Beast Taming Immortal Clan

Chapter 801 Jade Immortal Passes Away [Please Subscribe]

After the birthday banquet, Zhou Chun's life returned to normal.

As he grew to be over a thousand years old, Su Yuzhen had less than thirty years left to live.

Zhou Chun planned to spend as much time as possible with his Daoist partner during these last moments.

Besides Su Yuzhen, Xu Fu, one of the Golden Core elders of the Zhou family, also has little time left to live.

To Zhou Chun, Xu Fu was a junior, but in reality, he was only a few decades younger than him.

However, Xu Fu did not have the same opportunity as Su Yuzhen to consume the longevity elixir, a spiritual substance that prolongs life.

On the contrary, he had lived in the wilderness for a long time in his youth and often went out to explore and fight. He had suffered many serious injuries along the way, making it difficult for him to live to the maximum age of a thousand!

Therefore, he only has a few decades left to live.

However, Zhou Xinyan, who is currently in charge of the Zhou family, is actually not over nine hundred years old, although he is from the "Xin" generation. So there is no need to worry too much about these things for the time being.

After Zhou Yuanxin and Zhou Xinyuan successively formed their cores, another female cultivator from the Zhou family, a relative of the imperial family, successfully formed her core; her name was Wang Yan.

At the same time, according to Zhou Chun's knowledge, among the current Purple Mansion stage cultivators in the Zhou family, there are three or four who are relatively young and promising, and are expected to break through to the Golden Core stage.

If just one or two more of these people succeed, the number of Golden Core cultivators in the Zhou family could potentially exceed two hands' worth.

Furthermore, the number of cultivators in the Zhou family is still growing rapidly, with many people successfully establishing their foundations every year, and a cultivator at the Purple Mansion stage emerging every few days.

If this growth continues, as long as there are no major upheavals or significant reductions in the number of mid-level cultivators, the number of Golden Core cultivators that the Zhou family produces every hundred years will definitely continue to increase.

Therefore, although the older generation of Golden Core cultivators in the family are passing away one after another, the Zhou family is actually developing better and better.

On this day, Zhou Chun, who was watching his son Zhou Xinyuan and Zhou Zhigan fight swords with his Daoist partner Su Yuzhen, suddenly had a look of joy on his face and his eyes showed surprise.

He glanced at his Daoist partner who was watching intently beside him, and couldn't help but close his eyes slightly, carefully establishing a deeper connection with his second Nascent Soul incarnation, who was far away in the Ice Barbarian Kingdom.

Just now, True Immortal Bingming finally mastered the "Nine Transformations of the Holy Spirit: Moon Toad Chapter" and gained considerable benefits from it.

From deep within the cave at the Snow Dragon Ridge stronghold, a muffled roar suddenly erupted, echoing throughout the entire stronghold.

Inside the stronghold, every cultivator who heard this roar felt their hearts sink, as if struck by lightning, and felt extremely uncomfortable.

Some cultivators who were meditating and cultivating in their caves even vomited blood, suffering serious internal injuries.

Even Zeng Yu and the other two Golden Core cultivators were inevitably affected to some extent.

The two quickly left the cave and couldn't help but look in the direction from which the roar came.

"The roar came from Senior Bingming's cave. Could it be that Senior Bingming is practicing some kind of secret technique?"

One of the Golden Core cultivators couldn't help but send a telepathic message to Zeng Yu.

"Whatever the situation, it's not our place to concern ourselves. Let's comfort the injured juniors first!"

Zeng Yu shook her head slightly, not daring to say anything more.

Seeing his reticence, the Golden Core cultivator who had asked the question didn't press the matter further and immediately joined him in calming down the cultivators inside the stronghold.

Inside the cave of the Ice Nether Immortal, the Ice Nether Immortal had transformed into a white ice toad.

The ice toad lay on the ground, and with each breath, it absorbed rich spiritual energy into its body.

As night fell, an even richer white moonlight descended from the sky and was absorbed by the white ice toad.

Such a strange phenomenon left all the cultivators in the Snow Dragon Ridge stronghold wide-eyed and utterly shocked.

If they didn't know that True Person Bingming was a genuine Nascent Soul cultivator from the human race, they would have suspected that a demon king was living in the Snow Dragon Ridge stronghold.

