Beast Taming Immortal Clan

Like a phoenix rising from the ashes, reborn from the flames.

Zhou Chun had once witnessed the Fiery Prison Peacock transform from an adult demon beast back into a bird egg through its miraculous Nirvana power.

Now that the Fiery Phoenix has broken through to become a fourth-tier superior-grade demon beast, it seems to be repeating the scene from back then.

As a large amount of spiritual energy from heaven and earth surged into its body, the seven-colored glazed flames on its body burned brighter and brighter, and soon transformed into a seven-colored sea of ​​fire that engulfed it.

This commotion caused the other demonic beasts to stop cultivating, their gazes filled with envy as they looked at the seven-colored sea of ​​fire.

Although they all knew that the Fiery Phoenix would most likely get ahead of them.

But now that I've actually witnessed this scene, I can't help but feel envious.

It should be noted that, in terms of time, the Flame Phoenix was the last one to follow Zhou Chun.

Zhou Chun could only pretend he hadn't seen it.

After all, he treated all these spirit pets equally and basically didn't give special treatment to any of them.

The reason why the Fiery Phoenix was able to advance so quickly was all due to its own good fortune and luck.

As the commotion caused by the Fiery Phoenix grew louder, the Demon King Chongxuan, who had disappeared for several years, reappeared in the main hall without anyone noticing.

"Judging from its appearance, this fire phoenix seems to be using this breakthrough opportunity to purify its bloodline and condense its seventh true fire phoenix feather. However, this step is not so easy to complete. If it doesn't have other opportunities, its success rate is probably no more than 50%!"

It wasn't until the voice of the Demon King Chongxuan rang out in the hall that Zhou Chun was startled to realize that the other party had appeared in the hall at some point.

He was slightly startled after hearing what the other person said.

As a mid-grade fifth-order demon king, Chongxuan Demon King may not understand the cultivation path of human cultivators as well as Zhou Chun, but his understanding of demon beasts is clearly beyond Zhou Chun's reach.

Therefore, Zhou Chun had no doubt about the other party's judgment.

He quickly bowed to the Demon King Chongxuan and said, "Please enlighten me, senior. What should I do to help it successfully condense its seventh Fire Phoenix Feather?"

"If we could provide a spiritual object that could stimulate the evolution of its phoenix bloodline, that would be ideal. If not, other fire-attribute spiritual objects would be better than nothing!"

The Demon King Chongxuan glanced at him and calmly stated the method.

But this time it only offered a method, without any intention of providing assistance.

However, after hearing its words, Zhou Chun's expression changed, and he quickly thought of the two treasures he had on him.

He immediately raised his hand and patted the storage bag at his waist, revealing a crimson gourd and a silver-white metal box.

He first opened the lid of the crimson gourd, and the sealed [Red Lotus Earth Fire] seeds inside were immediately drawn out and flew towards the seven-colored sea of ​​fire.

This ball of [Crimson Lotus Earth Fire] was originally intended for the Fiery Phoenix to use when it attempted to break through to the fourth-tier mid-grade demon beast level.

It was only because Zhou Mingde later returned the fourth-tier Fire Scale Lion Demon Core that the Fiery Phoenix was able to successfully break through using the core, thus saving the item.

Zhou Chun never encountered a place where he needed this item, so he kept it in his possession.

Unexpectedly, it eventually came in handy on the Fiery Phoenix.

However, Zhou Chun felt it wasn't safe with just a ball of [Crimson Lotus Earth Fire], so he quickly opened the sealed metal box and threw a piece of ore emitting golden flames into the seven-colored sea of ​​fire.

That was an extremely precious magical material called the Golden Flame Stone, which Zhou Chun obtained from Qing Lingzi's storage bag. Zhou Chun originally kept it to see if he could exchange it for other useful treasures in the future.

The wisp of golden flame within this [Golden Flame Stone] is a rare and unusual fire. Some fire-attribute cultivators also use this item when practicing True Fire Divine Power.

At this moment, as Zhou Chun threw the two spiritual items into the seven-colored sea of ​​fire, the aura of the Fiery Phoenix inside indeed increased again.

Zhou Chun, who had already done his best, could only silently pray for it, hoping that it would succeed.

Time passed slowly, and soon nearly three months had gone by.

