Beast Taming Immortal Clan

Chapter 698 A Successful Retirement [Please Subscribe]

In the secret realm of void.

Seeing the blond youth return to the protective array under the protection of the rock giant, the cultivators of Wuyang Kingdom immediately launched a fierce attack around the array.

However, after the blond youth maintained and strengthened this array shield, its protective strength has indeed reached the fifth level. Even a Nascent Soul cultivator would have to expend considerable effort to break through it.

Therefore, despite their fierce attacks, they could hardly see any hope of breaking through the formation in the short term.

Meanwhile, the blond youth inside had already taken out the pills and begun to heal his injuries through internal energy cultivation.

Furthermore, the rock giant began to absorb large amounts of ley line energy to repair its physical damage.

If they wait until they have all fully recovered, Zhou Chun and the others will have no hope at all.

So even without Zhou Chunyan saying anything, the four late-stage Golden Core cultivators were already anxious.

"Senior Zhou, your cultivation is profound and your knowledge vast. Do you have any faster strategy to break the formation? We are now on the same boat with the same goal. If you have any good ideas, please don't hesitate to give us your guidance!"

A late-stage Golden Core cultivator attacked the array's protective barrier while earnestly seeking guidance from Zhou Chun.

Others might be fine, but the few late-stage Golden Core cultivators who came in to rescue people all had a chance to break through to a higher realm, so of course they absolutely did not want to be trapped and die in this void secret realm.

Seeing that the situation was extremely critical, they didn't care about saving face anymore and focused on finding a way out first.

Of course, Zhou Chun herself was the same way.

After hearing this person's words, he thought for a moment and then transmitted his voice to the group, saying, "If you are willing to follow my command and act according to my instructions, there is a way to break this protective array as soon as possible."

Upon hearing his words, the group was overjoyed and quickly replied, "Please explain further, senior. As long as we can break the formation and leave this place, we will obey your orders without question!"

So Zhou Chun shared his thoughts with them.

Perhaps they were really anxious, because after hearing Zhou Chun's solution, they hesitated only briefly before quickly agreeing to it.

After reaching this agreement, they maintained their regular offensive while adjusting their own condition according to Zhou Chun's requirements.

A moment later, once they had all adjusted their state, Zhou Chun had the Golden-Winged Tiger unleash the [Spatial Blade] divine power once more.

A pale silver blade of light sliced ​​through the sky and quickly landed on the array's protective barrier.

Instantly, the protective array that could even withstand attacks from Nascent Soul stage cultivators cracked open, revealing a gap about a foot long.

At the same time, the four late-stage Golden Core cultivators, who were prepared, unleashed their strongest attacks, landing near the opening.

In this situation of breaking through the surface by focusing on a single point, they indeed used that small opening as a breakthrough point, tearing a gap in the array's protective shield large enough for several people to pass through.

Without Zhou Chun saying anything more, the four late-stage Golden Core cultivators who had already received his instructions rushed toward the gap at top speed, intending to break into the array's protective barrier from there.

But at that moment, the rock giant suddenly strode toward the gap, seemingly trying to block it with its massive body to buy time for the formation's protective shield to recover.

At this critical moment, Zhou Chun directly consumed the source power of the [Moon Toad Pearl] spiritual treasure, urging it to unleash a white icy light that struck the rock giant, freezing it inside a block of solid ice.

Under these circumstances, the four of them barely managed to rush into the protective array.

Upon seeing this, the blond youth who was healing his wounds finally changed his expression drastically.

He hurriedly let out a low shout, activating his golden armor once more to condense a golden rune shield to protect himself. Then, enduring the attacks of the four, he unleashed a golden spear magic weapon and swept it towards the rock giant, attempting to help it escape its predicament.

But the four of them knew that the opportunity was precious and dared not slack off in the slightest.

The two late-stage Golden Core cultivators, each possessing a top-grade magic weapon, directly spat out their life essence to activate the magic weapon, unleashing its full power.

Faced with such a fierce attack, the golden rune shield that the blond youth had condensed quickly began to shake violently and develop cracks.

The key point is that Zhou Chun and the others rushed in through the still-unhealed opening and launched a joint attack on him.

