Beast Taming Immortal Clan

Chapter 324 Establishing the Intelligence Hall [Please Subscribe]

Zhao Xin doesn't seem to be as simple as he claims, just a lone cultivator from a fallen sect. Perhaps there's some other force behind him now.

But Zhou Chun showed no interest in knowing anything about it.

He knew without a doubt that Zhao Xin and the forces behind him wanted to seek revenge against the Corpse Demon Sect and bring it down from its pedestal.

Regardless of whether they can actually do it, even if they could, it would certainly come at a very high price.

The Zhou family is doing quite well now, and Zhou Chun doesn't want to cause trouble for himself and his family, becoming a pawn in someone else's game.

So, despite Zhao Xin's subtle hints and suspenseful behavior, he didn't fall for it and asked any more questions. Instead, he quickly slipped away and left.

On the way back to the family, Zhou Chun sat on the back of the Golden-Winged Tiger, secretly reviewing his previous battles with the thin, middle-aged man and even with Zhou Yu.

In the battle with Zhou Yu, the power of the two demonic insects was initially tested.

Although the "Mysterious Armor Golden Feathers" did not seem to be of much use, their value was already evident in the fact that they were able to attract fire from the front, with less than a hundred of them being lost under Zhou Yu's various attacks.

The poisonous needles of the "Flying Fire Scorpion" can even poison a second-tier high-grade demonic beast like the Golden Raccoon Cat, so its value goes without saying.

Overall, choosing to practice insect-repelling techniques was probably not a wrong choice.

As for the battle with the thin, middle-aged man, Zhou Chun could only sigh that the Purple Mansion stage cultivator was indeed worthy of being called a Purple Mansion stage cultivator; his strength was completely incomparable to that of the Foundation Establishment stage cultivator.

Even with a third-tier magic talisman, he could only hold out against cultivators in the Purple Mansion stage for a little longer. Without the help of the Fire God Jackal, he wouldn't even be able to escape.

"However, the appearance of that third-tier refined corpse looks somewhat similar to that of a Dragon Transformation Sect cultivator after using the 'Dragon Transformation Secret Technique.' Could it have been refined using the corpse of a Dragon Transformation Sect cultivator that we obtained back then?"

Zhou Chun felt this was probably true, since, based on his understanding, most of the corpses that the Corpse Demon Sect had previously revealed to the public were not as strange as he had seen.

Moreover, the aura emanating from that refined corpse was clearly only that of a third-tier low-grade being, yet it managed to hold off the Fire God Jackal for so long without being torn apart, which also indirectly demonstrates the strength of its physical body.

Judging from this, the Corpse Demon Sect obtained so many corpses of Dragon Transformation Sect cultivators back then, and they are probably now secretly refining another batch of powerful Dragon Blood Demon Corpses!

This made Zhou Chun even less optimistic about Zhao Xin and his group's plans.

A day later, Zhou Chun returned to the gate of Jiufeng Ridge in peace, and then went directly to pay his respects to Zhou Mingde, returning the Fire God Jackal and explaining the relevant situation.

When Zhou Mingde heard that Zhou Chun had killed Zhou Yu and his grandson, he only sighed slightly and didn't say anything more.

However, when he heard that Zhou Chun had been ambushed and killed by a Purple Mansion stage cultivator from the Corpse Demon Sect, his expression changed drastically, and he was extremely shocked.

He was even more shocked to hear that Zhou Chun and Zhao Xin, who had suddenly appeared, had joined forces to kill the Purple Mansion cultivators of the Corpse Demon Sect.

It wasn't until he heard about Zhou Chun and Zhao Xin's return to Jingguo, and Zhou Chun's speculations about Zhao Xin's origins, that he sat back down.

"That's the situation. I never expected such an unexpected turn of events, but what's done is done, and there's nothing that can be changed!"

After Zhou Chun finished speaking, he stepped aside and stood still.

Zhou Mingde did not speak immediately, but instead lowered his head and fell into deep thought.

After a long silence, Zhou Mingde finally raised his head and sighed, "Ah, just as you said, Zhengchun, since it's already happened, what's the point of saying anything more?"

"It's all my fault for making the wrong decision back then; I should have let you and Jiahe come back first!"

If Zhou Chun had returned first, with his strength, he could have captured Zhou Yu in a short time, and the attack from the Corpse Demon Cult cultivators would not have been attracted.

But there's no going back now. Since it's already happened, there's no point in dwelling on it.

