Beast Taming Immortal Clan

Dragons and phoenixes pull the chariot, traversing the vast sky.

Amidst the astonished gazes of the assembled cultivators, it slowly descended onto the main celebration area atop Azure Lotus Peak.

Then the dragon and phoenix pulling the chariot each emitted clear dragon roars and phoenix cries, breaking free from their reins and soaring into the sky, creating a truly magical spectacle of dragons flying and phoenixes dancing in the air.

Azure dragons soar through the sky, and fiery phoenixes dance.

Such an auspicious scene could only be accomplished by the Zhou family, who had the resources and foundation to do so throughout the entire Jing Kingdom and even the surrounding countries!

And this was still the result that Zhou Chun held back.

Otherwise, if a magical tortoise were to move a mountain or a magical deer were to carry a lingzhi mushroom, it wouldn't be too difficult.

After the extraordinary phenomenon of dragons and phoenixes dancing in the sky subsided, Zhou Daoyi, who was presiding over the celebration, coughed lightly, rousing the many astonished guests. Then, regardless of their cultivation level, all the guests rose and bowed to the protagonist on the main seat, saying, "Congratulations to True Person Zhou on achieving the Great Perfection of the Nascent Soul stage and attaining enlightenment!"

Zhou Chun was also dressed in formal attire today.

He wore a five-colored robe woven from five-colored spiritual silk, a golden lotus crown on his head, and a smiling face that did not lack majesty.

Faced with the congratulations from many cultivators, he waved his hand lightly and said, "Thank you all for your congratulations. I also wish you all a smooth path on your cultivation journey and that you will attain enlightenment soon."

After finishing speaking, Bento sat down in the main seat.

Only after he, the main figure, sat down did the other cultivators dare to follow suit and take their seats again.

Zhou Daoyi, who was presiding over the celebration, took out a golden list and read aloud the prepared congratulatory message for the ceremony.

"Zhou Zhengchun, the son of the Zhou family's dragon, was already renowned at a young age, and his character..."

At this moment, all was quiet, except for Zhou Daoyi's loud reading voice echoing among the mountains.

He began by reciting Zhou Chun's cultivation journey over the past few hundred years and his contributions to the family in a form of praise and eulogy.

These things are probably well known to some of the older cultivators in the Zhou family.

However, many of the guests from outside the area were indeed unaware of this.

Now that it has been read aloud at the ceremony, it can also be used by them to spread the legendary experience of Zhou Chun, the newly promoted Nascent Soul stage cultivator, to all corners of the cultivation world.

For cultivators in various countries, every Nascent Soul stage cultivator is a living legend!

This ceremony may be the only opportunity in their lives for many cultivators present to get up close to a Nascent Soul stage cultivator, or at least to see their true appearance.

Therefore, many mid- to low-level cultivators listened quite attentively, and they couldn't help but marvel at and admire Zhou Chun's legendary personal deeds as described in Zhou Daoyi's words, and were filled with longing.

Some of the young cultivators from the immortal cultivation families present were particularly excited, as if they also had the opportunity to be like Zhou Chun, to save the family from collapse, bring glory to their ancestors, and lead their families to create an unprecedented golden age!

However, this does not include those cultivators at the Golden Core stage.

Those cultivators who can reach the Golden Core stage are all exceptional individuals. Only they understand that what makes a legend a legend is its irreproducibility!

Like Zhou Chun, a Nascent Soul cultivator from an ordinary background, each of them has unique experiences that cannot be replicated and great opportunities that cannot be replicated.

If you hear about the deeds of these legendary figures and think that you can emulate them, that is wishful thinking and a pipe dream!

Moreover, cultivators at the Golden Core stage generally live for hundreds of years and have heard of and seen countless legendary figures and deeds. They have long since passed the stage where they would yearn for such things upon hearing them.

While Zhou Daoyi was reading out Zhou Chun's glorious deeds, most of the Golden Core cultivators' gazes were fixed on Zhou Zhengbai, the fifth-order demon king who was seated next to Zhou Chun.

Compared to Nascent Soul stage cultivators, fifth-order demon kings who can transform into human form are far more rare in the human cultivation world.

Even many of the Golden Core cultivators present had never seen it before.

After all, during the previous beast tide war, even when the fifth-tier demon kings appeared, they mostly appeared in front of people in their enormous forms, rarely transforming into human form.

To witness such a scene today makes their generous gift worthwhile.

