Beast Taming Immortal Clan

Chapter 483 Good Things Happen: Post-War Statistics [8,000-word long chapter, please subscribe]

Luo Qingni's sudden visit undoubtedly surprised Zhou Chun.

After all, he had never revealed his background to him.

Furthermore, the Great Zhou Kingdom and the Jing Kingdom were extremely far apart, making it virtually impossible for news to travel between the two places.

Even though they exchanged information, he used a pseudonym in the Great Zhou Kingdom!

Seeing Zhou Chun's surprise and confusion, Luo Qingni looked at him with a resentful gaze and sighed softly, "Fellow Daoist Zhou, you've kept this from me for quite a while!"

"If I hadn't heard of the name 'Young Master of the Dragon' and learned about the Four-Clawed Thunder Dragon and the master of the Metal Element Technique, Qingni would never have known that Fellow Daoist Zhou came from such a remote place as Jing Kingdom!"

So that's where the problem was!

Zhou Chun suddenly realized what was happening and finally understood everything.

This was something he hadn't expected.

After all, just as Luo Qingni said, Jingguo was located in a remote area compared to the Great Zhou Kingdom.

Such events in remote places generally wouldn't reach the Great Zhou Kingdom.

Even when the Hualong Sect launched a counterattack against Jingguo and made such a big fuss, Zhou Chun, who was living in the Great Zhou Kingdom, hadn't heard much about it.

Therefore, it can be seen that apart from some high-level cultivators from major powers there, or forces like "Tianzhilou" that mainly sell information, ordinary people would not pay attention to information from such remote places, nor would anyone deliberately spread such information.

However, this great battle between the Yuanmo Legion and the Tianling Legion involved two major cultivation worlds and hundreds of thousands of cultivators. In terms of scale and intensity, it was second only to a racial war.

This kind of thing will definitely spread far and wide, and even the cultivation world of the Great Zhou Kingdom will hear about it and pay attention to it.

Once news of the war reaches the Great Zhou Kingdom and is heard and discussed, the deeds of the "Seven Demons of the Primordial Demons" and the "Seven Heroes of the Heavenly Spirits," which have been widely publicized, will likely spread throughout the Great Zhou Kingdom.

As a key contributor to the successful transformation of the Thunder Flood Dragon into a Flood Dragon, it's not surprising that Luo Qingni would connect the story of the Four-Clawed Thunder Flood Dragon being controlled by someone to Zhou Chun.

At this moment, Zhou Chun felt somewhat embarrassed when Luo Qingni complained that he had been exposed for using a false name. He could only cough twice to cover it up: "Ahem, Fellow Daoist Luo, please forgive me. I had my own reasons for choosing to hide my identity back then. I didn't intentionally conceal it from you!"

Hearing his words, Luo Qingni looked at him with a half-smile and said, "So, Fellow Daoist Zhou, you still acknowledge our past friendship?"

"Of course! It is my good fortune to have a friend like Fellow Daoist Luo!"

Zhou Chun readily agreed without hesitation, his tone resolute.

This attitude pleased Luo Qingni, who immediately composed herself and nodded slightly to him, saying, "It's good to hear Fellow Daoist Zhou say that; it makes my long journey worthwhile!"

Judging from her tone, it seems she has something to ask of me.

Zhou Chun thought to himself, but did not ask immediately. Instead, he said with a smile, "Fellow Daoist Luo has come from afar. You are a rare guest of mine and the Zhou family. Please come with me to the mountain gate and cave to take a seat, so that I may fulfill my duty as host!"

Then he welcomed Luo Qingni into the mountain gate and took her directly to his cave.

Generally speaking, only true friends would be invited to his cave dwelling.

Luo Qingni understood the implication, and her smile widened.

And so, inside Zhou Chun's cave, Zhou Chun introduced Luo Qingni to two family elders, Lin Hongyu and Zhou Mingde.

However, both Lin Hongyu and the other knew that Luo Qingni had come from afar to find Zhou Chun, so she must have something important to discuss.

