Beast Taming Immortal Clan

Chapter 464 Commendation and Rewards [Please Subscribe]

Su Yunniang was not exaggerating at all; the cleansing and purifying effect of [Moonlight Purification] on a cultivator's physical body and soul is indeed astonishing.

After being cleansed and purified by this supernatural power, Zhou Chun not only had the blood-red demonic light in his Purple Mansion Sea of ​​Consciousness, which was like a bone-deep infection, completely purified and dispelled.

Even the residual poison from the pills that had been used to enhance magical power over a long period of time, as well as the minor hidden injuries and ailments that had accumulated inside the body during previous cultivation and battles, were all washed away, purified, and revealed.

Moreover, taking advantage of the moonlight's power to cleanse and purify his soul, he successfully cultivated the second level of the "Heart Lotus Orthodox Method" to a minor completion stage.

Once he regained consciousness, he only needed to briefly assess his own condition before revealing a look of satisfaction and joy.

At this moment, he felt better than ever before. His body and soul were full of vitality, and he was in an exceptionally good state.

"How was it? Auntie wasn't lying, was she? Are you satisfied with the effects of the [Moonlight Purification] divine power?"

Su Yunniang, who was waiting outside the altar, smiled and spoke to Zhou Chun after he woke up.

"Satisfied, very satisfied! No wonder you speak so highly of this supernatural ability, Auntie!"

Zhou Chun nodded repeatedly with a satisfied look, echoing Su Yunniang's words.

If he was still somewhat skeptical of Su Yunniang's words before experiencing it firsthand, he now has absolutely no doubts.

"Since you're satisfied, let's go. Your master still has some questions for you."

Su Yunniang waved her hand and turned to return to the main hall of the sect.

After the two returned to the main hall, Zhou Chun once again expressed his deepest gratitude to Master Baiyue.

After inquiring about his situation, Master Baiyue nodded to him and said, "Young friend Zhou, now that the hidden dangers have been eliminated, you should return to the battlefield as soon as possible to serve the alliance, fulfill your duties, and make further contributions!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chun immediately replied respectfully, "Yes, senior. I will obey your instructions and return to Commander Wei's service as soon as I get back!"

Seeing that he had agreed to the matter, Master Baiyue continued, "There is one more thing. Young friend Zhou, your cultivation of the 'Dragon Transformation Secret Technique' was something you had no choice but to do, and it made a great contribution to the Jing Kingdom. Therefore, our sects can let it go."

"However, young friend Zhou, you must remember one thing: the 'Dragon Transformation Secret Technique' is ultimately a forbidden art that all sects in the Jing Kingdom are prohibited from practicing. I do not wish for every cultivator in the Zhou family to practice this technique in the future. Do you understand?"

With the Wind and Thunder Twin Flood Dragons and Lin Hongyu, a former protector of the Dragon Transformation Sect, the Zhou family could easily become another small Dragon Transformation Sect if they wanted to.

Master Baiyue certainly didn't want to see the Zhou family go down this path, because then he and the Moon Wheel Sect would have no choice but to abandon the Zhou family.

Zhou Chun naturally understood the dangers of spreading the "Dragon Transformation Secret Technique" within the Zhou family, and immediately replied solemnly, "This junior understands, senior, please rest assured, this junior guarantees that I will not spread the cultivation method of the 'Dragon Transformation Secret Technique' within the Zhou family!"

"Well, young friend Zhou, you are a smart man, so I won't say any more about this."

Master Baiyue nodded slightly, then looked at him with curiosity and said, "Before you leave, young friend Zhou, could you release that four-clawed thunder dragon for us to see? I'd also like to know how you were able to cultivate such a superior dragon!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chun immediately replied without hesitation, "Of course."

After saying that, he raised his hand and patted the spirit beast pouch at his waist, releasing the Thunder Dragon Bai Bai.

Lei Jiao Bai Bai was slowly digesting the power of the third-grade high-quality silver-armored dragonfish demon core inside the spirit beast pouch when Zhou Chun suddenly released him, leaving him somewhat bewildered.

The aura emanating from the two Golden Core cultivators, Baiyue Zhenren and Su Yunniang, instantly made its scales tense.

Fortunately, Zhou Chun comforted it in time, which made it relax. It then obediently lay in the hall, allowing the two Golden Core cultivators to observe and scrutinize it.

