Beast Taming Immortal Clan

Chapter 433 Nebula Clam, Hundred Illusion Pearl [Please Subscribe]

Wilderness.

After Zhou Chun obtained the treasure, he quickly returned to the Scaled Frog Tribe.

Now that he has the treasure to break through illusions and has also brought the Wood Spirit along, he is determined to kill the Mirage Demon in one fell swoop!

The High Priest of the Scaled Frog race, Ukuru, breathed a sigh of relief that Zhou Chun had returned so quickly.

This was because in the few days after Zhou Chun left, the mirage demon reappeared and once again swallowed several scaled frog clan sorcerers in one go.

Zhou Chun has come back this time with a plan for how to find the Mirage Demon.

He distributed a type of demonic insect called "Soul-Chasing Ant" to many scaled frog clan sorcerers. This way, whenever a sorcerer was killed by the mirage demon again, the queen ant in his hand would sense it and track down the mirage demon.

This kind of demonic insect was discovered in the wilderness by a descendant of the Zhou family. The ant queen in Zhou Chun's hands was also under a contract, and it was only temporarily lent to him for his use.

After waiting for three more days in the Scaled Frog tribe, the Queen Ant in Zhou Chun's hand began to react abnormally.

Following the ant queen's guidance, Zhou Chun flew for more than two hours before finally finding a river mouth.

According to the queen ant's guidance, the mirage demon should be hiding nearby.

Seeing this, Zhou Chun put away the queen ant and then quietly waited for the night to fall.

Sure enough, as night fell, a thin mist drifted over the water again, and the mirage demon emerged once more to absorb the power of the moonlight.

After Zhou Chun discovered this, he did not rush to take action, but waited for almost another hour.

Once he was certain that the mirage demon had begun to concentrate on absorbing the power of the moonlight, he gave some instructions to the wood spirit hiding in a tree, and then quickly rushed into the illusionary mist with the "Colorless Illusionary Pearl" in his hand.

Having already experienced the power of the Mirage Demon's illusion technique before, Zhou Chun immediately activated the "Colorless Illusion Bead" magic artifact in his hand as soon as he entered.

In an instant, a white, moonlit light burst forth from the colorless, transparent pearl, instantly dispelling the illusory mist within a radius of several dozen feet around Zhou Chun.

This action seemed to frighten the mirage demon, and soon the originally thin illusory mist violently contracted inward, its concentration increasing significantly.

The light that was originally able to disperse the illusions within a range of more than ten feet was suddenly compressed to less than ten feet.

This situation also put Zhou Chun in a very difficult position.

After hesitating for a moment, he decided to take the risk anyway.

Immediately, he patted the spirit beast pouch at his waist, and the Thunder Dragon Bai Bai was summoned.

Then, under his command, Lei Jiao Bai Bai unleashed a powerful bolt of lightning, launching an indiscriminate attack on the waters below.

A powerful electric current raged through the water, instantly roasting and charring countless fish and shrimp, filling the air with the smell of burnt meat.

But to Zhou Chun's surprise, the mirage seemed unaffected by the attack, and the illusory mist on the water's surface remained undiminished.

But now that things have come to this, he has no other way out.

His expression hardened again. He first put away the Silver Lightning Python, then released the "Heavenly Frost Bees," directly ordering these demonic bees to spew "Heavenly Frost Chill" at him.

That's right, Zhou Chun's last trump card is the [Moon Toad Pearl] spiritual treasure!

Although he is currently unable to refine and use this magical artifact, he can still make it exert some of its divine power to protect its master through self-harm.

But the white, icy air fell on Zhou Chun, instantly freezing him into an ice sculpture.

The Moon Toad Pearl, which had not reacted for a long time, suddenly awoke like a cat smelling fish, absorbing all the cold air and emitting a strange roar that could shake the souls and bloodlines of demonic beasts.

The roar had an immediate effect.

The originally surging illusionary mist instantly thinned out, and the illusion-breaking effect of the "Colorless Illusionary Bead" instantly expanded to tens of feet.

