Beast Taming Immortal Clan

Chapter 662 Old Thief Ziyang [Bonus Chapter, Please Subscribe]

How is that possible!

Deep within a cave at the foot of the Yan Yang Sect, Master Zi Yang, upon receiving a message from Master Tianjing, was filled with shock and disbelief, uttering a gasp of astonishment.

His reaction was no less intense than that of Silver Moon Immortal, and perhaps even more so.

He even suspected at first that Master Tianjing was lying to him!

But reason quickly told him that Master Tianjing would never deceive him on such a matter.

But how is that possible?!

Master Ziyang slumped back onto the futon, remaining silent for a long while with a blank expression.

He simply couldn't understand how Zhou Chun had managed to break through to the late stage of the Golden Core realm so quickly and successfully transform his core into a Nascent Soul.

But now that this has happened, it's no longer important whether he can understand it or not; what's important is how to deal with the changes it brings.

At this moment, he quickly remembered the decree he had issued at the request of the sect leader.

Then his face quickly darkened, and he muttered to himself, "This is terrible! If I had known this would happen, I should never have sent out that imperial edict!!"

When that decree was issued, I didn't think much of it.

After all, even if Zhou Chun breaks through to the late Golden Core stage, he probably wouldn't dare to directly disobey the imperial decree; at most, he would try to use his connections to plead for him.

He was also prepared for the possibility that Silver Moon Immortal would intervene and cause trouble.

After all, from the Moon Wheel Sect's perspective, they didn't want the Flame Sun Sect to take advantage of Zhou Chun and create another top-grade magic weapon.

In any case, as long as they can force Zhou Chun to return and show himself, and make him afraid to go out to seek the opportunity to form a Nascent Soul again, and stay obediently in Jing Kingdom, that will be enough to achieve their goal.

However, who could have imagined that Zhou Chun would return as they wished, but not as a late-stage Golden Core cultivator, but as a powerful Nascent Soul cultivator!

The late stage of Golden Core and the early stage of Nascent Soul may seem to differ by only one realm, but in reality, they are worlds apart.

Master Ziyang only needed to put himself in Zhou Chun's shoes to know how furious he would be after reading the decree.

But when he returned to his own perspective, he couldn't help but sigh softly, "I hope this kid can be more sensible; otherwise, it wouldn't be unreasonable for me to present him with a generous gift at his Nascent Soul Ceremony!"

Yet he couldn't help but harbor a sliver of hope that Zhou Chun would spare Li Mingxuan, the Golden Core elder of the Yan Yang Sect, from any extreme measures out of consideration for the Yan Yang Sect and himself.

However, just one day later, when he received the imperial edict in gold and silk from his subordinates, he was immediately enraged by the words left by Zhou Chun on it.

"How dare this brat deceive me?!"

An angry roar erupted from Master Ziyang's mouth, and a ball of purplish-red flames rose before him, quickly burning the golden edict to ashes.

Then, the Nascent Soul stage cultivator from the Yan Yang Sect quickly flew away from the mountain gate, heading east like a blazing purple sun, flying straight towards the Qinglian Mountains located east of Jing Kingdom.

On the other side, just a few hours before Master Ziyang received the golden edict, Zhou Chun, after finishing his meeting with Master Tianjing, finally had time to deal with Li Mingxuan, the Golden Core Elder of the Yanyang Sect, whom he had previously sealed and suppressed.

He was too lazy to waste words with this guy who was courting death, so he simply and brutally chose to perform a soul search on him.

As he expected, a Golden Core elder from a major sect like Li Mingxuan either had cultivated a secret technique to resist soul searching, or had a protective restriction placed on his soul by a Nascent Soul stage cultivator from the sect.

He encountered such protective restrictions when he was searching for souls.

If one forcibly breaks through this protective barrier, it will trigger a backlash from the barrier, causing the opponent's soul to collapse.

Although Zhou Chun did not intend to let Li Mingxuan live, he did not intend to kill him so quickly.

Therefore, when he encountered the protective barrier during the Soul Search, he did not force his way through but instead gave up.

Even so, Li Mingxuan was terrified. Upon waking, he repeatedly kowtowed, pleading, "Senior, spare my life! Senior, spare my life! What do you want to know? I will tell you everything I know. Please, senior, have mercy and spare my life!"

