Beast Taming Immortal Clan

Chapter 431 The Demon Lord Unleashes His Fury, Perfecting the Grand Array [Please Subscribe]

Fengguo.

After traveling for a while, Zhou Daoquan and his men arrived at the battlefield as scheduled, providing strong support to their side.

However, their addition only slightly reversed the original decline of the Heavenly Spirit Legion, and could not form a real advantage.

On the battlefield, the casualty ratio between the two sides still shows that the Celestial Spirit Legion suffered greater losses.

This is not surprising.

After all, the demonic cultivators who are invading the Heavenly Spirit Realm are disciples of various major sects in the Yuanmo Realm. Their methods and strength are far superior to those of cultivators of the same level who come from cultivation families and small and medium-sized sects.

Therefore, even though the number of cultivators on the Heavenly Spirit Legion side had a certain understanding and defense against the strange methods of demonic cultivators, they were still bound to fall victim to their attacks and perish, provided that the numbers were not significantly different.

The advantage of the Heavenly Spirit Legion lies in its ability to fight on its own territory, making it easier and faster than the enemy to recruit cultivators and call for reinforcements.

Therefore, as long as the casualty ratio is not too different, they are not necessarily unable to accept it.

As long as the foundation of each sect is not damaged, it doesn't matter if more cultivators from their subordinate immortal cultivation families die or are injured.

They usually allow these vassal forces to develop peacefully and provide them with protection, just so that they can play a role in times like this.

Gradually, as time went by, several more batches of reinforcements from both sides joined the battlefield, making the battlefield larger and larger, eventually reaching the level of two thousand people.

At this moment, something happened that changed the course of the battle!

At that moment, a streak of azure light suddenly appeared above the battlefield, revealing a strange, blue-haired man with azure wings growing from his ribs and a single horn on his head.

Although the aura emanating from this person was not yet at the Golden Core stage, it was still stronger than that of an ordinary late-stage Purple Mansion cultivator.

Judging from his strange appearance, he was clearly a cultivator from the Demonic Beast Palace.

This wouldn't have been a problem in itself. The number of Purple Mansion stage cultivators on both sides on the battlefield is now close to twenty. One more of them shouldn't affect the overall situation for the time being.

But no one expected that this person's strength was exceptionally powerful.

With a flap of his wings, he could unleash a wind escape technique, appearing instantly beside a Purple Mansion cultivator from the Heavenly Spirit Legion.

The two cyan curved blades he held were incredibly sharp and seemed to have the effect of breaking spells. Some protective divine abilities used by Purple Mansion cultivators could be easily torn apart by his double blades and cut in half.

In just the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, he launched a series of successful sneak attacks, killing three Purple Mansion stage cultivators from the Heavenly Spirit Legion.

Such a record immediately disrupted the balance of high-level combat power on the battlefield, and made the remaining Purple Mansion cultivators of the Heavenly Spirit Legion feel insecure, even starting to flee.

This further fueled the arrogance of those demonic cultivators, greatly boosting their morale and causing them to unleash their full combat power.

Thus, defeat was inevitable, and it was a top-down defeat!

In the midst of this rout, Zhou Daoquan separated from his men and chose to escape alone.

However, he was unlucky; he had barely escaped when he was spotted by that winged demon cultivator.

With a flap of its wings, the beast darted several miles away, appearing hundreds of feet away from Zhou Daoquan in the blink of an eye.

This scene terrified Zhou Daoquan, who hurriedly took out a third-grade high-quality defensive talisman and activated it, forming a golden armor composed of countless golden runes on his body.

But in the next instant, the winged demon cultivator appeared behind him, slashing fiercely at the protective barrier around him with his twin blades.

Under the slash of those cyan curved blades, the two protective barriers formed by the magical artifact and his own supernatural powers around Zhou Daoquan shattered instantly, and in the end, he only managed to block the blades thanks to his golden battle armor.

But after the first attack failed, the winged demon cultivator's dark blue horn flashed with demonic light, and a dark blue beam of light suddenly shot out and struck Zhou Daoquan.

This attack not only instantly knocked Zhou Daoquan down from the sky, but also dimmed the spiritual light of his golden armor, revealing cracks.

My life is over!

As Zhou Daoquan's body plummeted uncontrollably, despair instantly filled his eyes.

