Beast Taming Immortal Clan

Chapter 658 The White Snake's Identity [Please Subscribe]

The barren and remote Xuelong Ridge is indeed rarely visited.

So much so that by the time some major sects of the Ice Barbarian Kingdom learned that someone had formed a Nascent Soul here, Zhou Chun had already survived the Heavenly Tribulation.

When the Nascent Soul stage cultivators from the Ice Barbarian Kingdom arrived to investigate, they only saw the snow-capped peaks destroyed by the tribulation lightning, as well as the remaining auras of newly promoted Nascent Soul stage cultivators and demon kings.

No one knows who exactly formed their nascent soul in this place.

In short, it can be confirmed that the person was not a cultivator from the Bingyi Kingdom and would not stay in the Bingyi Kingdom.

Since that's the case, these Nascent Soul stage cultivators from the Ice Barbarian Kingdom weren't particularly concerned about the matter.

After all, as long as it's not a cultivator from our own country who has reached the Nascent Soul stage, it won't affect the situation of the cultivation world in our country. At most, this matter will just become an unsolved mystery in the cultivation world, giving cultivators below more to talk about.

On the other side, after leaving Bingyi Kingdom, Zhou Chun did not immediately return to Da Zhou Kingdom or Zhou family. Instead, he crossed thousands of mountains and rivers and went directly to the Golden Cloud Mountain Range in the cultivation world of the far west.

After a cultivator successfully forms their Nascent Soul, thanks to the nourishment of the Five-Colored Dew, there is no need for them to stabilize their cultivation.

However, people like Zhou Chun, who specialize in a particular cultivation method, still need to master the Nascent Soul stage of their main cultivation method as soon as possible, so as not to delay their subsequent cultivation and to develop more powerful supernatural abilities.

However, due to certain concerns and environmental considerations, Zhou Chun did not want to go to Tianyuan Immortal City or return to Qinglian Mountain Range to complete this matter.

Then the Jinxia Mountains are undoubtedly an excellent choice.

The spiritual veins here are of a high grade and rich in golden energy, making it very suitable for Zhou Chun's cultivation.

At the same time, cultivating techniques does not cause a great disturbance like the transformation of the elixir and the formation of the nascent soul, so it is not afraid of being disturbed.

Within the Jinxia Mountains, in the same valley, the cave dwelling that Zhou Chun had created still existed.

After relocating to this place and releasing his spirit pets to rest, he first carefully experienced the changes that had occurred after he formed his Nascent Soul.

The transition from the Golden Core stage to the Nascent Soul stage is a huge breakthrough, not only because the difficulty of advancement has increased, but also because the two stages are completely different in terms of their life forms.

The Nascent Soul is formed by the condensation of the three treasures of essence, energy, and spirit in a cultivator, and is born with various mysterious supernatural powers.

For example, even after the physical body is destroyed, the nascent soul can still leave the body and seize another body.

If the possession process goes smoothly and the person being possessed has an excellent foundation, then the Nascent Soul stage cultivator will hardly be affected and can still continue to break through realms and seek the Dao in the future.

At the same time, after the nascent soul leaves the body, it can easily use the "teleportation" supernatural power to instantly move to a very far place, and ignore the obstruction of most formations and supernatural powers in the cultivation world.

It can be said that the "teleportation" ability is the main reason why Nascent Soul stage cultivators are particularly difficult to kill.

Theoretically speaking, if one is quick to react, even a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator would find it difficult to catch up with an early-stage Nascent Soul cultivator who has deliberately abandoned their physical body to teleport away and escape!

Those Nascent Soul stage cultivators who died unexpectedly were basically unwilling to abandon their physical bodies until the very last moment, and by the time they realized something was wrong, it was already too late.

At the same time, the Nascent Soul also has many wonderful advantages, such as being naturally sensitive to the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, as well as to certain dangerous omens.

The Nascent Soul can also enlighten cultivators and greatly enhance their learning ability.

Many Nascent Soul stage cultivators, due to their long lifespans and the ease with which they learn new things, are proficient in multiple skills such as crafting artifacts, alchemy, array formations, and talisman making, and can master master-level skills with little effort.

Of course, if you don't have the talent in this area, the master level is basically the pinnacle. To become a grandmaster, you would have to spend hundreds or thousands of years studying hard and accumulating countless resources.

In short, compared to the Golden Core, which can only provide great power, the Nascent Soul is a completely different dimension. It is not just about having great power!

