Beast Taming Immortal Clan

Qinglian Mountain Range.

After returning to his family, Zhou Chun immediately handed over all the materials he had purchased for setting up the formation to Zhang Liang, instructing him to coordinate with the Gongsun siblings in setting up the formation as needed.

Then he also distributed the [Jade Dew Golden Glow Pill] in his hand.

First, Lin Hongyu was given one, so that she could try to break through to the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm.

Similarly, Su Yuzhen, who was also close to touching the barrier of the mid-stage Golden Core realm, also received one.

After thinking it over, Zhou Chun personally went to the Moon Wheel Sect to give one of the remaining four spirit pills to Su Yunniang. This was to thank her for her help with intelligence over the years, and also to deepen their relationship.

He would keep the last three spirit pills for the time being. If Zhou Mingde or Zhou Daoyi wanted to try to break through to the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm in the future, he could give them one to try, or use them to exchange for treasures with other Golden Core cultivators.

In the time that followed, Zhou Chun personally participated in the construction of the [Yi Wood Coiling Dragon Formation], using his supernatural powers to split mountains and rocks to speed up the formation's setup.

After two years of effort, thanks to the joint efforts of the Gongsun siblings, the [Yi Wood Coiling Dragon Formation] was finally successfully set up.

Once this formation was completed, it immediately covered an area of ​​over a hundred miles centered on Qinglian Peak, with a total coverage area reaching about one-third of the previous protective formation of Qinglian Temple.

However, only one-third of the area is clearly insufficient and would waste a lot of sacred land.

Therefore, we will continue to deploy a series of formations on those vacant areas to develop them.

But that's a matter for the future. We'll have to wait until the Zhou family has sufficient manpower and resources before we can do this.

By then, the Gongsun siblings will no longer be needed; Zhang Liang, the formation master trained by the Zhou family, will be able to handle the task.

Therefore, after successfully setting up the [Yi Wood Coiling Dragon Formation], Zhou Chun briefly tested the formation's power before settling the payment for the brother and sister.

"You two young friends are indeed quite skilled. This formation is truly to my liking. As for the reward, how would you two like to proceed?"

On Qinglian Peak, Zhou Chun called the Gongsun siblings to his side and asked about the reward with a smile.

They had never actually discussed this matter before.

Zhou Chun was very confident that the two of them could not extort him.

The Gongsun siblings also knew that Zhou Chun would not renege on his promise in such a matter.

Upon hearing his words, Gongsun Yuanji immediately said, "Senior Zhou, you are wise. Regarding payment, we prefer thousand-year-old spiritual herbs, preferably those that replenish qi and nourish vital energy!"

"That's easy to do. I have some of these kinds of spiritual herbs, and quite a few similar elixirs. Young friend Gongsun, take a look and see which ones you want!"

Zhou Chun nodded slightly and quickly took out the spiritual herbs and pills he carried with him for the brother and sister to examine, and also named some spiritual herbs that he did not have with him.

Seeing how easily he could produce a variety of medicinal herbs and pills that met his needs, Gongsun Yuanji was overjoyed.

After exchanging pleasantries with him, he hurriedly picked up the elixirs and medicines and made Gongsun Yuanzhi smell them one by one.

It was obvious that his intention in exchanging these Qi-replenishing and Yuan-nourishing elixirs was still to heal Gongsun Yuanzhi and prolong her life!

Over the past two years, Zhou Chun had already figured out the cause and effect of Gongsun Yuanzhi's injury, as well as the extent of her internal injuries, through questioning and investigation.

Knowing that she had been injured by a sinister water-attribute supernatural power, her internal meridians and organs had suffered irreparable damage, and her life force was losing at a rate more than ten times that of a normal person.

The only way to save her life now is to regularly give her those qi-tonifying and vital energy-nourishing elixirs to replenish the life force that is being lost.

This is much more troublesome than the situation Zhou Chun encountered with Wu Yuzhu, because she has basically lost the possibility of cultivation. Unless she can be given a new body or some legendary elixirs can be used to help her rebuild her meridians and physical body, there is no way she can recover.

