Beast Taming Immortal Clan

Chapter 638 Showdown! A Third Trip to the Dolan Grasslands [Please Subscribe]

Although he lost the Ghost Face Token, a treasure of ghost cultivators, Zhou Chun could still accept that he was able to use it to block the great thunderbolt from Mad Thunder True Man.

Moreover, after today's battle, apart from forces like the Moon Wheel Sect and the Flame Sun Sect who know the inside story, all the major forces that don't know the inside story will probably think that True Person Tianjing really intends to integrate into the Zhou family and act as the Zhou family's protector.

In this way, before the passing of the Heavenly Mirror Immortal, no force should dare to target the Zhou family again or try to drive them out of the Green Lotus Mountains.

As for whether Master Tianjing will actually choose to switch to ghost cultivation later, Zhou Chun is not sure yet.

Although transforming into a ghost cultivator brings various benefits and provides an opportunity to break free from the shackles and control of the Moon Wheel Cult.

However, the disadvantages and shortcomings of ghost cultivators are also obvious.

It seems unlikely that Master Tianjing will make up his mind so quickly!

However, from Zhou Chun's true heart, he naturally hoped that Tianjing Zhenren would transform into a ghost cultivator in the future, so that he could sell all the Yin-attribute spiritual items in his possession to him.

As the saying goes, even a broken ship has three thousand nails!

Even if Master Tianjing was captured and his wealth was confiscated back then, he must have accumulated considerable wealth over the years.

Furthermore, given that the gate of Qinglian Temple had been breached previously, it's hard to say that he didn't take anything with him before fleeing.

If we can take this opportunity to extract some more benefits from them, that would be an excellent thing.

Of course, even if True Person Tianjing were to switch to ghost cultivation, it would definitely have to wait until Zhou Chun began to form his core and nascent soul, and there would still be many things to resolve.

These things cannot be accomplished in a short period of time.

Therefore, Zhou Chun was not worried that giving him the ghost cultivation inheritance would be detrimental to the Zhou family.

Several years later, Zhou Chun finally succeeded in cultivating the fourth level of the "Heart Lotus Orthodox Method". The golden lotus in his Purple Mansion looked much more solid, and the golden light it emitted was also more intense.

Prior to this, he had already mastered the fourth level of the "God-Slaying Technique" and had condensed four "God-Slaying Swords" in his Purple Mansion Sea of ​​Consciousness.

Since this secret technique only has four levels, he has mastered it to its peak.

In addition to these two secret techniques, Zhou Chun has also made further progress in the "Beast Spirit Fusion Technique". He can now fuse with any of his spirit pets, greatly enhancing his ability to survive.

Furthermore, he has made some progress in the "Nine Transformations of the Holy Spirit: Moon Toad Chapter," and is now more compatible with the spiritual treasure, the Moon Toad Pearl.

Other supernatural abilities and secret techniques, such as the [Gengjin Rifting Thunder] and the [Sha Yuan Drill], as well as the "Golden Escape Technique" that he has been practicing diligently, have all shown improvement.

It can be said that he achieved simultaneous progress in both magical cultivation and supernatural techniques, and his strength steadily increased.

However, his strength was already in a league of its own at the Golden Core stage. No matter how much his strength improves now, it will never allow him to have the strength to compete with a Nascent Soul stage cultivator.

Therefore, he had nothing to be proud of and continued to cultivate diligently without arrogance or impatience, striving to achieve a breakthrough in his cultivation as soon as possible.

Not only him, but also his several spirit pets.

After the group collectively broke through to the mid-grade fourth-tier demon beast realm, Zhou Chun only had a few demon cores left, which were no longer enough to provide them with much help.

To break through to the fourth-tier superior-grade demon beast realm, they still need to cultivate diligently and accumulate experience gradually.

If the master and his servants want to break through quickly, the opportunity may lie on that secret island.

If they could find some spiritual items there that would help improve their cultivation, they might be able to save themselves hundreds of years of hard work!

Time passed slowly, and when Lin Hongyu returned from the Great Zhou Kingdom with the news that Zhou Zhiying had successfully broken through to the late stage of the Purple Mansion realm, Zhou Chun finally emerged from seclusion and ended his cultivation.