Leaving aside the mysteries inherent in the Nascent Soul stage, the magical power and divine sense of a Nascent Soul cultivator are indeed far superior to those of a Golden Core cultivator.

Zhou Chun, a newly promoted Nascent Soul cultivator who has just successfully formed his Nascent Soul and has not yet cultivated the Nascent Soul cultivation technique, already possesses a total amount of mana that is more than ten times greater than that of a Golden Core cultivator at the peak of his cultivation, not to mention the difference in quality.

Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to fully unleash the power of the [Moon Toad Pearl] spiritual treasure.

Meanwhile, in terms of divine sense, his divine sense, which originally covered a range of more than 120 miles, has now doubled, reaching an astonishing range of more than 260 miles!

It is said that Venerables in the Nascent Soul stage have even stronger divine sense, and can know what is happening thousands of miles away with a single sweep of their divine sense.

Such profound magical power and powerful divine sense naturally give Nascent Soul stage cultivators the ability to deliver a devastating blow when facing Golden Core stage cultivators.

Even if a Golden Core cultivator has a spiritual treasure, they simply cannot compete with a Nascent Soul cultivator. Being able to escape from a Nascent Soul cultivator is something to be proud of.

"It is said that after breaking through to the late Nascent Soul stage, one's divine sense can take form, transforming thoughts into crystals, reaching the point where divine sense can interfere with reality. I wonder if I have a chance to reach this point in the late Nascent Soul stage?"

Zhou Chun released his divine sense to investigate all the movements within a radius of hundreds of miles, and a certain rumor came to mind.

Divine consciousness interfering with reality may sound like nothing, but it is actually quite incredible.

Because divine sense itself is formless and intangible, without the support of magic power, even the divine sense of a Nascent Soul cultivator cannot move even a thin needle!

However, once divine sense can interfere with reality, with the powerful divine sense of a Nascent Soul cultivator, moving a thin needle or even a giant elephant would be an easy task!

If Zhou Chun can transform thoughts into crystals and interfere with reality with his divine sense, his "God-Slaying Sword" will no longer only slay divine sense, but can also shatter the human body!

One important reason why late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators can achieve overwhelming superiority over cultivators below the late-stage Nascent Soul stage is that their divine sense has reached the point of crystallizing.

With their powerful divine sense interference, cultivators below the late Nascent Soul stage would find it very difficult to lock onto them. Combined with their "Shrinking the Earth to an Inch" divine ability and other escape techniques, it would be extremely difficult to harm them.

The "shrinking the earth to an inch" supernatural power requires one's consciousness to reach the level of transforming thoughts into crystals in order to be used!

Furthermore, the records left by [Master Xuanfeng] clearly state that a strong divine sense is also beneficial for breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage. The "Taiyi Two-Part Divine Technique" he left behind should have had a corresponding secret method that would allow cultivators to integrate their second Nascent Soul into their main Nascent Soul after reaching the late Nascent Soul stage, thereby increasing their chances of successfully breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage.

Unfortunately, he only obtained the secret method for cultivating the second Nascent Soul. He didn't have the opportunity to obtain another fusion secret method. Otherwise, his attempt to break through to the Nascent Soul stage might have had a different outcome!

Zhou Chun had inherited all the knowledge of a senior cultivator like [Xuanfeng Zhenren] who had broken through to the Nascent Soul stage. Naturally, he was not as confused as ordinary cultivators with shallow inheritances about how to proceed after the Nascent Soul stage.

However, for now he only dares to think about how to proceed on his path of cultivation. Whether he can succeed depends on his own opportunities and destiny.

Therefore, after experiencing the various changes after he formed his nascent soul, he focused his attention on the magical treasures within his body.

After successfully forming his Nascent Soul, he had completely mastered the [Moon Toad Pearl] spiritual treasure, and could unleash its full power. It would remain his most powerful treasure for a long time to come.

The Nine-Extinguishing Ice Needle and the Unfixed Golden Light Pearl each have their own unique uses and can also be used as his regular magical treasures for continued nurturing.

As for his natal magic weapon, the Myriad Transformations Golden Cauldron, since it has only recently been upgraded to a high-grade magic weapon, it may need to be nurtured for several decades before it can be upgraded to a top-grade magic weapon.

The rest of the magical treasures will basically not be needed in the future, so they can be discarded, or sold to others to exchange for cultivation resources, or left to future generations of the family.

After examining all the magical treasures on his body, Zhou Chun's attention fell on the [Purifying Heaven and Earth Divine Jar], a divine sacrificial object of the human race.

