Clan Cultivation: Starting from Beast Taming

Jiufeng Ridge, Pagoda Peak.

"How is it? Supreme Elder, do you have a way to help the Fire Divine Jackal with its poisoning?"

Inside Zhou Mingde's cave dwelling, as soon as he stepped out from the Spirit Beast Room, Zhou Chun looked at him full of concern and inquired about the Fire Divine Jackal's condition.

At this moment, Zhou Chun looked particularly unwell due to internal injuries that had yet to be tended to, compounded by the constant urgency of his travels, having not rested for more than a few moments outside of meditation to restore his mana—this had left his complexion rather unsightly.

However, he paid no mind to this, his only concern whether there was a way to save the Fire Divine Jackal from its poisoning.

This attitude made Zhou Mingde, who was already angered by the poisoning and injury of his Spirit Pet, swallow the words of reprimand that were on the tip of his tongue.

He simply shook his head and said, "The poison in it is very fierce. I have exhausted all my efforts and only managed to remove part of the toxin, barely suppressing the speed of its spread. To completely remove the toxin, we would need the assistance of a Golden Core Stage Cultivator or procure a high-grade Detoxification Spirit Pill."

Having said this, his face darkened as he looked at Zhou Chun and added, "Now tell me in detail what happened, how it got poisoned, and who injured it!"

When Zhou Chun had just returned to the Zhou Family, he immediately presented the injured and poisoned Fire Divine Jackal before him.

Due to the urgency of the situation, he hadn't had time to inquire about the details, and he treated the Fire Divine Jackal's poisoning in the Spirit Beast Room first.

Now that the condition of the Fire Divine Jackal had stabilized somewhat, he finally had the time to ask for specifics.

Upon hearing his question, Zhou Chun didn't dare to hide anything, quickly recounting the events of his trip to Lingzhou.

After he finished explaining, he said with great self-reproach, "This is all the junior's fault. If it were not for my eagerness for revenge, actively luring Master Jiang here, the Fire Divine Jackal would not have been poisoned and injured. I request the Supreme Elder to punish me!"

Zhou Mingde, upon hearing this, felt his annoyance grow.

According to what Zhou Chun said, the Fire Divine Jackal's injury was indeed entirely due to personal revenge.

But as annoyed as he was, Zhou Chun was, after all, a high-ranking member of the Zhou Family, a junior he was currently very optimistic about. Even if punishment was due, it could not be now.

Thus, he suppressed his anger and waved his hand, saying, "Now is not the time to talk about responsibility. Since you have obtained Master Jiang's belongings, quickly bring his Storage Pouch for me to examine. If we can find the remaining poison and identify what it is, perhaps solving the detoxification would be much simpler!"

"Yes, here is the item, please take a look, Supreme Elder."

Zhou Chun answered, and hurriedly took out the Storage Pouch he had picked from Master Jiang's body and handed it to Zhou Mingde.

He had been too busy traveling to have time to inspect the contents of the Storage Pouch.

At that moment, Zhou Mingde personally erased the Spiritual Sense Imprint of Master Jiang from within the Storage Pouch and delved into it with his Divine Sense to search.

He was secretly taken aback by what he found inside. Although Master Jiang was merely a late-stage Foundation Establishment Cultivator, the items within his Storage Pouch were enough to leave even a Purple Mansion Phase Cultivator in awe.

The various Elixirs refined by Master Jiang himself and the collected Spiritual Medicines and Spiritual Objects need not be mentioned. There were more than twenty-four thousand Spirit Coins alone!

Considering he was originally going to attend an underground auction, it was normal for him to carry a large amount of Spirit Coins.

Yet, this was still too many!

Despite being astonished by the wealth within Master Jiang's Storage Pouch, Zhou Mingde did not forget his purpose, promptly retrieving the various bottles, jars, and jade boxes, opening each to inspect them.

Eventually, within a jade box, he discovered the leftover venom stored in a porcelain bottle.

"This appears to be some kind of snake venom!"

Looking at the small amount of grayish-purple liquid left inside the porcelain bottle, Zhou Mingde, with his extensive experience, immediately recognized its likely origin.

Then, he closed the bottle and said to Zhou Chun, "Quickly go to the Book Collection Tower and bring back all the Classics that have records of various snake venoms. Together, we shall see exactly which snake's venom this is!"

"Yes, I will comply immediately."

Zhou Chun responded and rushed out of the cave dwelling, heading to the Book Collection Tower at Flying Rock Peak.

Not much time passed before he returned with a pile of Classics to Zhou Mingde's cave dwelling.

The two then poured over the books together, searching for the source of the venom in the bottle.

After a while, Zhou Mingde suddenly spoke, "I have found it. If I'm not mistaken, the Fire Divine Jackal must have been poisoned by the venom of the Purple Crow Snake!"

The Purple Crow Snake?

Zhou Chun's expression changed, quickly recalling information about this poisonous snake.

If he remembered correctly, it was an intermediate-level Demon Beast whose potent venom could kill a Purple Mansion Phase Cultivator and was very effective against third-tier Demon Beasts.

This species of venomous snake could reproduce asexually, with the female able to lay eggs even without a suitable mate.

However, it would only lay eggs once in its lifetime, and that would be either when nearing the end of its lifespan or just before death.

While contemplating this information about the Purple Crow Snake, Zhou Mingde had already started discussing the method for detoxification.

"To cure the venom of the Purple Crow Snake, one needs to either find the Purple Leaf Heavy Building or the Five-Clawed Yellow Lotus with a medicinal age of over five hundred years, or use Detoxification Spirit Pills refined from these two Spiritual Medicines, or seek the help of a Golden Core Stage Cultivator to forcefully remove the toxin with great mana!"

"I remember that the Sanjue Sect used to cultivate the Purple Leaf Heavy Building. Perhaps the Li Family would have this Spiritual Medicine and related Detoxification Pills!"