Beast Taming Immortal Clan

Chapter 278 A Love Tribulation Arrives, Three Years of Ups and Downs [Please Subscribe]

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Another member of the Zhou family with superior spiritual root aptitude has emerged.

Zhou Chun did not hide this happy news, and it quickly spread throughout the family.

Even Zhou Mingde and the others came out to visit the little guy, whose name Zhou Chun had changed to Zhou Xinyan, after they learned about this.

Even for a major cultivation clan like the Zhou family, members with top-grade spiritual roots are extremely rare, with only two or three appearing in a hundred years.

According to the Zhou family's rules, once a member of the clan with this kind of talent embarks on the path of cultivation, he or she will become a core member of the family and enjoy various preferential treatments.

They don't even need to worry about Foundation Establishment Pills, because cultivators with superior spiritual root aptitude will definitely become the family's "Foundation Establishment Seeds" and will have priority access to Foundation Establishment Pills.

It's the same in any world: the less money and material possessions a person lacks, the easier it is for them to obtain those things; conversely, the less money and material possessions a person lacks, the harder it is for them to obtain those things.

Some people think this is unfair, but there is no such thing as fairness in the world.

A family might allocate resources to members with superior spiritual root aptitude because of certainty—the certainty that the resources invested in such members will bring greater benefits to the family in the future.

Conversely, if resources are allocated to a clansman with low-grade spiritual root aptitude, it is very likely that all efforts will be in vain.

This is similar to why people are often willing to lend money to the rich, but no one is willing to lend money to the poor.

Of course, Xiao Zhou Xinyan is still young. Even if she has a promising future, she doesn't need too much attention right now. Just let her grow up naturally.

Thanks to the super-fertility subsidy measures implemented by Zhou Chun, the Zhou family cultivators now have a very strong desire to have children. Every year, these Zhou family cultivators alone can give birth to hundreds of children, of whom more than 10% have spiritual root aptitude.

The chances of offspring born from unions between cultivators or between cultivators and mortals are much higher than those born from unions between mortals.

This is why Zhou Chun went to great lengths to encourage the Zhou family cultivators to have offspring.

At the current rate of population growth in the Zhou family, in less than thirty years, the number of family members capable of cultivation will approach three hundred, at which point the generational change of the family will be considered complete.

Time flies, and two years have passed in the blink of an eye.

Over the past two years, the Zhou family has maintained its rapid development momentum, with some family members improving their cultivation levels every year. The number of family cultivators and various industries have grown in tandem.

On this day, Zhou Chun suddenly received a message from the Su family in Jiangzhou, saying that the Su family patriarch summoned him to the Su family mountain gate.

He was slightly taken aback when he received the message.

Because of Su Yuzhen, the Su family and the Zhou family did engage in some cooperation.

The Su family of Jiangzhou is quite skilled in talisman making; the Su family patriarch was even able to make third-order magic talismans.

The demonic beasts tamed by the Zhou family can reliably provide various spiritual blood, whiskers, and hair for talisman-making cultivators to produce blood ink and talisman pens.

As a result, the Zhou family was able to purchase large quantities of magic talismans produced by the Su family at a relatively favorable price.

At the same time, the Zhou family also sold a lot of monster eggs and monster cubs to the Su family, adding to the Zhou family's overseas sales revenue.

However, Zhou Chun and Su Yuzhen have never truly become Daoist partners, so their cooperation is still only superficial at present.

At this moment, Zhou Chun was suddenly summoned by the Su family patriarch. After a moment of surprise, he thought of the female cultivator with whom he had had many dual cultivation experiences.

"Judging by the time, Su Yuzhen's breakthrough to the Purple Mansion stage should be coming to an end by now. Could it be that she has already successfully opened her Purple Mansion?"

He muttered to himself, and could only go to the mountain cave to report the matter to Zhou Mingde.

This is just a formality; a summons from a Golden Core cultivator is certainly not to be refused.

Soon after, Zhou Chun handed over the family affairs to the Fourth Elder, Zhou Jiarui, and rode the Golden-Winged Tiger alone to the Su family in Jiangzhou.

After evolving into a second-tier demon beast, the Golden-Winged Tiger's physical strength and magical power were greatly enhanced.

Now, carrying Zhou Chun, it can travel three thousand miles a day using only its physical strength. If it uses its magic power to fly at full speed, traveling seven or eight thousand miles a day is not difficult.

This is much better than Zhou Daoquan's Zhu Yanhe.

Zhou Chun rode a tiger and flew, arriving at the Su family in Jiangzhou in just one day. He was then granted permission to meet the Su family patriarch directly.

Sure enough, when Zhou Chun met the Su family patriarch again, the patriarch immediately revealed the purpose of summoning him.

"The reason I summoned you here is because Yu Zhen has successfully opened his Purple Mansion, and his love tribulation is also expected to arrive."

