Clan Cultivation: Starting from Beast Taming

Tianzhi Hermit only recorded that the "Mountain Soul Pearl" was obtained from Earth Dragon Mound, but he did not attach a map to show where it was found on Earth Dragon Mound.

And according to what he learned from the mouths of Di Country cultivators, the territory of Earth Dragon Mound spans a thousand miles and is by no means a small area.

"It seems that I still need to seek information from local cultivators. Since the Petrification Earth Dragon and Tianzhi Hermit had a great battle here in the past, presumably the local cultivators often venture into this place and might have discovered some remnants of the battle."

With this thought in mind, Zhou Chun immediately flew up into the sky and opened his Dharma Eye to observe the land below.

Not long after, he saw the luminescence generated by cultivators battling.

Below a mound, he saw a team of three Qi Refinement Realm cultivators, two men and a woman, besieging a Demon Beast resembling a Wart Pig.

That Wart Pig Demon Beast was a first-order high-grade beast, and among the three cultivators, only one had the cultivation level of the ninth layer of Qi Refinement, barely stepping into the Late Stage of Qi Refinement.

Thus, despite the three-on-one assault, they still struggled to kill the Demon Beast that excelled in earth-attribute defensive spells.

After witnessing this scene from above, Zhou Chun casually waved his hand, and a golden light arrow fell from the sky, instantly piercing the head of the Wart Pig Demon Beast.

"Who's up there? Who is above us?"

Below the mound, looking at the Wart Pig Demon Beast that suddenly fell dead, the three lower realm cultivators didn't show any sign of joy. Instead, they turned pale and immediately took a defensive stance, looking up into the sky above.

Then they saw a flash of golden light, and a young man in a golden robe suddenly descended from the sky, landing a few dozen feet away from them.

Seeing this, the Qi Refinement Late Stage cultivator among them immediately jolted to his senses, knelt on the ground, and hurriedly kowtowed to Zhou Chun, saying, "Junior pays his respects to the senior."

Hearing his words, the other two also came to their senses and quickly knelt down to offer their kowtows.

It wasn't surprising that the three were so nervous; after all, meeting a cultivator with unfathomable cultivation level suddenly appearing before them in this wilderness, and also killing their prey, was enough to make them overthink.

"Do not be nervous, I bear no ill will towards you all. I simply want to ask you some questions. If your answers please me, I shall reward you accordingly."

Zhou Chun waved his hand, and his aura was completely retracted.

Sensing the dissipating oppressive aura, the trio let out a sigh of relief. The middle-aged man who had knelt first then stood up, nodding continuously and hurriedly replied to Zhou Chun, "Yes, yes, yes, senior, feel free to ask. As long as we juniors can answer, we definitely dare not hide anything!"

Seeing this, Zhou Chun did not beat around the bush and asked directly, "Since you all are hunting Demon Beasts within Earth Dragon Mound, you must be quite familiar with this place. Do you know about a Fourth Order Demon Beast, Petrification Earth Dragon, that once appeared here?"

"Fourth, Fourth Order Demon Beast..."

The middle-aged man's face went blank, and then he looked at Zhou Chun with a face full of reverence, instantly categorizing Zhou Chun as a Golden Core Stage Cultivator.

In his mind, who else but a Golden Core Stage Cultivator would inquire about a Fourth Order Magical Beast?

He then quickly changed his expression, fear filling his eyes as he glanced towards the depths of Earth Dragon Mound.

Could it be that there were Fourth Order Magical Beasts roaming here?

He had been completely unaware of this.

Had he known, he wouldn't have dared to enter this place to hunt Demon Beasts, even if he had ten times the courage!

Yet Zhou Chun saw that he didn't give a straightforward answer and instead looked around, and his expression turned displeased as he said, "What are you looking at? You have not yet answered my question!"

Although it was just a slight change in tone, the middle-aged man, who in his heart had already seen Zhou Chun as a Golden Core Stage Cultivist, got so frightened that he instantly knelt down again, knocking his head on the ground and saying, "Senior, forgive me, I definitely did not mean to offend the senior. I have never heard about the existence of Fourth Order Magical Beasts like Petrification Earth Dragon in Earth Dragon Mound. I was so shocked that I lost my focus and forgot to answer!"

"You haven't heard about it?"

Zhou Chun frowned and then turned to ask the other man and woman, "What about you two?"

"Senior, I haven't heard about it either."

"Nor have I, senior."

The other two hurriedly shook their heads, denying any knowledge.

This left Zhou Chun in silence.

As he considered whether to continue seeking information from other cultivators adventuring in Earth Dragon Mound or to inquire with a local Cultivator Family, the female cultivator suddenly spoke.

"With all due respect, senior, although we haven't heard about the Petrification Earth Dragon, I know of someone who should be able to resolve senior's doubt. If it's about the understanding of Earth Dragon Mound, he is more familiar with it than many Purple Mansion Phase seniors!"

Hearing this, Zhou Chun's eyes lit up, and he immediately looked at her and said, "Speak, if you can indeed help me resolve this, I shall reward you handsomely."

By then, all three of them already treated him as a Golden Core Stage Cultivator, and hearing him mention a heavy reward, the female cultivator no longer cared about anything else and immediately spilled out her thoughts.

Turns out her idea was to take Zhou Chun to find a Loose Cultivator in the Foundation Establishment Stage, who had been cultivating nearby Earth Dragon Mound for over a hundred years and often led parties into it to hunt Demon Beasts and gather Spiritual Medicine and ores.

Hearing her say this, Zhou Chun also felt it promising and so immediately had her lead the way, taking her with him to find the person.