Beast Taming Immortal Clan

Chapter 386 Replacing Magical Artifacts, Shifting Situation [Please Subscribe]

After Zhou Chun stayed at the Su family for eight days, Su Yuzhen received a message from her aunt from the Moon Wheel Sect, asking Zhou Chun to meet her at her cave.

So the two immediately set off for the location of the Moon Wheel Sect's mountain gate.

The Moon Wheel Sect's main gate is located on an island, but the island is not located in a lake or sea.

This island is also a great wonder of Yasukuni.

Originally, there were two great rivers that originated from the southern part of the island's mountains, flowing northwards from the east and west respectively.

Unexpectedly, the two great rivers eventually converge at a lake more than 700 miles north of the mountains.

Thus, the location of the Moon Wheel Sect's mountain gate was actually separated from the land by these two rivers, forming a huge island.

That afternoon, a giant white bird with pure white wings carried a man and a woman across the great river east of Liangjiang Island and flew straight toward the misty mountains ahead.

The white giant bird was hatched from the Cloud and Water Swan Egg that Zhou Chun had once given to Su Yuzhen. Under Su Yuzhen's tireless nurturing, this demonic bird has now become a mid-grade second-tier demonic beast.

Zhou Chun's Golden-Winged Tiger had only recently advanced to a mid-grade second-tier demon beast!

At this moment, the white giant bird carried Zhou Chun and his companion to Liangjiang Island, where the Moon Wheel Sect's mountain gate was located, and soon landed at the welcoming point below the Moon Wheel Sect's mountain gate.

"Please wait a moment, my lord. I will immediately send word to my aunt to send someone to pick us up."

Su Yuzhen patted her storage pouch at her waist and took out a child talisman from a mother-child communication talisman. She ignited it, causing it to turn into wisps of smoke that swirled around her, forming a faint spiritual light mark.

This type of mother-child communication talisman is a unique family heirloom of the Su family. Unlike the long-distance communication talisman, it cannot directly convey the message to the recipient; it is more like a communication firework.

However, this item is better than communication fireworks in that it doesn't make much noise when it's activated, allowing the person holding the mother talisman to find their location at any time.

Therefore, in order to keep it a secret, the Su family did not sell this kind of magic talisman to outsiders, and even in-law families like the Zhou family could not buy it. It was only used by cultivators within the family.

Zhou Chun and Su Yuzhen waited at the welcoming point for less than an hour before a female cultivator in a blue dress arrived on a cloud and landed in front of them.

This female cultivator in the blue dress was only at the late Foundation Establishment stage, so of course she couldn't be flying through the clouds using her own cultivation.

However, the flower basket magic artifact in her hand could release white clouds and mist, lifting her up and making her look like a Golden Core cultivator riding the clouds.

She was clearly very familiar with Su Yuzhen. As soon as she landed, she greeted Su Yuzhen with a smile and said, "Sister Yuzhen, Master sent me to pick you and Fellow Daoist Zhou up."

"Then I'll have to trouble you, Sister Yang."

Su Yuzhen smiled and replied, then introduced to Zhou Chun, "Husband, this is Sister Yang Junru, she is my aunt's eldest disciple."

"So it's Fellow Daoist Yang. It's a pleasure to meet you."

Zhou Chun smiled and nodded, which was considered a greeting.

After exchanging greetings, the two Daoist partners, led by Yang Junru, flew into the Moon Wheel Sect's mountain gate.

Zhou Chun had visited the gate of Qinglian Temple many times before, but this was his first time visiting the gate of Yuelun Sect.

His impression was that, in addition to having a higher concentration of spiritual energy than the Qinglian Temple, the Moon Wheel Sect's mountain gate also had a much higher density of cave dwellings and a significantly larger number of people.

In conclusion, although both are among the three major sects of Jingguo, the Moon Wheel Sect is clearly superior to the Green Lotus Temple in terms of its grandeur.

