Beast Taming Immortal Clan

The Moon Toad Pearl is indeed a spiritual treasure that even Nascent Soul stage cultivators would covet.

Although Zhou Chun was limited by his cultivation level and could not unleash its true power, even with only a fraction of its power, it was still stronger than most high-grade magic treasures.

When he first emerged from seclusion after forming his core, he used this treasure to easily kill a fourth-tier demon beast and a multi-winged archmage.

Now, the long-planned "Taiyin Extinction Divine Light" has once again pierced through the defenses of Yu Jinghua, a mid-stage Golden Core cultivator, turning him into an ice sculpture!

However, Yu Jinghua was, after all, a mid-stage Golden Core cultivator, whose magical power far surpassed that of an early-stage Golden Core cultivator.

Although he was frozen into an ice sculpture, Zhou Chun felt that his life force had not immediately dissipated. It was clear that the all-consuming cold had not completely frozen his golden core and primordial spirit, leaving him with a chance to live.

Even so, Yu Jinghua was focused on fighting the extreme cold, and had no energy left to pay attention to the outside world.

Zhou Chun, of course, wouldn't just stand by and watch.

He relied on his innate divine power [Qian Yuan Golden Cloud] and his fourth-order Thunder Dragon body to withstand the attack of [Tai Bai Dragon-Slaying Sword]. Soon after, he separated from the dragon and then urged the golden sword transformed by [Myriad Transformations Golden Cauldron] to slash horizontally at the ice sculpture.

Although Yu Jinghua could sense the situation outside, he was powerless to break free from his restraints. In the end, he could only open his eyes wide and watch helplessly as the golden giant sword cleaved him in two at the waist!

This cruel punishment of being cut in half at the waist was Zhou Chun's way of punishing him for betraying the Zhou family!

With the powerful vitality of a Golden Core cultivator, even if Yu Jinghua were cut in half at the waist, he would not die immediately.

This was Zhou Chun's deliberate act; he wanted to wait for Zhou Mingde to arrive so he could personally behead him and vent his hatred.

Yu Jinghua seemed to understand Zhou Chun's thoughts. He looked at Zhou Chun with resentment in his eyes, but deep in his eyes, he could not hide his fear.

Unfortunately, he was a coward who clung to life. Even though he knew Zhou Chun's thoughts and knew that he was unlikely to have a good ending today, his instinct for survival still stubbornly resisted the erosion of the "Taiyin Extinction Divine Light" power, unwilling to give up his life.

Before long, Zhou Mingde and the others arrived at the scene.

Looking at Yu Jinghua, who had been cut in half at the waist, on the ground, Zhou Mingde instantly understood Zhou Chun's intention.

Immediately, a look of delight appeared on his face.

With a wave of his hand, he grasped his natal magic weapon, the Crimson Flame Heaven-Burning Blade, and then walked towards Yu Jinghua with a loud laugh.

"Hahahaha, Yu Jinghua, you shameless traitor! When you betrayed the Zhou family, did you ever imagine this day would come?"

Zhou Mingde stood in front of Yu Jinghua, the blade pointing at his head, feeling incredibly exhilarated and excited.

But Yu Jinghua couldn't utter a single word at that moment; only shame and indignation were evident in his eyes.

Upon seeing this, Zhou Mingde sighed with regret, "What a pity! What a pity we couldn't capture you alive and bring you back to the Zhou family. Otherwise, I would have invited guests from all directions and gathered all the cultivators of the clan to witness how you, this traitor, would die! I would have personally beheaded you, this traitor, in front of everyone and our ancestors!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he activated the magic weapon in his hand, and with a swift stroke, he slashed at Yu Jinghua's neck.

Zhou Chun skillfully drew away the icy chill from that place.

puff!

With a spurt of blood, Yu Jinghua's head was severed from his upper body, and his corpse was broken into three pieces.

After only his head remained, he could no longer resist the power of the "Taiyin Extinction Divine Light" and was completely annihilated!

Having confirmed that Yu Jinghua's soul had truly been scattered, Zhou Chun immediately congratulated Zhou Mingde, saying, "Congratulations to the Supreme Elder for fulfilling his long-cherished wish, avenging his great enemy, and personally slaying the traitor to uphold the prestige of our clan!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Mingde laughed heartily and said, "Hahaha, I should be the one thanking you! If it weren't for your help, Zhengchun, and Fellow Daoist Su, how could I have fulfilled this long-cherished wish!"

