Beast Taming Immortal Clan

Chapter 701 Stone's Tribulation [Please Subscribe]

Although an exchange agreement was reached with Master Xuanting, the exchange was not implemented immediately.

Zhou Chun was also worried that Xuan Ting Zhenren was a bait deliberately sent by certain forces to weaken Yin Long Jun's strength before plotting against him.

So he made an agreement with the other party to complete the exchange in twenty years.

By then, the Golden-Armored Mountain-Carrying Turtle Stone should have already advanced to the level of Demon King. Moreover, if he is lucky, he may be able to exchange some highly nourishing items for the Silver Dragon Lord at the "Tianyi Dharma Assembly" to shorten the time it takes for him to recover his vitality.

Of course, he himself told Master Xuanting that such an important matter required some time to persuade Lord Yinlong, and also some time to collect tonics to help him recover.

In any case, twenty years is not a very long time for a Nascent Soul stage cultivator.

If Master Xuanting couldn't even wait this long, Zhou Chun would be even more suspicious of whether he had ulterior motives.

After the two reached an agreement, Master Xuanting did not stay at the Zhou family any longer and left without a trace.

After seeing off True Person Xuanting, Zhou Chun summoned Lord Silver Dragon to his cave and first told him about his plans.

"I know this is very unfair to you, Bai Bai, since you are the one who pays the price, while I and the Zhou family are the ones who benefit."

"But Bai Bai, you should know that I never treat any of you unfairly. The price you paid this time, I will definitely make up for in other ways in the future. I will never let you suffer in vain!"

As Zhou Chun spoke, a look of apology appeared on her face.

Upon hearing his words, Silver Dragon quickly shook his head and said, "Master, you don't need to feel guilty. We are one. As your strength increases, we partners will also benefit."

After saying that, he said in a low voice, "However, if I were to shed seventy or eighty dragon scales at once, my strength would definitely be greatly affected, and I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to help you much for a long time!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chun quickly promised, "Your agreement to this is already a huge help to me. Unless the Zhou family faces annihilation, you can simply focus on recuperating and recovering your strength within the family!"

"In that case, I have no further questions. Master, just tell me whenever you need anything."

Silver Dragon nodded and readily agreed.

After convincing Silver Dragon Lord in this way, there were truly no problems with the matter.

However, since the matter was not yet truly settled, Zhou Chun did not make it public; he only kept it to himself and Silver Dragon Lord.

Spring goes and autumn comes, and five years have passed in the blink of an eye.

At this moment, after more than ten years of secluded cultivation, the Golden Armor Mountain-Carrying Turtle Stone finally finished digesting the rock giant energy core fragment given to it by Zhou Chun, successfully reaching the fourth-order perfect realm, and could begin to attempt to transcend tribulation.

Seeing this, Zhou Chun didn't mince words and asked the spirit pet, "Stone, how do you feel? Without the 'Spirit Turtle Tribulation Transformation Technique,' how confident are you of successfully transcending the tribulation?"

"If I had Bai Bai's [Heavenly Gang Thunder-Slaying Sword], along with the several high-grade magic treasures bestowed upon me by my master, my chances of successfully transcending the tribulation should be over 70-80%!"

After thinking for a while, the golden-armored mountain-carrying tortoise stone gave its answer through telepathic communication.

"A 70-80% chance is indeed quite high."

Zhou Chun muttered to himself, lowering his head slightly as if deep in thought.

The Mountain-Bearing Turtle clan possesses extraordinary talent, and in some ways, their chances of becoming a fifth-tier demon king are even greater than those of top-tier demon beast races such as the Flood Dragon and the Fire Phoenix.

It is only because of the difficulty in breeding offspring, the slow growth rate of offspring, and the extremely small population that their reputation is not as great as that of top-level demon beast races such as the dragon and the fire phoenix.

The Golden Armor Mountain-Bearing Turtle Stone is a mutated Mountain-Bearing Turtle with the bloodline of a mutated one. It also has the tribulation-crossing magic weapon and elixirs provided by its master, Zhou Chun. Its success rate in crossing the tribulation is definitely much higher than that of an ordinary Mountain-Bearing Turtle.

If one must possess a magical treasure to survive the Heavenly Tribulation, then how many top-tier demonic beasts in the world can truly succeed in overcoming the tribulation?

