Beast Taming Immortal Clan

Chapter 743 Ascending to Godhood and Bestowing Treasures [Please Subscribe]

"What a pity, what a pity! Just a hair's breadth away, and that bastard still got away!"

Within the territory of Heng Kingdom, in the sky above a certain point, Zhou Chun hovered in mid-air, gazing regretfully in a certain direction and letting out a sigh.

It turned out that after the great battle reached this place, their master and servants fought fiercely and finally succeeded in severely injuring the Lin surname cultivator's physical body, forcing him to abandon his physical body and escape with his nascent soul leaving his body.

However, when Zhou Chun used the [Unfixed Golden Light Pearl] to try to immobilize the opponent's nascent soul, the opponent bravely cut off his own arm and used that spiritual treasure banner to block it.

After that, he never had another chance to catch up with the other person!

"Fortunately, it wasn't a complete loss. This magical treasure is quite powerful; perhaps the Golden-Winged Tiger can use it when it transforms into human form!"

Turning back, Zhou Chun looked at the cyan banner still swaying and struggling in his hand, and his expression finally softened considerably.

If revenge is not taken into account, the gain from a spiritual treasure is far greater than the gain from killing a fifth-tier enemy.

Golden light surged in his hand, and he quickly suppressed the spirit of the cyan banner, sealing it away and storing it in his storage bag.

Zhou Chun didn't linger there. He determined the direction and returned to the Yunling Mountains.

When he returned to the Yunling Mountains, the strongholds of the alien alliance had been mostly breached, and the human army was in the process of clearing out and killing the fleeing aliens.

However, the previous battle directly destroyed the original Zhongding Sect's mountain gate, making it difficult to find a place for Nascent Soul stage cultivators to rest and recuperate.

Zhou Chun wasn't in a hurry to rest; he was more concerned about the situation of Tai Geng God and that barbarian saint.

Upon returning, he discovered that the place where the two sixth-tier beings had fought was now completely silent, and he wondered if the battlefield had moved to another location.

So, out of curiosity, he immediately sought out the Nascent Soul cultivators and even Golden Core cultivators who had returned earlier to inquire about their situation.

After some investigation, the result was not unexpected.

Tai Geng, the Divine Lord, and that Barbarian Saint have indeed moved the battlefield.

However, according to this account, after Tai Geng God Venerable gained the upper hand, he chased the Barbarian Saint all the way to Tianman Plain.

Whether there's any exaggeration involved is unclear.

Overall, Zhou Chun was very happy with the result.

He didn't expect Tai Geng Divine Venerable to kill that barbarian saint; that was simply unrealistic.

The goal is simply to inflict a severe blow on the opponent, preventing them from engaging in combat with cultivators of the same level for a short period.

If this can be achieved, then the alien races of Tianman Plain will be nothing to fear.

After a short rest, these people were able to head to the Heavenly Spirit Realm to prepare for the attack by the Dragon Abyss Demon Clan.

Next, Zhou Chun didn't wander around. He went straight back to the camp where he had set off to rest and wait for Tai Geng God's next order.

During this process, more and more Nascent Soul stage cultivators began to return, but some never returned!

About half a day after Zhou Chun returned, the incarnation of Tai Geng God also returned.

However, the incarnation was in a bad state, appearing to be severely injured. After returning, it only gave a few brief instructions before closing the golden palace and going into seclusion to heal its wounds.

As instructed by the incarnation of the Tai Geng God, Zhou Chun and other cultivators whose injuries did not affect their combat effectiveness were to continue to assist the human army in recovering the lost territory of Heng Kingdom and to support other battlefields after a short rest.

Only after the alien alliance of Tianman Plains is completely defeated and eliminated can the outcome of this war be determined.

After resting for a while, Zhou Chun released Feng Yuanjun and checked her injuries.

At this time, quite some time had passed since Feng Yuanjun was injured. Through the powerful regenerative and recovery ability of the [Undying Body] divine power, she had already regrown her severed wings.

However, these newly grown wings are still very fragile, and they have very few feathers.

Judging from the current situation, even with the best elixirs, it would take Feng Yuanjun more than three to five years to fully recover her vital energy.

This made Zhou Chun frown deeply.