So after sighing, Zhou Mingde straightened his expression and looked at Zhou Chun with a serious expression, saying, "Since you didn't keep anything from that Corpse Demon Cult cultivator on you, and you didn't kill him, I think this matter shouldn't be traced back to our Zhou family."

"Now that the Corpse Demon Sect is hunting down cultivators who practice insect-controlling techniques, you'd better be careful. Never reveal your identity as an insect cultivator in front of others, and you should also give your family's younger members a good talking-to."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chun quickly assured him, "Don't worry, Elder, I will be careful."

After speaking, he asked with a concerned expression, "How are the Black Jade Toads now? Elder, have you found a way to restore their vitality?"

Hearing this, Zhou Mingde frowned deeply again.

He couldn't help but shake his head slightly, saying, "No, I've tried feeding them a lot of spiritual herbs, but there's still not much improvement. It seems their lifespans are truly running out!"

It turned out that after discovering the sharp drop in vitality on the black jade toad, Zhou Mingde conducted an examination and initially concluded that it was caused by a sharp reduction in lifespan.

However, since the Black Jade Toad was known for its longevity, he did not dare to draw any conclusions easily.

Only after bringing him back to the family and feeding him a lot of spiritual medicine without seeing any effect did he dare to confirm his judgment.

"That's such a shame!"

Zhou Chun sighed softly, also feeling deeply sorry about it.

If you calculate it that way, the Zhou family almost lost money on this deal.

A Foundation Establishment Pill was wasted by Zhou Yu's useless great-grandson, and the black jade toad he received in return could no longer provide toad venom.

If Zhou Chun hadn't killed Zhou Yu and his grandson and obtained their magical artifacts and relics, he would have really suffered a great loss.

However, if you include the few third-tier spell talismans that Zhou Chun used, he didn't actually make much money.

However, that's how things are in the world; it's impossible to always only make a profit and never lose.

Making profits and losses is a normal part of life.

Afterwards, Zhou Chun returned to his residence and rested for a few days before heading to the Su family in Jiangzhou.

Now that Zhou Chun is the son-in-law of the Su family, he no longer needs to announce his arrival at the Su family's mountain gate and can be directly granted entry.

Su Yuzhen only learned of his arrival when he arrived at her cave dwelling.

This surprised her quite a bit.

Upon meeting, she couldn't help but look at Zhou Chun and ask, "Husband, what brings you here to see me today?"

"Why do you say that, Madam? Are you complaining that I don't visit you often enough?"

Zhou Chun feigned displeasure as he spoke.

Before Su Yuzhen, whose expression had slightly changed, could explain, he smiled and waved his hand, saying, "My lady, you don't need to take it to heart. I was just joking with you."

Upon hearing this, Su Yuzhen's expression softened considerably, but she still explained, "Yes, I was only surprised and delighted by my husband's sudden arrival; I did not truly resent or blame him."

After saying that, she stretched out her hand and said, "My husband, please come inside with me first!"

Once the two were inside, Su Yuzhen brewed some spiritual tea, and Zhou Chun, no longer keeping them in suspense, immediately explained his purpose.

"I have come to see you, Madam, for two reasons. First, we haven't seen each other for a while, and I wanted to come and see you. Second, I recently acquired a magical item and would like to give it to you."

As he spoke, he patted the storage bag at his waist and took out the Cloud Water Swallow Egg that he had obtained in the underground treasure exchange.

"This is the egg of the intermediate-level demon beast, the Cloud Water Swan. I noticed that Madam has not yet tamed a spirit beast for transportation, so I wish to present this to Madam. Please accept it with pleasure."

It turns out that he originally exchanged the Cloud-Water Swan for Su Yuzhen as her substitute spirit beast.

Su Yuzhen never expected that Zhou Chun would suddenly come to see her today to give her such a gift.

She froze for a moment, staring blankly at Zhou Chun, almost doubting that she had misheard.

It wasn't until Zhou Chun handed her the watermelon-sized Yunshui swan egg that she looked down at the enormous bird egg and realized it was all real.

Then a warm current surged from her heart and spread throughout her body. An indescribable feeling welled up inside her, making her want to laugh and cry at the same time.

"My husband...you put your heart into it!"

She held the bird egg Zhou Chun handed her in both hands and murmured softly.

The emotions surging within me are beyond words.

"I'm glad you like this gift, Madam."

Zhou Chun smiled slightly, seemingly able to sense Su Yuzhen's feelings, and immediately stepped forward to embrace her.

For the next month, Zhou Chun stayed at the Su family home with his Daoist partner and didn't go anywhere else.

This gift-giving incident greatly warmed the relationship between him and Su Yuzhen, and Su Yuzhen finally felt a genuine affection from him.

