Beast Taming Immortal Clan

The Heavenly Spirit Alliance originally only had two late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators: Kunxu Zhenren and Xuanzhen Zhenren.

Prior to this, including during the previous war between immortals and demons, the alliance was always presided over by Master Kunxu, while Master Xuanzhen was merely a figurehead and did not participate in any affairs.

However, since destroying the Dragon Transformation Sect, Master Kunxu has gradually reduced his public appearances.

By the time Zhou Chun was able to reach the Nascent Soul stage, it was already True Person Xuanzhen who was in charge of the alliance's affairs.

Since he successfully formed his nascent soul, he has yet to see Master Kunxu even once!

Previously, he didn't have any particular thoughts, only assuming that the other party was in seclusion cultivating some kind of supernatural power, or preparing to make a desperate attempt to break through to the Nascent Soul stage.

But now that he has learned that the other party had passed away decades ago, he immediately realized that he was wrong.

It is true that Master Kunxu was in seclusion in his final years, but he was probably focused on leaving enough resources and contingencies for the sect.

Such late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators, before passing away and ascending to immortality, will choose to nurture their natal magic treasure into a spiritual treasure, leaving behind a legacy spiritual treasure for their sect, as long as they are certain that the probability of them reaching the Divine Transformation stage is not high.

Furthermore, if they possess extraordinary expertise in alchemy, artifacts, talismans, and arrays, they will also extensively refine treasures to leave behind sufficient pills, artifacts, and talismans for the sect.

Even if one's skills in these various cultivation arts are not particularly outstanding, one can still refine supernatural talismans or secret treasures such as thunder pearls, or venture into alien territories to seize certain precious spiritual items.

In short, given that it is impossible to guarantee when a sect or family will produce another late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator in the future, any late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator who has not yet passed away will do their utmost to leave behind enough trump cards and methods for the sect or family.

In the last one or two hundred years of his life, Master Kunxu chose to fade out of the cultivation world's view, mostly to do these things.

With the passing of Master Kunxu, the Heavenly Spirit Alliance now only has Master Xuanzhen, a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, which is both a good thing and a bad thing for the vast Heavenly Spirit Realm.

The good thing is that there's one less sword hanging over the heads of other Nascent Soul stage cultivators, and one less person in the surrounding area who could threaten their lives.

The bad thing is that if we encounter another powerful external enemy, we will lose a strong leader who can hold up the sky.

Obviously, given the certainty that a major upheaval would occur in the cultivation world within a thousand years, Xuanzhen Zhenren believed this was not a good thing.

He hoped that one or two more late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators could help him share the burden.

After all, he only had a few hundred years left to live.

Therefore, if Zhou Chun possesses the combat power of a great cultivator, even if his cultivation level is somewhat lower, he can be readily used to help alleviate a lot of pressure when something truly major happens in the future.

Helping Zhou Chun with some things now can be considered as him receiving the benefits in advance.

After the two sides reached an agreement, Master Xuanzhen immediately began to instruct Zhou Mingde on the art of refining spirit coins.

All spirit coins in the cultivation world are actually made of the same materials, with only minor differences in details, such as slight variations in the proportions of various metal components.

Following the guidance of Master Xuanzhen, Zhou Mingde soon produced the first batch of samples.

This sample spirit coin looks almost identical to the spirit coins previously issued by the Moon Wheel Cult, the only difference being that the crescent moon pattern on the back of the spirit coin has been replaced by a dragon head pattern.

This new spirit coin was named "Dragon Zhou Coin" to replace the original "Moon Wheel Coin" as the circulating currency.

In fact, no matter how sophisticated the anti-counterfeiting technology of spirit coins is, it is not difficult for Nascent Soul stage cultivators to counterfeit them.

However, the powers that issue spirit coins in various countries of the cultivation world are the largest powers in their respective countries. To imitate the spirit coins issued by them is tantamount to making an enemy of them.

Moreover, once this act of counterfeiting spirit coins is exposed, it will immediately be met with a joint attack from the largest forces in the cultivation world of various countries.

Because this behavior is an absolute taboo that must not be touched!

Therefore, even if the Moon Wheel Sect had the ability to counterfeit the "Dragon Zhou Coin" after it was issued by the Zhou family, they would never dare to profit from it and attack the Zhou family.

However, if the "Moon Wheel Coins" in their possession were to leak out, the Zhou family might suffer a significant loss when exchanging them for "Moon Wheel Coins" on the market.

