Beast Taming Immortal Clan

Chapter 479 The War Ends [Please Subscribe]

Yin Shaotian died from the backlash of the fourth-tier ghost king he himself released.

In principle, his belongings should be disposed of jointly by Zhou Chun and Li Qianyang.

However, Zhou Chun had no idea what Li Qianyang was thinking, and the other party now had a sect elder with Golden Core cultivation by his side.

He worried that if he didn't speak up, Li Qianyang or that Golden Core cultivator from Zhengyang Palace wouldn't give him a chance.

So he decided to take the initiative and make his needs clear.

This is a matter of great importance, and he cannot back down on it.

Upon hearing Zhou Chun's telepathic message, Li Qianyang was slightly startled and looked at him with surprise.

Upon seeing Zhou Chun's serious expression, Li Qianyang's heart stirred, and he nodded slightly to him, saying, "This fiend was killed by Fellow Daoist Zhou and I together, so Fellow Daoist Zhou should have a share of the contents of his storage bag."

He then bowed to the Golden Core cultivator from Zhengyang Palace who had come to his aid, saying, "This disciple greets Martial Uncle Xiao. Thank you for drawing your sword to help repel the enemy!"

Upon hearing this, the Golden Core cultivator waved his hand amiably and said, "Nephew Qianyang, there's no need for such formalities. With your abilities, even if I didn't intervene, I wouldn't be afraid of that Ghost King!"

After speaking, he glanced at Zhou Chun again, nodded slightly to him, and said, "This must be young friend Zhou. He truly is a young hero!"

"I dare not accept such praise from a senior like you. Junior Zhou Zhengchun pays his respects to Senior Xiao!"

Zhou Chun immediately bowed and greeted him with utmost respect.

Seeing his humble and polite manner, the Golden Core cultivator surnamed Xiao had a good impression of him and immediately said, "That Ghost King has escaped into this Nether Spring Lake and harbors deep hatred for the two of you. It would be best if you two left this place first."

"Yes, disciple (junior) understands."

Zhou Chun and Li Qianyang obeyed the order. Li Qianyang then reached out and took Yin Shaotian's belongings. He gave Zhou Chun a wink, and the two of them left the lake together.

After retreating to a point dozens of miles from the lake shore, Zhou Chun and Li Qianyang finally sat down together at their own rest camp.

After the two sat down in a stone house, Li Qianyang first set up a soundproof barrier, then looked at Zhou Chun with a solemn expression and said, "Fellow Daoist Zhou, was what you said earlier true? How do you know that Yin Shaotian is communicating with our traitor?"

"This is absolutely true. Fellow Daoist Li, please allow me, Zhou, to explain in detail."

Zhou Chun nodded with a serious expression, and then recounted how he had been ambushed.

Zhengyang Palace is the most proactive force in dealing with demonic cultivators, and they have no grudges against him, so Zhou Chun is not worried that Li Qianyang will be detrimental to him in this matter.

Moreover, he knew that if he didn't tell the truth, Li Qianyang might not allow him to look into Yin Shaotian's storage bag.

After hearing his account, Li Qianyang nodded and said, "If what Fellow Daoist Zhou said is true, then this Yin Shaotian is indeed very suspicious."

"Does Fellow Daoist Li agree to Zhou's proposal?"

Zhou Chun looked at Li Qianyang with a slight smile.

"Of course, without Fellow Daoist Zhou's help, I, Li, would not have been able to kill Yin Shaotian at all, and might even have been harmed by him!"

Li Qianyang smiled slightly, accepting Zhou Chun's favor graciously.

Next, he personally began to erase the divine imprint left by Yin Shaotian.

After about fifteen minutes, he erased the divine sense imprint from the storage bag and then unabashedly emptied out all the contents.

The once empty stone house was instantly filled with various items, many of which were magical materials that emitted strange smells.

"Everything is here. Fellow Daoist Zhou, take a look and see if there's anything you're looking for."

Li Qianyang frowned and handed the storage bag in his hand to Zhou Chun to prove his innocence.

Upon seeing this, Zhou Chun exchanged a few polite words and then took the storage bag from the other person, first putting away the demonic materials that were clearly not admissible as evidence.

Then his gaze fell on the other items, especially the jade slips and books, and he began to examine them carefully.

The matter was of great importance, so Zhou Chun examined it very carefully, and Li Qianyang waited for him very patiently.

After more than half an hour, Zhou Chun finally had a gratifying harvest.

Inside a jade box, he discovered a secret book that Yin Shaotian had specially kept, which contained his communications with some cultivators of the Heavenly Spirit Legion.

Although Yin Shaotian did not record the real names of those Heavenly Spirit Legion cultivators in the secret book, it should not be difficult to find out the traitors by carefully studying the contents of the communications between the two sides.

