Beast Taming Immortal Clan

Sayan Kingdom, an unnamed mountain range.

After taking stock of his spoils in the Demon Spirit Canyon, Zhou Chun did not linger in the temporary cave dwelling any longer and quickly continued on his journey.

He did have a rough map of the cultivation world in the far west that he had purchased from Xia Kingdom, but the map only showed a general direction and did not even mark the national borders, or the markings themselves were not clear.

Therefore, he decided to first stroll around the market in the Kingdom of Sayan and buy a more detailed map.

By asking local cultivators in the mountains, Zhou Chun flew more than 800 miles west and arrived at a place with beautiful mountains and clear waters.

This place is called Jinzhou, one of the eleven states of the Shayan Kingdom, and its area is roughly equivalent to half the size of Lingzhou.

Most countries in the far west share a common characteristic: they have a large total land area, but relatively few places where spiritual veins converge, and even fewer places that can accommodate a large number of mortals and cultivators.

The eleven states of the Shayan Kingdom refer to eleven places that can accommodate more than a million mortals. These places are often where spiritual veins converge and where life is abundant.

According to the information Zhou Chun obtained from the cultivators of the Shayan Kingdom, there are no Nascent Soul stage cultivators in Jinzhou, only a mid-level sect and a Golden Core family. The only market town there is also jointly governed by these two families.

In this way, Zhou Chun wouldn't need to have any reservations and could just go directly there.

However, to avoid disturbing the two Golden Core factions, Zhou Chun concealed his cultivation and disguised himself as a late Foundation Establishment cultivator.

Such a level of cultivation is not considered high in a place like Jinzhou, but it is not low either.

After entering Jinzhou Market, Zhou Chun observed for a while and quickly gained a general understanding of the cultivation world in Shayan Kingdom.

Overall, it was not much different from what he had imagined. The prices of magical artifacts and formations in the cultivation world here were relatively cheaper than in Jing Kingdom, and there were also more styles available.

However, the price of elixirs is much higher, averaging at least 20% to 30% more!

Therefore, it is clear that if one can cross the Netherworld Canyon to trade supplies between the two places, one can definitely make a fortune!

This made Zhou Chun shake his head even more in disbelief at the stupidity of the two Shan brothers.

Although reselling supplies carries risks, it's definitely better than being a bandit.

It can only be said that one's perspective and mindset really have a great influence on a person.

Those who are short-sighted and only want to make quick money, even if real opportunities and benefits are presented to them, can only get the most superficial taste and do foolish things like picking up sesame seeds while losing watermelons!

Because of the size of the market itself, Zhou Chun, after determining that there was unlikely to be anything he liked in Jinzhou Market, did not stay there for long. After obtaining a relatively detailed map of the far west, he set off and left.

About three months later, Zhou Chun arrived at the bustling city of the far west, appearing in the Sunrise Market, which was known as the largest market in the cultivation world of the far west.

In terms of scale, Riyao Market is in no way inferior to the Immortal Capital Market of the Great Zhou Kingdom, and may even be larger, but it cannot compare with immortal cities like Tianyuan Immortal City.

This place is the most prosperous place in the far west, gathering the essence of various countries in the far west.

Zhou Chun didn't need to pass through this place on his way to the Heavenly Fire Gate of the Fire Luo Kingdom, but he was willing to take a detour of tens of thousands of miles just to come here.

"I heard your shop accepts custom orders for magical artifacts. Could you explain the customization process?"

Inside the Sunrise Market, Zhou Chun, a Golden Core cultivator, entered a shop called Hundred Refinements Shop and immediately told the shopkeeper his purpose.

Indeed, this is one of the main reasons why Zhou Chun chose to come to Riyao Market.

He found it hard to believe when he heard that several shops here could accept custom orders for magical artifacts.

Because even in the Great Zhou Kingdom, such a thing would be difficult to achieve.

The master craftsmen in the Great Zhou Kingdom are all trained by various sects. How could they be allowed to casually craft magical artifacts for others?

Even if rogue cultivators possess the ability to refine magical artifacts, they are often recruited by various powerful forces.

