Beast Taming Immortal Clan

Chapter 623 Everything is Ready [Please Subscribe]

Luna Wheel Cult.

When Zhou Chun arrived at the Moon Wheel Sect's mountain gate, he was also secretly surprised by what he saw.

On that day, more than ten fifth-tier demon kings besieged the Moon Wheel Sect's protective mountain formation. Although they ultimately failed to break through the Moon Wheel Sect's mountain gate, they still caused great damage to it.

First, the mountains and rivers outside the mountain gate's protective formation were shattered and left with many mottled scars.

For example, some places were burned by fire, and the land within a radius of dozens of miles was burned into a special crystallization state, forming special crystal pits.

In some places, it looked as if it had been corroded by some kind of venom, with a large number of pits and holes appearing on the ground. There was no life in the vicinity, and it seemed that there were still remnants of the venom.

There are dozens of such places.

Upon entering the Moon Wheel Sect's mountain gate, Zhou Chun compared his past impressions of this place and discovered that many of the peaks showed signs of repair. Even some of the medicinal fields and spiritual trees he had seen before were no longer there.

Clearly, under extreme pressure, the protective array at the mountain gate caused considerable damage to the sacred mountain and blessed land within the Moon Wheel Sect's mountain gate.

As for the extent of the Moon Wheel Sect's losses in that calamity, only Master Baiyue and the two Nascent Soul stage masters know.

Inside the main hall of the Moon Wheel Sect, Zhou Chun quickly met the Moon Worshiping Immortal.

"Your subordinate Zhou Zhengchun greets the Sect Leader!"

Upon meeting the Moon Worshiping Immortal, Zhou Chun treated him with great respect, acting as his subordinate and bowing respectfully.

Regardless, the Zhou family is still a vassal cultivation family of the Moon Wheel Sect, and he cannot be negligent in terms of etiquette.

However, at this moment, Baiyue Zhenren no longer dared to neglect him as he had before.

Upon hearing this, he quickly smiled and waved his hand, saying, "Fellow Daoist Zhou, you're too kind. Our cultivation levels are the same; there's no need for such formalities!"

As he spoke, his eyes gleamed as he looked at him and exclaimed repeatedly, "I have heard much about Fellow Daoist Zhou and the Zhou family's selflessness in sacrificing their homes for their country during this beast tide invasion, and their numerous slaying of powerful demons. It has truly enhanced the prestige of the cultivators of my Jing Kingdom, and is truly admirable!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chun immediately spoke righteously and passionately: "Master, you flatter me. With the nation in peril, I and my family, as members of the Jingguo clan, should naturally dedicate ourselves to serving our country and prevent the demons from running rampant and wreaking havoc on our land!"

"Well said! Fellow Daoist Zhou's words are excellent! If all the cultivators of my Jing Kingdom thought like Fellow Daoist Zhou, how could we not drive out the demons and recover our land!"

The Moon Worshiping Immortal couldn't help but clap his hands in approval, seemingly greatly appreciating Zhou Chun's patriotism.

But in reality, both of them knew that these were just polite words, and no one would really take them seriously.

The applause from Baiyue Zhenren was more of a signal that he and the Moon Wheel Sect had not ignored Zhou Chun's contributions during the beast tide.

Having finished the pleasantries, Master Baiyue didn't waste any more words and directly asked Zhou Chun, "If my information is correct, Fellow Daoist Zhou should be stationed in the Azure Lotus Mountains. May I ask what brings you to our sect's gate at this time?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chun's expression immediately turned serious. He promptly bowed and said, "Sect Leader, you are wise. I have come here today specifically to discuss the ownership of the Azure Lotus Mountain Range!"

After speaking, he asked softly, "Now that the Azure Lotus Mountain Range has been restored, what are the thoughts of the seniors and sect leaders of the upper sect regarding this blessed land?"

Unexpectedly, after hearing this, Master Baiyue feigned ignorance and said, "What do you mean by that, Fellow Daoist Zhou? The Azure Lotus Mountain Range is the gate of the Azure Lotus Temple. Now that this place has been restored, it is natural for them to rebuild the gate themselves!"

Upon seeing this, Zhou Chun could only shake his head repeatedly and say, "Sect Leader, you are truly joking! The Qinglian Temple is now reduced to a handful of weaklings, far inferior to even the strength of my Zhou family. What merit or ability do we have to occupy such a blessed land as the Qinglian Mountains?"

Since he had directly revealed the details, Master Baiyue could no longer pretend to be ignorant. He immediately looked at him with sharp eyes and said, "Fellow Daoist Zhou, do you mean that the Zhou family wants to take over the Azure Lotus Mountain Range?"

"Yes, that's exactly what I was thinking!"

Zhou Chun took a deep breath and nodded solemnly in acknowledgment.

