Beast Taming Immortal Clan

Has what was bound to happen finally arrived?

On Qinglian Peak, after recovering from the shock of hearing the news, Zhou Chun muttered to himself in a low voice.

It should be said that he and many other Nascent Soul stage cultivators of the human race were prepared for this kind of thing.

Upon hearing the news, I was shocked, but not particularly surprised.

In this world today, although the human race is undoubtedly the largest race, occupying the most vast territory.

However, other alien races are not entirely useless and cannot be slaughtered and manipulated at will.

In fact, the reason why the human race has not taken any action against the remaining alien races for nearly ten thousand years is not because they do not want to, but because they cannot.

None of these remaining foreign tribes were easy to deal with.

Their individual strength may be significantly weaker than that of the human race, but the human race would suffer considerable losses if they wanted to defeat them.

The key point is that, given the precedent of many alien races being completely wiped out by humans, the remaining alien races have formed an anti-human alliance.

If the human race dares to launch an attack on any other race, the other races will inevitably harass the human race's rear in order to avoid being defeated and wiped out one by one.

If humanity were to simultaneously contend with all other races, even if it were not wiped out, it would certainly be embroiled in a long and protracted war, with little hope of victory.

Therefore, in the last ten thousand years, the human race has restrained its sharpness and basically will no longer take the initiative to start a war against any other race.

At most, some human forces and nations might clash with internal forces of other races over certain treasures, resulting in a small-scale battle.

If the human race does not take the initiative to attack and expand, those alien races will naturally not seek to provoke the human race.

After all, the so-called anti-human alliance only agreed that when humans attacked a certain alien race, other alien races would send troops to help each other. It did not say that if a certain alien race provoked humans, they would have to help them.

If that were the case, the world would now be left with either only the human race or only one or two other races!

However, it is clear that the thoughts among different races have changed again.

There are also capable people among the alien races.

When they discovered that the turbid evil energy was gradually dissipating, they knew that once the turbid evil energy was completely dissipated, the human race, with its current size, would definitely be the biggest beneficiary.

At that time, the human race, which was already the most powerful race, will once again be a level above these alien races. Even if they unite, they probably won't be able to defeat the human race.

Therefore, rather than passively being attacked in the future, watching the human race grow stronger and stronger while waiting to die, it is better to take the initiative now, seize the initiative, and fight to the death.

If they can successfully inflict a heavy blow on the human race and take a large chunk of flesh from them, then they will have a thousand years to expand their population and still have a glimmer of hope for the future.

Even if they fail, as long as both sides suffer heavy losses, they can accept the consequences.

The only thing Zhou Chun hadn't expected was that the powerful members of the alien race could coordinate so quickly and make such a crucial decision.

This made him sigh softly, "What a pity! If only I could have another two or three hundred years, my strength would definitely be vastly different from what it is now!"

He has only just refined his second nascent soul, and has not yet fully armed it, so there is still a lot of room for improvement in his strength.

However, since it has already happened, there's no use lamenting now.

What Zhou Chun is most worried about right now is not being conscripted to fight against the "Multi-Winged Clan" or the three alien races of Tianman Plain.

Instead, they were worried about whether the demons of Longyuanze would also send troops.

Being conscripted to resist the alien race would at most mean he and a few Golden Core cultivators from the Zhou family would go; frankly, it wouldn't have a significant impact on the family.

However, if the demons of Longyuanze send troops, Jingguo will be the first front line.

Whether Jingguo will be conquered in one fell swoop like Hengguo, which was wiped out by the three alien races of Tianman Plain, remains to be seen.

So after thinking it over for a while, Zhou Chun immediately went to the Zhenxuan Sect to visit the Xuanzhen Master.

The message he received came from Master Xuanzhen; otherwise, it would have taken much longer for the Zhou family to learn of the news through their own channels.

Therefore, Zhou Chun is now eager to learn more detailed information and to find out the plans of the Heavenly Spirit Alliance.

However, when Zhou Chun arrived outside the Zhenxuan Sect and tried to contact Master Xuanzhen, the other party did not respond in time.

Impatient, he revealed himself and paid his respects at the mountain.

He later learned from other Nascent Soul stage cultivators of the True Profound Sect that after conveying the message to him, True Master Xuanzhen had already set off for the Great Zhou Kingdom to find out more details, and had anticipated his arrival, so he told him to wait patiently.