"I dare not deceive you, senior. The reason why my spirit pet Bai Bai was able to evolve into a four-clawed thunder dragon is because I found a thousand-year-old dragon-transformation grass for it, and then traveled to the Great Zhou Kingdom to ask someone to refine it into a [Dragon Transformation Pill] for it to consume. Furthermore, during the transformation process, it triggered the 'Fish Leaping Over the Dragon Gate' phenomenon, which is why it was able to successfully transform into such a form!"

Just as Baiyue Zhenren was scrutinizing Lei Jiao Bai Bai with a gleam in his eyes, Zhou Chun took the opportunity to explain why Lei Jiao Bai Bai had evolved into a four-clawed Lei Jiao.

Now that the Four-Clawed Thunder Dragon has been exposed, there is no need to hide these secrets from Master Baiyue.

After all, while the Thousand-Year Dragon Transformation Grass might not be difficult for Baiyue Zhenren to obtain, the "Fish Leaping Over the Dragon Gate" phenomenon is something that can only be encountered by chance and cannot be sought after, even by a Nascent Soul stage cultivator.

Upon hearing Zhou Chun's explanation, Master Baiyue nodded in realization, saying, "So it was the legendary 'Fish Leaping Over the Dragon Gate' phenomenon! No wonder a mere snake-dragon could transform into a four-clawed dragon!"

Having figured out the secret of Bai Bai's transformation into a dragon, Master Baiyue lost interest in examining the four-clawed thunder dragon in front of him.

After all, he himself was a late-stage Golden Core cultivator, and a mere four-clawed thunder dragon with the cultivation level of a third-tier low-grade cultivator was just a novelty to him.

He immediately waved his hand and said, "Alright, young friend Zhou, you can take it back now."

"Yes, junior obeys."

Zhou Chun responded and then put the Thunder Flood Dragon back into his spirit beast pouch.

Afterwards, Master Baiyue gave him some more instructions and then had Su Yunniang lead him away.

After bringing Zhou Chun back to her cave, Su Yunniang stared at him for a while before saying softly, "Alright, now that your business is done, take advantage of the remaining time and quickly go to the Su family to apologize to Yuzhen. Don't hurt her too much!"

At this moment, her tone and state of mind seemed somewhat complicated, and she had no intention of saying anything more to Zhou Chun.

Perhaps it was because of the conversation between Zhou Chun and Baiyue Zhenren that I witnessed in the sect leader's hall that my opinion of Zhou Chun changed.

Zhou Chun naturally had no idea what Su Yunniang was thinking. Although he had not fully achieved his goal of coming to the Moon Wheel Sect, he had accomplished most of it.

There is really no need to linger here any longer.

So after hearing Su Yunniang's words, he thanked her again and again, and then left the Moon Wheel Sect's mountain gate directly.

Half a day later, Zhou Chun appeared at the Su family in Jiangzhou, but he did not appear openly. Instead, he entered the Su family in disguise.

Inside the Su family's mountain gate, Zhou Chun naturally apologized to the Su family patriarch and Su Yuzhen again, and presented the [Extreme Yang Fire Spirit Liquid] as a gift.

Seeing his sincere attitude and the fact that he presented a Core Formation spiritual item as a gift, and since they didn't particularly resent him for concealing the matter of the Four-Clawed Thunder Dragon, the Su family patriarch and Su Yuzhen quickly and generously let the matter go, without being too persistent or lingering on it.

After receiving the benefits, the Su family patriarch readily agreed that if he or the Su family were ever needed in the future, Zhou Chun could simply say that as long as his assistance would not bring about the destruction of the Su family, he would definitely lend a helping hand.

With this promise from the Su family patriarch, Zhou Chun felt relieved.

In this way, he can at least rely on the power of the Su family, his in-laws, which adds a bargaining chip to his future dealings with various parties.

After spending a day at the Su family's house, Zhou Chun returned to Tuyunling and explained to the anxiously waiting Zhou Mingde what he had gained from his trip to the Moon Wheel Sect.

"This result is not bad; at least it gives us a better chance of you achieving Core Formation!"

Zhou Mingde nodded slightly, quite satisfied with the gains from Zhou Chunyue's trip to the sect.

