Beast Taming Immortal Clan

Chapter 687 A Perfect Match, One of a Kind Under Heaven [Long Chapter, Please Subscribe]

After receiving guidance from Zhou Chun, Luo Qingni was no longer confused or hesitant about the matter of transforming her core and forming her nascent soul. She immediately decided to go into seclusion to transform her core and form her nascent soul.

But Zhou Chun told her not to be too anxious, and to spend a few more years to sort out what she had learned and experienced in her life, and to see her true self clearly.

He also subtly told her that he could help her by providing another spiritual item that would aid in overcoming the "inner demon tribulation."

Upon learning of this, Luo Qingni was naturally overjoyed and immediately expressed her gratitude to him.

He also reciprocated by telling him on the spot that he would summarize and organize all the alchemy skills and experience he had learned in his life before he formed his nascent soul and keep them by his side.

In this way, if she were to fail and perish, this alchemy legacy, meticulously written down by the alchemy master, would belong to the Zhou family as a way of repaying Zhou Chun for his help over the years.

Zhou Chun was quite pleased with this.

What he cared about wasn't how generous Luo Qingni's reward was, but rather her attitude.

From Luo Qingni's attitude, it can be seen that she now truly accepts Zhou Chun and the Zhou family.

In this way, even if she successfully forms her nascent soul in the future, she will definitely not have any intention of leaving and will stay in the Zhou family wholeheartedly.

This is naturally the best thing for the Zhou family.

Even among alchemy masters, the vast difference in lifespan between Golden Core cultivators and Nascent Soul cultivators can drastically alter their value to a power.

A newly promoted Nascent Soul stage cultivator can conservatively live for another thousand years or so.

With his alchemy skills, he must have refined countless high-level pills over the past thousand years, benefiting countless future generations of cultivators.

Even from this perspective, Zhou Chun sincerely hopes that Luo Qingni can succeed!

After talking with Luo Qingni, Zhou Chun took out some of the spiritual herbs he had collected and gave them to her, asking her to help refine them into some finished pills.

According to Zhou Chun's plan, once these pills were refined, he would secretly take the Fiery Phoenix out to undergo its tribulation.

That day, Zhou Chun was cultivating in his cave when he suddenly received a message talisman sent by Zhou Daoyi.

After reading the contents of the message, he raised an eyebrow and quickly replied.

Not long after, an "old friend" arrived at Zhou Chun's cave dwelling, led by Zhou Daoyi.

"Qin Yang pays his respects to the True Man Chun Jun."

Inside the cave, a middle-aged man with a resolute face immediately bowed deeply to Zhou Chun upon seeing him, expressing his respect.

"So it's Fellow Daoist Qin! It's been many years! Congratulations on reaching the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm!"

Zhou Chun looked at the old friend he hadn't seen for many years and nodded slightly, not giving him any attitude just because the other party came from the Yan Yang Sect.

It turned out that this old friend from the Yan Yang Sect was none other than Qin Yang, the late-stage Purple Mansion cultivator from the Yan Yang Sect who had helped him subdue the Fiery Phoenix back then.

Back then, this person was poisoned by the Fiery Peacock, which not only delayed his Core Formation but also made him extremely ugly.

Later, thanks to Zhou Yuanlian's help in eliminating the toxins in his body, he turned misfortune into blessing and successfully formed his core.

However, this person had not come to offer congratulations when Zhou Chun held his Nascent Soul Ceremony before, so his sudden visit now makes his intentions not hard to guess.

Although he had a general idea of ​​the other party's intentions, he was in no hurry to reveal them.

Upon hearing his words, Qin Yang was flattered and repeatedly said, "After so many years, it is truly an honor for me that you still remember me, senior."

"Mr. Zhou has always had a very good memory. He knows exactly who has been kind to him and who has a grudge against him."

Zhou Chun smiled slightly and said in a meaningful tone.

These words immediately caused Qin Yang's expression to change slightly, and he awkwardly replied, "That's right, that's right."

After saying that, they fell silent for a moment.

Zhou Chun didn't urge him, but just kept his eyes on him, putting some pressure on him.

Less than a quarter of an hour later, Qin Yang could no longer remain silent due to the pressure he was under.

