Beast Taming Immortal Clan

Chapter 548 A Genius with Top-Tier Wind Attribute Spiritual Root [Please Subscribe]

In the wilderness, at the Jade Valley outpost.

Zhou Chun arrived here in less than a day after receiving the news.

In order to get here as quickly as possible, he even conscripted Lei Jiao, whose injuries had not yet fully healed, and sent him directly through the underground sewers.

The reason he rushed over was because of a baby, a baby who had just turned one month old!

This baby's status is indeed quite distinguished.

Her father was Xu Fu, an honorary elder of the Zhou family, and her mother was Zhou Yuanyuan, a core member of the Zhou family.

But these things alone are clearly not enough to make Zhou Chun so anxious and excited.

The reason for all of this is because of this baby's extraordinary spiritual talent!

According to the message sent by Zhou Daoquan, this baby is likely to have the legendary top-grade spiritual root aptitude, and it is also a wind-attribute spiritual root that inherited the spiritual root attribute of its father, Xu Fu!

It has top-grade spiritual root aptitude, and it's even wind attribute!

The combination of these two points has a very special significance for Zhou Chun.

So after learning the news, he immediately rushed to the Caiyushan stronghold as quickly as possible to verify the matter himself.

Upon arriving at the Caiyu Mountain stronghold, he didn't say much, but went straight to Zhou Daoquan and Xu Fu who came to greet him, saying, "Where is the child? Take me to see him quickly!"

"The child is currently being cared for by her mother. This junior will take you there, clan leader."

Xu Fu responded with a smile and immediately led the way.

He was also very excited at that moment.

If my daughter truly has top-tier spiritual root aptitude, then she's guaranteed to be a Golden Core cultivator in the future, and there's even a good chance she'll reach the Nascent Soul stage!

And then he will naturally be able to gain status through his daughter and escape his current awkward situation.

Given his age and aptitude, he might actually be able to aspire to the Golden Core realm in the future!

Thus, under Xu Fu's guidance, Zhou Chun quickly arrived at his cave dwelling and met Zhou Yuanyuan and her daughter.

"This junior greets the clan leader and welcomes your presence to my humble abode."

When Zhou Yuanyuan saw Zhou Chun, her face lit up with joy, and she quickly hugged her daughter and bowed to greet her.

She wasn't stupid; the fact that Zhou Chun rushed over so quickly after hearing the news showed how much she valued her daughter.

If her daughter's spiritual root aptitude is correct, she should have no problem obtaining spiritual objects to assist in opening her Purple Mansion, thanks to her daughter's status!

Zhou Chun ignored Zhou Yuanyuan's words and immediately looked at the baby in her arms.

The baby girl, who was only a month old, did not cry or fuss when she saw him, a stranger. She looked at him with her dark little eyes and even had a smile on her lips.

Zhou Chun didn't even need to perform a spirit test to sense the extraordinary spirituality within the baby girl. He could tell at a glance that she was definitely a child with spiritual root aptitude!

This feeling was something I had never experienced before, not even when I met Zhou Xinyan and Zhou Yuanyuan, who both possessed superior spiritual root aptitude.

Perhaps it was related to his low cultivation level at the time, but the special nature of this baby girl cannot be denied.

Seeing this, he couldn't help but exclaim in admiration, "Truly a natural supernatural phenomenon, extraordinary indeed!"

Then Zhou Yuanyuan placed the baby girl in the cradle, and he personally performed the "Spirit Testing Technique" to test her spiritual roots.

As the white ball of light formed by the "Spirit Testing Technique" fell into the baby girl's body, a dazzling bluish-white spiritual light immediately emanated from her body, instantly illuminating the entire room and creating a gentle breeze.

Such extraordinary phenomena are definitely not something that someone with a superior spiritual root aptitude could possess.

"A field filled with spiritual light, accompanied by a gentle breeze—such extraordinary natural phenomena truly confirm that this is the legendary top-grade spiritual root talent!"

With a flick of his sleeve, Zhou Chun dispersed the spiritual light that filled the room, and then, with a joyful expression, announced his test results.

Even if you've never eaten pork, you've still seen a pig walk.

