Beast Taming Immortal Clan

Chapter 564 The Fiery Peacock [Please Subscribe]

As the saying goes, plans can never keep up with changes.

In Zhou Chun's initial thought, Zhou Yuanlian might have been captured by a cultivation family or a powerful lone cultivator.

In either case, he and the Zhou family could completely disregard the person's background and simply use that person to break the formation.

However, the people who captured Zhou Yuanlian happened to be cultivators from the Yan Yang Sect.

By the time Zhou Chun realized this, it was too late for him to stop.

With Zhou Xinyan and the others exposed, if he doesn't capture that late-stage Purple Mansion cultivator from the Yan Yang Sect in time, not only will Zhou Yuanlian's safety be jeopardized, but he might also be falsely accused.

So he only thought for a few moments before deciding to capture his opponent.

Although he chose the lesser of two evils when faced with a choice between two evils, the harm still exists in reality!

He knew very well that if this matter wasn't handled properly, it would bring big trouble to the Zhou family.

Therefore, after entering the illusion array, Zhou Chun quickly summoned Zhou Xinyan and the others outside and asked them to keep an eye on the Yan Yang Sect disciples and try their best to prevent the higher-ups of the Yan Yang Sect from knowing that something had happened here.

Zhou Chun then interrogated the captured late-stage Purple Mansion cultivator from the Yan Yang Sect.

After sealing the man's cultivation with a secret technique, he threw the ugly, burly man, whose face was covered with dark red pimples the size of soybeans, onto the ground. Then, he coldly said, "You surely know who I am, and you also know why I'm here today. If you don't want your centuries of cultivation to be wasted in one fell swoop, immediately release that member of my Zhou family!"

This ugly, burly man was indeed worthy of being a disciple from a major sect, or perhaps he knew in his heart that Zhou Chun would not easily harm him.

Therefore, despite having his cultivation sealed, he remained calm and composed, saying, "Senior Zhou's name is naturally very familiar to me. I did not harm that young fellow Daoist from your family in the slightest, nor did I ever intend to. I simply wanted to ask her for a favor!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chun immediately sneered, "If you want her to do something, just hire her directly. I believe that as long as the payment is reasonable, she won't refuse. At the very least, you can go to my Zhou family in person and ask our elders to intercede on your behalf. Why do you have to forcibly bring her back here and imprison her? Do you think that just because you are a disciple of the Yan Yang Sect, you can disregard my Zhou family?"

In the end, his words were tinged with anger.

How could Zhou Chun not be furious?

If today's events are not handled properly, it will be a huge problem for the Zhou family.

The root of all this trouble is undoubtedly the ugly giant in front of them.

"I had absolutely no such intention! It's just that it involves my privacy, and I didn't want too many people to know!"

The ugly giant shook his head repeatedly, but dared not admit it.

He wasn't stupid. If he admitted this, even if a Golden Core cultivator from the Yan Yang Sect intervened, he probably wouldn't be able to save him.

After all, the Zhou family is now the fifth largest power in the Jing Kingdom, and even the Golden Core cultivators of their Yan Yang Sect dare not bully the Zhou family at will.

Upon seeing this, Zhou Chun immediately snorted coldly, "Hmph, I'm too lazy to argue with you about this. You take me to release the person first. As for the truth, I'll find out everything after I ask the younger generation of my clan!"

Then he ordered the ugly man to lead the way.

At this point, the ugly giant could no longer harbor any illusions, knowing that if he didn't cooperate, he would only suffer more for nothing.

Therefore, they had no choice but to obediently lead Zhou Chun to a quiet and secluded place in the mountains.

Not long after, Zhou Chun met Zhou Yuanlian in a secluded valley.

Judging from her complexion, the ugly man was not lying and did not appear to be abusing her; he had only restricted her freedom.

Zhou Chun, however, still looked at the junior with concern and asked, "Xiao Lian, are you alright? If this fellow has mistreated you in any way, just tell me, and I will definitely seek justice for you!"

"I'm fine. Thank you so much, Clan Chief, for coming all this way to rescue me. I'm sorry to have troubled you!"

