Beast Taming Immortal Clan

Chapter 710 A Once-in-a-Lifetime Opportunity [Please Subscribe]

After leaving Tianyi Gate, Zhou Chun received telepathic messages from Xuanzhen Zhenren and Nangong Wuqing.

After thinking for a moment, he went to meet with Master Xuanzhen.

To his surprise, when he saw Master Xuanzhen near the Tianyi Sect's mountain gate, Master Yinyue was also with him.

Zhou Chun had already discovered Yin Yue Zhenren at the previous "Tianyi Dharma Assembly".

He even noticed that the other party offered a top-grade magic weapon in exchange for a Nascent Soul spirit item.

However, the two are now enemies, not friends, and he never greeted the other party from beginning to end.

Unexpectedly, Master Xuanzhen has brought the two of them together again.

At this moment, he frowned slightly, then acted as if he hadn't seen Master Yinyue, and simply cupped his hands in greeting to Master Xuanzhen, saying, "Fellow Daoist Xuanzhen invited me here via telepathy. May I ask what brings you here?"

"Fellow Daoist Zhou, you have also heard what Senior Venerable Tianyi said before. If what he said is true, the entire cultivation world will undergo tremendous changes in the future."

"Fellow Daoist Zhou, your Jing Kingdom borders the demon race's territory in Longyuanze. If the demon race were to attack our human race prematurely due to the disappearance of the turbid evil energy, thus igniting a war between the two races, your Jing Kingdom would undoubtedly be the first to bear the brunt!"

"Under such circumstances, if the various factions within your Jing Kingdom continue to attack and oppose each other, I'm afraid none of you will benefit in the end!"

"Therefore, I wish to act as a peacemaker and mediate between you all, to see if you can forget the unpleasant past, for the sake of the greater good of humanity and for your own survival and safety, to rebuild your friendship and shake hands in reconciliation!"

Master Xuanzhen looked at Zhou Chun with a serious expression and said without any pretense that he had asked him to come over to meet him.

After hearing his words, Zhou Chun did not respond immediately, but instead frowned and fell into deep thought.

After pondering for a moment, Zhou Chun looked at him and said, "Since Fellow Daoist Xuanzhen has said so, it's not that I can't give you face. As long as the Moon Wheel Sect and the Flame Sun Sect are willing to lower their stance and acknowledge my Zhou family as the number one person in charge of Jingguo, and respect my Zhou family's decisions on major foreign affairs, I and my Zhou family will naturally be happy to coexist peacefully with them."

Upon hearing these words, Master Yinyue's expression immediately changed.

She couldn't help but sneer at him, saying, "What a joke! What kind of family is your Zhou family that you dare to be the head of Jingguo!"

She then stared at him without any politeness and questioned him repeatedly: "Has your Zhou family ever produced a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator? Does your Zhou family have the ability to quickly contact major powers in various countries? Does your Zhou family know how to contact a Deity Transformation Venerable?"

Such a strong reaction shows that Zhou Chun's words had crossed his bottom line.

But Zhou Chun clearly wouldn't indulge him.

Upon hearing this, he immediately retorted sarcastically with a stern look, "My Zhou family has never produced a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, but even if we face a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, my Zhou family is not afraid in the slightest!"

"On the other hand, some sects, despite being in decline and lacking successors, still try to maintain their prestige by relying on the glory of their ancestors. Little do they know that paper tigers are easily punctured and cannot intimidate anyone at all!"

At this point, Zhou Chun leisurely continued, "As for contacting major powers in various countries, as long as the Zhou family becomes the leader of Jingguo, I will naturally do my best to accomplish this. As for contacting Nascent Soul Venerables, Senior Tianyi Venerable just said not long ago that we can come to Tianyi Sect to report news at any time!"

These words of rebuttal filled Silver Moon True Person with shame and anger, and she couldn't help but glare at him angrily.

Seeing that the two were about to start arguing again, Master Xuanzhen quickly intervened and advised, "Fellow Daoists, please calm down. Just talk things out. There's no need to get angry with each other like this."

He frowned and looked at Zhou Chun, saying, "I understand Fellow Daoist Zhou's strong strength and unwillingness to be inferior to others. However, the Moon Wheel Sect has a long history and has made great contributions to the cultivation world of Jingguo and my Tianling Realm in the past, whether it was fighting against the army of demonic cultivators or resisting the army of demon races."

"Moreover, although the Moon Wheel Sect is not as powerful as it used to be, it still has two Nascent Soul stage cultivators, Fellow Daoist Silver Moon and Fellow Daoist Azure Moon, in charge, as well as the sect-protecting spiritual treasure left by the founder, giving it the trump card strength to threaten late Nascent Soul stage cultivators."

