Beast Taming Immortal Clan

Chapter 558 Demon King Chongxuan, the Secrets of the Fushan Clan [Please Subscribe]

Mixianling.

Very few cultivators know that a vast underground palace exists deep within the Misty Immortal Ridge.

Zhou Chun was currently inside this underground palace.

After he was captured by the mud giant, which was suspected to be a fifth-order demon king's avatar, he was taken to the deepest part of the Misty Immortal Ridge along with his spirit pet, the Wood Sprite Wood Mulberry, and then came to this underground palace.

The size of this underground palace is unknown. All that is known is that it is located thousands of feet deep underground, and that the spiritual energy here is exceptionally rich, far richer than any other spiritual land Zhou Chun has ever visited!

However, compared to the spiritual energy of other places, the earth element spiritual energy content here is too high. Apart from cultivators who practice earth element techniques or demonic beasts, it is probably impossible for other cultivators to achieve the best cultivation results here.

Zhou Chun is currently located in an area within the underground palace that resembles a council hall.

However, this meeting was clearly not a meeting of a group of humans, so the main hall appeared to be very large!

From the entrance to the throne at the deepest part, it is a thousand feet long, with the walls on both sides separated by five or six hundred feet, and the top is a hundred feet high!

Even with the skills of cultivators, it would be difficult to build such a massive palace on the ground.

However, underground, the only pillars supporting the palace are a few symbolic dragon-carved pillars, clearly indicating that it is not supported by these pillars.

After bringing Zhou Chun here, the mud giant dispersed itself into a pile of broken stones and mud, and then silently merged into the ground without leaving a trace.

Seeing this, Zhou Chun and Mu Mei Mu Sang could only stand silently in the hall and wait.

If they were outside, Zhou Chun might have thought of ways to escape.

But now that he was deep inside the lair of a fifth-tier demon king, he had no such thoughts left.

The only thing that could comfort him now was that since the fifth-tier demon king hadn't killed him, it meant he was still useful to the demon king, and his life shouldn't be threatened for the time being.

As for what that fifth-tier demon king wants to do with me, we'll only know once the demon king's true form is revealed.

Actually, Zhou Chun was more curious about what the true form of this fifth-tier demon king was.

Judging from the style of this underground palace, it seems that the other party's true form is a huge monster, but the problem is that Zhou Chun did not detect any beast scent in this place.

Furthermore, the opponent's previous method of condensing mud and rocks into clones from a distance was also extremely unbelievable, exceeding Zhou Chun's understanding of certain aspects.

Even human Nascent Soul stage cultivators, renowned for their exquisite supernatural powers and spells, would find it difficult to achieve this easily.

However, there are simply too many kinds of monsters in the world. At the fifth level, unless they are races with particularly strong innate bloodlines like dragons and phoenixes, many have undergone multiple mutations and evolutions. To know their specific origins, sometimes you might not even recognize them even if you see their true form!

After waiting in the main hall for more than an hour, Zhou Chun finally saw the master of the place appear.

A burst of yellow light appeared on the throne, which could seat hundreds of people side by side, and a rock giant over thirty feet tall sat down on it.

This rock giant is bluish-black in color, covered with mysterious and intricate silver-white patterns, and has a pair of purplish-black eyes as large as lanterns, resembling a stone statue carved from a giant rock.

However, the spiritual life force emanating from it clearly told Zhou Chun that this was not a stone statue, but a peculiar life form, a fifth-order being!

Furthermore, judging from the heavy, earth-like aura emanating from him, he is likely to be more than just a fifth-order low-grade cultivator.

"Junior Yan Changfeng greets Senior Demon King!"

After observing the rock giant on the throne, Zhou Chun hesitated for a moment before bowing to him.

He was now completely unsure of what the rock giant wanted to do by bringing him here.

But before the other party shows obvious hostility, avoiding offending them over matters of etiquette is the only thing he can do right now.

"My name is Chongxuan. According to the way you human cultivators call me, you may address me as the Chongxuan Demon King!"

The rock giant opened its purplish-black eyes, looked down at Zhou Chun for a moment, and then muttered its name.

His voice, like his body, was deep, resonant, and majestic, echoing throughout the hall like a continuous rumble of thunder.

It's fortunate that Zhou Chun is a Golden Core cultivator. If it were a Foundation Establishment cultivator here, the sound alone would probably rupture their eardrums and make it difficult for them to stand up.

After shaking his head slightly, he immediately replied, "Yes, junior Yan Changfeng greets Senior Chongxuan Demon King!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the Demon King Chongxuan said in a deep voice, "Where is that mountain-carrying tortoise you put away? Release it; I want to see how it is!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chun was immediately startled.

