Beast Taming Immortal Clan

Chapter 279 The Dust Settles, Family Changes [Please Subscribe]

When Zhou Chun woke up, he was already inside the Su family's mountain gate.

In fact, he had always known that the Su family had arranged for people to follow and protect them in secret, to prevent them from encountering any real danger to their lives.

However, if Su Yuzhen doesn't see through the illusion of love, those people won't show themselves.

Once Su Yuzhen saw through the illusion of love, she naturally understood this point and directly summoned the people who had been secretly following and protecting her, bringing them back to the Su family's mountain gate.

Therefore, after Zhou Chun woke up, the seal on his body had been lifted by the Su family patriarch, and he regained his magical power.

At this moment, feeling the unrestricted magical power within his body, he understood what had happened without needing anyone's explanation.

Then, with a sweep of his divine sense, he indeed found Su Yuzhen waiting outside.

"Fellow Daoist Zhou, are you awake? Would you please come out for a chat?"

Upon sensing Zhou Chun's divine sense, Su Yuzhen quickly spoke up to ask for his help.

Hearing her calm and composed words, Zhou Chun immediately confirmed her suspicions.

He immediately responded in a deep voice, "Fellow Daoist Su, please wait a moment."

After speaking, he stood up, tidied his appearance, and carefully considered a few questions. Once he had the answers in his mind, he strode out of the room.

Once outside, he saw Su Yuzhen, who had recovered her Purple Mansion stage cultivation and was dressed as usual, sitting in the living room waiting for him.

Upon seeing him emerge, Su Yuzhen immediately asked politely, "How is Fellow Daoist Zhou's recovery? Is there anything I can help you with?"

"Thank you for your concern, Fellow Daoist Su. I am fine now, so there is no need for you to worry."

Zhou Chun waved his hand, responding politely.

The polite yet distant tone of the voice caused both of them to fall silent.

After all, for the first three years, the two were still inseparable, a couple who had gone through thick and thin together.

This sudden shift to such polite and distant behavior would feel strange and difficult for anyone to adjust to.

But what needs to be said still needs to be said.

After a moment of silence, Zhou Chun spoke first: "Since Fellow Daoist Su is alright, then my mission is complete. I have been away from home for three or four years, and there must be many things piling up at home that I need to go back and deal with."

Upon hearing his words, Su Yuzhen's eyes flickered slightly, as if she had already discerned something.

Then she quickly nodded and said, "I understand what Fellow Daoist Zhou means. I will explain to the Ancestor and ask him to let you go home."

"Then thank you very much, Fellow Daoist Su."

Zhou Chun cupped his hands in thanks and expressed his gratitude repeatedly.

Then the two fell into a silent silence again.

After an unknown period of silence, Su Yuzhen finally spoke first.

With a grateful expression, she bowed to Zhou Chunfu and said, "No matter what, I must thank Fellow Daoist Zhou for your companionship and care over the past three years. If it weren't for you, I don't know how long I would have remained lost in delusion before I could break through the illusion and regain my senses."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chun politely replied, "Fellow Daoist Su, you flatter me. The ability to see through the illusion is mainly due to your own skill; I merely provided some assistance."

Upon hearing his reply, Su Yuzhen shook her head gently and looked at him sincerely, saying, "Fellow Daoist Zhou, you don't need to be so polite. I am not someone who doesn't distinguish between gratitude and resentment. I have always kept your help in mind and have never forgotten it."

"Of course, I don't mean anything by saying this. I just want to tell Fellow Daoist Zhou that no matter what you think, if you ever need my help, you can come to the Su family and let me know. If I can help, I will definitely not refuse."

Without waiting for Zhou Chun to say anything more, she got up and walked towards the door.

"Fellow Daoist Zhou, please wait here for a moment. I will go to see the Ancestor and explain the situation."

Watching Su Yuzhen's departing figure, Zhou Chun clenched her fingers with a complex expression.

Even now, he doesn't really know how he feels about Su Yuzhen.

If we're talking about liking someone, he doesn't have that strong feeling of liking or being deeply moved by them.

But he no longer rejects the other person, nor does he reject having another person by his side.

At the same time, he realized that there must be something wrong with the cultivation method Su Yuzhen practiced. The fact that he could not control his desire to be intimate with her when he was around her must be caused by her cultivation method.

But for some reason, Zhou Chun had no intention of becoming a Daoist couple with Su Yuzhen.

