Beast Taming Immortal Clan

Yan Yang Sect.

When Zhou Chun returned with his spirit pet that had successfully transcended tribulation, Master Ziyang received the news immediately.

But at this moment, after reading the message, he only frowned slightly and remained silent.

After all, he had already received a message from Master Kuang Lei beforehand, and was already prepared.

"Senior Brother Ziyang, what do you plan to do now?"

Looking at the silent, frowning Master Ziyang, Master Baiyang couldn't help but ask for a solution.

Because of some problems in his cultivation, he had to spend most of his time in seclusion in his cave to suppress the hidden dangers in his body.

He usually ignores almost all matters, big and small, within the sect.

This time, it was only because Master Ziyang had murderous intent towards Zhou Chun that he told him his own plans and asked him to contribute his share.

Unexpectedly, after years of planning and preparing to take action, their base was raided by their opponent!

If Master Kuang Lei can't come, and Zhou Chun gains another fifth-tier demon king spirit pet, the few people they've contacted right now simply can't handle Zhou Chun.

Therefore, Master Baiyang already had the answer in his heart.

However, Master Ziyang was, after all, his senior brother from the sect who had reached the Nascent Soul stage before him. Even though he had his own ideas, he still had to give him some face and ask for his opinion first.

If both parties agree, that would be the best outcome.

Upon hearing Baiyang Zhenren's question, Ziyang Zhenren seemed to have guessed his thoughts and couldn't help but shake his head with a wry smile, saying, "What else can we do now? Unless we can find a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator to help us, there's very little chance we can kill that brat!"

After saying that, he sighed with regret and said, "Since we can't kill that kid, there's naturally no need to take action!"

Hearing his answer, Master Baiyang breathed a sigh of relief and nodded repeatedly, saying, "I'm relieved that Senior Brother understands this principle!"

Upon hearing this, Master Ziyang felt even more distressed.

He waved his hand and said, "Junior brother, you are not feeling well, so you shouldn't leave the cave for too long. Leave the sect's affairs to me. If there is anything I need you for, I will call you again."

"I trust you with your work, senior brother. I'll take my leave now."

Master Baiyang pretended not to notice the impatience in Master Ziyang's words, responded with a smile, and then tactfully left.

The day after the two brothers finished their conversation, the image-recording bead that Zhou Chun had sent arrived in the hands of Master Ziyang.

After viewing the images within the image-recording bead, Master Ziyang's face turned ashen, and he couldn't help but curse, "You coward, you coward!"

He never expected that Master Kuang Lei would be so utterly despicable, turning against him so readily and betraying him completely!

In this way, it would be impossible for him to pretend that nothing had happened.

Now, what he needs to consider is not whether to give up on killing Zhou Chun, but how to resolve this grudge.

At least on the surface, this would make Zhou Chun stop pursuing the matter and move on from it.

"Since this young man from the Zhou family gave this item to me and was willing to reconcile with that scoundrel Kuang Lei, it means he probably doesn't intend to fight our sect to the death. He's most likely just trying to take this opportunity to extort some benefits!"

"If that's the case, let Tianjing represent our sect to talk to him and see what he really thinks, and what it would take to let this matter go!"

Master Ziyang stared at the image-recording bead in front of him with an uncertain expression, muttering to himself, but quickly came up with a solution.

After Zhou Chun had Zhou Daoyi arrange for someone to send the image-recording pearl to the Yan Yang Sect, he then called Zhou Zhiying over for a private talk.

"This time, your Uncle Bai successfully transcended his tribulation, and I obtained some 'Emperor's Essence' for myself. Ying'er, your Heavenly Wind Thunder Eagle has been stuck at the third-tier high-grade demon beast realm for quite some time. I hope this item can help it break through its shackles and advance to the fourth tier!"

Inside the cave, after Zhou Chun and his disciples finished bowing and paying their respects, he slowly revealed the reason for summoning them.

Hearing this, Zhou Zhiying was overjoyed and quickly expressed her gratitude, saying, "I am deeply grateful for Master's kindness. On behalf of Xiaoyu, I thank Master and Uncle Bai for their life-saving grace!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chun simply nodded slightly and said, "This 'Emperor's Elixir' is not suitable for staying long. You should give it to him when you get back."

After saying that, he took out a jade bottle containing "Emperor's Elixir" and handed it to Zhou Zhiying.

The "Emperor's Elixir" inside this jade bottle accounts for about one-third of the total "Emperor's Elixir" he has obtained. According to his own estimation, it should be enough for the Heavenly Wind Thunder Eagle to use for its breakthrough.

After all, both the Golden-Winged Tiger and the Fire God Jackal succeeded in breaking through using this item.

In terms of bloodline talent, the Heavenly Wind Thunder Eagle was by no means inferior to the Golden Winged Tiger at that time.

After sending Zhou Zhiying away, Zhou Chun pondered for a moment and then released the Thunderworm Beast.

He didn't waste any more words with the giant earthworm. Holding the jade bottle containing the "Emperor's Elixir" in one hand, he looked at it and said, "I know you can understand my words. I'm giving you a chance. If you're willing to open your mind and submit to me, I will not only spare your life but also bestow upon you the 'Emperor's Elixir' inside!"

