Beast Taming Immortal Clan

Chapter 827 War Resumes [Please Subscribe]

Heavenly Fire Gate.

When Zhou Chun returned to the Heavenly Fire Sect as a Nascent Soul cultivator, there were no secrets left in his eyes.

He had always wanted to know if the [Heavenly Fire Divine Pearl] was a heaven-reaching spiritual treasure.

Now we know that this thing is indeed not a heaven-reaching spiritual treasure.

However, in his perception, the spirituality of this [Heavenly Fire Divine Pearl] should have reached the limit of a spiritual treasure, but it has been unable to transform into a heaven-reaching spiritual treasure due to a lack of opportunity.

If we had to draw a comparison, this stroke of luck would probably be like a spiritual object with innate Daoist runes, such as the [Mother Stone of Ten Thousand Gold].

If it can be integrated with a spiritual object containing the power of the Great Dao of Fire, this [Heavenly Fire Divine Pearl] should be able to instantly transform into a Heavenly Treasure.

But for the Heavenly Fire Sect, such an opportunity is obviously hard to come by.

Such spiritual objects containing the power of the Great Dao of Fire are treasures that even Nascent Soul cultivators would fight over in ancient times, let alone in the current cultivation world.

Even if such a spiritual object is found, it must be a material that can be used to refine artifacts.

For example, the "flesh-like Ganoderma" that Zhou Chun obtained clearly did not meet his requirements.

Therefore, if the Heavenly Fire Divine Pearl of the Heavenly Fire Sect only absorbs the power of the earth fire spiritual vein below to temper itself, it is basically impossible for it to transform into a heaven-reaching spiritual treasure.

"I used to think that it was not easy for the Heavenly Fire Sect to find such a blessed mountain, so they could only establish their sect here despite knowing the danger. But now it seems that I was wrong."

"I suspect the reason the founder of the Heavenly Fire Sect established himself here was primarily to utilize the earth's fire spiritual veins below to refine this [Heavenly Fire Divine Pearl]!"

"This treasure is able to possess its current level of spirituality, likely because it has absorbed a large amount of fire essence!"

Zhou Chunhui had keen eyesight. After seeing the state of the [Heavenly Fire Divine Pearl], he immediately understood the thoughts of the Heavenly Fire Sect's patriarchs.

Then he quickly shook his head and said, "It's a pity that a mere Nascent Soul cultivator, even with superb weapon-refining skills, can't cook without rice!"

How difficult it is to forge a heaven-reaching spiritual treasure in this realm!

Even a powerful deity like Tai Geng was able to upgrade his natal spiritual treasure, which he had been tempering and cultivating for thousands of years, into a heaven-reaching spiritual treasure only because he obtained the most suitable acquired treasure, the [Mother Stone of Ten Thousand Gold].

As for the other Nascent Soul stage cultivators, apart from Venerable Changchun Zhou Chun who was unsure, their natal spiritual treasures were definitely not yet Heaven-Reaching Spiritual Treasures!

The key to limiting these spiritual treasures from becoming Heavenly Treasures lies in their spiritual materials!

Zhou Chun has some advantages in this regard. He obtained such a large piece of the [Ten Thousand Gold Mother Stone], and both of his natal spiritual treasures have incorporated a significant amount of it.

However, it is not something that can be accomplished in a short period of time if his natal spiritual treasure is to be upgraded to a Heavenly Spiritual Treasure.

For a spiritual treasure to be upgraded to a Heavenly Spiritual Treasure, in addition to needing a suitable acquired rare treasure to enlighten it, the spirituality of the artifact's spirit also needs to undergo a transformation.

Zhou Chun's natal spirit treasure had only recently been upgraded to a spirit treasure, and its spirituality was far inferior to that of the natal spirit treasures that Nascent Soul stage cultivators had refined over thousands of years.

Within a thousand years, being able to transform a natal spiritual treasure into a heaven-reaching spiritual treasure would already be considered a great success.

Having resolved a long-standing question in his heart, Zhou Chun had no intention of showing himself at the Heavenly Fire Sect. He came quietly and left quietly.

A day later, Zhou Chun returned to Kunwu Mountain in the State of Yu.

Actually, he originally wanted to visit Venerable Lingfeng, but Venerable Taigeng advised him that it was unnecessary to waste time there, as it would be awkward if he couldn't even see the person.

Zhou Chun always listened to advice, so he didn't go again.

After returning to Kunwu Peak, Zhou Chun summoned Luo Qingni and handed her the newly acquired [Pure Yang Barrier-Breaking Pill].

