Beast Taming Immortal Clan

Chapter 189 The Use of the Golden Peach: Conquering the Barbarian Tribes [Please Subscribe]

After killing the rusty venomous python that originally guarded the Purple-Veined Golden Peach Tree, Zhou Chun and Yang Chi waited for another seven days before the Purple-Veined Golden Peach on the tree ripened.

When the spirit fruit ripens, a rich fragrance wafts from the tree.

Zhou Chun smelled the fragrance and his mouth watered. He really wanted to go over and pick a golden peach to eat.

Yang Chi, who was guarding the cliff, seemed to be the same as him.

Seeing this, he clicked his tongue in amazement and immediately asked loudly, "Instructor Yang, do you think these spirit peaches can be picked now?"

"It should be fine now, go ahead and pick them!"

Yang Chi responded and immediately flew up to the tree, taking out the jade box he had brought to pick fruit.

Just as he picked four golden peaches, a loud eagle's cry rang out from the sky.

Immediately afterwards, a pale golden figure swooped down and pounced straight down on the purple-veined golden peach tree below.

not good!

Zhou Chun's mind sharpened, and he hurriedly unleashed "Flying Dragon Strike" to strike at the figure.

However, the flying crimson gold claw was directly slapped away by a powerful force.

Fortunately, after Yang Chi realized something was wrong, he instantly erected a silver-white protective shield, protecting himself and the spirit peach tree below.

Ultimately, the figure crashed into the protective barrier and was intercepted.

What they saw was a giant, pale golden eagle with a wingspan of nearly two zhang!

"So it's a Golden-Winged Iron-Feathered Eagle!"

Zhou Chun looked at the pale golden giant eagle and immediately recognized its origins.

The intermediate-level demon beast, the Golden-Winged Iron-Feathered Eagle, is a demon beast evolved from the low-level demon beast, the Iron-Feathered Eagle, and is quite powerful.

Now, this Golden-Winged Iron-Feathered Eagle has grown to a mid-grade second-tier eagle.

Zhou Chun had always known that after Zhou Jiapeng, the sixth elder of the Zhou family, successfully established his foundation, his greatest wish was to cultivate his spirit pet, the Iron Feather Eagle, into a mid-level demon beast, the Golden-Winged Iron Feather Eagle.

"Could it be that this purple-veined golden peach has the effect of evolving low-level demonic beasts?"

Zhou Chun pondered to himself, but hurriedly released the Silver Lightning Python to join forces with Yang Chi to deal with the Golden-Winged Iron Feathered Eagle.

Faced with the combined attack of the two men and the python, the Golden-Winged Iron-Feathered Eagle was quickly outnumbered and fled the battlefield in a sorry state.

After defeating the Golden-Winged Iron-Feathered Eagle, the two quickly packed the remaining spirit peaches into a jade box and stored them in their storage bags.

"Instructor Yang, do you know what the purpose of this purple-veined golden peach is?"

On the way back to the Golden Dragon branch, Zhou Chun couldn't help but ask Yang Chi, who was traveling with him, about the effects of the Purple-Veined Golden Peach.

There are countless exotic fruits in the cultivation world. Even Golden Core cultivators wouldn't dare say they know the effects of all of them.

In any case, Zhou Chun had never heard of the Purple-Veined Golden Peach Tree, a rare and exotic fruit.

When Zhou Chun asked, Yang Chi shook his head and said, "I don't know either. If Instructor Zhou wants to know, we can ask him when we hand the golden peach over to Protector Guan."

"That's true."

Zhou Chun responded with a sound of agreement and then fell silent.

After the two successfully returned to the Golden Dragon branch altar, they went together to the Golden Dragon Hall to report to the Great Protector Guan Cheng.

"Reporting to the Great Protector, your two subordinates have successfully completed their mission and brought back the ripe purple-veined golden peaches."

Inside the Golden Dragon Hall, after Zhou Chun and the other person bowed to Guan Cheng, Yang Chi respectfully explained their purpose.

Upon hearing this, Guan Cheng's face lit up with joy, and he immediately said, "Oh, quickly bring the item here so this protector can take a look."

"Yes."

Yang Chi responded and took out all seven jade boxes from the storage bag, opening them one by one for Guan Cheng to inspect.

"Yes, they are all ripe and of excellent quality."

Guan Cheng briefly examined the spiritual fruits in the jade box, nodded repeatedly, and then swept them all into his storage bag.

Then he looked at the two of them and said, "You have waited for more than five months this time, which is quite a hard job. I will reward each of you with 500 sect contribution points and two low-grade dragon blood spiritual items."

