Beast-controlling fairy clan.

After testing the power of his magical powers, Zhou Chun felt at ease to recuperate at the Su family.

During this period, he also went to the gate of the Moon Wheel Sect to pay a visit to the sect's leader, Zhenren Baiyue, and tried to find out the other party's views on Taoist Qingchen's formation of a baby.

However, Master Baiyue was extremely tight-lipped and Zhou Chun was unable to find out any useful information.

So all I could do was calm down, recuperate, and wait for the results to come out.

During the days of recuperation, in addition to nurturing and cultivating magic weapons on a daily basis, Zhou Chun also began to comprehend the cultivation methods of several magical skills.

After he finished "breaking the tripod and recasting it", he could also practice some of the powerful magical powers recorded in the other four chapters of "The Mysterious Art of the Golden Tripod".

For example, the magical power of "Golden Escape Technique" that he has always dreamed of has records of how to practice it.

There is also a magical power called "Falling Treasure Golden Light". After successful practice, it can knock down the magic weapon made of spiritual gold, causing its owner to temporarily lose contact with the magic weapon, which also makes him very excited and envious.

It even records such famous magical powers as "Alchemy", which can turn stones into gold. If practiced to a high level, it can even turn the enemy's magical powers into gold!

However, the more powerful these magical powers are, the more difficult they are to practice.

After Zhou Chun reached the Golden Core Stage, he was able to progress very quickly in his comprehension and practice of the secret techniques and supernatural powers he had previously mastered, and he was able to gain something easily.

However, for the three kinds of magical powers mentioned above, he spent half a year trying to comprehend them but gained almost nothing.

The only small gain was that when I was comprehending the "Golden Escape Technique", I had a deeper understanding of the "Flowing Golden Rainbow" escape technique I had practiced before, and found the direction to further sublimate it.

According to Zhou Chun's estimation, this "Flowing Golden Rainbow" escape technique should be a secret technique derived from the "Golden Escape Technique".

And the secret technique of [Concentric Golden Lock] that he practiced also seemed to be somewhat related to the magical power of "Falling Treasures Golden Light".

Zhou Chun also asked the Su family's ancestor and Su Yuzhen about their practice of magical powers such as the "Water Escape Technique".

The answer he got gave him some comfort.

For example, the old-time Jindan-stage cultivator like the ancestor of the Su family, who has been in the Jindan stage for hundreds of years, has successfully mastered the magical power of "water escape technique", and his escape speed in the water is no worse than that of an ordinary third-grade top-grade water monster.

But this is the result of his persistent practice for hundreds of years!
Su Yuzhen has only gained a little knowledge so far, and the effect of his "Water Escape Technique" is only equivalent to that of an ordinary second-level water monster.

Even the relatively simple "Water Escape Technique" was so difficult for the two Jindan stage cultivators to practice. It was normal that Zhou Chun did not make smooth progress in practicing the much more difficult "Gold Escape Technique".

In fact, magical powers like the Five Elements Escape Technique are mostly easy to learn but difficult to master.

If you just want to learn the basics, such as escaping into the ground, escaping into the water, or escaping by borrowing a tree, these are not particularly difficult. As long as a cultivator in the Foundation Establishment Stage gets the method and practices hard for a period of time, they can do it.

But it is extremely difficult to master this!
Taking the "Golden Escape Technique" as an example, the method of practicing the magical power that Zhou Chun obtained recorded that this technique can only be considered a true success if it is practiced to the point of being able to escape a thousand miles.

If one could cultivate this magical power to a small degree of success, even if one were to be hunted down by a cultivator in the Nascent Soul stage, one would have a good chance of escaping.

But in fact, even for a cultivator in the Nascent Soul stage, it is not easy to practice this "Golden Escape Technique" to a small degree of success.

And if one could practice the "Golden Escape Technique" to the great perfection realm, then as long as one did not even have the opportunity to use the escape technique, or encountered a strong enemy who also practiced a powerful escape technique, or accidentally entered some areas that restricted the use of escape techniques, then this world was so vast that one could go anywhere!
Although these magical powers may seem ordinary, they actually involve the laws of the universe, and their upper limits are infinite!

There are many cultivators who focus their entire lives on one or two magical powers, hoping to achieve something in them.

