Azure Cloud Python, Soaring on a Dragon

Chapter 34 Azure Cloud Python, Soaring on a Dragon

The mastery of secret techniques cannot be achieved in a day or two.

Even if the "Forest Hidden Cicada Breathing Technique" and the "Five Elements Spirit Armor Technique" are not particularly difficult secret techniques to cultivate, it would still take a cultivator in the Qi Refining stage at least a year to cultivate them to the point of being able to use them at will without delaying their own cultivation.

Therefore, after Zhou Chun returned from Flying Stone Peak, apart from using the time he used to spend reading and stealing moments of leisure to cultivate the two secret techniques, his life did not change much.

Seven days after his return from Hongyafang Market, the Zhou family's internal selection competition officially began.

The final result of the selection competition was not unexpected by many Zhou family cultivators.

They are all cultivators from the same family, and they inevitably spar with each other and go on adventures. As long as they ask around, they can get a general idea of ​​each other's strength.

Zhou Chun did not go all out in the selection competition, and did not even use the first-grade high-quality magic weapon [Moon Blade Meteor Wheel], so he finally got fifth place in the youth group, just behind his tenth brother Zhou Zhengyong.

In the elite group, which is limited to those under sixty years old, his close friend, Uncle Zhou Jiapeng (27th Uncle), achieved second place.

After the internal selection competition ended, Zhou Chun and the other confirmed participants received a list of information, which contained information on participants from several other families.

At the same time, everyone received one first-grade high-quality magic talisman and four first-grade mid-quality magic talismans bestowed by their family.

It is easy to see how much the Zhou family leaders, including Clan Chief Zhou Daoyi, care about this martial arts competition among the five major cultivation families.

Almost a month later, on this morning, all twenty Zhou family cultivators who participated in the martial arts competition among the five major cultivation families gathered at the top of Pagoda Peak.

Today is the day we set off for the venue of the martial arts competition.

This martial arts competition was hosted by the Wang family of Hongyao Valley, and the venue was located inside the Wang family's mountain gate.

On Pagoda Peak, after Zhou Chun and the other Zhou family cultivators who were participating in the competition had all arrived, the clan leader Zhou Daoyi first gave a speech to boost morale, and then took off the spirit beast pouch from his waist and flicked it.

Suddenly, a gust of wind blew up, and a giant blue python, six or seven zhang long, appeared in the square in front of the Zhongping Hall.

This giant blue python had a body as thick as a water bucket, and its belly was blue with white markings, resembling clusters of white clouds.

Second-tier mid-grade demonic beast, Azure Cloud Python!

This giant azure python is the Azure Cloud Python, the spirit pet of Zhou Daoyi, the head of the Zhou family. It is a very rare intermediate-level demon beast with the legendary bloodline of a dragon.

Once a demon beast reaches the second tier, regardless of its species, it will gain the ability to fly, just like a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

As a wind-attribute demon beast, the Azure Cloud Python, after reaching adulthood and the second tier, can fly even faster than cultivators and is more adept at flying.

Therefore, with its body reaching six or seven zhang in length, it could easily serve as a flying dragon boat to carry Zhou Chun and twenty other Qi Refining stage cultivators on their journey.

After releasing the Azure Cloud Python, Zhou Daoyi immediately moved and walked directly to the head of the Azure Cloud Python, which was lying upright in the square.

Then he waved to the Zhou family cultivators behind him who were stunned by the aura of the Azure Cloud Python's appearance and said, "Come on up, Qingqing will take you to the Wang family in Red Medicine Valley."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Jiapeng and the other cultivators of the "Jia" generation, who had seen the Azure Cloud Python more than once, quickly moved to the python's back and sat down with their legs spread apart.

With these people leading the way, Zhou Chun and the other young cultivators of the "Zheng" generation dared to follow boldly.

After all twenty people were on the python's back, they lined up and stood about a foot apart.

Zhou Daoyi said, "Hold on tight," and the Azure Cloud Python beneath his feet flicked its tail, twisted its head, and flew up from the ground with a gust of wind.

"ah!!!"

Exclamations rang out in the air, as the Zhou family cultivators, riding the flying serpent for the first time, were all nervous and screaming as the serpent's body swayed as they sat down.

But this is mostly due to their own excessive tension, because although the snake's body swayed slightly, it was actually much more stable than a galloping horse, and there was no sense of bumping.

So after shouting to release this tension, everyone quickly realized this and returned to normal. Then, they excitedly clamped their arms around the python, widened their eyes, and started pointing at the mountains and rivers below.

To accommodate these Qi Refining stage cultivators, the Azure Cloud Python didn't fly too high, only about six or seven hundred feet. This height is below the clouds, so the beautiful scenery of the mountains and rivers below can be fully appreciated.

Of course, this also means that people on the ground can see the giant python carrying more than twenty people flying in the air as long as they look up at the sky.

So when the giant python flew over some places where mortals gathered, the mortals who happened to look up and see this scene all mistook the giant python for the legendary dragon, and the Zhou family cultivator on the python's back for an immortal riding a dragon, and thus worshipped it.

Even some cultivators who witnessed this scene were shocked, and many were speechless with astonishment.

The reactions of those below filled the Zhou family cultivators with immense pride.

