Beast Taming Immortal Clan

Chapter 800 The Thousand-Year-Old [Please Subscribe]

Zhou Chun had no idea what Tai Geng Divine Venerable and Chang Chun Venerable discussed after his master and servant left.

In short, he was escorted out of Changchun Valley by the woman in green after Lu Yuanjun had a hearty meal in the Hundred Trees Forest.

At this time, the only one who left with him was the incarnation of the God Tai Geng.

"You must take the things that Senior Changchun entrusted to you seriously."

"However, this matter is too uncertain. Your main body should not let it interfere with your cultivation. You can let your avatar take your spirit pet and travel around to search for it."

On the way back to the Yu Kingdom, the avatar of the Tai Geng God Venerable also gave Zhou Chun some instructions regarding the matter entrusted to him by the Changchun Venerable.

The matter of acquired spiritual roots is of great importance. Even though he believed that Zhou Chun would not spread rumors, he did not tell Zhou Chun the details. He only conveyed to Zhou Chun the importance of taking it seriously.

After hearing his admonition and instructions, Zhou Chun naturally replied, "I understand, I will do my best to handle this matter well."

The two flew on and soon returned to Kunwu Mountain.

After returning to his cave, Zhou Chun began distributing the treasures.

Although he didn't participate in any battles on this trip, he still gained a lot.

The three spiritual herbs he obtained from Venerable Changchun were just what he and his spirit pets needed.

That Golden Light Grass was over seven thousand years old. Even if it wasn't used for alchemy, its pure medicinal power could be used to refine one's magical power, making it very suitable for someone like Zhou Chun who relied on consuming the Demon King's Great Pill to improve his cultivation.

The [Thunderberry] was extraordinary, perfectly suited to the Silver Dragon Lord; consuming it directly could be equivalent to a hundred years of cultivation.

Similarly, that [Yellow Dragon Ginseng] has profound medicinal properties and is very compatible with Lord Fushan; consuming it raw can enhance one's cultivation.

After the treasures were distributed, Zhou Chun let the other spirit pets go off to cultivate, but he kept Lu Yuanjun behind.

"Back in Changchun Valley, Mu Sang, you seemed hesitant to speak. Why was that?"

Inside the cave, Zhou Chun looked at his beloved pet that he had left behind, his expression slightly solemn.

Upon hearing this, Lu Yuanjun immediately replied respectfully, "Master, you are wise. The unique spiritual energy that Venerable Changchun spoke of, both you and I have witnessed before, is the very spiritual root that Venerable Chongxuan used to revive Mu Sang!"

"What?! Are you sure?!"

Zhou Chun's expression changed, and she looked at her beloved pet in front of her with a shocked expression, unable to help but exclaim.

"There's no mistake, Mu Sang is absolutely certain of that!"

Lu Yuanjun nodded and said with absolute certainty.

Seeing his certainty, Zhou Chun's shocked expression quickly turned into joy, and she couldn't help but clap her hands and exclaim, "Excellent! Excellent! This really came without any effort at all!"

As he spoke, he couldn't wait to inform Venerable Changchun of the news.

But then he seemed to remember something and regained his composure.

"No, things that are too easily obtained are not valued by anyone. How can the price I've paid be shown without a decades or even centuries of searching?"

"Besides, I don't even have the late-stage Nascent Soul cultivation yet. If I offer up the treasure, what if I'm just dismissed like Venerable Yuan Yang did?"

He muttered to himself, the joy in his eyes gradually fading.

It's not that he overthinks things, but the matter is of great importance, leaving him no room for overthinking.

And the most ingenious part of this matter is that the Demon King Chongxuan cannot leave the Misty Immortal Ridge, and he is strong enough to protect that spiritual root.

He doesn't need to worry too much about someone discovering the spiritual root before him.

Moreover, from Venerable Changchun's words, it can be understood that such a unique spiritual energy is difficult for non-wood spirits, which are extremely fond of spiritual wood, to sense.

Therefore, even if someone discovers the revived spiritual root, they may not necessarily discover its extraordinary nature.

After pondering for a long time, Zhou Chun issued a gag order to Lu Yuanjun, forbidding her from revealing the matter to anyone.

He then sent Lu Yuanjun back to digest the gains from Changchun Valley, and took out the Golden Light Grass to slowly refine it himself.

This [Golden Light Grass] is an extremely rare and precious spiritual herb, with very few that can grow to a thousand years old.