Otherwise, Zhou Chun wouldn't have been so overjoyed after receiving Yan Cang Zhenren's promise to help him refine the treasure three times.

Who would have thought that asking a master craftsman to forge a magical artifact could be done in such a way!

Therefore, after hearing about this, Zhou Chun insisted on coming to Riyao Market to take a look.

Upon hearing his words, the shopkeeper was taken aback at first, then said in a low voice, "Senior, you must be from out of town. Then I must first explain to you the rules for customizing magical artifacts in our shop!"

Then they started talking about the rules for customizing magical artifacts.

It turns out that although there are several weapon-refining workshops in Sunrise Market that accept custom orders for magical artifacts, it is not so easy to actually get the weapon-refining master behind them to refine the magical artifacts.

Firstly, due to the individual skills of the several master craftsmen, some could only craft low-grade magic weapons, while others could craft mid-grade magic weapons, resulting in different prices.

Secondly, each shop has a strict condition for helping people refine magical artifacts: once the artifact is successfully refined, in addition to paying the required refining fee, one must also swear a vow of Dao heart, promising not to take the initiative to be an enemy of the refining master or his sect in the future, and to be entrusted to take action once!

It's like asking a master craftsman to forge a magical artifact. If successful, you not only have to pay a hefty crafting fee, but you also have to owe someone a favor.

After hearing these rules, Zhou Chun completely gave up the idea of ​​customizing a magic weapon.

He would never incur favors for a low-grade or mid-grade magic weapon, nor would he want to be controlled by favors.

Furthermore, if they knew he came from a remote place like Jingguo, those master craftsmen might not be willing to help him forge magical artifacts.

Because if people want to repay the favor later, they'll have to send someone all the way to him.

Having abandoned the idea of ​​customizing a magic weapon, Zhou Chun went on to do his second thing at the Sunrise Market: purchase the golden energy he needed for cultivation.

The cultivation world in the far west is rich in various spiritual gold veins, making the collection and utilization of gold energy highly efficient.

The kind of gold energy that Zhou Chun used to reforge the broken cauldron, such as the [Taiyi Xuanjin Qi], is not hard to buy in this Riyao Market.

As his cultivation level increased, Zhou Chun needed to consume a considerable amount of metal energy during his daily cultivation.

If he leaves his family and doesn't find a place to replenish his energy, the gold energy he carries with him will only last for five years.

Therefore, after hearing that there was a large gold trading market in Sunrise Market, he had the idea to buy more and keep it on him for future use.

He also wanted to inquire around here to see if there was any gold energy of a higher quality than [Taiyi Xuanjin Qi] for sale.

"I'm sorry to disappoint Fellow Daoist Zhang, but the highest quality metal energy in our shop is this [White Tiger Heavenly Oxygen Energy]. If you truly desire higher quality metal energy, you can only seek out Nascent Soul stage cultivators who practice metal-attribute techniques. Only they, with their profound cultivation, can refine metal energy of even higher quality than this [White Tiger Heavenly Oxygen Energy]!"

Inside a shop called "Tianjin Pavilion," after exchanging ideas with the Golden Core cultivator stationed there, Zhou Chun unsurprisingly received this disappointing answer.

He hadn't dared to have too much hope, but since he was already there, he figured he might as well ask.

Now that he has received this answer, he has given up hope.

He then calmly nodded and said, "I understand. In that case, I will not disturb Fellow Daoist Qin's business any longer. I will take my leave now."

Hearing that he intended to leave, the Golden Core cultivator in charge of the Heavenly Golden Pavilion could not persuade him to stay any longer. He could only reply with a smile, "Fellow Daoist Zhang is too kind. If you have any other needs for materials or gold energy in the future, you are welcome to come to our Heavenly Golden Pavilion again. I, Qin, will certainly give you the most favorable price."

"Zhang will consider it."

Zhou Chun responded and immediately walked out of the Heavenly Golden Pavilion.

He didn't inquire at any other shops after that, because Golden Pavilion was already the most famous shop in Sunrise Market. He had purchased enough gold energy for ten years of cultivation in one go, and the shop could quickly mobilize enough supplies, which showed its strength.

