Beast Taming Immortal Clan

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Apart from powerful nations like the Great Zhou Kingdom, most countries in the cultivation world are ruled by only one family.

Since the destruction of the Dragon Transformation Sect, there has only been one power in the Jingguo Kingdom: the Moon Wheel Sect.

While the Zhou family's apparent strength now seems to surpass that of the Moon Wheel Sect, there are still many difficulties to overcome if they want to become the leaders of the Jing Kingdom.

One of the biggest challenges is gaining the approval of other domestic forces.

Because the Zhou family already had enmity with the Moon Wheel Sect and the Flame Sun Sect, two long-established powerful forces, it was almost impossible for them to acknowledge that they were the leaders of the Jing Kingdom.

If neither of these two families acknowledges it, then unless Zhou Chun becomes a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, the position of the head of Jing Kingdom will not be available to the Zhou family.

For this reason, even after Luo Qingni successfully formed her Nascent Soul, Zhou Chun did not rush to advance any actions in this area, nor did he have any intention of expanding his power.

Originally, according to his own plan, it would have been best to wait until all four spirit pets capable of setting up the "Heavenly Absolute Four Symbols Formation" had advanced to the fifth-tier demon king before forcefully pushing forward this matter.

Because by then, the battle formation and secret techniques set up by the four fifth-tier demon kings together will most likely be able to contend with a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator.

With his and Luo Qingni's assistance, they now possess an overwhelming power that can force the Moon Wheel Sect to relinquish its leadership position and compel the Flame Sun Sect to agree to the Zhou family becoming the leader of the Jing Kingdom.

However, forcing someone to cooperate through force is definitely not as effective as having them willingly cooperate on their own initiative.

For a simple example, if the Yan Yang Sect were willing to recommend the Zhou family as the leaders of Jingguo, then Zhou Chun wouldn't even need to suppress the Yue Lun Sect. As long as he could demonstrate his strength and let the cultivation world of other countries confirm that the Zhou family's strength far surpasses that of the Yue Lun Sect, they would naturally recognize the Zhou family as the leaders.

When the time comes, the Moon Wheel Sect will have no choice but to relinquish its position.

So when Master Ziyang presented this condition, Zhou Chun hesitated only briefly before agreeing immediately.

In truth, even if he couldn't obtain the [True Dragon Seal], obtaining the position of the head of Jing Kingdom would be worth exchanging for the spiritual treasure [Blazing Sun Mirror].

After all, this treasure had been severely damaged in the tribulation lightning, and there was no "Spiritual Treasure Technique" to refine and activate it, so its effect on Feng Yuanjun's combat power was not very significant.

Furthermore, Feng Yuanjun herself obtained the method of refining her clan's inherited magic treasures from her bloodline memories, so she will never lack suitable magic treasures in the future.

However, despite agreeing, Zhou Chun did not immediately return the [Yan Yang Treasure Mirror] to Master Zi Yang.

Instead, he made a promise that he would fulfill the agreement on a certain day decades later, after he was ready to cause trouble for the two-headed black dragon.

He still harbored deep suspicion towards Master Ziyang, fearing that even if the other party did not collude with the alien races, he might deliberately lure him to a dangerous place like Tianman Plain, and then use the alien races to harm him.

Therefore, only after the Golden Armor Mountain-Carrying Turtle Stone also advances to the level of Demon King and has a sufficiently powerful means of survival will it venture into dangerous places like Tianman Plain to do such a thing.

Of course, it would be even better and more perfect if Mu Mei and Mu Sang could also be promoted to Demon King.

Although Master Ziyang was not very satisfied with Zhou Chun's actions, he knew in his heart that he had no room to negotiate and the initiative was not in his own hands.

So in the end, they had no choice but to agree.

With Zhou Chun's statement, at least he can at least give a rough explanation to Master Baiyang and the sect when he returns.

After agreeing on the terms with Master Ziyang, Zhou Chun had no interest in discussing anything else with him, and they soon parted ways.

Since it was a rare opportunity to visit the Great Zhou Kingdom, Zhou Chun did not immediately return to his family. Instead, he met and exchanged views with several Nascent Soul stage cultivators stationed in Tianyuan Immortal City.

