Beast Taming Immortal Clan

Chapter 254 [Holy Moon Wheel] and [Black Emperor Bell]

News of the great victory in Yunzhou quickly spread throughout the Zhou family, and all the Zhou family cultivators who heard the news cheered with joy.

A major victory means that the war is nearing its end, and that the intensity of the war will decrease significantly in the future.

Only those who have experienced war can truly understand the preciousness of peace.

This war made all the cultivators in the Zhou family, from top to bottom, deeply understand the cruelty of war.

Because of this war, dozens of Zhou family members were buried far from home, their remains never found.

Because of this war, the Zhou family's protective mountain formation was forcibly broken, and they were almost wiped out.

Although the war has not seemed to have lasted very long since it began.

However, the Zhou family cultivators, who had experienced the pain of losing their loved ones, all desperately hoped that it would end soon.

No one wants to live in constant fear for long.

For Zhou Chun, the greatest hope was that the war would end as soon as possible.

This war caused the Zhou family considerable losses, but also brought them great gains.

Now he just wants the war to end as soon as possible so that the Zhou family can freely digest the spoils of the war.

Therefore, upon receiving news of the great victory at Yunzhou, he immediately sent Zhou Jiapeng to Yunzhou to meet with Zhou Mingde and Zhou Daoyi to gather more information.

At the same time, he also began to plan and strategize post-war recovery and reconstruction.

However, after arriving in Yunzhou, Zhou Jiapeng did not see Zhou Mingde and Zhou Daoyi.

With the defeat of the demon beasts and the Dragon Transformation Sect, the Jingguo Allied Forces organized all the Golden Core and Purple Mansion stage cultivators who were still able to fight to enter the wilderness and head straight for the remaining branch altars of the Dragon Transformation Sect.

We should press our advantage and destroy all the branch altars of the Dragon Transformation Sect in one fell swoop.

Meanwhile, the monsters that had retreated from the beast tide were still roaming the wilderness. Zhou Jiapeng dared not easily enter the wilderness to search for Zhou Mingde and the others, and could only stay in Yunzhou to wait for news.

Meanwhile, just as Liu Yiping, Jin Chixuan, Qingsu Daogu, and others were leading the Jingguo Allied Forces in a massive pursuit across thousands of miles, a fierce battle between fourteen Nascent Soul cultivators from the human race and fifth-tier experts from the Hualong Sect and the demon race had been raging for days deep in the wilderness.

In the sky above, Master Yinyue pushed his Moon Wheel Sect's signature technique, the "Moonlight True Scripture," to its limit. He subtly established a connection with the bright moon, drawing upon a massive amount of moonlight to infuse his body.

Under the blessing of the moonlight, his cultivation at the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm was actually showing signs of advancing to a higher level!

"The full moon shines on me, and I shine on the vast universe!"

Suddenly, a loud shout came from Silver Moon True Man's mouth.

His full head of silver hair shone brilliantly under the moonlight, making him appear like a celestial being from the moon palace, ethereal and otherworldly.

At the same time, an incomparably powerful force erupted from his body and poured entirely into the Holy Moon Wheel, the inherited spiritual treasure of the Moon Wheel Sect that he controlled.

In an instant, a silver full moon rose brightly from in front of the Silver Moon Immortal, its bright and clear light illuminating the surrounding area for thousands of miles as if it were daytime.

The intense moonlight forced other fifth-order beings within a thousand-mile radius to avoid looking directly at it, and they could only quickly retreat from the area to avoid being affected.

However, Yin Yue Zhenren's opponent, Hei Long Zhenren, the leader of the Hua Long Sect, had no way to back down.

He has been locked onto by Master Yinyue, and no matter where he retreats, he will encounter that ultimate attack.

At this moment, he had also pushed the fifth level of the "Dragon Transformation Secret Technique" to its limit, and he himself had transformed into a real black dragon.

The difference is that his black dragon also carries a large black bell in its mouth, which is also a spiritual treasure called the Black Emperor Bell.

At that moment, the silvery full moon that illuminated the vast world moved horizontally across the sky, instantly traveling hundreds of miles before crashing into the black dragon in the sky, which was tens of feet long.

Ding ding ding—

The melodious chimes resounded through the sky, and a huge black wave surged out from in front of the black dragon, sweeping up like a reversed Milky Way, trying to engulf the silver moon.

But as the silver full moon drew closer, the surging black waves began to melt and dissipate, like snow meeting the blazing sun.

It is obvious that in terms of power, the Black Emperor Bell is still inferior to the Holy Moon Wheel.

Of course, this is also closely related to the fact that Master Yinyue was drawing upon the power of the moonlight to empower him at this time.

In short, in this clash of spiritual treasures, the Black Dragon Immortal was undoubtedly at a disadvantage.

Meanwhile, True Person Silver Moon was pressing his advantage, relentlessly urging the silver full moon down to subdue the unruly black dragon.

clang!

