Beast Taming Immortal Clan

Minglei Market.

After a heated negotiation with Zhou Chun, Wang Long successfully changed the exchange condition from three high-grade third-tier thunder talismans to two high-grade third-tier thunder talismans and one low-grade third-tier thunder talisman.

As agreed by both parties, Zhou Chun provided the specific location of the Thunderworm Beast and led the Wang family's cultivators there to hunt the beast.

To obtain the agreed-upon Thunder Talisman, the Wang family cultivators must personally witness the Thunder Worm Beast.

Zhou Chun naturally had no objection to this.

His original intention wasn't for a few thunder talismans, so why would he care about such things?

Besides, as long as he kills Wang Jun, who went to hunt the Thunderworm Beast, the Thunder Talisman will still fall into his hands.

As for why Zhou Chun was so certain that the Wang family would send Wang Jun to hunt the Thunderworm Beast, it was related to the current situation of the Wang family.

Currently, the Wang family, including Wang Jun, has a total of four Golden Core cultivators from within the family and three Golden Core cultivators from relatives outside the family.

Of the four Golden Core stage cultivators from the Wang family, only Wang Jun possessed the aptitude for lightning-attribute spiritual roots and cultivated lightning-attribute techniques.

As for the other three relatives of the emperor who were Golden Core cultivators, although one of them had the aptitude of lightning-attribute spiritual roots, it is said that he suffered an incurable internal injury due to cultivating supernatural powers and needed to rely on a treasure in Thunder Cliff Valley to suppress the injury, so he was unable to leave the gate of Thunder Cliff Valley for a long time.

Therefore, once Wang Long reports the news of the Thunderworm Beast, the current patriarch of the Wang family, who is also Wang Jun's father, will most likely give this opportunity to his son.

With Wang Jun's Golden Core stage cultivation, taking down a third-tier Thunderworm Beast would be a piece of cake!

In short, after agreeing on the exchange terms with Zhou Chun, Wang Long asked Zhou Chun to wait in the market while he personally returned to the Thunder Cliff Valley gate to report the transaction to the Wang family patriarch, also taking the "Phantom Pearl" that Zhou Chun had given him with him.

In Wang Long's view, the clan chief could not possibly disagree with the deal.

If he could actually hunt down a third-tier [Thunderworm Beast], Wang Long would have made a great contribution, and then he might even have a chance to obtain a precious Core Formation spiritual item!

As Zhou Chun had predicted, everything went exactly as he had expected.

Wang Long returned after being gone for about half a day, accompanied by Wang Jun, a Golden Core cultivator.

Logically speaking, Wang Jun had met Zhou Chun at the exchange meeting in Tianyuan Immortal City before, so he should be familiar with his aura.

However, the [Hundred Illusion Pearl] has the effect of simulating and changing the owner's aura, so Zhou Chun specially cultivated a rather sophisticated aura-concealing technique.

With the combined effects of magical artifacts and secret techniques, as long as Zhou Chun doesn't make a move, Wang Jun would have a hard time discerning his true identity unless he possesses an extremely powerful spiritual eye ability.

Given that Fang Cai has been in Core Formation for decades, such a thing is unlikely to happen.

Therefore, Zhou Chun acted very naturally when she met with him.

After both parties reaffirmed the terms of the transaction, Wang Jun quickly looked at Zhou Chun and asked, "Fellow Daoist Qi, the [Thunderworm Beast] recorded in your Illusion Pearl seems to be fighting a demon beast of the same level. Could you tell me what happened at that time?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chun immediately replied respectfully, "Reporting to Senior Wang, the deer demon that fought the [Thunderworm Beast] seemed to be a mid-grade third-tier demon beast, the [Horned Wood Deer]. When I was secretly spying on the two demon beasts, I was inadvertently discovered by the [Horned Wood Deer], which frightened the two beasts away!"

At this point, he quickly added, "However, I can confirm that the [Thunderworm Beast]'s lair is in that area, because I later discovered several tunnels dug by this beast underground in that region!"

Upon hearing his answer, Wang Jun narrowed his eyes, then stared intently at him and said, "Then tell me, where did you find these two demonic beasts?"

"this……"

Zhou Chun hesitated, as if he had some concerns.

