Beast Taming Immortal Clan

After reaching an agreement on the cooperation plan with the ugly giant Qin Yang, the turmoil was considered to have subsided.

With both parties having reconciled, even though Zhou Chun's capture of the Yan Yang Sect disciple was somewhat excessive, the Yan Yang Sect wouldn't hold it against him too much given his cultivation level and status.

After all, when it comes down to it, they are the ones in the wrong.

After Zhou Chun brought Zhou Yuanlian back to the family, he told her to stay inside the mountain gate and not to go out, so as to prevent Qin Yang from changing his mind and kidnapping her again.

Next, Zhou Chun only needs to wait for Qin Yang to come over after preparing everything.

Since it concerned his own future, he believed that Qin Yang was more eager than anyone else to handle this matter well.

Sure enough, after Zhou Chun returned, he only had to wait half a year before Qin Yang had already obtained the Phoenix Eye Fire Grass.

He then personally came to Tuyunling to pay his respects to Zhou Chun, intending to take Zhou Chun to the dwelling place of the Fiery Prison Peacock.

The volcanic region of Jingguo is mainly located within the territory controlled by the Yanyang Sect, while the place where the Yanyu Peacocks live is located at the border between Jinzhou and Yangzhou of Shenguo.

This border region is home to numerous volcanoes, with dozens of active volcanoes of varying sizes that erupt every few years.

Therefore, this place can be said to be completely uninhabited, with no ordinary people settling here.

However, cultivators were extremely active in this area.

When a volcano erupts, the lava may bring out some spiritual items that only exist in volcanic lava. These special spiritual items are quite valuable. If a Qi Refining cultivator is lucky enough to find one or two of these spiritual items, he can live a good life for several years.

Therefore, large numbers of treasure hunters often gather near volcanoes that have recently erupted.

According to Qin Yang's deduction, the Fiery Prison Peacock appeared in this area after getting lost while wandering through the magma.

According to the records of the Yan Yang Sect, this region had never seen a demonic beast like the Yan Yu Peacock before, nor had it ever seen any other fire-attribute peacock demonic beasts.

But now that this Fiery Prison Peacock has made its home here, it has brought chaos and danger to the area.

Often, cultivators who are unaware of the true nature of this Fiery Hell Peacock will stumble into its nest while searching for treasure, only to be burned to ashes by its demonic fire!

At this moment, led by Qin Yang, Zhou Chun quickly arrived near a volcano emitting yellowish-white sulfurous smoke.

"This is it. The Fiery Hell Peacock now uses this volcano as its lair, and its activity range is roughly within a two- to three-hundred-mile radius. It also possesses the ability to emerge directly from other nearby volcanoes using magma!"

"Moreover, this beast is now extremely vigilant, basically never leaving the area within a hundred miles of the volcano's crater, and has even subdued some low- to mid-level demonic beasts to help it catch poisonous insects, snakes, and ants for food!"

On a hilltop about thirty or forty miles away from the crater, Qin Yang pointed to the smoking crater ahead and explained the situation in a low voice.

In order to gather information about this Fiery Prison Peacock, he specially hired some rogue cultivators who often operated in this area to help him monitor the Fiery Prison Peacock from a distance.

As long as there is no close contact, the Flame Prison Peacock will not deliberately kill those Qi Refining stage rogue cultivators who are like ants in its eyes.

Upon hearing his words, Zhou Chun immediately asked, "What are your plans? How do you intend to get the Phoenix-Eyed Fireweed Grass to the mouth of that Fiery Hell Peacock?"

Qin Yang had certainly considered this question, and upon hearing it, he immediately replied, "After much thought, I believe this matter shouldn't be made too complicated, otherwise it might backfire. Therefore, I plan to arrange for a daredevil to appear on the path that the Fiery Hell Peacock is bound to take with them, allowing it to seize it on its own!"

"Hmm, that makes sense. Go and prepare it yourself!"

Zhou Chun nodded slightly, indicating her agreement with his plan.