Su Yuzhen's aunt, Su Yunniang, is a highly regarded core disciple of the Moon Wheel Sect. She has already reached the late stage of the Purple Mansion realm and is currently planning to form her core.

Therefore, he also had a decent independent cave dwelling within the Moon Wheel Sect's mountain gate.

Led by Yang Junru, Su Yunniang's eldest disciple, Zhou Chun and his companion soon arrived at the outside of a valley shrouded in mist.

Knowing that someone was coming, the three of them had just arrived outside the valley when the clouds and mist in the valley surged, revealing a passage.

After the three of them entered through the passage, the view suddenly opened up before them.

In the valley, which covers an area of ​​about two or three hundred acres, fragrant flowers and plants are planted everywhere, many of which are spiritual flowers containing spiritual power.

Clearly, the owner of this place is a person who loves flowers very much.

Zhou Chun's gaze swept across the small valley and quickly settled on a beautiful woman dressed in a pink dress.

He was quite familiar with that beautiful woman; she was Su Yunniang, the auctioneer sent by the three major sects to preside over the auction after the Hundred Clans Conference, and also Su Yuzhen's mother's younger sister.

Su Yuzhen was naturally very familiar with her aunt. Upon seeing the beautiful woman, she quickly smiled sweetly and said, "Yuzhen greets Aunt."

Upon seeing this, Su Yunniang glared at her and said sternly, "Yuzhen, you little brat, do the math yourself. How long has it been since you last came to see your aunt? If it weren't for wanting your aunt to help your lover this time, would you still not have planned to come see your aunt?"

"No way! I visited you just three years ago, Auntie!"

Su Yuzhen lowered her head slightly, a little embarrassed, and her voice became much softer.

Upon seeing this, Zhou Chun immediately stepped forward and bowed to Su Yunniang, saying, "Nephew Zhou Zhengchun greets Aunt."

"Nephew Zhengchun, you're too kind. Now that you and Yuzhen have become Daoist partners, you're family. There's no need for any formalities."

Su Yunniang waved her hand and looked at Zhou Chun with a smile, saying, "Yuzhen's mother passed away early. Although I am her aunt, I have always treated her like my own daughter. Nephew, please don't stand on ceremony with me."

Upon hearing her words, Zhou Chun quickly replied, "Yes, I understand."

Sure enough, upon hearing him address her as "my son-in-law," Su Yunniang smiled even more broadly and immediately invited the two of them into her residence.

As the group entered the courtyard, Yang Junru, Su Yunniang's eldest disciple, immediately served them tea and water, and also brought out some pastries.

"Come on, Zhengchun, this is your first time here. Try the homemade flower tea and flower cakes from your aunt and see if they suit your taste."

Inside the room, after her apprentice brought out the tea and pastries, Su Yunniang smiled and recommended the food she had prepared to Zhou Chun.

Their warm hospitality was like that of a mother-in-law welcoming her son-in-law who had just returned home.

Seeing this, Zhou Chun naturally had to give him face, drinking several cups of tea and eating several plates of pastries.

I must say, Su Yunniang's Hundred Flower Tea and Hundred Flower Cake are indeed very good and unique.

After finishing the tea and pastries, Zhou Chun took out the gifts he had prepared and presented them, saying, "Since this is my first visit, I haven't prepared anything too precious. This jar of spirit honey and this box of tea pills are specialties of my family, and they have a unique flavor. Aunt, you can try them when you have time."

"It's so kind of you, Zhengchun. Auntie will try it when she has time."

Su Yunniang smiled and nodded, and put away the gift Zhou Chun had given her.

After exchanging pleasantries, she naturally got down to business.

"After Yuzhen sent a message a few days ago, I, your aunt, inquired around for you, Zhengchun, and indeed there are two senior brothers and sisters and one uncle who are willing to exchange for magic weapons."

"However, I can't guarantee whether they will take a liking to your magic weapon. I can only take you there to meet them."