Therefore, Zhou Mingde and Zhou Daoyi decided to produce a large number of "Dragon Zhou Coins" as soon as possible to adjust the exchange of "Moon Wheel Coins" on the market, and agreed that after a certain number of years, they would no longer accept exchange requests from their own country and neighboring countries.

Before this exchange is completed, only Fu Shanjun and others can monitor the Moon Wheel Sect's gates to prevent them from transporting the spirit coins out.

In order to complete the minting task as soon as possible, the Zhou family rented five Purple Mansion stage cultivators with good weapon-refining skills but no potential for advancement from the Yan Yang Sect and asked them to refine spirit coins on their behalf. At the same time, they borrowed a large amount of metal ores from the Yan Yang Sect on credit.

After the completion of the project, Zhou Chun would personally erase the memories of these rented Purple Mansion stage cultivators to ensure that the method of refining spirit coins would not be leaked.

The refining of spirit coins requires certain skills in weapon crafting and the cultivator's cultivation level. Generally, it is done by weapon crafters with a cultivation level of Purple Mansion or above.

With the help of specially made molds and furnaces, a Purple Mansion stage weapon refiner can refine tens of thousands of spirit coins a day, while a Golden Core stage cultivator can produce millions of spirit coins a day.

As long as the materials are supplied, the Zhou family can basically complete the replacement task in less than ten years.

It is worth mentioning that, in order to ensure that the Zhou family would not take this opportunity to over-issue spirit coins, they also needed to invite cultivators from different sects in at least five surrounding countries to supervise the work, monitor and count the amount of spirit coins produced, and have several important members of their own forces swear oaths to guarantee it.

Fortunately, after the news of Yin Yue Zhenren's death at Zhou Chun's hands spread, and with Xuan Zhen Zhenren's guarantee and confirmation, Zhou Chun had already possessed the combat power of a Grand Cultivator.

When the Zhou family engages in diplomatic negotiations, they always receive the green light, and no foreign power would refuse their reasonable requests.

This is the power of a great cultivator!

Great cultivators possess the ability to threaten the lives of early-stage Nascent Soul cultivators and even mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivators. In a sense, they are already cultivators at a higher level.

Therefore, when faced with the demands of a great cultivator, as long as they are not too unreasonable, other Nascent Soul cultivators are happy to give them face.

Zhou Chun himself focused on recuperation, leaving all matters that should have been handled by him to his avatars or the Silver Dragon Lord.

Time flies, and five years have passed in the blink of an eye.

After five years of recuperation, Zhou Chun's physical injuries have finally recovered to most of their original state. However, due to the loss of his original vital energy caused by the previous serious injury, his vital energy is somewhat weak.

But this is something that he can recover from with rest and quiet, and it no longer affects his normal meditation, practice, and activities.

The residual scars from energy radiation on his nascent soul were successfully removed after being cleansed and purified by the [Purifying Holy Water] that he had spent a year refining.

It was only then that Zhou Chun finally recovered from that great battle.

Only at this point could he have the leisure to analyze and weigh the gains and losses.

First of all, he has to admit that he was a bit careless at the time.

Since it is known that True Person Silver Moon has little lifespan left, and since the other party has not joined forces with others to attack him, he should be wary of the other party directly self-destructing his nascent soul to fight him to the death!

Unfortunately, due to his habitual way of thinking, he did not consider this point at the time.

Otherwise, if he had been prepared and wanted to use this move to fight him to the death, it wouldn't have been so easy.

It should be noted that while the Nascent Soul stage can use the "teleportation" supernatural power very quickly, the Nascent Soul itself is also very fragile.

If prepared, Zhou Chun would have had the opportunity to directly destroy his Nascent Soul, leaving him no time to even self-destruct!

Of course, this cannot be entirely blamed on his carelessness; it was simply that Master Yinyue's actions were too crazy, too illogical, and too deceptive.

This person brought the magical treasure, the [Holy Moon Wheel], to cover up the fact that he was traveling light, successfully deceiving Zhou Chun.

Moreover, the battle between the two sides was quite intense at the time, and Zhou Chun didn't have much time to think.

This can be considered a profound lesson learned!

Not to mention the various elixirs and spiritual items consumed after this injury, not to mention the injuries suffered by Feng Yuanjun and Mu Sang.

In terms of gains, Zhou Chun's injury wasn't entirely in vain.