Upon learning of this, Zhou Chun could only remain at the Zhenxuan Sect, burdened with worries, to await the return of Master Xuanzhen.

During this time, as expected, other Nascent Soul stage cultivators, like him, came to the True Profound Sect to gather information, and then everyone stayed here to wait for True Person Xuanzhen to return.

After waiting for about five days, Xuanzhen Zhenren finally returned to Zhenxuan Sect.

"All fellow Daoists are here. That saves me the trouble of notifying each of you individually."

Inside the True Profound Sect, the returning True Master Xuanzhen showed no surprise upon seeing Zhou Chun and the other Nascent Soul cultivators. He simply nodded slightly and said a few words.

Before anyone could ask, he took the initiative to tell them what he had learned from the Great Zhou Kingdom.

"When I went to the Great Zhou Kingdom, I also went to the front line to contribute once. At present, the offensive of the Multiwinged Clan is very fierce. Both high-level beings and low-level mages have mobilized a large number of troops, and they are still continuously reinforcing their forces."

"Fortunately, the Great Zhou Kingdom is powerful and discovered the Multi-Winged Clan's invasion in time. With the support of neighboring countries, the situation doesn't seem too serious for now, and we should be able to stabilize the front!"

"However, the situation is not good for the three major alien races of Tianman Plain. After Heng Kingdom was captured, the surrounding countries were also attacked, and the casualties were considerable. Although a great cultivator has stepped forward to coordinate the resistance of the various countries, it is still difficult to conceal their strength!"

At this point, Master Xuanzhen paused, then glanced around at everyone and said, "Of course, I know that you fellow Daoists are concerned not only about the situation on these two battlefields, but also about the movements of the demon race in Longyuan Marsh. This is the main reason why I personally went to the Great Zhou Kingdom!"

"In the Great Zhou Kingdom, I met with Senior Tianyi Divine Venerable. According to him, Senior Yuanyang Venerable has arrived in our Tianling Territory to oversee the movements of the Longyuanze demon race. If the demon race dares to make any unusual moves, we must strictly guard our borders and not allow them to enter and cause trouble!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Master Xuanzhen's gaze fell on Zhou Chun.

"Fellow Daoist Zhou, your Jing Kingdom is on the front line directly facing the demon race of Longyuanze. I hope that after you return, you can organize people to gather intelligence and prepare war plans so that you won't be caught off guard if war really breaks out."

"Of course, defending against the demon race cannot be left to your Jing Kingdom alone. The alliance will immediately rebuild the Heavenly Spirit Legion and designate the countries bordering the Longyuanze demon race as the legion's main garrison locations!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chun nodded solemnly and said, "Fellow Daoist Xuanzhen, rest assured, I understand what to do."

This response prompted Master Xuanzhen to nod slightly, and then he looked at everyone and asked, "So, fellow Daoists, is there anything else you wish to ask?"

Upon hearing this, a Nascent Soul cultivator from the Shen Kingdom immediately asked, "I would like to ask Fellow Daoist Xuanzhen, if the Dragon Abyss Demon Clan really launches a large-scale attack, will we have reinforcements? Otherwise, relying solely on the strength of our Heavenly Spirit Alliance, I'm afraid we are no match for the entire Dragon Abyss Demon Clan!"

Faced with such a question, Master Xuanzhen immediately replied without hesitation: "Of course there will be! In the face of a large-scale invasion by alien races, all nations of our human race share the same fate, and we all suffer together. The senior Nascent Soul Venerables will absolutely not allow anyone to stand idly by and do nothing!"

His tone was very firm and full of confidence.

Regardless of whether things will actually turn out as well as he says, at least his words at this time are certainly reassuring.

Therefore, after hearing his words, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Zhou Chun then spoke up, saying, "I also have a request. Could you please ask the countries in the rear to provide a spiritual land as a backup mountain for our major sects on the front lines, so that we can transfer some of our younger disciples here to cultivate? In this way, if a great war really breaks out, we can put aside our concerns and fight with all our might!"

These words immediately garnered strong support from other stakeholders, who all voiced their support.

"Yes, yes, Fellow Daoist Zhou is right. That's what I think too."

"I wholeheartedly agree with Fellow Daoist Zhou's suggestion."

