Beast-controlling fairy clan.

Chapter 530: Abandoned Treasures of the Secret Library [Subscription Request]

A secret treasure house built by a certain force for a comeback, this interested Zhou Chun more than a cave dwelling built by the ancients.

Judging from the level of protection arranged here, if it is a cave, it is at most the cave of a Jindan-stage cultivator, and not necessarily the cave of a powerful Jindan-stage cultivator.

The key point is that even if it is a cave dwelling of a Jindan stage cultivator, it is not certain that magic weapons and other treasures can be found inside.

You should know that there are actually no remains or personal belongings in the caves of many senior monks.

Because its owner may have died while away from home, rather than sitting in meditation.

On the other hand, the secret treasure house is basically unlikely to disappoint people, as it must contain a large amount of resources and treasures.

At this time, Zhou Chun went deeper and deeper, and broke open the doors of all the stone chambers he saw along the way.

After going halfway into the stone chamber, he was greatly surprised by what he found inside.

I saw that these stone chambers had been specially modified, and they were equipped with micro-arrays that could generate light and water vapor to supply the growth of the spiritual medicines inside.

That’s right, these stone chambers are miniature spiritual medicine gardens, and one or several rare spiritual medicines are planted in each stone chamber.

Thousand-year-old golden thread dwarf, thousand-year-old green grass, thousand-year-old fantasy orchid, thousand-year-old beneficial spirit grass...

Zhou Chun looked at each stone chamber one by one, and saw that each one was planted with thousand-year-old elixirs that were rare in the outside world.

Some of the thousand-year-old elixirs appear to be more than two thousand years old!

Although it is only a thousand-year-old elixir, due to the rarity of the species itself, its value is far greater than that of ordinary thousand-year-old elixir such as thousand-year-old Polygonatum.

Because these thousand-year-old elixirs are the main ingredients and necessary items for refining certain rare elixirs!

"I remember hearing Brother Luo mention before that the Millennium Yishen Grass seems to be the main material for refining certain elixirs that assist in opening up the Purple Palace? In that case, aren't these rare Millennium Spiritual Medicines the spiritual medicines needed to refine the elixirs that assist in opening up the Purple Palace?"

When Zhou Chun thought of this, his eyes narrowed slightly and excitement suddenly appeared in his eyes.

If this is really what he thought, then he really made a lot of money this time!
His eyes no longer lingered on the stone chambers where the spiritual herbs were planted, and he soon came to a stone chamber in the deepest part of the place.

This stone chamber is obviously the most important place in the treasury. Not only is the stone door of the stone chamber made of a hard stone called "Black Prison Stone", it is also equipped with a separate restriction. There is a keyhole on the stone door, and it seems that a special key is needed to open the stone door.

Seeing this situation, Zhou Chun did not rush to break the door, but quickly turned around and left the treasury, bringing Zhang Liang to the front of the door.

"Patriarch, please understand. According to my research, the restriction on this stone door is a self-destruction restriction. A corresponding magic weapon must be inserted through the keyhole to temporarily invalidate the self-destruction restriction and push the stone door open!"

"If you forcibly destroy the stone door and the surrounding stone walls, it will trigger the restriction to self-destruct, thus destroying everything inside!"

Zhang Liang was worthy of the title of a genius in formation. He just stepped forward and studied it for a while and then figured out the trick.

But the result he said was a bad thing.

"Do you have a way to break the restriction here?"

Zhou Chun frowned and asked in a deep voice what Zhang Liang had expected.

After thinking for a while, he replied in a low voice: "I need time to study slowly before I can come up with an answer. Even if there are some risky methods, the success rate is estimated to be no more than 30%!"

"Then you can study slowly here. I will arrange for people to protect you here!"

Zhou Chun nodded and made the decision on the spot.

Naturally, Zhang Liang did not dare to have any opinions, but only requested that his Taoist partner Zhou Xindie come over to help with the research.

Zhou Chun quickly agreed to this small matter.

Afterwards, Zhou Chun picked all the spiritual herbs in the stone chamber. In total, he picked forty-eight rare species of thousand-year-old spiritual herbs, whose value was inestimable.

