Chapter 797: Chapter 797

"There can’t be seventh-order Monster Beasts here, can there?"

Chu Buyu said with some concern.

"There shouldn’t be. If there were really seventh-order Monster Beasts, no one would dare to enter Poison Dragon Valley to hunt Monster Beasts,"

"It’s better to be safe than sorry. It’s better to be careful."

Shen Long’s face was solemn as he flicked his sleeve, and a streak of golden light flew out from the Spirit Beast Bracelet, landing on the Qianhuo Boat.

"A sixth-order Hundred Eyes Cicada!"

Zhang Shuo exclaimed in surprise.

Chu Buyu flicked her sleeve, and a purple light twinkling bead flew out, hovering above their heads.

As she channeled her spell, the purple bead spun swiftly, bursting forth with dazzling purple light that enveloped an area with a radius of thirty feet.

With another manipulation of her spell, the Qianhuo Boat flew into the valley.

The miasma, upon touching the purple light, retreated as if meeting its nemesis.

Before long, they passed through the valley. Ahead was a vast black forest, over which large amounts of black miasma hovered.

"Master, there is a sixth-order early-stage Rotten Bone Toad underground in the forest,"

the Hundred Eyes Cicada spoke.

Shen Long flicked his sleeve, and the Iron Tail Scorpion emerged from the Spirit Beast Bracelet, transforming into a yellow light and digging into the ground.

Soon, the ground shook violently, and long, thick fissures appeared.

With thunderous booms, the ground burst open, dust filled the air, and amidst it, a piercing screech could be faintly heard.

As the dust cleared, the Iron Tail Scorpion emerged from the ground.

"Master, I have dealt with it,"

the Iron Tail Scorpion said before burrowing back into the ground.

Zhang Shuo and Zhang Qing showed a hint of apprehension in their eyes; the Divine Skills of the Iron Tail Scorpion were beyond their expectations.

The Qianhuo Boat flew forward. Along the way, the Hundred Eyes Cicada detected many sixth-order poisonous insects and beasts, none of which were a match for the Iron Tail Scorpion.

After half a day, the Hundred Eyes Cicada spoke, "Master, eighteen hundred li ahead there is a formation and five cultivators are lying in ambush."

Upon hearing this, the Qianhuo Boat came to a halt, and Shen Long’s expression turned cold.

"Taoist Friend Shen, Fairy Chu, this is a misunderstanding, we don’t know them,"

"The route was provided by you. There is a formation set up ahead waiting for us, and you say it’s a misunderstanding? Then you go deal with them,"

"Empty words are no proof. If you want us to believe you, then go deal with them,"

Chu Buyu’s tone was ice-cold.

Zhang Shuo and Zhang Qing, seeing the situation, knew that more words were pointless and transformed into two beams of Escape Light, flying ahead.

"Master, they did not enter the formation. The other party has dismantled their formation and communicated with them,"

the Hundred Eyes Cicada said.

Yellow light erupted from Shen Long’s body, and his skin sprouted thick yellow bristles, his ears grew larger – it was the ability of Vast Ear.

He could clearly hear the conversation between the two parties. It turned out that these five were hunting Monster Beasts, and it truly was a misunderstanding.

Shen Long returned to normal. Before long, Zhang Shuo and Zhang Qing returned.

"Taoist Friend Shen, Fairy Chu, we have communicated with them. They were only here to hunt Monster Beasts. The leader is only at mid-stage Void Refinement, and we have persuaded them to leave,"

"I hope that’s the case. If we discover them again, they will be shown no mercy,"

Shen Long spoke indifferently.

"Of course. We’ve already told them something similar. If they dare , we will personally take care of them,"

Zhang Shuo said gravely.

If it wasn’t for wanting to avoid unnecessary complications, they would have dealt with them long ago. They also did not believe it was a mere coincidence.

Chu Buyu pinched her spell, and the Qianhuo Boat flew forward rapidly.

After a short while, the Qianhuo Boat came to a stop. Ahead was a marshland with many water pits on the ground, and strands of golden miasma floated above the marshland.

"Once we cross this marshland, we’ll reach the lair of the Blood Pupil Ape,"

"Master, the Blood Pupil Ape is in a cave ahead, and it has noticed us."

The Hundred Eyes Cicada spoke.

"So it has noticed, then let’s deal with it."

Shen Long’s tone was indifferent, as if discussing a trivial matter.

In his left hand, he flipped something over, and with a flash of golden light, a longbow with constantly swirling golden light appeared in his hand, its limbs resembling the shape of a Flood Dragon.

A medium quality Sky-Reaching Spiritual Treasure, the Golden Flood Dragon Bow, with bowstrings made from the tendons of a sixth-order Flood Dragon.

Shen Long held the bow in his left hand, with five arrows covered in golden electric arcs nocked on the bowstring.

