Beast Taming Immortal Clan

This should be the first time Zhou Chun has opened the storage bag of a Nascent Soul stage cultivator.

When he opened Master Ziyang's storage bag, the contents inside gave him a glimpse into the wealth of a veteran Nascent Soul cultivator.

Master Ziyang's collection includes, but is not limited to, finished magic weapons, finished high-grade pills, various top-tier refining materials, fourth-tier demon cores, rare and precious spiritual herbs, core-forming spiritual objects, and a large amount of spirit crystals, etc.

First, let's talk about magic treasures. Master Ziyang has a total of eleven magic treasures in his storage bag, including three high-grade magic treasures and the rest are all mid-grade magic treasures.

Within the Yan Yang Sect, he was already the most skilled weapon-refining master, and had begun attempting to refine top-grade magic weapons.

Most of these magical treasures were crafted by himself and carried with him, presumably for the convenience of rewarding younger members of the sect or exchanging treasures with others when he went out.

Leaving aside the mid-grade magic treasures, among the three high-grade magic treasures, two are fire-attribute magic treasures, namely a flying sword and a refining cauldron, and the other is an earth-attribute stone seal magic treasure.

The refining cauldron was likely a tool used by Master Ziyang in refining weapons, and its main function was to assist in the refining process.

Besides the magic weapon, Master Ziyang's storage bag also contained various top-tier refining materials, such as ten-thousand-year-old Flame Jade, Fire Crystal Divine Iron, fifth-tier spirit wood, and fifth-tier dragon scales, among other rare items.

Even if Zhou Chun himself couldn't use these things to refine weapons, he could still exchange them for other treasures.

Meanwhile, among those high-grade pills, Zhou Chun also discovered a special elixir that was quite famous in the Yan Yang Sect: the Six Yang Profound Fire Pill.

The effects of this [Six Yang Profound Fire Pill] are very special; it is specifically designed for Golden Core cultivators who practice fire-attribute techniques to break through their cultivation barriers.

Its effect is best when breaking through the barrier of the middle stage of the Golden Core realm in the early stage, and it is said to be able to achieve 20% to 30% success. It also has some auxiliary effect when breaking through the barrier of the late stage of the Golden Core realm.

This pill is extremely precious within the Yan Yang Sect. Many Golden Core stage elders have to wait for decades or even centuries to obtain a [Six Yang Profound Fire Pill] to aid in breaking through their cultivation levels, and they almost have to consume most of their sect's merit points.

Such precious elixirs are not to be easily stored in the sect's treasury, lest someone steal them.

Therefore, Master Ziyang personally kept this item safe, only releasing one or two pieces every few decades to the sect's treasury for exchange by sect elders.

Now, Zhou Chun has obtained four of these spiritual pills in his storage bag at once!

In addition, Master Ziyang's storage bag also contained several precious healing pills that were useful for healing Nascent Soul stage cultivators.

Even if Zhou Chun himself doesn't need these pills now, they will definitely come in handy when his spirit pet undergoes the Heavenly Tribulation in the future, so he has carefully stored them away.

The magical artifacts and elixirs alone are already a great gain.

However, compared to the wealth of Master Ziyang, a Nascent Soul cultivator, it is far from all.

Among the rare medicinal herbs that Zhou Chun valued were three: a five-thousand-year-old Fire ginseng, a Flame Heart Flower, and a section of Purple Yuan Vine.

These three kinds of spiritual herbs are all helpful for Nascent Soul stage cultivators in alchemy and cultivation.

For example, that piece of Purple Yuan Vine contains a mysterious and pure special Yuan Qi. Directly absorbing and refining it can restore the damaged Yuan Qi of the Nascent Soul.

At the same time, six fourth-tier spiritual fruits, the Fire Yang Vermilion Fruit, were also found in Master Ziyang's storage bag. These were rare spiritual fruits that could be directly refined to improve cultivation after consumption, and they should also have come from the fourth-tier spiritual fruit trees of the Flame Yang Sect.

If you don't mind wasting it, this item can also be used as a substitute for restoring the mana of the Fiery Phoenix when it undergoes its tribulation. One piece can have about one-third the effect of the [Ten Thousand Year Spirit Milk].

In addition, there are three fourth-tier demon cores in the storage bag, including two mid-grade fourth-tier demon cores and one low-grade fourth-tier demon core. In terms of attributes, one is wind attribute and the other two are water attribute.

These demon cores are strategic resources for the Zhou family, and Zhou Chun values ​​them highly.

That wind-attribute, fourth-tier, mid-grade demon core could even significantly help improve the Golden-Winged Tiger's cultivation.

Finally, Master Ziyang's storage bag also contained some of his notes on weapon crafting, including some profound weapon crafting classics.

Such a master craftsman's notes and insights are of great help to the Zhou family's crafting heritage, and even to Zhou Chun himself.