The Golden Light Grass that Zhou Chun brought out from Changchun Valley is over six thousand years old. If it were outside, it would be enough for many Nascent Soul stage sword cultivators with metal attributes to sell their entire fortunes to exchange for it.

Zhou Chun placed the object in his hand and slowly absorbed its spiritual essence to refine his own magical power.

Every other day, the golden light on the spiritual herb would dim slightly.

Half a year later, the Golden Light Grass in Zhou Chun's hand lost all its spirituality and turned into dust.

At the same time, having refined the essence of the entire Golden Light Grass, his magical power became several degrees purer, and the feeling of instability he had experienced from consuming the Demon King's Pill to enhance his magical power cultivation completely dissipated.

With at most a few decades of arduous cultivation, he will be able to reach the barrier of the late Nascent Soul stage.

Time flies, and seven years have passed in a flash.

On this day, a sudden storm arose within the Zhou family's mountain gate, accompanied by bursts of joyful dragon roars.

Above the Thunder Dragon Marsh inside the mountain gate, a black dragon soared through the air, surrounded by dark clouds, and its roar emanated from its mouth.

"It's a black dragon! The little ancestor's black jade python has successfully transformed into a dragon!"

The Zhou family cultivators inside the mountain gate who witnessed this scene immediately recognized the origin of the black dragon by its appearance.

Then a golden sword light flew down from Kunwu Peak and arrived next to the black dragon, revealing a handsome young man dressed in a white robe.

Upon seeing the handsome Qing Ni, many Zhou family cultivators who had come to observe the birth of the dragon immediately bowed and greeted him, saying, "Greetings, Little Ancestor!"

"No need for formalities."

Zhou Xinyuan waved her hand, responded, and then looked at her beloved pet in front of her.

The black dragon in the sky still only had two front claws, and it seemed to be of ordinary dragon bloodline.

However, upon closer inspection, one can discover that two black fleshy growths are hanging from the lower part of the dragon's body, seemingly gestating something.

Zhou Xinyuan certainly knew what those two black tumors were developing.

The chances of transforming from a python into a dragon and becoming a four-clawed, three-toed dragon in one go are extremely slim, unless one triggers the "fish leaping over the dragon gate" phenomenon like the Silver Dragon King did and successfully leaps over the dragon gate.

However, since the Black Jade Python successfully transformed into a dragon, it did not trigger the "fish leaping over the dragon gate" phenomenon, so it was naturally impossible for it to transform into a four-clawed, three-toed dragon in one step.

However, the various dragon blood and spiritual substances it consumed before transforming into a dragon, as well as the special training it received from the Silver Dragon King, must have had some effect.

Therefore, unable to transform into a four-clawed, three-toed dragon in one molt, it accumulated its power, which transformed into those two black tumors.

One day, when it has completed its cultivation, the two black tumors will naturally fall off, revealing the dragon claws that are growing inside.

By then, it will be a four-clawed, three-toed black dragon!

After examining her beloved pet, Zhou Xinyuan smiled and exclaimed, "Good, good, good! Mo'er, you've finally succeeded in transforming into a dragon! Uncle Bai's training of you has not been in vain!"

Upon hearing his words, the black dragon quickly flew down to his feet and carried him on its back as it soared through the air above the Zhou family's mountain gate.

On Kunwu Peak, Zhou Chun watched this scene with a smile in his eyes.

The appearance of the Ink Dragon has an even more positive significance for the Zhou family, giving them a new pure-blooded dragon in addition to the Azure Dragon and Thunder Dragon.

Moreover, the Zhou family itself has tamed a mid-level demon beast with the bloodline of the Black Dragon called the "Black-Headed Dragon". If Zhou Xinyuan's Black Dragon advances to the fourth rank and further purifies its bloodline, it may lead to one or two lucky ones among the Black-Headed Dragons successfully transforming into dragons.

However, after the appearance of the Ink Dragon, Leilongze became somewhat crowded.

After all, this body of water is not very large, yet it now houses as many as five dragons, which is indeed a bit unfair to the dragons.

Therefore, after some consideration, Zhou Chun cleared both the third-tier Thunder Dragon and the Black Dragon out of Thunder Dragon Swamp, letting them go to the Kunwu Mountains outside the mountain gate to find a good place to build their nests.

In any case, the Zhou family has now completely taken control of the Kunwu Mountains, and with him and the avatar of the Tai Geng Divine Venerable in charge, they are not afraid that these two dragons will settle down outside and cause any accidents.

