Beast Taming Immortal Clan

Xuelong Ridge.

Inside the secluded cultivation chamber, after taking the [Nascent Soul Pill], Zhou Chun immediately took out another Nascent Soul spiritual object, the [Taiqing Immortal Mushroom], and put it in his mouth.

This piece of [Taiqing Immortal Mushroom] is only the size of a palm, and its entire body is light purple. It has naturally formed rings of silver spiritual patterns on its surface, and there are exactly thirty-six rings, which is exactly the number of the Heavenly Gang.

As one of the very few spiritual medicines that can be taken without refining to increase the success rate of Nascent Soul formation, this item is extremely rare. Zhou Chun had never even heard of it before obtaining it.

After taking the Ganoderma lucidum into his mouth, he had no intention of savoring its taste. He immediately concentrated his mind and, following the method of forming the Nascent Soul recorded in his main cultivation technique, his soul entered the Golden Core, officially beginning the path of transforming the Core and forming the Nascent Soul.

The Huaying Pill, made primarily from the 8,000-year-old Tianying Fruit, is indeed exceptionally effective.

After Zhou Chun took the elixir, he quickly absorbed and refined the spiritual essence of this top-grade elixir, bringing his golden core to life.

His soul merged with the spiritual essence of the elixir, transforming into a nascent nascent soul, which then began to gradually absorb the power of the golden elixir itself to strengthen itself.

During this process, Zhou Chun almost lost all sense of the outside world, his mind and will completely trapped in a small golden elixir, just like a fetus cannot sense the outside world through the mother's body.

However, his main cultivation technique was now operating on its own, absorbing large amounts of spiritual energy from heaven and earth to refine it, in order to make up for the loss of the golden core and nurture the nascent nascent soul inside.

Meanwhile, the [Nascent Soul Pill] that had not yet dissolved within his body, and the [Taiqing Immortal Mushroom] he held in his mouth, were also slowly releasing their medicinal power to nourish that nascent nascent soul.

Outside the large cave, upon sensing the surrounding spiritual energy beginning to converge in large quantities towards Zhou Chun's secluded cultivation location, several spirit pets that were cultivating also opened their eyes, looking towards their master's secluded cultivation location with expressions of surprise and worry.

After a while, the Golden-Winged Tiger spoke in human language: "Master has begun the Nascent Soul stage. This stage cannot be disturbed in the slightest. From now on, I will patrol outside every day to prevent any fools from coming. I'm leaving this place to you. Just make sure nothing goes wrong!"

Upon hearing this, the other spirit pets were immediately displeased with its commanding tone and glared at it fiercely.

This golden-winged tiger, relying on its ability to speak human language, has often shown off in front of them in private. Now, it even dares to order them around!

"What are you looking at? Am I wrong?"

The Golden-Winged Tiger felt a little uneasy when glared at by several spirit pets, and couldn't help but shrink its neck slightly, but still stubbornly retorted.

As soon as the words were spoken, Lei Jiao Bai Bai, who couldn't stand its pretentious act the most, couldn't help but lash out with its tail.

Fortunately, it seemed to have anticipated being hit, and reacted very quickly by disappearing with the wind, directly avoiding the blow.

Then he took off running out of the cave, shouting as he ran, "Bai Lao Er, you have some nerve! How dare you disturb Master's Nascent Soul formation! Wait until Master comes out of seclusion, and I'll tell him I'll skin you alive!"

But when the Thunder Dragon's white tail lashed out, it didn't slam into the cave wall. Instead, it fell to the ground as lightly and effortlessly as cotton, demonstrating incredibly exquisite control.

Seeing this, Mu Mei and Mu Sang clapped their hands and cheered, "Brother Bai did a great job! That Cat Third Brother deserves a beating!"

After saying that, she added with eyes full of envy and jealousy, "So what if it can speak human language ahead of time? It's like it's really transformed! I really want to hang it up and slap its mouth!"

Hearing this, Lei Jiao Bai Bai responded softly, "Lu Si, don't worry. After I pass the Heavenly Tribulation, please ask Master to help you and Fifth Sister pass the tribulation first. Then, we'll ride around on Cat Lao San every day, letting everyone know that Cat Lao San is only fit to be our mount!"