As for spirit crystals and the like, Zhou Chun has handled a lot of spirit crystals now. Although Master Ziyang has a dozen or so spirit crystals in his storage bag, which is not a small number, he is not particularly concerned about them anymore.

As for the other talismans, magical artifacts, and the like, Zhou Chun basically didn't even glance at them; he would just throw them into the family treasury later.

It is worth mentioning that while ordinary cultivators would carry a considerable amount of spirit coins, Master Ziyang only had tens of thousands in his storage bag.

Clearly, once someone reaches the level of a Nascent Soul cultivator, this item is essentially useless.

After taking stock of the items in Master Ziyang's storage bag and sorting out his useful and unused items, Zhou Chun finally turned his attention to the spiritual treasure, the [Blazing Sun Treasure Mirror].

Because its master has not yet perished, this magical artifact is still somewhat unwilling to be bound and surrendered.

When Zhou Chun released the seal on it, it unleashed its own power in an attempt to escape the cave and reunite with its master.

Little did they know that this was Zhou Chun's scheme, deliberately trying to deplete its original power.

Once its original power was depleted to the warning level and it entered a dormant state, posing no further danger, Zhou Chun took the item back into his hands to examine it.

After this examination, Zhou Chun immediately frowned.

It turned out that the spirit of the [Flaming Sun Treasure Mirror] was very resistant to him. Even after he forcibly transferred his magic power into it, it refused to cooperate in erasing the mark left by True Man Ziyang.

Moreover, he couldn't find the "Spiritual Treasure Technique" for refining this spiritual treasure among them!

Generally speaking, the "spiritual connection technique" of a spirit treasure is imprinted inside the spirit treasure, making it convenient for the owner of the spirit treasure to refine it.

However, there are exceptions.

Some spiritual treasures with the nature of inheritance will deliberately not leave behind the "spiritual communication manual" in order to prevent the spiritual treasure from being lost and obtained by others.

Even in the current situation of the [Blazing Sun Treasure Mirror], where the spiritual treasure is obtained by outsiders and without the matching "Spiritual Treasure Technique" to refine and activate it, it is impossible to unleash the true power of the spiritual treasure.

Of course, the "Spirit Treasure Technique" is a special secret technique developed to facilitate the use of spiritual treasures. Even without the assistance of this secret technique, as long as a Nascent Soul cultivator diligently refines a spiritual treasure and slowly explores and tries, there will always be a day when he can completely master the spiritual treasure!

Therefore, although Zhou Chun was somewhat disappointed that he did not obtain the "Spirit Communication Treasure Manual", he was not too dejected.

He quickly summoned the Fiery Phoenix and said to his beloved pet, "I entrust this spiritual treasure and this top-grade magic weapon to you for refining. Once you have successfully cultivated the Tribulation Transcending Secret Technique, you can attempt to transcend the tribulation."

He then handed the spiritual treasure [Blazing Sun Treasure Mirror] and the top-grade magic weapon [Crimson Fang Sword] to his beloved pet.

Seeing this, the Fiery Phoenix was overjoyed and flattered. It quickly nodded like a chick pecking at rice, replying, "Thank you for your kindness, Master. I will certainly not disappoint you and will strive to successfully transcend the tribulation as soon as possible!"

That's a magical treasure!

Even Bai Bai, who is now a fifth-level dragon king, only has one top-grade magic weapon, the Heavenly Gang Thunder-Slaying Sword, while it possesses a spiritual treasure.

This kind of treatment is unique among the five spirit pets.

For this reason alone, the Fiery Phoenix was truly grateful to its master.

After arranging the spirit pets in this way, Zhou Chun took a share of the gains he had received from Master Ziyang, and then waited quietly for the reactions of the Moon Wheel Sect and the Flame Sun Sect as if nothing had happened.

However, to Zhou Chun's surprise, the first people he encountered were not from the Moon Wheel Sect and the Flame Sun Sect, but from the Nascent Soul stage cultivators of the Jingyang Sect of Feng Kingdom.

This Supreme Elder of the Jingyang Sect, whose Daoist name is Yuanjing Zhenren, has a cultivation level similar to that of Ziyang Zhenren. Both of them are veteran early-stage Nascent Soul cultivators stuck at the mid-stage Nascent Soul barrier.

After exchanging polite pleasantries with Zhou Chun, he looked at Zhou Chun with a solemn expression and said, "Fellow Daoist Zhou, I believe you already know the purpose of my visit today. I hope you can tell me the truth about why the Yin Sha Earth Vein of Youquan Lake erupted!"

The battle at Youquan Lake that day did not last long, so by the time Master Yuanjing arrived after hearing the news, Zhou Chun had already left.

However, when the Thunder Dragon King revealed its true form, its striking appearance made it easy for cultivators who saw the commotion from afar to recognize it, thus revealing who the Nascent Soul stage cultivators were fighting.

Therefore, Master Yuanjing took the initiative to come to the door, wanting to find the parties involved to understand the situation at the scene.

