Clan Cultivation: Starting from Beast Taming

The gap in strength between major realms was unmistakable at this moment.

Faced with a third-tier Magic Artifact attack by a Purple Mansion Phase Cultivator, a mere second-tier superior Demon Beast stood no chance at all.

And after striking down the Golden Civet, the thin and tall middle-aged man had a thought, and the black spiritual light wrapped around the body of the Golden Civet and flew towards him, whereupon he waved his hand and collected it into his Storage Pouch.

It was only then that the Magic Artifact of the man who killed the Golden Civet revealed its true form.

It turned out to be a long, black nail, much like the kind used for nailing down coffin lids.

One could only say that the thin and tall middle-aged man, being a disciple of the Corpse Demon Sect, used Magic Artifacts that were so unorthodox.

After putting away the Golden Civet's body, the thin and tall middle-aged man took a deep breath and shouted at Zhou Chun, "This beast has been slain by this lord; where else do you think you can flee to?"

As he spoke, the black long nail in his hand flickered with dark light, ready to strike again at any moment.

Zhou Chun also seemed to sense something, and immediately stopped his flight, then turned back with a look of joy and saluted the thin and tall middle-aged man, "Thank you, senior, for helping to kill that beast. I am immensely grateful."

Seeing this, the thin and tall middle-aged man with the black long nail shining in his hand dimmed its radiance and stared straight at Zhou Chun, "No need for thanks, just continue answering the questions I asked earlier."

"Yes, I dare not deceive my senior, that lightning was indeed urged by my Spirit Pet, and the swarm is indeed the Demon Insects I have domesticated."

Zhou Chun stared at the thin and tall middle-aged man, answering respectfully and honestly.

"Then bring them all out for me to see."

The thin and tall middle-aged man's eyes flashed differently, commanding Zhou Chun in a tone of direct order.

Hearing this, Zhou Chun first showed a look of difficulty on his face, but then still respectfully responded, "Yes, I obey."

After speaking, he slapped his Spirit Beast Pouch at his waist, releasing the Silver Lightning Python Baibai and some "Mystical Armor Golden Feathers."

Seeing the Silver Lightning Python with electric light traveling on its body, the thin and tall middle-aged man took a quick look and then expressed his surprise, "Is this a Silver Lightning Python?"

"Senior has discerning eyes; it is indeed a Silver Lightning Python!"

Zhou Chun respectfully replied.

"And what are these Demon Insects? They seem extraordinary as well!"

The thin and tall middle-aged man's gaze shifted again, looking at the pale golden Demon Insects hovering in the air.

"To answer senior's question, these insects are called Mystical Armor Golden Feathers."

Zhou Chun spoke again, providing an explanation.

"Mystical Armor Golden Feathers, huh?"

The thin and tall middle-aged man murmured to himself and then looked at Zhou Chun and asked again, "Alright, one last question: what is your name, and where do you come from?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chun's mind raced, and he quickly replied respectfully, "My surname is Han, and my given name is Yuan, from the Han Family in Cangzhou of Jingguo Country."

Although he felt the thin and tall middle-aged man might not necessarily connect his name with the former Zhou Family of the Sanjue Sect through his name, he thought it best to use a false name just to be cautious.

After all, the thin and tall middle-aged man was a disciple of the Corpse Demon Sect, and even as a Purple Mansion Phase Cultivator, he was unlikely to be very familiar with the Cultivation World of Jingguo Country's Cangzhou.

Sure enough, after hearing his answer, the thin and tall middle-aged man immediately showed a puzzled expression, "The Han Family from Cangzhou? Does Jingguo Country have this Golden Core noble family?"

"Senior is mistaken; the Han Family is not a Golden Core noble family but merely a small clan!"

Zhou Chun responded without changing his expression, with no hesitation whatsoever.

"So it is just a small clan..."

The thin and tall middle-aged man nodded and then coldly looked at Zhou Chun, saying, "Then you may die!"

With that, he waved his sleeve, launching the black long nail Magic Artifact in his hand at Zhou Chun.

He acted the moment he spoke; most people would not have been able to react in time.

But Zhou Chun had been extremely wary of him, and the moment the middle-aged man showed his killing intent, Zhou Chun did not hesitate to activate a third-tier Defensive Talisman hidden in his sleeve.

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But a misty aureole burst forth from Zhou Chun's body, quickly forming a protective barrier around him.