This sacrificial object has been one of his main treasures for many years, and since he doesn't use it most of the time, its power has recovered quite well.

Now that Zhou Chun has successfully formed his nascent soul, he can activate this treasure to create "purifying holy water".

As a lower-end version of the "Heavenly Purification Water," the "World-Purifying Holy Water" possesses almost all of its effects.

In other words, the "Purifying Holy Water" also has the effect of weakening the "Inner Demon Tribulation"!

That's really impressive!

As someone who has experienced it firsthand, Zhou Chunke knows all too well how difficult it is to overcome the "inner demon tribulation".

For any Golden Core cultivator preparing to form their Nascent Soul, spiritual objects that help them overcome the "Inner Demon Tribulation" are things they are determined to obtain.

Even when they don't obtain spiritual items that can weaken the "inner demon tribulation," they often prepare some rare spiritual items to calm their minds and soothe their souls in order to find peace of mind.

Therefore, if Zhou Chun were willing to disclose the effects of the "Purifying Holy Water" and offer it in exchange for spiritual items, many cultivators would definitely be willing to trade with him!

For him, although the process of making "purifying holy water" is somewhat complicated and requires 360 days of condensation, there is no limit to the quantity produced.

Although this isn't a risk-free business, it's still extremely profitable, absolutely exorbitant!

Unfortunately, this is just wishful thinking!

In the future, Zhou Chun might change the name and sell "Purifying Holy Water," but he certainly wouldn't dare to sell it on a large scale.

After all, if the amount is small, he can use other reasons to get away with it.

However, once people find out that he can produce such spiritual items almost infinitely, let alone a Nascent Soul cultivator in the early stage, even a Nascent Soul cultivator in the late stage might not be able to protect this treasure.

Even those sixth-tier alien beings, upon learning the news, might disregard their dignity and attack him directly.

After all, the reason why the treasure [Purifying Heaven and Earth Divine Jar] was lost and damaged in the first place was due to the machinations of various alien races!

Even so, this [Purifying Heaven and Earth Divine Jar] will no longer be just a lucky charm for Zhou Chun to purify the turbid evil energy, but a top-grade divine object that will allow the Zhou family to have a second or third Nascent Soul stage cultivator!

In the future, when Zhou Jiahe and other cultivators with close ties to him reach the Nascent Soul stage, they will have an extra dose of "Purifying Holy Water" to help them overcome the "Inner Demon Tribulation," giving them a significant advantage over others.

This is a powerful foundation that even those holy land-level forces with Nascent Soul Venerables in charge do not possess!

"Hmm, the secret technique 'Purple Flower Demon-Subduing Light' is not easy to pass on to outsiders. When Fellow Daoist Luo reaches Nascent Soul stage in the future, we could give her a portion of this 'Purifying Holy Water,' so she can try it out first!"

Looking at the stone jar in his hand, Zhou Chun quickly came up with an idea of ​​how to use the first batch of "purifying holy water".

He quickly put away the stone jar and then summoned his natal magic weapon, the Myriad Transformations Golden Cauldron.

Inside the golden cauldron, the golden bone bowl remained standing steadily at the bottom, and the golden liquid inside was completely still, as if it had solidified.

Zhou Chun also conducted research on the golden bone bowl and the golden animal bones.

Although he didn't know what kind of monster's bone it was, he could tell from its texture that it was likely the bone of a fifth-tier high-grade demon king with a special bloodline!

This fifth-tier superior demon king possessed an extraordinary special bloodline, so much so that even after its death, its beast bones still possessed various mystical properties. After obtaining it, the Golden Spirit Clan developed a special method of utilizing the characteristics of the beast bones themselves.

Zhou Chun plans to learn the art of weapon crafting when he has more free time in the future, and then see if he can find a way to integrate those golden beast bones into his natal magic weapon [Myriad Transformations Golden Cauldron], so that this special natal magic weapon can also inherit some of the beast bones' divine properties.

This might be a crucial opportunity for his natal magic weapon to be upgraded to a spiritual treasure in the future!

That's a matter for the future, of course.

Now he needs to confirm whether the golden liquid inside the golden bone bowl is sufficient to meet his needs for reforging the broken cauldron.

If not, that would be very troublesome!

To ensure safety during the recasting of a broken cauldron, only gold of the same quality can be used; no mixtures are allowed.

Therefore, if these golden liquids cannot be used to recast the broken cauldron, Zhou Chun's only option in the future is either to spend hundreds of years painstakingly refining and condensing the golden energy himself, or to find a Nascent Soul cultivator with a metal-attribute cultivation method who is willing to spend hundreds of years painstakingly doing this for him.

