Beast Taming Immortal Clan

Qinglian Peak.

With the first cry of a newborn baby, Zhou Chun finally had a descendant to continue his bloodline.

They already knew the newborn was a boy.

The name had already been chosen, "Zhou Xinyuan," a name given with the help of Zhou Mingde.

Perhaps due to the excellent nutrition in the womb, this newborn weighed over ten kilograms right after birth, a standard big, chubby boy.

Su Yuzhen, who had just given birth, showed no signs of weakness; on the contrary, she seemed to be in better condition than before giving birth.

After giving birth on her own, she quickly picked up her baby and came out of the bedroom, where Zhou Chun, Zhou Mingde, and others had been waiting for a long time.

"Husband, look, doesn't Xinyuan's nose look just like yours? Come and hold him too."

With a joyful expression on her face, Su Yuzhen happily handed the baby in her arms to her Daoist partner.

After Zhou Chun reached out and took the child, holding the child who was her blood relative, she felt a slight flutter in her heart, and a smile couldn't help but appear on her face.

After carefully examining the still-closed baby in his arms for a moment, he nodded slightly and handed the baby to Zhou Mingde, who was even more excited than himself, saying, "Grandpa, you should hold the baby too."

"Alright, alright, let me hold this little guy too."

Zhou Mingde took the baby with a big smile, and reached out to touch the baby's fair and tender face with a kind expression, his joy was evident.

The news that Su Yuzhen had given birth to a baby boy quickly spread throughout the Zhou family.

Although at that time, very few people actually had the opportunity to see the baby boy.

However, the name of this little rascal, "Zhou Xinyuan," had already spread rapidly with the news.

Naturally, the question of what kind of spiritual root this young ancestor possessed was a subject of much private debate among many Zhou family cultivators.

It's not unusual for a Nascent Soul cultivator to have descendants with bloodlines.

However, the vast majority of Nascent Soul stage True Person children are those left behind before they formed their Nascent Soul.

The number of Nascent Soul stage cultivators who can leave behind descendants after reaching the Nascent Soul stage is very small.

The general consensus in the cultivation world is that the higher the cultivation level of a cultivator's parents, the higher the chance that their offspring will possess spiritual root aptitude.

However, judging from past cases, it is not uncommon for the children of Nascent Soul stage cultivators to have low-grade spiritual roots.

Therefore, the Zhou family cultivators couldn't help but pay attention to the spiritual root aptitude of their young ancestor.

However, newborns are not suitable for immediate testing of spiritual roots, so Zhou Chun did not convene the meeting for this matter.

After waiting for several months until his son could withstand the adverse effects of the spiritual root test, he personally conducted the spiritual root test for his son.

"Hmm, not bad, not bad at all. A top-grade spiritual root with both metal and water attributes—much stronger than his father's!"

Inside the cave, Zhou Chun looked at the test results displayed on his son and nodded with satisfaction, quite pleased with the outcome.

A top-tier spiritual root aptitude like Zhou Zhiying's is a once-in-a-millennium talent; the appearance of even one could propel a cultivation family or even a sect to new heights.

Zhou Chun never dared to hope that the Zhou family would produce a second one in such a short period of time.

Therefore, the fact that his son Zhou Xinyuan possessed a superior spiritual root aptitude was already considered to have reached the upper limit of his psychological expectations.

With such spiritual root aptitude and the cultivation resources provided by his father, as long as he doesn't become a hopeless case, the probability of him forming a golden core is still very high.

If he is willing to work harder and has a bit more luck, he might have a chance to transform his core and form his nascent soul.

"That's right, Xinyuan will definitely become a strong person like his father in the future!"

Su Yuzhen, standing to the side, also beamed with joy and responded with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chun simply smiled and then looked at her, saying, "Madam, you've had a hard time lately. This elixir has the effect of strengthening your foundation and nourishing your vital energy. Please take it."

As he spoke, he took out a jade bottle, poured out a bluish-purple pill that emitted a rich fragrance, and handed it to her.

"What kind of elixir is this? It looks quite extraordinary."

Su Yuzhen looked curiously at the elixir in Zhou Chun's hand. Although she didn't recognize its origin, she could sense its extraordinary nature. She pursed her lips and said, "My body is perfectly fine, so there's no need to waste this elixir!"

