Beast Taming Immortal Clan

"I'm sorry to have kept you waiting, Master. I have successfully brought back everything you needed!"

Inside Tianyuan Immortal City, upon returning to Zhou Chun, Zhou Zhiying immediately said something that made Zhou Chun beam with joy.

After receiving the storage bag containing the spiritual herbs from Zhou Zhiying, he immediately nodded to her and said, "Ying'er, you've worked hard. Now you should focus on your cultivation in Tianyuan Immortal City. Once Fellow Daoist Luo has refined the pills, your share will be delivered to you as soon as possible!"

However, Zhou Zhiying shook her head indifferently after hearing his words and said, "I have just successfully formed my core, so I am not in a hurry to take those pills. I would like to travel around and ask for your permission, Master."

This answer surprised Zhou Chun slightly. After looking at her for a moment and pondering, he sighed softly and said, "Alright, since you've already successfully formed your core, you're ready to graduate. Take good care of yourself from now on!"

After saying that, he solemnly instructed his disciple, "But Ying'er, you must remember this: the world of cultivation is treacherous. You must always be careful and never easily reveal your true strength to others!"

"Disciple has remembered, Master. Please take good care of yourself!"

Zhou Zhiying nodded and solemnly remembered his instructions.

So before she went out to travel, Zhou Chun also taught her several secret techniques he had mastered, including the cultivation methods of the "God-Slaying Technique", the "Beast Spirit Fusion Technique", and the "Minor Five Elements Breaking Restriction Mysterious Light", and let her choose to cultivate them according to her own situation.

However, the various secret techniques and supernatural abilities left behind by [Master Xuanfeng] were no less numerous than what he had mastered. Some of these wind-attribute secret techniques and supernatural abilities were even more perfectly suited to Zhou Zhiying's physique.

So, it's entirely up to Zhou Zhiying to decide what to do.

During this time, Zhou Zhiying also revealed her magical treasure without any concealment, allowing Zhou Chun to take a look.

This magical artifact is called the "Two Elements Wind and Fire Fan," and its shape is a feather fan made from blue and red feathers.

The two types of feathers used in this fan are the fifth-tier demon king Tianpeng feathers and the fifth-tier demon king Huofeng feathers. Both feathers are their natal feathers!

Among them are four Heavenly Roc feathers and three Fire Phoenix feathers, making a total of seven.

Meanwhile, the fan ribs and handle were also made from the bones of the Heavenly Roc Demon King, and the spirit of the magical artifact was imbued with the remnant soul of the Heavenly Roc Demon King.

As a spiritual treasure with both wind and fire attributes, the [Two Elements Wind and Fire Fan] can not only unleash two unique divine abilities belonging to the Tianpeng and Fire Phoenix clans, namely "Tianpeng Gale" and "World-Destroying Flame", but also combine the power of wind and fire into one, using wind to fuel fire, and unleash the divine ability "Wind and Fire World Destroying".

It can be said that this is a treasure purely for offense, possessing the ultimate offensive power!

If a mid-Nascent Soul cultivator possesses this [Two Elements Wind and Fire Fan], their offensive capabilities will be comparable to those of a late-Nascent Soul cultivator.

However, since it is a treasure purely for offensive purposes, the [Two Elements Wind and Fire Fan] itself consumes a great deal of mana.

Even if Zhou Zhiying poured all her magic power into it, she could only barely activate the "Heavenly Roc Gale" divine power to launch an attack!

Even this one strike was powerful enough to cause a late-stage Golden Core cultivator who was caught off guard to suffer a great loss, or even lose his life!

After witnessing the offensive power of this magical treasure, Zhou Chun felt much more at ease about Zhou Zhiying's solo journey.

Zhou Zhiying possessed the [Wind and Cloud Wings] magic weapon, which allowed her to escape at a speed that even many late-stage Golden Core cultivators couldn't match in a short period of time.

Now that he has such a trump card that can severely injure an ordinary late-stage Golden Core cultivator, as long as he doesn't provoke any powerful figures among the late-stage Golden Core cultivators or Nascent Soul cultivators while traveling, he should be able to protect himself without any problems.

After Zhou Zhiying happily embarked on her journey through various countries, Zhou Chun, carrying the medicinal herbs she had gathered, personally visited Luo Qingni.

