Beast Taming Immortal Clan

Chapter 521 Zhou Daoyi's Trump Card [Please Subscribe]

The wilderness outside the gates of the Moon Wheel Sect.

The fierce battle between Zhou Daoyi and Hongyang Daoren had lasted for half an hour.

Because the battle was too intense, and activating pseudo-magic weapons, talismans, and third-tier magic talismans consumed too much mana, both of them had already started taking pills to restore their mana, and were also holding spirit crystals in their hands, constantly absorbing and refining the spiritual energy within them.

However, compared to the Red Sun Daoist who possessed a fake magic weapon, Zhou Daoyi's condition was undoubtedly worse.

His [Azure Umbrella] magic weapon had already suffered some damage after being bombarded by the talisman and the pseudo magic weapon. The power of the talisman "Mountain Stabilizing Seal" had also been greatly reduced. The cyan-purple spear magic weapon also developed cracks in the collision.

On the other hand, relying on the hard texture of the fake magic weapon and its resistance to collision, and by attacking the enemy with talismans all the way, the Red Sun Taoist suffered no actual losses except for the depletion of the power of the gourd-shaped talisman.

However, compared to the two third-tier demonic beasts that had fought their two masters for a long time without sustaining any injuries, the two third-tier demonic beasts were in a much worse state.

The battles between monsters are all simple and unadorned, consisting mainly of magical attacks and hand-to-hand combat.

The two demonic beasts had fought for so long that both of them had developed hideous bloody marks and charred scars on their bodies, and neither seemed to have gained much of an advantage.

"This is not good. That Red Sun Daoist has powerful magic and a fake magic weapon. The further we go, the more disadvantaged your family elder will become..."

Su Yunniang appeared beside Zhou Chun at some point, speaking in a low voice about her own opinion.

Zhou Chun listened to her words but did not reply.

It's so obvious, anyone can see it.

You can tell just by looking at the smiles on the faces of Daoist Yi Yang and Qing Weizi.

"Don't panic, Daoyi won't fail so easily."

Lin Hongyu's voice suddenly rang out from the side, her tone somewhat heavy, but without any sign of panic.

Zhou Chun's heart skipped a beat, and he glanced at her thoughtfully.

Then he said in a deep voice, "I also believe that my great-uncle will not fail so easily!"

Upon hearing their words, Su Yunniang's eyes darted around, and she refrained from saying anything that would dampen morale. The group continued to watch the battle.

After another half hour of fierce fighting, Zhou Daoyi seemed to finally give in and took out a fourth-order magic talisman to launch a counterattack.

He activated a fourth-order magic talisman that emitted a hazy blue light, which instantly transformed into a blue gale that swept towards Daoist Hongyang.

The gale swept across the area like a tidal wave, and the black mountain pseudo-magic weapon alone was simply no match for it.

The Red Sun Taoist could only take out a cyan-green talisman and activate it, which transformed into a cyan-green lotus phantom that protected him in the middle.

No matter how the azure wind blew, the lotus phantom firmly protected the Red Sun Daoist within, leaving him completely unaffected.

Zhou Daoyi then added two more high-grade third-tier magic talismans, but still couldn't break through the lotus phantom's defenses.

"If we're talking about who has the most profound heritage, your Zhou family and Qinglian Temple are probably still far behind!"

Su Yunniang spoke again, and although her words were harsh, they were true and left no room for rebuttal.

A major sect like Qinglian Temple would certainly possess not only fourth-order magic talismans, but also secret talismans left behind by Nascent Soul stage cultivators.

Of course, such a thing would never appear in this kind of gambling battle; it could only be used as a foundation to suppress the sect's fortune.

Zhou Chun didn't want to argue with Su Yunniang about these things, but instead focused on watching Zhou Daoyi's actions on the battlefield.

He believed that his great-uncle would not do anything in vain, and he also had some expectations for Lin Hongyu's previous words.

Perhaps his previous travels had indeed brought Zhou Daoyi some extraordinary insights.

After some time had passed, when Zhou Daoyi finally managed to erase the lotus phantom through various means, Zhou Chun finally understood the meaning behind Lin Hongyu's previous words.

Suddenly, Zhou Daoyi patted his storage bag at his waist, and two jade boxes appeared in his hand.

He threw one of the jade boxes directly out, and it was swallowed whole by the Azure Dragon that had used the Wind Escape Technique.

Then he opened the remaining jade box, took out a purplish-red pill, and swallowed it.

