Beast Taming Immortal Clan

Chapter 517 A Small Test of Skill [Please Subscribe]

Three months later, Zhou Chun finally emerged from the weapon-refining room.

At this moment, his face was still somewhat pale and tired, but his eyes were very bright, and his heart was full of excitement.

Although the forging of his natal magic weapon caused him to lose a considerable amount of vital energy.

However, the long-awaited natal magic weapon was finally successfully crafted, which still filled him with uncontrollable excitement.

Before he even formed his core, he had been collecting materials from all over the place in order to refine this natal magic weapon. After successfully forming his core, he waited for nearly twenty years.

Now, I have finally succeeded in refining this natal magic weapon.

Although its power has not yet been tested, it is expected that with the many rare materials he added when he crafted this treasure, its power will definitely not disappoint.

With proper nurturing in the future, this treasure's power will surely surpass that of the natal magic treasures of most early-stage Golden Core cultivators.

Thinking of the happy thoughts, Zhou Chun couldn't help but show a smug smile.

Then he went back to his bedroom, fell asleep immediately, and had a good night's sleep.

Zhou Chun slept for three days and three nights. When she woke up, her complexion was noticeably better, and all the fatigue on her face had disappeared.

Now, apart from forcing out his life essence and maintaining the vital energy lost from the elixir fire, his overall condition has returned to normal.

As for the lost vital energy, he still has some pills that can restore it. After returning to his family, he can also accelerate the recovery by cultivating with his Daoist partner, Su Yuzhen. He should be able to fully recover in three to five years without any lasting effects.

At this moment, Zhou Chun looked inward and saw two golden cauldrons standing opposite each other in his dantian, seemingly connected by some kind of mysterious resonance.

Of the other magical treasures that have already been refined, the Moon Toad Pearl stands alone in a separate area, like a bright moon hanging high in the sky, seemingly disdainful of being associated with the other treasures.

The two magical treasures, 【Earth Vajra Shield】 and 【Blazing Gloves】, were huddled in a corner, like neglected little wives.

After nearly twenty years of nurturing by Zhou Chun, the cracks on the magic weapon [Earth Vajra Cover] have almost completely healed. With a few more years of nurturing, it will likely be restored to its original state.

Now that Zhou Chun has mastered the [Myriad Transformations Golden Cauldron] and possesses the [Qian Yuan Golden Glow] divine power, his need for this defensive magic weapon is not so great anymore.

He planned to restore it to its original condition before handing it over to Zhou Mingde.

In that case, with the help of the Three Yang True Fire Pot and the Earth Vajra Shield, one for offense and one for defense, Zhou Mingde, even if his cultivation techniques and supernatural abilities were inferior to those early-stage Golden Core cultivators who had cultivated top-level techniques, would still be able to fight them without being at a disadvantage.

"Counting on my fingers, more than four years have passed since I left. Now that my natal magic weapon is complete, I can return to my clan after I cure Fellow Daoist Zeng of his chronic illness!"

Thinking of this, Zhou Chun immediately left the cave and went to the shop in the city where Luo Qingni had booked a room.

To his disappointment, Luo Qingni was still not out of seclusion, and the letters he had left behind were still at the shop.

So he could only leave a new letter and then go to Tianzhilou.

When Zhou Chun went to Tianzhi Tower, he was naturally heading towards Yu Jinghua.

After successfully crafting his natal magic weapon, he was confident that he could eliminate this traitor from the Zhou family.

The centuries-old feud between the two sides has come to an end!

What pleased Zhou Chun was that, according to Tianzhilou's information, Yu Jinghua seemed to have relaxed his vigilance and had left the Yulingmen's mountain gate several times in recent years.

Of course, it's also possible that the other party is deliberately fishing, using themselves as bait to lure out those who are hostile to them.

But in any case, the fact that Yu Jinghua has started to come out is a good sign.

If we wait a few more years, their vigilance will surely be relaxed.

After happily paying the information purchase fee, Zhou Chun went to Tianbao Pavilion to inform Sun Yuanjing to send a message to the Zeng surname cultivator to come and receive treatment.

Clearly, the monk surnamed Zeng was more concerned than anyone else about curing his own chronic illness.

After Zhou Chun sent a message through Sun Yuanjing, the other party arrived in Tianyuan Immortal City in less than half a month.

This time, however, the other party not only brought two concubines, but also a young man in red robes with the cultivation level of the early Golden Core stage.

