Beast Taming Immortal Clan

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Inside the Xuan Tie Hall of the Nine Yuan Sword Sect.

After Ye Qingxuan, the sword prodigy of the Nine Yuan Sword Sect, opened the sword scroll with a pilgrimage-like feeling, he paid no attention to the contents of the text on the scroll. Instead, he closed his eyes and carefully comprehended the sword intent left on it.

Although he was a sword prodigy, and the intensity of his sword intent far exceeded his cultivation level, it was still inferior to the sword intent of the incarnation of the Tai Geng God Venerable.

Therefore, experiencing and comprehending the sword intent of such a senior master would greatly benefit his sword cultivation.

And he was indeed a sword prodigy. The sword intent left on just one sword scroll seemed to give him some insight. He even disregarded the presence of Zhou Chun, an outsider, and immediately used his fingers as a sword to practice a set of sword moves.

This sword move is very ordinary; it's the kind that every novice disciple of the Nine Yuan Sword Sect can practice, and it's only used when laying the foundation.

However, such sword techniques are more suitable for top-tier sword cultivators to test their own sword intent.

After all, only by being able to wield ordinary sword techniques with the astonishing power of a great divine power can a top-tier swordsman demonstrate the strength of their own sword intent.

Then Ye Qingxuan gestured with his fingers, and silver sword light flickered at his fingertips.

After an unknown amount of time, he suddenly pointed a finger at the stone platform beneath him.

In an instant, the [Mysterious Iron Mother] stone platform, which was even harder than the millennium-old black iron, was pierced by his finger, leaving a sword hole several feet deep!

Zhou Chun's eyelids twitched at the sight, and his expression immediately turned serious.

【Mysterious Iron Mother】is not a particularly good material for refining weapons, but its hardness is among the best in the cultivation world.

He asked himself if he could achieve what Ye Qingxuan did if he activated the [Formless Geng Metal Divine Light].

However, the [Formless Geng Metal Divine Light] was a great divine power that consumed a lot of his energy and resources to cultivate!

Ye Qingxuan's attack was merely a casual strike imbued with his own sword intent!

The difference between them is something every cultivator understands!

At the same time, upon witnessing this scene, Li Chenxing, his face filled with joy and admiration, congratulated Ye Qingxuan, saying, "Congratulations, Senior Brother Ye, on your progress in swordsmanship and the mastery of your sword intent!"

"It's just a small achievement, nothing to be praised so highly by Junior Brother Li."

Ye Qingxuan waved his hand dismissively.

He then closed the sword token and returned it to Zhou Chun with a wave of his hand, saying in a deep voice, "My progress this time is largely thanks to this sword token from Fellow Daoist Zhou. This item should be returned to its rightful owner. I will immediately convey Senior Tai Geng's message to the Grand Elder and ask him to inform Senior Tianyi Divine Venerable for a decision!"

After saying that, he turned to Li Chenxing and said, "Junior Brother Li, Fellow Daoist Zhou is a distinguished guest of our sect, and we must not neglect him. Please arrange for him to rest in the cave on Jinlan Peak, and treat him with the same courtesy as any other distinguished guest of our sect!"

"Yes, junior brother obeys."

Li Chenxing respectfully responded and then left the Xuan Tie Hall with Zhou Chun.

Next, under Li Chenxing's arrangement, Zhou Chun and the others settled in Jinlan Peak, one of the nine spiritual peaks of the Nine Yuan Sword Sect.

"Fellow Daoist Zhou is an honored guest of our sect. Our sect will not restrict the movements of you and your descendants, as long as you avoid our forbidden areas. This is a token from me, Fellow Daoist Zhou. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at any time!"

On Jinlan Peak, after arranging accommodations for Zhou Chun and the others in their cave dwellings, Li Chenxing kindly explained the relevant matters.

It was obvious that his attitude had improved considerably after meeting Ye Qingxuan.

Upon seeing this, Zhou Chun pondered for a moment, then suddenly pointed to Zhou Zhiqian, who was following behind him, and said, "This junior of mine is also a sword fanatic. Before I reached the Nascent Soul stage, I had a connection with Fellow Daoist Shen Jianxing of your sect, who gifted me a whetstone. It is now in this junior's hands. I wonder if it would be possible for him to have the opportunity to spar with a true disciple of your sect and hone his swordsmanship!"

Upon hearing this, Li Chenxing looked at Zhou Zhiqian with surprise and realization, saying, "So Fellow Daoist Zhou and Senior Brother Shen had such a connection. No wonder I sensed a familiar aura about this junior before!"