He then bowed deeply to the Su family patriarch, Lin Hongyu, and the others, saying, "I would like to express my sincere gratitude to all of you fellow Daoists!"

"Hehehe, Fellow Daoist Zhou, you're too kind. There's no need for such formalities between our two families."

The Su family patriarch chuckled, not taking credit for it.

Then he glanced at Zhou Chun with a strange look in his eyes, a thoughtful expression flashing across them.

No one witnessed Zhou Chun using the [Moon Toad Pearl] to freeze Yu Jinghua.

However, seeing that Yu Jinghua, a dignified mid-stage Golden Core cultivator, was frozen and unable to move, the Su family patriarch knew without a doubt that he must possess a powerful magic weapon that he was reluctant to show.

Of course, the spiritual treasure was too amazing. Even the patriarch of the Su family could not believe that Zhou Chun could refine such a treasure. He could only guess that it might be a powerful high-grade magic weapon, or even a top-grade magic weapon!

But he was a shrewd old man. Since Zhou Chun was unwilling to reveal this magic weapon in public and had never mentioned it beforehand, he wouldn't be foolish enough to ask Zhou Chun how he did it.

Afterwards, the group did not linger at the scene. They hurriedly packed up the belongings of Yu Jinghua and his apprentice and then left, returning directly to Jingguo.

It is foreseeable that Yu Jinghua must have left a "life-bound soul tablet" in the Yuling Sect, and now that he has passed away, the people of the Yuling Sect will surely discover this.

It won't be long before cultivators from the Spirit Control Sect find this place.

After all, the battle between the six Golden Core cultivators was too intense, and it's estimated that the news will soon spread throughout the surrounding area.

Even if the Yuling Sect knew that Yu Jinghua was killed by the Zhou family, they certainly wouldn't dare to go to Jingguo to avenge Yu Jinghua.

On the contrary, they should be the ones who are nervous now.

If they harbor a traitor like Yu Jinghua, who is wanted by the Nascent Soul stage cultivator Tianjing Zhenren, once this matter is exposed, Tianjing Zhenren will definitely not turn a blind eye and will definitely come to demand an explanation from them in person!

Therefore, the Zhou family no longer needs to worry about creating a powerful enemy after killing Yu Jinghua.

Meanwhile, after Zhou Chun and the others returned to Jingguo, they began to tally up their gains from killing Yu Jinghua and his disciples.

Because Yu Jinghua was frozen solid, his belongings were preserved in excellent condition.

Of the four magical treasures he used, apart from the three treasures—the Azure Banner, the Thick Earth Cauldron, and the Azure Light Immortal Staff—which had suffered some excessive depletion of their essence, they were basically undamaged.

Apart from the [Thick Earth Cauldron], whose original essence is too severely damaged and may be difficult to restore to its complete state, the other magical treasures can be restored to their complete state as long as someone refines and nurtures them.

Furthermore, Zhou Hui, this Foundation Establishment cultivator, possessed quite a few useful items. In his storage bag was a pseudo-magic weapon called the [Azure Wood Seal], specially crafted by a Golden Core cultivator of the Zhou family for a younger generation. It was previously wielded by Zhou Zhenkun. (The previous chapter was revised; [Azure Wood Seal] was replaced with [Azure Light Immortal Staff]).

However, pseudo-magic treasures can only be activated by cultivators in the late Purple Mansion stage. This pseudo-magic treasure could only be left to gather dust in the storage bags of Zhou Hui and Zhou Zhenkun in the past.

However, this treasure only requires the bloodline of the Zhou family and a special refining technique to refine and use. In the future, late-stage Purple Mansion cultivators of the Zhou family can wield this treasure, gaining an additional powerful means of combat.

Meanwhile, the third-tier demon beast Silver Horned Rhinoceros left behind by Zhou Zhenkun was also killed by Lei Jiao in vain, and its demon core and corpse fell into Zhou Chun's hands.

This silver-horned rhinoceros is only a third-tier low-grade cultivator, but fortunately, its demon core is of the metal element, which can nourish the Golden-winged Tiger and the Golden-armored Mountain-carrying Turtle.

Of course, Yu Jinghua's storage bag also contained quite a few good things.

Although Zhou Chun did not find the Zhou family's other magic weapon, the Wind and Fire Universe Fan, inside, there were more than 1.2 million spirit coins!

