Clan Cultivation: Starting from Beast Taming

By the time the second Defensive Talisman's power was exhausted, relying solely on his own strength, he feared it would be difficult to endure more than three moves against the tall and lean middle-aged man.

Moreover, once Baibai could no longer maintain its Flood Dragon form, it would lose its ability to threaten the three-tailed refined corpse, allowing the tall and lean middle-aged man to concentrate more force to attack him.

The situation for him was indeed very disadvantageous.

"Fire Divine Jackal, can you finish off that refined corpse quicker? I'm almost at my limit!"

After all thoughts flashed through his mind and he couldn't think of a good solution, Zhou Chun still could only pin his hopes on the Fire Divine Jackal and urged it loudly.

Under normal circumstances, Zhou Chun would not issue any combat orders to the Fire Divine Jackal, and indeed, it would be difficult to command it.

But now, faced with a life-and-death situation, Zhou Chun was pushed to the brink and had no choice but to make an exception.

As a middle-grade three-tailed Demon Beast, and having accompanied its master Zhou Mingde for over a hundred years, it naturally understood human language.

Upon hearing Zhou Chun's words, it also glanced distractedly at the Golden Bell Illusion around Zhou Chun, which was fainting to the point of almost disappearing.

Then, human-like contemplation emerged in its wolfish eyes.

When Zhou Mingde had entrusted it to Zhou Chun, he must have instructed it to protect Zhou Chun.

However, Zhou Chun was not Mingde; expecting it to protect Zhou Chun fearlessly like it did Mingde was obviously impossible.

Therefore, its hesitation at this moment was not surprising.

Fortunately, after brief contemplation, it still made a choice that was favorable to Zhou Chun.

Suddenly, with a howl, its aura surged dramatically, and a trace of crimson gleamed in its eyes.

Then, with a fierce pounce, the figure of the refined corpse was blasted away by it.

Immediately after, it stopped entangling with the refined corpse and turned to pounce directly at the tall and lean middle-aged man.

Seeing this, the middle-aged man hurriedly maneuvered the refined corpse to chase after the Fire Divine Jackal while momentarily suspending his attack on Zhou Chun, focusing all his efforts on defending against the Fire Divine Jackal's assault.

But by then, not only had the Fire Divine Jackal's cultivation level and aura surged, but its physical condition seemed to have been enhanced as well.

It was much faster than before, and its attacks were a notch sharper; the refined corpse could no longer keep up with its speed, unable to restrain it any longer.

This had the tall and lean middle-aged man so anxious that he could only use the refined corpse as a meat shield in front of him to block and intercept the Fire Divine Jackal's close-range pounce.

As a result, the Fire Divine Jackal was effectively dragging both the tall and lean middle-aged man and the refined corpse, creating an opportunity for Zhou Chun to escape.

And Zhou Chun naturally would not waste this opportunity.

He immediately leaped onto the back of the Thunder Flood Dragon, Baibai, ready to make his getaway.

The Fire Divine Jackal, already a mature three-tailed Demon Beast, would find a way to shake off the enemy and leave the battlefield even if Zhou Chun fled first and split from it. Then it would hide in some remote place and wait for its master Zhou Mingde to find it.

Thus, Zhou Chun was not worried about the Fire Divine Jackal's safety as he took off.

However, what Zhou Chun and the tall and lean middle-aged man did not expect was that just as Zhou Chun landed on the Thunder Flood Dragon Baibai, preparing to flee, a righteous voice suddenly rang out on the battlefield.

"Do not be alarmed, fellow Daoist, Zhao is here to assist you in vanquishing demons and slaying evil!"

As the voice fell, a crimson figure rose from a forest near the battlefield and plunged directly into the midst of the battle.

This man was dressed in a red robe, also had the appearance of a middle-aged man, with three long beards hanging from his chin, exuding an air of refined elegance.

And sensing the aura emanating from this person, he was actually a Purple Mansion Phase Cultivator!

His arrival startled both sides in the battle.

Different reactions followed: after his surprise, Zhou Chun quickly realized he might not need to flee anymore.

Conversely, the tall and lean middle-aged man's heart sank, and his complexion turned sour in an instant.

Indeed, once the bearded middle-aged man joined the fray, he immediately unleashed a red Flying Sword, targeting the tall and lean middle-aged man.

Zhou Chun saw this and a flash of joy appeared in his eyes. He immediately put Bai Bai into the Spirit Beast Pouch, then stimulated a third-grade attack Talisman in his hand.

