Beast Taming Immortal Clan

Chapter 107 Seeking Death, The Supreme Elder's Reward [Please Subscribe]

After a fierce competition, the final price of the "Heavenly Spirit Token" was indeed only five thousand five hundred spirit coins.

It's not even worth the price of a Foundation Building Pill.

With the sale of this item, the underground auction came to an end.

Therefore, after the money and goods were settled, the auctioneer on the auction stage cupped his hands to the crowd below and said, "This auction has come to an end. Thank you all for your presence. Please proceed with your departures as arranged."

As soon as he finished speaking, one of the other three auctioneers who had remained silent stood up and said, "Fellow Daoist who has won the bid, please leave with me first."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Jiarui hurriedly pulled Zhou Chun over with him.

"We are together."

When Zhou Jiarui saw the black-clad, masked cultivator's gaze towards Zhou Chun filled with scrutiny, he offered a deep explanation.

Then the man stopped looking at it.

And so, the thirty-odd cultivators who won the auction for the treasures left the underground cave ahead of everyone else.

After they left the underground cavern, the black ship was still waiting.

Then everyone entered together and were carried away from the auction venue by the black ship.

However, this time the black ship did not take everyone to Yuanbao Peak or any other meeting point.

Instead, every sixty breaths along the way, one person would be allowed to leave the ship.

In this way, the people on the ship can be separated and released in just 15 minutes.

Yes, it's being deployed.

When Zhou Chun and Zhou Jiarui stepped out of the cabin, they saw that the two of them were thousands of feet in the air.

Before the two of them could take a good look at the situation below, a cold voice rang in their ears, urging them to get off the boat immediately.

So Zhou Jiarui had no choice but to grab Zhou Chun and jump off the boat first.

After the two jumped off the ship, Zhou Jiarui flew with his qi and carried Zhou Chun to the ground.

At the same time, the two looked up and saw that after they jumped off the ship, the flying ship disappeared from the spot in an instant, just like the supersonic airplane Zhou Chun had flown in his previous life.

Based on this calculation, they are probably about twenty or thirty miles away from the previous cultivator who disembarked.

The cultivators who disembark after them should also disembark about twenty or thirty miles away.

"Let's not rush to fly away. Let's wander around in these mountains and forests first, and figure out where we are."

In the mountains, after Zhou Jiarui landed with Zhou Chun, he whispered his plans.

Since the trip was originally centered around him, Zhou Chun naturally wouldn't object.

He immediately replied, "This junior has no objection; I will follow your advice, Eleventh Uncle."

So the two of them used the "Forest Hidden Cicada Breathing Technique" to conceal their auras and quickly traversed the mountains and forests together.

But before they had gone twenty miles, a piercing sound of flying overhead reached their ears from afar.

Something's up!

The uncle and nephew's expressions changed, and they both hurriedly stopped, placing their hands on their storage bags to ensure they could retrieve their magical artifacts immediately.

A short while later, Zhou Jiarui said with a grim expression, "They're coming for us."

After saying that, he reached for a spirit beast pouch at his waist, took it in his hand, and at the same time summoned a dark blue wooden staff magic weapon that floated in front of him.

Upon seeing this, Zhou Chun hurriedly took out the Golden Scale Shield to protect himself, and at the same time used the Five Elements Spirit Armor Technique to add another layer of protection to himself.

However, he knew in his heart that if the person coming was truly an enemy, he would definitely be a Foundation Establishment cultivator, and his defenses were merely for comfort.

Sure enough, not long after he had finished taking precautions, a cultivator wearing a monkey-face mask arrived above them on a flying sword.

After stopping two or three hundred feet above the two, the man looked down at them and said, "Hand over the Spirit Ascension Fruit, and I'll spare your lives!"

It's him!

Upon seeing the monkey-faced cultivator, Zhou Chun and Zhou Jiarui instantly recognized him as the cultivator who had competed with them for the Spirit Ascension Fruit.

Unexpectedly, this person found them so quickly.

"That's right, I remember he also bought that first low-grade second-tier talisman!"

Zhou Chun suddenly realized something and understood how this person had found them so quickly.

Seeing that the two of them didn't respond, the man seemed to lose patience and said coldly, "It seems you're not planning to hand over the goods obediently. Then I'll take them myself!"

However, at that moment, Zhou Jiarui suddenly shook the spirit beast bag in his hand and released the spirit beast inside.

With a flash of fire, a majestic, fiery red jackal appeared on the ground.