And as long as we can find this traitor, we can naturally follow the clues to find the ultimate mastermind!

"Fellow Daoist Li, please take a look. The contents of this secret manual are sufficient to prove that what I said is true."

After glancing at the contents of the secret manual, Zhou Chun handed it to Li Qianyang.

Upon seeing this, Li Qianyang accepted the secret book without hesitation and began to peruse it.

After roughly reading through the contents recorded above, Li Qianyang snorted angrily, "Hmph, these guys have some nerve! They dare to betray their allies and collude with the demonic cultivators!"

After saying that, he looked at Zhou Chun and asked, "Fellow Daoist Zhou, what do you plan to do with this?"

Upon hearing his question, Zhou Chun immediately replied without hesitation, "If Fellow Daoist Li is willing to hand this item over to me, I will give it to Commander Wei Yong of this camp, and request that the Commander report it to the Legion to find those traitors!"

Upon hearing this, Li Qianyang immediately nodded and said, "The original can be given to Fellow Daoist Zhou, but please allow me to also make a copy!"

"no problem."

Zhou Chun readily agreed.

Then Li Qianyang copied the contents of the secret book using a jade slip.

After Li Qianyang finished copying, he handed the original manual to Zhou Chun, then pointed to the other spiritual items in the room and said, "These things can be divided equally between you and me, Fellow Daoist Zhou, what do you think?"

"Mr. Zhou has no objection."

Zhou Chun glanced at the items and quickly nodded in agreement.

He was already satisfied with just the manual, but he certainly wouldn't refuse any additional gain.

Moreover, he did put in a lot of effort to kill Yin Shaotian, so he should rightfully receive a share of Yin Shaotian's belongings.

Yin Shaotian's belongings naturally contained many good items, but there were no Core Formation spiritual objects. Perhaps, like Yan Wuji, he entrusted such good items to his elders for safekeeping.

Zhou Chun and Li Qianyang each received several third-tier magic artifacts and talismans that Yin Shaotian had looted. They also divided up the remaining pills, spirit coins, and other miscellaneous items, each receiving forty to fifty thousand spirit coins, as well as some valuable spiritual items.

Just as the two of them were dividing up the items, another disturbance arose at Youquan Lake.

However, it was a Golden Core stage demonic cultivator from the Corpse Demon Sect who used a secret technique to awaken a large number of dormant corpses at the bottom of Youquan Lake, summoning a large number of corpse servants and minions to attack the low-level cultivators of the Heavenly Spirit Legion.

Before they knew it, quite a few Qi Refining stage cultivators fell into the trap and lost their lives innocently.

Upon learning of this, Zhou Chun and Li Qianyang rushed back to the front lines and each took action to sweep away the refining corpses.

After another half hour of this work, the corpses that crawled out of the lake were finally suppressed, and all the demonic cultivators who had not had time to escape were also beheaded.

Meanwhile, the Golden Core stage demonic cultivators in the sky had already moved their battlefield with the Golden Core stage cultivators of the Heavenly Spirit Legion who were chasing them. Only the three Golden Core stage cultivators of the Zhengyang Palace who had previously exhausted themselves in breaking the formation remained to take charge of the overall situation.

Seeing that the situation was under control, Zhou Chun immediately brought Zhou Zhengyong and Xu Fu back to the camp to prevent any further trouble.

They then meditated to recover their magical power while waiting for their respective camp commanders to return.

Before Wei Yong could return, he received a summons from three Golden Core cultivators from the Zhengyang Palace, who gathered all the Purple Mansion cultivators in the camp's main tent for a meeting.

"Just now, the three of us received a message from the front lines: the demonic cultivators inside the Corpse Demon Sect's headquarters have broken through the encirclement and are now attempting to infiltrate our defenses and cause chaos in the rear. Upon your return, immediately gather your troops and advance into this area in large groups. Do not let a single demonic cultivator attempting to escape Feng Kingdom escape!"

Inside the main tent, a Golden Core cultivator from the Zhengyang Palace, upon seeing Zhou Chun and the others arrive, immediately announced the reason for gathering them and assigned tasks.

Upon hearing his words, many cultivators present changed their expressions drastically.

Especially for cultivators like Zhou Chun, who came from families of immortal cultivators, their faces instantly turned ashen, and their mood became much heavier.

They all knew that if these demonic cultivators were allowed to infiltrate their family's country, it would definitely bring great trouble to their family.

Those demonic cultivators were all evil and vicious, and they were filled with resentment towards the cultivators of the Tianling Kingdom.

If they were allowed to infiltrate various countries, whether for killing to hone their skills or simply for revenge, they would certainly not be at peace.

