Beast Taming Immortal Clan

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Inside the Moon Wheel Sect's mountain gate, True Person Silver Moon suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood, and his complexion turned pale and he became much more listless.

His divided soul was destroyed, so his main body naturally suffered a backlash.

However, he was mentally prepared for this price, so he didn't feel it was anything at the moment.

What truly distressed him was that his operation had failed at the last minute!

Although his divided soul was destroyed, he was unable to clearly see what the flame that took away the [Earthly Fiend Fire Thunder Pearl] was.

However, he could sense that the sound of the final explosion was already quite far away from Qinglian Peak!

"So it failed again?"

He muttered to himself, his face pale and his mood extremely bad.

This failure not only meant he lost a fragment of his soul and a [Earthly Fiend Fire Thunder Pearl], but it also alerted the enemy, making it unlikely he would have another chance to disrupt Luo Qingni's Nascent Soul formation.

Once Luo Qingni successfully forms her Nascent Soul, the Zhou family, with two Nascent Soul cultivators, will truly become an uncontrollable force!

"How hateful! What exactly was that flame? If it hadn't suddenly appeared, I would have succeeded by now."

A flash of anger appeared in Master Yinyue's eyes, and he immediately ordered someone to send news from the Zhou family's mountain gate as soon as possible.

In less than half a day, the information about the aftermath of the explosion was relayed back to the sect by the Golden Core elders of the Moon Wheel Sect who were stationed around the Azure Lotus Mountains.

When Master Yinyue finished reading the information sent back by the sect elders, he froze.

"A fifth-tier fire phoenix! Zhou Zhengchun's fire phoenix has actually successfully transformed!"

Yin Yue Zhenren felt a chill in her heart, and a tremendous sense of powerlessness welled up within her.

He was still thinking about how to disrupt Luo Qingni's Nascent Soul formation, but he didn't expect that, under the circumstances of continuous growth, Zhou Chun had cultivated another spirit pet to the fifth rank!

With two fifth-tier demon king spirit pets, the Zhou family had completely suppressed the Moon Wheel Sect.

From now on, if True Immortal Yinyue encounters Zhou Chun outside, he will probably have to avoid him.

"The lion cub is a formidable opponent!!"

Silver Moon Immortal suddenly spat out another mouthful of blood, letting out a sigh filled with resentment and helplessness.

In an instant, he seemed to have aged decades, and his entire spirit collapsed.

He knew in his heart that from this moment on, Jingguo was likely to officially enter the Zhou family era.

From now on, the fate of Jingguo will no longer be decided by the Moon Wheel Sect alone!

Given the strength Zhou Chun has displayed so far, unless Zhou Chun recklessly comes to the vicinity of the Moon Wheel Sect's mountain gate, they have no means to threaten Zhou Chun's life.

What made Yin Yue Zhenren feel even more desperate was that, judging from the performance of Zhou Chun's spirit pets, there might be one or two more fifth-tier demon kings in the future.

If they still don't compromise and submit to the Zhou family by then, they might not even dare to leave the mountain gate!

To put it bluntly, Zhou Chun is now almost equivalent to someone with the combat power of a Grand Cultivator, and has the status and strength of a Grand Cultivator in Jing Kingdom!

When Yin Yue Zhenren thought of this, he felt extremely dejected and unwilling.

And Yin Yue Zhenren was not the only one who was dejected and panicked.

After news of someone in the Zhou family achieving Nascent Soul status spread, the Yan Yang Sect naturally dispatched a Golden Core elder from within the sect to Lianzhou to keep watch and observe the situation.

When Feng Yuanjun revealed her true form above Qinglian Peak, the news quickly spread back to Yan Yang Sect and was known to the two Nascent Soul stage cultivators, Zi Yang Zhenren and Bai Yang Zhenren.

Upon learning this news, Master Baiyang was shocked but also extremely grateful that he had stopped Master Ziyang's sabotage plan.

Master Ziyang was completely dumbfounded, remaining alone in his cave for a long time before he came to his senses.

"What kind of monster is this?! Why did I have to offend such a monster?!"

His face turned deathly pale, and he couldn't help but let out a silent lament, feeling utterly hopeless.

Besides the word "monster," Master Ziyang could think of no other words to describe Zhou Chun.

Such examples of cultivating fifth-tier demon king spirit pets are extremely rare, perhaps only a handful within ten thousand years in the entire human cultivation world.