He didn't expect that this Demon King Chongxuan could see through the true nature of the Golden Armor Mountain-Bearing Turtle Stone at a glance.

And from what he said, he seemed quite interested in the Golden Armored Mountain Tortoise Stone.

This gave Zhou Chun a bad feeling, so he didn't release the spirit pet as the other party had said immediately.

Then he felt a weight on his body, as if a mountain had suddenly appeared on his shoulders, almost pressing him to his knees.

At the same time, the impatient voice of the Demon King Chongxuan rose up, "Did you hear what I said? Do you want me to repeat myself?"

"This junior wouldn't dare! This junior will release it immediately!"

Suppressing his panic, Zhou Chun hurriedly patted the spirit beast pouch at his waist and released the Golden Armored Mountain-Carrying Turtle Stone.

Upon seeing the golden giant tortoise, the invisible gravity pressing down on Zhou Chun dissipated automatically, as if it had never existed.

Upon seeing the Chongxuan Demon King, the Golden Armored Mountain-Carrying Turtle Stone, released by Zhou Chun, immediately shrank its head and retreated into its shell with fear in its eyes.

Seeing this, the Demon King Chongxuan smiled slightly and said, "Little turtle, don't be afraid. I have no ill intentions towards you. Show your head."

Perhaps because of its size, its smile didn't look very pleasant, but its tone was very gentle, completely different from how it had spoken to Zhou Chun earlier.

The stone, seemingly influenced by the goodwill it released, hesitated for a moment before gradually sticking its head out again.

However, its gaze did not fall on the Demon King Chongxuan, but instead fell on its master Zhou Chun, its eyes looking pitiful, as if seeking its master's protection.

Unfortunately, Zhou Chun is currently in dire straits himself and is powerless to help.

All he could do was helplessly comfort his beloved pet, saying, "Stone, don't be afraid. Since Senior Demon King Chongxuan has no ill intentions, just listen to his instructions."

Upon hearing his master's words, the Golden-Armored Mountain-Carrying Turtle Stone immediately lowered its head dejectedly, as if resigned to its fate.

At this moment, the Demon King Chongxuan spoke again, "Little turtle, show me a drop of your life essence blood. I want to test the purity of your bloodline!"

Upon hearing this, the Golden-Armored Mountain-Carrying Turtle Stone couldn't help but turn its eyes to Zhou Chun again.

This reaction seemed to displease the Demon King Chongxuan, and a chill suddenly welled up in Zhou Chun's heart.

A chill ran through him, and he hurriedly said, "Stone, quickly do as Senior Chongxuan Demon King instructs, don't hesitate."

In my mind, I quickly tried to comfort and warn my pet through telepathy, so that it wouldn't do more harm than good out of loyalty.

Having received its master's instructions, the Golden-Armored Mountain-Carrying Turtle Stone no longer hesitated. It immediately opened its mouth and spat out a drop of its life essence, the size of a pigeon egg.

After this drop of vital essence blood emerged, without any apparent action from the Demon King Chongxuan, it automatically flew to his front.

Then the person opened his mouth and spat out a piece of yellowish-brown armor.

Then that drop of his life essence was dripped onto the earthen-yellow armor plate.

Suddenly, an amazing scene unfolded.

After the life essence of the Golden Armor Mountain Tortoise Stone fell onto the earth-yellow armor plate, it immediately merged into it, and then a dazzling yellow glow emerged from the armor plate.

Amidst the surging rays of light, a mountain-bearing tortoise automatically coalesced, emitting a long, deep hiss towards the golden-armored mountain-bearing tortoise stone.

Upon hearing the hiss, the golden-armored mountain-carrying tortoise stone was first stunned, then revealed joy and joined in with its own hiss.

But it soon discovered that the roar of the mountain tortoise, formed from the yellow glow of the sunset, remained unchanged, like a dead object, offering no response to its words.

This made it show signs of anxiety, and its hissing became more urgent.

Just then, the Demon King Chongxuan suddenly waved his hand, scattering the mountain-bearing tortoise, and softly explained to the golden-armored mountain-bearing tortoise, Stone, "Alright, don't waste your energy. This is just an incarnation manifested from a wisp of the Heaven-Supporting Demon King's divine consciousness. Because too much time has passed, its spiritual essence has been greatly worn away, and it can no longer reply to you!"

Judging from its words, it seems that the illusory form of the mountain-bearing tortoise is also a powerful fifth-tier demon king.

This stirred something in Zhou Chun's mind, and he began to have some guesses.

After explaining the situation to the Golden-Armored Mountain-Carrying Turtle Stone, the Demon King Chongxuan also turned his gaze to him.