Zhou Yuanlian gently shook her head, responding to Zhou Chun's concern in a calm tone.

Because she was brought back to the Zhou family by Zhou Chun, she was somewhat close to Zhou Chun.

However, as she cultivated the "Ten Thousand Poisons True Scripture" for longer and longer, her personality became very indifferent. In addition, Zhou Chun often went into seclusion or went out, and could not meet and guide her as often as before, so the relationship between the two became much weaker.

Moreover, Zhou Chun also knew that since Zhou Yuanlian successfully established her foundation, she had left the family many times to hunt down and kill those demonic cultivators who practiced demonic arts. The number of demonic cultivators, big and small, who died at her hands must have been over a hundred!

Furthermore, she was extremely ruthless, even poisoning eight- or nine-year-old children who were unwittingly led down the path of demonic cultivation.

This is something that many Zhou family cultivators might not be able to do.

Zhou Chun sensed that her mental state might be somewhat abnormal, but she didn't say much.

After all, when she was asked to cultivate the "Ten Thousand Poisons True Scripture," she was already mentally prepared for these things.

As long as she can control herself, refrain from attacking the Zhou family cultivators, and avoid indiscriminately killing innocent people, that's fine.

Therefore, Zhou Chun quickly cleared his mind of distractions and looked at his junior with a serious expression, asking, "This guy said he captured you to do something for him. What exactly is it? And how were you captured?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Yuanlian glanced at the ugly giant and then replied in a low voice, "Reporting to the clan leader, I was captured by this man while gathering herbs and fighting demons in the Fire Red Valley. As for his reasons for capturing me, one is that he wants me to help him neutralize the Fiery Hell Peacock poison within him, and the other is that he wants me to help him lure out the Fiery Hell Peacock and kill it!"

"How to neutralize the poison of the Fiery Peacock?"

Zhou Chun was slightly taken aback, and his gaze couldn't help but fall on the dark red pimples on the ugly man's face, revealing a look of sudden realization.

He had said it himself: with this ugly giant's cultivation at the late stage of the Purple Mansion realm, unless he had a twisted personality, he wouldn't allow so many poisonous pimples to grow on his face.

In this situation, it is clear that with his cultivation and skills, he is unable to completely eliminate the toxins he has been poisoned with, and can only seal the toxins in this way.

But Zhou Chun quickly seemed to realize something and shook his head repeatedly, saying, "No, if he only wanted you to help him detoxify and lure out the Fiery Prison Peacock, he wouldn't have continued to detain you after knowing your true identity. This guy isn't telling the truth!"

"That's what I thought too, so I pretended to be a snake with him and didn't dare to truly help him completely eliminate the toxins from his body!"

Zhou Yuanlian nodded, expressing her deep agreement with Zhou Chun's words.

The ugly, burly man's expression changed drastically upon hearing their conversation.

His expression shifted several times before he suddenly looked at Zhou Yuanlian and asked, "Was what you just said true? Can you really neutralize the Fiery Peacock Poison in my body?"

"So what if it is? So what if it isn't? Do you really still expect me to help you?"

Zhou Yuanlian looked at the ugly man with an indifferent expression, her tone full of sarcasm.

Zhou Chun also stared coldly at the ugly man. Although she didn't speak, the coldness in her eyes was just as chilling.

Unexpectedly, the ugly giant suddenly revealed a strong sense of confidence, looking calmly at Zhou Chun and saying, "How about we make a deal? If you let this fellow Daoist help me remove the Fiery Hell Peacock poison from my body, I will help you tame a low-grade fourth-tier Fiery Hell Peacock as your spirit pet!"

What?

Zhou Chun stared in astonishment at the ugly man, shocked by what he had just said.

After the initial shock, Zhou Chun couldn't help but shout in a deep voice, "Have you lost your mind? You can't even expel the Fiery Hell Peacock Poison from your body on your own, so how can you help me subdue a fourth-tier Fiery Hell Peacock? Besides, if it really is fourth-tier Fiery Hell Peacock Poison, you'd probably be reduced to ashes by now!"

Although he said this, he had a vague feeling that the ugly man might not be lying, and might be telling the truth.

