Immortal Venerable of the Beast Race-Chapter 40 - Qianyang True Person_1
40: Qianyang True Person_1
40: Qianyang True Person_1
“Gold Ants!
One thousand and eight in ranking, isn’t that too low?”
Ye Yuqing said.
“It’s low, but Gold Ants are still Spirit Insects from the Heaven and Earth Exotic Insect List, and their divine skills are much more powerful than those of ordinary Spirit Insects.
Raising a batch of Gold Ants can help mine ores, and when they condense into weapon forms, they have strong attacks.”
As Su Tianchen spoke, he slapped the spirit beast pouch on his waist, and more than a hundred golden ants flew out.
These golden ants had a pair of golden wings on their backs and were shimmering all over as if they were made of gold.
Su Tianyue cast a spell, and a dazzling yellow light shone from the yellow jade lock on her chest, followed by a thick yellow light screen that emerged to protect her whole body.
Su Tianchen cast another spell, and over a hundred Gold Ants swiftly turned and condensed into a golden arrow that struck the yellow light screen, emitting a muffled sound.
His spell changed, and the golden arrow disintegrated, reverting back into over a hundred Gold Ants.
The Gold Ants recombined into a golden flying knife and slashed at the yellow light screen.
“Insect Repelling Technique!”
Shen Long found it fascinating, as it was his first time witnessing a Qi Refining Cultivator using the Insect Repelling Technique!
“This is just the simplest transformation.
The higher the tier of the Gold Ants, the stronger the power of their condensed weapon forms.”
After saying this, Su Tianchen withdrew the Gold Ants.
“Taoist Friend Su, what would you like to exchange for the insect eggs?”
Ye Yuqing asked.
“Some rare materials, I have no lack of ordinary things,”
Su Tianchen replied.
“Rare materials?
If it were Green Flame Ants, Gold-Winged Fire Ants, Cold Crystal Ants, Spirit Devouring Ants, or Soul Devouring Ants, then it’d be worth it.
Gold Ants are ranked too low.”
Ye Yuqing spoke with a tone of regret.
Su Tianchen laughed sheepishly and said, “Fairy Ye is joking.
If it were any of those Spirit Ants, how could I possibly bring them here to trade, especially the Soul Devouring Ant, which is ranked seventh on the Heaven and Earth Exotic Insect List.”
Ye Yuqing was not interested, but Shen Long and the others were very interested.
Shen Long took out a piece of jet-black wood and handed it to Su Tianchen, saying, “Taoist Friend Su, I’d like to exchange this piece of Profound Yin Wood with you, how about it?”
This piece of Profound Yin Wood had been kept together with the Spirit Control Token, and Shen Long couldn’t identify it either.
He took it to Sun Yousheng to find out that it was a century-old piece of Profound Yin Wood, a type of Spirit Wood that usually grows in places with dense Yin Qi.
Qin Country didn’t have suitable conditions for the growth of Profound Yin Wood, so it was quite rare in Qin Country.
However, it seemed not so rare in Zhao Country.
Sun Yousheng was willing to pay a high price to purchase it, but Shen Long had refused.
Su Tianchen examined it carefully, his face showing joy, and said, “No problem.”
He gave Shen Long ten insect eggs of the Gold Ants.
Shen Long felt a surge of secret joy in his heart as he took the insect eggs, not expecting that the Profound Yin Wood could be exchanged for ten insect eggs.
Of course, this was also related to the low ranking of the Gold Ants.
If it were a higher-ranked Spirit Insect, it wouldn’t have been so easy to make the exchange.
After about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, the exchange was over, and everyone left one after another, each returning to their own homes.
On his way past a general store, Shen Long purchased some Profound Iron Ore,
Back at his accommodation, Shen Long took out the Spirit Control Tower and infused it with mana.
The Spirit Control Tower lit up with a dazzling blue light and sucked him inside.
After a while, Shen Long flew out of the Spirit Control Tower, flicked his sleeve, and ten ants the size of fingernails flew out.
Their bodies were pale golden, and they had a pair of pale golden wings on their backs.
Shen Long took out a piece of black ore the size of a pigeon’s egg, which was Profound Iron Ore.
The ten Gold Ants flew over to the Profound Iron Ore and started to bite and chew on it.
