Beast Taming Immortal Clan

During the ambush in the Desolate Spirit Desert, Zhou Chun only killed two Purple Mansion stage demon cultivators from the Yuanmo Realm, but his spirit pets and demonic insects killed many low- to mid-level demon cultivators.

Therefore, with his memory bead as proof, the merits he earned, as calculated by the Merit Rewards Department, placed him among the top performers in the operation.

And if we include the "Wind Demon" Mu Fengyun and the "Blood Fiend Prince" Yan Wuji that he killed later, his merits can definitely be ranked first among the Purple Mansion stage cultivators in the operation!

Therefore, after the Department of Rewards and Merits had reviewed and confirmed his merits, the reward he received was quite substantial.

First, there were four "Demon-Slaying Tokens" that Wei Yong mentioned at the time!

This item is extremely valuable. If Zhou Chun wanted to exchange it for a spiritual item that could help him open his Purple Mansion, similar to the [Mysterious Heart Purple Return Pill], he could easily exchange one [Demon-Slaying Token] for a spiritual pill.

Even strategic resources like low-grade fourth-tier magic talismans and spirit crystals can be exchanged.

Therefore, Zhou Chun was basically satisfied with the reward of four [Demon-Slaying Tokens].

Then there's the extra reward for killing "Bloodthirsty Prince" Yan Wuji.

At Zhou Chun's own request, the extra reward for killing "Blood Fiend Prince" Yan Wuji was replaced with a one-time-use secret treasure, the "Blazing Sun Divine Light Talisman".

Although this [Blazing Sun Divine Light Talisman] is called a talisman, its crafting method is actually more similar to that of a Thunder Pearl.

It was a cultivator who had mastered the "Blazing Sun Divine Light" divine power that sealed the power of this divine power within a special jade talisman, allowing other cultivators to also unleash this divine power by activating the jade talisman.

The [Blazing Sun Divine Light Talisman] in Zhou Chun's hand is a top-quality item. If used properly, it would definitely have the power to severely injure a cultivator in the early stage of the Golden Core realm.

With this item in hand, combined with his existing fourth-tier puppet and newly acquired fourth-tier magic talismans and talisman treasures, Zhou Chun would be able to put up a fight even against a demonic cultivator in the early Golden Core stage.

As for why they didn't exchange for a Core Formation artifact, the reason is quite simple.

Now that Zhou Chun possesses the Five Elements Spirit Fruit and the Yin-Yang Harmony Pill, it will be difficult for him to find another spiritual item that can significantly aid in the successful formation of the Golden Core without overlapping the effects of the two.

Another point is that replacing it with a Core Formation spiritual item would only make people covet his wealth, while replacing it with the [Blazing Sun Divine Light Talisman] would make those who have designs on him hesitate and feel wary.

In short, Zhou Chun was quite satisfied with the rewards from the Heavenly Spirit Legion and personally expressed his gratitude to Wei Yong, who had contributed greatly to the process.

He then carefully put away the rewards and continued his arduous cultivation in his cave.

This six-month recuperation period is an excellent opportunity. Zhou Chun not only needs to reforge the "God-Slaying Sword" and diligently cultivate the secret technique of "Heart Lotus Orthodox Method," but his spirit pets also need to seize this opportunity to improve their strength, including the Thunder Dragon Bai Bai, who needs to reabsorb the power of heavenly thunder to store energy.

With Zhou Chun focused on recuperating in seclusion, even though many on the demonic path wanted nothing more than to take his head, they were helpless against him as he hid in the back to cultivate.

Of course, compared to the entire battlefield and the entire Yuanmo Legion, Zhou Chun was nothing more than a tiny speck of dust.

Aside from the demonic cultivators whose relatives and friends he killed, who would be after him, the other demonic cultivators were more concerned about how to fight tomorrow's war.

For the higher-ups of the demonic cultivators, the greater concern was how to recruit new reinforcements after the ambush and annihilation of the original ones, and how to defend against the full-scale counterattack from the Heavenly Spirit Legion.

In the Battle of the Desolate Desert, although the Heavenly Spirit Legion also lost many elite troops, the gains far outweighed the losses, and they almost completely annihilated the enemy's reinforcements from the mainland!

Without the addition of this fresh force, the Yuanmo Legion is simply no match for the Tianling Legion in large-scale battles.

Therefore, the battlefield situation underwent a dramatic reversal in the past six months.

The Yuanmo Legion, which had been launching a fierce offensive, was now on the defensive, relying on its various strongholds to resist the Tianling Legion's counterattack.

Meanwhile, the Heavenly Spirit Legion, whose counterattack was extremely fierce, took this opportunity to recover a lot of lost territory, which greatly boosted their morale.

Although Zhou Chun did not participate in the counter-offensive, he kept abreast of the war and obtained relevant information in a timely manner.

