Beast Taming Immortal Clan

Chapter 485 Returning the Property to Its Rightful Owner: The Strongest Demon King [8,000-Word Chapter, Please Subscribe]

Tuyunling.

After secretly having the Golden Armored Mountain-Carrying Turtle Stone bring the two demonic cultivators back here one by one, Zhou Chun asked Lin Hongyu to perform a soul search on the two.

The results obtained from the soul search were almost identical to those obtained from his interrogation.

However, after the soul search, one of the two demonic cultivators was on the verge of a mental breakdown and became a living dead, while the other went mad.

Zhou Chun had no choice but to destroy the evidence by disposing of the two bodies.

"Zhengchun, what do you plan to do about this? Should we tell the Heavenly Spirit Alliance directly?"

Lin Hongyu looked at Zhou Chun, who was deep in thought, and asked for his opinion in a soft voice.

After the battle with the Yuanmo Legion, her identity was cleared and she was able to fully integrate into the Zhou family and the cultivation world of Jingguo, becoming firmly bound to the Zhou family.

Now that the Zhou family has allied themselves with the Moon Wheel Sect, the most powerful force in Jing Kingdom, it seems that Zhou Chun will have no problem forming his core, and his future prospects are promising.

She naturally no longer considered leaving the Zhou family to cultivate alone, but genuinely wanted to stay in the Zhou family and began to truly think about the Zhou family's future.

In Lin Hongyu's view, this discovery was undoubtedly a huge crisis.

Once the Hualong Sect and the Yuanmo Five Sects collude, and they recover, the Hualong Sect will inevitably "clean house" and kill her, this traitor, and the Yuanmo Five Sects will certainly retaliate against Zhou Chun.

Therefore, she also wanted to strike first and nip the threat in the bud.

However, she knew that the person who truly held power in the Zhou family was not herself, a Golden Core cultivator, nor Zhou Mingde, the Supreme Elder who single-handedly created the new Zhou family, but rather Zhou Chun, the younger generation patriarch.

That's why he humbled himself and asked Zhou Chun about her plans.

After hearing her question, Zhou Chun immediately nodded and said, "Notifying the Heavenly Spirit Alliance is definitely necessary. Otherwise, once those demonic cultivators gain a foothold, it will become much more difficult to eliminate them!"

After saying that, he shook his head slightly and said, "I'm just wondering whether it's better for the Zhou family to report this matter, or for us to do someone else a favor and report it!"

Upon hearing this, Lin Hongyu looked at him strangely and said, "What's there to think about? Are you afraid of getting too much credit, Zhengchun?"

"It's not that I'm afraid of getting too much credit, but rather that I'm worried about the Zhou family's arrangements in the wilderness being exposed. After all, although we've kept it well-hidden, the family has benefited from these arrangements in many places over the years, and it's hard to guarantee that it hasn't already attracted the attention of some people with ulterior motives!"

Zhou Chun shook her head slightly, expressing her concerns.

Hearing this, Lin Hongyu felt there was some truth to it, so she asked again, "Then who do you plan to give this favor to?"

"The Su family of Jiangzhou, they're the most suitable!"

After a slight hesitation, Zhou Chun finally voiced his thoughts.

"Then the Su family will do. This matter should be handled as soon as possible and reported to the alliance."

Seeing that he seemed a little hesitant, Lin Hongyu immediately gave him a push.

After reaching a consensus internally, Zhou Chun resorted to his old tricks again, using earth-遁 (earth-遁 is a type of magic that allows one to escape from a mountain) technique to quietly leave Tu Yunling and head to the Su family in Jiangzhou to visit the Su family patriarch.

This visit was a secret one. Zhou Chun himself used the [Hundred Illusion Pearl] to transform into the appearance of his junior, Zhou Xinheng, and said that he had a letter to pass on to Su Yuzhen.

Only after meeting Su Yuzhen in her cave, when there were only the two of them left, did Zhou Chun reveal his true form.

"Ah, it's you, Zhou Lang?"

Inside the cave, Su Yuzhen was slightly surprised when she saw Zhou Chun revealing his true form, and a look of delight appeared on her face.

"The situation is complicated now, and I dare not show myself in public easily. I can only travel incognito. I hope my wife will not be offended."