"...Fortunately, Heaven has bestowed such a magnificent dragon upon my Zhou family. May our ancestors bless our Zhou family with prosperity and longevity!"

After an unknown amount of time, Zhou Daoyi's reading finally came to an end.

As he finished speaking, the Zhou family cultivators inside the mountain gate responded in unison with great passion: "May our ancestors bless our Zhou family with prosperity and longevity!"

The sound was like a mountain roar and a tsunami, shaking the mountains.

Without a doubt, today is a celebration for Zhou Chun, and also a celebration for the Zhou family.

As the saying goes, "When one person attains enlightenment, even his chickens and dogs ascend to heaven."

In the cultivation world where strength reigns supreme, a family with a Nascent Soul stage cultivator in charge will command respect even for an ordinary Qi Refining stage cultivator. Even Foundation Establishment stage cultivators from smaller families would not dare to insult them.

Therefore, the Zhou family cultivators all felt genuine respect for Zhou Chun, the patriarch with the cultivation level of Nascent Soul, and were genuinely happy for his successful formation of Nascent Soul.

"Today's celebration should be accompanied by singing, dancing, and fine wine."

After the thunderous cheers subsided, Zhou Chun, seated at the head of the table, gently clapped his hands and spoke.

As soon as the words were spoken, two teams of dancers, men and women, dressed in gorgeous costumes, entered the arena and performed the Beast Fighting Dance and the Flying Dance, while musicians played beautiful melodies.

Then, one by one, Zhou family cultivators brought out various grades of spirit wine to the guests' seats for them to take as they pleased.

The Zhou family had been preparing for this Nascent Soul Ceremony for many years. All the food, wine, spiritual fruits, and teas on the table were of the finest quality, showing that they had invested a great deal of money.

The two most upscale dishes are "Dragon Liver and Phoenix Marrow".

One is taken from the heart and liver of a second- or third-tier dragon-blooded demon beast, and the other is taken from the bone marrow of a second-tier phoenix-blooded demon beast.

These two dishes are only for cultivators at the Golden Core stage, and each person only gets one small plate.

As for the origin of those phoenix-blooded demonic beasts, they were some ferocious birds that the Zhou family had killed during their years of searching for phoenix-blooded demonic beasts throughout the cultivation world.

"Dragon liver and phoenix marrow, fine wine and delicacies. I have cultivated for hundreds of years and this is the first time I have been able to taste such delicacies. Today, I am only able to enjoy them because of Master Zhou. I dare to offer a toast to Master Zhou."

After Wei Yong of the Moon Wheel Sect picked up a piece of stir-fried dragon liver and ate it, he first closed his eyes slightly and showed an expression of enjoyment. Then he picked up his wine cup, stood up, and toasted Zhou Chun, who was at the head of the table.

He had a past relationship with Zhou Chun and was representing the Moon Wheel Sect, so he was qualified.

Zhou Chun did not refuse, and immediately raised his wine cup in a toast, saying, "I'm glad Fellow Daoist Wei is satisfied. Please drink to your victory."

"Thank you, Master, for the wine."

Wei Yong's face lit up with a slight smile. He immediately tilted his head back and drank it all in one gulp, then sat back down with a smile on his face.

Many of the other Golden Core cultivators who witnessed this scene showed expressions of envy.

Although the Golden Core and Nascent Soul stages are only one realm apart, their strength and status are indeed vastly different.

Offering a toast to Zhou Chun, a newly promoted Nascent Soul cultivator, on such an occasion is a privilege not every Golden Core cultivator receives.

If you lack confidence and rashly try to offer a toast, you will not only fail to please the host, but you will also become a laughing stock and be seen as someone who overestimates their abilities.

Therefore, there are really not many people who dare to offer a toast.

At this moment, after Wei Yong started, Xiao Sheng, the sect leader of Yan Yang Sect, also raised his wine cup and slowly stood up to toast Zhou Chunyao, saying, "This junior also toasts True Person Zhou, wishing you longevity in your immortal path and eternal bliss."

However, when faced with his toast, Zhou Chun simply replied, "Fellow Daoist Xiao, you are too kind."

Then he didn't even raise his glass.

Xiao Sheng was stunned by what he saw, finding it hard to believe.

The other Golden Core cultivators all changed color slightly, and their gazes towards him became strange.

Even Wei Yong looked at him with some suspicion, then at Zhou Chun, his mind filled with all sorts of guesses.

Xiao Sheng, as expected of the leader of a sect, was quite skilled at cultivating his inner strength.

