Beast Taming Immortal Clan

Deep within the Dragon Abyss, inside an underwater palace.

After Zhou Chun killed the fourth-tier high-grade thunder dragon in his human form, a purple pearl stored in this palace suddenly made an explosive sound, which quickly attracted the attention of an old tortoise responsible for guarding the place.

"Oh no! A core member of the Dragon Clan has unexpectedly perished! Who dares to be so audacious?!"

The old tortoise looked toward the source of the explosion and immediately gasped in surprise, speaking in human language.

Then, a flash of blue light appeared on his body, and he instantly transformed into a hunched old man carrying a tortoise shell on his back. He quickly stepped forward to carefully examine the information of the dragon clan member to whom the soul pearl belonged.

"It's that little dragon from the Thunder Flood Dragon clan. If I remember correctly, this little dragon only obtained the Tribulation Transcending Secret Technique a few years ago and has been diligently cultivating the technique to prepare for the tribulation. How could it have suddenly perished?"

The old tortoise muttered to itself, then quickly said with a grave expression, "This matter must be reported to the Dragon Kings immediately, and we shall see how they handle it!"

After saying that, he carefully put away the shattered fragment of the soul bead and left the palace.

Not long after, a fifth-order azure dragon flew out from the depths of Dragon Abyss and began to investigate along the route taken by the thunder dragon.

It first went to Thunder Lizard Island, and after learning some information from the surviving Thunder Dragon Lizard on the island, it followed the traces left by the Thunder Dragon all the way to the shore, and finally arrived at the place where the Thunder Dragon perished.

However, since the Golden Armor Mountain-Carrying Turtle Stone only made three moves and Zhou Zhiying only made one, with Zhou Chun helping to finish it off, no matter how it checked, it could only find the aura left by Zhou Chun's incarnation.

Unable to find any more useful information, the Azure Dragon could only spit out the fragments of the Soul Pearl it had brought with it. Using a secret technique, it gathered the fragments of the demon soul that had been scattered here when the Thunder Dragon fell. Then, using these fragments of the demon soul as a medium, it tracked the location of the Thunder Dragon's physical body.

This tracking technique requires that the Thunder Dragon's fall occur within a day, otherwise the fragments of its demonic soul will be completely annihilated over time.

Fortunately, it was still within a day.

After locating the location of the Thunder Dragon's physical body, the Azure Dragon immediately and swiftly pursued its target.

Not long after, in the icy cave that Zhou Chun had transformed into to freeze the corpse of the Thunder Dragon, the figure of the fifth-order Azure Dragon King with a human body and a dragon's face appeared.

It looked at the thunder dragon frozen in the ice, a flash of anger in its eyes, and immediately opened its mouth and spat out a gust of blue wind that instantly melted away the solid ice.

"With the body so rotten, could the culprit be some kind of powerful demonic beast? This doesn't match the condition of the ice-attribute white snake! And why is there a strange earth-attribute power remaining in its body? Could there be more than one culprit?"

After briefly examining the corpse of the dead Thunder Dragon, the Azure Dragon King learned a great deal of useful information, but this only made it more confused.

Although the Jiaolong clan is the overlord of Longyuan Marsh and the wilderness, there have been instances in the past where core members have perished outside.

After all, most monsters have bad tempers. Some powerful monsters will not tolerate the members of the Flood Dragon Clan just because the Flood Dragon Clan is the overlord of the Dragon Abyss Marsh.

Especially when it comes to things that cannot be tolerated, they will be ruthless.

However, the circumstances of Lei Jiao's death this time were somewhat strange. It did not die while wandering around fighting with enemies, but was lured out of Longyuan and then died on land.

This inevitably made the Azure Dragon King and some fifth-order dragons suspect whether human cultivators were involved.

But if it really was a human cultivator who made the move, why hasn't it detected any trace or aura left by a human cultivator? And why would a human cultivator abandon such a high-grade fourth-order thunder dragon's corpse without taking it with them?

"Strange, truly strange!"

The Azure Dragon King shook his head, saying it was strange.

Despite its intelligence, it is difficult to find the real culprit based on the existing clues.