And all those cultivators who can achieve some kind of magical power with the Jindan stage cultivation are famous in their own country, and are even honored as "Little Immortals". Even Yuanying stage Immortals have to give them some face when they see them!
In fact, it is precisely because these magical powers are too difficult to cultivate that there are various secret techniques in the world of immortal cultivation.

Because compared to these magical powers that directly point to the great way, secret techniques can often be quickly mastered by consuming certain spiritual objects, thus achieving effects similar to these magical powers.

Even though it was difficult to cultivate supernatural powers, Zhou Chun did not give up.

He now extended his daily meditation time to eight hours. The remaining four hours were usually used to comprehend the "Golden Escape Technique" and practice the "Beast Spirit Fusion Technique". The other secret techniques were put aside for the time being.

This is the power of Jindan stage cultivators. For Jindan stage cultivators, sleeping is only needed once a month or even every few months, or even not sleeping at all.

If they want to restore their energy through sleep, they can sleep for a few days or even several months.

In short, after reaching the Golden Core Stage, immortal cultivators become completely different from ordinary people in terms of physiology.

The recuperation time passed quickly, and more than a year had passed in the blink of an eye.

With the help of healing pills and dual cultivation, Zhou Chun's previously lost vitality was restored by 50% to 60% in just one year, and the effect was better than expected.

At this time, Lin Hongyu and his wife also returned to the Zhou family, so Zhou Chun returned to his family.

"Zhengchun, you're back just in time. I heard that you've lost a lot of energy this time. It just so happens that during this trip, we got a few spiritual peaches that can greatly replenish energy. You can take two back and take them."

In Tuyunling, seeing Zhou Chun return, Lin Hongyu and Zhou Daoyi and his wife immediately shared with him the gains from their trip.

Over the past decade, the couple has traveled to more than a dozen countries, covering millions of miles, and each has gained a lot.

At this time, the spiritual peaches that Zhou Daoyi took out to replenish Zhou Chun's vitality were the harvest they obtained during their travels in a certain country, and came from a third-level spiritual peach tree.

If a Purple Mansion stage cultivator takes this spiritual peach, one peach can be equivalent to one or two years of practice.

Even for a Jindan-stage cultivator like Zhou Chun, it can restore his innate elixir essence.

Zhou Chun saw this and accepted the gift without hesitation. He then said with a smile, "I dare not refuse the gift given by the elder. Then I will not be polite."

"Hahaha, I like your personality, Zhengchun. You're sensible!"

Zhou Daoyi smiled happily and was actually very happy about Zhou Chun's impolite behavior.

Ever since Zhou Chun opened up the Purple Mansion, it was almost always Zhou Chun who sent things to the elders like them.

Although there is nothing wrong for elders to accept gifts from their juniors, they always feel guilty if they accept gifts without giving anything in return.

Therefore, Zhou Daoyi was very happy to be able to give a gift that would be helpful to Zhou Chun.

Through talking with the two, Zhou Chun learned that they had been traveling to various countries over the years mainly to broaden their horizons. Occasionally, they would participate in auctions, underground Yibao meetings and other activities, or exchange experiences and cultivation experiences with some local cultivators.

After this trip, the cultivation of the two did not change much, but their vision and state of mind were indeed improved a lot, and their feelings also improved a lot.

Now that Zhou Daoyi has returned, he is also ready to form the elixir.

Zhou Chun certainly fully supports this.

Zhou Daoyi was the first noble person in his life, an elder who supported and took care of him all the way. He also sincerely hoped that this elder could form a golden elixir and walk with him for hundreds of years.

It just so happens that several decades have passed since the Zhou family exchanged for the Jindan spiritual objects. It is reasonable that one of the three Jindan spiritual objects should be given to the Zhou family first.

As far as he knew, Lin Hongyu had already prepared a magical item for Zhou Daoyi to form the elixir.

Therefore, when Zhou Daoyi wants to form the elixir, it should not be a problem for him to gather a set of spiritual objects to assist in forming the elixir.

After this exchange, Zhou Chun returned to the cave and took the magical peach given by Zhou Daoyi and his wife.

This spiritual peach looks quite tempting, bright red, and each one is as big as two or three fists.