If Feng Yuanjun is unable to participate in the battle, then the "Heavenly Absolute Four Symbols Formation," his greatest trump card, will be useless. If he were to fight a major battle against the Longyuanze demon race, he would have no chance of withstanding the attacks of those fifth-tier high-grade dragon kings.

This was undoubtedly something very difficult for him to accept!

So now he may only have two choices: either let Feng Yuanjun use the "Nirvana" divine power to undergo a rebirth in flames.

Even if he doesn't recover to his peak condition, he can at least recover 70-80% of his normal strength, which is enough to set up the "Heavenly Four Symbols Formation".

But the cost is that it will take another hundred years to recover.

The second option is to let the Golden-Winged Tiger overcome the Heavenly Tribulation and advance to the fifth-tier Demon King, replacing Phoenix Lord and setting up the "Heavenly Absolute Four Symbols Formation" with the other three Demon King spirit pets.

If possible, Zhou Chun would naturally prefer the second option.

However, the problem is that the Golden-Winged Tiger is currently in a deep slumber, and it is unknown whether it will be able to participate in the great battle with the Dragon Abyss Demon Clan!

"Alright, let's wait and see. If it really doesn't work, we'll just have to ask Feng Yuanjun to make another sacrifice!"

With a silent sigh, Zhou Chun immediately cleared his mind of distractions and began to meditate and practice his internal energy.

After resting for a day, Zhou Chun led several early-stage Nascent Soul cultivators to set off to support another battlefield.

For the next seven or eight days, Zhou Chun was constantly on the move, shuttling between multiple battlefields.

But it's hard to say exactly how busy he is.

With the outcome of the battle in the Yunling Mountains, the allied forces of the alien races have begun to withdraw from all battlefields.

Those fifth-tier alien powerhouses were all slippery, and they would never face a strongman like Zhou Chun head-on again.

Therefore, apart from capturing a fifth-tier low-grade barbarian king, Zhou Chun's actual battle results were not significant.

However, the small results do not mean that the gains were not good.

During these past few days, he seized the opportunity to kill four fourth-tier spirit generals of the Five Elements Spirit Clan, obtaining four fourth-tier spirit pearls. He also killed seven fourth-tier demon beasts, obtaining seven fourth-tier demon cores, and twenty or thirty third-tier demon cores!

Such opportunities to wantonly slaughter fourth-tier and third-tier demonic beasts are truly rare.

However, considering the upcoming offensive from the demon race in Longyuanze, Zhou Chun might still have a chance to obtain a few fifth-tier demon cores.

On this day, Zhou Chun returned to the camp near the Yunling Mountains.

At this time, the avatar of the Tai Geng God Venerable had not yet emerged from seclusion, and the whereabouts of his true body were also unknown.

However, the alien alliance was doomed to defeat, suffering a complete rout, and the survivors were trying to escape to Tianman Plain.

The task of hunting down the younger generation no longer requires Zhou Chun and the other Nascent Soul cultivators to take action. It's time to give the younger generation something to do and an opportunity to make contributions.

Upon his return, Zhou Chun saw Nangong Wuqing once again.

Upon seeing this, he quickly stepped forward and bowed deeply to the other party to express his gratitude: "I am truly grateful to Fellow Daoist Nangong for your help. Without your assistance, I, Zhou, would have been utterly betrayed by that traitor!"

Seeing this, Nangong Wuqing quickly reached out to help him up, saying, "Fellow Daoist Zhou, you're too kind. We're all working for the great cause of humanity, there's no need for thanks. Your courage in taking on such a heavy responsibility and holding back the fifth-tier superior barbarian king is even more worthy of our respect!"

He then deliberately skipped over the matter and asked about Zhou Chun's experiences and gains over the past few days.

During their conversation, Zhou Chun unexpectedly learned the reason why the incarnation of the God Tai Geng was injured.

According to Nangong Wuqing, the reason why Tai Geng Divine Venerable's avatar was injured was because he caught up with a fifth-tier high-grade Heavenly Soul Clan expert and tried to kill him.

A fifth-tier high-grade alien expert might be someone that Tai Geng God Venerable could easily kill with a single move.

However, for an avatar with only the cultivation level of the late Nascent Soul stage, it is clearly a formidable opponent.

Although he eventually managed to kill his opponent, he was also injured by the opponent's self-destruction before dying!

