Beast Taming Immortal Clan

Chapter 567 Subjugation! Fiery Phoenix of the Inferno [Please Subscribe]

Inside the underground fire pit.

Once the Phoenix's rebirth and evolution were confirmed to be complete, and it absorbed a large amount of spiritual energy from heaven and earth to nourish itself, Zhou Chun knew that the opportunity he had been waiting for had arrived.

Therefore, he flew forward without hesitation and spat out the [Moon Toad Pearl].

The purpose of summoning this magical treasure at this time was not to kill the Fiery Prison Peacock, but to use the "Taiyin Moon Toad" demon soul within it to intimidate the opponent.

In order to prevent Qin Yang from discovering that he possessed a spiritual treasure, Zhou Chun also deliberately used his magic power to knock Qin Yang unconscious while making his move.

Qin Yang was completely unprepared for him, and since he was a Golden Core cultivator, he easily succeeded without any surprises.

At this moment, after summoning the [Moon Toad Pearl], Zhou Chun immediately focused on forming hand seals and used the secret technique "Heavenly Net Mother and Child Heart Mantra" on the already shattering giant egg of flames.

A wisp of blood essence flew out of his mouth, transforming into crimson runes that formed a blood-red halo that flew towards the giant flaming egg and quickly disappeared into the head of the Fiery Hell Peacock inside.

At that moment, a strange roar, resembling both a bull's bellow and a croaking sound, echoed throughout the entire underground fire cave.

As it turns out, Zhou Chun's use of the [Moon Toad Pearl] was definitely a brilliant move.

Originally, the power of the "Heavenly Net Mother and Child Heart Mantra" encountered strong resistance from the Fiery Prison Peacock's instincts after entering its body, and there was no chance of success at all.

But after that roar, the Flame Prison Peacock's body trembled, and its will to resist softened considerably.

Zhou Chun's feeling was that this newly born fourth-tier Flame Prison Peacock seemed to regard his consciousness as the will of the Demon King, thus generating an instinctive awe.

If it weren't for the awakening of the Fire Phoenix bloodline within its body at this moment, which condensed the Fire Phoenix True Feather, perhaps just this roar of the Demon King would have been enough to make it completely submit!

But as the Flame Prison Peacock's will to resist weakened, Zhou Chun immediately saw a good opportunity to subdue it.

He concentrated most of his mind on suppressing the Flame Prison Peacock's consciousness, while simultaneously activating the power of the Moon Toad Pearl, unleashing a surge of pure and powerful cold energy towards the Flame Prison Peacock.

The extremely cold air, which was completely incompatible with its own attributes and of exceptionally high quality, made the Flame Prison Peacock, which had lost its original memories and retained only its instincts, feel extremely uncomfortable as soon as it approached. Panic welled up in its heart.

"Surrender, or die!!"

Zhou Chun's divine sense trembled, releasing a sharp and chilling killing intent.

Under this dual pressure from within and without, the Fiery Peacock, which had just successfully undergone Nirvana and whose consciousness was as pure as a newborn infant, ultimately succumbed to the instinct for survival, cried out in despair, gave up resistance, and chose to submit.

A mournful phoenix cry echoed from the underground fire cave, and the Fiery Hell Peacock lowered its head.

The halo formed by the power of the "Heavenly Net Mother-Child Heart Mantra," which it had been resisting and rejecting, quickly trapped its demon soul and then disappeared into it.

At the same time, a special feeling of connection welled up in Zhou Chun and Yan Yu Kong Que's hearts.

As the mother, Zhou Chun could even vaguely sense what the Flame Prison Peacock was thinking at that moment.

This feeling was even clearer than that of his spirit pets, such as Lei Jiao and Bai Bai, with whom he had been bound by contracts for hundreds of years; it was truly mysterious.

After a brief adjustment to this unusual sensation, Zhou Chun quickly released his gentle kindness to soothe his fifth spirit pet, allowing it to continue absorbing the fire vein's spiritual energy to nourish itself.

When Qin Yang woke up, everything had already settled down. He saw the Flame Prison Peacock, reborn from the ashes, standing obediently beside Zhou Chun.

At this moment, the Fiery Prison Peacock was less than two zhang long from head to tail, its size several times smaller than before its Nirvana.

