Clan Cultivation: Starting from Beast Taming

Zhou Chun and the others, seeing this, had no choice but to follow the instructions and sit in meditation to recover their Mana in the rest area, waiting for further commands to come down.

They did not have to wait long. Taoist Mingjing, who had parted from them for less than two hours, returned to convey the orders from the Golden Core cultivators of the Green Lotus Temple.

With a solemn face, he began to speak, "According to the instructions of our mentor, you will all continue to be under my command. If there is need to utilize your skills, the elders will inform me, and I will relay the message to you."

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Upon hearing his words, no one felt surprised.

In the midst of war, Golden Core cultivators mostly have to battle with opponents of their own level; they do not have the time to be distracted by directing the fight of Purple Mansion Phase and Foundation Establishment cultivators below them.

Delegating the command and issuing only the relevant orders of attack and retreat, this is the way wars are waged in the Cultivation World.

Thus, after showing their willingness to comply with Taoist Mingjing's command, everyone dispersed to rest again.

None knew when the great battle would erupt, keeping oneself in peak condition at all times was the most important thing for every cultivator currently on the battlefield.

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"Phew, I finally managed to survive!"

In an uninhabited mountainous region, Lin Hongyu, who had been meditating with her eyes closed, suddenly "pfft" spat out a mouthful of dark red blood. She wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth with her sleeve and let out a sigh of relief.

She was one of the three protectors who had escaped from the Red Dragon Hall.

However, during their desperate escape, a Golden Elixir Early Phase cultivator suddenly attacked her with his Dharma Power.

Although it was just a casually cast spell by the Golden Core cultivator and not a Dharma Treasure,

that strike still left Lin Hongyu, who was nearly invincible within the Purple Mansion Phase, gravely wounded and barely able to flee the pursuit.

Fearing that the Golden Core cultivator could track her through the Spiritual Power residue in her body, Lin Hongyu had to grit her teeth and desperately cover a thousand miles before daring to stop for rest and healing.

Fortunately, she was now in the later stages of the Purple Mansion Phase, and the cultivation technique she practiced was extraordinary. After expending considerable effort, she finally managed to refine and expel the foreign Spiritual Power from her body.

Yet after a moment of joy, feeling her own weakened state, her expression fell, and she no longer showed any signs of happiness.

While breaking out, she had used every trick in her arsenal, not only depleting many third-level Talismans but also losing several Magic Artifacts, even resorting to a secret technique that stimulated her potential.

Her current state was only slightly better than when she had been saved by Zhou Daoyi.

Under these circumstances, the best course would be to find a place to recuperate in peace.

But she was well aware that once she returned to any branch of the Dragon Transformation Sect, she would likely have no chance to rest before being called back to the battlefield.

"What a pity that damn Flood Dragon didn't die within the hall; otherwise, I could have taken off and never been mired in this mess again!" she cursed through gritted teeth, filled with resentment towards the Fire Flood Dragon that held her life in its clutches.

The presence of the "Dragon Soul Seed" allowed the fourth-stage Red Fire Flood Dragon to easily pinpoint her location, ascertain her life or death, and terminate her life at any moment.

Therefore, until the Red Fire Flood Dragon perished, no matter how weak her state, no matter how reluctant her heart, she had to return as quickly as possible to a Branch Temple Gate or stronghold of the Dragon Transformation Sect, at least to let the sect's higher-ups know her latest situation.

Otherwise, in the current state of war, if she were absent for too long, the sect's leadership might decide she was shirking battle or had defected.

She had no desire to lose her life in such an unclear manner!

So, grumbling aside, after taking an Elixir to heal a bit, she could only discern the direction and head towards the Blood Dragon Sub-Temple that was not under siege.

Before the Red Dragon Hall fell, she had contacted her foster daughter Lin Wan'er and learned that the Zhou Family had agreed to offer their help.

Next, she planned to stay close to the Red Dragon Hall's Hall Master, locate the fourth-stage Red Fire Flood Dragon, and then reestablish contact with Zhou Mingde and the others.

We won't dwell on how Lin Hongyu narrowly escaped death and managed to evade her fate.