"Fellow Daoist Zhou's words are excellent. If we don't do this, even if we go to the battlefield, we won't dare to go all out!"

For forces like the Zhou family, since their mountain gates and territories are located in border countries, once war breaks out, they certainly have no way to escape, nor would they dare to flee directly.

Otherwise, even if they escaped the clutches of the demon army, they would not escape the purge within the human race.

However, if they were asked to risk the lives of their entire clan and sect, and the very survival of their family and sect, to fight the enemy on the front lines, they certainly wouldn't be so noble.

If we don't reassure them now, once the war breaks out, even if they don't dare to flee with their entire clan and sect, they certainly won't sit idly by and wait to die. They will definitely try their best to contribute to the continuation of their family and sect.

In that situation, their actions were absolutely detrimental to the overall situation.

Therefore, after listening to Zhou Chun and the others' requests, Xuanzhen Zhenren also began to communicate and negotiate with the Nascent Soul stage cultivators from the various countries in the rear.

After some communication and negotiation, the countries in the rear basically agreed to their demands and agreed to arrange a spiritual vein site for them as a backup mountain gate.

However, this place is only temporarily lent to them. Unless their mountain gate is truly flattened in the war and cannot be recovered, it will eventually have to be returned.

This condition was acceptable to Zhou Chun and the others.

After the terms were agreed upon, the others dispersed, but Zhou Chun was stopped by Master Xuanzhen and stayed behind.

He fixed his gaze on Zhou Chun and slowly said, "There's something I can't tell the other fellow Daoists right now, but you should keep it in mind, Fellow Daoist Zhou."

"The offensive of the three alien races in Tianman Plain is extremely fierce. If the demon race in Longyuanze doesn't make any moves in the near future, I'm afraid our Tianling Realm will still need to send a few powerful Nascent Soul stage cultivators to provide support. At that time, either I will lead the team myself, or Fellow Daoist Zhou will be needed to lead the team!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chun immediately frowned.

He immediately questioned, "Logically speaking, our Tianling Realm also needs to guard against the Dragon Abyss Demon Clan. Even if we need to provide support, we can draw Nascent Soul cultivators from the cultivation world in the far west or from the countries along the Nie Ling Valley. There's no reason to draw people from the already manpower-deficient Tianling Realm!"

Faced with his questioning, Master Xuanzhen smiled wryly and spread his hands, saying, "That's how it should be, but Fellow Daoist Zhou, think about it. There was another alien race on the Dolan Grassland that had been enemies with the Multi-Winged Race for generations. Why is it that the Multi-Winged Race dares to launch a full-scale attack on our human race now?"

"Fellow Daoist Xuanzhen, do you mean...?"

Zhou Chun's expression changed slightly, and he looked at Xuanzhen Zhenren with surprise and doubt in his eyes.

"Yes, in the cultivation world of the far west, we also need to be on high alert against the invasion of the Triangle Clan, and we also need to prevent the invasion of the demon race from the Wilderness of Ten Thousand Beasts. We simply cannot spare any manpower to support other places."

"The nations along the Netherworld Canyon have already begun to send troops to support the two battlefields, and will also leave some troops as reserves, ready to support the cultivation world in the far west, or our Heavenly Spirit Realm!"

Master Xuanzhen nodded slightly and spoke in a heavy tone about the inside story.

This caused Zhou Chun to fall silent for a moment.

After a long silence, Zhou Chun finally let out a long sigh and said, "I never imagined the situation would deteriorate to such an extent. It seems that our human race is truly facing a great calamity this time!"

Upon hearing this, Master Xuanzhen calmly replied, "Rise and fall, honor and disgrace, are all governed by cause and effect. To reap great rewards, one must naturally endure great tribulations!"

At this point, the man continued with a hopeful tone, "As long as our human race can overcome this calamity, we will be able to sweep away the surrounding alien realms and completely control this world!"

"Fellow Daoist Xuanzhen is quite optimistic!"

Zhou Chun sighed again, seemingly lacking confidence.

Seeing this, Master Xuanzhen shook his head slightly and comforted him, saying, "Fellow Daoist Zhou, there is no need to worry too much. In ancient times, when our human race faced powerful alien races from all sides and was not at a disadvantage in terms of strength, we still managed to survive. This just shows that destiny is on our side."

