Beast Taming Immortal Clan

Chapter 245 All Efforts Failed, Corpses Buried in the Barren Mountains [Please Subscribe]

Jinji Mountain.

It was dusk, and the sun was already setting in the west, about to disappear completely.

However, the air on Golden Rooster Mountain was thick with the stench of blood, and all the wild animals and birds had long since fled.

The mountains were littered with the corpses of dead demonic beasts, and cultivators were gouging out their eyes, beheading them, removing their gallbladders, ripping out their hearts, and skinning them—the methods were extremely cruel.

With so many monster corpses, it was impossible to transport them away. Zhou Chun could only have his men remove the more important materials or organs that could prove their identities from them first, and then deal with them later.

Of course, he wouldn't interfere if those rogue cultivators wanted to collect the monster corpses.

They worked tirelessly until the moon rose, finally managing to process the corpses of the thousands of demonic beasts to ensure their battle merits wouldn't be deducted due to a lack of supporting evidence.

It was at this time that Zhou Daoyi returned, riding a blue dragon with the Fire God Jackal.

"Chieftain, you've finally returned. How did the battle go?"

Looking at Zhou Daoyi's return, Zhou Chun didn't hold back and immediately asked him about his gains.

Hearing this, Zhou Daoyi said with some frustration, "They all escaped; we didn't manage to kill a single one!"

Then he went on to explain the situation in detail.

It turns out that after he led the Fire God Jackal out in pursuit, he originally intended to concentrate his forces to surround and kill the one-horned fire wolf.

Just as the One-Horned Fire Wolf had its eye on the Fire God Jackal's demon core, Zhou Daoyi also coveted the One-Horned Fire Wolf's demon core.

If the Fire God Jackal can devour the demon core and corpse of the One-Horned Fire Wolf, it will have a high probability of advancing to a mid-grade third-tier demon beast.

But the One-Horned Fire Wolf, being a mid-grade third-tier demonic beast, and aided by that dark blue-black giant eagle, was not so easy to kill.

Although Zhou Daoyi and his group severely injured it, it still managed to escape back to the main force of the beast tide.

Moreover, this battle also exposed the existence of the Azure Dragon.

After listening to Zhou Daoyi's account, Zhou Chun felt deeply sorry for the Fire God Jackal.

As for a third-tier demon beast like the Fire God Jackal, since the Zhou family can no longer provide it with pills that can increase its cultivation, its growth rate is actually not much faster than that of a third-tier demon beast in the wild.

Therefore, it is normal for someone to not make much progress in their cultivation over a hundred years.

It's a real pity that we've managed to find a mid-grade third-tier demonic beast that perfectly matches our affinity with it.

However, Zhou Chun didn't show his regret. Instead, he comforted Zhou Daoyi, saying, "Even if the rabbit runs away, its burrow is still there. As long as it's still in the beast tide, we still have a chance to kill it!"

"Yes, there's still a chance!"

Zhou Daoyi nodded, then comforted the injured Vulcan before inquiring about Zhou Chun and the others' gains.

"The harvest this time was enormous. Five second-tier demonic beasts were killed, and a total of more than 1,400 first-tier demonic beasts were killed. The number of demonic beasts that escaped should be less than 500, and most of them fled in the direction they came from."

Zhou Chun paused slightly at this point before continuing, "As for our losses, nine cultivators perished in the jaws of demonic beasts during the pursuit, and thirteen were injured. Two members of our family were also injured."

After hearing his answer, Zhou Daoyi nodded slightly and said, "This loss is acceptable. Remember to collect the belongings and ashes of the fallen cultivators and hand them over to Qinglian Temple for disposal after the battle."

"Rest assured, clan leader, I have already done so."

Zhou Chun responded, then continued, "But what should we do with all these monster corpses covering the mountain? If we just leave them to rot or be eaten by wild animals, I'm afraid many more monsters will breed. It would be a waste to burn them!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Daoyi immediately knew that he must have a plan, so he asked directly, "Then, Zhengchun, what are your thoughts?"

Zhou Chun didn't keep him in suspense and immediately replied, "This junior is thinking, could we find a place to build an ice cave and temporarily freeze these monster corpses inside? After the beast tide passes, we can transport these monster corpses back to the clan to be made into beast food!"

Unprocessed monster meat is generally not eaten by cultivators.

However, the Zhou family could process it into animal food to feed the demonic beasts in their family.

The corpses of over a thousand demonic beasts were enough to feed all the demonic beasts raised by the Zhou family for a period of time.

Therefore, in Zhou Chun's view, these monster corpses were also a considerable gain.

After hearing his plan, Zhou Daoyi quickly nodded in agreement, saying, "That's a good idea. As for making some ice, we can all handle that."

After saying that, he instructed Zhou Chun to lead people into the mountains to find a suitable place to build an ice cave.

With the help of divine sense, Zhou Chun soon found a natural shady spot, released the Golden Armored Rock Turtle, and asked Zhou Daoquan to send out the Earth Armored Bear for help.

The two second-tier earth-elemental demonic beasts worked together and, in less than half a night, dug a giant pit in the ground large enough to hold the corpses of thousands of demonic beasts.