Zhou Chun smiled slightly and then explained the whole story.

Then the couple, who hadn't seen each other for a long time, naturally offered each other a lot of comfort.

Not long after Zhou Chun broke through to the late stage of the Purple Mansion realm, Su Yuzhen also broke through to the late stage of the Purple Mansion realm and began planning for the formation of her core.

The Su family is currently at the height of its power, and Zhou Chun had previously gifted her a portion of [Extreme Yang Fire Spirit Liquid]. It shouldn't be too difficult to prepare a complete set of Core Formation artifacts like the ones Lin Hongyu used when she formed her Core.

Meanwhile, Su Yunniang could still try to secure an opportunity for her to use the [Moonlight Purification] divine power.

Given her aptitude, coupled with the wondrous effects of the cultivation technique she practiced, "The Mysterious Art of the Plain Maiden," and with the support of these external factors, her success rate in forming the Golden Core should be over 30%, which is not low.

But Zhou Chun knew that Su Yuzhen would be better off trying to form her own core after she had already formed her own.

Because in that way, the two of them could cultivate together through the dual cultivation technique. As long as he was willing to expend some of his golden core energy to transfer to her, it would definitely increase her chances of successfully forming her golden core.

Zhou Chun hadn't told Su Yuzhen this yet, since he didn't dare to boast that he would definitely succeed in forming his core in one go!

After offering some words of comfort, Zhou Chun took the opportunity to explain his purpose to Su Yuzhen.

Su Yuzhen was deeply moved when he told her that he wanted to give the favor of discovering the demonic cultivators' settlement in the wilderness to the Su family. She also advised him that he didn't need to do that.

But Zhou Chun had already made up her mind, and naturally she wouldn't be persuaded.

In the end, Su Yuzhen could only help him contact the Su family patriarch with heartfelt gratitude, and then took him, disguised, to pay respects to the Su family patriarch.

Inside the cave, the Su family patriarch was greatly pleased after learning Zhou Chun's purpose, thinking that this kid finally knew how to be grateful and give back to the Su family.

After a moment's thought, he looked at Zhou Chun and asked, "Zheng Chun, the news you mentioned is indeed very important, but have you verified its authenticity?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chun immediately shook his head and said, "No, that's not true. This time, I really offended those demonic cultivators. There were even Golden Core stage demonic cultivators lurking outside the Zhou family's mountain gate to ambush me."

"If this discovery weren't so crucial, and I hadn't come in person to earn your trust, I wouldn't have dared to leave the family's gates at this juncture!"

After finishing, he added firmly, "This news was personally obtained by Elder Lin, the Supreme Elder of our clan, through a soul search of the demonic cultivator. It's practically impossible for it to be false. Moreover, even if it were false, it's still something the alliance should take seriously!"

Hearing this, the Su family patriarch nodded in agreement, saying, "Yes, Zheng Chun, what you said makes sense. Regardless of whether the news is true or false, it's always better to report it first. The Moon Wheel Sect will naturally have a way to verify its authenticity!"

This news was purely a favor that Zhou Chun gave to the Su family. Even if the Su family patriarch was cautious, he certainly wouldn't be foolish enough to question its authenticity.

After agreeing on how to handle the matter, the Su family patriarch glanced at Su Yuzhen, then looked at Zhou Chun and said in a low voice, "Now the alliance is beginning to reward those who have made contributions in the war. Zhou Chun, you performed exceptionally well in this war and have achieved remarkable feats. You must have received quite a few [Demon-Slaying Tokens]!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chun's heart stirred, and he immediately nodded slightly, saying, "This junior did indeed obtain thirteen [Demon-Slaying Tokens] as a reward during the war."

"What? There are thirteen pieces!"

The Su family patriarch couldn't help but gasp, looking at Zhou Chun with surprise and excitement.

Then, he quickly looked at Zhou Chun with bright eyes and said, "Zheng Chun, could you transfer a few [Demon-Slaying Tokens] to me, your ancestor?"

"May I ask what you intend to do with the Demon-Slaying Order, Ancestor?"

Meeting the burning gaze of the Su family patriarch, Zhou Chun neither agreed nor refused, but instead asked about his intentions.

Faced with his question, the Su family patriarch sighed softly and said, "Naturally, it's to exchange for a Core Formation spiritual item for Yu Zhen!"