From his perspective, perhaps spurred by his inclusion among the "Seven Heroes of Heavenly Spirits," those renowned cultivators at the Purple Mansion stage were noticeably more active in the war.

There have even been instances of people cooperating to hunt down cultivators from the "Seven Fiends of the Primordial Demons".

Furthermore, rumors about him were circulating within the military.

It's called a rumor, but it's actually half true and half false.

Some people knew that he was using the excuse of recuperating from his injuries to avoid the limelight, so they spread rumors that he was faking his injuries to avoid battle, saying that he was unworthy of his position and did not deserve to be one of the "Seven Heroes of the Heavenly Spirit".

Some people even said that he shouldn't be called "Dragon Prince" but "Turtle Prince"!

Fortunately, these rumors are ultimately just rumors that can't be brought to the table.

Zhou Chun's achievements are genuinely recognized by the legion and the alliance. Cultivators are not like ordinary mortals who are easily fooled and will not be easily deceived by such rumors.

So apart from some cultivators who were deliberately assigned tasks, those who had grudges against the Zhou family in the past, and some cultivators who were jealous of Zhou Chun, most cultivators did not take these rumors seriously.

Zhou Chun naturally didn't pay attention to these rumors. When he heard them, he even laughed, as if mocking the people's despicable behavior.

After nearly half a year of recuperation, just as Zhou Chun was about to leave seclusion, the Golden-Winged Tiger finally underwent a transformation.

On that day, Zhou Chun was meditating when he suddenly sensed an unusual fluctuation of spiritual energy in the spirit beast room where the Golden-Winged Tiger was sleeping. He quickly stopped his meditation and rushed to the scene to check the situation.

Inside the stone chamber, the Golden-Winged Tiger lay prone, its wings drooping and its head resting on the ground with its chin close to the ground.

However, cyan and golden spiritual light intertwined and flickered on its body, constantly colliding and merging.

At the same time, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth surrounding the cave began to converge and surge into the stone chamber, where it was absorbed into the Golden-Winged Tiger's body.

All these signs indicate that Golden-Winged Tiger's breakthrough has reached a critical juncture.

After that, a large amount of spiritual energy from heaven and earth poured into the Golden-Winged Tiger's body and was then transformed into its own magical power.

Its azure and golden aura grew increasingly dazzling, gradually filling the entire stone chamber.

Even Zhou Chun could no longer see the details clearly through the dense spiritual light.

He could only retreat outside and patiently wait for the changes in the Golden-Winged Tiger to end.

After waiting outside for three days and three nights, the strange phenomena on the Golden-Winged Tiger finally ended completely.

Zhou Chun soon saw the Golden-Winged Tiger's new appearance.

Inside the stone chamber, a giant tiger covered in gold and blue stripes lay sprawled on the ground, exuding a fierce and domineering aura.

If Zhou Chun hadn't already reached the late stage of the Purple Mansion realm and wasn't the master of the giant tiger, he probably would have been affected by this domineering aura.

However, Zhou Chun looked at the giant tiger with obvious surprise in his eyes.

Where are the wings?

That was his first thought.

He carefully examined the tiger's flanks, but found no trace of wings.

If he didn't know that the giant tiger in front of him was originally a golden-winged tiger, he would definitely have thought it was just a normal tiger demon without wings.

However, Zhou Chun knew that the Golden-Winged Tiger's wings would definitely not disappear just because it evolved to the third tier.

Because those are its body parts, like limbs and tail, it's impossible for them to disappear just because of a breakthrough in cultivation.

Where did those wings go?

Zhou Chun stared at the Golden-Winged Tiger with a strange light in his eyes, trying to find its missing wings.

After observing carefully for quite some time, Zhou Chun finally made some discoveries.

He discovered that where the wings had originally been, two white stripes, resembling the pouches of marsupials, had suddenly appeared on the golden-winged tiger's flanks. They were barely noticeable unless one looked closely.

When he probed with his divine sense, although he could tell that it was not a brood pouch, he sensed a special fluctuation of power.

"Could the Golden-Winged Tiger's missing wings be hidden inside?"

The idea popped into his head, and the more he thought about it, the more likely it seemed.

If that's the case, then the Golden-Winged Tiger's evolved supernatural powers are truly something to look forward to!

Zhou Chun glanced at the still-sleeping Golden-Winged Tiger, resisted the urge to wake it up immediately to ask for details, and quietly left again.

Seven more days passed, and the Golden-Winged Tiger finally awoke from its slumber on its own.

After realizing this, Zhou Chun immediately returned to the spirit beast room where it was.

After communicating with the Golden-Winged Tiger, Zhou Chun immediately learned about all the changes it had undergone after its evolution.

The first and most exciting change is that, with the help of that mysterious spiritual fruit, the Golden-Winged Tiger has finally fully integrated the bloodline power of the Winged Tiger and the Golden Sword Tiger within its body, forming its own unique Golden-Winged Tiger bloodline.