Behind him was the exit from the Void Realm, so there was nowhere to retreat now!

boom!

With a loud bang, the rock giant finally shattered the ice that had sealed it and launched an attack on Zhou Chun and the others.

But before the blond youth could rejoice, his own golden rune shield was shattered with a loud bang.

At this moment, Zhou Chun and the others divided the work again. Two late-stage Golden Core cultivators with top-grade magic treasures joined Zhou Chun to help defend against the rock giant's attack, while the rest of them continued to attack the blond youth.

Under such an offensive, the blond youth, whose injuries had not yet healed, was the first to be unable to withstand it.

His own strength is indeed extraordinary. Even without the help of the rock giant, he is among the top Golden Core cultivators.

However, the enemies he is facing now are not just one, two, or three, and each of them is no less powerful than him.

Even if he were made of iron, how many pounds of nails could he hammer when he was outnumbered like this?

Left with no other choice, he had to move the rock giant in front of him to help him withstand the attacks from the crowd.

He then seized the opportunity and plunged headlong into the exit of the void secret realm.

"Oh no, this person is trying to escape!"

A late-stage Golden Core cultivator's expression changed slightly, and he couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

But Zhou Chun didn't pay attention to that.

After the blond youth retreated into this place, he knew in his heart that there was little chance of keeping the other party alive in this void secret realm.

Therefore, he had already mentally prepared for the other party to escape.

However, he immediately added, "Be careful this guy doesn't try to attack the exit of the Void Realm!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than the golden-haired youth disappeared into the silvery-white vortex of light, and the rock giant stomped hard on the Bagua altar below, instantly causing cracks to appear on the altar.

As the Bagua altar was damaged, the silvery-white vortex of light was also quickly affected, and began to shake and shrink, seemingly about to dissipate at any moment.

This scene also terrified everyone still remaining in the Void Realm.

"Stop it!"

The crowd immediately launched a desperate attack on the rock giant, trying to stop it from destroying the Bagua altar.

However, the rock giant completely ignored the attacks and mechanically carried out the last command given by the blond youth before he left, focusing all his efforts on destroying the Bagua altar.

Faced with such a fifth-tier being who completely disregarded their own safety and life, the group tried it once and then chose to give up.

Instead, they each used their own methods to rush rapidly towards the still-uncollapsed silver-white vortex of light.

Since they couldn't stop the rock giants from destroying the exit, their only option was to leave the Void Realm before the exit collapsed.

As for what to do next, that's naturally left to the Nascent Soul stage cultivators to figure out.

Zhou Chun also had Mu Mei and Mu Sang carry Zhou Mingde quickly towards the silvery-white vortex of light, so that they could leave first.

Then he glanced at the rock giant who was focused on destroying the Bagua altar, a hint of hesitation flashing in his eyes. He then ordered the Golden-Winged Tiger to unleash the final [Spatial Blade] towards the giant's chest.

Following Zhou Chun's markings, the [Spatial Blade] struck a point on the rock giant's chest.

Under the cutting power of this "Space Blade," which can cut through anything, the rock giant's hard body was sliced ​​open as easily as cutting tofu, leaving a deep hole.

However, unlike the targets that had been pierced by the pale silver light blades in the past, the rock giant's body was not pierced with a hole that was completely open from front to back.

The pale silver blade seemed to have encountered some powerful force deep within his chest and was forcibly obliterated.

The rock giant also seemed to be affected by the attack of the pale silver light blade. Its body stopped in place and became motionless, while a dazzling yellow light emanated from the hole in its chest.

Upon seeing this, Zhou Chun's eyes lit up, and he immediately ordered the Golden-Winged Tiger to fly forward and deliver a powerful blow to the heart.

The Golden-Winged Tiger's enormous claws pierced through the hole and into the rock giant's chest, quickly pulling out a yellowish-brown crystal sphere with cracks on its surface.

As the golden-winged tiger pulled out the earthen-yellow crystal sphere, the rock giant seemed to lose its power, its massive body immediately collapsing to the ground, lifeless.