"This is Zeng's junior brother, Yang Xiao. He will protect us while Fellow Daoist Zhang treats Zeng!"

When they met, the cultivator surnamed Zeng introduced the red-robed youth's identity and the purpose of bringing him here.

Zhou Chun knew that the so-called protectors were nothing more than people monitoring him.

But he didn't say anything more, he just nodded slightly to the red-robed youth Yang Xiao and said, "Greetings, Fellow Daoist Yang, I am Zhang Liang."

Upon seeing this, the young man in red robes, Yang Xiao, quickly returned the greeting politely and said, "I, Yang, have met Fellow Daoist Zhang. I entrust my senior brother Zeng's incurable illness to Fellow Daoist Zhang."

After the group met, the Zeng-surname cultivator, who was eager to receive treatment, quickly took Zhou Chun to a cave dwelling in the city.

Once inside the cave, the two discussed the details of the treatment process again, and the three Golden Core cultivators then entered the secluded cultivation chamber inside the cave together.

Before the treatment, Zhou Chun looked at the Zeng-surname cultivator with a solemn expression and said, "I have already informed Fellow Daoist Zeng of the matters that need attention. Please remember my words and do not resist the divine power released by my magic weapon!"

"Don't worry, Fellow Daoist Zhang, I will definitely cooperate fully with you."

A resolute look appeared in the eyes of the monk surnamed Zeng beneath his mask, and he responded in a hoarse voice.

Then Zhou Chun slightly opened his mouth, and a beam of golden light shot out, landing in front of him and transforming into a golden cauldron that was seven feet tall.

The moment this cauldron appeared, it attracted the attention of the cultivator surnamed Zeng and Yang Xiao.

After staring at the golden cauldron for a while, the two of them quickly showed surprise in their eyes, as if they had figured out something.

However, the two of them kept to themselves and did not rashly ask Zhou Chun about the golden cauldron.

At this moment, Zhou Chun made a hand seal, and a golden ray of light rose from the cauldron. Under his control, it transformed into a golden pillar of light and surged towards a certain spot in the chest and abdomen of the Zeng surname cultivator.

Upon seeing this, the cultivator surnamed Zeng felt a chill run down his spine, but he chose to trust Zhou Chun and did not use any magic power to protect himself. Instead, he focused all his magic power on confining it in his dantian.

But when the golden beam of light landed on the cultivator surnamed Zeng, it was like a gentle breeze, without harming him in the slightest, and like water nourishing all things, it went straight into his body through his pores.

Then something happened that shocked the cultivator surnamed Zeng.

The remaining metal elemental magic power in his chest and abdomen was instantly melted away by the impact of the golden spiritual light, like snow meeting the scorching sun.

Yes, it's dissolution!

It's as if the golden aura isn't metallic, but rather a highly corrosive water-based power!

Not only his magical power was like that, but even the destructive metallic spiritual power within his liver meridian quickly dissipated under the melting of the golden light!

Then, under Zhou Chun's control, the golden light remained in his liver meridian, continuously dissolving the destructive metallic spiritual energy that was trying to absorb his magic power and regenerate within it.

"Alright, the uncontrolled power within Fellow Daoist Zeng's liver meridian has now been subdued. I will maintain this state for another month. As for whether Fellow Daoist Zeng can completely prevent that power from rising again after a month, that is beyond my control!"

Zhou Chun glanced at the shocked Zeng-surname cultivator and announced the result in a low voice.

"Then I'll have to trouble Fellow Daoist Zhang!"

The cultivator surnamed Zeng nodded slightly, then sat cross-legged on the ground, his hands forming hand seals, as if he were practicing some kind of secret technique.

Zhou Chun had no intention of prying into other people's secrets. Therefore, even though he had the opportunity to observe the changes in the other person's internal magical power, he did not overstep the bounds. He simply kept the power of the golden pillar of light carefully to prevent it from getting out of control and injuring the Zeng-surname cultivator.

Time passed day by day, and the agreed-upon month was fast approaching.

On this day, the Zeng family cultivator, who had been diligently practicing some kind of secret technique, suddenly took out a handful of silver-white needles and then, with a peculiar technique, inserted these silver needles into some acupoints near his liver meridian.

After all the silver needles had been inserted into his acupoints, he suddenly hissed at Zhou Chun, "Fellow Daoist Zhang, you can stop your supernatural powers now."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chun immediately withdrew all the power of his own magic weapon from his body without hesitation.