Or rather, the idea wasn't strong, and he didn't intend to do it.

Human emotions are strange; often, the best and most suitable solution is not necessarily what people like.

What appears to be a perfect match to outsiders may not be what the parties involved truly feel.

Outsiders might think the person involved is being pretentious, but the person involved might have a different thought in mind.

Otherwise, there wouldn't be so many seemingly absurd and bizarre yet real things in the world.

Zhou Chun was adept at both battlefield operations and family affairs, demonstrating both courage and resourcefulness.

However, when it comes to matters between men and women, he is indeed less capable than the average person.

He himself didn't realize that, subconsciously, he was actually somewhat afraid of these things and didn't want to get involved in them.

Su Yuzhen's team is quite efficient.

Zhou Chun didn't have to wait long before the Su family patriarch summoned him for a talk.

"Kid, what are you thinking? You and Yuzhen have done everything you were supposed to do. In these three years, you've experienced things that many mortal couples and cultivator partners might not experience in their entire lives."

"Even now that things have come to this, you still show no intention of becoming Yuzhen's Daoist partner. I, your ancestor, am very curious to know, what are you thinking?"

"Tell me, what exactly is the reason that makes you so resistant to becoming a Daoist partner with Yuzhen!"

Inside the cave, after Zhou Chun finished his greetings, the Su family patriarch looked at him with a terrible expression and questioned him.

Originally, the Su family patriarch believed that he had a keen eye for people and had already seen through Zhou Chun's character.

But the result made him feel very upset, and he found it hard to accept the fact that he had misjudged the situation.

Faced with the questioning from the Su family patriarch, Zhou Chun was at a loss for words.

If Su Yuzhen were to ask him this, he might have other things to say.

However, when the Su family patriarch questioned them, those words were not so easy to use to deal with him.

After a long silence, he finally said in a low voice, "This is a question I cannot answer, Ancestor. If I had to give a reason, perhaps it is because we are destined to meet but not to be together."

"Bullshit about being destined to meet but not to be together!"

"Old Ancestor, I think you're ungrateful and short-sighted!"

The Su family patriarch glared angrily at Zhou Chun, shouting, "If it weren't for Yu Zhen's pleading, I would have made you understand how serious the consequences of disrespecting me are!"

After saying that, he waved his hand and threw a jade bottle into Zhou Chun's hand.

"Take your things and get out of the Su family immediately! I never want to see you again, Ancestor!"

Upon seeing this, Zhou Chun didn't say anything more, bowed, and left immediately.

After Zhou Chun left, the Su family patriarch waved his sleeve and released Su Yuzhen, whose whereabouts he had concealed.

At this moment, Su Yuzhen's face was also somewhat pale and gloomy, clearly Zhou Chun's words had still had some impact on her.

She didn't really take this matter so well.

Upon seeing this, the Su family patriarch shook his head and said, "Yu Zhen, you heard what that boy said. Now that your love tribulation has ended, there will be no more obstacles before you form your core. From now on, just focus on cultivating within the family!"

"Yes, grandson will obey your instructions, ancestor."

Su Yuzhen responded softly, not wanting to say anything more at the moment.

On the other side, after leaving the Su family's mountain gate, Zhou Chun also headed straight for his family.

On the way, he checked the jade bottle that the Su family patriarch had given him. Inside were five pale golden spirit pills, which were the reward the Su family patriarch had promised when he sealed his cultivation.

The elixir is called the Golden Sun Pill, a type of elixir suitable for Foundation Establishment cultivators using the Metal Element cultivation method. Its efficacy is better than any of the cultivation-enhancing elixir Zhou Chun had previously taken.

Even with his current mid-Foundation Establishment cultivation level, taking one pill would be equivalent to nearly two years of arduous cultivation, and five pills would be equivalent to ten years.

With these five spiritual pills in hand, Zhou Chun's cultivation growth rate will not be slowed down due to the previous three years of sealing; on the contrary, it will grow even faster.

Moreover, his three years of experience in the mortal world did indeed temper his personal Daoist will and will, allowing him to gain a great deal on the spiritual level.

Upon rushing back to the family, Zhou Jiarui, who had been acting as Zhou Chun's representative in family affairs for the past three years, saw Zhou Chun return after more than three years. Zhou Jiarui looked at him with delight and breathed a sigh of relief, saying, "Thank goodness, Zheng Chun, you're finally back!"

"Yes, we're finally back!"