However, she might not be willing to do the former, and at the same time, it is quite difficult for a cultivator in the Purple Mansion stage to successfully possess another body.

Even if the latter truly existed, it wouldn't be something she could enjoy.

Gongsun Yuanji no longer hopes to heal his sister Gongsun Yuanzhi's injuries; he only wishes that she can live a few more years.

After Gongsun Yuanzhi explained the medicinal properties to him, he pointed to the three thousand-year-old spiritual herbs and stated his choice.

It turns out that for Gongsun Yuanzhi, the pure life essence contained in the thousand-year-old spiritual medicine was more useful than those qi-tonifying and essence-nourishing pills.

"In that case, these three spiritual herbs shall belong to you two young friends."

With a wave of his hand, Zhou Chun allocated three spiritual herbs to Gongsun Yuanji and then collected the other spiritual herbs and pills.

Originally, at this point, the entrustment between the two parties would have been settled, and the Gongsun siblings should have returned to the Great Zhou Kingdom.

But Zhou Chun suddenly looked at the Gongsun siblings and said, "I have witnessed Miss Gongsun's mastery of formations. If you two are willing to stay at the Zhou family as guest elders, I dare not say much else, but I can certainly provide a thousand-year-old spiritual herb every ten years. Furthermore, as long as you help the Zhou family set up formations, you can accumulate contribution points to exchange for thousand-year-old spiritual herbs!"

However, he directly extended an olive branch to the brother and sister, wanting to recruit them.

"this……"

Gongsun Yuanji's expression shifted, and he immediately became interested.

Unexpectedly, Gongsun Yuanzhi shook her head and refused, saying, "I appreciate your kindness, senior, but we are ultimately members of the Gongsun family, and it is not appropriate for us to stay at the Zhou family's residence for an extended period!"

"Little sister, you..."

Gongsun Yuanji looked at his sister with a complicated expression, not expecting her to say such a thing.

Zhou Chun was somewhat surprised by this, but he still nodded and said, "Very well, since Miss Gongsun has no interest in this, I will not force her. May you two have a safe journey."

"Then we two juniors will not disturb you any longer, seniors."

Gongsun Yuanzhi replied respectfully, then grabbed Gongsun Yuanji's wrist, indicating that he should take her away.

With things having come to this point, Gongsun Yuanji had no choice but to bow to Zhou Chun and leave with his sister.

After leaving the Qinglian Mountains, Gongsun Yuanji quickly led his sister to a deserted, desolate mountain. He looked at her somewhat angrily and said, "Sister, why were you so quick to refuse Senior Zhou's kindness? Besides, we've both been expelled from the Gongsun family. Joining other forces as guest elders wouldn't be a problem!"

Upon hearing his words, Gongsun Yuanzhi immediately shook her head repeatedly and said in a deep voice, "Brother, you're confused! Think about it, besides our ability to set up forbidden formations, what other skills do we have that would make them go to such great lengths to recruit us?"

"You've witnessed Zhang Liang's abilities over the past two years. Aside from lacking a master to guide him and having some disorganized learning, he's already quite capable of setting up ordinary forbidden formations. He's more than qualified to set up formations on the remaining spiritual lands of the Zhou family!"

"In this situation, brother, what do you think they're up to by going to such great lengths to recruit us to stay?"

Gongsun Yuanji's expression immediately changed, and he blurted out in surprise, "Sister, do you mean that Senior Zhou has taken a liking to our family's array formation inheritance?"

"Besides this, I can't think of anything else about the two of us that would make others covet us!"

Gongsun Yuanzhi replied in a low voice.

However, after a moment of fluctuating expression, Gongsun Yuanji quickly regained his composure and rationally questioned, "That shouldn't be the case! From my previous conversation with Zhang Liang, I know that the Zhou family's array formation heritage isn't bad; it's just that no one with true talent has emerged to connect its systems and form a master-disciple inheritance system!"

"Besides, sister, both of us have cultivated secret techniques. If someone were to forcibly search our souls, our spirits would immediately collapse. We have also sworn not to pass on the family's knowledge. There is simply no way you can obtain the Gongsun family's array-based inheritance through us!"

