Clan Cultivation: Starting from Beast Taming

How could it be her!

At the western entrance of Tianyuan Immortal City, Zhou Chun looked at the woman in front of him, her head covered by a face-covering hat, and cursed his bad luck inwardly.

Although the female cultivator's hat hid her face, although she had also changed her height and build, although she used a peculiar fragrance to mask the scent of the elixirs on her, Zhou Chun still easily identified her.

She was one of the cultivators he least wanted to meet in Tianyuan Immortal City, the Alchemy Master Luo Qingni!

As it turned out, Zhou Chun had easily recognized her thanks to the response of the Wood Charm in his Spirit Beast Pouch.

He had already known that the cultivation technique Luo Qingni practiced had to be a top-tier wood element technique and that it was extremely attractive to Wood Charms.

If Luo Qingni had been the one to find the Wood Charm initially, it might have willingly followed her without the need for coercion.

And as an alchemist, Luo Qingni herself was obviously extremely sensitive to mana and its signatures.

Only two years had passed since Zhou Chun had commissioned her to make an elixir, and it was the quite uncommon "Dragon Transformation Pill" at that, so it would have been difficult for her not to have a deep impression of Zhou Chun.

Therefore, upon seeing him up close now, she quickly recognized his true identity based on the mana signature on him.

And she didn't bother to hide this fact, soon quietly sending a message to Zhou Chun's mind, "I didn't expect Taoist Friend Xu to have taken this mission as well. Should I call you Taoist Friend Xu, or would Taoist Friend Zhang be more appropriate?"

Zhou Chun could not fail to detect the playful tone in her words.

By now, Luo Qingni must have known that neither Xu Fu nor Zhang Liang were his real names.

At this point, to say Zhou Chun wasn't panicking would be a lie.

But with other people present, he dared not show any anomalies, so he could only force a smile as Yan Qiyang introduced him to others all the while secretly chuckling bitterly in his mind as he responded, "Zhang has also not expected that Master Luo would be the real initiator of this mission!"

Had he known it was going to be like this, he would not have accepted the mission, no matter what.

But as things stood now, it was obviously too late for regrets.

If he withdrew from the mission now, offending Yan Qiyang and Master Luo was a minor concern. If Master Luo took the opportunity to confirm that he had raised a Third Order Flood Dragon and let this information leak, that would be a matter of life and death.

It could be said that he was in a bit of a dilemma at this point.

While he was wondering whether to simply play along for now and then run away after leaving the city, Luo Qingni seemed to guess his concerns.

Suddenly, she took the initiative to say, "Is Taoist Friend Zhang worried that I will reveal the 'Dragon Transformation Pill'? There's no need for concern about that. I am willing to swear a Heart Demon Oath that I will not tell anyone other than us about the 'Dragon Transformation Pill'."

Hearing her say this, Zhou Chun was also startled, not expecting her to be willing to do such a thing.

After a moment of contemplation, he responded more seriously, "Master Luo is too serious. Zhang believes that with Master Luo's status, she would not do something to damage her own reputation."

By saying this, he also made his position clear, "Since fate has decreed that the employer of this journey is Master Luo, Zhang will naturally do his utmost to complete the mission and repay Master Luo for the previous favor of alchemy!"

"Then thanks for your trust, Taoist Friend Zhang."

Seeing her goal achieved, Luo Qingni didn't dwell on the subject and cheerfully replied.

Before long, Zhou Chun and the other four Purple Mansion Phase Cultivators left Tianyuan Immortal City from the western entrance and then rode together on a second-order superior Demon Beast "Six-Winged Flying Lizard" flying towards Doran Prairie.

Among the five Purple Mansion Phase Cultivators, Yan Qiyang and Luo Qingni, who had assumed the name "Meng Qingqing", were both at the Purple Mansion Late Stage, and they were also the employers for this journey.

Zhou Chun and the other two Purple Mansion Phase Cultivators were hired for the task.

The other two happened to be a man and a woman. The male cultivator was a middle-aged man with a disheveled appearance who emitted a strong smell of alcohol and had a yellow gourd for wine hanging from his waist, from which he would take a drink time to time.

His name was Lu Chong, self-styled "Alcoholic Hermit," with a Middle Stage Purple Mansion cultivation level.

The female cultivator was named Xiao Jinlian, who had a graceful figure and outstanding looks, true to the name "Golden Lotus". Like Zhou Chun, she was also at the Initial Stage Purple Mansion level.

The "Six-Winged Flying Lizard" that the five of them were riding together was Yan Qiyang's Mount Beast, so nominally, Yan Qiyang led the way.

Therefore, after they set out, Yan Qiyang gave Zhou Chun and the other two further details about the mission.

"For this escort task, our three friends only need to deliver the two of us to the shores of Muli Lake in Doran Prairie. There, I will give the reward to the three Taoist Friends."

"I should inform our three Taoist Friends that in order to conserve mana and maintain our conditions, neither Meng Taoist Friend nor I will easily intervene. Therefore, if we encounter a Demon Beast attack or Multi-Winged Clan Mages on the road, we'll rely on our three friends to take care of them."

"Of course, the route I selected has already been made to avoid as much as possible those large 'Multi-Winged' tribes and some dangerous areas. As long as our luck isn't exceptionally bad, we should not encounter any Fourth Order beings!"

With these words, Yan Qiyang swept his gaze over Zhou Chun and the other two, asking, "That's the general situation. Do any of the three Taoist Friends have any questions?"

After hearing all this, Zhou Chun and the others couldn't help but glance at each other. Then they all shook their heads, indicating there were no problems.

"Good, since the three Taoist Friends don't have any questions, then let's consider the matter settled."

Yan Qiyang nodded in satisfaction, thus setting the terms.