After saying this, the Wood Spirit Wood Mulberry naturally showed a joyful smile, very happy with its promise.

However, the Fiery Phoenix didn't seem to appreciate the compliment. It merely raised its head arrogantly and let out a clear cry, saying, "Brother Bai, I don't like hearing that. How do you know I won't be the one to pass the Heavenly Tribulation first?"

Upon hearing this, Lei Jiao Bai Bai's eyes darkened, seemingly displeased.

However, it remained calm and patiently explained in a low voice, "Fifth Sister, it's good that you have ideas, but the Heavenly Tribulation is extremely dangerous. Let me undergo my own tribulation first to demonstrate my successful experience before lending you the [Heavenly Gang Thunder-Slaying Sword]. That would be safer!"

Mu Mei and Mu Sang chimed in, "Yes, yes, Brother Bai is absolutely right! Although you, Fifth Sister Feng, are powerful, the Heavenly Tribulation is no small matter. It's better to play it safe!"

Of all the spirit pets, the Wood Sprite Wood Mulberry was the most afraid of the Heavenly Tribulation Thunder, so it wanted the [Heavenly Gang Thunder-Slaying Sword] in Bai Bai's hand the most, and thus naturally wanted to please the Thunder Dragon Bai Bai.

From this perspective, Golden-Winged Tiger is clearly short-sighted. He hasn't realized that he will need Lei Jiao Bai Bai's help in the future, and he's still trying his best to sow discord between his future benefactor and his future benefactor!

Despite still feeling somewhat resentful after being told this by the two pets, the Fire Phoenix remained silent.

Both it and Lei Jiao Bai Bai had received bloodline inheritance, and they both felt awe towards the Heavenly Tribulation through their bloodlines.

So, while it was verbally defiant, it wasn't entirely confident about whether it could survive the Heavenly Tribulation.

Seeing that the Fiery Phoenix was silent, Lei Jiao's white eyes revealed a satisfied expression. He then murmured, "Alright, now that idiot Cat Third is gone, let's exchange our cultivation experiences with that combined attack technique and try to master it before Master comes out of seclusion, so we can give Master a surprise!"

Upon hearing this, Yan Yu Huo Feng and Mu Mei Mu Sang exchanged a glance and nodded silently in agreement.

As for the Golden Armor Mountain-Carrying Turtle Stone, it was too busy refining the demon core of the Golden Unicorn to pay attention to them.

As time passed year by year, the commotion generated during the purification of infants increased year by year.

Fortunately, the place is in a remote location, and the Golden-Winged Tiger diligently patrols every day to ensure that no other high-level demonic beasts within hundreds of miles approach. Therefore, the unusual gathering of spiritual energy has remained unknown to outsiders.

The further one progresses through the Nascent Soul stage, the stronger the absorption capacity of external spiritual energy becomes, requiring the absorption and refinement of massive amounts of spiritual energy to support the growth of the nascent soul.

Even though Zhou Chun consumed both the [Infant Transformation Pill] and the [Taiqing Immortal Mushroom], two spiritual items for forming an infant, he could not change this phenomenon.

However, compared to other cultivators who have reached the Nascent Soul stage, possessing these two Nascent Soul spiritual objects allows him to significantly shorten the duration of the Nascent Soul transformation stage.

Unlike other cultivators who have reached the Nascent Soul stage, it may take them more than ten years to get through this stage.

However, Zhou Chun completed this stage in the ninth year of his secluded cultivation to form his Nascent Soul.

On this day, a cracking sound suddenly rang out from inside Zhou Chun's body, as if something had broken.

At the same time, his body suddenly emitted divine light, bursting forth with dazzling golden radiance.

Within his dantian, the originally round and flawless golden core now cracked open, and beams of golden light shot out from those cracks, illuminating all directions through his body.

Suddenly, a clear baby's cry rang out from the cracked golden core, which instantly shattered into pieces on the ground!

As the golden core shattered, a tiny infant, barely an inch tall, leaped out and instantly took control of Zhou Chun's entire body.

The miniature baby was dazzlingly golden all over, with its eyebrows, eyes, and hair all in gold, making it a miniature version of Zhou Chun!