Although it is currently unknown whether its Golden-Winged Tiger bloodline can be reproduced and passed down normally, it will completely sever ties with the two intermediate-level demon beasts, the Winged Tiger and the Golden Sword Tiger.

Just like how Lei Jiao Bai Bai has completely severed ties with Yin Dian Lei Mang in terms of bloodline.

This change is undoubtedly a great benefit to the Golden-Winged Tiger's future cultivation, as it means that it has completely broken free from the burdens and constraints of the two intermediate-level demon beast bloodlines.

Then, after this evolution, the Golden-Winged Tiger actually gained another spatial attribute!

Yes, spatial attributes!

In the world of cultivation, spatial attributes are undoubtedly an extremely rare attribute.

There is no such thing as an "empty spiritual root" among the spiritual root attributes of human cultivators. It is only known that a very small number of cultivators can awaken a special physique that allows them to manipulate the power of space.

Even among demonic beasts, those capable of awakening spatial attributes are extremely rare and each one is very famous.

Human cultivators without spatial attributes can only manipulate spatial power through special magical artifacts, treasures, or formations, or they must wait until they reach the Nascent Soul stage.

Of course, although the Golden-Winged Tiger has awakened its spatial attribute, compared to its original wind and metal attributes, this third attribute has a very weak impact on it.

Currently, it can only master two spatial attribute abilities: one is "spatial pouch," a storage-type supernatural power that can hide its wings inside, as well as other living or inanimate objects.

Another type is the "Flash of Space Technique," which is somewhat similar to the "teleportation" ability that only Nascent Soul cultivators can master when their Nascent Soul leaves their body. However, the distance that the two types of cultivators can move is dozens of times different.

The Golden-Winged Tiger can only move a few dozen feet by using the "Flash Technique," while a Nascent Soul cultivator can move thousands of feet in an instant!

Nevertheless, this "Flash of Space Technique" is undoubtedly an excellent life-saving skill.

Moreover, as a spatial attribute divine ability, this ability is difficult to interrupt or intercept. Even if the Golden-Winged Tiger is trapped by certain formations or confinement-type divine abilities, there is still a good chance that it can be directly teleported out.

In addition to these two spatial attributes, the Golden-Winged Tiger's original wind and metal attributes were also greatly enhanced after its evolution.

Now, he has also acquired three very good supernatural powers.

One is "Wind of Imprisonment". The Golden-Winged Tiger's wings can release two wind balls. If they hit the target, they will form a huge whirlwind that imprisons the target.

One is "Golden Light Rift," which allows the Golden-Winged Tiger to spit out a golden ball of light that transforms into countless sharp golden rays to attack targets, whether it's a single-target attack on one person or a group attack on a large number of targets.

The third is "Destruction Storm". The Golden-Winged Tiger can condense a large number of golden light blades and cyan wind blades to deal a devastating blow to the target. This move will consume a lot of its mana and the duration depends entirely on its own mana.

With the "Flash of Space" technique added as a life-saving ability, the evolved Golden-Winged Tiger's strength, if not surpassing that of Thunder Flood Dragon Bai Bai and Golden Armor Mountain-Bearing Turtle Shi Tou, is at least not much weaker than them.

Moreover, the emergence of spatial attributes means that the Golden-Winged Tiger will only become stronger with each evolution.

"It's not particularly strange for a demon beast to awaken new attributes during its evolution, but to awaken such a rare spatial attribute is truly remarkable. I wonder if it's a change brought about by the two bloodlines it originally possessed, or a change resulting from this newly formed bloodline!"

After learning about the Golden-Winged Tiger's evolution, Zhou Chun was secretly amazed.

If the original Golden-Winged Tiger was just a relatively rare mutated monster.

Therefore, after evolving spatial attributes, both its strength and scarcity have been qualitatively improved.

Furthermore, with the successful evolution of the Golden-Winged Tiger, Zhou Chun's four spirit pets were finally all at the same level as him again.

In future battles, the Golden-Winged Tiger will finally be able to lend a hand, instead of just sitting idly in the spirit beast pouch.

"It's a pity time didn't allow it; otherwise, if we had waited another year or two, Bai Bai would definitely have been able to break through to the middle tier of the third level, and his strength would have received another qualitative leap!"

Despite thinking this, Zhou Chun quickly put all the spirit beasts into his spirit beast bag and then announced that he had recovered from his injuries and was out of seclusion.

Half a year is the maximum time Wei Yong can give him. Now it's time for him to emerge from seclusion and step onto the battlefield, so that those demonic cultivators will once again tremble at his appearance!

I'm out of sorts today. I'm feeling a bit unwell, like I have a mild cold, and since I'm leaving this city to go back to my hometown in a few days, I have some things to finish up, which has affected my writing time! I'll catch up in a few days!