Beast Taming Immortal Clan

Chapter 359 Snow Crystal Insect King Acquired [Please Subscribe]

Inside the ice cave.

Looking in the direction where the salamander monster disappeared, Zhou Chun couldn't help but raise his hand and touch his lower abdomen, his dantian.

Then, focusing his mind on his dantian, he quickly directed his divine sense inward to touch the jade bead.

To his disappointment, just as before, his divine sense was bounced back before it could even touch the jade bead, and he was unable to reach it at all.

The treasure that had just saved his life had no intention of establishing a connection with him.

But at this moment, Zhou Chun's curiosity about the jade bead reignited.

The magical artifact will automatically protect its owner!

He had only ever read about these legendary tales of past and present lives in ancient books, but today it was actually happening to him.

Such a strange thing happening to him and being witnessed by his own eyes, how could Zhou Chun not be filled with surprise and curiosity?

"It is said that the natal magic treasures of Golden Core cultivators do indeed possess automatic protective abilities after long-term refinement and nurturing, but it seems that none of the several Golden Core ancestor ancestors in the history of my Zhou family have been able to do so!"

"Moreover, this kind of automatic protective power is generally limited to natal magic treasures. Magic treasures like the Qian Yuan Golden Light Ring, which are crafted by master craftsmen, no matter how powerful they are, rarely possess this kind of power!"

"On the other hand, there are the legendary spiritual treasures, which are even higher than magic weapons. They are said to be incredibly powerful and may possess the ability to automatically protect their owners."

"So, this jade bead might actually be a magical treasure?"

Zhou Chun's eyes flickered uncertainly, and various speculations about the jade bead kept surfacing in his mind, making him feel excited and joyful.

After an unknown amount of time, his gaze finally calmed down, and he stopped thinking about Yuzhu.

He had come to terms with it; whether the jade bead was a legendary treasure or not, it didn't really matter to him now.

Even if he opened his Purple Mansion, he couldn't activate any magic treasures, let alone spiritual treasures.

The only thing that makes him happy right now is that he knows the Jade Bead has an automatic protective ability, which gives him a powerful trump card when facing that salamander monster.

Of course, Zhou Chun also seriously suspected that the Jade Pearl's automatic protective ability was not useful in all situations, but only when he encountered ice magic attacks.

It's only useful when encountering powerful monsters!

After all, while the strange roar had a suppressive effect on both human cultivators and demonic beasts, its effect on demonic beasts was obviously much greater than that on human cultivators.

Even so, for Zhou Chun now, this jade bead has become a key tool for protecting himself and his life in this ice cave.

After hesitating for a moment, he gritted his teeth and continued deeper into the ice cave.

If you don't enter the tiger's lair, you won the tiger.

Danger often comes with opportunity!

Since so many snow crystal insects have already been discovered, it means that there is a high probability that there is a swarm of insects in this ice cave, and there is a high probability that there is a snow crystal insect king.

And now he has the jade bead to intimidate that salamander monster.

Under such circumstances, how could Zhou Chun give up?

Perhaps frightened by the salamander monster, Zhou Chun didn't find any more snow crystal insects as he walked through the ice cave.

That salamander monster was never seen again.

As Zhou Chun walked, he realized that there was no way forward.

At the end of the ice cave, there was a blue ice wall of unknown thickness.

He unleashed his magical weapon and struck the ice wall, but it only penetrated less than two feet before becoming difficult to advance further.

Then, after standing in front of the ice wall and contemplating for a long time, he suddenly sat down cross-legged and began to meditate.

Although the cold breath spewed by the salamander monster had not killed him, it had still caused damage to some of his meridians and flesh.

Since there was no way forward, he decided to sit here and recuperate.

In the blink of an eye, Zhou Chun spent seven days meditating and recuperating in the ice cave.

After seven days of rest, with the help of the medicinal pills and the treatment from the Wood Spirit, Zhou Chun's injuries had healed by about 70-80%, and no longer significantly affected his performance.

The ice cave has been unusually quiet these past few days, and it seems that the salamander monster has also left.

Zhou Chun slowly got up and started walking back.

Not long after, he spotted a snow crystal worm.

Because of his previous harrowing experience, Zhou Chun did not rush forward to capture the Snow Crystal Insects this time. Instead, he repeatedly scanned the ice cave with his divine sense, not missing any spot.

After quite some time had passed, he dared to go forward and catch the insects.

A golden light flashed, and a snow crystal worm that was wriggling on the ice surface at the top of the ice cave was immediately bound by the golden light and then flew into Zhou Chun's hand as he arrived.

