Beast Taming Immortal Clan

Chapter 539 The Spring of Spiritual Eyes [Please Subscribe]

The Ancient Dust Pill is indeed a pill that is very suitable for demonic beasts to take.

However, for demonic beasts, the quickest way to increase their cultivation is actually to devour and refine demon cores of the same attribute.

After swallowing a high-grade, third-tier lightning-attribute demon core, the Thunder Dragon could refine at least 70-80% of its power for its own use.

This is more effective than taking seven or eight [Ancient Dust Pills].

Therefore, while Zhou Chun was collecting alchemy materials, he also posted information in the "Tianyuan Palace" about finding a third-tier high-grade lightning-attribute demon beast.

If someone could provide him with accurate information, he could take the Thunder Flood Dragon to kill the demon and obtain its core for free.

However, high-grade third-tier demonic beasts are already hard to find, let alone high-grade third-tier lightning-attribute demonic beasts.

Moreover, he specifically noted that the monsters on the Dolan Grassland did not count.

So although the reward he offered was quite generous, the mission had been posted for many years without anyone actually accepting it.

Now that someone has finally accepted the bounty and provided the information, Zhou Chun is naturally overjoyed.

After understanding the situation, he left Tianyuan Immortal City with the information provided by the old man, and paid half of the reward in advance.

As for having the old man lead the way, the old man certainly wouldn't dare to leave the city alone with a Golden Core cultivator like him.

According to the information provided by the old man, he found the silver lightning leopard in a mountain range near the Dolan Plains.

The reason he was certain it was a high-grade third-tier demonic beast was because he had previously witnessed the Silver Lightning Leopard battling two cultivators at the Purple Mansion stage, one of whom was a late-stage Purple Mansion cultivator.

In this situation where one person was fighting two, it was the two cultivators at the Purple Mansion stage who ultimately escaped!

Upon learning of this, Zhou Chun worried that things might get complicated if he waited too long, so he immediately left Tianyuan Immortal City and headed to the mountain range where the Silver Lightning Leopard had appeared.

Wangyunling is the mountain range where the Silver Lightning Leopard once appeared.

This mountain range stretches for thousands of miles, with the Dolan Grassland on one side and the territory of the Great Zhou Dynasty on the other, forming a natural boundary.

Therefore, there are no sects or families from the Great Zhou Kingdom stationed here, not even any strongholds for independent cultivators.

Monsters roam freely in the mountains, and it is said that fourth-tier monsters may occasionally be born there.

This place thus became an adventure destination for many cultivators of the Great Zhou Kingdom. They ventured deep into the mountains to search for spiritual herbs and minerals and to hunt demonic beasts. Sometimes they would even encounter multi-winged mages who were also on an adventure.

Whenever cultivators from the two races meet in the mountains, a major battle almost always breaks out.

Zhou Chun did not want to cause trouble, so after arriving at Wangyun Ridge, he concealed his cultivation and transformed into a late-stage Purple Mansion cultivator.

With his cultivation level, as long as he doesn't encounter a cultivator of the same level, he's not afraid of his disguise being exposed.

Following the map given to him by the Foundation Establishment elder, he went straight to the location where the Silver Lightning Leopard had previously appeared.

Along the way, Zhou Chun also encountered some ignorant monsters that attacked him, but he killed them all casually and didn't even bother to pick up their corpses.

The only demonic beasts that he can now take a liking to are third-tier demonic beasts, because demonic cores are quite valuable.

Unfortunately, even in a place like Wangyun Ridge, third-tier demonic beasts are extremely rare, and each one is more cunning than the last, rarely showing themselves in front of cultivators at the Purple Mansion stage.

After traveling through the mountains for most of the day, Zhou Chun arrived at the place where the Silver Lightning Leopard and the human cultivators had fought. Many traces of the battle remained, and some of the mountain peaks had been burned to the ground.

Unfortunately, almost a month had passed since the battle, and the traces of the battle had long since dissipated, so Zhou Chun couldn't find any useful information at this time.

He could only resort to the old method, releasing the Wood Spirit Musang, who was skilled at finding things in the mountains and forests, and letting it search for the Silver Lightning Leopard.

