The Crimson Flame Vajra Monkey Obtains Another Treasure [Please Subscribe]

Chapter 88 The Crimson Flame Vajra Monkey Obtains Another Treasure [Please Subscribe]

Jiufengling, the animal park.

The Beast Garden is a key location of the Zhou family, renowned for its beast-taming techniques. It is situated between Flying Stone Peak and four surrounding mountain peaks, covering an area of ​​tens of thousands of acres.

The Beast Garden is home to many kinds of demonic beasts raised by the Zhou family.

Normally, apart from the Zhou family cultivators who work in the Beast Garden, other Zhou family cultivators would not come here easily, so as not to provoke the demonic beasts kept inside.

But things are different today.

When news spread that Zhou Daoquan, the third elder of the Zhou family, had bred a hybrid monster using two types of demon monkeys in the Beast Garden's monkey enclosure, and that this hybrid monster had a benign bloodline, many Zhou family cultivators who heard the news rushed to the Beast Garden to see what was going on.

Zhou Chun was one of these cultivators, and he arrived at the monkey enclosure in the beast garden before most of the Zhou family cultivators.

While the other Zhou family cultivators were still on their way after hearing the news, he had already seen the mixed-race baby monkey.

The mixed-race monkey had golden fur except for its tail, which was crimson red.

Its father was a low-level demon beast, the Golden Monkey, and its mother was a low-level demon beast, the Red-tailed Monkey.

That's right. Its parents were the same demon monkeys that Zhou Chun, Zhou Zhengyong, and Zhou Jiapeng had seen in Red Peach Ridge a few years ago. At that time, they were all captured and brought back to the Zhou family by the Third Elder, Zhou Daoquan.

Now, several years later, the once unruly monkey has been completely tamed by Zhou Daoquan and has become the monkey king of the animal park.

At this moment, the mixed-breed demon monkey was made to stand on a large rock by the Golden Monkey, allowing Zhou Chun and the others to observe it.

"This hybrid monkey is not even two years old yet. I named it Crimson Flame Vajra Monkey. It has not only fully inherited the bloodline abilities of the Vajra Monkey clan, but also awakened the fire magic mastered by the Crimson Tail Monkey, possessing both metal and fire attributes."

"Based on my observations and experiments, under the same cultivation level, its combat power can completely defeat the Golden Monkey!"

"As for whether it can advance to the second tier and become a mid-level demon beast, that remains to be seen!"

In front of Zhou Chun, the Third Elder Zhou Daoquan pointed to the mixed-blood demon monkey on the big rock and was introducing the relevant situation to the clan leader Zhou Daoyi, the Second Elder Zhou Chongshan, and the Fourth Elder Zhou Jiarui, who had been granted the status of elder.

It turns out that the hybrid monkey was already over a year old.

It's just that because the golden monkey bloodline in its body had not been awakened and manifested before, no one expected that it was a hybrid demon monkey.

After all, the number of monkeys in the monkey park is limited. It doesn't mean that just because King Kong Monkey became the monkey king, all the female monkeys are his private pets.

With the intervention of the cultivators, other male red-tailed macaques are still able to mate with females during their estrus cycle.

Only in this way can the population of red-tailed monkeys be developed and expanded.

It wasn't until a few days ago that the hybrid demon monkey awakened its innate magic, and its Vajra Monkey bloodline suddenly became apparent, forcibly changing its hair color and body shape. This allowed the Zhou family cultivators to discover its identity as a hybrid demon monkey, attracting the attention of the Third Elder, Zhou Daoquan.

After listening to Zhou Daoquan's introduction, the clan chief Zhou Daoyi pondered for a moment, then looked at him and asked, "Does the Golden Monkey have offspring with other female Red-tailed Monkeys? Is this Crimson Flame Golden Monkey a unique product of chance, or a hybrid that can be replicated?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Daoquan first shook his head and said, "Whether there are other descendants of the Vajra Monkey is still unclear."

Then, changing the subject, she continued, "However, the Crimson Flame Vajra Monkey is most likely a hybrid that can be cloned!"

"Oh, how do you know?"

This time, it was the Second Elder, Zhou Chongshan, who was asking the questions.

"It's very simple. I asked Zheng Yong, the manager of the monkey park, and he said that before the Crimson Flame Vajra Monkeys awakened their Vajra Monkey bloodline, they had not consumed any special spiritual items, nor had they encountered any external stimuli such as life-or-death crises."

"The family's records of information about hybrid monsters clearly state that most of those irreplaceable hybrid monsters mutated with the help of external objects or were stimulated by external forces."

As Zhou Daoquan spoke, he looked intently at the hybrid monkey on the rock and continued, "Moreover, hybrid beasts like this monkey, which have fully inherited the abilities of their father's bloodline, are extremely rare. Usually, such beasts can leave behind their own bloodline descendants."

"So even if the King Kong monkey can no longer reproduce with other red-tailed monkeys to produce Crimson Flame King Kong monkeys, once this Crimson Flame King Kong monkey grows to adulthood, it can still be used to breed and cultivate a new population of Crimson Flame King Kong monkeys!"