Then, with a look of regret, he sighed softly, "It's a pity that Senior Brother Shen ultimately couldn't overcome his own inner demons and perished during the Nascent Soul stage. Otherwise, our sect would have had another elder!"

At this point, he nodded slightly to Zhou Zhigan, who was extremely excited by Zhou Chun's words, and said, "Since you have such a connection with our sect, and are a descendant of Fellow Daoist Zhou, then I, Li, will also bestow upon you a token, allowing you to practice swordsmanship at our sect's Sword Pavilion, Sword Cliff, and Sword Platform, just like an inner disciple, until Fellow Daoist Zhou leaves!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Zhigan was immediately overjoyed and deeply grateful. He bowed deeply and said, "Thank you so much for your kindness, Senior Li. I am eternally grateful!"

He then bowed deeply to Zhou Chun to express his gratitude.

After this incident, Li Chenxing left first, while Zhou Zhigan didn't dare to waste a moment. He immediately took the token given to him by Li Chenxing and started walking around the Nine Yuan Sword Sect.

After Zhou Chun moved into the cave, he immediately began meditating and regulating his breathing.

The spiritual energy of Jinlan Peak is extremely rich, even surpassing that of Qinglian Peak, and its attributes are also very compatible with his.

Unfortunately, since he was on someone else's turf, he didn't dare to fully unleash his cultivation. He could only slightly refine the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to replenish his magical power and recuperate from his injuries.

After spending three days at the Nine Yuan Sword Sect, Li Chenxing returned to Jinlan Peak.

"Thank you for waiting, Fellow Daoist Zhou. Senior Tianyi Divine Venerable has already issued a decree after learning about the matter."

On Jinlan Peak, after Li Chenxing and Zhou Chun met, they didn't waste any time and directly explained their purpose.

He then looked at Zhou Chun with a hint of reverence in his eyes and said solemnly, "By decree of the Heavenly One Divine Venerable, Chun Jun Zhenren Zhou Zhengchun, Qingmei Zhenren Luo Qingni, and their family cultivators are ordered to remain at the Nine Yuan Sword Sect for recuperation, awaiting further orders!"

After saying that, he cupped his hands in a salute to Zhou Chun and said, "I was unaware of Fellow Daoist Zhou's name before, and I have been quite negligent in my manners. Please forgive me."

Judging from his words, it was clear that he had learned of Zhou Chun's reputation and achievements through some channels in the past three days, and now he regarded Zhou Chun as a great cultivator.

Zhou Chun, of course, didn't put on any airs and immediately waved his hand, saying, "Fellow Daoist Li, you flatter me. I have never had such a thought."

Then, with a smile, he cupped his hands in greeting to Li Chenxing and said, "We will be disturbing Fellow Daoist Li and your esteemed sect from now on. We hope you will not mind our presence and the disturbance caused. Please forgive us if we cause any trouble!"

Seeing how gentle and easy to talk to him, Li Chenxing breathed a sigh of relief and immediately apologized in return, saying, "You're too kind, Fellow Daoist Zhou. Not to mention the decree of Senior Tianyi Divine Venerable, even with your strength and achievements, our Nine Yuan Sword Sect would be more than happy to welcome you as a guest here!"

Then he said to Zhou Chun, "I have already spoken with the sect. This Golden Mist Peak will be temporarily reserved for Fellow Daoist Zhou and Fellow Daoist Luo to cultivate in. Our disciples will not disturb you here without orders. As for the other two fellow Daoists or juniors who need to go out, they only need to inform the disciples at the mountain gate, and they will allow them to pass!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chun was quite pleased and satisfied with the courtesy shown to him by the Nine Yuan Sword Sect.

He immediately replied with a smile, "Thank you for your trouble, Fellow Daoist Li. I am extremely grateful."

But that smile quickly vanished with Li Chenxing's next words.

Li Chenxing slowly said, "The situation on the front lines is generally stable now. The Multiwinged Clan is showing signs of decline. Even if they don't withdraw their troops on their own, they can only maintain the current situation at most. Fellow Daoist Zhou should be able to rest and recuperate in our sect for a while."

"However, I also have some news to share with you, fellow Daoist. The Jing Kingdom, where you are, has now fallen entirely! It is even said that Senior Venerable Yuanyang was injured!"

What?

Zhou Chun's expression changed, and he couldn't help but exclaim in a low voice, "Is what Fellow Daoist Li said true? Has the entire Jing Kingdom really fallen?"