"It's alright, this is just a token of my affection. You can take it."

Zhou Chun said this in a calm tone, without offering any explanation.

Hearing his words, Su Yuzhen hesitated for a moment, then looked at him and said, "In that case, I thank you in advance, my husband."

Then she took the elixir and swallowed it in front of him.

After confirming that she had taken the pill, Zhou Chun nodded and said, "Alright, Madam, you should digest the effects of this [Jiazi Longevity Pill]. I'll take Xinyuan out to see the Ancestor and the others and tell them the good news."

Instantly, Su Yuzhen's eyes widened, looking at him with a mixture of shock and surprise.

But Zhou Chun simply waved his hand and left with his son, leaving her alone in the room, overwhelmed with joy and gratitude, to process this happiness and benefit.

A year passed quickly like this.

At Zhou Mingde's strong suggestion, the Zhou family held a first birthday banquet for Zhou Xinyuan.

This small first birthday banquet was actually much more significant than the Golden Elixir Celebration.

All the major and minor powers in Jingguo, except for the Moon Wheel Sect, sent heavyweight figures to participate, and the congratulatory gifts they presented were all incredibly precious and clearly the result of great care in their selection.

It's no exaggeration to say that after this first birthday banquet, Xiao Zhou Xinyuan will have all the necessary cultivation resources for the future up to the Purple Mansion stage, and there will even be a significant surplus.

Meanwhile, the more prominent members of the Zhou family finally got to see the true face of their little ancestor.

But after this first birthday banquet, Zhou Xinyuan was once again out of the sight of most of the Zhou family cultivators.

Su Yuzhen had a son late in life, and she naturally doted on him, taking care of everything for him personally.

Zhou Chun, however, did not slack off because of the addition of a son. He continued to cultivate diligently every day, focusing his main energy on cultivation.

Five years later, at the age of six, Zhou Xinyuan began to engage in spiritual practice under her mother's guidance.

Because he had a good foundation in the womb, and had been eating and drinking fine food all these years, he had accumulated a lot of spiritual power in his body.

At this point, once he had a slight grasp of meditation and cultivation techniques, the accumulated spiritual energy within his body was activated, and he could easily refine it into his own magical power.

In just one month, he successfully entered the first level of Qi Refining.

Then, at Zhou Chun's suggestion, he was sent to the Zhou family school to learn various kinds of knowledge with many peers who were much younger than him. This allowed him to build friendships with his peers from a young age and have a normal childhood.

The rules of Zhou Family School have remained largely unchanged.

Children entering the school are treated equally regardless of their generation, and parents are only allowed to visit once every few days unless there is a major event, with time limits for each visit.

In this way, even if Zhou Xinyuan is of a higher generation and has a more prestigious background, those children will not feel much about it. They will only understand the difference between them when they are older and more mature.

But by then they had already lived together for many years, so their sense of awe would have diminished considerably, making it less difficult for Zhou Xinyuan to integrate into the group of people her age.

As for the school teachers, although they would inevitably give Zhou Xinyuan preferential treatment, they also understood Zhou Chun's intentions and didn't need to worry about him actually corrupting the child.

Over the past few years, Zhou Chun has also cultivated the [Formless Gengjin Divine Light] divine power to the point of mastery, and his strength has greatly improved.

Furthermore, his "Nine Transformations of the Holy Spirit: True Dragon Chapter" secret technique has also progressed rapidly due to the existing foundation of the "Dragon Transformation Secret Technique," and is not far from the minor completion stage.

More importantly, the Taiyi Two-Part Divine Technique has successfully broken through to the third level!

The third level of the "Taiyi Two-Part Divine Technique" allows one to attempt to refine the divided soul into a "second nascent soul," and Zhou Chun therefore prepares to go into seclusion to complete this task.

But just before he was about to go into seclusion, good news came from Luo Qingni.

After 108 days of alchemy, she finally succeeded in refining the [Purple Flower Crimson Pearl Pill].

As a pill for enhancing magical power, the production quantity of the [Purple Flower Crimson Pearl Pill] is not small.

Even though it was Luo Qingni's first time refining pills, she managed to make five pills in one go.

