Beast Taming Immortal Clan

Chapter 443 Qingweizi's Recruitment [Please Subscribe]

Inside the main hall of Qinglian Temple.

Upon seeing the Azure Lotus Jade Token that Zhou Chun had taken out, Qing Wei Zi and Qing Ling Zi fell silent for a moment.

Qing Lingzi didn't know when Qinglian Temple had bestowed such a treasure upon the Zhou family, so it was not appropriate for him to speak up at this moment.

Qingweizi remembered why this item was awarded, but she never expected that Zhou Chun would use it to take the blame.

Indeed, the [Azure Lotus Jade Token], as the highest-level treasure bestowed upon its subordinate forces by the Azure Lotus Temple, is itself a death-exemption token and a life-saving treasure.

As long as it's not a heinous crime like treason or murder of a true disciple of the Qinglian Temple, this item can be used to atone for one's sins.

Zhou Chun took out this item to atone for his crime at this time, and there was absolutely no problem with the procedure.

As one of the three major powers in Jingguo, Qinglian Temple could not possibly deny the role of the Qinglian Jade Token.

If this were to be done, then the families under one's command would no longer have genuine support and loyalty, and the consequences would be far greater than the effect of acknowledging the [Azure Lotus Jade Token].

Zhou Chun was alone at Qinglian Temple, while the rest of the Zhou family, including Lin Hongyu, a Golden Core cultivator, were scattered in various places.

If Qingweizi were to deny the function of the [Azure Lotus Jade Token] at this moment and attempt to silence Zhou Chun, then the reputation of the Azure Lotus Temple would be completely ruined.

In times of war, once your reputation is ruined, the consequences can be dire!

So after staring at the Azure Lotus Jade Token held high in Zhou Chun's hand for a long time in silence, Qing Weizi finally raised her hand and summoned the jade token into her own hand.

He stroked the jade token in his hand, sighing softly with a touch of emotion, "It seems that young friend Zhou was well-prepared. The last time my Qinglian Sect issued a Qinglian Jade Token was decades ago, to your Zhou family. I didn't expect this jade token to return to the sect so quickly!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chun immediately knew that this hurdle was over.

However, he did not get up immediately, but replied respectfully, "The kindness shown by the sect to the Zhou family has always been remembered by us and the Zhou family, and we will never forget it."

Upon hearing this, Qing Weizi looked at him meaningfully and smiled, "Hehehe, young friend, there's no need to remind me like this. I am well aware of the contributions the Zhou family has made over the years, and I have never forgotten them!"

With his experience and knowledge, how could he not understand the meaning behind Zhou Chun's words?

Back then, the Qinglian Temple became famous because of the insect-killing method discovered by the Zhou family, and received many benefits from the Yang Kingdom. The Zhou family never publicized this matter.

Furthermore, during the campaign against the Hualong Sect, Zhou Chun served as an undercover agent and provided crucial information, making significant contributions, though this was never publicly publicized.

This time, Zhou Chun even killed Jiang Zhong, who was ranked among the "Seven Fiends of the Primordial Demons," making a great contribution.

If Qinglian Temple were to target the Zhou family because of Lin Hongyu's matter, these things would definitely be exposed.

By then, the reputation of Qinglian Temple will likely be greatly damaged, and Qingweizi will certainly be branded as a hypocrite.

After responding to Zhou Chun with a smile, he personally waved his hand and used his magic to help Zhou Chun up.

Then he calmly said, "Since your family is willing to vouch for that Fellow Daoist Lin and is willing to use the Azure Lotus Jade Token to quell this matter, my sect and I can naturally be lenient and not pursue the Zhou family's responsibility."

"However, that Fellow Daoist Lin is, after all, from the Dragon Transformation Sect. Even if our sect can trust Fellow Daoist Zhou and the Zhou family and not pursue the matter with her, it's hard to say what will happen to the Moon Wheel Sect and the Flame Sun Sect. You must know that many people from those two sects have also died at the hands of Dragon Transformation Sect cultivators, and they have an irreconcilable feud with the Dragon Transformation Sect!"

This means that Qinglian Temple can disregard the fact that the Zhou family took in Lin Hongyu, and will not harm Lin Hongyu.

However, there is no guarantee that the cultivators of the Moon Wheel Sect and the Flame Sun Sect will not take action against Lin Hongyu and the Zhou family after they learn of this matter.

In fact, both he and Zhou Chun knew that these words were just meant to intimidate Zhou Chun and the Zhou family.