Seeing his expression, Wang Jun's eyes immediately turned cold, and he coldly looked at him and said, "What? Fellow Daoist Qi, do you not trust me? Are you afraid I'll go back on my word?"

"This junior wouldn't dare!"

Zhou Chun quickly lowered his head.

After a moment of silence, he said in a low voice, "Senior Wang, you are wise. I discovered the Thunderworm Beast on an island within the Black Mist Swamp!"

"So it's inside the Black Mist Swamp?"

A glint flashed in Wang Jun's eyes, and then he nodded slightly, saying, "That's true. A place like the Black Mist Swamp is indeed very suitable for demonic beasts like the Thunderworm Beast to inhabit and hide!"

After saying that, he looked at Zhou Chun and said, "Then Fellow Daoist Qi, please take me to the Black Mist Swamp. As long as we can kill that [Thunderworm Beast], you will receive every penny of the benefits you are entitled to!"

"Yes, junior obeys."

Zhou Chun's spirits lifted, and he immediately left Minglei Market with Wang Jun.

The journey from Minglei Market to Black Mist Marsh was quite long, and Wang Jun did not want to waste any more time on the way, so he took the initiative to use his magic weapon to carry Zhou Chun to Black Mist Marsh.

The magic weapon he unleashed was a silver spear, and judging from its aura, it was a mid-grade magic weapon, but it was not his natal magic weapon.

However, this was not enough to make Zhou Chun wary.

As the only Golden Core cultivator with a lightning-attribute spiritual root in the Wang family, Wang Jun must be very much favored by the Wang family patriarch, so it's normal for him to be given some of the magic treasures he used before.

Even if Wang Jun were to bring out a top-grade magic weapon, Zhou Chun wouldn't be surprised.

Of course, top-grade magic treasures are impossible. Not to mention that even the Wang family patriarch himself could use such treasures, even with Wang Jun's cultivation at the early stage of the Golden Core realm, it would be difficult for him to unleash the power of such magic treasures.

Even if Wang Jun possesses excellent magical artifacts, Zhou Chun, having come prepared, is very confident that he can take him down.

After traveling for more than a day, Wang Jun and Zhou Chun stopped in a market town near the Black Mist Marsh to rest for half a day and recover their magical power.

Once Wang Jun had fully restored his magical power, he allowed Zhou Chun to lead the way into the Black Mist Swamp.

Zhou Chun spent a considerable amount of time in the Black Mist Swamp, and it can be said that he explored about 80-90% of the area.

After bringing Wang Jun inside, he didn't linger at all and immediately took him to the place where Lei Jiao Bai Bai had transformed into a dragon years ago.

After all, when he used the "Phantom Bead" to record video before, he also recorded some of the terrain and environment, so he couldn't let it slip here.

"This is the place. This is the island where I found the Thunderworm Beast."

On an island, Zhou Chun brought Wang Jun there and then pointed to the island below to explain the situation.

In fact, after so many years, the island's environment is completely different from before. You can see traces of battles in many places. Now, the island's masters are two second-tier demon crocodiles.

However, the general terrain still corresponds somewhat to the scenes he left in the "Phantom Pearl".

Therefore, after carefully examining the document, Wang Jun did not suspect that he was lying.

After carefully examining the island with his divine sense, he suddenly looked at Zhou Chun and asked, "Fellow Daoist Qi, do you have a way to find that [Thunderworm Beast]?"

"Well... I've read about it in the ancient texts. It says that the Thunderworm Beast occasionally comes to the ground during thunderstorms to absorb the power of heavenly lightning. Perhaps we can wait for a thunderstorm and see what happens!"

After a slight hesitation, Zhou Chun whispered his opinion.

Hearing this, Wang Jun, who had still harbored some concerns, was completely relieved and chuckled, saying, "Hehe, Fellow Daoist Qi's idea coincides with mine. Let's wait and see!"

Then, instead of dealing with the two demonic crocodiles on the island, he simply pulled Zhou Chun to hide somewhere on the island, set up an illusion array, and waited inside.

In spring and summer, thunderstorms are not uncommon.

Zhou Chun and Wang Jun waited for just over a month before a powerful thunderstorm struck.

Rumble!

The rain hadn't started yet, but thunder was already rumbling.