"Ying'er has finally reached the late stage of the Purple Mansion realm? That's truly remarkable!"

Zhou Chun muttered to himself, sighing deeply.

The difficulty he mentioned was naturally not the difficulty Zhou Zhiying faced in cultivating to this level.

In fact, it was very easy for Zhou Zhiying to reach this level of cultivation!

She was only a little over 130 years old when she broke through to the late stage of the Purple Mansion realm!

Under these circumstances, it's almost a certainty that she will successfully form her core before the age of 150!

When Zhou Chun successfully formed his core, he was already over two hundred years old!

Therefore, the difficulties Zhou Chun is talking about now are actually the difficulties he himself has been waiting for.

He had been waiting for this day ever since he discovered that Zhou Zhiying possessed a top-grade wind-attribute spiritual root. Now, he had been waiting for more than 130 years!

He himself celebrated his 400th birthday several years ago!

Of course, compared to the nearly thousand-year lifespan of a Golden Core cultivator, Zhou Chun, who is just over four hundred years old, is still a middle-aged man.

If everything goes smoothly afterward, there is still a chance to try to form a nascent soul before the age of 500.

So after a moment of reflection, Zhou Chun quickly gave instructions about family affairs and then led a group of spirit pets to the Great Zhou Kingdom.

Since Zhou Zhiying has already broken through to the late stage of the Purple Mansion realm, she only needs to cultivate for a few more years to reach the Purple Mansion perfection and attempt to form her core.

At this time, Zhou Chun needed to go over and teach her, revealing information about the secret island and preparing her for receiving the inheritance in advance.

"Masazumi, you arrived even faster than I expected. Looks like you really couldn't wait!"

Inside Tianyuan Immortal City, Zhou Daoyi looked at Zhou Chun who had rushed over and couldn't help but smile and tease him a bit.

Zhou Chun gave a wry smile and said, "Although I know we've waited a hundred years already, and there's no rush, hearing the news has truly made it difficult to continue my secluded cultivation without being affected!"

They openly and frankly admitted this.

This is not because his mental cultivation is insufficient, but because it truly concerns the future of the Great Dao, and he cannot ignore it!

In the world of cultivation, the transformation of the core and the formation of the nascent soul are almost the most difficult hurdles for cultivators to overcome!

Even among the most talented cultivators from the top powers of the Great Zhou Kingdom, with the full support of their sect elders, no more than 30% are able to successfully overcome this hurdle!

Leaving aside distant events, let's talk about things that have happened in the last hundred years.

The previous generation of Moon Wheel Sect's Moon Worshiping True Person, despite having top-grade spiritual root aptitude and the assistance of a Nascent Soul spiritual object bestowed by the elders of the Moon Wheel Sect, still ultimately failed!

This shows how difficult this hurdle is!

Even the descendants of those who have reached the Nascent Soul stage cannot guarantee success in the process of transforming the core and forming the nascent soul.

Zhou Chun's background meant that he could rely almost entirely on himself to reach the Nascent Soul stage, with no possibility of receiving any help from elders.

Even if he is now a peerless cultivator with exceptional strength, his chances of obtaining a Nascent Soul artifact through normal means in the future are extremely slim.

The opportunities left behind by predecessors on the secret island are arguably his only chance.

So when this opportunity, which he had been longing for for nearly two hundred years, was about to be revealed, he simply could no longer calm down and not care or pay attention!

"Yes, this matter is indeed extremely important to you, and to the entire Zhou family as well!"

Zhou Daoyi nodded slightly, letting out a soft sigh with a touch of emotion.

If Zhou Chun were to achieve the Golden Core and Nascent Soul stage, the Zhou family would undoubtedly rise to prominence because of him.

A Nascent Soul stage cultivator guarding a family is enough to protect the family for one or two thousand years, and the benefits he brings to the family during that time are countless.

After a moment of reflection, the two exchanged a smile and then entered the cave to meet Zhou Zhiying.

Upon their reunion, Zhou Chun first showered his apprentice with praise and encouragement, making him beam with joy and his smile never faded.

After this friendly exchange during their long-awaited reunion, Zhou Chun looked at his smiling apprentice and then got down to business.

