Beast Taming Immortal Clan

Chapter 112 The Corpse is Displayed to the Public, and the Clan Chief's Reward [Please Subscribe]

According to the interrogation of the captured rogue cultivator, the Foundation Establishment cultivator who fought Zhou Chun to a standstill was named Shen Han, a rogue cultivator who had been at the Foundation Establishment stage for less than thirty years.

This person originally worked under a pseudonym in a rogue cultivator organization, often helping some rogue cultivators deal with powerful and difficult-to-defeat demonic beasts, and was generous in sharing some of the benefits, so his reputation was quite good.

Therefore, a rogue cultivator who discovered the eight-horned water-repelling deer with Zhou Jiacheng informed this person of the news, hoping for a reward from him later.

From this perspective, Shen Han can be considered a smart person. At least he understands the principle of slow and steady wins the race and will not easily do the kind of thing that involves abandoning someone after they have served their purpose.

But this time he was clearly too clever for his own good and provoked the wrong person.

Thanks to Zhou Jiacheng's advance notice of his return to the family, the enraged Zhou Daoyi personally sent messages to all the Zhou family's allies, requesting them to keep an eye on Shen Han's whereabouts.

At the same time, the Zhou family also made private promises to the leaders of several independent cultivator settlements that as long as they secretly provided Shen Han's exact whereabouts, the Zhou family would directly reward them with two thousand spirit coins!

With these multiple methods employed, Shen Han, who was recuperating in a secluded cultivator's settlement, was soon betrayed by a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

Then Zhou Daoyi, the head of the Zhou family, personally went to stake out the area where the rogue cultivators lived.

When Zhou Jiarui, along with Zhou Chun and others, had spent several days transporting the remaining three eight-horned water deer back to Jiufeng Ridge using a combination of land and water transport.

Shen Han's body has been brought back by Zhou Daoyi, who personally took charge of the operation.

"Zhengchun, it's good that you're alright. I've decided to display this monstrous corpse outside the mountain gate for a hundred days, so that all the rogue cultivators of Lanzhou will know the consequences of bullying the weak and harming my Zhou family cultivators!"

Inside the Zhongping Hall, after Zhou Daoyi personally examined Zhou Chun's injuries, his expression softened, and he coldly announced his decision regarding the disposal of Shen Han's body.

This incident, where Zhou Chun and the others encountered danger, was the first time since the Zhou family established itself in Jiufeng Ridge that a Foundation Establishment stage rogue cultivator had singled out a Zhou family cultivator to attack them.

This trend must not be allowed to continue!

Therefore, even if the injured person was not Zhou Chun, the heir he valued highly, Zhou Daoyi, as the head of the Zhou family, would absolutely not tolerate such behavior.

That's why he went to great lengths to ask his friends and families for help in finding the person, and offered generous rewards to Foundation Establishment cultivators to provide information.

Those rogue cultivators must know that if they dare to bully the weak and harm Zhou family cultivators, no matter the cost, the Zhou family will make sure they are left to rot in public!

Only in this way can we deter those rogue practitioners who always think they have nothing to lose.

This will deter them from easily killing Zhou family cultivators for petty gains.

Zhou Chun had no objection to exposing Shen Han's corpse to the public.

Although this method is somewhat inhumane, it is absolutely necessary.

Such cruel torture is insufficient to have a deterrent effect.

Although Zhou Chun knew that Zhou Daoyi's actions in pursuing Shen Han at all costs were mainly for the collective interests of the family, he was still very grateful and moved by Zhou Daoyi's help in avenging him.

He immediately said with a face full of gratitude, "What merit do I, a junior, possess to deserve such kindness from the clan leader!"

"There's no need for that. I'm doing this not just to avenge you, but also to ensure that no other cultivator in the family will ever suffer a similar fate again."

Zhou Daoyi waved his hand, and as expected, he didn't say anything that was just a hypocritical statement about valuing Zhou Chun.

Then, looking at Zhou Chun, he said, "Jia Rui and Jia Cheng have both told me about your performance this time. Without you, the clan might have lost several outstanding members. This merit cannot go unrewarded!"

After a moment's thought, he nodded and said, "How about this, in addition to the rewards for this mission, I will reward you with five hundred family merits, and also bestow upon you two second-tier low-grade magic talismans and a first-tier high-grade flying magic artifact."

This reward is undeniably generous.

However, considering Zhou Chun's losses, it is also reasonable.

In the battle against Shen Han, Zhou Chun not only used a precious second-tier talisman once, but also consumed an extremely rare "Dragon Blood Qi-Replenishing Pill", two [Rejuvenation Pills], and dozens of first-tier magic talismans.