So after a brief exchange of pleasantries, he took the initiative to leave first.

After the two left, Zhou Chun, seeing that Luo Qingni didn't intend to speak, had no choice but to say it himself: "Fellow Daoist Luo is quite a busy person. You've traveled a long way to Jing Kingdom to find me; surely you have some important business to discuss!"

"Since Fellow Daoist Zhou has asked about this, then Qingni will not keep you in suspense any longer."

Luo Qingni nodded slightly and said, "That's right. I came to find Fellow Daoist Zhou for two reasons: first, to satisfy my curiosity, and second, because I do have something I want to discuss with Fellow Daoist Zhou!"

"Please enlighten me, Fellow Daoist Luo."

Zhou Chun narrowed his eyes, pretending to listen.

Upon seeing this, Luo Qingni immediately said calmly, "Actually, it's nothing new. I just want to ask Fellow Daoist Zhou to go to that secret island in the Dolan Grassland before you reach the Core Formation stage to retrieve an item for me!"

Upon hearing her words, Zhou Chun's eyes flashed with a sharp light as she keenly grasped the key point in her words.

He immediately asked, "Why must I, Zhou, go to that secret island before reaching the Core Formation stage? Is it because Core Formation cultivators are no longer allowed to enter there?"

"Fellow Daoist Zhou is indeed quick-witted."

Luo Qingni praised him, then nodded with a helpless expression, saying, "That's right, things are just as Fellow Daoist Zhou thought. When I tried to search for treasures in that secret island a few years ago, I couldn't enter as before. It must be because my cultivation level has exceeded the upper limit for entering!"

"Why is that? Fellow Daoist Luo, do you know the reason?"

Zhou Chun's expression hardened slightly as he looked at Luo Qingni in surprise and inquired about the details.

"Qing Ni consulted many ancient texts and also sought advice from some fellow cultivators, and has come to a general conclusion."

"The reason why Golden Core cultivators are not allowed to enter that secret island is most likely because the owner of the secret island wants to select a suitable successor."

"Once a cultivator like us successfully forms our core, our foundation is established. Switching to another cultivation method is extremely dangerous, and even if we succeed, we will almost never have the chance to form our Nascent Soul!"

Luo Qingni didn't hide anything and quickly told everyone what she knew.

This situation was largely in line with Zhou Chun's guess.

According to information he had seen in some ancient books, such private secret realms and caves that restrict the cultivation level of those who enter are indeed specially set up by the cave owners to select successors.

Another possibility is the "Heavenly Spirit Secret Realm" that he once visited. As a trial realm, it also imposes restrictions on cultivation level; cultivation levels that are too high or too low are not allowed.

He nodded thoughtfully and said, "That makes sense."

After speaking, he looked at Luo Qingni and asked, "I just wonder what kind of treasure Fellow Daoist Luo wants me to help you retrieve? And what benefits will I gain in return?"

Upon hearing his words, Luo Qingni knew that he had basically agreed to the matter.

Overjoyed, he quickly replied, "It's an alchemy furnace, and perhaps it even contains a secret alchemy technique!"

Then he carefully explained the details to Zhou Chun.

It turns out that when Luo Qingni and the others entered that secret island, they explored all the paths, and at the end of one of the paths was the place where the cave owner refined pills.

However, there were two incredibly powerful fourth-tier puppets guarding the place!

Luo Qingni and her companions knew they were no match for the two puppets, so they changed course and explored other paths, eventually discovering the orchard where the [Five Elements Spirit Fruit] was located.

According to Luo Qingni's speculation, there is a very high probability that there is a magic weapon-level alchemy furnace in that alchemy ground, as well as the alchemy inheritance left by the cave owner.

So after she formed her golden core, she wanted to go to the secret island again to retrieve all the treasures inside.

However, he did not expect that once he formed his Golden Core, he would lose the qualification to enter the secret realm again!

The fact that Golden Core cultivators are no longer allowed to enter the secret island has greatly worried Luo Qingni.

