The Clan Chief's Plans, the Unlucky Envoy [2 Updates, Please Subscribe]

Chapter 98 The Clan Chief's Plans, the Unlucky Envoy [Second Update, Please Subscribe]

Lanzhou and Yunzhou are adjacent. If the Hualong Sect really intends to make a comeback, Lanzhou will certainly not be spared.

Therefore, Zhou Daoyi's concerns were not without merit.

However, Zhou Chun felt that if the Hualong Sect stirred up trouble in Jingguo, it might not be a bad thing for the Zhou family.

Currently, the cultivation world within Jingguo, at least in the southern states of Jingguo, has been severely fragmented due to the lack of major power reshuffling for too long. This has led to a strong tendency for various cultivation families and independent cultivation organizations to band together and exhibit strong xenophobia.

Even with the tacit approval of Qinglian Temple, the Zhou family faced constant constraints and exclusion in their attempts to establish themselves in Lanzhou.

Even now that they have settled down, the Zhou family has only gained a place to stay in Jiufeng Ridge. It is difficult for them to achieve anything significant.

Zhou Chun finally discovered a Crimson Iron Mine, but because the Zhou family were outsiders, they had to give up most of the profits.

Ultimately, all of this stems from the fact that local forces are too united and too exclusive.

Without external intervention, it would be impossible to break this pattern of local forces banding together.

Therefore, Zhou Chun felt that it would be very beneficial for the Zhou family to let the Hualong Sect cause trouble and wipe out some local forces, so that some of the pie that had been divided up could be freed up again.

Moreover, if the Zhou family can perform well during this period, acting as saviors to help some forces overcome their difficulties.

The Zhou family's future will be bright.

Of course, all of this is on the premise that the Zhou family cannot become a target of the Hualong Sect!

However, although Zhou Chun held this view in his heart, he would not say it out loud at this time.

After all, walls have ears, and he couldn't guarantee that there weren't other Purple Mansion cultivators nearby secretly observing and eavesdropping.

Besides, the timing isn't right now.

For now, all we can do is keep our spirits up and watch the game.

On the battlefield, the dark blue-black dragon, driven by its desire for slaughter and destruction, displayed formidable strength, single-handedly defeating as many as six Purple Mansion cultivators.

After fighting for about fifteen minutes, the dark blue dragon finally exploded and died as the duration of the "Dragon Transformation and Ascension Technique" ended.

In just this short battle, three of the six Purple Mansion cultivators were injured by the cyan-black dragon, and one of them was seriously injured with severed limbs and broken body!

After the battle, the white-haired Taoist priest from Qinglian Temple collected the belongings left behind by the male cultivator from the Hualong Sect who had died. Then, he said to the three Purple Mansion cultivators from Yunzhou, "Fellow Daoist Lu, please escort these two fellow Daoists back to recuperate. My fellow disciples and I still need to pursue that Azure Dragon, so please excuse us!"

As if fearing a misunderstanding, he added, "Fellow Daoists, rest assured, regardless of whether we succeed in chasing down that azure dragon, our sect will not forget your contributions in wiping out the remnants of the Dragon Transformation Sect. Rewards will certainly follow!"

This additional remark made Lu Jianqiu and the others' expressions soften slightly, and they immediately agreed.

Then they witnessed the three Qinglian Temple cultivators chasing after the direction the azure dragon had left.

Just then, Zhou Daoyi suddenly said to Zhou Chun, "I have to go on a dangerous mission and it's inconvenient to keep you with me any longer. Zheng Chun, you should return to your family on your own!"

Hearing this, Zhou Chun wasn't surprised. Instead, she looked at him and asked, "Clan leader, are you going to chase after that azure dragon?"

"This is none of your business. Go back to your family."

Zhou Daoyi shook his head, neither admitting nor denying.

But Zhou Chun knew that not denying it was, in effect, an admission.

In fact, he had already thought of this.

The dragon bloodline contained in Zhou Daoyi's Azure Cloud Python came from the Azure Dragon.

If you want the Azure Cloud Python to evolve into a Flood Dragon, then using the Azure Flood Dragon's inner core as the evolution material is undoubtedly the most suitable.

However, even though the Azure Dragon is now severely injured, its strength is still beyond the reach of ordinary Purple Mansion stage cultivators.

With only a Foundation Establishment stage cultivation, where did Zhou Daoyi get the confidence to plot against a third-tier dragon?

Zhou Chun couldn't understand this, but he didn't want to ask too many questions.

He could only agree immediately and watch Zhou Daoyi leave.

After Zhou Daoyi left, Zhou Chun looked in the direction of the dragon's nest.

The buried dragon's lair is now being excavated under the supervision of some Foundation Establishment cultivators.

The twelve Foundation Establishment cultivators of Qinglian Temple, who had originally used an array to divide the river and stop its flow, also put away the array, allowing the river to return to its original course.

However, due to the diversion of the other two river channels, the amount of water returning to the river channels is now much less, which does not significantly affect the excavation of the dragon's nest.

