Chapter 4579: Shen Long Faces the Master

In the Core Zone, most of the buildings had collapsed along a wide, chaotic street.

With a thunderous roar, the ground shook violently, and a thick, long crack appeared. A beast-shaped, eight-colored Chaos Beast flew from a distance, crashing heavily onto the ground, its body covered in blood. It created a huge crater in the ground, sending up clouds of dust.

Before the eight-colored Chaos Beast could get up, a golden light flashed, and a massive, continuously shimmering golden brick appeared, falling directly towards it. The eight-colored Chaos Beast tried to dodge, but the ground glowed yellow, and a powerful gravitational force materialized. Simultaneously, thick yellow earth ropes emerged from the ground, binding the Chaos Beast's body. It easily tore through the yellow earth ropes, but the golden brick descended, striking the eight-colored Chaos Beast. With a loud crash, the ground shook violently, and numerous cracks appeared.

The golden brick flew up, revealing a huge crater. The eight-colored Chaos Beast had been reduced to a pulp.

Ni Tianlong, Chen Yueying, Four Seasons Sword Master, and Li Qinghuan flew over. Four Seasons Sword Master looked pale, and Li Qinghuan's aura was weak. They were all wearing top-grade Chaos Armor, provided by the Wang family for their protection. As some of the first immortals to follow the Wang family, they received excellent treatment and had good relationships with the Wang family's high-ranking members. Immortals who joined the Wang family later did not receive such favorable treatment.

"It's finally done, haha!" Li Qinghuan laughed, his voice sounding somewhat weak.

In the Core Zone, they had found the remains of a Taiyi Golden Immortal and obtained a top-grade immortal artifact, the Qianjin Brick, which incorporated a primordial spirit treasure. Ni Tianlong refined this treasure, significantly boosting his strength. They had encountered an eight-colored Chaos Beast by chance. If not for the Qianjin Brick and their top-grade Chaos Armor, they would have been no match for it.

"What's that!" Chen Yueying reached out into the void with one hand, and a yellow iron block flew towards her, landing in her palm. She examined it closely but didn't recognize it. She could feel a special energy emanating from the yellow iron block. It didn't seem like a crafting material, yet its appearance suggested it was.

Li Qinghuan took the yellow iron block and said in surprise, "It looks like a primordial object?"

At his words, Ni Tianlong and the other two looked at the yellow iron block, their eyes filled with fervent anticipation.

"This item belongs to all of us. Let's turn it over to the Wang family in exchange for resources!" Chen Yueying said. If she were to keep it for herself, Ni Tianlong and the other two might have other ideas. It was better to hand it over to the Wang family! Teaming up to acquire treasures had a higher survival rate, which was an advantage. The drawback was that it was difficult to distribute wealth fairly, as everyone would believe they contributed the most.

"The Core Zone is too dangerous," Ni Tianlong suggested. "Even eliminating an eight-colored Chaos Beast was so strenuous. If we encounter a nine-colored Chaos Beast, our lives will be forfeit. Let's leave! We've already gained a considerable amount. What do you say?"

Chen Yueying and the other two strongly agreed. They collected the eight-colored Chaos Beast's corpse and departed.

In another part of the Core Zone, a vast green bamboo forest was shaking violently, with numerous green bamboo stalks falling. A blue streak of light shot out from deep within the bamboo forest, moving very fast.

"Where do you think you're going? Stay right there!" A cold voice rang out.

No sooner had the voice faded than the ground began to shake violently, and a powerful gravitational force emerged. The blue streak of light came to a halt, revealing Shen Long. Shen Long's body was covered in blood, his face pale. In his hand, he held a blue dagger with a dim spiritual glow, and its blade had two nicks.

A beast-shaped, eight-colored Chaos Beast charged from a distance, wielding a large black axe. It moved with great speed. With every step it took, the ground shook violently, and massive footprints appeared.

"You dare steal our belongings? You seek death!" The eight-colored Chaos Beast's voice was cold as it flung the black axe in its hand towards Shen Long.

Shen Long quickly activated the blue dagger in his hand and met the attack. The black axe collided with the blue dagger with a muffled clang. The blue dagger split in half, and the black axe continued its trajectory towards Shen Long.

Seven red-glowing flying daggers shot forth, merging into a single, continuously shimmering red blade mid-flight, and collided with the black axe. With a muffled clang of metal, the black axe flew backward.

"Who dares to ruin my plans?" The eight-colored Chaos Beast roared in fury.

A gust of wind swept past its back, and Wang Qingfeng appeared, with a pair of red-glowing feathered wings on his back. The moment he appeared, the eight-colored Chaos Beast swung its right fist, smashing it towards Wang Qingfeng. Wang Qingfeng showed no fear. His right index finger glowed brightly with red light, and he met the attack.

Three Fingers of Qiankun! Wang Qingfeng's right index finger easily pierced through the eight-colored Chaos Beast's right fist. A red light shot out, piercing through the Chaos Beast's head, and the eight-colored Chaos Beast fell to the ground.

"Are you perhaps the Divine Mechanism Immortal Lord?" Shen Long asked cautiously, his face full of anticipation.

"Indeed!" Wang Qingfeng nodded.

"Disciple Shen Long respectfully greets Master." Shen Long bowed, his expression filled with excitement. If it hadn't been for the Divine Mechanism Immortal Lord's statue manifesting its power, he would not have embarked on the path of cultivation, but would have remained a fisherman, living out his life.

"Disciple? When did I take on a disciple?" Wang Qingfeng was slightly taken aback.

Shen Long recounted the entire story and sincerely stated, "I never imagined I would meet Master in the Immortal Realm. Without Master, I wouldn't be where I am today."

"It's not easy for you to have come this far," Wang Qingfeng said. "How did you end up in the Qiankun Ruins? Are you also within Kunlun Immortal City's territory?"

To revive Wang Qingfeng, the family had crafted numerous Divine Mechanism Immortal Lord statues, placing many of them in the Immortal Realm, Spirit Realm, and Mortal Realm. Wang Qingfeng had indeed guided many people, but he hadn't taken it seriously. He never expected Shen Long to ascend to the Immortal Realm and cultivate to the Taiyi Golden Immortal stage.

"I operate within the territory of Qilin Immortal City," Shen Long explained. "I established the Divine Mechanism Sect on Yun Chuan Continent in the Barren Immortal Domain. This time, I was traveling abroad and arrived in the territory of Kunlun Immortal City. When I heard the Qiankun Ruins had opened, I came in search of treasures. I never expected to meet Master here. Oh, Master, this is what I seized from the Chaos Beast." Shen Long took out a pale golden jade stone with natural silver patterns on its surface.

The Divine Mechanism Sect currently had only one Taiyi Golden Immortal. Theoretically, Shen Long was its founding patriarch. However, he had established a statue of the Divine Mechanism Immortal Lord within the sect and told his disciples and their descendants that the Divine Mechanism Immortal Lord was the true patriarch of the Divine Mechanism Sect. This rule was written into the sect's regulations for all disciples to remember.

"Golden Star Moonstone!" Wang Qingfeng was slightly surprised. Golden Star Moonstone was a high-grade temporal material, even more precious than Milun Moon Starstone. He didn't decline, accepting the Golden Star Moonstone. He said, "This place is very dangerous, and your strength isn't high. Let's leave together!"

"As you command, Master." Shen Long agreed without hesitation. His strength was indeed not great. If he hadn't encountered Wang Qingfeng this time, he would have lost his life.

Wang Qingfeng collected the Chaos Beast's corpse and left the area with Shen Long.