This also allowed Zhou Chun to see a huge figure on the water.

It was a giant white clam with a shell that was four or five zhang long and one or two zhang wide. The shell was dotted with silver spots, like countless tiny stars embedded on it, making it look beautiful.

Zhou Chun had never heard of this kind of clam demon before and did not know its origin.

However, judging from its magnificent appearance, it is clear that this demon's background is extraordinary and cannot be compared to ordinary clam demons.

Now that the clam demon's true form has been discovered, things will be much easier.

With a thought, Zhou Chun unleashed a barrage of "Frosty Breath" from the ten "Heavenly Frost Bees" in front of him towards the clam demon's location.

The white, icy air quickly froze the water as soon as it hit the surface.

The freezing power of the ten "Heavenly Frost Chills" is much stronger than that of a third-tier high-grade ice-moving spell.

In the blink of an eye, the waters within a radius of several miles were frozen solid, and the giant white clam was encased in the ice.

"Well done!"

Zhou Chun's face lit up with joy, and he quickly formed hand seals, unleashing the secret technique of the "Golden Lock of Unity" on the giant white clam.

He knew the white giant clam's illusions were powerful and feared that if he rashly went forward, he would fall into its trap again.

It would be better to first use this secret technique to lock away its magical power, making it difficult for it to unleash the power of illusion.

With his current cultivation level at the mid-stage of the Purple Mansion realm, the white giant clam, a mere third-tier low-grade demon beast, had no chance of breaking free from his confinement.

At the same time, just as Zhou Chunsuo trapped the giant white clam, a cyan figure suddenly flew over from the shore, revealing the figure of a cyan spirit deer.

The Wood Spirit had already received its master's instructions. As soon as it appeared, a blue light emerged from the antlers on its head, and suddenly shot out a ball of blue-green spiritual light, which transformed into a large net of spiritual light that covered the frozen white giant clam.

In this way, the white giant clam was sealed with three layers of protection, making it virtually impossible to capture it alive!

Zhou Chun thought so too.

As his thoughts raced, the Wood Spirit began to shatter the ice surrounding the giant white clam, preparing to drag it ashore.

Once a water demon like this leaves the water and lands on land, not only will its abilities be diminished, but it will also be much less convenient to escape than it was in the water.

But just when Zhou Chun thought he had victory in his grasp, an unexpected incident suddenly occurred!

At that moment, the golden chains that Zhou Chun had used to restrain the giant white clam suddenly seemed to lose their connection and ceased to function.

Then the white giant clam's figure shattered with a crash, leaving only a white pearl the size of a fist in its place.

What's going on?

Zhou Chun's expression changed, and he hurriedly released his divine sense to search around.

However, because the illusionary mist still existed, once his divine sense left the range of the light that shattered the illusion, it was directly distorted by the illusionary mist, making it impossible for him to obtain any useful information.

Seeing this, Zhou Chun indeed ordered the Wood Spirit to rush into the illusionary mist to investigate.

As a spirit, the Wood Spirit is also skilled in illusion techniques and has a very strong resistance to illusions.

However, the Wood Spirit who entered the Illusionary Mist to search soon brought bad news to Zhou Chun.

It was unable to find any trace of the mirage, and the power of the illusionary mist was rapidly waning.

What does this tell us?

This indicates that the mirage has left the area, which is why the illusionary mist, no longer supported by its power, is rapidly dissipating.

I failed to score again!

Zhou Chun stood there with a grim expression, and it took her a long time to accept this reality.

Then he raised his hand and grabbed the white pearl left on the ice.

This item should be a phantom-attribute spirit pearl nurtured by a mirage demon, containing rich phantom-attribute spiritual power.

Because it was born from itself and its aura was closely connected to itself, the mirage demon was able to use a method similar to the substitution technique to transfer all the attacks it suffered to the avatar transformed by this spiritual pearl, thus achieving a miraculous escape.

Because the mirage demon's illusionary abilities were so powerful, Zhou Chun had no chance of detecting its escape.

