Beast Taming Immortal Clan

Chapter 575 A Mixed Blessing [8,000-word long chapter, please subscribe]

The fact that the middle-aged man ghost in front of him was not a ghost cultivator surprised Zhou Chun greatly.

In his understanding, only the legendary ghost cultivators could maintain their original consciousness even after living for ten thousand years!

As for information about ghost cultivators, Zhou Chun had only seen it in the books he had obtained from killing demonic cultivators.

It is said that this is an alternative form of immortality, and the lifespan of a ghost cultivator of the same level can often reach more than ten times that of a cultivator of the same level!

However, the methods of ghost cultivation are extremely rare. To switch to ghost cultivation, the cultivation level of the cultivator is extremely high, with the minimum requirement being the Purple Mansion stage!

However, according to the records in that book, even if a cultivator in the Purple Mansion stage has the method of ghost cultivation and has gathered all the spiritual items for the transformation, the success rate is less than 10%!

The cultivators who are relatively easier to successfully switch to ghost cultivation are those in the Nascent Soul stage.

Once one's cultivation reaches the Nascent Soul stage, as long as there are suitable conditions and the methods of ghost cultivation, the success rate of switching cultivation is as high as 70% or more. Once successful, one's lifespan can be as long as ten thousand years, or even tens of thousands of years!

However, while ghost cultivators have long lifespans, they also have many flaws.

First, each breakthrough to a major realm will attract a powerful heavenly tribulation, which is several times stronger than the heavenly tribulation of the same level of demon race!

In this situation, once one switches to ghost cultivation, it is basically equivalent to losing the possibility of seeking the Dao and ascending to higher realms. No ghost cultivator can survive such a terrifying heavenly tribulation!

Secondly, ghost cultivators can only stay in the Yin Sha Land. Once they leave the Yin Sha Land, their ghost body will collapse due to the loss of Yin Sha Qi. Not only will their strength plummet, but they will also perish in both body and spirit after their ghost body collapses!

Such restrictions mean that once a cultivator switches to ghost cultivation, they become a true "bound spirit," confined to a small area and unable to move freely. This is the complete opposite of the carefree immortal path pursued in cultivation stories.

In addition, ghost cultivators have other defects, such as fear of sunlight, being restrained by lightning magic and yang-attribute true fire, not being able to truly enjoy food and wine without a physical body, and being unable to reproduce, etc.

In conclusion, even those cultivators who possess the methods of ghost cultivation may not be willing to actually switch to ghost cultivation.

Xuan Sha Zhenren was a Nascent Soul cultivator in his previous life. If he mastered the methods of ghost cultivation and transformed into a ghost cultivator before his death, it is not surprising that he could live to this day and retain his memories from his previous life.

Therefore, after Zhou Chun discovered that the evil spirits had gradually developed independent consciousness under the lightning and fire, and that their aura had begun to change, he thought of the ghost cultivators and believed that the middle-aged man in front of him was the Xuan Sha Zhenren who had transformed into a ghost cultivator.

Who would have thought it wasn't!

Startled, Zhou Chun couldn't help but ask directly, "Since you didn't follow the path of ghost cultivation, how were you able to retain your consciousness until now?"

This statement carries a somewhat offensive connotation.

However, the remnant soul of the Xuan Sha True Person in front of him was no match for him at all. In fact, it could be said that his life and death were already in his own hands, so Zhou Chun no longer needed to worry about anything.

The middle-aged male ghost seemed to understand this as well, and made no comment on Zhou Chun's offense, simply replying, "I don't know either. Perhaps the special environment here has given my remnant soul certain characteristics of a ghost cultivator, or perhaps I cultivated some profound techniques in my previous life!"

He didn't seem to be lying, nor did he have any reason to lie.

This forced Zhou Chun to reassess the situation.

If a cultivator's soul can truly undergo a natural transformation here, similar to that of a ghost cultivator, then this place can indeed be considered a treasure land.

However, Zhou Chun believes the truth is more likely to be the latter.