However, Zhou Chun showed no joy when he saw the Snow Crystal Insect in his hand.

Although the Snow Crystal Insects can now be exchanged for spirit coins and other items from the Snow Soul Palace, he doesn't lack those.

His real target was the Snow Crystal Insect King, and the Snow Soul Pill that the Snow Soul Palace had promised to exchange for.

Although the number of snow crystal insects in this ice cave was far greater than what Zhou Chun had encountered elsewhere, there was no trace of the legendary Snow Crystal Insect King.

Whether the Snow Crystal Insect King is actually here or not, nobody knows.

Zhou Chun can only take it one step at a time and catch as many snow crystal insects as he can first.

For the next two weeks, Zhou Chun stayed inside the ice cave, repeatedly going back and forth between the end and the entrance to catch the snow crystal insects that appeared.

When he could no longer find a single Snow Crystal Worm, the number of Snow Crystal Worms he had captured in the ice cave had reached an astonishing seventeen!

If such a large number of Snow Crystal Insects had been available six months ago, they would have been enough to exchange for five or six Foundation Establishment Pills from Snow Soul Palace.

Zhou Chun couldn't say he was dissatisfied with this outcome.

On this day, he returned to the ice wall at the end of the ice cave.

"Let's set a one-month limit. If we can't find anything within a month, then we can only say it's fate!"

Muttering to himself, Zhou Chun immediately summoned a flying sword and attacked the ice wall.

Attacking such hard ice also causes considerable damage to the magic weapon itself. Zhou Chun did not want his commonly used [Sun-Shining Golden Wheel] to be destroyed here, so he specially refined several magic weapons he had previously captured to use as tools for clearing the way.

Moreover, Zhou Chun didn't just dig alone. After he exhausted his magic power, he would release the Golden-Winged Tiger to help him dig.

As they dug day after day, on the twenty-eighth day, Zhou Chun, as usual, threw the sunstone into the excavated ice cave for illumination.

Then he was pleasantly surprised to find that he could vaguely see the dark cave opposite through the ice layer that had not yet been excavated.

This discovery greatly surprised him, and his previously tired spirit was immediately invigorated.

It took another five days for Zhou Chun to successfully dig through the ice wall and reach the cave on the other side.

By this time, he had already ruined two magical artifacts, and the third one in his hand was also severely worn.

Compared to the ice cave Zhou Chun had previously explored, the cave on the other side of the ice wall was much wider.

He rested for several hours on the opposite side of the ice wall, and after setting out to explore the area, he discovered as many as three snow crystal worms in less than a quarter of an hour.

As Zhou Chun continued his journey, it felt as if he had arrived at the nest of the snow crystal insects, as he could spot them every short distance.

In just half a day, he caught as many as twenty-one snow crystal worms!

What a bountiful harvest!

At this moment, Zhou Chun realized that he might have really found the Snow Crystal Insect's nest.

And perhaps we can finally see the legendary Snow Crystal Insect King this time.

Like a happy squirrel, Zhou Chun ventured deeper and deeper, catching snow crystal insects along the way.

When he had fifty Snow Crystal Insects, he was scanning forward with his divine sense when he suddenly discovered a scene that made him stop breathing.

Right in front of him, several miles away in an ice cave, there were hundreds of snow crystal insects gathered on a patch of ice.

In the center of those snow crystal insects, a giant snow crystal insect, nearly seven feet long, stood out like a crane among chickens.

Snow Crystal Insect King!

When Zhou Chun discovered the giant snow crystal worm, he immediately knew that it was the legendary Snow Crystal Worm King.

At that moment, he stopped breathing, as if afraid that his breathing might disturb the Snow Crystal Insect King.

But inside he was incredibly excited.

The target is right in front of us; as long as we seize it, we'll have a [Snow Soul Pill] in our hands.

Zhou Chun stood motionless for nearly a quarter of an hour before he finally calmed down and returned to his most composed state.

Now is not the time to be happy. We can only celebrate once we have truly captured the Snow Crystal Insect King.

Although Zhou Chun didn't know what abilities the Snow Crystal Insect King possessed, given the current situation, capturing it would be very difficult.

Because in the cave separating him from the Snow Crystal Insect King, there were seven or eight ordinary Snow Crystal Insects.

If he fails to capture these snow crystal insects properly and makes a commotion that alerts the snow crystal insect king, the king will definitely escape immediately.

Whether the Snow Crystal Insect King will reappear by then is anyone's guess.

So we really can't be careless at all now.

After thinking for a long time, Zhou Chun suddenly patted the storage bag at his waist, and a third-level magic talisman appeared in his hand.