But the biggest change is in its feathers. What used to be a tuft of feathers on its head has now become more numerous and much more magnificent, like a fiery red phoenix crown.

Its fiery red feathers were crystal clear, each one naturally adorned with mysterious and intricate patterns, radiating a fiery red glow, as if each feather were a treasure.

The most significant change is in its tail.

Originally, it had many tail feathers that could be spread out like a screen, but now it only has a few tail feathers!

However, the value of these five tail feathers far exceeds that of the original numerous feathers.

Because they are all rare and precious true feathers of the fire phoenix, each one possessing immense supernatural power!

These phoenix feathers are like the most beautiful feathers in the world, clinging to the tail of the Fiery Prison Peacock like burning flames. If the Fiery Prison Peacock were to spread its wings and soar at this moment, a beautiful flame could be clearly seen swaying up and down on its tail.

The Fire Phoenix True Feather is as important to the Flame Prison Peacock as the reverse scale on a dragon. It is the essence of its phoenix blood. Losing any one of them will cause its cultivation to regress and its strength to plummet!

But this object also endowed it with unparalleled power, giving it supernatural abilities like burning the heavens and boiling the seas.

Putting aside everything else, the [Glazed Pure Fire] divine power he mastered as a result is enough to make countless Golden Core cultivators with fire-attribute techniques extremely envious.

【Liuli Pure Fire】is a unique fire-based divine power of the Fire Phoenix Clan. It is listed as one of the three innate divine powers of the Fire Phoenix Clan, along with 【Nanming Li Fire】 and 【World-Destroying Flame】, each possessing its own unique characteristics.

Take the [Lapis Lazuli Pure Fire] as an example. This fire has an extremely high temperature, comparable to the [Samadhi True Fire]. It can melt gold and iron, burn all tangible things, and at the same time, it can also burn intangible things such as consciousness!

If a cultivator were to face a fire phoenix that possesses such supernatural powers, as soon as their consciousness leaves their body, they would have to endure the constant burning of the [Glazed Pure Fire], injuring themselves before even making a move.

If Zhou Chun had to choose, he would rather be an enemy of a dragon like Lei Jiao than an enemy of Yan Yu Kong Que, who wields the [Glazed Pure Fire], because it would be too painful!

In addition to the [Glazed Pure Fire], the Flame Prison Peacock has also mastered another innate divine power of the Fire Phoenix clan, [Rebirth from Fire].

With the [Rebirth from the Ashes] supernatural power, the Fiery Prison Peacock can recover from any injury, no matter how severe, as long as all of its Fire Phoenix True Feathers are cut off!

However, because it is not a pure fire phoenix, each use of this divine power consumes a fire phoenix feather, and it cannot be used continuously.

Even so, the existence of the [Rebirth from the Ashes] divine power is almost equivalent to giving the Fiery Hell Peacock two lives!

Having mastered these two iconic divine abilities of the Fire Phoenix clan and condensed the Fire Phoenix True Feather, the Flame Prison Peacock, in a broad sense, actually belongs to the Fire Phoenix clan, or it could be called the Flame Prison Fire Phoenix!

It is worth mentioning that the Fire Phoenix Clan, like the Flood Dragon Clan, is actually just a general term for a large race.

The symbolic item of this clan is the Fire Phoenix Feather.

Any bird-like demon beast that can condense a Fire Phoenix True Feather will be recognized by the Fire Phoenix Clan and regarded as a member of the clan.

The more Fire Phoenix Feathers a creature possesses, the stronger its bloodline becomes.

Generally speaking, condensing less than four Fire Phoenix True Feathers indicates an ordinary bloodline; condensing four or more Fire Phoenix True Feathers indicates a medium bloodline; condensing seven or more Fire Phoenix True Feathers indicates a superior bloodline; and condensing ten or more Fire Phoenix True Feathers can be called a True Phoenix!

The Fiery Phoenix possesses five true phoenix feathers, indicating its excellent bloodline potential; it is expected to reach the fifth rank in the future.

If another opportunity arises in the future, it is not impossible for him to condense one or two more Fire Phoenix Feathers to further enhance his bloodline aptitude.

Compared to the united Jiaolong clan, the Fire Phoenix clan is much more loosely organized. At least Zhou Chun has never heard of any settlement of this clan.