Mu Mei and Mu Sang are only one step away from breaking through to the fourth rank, which should have happened in the last ten years or so.

Under normal circumstances, Zhou Chun would not disturb it, so as not to delay its breakthrough time.

But now that Lei Jiao's breakthrough opportunity is at stake, Zhou Chun has no choice but to sacrifice it.

As their cultivation level increases, the Wood Spirit's ability to communicate with plants also becomes stronger, which is very convenient for finding monsters in the mountains and forests.

Before long, it learned from the plants' feedback which direction the silver lightning leopard had gone, and then chased after it.

In less than half a day, it found the lair of the Silver Lightning Leopard and brought back a few medicinal herbs that it had found along the way for Zhou Chun.

"Not bad, not bad, Mu Sang, you've worked hard. In the future, I'll have Bai Bai help you compete for some high-grade spirit wood as a way of repaying you."

Zhou Chun praised and promised his beloved pet with satisfaction, and then had Mu Mei and Mu Sang take him to the lair of the Silver Lightning Leopard.

The Silver Lightning Leopard's lair is located in a mountain stream, which is shrouded in mist all year round.

However, the clouds and mist were not naturally formed, but were created by a pair of second-tier demonic beasts, Cloud Water Leopards, using their innate magical abilities.

These two Cloud Water Leopards must be subordinates of the Silver Lightning Leopard, specifically tasked with guarding its lair.

This shows that the Silver Lightning Leopard was quite intelligent.

After observing from outside the mountain stream for a while, Zhou Chun had an idea.

He then released the Golden Armored Mountain-Carrying Turtle Stone, which burrowed underground to ambush the creature. Afterward, he released the Golden-Winged Tiger, sending it out to provoke the Silver Lightning Leopard.

Roar--

A majestic and domineering tiger roar echoed from the mountains and forests, and a golden-winged tiger with wings sprouted from its ribs appeared outside the mountain stream.

Under the intimidating aura emanating from it, the two Cloud Water Leopards guarding the entrance in the mountain stream trembled all over and lay on the ground, not daring to move.

Immediately afterwards, a flash of silver lightning appeared, and a silver-white leopard covered in silver lightning patterns appeared opposite the Golden-Winged Tiger.

Roar!

After the leopard came out, it roared at the golden-winged tiger that dared to provoke it, intending to drive the golden-winged tiger away.

But the Golden-Winged Tiger was not afraid of it in the slightest. It immediately opened its mouth and spat out a golden beam of light that blasted towards it.

Seeing this, the Silver Lightning Leopard became enraged.

A flash of lightning appeared on its body, and its figure vanished instantly, causing the golden beam of light to miss its target.

Just as Zhou Chun had predicted, he had mastered the Lightning Escape Technique.

Immediately, the silver lightning patterns on the demon's body shone brightly, and a thick bolt of silver-white lightning struck down in front of the Golden-Winged Tiger.

Fortunately, the Golden-Winged Tiger had often fought against the Thunder Flood Dragon Bai Bai, who was skilled in lightning magic, and was already used to such unpredictable attacks.

Just as the lightning was about to strike, it flapped its wings and vanished from its spot using the "Flash Technique," thus avoiding the Silver Lightning Leopard's attack.

This scene startled the Silver Lightning Leopard, which then transformed into a silver-white lightning phantom and pounced on the Golden-Winged Tiger, preparing to engage in close combat.

Little did they know that this was exactly what Zhou Chun wanted.

A Tier 3 superior Silver Lightning Leopard is not easy to kill if it has mastered the Lightning Escape Technique.

Moreover, these kinds of demonic beasts are extremely perceptive. Without mastering a powerful technique to conceal his presence, Zhou Chun dared not appear within ten miles of them, lest they discover him in advance.

At this moment, it actively sought out the Golden-Winged Tiger for close-quarters combat, which was tantamount to giving up its greatest advantage.

Just as it was rejoicing over leaving a ferocious bloodstain on the Golden-Winged Tiger with a single claw, a powerful force of gravity suddenly descended, making it feel as if it were carrying a thousand-pound burden.