In addition, there are seven magical artifacts and spiritual materials, sixteen thousand-year-old spiritual herbs, and two thousand-year-old precious herbs.

There are three other fourth-tier magic talismans, twenty-three third-tier magic talismans, eight third-tier magic artifacts, and more than a dozen bottles of various pills remaining.

As for cultivation manuals, secret techniques, and supernatural abilities, there were also many books piled up.

These are just the treasures inside the storage bag; Yu Jinghua also has two other spirit beast bags at his waist.

One spirit beast pouch contained a third-tier low-grade demon beast, the Azure Feather Crane, while the other spirit beast pouch contained a flock of "Fat Spirit Birds".

Among them, the Azure Feather Crane should be the inherited demon beast of the Spirit Control Sect. Zhou Chun found its "natal beast token" in Yu Jinghua's storage bag, which may have been the mount assigned to this elder.

It's a pity that the flock of "Fat Spirit Birds" has all turned into corpses. It's clear that Yu Jinghua activated the contract restriction and killed them before he died.

Otherwise, this kind of spirit bird would be a good helper for cultivators, playing a significant role in exploration and the search for spiritual herbs.

Yu Jinghua had previously released these spirit birds to search for traces of the wood spirit.

After taking inventory of Yu Jinghua's belongings, it was time to distribute the spoils.

Although the treasures on Yu Jinghua's body were mostly taken from the Zhou family, the Su family patriarch, Su Yuzhen, and Lin Hongyu all contributed significantly, so they should rightfully receive a share of the spoils.

However, when Zhou Chun asked for his opinion on how to divide the treasures, the Su family patriarch very considerately said, "These magical treasures are all passed down from your Zhou family ancestors. There's no reason for Yu Zhen and me to take them. How about we give the Azure Feather Crane to us as a mount? That way, along with the demon core and corpse of the 'Wind Demon Spider,' Yu Zhen and I will have gained quite a bit!"

This time, the Su family produced two Golden Core cultivators. Given the large number of magical treasures they acquired, it would be reasonable for them to take at least one magical treasure with them.

Now, he is only asking to take away a third-tier low-grade demon beast, the Azure Feather Crane, and a "Wind Demon Spider" whose demon core and physical body were severely damaged due to the stimulation of its potential. This is already a great consideration for the Zhou family's feelings.

Therefore, after hearing his words, Zhou Chun and Zhou Mingde not only did not think his request was excessive, but also felt that his request was too low.

Then Zhou Mingde spoke up, "This is not enough. Fellow Daoist Su has put in a great deal of effort this time, and Yu Zhen was even injured. How can we just accept this little bit? If word gets out, our Zhou family will become a laughingstock!"

After saying that, he looked at Zhou Chun and said, "Zheng Chun, what do you think? How about we give 400,000 of the spirit coins we obtained to Fellow Daoist Su?"

"No problem, I completely agree with you!"

Zhou Chun nodded in agreement without hesitation; their opinions were completely aligned.

Upon hearing their words, the Su family patriarch hesitated.

He originally intended to do the Zhou family a favor, which is why he only accepted such a small reward.

However, neither of the two heads of the Zhou family wanted to owe another favor, and he didn't know whether he should continue to decline.

"In my humble opinion, this division is quite good. Fellow Daoist Su, please don't be modest. Otherwise, if you don't take any, I'll be even more embarrassed to take any!"

Lin Hongyu seemed to see through the hesitation in the heart of the Su family patriarch, and immediately smiled and gave him a way out.

Seeing this, the Su family patriarch immediately seized the opportunity and chuckled, "Hehehe, since Fellow Daoist Lin has said so, then this old man will shamelessly accept it."

Once the Su family's share is defined, the Zhou family's internal affairs can be further subdivided.

Zhou Chun made the decision to allocate the [Thick Earth Cauldron] to Lin Hongyu, and then gave his [Blazing Flame Gloves] to Zhou Mingde.

The Taibai Dragon-Slaying Sword was given to him.

The remaining [Azure Light Immortal Staff], [Azure Wood Seal], and Yu Jinghua's natal magic weapon [Heavenly Wind Flag] were first stored in the family treasury.

Of the remaining 800,000 spirit coins, Zhou Chun took 400,000, Zhou Mingde didn't take a single coin, 200,000 were deposited into the family treasury, and 200,000 were distributed to Lin Hongyu.

