Beast Taming Immortal Clan

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The fact that Jiang Zhong, one of the "Seven Fiends of the Primordial Demons," was captured alive is likely to cause quite a stir on both the Primordial Demon Legion and the Heavenly Spirit Legion if this news gets out.

It should be noted that thanks to the hype generated by both sides, the names of "Seven Fiends of the Primordial Demon" and "Seven Heroes of the Heavenly Spirit" are now far more renowned than many Golden Core cultivators or even Nascent Soul cultivators on both sides.

If this news gets out, Zhou Chun's limelight will likely surpass everyone else's immediately.

After all, since these two lists were created, no one has ever been killed while on the list, let alone captured alive!

In the past, there have been many direct confrontations between the "Seven Demons of the Primordial Demons" and the "Seven Heroes of the Heavenly Spirits," with each side having its share of victories and defeats.

However, no matter which side wins, it will only be by a small margin, and they will not be able to truly kill the opponent, let alone capture them alive.

This shows how much of a stir and attention Zhou Chun's capture of Jiang Zhong, the "Corpse Demon General," would cause if the news got out.

Zhou Chun knew how big of a storm this would cause if it got out, so he couldn't possibly let it spread.

After bringing Jiang Zhong to the ground, he immediately activated the "Golden Rainbow Sword" with all his might, unleashing the "Golden Rainbow Line" divine power, and stabbed the frozen Jiang Zhong right between the eyebrows.

At this moment, Jiang Zhong was already seriously injured, and his magical power was resisting the "Heavenly Frost Cold Qi," so he was unable to use any supernatural powers to resist or dodge Zhou Chun's attacks.

In the end, he could only watch helplessly as the flying sword pierced his brow and went all the way into his skull!

Even so, Jiang Zhong was not dead yet!

Although the "Earth Zombie Mystic Art" made him neither human nor ghost, it also gave him the powerful vitality of a zombie.

Zhou Chun's sword strike would have killed any normal cultivator, but he alone survived.

Unfortunately, he is now a prisoner. Even though he survived Zhou Chun's sword strike, he cannot change his fate.

When Zhou Chun activated the flying sword that had pierced his body, releasing sharp and fierce sword energy that wreaked havoc throughout his skull, his soul ultimately could not escape the sword energy's annihilation and was directly destroyed by the sword energy, his soul scattered and his spirit dispersed!

"Finally dead? This guy's physical body is truly powerful. In terms of physical defense alone, he's probably stronger than most high-grade third-tier demonic beasts!"

Feeling the life force and magical power rapidly dissipating from Jiang Zhong's body, Zhou Chun breathed a slight sigh of relief, and was quite amazed by the strength of the other party's physical body.

His physical body was much stronger than that of ordinary Purple Mansion stage cultivators, but even if he used the "Dragon Transformation Secret Technique", he could only withstand the attack of a third-grade low-level flying sword at most, and it was still difficult to guarantee that his defense would not be broken.

However, Jiang Zhong's physical body can only be described as "abnormal"!

If Lei Jiao hadn't severely injured him with two Heavenly Divine Thunders, destroying the iron armor he was wearing, Zhou Chun suspected that even if he had just stood there and let himself be attacked, his Golden Rainbow Sword might not have been able to kill him!

Such physical strength is unmatched even by dragons of the same level, and is almost comparable to that of a defensive beast like the Golden-Armored Mountain-Carrying Turtle!

"However, it's highly unlikely that the top-tier cultivation technique 'Earth Zombie Profound Art' could grant him such a powerful physical body. Otherwise, if even two or three out of ten disciples of the Corpse Demon Sect chose to cultivate 'Earth Zombie Profound Art,' the Corpse Demon Sect would have long since become the strongest sect among the five major demonic factions!"

"This person must have cultivated some secret technique for tempering the body, consumed elixirs or spiritual items to strengthen the body, or possess some special physique!"

Zhou Chun looked at the corpse on the ground with a flicker in his eyes and made his own judgment.

Then he turned his gaze to another battlefield.

On another battlefield, the battle between Lin Hongyu and the fourth-tier zombie had reached a crucial point.

Ultimately, Lin Hongyu was a genuine Golden Core cultivator who had cultivated a top-tier technique and formed her Golden Core. Her strength was not weak among early-stage Golden Core cultivators.

It's hard to say what level of cultivation the fourth-order zombie possessed in life, but at least the aura it's currently emanating is only at the lower fourth-order level, and it doesn't have any of the magic weapons it possessed in life.

As a result, its strength is naturally much weaker than that of Lin Hongyu, a Golden Core cultivator.

After a hundred rounds of fierce fighting, it was already at a great disadvantage and was completely overwhelmed by Lin Hongyu.

Seeing this, Zhou Chun was completely relieved.

He then quickly ransacked Jiang Zhong's body on the ground, taking all his treasures and putting the body into his storage bag.

