Beast Taming Immortal Clan

Chapter 260 Rich Military Achievements, Succession as Clan Chief [Please Subscribe]

The battle merit statistics for the three major sects are finally out!

Because many cultivation families were involved, this time instead of sending messages from one family to another, the battle merit statistics were directly announced in various markets. Any cultivator could see the results on a huge notice board in the market.

The Zhou family had a shop in Hongyafang Market, so the shopkeeper immediately copied down the information about the Zhou family and sent it back to the family.

In this war against the Hualong Sect, the Zhou family undoubtedly contributed greatly and made numerous contributions.

All the evidence that could prove their achievements was submitted and verified immediately.

When the statistical results came out, they were all extremely satisfied and delighted.

According to the statistical standards of the three major sects, killing a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator and a second-tier low-grade demon beast will earn you 200 battle merits, which is roughly equivalent to 2,000 spirit coins.

A mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator and a mid-grade second-tier demon beast receive 300 battle merits, while a late-Foundation Establishment cultivator and a high-grade second-tier demon beast receive 400 battle merits.

Early-stage Purple Mansion cultivators and third-tier low-grade demonic beasts receive as many as 1,000 battle merits, while mid-stage Purple Mansion cultivators and third-tier mid-grade demonic beasts receive 1,500 battle merits.

In addition, participating in some major missions and handing over some important materials can earn varying amounts of merit points.

Therefore, the final statistics show that Zhou Mingde alone earned 6,700 battle merits.

The second highest scorer was Zhou Daoyi, who earned 4,650 battle merits.

Their numerous achievements were largely due to their reporting of the beast tide and the disagreements among the Dragon Transformation Cult cultivators within the Golden Dragon Branch.

Zhou Chun naturally ranked third in battle merits, earning 3,370 points.

Zhou Daoquan, who ranked fourth in battle merits, also earned 2,950 battle merits.

Zhou Chongshan, who ranked fifth in battle merits, earned 1,650 battle merits.

Zhou Jiapeng, who ranked sixth in battle merits, earned 1,450 battle merits.

Zhou Jiarui, who ranked seventh in battle merits, earned 980 battle merits.

Zhou Jiahe, who ranked eighth in battle merits, earned 570 battle merits.

The Zhou family cultivators who participated in the battle later also gained dozens of battle merits.

As for the compensation for fallen cultivators, it is distributed uniformly according to their major cultivation realm, and is directly distributed to their families along with the battle merits they earned during their lifetime.

The compensation for a Qi Refining stage cultivator is 50 battle merits, for a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator it is 500 battle merits, and for a Purple Mansion stage cultivator it is 3,000 battle merits.

In this way, the Zhou family received 1,350 merit points in compensation, which, when added to the merit points earned by the fallen cultivators, amounted to approximately 1,500 points.

However, although the battle merit statistics have been released and the approximate value of the battle merits has been announced, the rewards for the battle merits have not yet been directly distributed.

According to the three major sects, the destruction of the Dragon Transformation Sect has also greatly depleted their own resources, and they are temporarily unable to provide enough spirit coins and treasures as rewards.

Therefore, only the statistics of combat achievements have been released so far, and the specific rewards will not be distributed for another three to five years.

Next, the alchemists, weapon refiners, and talisman makers of the three major sects will go all out to convert the resources obtained from the Dragon Transformation Sect and the beast tide into pills, magical artifacts, and talismans, and then use these items as rewards.

But the Zhou family is rather special.

Because Zhou Mingde had taken the opportunity of transporting the corpses and inner cores of several third-tier demon beasts to express his demands to the Qinglian Temple.

At this point, he was able to use the inner core of the third-tier low-grade demon beast, the Azure-eyed Fox, and two thousand battle merits that he had obtained to successfully exchange for the inner core of the third-tier mid-grade demon beast, the Unicorn Fire Wolf, which had been killed by Qing Lingzi.

With the help of this similar Rank 3 mid-grade demon beast inner core, the Fire God Jackal should be able to advance to Rank 3 mid-grade demon beast soon.

Unfortunately, those fourth-tier dragon cores couldn't be exchanged for anyone, and the Zhou family couldn't afford to exchange them either. Otherwise, the Zhou family would probably sell everything they own to try.

In addition to the normal statistics on war merits and compensation, the three major sects also announced something else: exchanging money.

The "Dragon Coins" issued by the Dragon Transformation Sect can be exchanged for Spirit Coins or accumulated into Battle Merit at the exchange offices opened by the three major sects in the market.

