Beast Taming Immortal Clan

Chapter 410 Dragon Transformation Pill Completed, Black Mist Swamp [Please Subscribe]

"Dragon Transformation Pill" is a relatively high-grade elixir, and such elixirs often take a long time to refine.

Zhou Chun knew some basic knowledge about alchemy and understood that elixirs like the "Dragon Transformation Pill" generally required a long period of time to neutralize the toxicity of the pill and enhance its medicinal power.

In fact, Luo Qingni completed the preliminary steps of quenching, dissolving, and combining the medicine in less than a day.

However, according to his prior instructions, the time required for the subsequent elixir preparation is between seven and nine days, depending on the specific circumstances.

Therefore, in the time that followed, she only maintained a small amount of true fire to nourish the alchemy furnace, and focused most of her energy on observing the medicinal liquid inside the furnace, occasionally casting the alchemy nurturing technique to nourish the spiritual pills.

This is what is often referred to in alchemy as "three parts refining, seven parts nurturing."

The skill level of an alchemist is mainly determined by their expertise in the art of alchemy.

If one excels in the art of alchemy, their alchemy skills will almost certainly be excellent.

As time went by, Zhou Chun's anxiety grew with each passing day.

Although he still has two thousand-year-old dragon-transforming grasses, he certainly doesn't want to try a second time if he can succeed on the first try.

On the eighth day, Luo Qingni, who had been walking slowly, suddenly stood up from the ground.

This made Zhou Chun's heart jump.

Luo Qingni's hands moved so fast that they were almost invisible, and the small fire under the furnace suddenly surged.

Suddenly, Zhou Chun seemed to hear a clear and melodious dragon's roar coming from inside the alchemy furnace.

After a while, Luo Qingni suddenly raised her sleeve and waved it, and a beam of azure light fell on the purplish-blue alchemy furnace, causing the furnace lid to instantly shoot into the sky.

At the same time, she cast the final pill-collecting incantation, and a pill radiating a blue light flew out of the furnace and landed in a jade bottle that had appeared in her hand at some unknown time.

It worked!

Upon seeing this, Zhou Chun's face lit up with joy, and he felt relieved.

After Luo Qingni put the stopper on the jade bottle, she did not immediately hand it to Zhou Chun. Instead, she sat down again and began to meditate.

Seeing this, Zhou Chun could only wait patiently for her to recover, filled with excitement.

After waiting for nearly three more hours, Luo Qingni finally finished her practice, stood up, and used a hand seal to remove the protective array.

"I have successfully completed my mission. Fellow Daoist Xu, please check whether the elixir is up to standard!"

Luo Qingni nodded to Zhou Chun with a slightly tired expression, then with a flick of her sleeve, the jade bottle containing the "Dragon Transformation Pill" flew towards Zhou Chun.

Zhou Chun, who had been waiting anxiously for a long time, immediately grabbed the jade bottle, pulled out the stopper, and began to examine the elixir inside.

The elixir inside the jade bottle was about the size of an egg, pale blue in color, and its surface was imprinted with many beautiful and mysterious patterns.

A faint fragrance wafted from the jade bottle. After Zhou Chun took a sniff, the dragon spirit blood he had refined within his body suddenly stirred, making him want to consume the pill.

Of course, he dismissed this idea as soon as it came to mind.

However, this is enough to prove that it is indeed the real "Dragon Transformation Pill".

He quickly put the stopper back in, then put away the jade bottle and sincerely exclaimed to Luo Qingni, "It is indeed the 'Dragon Transformation Pill'! Master Luo truly lives up to her reputation as a renowned alchemy master in Tianyuan Immortal City. To succeed on your first attempt! With such skill, you will surely become a grandmaster in time!"

Hearing this, although she knew it was a deliberate compliment, Luo Qingni still smiled and said, "Fellow Daoist Xu, you flatter me. My alchemy skills are still far from the Grandmaster level. Perhaps only if I can form a Golden Core someday will I have even a sliver of a chance!"

After saying that, he nodded slightly to Zhou Chun and said, "Since the commission has been completed, I will not keep Fellow Daoist Xu any longer."

"Understood, understood. Master Luo, thank you for your hard work. Here are 25,000 spirit coins. Please count them!"

Zhou Chun nodded repeatedly with a smile on his face, and immediately took out the spirit coins he had prepared in advance and handed them to Luo Qingni for counting.

After Luo Qingni confirmed that everything was accounted for, he left "Qingni Residence" while she watched him go.