"Our human race is now stronger than ever before, while the alien races can only eke out a living in the desolate and barren lands. There's no reason for us to lose to them!"

"The alien race's attack appears fierce, but it's merely a concentrated effort, a burst of energy. Once their momentum wane and their strength wane, they'll be no threat!"

Whether these words are true or false is another matter.

However, after hearing Xuanzhen Zhenren's words, Zhou Chun realized that he had indeed been worrying too much.

To be cowardly before the battle even begins is a cardinal sin in war!

He quickly took a deep breath to adjust his mindset, then solemnly cupped his hands towards Master Xuanzhen and said, "Thank you for your guidance, Fellow Daoist Xuanzhen. I have learned a lot. No matter how the situation changes in the future, we just need to be ready for battle at any time!"

"Hehehe, I'm relieved to hear Fellow Daoist Zhou say that."

Master Xuanzhen chuckled, quite pleased with Zhou Chun's words.

After exchanging a few more words, Zhou Chun took his leave.

Upon returning to the family, Zhou Chun immediately instructed Zhou Daoyi to lead a team to Yang Kingdom to select a spiritual vein site as a backup mountain gate for the Zhou family.

In a narrow sense, the Heavenly Spirit Realm doesn't actually extend to Yang Kingdom. The Heavenly Spirit Realm, in a narrow sense, only encompasses four or five countries surrounding Jing Kingdom.

However, because the Yuanmo Legion came with overwhelming force, it was impossible for these few weak countries in the narrow sense to stop them.

So later, five or six more countries joined in, forming the Celestial Alliance.

The Yang Kingdom, which had experienced the devastation of the "Thousand Extinction Gu Plague," and the relatively weak Dayun Kingdom were among those who joined at that time. They also hoped to join a powerful organization and avoid being isolated.

The Heavenly Spirit Alliance now has eleven member states, and the Heavenly Spirit Realm, in a broad sense, is one to two times larger than in a narrow sense.

As for the countries in the heart of the Heavenly Spirit Realm, such as Yang Kingdom and Dayun Kingdom, they have become the preferred backup mountain gates for the major powers of various countries to directly confront the demon race of Longyuanze.

After Zhou Daoyi led people to Yang Kingdom for investigation, Zhou Chun had Zhou Xinyan compile a list of clansmen to be sent away, while also arranging more people to go to the wilderness to monitor and find out the movements of the demon race. The scaled frog alien race was also a key source of intelligence, and he specially arranged for people to go there to give them instructions.

Zhou Chun himself visited various spiritual vein sites in Jing Kingdom to investigate and formulate war plans.

If war really breaks out and the battlefield is set up in Yasukuni, we need to plan in advance which locations are suitable for setting up large-scale strongholds.

However, this matter is not difficult, because Jingguo has experienced many wars in the past thousand years, and the true strategic locations have long been tested in actual combat. Zhou Chun only needs to make some minor adjustments based on the characteristics of the Longyuanze demon race.

As the saying goes, good news doesn't travel far, but bad news travels a thousand miles.

Soon, news of the large-scale invasion by alien races spread throughout the Tianling Kingdom, causing widespread panic.

Under these circumstances, some people naturally thought of the huge threat posed by the demon race of Longyuanze. As a result, some small and medium-sized forces and independent cultivators in Jingguo wanted to leave Jingguo in advance and go to a safer rear area to take refuge.

But they soon discovered that it was simply impossible to do.

Although the Jing Kingdom did not prevent them from leaving, the countries in the rear, which had already been notified, strictly reviewed the entry of foreign cultivators into the market strongholds, basically preventing them from entering to replenish supplies and rest.

This prevents them from entering the market or other cultivation families' strongholds for supplies. Even cultivators at the Purple Mansion stage do not have the ability to travel long distances, let alone continue their cultivation!

At this time, news of the Heavenly Spirit Alliance reorganizing the Heavenly Spirit Legion spread, along with many true and false reports of various countries in the rear mobilizing rogue cultivators to fight against alien races.

Under the influence of these messages, those mid- to low-level cultivators who were already finding it difficult to travel far could only return to their original locations, either applying to join the Heavenly Spirit Legion or continuing to drift along.

On the Zhou family's side, Zhou Daoyi quickly returned from his inspection of Yang Kingdom. He then took more than a hundred young and weaker Zhou family cultivators to Yang Kingdom for resettlement. He also sent Zhou Cunxin, who had recently formed his core, to the country to oversee and protect these clansmen.