After all, foreign Nascent Soul stage cultivators waged war in his own country, causing his country to be devastated. He had to give his own country's cultivators an explanation for this matter, otherwise how could he lead the cultivation world of his country?

After learning that Master Yuanjing had come to visit, Zhou Chun understood his purpose.

After hearing what the other party said, he pondered for a moment and then said in a low voice, "The eruption of the Yin Sha earth vein in Youquan Lake has no direct relationship with me. I was just making an agreement with someone to keep Master Ziyang occupied there."

At this point, he changed the subject, saying, "If Fellow Daoist Yuanjing really wants to know the details, I suggest you go to the Moon Wheel Sect to inquire with Fellow Daoist Silver Moon. He is the one who experienced and survived this event firsthand, and no one knows the truth better than him!"

Upon hearing this, Master Yuanjing stared intently at him and said, "I will naturally contact Fellow Daoist Yinyue, but Fellow Daoist Zhou saying it has nothing to do with you is too much of a way of shirking responsibility. Do you know that because of the eruption of the Yin Sha Earth Vein, the Yin Sha Qi has spread, and now the area within a thousand miles around Youquan Lake has lost its spiritual energy and life force, almost turning it into a dead land!"

At this point, he said in a low, angry voice, "Fellow Daoist, as a Nascent Soul cultivator from Jing Kingdom, you have caused such boundless evil in my Feng Kingdom. Do you think you can absolve yourself of any responsibility by saying it has nothing to do with you?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chun frowned slightly, unsure of how to respond.

Indeed, according to the unwritten rules among Nascent Soul stage cultivators, they would try to choose to fight in the highest heavens and avoid harming the spiritual mountains and blessed lands below.

Because the formation of sacred mountains and blessed lands is inherently difficult, if they are not protected and restrained, the environment of the cultivation world will deteriorate in the future, leaving endless negative consequences.

The reason why the number of Nascent Soul stage cultivators in the current cultivation world is much smaller than before is because the battles and killings of those powerful beings in ancient times were unrestrained, often turning thousands of miles of land into desolate wastelands and destroying many environments suitable for the growth of certain top-grade spiritual herbs.

Otherwise, some top-tier spiritual mountains and blessed lands can be of some help even to cultivators who have reached the Nascent Soul stage.

Therefore, in the human cultivation world, Nascent Soul stage cultivators usually avoid this situation to prevent incurring public wrath.

Zhou Chun and his group's battle in a foreign land turned a thousand miles of land into a dead zone, which can indeed be said to have aroused the wrath of the Feng Kingdom's cultivation community.

If Master Yuanjing hadn't known he was weaker than him, he probably would have been fighting him by now.

Therefore, he couldn't directly resort to harsh words, which would only further provoke the other party's anger and create another formidable enemy for himself.

"Although this was not Zhou's intention, nor is it primarily Zhou's responsibility, Zhou does bear some responsibility. If Fellow Daoist Yuan Jing's demands are not too unreasonable, Zhou is willing to make appropriate compensation at a certain cost!"

After a long silence, Zhou Chun decided to take some responsibility to avoid making things worse and embarrassing herself.

Seeing that he was willing to admit his mistake, Master Yuanjing's expression softened slightly.

If Zhou Chun insists on not admitting his mistake, this matter will indeed be difficult to handle. In order to maintain their prestige, the Jingyang faction may have to gather people and fight against Zhou Chun and his group!

But now that Zhou Chun is willing to admit his mistake, things are much easier to handle.

After a moment's thought, he looked at Zhou Chun and said, "Since Fellow Daoist Zhou is willing to make amends for his mistake, I don't want to go too far. How about you write a letter of repentance and give it to me to take back and publish? Also, how about compensating those cultivators who suffered serious losses because of this matter with ten million spirit coins?"

Ten million spirit coins may seem like a huge amount, but for a Nascent Soul cultivator, it's actually not a particularly devastating matter.

Therefore, after hearing his words, Zhou Chun quickly replied, "I could never write a letter of repentance. If I were to leave this behind, what face would I have left? I can't even produce a physical item worth tens of millions of spirit coins, so I'll offer magic treasures or other valuables as compensation!"

Zhou Chun always cherished his reputation. If he left behind something like a "letter of repentance," even if he became a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator in the future, it would still be a stain that he could never erase for the rest of his life.

He would never do something that would cause endless trouble.

Seeing his resolute will, Master Yuanjing was quite helpless and could only say, "If you don't have a letter of repentance, I will have no choice but to announce your name to silence any gossip!"

"Mr. Zhou has no objection."

Zhou Chun replied calmly.

He certainly couldn't stop this, and his opposition would be useless.

So, after finally getting four low-grade magic treasures and one mid-grade magic treasure from him as a discount on spirit coins, Master Yuanjing went to the Moon Wheel Sect and the Flame Sun Sect with a heavy heart to continue demanding compensation.