Although the Zhou family has never produced a member with top-grade spiritual root aptitude in its more than 1,000-year history, there are still records about top-grade spiritual root aptitude in ancient texts.

In many of the books about spiritual root aptitude that Zhou Chun had seen, there were special records of top-grade spiritual root aptitude.

That is, when any kind of top-grade spiritual root is tested, a phenomenon of spiritual light filling the field will appear. This is a phenomenon that is completely different from the test of high-grade spiritual root aptitude.

Then, depending on the different attributes of the spiritual root, there will be strange phenomena that are like a gentle breeze.

Now that Xu Fu and Zhou Yuanyuan's daughter have both exhibited these two extraordinary phenomena recorded in ancient texts, it undoubtedly confirms the fact that she possesses the top-grade spiritual root aptitude of the wind attribute!

Clearly, the result given by Zhou Chun, a Golden Core cultivator, is more authoritative.

After hearing his words, Xu Fu and Zhou Yuanyuan, who had been somewhat apprehensive, immediately beamed with joy, their hearts filled with happiness and excitement.

Zhou Daoquan, standing to the side, also wore a broad smile and exclaimed, "I never imagined that I would witness a genius with top-grade spiritual root aptitude emerge in my family in this lifetime! My life has truly been worthwhile! Heaven has blessed my Zhou family!"

"Truly, Heaven blesses the Zhou family! The appearance of such a talented member proves that the Zhou family is destined for great prosperity!!"

Zhou Chun also spoke excitedly.

He used to have no feeling about the phrases like "God bless the Zhou family" that Zhou Mingde and other elders in the family always said.

However, the birth of a genius with top-grade wind-attribute spiritual root in the Zhou family makes him feel that there might really be some kind of destiny at play!

Within the entire Zhou family, only he and a few others, including Zhou Mingde, knew just how important a genius with a top-grade wind-attribute spiritual root was to the Zhou family.

That was definitely not some genius with a guaranteed Golden Core stage cultivation level, but a great opportunity that would allow the Zhou family to take several big steps forward in terms of its heritage.

It might even be a great opportunity for Zhou Chun to break through to the Nascent Soul stage in the future!

Overwhelmed with emotion, Zhou Chun looked at Xu Fu and Zhou Yuanyuan and said, "This girl probably hasn't been named yet, right? In that case, I'll take the liberty of naming her Zhou Zhiying. I hope that when she grows up, she will become a heroine of our Zhou family!"

Zhou Chun usually wouldn't overstep his bounds in such matters. For example, when Zhou Zhengyong asked him to name his son Zhou Xinlan, he refused.

The fact that he took the initiative to make this request shows how excited he was and how much he valued the baby girl in front of him.

Since he had taken the initiative to make this request, Xu Fu and his wife Zhou Yuanyuan naturally would not refuse.

The couple exchanged a glance, then smiled respectfully and replied, "On behalf of our daughter Ying'er, we thank the clan leader for bestowing this name upon her!"

"Well, you two will raise Na Ying'er for now. Once she begins her cultivation, I will personally take her as my disciple."

Zhou Chun nodded and then made a decision that greatly surprised Xu Fu and his wife.

After speaking, he looked at the people present with a serious expression and said, "Also, remember this: from now on, Ying'er's true spiritual root aptitude will be a top secret of the Zhou family. To the outside world, we will only say that she has a superior spiritual root aptitude!"

"Yes, I will obey the clan chief's orders!"

The three men, including Zhou Daoquan, were all startled and agreed in unison.

After Zhou Zhiying fell asleep, Zhou Chun called the overjoyed Xu Fu and Zhou Yuanyuan to a quiet room for a private talk.

He first glanced at the couple, then said, "Ying'er is exceptionally talented. It would be a waste of her talent to leave her in your care. In the future, it will be better for me and the Supreme Elder to personally teach and nurture her, so as not to waste her talent and to better protect her. Do you understand this?"

Upon hearing this, Xu Fu immediately replied, "This junior understands. It is a blessing for Ying'er to be able to become the clan chief's disciple, and my wife and I are naturally more than happy to do so."