Not long after, Zhou Chun received news that the Nine-Blade Barbarian Saint had returned to the Heavenly Barbarian Plain and was slaughtering the fifth-order demon kings who lived there.

It is said that he mobilized the power of the three races, the Earth Barbarians, the Five Elements Spirits, and the Heavenly Souls, and slaughtered six fifth-tier demon kings in one go, including one fifth-tier superior demon king!

After this massacre, the remaining demon kings and high-level demon beasts on Tianman Plain fled away from the alien territory, and some fourth-level demon beasts even escaped into the Yu Kingdom or Heng Kingdom.

Unaware of the situation, the Jin Yue Sect and Qing Yun Sect even came to visit Zhou Chun, expressing their concern that the alien races might invade the Yu Kingdom.

Zhou Chun, of course, would not tell them the inside story, but he also confidently assured them that with the protection of the Tai Geng God, the alien races would absolutely not dare to invade the Yu Kingdom, so they did not need to worry.

This firm stance did give both companies some confidence, allowing them to temporarily set aside their worries and return home.

As expected, after slaying several demon kings, the Nine-Blade Barbarian Saint also quieted down, presumably going into seclusion to cultivate.

Several years later, Luo Qingni emerged from seclusion.

It turned out that she had failed to break through to the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm and felt that continuing to cultivate in seclusion might not be useful, so she came out of seclusion.

Upon learning of this, Zhou Chun quickly went to offer his condolences.

"Breaking through realms has always depended on opportunity and cannot be forced. Qingni, your failure this time simply means that the opportunity has not yet arrived. When the opportunity comes in the future, it will naturally come to fruition."

Inside the bamboo building, after drinking the spiritual tea brewed by Luo Qingni, Zhou Chun gently comforted the beautiful woman before him.

It was to be expected that Luo Qingni would be in a bad mood after failing to break through her cultivation level, and she did not try to hide it.

Hearing Zhou Chun's comforting words, she simply nodded slightly and said, "I understand what Fellow Daoist Zhou means. This failure to break through the realm indicates that I still lack sufficient accumulation and the opportunity has not yet arrived. The only thing I can do now is to continue honing my magical power and wait for the right opportunity."

That's what they say, but how easy is it to obtain an opportunity that can help a Nascent Soul cultivator break through to the middle Nascent Soul stage!

Zhou Chun was able to break through to the mid-Nascent Soul stage because he received help from Tai Geng, a Divine Transformation Venerable.

Luo Qingni was self-aware. Although her alchemy skills were not bad, even those late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators would not value her alchemy skills.

Therefore, it is probably very difficult to wait for your own breakthrough opportunity, and you may not even get it in this lifetime!

Zhou Chun sensed the lack of confidence in her tone. After a moment's hesitation, he looked at her and said, "Qingni, you know my character. There are some things I can't reveal to you right now, but I can assure you that a suitable opportunity for your breakthrough will definitely arise in the future!"

Luo Qingni was stunned, staring blankly at Zhou Chun.

Zhou Chun looked solemn, his eyes filled with confidence.

She rarely saw Zhou Chun like this, but every time she saw Zhou Chun with this expression in the past, it always came true in the end.

So after a moment of stunned silence, she smiled and said, "With Fellow Daoist Zhou's words, Qingni is completely relieved."

She originally looked melancholy and preoccupied with her own worries, a sight that tugged at the heartstrings.

At this moment, her radiant smile dispels all sorrow, captivating all who behold her.

Zhou Chun's gaze flickered slightly, and she couldn't help but stare for a while longer before gently shifting her gaze away to avoid being impolite.

After comforting Luo Qingni, Zhou Chun returned to his cave to continue his secluded cultivation.

Time flies, and more than a decade has passed in the blink of an eye.

On this day, Zhou Xinyuan took several spiritual items bestowed upon him by Zhou Chun and entered a secret chamber to cultivate his core.

He possesses superior spiritual root aptitude, and the "Nine Revolutions Golden Light Technique" he cultivates is also a top-tier technique. Among his Core Formation spiritual items is the "Five Elements Spiritual Fruit," a supreme treasure for Core Formation.

With these configurations maxed out, the success rate of hard Core Formation is over 70%.

If even this fails, then they're truly hopeless and there's no point in saying anything more.

Therefore, Zhou Chun did not seem to care too much about his seclusion to form his core.

