Beast Taming Immortal Clan

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Although Zhou Chun poured cold water on his enthusiasm, Nangong Wuqing was clearly still in a very good mood.

After all, no matter what, once the turbid evil energy truly disappears, it will be entirely beneficial to these Nascent Soul stage cultivators.

Although he is not even a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator yet, he is proud and does not believe that he will be stuck at this level for the rest of his life.

Therefore, he is fully entitled to imagine the bright future that Zhou Chun proposed.

Therefore, the two then discussed some potential future collaborations.

The Xia Kingdom, where Nangong Wuqing resides, does not border the territory of the alien races, but it is adjacent to the Tianling Land.

If the demon race of Longyuanze really launches a large-scale attack on the Tianling Realm, igniting a war between the two races, Nangong Wuqing will definitely be conscripted to the Tianling Realm to fight against the demon race.

If a powerful local cultivator like Zhou Chun were to guide them and provide information and a place to rest, it would naturally be very convenient.

For Zhou Chun, if things got to that point, keeping a powerful Nascent Soul cultivator like Nangong Wuqing in the Zhou family would be extremely beneficial.

After a long and in-depth conversation, the two finally said their goodbyes.

Afterwards, Zhou Chun visited Huangfu Tianming to express his gratitude for the hospitality over the past few months and to say goodbye.

However, to his surprise, after hearing his purpose, Huangfu Tianming suddenly looked at him and said, "I only recently learned that Fellow Daoist Zhou's family seems to have a grudge against the Yuling Sect of my Great Zhou Kingdom?"

Zhou Chun was slightly taken aback, then looked at Huangfu Tianming thoughtfully and nodded, saying, "Fellow Daoist Huangfu is right. Back then, the Yuling Sect took in a traitor from my Zhou family and obtained many of my Zhou family's secret techniques from that traitor. As a result, the two families have become enemies."

Upon hearing his answer, Huangfu Tianming's eyes flickered slightly, and he looked at him, saying, "To be honest, Fellow Daoist Zhou, the Yuling Sect has long since submitted to our Great Zhou royal family and is now considered a vassal of my Huangfu family. After learning that Fellow Daoist Zhou was a guest here recently, they specifically came to me, hoping that I could act as a mediator and resolve this grievance with Fellow Daoist Zhou!"

"Then what do you mean, Fellow Daoist Huangfu?"

Zhou Chun's gaze sharpened, and he looked at Huangfu Tianming with a solemn expression, asking a question.

This question seemed to be difficult for Huangfu Tianming to answer, so he fell silent.

After a long silence, he slowly said, "Actually, I don't have any deep relationship with the Yu Ling Sect. However, the Yu Ling Sect has been under the control of my Huangfu family for many years. Their fifth-order demon king often listens to my ancestor's lectures. Now that they have come to me for help, I must mention this matter to Fellow Daoist Zhou out of both courtesy and reason."

His answer seemed to say a lot, but in reality it was ambiguous and he didn't express any opinion, which made him seem very slick.

After hearing his answer, Zhou Chun's mind raced, and she began to understand his concerns.

Clearly, from Huangfu Tianming's personal perspective, he was unwilling to owe Zhou Chun a favor for the sake of the Yuling Sect.

However, as the person with the highest cultivation level in the Huangfu family, he could not disregard the family's interests and reputation, and therefore could not directly refuse the request from the Yuling Sect.

Therefore, he is only willing to pass on a message and explain the details.

If Zhou Chun is determined not to reconcile, he will not turn against Zhou Chun for the sake of the Yuling Sect.

This made Zhou Chun ponder deeply.

In fact, if it weren't for the chance encounter with Nangong Wuqing this time, and the subsequent acquaintance with Huangfu Tianming through Nangong Wuqing, Zhou Chun would definitely have come to the Great Zhou Kingdom to settle scores with the Yuling Sect once he had the strength to directly confront a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator.

Even if he himself is not willing to bully the weak, having Zhou Zhiying lead the charge would be enough to destroy the Yuling Sect.

With his strength as a Grand Master, he was naturally able to withstand the pressure from the Huangfu family.

However, now that we have established a relationship with Huangfu Tianming, if we insist on settling scores with the Yuling Sect, we will definitely be unable to build a trusting relationship with them in the future.

Therefore, Zhou Chun had to weigh the pros and cons carefully.

After pondering for a long time, Zhou Chun looked at Huangfu Tianming, who was waiting quietly, and said, "Since Fellow Daoist Huangfu has stepped forward to deliver the message, I cannot completely disregard your dignity. If the Yuling Sect is willing to offer up all of its beast-taming related inheritances as an apology, and compensate my Zhou family with three Core Formation spiritual items, and forbids them from cultivating or using my Zhou family's beast-taming secret techniques in the future, then I can let this matter drop!"