Another clear, melodious chime rang out.

The black clock, which had been forced to the front, was compelled to collide with the silver full moon.

In an instant, the black water and the silver moonlight each erupted in a fierce battle of brilliance, coloring the night sky in black and white.

In the end, white prevailed over black, and the silver moonlight disc player emitted a black, watery sheen.

The large black bell was also blasted away, its whereabouts unknown.

The black dragon behind the black bell raised its head in anger and slammed its horns into the silver moon.

Rumble!

Another loud explosion rang out, and the silver full moon suddenly burst open in the sky, its dazzling light blooming across the heavens.

After a long while, the moonlight faded, and a black dragon covered in blood swayed and fell from the sky, stumbling and transforming into a pale-faced middle-aged man.

On the other hand, although Yin Yue Zhenren's aura had subsided and his face was slightly pale, his condition was undoubtedly much better than that of the middle-aged man whose mouth was bleeding.

The [Holy Moon Wheel] spiritual treasure was still perfectly intact, floating beside him, and remained full of spiritual power.

"Damn it! If our sect's True Dragon Seal were still intact, how could you possibly be a match for us!"

The middle-aged man wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, his face full of resentment as he glared at Silver Moon True Person and let out a low growl.

He was also at the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm, and with the amplification from the "Dragon Transformation Secret Technique," his strength should have been even greater than that of True Person Silver Moon.

However, because the power of the Black Emperor Bell was inferior to that of the Holy Moon Wheel, the strongest spiritual treasure of the Moon Wheel Sect, he was ultimately outmatched and was injured by True Person Silver Moon.

But if you're not as skilled as others, there's no use being unwilling to accept it.

Silver Moon Immortal was too lazy to argue with him, and soon activated the [Holy Moon Wheel] to attack him again. Even if he couldn't really kill him, he wanted to make him spend the next few decades recuperating.

Silver Moon Immortal wasn't the only one who had the upper hand.

Both Qingxiao Zhenren of Qinglian Temple and Ziyang Zhenren of Yanyang Sect gained the upper hand in their battles by relying on their powerful inherited spiritual treasures.

If it weren't for the fact that Nascent Soul cultivators possess a wide variety of skills, allowing them to resist for a long time even when at a disadvantage, both the Dragon Transformation Sect and the demon beasts would likely have suffered casualties by now.

Even so, judging from the situation on many battlefields, the defeat of the Dragon Transformation Sect and the demon beasts is almost a foregone conclusion, and it is quite possible that a Nascent Soul stage cultivator may actually perish!

At this point, even if the enemy wanted to leave, the Nascent Soul stage cultivators on the Jingguo Allied Forces side would probably not easily agree.

At this moment, the fifth-tier beings fighting on both sides were unaware that the great battle at the Fulong stronghold had already reached a conclusion.

Or rather, even if they knew, they wouldn't be moved.

In wars involving Nascent Soul stage cultivators, the true outcome always depends on which side's Nascent Soul stage cultivators can win.

As long as the Nascent Soul cultivators win on the battlefield, even if they lose in the battle between the main armies below, the Nascent Soul cultivators can still turn the tide and reverse the outcome single-handedly.

Without a ceasefire order from a Nascent Soul stage cultivator, neither side in the battle dared to truly cease hostilities.

Attack! Attack! Attack again!

Zhou Mingde and Zhou Daoyi followed the Golden Core cultivators in their attack, relentlessly pursuing the fleeing Dragon Transformation Sect cultivators, determined to wipe them out completely.

This intense pursuit left both sides' cultivators exhausted, with some even falling behind due to exhaustion of their magical power.

Fortunately, both Zhou family members had third-tier demonic beast mounts for transportation, which enabled them to keep up with the main group despite their early-stage Purple Mansion cultivation.

After pursuing them for thousands of miles, the remaining cultivators of the Hualong Sect fled into the newly established Jinlong Branch Altar, where they gained a brief respite by relying on the mountain gate of this branch altar.

At this time, the Crimson Dragon Hall, Black Dragon Hall, White Dragon Hall, and Azure Dragon Hall of the Hualong Sect had all been breached and destroyed. The Blood Dragon Hall was isolated and had been abandoned. Of the six major branch altars, only the Golden Dragon Branch Altar could still hold on.

However, the Jinlong branch altar was newly established and had far fewer people than other branch altars. The reason for opening the branch altar here was simply to facilitate the collection of resources, which resulted in its defensive capabilities being much weaker than those of other branch altars.

At this moment, facing attacks from dozens of Golden Core stage cultivators and one or two hundred Purple Mansion stage cultivators from the Jingguo Allied Forces, they simply couldn't hold out for long.

As a result, the cultivators of the Transformation Dragon Sect who fled into the Golden Dragon Branch Altar also had differing opinions.

