Beast Taming Immortal Clan

With Qingweizi's death, the Qinglian Temple lineage within Tongmu Ridge is effectively finished.

Zhou Chun showed no mercy whatsoever, and regardless of gender, age, or social status, he had all the people killed by his spirit pets.

He then had several spirit pets violently break through the cave dwellings of Qingweizi and Qinglingzi, as well as the restrictive formations in the treasure vault and library, and hurriedly searched through all the valuable items on Tongmu Ridge. Then he hastily had the Golden Armored Mountain-Carrying Turtle Stone take him away from the place using earth-遁 (earth-遁 is a type of magic or magic).

Less than half an hour after Zhou Chun left Tongmu Ridge, a crimson light descended from the sky and landed above the now-ruined Tongmu Ridge, revealing an old woman in black with a frail face.

The old woman stopped in the air above Tongmu Ridge. She scanned the situation below with her divine sense and roughly understood the situation.

"This lingering fire energy must have been left behind by a fifth-tier magic talisman. That old codger Qingxiao certainly left quite a few good things for his descendants!"

"But why is there still such a pure ice attribute aura lingering? Could it be that someone also used a fifth-tier ice attribute talisman? Or is it the power left behind by some kind of divine power talisman?"

"And these chaotic auras of demonic beasts suggest there are more than just two or three fourth-tier demonic beasts!"

"Hmm, the earth's veins have also been disturbed, rendering the mountain-protecting formation unable to exert its full power. How did they manage that? Could it be that they used the legendary array-breaking treasure, the [Vein-Breaking Pearl], specifically designed to break mountain-protecting formations?"

The old woman in black had a sharp glint in her eyes as she carefully analyzed the information gathered at the scene. The more she analyzed, the stronger the surprise in her eyes became.

Although no Nascent Soul stage cultivators participated in this battle, judging from the known information, its intensity and excitement were probably comparable to a battle between some Nascent Soul stage cultivators.

The old woman in black was not surprised that Qingweizi could unleash such power.

After all, Qinglian Temple is a long-established power, and it has produced a strong person like Qingxiao Zhenren. It is quite normal for the sect to have some trump cards to deal with Nascent Soul stage cultivators.

However, the fact that the powerful figure who could kill Qingweizi could also unleash such strength surprised the old woman in black.

Based on the information available at the scene, she had already roughly guessed the person's identity and background.

As far as she knew, that person came from an ordinary background and shouldn't have been able to possess such a trump card to fight against a Nascent Soul stage cultivator!

"That's right! Being able to raise several fourth-tier demonic beasts is extraordinary in itself. Even if those demonic beasts themselves have extraordinary potential, without sufficient strength and opportunity, it would be impossible for the master to accomplish this in hundreds of years!"

"It seems this child has the potential to become another Heavenly Mirror Immortal in the future!"

The old woman in black muttered to herself, her gaze involuntarily drifting towards the direction of the Azure Lotus Mountains.

But she only glanced at it.

The original agreement between her and Master Qingxiao was only to give Tongmu Ridge to Qinglian Temple as an enclave, to protect the disciples of Qinglian Temple when necessary to rebuild the mountain gate, and not to protect the disciples of Qinglian Temple from harm!

Asking her to go to Jingguo to confront another Nascent Soul cultivator for the sake of the already destroyed Qinglian Temple is beyond her moral character.

Of course, if she could catch the murderer within the territory of Le Kingdom, she would be very willing to take action.

Unfortunately, when she sensed the residual magical energy at the scene and used it as a medium to perform a tracking technique, she found that the sensation she received was very weak. She could only vaguely sense that the target was moving away from the Land of Joy.

After following the general direction she sensed, she found no trace of the target.

"That's quite a method. No wonder he dared to venture alone into the Kingdom of Yue and wipe out an entire family!"

The old woman in black stopped her pursuit, gazing intently at the vast land below, seemingly understanding how the killer had evaded her trail.

On the other hand, Zhou Chun fled underground for thousands of miles until he was far away from the territory of the Kingdom of Le before daring to come to the surface.

However, at this time, he did not dare to return to the Qinglian Mountains. Instead, he traveled around and through the underground waterways of Lanzhou to the Caiyu Mountain stronghold in the wilderness to recuperate from his injuries.

Zhou Chun knew that the extermination of the remaining branches of the Qinglian Temple would definitely not be kept secret from the Moon Wheel Sect and the Flame Sun Sect.

He didn't know what those two families would think after learning about this.

So he decided to stay behind the scenes and observe the situation while recovering from his injuries.

To be honest, he was seriously injured this time.

On the way back from the Kingdom of Joy, it was almost unable to move on its own and could only be carried by its spirit pet.

It wasn't until they reached the Caiyu Mountain stronghold that, with the help of the elixir, they regained some strength to move, and did not reveal too much of their abilities to Xu Fu.

But he knew his own situation. After entering the cave, he removed his disguise and collapsed to the ground, his face pale. He coughed up a mouthful of bloody phlegm.