After all, the ghost of the middle-aged man in front of them had said that he was just a remnant soul of Xuan Sha Zhenren, and had lost many memories.

Perhaps Master Xuansha had actually seen the methods of ghost cultivation and chose to switch to the path of ghost cultivation when he died.

But there's no need to dwell on that now. Since the middle-aged man ghost in front of us said he didn't know, there's no point in asking any more questions.

It's better to ask something more practical!

Zhou Chun quickly looked at the middle-aged man's ghost and asked, "Senior True Person, do you still remember your experience when you formed your Nascent Soul? Do you have any supernatural powers or secret techniques that you can pass on to this junior? Do you know where your storage bag and other belongings went?"

The Zhou family had produced several Golden Core cultivators in their ancestors, so they left behind a lot of insights into Core Formation.

However, the notes on the experience of transforming the elixir and forming the nascent soul are gone.

These are closely guarded secrets of various powerful factions; even if they were to be wiped out, they would never leak them to aid the enemy.

Perhaps when Zhou Chun reaches the late stage of Golden Core, he can spend a lot of money to collect some Nascent Soul stage cultivators' insights on Nascent Soul formation. However, it is impossible to say whether those Nascent Soul formation insights obtained through exchange are genuine or how much of the truth is recorded.

Therefore, now that there is a rare opportunity to obtain the insights and experience of transforming the core and forming the nascent soul, Zhou Chun naturally wants to prioritize acquiring this item.

"Experiences in Nascent Soul Formation? I do indeed remember some of that!"

At this point, the middle-aged ghost asked Zhou Chun for a blank jade slip and imprinted his own experience of transforming his core and forming his nascent soul into it.

He then looked at Zhou Chun and said, "As for supernatural powers and secret techniques, I only remember a few of the most commonly used ones from my lifetime. If you want to cultivate them, that would be a good thing, as it would continue this lineage!"

Then he asked Zhou Chun for a few blank jade slips, leaving behind a cultivation method and four supernatural secret techniques, along with his cultivation insights.

After doing all this, the man sighed softly and said, "As for my belongings from my lifetime, they should be in a hidden chamber beneath the ruins of this temple. However, it's unknown how many items are still usable!"

At this point, the man stared blankly at Zhou Chun and said, "May I ask Fellow Daoist Zhou for a small favor? Could you please send the remains of me and my comrades back to the human realm and find a beautiful place for us to be buried?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chun immediately nodded without hesitation and replied, "Of course! Senior Zhenren sacrificed himself for the great cause of our human race. Since I am fortunate enough to be here, it is only right that I send his remains back to his hometown for burial!"

"Then I'll have to trouble you, fellow Daoist!"

The middle-aged ghost suddenly bowed to Zhou Chun, and before Zhou Chun could respond, dark black flames suddenly ignited on his body, and he deliberately set himself on fire.

"How decisive! Is it because they really think they've lived too long and want to be free as soon as possible?"

Looking at the embers left behind after the middle-aged man's ghost self-immolated, Zhou Chun couldn't help but let out a long sigh.

He actually understood the other person's thoughts to some extent.

Since it did not follow the path of ghost cultivation, and only a wisp of remnant soul remained, and had spent tens of thousands of years merging and fighting with the soul of its former enemy, it is estimated that it had long since given up on living, and was only instinctively unwilling to be devoured by the soul of its former enemy!

Now, with the help of Zhou Chun, they have finally gained the upper hand, regained control, and retrieved their past memories. Naturally, they want to end everything while they are still lucid.

Otherwise, if this continues, and the soul gradually recovers under the nourishment of the Yin energy in this place, the remaining "Earth Dog Clan" souls and thoughts that have not been completely extinguished will surely make a comeback and compete for control of the soul again, causing the consciousness to sink once more!

Understanding is one thing, but Zhou Chun really couldn't guarantee whether he could act as decisively as the other person if he were in their shoes.

He has always been afraid of death!

