Beast Taming Immortal Clan

Tianyuan Immortal City.

After leaving the city, Zhou Chun only glanced back at this most prosperous immortal city in the Great Zhou Kingdom before heading east without looking back.

He has already explained everything that needed to be explained.

Next, he only needs to wholeheartedly pursue his own path.

After traveling eastward for several months, he arrived in the territory of the Bingyi Kingdom.

He did not linger in the Ice Kingdom. He simply took a few spirit pets to Mirror Lake, where he had arranged to meet Zhou Daoyi, and had Lei Jiao memorize the location. Then he continued eastward to the Ice Plains.

Last time Zhou Chun went to the ice plains, he needed someone to guide him, but this time he didn't need to.

It wasn't just because his own strength had greatly improved, making him no longer afraid of the risks on the ice plains, but also because he had found a way to locate the water eye where the Xuanming Cold Qi was located.

He traversed the icy plains, never stopping even when faced with blizzards, instead transforming into a lunar toad to force his way through.

After Zhou Chun reached the Golden Core Perfection realm, the aftereffects of transforming into the Taiyin Moon Toad were greatly reduced. As long as he didn't maintain this form for a day or two, there wouldn't be any major problems.

After advancing so efficiently for less than a month, Zhou Chun arrived at the underground ice lake where the Xuanming Water Eye was located.

Zhou Chun had not forgotten how Yan Cang Zhenren had panicked and fled with him in this underground icy lake back then.

But he later realized that if there was something beneath the Xuanming Water Eye that even Yan Cang Zhenren feared, yet it hadn't attacked Yan Cang Zhenren before, it meant that this thing didn't care about them at all.

In short, they treated Yan Cang Zhenren as nothing more than an ant!

The reason he suddenly took action later was probably because the commotion that Master Yancang had caused displeasure.

Therefore, the danger to cultivators below the Nascent Soul stage in this place mainly comes from the Xuanming Cold Qi.

This was a point that Yan Cang Zhenren had readily acknowledged when they met again at the Tianhuo Sect.

That's why Zhou Chun made this trip to the ice field.

Upon re-entering the icy lake affected by the Xuanming Cold Qi, Zhou Chun quickly frowned, making a different discovery.

"It seems colder here. Could it be because of the last outbreak of Xuanming Cold Qi? Or is it because we no longer need to suppress True Immortal Yan Cang, allowing more Xuanming Cold Qi to dissipate?"

He secretly speculated in his heart, becoming even more cautious.

After traveling hundreds of miles through the deep, dark, and icy lake, Zhou Chun finally saw the Xuanming Water Eye again.

But what made his expression change slightly was that there were other creatures beside the Xuanming Water Eye!

It was a white snake with a single horn, about three zhang long, and the aura it exuded was in no way inferior to Zhou Chun's.

The snake had been silently inhaling and exhaling the Xuanming cold energy emanating from the Xuanming Water Eye. When Zhou Chun approached the water eye, it seemed to sense his presence and immediately turned its head to look at him.

The two, one human and one snake, locked eyes across the deep, dark lake for a fleeting moment before the white snake immediately unleashed a beam of white, icy light at Zhou Chun.

Fortunately, Zhou Chun never let his guard down. The moment his divine sense caught the white snake making its move, he activated the Moon Toad Pearl to cast the "Taiyin Protective Immortal Robe" to shield himself.

After easily blocking the opponent's attack, Zhou Chun didn't hold back. He immediately opened his mouth and spat out nine invisible ice needles, which shot towards the white snake.

At the same time, he raised his hand and patted the spirit beast pouch at his waist. The Thunder Dragon Bai Bai made a dazzling appearance amidst a series of dragon roars, and opened its mouth to spit out a beam of lightning that blasted towards the white snake.

However, the white snake was not to be trifled with. It actually managed to sense the movement of the Nine Annihilation Ice Needles and directly spat out a ball of white cold air that condensed into ice, placing itself in a block of solid ice to block the attack of the nine invisible flying needles.

When the lightning beam spewed out by the Thunder Dragon struck it, its figure suddenly disappeared into the solid ice, leaving the ice to be shattered into pieces by the lightning beam.

There it is!

Zhou Chun's divine sense spread out in all directions, and soon he found the white snake's shadow somewhere tens of thousands of feet away.

He spotted the target, which meant Lei Jiao Bai Bai had also spotted it. So, a silver lightning ball appeared in front of the white snake once again and exploded with a bang.

But this attack failed again.