Then, in a heavy tone, he said, "I've thought it through these past few days. As long as you, Zhengchun, can successfully form your core, even if things truly come to a standstill, as long as you can successfully lead a group of Zhou family members out of Jingguo, my Zhou family will still have a chance to rise again!"

Zhou Chun did not respond to his words.

Migrating a family is not as easy as most people think!

Not to mention how to find a new family headquarters, all the connections and businesses they had built in Jingguo would be severed and destroyed.

Moreover, when that time comes, the opponents will not give the Zhou family the opportunity to slowly relocate their clansmen and resources; they will definitely try every means to snipe and kill them.

Even if Zhou Chun is eventually able to lead some of his clansmen out of the encirclement and flee to another country with his powerful cultivation,

Having lost a large number of family members and resources, they don't know how many difficulties they will face in rebuilding the Zhou family in a foreign land.

Don't forget how much resistance and suppression the Zhou family faced when they moved to Jingguo.

At that time, the Zhou family will not only face suppression from local forces, but will also have to worry about being wiped out by their rivals in Jingguo.

Therefore, the saying "If this place doesn't keep me, there are plenty of other places that will" is something only a carefree, independent cultivator could say.

For a cultivation family or sect, unless it truly comes to the point of destruction, there is no way they would consider relocating.

In the end, Zhou Chun simply let the matter drop, replying in a deep voice, "This junior must return to the battlefield first. I will trouble the Supreme Elder to take care of things here in the family."

"Go ahead, but be careful. If those people want to target the Zhou family, they'll target you first!"

Zhou Mingde sighed softly and nodded slightly, giving the same instructions as before.

After that, Zhou Chun did not stay in the family for long and went straight back to the front line of Feng Kingdom.

At this moment, the hidden danger of "Blood Soul Guide" on Zhou Chun's body has been eliminated, and he no longer needs to worry about being attacked by that middle-aged man in the blood robe at any time.

So soon after entering Feng Kingdom, he reverted to his original appearance.

At this time, Zhou Chun was already quite famous.

Upon seeing his true appearance and hearing his name, the Heavenly Spirit Legion patrolling cultivators who encountered him on the Feng Kingdom battlefield instantly became extremely respectful, their eyes filled with awe.

Zhou Chun thus truly experienced the benefits of becoming one of the "Seven Heroes of Heavenly Spirits".

And so, he returned to the headquarters camp without any obstacles along the way.

Inside the camp command post, Wei Yong had already learned from Master Baiyue that Zhou Chun had returned safely.

Upon learning that Zhou Chun had officially returned, he showed him great respect by personally leading the two deputy commanders out of the command post and welcoming Zhou Chun into the command post with the highest honors.

"Commander, your subordinate Zhou Zhengchun has completed his mission and returned to report. Please give your instructions!"

Inside the hall, Zhou Chun bowed formally to Wei Yong, his superior, completing the final step of the ceremony.

Upon seeing this, Wei Yong clapped and cheered, "Good, good, good, Zheng Chun, you've worked hard. Please take a seat!"

"Thank you, Commander."

Zhou Chun responded and, without any further modesty, took his seat at the lower end of the table.

Things are different now. He is now a newly minted "Dragon Prince" and one of the "Seven Heroes of Heavenly Spirits".

Even if his cultivation level is still at the Purple Mansion stage, he already has the qualifications to sit together with Golden Core stage cultivators.

This was originally one of the special rewards that the Heavenly Spirit Legion gave to these cultivators who had made outstanding contributions in battle.

As soon as Zhou Chun sat down, Wei Yong looked at him with a big smile and praised him, saying, "Zheng Chun, the news of your great prowess in the Desolate Desert, where you killed 'Wind Demon' Mu Fengyun and 'Blood Fiend Prince' Yan Wuji, has spread throughout the Alliance. Even the commanders have heard about it and are very satisfied with your performance, so they are giving you a reward."

At this point, he couldn't help but laugh and said, "Even I and my camp have benefited from your kindness and gained considerable advantages."

Then he suddenly stood up, nodded slightly to Zhou Chun, and said, "Now that you have successfully returned, I will first inform you of the commendation given to you by the higher authorities."

"Yes, Your Majesty, I am all ears."

Zhou Chun quickly stood up and bowed in response.