Look, this is the Zhou family of spirit beasts, a cultivation family with a history of over 1,700 years. They are not comparable to those rogue cultivators or small families with no foundation.

One of the Zhou family's "Jia" generation cultivators couldn't help but sigh, "If only the patriarch's Azure Cloud Python could evolve into a dragon, then we could truly ride dragons on our journeys!"

Upon hearing his words, the Zhou family cultivators on the python's back couldn't help but imagine the scene he described, and their hearts were filled with longing.

Only Zhou Daoyi, who had his back to everyone, wore a bitter smile after hearing these words.

The dragon wanted it too!

The problem is that it is extremely difficult to evolve the Azure Cloud Python into a Flood Dragon.

Let alone the fact that he is just a Foundation Establishment cultivator, even if he becomes a Purple Mansion cultivator, there is not much hope for him to achieve this.

Those that can be called dragons are at least high-level demonic beasts, and among high-level demonic beasts, they are extremely powerful.

Although the Azure Cloud Python possesses the bloodline of a dragon, it is virtually impossible for it to evolve into a dragon on its own.

However, there is no need to discourage the ambitions of these younger family members at this point.

In fact, Zhou Daoyi's purpose in taking the Zhou family cultivators to the Wang family in Red Medicine Valley in such a high-profile and flamboyant manner was to inspire these younger generations and at the same time demonstrate the Zhou family's profound strength to the outside world.

The Azure Cloud Python flew very fast, covering four or five hundred miles in an hour. It took less than two hours to travel from Nine Peaks Ridge to Red Medicine Valley, where the Wang family lived.

The Wang family of Red Medicine Valley is famous for cultivating and selling medicinal herbs. Red Medicine Valley, where their family lives, is a place that is very suitable for the growth of medicinal herbs.

In terms of family strength, the Wang family is also quite powerful. Not only does it have a Supreme Elder in the Purple Mansion stage, but it also has as many as five Foundation Establishment stage cultivators. In addition, there are three Foundation Establishment cultivators from the Wang family in the Qinglian Temple.

It can be said that, on the surface, the Wang family is stronger than the Zhou family.

At this moment, when the Zhou family cultivators appeared outside Red Medicine Valley riding Azure Cloud Pythons, the Wang family cultivators guarding the formation were all shocked and dumbfounded.

It was Zhou Daoyi who directed the Azure Cloud Python to land on the ground, unload the people sitting on it, and put the Azure Cloud Python back into its spirit beast pouch. Only then did the stunned Wang family cultivators come to their senses and hurriedly report the situation to the Wang family patriarch and other high-ranking members.

After waiting for nearly fifteen minutes outside the gate of Wangjiashan, Zhou Chun and the others finally saw the array fog churning violently ahead, revealing a passage that could accommodate several people walking side by side.

Then Wang Zhixiong, the patriarch of the Wang family in Red Medicine Valley, led two Wang family cultivators out from the passage to greet them.

"Haha, welcome Fellow Daoist Zhou and fellow Daoists of the Zhou family to the Wang family. I, Wang, am very pleased to have you here."

With a prosperous appearance, small eyes, a round belly, and wearing a loose yellow robe, this is what Wang Zhixiong, the head of the Wang family, looks like.

He greeted Zhou Daoyi and the Zhou family cultivators with a smile and bowed, then warmly welcomed them into the mountain gate.

Unlike the diverse scenery of Zhoujia Jiufengling, Wangjia Shanmen is located in a large valley and has a large number of medicinal herb fields, making it resemble a large farm.

Upon entering the Wang Family Mountain Gate, one can smell various medicinal fragrances and see many Wang Family cultivators watering, weeding, and removing pests in the medicinal fields.

At a glance, Zhou Chun realized that, in terms of area alone, Wang Jiaguang's medicinal field was seven or eight times larger than Zhou's, and the medicinal herbs planted there were also many different kinds.

"The Wang family of Red Medicine Valley truly lives up to their reputation!"

Beside Zhou Chun, Zhou Jiapeng, like him, surveyed the various spirit fields, then let out a soft sigh.

Even Zhou Zhengyong muttered to himself with envy, "With so many spiritual herbs, the Wang family cultivators must be very fortunate. At least they certainly won't lack pills to improve their cultivation!"

But is this really the case?

Zhou Chun considered the information he knew about the Wang family and felt that it was probably not as simple as Zhou Zhengyong had said.

After all, if there really wasn't a shortage of pills, all the participating cultivators from the Wang family listed in the data should have been at the eleventh or twelfth level of the Qi Refining stage.

He immediately thought to himself, "There is also a possibility that these medicinal herbs do not entirely belong to the Wang family."

However, it was difficult to say these words aloud, since the Wang family patriarch, Wang Zhixiong, was walking ahead of them!

In "A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality," outside Tai Nan Valley, Han Li first encountered the world of cultivation. When he first saw it, he found it incredibly amazing and interesting, marveling at the various settings. However, with the widespread popularity of online novels, it's practically impossible to create something new within the traditional Xianxia genre. So, this time, I'm trying something new. I have the protagonist, as a junior member of a cultivation family, participate in various events within the family, showing in detail how a cultivation family develops, what the lives of its members are like, and their social interactions. It seems no one has written about this aspect before. If family missions are just monotonous tasks like going out to fight monsters, level up, and obtain spiritual herbs, don't you think that's too cliché?

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