Clan Cultivation: Starting from Beast Taming

Accompanied by Taoist Mingxia, Zhou Chun once again embarked on the journey towards Dragon Abyss Marsh.

In fact, when he decided to let Taoist Mingxia join him to Dragon Abyss Marsh, Master Qingwei also took the opportunity to ask about the route he had taken when he escaped back.

Zhou Chun naturally wouldn't reveal the secret passage of the underground river and only mentioned that he had detoured through the Wasteland Territory towards Jingguo Country.

Although Dragon Transformation Sect had established many strongholds near Yunzhou's border, the connection between Wasteland Territory and Jingguo Country was so vast that it was simply impossible to blockade completely.

Thus, even though Master Qingwei was curious about how Zhou Chun, poisoned so severely, managed to escape back to Lanzhou, she didn't pry into his secrets when she needed to use him.

Master Qingwei could never have imagined that there was an underground river within Lanzhou that led directly to Dragon Abyss Marsh!

This time, Zhou Chun and Taoist Mingxia were heading to Dragon Abyss Marsh through Misty Swamp.

The other side of Misty Swamp was also part of the Wasteland Territory. Though it was somewhat far from Dragon Abyss Marsh, it allowed them to bypass the heavily guarded lines of Dragon Transformation Sect near Yunzhou's border, making it more suitable for their travel.

With the protection of Taoist Mingxia, who wielded a pseudo Dharma Treasure, Zhou Chun was certain to encounter no trouble along the way.

The two traveled across the Wasteland Territory for about six or seven days before reaching the vast shores of Dragon Abyss Marsh.

Then, under Zhou Chun's lead, they followed the water's edge for another two days before arriving near the old site of the Black Spear Tribe.

Thankfully, Taoist Mingxia had conveniently borrowed a third-tier mid-grade Wind-Thunder Leopard as their mount from a senior cultivator of their Sect for their journey.

Otherwise, this long journey without any place for resupply, relying solely on Elixirs like Rejuvenation Pills for mana recovery, would have required them to carry dozens or even hundreds!

When Zhou Chun arrived at the former site of the Black Spear Tribe and saw the mountain side that had been cleaved in half, creating a huge gap, his expression slightly changed.

He then pointed toward the gap and said to Taoist Mingxia, "That place is the old site of the Black Spear Tribe. The mountain wall used to be intact, and now it has come to this!"

"Only a Golden Core Stage cultivator could create such massive destruction in one strike!"

Taoist Mingxia's gaze lingered on the gap for a while before she uttered her opinion in a deep voice.

As soon as she mentioned that, Zhou Chun immediately thought of Li Tianxing, the Master of the Golden Dragon Hall, realizing it was likely his own doing.

Taoist Mingxia also quickly looked at him and said, "Didn't the Taoist Friend Lu who took over the Scale Frog Alien Clan's body say he would arrange for someone to wait for you every day? Taoist Friend Zhou, you should go out and try now!"

"Junior obeys."

Zhou Chun responded with a nod and immediately rose into the air, flying above the old site of the Black Spear Tribe.

With his gaze piercing in all directions, he scrutinized the waters below and the surrounding forests from his elevated position, attempting to find any trace of the Scale Frog Alien Clan arranged by Lu Ran.

Unfortunately, despite his prolonged observation, he still couldn't find anything.

In the end, he had to return to Taoist Mingxia's side and sighed softly, "It's possible that Senior Lu is in a state of losing control. If that's the case, I'm afraid we might have to wait here in the Wasteland Territory for quite some time!"

Upon hearing this, Taoist Mingxia simply said indifferently, "It doesn't matter. As long as the person you mentioned truly exists, even if we have to wait for two or three years, it's not a problem."

From her words, it wasn't hard to discern that Green Lotus Temple still held doubts about the existence of Lu Ran as Zhou Chun had described, without fully trusting him.

But Zhou Chun himself was clear in his conscience and, upon hearing her words, chose to remain silent.

In the following days, Zhou Chun would expose himself in the sky daily to make it easier for the Scale Frog Alien Clan arranged by Lu Ran to spot him.

The rest of the time, he would hide with Taoist Mingxia inside a cave in the belly of a mountain, passing the time with books and playing with beasts.

Fortunately, Zhou Chun, anticipating potential boredom, had brought along many classics from the Zhou Family's Book Collection Tower before setting out.

Now, with Taoist Mingxia watching, he couldn't meditate or practice secret techniques, so he could only read books. Read the latest on empire

From classics recording various Spiritual Medicines, ores, and rare magical creatures to foundational texts about Artifact Refining, Alchemy, Talisman Making, and Array Setting – the four basic Cultivation Techniques - Zhou Chun had brought and kept them all on hand.

Time slowly passed, and before long, Zhou Chun and Taoist Mingxia had been by the Dragon Abyss Marsh for one and a half years.

During this year and a half, Lu Ran had not shown up, but Zhou Chun managed to spot Scale Frog Alien Clan members active in the region several times.

He even captured one of the Scale Frog Aliens, stuffing a letter he wrote into its possession in hopes it would deliver the message to Lu Ran.

But despite such efforts, he never received a reply from Lu Ran.

This made him realize that Lu Ran was probably truly out of control, unable to come and meet him for the time being.

Luckily, with the captured Scale Frog Alien as proof, Taoist Mingxia seemed to believe in Lu Ran's existence, showing remarkable patience in their wait.

As a result, over that one and a half years, although Zhou Chun made no progress in his cultivation level or secret technique practice, his knowledge greatly expanded by browsing through numerous classics.

And during this time, his Spirit Pet, the Golden Winged Tiger, thanks to being well-fed and nurtured, not only grew significantly in size, but its cultivation level had also risen to that of a mid-grade Tier-One, roughly equivalent to the fifth level of the Qi Refinement Realm.

At this point, the Golden Winged Tiger could barely serve as a flying Spirit Pet, capable of carrying Zhou Chun on travels.