One contribution point in the Hualong Sect is roughly equivalent to one spirit coin, but contribution points can only be obtained by completing sect missions, making them more valuable and useful than spirit coins within the Hualong Sect.

A reward of 500 contribution points is already quite substantial, not to mention the two low-grade dragon blood spirit items.

Therefore, upon hearing Guan Cheng's words, Zhou Chun and his companion were overjoyed and quickly expressed their gratitude, saying, "Your subordinates thank you for your reward, Protector!"

"Alright, you can go and rest now. I will summon you again when I need to use you again."

Guan Cheng nodded slightly and then gave the order to leave.

Upon seeing this, Zhou Chun immediately spoke up, saying, "Please forgive me, Your Excellency, but I have a question that I would like to ask you to answer."

"Oh, what do you want to know?"

Guan Cheng's gaze shifted and landed on Zhou Chun.

Zhou Chun bowed slightly and said, "Guardian, you know I am a rogue cultivator with limited knowledge. I have never heard of the Purple-Veined Golden Peach before. May I ask what its uses are?"

"Hehe, so that's what it is."

Guan Cheng smiled faintly and explained, "The Purple-Veined Golden Peach is just a name I gave it. I don't know its real name either."

"However, the known uses of this exotic fruit are quite clear. Direct consumption has a chance to help some low-level demonic beasts with the metal element evolve and break through, and it can also improve the cultivation level of second-tier demonic beasts or Foundation Establishment cultivators!"

Sure enough!

Zhou Chun thought to himself, then quickly bowed and thanked him, saying, "This subordinate understands, thank you for your explanation, Protector."

Then he and Yang Chi left the Golden Dragon Hall together.

Once outside, he and Yang Chi parted ways and returned to their respective residences.

Even after returning to his residence, Zhou Chun was still thinking about the purple-veined golden peach.

If Guan Cheng's words are true, then this purple-veined golden peach will indeed be of great use to the Zhou family.

Whether it's the Iron Feather Eagle of the Sixth Elder Zhou Jiapeng, or the Vajra Monkey that is currently guarding the Zhongping Hall for the Zhou family, they can all use this item.

Even the Crimson Flame Vajra Monkey might be able to use this Purple-Veined Golden Peach to evolve and break through!

However, now that such a spiritual object has fallen into Guan Cheng's hands, obtaining it will be quite difficult.

However, after careful consideration, Zhou Chun came up with a potentially feasible solution.

"Guan Cheng may have suspicions about me, but he certainly doesn't suspect Lin Hongyu, the Crimson Dragon Protector. If we can get this message back to the family and have the Supreme Elder contact Lin Hongyu to exchange for this item, then everything will be fine!"

With this in mind, Zhou Chun made a plan.

In the time that followed, Zhou Chun visited Yang Chi and other instructors in his spare time, ostensibly to make more friends.

He even contacted some ordinary believers.

While chatting with the priests and followers, he intentionally or unintentionally mentioned the purple-striped golden peaches, describing how enticing the fragrance they emitted when they were ripe, as if showing off his knowledge.

Nobody thinks much about this kind of thing.

After all, it's normal for cultivators to show off their knowledge when chatting casually.

In addition, this matter did not involve sect secrets, and Guan Cheng never said that he forbade others from talking about it.

More than three months later, Guan Cheng summoned Zhou Chun and four other instructors to the Golden Dragon Hall.

In the main hall, Guan Cheng looked at the five Golden Dragon Cult Masters below and said in a deep voice, "In less than a year, it will be Hall Master Li's 800th birthday. At that time, our Golden Dragon branch will celebrate this event in a grand manner, and many elders and protectors of the cult will come to offer their congratulations."

"Therefore, the reason I called you here today is to have you go to the Scaled Frog tribe near Dragon Abyss Marsh to plunder. If you can find some rare aquatic treasures to offer, it will bring honor to the Hall Master and our Golden Dragon Hall."

At this point, his gaze fell upon a long-faced man in the hall, and he said, "This mission will be led by Instructor Guo; the other four instructors will follow his instructions!"

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Zhou Chun and the other five instructors responded in unison and then left the main hall together to make preparations.

Without mentioning how others prepared, Zhou Chun immediately realized upon returning to his residence that this mission was an excellent opportunity to contact his family.

The Golden Dragon Branch Altar is quite far from Dragon Abyss Marsh. When they go to Dragon Abyss Marsh to plunder the Scaled Frog alien race, they will definitely encounter many situations.

If he can manage to slip away for a while, he will be able to reach the contact point he agreed upon with the clan leader Zhou Daoyi, and leave a message and the various spiritual items he has collected during this time.

The next day, Zhou Chun and the other five instructors left the Golden Dragon Branch Altar on two red-eyed dragon vultures and headed to Dragon Abyss Marsh, which was two or three thousand miles away.