After obtaining the elixir, Zhou Chun immediately took one to experience its effects.

He was very satisfied with the result.

It took him about a year to refine a single elixir.

The effect of this year of practice is equivalent to thirty or forty years of regular meditation!

If he were to consume all five spirit pills, it would increase his cultivation by almost two hundred years.

Considering that he has been in the Nascent Soul stage for over two hundred years, he may have the opportunity to cultivate to the peak of the early Nascent Soul stage and touch the barrier of the mid-Nascent Soul stage within a hundred years.

In this way, he would undoubtedly have two hundred more years than an ordinary early-stage Nascent Soul cultivator to attempt to break through to the mid-stage Nascent Soul!

Upon discovering this, Zhou Chun was in high spirits and immediately left the seclusion to personally thank Luo Qingni.

After making some arrangements, he summoned his avatar back to his cave and officially went into seclusion to refine his "second nascent soul".

In the world of cultivation, there are many methods for cultivating the "second nascent soul," available in both the immortal and demonic paths.

During the Immortal-Demon War, the late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator "Blood Infant Ancestor" of the Yuan Demon Realm cultivated a "Second Nascent Soul," almost causing the Heavenly Spirit Alliance's operation to destroy the teleportation channel to fail.

Zhou Chun didn't know how other methods of cultivating the "second nascent soul" were used to achieve this great supernatural power, but in his opinion, the method of cultivating the "second nascent soul" in the "Taiyi Two Divine Arts" was extremely mysterious.

This method is somewhat similar to the process of cultivators transforming their elixir and forming their nascent soul.

Zhou Chun first needed to refine the fifth-tier dragon demon core to remove as much of the residual aura of the two-headed black dragon as possible.

Then, the pure spiritual power contained in the dragon demon core is used to nourish the divided soul and nurture the nascent soul.

It's like using the dragon's demon core as a container, splitting its soul into a seed, and borrowing the spiritual essence of the main nascent soul to enlighten the seed, thus going through the path of transforming the core into a nascent soul.

This process is not guaranteed to be successful, and the failure rate is quite high!

However, the advantage is that even if it fails, it will not have any impact on the main nascent soul, and even the split soul will not be injured or perish as a result.

The only loss is that this fifth-tier demon core will suffer a severe loss of spiritual energy, greatly reducing its value.

Regardless of success or failure, the time required to refine the "second nascent soul" is definitely much shorter than that required for normal nascent soul formation.

After all, the spiritual power contained in a fifth-order demon core is extremely vast and of a high level, and the nutrients it can provide are incomparable to those obtained by simply absorbing and refining the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

Fortunately, it's possible that Zhou Chun himself was quite compatible with that fifth-order black dragon inner core of water attribute, or it's possible that his divided soul had been parasitizing the Snow Demon Core for a long time, making it quite compatible with the black dragon inner core.

After six years of seclusion, he successfully refined his divided soul into a "second nascent soul".

Inside the secluded cultivation chamber, two Nascent Soul cultivators, one in gold and one in blue and white, sat on Zhou Chun's shoulders, gazing at each other with different expressions.

The golden nascent soul looked more robust, its deep and majestic eyes gazing at the blue-white nascent soul with a strong sense of scrutiny.

The blue-white nascent soul was slightly thin and small, and its eyes looked at the golden nascent soul with curiosity and a hint of awe, appearing somewhat restrained and uneasy.

This is the mystery of the second nascent soul.

Unlike a split soul that lacks complete autonomy, the second nascent soul can almost be considered a second personality, possessing its own independent character and way of thinking.

If Zhou Chun continues to ignore the situation and periodically assimilate the memories and consciousness of the second nascent soul using secret methods, over time, this second nascent soul will believe that it is another version of itself and live an independent life!

If the second Nascent Soul cultivator surpasses him in strength, they might even betray and plot against him in order to gain permanent independence and freedom!

Therefore, the second nascent soul is actually a double-edged sword. While cultivators enjoy its benefits, they must also be wary of being harmed by it!

The benefits of having a second Nascent Soul are countless.

Firstly, it is essentially equivalent to another Nascent Soul stage cultivator, capable of normally cultivating techniques and supernatural abilities, and refining magical treasures.