"Fellow Daoist Zhou's sudden visit must mean something good has happened. It seems Qingni will be opening and unpacking this box of Heavenly Star Purple Hair tea she just acquired today!"

Inside "Qingni Residence", after welcoming Zhou Chun into her residence, Luo Qingni couldn't help but laugh and tease him.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chun laughed and said, "Haha, then I'm truly in for a treat today! I've heard of the fame of this Heavenly Star Purple Hair for over two hundred years, but unfortunately, I've never had the chance to taste it before!"

Upon hearing his words, Luo Qingni's smile became even brighter.

Without saying anything more, he immediately gestured for Zhou Chun to sit down, then took out a palm-sized, dark blue wooden box, flicked his sleeve to remove the sealing talisman on it, and opened the lid.

Inside the small wooden box were only twelve pale purple tea leaves, each about the length of a finger and the width of two fingers.

This tea has a light purple color, with tiny silver spots on both sides, appearing and disappearing like stars in the night sky, making it truly extraordinary.

This is the renowned "Heavenly Star Purple Hair" spiritual tea from the cultivation world of the Great Zhou Kingdom.

This spiritual tea is a specialty of Tianyuan Sect, the number one cultivation force in the Great Zhou Kingdom. Its mother plant is a fifth-order ten-thousand-year-old spiritual tree, which is said to be of the highest grade of the fifth order!

The "Heavenly Star Purple Hair" on the mother plant has a very good auxiliary effect on Nascent Soul stage cultivators. Many newly promoted Nascent Soul stage cultivators from the Great Zhou Kingdom or neighboring countries will go to the Tianyuan Sect to ask for a few pieces of the mother plant's spiritual tea after successfully forming their Nascent Soul.

The "Tianxing Zihao" that Luo Qingni has obtained is naturally not the mother plant spiritual tea. Instead, it is spiritual tea produced by a branch plant cultivated from the mother plant by a Nascent Soul cultivator of Tianyuan Sect using the method of cutting and transplanting. Moreover, it is not the first generation branch plant, but a grandchild plant cultivated from the branch plant!

Even the Sunzhu tea tree was cultivated to the fourth rank by the Tianyuan Sect cultivators at great expense. The price of its spiritual tea reached an astonishing amount of tens of thousands of spiritual coins per piece, and it was usually priceless!

Whether it's the mother plant or the grandchild plant, the effect of "Tianxing Zihao" is the same: it can temporarily enhance the cultivator's comprehension and wisdom, thus aiding in cultivation!

However, the true mother plant spirit tea is of great use even to cultivators in the early stages of the Nascent Soul realm.

The Sun Zhu Spirit Tea that Luo Qingni is now offering is only so-so in effect for cultivators like them who are in the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm.

Even so, for Zhou Chun, who had long heard of this spiritual tea but had never had the chance to taste it, it was still a very good experience.

Luo Qingni was quite generous; she brewed three spirit tea leaves for him separately each time.

As soon as the pale purple tea leaves were boiled in water, the tea immediately turned bluish-purple.

Zhou Chun took the steaming hot tea and put it directly into his mouth, chewing and swallowing the tea leaves as well, like a cow gulping a peony, his eating manners were quite rough.

However, cultivators usually treat spiritual objects this way, pursuing only the maximum effect and not caring about details.

As the tea and tea leaves entered his stomach, a mysterious and pure energy rushed into Zhou Chun's Purple Mansion. His soul immediately opened its mouth and inhaled, and the pure energy entered his soul body.

Immediately afterwards, Zhou Chun felt his mind clear up and his thoughts became active again.

He immediately focused his mind and, with the help of the "Heavenly Star Purple Tea," began to comprehend the "Golden Escape Technique," a supernatural power.

Ever since he mastered this supernatural ability to travel eighty miles in a single leap, he seemed to have encountered some kind of bottleneck and was stuck.

He originally thought it was due to the limitations of his cultivation level, and that he might only be able to break through this bottleneck after his cultivation level reached the late stage of the Golden Core realm.

However, thanks to the enhanced comprehension brought about by the "Heavenly Star Purple Hair" spiritual tea, he quickly made a different discovery.