As he said this, Zhou Chun looked up at the top of the Thunderworm Beast's head.

He took the unicorn horn from the beast's head and used it as material to forge the [Heavenly Thunder Slash Sword].

Now, several hundred years later, a new horn has grown on the beast's head, and because its cultivation has advanced further, this horn seems to be of even better quality.

To him, the Thunderworm Beast's other abilities were insignificant; only its unique horn, which naturally attracted and avoided lightning, was worth using.

If this beast can be trained to the fourth or even fifth tier, the value of its single horn will be considerable.

Zhou Chun has now formed his Nascent Soul, and his next goal is naturally the Deity Transformation stage.

As far as he knew, there were three kinds of tribulations when a Nascent Soul cultivator broke through to the Deity Transformation stage.

These three tribulations are the "Tribulation of Vital Energy", the "Tribulation of Inner Demons", and the "Tribulation of Heavenly Thunder".

The three tribulations are each more difficult to overcome than the last, especially the Heavenly Thunder Tribulation, which is completely different from the Heavenly Thunder Tribulation that one must overcome when forming a Nascent Soul.

The tribulation of heavenly lightning that one must undergo to break through to the Nascent Soul stage is also called the "Four-Nine Tribulation," which consists of 4936 heavenly lightning strikes.

And unlike the Heavenly Tribulation of the Nascent Soul stage, it is relatively weak.

The tribulation of heavenly lightning that humans face when breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage is no less powerful than the tribulation of heavenly lightning that demon kings face when breaking through to the sixth rank.

Similarly, when demon kings break through to the sixth rank, they will also experience the relatively severe "Crimson Energy Tribulation" and "Inner Demon Tribulation".

Therefore, fifth-order demon kings and Nascent Soul stage cultivators have always emerged in the cultivation world, but those who can break through to the sixth order are extremely rare, a case that is hard to find even once in a thousand years!

When Zhou Chun was undergoing the Heavenly Tribulation of the Nascent Soul stage, he was able to easily pass through it with the help of spiritual treasures.

However, if he does have the opportunity to break through to the Nascent Soul stage in the future, then relying on just one or two spiritual treasures will obviously not be enough to deal with the terrifying "Four-Nine Tribulations".

At that time, we will definitely need to collect those treasures that are useful for overcoming tribulations.

If one can cultivate the Thunderworm Beast to the fourth-grade superior level, or even the fifth grade, and then use its single horn to refine a treasure, the resulting treasure should be quite useful even when facing the "Fourfold Tribulation".

For him, this matter was merely going with the flow, and he didn't need to put in the same much effort as he did in raising spirit pets like Lei Jiao Bai Bai. He didn't have that strong sense of responsibility!

Looking at the Thunderworm Beast in front of Zhou Chun, it had lived for hundreds or even thousands of years and its intelligence was indeed extraordinary. It easily understood Zhou Chun's words.

So after glancing at the jade bottle containing "Emperor's Elixir" in Zhou Chun's hand, it soon obediently lowered its head, signaling its willingness to submit.

Its lifespan was actually not very long to begin with. If it couldn't seize this opportunity, even if Zhou Chun let it leave, it wouldn't live for more than a hundred years.

Intelligent beings are afraid of death, so it naturally wants to seize this opportunity to change its fate.

Looking at the Thunderworm Beast bowing its head in submission, Zhou Chun nodded in satisfaction and said, "Very good. You will definitely not regret this choice in the future."

He immediately formed a contract with the Thunderworm Beast, and keeping his word, fed it the "Emperor's Elixir" from the jade bottle, allowing it to break through near his cave.

After dividing the "Emperor's Elixir" into two portions, Zhou Chun still had one-third of the "Emperor's Elixir" left in his hands.

He hesitated somewhat about what to do with this last "Imperial Dew".

There are actually quite a few demonic beasts in the Zhou family that are suitable to consume this "Emperor's Elixir".

Both the Bloodflame Dragon Python that Zhou Daoquan raised and the Flame Horned Dragon Python, Zhou Xinyan's main spirit pet, have a chance to advance to the fourth rank after consuming "Emperor's Elixir".

However, the Bloodflame Dragon Python no longer has a proper master. Although it can still be driven to do things by the Beast Soul Card, it is obviously not the best choice under these circumstances.

Although Zhou Xinyan is an outstanding junior of the family, Zhou Chun had already bestowed many gifts upon him after he successfully formed his core. Now that he has not made any contribution, it seems inappropriate to bestow such precious gifts upon him again.

Zhou Chun didn't really want these younger generations to live off his rewards, as that wouldn't be good for him or his family.

So after hesitating for a while, Zhou Chun decided not to reward Zhou Xinyan for the time being, but instead fed the remaining "Emperor's Dew" to the four six-winged ice silkworms.

After consuming the insect pill, these four six-winged ice silkworms underwent another transformation, and now their aura is comparable to that of a low-grade fourth-order demon beast.