After all, the Zhou family is a vassal family of the Qinglian Temple. As the saying goes, even when beating a dog, one must consider its owner. If the Golden Core cultivators of the Moon Wheel Sect and the Flame Sun Sect were to take action against the Zhou family, they would definitely have to inform the Qinglian Temple first.

Therefore, as long as Qinglian Temple is willing to protect the Zhou family, and Lin Hongyu is a Golden Core cultivator who does not have any Golden Core cultivators from the Moon Wheel Sect or the Flame Sun Sect in her hands, there is a high probability that there will be no problem.

But why would Qinglian Temple protect the Zhou family?

How can we persuade Qinglian Temple to protect the Zhou family?

This is not within the scope of application of the [Azure Lotus Jade Token].

Or rather, unless Zhou Chun can produce another [Azure Lotus Jade Token] and request the Azure Lotus Temple to do this.

Unfortunately, Zhou Chun can no longer produce another [Azure Lotus Jade Token]!

So that's where things start to discuss.

Thinking of this, Zhou Chun immediately bowed deeply to Qing Weizi and said, "This junior is foolish and ignorant; please enlighten me, Abbot!"

Upon hearing this, Qing Weizi smiled calmly and said, "Young friend Zhou is not foolish. If I am not mistaken, the reason your Zhou family allowed that Fellow Daoist Lin to reveal his identity at this time is because you know that the two great cultivation worlds are currently at war and in dire need of manpower. You want to take this opportunity to resolve any potential threats and openly join the ranks of Golden Core families!"

Zhou Chun remained silent and did not refute.

We're all old foxes who've lived for so many years, who can fool whom?

If Qingweizi can't even see through the Zhou family's plan, then she's wasted her position as sect leader.

Seeing that he did not refute, Qingweizi continued, "Since your family has this idea, I am naturally happy to do you a favor."

Then, with piercing eyes, she looked at Zhou Chun and said, "How about this? As long as your Zhou family's Fellow Daoist Lin is willing to join the Heavenly Spirit Legion and serve until the end of the war, her identity will no longer be an issue. In fact, if the Dragon Transformation Sect wants to deal with her in the future, our three sects will also step in to protect her!"

After hearing Qingweizi's words, Zhou Chun knew that this was probably the only way to resolve the matter.

However, he did not agree immediately. Instead, he bowed to Qingweizi and said, "Thank you for your kindness, Abbot. However, I cannot make this decision on behalf of Elder Lin. I need to go back and ask for instructions."

Upon hearing his reply, Qing Weizi immediately said calmly, "Asking for instructions is naturally no problem, but young friend Zhou had better confirm this matter as soon as possible. Otherwise, if the Moon Wheel Sect and the Flame Sun Sect find out about this and put pressure on us, it will be difficult for me to refuse."

"Yes, I understand."

Zhou Chun nodded and solemnly agreed.

"Alright, now that we've finished discussing that matter, let's talk about something else. Young friend Zhou, how exactly did you discover Jiang Zhong, and how did you manage to kill him? As far as I know, this man was protected by a fourth-tier corpse refinement technique granted by the Corpse Demon Sect. Logically speaking, with your current cultivation level, there shouldn't be any way you could have killed him!"

Qingweizi stared intently at Zhou Chun and asked him directly about the details of his killing of Jiang Zhong without any hesitation.

This was his true intention in having Qing Lingzi bring Zhou Chun to Qinglian Temple.

It's not that he's boosting the morale of others while diminishing his own; it's just that, after counting all the Purple Mansion stage cultivators in the entire Qinglian Temple, there's simply no one who can match Jiang Zhongfang.

Among the "Seven Heroes of Heavenly Spirits," Jingguo had previously forcibly nominated a genius from the Yanyang Sect, but that person has now been squeezed out.

In other words, the vast Jing Kingdom doesn't even have a single person who has entered the "Seven Heroes of Heavenly Spirits".

This incident has been used by high-level cultivators from other countries to ridicule the Jingguo cultivators, making Qing Weizi and other high-level cultivators lose face.

But even if they were angry, there was nothing they could do.

After all, even if they are willing to bestow treasures, someone still needs to have the strength to unleash their power and gain enough battle merits to be included in the "Seven Heroes of Heavenly Spirits".

But what can they do when the younger generations of their respective sects are all disappointing and no geniuses of that caliber have emerged?

However, under these circumstances, news suddenly came from the Zhou family that Zhou Chun, a mid-stage Purple Mansion cultivator, had killed Jiang Zhong, the "Corpse Fiend General" of the "Seven Fiends of the Primordial Demons," in a one-on-one battle!

When Qingweizi learned of this, one can imagine how shocked and overjoyed he was.