Before it could tighten its grip, it used its lightning escape technique to flee, and an earth-yellow light shield enveloped both it and the Golden-Winged Tiger.

Upon realizing it was trapped, the Silver Lightning Leopard hurriedly activated its supernatural powers to try and break through the light barrier. However, its powerful attack, which it was so proud of, had no effect whatsoever when it struck the barrier.

Instead, the Golden-Winged Tiger took the opportunity to release dozens of "Frostbees" from its spatial pouch, which swarmed and froze it into an ice sculpture.

Before it could break free from its frozen state, Zhou Chun arrived at the scene and easily severed its head with a single sword strike, not even giving it a chance to self-destruct its demon core!

After killing the Silver Lightning Leopard, Zhou Chun tidied up the corpse slightly, then put away his spirit pet and went to its lair to check on the situation.

Generally, the lairs of these third-tier high-grade demonic beasts will yield some decent spiritual items.

While Zhou Chun was cleaning up the corpse of the Silver Lightning Leopard, the two Cloud Water Leopards in the mountain stream had already fled far away.

He was too lazy to deal with these small fry, so he simply walked into the cave where the Silver Lightning Leopard had come out.

The cave was not shallow, and it did not seem to be naturally formed, but rather dug out by a monster.

After walking inside for about 15 minutes, Zhou Chun finally reached the deepest part.

Then he was taken aback.

In the deepest part of the cave, there was a spring on the ground, emitting wisps of milky white spiritual mist!

"I never expected there would be a Spirit Eye Spring here! This is truly killing two birds with one stone, we've hit the jackpot!!"

Zhou Chun looked at the spring on the ground with delight. After absorbing just a little bit of the milky white spiritual mist that emerged from the spring, he confirmed its origin and determined that it was the legendary Spirit Eye Spring.

This was the first time Zhou Chun had ever seen such a spiritual object as the Spirit Eye Spring in person.

But in fact, he had heard of the great name of this kind of spirit more than two hundred years ago.

More than two hundred years ago, not long after the Zhou family had established themselves in Jiufeng Ridge, a group of independent cultivators called "Qiyun Alliance" discovered a spiritual spring in Lanzhou.

Unfortunately, due to a series of unforeseen circumstances, this matter was discovered by the Mu family of Biyun Lake, which subsequently triggered a major war between the five major cultivation families and the "Qiyun Alliance".

Ultimately, the Spirit Eye Spring was moved directly by a Golden Core cultivator from the Azure Lotus Temple using a secret technique and placed inside the Azure Lotus Mountain Range.

At the time, Zhou Chun thought that only Golden Core cultivators from major sects were worthy of possessing such items.

Now, with his growing knowledge, he realized that even in major sects, Golden Core cultivators were not worthy of possessing such spiritual items.

The reason is quite simple: even Nascent Soul cultivators need such spiritual items, and they desperately need them!

Once a cultivator reaches the Nascent Soul stage, 99% of Nascent Soul stage cultivators will no longer be able to improve their cultivation or magical power by taking pills.

Because the spiritual objects capable of refining such pills are extremely rare, even if they choose to cooperate in refining pills, they might not be able to refine a single batch of pills even after several hundred years.

Therefore, if a Nascent Soul cultivator wants to improve their magical power, they can only rely on their own hard work and cultivation!

If you want to speed up your cultivation, increasing the concentration of spiritual energy within your cave is undoubtedly the most reliable and effective long-term solution.

Therefore, Nascent Soul stage cultivators will do everything they can to collect various spiritual objects and place them in their caves to increase the concentration of spiritual energy within them.

They would even set up spirit-gathering formations to extract a considerable portion of the spiritual energy from the spiritual veins in order to forcibly increase the concentration of spiritual energy in their caves!

Driven by the intense desire of Nascent Soul cultivators for spiritual objects, even Golden Core cultivators who obtain such spiritual objects usually choose to exchange them for things that are useful to them.

After all, a spiritual eye item can only increase a Golden Core cultivator's meditation and cultivation speed by a factor of 10 or 20% at most. What a Nascent Soul cultivator would exchange for such an item would be at least a mid-grade magic weapon, or even various pills that can improve a Golden Core cultivator's magical power.