Hearing her Daoist partner say this, Zhou Yuanyuan quickly echoed, "My husband is absolutely right. Since Ying'er has been valued by you, the clan leader, and taken as your disciple, it is an immense blessing for her. We are more than grateful, how could we not understand!"

"It's good that you understand."

Zhou Chun nodded in satisfaction, then looked at the two of them and continued, "As the saying goes, a mother's status rises with her son's. Since you two have given birth to such a gifted descendant, the family naturally cannot treat you unfairly."

As he spoke, his gaze fell on Zhou Yuanyuan and he said, "When Ying'er formally becomes my disciple, I will bestow upon her a Purple Dust Pill as a gift for her becoming a disciple."

Zhou Yuanyuan understood the meaning of these words perfectly. Overjoyed, she quickly expressed her gratitude, saying, "This junior thanks the clan leader for his kindness."

Seeing this, Xu Fu was both happy for his Daoist partner and filled with trepidation and anticipation as he looked at Zhou Chun.

If his Daoist partner Zhou Yuanyuan has gained so much, there's no reason why he shouldn't have gained anything!

After all, judging from the daughter's wind-attribute spiritual root aptitude, she should have inherited more of her father's aptitude.

Faced with his expectant gaze, Zhou Chun hesitated for a moment before nodding and saying, "Yes, and Xu Fu, if you wish to form your core in the future, I will gift you a spiritual item for that purpose!"

Upon hearing this, Xu Fu's eyes lit up with joy, and he hurriedly bowed and thanked him, saying, "I am deeply grateful for the clan leader's kindness."

Because of his background, he had never been valued or treated well before. Even the spiritual objects that assisted in opening the Purple Mansion were something he had to fight hard and risk his life to obtain.

Without family support, even if he dared to fight, he would have almost no chance of forming a core on his own.

Now that Zhou Chun was willing to promise him a Core Formation spiritual item, how could he not be overjoyed?

This also reaffirms one thing: it's better to be born well than to do well!

Some people, like Xu Fu, are talented, capable, and daring. Although they eventually achieve remarkable success, their potential is already predetermined.

Some people, like his daughter Zhou Zhiying, possess everything they have even when they are just born, exceeding the limits that their father could achieve in a lifetime!

Now he can only be thankful that this is his daughter, and that he can share some of the benefits from her in the future.

Zhou Chun didn't stop there. He continued to bombard the couple with more information, saying, "Both of you have excellent aptitudes. As long as you serve the family well, you two might have the opportunity to glimpse even higher realms after Ying'er reaches the Core Formation stage. Don't waste your time!"

This could be described as empty promises, but the problem is that these promises are real enough to be seen.

Moreover, Zhou Zhiying is their daughter, and she will definitely not forget to help her parents when she achieves success in the future.

Therefore, Xu Fu and his wife Zhou Yuanyuan firmly believed in Zhou Chun's promise and were both extremely excited at that moment.

Just as Zhou Chun said, the two of them are not hopeless cases. On the contrary, both of them are among the top in the Zhou family in terms of aptitude and cultivation. As long as the family is willing to help them, their future achievements will definitely not be low.

Perhaps the reason we helped them before was simply because we lacked a convincing reason.

However, if their daughter successfully forms her core in the future, and with Master Zhou Chun backing them up, it will be no problem for them to make good use of the family resources to help the two of them. They are not afraid of being questioned by the clansmen!

The two of them were immediately filled with gratitude towards Zhou Chun, expressing their thanks again and again.

But the two of them could never have imagined that the pie Zhou Chun was making for them didn't require the Zhou family to contribute any of the ingredients, and wouldn't use any of the Zhou family's own resources at all!

Even if Zhou Chun doesn't make empty promises to them now, they will definitely have that opportunity in the future!

Zhou Chun used information asymmetry to pull off a little trick this time.

After ensnaring Xu Fu and Zhou Yuanyuan with tangible benefits and promises, Zhou Chun did not linger at the Caiyu Mountain stronghold and quickly returned to Jingguo.

He had actually considered taking Zhou Zhiying and Xu Fu back to Jingguo, where it might be safer.

But Zhou Chun was more worried that Xu Fu would take a risk and abduct his daughter after returning home, taking her to join a powerful force.