"Not only was Senior Tai Geng injured, but Fellow Daoist Gu Xuan was also severely injured by that fifth-tier high-grade Fire Spirit Clan Spirit King's mutually destructive divine power while pursuing him. I'm afraid he'll have to spend the next few decades in seclusion recuperating!"

After explaining the reason for the injury to the incarnation of the God of Tai Geng, Nangong Wuqing revealed another piece of information that Zhou Chun was unaware of.

The "fellow Daoist Gu Xuan" he mentioned was named Gu Xuan Zhenren, a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator on the human side.

Upon hearing his words, Zhou Chun was initially shocked, then couldn't help but exclaim, "I truly knew nothing of this matter. I never imagined that a great cultivator like Fellow Daoist Gu Xuan would suffer such a severe injury. It seems I am quite lucky!"

"Yes, although it seems that our human race has won this war for the time being, quite a few fellow cultivators have fallen or been injured. It's been a long time since we've seen Nascent Soul stage cultivators fall one after another!"

Nangong Wuqing also sighed, moved by the sentiment.

There are only so many Nascent Soul stage cultivators, and many of them actually know each other and have interacted with each other before.

Zhou Chun has only been in the Nascent Soul stage for a short time and hasn't made many friends among the cultivators, so his understanding of their abilities may not be as profound yet.

This time, Nangong Wuqing lost two of his fairly good friends on the battlefield, which saddened him for a while.

After discussing their own casualties, Zhou Chun said in a low voice with some worry, "I don't know what Senior Tai Geng is planning. I want to return to my clan as soon as possible to deal with the attack from the Dragon Abyss Demon Clan!"

Hearing this, Nangong Wuqing nodded understandingly and said, "I understand. If I were Fellow Daoist Zhou, I would also be eager to return home. However, Fellow Daoist Zhou, please wait a little longer. Senior Taigeng should issue new orders soon!"

"Well, I hope so!"

Zhou Chun sighed again, and then the two talked for a while before going back to their respective residences to rest.

Back at his temporary lodgings, Zhou Chun had no desire to rest and instead began to take stock of his gains over the past few days.

In the previous battle in the Yunling Mountains, he only killed one mid-grade fifth-level barbarian king, and that was only by joining forces with another mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator.

Given the special circumstances, Zhou Chun took the Barbarian King's corpse and weapons, while giving the storage artifact on the Barbarian King to the mid-Nascent Soul cultivator. The credit for killing the Barbarian King was split equally between the two.

Although Zhou Chun destroyed the traitor's physical body, in addition to obtaining a magical banner, his nascent soul also took away the storage bag from the traitor's body.

Therefore, his main gains now come from killing another fifth-tier low-grade barbarian king and those fourth-tier barbarians and five-element spirit races.

At this point, they opened the storage artifacts they had obtained from the alien races one by one. The contents inside were a complete mess, containing all sorts of things.

After a thorough inventory, the only items that caught Zhou Chun's eye were a slightly damaged top-grade magic weapon flying sword, a spirit ginseng that was over six thousand years old, a large section of fifth-order spirit wood, nine spirit herbs that were over three thousand years old, and two high-grade magic weapons.

Most of these items came from the storage artifacts of that fifth-tier low-grade barbarian king, and should be his spoils of war.

After examining these items, Zhou Chun directly fed the spirit ginseng to Feng Yuanjun to help her recover her vitality.

That top-grade magic weapon flying sword should be the natal magic weapon of a certain Nascent Soul stage cultivator. It has no value for repair or use, so Zhou Chun plans to give it to the Golden-Winged Tiger for refinement to help it overcome tribulation.

He then raised his hand and patted the storage bag at his waist, taking out the cyan banner magic treasure.

Previously, Zhou Chun hadn't had the time or the opportunity to deal with this treasure, but now that he had some free time, he was prepared to try and see if he could subdue it.

But this is clearly not an easy task.

The owner of the cyan banner spirit treasure had not yet perished, and the spirit inside was extremely resistant to Zhou Chun's magic power, refusing to cooperate with him in refining the treasure.

In this situation, forcibly refining the artifact will only damage the spirit's spirituality, causing the artifact's power to drop significantly.

Therefore, after trying it out, Zhou Chun gave up the idea of ​​refining it now.

