Beast Taming Immortal Clan

Chapter 835 The Ancient Being in Sleep [Please Subscribe]

Venerable Changchun has broken through!

At this moment, the changes in Changchun Valley and the surrounding area all demonstrate this fact.

Therefore, after their initial shock, the five sixth-tier alien experts cried out in panic, "Retreat! Retreat quickly! Old Ghost Changchun has broken through!"

As soon as the words were spoken, the five of them fled desperately.

But Zhou Chun and the others were not about to let the tiger return to the mountain so easily, and immediately launched a full-scale pursuit.

Just then, Venerable Changchun's voice rang out from within Changchun Valley.

"Since you're already here, why rush to leave?"

Before the words had even faded, a spear, a foot-long sword, and a vine flew out from Changchun Valley.

The cyan bamboo spear was the fastest, appearing beside the fleeing Golden Horned Dragon Saint in an instant. It pierced through the sixth-order dragon scale that he was so proud of, and countless emerald green branches grew from the wound, using his blood and spiritual power as nourishment, growing wildly and trying to bind him!

Golden Horned Dragon Saint desperately tried to use the power of the Golden Element Great Dao Law he had mastered to extinguish those branches, but these branches were incredibly resilient. As soon as he extinguished a portion of them, even more branches quickly sprouted and grew back.

Moreover, the cyan bamboo spear embedded in his body was releasing a strange, decaying power, corrupting his true blood and Dao body, making him feel like a piece of rotting flesh, and even his demon soul and primordial spirit were affected.

Is this the strength of a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator?

The Golden Horned Dragon Saint was both shocked and terrified. He dared not harbor any more illusions and recklessly activated the power of the [Dragon God Pearl]'s origin, even mobilizing the power of the Great Dao Laws beyond his control.

After this burst of power, he finally managed to force the cyan bamboo spear out of his body and extinguish those blood-sucking emerald branches.

Then he fled the place at the fastest speed he had ever traveled.

However, not all of those alien races possessed a mid-grade Heaven-Reaching Spiritual Treasure for protection, just like Golden Horned Dragon Saint.

Lei Zhen, who was struck by that white wooden ruler, had no power to resist at all and his body was easily shattered.

And just as his primordial spirit left his body, preparing to transform into lightning and escape, a special power suddenly erupted from the white wooden ruler, causing his primordial spirit to tremble.

Do not--

A terrified scream echoed through the sky.

Then, Lei Zhen's primordial spirit shattered directly under the strike of the white wooden ruler!

A powerful sixth-tier expert was completely annihilated!

This scene not only terrified the alien powerhouses, but even Zhou Chun and other human Nascent Soul cultivators showed a slight change in expression, revealing a look of fear.

Most of them had fought Lei Zhen before and knew that even if they were slightly stronger than him, their strength was still limited.

But now, this alien powerhouse, who was of similar strength to them, was killed on the spot by Venerable Changchun from a distance!

This shock is not something that can be digested in a short time.

Just as Lei Zhen perished, the green vine also bound the newly promoted demon saint, the Ice-Fire Demon Ape.

At times, fiery red flames would rise from the demonic ape's body, the domineering flames distorting the void; at other times, frost would cover its body, freezing the void.

But neither fire nor ice could do anything to the green vines that bound him.

This seemingly delicate vine is actually more resilient than any divine weapon!

It is purely composed of the power of the Wood Element Great Dao Law, representing the achievements of Venerable Changchun, a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, in the power of the Wood Element Great Dao Law.

To destroy it, one must either be stronger than or close to Venerable Changchun in understanding the laws of the Great Dao, or possess a powerful treasure.

It's a pity that neither of these two types of Ice and Fire Demon Apes are available!

His successful advancement to the sixth rank was purely due to his outstanding talent and exceptional opportunities.

He was able to successfully overcome the tribulation thanks to the Golden Horned Dragon Saint's assistance in providing him with several spiritual treasures suitable for him.

Even though those magical treasures weren't destroyed during the tribulation, he returned them to the Golden Horned Dragon Saint.

Even if it were still on his person, it would obviously be of no help to him.

Therefore, when he tried everything but failed to break free from the vines, he couldn't help but feel despair, and a look of madness appeared in his eyes.

