Beast Taming Immortal Clan

Chapter 311 The Strength of the Su Family [Please Subscribe]

"I am deeply sorry for not being able to greet you properly, Fellow Daoist Yu."

"Thank you for coming in person, Fellow Daoist. It is an honor for me and my family. Please take a seat here."

"Fellow Daoist Wen, your arrival is timely. The item that I promised you last time has been prepared just a few days ago. This way, please."

Inside Jiufeng Ridge, Zhou Chun greeted each clan leader with a broad smile and led them into the reception hall.

Before the actual combat competition begins, these clan leaders will definitely gather to discuss the order of appearance in the competition.

Since the Zhou family was the host of this joint martial arts competition, Zhou Chun, the head of the Zhou family, naturally sat at the head of the table.

Inside the main hall, after the leaders of the seventeen families, including Zhou Chun, were seated, Zhou Chun first raised the honey flower tea that had been brewed by the female cultivators of his family to everyone and said, "First of all, welcome to all fellow Daoists for gracing the Zhou family with your presence. I, Zhou Chun, would like to offer you a cup of tea instead of wine."

He then downed the tea in one gulp.

Seeing this, no one else would refuse to give them face, and they all smiled and returned the greeting, then drank the tea.

With so many family members gathered here today, and having already reported to Qinglian Temple, they have no need to worry that the Zhou family might poison the tea.

"How is it? Fellow Daoists, do you find my Zhou family's honey flower tea to your liking?"

After everyone had drunk their tea, Zhou Chun smiled gently and asked them how they felt.

Although he has not yet completed the optimization of the Jade Spirit Bee's bloodline, thanks to the cooperation agreements signed with many families, the Zhou family's production of spirit honey has increased significantly in recent years.

The Qingning tea tree seedlings that Zhou Mingde obtained from the Spirit Beast Manor have grown for decades and are now able to produce a small amount of tea.

Therefore, the Zhou family has now resumed production of honey flower tea.

Upon hearing Zhou Chun inquire about the honey flower tea, an elderly man with half-white hair immediately showed a delighted expression and commented, "It smells wonderfully fragrant, tastes sweet and delicious, and leaves a lingering fragrance on the lips and teeth. It is indeed a rare and excellent tea!"

Immediately, a middle-aged man in a black robe nodded slightly and said, "Not bad, not bad. Although this honey flower tea is not as potent as my Su family's Spirit-Nourishing Tea, it is still an excellent spiritual tea. If the Zhou family has any surplus, I and my Su family are willing to purchase some at a high price to entertain our guests!"

It turns out that this person was the late Foundation Establishment cultivator who led the Su family team this time, named Su Yudong, who was also Su Yuzhen's cousin.

This time, the Su family sent him with seventeen Qi Refining stage clansmen to the Zhou family to participate in a joint martial arts competition.

Upon hearing his words, Zhou Chun couldn't help but laugh and say, "If Brother Su likes it, I'll send him some later. However, the production of honey flower tea is not high right now, so we can't sell it in large quantities."

After chatting and laughing for a while, Zhou Chun brought up the serious matter and raised the issue of the order in which the various families would appear.

Although according to the rules, each Zhou family cultivator would have a certain amount of time to rest and recover their mana and spirit after a battle.

However, if the battle drags on, the family that enters the fray later will undoubtedly have a certain advantage.

Therefore, to achieve better results, it is undoubtedly better to have one of your family's cultivators take the stage later.

Faced with this situation, apart from Su Yudong who was indifferent, none of the other families showed any willingness to yield.

Ultimately, the order can only be determined by drawing lots.

After the draw results were announced, Zhou Chun and the others left the main hall together and headed to the arena.

The arena for this joint martial arts competition was set up at the training ground on the back mountain of Pagoda Peak, which had already been modified by the Zhou family.

When Zhou Chun and the others arrived, cultivators from the eighteen families had already taken their places in designated areas around the arena.

At this moment, a dozen or so Foundation Establishment stage cultivators flew to the scene together, and the eyes of hundreds of cultivators present all turned to them.

"Young men of the Su family, today is your day to shine! Now it's your turn to test the skills of the Zhou family's fellow Daoists on behalf of your respective families!"

Facing the gazes of numerous cultivators, Su Yudong looked at the seventeen younger members of the Su family he had brought and loudly issued his orders.

Upon hearing this, a young man with freckles on his face from the Su family's team immediately jumped out and said, "Then I'll take the first match! Uncles and brothers, don't try to take it from me!"

Zhou Chun looked closely and saw that the young man was probably in his early twenties and his cultivation level was only at the seventh level of Qi Refining.

Given his age and cultivation level, the Su family clearly sent him here to train him.

Looking at the ten mid-stage Qi Refining cultivators from the Zhou family, the lowest level of cultivation was the seventh level of Qi Refining, but they were much older than the freckled youth, already thirty-seven years old.

