Beast Taming Immortal Clan

Chapter 187 Born Mutant [Please Subscribe]

Every country has its laws, and every religion has its rules.

As a large sect, the Hualong Sect naturally had strict rules and regulations.

Zhou Chun violated the sect rules this time, not only losing all the spirit coins he had received after joining the Dragon Transformation Sect, but also enduring two hundred lashes of poison.

The poisonous whip that lashed him was a special magical artifact that could easily draw blood from his body.

Moreover, this poisonous whip contains a mixed toxin that can greatly intensify the pain felt by the victim, making it even more painful than rubbing salt into a wound.

After being whipped two hundred times, Zhou Chun was practically half dead. His chest, back, arms, and thighs were all covered in bruises.

The pain was even greater than when he used the golden energy to temper his meridians.

Furthermore, due to the effects of the toxins, even after applying healing medication, Zhou Chun's wounds did not heal for several days.

He was in pain for a full month before he was able to walk again.

"Little Tiger, I got beaten up this time because of you. You have to be more responsible in the future!"

In the courtyard, Zhou Chun sat back in a grand chair, holding a tiger cub that was already the size of a normal hunting dog. He fed it animal milk while gently stroking its fluffy head.

Just as he himself said, if it weren't for this little tiger cub, Guan Cheng would have no reason to beat him even if he had a bad impression of him from the start.

However, since the tiger cub currently lacks the ability to survive outside and cannot be kept in a spirit beast pouch, he could only choose to take it back to the branch altar to take care of it, which gave Guan Cheng a legitimate reason to beat him.

The ten thousand spirit coins issued by the Dragon Transformation Sect were also a price paid for this.

However, the little tiger cub, who had only recently opened its eyes, had no idea of ​​the great price its owner had paid for it.

It clung tightly to the milk bottle in Zhou Chun's hand with its paws, greedily sucking on the delicious honey-flavored animal milk inside, as if it could never get enough to eat.

Indeed, compared to the milk produced by a second-tier high-grade demon beast like the Winged Tiger, the nutritional value of the milk from ordinary wild beasts is much lower, and can only be compensated for by quantity.

Fortunately, this will not have a significant impact on the cubs' growth.

After feeding the tiger cub, Zhou Chun let it rest on the animal skin mat next to him, and then pondered for a moment as he watched it sleeping soundly.

At first, Zhou Chun thought the little tiger cub was just an ordinary winged tiger.

But after more than a month of feeding, as the tiger cubs grew and their fur began to change, he made some subtle discoveries.

The tiger cub now has a bright yellow-gold coat, showing a tendency to resemble its father, the Golden Sword Tiger, in terms of fur color.

Even its pair of curled-up, undeveloped wings had pale gold feathers.

The wings of the winged tiger are not like the wing membranes of a bat, but rather like the wings of an eagle, but without feathers, only long manes.

The adult winged tiger that Zhou Chun had seen before had dark blue fur.

The stark difference in fur color made Zhou Chun suspect that the tiger cub was not a purebred winged tiger, but a naturally mutated species.

The so-called naturally mutated species, as the name suggests, are mutated monsters that are born with inherent mutated characteristics.

This naturally mutated species is extremely rare, even rarer than mutated monsters like the Golden-Armored Rock Turtle.

Generally speaking, the probability of such naturally mutated species appearing among low-level monsters is much greater than that among mid-level and high-level monsters.

Throughout the Zhou family's more than a thousand-year history, there have been several cases of this kind of naturally mutated species, all of which appeared in low-level demonic beasts.

What they have in common is that, like tiger cubs, their parents are the same species of demon beasts with different power attributes.

Similarly, in terms of strength, naturally mutated species are generally much stronger than their normal counterparts.

Basically, the strength of a naturally mutated species can be compared to that of a monster of the same rank from a higher race.

In other words, if the tiger cub grows into a second-tier demon beast, it will possess the strength of a high-level demon beast at the second tier.

However, the bloodline level of the naturally mutated species did not increase substantially.

Even if the tiger cub is a naturally mutated species, it still has the bloodline of a mid-level demon beast and will not directly become a high-level demon beast.

Moreover, this mutated bloodline cannot be passed down. Even if it has offspring in the future, they will either be winged tigers or golden sword tigers.

Even so, Zhou Chun had still struck gold.

"Whether it is truly a naturally mutated species or not, we will know when its bloodline awakens and it masters magic."