He mustered his courage, raised his head, met Zhou Chun's gaze, and then immediately lowered his head, saying respectfully, "Senior Zhou is as wise as the sea. I suppose you had already anticipated the purpose of my visit. Therefore, I will not show off my petty cleverness in front of you."

"To be honest, senior, I have come to pay my respects to you on the instructions of our sect's patriarch, Baiyang, to discuss matters concerning our sect's inherited spiritual treasures."

As he said this, he looked up at Zhou Chun's face again.

But Zhou Chun's expression remained unchanged; he simply looked at him calmly.

This relieved him, and he quickly spoke again, saying, "Ancestor Baiyang also knows that given the grudge between Senior Zhou and Ancestor Ziyang of our sect, it is indeed unrealistic to expect Senior Zhou to return the sect's inherited spiritual treasures."

"However, it is, after all, a treasure passed down from our sect's founding ancestor, and its significance to our sect is extremely special. As long as there is a glimmer of hope, we, the younger generation of cultivators, should do everything in our power to retrieve it, so as not to fail the spirit of our ancestor in heaven!"

After saying this, he lowered his head nervously, looking like he was waiting for his fate.

To be honest, he was extremely unwilling when he received this task.

Because he knew very well that he and Zhou Chun didn't have a deep relationship. He was already lucky if Zhou Chun didn't treat him with hostility based on their past connection.

As for Master Baiyang's plan, he himself felt it was extremely naive.

If it were him, there would be no way he would return such a magical treasure to his enemy, thus strengthening the enemy's power.

Unfortunately, he had no choice. Since Master Baiyang had approached him, as an elder and junior of the sect, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and go through with it.

However, to Qin Yang's surprise, Zhou Chun did not show any anger or try to get rid of him after hearing his words.

Instead, she quickly looked at him and said, "Did Fellow Daoist Bai Yang send you with this message? Could it be that he couldn't even offer a price?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Qin Yang's expression froze, as if he hadn't expected him to say that.

After a long moment of stunned silence, Qin Yang, his eyes filled with delight, quickly said, "Senior, you are wise. Ancestor Baiyang said that as long as you are willing to return our sect's inherited spiritual treasure, you can name any other conditions you desire. As long as our sect can fulfill them, we will do our best to satisfy you!"

He was extremely excited when he gave this answer.

Before he came, Master Baiyang had said that as long as he could persuade Zhou Chun to agree to the terms, he would have completed the mission and would be richly rewarded.

He had initially given up hope, but now it seems he has a good chance of completing the task.

After hearing his reply, Zhou Chun smiled faintly and said, "Then you should reply to Fellow Daoist Baiyang. In fact, I have no grudge against the Yanyang Sect. It was only because the old thief Ziyang was jealous of my talent and wanted to harm me that I was forced to fight back."

"However, Zhou's counterattack was only directed at the old thief Ziyang and his henchmen from beginning to end, and did not harm any of the Yanyang Sect disciples."

"Therefore, it's not that I, Zhou, want to seize your sect's inherited treasure, but rather that I don't want it to fall into the hands of that old thief Ziyang and become a weapon against me and my family!"

At this point, Zhou Chun looked at Qin Yang meaningfully and said, "Does Fellow Daoist Qin understand what I'm saying?"

Qin Yang's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly replied respectfully, "This junior is foolish and does not quite understand Senior Zhou's meaning, but this junior will relay Senior Zhou's words to Ancestor Baiyang without missing a single detail!"

"That's settled then."

Zhou Chun waved his hand, said nothing more, and dismissed the person.

After Qin Yang left, he immediately put the matter out of his mind.

It's impossible for him to return the [Blazing Sun Treasure Mirror] spiritual treasure unless True Person Baiyang offers another spiritual treasure in exchange.

The reason he said that to Qin Yang was simply to send a signal to Bai Yang Zhenren, letting him know that he did not intend to fight Yan Yang Sect to the death because of his grudge against Zi Yang Zhenren.

However, if the Yan Yang Sect or Master Zi Yang insists on persisting and deepening the enmity, then it's hard to say what will happen.

Therefore, unless one is very confident in killing him, even for the sake of the sect's foundation, Master Baiyang will likely keep an eye on Master Ziyang to prevent him from doing anything crazy again.

