Beast Taming Immortal Clan

Chapter 124 The Treasure in the Jade Box, Its Disposal and Gains [Please Subscribe]

Lingzhou, outside the ruins of Tianlingmen.

Ever since Zhou Chun and the others entered the ruins that day, the Foundation Establishment cultivators outside, including Zhou Daoyi, have been patiently waiting for their descendants to return.

On this day, the silvery-white vortex above the ruins suddenly reappeared, and then one "Heavenly Spirit Token" after another gushed out from it, scattering in all directions.

Upon seeing this, the Foundation Establishment cultivators hurriedly used their respective methods to collect the tokens.

In the end, except for a few slow ones who didn't get anything, most cultivators, including Zhou Daoyi, received a token.

As soon as they put away their tokens, the survivors who had participated in the trial were successively spat out by the silvery-white vortex.

Fortunately, all the Foundation Establishment cultivators were extremely familiar with the aura of their juniors. Although they were shocked, they remained calm and quickly caught their juniors who were dizzy from being teleported out and were unable to fly on their own.

Otherwise, it would be ridiculous to finally survive the trial only to fall to your death on the ground.

After being caught by the clan leader Zhou Daoyi, Zhou Chun, though still feeling dizzy, quickly grabbed Zhou Daoyi's arm and whispered, "The harvest is plentiful, let's leave quickly!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Daoyi immediately understood.

He glanced at the Foundation Establishment cultivators whose faces were grim because they hadn't seen their juniors emerge, and then immediately took Zhou Chun and flew swiftly out of the ruins.

At that time, many others did the same thing as him.

Those Foundation Establishment cultivators who missed seeing their descendants emerge, upon witnessing this scene, some of them hardened their expressions and suddenly chased after the departing individuals.

However, most people managed to control themselves and did not become enemies with a fellow cultivator because of a deceased junior.

Zhou Daoyi was not pursued either. It was unclear whether this was because they were wary of his cultivation level or because they felt that even if a young junior like Zhou Chun managed to get out, he was unlikely to gain much and was not worth the effort.

In short, after flying over a thousand miles with Zhou Chun in one go, Zhou Daoyi finally felt relieved and led him into a market town to rest.

"Alright, now you can tell me what you've learned."

Inside a Class A cultivation room at the Fangshi Inn, after setting up a soundproof barrier, Zhou Daoyi looked at Zhou Chun and asked him in a deep voice about his gains.

Unlike the Grade B cultivation room that Zhou Chun usually uses when he's out, the Grade A cultivation room is much more expensive.

One spirit coin allows one to stay in a Class B cultivation room for twelve hours.

However, in a top-tier cultivation room, a spirit coin can only stay for four hours, a difference of three times the price!

However, for Foundation Establishment cultivators, only Grade A cultivation rooms can meet their cultivation needs, so they can only grit their teeth and use them no matter how expensive they are.

This is also an important reason why many independent cultivators, after successfully establishing their foundation, want to unite and create their own settlements.

Otherwise, if they used the market and the top-tier cultivation rooms of various immortal cultivation families every day, most of the spirit coins they earned in a year would have to be spent on these.

When Zhou Daoyi asked him this question, Zhou Chun did not hide anything and immediately took out his biggest gains from this trial.

Zhou Chun gained a lot from this "Heavenly Spirit Trial".

However, the biggest gains were undoubtedly the Soul Heart Fruit, the Fragrant Musk Deer, and the final treasure chosen from the tower.

"It's actually a Soul Heart Fruit!"

"This is good stuff! This is really good stuff!"

"No wonder the Heavenly Spirit Trial attracts so many participants every time it opens; it truly holds treasures that are hard to find elsewhere!"

When Zhou Daoyi saw the three "Soul Heart Fruits" that Zhou Chun took out, he was taken aback for a moment, and then praised them repeatedly with a big smile.

However, even though the "Soul Heart Fruit" was rare, he could only praise it.

What truly moved him was the fragrant musk deer and the incense that Zhou Chun had taken out.

"No wonder! No wonder you were in such a hurry for me to leave!"

"You've really given me a wonderful surprise!"

Even with Zhou Daoyi's cultivation and temperament, he was still so excited upon seeing a live male musk deer that he lost his composure.

A live male musk deer can not only continuously produce musk in the future, but can also be used as a breeding steed to try to cultivate a musk deer population!

Although it is difficult to do, it is not without hope.

