: Immense Gains, Zhou Daoyi's Fortuitous Encounter [Please Subscribe]

Chapter 100: Immense Gains, Zhou Daoyi's Fortuitous Encounter [Please Subscribe]

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By the river, Zhou Chun looked at the dead body of the old man in black on the ground, breathed a sigh of relief, and wiped away non-existent cold sweat from his forehead.

The situation just now was actually very dangerous for him as well.

If the two "Xin Jin Sword Qi" attacks failed to kill the old man in black on the spot, he would most likely be injured by his attacks.

After all, the black-clad elder's mutated dragon claw was equivalent to a second-tier magic weapon.

Fortunately, those two "Xin Jin Sword Qi" did not disappoint him, and were worthy of the pain he had endured to cultivate this secret technique.

Looking at the black-clad elder's corpse on the ground, Zhou Chun composed himself, then grinned and said, "A Qi Refining cultivator killing a Foundation Establishment cultivator—even if word got out, no one would believe it!"

While it's not unheard of for cultivators to defeat those of higher cultivation levels, such occurrences are extremely rare in the cultivation world.

Generally, only those cultivators with powerful backgrounds, who rely on various treasures bestowed by their elders, can achieve this.

Cultivators like Zhou Chun, who can achieve this entirely through their own strength, are extremely rare.

Even if his opponent is a Foundation Establishment cultivator who is already severely injured and has no suitable magic weapon, it is the same.

Under normal circumstances, even in this situation, few Qi Refining cultivators would dare to have the courage to actively seek out and hunt a Foundation Establishment cultivator like Zhou Chun.

When Zhou Chun made his decision, he had already surpassed many cultivators of the same level.

Not to mention he actually succeeded!

Therefore, he no longer needed to hide his smugness at this moment.

After feeling smug for a while, Zhou Chun turned his gaze to the black-clad old man's right hand.

As the old man in black died, his right hand, which had transformed into a dragon claw, quickly returned to its human form.

This made Zhou Chun even more curious about the "Dragon Transformation Secret Technique".

If cultivating the "Dragon Transformation Secret Technique" would completely turn a person into a monster, then no matter how powerful such a secret technique was, Zhou Chun would not be interested in it at all.

He finally got another chance to start over, how could he be so stupid as to cultivate himself into a monster that is neither human nor demon!

However, judging from the situation of this "Dragon Transformation Secret Manual", it is clear that it is still based on human beings, and the transformation of the body into a dragon is just a special form to enhance strength.

This is getting interesting!

Immediately, Zhou Chun stepped forward and examined the old man's corpse, collecting everything worth taking.

Then he casually set fire to the body, burning it to ashes.

After destroying the evidence, Zhou Chun didn't rush to check the harvest on the spot. Instead, he quickly collected the rock tortoise and left the scene.

One of the most important taboos in the cultivation world is to take stock of the spoils at the scene of a murder in the wild.

Because no one knows if you'll become prey for someone else who hears the commotion and comes running when you're tallying up your harvest!

After speeding along for dozens of miles, Zhou Chun finally stopped in a town inhabited by ordinary people.

The saying goes, "The truly wise live in seclusion amidst the bustling city."

If a person appears in the desolate wilderness, most cultivators flying in the sky will easily mistake him for an immortal cultivator.

It's possible that some Foundation Establishment cultivators might also curiously send out their divine senses to investigate.

However, in places like ordinary towns, Foundation Establishment cultivators usually just fly over them from the clouds and don't even bother to glance at them.

Inside a guest room at an inn, Zhou Chun meditated for several hours after checking in, restoring his depleted mana.

Then he took out the purification stone jar and drank several large mouthfuls of purifying spiritual water to remove the turbid and evil energy from his body.

Then he took out the storage bag he had obtained from the old man in black.

Although he was a Foundation Establishment cultivator, the black-robed elder's storage bag was not significantly more advanced than Zhou Chun's.

It's just that the interior is a bit large, about ten feet square, enough to hold the contents of a whole room.

It is said that only the storage bags used by some cultivators at the Purple Mansion stage, or even the Golden Core stage, are truly significantly different from those of lower-level storage bags.

Those high-end storage bags not only have a larger internal volume, but also have a security feature similar to a combination lock.

If someone else gets the storage bag but doesn't know the correct unlocking technique, they won't be able to open it.

Forcibly breaking through the storage bag will only damage it, causing its contents to flow into another dimension.

After Zhou Chun spent some time erasing the divine sense imprint left by the old man in black, he took out the items from the storage bag one by one to check and identify them.

Clearly, although the old man in black had a large storage bag, it was impossible for it to be completely full. Even including some clothes and miscellaneous items, it only used less than half of its capacity.

A large portion of these items were actually data sheets recording the new development of followers of the Hualong Sect.

