Beast Taming Immortal Clan

Chapter 344 Rumors, A Dilemma [Please Subscribe]

Zhou Daoquan is injured!

This was bad news that Zhou Chun learned after returning to his family.

As the highest-ranking cultivator sent by the Zhou family to Longxing Valley, Zhou Daoquan's injury was no small matter.

Fortunately, he was not injured while protecting Longxing Valley, but rather while on an adventure.

Despite this, Zhou Chun still rushed to Longxing Valley to visit him after learning about the matter.

"I was careless this time and fell for that beast's trap. Once I've recovered from my injuries, I'll definitely call my uncle to come and kill it!"

Inside the cave, facing Zhou Chun who had come to visit him, Zhou Daoquan, whose face was slightly pale, recounted the details of his injury while expressing his deep resentment towards the demonic beast that had injured him.

After everything was on track in Longxing Valley, he would occasionally go out to explore the wilderness.

Some time ago, he found a Purple Moon Fruit vine in the wilderness, with more than a dozen Purple Moon Fruits on it, which looked like they were about to ripen.

The guardian of this Purple Moon Fruit Vine is a mid-grade third-tier demonic beast, the Four-Eared Lemur, which is extremely cunning and intelligent.

It had actually discovered Zhou Daoquan's whereabouts long ago, but it pretended not to know.

Even when the spirit fruit was about to ripen, it was deliberately led away from the fruit tree by Zhou Daoquan so that Zhou Daoquan's spirit pet, Zhu Yanhe, could go and steal the fruit without worry.

What Zhou Daoquan didn't discover was that the four-eared lemur was secretly raising a second-tier high-grade demonic beast, the Hundred Transformations Spirit Lizard.

The ever-changing spirit lizard clung to the Purple Moon Fruit vine, its body completely blending into the color of the vine, and its aura was completely concealed, so that even a Purple Mansion stage cultivator like Zhou Daoquan could not detect it.

As Zhu Yanhe went down to pick spirit fruits with a bamboo basket in his mouth, the ever-changing spirit lizard suddenly attacked and almost killed him on the spot.

Zhou Daoquan, who learned through telepathy that his beloved pet was seriously injured, was then attacked and injured by the four-eared lemur because he was eager to save his pet.

In the end, if he hadn't activated the talisman, and the four-eared fox hadn't dared to attack him again out of fear of its power, he probably wouldn't have escaped with his life.

After learning what had happened, Zhou Chun quickly comforted him, saying, "Elder, there's no need to be angry. It's just a beast. Once you've recovered from your injuries, killing it won't be difficult!"

Then, he took the opportunity to recount the details of his and his companions' trip to the Great Zhou Kingdom, so that Zhou Daoquan would have a clear understanding of the situation.

After he finished talking with Zhou Daoquan and came out, Zhou Zhengyong suddenly came over and pulled him aside, talking about things in Longxing Valley.

It turns out that the mortal tribe that Zhou Zhengyong suggested taking in and protecting back then has now multiplied to tens of thousands of people, including three children with spiritual roots.

Zhou Zhengyong wanted to bring all three children to Longxing Valley for training, and to train them together with the second batch of Zhou family assassins.

He could have made the decision himself, but because of the special status of these three children, he felt he should consult Zhou Chun, the clan leader.

"I have no objection to this, Yong-ge, you can do it."

Zhou Chun nodded, indicating that he did not object to the matter.

Then, as if remembering something, she exclaimed in surprise, "But out of thousands of children, three possess spiritual roots? Isn't that a bit too high a probability?"

"Thirteenth Brother, you've misunderstood. The reason there's such a high probability is because two of the children are offspring of Xu Fu's men!"

Zhou Zhengyong explained the truth with a smile, which put Zhou Chun at ease.

After the matter was settled, Zhou Chun glanced around and casually asked, "How's the reconnaissance going, Brother Yong? Is there anything that suits your needs?"

Upon hearing his question, Zhou Zhengyong immediately replied, "We have indeed found a few good locations, but whether they're suitable or not, we'll have to send an array master to take a look!"

"Okay, then I'll bring Xin Die over later and let her go see it for you guys in person."

Zhou Chun nodded and quickly made arrangements.

This time, helping Lin Hongyu purchase spiritual items to aid in the formation of the Core Formation stage has emptied the Zhou family's savings, and even his own personal savings are gone.

If he wants to avoid delaying his own time to open his Purple Mansion, he can only ask his family to speed up the process of making money.

Starting with the wilderness is undoubtedly the fastest way to see results.

"Once the new base is established, I will suggest that the clan begin to transfer some members here to develop the area. At that time, Yong-ge, your responsibilities here will be even more important, so you'd better be mentally prepared!"

Zhou Chun looked at Zhou Zhengyong and said, but he was giving him a heads-up in advance.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Zhengyong nodded firmly and replied, "Thirteenth Brother, don't worry, I will manage this territory well for the family."