However, Su Yuzhen, ever since Zhou Xinyuan went into seclusion to form his core, had been preoccupied and often went to wait outside his secluded cave.

After Zhou Chun tried to persuade her several times, he finally gave in.

While Zhou Xinyuan was still in seclusion and had not yet achieved the results of her core formation, Lu Yuanjun successfully broke through to the middle rank of the fifth level.

It must be said that the spirit race is indeed blessed with unique talents.

For ordinary demon kings, advancing from a low-grade fifth-tier demon king to a mid-grade fifth-tier demon king is extremely difficult, unlike before when advancement was easy as long as one's bloodline rank reached a certain level and accumulated enough resources.

However, this barrier to realm is much weaker in Lu Yuanjun.

Previously in Changchun Valley, he had absorbed the wood spirit power contained in several fifth-order spirit trees, which were of very high quality.

With all these forces combined, he advanced to the fifth-tier mid-grade demon king, which felt like a natural progression, going incredibly smoothly.

With this breakthrough, relying on his cultivation as a mid-grade fifth-tier demon king and the assistance of two fifth-tier [Heavenly Wood Dao Weapons], Lu Yuanjun's strength leaped to surpass that of the other four demon king spirit pets.

Zhou Chun was also very happy about this and specially held a banquet to celebrate Lu Yuanjun's victory.

He then fulfilled his "promise" to Venerable Changchun, having Lu Yuanjun carry his name card and visit various major sects and forces.

The official reason was that Lu Yuanjun needed to collect the essence of all trees for his cultivation, and he hoped that various sects and families would allow him to pick some of the spiritual tree branches and leaves from their mountain sects.

Given Zhou Chun's current reputation, and with Lu Yuanjun having already advanced to a mid-level fifth-tier demon king, even top-tier powers would likely not refuse such small requests.

Shortly after Lu Yuanjun set off, Zhou Xinyuan, who was in seclusion to form his Golden Core, successfully triggered the Golden Core formation phenomenon and successfully formed his Golden Core.

On Kunwu Peak, after seeing the Core Formation celestial phenomenon in the sky slowly dissipate, Zhou Chun's figure flashed and he appeared beside his Daoist partner, Su Yuzhen.

He looked at his Daoist companion beside him, who seemed to have breathed a sigh of relief, and immediately took her hand and held it firmly, saying with a gentle smile, "I told you, Xin Yuan's formation of his core this time was bound to happen naturally. You were worrying too much, my lady."

Hearing his words, Su Yuzhen did not argue, but simply smiled and said, "My husband is right, I was overthinking it."

For her, as long as her beloved son successfully forms his core, all her worries are worthwhile.

At this point, she was actually nearing the end of her life.

In a few years, Zhou Chun will turn a thousand years old, and she will be several decades older than him.

It was precisely because of this that Zhou Xinyuan made up her mind so quickly to go into seclusion and form her core this time.

Six months later, Zhou Xinyuan, having consolidated his cultivation, quickly emerged from seclusion to share the good news with his parents.

After learning about this, Zhou Xinyan came to ask Zhou Chun whether the Zhou family should hold a grand Core Formation celebration for Zhou Xinyuan.

However, since Zhou Xinyuan had no interest in family power, Zhou Chun did not want him to occupy too many of the family's public resources, so he vetoed the matter on his behalf.

Zhou Chun has always set a good example in clearly separating public and private matters.

After Zhou Xinyuan successfully formed his core, Su Yuzhen seemed to have fulfilled her wish, and she looked much more relaxed.

That day, she came to find Zhou Chun, looking at her Daoist partner with expectant eyes, and said, "I wish to revisit the old land of Jing Kingdom. Would you accompany me, my husband?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chun was slightly taken aback at first, then smiled and said, "Of course, Madam, when would you like to depart?"

"Thank you, my husband. Let's set off tomorrow."

Su Yuzhen said happily, her face full of smiles.

So Zhou Chun hurriedly gave some instructions and then took his Daoist partner to Jing Kingdom.

This time they brought no one with them, only the two of them, the Daoist couple.

Even after arriving in Jingguo, the two of them concealed their cultivation at the Foundation Establishment stage and changed their appearance.

Then, just like a true Foundation Establishment stage cultivation couple, the two leisurely traveled around the Jing Kingdom.

At this time, the Moon Wheel Sect once again dominated the Jing Kingdom, but it only had one Nascent Soul cultivator, True Person Cangyue, to uphold its authority.