Sure enough, faced with his questioning, the ugly man calmly said, "This junior is not exaggerating. Senior Zhou, please listen to my detailed explanation, and you will know the truth."

Then he told Zhou Chun and Zhou Yuanlian the whole story.

It turns out that the Fiery Hell Peacock Poison on his body was contracted during a battle with a Tier 3 High-Grade Fiery Hell Peacock.

The Fiery Prison Peacock is a type of demonic beast that inhabits the vicinity of volcanoes and has the ability to penetrate deep into volcanic lava. It also enjoys eating centipedes, scorpions, poisonous snakes, and other poisonous insects, ants, and herbs.

Over time, the demonic fire of the Fiery Hell Peacock developed extreme toxicity, and even its claws, teeth, and blood contained special toxins.

Once injured by it, one will be poisoned by the peculiar Fiery Peacock Poison, which contains hundreds of toxic substances and is extremely complex and difficult to cure.

The ugly giant was deeply injured by the demonic fire of the Fiery Hell Peacock during his battle with it, and thus contracted the Fiery Hell Peacock's poison.

Fortunately, the cultivation technique he practiced was quite effective in refining toxins, and he also took antidote pills in time, which helped him neutralize some of the toxins and prevent him from dying from this strange poison.

However, suffering from a strange poison, he dared not continue fighting and could only hastily summon a fourth-tier magic talisman to escape.

After escaping back to his sect, the ugly man realized that because he had delayed for too long and was only focused on refining the poison with his natal fire, he hadn't noticed that the poison had actually invaded his dantian along with his natal fire!

As a result, the toxins took root in his body, using his magical power and vital energy as nourishment, regenerating endlessly and becoming a stubborn disease that was difficult to eradicate!

Even when he sought help from the Golden Core cultivators of the Yan Yang Sect, none of them could truly cure his chronic illness completely.

Ultimately, the only way to deal with the poison that grows in the body is to use a secret method to gather the toxins on the surface of the body to form pox, and then pop the pox every now and then to release the poison.

While this saved his life, it also caused him immense suffering and virtually eliminated his chances of forming a golden core!

This situation was naturally unbearable for him.

Therefore, in the days that followed, he began to search through ancient books and materials to study information about the demonic beast, the Flame Prison Peacock.

This led him to discover a way to detoxify.

The method is quite simple: just kill the Fiery Peacock and drink its bile to detoxify.

However, when he asked a Golden Core stage elder for help to slay the demon, he ultimately failed, and the Fiery Prison Peacock escaped into the volcanic lava!

However, every cloud has a silver lining.

During that battle, the ugly giant discovered that the Fire Phoenix bloodline contained within the Flame Prison Peacock was extraordinary, and it was very likely that it would condense the True Feather of the Fire Phoenix and awaken the Fire Phoenix inheritance when it broke through to the fourth rank!

He happened to have read in an ancient book that if the Fiery Prison Peacock could break through to the fourth rank and condense the Fire Phoenix True Feather, it would most likely undergo a Fire Phoenix Nirvana and reshape its bloodline!

During Nirvana, all of the Flame Prison Peacock's past memories are erased, and its demon soul is reborn along with its physical body and bloodline.

Therefore, theoretically speaking, as long as you have the ability to get close to the Fiery Peacock during its Nirvana and withstand the Nirvana fire burning on its body, you will have the opportunity to forcibly form a contract with it!

The ugly giant had read an ancient book that recorded such a successful example.

So he was immediately interested!

He quickly made two preparations: one was to continue looking for opportunities to kill the Fiery Prison Peacock and extract its bile to detoxify himself.

If this matter is truly impossible to accomplish, he will help the Fiery Prison Peacock break through to the fourth rank, and then seek an opportunity to fight to the death!

If he succeeds, he will obtain a powerful fourth-tier Fiery Prison Peacock spirit pet; if he fails, he will at most die!

However, the ugly giant had invited his friends to kill the Fiery Prison Peacock several times before, but they failed each time, and even caused the death of a fellow disciple.

Furthermore, after being attacked by him several times, the Fiery Prison Peacock no longer easily leaves the vicinity of the volcano, making it difficult for him to have another chance to deal with it.