Immediately, Wei Yong took out a roll of golden cloth from his storage bag, spread his hands, and read aloud: "There is a cultivator from the Jing Kingdom named Zhou Zhengchun, who is upright and righteous, and has the means to subdue demons and eliminate evil. Since his debut, he has first killed demons like Jiang Zhong and Xu Qinglin, and later killed demons like Mu Fengyun and Yan Wuji. His military achievements are outstanding and his reputation is widespread. He deserves to be commended."

"In the name of the Heavenly Spirit Legion and the Heavenly Spirit Alliance, we hereby commend Zhou Zhengchun, a cultivator from Jingguo, as the fifth of the 'Seven Heroes of Heavenly Spirit,' bestowing upon him the title of 'Young Master of the Dragon,' and granting him a fourth-tier magic talisman and a talismanic treasure as encouragement!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhou Chun quickly and respectfully replied, "Junior Zhou Zhengchun thanks the Alliance and the Legion for their commendation, and thanks all the seniors for their praise!"

Upon seeing this, Wei Yong immediately stepped forward and handed him the commendation certificate, helping him up and saying, "This is just a special commendation from the Legion and the Alliance for your meritorious service. As for how your meritorious service in the mission should be calculated and rewarded, we will have to wait for you to submit the relevant documents before the Rewards Department can make the final calculations."

After saying that, he solemnly assured him, "Rest assured, as long as you can produce something to prove your merits, I will definitely fight for you and ensure that no one deducts even a fraction of your war merits!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chun quickly replied, "Yes, I understand. Thank you for your kindness, Commander."

After saying that, he handed over the storage bag containing many materials for demonic artifacts and the corpses of demonic cultivators to Wei Yong, along with the special image-recording bead he had kept.

He then received the fourth-tier magic talisman and talisman treasure as a reward from the legion from Wei Yong.

After finishing their official business, Wei Yong first dismissed the two deputy commanders and then began discussing personal matters with Zhou Chun.

After setting up a soundproof barrier, Wei Yong said to Zhou Chun in a serious tone, "Zheng Chun, you have made a great contribution this time, and you will certainly gain a lot. However, this will also attract some covetous eyes and schemes. Do you understand what I mean?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chun nodded solemnly and said, "I understand. The 'Seven Heroes of Heavenly Spirit' have always been a 'one radish, one pit' situation. Now that I have occupied one of the pits, it will naturally make some people who want to occupy the pits envious and jealous, and some people will have the idea of ​​plotting against me."

At this point, he couldn't help but chuckle self-deprecatingly, "Especially since the relationship between this junior and Qingweizi isn't difficult to investigate, I'm afraid Qingweizi won't be protecting or helping this junior anymore!"

"That's right, and the situation is probably much more complicated than you think."

Wei Yong nodded and immediately revealed some information: "You probably don't know this, but of the Purple Mansion stage cultivators who went on the mission to the Desolate Spirit Desert with you, a full 40% did not return safely, including Yang Tianxiong, who was originally among the 'Seven Heroes of Heavenly Spirit'!"

"Also, although Gu Jinyan and Peng Wuji have successfully returned, they are both injured and will probably need to recuperate for a year and a half to fully recover."

Hearing Wei Yong's words, Zhou Chun was also slightly surprised.

He was genuinely unaware of this news.

If this is true, it would be the first time one of the "Seven Heroes of Heavenly Spirits" has perished, and the impact would be enormous.

A thousand thoughts raced through his mind, and he couldn't help but look at Wei Yong and ask, "Commander, do you have any way to teach me?"

"My method is to feign injury. You should pretend to have internal injuries and need to recuperate for half a year. I will take care of this for you."

"Wait six months, until the situation changes and you're not attracting as much attention as you are now, then you can go back to the battlefield to kill enemies and eliminate demons!"

Wei Yong smiled slightly and offered his suggestion.

Are you faking an injury?

Zhou Chun's eyes lit up slightly, and he immediately nodded in agreement, "This junior understands. In the Desolate Spirit Desert, I was corrupted by the Golden Fiend Qi, which damaged my dantian meridians. I need to rest and recuperate for a year and a half to recover!"

Upon hearing this, Wei Yong clapped his hands and laughed, "That's right. Since you need to recuperate, then do so here at the headquarters. I will arrange a cave with abundant spiritual energy for you to rest and recuperate. The affairs of the First Brigade will be temporarily handled by the two deputy commanders."