He then explained, "You sent me the [Extreme Yang Fire Spirit Liquid] last time, Zheng Chun. I also prepared a [Extreme Cold Ice Marrow Liquid]. Now, if we exchange it for one [Water Yuanbao Pill] for Yu Zhen, she will have enough for a complete set of Core Formation spiritual items!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chun looked surprised and asked, "Is the [Water Element Pill] on the exchange list? I haven't seen it before!"

"It's naturally not on the exchange list, because this [Water Essence Pill] belongs to a certain fellow Daoist. I've been trying to persuade him for a long time, but he wouldn't budge. This time, it's only because he wants to collect [Demon-Slaying Tokens] for something big that he finally agreed to let me exchange four [Demon-Slaying Tokens] for it!"

The Su family patriarch shook his head slightly and whispered the reason behind it.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chun nodded in realization and said, "I see. In that case, I will naturally lend Yu Zhen a hand."

With that, he patted the storage bag at his waist, took out the remaining four [Demon-Slaying Tokens], and handed them to the Su family patriarch.

"These four [Demon-Slaying Tokens] are the last few I have. Please keep them safe, Ancestor."

Seeing this, even the Su family patriarch was somewhat moved.

Little did he know that Zhou Chun had obtained these Demon-Slaying Tokens at great personal risk on the battlefield.

The fact that he took it out so readily, without even asking what he was willing to exchange it for, speaks volumes about the affection between them.

Su Yuzhen was deeply moved, and her eyes welled up with tears as she looked at Zhou Chun.

"Very good, very good! I knew I hadn't misjudged you, kid!"

After a moment of silence, the Su family patriarch clapped his hands and cheered, then unceremoniously accepted the four [Demon-Slaying Tokens].

Then he raised his hand and a dark blue banner appeared in his hand. With a flick of his wrist, he tossed it to Zhou Chun: "Since you are so loyal and righteous, I, your ancestor, cannot let you look down on me. This magic weapon was given to me by you back then, so now it is returned to its rightful owner!"

Hearing his words and looking at the dark blue banner magic weapon in his hand, Zhou Chun was both surprised and delighted.

After obtaining two magical treasures left behind by the insect cultivator Han Yuan in Yang Kingdom, Zhou Chun and Zhou Mingde were worried that the escaped Purple Mansion stage cultivator Ruan Hongzhuang would bring Golden Core stage cultivators to retaliate. After discussing it, they had no choice but to offer the magical treasures to the Su family patriarch in exchange for the patriarch's protection of the Zhou family.

As it turned out, their decision at the time was absolutely correct.

It was only thanks to the intervention of the Su family patriarch that the Qi Kingdom Golden Core cultivator who had come to plunder the Zhou family with Ruan Hongzhuang was driven away, thus preventing the Zhou family from suffering any losses in that incident.

It was just that the decision was correct at the time.

When they occasionally thought about it afterward, Zhou Chun and Zhou Mingde couldn't help but feel regret and pity for their decision.

After all, the value of a magic weapon is enormous; normally, it wouldn't be unreasonable to exchange it for several times the efforts of a Golden Core cultivator.

The Su family patriarch definitely made a fortune from that deal!

However, as time passed and he handled more and more treasures, Zhou Chun had long since let go of the matter and no longer held it in such a grudge.

There was no mention of any resentment towards the Su family patriarch.

But it seems that the Su family patriarch still keeps this matter in mind.

Now that he sees the Zhou family becoming more and more prosperous and their meteoric rise unstoppable, he worries that this matter will become a thorn in the side between the two families in the future.

Therefore, taking advantage of the opportunity to exchange the [Demon-Slaying Token], they returned the item to the Zhou family.

Zhou Chun understood these things simply by thinking about them.

So he didn't refuse anything, and immediately put away the dark blue banner magic weapon with a smile, bowed to the Su family patriarch and said, "Patriarch, I am unworthy of your kindness."

Zhou Chun did not stay at the Su family for long. He only spent less than two days with his Daoist partner Su Yuzhen before quietly leaving the Su family and returning to Tu Yunling.

After the Su family patriarch slightly embellished the news that the demonic cultivators were building a base in the wilderness and reported it to the Moon Wheel Sect, it did indeed quickly attract the attention of the higher-ups of the Moon Wheel Sect.