Zhou Chun was very familiar with that purplish-red pill, because it was something he had given to Zhou Daoyi before. It was a special pill called the "Exploding Yuan Pill" that Luo Qingni had given him when he entered the secret island.

After consuming this item, a cultivator in the late stage of the Purple Mansion realm can gain 30% more mana out of thin air; its effect is undeniably powerful.

However, once the effects of the medicine wear off, the cultivator will be weak for a year, during which time he will basically be confined to bed!

Zhou Chun gave this item to Zhou Daoyi because he no longer needed it, and Zhou Mingde was about to go into seclusion to form his core.

But I never expected him to use this item on such a special occasion.

At the same time, as Zhou Daoyi consumed the [Exploding Yuan Pill] and his cultivation and magical power rose steadily, the Azure Dragon that swallowed the jade box suddenly let out a roar mixed with excitement and pain. Immediately afterward, its aura began to surge violently, and it instantly advanced to a third-tier high-grade demon beast.

Moreover, as the magical aura surged, a dark red power also overflowed from the Azure Dragon's body, forming a dark red protective aura on its surface.

"This is……"

Zhou Chun's expression changed slightly, and he couldn't help but look at Lin Hongyu beside him.

Upon feeling his gaze, Lin Hongyu couldn't help but sigh softly, "This is a special pill we won at auction during our travels, the [Blood Essence Reversal Pill], which cost over ten thousand spirit coins. It's a pill only suitable for third-tier demonic beasts. It can stimulate the bloodline power within a demonic beast, instantly raising its cultivation level by a small realm and granting it a Blood Essence Spirit Light equivalent to a high-grade third-tier defensive spell!"

At this point, she said in an extremely sorrowful tone, "However, the price of taking this pill is that one's cultivation level drops by one small realm. If one is only a low-grade third-tier demon beast when taking it, one might even drop back to the second tier, resulting in the pill shattering and the demon dying!!"

What?

Zhou Chun's expression changed, and his gaze toward Zhou Daoyi became extremely complicated.

Perhaps only a cultivator like him, who also possesses a third-tier demonic beast, could understand what Zhou Daoyi felt when he chose to give the Azure Dragon the Blood Essence Reversal Pill!

Even a powerful demonic beast like the Four-Clawed Thunder Dragon will experience a significant slowdown in its growth rate after reaching the third rank. Apart from lacking the barrier between minor realms, its cultivation growth rate is not as fast as that of a human Purple Mansion cultivator.

Zhou Daoyi's Azure Dragon advanced to the third rank almost two hundred years ago, but more than two hundred years later, it is still only a mid-grade third-rank demon beast!

In another hundred years or so, the Azure Dragon should have been able to advance to a third-tier high-grade demon beast.

However, now that he has taken the Blood Essence Reversal Pill, his cultivation level has dropped back to the lower third rank. He doesn't know how many years it will take to cultivate back to the upper third rank. He doesn't know if Zhou Daoyi will ever see that day again!

The price paid was undeniably heavy!

It is estimated that only an older generation of Zhou family cultivators like Zhou Daoyi, who valued the Nine Peaks Ridge spiritual land more than his own life, would be willing to pay such a price to protect this spiritual land!

At the same time, after seeing that both Master Zhou Daoyi and his servants had greatly increased their cultivation and magical power by taking secret medicine, the smiles on the faces of Daoist Yi Yang and Qing Weizi gradually disappeared.

It was not unexpected that Zhou Daoyi would use secret techniques to stimulate potential or take pills like the "Exploding Yuan Pill" to enhance his magical power.

However, the sudden advancement of the third-tier mid-grade demon beast, the Azure Dragon, to a third-tier high-grade demon beast, and the acquisition of a protective blood essence spiritual light divine power that could be reborn at will, greatly exceeded their expectations.

Just by looking at the numerous wounds that instantly appeared on the Golden Flame Lion's body after the Azure Dragon's cultivation level surged, one could tell just how powerful the Azure Dragon was at that moment.

The Golden Flame Lion probably won't last even a quarter of an hour!

Once the Golden Flame Lion stops the Azure Dragon, the Red Sun Daoist will definitely not be a match for the newly powerful Master Zhou Daoyi.

Thinking of this, Daoist Yi Yang immediately coughed violently twice.

This was a signal agreed upon beforehand with Daoist Hongyang. Once he sent this signal, Daoist Hongyang would also have to use a secret technique to stimulate his own potential.