The power of that fifth-tier magic talisman was indeed somewhat beyond his tolerance limit. After being injured by the talisman, he not only suffered a great loss of vital energy, but also had a pure fire energy remaining in his body that was difficult to remove.

Because this fiery energy was formed from pure spiritual power, it was not suppressed or targeted by the "Pure Essence Spiritual Water".

Fortunately, he had the [Moon Toad Pearl], an ice-attribute spiritual treasure, to protect him, which temporarily suppressed his anger and gave him time to gradually dispel it.

In the time that followed, Zhou Chun recuperated at the Caiyu Mountain stronghold while keeping an eye on the reactions of the two major powers in Jingguo, and also taking stock of the gains he had made in the battle of Tongmu Ridge.

When he arrived at the Caiyushan stronghold, he had already arranged a way to contact Zhou Mingde, and Lei Jiao would regularly travel to Lanzhou through the underground waterway to bring back the latest news.

Although Zhou Chun was seriously injured in the battle of Tongmu Ridge, he also gained a great deal.

First, there are the two top-grade magic treasures used by Qingweizi and Qinglingzi.

This is a true top-grade magic weapon, not a "near-top-grade" magic weapon like the [Heavenly Gang Thunder-Slaying Sword].

They were all once magic weapons used by mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivators, and even among top-grade magic weapons, they were among the finest.

However, both of these treasures are a hot potato, and it remains to be seen whether they can be saved in the end.

Therefore, Zhou Chun was not in a hurry to refine these two treasures.

Besides these two top-grade magic treasures, Qingweizi and Qinglingzi also left behind three other high-grade magic treasures: the cyan spear used by Qinglingzi, a cyan flying sword that dropped from Qingweizi's corpse, and a cyan shield.

Below these three superior-grade magic treasures are three other mid-grade magic treasures.

These are Qing Lingzi's natal magic weapon, the flying sword; Qing Weizi's natal magic weapon, the wooden seal; and a blue banner magic weapon that Qing Lingzi used for self-protection.

The two mid-grade fourth-tier golden tiger puppets that Qingweizi released earlier can also be regarded as mid-grade magic weapons.

Meanwhile, Zhou Chun also found two low-grade magic treasures and a fourth-grade low-grade puppet in Qing Lingzi's storage bag. The first was an earth-attribute shield magic treasure, the second was a water-attribute teapot magic treasure, and the third was a giant ape puppet.

Qinglian Temple has been passed down for so many years and is a major sect for Nascent Soul cultivators, so it must possess a considerable number of magical treasures.

Qingweizi and Qinglingzi were likely the last two Golden Core stage cultivators of Qinglian Temple, and two of the most powerful cultivators in the temple before its gates were breached. It's quite normal for them to possess these treasures.

Zhou Chun even suspected that there were more magical treasures inside the storage bag that Qing Weizi had destroyed.

Unfortunately, there was no time to stop them.

Besides the magic weapon, Qing Lingzi's storage bag also contained two low-grade fourth-order demon cores, one of water attribute and one of wind attribute, which should have been obtained by killing demon beasts after breaking through and leaving Qinglian Temple.

With a top-grade magic weapon in hand, killing a demonic beast of this level of cultivation would be quite easy for him.

In addition, his storage bag contained as many as seven fourth-tier magic talismans, including one fourth-tier high-grade attack magic talisman.

These should also be part of the foundation of Qinglian Temple, and the original number was likely much greater.

In addition, Qing Lingzi's storage bag also contained four thousand-year-old precious herbs and as many as thirty-five other thousand-year-old spiritual herbs, including five thousand-year-old Jade Marrow Fungus!

These medicinal herbs must have been hastily picked and taken away when they fled Qinglian Temple.

There are seven or eight other kinds of magical treasures and spiritual materials, including many fourth-order spiritual woods that look like they were hastily felled.

Finally, Qing Lingzi's storage bag also contained twenty-three Foundation Establishment Pills, three spiritual items to aid in opening the Purple Mansion, seven spirit crystals, and over 470,000 spirit coins!

Zhou Chun has killed several mid-stage Golden Core cultivators, and Qing Lingzi's storage bag is definitely the best one he has ever opened!

This made him even more regretful and disappointed about the storage bag that Qingweizi had destroyed.

Even a fool could tell that Qingweizi's storage bag contained far more treasures than Qinglingzi's, and possibly even more than one or two Core Formation spiritual items!

These were originally strategic reserves that Qinglian Temple had kept hidden, and they would not be used lightly unless the sect was on the verge of extermination.

But what's done is done, and regret is useless now.

Zhou Chun could only continue to take stock of the other gains.

Other gains mainly came from the treasure vaults and libraries within Tongmu Ridge.

There's not much to say about the treasure vault. Qingwei and Zi probably already knew that Tongmu Ridge wasn't a particularly safe place, so they didn't store anything precious there. They only kept some magical artifacts, talismans, and other magical treasures, just in large quantities.

