Beast Taming Immortal Clan

Underground palace.

After the Demon King Chongxuan left with the Golden Armor Mountain-Carrying Turtle Stone, Zhou Chun never gave up trying to break free from his confinement.

He roughly understood the other party's intentions and plans.

Judging from the information revealed in his previous words, he must have known a demon king whose true form was a mountain-carrying tortoise before, and that demon king named "Sky-Supporting Demon King" must have been much stronger than him.

Otherwise, the Demon King Chongxuan wouldn't have spoken with such respect when mentioning the "Heaven-Supporting Demon King."

From the fact that the "Sky-Supporting Demon King" left a piece of his tortoise shell to the Chongxuan Demon King to identify the bloodline of the Mountain-Bearing Tortoise Clan, it is not difficult to see that he still had the idea of ​​helping the future generations of the Mountain-Bearing Tortoise Clan.

Therefore, Zhou Chun guessed that the Chongxuan Demon King took away the Golden Armor Mountain-Carrying Turtle Stone at this time because he wanted to help it break through to the fourth level.

It's even possible that the "Heaven-Supporting Demon King" left some powerful treasures for the descendants of the Mountain-Supporting Turtle clan, such as the Golden-Armored Mountain-Carrying Turtle Stone!

After receiving the inheritance from his ancestors and experiencing the benefits of following a demon king, no one knows whether the thoughts of the Golden-Armored Mountain-Carrying Turtle Stone will change.

However, Zhou Chun was full of confidence at this moment.

He firmly believed that the deep bond he had developed with the Golden Armor Mountain-Carrying Turtle Stone over hundreds of years was something that the Demon King Chongxuan could not sway with just a few benefits at this moment.

If the Demon King Chongxuan wanted to change their minds and sow discord between them by bestowing favors upon the Golden Armored Mountain-Carrying Turtle Stone, he would be making a grave mistake.

The final result will inevitably be a double loss!

However, the binding seal left by the Demon King Chongxuan is not so easy to break free from.

For half a month, Zhou Chun was unable to break free from the oppressive confinement of the giant stone on his back.

However, as time went on and with his struggles, it became clear that this suppression and confinement had begun to loosen.

Given more time, he might be able to break free.

However, just when he thought he saw hope, the Demon King Chongxuan returned to the underground palace.

Upon his return, the man merely glanced at Zhou Chun before opening his mouth in slight surprise and saying, "Oh, you young human seem to be quite strong. You actually managed to shake the seal I casually set up!"

"Senior Demon King Chongxuan, please just state your intentions clearly. Why humiliate this junior like this!"

Zhou Chun tried to raise his head to look at the rock giant, but could only see its chest. In the end, he could only give up and lower his head, weakly expressing his feelings.

He sensed that the Demon King Chongxuan had no intention of killing him; the other party did not intend to kill him.

At least for now, that's not the intention.

Therefore, some things can be said boldly.

Hearing his words, the Demon King Chongxuan looked at him with slight surprise and said, "You, a junior of the human race, are quite bold. If ordinary Golden Core stage human cultivators see me, they usually tremble and beg for my life, or they bring up their Nascent Soul stage elders to scare me. But you are neither of those!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chun couldn't help but smile bitterly and replied, "If begging for your life, senior, would be effective, then I would kneel down and beg without hesitation! But I don't believe that would be of any use!"

At this point, he continued with a helpless expression, "As for invoking a Nascent Soul stage cultivator elder to intimidate you, senior, let's not even discuss whether doing so would backfire. Even if it were effective, I don't seem to have such a close and powerful elder!"

Finally, he spoke frankly and honestly: "The reason I can face you so calmly, senior, is because you are not the first demon king I have ever seen. I have even seen Nascent Soul cultivators of my human race from afar. Having seen so many, I am naturally not as afraid as I was at the beginning!"

"What? You've even seen a Nascent Soul cultivator from the human race!"

The Demon King Chongxuan's gaze sharpened, and he looked at Zhou Chun with a face full of surprise and disbelief.

It's no wonder it's like this; for cultivators and demon kings today, sixth-tier experts are simply too rare!

Due to his special background, the Demon King Chongxuan had already lived for six or seven thousand years and had been a Demon King for more than four thousand years!

Even so, it has never seen a true Nascent Soul Venerable or a sixth-order Saint of the Demon Race.

It had only heard rumors about that level of existence from other demon kings and human powerhouses of the same level.

