Chapter 766: Chapter 766

Tianxuan City was shrouded in darkness as the throngs of people filled the streets.

"Today’s battle was too intense, over ten thousand cultivators were wounded or killed, and more than two thousand soul transformation cultivators perished."

"Indeed! Several of my friends fell in battle, slain by cultivators of the Giant Spirit Clan and Hua Clan."

"That being said, this battle gave rise to quite a few new masters on our side, who managed to slay many powerful heterodox cultivators."

"Senior Shen and Senior Chu of the Qianling Sect possess vast divine skills. Senior Shen has many rank six spirit beasts and spirit insects, including a five-tailed spiritual fox that carries the bloodline of a nine-tailed spiritual fox and is adept in illusion techniques. Besides that, his spirit beasts and spirit insects can form a spirit beast battle array, totally annihilating four Void Refining cultivators."

"I heard too that during this great war, several Void Refining cultivators of the Wang Family had to work together to form a spirit beast battle array. Senior Shen’s spirit beasts and spirit insects could form a spirit beast battle array by themselves, well-coordinated, demonstrating exceptional strength."

Every street and alley was buzzing with talk about today’s battle, and the significant achievements of Shen Long and Chu Buyu had caught the attention of many cultivators, catapulting their reputations.

In the Myriad Wood Garden, Wang Changxiao, Wu Yaozu, Li Wanting, Duan Long, Ni Tianting, and around a dozen other Refinement Void Phase cultivators were sitting in a blue stone pavilion, enjoying tea and idle chatter.

"Taoist Friend Wang, have Taoist Friend Shen and Fairy Chu not arrived yet?"

A slender girl in a blue dress asked with a sweet voice.

The blue-dressed girl had a beautiful face and her hair was tied up in an elegant style.

"Is Fairy Su quite interested in my wife and I?"

A clear male voice sounded.

As soon as he finished speaking, Shen Long and Chu Buyu came in, both wearing smiles.

"I am Shen Long, and this is my wife, Chu Buyu. Greetings to all Taoist Friends."

Shen Long greeted with his fists clasped.

"I am Chen Le. Today’s battle really opened our eyes, Taoist Friend Shen and Fairy Chu."

A tall, thin man in a gold robe praised, with a golden flute tied to his waist.

"I am Lin Yinyin, wife of a cultivator. The battle formation formed by Taoist Friend Shen’s spirit beasts and spirit insects was truly awe-inspiring, especially Taoist Friend Shen, who alone eradicated the Hollow Phasing Late Stage Xiao Luo."

A well-proportioned woman in a blue dress spoke.

"Taoist Friend Chen and Madam Lin, your music talents are also formidable, managing to kill a Hollow Phasing Late Stage cultivator," proclaimed Shen Long with a smile.

Lin Yinyin is a descendant of the Heavenly Melody Fairy, one of the top ten Loose Cultivators. She and her partner Chen Le are skilled in music, and even managed to kill a cultivator from the Giant Spirit Clan with their physically formidable bodies.

"Indeed! Taoist Friend Chen and Madam Lin’s divine skills are not less impressive than ours, having slain a Hollow Phasing Late Stage cultivator and severely injured another," praised Chu Buyu.

"Little sister Su Qingyue, the divine skills of that Fire Qilin Beast of Taoist Friend Shen are amazing! It can break through light screen-like defenses," said the girl in the blue dress with an admiring expression.

"Fairy Su is too kind. We’ve long heard that Fairy Su is proficient in divination and have wanted to meet you; finally, today we got to see you in person," Shen Long humbly replied.

Su Qingyue is a disciple of Master Profound Mystery and is skilled in divination.

"Thank you, Taoist Friend Shen, for avenging my kinsmen," a booming male voice chimed in.

As soon as the words fell, a robust, broad-shouldered man in a golden robe and a well-proportioned woman in a white dress entered.

The man in the golden robe had golden patterns on his skin and golden eyes, clearly from the Spirit Clan.

The woman in the white dress had a physique slightly larger than a human cultivator, with white eyes and white hair, obviously from the Snow Clan.

"I am Jin Xiao, greetings to all Taoist Friends," introduced the man in the golden robe.

"I am Bai Yushuang, greetings to all Taoist Friends," the woman in the white dress curtsied, introducing herself.

Wang Changxiao invited them to sit down as everyone continued to enjoy their tea and converse.

