Beast Taming Immortal Clan

Chapter 172 A Huge windfall! The evolution plan for the Rock Tortoise [Please subscribe]

Even though many of the nearly four thousand carcasses of gold-eating rats had died from electrocution and were much smaller in size, moving them all out would still be no easy task.

Three Qi Refining stage cultivators went down and came up, then went down again, making two trips before finally bringing all the corpses up.

It was fortunate that the Silver Lightning Pythons were there to drag them along; otherwise, they would have been exhausted if they had to do it on their own.

After a final count on the ground, the total number of gold-eating rat carcasses brought up was 3,937, which was more than Zhou Chun had estimated.

This is because the carcasses of the gold-eating rats that he killed on the way down were also collected later.

"Let's make 3,900 of them, and the rest can be considered as compensation for the hard work of these three fellow Daoists."

Zhou Chun waved his hand generously and waived the change.

This act of generosity towards other people's money made Zhao Deyan's eyes twitch slightly, and he cursed inwardly.

He just asked.

The three Qi Refining stage cultivators originally intended to leave some of the Gold-Eating Rat corpses behind instead of collecting them.

Unexpectedly, they refused to collect the bodies, and the Silver Lightning Python refused to bring them up. Not only did it refuse to bring them up, it also blocked the way up to prevent them from coming up on their own.

This is absolutely outrageous!

They're really treating the Zhao family like nouveau riche, ripping them off!

At this moment, he said with a dark face, "Three thousand nine hundred corpses of gold-eating rats are worth eleven thousand seven hundred spirit coins. Such a large sum of spirit coins is not something I can produce right now. I have to go back to my family to get the money. Fellow Daoist Zhou may have to wait for two days."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chun nodded repeatedly and said, "I understand, I understand. I can wait that long."

"That's settled then!"

Zhao Deyan flicked his sleeve and left immediately.

Seeing this, Zhou Chun was also satisfied and returned to the Zhao family's mine camp to rest.

Two days later, Zhao Deyan found him and threw several sacks in front of him.

"These bags contain 11,700 spirit coins. Fellow Daoist Zhou, please count them."

Each spirit coin weighs about half an ounce, and more than 10,000 spirit coins alone weigh more than 500 kilograms.

Even if an ordinary person were given so many spirit coins, they wouldn't be able to take them with them.

Zhou Chun didn't stand on ceremony with Zhao Deyan at this moment and genuinely used his divine sense to count them one by one.

After confirming that everything was correct, he nodded with a smile and said, "That's right, the number is exactly correct. Thank you, Senior Zhao."

After speaking, he bowed to Zhao Deyan to express his gratitude.

Zhao Deyan waved his hand and said, "Since the numbers match, Fellow Daoist Zhou should hurry up and pack up and go home. Otherwise, if you stay any longer, and the news leaks out, you might attract the attention of bad guys!"

"That's exactly what I think too."

Zhou Chun responded and bowed again, saying, "Then this junior will not trouble Senior Zhao any further. I will take my leave now."

Farewell, Daoist Zhou.

As Zhao Deyan spoke, he watched Zhou Chun leave the camp.

In general, Zhou Chun caused the Zhao family to lose a lot of money this time.

However, compared to the threat posed by the mutated Gold-Eating Rat King to the Radiant Iron Ore Vein, this loss is entirely within their tolerance range.

After all, the Yaojin Iron Mine brings the Zhao family tens of thousands of spirit coins in net profit every year.

Now that Zhou Chun has eliminated the mutated Gold-Eating Rat King and the large number of Gold-Eating Rats it gathered, he doesn't need to worry about the mine being threatened by the rat swarm for at least ten years.

If the Zhao family invests more money in controlling the rat infestation, they may not encounter another rat problem even after the Yaojin iron ore vein is completely mined.

Therefore, it is impossible to say that Zhao Deyan harbored any hatred towards Zhou Chun.

A mere ten thousand spirit coins is a huge sum for a Foundation Establishment cultivator, but it doesn't mean much to a Purple Mansion cultivator.

Therefore, Zhou Chun's journey back was smooth, and he did not encounter any attacks from the Zhao family.

Just as he himself thought, a family of Golden Core cultivators still had to maintain some dignity.

After returning to Jiufengling safely and smoothly, Zhou Chun breathed a sigh of relief and beamed with joy.

This trip to Cangzhou was undoubtedly a huge success for him!

Not to mention the Earth Spirit Stone Milk, which is hard to buy even with spirit coins, the more than 10,000 spirit coins that were taken from the Zhao family were a huge sum of money that they found on the street.

With this large sum of money on him, he wouldn't have to worry about not having enough money if he encountered something that appealed to him in the future.

"Small fortunes depend on hard work, large fortunes depend on fate!"