After his expression shifted between light and dark for a moment, he took a deep breath, bowed slightly, and said, "It was my recklessness. I will punish myself with a cup!"

He then downed the spirit wine in his cup in one gulp, silently returned to his seat, and never spoke again.

Seeing that he was being treated so coldly, some of the cultivators who were still thinking about whether to muster up the courage to offer him a toast all immediately backed down.

Liu Zhenkong, who came from the Great Zhou Kingdom, seemed unaffected. He immediately stood up and respectfully addressed Zhou Chunyao, saying, "On behalf of my master, I would like to offer a toast to True Person Zhou, wishing you eternal immortality and boundless blessings!"

"Fellow Daoist Liu, you're too kind. Please convey to Fellow Daoist Kuang Lei that I am very satisfied with his gift and hope to have the opportunity to continue our discussions and debates over tea with him next time!"

Zhou Chun smiled and raised his wine glass in return, his attitude completely different from before.

This scene further confirmed the suspicions of the Golden Core cultivators present: the relationship between the Zhou family and the Yan Yang Sect had indeed reached a very tense and discordant level, and could explode at any moment!

This discovery terrified and filled the Golden Core cultivators of Jingguo with anxiety.

Since the end of the last great beast tide, the Yasukuni Kingdom has only experienced a century of peace, and the various forces have only just begun to recover some of their strength.

In this context, if the Yan Yang Sect, the second and third largest powers in Jing Kingdom, were to clash with the Zhou family and start fighting, it would undoubtedly be another disaster for the various forces under their rule.

This is undoubtedly something that none of these forces want to see.

But this was clearly not their place to concern themselves with such matters, so all they could do was drown their sorrows in alcohol.

Upon hearing Zhou Chun's return greeting, Liu Zhenkong's expression brightened, and he immediately replied respectfully, "Thank you for the wine, Master. I will certainly convey your words."

Then he sat back down.

After he sat down, Zhou Zhiying also picked up her wine glass and stood up, preparing to toast her teacher, Zhou Chun.

But before she could speak, Zhou Chun's expression changed slightly, and he suddenly stood up from his seat, along with Lei Jiao Bai Bai.

Then, Zhou Chun frowned slightly and said in a deep voice towards a certain direction outside the mountain gate, "Which fellow Daoist is spying outside? Today is my Nascent Soul Ceremony. If any fellow Daoists are willing to come and have a drink, I would be more than happy to welcome them!"

These words shocked everyone present.

It should be noted that, since ancient times, the Nascent Soul Ceremony for Nascent Soul cultivators has always followed the unspoken rule of "no king meeting king".

Even Nascent Soul stage cultivators from the same sect usually don't show up at the Nascent Soul ceremony for newly promoted Nascent Soul stage cultivators in their sect, to avoid stealing the limelight from their master.

Therefore, all those who came to Zhou Chun's Nascent Soul Ceremony today had cultivation levels lower than his. Even Lei Jiao Bai Bai, who accompanied him to the ceremony, had not uttered a word and silently served as a background figure.

Under such circumstances, it was outrageous that a fifth-tier being would come to spy outside the Zhou family's gates. It was a blatant slap in the face, showing no respect to Zhou Chun, the newly promoted Nascent Soul stage cultivator.

Could it be that a great battle between Nascent Soul stage cultivators will break out today?

Some monks had already considered this most serious consequence.

The musicians and dancers who were playing music and dancing stopped involuntarily.

At the same time, not long after Zhou Chun's shout, a figure flashed in the sky a hundred miles away, and suddenly two fifth-order demon kings appeared in human form.

These two fifth-tier demon kings, one of them looks similar to Bai Bai, covered in scales and armor, with dragon horns on his head, and it is clear at a glance that his true form is a fifth-tier azure dragon.

The other one was familiar to Zhou Chun; he was the demon king he had met when he went to Yunzhou to deliver a message. His true form was a strange bull demon with the innate supernatural power to shake mountains and move the earth.

Upon seeing the two fifth-tier demon kings appear, Zhou Chun's expression remained unchanged, but his heart sank slightly, as he roughly guessed their intentions.

As expected, the two fifth-tier demon kings flashed and quickly arrived outside the Zhou family's mountain gate formation. The Azure Flood Dragon King, his eyes sharp, glared at the Zhou family's mountain gate and shouted, "Stop wasting your breath! You have ten breaths to bring that wicked dragon before me, or don't blame me for taking matters into my own hands!"

As soon as it finished speaking, it manifested its true form as a green dragon, fifty or sixty feet long, in mid-air.