Either way, it's obviously very troublesome.

Therefore, it would be best if these golden liquids could meet Zhou Chun's needs, saving him this hard work.

After a moment of contemplation, he extended a finger and pointed at the golden bone bowl inside the cauldron.

As soon as his finger touched the golden liquid in the bowl, he instantly withdrew it as if he had been electrocuted.

As he withdrew his finger, the part of his finger that came into contact with the golden liquid dissolved into dust, which fell to the ground.

A perfectly good finger has suddenly lost a small part of itself!

Even more impressively, an incredibly pure and refined golden aura lingered at the wound, preventing him from healing himself.

"Such formidable golden aura!"

Zhou Chun couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, and immediately took the initiative to guide the golden evil energy into his meridians.

Sure enough, even his meridians, which had been strengthened by cultivating the Golden Cauldron Profound Technique, were easily torn apart by this golden evil energy, forcing him to use his magic power to quickly envelop it and prevent it from causing further damage.

After spending some time refining this tiny bit of golden evil energy, he discovered that his magical power had actually made a slight improvement.

When he looked at the half-bowl of golden liquid again, the amount was not enough to indicate that anything had decreased.

Clearly, the golden evil energy that had invaded his body was just a drop in the ocean.

Seeing this, Zhou Chun was also delighted, feeling that there was great potential.

"Try again, this is a matter of great importance, we must be careful!"

He composed himself, suppressed his inner joy, and immediately used other means to obtain about a drop of golden liquid for refining.

After this refinement, his magical power increased significantly, and he even felt that his magical power had become slightly more refined.

Furthermore, by using the golden energy diluted by this drop of golden liquid, the total amount of golden liquid in the golden bone bowl could be roughly estimated!

Based on his estimation, this half bowl of golden liquid should be more than enough to supply him with the task of reforging the broken cauldron, and he need not worry about failing due to insufficient gold energy.

Furthermore, the quality of this golden liquid is exceptionally high, definitely higher than the quality of the golden energy he himself condensed!

This discovery greatly excited him, and he immediately began preparations for the third recasting of the broken cauldron.

It was said to be the third time the cauldron had been broken and recast, but in reality, it was the last time.

Because the highest level this "Golden Cauldron Mystic Art" can reach is the late Nascent Soul stage.

Even if Zhou Chun succeeds in transforming into a deity in the future, he will definitely have to switch to cultivating other deity transformation techniques.

However, he also heard that most of the cultivation techniques of Nascent Soul stage cultivators are created by themselves based on existing techniques and their own circumstances, and are not applicable to every cultivator.

So what to do at that time can only be considered after he reaches that level.

Although recasting the broken cauldron wouldn't take too long, Zhou Chun still couldn't be disturbed in any way during the process.

Therefore, he waited for half a year until his spirit pets recovered well and he set up a well-sealed secret room before he could truly begin the process of reforging the broken cauldron.

The process of recasting the broken cauldron for the third time was much the same as the previous two times.

Zhou Chun's nascent soul spewed out a mouthful of infant fire, which melted the Dao cauldron into a golden soup. Then, it diluted the golden liquid in the golden bone bowl into golden evil energy, which entered his body and merged with the golden soup melted by the Dao cauldron. Then, it continued to be tempered by the infant fire.

During this process of reforging the shattered cauldron, Zhou Chun discovered that the Nascent Soul had extremely strong control over the process.

The actual risk of breaking the tripod and recasting it is far less than the previous two times.

It is evident that as one's cultivation level increases, what was once a dangerous situation gradually becomes less dangerous.

After spending some time in this way, Zhou Chun had used up four-fifths of the half bowl of golden liquid.

At this point, feeling that he had achieved enough, he immediately began to re-condense the Dao Cauldron.

Having gained some experience before, Zhou Chun completed the process smoothly without any unexpected incidents.

After nearly two years, Zhou Chun successfully cultivated the Nascent Soul stage technique of the Golden Cauldron Profound Art, further refining and purifying his own magical power.

Naturally, after mastering the cultivation techniques for the Nascent Soul stage, he also gained new innate divine abilities.

Zhou Chunxin possesses two innate supernatural abilities, both of which are related to the cultivation techniques he practices.

One type is the [Golden Cauldron Domain], a domain divine power that only Nascent Soul stage cultivators can master. Basically, every Nascent Soul stage cultivator will master a similar divine power, and the power depends entirely on the individual's foundation and cultivation level!