This means that even if word gets out that he has made a contract with the Fiery Phoenix, it won't cause him the same trouble he did when he made a contract with the Thunder Flood Dragon.

Of course, given the powerful attraction of the Fire Phoenix Feather to certain fire-attribute cultivators, Zhou Chun would try his best to keep this secret.

To avoid being forced to hand over dragon scales like the Thunder Flood Dragon did, and being targeted by a Nascent Soul cultivator who wanted to pluck feathers from the Fiery Phoenix!

Thinking about concealing the matter of the Fiery Phoenix, Zhou Chun couldn't help but look at Qin Yang, who had just woken up.

He smiled slightly and said, "Fellow Daoist Qin is awake. I am very grateful for your help this time. It was through your assistance that I was able to subdue this Fiery Phoenix. I appreciate your efforts, and I will definitely have Xiao Lian cure your ailment and restore your health!"

Upon hearing this, Qin Yang immediately perked up, no longer thinking about why he had fainted. He bowed to him with a joyful expression and congratulated him, saying, "Congratulations, Senior Zhou, on achieving your wish and taming another powerful spirit pet."

After speaking, he glanced at the Fiery Phoenix and suddenly lowered his voice, saying, "Actually, with its current cultivation level, it might only need a few drops of its bile to cure the poison in my body!"

The best way to detoxify him from the Fiery Peacock Poison is actually to use the bile of the Fiery Peacock.

However, the Fiery Prison Peacock has now been subdued by Zhou Chun, and extracting its bile while it is still alive would cause it considerable harm. How could Zhou Chun possibly agree to this?

He immediately shook his head and said, "This may disappoint Fellow Daoist Qin. After the Fiery Hell Peacock evolved into the Fiery Hell Fire Phoenix, the toxins that were originally in its body have been completely purified by the Nirvana Flame. Now, it's probably impossible to use its bile to detoxify you!"

This statement is actually only half true and half false.

After the Fiery Peacock evolved into the Fiery Phoenix, the Nirvana Fire did indeed incinerate many of the toxins that had accumulated in its body.

However, the original poisonous power of the Fiery Phoenix did not completely disappear. Instead, it has now concentrated and been stored in its body, merging with one of its own fire-based divine abilities to form an extremely powerful poisonous flame divine ability!

Moreover, Zhou Chun already knew that the toxins in Qin Yang's body actually had a promoting effect on Zhou Yuanlian's cultivation of the "Ten Thousand Poisons True Scripture," so he naturally wouldn't ruin the opportunity for his junior.

He was, after all, a Golden Core cultivator, and the die was cast. Even though Qin Yangming knew that his reasons were somewhat far-fetched, he could only helplessly accept reality after being rejected.

In the end, he could only sigh and say, "This junior understands. Then this junior can only wait for Fellow Daoist Xiaolian to break through to the late Foundation Establishment stage!"

"Fellow Daoist Qin, rest assured, Xiao Lian's cultivation is about to break through. You just need to wait another three to five years, and we should have good news coming."

After thinking it over, Zhou Chun reassured Qin Yang to prevent him from doing anything rash in his anxiety that could lead to a breakup.

Then his eyes flashed as he looked at the nest built with various fire-attribute spiritual materials.

This nest was built using a large amount of precious spiritual materials, many of which were special spiritual materials produced in the magma of the earth. The total value of these materials is worth at least 100,000 to 200,000 spiritual coins.

But Zhou Chun had already reaped all the benefits, and it was no longer appropriate for him to keep all of these things for himself.

So, with a thought running through his mind, he decided to be generous and waved his hand, saying, "I am not a stingy person. Fellow Daoist Qin has made a great contribution in subduing the Fiery Phoenix this time, so I will give this Phoenix Nest to you."

Sure enough, Qin Yang, who was in a bad mood, immediately looked much better after hearing his words. He quickly bowed deeply and said, "Senior Zhou, you are very kind. I admire you. Thank you for your kindness."

He plans to achieve the Golden Core stage in the future, which will inevitably involve considerable expenses. This unexpected windfall is a small but significant help.

After dividing the spoils and reminding Qin Yang to be mindful of confidentiality, Zhou Chun returned to his family with the Flame Phoenix.

Upon returning to his family, Zhou Mingde was overjoyed to hear that Zhou Chun had successfully subdued the fourth-tier demonic beast, the Fiery Phoenix. He was genuinely happy for him.