Not to mention that Zhou Chun himself is a Nascent Soul cultivator who has only been in the early stage of Nascent Soul cultivation for less than a hundred years!

Moreover, just as Yin Yue Zhenren was worried, Zi Yang Zhenren also knew that Zhou Chun's remaining three spirit pets would most likely produce one or two more demon kings!

The mere thought of it filled him with trembling fear.

One point that must be acknowledged is that the Yan Yang Sect does not have the strong foundation of the Yue Lun Sect. If faced with a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator leading an attack on the mountain, it may not be able to hold out.

If the Zhou family had two Nascent Soul stage cultivators and three or four fifth-tier demon kings, then even if True Person Ziyang hid inside the mountain gate and did not come out, the Zhou family would still have the strength to directly attack the mountain and break down the gate!

At that point, it would be truly difficult for him to survive!

At this moment, feelings of regret surged wildly within Master Ziyang's heart.

His heart was filled with remorse.

If he had another chance, he would never have offended Zhou Chun back then, and he would never have let their relationship deteriorate to this point.

Unfortunately, there's no going back.

If you're wrong, you're wrong, and you have to bear the consequences of your mistakes!

So, a few days later, Master Ziyang took the initiative to go to Master Baiyang's cave.

"Junior Brother Baiyang, you were right. You saved our sect from annihilation this time. I apologize for my previous inappropriate words and actions, and I hope you can forgive me this once!"

Inside the cave, after meeting Bai Yang Zhenren, Master Ziyang quickly took the initiative to bow deeply to express his apology.

This action was also unexpected by Master Baiyang. He immediately reached out to help him up, saying, "Senior brother, you flatter me. I know that everything you did was for the sake of the sect, but it was just bad luck that led to this mistake!"

"A mistake is a mistake, and this time I won't make excuses for myself."

Master Ziyang shook his head slightly, then looked directly at Master Baiyang and said, "From now on, I entrust the sect to you, Junior Brother Baiyang. I hope you will act prudently and not be as impulsive as I was, making an irreparable mistake!"

"Senior brother, why do you say that? Didn't I already say that I have absolutely no intention of competing with you for power and profit?"

Master Baiyang's expression changed slightly, and he quickly tried to explain himself.

Unexpectedly, Master Ziyang waved his hand at him and said, "This has nothing to do with you, Junior Brother. It is I who want to step down and give way to a more capable person. Moreover, I have a deep grudge against Zhou Zhengchun, and continuing to lead the sect would only provoke his hostility!"

Upon hearing his reason, Master Baiyang fell silent.

After a moment of silence, Master Baiyang finally looked at Master Ziyang and asked, "So, Senior Brother, do you plan to go into seclusion for cultivation?"

"There's no need for seclusion and cultivation. I have virtually no chance of making another breakthrough now, and my lifespan is limited. My only wish now is to atone for the mistakes I made and retrieve the lost inherited spiritual treasures. That way, even in the afterlife, I won't be ashamed to face my ancestors!"

Master Ziyang shook his head slightly and spoke his plans in a low voice.

"But the [Flaming Sun Treasure Mirror] has already fallen into Zhou Zhengchun's hands. Why would he be willing to return it to our sect?"

Master Baiyang looked at Master Ziyang with a puzzled expression, not quite understanding his meaning.

But then Master Ziyang explained in a low voice, "Without a corresponding spirit communication technique, Zhou Zhengchun would be of little use for this treasure. As long as our sect can offer an equivalent treasure, he will definitely be willing to make the exchange!"

This explanation only deepened Master Baiyang's confusion, prompting him to ask again, "But how can you produce a treasure of equal value, Senior Brother? Our sect shouldn't have any other spiritual treasure besides this one passed down from our ancestor!"

"Of course, our sect doesn't have a second spiritual treasure, but I happen to know a clue about another spiritual treasure."

Master Ziyang waved his hand and said, "Alright, Junior Brother Baiyang, you don't need to ask any more questions about this. If I, your senior brother, can accomplish this, you will naturally understand everything then!"

Seeing this, Master Baiyang could only nod and say, "In that case, Senior Brother, please take good care of yourself and don't worry too much."

Having settled everything privately, the two immediately summoned all the Golden Core elders within the sect and announced that from now on, True Person Baiyang would be in charge of the sect.