After that, in order to get what she wanted, she had to start searching for powerful Purple Mansion stage cultivators from small and medium-sized forces or even lone cultivators, to see if she could find someone trustworthy to cooperate with.

While she was slowly gathering information about the relevant personnel, the names of the "Seven Demons of the Primordial Demons" and the "Seven Heroes of the Heavenly Spirits" also spread throughout the Great Zhou Kingdom.

At that time, Zhou Chun had not yet made the list, but Luo Qingni had already taken note of it.

However, after some investigation, she discovered that those on the list all came from powerful families and were involved in wars, so she had no interest in getting to know them.

However, he still asked someone to keep an eye on the changes in the "Seven Heroes of Heavenly Spirits" and to keep track of cultivators who were likely to become one of them. Once someone who met his requirements appeared, he was to be informed immediately.

This continued until Zhou Chun, the "Dragon Prince," appeared, and after someone told her about it, she finally knew who she should look for.

After confirming through inquiries that Zhou Chun was indeed the person she knew, Luo Qingni had people keep a close eye on Zhou Chun's whereabouts.

Upon hearing that the war was over, she couldn't wait to come to his door herself.

After explaining the situation to Zhou Chun, Luo Qingni looked at him intently and said, "The secret island is full of treasures, but Qingni only needs the alchemy furnace and the alchemy inheritance. All other gains will belong to Fellow Daoist Zhou. Are you satisfied with this arrangement?"

The price she offered was undeniably generous.

However, Zhou Chun was not blinded by the generous price. Instead, he looked at her thoughtfully and replied, "According to Fellow Daoist Luo, the puppet guarding the alchemy site is at the fourth level. With my strength, I am no match for it. So how can I talk about obtaining the treasure?"

Upon hearing his words, Luo Qingni was not angry at all; instead, her eyes revealed admiration.

Those who are not blinded by greed and can think calmly in the face of huge profits are the ones who can go further in places like secret islands.

She then looked at Zhou Chun and said, "I've heard of Fellow Daoist Zhou's strength; it's definitely no less than that of a single fourth-tier puppet!"

"Qing Ni previously spent a lot of money to buy a fourth-grade low-level puppet in order to gain something in the secret island. This can be lent to Fellow Daoist Zhou to enter the secret island to retrieve treasures."

"Furthermore, Qingni can also provide Fellow Daoist Zhou with several fourth-tier magic talismans, and even pills to temporarily boost his magical power!"

She undoubtedly went to great lengths to get what she wanted!

The value of a low-grade fourth-order puppet is much higher than that of a magic weapon, and it's the kind that money can't buy.

Compared to this low-grade fourth-tier puppet, the fourth-tier magic talisman is nothing.

So much so that Zhou Chun was astonished upon hearing her words and exclaimed, "Fellow Daoist Luo, you didn't replace the puppet with the other [Five Elements Spirit Fruit], did you?!"

Aside from such treasures, Zhou Chun could hardly imagine where Luo Qingni, who had only recently formed her core, could have gotten the treasures to exchange for a clan-protecting treasure like a low-grade fourth-tier puppet.

Upon hearing his words, Luo Qingni frowned slightly, then smiled faintly at him and said, "What? Fellow Daoist Zhou, is one [Five Elements Spirit Fruit] not enough?"

"I apologize, I misspoke just now, and I hereby apologize to Fellow Daoist Luo."

Zhou Chun realized his rudeness and quickly bowed to Luo Qingni to apologize.

Then, with a wry smile, he shook his head and said, "I, Zhou, am not as talented as Fellow Daoist Luo, and I am not as confident as Fellow Daoist Luo in achieving the Core Formation. Moreover, even if I succeed, I still need to prepare for the Core Formation of several elders in my family!"

Hearing this, Luo Qingni gave him a strange look, then said in an enigmatic tone, "Fellow Daoist Zhou is indeed a man of great loyalty and righteousness. You haven't even successfully formed your core yet, and you're already thinking of your fellow clansmen. The Zhou family is truly fortunate to have a clan leader like you!"