"An ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivator can only earn a little over a thousand spirit coins after a year of hard work. If they can save half of that after deducting expenses, they are considered very capable."

"To make big money, you still need good luck!"

Zhou Chun couldn't help but express his feelings, his heart filled with emotion.

However, luck also needs to be supported by strength; one must be strong to succeed.

If you lack the ability, even if the opportunity comes, you may not be able to seize it.

Therefore, for cultivators, improving their cultivation level is always the most important thing.

After returning to his family, Zhou Chun handed over the Fire God Jackal that he hadn't needed and recounted his experiences in Cangzhou.

As he spoke, when he mentioned the unexpected discovery he made while searching the Rat King's lair after killing the mutated Gold-Eating Rat King, he reached into his storage bag and took out two items.

"These are the corpses of the mutated Gold-Eating Rat King and that special ore. I don't recognize them, so I would appreciate it if the Supreme Elder could take a look."

Several pieces of golden ore, and the carcass of a giant golden rat covered in golden fur.

Zhou Mingde looked at the two objects, and quickly reached out and grabbed one of the palm-sized pieces of ore.

After examining the ore intently, he nodded thoughtfully and said, "If I'm not mistaken, this should be a mutated ore that has unexpectedly absorbed rich earth elemental spiritual energy."

"Didn't you say that the location of that rat nest is close to the ley line node? It's very likely that these mutated ores are formed from the Radiant Gold Iron Ore, which has been nourished by the power of the ley lines at that ley line node for a long time."

At this point, Zhou Mingde glanced at the corpse of the mutated Gold-Eating Rat King again and said softly, "Gold-eating rats can improve their cultivation by consuming spirit gold ore. This mutated Gold-Eating Rat King must have devoured and digested a large amount of this mutated ore, causing its bloodline to mutate as well, thus breaking the shackles of its bloodline."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chun's expression suddenly changed, and he couldn't help but ask, "My Rock Tortoise can also devour some ores, so could you let it devour these remaining mutated ores as well?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Mingde was slightly taken aback, then nodded and said, "We can let it devour a small piece first. If it can truly digest it and benefit from it, then it's worth a try!"

"This junior understands, thank you for your clarification, Elder!"

Zhou Chun thanked him and then eagerly took his leave to return to his residence and begin his experiment.

As soon as he returned to his residence, he summoned the rock tortoise.

"Stone, open your mouth."

In the courtyard, Zhou Chun reached out and touched the head of the rock tortoise. After it opened its mouth, he threw a fist-sized piece of mutated ore into its mouth, letting it try to digest it.

After the rock tortoise swallowed the ore whole, he asked in a low voice, "How does it feel? Can you digest it?"

The rock tortoise immediately nodded slightly, responding through telepathy.

It can be digested, but the digestion process is very slow.

"It's okay if it's slow. You can digest this ore first and see the effect. Don't eat the Earth Spirit Stone Milk yet."

Zhou Chun patted the spirit pet's head, letting it lie in the yard and slowly digest the matter, before going into the room to deal with the corpse of the mutated Gold-Eating Rat King.

He claimed he wanted to study corpses, which was obviously a lie.

The circumstances surrounding the mutation of this mutated Gold-Eating Rat King are basically clear, and there's not much to research.

Zhou Chun was mainly attracted by the fur of the mutated Gold-Eating Rat King.

Because this mutated gold-eating rat king was first stunned by electric shock and then nailed to death, its fur was in very good condition, except for the damage to its hindquarters caused by the "Flying Dragon Snatching".

Such a complete pelt is perfect for making a religious robe.

Zhou Chun planned to peel off the rat skin and have someone make him a rat skin coat later!

He then took action himself and quickly peeled off a complete rat skin.

After being slightly washed, the stripped rat skin becomes like a work of art, exquisite and eye-catching.

After examining it closely, Zhou Chun was satisfied and put it into his storage bag.

Then they knocked out the mutated Gold-Eating Rat King's mouthful of gold teeth. These are also pretty good materials for refining weapons, and perhaps they can be made into buttons for robes later.

Zhou Chun rewarded the remaining flesh and bones to the Silver Lightning Python Bai Bai, after all, it had contributed its share!

After distributing the harvest, Zhou Chun handed over the numerous spirit gold ores he had obtained to his family, which were then exchanged for family merit points.

After siphoning over ten thousand spirit coins from the Zhao family, he no longer cared much about the potential profits from these spirit gold ores.

After that, Zhou Chun's life returned to the routine he had before going to Cangzhou. In addition to cultivating and handling clan affairs, he practiced secret techniques every day.

Now, Zhou Chun spends all his free time outside of his daily cultivation practicing a secret technique recorded in the outer chapter of the "Golden Cauldron Mystic Art".

This secret technique is called "Flowing Golden Rainbow," and it is an extremely unique technique.