On the island, Wang Jun, who had been waiting for more than a month, immediately opened his eyes, his eyes revealing joy.

Although a little over a month isn't a long time, he couldn't cultivate on the island and had nothing else to do, which made him feel extremely bored.

At first, he would talk to Zhou Chun and try to find out about Zhou Chun's background indirectly.

Seeing that Zhou Chun didn't seem to be very interested in talking, the arrogant man stopped paying attention to Zhou Chun and the two of them took out some classic books to read and study.

Now that the tedious and unbearable time has finally passed, Wang Jun's mood brightened with the sound of thunder, sweeping away his vexation.

He immediately turned to Zhou Chun and said, "Fellow Daoist Qi, the thunderstorm has arrived. Let's split up and search for the Thunderworm Beast!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chun whispered a word of advice: "Senior Wang, please don't be anxious. This thunderstorm seems to be quite heavy. If the Thunderworm Beast really is going to come out to absorb the power of the heavenly thunder, it should appear after the rain. To avoid alerting it, we should wait until the rain stops before quietly going out."

"is that so?"

Wang Jun looked into his eyes, but saw that his gaze was completely calm, showing no emotion whatsoever.

"This is just a junior's suggestion. If you, Senior Wang, find it inappropriate, please just pretend that I didn't say anything."

Zhou Chun lowered his head slightly and added a sentence.

"Alright then, let's wait and see, as you say."

After pondering for a while, Wang Jun decided to adopt Zhou Chun's opinion.

Although he was arrogant, he knew that a cultivator like Zhou Chun, who often ventured into the Black Mist Swamp, must have more experience in finding demonic beasts than he did.

Seeing that Wang Jun agreed to his suggestion, Zhou Chun secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

According to his plan, it would be more reliable to take action after the thunderstorm had fully arrived.

If Wang Jun had disagreed with his suggestion earlier, then he would have had no choice but to act ahead of schedule.

After waiting for nearly 15 minutes, the torrential rain finally poured down, accompanied by thunder and lightning.

"Fellow Daoist Qi, isn't it about time now?"

Wang Jun looked up at the flash of lightning that pierced through the black mist and couldn't help but speak up again.

"That should be fine."

Zhou Chun nodded slightly, then stood up, seemingly preparing to go out and search for traces of the Thunderworm Beast.

Upon seeing this, Wang Jun immediately said, "Then let's split up and search separately. If you find it, don't alert them. Just send a message to inform me."

With that, it set off and flew off in a certain direction.

But just as he took off, his consciousness suddenly went black, and he involuntarily let out a scream.

Just then, a silver sword light shot out from Zhou Chun's mouth and instantly struck him.

But just as Zhou Chun had predicted, the situation unfolded.

Just as the Taibai Dragon-Slaying Sword was about to strike Wang Jun, a silver-white lightning shield suddenly rose up, blocking the fatal blow!

As a descendant of a bloodline valued by Nascent Soul stage cultivators, how could he not possess such an automatic means of protecting his master!

Even when Zhou Chun unleashed the "God-Slaying Sword" to attack the opponent, it was blocked by the opponent's protective artifact against divine sense attacks, so the attack was not particularly effective.

Without any hesitation, Zhou Chun flew backward a distance, then raised his hand and patted the spirit beast pouch at his waist, releasing Lei Jiao Bai Bai and Mu Mei Mu Sang together.

It was only after he had finished doing all this that Wang Jun finally regained consciousness from the mental attack.

His reaction was almost identical to Zhou Chun's. As soon as he regained consciousness, he hurriedly activated the magic weapon within his body, and instantly donned a silver-white armor that shimmered with silver lightning.

It turned out to be an extremely rare type of armor-like defensive magic weapon!

The silver-white lightning shield that blocked Zhou Chun's attack was the automatic protective ability of this defensive magic weapon.

After taking these precautions, Wang Jun raised his hand and summoned the silver-white spear magic weapon.

Then it opened its mouth and spat out a silver-white bolt of lightning, which transformed into a large silver-white bell that floated in the air!

This silver-white bell was also a mid-grade magic treasure, and judging from its aura, it should be Wang Jun's natal magic treasure.

This person successfully formed his core less than a hundred years ago, yet he has already cultivated his natal magic weapon to such a high level, which shows that he has put a lot of effort into this magic weapon.

