Beast Taming Immortal Clan

Chapter 230 Driven by greed, the opportunity for victory emerges [Please subscribe]

In a seven-on-five situation, after the Zhou family killed one late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator and one early-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, the late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator from the Dragon Transformation Sect who had previously escaped with his life immediately fled again without saying a word.

As soon as he ran away, the other four, intimidated by Zhou Chun's fierce power, dared not linger and immediately scattered like birds.

The Zhou family members, worried about Zhou Chongshan's safety, had no intention of pursuing the others and quickly gathered around Zhou Chongshan to check on his injuries.

"Don't worry, I'm fine and won't die anytime soon."

Zhou Chongshan took a healing pill and applied ointment to his wound. He then waved his hand, indicating that everyone should not worry about him.

However, his pale face made it impossible for anyone to feel truly at ease.

After observing him for a while, Zhou Chun softly advised, "Second Elder, please don't participate in the battle anymore. Just rest on my Golden Armor Rock Tortoise's back!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhou Daoquan nodded in agreement, saying, "Zheng Chun is right. Second Elder, your health is important. You should rest well."

Upon seeing this, Zhou Jiarui and Zhou Jiapeng also offered words of comfort.

"Alright, then I'll take a rest first. You'll have to work hard."

Looking at the four people with worried expressions, Zhou Chongshan finally nodded and stopped trying to be brave.

So Zhou Chun had the Golden-Armored Rock Turtle carry Zhou Chongshan in flight, and the group continued their journey, charging towards the gap they had entered through.

At this time, many Jingguo cultivators, like them, rushed into various places of the Black Dragon branch altar to burn, kill, and loot, and fires and thick smoke rose in many places in the mountains.

Fortunately, the Black Dragon branch altar has a unique terrain, with each mountain peak separated by rivers; otherwise, if the fire had spread from all sides, it would have burned most of the mountain gate to the ground.

Meanwhile, the cultivators of the Hualong Sect also became firefighters, chasing and intercepting the cultivators who rushed into the mountain gate.

But they were already outnumbered by the Jingguo cultivators, so how could they possibly ensure that not a single one was missed?

Moreover, the base of the protective array still needs to be guarded.

So when Zhou Chun and his group returned, there were not many cultivators from both sides fighting near the breach. The cultivators from both sides had dispersed and opened up small battlefields in various places to fight.

The fiercest fighting took place precisely at the locations of those array bases.

"Eleventh Uncle, you escort the Second Elder back to the main camp first, while we stay here to meet the Supreme Elder."

Zhou Chun glanced around, observing the situation on each battlefield, and quickly made new arrangements.

Upon hearing his arrangement, Zhou Chongshan frowned and said, "It's not appropriate to retreat now. If we're investigated, this would be considered desertion in the face of battle!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chun immediately shook his head and said, "Our Zhou family's leading the charge earlier is enough to prove that we are not cowards. Furthermore, the enemy cultivators' corpses and belongings we captured serve as evidence. No one can say anything against us!"

"Besides, Second Elder, you are indeed seriously injured; it is perfectly reasonable for you to retreat at this time!"

After speaking, Zhou Daoquan nodded and said, "Zheng Chun is right. Only with your safe departure, Second Elder, can we have no worries."

The implication is that if Zhou Chongshan stayed behind at this point, it would actually reduce the team's combat effectiveness.

This left Zhou Chongshan speechless.

He could only sigh softly and say, "Alright, then I'll take my leave first. Please be careful!"

Then, escorted by Zhou Jiarui, they withdrew from the Black Dragon Branch Altar.

After witnessing the two of them successfully withdraw, Zhou Chun and the other two observed the battlefield and immediately charged towards a nearby battlefield.

Near a mountain peak inside the Black Dragon Branch Altar, eight Foundation Establishment cultivators from the Jing Kingdom and seven Foundation Establishment cultivators from the Hualong Sect were engaged in fierce combat.

Despite having a numerical advantage, the Jingguo cultivators didn't gain much advantage because the seven Foundation Establishment cultivators from the Dragon Transformation Sect were in better condition, and there were also more than twenty Qi Refining cultivators assisting them. They only managed to kill some Qi Refining cultivators when they had the chance.

Just then, a loud shout suddenly came from outside the battlefield.

"Fellow Daoist Wang, Fellow Daoist Sun, I, Zhou, am here to help you!"

Before the words were finished, a heroic young man in a golden robe rode a giant silver python and flew through the air, followed by a middle-aged man riding a crane and an eagle on either side.

Upon seeing this, Wang Zhixiong, who was engaged in a fierce battle with a powerful enemy, was overjoyed and immediately responded loudly, "Thank you for your help, fellow Daoists of the Zhou family! I, Wang, am very grateful!"