When you touch it, it seems to be a crisp peach, but when Zhou Chun bites through the skin, the flesh inside instantly softens into juice which he sucks up in one gulp. Suddenly, his mouth is filled with the sweet fragrance of peach.

The fruit juice inhaled into the stomach quickly transformed into a stream of pure vital energy.

Zhou Chun threw away the fruit shell in his hand, and immediately sat in meditation to practice his skills.

Only two months later, Zhou Chun, with the help of two spiritual peaches, successfully restored his lost vitality and his condition completely returned to normal.

At this time, a piece of news came, which made several senior executives of the Zhou family nervous.

"Qinglian Temple suddenly activated the mountain protection formation, prohibiting everyone from passing messages to the outside and entering or leaving? Is this the last moment?"

Inside the cave, Zhou Chun, Zhou Mingde and other family leaders gathered together because of this news.

Everyone present knew that if a Nascent Soul cultivator really reappeared in Qinglian Temple, the Zhou family would definitely not have an easy time in the future. At the very least, the Jiufengling Mountain Gate in Lanzhou would most likely be taken away!

Even if Taoist Qingchen fails to conceive a fetus, it is hard to say whether Qinglian Temple will attack the Zhou family.

After all, there is no room for two tigers in one mountain. If there is no Nascent Soul cultivator in charge, the Zhou family, which has three Golden Core cultivators in charge, will definitely be a potential threat to Qinglian Temple.

You know, among the Jindan stage cultivators in Qinglian Temple, there are several whose lifespans have exceeded 800 years, and they are also the group with the highest cultivation level in Qinglian Temple.

If we don't eliminate the forces that threaten the sect while these people are still here, by the time all of them pass away, the number of Jindan-stage cultivators in Qinglian Temple will drop to seven or eight, and there won't be a single Jindan-stage cultivator among them!

At that time, the Zhou family, which has three Jindan stage cultivators and a fourth-order thunder dragon, will be able to compete head-on with the Qinglian Temple.

As for the other families that have submitted to Qinglian Temple, I am afraid that they will have different ideas and will no longer obey Qinglian Temple.

Therefore, Qinglian Temple must take action, and it must take action!

Qing Weizi and other Jindan-stage cultivators in Qinglian Temple are not all fools. They are not intolerant and cannot tolerate the Zhou family.

But they didn't dare to gamble, they didn't dare to gamble the future of the sect on the character and morality of the Zhou family.

If they do nothing in the face of the rising Zhou family and allow the Zhou family to grow stronger, then in the future the stronger Zhou family will definitely seek more land resources, just like Tianjing Zhenren did in the past.

Resources are limited. If the Zhou family takes more, Qinglian Temple will take less.

So when Qing Weizi discovered that the Zhou family's rise was too rapid and its future potential was too great, she immediately decided to suppress the Zhou family, not allowing it to continue to rise and grow.

With the example of Tianjing Zhenren in front of them, Qing Weizi and those Qinglian Temple Jindan-stage cultivators would have to have such a big heart and such a broad mind to continue to tolerate and watch the Zhou family grow stronger without doing anything!
This is often the case, the butt determines the head, and interests are above all else.

People who think they can see things more clearly as bystanders will most likely not be able to see clearly when they are in the middle of a situation.

At this time, after some discussion, Zhou Chun decided to go to Qinglian Mountains in person, even if it was just to take a look outside the Qinglian Mountain Gate.

Do what you say.

Not long after Zhou Chun made the decision, he arrived outside the mountain gate of Qinglian Temple.

Of course, he was not so arrogant as to spy on other people's mountain gate openly. Instead, he restrained his aura and hid dozens of miles away from the edge of the Qinglian Temple's mountain gate formation, observing secretly.

Zhou Chun guessed that he was not the only one waiting outside the gate of Qinglian Temple. The Yuelun Sect, Yanyang Sect, and even Tianjing Villa should have sent people to wait outside as well.

However, he had no intention of looking for those people. He just monitored the movements at the gate of Qinglian Temple while trying to figure out the magical power of "Golden Escape Technique".

After about three months of surveillance, the sky above the Qinglian Temple's mountain gate suddenly changed, and a large mass of dark clouds appeared out of thin air, with blue and white lightning streaking among the clouds.