So there's such a thing as a hybrid monster?

Zhou Chun, who was listening from the side, also had her horizons broadened and gained a lot of new knowledge.

As for whether we'll need it in the future, that remains to be seen.

"If that's what the Third Elder says, then it seems this Crimson Flame Vajra Monkey can only remain in the monkey enclosure for breeding!"

A strange light flashed in Fourth Elder Zhou Jiarui's eyes, and he suddenly sighed with regret.

Zhou Chun understood why he sighed.

The Golden Monkey is an extremely powerful low-level demon beast. With careful nurturing, it has a good chance of breaking through to the second tier.

Since the Third Elder Zhou Daoquan has determined that the Crimson Flame Vajra Monkey is stronger than the Vajra Monkey, if it can be nurtured to break through to the second tier, it will definitely be another extremely powerful mid-level demon beast.

Zhou Jiarui had only recently successfully established his foundation, and his original contracted pet beasts showed no potential for advancement.

If the Crimson Flame Golden Monkey could be contracted, he would definitely fight for it, and most likely he would be able to win the spot.

"Let's do it that way then. Let's explain the situation to the other tribesmen as well, so they won't have any more ideas."

Zhou Daoyi glanced at the Fourth Elder, Zhou Jiarui, and made a decision in a deep voice.

Then, turning his gaze to the Third Elder Zhou Daoquan, he said, "As for the expansion of the Crimson Flame Vajra Monkey population, I'll have to trouble the Third Elder to put in the effort. If you need any resources, just let the clan know, and the clan will certainly provide its full support!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Daoquan immediately replied solemnly, "Rest assured, Clan Chief, I will do my utmost to accomplish this task."

After setting the tone, the Foundation Establishment cultivators from the families dispersed.

Instead of leaving, Zhou Chun took the opportunity to wander around the animal enclosure.

He is now the clan chief's secretary, and he knows all the relevant records about which monsters are kept in the clan's beast garden and how many there are.

However, he rarely comes to the animal enclosure and has never personally inspected it.

This is also considered the start of the inspection work.

According to the plan and the actual situation, the Zhou Family Animal Park now has six large parks: a monkey park, a snake park, a bear park, a wolf park, a fox park, and a cattle and horse park, as well as several smaller parks where small groups of monsters are kept.

Each garden will be assigned a Zhou family cultivator as a full-time manager, responsible for taking care of and guarding the tamed demon beasts.

The manager of the monkey park was Zhou Chun's good brother, Zhou Zhengyong.

These stewards usually tame the corresponding demonic beasts themselves, and are able to communicate and appease the demonic beasts in the courtyard to prevent them from causing trouble and harming people.

Of course, the real reason that kept those monsters in the garden and dared not cause trouble was the intimidation of several mid-level monsters.

The intermediate-level demon beast Zhu Yanhe, which Zhou Daoquan tamed, was the true steward of the Beast Garden. It would immediately go and suppress any demon beast that dared to cause trouble in the garden.

In addition, the Azure Cloud Python owned by the clan leader Zhou Daoyi, the Earth Armor Bear, a mid-level demon beast tamed by Zhou Daoquan, and even the Azure Wood Spirit Ape guarding the library would often stroll around the beast garden to intimidate the other little brothers of the same kind and prevent them from causing trouble.

If you try to tame a beast with a human, the beast will find it difficult to accept you; but if you use a beast to control a beast, the beast will surely submit.

Over the years, the Zhou family has accumulated a wealth of experience in how to raise and tame these demonic beasts, having developed effective methods for doing so.

When Zhou Chun arrived at the snake garden, he saw that all the green-crowned flying snakes he had brought back were nesting on a huge vine frame. The emerald green vines were their best camouflage.

Besides the Green-crowned Flying Serpent, the snake park also houses other monstrous snakes such as the Golden-ringed Python, the Rock-armored Ground Python, and the Seven-Step Soul-Chasing Serpent.

In fact, the Zhou family has a history of thousands of years. In the past, the Three Absolutes Sect's Beast Garden tamed as many as dozens of kinds of demonic beasts, with a total number of two to three thousand demonic beasts.

Unfortunately, due to the hasty evacuation, most of the monsters could not be taken with them and had to be killed or released on the spot.

The demonic beasts that were taken away were mostly taken by the Spirit Beast Manor, leaving the Zhou family with only a pittance.

Now the Zhou family can only follow the path their ancestors once walked, and slowly expand the variety and number of monsters in the Beast Garden by capturing and domesticating monsters from the wild.

After walking around all the gardens in the Beast Garden and checking the number of monsters inside, Zhou Chun returned to Pagoda Peak.

Another half month passed, and after the clan leader Zhou Daoyi went out of the clan, he returned and brought Zhou Chun two exquisite magic artifacts.

The two magical artifacts were a vest-style defensive inner armor and a square shield that was two feet long and one foot wide.

