Beast Taming Immortal Clan

Chapter 270 A True Judge of Character [Please Subscribe]

Zhou Mingde's resounding words truly stunned Zhou Chun and Zhou Daoyi, who couldn't help but bury their heads in reflection.

Zhou Mingde's words cannot be said to be entirely correct.

In particular, Zhou Chun found it difficult to agree with the idea of ​​comparing Daoist partners to rare treasures of heaven and earth.

However, some of what he said did make some sense.

At this moment, Zhou Chun reflected on his choice of a Daoist partner and realized that his definition of a Daoist partner was indeed quite different from the word "Daoist partner".

Because of his memories from his previous life, he seemed to simply define a Daoist partner as a wife, and used the same criteria he used to find a wife to find a Daoist partner.

That's actually wrong!

If he's just looking for a wife, then according to his standards, all she needs to be is a beautiful, virtuous, and good homemaker.

But Daoist partners are different.

For cultivators, a Daoist partner is someone with whom they can explore and pursue the path to immortality.

She or he must be at the same level as me in terms of aptitude, cultivation, and comprehension, so that they will not hinder me on my path of cultivation, and may even help me move forward.

No cultivator would want to find a burden as a Daoist partner, no matter how much they like them.

A suitable Daoist partner is extremely difficult to find, especially for cultivators with higher cultivation levels.

Many Golden Core cultivators keep several or even a dozen concubines, but they may never find a Daoist partner in their entire lives.

At the same time, no matter how much they dote on a concubine, they can never elevate her to the status of their Daoist partner.

From this perspective, Zhou Chun's choice of a Daoist partner was clearly a mistake.

Therefore, Zhou Mingde was not wrong to say that his mentality was not right.

Another point is that, as the clan leader, if he could take a concubine and have children, setting an example for the clan's cultivators, it would indeed have a significant demonstrative effect.

Of course, this is not something that must be done; it's just that doing it is better than not doing it.

Reflecting on this point, and looking back at the matter of becoming Daoist partners with Su Yuzhen, Zhou Chun easily understood why Zhou Mingde was so angry.

Clearly, apart from the emotional foundation that Zhou Chun cared about, Su Yuzhen perfectly met all the criteria for becoming his Daoist partner.

If they could become Daoist partners, at least before reaching the Golden Core stage, neither of them would hold the other back. Instead, each could help the other and promote mutual improvement.

Zhou Chun was trying to push away such a perfect Daoist partner that others would kill for, even at the cost of offending a Golden Core cultivator. How could Zhou Mingde not be angry!

Perhaps Su Renmei and the Su family patriarch felt similarly to Zhou Mingde at the time, never expecting that Zhou Chun would have such a resistant attitude towards such a good thing that was offered to them.

The difference in perspectives undoubtedly led to significant differences in how Zhou Chun, Zhou Mingde, and the Su family patriarch, all pure cultivators of this world, viewed matters.

In the past, he often saw the shortcomings in some family affairs with his unique perspective and put forward some effective suggestions, which brought great benefits to the family.

This time, however, his own perspective on the matter was so peculiar that it was difficult for people to understand.

So, is Zhou Chun's viewpoint wrong?

Or is it that Zhou Mingde and the other cultivators in this world have the wrong ideas?

Zhou Chun himself had no way of knowing.

He wouldn't think he was wrong; that would be denying himself.

But I wouldn't think the world is wrong; that would be the behavior of a madman.

Perhaps he should try to change his mindset, compromise and integrate with the realities of the world, and form new ideas.

Over the years, his style of doing things has also changed in this way. He started by copying the rules and systems of his previous life, but gradually adapted to the times and people, and learned to do things according to the actual situation of this world.

It's not a bad idea to change your views on choosing a partner now.

Thinking of this, Zhou Chun bowed deeply to Zhou Mingde and said, "The Supreme Elder is right. My mindset was indeed problematic before. I will definitely correct it and rectify my heart in the future!"

Upon seeing this, Zhou Mingde's expression softened slightly, and he nodded gently, saying, "If you can recognize that there is a problem with your mindset, then what I said just now was not in vain. Of course, what I said just now was a bit harsh, so don't take it too seriously. Just let it go."

"Yes, I understand."

Zhou Chun respectfully acknowledged the order and then left the mountain cave.

Next, Zhou Chun began to mobilize manpower and resources from various sources to prepare for the mining of Xuanjing Stone at the reclaimed stronghold.