Muttering to himself, Zhou Chun stopped thinking about it.

His current concern is how to inform Qinglian Temple and his family about his current situation, at least letting them know where he has been assigned.

However, the Jinlong branch is too far from the border of Yunzhou, and the several methods they planned to use for contact are now unusable.

The Hualong Sect's control over its leaders is much stricter than the Qinglian Temple's control over its inner disciples.

New instructors like Zhou Chun are allowed to go out on adventures alone, but each trip is limited to three days. Failure to return within that timeframe will have serious consequences.

Only those instructors trained by the Dragon Transformation Sect themselves are granted longer periods of time to travel.

This tiered control system is clearly designed to prevent the enemy from planting spies and infiltrators.

And this tactic was indeed effective, at least in Zhou Chun's case.

"Let's wait a bit longer. Once Bai Bai has recovered from his weakened state, we'll try to find a mission that allows him to be out for an extended period of time."

With a glint in his eyes, Zhou Chun decided to play it safe and wait until the Silver Lightning Python had fully recovered before considering the rendezvous.

His biggest trump card right now is the "Ancestral Revival" technique. Without it, he would face considerable danger even traveling alone in this desolate land.

But to Zhou Chun's surprise, less than three months after he was beaten, the Great Protector Guan Cheng assigned him a new task.

"Judging by the time, your injuries should be almost healed. Just recently, a new group of believers transferred from the main altar to our branch altar has gathered there. You and the other two envoys should make a trip and safely bring those new believers back to the branch altar."

Inside the cave, Guan Cheng looked Zhou Chun up and down before calmly explaining the reason for summoning him.

Upon hearing this news, Zhou Chun's heart stirred.

Of the several contact methods that Qinglian Temple had given him, one of them happened to be usable at the Bailong branch altar.

This mission came at just the right time.

However, he showed a troubled expression and said, "Your Excellency, although my external injuries have healed, my spirit pet has not yet recovered from its weakness. I fear that my own strength is insufficient and may delay the important affairs of the sect!"

"I know your strength. Even without the help of a spirit pet, you are no worse than an ordinary mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator. You are more than capable of taking on this task."

Guan Cheng waved his hand, completely ignoring his excuses.

Jinlong Hall Master Li Tianxing also said that he should assign Zhou Chun more tasks to test Zhou Chun's abilities.

This escort of new believers is a good test.

Upon seeing this, Zhou Chun immediately lowered his head and replied in a deep voice, "Since the Protector trusts me so much, I will do my utmost to accomplish this task."

"Then you should go and prepare. You will depart with the team tomorrow."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

The next day, Zhou Chun, fully prepared, left the Golden Dragon Branch Altar with the tiger cub on his back, and rode a red-eyed dragon vulture with the other two instructors to the White Dragon Branch Altar.

The tiger cub is still young and has only a trace of spiritual power within it, making it unsuitable for being kept in a spirit beast pouch.

Zhou Chun was worried about leaving it alone in the Golden Dragon branch altar, so he had no choice but to take it with him when he went out.

The tiger cubs, only three months old, already weighed thirty or forty pounds, and carrying them on their backs like that looked really strange.

So soon after leaving the mountain gate, one of the instructors who was traveling with him looked at him and said, "I heard that Instructor Zhou was whipped two hundred times because of this winged tiger cub a while ago?"

"Yes, Protector Guan believed that Zhou had embezzled public property by privately contracting with the winged tiger cub, so he fined Zhou 10,000 spirit coins and 200 poison whips."

Zhou Chun nodded, readily admitting to the matter.

Then he changed the subject, looking at the instructor who had asked him, and said, "Instructor Yang, tell me, if you were in Zhou's shoes, would you have chosen to bring the winged tiger cub back to hand it over to Protector Guan, or would you have made a contract with him first?"

"this……"

The missionary's expression changed upon being questioned by Zhou Chun, and he remained silent for a long time.

Seeing this, Zhou Chun couldn't help but smile, then turned to the other instructor and asked, "Instructor Song, what would you do in this situation?"

He used the honorific "you" because this Instructor Song was a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator and their leader on this trip.

Upon hearing his words, Instructor Song replied with a serious expression, "If it were me, I would naturally offer the winged tiger cub to Protector Guan."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chun chuckled self-deprecatingly and said, "Heh heh, it seems I was indeed in the wrong. This beating was well-deserved!"

