Beast Taming Immortal Clan

Chapter 481 Attacked at Luoshi Mountain Gate [Please Subscribe]

The woman named "Lian'er" was severely injured and her vital energy was greatly depleted.

If it weren't for Zhou Chun, even if Zhou Zhengyong were here, it would have been extremely difficult to save her.

But for Zhou Chun, it was just a matter of taking a pill.

He took out a healing pill from his storage bag, which he didn't know which Purple Mansion stage demonic cultivator he had obtained from. He then used an extremely extravagant method to dilute the pill in spiritual water and fed it to the woman to help her absorb it.

Then the wood spirit came out and healed all the wounds on the woman's body, restoring her to normal.

In less than two hours, the woman regained some of her strength and woke up.

"That's wonderful, Lian'er, you're finally awake!"

The young man who had been waiting by the bedside saw the woman on the bed open her eyes and wake up. He immediately got up with a joyful expression and shouted with delight.

"Brother Ming, did you save me? Where am I?"

The woman asked in a weak, low voice, a hint of panic clearly showing in her eyes.

Her memory was still stuck before she fell into a coma, which was at least a few days ago.

"It was the Immortal Master who saved you, Lian'er! It was our Zhou family's Immortal Master who bestowed upon you a miraculous elixir!"

The young man answered the woman's question with a happy expression, and then took the initiative to tell her what had happened earlier.

After listening to the young man's words, the woman's face showed a mixture of surprise and joy, and finally a look of relief.

Then she murmured softly, "This is good, this is good, now I can leave in peace!!"

"What? Lian'er, you said you're leaving? Where are you going?!"

The young man's expression changed, and he looked at the woman nervously, repeatedly asking her questions.

Upon seeing this, the woman's eyes flickered slightly, then she smiled at the young man, revealing her teeth, and said, "Brother Ming, Lian'er is tired. Let's talk about this later. Lian'er wants to rest for a while!"

"Well... alright then, Lian'er, you rest first. I'll go and tell the two immortal masters and the other villagers the good news!"

The young man hesitated for a moment, then nodded slightly. He looked back at the woman several times before closing the door and leaving.

After witnessing the young man leave, the woman on the bed suddenly gritted her teeth and stood up, slowly walking step by step to the table next to her.

Then she grabbed the porcelain cup on the table with one hand, poured all her magical power into her palm, and with a little force, she shattered the cup.

She picked up the largest shard, hesitated for a moment, then closed her eyes and forcefully slashed her own neck with the shard.

But just then, a deep sigh suddenly sounded in her ear: "Oh! Why did you do this! You barely escaped with your life, isn't it better to be alive?"

Along with the sound, an invisible force locked her in place, making it impossible for the porcelain shard in her hand, which was only a millimeter away from her neck, to advance any further.

A moment later, the door was pushed open, and Zhou Chun and Zhou Zhengyong walked in.

"Young friend, you're so young, and you barely escaped with your life from the clutches of demonic cultivators. Why would you be so despondent as to try to commit suicide?"

When Zhou Zhengyong entered the room, he saw the woman who had been frozen in place by Zhou Chun and couldn't help but ask a question with a puzzled expression.

Zhou Chun then took the porcelain shard from the woman's hand, restoring her freedom.

Once freed, the woman gave the two a bitter smile and said, "I appreciate the kindness of you two immortal masters, but I have no regrets in this life, and I have no face or intention to live on in this world any longer!"

"If you truly wish for Lian'er's well-being, please allow her to depart in peace!"

Hearing her words, Zhou Chun and Zhou Zhengyong were both stunned.

As cultivators, they had only ever seen other cultivators resort to any means to live longer; this was the first time they had ever seen someone so determined to die.

However, looking at the woman in front of him, Zhou Chun vaguely guessed the reason why she was so eager to die.

He immediately shook his head slightly and said, "If your desire to die is simply because you feel ashamed to face your family and friends after being humiliated by the demonic cultivators, then there's no need to choose such an extreme method. You can go to a place where no one knows you and start a new life!"