After all, very few human cultivators possess this kind of supernatural ability to absorb and exhale the power of the moon, but some exceptionally talented demons are often able to do it.

After a night had passed, the white ice toad inside the cave deep within the stronghold had reverted to its original form as the Ice Nether True Man.

Then, Immortal Bingming opened his mouth and spat out a white pearl, which flew into his hand. It was the spiritual treasure, the Moon Toad Pearl.

Although he had already refined this magical treasure, his connection with it was now much stronger than before, as if it were his natal magical treasure.

Perhaps due to the materials used in the crafting of this treasure, when Bingming Zhenren transformed into a Taiyin Moon Toad after mastering the "Nine Transformations of the Holy Spirit: Moon Toad Chapter," he truly resembled a fifth-tier demon king, completely transforming into a Taiyin Moon Toad and inheriting the supernatural abilities of a fifth-tier Taiyin Moon Toad.

This allows him not only to use his supernatural powers to fight enemies, but also to use them to aid in his cultivation.

It should be noted that demonic beasts are actually far more talented than human cultivators in absorbing and exhaling the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

However, their cultivation methods are not as profound as those of human cultivators, and their bodies are not as ingeniously constructed as those of humans. Therefore, their efficiency in refining the spiritual energy of heaven and earth is not as good as that of human cultivators.

The Moon Toad can not only absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to cultivate, but also draw upon the power of the moon to temper its physical body and magical power.

With this help, Master Bingming's cultivation speed increased significantly compared to before.

After examining the pearl in his hand, he opened his mouth and sucked it in.

Immediately afterwards, a sword light flew out of his mouth, landed in his hand, and transformed into a white flying sword.

This white flying sword is as clear as jade, radiating a white icy light. Countless snowflake-like spirit patterns are imprinted on its body, as if it were covered with a layer of frost.

This is the Heavenly Frost Profound Nether Sword, the natal magic weapon of True Immortal Bingming. It was forged from Ten Thousand Year Profound Jade and, after being refined by him for over a hundred years, it has become a formidable top-grade magic weapon.

At this moment, he waved his hand and summoned the sword, using the sword control method recorded in the "Tai Xuan Flying Immortal Sword Manual" to wield the sword.

White flying swords darted and danced in mid-air, leaving behind streaks of white sword energy. Before long, a lotus sword formation made of white sword energy took shape in the air.

Zhou Chun's [Nine-Nine Profound Heaven Sword Gourd] can release up to eighty-one sword energies at once, and the most suitable way to use this spiritual treasure is to arrange the sword energies into a sword array.

Therefore, sword formation techniques were his primary focus when he was studying sword control techniques.

Although he didn't have much talent for sword cultivation, he still managed to master the methods of setting up several sword formations after years of studying and practicing, thanks to his Nascent Soul stage cultivation level and the control brought by his powerful divine sense.

As Bingming Zhenren is his second nascent soul incarnation, he can naturally share the sword techniques he comprehends.

On Kunwu Peak, Zhou Chun quickly opened his eyes and turned his attention back to the ongoing sword fight.

In his view, although both were at the Golden Core stage, Zhou Xinyuan's skill in swordsmanship was clearly far inferior to Zhou Zhiqian's.

Even if Zhou Zhigan controlled his cultivation at the early stage of the Golden Core realm, he could still easily suppress Zhou Xinyuan's sword.

If Zhou Xinyuan's flying sword hadn't been crafted from many rare spiritual materials, making it unafraid of clashing with the flying swords of other cultivators of the same level, it would likely have been severely damaged by now.

Seeing this, Zhou Chun couldn't help but sigh.

He could tell that his son, Zhou Xinyuan, really didn't have much talent in swordsmanship. Even though he had been guided by famous teachers since childhood and had access to all kinds of training resources, he still couldn't achieve much in this area.

In terms of cultivation, many things really depend on talent, and the higher you go, the more talent you need.

It's true that diligence can make up for lack of talent, but what's the point of spending decades or even centuries to learn and understand something that others can learn and understand in a year?

Even Golden Core cultivators and Nascent Soul cultivators, who have long lifespans, cannot waste their time like this!

So Zhou Chun gradually developed an idea.

