Beast Taming Immortal Clan

The Su family patriarch initially disagreed with the idea of ​​fabricating stories about Su Yunniang and telling them to others.

Because family scandals shouldn't be aired in public, he didn't want this matter to get out and become a laughing stock!

However, after Zhou Chun and Zhou Mingde persuaded him, and after they assured him that people would not associate the characters in the story with the Su family and Su Yunniang, he reluctantly agreed to give it a try.

The rest was simple. Zhou Chun selected some experts in romance from among the family's cultivators and ordinary clansmen, told them Su Yunniang's story, and asked them to think about how to resolve the situation in a way that would benefit both sides.

After a group of "experts" offered their advice, they did come up with a few solutions that seemed quite feasible.

In Zhou Chun's view, there are two most likely ways to achieve this.

One plan was to manipulate the Moon Worshiping Immortal to reveal his true colors. Once Su Yunniang saw through his true intentions, she would naturally no longer want to be the headmaster's wife.

However, this matter is not easy to handle, especially since it is difficult to control the degree of transgression. If too much effort is put in, it will severely offend the Moon Worshiping Immortal, making things difficult for both the Su and Zhou families in the future.

Another approach is to work on Baiyue Zhenren and arrange a play with him to make Su Yunniang realize that even with the help of the Su and Zhou families, she cannot force Baiyue Zhenren to marry her as his Daoist partner immediately, thus buying time.

Of these two methods, the former addresses the root cause and can be considered a permanent solution, but if not handled properly, it can backfire.

While the latter method cannot address the root cause, it is more reliable and has a higher success rate.

Ultimately, Zhou Chun entrusted the choice to the Su family patriarch, letting him make the decision.

He originally thought this would cause the Su family patriarch a lot of trouble.

Unexpectedly, the Su family patriarch immediately chose the second method without any hesitation.

"I will discuss this matter with Master Baiyue, but to increase my bargaining power, Zhengchun, you and Fellow Daoist Zhou will need to jointly issue me a letter!"

The patriarch of the Su family solemnly stated his choice.

Upon hearing his words, Zhou Chun and Zhou Mingde exchanged a glance and quickly nodded in agreement.

At that moment, the two Golden Core cultivators from the Zhou family presented a letter, earnestly requesting that Master Baiyue cooperate with the Su and Zhou families to persuade Su Yunniang to give up her idea.

In short, it's a statement that the Zhou and Su families will stand together on this matter.

After receiving the letter, the Su family patriarch was finally somewhat relieved, and the next day he led a team back to the Su family to handle the matter.

However, what happened next was completely unexpected by Zhou Chun.

He had already made preparations so that several Golden Core cultivators from the Zhou family would visit the Moon Wheel Sect to pay respects to Master Baiyue, thus demonstrating the Zhou family's sincerity to Su Yunniang. He would simply go through the motions with Master Baiyue.

But in fact, there's no need to go to this point at all.

It is unknown what the Su family patriarch and the Moon Worshiping Immortal discussed, but in any case, less than a month after the Su family patriarch left the Zhou family, he received a Nascent Soul Dharma Decree from the Moon Wheel Sect.

This Nascent Soul decree came from True Person Silver Moon, ordering the Su family patriarch to remain confined to the mountain gate for a hundred years, and not to leave the Su family mountain gate even half a step without being summoned!

Strictly speaking, this is not an excessive punishment.

However, the fact that a Nascent Soul stage cultivator personally issued a decree to punish him indicates that the Su family patriarch had offended a Nascent Soul stage cultivator in some way, which sends a signal that is worth pondering.

Su Yunniang, who had originally insisted on becoming the sect leader's wife, was suddenly at a loss due to this unexpected turn of events.

They hurriedly went to find the Moon Worship Master to inquire about the details.

Unexpectedly, Master Baiyue suddenly announced a short period of seclusion and refused to see her.

This made her even more panicked.

So he quickly returned to the Su family to ask the Su family patriarch.

The Su family patriarch was, of course, prepared for this. Faced with Su Yunniang's question, he sighed softly with a somber expression, "Alas! Yunniang, it's not that I'm unwilling to help you this time, but there's truly no way to do it!"