Then Zhou Daoyi arrived, and with the assistance of Zhou Chun and Zhou Daoquan, the three of them worked together to cast a spell, directly using magic to freeze the spring water into ice blocks and spread them to the bottom of the giant pit. Then they threw the monster's corpse into the pit and covered it with another layer of ice.

After laying several layers, the corpses of thousands of demonic beasts were buried in the giant pit.

After the final sealing of the pit was completed, Zhou Daoyi specially instructed the Azure Dragon to leave a strong dragon aura above the giant pit to deter any wild beasts or monsters that might come to steal the corpses.

By the time I finished doing all this, it was already evening of the next day.

Just then, Qing Lingzi's communication talisman was also sent to Zhou Daoyi.

After reading the message, Zhou Daoyi said to Zhou Chun and Zhou Daoquan with a solemn expression, "Senior Qing Lingzi said that the Wang family is in dire need of help and we must immediately move our troops there to provide assistance!"

"I remember the Wang family, besides Senior Wang, also had Senior Yang from Lianzhou, right? Could it be that even two cultivators at the Purple Mansion stage couldn't hold onto a single stronghold?"

A look of surprise flashed across Zhou Chun's face; he was also somewhat taken aback by the news.

"The message didn't say much about the specifics, but just be extra careful."

Zhou Daoyi shook his head slightly and immediately ordered the entire army to set off.

So, apart from a few seriously wounded who were left behind to recover, Zhou Chun and his hundred-man team quickly dismantled their formation and headed towards the location where the Wang family was stationed.

Saving lives is a matter of utmost urgency, and at this moment, Zhou Daoyi and Zhou Chun had no intention of keeping a low profile.

They used the Azure Dragon and the Silver Lightning Python as transport vehicles, carrying over seventy Qi Refining stage cultivators at full capacity. The remaining Qi Refining stage cultivators were carried by Zhou Daoquan's Crimson Flame Crane and the three Foundation Establishment cultivators themselves.

In less than three hours, they arrived near the Wang family's garrison stronghold, which was hundreds of miles away.

It was already late at night, but the location of the Wang family's stronghold was still brightly lit and filled with constant booming sounds, as they were being attacked by a horde of beasts.

After Zhou Daoyi opened his Dharma Eyes in the sky and looked in that direction for a while, his gaze narrowed slightly.

"No wonder the Wang family called for help so quickly; this small group of beasts actually contains a high-grade third-tier fox demon and a low-grade third-tier cat demon!"

He withdrew his gaze and solemnly recounted his discovery.

Just then, the third-tier high-grade fox demon seemed to notice something and suddenly turned its gaze toward them.

When the fox demon saw the azure dragon and the fire god jackal flying in the sky from twenty or thirty miles away, a human-like solemnity flashed in its eyes.

Immediately, a piercing fox cry rang out, and the beast horde attacking the Wang family's stronghold suddenly fell silent, ceasing their attack abruptly.

Then, the beast tide began to disperse amidst the orderly crowing of foxes, breaking into small teams based on species such as wolves, bears, and bulls.

This scene left Zhou Daoyi slightly stunned.

Then, as if realizing something, he suddenly exclaimed, "Oh no! That cunning beast is trying to run away!"

After speaking, he instructed Zhou Chun and Zhou Daoquan, "Daoquan, Zhengchun, you two take men to hunt down those scattered and fleeing demonic beasts, and try your best to prevent them from heading inland. I'll go and see if I can capture those two third-tier demonic beasts!"

He then instructed the Azure Dragon and the Fire God Jackal to put the cultivators on their backs down to the ground, and then quickly led the two beasts to charge towards the third-tier high-grade demon fox.

At the same time, Wang Guangping and Yang Zhenxiong, two cultivators at the Purple Mansion stage who were originally struggling to defend the stronghold, also spotted Zhou Daoyi.

Seeing this, Wang Guangping's eyes flickered, and she immediately said to Yang Zhenxiong beside her, "It's the Zhou family's fellow Daoist who has come to help. Let's go out and meet Fellow Daoist Zhou."

"That's how it should be."

Yang Zhenxiong responded and immediately rushed out of the stronghold with Wang Guangping.

As soon as the two of them came out, they heard Zhou Daoyi shout in a deep voice, "Fellow Daoist Wang, Fellow Daoist Yang, quickly send your family's juniors to intercept those small groups of demonic beasts. Don't let them wander into the inland areas behind the border, or the consequences will be endless!"

Upon hearing this, both Wang Guangping and Yang Zhenxiong's expressions changed. Wang Guangping reacted quickly, replying, "Thank you for the reminder, Fellow Daoist Zhou. I'll have someone do it right away!"

After saying that, she turned to Yang Zhenxiong and said, "Fellow Daoist Yang, you should personally lead the men to intercept and kill those demonic beasts. I will go and help Fellow Daoist Zhou deal with that fox demon!"

"Then, Fellow Daoist Wang, please be extra careful."

Yang Zhenxiong also realized the seriousness of the situation. After giving a reminder, he hurriedly returned to the stronghold to arrange for people to go out and pursue them. He himself also chased after the fleeing second-tier demonic beasts at top speed.