Because there are specific locations to be found, and because the maps of the wilderness were obtained by various factions in the Jingguo Kingdom during the Southern Expedition against the Hualong Sect, it is not difficult to verify the authenticity of this matter at this time.

Soon, a Golden Core elder of the Moon Wheel Sect, skilled in concealment techniques, personally went to the wilderness to investigate the situation.

This Golden Core cultivator personally took action and confirmed the authenticity of the information reported by the Su family patriarch in just a few days.

When he returned and reported what he had seen and heard, it immediately enraged several Nascent Soul stage cultivators of the Moon Wheel Sect.

"That Dragon Transformation Sect is something else! They actually dared to collude with the Five Yuan Demon Sects to provide these demonic cultivators with a base. Do they really think we can't do anything to them?"

Looking at the investigation information handed over by Master Baiyue, Master Yinyue couldn't help but shout angrily.

Seeing his anger, Master Baiyue immediately advised, "Elder, please calm down. I think this might be an opportunity!"

Then, with a serious expression, he said, "As long as the Dragon Transformation Sect remains, it will continue to be a threat. Since they have dared to harbor the Five Yuan Demon Sects, intending to encourage demonic cultivators to wreak havoc on our Heavenly Spirit Realm, why don't we turn the tables and use the power of the alliance to wipe out this scourge in one fell swoop and completely eliminate it!"

Upon hearing Master Baiyue's words, Master Yinyue shook his head slightly and said, "This matter is not as simple as you think!"

"The Dragon Transformation Sect is protected by the Flood Dragon Clan, and the Golden Horned Dragon King of the Flood Dragon Clan is notoriously protective of his own. He forbade us from destroying the Dragon Transformation Sect last time, and he certainly won't change his mind now!"

If it weren't for the protection of that Golden Horned Dragon King last time, they would have taken the opportunity to surround the Dragon Transformation Sect's headquarters and wiped out this great enemy in one fell swoop.

Yin Yue Zhenren knew that once a powerful figure like the Golden Horned Dragon King made a decision, it was almost impossible to change it.

However, Master Baiyue seemed somewhat unconvinced and continued, "Although the Golden Horned Dragon King is powerful, he only possesses strength comparable to a Nascent Soul Venerable thanks to the sacred artifact inherited from the Flood Dragon Clan. If the entire Heavenly Spirit Alliance wanted to destroy the Dragon Transformation Sect, even he wouldn't dare to risk public wrath and continue to protect it!"

"After all, our human race truly possesses Nascent Soul cultivators!"

When he said the last sentence, Baiyue Zhenren's tone was full of pride.

However, True Person Silver Moon was not as optimistic as him. Instead, he shook his head repeatedly and said, "Sect Leader, you are mistaken. Not to mention that it is difficult to find the whereabouts of Nascent Soul Venerables, most of them live in seclusion and avoid the world. Even if we could find a Nascent Soul Venerable, they would most likely not be willing to offend the Golden Horned Dragon King, the strongest demon king in the human world!"

At this point, he looked at Master Baiyue with a meaningful gaze and said, "You must understand that, in a sense, the Golden Horned Dragon King, who possesses the sacred artifact inherited by the Flood Dragon Clan, is far more powerful than an ordinary Nascent Soul Venerable!"

Upon hearing this, Master Baiyue frowned and murmured uncertainly, "Elder, do you mean... that the Nascent Soul Venerables, fearing the backlash from the Heavenly Dao Laws of this realm, dare not recklessly manipulate the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to unleash sixth-order techniques, while the Golden Horned Dragon King, relying on his inherited sacred artifact to absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth for his own use, suffers far less backlash, or perhaps almost no backlash at all?"

Although his cultivation level was below the Nascent Soul stage, as the leader of the Moon Wheel Sect, his status was in no way lower than that of a Nascent Soul stage cultivator, and he could access all the sect's scriptures.

Even the scriptures and materials concerning the Venerable One of Transformation are no exception.

Therefore, his knowledge in this area is actually more extensive than that of many Nascent Soul stage cultivators from humble backgrounds.

"Exactly!"