After about an hour had passed and the comprehension-enhancing effects of the "Heavenly Star Purple Hair" spiritual tea had dissipated, Zhou Chun couldn't help but clap his hands and laugh, "So that's how it is! So that's how it is! I was going down the wrong path in guiding my spiritual energy before!"

After laughing, he couldn't help but touch his forehead with his hand, his brows furrowing slightly.

However, it was because of the temporary boost in comprehension that I overused my brain, which is why my head is hurting so badly now.

"The side effects of Tianxing Zihao are difficult to remove by force and will take a day or two to completely dissipate. However, this cup of Mind-Boosting and Brain-Nourishing Tea can slightly relieve the pain. Fellow Daoist Zhou, why don't you give it a try?"

Luo Qingni pushed another steaming cup of herbal tea next to Zhou Chun at the right moment and said in a gentle tone.

She had already taken "Tianxing Zihao" long ago, so she was fully aware of the situation.

The effects of the "Tianxing Zihao" spiritual tea are also very special. It is only effective for the first use of spiritual tea of ​​the same grade, and the best effect is achieved by using three pieces of spiritual tea in a cup of water. Any more than that will be useless.

Otherwise, given the powerful effects of this spiritual tea, how could Tianyuan Sect possibly be willing to sell it to other cultivators?

Zhou Chun didn't need to be wary of her, so he immediately took the tea and drank it all in one gulp. After a while, he indeed felt the pain ease a little.

He immediately nodded slightly and said, "Fellow Daoist Luo, this tea is indeed excellent. I feel much better now."

"If Fellow Daoist Zhou finds it helpful, then please rest here for a day or two. We can discuss serious matters after you have recovered."

Luo Qingni smiled slightly and softly offered her suggestion.

Zhou Chun did not refuse.

His current state is indeed unsuitable for discussing serious matters with others; it could easily lead to mistakes.

"Then I'll have to bother you, Fellow Daoist Luo!"

He thanked them and went to rest in the guest room inside the cave.

After resting for two days in Luo Qingni's cave, Zhou Chun finally returned to normal.

"Fellow Daoist Luo has done me a great favor this time. How can I possibly thank you?"

Inside the cave dwelling's living room, Zhou Chun, after seeing Luo Qingni again two days later, smiled and talked about what had happened before.

Having known each other for centuries, Luo Qingni naturally knew he was joking, and immediately laughed, "Fellow Daoist Zhou, even if you gave Qingni a single spirit coin, Qingni wouldn't find it too little; even if you gave Qingni a spirit treasure, Qingni wouldn't find it too much!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chun burst into laughter, "Hahaha, I don't possess any spiritual treasures, but some things, I imagine, are not much less valuable to Fellow Daoist Luo than spiritual treasures!"

With that, he raised his sleeve and took out a row of jade slips, placing them in front of Luo Qingni.

"Fellow Daoist Zhou, what is this...?"

Luo Qingni looked at the row of jade slips in front of her and couldn't help but look at Zhou Chun with a surprised expression.

Zhou Chun smiled faintly and said, "Fellow Daoist Luo will know at a glance."

Upon seeing this, Luo Qingni immediately stopped hesitating and took out a jade slip to examine it with her divine sense.

She was completely absorbed in the knowledge within the jade slip once she started looking at it, oblivious to the passage of time outside.

After an unknown amount of time, she seemed to have finished reading all the knowledge recorded in the jade slip, and then reluctantly put it down and looked up at Zhou Chun.

Then, his voice trembling slightly, he said in a low voice, "Could it be that these jade slips all contain...?"

"Yes, Fellow Daoist Luo's guess is correct. These jade slips contain alchemy inheritance. If one fully digests this alchemy inheritance, it is theoretically enough to create a Grandmaster of Alchemy!"

Zhou Chun spoke in a calm, low voice, seemingly unaware of the implications of her words.

Upon hearing his words, Luo Qingni was immediately startled and her eyes widened in shock.

He then asked in quick succession, "Where did Fellow Daoist Zhou obtain such profound alchemy techniques? Are you truly willing to give them to Qing Ni?"

"Since I have presented these jade slips to Fellow Daoist Luo, I naturally have no intention of taking them back!"

"As for the origin of this alchemy tradition, it actually has a deep connection with you, Fellow Daoist Luo!"

