Beast Taming Immortal Clan

Fire phoenix demon beasts that have condensed multiple fire phoenix true feathers can temporarily enhance their cultivation strength by burning one or more fire phoenix true feathers.

This is a unique supernatural power possessed by the Fire Phoenix clan of demonic beasts.

Feng Yuanjun has now condensed eight Fire Phoenix True Feathers. If she dares to risk her life, burning six or even seven Fire Phoenix True Feathers at once would not be a problem for her cultivation to directly surge to the fifth-grade upper level!

Of course, if she did that, even if she didn't perish, her cultivation level would definitely drop by several realms, and it's unknown how long it would take to recover.

At this moment, her choice to burn the Fire Phoenix True Feather to enhance her cultivation strength precisely demonstrates that she has been thoroughly provoked to a dangerous degree.

Therefore, upon discovering this scene, Master Cangyue immediately felt a strong urge to retreat.

With two magical treasures in hand, he wasn't afraid that Feng Yuanjun could threaten his life.

But I'm afraid that if I delay things too long with Feng Yuanjun, it will add uncertainty to my return journey.

After all, they now know that Zhou Chun did not bring all four demon king spirit pets with him. There are still two more powerful demon king spirit pets stationed in the Qinglian Mountains of Jingguo.

In this situation, if Zhou Chun, as the master, is suddenly in a critically injured and dying state, the two demon king spirit pets will surely sense it and rush to save their master.

Therefore, if this continues, and the two demon kings' spirit pets arrive, he might not have the chance to retreat.

Now, the safety of the entire Moon Wheel Sect rests on his shoulders. True Person Cangyue knows that the responsibility is heavy and dares not have any thoughts of taking chances or making risks.

Therefore, once the thought of retreat arose in his mind, he did not hesitate any longer. He immediately slashed several times with his sword, forcing back the attacking Feng Yuanjun, and quickly turned around and left.

Feng Yuanjun, seemingly unwilling to let her Fire Phoenix Feather go to waste, also launched a furious pursuit against him.

After pursuing her for hundreds of miles, Zhou Chun, fearing they had fallen for a diversionary tactic, used telepathy to call her back.

"Feng'er, calm down. We'll settle this score with Yue Lun later. The most important thing right now is to escort me and Fu Shan Jun to reunite!"

Zhou Chun gently soothed Feng Yuanjun, whose anger had not yet subsided, and had her carry him on her back.

Afterwards, Feng Yuanjun hurriedly cleaned up the battlefield, collected the remains of Yin Yue Zhenren and several magical treasures that had been left on the ground, and then flew straight away towards Jingguo.

They flew for halfway before meeting up with the Silver Dragon Lord who was rushing to the scene. After traveling for a while longer, they met up with the Mountain Lord who had arrived later.

With all four demon king spirit pets by his side, Zhou Chun felt relieved enough to recall the other three demon king spirit pets and have Fushan Jun carry him back to his family's mountain gate through the earth.

After Zhou Chun had returned to his cave to recuperate for half a day, the Nascent Soul cultivators from the Kingdom of Le finally arrived late to check on the situation.

Actually, there's not much to investigate about the situation at the scene.

The clash between two Nascent Soul stage cultivators was incredibly dramatic.

Even if they hadn't discovered it before, there were monks who happened to be hundreds of miles away who saw and heard something.

By combining and analyzing the information known to the survivors and applying it to the Nascent Soul stage cultivators in nearby countries, we can quickly ascertain the true identities of both sides in the conflict.

This discovery shocked several Nascent Soul stage cultivators in Dele Kingdom, who hurriedly used their connections to verify the facts and also passed the information on to important figures in the Heavenly Spirit Alliance, such as Xuanzhen Zhenren.

Soon after, news of the life-or-death battle between two elders of the Heavenly Spirit Alliance in the Kingdom of Le, and the eventual defeat of True Person Silver Moon by self-destructing his Nascent Soul, quickly spread throughout the various kingdoms of the Heavenly Spirit Realm.

This incident also caused a huge shock in the high-level cultivator circle of the entire Tianling Realm.

Outsiders would hardly know the inside story, so the fact that Master Yinyue intended to take Zhou Chun down with him by self-destructing his nascent soul could easily be misunderstood as him trying to escape with his nascent soul but failing and ultimately having to self-destruct his nascent soul to fight to the death!

