Beast Taming Immortal Clan

Chapter 696 A Familiar Feeling [Please Subscribe]

Void Realm.

As the blond youth claiming to be a descendant of the Jin Yue Sect appeared above the Bagua Altar, Zhou Chun and the Golden Core cultivators from the Wu Yang Kingdom all changed their expressions, revealing surprise.

Before this, probably none of them expected that someone had already gotten there first.

Moreover, the blond youth's sudden appearance and frank admission that he had opened the entrance to the Void Realm clearly indicated that he was not doing so out of kindness to answer everyone's questions.

It's more like a triumphant release after a scheme has succeeded.

From this perspective, he seemed to think he had Zhou Chun and the other cultivators who had broken into the Void Realm completely under his control.

Therefore, everyone, including Zhou Chun, felt that something was wrong.

Zhou Chun's eyes flashed as he sized up the blond youth before suddenly speaking, "Are you perhaps a descendant of the Jin Yue Sect? I wonder what your plans are for us?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the other cultivators from Wuyang Kingdom also tensed up and looked nervously at the blond youth.

However, the blond youth didn't answer Zhou Chun's question. He simply nodded and said, "Your strength is quite good. That pearl from before should have been a spiritual treasure, right?"

"To possess a spiritual treasure with the cultivation level of the Golden Core stage, you either have an extraordinary background or an incredible stroke of luck, having received the legacy of a senior cultivator!"

"However, neither Wuyang Kingdom nor the surrounding kingdoms should be so generous as to bestow spiritual treasures upon a Golden Core cultivator for refinement, nor have I heard of any of them possessing ice-attribute spiritual treasures. It seems you are most likely a cultivator traveling from elsewhere!"

He had actually seen through Zhou Chun's true intentions and even deduced Zhou Chun's background.

That insight and shrewdness are truly extraordinary.

Zhou Chun's gaze sharpened slightly, then he looked at the blond youth with icy eyes and said, "Since you know that I possess a spiritual treasure, what gives you the audacity to speak to me like this!"

The most surprised by his admission that he truly possessed a magical treasure were actually the cultivators from Wuyang Kingdom.

Especially those Golden Core stage cultivators of the Earth Mother Cult.

Only then did they realize that Pang Zhenyue's death was truly deserved.

After all, who would have thought that a Golden Core cultivator would possess a spiritual treasure, something even ordinary Nascent Soul cultivators don't have?

However, while they were surprised that Zhou Chun had such a powerful trump card, they were also somewhat relieved.

Whatever the blond youth's scheme may be, to successfully carry it out, he must first eliminate Zhou Chun, this formidable enemy.

In that case, they should still be safe for the time being.

The blond youth then gave Zhou Chun a sly smile and said, "Don't worry, you'll soon find out where my confidence comes from!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly sat down cross-legged on the spot, took out an earth-yellow crystal from his storage bag, raised it and floated it in front of him, and then continuously made hand seals and spells towards the earth-yellow crystal, as if he was performing some kind of secret technique.

Seeing this, Zhou Chun naturally wouldn't let him use his secret technique without any trouble.

He immediately shouted at the Wuyang Kingdom cultivators, "If you want to live, join me in breaking the formation!"

As soon as he finished speaking, without caring whether those people would follow or not, he and the Golden-Winged Tiger launched a full-scale attack on the array shield.

The Moon Toad Pearl spun in mid-air, and a beam of white ice light shot towards the array's protective barrier.

Even with the power of the magical treasure, it failed to break through the protective barrier, only causing its luster to dim rapidly.

The Golden-Winged Tiger's subsequent use of the [Spatial Blade] technique, while creating a hole in the protective shield, was quickly repaired by the continuous flow of array power.

At this moment, the cultivators from Wuyang Kingdom also seemed to realize the danger and responded to Zhou Chun's call to attack the array's protective barrier together.

Under the combined onslaught of more than a dozen Golden Core cultivators, the protective array finally showed signs of breaking down, with spiderweb-like cracks appearing on its surface.

