Beast Taming Immortal Clan

Chapter 114 Some Gains, Planning for Foundation Building [Please Subscribe]

After leaving the Red Rock Mountains, Zhou Chun recalled the events of the past and felt deeply moved.

Today's incident truly illustrates an eternal truth: those who are overly affectionate and manipulative will never have a good end!

At any time, regardless of gender, once someone chooses to be a "sweetheart," they are destined to be manipulated and toyed with at will by the other party.

In this world of cultivation, the price that Sweet Dog pays will not only be money and feelings, but may even be his life!

At the same time, the story of the beautiful woman avenging her husband also served as a warning to Zhou Chun.

If you ever make an enemy again, don't hesitate to kill them on the spot!

Even if you don't kill them on the spot, you must remember what they look like and find an opportunity to kill them later. Don't underestimate them just because they are weak.

After all, this is a world of cultivation, a world where you might actually gain the inheritance of unparalleled divine skills after jumping off a cliff!

The weak who are ignored today may one day be blessed with good fortune, inherit the legacy of a powerful figure, and thus rise up to take revenge, bringing with them great cultivation and treasures.

Not only will you suffer, but your family and relatives will also be implicated.

Being soft-hearted is absolutely unacceptable!

After nearly exhausting his magical power, Zhou Chun took the opportunity to take stock of his spoils while resting and recovering his power halfway through the journey.

The three people he killed this time were a Qi Refining Stage 12 cultivator and two Qi Refining Stage 9 cultivators.

Therefore, Zhou Chun obtained two first-tier high-grade magic artifacts and five first-tier mid-grade magic artifacts in one go, including one first-tier mid-grade flying magic artifact.

The three of them had a total of 453 spirit coins in their storage bags, which was quite a considerable fortune.

Other miscellaneous items such as pills and talismans are estimated to be worth more than a hundred spirit coins.

In addition, Zhou Chun also discovered a secret cultivation method in the sweet dog man's storage bag, called "Spirit-Seeking Technique," which is a relatively rare technique of the eye category.

According to the records in that secret manual, the "Spirit-Seeking Technique" is equivalent to an enhanced version of the Qi-Observation Technique.

After performing the secret technique, one can not only see the cultivation level of cultivators at a higher level, but also see the spiritual radiance emitted by the spiritual herbs, medicines, and demonic beasts in the mountains and forests.

The man with the sweet dog appearance was able to cultivate to the twelfth level of the Qi Refining stage at an age that looked to be in his fifties or sixties, and also possessed two first-grade high-quality magic weapons, one for offense and one for defense.

Besides his own good aptitude, the biggest reason is that he has successfully cultivated the secret technique of "Spirit-Seeking Method," which gives him a much higher success rate than others when searching for spiritual herbs.

However, although the cultivation requirements for the "Spirit Seeking Method" seem low, according to the description above, it takes an extremely long time to successfully cultivate it.

According to the records in the cultivation manual of the sweet dog man that Zhou Chun looked through, he started cultivating this secret technique when he was eighteen years old and at the fourth level of the Qi Refining stage. It wasn't until he was thirty-two years old and had reached the seventh level of the Qi Refining stage that he truly succeeded in cultivating this secret technique and reached the point where he could use it to find spiritual herbs.

According to his own somewhat proud statement, he was actually quite fast.

It took his master almost twenty-five years to master this secret technique!

This immediately cooled Zhou Chun's once passionate heart.

Things are different now. Zhou Chun is no longer the person who was overjoyed to obtain a secret technique back then.

His understanding of the different types of secret arts far surpasses what he had in the past.

Secret techniques like the "Spirit Seeking Method" are indeed precious.

But it's actually quite useless!

First of all, it can be determined that this method is not very useful for cultivators above the Foundation Establishment stage.

Because Foundation Establishment cultivators have much stronger spiritual senses and better detection capabilities, they are no less capable than Foundation Establishment cultivators in finding spiritual herbs.

Which cultivator, after reaching the Foundation Establishment stage, would still search the mountains and fields for medicinal herbs that are less than a hundred years old, or barely a hundred years old?

Furthermore, it can reveal the effects on cultivators at higher cultivation levels, but it mostly has no effect on cultivators at the Purple Mansion stage.

In this case, considering that it takes ten or twenty years to cultivate, this method is just a useless tool for a cultivator like Zhou Chun, who has no difficulty in establishing his foundation.

Only those rogue cultivators who make a living by searching for spirits and gathering herbs would regard this item as a treasure and be willing to spend a long and arduous time cultivating it.

"However, this method is not without its uses for the clan. We can petition the clan leader to bestow it upon some ordinary clansmen who are not qualified to cultivate secret techniques. That way, if someone succeeds in cultivating it in the future, they can also make a fortune from it!"

Zhou Chun's eyes flickered, and he realized the use of this "chicken rib".

After taking stock of his gains and meditating to restore his magical power, Zhou Chun continued on his journey.