"This [Pure Yang Breakthrough Pill] is a find from my trip. It's incredibly effective, increasing the success rate of breaking through to the late Nascent Soul stage by 30%. Qingni, keep this safe for now, and use it as needed later!"

Luo Qingni was also stunned, not expecting that he had called her over for this matter.

After a moment of stunned silence, she shook her head slightly and said, "I appreciate your kindness, Zhou Lang, but it's inconvenient for me to accept this. Please leave it to Xin Yuan!"

"Qingni, why are you being so formal with me?"

Zhou Chun stepped forward, grabbed the beauty's hand, and forcefully placed the elixir bottle in her grasp. Then, holding her small hand, he smiled faintly and said, "Children and grandchildren have their own blessings. I have already fulfilled my responsibility by supporting Xinyuan in achieving Nascent Soul. How far he goes in the future is entirely up to him. I will not interfere any further!"

He sighed softly, his face full of emotion, and said, "You know what? I don't like others interfering in my life, and I don't want to interfere in other people's lives either, not even my apprentices or my son!"

"Of course I know, for I know the same thing!"

Luo Qingni responded softly and gently, then naturally nestled into Zhou Chun's arms.

Only those who share similar temperaments can become friends and confidants.

That's exactly what happened to the two of them!

More than a decade later, Zhou Zhiying successfully broke through to the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm, and her cultivation steadily improved.

Seven years later, with Zhou Chun's help, Lord Yishan had initially created a cultivation method suitable for his own practice, which greatly improved his cultivation speed.

Three years later, Qinghong Zhenren Zhou Zhiying went south to Jingguo and challenged Cangyue Zhenren of the Yuelun Sect to a duel. The latter refused to come out of his room and dared not accept the challenge.

As a result, the reputation of the Moon Wheel Sect plummeted, and the past grudges between the Moon Wheel Sect and the Zhou family were once again spread throughout the cultivation world of Jingguo and the Heavenly Spirit Realm, becoming known to many cultivators born in the last few hundred years.

Upon learning of this, not only were the members of the Moon Wheel Cult in a state of panic, but many external forces that had cooperated with the Moon Wheel Cult also severed their ties.

Even the Moon Wheel Sect's recruitment of disciples has been met with a cold reception. Truly talented and well-connected cultivators have no desire to board this dilapidated ship that could sink at any moment!

Under these circumstances, even the True Man Cangyue was filled with anger and frustration, yet he was also helpless.

He tried to seek help from Yuanyang Temple, but Xuan Yan Zhenren, who had previously treated him fairly well, was now very perfunctory and had no intention of helping at all.

Only then did Master Cangyue realize that he and the Moon Wheel Sect had been abandoned.

"Father, the Azure Moon Immortal of the Moon Wheel Sect is requesting an audience. He says he has come specifically to apologize to you. Do you wish to see him?"

On Kunwu Peak, Zhou Xinyuan personally came to deliver a message.

"No way! My Kunwu Peak isn't a place where just any Tom, Dick, or Harry can climb!"

Zhou Chun replied calmly, his meaning conveyed in a single sentence.

"Then the child understands."

Zhou Xinyuan responded and immediately went to see Master Cangyue, truthfully repeating Zhou Chun's words.

Then, looking calmly at the old man before him, he said, "Fellow Daoist Cangyue, I have conveyed my father's message to you. Please return."

"I understand. Thank you for your help, Fellow Daoist Zhou."

After a long pause, Master Cangyue replied weakly in a low voice, and then left the Zhou family in a daze.

He had made a great effort to come to the Zhou family to apologize, showing the same determination that Yin Yue Zhenren had shown when he went to Zhou Chun to fight to the death!

But reality dealt him a cruel blow.

None of the ridicule and embarrassment he had anticipated came to pass, but the outcome was even worse than he had imagined!

Zhou Chun's phrase "cats and dogs" says it all.

He should have realized this much earlier.

If it weren't for Venerable Yuanyang's intervention, hundreds of years ago, when Zhou Chun had just broken through to the late Nascent Soul stage, he would have been completely unqualified to catch Zhou Chun's eye.

Upon returning to Jingguo, Master Cangyue made a very painful and helpless decision.

He dismissed most of the sect's disciples and sent some Golden Core elders with a number of loyal and reliable people to leave Jingguo and go to a distant country to establish a new sect, no longer using the name of the Moon Wheel Sect.

He himself, along with some elders and disciples, remained inside the Moon Wheel Sect's mountain gate, thus sealing the gate.