Upon seeing this, Master Baiyue nodded slightly and said, "Fellow Daoist Zhou's strength has been proven by this beast tide. He is indeed a formidable opponent among those in the Golden Core stage. The Zhou family, with three Golden Core cultivators, is truly a unique cultivation family in the Jing Kingdom for over a thousand years!"

He quickly shook his head, saying, "Even so, I'm afraid I'm still not qualified to take control of the Azure Lotus Mountain Range!"

"You must understand that once you take control of the Azure Lotus Mountains, you will have the responsibility to protect Lianzhou, Lanzhou, Lingzhou, and even Yunzhou, which has not yet been recovered!"

"The Zhou family is merely a clan, with fewer than a thousand members. How can they possibly shoulder this responsibility!"

In the end, Baiyue Zhenren's tone became very serious.

Regardless of his actual opinion on the matter, the problems he mentioned do indeed exist.

With the current number of members in the Zhou family, even managing just the Qinglian Mountain Range is not enough.

Not to mention defending the territories of the three states!

It should be noted that even though Qinglian Temple had declined before, it still left at least two or three hundred disciples in each prefecture to guard important places such as markets and towns.

However, since Zhou Chun wanted to take control of the Qinglian Mountain Range, he naturally had considered these issues as well.

At this moment, he immediately replied, "Master, you are wise. If the Zhou family can take control of the Azure Lotus Mountain Range, we can naturally open the door wide and recruit a large number of rogue cultivators and small families as guest retainers and vassals to guard the key areas of each state."

"Furthermore, Lingzhou was originally the territory of the Xuanzhu Palace. If my Zhou family takes control of the Qinglian Mountain Range, the Xuanzhu Palace can return to its ancestral homeland of Lingzhou and protect this region!"

At this point, he added meaningfully, "Moreover, the problems that the Zhou family will face are the same problems that other forces will face when they enter the Qinglian Mountains. They may not have as many people and resources as the Zhou family does now!"

"What Fellow Daoist Zhou said makes some sense."

Master Baiyue nodded slightly, indicating his agreement with Zhou Chun's answer.

Then he quickly frowned, looking regretful, and said, "However, a blessed land like the Azure Lotus Mountain Range generally needs a Nascent Soul stage cultivator to oversee it and prevent others from coveting it. The Zhou family is severely lacking in this aspect!"

But Zhou Chun hadn't expected that these were the very words he was waiting for.

He immediately looked at him intently and said, "Does the Sect Leader mean that as long as my Zhou family can find a Nascent Soul stage cultivator to oversee the Azure Lotus Mountains, we can take control of this place?"

Ok?

Upon hearing Zhou Chun's words, Baiyue Zhenren was slightly taken aback, and then looked him up and down with a look of surprise and uncertainty.

Does the Zhou family have other Nascent Soul stage cultivators as backers?

How come he didn't know about this!

For a moment, various thoughts flashed through Baiyue Zhenren's mind, leaving him speechless for a long time before responding to Zhou Chun.

After remaining silent for about fifteen minutes, Baiyue Zhenren finally came to his senses and looked at Zhou Chun with surprise, asking, "What did Fellow Daoist Zhou mean just now? Could it be that your Zhou family has a hidden Nascent Soul stage cultivator?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chun smiled slightly and said, "Sect Leader, you are wise. Although the Zhou family does not have any Nascent Soul cultivators, it should not be a problem to invite one to oversee the Azure Lotus Mountain Range!"

His appearance genuinely intimidated Master Baiyue, who immediately looked at him with unusual politeness and asked, "Where does the Nascent Soul cultivator that Fellow Daoist Zhou intends to invite come from? What is his title?"

"I dare not deceive the Sect Leader. I once killed Yu Jinghua, a thief wanted by Senior Master Tianjing. As a result, I got along quite well with Master Tianjing. He even considered taking me as his disciple!"

"Therefore, I believe that if I were to invite him to join me in taking control of the Azure Lotus Mountain Range, it would be a mutually beneficial arrangement, and he would be more than happy to agree!"

As Zhou Chun finished speaking, Baiyue Zhenren's expression suddenly turned strange.

He didn't know how to describe the expression on her face, but in short, she showed little respect for Nascent Soul stage cultivators and was completely unlike her previous cautious and polite demeanor.

This further confirmed his suspicions about a certain aspect of his thinking.

After staring at him with a strange expression for a while, Master Baiyue said calmly, "Master Tianjing is indeed a good choice, after all, he is also a person of our Jing Kingdom!"

After saying that, he waved his hand and said, "This matter is of great importance, and I cannot make a decision on it. Fellow Daoist Zhou, please stay at our sect for now. I will give you an answer after I have informed the two Supreme Elders!"

"I understand, then I'll leave this matter to the Sect Leader."