As for the huge quantities of ore, they were handed over to Zhou Xinlan and others to transport back to the family in batches.

Zhou Chun was planning to turn around and spread the news that the Zhou family had discovered a secret treasure house, and then he could openly sell some things in the family that were difficult to expose.

By then, it should be able to greatly alleviate the family’s financial pressure.

After making the general arrangements, Zhou Chun left Chengguo alone and went straight to the gate of Yuelun Sect.

The harvest from the secret treasure house was certainly gratifying, but the pressure brought by the killer made Zhou Chun dare not relax at all.

If this matter is not resolved, he will not dare to go out easily in the future!
After speeding all the way, Zhou Chun arrived at the gate of Yuelun Sect in less than half a day.

Now that he is a Jindan-stage cultivator, Zhou Chun no longer needs to wait for notification when he visits again. He can just send a letter to Master Baiyue via a flying sword and quickly get the master's personal permission to enter the mountain gate.

"My dear Mr. Zhou, you are here today. I wonder if you have any advice for me?"

Inside the Moon Wheel Sect's main hall, after Zhou Chun had greeted him, True Man Baiyue asked him the purpose of his visit with a puzzled look in his eyes.

"Master, please understand. I have come here to see you today to ask for help!"

Zhou Chun answered in a low voice with a bitter expression, and then told him about how he was tracked and attacked by a killer along the way.

"What? This actually happened!"

After listening to Zhou Chun's story, Master Baiyue also showed a look of surprise and doubt.

He looked at Zhou Chun with a suspicious look, and immediately said, "My dear Zhou, please tell me more details. Tell me all the magic weapons and supernatural powers that the killer used in the fight with you."

"Yes, junior, I obey."

Zhou Chun responded and recounted the details of the fight.

After listening to his retelling, Master Baiyue's eyes sparkled, and he suddenly said to Zhou Chun: "I know the situation. My dear Zhou, please stay in our sect first. I will ask a few Yuanying ancestors of our sect to see if they know the origin of the killer!"

"I understand, I'll leave everything up to Master."

Zhou Chun bowed solemnly to Master Baiyue, then stepped back and waited.

After waiting inside the Yuelun Sect's mountain gate for a day, Zhou Chun was finally summoned by Master Baiyue to the sect's main hall again.

"I have consulted several ancestors. According to the judgment of our ancestors, the assassin who assassinated you, young friend Zhou, should be from the Eastern Bingyi Country. He is from a sect called Bingyu Sect in that country. This sect is a killer organization that is specially hired to assassinate some high-level monks from other countries!"

When Master Baiyue said this, his tone was slightly serious as he continued, "According to our ancestor, in order to maintain its reputation, the assassins in the Ice Prison Sect will continue to assassinate the target after a failed attack. They will not stop the assassination operation unless they are sure that they cannot deal with the target!"

"But even if the assassins they sent out stopped the assassination, as long as the employer is willing to continue to increase the reward, the Ice Prison Gate will still send higher-level assassins to assassinate the target!"

Hearing his words, Zhou Chun's expression suddenly changed.

This is exactly what Zhou Chun is most worried about.

After his expression changed for a while, he bowed to Master Baiyue and said, "I dare to ask Master Master to make a decision for me and the Zhou family!"

If the situation is as bad as Master Baiyue said, then the only sect that can help the Zhou family out is the Yuelun Sect.

Otherwise, even if Zhou Chun hid inside the family mountain gate and refused to come out, the killers from Qinglian Temple and Bingyu Gate would definitely find ways to force him out!
However, facing Zhou Chun's request, Master Baiyue said with difficulty: "My dear Zhou, you may not know that the assassins of Bingyumen have a rule when accepting missions, that is, they will not attack powerful cultivators who are protected by Nascent Soul Masters."

"But correspondingly, the major forces will not easily offend this killer organization, lest they be targeted by them!"

"If we want our sect to send someone to help you deal with the killer, I'm afraid it won't work!"

