Beast Taming Immortal Clan

Chapter 382 A Complete Sweep, The Hive's Treasure [Please Subscribe]

In the snow valley.

After all 156 suspected "Frostbite Bees" were collected, Zhou Chun breathed a sigh of relief and couldn't help but smile.

Just as he had predicted, when he was attacked by the deadly cold air, the magical treasure [Moon Toad Pearl] automatically protected its master.

Judging from the behavior of this magical artifact, it seems that it also enjoys absorbing and devouring various kinds of cold energy.

This way, both sides get what they need, which is a win-win situation.

At this moment, after glancing inward at the white pearl that had returned to his dantian, Zhou Chun packed the pile of jade boxes on the ground into large wooden crates and personally entrusted them to be transported to the depths of the snow valley.

Most of the strange insects on the "List of Strange Insects of Heaven and Earth" are very picky about their habitat.

Some strange insects even went extinct because they could no longer find a suitable habitat.

Without a suitable habitat, the demon insects will not die, but they will be unable to reproduce, because the eggs of these demon insects must be in certain special environments to hatch and grow normally.

Although the "Frost-Covered Bee" is not as picky about its habitat as some extinct species, it is not suitable for nesting in just any place with ice and snow.

According to the "List of Strange Insects of Heaven and Earth", the hives of these strange insects are usually located in places where extremely cold energy gathers. The "frost-like cold energy" in their bodies needs to absorb extremely cold energy to condense and enhance its power.

Therefore, any place where the "Frosty Cold Bee" builds its nest must be a treasure land.

Zhou Chun is now going to search for this treasure land to see if there are any other gains.

Because the appearance of the demon bees was accompanied by the sound of flapping wings, Zhou Chun followed the direction they came from and quickly made a discovery.

On one side of the cliff deep in the snow valley, there was a cave that had been dug out, with icicles hanging all around the entrance.

The cave wasn't particularly large, only slightly larger than a dog hole, so Zhou Chun couldn't get in.

However, he scanned the area with his divine sense and already knew the situation inside.

After going down the mountain about a hundred feet into the cave, there was a cave hall dug out by the demon bees. The cave hall was two or three feet high and nearly two feet wide, and inside was the nest of the demon bees.

The nest of the demon bees has a structure similar to that of an ordinary hornet's nest. It is white all over, as if it were carved from the finest jade, like a beautiful work of art.

Above the honeycomb is a large white jade stone, and the entire honeycomb is hung upside down and pasted onto that white jade stone.

At this moment, there are still some thumb-sized white juvenile bees moving around inside the hive, as well as a large queen bee and several drones sitting in the nest.

"There are even young bees!"

With a look of delight on his face, Zhou Chun gazed at the cave and pondered for a moment before quickly making a decision.

He raised his hand and patted the spirit beast pouch at his waist, releasing nearly half of the "Mysterious Armor Golden Feather" he had left.

Previously, during the great battle with the silver-robed youth Wang Jun in the Great Zhou Kingdom, eight or nine tenths of his "Mysterious Armor and Golden Feathers" were lost in the battle, and only the demonic insects that had transformed into insect armor to protect him survived.

These demonic insects are all in their mature state, forming the foundation for Zhou Chun to cultivate these demonic insects again in the future.

However, now that there is a demonic bee that is suspected to be the "Frostbite Bee," these demonic insects are honestly no longer worth his attention.

The behavior of these demonic insects after they emerged only strengthened his resolve to replace them with new ones.

As soon as these demonic insects emerged from his spirit beast pouch, they suddenly flew around like headless flies without his command, all moving away from the cave where the demonic bee nest was located, as if there were some ferocious beasts inside.

Such a disgraceful performance made Zhou Chun frown deeply.

This phenomenon is recorded in ancient texts. It is said that some ancient and savage insects have a savage aura in their blood that is intimidating to many low-level demonic insects, just like the domineering aura of a dragon on ordinary demonic beasts.

Because demonic insects rely on pheromones to sense the outside world, the intimidation of this aura is extremely deadly.

Generally speaking, in places inhabited by wild and strange insects, there will be no space for other demonic insects to live nearby, and they will actively hunt and kill any demonic insects that approach their nests.

Zhou Chun knew this, which is why he suddenly released the "Mysterious Armor Golden Feather" demonic insect, intending to send a signal to the demonic bees in the nest and lure them out on their own.

Knowing about it is one thing, but seeing the dismal performance of "Xuanjia Jinyu" with my own eyes, I can't help but feel disappointed.