With such a preconceived notion, the outside world's speculation about the strength of Master Chun Jun, Zhou Zhengchun, immediately rose to the level of a great cultivator.

Although this is highly illogical and hard to believe.

However, after this incident, the outcome was easily accepted by those high-level cultivators.

Otherwise, it is really hard to explain why even a veteran mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator like True Person Silver Moon was forced to self-destruct his Nascent Soul and still failed to take Zhou Chun down with him!

Moreover, another important piece of evidence is that after the Silver Moon True Person self-destructed and perished in the Nascent Soul stage, the Moon Wheel Sect quickly sealed off its mountain to protect itself and took the initiative to recall many disciples who were traveling outside.

Such actions fully demonstrate their concern for the Zhou family, as well as their helplessness in the face of their inability to do anything about it!

It is obvious that after making such a drastic decision, the Moon Wheel Cult will have no chance of revival for at least the next thousand years.

They will completely lose their rule over Yasukuni and become a holdout force in Yasukuni.

However, the Moon Wheel Sect's voluntary withdrawal caused great turmoil in the cultivation world of Jing Kingdom.

Putting aside other things, there were originally a large number of Moon Wheel Sect disciples stationed in the border areas of Lingzhou, Lanzhou and other places that bordered Yunzhou to monitor the demon race of Yunzhou.

Now that the Moon Wheel Sect has closed its mountain to protect itself and withdrawn these people, the pressure on the defensive line has suddenly shifted to the Zhou family and the Flame Sun Sect.

They need to find people to fill the gaps left by these people!

But this puts the Zhou family in a difficult position.

Although the Zhou family has been encouraging its members to have children and has absorbed many independent cultivators in recent years, it is still far from being as good as the Moon Wheel Sect, which previously had tens of thousands of disciples.

Moreover, the Zhou family still needs to arrange for people to take over and occupy the territories that the Moon Wheel Sect has relinquished.

Therefore, Zhou Daoyi had no choice but to consult Zhou Chun, who was focused on recuperating, and then gave Zhou Zhiqian a letter that Zhou Chun had given him, instructing him to deliver the letter to Yan Yang Sect and personally hand it over to Master Zi Yang.

At that time, Master Ziyang was also shocked by the death of Master Yinyue. Upon hearing that Zhou Zhigan had come to pay his respects with a letter from Zhou Chun, he hurriedly summoned him to inquire about the situation.

After reading the letter that Zhou Zhigan had handed over, he was both surprised and delighted, looking extremely pleased.

It turned out that Zhou Chun had promised him in the letter that once he recovered from his injuries, he could go with him to Tianman Plain to deal with the two-headed black dragon, and he would return the [Yan Yang Treasure Mirror] to him.

At the same time, a portion of the territory vacated by the Moon Wheel Sect will be allocated to their Flame Sun Sect.

In exchange, the Yan Yang Sect now needs to fill most of the gaps left by the Moon Wheel Sect's withdrawal, and wait for the Zhou family to recover before jointly defending the area.

This result is naturally a great thing for Master Ziyang and the Yanyang Sect!

Although the Yan Yang Sect is not as large as the Yue Lun Sect, it still has several thousand disciples. Arranging for people to take over the vacancies left by the Yue Lun Sect disciples who have withdrawn should not be a big problem.

Furthermore, being able to obtain a portion of the territory left behind by the Moon Wheel Sect afterwards can be considered as expanding the sect's territory.

More importantly, Zhou Chun's promise this time has removed the biggest worry from Master Ziyang's mind.

He no longer has to bear the stigma of being a sinner of the sect and die in despair!

Thinking of this, Master Ziyang gripped the letter tightly in his hand, looking at Zhou Zhiqian with a kind expression, and said, "I understand. Please tell Fellow Daoist Zhou that I and the Yanyang Sect will certainly contribute all our strength to maintaining the stability of Jingguo!"

It's hard to imagine that he spoke in such a gentle tone to a cultivator in the early stage of the Golden Core realm.

If the Golden Core cultivators of the Flaming Sun Sect were to see such a scene, they would probably be indignant.

Zhou Zhigan was slightly surprised upon hearing this, and looked up at him with a somewhat flattered expression. He then quickly bowed his head and replied, "Yes, this junior will certainly convey your words to you in full!"