The only option now is to try a different approach, attempting to track the white snake by following its remaining scent.

However, whether it was due to its ineffective tracking method or some other reason, it failed to be found.

This made its face darken, and it had no choice but to leave the underground cold cave with the Thunder Dragon's corpse.

Meanwhile, Zhou Chun was unaware that his caution had saved him from another calamity.

After transforming into his true form and slaying the Thunder Dragon, he calmly continued his act with the Heavenly Mirror Master for over an hour before gradually returning to Jiufeng Ridge in Lanzhou.

After spending half a day at Jiufeng Ridge, his avatar returned to the area ahead of him.

He quickly put away his avatar and sealed it away properly, then continued to wait for his disciple Zhou Zhiying to return.

After Zhou Zhiying returned safely with the Golden Armored Mountain-Carrying Turtle Stone and the Thunder Dragon Demon Core, Zhou Chun immediately had the Thunder Dragon come out and swallow the demon core. He then praised his disciple and comforted the Golden Armored Mountain-Carrying Turtle Stone, whose demon core was slightly damaged.

Zhou Chun then did not linger at Jiufeng Ridge and quickly returned to the mountain gate of Qinglian Mountain Range.

However, he did not intend to simply wait in the mountain gate for Lei Jiao to accumulate enough power and successfully transcend the tribulation.

Because he was unaware of the extent to which Master Ziyang had contacted outsiders.

Even with the addition of two Nascent Soul cultivators from the Flame Sun Sect and the Heavenly Mirror True Person, the chances of successfully besieging and killing him are no more than 50%.

Master Ziyang must be aware of this.

Therefore, they will definitely continue to contact more people.

Zhou Chun had no way of knowing who he had contacted or how far he had progressed.

Therefore, his best course of action now is to first disappear from Master Ziyang's sight, while also leaving him some hope in order to prevent him from resorting to desperate measures.

So, within a few months, the Zhou family began to send out invitations extensively, inviting various forces in the Jing Kingdom to participate in the Nascent Soul Ceremony five years later.

Zhou Chun then used the excuse of going out to find the key spiritual object for setting up the mountain protection formation to leave the Qinglian Mountain Range in front of everyone.

His sudden departure naturally alarmed Master Ziyang, who couldn't help but have doubts about it.

"What's going on? Why isn't that kid diligently cultivating his supernatural abilities and secret techniques within the family's mountain gate? Why is he suddenly going out now? Could it be that he's discovered something?"

Inside the Yan Yang Sect, a look of surprise and doubt flashed in Master Zi Yang's eyes, and he felt inexplicably uneasy.

Then, as if remembering something, he cursed inwardly, "Damn it, I only regret that the old man from the Ice Prison Sect asked for too much money, otherwise I could have just called my men to take action!"

It turns out that he not only contacted the Mad Thunder Master of the Great Zhou Kingdom, but also went to the Ice Prison Sect of the Ice Barbarian Kingdom after learning that Zhou Chun had a grudge against him. He wanted to get the Ice Prison Sect's Nascent Soul stage master to join him in dealing with Zhou Chun.

However, the Nascent Soul stage cultivator from the Ice Prison Sect took the opportunity to make an outrageous demand, asking to take away the [Moon Toad Pearl] spiritual treasure from Zhou Chun's body. How could Master Ziyang easily agree to this?

After all, the reason he wanted to harm Zhou Chun was to add another spiritual treasure to the Yan Yang Sect.

Moreover, the others he invited wouldn't easily agree to this.

After pondering this alone for a long time, filled with suspicion and doubt, and remembering that Zhou Chun's departure was already a fait accompli, Master Ziyang could only sigh, "Forget it, I must have been overthinking it. He's holding the Nascent Soul Ceremony in five years. The reason he's in such a hurry to leave now is probably to set up the protective mountain formation as soon as possible!"

He wasn't unaware that things could go wrong if he waited, but since he hadn't been able to invite enough people, he could only continue to wait.

On the other side, after leaving the Azure Lotus Mountains, Zhou Chun went directly to the Great Zhou Kingdom and then disappeared into the Black Mist Swamp.

