Beast Taming Immortal Clan

Chapter 784 The Mysterious Scheme: The Void Portal [Please Subscribe]

With the incarnation of the Divine Lord Tai Geng guarding Kunwu Mountain, and Luo Qingni and Zhou Zhiying stationed inside the mountain gate, Zhou Chun need not worry at all when he goes out.

Therefore, he quickly gathered his men and headed to the Lost Immortal Ridge in Liang Kingdom.

Compared to the State of Yu, the State of Liang was not far away, only separated by a few states.

Zhou Chun arrived at the outside of Mixian Ridge again in just one day.

Then, looking at the misty, layered mountains ahead, he flew into them without hesitation.

As soon as he entered the area of ​​Mixianling, the Chongxuan Demon King quickly sensed it and created an avatar to meet him.

"Oh, young friend Zhou, you've broken through to the mid-Nascent Soul stage so quickly?"

On the ground, the rock giant avatar condensed by the Demon King Chongxuan looked up at the human cultivator in the air, his tone full of surprise.

Although the two had not seen each other for over a hundred years, he was very clear about when Zhou Chun had successfully formed his Nascent Soul.

Only three hundred years have passed, and he has already broken through from a newly promoted Nascent Soul cultivator to the mid-Nascent Soul realm. His cultivation progress is just too fast!

The Demon King Chongxuan was not an unsophisticated demon king; he had a deep understanding of the cultivation speed of human cultivators and knew exactly how difficult it was for a human Nascent Soul stage cultivator to break through to the next level.

Zhou Chun was over five hundred years old when he successfully formed his Nascent Soul, which surprised him, but there were many such examples among the human race.

However, once they reach the Nascent Soul stage, even cultivators with top-grade spiritual roots will experience a significant slowdown in their cultivation speed.

Three hundred years is probably not enough time for even a cultivator with top-grade spiritual roots to cultivate from the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm to the middle stage, let alone break through the barrier of realm.

Zhou Chun has now broken this rule of thumb, which greatly surprised the Demon King Chongxuan.

Faced with the Demon King Chongxuan's surprise, Zhou Chun countered with a question: "Fellow Daoist Chongxuan, are you unaware of the previous invasions of the human race by various alien races?"

Upon hearing this, the Demon King Chongxuan immediately replied in a muffled voice, "Hmm, I have heard a few words about this from some human cultivators, but I haven't paid much attention to it."

After speaking, she looked at him with some surprise and asked, "Why did you suddenly bring this up, young friend Zhou?"

"It's nothing much. When the alien races invaded the human race before, I also participated in the war to resist the invasion of the demon race in Longyuanze. During the war, I killed several fifth-tier demon kings. Then, by consuming the great pills made from the inner cores of demon kings, I improved my magical power and finally successfully broke through to the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm!"

Zhou Chun smiled faintly and casually uttered words that silenced the Demon King Chongxuan.

After a long silence, he finally spoke to Zhou Chun, "Fellow Daoist Zhou, could you tell me the details? I've been trapped here, completely cut off from information, and truly had no idea such a major event had occurred!"

He had previously addressed me as "little friend," but now he had changed his form of address.

Such details naturally did not escape Zhou Chun's notice, and he immediately smiled and said, "Since Fellow Daoist Chongxuan wants to know, I, Zhou, will tell you the truth."

"In that case, I will trouble Fellow Daoist Zhou. Please come to my cave for a chat."

As the Demon King Chongxuan spoke, he took Zhou Chun to his cave.

The place he took Zhou Chun to was the same mountain peak where he had previously hosted Zhou Chun.

However, last time they sat casually in the mountains, but this time they met in a beautiful valley.

This valley is planted with all kinds of exotic flowers and rare plants, and many rare birds and animals also live here. There are even pavilions and towers.

If you didn't know the inside story, you would think you had come to the secluded cave of some hermit!

The true form of the Demon King Chongxuan had now manifested as a middle-aged man in a yellow robe, rather than the rock giant that Zhou Chun had seen before.

After his clone brought Zhou Chun over, he gave him a single glance, and the clone immediately disintegrated into a pile of mud and stones, merging into the ground. Then, he raised his hand to Zhou Chun and said, "My humble abode is simple and has no servants. I can only offer you wild fruits and spring water from the mountains. I hope Fellow Daoist Zhou will not take offense."

"Haha, Fellow Daoist Chongxuan, you are too kind. It is my honor to be received by you in person."