As for whether Master Baiyang will do as he wishes, that depends on how deep his feelings for the sect are.

Anyway, Zhou Chun was just talking and didn't lose anything.

Master Baiyang seemed to have discerned his true intentions from his response, and then fell silent.

About half a year later, Luo Qingni finished refining the elixir Zhou Chun needed. He then left Lei Jiao Wang to guard Qinglian Peak and quietly left the family's mountain gate with Yan Yu Huo Feng.

After leaving the Qinglian Mountains, Zhou Chun quietly and secretly left Jing Kingdom and began his journey westward.

Half a month later, Zhou Chun appeared in the Blazing Sands.

Indeed, the place Zhou Chun chose for the Flame Phoenix to undergo its tribulation was the cultivation world in the far west.

To be precise, it is the mountain gate of the Heavenly Fire Sect, a major sect in the Fire Luo Kingdom.

The Heavenly Fire Sect's mountain gate is located on a large fire vein, making it the perfect place for the Fiery Phoenix to cultivate.

If it undergoes its tribulation here, it can maximize its home-field advantage.

If a fourth-tier demon beast within the Heavenly Fire Sect successfully transcends its tribulation and advances to the fifth-tier demon king, it will spark various speculations from the outside world, thus enhancing the sect's prestige.

This is a win-win situation, and Zhou Chun believes that the Heavenly Fire Sect will not refuse.

It wasn't until Zhou Chun arrived at the Heavenly Fire Sect that he learned that the True Man Yan Cang, who had once helped him greatly, had passed away eight years ago!

Today, the Heavenly Fire Sect only has one Nascent Soul stage cultivator left, named True Man Blazing Fire.

This Fiery Immortal has not been in the Nascent Soul stage for very long, less than five hundred years. He has been sitting in the sect's gate, cultivating his supernatural powers while suppressing the fire veins below the sect.

With the passing of True Immortal Yancang, the Heavenly Fire Sect has lost a renowned master craftsman who was famous throughout the cultivation world, and there are no Nascent Soul stage cultivators who can travel outside. Their future is bound to be difficult.

Therefore, upon hearing Zhou Chun's purpose, Liehuo Zhenren, who had learned the details of the transaction between Zhou Chun and Liehuo Zhenren from Yan Cang Zhenren, agreed to the matter immediately, just as he had said. He even offered to give a high-grade defensive magic treasure to help Yan Yu Huo Feng overcome his tribulation!

Zhou Chun naturally accepted this free benefit with a smile.

After accepting the gift, he looked at Master Liehuo with a sincere expression and said, "Senior Yancang has helped me a lot in the past, and I have promised him that I would help the Tianhuo Sect once in the future, to the best of my ability."

"Since Fellow Daoist Liehuo is currently unable to go out, why don't I, Zhou, simply accept the title of Guest Elder in your sect to deter any petty scoundrels!"

This suggestion was actually something that Master Yancang had given him back then.

However, Zhou Chun had some reservations about this at the time and did not dare to agree easily, only saying that he would consider it after successfully forming his Nascent Soul.

After careful consideration, he felt that given the already deteriorating relationship with the Yan Yang Sect, it would still be quite beneficial to improve relations with the Tian Huo Sect, which was skilled in weapon crafting.

At least, Master Liehuo himself is a master craftsman, and his craftsmanship is no worse than that of Master Ziyang. The probability of him crafting a top-grade magic weapon in the future is not low.

If he becomes a guest elder of the Heavenly Fire Sect, it will obviously be easier for him to seek out the other party for weapon forging in the future than for outsiders.

Upon hearing these words, Master Liehuo was naturally overjoyed. He immediately clapped his hands with delight and exclaimed, "That's wonderful! If Uncle-Master Yancang were alive, he would be very pleased to hear of this!"

He then immediately said to Zhou Chun, "I will have a celebration held to welcome Fellow Daoist Zhou!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chun waved his hand and said, "That won't be necessary. I don't like to be too ostentatious. I only need to inform some of the higher-ups in the sect and let me meet with them."

His reputation has not yet reached the Kingdom of Huoluo, and he does not want the people there to know about his achievements in the Kingdom of Jing too soon.

Although Master Liehuo felt that doing so would mean missing an opportunity to boost morale, he couldn't very well refute him.