"I merely mentioned this matter to that fellow Daoist from the Qu family, and that angered Senior Silver Moon. Do you really think that just a few people from our Su and Zhou families can influence the thoughts of a senior from the upper sect?"

At this point, he earnestly advised, "We cultivators should focus solely on cultivation. Titles and power are merely empty names and external things. Why bother scheming and risking our lives to pursue them?"

However, Su Yunniang seemed unmoved by his words, replying calmly, "Ancestor, I understand what you're saying, but I know even more clearly that with my aptitude and talent, I might not even be able to break through to the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm. I'll most likely be stuck at the early-stage Golden Core realm for life, just like you. So why be in such a hurry about cultivation?"

He waved his hand and said, "Anyway, I have my own plans for this matter, so please don't say any more!"

Seeing this, the Su family patriarch shook his head helplessly and said, "Alright, alright, you've been a Golden Core cultivator for hundreds of years. There's really no need for me, your patriarch, to teach you these principles. I just hope you won't act too extremely, and think more about how difficult it has been for you to cultivate to this point, and how difficult it has been for Yu Zhen and the family to get to where we are today!"

"I understand, I'm so sorry that I caused the Ancestor to be punished because of me!"

Su Yunniang nodded slightly, then bowed deeply to the Su family patriarch to express her apology, and left without staying any longer.

Seeing her like this, the Su family patriarch knew that she had not given up.

However, as long as she didn't harbor resentment towards him and the Su family because of this, the Su family patriarch was already satisfied.

As for what she would do next, the Su family patriarch really couldn't control it and didn't want to get too involved.

With Su Yuzhen continuing the family lineage and the Zhou family as a reliable ally, the Su family patriarch is not worried that the Su family will fall from the ranks of Golden Core families after his death.

Under these circumstances, he was naturally unwilling to gamble the fate of his family for Su Yunniang's own selfish reasons.

After learning that the matter had been temporarily resolved, Zhou Chun breathed a sigh of relief and focused on continuing his relentless pursuit of the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm.

Two more years passed, and Zhou Chun had gathered all the five elemental spiritual items needed to cultivate the second level of the "Minor Five Elements Breaking the Restriction Profound Light" technique. He then began to cultivate the second level of this secret technique.

The cultivation of the second level of "Minor Five Elements Breaking the Restriction Mystic Light" is much more difficult than the first level. Even after Zhou Chun gathered all the auxiliary materials and had the first level as a foundation, it still took him three years to get the basics down.

However, once the second level is mastered, the power of the Breaking Restriction Mystic Light becomes formidable.

If Zhou Chun were to unleash his full power, even a truly forbidden formation like the [Nine Palaces Yellow Dragon Formation] could have its power weakened by most, allowing him to forcibly break through the formation!

Based on this calculation, once he has mastered the second level of the "Minor Five Elements Breaking Restriction Mystic Light", he might be able to quietly break through the barrier of the forbidden array, the "Nine Palaces Yellow Dragon Array," without alerting anyone.

This discovery surprised and delighted Zhou Chun, who valued the secret technique "Minor Five Elements Breaking Restriction Mystic Light" even more and listed it as the highest-level secret technique of his family, which could only be accessed and practiced by Golden Core cultivators!

At this moment, the barrier that had held Zhou Chun back for so many years was now riddled with cracks and was about to shatter completely.

Seeing this, he immediately announced his seclusion and devoted himself to striving for a higher realm.

Boom!

After about two years of seclusion, when Zhou Chun once again made a full-force attack on that invisible barrier of realm, it was like a great flood finally breaching a dam, producing a deafening roar.

Then an overwhelming sense of exhilaration welled up in his heart, and he felt as if there was a vast expanse of sky and sea ahead, allowing him to roam freely.

At the same time, the surrounding spiritual energy surged and rushed into his body. He also took out several bottles containing pure gold energy and released all the gold energy that was originally enough for him to cultivate for several years.

After several more months of secluded cultivation, Zhou Chun finally solidified his mid-stage Golden Core realm.

Although he had only recently broken through, his total mana had increased by nearly 50% compared to his pre-breakthrough self, and it was expected that it would more than double in the future.