The Yan Yang Sect is now down to just one person, Bai Yang Zhenren.

In order to resist the demon army, the Yan Yang Sect destroyed its protective mountain formation, leaving the mountain gate barren for thousands of miles, corroded and destroyed by poisonous fire and evil energy.

In order to appease the people after the war, Venerable Yuanyang personally used his great supernatural powers to completely remove the poisonous fire and evil energy from the area, allowing the Yanyang Sect to return to its homeland and restore its mountain gate.

As for the Azure Lotus Mountain Range left behind by the Zhou family, it was occupied by a sect that moved from another country and was called the Treasure Tree Sect.

The Treasure Tree Sect only has one Nascent Soul stage cultivator, and it seems that his lifespan is running out.

The vast Jing Kingdom currently has only three Nascent Soul stage cultivators!

When Zhou Chun learned of this, he was filled with emotion.

It is obvious that after experiencing a series of great battles, many foreign cultivators are reluctant to come to Jingguo, a place that has been the site of countless battles, and have no desire to come here to guard the border.

The neighboring country of Feng is the same; it currently only has a mere three Nascent Soul stage cultivators.

Zhou Chun estimated that if they couldn't secure a large spiritual mountain or blessed land by relocating to another country, the Yan Yang Sect would probably want to move away as well.

After all, based on what he saw during his travels in Jingguo, the current state of Jingguo is not much better than that of Yuguo.

However, since the main purpose of this trip was to accompany his Daoist partner on a revisit to reminisce about their past youth, Zhou Chun didn't pay much attention to anything else.

After traveling through several prefectures of Jingguo for more than half a year, the two Daoist lovers finally arrived at the place where they first met.

That place was originally a wilderness stronghold opened up by the Yasukuni Kingdom, but unfortunately, due to the current shortage of manpower in the Yasukuni Kingdom, this place has now become a standard demon territory.

Of course, given Zhou Chun and his companion's cultivation levels, this place posed no threat to them whatsoever.

At this moment, the two revisited this place, standing atop a mountain peak, gazing at the vast, untamed forest below. Su Yuzhen rested her head on Zhou Chun's shoulder, her eyes slightly closed, and whispered, "To have met my husband here was truly the greatest blessing and opportunity of my life!"

"Looking back now, my husband was truly magnanimous. Not only did he harbor resentment towards me and the Su family because of what happened back then, but he also bestowed upon me and the Su family an incredible opportunity!"

Hearing her mention this, Zhou Chun couldn't help but recall the circumstances of their first meeting.

Then he reached out and gently stroked her hair, saying, "We live in this world, and it is fate that we can meet, get to know each other, and come together. Whether it is a good fate or a bad one, since fate brought us together, we should follow what fate has in store!"

Upon hearing his words, Su Yuzhen seemed to sense something as well, and couldn't help but narrow her eyes slightly and sigh softly, "Yes! Perhaps this is fate, allowing me to meet you, my husband, so early, and to be destined to become your Daoist partner!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chun simply smiled and remained silent.

Su Yuzhen, for some unknown reason, suddenly fell silent.

The two of them stayed quietly together, watching the sunrise and sunset from the mountaintop, without saying a word for several days.

A few days later, Su Yuzhen slowly rose, bowed to Zhou Chun, and said, "Thank you, my husband, for setting aside your cultivation to accompany me on this journey to revisit this familiar place. My wish has now been fulfilled, and I will no longer delay your cultivation!"

"You're too kind, madam. We're husband and wife, there's no need for thanks."

Zhou Chun shook his head slightly, quickly helped his Daoist partner up, and then they returned to the Yu Kingdom hand in hand.

Several years later, Zhou Chunnian turned over a thousand years old and held a birthday banquet within the family.

His ambition was to become a deity, so he didn't attach much importance to the grand banquet for the first birthday. The Zhou family no longer needed to rely on such celebrations to increase their influence, so they only held a banquet for the clan members.

The grand banquet lasted for several days, and many of the younger generation of the Zhou family put in their best efforts to show off their skills, whether it was talisman-making techniques or the profound magic of their own, hoping to catch the eye of Zhou Chun, the family patriarch.

Unfortunately, the number of juniors whose names Zhou Chun could actually remember was too few to count on one hand.

Of course, to enhance the festive atmosphere, Zhou Chun also gave each of the younger performers on stage some rewards, ensuring that everyone had a good time.

(End of this chapter)