Therefore, after pondering for a while, Zhou Chun looked at his beloved pet and said, "Then let's do it this way. During this period, you will stay in the family to refine magic treasures. I will go to the Chongxuan Demon King again to see if I can get another drop or two of [Ten Thousand Year Spirit Milk] for you."

He then handed over two high-grade magic treasures and another high-grade magic treasure, which he had obtained from Pang Zhenyue, a late-stage Golden Core cultivator of the Earth Mother Sect, to Shi Tou for refining. He also had Silver Dragon Lord temporarily lend Shi Tou the [Heavenly Gang Thunder-Slaying Sword], which had been nurtured and restored.

Then Zhou Chun had Yinlongjun and Luo Qingni stay in the family to oversee things, while he took Fengyuanjun with him to Liang Kingdom's Mixianling.

He moved extremely fast, arriving at the outside of Mixian Ridge in just a few days.

This was Zhou Chun's first time here since successfully forming his Nascent Soul.

Looking at the Misty Immortal Ridge shrouded in white mist ahead, his mindset was completely different from when he was at the Golden Core stage.

Even if he were to actually fight the Demon King Chongxuan inside, and even if he were no match for him, escaping shouldn't be difficult.

"Feng'er, use your [Fiery Eyes of Truth] to see what secrets lie within this Enchanted Immortal Ridge!"

In the sky, Zhou Chun surveyed the Misty Immortal Ridge for a while before giving instructions to Feng Yuanjun.

He brought Feng Yuanjun with him this time, not only to have an extra trump card, but also to see if her [Fiery Eyes and Golden Eyes] supernatural power could reveal anything within this Misty Immortal Ridge.

Upon receiving Zhou Chun's instructions, Feng Yuanjun immediately activated her divine power, her eyes blazing with golden-red flames as she gazed intently at the mist-shrouded land below.

Under her divine vision, the mist seemed to disappear, and the mountain range and the vegetation within it were clearly visible.

But just as she was using her supernatural powers to try and see through the direction of the earth veins and spiritual veins beneath Misty Immortal Ridge, a hazy yellow light suddenly appeared, like a barrier blocking her view.

At the same time, a certain sleeping entity seemed to have been stimulated and suddenly woke up.

"Who dares to spy on me from outside?!"

A deep, angry shout suddenly rose into the sky. A figure flashed on a mountain peak in Mixian Ridge, and a rock giant several tens of feet tall appeared, looking up at the direction where Zhou Chun and his servant were in the sky.

This angry shout shocked and terrified many low- to mid-level cultivators who came to adventure inside and outside Mixian Ridge.

Limited by the presence of the mist, they could not see the rock giant.

However, the rumor that there is a fifth-order demon king in Mixian Ridge has always been deeply ingrained in people's minds.

Therefore, the cultivators who heard the shout knew that something big must have happened, and someone had disturbed the sleeping demon king in the Misty Immortal Ridge.

In this situation, fearing they would become scapegoats for disturbing the Demon King's slumber and become his punching bag, they all fled for their lives without regard for the consequences.

In the sky, Zhou Chun was also slightly startled. He hadn't expected the Chongxuan Demon King's senses to be so sharp that even a simple peek from the outside was enough to alert him.

Sensing the gaze of the rock giant, he quickly instructed Feng Yuanjun to withdraw her divine power. Then, he bowed respectfully in the direction of the gaze and said, "Senior Chongxuan, please forgive me. I was impetuous just now and allowed Feng Yuanjun to use her spiritual eye divine power to observe your dojo. I did not expect to disturb you. I am truly sorry!"

Little did he know that he was inwardly surprised, and the Demon King Chongxuan was also extremely surprised when he saw him and Feng Yuanjun.

"So it's you two, master and servant. I never expected that in just one or two hundred years, you would both have broken through to the fifth rank. This truly surprises me!"

The Demon King Chongxuan replied with surprise, his anger subsiding considerably.

His previous anger stemmed from the belief that a human cultivator was plotting against him and was deliberately spying on him from the outside.

Now that they see that the person spying is Zhou Chun, they naturally understand that this is actually a misunderstanding.

After sensing this from his tone, Zhou Chun breathed a slight sigh of relief and continued to speak kindly, saying, "This junior servant was able to break through so quickly thanks to Senior Chongxuan's guidance and help back then."

"Alright, you all come down and talk first!"