Naturally, the quality of the magic power is also far superior to before. The same amount of magic power used to activate the magic weapon can exert the power of two times the previous amount of magic power!

At the same time, although he had not compared himself with others, based on his own experiments, the range of his divine sense had exceeded eighty miles!

According to the information he had learned from his previous exchanges with other Golden Core cultivators, the range of a Golden Core cultivator's divine sense is only about 60 to 70 miles unless they have cultivated a particularly powerful technique to enhance their divine sense!

As for ordinary early-stage Golden Core cultivators, their spiritual sense coverage range is probably only about thirty miles.

Such powerful divine sense not only gave Zhou Chun an attack range far exceeding that of other cultivators of the same level when fighting, but also greatly increased the power of his "God-Slaying Technique".

At the same time, the stronger one's spiritual sense, the easier it will be to cultivate certain secret techniques and supernatural abilities.

After consolidating his cultivation, Zhou Chun did not rush to leave seclusion. Instead, he immediately began to comprehend the "Golden Escape Technique," which he had been unable to grasp for a long time.

as predicted!

With his breakthrough in cultivation, he was able to smoothly learn the "Golden Escape Technique," which he had previously been unable to master.

Inside the cave, Zhou Chun made a hand seal and cast a spell. In an instant, his figure transformed into a golden light and escaped from the cave, appearing by a stream on the back mountain of Tu Yunling.

This place is more than 30 miles away from where his cave is located!

"Ignoring terrain and most restrictions, this 'Golden Escape Technique' truly lives up to its reputation as the most difficult and powerful of the Five Elements Escape Techniques!"

On the bank of the stream, Zhou Chun looked up at the direction of his cave dwelling and couldn't help but curl up his lips into a smug smile.

He was undoubtedly very satisfied with the effect of the "Golden Escape Technique".

Aside from being difficult to use in fire, the "Golden Escape Technique" can be used freely whether underground, in the air, or in water, making it an absolutely superior supernatural power for self-defense, survival, and combat.

As for the fact that he can only travel thirty miles at a time, Zhou Chun is not too worried.

The deeper his mastery of this supernatural power, the greater the distance he can increase.

What he needs to worry about is the consumption of magical power by this supernatural ability.

With his current profound and refined magical power, it would consume almost two percent of his magical power to cast this kind of supernatural power once, and he could only cast it about fifty times with all his magical power!

Therefore, using this supernatural power to escape is probably not enough, and one should be careful to conserve mana when using it in battle.

Seeing how much benefit breakthroughs in cultivation realms could bring to the practice of secret techniques and supernatural abilities, Zhou Chun turned back to his studies and continued to diligently cultivate other secret techniques and supernatural abilities, while also strengthening and refining his natal magic weapon, the Myriad Transformations Golden Cauldron.

After this training, apart from the "Beast Spirit Fusion Technique" being rather special, the power of secret techniques such as the "Geng Metal Sky-Splitting Thunder," "Evil Yuan Drill," and "God-Slaying Technique" has greatly increased, and even the "Minor Five Elements Breaking Restriction Mystic Light" feels much easier.

This finally made Zhou Chun understand why cultivators were so eager to break through their cultivation levels.

Sometimes it's not that you're not working hard enough, or that you lack talent, but rather that your level of understanding and cultivation is insufficient, which prevents your efforts from achieving the desired results!

In addition to secret techniques and supernatural abilities, the natal magic weapon [Myriad Transformations Golden Cauldron], which was refined by Zhou Chun from the broken top-grade magic weapon [Mysterious Fiend Soul-Destroying Spear], also saw its power greatly increase, gaining another extremely powerful killing ability.

As a result, Zhou Chun's personal strength increased dramatically!

Having learned his lesson before, Zhou Chun was smarter this time.

The news of his breakthrough to the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm was known to very few people, except for a few of his closest confidants; even many of the Zhou family's Purple Mansion elders were unaware of it.

As long as he doesn't meet with other Golden Core cultivators, he's not afraid of having his abnormal cultivation level exposed.

"Zhengchun, you're going to travel all the way to the Ice Kingdom? Why is that? Is it because of the assassination attempt you were carried out by the Ice Prison Sect assassins?"