Whether intentionally or not, Zhou Chun happened to ride the same horse as Guo, the leader of the expedition.

This Instructor Guo, named Guo Chen, is a confidant of the Great Protector Guan Cheng, and is said to be extremely powerful.

This person seemed to dislike speaking; aside from issuing some orders, he did not take the initiative to chat with Zhou Chun on the way.

But Zhou Chun wanted to find out something from him.

So, showing curiosity, he took the initiative to ask him, "Instructor Guo, what exactly is the Scaled Frog race in Longyuanze? I've only heard of this race living near Longyuanze, but I've never actually seen them before!"

Upon hearing his question, Guo Chen frowned, hesitated for a moment, and then replied in a low voice, "There's not much to say about the Scaled Frog race. They are weak, and the strongest sorcerer in their race is only at the third level. Moreover, they usually hide and dare not face our human cultivators."

"When we go to plunder these scaled frog aliens, we just need to be careful not to kill their second-tier sorcerers too easily."

"Otherwise, without the protection of a second-tier sorcerer, the Scaled Frog tribe would be easily wiped out by the monsters in the Great Swamp, and would no longer be able to collect various aquatic treasures for us!"

Upon hearing his answer, Zhou Chun's expression shifted, and he couldn't help but ask, "Since the Scaled Frog race is so weak, why doesn't our sect tame them all as servants and actively use them to collect aquatic treasures for our sect?"

Upon hearing this, Guo Chen immediately shook his head and said, "I don't know about that. Since the higher-ups in the sect haven't done that, they must have their reasons. We shouldn't speculate."

Zhou Chun, however, understood the warning in his words and nodded slightly, saying, "I understand, thank you for your explanation, Instructor Guo."

Then I didn't ask any more questions.

After flying for four or five days, Zhou Chun and his group arrived at the edge of the vast Longyuan Marsh.

On this side of Longyuanze, the terrain is relatively low and open, with the forest along the shore extending for dozens of miles into the water, and many trees having a portion of their trunks submerged in the water.

The scaled frogs built wooden houses in the forest to live in.

Looking at the sky from above, Zhou Chun estimated that the scaled frog tribe living in the forest numbered in the tens of thousands, making it a large tribe.

"This Lin Hai tribe previously had three second-tier sorcerers; it's unknown how many they still have."

"Now you will come with me. If we can get them to hand over the treasure without fighting, that would be best."

On the back of the Crimson-Eyed Dragon Vulture, Guo Chen surveyed the Scaled Frog tribe in the forest before revealing his plans in a deep voice.

He was in charge of the trip, so no one objected when he said that.

So the two red-eyed vultures, driven by the group, swooped down into the woods.

Quack quack quack—

In the woods, the croaking of frogs suddenly filled the air, followed by the continuous "plop" and "plop" sounds of people falling into the water.

Upon discovering the approaching enemy, the scaled frogs, who are adept at water, immediately chose to seek refuge in the water.

At this moment, Guo Chen leaped off the back of the Crimson-Eyed Dragon Eagle and directly unleashed the "Dragon Transformation Secret Technique," revealing his dragon claws and scales.

Then he took a breath and started croaking like a frog, communicating with the scaled frogs.

This scene surprised Zhou Chun slightly, as if she understood why Guan Cheng had asked Guo Chen to lead the team over.

Not long after, some scaled frogs actually came out of the forest with various aquatic treasures and placed them on an open space on the shore.

Looking around, Zhou Chun saw that the items were all kinds of pearls, jade, minerals, and aquatic herbs, each containing a considerable amount of spiritual power.

He even spotted a fist-sized, blood-red pearl among them. If he wasn't mistaken, it should be one of the many famous treasures of Longyuanze, the "Blood Spirit Pearl," a spiritual object produced by a clam demon called the Blood Spirit Clam, which is extremely precious and rare.

But now these things have been delivered to the shore simply because of Guo Chen's words.

This made Zhou Chun genuinely envious of the resources possessed by the Dragon Transformation Sect.

Just like fishing, if there are only a few fish in the pond, no matter how good your fishing skills, equipment, or bait are, your catch will be limited.

In a fishpond teeming with fish, even a novice can catch a ton of fish with a single cast!

After the various aquatic treasures had been brought ashore by the scaled frog tribe, Guo Chen stepped forward, collected them, and then waved to Zhou Chun and the other three, who had been watching the whole thing, saying, "Let's go, we're going to the next tribe. I heard that tribe recently acquired quite a few good things; hopefully, they'll be as sensible as this Lin Hai tribe!"

Second update delivered! I'll try to finish the first update by noon tomorrow!

(End of this chapter)