He could only nod and say, "Very well then. Since Elder Zhou is unwilling to make a fuss, I, Dong, will have all the Golden Core cultivators in our sect come and pay their respects to Elder Zhou!"

Next, under the arrangement of True Person Liehuo, Zhou Chun met with more than twenty Golden Core stage cultivators from the Heavenly Fire Sect, letting them know that the Heavenly Fire Sect had gained a guest elder like him.

Among these Golden Core cultivators was Bai Zhiqing, who had dealt with Zhou Chun quite a bit before.

However, because of the incident with the Nine Annihilation Ice Needles, Zhou Chun already had some reservations about this woman. So when they met this time, he didn't show any unusual behavior towards her and treated her the same as the other cultivators.

This result filled Bai Zhiqing with regret, and she even wanted to come over and apologize to Zhou Chun afterwards.

Unfortunately, Zhou Chun didn't give her that chance and turned her away.

The other elders of the Heavenly Fire Sect had heard of Zhou Chun before, and now that they saw him successfully form his Nascent Soul and become a guest elder of the sect, they were all quite excited and happy.

Firstly, Zhou Chun's success undoubtedly provided them with a successful example. Secondly, the sect gained another Nascent Soul stage cultivator, even if he was just a guest elder, which would be enough to slow down the decline of the Heavenly Fire Sect.

After Zhou Chun officially became a guest elder of the Heavenly Fire Sect, True Man Liehuo presented him with a gift on behalf of the Heavenly Fire Sect, allowing him to freely choose three treasures from the Heavenly Fire Sect's treasury.

You should know that the Heavenly Fire Sect's treasure vault even contains top-grade magic treasures!

This alone demonstrates the arrogance of the Heavenly Fire Sect.

Furthermore, as a guest elder of the Heavenly Fire Sect, Zhou Chun, although he did not receive any benefits or offerings from the Heavenly Fire Sect, could enjoy a 50% discount and entrust any cultivator of the Heavenly Fire Sect, including True Man Liehuo, to help him refine weapons.

Zhou Chun didn't stand on ceremony with Master Liehuo either, and directly selected three high-grade magic treasures from the Heavenly Fire Sect's treasury and carried them with him, intending to leave them for his spirit pet to use when it undergoes tribulation in the future.

After staying at the Heavenly Fire Sect for about three months, Zhou Chun had the Flame Prison Fire Phoenix trigger a Heavenly Tribulation in an uninhabited open space outside Heavenly Fire Peak.

Although this place is outside the protective array of the Heavenly Fire Sect, there is a fire eye below that is connected to the large fire vein below the Heavenly Fire Sect, which can provide assistance for the Fiery Phoenix of the Inferno to overcome its tribulation.

In fact, during those three months, the Fiery Phoenix even went down and captured more than a dozen fire spirits as food reserves to restore its magic power during its tribulation.

At this moment, as it triggered the Heavenly Tribulation, the thundercloud vortex, visible even across half of the Fire Basin Oasis, rapidly condensed in the sky.

However, the Golden Core stage cultivators and some Purple Mansion stage cultivators of the Heavenly Fire Sect had already received instructions and were now taking action, setting up a perimeter around the tribulation site to prevent outsiders from entering the surrounding area.

Zhou Chun, on the other hand, watched the Flame Phoenix undergo its tribulation together with True Man Liehuo on Heavenly Fire Peak.

Boom!

With a thunderous roar, the first bolt of tribulation lightning struck down from the sky, crashing down upon the seven-colored fire phoenix soaring high above.

Zhou Chun observed from afar and compared the power of the first tribulation lightning when Lei Jiao Wang was undergoing his tribulation in vain. He found that it was indeed similar to his guess; the power of the tribulations of the two spirit pets was not much different.

When Yan Yu Huo Feng was undergoing tribulation, just like Lei Jiao Wang Bai Bai, he initially relied entirely on his own supernatural powers and physical body to withstand the tribulation lightning, using the power of the tribulation lightning to temper his physical body and bloodline.

After the first round of nine tribulation lightning bolts had all struck, its bird feathers were mostly shattered and it was covered in blood. It hurriedly swallowed a [Fire Yang Vermilion Fruit] that could restore its magic power and a dozen or so fire spirits, and also ate some healing pills.