"In fact, given the Golden Horned Dragon King's talent and aptitude, he should have been able to advance to the sixth rank long ago, but he has never chosen to do so!"

"Therefore, we all suspect that he is deliberately suppressing his cultivation level so that he can maintain his transcendent status and not be restricted by the laws of this world!"

At this point, True Person Silver Moon couldn't help but sigh with envy, "This old mudfish has such excellent bloodline potential. Even if its cultivation level is only maintained at the fifth level, it can live for at least five or six thousand years. There's absolutely no need for it to be in such a hurry to break through!"

Upon hearing this, Master Baiyue's face showed disappointment and frustration, and he looked at him and asked, "Then what should we do now?"

"Let's explain this to Fellow Daoist Kunxu and the others first. They certainly won't allow demonic cultivators to establish a base in the wilderness and continuously spread demonic cultivation methods within my Heavenly Spirit Realm!"

After a moment's thought, Master Yinyue gave his answer.

Meanwhile, after Zhou Chun gave the favor to the Su family, he returned to Tuyun Ridge and patiently waited for news.

But after waiting for a month, he still hadn't received any news, as if the higher-ups were completely unaware of the matter.

This made him secretly curious, and he hesitated whether he should go again to ask the Su family patriarch for more details.

Just then, Luo Qingni returned from the Great Zhou Kingdom with Lin Wan'er after purchasing goods.

"As instructed by you, Clan Chief, I have made extensive purchases in several locations throughout the Great Zhou Kingdom. I have acquired two spiritual items to aid in the opening of the Purple Mansion: the [Purple Dust Pill] and the [Soul Awakening Flower], nine Foundation Establishment Pills, twelve Meridian Protection Pills... In addition, I have pre-ordered fifteen Foundation Establishment Pills from three shops in Tianyuan Immortal City at a premium. These will be ready for pickup in five years at the latest!"

Inside Tuyun Ridge, in front of Zhou Chun, Zhou Mingde, and Lin Hongyu, Lin Wan'er recounted her experiences during her trip to the Great Zhou Kingdom while taking out all the supplies she had purchased.

In order to prepare for the inevitable inflation crisis, Zhou Chun handed over most of the spiritual coins in the Zhou family's treasury and one-third of his own spiritual coins to her to take away and purchase various supplies in the Great Zhou Kingdom.

The supplies she purchased now cost her nearly 600,000 spirit coins!

Zhou Chun, on the other hand, also had to spend hundreds of thousands of spirit coins to exchange for spiritual items such as the [Mysterious Heart Purple Rejuvenation Pill].

In this way, although he earned a huge amount of spirit coins during the war, he still didn't have many spirit coins left in the end.

However, for Zhou Chun now, none of these things matter.

As long as he can successfully form his core, he will have complete access to all of the Zhou family's resources in the future.

If they need to use spirit coins, even if the other tribes tighten their belts, they will supply them first.

"Yes, Elder Lin, you've worked hard. Now you should focus on your cultivation within the sect!"

After checking everything, Zhou Chun nodded in satisfaction, very pleased with the outcome of Lin Wan'er's trip.

With these items, plus the Foundation Establishment Pills they exchanged, the Zhou family will not be too constrained by inflation in Jing Kingdom for at least the next twenty or thirty years, thus limiting their development.

With the return of Luo Qingni and Lin Wan'er, both of the Zhou family's important locations now have Golden Core and Purple Mansion stage cultivators in charge, allowing Zhou Chun to take even bigger steps in resuming production.

Time passed slowly, and more than a month later, the Heavenly Spirit Alliance suddenly announced some news.

Under the surprise attack of the Alliance Special Operations Team, thousands of demonic cultivators were successfully killed in the wilderness, including five Golden Core stage demons, thwarting the demonic cultivators' plot to make a comeback!

More detailed information was subsequently passed on to Zhou Chun through the Su family patriarch.

However, after confirming the existence of the demonic cultivators' stronghold, the higher-ups of the Heavenly Spirit Alliance directly arranged for a Nascent Soul stage cultivator to lead a team of more than twenty Golden Core stage cultivators to take action together and wipe out the demonic cultivators in the old site of the Blood Dragon branch altar with overwhelming force!

The operation was very swift and decisive; it is said that it lasted less than an hour from start to finish.