After saying that, she shook her head and said, "I'm afraid I'll have to disappoint Fellow Daoist Zhou, as that Five Elements Spirit Fruit is no longer in Qing Ni's possession, and therefore cannot be exchanged with you!"

"I see, I understand now."

Zhou Chun nodded, immediately changing the subject, and said, "If you, Fellow Daoist Luo, have these treasures to support me, then I might be willing to give it a try, but I can't guarantee I'll succeed!"

Upon hearing this, Luo Qingni immediately smiled and nodded gently, saying, "As long as Fellow Daoist Zhou agrees to help, I will accept your favor. As for whether it will succeed or not, that's up to fate!"

"If Fellow Daoist Luo can understand it this way, that would be wonderful."

Zhou Chun smiled, clearly satisfied with Luo Qingni's attitude.

Then, taking the opportunity, he said, "It just so happens that I also have something I'd like to ask Fellow Daoist Luo for help with, so let me tell Fellow Daoist Luo about it today."

Then he told them about the "Holy Spirit Blood Leech" and the "Holy Spirit Blood Pill".

The strange insect "Holy Spirit Blood Leech" that he obtained from "White-Haired Blood Demon" Ge Changsheng has matured after absorbing enough essence and blood, and can now be used in medicine and alchemy.

However, the [Holy Spirit Blood Pill] is of extremely high quality, and the opportunity is only available once. Only a master alchemist with superb alchemy skills can guarantee success on the first try.

Luo Qingni's alchemy skills may not be the best that Zhou Chun knows, but she is someone he can trust.

Even for the rest of the people, including Li Jingxuan, the Golden Core cultivator from the Li family of pill refiners, Zhou Chun dared not entrust him with the task of refining the [Holy Spirit Blood Pill].

After all, not everyone can resist the temptation of a spiritual object that can increase the success rate of Core Formation by 20% and does not overlap with other spiritual objects.

After hearing Zhou Chun's explanation, Luo Qingni couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, "So that's how it is! I never imagined such a miraculous elixir existed in the world!"

After saying this, she nodded solemnly to Zhou Chun and said, "Since Fellow Daoist Zhou trusts Qing Ni so much, I'll leave this matter to her. I will certainly do my best to help Fellow Daoist Zhou refine the [Holy Spirit Blood Pill]!"

Zhou Chun's decision to have her refine the Holy Spirit Blood Pill was a sign of his trust in her, and she would also receive a valuable pill formula, making it a win-win situation.

No alchemist would refuse such a good opportunity.

It should be understood that even in a place like Tianyuan Immortal City, where alchemy masters are concentrated, being able to master another rare pill formula is an extremely beneficial thing for those alchemy masters.

This not only means that they will be able to launch more types of elixirs to occupy the market in the future, but it will also greatly improve their alchemy skills.

Many alchemy masters, in order to break through to the Grandmaster level of alchemy, will search far and wide for rare and precious pill formulas that they have never encountered before, hoping to make further breakthroughs in their skills.

Therefore, according to the unwritten rules of the cultivation world, if someone can provide a pill formula and pill-making materials that an alchemist has never mastered, the alchemist must compensate for the cost of the materials if the pill-making fails.

If any alchemist doesn't do this, word will get out and no one will come to them with pill formulas to collaborate in the future.

Although Zhou Chun reached a cooperation agreement with Luo Qingni, he is still unable to go with her for the time being.

After all, the war had just ended, his military achievements had not yet been realized, and the Zhou family still had a lot of things to arrange and deal with.

At such a time, he would never leave his family.

Fortunately, Luo Qingni understood this point, and since she had just obtained the recipe for the [Holy Spirit Blood Pill], she didn't mind waiting a little longer.

Zhou Chun then invited her to the Zhou family's Nine Peaks Ridge to study and refine pill formulas. He even opened up all of the Zhou family's pill refining traditions to her, including the secret spiritual pill, the Demon Spirit Pill.

