hall with the three large characters "Thousand Spirits Hall" inscribed on its plaque.
A plump White-Skirted Woman and a portly Yellow-Robed Man stood inside the hall, their faces solemn.
"It's quite rare for a disciple's grand-disciple to ascend from the Lower Realm."
The White-Skirted Woman sighed.
Mo Bingbing, Late Void Refining Realm, disciple of True Monarch Spirit Control, Sect Master of the Thousand Spirits Sect.
The Yellow-Robed Man nodded and said, "Indeed! Since the establishment of our Thousand Spirits Sect, the Ascension Platform has received many cultivators from the Lower Realm, but none of them have come from the Spirit Control Sect."
Huang Lei Hall Master of the Deacon Hall at the Thousand Spirits Sect.
"Resources are scarce in the Lower Realm, so it's truly not easy to cultivate to the Spirit Transmutation Realm. It's a pity that Master is away and hasn't returned yet; he'll definitely be very happy to hear this news."
Mo Bingbing said with a smile.
Two Escape Light flew in and landed inside the hall; they were Shen Long and Wang Yuyan.
"We've checked using the Spirit Testing Array. Nephew Shen is indeed from the Spirit Control Sect, which Uncle Wu established in the Lower Realm. He led the Spirit Control Sect Spirit Control Sect its glory days, and it's now the number one sect in the Gan Yang Realm."
Wang Yuyan said.
After bringing Shen Long back to the Thousand Spirits Sect's General Headquarters, she notified Mo Bingbing to use a large array to investigate and ensure that Shen Long was safe.