Beast Taming Immortal Clan

Chapter 125 The Elder's Sentiment, the Righteousness of Zheng Yong [Please Subscribe]

Flying Stone Peak.

When Zhou Daoquan learned that Zhou Chun had come to visit him, he thought that Zhou Chun wanted his help with something.

But to his surprise, after Zhou Chun finished bowing to him, he took out the "Soul Heart Fruit" in a jade box and handed it to him.

Then, looking at him with a sincere expression, he said, "I have always been grateful for the elder's kindness, but I am too poor to repay him."

"It was a fortunate opportunity that allowed me to obtain several Soul Heart Fruits within the Heavenly Spirit Trial Grounds."

"I offer this as a token of my gratitude to the elder today; please do not refuse!"

Soul Heart Fruit?

Upon hearing Zhou Chun's words, Zhou Daoquan's eyes narrowed, and he hurriedly took the jade box to examine it.

Upon seeing the purplish-red exotic fruit inside, he closed the lid and looked at Zhou Chun with a face full of surprise, saying, "It really is the Soul Heart Fruit! How did you obtain this?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chun recounted how he obtained the Soul Heart Fruit.

"What a pity! What a pity you didn't capture two Blue-Faced Demon Apes!"

"I've only ever heard of this incredibly rare monster, never actually seen it!"

After listening to Zhou Chun's words, Zhou Daoquan shook his head repeatedly, saying it was a pity.

Aside from his cultivation, his greatest passion in life was collecting and studying various exotic beasts. Naturally, he had an extraordinary interest in studying the Blue-Faced Ghost Ape, a special kind of exotic beast.

However, Zhou Chun could only manage a bitter smile in response to his sigh.

In that kind of trial ground, where one could fight and kill other cultivators at any time, how could he possibly bring a demonic beast like the Blue-Faced Ghost Ape, which could pose a great threat to him, with him?

Moreover, such strange beasts can only live and grow in places with abundant yin energy. Even if they were brought to the Zhou family, there would be no place for them to live and thrive.

Fortunately, Zhou Daoquan was just sighing out of habit and couldn't possibly have meant to blame him.

After a moment of reflection, he looked at Zhou Chun with a gratified expression and nodded repeatedly, saying, "It's rare that you still remember the kindness I have shown you. In that case, I will gladly accept this Soul Heart Fruit."

He was deeply moved when he finished saying these words.

He chose to give the Silver Lightning Python's egg to Zhou Chun simply because he didn't want to be branded as someone who embezzled a younger generation's treasure, nor did he want to break the family's rules.

They didn't take Zhou Chun's words about being richly rewarded to heart at all.

Unexpectedly, in just over ten years, Zhou Chun had already repaid him.

This rate of growth is truly alarming.

It also brings joy.

Having accepted the "Soul Heart Fruit" offered by Zhou Chun, Zhou Daoquan's eyebrows twitched, and he immediately looked at Zhou Chun and said, "I have never liked to take advantage of others. Since I have accepted your Soul Heart Fruit today, if you ever encounter any problems in the future that require my help, feel free to come to me. As long as it is within my capabilities, I will definitely do my best to assist you!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chun quickly waved his hand and said, "Elder, there's no need for that. This is just a small token of my appreciation."

Unexpectedly, Zhou Daoquan immediately shook his head upon hearing this, saying, "Intentions are one thing, favors are another. If you refuse, then I dare not accept this Soul Heart Fruit!"

As he spoke, he took the jade box out again.

Upon seeing this, Zhou Chun admired the elder's integrity but also felt helpless about his stubborn personality.

In the end, he could only nod with a wry smile and say, "I will remember what you said, Elder. If I ever need your help, I will not stand on ceremony."

"That's more like it."

Zhou Daoquan nodded in satisfaction before putting the jade box away again.

After chatting with the Third Elder Zhou Daoquan about his experiences in the "Heavenly Spirit Trial" on Flying Stone Peak, Zhou Chun returned to his residence on Pagoda Peak to rest.

For the next month or so, because his internal injuries had not fully healed, Zhou Chun did not rush to take the "Soul Heart Fruit".

On the contrary, both Zhou Daoyi and Zhou Daoquan consumed the "Soul Heart Fruit" during this period, which strengthened their spiritual sense by more than 10%.

After obtaining this opportunity, Zhou Daoquan seemed to have gained some insight and sensed the chance to break through to the late stage of Foundation Establishment. He has already begun to cultivate in seclusion in preparation for the breakthrough.

