Chapter 769: Chapter 769
"Is it possible that he was naturally overweight and changing his shape isn’t difficult for a Void Refining Cultivator?"
"That’s possible. If the minor opportunity mentioned by Fairy Su is the Heavenly Dragon Fruit, wouldn’t the major opportunity for the madam be even more incredible?"
Shen Long said with a smile.
Chu Buyu nodded and said, "We need to make a trip to the Thunder Continent. Hopefully, we won’t be beaten to it. My lord, you should quickly consume the Heavenly Dragon Fruit and enhance the strength of your body."
After saying this, she left the Practice Room.
Shen Long sat cross-legged on a yellow meditation cushion and took out a Heavenly Dragon Fruit. He bit into it, finding the flesh sweet and juicy.
He quickly devoured the Heavenly Dragon Fruit, and before long, his body started to heat up as a mighty energy surged up in his abdomen.
Shen Long hastily began cultivating to refine this energy, and his body radiated a dazzling yellow light.
His skin slowly turned a bloody red and his breathing grew rapid.
A series of crackling noises came from Shen Long’s body as thick yellow bristles sprouted all over his skin.
More than two hours later, the yellow glow around Shen Long’s body dissipated, and the yellow bristles vanished too.
He let out a long breath of turbid air and his eyes were full of joy. He entered the Myriad Beasts Tower and arrived at the fifth floor to find Shen Ao.
"Shen Ao, spar with me and test the strength of our bodies. Put on your fist weapon treasures."
Shen Ao responded with an affirmative sound, taking out a pair of white boxing gloves and putting them on.
His mana infused the white gloves, causing them to shine a blinding white light. He threw a punch, and with a piercing sound tearing through the void, a white colossal fist flashed out, heading straight for Shen Long.
Shen Long threw a punch in return, warping the void around him. A yellow colossal fist emerged and met the incoming attack head-on.
When the white fist collided with the yellow one, it shattered as if it were an egg against a rock. The yellow fist continued its trajectory toward Shen Ao.
Shen Ao’s right fist glowed intensively as he countered with his own punch, colliding with the yellow colossal fist.
With a ’bang,’ Shen Ao was sent flying backward, his face turning beet red.
"Master, how has your physical strength increased so much?"
Shen Ao asked in astonishment.
"I ate a Heavenly Dragon Fruit. It truly lives up to its reputation as one of the Top Ten Spiritual Fruits."
Shen Long’s face showed delight, as the effects of the Heavenly Dragon Fruit had exceeded his expectations.
"Heavenly Dragon Fruit!"
Shen Ao’s face was filled with envy.
"I’ve traded with other Void Refining Cultivators to get a Heavenly Dragon Fruit. When the fruit matures, you will also get your share."
Shen Long said with a smile.
Shen Ao expressed his gratitude.
After a brief chat, Shen Long went down to the fourth level to find Shen Lang.
He took out a blue Spirit Beast Bracelet, shook his wrist, and a yellow light flew out, manifesting a yellow colossal tiger with a pair of blue flesh wings on its back.
A Sky Tiger Beast at the initial stage of the fifth level, proficient in earth and wind Divine Skills.
"Greetings, Your Excellency."
The Sky Tiger Beast spoke, squatting down and bowing its head.
Initially, it did not submit, but after Shen Long taught it a lesson and fed it a top-grade Elixir, it quickly complied.
For Spirit Beasts and Spirit Birds with awakened intelligence, a combination of carrot and stick is most effective.
"Place it on the third level! It has the bloodline of a White Tiger, so cultivate it well,"
Shen Long instructed.
Shen Lang agreed and took the Sky Tiger Beast away.
Shen Long left the Myriad Beasts Tower and sat cross-legged on a red meditation cushion, beginning to meditate and regulate his breath.
Zhang Shuo stood at the entrance of a three-story, blue-colored pavilion, its signboard bearing the large characters "Golden Cloud Pavilion."
He looked left and right, saw no other cultivators, then took out a square, golden command token. With a flick of his wrist, a streak of golden light shot out and entered the door.
