Clan Cultivation: Starting from Beast Taming-Chapter 1069 - 478: The War Ends [Please Subscribe]_2

Upon hearing this, Li Qianyang immediately nodded and said, "I can give the original copy to Taoist Friend Zhou, but please allow Li Mou to make a copy of it."

"No problem."

Zhou Chun agreed right away.

Then he let Li Qianyang use a Jade Slip to copy the contents of the Secret Manual.

Once Li Qianyang finished copying, he handed the original Secret Manual to Zhou Chun, then pointed at the other Spiritual Objects in the room and said, "Let’s divide these items between us, what do you think, Taoist Friend Zhou?"

"I have no objections."

Zhou Chun glanced at those items and quickly nodded in agreement.

In truth, he was already satisfied with obtaining the Secret Manual, but, of course, he wouldn’t reject the chance of gaining more.

Furthermore, he had indeed exerted considerable effort in killing Yin Shaotian; it was only fair, both emotionally and rationally, to take a share of the fallen’s belongings.

Naturally, Yin Shaotian’s belongings were not lacking fine items, but they included no Nascent Soul Spirit Materials. Perhaps, like Yan Wuji, he had already entrusted such valuable items to his elders for safekeeping.

Zhou Chun and Li Qianyang divided several third-order Magic Artifacts and Talismans looted by Yin Shaotian. They also split the remaining Elixirs and Spirit Coins, each obtaining about forty to fifty thousand Spirit Coins and some valuable Spiritual Objects.

However, while they were dividing the loot, a new turbulence arose at Youquan Lake.

It was a Golden Core Stage Demon Cultivator from the Corpse Demon Sect who, with a Secret Technique, awakened a great number of dormant corpses from the lake’s bottom, summoning numerous zombie minions to attack the low-level Cultivators of the Heavenly Spirit Legion.

Caught off guard, quite a few Qi Refinement Cultivators fell victim to this trick and perished unjustly.

After learning of this, Zhou Chun and Li Qianyang hurried back to the front lines and took action to sweep through those refined corpses.

After half an hour of hard work, the corpses that had crawled out from the bottom of the lake were finally subdued, and all of the Demon Cultivators who had failed to escape were captured and killed.

Meanwhile, those Golden Core Stage Demon Cultivators in the sky had long since moved the battlefield away, in pursuit by the Golden Core Stage Cultivators of the Heavenly Spirit Legion, leaving behind only three Golden Core Stage Cultivators from Zhengyang Palace who had spent a great deal of energy jointly breaking the formation to oversee the general situation.

Seeing that the situation was settled, Zhou Chun immediately brought Zhou Zhengyong and Xu Fu back to camp, to avoid further trouble.

Afterward, they sat in meditation to recover their Mana while waiting for the Commandants of their respective camps to return.

Unexpectantly, before Wei Yong could return, Zhou Chun was instead summoned by the three Golden Core Stage Cultivators from Zhengyang Palace. They gathered all the Purple Mansion Phase Cultivators in the camp’s main tent for a meeting.

"Just now, the three of us received a message from the front line. The Demon Cultivators from the Corpse Demon Sect headquarters have broken out and are now trying to break through our defenses in small groups and infiltrate the rear to wreak havoc. After you return, immediately assemble your troops and spread out in large groups to push into this region. Make sure not to let a single Demon Cultivator attempting to flee Fengguo escape!"

Inside the large tent, a Golden Core Stage Cultivator from Zhengyang Palace announced their reason for summoning everyone and distributed their tasks as soon as Zhou Chun and the others arrived.

Upon hearing his words, the faces of many Cultivators present changed dramatically.

Especially for Cultivators like Zhou Chun from Cultivator Families, their expressions instantly became somber, and their mood sank considerably.

They all understood that if these Demon Cultivators infiltrated the nations where their families resided, it would undoubtedly bring great trouble to their respective families.

These Demon Cultivators were each vicious and cruel and filled with resentment towards the Cultivators of the Heavenly Spirit nations.

If they were allowed to infiltrate the nations, whether to kill for their practices or simply for revenge, they definitely would not be peaceful.

Soon, a worried voice said, "We dare not disobey the senior’s orders, but out of my subordinates, hundreds are either killed or severely wounded, with less than a hundred being fit for battle. If we act alone, I fear we may not be a match for some formidable Demon Cultivators, allowing them to escape!"