After leaving "Qingni Residence", Zhou Chun did not return to his cave, but instead left Tianyuan Immortal City directly.

Regardless of whether Luo Qingni would leak the news about the "Dragon Transformation Pill," Zhou Chun had no intention of staying in Tianyuan Immortal City under the name and appearance of Xu Fu.

Moreover, once the Silver Lightning Python Bai Bai successfully transforms into a dragon, the commotion will be considerable, and this matter absolutely cannot be accomplished in Tianyuan Immortal City.

Having experienced being hunted down before, Zhou Chun immediately used the "Flowing Golden Rainbow" secret technique to escape at full speed as soon as he left Tianyuan Immortal City.

At this speed, unless a Golden Core cultivator is secretly following him, a Purple Mansion cultivator would have to use a powerful escape technique to catch up with him.

That way, he won't be as passive as he was last time.

Fortunately, Zhou Chun's worries did not come true. He did not encounter any attacks until he was more than a thousand miles away from Tianyuan Immortal City.

After confirming his safety, he quickly washed away his current face and used "human-faced fish glue" to create another face, which was that of Zhang Liang, a rogue cultivator from the State of Shen.

After resting for a while, Zhou Chun flew north towards the Great Zhou Kingdom.

Zhou Chun had already conducted in-depth research on the geographical environment of the Great Zhou Kingdom.

Therefore, he knew that there was a body of water in the north of the Great Zhou Kingdom called Black Mist Marsh, where many demonic beasts lived and roamed.

It was undoubtedly very appropriate for the Silver Lightning Python to transform into a dragon there for nothing in return.

Once it successfully transforms into a dragon, it will definitely master the techniques of lightning escape and water escape. At that time, even if a Golden Core cultivator appears, it will be difficult to capture it.

More than a month later, Zhou Chun arrived at the edge of the Black Mist Marsh, which was very famous in the Great Zhou Kingdom.

Unlike the vast and turbulent Dragon Abyss, the Black Mist Marsh is a swampy area where various kinds of aquatic plants grow on most of the water surface.

Most of this area is perpetually shrouded in a grayish-black mist, a poisonous miasma that not only poisons the physical body but also corrodes and interferes with the mind.

Therefore, once cultivators enter, they cannot maintain a state of detached consciousness as they do outside. Otherwise, their consciousness will be corroded and consumed very quickly, and they will have to come out to rest after only a short time.

Because this black mist is so difficult to dispel, even though it is known that many rare treasures are nurtured in the Black Mist Swamp, no force in the Great Zhou Kingdom can occupy this place.

Its unique environment has made it a paradise for monsters and a hiding place for some notorious bandits in the Great Zhou Kingdom.

However, as far as Zhou Chun was concerned, apart from the corrosive and interfering effects of the black mist on his divine sense, which he could not avoid, he was not worried at all about the effects of the black mist on his physical body.

With the Wood Spirit pet by his side, it's difficult for him to be harmed by this kind of natural poisonous aura.

Finding a secluded spot where no one would notice, Zhou Chun summoned the Silver Lightning Python Bai Bai and flew into the Black Mist Swamp on its back.

The black mist in the Black Mist Swamp has a much smaller impact on demonic beasts than on human cultivators, since demonic beasts are physically strong and have high poison resistance.

The local monsters have long been accustomed to the presence of the black mist, and some monsters can even control the black mist to turn it into an aid.

The Silver Lightning Python Bai Bai is now a second-tier high-grade demon beast, just one step away from transforming into a dragon and entering the third tier. Its strength is such that it can not only roam freely in the Black Mist Swamp, but it can also be considered a powerful figure in its own right.

Zhou Chun used it as his mount, and along the way, no foolish monster dared to attack him.

After searching for three days in the Black Mist Swamp, Zhou Chun finally found a satisfactory place.

It was a small island deep in a swamp, with many large trees that resembled banyan trees. Their leaves were grayish-black and quite broad, and many aerial roots hung down from them to the ground. From a distance, it looked like a demonic tree.

The island possesses a rich spiritual energy, surpassing even the Zhou family's Jiufengling Mountain Gate.

The island is home to a considerable number of demonic beasts, among which the true lord is a third-tier demonic beast.

Judging from its aura, this third-tier demonic beast should only be a low-grade third-tier demonic beast, but its appearance is extremely strange.

It has a lizard-like body, a snake-shaped neck and mouth, and a crocodile-like tail. In addition, it has spines like those of a spiny dragon growing on its back, extending all the way to the back of its head.