By the time the second round of tribulation lightning began, its own magical power had recovered to more than 70%, and it was still continuously recovering by absorbing external spiritual energy and refining spiritual objects within its body.

Although its magical power could be restored, its injuries did not heal as quickly.

The [Undying Body] supernatural power has very limited effect under the suppression of the destructive power of the tribulation lightning. It is also not as physically strong as the Thunder Dragon King Bai Bai, nor does it have abnormal lightning resistance.

However, after the fifth lightning strike, its essence was already somewhat damaged, and it had to rely on the power of a magical artifact to fight against the lightning.

Fortunately, its reserves of magical treasures are far superior to those of the Thunder Dragon King Bai Bai.

Not only does it possess the spiritual treasure [Blazing Sun Treasure Mirror], as well as two top-grade magic weapons, the [Heavenly Gang Thunder-Slaying Sword] and the [Crimson Fang Sword], it has also refined three other high-grade magic weapons, including two defensive magic weapons.

At this point, there were four more tribulation lightning bolts remaining in the second round. It successfully withstood them, only damaging two high-grade magic treasures.

Without hesitation, it consumed the remaining drop of [Ten Thousand Year Spirit Milk], immediately restoring its magical power to its full potential.

When the third round of tribulation lightning began to fall, it shattered the high-grade defensive magic treasure it had summoned with a single blow!

"What powerful heavenly tribulation lightning! Even if it were a newly promoted Nascent Soul cultivator like myself, with a spiritual treasure in hand, I doubt we could definitely survive such a tribulation!"

On Heavenly Fire Peak, when True Man Liehuo saw this scene, his eyes twitched, and he exclaimed in astonishment.

He was able to successfully form his Nascent Soul, which naturally meant he had to overcome the Heavenly Tribulation.

However, the power of his Heavenly Tribulation Lightning was far inferior to that of the Fiery Phoenix's Heavenly Tribulation Lightning.

Even the power of the last tribulation lightning bolt in his Heavenly Tribulation was only about the same as the previous one.

As long as you have a top-quality magic weapon at the time, it won't be too difficult to survive the heavenly tribulation.

However, given that the Fiery Phoenix has already destroyed three high-grade magic treasures, it is clear that relying on just one top-grade magic treasure is far from enough to help it overcome the Heavenly Tribulation.

Therefore, Master Liehuo couldn't help but look at Zhou Chun.

However, Zhou Chun remained calm and composed, as if he was not worried about the safety of the Flame Phoenix at all.

This made his eyes flicker slightly, and he couldn't help but look expectantly at the fire phoenix in the sky.

As the second lightning bolt of the third round struck, a flash of fire appeared in the mouth of the Fiery Phoenix, and a crimson flying sword slashed upwards in reverse, shattering most of the lightning bolt's power with a single strike, carrying a dazzling flame.

"A top-grade magic weapon flying sword, and one that was directly forged!"

Master Liehuo's gaze sharpened, and with the discerning eye of a master weapon refiner, he immediately discerned the true nature of the Crimson Fang Sword.

Then I was also slightly shocked.

Because he also knew Zhou Chun's background and knew that Zhou Chun's family should not be able to possess such a magic treasure as a foundation.

But his shock was far from over.

After using the Crimson Fang Sword to cleave three bolts of tribulation lightning in succession, and seeing that the sword was severely damaged and at risk of completely collapsing, the Fiery Phoenix hurriedly put it away and instead summoned the spiritual treasure, the Blazing Sun Mirror.

Because it lacked the "Spiritual Treasure Technique," the Fiery Phoenix was unable to unleash the true power of this spiritual treasure.

However, this magical treasure itself possesses extraordinary power, and it had previously "thoughtfully" taken it deep into the underground fire vein of Tianhuo Peak to recharge it.

At this moment, relying on the hard material of the spirit treasure itself and its own original power, it was able to withstand the three tribulation lightning strikes in succession.

"What a waste! What a waste!"

Seeing the Fiery Phoenix using its spiritual treasure like a brick, only to withstand the tribulation lightning, the Fiery True Man, unaware of the inside story, couldn't help but sigh softly with a face full of regret.

How precious Lingbao is!

Even the Heavenly Fire Sect only has two of them.