At this point, seemingly afraid of disappointing Zhou Chun, she smiled gently at him and said, "Even if the exchange doesn't work out, it's alright. I know several master craftsmen at the Yan Yang Sect. As long as you can gather the materials, or are willing to spend enough spirit coins, I can use my connections to have them custom-make a magic weapon that you're satisfied with!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chun immediately stood up from his seat, bowed deeply to her, and said, "I am deeply grateful for your concern, Aunt. I am humbled."

"You silly child, I told you not to be so polite."

Su Yunniang gave him a reproachful look, but she was quite happy inside.

Next, led by Su Yunniang, Zhou Chun and she went to visit several Moon Wheel Sect cultivators who were willing to exchange their magical artifacts.

After some careful selection, Zhou Chun successfully exchanged a high-grade third-tier metal magic weapon, the Golden Rainbow Sword, from a Golden Core cultivator of the Moon Wheel Sect.

This flying sword was a trophy of that Golden Core cultivator. Two ounces of iron essence were mixed into the blade, making it much sharper and harder than ordinary flying swords of the same level.

In exchange for this exquisite flying sword, Zhou Chun not only handed over the Crimson Dragon Dagger, a third-grade high-quality magic weapon, but also gave up three spiritual herbs that were over seven hundred years old.

Meanwhile, at the Moon Wheel Sect's late-stage Purple Mansion cultivator's place, Zhou Chun exchanged another third-tier mid-grade magic weapon, the Azure Rainbow Bracelet, for a third-tier mid-grade defensive magic weapon, the Qianjin Ring.

Although the Azure Rainbow Bracelet had helped Zhou Chun withstand the Soul-Sealing Thunder Attack of the silver-robed youth Wang Jun during the Great Zhou Kingdom, the wood-attribute magic artifact clashed too severely with Zhou Chun's magical power. He could only unleash less than 80% of its power, making it far less useful than the metal-attribute Qianjin Ring.

After successfully exchanging two suitable magical artifacts, Zhou Chun did not disturb Su Yunniang any further. He stayed in her cave for only one day before returning to the Zhou family to refine the artifacts.

As for Su Yuzhen, she stayed with Su Yunniang and did not go to the Zhou family with Zhou Chun.

After returning to the Zhou family, Zhou Chun greeted the elders and then began refining the newly acquired magical artifact in his residence.

A month later, Zhou Chun had mastered the two newly acquired magical artifacts and his strength had increased again.

It was at this time that a new change occurred between the Tianjing Sect and the Qinglian Temple, which had been locked in a fierce battle.

Perhaps due to the immense losses, or perhaps due to other considerations, all the cultivation families under the jurisdiction of the Tianjing Sect suddenly and collectively sealed off their mountains, and their members and disciples no longer left their family mountain gates.

Therefore, if we want to strike at these families again, we can only do what the Zhou family did back then: destroy the mountain and exterminate the clan.

However, firstly, it is not easy to carry out the act of cutting down mountains and exterminating clans, and secondly, large-scale cutting down mountains and exterminating clans is very taboo.

The reason the Zhou family could do such a thing to the Jiang family was because the Jiang family had targeted the Zhou family repeatedly, creating a great feud between the two families, and this incident was an isolated case.

However, if we were to launch a large-scale attack on the cultivation families within Lingzhou and exterminate them, it would be a premeditated massacre.

This kind of thing will bring a lot of negative reputation.

Another point is that cultivation families in various places have formed marriage alliances. Many cultivation families in Lingzhou have formed marriage alliances with families in Yunzhou and Lanzhou, with each family having female cultivators marry into the other's family.

If the mountain were to be destroyed and the clan exterminated, it would be difficult to guarantee that fratricide would not occur, which is something that a cultivation family would never want to happen.

Therefore, after all the cultivation families in Lingzhou sealed off their mountains, the families in Lanzhou and Yunzhou also stopped their pursuit and did not continue to exterminate them.

