Beast Taming Immortal Clan

Chapter 198 Reunion with Lu Ran, Shocking Secret [Please Subscribe]

Accompanied by Daoist Mingxia, Zhou Chun once again embarked on his journey to Longyuanze.

In fact, when Qingweizi decided to let Daoist Mingxia go with him to Longyuanze, she also took the opportunity to ask him about the route he took to escape back.

Zhou Chun naturally wouldn't reveal the secret passage of the underground river, only saying that it was a detour from the wilderness towards Jingguo.

Although the Hualong Sect has established many strongholds near the border of Yunzhou, the area bordering the wilderness and Jingguo is so large that it is impossible to block it.

So, although Qingweizi was curious about how Zhou Chun escaped back to Lanzhou despite being poisoned, she didn't delve into his secrets when she needed his help.

Even if Qingweizi racked her brains, she would never have imagined that there was an underground river in Lanzhou that could lead directly to Longyuanze!

At this time, Zhou Chun and Daoist Mingxia went to Longyuanze again, but they took the route through Biyanze.

The other side of Biyan Marsh is also a wilderness. Although it is a bit far from Longyuan Marsh, it can bypass the heavy troops of the Hualong Sect on the border of Yunzhou, making it more suitable for the two of them to travel.

With the Mingxia Daoist, who wields a fake magic weapon, escorting him, Zhou Chun is certain that nothing will happen to him along the way.

After traveling through the wilderness for about six or seven days, the two arrived at the shore of the vast and blue Dragon Abyss Marsh.

Led by Zhou Chun, the two then walked around the riverbank for two more days before arriving near the old site of the Black Spear tribe.

Fortunately, in order to make the journey easier, Daoist Mingxia borrowed a mid-grade third-tier demon beast, the Wind and Thunder Leopard, from a senior cultivator in the sect as his mount.

Otherwise, after such a long journey with nowhere to resupply, just to replenish mana with pills like the [Rejuvenation Pill], I'd probably need to carry dozens or even hundreds of them!

When Zhou Chun arrived at the old site of the Black Spear Tribe, his expression changed slightly when he saw the mountain wall that had been cleaved in two and had a huge gap blasted out.

Then, pointing to the gap beside him, Mingxia Daoist said, "That's the old site of the Black Spear Tribe. It used to be a complete mountain wall, but now it's turned into this!"

"To cause such widespread destruction with a single strike, it must be the work of a Golden Core cultivator!"

Master Mingxia lingered on the gap for a moment, then spoke his opinion in a deep voice.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chun immediately thought of Li Tianxing, the leader of the Golden Dragon Hall, and knew that it was most likely that the other party had personally taken action.

Mingxia Daoist quickly looked at him and said, "Didn't Fellow Daoist Lu, who possessed the Scaled Frog race, say he would arrange for someone to come and wait for you every day? Fellow Daoist Zhou, why don't you go out and try it now!"

"This junior obeys."

Zhou Chun responded and immediately took to the air, flying over the old site of the Black Spear Tribe.

Then, with his eyes darting around, he looked down at the waters and surrounding forests, trying to find the scaled frog aliens that Lu Ran had arranged.

Unfortunately, after looking for a long time, he still found nothing.

Finally, they could only return to Daoist Mingxia's side and sighed softly, "It's possible that Senior Lu is currently out of control. If that's the case, we're afraid we'll have to wait in this desolate place for quite some time!"

Upon hearing this, Daoist Mingxia calmly replied, "It's alright. As long as the person you mentioned truly exists, waiting two or three years won't be a problem."

It's not hard to tell from her words that Qinglian Temple still harbors doubts about the existence of Lu Ran, as Zhou Chun claimed, and doesn't fully believe her.

But Zhou Chun had a clear conscience, so when he heard her words, he remained silent.

In the days that followed, Zhou Chun would fly into the air every day to expose himself so that the scaled frog aliens arranged by Lu Ran could see him.

The rest of the time he and Daoist Mingxia hid in a cave in the middle of the mountain, reading books and playing with beasts to pass the time.

Fortunately, Zhou Chun had anticipated that this trip might be boring, so he brought out a lot of books from the Zhou family library.

With Daoist Mingxia watching over him, he couldn't meditate or practice secret techniques, so he could only read books.

Zhou Chun carried with him all sorts of informational books containing records of various spiritual herbs, minerals, and rare beasts, as well as basic introductory texts on the four cultivation techniques of weapon crafting, alchemy, talisman making, and array formation.

Time passed slowly, and soon Zhou Chun and Daoist Mingxia had stayed by the Dragon Abyss for a year and a half.

For the past year and a half, Lu Ran has not come knocking on their door, but Zhou Chun has spotted the Scaled Frog aliens coming and going several times.

During this time, he also captured a scaled frog and stuffed a letter he had written into it, hoping that it could deliver the letter to Lu Ran.

Unfortunately, even so, they still hadn't received a reply from Lu Ran.

This made him realize that Lu Ran was most likely out of control and unlikely to come and meet him in the short term.