This doesn't even include the [Heavenly Fire Divine Pearl], a spiritual treasure that cannot be used lightly.

If True Immortal Liehuo hadn't inherited the spiritual treasure left behind by True Immortal Yancang, he wouldn't even have a spiritual treasure to use right now!

The [Blazing Sun Treasure Mirror], a fire-attribute spiritual treasure, was clearly a perfect match for him. Yet, it was being used like a brick by the Blazing Phoenix. How could a master craftsman like him not break through its defenses after seeing this?

As his defenses crumbled, he couldn't help but look at Zhou Chun.

He had known for a long time that Zhou Chun possessed a spiritual treasure, but he never expected that in addition to the ice-attribute spiritual treasure that Yan Cangzhen had mentioned, Zhou Chun also had a fire-attribute spiritual treasure, and so generously bestowed it upon his spirit pet for use during its tribulation.

"Elder Zhou, aren't you afraid that this magical treasure will be destroyed by the tribulation lightning if you give it to your spirit pet to withstand the heavenly tribulation?"

After hesitating for a moment, Master Liehuo still looked at Zhou Chun with a puzzled expression and asked the question that had been on his mind.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chun calmly replied, "Fellow Daoist Liehuo, rest assured. Spiritual treasures are not so easily damaged. I trust that Xiao Feng will weigh the pros and cons."

He added nonchalantly, "Besides, as long as Xiao Feng can successfully overcome its tribulation, even if this spiritual treasure is destroyed, so be it. It's just an external object anyway!"

"But your spirit pet is also an external object!"

Master Liehuo really wanted to say that, but he certainly wouldn't dare to say it out loud.

So he could only smile wryly and sigh softly, "Elder Zhou's magnanimity is beyond my reach!"

In any case, if it were him, he certainly wouldn't so easily bestow a spiritual treasure that could be passed down for ten thousand years onto a demonic beast pet for its tribulation.

Even if the lightning strikes cannot completely destroy the treasure, it will damage the spirit within it, requiring a long time to recover, and it may never be fully restored!

Furthermore, after Yan Yu Huo Feng used the [Yan Yang Bao Jian] to block three lightning bolts, he also discovered that the treasure was somewhat damaged under the bombardment of the lightning, so he did not dare to continue using the treasure.

When the eighth lightning bolt struck, it immediately summoned the [Heavenly Gang Lightning Slash Sword], which was already a top-grade magic weapon, and cleaved the lightning bolt in two with a single strike.

This scene made Master Liehuo's pupils shrink, his eyes filled with surprise.

"This flying sword..."

He looked at Zhou Chun with a surprised expression, as if he had something to say.

But Zhou Chun had no time to respond to him at this moment, because the final tribulation lightning was about to arrive!

Boom!

As thunder roared and exploded, a clear and melodious phoenix cry also resounded through the sky.

As the Fiery Phoenix urged the Heavenly Thunder-Slaying Sword to meet the tribulation lightning, it flapped its wings, its body ablaze with flames, and soared high to meet the tribulation lightning.

As the sky was filled with silver lightning and colorful fire, even the two Nascent Soul stage cultivators had difficulty seeing the details clearly.

Only after the thunderclouds in the sky began to dissipate rapidly and he could still sense the presence of the Fiery Phoenix through his mental connection did Zhou Chun's tense expression finally relax completely.

"Congratulations, Elder Zhou! A demon king spirit pet—that's something even late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators would envy!"

Fiery Immortal, observing Zhou Chun's expression, quickly understood the outcome and immediately offered his congratulations with a face full of envy.

Although Zhou Chun already had a demon king spirit pet, he couldn't help but laugh out loud after hearing his words: "Hahaha, Fellow Daoist Liehuo, you flatter me, you flatter me."

I was overjoyed at that moment.

Just as Master Liehuo said, even ordinary late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators might not be able to possess a demon king spirit pet.

Zhou Chun not only now possesses two demon king spirit pets, but also a four-clawed, four-toed thunder dragon and a seven-feathered fire phoenix, making him a perfect pair of dragons and phoenixes!

Such a display of power is probably unique in the world within the Nascent Soul stage!

I have some things to do today, so I'll start with 7,000 words and add more later!

(End of this chapter)