During this exchange, Zhou Chun took the initiative to offer to exchange for rare spiritual items he needed, such as [Gengjin], and in doing so, he also received some news that was quite attractive to him.

In a little over a decade, the Tianyi Sect, currently the undisputed number one power in the Great Zhou Kingdom, will hold a grand "Tianyi Dharma Assembly".

The "Tianyi Dharma Assembly" was originally a grand gathering to commemorate the enlightenment of Tianyi Sect's ancestor, the Divine Venerable Tianyi, and later it gradually evolved into the highest-level exchange meeting of the cultivation world in the Great Zhou Kingdom.

Each time the ceremony is held, Tianyi Sect invites no fewer than a hundred Nascent Soul stage cultivators to attend.

At that time, not only will Tianyi Sect bring out many treasures that are very rare even for Nascent Soul stage cultivators for people to exchange, but other Nascent Soul stage cultivators who are invited can also bring out their own treasured items to exchange with others.

In previous Dharma assemblies, even precious items such as the "Infant Transformation Pill" and spiritual treasures have appeared!

Therefore, whenever the "Tianyi Dharma Assembly" is held, whether they are Nascent Soul cultivators who have been invited or those who have not, as long as they hear the news and are not held back by other matters, they will travel thousands of miles to the Tianyi Sect's mountain gate to participate in this Dharma Assembly.

The Tianyi Sect also relied on this "Tianyi Dharma Assembly" to build good relationships and acquire treasures from all over the world, thus firmly holding the top position in the Great Zhou Kingdom.

If Zhou Chun wanted to exchange for the spiritual items he needed, the "Tianyi Dharma Assembly" was undoubtedly the most likely opportunity to fulfill his needs.

Therefore, when he learned about this, he immediately made up his mind to participate in this grand event.

Fortunately, the "Tianyi Dharma Assembly" will not be held for another ten years or so, so he has plenty of time to prepare.

After carefully investigating the details of the "Tianyi Dharma Assembly," Zhou Chun returned to his family.

After returning to his family, he didn't say much about the agreement he had made with Master Ziyang, but instead focused on cultivating in seclusion in his cave.

On this day, a Nascent Soul cultivator who had traveled a long way from the cultivation world in the far west suddenly came to the Zhou family to pay a visit to Zhou Chun.

This Nascent Soul cultivator called himself True Man Xuan Ting, and was an early Nascent Soul cultivator who practiced lightning-attribute techniques.

He came to visit Zhou Chun because he had heard of the existence of the Silver Dragon Lord and wanted to exchange some fifth-order Thunder Flood Dragon Scales from Zhou Chun to refine a certain top-grade magic weapon.

"Fellow Daoist Xuanting has come from afar, and in principle, I, Zhou, should not refuse your request. However, the Silver Dragon Lord has only advanced to the fifth rank for less than a hundred years, and has only accumulated a few fifth-rank dragon scales so far. I'm afraid that this is not enough to meet your needs."

Inside the cave, after hearing the purpose of the visit from the Xuan Ting True Person in front of him, Zhou Chun quickly shook his head and politely declined.

The scales of a fifth-order dragon are not as precious and rare as the true feathers of the Fire Phoenix on the Fiery Phoenix. The Thunder Dragon King can shed one scale about every ten years and give it to Zhou Chun.

The dragon scales that fall off have a negligible impact on its cultivation. The only difference is that the new scales that grow after falling off will not be as tough in terms of defense as the old scales that have fallen off.

The dragon scales shed by these fifth-order dragons retain their spiritual energy very well, making them the most sought-after refining materials by weapon refiners.

Over the years, Zhou Chun has kept all the dragon scales that the Thunder Dragon King sheds.

He originally planned to collect enough to craft a dragon scale armor or shield for Master Liehuo of the Heavenly Fire Sect, hoping to get lucky and create a top-grade magic weapon.

Faced with Zhou Chun's polite refusal, Master Xuanting was not discouraged. Instead, he looked at him confidently and said, "Fellow Daoist Zhou, why are you in such a hurry to refuse? Why not listen to my terms first?"

"Oh, Fellow Daoist Xuanting, what are your conditions?"