"Vulcan Jackal, kill him!"

A low shout came from Zhou Jiarui's mouth, and then the newly emerged fiery red jackal, engulfed in flames, pounced on the person in the air.

This sudden change left the person in the air stunned.

Then, his voice filled with shock and anger, he shouted, "Third-tier demonic beast, Fire God Jackal! You are from the Zhou family of spirit beasts!"

Judging from his tone, he clearly knew the Zhou family and recognized the Fire God Jackal, a third-tier demonic beast that had already made an appearance.

Unfortunately, by then it was too late.

Even if he revealed his identity and said it was a misunderstanding, Zhou Jiarui would not give up.

The fire god jackal was bathed in raging flames, and without using any powerful magic, it simply kept attacking the man.

Even so, under the suppression of his rank, the person with the late Foundation Establishment cultivation level was forced to retreat step by step and soon begged for mercy.

"Fellow Daoist Zhou, please spare my life! I know I was wrong, and I'm willing to give you all my possessions as atonement. Please have mercy and forgive me next time!"

But before Zhou Jiarui could react after he finished speaking, Vulcan had already had his fill of playing and complained that he was too noisy.

Then it opened its mouth and spat out a crimson fireball that landed in front of him and exploded with a bang.

This attack severely injured him, sending him flying backward.

Before he could react, a wolf's claw wreathed in flames slammed down on his head, smashing it into a mangled mess!

After easily killing a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, the Fire God Jackal in the sky moved and returned to Zhou Jiarui's side.

Upon seeing this, Zhou Jiarui immediately suppressed his inner shock and solemnly bowed to him, saying, "Thank you."

Then he opened the spirit beast pouch and put it back inside.

After putting away the Fire God Jackal, he took Zhou Chun to the corpse that had fallen to the ground and searched all the belongings on the body.

However, since the other party's head had been completely smashed by the Vulcan Jackal, it was not clear what the other party looked like for a moment.

However, with his personal magical artifacts and storage bag in hand, it wouldn't be difficult to find out his true identity afterward.

Since the battle had caused quite a commotion, in order to avoid further trouble, Zhou Jiarui quickly took Zhou Chun and left the scene after burning the bodies.

After that, until the two left the mountains, they did not encounter any more cultivators.

After leaving the mountains and forests, they went to a nearby town to inquire and learned that they were actually less than 500 li away from Jiufeng Ridge.

So Zhou Jiarui didn't delay any longer and flew back to Jiufeng Ridge with Zhou Chun in one go.

Upon returning to their clan, the two naturally headed straight for Pagoda Peak to report their experiences to the clan leader, Zhou Daoyi.

"I see, I understand the situation now."

"Jiarui, your choice back then was right. Compared to a Foundation Establishment Pill, five Spirit Ascension Fruits are undoubtedly more valuable to the family. 11,800 spirit coins are not particularly expensive and are considered good value for money."

When Zhou Daoyi learned that he had bought five Spirit Ascension Fruits instead of Foundation Establishment Pills, he did not blame Zhou Jiarui for his actions.

However, after hearing about the attack on the two, his expression turned serious.

"Bring this thing here so I can see it. I want to see which bastard is so audacious!"

His face darkened, and he immediately took the storage bag from Zhou Jiarui's hand. Then he quickly erased the divine sense imprint left by the previous owner and began to examine the contents.

A short while later, he took out several books from them, one of which seemed to be a cultivation manual.

After glancing at the books, he closed them and turned to Zhou Chun and the other man, saying, "This matter ends here. You two should pretend that nothing happened."

Seeing his attitude, Zhou Chun and the other person immediately realized that the cultivator who died under the claws of the Fire God Jackal must have had an extraordinary background.

Therefore, after a slight hesitation, Zhou Jiarui said in a low voice, "The commotion caused by the Fire God Jackal was quite significant. It's hard to guarantee that no one will discover it, and this matter may not be kept secret."

"It's alright. Although the other party has a powerful background, my Zhou family is not some insignificant family. Not just anyone can bully us!"

At this point, Zhou Daoyi's expression turned slightly cold, and he said in a chilling tone, "Moreover, they were in the wrong first. If they dare to retaliate against our Zhou family because of this, then don't blame our Zhou family for being ruthless!"

Since he had already said all that, Zhou Jiarui, though unsure of where his confidence came from, didn't say anything more.