If such a thing were to happen, even if it ultimately fails, it would have very difficult consequences to handle.

Therefore, after careful consideration, Zhou Chun decided to leave the couple at the Caiyu Mountain base.

However, for the safety of Xiao Zhou Zhiying, Zhou Chun specifically instructed Zhou Yuanyuan not to let her daughter out of her sight or leave the Caiyushan base.

Since it concerned her future path, Zhou Yuanyuan naturally took the matter very seriously and readily agreed.

To ensure everything went smoothly, Zhou Chun deliberately left the Golden Armor Mountain-Carrying Turtle Stone at the Jade Mountain stronghold for cultivation, and entrusted the item to awaken it to Zhou Yuanlian and Zhou Daoquan.

In this way, even if a fourth-tier demonic beast attacks the stronghold, the Golden Armor Mountain-Carrying Turtle Stone can protect Zhou Zhiying when necessary.

Upon returning to her family, Zhou Chun immediately shared the good news with Zhou Mingde.

As he expected, when he heard that Zhou Zhiying was indeed a top-grade wind-attribute spiritual root, Zhou Mingde was so excited that his face turned red, and he kept praising her.

After praising her, he suddenly seemed to remember something and looked at Zhou Chun with a puzzled expression, asking, "Since that little girl truly possesses top-tier spiritual root talent, why don't you bring her back for me to see? Besides, the wilderness is ultimately not a safe place; it's safer and more reliable to keep such a genius by our side!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chun immediately expressed his concerns and arrangements.

After listening to Zhou Chun's explanation, Zhou Mingde, though still regretful that he couldn't meet the most talented member of the Zhou family in history as soon as possible, nodded understandingly and said, "Zheng Chun, your concerns are indeed reasonable. Let's do as you have arranged for now. After that little girl begins to learn cultivation, we can take her under our wing and train her properly!"

Seeing that he understood, Zhou Chun couldn't help but smile and say, "That's right. With Ying'er's spiritual root talent, as long as we properly train and nurture her, we can help her establish her foundation in her twenties, open her Purple Mansion in her fifties or sixties, and perfect her Purple Mansion before she turns one hundred and fifty. Then we can let her go to that secret island to obtain the inheritance of the cave master!"

"If we could gain control of that secret island, not only would our Zhou family obtain the inheritance of a powerful late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, but we would also acquire a secret realm that continuously produces abundant spiritual resources!"

"By then, the true strength of my Zhou family will be no less than that of those major sects. Given time, we will surely become a renowned Nascent Soul family that will be famous throughout the countries!"

As he finished speaking, a fiery glint appeared in Zhou Chun's eyes.

Zhou Chun couldn't say for sure how many treasures were still inside that secret island.

However, judging from the harvest in the small herb garden left to him, there must be quite a few spiritual herbs growing in the other herb gardens there as well.

It might even be more than enough to support several Golden Core cultivators to the late Golden Core stage!

If Zhou Zhiying can inherit the mantle of the master of the secret island and become the master of the secret island, then Zhou Chun, as her master and the head of the Zhou family, and the one who bestowed this fortune upon her, should rightfully share the benefits with her.

It's hard to say what else will happen, but with the abundant spiritual resources inside, cultivating to the late stage of the Golden Core realm should be no problem at all.

If things were even better, the master of the secret cave would have left an opportunity for his successor to form a Nascent Soul, so Zhou Chun would have the opportunity to form a Nascent Soul in the future!

"A family specializing in Nascent Soul cultivation..."

Zhou Mingde muttered to himself, then looked at Zhou Chun with longing and anticipation, saying, "If I could truly witness the Zhou family become a Nascent Soul family, even if I were to die on the spot, I could still hold my head high and face my ancestors!!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chun immediately replied with a smile, "Then you must live well, sir! Perhaps we won't just be an ordinary Nascent Soul family; in the future, our Zhou family might even become a Nascent Soul family with several Nascent Soul cultivators and a fifth-tier demon king!"

After saying that, they both laughed, laughing very happily.

In the years that followed, Zhou Chun took advantage of Lei Jiao Bai Bai's recovery from his injuries to begin extracting dragon blood from him to cultivate the fourth level of the "Dragon Transformation Secret Technique".

