Clan Cultivation: Starting from Beast Taming

Why would High Priest Wukulu of the Scale Frog Alien Clan seek help from Zhou Chun?

This matter traces back to half a year ago.

It was then, at the outskirts of Dragon Abyss Marsh, that a formidable Third Order Mirage Demon appeared.

For some reason, this demon took a fancy to the Scale Frog Alien Clan magicians as food, specifically targeting magicians and some common members of the Scale Frog Alien Clan for its prey.

While it's true that the Mirage Demon didn't consume much with each meal, only needing a few Scale Frog Alien Clan magicians to satisfy its hunger.

But it could not be withstood that it ate ten times a month, every three days!

The magicians of the Scale Frog Alien Clan were originally protectors of the tribe, their guardian deities.

Now, they had been reduced to mere food for the Demon Beast.

How could such an occurrence not instill fear and trepidation in the hearts of the frog tribe, leaving High Priest Wukulu both shocked and enraged?

However, just as High Priest Wukulu gathered his forces to slay the Mirage Demon, he discovered he couldn't break its illusion.

Instead, he unwittingly fell victim to the Mirage Illusion Technique, personally killing a few Second Order magicians he had brought along.

Finally, it seemed that only because the Mirage Demon feared he would deplete its food supply did it allow him and the other magicians to leave, merely taking a few bodies with it.

After this incident, not only did Wukulu's personal prestige plummet, but he also harbored a profound fear of the Mirage Demon.

Even if Zhou Chun hadn't come to the Scale Frog Alien Clan tribe, he had already planned to find a way to seek help from the Zhou Family.

Now, having heard Wukulu's tearful complaint, Zhou Chun pondered for a moment before quickly nodding and saying, "Zhou Mou understands. The Scale Frog Clan is a partner of the Zhou Family, and High Priest Wukulu is Zhou Mou's good friend. Zhou Mou will certainly do his best to help resolve this matter."

Upon hearing this, Wukulu was overjoyed and bowed deeply in thanks with the highest etiquette: "Taoist Friend Zhou is most noble. Wukulu is forever grateful, and I entrust all to Taoist Friend Zhou!"

"Taoist Friend Wukulu is too courteous. Please inform Zhou Mou of the Divine Skills and whereabouts of that Mirage Demon."

Zhou Chun waved his hand and immediately inquired about the details with Wukulu.

Mirage Demons are essentially a catch-all term, mainly referring to those creatures like the Clam Demon and Snail Demon whose primary Divine Skill is the Mirage Illusion Technique.

Generally speaking, aside from illusions, these Demon Beasts also possess other Divine Skills.

In fact, Mirage Demons are not uncommon in Dragon Abyss Marsh, and the Scale Frog Alien Clan had encountered many before.

However, most Mirage Demons were only First Order Demon Beasts, with a very few reaching Second Order.

A Third Order Mirage Demon was rare, occurring once in a thousand years, and it was almost impossible for them to appear in the outer regions of Dragon Abyss Marsh.

Yet frustratingly, despite having already been devoured by the hundreds, Wukulu still didn't know what type of Demon Beast the Mirage Demon was.

He only knew that each time it appeared, an enchanting mist would erupt both above and below the water's surface, drawing any clan magician that entered into an illusion-crafted fantasy unknowingly.

With no other option available, Zhou Chun decided to stay in the Scale Frog Alien Clan tribe for the time being and wait for the Mirage Demon to reappear.

After waiting for two days in this manner, news that the Mirage Demon appeared again to devour frogs reached him.

Upon receiving the news, Zhou Chun headed to the site of the incident together with Wukulu.

"This is the place, where the Mirage Demon appeared previously. Just now, though, we don't know where it has gone!"

Over an area of water near the bank, Wukulu and Zhou Chun floated in the air, pointing down at the water as they relayed what the clan members had told them.

Zhou Chun listened to his words but didn't say much. Instead, he closed his eyes tightly and searched the water with his Divine Sense for any residual aura.

Carefully searching, he indeed detected a faint Demon Beast aura.

"Follow me!"

With a low shout from Zhou Chun, he immediately locked onto the aura and pursued it.

However, after chasing for several tens of miles, Zhou Chun lost the sensation of the aura, as if the other party had simply vanished at that spot.

Looking around at the environment, he found they had come to a shallow shoal dense with rocks.

The place looked utterly ordinary, not the kind of place where even a First Order, let alone a Third Order Demon Beast would take up residence.

"Taoist Friend Zhou, have you lost the trail?"

After waiting a long time without seeing Zhou Chun take further action, Wukulu couldn't help but ask.

Zhou Chun didn't answer directly but instead spoke to him, "Let's do this. Taoist Friend Wukulu, you go back to the tribe first. Zhou Mou will continue to search around here. If there's no discovery, we can only keep waiting for it to reappear."

"That's fine then. Taoist Friend Zhou, please take care of yourself!"

Wukulu looked at Zhou Chun in surprise, then nodded and left on his own.

Once Wukulu had gone, Zhou Chun flew down to the shore nearby, then hid his presence and waited patiently.

Even though it seemed unlikely, Zhou Chun suspected that the Mirage Demon might be hiding somewhere on this rocky shoal.

So he decided to wait, wait for the demon to reveal itself.

After waiting for most of the day and until the moon was high in the sky, a change finally occurred on the rocky shoal.

A wisp of delicate mist rose from nowhere, suddenly enveloping the water surrounding the shoal.

The mist was truly peculiar; not even Zhou Chun's Divine Sense could detect its presence, and he had to rely on his eyes to see it.

This indicated that the mist was not formed from condensed water vapor but from the power of illusion.

"What a powerful enchanting mist. It's hard to say whether my Divine Sense will be affected by it!"

Zhou Chun's eyes flickered as he watched the mist, and he fell into contemplation.