At this point, Zhou Chun organized his thoughts and then began to explain how he learned about the method of obtaining the secret realm cave's inheritance, and how he was fortunate enough to meet Zhou Zhiying, a disciple who met the requirements, and how he trained her to the point where she could inherit the mantle of the secret realm cave's master.

With Zhou Zhiying now successfully forming her core and fully refining and controlling the [Reversal of Heaven and Earth Array], there's no longer any need to deliberately hide this secret from Luo Qingni.

After all, even if Luo Qingni still has a jade talisman in her possession, it is impossible for her to enter the secret cave again.

Moreover, he would need Luo Qingni's help to refine rare elixirs such as the [Infant Transformation Pill] in the future, so hiding it from her would not be a good thing.

It should be noted that Luo Qingni had previously obtained some alchemy manuals from [Master Xuanfeng] through him. If she carefully studied the alchemy inheritance he had brought out, it would not be difficult to discover the origin of these things.

If we find out he deliberately concealed it, we might harbor resentment and potentially cause serious problems!

Of course, Zhou Chun wouldn't tell Luo Qingni everything honestly. For example, he wouldn't reveal the secret method for forming the Nascent Soul, the [Taiyi Two-Part Divine Technique], or the [Taiqing Immortal Mushroom]. He also certainly wouldn't give Luo Qingni a list of the specific spiritual herbs in the cave and the quantities there.

The purpose was simply to let Luo Qingni know that she had made a fortune, and that she could share in the spoils and greatly improve her alchemy skills.

Luo Qingni is a smart person; even if she knows he's hiding something, she certainly won't dig into it.

Things unfolded exactly as Zhou Chun had predicted.

After listening to his story, Luo Qingni stared at him in shock at first, and then as time went by, her face gradually became numb.

After Zhou Chun finished speaking and fell silent, Luo Qingni looked at him blankly and said, "Has Fellow Daoist Zhou finished speaking?"

"Ahem, I'm done, I'm done."

Zhou Chun coughed twice, then tilted his head slightly, feeling a little guilty, avoiding eye contact with Luo Qingni, the "victim."

Although he didn't think he owed Luo Qingni anything, and that without him, Luo Qingni wouldn't have been able to obtain the inheritance from that secret cave.

However, he also had to admit that if he were Luo Qingni, he certainly wouldn't be able to let go of such a situation so easily!

To give a somewhat inappropriate example, imagine someone buys a lottery ticket for another person, only to later discover that the ticket has won, and the person who bought the ticket did so without their knowledge!

In this situation, what do you think the person buying the lottery ticket would be thinking?

Luo Qingni's situation is even more complicated, because Zhou Chun took advantage of the information gap and exchanged the jade talisman from her without her knowledge!

Even though it was an exchange she made willingly with Zhou Chun, when faced with such a situation, no one can help but overthink it and find it difficult to let go easily!

What's most unacceptable about this whole affair is that Luo Qingni, without knowing the truth, personally helped Zhou Chun make this happen.

Without the pills she refined, Zhou Zhiying probably wouldn't have reached the late stage of the Purple Mansion realm so quickly.

Given this situation, Zhou Chun felt it wasn't entirely impossible that Luo Qingni might turn against him due to her own incompetence.

However, he was even more convinced that Luo Qingni was not the kind of person who couldn't let go of things.

The two have known each other for hundreds of years; he shouldn't be mistaken about that.

Now all we need to do is give Luo Qingni some time to process the negative emotions brought about by this news, and she will eventually be able to let it go!

Zhou Chun had no doubt about this!

Time passes little by little.

Inside the cave, neither Zhou Chun nor Luo Qingni spoke; the silence was so profound you could hear a pin drop.

Although Zhou Chun did not go to see Luo Qingni, he did pay attention to the changes in her appearance.

Therefore, it is clear that as time goes by, Luo Qingni's expression gradually becomes more normal.

Clearly, after a fierce internal struggle, reason has gradually taken over and prevailed over the negative emotions.

After some time, Luo Qingni's expression returned to normal, and she spoke up to break the silence: "Fellow Daoist Zhou is indeed a person of great fortune! I have entered that secret cave several times, and was always among the first to enter, but despite all my efforts, I only obtained a Core Formation spiritual item, and almost lost my life inside!"