His expression suddenly turned serious, and he looked at Zhou Zhiying with a solemn expression, saying, "Now that your cultivation has broken through to the late stage of the Purple Mansion realm, there is something I need to explain to you."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Zhiying was taken aback at first, then, seeing his serious expression, her smile faded considerably. She nodded slightly and said, "This disciple would like to hear more details."

She wasn't stupid. Besides, Zhou Chun had vaguely mentioned some related matters to her when she was choosing a cultivation method after she reached the Foundation Establishment stage. She knew that Zhou Chun wanted her to do something important after her cultivation reached the late stage of the Purple Mansion realm.

She had previously asked Zhou Chun in a coquettish manner what it was about, but Zhou Chun had never explained.

Later, as she gradually realized how rare her top-grade wind-attribute spiritual root was, she wasn't worried that her master, Zhou Chun, would harm her, so she didn't inquire about it any further.

Seeing Zhou Chun's expression at this moment, it was clear that he was about to lay the truth on her, which made her feel both expectant and uneasy.

Zhou Chun slowly said, "I suppose you've already noticed, Ying'er, that I care deeply about your cultivation and have always spared no effort in creating the best cultivation environment for you, allowing you to focus on your practice without worrying about anything else!"

"Even if you have a top-grade wind-attribute spiritual root, even if you are my disciple, there's no reason for you to be so open and honest with me!"

As Zhou Chun spoke, a self-deprecating smile appeared on his face.

Zhou Zhiying, with a grateful expression, replied, "Master, your care and love for me are truly beyond my ability to repay, and I will never forget them!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chun nodded slightly and said, "The reason I've put so much effort into supporting and nurturing you is not only because you are exceptionally talented and deserve my care and nurturing, but also for other reasons."

"Now that your cultivation has reached the late stage of the Purple Mansion realm, you are perfectly capable of helping your master and yourself with a major task!"

He then recounted in detail how he successfully formed his core on that secret island and how he learned about the island's master's criteria for selecting successors.

Zhou Daoyi, who was standing nearby, had already heard about this matter, but he didn't say anything at this time.

However, Zhou Zhiying's expression changed drastically when she first heard about this. She stared at Zhou Chun with her mouth agape in shock, feeling utterly stunned!

She is over 130 years old, and through her years of experience in the Great Zhou Kingdom, she knows all the common knowledge about the cultivation world.

Naturally, he understood the immense opportunity that Zhou Chun's description of such a secret cave represented.

They were even more aware of the immense benefits they would gain if they could become the master of such a secret cave.

After Zhou Chun revealed the truth, he paused for about fifteen minutes, giving his apprentice Zhou Zhiying some time to process the information.

He then continued, "That secret island has been closed for countless years. Since its owner has gone to great lengths to set up such a cave dwelling and training ground, and set such stringent conditions for selecting disciples, it is clear that he genuinely wants to choose a worthy successor to inherit and carry forward his own lineage!"

"Ying'er, you have top-grade spiritual root aptitude, so forming your Golden Core won't be a problem at all. Therefore, if the master of the secret realm wants you to carry forward his lineage, he will definitely help you transform your Golden Core and form your Nascent Soul. In this process, he will most likely prepare some top-grade Nascent Soul spiritual items!"

At this point, Zhou Chun paused slightly, then looked at Zhou Zhiying with a sincere expression and said, "I do not covet the magical treasures and cultivation techniques left by that senior for his successor, nor do I intend to take control of that secret cave from you, Ying'er. I only ask that you first give me those Nascent Soul spiritual objects so that I can try to form my core and form my Nascent Soul first!"

"If I succeed in forming your Nascent Soul, I will definitely find you the appropriate spiritual items for that purpose, and I will never let you suffer any loss!"

As Zhou Chun finished speaking, his tone and expression became extremely solemn.

At this moment, Zhou Daoyi also spoke up: "Ying'er, your master's request is not excessive at all. Let's not even talk about how he has treated you over the years. Just consider this: without the token and the location of that secret cave he provided, even if you meet the criteria for the cave owner to choose a successor, what good would it do? You still wouldn't have any connection with these things!"