A look of surprise flashed in Zhou Chun's eyes, and he also became somewhat interested.

He is now wealthy and has a broad perspective; ordinary spiritual objects cannot possibly move him.

Judging from Master Xuanting's confident demeanor, he clearly came prepared.

This gave him a glimmer of hope.

"I know that the Zhou family has passed down the art of beast taming. Fellow Daoist Zhou himself has even raised two fifth-order demon kings and three fourth-order high-grade demon beasts. He must have a remarkable lineage and foundation in the art of beast taming."

"However, Fellow Daoist Zhou should also know that the higher one goes in the cultivation world, the rarer and more precious the inheritance becomes. Often, there are not many paths left to follow once one reaches the Golden Core stage, and useful beast-taming secret techniques at the Nascent Soul stage are extremely rare!"

"I, though unworthy, have had the good fortune to obtain a portion of the inheritance of the Spirit Control Sect, a top-tier power renowned for its beast-taming techniques in ancient times. One of the beast-taming secret techniques included therein is even of great use to Nascent Soul stage cultivators!"

Master Xuanting looked at Zhou Chun with a smug smile but remained silent as he spoke.

After hearing his words, Zhou Chun could no longer remain calm.

He immediately looked at him and asked, "But I wonder what the mysterious uses of the beast-taming technique that Fellow Daoist Xuan Ting mentioned are? How can you be sure that this technique is a legacy of the ancient Spirit Control Sect?"

Just as Master Xuanting said, the Zhou family passed down their skills in beast taming, so they naturally paid special attention to and were interested in other forces that were also famous for their skills in beast taming.

Therefore, Zhou Chun had also learned about the Yu Ling Sect, a top-tier power that existed in ancient times, through the information he had collected.

All I know is that this top-tier power was quite famous in ancient times, and it is even said that it once cultivated a sixth-level demon saint!

However, during the ancient wars between various races, these forces known for their beast taming were the primary targets of the demon race, and almost all of them were wiped out by the demon race at that time.

This directly led to the beast-taming techniques in the cultivation world later becoming a minor path that only low- to mid-level cultivators would practice.

The fact that the Zhou family ancestors were able to obtain a secret technique of the "Beast Spirit Fusion Technique" level was already considered extremely lucky, allowing them to possess a foundation in this field that surpasses that of many powerful forces.

However, even with the "Beast Spirit Fusion Technique," its usefulness to Zhou Chun was not as great after he reached the Nascent Soul stage as it was when he was in the Golden Core stage.

If his cultivation continues to advance, reaching the mid-stage or even late-stage Nascent Soul realm, this secret technique will likely become useless in most situations.

So when he heard Master Xuanting tempt him with a beast-taming secret technique that even Nascent Soul cultivators could use, even though he knew the other party's intentions, he was indeed completely aroused by the other party's curiosity.

Faced with his doubts, Master Xuanting confidently replied, "I dare say that the Beast Taming Technique I possess comes from the Spirit Taming Sect because it contains records of Spirit Taming Sect cultivators. Furthermore, this kind of technique is a precious inheritance within the Spirit Taming Sect, and it cannot be taught to anyone other than a core disciple!"

After saying that, he raised his hand and waved it, and a jade slip flew towards Zhou Chun.

At the same time, he said, "I have copied one-third of this secret technique into this document. Whether it is true or not, Fellow Daoist Zhou can tell at a glance."

Zhou Chun immediately reached out and caught the jade slip, then released his divine sense to read it.

As he looked at it, his expression grew increasingly serious.

True Master Xuan Ting was not lying; the secret techniques recorded in the jade slip were indeed extraordinary.

This secret technique is called the "Qiankun Zhuanling Jue". Once you master this technique, you can transfer part of the damage you suffer to your demon beast pet. In the highest case, you can even transfer up to 50% of the damage to your pet!

In this way, what would have been a fatal injury will only become a serious injury after half of it is transferred to the spirit pet.

What might have caused serious injury is now only a minor injury after being transferred.

The powerful physical body of a fifth-order demon king, which could be fatal to a human Nascent Soul cultivator, might not be so lethal when it lands on them, especially since only 50% of it has been transferred!

