Beast Taming Immortal Clan

Inside the secret island.

Zhou Zhiying withdrew her hand from the blue jade tablet, rubbed her head, and immediately sat cross-legged on the sandalwood bed to carefully sort out the information she had just obtained.

The unique fragrance emitted by the Heavenly Fragrance Sandalwood has a calming effect, and the fifth-grade Heavenly Fragrance Sandalwood is even more beneficial to Nascent Soul stage cultivators.

With the help of this treasure, Zhou Zhiying carefully studied the "Nine Heavens Wind Mystic Scripture" he received from the blue jade tablet, and soon he made a gain.

Compared to the "Xunfeng Jue" she had previously cultivated, this "Nine Heavens Wind Profound Scripture" was naturally far more profound and mysterious.

Even the other two top-tier wind-attribute cultivation techniques in the Zhou family's collection are far less profound than this scripture.

Even if she had not inherited this technique, she would probably still have difficulty cultivating it.

This is because the "Nine Heavens Wind Profound Scripture" not only has extremely high requirements for the cultivator's aptitude, requiring them to have top-grade wind-attribute spiritual roots, but also requires them to collect the essence of the Nine Heavens Gale Wind and refine it into a "Azure Sky Pill" to assist in cultivation and entering the Dao.

To collect the essence of the Nine Heavens Gale, it is impossible without the cultivation of a Nascent Soul cultivator; even ordinary Nascent Soul cultivators would find it difficult to accomplish this.

Therefore, even if Zhou Zhiying had not sought help from Zhou Chun, it would have been difficult for Zhou Chun to help her accomplish this task.

Fortunately, she now has the precious pills at her disposal, so she only needs to take the pills and cultivate step by step.

With her current cultivation level at the late stage of the Purple Mansion realm, it wouldn't be difficult for her to switch back to the introductory chapter of a cultivation technique.

After she finished preparing, she opened the sealed lid of the cyan jade bottle, poured out a chicken-egg-sized turquoise elixir, swallowed it in one gulp, and then began to cultivate according to the practice route of the "Nine Heavens Wind Profound Scripture".

During her cultivation, she continuously absorbed the pure spiritual power slowly emanating from the azure elixir, which then merged with her existing magical power, transforming into a completely new kind of magical power.

This new magic was far more refined than her original magic, and it also came with all sorts of mysteries.

She continued to refine the spiritual power within the Azure Sky Pill, constantly converting her original power from the Wind Stream Technique into the power from the Nine Heavens Wind Mystic Scripture.

After she had completely refined all the spiritual power of the Azure Sky Pill, all her magical power was transformed into the power of the Nine Heavens Wind Profound Scripture, and she also pushed the cultivation level of this technique to the Purple Mansion stage.

"Is this the benefit of top-tier cultivation techniques? The difference in the quality of mana alone is already so great, not to mention the difference in the supernatural abilities that come with them!"

After carefully experiencing the new magical power within her body, Zhou Zhiying couldn't help but feel deeply moved.

Perhaps only someone like her, who has switched major cultivation methods, can so clearly understand how significant the difference is between different levels of cultivation methods.

At this moment, I couldn't help but feel extremely grateful to my master, Zhou Chun, for his guidance.

If she had chosen to cultivate a top-tier cultivation technique back then, she might not have reached the late stage of the Purple Mansion realm so quickly, and her transition to a different cultivation technique might not have been as smooth as it is now.

Her transition to this new cultivation method was incredibly smooth.

Besides the powerful spiritual energy provided by the Azure Sky Pill, the fact that the cultivation path of the Xunfeng Technique was completely covered and contained by the Nine Heavens Wind Profound Scripture was also a major reason.

It might be even easier for her to switch to the "Nine Heavens Wind Profound Scripture" than to switch to the "Wind Path True Scripture"!

And this is undoubtedly all thanks to Zhou Chun's foresight!

After a moment of reflection, Zhou Zhiying carefully put away the jade bottle containing the Azure Sky Pill.

This jade bottle, crafted from "Ten Thousand Year Azure Jade," is a rare treasure in the cultivation world, comparable to a magic weapon. Usually, those incredibly precious elixirs are contained in such jade bottles to ensure that their medicinal power does not dissipate.

It is said that some cultivators once obtained elixirs left behind by people tens of thousands of years ago. Because they used this ancient jade bottle to preserve them, they still retained most of their medicinal power, which shows their miraculous effects.

Then Zhou Zhiying waved her hand and took the silver array flag into her hand.