Having figured this out, Zhou Chun couldn't help but sigh softly, "So it's not entirely a complete loss!"

The Illusionary Attribute Spirit Pearl nurtured by a third-tier clam demon is far more valuable than ordinary magical treasures and spiritual materials.

If a skilled craftsman were to refine it, it could be crafted into a rare magical artifact similar to the "Colorless Illusionary Bead".

After this incident, the mirage demon will likely no longer dare to linger in the nearby waters or devour the scaled frog sorcerers.

Ukuru's request was thus indirectly fulfilled.

For the next two weeks, Zhou Chun stayed in the Scaled Frog alien tribe to keep watch and see if the Mirage Demon would reappear.

As he expected, after nearly being captured and forced to abandon his natal spirit pearl to escape, the mirage demon was indeed terrified and never came out to harm the frogs again.

After half a month passed without incident, Zhou Chun called Wukulu over and said, "Fellow Daoist Wukulu, it seems that the mirage demon has been frightened by me and should not appear in the vicinity again. You can rest assured and resume your normal lives."

"Fellow Daoist Zhou is right. We are truly grateful to you this time; otherwise, Ukuru might have had no choice but to relocate his tribe!"

High Priest Ukuru nodded and expressed his gratitude to Zhou Chun.

Zhou Chun's intervention this time not only helped their tribe get rid of a scourge, but also helped him consolidate his prestige, which was indeed a great help.

Upon seeing this, Zhou Chun immediately nodded and said, "Since that's the case, then I won't stay any longer. I only hope that Fellow Daoist Wukulu won't forget what he promised me and will help me collect more of those spiritual items!"

"Of course, Fellow Daoist Zhou, rest assured. Ukuru will arrange for more of his people to search for those spiritual items, ensuring you won't be disappointed!"

High Priest Ukuru nodded repeatedly and made a guarantee on the spot.

So Zhou Chun didn't linger any longer and immediately returned to Jingguo.

A few days later, inside the Moon Wheel Sect's mountain gate, Zhou Chun returned the "Colorless Illusionary Pearl" to Su Yunniang as it was originally intended.

After returning the magical artifact, Zhou Chun hesitated for a moment, then took out the white pearl left behind by the mirage demon and said to Su Yunniang, "Auntie, you are very knowledgeable, could you help me see what this illusionary spirit pearl can be used for?"

"Wow, such pure illusion-attribute spiritual energy!"

Upon seeing the white pearl that Zhou Chun had taken out, Su Yunniang couldn't help but exclaim in surprise. She immediately raised her hand and took the pearl in her hand to examine it carefully.

After a moment, she looked at Zhou Chun with a gleam in her eyes and said, "Zheng Chun, you wanted to borrow my 'Colorless Illusionary Pearl' before, was it to deal with the owner of this spirit pearl? Was it a third-tier mirage demon with silver specks on its shell?"

"Auntie, how do you know all this? Do you know that mirage demon?"

Zhou Chun was slightly startled and looked at Su Yunniang with a surprised expression.

When he borrowed the treasure before, he only said that he wanted to deal with a monster that was good at illusions, without specifying that it was a mirage monster.

When I returned the treasure, I didn't describe the mirage's appearance in detail.

To his surprise, Su Yunniang, after examining the white pearl, immediately revealed the truth of the matter, which truly astonished him.

After hearing his words, Su Yuzhen sighed with regret, "Alas, do you realize how much of an opportunity you've missed?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chun became even more curious.

He immediately bowed respectfully and asked for guidance, saying, "This junior is ignorant, please enlighten me, Aunt."

"The mirage you're dealing with is a royal-like being among mirage demons, called the 'Nebula Clam,' born with the bloodline of a high-level demon beast!"

"The demon core of the 'Nebula Clam' is something that illusion practitioners like us dream of. If we could obtain its demon core and refine it into an illusion pill using secret methods, it would increase the power of our illusion techniques by several times or even double!"

"Furthermore, a Pure Illusion Spirit Pearl will surely be nurtured within the 'Nebula Clam.' As long as you carry this pearl with you, it will render most illusions and supernatural powers ineffective against you, making it a supreme treasure for breaking illusions!"