Furthermore, secrets don't stay hidden forever. If a Golden Core cultivator obtains a Spirit Eye and keeps it to himself, it's fine as long as no one knows about it. But once the news leaks out, Nascent Soul cultivators will definitely come knocking on his door.

Back then, if you encountered a reasonable person, things would be fine; they would be willing to exchange at the normal price.

Encountering someone who is unreasonable can really be a disaster!

Zhou Chun hadn't yet figured out what to do with the Spirit Eye Spring, but his primary task was definitely to take it away.

To collect the Spirit Eye Spring, the minimum cultivation level required is the Golden Core stage.

Zhou Chun currently meets this standard.

However, in addition to needing the Golden Core stage cultivation level, one also needs to possess the corresponding secret techniques to obtain the Eye of the Spirit Spring.

Zhou Chun thought back and realized that the Zhou family also had such a secret technique, which they had obtained from the secret vault of the "Dongyang Gate" not long ago.

However, he did not record the cultivation method of this secret technique, so he will probably have to go back to the Zhou family to retrieve it, and he will also need to spend some time practicing and familiarizing himself with it.

This means that he is currently unable to take the Spirit Eye Spring away!

"This is really troublesome. Hopefully, nothing will go wrong during this time!"

Zhou Chun glanced at the Spirit Eye Spring beneath his feet and quickly made a decision.

He raised his hand and patted the spirit beast pouch at his waist, releasing the Golden Armored Mountain-Carrying Turtle Stone and the Golden-Winged Tiger. He then gave the two pets some instructions, asking them to guard the Spirit Eye Spring for the time being.

Zhou Chun then hurriedly returned to Tianyuan Immortal City.

After returning to the Immortal City, Zhou Chun visited Lin Hongyu and asked her to go back to the Zhou family to retrieve the secret method for collecting the Spirit Eye Spring. Then he hurriedly returned to the Spirit Eye Spring.

In this round trip, Zhou Chun only spent less than two days, and when he returned, everything at the Spirit Eye Spring was normal.

After that, Zhou Chun stayed at the location of the Spirit Eye Spring while waiting for Lin Hongyu to return.

Unexpectedly, he encountered trouble after only three days of waiting.

On this day, Zhou Chun was cultivating in seclusion in a mountain cave when he suddenly sensed several powerful auras coming from outside the mountain stream.

With a sudden thought, he immediately used the "Insect Puppet Technique" to release a demonic insect to go out and check the situation.

Outside the mountain stream, a Golden Core cultivator in the early stage arrived with three Purple Mansion cultivators.

Upon seeing this, Zhou Chun immediately realized something was wrong.

He didn't know if these people knew about the Spirit Eye Spring or if they had come for the Silver Lightning Leopard.

In either case, the situation is very bad right now.

But Zhou Chun didn't have time to think it over. He quickly released his aura and headed out of the cave.

Ok?

Outside the mountain stream, a middle-aged man with fiery red hair and a ruddy complexion suddenly focused his gaze and waved to signal the three Purple Mansion stage cultivators behind him to stop.

Then Zhou Chun, dressed in a light gold robe, flew out of the mountain stream.

Upon seeing a Golden Core cultivator fly out of what should have been the nest of the Silver Lightning Leopard, the several Purple Mansion cultivators behind the middle-aged man were all taken aback. One of them, a late-stage Purple Mansion cultivator, was filled with surprise and doubt.

The middle-aged man, however, remained remarkably calm. After glancing at Zhou Chun a few times, he looked at him and said in a deep voice, "My name is Wei Yiping, an elder of the Sunset Sect. May I ask how you are addressed?"

"Zhang Liang comes from Tianyuan Immortal City."

Zhou Chun replied calmly.

Then, looking at the middle-aged man Wei Yiping, he said, "Fellow Daoist Wei, you must have come for that Silver Lightning Leopard. If so, you're too late. That beast has already died by my sword!"

Upon hearing this, Wei Yiping first frowned, then nodded and said, "I see. In that case, I must thank Fellow Daoist Zhang for avenging my disciple."

