Beast Taming Immortal Clan

Chapter 165 The Wrath of the Golden Core cultivator, Enforcing Clan Rules [Please Subscribe]

Chen Linlin is dead!

Zhou Mingde and his team have now completed their mission.

But their real danger is only just beginning.

The Golden Core cultivator from the Dragon Transformation Sect who lost his beloved concubine will certainly not let these murderers escape so easily.

So, after watching Chen Linlin burn to ashes before his eyes, Zhou Daoyi felt extremely regretful that he couldn't keep the storage bag on her body, but he didn't dare to delay for a moment. He and Zhou Mingde quickly collected the few magical artifacts she had left behind and retreated rapidly towards Longyuanze.

Because the Azure Dragon was injured, and to avoid its aura being leaked and allowing the enemy to catch up, they had no choice but to fly on their own.

Almost immediately after the two left the scene, less than an hour later, a crimson flame flew from a great distance to the scene of the incident, revealing the figure of a tall and imposing middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man landed in the air above the scene, glanced at the chaotic battlefield below, then raised his hand and grabbed something as if he had caught it, bringing it to his nose for a slight sniff.

He then said in a deep voice, "The scent of a third-tier flood dragon, the scent of a third-tier fire-elemental demon beast, and the scents of two human cultivators!"

"It seems this was a premeditated attack!"

At this point, his eyes turned cold, and he sneered, "Fine, very well!"

"You dare to kill my beloved concubine, Xiao Zhengyang? You have no guts!"

Then he raised his hand, patted the storage bag at his waist, and took out a golden talisman sword.

This is a golden sword used by Golden Core cultivators to communicate with each other, allowing two Golden Core cultivators to exchange messages even if they are thousands of miles apart.

At this moment, Xiao Zhengyang whispered a few words to the golden talisman sword, then flicked it out of his sleeve.

In an instant, the golden talisman sword pierced the air and soared into the sky, flying towards its target at a speed several times faster than that of a Golden Core cultivator.

After sending the message with the golden sword, Xiao Zhengyang then cast a spell using hand seals, tracking the killer's whereabouts by detecting the remaining aura of the killer at the scene.

However, the Zhou family was once a Golden Core family with a history of over a thousand years, so they were certainly familiar with the supernatural abilities of Golden Core cultivators.

Therefore, when leaving the scene, the two deliberately created a diversion, leaving behind their strong scent in multiple locations to mislead the audience.

Xiao Zhengyang had to take many detours before finally confirming that they had fled to Longyuanze.

"They fled towards Longyuanze?"

Xiao Zhengyang frowned slightly, not expecting the murderer to be so audacious.

Although their Dragon Transformation Sect had the tacit approval of the Flood Dragon Clan, they were allowed to occupy and develop resources in the wilderness area near Dragon Abyss Marsh.

However, the Longyuanze waters remain a restricted area.

If cultivators of the Dragon Transformation Sect enter the Dragon Abyss Marsh, they will no longer receive any special treatment and will be attacked by the high-level demonic beasts in the water.

Therefore, very few cultivators from the Dragon Transformation Sect dare to enter Dragon Abyss Marsh.

"So what if you've entered Dragon Abyss Swamp? I, Xiao, refuse to believe you'd dare venture further into its forbidden zone!"

A ruthless glint flashed in his eyes, and without further hesitation, he flew directly towards Longyuanze.

But when he caught up to the edge of Longyuanze, he found that the aura had disappeared.

Only then did he realize that he had been deceived again.

"You wicked scoundrel! How dare you toy with this old man like this!"

Anger finally surfaced in his eyes; he could no longer suppress his rage.

He glared at the surging waves of the swamp ahead, growling through gritted teeth, "Don't let me find you, or I'll make you pay for playing me for a fool!"

After saying that, he turned and left angrily.

He knew very well that since the murderer could command a third-tier dragon, he would not be able to find him in the Dragon Abyss Swamp.

It would be better to go back first, investigate the killer's origins based on this characteristic, and then take revenge.

With the power of the Dragon Transformation Sect, he refused to believe they couldn't find out about this!

Without mentioning how furious Xiao Zhengyang was about the death of his beloved concubine, and how he vowed to find the murderer and avenge her.

After Zhou Mingde and his companion entered Longyuanze under the cover of the Azure Dragon, they soon successfully entered the underground river and traveled upstream back to Lanzhou.

However, when the two returned to their family, they found that a large number of family members were gathered in front of the family ancestral hall on Pagoda Peak.

Meanwhile, a member of the Zhou family, whose shirt had been stripped off, was kneeling in front of the ancestral hall with his hands bound.