Seventy years later, the Cangyue Immortal passed away, and the name of the Moon Wheel Sect was forever transformed into a part of the history of the Jingguo cultivation world!

Seventy years is not a long time for a Nascent Soul stage cultivator.

For a Nascent Soul cultivator, that was merely a trivial period of time.

However, a lot can happen in seventy years.

Since Zhou Chunhua attained the Divine Realm, eight Golden Core cultivators have emerged from the Zhou family, bringing the total number of Golden Core cultivators to eighteen!

Lu Yuanjun had followed the Green-Robed Venerable for many years and had successfully restored the acquired spiritual root to its complete state. He himself had benefited greatly from this and was the first to advance to the fifth-order superior demon king.

Luo Qingni's cultivation has already reached the barrier of the late Nascent Soul stage, and she is seeking to break through to the Great Cultivator stage.

However, for her, a single [Pure Yang Breakthrough Pill] is not a guarantee of success. Although the success rate of over 30% is not low, there is also a great possibility of failure.

Therefore, Zhou Chun told her to hone her magical power first, and see if she could take the opportunity to exchange some good things from Venerable Changchun when the war between the alien races broke out.

Changchun Valley is a treasure trove. The accumulation of nearly ten thousand years by Venerable Changchun has left no one knowing how many treasures it contains.

Luo Qingni is also a cultivator of wood-attribute techniques, and Zhou Chun doesn't believe that Venerable Changchun doesn't have something that can increase her chances of advancing to a great cultivator.

However, without a reason, it would be inconvenient for Zhou Chun to specifically seek help from Venerable Changchun for Luo Qingni's sake.

After all, for cultivators at the Nascent Soul stage like them, debts of gratitude are the hardest to repay!

At this point, there were only a little over a hundred years left before the turbid and malevolent energy completely dissipated.

The turbid and malevolent energy in the world is now extremely thin, and even early-stage Nascent Soul cultivators can easily sense it dissipating.

Zhou Chun and other Nascent Soul stage cultivators therefore judged that the alien race would definitely take action within fifty years at the latest.

But in reality, they were still optimistic.

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The Great Zhou Kingdom.

On this day, a dark blue-black cloud suddenly rushed towards the Great Zhou Kingdom from the direction of the Dolan Grassland in the sky above the border area between the Great Zhou Kingdom and the Multi-Winged Tribe.

This dark blue-green cloud surged and covered the sky, stretching for hundreds of miles, with an overwhelming momentum.

Such an unusual phenomenon naturally attracted the attention of the vigilant human cultivators.

Soon, the true form of this dark blue-green cloud tide appeared before the eyes of some cultivators who practiced secret eye techniques.

What they saw was not a normal cloud tide at all, but a swarm of insects composed of countless fist-sized demonic insects!

Yes, an insect swarm!

When Zhou Chun learned of the insect swarm, it had already caused immense damage within the Great Zhou Kingdom.

According to the information he received, this insect swarm was caused by a type of poisonous bee called the "Blue-Faced Demon Bee".

These poisonous bees are fierce and feed on the flesh and blood of living creatures; they are considered to be among the most dangerous insects.

It is unknown how much the Multiwinged Clan paid. The number of poisonous bees that invaded the Great Zhou Kingdom this time was in the hundreds of millions, and there was even a fourth-order queen bee among them!

After these demonic insects invaded the Great Zhou Kingdom, they were driven by the powerful multi-winged race to split into more than a dozen groups and invade different regions, causing great losses to the mortal world and small and medium-sized forces of the Great Zhou Kingdom.

Behind these swarms of insects lies the massive army of the Multiwinged and Triangular Clan!

That's right. This time, the two sworn enemies, the Multiwinged Clan and the Triangular Clan, have completely put aside all past grudges and formed an allied army to attack the Human Race!

Meanwhile, the alien race responsible for attacking the cultivation world in the far west was transformed into the demon army of the Wilderness of Ten Thousand Beasts.

The Wilderness of Ten Thousand Beasts remained largely silent and did not mobilize during the last invasion by the alien army.

For some unknown reason, the entire demon army was suddenly mobilized, including more than thirty fifth-tier demon kings and a million-strong demon beast army!

On the other side, a sudden warning also came from the Tianling Territory: a large number of demonic beasts poured into the Tianling Territory from the border area and launched an attack on all the human kingdoms along the way.

Under these circumstances, the human race also quickly entered a state of war.

Upon receiving a message from Venerable Changchun, Zhou Chun was to go to the Tianling Territory to oversee the situation, while Venerable Green Robe would go to the Great Zhou Kingdom to fight alongside Venerable Taigeng against the sixth-tier powerhouses of the Multi-Winged Clan and the Triangular Clan.