To be honest, there are quite a few good things in this Sunrise Market.

Some common magical artifacts and spiritual materials can be purchased directly with spiritual coins in shops like Tianjingge, and the prices are no more expensive than at auctions in the Great Zhou Kingdom.

Some shops even display magical artifacts as their prized possessions.

Of course, that price is much higher, even higher than at an auction.

But if you think it's too expensive, that's okay. Every ten years, Sunrise Market holds an auction where various shops will put up rare and precious items for bidding, and there's a guaranteed chance that one or two magical treasures will be sold.

If you happen to attend a once-in-a-century large-scale auction, you might even find mid-grade or even high-grade magic treasures!

In short, in this far western cultivation world, it is much easier for a Golden Core cultivator to obtain a magic weapon than in the Jing Kingdom.

However, Zhou Chun knew in his heart that this did not mean that Golden Core cultivators from other places could come here to "purchase goods".

You should know that magical treasures are rare even in the cultivation world of the far west. As an outsider cultivator, you are bound to attract unwanted attention when you come here to buy magical treasures.

If one's own cultivation level is not high enough, the long journey back to one's own country may not be as safe as the journey there.

If it weren't for the various uncertainties and dangers along the way, long-distance trade wouldn't be something everyone could do!

Although Zhou Chun was very confident in his own strength, he felt that within the Golden Core stage, he no longer needed to fear anyone.

However, they wouldn't easily flaunt their wealth and invite trouble, otherwise, if they really exposed the fact that they possessed a magical treasure, they might never be able to leave this cultivation world in the far west.

So he stayed in the Sunrise Market for a while, bought and exchanged some magical treasures and spiritual materials, and then left this bustling place, embarking once again on his journey to the Fire Luo Kingdom.

On this day, as Zhou Chun passed over a desert, he suddenly saw thick black smoke billowing in the sky hundreds of miles away, mixed with a large amount of magical light, as if a large number of cultivators were fighting.

Out of curiosity, he summoned the Golden-Winged Tiger and quietly approached to investigate the situation.

A short while later, he arrived near the battlefield.

The battlefield was an oasis in the desert, inhabited by both immortals and mortals, and seemed to be the mountain stronghold of a certain immortal cultivation family.

This can be considered a unique feature of the far west.

Because places suitable for mortals to live in are often near sacred mountains and blessed lands, mortals and cultivators are not far apart, and many mortals know of the existence of cultivators.

Some immortal cultivation families that occupy a remote and blessed mountain are even more mixed with mortals and immortals.

The oasis that Zhou Chun saw at this moment was not very large, only about a hundred miles in circumference, and the number of ordinary people living on it was estimated to be less than 100,000.

At this time, there were about a hundred cultivators participating in the battle on the battlefield. The one with the highest cultivation level was an old man in the early stage of the Purple Mansion realm, who seemed to belong to the invaders.

However, despite his advantage in cultivation level, this early-stage Purple Mansion cultivator was unable to quickly defeat his opponent, an old woman with late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivation, in actual combat.

The black smoke that Zhou Chun saw earlier was the work of that old woman, who turned out to be a very rare poison cultivator!

"Thank you, witch. Your poison skills are indeed strange and difficult to deal with, but your cultivation level is still a notch below mine. You can still stall me for now, but I wonder if you will be able to unleash such a large-scale wolfsbane black smoke once your magic power is depleted!"

In the sky, the red-robed elder, who was at the early stage of the Purple Mansion realm, activated a gourd-shaped magic artifact to release billowing flames that burned the black smoke, while his face was gloomy as he looked at the black-robed old woman in the black smoke and made sarcastic remarks.

As a cultivator in the Purple Mansion stage, he was forced to defend himself by a late Foundation Establishment stage cultivator, which naturally made him feel extremely frustrated and angry.

Since he can't win against the other party right now, he can only try to gain an advantage verbally.

Although the old woman in black knew he was telling the truth, she naturally wouldn't admit it.

