Beast Taming Immortal Clan

Chapter 329 Four Treasures, Chaos Arises [Please Subscribe]

Even when Zhou Chun became the head of the Zhou family, he knew in his heart that there were still many secrets in the family that he did not know.

For example, he was only informed about Zhou Daoyi and Lin Hongyu's affair many years later.

Now, after Yu Jinghua led the Spirit Beast Manor to join the Heavenly Mirror Sect, another secret of the Zhou family has been revealed to him.

This time, Zhou Mingde stopped hiding it from him and directly told him the biggest secret of the Zhou family.

According to Zhou Mingde, the reason he was able to lead Zhou Daoyi and others to become independent and rebuild the Zhou family was not because Yu Jinghua was kind-hearted or took old feelings into consideration.

The reason he was able to lead his people to separate and become independent was entirely because he had something to check and balance Yu Jinghua.

It turns out that when the Zhou family's Golden Core stage ancestor chose to groom Yu Jinghua as his successor, he was also worried that Yu Jinghua might betray the Zhou family after taking over.

Therefore, before Yu Jinghua formed his core, the Zhou family ancestor made him swear a solemn oath that he would never betray or harm the Zhou family in this lifetime.

At the same time, after Yu Jinghua successfully formed his core, he forced him to separate a wisp of his primordial spirit and integrate it into a special magic artifact, which was then handed over to a Zhou family cultivator for management.

Later, when they moved to Jingguo, that magical artifact fell into Zhou Mingde's hands, becoming his greatest asset in daring to lead his people to separate and become independent.

According to Zhou Mingde, as long as he activates the special magic artifact that incorporates a wisp of Yu Jinghua's primordial spirit essence and obliterates that wisp of primordial spirit essence, Yu Jinghua himself will suffer severe damage.

This severe injury is enough to make it impossible for Yu Jinghua to make any further progress in his cultivation in this lifetime, and it will also cause him to suffer great pain due to the damage to his primordial spirit.

It was precisely because of this means of restraining Yu Jinghua that Zhou Mingde dared to lead his people to separate and become independent, despite only having the cultivation level of the early stage of the Purple Mansion realm.

It was because of this method that, after Zhou Chun discovered that Zhou Zhengkang had been misled by cultivators from the Spirit Beast Manor and betrayed the Zhou family, Zhou Mingde dared to go to Zhou Zhengkang's house to demand an explanation after personally cleaning up the mess.

Because of this, Yu Jinghua has never dared to do anything to the Zhou family over the years, and has even been restraining the cultivators of the Spirit Beast Manor, forbidding them from targeting or making things difficult for the Zhou family.

Even though the Zhou family has risen to prominence and become increasingly prosperous over the years, while the Spirit Beast Manor has gradually declined, Yu Jinghua has always acted as if he didn't see it and has never made any small moves.

Zhou Mingde originally thought that this situation would continue until a Golden Core cultivator appeared in the Zhou family, or until Yu Jinghua perished.

But when Zhou Mingde heard that Yu Jinghua had led the entire Spirit Beast Manor to join the Heavenly Mirror Sect, he realized that the balance he had been trying to maintain had been broken.

With Tianjing Zhenren, a Nascent Soul stage cultivator, as his backer, Yu Jinghua no longer needed to fear the Zhou family in the slightest.

Given the current situation of the Zhou family, Zhou Mingde certainly wouldn't dare to risk a lose-lose situation by destroying Yu Jinghua's wisp of primordial spirit essence unless absolutely necessary.

"If I'm not mistaken, it won't be long before that scoundrel Yu Jinghua comes to confront me and demands to take back that wisp of his primordial spirit essence!"

"Moreover, he must have already offered up the entire beast-taming heritage of my Zhou family to True Person Tianjing and the Tianjing Sect!"

When Zhou Mingde said this, his words were full of resentment.

After listening to his story, Zhou Chun fell silent.

Zhou Chun had always wondered why Yu Jinghua, having already betrayed the Zhou family, would allow Zhou Mingde to leave with his men.

Before being taught a lesson by the Su family patriarch, Zhou Chun might have thought that Yu Jinghua was worried that the iron-blooded suppression of Zhou Mingde and others would cause the Zhou family cultivators who were willing to stay with him to become disloyal.

However, after being taught a lesson by the Su family patriarch, Zhou Chun deeply understood that once a Golden Core cultivator made up his mind to do something, he would not care about any criticism.

Therefore, he had previously suspected that Zhou Mingde might have some leverage over Yu Jinghua, forcing him to compromise.

Zhou Mingde's account now seems to confirm his suspicions.

Seeing that Zhou Chun remained silent, Zhou Mingde, worried that he might overthink things, took the initiative to explain, "The reason I didn't tell you about this before, Zhengchun, is because it involves a lot of people. To avoid angering that bastard Yu Jinghua, the fewer people who know, the better!"