Soon after, the cultivator surnamed Zeng opened his eyes, a look of joy appearing in them.

He quickly stood up and said to Zhou Chun in a hoarse voice, "Fellow Daoist Zhang's method is indeed effective. I have temporarily sealed the meridians around my lung meridian using a secret technique, preventing the metal-attribute spiritual energy from regenerating. Next, as long as I remove the fire-attribute spiritual energy within my lung meridian in the same way, I can find a way to completely cure this stubborn ailment!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chun immediately smiled and congratulated him, saying, "Then I, Zhang, congratulate Fellow Daoist Zeng in advance. I wish you a speedy recovery from your stubborn illness and a full return to health."

Upon hearing this, the cultivator surnamed Zeng smiled and bowed to him, saying, "I must thank Fellow Daoist Zhang for his treatment. These are the spiritual items that Fellow Daoist Zhang pawned back then. Please accept them."

After saying that, he took out the Phoenix Blood Vine, a thousand-year-old precious medicine that Zhou Chun had previously pawned, and returned it to him.

Seeing this, Zhou Chun accepted the spiritual item with a smile, then bowed to him and said, "Fellow Daoist Zeng is indeed a trustworthy person. I will not disturb you any longer and will take my leave now."

Seeing that he was taking his leave, the cultivator surnamed Zeng did not try to stop him, but simply nodded and said, "Farewell, Fellow Daoist Zhang. I will have Junior Brother Yang see you off."

He then had the red-robed youth Yang Xiao escort Zhou Chun away from the cave.

After Zhou Chun and the other person left the secret room, the cultivator surnamed Zeng's face immediately darkened.

"Who exactly is this person? What kind of cultivation technique does he practice? The power of his magic weapon actually has the ability to restrain other metal-element magic weapons and supernatural powers, and can directly dissolve the metal-element magic power and spiritual power of others. This is simply unheard of!"

The cultivator surnamed Zeng felt a chill run down his spine when he recalled how easily his magical power had been dissolved.

He also came from a major sect and cultivated extraordinary techniques, yet this was the first time he had ever heard of or witnessed such a strange and mysterious power.

It's practically the nemesis of cultivators like him who practice alchemical techniques!

He had already made up his mind. He would then instruct the sect's intelligence personnel and Tianzhi Tower to investigate this guy named Zhang Liang with all their might and find out his true origins.

On the other hand, Zhou Chun, unaware that he was being targeted, only rested for a few days after returning to his cave dwelling before leaving and returning to his family.

The journey was uneventful, and Zhou Chun soon returned to Tuyunling.

Compared to the bad news he received upon his last return—that Zhou Zhengqing had failed to open the Purple Mansion—this time he returned to receive the good news that Zhang Liang had successfully opened the Purple Mansion.

This improved his mood considerably, and he immediately summoned Zhang Liang to praise and encourage him, bestowing upon him several third-tier magic talismans and some array-setting materials.

Only then did he share his gains with Zhou Mingde.

"Excellent, excellent! This [Three Yang True Fire Pot] is quite suitable for me. If I can condense enough 'Three Yang True Fire' in advance and store it inside, it will definitely become a killing move for me during battle!"

Inside the cave, after refining the Three Yang True Fire Pot given to him by Zhou Chun, Zhou Mingde nodded repeatedly in satisfaction, showing great fondness for this treasure.

This is where the difference between the two becomes apparent.

Zhou Chun is surrounded by treasures, his spirit pets are all rare breeds that are expected to reach the fourth rank, and he also has powerful innate divine abilities.

I don't really think much of the [Three Yang True Fire Pot], a magic weapon with only one type of power.

However, for Zhou Mingde, having such a magic weapon would give him an extra powerful killing move, allowing him to close the gap with other top-tier Golden Core cultivators, which made him very satisfied.

"I'm glad you're satisfied!"

Zhou Chun replied with a smile, and then began to talk about the information he had gathered about Yu Jinghua.

As he expected, upon hearing that Yu Jinghua had dared to leave the Yuling Sect's mountain gate, Zhou Mingde's smile vanished, and his eyes revealed murderous intent.

He immediately looked at him and asked, "Jeongjun, what are you planning to do?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chun immediately said, "I have lost a lot of vital energy while refining the treasure, and I need to rest for a few years to recover. Moreover, it is not advisable to fight with others immediately after refining a natal magic weapon. Therefore, I would like to rest for a few years first."