Gongsun Yuanzhi was momentarily speechless, unable to find a rebuttal. Finally, she could only say, "In short, it's always better to be safe than sorry. Although we've been expelled from the clan, we must still abide by the clan rules and not allow outsiders to steal the hard work of our ancestors!"

Upon hearing this, Gongsun Yuanji agreed, and didn't pursue the matter further. He simply nodded and said, "Alright, sister, what you said makes some sense. However, the three thousand-year-old spiritual herbs we've acquired this time won't be enough for you for long. I think we should stay in the Jing Kingdom's cultivation world for a while longer and take on some more array-setting commissions. Many families here are busy rebuilding their mountain gates, so we can negotiate higher prices!"

"There's no need for that anymore. Three spiritual herbs are enough for me for ten years. With this time to recover, I should be able to complete that array book and restore that incomplete array. This would at least make up for my guilt in losing the family's treasure and be enough to give the family an explanation!"

Gongsun Yuanzhi shook her head slightly, but did not agree to his suggestion.

But this time, Gongsun Yuanji ignored her words. He looked at her with a determined expression and said, "Sister, you can't die so soon, at least not before the family finds that guy! I will make sure you live until the day that guy is killed by the family!"

Having said that, he ignored Gongsun Yuanzhi's suddenly grim expression and waved his hand dismissively, saying, "This matter is settled. Let's go to the nearby market first!"

Regardless of what the Gongsun siblings were planning, Zhou Chun, after confirming that the mountain-protecting formation was usable, began to recruit people and start the reconstruction work on a large scale.

The Zhou family has prepared several plans for developing the Qinglian Mountains over the past few years.

Broadly speaking, we will focus on two main aspects.

On the one hand, they naturally leveraged the Zhou family's inherited skills, utilizing the vast area of ​​the Qinglian Mountains to raise various demonic beasts, ensuring a stable production of demonic beast materials and mounts, and further promoting the prestigious "Beast Taming Zhou Family" brand.

On the other hand, they opened up numerous medicinal gardens and forest farms, planting a large number of various medicinal herbs and trees.

Besides the main spiritual vein centered on Qinglian Peak, there are many branch veins within the Qinglian Mountain Range. In the past, many of these branch veins were developed into private cave dwellings by the cultivators of Qinglian Temple, and were passed down from master to disciple.

The Zhou family could not possibly have as many disciples as the Qinglian Temple, and most of these branches could not be utilized for the time being.

Therefore, to avoid wasting them, using them to plant spiritual herbs and trees is the best choice.

Many medicinal herbs and trees that do not require meticulous care can thrive as long as they have a suitable growing environment.

In short, we must not let any usable space remain abandoned; we must make the most of it to maximize its value.

However, while the idea is good, it cannot be implemented in a short period of time.

It should be noted that during the previous beast tide war, the Zhou family lost the two sacred mountain sites of Jiufeng Ridge and Tuyun Ridge in succession, and sold many demon beasts in advance, which led to a significant reduction in the number of various demon beasts originally raised by the family, and even some common species have temporarily become extinct!

Even with the vast spiritual pastures now available, it won't be possible for these demonic beasts to rebuild their population in just eight or ten years.

Therefore, for the time being, the Zhou family can only clear the area to allow these monsters to enjoy the best living environment and accelerate their reproduction.

During this time, Zhou Chun also released the three spirit pets, which had almost finished digesting the power of a demon core, so that they could find a place in the mountains where they liked to build their nests and live.

But to his surprise, none of the three spirit pets wanted to go out and become kings of the mountains; they all wanted to stay near Qinglian Peak with him.

Under these circumstances, he couldn't force them, so he let the Thunder Dragon rest in a pool of water rich in spiritual energy on Azure Lotus Peak, while the Golden-Winged Tiger and the Fiery Phoenix could roam freely in the mountains as they pleased.

Anyway, these three fourth-tier demonic beasts have already passed into the open and are widely known to the Zhou family members and outsiders. Even if they frequently appear in public, nothing bad will happen.

