Divine Weapon Marketplace, the streets were bustling with people and the din of carriages and horses.
In a three-story green pavilion, Wu Yuan was speaking with a voluptuous woman in a white dress.
"Do you think he has a complete copy of the ’Myriad Demons True Scripture’?"
The woman in the white dress said.
Su Yuxue, at the middle stage of Void Refinement.
"It’s hard to say, I can’t judge. He claims to possess the cultivation methods of the first six levels, but it’s unknown to which level he has cultivated. I only began to practice the ’Myriad Demons True Scripture’ when I was in the middle stage of Void Refinement. Being in the Divinity Transformation Stage, he must have been cultivating the ’Myriad Demons True Scripture’."
"If you force him to perform the second Art of Transformation, then you can confirm that he’s cultivating the ’Myriad Demons True Scripture’."
Su Yuxue said with a frown.
"But that’s Qianling Sect’s territory, how can I force him? After all, it’s just a friendly spar, not a fight to the death."
Wu Yuan said irritably.
"I know it’s not easy for you, but our lives are in others’ hands. If we can’t find a complete ’Myriad Demons True Scripture’, none of us will end up well."
Su Yuxue sighed with a worried expression on her face.
Upon hearing this, Wu Yuan’s complexion darkened, and he nodded, "I understand. However, high-ranking cultivators who practice this technique are few and far between. Qianling Sect isn’t someone we can afford to provoke, and Shen Long is highly valued by Yuling True Monarch."
"We have to step it up! We need to find the complete ’Myriad Demons True Scripture’ as soon as possible. We don’t have many Nine Suns Pills left, and without any leads, the Crystal Clan will not provide us with more Nine Suns Pills. When the time comes, we will have to endure excruciating pain again."
At the end of her statement, Su Yuxue’s face showed a look of fear.
"Let’s try our luck at the Qinglian Archipelago! Green Dragon True Monarch is said to have practiced the ’Myriad Demons True Scripture’, but it’s a pity that man hasn’t shown up for many years, and we don’t know if he has died overseas."
Wu Yuan said in a heavy tone as he and Su Yuxue left the place.
Seven years passed quickly, Qianling Sect.
Golden Roc Peak, Chu Buyu was sitting in a green stone pavilion with a voluptuous woman in a golden dress, leisurely sipping tea and chatting.
"I didn’t expect Junior Sister Chu to be skilled in the art of puppetry, capable of creating a sixth-rank Puppet Beast."
The woman in the golden dress praised.
Wang Shuhan, a sixth-rank Artifact Refiner.
Chu Buyu had made friends with many sixth-rank Artifact Refiners, exchanging knowledge on Artifact Refining Technique.
"Senior Sister Wang flatters me. I was just fortunate to refine a single sixth-rank Puppet Beast. Besides, your focus is on beast taming, not puppet crafting."
Chu Buyu replied modestly.
The high-ranking cultivators of Qianling Sect seldom dabbled in puppetry arts; their forte was Insect Repelling and Controlling Beast Taming, playing to their strengths.
"Junior Sister Chu is too modest. Even cultivators at the middle stage of Void Refinement may not be able to create a sixth-rank Puppet Beast. But you’re right, my focus is indeed on beast taming. I’ve heard from Junior Sister Li that Junior Brother Shen has an exquisite Seven-Leaf Jade Lotus Pill, could you sell me one?"
Wang Shuhan looked hopefully at Chu Buyu.
"My husband is busy with alchemy, so I’m not sure if he still has any exquisite Seven-Leaf Jade Lotus Pills left."
Chu Buyu wore an expression of difficulty.
Over the years, many Void Refining Cultivators from Qianling Sect had come knocking, hoping to buy or exchange for exquisite Seven-Leaf Jade Lotus Pills from Shen Long.
Just as Wang Shuhan was about to speak, a multitude of blue lotuses appeared in the void, accompanied by flashes of lightning and rolls of thunder.
"Junior Brother Shen has once again created an exquisite elixir, attracting a phenomenon."
Surprised, Wang Shuhan exclaimed with envy.
She took out an exquisitely crafted golden jade box and handed it to Chu Buyu, "This is a sixth-rank Wood Demon Crystal Core. Tell him about it when Junior Brother Shen comes out from alchemy."