Upon hearing the freckled youth's words, an older middle-aged man in the Su family's group smiled wryly, patted his head, and said, "Mingchi, since you want to go first, then you can go first. But you have to be careful, don't let the other Daoists laugh at our Su family."

"Don't worry, Uncle Chen, I will definitely not bring shame to the Su family!"

The freckled youth replied confidently and immediately stepped onto the ring.

On the arena sat a young man in gray robes, with a silver-backed black bear demon beast lying beside him. Judging from its aura, it was a first-tier high-grade demon beast.

After stepping onto the arena, the freckled youth bowed to the gray-clad youth who had already stood up and said, "Su Mingchi of the Su family, please enlighten me, fellow Daoist Zhou."

"Zhou Xinyi of the Zhou family, I am honored to learn from Fellow Daoist Su's superior skills."

The gray-clad youth returned the greeting and immediately prepared for battle.

"The competition begins."

Soon, with a command from Zhou Jiarui, the elder of the Zhou family who was acting as the referee, a transparent array shield radiating white light enveloped the arena.

On the arena, the battle between Su Mingchi and Zhou Xinyi quickly broke out.

Su Mingchi quickly formed hand seals and flicked his wrist, unleashing a bolt of blazing white lightning that leaped towards Zhou Xinyi opposite him.

"Oh, so he's a rare cultivator with a lightning-attribute spiritual root."

On the stands, Zhou Chun was slightly surprised and couldn't help but take another look at the freckled young man.

The power of lightning magic can be said to be the greatest among all kinds of magic. As a cultivator who owns a silver lightning python spirit pet, Zhou Chun agrees with this statement.

When he saw the freckled youth so quickly unleash the "Lightning Technique" to attack, he knew in his heart that Zhou Xinyi was likely to lose this battle.

After all, the internal martial arts competition within the Zhou family had already given him a clear understanding of the abilities and strengths of these thirty members of the Zhou family.

If Zhou Xinyi hadn't been hiding other trump cards, even with the assistance of a first-tier high-grade demonic beast, the Silverback Black Bear, it would have been difficult for him to defeat a lightning-based spiritual root cultivator of the same cultivation level.

The facts quickly proved Zhou Chun's view to be true.

Although Zhou Xinyi managed to block Su Mingchi's first "Lightning Spell" relatively easily, he clearly fell into a disadvantageous position after Su Mingchi unleashed a high-grade first-tier magic artifact that could enhance the power of his spell.

A member of the Su family like Su Mingchi must possess a wealth of superior defensive magical artifacts. Even if Zhou Xinyi and the Silverback Black Bear joined forces, they would find it difficult to break through his defenses in a short period of time.

Su Mingchi's attack was far more powerful than that of an ordinary late-stage Qi Refining cultivator, and his lightning spells were extremely fast, making them impossible for the Silverback Black Bear to intercept.

The two exchanged only three moves before Su Mingchi unleashed a powerful "Chain Lightning Technique" that broke through Zhou Xinyi's defenses.

If Zhou Jiarui hadn't intervened in time to protect him, Zhou Xinyi would have been seriously injured, if not killed.

"Fellow Daoist Zhou, you flatter me."

On the arena, Su Mingchi saw Zhou Jiarui intervene to save people and stopped attacking. He immediately put away his magic weapon and cupped his hands to Zhou Xinyi with a smug look on his face.

Seeing Su Mingchi's smug expression, Zhou Xinyi bit her lip tightly and remained silent.

As the first cultivator from the Zhou family to defend the title, he was not unprepared for failure; in fact, it should be said that he would definitely fail many times.

However, he was defeated by an opponent of the same cultivation level in his first match, which was undoubtedly a huge blow to him.

"Alright, Xinyi, you may leave now."

Only when Zhou Jiarui's voice rang out did Zhou Xinyi, who was still gritting his teeth on the stage, reluctantly step down from the stage.

Afterwards, Su Mingchi took a Rejuvenation Pill, rested for a quarter of an hour, and then continued to challenge the second Zhou family cultivator.

According to the challenge rules, only by defeating three Zhou family cultivators consecutively can a challenger obtain three hours of rest time; otherwise, if they win one match, they only have a quarter of an hour to recover.

Similarly, after defeating three Zhou family cultivators, the family's challenge record can be saved here, and later challengers can directly continue to challenge the remaining Zhou family cultivators from the saved point.

Of course, if any cultivator feels they are very strong and wants to achieve the feat of defeating all thirty at once, they can continue to challenge the first Zhou family cultivator.

Thus, after defeating two Zhou family cultivators in succession, Su Mingchi finally fell to the third Zhou family cultivator.

Without winning three consecutive matches, it means you can't save your progress, and the next Su family cultivator will have to start the challenge all over again from Zhou Xinyi.

