Beast Taming Immortal Clan

Chapter 505 The Zhou Family's First Tier 3 High-Grade Demonic Beast [Please Subscribe]

Tianyuan Immortal City.

When Zhou Chun left Tianzhi Tower, his expression was slightly gloomy.

After he commissioned Tianzhilou to investigate Yu Jinghua's situation last time, he paid them extra money to keep an eye on any follow-up news.

Now he learned that Yu Jinghua had not left the Yuling Sect's mountain gate since his last trip to Xuanqing Market.

Although Tianzhilou would not admit it, Zhou Chun had already realized that Yu Jinghua had likely discovered that someone was investigating him, which was why he had suddenly become cautious.

"We've alerted the enemy!"

Zhou Chun sighed inwardly, her mood instantly souring.

The reason he didn't investigate himself was because he was afraid of alerting the enemy.

Unexpectedly, Tianzhilou handled things so carelessly, directly alerting the target.

The only saving grace is that Yu Jinghua probably doesn't know who is investigating him, and it's unlikely that he would suspect the Zhou family.

However, if he continues to keep an eye on news from Jingguo, he will likely find out that Zhou Chun has successfully formed his core, and Zhou Chun will definitely be more vigilant in the future.

This is why Zhou Chun is in a bad mood right now.

But now that it's happened, there's no use being upset.

Zhou Chun could only return to his family with his spoils.

After returning to his family, Zhou Chun devoted all his energy to cultivating secret techniques such as the "Soul Control Technique".

He can no longer meditate and cultivate himself, so he can only diligently practice various secret techniques.

Another year passed, and the sleeping wood spirit finally awoke, successfully breaking through to the third-tier superior level.

Furthermore, even after breaking through to the third-tier superior level, the wood spirit power it absorbed within the secret island had not yet been fully digested, and it could still continue to slowly digest it to improve its cultivation.

Zhou Chun estimated that, if things go smoothly, it should be able to break through to the fourth rank in another twenty or thirty years.

Speaking of which, it is currently the Zhou family's first Tier 3 High-Grade Demon Beast.

Zhou Mingde's Fire God Jackal, although it broke through to the middle grade of the third rank more than a hundred years ago, has still not broken through to the upper grade of the third rank.

Zhou Daoyi's Azure Dragon is still at the mid-grade level of the third rank demon beast, and has not been able to break through to the high-grade level of the third rank.

The reason why these demonic beasts grow in cultivation so slowly is simply because they don't have any elixirs or spiritual items to consume, and unlike human cultivators, they can't cultivate techniques. They can only rely on their own bloodline and aptitude to slowly absorb spiritual energy and grow.

Fortunately, third-tier demonic beasts generally have a lifespan of seven or eight hundred years, and powerful races like dragons have a lifespan of up to a thousand years, so they all have enough time to slowly endure.

After breaking through to the upper third rank, the Wood Spirit's various supernatural abilities were enhanced. Zhou Chun then had it use the "Sweet Dew Rejuvenation" supernatural ability on the [Foundation Building Fruit Tree] once again, allowing the Zhou family to harvest forty-two Foundation Building Fruits.

Based on the Zhou family's experience over the years, on average, four Foundation Establishment Fruits can cultivate a Foundation Establishment cultivator. If they also have pills like the [Pulse Protection Pill] prepared, the success rate will be even higher.

In the absence of the ability to produce Foundation Establishment Pills themselves, this spiritual fruit is enough to ensure that the family produces a Foundation Establishment cultivator every few years!

While harvesting the Zhuyuan Fruit, Zhou Chun couldn't help but think about the origin of this tree.

In fact, he had a lot of ideas about the Thunder Dragon Lizards and Thunder Lizard Beasts on Thunder Lizard Island, after all, they were a rare group of monsters with great potential for cultivation.

If we can kill those two third-tier lightning dragon lizards and take their demon cores for Lei Jiao Bai Bai to consume, it will surely help Lei Jiao Bai Bai break through to the third-tier high-grade.

The eggs of those Thunder Lizard Beasts could also provide the Zhou family with a unique type of main battle pet in the future.

However, Thunder Lizard Island is deep in Dragon Abyss, and once a Golden Core cultivator enters Dragon Abyss, it will easily attract the attention of the Flood Dragon Clan.