The Demon King Chongxuan shook his head slightly, not pursuing the matter further, and instead extended an invitation to the master and servant.

Upon seeing this, Zhou Chun immediately led Feng Yuanjun into the Misty Immortal Ridge.

This time, perhaps due to some concerns, the Demon King Chongxuan did not entertain Zhou Chun and his servant in the underground palace they had met before, but instead hosted them in a stone hall located on a mountain peak.

"My place is rather simple, and I don't have any tea to offer you, so please try some of the spiritual fruits from the mountains."

Inside the stone hall, the Demon King Chongxuan waved his hand, and the mud and stones on the ground rose up, automatically forming tables, chairs, and other items. Then, spiritual fruits with branches and leaves flew in from outside the hall and landed one by one on the table next to Master Zhou Chun.

"You're too kind, senior. It's an honor for me to meet you."

Zhou Chun responded modestly, while also carefully sensing the aura emanating from the Chongxuan Demon King.

Previously, his cultivation level was insufficient to perceive the specific cultivation realm of the Chongxuan Demon King; he could only guess that the other party should be a mid-grade fifth-order demon king.

However, he now sensed that the aura of the Chongxuan Demon King was restrained and unfathomable, like mountains and rivers, and that he was very likely a fifth-order high-grade demon king!

This discovery filled him with surprise and doubt, but it also made him more cautious and humble. He no longer dared to be presumptuous in front of the other party just because he had reached the Nascent Soul stage.

If the Chongxuan Demon King is truly a fifth-tier superior-grade spirit demon king, then with his powerful supernatural abilities, he might actually have the ability to threaten his life within this Misty Immortal Ridge!

"You, a junior, have achieved Nascent Soul formation so quickly; it seems you have quite the fortuitous opportunity. But since even this fire phoenix is ​​at the fifth rank, why didn't you bring that little mountain-bearing tortoise with you?"

Inside the stone hall, the Demon King Chongxuan was also sizing up Zhou Chun, the master and servant. He hadn't been very optimistic about Zhou Chun's ability to successfully form his core and nascent soul, but he hadn't expected that he would be so wrong.

Zhou Chun not only successfully transformed his core and formed his nascent soul, but the time it took also far exceeded his expectations.

Therefore, when talking to Zhou Chun at this time, he was more cautious and no longer as domineering as before. His tone was much gentler.

Upon hearing him mention the Golden-Armored Mountain-Carrying Turtle Stone, Zhou Chun was overjoyed and immediately replied frankly, "To be honest, Senior, the reason I've come to pay my respects is because the stone is about to undergo the Heavenly Tribulation, and I'm worried about its safety. I've come specifically to ask you for a few more drops of [Ten-Thousand-Year Spirit Milk] to strengthen its foundation!"

Back then, the Demon King Chongxuan casually gave him three drops of [Ten Thousand Year Spirit Milk], which made Zhou Chun feel that he should have quite a few of these spiritual items.

Given the other party's background, this kind of spiritual object should be completely useless, so obtaining it shouldn't be difficult.

To his surprise, after hearing his purpose, the Demon King Chongxuan shook his head and said, "Then you've come at a very inopportune time. The remaining [Ten Thousand Year Spirit Milk] I had was all offered to Lord Golden Horn Demon Saint a few years ago, and now there isn't a single drop left!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chun's eyelids twitched.

Although he had delivered the token for the Demon King Chongxuan, he was mentally prepared for the meeting between these two great demons.

But now that I actually heard the Demon King Chongxuan say the name of the Golden Horned Demon Saint in a rather respectful tone, I still felt a little uneasy.

However, he naturally wouldn't reveal his true thoughts.

After a brief silence, he looked at the Demon King Chongxuan with admiration and said, "Senior is indeed amazing; you actually managed to get the Demon Saint to come and pay you a visit in person!"

"Indeed, I never expected that the Golden Horned Demon Saint would deign to come and guide me after becoming a Demon Saint!"

As the Demon King Chongxuan spoke, a hint of pride appeared in his eyes.

Upon seeing this, Zhou Chun's eyes flashed slightly before he softly flattered, "With Senior Chongxuan's talent and cultivation, and having received guidance from the Demon Saint, becoming a Saint and Ancestor in the future shouldn't be too difficult for you!"

Unexpectedly, after hearing his words, the Demon King Chongxuan's gaze sharpened, and he stared at him intently, saying, "You junior, are you trying to trick me into revealing information?"