A dragon's lair!

Seeing this scene, Zhou Chun felt a pang of regret.

The dragon's lair is a great place.

The places where dragons build their nests are usually places where spiritual energy gathers, making it easy for spiritual creatures to grow.

Furthermore, the powerful and domineering bloodline aura of the dragon will gradually infiltrate and change the properties of the plants, trees, and minerals near its nest, turning them into so-called dragon blood spirits.

For example, the famous "Dragon Transformation Grass" only grows near the nests of fourth-tier dragons.

The stronger the dragon, and the longer one is exposed to its aura, the better the "Dragon Transformation Grass" will be.

Other spiritual items such as "Dragon Blood Grass," "Dragon Blood Stone," and "Dragon Blood Fruit" are mostly formed in this way.

In the cultivation world, someone once found the nest of a fourth-order flood dragon that had been living there for hundreds of years, and destroyed the entire nest while the dragon was away.

As a result, the value of the various spiritual items brought out from its lair alone was higher than that of killing two other fourth-tier demonic beasts.

This reveals the value of the dragon's nest.

However, the dragon's nest on Feima Mountain has only been built for a short time, and the two dragons are not even at the fourth level. Even if there are some dragon blood spirits inside, they are probably not of high quality.

Otherwise, the other cultivators at the Purple Mansion stage certainly wouldn't have refrained from taking action themselves.

Even so, the immense fame of the Flood Dragon's Nest is enough to attract some Foundation Establishment cultivators to willingly undertake the arduous task of excavation.

Zhou Chun also wanted a piece of the pie, but unfortunately he simply didn't have the ability to do so!

All he could do was sigh and shake his head, then head down the mountain alone to return to Lanzhou.

Although this trip to Yunzhou did not yield the dragon blood artifact as expected.

However, witnessing the true supernatural powers of a dragon, the methods of a cultivator at the Purple Mansion stage, and the unique and evil secret techniques of the Dragon Transformation Sect was a great gain for him, broadening his horizons considerably.

Moreover, although he has not yet obtained the Dragon Blood Spiritual Object, he may have the opportunity to obtain it in the future.

Whether the Qinglian Temple cultivators killed the dragon or the clan leader Zhou Daoyi actually "successfully stole a chicken," he should have had a way to obtain some dragon blood spiritual items.

Because of this expectation, Zhou Chun wasn't particularly opposed to leaving Yunzhou and returning to his family.

He's been away for so long, it's time for him to go back.

However, Zhou Chun was intercepted shortly after descending the mountain.

"Immediately remove your straw hat for my inspection, or you will be treated as a remnant of the Dragon Transformation Sect!"

In the mountains and forests, a Foundation Establishment Daoist from the Qinglian Temple floated in the air, intercepting Zhou Chun halfway and coldly staring at him as he ordered him to undergo an examination.

At this moment, he was still wearing the bamboo hat given to him by the clan chief Zhou Daoyi, and it was no wonder that such attire aroused suspicion.

However, Zhou Chun did not expect that the Qinglian Temple would act so quickly, and that they would start searching for the remnants of the Hualong Sect who were hiding at this time.

He was being stared at by a Foundation Establishment cultivator, and his heart was filled with unease.

He hurriedly reached out and took off the bamboo hat on his head, revealing his true face, and said, "Senior, please be aware that I am a cultivator from the Zhou family of spirit beasts in Lanzhou, and I am by no means a remnant of the Dragon Transformation Sect."

Upon seeing that he possessed the cultivation level of the tenth level of the Qi Refining stage at the age of thirty, the Foundation Establishment Daoist realized that he must have stopped the wrong person.

But since he'd already stopped him, he could only continue asking, "Since you're a cultivator from Lanzhou, what are you doing here in Yunzhou? Where are your elders?"

That was a rather far-fetched question, and Zhou Chun was quite speechless.

But he had no choice but to answer.

The only response was a respectful reply: "My family is skilled in the art of beast taming, and some of my elders have tamed demonic beasts with dragon bloodlines. Therefore, after hearing the news, I came here to see if I could purchase some dragon blood spiritual items to offer to my elders."

"is that so?"

The Foundation Establishment cultivator glanced at the spirit beast pouch hanging from Zhou Chun's waist, and probably believed his story.

He quickly waved his hand and said, "Since that's the case, you may leave."

"Thank you so much, senior!"

Zhou Chun thanked him and dared not put on the bamboo hat again, so he continued on his way in his true form.

Now that Qinglian Temple has begun searching for those remnants of the Hualong Sect, it is those remnants of the Hualong Sect who should be panicking. They probably won't have time to bother him anymore.

Before Zhou Chun could even leave the territory of Feima Mountain, he witnessed several cases of members of the Hualong Sect being found and killed.

Judging from this, it's estimated that the entire Yunzhou cultivation world, including its markets, families, and independent cultivator organizations, will soon begin investigating any cultivators who have entered these places for cultivation.