Zhou Chun glanced at the signboard and was surprised to find that the number of new followers developed by the Black Dragon lineage on the black-clothed elder's side alone had reached over a hundred, including some family cultivators who were not doing well!

However, these people are only prospective followers and have not yet received the "Dragon Blood Baptism," so they have not been able to be taught the "Dragon Transformation Secrets."

Furthermore, with Qinglian Temple launching a vigorous crackdown on infiltrators of the Hualong Sect, it remains to be seen whether these prospective followers will still be willing to join the sect.

Nevertheless, Zhou Chun quickly realized that this information might be of great use to the Zhou family in the future.

So he organized the information and put it into his storage bag, then looked at other things that were truly valuable to him.

First, there are spirit coins.

The old man in black had a large number of spirit coins in his storage bag, more than 650, which was the most spirit coins Zhou Chun had ever obtained in one go.

Then come the ritual implements.

Zhou Chun then discovered that the old man in black actually had eight magical artifacts in his storage bag, three of which were first-grade high-quality magical artifacts and five were first-grade mid-quality magical artifacts.

However, none of these magical artifacts had been refined by the old man in black!

He estimated that these magical artifacts were public items kept by the old man in black by the Hualong Sect, used to recruit followers and reward the sect members.

Next came the elixirs.

The old man in black also had a considerable number of pills in his storage bag, and they were divided into several types according to their uses. The quantity of each type of pill was different, and Zhou Chun could only identify a few of them.

He could only find out the effects of these pills after he returned to his family and consulted with the clan elders, such as the clan head Zhou Daoyi.

As for the magic talismans, the old man in black didn't have many in his storage bag; it was unclear whether he had used them all or hadn't brought them at all.

At the same time, Zhou Chun also found some array flags and array plates for setting up arrays in his storage bag, but he still didn't know what kind of array it was or what its function was.

Furthermore, after searching through other books in the storage bag, Zhou Chun did not find the cultivation method of the "Dragon Transformation Secret Manual" that he was very interested in, nor did he find any other secret techniques.

This left him feeling quite disappointed.

Fortunately, if it's dark in the east, it's bright in the west.

Although he didn't obtain the secret cultivation method that interested him, Zhou Chun did find a large piece of dragon blood stone and two dragon blood grasses among the raw materials and spiritual items in the black-robed old man's storage bag.

These dragon blood spirits also seem to be auxiliary materials needed for cultivating the "Dragon Transformation Secret Technique".

In addition to the dragon blood spirit item, the black-clad elder's storage bag also contained several other spirit materials, including a valuable piece of "Water Essence Jade," which is a material for refining second-tier magic artifacts.

After taking stock, Zhou Chun roughly estimated that even if he excluded the dragon blood spiritual items he used himself, and the pills and formations whose effects he could not identify, the total amount of money involved would be significantly less.

The value of the spirit coins, magical artifacts, and spiritual materials in the black-clad old man's storage bag already exceeded two thousand spirit coins!

Such a harvest is truly remarkable.

Zhou Chun wasn't someone who hadn't seen a lot of money before, but after making a preliminary estimate of the potential profits, he couldn't help but beam with joy.

Worth it!

This return fully justifies the risks he took.

"No wonder they say murder and arson bring wealth; honest work and a decent life are nowhere near as lucrative as murder and robbery!"

Even Zhou Chun, who always despised those bandits who killed and robbed, couldn't help but be moved at this moment and uttered such a sentiment.

Compared to those honest and upright cultivators who earn spirit coins through legitimate means, bandit cultivators make money far too quickly!

A single successful raid can be equivalent to the earnings of a normal cultivator over several or even more than a decade.

How many cultivators can maintain their original intentions after tasting the sweetness of such a risk-free business?

Of course, Zhou Chun was just expressing his feelings at this moment.

His bottom line and conscience would never allow him to truly become a bandit cultivator.

If it weren't for the fact that the Dragon Transformation Sect, to which the old man in black belonged, had repeatedly harmed him, and if the Dragon Transformation Sect hadn't been an evil sect targeted by the "official" authorities, he wouldn't have bothered the old man in black this time.

After expressing his feelings, Zhou Chun put all the items into his storage bag and returned to his family.

Now that he has obtained the Dragon Blood Spiritual Object, he only wants to return to his family as soon as possible and ask the Third Elder, Zhou Daoquan, for advice on how to maximize the use of these spiritual objects to cultivate the Silver Lightning Python.

After traveling for two consecutive days, Zhou Chun returned to Jiufengling, which he had been away from for more than half a year.

At this time, the clan leader Zhou Daoyi had not yet returned, and even the fourth brother Zhou Zhengyu was still on his way.

When Zhou Chun returned, he was immediately pulled aside by several elders who asked him about the situation.

He was prepared for this and immediately recounted what had happened at Pegasus Mountain.