The emergence of the two-headed black dragon in the Black Mist Swamp shocked the entire Great Zhou Kingdom and attracted the attention of many high-level cultivators.

However, after some Nascent Soul stage cultivators came and turned the place upside down, they found nothing special and quickly stopped paying attention to it.

As for the underground base operated by that bandit organization back then, it had long since collapsed and turned into ruins during the great war.

However, the spiritual veins here have not been greatly affected, and have now become a habitat for some high-level demonic beasts in the Black Mist Swamp.

After Zhou Chun appeared here, he did not show himself. He simply let Mu Mei and Mu Sang take up a good spot, and then put Lei Jiao in to sleep and refine the demon core inside his body.

He himself was also protecting the Dharma from the side, and incidentally he began to cultivate supernatural powers and secret techniques.

Time flies, and four years have passed in a flash.

Over the course of four years, Zhou Chun still made little progress in cultivating the "Great Evolution Heavenly Secrets Technique" and failed to truly gain entry into its teachings.

However, I have already made some progress with the "Formless Geng Metal Divine Light" supernatural power, and I should be able to master it in its initial stages soon.

After more than four years of refining and absorbing, Lei Jiao Bai Bai finally completely refined the fourth-grade high-quality Lei Jiao demon core, allowing his own magical power cultivation to reach the fourth-grade perfection realm, and he could trigger the Heavenly Tribulation at any time.

"Let's do it here. After you successfully overcome your tribulation, we'll head straight for Thunder Cliff Valley and give them a preemptive strike!"

When Lei Jiao asked Zhou Chun when he would undergo his tribulation, he confidently gave the order.

Black Mist Marsh can be considered the blessed land of Thunder Dragon Bai Bai. It was here that it caused the "Fish Leaping Over the Dragon Gate" phenomenon and successfully leaped over the Dragon Gate to transform into a four-clawed Thunder Dragon.

If I undergo this tribulation here now, I might inherit this good fortune.

Upon hearing his instructions, Lei Jiao Bai Bai immediately stopped hesitating and began preparing for his tribulation.

Whether it can successfully overcome this tribulation is a matter of life and death for Zhou Chun and the Zhou family, so Zhou Chun is giving it his full support without reservation.

In addition to the [Heavenly Gang Thunder-Slaying Sword] it inherently possessed, it was also given a high-grade magic weapon and a top-grade magic weapon.

Taking into account its own cultivation of the Thunder Dragon Clan's tribulation-crossing secret technique, while I wouldn't say I'm 100% certain, there's at least an 80% chance it won't have any problems.

After several months of preparation, it suddenly triggered the Heavenly Tribulation!

On this day, a sudden storm arose in the Black Mist Marsh, and a terrifying aura spread from a certain body of water, causing monsters within a radius of hundreds of miles to flee in panic, including some powerful fourth-tier monsters.

Even the black mist that filled the sky and earth seemed to be squeezed by some force, and began to roll and retreat outwards.

Above the sky, thunderclouds surging with silver lightning rapidly gathered and manifested, stretching for dozens of miles!

Such a strange phenomenon could be vaguely seen even by cultivators thousands of miles away.

"When thunderclouds descend from the sky, it means either someone has successfully formed their Nascent Soul or a powerful demon is undergoing the Heavenly Tribulation. Besides the two-headed black dragon that caused such a huge commotion two hundred years ago, is there another powerful demon hidden in the Black Mist Swamp?"

On the edge of the Black Mist Marsh, a Golden Core cultivator who was preparing to enter in search of some local specialty spiritual item stopped in his tracks when he looked up at the thunderclouds in the distant sky. His expression changed drastically.

He was quite strong, and I thought that even if I couldn't run rampant in the Black Mist Swamp, I shouldn't be in any danger.

But now, looking at those thick, continuous thunderclouds, I can't help but feel extremely frightened.

Generally, in order to prevent others from taking advantage of their vulnerability after the tribulation, a great demon will clean up the place of the tribulation before the tribulation, killing or driving away any demonic beasts or cultivators that may threaten it.