After sighing for a while, Zhou Chun didn't rush to search the secret chamber under the temple. Instead, he first looked at the information in the jade slips in his hand, focusing on the insights into the Core Formation and Nascent Soul stage.

"So that's how it is. So this is the process of transforming the core and forming the nascent soul? In that case, besides aids like the Nascent Soul Pill, I also need to try my best to collect some treasures that will help me overcome the 'Inner Demon Tribulation'!"

After reading Xuan Sha Zhenren's notes on Nascent Soul formation, Zhou Chun felt he had gained a great deal, learning many details and secrets.

For example, the process of transforming the core and forming the nascent soul is not necessarily better the faster it is. Some powerful forces in the cultivation world possess secret techniques that help with forming the nascent soul. These secret techniques often delay the process of transforming the core and forming the nascent soul to increase the success rate.

Furthermore, the "inner demon tribulation" is not entirely without trace. Before a cultivator completes the process of refining their core and forming their nascent soul, they should try to settle all past grudges and affections to achieve a state of mental harmony, which will weaken the power of their "inner demon tribulation."

At the same time, some special spiritual objects and supernatural secret techniques can also reduce the power of the "Inner Demon Tribulation".

Furthermore, overcoming the "inner demon tribulation" must be done in one go, and cannot be done by forcing oneself.

Otherwise, if one exhausts oneself during the "inner demon tribulation," one will not be able to muster all one's strength to cope with the subsequent heavenly tribulation.

Those Nascent Soul cultivators who perished under the Heavenly Tribulation were mostly those who barely survived the "Inner Demon Tribulation" because, apart from a very few who were truly lacking in combat skills, they were unable to unleash their full strength to overcome the tribulation.

These details are beyond the knowledge of a power like the Zhou family, which has never produced a Nascent Soul cultivator.

Those cultivation manuals could not possibly record such things; at most, they would only give a brief description of the process, and it would be mostly vague and unclear, so it would not be of much reference value.

For Zhou Chun and the Zhou family, the value of such a Nascent Soul cultivation manual is even greater than that of a top-grade magic weapon.

After all, high-grade magic weapons can only increase the combat strength of Golden Core cultivators, while Nascent Soul formation experience can give Golden Core cultivators the hope of forming their Nascent Soul!

Having gained a great deal from his experience in Nascent Soul Formation, Zhou Chun became even more curious about the cultivation techniques and supernatural abilities recorded on the remaining jade slips, and immediately began to examine and study them one by one.

The cultivation method is the one that Xuan Sha Zhenren mainly cultivates, called "Bai Sha Xuan Gong". Judging from its nature, it is somewhat similar to the cultivation method "Jin Sha Jian Jing" cultivated by Zhou Zhiqian, a member of the Zhou family who walks the path of sword cultivation. Both of them require drawing evil energy into the body to cultivate, thereby using evil energy to enhance combat power and break through bottlenecks.

However, this makes the requirements for practitioners extremely high. If one is not careful, evil energy may enter the mind and cause one to go astray!

After reading the records of this technique, Zhou Chun seemed to understand why Xuan Sha Zhenren's soul had been able to persist for so many years.

Because the other party may have used Yin energy to temper their physical body and soul before their death, and they must have been a person with an extremely strong will to be able to cultivate to the Nascent Soul stage using this technique.

This cultivation method, which includes a great deal of Xuan Sha Zhenren's own cultivation experience and insights, is indeed a good option.

However, after seeing it, Zhou Chun decided not to put it in the Zhou family's secret vault for the clansmen to choose from, lest someone be greedy for the power of the technique and practice it, leading to qi deviation and ultimately harming themselves and others!

Looking at the remaining four secret techniques and supernatural abilities, two of them are secret techniques and supernatural abilities that can be practiced almost exclusively by those who cultivate the "Hundred Fiends Mystic Art," and both are powerful offensive techniques.

The remaining two are: one is a secret technique called "Fiend Essence Drill", which can absorb and condense fiend energy to cultivate a special "Fiend Essence Drill" in the body, and then suddenly launch a surprise attack when facing an enemy.

