Beast Taming Immortal Clan

Chapter 437 The Fiend Appears [Please Subscribe]

The form of war has changed again, and a new phase has begun.

Soon, following the massacre of five immortal cultivation families by "Corpse Demon General" Jiang Zhongye, news of more demonic cultivators infiltrating Jingguo and causing chaos spread like wildfire.

Moreover, it wasn't just Yunzhou, which borders Fengguo, that was attacked by demonic cultivators; even in the areas controlled by the Yanyang Sect and the Yuelun Sect, there were instances of demonic cultivators roaming around and killing people.

It seems that overnight, demonic cultivators have sprung up all over Jingguo!

In an instant, all the cultivation families within the Jing Kingdom were filled with panic, and they all activated their mountain-protecting formations to seal off their mountains for self-preservation.

Some cultivation families even began to arrange their escape routes, sending some of their members with good aptitude but low cultivation levels to other countries in the rear for refuge.

This is undoubtedly a slap in the face to the Heavenly Spirit Legion.

Therefore, the Heavenly Spirit Legion quickly launched a major offensive against the Yuan Demon Legion, in order to prevent the Yuan Demon Legion from sending many people to infiltrate the rear and cause trouble.

At the same time, the Heavenly Spirit Alliance also offered bounties for demonic cultivators who infiltrated Jing Kingdom and other countries. Any cultivator who kills these infiltrated demonic cultivators will receive double the reward.

If you can kill one of the "Seven Fiends of the Primordial Demon", you will be directly rewarded with a spiritual item that helps you form a Core Formation!

The saying goes, "A generous reward will surely bring forth brave men."

After the Heavenly Spirit Alliance offered high bounty rewards, the fear of demons in various places finally eased a little. Many Golden Core cultivators from families with Golden Core cultivators in charge were eager to go down the mountain to eliminate demons.

Meanwhile, major powers like the three major sects also dispatched their disciples down the mountain to eliminate demons and stabilize order.

"Slaying cultivators from the 'Seven Fiends of the Primordial Demon' can yield a spiritual item that aids in Core Formation? This is an opportunity!"

Inside Tu Yunling, Zhou Chun couldn't help but be tempted after seeing the bounty rewards offered by the Heavenly Spirit Alliance.

Although he already has the Five Elements Spiritual Fruit, it would be even better if he could obtain another spiritual item to aid in Core Formation.

After all, the power of the Five Elements Spiritual Fruit does not conflict with many other spiritual items that aid in Core Formation, and they can be combined to increase the success rate of Core Formation.

Zhou Chun's spiritual root aptitude wasn't particularly good, so his success rate in forming his core was definitely lower than that of cultivators like Luo Qingni.

Therefore, in order not to waste such a precious and rare spiritual item as the [Five Elements Spiritual Fruit], we must succeed on the first try.

Before Zhou Chun could make any move, the flames of the demonic cultivators' chaos had already reached the Zhou family.

It turned out that the transport teams of the "Zhou Tong Tian Xia" trading company had become the target of the demonic cultivators' raids. Within just a few days, several teams were attacked, and even two Foundation Establishment cultivators who cooperated with the Zhou family perished in the attacks.

As a result, the Zhou family also lost several members at the Qi Refining stage.

Upon learning of this, Zhou Chun hurriedly ordered all branches of the merchant bank to suspend accepting packages and return all packages that had been accepted but not yet shipped. The merchant bank was also ordered to temporarily suspend operations.

As a result, even though Zhou Chun was very reluctant to do this, he had no choice but to inform the entire clan that all clan members' welfare benefits would be reduced by 30% in order to cope with this crisis.

At the same time, the Zhou family, along with other families, temporarily closed their mountain and notified family cultivators in various places to return to their family mountain gates if possible, and to seek refuge in nearby markets if they were too far away.

The demonic cultivators' first surprise attack behind enemy lines will definitely be fierce, so sealing off the mountain is the best option at this time.

After arranging various affairs for the family, Zhou Chun quickly found Zhou Mingde and said, "There is the [Nine Palaces Yellow Dragon Formation] at Tu Yunling, and Elder Lin is also in charge, so there should be no problem with safety. However, at Jiufengling, only the Third Elder is in charge, and the guarding force is a bit insufficient. I wish to go there in person to take charge. I hope the Supreme Elder will grant my request."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Mingde immediately shook his head and refused, saying, "That's not appropriate. With demonic cultivators rampant right now, it's hard to guarantee that a Golden Core stage demonic cultivator won't infiltrate and attack. It's better if I go over there and keep watch."

"Elder, please don't argue with me. With my current strength, as long as I have the Nine Peaks Ridge Grand Formation to rely on, even if a Golden Core stage demonic cultivator attacks, I can hold them off for a while. At the very least, I can take the Third Elder with me and escape!"

"If it were just you going, even if one of the 'Seven Fiends of the Primordial Demons' led an attack on Nine Peaks Ridge, you and the Third Elder alone wouldn't be able to hold out. You should know the consequences!"