If he hadn't lingered in the outer market for half a day, he would probably be deep in the Black Mist Swamp right now, and might have run right into a gun!

He didn't dare stay any longer to watch the spectacle and hurriedly turned around and left the place.

At the same time, most of the cultivators who were adventuring in the Black Mist Swamp were also fleeing out, not daring to stay inside any longer.

Only a few exceptionally daring cultivators, or those whose lifespans are nearing their end, would risk remaining inside, or even approaching the place of tribulation, hoping to get a share of the spoils after the great demon fails its tribulation.

Even if a great demon that perished during the Heavenly Tribulation had its body mostly destroyed by the lightning, as long as some usable bones could be found, it would be enough to feed some Foundation Establishment or even Purple Mansion stage cultivators.

Zhou Chun did not pay attention to the movements of the cultivators from the outside world.

The Black Mist Marsh is located in a remote area, and the nearest Nascent Soul stage cultivator is thousands of miles away. It would take at least one or two hours for the news to reach them.

Moreover, Lei Jiao Bai Bai was not an unclaimed demon beast, but his spirit pet.

Even if Nascent Soul stage cultivators rushed over upon hearing the news, his presence here would be enough to make them hesitate and not dare to make a move.

After all, a fifth-order demon king who has just successfully transcended tribulation might be easy to kill, but few Nascent Soul cultivators with families would dare to easily offend a Nascent Soul cultivator of unknown origin!

Therefore, after the thundercloud appeared, he took the initiative to retreat two or three hundred miles away and waited quietly.

Boom!

When the thunderclouds in the sky accumulated to a certain extent, the first bolt of tribulation lightning crashed down.

When Zhou Chun saw the power of the descending tribulation lightning, he couldn't help but change his expression slightly.

The power of this tribulation lightning was not only much stronger than when he had undergone tribulation before, but also significantly stronger than the tribulation lightning experienced by the [Rock Armor Giant Rhinoceros] of the Spirit Control Sect when it underwent tribulation.

Judging by its power, it is almost comparable to his third round of tribulation lightning!

Therefore, even though he had great confidence in Lei Jiao Bai Bai, his heart couldn't help but be on edge at this moment.

Lei Jiao Bai Bai, on the other hand, seemed to be prepared for the power of the tribulation lightning.

When the first lightning bolt struck, it did not use any magical artifacts; it simply spat out a silver lightning beam to meet the lightning bolt.

Two seemingly identical bolts of lightning collided in mid-air, but the lightning beam spewed out by the Thunder Dragon was completely defeated.

It's like comparing a genuine steel knife to a painted wooden knife; they may seem identical, but their fundamental natures are vastly different.

After shattering the lightning pillar spewed by Lei Jiao Bai Bai, the tribulation lightning, which still retained most of its power, struck it directly.

In an instant, its indestructible dragon scales burst open and flew off, dragon blood splattering and scattering across the sky.

But before it could recover from its injuries, the second bolt of lightning struck again.

This time it immediately changed its strategy. First, it spat out a silver lightning ball to bombard the tribulation lightning. Then, lightning surged on its body, intertwining to form layers of lightning shields above its head, setting up seven or eight layers in a row.

This strategy proved effective immediately.

After the tribulation lightning shattered seven or eight layers of lightning shields, its power was less than half. When it struck the dragon, it only slightly cracked some of its scales, and not even a few drops of blood flowed out.

However, while this method can withstand the tribulation lightning, it consumes a great deal of its magical power.

After it survived the first round of tribulation lightning using this method, its magical power was less than 30% of what it had been before.

If any other demonic beast were here, this situation would basically mean failure in its tribulation and certain death.

But Lei Jiao Bai Bai is different.

It has a good owner!

The Demon King Chongxuan once bestowed three drops of the "Ten Thousand Year Spirit Milk" upon Zhou Chun, which was the number one spiritual item in the cultivation world for restoring magical power.

Before it underwent its tribulation, Zhou Chun had already given it three drops of [Ten Thousand Year Spirit Milk].