After doing all that, Zhou Chun quietly watched the battle from a distance.

Today's encounter with the fourth-tier zombie gave him a clear understanding of the power of such beings.

With his current abilities and strength, he might be able to escape with his life from such a being using the earth-遁 (earth-遁 is a technique of escape from the earth) of the Golden-Armored Mountain-Carrying Turtle.

However, it is simply impossible to actually engage in a head-on battle with such a being.

If I encounter such a being again in the future, I should still run away immediately.

Through this incident, he gained a clear understanding of the strength of cultivators at the level of "Seven Fiends of the Primordial Demon".

It can be said that, if we don't consider the defensive and life-saving trump cards given to these cultivators by the forces behind them, such as fourth-order zombies, which are external objects beyond the scope of the Purple Mansion stage, then...

A cultivator at the "Seven Fiends of the Primordial Demon" level possesses unparalleled individual combat strength among late-stage Purple Mansion cultivators, even surpassing the level of Murong Luo whom he killed.

Even if Murong Luo successfully cultivated the "God-Slaying Technique," it would be difficult for him to kill these true disciples from top-tier demonic sects.

If Zhou Chun hadn't possessed a third-tier Thunder Flood Dragon that could restrain demonic cultivators, and if the Thunder Flood Dragon hadn't also mastered the divine power of [Heavenly Divine Thunder], it would have been very difficult for him to kill these people.

Moreover, although he could kill the "Seven Fiends of the Primordial Demons", he might not be able to kill the "Seven Heroes of the Heavenly Spirits".

Based on this calculation, Zhou Chun's current strength should be roughly equivalent to that of the top few of the "Seven Heroes of Heavenly Spirit".

However, he is currently only at the mid-stage of the Purple Mansion realm, and in terms of secret techniques, he still has the "God-Slaying Technique" as a killing move that he has not yet mastered.

Once he breaks through to the late stage of the Purple Mansion realm and masters the "God-Slaying Technique," he should be able to truly possess the strength to crush these geniuses!

Rumble!

After an unknown amount of time, another earth-shattering explosion resounded throughout the heavens and earth, and silver lightning once again illuminated the sky and earth.

However, Lei Jiao had received Zhou Chun's orders for nothing. After a long battle between the fourth-tier zombie and Lin Hongyu, he finally seized the opportunity to unleash his final [Heavenly Divine Thunder] divine power.

By this time, the corpse aura within the fourth-tier zombie had been largely refined and diminished by Lin Hongyu, and even the power of the corpse bead had been greatly weakened, making it much weaker than when it first appeared.

After taking a solid hit from the [Heavenly Divine Thunder] formed from pure heavenly lightning power, cracks appeared on its zombie body, which was as hard as a magic weapon. The wound on its chest that Lin Hongyu had opened was filled with lightning power!

This time, the damage it suffered was even more severe than the one Lin Hongyu had done before.

Lin Hongyu, of course, would not let go of this perfect opportunity to beat up the drowning man.

Suddenly, he spat out a mouthful of blood essence, which landed on the [Flame Dragon Ring] magic weapon, whose spiritual light had already dimmed somewhat.

Instantly, this magical artifact, empowered by its master's blood essence, once again shone with brilliant flames, flying directly to the fourth-tier zombie and imprisoning it once more.

Meanwhile, Lin Hongyu was making hand seals, urging her magic weapon to unleash raging flames to refine the fourth-tier zombie.

Seeing this, the Thunder Dragon in the sky, Bai Bai, also continuously urged its silver lightning to bombard the fourth-order zombie relentlessly, eroding the corpse aura within its body.

Both heavenly thunder and raging fire have the effect of restraining zombies. At this moment, the heavenly thunder and raging fire are combined and tempered together. The fourth-level zombie is also severely injured and has no power to break free from the restraint of the [Flame Dragon Ring]. Soon, its zombie body, which is difficult to be harmed by magic weapons, began to crack and melt.

After being burned and refined for nearly a quarter of an hour, the fourth-tier zombie's zombie body was finally reduced to ashes, leaving only a black bead that resembled a piece of black jade.

Upon seeing this, Lin Hongyu immediately raised her hand and activated the [Flame Dragon Ring] to bring the black bead to her front.

After examining it carefully and testing it several times, and confirming that it posed no threat, she took it in her hand and examined it closely.

Seeing that the situation was settled, Zhou Chun rushed to her side.

"This item should be the corpse bead of that fourth-tier zombie. However, for some reason, this corpse bead not only survived the flames and heavenly lightning, but also seemed to have been tempered, becoming such an indestructible object. Perhaps those weapon-refining masters know how to use it!"

After examining the black bead, about the size of a pigeon egg, in her hand, Lin Hongyu made her own judgment.

Then she suddenly raised her hand and tossed the object to Zhou Chun.

"What do you mean by this, Great-Grandmother?"

Zhou Chun raised his hand and caught the black bead, looking at Lin Hongyu with a puzzled expression.