Soon, someone spoke up with concern, saying, "Senior's orders are my command, but most of my hundreds of men are either dead or wounded. There are less than a hundred men left who are fit to fight. If we act alone, I fear we are no match for some powerful demonic cultivators, and they might escape!"

These words immediately drew agreement from many people, and even Zhou Chun couldn't help but nod in agreement.

Many of the cultivators present, including Zhou Chun himself, have participated in more than one major battle, resulting in significant depletion of both their magical power and mental strength, with some even sustaining injuries.

It can be said that many cultivators are now less than half the strength they had at their peak.

Under these circumstances, it would be asking too much of them to immediately send them to surround and suppress the demonic cultivators who were trying to break through separately.

However, the Golden Core cultivator from Zhengyang Palace remained calm and said, "You can rest assured about that. Most of the demonic cultivators who broke through and were preparing to infiltrate various countries only have Qi Refining or Foundation Establishment cultivation. The truly capable demonic cultivators are all breaking through towards the Absolute Spirit Desert, preparing to cross it and return to the Yuanmo Territory!"

"Moreover, you should know that it's not just you who are in poor condition after a series of battles; those demonic cultivators are definitely in even worse condition than you."

With things having come to this point, everyone looked at each other in bewilderment, and no one dared to continue making excuses at the risk of offending their superiors.

But no one dared to readily take the lead and obey orders.

To put it bluntly, although the three Golden Core cultivators from Zhengyang Palace held prestigious positions, they were not the direct superiors of many of the cultivators present.

Faced with a mission that could endanger their lives, they had no choice but to be cautious.

Seeing this, the expressions of the three Golden Core cultivators from Zhengyang Palace quickly darkened.

The Golden Core cultivator who spoke then swept his sharp gaze across the crowd and said, "What? Do you all intend to disobey orders?"

"Your subordinate wouldn't dare; your subordinate is willing to obey orders!"

A cultivator at the Purple Mansion stage under the command of Zhengyang Palace hurriedly responded.

Then Li Qianyang and some others echoed their support.

"This junior will obey your instructions, senior."

Zhou Chun's eyes flickered, and he quickly followed suit, agreeing to the order.

He's become a role model now, and no one dares to object when they see him. Even some cultivators who are unwilling still follow suit and agree.

In the end, everyone agreed to the order.

Seeing that everyone had agreed, the three Golden Core cultivators from Zhengyang Palace looked much better. The one who had spoken nodded in satisfaction and said, "Very good. Without further ado, you should all return and take action immediately!"

Not long after, the many soldiers of the Heavenly Spirit Legion, who had just finished fighting and had not had much rest, had to leave the camp again and head to the next battlefield.

Before leaving, Zhou Chun found Zhou Zhengyong and entrusted him with the spirit beast bag containing the Golden-Winged Tiger for safekeeping, so that he could use it to escape if he encountered danger.

As for Xu Fu, he was ultimately an outsider, and Zhou Chun was already showing mercy by simply giving him a low-grade third-tier defensive magic talisman.

"Since the demonic cultivators inside the Corpse Demon Sect's mountain gate have taken the initiative to break through, this war can be considered to be over. Next, as long as these demonic cultivators who broke through are wiped out, the cultivators from the various families who were forcibly conscripted should be able to return home."

On the way, Zhou Chun combined the various pieces of information he knew and made some deductions and guesses about the course of the battle.

Then his feelings became complicated; he didn't know whether he should be happy or disappointed.

The end of the war was undoubtedly a good thing for the vast majority of cultivators, as it meant they could finally go home and rest.

But for him, it's hard to say whether it's a good thing or a bad thing.

With mixed feelings, Zhou Chun quickly threw himself into the task of hunting down the demonic cultivators who had broken through the encirclement.

Compared to others, Zhou Chun has a significant advantage in this regard.

He released the wood spirits to help him find traces of demonic cultivators, and then launched attacks everywhere to kill those demonic cultivators who had been exposed.

Even if one's magical power is exhausted, one can easily find a place to meditate and recover.

After wandering around for seven or eight days and killing more than a hundred demonic cultivators, Zhou Chun found that he had gained nothing more, so he took the initiative to return to Wei Yong's base.

Just as Zhou Chun returned to his post and was about to meet Wei Yong to hand over the secret manual he had obtained from Yin Shaotian, he suddenly heard the news of Qingxiao Zhenren's death.

"Master Qingxiao has actually perished!"

Zhou Chun muttered to himself in shock, then a surge of ecstasy rose from the bottom of his heart.

If he hadn't retained his rationality and controlled himself, he probably would have burst out laughing on the spot.

I've realized I've become a sucker for big competitions. I always falter when a major plot point comes to a close. Even with an outline, I just can't seem to get started! Ugh! I need to organize my war gains and hurry up and reach the Core Formation stage. Sigh!

(End of this chapter)