"Moreover, Yu Jinghua is right there now, and he can't run away. I think it would be better for the family to wait until things at Qinglian Temple are over before considering eliminating the traitor."

Hearing his answer, Zhou Mingde nodded and said, "Yes, Zhengchun, you're right. We've endured so much over the years, there's no need to rush things. Everything should be for the sake of the family!"

Then they talked about the changes to the gate of Qinglian Temple.

Although Qinglian Temple is now closed, it is impossible for so many Qinglian Temple disciples inside to completely sever ties with the outside world.

Therefore, news about the inside can be leaked from time to time.

More than a year ago, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth within the Qinglian Temple began to fluctuate, with a large amount of spiritual energy converging towards the location where Daoist Qingchen was in seclusion, a trend that has continued for more than a year now.

Under these circumstances, many Golden Core cultivators at Qinglian Temple temporarily stopped cultivating to avoid competing with Daoist Qingchen for the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, which would affect their Nascent Soul formation.

"According to the records in the ancient texts, the fact that such a large-scale convergence of spiritual energy from heaven and earth towards the location of a Nascent Soul cultivator indicates that they have officially embarked on the path of Core Formation and Nascent Soul formation. As long as they can successfully break through the Core and emerge as a Nascent Soul, they will have successfully formed their Nascent Soul. After that, they only need to overcome the 'Heart Demon Tribulation' and the Nascent Soul Thunder Tribulation to be considered a true Nascent Soul cultivator!"

At this point, Zhou Mingde lowered his voice, his tone complicated, and said, "The unusual fluctuations in the earth's spiritual energy have been going on for over a year now. We'll probably know the outcome in another two or three years at most!"

"Two or three years? Judging by the time, Elder Lin and the others should be back by now!"

Zhou Chun suddenly brought up the matter of Lin Hongyu and her husband.

Hearing this, Zhou Mingde seemed to understand something and immediately nodded slightly, saying, "The time is almost up. Last time they sent a message saying they would be back in the next two years."

"Then this junior will first go to the Su family to recuperate, and then go to pay my respects to Master Baiyue."

After a moment's thought, Zhou Chun revealed his plan.

Zhou Mingde naturally had no objection to this.

Therefore, Zhou Chun did not stay in the family for long and soon went to the Su family in Jiangzhou to recuperate.

The spiritual energy at the Su family's mountain gate is abundant, barely enough to support the cultivation of three Golden Core stage cultivators.

While Zhou Chun was recuperating at the Su family home, he also spoke with the Su family patriarch about Yu Jinghua.

After inquiring about the details of his request, the Su family patriarch finally agreed.

While Zhou Chun was recuperating at the Su family's residence, he specifically pulled out the Su family's patriarch to spar with him, wanting to use him to test the power of his innate divine ability, the "God-Slaying Golden Spear."

In the desolate wilderness near the Su family's mountain gate, Zhou Chun and the Su family's patriarch stood thousands of feet apart, suspended in mid-air.

Then, at Zhou Chun's suggestion, the Su family ancestor made hand seals to create a blue water curtain shield for himself, and then summoned a cyan jade staff magic weapon, which transformed into a patch of cyan light to protect the outside.

After donning this double layer of protection, the Su family patriarch nodded to Zhou Chun and said, "Come on, let me see just how powerful your innate divine ability truly is!"

"Alright, then you should take care, Ancestor!"

Zhou Chun responded, and his magical power surged into the Dao Cauldron, instantly activating his supernatural abilities.

Suddenly, the image of a deity holding a halberd on the Dao Cauldron shone brightly with golden light. Then, golden light condensed in Zhou Chun's hand, and soon a golden halberd several feet long appeared.

He hurled the golden halberd at the Su family patriarch, and the halberd instantly transformed into a golden beam that shot towards the patriarch with lightning speed!

When the golden halberd locked onto him, the Su family patriarch's face turned pale instantly, as he felt a sharp and piercing intent that went straight to his mind.

The divine power 【Slaying Gods Golden Spear】 is not named arbitrarily; the words "Slaying Gods" in it are not random.

Once locked onto by this supernatural power, the target's mind will be impacted by an extremely sharp will, just like being locked onto by a sword cultivator's sword intent!

In this situation, you have to be distracted for a moment or two before you even make a move.

The golden light pierced the sky and landed on the azure light transformed from the azure jade staff magic weapon in the blink of an eye.