At the same time, Lei Jiao began to infiltrate some of the demonic beasts raised by the Zhou family, hoping to add several more dragon-descended demonic beasts to the Zhou family.

During this time, Zhou Mingde still couldn't resist the urge to visit Zhou Zhiying in the wilderness and personally tested her spiritual root aptitude once again!

Five years have passed in the blink of an eye.

Five years later, Zhou Chun finally succeeded in cultivating the fourth level of the "Dragon Transformation Secret Technique". When he used the "Beast Spirit Fusion Technique" with Lei Jiao Bai Bai, they were much more compatible than before.

The key point is that after years of refinement, his natal magic weapon, the [Myriad Transformations Golden Cauldron], finally advanced to a mid-grade magic weapon after he incorporated a large amount of iron essence from the broken blade he bought at the auction!

It's not particularly rare in the cultivation world for someone to refine their natal magic weapon to the level of a mid-grade magic weapon at the early stage of the Golden Core cultivation.

As long as they didn't cut corners too much when refining their natal magic weapon, those veteran Golden Core cultivators could achieve this through years of experience.

However, cultivators like Zhou Chun, who achieved this within just twenty years of refining their natal magic weapon, are extremely rare.

If things continue like this, he could cultivate this natal magic weapon for another one or two hundred years, and perhaps even have the chance to upgrade it into a high-grade magic weapon!

At the same time, although it has only been a few years since he was introduced to the Zhou family, Lei Jiao has already cultivated three new dragon-born demon beasts by virtue of his powerful bloodline and cultivation.

These three types of dragon-born monsters are the Wind and Thunder Dragon Lizards, which are mutated from horned lizards. They possess both wind and thunder attribute spells and can unleash wind blades and lightning spells. Their combat capabilities far surpass those of most low-level monsters!

The second type is the Dragon Scale Water-Splitting Deer, which is a mutation of the Eight-Horned Water-Splitting Deer. Compared to the original Eight-Horned Water-Splitting Deer, it has grown silver-white dragon scales on its body, greatly improving its defense and endurance. It can also release lightning magic with the antlers on its head, and its strength has also undergone a qualitative change!

The third type is a monster called the One-Horned Wind Chaser Steed, which the Zhou family had only recently tamed!

These unicorn Wind Chasers originally had a considerable chance of advancing to the second tier. One of them, a first-tier superior unicorn Wind Chasers, was tainted by the white dragon aura of the Thunder Flood Dragon and actually transformed into a dragon-born demon beast, thus breaking through to the second tier.

This second-tier unicorn Wind Chaser also possesses both wind and thunder attributes, and its body is covered with silver-white dragon scales, making it look very majestic and spirited. Its combat ability is stronger than many mid-level demon beasts, and its flight speed is faster than many flying demon beasts of the same tier!

Zhou Chun named it "Chifeng Dianlongju" and listed it as a breed that the Zhou family would not sell to outsiders.

The appearance of these three powerful dragon-born monsters also confirmed Zhou Chun's previous speculation.

The stronger the dragon itself, the easier it is to successfully corrupt other demonic beasts. Moreover, the stronger the dragon's bloodline, the greater the increase in the strength of the demonic beasts it successfully corrupts.

It's still early, and only three types of dragon-born monsters have been successfully infected so far.

If this process continues, Lei Jiao Bai Bai will surely be able to create even more varieties of dragon-born monsters for the Zhou family!

Through generations of immersion and transformation, the bloodlines of these dragon-born monsters eventually stabilized, allowing them to pass on their dragon bloodline like dragon-scaled horses and dragon-clawed giant lizards.

However, for the time being, this kind of infiltration and alienation must stop.

Because Lei Jiao Bai Bai's injuries had been completely healed, and Zhou Chun had successfully cultivated the fourth level of the "Dragon Transformation Secret Technique" and refined his natal magic weapon [Myriad Transformation Golden Cauldron] into a mid-grade magic weapon, Zhou Chun was preparing to travel to the Great Zhou Kingdom again to settle a grudge that should have been settled long ago!

(End of this chapter)