Clan Cultivation: Starting from Beast Taming

"Taoist Friend Liu, may your journey be safe. Should fate allow it, we shall meet again."

Just outside Jiufeng Ridge, Zhou Chun bowed with clasped hands to see off Liu Shiyun and her two companions as they departed.

"Taoist Friend Zhou, please remain. If destiny permits, we will meet again."

Liu Shiyun returned the gesture and promptly, along with her two fellow disciples, mounted two Ink Scale Steeds and left Jiufeng Ridge.

After watching the trio and their two horses disappear into the distance, Zhou Chun turned and made his way back to Pagoda Peak, his mind heavy with contemplation over the message brought by Liu Shiyun.

The information Liu Shiyun had delivered to him was straightforward—shadows of Flood Dragons had been sighted in the lower reaches of Cangyun River in Yunzhou of Jingguo Country, and rumors suggested there was more than one.

High-ranking Cultivators from Green Lotus Temple had observed the area and judged that it was very likely that Flood Dragons were nest-building in preparation to lay eggs.

Thus, some high-ranking Cultivators from Green Lotus Temple were already making preparations to slay the dragons and steal their eggs after they were laid.

This news was considered secret within Green Lotus Temple, circulating only among its high-ranking Cultivators.

Liu Shiyun had come upon this information by chance from her master's unintended disclosure.

She had decided to relay the message to Zhou Chun because, during her previous stint working at the Spirit Beast Restaurant, she had overheard that Zhou Chun was searching for items like Dragon Blood Grass and Dragon Blood Stones.

At that time, intending to repay Zhou Chun for saving her and her father's lives, she kept this information in mind.

Hence, upon learning of Green Lotus Temple's high-ranking Cultivators' plans to hunt dragons in Yunzhou of Jingguo Country, she hurriedly traveled to the Zhou Family to inform Zhou Chun, allowing him to make preparations in advance.

After all, if high-ranking Cultivators really did slay a dragon, its blood would inevitably spawn Dragon Blood Grass and Dragon Blood Stones once it seeped into the river and soil.

By that time, whether Zhou Chun sought them out himself or decided to purchase them, there was a chance he could acquire these items.

The prerequisite was that he was prepared.

Liu Shiyun was right in her thinking—as soon as Zhou Chun heard the news, he indeed became very interested.

The Silver Lightning Python Baibai was currently Zhou Chun's main Spirit Pet to cultivate. Its growth had rapidly increased since he started feeding it Beast Spirit Pills and other elixirs to enhance its cultivation level.

It was very possible that Baibai would advance to the second tier sooner than Zhou Chun's Foundation Establishment.

If he could procure Dragon Blood Grass and Dragon Blood Stones for it before its advancement, he could purify the Flood Dragon bloodline in its body.

This would not only make Baibai's advancement to the second tier smoother but also ensure that it would be stronger upon reaching the next tier.

However, Zhou Chun was aware that since high-ranking Green Lotus Temple Cultivators were involved, he absolutely couldn't act independently. He needed to discuss the matter with Clan Leader Zhou Daoyi and seek the elders' advice.

"Indeed, each person encounters their own chances. Who would have thought that Liu Shiyun, a female Cultivator not particularly renowned for her Spirit Root Aptitude, upon joining Green Lotus Temple, would catch the eye of an important figure, and immediately become an Inner Sect Disciple, surpassing countless Family Cultivators in status!"

Zhou Chun marveled, reflecting on Liu Shiyun's experiences since entering Green Lotus Temple.

According to Liu Shiyun, less than a year after she had sworn allegiance to Green Lotus Temple, she was noticed by an esteemed Purple Mansion Phase Cultivator of the Temple, Kundao, who took her as a Disciple.

Because her master was in the Purple Mansion Phase, her status was elevated from an Outer Sect Disciple to an Inner Sect Disciple, an immediate shift in her treatment and status.

The two Outer Sect Disciples from Green Lotus Temple who accompanied her on this journey, in fact, had been assigned as her bodyguards.

After leaving the Zhou Family, her next stop would be to pick up her father, Liu Qingshan, from Hongya Marketplace and take him to Green Lotus Temple.

One of the privileges of being an Inner Sect Disciple of Green Lotus Temple was being allowed to have one's closest kin cultivate within the personal dwelling on temple premises.

Although Zhou Chun felt moved by Liu Shiyun's stroke of fortune, he didn't feel envious.

Despite not having a Purple Mansion Phase master, he was almost guaranteed to be the next Clan Leader of the Zhou Family, with a future just as bright.

In the language of his previous life, both of them had a promising future!

After contemplating alone for a while, Zhou Chun waited for Clan Leader Zhou Daoyi to finish his cultivation session and then passed on the information he had received from Liu Shiyun.

"If this information is correct, then this matter is indeed worth paying serious attention to!"

Upon hearing Zhou Chun's words, Zhou Daoyi's expression immediately became grave.

The Zhou Family's Spirit Beasts weren't limited to Zhou Chun's Silver Lightning Python; they also included his own Spirit Pet, the Sky Azure Cloud Python.

Moreover, according to Classics and his own research, if the Sky Azure Cloud Python wanted to evolve into a Flood Dragon, it either needed to consume the rare Dragon Transformation Grass to create the Dragon Transformation Pill or take a risk by consuming the inner core of a third-tier Flood Dragon.

Unlike Cultivators who form their Golden Core during the Golden Core Stage, Demon Beasts produce an inner core called a Demon Core at the third tier, which is an essence of their bloodline that can be used for alchemy and Artifact Refining and for increasing the cultivation level of other Demon Beasts.

Even some Demon Beasts with the same bloodline could purify and elevate their own bloodline by consuming the Demon Core of a higher-level kin.

However, the power contained in a Demon Beast Inner Core is immensely potent and volatile. A lower-tier Demon Beast consuming a higher-tier beast's core carries significant risk. One simple mistake could result in the body exploding due to the volatile power, leading to a violent death.

Therefore, upon hearing about the plot from high-ranking Cultivators of Green Lotus Temple to slay dragons, Zhou Chun thought of acquiring some side products of the incident.