Although this affection may not be particularly intense, it is extremely precious to her.

After the two of them cultivated together several times, her cultivation level increased at a rate comparable to that of taking elixirs, and her understanding of the "Plain Maiden Mystic Art" technique also increased dramatically, as if she had been enlightened.

In the end, Zhou Chun had to end her trip to the Su family early so that she could focus on her cultivation and not waste this opportunity.

After Zhou Chun returned to the Zhou family, he took over the family power from Zhou Jiarui and began to perform the duties of the patriarch.

By this time, including the time he spent in Fengguo, it had been almost five months since he had dealt with clan affairs.

Upon returning to Zhongping Palace, the first thing he did was to review the various tasks he had previously arranged.

As expected, Zhou Zhengxun had disposed of the useless monsters in the Zhou Family Beast Garden according to his requirements, making room for other monsters.

The news coming back from Longxing Valley was all good.

More than five months have passed, and not a single one of the Zhou family's assassins has died. Instead, they have collected a lot of spiritual medicinal resources for the family.

According to Zhou Zhengyong's letter, after he had surveyed and drawn a detailed map of the area within a radius of 300 li of Longxing Valley, he had begun to arrange for people to explore further afield and was also preparing to explore the surrounding mountains and rivers in search of spiritual mineral resources.

Upon seeing this, Zhou Chun immediately wrote a letter in reply, advising Zhou Zhengyong not to be too hasty in his efforts, but to focus on exploring and drawing maps first, and not to blindly venture into the wilderness, so as to avoid unnecessary losses.

This letter was sent by Zhou Daoyi, because his son Bai Bai was still in a weak state and it was inconvenient for him to travel for the time being.

In order to keep track of the changing situation in Feng Kingdom, and even news from other states in Jing Kingdom, Zhou Chun had a new idea.

He gathered some cultivators from the Zhou family who knew how to train eagles, and asked them to select skilled eagle trainers from among the mortals of the Zhou family for training, in order to establish the Zhou family's intelligence center.

According to Zhou Chun's plan, the Zhou family will arrange for cultivators to be stationed in the markets and towns of various states in Jingguo in the future, and establish intelligence stations.

The task of the cultivators stationed in the market was to collect important information circulating in the local market and transmit it back to the family in a timely manner via swift relay for the family's higher-ups to review.

This is a very ambitious plan, and it will require a significant investment of human and material resources to complete.

The personal cultivation expenses of the Zhou family cultivators stationed in various markets alone would be a considerable expense, not to mention the special subsidies to facilitate their intelligence gathering and the special rewards for transmitting important information.

However, it is foreseeable that once this intelligence system is built as Zhou Chun envisioned, it will bring unexpected benefits to the Zhou family.

No one understood the importance of intelligence information better than Zhou Chun.

"Yes, to ensure that the intelligence is not intercepted and misused, we need to train the intelligence personnel to use a completely new language."

As for which new script to use, Zhou Chun immediately had an idea.

That was naturally English, which had given him a huge headache in his previous life.

The common script in this world today is quite similar to the script he used in his previous life. If he used that script, there was a risk that it would be deciphered.

However, this possibility does not exist for English letters at all.

Do it when you think of it.

Zhou Chun immediately began compiling a translation dictionary in his spare time, so that the intelligence cultivators within the clan could use it to study later.

Time passed slowly, and another year quickly went by.

During this year, Zhou Chun successfully compiled a translation dictionary and taught it to several intelligence cultivators within the clan.

Meanwhile, an intelligence station was established in Yunzhou, and every now and then, the intelligence gathered would be transmitted to the family's mountain gate via eagle messages.

The establishment of this intelligence network also benefited the frontier outpost, making it easier for Zhou Jiapeng, who was stationed there, to contact his family.

At the same time, Zhou Chun also hatched the "corpse moth" eggs he had obtained a year ago and secretly cultivated these demonic insects.

The "corpse moths" like to eat things that contain yin energy and corpse energy. Zhou Chun would occasionally go to the graveyards where mortals gathered and let them burrow into the graveyards to absorb the corpse energy contained in the corpses inside.

However, Zhou Chun did not actually place high hopes on this demonic insect. He simply wanted to cultivate it to reproduce its eggs and make preparations in advance.

This way, if a conflict were to actually arise with the Corpse Demon Cult someday, it would give us an extra trump card.

On this day, when it was Zhou Chun's turn to take the supplies to Longxing Valley for handover, he heard some surprising news as soon as he arrived.

There are none today.

(End of this chapter)