Before the silver lightning ball exploded, the white snake vanished from its original spot again using its miraculous ice escape technique, reappearing thousands of feet behind Zhou Chun.

Just as Zhou Chun realized this, the white snake launched another attack on him.

Then, it opened its mouth and spat out a white ice spike that instantly appeared beside Zhou Chun, striking the moon-white protective immortal robe on his body.

This white ice cone, of unknown origin, caused Zhou Chun's protective immortal robes to shake violently, as if he were struggling to move it.

His expression changed slightly, and he hurriedly opened his mouth and spat out the spiritual treasure, the Moon Toad Pearl. Then, without hesitation, he unleashed a "Taiyin Extinction Divine Light" at the ice cone that had been ejected back.

Zhou Chun knew that the White Snake was too slippery, and its miraculous ice escape technique had too much of an advantage in this place, making it very difficult to hit it.

However, this ice cone treasure is much easier to obtain.

Monsters are not good at controlling magical artifacts, and the white snake's use of this artifact was very rudimentary, as if it were a hidden weapon thrown out.

At this point, retrieving the magic weapon would be extremely slow, making it impossible to avoid the attack of "Taiyin Extinction Divine Light".

Although this object itself was extraordinary, it could not contend with the supernatural power activated by the spiritual treasure, and was quickly frozen in place.

Upon seeing this, the white snake's eyes revealed a human-like sense of panic.

It seemed to want to break the ice and retrieve the treasure, but under the urging of the Thunder Dragon Bai Bai, a large amount of silver lightning formed a lightning net that covered the waters near the ice cone.

Once it dares to step inside, it will be difficult to escape easily.

The white snake, with its naturally keen senses, would not dare to take any risks.

Zhou Chun didn't want to cause too much trouble with the White Snake here, lest he disturb the powerful being beneath the water's eye.

Therefore, seeing that conventional methods were not effective in defeating his opponent, he directly activated the [Moon Toad Pearl] and transformed into the Taiyin Moon Toad.

Snakes and toads are natural enemies; when one is strong, the other becomes prey.

After Zhou Chun transforms into the Moon Toad, he is able to fully utilize the power of the Moon Toad Pearl, making the White Snake the weaker party in comparison.

It seemed to understand this as well. After giving Zhou Chun, who had transformed into a moon toad, a hateful look in its eyes, it quickly abandoned the ice cone treasure and transformed into a white icy light, fleeing away without any intention of continuing the fight.

Seeing that it was so sensible, Zhou Chun did not continue to chase after it and quickly deactivated his transformation and returned to human form.

"I don't know what kind of strange creature this white snake is; it seems a bit different from ordinary demonic beasts!"

Zhou Chun frowned as he looked in the direction the white snake had gone, secretly marveling at its disappearance.

The white snake possessed a powerful aura, clearly at the point where it could trigger a heavenly tribulation at any moment. The main reason it hadn't undergone the tribulation was, of course, a lack of confidence.

However, in the exchange just now, apart from his incredible ice escape technique, there was nothing particularly noteworthy about his opponent. It's unclear whether he was hiding his strength or simply lacked other options.

With such a formidable enemy lurking in the shadows, Zhou Chun will undoubtedly have to be even more cautious as he uses the Xuanming Cold Qi to temper his physical body and magical power.

With a wave of his hand, he snatched the ice cone that was frozen in ice.

After a careful inspection, Zhou Chun discovered that the ice cone was actually made from the same level of ice-attribute spiritual material as the [Ten Thousand Year Ice Crystal], called [Ten Thousand Year Mysterious Jade].

However, the person who created this item did not seem to know any crafting techniques. He simply tempered and polished it into the shape of an ice cone, and through long-term immersion in its energy, he formed a mental connection with it, allowing him to launch it like a magical weapon and then retrieve it!

The reason this object could have such power in a single strike was probably not because of its own inherent strength, but rather because the White Snake used it as a vessel to amplify her own supernatural abilities, merely utilizing the inherent hardness of the [Ten Thousand Year Jade].

From this perspective, the White Snake's wisdom is indeed quite high.

After discovering that the "Taiyin Protective Immortal Robe" has a strong restraining effect on pure ice-attribute magic and supernatural powers, they still managed to think of using this physical attack method to break through.

Unfortunately, its methods were too crude, and it ultimately failed, losing both its wife and its army.

"This is a good find! Unlike the Ten-Thousand-Year-Old Ice Crystal, which can only be used to refine ice-attribute magic weapons, this [Ten-Thousand-Year-Old Mystic Jade] can be added to many magic weapons to enhance their hardness and resistance to ice and fire!"

