Beast Taming Immortal Clan

Chapter 557 Shocking Change [Please Subscribe]

Mixianling.

Beside a pool of water, a blue-skinned water lizard monster was bitten on the head by a golden-winged tiger. Its body began to struggle and shake wildly, eventually managing to separate its head from its body!

After killing the water lizard demon beast with the cultivation level of the second rank, the Golden-Winged Tiger immediately began to eat on the spot.

Zhou Chun, who was watching from the sidelines, stepped forward and picked a dozen or so Youlan grasses growing by the pool and put them into his bag.

This type of grass, known as the "Hydrocotyle Grass," has very demanding environmental requirements. It can only grow near water where there is abundant moisture and little sunlight, so finding it outside requires quite a bit of effort.

The dozen or so Youlan grasses that Zhou Chun picked looked to be decades old. Given the rarity of this spiritual herb, it was enough to be used to refine pills that could enhance the magical power of Foundation Establishment cultivators.

Now that he's encountered it, he won't let it go.

However, the water lizard died rather unjustly. Zhou Chun hadn't intended to kill it; it was just that it was ungrateful and insisted on guarding the Youlan Grass.

After picking the spiritual herbs, Zhou Chun glanced at the water lizard's corpse, which had been half-eaten, and shook his head. He then helped the golden-winged tiger put away the food and let it continue carrying him on its journey.

Half a day had passed since Zhou Chun entered the Misty Immortal Ridge, and he had traveled two or three hundred miles on his Golden-Winged Tiger.

Perhaps intimidated by the Golden-Winged Tiger's might, no powerful demonic beasts dared to confront them during that time. Of course, it could also be related to the fact that they had not yet entered the core area.

Zhou Chun also picked several kinds of spiritual herbs and medicines like Youlan Grass along the way, which can be considered as a small gain.

Zhou Chunwei was worried because Mu Mei and Mu Sang had been gone for so long without any news, making him wonder if they had encountered trouble.

It should be noted that for a fourth-tier wood spirit, the Enchanted Immortal Ridge is not very large; half a day is enough time to explore it several times.

Although finding the clues he needed would indeed take a lot more time, according to his calculations, that time should be more than enough.

"There's no problem with the contractual connection; something must have really caused the delay!"

As Zhou Chun pondered this in his heart, he couldn't help but make the Golden-Winged Tiger slow down as well.

The depths of Mixianling are still quite dangerous, and Zhou Chun does not want to venture directly into them until the Wood Spirit sends back a message.

Walking slowly like this, and waiting for nearly two hours, Zhou Chun finally saw Mu Mei and Mu Sang return.

"Mu Sang, where have you been? Why did you take so long to come back?"

In a valley, Zhou Chun looked at the spirited and energetic Mu Mei Mu Sang and a strange look appeared in his eyes.

He had initially thought that Mu Mei and Mu Sang had not returned for a long time because they had encountered some powerful enemy, and he had been worried about them for a long time.

But judging from his current state, it's clear he hasn't fought a powerful enemy of the same level; on the contrary, it seems he's gained some benefit!

As expected, Zhou Chun was not mistaken.

When questioned, Mumei Musang quickly and honestly explained the reason for his delay.

It turns out that when it was exploring the Misty Immortal Ridge in search of the relics of the Earth Fire Sect elder, it discovered three spirit trees of the third rank. So it took it upon itself to drive away the third-rank demon beast that occupied those spirit trees and used the [Heavenly Wood Dao Soldier] divine power to refine the three spirit trees into Dao Soldier Spirit Seeds!

The [Heavenly Wood Dao Soldier] supernatural power is an advanced version of the "Turning Wood into Soldiers" supernatural power that Wood Spirit and Wood Mulberry advance to the fourth rank. Compared to the "Turning Wood into Soldiers" supernatural power, it has increased in strength and practicality, and also increased in demand.

The original "turning wood into soldiers" technique allowed you to easily create tree spirit soldiers by finding some ancient trees, which could then be discarded after use.