He didn't know how Zhou Chun had done it, but he knew that if this was true, then the Jing Kingdom would regain all the face it had lost in the Tianling Alliance.

And they can also rightfully retaliate against those who once laughed at them, slapping them in the face.

However, before regaining face, to avoid making a blunder, Qingweizi definitely needs to understand the details of the incident in detail so that she can be more confident.

Zhou Chun had already thought about how to explain before he even took action, so he simply followed the script and said what he was told.

"In reply to Senior Master, I was able to kill Jiang Zhong mainly with the help of demonic beasts, spirit pets, and demonic insects."

"As you probably know, Senior Abbot, the Silver Lightning Python demon beast I raised has advanced to a third-tier demon beast, the Silver Lightning Dragon Python. Although this kind of demon beast is not as powerful as the Thunder Flood Dragon, the lightning supernatural power it wields is quite strong, and it is especially effective against demonic creatures such as Yin Ghosts, Demon Lords, and Corpse Refiners."

"My other mutated demon beast, the Golden Armored Rock Turtle, has now advanced to a third-tier demon beast. It has also awakened a geomagnetic power by fusing earth and metal attribute powers, and has also awakened the earth escape technique. Its defensive power is extremely strong for a third-tier beast."

"In addition, I have also tamed a type of frost-attribute demon bee. The cold air it spews is quite lethal to cultivators in the Purple Mansion stage. It is also very effective when dealing with demonic creatures like corpse refiners. Furthermore, I have also cultivated a group of 'corpse moths,' which are also extremely effective against corpse refiners."

"In addition, I have the 'Golden Light Bowl' talisman bestowed by the abbot and another third-grade high-quality defensive magic weapon infused with magic weapon materials. I have also cultivated several offensive secret techniques, and I am able to fight against ordinary late-stage Purple Mansion cultivators."

"As for the fourth-tier zombie on Jiang Zhong's body, Elder Lin quickly restrained it after Jiang Zhong released it, and it did not affect my ability to kill Jiang Zhong!"

"Moreover, the other two demonic cultivators also died at the hands of that fourth-tier zombie, so I, the junior, actually got lucky!"

Inside the main hall, Zhou Chun recounted the details of the battle that day.

Aside from concealing the identities of the White Thunder Dragon and the Stone Golden Armor Mountain-Carrying Turtle, everything else that could be said was told frankly.

The methods he mentioned will all be used in the future, so he's not afraid of causing any trouble by revealing them now.

After all, the cultivation of demonic beasts and insects depends on personal luck and opportunity.

Of the entire Zhou family, only Zhou Chun currently possesses two third-tier demonic beasts on the surface.

Other cultivators could only envy this; they wouldn't even entertain the thought of taking it.

This is also an advantage of beast-taming cultivators; the demonic beasts they cultivate are bound to them, making it difficult for anyone to take them away.

After listening to Zhou Chun's answer, Qing Weizi pondered for a moment and then nodded gently, saying, "Hmm, if what you say is true, then it is quite possible that Jiang Zhong was killed by you."

He then looked at Zhou Chun with curiosity and asked, "I wonder if I could have a look at your spirit pets? I am quite curious about these mutated demonic beasts."

"Well, I'm afraid I'll have to disappoint you, Abbot. My two demonic beasts were both injured in the battle with Jiang Zhong. The Silver Lightning Dragon Python was also weakened because I used my family's beast-taming secret technique. I left them in the clan to recuperate before I came!"

After a moment of surprise, Zhou Chun, looking troubled, whispered the details.

Upon hearing this, Qingweizi first frowned slightly, then smiled faintly and said, "It's alright. Since these are all your spirit pets, young friend Zhou, I will definitely have plenty of opportunities to see them in the future."

He didn't doubt that Zhou Chun was lying, because these things would definitely be revealed when Zhou Chun fought with others.

Lying to him at this point would be pointless.

But Zhou Chunzhen actually played a trick on him, "the darkest place is under the lamp"!

Having put that matter aside, he changed the subject, looking at Zhou Chun and continuing, "Young friend Zhou, you single-handedly killed Jiang Zhong. Once this news gets out, you will surely become famous throughout the world, a celebrity no less than the 'Seven Heroes of Heavenly Spirits.' What are your plans for the future?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chun's heart stirred, but he replied, "This junior has no particular plans. At present, I only wish to cultivate diligently and break through to the late stage of the Purple Mansion realm."