Just as everyone saw hope of breaking the formation and launched a new round of attacks, the blond youth had already completed his secret technique.

Suddenly, a rumbling sound came from inside the mountain where the Bagua altar was located, and the entire mountain began to shake and tremble.

Then, halfway up the mountain, the mountain suddenly collapsed, sending rocks flying everywhere, and a rock giant suddenly flew out from it.

This rock giant was tens of feet tall, and its entire body was composed of dark brown rock. The rock surface was also imprinted with countless mysterious and intricate silver patterns, as if they were naturally formed.

The aura emanating from it was a staggering fifth-tier power!

"What the hell is this thing? Why does it feel like I'm facing a Nascent Soul stage cultivator?!"

A Golden Core cultivator from the Wuyang Kingdom couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, his expression changing drastically, voicing the doubts in the minds of everyone present.

Even Zhou Chun looked at the rock giant with a face full of surprise and uncertainty, and felt a sense of foreboding.

Others might have limited vision and not be able to see through the rock giant's true nature, but he was different.

Although he was just an avatar, he still possessed the insight and knowledge of a Nascent Soul stage cultivator.

Moreover, this rock giant gave him a somewhat familiar feeling.

This sense of familiarity comes from the Demon King Chongxuan, whose rock giant form was quite similar to the rock giant emerging from the mountain now.

But Zhou Chun couldn't believe that this rock giant was really another demon king.

After all, such a demon king is almost impossible to leave its birthplace.

If it is truly a mountain spirit king, then it can only be a demon king born from the high mountain beneath their feet!

However, this is just a void secret realm, and the laws of heaven within it are incomplete. In theory, it is impossible for it to support the nurturing of such a fifth-order being!

Therefore, even Zhou Chun is now filled with doubts.

Unfortunately, the blond youth didn't seem inclined to offer them any answers.

After summoning the rock giant, the person immediately commanded the demon to launch an attack on Zhou Chun and the others.

The rock giant raised his hand and summoned a stone spear, which condensed into an earth-yellow spiritual light.

He then threw the stone spear in his hand with all his might, and the stone spear tore through the sky and instantly appeared in front of a Golden Core cultivator in the early stage.

The early-stage Golden Core cultivator reacted quickly, activating a metal round shield magic weapon to protect himself before the stone spears were shot at him.

However, he clearly overestimated the power of his magic weapon.

With a loud bang, the metal round shield magic weapon that the early Golden Core cultivator had summoned was instantly shattered, and then he himself was turned into a shower of minced meat under the impact of the enormous power carried by the stone spear!

After instantly killing a Golden Core cultivator with this single blow, the rock giant stomped its foot on the ground.

In an instant, the mountains crumbled and the earth split open, and huge rocks, as big as houses, shot out from the shattered mountainside, hurtling towards Zhou Chun and the others in the sky. The scene was incredibly spectacular.

"This is definitely fifth-tier power! This demon is invincible!"

As Zhou Chun dodged and parried the rock giant's attacks, he inwardly cheered.

If he had any doubts before, now he is 100% certain.

Facing a fifth-tier rock giant of unknown origin, he clearly had no chance of winning with just this avatar.

After all, the difference in rank cannot be bridged by a few treasures.

Moreover, that blond youth hasn't even made a move yet, and he himself possesses the cultivation level of the Golden Core Perfection stage.

So, without prior arrangement, Zhou Chun and the Golden Core cultivators from Wuyang Kingdom all chose the same thing: to quickly flee this place.

Since we can't beat them, we have no choice but to run away.

No matter how capable the blond youth is, he is only one person and cannot possibly catch up with all of them.

Moreover, if they dare to leave this place, others will have the opportunity to leave through the exit of that void secret realm.

"Trying to run? Not so easy!"

The blond youth watched the fleeing crowd, a cold smile flashing in his eyes. He immediately ordered the rock giant to launch an even more ferocious attack.

Suddenly, two beams of grayish-white petrifying light shot out from the rock giant's eyes, piercing towards the two fleeing Golden Core cultivators.

