Clan Cultivation: Starting from Beast Taming

The Temple Master of Green Lotus Temple was a Cultivator at the Golden Core Stage, with the Taoist Title "Master Qingwei".

Such beings usually do not meet outsiders.

Therefore, the chance for Zhou Chun to meet Master Qingwei this time was indeed quite fortuitous.

He saw, as he followed Taoist Mingxia into the Sect Leader’s grand hall, a middle-aged Taoist in a green-purple robe sitting at the head of the hall.

That Taoist had a face like white jade, flawlessly pure, with bright eyes that seemed to penetrate people’s hearts.

In his hand, he twirled a whisk with a green-threaded silver handle; upon seeing the two enter, he flicked the whisk lightly and said, "Let’s dispense with the formalities, and talk about the matter at hand."

"Yes."

Taoist Mingxia responded, and then said to Zhou Chun, "Taoist Friend Zhou, please recount that incident in detail to the Temple Master again."

"As commanded by my senior."

Zhou Chun respectfully acknowledged the command and recounted the incident of encountering the heritage of a Cultivator from the Dragon Transformation Sect from over eight hundred years ago.

After listening to his words, Master Qingwei could not help but nod and said, "According to the Sect’s records, it is true that after the main temple of the Dragon Transformation Sect was destroyed, quite a few Foundation Establishment Missionary Envoys escaped in batches, taking with them Sect Classics and Spiritual Objects, but most of them were still intercepted."

Speaking up to this point, he nodded with a smile toward Zhou Chun and said, "It’s unexpected that Taoist Friend Zhou, by chance after so many years, still managed to get a portion of these."

"I was just lucky to have stumbled upon it,"

Zhou Chun humbly replied, his tone very obedient.

"Indeed, if you can use this as a pretext to infiltrate the Dragon Transformation Sect, it would indeed be unlikely to arouse suspicion and could be advantageous for elevating your status within the sect."

Master Qingwei nodded his head, expressing his approval of Zhou Chun’s plans to infiltrate the Dragon Transformation Sect using this pretext.

But he quickly furrowed his brow and said in a deep voice, "However, if that’s the case, it is possible that an Elder of the Dragon Transformation Sect, will personally meet with you to test the truth of your words."

"It would be quite difficult not to speak the truth in front of a Golden Core Stage Cultivator!"

Being a Golden Core Stage Cultivator himself, Master Qingwei was well aware of the numerous methods a cultivator of his stage could employ to compel someone to speak the truth. n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

Even if the Elder of the Dragon Transformation Sect decided to spare Zhou Chun from methods that would cause him great harm, using merely some spells or secret techniques that could draw out a person’s inner thoughts would not be something that a mere Foundation Establishment Cultivator could easily resist.

And although Zhou Chun did not have as many methods as a Golden Core Stage Cultivator to compel honesty, he also knew that a major sect like Green Lotus Temple must have a way for him to resist those kinds of spells.

Therefore, he did not speak, but simply stood there obediently, waiting for Master Qingwei’s decision.

"Let’s do this, I’ll test your willpower to see how strong it is, and then decide how you can infiltrate the Dragon Transformation Sect."

After pondering for a while, Master Qingwei seemed to have made a decision and immediately looked at Zhou Chun to disclose his intention.

Zhou Chun knew he could not refuse, so he nodded without much hesitation and replied, "Yes, as commanded by my senior."

Seeing his agreement, Master Qingwei immediately made hand gestures and swiftly sent a beam of white spiritual light toward him.

When the light touched him, Zhou Chun felt his consciousness dip, as if he had been clouded by drunkenness, his eyes becoming hazy and blurred.

At that moment, Master Qingwei, with a low tone, asked him, "Taoist Friend Zhou, what flaws does the Cultivation Technique you practice have? What are its weaknesses?"

On hearing this, Zhou Chun’s mind instinctively tensed, and he tried to rub his eyelids while refusing to answer.

Seeing this, Master Qingwei changed the question and asked, "Taoist Friend Zhou, is the matter you spoke of concerning the relics of the Dragon Transformation Sect’s Cultivator, entirely true?"

"Yes, it is."

Zhou Chun mumbled softly under his breath, his reply quite resolute.

Master Qingwei wanted to ask more, but Zhou Chun gradually regained his senses.

This took him by surprise, and he looked at Zhou Chun with astonishment and said, "It seems your Divine Soul’s will is even stronger than I anticipated, Taoist Friend Zhou. Have you, by chance, consumed any Spiritual Objects that strengthen the Divine Soul?"

"Senior has keen insight. Indeed, I consumed a Soul Heart Fruit before reaching Foundation Establishment, which I gained through a Heavenly Spirit Order found among those relics, allowing me to partake in the Heavenly Spirit Trial and obtain that Spiritual Object,"

With a respectful expression, Zhou Chun answered Master Qingwei’s question.

However, inwardly, he was quite shocked.

For he could not remember what Master Qingwei had just asked, but instinctively felt that he must not have spoken anything detrimental to himself.

"No wonder, that does make things easier."

Master Qingwei nodded and said to Zhou Chun, "Our Green Lotus Temple possesses a secret technique of maintaining a clear heart and guarding one’s divine intentions called the Heart Lotus Orthodox Method. I can impart to you the first layer of this technique."

"If you can successfully cultivate this method and then consume a Purple Jade Soul Lotus, a special product of our sect, then most spells that bewilder the mind will hardly affect you."

Upon finishing these words, Zhou Chun did not react much, but Taoist Mingxia beside him was visibly startled.

Then, with envy clearly on her face, she said to Zhou Chun, "Taoist Friend Zhou, you must thank the Temple Master quickly. The Purple Jade Soul Lotus is a precious Spiritual Object that is nearly as rare as the Soul Heart Fruit. Our Inner Sect Disciples also need to achieve significant merit for the Sect before they have the opportunity to consume such an item."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chun’s spirits lifted, and he hastily bowed deeply to express his gratitude, "I am endlessly grateful for the kindness Senior has shown."