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Chapter 601: Meet the Demon King Chongxuan Again [Subscribe]

Tuyun Ridge, inside Zhou Chun’s cave.

Recently, a strange thing happened in Zhou Chun’s cave.

When he returned to his family, he placed the stump of the "Qingling Xiangui" tree next to the Spirit Eye Spring in the secret cultivation room.
Now, several months have passed, and he discovered that the tree stump was slowly absorbing the spiritual power contained in the Spirit Eye Spring!
This is really a strange thing!
But Zhou Chun had already confirmed that the tree stump no longer had any life.

This was the judgment made by Mu Meimu Sang himself, and he had no reason not to believe it.

But why would a lifeless tree stump absorb the spiritual power of the Spirit Eye Fountain?

And judging from the speed of its absorption, it is almost comparable to the amount consumed by a Jindan stage cultivator during meditation and cultivation!

The key is that this absorption continues throughout the whole day or even the whole year!

Fortunately, this Spirit Eye Spring has been connected to the spiritual vein below Tuyun Ridge, and can continuously draw spiritual energy from the spiritual vein to maintain itself. Otherwise, Zhou Chun would have to worry that the tree stump would suck it dry.

But this made Zhou Chun's cultivation difficult.

If he continues to practice here, the pressure on the Spirit Eye Spring will be very great, which may damage it.

But if he didn't practice, and used the Spirit Eye Spring on this tree stump, it would be putting the cart before the horse.

Who knows what the use of this thing that absorbs spiritual energy is?

Who knows when this thing will be able to complete its transformation?
And no one knows if moving the tree stump at this time will interrupt its mutation process and cause him to miss a great opportunity!

This put Zhou Chun in a dilemma for a moment.

Fortunately, after knowing Zhou Chun's dilemma, Zhou Mingde took the initiative to give up his cave to Zhou Chun for cultivation. He also put his own cultivation on hold to concentrate on studying the weapon refining inheritance that Zhou Chun brought back.

This might be the best solution. Although Zhou Chun felt a little guilty, he still accepted his kindness.

Over the next year or so, Zhou Chun practiced while observing the changes in the tree stump.

After more than a year of observation, he discovered something that he found incredible when he thought about it.

The tree stump seems to be transforming into something with a spiritual eye!

Yes, the thing of the spiritual eye, the thing of the spiritual eye that is the same as the spring of the spiritual eye!

There are many kinds of spiritual eyes in the world. Some are in the form of springs, some are in the form of stones, some are in the form of jade, and some are in the form of plants.

But no matter what form the spiritual eyes take, their essence and reasons for formation are actually similar.

That is formed by concentrating the essence of an entire spiritual vein.

Moreover, the formation of this kind of spiritual eye is the result of the natural creation of heaven and earth, and cannot be interfered with by external forces. At least this is what Zhou Chun knows.

But the changes that had taken place in the tree stump now made it a little difficult for him to understand.

"Could it be that because of the evil spirit's erosion and pressure at that time, the tree stump absorbed a large amount of spiritual power from the spiritual spring?"

Zhou Chun tried to deduce and find the reason, and came up with this somewhat far-fetched speculation.

As to whether this is really the case, no one can definitely give him a correct answer.

But if Zhou Chun's guess is true, then the time it takes to wait for the tree stump to completely transform into the Spirit Eye Tree will definitely not be too short.

After all, any spiritual object is nurtured over a long period of time.

Even if the changes in the tree stump were unusual, it certainly wouldn't happen overnight.

It's a pity that the spiritual vein grade of Tuyunling is still a drag after all. Otherwise, if Zhou Chun had meditated and practiced directly on this transformed spiritual eye tree, the effect would definitely be very good!
This made him more determined to find a better mountain gate for his family and a better cave for himself to practice.

After staying in the family for a year or two and feeling that the situation in Jingguo would not change much in the short term, Zhou Chun also had the idea of ​​going to Liangguo to bring back the Golden-Armored Mountain-Carrying Turtle Stone. By the way, he also wanted to go to Dazhouguo to deal with some treasures in his hands.

Calculating the time, Stone, the golden-armored mountain turtle, has stayed in the Mixian Ridge for fifty or sixty years. If he is efficient, he should be able to come out soon.

After making this decision, Zhou Chun immediately bid farewell to Zhou Mingde, took a few pets with him, and headed directly to Liang State.

Zhou Chun continued to travel non-stop in this way, and in less than a month he arrived outside the Mixian Ridge of Liang Country.

When they got here, at close range, Zhou Chun's mental connection with Stone, the golden-armored mountain turtle, was immediately restored.