Inside the cave, after Zhou Chun and his party finished their respects, the Su family patriarch explained in a deep voice why he had been summoned.

Having already prepared himself for this, Zhou Chun wasn't surprised at all.

He respectfully replied, "Please tell me frankly, Ancestor, what should I do to help Miss Su?"

Unexpectedly, after hearing his words, the Su family patriarch shook his head slightly and said, "I don't know what you should do either. This tribulation of love is not like other tribulations that can be blocked or avoided."

After speaking, his expression hardened slightly, and he looked at him solemnly, warning, "There's one thing I must warn you about: whatever Yu Zhen promised you or gave you while she was in the midst of her emotional tribulation, do not take it seriously, and do not keep it for yourself!"

"Furthermore, before Yuzhen emerges from her tribulation of love, it is best that none of you leave the Su family or the area under my watchful eye."

Is he planning to confine himself to the Su family home?

Zhou Chun's expression changed slightly, and he couldn't help but protest, "Ancestor, isn't your request a bit excessive? After all, I am the patriarch of the Zhou family. If you allow me to stay in the Su family for an extended period, what will happen to the clan affairs of my Zhou family?"

"Kid, don't think too highly of yourself. The Zhou family won't collapse without you!"

The Su family patriarch glared at Zhou Chun with displeasure and said in a deep voice, "Moreover, helping Yu Zhen overcome her love tribulation is something you should have done in the first place. Don't forget what you promised the patriarch!"

"But……"

Zhou Chun wanted to say something more, but a cold look from the Su family patriarch silenced her.

Clearly, reasoning with a Golden Core cultivator is useless.

A Golden Core cultivator wouldn't reason with a Foundation Establishment cultivator; what would be the point of him cultivating diligently for hundreds of years to successfully form his core?

The more powerful a high-level cultivator is, the more self-centered they become.

The truth resides only in their hearts; the words they speak are the truth!

The only thing that can convince a Golden Core cultivator is force, or power equal to or greater than his.

Zhou Chun realized this because his family didn't have any Golden Core cultivators. Otherwise, he might have understood this much earlier and wouldn't have been so foolish as to try to refuse the Su family patriarch's offer to make him and Su Yuzhen a Daoist couple.

In short, after being taught a lesson by the Su family patriarch, he was finally allowed to see Su Yuzhen.

The place where he met with Su Yuzhen this time was Su Yuzhen's own residence inside the Su family's mountain gate.

As the most beloved descendant of the Su family patriarch, Su Yuzhen's residence was naturally in a very good location inside the Su family's mountain gate.

Not only is it located in the area with the richest spiritual energy, but the surrounding scenery is also very beautiful. There is no other residence of the Su family cultivators within several miles.

Su Yuzhen was originally temporarily sealed away by the Su family patriarch because of the onset of her love tribulation.

When Zhou Chun entered her bedroom, the Su family patriarch remotely released the seal on her body, waking her up.

As soon as she woke up on the bed, she saw Zhou Chun, dressed in a light gold brocade robe, sitting beside her.

Her eyes lit up with immense joy, and she hurriedly rose from the bed and threw herself into Zhou Chun's arms, saying sweetly, "Zhou Lang, you've finally come! I was going to find you after I opened my Purple Mansion so we could celebrate together, but the Ancestor wouldn't allow it and even confined me to my quarters! I was so anxious!"

Her enthusiastic manner made it seem as if Zhou Chunzhen was a lover she had admired and cherished for a long time, and now they were reunited after a long separation.

Zhou Chun's side also found it somewhat strange.

He was originally thinking with mixed feelings about how to "complete the mission" as soon as possible, help Su Yuzhen overcome her love tribulation and return to her family.

As soon as Su Yuzhen rushed into his arms, drawn by the special aura emanating from her, he naturally and instinctively hugged the beauty tightly, unwilling to let go.

However, he was still quite conscious and could tell that something was wrong with Su Yuzhen's words.

Although he and Su Yuzhen had already had more than one dual cultivation experience, she had never called him "Zhou Lang" before, nor had she ever been so enthusiastic as she was now.

Previously, their relationship could be described as having only sex, not love.

Moreover, as far as he knew, Su Yuzhen was not the kind of woman who was carefree and easygoing. Even if she really fell in love with someone, given her personality, she probably wouldn't be as enthusiastic as she was now.

"So this is the terrifying aspect of a love tribulation? It can directly distort and change a person's personality and thoughts, making them recklessly pursue love, with only love in their eyes!"

Zhou Chun suddenly understood why the Su family patriarch had said those words to him earlier.

Judging from Su Yuzhen's deep affection for him now, it would be incredibly easy for him to do something with her help.

Later, as Zhou Chun spent more time with Su Yuzhen, she felt this point even more deeply.

Su Yuzhen, caught in the throes of love, practically regarded him as the most important person, and was completely willing to grant his every request.