At this point, his face contorted with rage, he roared, "I never expected that my good intentions would be so ungrateful, that scoundrel would force me to this point!"

Judging from his words, it seemed that he had already made some kind of decision.

"So, what does the Supreme Elder intend to do?"

Zhou Chun took the opportunity to ask the question.

"Of course, we should hand that thing over to the Qinglian Temple!"

"Does Yu Jinghua think that by siding with a Nascent Soul cultivator, everything will be fine? Don't even think about it!"

Zhou Mingde's face hardened, and he angrily revealed his plans.

Unexpectedly, Zhou Chun immediately shook his head after hearing this and said, "This junior believes this is inappropriate!"

After saying that, he explained, "Even if Qinglian Temple accepts that thing, it most likely won't provide our Zhou family with the highest level of protection, and our Zhou family might end up offending True Person Tianjing, a Nascent Soul cultivator, because of it!"

"So, Masazumi, what you mean is...?"

Zhou Mingde's expression changed, and he looked at Zhou Chun with a hint of resentment in his eyes.

"In my opinion, since the situation has changed to this point, we should not expect too much more."

"If Yu Jinghua comes to demand that thing back, we can take the opportunity to make him exchange it for something precious!"

"I think that for the sake of his own spiritual path and life, he should be able to accept any conditions that aren't too harsh!"

Meeting Zhou Mingde's gaze, Zhou Chun calmly expressed his opinion.

"What if he pretends to agree first, but then goes back on his word after getting the goods?"

Zhou Mingde did not rush to express his opinion, but instead raised another concern.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chun said with absolute certainty, "No, he has already offended the Qinglian Temple by leading the Spirit Beast Manor to join the Heavenly Mirror Sect. If he dares to attack our Zhou family again, he will be handing the Qinglian Temple a knife to kill the chicken to scare the monkey!"

These words were reasonable and well-founded, and Zhou Mingde was quickly convinced.

Therefore, although he still felt some resentment and anger, for the sake of the family, he sighed softly and said, "Alright, then let's do as you say, Masaharu!"

As Zhou Mingde had predicted, things turned out as expected.

Just three days after the Zhou family learned that the Spirit Beast Manor had pledged allegiance to the Heavenly Mirror Sect, Yu Jinghua sneaked into Nine Peaks Ridge alone and went directly to Zhou Mingde's cave.

"It's been many years! Mingde, how have you been?"

When Zhou Mingde stepped out of the cave, he saw Yu Jinghua smiling and greeting him.

"Thanks to you, Zhou and the Zhou family have always had a good relationship!"

Zhou Mingde gave a cold reply and turned to walk into the cave.

Upon seeing this, Yu Jinghua was not angry. Instead, he smiled even more and followed her inside.

He knew from Zhou Mingde's attitude that achieving his goal today shouldn't be too difficult.

To be honest, he was also afraid that Zhou Mingde might act impulsively and hand over the magic artifact to Qinglian Temple.

Therefore, he has been keeping watch around Jiufengling for the past few days.

The artifact contained a wisp of his primordial spirit, thus establishing a close connection with him, allowing him to easily sense its location.

If Zhou Mingde really acts impulsively and takes the items out of the Zhou family's mountain gate, then he will have no choice but to show himself and forcibly intercept him.

Fortunately, his worst fears did not come true.

Next, inside Zhou Mingde's cave, Yu Jinghua and Zhou Mingde engaged in a heated bargaining session.

In the end, the two reached an agreement: Yu Jinghua would give up several Zhou family treasures that he had embezzled in exchange for a wisp of his original primordial spirit.

"Look, this is the final result after I negotiated with him!"

Inside the mountain cave, facing Zhou Daoyi and Zhou Chun, who had come at his summons, Zhou Mingde didn't say much and directly presented the gains he had made after the negotiations.

With a flick of his wrist, he took out four treasures and placed them on the table.

The four treasures were a milky-white jade pendant about the size of two fingers. As soon as it was taken out, it automatically began to gather the spiritual energy of the surrounding heaven and earth. The rich spiritual energy flowed around it and manifested a white spiritual light, which was truly miraculous.

The second treasure was a magic talisman about a foot long. The complexity of the spiritual patterns drawn on this talisman was the most in Zhou Chun's life. Just staring at the layers of spiritual patterns drawn with exquisite brushstrokes made Zhou Chun feel a little dizzy.

Even when not activated, this talisman will still slightly gather spiritual energy and emit a dazzling fiery red halo.

The third treasure was a tattered pale yellow banner. The banner was missing most of its surface, and the remaining part was covered with countless tiny runes, making it look very mysterious and profound.

The fourth treasure is a talisman, which is imprinted with a blue spear pattern and is an offensive talisman.