Seeing his strong reaction, Li Chenxing replied in a low voice with understanding, "Although the news hasn't spread throughout the Great Zhou Kingdom yet, the information our sect has received is unlikely to be false!"

"Has any detailed battle report arrived? I, Zhou, would like to see it for myself!"

Zhou Chun looked at Li Chenxing with a heavy expression, still in shock.

Li Chenxing shook his head and said, "The detailed battle report won't be coming anytime soon. If it does, I will send it to Fellow Daoist Zhou as soon as possible."

"I understand, then I'll trouble Fellow Daoist Li to go to his aid!"

Zhou Chun nodded and bowed slightly to Li Chenxing in a low voice.

Seeing that he was in a bad mood, Li Chenxing wisely didn't stay any longer and took his leave.

After seeing Li Chenxing off, Zhou Chun pondered the pros and cons of the fall of the entire Jing Kingdom for himself and his family.

From a broader perspective, this is certainly not a good thing!

With the entire Jing Kingdom falling, all the sacred mountains and blessed lands will be trampled by the demon race, and it's unknown what will happen to them. Cultivators and mortals within the kingdom will almost certainly have no chance of escaping unscathed.

Furthermore, once Jingguo falls, the subsequent Chengguo, Shenguo, and other countries will become the front line, and will inevitably be trampled and destroyed by the demon army.

However, for the Zhou family and Zhou Chun, when they abandoned the Qinglian Mountains, whether Jingguo fell or not was no longer of any concern.

Therefore, from the perspective of turning a funeral into a celebration, this matter is actually profitable for the Zhou family!

Because the entire territory of Jingguo fell, it meant that the Moon Wheel Sect's mountain gate was also lost, and the powerful protective array that the sect had painstakingly built over generations was completely shattered by the demon race.

Given the current strength of the Moon Wheel Sect, it is clearly impossible for them to rebuild such a powerful protective formation.

In addition, the Zhou family managed to retreat safely and without incident.

However, the Moon Wheel Sect was facing the main force of the demon army directly, so it was definitely impossible for them to escape unscathed!

Losing both land and people, the Moon Wheel Sect's blow and losses will certainly be far greater than those of the Zhou family.

If something were to happen to True Person Cangyue, or if something were to happen to that Heaven-Reaching Treasure, the [World-Destroying Moon Wheel], the Moon Wheel Sect would be completely reduced to an ordinary force.

This is undoubtedly a great thing for the Zhou family to return to Jing Kingdom and regain control of the cultivation world in Jing Kingdom in the future!

After this analysis, Zhou Chun felt a little more at ease and waited patiently for further news.

During this time, he also began to take stock of his spoils from his previous raids deep into the demon territory.

Previously, he had ventured deep into the demon realm to plunder, and he alone had raided seven demon king caves. Even after deducting the loot from the Ice-Fire Demon Ape and the Lightning Water Dragon Beast caves, the loot from the remaining five demon king caves was still astonishing.

Upon careful calculation, he obtained a total of two fifth-tier demon cores during his deep exploration of the demon realm: one was the demon core of the fifth-tier mid-grade demon king, Tianpeng Demon King, and the other was the demon core of the fifth-tier low-grade demon king, [Lightning Water Dragon Beast].

Including the fifth-tier mid-grade demon king Bloodflame Flood Dragon demon core, the fifth-tier low-grade demon king Giant Lizard demon core, and the fifth-tier low-grade demon king Giant Crab demon core that he and his spirit pet obtained during the previous war, he directly obtained five fifth-tier demon cores in this great war against the demon race!

This is an enormous gain that would make even a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator envious!

But Zhou Chun's gains went far beyond that.

After removing the demon cores and the corpses of the demon kings, he also acquired a fifth-tier [Heavenly Wood Dao Soldier], which is equivalent to a fifth-tier puppet.

They also captured a fourth-tier [Dragon Horned Azure Lion], two third-tier [Golden Crowned Black Roc] with rich Heavenly Roc bloodline, five kinds of spirit bees including [Flower King Bee], and many demon bird eggs and demon python eggs.

In addition to the treasures, they not only obtained the Spirit Eye Stone and the Spirit Eye Spring, two Spirit Eye items, but also the rare spiritual material [Black Nether Crystal], which is sufficient to refine spiritual treasures, rare spiritual herbs such as the five-thousand-year-old [Jade Crane Fungus], a large amount of thousand-year-old [Dragon Transformation Grass], and various dragon blood spiritual items.