If it weren't for the Su family patriarch watching over her, Zhou Chun could easily have lured this newly promoted Purple Mansion stage cultivator to the Zhou family and made her obey all his orders.

However, something happened immediately afterward that made Zhou Chun realize that this love tribulation was not so simple.

That day, Su Yuzhen heard him say that he was a little bored, so she took him away from his residence and went to visit the Su family's mountain gate.

Although the Su family patriarch forbade Zhou Chun from leaving the Su family before Su Yu's true love tribulation dissipated, he could still go anywhere inside the Su family's mountain gate.

Zhou Chun followed Su Yuzhen to a mountain peak inside the Su family's mountain gate. While enjoying the beautiful scenery, they also happened to encounter another group of cultivators.

Two young men from the Su family were touring the scenic spots within the family's mountain gate with several friends; they were all Qi Refining stage cultivators.

When the two sides happened to meet on the mountain, the two young men from the Su family recognized Su Yuzhen and hurriedly stepped forward to greet her.

Up to this point, Su Yuzhen's behavior was still relatively normal, except that she referred to Zhou Chun as her Daoist partner, which surprised the two young men from the Su family.

Then, at Zhou Chun's suggestion, the group started talking about several scenic spots near the Su family's residence.

During the conversation, Zhou Chun also took the opportunity to give some pointers on cultivation to the younger generation.

Upon learning that Zhou Chun was proficient in beast taming techniques, one of the female cultivators immediately sought his guidance, as her family had also tamed many demonic beasts.

Zhou Chun didn't mind revealing some non-secret knowledge, so he patiently gave the female cultivator some pointers.

The female cultivator was very grateful for Zhou Chun's guidance, so she gave him a jar of her own homemade fruit wine as a gift.

Unexpectedly, this touched Su Yuzhen, making her think that the female cultivator had fallen in love with Zhou Chun and wanted to steal her as her Daoist partner.

As a result, this dignified Purple Mansion stage cultivator actually disregarded all dignity and started yelling and cursing at a Qi Refining stage female cultivator, leaving everyone present stunned.

Zhou Chun was also completely dumbfounded for a while before she finally managed to drag Su Yuzhen away.

Through this experience, he finally realized the severity of love tribulations.

Someone like Su Yuzhen can only be left with the arrangement made by the Su family patriarch: let the person she loves stay with her in a semi-closed place until her emotional tribulations dissipate.

But how to dispel Su Yu's true love tribulation was a question even the Su family patriarch didn't know.

Because only female cultivators can practice the "Plain Maiden Mystic Art," very few people in the Su family have ever practiced it. Su Yuzhen was even the first Su family cultivator to reach the Purple Mansion stage.

If it weren't for the records left by our predecessors about the tribulations of love, the Su family probably wouldn't even know that this cultivation technique would bring such a tribulation after opening the Purple Mansion.

Therefore, the Su family patriarch could only tell Zhou Chun to remain calm, stay with Su Yuzhen, stabilize her emotions, observe her condition closely, and search for a way to avert disaster.

There was no other way, so Zhou Chun could only do as the Su family patriarch had said: patiently stay by Su Yuzhen's side, using cultivation as an excuse to enjoy their time together.

After staying in the Su family for about half a year, the Su family patriarch suddenly found a solution through continuous observation.

After talking with Zhou Chun, he pretended to be angry, sealed the cultivation of Su Yuzhen and Zhou Chun, expelled them from the Su family mountain gate, and threw them into the mortal world.

After that, Zhou Chun and Su Yuzhen, in their mortal forms, embarked on a journey to find a way to restore their cultivation.

After wasting nearly three years in the mortal world, enduring all sorts of hardships and suffering, one day, when Zhou Chun fell off a cliff and fell into a coma, Su Yuzhen finally had a great awakening and saw through the illusion of love.

What is love in this world? It makes people willing to die for it!

At the foot of the cliff, Su Yuzhen looked at Zhou Chun, who was lying unconscious with blood trickling from his forehead, and sighed softly with a look of deep emotion on her face.

In her mind, all the experiences of the mortal over the past three years surfaced, the joys and sorrows, the hardships and setbacks, all of which left a deep and unforgettable impression on her.

Looking at the young man who had been with her for more than three years, a sense of gratitude welled up in her eyes.

Although she knew that Zhou Chun might not care about her gratitude, or that he was just trying to finish the task as soon as possible.

But those experiences couldn't be faked, and she believed that Zhou Chun couldn't possibly remain completely unmoved by them.

"Love arises without knowing its origin, and deepens with each passing moment. Three years of worldly ups and downs, a thousand entanglements of love and fate—Zhou Lang, what are your thoughts now?"

The female cultivator, dressed in coarse cloth, looked at the unconscious young man in front of her, her eyes filled with a mixture of anticipation and trepidation.

I had a narcolepsy episode and only got out of bed for three hours in the afternoon. When I woke up, it was snowing and freezing cold. That's only one update for today!

(End of this chapter)