Boom!

With a deafening explosion, the area within a thousand miles of Changchun Valley was instantly filled with red and blue spiritual light. The powerful blast impact shattered the earth by hundreds of feet, and the land within a thousand miles was scraped off by several feet!

Whether it was grass, trees, rocks, snakes, insects, rats, or ants on the ground, everything was shattered into dust!

After a long while, the aftershocks subsided, and the world returned to clarity. The figure of Venerable Changchun appeared in the sky. Looking down at the ravaged land below, he couldn't help but sigh, "What a ferocious and decisive demonic ape! I underestimated him!"

Because of this turn of events, Zhou Chun, Tai Geng, and the others lost their will to pursue and all returned to Changchun Valley.

Then everyone looked down at the desolate, barren land stretching for miles, and remained silent for a long time.

After an unknown period of silence, Venerable Lingfeng finally spoke, saying, "That demonic ape has only recently advanced to the sixth rank, yet it's willing to self-destruct its true blood and Dao body. It's truly ruthless!"

After saying this, he shook his head and bowed to Venerable Changchun, saying, "I have fulfilled my promise to Fellow Daoist Changchun. From now on, we are even!"

Then, without any intention of speaking to Zhou Chun and the others, he turned into a wisp of green wind and vanished with the wind.

Upon seeing this, the Divine Venerable Tai Geng couldn't help but sneer, "Hmph, I thought this fellow had changed, but it seems I was overthinking it!"

After speaking, he sincerely bowed to Venerable Changchun and congratulated him, saying, "Congratulations on your breakthrough in cultivation, Senior Changchun! May you ascend to immortality soon!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chun and Ye Qingxuan seemed to awaken from a dream, and hurriedly bowed and congratulated him, saying, "Junior Chun Jun (Qingxuan) congratulates Senior Changchun on his breakthrough in cultivation, and wishes Senior Changchun a speedy ascension to the Upper Realm!"

"Hehehe, fellow Daoists, there's no need for such formalities. We are all fellow cultivators of the human race. I am merely a few thousand years older than you all, and thus I have taken my leave first!"

Venerable Changchun chuckled and accepted everyone's congratulations.

Perhaps due to his breakthrough in cultivation, or perhaps because he possessed the blood essence of the Nine-Blade Barbarian Saint, he now appears as young as a man in his thirties or forties, radiating a rich vitality.

After a round of compliments and congratulations, Tai Geng Divine Venerable looked at Chang Chun Venerable with great confidence and said, "Today, Senior Chang Chun displayed great divine power, slaying Lei Zhen of the Multi-Winged Clan and destroying the True Blood Dao Body of the Ice-Fire Demon Ape. This has already made the alien races of all directions tremble with fear. I wonder when we will sweep away the alien races of all directions and unify the four seas and the universe!"

Upon hearing this, Venerable Changchun waved his hand and said, "This matter is not urgent for now. I have only just broken through and still need to consolidate and familiarize myself with the late-stage Nascent Soul realm. At the same time, we should wait for information from Fellow Daoist Guanghan. It won't be too late to sweep away those alien races after my cultivation is consolidated!"

Upon hearing this, Tai Geng Divine Venerable's expression froze for a moment, then he nodded slightly and said, "Senior Changchun is quite right. I was a little too excited just now. So, as you say, let's do our preliminary preparations first!"

"Yes, Tai Geng, don't worry. I won't forget what I said back then."

Venerable Changchun nodded slightly and offered a few words of reassurance.

He then returned to Changchun Valley to consolidate his cultivation.

At this moment, Tai Geng Divine Venerable looked at Zhou Chun and Ye Qingxuan and said, "If you two are not in a hurry, you can first come to my cave for a discussion and exchange of ideas."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chun immediately replied, "Since Senior Tai Geng has invited me, I am naturally happy to oblige."

"It is my wish, but I dare not ask!" Ye Qingxuan nodded and readily agreed.

Then the three of them returned together to the cave of the God Tai Geng.

Not long after, the three met at the cave dwelling of Tai Geng, and Tai Geng specially took out a jar of his treasured top-grade spiritual wine to celebrate.