Qinglian Temple has not yet issued any further instructions.

The situation thus became unpredictable once again.

However, from the Zhou family's perspective, Zhou Chun and other high-ranking members of the Zhou family still hoped that the great war could be delayed as much as possible, so that the Zhou family could have a few more decades to develop.

Therefore, Zhou Chun quite liked this change in the situation.

"Clan leader, I am ready. Please grant me the Foundation Establishment Pill!"

Inside the Zhongping Hall, an ordinary-looking young man in blue robes knelt before Zhou Chun, the clan leader, and respectfully begged him for something that countless Qi Refining cultivators of the Zhou family dreamed of.

This ordinary-looking young man in blue robes was none other than Zhou Xinyan, the only cultivator with a superior spiritual root among the younger generation of the Zhou family.

This young man possesses a superior spiritual root aptitude and is supported by various resources from the Zhou family. Now, in his thirties, he has already successfully cultivated to the twelfth level of the Qi Refining stage and can take Foundation Establishment Pills to establish his foundation.

With his superior spiritual root aptitude, as long as his luck isn't too bad, he can basically succeed in establishing his foundation with the help of the Foundation Establishment Pill.

Therefore, Zhou Chun did not make things difficult for him in the face of his request. He simply nodded and said, "According to the clan rules, clan members with superior spiritual root aptitude will be given a Foundation Establishment Pill free of charge after their cultivation reaches the twelfth level of the Qi Refining stage. Since Xin Yan, you are ready now, I will naturally not make things difficult for you."

"However, Foundation Establishment Pills are hard to come by, so I hope you are truly prepared before taking them, and do not disappoint the family's expectations of you!"

After saying that, he personally went to the family's secret vault, took out the Foundation Establishment Pill stored inside, and handed it to Zhou Xinyan.

"Thank you, Clan Chief. I will certainly not let the clan and you down!"

The young man in blue gripped the elixir bottle tightly, his face beaming with undisguised joy as he made his promise.

A few days later, Zhou Xinyan entered the secluded meditation chamber on Pagoda Peak to begin his foundation-building cultivation.

Meanwhile, taking advantage of the temporary calm in Jingguo, Zhou Chun also set off for the Caiyu Mountain stronghold in the wilderness to secretly meet with Lin Hongyu, who was cultivating there.

"...In short, that's the situation. What price that cold jade mine will fetch depends on your own abilities, Senior Lin!"

Inside the Caiyu Mountain stronghold, Zhou Chun calmly recounted the story of the Yang Kingdom's Snowfield Cold Jade Mine, giving this benefit to Lin Hongyu for free.

Lin Hongyu, who had received this benefit for nothing, was no fool. She quickly grasped the deeper meaning Zhou Chun hadn't explicitly stated, and looked at him meaningfully, saying, "Fellow Daoist Zhou, this gift is quite substantial. Is there something you need my help with?"

Zhou Chun had been waiting for her to say those words.

He immediately and frankly replied, "I dare not hide it from Senior Lin. After you have finished refining your natal magic weapon, I do indeed have an important matter that I need your help with!"

After saying that, he revealed his plan to obtain the Thousand-Year Dragon Transformation Grass.

This matter is his personal affair. Although Lin Hongyu agreed to protect the Zhou family, it was only to help the Zhou family when they encountered problems.

Helping Zhou Chun obtain the Thousand-Year Dragon Transformation Grass is not within the scope of protecting the Zhou family.

Therefore, if Zhou Chun wanted her to take the risk and do this for him, he would definitely have to offer her something that would move her.

After hearing his request, Lin Hongyu pondered for a moment before nodding and saying, "If it's just about luring that dragon away and fighting it for a while, I have no problem with that. I agree to it."

I had a terrible writer's block today, mainly because I didn't think through some details, which made me write very slowly!

(End of this chapter)