He planned to look back and see if he could ask the Tai Geng Divine Venerable for help in subduing the artifact spirit. With the methods of a Nascent Soul stage Venerable, he should be able to handle this treasure in a way that satisfies both parties.

After waiting in the camp for another seven days, Zhou Chun and the other Nascent Soul cultivators finally saw the true form of the Tai Geng Divine Venerable.

In a spacious stone hall, a dignified middle-aged man in golden armor sat high on the main seat, with Zhou Chun and other Nascent Soul stage cultivators standing on either side below.

Such a scene is like a king holding court in a mortal kingdom.

A Nascent Soul cultivator is a supreme ruler, while a Nascent Soul cultivator is merely a subject.

In fact, considering the overall situation of the human race, the difference in status between a Nascent Soul cultivator and a True Person is indeed so huge, even greater than the difference between a ruler and his subjects!

At this moment, the Tai Geng Divine Venerable swept his majestic gaze across the Nascent Soul stage cultivators on both sides of the hall and slowly spoke: "The great victory in this war is thanks to all of you fellow Daoists. In the face of the human race's crisis, it is very gratifying that you, fellow Daoists, have stepped forward with such righteousness. I and the other Venerables are all very pleased."

"However, as fellow Daoists also know, we are currently facing an unprecedented upheaval, and a once-in-a-millennium opportunity is gradually approaching. The alien races from all directions have not given up their desire to destroy our human race, and they are conspiring together to annihilate us!"

At this point, Tai Geng Divine Lord's gaze darkened slightly, and he then said in a deep voice, "But they are dreaming!"

Then, with a passionate and impassioned tone, he declared, "The destiny of this world is already set; the rise of humanity is a foregone conclusion. The current actions of these alien races are nothing but the wailing of defeated dogs, a desperate counterattack before their demise!"

"As long as our human race unites as one and suppresses and crushes their counterattack, this world will henceforth be ruled by humans, and there will be no place for those alien races to hide!"

Having said this, he glanced down at the cultivators below and said in a deep voice, "Therefore, fellow cultivators, you must not lay down your swords, you must not let your fighting spirit wane, and you must not be complacent about the victory you have just achieved. You should continue to maintain your fighting spirit and make contributions on other battlefields until you completely defeat all the invading alien races!"

Upon hearing this, the cultivators in the hall immediately responded as if by unison, "We will heed Senior Tai Geng's teachings and are willing to go through fire and water for the sake of the human race, even unto death!"

"Excellent!"

Tai Geng, the Divine Lord, nodded in satisfaction, then changed the subject, saying, "Of course, although the war is not over yet, those who have rendered meritorious service must be rewarded; we cannot let the hearts of our heroes be chilled!"

With that, he waved his sleeve and said, "Today, I am here to reward those who have made the greatest contributions. Those among you who have made the greatest contributions will have the opportunity to mention what they need or desire to me, and I will respond to you as appropriate!"

Then his gaze shifted and went straight to Zhou Chun, who was in the front row on the right.

"In terms of battle achievements, Fellow Daoist Zhou, you have killed the most fifth-tier alien race members in this war, and you undoubtedly deserve the greatest merit. I will grant you permission to make three requests. Go back and consider which requests you should make!"

Upon hearing this, all the cultivators in the hall turned their gazes toward Zhou Chun, their eyes filled with envy, even the several late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators.

Such an opportunity to make a request to a Nascent Soul stage Venerable is not only extremely rare, but also occurs only once every few thousand years.

Many times, even a newly promoted Nascent Soul cultivator from the same faction as a Nascent Soul cultivator in the Transformation stage doesn't have this opportunity.

Zhou Chun not only has a chance now, but he will have three chances. How can others not be envious of him!

In an instant, everyone in the hall knew that Tai Geng, the Divine Transformation stage Venerable, definitely admired Zhou Chun, this junior of the human race, very much; otherwise, he certainly wouldn't have been so magnanimous.

What happened next further proved this point.

After Zhou Chun, Tai Geng Divine Venerable named several other cultivators, including Nangong Wuqing.

However, each of these people only received one opportunity to mention their needs!

As for the remaining Nascent Soul stage cultivators, although they also made contributions, it was clearly not enough for Tai Geng Divine Venerable to satisfy their needs. Therefore, their contributions could only be temporarily recorded, and they would be rewarded later when they made more contributions.