Some people wanted to hold the Golden Dragon branch altar to the death, believing that the Jingguo Allied Forces outside lacked places to resupply and rest, and could not hold out for long.

However, another group believed that the Golden Dragon branch altar could not be defended and only wanted to use the Golden Dragon branch altar's protective formation to buy some rest time before continuing to flee back to the main altar of the Dragon Transformation Sect.

Both sides held their own opinions, and for a time neither could convince the other.

Lin Hongyu had no intention of fleeing back to the Hualong Sect headquarters; she was now determined to leave this dilapidated ship.

So when she discovered that there were differing opinions, she decided to take a risk.

While participating in the defense, she wrote the dispute between the two sides in the Golden Dragon branch altar on a certain magic artifact, and launched it out, deliberately sending it near Zhou Daoyi so that it would fall.

Since the two were old acquaintances, Zhou Daoyi was naturally very familiar with Lin Hongyu's magical aura.

Suddenly, he noticed a magical artifact controlled by Lin Hongyu lying nearby. He keenly sensed the abnormality and then quietly picked up the artifact.

After he saw the inscription on the magical artifact, he immediately realized Lin Hongyu's intention.

After a slight hesitation, he took his magical artifact and went to visit a Golden Core cultivator in the vicinity.

That was a Golden Core cultivator from the Yan Yang Sect, and Zhou Daoyi didn't know his name.

After arriving and attracting the other party's attention, he immediately held up the magical artifact in his hands and said, "Senior, please be aware that I found this magical artifact when I was attacking the formation just now. Its owner seems to be using this method to tell us something. Because the matter is of great importance, I came to pay my respects to you as soon as I obtained it."

Upon hearing this, the Golden Core cultivator immediately took the magic weapon from his hand and examined it.

After reading the words left by Lin Hongyu on the magic artifact, the Golden Core cultivator's expression changed, and joy appeared in his eyes.

Then he nodded slightly to Zhou Daoyi and said, "Very good, you did the right thing. What's your name?"

"In response to your question, senior, my name is Zhou Daoyi, and I am the patriarch of the Zhou family of Jiufengling in Lanzhou!"

Zhou Daoyi respectfully reported his background.

"Alright, I'll remember that. I'll report this to Senior Brother Liu and the others immediately!"

As the Golden Core cultivator spoke, he immediately went to find Liu Yiping and informed him of Zhou Daoyi's discovery.

Sure enough, upon learning of the disagreement among the Dragon Transformation Cult cultivators at the Golden Dragon branch altar, Liu Yiping and the others immediately thought of using this incident to their advantage.

They certainly didn't want these Hualong Sect cultivators to actually escape back to the Hualong Sect headquarters.

If that's the case, then these people have no chance of breaking through the protective formation of the Dragon Transformation Sect's main altar.

Therefore, they must now give hope to those in the Hualong Sect who are holding fast to their posts, so that they believe that their perseverance is worthwhile.

Soon, under the arrangement of Liu Yiping and others, some of the early-stage Purple Mansion cultivators stopped their attack, seemingly because they had no choice but to do so due to insufficient mana.

Subsequently, the mid-stage and late-stage Purple Mansion cultivators also gradually stopped their attacks.

With the attacks of these people gone, the Golden Dragon Branch Altar's protective formation stabilized immediately and no longer looked as precarious as before.

Seeing this, the Dragon Transformation Sect cultivators in the Golden Dragon branch who agreed to stay behind were greatly encouraged. Many cultivators who were originally wavering or unwilling to retreat to the main altar now believed that they should hold on to the Golden Dragon branch and wait until the Jingguo Allied Forces withdrew.

That way, even when the leader of the Dragon Transformation Sect and others return, they will have a merit they can talk about.

Seeing that most people agreed to stay and defend the Golden Dragon branch, those cultivators who had previously shouted to escape back to the main altar no longer dared to insist on their own opinions and could only acquiesce to the decision to stay.

Unbeknownst to them, Zhou Mingde and the others who had retreated to the back to rest were using precious spirit crystals to restore their magical power.

Spirit crystals are an extremely precious resource in the cultivation world. They are treasures that can absorb and store large amounts of spiritual energy, and cultivators can absorb the pure spiritual energy stored within them to restore their own magical power.

At the same time, after the spiritual energy absorbed and stored by the spirit crystal is drained by the cultivator, it can be returned to the spiritual vein to reabsorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to replenish itself. A spirit crystal can be replenished in this way many times.

This precious resource has always been firmly controlled by the major forces in the cultivation world, and is regarded as a strategic resource reserve. Only Golden Core stage cultivators of major sects can possess one or a few spirit crystals, and very few major cultivation clans can possess them.

The reason Zhou Mingde and the others were able to enjoy such treatment at this time was because Liu Yiping and the other cultivators from the three major sects used some of their strategic reserves for them to use.

First update of the day. Oh no, I'm afraid it might be a bit risky to post three updates today!

(End of this chapter)