Of course, the most precious items were the large piece of [Fire Crystal Divine Iron] ore obtained from the Ice and Fire Demon Ape's lair, and the purplish-red chubby lump of flesh inside, whose purpose was still unclear!

As for other magical treasures, spiritual materials, and rare aquatic artifacts, there are countless others. If you were to use them to refine magical treasures, you could refine them at least a hundred times!

Finally, Zhou Chun killed as many as thirty-one fourth-tier demonic beasts while raiding the demon king's lair and traveling through Dragon Abyss. Including the demon cores he had obtained on the battlefield, he now had as many as sixty-three fourth-tier demon cores in his possession!

With so many fourth-tier demon cores, even if he used them to nourish his spirit pets, it would allow each of them to advance their cultivation by a hundred years!

Of course, this is the most wasteful approach. The correct approach is to use it to cultivate fourth-tier demonic beasts or to refine it into elixirs.

In addition, he also had as many as seventy or eighty third-tier demon cores in his possession!

In short, after taking stock of his wealth, Zhou Chun was quite surprised by the sheer amount he now possessed.

If these things could be monetized, the profits would be unimaginable!

"War is indeed the fastest way to get rich, bar none!!"

He muttered to himself, his mood extremely happy.

With these gains, once the war ends, both his personal cultivation and that of his spirit pets, as well as the development of the Zhou family, will experience a leap forward!

Another half month passed, and Li Chenxing visited Zhou Chun again, handing him a battle report obtained from the Tianling Alliance.

After reading the battle report, Zhou Chun felt both happy and worried.

To his delight, things turned out exactly as he had predicted. The Moon Wheel Sect suffered heavy losses when the country fell, with reports that 60-70% of its disciples perished on the retreat!

It seems that neither Cangyue Zhenren nor [Destroying Moon Wheel] were injured; their names were not listed among the fallen in the battle report.

Worryingly, after Venerable Yuanyang was defeated by Golden Horned Dragon Saint, he also brought down the main battlefield. "Golden Profound Saint Grandson" took the opportunity to lead the demon army with high morale to launch a counterattack. In one battle, seven Nascent Soul stage cultivators of the human race died, and five other Nascent Soul stage cultivators were forced to abandon their physical bodies, leaving only their Nascent Souls to escape!

It is said that even the incarnation of the Tai Geng God Venerable was once again surrounded and severely injured by the "Golden Profound Saint Grandson" and the Ice and Fire Demon Ape during the cover retreat, and has now withdrawn from the Heavenly Spirit Battlefield!

However, this battle also seemed to have angered the various Nascent Soul cultivators of the human race. According to Li Chenxing, the main body of the Tai Geng God Venerable had personally gone to the Heavenly Spirit Battlefield, and the powerful figure who intimidated the Barbarian Saint of the Earth Barbarian Race had been replaced by the sixth-order avatar of Venerable Changchun!

With the combined power of the two human Nascent Soul cultivators, they should be able to quickly force back the demon army!

Sure enough, just three days after receiving the battle report, good news arrived.

Tai Geng Divine Venerable and Yuan Yang Venerable joined forces to besiege Golden Horned Dragon Saint, successfully injuring the demon, and pursued him all the way to Dragon Abyss Marsh.

Affected by this, the demon army led by "Golden Profound Saint Grandson" immediately changed its previous offensive and hurriedly fled from the Cheng Kingdom, Shen Kingdom and other places it was attacking.

Tai Geng God Venerable and Yuan Yang Venerable, who then returned, showed no respect to the demon race who had crossed the line. They disregarded their status and bullied the weak, hunting down the retreating demon kings and killing quite a few of them!

After such a great battle, the demon race of Longyuanze temporarily withdrew from the battlefield, and the demon invasion came to an end.

Although the demon race was driven back, the human race has no intention of reclaiming Jing Kingdom due to the heavy losses suffered in the previous war. Instead, they want to recuperate and slowly eliminate the remaining demon beasts in the various countries.

Meanwhile, Venerable Yuanyang remained in the Heavenly Spirit Alliance, keeping Golden Horn Dragon Saint at bay from afar to prevent the enemy from launching a counterattack from Dragon Abyss.

With victories achieved on both battlefields, the remaining two alien races are likely like grasshoppers in autumn, their days numbered and their days numbered.

Just when Zhou Chun and most of the human cultivators were thinking the same thing, another unexpected event occurred!