This "Fiend Essence Drill" generally has different characteristics depending on the type of fiend energy it condenses, but it definitely has the characteristic of breaking shields, and it is specifically designed to break all kinds of protective shield-type supernatural spells!

The black cone that the evil spirit used to ambush Zhou Chun was formed by the "Evil Essence Drill" secret technique.

Although Zhou Chun did not cultivate the "Hundred Fiends Profound Technique", he could still condense the "Fiend Essence Drill" by absorbing the golden fiend energy and exert the effect of this secret technique.

He studied the secret technique carefully and found that its cultivation method was not difficult. The difficulty lay in how to continuously absorb evil energy to enhance the power of the "Evil Energy Drill" while keeping the physical body and magical power at their limits.

This can lead to vastly different power levels when the same secret technique is used by different people at the same cultivation level!

From this perspective, cultivators who practice the "Hundred Fiends Mystic Art" will definitely have great advantages and be able to maximize the power of this secret technique.

Another type is the Blood Essence Escape Technique, which can burn life essence and blood to obtain a flight speed far exceeding one's cultivation level.

Zhou Chun didn't even consider cultivating this secret technique. He already possessed the Thunder Escape Technique after transforming into a human-faced Thunder Dragon, so there was no need for him to cultivate or use such a self-harming secret technique.

After reviewing all the secret techniques and supernatural abilities he had acquired, Zhou Chun finally put away all the jade slips with satisfaction and began to work on the temple ruins.

With a thought, he cleaved the ruins of the collapsed temple with a single stroke of his sword, creating a crack dozens of feet deep.

As for whether doing so would destroy any potential treasures below, Zhou Chun was not worried at all.

If it can't even withstand the power of such a sword and is destroyed, then it's not what he wants!

A moment later, Zhou Chun arrived at a gloomy and dark underground chamber.

This place may have originally been an underground refuge chamber inside a temple. It was constructed with very solid materials. Zhou Chun had to break through the stone wall three times to get in.

Upon entering this place, he saw mostly various ores and skeletons.

Needless to say, the skeletons were likely replacement parts from the two-headed skeletal giant.

Those ores might be a result of the "Earthhound Clan's" innate love for minerals, which led to the evil spirits collecting them here.

Unfortunately, over the long years, due to the erosion caused by the dense yin energy of this place, most of the precious ores have lost their spirituality and become worthless stones.

However, some ores, after being infused with Yin energy, become extremely rare Yin-attribute mineral materials. These are excellent materials for demonic cultivators and ghost cultivators to craft magical artifacts and treasures, and their value will increase many times over if they encounter someone who needs them!

Zhou Chun collected all the ores, hoping to use them in the future.

However, his goal in coming here was not some mere Yin mines, but rather the relics left behind by the Nascent Soul stage True Person Xuan Sha.

As his powerful divine sense swept across the underground chamber, he found all the possible relics.

However, upon seeing the pile of belongings in front of him, Zhou Chun fell silent.

He seemed to understand why the remnant soul of Xuan Sha Zhenren hadn't paid much attention to these things before, because there really wasn't much to say.

Tens of thousands of years have passed, and these things have been in such a place with abundant Yin energy for tens of thousands of years. What may have been treasures back then are now either devoid of spirituality or have been absorbed into the Yin energy and are no longer usable.

Among the usable harvests was a small pile of extremely high-quality Yin-attribute ores, which were likely rare ores obtained by Xuan Sha Zhenren during his campaign against the "Earth Dog Clan" before he had a chance to use them, and were transformed into Yin ore over the long years.

In addition, there was a broken section of the gun barrel.

This broken spearhead is the fragment of the natal magic weapon [Xuan Sha Soul-Destroying Spear] mentioned by Xuan Sha Zhenren. It is the same treasure as the spear shaft in Zhou Chun's hand. It has withstood the test of time and has not been completely corrupted because of the powerful nature of a top-grade magic weapon.