It can be said that if the "Qiankun Zhuanling Jue" hadn't been exaggerated, Zhou Chun's survival ability would have increased many times over once he mastered this secret technique.

After all, he possessed the Golden-Armored Mountain-Carrying Turtle, a demonic beast spirit pet renowned for its exceptionally strong vitality.

Of course, such a powerful secret technique is certainly not easy to cultivate, and it also has certain requirements for the demon beasts and spirit pets themselves.

If one's cultivation level is below the Golden Core stage, it may indeed be impossible to master this secret technique.

In conclusion, the value of this "Qiankun Zhuanling Jue" secret technique to Zhou Chun is indeed no less than that of a suitable spiritual treasure.

Its value to the Zhou family is immeasurable.

So, after reading the contents of the jade slip, he suppressed his excitement and looked at True Person Xuanting with a serious expression, saying, "If this secret technique is truly complete, I, Zhou, am indeed capable of having the Silver Dragon Lord risk decades of recuperation to shed some of his dragon scales for Fellow Daoist Xuanting. But I wonder how many dragon scales Fellow Daoist Xuanting desires?"

Upon hearing this, True Person Xuanting chuckled and said, "Hehehe, Fellow Daoist Zhou is indeed straightforward."

He then raised his hand and waved it, saying, "One hundred and fifty-six pieces. I need this number to refine my magic weapon!"

Upon hearing this, even though Zhou Chun already knew he would make an exorbitant demand, he immediately shook his head and refused, his expression changing drastically, "That's impossible!"

Then, in a serious and solemn tone, he said, "Fellow Daoist Xuanting, if you want ten or twenty dragon scales, I, Zhou, can have the Silver Dragon Lord expend some of his vital energy to gather them for you. But over a hundred scales? That would almost cost the Silver Dragon Lord half his life! This is absolutely impossible!"

While dragon scales are not as important to a dragon as true phoenix feathers are to a phoenix, they are still quite relevant.

If too many dragon scales are lost at once, the dragon's strength will be greatly reduced, its vital energy will be depleted and it will become weak, which will also affect its future cultivation.

If the Silver Dragon were to shed all 150 of its scales at once, it would likely become so weak that any Nascent Soul cultivator could easily bully it, and it would take hundreds of years to recover.

During these hundreds of years, it not only failed to make any progress in its cultivation, but it was also almost unable to fight.

This is something Zhou Chun could never accept.

After all, even if that secret technique is precious, it would still require him to spend an unknown amount of time cultivating it, and he didn't even know if he could master it.

Seeing Zhou Chun's intense reaction and resolute attitude, Master Xuanting realized that the asking price was a bit too high.

Therefore, after pondering for a moment, he looked at Zhou Chun again and said, "Since that's the case, I'll compromise. One hundred and eight dragon scales will do. It absolutely cannot be less than that number!"

"Fellow Daoist Xuanting, your retreat is utterly insincere. This number of dragon scales would still keep the Silver Dragon Lord lying in his lair for hundreds of years, equivalent to crippling a fifth-tier combatant of our clan. I, Zhou, cannot take such a risk!"

Zhou Chun continued to shake her head, showing no interest in his so-called regression.

However, Master Xuanting seemed unwilling to back down any further, and shook his head as well, saying, "Fellow Daoist Zhou, you are not being sincere. You and I both know how powerful this 'Qiankun Zhuanling Jue' can be in your hands, and how useful it is to your Zhou family."

"To be honest, if I didn't know that ordinary spiritual items wouldn't impress you, Fellow Daoist Zhou, and wouldn't be able to get you to give up so many dragon scales in exchange, I wouldn't have been willing to exchange such a precious secret technique with you at all!"

He had his reasons, but Zhou Chun also had her own principles.

Zhou Chun has always insisted on not treating spirit pets as mere appendages to be disposed of at will, but rather as partners and family members.

It was precisely because he treated them with sincerity that these spirit pets were able to remain unmoved by external temptations and follow him wholeheartedly.

If he were to betray this principle now for the sake of some interests, and his spirit pets were to betray him in the future, then he would deserve his fate!