Zhou Chun weighed the icicle, which was a foot or so long, in his hand, and a look of satisfaction appeared in his eyes.

Even among Nascent Soul stage cultivators, this item should be considered a valuable treasure, and it may come in handy in the future.

After carefully storing the ice cones made from the [Ten Thousand Year Jade], Zhou Chun glanced at the Xuanming Water Eye and immediately instructed Lei Jiao Bai Bai to guard and protect it. Then, he sat down cross-legged near the water eye.

There are techniques involved in using the Xuanming Cold Qi to temper the physical body and magical power. If a cultivator who does not understand the techniques tries to do so rashly, even if he knows that there are such benefits, he may injure himself.

Zhou Chun had previously promised Yan Cang Zhenren a favor, and in return, Yan Cang Zhenren taught him a secret technique for tempering physical strength.

This technique is called "Dragon and Snake Body Tempering Technique". It is a secret technique that is specifically designed to help temper the physical body. It can gather special spiritual energy such as Xuanming Cold Qi to temper the physical body's magical power.

Over the past few years, Zhou Chun has studied and practiced this technique extensively, and now he can use it without any problems.

He formed hand seals, silently used a secret technique to inhale a wisp of Xuanming cold energy emanating from the Xuanming Water Eye into his abdomen, and slowly began to refine it.

As time went by, Zhou Chun absorbed more and more Xuanming cold energy into his body, and frost began to form on his hair and eyebrows, making him look as if he were about to be frozen.

Seeing this scene, Lei Jiao Bai Bai, who was protecting him not far away, also showed a hint of worry in his eyes.

However, it also knew that it could not provide any help to its master in this regard, so it could only concentrate on being vigilant and preventing the white snake from attacking Zhou Chun.

It could sense that the white snake hadn't gone far; it was still hiding nearby, secretly watching them.

More than a year later, Zhou Chun, who had kept his eyes closed, finally opened them.

With a surge of magical power, the frost that had formed on his body vanished instantly.

The others also stood up, their faces showing delight.

After more than a year of tempering, he clearly felt that his physical body had been strengthened a lot, and his magic power had become nearly 10% purer and more refined under the tempering of the Xuanming Cold Qi.

Don't underestimate the fact that it's only one-tenth; in reality, most Golden Core cultivators find it difficult to further purify and refine their magical power once they reach his level.

Only with the help of external stimuli such as the Xuanming Cold Qi, or certain special secret techniques, can the purity of magical power be changed again.

"Now everything is truly ready; all that's left is to find a suitable spiritual vein before I can begin my secluded cultivation to form my Nascent Soul!"

He muttered to himself, then waved to the approaching Thunder Dragon, rode the dragon, and left the place.

Soon after, Zhou Chun's figure appeared above the icy snowfield.

Then he determined the direction and flew towards the vicinity of the Bingyi Kingdom.

The Ice Kingdom has a vast territory that borders the Ice Plains, and there are actually many unclaimed spiritual veins in the land.

However, many unclaimed spiritual veins are not suitable for low- to mid-level cultivators to live in for long, because the surrounding area may be uninhabited for hundreds or even thousands of miles.

For cultivation families and sects to develop, they must have a sufficient base of mortals, which requires ensuring that mortals can live around their mountain gates.

Therefore, spiritual vein lands are not scarce in the Ice Barbarian Kingdom; what is scarce are spiritual vein lands that can be lived in by low-level cultivators and even mortals.

Of course, some spiritual lands with high-grade spiritual veins, or spiritual lands with mineral veins, even if they are located in remote areas, will still have cultivation forces willing to spend manpower and resources to build strongholds.

Therefore, it was not an easy task for Zhou Chun to find an unclaimed spiritual vein within the Bingyi Kingdom that would allow him to form his core and nascent soul.

However, compared to other regions, this is the most likely place to find a suitable place for him to transform his core and form his nascent soul.

Therefore, after returning to Bingyi Kingdom, Zhou Chun concealed his cultivation level, transforming into a mid-stage Golden Core cultivator, and began to inquire about information regarding those unclaimed spiritual veins.

After this round of investigation, Zhou Chun quickly obtained a lot of useful information.

Indeed, there are many spiritual veins in the Ice Kingdom and the outer regions of the Ice Plains that meet his needs and have not yet been occupied by any force.

Most of those places are due to the presence of powerful monsters, their remote locations, and their harsh environments.

But for Zhou Chun, the harsh environment was not a problem at all, because he didn't need to develop his power.