Zhou Chun's only request was that she could help guide the alchemists in the Zhou family and, incidentally, help them refine some pills.

It should be noted that the Zhou family possesses this precious land in the wilderness, and their family treasury contains many rare medicinal herbs.

Some medicinal herbs are so precious and rare that alchemists like Zhou Zhengyuan and Zhou Xinlan dare not use them lightly, lest they waste these treasures.

Furthermore, the Zhou family only had a limited number of elixir formulas, making it impossible for them to utilize many medicinal herbs.

However, as a master alchemist, Luo Qingni possessed a vast number of pill formulas, and she was able to make proper use of most medicinal herbs once they were in her hands.

Perhaps out of a desire to befriend Zhou Chun, or perhaps genuinely moved by Zhou Chun's sincerity in offering up all of his family's alchemy heritage, Luo Qingni hesitated for a moment before agreeing to Zhou Chun's request.

"This Master Luo seems quite approachable. I hope Zhengyuan and Xinlan can seize this rare opportunity to further improve their alchemy skills!"

Inside Tuyun Ridge, when Zhou Mingde learned from Zhou Chun about Luo Qingni's purpose in coming and her willingness to stay and help the Zhou family, he was filled with joy and relief and sighed with gratitude.

Hearing his sigh, Zhou Chun nodded and said, "Fellow Daoist Luo's arrival is indeed timely. With her in charge of Nine Peaks Ridge, we no longer need to worry about safety there. We can also make preliminary arrangements for the clansmen in the family mountain gate to leave the mountain gate and resume their family business."

Previously, due to the impact of the war, almost all of the Zhou family's businesses had come to a standstill, and all the clansmen had either gone to the battlefield or returned to the mountain gate or the market.

It's fair to say that the entire family is living off their savings.

Now that the war is over, restoring production has undoubtedly become the top priority.

However, before the mountain closure order was officially lifted, Zhou Chun first ordered each branch to take stock of the current personnel and financial situation of their respective families.

After about half a month of compiling the data, all the relevant information was delivered to Zhou Chun for his review.

According to the latest statistics, including the relatives of the Zhou family and the family assassins controlled by the Zhou family, the Zhou family currently has one Golden Core cultivator, five Purple Mansion cultivators, twenty-five Foundation Establishment cultivators, Qi Refining cultivators, and five hundred and ninety-seven members who have not yet entered the Dao stage.

The total number of people has exceeded six hundred!

Among them, the additional cultivator Lin Wan'er, a Purple Mansion stage cultivator, and the other four Foundation Establishment cultivators Zhou Xinfu, Zhou Siming, Zhou Sipu, and Zhou Yuanyuan, all broke through and advanced during the war.

Zhou Yuanyuan, a cultivator with superior spiritual root aptitude from the "Yuan" generation, has set a new record for the Zhou family's Foundation Establishment stage, successfully establishing her foundation before the age of thirty!

However, behind this seemingly strong and well-equipped force, there were actually many things that saddened Zhou Chun.

Those were the only two remaining Foundation Establishment cultivators of the "Jia" generation, and their lifespans were already running out.

Zhou Jiarui is nearing death and is unlikely to live more than two years.

Although Zhou Jiapeng is in better condition, he only has a little over ten years left to live.

If Zhou Zhengyuan and Zhou Zhengyong fail to successfully open their Purple Mansions, they will only have thirty or forty years of lifespan left!

These people are Zhou Chun's most familiar elders and relatives in the family; they are the people closest to Zhou Chun right now.

The thought that most of them might pass away one after another in the next few decades filled Zhou Chun with sadness.

After staring blankly at the data in his hand for a while, he couldn't help but mutter to himself, "Forget about my two uncles. They're too old. Even if we gave them spiritual objects to help them open their Purple Mansions, they wouldn't be able to succeed."

"However, both Sixth Brother and Yong Brother still have the potential to open their Purple Mansion. They have made countless contributions to the family over the years, and both morally and logically, the family should give them a chance!"

