CHAPTER 1431: CHAPTER 1435: LEAVING SECLUSION

Ziwei Celestial Realm, Myriad Beasts Sect.

Myriad Beasts Beast Garden, Chu Buyu and Shen Yuqing sat in a green stone pavilion, talking about something.

"You managed to acquire Green Striped Obsidian! That’s wonderful."

Chu Buyu said excitedly.

Wang Yan ascended to the Immortal Realm from the Xiyuan Continent group, landing in the territory of the Myriad Beasts Sect. According to him, a powerful restriction suddenly appeared in a certain sea area of the Tianluo Realm that could kill Mahayana cultivators.

Shen Yuhong personally set up a fourth-rank immortal formation and sent five Mahayana cultivators to the lower realm. They successfully broke the restriction and obtained two pieces of Green Striped Obsidian.

"Green Striped Obsidian? You were able to obtain such Dao material?"

A somewhat surprised male voice sounded.

As soon as the voice faded, Shen Long appeared in front of them, smiling.

His Immortal Yuan Power was almost refined, so he had just exited seclusion.

"Husband, you’re out of seclusion. Perfect timing, these are the materials we’ve collected over the years: two Nine Thunders Stones and three Green Striped Obsidians."

Chu Buyu handed a green storage bracelet to Shen Long.

"Five materials to weaken the Thunder Method? How did you acquire them?"

Shen Long was shocked as he took the storage bracelet.

Chu Buyu didn’t hide anything, recounting the events truthfully.

"Friend Sun provided us with information. It wasn’t in vain when I gifted her a superior Hongmeng Immortal Artifact all those years ago."

Shen Long smiled broadly, taking out the Thunder Restraining Stake.

When the Thunder Restraining Stake came into contact with the Nine Thunders Stone and Green Striped Obsidian, it immediately emitted a dazzling golden light.

After half an hour, the golden light faded. The two Nine Thunders Stones and three Green Striped Obsidians were gone, but the Thunder Restraining Stake remained a superior Hongmeng Immortal Artifact.

"It still hasn’t advanced to a top-grade Primordial Immortal Treasure! Does it need to absorb nine materials that weaken the Heavenly Tribulation?"

Chu Buyu frowned and said.

"The Thunder Restraining Stake is, after all, part of a twelve-piece set of Hongmeng Immortal Artifacts. Its advancement difficulty is surely considerable. Send more people to keep an eye out, hoping to collect a few more materials to weaken the Heavenly Tribulation."

Shen Long instructed.

He had experience nurturing top-grade Primordial Immortal Treasures, but he had never nurtured a complete set of top-grade Primordial Immortal Treasures.

Chu Buyu nodded: "I’ve already asked Senior Sister Mo to send more people, hoping to gather suitable Dao materials."

"I’m planning to send a soul fragment to the lower realm. It’s been years since I last returned, and I do miss it a bit."

Shen Long said longingly.

"I have the same thought, Husband. I’ll accompany you!"

Chu Buyu said.

Both of them came from the Qianyang Realm, advancing step by step to where they were today.

Shen Long nodded and started chatting with Shen Yuqing.

After a while, Shen Yuqing bid farewell and left, while Shen Long and Chu Buyu walked into the Qingpeng Pavilion.

With their current cultivation, descending to the lower realm physically was impossible, but sending a soul fragment was no issue.

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Ziwan Celestial Realm, Qianzhu Mountain Range.

Yuntao Garden, Hong Yuntao and a voluptuous woman in a red dress sat in a green stone pavilion, both looking displeased.

"It’s truly strange. Someone actually managed to break the restriction in that place ahead of us. Could it be that Fairy Luohe didn’t hide the items in the Tianluo Realm?"

Hong Yuntao frowned and said.

He had sent six Mahayana cultivators to the lower realm. According to clues, a powerful restriction suddenly appeared in a certain sea area of Tianluo Realm that could kill Mahayana cultivators, rumored to be the cave of an Immortal’s recluse.