Therefore, it was no wonder that it was shocked to hear that Zhou Chun, a cultivator in the early stage of the Golden Core realm, had actually met a Nascent Soul Venerable.

Seeing its strong reaction, Zhou Chun's heart stirred, and he keenly sensed an opportunity. He immediately murmured with admiration, "This junior has only seen a Nascent Soul Venerable fighting from afar, and has never seen your divine face!"

As he expected, upon hearing this, the Demon King Chongxuan became even more excited and couldn't help but ask repeatedly, "A Nascent Soul Venerable fought with someone? Who did he fight with? Was it with a Saint of my demon race?"

But Zhou Chun remained silent at this moment.

This behavior immediately displeased him greatly, and he coldly stared at him, saying, "Young man, have you forgotten the lesson you learned before? If you dare to play tricks on me again, I will personally search your soul!"

Zhou Chun replied in a neither humble nor arrogant tone, "This junior is not talented, but I have also cultivated a secret technique to avoid being searched by others. Moreover, my divine soul is naturally strong, unlike ordinary people. If Senior Demon King Chongxuan wishes to search my soul, I'm afraid it won't be so easy for you to obtain the information you want!"

After speaking, he said with a sincere face, "Besides, how could I dare to play mind games with you, senior? I just want a definite answer from you. Please tell me how you plan to deal with me as soon as possible, so that I don't have to worry and overthink every day!"

Upon hearing his words, the Demon King Chongxuan stared at him with fierce eyes for a long time, even exerting pressure on him with his divine sense, trying to forcefully open the gate of his Purple Mansion!

After testing Zhou Chun's sea of ​​consciousness and confirming that it was indeed exceptionally solid, the Demon King Chongxuan stopped testing and fell silent.

After a long silence, he looked at Zhou Chun and said, "Young man, if you know what's good for you and break your contract with that little turtle, I might spare your life and let you leave Misty Immortal Ridge!"

This was the first time it formally stated the conditions for letting Zhou Chun leave, which shows that Zhou Chun's previous words and actions had indeed influenced it.

But Zhou Chun is not someone who is easily satisfied, and she is even less willing to trade her beloved pet's freedom for her own.

Therefore, he quickly replied, "We humans have a saying: 'A forced melon is never sweet!'"

"If the stone itself has no intention of staying here, what good would it do if you, Senior Demon King Chongxuan, forced me to break the contract with it? Its heart is not here; can you force it to stay?"

"If you were to use some secret control technique on it to force it to stay, wouldn't that truly treat it as a servant? Do you think it would understand and thank you for enslaving it, or resent you?"

"Using the guise of 'for its own good' to forcibly control and enslave it is probably not the original intention of the Heavenly Demon King you mentioned when he left you the legacy of the Mountain-Bearing Turtle clan!"

Before Chongxuan Demon King could object, he immediately continued, "Senior, didn't you want to know how I witnessed the Nascent Soul Venerable fighting someone? This matter is actually related to me!"

He then recounted in detail how Lei Jiao broke through to the fourth rank for nothing, which attracted a fifth-rank Lei Jiao to come and snatch the dragon, and how he was subsequently tricked by the Nascent Soul Venerable.

After finishing his speech, he declared in a resounding voice, "Even now, Lei Jiao Bai Bai still chooses to cultivate alongside me. His growth and cultivation speed has never lagged behind because he's by my side; on the contrary, we complement each other and grow together!"

After listening to his long talk, the Demon King Chongxuan was still pondering his words.

The land of Liang is far too far from the land of Jing, and the Demon King Chongxuan rarely leaves because he is confined to this Misty Immortal Ridge.

Its interactions with other demon kings mostly occurred when other demon kings heard of its reputation and took the initiative to visit and befriend it.

Or perhaps it was when the demon kings disguised themselves as human cultivators and traveled to various human countries that they happened to pass by Liang Kingdom and had the opportunity to communicate with it.

Therefore, its knowledge of intelligence outside of Liang was very limited.

The Golden Horned Dragon King of Longyuanze, with a cultivation level of less than the sixth rank, was actually able to fight a human Nascent Soul cultivator head-on and escape safely back to Longyuanze.

This matter truly shocked it, as it was hearing about it for the first time!

Even so, because of its special origins, it dares to fight even late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators in this Misty Immortal Ridge. However, when facing a Nascent Soul Venerable whose cultivation is a whole realm higher, it is certain that it will die within a few moves.