But it seems that fate was not against him. When he went to the Fire Red Valley to capture some fire-attribute poisonous insects that the Flame Prison Peacock liked to eat, he happened to meet Zhou Yuanlian, who was practicing pure poison skills.

The rest is simple.

While hoping that Zhou Yuanlian could help him resolve the poison of the Fiery Hell Peacock in his body, the ugly giant also wanted to use Zhou Yuanlian to help him collect various poisonous insects and snakes to help the Fiery Hell Peacock break through to the fourth rank.

Now that Zhou Chun has come knocking on his door and he has become a prisoner, and he has also learned that Zhou Yuanlian can help him cure the Fiery Peacock Poison in his body, the ugly man knows that if he does not offer any benefits, Zhou Chun will definitely not let it go, and the sect may not be willing to stand up for him who has become a pawn.

So he thought he could use the opportunity to subdue the Fiery Prison Peacock to ensure his own safety.

He knew in his heart that Zhou Chun, who was famous in Jingguo and the surrounding countries for his beast-taming skills, was unlikely to refuse this temptation!

I have to say, he really judged people accurately this time!

After listening to his story, Zhou Chun was indeed tempted.

Zhou Chun had always wanted a fire-attribute demon beast spirit pet, a pure avian demon beast spirit pet.

Back then, at the exchange event hosted by Huang Yun, a rogue cultivator in the Nascent Soul stage in the Great Zhou Kingdom, Zhou Chun was quite annoyed because he missed out on an egg of a high-level demon beast called "Phoenix-tailed Flame Sparrow".

Now that he heard there was a chance to win a fourth-tier Flame Prison Peacock with the same Fire Phoenix bloodline and the potential to condense a Fire Phoenix True Feather, how could he not be tempted!

If this matter can be accomplished, he will have gathered the two great dragon-phoenix spirit pets, the Fire Phoenix and the Thunder Dragon, both of which are fourth-tier demon beasts.

This was incredibly tempting for him, given his particular attachment to certain things.

While he was tempted, Zhou Chun wasn't about to believe everything someone said so easily.

He immediately stared at the ugly man and said, "Where is that ancient book you mentioned? I need to see it with my own eyes before I can believe your words."

He then added, "And what method do you have to help that Fiery Hell Peacock break through to the fourth rank? Do you know just how difficult it is for a demon beast to break through to the fourth rank!"

Upon hearing this, the ugly man immediately replied, "The ancient book is in my storage bag. Senior Zhou only needs to unlock some seals for me, and I can retrieve it for you to see!"

After saying that, he continued, "As for how to help that Fiery Prison Peacock break through, I won't hide it from you, senior. I know that in a certain villa of the Ma family, a prominent clan in Yan Continent, there grows a [Phoenix Eye Fire Cloud Grass] that is over three thousand years old. Although this spiritual herb is a thousand-year-old treasure, because it grows near a volcano, it has accumulated a large amount of fire poison. Even a grandmaster of alchemy wouldn't dare say that he can definitely use this herb to refine pills!"

"Therefore, whether it's a junior like me exchanging with them, or Senior Zhou personally stepping in, as long as the price is right, the Ma family will likely give us face!"

He continued confidently, "That Fiery Hell Peacock has already reached its peak, but it hasn't found the opportunity to break through. If we give it this [Phoenix Eye Fire Cloud Grass], which is perfectly suited to it, it has a 60-70% chance of successfully breaking through!"

A 60-70% chance of success is already very high.

Even with numerous Core Formation materials like the Five Elements Spirit Fruit, Zhou Chun didn't have such a high success rate in forming his core.

However, this was only the judgment of the ugly man, a late-stage Purple Mansion cultivator, and Zhou Chun estimated that the actual situation would be much less accurate.

However, if the person was not exaggerating, and the Fire Phoenix bloodline on that Fiery Prison Peacock was truly as pure as claimed, then with the assistance of the Phoenix Eye Fire Cloud Grass, which was over three thousand years old, it did indeed have a very high chance of successfully breaking through to the fourth rank.

"Let me take a look at the ancient book you mentioned first."