The exchange rate was much lower than Zhou Chun had initially expected; ten "Dragon Coins" could only be exchanged for three "Moon Coins" circulating in the Jing Kingdom.

Some people may wonder why the three major sects would exchange for those "Dragon Coins," wasting a large amount of spirit coins and battle merits.

However, if one understands the contributions of various cultivation families and independent cultivators during the war, such doubts will disappear.

It should be noted that when they enlisted in the war, none of the cultivation families received a single magic talisman or pill from the three major sects; they all brought their own food and weapons to participate in the battle.

Take the Zhou family for example. In order to raise enough supplies to cope with the war, Zhou Chun and others emptied most of their own pockets to raise the necessary items.

Even so, they were able to buy so many only because they learned about it early and bought them at a low price.

Although their achievements in this battle were more than worth the effort they put in, not every family has such gains!

At that time, the three major sects undoubtedly earned the most spirit coins.

Since they reaped so many spirit coins before the war, if they don't open up this exchange after the war and give back some of the spirit coins, how could the many cultivation families, whose efforts and gains are far from matching, not be full of complaints?

Although the three major sects are high and mighty, even if all the cultivation families in the country were to unite, they would be no match for them.

However, cultivators are different from ordinary people who are powerless to even kill a chicken.

When many cultivation families are on the verge of bankruptcy due to war, they may take risks to vent their resentment or save their families, such as assassinating cultivators from the three major sects who are away, or robbing and killing cultivators from other families.

This will have a significant impact on the overall security environment in the country, indirectly affecting the interests of the three major factions.

Not to mention that the Dragon Transformation Cult has not been completely eliminated yet, and in the future, it may be necessary for various families to help deal with other enemies.

In this situation, it is absolutely necessary to exchange and cancel the "Dragon Coins" seized from the Hualong Sect.

Thanks to this exchange policy, the Zhou family was able to exchange their more than 80,000 "Dragon Coins" for more than 20,000 Spirit Coins.

Now that the battle merits have been verified and announced, the mysterious rewards for the top 30 families in the "Hundred Clans Tournament" have officially come into effect.

According to the three major sects, the Zhou family and thirty other families must establish a fixed stronghold with a protective array and a purification array in the wilderness within the next five years, or their reward will be taken back and distributed to other families.

Five years is not a short time, but it is not a long time either.

The Zhou family must plan ahead on this matter, because the Zhou family actually intends to establish not just one, but two strongholds.

Fortunately, the Zhou family had planned ahead: the stronghold would not be exclusively owned by the Zhou family, but would be shared with some friendly families.

At this time, taking advantage of the opportunity to hold the clan leader succession ceremony for Zhou Chun, they invited the heads of families that were on good terms with the Zhou family, such as the Wang family of Red Medicine Valley, the Sun family of Golden Maple Ridge, and the He family of Green Bamboo Mountain, to the Zhou family to discuss the establishment of a pioneering base.

On this day, at the invitation of the Zhou family, representatives from more than a dozen cultivation families in Lanzhou came to witness the succession ceremony of the new patriarch of the Zhou family.

Outside the Zhou family ancestral hall, in front of the many Zhou family members and visiting cultivators who had come to attend the patriarch succession ceremony, Zhou Daoyi solemnly said in a deep voice: "Fellow members of the Zhou family, fellow Daoists attending the ceremony, I ask you all to witness today that I, Zhou Daoyi, the patriarch of the Zhou family of Jiufeng Ridge, will no longer serve as the patriarch from today onwards."

After saying that, he turned around and faced Zhou Chun, who was standing to the side.

Zhou Chun then knelt down on one knee with her hands raised high.

Zhou Daoyi then said again, "Zhou Zhengchun, the deputy patriarch of the Zhou family, is of good character, virtuous and talented, and can win people's respect. From today onwards, the position of patriarch of the Zhou family will be succeeded by the deputy patriarch Zhou Zhengchun."

As he spoke, he raised his hand and patted the storage bag at his waist, handing the seal representing the clan leader's identity to Zhou Chun.

Zhou Chun held the seal in his hand, slowly stood up, and then said in a solemn voice, "Thank you for the trust of all the elders and clansmen. I, Zhou Chun, will certainly fulfill my duties in my position and do my best to live up to the kindness of the elders and the high expectations of the clansmen."

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhou Daoyi waved his hand and said, "Fellow clansmen, why haven't you greeted the new clan leader yet!"

"Zhou Daoquan greets the clan chief!"

"Zhou Jiarui greets the clan chief!"

"Zhou Jiahe greets the clan chief!"