Unexpectedly, after the three of them had clinked glasses and drunk a few cups, Tai Geng Divine Venerable suddenly sighed softly, "I didn't know that Ling Feng actually owed Senior Changchun a favor, and Senior Changchun waited until now to use that favor!"

Upon hearing his words, Zhou Chun and Ye Qingxuan exchanged bewildered glances, unsure of his meaning, and neither knew how to respond.

After glancing at the two, Tai Geng God Venerable suddenly spoke again, asking, "Can I trust the two of you?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chun immediately declared, "Senior Tai Geng has shown me great kindness and mentorship. I swear I will never betray him to anyone!"

Although Ye Qingxuan was a step behind, he immediately followed up without hesitation, saying, "This junior has always admired Senior Tai Geng. If Senior is willing to trust me, I guarantee that I will not divulge any of Senior's words!"

Hearing their statements, Tai Geng Divine Venerable gazed at them intently, then took a swig of wine and said, "Senior Changchun promised me that after he broke through to the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm, he would join me in sweeping away all obstacles in the universe and ushering in a peaceful and prosperous era for the human race!"

"Therefore, for so many years, I have been tirelessly working on this matter from all sides, without complaint or regret, and even during the most dangerous times, I never wavered in my resolve!"

"But as you all saw today, he can command Venerable Lingfeng to exert his power, yet he only wants to use it on himself; he can wipe out the alien races, yet he still wants to wait for Venerable Guanghan to give him the results, without considering what crazy things those alien races might do in despair after they retreat!"

At this point, the Divine Lord Tai Geng sighed softly again, "I'm not saying this to blame him, but I'm genuinely feeling uneasy and want to talk to someone about it!"

Zhou Chun never expected that what he was going to say would be like this!

What's even more unexpected is that Tai Geng, this Nascent Soul cultivator, is actually an idealist!

Looking at the gloomy-looking Tai Geng Divine Venerable, he thought for a moment before speaking in a low voice, "This junior can understand Senior Tai Geng's feelings, but Senior Changchun's actions are indeed beyond reproach. We cultivators, after all, prioritize personal interests above all else!"

"In this world, which of us hasn't experienced countless births and deaths? Which of us hasn't had blood on our hands? Can we dare say we haven't killed innocent people?"

Before Tai Geng Shenzun could refute him, he immediately continued, "I used to be criticized by my elders in the family. They thought I was too kind and pedantic. Many times, I could have gained a lot by simply setting aside my bottom line temporarily, and I could have avoided a lot of trouble by turning a blind eye to many things!"

"Although back then, the younger generation always liked to argue with their elders and always wanted to have their own convictions!"

"But having come this far and observed the world, I've come to realize that while our elders may not have been entirely right, they weren't entirely wrong either!"

In conclusion, Zhou Chun sighed deeply and said, "The Great Way is impartial; good people can attain it, and so can bad people. We, by upholding our own way, are on the right path!"

After saying this, Tai Geng God Venerable frowned and fell into deep thought.

After thinking for a moment, Ye Qingxuan spoke up, "I don't see things as clearly as Fellow Daoist Zhou, but I also think that in the eyes of others, Venerable Changchun's actions are indeed beyond reproach. Perhaps Senior Taigeng had too many expectations at the beginning, which is why you are disappointed now that the feedback is not as expected!"

After he finished speaking, Zhou Chun glanced at him and secretly sighed, "As expected of a sword cultivator!"

Fortunately, Tai Geng was also a sword cultivator, so although Ye Qingxuan's words were somewhat harsh, he could accept them.

He quickly relaxed his brow, gave a wry smile, and said, "You're right. I was indeed being too hard on myself; I shouldn't have done that!"

Then he took another big gulp of wine and said to Zhou Chun and the other, "Fellow Daoists, please be careful from now on. Senior Changchun's caution has given me a bad feeling. There may still be some secrets in this world that we don't know about. Since the three of us are destined to become fellow Daoists, we should help and support each other!"

"Understood. Thank you for the reminder, Senior Tai Geng. I will be careful."

Zhou Chun and the other person exchanged a glance and nodded solemnly.

The two did not linger. After drinking with Tai Geng, they returned to their respective caves.

What Zhou Chun and the others didn't know was that after returning to Changchun Valley, Venerable Changchun's expression turned rather unpleasant.

