Beast Taming Immortal Clan

Chapter 486 Zhou Zhengyong's Breakthrough [8,000-word long chapter, please subscribe]

Zhou Chun did not deceive Zhou Zhengyong.

He not only gave Zhou Zhengyong a Purple Dust Pill, but also gave Zhou Zhengyuan the Purple Dust Pill that Lin Wan'er bought from the Great Zhou Kingdom.

However, Zhou Zhengyuan is still learning alchemy from Luo Qingni and it is not convenient for him to take elixirs to break through to a higher realm for the time being.

As for Zhou Zhengqing, although he belongs to the "Zheng" generation, he is actually a few years younger than Zhou Xinlan, so he prefers to wait for the [Mysterious Heart Purple Rejuvenation Pill] to be produced.

Even if it takes another twenty years, I'm willing to wait!

Seeing that he was determined, Zhou Chun did not force him. Instead, he put the [Awakening Flower] into the family treasury, priced at 100,000 points of family merit, and allowed the Foundation Establishment cultivators of the family to exchange it according to their own methods.

However, according to the statistics Zhou Chuncha saw, unless someone can borrow 500 or 60000 family merits, it is basically impossible to exchange for this item now.

Given that Foundation Establishment cultivators are all competitors, he estimated that no one would be able to exchange this item for a while.

Besides the [Awakening Flower], Zhou Chun also put all the pills he bought and exchanged to improve the mana cultivation of Foundation Establishment cultivators into the family treasury for Foundation Establishment cultivators within the clan to exchange.

This will allow these Foundation Establishment cultivators to improve their cultivation level, and it will also consume the family merits they have accumulated over a long period of time, thus stabilizing people's hearts.

As for strategic resources such as Foundation Establishment Pills, Zhou Chun dared not release them all at once. He would only take one out every two or three years, and then put one Foundation Establishment Fruit, Pulse Protection Pill, or other auxiliary Foundation Establishment spiritual items on the market every year.

That day, Zhou Chun inspected Jiufeng Ridge and checked on the production recovery situation there.

Previously, due to the impact of the war, the monsters raised by the Zhou family also suffered greatly and had to cut back on food and clothing.

In order to prevent certain demonic beasts from expanding uncontrollably, the Zhou family cultivators even fed them pills to suppress their reproductive desires, and even caused some hibernating species to enter a long-term dormant state.

Now that the war is over and trade has begun to recover, the Zhou family should relax their control over these monsters and allow them to return to their normal lives.

After all, the Zhou family will still have to undertake the task of offering various demonic beasts to the Moon Wheel Sect in the future. If they do not resume production as soon as possible, it will be difficult to complete the task of offering tribute.

After inspecting all sorts of demonic beasts, Zhou Chun stopped in his tracks when he came to the habitat of the [Horned Serpent], which he had personally brought back.

He obtained a total of twelve [Horned Serpent] eggs, all of which were live eggs that could hatch.

Now, apart from six snake eggs being exchanged by several Foundation Establishment cultivators from the Zhou family who personally nurtured them, the demonic snakes hatched from the other six snake eggs are all kept in snake nests here at Nine Peaks Ridge.

Several years have passed, and under the careful care of the Zhou family cultivators, these six demonic snakes have now developed considerable strength, their aura now equivalent to that of a mid-grade first-tier demonic beast.

The Horned Serpent is considered an adult when it reaches the second stage, at which point it can mate and reproduce.

If all goes well, the Zhou family's winged snakes will be able to form a swarm in less than fifty years.

However, as Zhou Chun looked at these demonic snakes, he remembered another important matter.

"Now that Bai Bai's identity has been exposed, we can consider using it to cultivate dragon-blooded demon beasts. However, the location of this dragon's nest still needs to be carefully selected!"

"Hmm, this task can be handed over to the younger generation. Let them search around and see if they can find a suitable place."

As the thought crossed his mind, Zhou Chun also kept this matter in mind.

After inspecting the animal enclosure, Zhou Chun called Zhou Xiaolian, whom he had brought back from Feng Kingdom, to his side.

At this time, Zhou Xiaolian had changed her name to "Zhou Yuanlian" and was considered a Zhou family cultivator of the "Yuan" generation.