"And you, Fellow Daoist Zhou, merely wanted to see the exotic scenery of the Dolan Grassland, yet you easily obtained the Core Formation spiritual item that Qing Ni had painstakingly acquired, and even gained something else!"

At this point, Luo Qingni couldn't help but sigh, "Originally, Qingni thought that was all, that Fellow Daoist Zhou was just lucky to have encountered this by chance!"

"But who would have thought, who would have thought! Who would have thought that Fellow Daoist Zhou would only enter the secret realm once, yet obtain the inheritance information of the secret realm's cave master, and then, in less than a hundred years, be able to take in a genius with a top-grade wind attribute spiritual root from his own clan!"

At this point, Luo Qingni's lips moved, but she couldn't continue.

In the end, he could only sigh and say, "It seems that all of this was truly predestined. It was destined that this opportunity did not belong to Qingni, and it was destined that you and your master, Fellow Daoist Zhou, were the destined ones that Senior [Xuanfeng Zhenren] was waiting for!"

"Fate is truly wondrous! It's wonderful that you think this way, Fellow Daoist Luo!"

Zhou Chun breathed a sigh of relief and gave an awkward smile in response.

Then he quickly comforted the other party, saying, "Although you, Fellow Daoist Luo, are not destined to inherit the mantle of Senior [Xuanfeng Zhenren], you can inherit his legacy in the Dao of Alchemy. This legacy is a gift from Ying'er to you. Thank you for bestowing such an opportunity upon her!"

"Furthermore, Ying'er also said that if Fellow Daoist Luo lacks suitable spiritual herbs for alchemy, some of the spiritual herbs in the cave on the island can be provided for you to practice with!"

She then added, "Furthermore, there are two fifth-grade spirit apricots here, obtained from the island. Consuming and refining them can save you decades of arduous cultivation. This is also a gift from Ying'er to Fellow Daoist Luo as a token of her gratitude!"

After Zhou Chun finished speaking, he took out the two fifth-grade spirit apricots that he had prepared beforehand and placed them in front of Luo Qingni.

He was saying nice things and giving gifts; his sincerity was truly remarkable.

Seeing this, Luo Qingni finally felt much better.

He immediately nodded and said, "Fellow Daoist Zhou is right. This alchemy inheritance is indeed a tremendous opportunity for Qing Ni, no less valuable than a spiritual treasure. In the future, Qing Ni will at least no longer lag behind those alchemists from major sects in terms of alchemy inheritance!"

After saying this, she took the fifth-grade spirit apricot fruit that Zhou Chun had taken out and said, "Qing Ni has also shamelessly accepted these two spirit fruits. Please also tell your disciple, Fellow Daoist Zhou, that Qing Ni is very grateful for this opportunity and gift. If Qing Ni achieves success in her studies in the future, she will definitely repay you!"

"What's this talk of repaying or not? Fellow Daoist Luo, you're being too polite."

Zhou Chun waved his hands repeatedly, directly making the decision for his disciple, saying, "Ying'er is currently traveling. When she returns from her travels, I will have her personally come to express her gratitude to Fellow Daoist Luo. If Fellow Daoist Luo wishes to visit that secret realm again, she can also take you there!"

Upon hearing this, Luo Qingni replied earnestly, "If we have the chance to meet in person, Qingni will definitely thank her properly!"

"Oh, Fellow Daoist Luo, you're too kind!"

Zhou Chun sighed, then nodded to Luo Qingni and said, "Then I won't bother you any longer today, Fellow Daoist Luo. I'll come and chat with you again after you've studied all these alchemy traditions."

He added at the end, "By the way, the two main ingredients of the [Four Spirits Barrier-Breaking Pill] that I mentioned to Fellow Daoist Luo last time are actually grown in that secret realm cave. I'll bring them to Fellow Daoist Luo next time I come!"

Upon hearing this, Luo Qingni's eyes flashed with a sharp light, as if she had thought of something. She immediately replied softly, "Qingni understands. I will contact Fellow Daoist Zhou after I finish my seclusion."

"Then I, Zhou, will await news from Fellow Daoist Luo."

After saying this, Zhou Chun cupped his hands in farewell and left.

After seeing him off from the cave, Luo Qingni returned to the living room alone. Looking at the jade slips on the table, she couldn't help but sigh softly, her expression incredibly complex.