Meanwhile, Zhou Chun and Zhou Daoquan each led a team to hunt down the scattered monsters outside the Wang family stronghold.

This time, in order to take care of the Qi Refining stage cultivators in the team, Zhou Chun and Zhou Daoquan left the Golden Armored Rock Turtle and Earth Armored Bear with the team, so that they could follow the Qi Refining stage cultivators and defend against any possible second-tier demonic beasts.

Then the two of them, one riding a python and the other a crane, each mounted their spirit pets and began to hunt down the scattered second-tier demonic beasts.

This chase lasted almost the entire night.

By the time it was fully light, Zhou Chun and his servant, Bai Bai, were both too exhausted to move.

That night, the master and servant killed two more second-tier low-grade demonic beasts, and the number of first-tier demonic beasts they killed exceeded two hundred.

Although the enemies they encountered were not particularly strong, the intense pursuit still exhausted both master and servant's magical power, leaving them unable to continue searching for and hunting other demonic beasts.

Fortunately, Zhou Chun still had the Golden-Winged Tiger as a backup spirit beast.

After he put the exhausted Silver Lightning Python into his spirit beast bag, he had the Golden-Winged Tiger carry him back to the Wang family's stronghold to rest.

Upon returning to the stronghold, Zhou Chun discovered that, apart from the two Foundation Establishment cultivators from the Yang family who remained to guard the stronghold due to injuries, he was actually the first Foundation Establishment cultivator to return.

However, the Qi Refining stage cultivators, due to their limited magical power, returned shortly after chasing after them. Now they are either meditating to heal their injuries or meditating to recover their magical power.

Meanwhile, the Golden-Armored Rock Turtle had already followed Zhou Xinlan back to the stronghold.

Seeing this, Zhou Chun greeted the two Foundation Establishment cultivators from the Yang family and then released the Silver Lightning Python. The two of them slowly rested and recovered.

After Zhou Chun had been meditating for about two hours, Zhou Daoquan and the Foundation Establishment cultivators from the Wang and Yang families all returned, leaving only three Purple Mansion stage cultivators still missing.

However, the Zhou family members had complete confidence in their patriarch and were not too worried about the matter.

Sure enough, about four hours after Zhou Chun returned to the stronghold, the three Purple Mansion stage cultivators returned together.

They also brought back the corpse of a third-tier cat demon that was as big as a tiger.

It was a rather rare blue-eyed raccoon, which was abandoned by the third-tier high-grade fox demon when it was running away and died in the siege of three Purple Mansion cultivators.

Because Zhou Daoyi had contributed the most, and the Zhou family had come specifically to help, Wang Guangping and Yang Zhenxiong didn't dare to fight over the most important inner core. They simply shared the cat demon's corpse.

However, while the gains this time were substantial, the potential consequences were equally significant.

Many monsters took advantage of the chaos last night to escape into the inland areas behind the border, making it difficult to capture them all at once.

Next, I fear that many ordinary people in the rear will suffer from the attacks of these monsters.

But that's not something Zhou Chun and his group can handle right now; they don't have the time or energy to search for those monsters everywhere.

Therefore, after understanding the situation, Zhou Daoyi immediately looked at Wang Guangping and Yang Zhenxiong and said, "Fellow Daoist Wang, Fellow Daoist Yang, this matter should be reported to Senior Qinglingzi in time, and left to Senior Qinglingzi to make a decision."

"Fellow Daoist Zhou is right. We will immediately send a message to Senior Qing Lingzi to report the details."

Wang Guangping and Yang Zhenxiong exchanged a glance and immediately sent a message to Qing Lingzi, reporting the situation on their end.

Not long after, Qing Lingzi's reply reached Wang Guangping.

After reading the reply, Wang Guangping quickly looked up at Zhou Daoyi and Yang Zhenxiong and said, "Senior Qinglingzi instructed us to send one Foundation Establishment cultivator and twenty Qi Refining cultivators to the rear to pursue and eliminate the rampaging demonic beasts. The rest of us, except for the seriously wounded, will all go to the stronghold guarded by the Song family."

Upon hearing her words, Yang Zhenxiong frowned and asked, "What about the monster corpses outside?"

"I didn't see from Senior Qing Lingzi's words that we should set off immediately, so let's pack up first. We can't let everyone's hard work go to waste!"

After a slight hesitation, Wang Guangping still expressed her judgment.

Clearly, she was also reluctant to throw away so many monster corpses that could be used to gain battle merits. At the very least, she wanted to collect all the monster organs that could serve as evidence for the battle merits.

Just then, Zhou Daoyi also spoke up.

"Fellow Daoist Wang, Fellow Daoist Yang, if you need to leave a Foundation Establishment cultivator to lead the people to clean up those rampaging demonic beasts, I, Zhou, recommend Zhou Zhengchun, the deputy patriarch of my Zhou family, to take on this task."

"Although Zheng Chun is only at the early stage of Foundation Establishment, you all know his strength and ability. If he leads the team to do this, he will definitely be able to do it to the best of his ability!"

There will be a second update tonight.

(End of this chapter)