After leaving Pegasus Mountain, Zhou Chun identified the direction and immediately used his flying artifact to travel.

Knowing that Yunzhou had become a place of trouble, he naturally wanted to leave as soon as possible.

But he had only flown less than three hundred miles when he saw strange noises and flashes of light coming from the sky behind him. It turned out that someone was fighting and chasing him in the clouds.

This was the first time he had encountered such a situation, and he quickly landed on the ground to avoid danger.

After landing, Zhou Chun naturally became curious about the identities of the people fighting in the air, so he hurriedly used a spell to enhance his eyesight and looked up at the sky.

Above the clouds, a Taoist priest in green robes and a woman in white dress were seen joining forces to attack an old man in black.

All three should be at the Foundation Establishment stage.

"He is a Foundation Establishment cultivator from the Qinglian Temple."

Upon seeing the familiar attire of the Taoist priest in blue, Zhou Chun immediately recognized his origins.

Then, as his mind raced, he suddenly understood the identities of both parties.

If he wasn't mistaken, the old man in black was probably a member of the Dragon Transformation Sect.

According to the hierarchy of the Dragon Transformation Sect, Qi Refining stage cultivators are ordinary followers, Foundation Establishment stage cultivators are preachers, Purple Mansion stage cultivators are protectors of the sect, Golden Core stage cultivators are elders of the sect, and Nascent Soul stage cultivators are the sect leader and deputy sect leader.

Since the old man in black has the cultivation level of Foundation Establishment, he is a preacher in the Dragon Transformation Sect.

Judging from this, the old man in black was clearly unlucky; his true identity had been discovered, and he had been chased all the way here.

Meanwhile, the Taoist priest from Qinglian Temple and the woman in the white dress had completely entangled the old man in black, making it difficult for him to escape.

After watching the three fight for about fifteen minutes, Zhou Chun noticed that the old man in black began to show signs of weakness and was finding it difficult to withstand the increasingly powerful attacks from his two opponents.

Then he saw the Dragon Transformation Secret Technique being used again.

Given the black-clad elder's cultivation level, he must have reached the second level of the "Dragon Transformation Secret Technique."

After performing the secret technique, a layer of black dragon scales appeared on the surface of his body beneath his clothes.

However, compared to the lifelike dragon scales on the two previous Dragon Transformation Sect protectors, the black dragon scales on the old man in black seemed somewhat illusory, as if they were just magical effects rather than real, tangible objects.

Even so, the defensive power of this layer of black dragon scales is equivalent to putting a second-tier inner armor magic weapon on him.

Furthermore, the secret technique's enhancement and modification of his hands effectively gave him an extra pair of second-tier claw magic weapons, without requiring any additional mana consumption.

Therefore, after using the secret technique, the old man in black's fighting style changed rapidly.

While continuing to wield the dragon-headed cane and black scale shield magic artifacts he had previously used to parry and block the opponent's magic artifact attacks, he also wielded his claws, unleashing sharp blades of energy to tear apart the opponent's spells, and even pounced on the opponent's main body like a demonic beast.

Faced with this change, his two opponents remained calm.

The Taoist priest from Qinglian Temple swiftly formed hand seals, and a ball of azure spiritual light flew towards the black-clad elder rushing towards them, transforming directly into a giant azure lotus flower that trapped the elder within.

Then the woman in the white dress also formed a hand seal with her delicate hands, and cold air emanated from her palms, quickly condensing into a white ice dragon about ten feet long in front of her.

Then, raising his hand and pointing at the old man in black, the ice dragon, formed from extreme cold power, swung its tail and lunged at him with bared teeth and claws.

The poor old man in black had just torn apart the blue lotus flower that was trapping him with his claws when the white ice dragon rammed into him!

The white ice dragon itself was composed of extreme cold power. Upon colliding with the old man in black, it instantly froze him into a huge block of white ice, which then crashed heavily to the ground.

At this moment, the three of them were fighting high in the sky. If the white ice were allowed to fall to the ground, the old man in black would definitely not be able to escape.

The old man in black was fully aware of this.

Therefore, during the time when the white ice was falling, he disregarded the consequences and used the self-harming method from the "Dragon Transformation Secret Technique" to forcibly shatter the ice in conjunction with another secret cultivation technique.

A loud "bang" was heard in the sky, followed by a shower of ice shards flying everywhere, and a hailstorm began to fall on the ground.

After escaping, the old man in black didn't even bother to retrieve the two magical artifacts. Covered in blood, he rushed towards a small river several miles away.

"Oh no! He's trying to escape by using the water! Stop him!"

The Taoist priest from Qinglian Temple in the sky changed his expression, immediately seeing through the black-clad old man's scheme.

However, when they saw the old man in black fall, both he and the woman in the white dress relaxed, thinking that the other was doomed.

At this moment, in the rush, it would be extremely difficult to stop the old man in black who was determined to leave.

After being hit by several first-tier spells hastily cast by the two men, the old man in black plunged into the river.

(End of this chapter)