Upon hearing this, Instructor Song immediately said in a deep voice, "Of course you are not wronged! I would also like to advise Instructor Zhou that since you have joined our sect, you must act in accordance with our sect's rules and regulations. Don't treat yourself as a rogue cultivator who only thinks of yourself!"

"I will remember Instructor Song's teachings."

Zhou Chun nodded and didn't say anything more.

However, he was quite satisfied.

Judging from the words of this instructor Song, these instructors had no doubt about his original identity as a rogue cultivator.

If he continues to act like a rogue cultivator in certain matters, the suspicions that Guan Cheng and Li Tianxing have about him should gradually diminish.

After all, a true undercover agent cannot be a rogue cultivator.

The Golden Dragon Branch Altar is two to three thousand miles away from the White Dragon Branch Altar as the crow flies, but Zhou Chun and his group cannot fly in a straight line.

Because the wilderness is not only home to second-tier monsters, but also to third-tier and even fourth-tier monsters!

The areas where some third- and fourth-tier demonic beasts roam are forbidden zones that cultivators of the Dragon Transformation Sect dare not enter.

Moreover, most of these demonic beasts are protected by the dragon clan within Dragon Abyss Marsh, and high-level cultivators of the Dragon Transformation Sect are not allowed to slaughter or eliminate them at will.

Therefore, when encountering places where high-level monsters reside, it is necessary to take a detour.

Fortunately, Zhou Chun and his companions were accompanied by three Foundation Establishment cultivators this time. Even though the journey was long, the danger was not too great with a map for reference.

After riding the Crimson-Eyed Dragon Vulture for three days, the three arrived at the White Dragon Branch Altar.

The White Dragon Branch Altar is a branch altar that the Dragon Transformation Sect has established for many years. Like the Azure Dragon Branch Altar, it also has a large area of ​​mortal settlements outside, where no less than a million mortals live.

After Zhou Chun and his two companions entered the White Dragon branch altar and presented the handwritten letter and tokens from the Great Protector Guan Cheng, they were led by a missionary from the White Dragon Hall to a courtyard outside the branch altar.

Then, pointing to the courtyard, he said, "There are sixty-seven new followers here, most of whom were brought in from outside. You three will have to be extra careful on the journey and make sure nothing happens to them, otherwise you'll be responsible!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chun and the other two exchanged glances. Then, Instructor Song said, "We understand, but we haven't had a proper rest since our journey. Could we please allow us to rest before we come back to fetch the people?"

"That's no problem."

The missionary from the White Dragon Hall responded and immediately led the three to the rest area within the branch altar, where he arranged rooms for them to rest.

The various branches of the Hualong Sect cooperate with and compete with each other.

Taking Zhou Chun and the other Golden Dragon branch cultivators as an example, once they leave the Golden Dragon branch, they do not have the right to freely enter or leave any other branch.

To obtain supplies and rest, one must first apply for and obtain approval.

However, once you successfully enter the branch altar to rest, you can still walk around many public areas.

For example, shops that sell elixirs and magic talismans.

After Zhou Chun had meditated and recovered his magical power, he went to the neighboring courtyard to meet Instructor Song.

"Instructor Song, I wish to go to the pharmacy to purchase some Rejuvenation Pills and healing pills. Would you like to come along?"

Upon hearing this, Instructor Song immediately waved his hand and said, "No need. I have plenty of these two kinds of medicine left over. Instructor Zhou, you can go by yourself."

"Zhou is aware of this."

Zhou Chun nodded and immediately went alone to the small market within the White Dragon branch altar.

There are almost no independent cultivators within the territory of the Hualong Sect, so there are naturally no large-scale markets. Instead, each branch altar has established a small internal market within its mountain gate for the sect's members and affiliated immortal cultivation families to trade.

The spirit coins they issue can only be used within these small, internal markets.

Although the market town is small, the quality of its goods and services is not necessarily inferior to that of the larger markets in Yasukuni.

You can even buy many items that are not publicly sold in those large markets.

Before Zhou Chun paid the double fine, he had even considered using his tens of thousands of spirit coins to fleece the Dragon Transformation Sect.

Unfortunately, before he could implement this plan, all those spirit coins were confiscated.

He now has less than a thousand spirit coins left, which he exchanged himself using spirit coins from the Feng Kingdom.

At this moment, he walked into the small market of the White Dragon branch altar, wandered around for a while, and then entered the only pharmacy in the market.

