Beast Taming Immortal Clan

Chapter 174 Master Jiang, you've finally arrived! [Please subscribe]

Are we being watched?

Zhou Chun's expression under his bamboo hat shifted slightly, and a strange light flashed in his eyes.

He was pretty much prepared for this outcome when he bid for the "Sunrise Golden Wheel" earlier.

For a Foundation Establishment cultivator to flaunt his wealth like this, even in an underground auction where identities are kept secret, would be hard to miss.

However, with the Fire God Jackal by his side, Zhou Chun didn't care much about those who were eyeing him.

His gaze involuntarily drifted towards the cultivator who resembled Master Jiang, and he secretly hoped that the other party would actually come after him to kill him.

The auction that followed was still lively, with many cultivators bidding for each treasure.

The final treasure was a low-grade third-tier magic artifact, which was auctioned off for a high price of 35,000 spirit coins.

After the underground auction ended, Zhou Chun and some of the cultivators who won items were escorted out of the underground cave separately.

Then, just like the last time he participated in this kind of underground auction, they would send one person down every so often.

"I wonder how many fools will actually come looking for their deaths!"

In a mountain forest, Zhou Chun looked up at the sky, his eyes filled with coldness.

With a single step, he immediately used the "Wind Control Technique" to stride swiftly across the ground.

It wasn't that he was afraid of exposing himself by flying in the sky, but rather that he was afraid that flying openly in the sky would make people suspect that he had some kind of backing, and thus make them even less likely to approach.

After traveling swiftly for twenty or thirty miles, Zhou Chun sensed a Foundation Establishment cultivator flying towards him.

"Just a mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator?"

He looked at the Foundation Establishment cultivator who flew in and shook his head repeatedly.

Then he simply said loudly, "Fellow Daoist, are you here to find me?"

Upon hearing his words, the Foundation Establishment cultivator froze in mid-air.

Then, the man said in a hoarse voice, "Fellow Daoist, you misunderstand. I am merely passing through this place. Do you know where this is?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chun nodded immediately and said, "Oh, what a coincidence! I'm also looking for someone to gather information. How about we travel together?"

"No, no, fellow Daoist, you can search on your own. I have other matters to attend to, so I'll take my leave now. Farewell!"

The Foundation Establishment cultivator, without waiting for Zhou Chun's reply, immediately turned and left.

There's always something fishy going on when things seem unusual. For a Foundation Establishment cultivator to dare to greet him like this, he must have some kind of powerful backing.

So, having only approached the situation with a try-it-out mentality, he immediately decided it was best to leave first.

Of course, he had made two preparations. While fleeing, he was also secretly observing Zhou Chun.

But Zhou Chun seemed completely unconcerned by his actions, only shaking his head slightly before turning and disappearing into the forest.

This behavior made him even more uneasy, so he simply flew away from this troublesome place at full speed.

"Although you were tempted by greed, you still retain some sense, so I'll spare your life!"

In the mountains and forests, Zhou Chun watched the departing mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator mutter something to himself, then turned and left.

While using the Vulcan Jackal for "entrapment" is satisfying, the consequences of killing someone must be taken into account.

Killing the second elder of the Zhang family on Tiantai Mountain back then already created an enemy for the Zhou family, the Zhang family.

If they continue to rely on the protection of a third-tier demonic beast and recklessly go on a killing spree, then the Zhou family alone may not be able to withstand the retaliation from so many forces.

That was also the reason why he spoke up earlier to scare the other party away.

Fortunately, the other party was a sensible person and didn't really put him in a difficult position.

After traveling dozens of miles through the mountains, just as Zhou Chun was about to emerge from the mountains, he was approached by two people.

"Two late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators!"

With a slight change in expression, Zhou Chun looked up at the sky with a surprised and suspicious gaze.

Two figures quickly appeared in his line of sight in the sky behind him.

They were two cultivators dressed in black robes. One was the cultivator who resembled Master Jiang, and the other wore a wolf-head mask.

The aura emanating from these two individuals was that of late-stage Foundation Establishment.

"Master Jiang, you've finally arrived!"

After a change in expression, Zhou Chun spoke in a loud and assertive voice.

Upon hearing his words, the two men who were about to attack him froze in their tracks.

Then, the blue light on the face of the cultivator who was suspected to be Master Jiang suddenly dissipated, revealing a face with white hair and a youthful appearance.

It really was Master Jiang!

He stared at Zhou Chun with suspicion and asked in a low voice, "Who exactly are you? Why did you deliberately lure me here?"

He wasn't stupid at all; he instantly understood Zhou Chun's intention in competing with him for the eight-hundred-year-old Crimson Essence Ganoderma.

The cultivator beside him, wearing a wolf-head mask, was also staring intently at Zhou Chun, his eyes filled with the same look of surprise and doubt.