After saying that, he casually added, "But since Fellow Daoist Zhang has already killed that beast, why are you still lingering here?"

Zhou Chun's gaze immediately sharpened.

He then replied casually, "This seems to be none of Fellow Daoist Wei's business!"

Upon hearing this, Wei Yiping gave him a deep look, then smiled gently and said, "That's true. Then I won't disturb Fellow Daoist Zhang any longer. Farewell!"

After saying that, he turned and left with a few younger people.

As Zhou Chun watched the figures of the group disappear into the distance, his eyes gradually darkened.

He had also heard of the Sunset Sect. It was a mid-level sect in the Great Zhou Kingdom, similar to the Spirit Control Sect. Although it did not have a Nascent Soul cultivator in charge, it did have a Golden Core cultivator in the late stage.

The key point is that the sect's mountain gate is not very far from Wangyun Ridge, only about five or six thousand miles away.

Although Wei Yiping has retreated, Zhou Chun knows in his heart that the other party simply doesn't understand his background and isn't confident that he can deal with him alone.

Once the other party returns to Sunset Sect, they will definitely bring their fellow Golden Core cultivators over to forcibly inspect the situation inside the Silver Lightning Leopard's lair.

After all, even a fool would know that anything that could make a Golden Core cultivator specifically stake out this mountain range overrun by demonic beasts must be no ordinary object!

If Sunset Gate finds out that there is a Spirit Eye Spring here, then we'll be in big trouble.

"What should we do?!"

Zhou Chun frowned and lowered his head to think of a solution. In the end, he could only think of one way, which was to find help as well.

In the end, Sunset Sect is just a sect with five or six Golden Core cultivators. If Zhou Chun could find a few Golden Core cultivators to help him guard the Spirit Eye Spring...

Therefore, without knowing what they are guarding, they might not dare to actually fight them.

After all, once you start fighting, you'll be enemies.

For a sect without a Nascent Soul stage cultivator to oversee it, the consequences of offending several Golden Core stage cultivators at the same time would be dire.

At this moment, Zhou Chun also felt a little regretful. If he hadn't let Lin Hongyu go to the family to retrieve the secret technique for collecting the Spirit Eye Spring, but instead let Lin Wan'er go back to retrieve it, the situation would have been much easier.

Unfortunately, there's no going back in life, and now he can only try his best.

Immediately, Zhou Chun continued to have his two spirit pets guard the Spirit Eye Spring, and then he himself quickly headed towards Tianyuan Immortal City.

Compared to the mountain gate of Sunset Gate, Tianyuan Immortal City is undoubtedly closer.

After returning to the Immortal City, Zhou Chun immediately went to see Luo Qingni.

He didn't hide the existence of the Spirit Eye Spring and told the other party the truth about it, asking them to help him guard this treasure.

Upon hearing his request, Luo Qingni secretly envied his luck.

After a moment's thought, he nodded to him and said, "If it's just a force like the Sunset Sect, then it wouldn't be difficult for Fellow Daoist Zhou to protect this Spirit Eye Spring."

After saying that, she looked directly at Zhou Chun and said, "How about this, if Fellow Daoist Zhou is willing to owe Qingni a favor, Qingni can help Fellow Daoist Zhou find another early-stage Golden Core cultivator to guard the Spirit Eye Spring together, and guarantees that the other party will not reveal anything about the Spirit Eye Spring!"

Upon hearing her words, Zhou Chun immediately replied without hesitation, "As long as Fellow Daoist Luo is willing to help, let alone one favor, even two favors would be appreciated!"

He generally doesn't want to owe favors.

But for a treasure like the Spirit Eye Spring, there's nothing to hesitate about.

Seeing that he agreed, Luo Qingni was satisfied and quickly got to work.

Soon after, Zhou Chun led Luo Qingni and a middle-aged man named Cai Yuanzhen to Wangyun Ridge.

Cai Yuanzhen was the helper that Luo Qingni found. He was also a rogue talisman maker who lived in Tianyuan Immortal City and could make third-grade high-quality talismans.

This person owed Luo Qingni a favor, and this time he came to help in order to repay that favor.

After the three of them arrived near the mountain stream, Luo Qingni and Cai Yuanzhen hid in the stream and did not enter the cave.