In this way, Zhou Chun alone has three fourth-order demonic beasts. If we include the Golden Armor Mountain-Bearing Turtle Stone, which is almost certain to break through to the fourth order, then there are four fourth-order demonic beasts!

Even though these demonic beasts are only at the fourth-tier low-grade level, with their profound foundation and bloodline, Zhou Chun is fully qualified to challenge those late-stage Golden Core cultivators with their assistance.

Once Zhou Chun breaks through to the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm, within that realm, it's unlikely anyone will dare claim they can kill him!

The stronger Zhou Chun is, the stronger the Zhou family will be. If Zhou Chun can become invincible among his peers as he was when he was in the Purple Mansion stage, the Zhou family could even surpass the Green Lotus Temple and become the fourth largest power in the Jing Kingdom!

In the years that followed, Zhou Chun trained his disciples and the Fiery Phoenix, which resembled a newborn chick, while also taking one Jade Dew Golden Glow Pill each year to improve his cultivation.

Three years passed in the blink of an eye, and Zhou Chun had consumed and refined all five Jade Dew Golden Glow Pills in his possession.

Just as he had initially predicted, after refining the fifth [Jade Dew Golden Glow Pill], Zhou Chun indeed reached the barrier of the mid-stage Golden Core realm, and his cultivation and magical power could no longer advance.

Unfortunately, he had already consumed all of the Jade Dew Golden Glow Pills he had on hand. Otherwise, he might have been able to take another one and see if he could break through this barrier with the help of the medicine!

At the same time, his disciple Zhou Zhiying's cultivation level also increased by one level per year, reaching the twelfth level of the Qi Refining stage.

At that time, she was not yet twenty years old!

Because she possessed top-grade spiritual root aptitude and had cultivated her skills step by step through meditation, Zhou Chun did not suggest that she further refine her magical power before establishing her foundation.

He gave her a Foundation Establishment Pill and told her to go into seclusion in her cave to establish her foundation.

Two months later, Zhou Zhiying successfully established her foundation as expected, breaking the record for the fastest foundation establishment in the history of the Zhou family!

Moreover, this record is unlikely to be broken for many years!

"Tsk tsk tsk, a Foundation Establishment cultivator at less than twenty years old, Ying'er, if word got out about your cultivation speed, it would probably shock the entire Jing Kingdom!"

Inside the cave, watching the young woman in blue emerge from seclusion after successfully establishing her foundation, Zhou Chun couldn't help but click his tongue in admiration.

In other words, he had long since become accustomed to his disciple's rapid increase in cultivation level, and could be said to have developed immunity to it.

Otherwise, the current reaction would definitely not be so indifferent.

Only those cultivators who truly understand the meaning of Foundation Establishment cultivators who are not yet twenty years old know how terrifying they are!

Given Zhou Zhiying's cultivation speed, as long as the Zhou family is willing to invest resources in him, it will be no problem for him to open his Purple Mansion in his sixties or seventies.

He will definitely be able to cultivate to the late stage of the Purple Mansion realm before the age of 150!

"I owe my achievements to your guidance, Master. Without your guidance, I would not have achieved what I have today."

Zhou Zhiying looked at Zhou Chun with gratitude, without any hint of pride.

After being shown the hardships of ordinary people by Zhou Chun, she also clearly understood how abundant her conditions for cultivation were.

Although Zhou Chun never gave her any pills to improve her magical power, the cultivation environment he provided for her, as well as the various spiritual fruits, wines, and dishes he often bestowed upon her, were all precious spiritual items that ordinary Qi Refining cultivators could only eat a few times in their entire lives.

Furthermore, the answers to her various questions about cultivation were benefits that ordinary cultivators could never enjoy in their entire lives.

Therefore, she now feels genuine respect and gratitude towards Zhou Chun, her master.

"Hehehe, I was just fulfilling my duty as a teacher. It's your own hard work and dedication that led to this achievement."

Zhou Chun chuckled, quite pleased with his apprentice's composure and gratitude.

Then, a glint flashed in his eyes, and he suddenly looked at Zhou Zhiying and asked, "Now that you have successfully established your foundation, Ying'er, you will be changing your main cultivation method. I wonder if you have any thoughts on this?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Zhiying frowned slightly, then shook her head and said, "This disciple is ignorant and has not yet considered this matter. Please enlighten me, Master."