Fortunately, with the captured scaled frog alien as proof, Daoist Mingxia seemed to believe in Lu Ran's existence and became very patient while waiting.

As a result, in the past year and a half, although Zhou Chun himself did not make any progress in cultivation or secret techniques, he read extensively and his knowledge increased greatly.

Moreover, in the past year and a half, the Golden-Winged Tiger, thanks to its excellent feeding and nurturing, has not only grown in size but has also improved its cultivation to a mid-grade first rank comparable to a fifth-level Qi Refining cultivator.

At this point, the Golden-Winged Tiger was barely capable of serving as a flying spirit pet, carrying Zhou Chun around.

After the Silver Lightning Python consumed several Demon Spirit Pills, its growth rate accelerated significantly. Zhou Chun felt that if he could continue feeding it Demon Spirit Pills, it would definitely reach the second-tier mid-grade level before him.

Therefore, Zhou Chun did not come away empty-handed during this year and a half.

On this day, when Zhou Chun reappeared above the old site of the Black Spear Tribe, a scaled frog alien sorcerer quickly emerged from underwater and croaked loudly at him.

Upon seeing this, Zhou Chun was overjoyed and quickly flew down to make contact with the other party.

The scaled frog alien sorcerer simply tossed him a jade slip, then dove into the water and vanished instantly.

This is……

Zhou Chun looked at the jade slip in his hand, his eyes flickering with hesitation. After a moment, he suppressed his doubts and did not examine it immediately. Instead, he put it away and flew to the shore.

This scene, witnessed by Daoist Mingxia in the shadows, made him nod in approval, quite pleased with Zhou Chun's sensible nature.

She quickly took the jade slip from Zhou Chun's hand and began to examine the information inside.

Then Zhou Chun saw her expression change drastically, turning gloomy.

After what seemed like an eternity, she finally took a deep breath and calmed herself down.

Then he handed the jade slip to Zhou Chun and said, "Take a look for yourself!"

Zhou Chun was already very curious about the contents, so he didn't bother with formalities and accepted the jade slip to examine it.

Upon seeing this, he quickly understood why Daoist Mingxia's expression had been so unpleasant earlier.

It turns out that Lu Ran somehow discovered the existence of Daoist Mingxia, and then sternly warned Daoist Mingxia in the letter that if he wanted to complete the transaction, he should go through Zhou Chun as an intermediary, otherwise he would never appear within Daoist Mingxia's perception range.

Clearly, Lu Ran didn't believe that Qinglian Temple would trade with him, a former protector of the Hualong Sect, on an equal footing. He was worried that if he met Mingxia Daoist, the latter would take him down and bring him back to Qinglian Temple.

However, this made Zhou Chun very comfortable.

Once Qinglian Temple can no longer directly contact Lu Ran, he, as the middleman, will have many options, and there's no need to worry about Qinglian Temple discarding him after using him!

Of course, no matter how happy he was inside, he dared not show it on his face.

Instead, his expression changed slightly as he hurriedly explained to Daoist Mingxia, "Senior Mingxia, please understand! I absolutely did not reveal your existence in the slightest, and this matter has absolutely nothing to do with me!"

"You don't need to explain anything; I know all of this."

Master Mingxia waved his hand, indicating that he did not suspect him.

Then, in a low voice, he said, "But I am also puzzled as to how that fellow discovered me? With his abilities, there's no way he could have detected my presence when I was concealing my aura with the Heaven-Concealing Pearl!"

The "Heaven-Concealing Pearl" she mentioned is the secret treasure that Qingweizi had previously mentioned, capable of concealing one's aura. It is an extremely precious third-grade high-quality magic artifact.

This treasure is said to be so effective at concealing one's aura that it can even fool ordinary Golden Core cultivators.

Zhou Chun and she traversed the wilderness without hindrance, and this treasure played a crucial role in that.

For the past year and a half, she had been activating this magical artifact to conceal Zhou Chun's and her own aura.

But no matter how many doubts she had, she could no longer change the established facts.

Lu Ran's refusal to see her meant that Qing Weizi's ideal outcome could not be achieved.

If they want to obtain more secrets of the Dragon Transformation Sect from Lu Ran, they will have to resort to another plan.

After a moment of contemplation, she took out several items and handed them to Zhou Chun.

"This jade slip contains a secret technique to alleviate the difficulties encountered by that Fellow Daoist Lu, and the pills in the pill bottle can also help him regain his senses when he is in a state of loss of control."

"This magical artifact is called the Mystic Light Recording Mirror. When you are talking to Lu Ran, you should summon it and let it circulate around your body. In this way, it can record the scene and content of your conversation."

"This talisman is a high-grade third-tier defensive talisman. If Lu Ran intends to attack you, you can activate it to protect yourself, and I will promptly come to your rescue!"

As Mingxia Daoist handed several items to Zhou Chun, he explained their uses.

Clearly, this was all planned in advance.

Upon seeing this, Zhou Chun quickly replied solemnly, "Please rest assured, senior, I will definitely follow your instructions strictly."