Upon seeing this, the other bull demon king also quickly revealed his true form, transforming into a giant bull that was over ten feet tall.

This scene caused the expressions of many cultivators within the Zhou family's mountain gate to change drastically, and their eyes involuntarily turned to Zhou Chun and Lei Jiao Bai Bai.

Upon seeing this, Zhou Chun's eyes flashed with anger. He immediately took Lei Jiao Bai Bai and flew away from the mountain gate, appearing in the sky outside.

"So it's an unwelcome guest. It seems the Dragon Clan hasn't learned their lesson yet. Are they planning another racial war with our human race?"

In the sky, Zhou Chun stopped and stared coldly at the fifth-order azure dragon, immediately accusing it of inciting a war between races.

That way, even if a fight breaks out later, he'll be in the right.

In this way, even if a war were to break out later, he wouldn't be condemned by other Nascent Soul stage human cultivators.

However, the Azure Dragon King wasn't stupid, and of course he dared not admit it. He simply glared at him fiercely and said, "Don't try to scare me with this talk of racial war. I didn't come here today to argue with you!"

As he spoke, he turned his gaze to Lei Jiao Bai Bai beside Zhou Chun, his eyes filled with disgust and hatred as he roared, "You wicked dragon, if you still have any pride in my dragon clan, then honestly admit what you've done! Did you devour the demon core of your own kind to become a demon king?!"

It turns out that it came here today for the fourth-order high-grade thunder dragon that was ambushed and killed by Zhou Chun's clone several years ago.

Over the years, although it has investigated many times and even suspected whether Zhou Chun was behind this, it has never been able to do so.

However, since Zhou Chun was in Lingzhou at the time of the incident, and there were multiple witnesses to corroborate the story, it was impossible to make a hasty conclusion.

It wasn't until several years later, when it learned that Zhou Chun had suddenly returned to the family with a fifth-order thunder dragon that had survived the Heavenly Tribulation, that it had serious reason to suspect that Zhou Chun was behind that incident.

Therefore, he specially chose today, the day of Zhou Chun's Nascent Soul Ceremony, to come and demand an explanation.

However, all of this is based on its reasonable speculation.

Although its deductions are indeed true, there is no evidence to support them.

Since there is no evidence to prove it, speculation will always remain speculation, which is difficult to convince people of their guilt, let alone make them believe it.

So upon hearing its words, Lei Jiao Bai Bai replied with a face full of disdain, "You, a lowly dragon with inferior bloodline, dare to question me, the king?"

Before the words were finished, it suddenly let out a long roar and revealed its true form as a dragon with four claws and four toes.

Upon seeing the true form of the four-clawed, four-toed Thunder Dragon in the sky, the Azure Dragon King's eyes widened instantly, and he exclaimed in disbelief, "This is impossible! How could you, you wicked dragon, possess such pure bloodline?!"

No wonder it was so shocked.

Even a pure-blooded dragon like it, whose parents are both dragons, only has four claws and three toes now.

Not every dragon with four claws and three toes can be like Lei Jiao Bai Bai, whose bloodline advances further after advancing to the Demon King level, giving birth to a four-clawed, four-toed appearance!

Like the Azure Dragon that pulled Zhou Chun's carriage before, even after advancing to the fourth rank, it still only had two claws and had not even grown four claws.

Unless such a dragon encounters some extraordinary opportunity in the future, it is virtually impossible for it to become a demon king.

Although the Azure Dragon King knew that the Thunder Dragon's bloodline was extraordinary, he did not take it seriously, considering it to be similar to his own.

Now, seeing that Lei Jiao Bai Bai, a wicked dragon who betrayed the dragon clan and recognized another as his father, could possess a bloodline that was more noble and purer than his own, it was completely losing its composure.

Lei Jiao Bai Bai, however, showed no mercy and immediately roared authoritatively, "You audacious, inferior dragon! I am a true descendant of the dragon race, how dare you insult me ​​so casually!"

Before the words had even faded, a thick bolt of silver lightning crashed down on the Azure Dragon King. The force of the lightning reminded it of the tribulation lightning that had nearly killed it, and a hint of fear appeared in its eyes.

When fear arises in one's heart, its reaction naturally slows down.

The lightning struck, easily shattering the protective aura it had activated, leaving a hideous scorch mark on its body. It writhed in pain, screaming and twisting its body, before hastily fleeing with the wind to create distance.