Even after Zhou Chun had read through many of the monster illustrations sold in the Great Zhou Kingdom, he still couldn't identify the origin of this monster.

However, he knew that the monsters inside the Black Mist Swamp were generally stronger than those outside.

So he didn't take it lightly and released the third-tier wood spirit directly.

The island is covered with lush vegetation, and although the rotting silt and animal carcasses beneath the aquatic plants emit a foul odor, it can still be considered the domain of the Wood Spirits.

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When the Wood Spirit was released by Zhou Chun, the snake-lizard demon beast that had been confronting him immediately felt threatened and couldn't help but launch an attack.

It spat a stream of black venom at Zhou Chun, and black mist surged around its body, instantly forming a dense black mist domain that concealed it, making it difficult to see its true form.

Faced with the attack of the snake-lizard monster, Zhou Chun simply waved his sleeve and summoned the [Black Water Xuan Turtle Shield], releasing a black light barrier to protect himself inside.

The black venom spewed by the snake-lizard monster was quite powerful. When it landed on the black light barrier, it immediately corroded the barrier, causing it to emit black smoke and dimming its spiritual light considerably. However, it was still a long way from breaking through the light barrier.

Originally shrouded in black mist, it was suddenly enveloped by a sudden, frenzied growth of vegetation that bound it in the blink of an eye.

Just then, a golden sword light shot out from outside the mist, instantly piercing a bleeding hole in the snake-lizard beast. The sharp sword energy also wreaked havoc inside its body, tearing its flesh into countless fragments.

This greatly alarmed the serpent-lizard demon beast, which hurriedly unleashed the power of its demon core. Black spiritual light surged within its body, rapidly crushing and forcing out the sword energy, while also shattering all the green vines binding it.

Just as the serpent-lizard monster broke free of its restraints and was about to unleash its power again, several streaks of white, icy air instantly pierced through the black mist and landed on it.

In an instant, a layer of ice condensed on its massive body. The terrifying power of frost not only froze its body, but also seemed to freeze its demon core.

Then the golden sword light fell into the black mist again, piercing the head of the snake-lizard monster with a single strike, completely severing its life force.

In this way, the third-tier low-grade demon beast was completely powerless to fight back and was instantly killed by Zhou Chun. It didn't even have time to think about self-destructing its demon core before it died.

Zhou Chun used the "Golden Rainbow Sword" to cut open the chest and abdomen of the snake-lizard monster and took out a black demon core from it.

This snake-lizard demon beast is a water-attribute demon beast, and its attributes do not match those of Zhou Chun's other spirit pets. Later, it can either be used to find someone to refine it into a pill, or it can only be exchanged with someone for a metal or earth-attribute demon core, waiting for the Golden Armor Rock Turtle and Golden Winged Tiger to advance to the third rank before consuming it.

As for lightning-attribute demon cores, they are extremely rare and cannot be exchanged for a single ordinary water-attribute demon core.

Wood spirits cultivate extremely quickly, so feeding them demon cores would be a complete waste.

After collecting the demon core, Zhou Chun disassembled the snake-lizard demon beast's hide, teeth, bones, and other parts. Its flesh and blood, however, contained toxins and had to be discarded.

However, while dissecting the snake-lizard monster's corpse, Zhou Chun unexpectedly discovered a unique venom sac, which seemed to contain a considerable amount of venom, and he collected it as well.

After disposing of the snake-lizard monster's corpse, Zhou Chun led the Wood Spirit to inspect the entire island.

Because of the presence of the snake-lizard monster, many spiritual herbs and plants on the island remain unharvested. Zhou Chun, with the help of the wood spirit, even found a "snake blood fruit" that was nearly eight hundred years old.

This "Snake Blood Fruit" is also a good thing. If a demon snake below the third rank eats this, it can not only greatly increase its cultivation level, but also purify its bloodline.

The "Snake Blood Fruit," aged for eight hundred years, has a good effect on demonic snakes below the second-tier superior grade. If you encounter a cultivator who has tamed a demonic snake as a spirit pet, it can definitely fetch a good price.

If all else fails, Zhou Chun can wait until he returns to the Zhou family and resolve the issue internally.

"No wonder those rogue cultivators love to go on adventures. As long as they can successfully kill a demon beast, the demon cores and corpses, as well as the spoils from its lair, are all incredibly valuable. One successful heist can keep them resting for many years!"

After Zhou Chun had thoroughly searched the entire island, he couldn't help but show a look of joy as he looked at the various spiritual herbs and ores he had plundered.