As for Zhou Chun himself, he naturally occupied the best cultivation cave on Qinglian Peak.

He originally intended to give this cultivation cave to True Person Tianjing, but the other party refused and did not even stay on Qinglian Peak. Instead, he went into seclusion on a mountain not far away.

Zhou Chun couldn't figure out what he was thinking, but since he had done it, there was nothing else she could do.

Although he occupied the best location on Qinglian Peak, Zhou Chun's current cultivation environment was naturally far inferior to that of Qingxiao Zhenren, who occupied this place at the time.

After the Qinglian Temple's gate was breached, all the spiritual artifacts that the Qinglian Temple had collected were taken away, while those that could not be taken away immediately were taken by the fifth-tier demon kings.

The once enormous spiritual spring on the mountain has now become an ordinary spiritual pool. The water in the pool is different from ordinary pool water outside only because it benefits from the rich spiritual energy of this place.

Zhou Chun could only place his spiritual spring nearby and then build several palaces and pavilions around it.

To his slight relief, the "Pure Spirit Osmanthus" tree stump quickly began to absorb the power of the Spirit Eye Spring and transform again after being taken out, and the opportunity was not interrupted because it was put away at the time.

With the quality of the spiritual veins on Qinglian Peak, it is more than enough to support the consumption of the Spirit Eye Spring in supplying this thing. Zhou Chun no longer needs to worry that his cultivation nearby will cause the Spirit Eye Spring to shrink.

The only drawback is that, due to the nature of the spiritual veins of Qinglian Peak, Zhou Chun, who cultivates metal-attribute techniques, is unable to fully utilize the enhancement effect of the spiritual veins on his cultivation.

His cultivation here was more effective than at Tu Yunling, but not as effective as he had originally expected.

After meditating on Qinglian Peak for more than a year, Zhou Chun calculated the time and went to the Great Zhou Kingdom again.

He was lucky; Luo Qingni had successfully retrieved the pills from the alchemy master and handed them over to Zhou Daoyi.

This elixir, called "True Elixir," is very peculiar. Its main ingredient is a fourth-tier demon core, and its effects vary depending on the tier of the demon core.

Pills made using a low-grade fourth-order demon core can only be used to enhance the magical power of early-stage Golden Core cultivators.

Pills refined using fourth-grade superior demon cores have good effects on late-stage Golden Core cultivators.

Zhou Chun was only at the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm, so using this [True Rebirth Pill], refined from a fourth-grade high-level demon core, was the most effective way for him.

Furthermore, because the demon core used is perfectly compatible with his own attributes, this batch of [True Core Pill] will have an even better effect on him.

With a master alchemist involved, the number of pills produced was naturally guaranteed, and a total of eight spirit pills were produced.

After retrieving the pill, Zhou Chun eagerly took one and entered a state of seclusion.

This retreat lasted for approximately ten months.

After completely refining the [True Refinement Pill], Zhou Chun's increased magical power was equivalent to about twelve years of meditation and cultivation on Qinglian Peak.

According to that alchemy master, the [True Refinement Pill] made using a fourth-grade high-quality demon core is roughly equivalent to saving a mid-stage Golden Core cultivator ten years of arduous cultivation.

By this calculation, eight [True Rejuvenation Pills] could save Zhou Chun nearly a hundred years of arduous cultivation.

After he finishes consuming these elixirs, and cultivates for another hundred years or so, he should be able to reach the barrier of the late Golden Core stage.

"A hundred years should be just right. Ying'er will definitely be at the late stage of the Purple Mansion realm by then, and I'll also have a hundred years to gather the materials for the [Four Spirits Breakthrough Pill]!"

After making a mental calculation, Zhou Chun's face immediately showed a satisfied smile.

According to his calculations, if everything goes smoothly, he might be able to begin the process of forming his nascent soul and elixir in less than two hundred years!

If one can successfully form a nascent soul and a nascent spirit before the age of five hundred, one will have more time to pursue higher realms in the future.

It should be understood that although the higher a cultivator's cultivation level, the longer their lifespan, the higher the level of the cultivator, the less lifespan they actually have.