Although he didn't know what this thing was used for, it was, after all, the only treasure left behind by a fourth-tier zombie after its death. Its value was definitely no less than that of ordinary magic treasures and spiritual materials. Even if Lin Hongyu was a Golden Core cultivator, she shouldn't look down on this thing.

"I have the [Flame Dragon Ring] as my natal magic weapon, which is enough for me. On the contrary, Zhengchun, you are now shouldering the heavy responsibility of revitalizing the Zhou family, and you cannot be without a treasure to protect you."

"Moreover, even if this item is valuable, it is unlikely to be refined into a magic weapon, so it is of no use to me."

Lin Hongyu explained calmly, then looked at Zhou Chun and asked, "The battle between me and the fourth-tier zombie just now was quite a commotion, so it seems the news can no longer be kept secret. Have you thought about how to explain this to the Qinglian Temple and other sects?"

Hearing this, Zhou Chun stopped mentioning the black bead and nodded solemnly, replying, "Of course I've thought it through. You don't need to worry about this, Grandmother. I can't guarantee there won't be any problems, but I'm about 80% sure!"

He then had Lei Jiao transform back into Lei Python through the "Hundred Illusion Pearl" and put it away.

A while later, the Golden Armor Mountain-Carrying Turtle Stone also emerged from underground, carrying sixteen earth-yellow crystal pillars on its back, each of which was engraved with mysterious array runes.

These are all array formations, originally placed by Jiang Zhong around the battlefield to restrict the earth-遁 (earth-遁 is a technique used by the Golden Armor Mountain Tortoise and Stone).

But he had no idea that this kind of formation had no effect on stones.

In the underground environment, very few formations can restrain the Golden Armor Mountain-Carrying Turtle, which can directly connect with the earth's spiritual energy.

This item was then dismantled by Shi Tou and brought back as Zhou Chun's spoils of war.

After collecting these items along with the stones, Zhou Chun asked Lin Hongyu to erase the residual power of the [Heavenly Divine Thunder] and to cut off Jiang Zhong's head and refine his body. He also collected the corpses and belongings of the middle-aged man in blood robes, the old man in gray, and the big man in red robes.

In this way, even if a Golden Core cultivator came here to conduct an on-site investigation, they would not be able to find the existence of the [Heavenly Divine Thunder].

As for the white figure of Lei Jiao earlier, the Zhou family's "Ancestral Revival" secret technique can completely explain it.

Not long after, Zhou Chun and Lin Hongyu returned to Jiufeng Ridge.

At this moment, the Wood Sprite, who had remained hidden the entire time, also returned.

However, after Zhou Chun saw that the overall situation was settled, he sent it to clear out the Foundation Establishment demonic cultivators hiding outside Nine Peaks Ridge.

Now, it has killed all of the dozen or so Foundation Establishment demonic cultivators, eliminating the last hidden danger.

Then, while Zhou Chun tallied up the spoils of the battle, he sent someone with a handwritten letter to the gate of Qinglian Temple to deliver the news.

In this battle, Zhou Chun himself also suffered considerable losses.

Not only was the Black Water Tortoise Shield, which had contributed greatly to his success, completely shattered and destroyed, but even the Golden Light Bowl, a magical artifact, had lost all its power.

This leaves him with only the [Mystic Bead] as a decent defensive artifact.

However, compared to his losses, his gains were clearly greater.

First of all, with the head of Jiang Zhong, the "Corpse Fiend General," in hand, a Core Formation spiritual artifact is definitely within reach.

Secondly, the relics on the bodies of Jiang Zhong and the other three demonic cultivators at the Purple Mansion stage also made him a fortune.

For example, the "Mysterious Yin Corpse Gourd" still contains hundreds of armored demon corpses and dozens of Foundation Establishment and Purple Mansion cultivator corpses.

This item is more valuable than magic treasures to the Corpse Demon Cult cultivators, and it is also extremely attractive to other demonic cultivators.

After all, the art of corpse refining is not unique to the Corpse Demon Sect.

The magical artifacts used by the three middle-aged men in blood robes before their deaths were all top-quality artifacts from the demonic path. If they were sold to demonic cultivators, they could be exchanged for a considerable amount of spirit coins.

However, for Zhou Chun, the truly valuable things about these demonic cultivators were their heads and the contents of their storage bags.

Their heads were filled with war merits and bounties, and their storage bags were filled with the spoils they had obtained from destroying their families.

Just like Jiang Zhong, who had previously given Zhou Chun over 300,000 spirit coins in one go.

Although the other three demonic cultivators were not as extravagant as him, the contents of their storage bags were not much less than his.

P.S.: I'm a bit tired after returning from my trip, so that's all for today. I'll resume my original word count starting tomorrow, aiming for over 6,000 words. Also, I'm a few subscriptions away from being considered a featured post, so please subscribe to the full post if you haven't already!

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