The elixir breaks and the infant emerges!

At this point, Zhou Chun had undoubtedly successfully passed through the two stages of nurturing and transforming into an infant, and completed the process of transforming the elixir and forming the infant.

Next, as long as he continues to overcome both internal and external tribulations, he can officially declare that he has successfully formed his Nascent Soul!

He knew that these two periods, one internal and one external, would be difficult to get through. Therefore, the moment his elixir broke and his consciousness reconnected with his body, he dared not slacken his pace and hurriedly flicked out a spark to light the incense sticks in the censer beside him.

A unique fragrance immediately filled the room, and Zhou Chun's newly formed nascent soul, which had just broken through the elixir core, showed a look of enjoyment upon smelling the fragrance.

"Congratulations, Fellow Daoist Zhou, on achieving the Great Completion of the Nascent Soul stage and attaining immortality! Longevity is now within your reach!"

Inside the "Qingni Residence", Luo Qingni congratulated Zhou Chun with a face full of envy and awe, and did not even dare to look him in the eye.

Upon seeing this, Zhou Chun laughed heartily, "Hahaha, Qingni, you don't need to envy me. After I stabilize my cultivation, I'll find you one or two more Nascent Soul cultivation items so you can successfully form your Nascent Soul!"

After saying that, he casually reached out and pulled Luo Qingni into his arms, kissing her.

Luo Qingni seemed to be moved by his words, and responded enthusiastically after letting out a soft moan.

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"Thanks to our ancestors and the heavens! Zheng Chun, you have indeed successfully formed your Nascent Soul! Hahaha, our Zhou family now has its own Nascent Soul cultivator!"

On Qinglian Peak, Zhou Mingde looked at Zhou Chun, who had returned after forming his Nascent Soul, and burst into uncontrollable laughter, causing the Zhou family cultivators throughout the entire Qinglian Mountain Range to erupt in excitement.

"Congratulations, Ancestor, on attaining the Dao and becoming a True Person!"

"Congratulations to Master Zhou on successfully forming his Nascent Soul!"

As Zhou Chun's divine sense swept across the area, all the cultivators in the mountain bowed their heads and knelt down, offering their congratulations.

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"Fellow Daoist Zhou, please stop! My Moon Wheel Sect concedes defeat. We will seal our sect off for a thousand years. We beg Fellow Daoist Zhou to show mercy and spare our lives!"

High above the azure sky, facing the combined attack of Zhou Chun and his three fifth-tier demon king spirit pets that had survived the Heavenly Tribulation, the Silver Moon True Person of the Moon Wheel Sect, after suffering a head injury and bleeding profusely, finally surrendered with a face full of despair.

Seeing this, Zhou Chun couldn't help but burst into laughter: "Hahahaha, you old thief Silver Moon, you've finally met your match!!"

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"Spare me! Fellow Daoist Zhou, spare me! I am willing to serve as your servant. Please, Fellow Daoist, have mercy and give me a chance to atone for my sins!"

Outside Thunder Cliff Valley, the Mad Thunder Master, who had once fought against the Zhou family, was easily beaten up by Thunder Flood Dragon, a fifth-order demon king. He then begged for mercy with a look of terror on his face.

Seeing this, Zhou Chun couldn't help but curl the corners of his mouth into a satisfied smile.

Then, with a wave of his hand, he said indifferently, "No need. Your sins are unforgivable. You'd better be a better person in your next life!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Lei Jiao Bai Bai let out a cheer and swallowed the despairing Nascent Soul of Kuang Lei Zhenren in one gulp.

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After achieving the Great Perfection of Nascent Soul, Zhou Chun was embraced by a beautiful woman, became the revered ancestor, and had his enemies beheaded. His life seemed to have reached its perfect end, just like a dream!

But it really was all just a dream!

"Fame and fortune are like fleeting clouds to me, and beautiful women are like skeletons. My heart desires only one thing: immortality and carefree existence!"

Zhou Chun murmured a chant, his eyes gradually regaining their clarity.

The most difficult hurdle in the process of transforming the elixir and forming the nascent soul, the "inner demon tribulation," has unknowingly passed.

