Clan Cultivation: Starting from Beast Taming

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In such a situation, even a person like Zhou Zhengtao, who was envious of Zhou Chun's status and treatment within the Zhou Family, found it difficult to affect him in the slightest.

If he dared to do anything excessive, Zhou Chun wouldn't even need to lift a finger, as the clan rules would naturally punish him.

Clearly understanding this, Zhou Zhengtao, upon seeing that Zhou Chun was only giving him a perfunctory response and not paying him any further attention, felt upset but dared not continue pestering him, promptly closing his mouth.

Other Zhou Family members who witnessed this scene each had their own reflections on the matter.
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Next, Zhou Chun tried and found that, although the Silver Lightning Python was somewhat strained carrying eight people, it could still manage it with the buoyancy of the water.

So the eight of them stood on the back of the Silver Lightning Python, which carried them swiftly across the surface of the water.

The green water surface saw a silver streak shuttling rapidly through, with eight Zhou Family cultivators of different heights standing upon it.

And because the Silver Lightning Python had become a top-tier first rank demon beast, none of the other demon beasts dared to attack Zhou Chun and his group along the way.

Even if there were some loose cultivators exploring and treasure hunting in the Misty Swamp who happened to see their strange entourage, they would be swiftly left behind due to the lack of speed.

Under the guidance and leadership of Zhou Jiacheng, after traveling more than three hundred miles in the swamps, they finally arrived at an island enveloped in mist.

"This is the place; to the north of the island is a large field of green grass, which is lush with succulent young sprouts. The herd of Octagonal Aquatic Deer likely uses that place as their regular feeding ground."

Upon setting foot on the island, Zhou Jiacheng briefly observed the surroundings and nodded with confidence, confirming that he had not led them astray.

Hearing his words, Zhou Jiarui immediately said, "Then I'll go over first and have a look; the rest of you can rest and wait for my news here."

Naturally, no one objected to this.

They watched as Zhou Jiarui employed the Hidden Cicada Breathing Technique to conceal his presence and headed towards the northern part of the island.

After waiting for about two hours, Zhou Jiarui flew back to them.

He looked at the eagerly expectant crowd and said, "I saw that field of green grass that Seventeenth Brother mentioned, with indeed hoof prints from the Octagonal Aquatic Deer. However, there are currently no signs of the deer herd; they may not have arrived yet, and we might have to wait for a while."

This outcome was within reason and not an unexpected one.

Therefore, while the group was slightly disappointed, they were not disheartened.

They immediately delved deeper into the island and hid at a high point of the terrain, silently waiting for the arrival of the deer herd.

As they waited, a downpour suddenly started on the island; to avoid giving away their presence and startling the potential Octagonal Aquatic Deer, Zhou Chun and the others had no choice but to let the rain drench them, becoming completely soaked.

Fortunately, they were all cultivators, so getting drenched in the rain was not a big issue and they wouldn't fall ill.

Soon after the downpour ceased, Zhou Jiarui, who had the highest cultivation level among them, suddenly perked up and whispered, "They're here!"

Hearing this, everyone hurriedly opened their eyes to scan the green grassland two to three miles ahead.

Through the hazy water mist, more than a dozen deer with blue-brown fur appeared almost silently from where the green grassland met the water, noiselessly stepping onto the island.

The leading stag, with intelligent eyes, stood up on its front legs, and after rising high and scanning around, flicked its ears to closely listen to the sounds on the island.

After confirming that nothing was amiss, it gave a low, 'yōu' grunt, signaling that all was well and they could eat in peace.

Two young deer, evidently not yet fully mature, immediately let out cheerful 'yōu yōu' calls in response, lunging towards the grassland to voraciously consume the fresh, juicy young grass sprouts, made more succulent by the rain.

Then the rest of the Octagonal Aquatic Deer also spread out, each selecting a patch of grassland they liked to begin their leisurely feast.

The leading stag, however, did not lower its head to eat, remaining vigilant and watching over the herd from all angles.

Zhou Chun counted them; including the two young ones, there were a total of fourteen deer, not too many, but not too few either.

"I'll take down the leading stag, and I can also trap one more stag. We can ignore those two young ones for now; who else can capture an extra deer?"

