Chapter 749: Chapter 749

"Ancestor Yiming, do they not have the Five-Colored Phoenix Butterfly?"

"No, the Five-Colored Phoenix Butterfly ranks too high, and it possesses space Divine Skills. Once it appears on the market, it’s quickly bought up. Let’s hope they can get one!"

Zhang Yiming’s face showed a look of longing.

The Spirit Honey brewed by the Five-Colored Phoenix Butterfly can be used to make Spiritual Wine. The Zhang Family has a sixth-grade Spiritual Wine that is brewed using the Spirit Honey of the sixth-grade Five-Colored Phoenix Butterflies as the main ingredient.

"I hope it’s an adult. If we start from a larva, who knows how long it will take to grow to the sixth grade."

"Another group of cultivators have been transferred from the rear to Tianxuan City. They may have good things on them. Interact with them more, perhaps you can exchange Spiritual Wine for some good items."

Zhang Yiming instructed.

Zhang Zhanyun nodded and agreed.

Shen Long and Chu Buyu were strolling down the streets. As the sky slowly darkened, the lights inside the city shone brightly, as bright as day.

An hour later, they appeared on a bustling street. Most of the shops on either side of the street sold materials for Artifact Refining, and there were also some that sold Monster Beasts Materials.

Chu Buyu planned to buy a batch of materials to refine a sixth-grade Puppet Beast. Monster Beasts skeletons can also be used to refine Puppet Beasts, and the Puppet Beast’s grade and strength are related to the Monster Beast’s grade and strength when alive.

Suddenly, Shen Long quickened his pace and entered a small store. The shopkeeper was an energetic, green-robed old man with a Cultivation at the early-to-middle stages of the Nascent Soul.

The shelves were filled with various ores, mostly fourth-grade Artifact Refining materials, but there were also some fifth-grade materials.

"How much for these items?"

"If Senior likes them, just offer any amount of Spirit Stones."

The green-robed old man said carefully, his expression tense.

"I’ll take all these ores! Are these Spirit Stones enough?"

Shen Long took out a golden Storage Bracelet and handed it to the green-robed old man.

The old man’s Divine Sense swept over it, and his face lit up with joy as he quickly nodded, "Enough, enough, thank you, Senior."

Shen Long gathered up the ores from the shelves and left with Chu Buyu.

A short while later, they stood in front of an eighteen-story golden pavilion with a signboard that read "Heaven Moon Pavilion." This shop sold Golden Locust Wood that was over ten thousand years old, a material often used to refine sixth-grade Puppet Beasts.

Shen Long and Chu Buyu entered the pavilion and after less than a quarter of an hour, they came back out.

"I heard there’s a shop in Tianxuan City that sells sixth-grade Spirit Beasts. Let’s go have a look!"

Chu Buyu nodded and walked with Shen Long towards another street.

A vast estate bore a sign with three golden characters, "Myriad Wood Garden," and two Soul Transformation Cultivators stood guard at the entrance.

Wang Yuanlin and a burly man in a golden robe sat in a blue Stone Pavilion, sipping tea and chatting leisurely.

"Today, seven more forces have sent people to support the front line. The Divine Weapon Sect’s team is led by Madam Wu."

The golden-robed man nodded, "With their support on the front line, plus other smaller clans, we should be able to handle the Bloodvine Clan Cultivators."

Wang Tianxin, at the late stage of Unity, was in charge of overseeing Tianxuan City.

With the Bloodvine Clan leading an attack, Wang Tianxin was responsible for commanding the Human Cultivators in countering the Bloodvine Clan.

"Yes! It’s just that we don’t know what the Bloodvine Clan is thinking, whether they want to escalate the conflict. If the war does escalate, we’ll need to call for reinforcements from the rear to support the front line."

Wang Yuanlin’s face was solemn.

"It depends on the purpose of the Bloodvine Clan’s initiation of war this time. Since the war began, they haven’t gained any advantage, and with a new batch of high-order cultivators coming to , their days are getting even harder,"

Wang Tianxin analyzed.