Upon hearing his reply, Huangfu Tianming was taken aback for a moment, then nodded slightly and said, "I will convey Fellow Daoist Zhou's request to the Yuling Sect, but I cannot guarantee whether they will accept it."

However, they also knew that Zhou Chun's demands were far too much for a sect, and the Yu Ling Sect might not be willing to accept this humiliation.

But that has nothing to do with him and Zhou Chun.

If the Yuling Sect dares to disagree and is willing to gamble that Zhou Chun won't dare to take action, then whatever happens in the future, they will naturally have to bear the consequences themselves.

Because of this incident, Zhou Chun, who was originally planning to leave immediately, returned to his temporary cave to wait for a reply from the Spirit Control Sect.

After waiting for five full days, Zhou Chun finally received a reply from the Yu Ling Sect.

In the end, the Yuling Sect agreed to his conditions and sent the current Grand Elder to the Immortal Capital Market to apologize to him and offer him the relevant inheritance and three Core Formation spiritual items that he had requested.

Under Huangfu Tianming's witness, after Zhou Chun checked and confirmed that there were no problems with the inherited and core-forming spiritual items, he personally promised to wipe the slate clean of past matters.

He then took these items and formally bid farewell to Xiandu Market, returning to his family alone.

On his way home, Zhou Chun also checked the beast-taming techniques passed down in the Yu Ling Sect.

He discovered that apart from a few pill formulas that could improve the cultivation of second- and third-tier demon beasts, the effects of the other beast-taming secret techniques were quite average, far less useful than the secret techniques that Master Xuanting had shown him before. At least, they were of little use to him.

Therefore, after studying it briefly, he didn't delve any deeper and planned to hand it over to the younger generation of his family for verification and cultivation.

For him, what was truly worth looking forward to was the secret technique "Qiankun Zhuanling Jue" that Master Xuanting had shown him back then.

He obtained quite a few spiritual items that greatly replenish his vital energy this time, so he should be able to complete the agreed transaction with the other party in the future.

After Zhou Chun returned to his family, he did not hide it from Zhou Mingde, Zhou Daoyi, Luo Qingni and others. He quickly informed them that the turbid evil energy would completely dissipate in the future.

As he expected, everyone who heard about it was shocked and speechless.

"Zhengchun, can what you're saying really be confirmed? Will this turbid evil energy truly disappear completely?"

After a long while, Zhou Mingde looked at Zhou Chun with an excited expression and asked questions repeatedly, still unable to believe the truth of the matter.

"This was said by the Venerable Tianyi himself, and in front of hundreds of Nascent Soul cultivators, so it cannot be faked."

Zhou Chun gave a solemn reply, and could understand the elders' shock.

Upon hearing his answer, Zhou Mingde opened his mouth, then exclaimed in astonishment, "This is too shocking, too unbelievable!"

After her initial shock, Luo Qingni said softly, "This should be a great thing. Once the turbid and malevolent energy dissipates, we cultivators will no longer be bothered by this evil energy. Even low- and mid-level cultivators can travel thousands of miles without worrying about finding places to resupply and rest!"

"The dissipation of the turbid and malevolent energy is generally a good thing, but it also has its downsides!"

Zhou Daoyi shook his head slightly and said in a solemn tone, "Once low-level cultivators can travel tens of thousands of miles, exchanges between cultivation communities of different countries will inevitably become much easier. Even cultivators from distant regions will be able to come to our Tianling Realm more easily. This will make the cultivation communities of each country extremely complex, and the number of bandit cultivators who kill and plunder will increase significantly!"

"And most importantly, once the turbid evil energy dissipates, the current spirit coins will hardly have any purchasing power anymore. At that time, all the spirit coins that everyone has worked so hard to earn will become a pile of scrap metal!"

As he was in charge of all the affairs of the Zhou family, he was naturally much more knowledgeable about the workings of the cultivation world than someone like Luo Qingni who secluded herself in seclusion.

Therefore, he was very clear about the impact of the turbid evil energy on the cultivation world, and exactly in what ways it manifested.

To put it bluntly, the current state of the cultivation world is largely due to the existence of turbid and malevolent energy.

Once the turbid evil energy ceases to exist, the structure of the cultivation world formed by it will definitely undergo a major change.

"What Uncle says is absolutely right. Although the turbid evil energy has not yet disappeared, once the news spreads, it will inevitably have a huge impact on the current spirit currency system, causing everyone to want to sell their spirit currency and exchange it for other spirit items."

Zhou Chun nodded slightly, confirming Zhou Daoyi's judgment.