"If you had told me earlier that the monster you were dealing with was the 'Nebula Clam,' I would have captured it for you myself. How could it have escaped from your grasp using its clone technique!"

Su Yunniang's face showed regret as she finished speaking.

So the mirage demon's name was "Nebula Clam"?

Zhou Chun secretly memorized the name.

He paid no attention to what Su Yunniang said afterward.

Even if he knew about the "Nebula Clam" beforehand, it would be impossible for him to take Su Yunniang to Longyuanze to hunt this demon.

So there's nothing to regret.

Of course, on the surface, he still showed remorse, saying with a face full of annoyance, "It was my fault. I thought it was just an ordinary mirage demon and never imagined it would have such a great use!"

Seeing his reaction, Su Yunniang could only shake her head and sigh softly, "Oh well, it's not your fault. After all, the 'Nebula Clam' is extremely rare. If it weren't for a senior cultivator from our sect who had seen this kind of beast and left behind some information, even I, your aunt, might not have recognized it!"

Then, weighing the white pearl in his hand, he said to Zhou Chun, "Since this Illusionary Spirit Pearl was nurtured by the 'Nebula Clam,' it is naturally extraordinary. Fortunately, one of our senior brothers is skilled in refining various spirit pearls and magical artifacts. If he sees this, he will definitely be eager to acquire it."

"If you trust your aunt, Zhengchun, then have her give this item to that senior brother to refine into a magical artifact. I'm sure the final artifact won't disappoint you!"

She had already said all that, and Zhou Chun still didn't know how to respond.

Upon hearing this, he immediately replied respectfully, "Then this junior thanks you in advance, Auntie."

"With my senior brother's abilities, it shouldn't take long to refine this into a magic weapon. Zhengchun, don't rush to leave. Stay here with me and Yuzhen. I can also give you some pointers on your cultivation path."

Having said that, Su Yunniang took it upon herself to make a decision for Zhou Chun and the other person.

After all, she is a Golden Core cultivator, and sometimes when she makes decisions on her own, it's hard to find fault with her.

At least Zhou Chun didn't dare to refute or refuse after hearing her words.

What Zhou Chun didn't expect was that Su Yunniang's so-called guidance on the path of cultivation was actually guidance on their dual cultivation method!

It turns out that Su Yunniang was a female cultivator who was proficient in dual cultivation. Before she formed her core, she had engaged in dual cultivation with a late-stage Golden Core elder of the Moon Wheel Sect. To put it bluntly, she was that man's concubine, but they had never made it public.

Therefore, she herself can be said to be very proficient in the method of dual cultivation.

At this time, she personally instructed Zhou Chun and Su Yuzhen to cultivate a certain dual cultivation method together, so that the effect of their cultivation would be better.

It must be said that Golden Core cultivators from major sects like Su Yunniang are indeed all highly skilled.

In just one month, after Zhou Chun and Su Yuzhen practiced dual cultivation several times according to her guidance, the effect was indeed several times better than their previous dual cultivation.

If the two can live together and cultivate together often, their cultivation speed will increase by at least 30%.

This is absolutely a superior method of dual cultivation!

Unfortunately, although Su Yunniang meant well, Zhou Chun and Su Yuzhen's individual circumstances made it difficult for them to live in one place like normal Daoist couples.

It's difficult to do at least for now.

After staying in Su Yunniang's cave for nearly three months, Zhou Chun finally witnessed the completion of the magical artifact.

That day, Su Yunniang left the cave to retrieve the magic weapon that Zhou Chun had finished crafting.

When she returned, Zhou Chun and Su Yuzhen looked at her with great curiosity and asked about the result.

"This magical artifact... I don't really know how to put it. It's somewhat different from what I originally expected, but its usefulness isn't insignificant!"

As Su Yunniang spoke, she patted the storage bag at her waist with her jade hand, and a white magic pearl appeared in her hand.

At first glance, the white pearl in her hand was not much different from the Illusionary Spirit Pearl that Zhou Chun had given her before.