Zhou Chun laughed heartily and sat down opposite the middle-aged man in a stone pavilion in the valley. He then picked up the spiritual fruit on the table and began to enjoy it without any hesitation, and also drank a cup of spiritual spring water rich in spiritual energy.

This action drew a strange look from the Demon King Chongxuan.

I don't know if he was just incredibly skilled and daring, or if he was so sure he wouldn't tamper with these things.

After tasting the spiritual fruit and drinking the spring water, Zhou Chun told the Demon King Chongxuan about the previous war between the human race and the four alien races.

Of course, he emphasized the battle with the demon race of Longyuanze, especially the story of how Golden Horned Dragon Saint first defeated Venerable Yuanyang, and was later defeated and injured by Venerable Yuanyang and Venerable Taigeng, and fled back to Longyuanze.

To prove his words were true, he even summoned the [Nine Luminaries Dragon Scale Shield], a magical treasure, and had the Chongxuan Demon King examine the sixth-order golden dragon scales that had been melted down on it!

The Demon King Chongxuan had once been in contact with the Golden Horned Dragon Saint. Even if he had never seen the Golden Horned Dragon Saint's true form, he should know from him that there is currently only one sixth-order dragon in this world.

Therefore, when he saw the powerful spiritual treasure, the Nine Luminaries Dragon Scale Shield, he knew that Zhou Chun had not lied to him.

Then the person remained silent for a long time.

After a long silence, he slowly spoke, "Although I have communicated with Lord Golden Horned Dragon Saint, it was only to ask him for advice on the path of cultivation. I have no intention of participating in the war between the human race and the demon race, nor can I possibly participate in it."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chun immediately nodded and replied, "I believe what Fellow Daoist Chongxuan said, otherwise I wouldn't have come here alone today to meet with you."

The Demon King Chongxuan's expression softened immediately, and he looked at him and said, "Fellow Daoist Zhou mentioned earlier that the Mountain-Bearing Turtle and the Wood Spirit have both broken through to the fifth rank. I wonder if you brought them with you today?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chun immediately replied, "Mu Sang is currently handling a matter for me outside and cannot come over for the time being, but I have already brought Lord Fu Shan with me."

At this point, he looked at the Demon King Chongxuan with curiosity and asked, "However, I am also very curious, what exactly is it that Fellow Daoist Chongxuan wants Mu Sang to help with?"

"It's nothing major, I just want him to help revive a spiritual root!"

The Demon King Chongxuan replied casually, without explaining what the spiritual root to be revived was.

After thinking about it for a while, Zhou Chun didn't pry into the other person's privacy.

He simply said, "If that's all there is to it, then of course there's no problem. Fellow Daoist Chongxuan has been of great help to me and my companions in the past. Now that we have the ability to help you, we will naturally do our best to repay your kindness."

"With Fellow Daoist Zhou's words, I am at ease."

The Demon King Chongxuan nodded in satisfaction, a smile appearing on his face.

Then he spoke up, saying, "Fellow Daoist Zhou, please summon that mountain-carrying tortoise as well. I have some things I'd like to discuss with it."

"This is easy to discuss."

Zhou Chun responded and released Fushan Jun from the spirit beast pouch.

"Fu Shan greets Senior Chong Xuan."

After the Lord of Mount Fu appeared in human form, he immediately bowed deeply to the Demon King Chongxuan with the respect due to a junior.

He was someone who had truly received great kindness from the Demon King Chongxuan, and therefore he still felt extremely grateful and respectful towards the Demon King Chongxuan.

"Not bad, not bad at all. I knew I hadn't misjudged you, little turtle. You've already advanced to Demon King so quickly. You truly live up to the reputation of the Mountain-Bearing Turtle clan!"

After looking Fu Shanjun up and down, the Demon King Chongxuan nodded in satisfaction. He was quite pleased that Fu Shanjun had been promoted to Demon King.

He then said to Zhou Chun, "I have some things to tell this little turtle. I wonder if Fellow Daoist Zhou could excuse me for a moment?"

"Yes, but I need to see Fellow Daoist Chongxuan and Lord Fushan first."

Zhou Chun hesitated for a moment, then nodded in agreement.

Then he retreated several hundred feet away.

Meanwhile, the Demon King Chongxuan waved his hand and set up multiple soundproof barriers in the stone pavilion, and then had a private talk with Lord Fushan.