Zhou Chun bowed respectfully and tactfully withdrew.

After he left, Master Baiyue quickly went to see Master Yinyue and explained Zhou Chun's purpose.

After speaking, he also offered his own opinion: "Ancestor, in my humble opinion, Zhou Zhengchun has probably already reached some deal with Tian Jing. That's why he rushed to our sect's mountain gate to handle this matter as soon as news came from the Yan Yang Sect!"

After listening to his analysis, Master Yinyue nodded slightly and said, "Sect Leader, you're right. This is indeed Tianjing's style of doing things!"

"What should our sect do? Tianjing is colluding with the Zhou family behind our backs; could it be that he already harbors thoughts of betrayal?"

Master Baiyue then whispered his concerns.

"The Heavenly Mirror's Forbidden God Token is still in my hands. It contains thirty percent of his primordial spirit's power. If he dares to betray our sect, I can obliterate his soul in an instant!"

"He wouldn't do something so unwise!"

Yin Yue Zhenren shook his head slightly, denying Bai Yue Zhenren's speculation.

He then narrowed his eyes and said calmly, "However, he secretly colluded with the vassal families under our sect, intending to incite them to declare independence. I will naturally settle this matter with him properly later!"

Upon hearing this, Master Baiyue immediately understood and said, "Supreme Elder, do you mean that our sect should refuse the Zhou family's request?"

"No, that's not it."

Master Yinyue shook his head and said calmly, "Even if our sect cannot directly control such a blessed land as the Azure Lotus Mountains, we cannot allow it to be so easily given to outsiders!"

Then, with a sigh, he added, "Furthermore, after this beast tide, for the next few hundred years, the Jingguo Kingdom will no longer need to worry about foreign invasions. Relatively speaking, the threat from the south is far less than before!"

At this point, he paused for a moment, then looked at Master Baiyue and said, "It's not impossible for the Zhou family to take over the Azure Lotus Mountain Range, but what merit or ability does a mere Golden Core family have to exclusively enjoy such a blessed spiritual mountain!"

"Sect Leader, you can tell his family patriarch that if he wants to take control of the Azure Lotus Mountain Range, he must accept the supervision of the disciples sent by our sect, and in the future, he must give 30% of the land's output to our sect and another 20% to the Flame Sun Sect. Otherwise, he should give up this delusion as soon as possible!"

Upon hearing this, Master Baiyue immediately replied respectfully, "Yes, this junior understands what to do."

Then they quickly left the Silver Moon Immortal's cave.

Not long after, Zhou Chun met Baiyue Zhenren again in the sect leader's hall and learned from him about Yinyue Zhenren's decision.

To be honest, when Zhou Chun first heard Baiyue Zhenren relay Yinyue Zhenren's words, he was also very shocked and angry.

After all, this would mean the Zhou family was working for the Moon Wheel Sect and the Flame Sun Sect for nothing.

However, upon closer reflection, it would take at least a century for the Qinglian Mountains, this blessed land of spiritual energy, to be fully restored and contribute a large amount of resources.

He should have been close to breaking through to the late stage of the Golden Core realm by then!

If the matter is delayed further until he successfully completes the process of refining his core and forming his nascent soul, then this tribute can naturally be ignored.

As for the possibility of failure, it would be a good thing if the Zhou family offered tribute to ensure their safety!

So he quickly smiled with delight and nodded repeatedly, saying, "That's only right. The Zhou family was originally a vassal family of the Upper Sect. To be valued by the Upper Sect and allowed to take over the Azure Lotus Mountain Range is already a great favor from the Upper Sect, and we should repay the Upper Sect's kindness!"

"It's wonderful that Fellow Daoist Zhou thinks this way!"

Master Baiyue nodded slightly, then looked at him and advised, "Although our sect is willing to help Fellow Daoist Zhou and his family take control of the Azure Lotus Mountain Range, whether we can succeed depends on what the Flame Sun Sect says. Therefore, Fellow Daoist Zhou, it's best not to publicize this matter for now, lest things get complicated later!"

"Rest assured, Master, I understand the gravity of the matter and will certainly not spread this information recklessly."

Zhou Chun's expression hardened, and he solemnly agreed.

Having gained the support of the Moon Wheel Sect, Zhou Chun left the sect's gate with great excitement and headed straight for the Su family's mountain gate.

He wouldn't spread this matter around carelessly, but it was very necessary to tell Zhou Mingde about it.

This news will surely make the other party very happy!

In addition, Zhou Chun also wanted Zhou Mingde to gather information about the remaining cultivators of Qinglian Temple. Once he successfully took control of the Qinglian Mountain Range, he would fulfill his promise to True Person Tianjing and personally eliminate these remnants of Qinglian Temple.

It would be best to take advantage of the current chaos and get things done in one go.

(End of this chapter)