This array flag is equivalent to the highest pass token of the [Heaven and Earth Reversal Array]. After being refined, it can be used to pass through the array freely. However, this item can only be used by one person at a time and is subject to special restrictions. Only cultivators who have practiced the [Nine Heavens Wind Profound Scripture] can refine this item.

Zhou Zhiying had already successfully switched to cultivating techniques. After transferring her own magical power into the array flag, she completed the refining process in just a few days.

After refining the travel token, Zhou Zhiying began to inspect the entire secret cave.

Now that she has the pass token, she can go anywhere, whether it's a treasure pavilion, a library, or a medicinal garden where rare herbs are grown.

She was quickly dazzled by the various treasures left behind by [Master Xuanfeng] in the cave, and her heart remained unsettled for a long time.

Even though she was pampered from a young age and had all kinds of cultivation resources readily available, she never lacked anything.

However, they also knew just how precious and rare the treasures inside the cave were.

【Master Xuanfeng】was a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator who died while trying to break through to the Nascent Soul stage. He had made ample preparations before his final battle.

Apart from his natal magical treasure, he did not carry any other treasures with him, because he anticipated that if he failed, those treasures might be destroyed along with him.

Therefore, he left behind a great many treasures!

Furthermore, due to the passage of time, the medicinal gardens he established on various sacred sites on the island have now given rise to a variety of rare and precious medicinal herbs.

Among them are even rare and miraculous medicines that are nearly ten thousand years old!

More importantly, in the heart of the island, there are two spiritual artifacts left behind by [Master Xuanfeng]: the Spiritual Eye Spring and the Spiritual Eye Stone.

The area of ​​that Spirit Eye Spring was more than ten times that of the Spirit Spring that Zhou Chun possessed, and the Spirit Eye Stone was also a large stone large enough to accommodate a cultivator sitting cross-legged on it for meditation and cultivation.

The "Reversal of Heaven and Earth Array" uses these two spiritual objects as its core, which is why it can protect this place for thousands of years without any damage.

After wandering around the island for a while, Zhou Zhiying remembered that Lei Jiao Bai Bai and Mu Mei Mu Sang were waiting for her outside. She then quickly left the formation using the token and brought the two into the cave.

This entry into the cave was an incredible opportunity for both demonic beasts.

The island has three fifth-order spirit trees, no less than a hundred fourth-order spirit trees, and countless other spirit herbs and medicines.

Upon entering this place, Mu Mei and Mu Sang felt as if they had ascended to a paradise, experiencing an absolutely exhilarating experience.

With the island's abundant resources, it is very likely to become the first of Zhou Chun's many demon beasts to cultivate to the fourth level of perfection.

If it is confident that it can survive the Heavenly Tribulation, it may even become the first to successfully survive the tribulation!

Even for Lei Jiao Bai Bai, the island's rich spiritual energy environment was a great help in improving its cultivation.

Moreover, there is a fifth-order spirit apricot tree on the island, and the spirit apricots that grow on the tree are fifth-order spirit fruits, which have a good effect on improving the mana of Nascent Soul stage cultivators.

For a Golden Core cultivator or a fourth-order demon beast, consuming a single spiritual fruit is equivalent to the effort of decades or even centuries of arduous cultivation!

There are now eighteen ripe spiritual fruits on the apricot tree. Zhou Zhiying, of course, is not stingy and directly picked one and gave it to Lei Jiao to consume for free.

As for the Wood Spirit and the Mulberry Tree, there are many spiritual trees on the island for it to use, so it doesn't need to consume these spiritual fruits for the time being.

While the two demonic beasts were busy improving their cultivation, Zhou Zhiying also began to investigate and compile statistics on all the spiritual objects and treasures on the island, so that Zhou Chun could understand the relevant details later.

Since Zhou Chun is unlikely to come here, this place will likely remain idle for a considerable period of time, and it will be inconvenient for Zhou Zhiying to cultivate here alone.

Therefore, it is very necessary to conduct a thorough investigation and statistical analysis of these spiritual objects.

Because she was alone, the task was not easy. She didn't recognize many of the spiritual herbs and trees, so she had to go to the library to find relevant books to compare and understand them.

By the time she had finished making the detailed list, a year had passed.

At this moment, the Wood Spirit Wood Mulberry had also absorbed enough Wood Spirit power, and the Wood Spirit power stored in its body was enough for it to digest for more than ten years.

Lei Jiao Bai Bai had almost finished refining the fifth-tier spirit apricot fruit, and his cultivation and magic power had increased considerably.

Seeing this, Zhou Zhiying immediately selected some treasures from the cave and took them with her. Then, she took the two demonic beasts and left the cave, embarking on her return journey.