After talking in private for about half an hour, the Demon King Chongxuan lifted the restriction and signaled that Zhou Chun could go over.

"Alright, I've explained everything that needed to be explained. Fellow Daoist Zhou, please bring that wood spirit over again when you have time!"

As soon as Zhou Chun arrived, the Demon King Chongxuan told him that he was not welcome to visit.

He paused for a moment, then quickly nodded and said, "I understand. In that case, I will not disturb Fellow Daoist Chongxuan any longer."

After saying that, he took Lord Fushan and left the place.

After Zhou Chun and his servant left Mixianling, Chongxuan Demon King's expression immediately darkened.

"Could this brat be the 'Human Tribulation' that the Golden Horned Dragon Saint spoke of? I thought I could use that little Mountain-Bearing Turtle to cultivate that divine power after it advanced to Demon King, but now I have no choice but to entrust him with the inheritance of the Mountain-Bearing Turtle clan to lull it into a false sense of security. At this rate, when will I ever be able to take that step!"

He muttered to himself with a gloomy expression, clearly in a very bad mood.

Back then, when he consulted Golden Horned Dragon Saint about breaking through to the sixth rank, Golden Horned Dragon Saint said that with his background, if he wanted to become a sixth-rank demon saint and completely break free from the shackles of his original body, in addition to the original tribulations, he would also have to undergo a human tribulation!

He had also consulted the other party in detail about the Human Tribulation. According to the Golden Horned Dragon Saint, the Human Tribulation was not a tribulation that would only occur when he broke through to the sixth rank, or rather, it would not only occur when he broke through.

After he gains the power to break through to the sixth rank, the Human Tribulation will gradually begin to exert its power.

Moreover, compared to the well-known tribulations encountered when breaking through to the sixth rank, the tribulation of humanity is more elusive, unpredictable, and difficult to deal with.

Previously, the Demon King Chongxuan was still somewhat skeptical of Golden Horned Dragon Saint's statement and did not dare to completely believe it.

After all, he was a knowledgeable demon king who knew a lot about the secrets of both humans and demons. He had lived for nearly ten thousand years since his birth!

However, he had never heard of the existence of the Human Tribulation before. He only vaguely sensed after his cultivation reached the fifth-rank superior level that he would definitely face a life-or-death tribulation when he broke through to the sixth rank, and it would not be so easy to succeed.

Therefore, he has been diligently practicing his supernatural abilities for many years and has not been in a hurry to break through to the sixth level.

However, even a special being like him with such a long lifespan still has a lifespan limit.

If he cannot break through to the sixth rank, his lifespan will be limited to ten thousand years!

Therefore, he has become increasingly anxious over the past thousand years.

His original plan was to capture Lord Fushan after he advanced to the fifth-order demon king, and use him to cultivate a special divine ability in order to cope with the great calamity of breaking through to the sixth order in the future.

However, after Zhou Chun came over today and they learned of Zhou Chun's formidable strength and powerful background, he hesitated to act rashly due to fear of harming the innocent.

After all, even if he could trap and kill Zhou Chun's servant, it would attract the attention of human Nascent Soul stage cultivators, at which point he would almost certainly not escape unscathed!

Therefore, he could only continue to pretend, to lull Zhou Chun into a false sense of security, and to rethink his own breakthrough plan.

Zhou Chun, of course, had no idea what Chongxuan Demon King was planning. After leaving Mixianling, he asked Fushan Jun about the contents of their secret conversation.

To his surprise, Lord Fushan was unable to reveal these things to him.

Instead, he apologized to him, saying, "Master, please forgive me. I swore an oath to Senior Chongxuan that I would not disclose the relevant details to you or any third party."

Then he quickly explained, "But Master, please rest assured, Senior Chongxuan did not ask me to do anything that would harm the human race or you. He simply relayed some things to me from the elder of our clan who left behind the legacy of the Mountain-Bearing Turtle clan!"

Hearing this, Zhou Chun naturally didn't press the matter further. He simply nodded and said, "In that case, I won't ask any more questions. Just be careful yourself."

To be honest, Zhou Chun thought he might have to fight Chongxuan Demon King this time, because he really didn't think Chongxuan Demon King would be so kind as to support his master and servant for nothing.

However, since the Demon King Chongxuan ultimately chose not to take action, he will not provoke trouble either.

In short, he won't make mistakes if he maintains the necessary vigilance.

After leaving Mixianling, Zhou Chun returned to his family.