He was asked by Master Jiang to help him. The two agreed that after the matter was completed, Master Jiang would get the elixir, he would get the [Sun-Shining Golden Wheel] magic artifact, and then they would split the other treasures on Zhou Chun's body.

But listening to Zhou Chun and Master Jiang's conversation now gave him a very bad feeling.

"Who am I? Master Jiang, you'd better watch carefully!"

As Zhou Chun spoke, he raised his hand and took off the straw hat on his head.

It's you!

Upon seeing Zhou Chun's young and handsome face, Master Jiang's expression changed drastically, and he instantly recognized him.

"Didn't expect that, did you? You've fallen into Zhou's hands one day!"

Zhou Chun smiled coldly, then untied the spirit beast pouch containing the Fire God Jackal from his waist and released the third-tier demon beast.

"A third-tier demonic beast!!"

Upon seeing the Fire God Jackal released by Zhou Chun, the cultivator wearing the wolf-face mask couldn't help but gasp in shock, his eyes filled with fear.

Zhou Chun turned his gaze slightly and looked at him, saying, "Fellow Daoist, this is a personal matter between me and Master Jiang. I have no intention of involving others. You can still leave now!"

Upon hearing this, the cultivator wearing the wolf-face mask hurriedly stated, "Since this is a private matter between you and Master Jiang, I naturally will not interfere. I will leave now!"

However, before he could finish speaking, Master Jiang said in a deep voice, "Do you really think he'll let you leave safely and spread the news that I was killed by him?"

"this……"

The wolf-faced masked cultivator's expression changed, and he looked at Zhou Chun with a face full of surprise and doubt.

"If you were in someone else's shoes, being hunted down with malicious intent, and possessing the ability to fight back, would you easily let them leave?"

Master Jiang's voice rang out again, intensifying the doubts and fears in the wolf-faced masked cultivator's heart.

He stared uneasily at the fire jackal in front of Zhou Chun, and the more he looked, the more he felt that Master Jiang's words made sense.

While he hesitated, Master Jiang had already taken action.

With a wave of his sleeve, a blue pearl flew out from his sleeve, radiating a rich blue light that protected him.

He then reached out and patted his storage bag, revealing a jade box in his hand. He then shattered the jade box and retrieved the treasures inside.

That was clearly a talisman!

"disease!"

Master Jiang made hand seals and cast a spell, quickly infusing the talisman in his hand with magical power, and swiftly activated it.

The talisman shone brightly in mid-air and quickly transformed into a bluish-red teapot.

Then, Master Jiang activated his magic power, and a burst of blue-red flames shot out from the spout of the teapot, transforming into a blue-red firebird that flew towards Zhou Chun.

Upon seeing this, the fire god jackal on the ground, without waiting for Zhou Chun's order, roared and spat out a pillar of flames that blasted towards the blue-red firebird.

But the power level of the talisman is incredibly high!

Even if Master Jiang's cultivation was limited and he couldn't unleash the full power of the talisman, it was still not something the Fire God Jackal could easily contend with.

The beam of fire it spews out seems incredibly powerful, but the blue-red firebird, thanks to the difference in mass, can easily roam within the beam of fire and even absorb its power.

Seeing this, Zhou Chun's expression changed slightly, and she quickly withdrew and stepped back a distance.

Upon seeing this, Master Jiang immediately shouted at the wolf-masked cultivator, "I'll hold off this third-tier demonic beast, you go and kill him, that way we can both live!"

"Otherwise, if he were to kill me, do you think you could outrun a third-tier demonic beast?"

Upon hearing his words, the wolf-faced masked cultivator glanced at the talisman again, and his eyes immediately cleared of any hesitation.

He immediately shouted, "Alright, let's take the gamble!"

Before he finished speaking, he had already summoned a curved sword magic weapon surrounded by a dark blue water light and slashed it towards Zhou Chunfei.

Zhou Chun had not yet had time to refine the [Sun-Shining Golden Wheel] magic weapon, so upon seeing this, he could only hastily summon "Flying Dragon Snatch" to grab the curved blade.

Even though the "Flying Dragon's Strike" is of comparable quality to a curved sword magic weapon, the difference in cultivation level between the two minor realms is still undeniable.

As soon as the two magical artifacts clashed, Zhou Chun was clearly at a disadvantage, and his artifact was sent flying by a single slash.

This made his heart sink, and he couldn't help but shout angrily, "You asked for this!"

Then, with a tap on his waist storage pouch, he released the Silver Lightning Python, Bai Bai.

"Another low-grade second-tier demonic beast!"

The wolf-faced cultivator's pupils contracted; he hadn't expected Zhou Chun to have other trump cards up his sleeve.

