Monarch Of Time

Chapter 579 - 579 A terrified Liao Changming

Shun Long watched as the ʼPoison-tongued Toadʼsʼ headless body seemed to have lost its balance, as it slowly floated upwards towards the pondʼs surface, along with its severed head.

Just like that, a middle rank 5 magic beast that normally needed a whole group of outer court disciples of the Holy sect that were at least at the early rank 6 of the Nascent Soul in order to hunt it down, had actually died.

Not staying inside the pond any longer Shun Long first swam toward the surface. before he collected the body of the ʼPoison-tongued Toadʼ and removed its beast core.

ʼʼSigh, no wonder those faction missions reward so many sect points for those magic beasts. I had to look for an entire week just to locate a single ʼPoison-tongued Toadʼ, and I only found one by luck in the end.ʼʼ

Staring at the beast core in his hands, Shun Long let out a long breath before he placed it in his spatial ring, as he then turned around and headed towards the forestʼs entrance.

Even though he had spent the past week inside the ʼGiant Crane forestʼ looking for the ʼPoison-tongued Toadʼsʼ location, he had mostly walked around the forestʼs outer region and hadnʼt gone too deep inside.

Otherwise, the risk of meeting with powerful magic beasts would be much higher, and even with the poison from the ʼSoul poisoning hell grassʼ, Shun Long wasnʼt confident in taking care of those magic beasts.

In less than 4 hours, Shun Long had arrived back at the forestʼs entrance, as he once again looked at the groups of cultivators that had set up camp outside the forest.

However, he wasnʼt the only one who looked at them, as the cultivators who had set up camp around the forest stared at him with wide eyes!

ʼʼHey, did that person just come out from the forest by himself?ʼʼ

ʼʼWhat? How is that even possible? This is the ʼGiant Crane forestʼ! Even peak Nascent Soul stage cultivators would be careful to not wander too far by themselves in this place. Donʼt tell me that this person is actually a Dao King!ʼʼ

ʼʼWait! Look at his robes. Isnʼt he a disciple of the Holy sect? But... I canʼt seem to sense his cultivation at all!ʼʼ

Although Shun Long could hear the crowdʼs discussions about him, he didnʼt pay any attention to them as he headed straight towards the Holy cityʼs direction.

4 days quickly passed in the blink of an eye, as the outline of an enormous mountain finally appeared in Shun Longʼs eyes, along with the huge, familiar city on the mountainʼs foot.

Knowing that he still had 2 more weeks until he met up with Liu Mei and the rest in front of the Holy sectʼs entrance, Shun Long entered the Holy city and rent a courtyard inside an inn, as he decided to enter seclusion and start cultivating.

He wanted to spend the next 2 weeks trying to reach the peak of rank 3 in the Nascent Soul stage, as well as purify his qi balls.

Entering his room, Shun Long sat on the meditative cushion on the ground and closed his eyes, before he entered the foggy space in the ʼStone of Timeʼ.

Taking out the ʼHeaven Swallowing vineʼ, Shun Long waved his hand, causing a mountain of middle-grade spirit stones to appear in front of him, before he let the enormous vine munch on hundreds of them all at once.

Of course, just like in the past, it didnʼt seem to matter if Shun Long fed the vine with low-grade or middle-grade spirit stones, as the vine absorbed them all at a speed much faster than any cultivator possibly could before it turned the qi inside them into an even purer type of qi that filled the foggy space around Shun Long.

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At the same time that Shun Long had entered the inn and was cultivating inside his room in the Holy city trying to increase his cultivation quickly, inside Elder Zhiʼs private room in the depths of the Administration Hall in the Holy sect, a yellow-robed young man had entered inside and was standing in front of Elder Zhi with a fearful expression on his face.

Elder Zhi seemed surprised when he saw his discipleʼs reaction.

Although he knew that his personal disciple, Lian Changming was always respectful in front of him, the fear that he exhibited right now wasnʼt something that Elder Zhi was used to seeing, making him furrow his brows in confusion.

ʼʼLiao Changming, whatʼs wrong? Do you have something to say or are you here to stare at me?ʼʼ

Elder Zhiʼs angry voice resounded throughout the silent room, immediately bringing the yellow-robed young man back to his senses.

Naturally, Elder Zhi wasnʼt used to his disciple staring at him and daydreaming, and neither was he interested in staring at his discipleʼs face for so long either.

However, Liao Changming simply trembled as he looked at his master who seemed to be getting more and more displeased with him, before he took a deep breath and said in a grave voice

ʼʼMaster... 2 weeks ago, you told me to investigate an outer disciple named Shun Long, remember?ʼʼ

Elder Zhi nodded his head with a cold look in his eyes, before he asked in a serious voice

ʼʼWhat about him? Are you really that afraid after investigating a single, outer court disciple who has entered the sect for less than 3 months? Donʼt tell me that he has actually managed to join one of the top 100 factions in the outer court within just a couple of months of joining the sect. No, you still wouldnʼt be this afraid if that was the case...ʼʼ

Elder Zhi seemed to have suddenly fallen into serious thoughts after seeing his discipleʼs face that had turned completely pale, before he looked at him and asked with a curious look in his eyes a moment later

ʼʼCould it be that that kid is actually backed by one of the big families and clans around the sectʼs territory?ʼʼ