Starting with several Zhou family elders, one by one, the Zhou family cultivators present began to bow and greet Zhou Chun.

However, the feelings of each person who spoke up to pay their respects at this moment were completely different.

The elders of the Zhou family, such as Zhou Daoquan and Zhou Jiarui, who were in the Foundation Establishment stage, were all gratified and happy to see their junior, Zhou Chun, finally reach the position that everyone had predicted.

Zhou family elders like Zhou Jiacheng and Zhou Jiasheng, who were at the Qi Refining stage, were filled with mixed emotions as they watched Zhou Chun, a junior, reach this level in just twenty or thirty years. They were happy and admiring for him, but also felt bitter and ashamed for themselves.

Meanwhile, fellow cultivators and juniors who were close to Zhou Chun, such as Zhou Zhengyong, Zhou Xinlan, and Zhou Xindie, were all extremely happy and excited to see Zhou Chun finally take the position of Zhou family patriarch. They were genuinely happy for him.

Even the Zhou family cultivators who didn't have a particularly good relationship with Zhou Chun, whether they were elders, peers, or juniors, were shocked that he had become the clan leader so quickly, but none of them expressed any resentment or dissatisfaction.

Just as Zhou Daoyi said before, Zhou Chun's outstanding performance over the years, whether in terms of personal character or ability, has made the vast majority of cultivators in the Zhou family unable to find fault with him and have no choice but to admire him.

After the Zhou family members and Zhou Chun, the new patriarch, had finished their greetings, Wang Zhixiong and others who had come to witness the ceremony also offered their congratulations to Zhou Chun.

After another lively and festive meal, the celebration finally came to an end.

After the celebration ended, Zhou Chun invited Wang Zhixiong and others who were close to the Zhou family to the reception area, where they discussed the establishment of a pioneering base behind closed doors.

However, to Zhou Chun's surprise, when he mentioned cooperating to establish a pioneering base, Wang Zhixiong and others, who had previously expressed gratitude and approval for the Zhou family's generosity, all changed their minds.

"Fellow Daoist Zhou, please forgive me. It's not that I or the Wang family don't want to get involved in this matter, but the Wang family has suffered heavy losses in this war and is no longer able to contribute!"

"Yes, yes, my He family is in a similar situation. This time, our He family's mountain gate, which has been passed down for hundreds of years, has been forced to be abandoned. Now, rebuilding the mountain gate will require a lot of manpower and resources, and we don't have the extra strength to participate in the pioneering work!"

"My Sun family was never large to begin with, and in this war we lost our clan leader and two elders. It's already a blessing that the family has managed to survive, and we are truly powerless to participate in the establishment of our settlement!"

In the living room, Wang Zhixiong and the others took turns complaining about their families' difficulties, and none of them wanted to go back to explore the wilderness.

The reason they agreed to establish a pioneering base together was because their families were strong and well-equipped, and had the capacity to invest manpower and resources in this endeavor.

However, after the southern expedition, each of their families lost several Foundation Establishment cultivators and dozens of Qi Refining cultivators in the beast tide.

The losses suffered by these people have crippled their respective families, leaving them with no resources to invest manpower in frontier reclamation.

This result was also unexpected by Zhou Chun.

Looking at Wang Zhixiong and the others who all looked worried, he himself frowned.

The Zhou family was already short of people. If these people were unwilling to contribute to the establishment of the pioneering base, with the current number of Zhou family members, there would be no way to establish a pioneering base that met the requirements of the three major sects.

"In any case, fellow cultivators, you should think this over carefully. Once you miss this opportunity, it will be difficult for you to enter again!"

In the end, Zhou Chun could only sigh softly, telling the families to think about the matter further, but he couldn't force them to join.

After seeing Wang Zhixiong and the others off, Zhou Chun explained the difficulties of establishing a pioneering base to Zhou Mingde and Zhou Daoyi.

"Since the Wang family is unwilling to invest manpower in this matter, we can't force them. We might as well ask other families if they are willing to cooperate. If all else fails, we can find some Foundation Establishment stage cultivators to cooperate with. In any case, we need to establish a pioneering base first!"

After hearing Zhou Chun's words, Zhou Daoyi immediately gave his own opinion.

Zhou Mingde then said, "Let's ask the Li and You families what they think. Although they could establish a pioneering base, one base is definitely not enough for their family size!"

"I understand. I will handle this matter as soon as possible."

Zhou Chun nodded, accepting their explanation.

This is the first update. There will be a second update tonight!

(End of this chapter)