However, Zhou Xinyuan was not among them.

Zhou Chun had other plans for her only son.

Several more months passed, and Zhou Zhiying, who was traveling abroad, finally had to end his travels early and return to the Zhou family due to the invasion of foreign tribes.

"Ying'er, your return comes at just the right time. The situation is uncertain, and I may be sent to the battlefield against the foreign tribes at any moment, leaving me unable to care for the family. Therefore, the safety of your master's wife and Xinyuan depends on you. I hope you can shoulder this responsibility and take good care of them for me!"

Inside the cave, after receiving Zhou Zhiying who had returned from his travels, Zhou Chun looked at his prized disciple with a serious expression and told him about his plans.

Upon hearing his words, Zhou Zhiying immediately replied without hesitation, "Master, rest assured, as long as I am alive, I will absolutely not allow my mistress and junior brother to suffer any harm!"

"Yes, I trust you to handle things."

Zhou Chun nodded slightly, and then gave her a detailed explanation of the relevant matters.

After several days, Zhou Zhiying took Su Yuzhen and her son and left the Zhou family's mountain gate, their whereabouts unknown.

At the same time, Zhou Chun also sent out his second Nascent Soul to accompany Silver Dragon Lord to the Ice Kingdom.

His main body is currently unable to move easily, and he is not comfortable letting his second nascent soul go out alone to find a suitable body, so he can only send Silver Dragon Lord to supervise and protect him.

After arranging these urgent matters, Zhou Chun then began to make arrangements for the other members of the family.

The Heavenly Spirit Legion has now been rebuilt. At Zhou Chun's command, Xu Fu, Zhou Zhiqian, and Wu Yuzhu, three Golden Core elders of the Zhou family, led seven Purple Mansion stage cultivators and more than sixty Foundation Establishment cultivators to join the army. Each of them served as a battalion commander, leading the troops to guard key markets in Lingzhou and Lanzhou.

The safety of the Zhou family's mountain gate was entrusted to Luo Qingni, Zhou Daoyi, Zhou Xinyan, and others.

Mu Sang's [Azure Profound Seal] has been used again to suppress the great formation. Relying on the [Heavenly Azure Dragon Formation], a mountain-protecting formation, under the command of Luo Qingni, a Nascent Soul cultivator, it is enough to withstand the attacks of several fifth-order demon kings.

Of course, if the demon race of Longyuanze really launches a large-scale attack, the Zhou family and this formation alone will definitely not be able to protect the mountain gate. They will need the support of other countries in the Tianling Alliance.

The only thing that puts Zhou Chun at ease now is that the Nascent Soul stage cultivators from various countries have reached an agreement that they will immediately rush to the front-line countries like Jing Kingdom to provide support should they discover any signs of an attack by the demon race.

If three to five Nascent Soul stage cultivators were to take up residence at the Zhou family's mountain gate, the chances of defending this place would greatly increase.

While the Heavenly Spirit Alliance was preparing for war, battle reports from the two alien battlefields continued to pour in.

Judging from the battle reports, regardless of the outcome on either battlefield, the advance of the alien race has finally been halted.

Especially in the Great Zhou Kingdom, the army of the "Multi-Winged Clan" was firmly blocked outside the Tianyuan Immortal City. No matter how many times they launched an offensive, they could not break through this magnificent city that was built specifically to deal with them during the war!

On the other hand, regarding the three alien races of Tianman Plain, the human race only managed to block the advance of their high-level beings, while the low- and middle-level beings from both sides were engaged in fierce battles on the land of several countries, fighting for every inch of territory.

This situation lasted for almost a year, but then a new change occurred when another major alien race, the Triangle Clan, invaded the cultivation world in the far west, opening up a third battlefield.

Although the Terran race, fighting on three fronts, still has some resources left, the situation is clearly developing in an unfavorable direction.

Because nobody knows whether a fourth battlefield will appear, when it will appear, or even whether a fifth battlefield will appear!

Therefore, in the third month after the Triangle Clan's invasion, Zhou Chun received a decree ordering him and three Nascent Soul stage cultivators from the Heavenly Spirit Alliance to participate in the counterattack against the three alien races of the Heavenly Barbarian Plain!