A month later, Zhou Chun returned to the Zhou family.

He was lucky this time and quickly found a mine with abundant metal energy. Not only did he cultivate two "Xin Jin Sword Qi" techniques in the mine, but he also collected enough metal energy to replenish three "Xin Jin Sword Qi" techniques.

Upon returning to Jiufengling, Zhou Chun received some good news.

After three months of seclusion, Zhou Jiahe, the peak master of Baozhi Peak, who had been attempting to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage after consuming the Spirit Ascension Fruit, successfully established his foundation!

In this way, Zhou Jiahe not only became the fifth Foundation Establishment cultivator in the Zhou family, but also the only female Foundation Establishment cultivator.

Moreover, her success diluted the negative impact of another Zhou family cultivator who perished due to a failed Foundation Establishment attempt, giving hope to the other two who had not yet taken the Spirit Ascension Fruit to establish their Foundation and restoring their confidence.

"Zheng Chun, you were a huge help to me in my successful Foundation Establishment this time. I won't say more, but if you ever need my help in the future, I will definitely support you with all my might!"

On Baozhi Peak, when Zhou Chun, who had returned, learned of the news and came to visit and congratulate Zhou Jiahe, the new Foundation Establishment cultivator of the Zhou family immediately looked at him with a serious expression and gave him his assurance.

Upon seeing this, Zhou Chun immediately bowed and thanked her, saying, "Then this nephew thanks you in advance, Aunt Thirteen!"

I was very happy.

Next, Zhou Chun visited his parents and siblings, and then handed over the secret technique "Spirit Seeking Method" to the family, explaining his suggestions to the patriarch Zhou Daoyi.

Zhou Daoyi agreed with his suggestion and rewarded him with 300 points of family merit.

Then the good news was announced to the whole clan.

Furthermore, in order to lay a solid foundation for Zhou Chun's popularity, Zhou Daoyi specifically pointed out who presented the "Spirit Seeking Method" and who suggested making it available to all cultivators of the clan for practice.

This series of actions indeed made many ordinary members and even elite members of the Zhou family extremely grateful to Zhou Chun.

After all, they were not originally qualified to cultivate the family's secret techniques, but now they are.

For the next six months, cultivators lined up in droves to receive secret cultivation techniques from the Zhou family's library.

If Zhou Chun hadn't been so busy, it would have been even easier for him to win people's hearts if he had personally distributed jade slips to each Zhou family cultivator who received the secret cultivation method.

Six months later, after taking four Golden Sprout Pills in succession, Zhou Chun finally succeeded in breaking through to the twelfth level of the Qi Refining stage.

Now, all he needs to do is open the last eight acupoints, and he will be able to begin the foundation building process.

At that time, he was only in his early thirties.

A 34-year-old cultivator at the 12th level of the Qi Refining stage is the first of his kind among the more than 100 Qi Refining stage cultivators in the Zhou family.

The last cultivator to reach the twelfth level of the Qi Refining stage before this age was Zhou Zhengkang, who had been dead for several years.

At this age, with this level of cultivation, even if Zhou Chun is just a rogue cultivator, his chances of reaching Foundation Establishment in the future are quite high.

"Very good, Zheng Chun, you've finally reached this level of cultivation!"

"Next, you just need to slowly open up the last eight acupoints one by one. As for the Foundation Establishment Pill, I'll find a way for you. There should be an opportunity soon!"

Inside the Zhongping Hall, Zhou Daoyi saw that Zhou Chun's cultivation had finally broken through to the twelfth level of the Qi Refining stage, and he nodded repeatedly with satisfaction.

Then, the old matter was brought up again, directly stating that Zhou Chun did not need to worry about the Foundation Establishment Pill.

This deeply moved Zhou Chun.

He immediately looked curious and asked, "What do you mean by the opportunity the clan leader mentioned?"

Upon hearing his question, Zhou Daoyi didn't keep him in suspense and immediately looked at him and said, "As you know, in recent years, the Hualong Sect has been causing more and more trouble in Yunzhou. Many Foundation Establishment cultivators and some small families in Yunzhou have been lured away by them and have left Jingguo with their people to cultivate around their new headquarters."

"This is already beginning to shake the foundations of the Qinglian Temple in Yunzhou!"

"Therefore, I have heard that Qinglian Temple has used a batch of reserve materials to prepare some Foundation Establishment Pills as a reward for those cultivation families and rogue cultivators who performed outstandingly in dealing with the Dragon Transformation Sect."

"If that's the case, my Zhou family will definitely not let this opportunity slip by!"

So that's how it is?

Zhou Chun nodded thoughtfully, understanding Zhou Daoyi's meaning.

By now, much of the situation regarding the Hualong Sect has been investigated and uncovered.

Based on the known information, after the Hualong Sect was wiped out in Jingguo, the remnants should have fled into the vast Longyuan Marsh.