Although the two were fleeing, they didn't dare to completely disregard what was behind them.

Upon discovering the petrifying light approaching, they hurriedly activated their magical artifacts to intercept it, attempting to sacrifice one to save the other and escape unscathed.

However, they seemed to have underestimated the power of that petrifying light. The magical artifact instantly turned into a stone under its attack, and then the slightly shrunken petrifying light continued to shoot at them, quickly turning them into stone figures!

Zhou Chun, who was trying to escape, was also targeted by the rock giant, who hurled a stone spear at him.

He dared not be negligent in the slightest, and immediately activated his spiritual treasure to release a white icy light, freezing the stone spear and knocking it to the ground. Then he sped away from the place.

The blond youth seemed to have other concerns, or rather, other advantages, and did not rush to send out the rock giant to pursue them.

After escaping for over a hundred miles in one go, Zhou Chun managed to escape the danger zone without any serious incident.

Not long after, several hundred miles away from the exit of the secret realm, Zhou Chun met up with Mu Mei Mu Sang, who had brought Zhou Mingde with her.

"What happened? Why do you look so pale, Masazumi?"

Zhou Mingde was unaware of what had happened. Seeing that Zhou Chun's expression was somewhat off, he curiously asked her why.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chun did not hide anything and immediately recounted what had happened, including how he had successfully helped him avenge his father.

However, it is clear that after the major events that followed, Zhou Mingde could not be happy about getting his revenge.

He quickly looked at Zhou Chun with a worried expression and asked, "What should we do now?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chun immediately replied, "I'll first try to see if I can convey the situation to my main body. If not, I may have to fight to the death and force my way through the exit of that void secret realm!"

"Then it's all up to you."

Zhou Mingde nodded, but he knew he couldn't offer any help at this time, so he didn't try to give any advice.

So Zhou Chun quickly led him back several hundred miles, then found a place to sit down cross-legged and wholeheartedly concentrated his mind and connected with his physical body.

In the world outside the Void Secret Realm, Zhou Chun's true form has been wholeheartedly maintaining the connection between the two sides ever since it entered the Void Secret Realm.

At this moment, through the two-way communication between the avatar and the original body, he quickly received some messages from the avatar through that weak connection.

After carefully analyzing the message conveyed by his avatar, his expression suddenly changed, and he hurriedly flew towards the entrance of the Void Secret Realm.

As soon as he made a move, the Nascent Soul stage cultivators from Wuyang Kingdom quickly noticed it.

The old man in yellow quickly came over and stopped him, asking, "Fellow Daoist Zhou, why have you suddenly come again?"

"An anomaly has occurred within the Void Realm. Someone has obtained the legacy left behind by their predecessors, gained control of a fifth-tier demon servant, and blocked the only exit to the outside!"

"Now, not only is Zhou's beloved pet in danger of death, but those of you who went in are also likely to meet with dire consequences!"

Zhou Chun did not hide the information he had obtained and directly described the changes inside the Void Realm.

Upon hearing his words, the old man in yellow changed his expression, then looked at him with a face full of surprise and asked, "Then how did you, Fellow Daoist Zhou, know about the changes inside the Void Secret Realm?"

"I, Zhou, possess a secret method to communicate with spirit pets, but it's not convenient to disclose this to you, fellow Daoist!"

Zhou Chun shook his head slightly, without going into details.

Upon seeing this, the old man in yellow immediately frowned and said, "In that case, Fellow Daoist Zhou, please be patient. I will contact other fellow Daoists to see if we can confirm the truth of your words!"

"You'd better hurry, or it might be too late to save them!"

After Zhou Chun finished speaking, he paused in mid-air to wait.

The old man in yellow quickly relayed his words to the other Nascent Soul stage cultivators.

Soon after, news from the three major sects confirmed Zhou Chun's words.

Many of the Golden Core cultivators they sent into the Void Secret Realm did indeed perish, including a Golden Core cultivator from the Earth Mother Sect who was on track to reach the Nascent Soul stage!