"So it really is some kind of puppet creation? I just don't know how it manages to avoid being rejected by the laws of heaven and earth within the Void Secret Realm!"

A look of understanding flashed in Zhou Chun's eyes, confirming one of his guesses.

He had previously guessed that this rock giant was some kind of special puppet creation, and unlikely to be a normal fifth-order being.

Otherwise, if it were a truly normal fifth-tier being, not to mention how the blond youth controlled and manipulated it, its own strength would not be limited to what it had shown in the previous battle.

Moreover, considering that the blond youth did not leave the Void Realm with the rock giant, which was a great help, it is very likely that this thing could not be taken out of this Void Realm at all.

Otherwise, there's no reason for them to leave such a huge asset behind.

But a puppet is still just a puppet.

Once the blond youth is no longer controlling and guiding it, even if it can still mechanically execute its master's last command, it will lose its previous spirituality.

Otherwise, the Golden-Winged Tiger's attack would have had virtually no chance of hitting its unprotected body, let alone piercing its chest and shattering its internal energy core.

At this moment, Zhou Chun looked at the earth-yellow crystal sphere that the Golden-Winged Tiger had taken out. After a moment's thought, he had the tiger forcefully break the object into more than a dozen pieces.

He then collected all the fragments and, using the same trick as before, hid inside the Golden-Winged Tiger's "spatial pouch," letting it fly alone towards the silvery-white vortex of light.

Shortly after the Golden-Winged Tiger entered the silvery-white vortex of light, the exit of this void secret realm could no longer maintain its existence due to the shattering of the Bagua altar, and completely collapsed and disappeared, leaving only a spatial rift about ten feet long in its place!

After passing through the vortex light cave, the Golden-Winged Tiger quickly appeared in the sky near the entrance to the Void Realm.

Zhou Chun's main body was nearby at the time, and through resonance with the avatar on the Golden-Winged Tiger, he quickly learned about everything that had happened in the Void Secret Realm.

At this moment, in order to prevent the Nascent Soul stage cultivators from Wuyang Kingdom from causing trouble, he immediately led Silver Dragon Lord forward to receive Golden Winged Tiger.

Meanwhile, the few late-stage Golden Core cultivators who had come out first, along with the other three lucky ones, were still telling the Nascent Soul cultivators from Wuyang Kingdom what had happened inside.

After some time had passed, once the Nascent Soul stage cultivators from Wuyang Kingdom had understood what had happened, they all turned their gazes toward Master Zhou Chun.

Then one of the women, who looked elegant and noble, spoke first: "Fellow Daoist Zhou, you have quite the skill. You managed to send your avatar and another spirit pet into the Void Secret Realm without our knowledge."

At this point, her eyes suddenly sharpened, and she couldn't help but shout sternly, "It's one thing for you to send your avatar and spirit pet into the Void Secret Realm, but why did you have to bully the weak and attack our sect's cultivators, even killing our elders?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chun's expression darkened, and he immediately retorted without backing down, "Since Fellow Daoist Wen has brought up this matter, I would like to ask Fellow Daoist Wen, how should this matter be settled, given that your sect's cultivators ambushed my Zhou family's ancestor within the Void Secret Realm, nearly causing his death?"

Upon hearing his question, the woman in yellow immediately replied in a deep voice, "It's common for people entering the Void Secret Realm to fight over unclaimed items. There's no right or wrong in this. This is not a reason for you, Fellow Daoist Zhou, to bully the weak and make unreasonable arguments!"

This answer made Zhou Chun laugh, and he couldn't help but retort with a cold smile, "If we follow Fellow Daoist Wen's logic, if my ancestor died at the hands of your sect's elders, it would be because he was incompetent and deserved to die, right?"

"I didn't say that, and what Fellow Daoist Zhou mentioned didn't happen, did it?"

The woman in yellow's eyes flickered slightly; of course, she wouldn't admit it directly.

But what she meant was clear to every cultivator present.

Therefore, Zhou Chun was too lazy to reason with her anymore and directly said, "I have traveled thousands of miles to Wuyang Kingdom because my ancestor's soul tablet was shattered and his life was in danger. And the one who seriously injured my ancestor was none other than your Earth Mother Sect Elder Pang Zhenyue!"