Then, the cyan light was easily torn apart and pierced like tofu, and then landed on the blue water curtain shield behind it.

At this moment, the Su family patriarch had further increased his magical output, and the blue water curtain shield shone brightly, instantly forming layers upon layers of inner and outer shields.

But faced with the sharpness of the golden halberd, the blue shields shattered one after another.

Seeing that the situation was not right, the Su family patriarch opened his mouth and spat out his natal magic weapon, an eight-sided mace with a rich blue light, which smashed into the golden halberd.

With a full-force strike from the octagonal mace, which had already been nurtured into a mid-grade magic weapon, the golden halberd was finally shattered into countless scattered golden fragments.

call!

Seeing the golden halberd finally shatter, the Su family patriarch breathed a sigh of relief.

Then he put away the two magical treasures, looked at Zhou Chun with eyes full of amazement, and exclaimed repeatedly, "Incredible, incredible! Zheng Chun, your innate divine power is truly extraordinary!"

"I, your ancestor, have fought against several Golden Core cultivators from the Moon Wheel Sect. Even those among them who cultivated several of the Moon Wheel Sect's true teachings still possessed innate divine abilities that were slightly inferior in power to yours!"

"The cultivation technique you practice seems to be quite extraordinary!"

Hearing his words, Zhou Chun was very satisfied.

The fact that he could surpass the Golden Core stage cultivators of major sects solely through his innate divine abilities fully demonstrates that his decision to cultivate the "Golden Cauldron Profound Technique" was not wrong.

Even disregarding magical artifacts and spirit pets, his current abilities and age alone should be comparable to those Golden Core cultivators carefully nurtured by powerful forces.

But humility was one of his best qualities. Although he was very happy and satisfied inside, he still smiled slightly and said, "Ancestor, you flatter me. This junior only benefited from the advantages of the cultivation technique's attributes. Moreover, although this innate divine power is powerful, it also consumes a lot of energy. In comparison, it is not as useful as a magic weapon!"

Upon hearing his answer, the Su family patriarch couldn't help but roll his eyes.

That's blatant lying.

Based on the power of that attack just now, it would be difficult for even a low-grade magic weapon to unleash such a powerful attack.

However, it was not appropriate to refute Zhou Chun's words at this point, so he could only change the subject and say, "Speaking of magic weapons, I, your ancestor, have never seen your natal magic weapon. Could you take it out and let me have a look?"

"If the ancestor wishes to see it, this junior will naturally comply."

Zhou Chun hesitated for a moment, then smiled and nodded.

Then, he slightly opened his mouth, and a golden light shot out from it, landing in mid-air and transforming into a golden cauldron about seven feet tall.

Although he didn't really activate the golden cauldron, the moment it appeared in mid-air, it naturally exuded a deep and powerful aura.

The Su family patriarch's gaze sharpened. After staring intently at the golden cauldron for a while, he looked at Zhou Chun with a surprised expression and said, "You only recently completed the forging of this natal magic weapon?"

"Ancestor, you have excellent eyesight! This [Myriad Transformations Golden Cauldron] of mine was indeed forged less than a year ago!"

Zhou Chun glanced at the Su family patriarch with a look of surprise, and then readily admitted to the matter.

Then, looking at the Su family patriarch with curiosity, he asked, "How did you see that, Patriarch?"

Upon hearing this, the Su family patriarch immediately explained, "Although your magic weapon possesses extraordinary power, its aura still fluctuates somewhat. This is unavoidable for any newly crafted natal magic weapon. Only after a period of nurturing and cultivation can its aura be completely stabilized!"

After speaking, he looked at Zhou Chun with a face full of amazement and said, "However, your natal magic weapon is truly extraordinary. It has only been forged for a short time, yet it already possesses such a grandeur. I'm afraid it must have used many rare spiritual materials during its forging!"

This was obvious, and there was no need to hide it, so Zhou Chun smiled and nodded, saying, "Ancestor is right. I have spent over twenty years refining this natal magic weapon!"

Upon hearing this, the Su family patriarch couldn't help but sigh, "It's a pity your magic weapon was only recently forged, otherwise I would really like to witness its power!"

"Hahaha, the ancestor will see it then."

Zhou Chun laughed heartily and readily agreed.

I went to the hospital today because something was stuck in my nose, which made me very uncomfortable. My nose has been running, which has affected my writing efficiency; I only managed to write 6,000 words!

(End of this chapter)