Zhou Chun's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly waved his hand, saying, "I had no such intention, senior, please don't misunderstand, I had no such intention."

"That would be for the best!"

The Demon King Chongxuan gave him a deep look, but did not delve any further.

Immediately, he raised his hand and summoned a yellowish-brown banner, a magical artifact, which suddenly burst from the ground and landed in his hand. He then casually tossed it to Zhou Chun.

"This magical artifact was left behind by a human Nascent Soul cultivator who once plotted against me. Since you don't have complete confidence in that little mountain-bearing tortoise, let it refine this artifact to overcome its tribulation!"

"However, I must remind you that if a demon beast can avoid using external objects during its tribulation, it's best not to rely on their power. The opportunity of being tempered by tribulation lightning isn't something you can encounter every day!"

Zhou Chun looked at the banner magic weapon in his hand and was slightly surprised.

This treasure is indeed a top-grade magic weapon, and its attributes are extremely compatible with the Golden Armor Mountain-Carrying Turtle Stone.

The key point is that the information revealed in the words of the Demon King Chongxuan is even more surprising.

What is meant by "leftovers"?

It must be his belongings!

Thinking that Mixian Ridge has existed peacefully in Liang Kingdom for so long, and that no Nascent Soul cultivator has ever come to wipe out this demon realm.

Zhou Chun felt even more awe towards the seemingly peaceful Chongxuan Demon King before him.

He didn't know if the other party was using this banner as a warning not to make any moves against him, but being cautious as he was, he dared not linger here any longer.

He quickly and respectfully replied, "This junior understands. This junior will certainly relay Senior Chongxuan's words to Stone in full."

"Alright then. Once that mountain-bearing tortoise advances to the fifth rank, you can have it come and keep me company again. I'll give it some pointers when I have time!"

The Demon King Chongxuan waved his hand and revealed his own thoughts.

After saying that, she seemed to remember something and quickly added, "Oh, right, and your wood spirit too. Don't forget what you promised me."

"Don't worry, senior, I won't forget."

Zhou Chun nodded repeatedly, indicating that he understood.

He then put all the uneaten spiritual fruits into his storage bag and formally bid farewell to the Demon King Chongxuan before leaving.

After leaving Mixianling, Zhou Chun glanced back at the misty mountain range and quickly left without looking back.

He felt he might need to re-evaluate his relationship with the Demon King Chongxuan.

Previously, his cultivation level was low, which was not a big deal, and his association with the Chongxuan Demon King could be said to be entirely forced.

However, now that he has successfully formed his Nascent Soul, if he gets too close to the Demon King Chongxuan, it might not be a good thing if the news gets out and other Nascent Soul cultivators find out.

After all, even a Nascent Soul stage cultivator cannot bear the stigma of colluding with other races.

Moreover, the Demon King Chongxuan was by no means a benevolent person, and Zhou Chun couldn't figure out whether he had ulterior motives for associating with him.

On his way back to his family, Zhou Chun took the opportunity to examine the top-grade magic weapon that the Demon King Chongxuan had given him.

This treasure is named the [Mysterious Spirit Earth Flag], a top-grade earth-attribute magic weapon that combines offense and defense.

In the hands of cultivators, when attacking, they can unleash divine powers such as Earth Divine Thunder and Earth Divine Mountain to attack enemies; when defending, they can condense Earth Divine Light Shield to protect themselves.

This should have once been the natal magic weapon of a Nascent Soul cultivator. There are some minor damages on the flag, but they don't significantly affect its use.

Overall, it is indeed a treasure suitable for use as a consumable item for transcending tribulations.

Zhou Chun played with it for a while before putting it away.

The Golden-Armored Mountain-Carrying Turtle Stone probably won't need this treasure anymore. However, if the Wood Spirit and Wood Mulberry were to undergo tribulation later, this treasure could help it withstand at least four or five tribulation lightning strikes, greatly increasing its success rate in overcoming the tribulation.

Since he failed to obtain the [Ten Thousand Year Spirit Milk] this time, Zhou Chun will need to put in some effort in terms of elixirs and other related areas.

After returning to his family, Zhou Chun relayed the words of the Chongxuan Demon King to the stone and entrusted it with the [Xuanling Wutu Flag] for refinement, just in case.

After that, he went to find Luo Qingni to discuss the matter of refining pills to restore mana.

