Beast Taming Immortal Clan

Chapter 151 Distributing the Harvest and Visiting the Wang Family [Please Subscribe]

After defeating the attacking bandit cultivators, Zhou Chun and his companion flew back to Jiufeng Ridge without stopping for a moment, disregarding the depletion of their magical power.

Only after they actually entered the family's mountain gate did the two of them finally relax and breathe a sigh of relief.

Then Zhou Daoquan did not return to his own Flying Stone Peak, but went directly with Zhou Chun to Pagoda Peak to meet with the clan leader Zhou Daoyi and explain the situation of the attack.

"I am aware of this matter. It's good that you are all safe. As for whether those two bandits were instigated by Master Jiang, we can investigate that later. The truth will come out eventually!"

Zhou Daoyi nodded, showing no sign of shock.

In the cultivation world, this kind of thing is not uncommon.

Let alone Foundation Establishment cultivators, even Purple Mansion stage cultivators risk being secretly attacked when they travel far away and trade precious items with others.

In cases like this, unless you can capture the bandit and force him to testify, or find something in the bandit's belongings that can serve as evidence, you can only keep the grudge in mind and seek revenge later.

In any case, if there is no evidence in hand, and the power behind them is not so absolute, the family or sect will definitely not be able to come to their door to help with revenge in a big way.

As for retaliating in kind, we ask our family elders or close fellow cultivators to help us secretly carry out our revenge.

Of course, this can be done.

But the problem is, how do you know someone's exact whereabouts when the two places are so far apart?

It's even possible that the moment you step onto someone's territory, they've already found out through various channels!

In that case, they might set up a counter-ambush and kill you as a bandit, making your death pointless!

So when you encounter this kind of thing, usually you either have a powerful and close elder who is determined to avenge you, disregarding your own safety and the disruption to your cultivation, and will wait outside the place where the other person cultivates and lives, even if it means waiting for three or five years!

Alternatively, one can only wait until ten or eight years have passed, when the other party has lowered their guard, and then seek an opportunity to retaliate.

Neither of these two conditions can be met at present.

Even if Elder Zhou Mingde thought highly of Zhou Chun, he would never personally help him assassinate a late-stage Foundation Establishment alchemy master based on such unsubstantiated claims!

Zhou Daoquan had already analyzed this for Zhou Chun on the way, and Zhou Chun himself was aware of it.

So he didn't expect to get revenge with the help of his family; he was just explaining the situation casually.

After explaining the situation, he and Zhou Daoquan began to distribute the belongings left behind by Wei Tong.

Perhaps because he was always homeless and a bandit, Wei Tong's storage bag was quite clean.

Yes, it's clean!

Besides some pills for restoring mana and healing/detoxifying, and some magic talismans, his storage bag contained only a pile of books, jade slips, and spirit coins.

However, being clean doesn't mean there aren't good products inside.

First of all, there are more than 5,400 spirit coins!

Then those healing and detoxifying pills were also extremely effective, and they were very likely made by that Master Jiang.

In addition, there were two second-tier spell runes left in his storage bag, because they were two identical "Windwalking Runes".

It's possible that Wei Tong bought these talismans to facilitate pursuit and escape.

Unfortunately, due to various reasons, he never had the chance to use these two magic talismans.

As for those books and classics, Zhou Chun originally had high hopes, hoping to find evidence of collusion between Master Jiang and Wei Tong.

Unfortunately, Wei Tong did not leave behind any evidence that would have made it easier for him to retaliate.

These books and classics only record the methods of cultivating certain skills and secret techniques.

These things seem to be quite valuable, but after Zhou Daoyi's teachings, Zhou Chun no longer dared to trust such things too easily. Therefore, he decided to hand them over to the Supreme Elder Zhou Mingde for research to see if they were true or false.

Finally, there are the few magical artifacts left behind by Wei Tong, which are also the most valuable items he possessed!

First, there was the pair of mandarin duck swords, a set of second-tier mid-grade magic weapons, whose power was quite extraordinary.

Although this item sustained some damage during its collision with Zhou Chun's crimson gold grappling hook, the damage was minor and repairable, and would not significantly affect its value.

Then there's the snake-shaped throwing knife magic weapon. This is also a second-tier mid-grade magic weapon that can trigger powerful explosive damage after hitting a target, making it very suitable for use as a surprise attack.

Next was the black gourd magic artifact that Wei Tong had used. This artifact was only a second-tier low-grade magic artifact, but the poisonous smoke it spewed out was very useful, especially when dealing with some demonic beasts, and it could also be used as a means of cover when escaping.

The protective golden light that Wei Tong activated at that time was actually a jade pendant magic artifact.