Inside Zhou Mingde's cave, after hearing the purpose of Zhou Chun's visit, he was taken aback and somewhat at a loss for words regarding Zhou Chun's rather sudden decision.

"Investigating the Ice Prison Sect was merely a side matter. The real reason I traveled to the Ice Barbarian Kingdom was to seek the bloodline of the [Moon Toad] demon beast, so as to obtain its essence and blood to cultivate the secret technique of the 'Nine Transformations of the Holy Spirit - Moon Toad Chapter,' and fully unleash the power of the [Moon Toad Pearl]!"

"Furthermore, if I remain within the family, I fear I won't be able to keep my breakthrough to the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm a secret indefinitely. Traveling abroad will prevent this from being exposed prematurely!"

Zhou Chun calmly stated his plans, as if he had been prepared for this.

He had indeed planned this for a long time. He hadn't even thought he could break through the mid-stage Golden Core barrier so quickly. Therefore, his initial plan was to help Su Yuzhen overcome the "Desire Tribulation" and then set off.

It was only after he cultivated both his mind and soul that he discovered a breakthrough opportunity, and he changed his plan to break through his realm first.

After his cultivation broke through to the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm, when he used the "Spiritual Treasure Technique" to refine the Moon Toad Pearl again, he vaguely discovered the incompatibility between himself and this spiritual treasure. He realized that it was because he had not cultivated the "Nine Transformations of the Holy Spirit - Moon Toad Chapter", which made it impossible for him to truly unleash the full power of this spiritual treasure.

Otherwise, given the power of a complete spiritual treasure, even if he could only unleash one or two tenths of its power due to insufficient cultivation level, it should still far surpass the flawed high-grade magic treasure, the Two Dragons Overturning the Sea Bottle!

Therefore, for Zhou Chun, finding the bloodline of the [Taiyin Moon Toad] demon beast has become the most important thing to do now.

If one can successfully cultivate the "Nine Transformations of the Holy Spirit: Moon Toad Chapter," with the power of the secret technique itself and the power of the [Moon Toad Treasure Pearl] spiritual treasure, one might even have a chance to kill an ordinary late-stage Golden Core cultivator!

By then, he would have absolutely no reason to fear assassin organizations like Ice Prison Gate.

After all, it's highly unlikely that a Nascent Soul stage cultivator would come to assassinate a Golden Core stage cultivator like him!

There's no need to tell Zhou Mingde these things, lest it only increase his worries.

All we need to do is let Zhou Mingde know that he didn't make this decision on a whim.

Sure enough, after listening to Zhou Chun's explanation, Zhou Mingde didn't try to persuade him any further.

Zhou Chun's strength had long surpassed his, and now his cultivation level had also surpassed his. He felt that he had nothing left to teach Zhou Chun and would no longer easily interfere with Zhou Chun's decisions.

In the end, he simply nodded and said, "In that case, you may go if you wish. I will keep an eye on things here with the family."

"Then I'll leave everything to you on the family side!"

Zhou Chun bowed respectfully and embarked on his journey a few days later.

However, before setting off, he still went to the wilderness and brought along the [Frosty Frost Bee] that he hadn't used in a long time.

Perhaps in places like the Ice Barbarian Kingdom, these strange insects might be of use.

After years of breeding and growth, the population of the Frostbee has now exceeded 500, with more than 150 mature Frostbees.

Such a large clan could easily cause a cultivator in the early stages of the Golden Core realm to suffer a major setback if they were not careful!

After leaving Jingguo, Zhou Chun did not go directly to Bingyiguo, but instead went to Dazhouguo first.

"I never imagined that while I've been stuck at this barrier for so long, Fellow Daoist Zhou has already taken a single step and walked ahead of me. Truly, there's no comparison between people!"

Inside the "Qingni Residence", Luo Qingni looked at Zhou Chun, who was visiting with the cultivation of the mid-stage Golden Core realm. Her emotions surged, and she sighed with a look of desolation.

She formed her core many years before Zhou Chun, and also reached the mid-stage Golden Core barrier earlier than Zhou Chun. She also had the opportunity to take the [Jade Dew Golden Glow Pill] to break through the barrier.