"Heh, since you're so sensible, I'll spare your dog's life for now!"

Zhou Chun smiled faintly and immediately asked about the matter he was concerned about without any hesitation.

He didn't ask about the secrets of the Yan Yang Sect, because even if Li Mingxuan knew about those things, he certainly wouldn't dare to say them, as he might face death if he did.

So he mainly asked about the two Nascent Soul stage cultivators of the Yan Yang Sect, especially about the Zi Yang cultivator.

Li Mingxuan certainly knew the situation of his two Nascent Soul stage cultivators, and his knowledge was much more reliable than the rumors circulating outside.

Although revealing these facts would offend the seniors of his sect, Li Mingxuan obviously dared not remain silent.

Through interrogating Li Mingxuan, Zhou Chun gained a deeper understanding of the supernatural abilities of Master Ziyang and Master Baiyang, another Nascent Soul cultivator from the Yanyang Sect.

According to Li Mingxuan's knowledge, the Yan Yang Sect is currently in charge of Master Zi Yang, and it is Master Zi Yang who is always the one who travels outside.

The younger Master Baiyang is said to have encountered some problems in his cultivation and has not left the Yanyang Sect's mountain gate for many years. He only occasionally appears in front of the Yanyang Sect's disciples to prove that he is still within the sect.

As for Master Ziyang's supernatural abilities, apart from the several magical treasures he has used many times, the most noteworthy thing for Zhou Chun is the Yan Yang Sect's inherited spiritual treasure that he possesses.

The Yan Yang Sect also possesses a heirloom spirit treasure, said to have been personally crafted by its sect's founder. Named the "Yan Yang Treasure Mirror," it is a mirror-like spirit treasure with incredible supernatural powers.

Li Mingxuan didn't know what powerful abilities the [Flaming Sun Treasure Mirror] possessed, but in the stories passed down through generations of Flaming Sun Sect cultivators, the [Flaming Sun Treasure Mirror] was described as having unfathomable power and being invincible.

Zhou Chun could only laugh it off, remaining noncommittal.

Outsiders might think that with his cultivation of fire-attribute techniques and the spiritual treasure that complements his own techniques, Master Ziyang would definitely have a significant advantage over Zhou Chun, a newly promoted Nascent Soul cultivator.

But only he knew that Master Ziyang, who cultivated fire-attribute techniques, would gain absolutely no advantage over him.

Although he cultivates metal-attribute techniques, his strongest ability is currently ice-attribute divine power, which is the opposite of fire.

Moreover, he also has four spirit pets that can set up the "Heavenly Absolute Four Symbols Formation," which even a Nascent Soul cultivator can defeat!

So after figuring out what he wanted, Zhou Chun ignored Li Mingxuan's pleas for mercy and went straight back to his cave.

When the enraged Master Ziyang flew towards the Azure Lotus Mountains without concealing his aura, Zhou Chun sensed it even when he was still hundreds of miles away. He immediately raised an eyebrow and flew out of the family's great formation.

The Zhou family's protective mountain formation, the "Yi Wood Coiling Dragon Formation," is nothing but a toy in front of a Nascent Soul cultivator. It is completely useless. Therefore, he cannot allow the angry True Person Ziyang to arrive at the gate and then reappear. Otherwise, he doesn't know if the other party will take the opportunity to cause trouble and deliberately damage the Zhou family's mountain gate.

When Zhou Chun's figure appeared in the sky above the Azure Heaven, the purple-red escape light that Ziyang Zhenren had transformed into instantly slowed down, no longer running rampant as before.

Once he entered Zhou Chun's hundred-mile radius, Zhou Chun spoke first with a smile, saying, "Fellow Daoist Ziyang, you've come from so far away in such a hurry. Why didn't you send someone to inform me first? I could have prepared a small feast to entertain you!"

Hearing his rhetorical question, Master Ziyang merely glanced at him coldly, stopped, and looked at him, saying, "Doesn't Fellow Daoist Zhou know perfectly well why I've come?"

He arrived full of anger, but he calmed down after flying all the way, so he wouldn't attack Zhou Chun immediately upon meeting him.