When Zhou Chun went to the Heavenly Spirit Realm, he also took Silver Dragon Lord, Phoenix Lord, Mountain Lord, and Winged Mountain Lord with him, and his disciple Zhou Zhiying also went along.

Meanwhile, his second nascent soul incarnation, Ice Nether True Man, returned to the Yu Kingdom with the Aurora Ice Butterfly Beast to take charge.

How fast can a Nascent Soul stage cultivator travel? In less than a day, Zhou Chun arrived in Jing Kingdom at top speed.

Interestingly, the place he chose to settle down was the Moon Wheel Sect, where Venerable Yuanyang had previously been stationed.

However, at this time, the Moon Wheel Sect's mountain gate was temporarily under the management of the Heavenly Spirit Alliance because of the passing of True Person Cangyue and the dispersal of Moon Wheel Sect disciples.

When Zhou Chun arrived at this place, the leader of the Heavenly Spirit Alliance, the late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator Ice Spirit True Man, was already waiting for him.

"What's the situation now? Do you know what the demon race of Longyuanze is planning this time?"

Upon arriving at the Moon Wheel Sect's mountain gate, Zhou Chun immediately inquired about relevant information from True Person Ice Spirit.

Upon hearing his question, True Person Bingling quickly replied, "Senior Chun Jun, you are wise. We have not yet discovered any trace of powerful demon kings, nor any signs of a large demon army gathering. However, a large number of low- to mid-level demon beasts have poured into the borders of several countries!"

"What does this mean?"

Zhou Chun was slightly taken aback and couldn't help but frown.

After pondering for a moment, he looked at Master Bingling and asked, "Have you sent anyone deep into the wilderness to investigate the situation?"

Upon hearing this, True Person Bingling immediately replied, "We did send some Golden Core cultivators to scout deep into the wilderness, covering tens of thousands of miles. Aside from discovering a large number of demonic beasts migrating towards various countries, we found nothing further!"

"I understand. You all should first arrange for men to wipe out those invading demonic beasts. I will have my spirit pets scout out the specific situation!"

Zhou Chun nodded and explained his arrangements.

He acted swiftly, dispatching Lord Fushan and Lord Yishan to venture deep into the wilderness to gather intelligence.

Several days later, the information relayed back by Lord Fushan and Lord Yishan left Zhou Chun somewhat confused.

His two demon king spirit pets had searched the entire wilderness from Jing Kingdom to Longyuan Marsh over the past few days, but they only found traces of a few fifth-order low-grade demon kings, and not even a single Flood Dragon King.

"That's strange. Is Golden Horned Dragon Saint going to just go through the motions again? But if he does that this time, what opportunities will he have in the future?"

Zhou Chun suddenly realized that he had a serious lack of understanding of the Golden Horned Dragon Saint and had no idea what kind of person he was.

After thinking it over, he decided not to act rashly and instead sent a message about the situation to Venerable Changchun.

After receiving Zhou Chun's message, Venerable Changchun quickly replied.

"Should we just wait and see?"

Zhou Chun looked at Venerable Changchun's reply, his mind racing, but he quickly understood what the other party meant.

Indeed, it is those alien races who are in a hurry now, not the human race.

Regardless of what the Golden Horned Dragon Saint is thinking, as long as he doesn't take action, it will be beneficial to the human race.

Having figured this out, Zhou Chun calmed down and stopped being in a hurry to find out the demon race's plans.

While things were going smoothly in the Tianling Realm, the Great Zhou Kingdom's battlefield had already entered a decisive battle from the very beginning!

The alien alliance completely changed its strategy this time. Instead of rushing to attack a powerful city like Tianyuan Immortal City, they divided into several armies to bypass Tianyuan Immortal City and penetrate deep into the heart of the Great Zhou Kingdom, specifically targeting places that were not protected by strong formations.

Furthermore, this time the two alien races truly pulled out all the stops, using all sorts of powerful, one-time-use treasures, as well as treasures and secret techniques with huge usage costs.

The human race did not anticipate these events at the beginning and suffered considerable losses as a result.

At the same time, both Tai Geng Divine Venerable and Green Robe Venerable have already engaged in combat with sixth-order beings from both races.

Judging from the information that came back, the two sides are evenly matched. Tai Geng God Venerable has a slight advantage over the sixth-level Triangle Clan, while Green Robe Venerable is slightly weaker against the sixth-level Multiwing Clan.