The pharmacy was quite large. As Zhou Chun entered, one of the two or three shop assistants standing behind the door immediately came out and bowed to him, saying, "Your subordinate greets Your Excellency. May I ask what Your Excellency needs?"

"This is my first time visiting your White Dragon branch altar. I don't know what kind of medicines you have here. Besides the [Rejuvenation Pill], tell me about all the healing pills you have in your shop."

As Zhou Chun explained his needs, he seemed to remember something and asked, "By the way, do you have any 300-year-old Gan Yuzhi herbs here?"

Upon hearing this, the shop assistant quickly bowed and said, "Your Excellency, please forgive me. I am ignorant and have never heard of the medicinal herb Gan Yuzhi."

But as soon as he finished speaking, another shop assistant suddenly spoke up and said, "Gan Yuzhi is a special kind of spiritual medicine that grows in the shrubs and grasses on high mountains. It tastes sweet and is warm in nature. It is an excellent spiritual medicine for restoring vitality. Even if our shop manages to acquire such a spiritual medicine, we generally do not sell it."

At this point, the shopkeeper bowed to Zhou Chun and said, "If you need this item, Master, I'm afraid you'll have to use your sect contribution points to apply for an exchange with the Dharma Protectors."

"Is that so? I understand. Then you shall entertain me."

Zhou Chun nodded slightly and immediately walked towards the private rest area for customers inside the pharmacy.

The waiter he had singled out gave the first waiter an apologetic smile and followed Zhou Chun into the cubicle.

After the two entered the cubicle, Zhou Chun looked at the shop assistant and said, "Since you know Gan Yuzhi, you should know what type of healing pills this sect leader needs. Pick out some moderately priced pills and tell me!"

"Yes, Your Majesty."

The shop assistant responded and immediately began introducing Zhou Chun to the various healing pills in the shop that could restore vitality.

After hearing what he said, Zhou Chun immediately asked him to bring over several samples of pills for inspection.

After inspecting the items, he nodded in satisfaction and said, "Not bad, not bad. The quality is even better than what I bought in the pharmacies in Fengguo. That's all for now."

Then he left behind more than 700 spirit coins and took away three [Rejuvenation Pills] and some healing spirit pills.

The next day, after resting, Zhou Chun, along with Instructor Song and Instructor Yang, went to meet the sixty-seven new followers and led them to the Golden Dragon Branch Altar.

In the desolate wilderness where the grass was taller than a person, three bluish-black giant lizards, each over six zhang long, were running swiftly across the ground, with a huge red-eyed dragon eagle flying above their heads.

The bluish-black monitor lizard is called the Dragon Claw Monitor Lizard, which is also a kind of beast used for transportation by the Dragon Transformation Sect.

They have great stamina and can carry heavy loads, capable of carrying twenty or thirty people for hundreds of miles a day in the wilderness.

Now, Zhou Chun and his group are using these three dragon-clawed giant lizards to transport the new followers.

To be honest, Zhou Chun was incredibly envious of the various types of magical beasts that the Dragon Transformation Sect used for transportation.

Although the Zhou family is also a family of beast tamers, they pass down their beast taming skills.

However, when it comes to true expertise in this area, they are still far inferior to the Hualong Sect.

With its vast resources in the wilderness, the Hualong Sect can achieve results far exceeding those of the Zhou family, even with just a little effort in this area.

Zhou Chun even has a thought that once he has truly established himself in the Dragon Transformation Sect, he will try to see if he can get his hands on the eggs of the Crimson-Eyed Dragon Vulture or the Dragon Claw Giant Lizard and send them back to the Zhou family to be hatched and raised.

With Zhou Daoyi's Azure Dragon now present in the Zhou family, they have more than enough resources to cultivate these dragon-born demon beasts.

Even if we can't get the two types of monster eggs right away, we can try to get some of their own kind of monster eggs before they mutated, and then go back to the Zhou family and use the Azure Dragon to slowly mutate the hatched monsters.

In short, the Zhou family must find a way to get a share of the resources in this wilderness!

After traveling through the wilderness for a whole day, Zhou Chun and his team set up camp to rest at night.

"My Lord, your roasted meat is ready."

As night deepened, Zhou Chun was holding the tiger cub and resting with his eyes closed when he suddenly heard a report coming from outside the tent.

"Come in."

He responded, and then a middle-aged man came in carrying a large plate of roasted meat on a wooden board.