However, whether it was because the artifact itself was too fragile or because it had some kind of defect, when Zhou Chun found it, it was already broken and unusable.

If we were to say which magical artifact Wei Tong possessed was the most precious, it would undoubtedly be the cyan flying boat.

Judging from its grade, this item is only a second-tier low-grade magic weapon, but its flight speed is extremely fast, allowing Wei Tong and his companion to catch up with their target at a speed exceeding that of ordinary late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators. It can be described as an excellent tool for chasing enemies and escaping.

Based on this calculation, the total value of the four magical artifacts obtained from Wei Tong alone already exceeds ten thousand spirit coins!

Looking at this pile of things, Zhou Chun was a little worried about how to allocate them.

He wanted that cyan flying boat magic artifact, but he knew that it was also very useful to Zhou Daoquan.

So I didn't know how to bring it up.

But at this moment, Zhou Daoquan took the initiative to say, "Since you killed the person, I won't take credit for it. Just give me the pair of mandarin duck swords and two thousand spirit coins."

However, he voluntarily gave up the cyan flying boat magic artifact, and even only took one magic artifact!

"That won't do!"

"If it weren't for Elder holding off that strongest bandit cultivator, I'm afraid I would already be dead!"

"Furthermore, if it weren't for Elder's Earth Armor Bear sacrificing itself to protect him and block that man's attack, this junior would not have been able to kill him!"

"Moreover, this matter arose entirely because of me, Elder; you have been implicated because of me!"

Zhou Chun shook his head repeatedly, finding it difficult to agree with Zhou Daoquan's suggestion.

However, since Zhou Daoquan was willing to give up the cyan flying boat magic weapon, he had nothing to hesitate about.

He immediately said, "How about this, Elder, you take the Mandarin Duck Twin Swords magic weapon and the flying knife magic weapon, plus three thousand spirit coins, and we'll split the rest of the pills and talismans equally."

"That won't do. If it's distributed like that, I'll end up getting the lion's share. That won't do!"

Zhou Daoquan also waved his hand repeatedly, unable to agree to Zhou Chun's suggestion.

Both of them were the type of people who disliked taking advantage of others. What would seem like a great opportunity for ordinary people was something neither of them would stoop to.

Of course, this is also related to the fact that the two have a close relationship and do not want to damage their own image.

After much back and forth, the two finally reached an agreement.

Zhou Daoquan took the Mandarin Duck Double Swords magic weapon and the Snake-shaped Flying Knife magic weapon, along with 1,400 spirit coins, and divided everything else equally.

By this calculation, Zhou Chun received approximately 60% of the total gains, while Zhou Daoquan received 40%.

After dividing the belongings, the two went home to rest and never mentioned it again.

A few more days passed, and Zhou Chun, having finished recuperating and refining the newly acquired magical artifact, personally went to the Wang family of Red Medicine Valley to express his gratitude.

This time, he traveled alone, using his newly acquired flying artifact, and arrived at the Wang family of Red Medicine Valley in less than half a day.

This was Zhou Chun's second visit to the Wang family.

After he presented his visiting card and learned that it was the deputy patriarch of the Zhou family who had come in person, Wang Zhixiong, the patriarch of the Wang family, also gave him face and personally came to the mountain gate to greet him.

"Haha, Fellow Daoist Zhou, please come in, please come in."

As soon as the pot-bellied Wang Zhixiong came out, he laughed heartily at Zhou Chun and warmly welcomed him into the mountain gate.

In fact, over the years, Zhou Chun has been handling Zhou family affairs, and the two have exchanged letters many times. Therefore, although they don't meet often, they have known each other for a long time.

Zhou Chun's visit to the Wang family was not only to thank them for their help, but also to maintain good relations and discuss cooperation.

Therefore, after Wang Zhixiong entered the Wang family mountain gate and they took their seats as host and guest, Zhou Chun did not mince words and immediately cupped his hands in thanks, saying, "Thanks to Fellow Daoist Wang and the Wang family's information, I was able to obtain two kinds of needed elixirs. Today, I have come to visit you mainly to express my gratitude for this matter."

Upon hearing this, Wang Zhixiong immediately waved his hands repeatedly and said, "You're too kind, Fellow Daoist Zhou!"

"Given the friendship between our two families, this kind of information exchange is nothing. There's no need to come all the way here to thank us for such a trivial matter!"

"If it's for family matters, it's really nothing, but since Mr. Zhou used family connections to do things for me, I must come and thank him in person to feel at ease."