The section of "Heavenly Heart Incense" in the secret chamber had long since burned out, and the great purple sun formed by the "Purple Flower Demon-Subduing Spiritual Light" in the Purple Mansion had also vanished without a trace.

Only the tiny golden nascent soul, about an inch in size, sat cross-legged in the Purple Mansion, a faint smile on its face.

If we go back to half a day earlier, when Zhou Chundan broke through to the Nascent Soul stage, a chilling aura emanated from his secluded cultivation chamber, causing the spirit pets outside to be both surprised and delighted.

At the same time, as if sensing something, the sky above the cave where Zhou Chun and his servant were located suddenly began to change, with a large number of dark clouds gathering to form a thundercloud vortex, within which streaks of silver lightning flashed.

And as time went on, the thundercloud vortex grew larger and larger, and the aura it emitted became increasingly terrifying.

Upon discovering this, the spirit pets immediately left the cave with great concern, traveling hundreds of miles away to avoid being targeted and affected by the heavenly tribulation.

"The tribulation clouds are gathering, their momentum immense, detectable within a thousand miles. I fear human cultivators and demonic beasts will soon arrive to investigate. We must be prepared, lest someone take advantage of our master's weakened state after his tribulation!"

The Golden-Winged Tiger looked up, forgetting the swirling thunderclouds in the sky, and spoke his opinion in a low voice.

At this point, none of the other spirit pets minded its eloquence anymore; they all nodded solemnly.

Then, Mu Mei Mu Sang exclaimed, "Don't worry, Third Brother Cat! The four of us beasts have already mastered the basics of that combined attack technique. If we unleash it, we can even defeat the Demon King!"

Its words clearly contained a hint of boasting, but before the Golden-Winged Tiger could speak, the Golden-Armored Mountain-Carrying Turtle Stone roared, "We must not be careless! Although the secret technique is powerful, it won't be easy to trap a Nascent Soul cultivator and a Demon King. We must wait for the right opportunity to strike and must not reveal ourselves prematurely!"

Seeing this, Lei Jiao Bai Bai also murmured in agreement, "Boss Stone is right. We should prioritize protecting our master. Once our master recovers, there will be no danger."

After reaching a consensus, the spirit pets hid themselves in the snow-capped mountains, silently observing the changes in the thunderclouds in the sky.

Only after a long howl echoed from the cave and Zhou Chun appeared in the sky, his body shrouded in golden light, did the spirit pets perk up and show expressions of joy.

The thunderclouds in the sky seemed to sense something, and after a loud rumble of thunder, a silver snake of lightning fell down towards Zhou Chun.

But then, golden light gathered in Zhou Chun's hand, condensing into a golden halberd that he threw at the lightning silver snake. Immediately afterward, golden light surged around him, transforming into layers of golden light that protected him.

Faced with the heavenly tribulation attack, he didn't even have to use a single magic weapon!

However, it soon became clear that Zhou Chun was not overconfident.

After the lightning silver serpent clashed with the golden halberd, it quickly shattered the golden halberd, but its own size shrank by nearly half.

After shattering the golden light surrounding Zhou Chun, it completely exhausted its power.

The first tribulation lightning passed by so easily!

"No wonder everyone says that once you overcome the 'Inner Demon Tribulation,' you're almost guaranteed to pass the Heavenly Tribulation. It turns out the power of this tribulation lightning is only comparable to the attack of an ordinary early-stage Nascent Soul cultivator!"

Zhou Chun looked up at the swirling thunderclouds in the sky and felt completely relieved.

Although he is not yet a true Nascent Soul cultivator, his magical power and spiritual sense are already comparable to those of a true early Nascent Soul cultivator. So, what difficulty is there in enduring a few dozen tribulation lightning strikes?

Rumble!

One after another, lightning bolts fell from the sky. Without using any magic weapons, Zhou Chun blocked five lightning bolts in succession using only the two divine abilities he had mastered when he was in the Golden Core stage.

He easily passed the four tribulation lightning strikes by simply using the high-grade magic shield he had obtained from Qing Lingzi.

After easily passing through the first round of nine tribulation lightning bolts, Zhou Chun even had the mind to check on his five spirit pets and the surrounding area.

