Beast Taming Immortal Clan

Kunwu Peak.

After a fierce internal struggle, Master Liehuo temporarily agreed to Zhou Chun's suggestion.

The reason it is described as temporary is because this matter is of great importance, and he dares not make the decision alone. He needs to go back and discuss it with his junior brother Hongyan and the other Golden Core stage disciples of the Heavenly Fire Sect.

After all, if such an act of selling off ancestral property cannot obtain the consent of the majority of the sect, then one will certainly be branded as a traitor to one's master and ancestors in the future!

Master Liehuo was nearing the end of his lifespan and naturally did not want to cause such a commotion at this time.

Zhou Chun understood his concerns and immediately had Feng Yuanjun escort him back to Tianhuo Sect.

More than a month later, Liehuo Zhenren was escorted back to the Zhou family by Feng Yuanjun once again.

When he returned to Zhou Chun, he respectfully addressed him, saying, "Reporting to Senior Chun Jun, my junior brother Hong Yan, along with other disciples of our sect, have discussed the matter and, following your advice, the Tianhuo Sect is willing to save itself."

"However, the Heavenly Fire Divine Pearl is, after all, a treasure left to us by our ancestor, a sacred artifact that has helped our sect overcome numerous crises. If we were to sell it to outsiders, we, the descendants, would have no face to face our sect's ancestor even in the afterlife!"

"Therefore, after discussion, we juniors believe that if Fellow Daoist Feng Yuanjun could join the Heavenly Fire Sect and become our sect's guardian beast, then she would no longer be considered an outsider. It would be perfectly reasonable for her to refine the Heavenly Fire Divine Pearl!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chun immediately shook his head with a smile and said, "Fellow Daoist Liehuo, your plan is far too meticulous. It's just a spiritual treasure, yet you want to bind a sixth-level demon saint to protect your Heavenly Fire Sect. There's no such thing as a business deal like this."

After saying that, he waved his hand and said, "I'll say it again: if you have other conditions, as long as they're not too unreasonable, I can consider them. Otherwise, let's leave it at that, and I'll think of another way."

Seeing how resolute his words were, even Master Liehuo could not hide his disappointment.

If the Heavenly Fire Sect could truly have a sixth-tier demon saint in charge, then even without the title of a holy sect, it would be an object that even holy sects would not dare to humiliate.

With the long lifespan of a sixth-order demon saint, even if Feng Yuanjun merely lends a title to the Tianhuo Sect without doing anything for them, it would be enough to protect the Tianhuo Sect for thousands or tens of thousands of years.

So even though he knew the chances were slim, he still mustered up the courage to make this request.

But now it seems that Zhou Chun is clearly unwilling to let their Heavenly Fire Sect take advantage of this.

Although disappointed, Master Liehuo did not immediately take his leave. Instead, he remained silent for a moment before speaking again: "What Senior Chun Jun said is not without reason. The matter of the guardian beast is indeed a bit of a pipe dream for our Tianhuo Sect."

"Fortunately, before I came, I discussed a second alternative plan with Junior Brother Hongyan and the others. If Senior Chun Jun does not agree to the first plan, as long as our second alternative plan is met, we are not unwilling to agree to exchange for the [Heavenly Fire Divine Pearl]!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chun nodded and then waved his hand, saying, "Then, Fellow Daoist Liehuo, please tell us about this alternative plan."

Upon hearing this, True Person Liehuo immediately replied respectfully, "Senior Chun Jun, you are wise. According to the plan we have discussed, in addition to the basic conditions you initially mentioned, we also hope that you will publicly protect our sect for two thousand years and, during this period, cultivate a Nascent Soul stage cultivator for our sect!"

"These two conditions aren't too unreasonable, and I can agree to them."

Zhou Chun nodded slightly, without haggling over the price.

But then he said in a deep voice, "However, I will only protect the safety of your Heavenly Fire Sect and the Fire Basin Oasis. If you actively attack other forces and something happens outside, I will not be responsible!"

"Of course, our Heavenly Fire Sect has always been benevolent, and we would never use Senior Chun Jun's name to bully others!"

Master Liehuo nodded repeatedly and readily agreed.

After reaching this cooperation agreement, Zhou Chun instructed Feng Yuanjun to first go to the Heavenly Fire Sect to refine the [Heavenly Fire Divine Pearl], and at the same time announced his decision to protect the Heavenly Fire Sect for two thousand years to the cultivation world.

After some deep thought, he took the initiative to visit Venerable Changchun in Changchun Valley.