"A sixth-rank Wood Demon Crystal Core?"
A look of surprise flashed in Chu Buyu’s eyes; it was a rare item.
She opened the jade box and a green crystal core came into view. She could feel a pure burst of Wood Spirit Power and stepped toward the Golden Roc Pavilion.
Chu Buyu arrived at the door of the Alchemy Room and sent out a Sound Transmission Talisman.
Shortly after, the door to the Alchemy Room opened, and Shen Long came out with a smile on his face.
"Husband, Senior Sister Wang is still outside."
Shen Long nodded and walked out with Chu Buyu.
"Junior Brother Shen, long time no see."
Wang Shuhan greeted him; she had also attended Shen Long’s dual-cultivation ceremony.
"Senior Sister Wang’s skills are not small! You’ve obtained a sixth-order Wood Demon Crystal Core."
Shen Long said with a smile, his gaze landing on the Crystal Core.
"I helped a fellow cultivator repair his life-bound treasure, and he gave the Crystal Core as a reward. Junior Brother Shen, could you exchange it for a top-quality Seven-Leaf Jade Lotus Pill?"
Wang Shuhan said with anticipation on her face.
"A sixth-order Crystal Core is indeed valuable, but a top-quality Seven-Leaf Jade Lotus Pill is no ordinary item, the Seven-Leaf Jade Lotus needs Qixia True Water to cultivate."
Shen Long said with a smile.
After pondering for a moment, Wang Shuhan took out a golden jade box, opened it, and inside was a black round pearl.
"This is a Yin Pearl from a Void Refining Stage ghost creature, plus two sixth-order Soul Chasing Bug’s Demon Cores, how about that?"
Wang Shuhan proposed.
Shen Long nodded, took out a blue jade box, and handed it over to Wang Shuhan.
"Thank you, Junior Brother Shen."
Wang Shuhan was overjoyed and visibly excited.
Then a dragon’s roar and a tiger’s howl that resounded through heaven and earth arose, and a giant dragon and tiger phantom appeared in the void.
"Not good, something big has happened."
Wang Shuhan exclaimed in alarm.
A dragon’s roar and a tiger’s howl represented Qianling Sect’s highest-level warning, calling for a high-level meeting.
"Let’s head straight to the council hall to see what’s happened."
Shen Long said in a deep voice.
When they arrived at the council hall, they found over twenty Void Refining Cultivators gathered, with numbers still increasing.
"Junior Brother Shen, you’ve advanced to the Middle Stage of the Refinement Void Phase? Congratulations!"
A burly golden-robed man with a loud voice congratulated him.
He Zixiao, in the Hollow Phasing Late Stage, he was Liu Xin’s disciple.
"It’s no wonder Master Uncle Wu thinks so highly of Junior Brother Shen. With this speed of cultivation, it’s only a matter of time before Junior Brother Shen catches up with us."
A slender woman in a yellow dress remarked appreciatively.
Wu Yingyue, in the Hollow Phasing Late Stage, a sixth-order Talisman Maker.
The gazes of the present Void Refining Cultivators all fell on Shen Long, and most of them showed a look of surprise on their faces as they offered their congratulations.
It hadn’t been a thousand years since Shen Long entered the Refinement Void Phase, and he had already advanced to the Middle Stage. His speed of cultivation far exceeded theirs.
"Senior Brother He flatters me, I’ve taken quite a few Essence Advancing Spiritual Power elixirs, so the speed of my cultivation has increased slightly."
Shen Long said modestly and sat down in the front row with Chu Buyu.
In less than half a quarter of an hour, over forty Void Refining Cultivators gathered in the council hall, with as many as three being at the Hollow Phasing Late Stage.
Before long, Mo Bingbing walked in with a solemn expression.
"Sect Master Senior Sister, what’s happened to require the dragon’s roar and tiger’s howl warning?"
Shen Long, Wu Yingyue, and the others’ eyes all fell on Mo Bingbing, full of curiosity.
Mo Bingbing flipped her right hand, and a square-shaped, blue command token flew out of her hand and hovered in mid-air.
The front of the token was engraved with "Myriad Wood," and the back with the character "Conscription."
"The Wang Family has issued a Conscription Order? Is it a great war between races?"
Wu Yingyue said in surprise, furrowing her brows.