Clan Cultivation: Starting from Beast Taming
Chapter 955 - 447: Spicy Hand Destroying Flowers, Bewitching Heavenly Music [Large Chapter, Subscription Requested]_4

Especially after reaching the second level of the Heart Lotus Orthodox Method, Zhou Chun felt that his understanding and practice of the Slaying God Technique had become more efficient than before, clearly benefiting from a positive synergy between the two techniques.

Should he master the Slaying God Technique, if he encountered a similar situation as before, he merely needed to unleash the Slaying God Sword to attack his enemy. Even if he couldn't slay the enemy on the spot, he could disrupt their Demon Technique, causing them to suffer backlash and making it difficult for them to use such powers again.

He wouldn't even let the Leopard Tail Witch escape from the beginning!

Next, seeing that Yue Feng and Cheng Zhiming had not yet arrived, Zhou Chun took the initiative to awaken the petrified Stone, to avoid letting the two know that Stone had this capability.

Afterward, he placed the shattered corpse on the ground into a stone sarcophagus, then directly summoned the Thunder Python Baibai to ride and head towards his subordinates. On the way, he happened to meet Yue Feng and Cheng Zhiming, who were coming to provide support.

When he learned from them that the young cultivator from the Yin Ghost Sect was also slain by Yue Feng, Zhou Chun breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that the minimum goal of this sortie had been achieved.

This sortie had been a great success, having successfully slain two cultivators at the Middle Stage Purple Mansion of the Demon Path, severely wounded one at the Late Stage Purple Mansion, and additionally slain over forty Foundation Establishment Stage Demon Cultivators.

Particularly since the losses on their side were minimal, with only five Foundation Establishment Cultivators and over thirty Qi Refinement Cultivators lost in battle—trivial in comparison to their achievements.

After affirming the merits of his two subordinates, Zhou Chun briefed them about his encounter with the two witches. Then, with a generous gesture, he signaled that it was time to return to camp.

Before long, Zhou Chun handed over command to his two subordinates to lead the troops back to their base. He himself took the slain Demon Cultivators' corpses, Magic Artifacts, and other items to the Commandant's quarters of the higher-ups to report the sortie in person.

"Good, good, Commander Zhou truly lives up to his reputation as the young prodigy who can slay the 'Corpse Fiend General' Jiang Zhong. Just arriving on the battlefield and already making such achievements; it seems that there will soon be another strong contender for the 'Heavenly Spirit Seven Heroes'!"

Inside the Great Hall, Wei Yong, a Commandant born from the Moon Wheel Sect, broke into laughter and applauded enthusiastically after hearing Zhou Chun's report of the achievements.

Hearing his unabashed praise, the other two Golden Core Stage Deputy Commanders present in the hall shifted their expressions and looked toward Zhou Chun with a nuanced gaze.

Given their experiences, how could they not realize that Wei Yong was actively making a push for Zhou Chun?

Regardless of Zhou Chun's impressive performance and significant contributions, such high praise wouldn't usually be warranted, especially since he was still a newcomer who had been on the battlefield for less than a month.

However, realizing this, regardless of their current thoughts, neither would say anything to dampen the mood under these circumstances; they simply took note of the situation.

After reporting the situation and handing over the spoils, Zhou Chun left for his own station.

Regarding the subsequent promotions and publicity, naturally, the Green Lotus Temple and Moon Wheel Sect would manage, and any rewards would await the higher-ups' assessment and confirmation.

Once Zhou Chun returned to his base, he clearly felt a different look in his subordinates' eyes.

If previously he was only known by reputation and strong abilities that commanded respect,

now, having led a victorious sortie so soon after taking his position, he had earned not just their respect but also their heartfelt loyalty and acknowledgment.

This was undoubtedly a positive sign.

Strength is in numbers, and if Zhou Chun wanted to achieve merit and make a name on the battlefield, he inevitably needed the support and assistance of these subordinates.

With the subordinates genuinely respecting and acknowledging him, they would execute his commands more thoroughly on the battlefield. Even when faced with adversity, they would continue to maintain high morale.

"Commander, you've returned! What did the Commandant say? With such great achievements this time, are there any special rewards from above?"

As Zhou Chun entered the Council Hall inside the baseottesville, Yue Feng and Cheng Zhiming, who had been waiting for him, immediately came up to greet him and eagerly inquired about the rewards.

"The Commandant was very satisfied with our achievements this time and highly praised our performance. As for whether there will be special rewards, that's something the Reward and Merit Office will decide!"