However, since they are both at the sixth rank, even with some differences in strength, it won't be a quick battle to determine a winner; it's likely to be a long fight.

As for the cultivation world in the far west, although the beast tide army in the Wilderness of Ten Thousand Beasts is powerful, no sixth-order demon saint has been found yet, so it can't cause any waves.

No matter how Zhou Chun looked at it, he felt that these alien races were really courting death.

In terms of overall strength, the human race is now far superior to the other races.

When one is at a disadvantage, yet still takes the initiative to attack, using the weak to defeat the strong, how can one not be defeated?

But just when he thought things were looking up, the situation suddenly took a turn for the better.

On this day, Venerable Changchun suddenly contacted Zhou Chun urgently.

When his avatar, the Green-Robed Venerable, was battling a sixth-tier being of the Multi-Winged Clan, the Golden Horned Dragon Saint suddenly broke into the battlefield, causing him to fight two opponents at once and sustain serious injuries. He has since retreated back to Tianyuan Immortal City.

As a result, Tai Geng God Venerable had no choice but to retreat with him.

As a result, three sixth-tier alien beings launched an attack on Tianyuan Immortal City under the pretext of pursuing the two of them!

It is foreseeable that Tianyuan Immortal City will not be able to hold out for long under the attack of three sixth-tier alien beings.

However, Venerable Changchun felt that this might be a conspiracy to lure out his true form, so he wanted Zhou Chun to go to Longyuanze nearby to force Golden Horn Dragon Saint to retreat.

"Swords sweep across Dragon Abyss—this is the grand ambition once made by Senior Tai Geng, and I will not overstep my bounds!"

After pondering for a moment while reading the message from Venerable Changchun, Zhou Chun gently shook his head, deciding not to follow its instructions.

It wasn't that he didn't trust Venerable Changchun, but rather that he felt that since Golden Horn Dragon Saint dared to go to the Great Zhou Kingdom to participate in the war, he must have left behind some means to deal with him!

At this point, venturing alone into Longyuanze would most likely result in a fruitless retreat, with a small chance of falling into an ambush!

In a sense, Venerable Changchun's ambush and killing of the Azure Phoenix Demon Saint served as a reminder to him that although Nascent Soul cultivators are at the peak of a realm, they are not completely immortal.

Who knows if Longyuanze isn't another trap set for Zhou Chun?

In his view, attacking Longyuanze was not necessarily going to be successful and carried considerable risks.

However, if we send aid to the Great Zhou Kingdom, even the worst situation can be resolved there!

Therefore, after making the decision, Zhou Chun left the four demon king spirit pets to guard Jing Kingdom, and rushed to the Great Zhou Kingdom at full speed.

Having only covered two-thirds of the journey, Zhou Chun received another message: Tianyuan Immortal City had fallen, and Tai Geng Divine Venerable and Green Robe Venerable were retreating to Changchun Valley!

He had no choice but to change direction and rush towards Changchun Valley.

After flying another tens of thousands of miles, Zhou Chun finally arrived at the battlefield.

Less than three thousand miles above Changchun Valley, in the azure sky, a golden dragon several hundred feet long was radiating divine light and was fiercely fighting with the Tai Geng God Venerable.

Hundreds of miles away, a sixth-tier expert from the Triangular Clan with three beast horns on his head and a sixth-tier expert from the Multi-Winged Clan with sixteen wings on his back were relentlessly attacking the Green-Robed Venerable.

At this moment, the Green-Robed Venerable was no longer the man who had once killed the Chongxuan Demon King with a single blow. He stood pale-faced beneath the phantom of a giant emerald tree, struggling to withstand the attacks of two sixth-tier beings.

Seeing this, Zhou Chun, despite being thousands of miles away, immediately shouted loudly, "Seniors, please don't be impatient, I'm coming!"

With a shout, he transformed into a golden streak and swiftly plunged into the battlefield.

Before he could even finish halfway, the golden dragon roared, "Zhou family brat, stop your arrogance! Have a go at this saint's hands first!"

Before the words were even finished, a golden pearl flew out from his body and instantly transformed into another black-gold dragon that pounced on Zhou Chun.

This is precisely the second primordial spirit incarnation he created by entrusting it with the mid-grade Heavenly Treasure, the Dragon God Pearl!

This is so painful to write! I feel like I've run out of things to write. At this point, the plot is out of my control. After struggling for the past two days, I've made a painful decision to push forward with the main storyline. After that, I'll just add one or two more chapters to explain the plot and then finish the book!

(End of this chapter)