However, the [Heavenly Wood Dao Soldier] is different. This supernatural power requires refining an entire spiritual tree into a Dao Soldier Spirit Seed, swallowing it and nurturing it. When needed to fight an enemy, the Dao Soldier Spirit Seed is released and transformed into a Dao Soldier to fight.

After a battle, as long as the Dao weapon is not completely destroyed, it can be transformed back into a Dao weapon spirit seed and nurtured within the body to restore it to its original state, or even further enhance its strength.

This shows that it is a supernatural power with very strong growth potential.

However, for a fourth-tier Wood Spirit, at the very least, a third-tier spirit wood is needed to refine a Dao Weapon Spirit Seed.

But even if the Zhou family possessed such spiritual wood, Zhou Chun wouldn't allow it to be used for refining.

Therefore, apart from finding three third-tier spirit trees in the wilderness to refine the Dao soldier spirit seed for it, Zhou Chun did not specifically seek out such spirit trees for it.

I never intended for it to be sent out to gather intelligence, but instead, it seized the opportunity to slack off!

Having learned the whole story, Zhou Chun was at a loss for words, unsure of what to say.

Mu Mei and Mu Sang seemed to realize that their unauthorized slacking off was somewhat wrong, and immediately began to make amends by talking about their own discoveries.

It began by recounting the discoveries of medicinal herbs and remedies.

With its exceptional talent, after breaking through to the fourth rank, its ability to find spiritual herbs and medicines became even more formidable.

The unique environment of places like Mixianling means that cultivators who venture here cannot reach every inch of the area and steal all the precious spiritual herbs.

Along the way, Mu Mei and Mu Sang found many rare medicinal herbs, including two thousand-year-old medicinal herbs.

These medicinal herbs are either guarded by demonic beasts or kept hidden from the outside world, undiscovered by ordinary people and demonic beasts.

But they were all medicinal herbs that Zhou Chun was certain he could harvest.

All Zhou Chun needs to do is go with Mu Mei and Mu Sang once!

But Zhou Chun wasn't focused on those things this time; instead, he was concerned with the task assigned to it.

In this respect, it did not do a good job, at least it did not satisfy Zhou Chun.

Because it searched the past according to the map, it only found traces of the Mountain Moving Bear's activities, but did not find any trace of the Mountain Moving Bear, let alone the relics of the Earth Fire Sect elder.

"You can't handle important matters well, but you're quite enthusiastic about personal affairs!"

Zhou Chun glared at the turquoise spirit deer and scolded it irritably.

Then he couldn't help but ponder.

He originally thought that with the existence of the Wood Spirit and the Wood Mulberry Tree, this matter should not be difficult to handle, but now it seems that he had oversimplified things.

After pondering for a long time, he finally looked up at Mu Mei and Mu Sang and said, "Go and search again. Don't let your mind wander this time. Find the target carefully first. This Misty Immortal Ridge is not a safe place. Don't be careless and get caught!"

Upon hearing his words, the turquoise spirit deer nodded repeatedly, then transformed into a streak of emerald light and disappeared into the valley.

After witnessing the departure of the Wood Spirit and Wood Sang, Zhou Chun temporarily stopped his exploration and patiently waited in the valley.

As I said before, the area of ​​Mixianling is not large. With the abilities of Mumei and Musang, if they calm down and search everywhere, they will not have to worry about not finding clues.

Therefore, unless absolutely necessary, Zhou Chun would not go to the area where the Earth Fire Sect elder had fallen before any clues came out!

Time passed slowly. While waiting in the valley, Zhou Chun could hear various roars of beasts and the sounds of battle echoing from afar.

Every day, no fewer than several hundred cultivators enter and exit this Misty Immortal Ridge. The chance of encountering a cultivator is not very high, but it is not low either.