At this point, Master Baiyue seemed to feel that this answer was too perfunctory, so he looked at Zhou Chun and said, "How about this, I will give you a secret talisman made by our sect's ancestor. With this talisman, you can hold out for more than half an hour against a late Jindan cultivator, giving you enough time to retreat to the family mountain gate or other places."

"As long as the assassin fails in his mission again and is sure that he is no longer strong enough to assassinate you, he will naturally retreat!"

However, after hearing his words, Zhou Chun did not look happy at all. Instead, he said with a grim expression, "Master Master, you have also said that as long as the employer is willing to increase the compensation, the Ice Prison Sect will continue to send out more powerful assassins to assassinate the target."

“Even if I use the secret talisman you gave me to repel this assassin now, what shall I do when the Ice Prison Sect sends another assassin in the late Jindan stage?”

Zhou Chun could still barely deal with a killer in the middle stage of the Jindan realm.

But if a late Jindan killer came, he would not be able to avoid this person's assassination even if he hid inside the family's mountain gate.

Such a professional killer must have extremely high infiltration and assassination skills, and he is not comparable to amateurs like Dillon, the Black Dragon Hall Master of the Hualong Sect. However, facing Zhou Chun's lament, Master Baiyue chose to avoid answering, and only whispered: "Even if it is a killer organization like Bingyumen, there will not be more than one Jindan late killer. If you want to ask them to take action, the price you pay is not ordinary. I don't think the employer will be willing to pay such a high price!"

How could Zhou Chun be convinced by this answer? He simply looked at Master Baiyue and said, "Master Master, you and I both know who hired the assassins from the Ice Prison Sect. Can't we just ask them to withdraw the commission?"

Then he said in a deep voice: "You said before that after the fight, no matter who wins or who loses, neither side can retaliate against the winner under any pretext!"

Hearing his words, Master Baiyue's face darkened slightly, revealing an unhappy look, but he still shook his head and said, "I understand what you mean, little friend Zhou, but if there is no evidence, even our sect cannot directly slander the reputation of a large sect, especially a large sect like Qinglian Temple with an excellent reputation!"

This answer completely disappointed Zhou Chun with him and the Yuelun Sect.

Although Zhou Chun already knew that the Yuelun Sect was not a big tree that he could rely on because of the gambling incident, he still thought that he could use this tiger skin to bluff for his family.

However, this time he finally understood that once they encounter something that may cause the loss of their reputation, these big forces will always cherish their own reputation and will not care about the life and death of their vassals!

Perhaps in the eyes of Master Baiyue, even if the Zhou family, as a vassal, was gone, there were still other Jindan families willing to depend on them.

It is simply impossible to offend a killer organization like Ice Prison Gate for the sake of an insignificant vassal!
Feeling extremely disappointed at the moment, Zhou Chun also replied in a low voice: "Junior understands, then junior will not bother Master Master any more!"

With Master Baiyue's wisdom, he naturally heard the disappointment in Zhou Chun's words.

But he didn't show any abnormality. He just waved his sleeves and handed a jade box and a jade slip to Zhou Chun. "Take this secret talisman. Before you use it, you need to perform a ritual according to the formula in this jade slip!"

"Thank you very much for the treasure, Master. I will take my leave now!"

Zhou Chun thanked him politely, took the treasure and left.

After Zhou Chun left, Master Baiyue lowered his head and fell into deep thought.

In fact, according to his intention, he was still willing to protect Zhou Chun and wanted to warn the killers from the Ice Prison Gate not to act recklessly in Jingguo.

However, his proposal was rejected by a Yuanying stage ancestor of the Yuelun Sect.

The reason why the Moon Wheel Sect's supreme elder vetoed the idea was simple: the Moon Wheel Sect did not have the strength to destroy the Ice Prison Sect, and a killer sect like the Ice Prison Sect cared very much about its own reputation.

If the Moon Wheel Sect issued a direct warning, it would likely be seen as a provocation, leading to assassinations of the Moon Wheel Sect members.

Even if he did not attack the Yuelun Sect, he would certainly not care about the Yuelun Sect's warning and would continue to assassinate Zhou Chun.

If they succeed in the assassination, the Moon Wheel Cult will really lose face!