After unleashing several magical treasures in one go, Wang Jun looked at Zhou Chun, who had suddenly dropped his pretense and revealed his Golden Core stage cultivation. His expression turned cold, and he said in an icy tone, "I, Wang, have never had any enmity with you, Zhang Liang. Why are you going to such lengths to kill me?"

"Really, there was never any enmity between us? Wang Jun, do you still remember that Thousand-Year Thunderlight Grass from back then?"

Zhou Chun stared coldly at his enemy, his tone equally icy.

Now that things have come to this, there's no need for him to hide anything anymore, since Zhang Liang's true identity was exposed the moment he made his move.

Upon hearing him mention the words "Millennial Thunderlight Grass," Wang Jun's pupils constricted, and he exclaimed in shock, "It's you! You're the kid who escaped from my grasp back then!"

His tone was full of disbelief.

It's no wonder he acted this way; after all, when he was chasing Zhou Chun back then, Zhou Chun was only at the early stage of the Purple Mansion realm.

Who would have thought that a hundred years later, Zhou Chun had already reached the same Golden Core stage as him, and had even painstakingly plotted a conspiracy to take revenge on him!

Looking at Lei Jiao Bai Bai and Mu Mei Mu Sang on Zhou Chun's left and right sides, Wang Jun's heart sank.

Then, with a solemn gaze, he slowly said to Zhou Chun, "A fourth-tier thunder dragon and a fourth-tier deer demon, you've really hidden your true nature well. It seems you're determined to kill me today?"

"Or did you think I was playing house with you?"

Zhou Chun coldly replied, and then without hesitation ordered his spirit pet to launch an attack.

Lei Jiao Bai Bai soared into the sky and flew directly into the thunderclouds. In the blink of an eye, he gathered the power of heavenly thunder into his body and released bolts of silver lightning that blasted towards Wang Jun.

The Wood Spirit and the Mulberry Tree concealed themselves among the vegetation of the island below, occasionally condensing a cyan-green [Wood Divine Thunder] to bombard Wang Jun.

Meanwhile, Zhou Chun unleashed all his magical treasures, fully cooperating with his spirit pets to besiege the target.

Faced with the combined attack of Zhou Chun and his servants, Wang Jun knew his own predicament.

He cultivated the art of lightning escape, and after his cultivation reached the Golden Core stage, his mastery of this escape technique was already quite good, comparable to that of the Thunder Flood Dragon Bai Bai before he broke through to the fourth rank.

Originally, with this remarkable lightning escape technique, he was able to gain a significant advantage in battles against Golden Core cultivators of the same level.

At least some of Zhou Chun's attack techniques would be difficult to hit him.

However, he happened to encounter Lei Jiao Bai Bai, whose mastery of lightning escape techniques far surpassed his own.

Every time he used his lightning escape technique to dodge Zhou Chun's attack, the lightning released by the Thunder Dragon would accurately strike the top of his head.

Although the defensive armor he wore, the Lightning Armor, had considerable defensive power and could help him neutralize more than 80% of the lightning attack damage, the remaining 10% or so of lightning damage was enough to cause his internal mana to fluctuate, making it difficult for him to continue using the Lightning Escape Technique to escape.

After several attempts, Wang Jun gave up the idea of ​​escaping.

With a thought, he shattered a jade talisman on his body, informing the Wang family patriarch, Mad Thunder Master, of his perilous situation.

Then, he roused himself and unleashed his full power to engage in a fierce battle with Zhou Chun and his servant.

Although the gate of Thunder Cliff Valley is far from Black Mist Swamp, with the speed of Mad Thunder True Man, he can arrive in less than two hours if he goes all out.

As long as Wang Jun can hold out until his ancestor arrives, the one who will die in the end will be Master Zhou Chun!

His change immediately caught Zhou Chun's attention. After a moment's thought, Zhou Chun understood his intentions and couldn't help but sneer inwardly.

Since Zhou Chun dared to plan this revenge operation, how could he not take the important figure of Master Kuang Lei into account?

The reason he chose to lure Wang Jun to the Black Mist Swamp was precisely to take advantage of the unique environment there to clean up his own mess.

Although Zhou Chun didn't know whether the environment of the Black Mist Swamp could interfere with a Nascent Soul cultivator, killing Wang Jun here would greatly increase his chances of escaping successfully.