Under these circumstances, the Nascent Soul stage cultivators from the major powers could no longer sit still. They hurriedly released Zhou Chun to the vicinity of the entrance to the Void Secret Realm and then discussed countermeasures together.

After an emergency consultation, everyone unanimously decided to send several more late-stage Golden Core cultivators with considerable cultivation levels, carrying the trump cards they had been given, into the Void Secret Realm to work together to rescue the people currently trapped inside.

But while the Nascent Soul stage cultivators outside were busy mobilizing troops and arranging rescue efforts, the surviving cultivators inside the Void Secret Realm were in grave danger.

The blond youth somehow reinforced the array outside the exit of the void realm, and then led the rock giant to hunt down the survivors.

He seemed to possess powerful reconnaissance abilities; no matter how the survivors hid themselves, they could not escape his keen eyes.

Even a late-stage Golden Core cultivator would find it difficult to escape the attack of a fifth-tier rock giant.

However, Zhou Chun was the only exception.

Using the superior early warning and reconnaissance capabilities of the Wood Spirit and Wood Mulberry Tree, he repeatedly detected the approach of the blond youth in advance and then quickly changed his position to avoid encountering him.

But doing so can only provide temporary relief.

Once the blond youth has searched the entire Void Realm without finding him, he will definitely realize something is wrong, and then he may have a way to find him.

Furthermore, if all else fails, as long as the blond youth guards the exit of the Void Realm, he won't be able to get out at all.

So now Zhou Chun's incarnation can only hope that his original body can lend a hand and help him out.

Two hours passed quickly.

When only a handful of Wuyang Kingdom cultivators remained in the Void Realm, the reinforcements finally arrived.

Suddenly, several beams of spiritual light appeared in the sky above a certain part of the Void Secret Realm, and then the figures of four late-stage Golden Core cultivators were revealed.

These four were the reinforcements hastily dispatched by the three major powers of Wuyang Kingdom.

When they entered the entrance to the Void Realm, they used a special fourth-order magic talisman called the "Shared Spirit Talisman" to link their auras together, thus preventing them from being randomly scattered throughout the Void Realm and being defeated one by one!

Once the four of them landed safely in the Void Secret Realm, they immediately used their respective methods to contact the cultivators of their own factions and urge them to join them.

Zhou Chun, in his avatar, quickly led Zhou Mingde toward them using a token carried by one of them and a signal vaguely conveyed by his true form.

Not long after, Zhou Chun met the four late-stage Golden Core cultivators who had descended upon the Void Secret Realm.

At this time, these people did not know that Pang Zhenyue had died at the hands of Zhou Chun in disguise, and they regarded him and Zhou Mingde as non-three major sect cultivators who had entered the Void Secret Realm before.

Upon seeing Golden-Winged Tiger leading them over, the four immediately greeted him politely, saying, "We greet Fellow Daoist Flying Tiger."

Then he handed the jade slip given to him by Zhou Chun to the Golden-Winged Tiger and inquired about the situation from the Golden-Winged Tiger.

Unexpectedly, the Golden-Winged Tiger directly handed the jade slip to Zhou Chun's avatar, then spoke in human language, saying, "This is the avatar of my master. You have not yet paid your respects to my master!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the four people were startled and looked at Zhou Chunhua in astonishment.

Zhou Chun, however, did not pay attention to them immediately, but instead looked at the message left by his main body.

After reading the information inside the jade slip, he looked up at them and said, "I am aware of what the main body has said. If you want to leave this place safely, you'd better obey my orders from now on!"

Upon hearing his words, the four exchanged glances and began to secretly discuss their thoughts.

They did not doubt the Golden-Winged Tiger's words.

After all, the Golden-Winged Tiger had no reason to lie to them about such a thing. Besides, they knew that Zhou Chun was the first to mention the anomaly that occurred within the Void Secret Realm, which could indirectly confirm what Zhou Chun himself had said.

