Beast Taming Immortal Clan

Chapter 323 Harvest [Please Subscribe]

"Many thanks to you, senior, for your righteous help, which saved me from danger. I will never forget this kindness!"

In the sky, after the thin, middle-aged man was cut in two by the crimson flying sword, Zhou Chun glanced at the corpse that was falling rapidly because of its master's death, and quickly bowed to the long-bearded middle-aged man to express his gratitude.

Unlike the contracted spirit beasts of cultivators, the corpses created by the Corpse Demon Cult cultivators will also lose their consciousness after their death, becoming truly inanimate objects.

However, it is said that the Corpse Demon Cult has another secret technique that can allow the corpse of its master to regain a faint consciousness after death and continue to fight for the Corpse Demon Cult.

It is said that this is how the Corpse Demon Cult's army of corpse refiners came about.

But at least now that refining corpse is no longer a threat to Zhou Chun.

At the same time, after seeing the corpse fall to the ground without moving, the Vulcan returned to Zhou Chun's side.

The crimson tinge in its eyes had faded away, and its gaze had returned to clarity.

Upon hearing Zhou Chun's words of thanks, the long-bearded middle-aged man's smile vanished instantly. He turned to Zhou Chun and waved his hand, saying, "Fellow Daoist, you are too kind. With your abilities, even without me, you would certainly have been able to escape unscathed."

At this point, he continued in a low voice, "Besides, if we're really talking about it, it's me who should thank you, fellow Daoist. If it weren't for your help today, I wouldn't have had the chance to personally kill those traitors from the Corpse Demon Sect and avenge my deceased loved ones!"

After hearing his words, Zhou Chun felt relieved.

Since he hasn't taken credit for anything, it's unlikely he'd betray me now.

However, just to be on the safe side, Zhou Chun immediately said, "While it is certainly gratifying that you have avenged your great enemy, the deaths of the Corpse Demon Sect disciples here will likely cause quite a stir soon. We should leave as soon as possible."

"What you say makes sense, fellow Daoist. The Corpse Demon Cult is powerful, and we really cannot fight them head-on."

The middle-aged man with the long beard nodded slightly, then raised his hand and summoned the crimson flying sword, which swept up a ball of sword light and carried the remains of the dead, thin, middle-aged man back.

He looked at the two severed corpses before him, pondered for a moment, and then said to Zhou Chun, "This fiend was killed by me and you, fellow Daoist. His belongings should, in principle, be divided between us. What do you think, fellow Daoist?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chun immediately shook his head and waved his hands, saying, "Senior, you flatter me. If it weren't for your help, I would probably be in mortal danger right now. Besides, it was you who killed the person, how could I dare to share the spoils with you!"

This wasn't Zhou Chun deliberately being aloof; she genuinely didn't want to get involved in any trouble.

Although the middle-aged man with the long beard in front of him seemed easy to talk to, Zhou Chun didn't even know his name, so how could he judge his character based on just one meeting?

If the other party's words were just a test, and he foolishly agreed, he might provoke their murderous intent.

Another important reason is that Zhou Chun did not want to attract the attention of the Corpse Demon Sect because of momentary greed.

However, the long-bearded middle-aged man seemed to have read his mind and immediately asked, "Fellow Daoist, are you worried that if you take the item, the Corpse Demon Sect will find out that you killed the person?"

Before Zhou Chun could respond, he smiled faintly and said, "If that's the case, Fellow Daoist, there's no need for you to go to such lengths. I, Zhao, can share the spirit coins and other spiritual materials in this fang's storage bag with you, ensuring that you won't be discovered to have anything to do with today's events because of these things!"

Zhou Chun was now at a loss for words.

He stared blankly at the middle-aged man with the long beard, somewhat unable to believe that the other man was really that good.

However, since the other party had already seen through her little scheme, denying or refusing at this point would seem too hypocritical, and she didn't know how to answer.

"Fellow Daoist, there is no need for doubt. I, Zhao, have an irreconcilable blood feud with the Corpse Demon Sect. Any cultivator who is an enemy of the Corpse Demon Sect is my friend, and I will never let my friend suffer!"

The middle-aged man with the long beard once again saw through Zhou Chun's thoughts and directly expressed his attitude.

He paused for a moment, then continued in a low voice, "Of course, if you truly don't want anything, then I won't force you. I only hope you won't underestimate my magnanimity because of this!"

He had already said so much, and Zhou Chun knew that if she didn't speak up, she would really offend someone.

So he nodded slightly and said, "Since Senior Zhao is so generous, then this junior will be unworthy to accept your offer."

"Haha, Fellow Daoist, you're so generous! Then please follow me, Fellow Daoist. We'll first go to the market in Jing Kingdom to hide for a while, and then we'll open this storage bag and see what's inside!"

The middle-aged man with the long beard laughed loudly and immediately revealed his plan.

Hearing this, Zhou Chun breathed a sigh of relief.

Since we're going to Yasukuni, there's nothing to worry about.