If a population of musk deer can be successfully cultivated and a few more male musk deer are produced, then Zhou Chun would be qualified to have a place on the merit wall in the ancestral hall based on this achievement alone!

In terms of true value, the Xiangling musk deer population is only more valuable than the Jade Spirit Bee!

After all, the spiritual honey produced by the Jade Spirit Bee is just a delicious drink for cultivators above the Foundation Establishment stage. It's best to have it, but it's not unacceptable if you don't have it.

However, the fragrance produced by the Fragrant Spirit Musk is a necessity for many high-level cultivators whose bodies contain turbid and malevolent energy.

It can be said to be a strategic treasure that is even more precious and hard to find than the Foundation Establishment Pill!

How could Zhou Daoyi, the head of the Zhou family, not be so agitated that he lost his composure?

Seeing the clan leader so excited he lost his composure, Zhou Chun said with a sigh, "I was lucky to discover this beast. I even went through a difficult battle inside to capture it alive!"

After saying that, he recounted the thrilling battle he had with the hunchbacked old man.

After hearing his words, Zhou Daoyi nodded slightly and said, "As you said, that person was indeed a remarkable individual. It's a pity!"

After saying that, he said with a hint of curiosity, "Take out that magical artifact that can absorb magic and let me have a look. I have rarely heard of such a treasure."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chun immediately reached into his storage bag and took out the green bronze cauldron artifact.

After taking the magic weapon from his hand and examining it, Zhou Daoyi nodded slightly as if he had just understood and said, "I see, I understand now."

After saying that, he explained to Zhou Chun, who was looking on with curiosity, "This item is made from a very special kind of spiritual metal called Corrosion Copper. Corrosion Copper itself is a kind of magic-resistant spiritual metal, which has a strong resistance to magical energy. It is usually used as an auxiliary material to be added to magical artifacts to increase the magical resistance of the artifact itself."

"The craftsman who created this item was also a master; somehow, he used this corrosive copper as the main material to forge a magical artifact, giving it the ability to absorb and neutralize corrosive magical attacks!"

So that's how it is?

Is it due to the special properties of the materials themselves that this is possible?

Zhou Chun understood Zhou Daoyi's meaning, then retrieved the green bronze cauldron artifact and took out another treasure.

"Clan leader, please take a look at this. This is the treasure I obtained after winning the trial against many others."

He opened the exquisite jade box, revealing the treasures inside to Zhou Daoyi.

Inside the jade box was a white longbow.

The bow is made of some kind of spiritual bamboo and animal bone, and is engraved with exquisite and mysterious runes. The bowstring is made of a kind of silver-white silk.

Storing together with the longbow in the jade box was a three-foot-long arrow. The arrowhead was made of metal, and the shaft was made of bamboo and wood, both adorned with exquisite and mysterious runes.

"Oh, a rare bow-type magical artifact, and a complete set of bow and arrows!"

Zhou Daoyi was surprised. He immediately reached out and took out the longbow, then slightly infused it with magical power to activate it.

Because he had not refined the item, this activation could not truly unleash the power of the magical artifact.

Even so, under his magical power, streaks of white electricity suddenly sprouted on the longbow.

Upon seeing this, Zhou Daoyi quickly stopped injecting his magical power, allowing the strange phenomenon to dissipate.

Then he nodded slightly and said, "If I'm not mistaken, this longbow should be made from a rare spiritual bamboo, Thunder Bamboo, and the bone of some kind of thunder-evolving demon beast. It's hard to say exactly how powerful this bow is, but it is indeed a rare and exquisite magical artifact, very suitable for you to use after you establish your foundation!"

Hearing him say that, Zhou Chun felt relieved.

To be honest, when Zhou Chun opened the jade box and found that it contained a magical artifact, he was somewhat disappointed.

Because he doesn't lack magical artifacts now. Even second-tier magical artifacts, he can acquire several of them after he reaches the Foundation Establishment stage.

Moreover, this magical artifact has been stored in that pagoda for who knows how many years, and it is still unknown whether its power has been greatly diminished over time.

Now that I've seen the clan leader Zhou Daoyi's demonstration of the instrument and received his praise, I can finally put my mind at ease.

After examining the longbow artifact inside the jade box, Zhou Daoyi, seeing that he had no intention of taking out any other treasures, waved his hand and said, "Alright, you should rest too. We can discuss your other gains from this trip in detail when we return to the family."

"Yes, I understand."

Zhou Chun responded and began to meditate and regulate his breathing, while Zhou Daoyi also began to meditate to recover his magical power.