Subsequently, Master Ziyang quietly left the Yanyang Sect under the pretext of recuperating from his injuries and reflecting on his mistakes.

On the other hand, although Zhou Chun had issued an order to thoroughly investigate spies within the family, this matter could not be carried out immediately.

After all, the most important thing now is to ensure that Luo Qingni's Nascent Soul formation is not disturbed, and the cultivators who remain in the mountain gate are the most trustworthy people on the surface.

Therefore, in addition to raising the alert level further, he also refrained from launching a large-scale investigation within the family for the time being, lest it cause panic and delay important matters.

Fortunately, six months after the sabotage incident, Zhou Zhiying, who had been traveling, returned to the family, giving them one more high-level cultivator to be responsible for guarding the area.

Perhaps due to the increased security level within the Zhou family, similar sabotage and attacks by internal traitors did not occur again for several years afterward.

Sixteen years after Luo Qingni went into seclusion to form her Nascent Soul, a powerful aura suddenly rose from where she had been in seclusion.

Then, as heaven and earth interacted, a vast expanse of thunderclouds appeared above Qinglian Peak.

The gathering of thunderclouds indicates that Luo Qingni has successfully completed the Nascent Soul transformation process and condensed her nascent soul.

Next, once she overcomes the "inner demon tribulation," she will be able to emerge from seclusion and face the Heavenly Tribulation.

At this point, Zhou Chun's heart also tightened.

He was still shaken by the power of the "inner demon tribulation".

Given all the preparations he made back then, overcoming the "inner demon tribulation" was by no means easy.

Now, Luo Qingni only has a jar of [Purifying Holy Water] to help her, and no one can guarantee whether she can overcome this calamity.

Through his connection with the [Purifying Heaven and Earth Divine Jar], Zhou Chun quickly sensed that the [Purifying Holy Water] inside was being consumed.

Upon realizing this, he couldn't help but secretly pray for his friend, "You must succeed!"

After waiting anxiously for an unknown amount of time, accompanied by a powerful aura flying out of his cave, Zhou Chun finally felt relieved and a genuine smile appeared on his face.

He looked at the figure in blue in the sky with a joyful expression, and immediately opened a gap in the mountain-protecting formation, allowing Luo Qingni to go out and undergo her tribulation.

Previously, fearing that Luo Qingni would be disturbed, the mountain-protecting formation could not be activated.

Now that Luo Qingni has achieved Nascent Soul, any external tricks are useless, so there is no need to let her undergo tribulation inside the mountain gate.

Although the Heavenly Tribulation of a Nascent Soul cultivator is not very powerful, it can still cause considerable damage to the Azure Lotus Peak if it falls upon it.

After Luo Qingni flew out of the mountain-protecting formation, Zhou Chun immediately activated the formation with all his might, condensing a protective light shield to protect the mountain gate and prevent the scattered tribulation lightning from damaging the mountain gate below.

Afterwards, he, along with Silver Dragon Lord and Phoenix Lord, hid at the edge of the great formation to avoid the energy being affected and causing the heavenly tribulation to change.

Looking at Luo Qingni in the sky, she had already activated her divine power, condensing thirty-six leaf-shaped emerald green light shields around her.

When the first bolt of lightning struck, these emerald light shields blocked it with only a third of their strength remaining.

Seeing this, Feng Yuanjun beside Zhou Chun couldn't help but show envy and said, "The human race is indeed a blessed race. This kind of heavenly tribulation power is just like a tickle!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chun immediately reprimanded her, saying, "You can't say that. No matter how powerful the Heavenly Tribulation is, preparing more magical treasures still gives you a good chance of surviving it. But the 'Heart Demon Tribulation' is invisible and intangible, impossible to defend against. Countless exceptionally talented human geniuses have ultimately fallen victim to this calamity!"

"Really? Is the 'Inner Demon Tribulation' as powerful as you say, Master?"

Feng Yuanjun looked at Zhou Chun with a skeptical expression, seemingly not quite believing him.

"You don't understand now, but you will in the future."

Zhou Chun shook her head slightly, not intending to argue with her.

The saying goes, "Ignorance is bliss." These demon kings did not experience the "inner demon tribulation" before the sixth rank, but they all went through the Heavenly Tribulation that almost killed them.

Therefore, it's normal to feel that the Heavenly Tribulation is more difficult to overcome.