"The first-tier superior magic weapon, [Golden Scale Soft Armor], is made primarily from the scales and hides of the Golden Armored Pangolin. It has an extremely strong defensive effect against piercing attacks from magic weapons such as flying swords and flying needles."

"The first-tier superior magic weapon [Golden Scale Shield] is made primarily of refined gold, with the scales from the tail of the Golden Armored Pangolin as an auxiliary material. It can fly around the owner at will to provide protection, and has an extremely strong defensive effect against both spells and attacks from the magic weapon itself."

Inside the Zhongping Hall, Zhou Daoyi took out two magical artifacts from his storage bag and told Zhou Chun the names and uses of the two artifacts one by one.

Then he handed the magical artifacts to him, patted him on the shoulder with a smile and said, "Zhengchun, you are very lucky. These two magical artifacts are rare and exquisite. Even the weapon refiner said that being able to refine two such magical artifacts is an extraordinary achievement, which has improved his weapon refining skills."

After speaking, he looked at the inner armor artifact in Zhou Chun's hand with a sigh and said, "Especially this [Golden Scale Soft Armor], this kind of inner armor artifact that can be worn close to the body is extremely rare and hard to come by. Even for a Foundation Establishment cultivator, obtaining an inner armor artifact of this level depends entirely on luck and chance!"

"With it protecting you closely, and with the [Bright Glow Pendant] on your body as a supplement, you can be very at ease about your safety when you go out in the future."

He said this because, as the head of the Zhou family, he also wore such an inner armor artifact, and its quality was much higher than the [Golden Scale Soft Armor] in Zhou Chun's hands.

However, it was a family heirloom of the Zhou family, not his personal property. It was only given to him for protection because of his important position as the clan leader.

"The clan leader's kindness is too much for this junior to bear!"

Zhou Chun held the two magical artifacts in his hands, looking at Zhou Daoyi with gratitude on his face. He was both delighted and somewhat flattered.

Just as Zhou Daoyi said, these two ritual implements are truly rare and exquisite, each one more precious than the last.

Inner armor artifacts like the [Golden Scale Soft Armor], which can often save lives, could easily fetch thousands of spirit coins!

To obtain these two magical artifacts, Zhou Daoyi would probably have to pay the craftsman one or two hundred spirit coins for the crafting fee.

"These are all things you earned through your own abilities, so why should you feel ashamed to accept them?"

Zhou Daoyi waved his hand, and sighed with emotion, "If every descendant of the Zhou family had your abilities, I would be happy even if I gave away all my wealth!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chun was immediately filled with respect and deeply admired Zhou Daoyi's noble character of being selfless and devoted to the public good.

He knew he couldn't do that; at least not yet.

But that doesn't diminish his admiration and respect for such people.

It is a blessing for the Zhou family to have such a patriarch.

Having obtained the two defensive magical artifacts, the Golden Scale Armor and the Golden Scale Shield, Zhou Chun finally made up his mind to continue cultivating the second level of the Xin Jin Sword Qi.

He is already very strong in defense. If he can cultivate a second Taibai Xinjin power, he will be able to dominate in both offense and defense during the Qi Refining stage.

Even if his cultivation level is slightly lower, he will still be hard to find an opponent within the Qi Refining stage.

But just as Zhou Chun was halfway through cultivating the second Tai Bai Xin Jin power, an unexpected guest suddenly visited the Zhou family, and came specifically to see him.

"Oh, it's you, Fellow Daoist Liu! I was wondering who would come all the way to visit me at the Zhou family!"

Outside Jiufeng Ridge, Zhou Chun, having received the notification, rushed to the place. Upon seeing the cultivators who had come to visit him, a look of realization appeared on his face.

It turned out that the cultivator who came to visit him was none other than Liu Shiyun, a rogue cultivator who had joined the Qinglian Temple a few years ago.

"I apologize for my unauthorized visit and for disturbing Fellow Daoist Zhou. I hope you will forgive me."

Liu Shiyun met Zhou Chun's gaze with her beautiful eyes, then lowered her head slightly and replied.

Upon seeing this, Zhou Chun couldn't help but chuckle and say, "Fellow Daoist Liu, you're too kind. I'm overjoyed to have a friend come from afar; how could I possibly take offense?"

After saying that, he glanced at the two middle-aged cultivators dressed in the robes of Qinglian Temple next to Liu Shiyun, and gestured with his hand, saying, "This is not the place to talk. Fellow Daoist Liu, please come inside with me for a chat."

After Zhou Chun led Liu Shiyun and her two companions to a reception area inside the Zhou family's mountain gate, Liu Shiyun made no attempt to conceal her purpose after only a brief mention.

"I have taken the liberty of visiting Fellow Daoist Zhou today, firstly to express my gratitude for the care Fellow Daoist Zhou had given to Shiyun and her father. Shiyun and her father have always kept in mind your life-saving kindness."

"Secondly, while inside the mountain gate, I happened to learn some information that might be useful to Fellow Daoist Zhou, and I took this opportunity to pass it on to him."

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