After saying this, the two looked at each other and smiled, thus finalizing the matter.

This is what is meant by having someone in high places making things easier.

As the commander of the battalion, Wei Yong had Zhou Chun as his subordinate. As long as Wei Yong was willing to give Zhou Chun the green light, many things could be easily resolved.

As long as Zhou Chun's request for leave to recuperate from his injury did not exceed Wei Yong's approval authority, he could approve it directly without needing anyone else's consent.

After all, the battalion commander was already a high-ranking official in the Heavenly Spirit Legion. The only people who could truly control Wei Yong were the Nascent Soul stage cultivators who held the title of commander.

A Nascent Soul cultivator wouldn't bother with such a trivial matter as a Purple Mansion cultivator asking for leave.

The Heavenly Spirit Legion originally shuffled and grouped cultivators from various countries and sects to prevent such incidents from occurring.

But rules are rigid, while people are flexible.

As long as someone in power is willing to exert influence, certain rules will cease to exist.

After talking with Wei Yong and formulating a plan, Zhou Chun decided not to return to his own brigade and instead moved into the cave arranged by Wei Yong.

The cave dwelling was built to the specifications of a Golden Core stage cultivator, and it can be said to have all the necessary internal organs.

After checking everything, Zhou Chun took out another set of his own formations and set them up. He then released the three demonic beasts—the Golden-Winged Tiger, the Thunder Dragon Bai Bai, and the Golden-Armored Mountain-Carrying Turtle Stone—letting them sleep and digest the spiritual energy in the main hall and spirit beast chamber of the cave.

Then he began to examine the fourth-tier magic talismans and talisman treasures that the Heavenly Spirit Legion had rewarded him with.

Among them, the fourth-tier magic talisman is a low-grade fourth-tier magic talisman called "Primordial Golden Light Talisman," which is a defensive magic talisman that can withstand several full-force attacks from a Golden Core cultivator in the early stage.

The talisman is a pure offensive talisman called "Fire Kirin Sword." It is said to be a talisman made from a mid-grade magic weapon, and its power is greater than that of ordinary talismans. Moreover, it has a bonus effect against demonic cultivators.

The two talismans that Zhou Chun had previously obtained from Yan Wuji's storage bag were a "Cloud Brocade Handkerchief," which was good for both offense and defense, and a "Black Dragon Bottle," which was more offensive.

Both of these should be talismans made from low-grade magic treasures, and both have been used, so their remaining power is not much.

After inspecting the several talismanic treasures, Zhou Chun muttered to himself, "My magical artifact abilities are now basically mature. Apart from the 'Fire Kirin Sword,' these two remaining talismanic treasures are of little use. Rather than letting them gather dust in my hands, I'd better give them to the Supreme Elder and Brother Yong!"

Lei Jiao's exposure, while causing him considerable trouble, also allowed him to fully unleash his combat power.

From now on, on the battlefield, apart from being careful to conceal the origins of the Golden Armor Mountain Tortoise Stone, he has nothing else to hide and can unleash his full power.

These two low-grade magic treasures, when used to make talismans, were indeed of little use to him.

It's useless against weak opponents, and almost useless against strong opponents!

Thinking of this, Zhou Chun counted the third-tier magic talismans on his body again, and then took out some magic talismans along with two talisman treasures, entrusting Wei Yong to help find someone to deliver them to Zhou Daoyi and Zhou Zhengyong, two clansmen with whom he had a close relationship.

As for the other members of the Zhou family, Zhou Chun was ultimately not their caretaker. Once they were on the battlefield, it was up to them to decide their own fate!

On the other hand, the various magical artifacts and materials, as well as the corpses of demonic cultivators that Zhou Chun handed over, were also counted by the Merit Rewards Department. Together with the low- to mid-level demonic cultivators he killed on the battlefield, their merits were calculated.

Subsequently, with the intervention of a Nascent Soul stage cultivator from the Moon Wheel Sect, the reward for Zhou Chun's meritorious service was quickly drafted after consulting with the cultivator himself.

Two months after he returned to the front line, all of them were delivered by special personnel to Wei Yong's command post, where they were personally handed over to Zhou Chun.

(End of this chapter)