Zhou Chun, the deputy patriarch of the Zhou family, stood beside the man with several family elders who had been invited there. Their backs were to the ancestral hall, and they faced the crowd.

Zhou Chun clasped his hands in a respectful bow to the assembled Zhou family members, then said in a deep voice, "Fellow clansmen, uncles and brothers, I have gathered you all here today because someone has seriously violated the clan rules and broken the clan's prohibitions. I, Zhou Chun, will publicly punish him as a warning!"

At this point, he turned his gaze to the Zhou family cultivator kneeling on the ground and shouted, "Zhou Zhenghuan, will you confess your crimes yourself, or shall I do it?"

Upon hearing this, the man trembled and hurriedly turned around, kowtowing repeatedly and begging for mercy, "Spare me! Thirteenth Brother, spare me! I know I was wrong, I really know I was wrong!"

Seeing him like this, Zhou Jia Kui in the crowd was filled with anger and resentment.

Now they know to beg for mercy? Where were they before?!

But after all, he was his own son, and his only son with the aptitude for cultivation. Zhou Jia Kui could not simply ignore him.

He immediately stepped out from the crowd and repeatedly bowed to Zhou Chun, pleading, "Vice Clan Leader, please have mercy! Huan'er has indeed committed a grave mistake, but please consider that he has not truly caused significant losses to the clan, and punish him leniently!"

"I'm kneeling before you, Uncle!"

In the end, he even knelt down on the ground with a "plop".

This kneeling immediately caused Zhou Chun and the elders' expressions to darken, and their brows to furrow.

When other members of the Zhou family witnessed this scene, their expressions varied.

Some people looked on with sympathy.

Some people looked displeased, while others were disgusted.

Some people are indifferent.

Everything has two sides, and everyone may have different views on everything.

This view is influenced by a variety of internal and external factors.

At this moment, one could tell from the expressions and reactions of the Zhou family members how they viewed Zhou Jia Kui's attitude of pleading for his son's release.

"Jia Kui, get up! What kind of behavior is this, kneeling like that!"

Second Elder Zhou Chongshan spoke first, his brows furrowed, gesturing for Zhou Jia Kui to stand up first.

But when Zhou Jia Kui saw him speak, it was as if he had seen some hope. He immediately kowtowed repeatedly and begged, "Second Elder, please help me! Although Zheng Huan has made a mistake, he doesn't deserve this!"

"It seems you, Twenty-Third Uncle, haven't yet realized the seriousness of the mistake he made!"

After hearing Zhou Jia Kui's words, Zhou Chun finally couldn't help but speak up.

He gently shook his head, then looked at the other clansmen and said, "Someone recently reported to me that Zhou Zhenghuan accepted bribes from outsiders and revealed the matter of the Cloud Python transforming into a Dragon, which the Supreme Elder had strictly ordered to be kept secret. After investigation, it has been confirmed that this is all true!"

"It's only been less than three months since the Supreme Elder issued the ban, and he dared to do such a thing. Fellow clansmen, what do you think? Shouldn't he be severely punished?"

What?

Upon hearing Zhou Chun's words, the Zhou family cultivators who were unaware of the situation all changed their expressions, and their gazes toward Zhou Zhenghuan were immediately filled with contempt.

Even now, they don't know why they had to keep this news hidden, but they know that since even the family's supreme elder had issued a special order on this matter, it must be very important to the family.

Such behavior, which violates the Supreme Elder's prohibition, not only violates the clan rules but also seriously offends the Supreme Elder himself, which can be described as a great disrespect!

Seemingly sensing the anger and disdain in the eyes of his clansmen, Zhou Zhenghuan hurriedly shook his head and shouted to defend himself.

"No, Thirteenth Brother, I'm innocent!"

"I accidentally mentioned this to Tang Hu and the others, but it was because they got me drunk and I spoke carelessly. I didn't really intend to break the clan rules or disobey the Supreme Elder's order!"

"Besides, weren't Tang Hu and the others already captured by you, Thirteenth Brother? If anyone is at fault, it's theirs. I'm a victim too!"

As he spoke, he seemed to believe it himself, his face full of grievance, as if he had truly been wronged.

But Zhou Chun coldly replied, "Is that so? But Tang Hu said he gave you twenty spirit coins back then!"

He finished speaking, both angry and furious, and said, "You dare to violate the clan rules and defy the Supreme Elder's order for just twenty spirit coins? I think you've really gone mad!"

"I...I was so drunk I couldn't remember anything. Anyway, I'm completely innocent!"

As Zhou Zhenghuan spoke, he lowered his head deeply, but his mouth remained stubbornly open, still believing that he was innocent.