Zhou Chun responded calmly to Yue Feng's inquiry, then he also asked about the treatment of the injured and the handling of the deceased.

Since they had won and the enemy hadn't had time to destroy the bodies on the battlefield, the bodies of their own fallen cultivators were mostly recoverable, albeit somewhat damaged.

These bodies, as per regulations, were to be sent back to their families or sects.

Even if they were Loose Cultivators, as long as they had designated a place to receive their bodies, there would be someone assigned to return their corpses.

As for the injured, unless they had their cultivation destroyed or suffered from serious internal injuries that were hard to heal, they would first be treated and recuperated at their station, and once their injuries no longer affected combat, they would continue to serve on the battlefield.

At that moment, in response to Zhou Chun's inquiry, Cheng Zhiming didn't wait for Yue Feng to speak; he took the initiative to reply first.

His answer was very detailed because he was the one who handled these matters.

This was mainly because he had been Yue Feng's assistant in the past, specifically dealing with such issues.

Even though Yue Feng was now on equal footing with him, he still habitually entrusted Cheng Zhiming to handle these matters.

But he hadn't expected this to become an opportunity for Cheng Zhiming to show off.

At this moment, seeing Cheng Zhiming's attitude of seeking credit while explaining the situation to Zhou Chun, Yue Feng felt as uncomfortable as if he had swallowed a fly and lost all interest.

Zhou Chun naturally also discerned Cheng Zhiming's mental state and thoughts.

Although he was not so easily trusting of this deputy whom he had known for less than a month, he was not indifferent to Cheng Zhiming's attempts to curry favor.

On the surface, he interacted with him in a pleasant and cheerful manner, which was markedly different from how he treated Yue Feng.

Having clarified the aftermath matters this way, Zhou Chun let the two Deputy Commanders go back to rest and wait for further news, and he himself returned to his residence to rest.

After roughly two days of rest, Zhou Chun felt that his condition had recovered quite well, and then he took out the Storage Pouch of the Enchantment Valley Witch to check his spoils.

According to military rules, aside from certain special demon path objects that must be handed over, the Heavenly Spirit Legion would not forcibly demand the submission of spoils captured by soldiers on the battlefield.

Of course, if someone willingly handed over those demon cultivators' Magic Artifacts and demon technique secret techniques that were harmful to others, they could still receive some battle merit rewards.

And although the collection of spoils wasn't enforced, the Heavenly Spirit Alliance would be relentless towards cultivators who secretly practiced certain malicious demon techniques.

Just like before, there were some cultivators who used demon path corpse refinement as a tactic against their enemies, and at that time, they wouldn't investigate anything.

But now, with the Corpse Demon Sect fully joining the Demon Element Realm, such corpse-manipulating techniques had also been listed as forbidden arts by the Heavenly Spirit Legion, strictly prohibiting cultivators in the Tianling Region from practicing and using them—violators would be treated as demon cultivators!

When Zhou Chun opened the Storage Pouch of the Enchantment Valley Witch, he immediately found that the gains were not small.

These demon cultivators had been active in the territories under the control of the Heavenly Spirit Legion for quite some time, and quite a number of cultivators had died at their hands, so naturally, they had accumulated many spoils.

Although there was nothing particularly eye-catching in the Storage Pouch of the Enchantment Valley Witch, the various Magic Artifacts, talismans, and elixirs added up to a value of seventy to eighty thousand Spirit Coins.

However, there were very few Spirit Coins, just over twenty thousand; possibly because most cultivators didn't carry much Spirit Coin to the battlefield.

For Zhou Chun, who had just made a fortune from Jiang Zhong and others, this acquisition was only deemed adequate and not particularly disappointing.

But Zhou Chun's gains did not end there.

Because a pair of Silver Beast Claws Magic Artifacts from the Leopard Tail Witch had also been left behind, which she didn't have time to retrieve and was forced to abandon.

This pair of Silver Beast Claws was a Third Order top-grade Magic Artifact and was made from a fusion of several rare spirit golds using the rare "Thunder Light Iron," even incorporating Silver Essence, a type of material that increased sharpness and hardness.

Moreover, this artifact did not require demon techniques to activate; it required lightning energy.

If Zhou Chun were to use the "Secret of Dragon Transformation," he should also be able to use this item.

This was a very satisfying unexpected gain for him!

After counting his spoils and waiting a few more days, the battle merits and rewards for Zhou Chun and his team's recent battle were also finalized and were personally delivered by a cultivator from the Reward and Merit Office.

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