He didn't care about anything else, only whether the Flame Prison Peacock would undergo a nirvana evolution as Qin Yang had said.

Without Nirvana evolution, Zhou Chun would have had to wait until it had just completed its evolution before killing it.

Although you won't get a powerful and potentially strong fourth-tier spirit pet, you'll still get the corpse and core of a fourth-tier demon beast, so the gains will be just as great.

Having agreed to Qin Yang's plan, Zhou Chun retreated two hundred miles to avoid disturbing the Fiery Prison Peacock.

Subsequently, Qin Yang summoned an elderly Foundation Establishment cultivator with limited lifespan to serve as the suicide soldier.

After Qin Yang promised him a Foundation Establishment Pill as payment, this mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator, who only had a few years left to live, directly sold his life to him, letting him do whatever he wanted with him!

For the next period of time, the elderly Foundation Establishment cultivator, who was determined to die, disguised himself as an ordinary treasure-hunting cultivator and moved around the volcano where the Fiery Prison Peacock lived.

The harvested Phoenix Eye Fireweed was placed in a century-old jade box, which he carried on his back.

About fifty days later, the Fiery Prison Peacock finally discovered this audacious human.

Since it was near the crater, it didn't tolerate the human. After observing for a while, it took the initiative to attack, burning the old man to ashes with a burst of demonic fire.

However, the jade box made by Yan Yu over a hundred years managed to withstand the scorching of the demonic fire, and the Yan Yu Peacock sensed the aura emanating from the Phoenix Eye Fire Cloud Grass inside.

Monsters are extremely sensitive to auras, and they are born with the ability to sense which spiritual creatures would be beneficial to them if they were to devour them.

So, upon sensing the aura of the Phoenix Eye Fireweed Grass, the Flame Prison Peacock immediately let out a cry, extinguished the still-burning demonic fire, and quickly landed to pry open the jade box with its claws.

Upon discovering the Phoenix-Eyed Fireweed Grass inside the jade box, it couldn't help but let out a long, joyful hiss, and then immediately pecked at and swallowed the Phoenix-Eyed Fireweed Grass from the jade box.

After consuming the Phoenix Eye Fireweed Grass, the Flame Prison Peacock quickly flapped its wings and took flight towards the volcano, then disappeared into the crater.

This scene was witnessed by Zhou Chun, who was observing it from afar using the "Insect Puppet Technique".

"Damn it, Qin Yang's intelligence was wrong!"

Zhou Chun's expression changed slightly, and he quickly approached Qin Yang, who was observing from further ahead, to explain the matter.

Qin Yang himself also saw the Flame Prison Peacock disappear into the volcano through other means, but he seemed to have expected it and appeared more composed than Zhou Chun.

Faced with Zhou Chun's questioning, he simply said in a solemn voice, "Senior Zhou, there's no need to worry. Based on my deduction, the Flame Prison Peacock is likely just nesting and living inside the volcano, and hasn't actually gone into the magma to break through and evolve!"

Hearing his answer, Zhou Chun looked at him intently and said, "I hope your judgment is correct, otherwise..."

"Otherwise what?" Zhou Chun didn't say it explicitly, but Qin Yang knew what it meant.

He immediately said solemnly, "Please rest assured, Senior Zhou, this junior will definitely find the Fiery Hell Peacock!"

Judging from the fact that it would take some time for the Flame Prison Peacock to digest the medicinal power of the Phoenix Eye Fire Cloud Grass, Qin Yang and Zhou Chun waited for another half month before heading to the volcano to look for its figure.

However, to Qin Yang's dismay, after the two arrived at the crater, neither their divine sense nor their daring descent inside could find any trace of the Flame Prison Peacock. Instead, they did discover an empty nest inside.

"Fellow Daoist Qin, what do you have to say now?"

Inside the empty bird's nest, Zhou Chun calmly looked at Qin Yang's ugly face and said in a slightly strange tone.

Qin Yang's face was both dark and red, looking extremely unsightly.