Through communication with his mind, Zhou Chun knew that Shitou, the golden-armored mountain-carrying turtle, had indeed completed the process of carrying the mountain and could leave with him at any time.

And just as he firmly believed, even after breaking through to the fourth level and obtaining the inheritance of the senior demon king of the Fushan Turtle clan, the Golden-Armored Fushan Turtle Shitou's feelings towards him remained unchanged, and he always stood firmly by his side.

In that case, Zhou Chun had no more hesitation and immediately plunged into the Mixian Ridge.

Things turned out just as Zhou Chun had expected.

When he entered the Mixian Ridge without concealing his aura, he soon encountered the mud and stone giant transformed by the incarnation of the Demon King Chongxuan. Then, just like last time, he was taken back to the underground palace by the other party without any resistance.

This also made him certain that the Chongxuan Demon King was definitely not a fifth-order low-grade Demon King, but at least a fifth-order middle-grade Demon King!
Zhou Chun even suspected that in a place like Mixian Ridge, even a great cultivator in the late Nascent Soul stage might not be able to defeat the opponent.

He had not been doing nothing over the years. By reading various classics and exchanging experiences with other Jindan stage cultivators during his travels, he had almost guessed the true form of the Chongxuan Demon King.

If his guess was correct, the other party might very well be the legendary mountain spirit or stone monster!
The stone monster is easy to deal with, as its formation is similar to that of the wood monster.

And mountain spirits are very special!
In a broad sense, the essence of a mountain spirit is a mountain peak or even a mountain range!
But of course this cannot be the case!

A true mountain spirit should be a creature born from the essence of a mountain or even a mountain range.

This creature is much rarer than wood ghosts and stone monsters. Even many cultivators don’t believe that such a creature exists!

The main reason is that the rumors about this existence are too exaggerated and bizarre.

According to rumors, once a mountain spirit is born, it will be a fifth-level being, and its lifespan will be incredibly long!

According to rumors, mountain spirits possess all sorts of incredible magical powers within the broad confines of their own mountain bodies, including the ability to move themselves or others at will with the help of the power of the earth veins, as well as the ability to transform into thousands of incarnations and so on.

With abilities like these, it is almost impossible for the mountain spirit to be killed by cultivators or monsters of the same level!

The only thing that restricts such beings is their growth rate and breakthrough to a higher realm. Compared with the growth rate of wood spirits, stone monsters and other spirits before the fifth level, the growth rate of mountain spirits can be said to be extremely slow, and it may be difficult to break through a small realm for thousands of years!

And without a great opportunity, it will be difficult for the mountain spirit to break through to the sixth level!

Zhou Chun suspected that the Demon King Chongxuan was the legendary mountain spirit, which could explain why he was able to turn Mixian Ridge into a paradise for monsters.

Because as long as you don't provoke the Venerable Huashen, even if a great cultivator in the late Nascent Soul stage enters the Mixian Ridge, it will be difficult to do anything to it, and you don't have to worry about being besieged by many Nascent Soul stage cultivators!
At the same time, this also seems to explain clearly why it had an intersection with the demon king of the Fushan Turtle clan.

However, these are just Zhou Chun's guesses. If the Demon King Chongxuan doesn't say anything, it will be difficult for him to confirm it.

At this time, after being suddenly brought to the underground palace, Zhou Chun saw the rock giant transformed by the Chongxuan Demon King at a glance.

As to whether this rock giant was the other party's real body, he had no idea.

After calming down a little, he bowed to the other party and said, "Junior greets Senior Chongxuan Demon King."

"You are so brave, young man, you actually dared to come back! And your cultivation level has even broken through!"

The Demon King Chongxuan's gaze fell on Zhou Chun, with a hint of surprise in his tone.

It is not surprising that Zhou Chun dared to come back. After all, he made a Taoist oath in the beginning.

However, Zhou Chun's cultivation level had broken through to the middle stage of the Golden Core in just a few decades, which really surprised it.

Although the cultivation speed of human cultivators is indeed much faster than that of the demon race, and is even faster than that of immortal species like it, it is still too fast.

You have to know that the last time it separated from Zhou Chun, Zhou Chun's cultivation was not that outstanding among the early Jindan cultivators.

"Since I promised you that I would come back, I will not lie!"

"Also, the reason why I was able to break through so quickly is thanks to your gift, which enabled me to successfully exchange for the materials to refine the elixir. I will always remember your kindness."

Zhou Chun replied in a low voice with a respectful demeanor, as if he regarded the other party as a senior in the world of immortal cultivation.