As for a demon king like Feng Yuanjun, it's unknown how many years it would take to break through to the sixth rank, or even if it's possible at all.

There's no need to say anything more to her now.

Anyway, once she gains more experience and reads more books, she will naturally understand everything.

While their master and servant were talking, Luo Qingni in the sky had already used her supernatural powers to survive several tribulation lightning strikes, showing a similar prowess to Zhou Chun back then.

It wasn't until the final lightning bolt of the first round struck that Luo Qingni summoned the cyan spear magic weapon that Zhou Chun had exchanged with her years ago, and easily shattered the lightning bolt.

When the second round of tribulation lightning arrived, Luo Qingni relied on her own supernatural powers and magic treasures to withstand it relatively easily.

However, she encountered some difficulties after the third round of tribulation lightning began to fall.

Even with her own natal magic weapon and the few magic weapons she already used, she was still struggling to withstand this round of tribulation lightning.

After taking four consecutive bolts of tribulation lightning, the magic weapon suffered considerable damage.

If this continues, there's no guarantee it won't be completely destroyed!

That's when it became clear that her decision to join the Zhou family was the right one.

Since Zhou Chun even gave her the first use of such a spiritual item as the [Purifying Holy Water], how could he not consider subjecting her to the Heavenly Tribulation?

Five-colored spiritual light suddenly emerged from her body, forming a five-colored light shield that blocked a bolt of tribulation lightning that descended from the sky.

Then, with a wave of her jade hand, she summoned two rings, one gold and one silver, which transformed into a golden dragon and a silver tiger to block the sixth bolt of tribulation lightning.

However, Zhou Chun lent her his two magic treasures, the Five-Colored Dragon Scale Armor and the Dragon-Tiger Golden Ring, to help her overcome her tribulation.

With the help of these two brand-new top-grade magic treasures, she quickly survived four more tribulations.

When the last bolt of tribulation lightning struck, Luo Qingni raised her hand with an extremely solemn expression. A beam of azure light immediately rose from the Zhou family's mountain gate below, transforming into a large azure seal to meet the tribulation lightning.

It turns out that in order to ensure her success in overcoming the tribulation, Zhou Chun had her refine the top-grade magic weapon, the Azure Profound Seal, which was used to suppress the core of the Azure Dragon Formation, before she even went into seclusion to form her Nascent Soul!

With the help of this top-grade magic weapon, the final tribulation lightning was easily blasted away by the cyan seal.

Then the thunderclouds dissipated, five-colored rain fell from the sky, and various auspicious beast phantoms appeared between heaven and earth.

At this point, Luo Qingni's Nascent Soul formation can be considered a complete success.

Therefore, Zhou Chun quickly returned to Qinglian Peak, and as soon as Luo Qingni finished absorbing the Five-Colored Dew, he immediately offered his congratulations.

"Congratulations, Fellow Daoist Luo, on achieving the Great Completion of the Nascent Soul stage and attaining true enlightenment!"

He smiled broadly and cupped his hands in congratulations to Luo Qingni, his joy no less than when he himself had successfully formed his nascent soul.

Inside the mountain gate were the Zhou family cultivators who had witnessed Luo Qingni's tribulation.

At this moment, as if waking from a dream, they all followed Zhou Chun, the clan leader, in bowing and congratulating Luo Qingni.

"Congratulations to Elder Luo on achieving the Great Nascent Soul stage and attaining true enlightenment!"

Zhou Daoyi, Lin Hongyu, Zhou Zhiying, and others all congratulated Luo Qingni with faces full of joy and envy.

A festive atmosphere filled the entire Zhou Family Mountain Gate.

In any situation, if any faction gains an additional Nascent Soul stage cultivator, it is a great joyous occasion, worthy of celebration by the entire sect and clan.

Although Luo Qingni's surname is not Zhou, she has successfully formed her Nascent Soul in the Zhou family, so she should rightfully become a member of the Zhou family and be considered a Nascent Soul cultivator in the Zhou family.

Therefore, she will receive all the treatment she is entitled to.

She was undoubtedly overjoyed at this moment, and facing everyone's congratulations, she immediately smiled broadly and said, "Thank you all for your congratulations, and I wish you all long and prosperous immortality!"

Whether it was the added benefit of being a Nascent Soul cultivator or the fact that she had just bathed in the Five-Colored Dew, she was indeed in excellent condition.