The library contains many manuals on cultivation techniques and secret arts, as well as various classic texts on the inheritance of immortal cultivation skills.

However, like the treasure vault, many cultivation techniques and secret manuals are not complete, only covering parts below the Golden Core stage. The manuals on the inheritance of immortal cultivation skills also do not involve the fourth level.

They were clearly hiding something.

The key point is that Zhou Chun was unable to find the remaining parts in Qing Lingzi's storage bag, which is very likely that Qing Weizi was carrying them with her!

This is probably the biggest reason why the other party insisted on destroying the storage bag in the first place.

After all, if the core techniques and secret arts of the sect were to fall into the hands of their enemies, they would truly be the greatest sinner of the sect.

This made Zhou Chun sigh again.

Fortunately, while searching Qingweizi and Qinglingzi's cave dwellings, Zhou Chun still found several complete cultivation methods of Qinglian Temple's secret techniques and supernatural abilities in the library of their private cave dwellings. These should be supernatural abilities that they themselves had cultivated.

This is a habit that many high-level cultivators develop, because even if they have learned some secret techniques and supernatural abilities, they can deepen their understanding and application of them through repeated study.

They might even leave notes to make it easier for themselves to review and study later.

Zhou Chun himself had done similar research and made notes on supernatural and secret techniques such as the "Golden Escape Technique," and his notes were stored in his private cave.

Fortunately, inside Qinglingzi's cave, he happened to receive the next part of the inheritance of the "Heart Lotus True Method" that he had been cultivating!

In this way, if he has free time in the future, he can continue to cultivate this secret technique.

Furthermore, although the incomplete cultivation techniques and secret arts inherited in the library are useless to Zhou Chun, many Zhou family cultivators will never be able to reach the Golden Core stage in their entire lives. Putting these things in the family library can still benefit all the younger generations of the family.

In the following period, Zhou Chun focused on recovering from his injuries while keeping an eye on the reactions of the Moon Wheel Sect and the Flame Sun Sect.

As he expected, just one month after he conquered Tongmu Ridge, envoys from the Moon Wheel Sect and the Flame Sun Sect arrived at the Qinglian Mountains one after the other, requesting to see him.

After Zhou Mingde refused this request, citing his current absence from the family, Master Baiyue and the head of the Yanyang Sect wrote personal letters and sent them to the Zhou family.

The letter directly asked him to personally go to their mountain gate to explain the destruction of the remnants of the Qinglian Temple in Tongmu Ridge. It also brought up the Liyang Sect, which was nominally protecting Tongmu Ridge, accusing him of seriously violating the rules of the Heavenly Spirit Alliance and making it difficult for the two sects to explain to the Liyang Sect!

Zhou Mingde showed both letters to Master Tianjing, but Master Tianjing did not respond at all, as if he did not want to get involved.

Upon learning of this, Zhou Chun could only write two letters himself, explaining that he was severely injured and unable to move, and offering an explanation for the destruction of the remaining branches of the Qinglian Temple.

According to his explanation, when the Zhou family moved to Jingguo, Qinglian Temple had already accepted benefits from the Zhou family, but later went back on its word and wanted to drive the Zhou family out of Jiufeng Ridge, which was the beginning of the enmity between the two sides.

Later, Qinglian Temple hired assassins from Bingyumen to kill him and confiscated the Zhou family's shops in the market. This grudge must be avenged!

Given this grudge, it is reasonable for him to come and seek revenge now, and it does not violate the code of conduct in the cultivation world.

As for the Li Yang Sect's accusation that he was damaging relations between the two countries, Zhou Chun said that he would take responsibility for his own actions. If the Li Yang Sect wanted to stand up for Qinglian Temple, the Zhou family and he would be willing to take on the responsibility!

Of course, to show his remorse for the damage his actions had caused to the reputations of both factions, he was willing to offer each faction a top-grade magic weapon as an apology!

The last point is the key to Zhou Chun's two letters.

He knew very well that these two factions did have the idea of ​​taking advantage of the situation, but the protection period promised to Qingxiao Zhenren had just expired, so they were too embarrassed to act immediately. However, he beat them to it!

Therefore, it is likely that the leaders of both factions also have considerable opinions about him, which is why they have adopted such a stance to question the Zhou family.

Now that he's willing to offer two top-grade magic treasures, the leaders of both factions will likely have nothing more to say.

After all, apart from top-grade magic treasures, the other things on Qingweizi and the others were unlikely to catch the eye of the two sects' higher-ups.

It's likely that the higher-ups of both factions are aware of what Qingweizi and the others possess.

Although giving away these two top-grade magic treasures was very painful for Zhou Chun, upon closer reflection, it might not be a good thing for such things to remain in the hands of a Golden Core cultivator like him, as they could easily attract unwanted attention!

If he can successfully form his core and nascent soul in the future, and help his own spirit pet break through to the fifth rank, he might have a chance to make the two factions relinquish what they have consumed!

I watched the national football team's match tonight because I was feeling down, and I'm not in good shape today, so I can only write 4,000 words!