After examining it, Zhou Chun discovered that a considerable amount of Geng metal had been refined into the spearhead. In this way, it could nourish his natal magic weapon, the Myriad Transformations Golden Cauldron, making it the only usable gain.

The only other useful items were books and similar texts.

Ten thousand years have passed, and the storage bag of the Xuan Sha True Man has long since disappeared, probably opened by evil spirits and ghosts.

The various items stored there were now scattered all over the floor in the underground dark chamber, including various books.

Many classic books were destroyed over the long years for various reasons.

At this moment, Zhou Chun spent a lot of effort collecting and comparing the scattered books and miscellaneous items in the underground dark room to collect and organize them completely.

However, this sorting quickly led him to discover something unusual.

It was a purplish-black wooden token carved with a demon pattern, and even after thousands of years, its spiritual power remained intact.

This is because its material is top-grade [Soul Nourishing Wood], a top-grade spiritual wood that can be called a fifth-order spiritual wood!

However, this object is not a magical artifact and cannot be refined; rather, it seems to be a container for storing information.

"It's a pity that the remnant soul of that Xuan Sha Zhenren has already been severed; otherwise, showing it to him might have reminded him of its origin!"

Looking at the evil spirit token made of top-grade [Soul Nourishing Wood] in his hand, Zhou Chun couldn't help but feel a pang of regret.

It's easy to imagine that the information contained within such a spiritual object must be extraordinary, which makes it impossible for Zhou Chun not to be curious.

Aside from this item, Zhou Chun dared not hold any hope for other books or similar things.

Most of them are missing pages or corners, or damaged by dirt. Perhaps some of the biographical items are still usable, but those about martial arts techniques and secret arts are completely useless.

Zhou Chun collected them all with the idea of ​​making use of waste.

After repeatedly checking the underground chamber several times to make sure there were no treasures missed, Zhou Chun left the place.

Once inside the ancient city, Zhou Chun first collected the remains of Xuan Sha Zhenren and other human cultivators and stored them in his storage bag. Then, he wandered around looking for things worth collecting.

To be honest, compared to the underground secret chamber, there are actually quite a few things worth seeing in this underground ancient city.

Thanks to the rich Yin energy in this place, many Yin-attribute spiritual creatures have grown in some parts of the ancient city.

Beside an ancient well, Zhou Chun discovered a Yin Yuan Zhi mushroom the size of an eight-immortal table!

"Such a large Yin Yuan Zhi mushroom must be over ten thousand years old! If some Nascent Soul stage ghost cultivators or old monsters from the Yin Ghost Sect saw this, they would probably go crazy for it!"

Zhou Chun stared in shock at the jet-black Ganoderma lucidum on the ground, his emotions indescribable.

This should be the most precious spiritual herb he has ever obtained in his life. In terms of rarity alone, it even surpasses the jade-green lingzhi in his hand, which is over five thousand years old.

However, as a Yin-attribute spiritual medicine, this Yin Yuan Zhi is extremely poisonous to cultivators. Once contaminated by its pure Yin-attribute spiritual energy, even Nascent Soul stage cultivators would have to expend considerable effort to remove it!

Therefore, no matter how precious this item is, it cannot play any role in his hands unless he exchanges it with other ghost cultivators or demon cultivators in the future.

But even if he were willing to make exchanges with ghost cultivators and demon cultivators, these two types of beings are not easy to talk to. Without equal strength that makes them wary and fearful, there is no way to make an equal exchange with them.

"Let's put it away for now; it's at least a rare and precious spiritual item!"

Zhou Chun took a deep breath and immediately dug out the Yin Yuan Zhi from the ground. He then used a piece of ancient submerged wood that he had found in the ancient city to make a jade box to hold the Yin Yuan Zhi.

Such yin-attribute spiritual objects cannot be contained in normal jade boxes. The yin energy emanating from them would easily erode the spirituality of the jade box. They must be contained in containers made of yin-attribute spiritual jade and spiritual wood.