Although the blue and white lightning had not yet fallen, Zhou Chun, who was hundreds of miles away, had already felt the oppressive force that made his heart palpitate.

His complexion changed drastically in an instant, just like the color of the sky.

"Nascent Soul Thunder Tribulation, this must be the legendary Nascent Soul 'Minor Heavenly Tribulation'!"

His face changed drastically and he exclaimed in shock, his eyes full of shock.

A Jindan-stage cultivator who wants to transform the elixir into an infant must go through thunder tribulation and "heart demon tribulation".

Because the power of this Nascent Soul thunder tribulation is much smaller than the heavenly thunder tribulation that one must endure when breaking through from the Nascent Soul stage to the God Transformation stage, it is also called the "small heavenly tribulation" by immortal cultivators.

Although it was a "small heavenly tribulation", the attack power of the thunder tribulation was at the Nascent Soul level. A Jindan stage cultivator like Zhou Chun would definitely die if hit by it!
The fact that he was able to trigger a thunder calamity clearly showed that Taoist Qingchen had at least reached the stage of shattering the elixir and releasing the infant.

Next, as long as he can survive the "heart demon tribulation" and then survive the nine heavenly thunder tribulations, he will be able to truly achieve Nascent Soul and become a true Nascent Soul cultivator!

“It is said that the ‘heart demon tribulation’ is the most difficult to overcome. Those who overcome it usually have some luck. Even if a cultivator in the Nascent Soul stage were to experience the ‘heart demon tribulation’ again, he might not be able to overcome it. I wonder if Taoist Qingchen’s state of mind is up to standard!”

Zhou Chun's mind was racing with thoughts, and he naturally hoped that Taoist Qingchen would fail in his tribulation and die from the "heart demon tribulation".

Otherwise, if Qinglian Temple had one more Yuanying-stage True Person, and one who had just successfully formed a Yuanying-stage True Person and would have a lifespan of one or two thousand years in the future, then the Zhou family would be in real trouble!

Inside the mountain gate of Qinglian Temple, the previous abbot Qing Weizi and the current abbot Taoist Yi Yang and other Jindan stage cultivators were looking at the cave dwelling under the thunderclouds from afar. They all had tense expressions and were worried for Taoist Qingchen, praying secretly that he would succeed.

Must succeed!!!
At this moment, those disciples of Qinglian Temple who sincerely hoped that a Yuanying stage immortal would appear in Qinglian Temple to suppress their sect, all prayed secretly for Taoist Qingchen in their hearts.

But it seemed like God was playing a huge joke on them.

Just when they had been waiting in the mountains for more than 20 years, and finally waited for Taoist Qingchen to take the crucial step of shattering the elixir and giving birth to an infant, what they finally heard was a desperate roar!
"No, I won't give up!!!"

Along with a desperate roar that echoed throughout the entire Qinglian Temple's mountain gate, a gray-black flame suddenly appeared on the body of the newly formed Nascent Soul of Taoist Qingchen in the cave. Then, this tiny Nascent Soul turned into a wisp of black smoke and dissipated directly in the burning of the gray-black flame.

Then his body turned into ashes!

And just as Taoist Qingchen's Nascent Soul and physical body were reduced to ashes at the same time, the thunderclouds that were originally ready to strike in the sky suddenly disappeared as suddenly as they appeared.

The bright sunlight once again fell on the gate of Qinglian Temple, but it could not make Qing Weizi, Taoist Yi Yang and others feel any warmth.

At this moment, their hearts were cold and desolate, and each of them looked like a bereaved family, with eyes filled with loss and despair.

"How could this be! How could this be! Could it be, could it be that God is going to destroy me..."

A Jindan stage cultivator from Qinglian Temple muttered to himself, his body swaying, his eyes filled with despair.

It is no wonder that they are like this. The fact is that the formation of Taoist Qingchen's infant is not just related to his personal path and life safety, but also to the fortune of Qinglian Temple.

Moreover, the [Infant Transformation Pill] that he used to form an infant was something that True Man Qingxiao exchanged for his own life, and it carries extraordinary significance.

Besides, if Taoist Qingchen couldn't even get past the stage of Dan Suiying's release, it would be fine. Although people would be disappointed in him, they would not be as desperate as they are now.