He stood where the Immortal Pine had once stood, gazing at the withered trunk before him, his face grim as he muttered to himself, "I never imagined that after reaching the late Nascent Soul stage, I wouldn't be able to unleash my full power. This world is practically a prison for late Nascent Soul cultivators. No wonder those ancient cultivators ascended to the Upper Realm!"

Previously, in order to break through to the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm, he used a secret method to seize all the vitality and Dao essence of the [Eternal Pine], causing this acquired spiritual root to wither and die completely.

But what bothered him most was not losing such an acquired spiritual root, but rather that after breaking through to the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm, he felt like a "prisoner".

At this moment, he clearly possessed immense power, but he couldn't unleash it to his full potential.

If he forcibly uses his full strength, he will be punished by the laws of this world!

So this is the real reason why he didn't immediately agree to Tai Geng God Venerable's request to sweep away the alien races in all directions!

The talk of consolidating one's cultivation level is just an excuse to save face; even Tai Geng God Venerable knows this.

Cultivators at the Nascent Soul stage are completely different from those below the Nascent Soul stage. Their breakthroughs in cultivation all stem from the Great Dao. Once they break through, there is no such thing as an unstable foundation.

With his abilities restricted, although Venerable Changchun is now much stronger than before, it is not easy for him to kill a Nascent Soul cultivator who is on guard.

The reason they were able to kill Lei Zhen and trap the Ice-Fire Demon Ape was twofold: firstly, he had just broken through and was not yet under much restriction; secondly, they were somewhat careless because they did not understand the methods of the late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator.

The reason he was able to kill Lei Zhen's primordial spirit was because his natal spiritual treasure was called the [Shocking God Ruler], which was specifically designed to attack the soul!

It was precisely because of these reasons that were inconvenient to discuss with others that Venerable Changchun did not respond much to Venerable Taigeng's enthusiasm and did not want to reveal them now.

If he doesn't make a move now, then everyone will be in awe and fear of the powerful strength of the late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, and no one will dare to take any action.

If we actually take action but fail to achieve our goal, then problems will arise!

After pondering alone in the valley for a while, Venerable Changchun glanced at Changchun Valley, which had changed drastically because of his breakthrough to the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm, and immediately made a decision.

"The tide of spiritual energy won't last long; it seems it's time to awaken Senior Yuanzun!"

Soon, without anyone knowing, Venerable Changchun quietly left Changchun Valley.

He concealed himself and traveled westward for half a day, eventually arriving at the Netherworld Valley, near the cultivation world in the far west.

Although there was no longer any turbid evil energy in the world, the malevolent energy within the Demon Spirit Valley had not dissipated in the slightest.

However, with Venerable Changchun's current cultivation level, mere evil energy naturally has no effect on him whatsoever.

After traversing the Demon Spirit Canyon for a while, he arrived above a deep ravine filled with malevolent energy.

The deep ravine was filled with an incredibly dense and malevolent aura, which had transformed into a substantial black fog. Such a dangerous place would deter even a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator from going down.

After surveying the deep canyon, Venerable Changchun plunged headfirst into it.

That ravine was exceptionally deep. Venerable Changchun sank more than ten thousand feet into the dark, malevolent mist before finally reaching the bottom of the ravine.

He traveled a considerable distance at the bottom of the deep ravine before arriving at a special place.

Before Venerable Changchun stood two enormous stone gates. One gate was carved with the sun, moon, stars, mountains, and rivers, while the other gate was carved with various demonic beasts.

On either side of the stone gate are two giant stone statues, one of a dragon and the other of a phoenix.

It seemed that Venerable Changchun was also here for the first time. After observing for a long time, a determined look flashed in his eyes. Suddenly, he released his aura and attacked the two stone doors.

He raised his hand and waved it, sending a beam of azure light hurtling toward the stone gate.

As a result, just as the cyan spiritual light was about to touch the stone door, it was instantly shattered by the jet-black spiritual light emanating from the stone door.

This attack seemed to have triggered some mechanism, as the dragon and phoenix stone carvings on both sides of the stone gate immediately came to life and launched an attack on Venerable Changchun.

The stone dragon spewed out black true water, which was even surrounded by the power of laws.