However, he did not reveal his speculation about the whereabouts of the clan leader Zhou Daoyi, nor did he mention that he had killed a Foundation Establishment Envoy of the Dragon Transformation Sect despite being of a higher level.

After listening to Zhou Chun's account, the Zhou family elders were amazed by the intricate battle at Feima Mountain, lamenting that they hadn't been there to witness such a spectacular scene.

Several Zhou family elders shared the same concern about the reappearance of the Dragon Transformation Sect in the cultivation world and quickly reported the matter to the Supreme Elder Zhou Mingde.

After recounting what happened at Feima Mountain, Zhou Chun didn't even have time to ask the Third Elder, Zhou Daoquan, about how to use the Dragon Blood Spiritual Object before being ordered around by the Second Elder, Zhou Chongshan, who was temporarily acting as the clan leader, to handle clan affairs.

This second elder of the family has been secluded in his cave for many years, studying the art of formations. He actually has no experience in handling family affairs. In the past few days, he has only been able to manage this matter with the help of some other experienced "family" generation cultivators.

Now that Zhou Chun, the experienced clan chief, has returned, he is actually quite relieved.

Seeing this, Zhou Chun simply took out the array he had obtained from the old man in black and handed it over to the Second Elder for study, then focused on helping him handle various matters.

In this way, the two of them each helped each other, and it was quite harmonious.

Just as Zhou Chun returned to the Jiufengling family's mountain gate, the Zhou family patriarch, Zhou Daoyi, encountered trouble.

After chasing the Azure Dragon away that day, Zhou Daoyi, relying on the Azure Cloud Python's keen sensitivity to the Azure Dragon's aura, never lost track of its target.

During this time, he also witnessed from afar the second and third battles between the three Taoist priests of Qinglian Temple and the Azure Dragon.

After the two battles, Qingjiao's injuries became even more severe, and even his inner core was damaged.

The three Taoist priests from Qinglian Temple were also injured in Qingjiao's desperate counterattack, with one of them even having to withdraw from the pursuit halfway through.

But just as the remaining two Qinglian Temple Taoists caught up with the Azure Dragon for the third time, preparing to kill it in one fell swoop, the female cultivator from the Transformation Dragon Sect appeared again!

At this time, the female cultivator from the Transformation Dragon Sect had not yet recovered from her injuries, but with the help of the Azure Dragon, she still managed to defeat and repel the two Taoists from the Azure Lotus Temple.

When Zhou Daoyi saw this, he thought he had no chance at all.

To his surprise, after defeating the two Taoist priests from Qinglian Temple, Qingjiao and the female cultivator from Hualong Sect quickly got into a conflict. In the end, the female cultivator from Hualong Sect angrily drew her knife and slashed at Qingjiao.

The Azure Dragon probably never expected that the female cultivator from the Dragon Transformation Sect who had saved him twice would attack him so easily!

By the time it realized what was happening, it had already been slashed in two by the female cultivator from the Dragon Transformation Sect!

However, the dragon's powerful vitality meant that it was not completely dead even after being cut in two.

Before his final death, he spat out his inner core once more, delivering a heavy blow to the female cultivator from the Dragon Transformation Sect, severely injuring her and plunging her into a near-death state.

When Zhou Daoyi watched this scene from afar, he was also stunned.

I never expected things to take such a dramatic turn.

Then boundless joy filled his heart, making him so excited that he couldn't control himself and immediately rushed to the scene in ecstasy.

When he arrived at the scene, he found that the female cultivator from the Hualong Sect had already fainted, and the Azure Dragon had also died.

So, while he was overjoyed, he put the azure dragon's inner core into the jade box, and at the same time, he made hand seals and cast a spell to extract the remaining remnant soul of the azure dragon and put it into a jade bottle.

After completing these two most important tasks, Zhou Daoyi walked towards the unconscious female cultivator from the Hualong Sect, preparing to check on her injuries.

If there's absolutely no hope, he'll naturally finish him off with one last blow.

If there is still hope, he will naturally try to save the person's life and then find an opportunity to offer the person to Qinglian Temple in exchange for benefits.

A living Red Dragon Protector of the Hualong Sect is an invaluable gift for Qinglian Temple, which urgently needs to understand the situation of the Hualong Sect!

However, to Zhou Daoyi's utter surprise, when he approached the female cultivator from the Hualong Sect and squatted down to open her storage bag, she suddenly opened her eyes and exhaled a pink mist at him.

Caught off guard, he was hit directly in the face by the pink mist, and then his mind went blank.

In short, when he woke up again, he found himself lying on the ground completely naked.

Not far away, the female cultivator from the Dragon Transformation Sect, who had awakened before him, was also completely naked, confronting her spirit pet, the Azure Cloud Python.

The other person's injuries seemed to have healed considerably at this moment.

Every day, I open my eyes to write, and close them to think about the plot. Damn it!

(End of this chapter)