However, his eyes quickly hardened, and he immediately reached out and slapped his storage bag, summoning another magical artifact.

It was a blue magic bottle with a black snake tattooed on its surface, and the aura it emitted was actually of the second-tier high grade!

The wolf-faced cultivator unleashed his magic, and a black mist surged from the blue bottle, instantly transforming into a black snake that lunged at Zhou Chun.

How could Zhou Chun dare to underestimate an attack launched from a second-grade high-level magic weapon?

Although he didn't know what supernatural powers the black water mist snake possessed, he still allowed the silver lightning python to launch a direct attack on it for nothing.

Boom!

As soon as the thunder roared, bolts of silver-white lightning struck down from the sky, all landing on the black snake shrouded in mist.

But even this triple strike of heavenly lightning, which could kill an ordinary early Foundation Establishment cultivator, failed to completely eliminate the water mist black snake!

Its body had been bombarded by heavenly lightning, making it appear ethereal and nearly disintegrating.

However, as the blue treasure bottle in the sky spun around, a new power surged into its body, instantly making its form much more solid, and it continued to pounce towards Zhou Chun.

This change caused Zhou Chun's expression to change as well. He hurriedly activated the "Golden Cauldron Mystic Light" to transform it into a golden sword and slashed at the black snake shrouded in mist.

But the black serpent of mist is like flowing water; no matter how many pieces the golden sword cuts it into, it can quickly reform, only losing a small portion of its power.

On the contrary, Zhou Chun's side seemed to be expending more energy.

While his attention was focused on the black snake in the mist, the wolf-faced masked cultivator had already used his curved sword magic weapon to break through "Flying Dragon's Roar" and slashed towards him.

Zhou Chun could only focus on defense, letting the Silver Lightning Python continue to attack the black water mist snake with its electric discharges, making sure that this strange creature did not get close to him.

Bang!

With a loud bang, the earthen-yellow spiritual light shield that Zhou Chun had set up with his magic weapon was instantly shattered by the curved blade magic weapon.

The "Earth Element Token" magic weapon that Zhou Mingde gave him might be able to deal with attacks from mid-Foundation Establishment cultivators, but it was completely inadequate against late-Foundation Establishment cultivators like the wolf-faced masked cultivator.

Fortunately, Zhou Chun also possessed the even more powerful defensive "Golden Cauldron Mystic Light".

He was surrounded by golden light, as if a golden shield protected him.

The dark blue scimitar struck the light barrier, but only managed to press the blade a few inches into it before being knocked away.

Such a powerful protective spell surprised even the wolf-faced masked cultivator.

"Is it still a combat technique you cultivate?"

He muttered to himself, then immediately poured more magic power into the exhausted curved sword, continuing to slash at Zhou Chun.

But Zhou Chun had already reactivated the "Flying Dragon Steal" that had been shot down to meet the curved sword magic weapon.

Seeing that they couldn't achieve anything in a short time, the wolf-faced masked cultivator became somewhat anxious.

While continuing to control the two magical artifacts to attack Zhou Chun, he raised his hand to form a hand seal, opened his mouth, and spat out a ball of black water.

Then he pointed his finger at Zhou Chun, and the ball of black water transformed into a water arrow that shot towards Zhou Chun.

Zhou Chun also noticed the wolf-faced masked cultivator's movements, but he was too distracted to do anything else. He could only wave his hands and unleash two long-unused "Xin Jin Sword Qi" towards the black water arrow.

The result was obvious: the power of a secret technique that a Qi Refining stage cultivator could practice was far inferior to that of a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator.

The two white-gold sword energies were easily shattered by the black water arrows, and then landed irresistibly on Zhou Chun's protective light shield.

Bang!

The black water arrow landed on the light shield formed by the "Golden Cauldron Mystic Light" and instantly exploded into a black liquid that stuck tightly to the light shield.

Then the golden light shield could be seen to dim and dissipate rapidly, as if it had been hit by some heavy blow.

In Zhou Chun's perception, the black liquid was like concentrated sulfuric acid, rapidly corroding his Xuan Guang protective shield.

Faced with this corrosion, he had no other good options for the time being. He could only try his best to rouse his magic power and activate the "Golden Cauldron Mystic Light" to fight against it, hoping to exhaust its power.

But the wolf-faced masked monk's moves were far more than that.

Seeing that Zhou Chun's power was completely restrained by his magic weapon and secret technique, he immediately raised his hand and patted the storage bag at his waist, took out two second-tier mid-grade magic talismans, and activated them together without hesitation.

Ugh! I don't know if it's because I haven't exercised for several days, but I felt so lethargic when I woke up today. My back and shoulders hurt, and I just couldn't concentrate on writing! After my afternoon nap, I absolutely have to go for a half-hour run and work up a sweat!

(End of this chapter)