"If you cooperate with your master, you can not only inherit the lineage and treasures of a Nascent Soul cultivator, but if your master successfully completes the Core Formation and Nascent Soul stage in the future, he can also help you complete the Core Formation and Nascent Soul stage. In the future, the two of you will both become Nascent Soul cultivators, which will be a legendary tale in the cultivation world!"

After hearing these words, Zhou Zhiying, who was still in a daze, couldn't help but nod in agreement.

She then shuddered slightly, finally regaining her senses.

Then he quickly replied, "Master, you are wise enough to see that such a great opportunity is one that I, your disciple, should not refuse!"

He looked at Zhou Chun apologetically and said, "I was just too shocked and lost my composure, which is why I didn't respond in time. I had absolutely no intention of disrespecting my master!"

There's no need for such formalities between us, master and disciple.

Zhou Chun smiled slightly and said gently, "This is the first time you've heard of such a confidential matter. It's understandable that you might lose your composure, but how could I possibly mind?"

After saying that, he looked at his disciple with a gratified expression and said, "Ying'er, I am very happy and gratified that you are so understanding and agreed to my request."

"Master, you flatter me!"

Zhou Zhiying shook his head repeatedly, and replied respectfully with a grateful expression, "This is clearly a fortunate opportunity bestowed upon me by you; I should be the one thanking you profusely!"

This scene of teacher-student affection and filial piety delighted Zhou Daoyi, who couldn't help but burst into laughter, saying, "Hahaha, you two don't need to be so polite. We're all family, so why talk about thanks?"

As he laughed, he couldn't help but sigh with deep emotion, "In short, the fact that our Zhou family has produced geniuses like you and your disciple is all thanks to the blessings of Heaven and our ancestors. Under your leadership, the Zhou family will surely reach an unprecedented golden age!"

"If I can witness that glorious era arrive in the future, even if I die now, I will have no regrets!"

As he spoke, his eyes were filled with a vision of the future, and his heart was brimming with anticipation.

After he said that, Zhou Chun and his apprentice couldn't help but smile at each other and stopped being polite.

After finally opening up about the things that had been weighing on his heart for over a hundred years, Zhou Chun felt much more relaxed when facing his disciple.

He began to carefully explain to his disciple the information he knew about the secret cave, and also shared some of his own speculations and concerns with his disciple.

Normally, as long as Zhou Zhiying meets the requirements for the master of the secret cave to select a successor, there shouldn't be any difficulties for her.

However, it's also possible that the master of that secret cave is preparing to test his disciple's comprehension and combat skills through other trials.

Therefore, Zhou Chun also made a lot of preparations for his apprentice.

After he wiped out the remnants of the Qinglian Temple and obtained the complete "Heart Lotus True Method," he had already taught this secret method to Zhou Zhiying and instructed her to cultivate it diligently.

Now, many years later, Zhou Zhiying has cultivated this secret technique to the second level, thanks to her own cultivation at the Purple Mansion stage.

At the same time, Zhou Chun bestowed upon her the Zhou family's heirloom pseudo-magic weapon, the Azure Wood Seal, for her to refine, and also gave her a third-tier high-grade wind-attribute demon core to nurture the Heavenly Wind Thunder Eagle into a third-tier mid-grade demon beast.

Finally, she was also made to refine a low-grade fourth-order puppet, and she was given six fourth-order magic talismans and two spirit crystals.

With this setup, Zhou Zhiying's personal abilities are not much weaker than Zhou Chun's back then.

Zhou Chun didn't believe that with such strength, she would still be unable to pass some strength tests for cultivators in the Purple Mansion stage!

In the time that followed, Zhou Chun would spend his spare time training his disciple to hone his combat skills.

During this time, he naturally visited Luo Qingni to inquire about the refining process of the [Four Spirits Barrier-Breaking Pill].

Through their conversation, he learned that Luo Qingni had several candidates in mind, but they were still in the process of contacting and testing each other, and she was not in a hurry to reveal the details.

He naturally agreed with this, and even told them not to rush.

Since the Guiyuanzhi, an auxiliary material for refining the [Number Transformation Pill], might also exist in the herb garden of that secret island.