He watched as the winged demon cultivator flapped his wings and swung his twin blades at him again. He wanted to defend himself, but he was powerless to do so.

But at that moment, a golden ray of light suddenly burst forth from the ground and swept straight toward the winged demon cultivator.

Ok?

The winged demon cultivator's eyes flickered, as if sensing danger. He hurriedly flapped his wings, abandoning his attack on Zhou Daoquan, and instantly fled from the spot.

Then a flash of yellow light appeared on the ground, and suddenly a giant, earth-yellow tortoise emerged.

"Why does this giant tortoise look so much like Zheng Chun's Golden Armored Rock Tortoise?"

Zhou Daoquan looked at the giant tortoise that had suddenly appeared and saved him, his eyes filled with surprise and uncertainty.

Then he saw the giant tortoise open its mouth and spit out a beam of earthy yellow spiritual light, which condensed in mid-air into the six words "Third Elder, follow me."

Upon seeing this, Zhou Daoquan's eyes lit up with joy, and he immediately leaped onto the giant tortoise's back without a trace of doubt.

Then a yellow light surged from the giant tortoise, enveloping him and himself, and he vanished from the spot in an instant.

In mid-air, the winged demon cultivator witnessed this scene and his eyes immediately showed surprise.

"What kind of demonic beast is this giant tortoise? Why does it give me such a dangerous feeling despite being only a low-grade third-tier demonic beast? And the fact that it can carry others away using earth-遁术 (earth-遁术 is a technique that allows one to escape with others) with such low cultivation level shows its mastery of earth-遁术 is far too profound!"

The winged demon cultivator was secretly astonished, shocked by the stone that had appeared so briefly.

He devoured and merged with the essence and soul of a powerful demon beast, thus gaining a special combat intuition and an extraordinary sensitivity to danger.

Therefore, although the previous "golden magnetic light" did not seem particularly remarkable, he immediately abandoned his pursuit of Zhou Daoquan without hesitation upon sensing the danger.

He valued his own safety more than killing another early-stage Purple Mansion cultivator.

The powerful earth-遁 (earth-遁 is a technique that allows one to escape through earth) that Stone is now displaying seems to confirm that his previous choice was not wrong.

He himself was a cultivator who had mastered the art of wind escape, so he naturally understood the power of these escape techniques and how difficult it was to cultivate them to the point where he could escape with others.

It's not just about doubling the amount of mana consumed; it's also about the ability to cultivate, understand, and master this kind of escape technique.

Basically, being able to cultivate such a level of escape technique before reaching the Golden Core stage is already quite impressive; being able to escape with others is almost impossible!

But that giant tortoise did it!

This left the winged demon cultivator utterly shocked.

He secretly made up his mind, saying, "This matter must be reported to our master. If any of our disciples encounter that giant tortoise again, they must be treated with utmost care!"

Meanwhile, Shi Tou led Zhou Daoquan on a long escape and finally arrived at Zhou Chun's hiding place.

Looking at the stone that had suddenly appeared carrying Zhou Daoquan, Zhou Chun couldn't help but sigh, "It seems the Heavenly Spirit Legion has ultimately lost, since the stone has to make the move!"

After speaking, he turned to Zhou Daoquan, who showed surprise and delight upon seeing him, and asked with concern, "Third Elder, are you alright?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Daoquan quickly shook his head and said, "I'm fine. It's all thanks to the timely appearance of the stone that I was saved from the demonic cultivator."

After saying that, he looked at the giant tortoise beneath him with a face full of amazement and said, "Speaking of which, Zheng Chun, are you sure this is really the same rock tortoise from back then, and not a tortoise spirit pet that you tamed again later?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chun chuckled and said, "Hehehe, Third Elder, you don't need to be surprised. It is the same rock tortoise from back then. It's just that I had another opportunity in the Great Zhou Kingdom and happened to find a top-level spiritual object that suited it, which caused it to undergo a complete transformation."

"Don't be surprised, you make it sound so easy! It's one thing for it to know earth-遁 (earth-遁 is a type of magic that allows one to escape through the earth), but to actually use it to transport me hundreds of miles to you—what does that mean? As a cultivator of earth-elemental techniques, how could I not understand?"

Zhou Daoquan's eyes widened, and he looked at Zhou Chun with excitement, speaking repeatedly.