Although the most precious [Sacred Moon Wheel] was summoned back by True Person Cangyue, thanks to Fengyuanjun's desperate obstruction at the time, the other two top-grade magic treasures used by True Person Yinyue fell into his hands.

Among them, the [Myriad Laws Mystic Mirror] can be said to have returned to its rightful owner, back into his hands.

As for that crescent-shaped longsword magic weapon, it is the natal magic weapon of True Person Silver Moon and is also a top-quality magic weapon.

As for his storage bag, it was just an empty bag, containing nothing of value.

Obtaining two top-grade magic treasures in one go is already a considerable gain.

The magic weapon that the Golden-Winged Tiger will use to overcome the Heavenly Tribulation in the future has finally been secured!

Of course, these are just the direct gains he received; his greater gains lie in other areas.

Not to mention the immense fame and various benefits he has gained from being certified by Master Xuanzhen as possessing the combat power of a great cultivator.

The benefits brought about by the Zhou family officially becoming the rulers of Jingguo are tangible and visible.

The territories abandoned by the Moon Wheel Sect are enough to feed the Zhou family for many, many years.

After this wave, the number of Golden Core cultivators in the Zhou family will likely more than double within the next thousand years!

In the future, the Zhou family will also become a great clan that stands at the top of the cultivation world, just like the Huangfu family of the Great Zhou Kingdom!

Overall, the gains that Zhou Chun and his family have made this time are worthwhile for the injuries he suffered!

And most importantly, with the death of Master Yinyue and the Moon Wheel Sect sealing off their mountain for self-preservation, Zhou Chun no longer needs to worry about any hostile forces taking advantage of his absence to steal from his family.

In the future, whenever he goes out, as long as Luo Qingni can stay at the Zhou family to oversee things, he can bring his four demon king spirit pets with him, instead of having to leave one or two demon king spirit pets behind each time, as before.

In this way, he can finally pursue the path to immortality with complete peace of mind and work hard to plan his own path.

Moreover, the Zhou family officially becoming the rightful rulers of Jingguo meant that the two elders of the Zhou family, Zhou Mingde and Zhou Daoyi, had no regrets.

Their lives can be said to be complete at this point, and they no longer need to worry or expect anything about the future of their family.

"Very good. In this way, once Silver Dragon Lord and I have recovered our strength, we can focus on obtaining the True Dragon Seal."

After analyzing his own gains and losses and clarifying everything, Zhou Chun nodded in satisfaction and made plans for the future.

In the future, he will definitely focus his main energy on improving his own cultivation level.

Next, Zhou Chun emerged from seclusion and made a public appearance, even personally inspecting the newly acquired territories, at one point approaching within 500 miles of the Moon Wheel Sect's mountain gate.

You have to understand that in the past, he would never have dared to get so close to the Moon Wheel Sect's gate.

The source of all this confidence, of course, is that the Moon Wheel Sect now only has one Nascent Soul stage cultivator left: True Person Cangyue.

With only himself remaining, unless the sect faces a crisis of destruction, True Person Cangyue would certainly not dare to sacrifice himself to activate the [World-Destroying Moon Wheel], a supreme spiritual treasure, to deal with Zhou Chun.

Otherwise, even if he could kill Zhou Chun, the Moon Wheel Sect would be wiped out by cultivators who coveted the Heavenly Treasure!

Zhou Chun's recovery and public appearance dispelled all speculation about the extent of his injuries.

Faced with a powerful figure like him, possessing the strength of a great cultivator, the newly surrendered forces were all incredibly humble and honest, expressing their willingness to obey the Zhou family's instructions and arrangements.

After conducting this inspection and deterring the various troublemakers, Zhou Chun returned to his family and continued to recuperate peacefully.

On this day, Zhou Chun, who was recuperating from his injuries, was practicing the [Falling Treasure Golden Light] supernatural power with his Daoist companion Su Yuzhen when suddenly his expression changed, and a look of joy appeared on his face. He couldn't help but stop the supernatural power.

Why does my husband suddenly look so happy? Has something good happened again?

Su Yuzhen, observing Zhou Chun's changing expression, asked him curiously.

She is older than Zhou Chun, now over seven hundred years old, but her cultivation level is still at the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm.

However, because the cultivation technique itself has the effect of preserving youth, she still looks no different from hundreds of years ago, and even her skin is still as moisturized.