Therefore, even if the secret technique that Master Xuanting offered was very tempting, he would not betray his principles and bottom line for it.

"It's not that I, Zhou, am not sincere, but Fellow Daoist Xuanting, your conditions are too harsh, and I simply cannot accept them."

Zhou Chun didn't elaborate on his relationship with the spirit pet, as it was pointless; he simply reiterated his stance firmly.

Moreover, he also believed that apart from himself, no one else had such a great need for the "Qiankun Zhuanling Jue" and could not produce the fifth-order Thunder Dragon Scale that Xuan Ting Zhenren needed.

Therefore, he should be the one begging for concessions.

Faced with his resolute refusal, Master Xuanting frowned deeply, seemingly struggling with a fierce internal struggle.

After an unknown amount of time, the man finally looked up at Zhou Chun again, his eyes resolute, and said, "Then I will compromise one more time: eighty-one dragon scales, and one of them must be my natal dragon scale. This is my final bottom line!"

When he said these words, Master Xuanting's eyes and tone were extremely firm, full of an unyielding spirit.

This time, it was Zhou Chun's turn to hesitate.

This is because although eighty-one dragon scales are still a large number, compared to Master Xuanting's initial exorbitant demand, it is indeed a significant concession.

He also knew that since the other party needed a large number of dragon scales to refine magic weapons, it certainly couldn't be satisfied with just twenty or thirty dragon scales; otherwise, there would have been no need to bring out such a precious secret technique.

Therefore, after pondering for a long time, he slowly nodded and said, "Fellow Daoist Xuan Ting seems to have some sincerity. In that case, I, Zhou, will also make some concessions."

He paused slightly at this point, then said solemnly, "As long as Fellow Daoist Xuanting is willing to exchange the other beast-taming techniques he also obtained, I, Zhou, will agree to your conditions."

After witnessing the wonders of the "Qiankun Zhuanling Jue", Zhou Chun became even more fascinated by the ancient beast-taming techniques passed down by the Yuling Sect.

Therefore, they also very much wanted to obtain the remaining inheritance of the Yuling Sect in the hands of Master Xuanting.

After hearing his conditions, Master Xuanting pondered for a moment before nodding and saying, "Very well, since you've already exchanged such a precious inheritance as the 'Qiankun Zhuanling Jue' with Fellow Daoist Zhou, there's really no need to hide other inheritances. However, in that case, Fellow Daoist Zhou will have to exchange them for other treasures!"

"As long as it doesn't increase the number of dragon scales, I have no objection to exchanging them for other treasures."

Zhou Chun nodded and agreed to his conditions.

After reaching a preliminary agreement, Master Xuanting took out a blank jade slip, recorded the remaining important contents of the Beast Taming Inheritance on it, and handed it to Zhou Chun for review.

The remaining part of the Beast Taming Inheritance includes three breeding recipes for mutated demonic beasts, four pill recipes specifically for enhancing the cultivation and mana of demonic beasts (two for the second tier and two for the third tier), and two practical Beast Taming techniques suitable for cultivators below the Golden Core stage.

From this relatively systematic and complete inheritance, it is clear that what Master Xuanting said about obtaining a portion of the Yuling Sect's inheritance was not an exaggeration.

Moreover, those three secret formulas for cultivating mutated monsters truly broadened Zhou Chun's horizons.

Over the years, the Zhou family has also cultivated many mutated monsters.

However, most of them are bred through mass breeding and hybridization. It's not that they can't be replicated, but rather that they are extremely difficult to replicate.

However, the three mutated monster breeding recipes passed down by the Yuling Sect clearly state that as long as the selection and breeding are carried out in accordance with the steps, the chance of mutation can exceed 10%!

A 10% chance doesn't seem very high.

But only an expert like Zhou Chun knows just how high the odds are.

Moreover, this is a new idea and a new direction.

Perhaps by experimenting with these mutated monster breeding formulas, the younger generation of cultivators in the Zhou family will also be able to summarize and create stable breeding formulas for other mutated monsters!

Because of this, Zhou Chun didn't haggle with Master Xuanting over these beast-taming inheritance exchanges anymore, and readily offered some other high-quality spiritual items in exchange.