He had previously assured everyone that there would be no problems, but now that problems had indeed arisen, he felt both ashamed and panicked.

He knew very well that if Zhou Chun hadn't subdued or killed the Flame Prison Peacock, he would never have allowed Zhou Yuanlian to cure him of the poison!

After all, his previous actions had greatly offended Zhou Chun and Zhou Yuanlian.

His expression shifted several times before he suddenly took a deep breath and said, "Senior Zhou, please don't rush. Let me think about it some more. I will definitely give you an explanation!"

"Mr. Zhou is indeed not in a hurry. Even if he makes this trip for nothing, he will only lose some time."

Zhou Chun said calmly, then turned and left.

For him, who cultivated metal-based techniques, the crater was certainly not a comfortable place.

Now that he couldn't find the Fiery Prison Peacock, he certainly didn't want to stay here any longer.

Although he said he wasn't in a hurry, Zhou Chun was still concerned about the matter.

After all, he had already placed a lot of expectations on this, and if he really got nothing, he would definitely be disappointed.

So after he came out, he also began to think carefully about finding the Fiery Prison Peacock.

In fact, Zhou Chun basically had no doubt about Qin Yang's judgment that the Flame Prison Peacock could not have evolved while dormant in the magma.

Even if a mere third-tier high-grade demon beast possesses innate supernatural abilities that allow it to survive within the magma, once it enters a deep sleep, it is unlikely to be able to ignore the burning of the magma.

Just like an ordinary person can take a bath in a hot spring, if you stay in it for a long time, you will definitely get burned or even die, if not cooked!

However, the Infernal Peacock has now disappeared, and it is highly likely that it has gone deep into the volcanic lava.

Now, facing volcanic lava that even Golden Core cultivators find difficult to explore, how difficult it is to find its presence!

"Senior Zhou, I just thought of a possibility. Do you think that Fiery Hell Peacock might have built a hidden nest in another location, and is actually using the lava sea to travel to that hidden nest to slumber and evolve?"

Just as Zhou Chun was pondering the whereabouts of the Flame Prison Peacock, Qin Yang suddenly ran over and excitedly shared his thoughts.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chun was slightly taken aback, then nodded thoughtfully and said, "That's not impossible."

Then, he frowned slightly and said, "Even so, how will we find its hidden lair?"

Upon hearing this, Qin Yang immediately chimed in, "This junior believes we can start with the nearby volcanoes. For the Fiery Hell Peacock to successfully undergo its rebirth and evolution, it needs the nourishment of the underground fire vein's spiritual energy, so its nest must be directly connected to a sea of ​​lava!"

"That makes sense, let's look for it then!"

Zhou Chun nodded slightly, indicating his agreement.

Then the two of them went their separate ways.

However, after searching the craters within a radius of hundreds of miles, the two still could not find any possible hidden nests.

Seeing this, Qin Yang spoke to Zhou Chun again, saying, "Since there's no lava-filled crater with a nest, it must have placed its nest in some hard-to-find hidden cave. I know there are many such caves in this area that erupted but then fell silent. If we search them one by one, we'll surely find its trace!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chun immediately frowned and said, "When will we find it? I don't have that much time to spend searching with you!"

It wasn't that Zhou Chun was intentionally making excuses, but rather that he genuinely couldn't stay here for long.

Qin Yang had calmed down considerably by now. Upon hearing Zhou Chun's words, he quickly said in a deep voice, "Senior Zhou, if you have something to do, then this junior will take care of it. This junior will definitely find that beast!"

"In that case, I'll leave this matter to you."

Zhou Chun nodded, then looked at Qin Yang meaningfully and said, "However, to prevent any unforeseen circumstances, Fellow Daoist Qin must swear an oath of Dao Heart, promising not to reveal the Flame Prison Peacock's advancement to any more people!"

"No problem, I will swear this oath now."

Qin Yang agreed without hesitation, acting decisively and readily.

He understood Zhou Chun's meaning, of course. He was worried that after finding the Flame Prison Peacock, Zhou Chun would not come to him, but instead go to the Golden Core cultivators of his sect.