He then returned to the Zhou family to report the results of his meeting with Master Ziyang.

With the help of the Yan Yang Sect, the pressure on the Zhou family was undoubtedly greatly relieved.

The rapid changes in the situation in Yasukuni have left the surrounding countries in awe.

Originally, it was clearly the Yan Yang Sect and the Zhou family who were fighting fiercely. Zhou Chun even destroyed the physical body of the Zi Yang True Man and seized the Yan Yang Sect's inherited spiritual treasure, the Yan Yang Treasure Mirror. It could be said that the two families had become mortal enemies.

Who would have thought that in just a hundred years, the Moon Wheel Sect, which had been sitting on the sidelines watching the tigers fight, would be the first to be wiped out and overthrown by the Zhou family.

Then, the Yan Yang Sect and the Zhou family, who were once mortal enemies, put aside their grudges and started to cooperate, sharing the territory left behind by the Moon Wheel Sect.

The unpredictability of life is beyond compare!

As for the Zhou family, whether it was arranging for people to take over the territory abandoned by the Moon Wheel Sect or arranging for people to fill the gaps left by the Moon Wheel Sect's withdrawal, Zhou Daoyi handled it all.

Zhou Chun, the patriarch of the Zhou family, never showed his face from beginning to end.

Even when Master Xuanzhen sent someone to inquire about the situation, they only learned about the battle between Zhou Chun and Master Yinyue through Mu Sang, who had recovered considerably, without being able to see Zhou Chun in person to confirm it.

The Zhou family strictly forbids any discussion about Zhou Chun's situation, and not a single word has leaked out.

This time, however, the outside world didn't dare to spread rumors about him.

It’s different in the past.

Now that the Moon Wheel Sect has closed its mountains to protect itself, Jingguo can be said to be the Zhou family's domain, and Zhou Chun himself is suspected to possess the combat power of a great cultivator.

In this situation, if someone dares to spread rumors about a powerful cultivator with the strength of a great cultivator, and the Zhou family investigates, they will die without even knowing how they died.

Therefore, even if someone discusses this matter privately with their relatives and friends, they would never dare to spread rumors or cause trouble publicly.

In reality, Zhou Chun's current situation is not very good.

The severity of his injury was such that a Nascent Soul cultivator would have already suffered physical destruction, and might not even have survived the Nascent Soul stage.

His physical body was so badly damaged that it was even worse than that of Feng Yuanjun, who had just survived the Heavenly Tribulation.

If it weren't for Mu Sang's [Life and Death Mystic Light] pulling him back to life in time, his physical body would certainly be dead by now.

Because the injuries were so severe, even though he had taken the [Rejuvenation Pill] that Luo Qingni had refined, he was still unable to quickly recover and restore his body to its original state.

Moreover, what is even more difficult to heal than physical injuries is the Dao injury suffered by his nascent soul.

If someone were to peer into Zhou Chun's Purple Mansion now, they would discover that his golden nascent soul is covered in patches of silvery-white scars, resembling psoriasis!

This is a remnant of the powerful energy radiation generated by the self-destruction of Yin Yue Zhenren's nascent soul, and can be regarded as a harmful alien spiritual force.

Because this harmful alien spiritual energy is of extremely high quality, and Zhou Chun's physical body is currently injured and unable to cultivate, he will not be able to get rid of it in a short period of time.

However, if he keeps this thing on his body, he has to constantly expend his own strength to suppress it and prevent it from expanding and worsening.

This is the main reason why he is not seeing outsiders at this moment.

However, for Zhou Chun, as long as his injuries did not worsen to the point of endangering his life, then the problem would not be too big.

After dealing with Silver Moon Master, the Moon Wheel Sect closed itself off to protect itself, and now he can be said to have no enemies left.

Therefore, all you need to do now is focus on recovering from your injury.

At this time, the Zhou family had Luo Qingni, a Nascent Soul stage cultivator, in charge, and the three demon kings, Silver Dragon Lord, Mountain Lord, and Mu Sang, frequently appeared, so their position was as stable as Mount Tai.

Even if someone knew that Zhou Chun's absence meant he was seriously injured, no one would dare to oppose the Zhou family at this moment.