However, most of the time, cultivators whose cultivation level is lower than the Foundation Establishment stage only take advantage of the time when the dense fog dissipates around noon and 1-3 pm to move around in the area less than a hundred miles outside the Misty Immortal Ridge. Whether they gain anything or not, they will leave before the dense fog reappears.

Only Foundation Establishment stage cultivators would take advantage of the dissipating fog to fly directly two or three hundred miles deep into the area and risk their lives.

As for the edge of the core region where Zhou Chun is currently located, there is a faint mist even at noon, and no one without the cultivation of the Purple Mansion stage would dare to come here easily.

The booming sounds of battle he was hearing were coming from behind him, towards the outer perimeter.

Zhou Chun clearly ignored these thoughts, simply concealing his aura and waiting in the valley for the return of the Wood Spirit Mu Sang.

With the imposing presence of the Golden-Winged Tiger, he was not afraid of any other foolish monsters intruding into the valley and disturbing him.

After hiding in the valley for a day and a half, Zhou Chun finally saw the Wood Spirit Mu Sang return.

This time, after searching for more than a day, Mu Mei and Mu Sang finally found the trail of the Mountain-Moving Bear.

After communicating with it, Zhou Chun learned that the Mountain-Moving Bear was now with another fourth-tier demon beast, the Earth Armored Pig, and that the Earth Armored Pig seemed to be a mid-grade fourth-tier demon beast!

Upon hearing this news, Zhou Chun couldn't help but frown.

The Earth Armored Pig is a unique type of monster, similar to the Golden-Winged Tiger. This monster resembles a wild boar but has wolf claws, golden eyes, and a large lizard-like tail!

This kind of monster may be mediocre in terms of offense, but it has very strong defensive capabilities and must be proficient in the art of burrowing underground!

The Mountain-Moving Bear and the Earth-Armored Pig got mixed up in this Enchanted Valley. If Zhou Chun wanted to use force, he would have no chance of defeating them. On the contrary, the battle might attract the attention of the fifth-order demon king who was cultivating in seclusion there because of the commotion.

"It seems these fourth-tier demonic beasts aren't stupid after all. Did they know that killing the Golden Core elder of the Earth Fire Sect would definitely lead to an investigation and retaliation from human cultivators, so they banded together in advance?"

Zhou Chun sighed inwardly, feeling somewhat at a loss for what to do.

After pondering for a long time, he asked Mu Mei and Mu Sang to take him to the location where the Earth Fire Sect elder had disappeared and perished to check the situation, and to collect all the rare spiritual herbs he had found along the way.

After riding a tiger and chasing a deer, collecting medicinal herbs for two or three hours, Zhou Chun arrived at a ravaged mountain forest.

The mountains and forests, as well as the surrounding mountains for dozens of miles, were mostly burned, leaving behind ashes and rubble. Some peaks were directly blasted and shattered, while some places were left with deep puddles.

It was obvious that the Golden Core elder of the Earth Fire Sect had struggled at the time and was not without any power to fight back.

Unfortunately, due to the special environment within Mixianling, Zhou Chun was unable to use his divine sense to scan the battlefield and obtain useful information.

After thinking for a moment, he patted the spirit beast pouch at his waist and released the Golden Armored Mountain-Carrying Turtle Stone.

Zhou Chunquan had previously given the batch of [Ancient Dust Pills] to the Golden Armor Mountain-Carrying Turtle Stone, intending to use it to break through to the fourth rank.

Although it is still far from accumulating enough funds, at least it is on its way.

Originally, if there had only been one fourth-tier demon beast, the Mountain-Moving Bear, Zhou Chun would have wanted to try to kill this low-grade fourth-tier earth-attribute demon beast and take its demon core as resources to help the Golden Armor Mountain-Carrying Turtle Stone advance!

Unfortunately, it seems that his plan is unlikely to succeed now.

Now, by releasing the Golden Armor Mountain-Carrying Turtle Stone, Zhou Chun also wanted to use its earth-burrowing ability to see if he could find anything underground.