However, Zhou Chun and others, after resting for two days in the camp outside the Black Dragon Branch Temple, quickly joined the siege battle against the Black Dragon Branch.

At this time, most of the Purple Mansion Cultivators and Foundation Establishment Cultivators that set out from the Qingmang stronghold had arrived at the Black Dragon Branch.

During the siege on the Black Dragon Branch, these people were also grouped together.

In the sky above and on the ground below, one cultivator after another either invoked Dharma Power or sacrificed Magic Artifacts, releasing Sword Qi and blade light towards the black water screen Protective Barrier ahead.

The Guardian Great Formation of the Black Dragon Branch boasted stronger defensive power than that of the Red Dragon Hall, and the black water screen it formed was not only extremely flexible but also possessed strong corrosive properties.

Previously, when the Green Lotus Temple attacked this Guardian Formation without understanding its potency, many cultivators directly sacrificed Flying Swords and other Magic Artifacts to slash at it.

The result was that upon contact with the black water screen, even third-tier Flying Swords were severely corroded in an instant, greatly losing their spiritual nature.

As for Magic Artifacts below third-tier, they lost their spiritual nature on the spot, becoming utterly worthless.

After suffering this great loss, everyone learned their lesson and only attacked the Protective Barrier from a distance with Dharma Powers, never allowing Magic Artifacts to come into direct contact with it.

It was because of this constraint that the Green Lotus Temple faced far greater resistance when attacking the Mountain Protection Array compared to the Red Dragon Hall.

"This Formation is truly formidable; it can corrode not just the bodies of Magic Artifacts but seems to also dissolve Dharma Powers. If we strike it with our full strength, I'm afraid that in the end, less than fifty percent of it would be effective!"

In mid-air, Zhou Chun, perched on a Golden Winged Tiger, hovered, while simultaneously activating "Golden Cauldron Profound Light" to transform it into Sword Qi and attack the water screen Protective Barrier, he couldn't help but marvel at the power of the Black Dragon Branch's Guardian Formation.

His understanding of the Array Dao was limited, and he could not discern the mystique of this Formation.

However, the power of the Formation was clearly visible.

Thanks to reinforcements from all sides, the number of Jingguo Country Cultivators gathered outside the Black Dragon Branch had now surpassed a thousand, the majority of whom were Foundation Establishment Stage and above, with as many as sixty to seventy Purple Mansion Phase Cultivators.

Yet even with such a vast assembly and so many people attacking together, they were still unable to shake the black water screen Protective Barrier.

"This Formation is truly formidable, but the power we are seeing now must also have a lot to do with the cultivators of the Dragon Transformation Sect inside!"

In mid-air, about forty to fifty feet away from Zhou Chun, Zhou Chongshan's eyes flickered with a sharp light as he stared at the Formation ahead and spoke in a deep voice, "Have you noticed? Up until now, it has always been us attacking, and the cultivators inside have not launched any counterattacks. What does this tell us?"

"Tell us what?"

Zhou Chun couldn't help but follow his line of questioning.

Zhou Chongshan then said solemnly, "If this is the case, either the Formation is truly so powerful that it is unshakeable, and the cultivators inside are confident that we cannot break it, so they preserve their strength and let the Formation wear us down before choosing the right moment to strike."

"Or it could be that they are using their strength to support the operation of the Great Formation and simply cannot afford to be distracted to intercept the attacks we launch!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chun immediately understood.

"If it requires the combined strength of all the Dragon Transformation Sect Cultivators inside to make the Great Formation this powerful, then that is indeed to be expected."

Is that normal?

Zhou Chongshan shook his head slightly but did not elaborate further.

Zhou Chun did not have knowledge of formations and did not understand how hard it is for a formation to integrate the strength of so many cultivators.

But Zhou Chongshan was well aware of this complexity.

At that thought, he looked up at the twenty Golden Core Stage Cultivators in the sky who had yet to make a move.

If he could see what was happening, then those Golden Core Stage Cultivators would surely see it as well.

The reason they had not taken action yet was probably that they already had a plan in mind.

"Everyone take Elixirs to restore your Mana and keep it above eighty percent at all times!"

Soon, all members of the Zhou Family received a transmission from the Supreme Elder Zhou Mingde.