Under this mechanism, a family that wants to achieve good results in the challenge must have a sufficient number of members.

This is why there are two to three hundred cultivators from various families gathered here at the Zhou family today.

Time passed little by little, and soon most of the day had gone by.

After more than half a day of challenging the arena, thirteen of the seventeen cultivators from the Su family have already appeared, earning a total of seventeen points.

"The Su family truly lives up to its reputation as a Golden Core cultivation family. With only thirteen members present, they've already defeated seventeen Zhou family cultivators. It seems their final score will easily surpass twenty points!"

Somewhere below the arena, a middle-aged man watching the battle couldn't help but sigh, expressing his great admiration for the performance of the Su family cultivators on the field.

He was confident in his own abilities and believed that he would be able to achieve good results representing his family in this joint martial arts competition.

However, after witnessing the strength displayed by the seventeen Zhou family cultivators, he was quite discouraged.

In his own opinion, even disregarding the mana and stamina consumed in the previous battles, he would find it difficult to defeat the fifteenth and subsequent Zhou family cultivators if he were to take the field.

Among the cultivators his family sent this time, his strength was already among the top three.

"These younger generation members that Brother Su brought probably aren't the best among the younger generation of the Su family, are they?"

From the stands, Zhou Chun looked away from the two juniors locked in battle and turned to Su Yudong beside him, asking in a low voice.

Although he was the son-in-law of the Su family, he wasn't very clear about the Su family's situation.

However, judging from his past experience with the Su family, the younger generation of the Su family should be more than just this level.

When asked this question, Su Yudong chuckled and said, "Hehehe, I guess so. These younger generation members may not be the best in the Su family, but they are quite outstanding."

Upon hearing this, not only Zhou Chun and the other Zhou family elders present, but also the patriarchs and elders of other families remained silent.

The difference between a Golden Core family and a major immortal cultivation clan is not merely whether or not there is a Golden Core cultivator in charge.

The role of a Golden Core cultivator in a family is far more than simply providing a fourth-tier combat force.

To give a simple example, when explaining the cultivation and release of spells to a Qi Refining stage cultivator, the explanation from a Golden Core stage cultivator is like observing the Qi Refining stage cultivator under a microscope, where everything can be seen clearly.

The explanations given by Foundation Establishment cultivators are essentially like providing a magnifying glass for Qi Refining cultivators; while they can see things more clearly, they lack the magic of a microscope.

Therefore, as long as a family produces a Golden Core cultivator, and as long as they do not encounter any calamities, the overall strength of the family will greatly improve within a hundred years.

Several more hours passed before the last cultivator from the Su family finally stepped onto the arena.

"Su Mingfu of the Su family, please enlighten me, Fellow Daoist Zhou!"

A middle-aged man from the Su family leaped onto the stage and announced his name in a deep voice.

The cultivator he was facing at this moment was the twenty-second Zhou family gatekeeper, a man in blue robes with the cultivation level of the eleventh stage of Qi Refining.

"Zhou Zhengqing of the Zhou family, I'd like to learn from Fellow Daoist Su's superior skills!"

As soon as Zhou Zhengqing, the man in blue, finished speaking, referee Zhou Jiarui quickly gave the order to begin the duel.

At that moment, no sooner had Zhou Jiarui finished speaking than Su Mingfu preemptively launched an attack, directly activating a pair of gold and silver swords to strike Zhou Zhengqing.

He seemed to have mastered some kind of sword technique. Under his control, two flying swords, one gold and one silver, pierced and strangled Zhou Zhengqing like two dragons, leaving Zhou Zhengqing no chance to launch a counterattack.

By the time Zhou Zhengqing finally found an opportunity to release his contracted demon beast, the Ink Scale Python, Su Mingfu had already formed hand seals and launched his killing move.

The gold and silver swords crossed and danced in mid-air, and two sharp sword energies, one gold and one silver, formed an "X" shape and slashed fiercely towards Zhou Zhengqing.

Its power was no less than that of the "Xin Jin Sword Qi" that Zhou Chun had cultivated.

Upon seeing this scene, Zhou Zhengqing's expression changed drastically. He immediately had the Ink Scale Python wrap around him and activated his defensive magic weapon with all his might, trying to withstand the opponent's attack head-on.

But after the two loud bangs, he did not feel any impact.

It turned out that Zhou Jiarui, seeing the situation was not good, directly activated the power of the formation to block the two sword qi attacks.

This situation indicates that, in Zhou Jiarui's view, Zhou Zhengqing had no way of being able to withstand the two sword energies just now.

"Alright, it's just a competition, no need to push yourself so hard. Zhengqing, you should step back and rest!"

Zhou Jiarui waved his hand, ignoring Zhou Zhengqing's disappointed look, and told him to leave first.

First update, one more tonight.

(End of this chapter)