The problem is, since Zhou Chun deceived the Nascent Soul stage cultivators of the three major sects of Wuyang Kingdom in this regard, how could they, as Golden Core elders of the three major sects, dare to easily accept Zhou Chun's direct command at this time!

Furthermore, they were given various powerful trump cards by the Nascent Soul stage cultivators of their respective forces, and were confident that if they joined forces, they would be able to fight even against a Nascent Soul stage cultivator. How could they be willing to be commanded by an avatar of a Nascent Soul stage cultivator!

Therefore, after some discussion, the four quickly reached a consensus, shaking their heads at Zhou Chun in person and saying, "We are sorry, but we cannot agree to Senior Zhou's request. We can cooperate with Senior Zhou to fight the enemy, but only if we cooperate to leave this place!"

"In that case, if anything changes at that time, don't blame me for not giving you advance notice!"

Zhou Chun's expression turned cold, and his tone became harsh as well.

The four men pretended not to hear him and did not respond.

After waiting for another quarter of an hour, a Golden Core cultivator from one of the three major sects finally arrived.

Not long afterward, the four learned that Pang Zhenyue had been killed by Zhou Chunhua in disguise.

Immediately, the late-stage Golden Core cultivator from the Earth Mother Sect among the four became enraged.

He immediately glared at Zhou Chun and roared, "Senior Zhou, you are a dignified Nascent Soul stage senior, yet you bully the weak and murder our sect's Senior Brother Pang. Aren't you afraid that if this gets out, people will laugh at you? Aren't you afraid that our sect's two founders will hold you accountable?"

Zhou Chun was prepared for this, and upon hearing this, he immediately sneered, "Hmph, Pang Zhenyue almost killed my family's patriarch. The fact that I didn't extract his soul and refine his spirit is already out of consideration for the two True Persons of your Earth Mother Sect!"

After saying that, he looked at the man with a gloomy expression and said, "What? You youngster, do you perhaps want to stand up for him?"

Seeing his unfriendly words and fierce glint in his eyes, the man froze, speechless.

Even though he now possesses various trump cards bestowed upon him by his sect elders, he certainly wouldn't dare to fight against Zhou Chun, who possesses a spiritual treasure.

Besides, even if he could defeat Zhou Chun in person, so what?

Once he leaves this void secret realm, how will he deal with the challenge of Zhou Chun's main body?

Seeing that the real enemy had not yet appeared, and that they were almost about to fight, the other three late-stage Golden Core cultivators hurriedly tried to mediate.

"Senior Zhou, please calm down. Fellow Daoist Zhao was only angry for a moment, which is why he offended you. He certainly didn't mean to antagonize you!"

"Besides, our common enemy now is that successor of the Jin Yue Sect. Whatever grudges we have, we can settle them after we've eliminated him and left this secret realm!"

"Yes, yes, the most important thing right now is to leave this void realm. We can settle other grudges later!"

Under the persuasion of these people, the late-stage Golden Core cultivator from the Earth Mother Sect found a way out and quickly said, "I was indeed a bit offensive with my words just now. Please don't take it to heart, Senior Zhou."

"Fine, I'll forgive you this once, Zhou is a magnanimous man."

Zhou Chun waved his hand, speaking in a condescending manner.

Upon hearing this, the man showed no sign of disagreement.

For a Nascent Soul cultivator to forgive the offense of a Golden Core cultivator is indeed a sign of great magnanimity.

After temporarily resolving the internal crisis, everyone waited for the others to arrive while Zhou Chun explained the methods used by the blond youth to control the rock giant, and the general ways to deal with it.

At this moment, Zhou Chun's biggest regret was not bringing the Golden Armored Mountain-Carrying Turtle Stone, who was still recovering from its injuries, with him.

Otherwise, with it in the secret realm, the rock giant would be much easier to deal with.

After waiting for about half an hour, three more Golden Core cultivators from the Wuyang Kingdom arrived to join them.

Less than a quarter of an hour after the fourth cultivator arrived, the blond youth, along with the rock giant, also arrived here in pursuit of a mid-stage Golden Core cultivator.

(End of this chapter)