He was extremely happy and gratified when he discovered that the Golden Armor Mountain-Carrying Turtle Stone had also successfully broken through to the fourth-tier superior-grade demon beast.

But then he frowned slightly and glanced subtly at a spot in the mountains below.

The thunderclouds in the sky didn't give Zhou Chun much time to rest, and soon the second round of tribulation lightning began to fall.

This time, the tribulation lightning was more powerful, and Zhou Chun had to deal with each strike with seriousness.

After absorbing four bolts of lightning, the superior-grade magic shield he had summoned had already developed numerous charred marks and cracks from the tribulation lightning. Not wanting to completely damage the magic shield, he could only put it away and instead summon the [Dragon Tiger Golden Ring] to block the tribulation lightning.

After withstanding three more lightning strikes, the Dragon-Tiger Golden Ring also suffered considerable damage. Zhou Chun could only activate the Five-Colored Dragon Scale Armor he was wearing, relying on the defense provided by this treasure to block the subsequent two lightning strikes.

By the third round, the power of the tribulation lightning had increased to another level, with each attack comparable to the power of a Nascent Soul cultivator using a top-grade magic weapon.

Seeing this, Zhou Chun had no choice but to bring out the [Moon Toad Pearl] spiritual treasure.

With his current cultivation level, there's no need to hide this spiritual treasure anymore. Even if it were openly exposed, it wouldn't be something that ordinary people could covet and snatch.

The power of a spiritual treasure in the hands of a Nascent Soul cultivator is completely different from that in the hands of a Golden Core cultivator.

Zhou Chun simply activated the "Taiyin Protective Immortal Robe" to cover himself, and easily passed through eight tribulation lightning strikes.

Only when the last lightning bolt, whose power was almost doubled, struck did he slightly change his expression and activate his spiritual treasure to unleash a "Taiyin Extinction Divine Light".

Rumble!

As the final thunderous roar faded, the swirling thunderclouds in the sky vanished in an instant, replaced by five-colored spiritual light that transformed into auspicious symbols such as dragons, phoenixes, and unicorns.

Five-colored rain fell from the sky, enveloping Zhou Chun, who was undergoing his tribulation below.

This is a blessing from heaven, a reward from the Heavenly Dao to Nascent Soul cultivators who have survived the tribulation of lightning.

This kind of sweet rain is like nectar to human cultivators, bringing them many benefits.

The most well-known benefit is that it cleanses the marrow and strengthens the meridians, thus prolonging life.

Even cultivators with low-grade spiritual roots can have their spiritual roots upgraded to high-grade after bathing in this five-colored nectar and undergoing a marrow cleansing and meridian tempering process.

Even if you are already very old when you survive the heavenly tribulation, after being bathed in the five-colored sweet rain, you can live for a thousand years and regain your youth.

Many Nascent Soul stage cultivators, especially female Nascent Soul stage cultivators, take the opportunity to beautify themselves while bathing in the Five-Colored Dew.

Even if you were an extremely ugly woman before, after bathing in the five-colored sweet rain, you can become a stunning beauty that is one in a million!

This five-colored nectar also has the effect of cleansing the body and restoring vitality.

Some cultivators, lacking sufficient strength, barely survived the tribulation, but suffered severe injuries in the process.

At this time, bathing in the five-colored sweet rain will allow one to recover quickly from any injury, no matter how severe!

Furthermore, the Five-Colored Dew has another advantage: it cannot be intercepted or stolen by others; only those who have undergone tribulation can absorb and refine it.

This is fundamentally different from the "Imperial Dew" that descends after a demon beast undergoes its tribulation.

Because Zhou Chun's tribulation process was very easy and he was not injured at all, and he did not need to reshape his appearance, he used all of the five-colored sweet rain to improve his own aptitude and prolong his life.

After he bathed in the five-colored sweet rain, his spiritual root aptitude was directly improved to a level that was extremely close to that of a top-grade spiritual root, and his lifespan was greatly extended by more than 1,500 years!

Generally speaking, the normal lifespan of a cultivator in the early Nascent Soul stage is over two thousand years.

However, how long one can live depends heavily on the five-colored nectar one bathed in back then.