As soon as these words were spoken, many voices of agreement arose, and even Zhou Chun couldn’t help but nod in agreement.

Many of the Cultivators present, including Zhou Chun himself, had been involved in more than one major battle consecutively; both their Mana and mental faculties were greatly exhausted, and some were injured.

It could be said that many Cultivators’ current strength was less than half of what it was at their peak.

Under these circumstances, asking them to go and pursue the Demon Cultivators who had scattered was quite an arduous task.

Yet the Golden Core Stage Cultivator from Zhengyang Palace remained composed and said, "Do not worry about this. Those Demon Cultivators trying to infiltrate the countries after breaking out are mostly Qi Refinement and Foundation Establishment Cultivators. The truly capable ones have all headed towards the Lifeless Desert to try breaking through and return to the Demon Element Realm!"

"And you should all be aware that not only are you in less than ideal condition after consecutive battles, those demon cultivators are definitely not in any better state than you are right now."

When it came to this point, everyone couldn’t help but look at each other; no one dared to continue shirking their duties at the risk of offending their superiors.

But neither did anyone dare to take the lead in accepting the command.

To put it bluntly, although these three Golden Core Stage Cultivators from Zhengyang Palace hold esteemed positions, they are not the direct superiors of many Cultivators present.

Faced with a mission that could endanger their own lives, they couldn’t help but be cautious.

Seeing this situation, the complexion of the three Golden Core Stage Cultivators from Zhengyang Palace quickly darkened.

The Golden Core Stage Cultivator who spoke out even swept a sharp glance over the crowd and said: "What? Are you all thinking of disobeying orders?"

"Subordinates dare not; subordinates are willing to obey the commands!"

A Purple Mansion Phase Cultivator under Zhengyang Palace hurriedly responded.

Then Li Qianyang and a few others also promptly expressed their support.

"Junior is also willing to heed the instructions of my elders."

Zhou Chun’s eyes flickered, and he quickly followed suit in accepting the command.

Now he was somewhat of a benchmark, and seeing that even he did not dare to oppose, some Cultivators, despite their reluctance, still gradually followed suit and agreed.

Eventually, everyone had accepted the command.

Seeing that everyone had responded and agreed to the orders, the complexions of the three Golden Core Stage Cultivators from Zhengyang Palace improved considerably, then the spokesperson nodded in satisfaction and said: "Good, there is no time to delay; return and take action immediately!"

Not long after, the many soldiers of the Heavenly Spirit Legion, having just finished battling and not yet resting for long, had to leave the camp again and head toward the next battlefield.

Before departing, Zhou Chun found Zhou Zhengyong and handed over to him the Spirit Beast Pouch containing the Golden Winged Tiger for safekeeping, so that it could be used to escape in case of danger.

As for Xu Fu, being an outsider, Zhou Chun incidentally gave him a Third Order low-grade Defensive Talisman, which was quite generous.

"Now that the demon cultivators from Corpse Demon Sect’s mountain gate have initiated a breakout, this war is almost over. After exterminating these escaping demon cultivators, the Family Cultivators who were conscripted should be able to return home."

On the road, Zhou Chun combined all kinds of known messages and made some conjectures about the direction of the battle.

Then his mood became complicated, unsure whether to feel happy or lost.

The end of the war, for most Cultivators, is undoubtedly good news; it means they can finally go home and rest well.

But for him, it’s uncertain whether this is good or bad news.

With such complicated feelings, Zhou Chun quickly threw himself into the task of hunting down the escaping demon cultivators.

Compared to others, Zhou Chun had a significant advantage in this regard.

He released the Wood Charm to help him search for traces of demon cultivators, then struck them down one after another wherever they were exposed.

Even when Mana was exhausted, he could easily find a place to sit and meditate to recover.

After roaming outside for seven or eight days, killing over a hundred demon cultivators, Zhou Chun found no further gains and voluntarily returned to the base where Wei Yong was stationed.

It was just when Zhou Chun returned to the base and was preparing to meet with Wei Yong to hand in the Secret Manual obtained from Yin Shaotian, he suddenly heard of the news of Qingxiao True Person’s demise.

"Qingxiao True Person has actually perished!"

Zhou Chun murmured in shock, and then a surge of ecstasy rose from the bottom of his heart.

If not for his remaining sense of reason restraining himself, he might have been unable to prevent himself from laughing out loud then and there due to his overwhelming joy.