Zhou Chun looked calmly at Zhou Mingde and spoke her mind, not caring that her words might offend this elder.

He was grateful for and understood Zhou Mingde's good intentions, but to be honest, such good intentions were sometimes a heavy burden, and sometimes they were not necessarily beneficial to the family.

Imagine if, as he said, Zhou Mingde went to Jiufeng Ridge to take charge, and then a powerful figure like "Corpse Fiend General" Jiang Zhong also targeted Jiufeng Ridge. How could Zhou Mingde and Zhou Daoquan possibly resist?

If both of them were to die in the battle at Jiufeng Ridge, how great would the blow and loss be to the Zhou family?

How guilty and regretful must Zhou Chun herself feel?

Clearly, his slightly offensive words still managed to persuade Zhou Mingde.

After hearing his words, Zhou Mingde did not get angry, but instead frowned and fell into hesitation and confusion.

Zhou Mingde was not the kind of stubborn cultivator; on the contrary, he was often able to listen to the opinions of his juniors.

However, he had too high expectations for Zhou Chun, placing all his hopes for the Zhou family's revival on Zhou Chun, which is why he was particularly concerned about Zhou Chun's personal safety.

Sometimes it can turn into a state of anxiety and uncertainty.

He himself knew this, but knowing it didn't mean he was wrong.

After all, it's better to be safe than sorry!

In his view, even if he was overthinking things, it was better than Zhou Chunzhen getting into trouble.

As for the safety of the other cultivators in the Zhou family, when faced with a choice, Zhou Mingde would naturally only choose Zhou Chun.

But what Zhou Chun is saying now is undoubtedly very reasonable.

If the Zhou family were to lose two cultivators at the Purple Mansion stage at once, the blow to the family would be enormous, and it might even directly affect Zhou Chun's future plans to form his Core.

After all, if such a thing really happened, the Zhou family's current excellent situation would collapse directly, and they would not even be able to protect Jiufeng Ridge, the place where the family rose to prominence, and they would even be forced to give up many interests in the wilderness.

"Alright, then you can go!"

In the end, Zhou Mingde could only sigh and agree with Zhou Chun's opinion.

Even after agreeing, he still couldn't help but remind Zhou Chun, "Zheng Chun, you must promise me that if you really encounter a Golden Core stage demonic cultivator attacking Nine Peaks Ridge, don't think too much about it, and prioritize your own life!"

"Elder, please rest assured, I haven't lived enough in this life yet, and I don't want to lose my life so soon!"

Zhou Chun smiled gently and readily agreed.

After tidying up, Zhou Chun led several spirit pets to Jiufeng Ridge to take charge.

At this time, Jiufeng Ridge had become the Zhou family's breeding base, with most of the area used to raise various demonic beasts. Less than a third of the Zhou family cultivators remained here.

However, this place remains very important to the Zhou family.

If this place is lost, half of the Zhou family's foundation will be wiped out, and this is by no means an exaggeration.

After arriving at Jiufengling, Zhou Chun first met with Zhou Daoquan for a discussion, and then began his inspection of the area.

Over the years, Zhou Chun has devoted himself to cultivation in Tu Yunling and has had little contact with clan affairs, only knowing some data.

However, written data on paper is clearly less impressive than on-site inspections.

After inspecting the various demonic beasts raised in Jiufeng Ridge, Zhou Chun was surprised to find that the Zhou family now raises more than sixty different kinds of demonic beasts!

Among them were familiar monsters such as the Crimson Flame Vajra Monkey, Wind Shadow Dragon Snake, Unicorn Dragon Lizard, Crimson-Eyed Dragon Vulture, Dragon Scale Horse, and Dragon Claw Giant Lizard, as well as some monsters whose names he had only seen before but had never actually met.

For example, there are monsters with extraordinary potential and strength such as the King Kong Pig, Firewing Bird, and Thunder Falcon.

Most of these monsters were rare species captured by the Zhou family from the wilderness, and many were obtained by members of the Zhou family during their adventures.

In addition, the musk deer that Zhou Chun brought back has now grown into a musk deer herd, with a population of eight, and the musk deer they produce has become a new specialty of the Zhou family.

Unfortunately, to this day, the Zhou family has not been able to raise a type of intermediate-level demonic beast that can be mass-produced.

This is a regret for the Zhou family, a family that tames beasts!

However, Zhou Chun believed that this regret could be made up for after he formed his core.

Because he actually knew where to find these kinds of mid-level demonic beasts, and even high-level demonic beasts, that could be mass-produced.

It's just that the place is too dangerous, and he doesn't dare to go there again unless he has reached the Golden Core stage.

"It's a pity that Bai Bai can't be exposed yet. Otherwise, with Bai Bai's superior dragon bloodline aptitude, once the dragon nest is built, it shouldn't take more than a decade or two to allow the family to produce several more dragon-blooded demon beasts through the permeation of his aura!"