The two then discussed personnel management and base construction.

Time flies, and half a year has passed quickly.

Shortly after sending Zhou Chun back to the Zhou family, Zhou Daoyi returned to the Great Zhou Kingdom to protect Lin Hongyu.

Zhou Mingde was very supportive of this matter.

Now that they have chosen to help Lin Hongyu achieve her Core Formation, the Zhou family's most pressing need is to gain favor with her.

While shared interests are important, emotional support is equally indispensable.

If Lin Hongyu successfully forms her core and becomes a Golden Core cultivator, the benefits that the Zhou family can offer her will no longer be very tempting.

If we want her to truly stay in the Zhou family and protect it, we still need to rely on emotional bonds.

In the past six months, the location of the new stronghold in Longxing Valley has been successfully determined. Zhou Chun has placed an order with the You family of formations, asking them to help refine a mountain-guarding formation that can withstand the attacks of two or three third-tier demonic beasts, to be set up at the selected new stronghold.

In order to accomplish this, the Zhou family, which had already been depleted of its resources, had no choice but to give up 10% of the [Mystic Crystal Stone] mine at the pioneering base to the You family as a purchase fee.

But it was all worth it!

Because the location of that new stronghold was only about two hundred miles away from the discovered spirit jade mine.

This means that as long as the new stronghold is successfully completed and put into use, the Zhou family will be able to find a way to mine that spirit jade vein.

At that time, having exclusive ownership of a spirit jade mine, it would not be an exaggeration to say that one could make a fortune every day.

In conclusion, the difficulties are only temporary. The Zhou family's momentum has now taken off, and as long as there are no major personnel losses, their upward surge will be unstoppable.

On this day, a rumor, whose origin was unknown, suddenly spread wildly throughout the various states of Jing Kingdom.

Rumors say that Qingxiao Zhenren, the Nascent Soul cultivator of Qinglian Temple, is nearing the end of his life. After he passes away, Qinglian Temple, without a Nascent Soul cultivator to oversee it, will lose its current status and be replaced by Tianjing Sect.

The emergence of this rumor is undoubtedly an unsettling sign for cultivation families like the Zhou family, which are rooted in the Qinglian Temple.

Whether this rumor is true or false is another matter, but the fact that it appears at this time is a very bad sign.

Moreover, many people are actually more inclined to believe that this rumor is true.

The reason is simple: no one dares to spread rumors about a Nascent Soul cultivator easily. If it's fake, then such a rumor is meaningless.

Another point is that after this rumor started to circulate, although Qinglian Temple issued a statement denouncing it as nonsense, it did not dare to disclose the real age of Qingxiao Zhenren.

This evasive statement undoubtedly corroborates the veracity of the rumors.

Therefore, many cultivation families under the jurisdiction of Qinglian Temple began to panic. The leaders of each family gathered together to discuss the matter and make plans for the future of their families.

The Zhou family was no exception.

"Cultivators at the Nascent Soul stage can live for two to three thousand years. As for how many years ago True Person Qingxiao attained enlightenment, I'm afraid that apart from the three major sects, there are few forces in Jing Kingdom that know the details."

"However, one thing is certain: it took Qingxiao Zhenren at least 1,500 years to attain enlightenment, because he was already at the mid-Nascent Soul stage when the three major sects besieged the Hualong Sect!"

"So even if this rumor can't be entirely believed, it's undeniable that the Qinglian Temple has no successor!"

Inside the cave, Zhou Chun recounted all the intelligence he had gathered to Zhou Mingde, his tone somewhat heavy.

The Zhou family is currently a vassal force under the Qinglian Temple. If the Qinglian Temple falls, the Zhou family will definitely not fare well either.

Therefore, he couldn't help but worry about this matter.

But Zhou Mingde seemed to have other ideas and wasn't that worried.

After listening to his report, he quickly expressed his opinion, saying, "It is indeed a fact that Qinglian Temple has no successor. However, as long as Qingxiao Zhenren is not less than a hundred years old, it is not our place to worry about this matter."

"Furthermore, even if Master Qingxiao's lifespan is truly nearing its end, can't he foresee the crisis that Qinglian Temple will face after his passing? Would he simply stand by and watch Qinglian Temple be replaced by Tianjing Sect after his death?"

"The fact that the Tianjing Sect is spreading such rumors shows that they are insecure and have no confidence in competing with the Qinglian Temple. Otherwise, why would they resort to such petty tricks?"

After saying that, he waved his hand and said, "In short, we don't need to worry about this for now. The current situation is not something we need to be anxious about. You should also tell the younger generation to keep their mouths shut and not to discuss this matter too much, and especially not to say anything foolish that would offend either side!"