So he quickly explored all the places he had scouted out and finally chose what he considered the most suitable location.

This location is situated in the northeastern part of the Ice Kingdom, bordering the Ice Plains. It is known by some Ice Kingdom cultivators as Snow Dragon Ridge because the mountain range resembles a winding dragon.

Although the spiritual veins there are not as good as those in the Azure Lotus Mountains, they are not worse than those in the Jingguo Lingzhou Tianjing Villa. They are still good enough for the formation of the Core Formation and Nascent Soul.

As the dividing line between the Ice Plains and the Ice Barbarian Kingdom, the Snow Dragon Ridge has an extremely harsh environment. The snow-covered ridge, which stretches for thousands of miles, is covered with ice and snow, with only a few valleys where the common cedar trees of the Ice Barbarian Kingdom grow.

Furthermore, more than a thousand miles to the west of this mountain lies a vast snowfield covered in ice and snow. Although there are many pine forests, there is no suitable place for cultivation and planting.

The key point is that the main vein of the Snow Dragon Ridge is located where it borders the Ice Plains, and fourth-tier demonic beasts from the Ice Plains often come here to hunt and roost.

Several Golden Core cultivators once coveted this place and gathered a group of people to set up formations and establish a base.

However, they were repeatedly attacked by fourth-tier monsters from the ice plains, and eventually had to abandon the place because they could not bear the harassment.

Furthermore, because Snow Dragon Ridge is too barren and no valuable mineral veins have been discovered, it is not enough to attract the powerful forces of the Ice Barbarian Kingdom to come and establish villas. Therefore, it remains a wasteland occupied by monsters.

The monster currently occupying Snow Dragon Ridge is an Ice Wind Owl, a fourth-tier high-grade monster. This monster has two lairs, one located deep in the ice plains and the other in Snow Dragon Ridge. It usually only comes to Snow Dragon Ridge to rest temporarily when it is feeding.

However, if any other monsters dare to occupy Snow Dragon Ridge while it is not here, they will be mercilessly slaughtered by it.

Zhou Chun had no intention of killing the Icewind Owl, because it was too conspicuous. He didn't know if this demon was connected with the Demon King deep in the Ice Plains. If it attracted the Demon King's attention, he would have to give up Snow Dragon Ridge.

Therefore, he waited for the Ice Wind Owl to come hunting, then transformed into the Lunar Toad and fought it, severely injuring it. After that, he openly seized the Snow Dragon Ridge Spirit Vein.

Icewind Owl, of course, did not know that the Moon Toad that easily defeated it was actually a human cultivator in disguise.

After being severely injured and defeated, it never dared to come back here again, tacitly accepting Zhou Chun's ownership of Snow Dragon Ridge.

For the next two years, whenever a fourth-tier demon beast came, Zhou Chun would transform into the Taiyin Moon Toad to bully and drive them away, letting them know that this place had a new master, and a ruthless one who had lived here for a long time.

During this process, Zhou Chun also had Golden-Winged Tiger play the role of his underling.

As a result, within a radius of 500 li of Snow Dragon Ridge, it became extremely difficult to find any fourth-tier demonic beasts daring to come here.

After confirming that all the fourth-tier demonic beasts had been subdued, Zhou Chun opened up two connected cave dwellings inside the main spiritual vein of Snow Dragon Ridge.

In the spacious cave dwelling outside, he set up a set of formations to improve the environment, providing a place for several spirit pets to live and cultivate.

Because the Golden-Winged Tiger, Zhou Chun's obvious henchman, needed to go out and intimidate other demonic beasts while he was in seclusion, he also gave the Golden-Armored Mountain-Carrying Turtle Stone the demonic core of the Golden-Winged Tiger before he went into seclusion to form his Nascent Soul. He hoped that it could help the Golden-Armored Mountain-Carrying Turtle Stone advance to the fourth-tier high-grade demonic beast.

After arranging everything, Zhou Chun entered the inner cave and officially began his secluded cultivation to refine his core and form his nascent soul.

Inside the cave, Zhou Chun raised his hand and patted the storage bag at his waist, and several jade slips appeared in front of him.

These jade slips contain his insights on Nascent Soul formation, which he obtained from various sources. Among them are insights left by figures from ten thousand years ago, such as [Xuan Sha Zhenren] and [Xuan Feng Zhenren], as well as insights given by existing Nascent Soul stage cultivators, such as Yan Cang Zhenren and Tianjing Zhenren.