Looking at the dragon-born monsters in the Beast Garden, Zhou Chun couldn't help but sigh.

For the Zhou family, which possesses a dragon, raising dragon-born monsters is undoubtedly the most cost-effective approach.

As long as the dragon exists, the bloodline of the dragon-born demon beasts will not degenerate, and they can even break through to the second tier by bestowing upon the dragon's essence blood.

Bai Bai possesses superior dragon bloodline aptitude. Dragon-born demon beasts that are influenced and mutated by Bai Bai will not only have their strength greatly enhanced, but will also have a higher probability of breaking through to the second tier in the future.

It's not impossible to cultivate intermediate-level demonic beasts like the Bloodflame Dragon Python and the Silver Lightning Python in the future.

Unfortunately, the current situation makes Zhou Chun dare not do such a thing.

Only when he forms his core in the future, and the Zhou family has two Golden Core cultivators, will they be able to protect the Thunder Flood Dragon Bai Bai, a third-tier Thunder Flood Dragon with superior bloodline potential.

After inspecting Jiufeng Ridge, Zhou Chun settled down there with peace of mind.

In the time that followed, although Zhou Chunren was stationed at Jiufeng Ridge, he still maintained daily communication with the eagles at Tuyun Ridge to handle some clan affairs remotely.

As he had predicted, the situation in Yasukuni was extremely dire.

The Yuanmo Realm sent many demonic cultivators with strong individual combat abilities to infiltrate Jingguo and cause trouble. These demonic cultivators would even besiege and ambush the reinforcements, deliberately setting up ambushes to lure the rescuers into their traps.

In just two or three months, the land of Jingguo was engulfed in flames of war, and the demonic cultivators caused chaos and unrest.

The Zhou family was naturally not immune to this situation either.

During this time, several groups of demonic cultivators also set their sights on the Zhou family, attempting to lure out the Zhou family cultivators inside the great formation by slaughtering the Zhou family mortals.

But I never expected that doing so would backfire!

Zhou Chun used the Golden Armored Mountain-Carrying Turtle Stone to escape underground and leave Jiufeng Ridge. He then appeared near the ambushing demonic cultivators and released his four spirit pets to wipe them all out.

After wiping out several groups of foolish demonic cultivators, Nine Peaks Ridge finally returned to peace.

However, Zhou Chun dared not let his guard down because of this.

He knew in his heart that the demonic cultivators would not be afraid of the Zhou family.

The demonic cultivators have temporarily ceased their activities, which can only be because they haven't been able to attend to the Zhou family.

Once the easy bones have been chewed up, the Zhou family may attract the attention of those powerful demonic cultivators.

So Zhou Chun continued to monitor news from all sides while also sending out the Wood Spirit to scout the area around Jiufeng Ridge for him.

That day, Zhou Chun received a message that left him feeling quite melancholy and wistful.

"Unexpectedly, the Wang family of Red Medicine Valley ultimately couldn't survive this calamity!"

On Pagoda Peak, Zhou Chun looked at the eagle message transmitted from Hongya Market and couldn't help but sigh.

It turned out that the Wang family of Red Medicine Valley, who had previously had a good relationship with the Zhou family, had their mountain gate formation broken by demonic cultivators yesterday. Only one Foundation Establishment cultivator and two children escaped from the entire clan!

Although the Wang family had made some preparations beforehand, arranging for some younger members of the clan to take refuge in various markets and even the Qinglian Temple, thus preventing the clan from being wiped out.

However, after this calamity, the Wang family was practically wiped out!

A powerful clan that had cultivated immortality for nearly a thousand years had thus fallen into complete decline.

"This war is a major reshuffling; only those who persevere to the end will be the winners!"

Zhou Chun gazed intently in the direction of Red Medicine Valley, his heart filled with emotion.

It is foreseeable that in this war, many cultivation families and even cultivation sects may be wiped out.

After the war ends, as long as the Heavenly Spirit Realm is not occupied by the Yuan Demon Realm, the families and sects that persist to the end will be able to share the spiritual mountains, blessed lands, and resources left behind by the fallen families and sects.

Zhou Chun naturally hoped that the Zhou family could persevere to the end and become the ultimate beneficiary!

The destruction of the Wang family in Red Medicine Valley was like a bad start; subsequently, many families that had a good relationship with the Zhou family also received bad news.

Although many demonic cultivators were killed during this period, people were only concerned with the lives of those they knew, thus revealing the cruelty of war.

It was under these circumstances that Jiufeng Ridge was once again targeted by demonic cultivators.

On this day, the wood spirit that Zhou Chun had left outside suddenly returned to Jiufeng Ridge and told him some news that he valued very much.

A group of demonic cultivators has infiltrated outside Nine Peaks Ridge, including several cultivators at the Purple Mansion stage, and even a powerful late-stage Purple Mansion cultivator who is suspected to be a member of the "Seven Fiends of the Primordial Demons"!

(End of this chapter)