Even if it were to advance to a fifth-tier superior demon king in the future, it would still not change this outcome!

In fact, the barrier of the fifth-order superior grade had been blocking it for over a thousand years, and only recently had it seen a tiny chance of breaking through.

It couldn't imagine just how amazing and talented that Golden Horned Demon King was, that he could fight head-on against a Nascent Soul Venerable when he was only at the fifth-tier high-grade level!

For a moment, I was quite captivated and longed to befriend him.

After remaining silent for an unknown period of time, the Demon King Chongxuan finally came to his senses and began to ponder the intention behind Zhou Chun's earlier words.

After a moment of contemplation, it chuckled dismissively, "Young man, you have quite the silver tongue, but unfortunately, in this world, only power truly carries weight!"

"I have lived for thousands of years, witnessing the entire process of birth and death of generation after generation of demon beasts in this Misty Immortal Ridge. I understand better than you, a junior, what demon beasts care about and what they value!"

"You may indeed have some skill and luck, being able to cultivate exceptionally gifted demonic beasts like the Four-Clawed Thunder Dragon and the Mountain-Bearing Turtle, and even capture Wood Spirits as spirit pets, but your cultivation level is insufficient. There's simply no way you can truly realize the potential of these demonic beasts into real strength!"

"If that little turtle follows me here, I can guarantee it will grow to the peak of the fourth rank within five hundred years, and I also guarantee it has a 50% chance of surviving the Heavenly Tribulation!"

"If it were to follow a junior like you, I'm afraid it would never reach that level of maturity, even after you've exhausted your lifespan and passed away!"

In the end, his words were filled with pessimism towards Zhou Chun, and he didn't think he could break through to the Nascent Soul stage at all!

But Zhou Chun didn't care about its pessimism at all; he just wanted to work hard to get what he wanted.

He then slowly said, "Senior, I naturally dare not question the truth or falsehood of the events you have witnessed throughout your long life. However, I have also lived for hundreds of years and witnessed the enduring power of true love. I believe that the bond between me and the stone cannot be destroyed by mere external objects!"

"Since you and I are currently holding opposing views, and it seems neither of us can convince the other, why not let time decide who is right and who is wrong?"

He had said similar things before, but that resulted in his suppression and imprisonment by the Demon King Chongxuan, and he is still speaking while lying down.

However, when he brought up the matter again, the Demon King Chongxuan's reaction was not as intense as before.

This may be the effect of his previous words.

After a moment's thought, the Demon King Chongxuan looked at him and said, "I currently hold absolute dominance, so why should I gamble with you on this? What chips do you have to offer in this bet?"

Although it said this, its tone had clearly softened.

Upon realizing this, Zhou Chun knew he had a chance and quickly replied, "My cultivation is low, so I naturally have nothing to offer as a bargaining chip in this gamble with you, senior. However, if you take a liking to anything I possess, even my life is not out of the question!"

"Oh, risking your own life, you seem to have an unusual level of confidence!"

A glint flashed in the eyes of the Demon King Chongxuan, and his gaze toward Zhou Chun changed slightly.

"As I've said before, I have unwavering confidence in the bond between myself and this stone, and I absolutely do not believe that it would abandon me for the sake of some external object, disregarding our years of affection!"

Zhou Chun's words were resounding and full of strong confidence.

Upon seeing this, the Demon King Chongxuan let out a low roar: "Fine, then I'll take this bet with you. If you lose, you don't have to leave your life here. You just need to make a trip to the Dragon Abyss you mentioned and deliver a message to the Golden Horned Dragon King for me!"

"No problem, let's bet as you say, senior!"

Zhou Chun readily agreed without hesitation, and breathed a sigh of relief.

Then, pressing on, he said, "Since you've agreed to the bet, senior, could you please release me now? Besides, if Stone wants to advance, it will likely take quite a while. Could you please let me leave first so I can say goodbye to my companions waiting outside?"

Unexpectedly, after hearing his words, the Demon King Chongxuan said in a calm tone, "There's no rush to let you leave. Now that the matter of that little turtle is temporarily settled, it's time to talk about your wood spirit!"

After saying that, he waved his sleeve and released Zhou Chun from his suppression and confinement.

But Zhou Chun showed no joy at being freed. Instead, she looked at him nervously and said, "This junior doesn't understand what you mean, senior. Why are you bringing Mu Sang into this again?"

Still outside!!!