Clan Cultivation: Starting from Beast Taming

Dragon Abyss Marsh was by no means a mild place. Just a year ago, even Li Tianxing, the Hall Master of Golden Dragon Hall, was unwilling to risk his life by venturing deep into it, which shows the dread he held for this region.

Of course, the three protectors of Golden Dragon Hall were also well aware of its dangers.

Therefore, at this moment, they were somewhat tempted to beat a retreat.

But when they thought of their yearlong vigil of painstaking waiting, they steeled their hearts, gritted their teeth, and continued the pursuit.

And this pursuit indeed led to trouble!

Just as they were closing in on Zhou Chun, who had already penetrated more than two hundred li into Dragon Abyss Marsh and whose speed had drastically decreased, a powerful presence suddenly rose from the waters below, and a monstrous fish over ten zhang long with a bluish-black body leaped out of the water.

That fish resembled a black fish but sported a long green horn, and its tail leaned more towards that of a dragon's.

Without a doubt, this was a Dragon Descendant Demon Beast, and to make matters worse, it was a third-grade one!

As it leaped out of the water, it immediately opened its mouth to spit out a clump of blue-black spiritual light at the third protector.

At the same time, it swished its tail, sending a blue-black strange wind hurtling towards Zhou Chun.

The bizarre wind was incredibly fast and sudden. Zhou Chun didn't have enough time to bring out his magic artifact to defend himself and could only hastily mobilize the "Golden Cauldron Profound Light" to protect his body.

But how powerful was the strike of a third-grade Demon Beast!

Even though the blue-black strange wind that struck Zhou Chun was just a casual blow, it was not something that Zhou Chun, who was just at the beginning stage of Foundation Establishment, could withstand.

In an instant, Zhou Chun's Body Protecting Golden Light was blown away by the wind, and he himself was blasted dozens of zhang away, crashing harshly into the waters below.

To the fish, this single blow seemed sufficient to kill Zhou Chun, so it no longer paid him any attention and engaged in fierce battle with the third protector.

"Damn it! That kid better not have died just like that!"

The anger flickered in the eyes of Golden Dragon Hall's third protector as they glanced at the spot where Zhou Chun fell into the water,

They hadn't expected that after all the trouble and risk they took chasing into Dragon Abyss Marsh, this would be the outcome.

They wanted to dive in to confirm Zhou Chun's status, but the fish's assault was ferocious and left them no opportunity to do so.

Moreover, battling a third-grade Demon Beast above Dragon Abyss Marsh would lead to consequences they couldn't bear.

In the end, they could only fight while retreating, quickly making their way back towards the continent.

But the monstrous fish refused to give up that easily, tenaciously chasing after them all the way.

By the time they finally shook off the fish and returned to shore, they quickly used their spells to sense their surroundings.

The result was astonishing beyond belief.

According to their senses, Zhou Chun was still alive and seemed to be moving in a different direction.

"He's still not dead!"

Uttering a cry of disbelief, they were stunned by this outcome.
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A Foundation Establishment beginner's level cultivator surviving a hit from a third-grade mid-level Demon Beast, this was something that few would believe if said out loud!

"That kid must be hiding some massive secret!"

With a flicker of insight in their eyes, the protector knew this abnormal event was not something an ordinary beginner's level Foundation Establishment cultivator could achieve.

Then, their brow quickly furrowed, as if they thought of something, and they murmured to themselves, "Forget it, anyway I've clearly seen the kid's face and know his identity, I can report back to the Hall Master. Let others take care of the rest!"

Once they had decided, they made straight for the Golden Dragon Branch Altar.

Elsewhere, Zhou Chun was currently laying on the back of the Silver-Horned Thunder Python, Baibai, advancing forward.

His complexion was an ashy black, as if he had been severely poisoned, and his breath was extremely weak.

He indeed hadn't been able to block the monstrous fish's attack.

But he survived nevertheless.

And it was all thanks to Zhou Daoyi.

As the Clan Leader, he had placed the Zhou Family's protective inner armor, an article normally worn only by the Clan Leader and of the second-grade superior category, into that storage pouch.

When Zhou Chun had emerged from the Nameless Isle, he had immediately refined and donned the protective inner armor.

His survival amidst the blue-black strange wind was entirely due to the armor bearing the brunt of the assault.

Even though the inner armor had preserved his life, who would have guessed that the blue-black strange wind would carry poison within it.

Zhou Chun's darkening complexion was the result of the poison.

The venom was from a third-grade Demon Beast and was altogether too much for Zhou Chun, a mere beginner of Foundation Establishment, to cope with.

If it weren't for the fact that previously the Fire Divine Jackal had nearly been killed by the poison of the Purple crow Snake, and that Supreme Elder Zhou Mingde had traded eight-hundred-year-old Red Essence Ganoderma with the Li Family for a powerful Detoxification Spirit Pill, also giving one to Zhou Chun as a precaution,

he might have already been poisoned to death!

But given his low cultivation level and weaker constitution compared to the Fire Divine Jackal, and also since the Detoxification Spirit Pill didn't specifically target the venom of the fish-like Demon Beast as it did for the Purple crow Snake's poison,

even after taking the powerful Detoxification Spirit Pill, he could now only barely protect his vital channels and had no strength to completely expel the poison from his body.

Moreover, he estimated that if the poison wasn't forced out of his body within seven days, he would likely still end up dying from the poison!

So his only hope now was to urgently take the underground river's fast channel to get back to his family and then seek the assistance of a Golden Core Stage cultivator from Green Lotus Temple to help him detoxify.

Perhaps it was truly not his time to die.

On the final few hundred li of the journey, although they encountered a few more attacks from Demon Beasts, none were beyond the coping range of the Silver Lightning Python, Baibai.

Finally, with Zhou Chun's guidance, Baibai successfully carried him into the underground river's outlet at the bottom of the lake and upstream back to Lanzhou.

By that time, the Demon Beasts in the underground river had long been cleared out by Zhou Daoyi's Green Flood Dragon, leaving none that could threaten Baibai.