Zhou Chun herself was somewhat overwhelmed by this incredible opportunity, and for a time, she experienced a happy kind of trouble.

He has three opportunities to make requests. How should he make them?

What kind of requests should he make that are neither excessive nor a waste of opportunities?

No cultivator who can reach the Nascent Soul stage is a fool.

Although the Tai Geng deity gave him the opportunity to make his request, it was clearly also a test.

If someone thinks they have this opportunity and makes obviously excessive demands, they will ultimately be the ones who suffer.

After all, the God Tai Geng didn't say he would definitely meet the request; he only said he would respond.

However, if making excessive demands gives Tai Geng a bad impression, it would be like trying to steal a chicken but losing the rice instead.

For this reason, Tai Geng God Venerable did not ask the people he named to make their demands immediately, but gave them some time to think.

After learning about his reward, Zhou Chun was preoccupied with figuring out how to make his demands and paid little attention to what Tai Geng God Venerable said afterward.

After the Tai Geng deity announced the end of the meeting, he quickly returned to his residence and secluded himself to ponder deeply, seeing no one.

Zhou Chun knew that someone was probably trying to make a deal with him and asking him to mention what the Tai Geng God Venerable needed to him.

But no matter how advantageous such a deal would be for him, he would never do it.

Because that would be an offense and disrespect to Tai Geng, a Nascent Soul stage Venerable, and a truly short-sighted act!

Over the next three days, Zhou Chun summoned several demon king spirit pets, and the master and servants brainstormed together about what kind of requests to make.

After discussing this for three days, Zhou Chun, having made up his mind, finally went to the place where the God Tai Geng was resting to pay his respects.

In a quiet room, Zhou Chun, having been granted permission to enter, saw Tai Geng, the Divine Lord, dressed in ordinary clothes, sitting in a chair reading a book. The two were only a few feet apart.

He dared not look any longer, and quickly lowered his head slightly, respectfully saying, "Junior Zhou Zhengchun greets Senior Tai Geng!"

Tai Geng Divine Venerable merely glanced at him, then placed the book in his hand on the table and said in a calm tone, "Fellow Daoist Zhou, have you decided what you want to ask for? Then speak!"

"Yes, I am deeply grateful for Senior Tai Geng's kindness. I have three things I would like to ask for your guidance on."

As Zhou Chun spoke, he said in a low voice, "My first request is to seek a spiritual object or method to break through the barrier of the mid-Nascent Soul stage; my second request is to request a protective treasure; and my third request is to ask Senior Tai Geng for help in subduing a spiritual treasure obtained on the battlefield!"

Upon hearing his words, Tai Geng Divine Lord was slightly taken aback, then looked at him thoughtfully and said, "Is this all you need?"

What does that mean?

Have I lowered my expectations?

Zhou Chun's mind raced with thoughts, but he immediately replied, "Yes, these are all the ideas I have for now!"

"Interesting! Everyone else is eager to take advantage of this opportunity, but you've only made a few requests. Are you underestimating my magnanimity, or my abilities?"

Tai Geng, the Divine Lord, looked at Zhou Chun with a half-smile, his tone revealing neither joy nor anger.

Zhou Chun could only reply repeatedly, "This junior wouldn't dare! This junior has absolutely no intention of offending you, senior!"

But then Tai Geng Divine Venerable suddenly smiled and said, "Hehehe, fine, since you've gone to such lengths to save face for me, I have no reason to refuse your kindness!"

Then, looking calmly at Zhou Chun, he said, "Breaking through the barrier of the mid-Nascent Soul realm is easy to handle. I will speak with Fellow Daoist Yuan Yang and bestow upon you a [Pure Yang Barrier-Breaking Pill]. This pill helps one break through the barrier of the late-Nascent Soul realm, and its effect will be even better for the mid-Nascent Soul realm!"

"As for protective treasures, I can seal a sword aura within your body, which, once unleashed, will be enough to injure a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator!"

"Subduing the magical treasure is even easier now. Just bring out that treasure, and I can take care of it for you right now!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhou Chun's face lit up with surprise and delight.

He immediately expressed his gratitude repeatedly, saying, "Thank you so much, senior! This junior is very grateful for Senior Tai Geng's kindness!"

He then immediately took out the cyan banner spirit treasure and handed it to Tai Geng God Venerable.