Venerable Changchun was nominally in seclusion to consolidate his cultivation, so it was inconvenient for him to meet with Zhou Chun. Therefore, it was Venerable Green Robe who received him.

Zhou Chun knew that what he wanted to ask for would have the same effect as what the Green-Robed Venerable had asked for.

Therefore, he had nothing to hide and directly stated his purpose.

After explaining the situation, he added, "I know that Senior Changchun has always been happy to mentor younger generations. If you can help me in this matter, I will be happy to serve you in the future!"

This is practically a blatant act of openly "selling oneself" to Venerable Changchun.

It is clear that Zhou Chun paid a heavy price this time.

After hearing his almost explicit words, the Green-Robed Venerable pondered for a moment before nodding and saying, "Since Fellow Daoist Zhou has put it this way, I am naturally happy to grant your request. I have indeed not used that Azure Phoenix skeleton yet, so I will give it to Fellow Daoist Zhou!"

As he spoke, he cast a spell and summoned a jade box several feet long, inside which were the shrunk skeletons of the Azure Phoenix Demon Saint.

After examining the skeletal structure in person and confirming that the item met his needs, Zhou Chun put it away.

Then, he solemnly bowed to the Green-Robed Venerable and said, "Thank you, Fellow Daoist Green-Robed. Please convey to Senior Changchun that I, Zhou, am ready to await his summons at any time!"

After saying that, he quickly left Changchun Valley.

After leaving Changchun Valley, Zhou Chun thought for a while and then went to see Tai Geng God Venerable again, telling him about his idea of ​​helping the [Heavenly Fire Divine Pearl] transform and advance, and asking for his opinion.

After all, Tai Geng God Venerable had relevant experience before.

Upon hearing his purpose, Tai Geng Divine Venerable shook his head repeatedly, saying, "It's fortunate that Fellow Daoist Zhou came to ask me about this matter; otherwise, if you had acted arbitrarily, all your hard work might have been in vain!"

"Ah, what do you mean by that, Senior Taigeng?"

Zhou Chun was startled and hurriedly asked what had happened.

Tai Geng, the Divine Lord, naturally wouldn't hide anything from him and quickly explained the situation.

It turns out that a spiritual treasure like the [Heavenly Fire Divine Pearl] is indeed only missing the addition of a rare and precious spiritual object with the power of the Great Dao of Fire to be upgraded to a Heavenly Spiritual Treasure. However, it's not as simple as just adding any material to it to achieve the finishing touch.

If we really do it this way, it will most likely end in failure, not only wasting the materials but also potentially destroying the magical treasure!

The best approach would be to have a Nascent Soul stage cultivator with extensive knowledge of the laws of fire element take action. When integrating the materials into the spiritual treasure, the cultivator would guide the laws of the Dao contained within the materials to fuse with the spiritual treasure. This is how Tai Geng Divine Venerable upgraded his natal spiritual treasure.

Upon hearing Tai Geng's explanation, Zhou Chun sighed with a headache, "That's troublesome. Among my human race, apart from Fellow Daoist Yuan Yang, there is no other fellow Daoist who has conducted in-depth research on the power of the Fire Element Great Dao. Where am I supposed to find such a person?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Tai Geng Divine Venerable said calmly, "Actually, there is a way, it just depends on whether Fellow Daoist Zhou is willing to give up his fire phoenix spirit pet!"

"I would like to ask for your guidance, Senior Tai Geng."

Zhou Chun's eyes lit up, and he quickly asked for advice.

But then Tai Geng Divine Venerable slowly said, "According to Fellow Daoist Zhou, your fire phoenix has condensed its tenth true fire phoenix feather, and a nascent form of Dao script has formed on this true fire phoenix feather."

"Therefore, if she were willing to use this tenth Fire Phoenix True Feather and integrate it into the [Heavenly Fire Divine Pearl], it could play a guiding role in the transformation and advancement of the spiritual treasure, and the effect would not be much worse than that of a Nascent Soul stage cultivator."

"Moreover, in this way, the [Heavenly Fire Divine Pearl], after its advancement and transformation into a Heavenly Treasure, will certainly be extremely compatible with her, making it even more beneficial for her to unleash its power!"

Hearing this, Zhou Chun understood.

He immediately said, "To exchange a single true feather for a heaven-reaching spiritual treasure that can help me overcome my tribulation is a perfectly reasonable deal. I believe she will know how to make the right choice!"

After saying that, he cupped his hands in thanks to the Tai Geng God and said, "Thank you for your guidance, Senior Tai Geng. I will not disturb your cultivation any longer."