Meanwhile, under his arrangement, Zhou Jiapeng also rushed to the reclaimed stronghold to take charge, so as to protect the Zhou family's interests there.

About three months later, Su Yuzhen arrived at the Zhou family.

She came alone, without any elders from the Su family escorting her.

When Zhou Chun learned of her arrival, he stood there for a long time with mixed feelings before calming himself down and personally going to the mountain gate to welcome her in.

Then he took him to the mountaintop cave to pay respects to the two Supreme Elders, Zhou Mingde and Zhou Daoyi.

"Yuzhen greets the two seniors. If I cause any trouble in the future, please forgive me and be tolerant."

Inside the cave, Su Yuzhen, dressed in a white dress, gracefully curtsied to the two Zhou family elders and offered her greetings with impeccable manners.

Such unpretentious behavior undoubtedly won Zhou Mingde's favor upon their first meeting.

He then waved his hand with a smile and said, "Young friend Yuzhen, there's no need to be so polite. From now on, when you cultivate in the Zhou family, just treat it as if you were in your own home. Don't feel any restraint."

As he spoke, he reached out and patted the storage bag at his waist, took out a jade jar and handed it to Su Yuzhen.

"It's a pleasure to meet you, young friend Yuzhen. I don't know what you like. This jar of spirit honey is a special product of my Zhou family. Whether you use it to make tea or drink it directly, it has a unique flavor. I hope you won't find it offensive."

After nearly twenty years of breeding, the Zhou family's Jade Spirit Bee colony has grown in size.

By collaborating with other families to harvest flowers and make honey, the production of spirit honey has increased significantly compared to normal circumstances. As a result, family leaders like Zhou Mingde now have some spirit honey in stock.

But to present a jar of spirit honey upon meeting someone is quite generous of Zhou Mingde.

Anyway, Zhou Chun felt that this Supreme Elder was doing it on purpose to show him that he had already regarded Su Yuzhen as his Daoist partner.

Since Su Yuzhen had already decided to choose Zhou Chun as her Daoist partner, she had naturally already reviewed all the information she could find about the Zhou family.

She had, of course, seen information about the spirit honey produced by the Jade Spirit Bee.

When she saw Zhou Mingde give her a jar as a gift, the quick-witted girl roughly understood the meaning of this Zhou family elder.

He was immediately overjoyed, took the jade jar with both hands, and bowed to Zhou Mingde again, saying, "I dare not refuse such a generous gift from an elder. I will accept this gracious gift from you, senior."

As he spoke, he put the jade jar into his storage bag, and at the same time took out two jade boxes, handing them to Zhou Mingde and Zhou Daoyi respectively.

"Yu Zhen has come to the Zhou family without any elders accompanying her, but the Ancestor personally bestowed these two boxes of spiritual tea as a gift for me to present to you. I hope you two seniors will accept them with pleasure."

With a smile, she explained the origins of the two jade boxes, which immediately attracted the attention of the two Zhou family elders.

Gifts given by a Golden Core cultivator are never ordinary.

Zhou Mingde and Zhou Daoyi exchanged a glance, and then Zhou Mingde said with a smile, "Since it is a reward from Senior Su, then I will not stand on ceremony."

After saying that, he reached out and took the jade box in his hand, opened it and began to look inside.

Inside the small jade box were about ten dark green tea leaves.

The tea leaves hadn't undergone any processing; they looked as if they had just been picked.

But this is no ordinary tea; it is spiritual tea produced by the Su family's thousand-year-old tea tree. Each leaf is worth hundreds of spirit coins, and it is priceless and unavailable.

Zhou Mingde took out a tea leaf and examined it in his hand. The tea leaf, which appeared to be dark green, actually had faint purple spiritual patterns that were difficult to see with the naked eye growing inside.

The spiritual energy contained in just one tea leaf is not much less than that contained in a hundred-year-old ginseng, and its quality is far superior to that of the hundred-year-old ginseng.

"This is indeed fine tea. I wonder if it has a name?"

Zhou Mingde put the tea leaves back into the jade box, put the lid back on, and looked at Su Yuzhen with great curiosity, asking her about the origin of this spiritual tea.

Upon hearing this, Su Yuzhen didn't mince words and immediately replied with a smile, "This tea is called Purple Extreme Spirit-Nourishing Tea. The tea tree is over three thousand years old, and only about two hundred tea leaves can be harvested every three years. It has always been exclusively for the use of my Su family and the Purple Mansion stage cultivators of the Moon Wheel Sect."