Shi Feng, on the other hand, spewed black demonic fire from his mouth, which was also surrounded by a faint power of law.

If such an inanimate puppet capable of manipulating the power of laws were placed in the cultivation world, even ordinary Nascent Soul stage cultivators would likely be astonished upon seeing it.

After all, wielding the power of laws is an exclusive skill of sixth-tier experts. How can a mere inanimate puppet not be astonishing that it can do this!

However, Venerable Changchun knew that the methods of that Yuanzun senior could not be judged by the common sense of this world, so this situation was not particularly unexpected.

Moreover, although the dragon and phoenix attacks could mobilize the power of laws, their rudimentary application of that power was easily blocked even by a Nascent Soul stage cultivator, let alone him.

However, out of respect for the status of that Yuanzun senior, he did not destroy the two stone sculptures. Instead, he calmly defended against their attacks to prevent them from harming him.

At the same time, he will continue to attack the two stone doors, trying to break the restrictions on them.

Half a day later, the two stone sculptures still hadn't exhausted their spiritual energy, as if they possessed inexhaustible spiritual power.

However, the stone gate had already developed many cracks under the continuous attacks of Venerable Changchun.

"Who dares disturb my slumber!"

Suddenly, a deep, resonant voice echoed through the ravine.

Upon hearing this voice, Venerable Changchun immediately ceased his attack and replied with utmost respect, "Venerable Yuanzun, you are wise. I am Changchun, the fifth-generation guardian of the secrets of the human race. Now that the turbid evil energy has dissipated and the tide of spiritual energy has descended, I have come here specifically to awaken you, as instructed before your slumber!"

After he finished speaking, he received no response for a long time, and even the attacks from the dragon and the phoenix did not stop.

Nearly a quarter of an hour passed before the voice slowly spoke, "Oh, so the turbid evil energy has finally dissipated? Does that mean the Heavenly Dao Laws of this realm have been restored to their complete state?"

As they were talking, the person seemed to finally wake up, and the stone dragon and stone phoenix finally stopped attacking and returned to their initial state.

Upon seeing this, Venerable Changchun quickly replied, "Whether the laws of Heaven have been fully restored is beyond my ability to judge due to my shallow cultivation. However, I did indeed successfully break through to the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm after the arrival of the spiritual energy tide!"

Upon hearing his words, the ancient being known as "Yuan Zun" remained silent for a while before speaking again: "Hmm, you junior have quite the talent to break through to the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm. I know your purpose in coming. Once I have reconstructed my Dao body, I will naturally take you with me when I return to the Upper Realm!"

Upon hearing this, even with Venerable Changchun's composure and cultivation, he couldn't help but show a hint of joy. He immediately bowed towards the stone gate and said, "Thank you for your guidance, Senior Venerable!"

Then, with a respectful expression, he said, "This junior has another small matter he would like to ask Senior Yuanzun for advice. This junior wishes to help the human race wipe out the few remaining alien races in this world, but this junior is currently constrained by heaven and earth and cannot exert his full strength. It may be difficult to kill all those sixth-level alien beings. I wonder if Senior Yuanzun could give this junior some guidance!"

Upon hearing this, "Yuan Zun" immediately replied, "This matter is simple. I will impart to you a secret technique that will allow you to temporarily unleash your full power. However, each time this technique is used, you will incur more rejection from the Heavenly Dao of this realm. After a maximum of three uses, you will be forced to ascend!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a profound and mysterious secret technique appeared in Venerable Changchun's mind.

Such unpredictable and mysterious methods only deepened his awe.

After briefly reviewing the contents of the secret technique, he hurriedly bowed and said, "Thank you for imparting the technique, Senior Yuanzun. I will not disturb you any longer. If you need anything from me, please feel free to contact me, and I will do my best to fulfill your request!"

He was just being polite and didn't take it seriously. After all, the other party's strength was unfathomable and his status was extremely noble. Why would he need to help them?

Unexpectedly, the "Yuan Zun" immediately said, "You said it yourself, so send me the corpses of the sixth-tier alien race you killed. I'll need them to rebuild my Dao body!"

"Yes, junior obeys."

After a slight pause, Venerable Changchun hurriedly agreed.