On this day, accompanied by a high-pitched phoenix cry, the seven-colored glazed flames that had been burning for three months were completely absorbed by the Fiery Phoenix inside, just like swallows returning to their nests, revealing the true form of the Fiery Phoenix.

At this moment, the Fiery Phoenix was ablaze with bright red feathers, its seven long, true phoenix feathers at the tail forming a fan-like display, making it exceptionally beautiful and exuding an aura of nobility and magnificence.

Become!

Zhou Chun carefully counted the number of Fire Phoenix Feathers and, after confirming that there were seven, breathed a long sigh of relief.

By condensing seven true feathers of the Fire Phoenix, one's bloodline is considered top-tier within the Fire Phoenix clan, giving them a great chance to break through and become a fifth-tier demon king.

With the current cultivation level of the Fiery Phoenix as a fourth-tier superior-grade demon beast, even without other opportunities in the future, it can directly trigger the Heavenly Tribulation to break through to the fifth-tier demon king realm after a hundred or two hundred years of arduous cultivation.

From now on, Zhou Chun's concern will be how to help it overcome the Heavenly Tribulation.

It is important to know that the power of the Heavenly Tribulation is not static, but will vary depending on the accumulated foundation of the person undergoing the tribulation.

In this respect, the difference in the Heavenly Tribulation of human cultivators is not significant, because most cultivators who can transform their core and form their nascent soul have similar foundations.

However, the difference is enormous when it comes to monsters.

Some weaker demonic beasts might be able to withstand the power of the Heavenly Tribulation, even with Zhou Chun's current strength.

However, the power of the Heavenly Tribulation is several times or even dozens of times stronger for powerful demonic beasts such as dragons and phoenixes!

Otherwise, neither Thunder Flood Dragon Bai Bai nor Golden Armor Mountain-Bearing Turtle Stone would have started diligently cultivating the Tribulation Transformation Secret Technique at the fourth-tier demon beast realm, preparing for their future tribulation.

As their master, Zhou Chun will definitely have to help them in the future when they face the Heavenly Tribulation, at least in terms of the magic weapons for overcoming the tribulation.

Just as Zhou Chun was examining the Fiery Phoenix, the Demon King Chongxuan reappeared in the hall. He looked at the Fiery Phoenix with admiration and nodded slightly, saying, "Having condensed seven true phoenix feathers, you possess the potential to become a demon king within the phoenix clan. If you don't perish under the Heavenly Tribulation, you will surely become a fifth-tier demon king!"

After saying that, he added, "Since this little fellow has achieved such success on my territory, it can be considered that we are destined to meet. I cannot be stingy with him."

As soon as it finished speaking, an earthen-yellow jade bottle appeared in its hand, which it casually tossed to Zhou Chun.

"This contains three drops of [Ten-Thousand-Year Spirit Milk], as my congratulatory gift to this little fellow. I hope that one day it will successfully transcend its tribulation and truly soar to the heavens like a phoenix!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chun was immediately startled, then his face lit up with joy.

He also knew that the 【Ten Thousand Year Spirit Milk】 was an extremely rare spiritual object in the cultivation world. It was said that such a spiritual object could only be formed near certain spiritual eyes that had been sealed underground for ten thousand years.

Its most well-known use is to restore magical power.

Just one drop of [Ten Thousand Year Spirit Milk] can restore all the mana of a Nascent Soul cultivator in the early stage, and the time required will not exceed one hundred breaths!

Its value alone makes it a treasure that even Nascent Soul stage cultivators would fight over, as it can be used to save lives and turn the tide in critical moments!

However, because this thing is so difficult to form, over the years it has become extremely rare in the cultivation world, so rare that many Nascent Soul cultivators may only see it a few times in their entire lives, let alone possess it.

Even some cultivators or forces that possess this item regard it as a treasured heirloom and will not use it unless absolutely necessary.

The Demon King Chongxuan has just given away three drops of [Ten Thousand Year Spirit Milk] in one go. If those Nascent Soul cultivators knew about this, they would probably be so envious that they would want to devour Zhou Chun!