Time flies by, and two years have passed in a flash.

On this day, Zhou Chun, having made all the preparations, brought the Golden Armor Mountain-Carrying Turtle Stone to the chosen tribulation location in the Azure Lotus Mountains.

Now that the Zhou family has two Nascent Soul stage cultivators and two fifth-tier demon kings, there's no need to hide things like spirit pets undergoing tribulations anymore.

Although Zhou Chun did not make a big fuss about it, he also did not intend to hide anything.

Therefore, when the Golden Armor Mountain-Carrying Turtle Stone triggered the Heavenly Tribulation within the Azure Lotus Mountains, the strange phenomenon of the gathering thunderclouds immediately attracted the attention of the Zhou family cultivators within the Azure Lotus Mountains.

Zhou Chun, the master servant, who was floating in mid-air with Silver Dragon Lord and Phoenix Lord to protect the stone, was quickly discovered by the Zhou family cultivators who came to investigate.

When they discovered that it was the clan leader's spirit pet undergoing tribulation, they were all extremely excited and quickly spread the word to come and watch.

Naturally, this news was quickly spread to their respective sects through spies planted in the Azure Lotus Mountains by the Moon Wheel Sect and the Flame Sun Sect, alarming the Nascent Soul stage cultivators of both sects.

"Another one! Is Zhou Zhengchun really going to raise all his spirit pets to be fifth-tier demon kings this time?!"

Within the Moon Wheel Sect, after learning of the urgent intelligence sent from the Zhou family, True Person Silver Moon secretly gritted his teeth, filled with envy, jealousy, and hatred.

Although he had previously suspected this, seeing that his suspicions were likely to come true, he couldn't help but feel extremely disappointed and resentful.

"No, I must go and see for myself!"

After gritting his teeth for a while, he fixed his gaze and quickly and quietly left the mountain gate.

On the other hand, Master Ziyang, who had already returned to the Yanyang Sect, only sighed softly after receiving the information from the Zhou family and had no other thoughts.

He was completely terrified of Zhou Chun, and even if he went to take a look, he was afraid of arousing Zhou Chun's misunderstanding. Therefore, he decided to wait for the result inside the mountain gate.

Looking at the scene of the tribulation, as the thundercloud vortex grew larger and larger, the golden-armored mountain-carrying tortoise stone seemed to feel the pressure and no longer held back, revealing its true form in its entirety.

A giant golden tortoise, hundreds of feet long, was lying in the valley, carrying a yellowish-brown stone mountain on its back, which was also hundreds of feet high!

This is the first time it has revealed its true form to outsiders without reservation.

Its conspicuous appearance immediately made many Zhou family cultivators who had made some achievements in the art of beast taming recognize its origin.

"Lying on the ground like a mountain, bearing the weight of a divine mountain on its back, its lifespan is said to be ten thousand years, and it has always aspired to carry the heavens... This is the legendary Mountain-Bearing Turtle! The clan leader even has a Mountain-Bearing Turtle as a spirit pet!"

A Zhou family cultivator excitedly revealed the origin of the Golden Armor Mountain-Carrying Turtle stone, immediately drawing gasps of surprise.

For a long time, many cultivators knew that Zhou Chun also had an earth-attribute turtle-type demon beast, but at most they only suspected that the demon beast had the bloodline of the Mountain-Bearing Turtle, without considering that it was a real Mountain-Bearing Turtle.

At this moment, as the golden-armored mountain tortoise stone triggered the Heavenly Tribulation, revealing its true origins, this secret was finally exposed.

Any cultivator who knows about the Mountain-Bearing Turtle knows what the existence of a fifth-tier Mountain-Bearing Turtle means.

This means that even if Zhou Chunshou passes away in the future, as long as this mountain-carrying tortoise is willing to stay in the Zhou family, the Zhou family's lineage can be guaranteed to last for ten thousand years!

"Mountain-carrying tortoise, mountain-carrying tortoise, this day has finally come!"

On Qinglian Peak, Zhou Mingde gazed into the distance at the direction of the thundercloud vortex and couldn't help but sigh with anticipation.

Ever since he learned of the existence of the Golden Armor Mountain-Carrying Turtle Stone, he had been dreaming of this day.

He had previously thought he would never live to see that day.

Unexpectedly, fate smiled upon him, allowing him to live and live to see this day.

(End of this chapter)