It was clear that the Golden Armor Mountain-Carrying Turtle Stone had truly shocked him, to the point that he, who hadn't lost his composure like this in front of Zhou Chun for a long time, was once again in a state of shock.

This scene is very similar to when he handed the Silver Lightning Python egg to Zhou Chun for incubation.

Hearing this, Zhou Chun couldn't show too much smugness anymore. He could only cough twice and say, "Ahem, Third Elder, you should keep this to yourself. Don't leak this matter to others, otherwise this trick might not work if I use it to escape in the future!"

"Of course, how could I not know that?"

Zhou Daoquan responded, then jumped off the tortoise's back, his eyes fixed intently on the giant tortoise on the ground. He said, "Zhengchun, tell me honestly, what kind of top-tier demonic beast bloodline has Stone awakened? Is it a Mountain-Bearing Tortoise, a Bixi, or an Earth-Walking Tortoise? Besides these legendary demonic beasts, I really can't think of any other earth-walking tortoise-type demonic beast that could possess such abilities at the third-tier cultivation level!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chun immediately gave a thumbs-up and praised, "Third Elder truly lives up to his reputation as the most skilled beast tamer in our Zhou family. Your insight is indeed remarkable!"

He nodded after saying that, and said, "That's right, the stone has awakened the bloodline of the Mountain-Bearing Turtle!"

"It really is the bloodline of the Mountain-Bearing Tortoise!"

Zhou Daoquan's expression changed, and he blurted out.

It turns out that he himself had the same guess, but he just didn't dare to confirm it directly.

Upon receiving Zhou Chun's personal acknowledgment, he couldn't hide his joy and clapped his hands repeatedly, exclaiming, "Wonderful! Wonderful! It's said that the Mountain-Bearing Turtle has a long lifespan, capable of living for ten thousand years. If you, Zhou Chun, raise this spirit pet well, my Zhou family might truly be able to establish an indestructible foundation for ten thousand years with it!"

How can any family last for ten thousand years?

When Zhou Chun heard Zhou Daoquan's words, he chuckled to himself, feeling that this elder had thought too well.

Even the Huangfu family of the Great Zhou Kingdom has only been passed down for five or six thousand years, and this is almost the oldest cultivation family that Zhou Chun knows of.

However, he could understand Zhou Daoquan's excitement.

After all, the reputation of the Mountain-Bearing Turtle is indeed quite prestigious. If Stone can truly dedicate himself to protecting the Zhou family in the future, even if Zhou Chun is no longer around, as long as the Zhou family does not provoke too powerful enemies, they will at least not be wiped out by external forces.

Seeing Zhou Daoquan's excitement, he naturally couldn't say anything discouraging, so he changed the subject, asking, "Third Elder, what are your plans next? Are you going to return to the stronghold?"

"Of course, I'm currently serving in the military. As long as I'm alive, I absolutely cannot leave my post without permission, otherwise I'll be bringing trouble upon my family and myself!"

Zhou Daoquan nodded and answered with a serious expression.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chun immediately said, "In that case, I will escort the Third Elder back to the stronghold."

Unexpectedly, Zhou Daoquan shook his head repeatedly after hearing this, saying, "That's not necessary. If you show yourself, it will only make people suspect that I was the one who saved you. If you don't show yourself, even if some senior cultivators ask, I can simply shift the blame to another senior!"

Hearing this, Zhou Chunyi thought it made sense and didn't insist any further.

However, they still gave Zhou Daoquan another high-grade third-tier defensive talisman.

Next, Zhou Chun inquired with Zhou Daoquan about their defeat on the battlefield and received a great deal of knowledge about the supernatural powers and secret techniques of high-level demonic cultivators before parting ways with him.

Perhaps as a counterattack against the defeat in the previous war, Zhou Chun encountered a large number of Tianling Legion cultivators on patrol when he left Feng Kingdom, and was questioned many times as a result.

Fortunately, he had completed all the necessary procedures beforehand, which saved him a lot of trouble, and he eventually returned to Jingguo safely.

Upon returning to Tuyunling, Zhou Chun informed Zhou Mingde of the results of his trip to Fengguo, and then settled down to cultivate in seclusion in his cave at Tuyunling.