If he were to expose himself within, even a fifth-tier dragon might attack him!

Therefore, even though Zhou Chun had successfully formed his core, he still dared not risk going there easily.

That's how people are; the higher they climb, the more they cherish their lives.

Given the Zhou family's situation at the time, the [Foundation Building Fruit Tree] was extremely important to the family. Therefore, although Zhou Chun and Zhou Mingde knew that it was very dangerous to venture deep into Thunder Lizard Island to seize the [Foundation Building Fruit Tree], they had no choice but to risk it.

However, neither the demon cores of those two third-tier lightning dragon lizards nor the lightning lizard eggs on the island are things that the Zhou family absolutely needs.

It's understandable that Zhou Chun didn't want to take the risk himself.

The best solution is to send cultivators at the Purple Mansion stage to take the risk. Success would be great, but failure would only result in the loss of a few Purple Mansion stage cultivators!

However, every cultivator in the Purple Mansion stage of the Zhou family was hard-won, and they were Zhou Chun's relatives and friends. He couldn't bring himself to send these people to risk their lives for just two Thunder Dragon Lizard Demon Cores!

Therefore, after thinking about the matter of Thunder Lizard Island for a moment, he suppressed this dangerous idea and stopped thinking about it.

Three months after the Wood Spirit awoke, news came from the market that Xu Fu had successfully opened the Purple Mansion and emerged from seclusion.

Upon learning of this, Zhou Chun immediately sent someone to summon him.

Xu Fu seemed to have anticipated that Zhou Chun would summon him, and he immediately followed the messenger to Tuyunling without any hesitation.

Upon seeing Zhou Chun inside the cave, he immediately bowed and paid his respects, saying, "Your subordinate, Xu Fu, greets the clan leader."

"No need for formalities. I heard you successfully opened your Purple Mansion, and I was quite pleased. You won't blame me for not personally going to the market to congratulate you, will you?"

Zhou Chun waved his hand and said with a faint smile.

Upon hearing this, Xu Fu hurriedly replied respectfully, "Your subordinate wouldn't dare! Clan Chief, you are a Golden Core cultivator; it is only right that I come to pay my respects to you. How could I trouble you to come in person!"

"Come, come, sit down first. Let's have a good talk today."

Zhou Chun suddenly changed the subject and beckoned to Xu Fu, and a stool flew to his side.

Xu Fu, however, dared not actually sit down, and said in a low voice, "This subordinate dares not, this subordinate will remain standing!"

"Sit down, do you think I'm going to eat you?"

Zhou Chun glanced at him with displeasure and said.

Xu Fu dared not refuse any longer and hurriedly replied, "Your subordinate obeys. Thank you, clan chief, for offering me a seat."

Only then did I dare to sit down, with half my buttocks on the ground.

Looking at Xu Fu, who was sitting with his back slightly bent, Zhou Chun quickly said, "Speaking of which, Xu Fu, you have been with the Zhou family for over a hundred years now."

Upon hearing his question, Xu Fu hurriedly replied respectfully, "Reporting to the clan chief, it is like this: I have been with the Zhou family for almost 170 years!"

"Yes, one hundred and seventy years, that's quite a long time. Speaking of which, you're one of the elders of the Zhou family. I remember you were only a teenager back then!"

Zhou Chun nodded slightly and began to recount the events of that year with some emotion.

Xu Fu was a clever and quick-witted man. Upon hearing this, he immediately flattered him, saying, "Clan leader, you are absolutely right. At that time, I was only a teenager, and the 'turbid evil energy' was deeply rooted in my body. If it weren't for your rescue, clan leader, I wouldn't have been able to even pass the Foundation Establishment stage, let alone open the Purple Mansion stage. I would probably be a skeleton in a grave by now!"

After speaking, he looked at Zhou Chun with a face full of gratitude and said, "I will always be grateful for the clan leader's kindness in saving my life, and I will never forget it!"

Upon hearing his words, Zhou Chun's face twitched slightly and her eyes twitched a few times.

Zhou Chun couldn't even remember how many times he had uttered such words of utmost loyalty.

This is the first time I've heard someone say this to me, and it sounds a bit awkward.