Even finding a fragment of a magical artifact would be great!

Among the spirit pets, the Golden-Armored Mountain-Carrying Turtle Stone has always been the most diligent and hardworking.

Upon receiving Zhou Chun's instructions, it immediately used its earth-遁 (earth-遁 is a type of magic that allows it to escape underground) technique and began searching for suspicious objects.

However, to Zhou Chun's surprise, it had only been underground for less than a quarter of an hour when it suddenly rushed up in a great panic.

"What's wrong? Stone, why are you so flustered?"

Zhou Chun's expression changed slightly. Sensing the emotional fluctuations in his spirit pet, he hurriedly asked it the reason for its panic.

But before they could even hear the answer from the golden-armored mountain-carrying tortoise stone, a sudden change occurred!

Suddenly, the ground in front of him rose up, and then, amidst the surging mud and rocks, a mud and rock giant several dozen feet tall was formed.

Because it happened so close by, Zhou Chun reflexively released his divine sense to scan the mud-stone giant.

Then his pupils contracted, and he hurriedly patted his spirit beast pouch to put the stone into it before turning and fleeing.

But he had only flown less than a thousand feet when an overwhelming force pressed down on him, causing him to be forced to fall from the sky and crash heavily to the ground!

Before he could resist, a burst of earthy yellow spiritual light erupted from the ground, instantly forming a yellow cage that trapped him inside.

"If I were you, I would stand still and behave myself!"

Just as Zhou Chun was about to attack the yellow light cage that was trapping him, a deep, resonant voice rang in his ears.

Upon hearing this, his expression turned extremely ugly, and he stopped moving, no longer holding the flying sword he was about to use.

A massive figure swiftly appeared outside the yellow cage; it was the mud and stone giant.

At this moment, Zhou Chun was completely certain of the identity of the mudstone giant, and he also understood why the golden-armored mountain-carrying tortoise stone had been so flustered before!

No matter how noble its bloodline or aptitude, any third-tier demon beast would be extremely panicked upon encountering a fifth-tier demon king.

Although the mud giant before them was not a fifth-order demon king in its true form, judging from its strength in the previous attack, it was clearly far beyond what an ordinary fourth-order being could handle.

"You, the Demon King, a dignified fifth-tier being, attacked a junior like mere Golden Core cultivator. Aren't you afraid that if word gets out, my human Nascent Soul stage elders will follow suit?"

Zhou Chun looked at the approaching mud and stone giant. Although he was extremely nervous, he still gritted his teeth and questioned it directly.

He knew in his heart that facing such a powerful opponent, all his fighting techniques were useless, and now he could only try to attack from other angles.

"Young human, are you threatening me?"

The mud giant looked down at Zhou Chun from its high position, its voice deep and thunderous, powerful and vast.

He said coldly, "Do you know that disturbing my slumber means even a Nascent Soul cultivator would have to leave something behind before they can leave!"

Judging from its tone, it seems that even a Nascent Soul stage cultivator wouldn't be a match for it!

This made Zhou Chun gasp in shock, and he also felt incredibly wronged.

He immediately spoke up to defend himself, saying, "But since entering the Misty Immortal Ridge, I haven't personally taken any action, so how could I have disturbed the Demon King?"

Unexpectedly, the mud giant acted completely unpredictably, staring directly at him and saying, "I said you disturbed my slumber, and you have disturbed my slumber. Do you disagree?"

Judging from its appearance, it seems that if Zhou Chun is not convinced, it will beat him until he submits!

Faced with such an unreasonable being, Zhou Chun had no choice but to complain endlessly.

He could only lower his head slightly and reply in a low voice, "This junior wouldn't dare!"

Seeing this, the mud giant nodded in satisfaction, then turned its head to look in a certain direction and said, "Little fellow, your master is now my prisoner. Aren't you coming over?"

As it finished speaking, a turquoise spirit deer suddenly appeared on a large tree.

(End of this chapter)