"Actually, although the matter of spirit coins has a huge impact, there is no need to worry too much for now. After all, according to Senior Tianyi Venerable, it will take thousands of years for the turbid evil energy to dissipate completely. Even we Golden Core cultivators cannot survive until that time."

At this point, Zhou Mingde said with great concern, "What I'm even more worried about is the instigation of the alien races that Senior Venerable Tianyi mentioned. If a war really breaks out between humans and alien races, and the battlefield is right here in our Jing Kingdom, then the impact on the family will be fatal!"

Hearing his words, Zhou Chun shook his head helplessly and sighed, "No matter how worried we are about this matter, we are powerless to change it. After all, the family's foundation is here, which means we can only stay here!"

"What we can do next is to accumulate as much strength and build up our resources as possible before the war breaks out, so that we can better preserve our own strength when war actually occurs!"

After saying that, he looked at Zhou Daoyi and said, "Now that the family has learned of this matter first, we must make preparations as soon as possible. Even if we can't spend all the spirit coins in the family account at once, we shouldn't leave too many behind."

"Of course, I will arrange for my people to purchase all the necessary supplies immediately."

Zhou Daoyi nodded, agreeing with his suggestion.

He then added with concern, "I'm afraid that now that the news has spread, all the major powers have the same idea as us, and with everyone making large-scale purchases, prices in the market will rise sharply, and even the shops of major powers will refuse to accept spirit coins!"

"Well, your concern is not without merit."

Zhou Chun frowned slightly, thought for a while, and then spoke again: "Then let's do it this way. Let's see if we can purchase at a reasonable price while limiting sales in the family's shops. Let's observe the situation first."

At this point, he added softly, "I think if the situation you described really happens, Uncle, the various powers that issue spirit coins will certainly not sit idly by. The various powers within the Spirit Coin Alliance will definitely discuss a solution!"

"The Supreme Elder was right earlier. There's still a thousand years to go. Even if spirit coins are abolished in the future, they should still exist for the next three to five hundred years. No one will let them lose their value so quickly!"

After his analysis, Zhou Daoyi felt a little more at ease and immediately replied, "Then I'll go and arrange for people to do the work."

He then left first.

Zhou Chun then turned to Zhou Mingde and said, "I forgot to mention earlier that I also reached a reconciliation with the Yu Ling Sect in the Great Zhou Kingdom. They voluntarily offered their sect's inherited beast-taming techniques and compensated me with three Core Formation spiritual items!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Mingde frowned slightly at first, then nodded gently after a moment and said, "The Yuling Sect did indeed incur the wrath of our Zhou family by taking in that traitor Yu Jinghua. However, these are turbulent times, and since they are willing to apologize, let's let this matter rest!"

It's easy to tell from his words that he was somewhat dissatisfied with the result, but he still understood and respected Zhou Chun's approach.

This relieved Zhou Chun slightly, and he nodded repeatedly, saying, "It's good that you understand. I will keep those things in the family treasury and library. You can take a look when you have time."

"I'll go take a look when I have time."

Zhou Mingde nodded, then took his leave.

That left only Luo Qingni. Zhou Chun looked at the beauty beside him and said, "At this Dharma assembly, I obtained an important auxiliary ingredient for refining the [Purple Flower Crimson Pearl Pill], and I have also made some progress on the formula for refining longevity pills using [Longevity Grass]. I may need to trouble you, Qingni, to help me refine these pills in a while."

"It is Qingni's honor."

Luo Qingni nodded slightly and readily agreed.

Next, Zhou Chun talked about his experiences at the "Tianyi Dharma Assembly" and the insights he gained from his discussions and exchanges with others.

After exchanging ideas on cultivation, Luo Qingni took her leave.

What happened afterward was just as Zhou Chun had predicted.

Because so many people knew that the turbid evil energy was about to dissipate, the news could no longer be kept secret.

At least all the major powers learned of this matter very quickly and rushed to sell their spirit coins to purchase supplies.

This led to soaring prices and unprecedented widespread inflation.

Moreover, the major powers are taking advantage of information asymmetry to harvest resources from smaller powers, while hoarding their own resources and refusing to sell them, so as not to give others the opportunity to exploit them.

By the time the smaller and medium-sized forces learned of the news, the major powers had already eaten their fill.

However, after having this meal, the negative consequences began to appear.

Once the purchasing power of spirit coins is compromised, it will be impossible for major powers to use spirit coins to hire smaller powers and independent cultivators.

Everyone has stopped accepting spirit coins!

This is a big problem!

It was under these circumstances that Zhou Chun received a message from True Person Xuanzhen, instructing him to go to Tianyuan Immortal City in the Great Zhou Kingdom to discuss with Nascent Soul cultivators from other countries how to revise the currency system of the cultivation world!

(End of this chapter)