The remaining raw materials and other items all went to Zhou Chun.

After all, from any perspective, he contributed the most and made the greatest contribution to killing Yu Jinghua, and should rightfully receive more than others.

Moreover, Yu Jinghua's body can still be reused. After being displayed, it will be sent to Tianjing Manor to receive a reward.

When Tianjing Manor issued a warrant for this villain's arrest, they offered a generous reward, and the warrant remains valid!

After the treasures were distributed, the Su family patriarch and Su Yuzhen returned to the Su family mountain gate.

Zhou Chun summoned all the members of the Zhou family who could be openly gathered, especially the cultivators who had married into the Zhou family, to the Tu Yunling Mountain Gate, and made them visit Yu Jinghua's corpse in front of the ancestral hall.

In front of the Zhou family ancestral hall, Yu Jinghua's body, stitched up, knelt directly in front of the hall's gate, sealed with ice.

Once all the Zhou family cultivators had arrived, Zhou Mingde personally stepped forward and addressed the crowd in a loud voice: "Fellow members of the Zhou clan, and all sons-in-law and daughters-in-law of the Zhou family, there is only one matter for which I have summoned you here today: to participate in the clan-wide public trial of a traitor!"

"That's right, you see him now. This traitor is him, the greatest traitor in the history of my Zhou family, the traitor who almost caused the extinction of my Zhou family line, an ungrateful and heartless scoundrel—Yu Jinghua!"

Zhou Mingde pointed excitedly at the ice sculpture on the ground, his tone filled with resentment.

Only older members of the Zhou family like Yu Jinghua truly understand the extent of the losses he caused.

Even though he had personally killed the traitor, he still couldn't get over the hatred in his heart when talking about the harm this person had done to the Zhou family.

As soon as he finished speaking, even those who didn't understand the ice sculpture's identity before suddenly understood.

The crowd erupted in uproar, with most of the cultivators present showing expressions of shock.

In the Zhou family, Yu Jinghua was not a taboo name that could not be mentioned.

On the contrary, in order to make sure that all the clansmen remembered this traitor, the Zhou family has always carried out popular education for the younger generation of clansmen, so that they know who the family’s enemies are.

It was precisely because they had heard about and learned of Yu Jinghua's deeds that these cultivators were so shocked.

They all knew that this traitor, who had once single-handedly split the Zhou family and almost caused the Zhou family's thousand-year-old lineage to be cut off, was a real Golden Core cultivator who had successfully formed his core hundreds of years ago.

Many people even know that the Nascent Soul cultivator, True Person Tianjing, is wanted by this person.

Now, this veteran Golden Core cultivator, who had been in the Core Formation stage for hundreds of years, has actually been found by the Zhou family and exterminated!

Such an astonishing event could not fail to shock those in the know.

After the initial shock, many Zhou family cultivators showed expressions of joy, feeling extremely relieved.

Zhou Daoyi, who was still recovering from his injuries, immediately stepped forward and said in a deep voice, "Elder, Yu Jinghua is a treacherous villain who has forgotten his roots and betrayed his family. He deserves to die! I implore you, Elder, to display his corpse in public and let all the Zhou family cultivators whip it. This will vent our hatred and serve as a warning to future generations not to imitate him and commit such acts of forgetting our ancestors!"

No sooner had the words fallen than Zhou Zhengyong chimed in support, "The Elder is absolutely right, and I also support the Elder's suggestion!"

Seeing that his father had spoken up, Zhou Xinlan, as the son, naturally couldn't stand by and watch any longer, and immediately spoke up to support him.

With these heavyweight family elders taking the lead, many Foundation Establishment and Qi Refining cultivators from the Zhou family also joined in loudly in response.

This scene of surging emotions left the Zhou family's sons-in-law and maternal relatives with fluctuating expressions and inward anxieties.

How could they not know the purpose of summoning them here today?

It's nothing more than killing the monkey to scare the chicken!

Since even a Golden Core cultivator like Yu Jinghua was found and killed for betraying the Zhou family, how could these people possibly survive if they dared to harbor any disloyalty towards the Zhou family?

In this situation, even if they are innocent now, they are still bound to be emotionally disturbed.

Especially Zhang Liang, the son-in-law of the Zhou family.

As the son-in-law with the highest cultivation level in the Zhou family, and who appears to be highly valued by the higher-ups, he has been the subject of much jealousy and comparisons with Yu Jinghua from back then.