Instead, she looked at him sarcastically and said, "Old ghost Gong, how dare you mention your cultivation level? A dignified Purple Mansion stage cultivator, yet you can't even deal with an old Foundation Establishment stage cultivator like me. You're a disgrace to Purple Mansion stage cultivators, and you don't deserve to be called a Purple Mansion cultivator at all. If I were you, I would have committed suicide out of shame long ago!"

These words clearly struck a nerve with the old man in red, who immediately sneered coldly with a grim expression, "Hmph, I just don't want you to bite me before you die. If I really used my full strength, killing you would be no problem at all!"

Seemingly to prove his words were true, he immediately activated his divine sense, urging a flaming spear magic weapon to shoot towards the old woman in black who was shrouded in black smoke.

Faced with the incoming third-tier magic weapon, the old woman in black dared not be negligent and hurriedly channeled her magic power to send a black flying fork flying beside her to meet it.

After the flying fork and the spear clashed several times in mid-air, the flame spear, a third-tier magic weapon, was no match for them and was knocked away.

The old man in red was not surprised to see this.

If it weren't for this protective talisman, even with the old woman's strange poison skills, he would have already defeated her.

"Let's see how many more times you can activate your talisman!"

His face hardened, and disregarding the risk of damaging his magical artifact, he once again urged his flaming spear to attack.

After such a fierce attack, the flaming spear did indeed develop many cracks and gaps in its clash with the black flying fork, but it also successfully increased the black-clad old woman's mana consumption, causing her, who could have held on for a while, to suddenly find herself in dire straits.

Seeing this, she couldn't help but shout, "Stop! I'm willing to give this place to you, Old Man Gong, as long as you give me one day to pack up, we'll move out immediately!"

"It's too late! I already gave you chances, but you didn't know how to cherish them!"

The old man in red coldly refused, and then his attack intensified.

Upon seeing this, the old woman in black immediately showed a look of despair, her heart filled with regret.

If she hadn't harbored any illusions and had agreed to their conditions earlier, she might have been able to save the lives of her entire clan.

A single wrong decision brought annihilation upon the tribe!

But just as the red-robed elder was about to kill the black-robed elder in one fell swoop, a powerful aura suddenly appeared in the sky, instantly making him feel as if he were carrying a thousand-pound burden.

He quickly looked toward the source of the oppressive aura and saw a young man in silver robes who had appeared in the sky above the battlefield at some point.

Although the silver-robed youth didn't look very old, the red-robed elder dared not underestimate him in the slightest. On the contrary, the moment he saw the other party, his expression changed drastically, and he hurriedly stopped his attack, bowing deeply and saying, "Junior Gong Yunxing greets senior."

Upon seeing this, the old woman in black opposite her also brightened up and quickly followed suit, bowing deeply and saying, "Junior Xie San Niang greets Senior. I was unaware of your arrival and have failed to greet you properly. Please forgive me!"

Her words clearly indicated that she still considered herself the owner of this place.

This caused the red-robed elder's expression to change. He opened his mouth as if he wanted to refute something, but then seemed afraid of angering the silver-robed youth, so he ultimately said nothing.

"I was just passing by and got a little tired, so I decided to stop and rest. I hope none of you will object!"

Zhou Chun seemed oblivious to their ulterior motives, speaking calmly and indifferently.

"How could we dare? Your esteemed presence is a great honor for Wusha Prefecture. We are more than happy to welcome you, let alone object!"

The old woman in black responded with a smile, then gestured, saying, "This junior will take you to our clan's mountain gate to rest. Please follow me!"

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

Zhou Chun nodded slightly and actually followed the old woman in black into the depths of the oasis.

The sight caused the red-robed old man's pupils to shrink, and his expression immediately changed drastically.

After a brief change in expression, he waved to the cultivators he had brought and then slunk away.

He knew that since Zhou Chun had appeared just as he was about to capture the old woman in black, and had accepted the old woman's invitation to rest in the depths of the oasis, he had already expressed his support for the old woman in black.

If he still doesn't know when to leave, he might end up buried here.

"Damn you, Xie the witch! You're lucky today. I don't believe this strange Golden Core cultivator will stay in this tiny Wuyun Prefecture forever!"

Before leaving, the old man in red glanced back at the oasis behind him and departed with a face full of resentment.