In particular, the fact that he summoned Xu Fu today can be said to have some ill intentions!

However, he was, after all, a Golden Core cultivator, and that slight awkwardness and some guilt in his conscience were quickly overshadowed by a greater sense of responsibility.

For his own safety and for the sake of the entire Zhou family, there are some things he must do.

To gamble one's own life and the safety of one's entire clan on a person's conscience is an extremely irresponsible act!

He then looked at Xu Fu calmly and said, "Back then, I saved you because I couldn't bear to see your excellent aptitude go to waste. I also wanted you to grow up and be able to do something for the Zhou family."

"Looking back now, my good intention back then was truly the right thing to do. You did not disappoint my expectations back then, and you have indeed stood out from many of your peers and come to where you are today."

After saying this, Xu Fu was at a loss for words.

After a long silence, he replied respectfully, "I owe my current position entirely to the cultivation and support of the clan chief and the family. I can never repay the clan chief's kindness with my life!"

Zhou Chun, however, didn't respond to his words. Instead, he changed the subject, saying, "If I remember correctly, Xu Fu, you cultivate the 'Xunfeng Technique,' right? This technique is balanced and peaceful. Although its speed of mana advancement is not as fast as techniques like the 'Ningyuan Technique,' the mana gained is still quite solid. Furthermore, as a simplified version of the top-tier technique 'Xunfeng True Scripture,' if you can successfully form your core using this method in the future, you will have the opportunity to switch to cultivating the 'Xunfeng True Scripture,' which is also a top-tier technique!"

Having said that, he looked at Xu Fu with a deep gaze and asked, "Now that you have successfully opened your Purple Mansion, have you thought about forming your Golden Core in the future?"

This is undeniably a sharp question.

Upon hearing this, Xu Fu was stunned.

He glanced at Zhou Chun with a questioning look, then quickly lowered his gaze and said cautiously, "This subordinate didn't dare to think that far ahead. I'm already quite satisfied with successfully opening my Purple Mansion. The matter of Core Formation is too uncertain, and this subordinate dares not be overly ambitious!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chun immediately shook his head and said, "You don't need to be so reserved. Now that we cultivators have embarked on the path of cultivation, who doesn't aspire to successfully form their Core or Nascent Soul?"

At this point, he smiled faintly and said, "After establishing the Foundation, one wants to open the Purple Mansion; after opening the Purple Mansion, one wants to form the Core; after forming the Core, one wants to form the Nascent Soul. These are all human nature, and there's nothing wrong with saying them!"

Upon hearing this, Xu Fu's expression shifted slightly, but after some internal hesitation, he remained silent and said nothing.

Seeing his silence, Zhou Chun stopped beating around the bush and looked directly at him, saying, "Xu Fu, you are well aware of the Zhou family's situation. After hundreds of years of continuous decline, it has finally been revived and revitalized under my leadership. I, along with all the elders and clansmen of the Zhou family, will absolutely not allow anyone to disrupt this hard-won favorable situation!"

"The interests in the wilderness are a crucial part of maintaining the Zhou family's current prosperity, and absolutely cannot be lost in the slightest!"

At this point, Zhou Chun gazed intently at Xu Fu and said, "Do you understand what I mean?"

How could Xu Fu not understand!

He understood Zhou Chun's meaning perfectly!

He immediately stood up, bowed deeply to Zhou Chun, and said, "Your subordinate understands. Your subordinate has already sworn an oath that he would never reveal any information about the wilderness to anyone, and you have kept your mouth shut all these years!"

"Yes, I certainly believe that."

Zhou Chun nodded in agreement.

Before Xu Fu could even breathe a sigh of relief, he heard him say in a deep voice, "However, this concerns the fate of all cultivators in the clan. If we rely solely on your personal oath, both I and the other elders of the clan will have concerns and dare not give others a handle to use against us!"

Upon hearing this, Xu Fu's expression changed drastically.

His expression shifted as he looked up and met his gaze for a moment before taking a deep breath and saying, "Then what should I do to reassure the clan leader and the other elders?"

Zhou Chun had been waiting for these words.

He then looked at him with a serious expression and said, "After I successfully formed my core, I cultivated a secret technique that allows me to plant a 'soul seed' in a person's sea of ​​consciousness. If I don't help stabilize the soul seed for a period of time, or if I detonate it through some ritual, the 'soul seed' will explode, obliterating the host's soul!"