Therefore, Zhou Chun sincerely gripped the jade bottle and repeatedly thanked the Chongxuan Demon King, saying, "Thank you for your generous gift, Senior. If the Fire Phoenix and the Mountain-Bearing Turtle are fortunate enough to advance to Demon King in the future, I will definitely bring them back to thank you again!"

"Alright, now that this fire phoenix has broken through, junior, you should go and do what I've assigned you. I don't keep idle people here!"

The Demon King Chongxuan glanced at Zhou Chun, raised his hand and waved it, quickly moving Zhou Chun and his servants out of the underground palace.

"This is truly a windfall! You all need to cultivate diligently from now on, as there are only three drops of [Ten Thousand Year Spirit Milk], and only the first three to transcend tribulation can enjoy it!"

In the Misty Immortal Ridge, Zhou Chun shook the jade bottle in his hand, essentially dangling a carrot in front of the spirit pets.

Although it was just empty talk, it was also the truth.

【Ten Thousand Year Spirit Milk】This spiritual item, which restores mana, also greatly assists demonic beasts in overcoming the Heavenly Tribulation.

With this item in hand, demonic beasts undergoing tribulation don't need to worry about conserving their mana at all; they can just unleash their full power and charge straight through!

At this moment, looking at the "pancake" in Zhou Chun's hand, the spirit pets were indeed eager to try it, their eyes revealing longing.

Seeing that the desired effect had been achieved, Zhou Chun chuckled and immediately put away the jade bottle and several spirit pets in his hand before leaving the Enchanted Immortal Ridge.

On the way back to his family, Zhou Chun also communicated with the Flame Phoenix to learn about its gains after breaking through to the fourth-tier high-grade demon beast.

Just as Zhou Chun had expected, after the Flame Phoenix condensed its seventh Fire Phoenix Feather, it indeed awakened its bloodline inheritance, just like the Thunder Flood Dragon Bai Bai had done before.

Furthermore, like the Golden Armor Mountain-Carrying Turtle Stone, it awakened the supernatural power of the "Indestructible Body"!

In fact, the [Undying Body] divine ability does have a high probability of appearing in the Fire Phoenix clan. Most of the fifth-tier Fire Phoenix Demon Kings possess this divine ability.

This is because this supernatural power is inherently related to their clan's "Nirvana" supernatural power.

The advanced form of the "Immortal Body" is rebirth through a drop of blood!

Besides the [Undying Body] supernatural power, the Fiery Phoenix obtained a cultivation technique called "The Nirvana Sutra" from its bloodline inheritance, as well as two secret techniques and supernatural powers.

The first secret technique is called [Fire Spirit Avatar]. The Fiery Phoenix can use this technique to refine a fallen Fire Phoenix feather into an avatar. Because this avatar possesses its own bloodline aura, it can act as a substitute for tribulation, even temporarily deceiving the Heavenly Tribulation!

The second secret technique is called "Wrath of the Fire Spirit." The Fiery Phoenix can use this technique to burn its own essence and lifespan to greatly enhance its magical power and the power of related fire-attribute divine abilities. It is a last-ditch effort to fight for its life.

This shows that when these top-tier demon beast bloodline inheritances appear on demon beasts below the fifth rank, they are basically to help these outstanding descendants cope with the Heavenly Tribulation.

This is true depth!

Because of this foundation, the number of fifth-tier demon kings with the bloodlines of top-tier demon beasts such as fire phoenixes and dragons far exceeds that of other single races.

Although there is no confirmation, Zhou Chun is certain that if the dragons in Longyuanze can become fourth-tier high-grade demon beasts, even if they do not awaken their bloodline inheritance, they will definitely be able to learn these tribulation-crossing secrets from the senior demon kings of the dragon clan, thereby increasing their success rate in crossing the tribulation.

Otherwise, it would be difficult to explain why there are so many fifth-order dragons in Longyuanze!

In fact, for the Fiery Phoenix, this bloodline inheritance came at just the right time.

Its next task is to fully master these two secret techniques and divine abilities before it can trigger the Heavenly Tribulation, especially the first one, the [Fire Spirit Avatar] divine ability.

This ability to substitute for one's own fate can not only save lives when facing heavenly tribulations, but can also be used to provide emergency relief in certain critical moments.

It should be noted that once the [Fire Spirit Avatar] manifests, it can unleash 80% of its original strength, which is equivalent to having an extra fourth-tier high-grade demon beast as a helper.