As Zhou Chun spoke, he slightly released some of the seals within the ugly man's body, allowing him to use some of his magic power and divine sense.

The ugly giant naturally dared not play any tricks in front of him, and quickly and obediently took out an ancient book made of animal skin and handed it to him.

This ancient book made of animal hide looks quite old; it even shows signs of insect damage and fire damage, and some pages are missing content.

Fortunately, the part about the Fiery Prison Peacock was not missing.

The ancient book recorded the legendary stories of many Golden Core cultivators. The chapter about the Fiery Prison Peacock was a legendary story about a Golden Core cultivator who, in his later years and on the verge of death, revealed to his disciples and descendants how he had subdued the Fiery Prison Peacock. The story then spread to a certain place.

According to the records in this ancient book, as long as the ugly man is not lying about the purity of the Flame Prison Peacock's bloodline, his claim of directly subduing a fourth-tier Flame Prison Peacock is indeed feasible!

After reading the ancient book, Zhou Chun was completely captivated.

After pondering for a moment, he looked at the ugly giant and said, "I have another question. You mentioned that the Fiery Hell Peacock can penetrate deep into volcanic lava. What if it takes the Phoenix Eye Fire Grass into its belly and then goes into a deep sleep to evolve? I don't have the ability to go deep into the lava to find it!"

Upon hearing this, the ugly giant looked at him with a strange expression and said, "Senior Zhou, don't you know? Unless it's a true pure-blooded fire phoenix, or some fourth-tier demonic beast with special bloodlines, most demonic beasts that can move through volcanic lava can only move through it; they can't completely live within the lava!"

"Moreover, volcanic magma is extremely dangerous and unpredictable. Not only might powerful fire spirits and demonic beasts exist there, but there's also the constant possibility of magma eruptions. If the Fiery Hell Peacock doesn't want its rebirth and evolution process to be interrupted, or even to the point of death, it certainly wouldn't dare to break through and evolve inside!"

Isn't this because you said that the Fire Phoenix bloodline within that Flame Prison Peacock is very strong?

Zhou Chun glanced at the ugly man with displeasure, then decided not to bother arguing with him.

He then turned to Zhou Yuanlian and asked, "Xiaolian, are you really confident you can remove the toxins from his body?"

Upon hearing this, the ugly giant immediately tensed up and looked at Zhou Yuanlian with expectant eyes.

Upon seeing this, Zhou Yuanlian immediately replied, "I may not be entirely confident at the moment, but if I use the toxins in his body to cultivate to the late Foundation Establishment stage and successfully refine the [Hundred Poisons Pearl] magic artifact, I should be able to do it with certainty!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the ugly man's face lit up with wild joy. If the occasion hadn't been so inappropriate, he probably would have burst into laughter.

Over the years, he has indeed been tormented by the Fiery Peacock Poison in his body. If he can get rid of the poison and restore his health, he is willing to pay any price!

Anyway, he didn't have much confidence in being able to subdue the fourth-tier Flame Prison Peacock.

If he hadn't met Zhou Yuanlian, he might have risked seeking out a Golden Core cultivator from his own sect in his despair!

After receiving Zhou Yuanlian's affirmative reply, Zhou Chun turned to the ugly man with satisfaction and said, "You heard what Little Lian said. If you are willing to fully cooperate with me in subduing the Fiery Prison Peacock, I will not pursue the matter of you capturing and imprisoning her. I will even have her help you cure your stubborn illness and regain your health!"

"No problem, as long as the stubborn ailment can be eradicated, this junior will absolutely cooperate unconditionally with Senior Zhou!"

The ugly, burly man readily agreed, even adding, "Furthermore, to express my apology to Fellow Daoist Xiaolian, I am willing to cover all her expenses for breaking through to the late Foundation Establishment stage and will also gift her a low-grade third-tier magic weapon!"

Seeing that he was so cooperative, Zhou Chun felt relieved.

After a moment's thought, he looked at the man and said, "It's settled then. You'll handle the aftermath of what happened here today, and you'll also exchange it for the Phoenix Eye Fire Cloud Grass. Once you've prepared everything, come find me again so we can go find that Fiery Hell Peacock together!"

(End of this chapter)