More than three months later, Lu Yuanjun finally returned to Kunwu Mountain, bringing back good news.

"Master, I have successfully located the entrance to that void realm, but I do not have the key and cannot enter."

On Kunwu Peak, Lu Yuanjun tossed the hidden disciple of Qinglian Temple aside and proudly told Zhou Chun about his gains.

Zhou Chun glanced at the middle-aged man and noticed that he looked pale and listless, with sunken eyes, and appeared to be severely mentally exhausted.

Being constantly bewildered by illusions woven by magic, and sinking into the beautiful dream woven for him by Lu Yuanjun, naturally caused him considerable mental strain.

Even if Zhou Chun doesn't kill him now, he's practically crippled, and his cultivation will never improve in the slightest.

"Now that we've found the entrance to the Void Realm, take me there to see it. Perhaps Lord Yishan can find a way in!"

Zhou Chun turned his gaze away and nodded slightly in reply.

Then he casually unleashed a golden beam that pierced the middle-aged man's brow, and then flung out a ball of flame to burn his corpse. He then took Lord Yishan and Lord Fushan to Feng Kingdom.

Also traveling with them was Zhou Zhigan, the Golden Core Elder of the Zhou family.

However, Zhou Chun was worried that if the void secret realm could not accommodate Nascent Soul stage cultivators, he could let him go in to retrieve the treasure.

Traveling swiftly, in just a few days, Zhou Chun and his entourage arrived in the territory of Feng Kingdom, reaching a remote place near the Desolate Spirit Desert.

"This is it. Inside the mountain is a peculiar altar. According to the remnants of the Green Lotus Sect, it's the entrance to the Void Realm, but a corresponding token is needed to open it!"

On a low, barren mountain, Lu Yuanjun and Zhou Chun landed on the mountain and pointed to the mountain below, explaining the situation.

"Let's go down and take a look."

Zhou Chun nodded and immediately followed a cave that Lu Yuanjun had previously opened up, entering the depths of the mountain.

Once inside a cave deep within the mountain, he soon saw the altar that Lu Yuanjun had mentioned.

The design of that altar was somewhat similar to the altar Zhou Chun had seen in the Void Secret Realm of Wuyang Kingdom, which could corroborate what Lu Yuanjun said.

After briefly examining the altar, Zhou Chun said to Lord Yishan, "Feihu, now it's up to you!"

"Flying Tigers will do their utmost!"

Yishan Jun responded solemnly, and immediately opened his mouth and spat out the spatial attribute magic weapon [Void Compass] that Zhou Chun had previously given him.

Perhaps sensing something, the pointer on the silver compass artifact began to rotate on its own after it appeared.

Meanwhile, Lord Yishan was also fully activating this magical artifact, carefully sensing the spatial rhythm of this place.

After a while, his face suddenly lit up with joy. He spat out a stream of magic power onto the silver compass, and the compass needle immediately spun rapidly before pointing to a certain place in the void.

Upon seeing this, Lord Yishan immediately activated his divine power without hesitation, unleashing a [Spatial Blade] in that direction.

Suddenly, a strange scene unfolded.

The invincible [Spatial Blade] traveled a distance in the void, but suddenly seemed to encounter some resistance and disintegrated.

As the chaotic spatial forces washed over it, a void portal vaguely appeared.

Seizing the opportunity, Lord Yishan once again activated the [Void Compass], unleashing a silver beam of light that blasted towards the void portal.

The previously barely visible portal, under the bombardment of the silver beams of light, seemed to have received some kind of nourishment, and suddenly became much more solid.

However, it has only solidified somewhat; it is still far from being truly visible and open.

Upon seeing this, Lord Yishan immediately said, "No, relying solely on the power of this magic weapon, I'm afraid it will be difficult to force open the entrance. If you agree, Master, Feihu can try using the [Void Walking] divine ability to try and force his way through that void gate!"

"Is there any danger?"

Zhou Chun's expression shifted slightly, and he asked with concern.

"It's not a big problem. Even if there is some danger, it should be within Flying Tigers' tolerance level!"

Yishan-kun shook his head and answered confidently.

"Then please be careful and prioritize your own safety."

After hesitating for a moment, Zhou Chun nodded in agreement.

"Then Flying Tiger went."

Lord Yishan responded and immediately used his supernatural power, his figure disappearing from the spot in an instant.

Today is my 30th birthday, but I'm spending it alone. I was a bit emotional tonight and didn't write much, so I'll stop here for today!