The Demon Vanquishing Arrows were refined from Golden Thunder Bamboo that had grown for more than twenty thousand years.

Chu Buyu performed a spell, and a series of red fire spears appeared out of the void, streaking towards the ground like meteors.

Zhang Shuo and Zhang Qing both manipulated the nature’s spiritual energy, casting Art Techniques to attack the Blood Pupil Ape.

A loud roar echoed, and a Giant Ape phantom appeared in the sky, uttering a deafening roar and emitting a blood-red sonic wave that shattered the incoming Art Technique attacks.

A harsh tearing sound rang out as a yellow giant fist shot forward, reaching the front of the Giant Ape phantom in an instant.

Just as the Blood Pupil Ape was about to defend itself, an extremely grating screech sounded, its body trembling, its facial features twisting as if in intense pain.

In Chu Buyu’s right hand was a red mini bell the size of a palm, with a miniature toad on its body.

A medium quality Sky-Reaching Spiritual Treasure, the Soul Devouring Bell, which had the Spirit Soul of a sixth-order mid-stage Soul-devouring Clam refined into it.

The yellow giant fist smashed into the Giant Ape phantom, which let out a wretched scream before dissipating into specks of Spiritual Light.

The sky flashed with lightning and thunder, a thousand miles around turned into a Sea of Thunder, and a silver lightning pillar hundreds of feet in diameter tore through the sky, striking towards the Blood Pupil Ape.

As the Blood Pupil Ape was about to dodge, another extremely grating screech sounded, and it seemed as though its Divine Soul was about to split.

The silver lightning pillar struck the Blood Pupil Ape accurately, its figure drowning in the blinding silver lightning.

A piercing sound of air tearing echoed, as five golden rainbows shot forth, entering the lightning. Two Demon Vanquishing Arrows flew out from the lightning, tipped with blood.

As the lightning faded, the Blood Pupil Ape lay on the ground, blood continuously flowing from its eyes. Its flesh was mighty, but the eyes were its weakness.

Zhang Shuo and Zhang Qing were dumbfounded; they had thought they were in for a fierce battle but didn’t expect Shen Long and Chu Buyu to dispose of the Blood Pupil Ape so quickly.

Before this, they had regarded Shen Long as extraordinary but hadn’t taken Chu Buyu seriously. Now it seemed that Chu Buyu was also not someone they could afford to provoke.

Chu Buyu summoned a Green Jade Vase and collected the Blood Pupil Ape’s Spirit Soul, then packed away its corpse.

"A sixth-order Monster Beast that hasn’t transformed into a human form is nothing more than this."

Shen Long’s tone remained indifferent. With a single gesture, the five Demon Vanquishing Arrows flew back to him.

Chu Buyu performed a spell, and the Qianhuo Boat flew forth, landing in a small valley surrounded by mountains on three sides, with a large cave entrance inside.

They disembarked, and Chu Buyu stored away the Qianhuo Boat.

"Master, there are restrictions inside the cave."

The Hundred Eyes Cicada spoke.

"Taoist Friend Shen, Fairy Chu, the ancient Cultivator’s cave dwelling is inside."

Shen Long nodded his head. They entered the cave and soon reached its end, arriving in a cave chamber about ten acres in size.

The chamber’s stone walls were rough and uneven, seemingly unremarkable.

Zhang Shuo raised his right hand, and a glittering golden dagger flew out, striking a particular stone wall, eliciting a muffled clang like metal hitting rock.

The stone wall lit up with a gentle yellow light, revealing a yellowish light screen with seven silver dots on its surface arranged in the Big Dipper sequence.

"The Seven Stars Earth Defense Great Array! Indeed, it’s a seventh-tier Formation, let’s start breaking the prohibition!"

Shen Long spoke, his body glowing with yellow light as he transformed into a yellow Giant Ape. He threw a punch, hitting the yellow light screen.

All four of them attacked the yellow light screen, and after a little less than half an hour, they finally broke through. A rough stone chamber about a hundred feet in size appeared before them.

Inside the chamber was a humanoid skeleton draped in a tattered green robe. The skeleton was black in several places, seemingly poisoned by something strange, and on its left bony hand was a green Storage Bracelet.

Shen Long opened his mouth, and the Qinglian True Flame flew out, landing on the humanoid skeleton. The skeleton turned to ash at a visible rate.

With a wave of his hand, the green Storage Bracelet flew towards him, landing in his hand. Zhang Shuo and Zhang Qing did not dare to obstruct.

Shen Long waved his right hand, and after a sweep of green radiance, a pile of items appeared on the ground.

"A high-quality Sky-Reaching Spiritual Treasure!"

Chu Buyu’s gaze settled on a jade ruler with constantly swirling golden light, his eyes heating with desire.