After Zhou Chun and Zhou Mingde examined the four treasures on the table for a while, Zhou Mingde began to distribute them.

With a wave of his hand, he picked up the milky-white jade pendant and moved it in front of Zhou Chun.

"From now on, Zhengchun, you will wear and use this Spirit Source Jade. This item is a rare treasure obtained by one of my Zhou family ancestors. It is said to be made from a piece of Spirit Eye Jade. Wearing it will have a strong effect of gathering spiritual energy, which can greatly improve cultivation efficiency."

"However, this item is precious and only useful for cultivation. If you leave the family in the future, Zhengchun, it is best to leave it at your residence."

Hearing that it was a treasure that could improve cultivation efficiency, Zhou Chun didn't hold back, as he did indeed need such a treasure to assist him at the moment.

He immediately reached out and took the item, placing it in a jade box, and thanked the elder, saying, "Thank you for your kindness, Grand Elder. I will keep this item safe for the family!"

Treasures like the Spirit Source Jade are often considered non-privatizable public property within a family, and can only be distributed according to need, allocated to those who need and use them most.

Therefore, Zhou Chun is only temporarily holding the items and has no right to dispose of them.

Then Zhou Mingde raised his hand and waved it, taking the talisman into his own hand.

"As for this fourth-tier magic talisman, I will keep it for now."

Fourth-order magic talismans are also very precious, but even a cultivator in the early stage of the Purple Mansion realm like Zhou Daoyi would find it somewhat difficult to use such treasures.

Only Zhou Mingde, who has already reached the mid-stage of the Purple Mansion realm, can normally activate and use this level of treasure.

Therefore, it is most appropriate for him to keep it.

Then Zhou Mingde's gaze fell upon the tattered banner, and he slowly said, "Although this spirit-controlling banner is broken, it is the origin of our family's beast-controlling heritage, representing the most orthodox lineage of our family. Let us enshrine it in the ancestral hall to pay homage to our ancestors!"

The Zhou family's beast-taming heritage was obtained by the Zhou family's ancestor from an ancient cultivation cave.

The tattered banners that Zhou Chun and his group are standing before are the very things that Zhou's ancestors brought out from the ancient cultivation cave.

It is said that this item was a powerful magical artifact, but it was too damaged to be refined and used.

Now it's just a symbol, representing the legitimacy of the Zhou family.

The best way to deal with something like this is to enshrine it in the ancestral hall.

Finally, Zhou Mingde's gaze fell upon the talisman.

After gazing at the object for a moment, he finally said, "As for this talisman, let's give it to Daoquan. He's stationed alone in Dragon Rising Valley, and he certainly needs such a treasure for self-defense!"

After speaking, he looked at Zhou Daoyi and asked, "Daoyi, what do you think?"

"This junior has no objection. Compared to this junior, Brother Daoquan's side certainly needs this item more!"

Zhou Daoyi nodded slightly, fully agreeing with his proposed solution.

"Then so be it. You shall personally deliver this item to Daoquan."

As Zhou Mingde spoke, he picked up the talisman and handed it to Zhou Daoyi.

After dividing the treasure, he let the two leave.

After returning to his residence, Zhou Chun immediately took out the Spirit Source Jade and tested it.

He wore the precious jade on his chest and continued his meditation as usual.

As soon as he entered meditation, he absorbed all the rich spiritual energy of heaven and earth gathered by the Spirit Source Jade into his body.

After a period of meditation, Zhou Chun was pleasantly surprised to find that the effect of his meditation this time was at least half as good as before he obtained the Spirit Source Jade.

In other words, if he were to cultivate now while wearing the Spirit Source Jade, his cultivation speed would increase by 50% compared to before.

This tremendous improvement is truly gratifying.

"Great! With this, I might be able to break through to the late Foundation Establishment stage in less than ten years!"

Zhou Chun clenched his fist tightly, his face full of joy.

However, Zhou Chun's joy was short-lived, as an incident occurred that immediately caused him to frown deeply.

"Has the Jingyang Faction colluded with the Zhengyang Palace to declare war on the Corpse Demon Cult?"

Upon seeing the intelligence report sent from Yunzhou, Zhou Chun couldn't hide his astonishment and gaped in surprise.

Although he had previously felt, based on his experience in Fengguo, that Fengguo was likely to descend into chaos again.

But I never expected this chaos to come so quickly, or in such a way.

He tried to recall the Zhengyang Palace in his mind, but found that he had never heard of it before, and it was very likely that it was not a force from the nearby countries.

However, the fact that they dared to help the Jingyang Sect fight against the Corpse Demon Sect must mean that they are not an ordinary force. At least, they must be a force of the level of the Moon Wheel Sect to dare to do this!

"This is such a mess!"

Zhou Chun rubbed his head, knowing he had no choice but to take the message back to the mountain cave.

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