Soon after, Zhou Chun appeared in the Heavenly Fire Gate in the far west.

At this moment, Feng Yuanjun had not yet successfully refined the [Heavenly Fire Divine Pearl]. The reason was that the spirit of this treasure was already quite intelligent and seemed to realize that once it accepted Feng Yuanjun's refinement, it would be in danger.

This made Zhou Chun and Feng Yuanjun want it even more.

Therefore, Zhou Chun did not delay. After communicating with Feng Yuanjun and relaying Tai Geng Shenzun's words, he took out the Qingluan skeleton and handed it to her.

Just as Zhou Chun said, Feng Yuanjun didn't hesitate at all when it came to exchanging a Fire Phoenix True Feather for her own opportunity to become a Demon Saint.

At the same time, when she took out the sixth-tier Azure Phoenix skeleton and placed it in front of the [Heavenly Fire Divine Pearl], the spirit of this magical treasure finally gave in.

As a spiritual treasure, its greatest wish is to be promoted to a Heavenly Spiritual Treasure, a desire that originates from the depths of its spiritual nature. No spiritual treasure can resist such an temptation!

In just a few months, Feng Yuanjun became thoroughly familiar with the [Heavenly Fire Divine Pearl], a spiritual treasure, and was able to attempt to help it transform and advance.

At this time, Zhou Chun was already a master craftsman capable of forging high-grade magic weapons. Feng Yuanjun herself was also quite skilled at crafting. With their combined efforts, they were able to handle the matter of transformation and advancement.

After spending approximately three years, Feng Yuanjun refined the Azure Phoenix's bones into a ball of bluish-red spiritual liquid, which she then incorporated into the [Heavenly Fire Divine Pearl].

Then, with a clear cry, she voluntarily shed her tenth Fire Phoenix Feather, allowing it to transform into a ball of flame and merge into the [Heavenly Fire Divine Pearl].

Next, she focused intently on guiding the spirit of the [Heavenly Fire Divine Pearl] to fuse the essence of the two spiritual objects, transforming it into nourishment for its own transformation.

Time passed slowly, and more than a month went by under Zhou Chun's tense gaze.

On this day, accompanied by a clear phoenix cry, the [Heavenly Fire Divine Pearl] suddenly burst into flames, radiating an incomparably intense crimson light.

Amidst the endless flames, a lifelike fire phoenix suddenly flew out and began to circle and dance around the crimson pearl.

At this moment, the power emanating from this fire phoenix is ​​in no way inferior to the divine eagle transformed from the spirit of the [Great Roc Soaring Sword], which is enough to explain everything.

At the same time, thunderclouds suddenly gathered above Tianhuo Peak, and soon the Heavenly Tribulation of Lightning descended.

Yes, when a spiritual treasure is upgraded to a Heavenly Spiritual Treasure, it will also be subject to Heavenly Tribulation.

Because the Tongtian Lingbao itself is already equivalent to a normal living being, and its power is even stronger than that of many fifth-level cultivators.

Therefore, when a spiritual treasure is promoted to a heaven-reaching spiritual treasure, not only will a heavenly tribulation descend, but the power of the tribulation will also be considerable.

However, for Tongtian Lingbao (a type of magical artifact), this kind of lightning tribulation is basically not a threat. On the contrary, they can use the tribulation lightning to temper themselves and refine out some impurities that even weapon refiners cannot detect.

As expected, after the twenty-seven tribulation lightning bolts struck, the [Heavenly Fire Divine Pearl] not only remained undamaged, but became even more vibrant and dazzling.

On this day, all the disciples of the Heavenly Fire Sect saw the dazzling fiery red pearl above the mountain gate, and saw the magnificent fire phoenix circling around the pearl.

Outside a certain cave, Master Liehuo, gazing at the fiery red pearl and the phoenix's silhouette in the sky, murmured excitedly, "I never imagined that before I, Liehuo, pass away, I would witness my sect's inherited spiritual treasure ascend to a Heaven-Reaching Spiritual Treasure, and even witness the legendary Spiritual Treasure Tribulation! I can die without regrets!"

As a weapon refiner, his greatest dream in life was nothing more than to refine a magical treasure!

Unfortunately, he has not been able to take that step until now.

However, being able to witness a spiritual treasure transform and advance into a heaven-reaching spiritual treasure is an opportunity that many grandmasters of weapon crafting never have the chance to see.

Master Liehuo's feelings at this moment were also very complicated and hard to describe.

In contrast, Zhou Chun and Feng Yuanjun were genuinely happy and delighted.