Ok?

Shortly after Zhou Zhiying embarked on her return journey, Zhou Chun, who was cultivating in seclusion in Tianyuan Immortal City, seemed to sense something and couldn't help but look up towards the direction of the Dolan Grassland.

But he suddenly realized that his connection with the two spirit pets was gradually strengthening, indicating that the two spirit pets were moving closer to him.

"Finally coming back? Yes, it's been five or six years, it's about time!"

He muttered to himself, and a look of anticipation immediately appeared in his eyes.

After a moment's hesitation, he set off for the border area to provide assistance.

In the past five or six years, because he had killed several archmages, those cultivators who went to the Dolan Grassland for adventures also suffered great misfortune.

It is said that even some Golden Core cultivators were unlucky enough to be killed on the grasslands by the multi-winged clan's holy mages, and countless other Purple Mansion and Foundation Establishment cultivators were surrounded and killed by the multi-winged clan mages.

As a result, in recent years, cultivators in the Great Zhou Kingdom have had to suspend such adventurous activities and temporarily designate the Dolan Grassland as a forbidden area.

Zhou Chun was worried that Zhou Zhiying might encounter some trouble when she returned to the Great Zhou Kingdom from the grasslands, so he rushed over to meet her in advance.

After stopping in an area about six or seven hundred miles from the border, he patiently waited for Zhou Zhiying to return.

After waiting for more than twenty days, Zhou Chun suddenly sensed the tension conveyed by the wooden spirit Mu Sang, as if he had encountered some trouble.

Seeing this, he immediately rushed towards the location of the spirit pet without hesitation.

After flying hundreds of miles, Zhou Chun saw Zhou Zhiying in the distance, under the protection of the Wood Spirit and the Wood Mulberry Tree, struggling to deal with the siege of two Golden Core cultivators.

This enraged him, and he immediately charged straight towards the battlefield, activating the [Dragon Tiger Golden Ring] and [Heavenly Gang Thunder-Slaying Sword] to attack the two men from afar.

"Fellow Daoist, what is the meaning of this? Why are you attacking us two without any reason?"

Suddenly attacked by Zhou Chun, the two Golden Core cultivators were somewhat flustered and hurriedly asked for the reason.

These two individuals, one at the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm and the other at the early stage, clearly lacked the imposing presence to face Zhou Chun, who wielded two high-grade magic treasures.

While Zhou Chun unleashed his magical artifacts to fiercely attack the two, he roared angrily with a dark face, "You two still have the nerve to question Zhang? What did Zhang's disciple do to offend you two that you would shamelessly bully her and gang up on her like this!"

Upon hearing this, the red-robed elder, a mid-stage Golden Core cultivator, immediately waved his hand and said, "Fellow Daoist, please calm down. There must be some misunderstanding here. Please stop and let me explain!"

"No need for explanations! Zhang isn't blind; he saw everything!"

Zhou Chun, his face grim, uttered a low growl. With a thought, he activated the Heavenly Gang Thunder-Slaying Sword, piercing through the protective divine power of the early-stage Golden Core man in yellow robes and leaving a bloody hole in his body.

This scene terrified the red-robed elder, who hurriedly shouted, "Stop! Fellow Daoist, let's talk this out! Even if we have made a mistake, it doesn't warrant death. Please, for the sake of our sect, Yellow Dragon Fortress, spare us!"

As he spoke, he hurriedly cast a low-grade fourth-level defensive spell to protect the yellow-robed man and prevent Zhou Chun from attacking him again.

But what he didn't know was that if Zhou Chunzhen truly harbored murderous intent, the two of them would probably already be nothing but bones by now.

"Hmph, so what if it's Huanglong Fortress? If you don't give me an explanation today, you'll leave your lives here!"

Zhou Chun let out a cold snort, and the Heavenly Gang Thunder-Slaying Sword, still stained with a trace of the yellow-robed giant's blood, suddenly burst forth with lightning, instantly evaporating the blood on the sword into a wisp of black smoke.

However, since he had sheathed his sword, his attitude was already quite clear.

Therefore, the red-robed elder nodded repeatedly and replied, "Yes, yes, Fellow Daoist Zhang, please calm down. My fellow disciple and I were rash before, attacking your disciple without clarifying the situation. We are willing to apologize to your disciple!"

"Ying'er, what do you think?"

Zhou Chun ignored the old man in red robes' words and instead turned to ask his beloved disciple.

This made the old man in the red robe feel uneasy, and he had no choice but to put aside his pride and give Zhou Zhiying a fawning smile.