Zhou Chun continued, "I know that even if I offer you a generous gift, Fellow Daoist Wang would probably not accept it. Fortunately, during the Heavenly Spirit Trial last time, I obtained some rare spiritual herb seeds. The Wang family has been skilled in cultivating spiritual herbs for generations, so this should be the most suitable gift of thanks."

After saying that, he reached into his storage bag at his waist and took out several jade boxes containing medicinal herb seeds.

Sure enough, upon hearing that the gift he had given was a seed of a spiritual herb, Wang Zhixiong's eyes immediately showed surprise and interest.

He immediately replied with a smile, "It's too kind of you, Fellow Daoist Zhou, then I, Wang, will not stand on ceremony."

Then he took the jade box and examined it in front of Zhou Chun.

While observing, he also shared his own opinions, seeking confirmation from Zhou Chun.

This also allowed Zhou Chun to witness the man's profound understanding of spiritual herbs.

He originally took out these medicinal seed seeds, whose origins were unknown, to test Wang Zhixiong's abilities.

Unexpectedly, the other party recognized four of the five medicinal herbs based on their seeds alone, and only slightly misjudged one of them!

He immediately exclaimed sincerely, "Fellow Daoist Wang, you truly live up to your family's profound learning; I am deeply impressed!"

Hearing this, Wang Zhixiong, who had just obtained several rare medicinal herb seeds, chuckled in high spirits and said, "Hehehe, Zhou Daoyi flatters me. Since my Wang family has established itself on the art of cultivating medicinal herbs, wouldn't it be a laughing stock if we didn't even have this much skill!"

"Haha, I'm glad Fellow Daoist Wang likes this gift."

Zhou Chun chuckled ingratiatingly, then his expression suddenly turned serious as he looked solemnly at Wang Zhixiong and said, "Besides thanking Fellow Daoist Wang and the Wang family for their kindness in sending the message, I have come here today to ask Fellow Daoist Wang some questions and offer some reminders."

Seeing his change, Wang Zhixiong was slightly taken aback, then his smile faded, and he replied seriously, "Fellow Daoist Zhou, please speak."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chun said, "A few days ago, after I went to Dongling Market for the second time to complete the transaction of the Nourishing Meridian Pill with Master Jiang, I was followed as soon as I left the market and was subsequently attacked by two Foundation Establishment stage cultivators."

"Fortunately, the three elders were with me at the time, which allowed me to join forces with them to repel the enemy and kill one of them."

"Although Zhou did not find any evidence on the killed enemy that was related to Master Jiang, the coincidences and strangeness of this matter clearly indicate that it is inextricably linked to him!"

"If the Wang family is to cooperate with them in the future, we should be very careful."

After speaking, he also described to Wang Zhixiong the magical artifacts used by Wei Tong and his companion, as well as their supernatural abilities.

Compared to facial features, the magical artifacts and supernatural abilities of cultivators are more recognizable and attract more attention.

Especially for mid-Foundation Establishment cultivators like Su Qiang who cultivate combat techniques.

Wang Zhixiong was also taken aback after hearing Zhou Chun's words.

He couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, "There's actually such a thing!"

Then he quickly said, "Fellow Daoist Zhou, you are wise. My Wang family and Master Jiang don't have much cooperation. It's just that one of his disciples often comes to our Wang family to buy spiritual herbs."

"Fellow Daoist Wang, there's no need for that. I know this matter has nothing to do with the Wang family. I just wanted to remind the Wang family to be careful of that Master Jiang."

Zhou Chun waved his hand, indicating that he had no other intentions.

Upon hearing this, Wang Zhixiong felt relieved and immediately replied solemnly, "I understand. Please rest assured, Fellow Daoist Zhou, I will contact some cooperative forces in Lingzhou shortly to help you find out the identities of the two attackers."

Upon seeing this, Zhou Chun repeatedly expressed his gratitude, saying, "Then thank you very much, Fellow Daoist Wang."

After finalizing this matter, Zhou Chun immediately changed the subject and brought up another issue.

"Fellow Daoist Wang, you are wise. The reason I came to the Wang family today is to discuss a cooperation with you."

"That's because the Jade Spirit Bees raised by my Zhou family need to collect a lot of pollen from spirit flowers as raw materials to maintain the high quality of their spirit honey."

"The Wang family cultivates a large number of spiritual herbs and medicines, many of which can flower and be pollinated."

"The Zhou family and I would like to cooperate with the Wang family. When the flowering season arrives for certain types of spiritual herbs belonging to the Wang family, could the Wang family notify the Zhou family so that our Zhou family cultivators can bring spirit bees to collect pollination?"

"If this matter succeeds, the Zhou family will also send a portion of the Spirit Honey to the Wang family as a return gift after it is produced!"

This is actually the second update today!

(End of this chapter)