"I hope we can figure out the strategic purpose of the Bloodvine Clan so that we can better respond to them,"

Wang Yuanlin said with an expectant look.

Wang Tianxin nodded and replied, "Let’s hope so! We’ve captured some prisoners at the Refinement Void Phase, but even after performing a Soul Search on them, we still don’t know the Bloodvine Clan’s strategic purposes. I’ve already contacted our people in the Information Hall, and they are still investigating."

"I hope it’s just a routine operation by the Bloodvine Clan. If the Crystal Clan gets involved, things would get even more complicated,"

Wang Yuanlin remarked.

In a vast green grassland, an enormous city sprawling over a large area could be seen, with its walls thousands of feet high.

The city gates were wide open, and a constantly shimmering silver plaque hung above the entrance, inscribed with the golden characters "Bloodvine City."

There were buildings like forests within the city, packed with Bloodvine Clan Cultivators, numerous Heterodox Cultivators, and even some figures of Human Cultivators.

The Bloodvine Clan and the Human Clan were mortal enemies. Some Human Cultivators, unable to stay within their clan or having offended major powers and unable to leave the Green Lotus Continent, had no choice but to turn to the enemies of their clan.

Besides, some Human Cultivators who ascended from The Lower Realm would land on the Flying Spirit Platform controlled by the Bloodvine Clan. With no other options, they would either pledge allegiance to the Bloodvine Clan or face death.

In a heavily guarded manor, the signboard read "Bloodvine Garden" in green characters, and two Soul Transformation Cultivators stood at the entrance.

A voluptuous woman in a gold dress and a stout man in a yellow shirt sat beside a green tea table, engaged in conversation.

"Judging by the time, the reinforcements from the Human Clan should have arrived. The reinforcements from a few smaller clans haven’t shown up yet, they are really dragging their feet!"

The woman in the gold dress frowned as she spoke.

Teng Ying, Unity Late Stage.

"Humph, once those two clans’ reinforcements arrive, we’ll kill a few to set an example and teach them a lesson,"

the stout man in the yellow shirt said, his face filled with murderous intent.

Teng Xiao, Unity Middle Stage.

"No, that would only please the Human Cultivators. Of course, they must be punished, but there’s no need to kill. It’s not that I care about their lives—it’s just more practical to use them against the Human Cultivators,"

Teng Ying spoke slowly.

"Fine, we’ll just use them as cannon fodder; that will serve their purpose well enough,"

Teng Xiao said carelessly, then he remembered something and asked, "By the way, what is the actual purpose of us initiating this war? Without knowing the strategic objective, I feel uneasy in battle."

"I am charged with leading this war and should not be sharing this with you. I cannot tell you; please understand,"

Teng Ying said gravely.

"You can’t even tell me? Do you have to guard against your own people?"

Teng Xiao asked with a frown.

"It’s not that I don’t trust you, but we’ve been burned too many times on such matters. The fewer people who know, the less likely the information will leak out. We still haven’t found the spy who infiltrated our ranks during the last war!"

Teng Ying’s tone was heavy.

"Fine, if you won’t tell me, then leave it be. I’m just curious why we haven’t involved the Crystal Clan. Facing the Human Clan alone puts us under a lot of pressure,"

Teng Xiao said, furrowing his brow with worry.

"Don’t worry! The Human Cultivators also don’t want to escalate the conflict. But since the war started, our losses have indeed been significant. We’ll wait for the reinforcements before clashing with the Human Clan again..."

Before Teng Ying could finish speaking, he took out a Law Disk that was flashing with Spiritual Light and instructed, "The people from the Hua Clan, Giant Spirit Clan, and a few other clans have arrived, led by Unity Cultivators. Go and welcome them! Even if they are just to serve as cannon fodder, we must still treat them with respect."

"Alright, I’ll go and welcome them now,"

Teng Xiao readily agreed, drained his teacup, and got up to leave.