With such a sufficient sample for comparison, Zhou Chun will at least not lag behind the cultivators of those major powers in terms of Nascent Soul cultivation experience.

According to the insights left behind by various Nascent Soul stage cultivators on forming a Nascent Soul, the process of transforming the core and forming a Nascent Soul can be roughly divided into three stages.

The first stage is infant nurturing, which is the process of nurturing a nascent nascent soul within the golden elixir.

In the eyes of Nascent Soul cultivators, the Golden Core is just a dead egg. To transform it from a dead egg into a living egg and produce the nascent form of a Nascent Soul, it must be infused with spirituality.

Just as a single egg cannot become an embryo, it must be fertilized by a sperm to become a living embryo.

The most important part of the [Infant Transformation Pill] is here: it can use the spiritual energy of the pill to transform the golden core, allowing you to directly take this first step.

The second stage is the Nascent Soul Transformation. The Golden Core contains spirituality, and after the Nascent Soul takes shape, it will absorb the power of the entire Golden Core to strengthen itself until the final Golden Core breaks and the Nascent Soul emerges.

This stage is also a very difficult hurdle in the process of transforming the elixir into the nascent soul.

Just as it is difficult to guarantee that an embryo will be successfully born into a newborn after a person or animal becomes pregnant.

When the nascent nascent soul is growing inside the golden core, it may "miscarry" for various reasons.

Once the nascent nascent soul perishes halfway through, the process of transforming the core into a nascent soul naturally ends. The golden core, which has been damaged by the nascent nascent soul, can never be restored to its original state. The cultivator will quickly lose all his cultivation, become a cripple, and eventually die in endless pain!

The medicinal power of the [Number Transformation Pill] is also extremely important at this stage. It can provide important growth nutrients for the initial growth of the Nascent Soul and greatly improve the survival rate of the Nascent Soul.

The third stage is the tribulation of the Great Dao, which is further divided into the "inner demon tribulation" and the heavenly thunder tribulation.

"Inner Demon Tribulation" is an internal tribulation that originates in the cultivator's heart. It is the Heavenly Dao's interrogation of the cultivator's heart toward the Dao. Only those with a firm Dao heart can break through the illusion of inner demons and gain the Heavenly Dao's approval.

Heavenly tribulation is an external tribulation, a test from Heaven for those who seek longevity. Only those with great strength can withstand the bombardment of the tribulation and prolong their lives.

For human cultivators, the most difficult thing to overcome is the "Tribulation of Inner Demons," because humans are the most intelligent of all beings, born with extraordinary wisdom, and their hearts are incredibly complex, making the "Tribulation of Inner Demons" extremely powerful.

Throughout history, cultivators who have been able to overcome the "inner demon tribulation" have almost all been able to overcome the heavenly tribulation.

However, there are countless cultivators who perish in the "Inner Demon Tribulation," including many with exceptionally talented and top-quality spiritual roots.

There's even a saying that the more profound the wisdom of a cultivator, the stronger the "inner demon tribulation" will be.

On the contrary, the "inner demon tribulation" is relatively weaker for some cultivators who maintain a pure heart.

If you possess a [Nascent Soul Pill], and your foundation isn't too weak, the first two stages of Nascent Soul formation shouldn't be too difficult.

This is why the [Infant Transformation Pill] is so precious.

Zhou Chun not only has the [Nascent Soul Pill], but also the [Supreme Purity Immortal Mushroom], which can also play a significant role in the Nascent Soul stage. Basically, he is almost certain to succeed in the first two stages and there will be no problems.

The "inner demon tribulation" was the most difficult for him to overcome!

In his speculation, his "inner demon tribulation" might be much more intense than that of ordinary people, because he himself is not a person of this world!

Therefore, he attached great importance to this internal tribulation. Even though he had a spiritual object like the "Heavenly Heart Incense" specifically for dealing with "inner demon tribulations," he still spent decades painstakingly practicing the secret technique "Purple Flower Demon-Subduing Spiritual Light."

Now, with the help of these two spiritual objects and secret techniques, even if his "Inner Demon Tribulation" is twice as powerful as an ordinary person's, it should be able to weaken its power by more than half.

After silently summarizing his progress in transforming his core and forming his nascent soul, Zhou Chun solemnly muttered to himself, "I have made the most thorough preparations I can. If I still fail, then it can only mean that the Heavenly Dao of this world simply cannot tolerate me, and I have no reason to live a life of ignominy for another few hundred years!"

Without further hesitation, he took out the [Nascent Soul Pill] and swallowed it in one gulp.