Zhou Chun had the Golden Armored Mountain Tortoise Stone seal the passage inside the cave, and then sat cross-legged at the cave entrance.

According to Luo Qingni, Cai Yuanzhen was unaware of the Spirit Eye Spring, so as long as Zhou Chun could prevent him from entering the cave, he would fight the Sunset Sect cultivators to repay the favor.

As it turns out, Zhou Chun's concerns were not unfounded.

Just half a day after he returned to the mountain stream with Luo Qingni and Cai Yuanzhen, Wei Yiping, who had left earlier, came to attack again.

This time, the other party was accompanied by a red-haired old man with mid-stage Golden Core cultivation, who should be another elder of Sunset Sect.

This person clearly did not expect that Zhou Chun would invite two Golden Core stage helpers so quickly.

When they saw that there were two more Golden Core cultivators besides Zhou Chun in the mountain stream, both Wei Yiping and the red-haired old man's faces darkened.

"Why has Fellow Daoist Wei returned?"

Zhou Chun looked calmly at the two elders of the Sunset Sect and asked, seemingly knowing the answer already.

Faced with his question, Wei Yiping's eyes flickered, and he secretly communicated with the red-haired old man next to him.

It's unclear what the two exchanged telepathically, but soon Wei Yiping's expression changed, and he glared at Zhou Chun with a murderous look, saying, "Fellow Daoist Zhang, since you killed that Silver Lightning Leopard, it seems our sect's heirloom has fallen into your hands. If you hand over the treasure, everything will be fine; otherwise, don't blame us for being impolite!"

After speaking, he turned his gaze to Luo Qingni and Cai Yuanzhen, and said with a threatening tone, "Fellow Daoists, this is a private matter between my Sunset Sect and this Zhang fellow. I hope you two will not interfere!"

This fabricated charge immediately made Zhou Chun laugh in anger.

He couldn't help but sneer, "Could a mediocre sect like the Sunset Sect possibly possess any heirlooms? If they truly do, I, Zhang, would like to see for myself!"

Upon hearing his words, the two elders of the Sunset Sect immediately turned angry.

The red-haired elder, who hadn't uttered a word, immediately glared at him and roared, "Youngster, how dare you underestimate my Sunset Sect?"

"What? You want to fight? I, Zhang, am ready to fight to the bitter end!"

Zhou Chun, showing no sign of weakness, spoke in a deep voice, and as he spoke, he had already summoned his natal magic weapon, the Myriad Transformations Golden Cauldron.

After nearly ten years of cultivation and nurturing, the power of this magic weapon has increased significantly. Its appearance at this moment caused a hint of fear to appear in the eyes of the red-haired old man.

But the other party was, after all, a mid-stage Golden Core cultivator. How could he remain unmoved in the face of such blatant provocation?

He immediately sneered, "Hmph, then let me see what you're really made of!"

Before he finished speaking, a burst of fire shot out of his mouth and transformed into a crimson longsword magic weapon, a mid-grade magic weapon.

"go!"

The red-haired old man let out a low shout, and his long sword magic weapon shone brightly with crimson light, instantly transforming into a crimson streak that slashed towards Zhou Chun.

At the same time, he raised his hand and summoned a ball of red and yellow flames, which, under his control, transformed into a one-horned fire wolf and pounced on Zhou Chun.

As the two began to make their move, Luo Qingni and Cai Yuanzhen also instantly attacked the red-haired old man and Wei Yiping.

Zhou Chun had already communicated with the two elders telepathically before making his move, telling them not to worry about their safety and to focus all their efforts on attacking the two Sunset Sect elders.

Faced with the red-haired old man's attack, Zhou Chun waved his sleeve, and the [Taibai Dragon-Slaying Sword] transformed into a silver-white sword rainbow, clashing with the crimson streak. As the swords clashed, countless blades and sword energies burst forth, and for a time, it was difficult to determine which was superior.

Then Zhou Chun pointed a finger, and golden light surged from the [Myriad Transformations Golden Cauldron], a golden beam of light piercing through the air and striking the one-horned fire wolf.