"I am naturally at ease with you, Fellow Daoist Zhou, in your work."

Master Mingxia gave him a deep look and smiled faintly.

After Zhou Chun refined the Xuan Guang Recalling Mirror artifact for a while, he left the cave and went to the sky above Longyuan Marsh.

There, a second-tier scaled frog alien sorcerer had been waiting for him for a long time.

At this moment, led by the second-tier scaled frog alien sorcerer, he headed directly into the depths of Dragon Abyss.

Judging from this, Lu Ran has chosen to hold the meeting and transaction deep within the Dragon Abyss Marsh.

When Daoist Mingxia saw this scene from afar, his expression also turned slightly gloomy.

Meanwhile, after Zhou Chun followed that second-tier scaled frog alien sorcerer for over a hundred miles into the Dragon Abyss Swamp, the opponent suddenly changed direction and began to move sideways again.

This made his expression slightly tense, as if he had realized something.

Sure enough, he was then carried by that second-tier scaled frog alien for over a thousand miles, during which time he encountered attacks from second-tier demonic beasts multiple times.

But this time he even brought out the Golden Armored Rock Turtle, so a mere second-tier demon beast was naturally no match for him.

After many battles along the way, Zhou Chun finally met Lu Ran on another island.

This island was much smaller than the one he had stayed on before, and there were no other scaled frog aliens on the island besides Lu Ran.

Clearly, this was just a temporary meeting place chosen by Lu Ran.

Upon seeing Zhou Chun approach, Lu Ran grinned at him and said, "It's been two or three years since we last met. Fellow Daoist Zhou, how have you been?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chun gave a wry smile and said, "That's really not good. I almost died in this Dragon Abyss Swamp last time!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Ran asked in surprise, "What makes you say that, fellow Daoist? Could it be that you have encountered a protector of the Dragon Transformation Sect?"

"That's absolutely right!"

Zhou Chun sighed and immediately recounted the incident of being chased by the three protectors of the Golden Dragon Hall.

After listening to his story, Lu Ran was at a loss for words.

While Zhou Chun was considered lucky, he was first chased by a cultivator at the Purple Mansion stage, and then ambushed by a third-tier demonic beast.

You could say Zhou Chun was unlucky, but he managed to return to his family and get a Golden Core cultivator to treat him.

In the end, he could only comfort Zhou Chun, saying, "Fellow Daoist Zhou, don't worry. After this transaction, I, Lu, will personally escort you ashore."

"Speaking of this transaction, I should first give Senior Lu a heads-up, so as not to cause any misunderstanding."

As Zhou Chun spoke, he recounted how Daoist Mingxia had given him the Mysterious Light Retention Mirror.

After hearing what he said, Lu Ran immediately nodded and replied, "No problem, I agree to this."

"Let's begin then."

After Zhou Chun finished speaking, he summoned the Xuan Guang Recalling Mirror, which released a hazy white light that enveloped the area where he and Lu Ran were.

Then, with a serious expression, she looked at Lu Ran and said, "Senior Lu, after learning about your request, Senior Qingweizi of Qinglian Temple has found a good solution for you. But I wonder what you are willing to give in exchange?"

"Then let me first explain how the Dragon Transformation Sect helps the Flood Dragon Clan cultivate fifth-tier Flood Dragons!"

Lu Ran glanced at the Xuan Guang Recall Mirror floating above his head and spoke in a low voice about an important secret.

"The Dragon Transformation Sect and the Flood Dragon Clan have reached a pact. First, the Flood Dragon Clan will provide third- or fourth-order Flood Dragons with the potential to advance to the fifth rank for the Dragon Transformation Sect leader and deputy leader to form a pact. Then, all sect members, envoys, and protectors will use the spiritual blood of these Flood Dragons to cultivate the 'Dragon Transformation Secret Technique'."

"During this period, any cultivators of the Dragon Transformation Sect whose lifespan was about to run out after practicing the Dragon Transformation Secret Technique, or cultivators who could no longer serve the sect due to some serious injury or disability, would be secretly fed to that dragon to nourish their bodies."

"When the dragon grows to the fourth-tier high-grade level and faces the hurdle of breaking through to the fifth tier, the Dragon Transformation Sect will use one or more Golden Core stage cultivators who have cultivated the 'Dragon Transformation Secret Technique' with the dragon's spiritual blood as nourishment to help the dragon break through!"

"Because its physique has already been deeply transformed by the dragon's spiritual blood, and it also has the Golden Core, representing the Dao fruit of immortal cultivation, as nourishment, this kind of Golden Core cultivator is an excellent tonic for a fourth-tier dragon, enough to help it break through its shackles and advance to a higher realm!"

"Over the past eight hundred years, the Dragon Transformation Sect has used this method to cultivate numerous fifth-tier dragons for the dragon race!"

"As a result, the Flood Dragon Clan bestowed upon the Dragon Transformation Sect a large amount of cultivation resources to support its members' cultivation!"

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