It turns out that these eight Foundation Establishment cultivators from Jingguo were from the Wang family of Red Medicine Valley and the Sun family of Golden Maple Ridge.

Knowing that their strength was no match for the Zhou family, the cultivators from both families banded together after storming into the Black Dragon branch altar.

Zhou Chun had been looking around when he saw Wang Zhixiong using a secret technique he had used at the "Hundred Clans Conference" across several mountain peaks. This led him to discover their presence and promptly bring his men over to help.

At this moment, as the three members of the Zhou family charged into the battlefield, three of the seven Foundation Establishment cultivators of the Dragon Transformation Sect were quickly killed, and the remaining four were so frightened that they fled in panic.

Seeing this, the three members of the Zhou family and Wang Zhixiong and others did not give chase, but instead landed on the ground and began to exchange information about their respective situations.

During their conversation, Wang Zhixiong pointed to a majestic peak not far away and said, "There's a cave on that mountain, protected by an array. It's very likely the cave of a protector of the Dragon Transformation Sect. Fellow Daoist Zhou, would you be interested in joining us to investigate?"

After he finished speaking, Zhou Chun keenly noticed that the other Foundation Establishment cultivators from the Wang family and the cultivators from the Sun family were somewhat displeased, but due to his status and the favor he had received from the Zhou family earlier, they remained silent.

Seeing this, Zhou Chun's mind raced, and he quickly shook his head, saying, "Since this is an opportunity for you, Fellow Daoist Wang, then I, Zhou, will not take it from you. We should seek another opportunity!"

Unexpectedly, Wang Zhixiong continued to invite him sincerely, saying, "Fellow Daoist Zhou, you are too kind. Just for your help earlier, you should rightfully share in the benefits within the cave. Besides, the caves of Purple Mansion cultivators are protected by extraordinary formations. With just a few of us, I'm afraid it would be difficult to break through the protective formations in a short time!"

"I appreciate Fellow Daoist Wang's kindness, but I really don't need it."

Zhou Chun shook his head and declined the offer again.

Seeing his firm refusal, Wang Zhixiong did not try to persuade him further. He immediately gave Zhou Chun two of the three fallen Dragon Transformation Sect cultivators' corpses as a token of gratitude for their assistance.

This time, Zhou Chun did not refuse. After packing up his things, he left with his men.

As soon as Zhou Chun and the others left, a Wang family cultivator behind Wang Zhixiong complained to him with a dissatisfied look, "Clan leader, why did you insist on inviting Zhou Zhengchun? We were the ones who discovered that cave, why let them get a share!"

Upon hearing this, Wang Zhixiong's eye twitched, but he didn't answer the family elder's question. Instead, he turned to Sun Zhongping, the head of the Sun family, and asked, "Fellow Daoist Sun, what do you say?"

Upon hearing this, Sun Zhongping immediately shook his head and said, "I have nothing to say. After the war is over, I will personally visit Fellow Daoist Zhou to express my gratitude."

"How about we go together then?"

Wang Zhixiong nodded and then made an appointment with them.

Sun Zhongping naturally agreed without hesitation.

Then Wang Zhixiong waved his hand and led everyone to the location of the cave.

However, he did not respond to the Wang family elder's complaints from beginning to end.

This disregard made the elder of the Wang family look very unpleasant.

With outsiders present, he couldn't say anything more outrageous that would make him a laughingstock, so he could only hold his breath and follow.

Little did he know that Wang Zhixiong didn't bother with him because there were outsiders present.

Otherwise, I would be so angry that I would curse him out.

On the other side, after Zhou Chun and the others left, Zhou Jiapeng said with a displeased expression, "Those guys from the Wang family are truly heartless. We went to help them out of kindness, but they still treat us with such suspicion, as if we only helped them for their own benefit!"

He naturally noticed the wariness of those Wang family cultivators, but he simply didn't want to show it openly before.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chun calmly replied, "Fellow Daoist Wang Zhixiong has some vision. With him in the Wang family, things won't be too bad!"

"There are plenty of people in the cultivation world who would abandon morality for personal gain; there's no need to get angry over those guys."

Zhou Daoquan also chimed in, not taking the reactions of the Wang family cultivators to heart.

After they said that, Zhou Jiapeng couldn't keep pressing the matter, as that would only make him seem petty.

So he changed the subject and asked, "Where do we go next?"

"Judging by the time, we've been here for over half an hour. Just to be safe, let's not wander around anymore. Let's go check on the Supreme Elder and the others first!"

After a moment's thought, Zhou Chun shared his opinion.

After speaking, he turned to Zhou Daoquan and asked, "Third Elder, what is your opinion?"