However, upon closer inspection, it can be seen that the spiritual energy emanating from the white orb is much stronger than before, and many mysterious and complex runes have appeared on the orb.

After staring at the white magic bead for a while, Zhou Chun respectfully said to Su Yunniang, "Please enlighten me, Aunt."

"My aunt's senior brother named this magic artifact 'Hundred Illusions Pearl'. According to its grade, it should be considered a high-grade third-tier magic artifact."

"If a cultivator who refines this bead swallows it and activates its power, they can freely change their appearance, even their body shape, and even alter their aura!"

"According to him, even ordinary Golden Core cultivators cannot detect this change. Only certain Golden Core cultivators who have cultivated special spiritual vision abilities, or late-stage Golden Core cultivators with exceptionally strong divine sense, can see through the illusory power of this bead!"

Su Yunniang glanced at Zhou Chun with her beautiful eyes and then calmly explained the function of the white pearl in her hand.

After hearing her words, Zhou Chun immediately understood why she had said those things before.

Su Yunniang's initial idea was naturally to refine the Illusionary Spirit Pearl into a magical artifact with powerful illusionary abilities, which could interfere with the enemy's mind during combat.

While her ability to transform into alien forms is quite good, it contradicts her initial idea.

However, Zhou Chun was even happier with his current "Hundred Illusion Pearl" magic weapon than with obtaining a magic weapon for fighting enemies.

After all, he doesn't lack any means of fighting enemies right now; what he lacks is a magical artifact that can conceal his true identity.

If this "Hundred Illusion Pearl" is really as powerful as Su Yunniang said, then he has really hit the jackpot!

Unable to hide his delight, he blurted out, "May I have a chance?"

"You child, this is yours to begin with, why be so polite?"

Su Yunniang smiled and shook her head. With a wave of her hand, the white pearl fell into Zhou Chun's hand.

Zhou Chun took the magic artifact, immediately imprinted it with his divine sense and refined it superficially, then swallowed the bead in one gulp and activated the power of the magic artifact.

Instantly, an invisible force of transformation acted upon him, changing his height, skin color, hair color, and even his aura of metal elemental magic power was transformed into aura of fire elemental magic power.

Looking at Zhou Chun, who had transformed into a tall, red-haired middle-aged man, even Su Yuzhen, his cultivation partner, couldn't find the slightest flaw in him or connect him with her partner.

"There's absolutely no flaw to be found!"

Su Yuzhen stared intently at Zhou Chun for a long time, but finally gave up and could only utter such a surprised exclamation.

"Auntie, what about you? Can you see anything unusual?"

Zhou Chun turned his gaze to Su Yunniang, and even his voice changed at that moment.

Hearing his words, Su Yunniang couldn't help but shake her head and laugh, "You silly child, have you forgotten my special skill? No matter how powerful this 'Illusionary Spirit Pearl' is, it's still the application of illusionary power. Your aunt is much more sensitive to this kind of power than other Golden Core cultivators, so naturally I can detect anything unusual!"

"I was overthinking it. But it's so rare to find a Golden Core cultivator like you, Aunt, who specializes in illusion techniques. I don't think I'll be so unlucky as to encounter one often."

Zhou Chun smiled sheepishly and immediately deactivated the transformation, returning to his original state.

Then he spat out the white pearl, put it into his storage bag, and bowed to Su Yunniang, saying, "Thank you for your help, Aunt, so that I can obtain this treasure."

Seeing this, Su Yunniang said calmly, "There's no need for formalities. As long as you treat Yuzhen well in the future, I'll be happy and satisfied."

After saying that, he waved his hand and said, "Alright, I could tell you were getting impatient staying here. Now that the magic weapon is finished, you can go back."

Having been told off twice before, Zhou Chun didn't stand on ceremony this time and immediately replied respectfully, "Then this junior will take his leave."

"Auntie, I'll be going now. I'll come visit you again when I have time."

Su Yuzhen also bowed, and then left with Zhou Chun.

(End of this chapter)