The Zhou family is now quite well-known throughout the Jing Kingdom. If he goes to the Jing Kingdom, with the Fire God Jackal by his side, he won't be afraid of any tricks this long-bearded middle-aged man might play.

He immediately agreed.

The long-bearded middle-aged man immediately unleashed a burst of flames, burning the thin, tall middle-aged man's corpse to ashes. He then placed a seal on the corpse on the ground, put it into a stone coffin, and put it into his storage bag.

Judging from his practiced manner, it seemed that this was not the first time he had dealt with the disciples of the Corpse Demon Cult in this way.

After cleaning up the battlefield, the middle-aged man with the long beard led the way and left the scene with Zhou Chun.

On the way to Jingguo, Zhou Chun also learned the name and origin of the middle-aged man with the long beard.

According to him, the person was a disciple of the Flying Cloud Sword Sect, a cultivation sect in Feng Kingdom that was destroyed by the Corpse Demon Sect decades ago, and his name was Zhao Xin.

Decades ago, the Flying Cloud Sword Sect, like the Three Absolutes Sect, stood on the side of the Corpse Demon Sect as an enemy. However, unlike the Three Absolutes Sect, it was directly attacked and wiped out by the Corpse Demon Sect. Most of its high-ranking members were even turned into corpses by the Corpse Demon Sect.

Zhao Xin and some disciples of the Flying Cloud Sword Sect managed to escape through a secret passage before the sect was wiped out.

Originally, these people should have chosen a place to resume the lineage of the Flying Cloud Sword Sect, but unfortunately, most of them were terrified by the powerful strength of the Corpse Demon Sect. After escaping, they only wanted to split up and seek their own way out.

Only Zhao Xin and a few others, deeply resenting the Corpse Demon Sect for killing their teachers and relatives, were single-mindedly focused on rebuilding their sect and taking revenge on the Corpse Demon Sect.

Today, Zhao Xin happened to be on his way to Jinchang Market when he witnessed the battle between Zhou Chun and the thin, middle-aged man, which led him to develop the idea of ​​using Zhou Chun's power to take revenge.

Of course, these are all just Zhao Xin's side of the story, and Zhou Chun has no way to verify them now.

Therefore, he did not reveal his true identity and continued to use the alias Han Yuan of Cangzhou to deal with the other party.

After traveling for two days, the two finally arrived at Xianyunfang City in Yunzhou, Jingguo.

Because the presence of the Fire God Jackal was too conspicuous, Zhou Chun put it away before entering the market.

Although his reputation has spread in Yunzhou, he hasn't made a public appearance here for many years, so there aren't many people in Yunzhou who really know him. He's not afraid of being easily recognized.

After entering the market, the two went to an inn and booked two guest rooms to stay in.

Zhao Xin then began to break through the spiritual imprint of the thin, middle-aged man inside the storage bag.

Zhou Chun also took the opportunity to take stock of what he had gained from his battle with Zhou Yu.

Zhou Yu died at his hands, and all his belongings ended up in his possession.

This included the silver-white embroidered handkerchief ritual implement that surprised him, and the black wine pot ritual implement.

Having not had time to examine it properly before, Zhou Chun now held the embroidered handkerchief in his hand and examined it closely. He discovered that it was surprisingly soft and silky to the touch, just like high-quality silk.

He originally thought that the material of this thing should be some kind of spiritual metal drawn into threads.

"Given the hardness and resilience of those silver threads, if they truly were spun by some kind of creature, that creature would likely be at least a third-tier, or even a fourth-tier, demonic beast!"

Zhou Chun was secretly amazed, wondering whether this magical artifact was obtained by Zhou Yu from the Zhou family or through his own fortuitous encounter.

In short, this is definitely a rare and exquisite magical artifact, and its value may even be higher than the golden gourd artifact that killed Zhou Yu.

That golden gourd-shaped magical artifact is called the "Golden Gourd." It can absorb a large amount of golden energy in advance, store it inside, and then transform it into a golden rainbow that shoots out.

Although the golden rainbow it shot out was extremely powerful, it only had the power of a single strike.

Moreover, to make this magical artifact work again afterward, a large amount of high-quality gold energy must be injected into it.

Zhou Chun needs to absorb a certain amount of metal energy during his cultivation process. In the past, the metal energy he used for cultivation was all purchased from Cangzhou.

The amount of golden energy consumed by this magical artifact in a single use is enough for him to cultivate for two or three years. Therefore, although such a magical artifact is very powerful, its practicality is not very strong.

In comparison, Zhou Chun actually preferred the embroidered handkerchief ritual implement in his hand, and he immediately decided to use it as his regular ritual implement in the future.

As for the black wine pot artifact, Zhou Chun studied it for a while and then put it into his storage bag.

This item is also a decent magical artifact, but it is not suitable for him to use because it is a defensive artifact.

Then Zhou Chun opened Zhou Yu's storage bag.

As he expected, there were indeed some toad venom contained in jade bottles inside.

