Clan Cultivation: Starting from Beast Taming

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Just as I thought!

Zhou Chun thought to himself and quickly thanked with a bow, "This subordinate understands, thank you, Protector Lord, for resolving my confusion."

Then, he and Yang Chi left the Golden Dragon Hall together.

Once outside, they parted ways, each returning to their own residence.

But even after returning to his place, Zhou Chun was still thinking about the matter of the Purple Pattern Golden Peach.

If what Guan Cheng said was true, this Purple Pattern Golden Peach could indeed be of great benefit to the Zhou Family.

It could be used not only for Elder Zhou Jiapeng’s Iron Feather Hawk but also for the Vajra Monkey currently guarding the Central Peace Hall for the Zhou Family.

Even the Redflame Vajra Ape might possibly evolve and breakthrough with this Purple Pattern Golden Peach!

However, now that such Spiritual Objects have fallen into Guan Cheng’s hands, acquiring them would be difficult.

However, after pondering carefully, Zhou Chun still came up with a potentially feasible plan.

"Guan Cheng is suspicious of me, but he surely isn’t suspicious of that Red Dragon Protector, Lin Hongyu. If I can convey this information back to the clan and have the Supreme Elder contact Lin Hongyu to trade for this item, then there shouldn’t be any problem!" he thought.

With this in mind, Zhou Chun made his plans.

In the following period, while Zhou Chun continued with his daily cultivation, he also visited Yang Chi and other Envoys, ostensibly with the aim of making more friends.

He even made contact with some ordinary Sect Members.

During his casual conversations with these Envoys and Sect Members, he deliberately—and at times inadvertently—brought up the matter of the Purple Pattern Golden Peach, describing the fragrance that wafted through the air when the peach ripened in an enticing manner, as if he were showing off his experiences.

No one would think too much of this.

After all, it’s quite common for Cultivators to boast about their experiences while chatting with each other.

Moreover, this did not touch upon the secrets of the sect, and Guan Cheng had never said that they were forbidden from discussing this matter with others.

After more than three months, Guan Cheng summoned Zhou Chun and four other Envoys to the Golden Dragon Hall.

Once there, Guan Cheng looked down at the five Golden Dragon Envoys gathered below him and said in a deep voice, "There is less than a year before Hall Master Li’s eight hundredth birthday, and our Golden Dragon Branch Altar will celebrate this occasion with a splendid ceremony. Many Elders and Protectors from the sect will likely come to offer their congratulations."

"Therefore, I have called you here this time to ask you to make a trip to the Scale Frog Alien Clan at the border of Dragon Abyss Marsh to scour for rare marine treasures. If you can procure some treasures that can be presented as gifts, it would also bring honor to the Hall Master and our Golden Dragon Hall," he continued.

With that, his gaze rested on a long-faced man as he spoke, "Envoy Guo will take the lead on this mission. The rest of you Envoys will follow his arrangements!"

"Yes, we will obey," the five Envoys, including Zhou Chun, responded in unison, and then they left the hall together to prepare.

Without mentioning how the others prepared, Zhou Chun realized immediately upon returning to his quarters that this mission presented an excellent opportunity to contact his clan.

The Golden Dragon Branch Altar itself was quite far from Dragon Abyss Marsh, and their mission to scavenge the Scale Frog Alien Clan would surely encounter many situations.

If he could take the opportunity to leave the group for a while at that time, he would be able to reach the meeting place previously agreed upon with the Clan Leader, Zhou Daoyi, to leave a message and the various Spiritual Objects he had collected over time.

The next day, Zhou Chun and the other four Envoys departed the Golden Dragon Branch Altar riding two Red-Eyed Dragon Sparrows, heading for Dragon Abyss Marsh, which lay two to three thousand li away.

Whether by design or not, Zhou Chun found himself riding with the leader of the mission, Envoy Guo.

This Envoy Guo, named Guo Chen, was one of Great Protector Guan Cheng’s confidants and was rumored to be very strong.

This man didn’t seem to be fond of talking, and on the journey, apart from issuing some orders, he showed no intention of making idle chat with Zhou Chun.

But Zhou Chun nevertheless wanted to probe him for some information.

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So, he revealed a curious expression and took the initiative to ask, "Envoy Guo, what exactly is the situation with the Scale Frog Alien Clan in Dragon Abyss Marsh? I’ve only heard about this alien race living on the banks of Dragon Abyss Marsh, but I’ve never seen them before!"