Shen Long observed them as they fed, and their biting strength was impressive.
The Profound Iron Ore crumbled like tofu dregs in their presence.
In less than half a quarter of an hour, the piece of Profound Iron Ore was entirely consumed by the ten Gold Ants.
He then took out some Golden Bead Spirit Rice, but the Gold Ants showed no interest at all.
Shen Long took out another piece of Profound Iron Ore, fed it to the ten Gold Ants, and put them back into the spirit beast pouch.
Shen Long put away the Spirit Control Tower and sat cross-legged on the wooden bed, beginning to cultivate.
The room filled with a multitude of blue light spots, mist hovering all around; these blue light spots rushed towards Shen Long’s mouth and nose.
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A five-story blue pavilion stood tall, its blue plaque bore three golden characters: “Plum Blossom Pavilion”.
A woman in her forties wearing a blue dress was sitting in the seat of honor.
She had stunning features, a voluptuous figure, a high bun in her hair, adorned with a blue jade hairpin.
Standing to one side were Su Tianchen and Su Tianyue, giving their report to the woman in the blue dress.
“The Ascension Conference is approaching.
You should attend more gatherings of Qi Refining Cultivators, try to acquaint as many Qi Refining Cultivators as possible.
It would be best to bring some talented newcomers into Zixiao Sect, entering Zixiao Sect would also gain you more friends,” the woman in the blue dress instructed.
Su Yujiao, at the early stage of Foundation Establishment.
The Su Family was a cultivation family affiliated with the Zixiao Sect and had several Foundation Establishment Cultivators.
Whenever the Ascension Conference was held, the Su Family would send family members to participate, striving to be accepted into the Zixiao Sect.
“Yes, Aunt Wu,” Su Tianchen and Su Tianyue readily agreed.
“Look especially for those Loose Cultivators with Dual Spiritual Roots or Heavenly Spiritual Root.
If you could persuade them to join Zixiao Sect, it would certainly be a great merit,” Su Yujiao added.
Last time, Xuanyang Sect recruited a Loose Cultivator with Heavenly Spiritual Root, which made other forces green with envy.
With Xuanyang Sect’s strength, it was only a matter of time before this cultivator with Heavenly Spiritual Root reached the Core Formation Stage.
“Yes, Aunt Wu,” agreed Su Tianchen.
He seemed to remember something and said, “We are attending a gathering tonight.
There is a Qi Refining Loose Cultivator who has brought the four first-level spells to Great Perfection, and there’s a female Talisman Maker with quite high standards.
I offered her the egg of a Gold Ant in exchange, but she wasn’t interested.”
“Tell me more about them,” Su Yujiao ordered.
Su Tianchen complied and began detailing the situation of the gathering they attended that evening.
“You should interact more with these two, and try your best to persuade them to join Zixiao Sect, especially Ye Yuqing and Ye Yutang, they do not seem like Loose Cultivators and may come from a declining cultivation family,” instructed Su Yujiao.
“Yes, Aunt Wu,” Su Tianchen and Su Tianyue agreed without hesitation.
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Two months quickly passed, and Shen Long left Immortal Gathering Residence, strolling along the street.
A procession of cultivators came towards him, their clothing emblazoned with a golden sun symbol.
Leading them was a ruddy-faced elderly man in golden robes, his aura vast as the ocean, with dozens of cultivators following behind him.
They walked with their heads held high, exuding confidence.
“Xuanyang Sect!” Shen Long recognized the golden sun as the insignia of Xuanyang Sect.
The Ascension Conference was about to commence, and the cultivators of Xuanyang Sect rushed over.
Shen Long stepped aside to give way.
After the elders of Xuanyang Sect had passed, the cultivators on the street began to discuss among themselves.
“The one leading must be Qianyang True Person!
This time, it’s actually him leading the team.
It would be great to be accepted into Xuanyang Sect.”
“Every Ascension Conference, Xuanyang Sect has the highest requirements.
It’s not so easy to get into Xuanyang Sect.”
“Regardless, there are five powers in Qin Country recruiting disciples.
If we can’t join Xuanyang Sect, joining another sect is also good.
We must at least give it a try.”
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“Qianyang True Person!” Shen Long silently nodded, noting the elderly man in the golden robes, and continued to meander down the street.