After consuming the "Soul Heart Fruit," Zhou Daoyi also began working tirelessly to obtain the Foundation Establishment Pill for Zhou Chun.

According to him, the most important thing for the Zhou family now is to help Zhou Chun successfully establish his foundation.

Nothing else is as important as this.

This kind of treatment made some of the elders who knew the situation extremely envious.

But all I can do is envy them.

As elders, they all knew how much Zhou Chun had contributed to the family.

Such a family member who has made great contributions to the family and is also an outstanding member deserves all the family's efforts for him.

After resting for more than a month, Zhou Chun asked the clan leader Zhou Daoyi for leave and focused on refining the "Soul Heart Fruit" in seclusion at his residence.

In terms of taste, "Soul Heart Fruit" tastes terrible, almost like a rotten persimmon, and one bite makes you want to vomit.

But good medicine tastes bitter.

In terms of effectiveness, "Soul Heart Fruit" lives up to its great reputation.

It took Zhou Chun about seven days to fully digest the medicinal power of the "Soul Heart Fruit," after which his spiritual sense increased by more than 30%.

Originally, his divine sense could only extend for less than 100 zhang, but now it has reached 128 zhang!

Such powerful divine sense is unmatched by any other cultivator in the Zhou family at the Qi Refining stage.

With such powerful divine sense, once he successfully establishes his foundation, his divine sense will definitely be much stronger than that of an ordinary early-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator like Zhou Jiarui.

It can be said that once you take the lead, you stay ahead!

Two months after Zhou Chun returned to his family after participating in the "Heavenly Spirit Trial," the Dragon Transformation Sect, which had previously suffered a great blow, indeed made a comeback and caused a great commotion.

This time, the Hualong Sect directly targeted a certain Zifu family in Yunzhou, dispatching three protectors and twenty or thirty missionaries to wipe out the entire family with lightning speed!

Subsequently, many cultivation families and independent cultivator camps that had previously hunted down members of the Hualong Sect also suffered retaliation from the forces led by the Hualong Sect's missionaries.

In just half a month, more than a dozen Foundation Establishment cultivators in Yunzhou have perished due to the retaliation of the Dragon Transformation Sect.

Upon hearing this, Qinglian Temple was furious and immediately dispatched five Purple Mansion cultivators and more than seventy Foundation Establishment cultivators to Yunzhou to oversee the situation.

However, faced with such a powerful lineup sent by Qinglian Temple, Hualong Sect did not back down at all. Instead, they used harassment tactics to force Qinglian Temple to divide their forces to rescue various places, and then sought an opportunity to engage the enemy head-on.

In an instant, war broke out across Yunzhou. Many local cultivators, unable to bear the suffering, fled to neighboring Lanzhou, Lingzhou, and other places.

Ordinary independent cultivators can run away, but those established cultivation families cannot.

Qinglian Temple will not let these cultivation families escape.

Therefore, the order to mobilize cultivators from the cultivation families of Lingzhou, Lanzhou, and Lianzhou to provide support in Yunzhou was quickly issued to the Zhou family and other families.

"According to the order, one Foundation Establishment cultivator will be selected for every five cultivators. If there are fewer than five, they will be counted as five, and if there are more than seven, they will be counted as ten. My Zhou family currently has five Foundation Establishment cultivators, so we only need to send one."

"However, among Qi Refining stage cultivators, only one in ten will be selected, which means the family will be sending fourteen cultivators to Yunzhou this time!"

"Elders, which of these fourteen clansmen do you think should be sent?"

Inside the Zhongping Hall, after receiving the transfer order from the Qinglian Temple, Zhou Daoyi summoned all the elders except Zhou Daoquan to the hall for a meeting to discuss the matter.

This war order from a higher-level sect is completely different in nature from the previous war between the Zhou family and the other five major cultivation families against the "Qiyun Alliance".

At that time, it was a battle fought for the benefit of the family, and the most elite forces of the entire clan had to be mobilized to fight and win.

But now, if there are no other plans behind this war order, it would be perfectly acceptable to send some old, weak, sick and disabled people to fill the quota.

That way, if we win, it won't be a big deal, and if we lose, we can minimize the family's losses.

However, doing so would undoubtedly dishearten many members of a cultivation family like the Zhou family.

After all, these clansmen chose to stay in the clan and serve the clan so that they could have someone to rely on after banding together.

Even if he becomes disabled or old one day, with his family to rely on, he can still live a better life than an ordinary rogue cultivator.

If the family encounters trouble now, and they send out the old, weak, sick, and disabled to be used as pawns, who will still dare to trust the family? Who will still dare to rely on the family?