After understanding the changes of the Fiery Phoenix after its advancement, Zhou Chun breathed a sigh of relief.

In this way, at least the Heavenly Tribulation of the three—Golden Armor Mountain-Bearing Turtle Stone, Thunder Flood Dragon White, and Fiery Phoenix—will be easier to handle. With their own strength and the help of their tribulation-crossing secret techniques, and if he lends them a top-grade magic treasure, he can guarantee at least an 80-90% success rate in crossing the tribulation, if not 100%.

The ones we really need to worry about are Golden-Winged Tiger and Wood Spirit Wood Mulberry.

These two spirit pets are unlikely to awaken any bloodline inheritance; they might have to rely on magic weapons and their own supernatural powers to withstand the heavenly tribulation.

Fortunately, by the time these two spirit pets undergo their tribulations, as long as Zhou Chun is still alive, he will definitely have reached the Nascent Soul stage, and he will be able to provide even more help.

More than a month later, Zhou Chun, riding a fourth-tier superior-grade demonic beast, the Fiery Phoenix, returned to Qinglian Peak in a rather high-profile manner.

This high-profile action can be seen as putting an end to the previously rampant rumors and putting some people at ease.

After returning to his family, Zhou Chun soon went to pay his respects to Master Tianjing.

"Young friend Zhou, it seems you've had quite a haul on this trip. If I'm not mistaken, your Fiery Phoenix hasn't just advanced to a fourth-tier high-grade demonic beast; it's also condensed its seventh True Phoenix Feather!"

Inside the cave, Master Tianjing looked at Zhou Chun, who had come to visit him uninvited, and told him about his discovery with great surprise.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chun smiled lightly, not surprised at all, and said, "This junior knew that such a small trick could not fool the discerning eyes of a senior."

After saying that, he nodded and said, "To be honest, senior, I did go out to pay my respects to a senior this time, and it was with that senior's help that my spirit pet successfully advanced!"

Then she revealed that she had agreed to help the Demon King Chongxuan deliver the message, and attributed the credit for the Flame Phoenix's successful advancement to the Demon King Chongxuan.

Just as he expected, the Heavenly Mirror True Man was also taken aback when he first heard of the existence of the Chongxuan Demon King.

After he finished speaking, Master Tianjing stared at him for a long time before sighing softly, "I never expected that you, young friend Zhou, would have such an encounter! You even managed to establish a connection with a mid-grade fifth-tier demon king!"

"If I had a choice, I would rather not have met the Demon King Chongxuan. After all, I was forced into this situation by him; I had no other choice!"

Zhou Chun gave a bitter laugh and replied, half-jokingly.

Upon hearing this, Master Tianjing said in a deep voice, "To be able to survive a fifth-tier demon king and even gain benefits from him, young friend Zhou's ability to adapt to changing circumstances is truly astonishing!"

He wasn't praising Zhou Chun; he was simply stating a fact.

After all, humans and demons are irreconcilable enemies. When a human Golden Core cultivator falls into the hands of a fifth-tier demon king, he usually becomes food for the demon king, and very few manage to escape.

However, although it was true, Zhou Chun did not want to talk about it further, lest he expose the true identity of the Golden Armor Mountain-Carrying Turtle Stone.

Therefore, he quickly looked at Master Tianjing with a pleading expression and said, "Senior, please understand. I swore an oath before the Demon King Chongxuan to complete this mission, otherwise I will surely die in the 'Heart Demon Tribulation'!"

"Given the hostile relationship between this junior and the Longyuanze demon clan, if I were to send a message to Yunzhou alone, it would be like throwing a meat bun to a dog—a one-way trip!"

"Therefore, I humbly request that you, senior, grant me your protection so that I may safely complete this mission!"

After hearing his words, Master Tianjing said calmly, "Young friend Zhou, asking for my help is no problem. However, you should also know that this matter is outside the scope of our original agreement. How do you intend to repay me?"

Master Tianjing still needs Zhou Chun to complete the Nascent Soul stage so he can do something important for him. Of course, he doesn't want to see Zhou Chun die at the Nascent Soul stage.

However, he was not Zhou Chun's nanny, so naturally he wouldn't casually step in to help Zhou Chun fight against someone of the same level.