If that's the case, then there's no need to risk finding a third party to cooperate with.

During this time, Zhou Chun also received some good news: someone had exchanged a bottle of [Xin Jin Yuan Jing] for a thousand-year-old treasure medicine at an exchange fair, and he happened to have the very thousand-year-old treasure medicine that the other party needed, which was a relic of Qing Ling Zi.

After receiving this information, he immediately went to the cultivator's door to exchange for the bottle of [Xin Jin Yuan Jing].

With this bottle of [Xin Jin Yuan Jing], painstakingly refined by a Nascent Soul stage cultivator using metal-attribute techniques, Zhou Chun only had one more earth-attribute spiritual item left to supplement his cultivation of the "Minor Five Elements Breaking Restriction Profound Light".

Zhou Chun had long had ideas about where this earth-attribute spiritual object would end up.

If he couldn't collect it from others, he would either go to find that Master Huangyun to exchange for a bottle of [Earth Essence], or ask the Demon King for it when he went to deliver a message for the Demon King Chongxuan in the future.

This matter should be relatively easy to accomplish once his cultivation breaks through to the late Golden Core stage.

During this time, Zhou Chun also inquired about information regarding Leiya Valley and Kuang Lei Zhenren.

As he expected, there was no news of any battle between Mad Thunder True Person and Heavenly Mirror True Person in the Great Zhou Kingdom, and Thunder Cliff Valley did not publicly issue arrest warrants for Zhou Chun and the Zhou family cultivators.

Outsiders judged from the fact that Thunder Cliff Valley had ended its closure that Master Kuang Lei had stabilized his injuries and no longer needed to worry about being taken advantage of or having his fortunes ruined.

This put Zhou Chun completely at ease, knowing that Master Kuang Lei had gritted his teeth and swallowed this bitter pill!

However, he did not dare to be careless. When traveling in the cultivation world of the Great Zhou Kingdom, he still used an alias and even changed his aura to disguise himself.

Now that he is closer to success, he must be more careful and cautious, lest he give up at the last mile.

After six years of cultivation in Tianyuan Immortal City, Zhou Chun finally left the city with his disciple Zhou Zhiying and headed straight for the Dolan Grassland.

This marks his first visit to this region in two hundred years since he successfully formed his core.

More than two hundred years have passed, and few people remember the incident in which he killed the multi-winged archmage, which led to the pursuit of the "Vengeful Blood Eagle".

He also kept in mind the advice of Shen Jianxing, the late-stage Golden Core sword cultivator, and dared not set foot on the Dolan Grassland for two hundred years to avoid being targeted by the "Revenge Blood Eagle".

Now, more than two hundred years have passed, and it's likely that the "Vengeful Blood Eagle" has forgotten about him!

This is what Zhou Chun himself thought the situation was.

However, Zhou Chun was unaware that not long after he and his apprentice entered the Dolan Grassland, a giant blue eagle statue enshrined on an altar in the temple of the "Lingfeng Tribe" of the Multiwinged Clan suddenly emitted a faint blood-red light from its eyes, exhibiting some kind of reaction.

This change immediately attracted the attention of a high-ranking multi-winged mage who was practicing in the temple.

"Holy Eagle, open your eyes! A mortal enemy of our race has appeared within our sensing range! This matter must be reported to Grand Mage Bangru immediately!"

The high-ranking mage of the multi-winged race inside the temple looked up at the giant eagle statue with blood-red eyes, his expression changed instantly, and he hurriedly left the temple to report to the high mage of the tribe.

A short while later, the Archmage Bangru, who had once hunted down Zhou Chun more than two hundred years ago, appeared in the temple with two other archmages.

After communicating with the giant eagle statue using some secret method, he glared at the two archmages with a murderous look and said, "The human cultivator who killed Archmage Banvar back then has reappeared. He is passing through our tribe's territory and heading deep into the grasslands!"

Upon hearing this, the other two multi-winged archmages, who were aware of the connection between Archmage Bangru and the deceased Archmage Banvar, immediately spoke up without hesitation: "In that case, please, Archmage Bangru, lead us to kill this man and avenge Archmage Banvar!"

(End of this chapter)