If Zhou Chun intended to change his appearance, no one would know that this was his second Nascent Soul; they would only think that he had found another Nascent Soul cultivator to be his henchman.

Another major advantage is that if Zhou Chunzhen were to face a death crisis one day, as long as he could activate the backup plan left in his second nascent soul in time, his own consciousness would be reborn from the second nascent soul, which would be equivalent to having an extra life!

This benefit is the biggest reason why Nascent Soul cultivators, even though they know that the second Nascent Soul is a double-edged sword, will still try to cultivate this divine ability whenever they have the chance!

"From now on, you shall be called Bingming. When you travel alone, you shall be called True Person Bingming!"

After scrutinizing the blue-white Nascent Soul for a while, the golden Nascent Soul spoke in an old-fashioned tone, announcing its decision.

Upon hearing this, the blue-white Nascent Soul immediately replied, "Understood, from now on I am the Ice Nether True Person!"

"Let's leave it at that for now."

The golden nascent soul waved its hand, and immediately transformed into a beam of golden light, entering Zhou Chun's body and returning to his Purple Mansion.

The blue and white nascent soul also returned to the Purple Mansion.

At the same time, Zhou Chun opened his tightly closed eyes and regained consciousness.

"This is the second Nascent Soul? Just as described in the ancient texts, it's almost like a second version of myself. Its profound mysteries far surpass those of a divided soul!"

Zhou Chun muttered to himself, thinking about the situation of the two Nascent Soul cultivators being in the same room just now, and a smile couldn't help but appear on his lips.

For him, cultivating the second Nascent Soul was just the beginning; the next step was to strengthen and enhance it.

First, a powerful and suitable cultivation technique must be selected for him/her, then a natal magic weapon must be crafted for him/her, and finally, a body that can unleash his/her full power must be found for him/her.

A Nascent Soul is still a Nascent Soul after all. Without the protection of a physical body, it is too fragile. A being of the same level could perish with a single touch.

Fortunately, Zhou Chun was well-prepared for these situations.

In terms of cultivation techniques, the Zhou family now has a wealth of options, with far too many to choose from.

In terms of spiritual root aptitude, his second nascent soul can be considered to have both water and ice attributes, and he can cultivate any cultivation method with either of these attributes.

Since he has already reached the Nascent Soul stage, he can be less concerned about the dangers he might encounter while practicing various cultivation techniques.

Therefore, when choosing a cultivation method, the natural goal is to enhance combat power.

After carefully selecting from the various cultivation techniques possessed by his family, Zhou Chun quickly chose a technique with the icy attribute called "Heavenly Frost Profound Nether Technique".

The Heavenly Frost Profound Nether Technique is not actually difficult to cultivate, but it is quite dangerous. During the cultivation process, one must be naked in an icy place. The more intense the cold air, the better the cultivation effect.

Therefore, among the cultivators who practice this technique, many go to places of extreme cold that they cannot endure to cultivate in seclusion in order to pursue faster cultivation speed or to forcibly break through realms.

Ultimately, it was frozen to death by the extreme cold without anyone noticing, turning into a block of ice.

Those who master the "Heavenly Frost Profound Nether Technique" will develop a supernatural power called "Heavenly Frost Profound Nether Qi".

This supernatural power is similar to the True Fire Supernatural Power, and it has extremely strong growth potential. It can continuously increase its power by absorbing and refining various icy and cold attribute powers.

Furthermore, this energy has a wide range of uses, both offensive and defensive, with endless applications.

In addition, this technique also records many secret methods of ice-attribute supernatural powers, as well as methods for refining natal magic treasures.

Zhou Chun took a liking to the natal magic weapon called the [Heavenly Frost Profound Nether Sword].

The best material for crafting this kind of magical artifact is the [Ten Thousand Year Mystic Jade], and he happens to have one in his possession.

As for the physical body, the best solution is to possess the body of a cultivator with good aptitude.

However, although Zhou Chun survived in this way when he came to this world, it was a passive situation that occurred when he was completely ignorant, and the original owner of the body had already perished at that time.

He himself disliked the idea of ​​directly possessing a living person's body.