By the time the Dragon Transformation Sect headquarters received the news, the people from the Heavenly Spirit Alliance had already returned to Jing Kingdom.

As for whether the Heavenly Spirit Alliance's actions of venturing deep into the wilderness to slay demons and monsters offended the Flood Dragon Clan, that was not Zhou Chun's concern.

In short, he breathed a sigh of relief after hearing that the middle-aged man in the blood-red robe had also been killed in public by a Nascent Soul stage cultivator.

If this fiend doesn't die, he won't dare to openly leave Tuyun Ridge before he forms his core.

Now that this scoundrel is dead, he can finally put his mind at ease.

Furthermore, with the annihilation of this group of demonic cultivators, the crisis of the Zhou family's stronghold in the wilderness being exposed has been resolved.

Otherwise, given the distance between the old site of the Blood Dragon branch altar and the Dragon Rising Valley stronghold, if those demonic cultivators were allowed to expand in the surrounding area, they might discover the Zhou family's stronghold, thus bringing enormous trouble to the Zhou family.

At the same time, the destruction of the demonic cultivators' strongholds in the wilderness dealt a great blow to those demonic cultivators who were causing chaos everywhere. Many demonic cultivators were so frightened that they disappeared again, and the order of the cultivation world in Jingguo was restored to a great extent.

It was at this time that the three descendants of the families that Zhou Chun had sent to investigate in foreign lands returned, bringing him information on three potential spiritual mountain burial sites.

After reviewing the information, Zhou Chun immediately took a liking to a particular place.

"This is it, Bamboo Leaf Island of the Land of Joy!"

He looked at the information in his hand and made a decision immediately.

According to the records, this Bamboo Leaf Island is located near the mouth of a large river. The island is shaped like a bamboo leaf, is more than 40 li long, and is 17 li wide at its widest point.

Although the spiritual veins on the island are not of a high grade, they are sufficient to supply the cultivation needs of Foundation Establishment cultivators. It was originally a villa of a certain immortal cultivation family in the Kingdom of Le.

However, that cultivation family lost a pillar-level cultivator in this war, and continuing to occupy this villa might cause trouble, so they voluntarily offered this territory to a major sect in the Kingdom of Le, which then used it as a reward.

In this way, if the Zhou family were to exchange for Bamboo Leaf Island, there would be no historical issues or any powerful enemies created out of thin air.

Moreover, according to the intelligence gathered by the Zhou family cultivators, there are no powerful cultivation families within hundreds of miles around Bamboo Leaf Island. This environment is also very much in line with the requirements of the Zhou family's "three burrows for a cunning rabbit" plan.

After making his decision, Zhou Chun personally went to the market and used 220,000 battle merits and 200,000 spirit coins to exchange for ownership of "Bamboo Leaf Island".

This ownership is recognized by the alliance, which means that the Zhou family legally occupies Bamboo Leaf Island. Even if the native cultivators of Le Kingdom are unwilling, they must acknowledge the Zhou family's legal right to Bamboo Leaf Island.

Unless the Yue Kingdom forces, who have given Bamboo Leaf Island to the Zhou family, step in to take it back, even if a local force in the Yue Kingdom wipes out the Zhou family cultivators on the island and occupies it, the Zhou family can always use the pretext of recovering lost territory to go to the Yue Kingdom and reclaim the island.

At this time, Zhou Chunyi successfully exchanged ownership of Bamboo Leaf Island, and soon sent Zhou Daoquan, who had once traveled to the Kingdom of Le, along with Zhang Liang, Zhou Xindie and his wife, and more than thirty members of the Zhou family to the Kingdom of Le to take over the island.

After exchanging for Bamboo Leaf Island, Zhou Chun didn't have many battle merits left. He casually exchanged for some pills suitable for Foundation Establishment cultivators and then spent all his battle merits.

As his battle merits were exhausted, Zhou Chun began distributing the treasures among his subordinates.

"Brother Yong, the [Mysterious Heart Purple Rejuvenation Pill] that the alliance exchanged won't arrive for several more years. This [Purple Dust Pill] is a spoil of war I obtained on the battlefield, and its effect isn't much worse than the [Mysterious Heart Purple Rejuvenation Pill]. Why don't you use it to try and break through to the Purple Mansion Realm!"