They talked about their experiences dealing with Heterodox Cultivators, with Chen Le and Lin Yinyin making use of musical rhythms to cast illusion techniques, which also allowed them to release sonic attacks against their enemies.

The Giant Spirit Clan Cultivators could defend against illusion techniques but not against sonic attacks.

"Taoist Friend Chen, Madam Lin, I’ve heard that Senior Lin is proficient in a piece of music that can specifically harm the Divine Soul, having slain many Unity Realm Heterodox Cultivators with it,"

Shen Long said curiously.

"Taoist Friend Shen must be referring to the Soul Extinguishing Melody! Without the Cultivation of the Unity Realm, one cannot play this piece, and it also requires a Divine Soul class musical instrument to utilize sound to attack the enemy’s Divine Soul,"

Lin Yinyin explained.

"Divine Soul class treasures are quite rare to begin with, and musical instruments of such class are even scarcer,"

Wang Changxiao commented.

"Taoist Friend Shen, we only managed to kill four Void Refining Cultivators, so we are quite far behind you. Instead of wine, let’s toast you with tea,"

Wu Yaozu and Li Wanting raised their tea cups.

Shen Long and Chu Buyu quickly raised their cups to clink with theirs before downing the tea in one gulp.

The others, confused by the scene, had it briefly explained by Wang Changxiao.

"I see, we’ll join in the next time the fight breaks out,"

Lin Yinyin said with a smile.

"Taoist Friend Shen, how did you manage to kill Xiao Luo? His Divine Skills are not minor, the Bloodvine Divine Light is particularly effective against Body Cultivation, and even the strongest flesh body will dry up its Essence Blood upon contact with that light,"

Bai Yushuang asked curiously.

Upon hearing this, a look of curiosity appeared simultaneously on the faces of the majority of the Void Refining Cultivators present.

"I used the Heavy Water Thunder Pearl and a Qian Gold Soul-Extinguishing Charm to kill him, but he also underestimated his opponent,"

Shen Long explained, naturally not revealing the truth, as his Divine Soul secret technique was one of his trump cards.

"Heavy Water Thunder Pearl! Qian Gold Soul-Extinguishing Charm!"

Faces like Bai Yushuang’s showed a dawning of realization, though they were half-convinced.

Shen Long clearly had a powerful trump card and simply did not wish to divulge more, and no one pressed further, as everyone has their own secrets.

After chatting leisurely for over two hours, Wang Changxiao suggested exchanging Cultivation Resources, to which Shen Long and the rest gave their agreement, having obtained many items from slain Heterodox Cultivators.

Wang Changxiao stood, flicked his sleeve, and after a swathe of haloes passed by, the table was laden with a large pile of items, including millennia-old Spirit Wood, ores, medium-grade Sky-Reaching Spiritual Treasures, millennium-old Spiritual Medicine, and sixth-grade Beast Hides, among others.

"I want to exchange for Alchemy Materials, or I’ll accept materials of equivalent value,"

Wang Changxiao announced.

Shen Long was interested in two Yin Pearls of the Refinement Void Phase of a Ghost Creature, which he exchanged for millennia-old Spiritual Medicine.

Most of the items Wang Changxiao brought out were traded, and once the exchange was complete, he sat down again.

The Cultivators took turns presenting their items for exchange, specifying what they sought in return.

Chu Buyu put up a sixth-grade Puppet Beast for exchange and obtained a batch of Artifact Refining materials, including a two millennium-age piece of Golden Thunder Bamboo and a piece of Five Thunder Crystal.

About half an hour later, Shen Long stood up, presenting dozens of items.

"Taoist Friend Shen, what kind of Monster Beast’s Demon Core is that?"

Ni Tianting pointed at a green jade box and asked, inside of which were two multicolored spheres.

"These are the Demon Cores of a Rank 6 early-stage Nine-Colored Deer, a beast that carries the bloodline of the Nine Suns Deer,"

Shen Long introduced.

"Taoist Friend Shen, I’d like to exchange one Five-Colored Divine Clay of Rank 6 for one of your Demon Cores,"

Wu Yaozu sent a private message to Shen Long.

"Taoist Friend Shen, I offer the Essence Blood and Demon Core of a Rank 6 Flood Dragon in exchange for those two Demon Cores,"

Wang Changxiao sent a private message.

"Taoist Friend Shen, I’ll give you two Rank 5 Flower Demons in exchange for the two Demon Cores,"

Ni Tianting sent a private message as well.