But in reality, there was no difference between the two for him.

Even if he were to seek out a Golden Core cultivator from his own sect, the greatest benefit he would likely gain would only be the removal of his own chronic ailment.

This would also offend Zhou Chun for no reason!

And if he fails to subdue the Fiery Prison Peacock and other unforeseen events occur, causing the Fiery Prison Peacock to escape, then he will truly suffer a huge loss.

You should know that among all the Golden Core cultivators in the Yan Yang Sect, none of them could help him get rid of the stubborn ailment in his body!

After supervising Qin Yang until he finished making the oath, Zhou Chun returned to his family with peace of mind.

Two months after Zhou Chun returned to his family, Luo Qingni sent him a letter indicating that he could start refining the Jade Dew Golden Glow Pill.

Upon learning of this, Zhou Chun immediately put aside all his affairs and personally rushed to the Great Zhou Kingdom to participate in this important event.

"The Jade Dew Golden Glow Pill is a high-grade spiritual pill. This refining process is expected to take eighty-one days. If all goes smoothly, we should be able to produce more than five pills!"

Inside the alchemy room, Luo Qingni, after burning incense and taking a bath, entered with Zhou Chun and briefly explained the situation of the alchemy process.

Zhou Chun, being unfamiliar with alchemy, simply listened to whatever she said and replied, "Fellow Daoist Luo, please go ahead and do your best. I believe your skills will not disappoint!"

"Don't worry, Fellow Daoist Zhou, Qingni will do her best."

Luo Qingni nodded, then activated the restrictive formation in the alchemy room and officially began refining pills.

The high-level elixir, Jade Dew Golden Glow Pill, requires an extremely large number of materials.

In addition to the two main ingredients, Dendrobium nobile with a medicinal age of three thousand years and Jade Dew of Qionghua, as many as sixty-four other auxiliary ingredients are needed, of which twenty-four are thousand-year-old spiritual herbs!

With so many medicinal herbs, even the initial extraction and refinement of their essence would take seven or eight days.

Alchemy is a profound art, and the extraction of spiritual herbs is an even more delicate task, far more complex than simply melting spiritual herbs into a medicinal liquid.

Different kinds of elixirs require different extraction methods; they cannot be simply melted down with fire.

Furthermore, some medicinal herbs contain toxicity, and alchemists must use alchemy techniques to neutralize this toxicity before incorporating them into medicine.

To maximize the preservation of the essence of some precious medicinal herbs, alchemists need to concentrate their minds highly during the refining process, using extremely slow methods to peel away impurities bit by bit.

Therefore, refining high-level elixirs like the Jade Dew Golden Glow Pill is a huge challenge to the alchemist's energy. Without the support of Golden Core cultivation, it will be extremely difficult, and may even lead to failure due to excessive energy consumption.

Luo Qingni made ample preparations to ensure the success of this alchemy.

From the moment she began refining the elixir, she lit a precious calming incense, relying on its effects to concentrate her energy and restore her spirit.

When refining some spiritual herbs, several specially prepared spiritual waters were taken out and the gentlest "water refining method" was used to refine several precious materials such as Golden Thread Dendrobium and Jade Dew of Qionghua.

When she started mixing the medicine, she was simultaneously consuming "Great Tonifying Pills" and using extremely mana-consuming alchemy techniques to activate the furnace and increase the efficiency of mixing the medicine!

During the subsequent process of nurturing the pill, she worked extremely hard, tirelessly repeating the nurturing technique over and over again, focusing all her energy on the pill inside.

Zhou Chun couldn't help with this and knew he couldn't intervene, so he just waited patiently.

After eighty-one days, Luo Qingni flicked her sleeve and lifted the lid of the alchemy furnace, casting a spell to collect the elixir. Six golden rays of light flew out from the furnace and swirled and danced in the air with great spirituality.

Zhou Chun stared intently and saw that inside these golden orbs of light were pale golden pills, each about the size of a lychee.