Sure enough, upon hearing Yi Yang Daoist's cough, Hong Yang Daoist's expression changed drastically, and then a ruthless glint flashed in his eyes. He immediately formed hand seals and unleashed a secret technique that consumed his essence, blood, and lifespan.

After the secret technique was used, his magical power also increased steadily, and soon surpassed Zhou Daoyi's.

After this surge in magical power, the black mountain pseudo-magical artifact displayed even greater power in his hands. In a direct confrontation, it shattered Zhou Daoyi's purplish-blue spear magic weapon and continued its momentum toward him without diminishing.

Upon seeing this, Zhou Daoyi immediately activated another talisman, which transformed into a large blue axe that cleaved the black mountain peak, narrowly blocking the treasure.

But then a series of fiery lightning bolts struck him, shattering most of his protective Azure Umbrella and sending him flying through the flames, spitting out a mouthful of blood.

But he did not admit defeat. Instead, he hurriedly activated a green wooden ruler talisman, which emitted clusters of green light to protect himself.

snort!

Seeing that his opponent was still putting up a stubborn resistance, Daoist Hongyang couldn't help but let out a cold snort. He immediately took out another talisman and activated it, which directly transformed into a fiery red flying sword and slashed towards Zhou Daoyi.

The Qinglian Temple has many Golden Core stage cultivators and has been passed down for so many years, so the number of talisman treasures it has accumulated is naturally much greater than that of the Zhou family.

If it weren't for the fact that powerful talismans consume even more magical power, making it difficult for Daoist Hongyang, who already possesses a pseudo-magic weapon, to bear the cost, then giving him a talisman crafted from a high-grade magic weapon wouldn't be a bad idea.

Therefore, in terms of comparing treasures, Zhou Daoyi could never possibly surpass him.

Just when Hongyang Daoren thought he would soon be able to defeat Zhou Daoyi, the Golden Flame Lion's side couldn't hold out any longer.

The Blood Essence Reversal Pill not only raised the Azure Dragon's cultivation to the third-tier high-grade level, but the accompanying Blood Essence Spiritual Light Divine Power also greatly enhanced its defensive capabilities, significantly increasing its resistance to the Golden Flame Lion's golden flames.

In this situation, it first used the Wind Binding Technique to trap the Golden Flame Lion on the ground, and then used the elusive Wind Escape Technique to randomly appear in any position around the Golden Flame Lion and launch a fierce attack on it with its claws.

In just a hundred breaths, a long, bloody gash was torn open on the left side of the Golden Flame Lion's abdomen, and its intestines spilled out!

Although demonic beasts are known for their tenacious vitality, and this injury wouldn't kill a mid-grade third-tier demonic beast, it was enough to greatly reduce its strength, making it even more vulnerable to the ferocious power of the Azure Dragon.

"You beast!"

Hongyang Daoist's expression changed slightly. He couldn't bear to see such a spirit pet as the Golden Flame Lion die here, so he hurriedly took out a third-grade high-quality defensive talisman and cast it to protect it temporarily.

Unexpectedly, this moment of distraction gave Zhou Daoyi an opportunity.

Zhou Daoyi closed his eyes, and an invisible sword of divine consciousness burst forth from his body, piercing into Hongyang Daoist's Purple Mansion Sea of ​​Consciousness in the blink of an eye.

The divine sense attack technique, "God-Slaying Great Art"!

It turns out he had already mastered this secret technique.

Zhou Chun was always very generous to the elders of the Zhou family. After receiving the inheritance, he passed on the cultivation method to them.

The elders also understood the power of this secret technique and had been practicing it diligently.

Currently, apart from Zhou Daoquan, whose cultivation is stuck at the late stage of the Purple Mansion realm and unable to break through, Zhou Mingde and Zhou Daoyi have both mastered the first level and condensed a "God-Slaying Sword".

At this moment, the "Sword of Godslaying" entered the Purple Mansion of Daoist Hongyang. Even though he had cultivated the "Heart Lotus Orthodox Method" to the second level, he could not avoid the shock to his soul and temporarily lost control of the pseudo-magic weapon and talisman.

Meanwhile, the Azure Dragon, who had the upper hand, suddenly used a wind escape technique to appear a hundred feet behind him and spat out its demon core directly at him!

At this time, the Azure Dragon was already a third-tier high-grade demon beast, and the violent power contained in its demon core was even more terrifying than the attack of a talisman.

When Daoist Hongyang recovered his consciousness from the attack of the "Sword of Godslaying", the cyan demon core was already several feet behind him.