The unicorn fire wolf was also shattered into several balls of flame by this attack, which were then reassembled under the control of the red-haired old man.

To completely extinguish such true fire magic in one strike requires overwhelming power. Unless Zhou Chun unleashes the "Taiyin Extinction Divine Light", it won't be so easy to completely extinguish it.

But they currently have a numerical advantage, and it's not a life-or-death struggle, so he naturally doesn't need to rush to use his trump card.

He immediately unleashed his most frequently used magical treasures and supernatural powers to engage in fierce combat with the red-haired old man.

The red-haired old man only realized after he took action that Zhou Chun was far more troublesome than he had imagined.

He originally thought that Zhou Chun, a Golden Core cultivator who didn't even dare to reveal his origins, must be from a small sect or family, or even a rogue cultivator.

Even if such people have some skills and treasures, how strong can they really be?

But once they started, they realized that Zhou Chun's skills were truly extraordinary.

In terms of magical treasures, the Taibai Dragon-Slaying Sword is in no way inferior to his natal magical treasure, which he has cultivated for hundreds of years. The golden cauldron that looks like a low-grade magical treasure is also far more powerful than any low-grade magical treasure.

In terms of supernatural powers, Zhou Chun actually possesses two innate supernatural powers, one offensive and one defensive, and both are extremely powerful.

If he hadn't been at the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm and hadn't cultivated two remarkable divine abilities, the red-haired old man felt he might have been defeated by Zhou Chun!

Therefore, the more he fought, the more alarmed he became, and the more uncertain he felt.

Finally, when Wei Yiping was injured and begged for help from Luo Qingni and her companion, he quickly seized the opportunity and shouted, "What kind of skill is it to bully the weak with numbers? I'll remember this grudge today. Don't let me run into you alone again!"

After uttering these harsh words, he hurriedly led Wei Yiping away from the area.

Zhou Chun, mindful of the existence of the Spirit Eye Spring, naturally didn't give chase. He simply said coldly to the two fleeing individuals, "This is just a warning. If you dare to provoke me again, be careful, or I might find myself relaxing near the Sunset Gate's mountain gate one day!"

Hearing his threatening words, both the red-haired old man and Wei Yiping were furious, but dared not say anything more harsh.

This is the most embarrassing part for a mid-level sect like theirs.

Offending or killing a Golden Core cultivator will inevitably affect the entire sect and implicate many disciples.

Therefore, unless the benefits are too tempting, they usually won't easily offend a Golden Core cultivator of unknown origin.

Although they now know there are treasures in this mountain stream, they do not know what the treasures are, and having witnessed Zhou Chun's strength and connections, they naturally dare not offend Zhou Chun again, lest it bring irreparable consequences to their sect.

"It seems they've learned their lesson and won't be coming back this time!"

Inside the mountain stream, seeing the two elders of the Sunset Sect threatened by Zhou Chun and unable to reply, Luo Qingni couldn't help but smile slightly and express her own opinion.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chun nodded slightly and said, "I hope so. However, I would appreciate it if Fellow Daoists Luo and Cai could stay here and keep watch for me for a few more days!"

"It's nothing, Fellow Daoist Zhang, you don't need to be so polite."

Because Cai Yuanzhen was also present, Luo Qingni did not address Zhou Chunzhen by name.

As Luo Qingni had predicted, the Sunset Sect cultivators did not attempt to probe further, clearly out of fear of Zhou Chun's threat, and chose to give up.

The commotion caused by the previous battle attracted some cultivators who were adventuring in Wangyun Ridge to come and check the situation, but Zhou Chun easily dispersed them.

Seven more days passed, and Lin Hongyu finally arrived at the place with the jade slip that Zhou Chun needed.

The rest was simple. Zhou Chun had three Golden Core cultivators protect him outside while he went into the cave to study the secret technique for collecting the Spirit Eye Spring.

After he had devoted himself to studying the secret technique for a month and was confident in his abilities, he asked Luo Qingni to take Cai Yuanzhen away from the valley first, so as not to make too much noise when he collected the Spirit Eye Spring and let Cai Yuanzhen, who was nearby, notice anything.

(End of this chapter)