Several days later, the two returned to Jiufengling without incident.

Back at the family home, Zhou Daoyi and Zhou Chun began to carefully take stock of his gains from this trip.

Because this "Heavenly Spirit Trial" did not utilize any family resources other than the escort provided by Clan Chief Zhou Daoyi, Zhou Chun's gains naturally belonged entirely to him personally.

However, as a member of the family, he would definitely prioritize giving his possessions to the family.

Especially the spiritual herbs and medicines he obtained this time, it would be much better to leave these things to the family to handle than to sell them in the market on his own.

After spending most of the day taking stock, the two of them roughly estimated the value of all the magical artifacts, pills, talismans, and spiritual herbs that Zhou Chun had obtained.

"Everything else is negotiable. Anything you have trouble handling can be taken by the family first and converted into family merit for you. If you want to buy any spiritual items in the future, the family can also give priority to helping you with resources."

"But how do you plan to distribute these three Soul Heart Fruits?"

"Each person can only consume one of these. You wouldn't be so foolish as to sell them for spirit coins, would you?"

Inside the Zhongping Hall, after Zhou Daoyi and Zhou Chun finished taking stock of all the gains in Zhou Chun's storage bag, they took the opportunity to discuss how to dispose of these items, and then pointed out the key points.

The "Soul Heart Fruit" is a rare spiritual fruit that can have a significant effect on cultivators when consumed directly, and it is difficult to buy even if you have money.

Zhou Daoyi felt that Zhou Chun wouldn't be foolish enough to sell it for spirit coins, but he couldn't be sure what Zhou Chun would do with it.

That's why I asked the question earlier.

Zhou Chun had already figured out how to deal with this thing.

Upon hearing Zhou Daoyi's words, he immediately replied without hesitation, "This junior intends to take one for himself, and the remaining two will be given to you, the clan leader, and the third elder, respectively, to express my gratitude for your continued support and care!"

"To be given to me and the Third Elder?"

Zhou Daoyi was slightly taken aback, not expecting Zhou Chun to say that.

"Yes, the Soul Heart Fruit can strengthen the soul and enhance divine sense, and it is also effective for Foundation Establishment cultivators. If you and the Third Elder take this, it should be easier for you to break through to the Purple Mansion in the future."

Zhou Chun nodded and revealed his true intentions in doing so.

"Very well, since you have such a kind intention, I will accept your gift. As for the Third Elder's gift, you can deliver it to him personally later!"

After staring at Zhou Chun for a while to make sure he was sincere, Zhou Daoyi nodded with a smile and accepted Zhou Chun's gift.

Zhou Chun is right. Taking the "Soul Heart Fruit" will also have a beneficial effect on opening up the Purple Mansion in the future.

Zhou Daoyi is now determined to reach a higher realm, so of course he would not refuse such a treasure.

Then he discussed it with Zhou Chun and took most of the things that Zhou Chun couldn't handle into the family, converting them into more than 7,800 merit points.

Zhou Chun kept only some magical artifacts, talismans, and pills like the "Rejuvenation Pill" for future use.

Finally, there's the matter of what to do with the musk and the half-pound of spirit incense.

After pondering for quite some time regarding the handling of these two items, Zhou Daoyi offered suggestions to Zhou Chun.

"My suggestion is that you keep the spirit incense for now. When you successfully establish your foundation, it will be an excellent choice if you encounter any rare items or want to give gifts to high-level cultivators."

"As for this fragrant musk deer, let's keep it in the family for now. Half of its incense will be your responsibility. What do you think?"

Zhou Chunling has no shortage of spirit coins, and his family's merit points are more than he can use.

Zhou Daoyi also knew that it would be too much of a loss for Zhou Chun to exchange family merits for these two items, which is why he made this suggestion.

His suggestion was indeed a win-win solution for Zhou Chun.

Therefore, Zhou Chun nodded in agreement almost without much hesitation, saying, "This junior has no objection."

"Let's settle on this for now. You can write down your experience from this trial later and submit it to me and the elders for review."

As Zhou Daoyi spoke, he put away the items that had been entrusted to the family, intending to hand them over to the relevant personnel for disposal later.

Afterwards, the two split up. He went to the mountaintop alone to report Zhou Chun's gains to the Supreme Elder Zhou Mingde, while Zhou Chun took the "Soul Heart Fruit" to Flying Stone Peak to visit the Third Elder Zhou Daoquan.

(End of this chapter)