Therefore, he planned to take some time to visit the Ice Barbarian Kingdom and find a recently deceased body for his second Nascent Soul to take over.

Most of the cultivators in the Ice Barbarian Kingdom practice ice-attribute techniques, and many of them perish while adventuring outside for various reasons. It wouldn't be too difficult for Zhou Chun to find a suitable body.

After making all the necessary arrangements, Zhou Chun emerged from seclusion.

He secluded himself for six or seven years. When he came out, his son Zhou Xinyuan was already twelve or thirteen years old and his height was almost the same as his.

Furthermore, due to her good aptitude and abundant resources, Zhou Xinyuan, at only thirteen years old, already possessed the cultivation level of the seventh stage of Qi Refining, and her speed seemed to be no less than that of Zhou Zhiying back then.

And it's unclear whether it's because they haven't seen their father for many years, or because they've gradually matured and come to understand the significance of their father's status and position, or simply because they were awestruck by the powerful aura he exuded upon emerging from seclusion.

Upon seeing him, she froze, too stunned to call out to him.

Seeing this, Zhou Chun could only offer a gesture of goodwill, opening his arms slightly and smiling, "You've grown so big already, your father can't even lift you up anymore!"

It was perhaps the familiar voice that made him feel more at ease, or perhaps he was awakened by Zhou Chun's words.

Zhou Xinyuan, who looked five or six parts similar to Zhou Chun but with a more youthful and innocent appearance, immediately ran towards him with a look of surprise, and the father and son gave each other a big hug.

"Father, you've finally emerged from seclusion! I haven't seen you for six or seven years!"

Nestled in her father's arms, Zhou Xinyuan finally rediscovered the feeling of her childhood, and her tone naturally became lively again.

Zhou Chun also felt a bit emotional about this. Indeed, blood ties can create a sense of intimacy. Blood ties that share the same origin can naturally eliminate any sense of unfamiliarity that comes with not seeing each other for a long time.

Is this what it feels like to be connected by blood?

He seemed to realize something, and immediately rubbed his son's head, saying, "It's my fault. I should have waited until you grew up before going into seclusion. I shouldn't have missed these few years when you're growing the fastest."

The only person who could make the dignified Master Chun Jun admit his mistake was his son!

Fortunately, Zhou Xinyuan had begun to understand things by this time. After a little bit of coquetry, she didn't bring up the matter again. Instead, she held her father's arm and asked him to tell her stories about slaying demons and monsters.

It turns out that during the years Zhou Chun was in seclusion, the clan history compiled under the supervision of Zhou Mingde had been officially finalized after multiple revisions and checks.

The students at the Zhou Family School were naturally among the first to learn and memorize this family history.

During this process, Zhou Xinyuan naturally came to understand how great and important her father was to the Zhou family!

The glorious deeds of Zhou Chun recorded in those clan histories filled him with boundless longing, even though he had never left Qinglian Peak, and he wanted to understand the details of what happened back then more clearly.

Asking the person involved is undoubtedly the best option.

Zhou Chun certainly wouldn't let his son down, especially since this was a good opportunity to establish his own great image in front of his son, something no father would miss.

After satisfying her son's curiosity in this way, Zhou Chun asked Su Yuzhen to take her son away first, and then went to see Zhou Mingde.

At this time, Zhou Mingde's lifespan was almost over, and he looked much older.

But perhaps because all his wishes had truly been fulfilled, he seemed to be in very good spirits.

After talking with him and confirming that he would not die in the next few years, Zhou Chun returned to his cave with peace of mind.

However, to Zhou Chun's surprise, just a few months after he had been enjoying family bliss with his wife and children, an explosive piece of news reached him at breakneck speed.

The alien race has launched an attack on the human race!

And it's a two-pronged attack!

The "Multi-Winged Tribe" of the Dolan Grassland launched a major attack on the Great Zhou Kingdom from the northwest. It is said that within a few days, they had amassed troops outside Tianyuan Immortal City and almost captured this number one immortal city of the Great Zhou Kingdom in one fell swoop.

At the same time, the three alien races on Tianman Plain also launched a joint attack, directly conquering the entire Heng Kingdom in one fell swoop and killing many Nascent Soul stage cultivators of Heng Kingdom.