Lei Jiao Bai Bai, however, did not press his advantage. Instead, he looked at it indifferently and said in a deep voice, "This attack is punishment for your arrogant words, you inferior dragon. If you dare to speak disrespectfully again, I will have no choice but to act on behalf of Heaven and personally cleanse this sect!"

Upon hearing these words, the Azure Dragon King was furious, even more so than when he had just been struck by lightning.

He couldn't help but roar angrily, "You wicked dragon, how dare you! I, the true representative of the Dragon Clan, represent the will of the Dragon Saint! You dare to attack me, you wicked dragon! I will certainly petition the Dragon Saint to have you arrested and brought to justice!"

At this point, it no longer mentioned whether Zhou Chun had killed the fourth-tier high-grade thunder dragon; it only wanted to bring the treacherous thunder dragon Bai Bai, who had betrayed the dragon clan, to justice.

Everyone has a jealous heart, and the Demon King is no exception.

Seeing that even a wicked dragon like Lei Jiao Bai Bai, who betrayed the dragon clan, had four claws and four toes, the Azure Dragon King was consumed by jealousy.

So even if Zhou Chun wasn't the culprit who killed that fourth-tier high-grade thunder dragon, it still wanted to make the thunder dragon die in vain!

At the same time, it also believed that neither the Golden Horned Dragon Saint nor those Dragon Kings would want to see such a pure-blooded fifth-tier Thunder Flood Dragon used by the human race and used as a weapon against the Flood Dragon race in the future.

If this fifth-order thunder dragon were to actually become a sixth-order demon saint in the future, it would be a disaster for the entire dragon clan of Longyuanze!

So after uttering those harsh words, the Azure Dragon King didn't hesitate to immediately flee with the wind, escaping the scene.

This infuriated the other Bull Demon King, who cursed under his breath.

It never expected that its well-intentioned accompaniment to the Azure Dragon King to the Zhou family to demand an explanation would result in it being sold out without hesitation.

Facing the gazes cast upon it by Zhou Chun and Lei Jiao Bai Bai, it trembled and immediately cried out, "Please don't misunderstand, gentlemen! I was forced to accompany the Azure Dragon King here; I had no intention of making things difficult for you!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chun sneered, "You disrupted my Nascent Soul Ceremony, and you think you can just pretend nothing happened with a misunderstanding?"

"So what do you want to do?"

The Bull Demon King glared and said loudly, though his voice lacked confidence.

"None of Zhou's guests have come empty-handed today. I think the ox horns on your head are quite nice, so I'll give them to Zhou as a congratulatory gift!"

Zhou Chun gazed intently at the Bull Demon King and gave his answer in a low voice.

Upon hearing this, the Bull Demon King's eyes flashed with rage, and he roared, "This is impossible! I will never allow it!"

"If you don't agree, then we'll just have to come and collect it ourselves!"

Lei Jiao Bai Bai said in an icy tone, lightning crackling around his body, looking ready to make a move at any moment.

This scene made even the Bull Demon King's scalp tingle.

It also had a good understanding of the Jiaolong clan and knew very well that the strength of this four-clawed, four-toed Jiaolong king could not be estimated by common sense.

If Zhou Chun and his servant were truly determined to deal with it, they could at least take away most of its life, if not necessarily save it.

All he could do then said in a tone of grief and indignation, "Hold your hand! I agree!"

As he spoke, he gritted his teeth, broke off a pair of golden bull horns from his head, and threw them at Zhou Chun.

"The bull's horns are here; you'd better keep your word!"

After saying this, seeing that Zhou Chun did not respond, it immediately used its escape light to flee into the distance.

Zhou Chun kept his word and did not give chase. He simply waved his sleeve to put away the pair of bull horns, and then signaled Lei Jiao to transform into human form and return to the mountain gate with him.

When the master and servant returned to the grand ceremony inside the mountain gate, the guests who had just witnessed the battle outside seemed to wake from a dream, and their gazes toward the two were immediately filled with admiration and worship.

It was obvious that the scene of Zhou Chun's servant scaring away the Azure Dragon King and forcing the Bull Demon King to break off his horns had completely won over the hearts of these cultivators.

This incredibly powerful scene will undoubtedly leave an indelible mark on the hearts of these cultivators, making it unforgettable for them for the rest of their lives!

Seeing this, Zhou Chun smiled faintly, then waved to the musicians and dancers who had stopped, saying, "Alright, the matter is resolved. Let's not let those unpleasant guests ruin the atmosphere of today's celebration. Let the music continue, let the dancing continue!"