Zhou Zhengyong quickly nodded in agreement, saying, "Yes, young friend, you are also a member of my Zhou family. If you wish to leave this place, you can come with us to Jing Kingdom. There are many of our clansmen there who share the same bloodline as us. They don't know your past and will get along well with you."

Upon hearing their words, the woman's eyes flickered slightly, as if she was somewhat moved.

But soon she shook her head slightly and said, "You two immortal masters have misunderstood. After being humiliated, Lian'er had already made up her mind not to live any longer. She only struggled to live because she did not want to see her relatives die in the clutches of evil."

"Now that those demons have been defeated, Lian'er has no reason to continue living!"

After saying this, she calmly looked at Zhou Chun and said, "Immortal Master, I will repay your life-saving grace in my next life. I beg you, Immortal Master, to grant me death!"

Seeing her calm and resigned expression as she sought death, Zhou Chun was slightly moved.

He had met all sorts of people, but the woman before him was undoubtedly very unique.

Moreover, the things the woman had done before were enough to move anyone who heard about them.

"If this woman doesn't die and can maintain this mindset, she will surely achieve great things in the future!"

Zhou Chun thought to himself, and he truly felt a sense of appreciation for talent.

His thoughts raced, and he quickly looked at the woman and said, "Suicide is just a way for the weak to escape reality. Since you have suffered so much torment and humiliation at the hands of demonic cultivators, you should know how evil they are. Since you were willing to endure torture to save your loved ones, why don't you use your body to cultivate and gain power so that you can slay demons and save more poor people enslaved and tormented by demonic cultivators in the future!"

Upon hearing his words, the woman's body trembled slightly, and her eyes lost their composure.

"Slaying demons and monsters, can I really do it?"

She muttered to herself, then looked up at Zhou Chun and the other person, saying, "I've heard those demonic cultivators say that my spiritual root aptitude is very ordinary, and no matter how hard I cultivate, I won't achieve much in this life!"

Hearing her words, Zhou Chun knew she was interested, and immediately said in a deep voice, "While spiritual root aptitude is important, personal character and willpower are also crucial for us cultivators to go further on the path of cultivation!"

"If you can endure hardship and bear what ordinary people cannot, I, Zhou, have a way to make your cultivation speed no slower than those with better spiritual roots, and to grant you demon-slaying supernatural powers far superior to theirs!"

Upon hearing this, the woman's eyes lit up, and she exclaimed excitedly, "I'm not afraid of hardship! I've tasted all the suffering these past few years; there's no suffering I can't endure!"

Seeing this, Zhou Chun nodded and said, "Then there's no problem. Although the demonic army has been driven back, there are still scattered demonic cultivators hiding in various places. They are hiding among the common people of different countries, slaughtering and enslaving them, killing to practice their skills. If you master powerful supernatural abilities, you can go and find and kill these demons to save the mortals who are enslaved and tortured by them!"

Upon hearing this, the woman gritted her teeth, then nodded firmly and said, "Alright, then I will listen to you, Immortal Master, and not commit suicide yet. I will wait until all those demons are vanquished!"

Seeing this, Zhou Zhengyong smiled with satisfaction and said, "That's exactly right. It's best that you think this way, young friend."

Next, at the request of a woman named Zhou Xiaolian, Zhou Chun used illusion magic to bewitch the young man and other mortals, creating the illusion that she had committed suicide and died.

Then, amidst the mourning and tributes of ordinary people at her empty tomb, she and Zhou Chun left together.

On the way back to the Zhou family, Zhou Chun also checked on Zhou Xiaolian's condition.

Her spiritual root aptitude was indeed not very good, barely qualifying as a mid-grade spiritual root, with the attributes of water and wood.

Her cultivation level at the third level of the Qi Refining stage was purely forcibly elevated by the demonic cultivator using demonic techniques, so that the demonic cultivator could extract her essence and blood for cultivation.

Zhou Chun directly helped her dissipate her demonic powers and magic, preparing her to cultivate the "Ten Thousand Poisons True Scripture" in the future.

Although Zhou Chun obtained the "Ten Thousand Poisons True Scripture" from the demonic cultivator "Snake Demon" Xu Qinglin, this technique is not a purely demonic art. At least, cultivators who practice this technique will not appear as sinister as those demonic cultivators.