The Hong family’s disciples rushed over, only to find someone had beaten them to it. The Hong family’s investigation returned nothing.

"The Xiyuan Continent group’s area is quite large. Even searching each realm one by one, who knows when we’ll find it?"

The woman in red showed a look of concern.

She clearly knew there was little hope for this matter.

Hong Yuntao took out a flashing blue Law Disk, channeled a spell into it, and a respectful male voice sounded: "Ancestor Yuntao, a Daluo Golden Immortal from the Golden Ape Clan has arrived. They have business with you."

Upon hearing this, both Hong Yuntao and the woman in red looked even grimmer.

The Hong Immortal Clan and the Golden Ape Clan were both among the Ten Major Subordinate Forces of the Asura Tribe, with equal strength.

They had indeed obtained relics of Fairy Luohe but hadn’t acquired any rare items.

This time, it’s like getting mud on your pants—whether it’s mud or not, it still stinks.

"Understood, we’ll be right out."

Hong Yuntao said in a solemn tone, then took to the sky, followed by the woman in red.

Yuan Yuan and a towering man in a golden robe stood high in the air, their expressions gloomy.

They were pursuing Fairy Luohe, only to be preempted by the Hong Immortal Clan.

If they weren’t equally part of the Ten Major Subordinate Forces of the Asura Tribe, Yuan Yuan would have already led his clan to annihilate the Hong Immortal Clan.

Not long after, Hong Yuntao and the woman in red flew out.

"Friend Hong, you should know why we’ve come, right?"

Yuan Yuan said with a dark face.

"We do, but we didn’t get anything valuable."

Hong Yuntao recounted the events truthfully.

This operation resulted in the Hong Immortal Clan losing two Daluo Golden Immortals, with another two severely injured. The gains were minimal, a significant loss.

"Is whatever you say taken at face value? Do we look that easy to fool?"

The man in golden robes said, somewhat displeased.

"Friend Yuan can use the Immortal Inquiry Mirror to investigate, or employ a truth-revealing fourth-rank immortal formation. I’ll certainly cooperate."

Hong Yuntao said solemnly.

Yuan Yuan’s gaze was uncertain, pondering a moment before saying: "I’ll trust you this time, but if I find out you weren’t truthful, don’t blame me later."

"Rest assured, Friend Yuan. Everything I said just now is the truth."

Hong Yuntao thumped his chest in assurance.

"Let’s go."

Yuan Yuan waved his sleeves, leaving with the man in golden robes.

Hong Yuntao heaved a sigh of relief, cursing: "Don’t let me find out who got there first; otherwise, I won’t let them off."

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Qianyang Realm, Southern Sea.

On a certain hundred-mile-wide deserted island, more than a dozen Foundation Establishment cultivators were scattered, engaged in combat. Judging by their attire, they were divided into two factions.

Five corpses lay on the ground, two of which were intact, each with a red dot on their forehead.

A male and a female corpse suddenly stood up. They looked at each other and nodded.

"Finally descended to the lower realm."

The man said; he was Shen Long, with a soul fragment descending to the lower realm.

"It’s a zombie! A zombie!"

A man in green shouted in shock.

"Where is this place?"

Shen Long asked, his aura rapidly increasing, rising from the Foundation Establishment Stage to the Divinity Transformation Stage.

Even a soul fragment descending to the lower realm, his power could sweep the lower realm.

"This is the Coral Sea Domain of the Southern Sea. Weren’t you two dead?"

The man in green looked incredulous.

"Since we’re in the Southern Sea, let’s head to the Sun Moon Palace first! Come to think of it, it’s been many years since I last returned. I wonder how Sun Moon Palace is doing."

Chu Buyu said.

Their descent to the lower realm this time was mainly to retrace the path of cultivation and to temper their state of mind.

"Sun Moon Palace?"

The cultivators present looked at each other. Sun Moon Palace was the largest sect in the Southern Sea, and these two seemingly dead people were connected to it?

"Then let’s head to Sun Moon Palace first!"

Shen Long agreed, and they transformed into two escape lights and left the place.