Even if he had never harbored any thoughts of betrayal, it was impossible for him not to be shaken by what Yu Jinghua had gone through.

He could even clearly feel that many Zhou family cultivators and relatives of the Zhou family were intentionally or unintentionally looking at him, their gazes containing all sorts of meanings.

Fortunately, he was still a cultivator at the Purple Mansion stage, so even though his heart was in turmoil, he managed to maintain a normal expression.

At this moment, his Daoist partner Zhou Xindie seemed to sense something, and suddenly reached out and grabbed his hand, smiling at him.

Seeing the serene smile on his Daoist partner's face, Zhang Liang quickly calmed down, returned the smile with a gentle nod, and soon composed himself.

Seeing the strong emotions among his clansmen, Zhou Mingde naturally yielded to public opinion and agreed to Zhou Daoyi's request.

So, apart from preserving Yu Jinghua's head, the ice below his neck was quickly thawed, and the stitched-up corpse began to endure the beatings of one Zhou family cultivator after another.

Even though the corpses of Golden Core cultivators were as hard as second-tier demonic beasts, they were quickly covered in whip marks and torn to pieces under the lashing of Zhou family cultivators!

Later on, whether to show their loyalty or to avoid suspicion, some of Zhou's sons-in-law and daughters-in-law also joined in whipping the corpses.

Yu Jinghua, a mid-stage Golden Core cultivator, probably never imagined that his corpse would be whipped by a group of Qi Refining cultivators after his death!

Finally, his body was whipped until only a skeleton remained!

Even so, their remains were not spared. Their flesh was thrown to feed the demon beasts, and their skeletons were dismantled and thrown into the latrines of the Zhou family's mortal clansmen, to be forever filthy by those filth!

This was the Zhou family's punishment for this traitor. Although it wasn't as cruel as burning his soul to the ground, it was still a punishment that would not let him die a good death.

Just as news of the Zhou family's long journey to hunt down and kill the traitor Yu Jinghua began to spread, Zhou Chun also took Yu Jinghua's head, which had been specially protected, to Tianjing Manor to pay respects to the Tianjing Master.

Previously, when the Zhou family was infiltrated by Di Long, the Black Dragon Hall Master of the Hualong Sect, who caused a great disturbance at the Zhou family's mountain gate, Zhou Chun, in order to express his gratitude to the Heavenly Mirror Master for saving him, also came to give gifts and express his thanks.

Although his gift was accepted, he was not able to actually meet the face of the Heavenly Mirror Master.

This time, he brought Yu Jinghua's head to the door again, and Master Tianjing finally received him.

Led by Wang Qingyun, a Golden Core cultivator from Tianjing Manor who had attended his Golden Core Ceremony, Zhou Chun soon met Tianjing Zhenren in a grand hall.

He had met the Heavenly Mirror Master at the "Heavenly Mirror Dharma Assembly." At that time, the other party was an old man with white hair and a youthful face, exuding the demeanor of a highly accomplished Taoist master.

But the Heavenly Mirror Master he saw now, although his face was vaguely similar to the one he had seen before, looked like a black-haired youth.

Clearly, this is the new image of the other party after being possessed.

Zhou Chun had read records of Nascent Soul stage cultivators possessing bodies in some ancient books.

According to the ancient texts, once a Nascent Soul cultivator possesses someone's body, it is equivalent to forming a karmic bond. Therefore, they will generally not deliberately change that person's appearance and will even protect their relatives and friends!

Some speculate that if this is not done, the possessed person's obsession will be difficult to dispel, which will affect the fusion of the Nascent Soul cultivator and the physical body.

In a sense, Zhou Chun is also someone who has been reborn through possession.

Therefore, when he saw the appearance of the Heavenly Mirror Master, he didn't feel too uncomfortable and adapted quickly.

He glanced up at the other person briefly, then quickly bowed respectfully and said, "Junior Zhou Zhengchun greets the True Man. The head of the traitor Yu Jinghua is here; please examine it, True Man!"

As he spoke, he handed over the severed head he was carrying.

Master Tianjing merely glanced at the head to confirm its authenticity, then casually unleashed a golden light that obliterated the head into wisps of smoke.

He then looked at him indifferently and said, "Since your Zhou family was able to kill this traitor, it saves me the trouble of doing it myself. If you have any requests, just say them. As long as they're not too outrageous, I'll grant them!"