From the high ground, Zhou Jiarui looked at the herd for a while and then asked the others about their plans through a silent communication.

"I can take down three."

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Zhou Chun's words startled everyone, as they all turned to him in surprise.

But at that moment, it wasn't a good time to say much.

Only Zhou Jiarui nodded slightly and said, "Since that's the case, then there's no problem. Let's each confirm our targets first."

So, the Zhou Family Cultivators watching the Octagonal Aquatic Deer scattered on the grassland quickly chose their targets.

Then, upon Zhou Jiarui's command, the eight men quietly approached the herd.

However, as soon as they got within three hundred yards of the herd, the vigilant male deer suddenly heard a noise and loudly sounded the alarm.

"Attack!"

Seeing that they had been spotted, Zhou Jiarui immediately shouted the order to attack and flew straight towards the male leader.

At the same time, Cultivators like Zhou Chun and Zhou Jiacheng, who possessed Flying Artifacts, also immediately deployed their Flying Artifacts and flew towards the herd, while the others used the Wind Control Skill to rush over the ground.

On the deer side, upon the lead deer's warning, they too immediately stopped grazing and gathered around their leader.

Zhou Jiarui reached the air above and struck the lead deer to the ground with one blow, then casually cast a first-grade superior Wood Element Spell, "Thorn Entanglement," to trap another male deer that had a Cultivation Level slightly below the leader.

Zhou Chun arrived at the battlefield shortly after and released both the Rock Earth Turtle and the Silver Lightning Python.

The Rock Earth Turtle cast "Earth Prison Technique" to trap a doe right away and then used the "Gravity Technique" to render another doe immobile, as if she was carrying the weight of a thousand pounds.

The Silver Lightning Python, on the other hand, spat out a mass of silver-white lightning from its mouth, forming a silver electric net that enveloped a male deer. The deer convulsed with foam at its mouth and collapsed on the spot.

Zhou Chun himself was also not idle.

He waved his hand and the "Locking Gold Ring" flew out from his sleeve, ensnaring the neck of a male deer that tried to flee from the herd in fright, and brought it crashing down to the ground, unable to move.

In this way, he alone managed to trap four Octagonal Aquatic Deer.

Seeing his valor, the other Zhou Family Cultivators were amazed and also unwilling to be outdone. They each executed their techniques to trap and block their targets, preventing them from escaping.

In less than two hours, the fourteen Octagonal Aquatic Deer of various sizes were all taken down and rendered unconscious.

"Alright, mission accomplished. Now we just need to figure out how to safely transport these fellows back to the clan!"

Zhou Jiarui looked at the dozen or so unconscious Octagonal Aquatic Deer on the ground, clapped his hands lightly, and showed a relaxed smile on his face.

Then he turned to Zhou Chun and praised, "Zhengchun, you did very well this time. No wonder the Clan Leader insisted on bringing you with us."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chun just smiled and did not reply.

Indeed, even without the Silver Lightning Python, they probably could have completed the mission, but it would hardly have been as easy as it was now.

The paralyzing effect of the Thunder Element Spells was a great weapon against the Octagonal Aquatic Deer, which had a general Cultivation Level of first-grade, medium-quality Demon Beast.

Once struck by the electricity, they were utterly unable to escape.

Even the leader, which was at the first-grade superior Demon Beast Level, only needed a few more layers of "Lightning Technique" to be knocked unconscious.

Transporting fourteen Octagonal Aquatic Deer back was not necessarily difficult, but it wasn't easy either.

The two fawns and several weaker does could be fed a large dose of beast sedative to keep them unconscious and taken away in the Spirit Beast Pouch.

But for the leading deer and the other two stronger males, this approach wasn't suitable.

Because to keep these three males unconscious, the dosage of the medicine would have to be very high. However, too high a dosage could easily cause severe brain damage or even heart failure in the three males.

So, after discussion, they decided that Zhou Jiarui would take those unconscious Octagonal Aquatic Deer back to the clan first, while the rest would wait on the island.

After he returned, they would then transport the three male deer using a combined aquatic and terrestrial method.

Once the plan was set, Zhou Jiarui appointed Zhou Chun as the temporary leader of the team and then headed back to the clan first.