"Since you are my disciple, I will be frank with you. A great opportunity awaits you in the future, and you may need to change your main cultivation method. Therefore, I do not recommend that you cultivate the top-level techniques of the family now. Just cultivate the 'Xunfeng Technique' like your father!"

Zhou Chun looked at his apprentice and solemnly explained his arrangements.

The existence of the secret island must not be told to Zhou Zhiying now.

However, considering Zhou Zhiying's future path, Zhou Chun had to reveal some things to her so that she would give up her current idea of ​​cultivating top-level techniques.

After all, while top-tier cultivation techniques are useful, the consequences of abandoning them and switching to other techniques in the future would be far greater than those of techniques like the "Xunfeng Technique," which allows for rapid advancement in magical power.

Now that it's confirmed that Zhou Zhiying will inherit the mantle of the master of that secret island and cultivate the top-level techniques left behind by that person, Zhou Chun certainly doesn't need to make her suffer more and affect his own future cultivation.

In any case, before he cultivates to the late stage of the Purple Mansion realm, he will not let Zhou Zhiying engage in a life-or-death battle with cultivators of the same level, so there is no need to care about her combat strength.

After hearing Zhou Chun's arrangement, Zhou Zhiying only thought for a moment before nodding and saying, "Alright, then this disciple will follow your instructions, Master, and begin cultivating the 'Wind Strike Technique'!"

Her quick agreement piqued Zhou Chun's curiosity.

He couldn't help but look at her and say, "You've made your decision so quickly? Aren't you curious about what this great opportunity I've been talking about is?"

"Master, you would never harm your disciple. Since you arranged for me to cultivate the 'Wind Stream Technique,' you must have your own reasons and are considering my best interests. I will simply obey your orders!"

At this point, Zhou Zhiying winked playfully at him and said, "As for the great opportunity you mentioned, based on my understanding of you, I'm afraid even if I asked, you certainly wouldn't tell me!"

Seeing this, Zhou Chun felt both gratified and somewhat embarrassed. He couldn't help but flick the girl's head and say, "Little brat, how dare you presume to guess your master's intentions! You deserve a beating!"

Zhou Chun only revealed Zhou Mingde's success in establishing her foundation; she didn't even tell her parents, nor did she allow them to.

Otherwise, if this matter were to be leaked, powerful forces like the Moon Wheel Sect would definitely guess that she possessed top-grade spiritual root aptitude.

Whether the Zhou family sends her to a sect or secretly assassinates her, it is unacceptable to the Zhou family.

To this end, Zhou Chun specially collected several second-tier magic artifacts with the function of concealing one's aura for her, and also had her cultivate a wonderful secret technique of concealing one's aura, so that even those Purple Mansion stage cultivators in the clan would find it difficult to discover her true cultivation level after seeing her.

Even so, Zhou Chun advised her to focus on her cultivation in her cave and not to show herself in front of others for the time being.

If she waits until she turns twenty-five years old before announcing her successful Foundation Establishment, it will avoid sparking speculation.

After all, with sufficient cultivation resources, even those with superior spiritual root aptitude can successfully establish their foundation at this age.

Having dealt with the matter after Zhou Zhiying's foundation building, Zhou Chun went to the Great Zhou Kingdom again.

However, unlike in the past, this time he did not go alone, but brought with him the family elder Lin Wan'er, three core clan members with Foundation Establishment cultivation, seven elite clan members with Qi Refining cultivation, and his Daoist partner Su Yuzhen.

Among them, Lin Wan'er and others used to assist Zhou Daoyi in managing the shop. In the future, Zhou Chun or Lin Hongyu will frequently travel between the two places to transport various goods for the shop to sell.

Su Yuzhen simply accompanied Zhou Chun on his travels to the Great Zhou Kingdom, wanting to experience its prosperity.

Prior to this, she had already traveled to several countries surrounding Yasukuni, which made up for some of her previous shortcomings.

Zhou Chun realized that she had neglected her husband over the years, and planned to take him on a trip to make up for it.

After all, judging by the time, it should be a few more years before Su Yuzhen's "desire tribulation" will be unable to be suppressed and will descend!

(End of this chapter)