However, Zhou Chun still referred to her as Xiao Lian.

At this moment, Zhou Chun called her over and examined her physical condition. Then, with a kind expression, he asked her, "Little Lian, how has your health been these past few months? Have you diligently studied the 'Ten Thousand Poisons True Scripture' that I gave you? Do you dare to practice this technique?"

Upon hearing his series of questions, Zhou Yuanlian immediately replied respectfully, "Thanks to the elixirs left by you, Clan Chief, I have already fully recovered. I have also read the 'Ten Thousand Poisons True Scripture' at least ten times. I am willing to cultivate this technique!"

"Are you really sure? There's no turning back now. Once you start practicing the 'Ten Thousand Poisons Scripture,' you'll never have a chance to regret it!"

Zhou Chun looked at the woman in front of him with a serious expression and a solemn tone.

"Xiao Lian is sure!"

The woman looked up and met Zhou Chun's gaze, then responded firmly.

Seeing the determination in her eyes, Zhou Chun nodded and said, "In that case, I will personally protect you during your cultivation journey!"

The cultivation process of the "Ten Thousand Poisons True Scripture" is extremely dangerous; one could say that one could die from the poison at any moment.

Especially when you are just starting out, it is generally best to have a teacher or elder to protect you and help suppress the poison in time.

Zhou Yuanlian was the first person in the Zhou family to cultivate this kind of strange poison technique, and she could provide very important experimental data, so Zhou Chun was happy to personally help her protect and cultivate it.

In a quiet room, Zhou Yuanlian, having made all the preparations, slowly removed her clothes and walked step by step toward the poison pool in front of her, completely naked.

The poison pool in front of her was made by boiling water with twenty-eight kinds of poisons according to the "True Scripture of Ten Thousand Poisons". Ordinary Qi Refining cultivators would be poisoned to death very quickly if they entered it.

However, she had already taken a specially made antidote pill. The pill's medicinal power would protect her heart and brain, preventing her from being poisoned to death too quickly.

Ultimately, before she is poisoned to death, she must successfully refine the poison and spiritual energy together into her own magical power, allowing her body and the poison to coexist!

uh-huh--

With a muffled groan, Zhou Yuanlian, whose body was mostly submerged in the poison pool, let out a painful groan.

The moment her skin came into contact with the poisonous water, the toxins had already entered her body through her pores.

These toxins were so potent that her originally delicate, snow-white skin began to turn bluish-black and sprout numerous dense, poisonous pimples within a mere dozen breaths, making it look extremely gruesome.

"Focus on practicing the exercises and meditating; I will take care of everything!"

Suddenly, Zhou Chunwei's solemn voice rang in Zhou Yuanlian's mind, quickly calming her somewhat flustered mind.

She quickly formed hand seals and assumed a meditation posture, closing her eyes and beginning to meditate.

Seeing that she could endure the pain of the poisonous water so quickly and enter a state of cultivation, Zhou Chun couldn't help but nod in approval, quite satisfied.

In cultivating this "True Scripture of Ten Thousand Poisons," personal willpower is a very important factor for success.

In Zhou Chun's view, only by holding the belief that "no pain, no gain" can one possibly walk on this rugged and dangerous road.

In other words, only a madman would be willing to practice this technique!

Zhou Yuanlian's strong will, forged through the torment she endured under the demonic cultivators, would have given her considerable advantages when initially cultivating the "Ten Thousand Poisons True Scripture".

However, the demands on the will of the cultivators in the "Ten Thousand Poisons True Scripture" and the pain they suffer during cultivation will be much more intense than the torment she endured before.

No one knows how far she can go on this path.

Everything depends on her own luck!

Thanks to Zhou Yuanlian's own strong will, and with the protection of Zhou Chun, a senior in the late stage of the Purple Mansion realm, her process of switching to cultivate the "Ten Thousand Poisons True Scripture" was relatively smooth.

After undergoing three rounds of cultivation in the poison pool, she laid a solid foundation with the "Ten Thousand Poisons True Scripture" and stepped back into the first level of the Qi Refining stage.

From now on, she will still need to enter the poison pool every few days to cultivate and absorb the toxins into her body.

In addition to her cultivation, she also needs to study pharmacology and poison-making techniques, so that she can prepare most of the poisons she needs for her cultivation in the future.