"I have no opinion, you make the decision, Masayuki."

Zhou Daoquan shook his head, indicating that he had no objection.

Zhou Jiapeng, of course, would not object.

Therefore, the three of them immediately changed direction and headed towards where Zhou Mingde was.

Compared to Foundation Establishment cultivators like Zhou Chun who have freedom of movement, Purple Mansion cultivators like Zhou Mingde don't have that much freedom.

They all received orders to launch a full-scale attack on the base of the Black Dragon Branch Altar's protective formation, and to destroy two or three of the bases so that the protective formation could no longer operate smoothly.

However, the Hualong Sect also attaches great importance to the protection of the array bases, with almost all the guardians stationed at various array bases.

Although the protective formation had been breached, a formation of this level could still exert considerable power as long as it was not completely destroyed.

With the help of the array's power, the Dragon Transformation Sect protectors, even though outnumbered by far fewer than the Purple Mansion stage cultivators on the Jing Kingdom's side, still managed to firmly defend the array's foundation.

When Zhou Chun and his group arrived near the battlefield where Zhou Mingde was, they saw Zhou Mingde and eight other Purple Mansion stage cultivators fiercely attacking a black light barrier.

Inside the black light barrier, four guardians of the Dragon Transformation Sect guarded the four directions, constantly using magical artifacts and spells to resist the attacks of Zhou Mingde and the others, firmly protecting the black banner in the center that was more than ten feet tall.

That black light shield was formed from the power of the black banner.

After observing from a distance for a while, Zhou Chun realized that while Zhou Mingde and the others' attacks weren't entirely ineffective against the light barrier, they weren't very effective either.

He estimated that without the intervention of stronger forces, the chances of Zhou Mingde and his group breaking through the light barrier were probably less than one in ten.

After observing for a while, he couldn't help but shake his head and say, "It's a pity that the Second Elder is injured. Otherwise, if he were here, he might be able to provide some useful advice to the Supreme Elder and the others!"

Zhou Chongshan's mastery of formations was extremely high. The reason they were able to break the formation and harvest spiritual herbs so easily before was largely due to him finding the flaws in the formation's operation.

Unfortunately, he is now seriously injured and has withdrawn from the battle.

"Just wait and see. As long as the Supreme Elder is alright, we just need to take care of ourselves."

As Zhou Chun spoke, he stuffed a Rejuvenation Pill into his mouth and silently refined the pill to restore his magical power.

Seeing this, Zhou Daoquan and Zhou Jiapeng followed suit.

After waiting for about 15 minutes, a powerful aura suddenly startled Zhou Chun and the other two.

They looked up and saw a giant golden axe, driven by a burly man from the Moon Wheel Cult, slashing fiercely at the black light barrier.

With just this one move, cracks appeared on the black light shield that had previously been unbreakable.

But as the black banner inside swayed slightly, a beam of black light fell onto the light shield, quickly repairing the cracks.

"They even used talismans?"

Zhou Chun stared at the golden giant axe and instantly recognized its origin.

As if they had planned it together, soon after the golden giant axe appeared, a Taoist from the Qinglian Temple also summoned a flying sword talisman, which transformed into a silver flying sword and launched a fierce attack on the black light shield.

Under the attack of the axe and the sword, the repair speed of the cracks on the black light shield could not keep up with the speed of the cracking.

Cracks kept appearing, as if the black light shield might shatter at any moment.

Upon seeing this, the four protectors of the Hualong Sect inside also changed their expressions drastically.

Then, one of the Dragon Transformation Sect protectors immediately took out a talisman and activated it, which transformed into a black coiled dragon iron staff and clashed with the golden giant axe.

With one less talisman attacking, the black light shield stabilized again.

But just then, a deafening roar suddenly rang out from somewhere in the distance.

Then the black banner inside the black light shield dimmed, as if it had been affected by something, and it stopped releasing black light to repair the light shield.

good chance!

Upon seeing this scene, Zhou Mingde and the others' eyes lit up.

Then, two Purple Mansion cultivators took out their third-tier magic talismans and launched them at the black light shield. The Qinglian Temple Taoist, who was wielding a silver flying sword talisman, pushed the power of the talisman to its maximum, and it landed heavily on the black light shield like a silver meteor.

Bang!

With a loud bang, the black light shield was finally shattered by the silver flying sword talisman.

"Destroy that banner first!"

A loud shout came from the Purple Mansion cultivator wielding the golden giant axe, and then several third-order magic weapons slammed into the black banner planted on the array base.

This is the second update today. Tomorrow's first update might not be until 1 or 2 PM. I'll try to maintain two updates a day!

(End of this chapter)