After saying that, as if afraid he might misunderstand, she immediately added to reassure him, "But don't worry, the 'Soul Seed' itself is harmless before it detonates. It won't affect your cultivation, nor will it be detonated by any external force, unless someone tries to forcibly destroy it!"

Despite his words of comfort, Xu Fu's expression still looked extremely unpleasant.

This is understandable, since according to Zhou Chun, once you accept the "Soul Seed," it's like putting your life and death in someone else's hands, which would be hard for any cultivator to accept.

Not to mention that Xu Fu had just successfully opened up the Purple Palace and was in high spirits.

But no matter how unwilling he was, he knew that since Zhou Chun had brought this up, he had already made up his mind.

Therefore, he didn't dare to say a direct refusal.

He could only grit his teeth and look up at Zhou Chun, asking, "May I ask, Clan Chief, once the 'Soul Seed' is planted, how long does it typically take before I need your help to stabilize it? If I fail to find you in time, I'll surely die!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chun confidently replied, "Don't worry about that. With my current spiritual strength, once the 'Soul Seed' is planted, it won't cause any problems for at least fifty years. You only need to ask me to stabilize it every twenty or thirty years!"

"And even if I am traveling abroad and unable to return due to other matters, you can ask Elder Lin to help you temporarily dispel the 'soul seed.' I will leave the method of dispelling it to her!"

He clearly considered all aspects.

Therefore, Xu Fu had nothing more to say and could only nod helplessly, saying, "In that case, I have no choice but to obey!"

His words were full of reluctance.

Zhou Chun naturally ignored his little emotional outburst.

He then had Xu Fu sit cross-legged in front of him and relax his mind to cooperate with his spell.

In less than half a day, Zhou Chun planted the "soul seed" into Xu Fu's Purple Mansion Sea of ​​Consciousness.

Once the "soul seed" was planted, Xu Fu would truly be considered one of their own.

Therefore, Zhou Chun quickly began to offer sweet treats.

He looked directly at Xu Fu and said, "Xu Fu, now that you have successfully opened your Purple Mansion, you can also cultivate the third level of the 'Dragon Transformation Secret Technique.' I will pass on this skill to you now, and the relevant dragon blood will be prepared for you immediately."

"Furthermore, since you have just opened your Purple Mansion, you probably don't have a suitable magic weapon to use. Although this [Gale Banner] is only a mid-grade third-tier magic weapon, its attributes are very compatible with yours, so I'm giving it to you for self-defense."

"Also, if you wish to cultivate other secret techniques, you can take a look at the third floor of the library. There are some good secret techniques there that are quite suitable for your own cultivation attributes!"

As Zhou Chun spoke, he took out the secret jade slip and magic artifact and handed them to Xu Fu, clearly having made preparations in advance.

Although Xu Fu knew this, it didn't stop him from being happy to have obtained the secret techniques and magical artifacts.

You should know that he had already emptied his pockets almost entirely in order to exchange for the spiritual items that could help him open up his Purple Mansion.

Without the [Gale Banner] magic artifact bestowed by Zhou Chun, he would have had to struggle for at least another ten years to purchase a low-grade third-tier magic artifact, let alone a mid-grade third-tier magic artifact.

Moreover, the third level of the "Dragon Transformation Secret Technique" is indeed the secret technique that increases his strength the fastest.

"Your subordinate is deeply grateful to the clan leader for bestowing this treasure. Your kindness is immeasurable!"

He accepted the secret jade slip and the magical artifact, and bowed deeply in gratitude to express his thanks.

Zhou Chun nodded slightly, accepting his thanks.

Then, looking at him, she asked, "What are your plans for the future? Will you continue to stay in the demon-slaying team as the deputy commander, or will you return to serve your family?"

Upon hearing this question, Xu Fu immediately replied without hesitation, "I will obey the arrangements of the clan chief and the family. Wherever the clan chief commands me, I will go!"

This answer clearly pleased Zhou Chun, who immediately smiled and said, "Then come back and serve the family. The Demon Extermination Team is a retirement place now, not a good place for young people like you to strive."