His answer clearly did not satisfy Qingweizi, who immediately said, "Wouldn't that be a great pity? With your strength, young friend Zhou, if you went to the battlefield and made great achievements, you might even be able to compete for the title of 'Seven Heroes of Heavenly Spirit.' At that time, you would not only be famous throughout the countries, but also receive generous rewards from the alliance, truly achieving both fame and fortune!"

He looked at Zhou Chun with a hint of enticement and said, "Putting everything else aside, if you, young friend Zhou, can truly join the ranks of the 'Seven Heroes of Heavenly Spirit,' requesting the Alliance to bestow upon you a pill to aid in breaking through the late-stage Purple Mansion barrier would be an extremely simple matter. This is much faster than you cultivating diligently for ten or twenty years!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chun immediately understood Qing Weizi's meaning.

He immediately replied respectfully, "To be honest, Senior Abbot, I have also harbored thoughts of making a name for myself. However, I observe that the 'Seven Fiends of the Primordial Demon' and the 'Seven Heroes of the Heavenly Spirit' are all geniuses from various major sects and forces. Although I am confident that my supernatural abilities are no weaker than theirs, I come from a humble background and dare not bring disaster upon myself and my family for a moment of impulsiveness!"

Upon hearing his answer, Qingweizi couldn't help but burst into laughter, saying, "Haha, young friend Zhou, you are indeed a clever person. You immediately saw the key point."

After laughing, a glint flashed in his eyes, and he suddenly looked at Zhou Chun and said, "If you were just a cultivator from a cultivation family, even with exceptional personal strength and skills, it would indeed be difficult for you to join the ranks of the 'Seven Heroes of Heavenly Spirits.' But what if you had the support of our sect and even the Moon Wheel Sect?"

"This junior is foolish and ignorant; please enlighten me, Abbot!"

Zhou Chun glanced at Qing Weizi with a look of surprise and doubt, then quickly lowered her head.

Seeing this, Qingweizi stopped being coy and said directly, "My meaning is very simple. If you are willing, I can accept you as a disciple. In that case, you will be considered half a disciple of my Qinglian Temple and will naturally be qualified to participate in the competition for the 'Seven Heroes of Heavenly Spirits'. The Moon Wheel Sect has also been trying to recommend a cultivator from Jing Kingdom to enter the 'Seven Heroes of Heavenly Spirits'."

At this point, he looked at Zhou Chun with a serious expression and said, "Of course, I won't take advantage of you for nothing. If you can truly join the 'Seven Heroes of Heavenly Spirit,' I will not embezzle a single penny of the benefits that are due to you. Even the Core Formation spiritual item that Jiang Zhong rewards you for killing will be exchanged for a better one for you. I will also teach you the subsequent parts of the 'Heart Lotus Orthodox Method,' so that you will be unafraid of the bewitching attacks of the Valley of Bewitching Love!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chun suddenly realized what he meant.

Just to be more certain, Zhou Chun mustered his courage and said, "Could I understand that Senior Abbot, Qinglian Temple, and Yuelun Sect only need a title to enhance Jingguo's influence within the alliance, while the portion of the benefits belonging to the 'Seven Heroes of Heavenly Spirits' still belongs to me?"

"Pretty much, there's nothing wrong with your understanding."

Qingweizi nodded, acknowledging this.

Upon seeing this, Zhou Chun was instantly moved.

But then he seemed to remember something and suddenly suppressed the urge to agree on the spot.

Instead, he replied respectfully with a hesitant expression, "This matter is of great importance. I need to go back and discuss it with my elders before making a decision. Please forgive me, Abbot."

Qingweizi could tell he was already interested, and upon hearing this, she immediately nodded and said, "Then you should go back and discuss it with your elders as soon as possible. After you've reached a decision, I'll report that you killed Jiang Zhong!"

"I understand, then I will take my leave now."

Zhou Chun bowed and immediately left Qinglian Temple.

After Zhou Chun left, Qing Lingzi, who had remained silent until now, frowned and looked at Qing Weizi, saying, "Senior Brother Headmaster, are you really going to accept this kid as a disciple? I don't think he's someone who's easy to control. He's too audacious, daring to even take in remnants of the Dragon Transformation Sect. I'm afraid he won't be so easy to manage in the future!"

"It's alright, I have my own plans for this."

Qingwei shook her head slightly, speaking calmly with an air of confidence.

Hearing him say that, Qing Lingzi glanced at his expression, but ultimately said nothing more. She bowed to him and then left.

P.S.: Sigh, the power went out in our neighborhood for three or four hours this afternoon, so I couldn't write more than 6,000 words today. It was an accident, not my fault! I'll definitely try my best to write more than 6,000 words tomorrow!

(End of this chapter)