The total value of these items would be no less than a thousand spirit coins.

It would be disheartening if the reward given by Zhou Daoyi were less than this amount.

Therefore, Zhou Chun accepted the reward with a clear conscience this time.

After receiving the reward, he went back to his residence to rest.

Because his injury was quite serious and it was sustained on duty, Zhou Daoyi specially granted him a three-month recuperation leave.

However, Zhou Chun actually recovered from his injuries after resting for about a month.

At this time, the corpse of Shen Han, a rogue cultivator who had been left to rot outside Jiufeng Ridge, had been dried into a dried-up human form.

This matter quickly spread among the rogue cultivators in the Lanzhou cultivation world, thanks to the words of those who went to Jiufeng Ridge to cultivate.

Because the Zhou family did not betray the Foundation Establishment cultivator who revealed Shen Han's whereabouts, the other cultivators were also very shocked by the Zhou family's strength and methods after hearing about this, as they were able to find the person so quickly and bring him to justice.

Even some cultivation families who were unaware of the inside story were astonished by the power the Zhou family displayed in this matter and had to reassess the Zhou family's strength.

It can be said that this deterrent effect has been very effective.

Meanwhile, the first cultivator in the Zhou family to attempt to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage after consuming the Spirit Ascension Fruit had already achieved his goal.

The result was naturally not good!

This cultivator who was attempting to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage was Zhou Jiaqing, a cultivator of the "Jia" generation, ranked fifteenth.

After his failed attempt to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage, he suffered a severe backlash.

Although he miraculously survived, his meridians and acupoints were severely damaged and could not fully recover, making him practically a cripple.

At his current advanced age of eighty, he probably won't live for many more years.

This result dealt a heavy blow to Zhou Jiapeng and the other two Spirit Ascension Fruit owners who had not yet entered seclusion to establish their foundations.

The burning fantasy I had about Foundation Establishment cooled down considerably.

However, the other two Zhou family cultivators who were already in seclusion to establish their foundations had no other choice.

Upon learning this news, Zhou Chun could only silently wish her Thirteenth Aunt Zhou Jiahe, who was in seclusion to establish her foundation, success.

Then he said goodbye to the clan chief Zhou Daoyi and left Jiufeng Ridge.

After several years of use, he had only a few elixirs left to improve his cultivation, and they were all of little effect on his current cultivation level.

Therefore, Zhou Chun planned to go to Li Ji Pharmacy in the market to buy some high-quality pills so that his cultivation could reach the twelfth level of Qi Refining as soon as possible.

After traveling some distance from Jiufeng Ridge, he reached out and patted the storage bag at his waist, producing a silver ruler.

This silver ruler is the "Silver Rainbow Ruler," a first-grade high-level flying magic weapon that Clan Chief Zhou Daoyi rewarded Zhou Chun with. It was also the magic weapon used by Zhou Zhengkang, a genius Qi Refining cultivator in the Zhou family in the past.

Compared to the bamboo leaf-shaped flying artifact that Zhou Chun used before, this "Silver Rainbow Ruler" not only flies faster, but can also emit silver spiritual light on its own to protect its master, allowing the master to fly quickly at a height of thousands of feet.

Zhou Chun couldn't use this item while inside the family's mountain gate, lest some family members "see the object and think of him" and have any opinions about him.

Now that he was in the vast open world, he no longer needed to worry about anything. He stepped directly onto the long ruler, and with the help of his magic power, he propelled the long ruler upwards, rushing all the way to a height of a thousand feet.

Upon reaching this point, facing the biting wind, Zhou Chun immediately increased the amount of magic power he channeled into the long ruler beneath his feet.

A beam of silver light burst forth from the ruler, quickly forming a windproof light shield in front of Zhou Chun according to his will.

Then, with a thought, he wielded his magical artifact and sped forward.

Looking from behind him, one could clearly see a silver rainbow streak flying ahead.

However, while flying at high altitudes is exhilarating, it consumes a lot of magical energy.

With an additional windproof shield, mana consumption will increase by nearly 20%.

This is where the advantage of Foundation Establishment cultivators flying by controlling their qi becomes apparent; they don't need to worry about any wind effects at all.

So after flying for a while at a height of one or two thousand feet, Zhou Chun returned to a height below one thousand feet.

Thanks to his new flying artifact and his significantly improved cultivation, Zhou Chun's journey from Jiufeng Ridge to Hongya Market was shortened by about three hours compared to before.

The progress has been tremendous.