The door opened, and Zhang Shuo walked in.
A series of crackling sounds came from his body as he transformed into a fat man in a golden robe.
He entered a secret chamber, where a tall and thin man in a blue shirt lay on a blue jade bed, his face pale.
Zhang Shuo took out a Six-Petal Gold Soul Pill and fed it to the man in the blue shirt.
"With this bottle of top-quality Six-Petal Gold Soul Pills, you should be able to recover," he said to himself.
Time flew by swiftly, and a hundred years had passed.
Tianxuan City, Qingxuan Tower.
In a spacious and bright hall, more than thirty Void Refining cultivators including Wang Changxiao, Shen Long, Li Yunlong, and Lin Huang, gathered to drink tea, chat leisurely, and exchange alchemy techniques.
The Human Clan had been at war with the Bloodvine Clan for over a hundred years, and the combined number of fallen Void Refining cultivators had exceeded a thousand, with two Unity cultivators seriously injured and three Unity cultivators’ physical bodies destroyed.
"A high-level Spirit Flame significantly enhances alchemy, but sixth-grade Spirit Flames are rare. If only we could get hold of a sixth-grade Spirit Flame," sighed a tall man in a blue shirt.
Zhang Zhanlin, at the early stage of Void Refinement, was the clan elder of Zhang Zhanyun and was capable of producing top-quality elixirs.
"It’s not just us alchemists who want a sixth-grade Spirit Flame; other cultivators desire one, too, given that it can also be used against enemies," said Lin Huang.
All the cultivators present were alchemists, and few possessed a sixth-grade Spirit Flame.
"Taoist Friend Shen, since Spirit Flames are a type of demon, does your Qianling Sect have any insights on cultivating them?" asked a man of medium stature, wearing a blue shirt.
Ni Tianli, a member of the Ni Family and younger clan brother of Ni Tianting, inquired.
"There are only two ways to acquire a sixth-grade Spirit Flame: either advance a fifth-grade Spirit Flame or refine a sixth-grade Spirit Flame. There are no other methods," Shen Long explained.
"Judging by the time, the Bloodvine Clan is likely to attack again soon. I wonder if Taoist Friend Shen will join the battle," Lin Huang asked curiously.
Over a hundred years ago, Shen Long and Chu Buyu had joined the battle, slaying thirteen Void Refinement Heterodox Cultivators and becoming famous in a single fight.
In the hundred years since then, during four invasions by the Bloodvine Clan involving battles of over a million cultivators, Unity cultivators had taken up arms, but neither Shen Long nor Chu Buyu had participated again.
"It depends! We still don’t know how long this war will last," Shen Long replied vaguely.
He Zixiao and Wu Yingyue had been in battle multiple times and were severely wounded by Hua Clan cultivators in ambushes. They were recalled to recover in the rear.
Shen Long naturally understood the saying, "Those who stand long by the river will eventually get their shoes wet," and therefore would not act frequently.
The Bloodvine Clan organized their elites to target Human Clan elites. Some Human Clan masters were ambushed, and the Bloodvine Clan also lost many of their own. However, the Bloodvine Clan’s losses were more substantial.
"Let’s end our discussion here for today! Everyone should go back and rest," said Wang Changxiao.
The cultivators left one after another, and Shen Long returned to the Qianling Garden, making his way back to the Golden Roc Courtyard.
He entered a practice room, stepped into the Myriad Beasts Tower, and appeared on the fourth level.
Shen Peng, Shen Xiao, and others were practicing. Among them were a tall man in a blue shirt and a thin man in a white shirt – new arrivals.
The tall man in the blue shirt was Shen Lin, whose true form was a sixth-grade Tree Demon.
After consuming four Wood Demon Crystal Cores, including one from a mid-stage sixth-grade Wood Demon, the Tree Demon had finally advanced to the sixth-grade. The Pursuing Spirit Beast also reached the sixth-grade, with a Purity of Bloodline at seven. Assuming human form, it took the name Shen Fu.