Through his conversation with Zhou Daoquan, Zhou Chun learned that both major cultivation worlds are currently in a phase of mutual probing and attrition, and a large-scale war is unlikely to break out for the time being.

Nobody knows how long this phase will last.

Zhou Chun must make good use of this period to improve his cultivation as much as possible in order to prepare for the real battle that will break out later.

Six months passed quickly.

On this day, Zhou Chun, who was focused on his cultivation, was summoned by Zhou Mingde. It turned out that Master You had already completed the production of the nine array plates of the [Nine Palaces Yellow Dragon Array], and the array could be improved and upgraded.

"This day has finally come!"

Zhou Chun's spirits lifted, and he saw Master You hovering in the air above Tu Yun Ridge, with nine array plates made of Yellow Dragon Jade flying around him. He used hand seals to strike the array plates into the nine array eyes on the spiritual vein of Tu Yun Ridge.

After the last and largest array plate was driven into the main peak of Tuyunling, Master You raised his hand and a yellow array flag embroidered with a yellow dragon suddenly flew into his hand.

Then he raised his hand and cast a series of hand seals at the array flag, finally shouting, "Nine Palaces Transform, Yellow Dragon Returns to Position, Rise!"

Rumble!

Instantly, the entire Tuyun Ridge began to shake violently, as if an earth dragon were turning over.

The sky was filled with golden clouds, and the glow of the sunset was rising.

Faintly, nine dragon roars echoed from underground, creating a magnificent and awe-inspiring scene.

Fortunately, the tremors only lasted for less than 15 minutes before stopping, and did not cause any major damage to the mountain; it was just a normal reaction caused by changes in the earth's veins.

But in the eyes of Zhou Chun and other Purple Mansion stage cultivators, Tu Yunling was now completely different.

When the nine array plates made of [Yellow Dragon Jade] were driven into the array eye and took control of the entire array, the [Nine Palaces Yellow Dragon Grand Array], a forbidden grand array, was completely formed and possessed the full power of a forbidden grand array.

Under the influence of the array's power, the yellow clouds and rosy light in the sky quickly expanded outwards, covering an area of ​​over a hundred miles around the main peak of Tuyun Ridge.

Then the glow of the sunset and the clouds all fell to the ground, as if nothing had ever happened.

However, Zhou Chun knew that from now on, this area of ​​100 miles would be covered by the [Nine Palaces Yellow Dragon Formation].

Once the formation is fully activated, any enemy entering the area will be restricted and attacked by the formation.

This effectively gave the cultivators on Tu Yunling a tremendous strategic depth.

Even a Golden Core cultivator cannot project their attack more than a hundred miles away.

Therefore, even if a Golden Core cultivator came to attack Tu Yun Ridge, if they wanted to injure the cultivators on the mountain, they would have to enter the formation first and then break it.

This is the power of the Forbidden Array!

Of course, the above only refers to attacks targeting individual Golden Core cultivators and small groups of people.

If it were a war like the one in which the three major sects attacked the Dragon Transformation Sect, then the Forbidden Formation wouldn't dare to let a large number of cultivators in so directly, otherwise it would be breached from the inside in an instant.

Faced with that situation, the only option is to fully activate the defensive capabilities of the Forbidden Array and do everything possible to protect the core area.

"Fellow Daoist Zhou, Clan Chief Zhou, what do you two think of this [Nine Palaces Yellow Dragon Formation]? Does it meet your standards?"

Just as Zhou Chun released his divine sense to carefully observe the entire formation, Master You instantly teleported to the two of them using the array flags in his assistant's hand, and asked them questions with a smug look on his face.

Speaking of which, this kind of teleportation technique is also a characteristic of the Forbidden Array.

Once the forbidden array is activated, it forms its own space, allowing the array operator to easily teleport themselves to a designated location or to another location using the array flags.

"Incredibly profound, truly worthy of being a forbidden formation; it is indeed vastly different from ordinary formations!"

Zhou Mingde spoke first, expressing his feelings with a tone full of surprise.

"What the Supreme Elder said is absolutely right; this junior also holds the same view."

Zhou Chun nodded in agreement, her face also filled with joy.

"I'm glad you two are satisfied. Speaking of which, I must thank Clan Chief Zhou. If it weren't for Clan Chief Zhou finding a sufficient amount of Yellow Dragon Stone so quickly, I'm afraid I would have regretted not being able to accomplish this before I passed away!"