The grilled meat was still steaming hot and smelled delicious.

After taking a sniff of the meaty aroma, Zhou Chun looked at the middle-aged man and ordered, "Try a few pieces first."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

The middle-aged man responded and immediately placed the plate on the wooden table inside the tent. He then used a knife to cut off a few slices of roasted meat from various parts and tasted them.

After waiting for about fifteen minutes and seeing that the middle-aged man showed no abnormalities, Zhou Chun waved his hand and said, "Alright, you can go now."

"Yes, I'll take my leave."

After the middle-aged man left, Zhou Chun immediately stepped forward and began to enjoy the roasted meat.

But after eating only a few pieces, his gaze suddenly sharpened as he looked down at the wooden plate below.

On the wooden plate were two lines of tiny characters, each the size of a grain of rice.

"Please summon me to your tent tomorrow night; I have important matters to convey."

interesting!

Looking at the two lines of small characters on the wooden tray, a faint smile appeared on Zhou Chun's face.

After finishing his roast meat, he carried the wooden plate to the tent of Instructor Song.

"Instructor Song, the follower who just delivered the roasted meat to Zhou left it with him. What do you think his intention is?"

Inside the tent, Zhou Chun exchanged a few polite words with Instructor Song, then, without further ado, pointed out the small characters on the wooden tray and explained his purpose.

"Is that so?"

Instructor Song was taken aback at first, then looked at the small print on it.

After reading this, his expression quickly changed, and he said in a deep voice, "I understand. In my opinion, that person is likely a spy sent by our enemies. Instructor Zhou, you might as well play along with him for now and see what he really wants to say! After we return to the branch altar, we will report to the Dharma Protector for further action!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chun immediately retorted, "Instructor Song's words are interesting. If he were a spy sent by our enemies, why would he contact me, Zhou? Does he think I'm also a spy?"

"this……"

Instructor Song's expression changed slightly, and he was speechless for a moment.

Zhou Chun continued, "I am not a fool; otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to cultivate to this level as a rogue cultivator!"

"Please convey to the Dharma Protector that he suspects Zhou is an undercover agent. This is understandable, after all, Foundation Establishment cultivators like Zhou who are willing to take great risks to join our sect are rare!"

"But please don't insult Zhou's intelligence. Such simple tricks should be used sparingly in the future!"

After saying that, he ignored Instructor Song's reaction and turned to leave the tent.

Watching Zhou Chun's departing figure, Instructor Song's expression immediately turned ugly.

In fact, this test of Zhou Chun was indeed arranged by Instructor Song.

However, he only received this task from the guardian of the White Dragon branch altar after he arrived there.

After receiving the mission, he was quite pleased, believing that Guan Cheng's decision to entrust the mission to him through the White Dragon Protector demonstrated his trust in him.

He secretly hoped to find out that Zhou Chun was indeed an undercover agent, so that he could subdue and capture the agent on the spot and make a great contribution to the sect.

However, reality was far from what he had expected.

Now, not only did his attempt to probe fail to achieve the desired result, but Zhou Chun exposed him mercilessly to his face and slapped him hard.

How could he possibly be in a good mood?

During the next few days, Instructor Song kept a gloomy expression and rarely communicated with Zhou Chun.

This left the uninformed Instructor Yang full of doubts, wondering what conflict had occurred between the two that had escalated to this point.

What Instructor Song didn't know was that Zhou Chun had already made contact with the people of Qinglian Temple when he was at the Bailong branch altar.

The shop assistant he met at the pharmacy that day was an undercover agent planted by the Qinglian Temple into the Hualong Sect years ago.

When he and Instructor Song escorted the ordinary believers safely back to the Golden Dragon branch altar after traversing mountains and rivers, news of his arrival finally reached the Green Lotus Temple.

"So he was reassigned to the newly established Golden Dragon branch? No wonder we haven't heard from him for so long!"

Inside the Qinglian Temple, Abbot Qing Weizi's eyes narrowed slightly as she looked at the latest intelligence report on the undercover agent.

As a highly regarded undercover agent, Zhou Chun's whereabouts were always a concern for him.

Previously, no one had been able to make contact with Zhou Chun.

Now that someone has finally made contact with Zhou Chun, the information they've received isn't good news.

This gave him a bit of a headache.

In fact, it wasn't just Zhou Chun's situation that was bad; the other spies planted by Qinglian Temple were also not making much progress.