Seeing this, Zhou Zhiying's pent-up anger from the bullying she had suffered at the hands of the two men was instantly released, and she couldn't help but sneer, "Then we'll see how sincere they are!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chun immediately looked at the red-robed elder and said, "You've all heard Ying'er's words. If you cannot satisfy her, don't blame me for being ruthless with my sword!"

The exchange between the master and disciple caused the old man in the red robe to heave violently, his heart filled with both shame and anger.

They really treat their fellow disciples like a dish on a plate!

His lips moved slightly, as if he wanted to say something more, but at that moment he heard his seriously injured junior brother pleading in his voice.

In the end, he could only sigh and say, "I understand!"

Then, together with his junior brother, they bowed to Zhou Zhiying and said, "Young friend, please forgive us. We were blind to your true nature and our greed led us to offend you. Please be magnanimous and do not hold it against us!"

After saying this, he reached into his storage pouch at his waist, took out a jade box, and presented it, saying, "Inside here is a piece of copper essence that I, Yang, personally refined, weighing three pounds and two ounces. Consider it an apology from Yang and his companion. Please don't find it offensive, young friend!"

He offered a deep apology and a generous gift, so even though Zhou Zhiying was still somewhat displeased, she couldn't say anything more.

After all, she knew that if Zhou Chun really killed these two people, it would likely create another powerful enemy for the Zhou family.

This is also very disadvantageous for the master and disciple who will be spending a lot of time together in the Great Zhou Kingdom in the future.

Therefore, all he could do in the end was to scoff and say, "Hmph, consider yourself lucky. I won't hold it against you this time!"

"Thank you for your generosity, young friend."

The old man in red robes bowed to him again, then turned to look at Zhou Chun.

Seeing that Zhou Chun didn't react, he threw the jade box in his hand to Zhou Zhiying, and then left in a sorry state with his junior brother.

"Thanks to your timely arrival, Master, otherwise I would have been forced to summon Uncle Bai as well!"

After watching the two from Huanglong Fort leave, Zhou Zhiying quickly came to Zhou Chun's side and explained the situation to him with a grateful expression.

It turned out that she was discovered by the two fellow disciples from Huanglongbao when she returned from the Dolan Grassland.

Seeing that she was riding a mount like the Skywind Thunder Eagle and had come alone from the Dolan Grassland, the two men stopped her and asked her about the situation on the grassland.

Upon learning that she was not a cultivator from any major power in the Great Zhou Kingdom, the burly man in the yellow robe harbored malicious intentions and wanted to capture her and interrogate her.

In order to protect herself, Zhou Zhiying had no choice but to release the Wood Spirit, Mu Sang, and the fourth-grade low-rank puppet that Zhou Chun had given her.

Fortunately, Zhou Chun arrived in time, otherwise she would have had to expose Lei Jiao Bai Bai.

If that happens, it could very well attract the pursuit of Master Kuang Lei afterward, which would really be a big problem!

This is why both the master and disciple were so angry.

If Huanglong Fort didn't also have Nascent Soul stage cultivators, Zhou Chun really wouldn't have let those two go this time.

"Forget it, those two were lucky this time. Let's head back to Tianyuan Immortal City!"

After learning about the situation, Zhou Chun immediately comforted his disciple and then took Zhou Zhiying back to Tianyuan Immortal City.

After flying for a while, once they entered the cave dwelling inside Tianyuan Immortal City, Zhou Chun immediately asked Zhou Zhiying to tell him about her experiences and gains on the secret island.

Zhou Zhiying had no reason to hide anything from his master, so he frankly recounted his experiences and handed over the list he had compiled to Zhou Chun for review.

"As expected, I knew that the senior who could build such a secret cave dwelling must not be an ordinary Nascent Soul cultivator. I didn't expect that this [True Master Xuanfeng] is actually a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator!"

After listening to his apprentice's explanation, Zhou Chun nodded in realization, finally resolving a long-standing doubt.

He then focused his attention on the jade slip presented by his disciple and began to examine the information within.

It was fine if he hadn't looked, but once he did, even with Zhou Chun's experience and knowledge, his breathing became much heavier.

The treasures and spiritual objects left behind by [Master Xuanfeng] are simply too numerous to count!

Among them, there are one spiritual treasure, two top-grade magic treasures, and as many as three superior-grade magic treasures.

These important magical treasures were all stored on the top floor of the treasure pavilion, which Zhou Chun could never have seen back then.

There are five remaining mid-grade magic treasures and as many as ten low-grade magic treasures!