Zhou Chun had obtained many books on this subject from the storage bag of the "Snake Demon" Xu Qinglin, which the latter had carefully prepared for him to switch to poison cultivation after forming his core.

Zhou Yuanlian only needs to focus on studying the knowledge in these classic texts.

Therefore, after giving her some instructions and explaining her special circumstances to some Foundation Establishment cultivators from the families, Zhou Chun returned to Tu Yunling first.

Not long after returning to Tuyunling, Zhou Chun received the expected news.

However, Qinglian Temple suddenly announced that its former abbot, Qing Weizi, wanted to focus on her personal path of cultivation and pursue the Nascent Soul Dao, and voluntarily resigned from her position as abbot.

The new abbot of Qinglian Temple is named Yi Yang Daoren, a mid-stage Golden Core cultivator.

When the new abbot ascends the throne, the patriarchs of all the cultivation families under the Qinglian Temple must go to the Qinglian Temple to pay homage and attend the enthronement ceremony.

However, since the Zhou family is now a force under the Moon Wheel Sect, they only symbolically sent a Foundation Establishment cultivator with gifts to the Green Lotus Temple to offer their congratulations.

What surprised Zhou Chun was that, just as the Qinglian Temple was holding its succession ceremony, Li Jingxuan, a Golden Core cultivator from the Danyao Li family who was supposed to attend the ceremony, suddenly came to visit the Zhou family's Jiufeng Ridge with You Jingxuan, the Golden Core ancestor of the You family.

Faced with this situation, Zhou Chun had no choice but to ask Zhou Mingde to come out and greet the two Golden Core cultivators on behalf of the family.

"Junior Zhou Mingde greets Senior Li and Senior You. It is truly an honor for the Zhou family to have both of you visit together!"

Outside Tuyun Ridge, Zhou Mingde, accompanied by Lin Hongyu and Zhou Chun, stepped out of the formation and immediately greeted the two Golden Core cultivators from long-standing families with smiles on his face.

He was the most senior member of the Zhou family, but compared to Li Jingxuan and the other person, he was indeed more than a generation younger.

Especially the patriarch of the You family, You Jingxuan, who is over 800 years old and is at least five or six generations higher than Zhou Mingde in terms of seniority.

However, this is not a good thing.

Because in the hundreds of years that followed him, the You family was unable to cultivate another Golden Core cultivator, and no one could succeed him!

If another hundred years pass and the You family still cannot cultivate a new Golden Core cultivator before his death, then they will face the same predicament as the Zhou family did back then.

As the saying goes, fortunes change every thirty years.

When the Zhou family declined, the newly established Zhou family of Jiufengling consisted of only a handful of people. They couldn't even secure their position as a major cultivation clan, let alone inherit the title of a Golden Core family.

At that time, the Li family, specializing in alchemy, and the You family, specializing in formations, both felt superior to the Zhou family of Jiufeng Ridge.

It seems that the Zhou family was no longer on the same level as them from then on.

Whether it was Zhou Mingde, Zhou Daoyi, or Zhou Chun, they all had to swallow their pride and endure humiliation from both families back then, because they did need their help in some areas.

However, times have changed. After more than a hundred years of hard work, the Zhou family has not only successfully absorbed and nurtured Lin Hongyu, a Golden Core cultivator, but also produced outstanding descendants like Zhou Chun, who are even more powerful than the core disciples of major sects. They have also gained the favor of the Moon Wheel Sect, the largest sect in Jing Kingdom, and have been taken in as its vassals.

These events left Li Jingxuan and You Jingxuan, both Golden Core cultivators, speechless and utterly astonished.

Therefore, when they saw that the Zhou family's elite troops had come out to greet them,

The two patriarchs of the Golden Core families, who were usually high and mighty, were now behaving with unprecedented kindness.

Li Jingxuan spoke first, saying, "Fellow Daoist Zhou, you flatter us. We should have come to visit you long ago after you revitalized the Zhou family. However, we have been busy with many things over the years and have not had the time. We hope you will forgive us for our neglect."

After speaking, he cupped his hands in a respectful gesture towards the Zhou family members.

Yu Jingxuan, who was standing to the side, nodded in agreement, saying, "What Fellow Daoist Li said is quite right."