After hearing his analysis, Zhou Chun felt that it was indeed true, and his mind was at ease.

Indeed, for a cultivation family like the Zhou family, looking ahead a hundred years is already the limit.

What will happen hundreds of years from now is not something they can worry about now; whether they will even live to see that time is unknown.

Therefore, there is absolutely no need to do anything that would be detrimental to the family's development in advance, just in case things change a hundred years from now.

However, while the Zhou family can think this way, some families obviously cannot.

There is no shortage of people who worry unnecessarily, nor is there a shortage of speculators.

Seeing the Qinglian Temple's weak and ineffective response to the rumors, many cultivation families that were already wavering due to the establishment of the Tianjing Sect have now made up their minds to side with the Tianjing Sect.

In just one year, more than a dozen cultivation families from Yunzhou and Lanzhou, the two states adjacent to Lingzhou, openly pledged allegiance to the Tianjing Sect.

As for how many secretly surrendered, only the Tianjing Sect knows.

The way Qinglian Temple handled this matter was also quite bizarre.

Although Qinglian Temple quickly sent people to take away the original family mountain gates of those families who had defected to Tianjing Sect, it did not seem to pursue their betrayal at all, as if it had tacitly approved it.

This act of showing weakness seems to say something.

Zhou Chun and the Zhou family remained indifferent to all of this, neither participating nor commenting, focusing solely on developing their family business.

But it's not so easy for them to develop their family business in peace.

On this day, Lin Wan'er, who was originally in Yang Kingdom, suddenly came to the Zhou family. In addition to bringing a batch of [Earth Element Crystal Jade] ore, she also brought bad news.

Because Lin Hongyu was in seclusion in the Great Zhou Kingdom to form her core, the strongholds in the Yang Kingdom saw that she hadn't shown up for over a year, and several Foundation Establishment stage cultivators started to make small moves.

Lin Wan'er had to oversee the mining of the [Earth Element Crystal Jade] ore and deal with those Foundation Establishment cultivators. She was now exhausted and could hardly continue.

So she wanted to ask the Zhou family to send someone who could keep things under control to help her, or simply give up on that stronghold altogether.

If a supply agreement had not been reached with Shanyangzi, the Zhou family might have actually chosen to abandon this stronghold in Yangguo.

But now that a supply agreement has been reached with Shanyangzi, the Zhou family certainly cannot just give up the [Earth Element Crystal Jade] mine like this.

Otherwise, not only would they offend Shanyangzi, but they would also lose a stable source of income.

But now Zhou Daoyi has gone to the Great Zhou Kingdom to protect Lin Hongyu, and Zhou Mingde has to stay at the family's mountain gate. The only Purple Mansion stage cultivator in the Zhou family who can move around is Zhou Daoquan.

The problem is that the Zhou family is currently undertaking large-scale development and construction in the wilderness, and it's not safe there without a Purple Mansion stage cultivator in charge.

Lin Wan'er's request really stumped Zhou Chun and Zhou Mingde.

"How about I go to the Great Zhou Kingdom and invite the old clan chief to take charge in Yang Kingdom?"

After pondering for a long time, Zhou Chun shared his thoughts.

In his view, there was no doubt about the safety of Xiandu Market. Lin Hongyu's cave dwelling was also of a high standard and was a key patrol area of ​​the market's guard team. It was unlikely that her cave dwelling would be maliciously attacked and disturbed.

Therefore, Zhou Daoyi's presence there to protect her was more symbolic than practical.

However, after hearing his suggestion, Zhou Mingde shook his head repeatedly and said, "That's not appropriate. Fellow Daoist Lin's Core Formation is the most important thing. Dao Yi shouldn't leave her side at this time!"

"What should we do then? Should we send the Third Elder?"

Zhou Chun frowned, really not wanting to make this choice.

Just then, Zhou Mingde seemed to have made a decision and suddenly looked at him, saying, "What do you think of you going? With your current strength, Zheng Chun, as long as no Purple Mansion stage cultivators make a move, even if three or five Foundation Establishment stage cultivators gang up on you, they might not be your match. I think that would be enough to keep those rogue cultivators in check!"

I go?

Zhou Chun was slightly taken aback, not expecting Zhou Mingde to say that.

He couldn't help but say, "Is it appropriate for me to go? The situation in Jingguo has changed so much right now, it wouldn't be good for me, as the clan leader, to leave!"

He was confident in his abilities, but he was worried about what might happen to his family after he left.

However, after hearing his concerns, Zhou Mingde calmly said, "No matter how the situation in Jingguo changes, our Zhou family can only go with the flow and has no power to change it. If something serious happens, just send someone to tell you to abandon that place and come back!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chun felt there was some truth to it, so after pondering for a moment, he nodded and said, "In that case, this junior will go."

I'm not feeling well, so I'm not in the mood to write!

(End of this chapter)