Even if feeding them "Emperor's Dew" doesn't allow them to undergo another transformation, it should still enhance their spiritual intelligence, making it easier for Zhou Chun to control them in the future.

After dealing with the "Emperor's Dew," Zhou Chun also made some arrangements with the ten fourth-grade high-level thunder talismans in his hand.

He gave two to his Daoist partner Su Yuzhen, one to his disciple Zhou Zhiying, and one to Zhou Mingde and Zhou Daoyi.

Of the remaining five, two were set aside and stored in the family treasury, allowing the family members to decide whether to exchange them.

He kept the last three cards for himself, to see if there would be an opportunity to use them later.

After all, this item is extremely rare, and some Nascent Soul stage cultivators might exchange it for a junior they value.

In the time that followed, Zhou Chun guided Bai Bai on how to integrate the [Heavenly Thunder Meteorite Iron] into the [Heavenly Gang Thunder-Slaying Sword] while waiting for a response from Master Ziyang.

After waiting for only a few days, Master Tianjing arrived at Qinglian Peak at the urging of Master Ziyang and had a face-to-face conversation with him.

During the conversation, Zhou Chun took the opportunity to make an outrageous demand. He not only wanted Master Ziyang to return the top-grade magic weapon [Qingxuan Seal] that he had taken earlier and to acknowledge that the Zhou family had complete control over the Lingzhou region, but also demanded that the Zhou family compensate him with three additional high-grade magic weapons.

This condition was naturally unacceptable to Master Ziyang.

His bottom line was to return the top-grade magic weapon, the Azure Profound Seal, and to acknowledge the Zhou family's actual control over the Lingzhou region.

In addition, compensating with three high-grade magic treasures is impossible.

Although the Yan Yang Sect has many magical treasures, high-grade magical treasures are scarce and never enough.

Some of the mid-stage Golden Core cultivators in their sect don't even have high-grade magic weapons for self-defense yet!

But Zhou Chun's attitude was very firm this time, stating directly that if he did not agree, then they could wait and see.

After this back and forth, Master Ziyang was ultimately afraid of Zhou Chun's current strength and agreed to compensate him with an additional high-grade magic weapon.

He could even pay out of his own pocket to replace a top-grade magic weapon, so as not to cause any opposition within the sect.

If he were to use three high-grade magic treasures, he would have no choice but to rely on the sect's resources. Even though he was a Nascent Soul cultivator, such a matter of ceding territory and paying reparations would inevitably cause resentment among many of the lower-level cultivators, who would accuse him of squandering ancestral property.

Therefore, this is Master Ziyang's final bottom line.

Seeing that he couldn't produce anything more for the time being, Zhou Chun had no choice but to agree to the matter.

For him, now is not the time to completely break ties with Master Ziyang and the Yanyang Sect, because it would be very difficult for him to kill Master Ziyang.

After all, Master Ziyang possesses a spiritual treasure, making him far more difficult to kill than Master Kuanglei.

If we can't kill Master Ziyang, then we have no choice but to make him bleed in this way first.

Time flew by, and the time for Zhou Chun's Nascent Soul Ceremony drew ever closer.

Faced with this grandest celebration in the history of the Zhou family, the entire Zhou family put in their utmost enthusiasm to prepare.

All the Golden Core and Purple Mansion stage cultivators of the Zhou family returned to the Azure Lotus Mountain Range at this time.

Currently, the Zhou family has seven Golden Core stage cultivators: Lin Hongyu, Zhou Mingde, Zhou Daoyi, Zhou Zhiying, Zhou Yuanlian, Zhou Xinyan, and Xu Fu. If you include the guest elder Luo Qingni, that makes eight.

It also possesses a fourth-tier demon beast, the Fire God Jackal, a fourth-tier demon beast, the Azure Dragon, and four fourth-tier demon beast spirit pets under Zhou Chun's command.

The number of cultivators at the Purple Mansion stage is also quite large, totaling fifteen, and it continues to grow rapidly.

Now that all these people have gathered on Qinglian Peak, Zhou Mingde, Zhou Daoyi, and other elders of the Zhou family are quite excited.

"With a Nascent Soul cultivator, a fifth-tier demon king, eight Golden Core cultivators, and six fourth-tier demon beasts, the Zhou family's apparent strength has completely surpassed that of the Azure Lotus Temple back then!"

Inside the Zhongping Hall, Zhou Mingde looked at the high-ranking cultivators of the Zhou family who had been summoned here for a meeting on the eve of the Nascent Soul Ceremony, and couldn't help but sigh with excitement.

He never dared to dream of such a thing before!

Hearing his exclamation, Zhou Chun, seated at the head of the table, immediately declared with boundless pride, "Surpassing Qinglian Temple is nothing! After some time, we'll make the Yanyang Sect depend on our Zhou family for survival. Only then will we truly demonstrate our Zhou family's current capabilities!"

Upon hearing this, the eyes of all the Zhou family's high-ranking members in the hall lit up, filled with anticipation.

I'm going out for dinner tonight, so I'll keep the word count short! I've already updated over 180,000 words this month, and I expect it to eventually exceed 200,000!