After more than eight hundred years of forbearance and development, the Hualong Sect has now established another human settlement in the wilderness outside Jingguo, and its overall power is likely no weaker than that of Qinglian Temple, or even stronger!

Their decision to enter Yasukuni this time to cause trouble is probably a pretense of seeking revenge for the past, but rather a real intention to poach talent.

After all, even if their strength has recovered quite well, it is impossible for them to be comparable to their strongest period.

It should be understood that as long as the major sects in Yasukuni still exist, it is impossible to truly allow them to return to Yasukuni.

However, if they want to grow stronger and establish a kingdom ruled by the Hualong Sect outside of Yasukuni, they need enough manpower.

Then we'll have no choice but to target Yasukuni.

Qinglian Temple would obviously not sit idly by and ignore this matter. It would be impossible for a large number of Jingguo cultivators to defect to Hualong Sect, thus weakening their own strength and strengthening the enemy's.

Therefore, to avoid this situation, we must both severely crack down on the Hualong Sect members who have infiltrated the country and caused trouble, and offer them benefits to stabilize their hearts and minds.

Once you have the blood of a member of the Dragon Transformation Sect on your hands, there is naturally no way you could defect to the enemy!

As for the Zhou family, who had only recently moved to Lanzhou, it was certainly impossible for them to join the Hualong Sect.

So when Qinglian Temple really starts using its Foundation Establishment Pills to win people's hearts, and everyone works hard to attack the Dragon Transformation Sect for the sake of the Foundation Establishment Pills, the Zhou family can naturally follow the trend and become one of them.

Even if some Foundation Establishment cultivators of the Dragon Transformation Sect were killed at that time, they wouldn't become the first to stick their necks out. They could also use this to show their determination to the Green Lotus Temple, which could be described as killing three birds with one stone.

Having understood all this, Zhou Chun indeed stopped worrying about the Foundation Establishment Pill.

On this day, because the family had run out of the venomous sticky fish slime used to make "Touch of Despair," Zhou Chun went to the underground river to fish again.

What is now certain is that this poisonous stickleback cannot be artificially bred.

Or rather, they cannot be artificially bred due to environmental limitations.

The poisonous spiny fish raised by the Zhou family either died because their slime gradually dissipated after leaving their original environment, and stopped being produced after several rounds of harvesting.

Therefore, if we want to make "Touch of Despair" now, we still need to send people to that underground river to fish for slime.

Zhou Chun had previously suggested several times that the Zhou family directly occupy the mountain peak where the pool was located.

However, all of these proposals were temporarily rejected by the clan leader, Zhou Daoyi.

According to Zhou Daoyi, the Zhou family currently has limited manpower, and it is barely enough to defend Jiufeng Ridge. If another branch is established, it will be difficult to take care of both sides.

After being rejected several times, Zhou Chun stopped mentioning the matter.

However, upon arriving at the pool again, Zhou Chun, looking at the deep pool in front of him, couldn't resist the urge to explore the underground river once more.

Now his cultivation has reached the twelfth level of the Qi Refining stage, and the Silver Lightning Python has become a first-tier high-grade demon beast with equally powerful combat capabilities in water.

Even if attacked by a large group of venomous spiny fish as before, it shouldn't be difficult to escape unscathed thanks to the powerful paralyzing effect of the Thunder Strike spell in the water.

Do it when you think of it!

After a moment's hesitation, Zhou Chun released the Silver Lightning Python Bai Bai, then cast a "Water Repelling Spell" on himself, and with Bai Bai's help, he dived into the water.

Perhaps because the Silver Lightning Python Bai Bai had already begun to possess the imposing aura of a mid-level demon beast, the demon beasts Zhou Chun encountered while traveling through the underground river with it were all scared away in advance.

He easily reached the underground water cave that had initially caused their defeat.

After entering the underground water cave, Zhou Chun encountered some more venomous spiny fish.

But as soon as these monsters saw the Silver Lightning Python, they were so frightened that they fled into the depths of the underground water cave, perhaps to call for reinforcements.

Zhou Chun also secretly became more vigilant.

Sure enough, after advancing a distance, Zhou Chun witnessed once again the scene that had caused them to suffer a crushing defeat.

Dozens of venomous spiny fish charged forward in a fierce swarm, stirring up the once calm underground water cave into a turbulent current.

"Little Bai, it's your turn now!"

Zhou Chun took a deep breath and immediately jumped off the python's back, allowing the Silver Lightning Python to launch the first attack for nothing.

A silver-white ball of lightning shot out from Bai Bai's mouth and exploded instantly among the fish.

Instantly, even though they were dozens of feet apart, Zhou Chun felt his body go numb, as if he had been struck.

Several of the venomous sticklebacks were killed instantly by the explosion, and the rest convulsed and their speed dropped drastically.

At this moment, the Silver Lightning Python, Bai Bai, swung its tail and charged towards the school of fish with unparalleled ferocity!

(End of this chapter)