However, this conversation between the two was enough for the other members of the Zhou family to know whether he was innocent or the evidence against him was conclusive.

Therefore, Zhou Zhengyong stepped forward first and rebuked, "Accepting money from outsiders and selling family secrets is a serious violation of family rules! Eighteenth Brother, you've gone too far!"

Immediately afterward, Zhou Zhengyu also stood up and said repeatedly, "Yes, yes, how could you be so foolish, Eighteenth Brother, to make such a mistake!"

Once these two elder brothers spoke, the other members of the Zhou family no longer held back.

Zhou Jiacheng immediately said with a pained expression, "Zhenghuan, it's one thing for you to make small mistakes, we're all family, and no one will make things difficult for you. But how can you not even distinguish between big and small mistakes? You even dare to do something that betrays the family's interests? You've really disappointed us!"

"Selling out family interests and violating the Supreme Elder's prohibitions are both serious crimes deserving severe punishment!"

"Eighteenth brother, you've disappointed me so much!"

"Fortunately, the deputy patriarch noticed in time, otherwise it would have been a grave mistake, causing significant losses to the clan. Zheng Huan, you deserve to die a thousand deaths!"

……

One by one, the Zhou family cultivators spoke up to condemn Zhou Zhenghuan's foolish behavior; no one sympathized with him anymore.

Upon seeing this scene, Zhou Jia Kui, who was still kneeling on the ground, immediately showed an expression of extreme shame and despair, lowered his head deeply, and dared not utter another sound.

After everyone had angrily rebuked Zhou Zhenghuan, Zhou Chun spoke again, saying, "Fellow clansmen, please be quiet and let me explain the clan's punishment for Zhou Zhenghuan."

Upon hearing his words, the entire room fell silent, including Zhou Zhenghuan himself, who quietly raised his gaze and looked at Zhou Chun.

Zhou Chun's expression turned solemn, and he said in a clear voice, "Zhou Zhenghuan has seriously violated the clan rules and broken the prohibitions. The evidence is conclusive, and he has been caught red-handed."

"Therefore, in the name of the Zhou family's deputy patriarch and the penal officer, I have decided to abolish his cultivation and imprison him within the mountain gate for life, forbidding him from having any further contact with outsiders!"

Do not!

Upon hearing Zhou Chun's words, Zhou Zhenghuan trembled violently, his vision blurred, and he nearly fainted from fright.

Then, his face filled with terror, he cried out, "No, don't abolish my cultivation! I don't want to be a mortal!"

He then looked at Zhou Jia Kui, who was still kneeling on the ground, and cried out, "Father, Father, say something! Please speak up for me! Please plead with the elders for me!"

"I……"

Zhou Jia Kui raised his head slightly, opened his mouth, and looked at Zhou Chongshan and the other elders.

But he saw that all the elders were looking at him with indifferent expressions, their expressions already telling him the answer.

In an instant, his face turned pale, and he slowly got up and walked to Zhou Zhenghuan, who was still shouting, and kicked him to the ground with a "thud".

"You unfilial son! You unfilial son!"

"If you had known this would happen, why did you do such a stupid thing!"

"Yesterday's cause, today's effect—you're reaping what you sowed! You brought this upon yourself!!"

He cursed his son, whom he had once doted on, and kicked him violently, filled with anger, hatred, and utter disappointment.

This scene, witnessed by other members of the Zhou family, caused many to shake their heads and sigh.

Some Zhou family cultivators who also had children who were cultivators couldn't help but think of their own children and secretly resolved to strictly discipline them in the future, so that Zhou Zhenghuan's story would not be repeated in their own children.

Otherwise, not only will they lose face like Zhou Jia Kui, but their own children will also have a difficult end!

Seeing this, Zhou Chun couldn't help but shake his head repeatedly, speechless at Zhou Jia Kui's futile actions.

In his view, while Zhou Zhenghuan was undoubtedly guilty, Zhou Jiakui also bore a great deal of responsibility for his previous excessive pampering and indulgence.

However, this was Zhou Jia Kui's own family matter, and even his relatives couldn't say much about it.

Besides, he had already warned the other party before.

After Zhou Jia Kui had vented his anger, he said to Zhou Jia Cheng, the steward of the Internal Affairs Hall, "Seventeenth Uncle, take Twenty-Third Uncle aside to appease him. I will carry out the execution myself!"

However, no sooner had he finished speaking than a low voice suddenly rang out: "It's better for this old man to carry out the execution himself!"

With a flash, Zhou Mingde appeared in front of the ancestral hall.

Second update delivered! A little early!

(End of this chapter)