These principles are clear to all the Zhou family executives present today.

So after Zhou Daoyi finished speaking, all the elders fell into deep thought and no one spoke for a short time.

Zhou Chun was also thinking about this problem, but he couldn't come up with a good solution that would satisfy both sides.

For any person in power, this is a matter of making choices, and it's impossible to have both.

"I think we should use the lottery method. Let all clan members over the age of twenty draw lots, including the Daoist partners of each family. Whoever is drawn will be the one."

After pondering for a long time, it was the Second Elder, Zhou Chongshan, who took the lead and spoke up, expressing his opinion.

The method he suggested is a feasible one, and it seems quite fair.

However, how can such a major family matter be handled in a way that seems fair but could actually cause great losses to the family?

It is only because Zhou Chongshan himself has no children and is usually engrossed in the art of formations that he came up with this seemingly fair method.

Therefore, after he finished speaking, the other elders remained silent.

This quickly brought him back to his senses, and he shook his head repeatedly, falling silent.

"Let me suggest a solution, and you can see if it suits your taste."

Finally, it was the clan leader Zhou Daoyi who spoke up and offered his solution: "Of the fourteen spots, we will first select half from the clan's cultivators aged fifty and above who are below the late stage of Qi Refining. They can then draw lots to decide who goes."

"The remaining half of the spots will be filled by one core clan member, two elite clan members, and four ordinary clan members, all decided by drawing lots!"

His method was actually more about gathering enough people to reduce the family's losses.

But this is completely different from simply having the elderly, weak, sick, and disabled fill the quota.

At least it took into account the feelings of the half of the elderly and weak cultivators, so that they would not feel that the family completely disregarded their lives and would abandon them all when trouble came.

The elite and core members of those families, because of the different treatment they receive compared to ordinary family members, will be more loyal to their families and cherish their current status and position even more.

While it may sound harsh, for any faction, the most important people are the elite and core members who make up a small minority, rather than the vast majority of ordinary members.

This is even more evident in the cultivation world, where individual strength is paramount.

So after thinking about Zhou Daoyi's method for a moment, the Fourth Elder, Zhou Jiarui, quickly spoke up and said, "The clan leader's method is good, I agree."

I agree.

Zhou Jiahe, the Fifth Elder who had already been granted the title of Elder, also nodded in agreement with Zhou Daoyi's method.

Thus, Second Elder Zhou Chongshan could only wave his hand and say, "Then let's do as the clan leader says. I have no objections."

After deciding on this method, Zhou Daoyi instructed Zhou Chun to count the number of people who met the various conditions for drawing lots, and then to make wooden slips and a slip container so that all those who met the conditions could draw lots.

According to the plan, the elderly and weak were allowed to draw lots first, followed by ordinary clansmen, then elite clansmen, and finally all the core clansmen gathered together to draw the last lot.

However, to everyone's surprise, after all the core clan members had drawn lots, no one drew a red lot.

At that moment, there was only one lot left in the lot-drawing box.

In an instant, everyone's eyes turned to the wooden stick and Zhou Chun, who was holding the stick container, with very strange looks in their eyes.

"It seems I'm just having a bit of bad luck!"

A bitter smile flashed across Zhou Chun's face as he reached out and took out a wooden stick from the divination tube.

It was indeed the only red slip!

Zhou Daoyi was somewhat speechless at this result.

He specially arranged for Zhou Chun to hold the divination tube so that the other clansmen could draw first, because he was worried that Zhou Chun would draw a red divination stick first.

Even so, the red token ended up in Zhou Chun's hands.

This left him speechless.

With so many clansmen watching, and all of them being core members of the clan, even if he really didn't want Zhou Chun to participate in such a dangerous mission, he couldn't go back on his word in public.

But just when he was caught in a dilemma and had not yet announced the results,

Zhou Zhengyong suddenly gritted his teeth, stood up abruptly, and said loudly, "Thirteenth Brother is the hope of the younger generation of the family, and also the most promising person in the family to reach the Foundation Establishment stage. How can we let him participate in such a dangerous matter!"

After saying this, he bowed deeply to Zhou Daoyi and said, "Clan leader, you are wise. I am also a core member of the clan and I volunteer to go to Yunzhou in place of my thirteenth brother. Please grant me permission!"

"Brother Yong, what's wrong with you...?"

Zhou Chun's expression changed, and he looked at Zhou Zhengyong as if he wanted to say something.

Unexpectedly, Zhou Daoyi interrupted him in a deep voice.

"Since you have such intentions, Zheng Yong, then I will grant your wish!"

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