In short, her beaming smile became an unforgettable and beautiful scene for many Zhou family cultivators.

No matter how many stunning beauties they meet in the future, they will always feel that they are far inferior to Elder Luo!

Even Zhou Chun was slightly lost in thought.

However, he was only slightly distracted for a moment, and soon smiled and said to Luo Qingni, "Fellow Daoist Luo has just successfully transcended the tribulation, so why don't you go back to your cave to consolidate your cultivation first? We can talk about other things after you come out of seclusion."

"In that case, Qingni will take her leave now. Thank you, Fellow Daoist Zhou, and all the fellow Daoists of the Zhou family, for your protection!"

Luo Qingni nodded slightly, thanked them again, and then went back to her cave to digest the benefits of forming her Nascent Soul.

After Luo Qingni, the main character, left, Zhou Chun quickly stopped smiling and turned to Zhou Daoyi, saying, "Grand Uncle, now that Elder Luo has successfully formed her Nascent Soul, the cultivators sent out by the family can be recalled. The internal family review and education that we mentioned before should also be carried out as soon as possible."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Daoyi's expression immediately turned solemn as he replied, "Zhengchun, rest assured, I will immediately issue orders to recall him to the family and personally oversee his investigation and education!"

"That's excellent. If there's anything I can help you with, Grand Uncle, please feel free to contact me anytime."

Zhou Chun nodded and immediately reiterated his determination to investigate thoroughly.

He then disappeared from the sight of the Zhou family cultivators along with Feng Yuanjun and returned to his cave.

Meanwhile, the Zhou family members who were celebrating at that moment were unaware that an unprecedented rectification campaign was about to befall them.

Several months later, just as the Zhou family's mountain gate was returning to its former bustling state before Luo Qingni's seclusion to form her Nascent Soul, the news that Zhou Baisheng was a spy for external forces was suddenly revealed, causing a huge uproar within the Zhou family like a bomb.

This matter was deliberately suppressed beforehand, and apart from a few guards who had a good relationship with Zhou Baisheng inside the mountain gate and vaguely knew some of the inside story, basically not many people knew about it.

The sudden announcement at this time naturally caused a huge reaction among all the Zhou family cultivators.

As arranged by Zhou Daoyi, Zhou Chun, the clan leader, also appeared at this time and expressed his disappointment and heartache over the occurrence of such a thing in front of thousands of Zhou family cultivators.

"I am very disappointed by this matter. The Zhou family has developed to this point where any member, as long as they diligently cultivate and meet the family's requirements, can obtain spiritual items from the family to break through to a higher realm!"

"This is the kind of treatment that countless ancestors of the Zhou family, who sacrificed their lives for the Zhou family, dreamed of!"

"They were willing to sacrifice their lives for the family so that it could have what it is today, and so that you, the younger generation, could enjoy such privileges as disciples of a powerful family!"

"Even so, a disgrace to the family, Zhou Baisheng, still emerged. For his own selfish gain, he dared to do such a heinous thing as destroying the family's spiritual veins!"

"Ask yourselves honestly, if you were the ancestors who sacrificed your lives for the Zhou family's cause, how would you feel seeing such scoundrels among your descendants?"

Inside the Zhou family ancestral hall, Zhou Chun faced the thousands of Zhou family cultivators gathered there. In front of the memorial tablets of many deceased Zhou family cultivators, he painfully uttered a heart-wrenching question.

His words, which struck at the heart of the matter, elicited a variety of reactions from the many Zhou family cultivators present.

The vast majority of people were filled with rage because of Zhou Baisheng, a scoundrel, but were also somewhat ashamed by Zhou Chun's words, and their expressions changed noticeably.

However, there were a very few people who seemed to have done something wrong. Under the direct questioning of the Nascent Soul stage cultivators, they lowered their heads in panic, and their heartbeats and breathing were abnormal.

All of this was observed by Zhou Chun's powerful divine sense.

With his keen perception, he quickly marked those who were acting strangely.

He then swept his gaze across the group and said, "Why are your eyes darting around and your hearts pounding? Have you, like Zhou Baisheng, betrayed your families?"

These words shocked everyone present.

Then, angry gazes fell upon those marked by Zhou Chun, whose bodies radiated golden spiritual light.

It's going to snow heavily in a couple of days, it's freezing cold!