Seeing this, a feeling of triumph welled up in Zhou Mingde's heart, and his slightly hunched back straightened up immediately.

He immediately beamed and bowed to the two men, saying, "You're too kind, seniors. This isn't the place to talk. Please come inside and take a seat."

As he spoke, he raised his hand and ushered the two of them into the mountain gate.

After welcoming the two Golden Core cultivators directly into the main hall for receiving guests, Zhou Chun was seated in the head seat at Zhou Mingde's insistence, while the others took their seats in the guest seats.

Then they drank tea and chatted casually about how good their ancestors were and how the cultivators of the three families fought and adventured together.

These were mainly guided by Li Jingxuan and You Jingxuan, with Zhou Mingde accompanying them in conversation.

Zhou Chun rarely spoke up.

But both he and Zhou Mingde knew the truth perfectly well.

The fact that Li Jingxuan and You Jingxuan are discussing these matters at this time suggests they may be seeking something from the Zhou family.

As expected, after playing the emotional card of ancestor worship, Li Jingxuan first glanced at Zhou Chun, then said to Zhou Mingde, "Since Fellow Daoist Zhou is so determined to revitalize the Zhou family and restore its glory, do you have any thoughts about returning to our ancestral home?"

You Jingxuan followed up, saying, "If Fellow Daoist Zhou can lead the Zhou family back to their ancestral land and restore them to the ranks of Golden Core clans, I believe Fellow Daoist Wensheng would be extremely gratified if he knew this in the afterlife!"

The Fellow Daoist Wensheng he mentioned was Zhou Wensheng, a Golden Core cultivator from the previous generation of the Zhou family.

When You Jingxuan successfully formed his core, Zhou Wensheng was still alive, so the two could be considered to be from the same generation.

On the contrary, although Li Jingxuan had met Zhou Wensheng, Zhou Wensheng had already passed away by the time Li Jingxuan reached the Core Formation stage.

At this moment, the two suddenly brought up the matter of returning to their ancestral homeland, and their intentions seemed quite clear.

Therefore, after hearing their words, Zhou Mingde did not rush to respond, but instead looked at Zhou Chun.

Zhou Chun and Zhou Mingde had known each other for many years, and at this moment, he understood the elder's meaning with just a glance.

He immediately followed up, asking, "When you two seniors speak of returning to our ancestral land, are you perhaps referring to the Three Immortal Mountains? Do you intend to exchange the Three Immortal Mountains for this spiritual mountain from the Heavenly Spirit Alliance?"

Upon hearing his question, Li Jingxuan exchanged a glance with You Jingxuan, then nodded with a smile and said, "Young friend Zhou is right, that's exactly what we were thinking! I wonder if you and the Zhou family would be willing to join us in this grand undertaking!"

According to their initial thoughts, even if the Zhou family ultimately disagreed with their proposal, they would at least seriously consider it after they brought it up.

However, to their surprise, after they extended the invitation, Zhou Chun immediately shook his head without hesitation and said, "I'm sorry, seniors, our Zhou family is already used to the climate and environment of Jingguo and does not want to go through the trouble of relocating the family."

"Moreover, the battle merits and spirit coins required to exchange for the Three Immortal Mountains are simply too much. My Zhou family is poor and has no money to invest!"

This direct and straightforward rejection left both Li Jingxuan and You Jingxuan somewhat stunned, causing them to frown deeply.

"Fellow Daoist Zhou, is that what you think too?"

Li Jingxuan frowned and looked at Zhou Mingde, seemingly wanting Zhou Mingde to speak up and persuade Zhou Chun.

Unexpectedly, Zhou Mingde, without the slightest hesitation, immediately replied, "Zheng Chun is the patriarch of the Zhou family; his meaning represents the Zhou family's meaning!"

His tone was firm, brooking no argument.

This immediately silenced the two Golden Core cultivators.

Zhou Chun had no idea whether the two Golden Core cultivators were secretly communicating telepathically under the guise of silence.