Rather than this, it is better to ignore it and pretend you don’t know about it.

This might make the Zhou family unhappy, but in the land of Jingguo, even if a Jindan family is dissatisfied with the Yuelun Sect, what does it matter? They still have to continue to live under the Yuelun Sect's nose!

However, although it was tantamount to giving up Zhou Chun and the Zhou family, Qinglian Temple's action once again angered several supreme elders of the Yuelun Sect.

After all, in the eyes of these Yuanying stage masters, no matter how the internal forces of Jingguo fight, it is their own domestic affair.

But now hiring foreign killers to assassinate the country's Jindan stage cultivators is going too far!
That is to say, he had promised True Man Qingxiao that he would protect Qinglian Temple for 200 years. Otherwise, just based on this matter, several great elders of the Moon Wheel Sect would certainly make Qinglian Temple pay a heavy price.

"Master Qingxiao, Master Qingxiao, these disciples of yours really don't care about your hard work!"

"If this continues, once the two hundred years of protection are over, I'm afraid the Qinglian Temple will no longer exist in the world!"

Master Baiyue muttered to himself and shook his head repeatedly at Qinglian Temple's self-destructive behavior.

Originally, out of admiration for Qingxiao Zhenren's heroic sacrifice, he even felt a little sympathy for Qinglian Temple. However, the series of actions taken by Qinglian Temple now made him feel that Qinglian Temple might really have run out of luck.

Even if there is no force that can directly replace them in the future, I think the ancestors in the Nascent Soul stage will also break up their inheritance and share the things left by True Man Qingxiao!

As for Zhou Chun, he could only hope that Zhou Chun would be luckier and that Qinglian Temple would choose to give up the subsequent assassination plan because they were reluctant to pay the reward for hiring a late Jindan killer.

Besides, after Zhou Chun left the Yuelun Sect, he went straight back to the family’s mountain gate.

Since the Moon Wheel Cult is no longer reliable, he can only find a way to deal with the assassins from the Ice Prison Gate on his own.

Over the years, Zhou Chun has seen many storms and has come through them all. It is not easy to kill him!

After returning to the Tuyunling family gate, Zhou Chun did not hide the matter of the Ice Prison Gate killer and told Zhou Mingde all about his experience outside.

As he expected, when Zhou Mingde heard about this, his face suddenly changed and he was shocked and angry.

"How dare they! How dare they do this!"

Zhou Mingde shouted angrily, his face full of shock and anger, "Aren't they afraid that my Zhou family will follow their example and hire assassins to assassinate their disciples?"

But he and Zhou Chun both knew that such words were just talk.

In fact, even if they could find a way to contact the Ice Prison Sect's killers, the Zhou family simply couldn't afford the reward for assassinating several Jindan-stage cultivators, and the other party might not be willing to accept a commission to assassinate a Jindan cultivator from a big sect like Qinglian Temple!

As for assassinating some of the Purple Mansion Stage and Foundation Establishment Stage cultivators of the Qinglian Temple, firstly, it would be of little use, and secondly, it would provoke the same counterattack from the Qinglian Temple, and then the Zhou family would suffer more!
Qinglian Temple was certain of this and therefore hired assassins from Bingyu Gate to assassinate Zhou Chun.

After Zhou Mingde had vented his anger, Zhou Chun said in a deep voice: "We can only remember this grudge for now. There will always be a chance to repay it in the future!"

"The best plan now is to find a way to get rid of those assassins from the Ice Prison Gate and avoid this disaster first!"

After hearing what he said, Zhou Mingde quickly calmed down.

He lowered his head and thought for a while, then suddenly looked up at Zhou Chun and said, "How about you go to the Great Zhou Kingdom for refuge? No matter how powerful the Ice Prison Sect is, they won't dare to go to Tianyuan Immortal City to assassinate you! As long as you practice in seclusion there for a few decades, I don't believe they can keep waiting for you!"

Zhou Chun had already thought of the method he mentioned.