After thoroughly searching the entire underground ancient city, Zhou Chun obtained no fewer than thirty Yin-attribute spiritual items, the worst of which were all of the thousand-year-old precious medicine level!

If these things fell into the hands of a Golden Core cultivator from the Yin Ghost Sect, they would definitely improve his personal cultivation and strength, and even Nascent Soul stage old demons would benefit greatly.

Unfortunately, in Zhou Chun's hands, these things are currently just collectibles, and they can't be put to any value.

Therefore, he did not search as thoroughly as before, and soon left the underground city and returned to the underground cave outside.

"How did it go? Judging from Fellow Daoist Yan's appearance this time, it seems you've finished exploring inside? Could you perhaps tell me about the general situation?"

Inside the underground cave, Guo Kaitai was immediately invigorated when he saw Zhou Chun emerge calmly from the array's secret realm. He looked at him expectantly and asked about his gains.

Although she knew in her heart that whatever Zhou Chun got inside had nothing to do with her.

However, for him, who had spent a lot of effort on this array-based secret realm, knowing what was inside would bring him peace of mind and put an end to a long-standing concern.

This time, Zhou Chun didn't give him a cold shoulder. Instead, he gave him a deep look and said, "To be honest, Fellow Daoist Guo, you really have to thank me this time. Otherwise, if you had actually entered the array's secret realm, you would have been certain to die! And I'm afraid you would have died with your eyes wide open in disbelief!"

"What makes you say that? Fellow Daoist Yan, what exactly did you experience inside?"

Guo Kaitai's expression changed, and he looked at Zhou Chun with suspicion and uncertainty, as if he suspected that Zhou Chun was deliberately intimidating him.

"Does Fellow Daoist Guo think I'm lying to you? Then take a look at these things and you'll understand what's going on!"

Zhou Chun glanced at Guo Kaitai and immediately took out several pieces of Yin-attribute ore and Yin-attribute spiritual herbs for him to look at.

Then he said calmly, "You see? Inside is an ancient city of the 'Earth Dog Clan,' but it has long since been transformed into a desolate and gloomy place, even giving rise to a vengeful spirit with the cultivation of a fourth-tier high-grade demon. If you, Fellow Daoist Guo, were to go in, could you come out alive?"

After saying this, he couldn't help but shake his head repeatedly, saying, "This time was truly unlucky. I expended so much effort and resources, only to obtain some useless Yin ore and spiritual herbs. What a huge loss!!"

Upon hearing his words and seeing the Yin minerals and spiritual herbs he had taken out, Guo Kaitai's mood was like a rollercoaster, going up and down violently.

But overall, I was still filled with a sense of relief.

Just as Zhou Chun said, if he had really managed to enter that underground ancient city by sheer luck, he would probably be dead for sure!

But amidst his relief, something else occurred to him, and he blurted out, "Then how do you explain that damaged top-grade magic weapon? Couldn't it contain the relics of a Nascent Soul cultivator?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chun immediately replied without hesitation, "Of course there are, but Fellow Daoist Guo, do you think that after so many years, and in such a yin and evil place, how much value do these so-called relics still have?"

As he spoke, he took out the tattered books and several broken magical artifacts that he had collected.

Upon seeing these things damaged and corrupted by the Yin energy, Guo Kaitai couldn't help but open his mouth, his face immediately filled with disappointment.

He never expected that the treasure he thought he had found would turn out like this!

Seeing his speechless disappointment, Zhou Chun shook his head with a sullen expression and said, "This time, I'm just unlucky to have helped you get into this mess. In that case, I should collect your ransom even more. I hope your descendants won't be ungrateful!"

Upon hearing this, Guo Kaitai's expression changed immediately, and his heart jumped again.

He asked himself if he were Zhou Chun in this situation; he would probably want to kill himself.

He nodded repeatedly, trying to ingratiate himself, "Yes, yes, Fellow Daoist Yan, you are so understanding and magnanimous, you certainly won't hold it against me. I will definitely have my clan do everything in its power to meet your demands, not a single spirit coin less!"