"In that situation, I think any one of you would have felt the same way as Zhou—just wanting to tear the murderer to pieces!"

"Therefore, if you insist that I am in the wrong in this matter, Fellow Daoist Wen, I have no intention of arguing with you any further. Let's settle this with our fists!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the other three Nascent Soul cultivators perked up and showed expressions of anticipation.

Although they had some reservations about Zhou Chun's deception in sending his avatar and spirit pet into the Void Realm, they would never take action against him over this matter.

However, if the woman in yellow were willing to help, they would certainly be happy to see it happen.

They also wanted to see if Zhou Chun's strength was really as exaggerated as the rumors suggested!

The woman in yellow seemed to have not expected Zhou Chun's attitude to be so firm, and for a moment she was caught in a dilemma, unable to advance or retreat.

"Very well, then let this old woman experience Fellow Daoist Zhou's extraordinary abilities!"

In the end, the woman in yellow seemed to feel that she couldn't answer to herself and the younger generation of the sect without a fight, so she chose to make her move.

The two immediately soared into the clouds, reaching the highest heavens, where they began to fight fiercely in the air.

The woman in yellow was a Supreme Elder of the Earth Mother Sect, and like the Silver Moon True Person, she was at the mid-Nascent Soul stage. She also possessed a spiritual treasure inherited by the Earth Mother Sect, the Earth Mother Golden Seal.

With a wave of her hand, she summoned the treasure, which swelled in the wind and transformed into a massive golden seal as large as a mountain, pressing down on Zhou Chun.

Although Zhou Chun could have used his escape technique to evade the giant seal's attack, he did not choose to do so.

Both he and the woman in yellow knew that it was impossible for them to engage in a life-or-death battle, nor was it appropriate for them to fight for a day or two and let others watch a monkey show.

Therefore, the best way is for him to demonstrate enough strength to make the woman in yellow back down, so that she can give an explanation to herself and her sect.

In this situation, Zhou Chun certainly couldn't just blindly dodge the opponent's magical treasure attacks.

With a thought, the Silver Dragon Lord reverted to his Thunder Flood Dragon form, unleashing the [Ten Thousand Thunder Domain], carrying countless bolts of lightning as he proudly met the descending giant seal.

As expected, even with the powerful physical strength and supernatural abilities of a fifth-order Thunder Flood Dragon, it was unable to directly withstand the attack of a spiritual treasure activated by a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator.

With a mournful cry, the Thunder Dragon King was sent flying by the giant seal, its dragon scales bursting open.

However, this action actually helped Zhou Chun deplete a significant portion of the giant seal's power and bought him enough time to respond.

Zhou Chun activated the Moon Toad Pearl he had retrieved from his clone, which instantly transformed into the Lunar Moon Toad. The toad then opened its mouth and spat out a dazzling white icy light to meet the descending giant seal.

Compared to the power displayed in the hands of his clone, the [Moon Toad Pearl] in his main body's hands is a completely different treasure.

When those late-stage Golden Core cultivators saw this scene from afar, their pupils contracted, and their eyes revealed a mixture of shock and relief.

Then, after the white icy light collided with the giant seal, it first froze the giant seal into an enormous block of solid ice.

But then, as the woman in yellow activated the giant seal's divine power, the giant seal immediately unleashed a powerful shockwave that shattered the solid ice.

At the same time, the Thunder Dragon King Bai Bai, who had been blasted away by the giant seal, transformed into a bolt of lightning and pounced on the yellow-clad woman's true form.

A formidable [Destroying Heavenly Lightning] suddenly crashed down from above the woman in yellow.

The woman in yellow, being a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, immediately emanated a yellow glow that condensed into a yellow cloud above her head to protect herself.

The silver lightning struck the yellow clouds, causing them to churn violently and shrink considerably, but it failed to truly break through their defenses.

At the same time, Zhou Chun also summoned his natal magic weapon, the Myriad Transformations Golden Cauldron, transforming it into a giant cauldron the size of a small mountain, which clashed head-on with the golden giant seal that had already exhausted more than half of its power.