After all, he had put in a lot of effort and resources to cultivate these demonic insects over the years, and he had high hopes for them.

At this moment, Zhou Chun suddenly understood why the insect cultivator Han Yuan had been so persistent in his pursuit of the wondrous insects listed in the "List of Wonderful Insects of Heaven and Earth".

The other party must understand better than him the essential difference between ordinary demonic insects and those rare and wondrous insects of heaven and earth.

At this moment, Zhou Chun could only rely on his status as the master to use insect-repelling techniques to forcibly calm down these demonic insects and make them release their pheromones to mark the outside world.

This kind of marking is like a wild animal urinating in its territory; it's a very serious act of provocation.

As expected, Zhou Chun's plan quickly worked.

Stimulated by the aura of "Mysterious Armor and Golden Feathers", the remaining few male bees in the hive immediately swarmed out, intending to hunt down and kill the demonic insects that dared to trespass on their territory.

But as soon as they emerged from the cave, Zhou Chun blocked their path.

These drones were also very aggressive. Upon discovering that someone was blocking their way, they immediately spat out arrows of cold air at Zhou Chun. As a result, they quickly triggered the [Moon Toad Pearl] spiritual treasure and followed in the footsteps of the previous swarm of bees.

After easily capturing several drones, Zhou Chun looked at the beehive with only the queen bee left and finally, without hesitation, used his magic weapon to break through the mountain.

He knew very well that with young bees inside the hive, the queen bee could not leave. Now, the only way was for him to personally create a passage to the hive and capture them all.

The rocks on the mountain wall were extremely hard, but Zhou Chun was now a cultivator at the Purple Mansion stage, and had already begun to possess the power to split mountains and cleave the earth.

Under his all-out attack, it took him less than two hours to open a cave passage leading directly to the hive.

Then Zhou Chun raised his hand and patted the storage bag at his waist, releasing the Golden-Armored Rock Turtle and the Golden-Winged Tiger, ordering them to guard the outside, while he strode into the cave he had carved out.

The queen bee inside the honeycomb deep in the cave had naturally noticed the commotion caused by the previous opening of the mountain and expansion of the cave, and knew that the demon bees that had gone out earlier had all perished.

Therefore, when Zhou Chun arrived at the cave where the beehive was located, the queen bee, who had been anxiously waiting inside the hive, immediately appeared and launched an attack on him.

Generally speaking, the queen bee, as the leader of the bee colony, will not easily leave the hive to fight against enemies.

However, this does not mean that its combat ability is low.

On the contrary, as the king of a tribe, its strength must be the greatest among all tribes.

For example, the queen bee that Zhou Chun was facing at the moment was as thick as a man's waist, and the white cold air it spewed out was no longer just an arrow, but a column of air.

At that moment, Zhou Chun's consciousness seemed to be frozen, and he lost all ability to react.

As if stimulated by something, or attracted by some delicious food, the [Moon Toad Pearl] flew out of his mouth and met the pillar of energy before the white column of energy could fall on him.

The chilling aura, capable of freezing even divine sense, was like a mouse encountering a cat in front of the white pearl, becoming nothing more than a dish.

In just a few breaths, the cold energy accumulated in the queen bee's body was completely absorbed by the white pearl, and she fell to the ground with a mournful cry, as if she had lost all her strength.

In this way, Zhou Chun effortlessly defeated the terrifying queen bee.

He deftly took out the jade box and sealing talisman, suppressed the powerless queen bee on the ground, and put it into the box. Then he looked up at the beehive hanging above his head like a work of art.

The largest part of this beehive has a diameter of more than ten feet and has five layers, with each layer spaced two or three feet apart.

Zhou Chun's gaze was mainly focused on the white jade stone on the honeycomb. If he was not mistaken, this should be a piece of thousand-year-old cold jade ore.

As is widely known, wherever there is millennia-old cold jade, there must be a cold jade vein.

"According to the theory of formations, the location of the millennium-old cold jade is generally the core of the entire cold jade vein, gathering the essence of the entire vein. These demon bees have built their nests here, absorbing the essence of the entire cold jade vein to nourish themselves. They really know how to choose a place!"

Zhou Chun's eyes gleamed as he examined the beehive and the piece of cold jade. He quickly made a plan.

The Cold Jade vein is extremely precious and not easy to mine, so he definitely can't take it with him, unlike the [Earth Element Crystal Jade] vein which he could mine secretly.

It would be better to trade this mine to the Snow Soul Palace, which has a huge demand for this item.