Before the second round of the Heavenly Tribulation had ended, it hurriedly spat out a jade bottle containing [Ten Thousand Year Spirit Milk], chewed it up and swallowed it, along with some healing pills.

By the time the second round of tribulation lightning began to descend, Lei Jiao Bai Bai's magical power had been restored to its full potential.

And it spared no effort in continuing to use the previous strategy to resist the tribulation lightning.

The second round of tribulation lightning was much more powerful, with each bolt comparable to an attack from a top-grade magic weapon activated by a Nascent Soul cultivator in the early stages.

Even though it had tried its best to use its supernatural powers to resist, each tribulation lightning strike still aggravated its injuries.

Even so, it still insisted on relying solely on its own strength to overcome the tribulation.

For demonic beasts undergoing tribulation, tribulation lightning is both a danger and an opportunity, especially for a thunder dragon like Bai Bai.

After being struck by tribulation lightning, its thunder dragon bloodline will undergo a stronger transformation upon successfully transcending the tribulation, and it is expected to advance even further!

Therefore, it needs to undergo as much tribulation lightning tempering as possible before the third round of tribulation lightning arrives.

Otherwise, the more powerful the tribulation lightning becomes, the less likely one is to let it touch them.

One lightning bolt after another fell, and soon the second round of lightning had also fallen seven times.

At this moment, over 70% of Lei Jiao Bai Bai's body was covered in blood and gore, a truly gruesome sight, and his injuries had reached a dangerous level.

However, its aura has not weakened much; one can still feel its indomitable and proud fighting spirit.

"That's enough, Bai Bai, you've already done a great job. There's still a third round of tribulation lightning coming up. Even with your magic weapon, you shouldn't underestimate it!"

Zhou Chun couldn't stand it any longer and immediately sent a reminder to his spirit pet through telepathy.

He was afraid that Lei Jiao might act impulsively and go too far.

After receiving his reminder, Lei Jiao Bai Bai readily complied and stopped playing with fire.

When the eighth tribulation lightning struck, it opened its mouth and spat out a turquoise shield-like magic weapon, which was the same high-grade magic weapon that Zhou Chun had used when he underwent his tribulation.

However, this high-grade magic weapon, which had played a significant role in his tribulation, couldn't even withstand a single tribulation lightning bolt and was directly shattered into countless fragments under the bombardment of the eighth tribulation lightning bolt!

Fortunately, this treasure also neutralized most of the power of the eighth tribulation lightning, preventing it from causing any further damage to the thunder dragon.

As the ninth bolt of lightning struck, the Thunder Dragon Bai Bai spat out another purplish-black spear.

This purplish-black spear was obtained from the multi-winged archmage Bangru. It is a quasi-sacred artifact left behind by a holy mage of the multi-winged race, equivalent to a top-grade magic weapon.

Because the two races have different weapon-forging methods, cultivators find it difficult to unleash the full power of this treasure. The power they can exert when they keep it in their hands is only slightly stronger than that of a high-grade magic weapon.

However, this treasure is of the highest quality, made of superior materials, and cannot be compared to any other high-grade magic weapon.

At this moment, after being summoned by Lei Jiao Bai Bai, it successfully shattered and dispersed most of the tribulation lightning falling from the sky, allowing it to withstand less than 30% of the tribulation lightning's power and successfully pass through the second round of nine tribulation lightning.

Then, before the third round of tribulation lightning struck, the Thunder Dragon Bai Bai, whose mana was greatly depleted, quickly consumed the second drop of [Ten Thousand Year Spirit Milk], restoring his mana to full before the third round of tribulation lightning struck.

When the third round of tribulation lightning struck, Lei Jiao Bai Bai used his purplish-black spear magic weapon to clear a path, completely disregarding the damage to the weapon.

Anyway, Zhou Chun said that even if this treasure is destroyed, it doesn't matter.

After enduring two more tribulation lightning strikes, the purplish-black spear finally shattered into several pieces during the third tribulation lightning strike!

A top-grade magic weapon was destroyed just like that!

Zhou Chun watched this scene without blinking, completely unconcerned.

The left and right sides are useless to him, so being able to make the best use of them at this time is already the best thing.