Zhou Xiaolian was able to sacrifice herself to feed the demon in order to save her relatives and friends. She endured all kinds of torment without breaking down in her will, and she was not even afraid of death.

In Zhou Chun's view, this was the most suitable practitioner for the "Ten Thousand Poisons True Scripture".

Because cultivating this extraordinary skill doesn't particularly value the cultivator's spiritual aptitude, but rather their will to endure pain, as well as resources and luck.

Since Zhou Xiaolian has no shortage of the will to endure pain, and Zhou Chun and the Zhou family can provide her with resources, as long as she is not too unlucky and dies in the process of practicing poison, she will definitely become a trump card for the Zhou family in the future!

After entering Jingguo Yunzhou, Zhou Chun and Zhou Zhengyong parted ways.

He was going to Tuyunling to meet Zhou Mingde first, while Zhou Zhengyong was going to Jiufengling to see his son Zhou Xinlan. Zhou Xiaolian also asked him to take him to Jiufengling first.

Thanks to the meticulous search and capture operation on the front lines of Fengguo, no large-scale disturbances by demonic cultivators have occurred in the various states of Jingguo. Zhou Chun is not worried that Zhou Zhengyong will run into trouble if he goes to Jiufengling alone.

He himself rode the Golden-Winged Tiger and rushed towards Tuyun Ridge at top speed.

Unexpectedly, just as Zhou Chun arrived outside Tu Yunling and was about to enter, a streak of blood-red light suddenly flew out from a forest more than 20 miles away and shot towards him with lightning speed.

People often feel relaxed when they get home.

Zhou Chun was no exception at this time.

He never imagined that anyone would be so audacious as to attack him outside Tuyunling.

After all, with the end of the battle on the front lines, Lin Hongyu had already returned to Tuyunling ahead of time.

Moreover, the Nine Palaces Yellow Dragon Formation of Tu Yun Ridge is a forbidden formation. Once he enters it, even a Golden Core cultivator would find it difficult to do anything to him.

So it wasn't until the streak of blood was less than ten miles away from him that he realized something was wrong.

At this point, it was too late for him to take out any magical artifacts from his storage bag or release any spirit pets from his spirit beast bag.

With the terrifying speed of that blood-red light, ten miles was just a blink of an eye!

In the nick of time, Zhou Chun, as if struck by a sudden inspiration, abruptly had the Golden-Winged Tiger store him inside its spatial pouch.

The Golden-Winged Tiger's pouch is not small; otherwise, it wouldn't be large enough to hide its pair of wings.

Before this, Zhou Chun had never thought of letting the spirit pet take him inside.

After all, it felt strange that he, as the owner of the spirit pet, was put into a spatial pouch by the spirit pet. Who would be the owner then?

This time, it was also a sudden inspiration that came to him at the critical moment of life and death.

After putting Zhou Chun into his spatial pouch, the Golden-Winged Tiger immediately used the "Flash Technique" to disappear from the spot.

Almost at the moment its figure disappeared, the streak of blood-red light swept past where it had been.

When the Golden-Winged Tiger revealed itself from the sky dozens of feet away, a hideous bloodstain suddenly appeared on its body, indicating that it was severely injured!

It turned out that although it had successfully used the "Flash of Space" technique, it was ultimately a step too slow and was grazed by the sharp edge of that bloody light.

However, its injury was undoubtedly worthwhile, as it directly saved its owner's life.

When Zhou Chun was released by the Golden-Winged Tiger, he immediately clapped his hands and took out the fourth-tier defensive talisman "Primordial Golden Light Talisman" from his storage bag, activated it, and then put the heavily injured Golden-Winged Tiger into his spirit beast bag.

Just as he finished doing all that, the missed streak of blood light flew towards him again.

Zhou Chun also saw clearly at this moment that the essence of that blood-red light was actually a blood-red flying sword magic weapon.

He was also very familiar with the owner of this sword; it was the middle-aged man in the blood-red robe who had chased him down in the Desolate Spirit Desert!

He never expected that this person's hatred for him would be so deep. Even now that the Yuanmo Legion has been defeated and withdrawn from the Tianling Territory, he still came alone to hide and wait for him outside the Zhou Family Mountain Gate.