No matter what, he still needs help from the Demon King Chongxuan, and his life can even be said to be on the other party's side. It will definitely be right to be respectful.

But the Chongxuan Demon King didn't seem to be fooled by his words. After hearing this, he just said calmly: "There's no need to act cute in front of me like this. I do everything at my own will. I don't need anyone to thank me, and I'm not afraid of anyone's resentment!"

After saying that, he looked at Zhou Chun fiercely and said, "Since you dare to come here, you must have communicated with the mountain-carrying turtle and you must know the choice of the little turtle!"

After hearing what it said, Zhou Chun knew that it was impossible to hide this matter from the other party, so he simply nodded and said honestly: "Senior, please understand, I have indeed contacted the stone, and it has also expressed its willingness to leave with me. I hope that the senior can abide by the agreement and let it leave with me!"

"I have always kept my word. Since I promised this matter in the beginning, I will not regret it now."

The Chongxuan Demon King took one look at him and agreed immediately.

Then, before Zhou Chun could be happy, it said in a deep voice: "But that little turtle has stayed here for decades and eaten many of my rare spiritual things. As its owner, shouldn't you also pay for it?"

Hearing this, Zhou Chun's heart sank suddenly, knowing that the thing he worried about had finally happened.

It turns out that Demon King Chongxuan will not let the turtle go so easily!

Unfortunately, even so, he had no bargaining power at this time, so he could only follow the other party's words and said: "But I don't know what rare spiritual objects you mentioned? How do you want me to pay for them?"

"That's a lot. It ate five pieces of my treasured Earth Spirit Paste, drank half a dose of Earth Essence, and ate three Earth Dragon Fruits that are over 4,000 years old..."

The Chongxuan Demon King leisurely said a series of names of spiritual creatures that Zhou Chun had either heard of or had never heard of.

The value of just those spiritual objects that Zhou Chun had heard of was enough to make him feel discouraged.

Apart from anything else, the [Earth Element Spirit Cream] is a spiritual object formed by the highly condensed and concentrated [Earth Element Spirit Milk]. A palm-sized piece is worth five or six hundred thousand spirit coins, and it is very difficult to buy.

The [Earth Dragon Fruit] is a kind of underground spiritual root that grows in places with rich earth element spiritual energy. The [Earth Dragon Fruit] is more than 4,000 years old and its value is difficult to measure.

These things are of great benefit to the Golden-Armored Mountain Turtle Stone after eating them.

But the question is, did Stone, the golden-armored mountain turtle, really eat so many spiritual creatures of this level?

Zhou Chun couldn't help but communicate with his pet secretly.

The result left him speechless.

According to Stone, the golden-armored mountain turtle, the Demon King Chongxuan did feed it some spiritual objects while it was sleeping, but it had no idea what those spiritual objects were.

But it was able to complete the "Carrying the Mountain" step in just a few decades, and its cultivation level was also improved to a level close to that of a fourth-order intermediate-grade monster. Perhaps the Chongxuan Monster King was not lying.

In fact, even if the Demon King Chongxuan lied, Zhou Chun couldn't and didn't dare to expose it.

So he could only look at the Chongxuan Demon King with a wry smile and said, "I really can't afford to compensate for the spiritual objects you mentioned. I can only make up for it in other ways!"

This is exactly what the Demon King Chongxuan was waiting for.

He then said calmly: "This matter is easy to discuss. As long as you agree to one condition of mine, I will not pursue these matters any further."

"Senior, are the conditions you mentioned the same as the conditions you proposed when you made a bet with me last time?"

Zhou Chun spoke thoughtfully, his tone slightly heavy.

"exactly!"

Demon King Chongxuan nodded, confirming his guess.

Seeing this, Zhou Chun thought for a while, then nodded firmly and said, "Okay, I can agree to this, but my cultivation is too shallow now, and I can't complete the task of delivering the letter for you. Can you give me some time and wait until I have formed my infant?"

Hearing this, the Chongxuan Demon King shook his head slightly and said, "I can give you some time, but not after you form your infant. I don't know if you will die in the process of forming your infant. If you die, then I will have lost money!"

This statement clearly shows that he is not optimistic about Zhou Chun's ability to successfully conceive a baby!

But Zhou Chun couldn't refute his point of view.

If I say in front of others at this time that I will definitely succeed in conceiving a baby, let alone whether they believe me or not, even if they do, they will still ask me where my confidence comes from!
At the moment, he could only helplessly say: "Then I can wait until my cultivation reaches the late Jindan stage before doing this!"

Sure enough, I have a fever today again!!!
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(End of this chapter)