The talisman in his hand was a low-grade third-tier talisman called "Mystic Light Immobilization Talisman," an auxiliary talisman that could immobilize the target.

However, this talisman is effective only if the immobilizing light emitted after the talisman is activated can reach the target's body.

Unless caught off guard, cultivators would never allow attacks from unknown sources to make direct contact with their bodies.

Therefore, this talisman is not very useful in battles against cultivators; it can only be used to deal with demonic beasts that prefer close-range attacks.

In fact, this magic talisman has been with Zhou Chun for at least several decades, as it was something the Zhou family seized during their southern campaign.

The Snow Crystal Insect King is too important; I may only have one chance.

Therefore, after much deliberation, Zhou Chun decided to use the safest method to capture the Snow Crystal Insect King, making the best use of his resources.

At this moment, he held the magic talisman in his hand, held his breath and prepared, and then slowly floated forward.

When he was less than ten feet away from the first snow crystal insect, Zhou Chun suddenly activated the "Flowing Golden Rainbow" secret technique, and his body instantly flew towards the depths of the ice cave at an extreme speed.

This was a very risky move, because the ice cave was not a straight passage and the height was limited. With the flight speed under the "Flowing Light Golden Rainbow" secret technique, Zhou Chun could easily crash into the wall.

He himself might not be in any serious trouble, but he will definitely alert the Snow Crystal Insect King.

But Zhou Chun did it anyway, based on his confidence in his flying skills.

If anyone else had been there at that moment, they would have seen a golden rainbow flashing rapidly inside the ice cave, which was less than two zhang high, tracing a beautiful arc and quickly making several sharp turns.

That beautiful arc was even more magnificent and beautiful than the curveballs kicked by superstars on the football field.

Thus, at the extreme speed of flight, Zhou Chun flew hundreds of feet in just a few breaths, appearing near the Snow Crystal Insect King at the fastest speed he had ever seen.

Before the Snow Crystal Insect King and the other Snow Crystal Insects could react, a dazzling white light flew out from Zhou Chun's hand and instantly landed on the Snow Crystal Insect King.

At that time, the Snow Crystal Insect King's body had actually merged into the ice layer below.

However, since the ice layer did not offer much protection against the immobilizing light, it was still hit by it and frozen inside the ice.

Seeing this, Zhou Chun didn't care whether the other snow crystal insects escaped. He directly activated the "Flowing Golden Rainbow" secret technique, unleashing all the golden spiritual light he had condensed in his body, which transformed into a sharp golden sword rainbow that struck the ice surface.

Under such relentless attacks, the hard ice surface was quickly shattered, cracking open in various places.

Zhou Chun then unleashed the [Sun-Radiant Golden Wheel] and slashed repeatedly, quickly digging out the Snow Crystal Insect King, which was unable to move from inside the ice layer.

"What a magnificent Snow Crystal Insect King! I've been searching for you for ages!"

Looking at the snow-white worm in front of him, Zhou Chun finally couldn't help but show a joyful smile.

He quickly reached into his storage pouch and took out several sealing talismans, which he then affixed to the Snow Crystal Insect King before placing it into a large box with three layers of outer shell made of Fiery Sun Wood, Mystic Iron, and Cold Jade.

This large box was specially made by Zhou Chun to capture the Snow Crystal Insect King, and each layer of the box was covered with sealing talismans.

After stuffing the Snow Crystal Insect King into the box, Zhou Chun closed the three-layered lid and, still not feeling secure, took out the silver-white embroidered handkerchief magic artifact, transforming it into a large silver net to trap the box, then picked it up and carried it in his hand.

With so many layers of protection, if the Snow Crystal Insect King can still escape, Zhou Chun will have no choice but to accept his fate!

Then he picked up the net and looked down at the ice below.

The ice surface below must be extraordinary to attract the Snow Crystal Insect King and numerous Snow Crystal Insects to gather here.

Zhou Chun could sense that the cold air here was extremely pure and powerful, no less so than the cold spring where he obtained the mysterious jade bead.

He even speculated that this place was originally a cold spring!

However, he was not a cultivator who practiced ice-based techniques, so even though he knew this place might be a treasure trove for ice-based practitioners, he didn't pay much attention to it.

At this moment, he was no longer interested in the escaped Snow Crystal Insects. He only wanted to take the Snow Crystal Insect King away from here as soon as possible and go to the Snow Soul Palace to exchange for the Snow Soul Pill.

After searching the surroundings and confirming that there were no other treasures to be found, Zhou Chun did not linger and returned directly to the passage he had come from.

Next, he needs to return to the ground, specifically to the spot where the collapse initially occurred.

Second update!

(End of this chapter)