It turned out that he was the incarnation of Venerable Changchun, who was standing in place of God Venerable Taigeng to confront the Barbarian Saint of the Earth Barbarian Clan. He was suddenly besieged by that Barbarian Saint and a sixth-order demon saint and was almost killed on the spot!

The demon race actually has two demon saints!

This was the most shocking thing for Zhou Chun after hearing about it.

After the avatar of Venerable Changchun suffered severe injuries, the front line of Tianman Plain was also massacred by the Barbarian Saint and the sixth-order Demon Saint, resulting in the death of more than twenty human Nascent Soul stage cultivators!

This battle once again shocked the entire human race!

The human cultivators, who were originally overjoyed by the victory on the Heavenly Spirit Battlefield, were all speechless and filled with unease.

"This is outrageous! Those alien races have gone mad! They dare to send sixth-tier beings to massacre our human strongholds like this! Do they really want to wipe out their race?"

When Li Chenxing relayed the message to Zhou Chun, his face was ashen as he let out a low growl, his tone filled with indignation.

Once one's cultivation reaches the Nascent Soul stage, it is generally very difficult for them to be killed.

However, if the opponent is a sixth-tier being, then a Nascent Soul cultivator is no different from a Golden Core cultivator; they can be killed at will!

The fact that this sixth-tier alien being directly massacred a human stronghold is extremely heinous, practically forcing the human race to exterminate them!

If the human race's Nascent Soul stage experts do not retaliate forcefully, it may be difficult for them to command other Nascent Soul stage cultivators!

Therefore, Zhou Chun's expression was also very unpleasant at this moment, and he was not without fear in his heart.

After calming himself down, he said in a low voice, "This action by the alien race is indeed too insane. I don't know if they've truly gone mad, or if they're deliberately provoking our human race in an attempt to force us to make a mistake and give them a chance!"

At this point, he continued in a heavy tone, "Whatever their schemes may be, since they dared to commit such heinous acts, they will surely pay the price! Let's wait and see!"

"Yes, they will pay the price, they definitely will!"

Li Chenxing said through gritted teeth, his tone still filled with indignation.

Next, both the human cultivators and other races, such as the multi-winged race, began to pay close attention to the development of the situation.

They all wanted to know how the various Nascent Soul cultivators of the human race would react to this!

……

Changchun Valley, an ordinary name.

From the outside, this is just an inconspicuous little valley among the mountains. The mountain range itself is a barren place, and even Foundation Establishment cultivators passing by wouldn't want to stop.

However, only a very few human cultivators know that this is the location of the cave dwelling of the renowned Nascent Soul expert, Venerable Changchun, and it is also a true blessed land of immortals!

Changchun Valley may look unremarkable on the outside, but it is actually full of surprises.

In the true Changchun Valley, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth is extremely rich, and various fourth- and fifth-order spiritual trees and thousand-year-old spiritual herbs can be seen everywhere. There are even demon kings who have transformed into human form to serve as servants and retainers in the valley!

Deep within Changchun Valley grows a pine tree that is tens of feet tall.

This tree looks like any other common pine tree, nothing special.

But only true masters can see the immense and pure life force contained within the pine tree!

This is the only known acquired spiritual root in this world: the Immortal Pine!

Acquired spiritual roots are a type of spiritual wood that transcends the ordinary category of spiritual wood. They are unique in this world, and it is impossible to have a second one. Each one possesses miraculous power.

Although they are called acquired spiritual roots, they are actually spiritual roots that have evolved from innate spiritual energy, or they are simply degenerated from innate spiritual roots.

The power of the Everlasting Pine Tree is to prolong life!

It possesses a lifespan as long as heaven and earth, and its pine sap is the best spiritual material for refining longevity elixirs. Almost all human cultivators who have reached the Nascent Soul stage have consumed elixirs made from its pine sap.

Venerable Changchun even possesses a secret method that allows him to practice alongside it, greatly extending his own lifespan!

With the help of this [Eternal Pine], Venerable Changchun not only became the longest-lived Nascent Soul cultivator known to humankind, but also used the power of time to raise his cultivation to the peak of the mid-Nascent Soul stage!

Now, all that remains is for the turbid evil energy to dissipate a thousand years later, and for the tide of spiritual energy to descend. At that time, Venerable Changchun will have a great chance to break through the barrier of his realm and become the first human cultivator in the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm since the ancient times!

Today, beneath the Everlasting Pine Tree, in addition to Venerable Changchun, the master of Changchun Valley, there is also Venerable Taigeng, a human god-level visitor.