Chapter 791: Chapter 791

Half a day later, Shen Long and Chu Buyu emerged from a nine-story cyan tower, and Li Qing hurriedly approached them.

"For the next part of our journey, you won’t need to anymore," Shen Long said.

He took out ten mid-grade Spirit Stones and handed them to Li Qing.

"Senior, you had already given me five mid-grade Spirit Stones before," Li Qing said.

"That was a reward for you, we will find you again if there’s a need. You can go now," Shen Long said.

"Thank you, Senior, thank you, Senior, thank you very much, Senior," Li Qing thanked him profusely, bowing deeply before retreating.

By this time, it had grown dark, and the lights in the marketplace were lit up brightly.

Shen Long and Chu Buyu began to stroll leisurely, looking around as they walked.

After more than an hour, they arrived in a sparsely populated residential street. This was a residential area.

Shen Long and Chu Buyu stopped in front of a three-story cyan pavilion that bore a sign which read "Qingchan Pavilion" in large characters.

This was their rented residence; their plan was to settle down first before doing anything else.

Chu Buyuy took out a round cyan token. With a flick of her wrist, she cast a beam of cyan light from the token into the Qingchan Pavilion, and the door opened. They entered and closed the door behind them.

Shen Long took out several maps and spread them on the ground to examine.

"My great fortune lies in a densely vegetated mountain range, and the range’s name includes the character ’Qilin.’ However, this is no easy task to locate," Chu Buyu said, frowning.

Place names can change; a name from a thousand years ago might not be the same after a millennium, adding difficulty to the search.

"We are not familiar with Thunder Continent, so we must make connections with the local cultivators of Thunder Continent and inquire with them," Shen Long said, outlining his plan.

Having at least the character ’Qilin’ is a clue. If there were not even a name, it would be like finding a needle in a haystack.

"Let’s stay in Qingmei Marketplace for a while and ask other cultivators. Perhaps the great fortune is in some secret realm or dangerous locale! The divination shows that the fortune is on land, but it may not necessarily be on the mainland," Chu Buyu mentioned.

Shen Long nodded and replied, "That’s all we can do for now. We’ll take it step by step."

He packed up the maps from the ground and walked into a Practice Room. He entered Myriad Beasts Tower and appeared on its fourth floor.

He found Shen Lang and gave him a few instructions before sending him out of Myriad Beasts Tower. Then, he proceeded to the second floor.

Shen Long came to a wide red stone square with several red cushions arranged on it.

He sat on one of the cushions, flicked his sleeve, and the Qianyang Cauldron flew out and landed on the ground.

He planned to use the ambergris from the sixth-grade Snow Pupil Ice Whale to refine Thousand Beast Incense, which would make enticing and killing sixth-grade Monster Beasts much easier.

Shen Long opened his mouth and released the Qinglian True Flame, which fell beneath the Qianyang Cauldron.

After devouring another sixth-grade Spirit Flame, the efficiency of alchemy with the Qinglian True Flame greatly increased, and Shen Long was now able to refine a batch of sixth-grade Elixirs in just seven days.

He lifted the lid of the cauldron, tossed in the ambergris and other Alchemy Materials, and then covered it again.

A vast estate with a sign that read "Qingmei Garden" in golden characters.

A tall, thin elder in a blue robe and Wu Bin were sitting in a cyan Stone Pavilion, discussing something.

"What! An eighth rank Monster Beast?" Wu Bin exclaimed in surprise.

"I heard Mahayana Cultivators rushed over there, but the outcome is unclear. How did you come back so soon, Taoist Friend Wu? I remember it hasn’t been long since you left," the blue-robed elder expressed his doubt.

"Brother Yuntao, truth be told, the Life-Bound Lamps of two Unity Cultivators from our Qingmei Business Alliance have gone out. They were on Thunder Continent at the time. I am here to investigate the cause of their deaths. The Ye Family wields significant influence, and I would ask for your assistance," Wu Bin said earnestly.

He had not been back long from Thunder Continent when the two Unity Cultivators who stayed there perished, which was a great loss for the Qingmei Business Alliance.

"Where were they last seen?"

The blue-robed elder asked.

"Qixuan Marketplace in the Mainland is under the control of the Shangguan Family."

Wu Bin replied truthfully.

"Our Ye Family is related by marriage to the Shangguan Family. I can ask them for help to inquire about the two Taoist friends’ situation, but don’t get your hopes up too high. You know what the Thunder Continent is like; even Unity Cultivators can fall victim to robbery and murder. The death of two Unity Cultivators doesn’t really count for much."

"Thank you, Brother Yuntao. If there’s ever anything you need from our Qingmei Business Alliance, just say the word."

Wu Bin replied with gratitude.

Ye Yuntao smiled and nodded, saying, "If I need anything, I will speak up."

Time passed, five years went by.

A vast estate, five men and two women sat around a green stone table, chatting and sipping tea, with Shen Long and Chu Buyu among them.

"Taoist Friend Shen, I had long heard of your Spirit Beast and Spirit Insect’s ability to set up the Spirit Beast Battle Array. It is widely renowned, and I never thought I’d have the chance to meet you in person."

A bulky green-shirted man with a tiger’s back and a bear’s waist spoke up, his voice booming.

Ye Qinglong—He is an important family member whom the Ye Family focuses on cultivating.

"Taoist Friend Ye is overstating things. Compared to you, I am far inferior. Taoist Friend Ye fought against three and eliminated three Hollow Phasing Late Stage Heterodox Cultivators on your own."

Shen Long said, his expression full of respect.

"When it comes to divine skills, my husband is certainly more proficient, but when it comes to the art of alchemy, Taoist Friend Shen is decidedly remarkable."

A slender woman in white responded with a smiling face.

Ning Yuying, Hollow Phasing Late Stage.

"Taoist Friend Ye, we want to ask you about something. Do you know of any places with the character ’Kylin’ in their names? Like in ’Qilin’."

"Places with the character ’Kylin’ in their names?"

Ye Qinglong was slightly taken aback.

"Yes! Please help us out, Taoist Friend Ye."

The tone of Chu Buyu was sincere.

"On the Qingmei Archipelago, there is a Jinlin Island. Have you been there?"

"We have visited all the islands with ’Kylin’ in their names on the Qingmei Archipelago. Is there anywhere else?"

Shen Long pressed for more information.

In these five years, they had made the acquaintance of many Void Refining Cultivators and had inquired about places with ’Kylin’ in their names. Shen Long and Chu Buyu had explored all such islands on the Qingmei Archipelago but found nothing.

"There are quite a few in the Mainland. To my knowledge, the main peak of the Zixiao Palace was formerly known as the Zilin Mountain Range, and is said to have been the home of an Eighth Rank Purple Kylin. Aside from that, there’s the Red Scale Market, Yulin Valley, Tianlin Mountain, and Water Qilin Lake."

Ye Qinglong mentioned several place names.

Shen Long nodded thoughtfully.

Back in Tianxuan City, they had met Wu Yaozu and Li Wanting, who came from the Zixiao Palace.

"Thank you, Taoist Friend Ye."

Chu Buyu thanked him.

"It’s nothing, just a small effort on my part. All the other places are fine to talk about, but the Zixiao Mountain Range is the main peak of the Zixiao Palace, and that’s not a place you can just barge into."

Ye Qinglong cautioned.

He was unaware of Shen Long’s purpose but kindly offered a word of advice.

"We understand. Thank you for the reminder, Taoist Friend Ye."

Shen Long expressed his thanks and promised to heed the advice.

After chatting for half an hour, Shen Long and Chu Buyu took their leave.