He quickly left behind the spirit beast bag containing the Fire God Jackal, bid farewell, and departed from Pagoda Peak.

After Zhou Jiarui left, Zhou Daoyi returned the Fire God Jackal to the Supreme Elder Zhou Mingde and reported on the Zhou family's gains from the underground auction.

After returning from Zhou Mingde's place, he saw Zhou Chun still waiting in Zhongping Hall, and realized that Zhou Chun must have something to ask him.

But instead of asking Zhou Chun what was going on, he looked at Zhou Chun and said, "Zheng Chun, it's good that you're here. The Supreme Elder was very pleased to learn that you paid for the purchase of the Spirit Ascension Fruit for the family out of your own pocket and decided to reward you with a treasure as compensation."

After saying that, he reached into his storage bag at his waist, took out a brocade box, and handed it to Zhou Chun.

Zhou Chun looked at the brocade box, which hadn't even been changed, and immediately recognized it as the box containing the winged talisman.

When he opened the box, he saw that it contained folded winged talismans.

He was very tempted by this talisman at the time, but in the end he could only watch helplessly as someone else won it for a whopping 1,800 spirit coins.

Unexpectedly, this item has now fallen into his hands again.

Even if this offsets the one thousand spirit coins he lent to Zhou Jiarui, he would still make a profit.

"There aren't many people in the cultivation world who understand the art of talismans, and it's difficult to buy them in ordinary markets. Although this talisman isn't particularly rare, it's just right for a cultivator like you with the cultivation level of Zheng Chun."

"You must remember the Supreme Elder's good intentions, Zhengchun."

Zhou Daoyi also noticed Zhou Chun's fondness for the winged talisman and immediately gave him another lecture.

"Yes, this junior will never forget the kindness of the Supreme Elder."

Zhou Chun, with a delighted expression, carefully put away the brocade box and nodded emphatically in response.

Only then did Zhou Daoyi wave his hand at him and say, "Alright, now you can ask whatever you want to ask."

Upon seeing this, Zhou Chun immediately asked, "Could the clan leader explain what the art of talismanic artifacts is? This is the first time I've heard of this art and seen talismanic artifacts at an auction."

"The art of talisman crafting, just like its name suggests, is a completely new cultivation technique that combines the skills of talisman making and weapon crafting."

"As you know, talismans and magical artifacts each have their own advantages, but they also each have their own drawbacks."

"The advantage of magic talismans is that they are convenient and simple to use. They do not require too much cultivation level or magic power from the cultivator. Even low-level cultivators can use high-level magic talismans."

"As for magic artifacts, there's not much to say. Compared to talismans that can only be used once, magic artifacts, although requiring a cultivator's cultivation level, magical power, and spiritual sense, can be used indefinitely as long as they are not completely damaged."

"So long ago, some senior cultivators thought of combining the two to create a talisman that has the advantages of both."

"The result is as you see now. The talisman artifacts made using the talisman artifact technique do indeed have a much lower requirement for the user's cultivation level, but they still cannot completely make up for the defects of magic talismans. They have a limit on the number of times they can be used, and they will self-destruct once the limit is reached."

"Furthermore, the crafting technique for creating talismans is incomplete; at most, it can only produce talismans below the level of magical treasures!"

At this point, Zhou Daoyi took the opportunity to further explain to Zhou Chun: "Besides the art of talismans, there is also the art of array talismans in the cultivation world. It combines the skills of talisman making with the skills of array formation to create an array talisman that can be used to set up an array."

"However, compared to the art of talismans and artifacts, the art of array talismans is even rarer. I have only heard of the existence of this skill in the cultivation world, but I have never seen any in person!"

"In addition, there is something in the cultivation world called a talisman treasure. It is made by Golden Core cultivators using special talisman-making techniques to seal the power of a magic weapon inside a talisman-like object. It can be used repeatedly, and its power is much stronger than a third-grade high-quality magic weapon!"

"However, using talismans requires a considerable amount of magical power from cultivators; at least a Foundation Establishment stage cultivation level is needed to activate them, and their power also depends on the cultivator's cultivation level and magical power!"

Talismans!

Array Symbols!

Talisman!

After hearing Zhou Daoyi's explanation, Zhou Chun gained a lot of knowledge.

He nodded and said, "I understand. Thank you for clearing up my doubts, clan leader."

Then he continued, "This junior has another question for the clan leader. Does the clan leader know what the Heavenly Spirit Trial is?"

First update of the day!

(End of this chapter)