Like Zhou Chun, if one uses all of the Five-Colored Dew to improve one's aptitude and prolong life, one can live for two thousand five or six hundred years.

Those Nascent Soul stage cultivators who use large amounts of Five-Colored Dew to heal their injuries will naturally have shorter lifespans.

Moreover, due to the profound nature of the Nascent Soul stage, if a Nascent Soul cultivator can break through to the middle or late Nascent Soul stage, their lifespan will be extended by about one-tenth.

If Zhou Chun is able to cultivate to the late Nascent Soul stage in the future, his normal lifespan will exceed three thousand years!

"I am only a little over five hundred years old now. Under normal circumstances, even the slowest Nascent Soul cultivators would have enough time to reach the peak of the early Nascent Soul stage in a thousand years. This means that as long as I am not stuck at the mid-Nascent Soul stage barrier for too long, it is very possible for me to become a late-Nascent Soul stage cultivator in the future!"

Zhou Chun's eyes gleamed as he mentally assessed his future cultivation progress, and a confident smile immediately appeared on his face.

Based on his achievement of forming a Nascent Soul at over 500 years old, he might not be able to reach the Divine Transformation stage, but reaching the late Nascent Soul stage should be no problem.

After all, he wasn't the kind of cultivator whose potential was exhausted after reaching the Nascent Soul stage.

On the contrary, it was only after he reached the Nascent Soul stage that his true potential began to explode!

Whether it's the magical treasures he possesses or the several spirit pets he rides, they will all become his reliance in the future, allowing him to dominate his peers during the Nascent Soul stage!

When they possess strength far exceeding that of others of the same level, they will naturally have ample confidence to pursue opportunities for breakthroughs and to compete for various treasures that aid in cultivation.

Therefore, even though Zhou Chun had just successfully formed his Nascent Soul, he was full of confidence that he would become a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator in the future.

Of course, every cultivator who can successfully form a Nascent Soul is an exceptional individual, a genius among geniuses. When they first successfully form a Nascent Soul, they will most likely be just as confident as Zhou Chun is now.

Time will tell whether they are truly confident or simply arrogant. Hundreds or thousands of years from now, the answer will be clear!

Looking at Zhou Chun himself, after examining the gains he had made from the Five-Colored Dew, he suddenly made a hand seal and instantly transformed into a Lunar Toad.

This scene stunned the several spirit pets that were about to come up and get close to him, and they didn't understand what he was doing.

But then Zhou Chun, who had transformed into the Moon Toad, let out a croaking sound and suddenly leaped into a streak of white ice light, disappearing into the air.

When he reappeared, he was already a hundred miles away, high above a snowy field.

Below, amidst the vast expanse of white snow, a white snake several meters long suddenly revealed itself, quickly transforming into a streak of white ice light and vanishing from the scene.

This white snake was none other than the same white snake that had fought Zhou Chun near the Xuanming Water Eye.

Over the years, it seems they have been tracking their master and servants, looking for an opportunity for revenge.

Unfortunately, even when Zhou Chun was in seclusion forming his Nascent Soul, he had several spirit pets guarding the outside of his seclusion room, so he didn't give it a chance to make a move.

When Zhou Chun was undergoing his tribulation, he noticed the snake's prying gaze, but he simply didn't have time to pay attention to it.

Now that he has survived the tribulation of heavenly lightning, how could he ignore this snake that still dares to linger?

Seeing that the white snake was trying to escape, Zhou Chun, who had transformed into the Taiyin Moon Toad, immediately gave chase without hesitation.

Although not a true fifth-order demon king, Zhou Chun's current form, the Taiyin Moon Toad, already possessed abilities exceeding those of a fourth-order demon beast.

The White Snake's ice escape technique was indeed superb, but he was not much worse.

His greatly enhanced and sublimated divine sense after advancing to the Nascent Soul stage, coupled with his talent for sensing and capturing ice-attribute power after transforming into the Taiyin Moon Toad, made the White Snake's escape trajectory impossible to hide from him.

After chasing for over a thousand miles in one go, Zhou Chun seized the opportunity and decisively made his move, spitting out a golden pearl.