Of course, Zhou Chun's cultivation at the Purple Mansion stage was definitely not enough to qualify him to make this deal with the Snow Soul Palace. This matter had to be handled by Lin Hongyu, a Golden Core stage cultivator.

With Lin Hongyu's cultivation at the Golden Core stage, she was barely qualified to be taken seriously by the Snow Soul Palace, and they were willing to pay a certain price in exchange.

However, although Zhou Chun couldn't take the entire mine with him, taking this large piece of millennium-old cold jade wouldn't be a problem.

If he wants to raise those demon bees in the future and grow their population, he will need the help of this thing. He will also need to mine more ordinary cold jade ore to take with him as food for the demon bees.

Having formulated this plan in his mind, Zhou Chun immediately began to take action.

He carefully collected all the young bees in the hive and put them in a jade box. He also thoughtfully put some pieces of meat in them to prevent them from killing each other due to hunger.

Then, using his magical artifact, he dug upwards, excavating and carving out the entire piece of thousand-year-old cold jade along with the honeycomb hanging on it.

"What a huge piece of ancient, cold jade!"

Inside the cave, Zhou Chun couldn't help but exclaim in amazement as he looked at the thousand-year-old cold jade he had unearthed.

This piece of ancient cold jade was over three zhang long and nearly four chi thick at its thickest point, emanating a dense chill.

Such a large piece of millennium-old cold jade, if placed at an auction in the Great Zhou Kingdom, would probably fetch one or two million spirit coins, or even more!

However, no matter how precious this piece of millennium-old cold jade is, Zhou Chun would definitely not sell it. After all, spirit coins can be earned at any time, but such treasures are hard to buy even if you have money.

Fortunately, his storage bag had a storage space of more than three zhang (approximately 10 meters), which was just enough to hold this item and the beehive below; otherwise, he probably would have had to cut off a part of it to take it with him.

He always carried more than two storage bags with him.

After emptying his usual storage bag, Zhou Chun put the Millennium Cold Jade and the honeycomb inside, and then placed the items in another spare storage bag.

After completing this task, he dug around inside the cave and, sure enough, unearthed some century-old cold jade and ordinary cold jade, confirming that this place did indeed contain a cold jade mine.

After hastily digging up some cold jade to use as food for the demon bees, Zhou Chun sealed off the cave and left the place first.

Once outside, Zhou Chun carefully collected all the jade boxes containing the demon bees, threw the large wooden box onto the back of the Golden-Winged Tiger, and then rode the tiger out of the snow valley.

Out of caution, Zhou Chun released his divine sense to carefully examine the area around the snow valley before leaving.

This led him to a discovery very quickly.

A cold glint flashed in his eyes, and he suddenly looked towards a snowy area outside the snow valley, saying, "What is Fellow Daoist Fu hiding there for? Is he waiting for me specifically?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a figure suddenly leaped out of the snow, splashing up a large amount of snowflakes, revealing Fu Changqing's figure.

After flying into the air, the man immediately put on a fawning expression, bowed to Zhou Chun, and said, "Senior Zhou, please forgive me. I was simply driven by curiosity and stayed here to wait. I had absolutely no intention of disrespecting you!"

"Oh, is it really just a matter of curiosity?"

Zhou Chun looked at him with a half-smile and asked, her eyes revealing neither joy nor anger.

This caused Fu Changqing's expression to change instantly, and he hurriedly swore an oath: "I swear, I only stayed here out of curiosity. If there is any falsehood in this, may I be torn to pieces and die without a burial place!"

Upon seeing this, Zhou Chun immediately nodded and said, "Since Fellow Daoist Fu has said so, then I naturally have no reason not to believe you."

After saying that, he smiled faintly and said, "Actually, I might as well tell Fellow Daoist Fu that I have indeed captured all those demonic insects, and even discovered a cold jade vein inside their nest!"

Upon hearing this, Fu Changqing's eyes widened and his mouth gaped open.

She didn't know whether she was shocked by Zhou Chun's strength and amazing gains, or surprised that he would tell her these things.

But he quickly realized something, and after a brief change in expression, he quickly forced a smile and bowed to Zhou Chun to congratulate him, saying, "Congratulations, senior! You are incredibly powerful and blessed, which I truly admire."

In response to his congratulations, Zhou Chun simply nodded and said, "Well, now Fellow Daoist Fu's curiosity should be satisfied. Let's head back to the base now."

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Fu Changqing opened his mouth, but showed no joy at having his curiosity satisfied; instead, his face was filled with unease.

(End of this chapter)