The long, black nail talisman struck against it, causing the barrier to shake incessantly, yet ultimately failing to harm even a hair on Zhou Chun within.

At this moment, Zhou Chun reached for another Spirit Beast Pouch at his waist and released the Fire Divine Jackal inside.

"A mid-tier, third-rank Demon Beast!"

As the majestic Fire Divine Jackal, with flames under its feet, appeared mid-air, the tall and thin middle-aged man's expression dramatically changed as he cried out involuntarily.

"Senior, how shameless to bully the young with your power, aren't you afraid that spreading the word will affect the reputation of the Corpse Demon Sect?"

Now that all pretenses were shed, Zhou Chun no longer held back and immediately denounced the tall and thin middle-aged man.

However, faced with his condemnation, the tall and thin middle-aged man quickly responded with a cold sneer, "Could the reputation of our sect possibly get any worse?"

That statement left Zhou Chun speechless.

Indeed, the Corpse Demon Sect had never had a good reputation to begin with.

Even if word of this matter spread, it would be like water off a duck's back to the Corpse Demon Sect and incite no ripples whatsoever.
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Thus, Zhou Chun opted not to speak further, turning instead to the Fire Divine Jackal and saying, "Fire Divine Jackal, it's up to you now!"

The tall and thin middle-aged man was only at the early stage of the Purple Mansion Phase, whereas the Fire Divine Jackal was a mid-tier, third-rank Demon Beast, giving it a not insignificant chance of victory.

That was, of course, assuming that the tall and thin middle-aged man had not refined a third-rank Corpse Refinement.

But as luck would have it, what Zhou Chun feared the most came to pass!

No sooner had Zhou Chun thought this than the tall and thin middle-aged man slapped his Storage Pouch and instantly released a pitch-black stone coffin.

Bang!

A loud noise erupted as the lid of the pitch-black stone coffin was forcibly ejected from the inside out, and immediately after, a figure exuding a putrid stench leaped out from within.

This figure was nearly ten feet tall, with a broad face and sharp teeth, its body covered in dark green scales resembling dragon scales, and its hands had completely mutated into sharp beast claws.

More significantly, the aura it exuded was indeed that of a third-rank!

The moment the refined zombie appeared, it burst forth with a surge of deathly aura to meet the incoming Fire Divine Jackal head-on.

One was a jackal wolf bathed in raging flames, and the other was a walking dead creature enveloped in a towering deathly aura.

As they met head-on mid-air, an intense battle erupted instantly.

The Fire Divine Jackal had previously clashed with a zombie that Han Yuan's corpse had turned into in Yang Kingdom and had thus gained some experience.

Compared with that zombie, the power of the Corpse Refinement before it was undoubtedly much weaker.

After just a few exchanges, the Demon Fire spat by the Fire Divine Jackal completely suppressed the deathly aura of the Corpse Refinement, and its claws left several wounds on the Corpse Refinement's body.

However, the dark green scales on the Corpse Refinement were exceptionally hard, and the zombie's body was indestructible. Even though its claws were equally sharp, they could penetrate only a few inches into its flesh, making it difficult to deliver a fatal blow to the Corpse Refinement.

Still, the physical state of the Corpse Refinement, and the deathly aura within it, was closely linked. Once its deathly aura was significantly reduced, the Corpse Refinement's physical body would no longer possess the same formidable defensive power and its recovery rate would not keep up.

If Demon Beasts recover from injuries through vitality, then deathly aura is the Corpse Refinement's source of vitality.

Yet, the deathly aura of a third-rank Corpse Refinement is incredibly dense. Unless facing a nemesis like the "Corpse Moth" or an opponent with vastly superior strength,

it would take the Fire Divine Jackal an entire hour to completely dissipate its deathly aura.

And the Corpse Refinement's master would hardly sit by and watch his Fire Divine Jackal so utterly dominate!

At that moment, after releasing the Corpse Refinement to hold off the Fire Divine Jackal, the tall and thin middle-aged man then summoned a black banner, enveloping himself in a thick black mist to create a protective cover.

He did not aid the Corpse Refinement against the Fire Divine Jackal, but instead, he concentrated on controlling that coffin nail talisman to attack Zhou Chun.

Seeing this, Zhou Chun also called out in frustration, "I have no grudge against you, Senior, why must you insist on driving me to my death!"

He added, "Even if you truly wish for my death, let me at least understand why!"

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