However, after glancing at his Daoist partner Su Yuzhen beside him, he decided it was best not to put this idea into practice for the time being.

Time flies like an arrow; it passes in the blink of an eye.

In the blink of an eye, another two or three decades have passed.

On Kunwu Peak, Su Yuzhen was on her last legs. Her once youthful appearance had turned white in her final moments, and her skin was covered in wrinkles.

Zhou Chun and Zhou Xinyuan, however, were ordered by her to stay outside and not be allowed to come in.

She didn't want her Taoist partner and son to see her like this; she wanted them to always remember her as someone who was young and vibrant.

As for what needed to be explained, she had already explained it to them all.

But she will not pass away alone, because there will be someone by her side.

This person is none other than Luo Qingni!

Before this, Luo Qingni herself had never imagined that Su Yuzhen would not allow her Daoist partner and son to stay by her side before her death, but instead specifically requested that she come and keep her company.

So much so that when Su Yuzhen made this request, she hesitated and thought about it for a long time before agreeing.

At this moment, looking at the old woman on the bed who was aging rapidly, she felt a lot of emotions.

"Will I be like this in the future?"

She murmured to herself, finding it hard to accept.

Suddenly, I understood Su Yuzhen's thoughts.

Su Yuzhen opened her cloudy eyes and looked at her, saying softly, "Sister Luo, do I look ugly now?"

Luo Qingni looked at her without saying a word.

They were all highly accomplished cultivators, and even when they were about to die, they didn't need a mirror to know what they looked like.

Seeing that she didn't speak, Su Yuzhen wasn't angry. She just murmured, "So what if she's beautiful? So what if she's ugly? In front of a female cultivator as beautiful as Sister Luo, I'm afraid any other female cultivator would feel ashamed!"

"What exactly are you trying to say, Su-meimei?"

Luo Qingni looked at Su Yuzhen and asked in a low voice.

Hearing this, Su Yuzhen didn't answer but asked instead, "Sister Luo, are you wondering why, when we didn't interact much before, I specifically asked you to come and collect my body now that I'm on my deathbed?"

Luo Qingni fell silent again.

Remaining silent is tantamount to acknowledging this.

Therefore, Su Yuzhen quickly added, "Actually, I've always been very jealous of you, Sister Luo. I'm jealous that you were able to successfully transform your core and form your nascent soul, and that you can help your husband in every way. But I haven't even reached the threshold of transforming my core and forming my nascent soul, so I can't help my husband at all, and I might even become a burden to him!"

Her heartfelt confession at this moment caused Luo Qingni to be slightly startled, and she couldn't help but stare at her intently.

Su Yuzhen met her gaze and continued, "Sister Luo, do you think I'm petty? But any female cultivator who sees her husband getting close to another female cultivator who far surpasses her in every way, or even bringing her back to her family to be supported, would probably feel the same way as me!"

These words caused Luo Qingni to frown immediately, and she looked at her calmly, saying, "Qingni and Fellow Daoist Zhou are completely innocent. Fellow Daoist Su, you're being far too presumptuous!"

"Yes, I believe that there is nothing between my husband and you, Sister Luo. But Sister Luo, ask yourself honestly, do you really only see each other as ordinary friends? Have you never had any feelings for each other?"

Su Yuzhen's tone suddenly became sharp, and her words caused Luo Qingni's expression to change slightly, making it difficult for her to answer.

Seeing Luo Qingni suddenly fall silent, Su Yuzhen couldn't help but smile and say, "How about it? Sister Luo, you can't deny it, can you?"

After saying that, she changed the subject again and said, "Actually, that's quite normal. After all, your husband is so outstanding and has helped you a lot many times. Any woman would be moved by him!"

Upon hearing this, Luo Qingni readily admitted, "Yes, Qingni did indeed have feelings for Fellow Daoist Zhou, but that was merely a thought in Qingni's own mind. I never expressed it to Fellow Daoist Zhou. If Sister Su wants to accuse Qingni based on this, I'm afraid it's untenable!"

Upon hearing this, Su Yuzhen quickly explained, "Sister Luo, you've misunderstood. I didn't mean to criticize you at all. On the contrary, I'm very grateful that you were able to uphold your principles!"

Luo Qingni looked at her with a puzzled expression.