This golden pearl is the exquisite magic treasure [Boundless Golden Light Pearl] that his disciple Zhou Zhiying gave him as a token of filial piety. It is a very special auxiliary magic treasure.

The golden pearl spun in mid-air, and a beam of golden light instantly shone on the white snake that was passing by in the snow.

In an instant, the white snake was frozen in place in the snow, as if struck by a spell.

Zhou Chun, transformed into the Taiyin Moon Toad, pounced down and quickly caught the snake, flying back into the air.

He then transformed back into human form, immediately used hand seals to seal the demon core inside the snake, and then used a secret technique to seal its demonic soul consciousness before putting it into a spirit beast bag.

After doing all this, Zhou Chun flew back to the place where he had previously secluded himself to undergo tribulation.

Just as Zhou Chun returned, a streak of azure light was rapidly flying towards them from the direction of the icy plains.

He stared intently and saw that the being within the azure light was none other than a fifth-order demon king with wings on its back!

This fifth-tier demon king seemed to have noticed Zhou Chun as well. His speed, which was originally as fast as wind and thunder, slowed down considerably, but he quickly arrived near Snow Dragon Ridge.

Upon seeing this, Zhou Chun immediately laughed loudly and said, "Since Your Majesty the Demon King has come, why have you stopped? Are you perhaps afraid that I, Zhou, will kill the demon and take the core?"

Upon hearing this, the fifth-tier demon king snorted coldly, "Hmph, you, a mere newly promoted Nascent Soul cultivator, dare to be so insolent before me? You truly have quite the nerve!"

Despite saying that, this fifth-tier demon king seemed to have some reservations and did not actually step forward into Snow Dragon Ridge.

It had heard from its subordinate demon beasts that a thundercloud vortex had appeared in Snow Dragon Ridge, and suspected that a demon beast was undergoing a heavenly tribulation, so it rushed over to check the situation.

However, the truth was clearly very different from the reports of the demonic beasts under his command. It was not a demonic beast that was undergoing the Heavenly Tribulation, but a human cultivator, who was already a Nascent Soul stage cultivator who had been bathed in the Five-Colored Dew.

In this situation, even though it was confident that this mere newly promoted Nascent Soul cultivator was no match for it, it also knew that it would be difficult to gain any advantage by making a move today.

After all, Snow Dragon Ridge is within the territory of the Ice Barbarian Kingdom. If someone undergoes the Heavenly Tribulation here, it will inevitably alarm the Nascent Soul stage cultivators of the Ice Barbarian Kingdom, and other Nascent Soul stage cultivators from the Ice Barbarian Kingdom will soon arrive.

If it were to enter Xuelong Ridge and fight Zhou Chun at this time, it would not gain any advantage and would also give others ammunition to criticize it.

As a fifth-tier demon king, it naturally wouldn't do something that would only cause trouble instead of catching the fox.

What it didn't know was that Zhou Chun wanted to test his current strength and see the wonders of the "Heavenly Absolute Four Symbols Formation" set up by the four spirit pets working together. How could he easily let go of such an excellent test subject?

Seeing that it refused to take the initiative to attack, Zhou Chun simply went ahead and started a fight.

His expression changed instantly, and he coldly cursed, "You damned beast! You rushed over here just to take advantage of Zhou, and now that you see Zhou is unharmed, you want to pretend nothing happened? Do you really think Zhou has no temper?"

"Since I, Zhou, have just achieved the Nascent Soul stage, I'll use you, you hairy beast, as a sacrificial offering to my sword!"

Before he finished speaking, he raised his hand and a golden halberd materialized in his hand, which he casually tossed towards the fifth-tier demon king whose true form was clearly some kind of demonic bird.

Even a clay figure has some temper, let alone a fifth-tier demon king who is known for his bad temper.

Hearing Zhou Chun's insult and the fact that he had struck first, the demon king immediately forgot all his previous concerns and roared, "Damn human! Today I will disembowel you and take your infant, so you will know my power!"

Before the roar subsided, it suddenly revealed its true form, transforming into a giant bird with blue and white feathers that pounced on Zhou Chun.

For these fifth-tier demon kings, maintaining human form is merely a way to distinguish themselves from ordinary beasts. In actual combat, they will reveal their true forms to unleash their full power.

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