However, upon arriving at Li's Pharmacy, Zhou Chun discovered that the shopkeeper was no longer the familiar Li Siyuan, but a middle-aged man from the Li family whom he did not recognize.

Then, upon inquiring, they learned that Li Siyuan had returned to the Li family to prepare for Foundation Establishment due to his meritorious service in managing the pharmacy.

This left him feeling deeply saddened.

At this moment, Zhou Chun could almost imagine how his sixteenth uncle, Zhou Jiasheng, who had also been sent by the family to manage the shops in the market, felt upon hearing this news.

But all he could do was sigh for this elder in his heart; there was nothing more he could do.

Therefore, after chatting with the new pharmacy owner for a while, he explained his purpose.

"Uncle Li, does your pharmacy have any pills that can improve my current cultivation level? The pills I've taken in recent years haven't been very effective anymore."

He knew that while not every cultivator in the Li family was an expert in alchemy, those who could run a pharmacy must have extensive knowledge of elixirs.

Therefore, he specifically mentioned the names of several pills he had taken to enhance his magical power, so as to avoid the other party making the wrong recommendation.

The two families have been friends for over a thousand years, so the other party would definitely not cheat them in this regard, nor would they dare to.

Sure enough, after listening to his words, the other party pondered for a while, and then looked at him and said, "If that's what you're saying, Nephew Zhengchun, then our shop should only have Golden Bud Pills that meet your needs."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chun immediately nodded without hesitation and said, "Since it was Uncle Li who recommended it, then let me try a bottle of Golden Sprout Pill first."

Upon hearing this, the other party hesitated and said, "Golden Sprout Pills are quite expensive. One pill costs sixty spirit coins, and a bottle of five pills costs three hundred spirit coins. Nephew Zhengchun, why don't you buy one or two to try first?"

Zhou Chun smiled and said, "It's alright. You get what you pay for. Even if this Golden Sprout Pill isn't very effective for me, I can transfer it to other clansmen. Uncle Li, you don't need to worry."

"Alright, since Nephew Zhengchun has said so, then Uncle Li will not stand on ceremony with you."

Manager Li's brows relaxed, quite pleased with Zhou Chun's words. He immediately took a bottle of Golden Sprout Pills and handed it to Zhou Chun.

He was also instructed: "The effects of Jin Ya Dan last for a relatively long time, and its medicinal properties are mild with very little erysipelas. Nephew, you can take one pill every forty days. During this period, remember not to mix it with other similar pills."

"I understand, thank you Uncle Li."

Zhou Chun responded and then took his leave of the pharmacy.

As soon as he stepped out of the pharmacy, he saw a man and a woman walking towards it.

After exchanging glances, Zhou Chun only looked at the two of them once before walking away without paying any attention.

But the female cultivator froze on the spot, her gaze fixed on Zhou Chun's departing figure.

"What's wrong? My wife, do you know that person?"

The female cultivator's change quickly caught the man's attention, and he couldn't help but look at her and ask her in a low voice.

Upon hearing his words, a flash of hatred appeared in the female cultivator's eyes. She looked at the man and asked, "Husband, do you still remember what you promised me when we got married?"

Upon hearing this, the man paused slightly, then said with a look of surprise, "Could that person just now be...?"

"That's him! I'd recognize him even if he were ashes!"

The female cultivator said through gritted teeth, her tone filled with deep-seated hatred.

"But didn't you say he was only at the eighth level of Qi Refining back then? It's only been a few years, how come he's already at the eleventh level of Qi Refining!"

The man frowned, seemingly somewhat reluctant.

Upon hearing his words, the female cultivator's face immediately turned angry, and she glared at the man, saying, "Husband, what do you mean by this? Do you intend to go back on your word?"

Upon hearing this, the man's attitude immediately softened. He quickly grabbed the female cultivator's arm and gently soothed her, "My lady, please don't be angry. I just think that for safety's sake, we should find out the situation before taking action. We mustn't act rashly!"

However, the female cultivator was not fooled by his words. She directly shook off his hand and said, "We don't have that much time to investigate. You've seen it yourself. Less than ten years have passed, and he's already at the eleventh level of Qi Refining. If we don't make a move this time, who knows if he'll have already successfully established his foundation by the next time we see him?"

At this point, he went so far as to declare, "Regardless of whether you help me or not, I'm going to take action!"

"My wife, you..."

The man looked at the female cultivator with shock and anger, not understanding why his wife, who used to be so obedient to him, would suddenly change like this.

But seeing the female cultivator turn and leave, he hesitated for a moment, but still couldn't help but chase after her.

(End of this chapter)