At this time, he quickly shook his head and replied: "This is not a good idea. If I go to the Great Zhou Kingdom for refuge, Qinglian Temple will definitely target you and Elder Lin. At that time, they will force you to leave the mountain gate, or arrange for someone to sneak in and assassinate you. It will definitely cause great damage to the family and implicate many innocent people!"

Zhou Mingde knew this in his heart, but he still gritted his teeth and said, "It doesn't matter even if this is the case. As long as we still have you, Zhengchun, our Zhou family will have a chance to make a comeback, and there will be a day for you to avenge me and other clansmen!"

When he said this, it was obvious that he was ready to sacrifice himself.

Zhou Chun was also deeply moved when he heard this.

You should know that Zhou Mingde is less than 500 years old now. According to the 1,000-year lifespan of a Jindan-stage cultivator, he still has at least 500 years to live.

If it were any other Jindan stage cultivator, after going through untold hardships and escaping death, and finally forming a golden elixir, he would fight to the heavens for another 500 years. No matter what, he would not be willing to sacrifice himself to help others.

Only Zhou Mingde, who values ​​his family more than his own life and regards Zhou Chun as the hope of the Zhou family, would be willing to risk his life to protect Zhou Chun, his descendant!
But although he was touched, Zhou Chun still shook his head with a serious face and refused: "It's meaningless, there is no point in doing this!"

After saying that, he looked directly at Zhou Mingde and said, "If you and the rest of the clan members die because of me, I will definitely have a knot in my heart. If I have the chance to transform into an elixir and form an infant in the future, I will definitely not be able to escape the 'heart demon calamity'!"

"So even if it's for the sake of my future career, I absolutely cannot avoid this matter!"

Sure enough, when Zhou Mingde heard him use his future path as an excuse, he was speechless.

He and Zhou Chun both knew that if they really wanted to take revenge on the Ice Prison Sect in the future, it would be impossible to do so without the cultivation base of the Nascent Soul Stage.

And if one cannot even overcome the “heart demon calamity”, how can one achieve the Nascent Soul stage cultivation!
"Why don't we call Fellow Daoist Lin back? From now on, the three of us can go in and out together. This way, it will only take a few decades. I think the assassins from the Ice Prison Gate won't have that much time to waste with us!"

After a period of silence, Zhou Mingde came up with a new idea and expressed his thoughts excitedly.

After hearing what he said, Zhou Chun's expression also changed, but soon he seemed to have thought of something, and couldn't help but smile bitterly and said: "This method is okay to deal with the Ice Prison Sect assassin in the middle Jindan period, but if an Ice Prison Sect assassin in the late Jindan period comes, I'm afraid that even if the three of us are tied together, we won't be enough for him to kill!"

He had been hunted down by a great wizard of the Multi-Winged Clan who was equivalent to a late Jindan cultivator. He had also witnessed the powerful strength of Shen Jianxing, a late Jindan sword cultivator from the Jiuyuan Sword Sect. He had even had a direct fight with Di Long, the Black Dragon Hall Master of the Hualong Sect, a late Jindan cultivator.

Therefore, he still has a say in the strength of late Jindan cultivators.

If the mid-stage Jindan killer who assassinated him before is used as a reference, the strength of the late-stage Jindan killer of Bingyumen will definitely not be worse than Dillon, and may even reach the level of Shen Jianxing!
Such a strong man is also proficient in the art of assassination. If the three of them, who are in the early Jindan period, are tied together, it will only be a matter of a few more sword attacks!
But after Zhou Mingde's suggestion was rejected by him this time, he did not give up his opinion. Instead, he looked at him seriously and said, "We have to give it a try. Otherwise, Zhengchun, do you have any other good ideas?"

Hearing this, Zhou Chun couldn't help but nodded and said, "I do have an immature idea, but I don't know if it's feasible!"

"Oh, what is the solution? Zhengchun, tell me now!"

Zhou Mingde's eyes lit up and he immediately looked at Zhou Chun with anticipation.

Zhou Chun didn't keep the topic in suspense and immediately said, "If I can capture that Ice Prison Sect assassin who is in the middle stage of the Golden Core Realm alive, can I negotiate with the Ice Prison Sect to resolve this disaster?"

(End of this chapter)