At such a short distance, he had no time to react, and could only activate the fiery red bronze bell talisman he had previously used for protection.

Boom!

A loud explosion rang out, and Hongyang Daoist's body was sent flying backward, instantly turning into a blood-soaked figure. The bronze bell talisman was directly knocked back into its original form.

However, several cyan wind blades arrived first, and were about to catch up with him and tear him to pieces.

Just then, a phantom of a blue lotus flower descended from the sky and protected him inside, easily blocking the wind blades!

"Zhou Jiasheng wins the first battle!"

In mid-air, Master Baiyue glanced at Qingweizi, who had made the move, and calmly announced the result.

The Golden Core stage elder in the Qinglian audience naturally looked extremely displeased and was very unwilling to accept this result.

On the Zhou family's side, although Zhou Chun and Lin Hongyu breathed a sigh of relief, they didn't show any joy.

They all saw how Zhou Daoyi won.

The price of this victory was undeniably heavy!

The battle was now decided. Zhou Chun hurriedly helped Zhou Daoyi dissipate the power of the [Exploding Yuan Pill] within his body, then supported the extremely weak Zhou Daoyi and entrusted him to Su Yunniang, saying, "Aunt, please take Uncle back to your cave to recuperate. We will handle the rest of the battle!"

"This is easily resolved. I will definitely escort Fellow Daoist Zhou back to his sect safely!"

Su Yunniang nodded and solemnly accepted his entrustment.

Zhou Daoyi knew that there was no point in him staying, but before leaving, he looked at Zhou Chun and whispered, "If things become hopeless, prioritize preserving your own life and your path. Do not act like me!!"

"Please rest assured and focus on your recovery. I understand your situation!"

Zhou Chun nodded slightly, which was considered an agreement.

On the other side, after Qingweizi rescued Hongyang Daoren, she also used magic to treat him while feeding him healing pills.

Judging from the state of Hongyang Daoren, he will probably need much longer to recover than Zhou Daoyi, and he has paid a heavy price.

Therefore, the Golden Core elders of Qinglian Temple looked at the two Zhou family members with very unfriendly and hostile gazes.

Regardless of what the two sides thought, Master Baiyue quickly announced the start of the second duel.

"The players for the second match are ready to enter the arena."

Upon hearing this, Lin Hongyu immediately said to Zhou Chun, "I'll handle this one."

After saying that, he stepped forward and flew ahead.

Sure enough, Xuan Shuangzi, who cultivated the Ice Path Technique, quickly flew out from the Qinglian Temple team opposite.

These two Golden Core cultivators didn't hold back. As soon as Master Baiyue announced the start of the duel, they immediately activated their magic weapons and launched attacks on each other.

Xuan Shuangzi's natal magic weapon was a white pearl, seemingly made from millennium-old cold jade, capable of releasing extremely cold, freezing light and a protective ice shield.

He also refined another flying sword magic weapon that matched his own attributes, as well as a bottle-shaped magic weapon with water attributes. This magic weapon was a mid-grade magic weapon!

With these three magical treasures and his own innate divine ability that could transform into an ice dragon to attack enemies, Xuan Shuangzi had already gained a firm advantage after fighting Lin Hongyu for about half an hour.

This is how battles are between Golden Core cultivators. Once they have the advantage in terms of magical treasures and the advantage of elemental counters, it is very difficult for the one who falls behind to turn the tide.

Pills or secret techniques that can greatly enhance the mana of Golden Core cultivators are all extremely rare and hard to find. Their consequences are far more severe than those of the [Exploding Yuan Pill], and they are generally not used except in life-or-death battles.

Moreover, given Lin Hongyu's condition, even if she used those pills and secret techniques, she might not be able to defeat Xuan Shuangzi. She would only be delayed by him until the effects of the secret techniques and medicine wore off, allowing him to easily win!

Lin Hongyu was well aware of this, so after the battle had lasted for more than an hour, seeing that she had exhausted all her methods and was becoming increasingly exhausted, she simply and voluntarily conceded defeat to avoid further depleting the energy of her magic weapon.

"Qinglian Temple wins the second battle."

Baiyue Zhenren casually announced the outcome of the bet.

His gaze then shifted to Zhou Chun, a glint of light flashing in his eyes, and he said calmly, "Now we begin the third round. The outcome of this match will determine the winner of this bet!"

Upon hearing his words, Zhou Chun and Yan Lingzi exchanged a glance, then each flew into the battlefield with grim faces.