It seemed to be asking, if that's what you think, why did you criticize yourself before?

Su Yuzhen, her face full of apology, said, "Sister Luo, please forgive me. I've kept those words to myself for many years, and I just had to get them out of my chest. That's why I wanted to speak my mind before I die. I hope you'll forgive me if I've offended you!"

After she said that, Luo Qingni didn't say anything more, but simply shook her head slightly to indicate that she didn't mind.

Seeing this, Su Yuzhen breathed a sigh of relief and said, "As the saying goes, a dying man's words are good. If Sister Luo still trusts me, please listen to my heartfelt words!"

"Sister Su, please feel free to speak your mind."

Luo Qingni nodded slightly, indicating her stance.

Seeing that she said this, Su Yuzhen had no more reservations and immediately said, "As I said before, I am very jealous of Sister Luo, but this jealousy stems from my own incompetence. Therefore, my jealousy, like your feelings for your husband, is something I dare not express!"

"But now that my younger sister is nearing the end of her life, there is no need for her to cling to her husband any longer, making him betray Sister Luo's sincere heart for a deceased woman like her!"

"Therefore, I sincerely beg Sister Luo, after my passing, please take good care of my husband and accompany him on his journey in the world of cultivation, so that he will not be left alone in his cave!"

Luo Qingni was taken aback by what she was about to say.

He then waved his hands repeatedly, saying, "I'll pretend I never heard what Sister Su said. Fellow Daoist Zhou and I are close friends; there's absolutely no need for us to do this!"

"Does Sister Luo think I'm being sarcastic?"

As Su Yuzhen spoke, she looked at Luo Qingni with a sincere tone and said, "I swear, what I just said was absolutely true and sincere, without the slightest falsehood!"

"Sister Su, there's no need for that. It's just that Qingni really doesn't have any thoughts about that right now."

Luo Qingni shook her head slightly, clearly refusing as before.

This stunned Su Yuzhen, who couldn't help but stare at her with wide eyes, as if trying to see into her heart.

Luo Qingni met her gaze without flinching.

After gazing at each other for a moment, Su Yuzhen sighed and said, "Sister Luo's noble character makes me feel even more ashamed of myself. It seems that not only is my cultivation and ability far inferior to Sister Luo's, but I am also far inferior to her in terms of heart and spirit!"

But just when Luo Qingni thought she would give up, she suddenly spoke again: "But even if you don't consider your own feelings, Sister Luo, you should at least consider your own path!"

"What do you mean by that, Sister Su?"

Luo Qingni narrowed her eyes, and her tone changed.

"Sister Luo, you're currently stuck at the barrier of the mid-Nascent Soul stage, and it's unclear when you'll be able to break through. Haven't you considered dual cultivation? With your cultivation level, dual cultivation for the first time would surely benefit both of you greatly. If you also use some secret dual cultivation techniques, you might just be able to break through the barrier in one fell swoop!"

Su Yuzhen continued, "Furthermore, my husband's cultivation is about to reach the barrier of the late Nascent Soul stage. If you two can cultivate together then, with your abundant Yin energy, Sister Luo, you should be able to lend him a hand. This would be a win-win situation!"

After speaking, he deliberately raised his hand and tossed a jade slip containing a mysterious dual cultivation technique to Luo Qingni, clearly indicating that he had planned this all along.

In the living room outside the bedroom, Zhou Chun and his son Zhou Xinyuan sat casually in chairs, both with their heads slightly lowered, neither of them uttering a sound.

Su Yuzhen had previously spoken privately with both father and son about some things, and they were both deep in thought at the moment.

After an unknown amount of time, as Luo Qingni walked out of the bedroom, both father and son looked up at her.

She carried a jade urn in her hands and said to Zhou Chun and his son, "Fellow Daoists, please accept my condolences. Sister Su has passed away. These are her remains after cremation according to her wishes. Please keep them safe!"

As he spoke, he handed the jade urn containing Su Yuzhen's ashes to Zhou Chun.

Upon seeing this, Zhou Chun immediately raised his hand and put away the urn. Then he nodded to Luo Qingni and said, "Thank you for your trouble, Qingni. I will proceed with the encoffining of Yuzhen first, so please excuse me."