A Golden Core cultivator might cultivate for one or two hundred years to reach the peak of their current minor realm.

However, the time required for a Nascent Soul stage cultivator is several times greater.

Some cultivators who successfully form their Nascent Soul (or Nascent Soul) may not reach the peak of the early Nascent Soul stage for thousands of years after their Nascent Soul formation due to various factors.

In that case, let's not even talk about whether they can break through the mid-stage Nascent Soul barrier.

Even if they do break through to the mid-Nascent Soul stage, the remaining lifespan is simply not enough for them to advance to higher realms.

Therefore, being able to successfully transform the elixir and form the nascent soul earlier will give you hundreds of more years to cultivate in the future.

Perhaps it is through these extra hundreds of years that I can truly reach the pinnacle of that realm!

However, although the [True Elixir] was effective, Zhou Chun did not take it continuously in order to minimize drug resistance and the effects of erysipelas.

He planned to take one elixir every ten years, which should maximize the elixir's effects.

It is foreseeable that he will almost certainly not be able to commission a second batch of this elixir.

After all, the golden unicorn demon core he had left was specifically reserved for the Golden-Winged Tiger, to be used in the future to break through to the fourth-order high-grade realm.

Furthermore, even if he were willing to take out this demon core to have someone refine it, he wouldn't be willing to have half of the finished spirit pill extracted for it.

That day, Zhou Chun suddenly seemed to have a premonition. After a conversation with Zhou Mingde, he suddenly left the Qinglian Mountains and secretly went to the wilderness.

After arriving at Longyuanze via the underground waterway, he did not go to the Caiyushan stronghold, but went directly to the Black Spear tribe's camp of the Scaled Frog alien race.

Upon arriving near the Black Spear tribe, Zhou Chun quickly took out a token and summoned Bahar, the high priest of the Scaled Frog tribe, to his presence.

"Bahar pays his respects to Senior Zhou. He wonders what brings you here so suddenly."

Bahar was extremely respectful to Zhou Chun, whose cultivation level was a whole realm higher than his own.

Zhou Chun didn't stand on ceremony with the scaled frog high priest and immediately ordered, "I've summoned you here today, High Priest Bahar, because I need you to go to Dragon Abyss and retrieve something that High Priest Ukuru placed there for me."

"this……"

Bahart immediately looked troubled and hesitant, and did not agree right away.

This caused Zhou Chun's expression to darken, and he said in a deep voice, "What? High Priest Bahar, do you have any objections?"

"This junior wouldn't dare!"

Bahar quickly bowed and said in a fearful tone, "Senior, please understand. It's not that I'm unwilling, but the situation in Dragon Abyss Swamp is not what it used to be. There are many more patrolling demonic beasts near Dragon Abyss, and many of our clan's sorcerers have died at the hands of those beasts because they ventured too deep into the swamp in search of spiritual treasures!"

"Oh, so the patrol area of ​​the 'Dragon Court Warriors' isn't limited to Dragon Abyss anymore?"

Zhou Chun's eyes flickered slightly, somewhat surprised by the news Bahar had revealed.

But he did not give up his idea, and quickly looked at Bahar and said, "Ordinary sorcerers are naturally no match for those patrolling monsters, but Bahar, as a third-tier sorcerer, you have a unique talent in concealing your aura, so you should not be easily detected by those patrolling monsters."

"Furthermore, this is something that High Priest Ukuru promised Zhou. As his successor, Bahar, are you going to break the agreement he made with Zhou?"

In the end, Zhou Chun's words carried a hint of threat.

They had already made up their minds that if Bahar really didn't know what was good for him, then they would have no choice but to find another high priest for the Black Spear tribe!

Bahar seemed to sense the murderous intent in his heart, and was so frightened that he immediately prostrated himself on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly, saying, "Bahar wouldn't dare! Bahar will do it right away, he will do it according to Senior Zhou's instructions!"

"That's good. Then I'll wait here for your good news."

Zhou Chun glanced at the scaled frog alien on the ground, his expression softening slightly, somewhat satisfied with its timely repentance.