Besides gaining a bad reputation for suppressing younger generations, that wouldn't bring any significant benefits.

It would be better to first establish a moral high ground, and then find an opportunity to teach Zhou Chun a lesson.

In this way, one can vent their anger without incurring infamy.

But to his surprise, Zhou Chun saw through his plan at a glance.

Faced with his questioning, Zhou Chun feigned innocence and said, "I, Zhou, am indeed unaware of this."

As if struck by a sudden thought, she looked at him with delight and said, "Could it be that Fellow Daoist Ziyang has learned of my return after achieving Nascent Soul stage and has come specifically to offer my congratulations? If so, I am truly flattered!"

These words immediately caused Master Ziyang to lose his composure, and he was so angry that he laughed on the spot.

He couldn't help but blurt out, "What a sharp-tongued brat! You've already done it, don't you have the guts to admit it?"

After finishing his tirade, he looked at Zhou Chun with a mocking expression and continued to ridicule, "Since you, Yuan Dao, have successfully formed your Nascent Soul, you'll be a significant figure in Jing Kingdom. But it turns out you're only capable of such petty tricks. What a waste of all the importance I placed on you!"

Despite his mockery, Zhou Chun remained expressionless, seemingly unperturbed.

After he finished speaking, he chuckled lightly and said, "Fellow Daoist Ziyang, I dare not accept such praise. If we're talking about cunning tricks, how could I possibly compare to you?"

At this point, his gaze sharpened, and he looked at Master Ziyang with a cold glint in his eyes, saying sternly, "You old thief Ziyang, you dare to bully my elders while I'm away from the family, using your power to intimidate me! What do you think my Zhou family is? Are we your slaves of the Yan Yang Sect?"

"You shameless old thief, what right do you have to demand treasures from me, Zhou? What gives you the audacity to bark outside my Zhou family's gate?!"

Zhou Chun delivered these words in one breath, his voice booming like thunder, its sound reverberating for hundreds of miles.

As soon as he finished speaking, Master Ziyang's face darkened, and his eyes suddenly blazed with fury.

It has been nearly a thousand years since the True Man Ziyang transformed his elixir and formed his nascent soul; he has never been insulted to his face like this before.

Even a powerful cultivator like Master Kunxu, who is in the late Nascent Soul stage, would have to give him some face and address him as a fellow Daoist.

Now, he was being publicly insulted by Zhou Chun, a mere junior who was even a generation younger than his grand-disciple. How could he tolerate this?

This is absolutely intolerable!

He immediately roared, "You dare to challenge me, you brat! Today I'll teach you a lesson and show you what it means to respect your elders!"

Before he finished speaking, a beam of crimson light shot out from his mouth, instantly piercing the sky and appearing in front of Zhou Chun.

"That shameless old scoundrel Ziyang, how dare he ambush a junior like me!"

Zhou Chun shouted, and a cyan sword light shot out, blocking the crimson light and revealing its true form.

What appeared to be a strange flying sword shaped like a cone was actually a top-grade magical flying sword.

The founder of the Yan Yang Sect once crafted the spiritual treasure [Yan Yang Treasure Mirror]. This sect has always been famous for its weapon crafting skills, with master weapon crafters in every generation, so it is naturally not lacking in top-quality magic treasures.

It's not surprising at all that Master Ziyang was able to refine such a top-grade magic weapon flying sword.

It was surprising that Zhou Chun could actually summon a top-grade magic weapon flying sword, which slightly surprised Master Ziyang.

He glanced at the Azure Sky Phantom Sword, which was fiercely battling the Crimson Fang Sword in the air, and couldn't help but let out a cold snort. Immediately, he made a hand seal and summoned rolling purple flames from his body, which condensed into a purple fire dragon that flew towards Zhou Chun.

This is his true fire divine power, [Purple Sun Heavenly Fire], which he has cultivated to the fifth level. The temperature of its purple flames is even higher than that of the infant fire of a Nascent Soul cultivator, and it is no less than the natal demonic fire of some fifth-level fire-attribute demon kings.

Zhou Chun is a newly promoted Nascent Soul cultivator. Apart from his innate divine ability, he probably hasn't had time to cultivate any of his divine abilities to the fifth level yet. This divine ability is enough to force him to reveal his trump card.