"Purple Extreme Spirit-Nourishing Tea, what a great name! The tea is excellent, and the name is wonderful too!"

Zhou Mingde nodded, praised it again, and then put the jade box into his storage bag with satisfaction.

Seeing this, Zhou Daoyi put away the jade box and took out the gift he had prepared for the meeting.

It was a rare aquatic treasure from Longyuanze called "Water Spirit Star Shell". Wearing it could not only moisturize and beautify the skin, but also slightly increase the cultivation speed of water-based practitioners during meditation.

The key point is that this thing is also very beautiful.

Compared to the gift Zhou Mingde gave her, Su Yuzhen liked the "Water Spirit Star Shell" even more, and she even strung it on with gold thread and wore it on the spot.

After exchanging gifts, Zhou Mingde smiled and waved his hand, saying, "Alright, now that we two old folks have met, let Zhengchun show you around my Zhou family's mountain gate, young friend Yuzhen."

"This junior obeys. I will now trouble Fellow Daoist Zhou."

Su Yuzhen responded, turned to look at Zhou Chun, and gave a slight bow.

"This is my duty, Miss Yuzhen, please don't stand on ceremony."

Zhou Chun cupped his hands in greeting and immediately led his men away from the cave.

After leaving the cave, Zhou Chun led Su Yuzhen from Pagoda Peak, visiting various places in the Zhou family compound one after another, and introducing them to some of the Zhou family cultivators they encountered.

Many Zhou family cultivators were astonished that their patriarch, Zhou Chun, would personally lead a late-stage Foundation Establishment female cultivator around the family compound, and they all tried to find out about the relationship between the two.

To Zhou Chun's relief, Su Yuzhen didn't pressure him; instead, she simply said she was his Daoist partner and had come to the Zhou family to study.

As for what exactly I'm studying, there's no need to tell anyone else.

After walking around for a while, Zhou Chun finally took her back to the courtyard where he lived on Pagoda Peak.

This was something she had promised the Su family patriarch; when Su Yuzhen was with the Zhou family, she was to stay at his residence.

"This is a token for entering and leaving my courtyard, Miss Su. Please keep it safe. I usually handle family affairs in Zhongping Hall and don't come back here often. I hope you can understand."

In the courtyard, Zhou Chun looked at the beautiful and dignified female cultivator in white in front of him. After a moment of silence, he took out the token he had prepared and presented it to her, explaining the situation.

Upon hearing his words, Su Yuzhen immediately smiled and said, "As the head of a clan, it is normal for Fellow Daoist Zhou to be busy with affairs. I naturally understand that."

After saying that, he reached out and took the token for entering and leaving the courtyard, then patted the storage bag at his waist and took out a wooden box, which he handed to Zhou Chun.

Then, speaking softly, Yu Zhen knows that because of Yu Zhen, Fellow Daoist Zhou and the Zhou family have been brought considerable trouble out of nowhere. She hopes that the contents of this wooden box can make up for it.

"What's in here?"

Zhou Chun looked at Su Yuzhen with surprise, not expecting that the other party had prepared a gift for her as well.

Su Yuzhen smiled slightly and said, "Fellow Daoist Zhou, you'll know once you open it."

Seeing that she said that, Zhou Chun had nothing to worry about and immediately opened the wooden box.

Inside the wooden box were several jade slips.

This made Zhou Chun even more curious.

He picked up a jade slip and took a closer look.

After a moment, Zhou Chun withdrew his consciousness from the jade slip and looked at Su Yuzhen with a complicated expression, saying, "Miss Su, you are very kind. These things are indeed of great use to me and the Zhou family!"

The information recorded in the jade slips included not only information about the goods that the Su family could exchange and trade with, but also information about the Golden Core cultivators of Jing Kingdom that the Su family had collected, including their personalities, preferences, and the techniques and supernatural abilities they were good at.

In addition, the jade slip also contains general information about the top 30 families in the "Hundred Clans Conference", such as what special spiritual items each family has, and which forces they are close to.

This intelligence information is absolutely a timely boon for the Zhou family right now.

Zhou Chun had to admit that Su Yuzhen was very good at judging people.

He had absolutely no reason to refuse the gift!

I had a fever twice more today, both times it was a low-grade fever. It should pass by now, let's see tomorrow. Tomorrow will be the fifth day!

(End of this chapter)