When facing Zhou Chun, the demon king's attitude was clearly not so polite.

He looked down at him directly and demanded, "Young human, where did you find this Mountain-Bearing Turtle? I once heard the Heaven-Supporting Demon King say that there should no longer be any Mountain-Bearing Turtles in this area!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chun was also startled.

Has the Mountain-Bearing Turtle clan really become extinct?

This was the first time Zhou Chun had ever heard of this matter.

He immediately realized the importance of this intelligence.

If what the Demon King Chongxuan said is true, and the Mountain-Bearing Turtle clan has already become extinct in this cultivation world, then the Golden-Armored Mountain-Bearing Turtle Stone, the only remaining offspring, is extremely precious!

Although a thousand thoughts flashed through his mind in an instant, he dared not be negligent in reality and immediately said respectfully, "Senior Demon King, this matter is a long story."

He then recounted how he started by hatching a rock tortoise egg, overcoming numerous difficulties, and investing countless efforts and resources to finally cultivate the Golden-Armored Mountain Tortoise to its current state.

Whether it was because this Demon King Chongxuan was truly patient, or because he genuinely cared deeply about the experiences of the Golden Armor Mountain-Carrying Turtle Stone, he actually listened patiently to Zhou Chun's account from beginning to end without interrupting.

It remained silent until Zhou Chun finished speaking and stopped talking.

Seeing that it looked thoughtful, Zhou Chun didn't dare to disturb it and just waited quietly.

After waiting for some time, it slowly spoke, saying, "So it was a little fellow who mutated and reverted to its ancestral form from a rock tortoise. It seems the Heavenly Demon King foresaw this, which is why he left this piece of tortoise shell that he shed to me!"

He then turned his gaze to Zhou Chun and said, "Young human, if I were to order you to terminate your master-servant contract with this little tortoise, what would you do?"

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Zhou Chun's heart skipped a beat, knowing that the thing she had worried about had still happened.

He had a premonition that the Demon King Chongxuan might have appeared to capture him because of the Golden Armor Mountain-Carrying Turtle Stone, and now that the other party had brought this up, his worries were confirmed.

His expression shifted several times, and after a long silence, he finally replied in a low voice, "Senior Demon King Chongxuan is incredibly powerful. I know I have no power to resist you. However, if you want me to voluntarily break the soul contract with my beloved pet, you must give me a reason!"

"Give me a reason?"

The Demon King Chongxuan narrowed his eyes, then looked at him with a half-smile and said, "Then how about using your life as a reason? You break your contract with this little turtle, and I'll let you leave this Misty Immortal Ridge!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chun became furious and said in a deep voice, "Senior Chongxuan Demon King, why do you think that Stone would definitely want to break its contract with me? We have depended on each other for hundreds of years, growing together from our weakest days to where we are today. Our relationship is already as close as brothers. How can we separate from our brothers just because of your words, Senior!"

"Pshaw, what kind of bullshit brotherhood is this? Would you humans really sign such an extremely unequal master-servant contract with your brothers?"

The Demon King Chongxuan sneered, dismissing Zhou Chun's emotional speech with disdain and not believing a word of it.

At this moment, Zhou Chun shouted loudly, "If you don't believe me, senior, you can ask the stone yourself. See if I have ever mistreated it, and see if it is willing to go with you!"

At this point, he stated decisively, "If it voluntarily leaves my side, I will immediately terminate the contract without hesitation!"

Upon hearing his words, the Demon King Chongxuan was slightly taken aback, then coldly chuckled and said, "Young man, how dare you use provocation against me! Aren't you afraid I'll kill you?"

As he spoke, he raised his hand and waved it, and a ball of earthy yellow spiritual light instantly transformed into a binding halo, imprisoning Zhou Chun in place.

Immediately afterwards, a huge rock crashed down on Zhou Chun, pinning him to the ground.

This scene greatly angered the Golden-Armored Mountain-Carrying Turtle Stone, who immediately went to help Zhou Chun move the boulder.

But with a wave of his hand, the Demon King Chongxuan suppressed it on the spot.

Then, he coldly said to Zhou Chun, "Junior, you should reflect on your actions here first. I will soon prove to you that your petty favors are utterly insignificant to a demon who has the potential to become a demon king!"

Without waiting for Zhou Chun's reply, he forcibly took the Golden Armored Mountain Tortoise Stone and left the main hall!

What's terrifying is that even though the Demon King Chongxuan has left, the giant rock that imprisoned Zhou Chun's magic power and suppressed his physical body still shows no sign of dissipating.

Zhou Chun was like Sun Wukong under the Five Finger Mountain; apart from his neck and above, his entire body was pinned down!

I'm currently out of town!

(End of this chapter)