"Under such circumstances, if I were Fellow Daoist Silver Moon, I would never agree to the Moon Wheel Sect being subordinate to your Zhou family!"

Without waiting for Zhou Chun's rebuttal, he continued, "I think it would be better if Fellow Daoist Zhou, when your cultivation breaks through to the mid-Nascent Soul stage and you have the strength to directly confront a late-Nascent Soul stage cultivator, and the Moon Wheel Sect hasn't yet produced anyone who can rival you, then it won't be too late for your Zhou family to rise to power!"

After speaking, he immediately looked at True Person Silver Moon and said, "Fellow Daoist Silver Moon, would you agree to my proposal?"

Upon hearing this, Master Silver Moon remained silent for a moment before replying in a low voice, "If Zhou Zheng truly possessed the strength of a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, then our sect wouldn't be ashamed to bow down to him!"

With this answer, Master Xuanzhen felt relieved and immediately turned to Zhou Chun, asking, "Fellow Daoist Zhou, what about you? Are you willing to give me face and agree to this matter?"

Upon hearing his question, Zhou Chun fell silent.

Judging from Xuanzhen Zhenren's appearance, he was clearly determined to make this happen.

Since the person has already gone this far, refusing on the spot would likely cause them to lose face and offend them unnecessarily.

This isn't Zhou Chun's style of doing things.

Therefore, he had to carefully consider and weigh the options in his mind.

After thinking about it for an unknown amount of time, Zhou Chun reluctantly nodded to Xuanzhen Zhenren and said, "Alright, since Fellow Daoist Xuanzhen has put it this way, I will give you face and agree to your arrangement for now."

At this point, he quickly added, "However, I must make it clear beforehand that while the Zhou family does not demand that the Moon Wheel Sect be subordinate to the Zhou family, the Moon Wheel Sect should not attempt to govern the Zhou family under any pretext. If the Zhou family is to need to do anything in the future, it will require Fellow Daoist Xuanzhen or Fellow Daoist Kunxu to step in!"

Upon hearing this, True Man Xuanzhen first glanced at True Man Yinyue, and seeing that he did not object, he nodded to Zhou Chun and said, "Then let's do it as you say, Fellow Daoist Zhou. If there is anything I can do to help you, I will contact you personally."

"That would be perfect."

Zhou Chun nodded slightly, and then took his leave.

Seeing this, Master Xuanzhen did not linger and the two soon parted ways.

After seeing Zhou Chun off, Xuanzhen Zhenren looked at Yinyue Zhenren and said, "Fellow Daoist Yinyue, I have done my best to help you where I could. If any conflict arises between you two in the future, I will not take sides. You should take care of yourself!"

"Fellow Daoist Xuanzhen, rest assured, I will not trouble you again in the future."

Yinyue Zhenren replied calmly, then bid farewell to Xuanzhen Zhenren, and the two parted ways.

After Zhou Chun and Xuanzhen Zhenren parted ways, Zhou Chun went straight back to Xiandu Market.

Once he entered the market, Nangong Wuqing, who had returned first, immediately invited him to his cave dwelling.

"Fellow Daoist Zhou, you've reaped quite a harvest at this Dharma Assembly! If I had known you possessed so many [Longevity Grasses], I would have certainly tried my best to obtain one or two of the treasures you require and exchange them with you!"

Inside the cave, after Zhou Chun sat down, Nangong Wuqing began to recount the events of the Treasure Exchange Conference with a touch of emotion.

He seemed to speak without thinking, but Zhou Chun immediately understood his meaning after hearing his words.

He immediately smiled slightly at him and said, "If Fellow Daoist Nangong also wants the Longevity Grass, I do have a few left. I can spare one to exchange with you."

This response greatly pleased Nangong Wuqing, who laughed heartily and said, "Hahaha, then I won't stand on ceremony with Fellow Daoist Zhou. I ask that you keep this item for me for a few more years, until I obtain the [Gengjin] spiritual material you need, and then I will come back to exchange it with you."

After finishing this matter, Nangong Wuqing quickly changed the subject and brought up another important matter.

He looked at Zhou Chun with a solemn expression and asked, "What do you think of what Senior Tianyi Venerable said earlier, Fellow Daoist Zhou?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chun immediately said, "Speaking of this matter, I actually have a question I would like to ask Fellow Daoist Nangong. I wonder if you could enlighten me?"

"Oh, Fellow Daoist Zhou, please speak."

Nangong Wuqing's expression shifted slightly, and he nodded in response.

Upon seeing this, Zhou Chun immediately said, "Fellow Daoist Nangong, you must know that my family has a very shallow foundation and lineage, and we are not very clear about many secrets of the cultivation world. Therefore, I still do not know how the turbid evil energy suddenly appeared in the cultivation world!"

"Oh, so that's what it was about!"