Inside a stone hall deep within the oasis, the old woman in black, after leading Zhou Chun there, immediately knelt down and kowtowed to him, saying, "Thank you so much, senior, for saving my clan from dire straits. Your kindness and virtue are beyond repayment; I am willing to go through fire and water for you, even unto death!"

He then kowtowed several times.

She clearly knew in her heart that Zhou Chun couldn't have just happened to be passing by and needed to rest; he had appeared specifically to save her and her tribe's lives.

She knew Zhou Chunsu and had never heard of any of her family elders having met such a powerful person.

Since Zhou Chun appeared to save her and her tribe's lives, he must have something to use them for.

"You're quite sensible; that saves me the trouble of saying anything more."

Zhou Chun nodded in satisfaction, pleased with the old woman's tact.

Then he said, "The reason I saved your life is because I am curious about the poison techniques you practice and want to learn more about them."

Upon hearing this, the old woman in black immediately replied without hesitation, "This is easy to arrange. The poison technique I cultivate is a family heirloom. I will immediately fetch the original manual and the cultivation insights of my clan's predecessors who have practiced this poison technique and hand them over to you!"

This tactful reply left Zhou Chun speechless, and he could only nod slightly and say, "Well, then I'll trouble you, fellow Daoist."

Not long after, the old woman in black arrived at the hall with her poison techniques and cultivation materials, along with several jade bottles and boxes containing unknown contents.

"Senior, please forgive me. To achieve any success in my poison cultivation, I need to consume and refine various poison pills and substances. The contents of these jade bottles and boxes represent all the necessary items in our clan's inventory!"

Before Zhou Chun could ask, the old woman in black had already revealed what was inside those jade bottles and boxes.

This level of self-awareness is truly impeccable.

He gave the old woman in black a deep look, then nodded and said, "You're very thoughtful."

With that, he raised his sleeve and waved it, putting all those items into his storage bag.

Then he took out two more magic talismans and threw them to the other party, saying, "I don't like owing favors, so these two magic talismans are my payment to you."

Without waiting for the old woman in black to thank him, he left the small oasis without any intention of staying any longer.

"It's actually a high-grade third-tier magic talisman! This is fantastic!!"

Inside the stone hall, when the old woman in black came to her senses and carefully examined the magic talisman Zhou Chun had thrown at her, she was overjoyed, her face filled with delight.

She clutched the two magic talismans tightly, as if grasping at a lifeline, her heart filled with boundless gratitude for the senior who hadn't even left his name.

For Zhou Chun now, two third-tier high-grade magic talismans are nothing at all.

After leaving the oasis, he had the Golden-Winged Tiger carry him on his journey, and then he began to examine the poison techniques he had obtained from the old woman in black while on the tiger's back.

In terms of sophistication, the poison technique practiced by the old woman in black was far inferior to the "Ten Thousand Poisons True Scripture," which couldn't even be cultivated to the Golden Core stage.

However, since Zhou Chun demanded this poisonous skill, he must have had his reasons.

Just as he thought, although this poison technique was not as powerful as the "Ten Thousand Poisons True Scripture," it had its own unique features, namely, its ability to combine poison with magic power to create smoke to harm enemies.

In this way, the toxicity of the poison technique may not be as strong, but the killing range is greatly increased.

In Zhou Chun's view, practitioners of the "Ten Thousand Poisons True Scripture" could fully integrate the essence of this poison technique into themselves, developing poisonous smoke with much greater toxicity, thereby enhancing its large-scale destructive power.

"That reminds me of something. There are quite a few poisonous creatures and specialties in the far west. I can collect some and bring them back for Xiaolian!"

Zhou Chun put down the book on poison techniques in his hand and muttered to himself thoughtfully.

He had a high opinion of Zhou Yuanlian and was very willing to help her achieve the Core Formation.

If Zhou Yuanlian can successfully form his core, he will be an extremely terrifying existence!

If a poison cultivator at the Golden Core stage were to retaliate against a certain force without regard for the cost, even a major sect with a Nascent Soul stage cultivator could suffer extremely heavy losses if they were not careful.

It is absolutely a powerful strategic deterrent weapon!