Such raunchy and inhuman words came out of his mouth so naturally.

Xu Fu seemed to have no objection after hearing this, and quickly replied respectfully, "Your subordinate obeys."

Seeing that he had agreed, Zhou Chun quickly dismissed him.

According to Zhou Chun's idea, it would be better for Xu Fu to develop in the wilderness next.

Firstly, he is very familiar with that area, and secondly, this would minimize the chances of him leaking information.

Furthermore, the Zhou family will further increase its development efforts in the wilderness, which will require more skilled individuals.

Time flies, and another six months have passed in a flash.

On this day, a burst of joyful laughter suddenly rang out in Zhou Chun's cultivation room.

However, after years of arduous cultivation, Zhou Chun finally mastered the third level of the "Heart Lotus True Dharma".

He had already mastered the second level of the "Heart Lotus Orthodox Method" when he was in the late stage of the Purple Mansion realm. However, the third level required the Golden Core stage cultivation to be successfully cultivated, which is why it has been delayed until today.

After successfully cultivating the third level of the "Heart Lotus Orthodox Method," a golden soul lotus directly emerged within his Purple Mansion Sea of ​​Consciousness, enveloping a golden core within it.

This golden soul lotus was formed from his divine soul power, and it has an extremely strong defensive effect against any attack that targets his divine soul.

Under the protection of this golden soul lotus, neither divine sense attacks nor soul-capturing techniques can directly harm his soul unless the caster's cultivation level is far higher than his. It has a kind of "invulnerability to all spells" feel to it.

Moreover, while Zhou Chun was mastering the third level of the "Heart Lotus True Method", he was also close to mastering the second level of the "God-Slaying Great Method".

When he unleashes two "God-Slaying Swords" at once, even a Golden Core cultivator will suffer a great loss if caught off guard!

In high spirits, Zhou Chun went outside the cave and brewed a pot of honey tea under the purple mulberry tree.

He had already consumed most of the [Azure Wave Cleansing Tea] he had previously obtained, which had increased his spiritual awareness by about three or four percent. Drinking more of it would have little effect.

He planned to give the remaining spirit tea to Luo Qingni as a reward when he later asked her to help him refine pills, as a way of returning the favor.

However, just as Zhou Chun finished drinking half a pot of royal jelly tea, a communication talisman suddenly flew into his hand. The sender was Zhou Xinyi, who was handling family affairs on his behalf.

"Oh, so the 'Heavenly Spirit Realm' is opening again?"

With a slight pause, Zhou Chun was also moved by the message from Zhou Xinyi.

If we recount Zhou Chun's life experiences, it's not hard to see that his rise to prominence began after he returned from the "Heavenly Spirit Secret Realm".

Back in the "Heavenly Spirit Secret Realm," he single-handedly slaughtered his way through the land, acquiring many excellent spiritual items, including the ancestors of the current Zhou family's group of fragrant musk deer.

Now, nearly two hundred years later, the "Heavenly Spirit Realm" has reopened, so how could Zhou Chun not take it seriously?

Although with his current cultivation level, there shouldn't be anything in there that could be of any use to him.

However, he hadn't forgotten that inside were also the exotic fruit, the Soul Heart Fruit, and the special demonic beast, the Green-Faced Ghost Ape.

If Zhou Chun could bring out a few Soul Heart Fruits, and then exchange them for some rare materials in the Great Zhou Kingdom, he might be able to have someone refine the kind of pill that helps one open up the Purple Mansion!

"It's strange, really. Our family has collected quite a few treasures over the years, but it seems we only have the one [Heavenly Spirit Token] that I obtained back then!"

Zhou Chun frowned, sensing something was amiss.

He wasn't particularly familiar with the current strength of the Qi Refining stage cultivators in the Zhou family, and wondered if anyone possessed the same strength he had back then.

Without his unparalleled skill, obtaining the Soul Heart Fruit from the protection of the Green-Faced Ghost Ape wouldn't be so easy.

However, he quickly seemed to remember something and couldn't help but lightly slap his forehead, saying, "Hmm, I almost forgot about her. With her current level of poison skills, unless an antidote specifically targeting her is prepared beforehand, even Foundation Establishment cultivators and second-tier demonic beasts could be defeated by her!"

(End of this chapter)