In the sky above, blue and red flames flickered as a wheel-sized fireball radiated light. Under Zhou Chun's control, it then bombarded toward the tall and thin middle-aged man.

"Well done, fellow Daoist, what courage!"

The middle-aged man with long whiskers exclaimed in admiration and immediately followed by forming hand seals, casting some kind of secret technique Sword technique.

In an instant, the flame on the red Flying Sword about to reach the vicinity of the tall and thin middle-aged man blazed intensely, suddenly transforming into a huge flaming sword several meters long that cleaved onto the approaching Corpse Refinement.

Just that one sword strike caused the Corpse Refinement to be sent flying backward, its chest's dark green Dragon Scale bearing a curled and charred fierce sword mark.

Following closely, the blue and red fireball controlled by Zhou Chun smashed down from the sky, hitting the black smoky cloud where the tall and thin middle-aged man was hiding.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The violent explosive rumbling resonated through the sky, the black smoky cloud protecting the tall and thin middle-aged man dissipated greatly in the explosion.

Then, before he could deploy any other tactics, a pillar of red flame spewed by the Fire Divine Jackal struck the black smoky cloud again.

This series of bombardments immediately destroyed the tall and thin middle-aged man's defenses, revealing his true face once again within Zhou Chun's field of vision.
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He saw the man with an ugly expression hastily waving the black Banner in his hand, setting up a Black Cloud Barrier around himself, then glaring at the long-whiskered middle-aged man and yelling, "How dare you! Do you have any idea of the consequences of offending the Corpse Demon Sect?"

The long-whiskered middle-aged man heard his words and his eyes flashed with cold light. He then burst into loud laughter, "Ha ha ha ha! Killing disciples of the Corpse Demon Sect is exactly what I'm doing!"

Although he was laughing, there was no joy in his laughter, only deep-seated hatred.

Clearly, the long-whiskered middle-aged man had a deep-seated hatred with the Corpse Demon Sect.

Zhou Chun guessed that he was likely a survivor from one of the sects or families that the Corpse Demon Sect had destroyed in Fengguo years ago.

Therefore he also quickly shouted at the Fire Divine Jackal, "Fire Divine Jackal, coordinate with this senior and put forth all your strength to kill this fiend!"

Upon hearing his words, the Fire Divine Jackal couldn't help but glance back at him, a trace of defiance flashing in its wolf eyes, seemingly displeased with being ordered around.

This caused Zhou Chun to frown, and a hint of worry emerged in his eyes.

Recalling the sudden increase in the Fire Divine Jackal's strength, he also had some guesses in his mind.

Fortunately, it seemed that the Fire Divine Jackal was only warning him and chose to follow his command, launching a fierce assault on the tall and thin middle-aged man with all its might.

The long-whiskered middle-aged man, on the other hand, was aggressively attacking the Corpse Refinement with his sword, preventing it from providing support to the tall and thin middle-aged man.

Without the aid of the Corpse Refinement, the tall and thin middle-aged man was left to face the fierce attacks of the Fire Divine Jackal alone, quickly becoming overwhelmed and falling into a dire situation.

Just like many Zhou Family Cultivators, the strength of the Corpse Demon Sect disciples largely lies in their Corpse Refinements. Their personal combat capabilities are often inferior compared to fellow Cultivators who focus on their own strength.

Now, facing a third-grade Demon Beast like the Fire Divine Jackal alone, the tall and thin middle-aged man was no match at all.

After a short time, the tall and thin middle-aged man was nearly eviscerated by the Fire Divine Jackal's claw.

This terrified him to the point of having no desire to continue the fight. He quickly conveyed an order to the Corpse Refinement to obstruct the Fire Divine Jackal with all its might, then swiftly turned and transformed into Black Escape Light to flee.

As precious as a third-grade Corpse Refinement was, it was nothing compared to his own life.

"Think you can escape? You didn't ask my sword's permission!"

The long-whiskered middle-aged man's expression darkened. He immediately circulated his Mana, spurting a mouthful of essence blood onto the red Flying Sword, and with full force, he drove the sword with his seals toward the fleeing tall and thin middle-aged man.

With the addition of the Cultivator's essence blood, the red Flying Sword's speed was truly like lightning, catching up to the Black Escape Light in just a few moments.

Then a scream was heard, and a black figure plummeted towards the ground.

But the long-whiskered middle-aged man did not relax at all. With another formation of sword seals, the red Flying Sword in mid-air slashed toward the fallen figure once more.

Only when he saw the figure was cut into two did he finally exhale deeply, a genuine smile appearing on his face.