The high-ranking members of the Hualong Sect are not stupid. Of course they know that various factions in Jingguo will plant spies in the sect, so they are very vigilant in this regard.

All Foundation Establishment cultivators who come to the sect, whether they come voluntarily or are introduced by the missionaries of the Dragon Transformation Sect, are strictly controlled and not given much trust.

Like Zhou Chun, many people are exploited as laborers, constantly assigned various tasks to do.

The people who can truly gain the trust of the higher-ups of the Hualong Sect are the followers they have cultivated from childhood within the sect.

The reason they are now recruiting so many cultivators from outside is simply to dump the dirty and tiring work on these people, so that their trustworthy followers can focus on their cultivation.

After all, the area where the Dragon Transformation Sect is located has no independent cultivators or a large number of small and medium-sized cultivation families that can exploit and take advantage of it.

Even knowing that sending people in this way would make it difficult to gain the trust of the higher-ups of the Hualong Sect in a short period of time, Qinglian Temple had no other options.

After all, if we start funding and training cultivators from the Qi Refining stage, it would take too long for a Qi Refining cultivator to successfully establish their foundation and reach a level where they can access the secrets of the Dragon Transformation Sect.

Moreover, cultivators in the Qi Refining stage don't have many opportunities to leave the branch altars and travel far within the Dragon Transformation Sect, which means that they have to rack their brains to give them "opportunities" in a reasonable way.

The manpower and resources spent would be even less worthwhile than sending Foundation Establishment cultivators as spies now.

"Alas! It seems the hope of relying on these undercover agents to play a significant role is slim. Now we can only hope that the elders have gained something!"

Qingweizi couldn't help but sigh. She immediately summoned Mingxia Daoist and told her about Zhou Chun's situation, asking her to pass on the message to the Zhou family.

Less than two days later, Zhou Mingde and Zhou Daoyi also learned that Zhou Chun had been assigned to the Golden Dragon Hall.

The two were both happy and worried after receiving the news.

Zhou Mingde immediately said, "According to Fellow Daoist Mingxia, the Golden Dragon Hall where Zheng Chun is currently located is a newly established branch of the Dragon Transformation Sect, and its location is deep in the wilderness, extremely far from the border of Yunzhou!"

"This result might not be a bad thing for Masashi!"

"Being in a remote location, he wouldn't have access to any confidential information, reducing the risk of exposure."

"However, his magical artifacts are all left with the family, which will likely have a significant impact on his strength. We need to find a way to get these things into his hands!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Daoyi nodded repeatedly and said, "Yes, not only should the magic weapon be sent to Zhengchun as soon as possible, but Zhengyuan should also start refining the demon spirit pill as soon as possible."

"If the pure Silver Lightning Python can advance to a mid-grade second-tier demon beast, and he then uses the 'Ancestral Revival' secret technique, then few people in the Foundation Establishment stage will be able to threaten him."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Mingde immediately said, "Then Daoyi, you should urge Zheng Yuan. He was able to successfully establish his foundation this time entirely thanks to Zheng Chun, and now it's time for him to repay Zheng Chun."

"I'll go and talk to him right away."

Zhou Daoyi responded and immediately left Pagoda Peak for Hundred Herbs Peak.

At that time, because Zhou Chun agreed to go undercover, Qinglian Temple not only helped the Zhou family fend off the pressure from the Jiang family of Lingzhou and Tianjing Manor, but also rewarded the Zhou family with a Foundation Establishment Pill.

This Foundation Establishment Pill enabled Zhou Zhengyuan of Hundred Medicines Peak to successfully establish his foundation, becoming the eighth Foundation Establishment cultivator in the Zhou family.

After successfully establishing his foundation, Zhou Zhengyuan was busy cultivating a new technique and had no time to refine pills.

But now the clan chief Zhou Daoyi has personally visited him, urging him to successfully refine the Demon Spirit Pill within a year.

Although Zhou Daoyi did not explain the reason, this request put Zhou Zhengyuan under great pressure.

Looking at Zhou Daoyi's solemn face, which showed no room for negotiation, he could only bite the bullet and reply, "Please rest assured, clan leader, this junior will do his best to complete the task you have assigned."

"It's good that you have confidence, Zhengyuan!"

Zhou Daoyi nodded slightly, then patted him on the shoulder and said, "Work hard, and don't let me and the family elders who support you down!"

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