A look of realization flashed in Nangong Wuqing's eyes, and then he said in a deep voice, "Regarding this matter, I can indeed answer for Fellow Daoist Zhou."

"As Fellow Daoist Zhou probably knows, the turbid and malevolent energy did not exist at the beginning of this world, or rather, it has not been widely present throughout the world since the emergence of human cultivators!"

"According to some sources, the period when turbid and malevolent energy truly spread on a large scale throughout the world was approximately 30,000 years ago!"

"It is said that powerful beings from the upper realm frequently descended to this realm back then, seemingly searching for some important treasure. They fought fiercely in this realm for this purpose, and many of the current cultivation world's inheritances were left behind by them back then."

"The appearance of the turbid and malevolent energy is said to be because a powerful being from the upper realm, after losing a battle with a human, was unwilling to perish in the lower realm. Thus, he used a forbidden divine power to pierce the membrane of heaven and earth, causing the chaotic and malevolent energy from outside the realm to flow back into this realm!"

"According to the records in the ancient texts, the chaotic and turbid energy from beyond this realm poured into it. In less than a hundred years, it turned more than 80% of the sentient beings in this realm into mindless demons, almost wiping out all life in this realm!"

"Those powerful beings from the upper realms who remained in this world were thus rejected by the Heavenly Dao, almost losing all hope of ascending back to the upper realms!"

"So later, those powerful beings from the upper realm joined forces to mend the sky, using great supernatural powers and various treasures to temporarily block the gap above the membrane of heaven and earth, greatly slowing down the speed at which chaotic and turbid energy entered this realm. They then developed the Purifying Spirit Array to purify the turbid and turbid energy."

"Because the gap in the membrane between heaven and earth was blocked, the chaotic and turbid energy from the outside world could not flow in in large quantities. Furthermore, the laws of the Heavenly Dao of this world suppressed and purified the turbid energy. As a result, the influence of the turbid energy on sentient beings in this world gradually weakened. In addition, the sentient beings who survived were also adapting to the turbid energy, which further reduced the harm of the turbid energy."

"Ten thousand years ago, the turbid and malevolent energy had almost stabilized. Ordinary mortals without spiritual roots were mostly no longer affected by it. Only cultivators like us who cultivate by absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth needed to be careful about its influence!"

Nangong Wuqing sighed with emotion as he spoke, "Although we know this part of history, without the guidance of Senior Tianyi Venerable, I'm afraid none of us would have imagined that the turbid evil energy would one day truly and completely dissipate!"

Zhou Chun, who was hearing about the origin of the turbid evil energy for the first time, was utterly shocked and remained in a daze for a long time.

More than 30,000 years is indeed a very long period of time.

Even a Nascent Soul stage cultivator would rarely live to be three thousand years old, less than one-tenth of that time.

No wonder this history is completely unknown to ordinary cultivators in the cultivation world today.

After all, the cultivation world is inherently chaotic, and many cultivators like to hoard and monopolize certain knowledge, causing much knowledge to be restricted from circulation.

In addition, Nangong Wuqing also said that when the chaotic and turbid energy poured into this world, it turned almost 80% of the human population into chaotic demons, thus destroying countless ancient civilizations and books.

This explains why modern cultivators are completely unaware of the secrets of ancient times.

"According to Fellow Daoist Nangong, the turbid and malevolent energy is now receding and dissipating. This is probably because the gap in the membrane of heaven and earth has been completely repaired, depriving it of its source, and thus it is slowly being worn away and purified by the laws of this world!"

After a long period of shock, Zhou Chun slowly spoke, whispering his own insights.

After hearing his speculation, Nangong Wuqing nodded slightly and said, "That should be it. Otherwise, it's impossible to explain why the turbid evil energy that has existed for tens of thousands of years would gradually dissipate!"

"Does that mean that the situation where even Nascent Soul stage cultivators in this world previously struggled to ascend will change?"

Zhou Chun suddenly seemed to remember something, and said another guess of his own in a somewhat excited voice.

Upon hearing his guess, Nangong Wuqing's pupils contracted, and he met his gaze in a low voice, saying, "Fellow Daoist Zhou's guess has truly reminded me that this matter might not be impossible!"

At this point, the man became excited and said in an enthusiastic tone, "If this is true, then it would truly be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for us!"

Zhou Chun certainly understood what the opportunity he was referring to was.

At this moment, he couldn't help but pour cold water on the idea, saying, "This matter probably won't be confirmed for another thousand years, and before that, we first need to break through to the next major realm!"

Sure enough, these words immediately brought Nangong Wuqing back to reality from his excitement.

After a moment of stiffness, the man smiled wryly and said, "Fellow Daoist Zhou is absolutely right. I was just being too attached to appearances!"

(End of this chapter)