However, Zhou Chun's response to the menacing purple fire dragon once again surprised Master Ziyang.

Golden light surged from Zhou Chun's body, and a phantom of a golden cauldron instantly condensed in the air. His innate divine power, [Golden Cauldron Domain], manifested, and thousands of golden rays directly repelled the approaching purple fire dragon. The golden light and the raging flames collided and clashed in mid-air, and for a moment it was difficult to determine the winner.

"Such powerful magical abilities! This child's foundation is incredibly solid!"

Master Ziyang's expression changed slightly. Through this powerful Dharma Domain Divine Power, he gained a deeper understanding of Zhou Chun's solid foundation.

This made him even more wary of Zhou Chun.

However, if Zhou Chun only wanted to rely on his magical powers to defend against his attacks, that would be wishful thinking.

Then he made a hand seal with both hands, and as the spell changed, the purple fire dragon immediately dispersed and suddenly turned into a ball of blazing purple flames.

This purple flame didn't look very big, only about three feet tall, but the high temperature it released distorted the air.

The golden light manifested by the Golden Cauldron Dharma Domain was easily incinerated by the high temperature, making it difficult to approach its thirty-zhang range.

This purple flame is the original seed of the [Purple Sun Heavenly Fire], a true fire supernatural power that True Person Purple Sun has painstakingly cultivated for over a thousand years.

Faced with this purple flame, ordinary high-grade magic treasures would melt in just a few breaths, and even top-grade magic treasures would be damaged if they were touched.

When Master Ziyang was fighting, he would never release this primordial fire seed as an attack method, because although it could pose a great threat to the enemy, it would also easily damage the primordial fire seed that he had painstakingly condensed, which would be a loss.

Today, he made an exception and released this primordial fire seed, taking advantage of Zhou Chun's status as a newly promoted Nascent Soul cultivator, who probably hadn't had time to cultivate any powerful supernatural abilities yet.

Given that the Zhou family itself has a shallow foundation, they probably don't have any treasures that could harm this primordial fire.

Thinking this, and seeing that Zhou Chun's domain power was indeed no match for his true fire divine might, a smile flashed across his face, and in the blink of an eye, he transformed that ball of primordial fire into a fire dragon only a few feet long and pounced on Zhou Chun.

Wherever the fire dragon passed, the golden light domain crumbled inch by inch, utterly unable to withstand the might of this fire god.

Just when Master Ziyang thought that even if he couldn't seriously injure Zhou Chun, he could at least make Zhou Chun flustered and get injured, something happened that made him extremely regretful.

Seeing that the purple fire dragon was unstoppable and could not be resisted by any magic domain power, Zhou Chun immediately stopped hiding and spat out the [Moon Toad Treasure Pearl] spiritual treasure, directly unleashing a "Taiyin Extinction Divine Light" upon it.

In an instant, the white cold light clashed with the purple fire dragon in mid-air, directly shattering the purple fire dragon back into a ball of true purple fire, and its size instantly shrank by nearly one-third!

This means that in one fell swoop, Master Ziyang's hundreds of years of hard work in cultivation was completely destroyed!

This result caused Master Ziyang's vision to go black, and he almost spat out a mouthful of blood.

"I will kill you, you brat!"

An extremely grief-stricken roar erupted from Master Ziyang's mouth. He quickly withdrew his severely damaged primordial fire seed and spat out a beam of fiery red spiritual light, which manifested as a fiery red treasure mirror in mid-air.

This square, fiery red mirror is none other than the Flame Sun Sect's inherited spiritual treasure, the [Flame Sun Treasure Mirror].

At this moment, Master Ziyang was clearly enraged. He didn't even want to know why Zhou Chun possessed a complete spiritual treasure; he only wanted Zhou Chun to pay a bloody price for his actions!

He activated the magical treasure, and the fiery red mirror immediately burst into flames. A terrifyingly powerful fiery red divine light condensed from the mirror's surface and shone out, firmly locking onto Zhou Chun opposite him.

The speed of this fiery red divine light was incredibly fast, almost comparable to the supernatural power of "teleportation".

Unless it is anticipated in advance, no escape techniques or supernatural abilities seem to be effective against it.