If he hadn't suddenly come up with the idea of ​​using the "Flash of Space" to escape with his life, he would already be a dead soul under the opponent's sword!

Even though he had just escaped the opponent's long-planned killing blow, the crisis was still not over.

The middle-aged man in the blood-red robe was at the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm, while his "Primordial Golden Light Talisman" was only a low-grade fourth-order talisman.

Although he could withstand several attacks from the opponent, it was not enough to guarantee his entry into Tuyunling.

Therefore, after Zhou Chun used this fourth-tier magic talisman to block the blood-red flying sword's attack, he immediately patted his storage bag and released the fourth-tier giant tiger puppet.

This fourth-tier giant tiger puppet had fought many battles before, and the spirit crystals inside it actually didn't have much spiritual power left, but at this moment it still became Zhou Chun's only reliance!

Suddenly, the giant tiger puppet emitted a burst of golden light, releasing a golden shield that protected Zhou Chun and the puppet.

This move is the only defensive technique the giant tiger puppet knows, but it also consumes a great deal of energy.

Basically, every slash of that blood-red flying sword would deplete 20% of the remaining spiritual energy in the giant tiger puppet's spiritual crystal.

But it was all worth it!

Just after the middle-aged man in the blood-red robe unleashed his fourth strike, a crimson flame finally flew out from within Earth Cloud Ridge, heading straight towards his location.

It was Lin Hongyu who made the move.

Upon discovering the battle outside, she rushed over at top speed without hesitation.

With her intervention, Zhou Chun, under the cover of the fourth-tier giant tiger puppet, finally managed to retreat into the [Nine Palaces Yellow Dragon Formation].

Seeing his chance slip away, the middle-aged man in the blood-red robe didn't bother with Lin Hongyu. He quickly turned and shouted angrily into Tu Yunling, "Youngster, you're lucky to be alive today. From now on, if you have the guts, don't ever leave the house again, or I will become your inescapable nightmare!"

Before his shout had even faded, he transformed into a streak of blood and swiftly departed from the battlefield.

Seeing this, Lin Hongyu knew that she could not catch up with the other party, so she did not chase after him, but simply retrieved her magic weapon and returned to Tuyun Ridge.

"Masashi, are you alright? Did you hurt yourself anywhere?"

Inside Tuyun Ridge, after Zhou Mingde met up with Zhou Chun, he looked at him with concern and asked about the situation.

"Elder, there is no need to worry. I am fine and have not been injured anywhere."

Zhou Chun shook his head slightly, indicating that he was not injured.

He felt some physical strain when he was hiding in the spatial pouch and being carried by the Golden-Winged Tiger to perform the "Flash of Space" technique.

However, given his physical strength, that kind of load was still within his tolerance range, and he wouldn't get injured.

Later, under the protection of the giant tiger puppet and the "Primordial Golden Light Talisman", he was basically unharmed.

After comforting Zhou Mingde, Zhou Chun did not forget the great hero who saved him, and hurriedly released the Golden-Winged Tiger from the spirit beast bag.

At this moment, Golden-Winged Tiger, injured by the sword of the middle-aged man in the blood-red robe, not only showed no signs of recovery, but his injuries became even more severe.

The unique blood-transforming power of the Blood Bone Sect's Golden Core stage demonic cultivation artifact remained within its body, continuously worsening its injuries.

If no one helps it remove this force, even if it manages to survive by chance, it will be left with internal injuries that are difficult to heal.

Fortunately, the Zhou family now has a Golden Core stage cultivator in charge.

After Lin Hongyu returned, she quickly used her own fire power to help the Golden-Winged Tiger dispel the blood-transforming power and save its life.

After sending the severely injured Golden-Winged Tiger back to his cave to recuperate and arranging for the Wood Spirit to treat him, Zhou Chun returned to Zhou Mingde's cave and met with the two high-ranking members of the Zhou family.

"I was careless this time. I didn't expect that there would be a Golden Core stage demonic cultivator lurking outside Tu Yun Ridge, waiting to ambush you, Zheng Chun. From now on, I will use my divine sense to patrol the surrounding area every day to ensure that such a thing never happens again!"