"That would be best!"

Zhou Chun glanced at him, immediately put away those things, then nodded to his Daoist partner Su Yuzhen, and together they left the underground cave with Guo Kaitai.

Afterwards, they found a beautiful place in the country of Di and buried the remains of Xuan Sha Zhenren and others, and held a memorial service.

Half a month later, at a location designated by Zhou Chun, the second elder of the Guo family, who possessed a mid-stage Purple Mansion cultivation level, arrived with the ransom and redeemed Guo Kaitai.

After accepting the ransom, Zhou Chun took his Daoist partner Su Yuzhen and left the Di Kingdom, returning directly to the Great Zhou Kingdom.

As for whether Guo Kaitai would dare to think about revenge after returning home, Zhou Chun believed that he most likely wouldn't.

Putting aside the fact that he was strong enough to easily kill the other party, the Zhou family's current strength was not something the Guo family could possibly compete with.

As fellow Golden Core cultivators with families, even if Guo Kaitai had thoroughly investigated Zhou Chun's situation, he could only swallow this bitter pill.

Unless he and the Guo family have no desire to live, they would not provoke Zhou Chun and the Zhou family again!

If Zhou Chun didn't have this confidence, he wouldn't have let Guo Kaitai go; he would have killed him on the spot!

When Zhou Chun and his wife returned to the Great Zhou Kingdom, Luo Qingni had already gone into seclusion to break through to the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm.

Zhou Chun had no choice but to write down his experiences at the Canglan Sect in Yan State in a letter and leave it with Zhou Daoyi, so that Luo Qingni could give it to her after she came out of seclusion, so that she would be aware of the changes in the Canglan Sect.

Then I summarized what I had learned from this experience.

Overall, his gains this time were naturally very substantial.

The various treasures and spirit coins contributed by Lin Canghai and Guo Kaitai are of immense value, making this Zhou Chun's biggest gain in recent years!

Moreover, they obtained the crucial knowledge of Nascent Soul formation.

With these gains, Zhou Chun could say he had no particular desire for treasures or supernatural techniques anymore. What he had now was enough for him to use until the late stage of the Golden Core realm.

His main tasks going forward will be to collect materials for refining the Jade Dew Golden Glow Pill and the Four Spirits Breakthrough Pill, as well as to take care of the Golden Winged Tiger's breakthrough to the fourth rank.

After careful consideration, Zhou Chun immediately wanted to return to his family.

Even if his cultivation is temporarily stuck at the barrier of his realm and he cannot break through it, he can still cultivate the newly acquired secret techniques and supernatural abilities such as "Minor Five Elements Breaking Restriction Profound Light" and "Fiend Yuan Drill" so as not to waste time.

The key issue is that he still has a young apprentice to look after, which is crucial to whether he can break through to the Nascent Soul stage in the future!

However, when he came out this time, he said that he would accompany his Daoist partner Su Yuzhen to travel around the prosperous places of the cultivation world, such as the Great Zhou Kingdom. Now that he is going back like this, it can be considered that he has broken his promise.

Therefore, after thinking about it, Zhou Chun decided not to go back for the time being, but to take Su Yuzhen to travel around and visit various places, and to exchange ideas with other Golden Core cultivators.

If we could also gather some materials to refine the two precious elixirs, that would be an excellent thing!

Having made up his mind, Zhou Chun, using his true identity, began visiting various Golden Core cultivators in Tianyuan Immortal City, seeking opportunities to discuss Dao and exchange treasures with them.

This is also a tradition for high-level cultivators to travel to the cultivation world. Most Golden Core cultivators will receive them whenever they have time, so as to become acquainted with them.

Of course, some mid-stage and late-stage Golden Core cultivators might feel that there's nothing to talk about with such newly promoted Golden Core cultivators, and thus refuse to engage in discussions or exchanges.

I'll finish 8,000 words today, and I'll try to write another 8,000 words tomorrow!

(End of this chapter)