With a loud clang, the golden cauldron was still slightly inferior and was sent flying by the golden seal.

However, after this attack, the golden giant seal was completely exhausted and quickly shrank back to a smaller seal, flying towards its master.

How could it be blocked so easily?

While dealing with the attacks of the Thunder Dragon King Bai Bai, the woman in yellow also looked at the white giant toad that Zhou Chun had transformed into with some surprise and doubt.

You must know that she didn't hold back in that attack just now; she definitely unleashed the full power of the [Earth Mother Golden Seal] spiritual treasure.

Even a typical late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator would need to exert all their strength to withstand such an attack without using any spiritual treasures.

Although Zhou Chun relied on the power of Lei Jiao Wang Bai Bai, he was able to withstand such an attack without being injured, which shows that his strength is indeed far beyond that of ordinary early-stage Nascent Soul cultivators.

Therefore, the rumor that Zhou Chun successfully escaped from a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator is probably true.

This further diminished the already dwindling fighting spirit in the woman in yellow.

As I said before, unless there is some deep-seated hatred between Nascent Soul stage cultivators, things won't get too tense.

Even though Zhou Chun killed the bloodline descendant that Kuang Lei Zhenren valued, which indirectly led to the loss of his physical body, Kuang Lei Zhenren temporarily abandoned his plan to destroy the Zhou family because the Zhou family had the protection of Tianjing Zhenren.

This demonstrates the mutual respect and aversion among those at the same level.

Once the woman in yellow was certain that Zhou Chun possessed strength equivalent to at least a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, and knowing that he also had a fifth-tier Fire Phoenix Demon King yet to be revealed, she naturally didn't want to escalate the conflict with Zhou Chun.

Therefore, after testing the waters a few more times, she stopped her attack and looked at Zhou Chun with a cold face, saying, "Fine, since I can't do anything to you, Fellow Daoist Zhou, I naturally have no face to ask you for an apology. However, the treasure of our sect is still on Junior Nephew Pang. Fellow Daoist Zhou, you'd better return it along with Junior Nephew Pang's body and belongings!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chun immediately replied with a serious expression, "I have no intention of making enemies with the Earth Mother Sect, so I will follow Fellow Daoist Wen's suggestion!"

"These are Pang Zhenyue's corpse and belongings!"

After saying that, he handed the stone mill magic weapon and the frozen corpse to the woman in yellow.

As for the spiritual items that Pang Zhenyue obtained from the Void Secret Realm, such as the [Longevity Grass], as well as other magical treasures on his person, Zhou Chun did not return them.

Pang Zhenyue had previously destroyed several fourth-tier puppets on Zhou Mingde's body, as well as various precious magic talismans he had given to Zhou Mingde, and the [Six Harmonies Soul-Replenishing Pill] he had used to heal him.

These things would naturally have to be paid for with the items he had on him.

The woman in yellow was able to retrieve the sect's inherited top-grade magic treasure and Pang Zhenyue's corpse, which was enough to give the sect an explanation. So they didn't pursue these matters any further, knowing full well that they couldn't.

After the exchange was completed, Zhou Chun did not stay in Wuyang Kingdom any longer and left with Zhou Mingde.

He has achieved his goal this time. Now all he needs to do is send Zhou Mingde back to his family and take stock of the spoils.

As for the blond youth who escaped from the Void Realm but did not appear near the entrance of the Void Realm like the others...

Although Zhou Chun was curious about how the other party had done it, he did not try to find the other party like searching for a needle in a haystack.

This person has too many secrets, and his luck is obviously extraordinary. The chances of him achieving the Golden Core and Nascent Soul stage in the future are not small.

Once he truly achieves the Core Formation and Nascent Soul stage, it will be much harder for him to conceal his identity, and then there will naturally be opportunities to interact with him again.

However, while Zhou Chun could be so relieved, the Nascent Soul cultivators of Wuyang Kingdom, whose Golden Core elders had been killed and whose exit from the Void Secret Realm had been destroyed by the blond youth, would certainly not let the matter rest.

If the blond youth dares to appear in the cultivation world, he will definitely be besieged and killed by these factions.

(End of this chapter)