Clan Cultivation: Starting from Beast Taming

"Faster, even faster!"

Above the clouds, Taoist Mingjian and Taoist Mingxia, two Purple Mansion Cultivators from the Green Lotus Temple, rushed through the air, each chasing the other, already exerting all their strength.

Yet, they still felt too slow, squeezing every bit of potential strength to hasten their pace.

Having received the transmission that the people of the Dragon Transformation Sect had been discovered by Zhou Mingde and Wang Guangping, they dashed towards the scene with utmost urgency.

However, they were seven or eight hundred li away from the site when they got the message, and some time had already passed.

This made them worry that by the time they arrived, they might end up empty-handed as they had several times before, without even a glimpse of the enemy's shadow.

If that happened, it would be infuriating.

So, in that moment, they sped as if their lives depended on it, employing the energy usually reserved for desperate escapes.

As the saying goes,

Sometimes, you never know how strong you are until you push yourself to the limit.

Taoist Mingjian had never pushed himself to such an extent since forming his Purple Mansion.

And he had never discovered that his speed could reach such astonishing levels!

The journey of seven or eight hundred li ultimately took just over two hours.

When they reached the scene, they saw from afar Zhou Mingde and Wang Guangping strenuously contending with the Black Dragon Protector.

"Phew, we made it in time!"

Relieved to see the enemy was still there, they both took a deep breath.

Without waiting for Zhou Mingde to signal them, they immediately charged into the battlefield.

Upon seeing the two Purple Mansion Cultivators from the Green Lotus Temple, the Black Dragon Protector's heart sank and his expression drastically changed.

Never mind that the power of the "Dragon Spirit Possession Talisman" was nearing exhaustion; even at full strength, a real Flood Dragon, confronted by four cultivators of the same rank, could not hope to win.

"Damn it! I'll remember this, and sooner or later, you'll regret it!"

With a face full of unwilling anger, he glared at Zhou Mingde and Wang Guangping, issuing a hate-filled growl.

Then, with a swift turn, he quickly flew toward the river below to make his escape.

By then, after repeated use, the power of Zhou Mingde's cyan Treasure Mirror, a Talisman Treasure, had been greatly depleted. The cyan radiance it emitted could no longer hold the Black Dragon Protector in place.

The enhancement provided by the "Dragon Spirit Possession Talisman" for the Black Dragon Protector was still effective, greatly increasing his resistance to the power of the Talisman Treasure.

And other attacks from him and Wang Guangping were useless against the Black Dragon Protector who was determined to escape at this moment, barely leaving a mark on him.

Seeing that the Black Dragon Protector's escape was unstoppable, Zhou Mingde was mentally prepared to give up.

Suddenly, a white cold light shot from afar and precisely struck the Black Dragon Protector's back.

What shocked Zhou Mingde was that the Black Dragon Protector's scales, which even third-tier Dharma Treasures could hardly penetrate, were now torn apart as easily as paper!

Then, a burst of white frost erupted from inside out, instantly encasing the Black Dragon Protector's body in a block of solid ice, which thunderously crashed towards the ground.

Bang!

A loud boom rose as the solid block of ice hit the ground, forming a huge pit upon impact.

The ice, which should have been fragile, was unscathed.

This scene not only stunned Zhou Mingde, but Wang Guangping was equally astounded.

Both of them reflexively turned their heads towards the direction from which the white cold light had come.

They saw Taoist Mingxia, holding a bright, white ice bow emitting a dazzling light, flying over with Taoist Mingjian.

"What's that? A Dharma Treasure?"

Zhou Mingde stared intently at the white ice bow in Taoist Mingxia's hand, murmuring in disbelief.

Although his voice was not loud, Wang Guangping heard him.

She, too, spoke with surprise, "No, that's not a Dharma Treasure, it's a pseudo Dharma Treasure!"

The moment the words "pseudo Dharma Treasure" were uttered, Zhou Mingde came to a sudden realization.

He quickly nodded in agreement, "Right, a non-Golden Core Stage cultivator can't use a Dharma Treasure, so it must be a pseudo Dharma Treasure!"

A "pseudo Dharma Treasure" is actually a devolved form of a Dharma Treasure!

A true Dharma Treasure cannot be activated by anyone below the Golden Core Stage.

Therefore, when a Golden Core Stage Cultivator passes away, their precious Dharma Treasures are left behind, but they cannot be used by those who haven't reached the Golden Core Stage.

Such a Dharma Treasure, which no one can use, however valuable it may be to its owner, becomes useless to others and could even attract disaster.

So some Golden Core Stage Cultivators, before their demise, in order to leave behind powerful protection for posterity, will erase the spirit of the Dharma Treasure, and immerse it in a special spiritual liquid to neutralize its power, causing it to fall from the Dharma Treasure rank.

This forcibly weakened Dharma Treasure loses the power of a true Dharma Treasure but can now be activated without needing a Golden Core Stage cultivation level.

Since its essence is still that of a Dharma Treasure, its power is much greater than that of a Talisman Treasure, which is why it's called a "pseudo Dharma Treasure" by cultivators.

The number of these "pseudo Dharma Treasures" is far scarcer than that of true Dharma Treasures, making them extremely rare.

Moreover, compared to Talisman Treasures, which can be used upon acquisition, some "pseudo Dharma Treasures" require the cultivator to practice a specific cultivation technique and use special spells to activate.