As Luo Qingni made hand seals, the clusters of golden light were immediately restrained and sent into the jade bottles, restoring the pills to their true form.

After putting away all the pills, Luo Qingni, who was already exhausted, lifted the array restrictions and walked up to Zhou Chun.

"I have successfully completed my mission, producing a total of six pills. That's a satisfactory result!"

A faint smile appeared on her face, and with a wave of her hand, she handed five jade bottles containing pills to Zhou Chun.

According to their previous agreement, if Zhou Chun provided two main ingredients and most of the auxiliary ingredients, she would only take one pill. At this moment, she was fulfilling her promise.

But after looking at the five jade bottles in front of her, Zhou Chun only waved his sleeve to take away four of them, and then returned the remaining jade bottle to her.

At the same time, he said, "Fellow Daoist Luo, you've worked hard on this pill refining. And since you're only one step away from breaking through to the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm, I'll consider this a gift to celebrate your breakthrough!"

Unexpectedly, Luo Qingni shook her head and declined, saying, "I appreciate Fellow Daoist Zhou's kindness, but how can I accept a congratulatory gift before breaking through to a higher realm? Since we agreed to only take one pill, I will only take one!"

"But if you only have one spirit pill, are you confident you can break through to the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm, Fellow Daoist Luo?"

Zhou Chun frowned slightly and whispered her worries.

"My cultivation is almost at the barrier of the mid-stage Golden Core realm. If one spirit pill isn't enough, consuming more of the same kind will be useless!"

Luo Qingni looked at Zhou Chun with a serious expression and said, "As for you, Fellow Daoist Zhou, if you could consume all five spirit pills, you might be able to touch the barrier of the mid-stage Golden Core realm!"

Hearing her words, Zhou Chun didn't press the matter any further and immediately nodded, saying, "Alright, since Fellow Daoist Luo says so, then I won't stand on ceremony."

After saying that, he put the jade bottle away.

Afterwards, Luo Qingni went to rest and recover because she had exhausted too much energy from refining pills. Zhou Chun also left her "Qingni Residence" cave and went to Zhou Daoyi's cave.

Having made a rare trip to Tianyuan Immortal City, and with the Zhou family now embarking on a full-scale expansion, Zhou Chun felt it was time to acquire the shops in Tianyuan Immortal City.

Therefore, after a long talk with Zhou Daoyi, Zhou Chun handed over the million spirit coins he had brought to him.

Thanks to the launch of "Tianling Morning Post" and the success of previous sales campaigns, the Zhou family's financial situation has improved considerably.

Of the million spirit coins Zhou Chun brought this time, 400,000 were taken from the family treasury, and the remaining 600,000 were transferred on his behalf.

In addition, Zhou Daoyi and his wife Lin Hongyu also advanced approximately 300,000 spirit coins.

With this huge sum of money, Zhou Daoyi quickly bought a shop in the city that he had previously set his sights on.

This shop is not located in the most bustling area, but it is still in an area with a large flow of people. The total purchase amount is as high as 2.6 million spirit coins!

Zhou Daoyi paid half of the spirit coins to obtain the property deed, and the remaining 1.3 million spirit coins needed to be paid off within fifty years, otherwise the shop would be taken back!

It is also worth mentioning that, depending on the size of the shop, the shop also has to pay three thousand spirit coins in taxes to the Immortal City management department every year!

As for how Zhou Daoyi planned to operate the shop after taking it over, no one cared.

However, following Zhou Chun's advice, Zhou Daoyi temporarily operated the shop as a talisman shop, specializing in selling various low- to mid-level magic talismans, and occasionally putting up a few third-level magic talismans to attract customers.

Once the Zhou family has stockpiled a certain amount of various supplies, they will officially begin to continuously transport and sell supplies here.

After seeing that Zhou Daoyi had settled the shop matter, Zhou Chun did not stay in Tianyuan Immortal City for long and returned directly to his family.

He couldn't wait to try out the effects of the Jade Dew Golden Glow Pill!