Moreover, Black Mist Marsh is far enough away from the gate of Thunder Cliff Valley, giving him enough time to kill Wang Jun.

Wang Jun's current strategy of holding out and waiting for reinforcements is exactly what he wanted.

He calmly and methodically wielded the Taibai Dragon-Slaying Sword and the silver-white spear, engaging in a fierce battle. He also activated his natal magic weapon, the Myriad Transformations Golden Cauldron, unleashing streaks of golden sword light that attacked Wang Jun's body. At times, he activated the white treasure mirror he had obtained from the Ice Prison Gate assassin, shining white ice light at Wang Jun and forcing him to distract himself in defense.

His own protection relies on his innate divine power [Qian Yuan Golden Cloud] and the "Taiyin Protective Immortal Robe" to form a double layer of protection, both inside and out.

On the other hand, Wang Jun, determined to hold his ground and wait for reinforcements, focused more on defense.

He raised his hand and patted the storage bag at his waist, and a fourth-grade high-quality magic talisman appeared in his hand. He then activated it without hesitation.

Once activated, the talisman immediately transformed into a phantom of a mountain, protecting him within it. It was none other than the renowned fourth-tier superior talisman, the "Mountain Protection Talisman," an earth-attribute talisman famous for its defensive capabilities.

Protected by the illusory mountain, neither the silver lightning crashing down from the sky nor the golden sword rainbow activated by Zhou Chun could break through its defenses.

After being protected by the talisman and given a chance to catch his breath, Wang Jun immediately activated the silver-white bell, causing it to emit a deafening, thunderous sound.

This bell has the effect of attacking the soul. If an ordinary early-stage Golden Core cultivator were to encounter it, even if their soul was not damaged by the bell, their mind would be shaken and they would find it difficult to exert their normal strength.

Unfortunately, Zhou Chun's [Qian Yuan Golden Glow] divine power itself has a good protective effect against this kind of sound attack divine power, and his own divine sense is even more powerful. In addition, the golden lotus derived from the "Heart Lotus Orthodox Method" protects his Purple Mansion Sea of ​​Consciousness, so the impact is almost negligible.

As a fourth-order thunder dragon, Lei Jiao Bai Bai's resistance to such sonic attacks was much stronger than that of cultivators, and he was not greatly affected by them.

Even the Wood Spirit and Wood Mulberry could continue their attack despite the sound of the bell.

This situation caused Wang Jun's expression to darken, and he could only activate another attack technique of the silver-white bell.

Then, the numerous silver lightning patterns on the silver-white bell shone brightly, emitting dazzling lightning light, and then condensed into a silver lightning bolt as thick as a bucket, which blasted towards Zhou Chun.

This attack was indeed powerful. The golden light protecting Zhou Chun was instantly torn apart and shattered, and even the silver-white immortal robe he was wearing shook violently and dimmed considerably.

A surge of lightning even penetrated the silver-white immortal robe's protective barrier and landed on Zhou Chun's body, causing him to feel numb all over.

However, the lightning power that could normally harm the physical body of an ordinary Golden Core cultivator was just like an electric shock to Zhou Chun, who had already cultivated the "Dragon Transformation Secret Technique" to the fourth level. Although he felt a little uncomfortable, it was not a big problem.

He quickly took the initiative to use the "Dragon Transformation Secret Technique," transforming into a dragon-man with armor and horns, adding another layer of defense to himself.

This scene made Wang Jun's heart sink to the bottom.

Then he gritted his teeth, suddenly withdrew his natal magic weapon, and instead summoned a black wooden shield magic weapon.

This black wooden shield magic weapon doesn't look particularly impressive, but the aura it exudes is much stronger than that silver-white spear magic weapon. It is actually a rare high-grade defensive magic weapon!

After Wang Jun unleashed this treasure, both the lightning that Lei Jiao unleashed in vain and the [Yi Wood Divine Lightning] cast by Mu Mei Mu Sang were easily blocked by this shield.

"A magical artifact crafted from lightning-struck wood?"

Zhou Chun's eyes darkened. He quickly recognized the origin of the black wooden shield magic weapon by observing how easily it blocked the lightning attack.

Then I felt a sense of unease.