As a result, all her preparations failed, while Zhou Chun succeeded quietly and overtook her in cultivation.

This must have left her, who had witnessed Zhou Chun's growth, with extremely mixed feelings!

However, this was only because of her. Zhou Mingde and Zhou Daoyi, who were already used to this situation, were not surprised at all by Zhou Chun's rapid breakthrough in cultivation. They felt it was only natural, because they had been surprised far too many times before.

Zhou Chun naturally wouldn't be as casual with her as he was with the two elders. He immediately waved his hand modestly and said, "Fellow Daoist Luo, you flatter me. I only stumbled upon the breakthrough opportunity by sheer luck. In terms of talent and aptitude, I am far inferior to you!"

He then looked at Luo Qingni with a serious expression and said, "Moreover, with your talent and aptitude, Fellow Daoist Luo, you certainly won't be trapped by this mere mid-stage Golden Core realm barrier forever. I imagine it won't be long before we hear news of your successful breakthrough!"

Luo Qingni took it as just a humble remark to comfort herself, and didn't take it seriously.

In this state of heightened emotion, she couldn't help but look at him and ask, "Fellow Daoist Zhou, could you tell me how you broke through?"

After saying that, she quickly added, "Of course, if you feel uncomfortable, just pretend Qingni never said that!"

"Well, it's not that I can't tell you, but even if I did, Fellow Daoist Luo, you might not be able to learn it!"

Zhou Chun said with an embarrassed expression, and then told her about how she had seen a breakthrough opportunity through "dual cultivation of the soul" with her Daoist partner.

He did not mention the "desire to abduct" because it involved Su Yuzhen's personal privacy and was irrelevant to the topic.

Even so, upon hearing that he had obtained his breakthrough through "dual cultivation of spirit and soul," Luo Qingni couldn't help but blush, realizing why he had said she couldn't learn it.

Not to mention that she herself was still a virgin and had no cultivation partner.

Even if one were to find a Golden Core cultivator as a dual cultivation partner in order to break through the realm barrier, it is not certain that one could enter the profound state of "dual cultivation of spirit and soul"!

"I see. Qingni was being presumptuous. Please forgive me, Fellow Daoist Zhou!"

After all, she was a Golden Core cultivator who had achieved some success in her cultivation. Luo Qingni quickly composed herself and solemnly bowed to Zhou Chun in apology.

"Fellow Daoist Luo, you're too kind. Let's talk about something else!"

Zhou Chun waved her hand, indicating that she didn't care, and took the initiative to change the subject.

He simply raised his hand and patted the storage bag at his waist, taking out the formula for the [Four Spirits Barrier-Breaking Pill] and handing it to Luo Qingni.

"This is……"

Luo Qingni had just picked up the prescription and glanced at it when she stared at Zhou Chun with her mouth agape in astonishment, her eyes filled with shock.

This expression was just like when Zhou Chun took out the formula for the Jade Dew Golden Glow Pill and gave it to her.

After appreciating her rare expression of shock, Zhou Chun smiled and said, "This is what I gained after participating in the Canglan Sect's grand ceremony. In a way, Fellow Daoist Luo also deserves some credit."

After saying that, he dropped another bombshell, "Moreover, the original owner of these materials has already collected two main ingredients and several auxiliary ingredients. In the future, we only need to collect the remaining materials to try refining pills!"

As he expected, Luo Qingni's eyes widened even more after hearing his words.

Then, after staring at him with wide eyes for a long while, he finally exclaimed in one breath, "Fellow Daoist Zhou, you are truly a blessed person!"

He then brandished the pill formula in his hand and said, "Even sects and families that have never produced a Nascent Soul cultivator would find it difficult to collect a single pill formula of this caliber, even after thousands of years of inheritance. Yet you have produced two formulas in just a hundred years, and each one even came with some alchemy ingredients!"

After saying that, she couldn't help but tease Zhou Chun, saying, "If Qingni didn't know your background, Fellow Daoist Zhou, and understand that your family doesn't specialize in alchemy, she might even suspect that your family once produced a grandmaster alchemist and left behind a complete grandmaster's legacy!"