Compared to the four who hadn't exchanged any words before, Yan Lingzi suddenly sneered as Zhou Chun and his companion entered the battlefield: "I've long heard of your name, Zhou Zhengchun. Today's battle will show you, this junior, that battles between Golden Core cultivators are not child's play like those between Purple Mansion cultivators. And those beasts of yours can no longer provide you with any assistance!"

"Really? I hope you can still be this stubborn after you lose!"

Zhou Chun replied in a calm tone, but that one sentence ignited the other party's anger.

"The younger generation is arrogant!"

With a low roar, Yan Lingzi immediately unleashed a blazing halberd at Zhou Chun as soon as Baiyue Zhenren announced the start.

Judging from the imposing aura of that flaming halberd, it is still a mid-grade magic weapon, and it is also Yan Lingzi's natal magic weapon!

He had already nurtured and refined his natal magic treasure into a mid-grade magic treasure in the early stages of the Golden Core realm; no wonder he was so arrogant just now.

Unfortunately, Zhou Chun is no longer the novice who had just formed his core.

He wasn't in a hurry to activate the defensive magic treasure, the [Earth Vajra Shield], but instead activated his own protective divine power, the [Qian Yuan Golden Glow], to directly block the flaming halberd that was slashing towards him.

Golden clouds swayed and sparks flew everywhere.

After slicing through most of the golden light, the flaming halberd was ultimately powerless and unable to break through this powerful protective divine power in one strike.

"What a powerful innate divine ability! He actually awakened a defensive divine ability?"

The expressions of the spectators changed slightly, and they looked at the young man on the field with surprise, astonished by the power of his innate divine ability.

Yan Lingzi was naturally the most surprised.

"Hmph, even if your defensive abilities are decent, enough to withstand one of my attacks, can you really withstand three or ten?"

He snorted coldly in his heart and immediately urged the Flaming Halberd to slash at Zhou Chun again.

But Zhou Chun had only wanted to test the defensive strength of [Qian Yuan Golden Glow], so why would he really rely on defensive supernatural powers to fight him head-on?

Seeing the flaming halberd slashing down again, he immediately activated the repaired [Earth Vajra Shield] to block the attack.

Then he opened his mouth and spat out a golden light that transformed into a golden cauldron.

The golden cauldron flew to the top of Zhou Chun's head, and golden light surged from within. In the blink of an eye, it transformed into a golden sword rainbow and shot towards Yan Lingzi.

Judging from the power of the golden sword rainbow, it was in no way inferior to the magic weapon flying sword!

Yan Lingzi dared not be negligent and hurriedly activated an earth-yellow umbrella-shaped magic weapon to block in front of him, which emitted a dazzling yellow glow to block the golden sword rainbow.

Judging from the aura of this earth-yellow, umbrella-shaped magic weapon, it is actually a mid-grade magic weapon!

Clearly, Qinglian Temple also knew that Zhou Chun was the toughest nut to crack, so they gave Yan Lingzi an even stronger set of equipment than Xuan Shuangzi.

After blocking the golden sword rainbow's attack, Yan Lingzi quickly summoned a purplish-red net magic weapon, which transformed into a large net of flames and ensnared Zhou Chun.

This is yet another mid-grade magic weapon!

Possessing three mid-grade magic treasures by himself, Yan Lingzi was confident that even if he encountered a mid-stage Golden Core cultivator, he could fight them to a standstill and not be at a significant disadvantage.

Moreover, the three mid-grade magic treasures were just within his tolerance range, so the consumption of magic power would not be too great, which was more than enough to cope with a normal battle.

However, Zhou Chun showed no fear whatsoever in the face of his opponent's display of such powerful weapons.

With a flick of his finger, a burst of golden light erupted from the golden cauldron once more, transforming into a golden ball of light that hurtled towards the fiery net.

With a deafening explosion in mid-air, the net of flames was blasted away by the powerful blast.

At this moment, Zhou Chun raised his hand and pointed at Yan Lingzi. Three golden lights surged out from inside the golden cauldron, transforming into three golden sword rainbows that slashed towards the opponent.

"What kind of magic weapon is that? It doesn't seem to be even a mid-grade one, yet its attack techniques are so varied and so fast!"

One of the Golden Core elders of the Moon Wheel Sect who was watching the battle couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, finding the power of that golden cauldron incredible.

But even Baiyue Zhenren couldn't answer this question, so he could only continue to observe the changes in the battle.

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