When the fourth tribulation lightning struck, a silver flying sword shot out from the mouth of the Thunder Dragon White, unleashing a fierce and unparalleled Heavenly Gang Divine Thunder Sword Qi that struck the tribulation lightning, instantly annihilating seventy to eighty percent of its power!

The magic weapon, the Heavenly Thunder-Slaying Sword, did not disappoint Zhou Chun's intention in naming it, and it came in handy at this crucial moment.

Ever since Lei Jiao Bai Bai advanced to a fourth-tier superior-grade demon beast, this sword has been stored and nurtured within its body, and has never been used once during that time.

Although this treasure has not yet been fully upgraded to a top-grade magic weapon, it is more effective than ordinary top-grade magic weapons when dealing with tribulation lightning.

The key point is that it is very compatible with Lei Jiao Bai Bai, and the power it exerts in Lei Jiao Bai Bai's hands is even stronger than in Zhou Chun's hands!

With the help of this magical artifact specially crafted for overcoming tribulations, Lei Jiao successfully passed four more tribulation lightning strikes.

However, the [Heavenly Gang Thunder-Slaying Sword] was not a truly top-grade magic weapon. After successively shattering four bolts of tribulation lightning, it could not withstand the pressure, and cracks appeared on the sword body.

If it continues, it might be able to defeat another tribulation lightning bolt, but it could also be destroyed by the next one.

Lei Jiao Bai Bai, of course, would never gamble on this possibility.

After all, the Fiery Phoenix and the Wood Spirit Wood Mulberry will need the help of this sword to successfully overcome their tribulations in the future. After it advances to the fifth-order demon king, it will also need such a handy magic weapon.

Therefore, when the eighth tribulation lightning struck, Lei Jiao Bai Bai put away the [Heavenly Gang Thunder-Slaying Sword] and instead unleashed a secret technique he had cultivated for hundreds of years.

But then, silver lightning burst forth from its body, quickly condensing into an armor made of silver lightning that protected it.

When the eighth lightning bolt struck, it only used the [Heavenly Thunder Annihilation Slash] to resist for a moment, and then coiled up to withstand the remaining lightning strikes.

At this moment, a strange scene appeared. After the tribulation lightning struck the Thunder Dragon Bai Bai, its power was inexplicably reduced by more than half, allowing it to easily pass through the tribulation lightning strike.

After being struck by this lightning tribulation, its [Lightning Armor] immediately became much more illusory and dim, clearly indicating that its power had been greatly depleted.

The ninth bolt of tribulation lightning had already struck.

As the final tribulation lightning of the Heavenly Tribulation, this tribulation lightning was even more powerful than when Zhou Chun fully activated his spiritual treasure!

Even if he were to defend himself now, he would still be seriously injured.

Therefore, at this moment his heart was in his throat.

Meanwhile, Lei Jiao Bai Bai silently activated a life-saving divine power that he rarely used: the [Undying Thunder Body], which could, in a sense, neutralize a fatal attack.

In an instant, its body seemed to transform into pure lightning, breaking free from the constraints of its physical form, and it seemed to have truly become a lightning dragon!

The ninth tribulation lightning also appeared in the form of a lightning dragon.

After the two dragons collided, the world was filled with flashes of silver lightning, making it difficult even for Zhou Chun, a Nascent Soul cultivator, to see what was happening.

After a dozen or so breaths, he noticed that the thunderclouds in the sky were rapidly dissipating, and a silver full moon suddenly appeared in the sky.

Since it was nighttime, the unusual phenomenon of two moons appearing in the sky at once made it difficult to distinguish which one was the real moon!

Zhou Chun was familiar with this scene; a similar phenomenon had occurred after the [Rock Armor Giant Rhinoceros] survived its tribulation.

In this way, he no longer needs to worry about Lei Jiao for nothing.

Sure enough, as the silver lightning gradually dissipated, the Thunder Dragon Bai Bai, whose body was almost completely unscathed but whose aura was still tenacious, reappeared in his sight.

At the same time, the silver full moon that appeared directly above Lei Jiao's head suddenly shone brightly, and soon a silver liquid like lead and mercury fell from the sky, drifting down towards the dying Lei Jiao in mid-air.