He was ultimately a sentimental person, and if possible, he really didn't want those familiar faces to disappear one by one in front of him.

Even though he knew it was only a matter of time.

Even if it could allow one of them to stay for a few hundred more years, that would be a good thing.

Having made up his mind, Zhou Chun then turned his attention to the Zhou family's financial situation.

The situation is naturally not going to be good.

The closure of the mountain had a huge impact, cutting the Zhou family's income by more than 70%.

During the war, many businesses simply couldn't operate.

Even the various pills needed for the clansmen's cultivation were difficult to obtain in sufficient quantities.

Even the domesticated demonic beasts had to be slaughtered because of food shortages, as a number of less important demonic beasts had to be killed.

Fortunately, since business was impossible, the spirit coins in the treasure vault were not spent, making the number of spirit coins look quite impressive.

However, in return, the family cultivators accumulated a large amount of merit points!

"This war has claimed the lives of countless cultivators and nearly shattered the entire cultivation world of Feng Kingdom. Inflation is likely to be severe in the short term. It seems we can't leave those spirit coins lying around; we need to take them to a place outside the Heavenly Spirit Region and spend them quickly!"

Thinking of this, Zhou Chun felt a sense of urgency.

Due to its unique monetary system, Spirit Coins do not have the concept of devaluation in an official sense.

However, scarcity and surplus of resources can lead to inflation.

In the aftermath of the great war, due to the decrease in the number of cultivators in the Tianling Kingdoms, and the issuance of a large number of war merit rewards, a strange phenomenon of having more money than people may occur in the market.

Those cultivation families that have lost important combat power will desperately empty their family savings to buy relevant spiritual items to cultivate a Foundation Establishment cultivator or Purple Mansion cultivator for the family.

Meanwhile, individuals and families who have made a fortune through war will also think about converting their spiritual coins into various spiritual items that can enhance their cultivation and strength.

In order to collect spirit coins, some people may sell their unwanted loot at a discount.

It is foreseeable that the prices of magical artifacts, talismans, and related raw materials will plummet in the markets of various countries in the Heavenly Spirit Realm.

Meanwhile, the prices of pills and raw materials used to enhance cultivation and aid in breakthroughs will skyrocket.

Without massive external intervention, it would take at least several decades or even hundreds of years to eliminate this strange phenomenon!

However, since inflation basically only affects cultivators below the Golden Core stage, based on past experience, the leaders of various major forces will not pay too much attention to this matter.

At the same time, due to the relatively complete supply system of major powers, the disciples of those major sects will be less affected.

In the end, the ones who will suffer are the various small and medium-sized forces and independent cultivators!

This is why every cultivation family wants to build its own supply system.

If the Zhou family could possess vast medicinal gardens and mineral veins, and have its own alchemists and weapon refiners, they could be self-sufficient in providing their clansmen with elixirs, magical artifacts, and other necessities.

So even if they encounter such inflation in the cultivation world, they can remain calm and patiently wait for the inflation to subside.

Unfortunately, the Zhou family didn't have that!

In this abnormal inflation, the Zhou family, like other cultivation families, will become the most severely affected.

Fortunately, the Zhou family did not lose any important personnel in the war, so there was no need to rush to desperately purchase breakthrough materials to help anyone break through to a higher realm.

At the same time, the Zhou family also has the ability to purchase supplies in regions outside the Tianling Land, thereby minimizing the harm caused by domestic inflation.

In light of this, Zhou Chun immediately wrote a letter to Luo Qingni, asking her to help escort Lin Wan'er to the Great Zhou Kingdom to purchase supplies, for which he offered an exorbitant escort fee of two rare thousand-year-old spiritual herbs.

There was no other way; in this urgent situation, one had to act expediently. Considering both safety and efficiency, the only option was to have Luo Qingni, a Golden Core cultivator, escort her so that Lin Wan'er could easily purchase the scarce resources with spirit coins before most other cultivators in the Heavenly Spirit Realm.