Hearing this question, Guo Chen’s brows furrowed slightly, and he hesitated for a moment before responding in a low voice, "There’s not much to say about the Scale Frog Alien Clan, they are weak, and the strongest magician in their clan is only at the third rank, usually hiding and not daring to face us, the Human Clan Cultivators."

"When we go to plunder these Scale Frog Alien Clans, all we need to do is to be careful not to recklessly kill their second-rank magicians."

"Otherwise, without the protection of the second-rank magicians, the Scale Frog Alien Clan tribes will be easily exterminated by the demon beasts in the great marsh, and we will no longer be able to continue collecting various water region oddities from them in the future!"

After hearing this response, Zhou Chun’s expression shifted, and he couldn’t help but ask further, "If the Scale Frog Alien Clan is so weak, why doesn’t our sect completely tame them to serve as slaves, actively making them collect water region oddities for our sect?"

Upon hearing these words, Guo Chen immediately shook his head and said, "I don’t know about that. Since the higher-ups in the sect haven’t done so, they naturally have their reasons, and we shouldn’t speculate rashly."

Zhou Chun, however, picked up on the warning in his words and nodded lightly, saying, "I understand, thank you Envoy Guo for clarifying."

He didn’t ask any further questions after that.

After flying for four or five days, Zhou Chun and his group finally arrived at the vast edge of Dragon Abyss Marsh.

The terrain here at the edge of Dragon Abyss Marsh was relatively gentle and open, with the forest extending into the waters for dozens of miles, many of the trees with a part of their trunks submerged.

The Scale Frog Alien Clan had built wooden huts within the forest to dwell in.

Zhou Chun looked down from the sky and saw that the Scale Frog Alien Clan tribe living inside the forest might number well over a hundred thousand, certainly a large tribe.

"This Linhai Tribe previously had three second-rank magicians; now it’s unknown how many are left."

"Now, follow me. If we can avoid a fight and have them hand over the treasures willingly, that would be best."

On the back of the Red-Eyed Dragon Sparrow, Guo Chen surveyed the Scale Frog Alien Clan tribe within the forest and then said his plans aloud in a serious tone.

Since he was leading this mission, naturally, no one objected.

Thus, the two Red-Eyed Dragon Sparrows dove directly towards the forest, propelled by the riders.

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Inside the forest, a chorus of frog croaks erupted instantly, followed by the continuous sounds of "plop", "plop" as something hit the water.

Upon discovering the approach of formidable enemies, the water-savvy Scale Frog Alien Clan chose to take refuge in the water as their first response.

At that moment, Guo Chen leaped off the back of the Red-Eyed Dragon Sparrow, casting the Dragon Transformation Secret Technique to reveal his dragon claws and dragon scales.

Then, taking a deep breath, he "croaked" like a frog from his mouth, beginning to communicate with those Scale Frog Alien Clans.

This scene left Zhou Chun slightly stunned, as it seemed he understood why Guan Cheng had sent Guo Chen to lead the team here.

Shortly thereafter, indeed, some of the Scale Frog Alien Clan emerged from the forest, carrying various water region oddities, and placed them on an open space on the shore.

Zhou Chun looked and saw that these items were various pearls, jade, ores, underwater spiritual medicines, and other things, each containing no small amount of spiritual power.

He even spotted a fist-sized, blood-red pearl; if he was not mistaken, it should be one of the many renowned oddities of the Dragon Abyss Marsh, a precious and rare "Blood Spirit Bead," a spiritual object produced by a Clam Demon known as the Blood Spirit Clam.

Yet now, these items were brought ashore simply due to a few words from Guo Chen.

This deepened Zhou Chun’s admiration for the resources possessed by the Dragon Transformation Sect.

It’s like fishing; if there are only a few fish in a pond, no matter how skilled you are at fishing, how good your equipment is, or how well you bait your hook, your catch will be limited.

In a pond teeming with fish, even a novice casting a line can strike it rich!

After the various water region oddities had been brought ashore by those Scale Frog Alien Clan members, Guo Chen stepped forward to gather them and then waved to Zhou Chun and the other four, who had been watching the whole time, saying, "Let’s go, we’ll head to the next tribe. It’s said that they’ve acquired quite a few good items recently, and I hope they’ll be as sensible as this Linhai Tribe!"