Especially Feng Yuanjun, after taking back the [Heavenly Fire Divine Pearl] and examining it carefully, she was so happy that she couldn't help but transform into her true form and fly freely in the sky, holding the pearl in her mouth and emitting clear chimes.

She couldn't help but be unhappy.

After the [Heavenly Fire Divine Pearl] transformed into a spiritual treasure, its spirit changed from a fire dragon to a fire phoenix, which shows how well this spiritual treasure suited her.

Moreover, because it incorporates her tenth Fire Phoenix True Feather, the Fire Element Great Dao Law contained in this Heaven-Reaching Spiritual Treasure is highly compatible with her. She can completely enhance her mastery of the Fire Element Great Dao Law by comprehending the Fire Element Great Dao Law contained in this spiritual treasure.

Once she truly ascends to the level of a demon saint, the compatibility between this heaven-reaching spiritual treasure and her will definitely be no less than that of the natal spiritual treasures of those cultivators!

The crucial point is that this treasure is not even her natal spiritual treasure!

With so many benefits, how could she not be excited and overjoyed!

Because of the [Heavenly Fire Divine Pearl], Feng Yuanjun, who originally planned to challenge the Demon Saint realm after the treasure transformed and advanced, temporarily put aside this plan and prepared to wait until she had more time to comprehend the power of the Great Dao Law contained in the treasure before making the attempt.

Zhou Chun naturally supported this.

So he immediately had her stay at the Heavenly Fire Gate to cultivate, and then he returned to Kunwu Peak in the Yu Kingdom alone.

It was the second year after Zhou Chun returned to Kunwu Peak that news came from the Guanghan Venerable's side.

He actually failed to break through to the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm!

Moreover, this forceful attack also damaged the essence of the Guanghan Venerable. According to him, he may have less than a hundred years left to live.

Therefore, he planned to use the remaining years of his lifespan to help the human race unify this world!

This spirit of prioritizing righteousness is something Zhou Chun greatly admires.

Having witnessed the ruthless and heartless Nascent Soul cultivators like Venerable Lingfeng, Nascent Soul cultivators like Venerable Taigeng and Venerable Guanghan, who prioritize righteousness, are undoubtedly even more worthy of respect.

Because of Guanghan Venerable's statement, Changchun Venerable, who was already familiar with the secret methods taught by "Yuanzun", agreed to leave the mountain to sweep away the alien races in all directions.

On this day, within Changchun Valley, the five great human deities—Changchun Venerable, Guanghan Venerable, Taigeng Divine Venerable, Chunjun Venerable, and Qingxuan Venerable—gathered together to discuss the momentous matter of sweeping away the alien races and unifying this realm.

After discussion, to avoid leaking the news and causing the remaining sixth-level alien experts to relocate, they decided to split up.

Among them, Venerable Changchun and Venerable Taigeng went to the Wilderness of Ten Thousand Beasts to find a solution to the [Wind Demon Lion], while Venerable Guanghan, Zhou Chun, and Ye Qingxuan went to besiege Huolan to prevent it from escaping.

After dealing with these two sixth-tier alien races, we will head to Dragon Abyss to hunt down the Ice-Fire Demon Ape and the Golden Horned Dragon Saint!

After the plan was finalized, Venerable Changchun left Venerable Green Robe to oversee Changchun Valley, and then the five Nascent Soul Venerables set off together.

Because they were waiting for news from Venerable Changchun, Zhou Chun and his group didn't want to alert the enemy. Instead, Ye Qingxuan made an appearance on the Dolan Grassland to attract Huo Lan's attention.

Zhou Chun and the Venerable Guanghan infiltrated the cultivation world in the far west and lay in wait.

"I've heard that Fellow Daoist Zhou has a second Nascent Soul avatar, which also cultivates ice-attribute techniques?"

Inside a cave, Venerable Guanghan and Zhou Chun were together, waiting for news from Venerable Changchun while also exchanging information.

Although the two had only recently met, it was clear that before their meeting, Venerable Guanghan had already learned about these newly promoted Nascent Soul stage human cultivators and knew some of their basic information.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chun nodded and said, "That's true. May I ask what advice Senior Guanghan has for me?"

Upon hearing this, Venerable Guanghan smiled faintly and said, "I dare not accept your teachings. However, I do have some insights into the laws of ice-based Dao. If Fellow Daoist Zhou does not mind, I can give you a copy of my insights."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chun was immediately taken aback, then hesitated before saying, "This is rather inappropriate. One should not accept undeserved favors; how could I, Zhou, accept such kindness from a senior for nothing!"