Fortunately, since Zhou Chun had activated the spiritual treasure, he naturally wouldn't forget to bless himself with the defensive divine power of "Taiyin Protective Immortal Robe".

When that fiery red divine light shone on him, he felt a chill and hurriedly activated the [Moon Toad Pearl] spiritual treasure to enhance his own defense.

Then, the fiery red divine light and the white icy light clashed and collided in front of Zhou Chun, forming an incomparably dazzling phenomenon of ice and fire shining together in the blue sky.

The power of the two spiritual treasures, one ice and one fire, was pushed to its limit by the two Nascent Soul stage cultivators.

After a while of this stalemate, Master Ziyang finally realized that continuing in this manner would consume more of his energy, so he took the initiative to change his tactics.

He made hand seals and activated the [Blazing Sun Treasure Mirror] in the sky. Suddenly, a phoenix cry came from inside the mirror, and countless mysterious and complex flame runes surged out from the mirror surface, then gathered in mid-air to form a fiery red phoenix.

This fiery red phoenix is ​​clearly made of flames, yet it is fully covered in feathers, and its eyes are full of spirit, naturally exuding a noble and majestic aura.

Although it was not large, only about ten feet long, it gave Zhou Chun the feeling of facing a colossal beast, causing him to frantically warn himself.

Sensing something was wrong, he immediately let out a low growl and swallowed the Moon Toad Pearl without hesitation, transforming himself into a giant white toad.

Upon seeing Zhou Chun suddenly transform from a human cultivator into a demon beast, Master Ziyang's pupils contracted, revealing a look of surprise.

But at this point, he was already on the verge of action and had no choice but to act.

He then locked his divine sense onto the white giant toad that Zhou Chun had transformed into, and with a shout, the fiery red phoenix let out a clear cry and swooped down towards the white giant toad.

Only when this bird moves does the terrifying power contained within it truly unleash.

Wherever it passed, space seemed to melt and distort, a distortion far more severe than that caused by the original fire of the Purple Sun Immortal.

This shows just how terrifying the temperature of the flames on this phoenix was!

Seeing the fire phoenix rushing towards him, Zhou Chun knew he had no chance of escaping. He could only croak like a frog and fully activate the "Taiyin Protective Immortal Robe" divine power to fight the fire phoenix.

This time, however, it seems he has truly met his match.

The terrifying flames on the fire phoenix seemed similar to the legendary "Flame of Annihilation," truly terrifying and powerful.

Despite Zhou Chun's transformation into a moon toad having fully activated his protective divine power, he still experienced a burning pain under the intense heat of the flames, and blisters appeared all over his body.

Fortunately, this fire phoenix was not a true demon king, but rather a supernatural power activated by the [Flaming Sun Treasure Mirror].

In the midst of the battle, its form shrinks and its power is constantly being depleted.

Zhou Chun would be victorious if he could hold out until it dissipated.

He also believed that such a powerful move would definitely consume a lot of the original power of the [Blazing Sun Treasure Mirror], and it was unlikely that True Person Ziyang could activate it continuously.

Sure enough, seeing that Zhou Chun, who had transformed into a moon toad, had managed to firmly block the fire phoenix's attack despite his disheveled appearance, Master Ziyang's expression changed.

"Damn it, where did this junior get such a powerful spiritual treasure and bizarre supernatural abilities? Even the World-Destroying Flame Phoenix couldn't defeat him!"

Only after failing to break through did his anger subside, and he finally realized the trouble he was in.

He has now played his biggest trump card. If he still fails to defeat Zhou Chun in this battle, he will truly lose face and become the backdrop for Zhou Chun's rise to fame and prestige.

This was something he simply could not tolerate!

"It seems we really won't be able to take down this junior without paying a price today!"

A fierce look flashed in his eyes, and he immediately made a decision.

He opened his mouth slightly, and a purplish-red spiritual light shot out, transforming into a purplish-red Eight Scenery Palace Lantern.

This is his natal magic weapon, the "Eight Scenery Lamps of the Mysterious Gate," a very special kind of magic weapon.

Under normal circumstances, Master Ziyang rarely uses this natal magic weapon, because he has no shortage of magic weapons and has many other means to use.

He would only summon this natal magic weapon when he truly encountered an opponent he could not defeat.

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