When Master Kuang Lei came knocking on his door, he only helped Zhou Chun after Zhou Chun agreed to hand over the inheritance of the Ghost Cultivation Technique.

Now that Zhou Chun has asked him to escort him to Yunzhou to meet the fifth-tier demon king, he certainly won't do this favor for nothing.

Zhou Chun was well aware of this and did not expect to "get something for free" from him.

Upon hearing this, he immediately replied, "Of course, this junior wouldn't dare to expect senior to help for nothing, so I've specially prepared some special spiritual items as a token of my gratitude!"

After saying that, he raised his hand and patted the storage bag at his waist, taking out several gray-black jade boxes and handing them to Master Tianjing.

Looking at these jade boxes made of yin-attribute jade, Master Tianjing seemed to realize something and couldn't help but glance at Zhou Chun a few more times.

But Zhou Chun remained calm, her head slightly lowered, looking completely submissive.

"Young friend Zhou, you've put in a lot of effort!"

He said something meaningful, and then immediately waved his hand to open the jade boxes.

Sure enough, inside were some Yin-attribute spiritual herbs and ores, and they were very old spiritual objects containing very rich and pure Yin energy.

After glancing at the contents of the jade boxes a few times, Master Tianjing closed the lids and stored them all in his storage bag. He then nodded to Zhou Chun and said, "Very well, since young friend Zhou has made such thorough preparations, then I will accompany you on your trip to Yunzhou!"

"Thank you, senior."

Zhou Chun felt relieved and completely at ease.

After making some preparations, the two headed straight for Yunzhou.

And this matter proceeded very smoothly.

After Tianjing Zhenren, at Zhou Chun's request, slightly revealed his aura to lure out a fifth-tier demon king, Zhou Chun voluntarily offered him the stone sphere given to him by Chongxuan Demon King.

The fifth-tier demon king naturally didn't believe his story at first.

However, after its divine sense entered the stone ball, its attitude changed drastically in no time, and it put the stone ball away and left.

Although Zhou Chun was curious about what information the Demon King Chongxuan had left inside the stone sphere, he wisely refrained from interfering and soon returned to the Azure Lotus Mountain Range with True Person Tianjing.

Having fulfilled the Demon King Chongxuan's request, Zhou Chun could now focus wholeheartedly on planning his own path to achieving the Nascent Soul stage.

Before that, he still needed to make some arrangements for the Zhou family and wait for the results of the three juniors who were forming their cores.

A year later, Zhou Zhiying, who had been traveling for many years, also temporarily returned to the Zhou family.

Of course, in order not to cause a sensation, she concealed her cultivation level, only revealing that she was at the mid-stage of the Purple Mansion realm, and only stayed at Tu Yun Ridge, not daring to go to Qinglian Peak where the Heavenly Mirror True Person was located.

Upon learning the news, Zhou Chun personally went to Tuyunling to meet his apprentice.

After chatting with his disciple and learning about her travel experiences, Zhou Chun nodded slightly to her and said, "Ying'er, you've come back at just the right time. Your parents are currently in seclusion to form their core. If they succeed, you can congratulate them as soon as possible!"

Hearing this, Zhou Zhiying showed no joy. Instead, she frowned and looked at him, asking, "Master, do you think my parents can succeed?"

"Why do you ask that? Don't you want them to succeed?"

Zhou Chun was slightly taken aback and looked at his apprentice with some surprise.

"As a son, I naturally hope that my parents can successfully achieve the Core Formation!"

Zhou Zhiying shook his head slightly, then said in a low voice, "However, I have been somewhat restless these past few days, and I find it difficult to fully concentrate during cultivation. This is not a good thing!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chun's expression changed slightly.

The higher a cultivator's cultivation level, the stronger their perception of certain things will become.

Especially between children, because of the close blood ties, if one of them is in trouble, the other may show certain signs in advance.

Zhou Zhiying is currently a Golden Core cultivator, so it's safe to assume that her current situation is not due to a lack of self-control or mental fortitude.

Therefore, after a brief silence, Zhou Chun decisively looked at his disciple and said, "Come back to the Azure Lotus Mountain Range with me. If the worst happens, at least you should be able to see each other one last time!"