It's "Imperial Dew"!

Zhou Chun witnessed the appearance of such rare and precious objects once again, and the number was significantly greater than that of the [Rock Armor Giant Rhinoceros] from before.

After the "Emperor's Dew" appeared, his powerful divine sense clearly detected two powerful auras approaching, both of whom were Nascent Soul stage cultivators just like him.

Fortunately, judging from their auras, both of them were at the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm, which was well within his ability to handle.

Therefore, while indicating to Lei Jiao Bai Bai that he could absorb the "Emperor's Essence" to recover from his injuries and transform his bloodline, he also released the other three demonic beast spirit pets besides the Golden Armor Mountain-Carrying Turtle to protect Lei Jiao Bai Bai.

Then, without any restraint, he unleashed his powerful divine sense, issuing a warning to the two approaching Nascent Soul stage cultivators.

"Fellow Daoists, halt! The one who successfully transcended the tribulation is my spirit pet. Please do not approach further!"

He himself had no intention of hiding his presence, and those two Nascent Soul cultivators should have already discovered him, which is probably why they hadn't gotten too close before.

Now that "Emperor's Dew" has appeared in the world, the two of them are probably unable to control themselves, which is why they want to step forward and share the spoils.

Now that they had been warned by him, the two had no choice but to stop.

When the two stopped their escape light, their appearances were revealed: one was an old Taoist priest with a dignified and otherworldly air, dressed in black robes, and the other was a middle-aged man with a red face wearing a crimson robe.

Then the old Taoist in black robes bowed to Zhou Chun and said, "Fellow Daoist, please do not misunderstand. I am Qinghe Zhenren, the Supreme Elder of the Great Zhou True Water Palace. This 'Emperor's Dew' is a rare treasure of heaven and earth, and it is difficult to see without a special destiny. Therefore, I would like to ask you to be lenient and spare some for me in the transaction. I am willing to reward you with other spiritual items!"

Upon hearing this, the red-faced middle-aged man nodded repeatedly and said, "My thoughts are exactly the same as Fellow Daoist Qinghe's. I hope this fellow Daoist can be accommodating!"

Faced with their request, Zhou Chun immediately shook his head without hesitation and said, "I'm sorry, it's not that I'm unwilling to make an exception, but as you two have seen, I already have several spirit pets here. This amount of 'Emperor's Essence' isn't even enough for my own use, how could I possibly share it with you two!"

After speaking, he slightly activated the [Moon Toad Pearl] within his body, and a cold and desolate aura emanated from his body.

Upon sensing the change in his aura, the two people opposite him immediately focused their attention, their eyes revealing a look of apprehension.

"Fellow Daoist Qinghe, this person's aura is strange; he might be protected by a spiritual treasure. What should we do now?"

The red-faced middle-aged man's eyes flickered slightly, and he couldn't help but secretly send a telepathic message to the old Taoist priest in black robes to ask for advice.

He had no magical treasures to protect him, and he knew he would have little chance against cultivators of the same level who possessed magical treasures.

However, the True Water Palace possesses a spiritual treasure inheritance, which resides on the black-robed old Taoist priest.

Therefore, he naturally hoped that the old Taoist in black robes would take the lead and put pressure on Zhou Chun.

However, the old Taoist in black robes didn't reply to his words at all. Instead, he smiled slightly at Zhou Chun and said, "Very well, since you have no intention of transferring the 'Emperor's Elixir,' I won't bother you any longer. Congratulations on your successful transformation of your spirit pet! I wish you a smooth path to immortality and everlasting success!"

After saying that, he decisively transformed into a streak of blue-black light and left.

The middle-aged man in red was stunned by this scene. He glanced unwillingly at the "Imperial Dew" that was still descending in the sky, and could only stomp his foot and leave. He didn't even bother to say goodbye to Zhou Chun.

Seeing this, Zhou Chun breathed a slight sigh of relief. Then, with a smile on his face, he took out a jade bottle and collected the "Emperor's Dew" that had fallen from the sky.

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