The key is that he has already taken this crucial step, and it seems that he will succeed as long as he can overcome the disaster.

But who would have thought that when he gave everyone hope, he suddenly fell under the "heart demon calamity"!
His death pushed many of Qinglian's fellow disciples, who had just seen some hope, directly into the bottomless abyss, making people feel despair from the bottom of their hearts.

At the same time, just as there were wails of despair inside the Qinglian Temple's mountain gate, Zhou Chun, who was outside watching the changes in the thunderclouds in the sky with a tense expression, soon discovered that the thunderclouds had dissipated.

He saw that the thunderclouds had dispersed before the thunderbolt fell, so he naturally understood what had happened quickly.

His expression relaxed immediately, and he couldn't help but shout with joy, "Hahaha, it really is a failure. The 'Heart Devil Tribulation' is indeed worthy of its reputation!"

But it’s even happier than the Chinese New Year.

He certainly had reason to be happy.

Taoist Qingchen failed in forming a fetus and died in the "heart demon calamity", which not only proved that the decline of Qinglian Temple's fortune was inevitable, but also caused Qinglian Temple to lose a very powerful cultivator who had reached the perfect stage of the late Jindan stage.

In this way, even if Qinglian Temple attacks the Zhou family later, the Zhou family will have to face one less powerful enemy!

He was so happy at this moment that he couldn't help but take out a gourd of spirit wine from his storage bag, took a big gulp of the wine, and then left the Qinglian Mountains with a smile on his face.

Now that the result is out, he and the Zhou family just need to wait for Qinglian Temple to make its move.

I believe that after Taoist Qingchen failed in his attempt to conceive a fetus and died, it would be impossible to continue to keep Qinglian Temple closed, and further news from the mountain would soon be heard.

When Zhou Chun returned to Zhou's Tuyunling, he immediately informed the family leaders of the failure of Taoist Qingchen to form a baby.

Like him, the senior members of the Zhou family who learned the news were all extremely happy and took out some spirit wine to celebrate on the spot.

A few days later, the news that Taoist Qingchen failed to conceive a fetus and died in the "Heart Demon Tribulation" quickly spread throughout Jingguo.

For a time, this matter became the hottest topic in the Jingguo cultivation world.

While people outside were discussing the failure of Taoist Qingchen to form a baby, inside the mountain gate of Qinglian Temple, a group of Jindan-stage cultivators had recovered from their grief and despair, and held a high-level meeting chaired by the temple master Taoist Yi Yang.

Taoist Yi Yang first looked around at the many elders, and said in a deep voice: "Senior Brother Qingchen failed to form a fetus. According to his instructions before his death, all his belongings will be donated to the sect. This is his last effort for the sect!"

"Next, the sect will build a cenotaph for him and let all the monks in the sect mourn for him."

Having said this, he paused for a moment, then continued: "Of course, these have all been prepared before. Now let's talk about the focus of today's party!"

"Now that Senior Brother Qingchen has failed to form a fetus, the reputation of our Qinglian Temple must have suffered another severe blow. Various pessimistic discussions have also appeared within the sect, and people's hearts are in turmoil. I'm sure all the elders have discovered and heard about this in the past few days."

"If we don't do something to restore the prestige and dignity of the sect, then both those vassal forces outside and those disciples inside the sect who have wavering minds will inevitably question and neglect the sect, which will directly affect the sect's interests and reputation!"

"More importantly, during the twenty years since the sect closed its doors to the outside world, a force has emerged that can seriously threaten the sect's interests. If they are given the opportunity to continue to develop steadily, once the two hundred years of security protection that Grandmaster Qingxiao has secured for the sect is over, the sect's status will surely be challenged by this force!"

When Taoist Yi Yang said this, his eyes suddenly turned to Qing Weizi.

Then he asked calmly, "Junior Brother Qing Weizi, you are the previous master of our sect. The current patriarch of the Zhou family, Zhou Zhengchun, was once your registered disciple. You should know him and his family best. Do you have anything to say now?"

Hearing his words, Qing Weizi immediately answered without hesitation: "If Senior Brother Master wants to ask for my opinion, then my opinion is that we must strike hard at the Zhou family. Even if we can't destroy their family, we must make sure that they can no longer pose a threat to our Qinglian Temple!"