Zhou Yu stole the black jade toad more than ten years ago and obtained a lot of toad venom from it.

However, she didn't know how to make incense from toad venom, so most of the toad venom could only be temporarily stored and couldn't be used. These things were just kept on her person.

Aside from the toad venom, which was somewhat useful, Zhou Chun didn't find anything else of value in Zhou Yu's storage bag. The most valuable item was over three thousand spirit coins.

On the contrary, Zhou Chun obtained several good first-grade high-quality magic weapons and thousands of spirit coins from her grandson's storage bag.

After taking stock of everything, Zhou Chun focused on meditating to recover his magical power.

After Zhou Chun had been meditating for about two hours, the warning array outside his room was suddenly triggered, so he had to stop his meditation early, get up and open the door.

"I apologize for disturbing Fellow Daoist Han's cultivation. I have already cracked the storage bag of that Corpse Demon Sect thief. Please check it, Fellow Daoist Han."

Upon seeing the door open, Zhao Xin first apologized to Zhou Chun and then explained his purpose.

"Senior Zhao, you're too kind. Please come inside and have a seat."

Zhou Chun politely invited the other party to sit down, and then took the storage bag from Zhao Xin's hand and began to examine its contents.

As a cultivator in the Purple Mansion stage of the Corpse Demon Sect, the thin, tall middle-aged man naturally had quite a lot of things in his storage bag.

However, many of these things are related to raising and refining corpses, and are not something that normal cultivators can use.

But after a careful examination, Zhou Chun discovered something that surprised him.

He opened a jade box, which contained hundreds of grayish-black insect eggs. If he wasn't mistaken, these were exactly the same "corpse moth" eggs he had seen before at the underground treasure exchange in Jinchangfang.

"Oh, so they're corpse moth eggs. It seems this fiend left the Corpse Demon Cult's gates for this very reason!"

Zhao Xin looked at the insect eggs in the jade box in Zhou Chun's hand and said with a surprised expression.

Judging from his tone, it seemed as if he hadn't checked the contents of the storage bag before.

However, Zhou Chun didn't dwell on that point. Instead, he looked at him and asked, "Senior Zhao, do you also recognize the eggs of the carrion moth?"

"Of course I recognize it. Now that the eggs of the Corpse Moth are being taken out and spread everywhere, someone like me, who has a blood feud with the Corpse Demon Cult, will naturally pay attention to this matter."

Zhao Xin added gleefully, "Although we don't know which faction did this, I must say it was brilliantly executed. This strike hit the Corpse Demon Sect right where it hurts, making them furious!"

"It is said that the Corpse Demon Sect is not only actively investigating and destroying Corpse Moths, but also hunting down cultivators skilled in insect control in order to prevent the Corpse Moths from spreading throughout Feng Kingdom!"

Is the Corpse Demon Cult still hunting down insect cultivators?

Zhou Chun's expression shifted. After hearing Zhao Xin's words, he seemed to understand why the thin, tall middle-aged man was so determined to kill him.

This made him secretly wary, and he planned to warn his clansmen not to easily reveal their insect-repelling techniques when he returned.

Before the situation in Feng Kingdom becomes clear, if the Zhou family were to reveal their expertise in insect control techniques, and this were to reach the ears of the Corpse Demon Sect, it would likely be very disastrous.

After all, the Zhou family was forced to come to Jingguo because of the Corpse Demon Sect, so it wouldn't be too difficult to pin this blame on them.

So he quickly pushed the jade box in his hand away and said, "Then this junior will not compete with Senior Zhao for this item. This item will be of greater use in Senior Zhao's hands."

Zhao Xin waved his hand and said, "There's no need for that. I think there are several hundred of these insect eggs. Fellow Daoist and I can each take half."

"this……"

Zhou Chun didn't want to take on this hot potato, but she was afraid of causing Zhao Xin to misunderstand.

After a moment's hesitation, he nodded slightly and said, "Then thank you very much, Senior Zhao."

However, he thought that since he had already killed a Purple Mansion stage cultivator from the Corpse Demon Sect, if Zhao Xin really wanted to harm him, there was no need to go to such lengths.

Afterwards, faced with more than 15,000 spirit coins in the storage bag, Zhou Chun refused to take 5,000 no matter what Zhao Xin said, and refused to accept the rest of the spirit coins, insisting that he had enough.

Seeing his caution, Zhao Xin didn't say anything more, and simply put away the items and storage bags.

After putting away the things that Zhou Chun was so wary of, he shook his head at Zhou Chun and said, "Actually, the Corpse Demon Sect isn't as scary as Fellow Daoist Han thinks. Their corpse refining isn't without ways to counter it. The Corpse Moth is just one of their methods. Fellow Daoist Han, you should be able to see the rest soon!"

Judging from his words, it seems he knows some secrets.

Zhou Chun didn't ask any further questions, but after giving a few perfunctory replies, he took his leave.

There won't be a second update today. I'm leaving the day after tomorrow, so I'm saving two chapters two days in advance!

(End of this chapter)