At the same time, Master Xuanfeng left behind many high-level puppets for his successors. After Zhou Zhiying inherited his mantle, the puppets that originally guarded various important places on the island could be collected and refined using secret methods. A total of two high-grade fourth-level puppets, three mid-grade fourth-level puppets, and eight low-grade fourth-level puppets were obtained.

That snake-man puppet was an extremely rare fifth-tier puppet!

In addition, there are more than twenty rare magical treasures and spiritual materials stored in the treasure pavilion, including top-grade spiritual materials of the [Gengjin] level.

Come to think of it, something that could be valued and collected by a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator could hardly be an ordinary magic weapon or spiritual material!

As for the various spiritual herbs, thanks to the help of the Wood Spirit and Wood Mulberry in searching and verifying them, Zhou Zhiying, despite his relatively low cultivation level, managed to compile a complete list of all the spiritual herbs on the island.

Among them are as many as seven medicinal herbs that are over eight thousand years old!

There are as many as twenty-six medicinal herbs that are over five thousand years old!

There are as many as 220 medicinal herbs that are over 3,000 years old!

There are more than 500 other medicinal herbs that are over a thousand years old but under three thousand years old!

As for those medicinal herbs with an age of less than a thousand years, Zhou Zhiying didn't bother to count them, because they were of little significance to Zhou Chun and the Zhou family.

In addition, there are three fifth-order spirit trees on the island, one of which is a fifth-order spirit apricot tree. The spirit apricots it bears can be used to improve cultivation. The effect is halved for each apricot consumed, and a person can consume a maximum of three apricots.

The remaining two are the evergreen cypress and the evergreen sandalwood.

As for the Five Elements Spiritual Fruit tree on the island, although it can theoretically be considered a fifth-order spiritual wood, the value of such spiritual roots is not determined by their grade.

If we're really talking about it, the value of the Five Elements Spirit Fruit Tree is probably even greater than that of the fifth-tier spirit apricot tree!

Among the other fourth-tier spirit trees on the island, there are also some precious varieties. For example, there are eight fourth-tier spirit fruit trees similar to spirit apricot trees, and the spirit fruits they bear each have their own unique uses.

In addition, there are other rare spiritual woods such as fourth-tier Heavenly Fragrance Sandalwood, Golden Fat Wood, and Azure Cloud Wood, which have various wonderful uses.

Many of these spiritual trees, each with its unique uses, were specially planted by [Master Xuanfeng] for his successor, demonstrating the considerable effort he put into their cultivation.

As for the various classic texts left behind by [Master Xuanfeng], they are countless.

A quick glance reveals that the four skills he left behind—formation, weapon crafting, alchemy, and puppetry—are all sufficient to allow one to reach the Grandmaster level!

Other skills, such as talisman making and beast taming, are also passed down directly to the level of grandmaster!

Having inherited these classic texts, the Zhou family will likely have no shortage of talent to inherit and cultivate these skills, even if they lack geniuses with sufficient aptitude in them.

Of course, Zhou Chun's primary concern at this moment was not these things; he had no time to pay attention even to secret techniques like the "Taiyi Two-Part Divine Technique."

What he was most concerned about at this moment was naturally the spirit object that had formed an infant!

Since the requirement for the successor of the mantle is to break through to the Nascent Soul stage, it is natural that the successor would not even be left without considering the Nascent Soul stage.

In fact, he not only considered this point, but also made thorough preparations.

For example, the alchemy inheritance he left behind contains the formula for the [Nascent Soul Pill], and the medicine garden is planted with the main ingredient of the [Nascent Soul Pill] and several important auxiliary spiritual herbs. Now, those spiritual herbs are old enough to be used to refine this pill!

In addition, his herb garden also has a special spiritual herb called the "Taiqing Immortal Mushroom". When a cultivator is forming a core or nascent soul, taking a piece of this herb can increase the success rate by nearly 10%. The "Taiqing Immortal Mushroom" is now over 8,000 years old and has already sprouted its third leaf.

Meanwhile, during the most dangerous "Heart Demon Tribulation" in the process of transforming the elixir into the nascent soul, [Master Xuanfeng] also left behind a secret method for overcoming the tribulation and a special spiritual object, [Heavenly Heart Descending Incense].

This set of Nascent Soul-forming spiritual items, when combined, can increase the success rate of a Golden Core cultivator in forming their Nascent Soul to more than 50%.

If it were used by a cultivator with top-grade wind-attribute spiritual root aptitude like Zhou Zhiying, unless she herself was really bad and failed at the "Heart Demon Tribulation", the success rate of forming a Nascent Soul would be almost 100%!