After making these arrangements to deal with inflation, Zhou Chun then decided to send some of his clansmen down the mountain to resume their work at intelligence stations and market shops in various places.

As for the business of "Zhou Xing Tian Xia" trading company, it remains closed for the time being.

After all, no one knows how many demonic cultivators are lurking within the territory of Jingguo. If they rashly start business, the casualties could be very heavy if they are attacked by demonic cultivators.

In addition, Zhou Chun was unsure whether Qinglian Temple would secretly suppress and disrupt the express delivery business because the Zhou family had sided with Yuelun Sect.

Amidst a series of dire news, Zhou Chun finally received some good news seven days after Luo Qingni and Lin Wan'er set off.

A Golden Core cultivator from Tianjing Manor delivered a communication flying sword and several "Thousand Mile Transmission Talismans" to Lin Hongyu.

This means that the Moon Wheel Sect has persuaded Master Tianjing to provide some protection and care for the Zhou family.

If a Golden Core cultivator from the Dragon Transformation Sect or a Golden Core demonic cultivator were to attack the Zhou family's mountain gate, the Zhou family could easily send a message to Tianjing Manor for help via a flying sword or a "Thousand-Mile Transmission Talisman".

In this way, the worst-case scenario should not occur.

In the future, as long as Zhou Chun and other high-ranking officials leave the mountain gate as little as possible and do not give others the opportunity to catch them alone, they can manage.

"I never expected that True Person Tianjing would become a member of the Moon Wheel Sect. Is it because the Moon Wheel Sect saved him from True Person Qingxiao back then?"

Zhou Chun secretly speculated in his heart, feeling increasingly fortunate for his decision to side with the Moon Wheel Sect.

After waiting for almost half a month, the first batch of reward plans for the Heavenly Spirit Legion was finally released.

As a war hero with outstanding achievements, Zhou Chun received a copy of the reward plan specially issued to him at home.

In this first batch of reward programs, the rewards are mainly divided into four types: first, the inheritance of cultivation techniques and related skills; second, spiritual items such as pills, magic tools, talismans, and spirit beast eggs; third, fixed properties such as shops and cave dwellings in spiritual mountains, blessed lands, or markets; and fourth, special admission quotas for major sects.

For Zhou Chun personally, the fourth option can basically be ruled out.

He will not join any sect, nor will he have any descendants who wish to join any sect.

At the same time, after looking at the list of available cultivation techniques and secret arts in the first option, he basically gave up on that option as well.

Although there are many top-level cultivation techniques and practical secret arts, as well as some tempting skill inheritances, the cultivation techniques and secret arts that can be exchanged can only be practiced by the person who exchanged them. If you want to obtain the authorization, you will have to spend ten or even dozens of times more battle merits and spirit coins.

For a family like the Zhou family, which already has a decent accumulation of cultivation techniques and secret arts, such an expense is not really necessary.

The Zhou family itself does not lack the inheritance of certain skills, but rather lacks the talent to thoroughly understand and carry forward these skills!

After removing the first and fourth items, only the second and third items remained for Zhou Chun to see.

In the second item, Zhou Chun immediately noticed several common Core Formation spiritual items that were very eye-catching.

For example, the [Extreme Yang Fire Spirit Liquid] and the [Extreme Cold Ice Marrow Liquid].

The exchange price for one [Extreme Cold Ice Marrow Liquid] is 200,000 battle merits and 400,000 spirit coins, or three [Demon Slayer Tokens], and each cultivator can only exchange for one of each type of spiritual item.

Zhou Chun's battle merits remained at 624,835 points after his retirement, with over 368,000 spirit coins remaining as rewards that he had not yet redeemed.

He possessed thirteen [Demon-Slaying Tokens]!

Given that the Demon-Slaying Token is anonymous, if Zhou Chun is bold enough and can pay 1.2 million spirit coins, he can exchange it for seven Core Formation spirit items!

Another 8,000 words, then another 2,000 words, making a total of 6,000 words needed this month!

(End of this chapter)