Under these circumstances, Zhou Daoyi did not hesitate to send the cultivators of his clan to the various states that were originally under the jurisdiction of the Moon Wheel Sect, and began to accept the loyalty of those local cultivation families and independent cultivator strongholds.

The Zhou family was remarkably lenient towards these cultivation families that had intricate ties with the Moon Wheel Sect this time.

As long as they are willing to switch allegiance to the Zhou family, arrange for their clansmen to serve the Zhou family and pay tribute on time, they can remain in their original state and their property can be left untouched.

Zhou Daoyi clearly understood that, given the Zhou family's current lack of manpower to supervise and control this suddenly expanded territory, the best approach was to maintain the status quo and prevent any unrest from arising in these areas.

It's not too late to gradually strengthen control over these areas once the Zhou family has more manpower.

Even if some members of those cultivation families realized this, given that the Moon Wheel Sect had clearly abandoned them, they could only pretend not to know and surrender to the Zhou family first.

The "tribute" received from these cultivation families was equivalent to two years' income for the Zhou family!

It is also worth mentioning that after the Moon Wheel Sect closed its mountain to protect itself, Su Yunniang of the Su family left the Moon Wheel Sect and returned to the Su family's mountain gate, and was no longer an elder of the Moon Wheel Sect.

Considering the relationship between the Su and Zhou families, Zhou Daoyi did not delve into the matter further, and even kindly entrusted the Su family with the administration of Jiangzhou, where the Su family resided.

With the Moon Wheel Sect closing its doors to protect itself, the Su family can now legitimately join the Zhou family's camp.

However, despite this seemingly favorable situation, a very important problem has also emerged.

With the Moon Wheel Sect closing its doors to protect itself and the Zhou family taking power, it was clearly necessary for the right to manufacture and issue spirit coins to change hands.

The problem is that we now know that the Spirit Coins will be abolished after a maximum of a thousand years.

Under such circumstances, whether the Zhou family will continue to manufacture and issue new spirit coins has become a question.

After all, creating and issuing new spirit coins is not as simple as just creating and issuing them; it also involves replacing the country's existing spirit coins.

This would be a massive undertaking, and it seems like it might all be for nothing.

This matter is of great importance, and neither Zhou Daoyi nor Zhou Mingde dared to make a decision on their own. They could only relay the matter to Zhou Chun, who was focused on recuperating in seclusion, through Mu Sang, so that he could make the decision.

After learning about this, Zhou Chun fell into deep thought.

After thinking for half a day, he had Mu Sang convey his decision to Zhou Mingde and Zhou Daoyi: to recast a new spirit coin to replace the original one.

But then another problem arises.

The Moon Wheel Cult has not yet been destroyed. If the Zhou family were to mint new spirit coins to replace the spirit coins they had previously issued, it would inevitably have to replace the spirit coins currently circulating in the market.

If they wanted to cause trouble at this time, they could easily inflate the economic bubble of Jing Kingdom by simply expedite the minting of a large number of spirit coins and secretly transporting them out to replace the original ones!

So Zhou Chun did two more things.

First, send Fu Shanjun and Mu Sang to monitor the Moon Wheel Sect's mountain gate, which is currently under lockdown, and capture any cultivators who attempt to leave the sect, cutting off their access to supplies from the outside world.

Secondly, he recalled his avatar from the wilderness and used the Elder Token of the Heavenly Spirit Alliance to contact True Person Xuanzhen.

Xuanzhen Zhenren quickly responded to Zhou Chun's initiative in contacting him.

Not long after, he personally arrived at the Zhou family's mountain gate.

"I am currently unwell and unable to come out to meet Fellow Daoist Xuanzhen. Please forgive me."

Inside the Zhou Family Mountain gate, after Zhou Chun, in his guise, received the invited Xuanzhen Zhenren, he immediately expressed his apologies upon meeting him.

After hearing his words, Master Xuanzhen gave him a deep look and said, "Fellow Daoist Zhou, you are too kind. Since you are injured, it is of course your priority to recuperate. As long as we can confirm that it is you who is speaking with me, that is fine!"

"Fellow Daoist Xuanzhen, rest assured, although I am in a slightly unwell state, it is not out of control. I will recover after a few years of rest."

Zhou Chun responded calmly.

Upon seeing this, Xuanzhen Zhenren glanced at Yinlongjun and Musang, who were standing on either side of him, and did not mention the matter again.