Zhou Chun sighed, filled with emotion.

Then, looking at Zhou Jiarui, he asked, "During the three years I was away, nothing major happened in the family, did it?"

"Nothing major has happened, but there are all sorts of things mixed together, which is giving me a headache. You really can't know how difficult it is for you to be the clan leader unless you experience it yourself!"

Zhou Jiarui raised his hand and tapped his head, looking like he had a headache, and sighed.

Zhou Chun just smiled when she heard him say that.

As the family's power grew and the number of cultivators increased, the Zhou family patriarch indeed had more and more responsibilities.

It would indeed be difficult for someone who is not already experienced in many matters to suddenly take over the responsibilities of the clan leader.

For many issues that haven't been addressed before, we have to search through past files and refer to previous handling methods to resolve them.

At this moment, he looked at Zhou Jiarui and said, "These past few years have indeed been tough for Uncle Eleven. Now that I'm back, Uncle Eleven should get some rest."

"I've been waiting for this day! I've been waiting for this day for ages!"

Zhou Jiarui immediately smiled with delight and handed over the token representing his identity as the clan leader to Zhou Chun in a very swift and decisive manner.

After retrieving the clan chief's token, Zhou Chun went to see Zhou Mingde and Zhou Daoyi, and briefly explained his experiences in the Su family.

Upon learning that Zhou Chun still did not intend to become Daoist partners with Su Yuzhen, Zhou Mingde also expressed his dissatisfaction.

But since things had come to this point, he couldn't say anything more and could only sigh and shake his head to let the matter drop.

After leaving the cave on the mountaintop, Zhou Chun began to investigate the events that had occurred in the Zhou family over the past three or four years by reviewing the archives.

More than three years have passed, and the Zhou family has seen a significant increase in both population and resources.

In particular, during these three years, several younger members of the Zhou family discovered a den of earth-armored spiders while traveling around the reclaimed stronghold, adding another type of monster with high economic value to the Zhou family.

As a low-level demonic beast, the Earth Armor Spider is not particularly powerful.

However, because this kind of monster is good at digging holes and only lives in dark underground caves, it is usually very difficult to see it.

Before it is expelled, the spider silk inside the earth-armored spider's silk sac is an excellent material for weaving robes and banners.

Inside the earth-armored spider demon's nest, which was discovered by several younger members of the Zhou family, there were exactly six unhatched spider eggs. Now, these spider eggs have hatched in the Zhou family and formed a small population.

Besides the newly acquired economically valuable monster, the Red-Eyed Dragon Vulture and the Dragon Claw Giant Lizard brought back by the Zhou family have also begun to lay eggs. The Zhou family has finally localized these two dragon-born monsters.

To date, the various monsters in the Zhou Family Beast Garden contribute tens of thousands of spirit coins to the family's income every year, and the industrialization has been initially achieved.

In addition, the Xuanjing Stone mine, which the Zhou family participated in developing, has entered a high-yield stage, and now it can provide the Zhou family with Xuanjing Stone raw ore worth nearly 20,000 spirit coins every year.

But none of these things made Zhou Chun the happiest.

What makes him happiest is the cultivation of talent in the Zhou family.

With the family's lavish training, Zhou Xindie has successfully mastered the methods of setting up five different formations, making her a true formation master. Her talent in formations has been put to practical use, and she may very well succeed the late Second Elder, Zhou Chongshan, in the future.

Another junior cultivator, Zhou Xintie, who also possesses considerable talent in weapon crafting, has already been able to craft finished first-grade low-level magic weapons for sale, and his future is also very promising.

However, the one who made the most progress was Zhou Xinlan, who was learning alchemy.

Thanks to the personal guidance of alchemist Zhou Zhengyuan and her own considerable talent, Zhou Xinlan's alchemy skills have improved year by year, and she is now able to refine low-level pills such as Beast Spirit Pills on her own.

These younger generations are far more important to the family than a mine or a group of monsters.

When they grow up, the value they create for the family will far exceed that of a mine or a group of demonic beasts.

Zhou Chun now only hopes that nothing else will happen in the cultivation world of Lanzhou, and that the Zhou family can have more time to develop quietly.

Given another twenty or thirty years to develop, the Zhou family's overall strength will definitely be more than twice as strong as it is now!

This is the first update today. I'm writing the second one now. I can't guarantee I'll be able to post two updates today, so please don't stay up late waiting. It's cold, so go to bed early!

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