This kind of magical domain ability is a "must-have" when dealing with opponents whose cultivation level is lower than that of the Nascent Soul stage. As long as the magical domain is activated, it can suppress the opponent to the point that they cannot fight back.

However, when dealing with cultivators of the same level, since the opponent also possesses Dharma Domain Divine Power, and their divine powers cancel each other out, it is difficult to produce such an overwhelming effect even if one side's divine power is more powerful.

However, if one side truly possesses stronger magical abilities and is no less skilled in magical treasures and secret techniques, then after a prolonged battle, it is still easy to gain the upper hand and achieve final victory through this aspect.

Zhou Chun's [Golden Cauldron Domain] supernatural power is one of the stronger ones, because his Nascent Soul foundation is more solid than most ordinary early Nascent Soul cultivators.

He only gradually discovered this when he fought against other Nascent Soul stage cultivators later on.

The second innate divine power he has mastered this time is even more powerful.

This supernatural power is called "Qiongqi Enters Dreams," and it is a very special auxiliary supernatural power.

After Zhou Chun unleashes this supernatural power, it is as if he receives a blessing from the legendary beast "Qiongqi," which represents the great path of metal, in his dream, greatly increasing the power of all his metal-related supernatural powers.

He tested the effect of this supernatural power and found that under the blessing of the [Qiongqi Enters Dream] supernatural power, the power of all the metal-attribute supernatural powers and spells he had mastered had increased dramatically.

Especially the "Golden Escape Technique" supernatural power. Originally, after he broke through to the Nascent Soul stage, the power of this escape technique increased greatly. Now, he can escape for thousands of miles in one breath, directly reaching the minor completion stage!

Other divine abilities, such as the [God-Slaying Golden Spear], [Qian Yuan Golden Glow], and [Geng Jin Sky-Splitting Thunder], which he had previously mastered, have also greatly increased in power, and are in no way inferior to the innate divine abilities of some Nascent Soul stage cultivators.

It can be said that although the [Qiongqi Enters Dream] supernatural power itself does not have much offensive or defensive capabilities, if Zhou Chun had a choice, he would definitely choose such an all-around support supernatural power!

Because he can spend time cultivating those offensive and defensive divine abilities later, but this kind of all-around auxiliary divine ability is basically his innate divine ability, which he can't learn even if he wants to!

"Excellent! In this way, I might not need to rush to reveal my magical treasure, and I can gain the recognition of those two forces regarding my strength!"

Zhou Chun's eyes gleamed, and he was extremely satisfied with his current strength.

Even so, Zhou Chun was still not in a hurry to return to the Great Zhou Kingdom or his family. Instead, he raised his hand and patted a spirit beast pouch at his waist, releasing the white snake that he had captured in the Bingyi Kingdom.

He personally sealed the white snake's cultivation and consciousness with a secret technique, and it has not yet awakened.

After releasing it, Zhou Chun quickly verified his guess.

He raised his hand and conjured a golden blade of light, which he gently slashed at the white snake. The blade easily cut through the snake's scales and skin.

Surprisingly, there was no flesh or blood inside, only a little pure ice-attribute spiritual energy dissipated.

Seeing this, Zhou Chun couldn't help but reveal an expression of "I knew it!" and muttered to himself, "Sure enough, I knew it was different from ordinary demonic beasts. It turns out it's not a demonic beast at all, but the Snow Demon Spirit that the cultivators of the Ice Barbarian Kingdom talk about!"

Snow Spirit, a type of spirit, is similar to Wood Spirit in that it exists in the same way.

These kinds of spirits only conceive and grow in places that are covered by ice and snow all year round, and they don't even have a so-called physical form like wood spirits.

Because they themselves may have been just a special kind of icy spiritual energy that developed spirituality and then, by chance, transformed into snow spirits and monsters.

Just like the fire essences that the Fiery Phoenix devoured in the underground fire veins, it was actually just a ball of fire essence that had developed spirituality.

Before breaking through to the fifth rank, these spirits cannot truly possess a physical body; their so-called appearance is entirely composed of spiritual energy, merely a means for them to conceal their identities.

The white snake that the Snow Demon had transformed into could trigger the Heavenly Tribulation at any time, so even Zhou Chun, who had previously reached the Golden Core stage, had not discovered its true identity.

It wasn't until after the infant was formed that some abnormalities were discovered.

Now that the Snow Demon is in his hands, he has to think carefully about how to deal with it.

(End of this chapter)