He simply stared at him with a grave expression and questioned, "Back then, when I mediated between your two families, you both promised me that you would make peace. Why have you broken your promise now and fought each other to the death?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chun immediately shook his head and denied it, saying, "Fellow Daoist Xuanzhen, you have misunderstood me. This whole incident was orchestrated by the Moon Wheel Sect and that old scoundrel Silver Moon. They deliberately lured me out of the sect, intending to set a trap and harm me!"

"But Heaven has eyes! That old fool Silver Moon misjudged Zhou's strength and overestimated his own abilities. In the end, he played with fire and got burned, reaping the consequences of his own actions!"

At this point, he also looked at Master Xuanzhen and said, "As Fellow Daoist Xuanzhen just said, that old scoundrel Silver Moon made a promise in front of you, and now he has broken his promise and plotted against me. He has no respect for you and the Alliance. You and the Alliance must stand up for me!"

Hearing his words of feigning innocence after getting a good deal, Master Xuanzhen couldn't help but twitch his eye, utterly speechless.

He could only shake his head speechlessly and say, "Fellow Daoist Zhou is joking. The Moon Wheel Sect has already activated its protective formation and sealed its gates. Even if I wanted to do something for your Zhou family, I am powerless to do so."

"You see, this is proof of the Moon Wheel Sect's guilty conscience. If they hadn't broken their promise and plotted against me, why would they have done this!"

Zhou Chun spread his hands and confidently labeled the Moon Wheel Sect.

Master Xuanzhen chose to remain silent, which can be considered as tacitly acknowledging his statement.

Seeing that he remained silent, Zhou Chun softened his tone and bowed to him, saying, "To be honest, the reason I invited Fellow Daoist Xuanzhen here is to ensure the normal operation of the entire cultivation world in Jing Kingdom. I have something to ask of you."

"Since the Moon Wheel Sect is now shutting itself in and doing nothing, then the Zhou family can only take over as the head of Yasukuni. Correspondingly, the Moon Wheel Sect should no longer interfere with the minting and issuance of Yasukuni spirit coins."

"Therefore, I, Zhou, would like to request Fellow Daoist Xuanzhen to impart the art of spirit coin minting, and assist in informing all allied nations and the entire cultivation world that all external and internal affairs of Jing Kingdom shall be managed by my Zhou family from now on!"

Xuanzhen Zhenren didn't seem surprised by Zhou Chun's request.

He glanced at Zhou Chun in his incarnation and then slowly said, "I can grant Fellow Daoist Zhou's request."

After saying that, he changed the subject again and immediately continued, "There is one thing I would like to ask Fellow Daoist Zhou for a definite answer on."

"Fellow Daoist Xuanzhen, please speak."

Zhou Chun's expression shifted, and he immediately raised his hand in a "please" gesture.

Upon seeing this, Master Xuanzhen's eyes flashed with a sharp light, and he stared intently at him, asking, "I wish to know whether Fellow Daoist Zhou has truly possessed the combat strength of a Great Cultivator?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chun was slightly taken aback, then shook his head and said, "That's hard to say. After all, I have never truly fought a great cultivator with all my might."

At this point, he immediately added, "However, if Fellow Daoist Xuanzhen hadn't held back back then, I imagine if I were to fight you again now, I wouldn't be in such a sorry state. I think I could easily exchange dozens of blows with you!"

Master Xuanzhen himself was perfectly aware of whether he had held back or not.

Therefore, after hearing Zhou Chun's answer, he felt relieved and nodded on the spot, saying, "If that's the case, then I can rest assured."

"Relax? What do you mean?"

Zhou Chun was stunned again, looking at Xuanzhen Zhenren with some surprise and doubt, not understanding the meaning of his words.

But then Master Xuanzhen said in a low voice, "Fellow Daoist Kunxu passed away decades ago. With his passing, the alliance has lost a pillar of support. It seems that Fellow Daoist Zhou is just the right person to fill that role!"

"What?! Is that true?!"

Zhou Chun was slightly startled, quite shocked by the news that Xuanzhen Zhenren had told him.

Then, as if he understood something, he slowly nodded and said, "No wonder, no wonder Fellow Daoist Kunxu didn't appear at the 'Heavenly One Dharma Assembly' or the gathering in Heavenly Abyss Immortal City later. It turns out there was such an inside story!"