Seeing his reaction, Venerable Guanghan couldn't help but laugh and say, "Haha, Fellow Daoist Zhou, your address of 'senior' is more than enough to make up for this favor!"

After laughing, she shook her head and said, "I now somewhat regret that I was so busy with my own cultivation in the past that I didn't have the time to wholeheartedly take on disciples and teach them. As a result, even now, when I want to pass on my lineage, I don't have the time to slowly teach my disciples!"

"If Fellow Daoist Zhou feels guilty, please help take care of him should I find a suitable successor in the future, so that he may not die before reaching the Nascent Soul stage!"

Hearing her words, Zhou Chun breathed a sigh of relief and quickly replied, "If it's just about protecting Senior Guanghan's successor, then of course there's no problem. I have always admired seniors like Senior Guanghan who put righteousness first. Even if Senior Guanghan didn't pass on his cultivation insights, I would still do such a small thing without hesitation."

"Fellow Daoist Tai Geng trusts Fellow Daoist Zhou, and so do I."

The Venerable Guanghan nodded slightly and smiled, saying, "Besides, passing on these insights to you, fellow Daoist, will make it easier for you to guide my successors in the future!"

After saying that, he took out a jade book containing a lot of information and handed it directly to Zhou Chun, as if he had been prepared in advance!

Since Zhou Chun had already agreed to her conditions, he felt no guilt about accepting the gift.

Unexpectedly, after he accepted the item, the Venerable Guanghan suddenly said again, "There is one more thing. Once I pass away, according to the rules, the two heaven-reaching spiritual treasures I currently possess, the Guanghan Immortal Mirror and the Arctic Ice Heart Lock, must be returned to the human race."

"However, as you know, Fellow Daoist Zhou, these returned spiritual treasures are ultimately still being kept by the remaining Nascent Soul stage cultivators of the human race. Therefore, I would like to ask you to temporarily safeguard the [Arctic Ice Heart Lock]. If my future successor is destined to successfully reach the Nascent Soul stage, I hope Fellow Daoist Zhou can do me a favor!"

be cheated!

Looking at the Guanghan Venerable who was staring at him with a serious expression, Zhou Chun was speechless.

Sure enough, he knew that there's no such thing as a free lunch in this world.

It turns out that all the benefits I gave him before were just a pretext for digging this hole!

But then I thought again, how easy is it to become a deity? And even if the future successor mentioned by Venerable Guanghan can really become a deity, that would be a long time from now.

Moreover, if he doesn't agree, Venerable Guanghan can entrust the Tongtian Lingbao to someone else for safekeeping.

So after hesitating for a moment, Zhou Chun nodded and said, "If Senior Guanghan's successor is destined to successfully transform into a deity, I will naturally not stop him from inheriting Senior Guanghan's relics."

"Excellent! I knew I hadn't misjudged Fellow Daoist Zhou!"

The Venerable Guanghan smiled with satisfaction and praised Zhou Chun generously.

On the other side, after Venerable Changchun led Venerable Taigeng into the Wilderness of Ten Thousand Beasts, it took them quite a bit of effort to find the deliberately hidden [Wind Demon Lion].

In truth, the ability to find this elusive demon saint was largely thanks to the Heavenly Punishment Demon-Slaying Sword, a priceless treasure.

This treasure was once stained with the blood of the Wind Demon Lion, and it has a special ability: it can track down targets that have been stained with its blood for a period of a hundred years!

Upon finding the [Wind Demon Lion], Venerable Changchun acted without hesitation, immediately employing the secret technique passed down by the "Yuan Zun" to temporarily unleash his full combat power.

When he went all out, he brought the power of the Wood Element Law to its limit in binding and trapping the enemy, and easily trapped the Wind Demon Lion.

Subsequently, with the cooperation of Tai Geng, the Divine Lord who wielded the Heavenly Punishment Demon-Slaying Sword, the Wind Demon Lion didn't even have a chance to self-destruct its true blood body or demon core before being trapped and killed in the vine cage by various targeted and restraining methods!

After killing the Wind Demon Lion, its corpse was collected by Venerable Changchun, who planned to hand it over to Yuanzun later.

At the same time, they immediately notified Zhou Chun and the others according to the plan, and rushed to the territory of the Triangle Clan as quickly as possible.

Upon receiving the news, Zhou Chun and Venerable Guanghan quickly left their hiding place and rushed directly towards the location of Huo Lan, a sixth-tier expert from the Triangle Clan. (End of Chapter)