Inside Tuyun Ridge, Zhou Chun summoned Zhou Zhengyong to his cave dwelling alone, then took out a pill bottle and handed it to him, explaining his intentions.

"No, this is too precious! I can't accept it!"

Zhou Zhengyong looked at the pill bottle that Zhou Chun handed over. Although there was a hint of longing and excitement in his eyes, he quickly waved his hand and refused Zhou Chun's kindness.

He had previously accepted Zhou Chun's offer to help him exchange for the [Mysterious Heart Purple Rejuvenation Pill] for the sake of his son Zhou Xinlan's cultivation path.

Now Zhou Chun wanted to give him another [Purple Dust Pill], but he dared not accept it.

He shook his head repeatedly and said, "Thirteenth Brother, I appreciate your kindness, but you've already helped my father and me enough over the years. Let's not waste this [Purple Dust Pill] on an old man of average talent like me. Leave it for other clansmen with better aptitude!"

He didn't have the same lofty ambitions as Zhou Chun.

He married and had children at a young age because he didn't dare to have too much hope for Foundation Establishment.

Therefore, he was already satisfied with his successful foundation building and dared not have any higher expectations for his own path.

Over the years, although his cultivation level has continued to increase steadily, his mind has been focused on his son, Zhou Xinlan.

She was determined to accumulate resources to help her son, Zhou Xinlan, make further progress on his path.

Therefore, although he was tempted by the treasure [Purple Dust Pill], he did not go crazy like other late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators.

Zhou Chun was fully aware of this.

He immediately looked at him with a serious expression and said, "Brother Yong, you're wrong!"

"Although your aptitude isn't the best, I believe few of the Zhou family's younger generation can match your success rate in opening the Purple Mansion!"

"Over the years, you have contributed to every war the family has experienced. In terms of personal will, those younger generations who have rarely experienced life-or-death crises are far inferior to you."

"Furthermore, even considering your contributions and merits to the family, you are fully deserving of a [Purple Dust Pill]!"

This was Zhou Chun's thought.

In his mind, giving Zhou Zhengyong a Purple Dust Pill was not only because of their friendship, but also because he believed that Zhou Zhengyong deserved to use such a treasure.

It cannot be said that the younger generation of the Zhou family made no contributions to the family.

However, the group that contributed the most to the Zhou family were undoubtedly the "Jia" generation and the "Zheng" generation.

Unfortunately, the elders of the "Jia" generation were not fortunate enough to have their fortunes decline, and the only two remaining elders have now lost the possibility of opening up the Purple Palace.

Even if they were worthy of using a treasure like the [Purple Dust Pill], there was no need for them to use it.

However, those born in the "Zheng" generation still have hope.

To reassure Zhou Zhengyong, Zhou Chun said firmly, "Not only you, Brother Yong, but I will also give Sixth Brother a Purple Dust Pill, and I will also give Twenty-Ninth Brother a spiritual item to help him open his Purple Mansion!"

"Our Zhou family may have wronged some people, but we cannot wrong you, the meritorious contributors who have dedicated your lives to the family!"

In the end, Zhou Chun forcefully shoved the [Purple Dust Pill] into Zhou Zhengyong's hand: "Brother Yong, take it. If you don't, how will Sixth Brother feel comfortable taking it? How will Twenty-Ninth Brother feel comfortable taking it?"

Now that he had said all that, Zhou Zhengyong seemed to have no choice but to accept it, as if he would be letting down his other cousins ​​if he didn't.

In the end, she could only reach out and grasp his hand tightly, her voice choked with emotion, and say, "Thirteenth Brother, you are indeed a man of great loyalty and righteousness. The elders have not misjudged you. Having you as the patriarch of the Zhou family is a blessing that our Zhou family has accumulated over many lifetimes!"

At this moment, Zhou Zhengyong felt incredibly fortunate that he had chosen to befriend Zhou Chun.

Zhou Chun was the most important benefactor in his life!

Without Zhou Chun, he probably wouldn't have been able to marry a wife or have a son like Zhou Xinlan, and he would never have been able to successfully establish his foundation.

Not to mention now that there's a chance to break through to the Purple Mansion!

Eight thousand words, two thousand more to be added, only the last two thousand words left to be added this month!

(End of this chapter)