Inside the cave, after Lin Hongyu saw Zhou Chun again, she immediately admitted her dereliction of duty and offered remedial measures.

As a Golden Core cultivator, Tu Yunling was her place of cultivation. However, she had allowed another Golden Core cultivator to lurk outside her cave for a long time without being discovered, which was indeed a dereliction of duty.

However, Zhou Chun naturally dared not blame her for his attack, after all, she was currently the only Golden Core cultivator in the Zhou family.

Therefore, he quickly offered words of comfort: "Elder, you are exaggerating. That person has a deep-seated hatred for me and was specifically here to stake out me. It is perfectly normal that you did not discover him in advance."

"Moreover, if you hadn't intervened in time, both this junior and the Golden-Winged Tiger would likely have perished!"

After speaking, he solemnly bowed to Lin Hongyu to express his gratitude.

Seeing this, Zhou Mingde, who was standing nearby, also quickly chimed in to ease the tension.

By taking on some responsibility each, it's as if no one is responsible at all.

So the conversation quickly shifted to other topics.

Zhou Mingde spoke first: "Although the Blood Bone Sect demonic cultivator's words were most likely meant to bluff, we still have to be wary."

"Zheng Chun, you have made a name for yourself on the battlefield and have the lives of elite cultivators from various sects of the Yuanmo Five Sects on your hands. Their relatives and elders must hate you to the bone, and there may be others hiding in the shadows waiting to see you."

"So, just to be on the safe side, it's best not to leave Tu Yun Ridge again until you reach the Core Formation stage!"

He now places all of the Zhou family's hopes on Zhou Chun's Core Formation, and naturally does not want Zhou Chun to be in any danger again.

When he discovered that Zhou Chun had been attacked by a demonic cultivator at the Golden Core stage, he was almost scared to death, and his heart skipped a beat.

It could be said that they were even more terrified than Zhou Chun himself.

So, taking advantage of the words left behind by the middle-aged man in the blood-red robe before he left, he immediately gave Zhou Chun a serious warning, telling him not to leave Tuyunling again.

Zhou Chun knew that he meant well, so he didn't refute anything after hearing this. He just nodded slightly and said, "What you said makes sense, Elder. Then I will just stay in Tu Yun Ridge and wait for news."

After saying that, he continued, "However, regarding the matter of Golden Core stage demonic cultivators infiltrating Jing Kingdom and attacking juniors, we still need to immediately send a message to the alliance and legions to see if we can use the alliance's power to find these high-level demonic cultivators!"

"Let me handle this. During my trip to Feng Kingdom to participate in the war, I got to know some Golden Core cultivators from various countries, and I also know that there are still one or two people on the front lines in Feng Kingdom who have not yet retired!"

Whether out of a sense of remedial action or not, Lin Hongyu quickly took on the task of issuing the notice.

Zhou Chun naturally had no objection to this.

He then began to talk about what the Zhou family would face after the war ended.

"Now that the war is basically over, the main tasks for the Heavenly Spirit Alliance and the Heavenly Spirit Legion should be rewarding merits and eliminating those demonic cultivators who have gone into hiding."

"I have made outstanding contributions on the battlefield. Once the alliance determines the method of rewarding merits, I will surely benefit greatly."

"However, this war has also exposed a lot of hidden trump cards of my Zhou family, which will inevitably attract a lot of covetous eyes to the family, especially the eyes of the two major forces, Qinglian Temple and Hualong Sect."

"The good news is that Master Qingxiao of Qinglian Temple has passed away. This will likely cause considerable turmoil within Qinglian Temple, and the thoughts of high-ranking members like Qingweizi may change. We can wait and see how things develop!"

"As for the Dragon Transformation Sect, they are very likely to act like those lurking demonic cultivators, secretly targeting our Zhou family's higher-ups. We must be wary of this!"

"As for the Moon Wheel Sect, we don't know if there have been any changes to what we promised. Perhaps I will have to go and pay my respects to the Moon Worshiping True Man in person."

Ugh, I didn't get any nutrition today!

(End of this chapter)