Its unique feature is that it can be used for both attack and defense, as well as for escape.

Once mastered, this technique allows one to cultivate and condense a special spiritual energy within the dantian, which can be transformed into a golden rainbow light for attacking, defending, and escaping.

It is used for attack; it can split the earth and cleave mountains, and its sharpness is unparalleled.

Used for defense, it is impervious to water and fire, and is indestructible.

Used for escape, it can be wrapped around the body and carried away at extremely high speed, several times faster than flying with qi.

This powerful and versatile secret technique can only be successfully cultivated by a cultivator with extremely high magical power like Zhou Chun.

Even if an ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivator possessed a secret cultivation technique, they would lack the necessary conditions for cultivation.

However, this technique is extremely difficult to master.

After a month of cultivation, Zhou Chun hadn't grasped any of the techniques, and his progress was very slow.

Fortunately, he is already quite strong, so he is not in a hurry and has a very stable mindset.

About three months after returning from Cangzhou, the Rock Tortoise finally finished digesting the mutated ore it had swallowed.

"You said you feel your blood is more active? Are you sure you're not mistaken?"

In the courtyard, Zhou Chun looked at the rock tortoise with a surprised and delighted expression, feeling both surprised and delighted by its response.

Originally, I just wanted to try it out, but I didn't expect that the mutated ore would actually work on the rock turtle.

This gave him a glimmer of hope.

Since the Gold-Eating Rat can mutate into the Mutant Gold-Eating Rat King after consuming the mutated ore.

Could the rock tortoise also undergo bloodline mutations as a result?

It is obvious that bloodline mutation evolution is more powerful than normal breakthrough evolution.

Generally, after a bloodline mutation, the potential limit of a demon beast will be raised, and there is a possibility that it will continue to mutate a second or even a third time in the future.

At the same time, this mutation will also make the monsters much stronger after their evolution and breakthrough than those who evolved normally.

If the Rock Tortoise can indeed evolve through bloodline mutation, its future potential might not be much less than that of the Silver Lightning Python.

Thinking of this, Zhou Chun looked intently at the rock tortoise and said, "Stone, how about we make a bet?"

"I'll feed you all the remaining mutated ores and earth spirit milk at once, then bury you in the earth veins beneath Nine Peaks Ridge. You can then peacefully rest there and use the tortoise breathing technique to hibernate and sleep!"

That's settled!

Zhou Chun quickly went to the Supreme Elder Zhou Mingde and explained his thoughts.

After hearing his idea, Zhou Mingde also felt it was worth a try.

So the two of them went together to find Zhou Chongshan, a formation master in their family. He led them to the earth vein node below Jiufeng Ridge, and then buried the rock turtle that had swallowed dozens of kilograms of ore and earth spirit milk in it.

After watching the rock tortoise, which was as still as a stone and exuded no life, be completely buried by the soil, Zhou Mingde couldn't help but sigh to Zhou Chun, "If this really succeeds, then Zheng Chun, your rock tortoise's future potential will be limitless. Perhaps it can even open up a new path for the family in cultivating rock tortoises as a type of demonic beast!"

"I hope it will succeed!"

Zhou Chun sighed softly. Now that the moment had come, he no longer had the confidence he had before.

In the following period, Zhou Chun continued to diligently practice his secret techniques at home while waiting for good news from the Rock Tortoise.

After more than five months of practice, Zhou Chun had almost reached the threshold of the "Flowing Light Golden Rainbow" secret technique and felt that he should be able to initially master this secret technique soon.

But before Zhou Chun could master the "Flowing Golden Rainbow" secret technique, he had to go out again.

It turns out that the Zhou family received news that an underground auction was about to be held in Dongling Market in Lingzhou, where Foundation Establishment Pills might be leaked.

Now that the third elder of the Zhou family, Zhou Daoquan, is not in the family, and the second elder, Zhou Chongshan, cannot be moved lightly, only the clan leader, Zhou Daoyi, and Zhou Chun are suitable to do this kind of cross-state business.

However, it was inconvenient for Zhou Daoyi to take his Azure Dragon out with him, lest its presence be exposed in the event of a battle.

Therefore, Zhou Chun had no choice but to take the Vulcan Jackal to Lingzhou.

"Dongling Market? I wonder if we can find a chance to lure out that Master Jiang this time!"

As Zhou Chun accepted the task, a glint flashed in his eyes, and he couldn't help but recall the loss he had suffered a few years ago.

I'm exhausted! Since its release, I've been updating 8,000 words every day without a single day off, and I feel like my condition isn't great! But there's no other way; this book has really been forced into a corner, and it has to achieve results. I can only grit my teeth and persevere. Two updates of 8,000 words every day—I will definitely do it!

(End of this chapter)