Preliminary estimates suggest that his spoils from slaying the snake-lizard monster were worth at least 120,000 to 130,000 low-grade spirit stones, which is far more profitable than the hard work of a master alchemist like Luo Qingni!

"It's a pity that third-tier demonic beasts are hard to find, and hunting them is inherently dangerous. A demonic beast might even self-destruct its demonic core before dying, otherwise I'd love to become a demonic beast hunter in this Black Mist Swamp!"

Zhou Chun shook his head, quickly giving up the idea of ​​continuing to hunt down third-tier monsters.

Black Mist Swamp is said to be a place where fourth-tier demonic beasts lurk. If he dares to hunt third-tier demonic beasts here in a high-profile manner, and attracts fourth-tier demonic beasts, then it will be difficult for him to escape.

Moreover, this time the serpent lizard monster was a bit overconfident, thinking that Zhou Chun would have difficulty finding it because it was hiding in the black mist, which led to it being ambushed and bound by the wood spirit.

Otherwise, if it were determined to escape, or threatened to self-destruct its demon core, it would be difficult for Zhou Chun to kill it completely.

Therefore, hunting monsters is something he can do occasionally, but there's no need for him to make a living from it.

If we're talking about the place on the island with the most abundant spiritual energy, it's undoubtedly the lair of the snake-lizard monster.

It was a black pool in the middle of the island. The water itself was highly poisonous, and many poisonous plants and trees grew around it.

This place was not suitable for the Silver Lightning Python to undergo seclusion and evolve in vain, so Zhou Chun set up an array on a small mountain not far away and opened up a temporary cave.

The hill itself is not far from the black pool, and the concentration of spiritual energy is not low, which is more than enough for the Silver Lightning Python to evolve and for Zhou Chun to cultivate daily.

With the existence of the purification stone jar, Zhou Chun didn't need to set up any purification array or find someone to maintain its operation.

After he finished setting up the temporary cave, he took out the "Dragon Transformation Pill" and gave it to the Silver Lightning Python to consume for free. Then he let the python sleep in the cave and digest the medicinal effects.

Compared to the immense energy contained in a third-tier dragon core, the medicinal power of the "Dragon Transformation Pill" is definitely much milder.

In order to transform into a dragon, Zhou Daoyi's Azure Dragon slept for several years before digesting the inner core of a third-tier Azure Dragon.

Zhou Chun estimated that the Silver Lightning Python would have absorbed the medicinal power of the "Dragon Transformation Pill" in less than three months.

After all, Bai Bai's own accumulation was already more than enough; what he lacked was the "Dragon Transformation Pill," a catalyst.

However, even though it was only a short period of two or three months, Zhou Chun did not neglect the necessary protective measures.

He had the Wood Spirit use its "Transform Wood into Soldiers" ability to transform eight ancient trees into second-tier low-grade puppets that guarded the eight directions of the temporary cave, preventing any ignorant monsters from disturbing it.

This also put the Wood Spirit in charge of guarding the entire island; if anyone came to the island, he had to be notified immediately.

After doing all this, Zhou Chun finally felt at ease and began meditating and cultivating in his cave.

In the following days, as the aura of the snake-lizard monster gradually dissipated, some monsters from the nearby swamp began to fearlessly climb onto the island.

Zhou Chun was too lazy to drive away these demonic beasts unless they dared to come to his cave.

However, if any cultivators appear, he will secretly release the "Mysterious Armor Golden Feather" demonic insects to drive them away.

With the strength of "Xuanjia Jinyu", as long as they don't encounter a cultivator at the Purple Mansion stage, they can still protect this island.

However, cultivators at the Purple Mansion stage are not as common as cabbages, and Zhou Chun has already harvested all the spiritual herbs on the island, so it is unlikely that a cultivator of this level would be attracted here.

Time passed day by day, and soon more than two months had gone by.

On this day, Zhou Chun, who was meditating and cultivating in his cave, suddenly sensed that the white aura of the Silver Lightning Python was becoming abnormally restless. The python, which had been sleeping peacefully, suddenly conveyed a strong desire to Zhou Chun.

It longed to leave its cave and go outside.

Upon seeing this, Zhou Chun released it without hesitation.

It was raining and thundering outside. After leaving the cave, the Silver Lightning Python Bai Bai immediately soared into the sky.

I caught the flu today and feel completely weak. I managed to write one chapter, but I can't move anymore. I feel so awful!

(End of this chapter)