Then he took his son Zhou Xinyuan to the Zhou family cemetery.

According to the Zhou family's rules, cultivators who are related to the family by marriage are not allowed to be buried in the clan cemetery; instead, they are buried in another cemetery near the clan cemetery.

However, the clan rules also stipulate that relatives of the Zhou family who have made great contributions to the Zhou family can be exceptionally buried in the clan cemetery.

Su Yuzhen may not have made any great contributions to the Zhou family, but as Zhou Chun's Daoist partner, no one dared to say a word about her being buried in the clan cemetery.

However, in accordance with her personal wishes, the Zhou family did not hold any funeral for her after her death. Instead, the Su family set up a mourning hall for her, and the entire clan mourned her.

Zhou Chun sent Zhou Xinyuan to the Su family to keep vigil for his mother, while he himself offered sacrifices alone at his Daoist partner's grave.

After forty-nine days, Zhou Chun finally returned to his cave.

At this time, Zhou Xinyuan also returned from keeping vigil.

Zhou Chun called him into the living room, personally brewed him a cup of tea, and then looked at him and said, "Your mother asked me to take good care of you before she passed away. She was worried about you living alone."

"However, your father and I have different opinions. You are no longer a child. Even in those major sects, your cultivation level is enough to make you a core member. Therefore, if you want to move out to cultivate, your father will support you!"

If someone who didn't know the truth heard Zhou Chun say this, they would think that he was cold-hearted and wanted to drive his son away from his side not long after his Daoist partner passed away.

But Zhou Xinyuan knew that her father was the one who understood her best.

He had long had the idea of ​​moving out and opening his own cave dwelling, but he hadn't been able to tell his mother, Su Yuzhen, about it before.

Therefore, upon hearing Zhou Chun's words, he immediately replied, "Father is absolutely right. I have long wanted to move out and cultivate on my own!"

"That's settled then. As long as you don't leave the Kunwu Mountains, you can cultivate wherever you want!"

Zhou Chun waved his hand, and the matter was settled.

With Su Yuzhen gone, Zhou Chun no longer had one of his biggest worries, and could finally focus on his secluded cultivation without any distractions.

He sealed off his cave and remained in seclusion for thirty years. During this time, the death of Xu Fu, an elder relative of the Zhou family, did not disturb him from emerging from seclusion. Only Zhou Zhiying stepped forward to set up a mourning hall for his father and hold a memorial service.

After seclusion for thirty years, Zhou Chun's cultivation finally reached the barrier of the late Nascent Soul stage, and he could no longer advance.

He also tried to break through the barrier, but found that the barrier was difficult to shake. If he tried to break through it by honing his magic power, he didn't know how long it would take to succeed.

Having other options, he certainly wouldn't waste his time on this.

So he decisively left seclusion and visited the incarnation of the Tai Geng God to inquire about the results of the refining of the Pure Yang Barrier-Breaking Pill.

"Fellow Daoist Yuanyang, it will probably take another twenty or thirty years before you can start refining pills. In the meantime, you should focus on cultivating your magical power and comprehending supernatural abilities and spells. With your divine sense, you should have a good chance of mastering the Void Manipulation Technique. If you can do that, your chances of breaking through to the late Nascent Soul stage with the [Pure Yang Barrier-Breaking Pill] will be even greater!"

On Chang Geng Peak, after learning of Zhou Chun's purpose, the avatar of Tai Geng God Venerable remained silent for a moment, contacted his main body, and then gave him a response and guidance.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chun quickly nodded and said, "Twenty or thirty years is indeed not a long time. Then I will wait a little longer."

He then humbly inquired about the mysteries of "Void Manifestation" from the incarnation of the God Tai Geng.

This "void magic performance" is generally performed by a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator who, with powerful divine sense, abundant magical power, and a profound understanding of supernatural abilities and spells, can complete the execution of a spell or supernatural power in an instant.

Although these methods are mainly used for combat, they involve a superficial understanding of the laws of the Great Dao. If one can comprehend and master them before reaching the late Nascent Soul stage, they can also temper one's own magical power and divine sense, which can help in breaking through realms.

Just like Ye Qingxuan, who broke through to the late Nascent Soul stage much more easily than ordinary cultivators because of his powerful sword intent.