"Now that I've been able to set up such a complete [Nine Palaces Yellow Dragon Array] before my death, all my learning in this life can be considered complete. Even if I pass away peacefully, I will have no regrets!"

Master You finished speaking, tossing the array flag in his hand to Zhou Mingde, then waved his hand and said, "I have already taught you two the method of controlling the array. You can familiarize yourselves with it at your own pace. My task is complete, so I will not linger any longer. Farewell!"

After saying that, he left without waiting for the Zhou family members to stop him.

After seeing the person off, Zhou Chun and Zhou Mingde took turns familiarizing themselves with the operation of the [Nine Palaces Yellow Dragon Formation].

Because the forbidden array has too many variations, even though both of them are Purple Mansion stage cultivators and have previous experience, it still took them half a month to basically become familiar with the array's operation.

At this moment, Zhou Chun looked at Zhou Mingde and said, "Now that the forbidden formation is complete, the family's center can be moved here. We can also ask Elder Lin to set off."

"That's right. Jia Rui can oversee the relocation of the family's center, but Zheng Chun, you'll have to personally go to Elder Lin's place!"

Zhou Mingde nodded slightly, agreeing with this.

After the two reached an agreement, Zhou Chun immediately set off for the wilderness.

Unexpectedly, upon arriving at the Caiyu Mountain stronghold, he received bad news: Lin Wan'er had failed to open her Purple Mansion!

Not only did they fail, but they also suffered serious internal injuries.

Upon learning of this, Zhou Chun inwardly lamented Lin Hongyu's bad luck while quickly patting his storage pouch at his waist. He took out a jade bottle and handed it to Lin Hongyu, saying, "I have a [Spirit-Boosting Pill] here, which is a pill specifically for restoring damage to the soul. Elder Lin can give it to Elder Lin Wan'er to take; it should help her recover as quickly as possible."

Seeing this, Lin Hongyu didn't stand on ceremony and directly accepted the jade bottle, nodding and saying, "Alright, then I'll thank you, clan leader, on behalf of Wan'er!"

He then telepathically explained the situation to Lin Wan'er, who was recuperating in seclusion in her cave, and sent the jade bottle into her secluded chamber.

Then he looked at Zhou Chun and said, "You wouldn't come here without a reason. As the clan leader, you must have something to say to me today."

"Elder Lin, your insight is truly remarkable. To be honest, I have come here today to request that you move to Tuyun Ridge to oversee things!"

Zhou Chun offered a compliment and then explained his purpose.

"Oh, so the [Nine Palaces Yellow Dragon Formation] has been upgraded and perfected so quickly?"

Lin Hongyu's expression shifted, and she said with considerable surprise, then nodded slightly and said, "Alright, I understand. Once Wan'er's injuries are confirmed to be healed, I will take her back to Tu Yun Ridge!"

"Then this junior will await Elder Lin's arrival at Tuyun Ridge!"

Zhou Chun bowed respectfully again and then tactfully withdrew.

He knew that Lin Wan'er's attempt to open her Purple Mansion had failed, and Lin Hongyu must be in a bad mood right now, so it was best not to disturb her any further.

After leaving Lin Hongyu's cave, Zhou Chun met with several Foundation Establishment cultivators from the Zhou family who were cultivating in seclusion at the Caiyu Mountain stronghold, and inquired about some matters concerning the stronghold.

Once he was sure everything was normal here, he left the base.

However, after leaving the Caiyu Mountain stronghold, Zhou Chun did not immediately return to Jing Kingdom, but instead went to the Scaled Frog alien tribe.

The methods of the Demonic Sect's Enchanted Valley are somewhat strange, and if the Zhou family cultivators were to confront them, they would likely suffer considerable losses.

Zhou Chun knew that there were several spiritual creatures in Longyuanze that could calm the mind and help resist the bewitching magic of the cultivators from the Valley of Bewitching Love.

Therefore, his trip to the Scaled Frog tribe was to ask High Priest Ukuru and the others to help him collect more of these spiritual creatures.

However, after Zhou Chun arrived at the Scaled Frog tribe, before he could even explain his purpose, he received a request for help from the High Priest of Ukuru.

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(End of this chapter)