Now that the Zhou family has officially become the rulers of Jingguo, the Su family has also benefited greatly from it, with one of their descendants even successfully forming a Golden Core a few years ago.

Furthermore, with Su Yunniang returning to her family to retire and oversee the family affairs, she no longer needs to stay in the family. She now plans to stay permanently in the Zhou family and accompany Zhou Chun.

"It is indeed a joyous occasion."

Zhou Chun smiled slightly and responded with a smile.

However, he didn't explain much, only telling his partner not to say anything, and then sat down cross-legged, focusing his attention on the avatar.

Just now, through the feedback from the avatar, Zhou Chun knew that the four [Six-Winged Ice Silkworms] that had been cocooning and transforming for many years had finally successfully broken out of their cocoons.

Inside the ice cave, four seven-foot-long white ice silkworms with six wings on their backs were feasting on the frozen corpse of the Frostbee.

They eat by spitting out silk to roll up the food and pull it to their mouths, or even using the silk to cut the food into small pieces and swallow it.

Zhou Chun, in his true form, was conducting an experiment with a transparent piece of ice silk.

This ice silkworm silk was taken from a [Six-Winged Ice Silkworm] he had just taken. Now, he used his own cold energy to freeze it into an ice blade and slashed at it, but it was completely unharmed!

It should be noted that the ice blade he created by condensing his own life force of cold energy was no less sharp than a mid-grade magic weapon.

But now, not even a single thread can be cut!

This demonstrates the remarkable toughness of this ice silkworm silk!

And this is only the ice silk that has already been extracted. It's unimaginable how strong and resilient this ice silk must be when it's on the [Six-Winged Ice Silkworm].

Such resilient ice silkworm silk, if used to refine into a robe, would surely yield an ice silkworm treasure robe that would be impervious to magic weapons, its value immeasurable.

Of course, the ice silkworm silk can only be considered a secondary economic resource. What Zhou Chun truly values ​​is the strength of the mature [Six-Winged Ice Silkworm].

He couldn't wait to have his avatar take four [Six-Winged Ice Silkworms] back to the Zhou Family Mountain Gate to personally test their strength.

Zhou Chun was fairly satisfied with the results of this test.

The mature form of the Six-Winged Ice Silkworm possesses an exceptional ability to remain invisible in icy environments, making it difficult for even late-stage Golden Core cultivators to detect it with their divine sense.

Its flight speed was also extremely fast.

They also possess an ice-escape ability, allowing them to easily disappear into ice and snow, appearing and disappearing unpredictably in the snow.

The silk they spew from their mouths is extremely difficult to cut with even a high-grade magic weapon flying sword.

When used for attack, the silkworm silk itself is just as sharp as a high-grade magic weapon flying sword, and can easily cut through the flesh of a fourth-grade high-grade demon beast.

Furthermore, the cold energy attached to the silk is extremely potent, not much less than Zhou Chun's innate cold energy.

What's even more amazing is that they know how to make a "silk garment" from silkworms to wrap around their bodies as a means of defense.

Most importantly, these mature [Six-Winged Ice Silkworms] also possess a supernatural ability, which is similar to the "Golden Cicada Shedding Its Shell" technique—a life-saving ability that allows them to take someone else's place.

When faced with a fatal attack, they can shed a layer of their shell to save their lives!

During Zhou Chun's testing, in the icy and snowy environment, the fourth-tier superior-grade demon beast Golden Winged Tiger was able to hold its own against a single "Six-Winged Ice Silkworm".

However, it will be at a disadvantage when attacked by two "Six-Winged Ice Silkworms".

When the four "Six-Winged Ice Silkworms" attacked together, the Golden-Winged Tiger was no match for them. The ice silkworms easily slashed its body, leaving deep, bone-revealing wounds.

The most insidious aspect of these ice silkworms is that once they cut into flesh and dig into it, they will tighten and tighten as long as they continue to do so. The [Six-Winged Ice Silkworm] can flexibly manipulate the silkworms to make various changes.

Without the ability to quickly cut the silkworm's silk, once bound by the silk and frozen by the cold air, even a fourth-tier high-grade demon beast would not be able to exert its strength for long and would die on the spot.

If these four [Six-Winged Ice Silkworms] work together, they can indeed cause some trouble for ordinary early-stage Nascent Soul cultivators in icy and snowy environments.

In this way, Zhou Chun's avatar was later refined into a "second nascent soul" by him, thus gaining another good helper.