After about fifteen minutes of silence, Li Jingxuan broke the silence: "If the Zhou family refuses to participate, then we will have to find others to join us. If we succeed in accomplishing this, Fellow Daoist Zhou, please don't blame us for disregarding the friendship between the three families and letting someone else occupy your ancestral land!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chun immediately nodded in agreement, saying, "Of course! You two seniors are free to pursue this matter. If you succeed, my Zhou family will not only not blame you, but will also prepare generous gifts to offer our congratulations!"

Since he had already said so much, Li Jingxuan and You Jingxuan had nothing else to say.

In the end, both of them left the Zhou family feeling deeply frustrated.

After seeing the two off, Zhou Mingde couldn't help but sigh, "After this, I'm afraid the bond between our three families will only weaken further!"

Zhou Chun, however, remained noncommittal, saying, "The bond between the three families weakened long ago when they stood by and watched Yu Jinghua break up the Zhou family!"

"Furthermore, as long as my Zhou family is stronger than theirs in the future, the only ones who won't want this relationship to fade will be those two families!"

At this point, he looked at Zhou Mingde, half-jokingly and half-seriously, and said, "Elder, if you can successfully form your core, you might even see them come begging to you one day!"

Hearing this, Zhou Mingde shook his head slightly and said, "I'll pass, but Zheng Chun, now that the war is over, you should quickly settle things with your family and go to the Great Zhou Kingdom to help Master Luo make a trip to that secret realm. If all else fails, give up as soon as possible and come back to form your core!"

He clearly lacked confidence in his ability to form his core and hadn't given it much thought.

Seeing this, Zhou Chun didn't offer any further advice.

Once he successfully forms his core and sees the Zhou family truly return to its peak, Zhou Mingde will naturally be able to let go of all burdens and fight with all his might.

At this moment, he simply replied, "This junior understands. After I stay in charge of the family for another year or two, I will set off with Fellow Daoist Luo."

On the other hand, after the succession ceremony of Qinglian Temple was held, it took the opportunity to open its gates wide and recruit disciples.

Upon learning of this, Zhou Chun suddenly remembered that his family still possessed several "Ascension Tokens" awarded by Qinglian Temple back then.

Given the current relationship between the two families, the Zhou family will naturally no longer send clansmen to Qinglian Temple, so these "Ascension Tokens" are definitely no longer needed.

"Let's take advantage of the good market now and get rid of all this stuff!"

With these thoughts racing through his mind, Zhou Chun quickly sent letters to some families he had previously befriended, asking which of them would be willing to bid for the item.

Since the Zhou family publicly declared their allegiance to the Moon Wheel Sect, the families under the Qinglian Temple who previously had a good relationship with the Zhou family have all felt extremely embarrassed and troubled.

Considering the attitude of Qinglian Temple, they basically dared not have any more direct contact with the Zhou family. Instead, they secretly sent letters to them, implying that they should reduce their contact in the near future to avoid causing trouble for the family.

Zhou Chun understood the concerns of these families and did not blame any of them.

Only he himself knows that these difficulties are only temporary.

Once he successfully forms his core, the Zhou family, with two Golden Core cultivators, will certainly not be easily contained by the Qinglian Temple.

Even if they don't do business with families in Lanzhou and Lingzhou, the Zhou family will still be fully capable of doing business in Jiangzhou and other regions under the Moon Wheel Sect's control.

As Zhou Chun had predicted, after learning that the Zhou family was willing to sell the "Ascension Token" of Qinglian Temple, all the families that received his letter were willing to buy it.

In the end, Zhou Chun distributed the "Ascension Tokens" in the Zhou family's possession to several families for 20,000 spirit coins each.

For the next six months, Zhou Chun cultivated while also handling family affairs with Zhou Xinyi, a younger member of the clan.

In the past, when Zhou Chun was not in the Zhou family, Zhou Jiarui would take his place as the clan leader.

Now that Zhou Jiarui is nearing the end of his life and may pass away at any time, Zhou Chun naturally needs to find a new successor.

Zhou Xinyi, this junior of the Zhou family, doesn't have very good aptitude; he's probably at the Foundation Establishment stage by now.

However, he is quick-witted, upright, and gets along well with most of the Foundation Establishment cultivators in the Zhou family. He is also highly respected by the Qi Refining cultivators below him, so he has a considerable following.

In addition, he had assisted Zhou Jiarui in handling clan affairs for many years and was very proficient in related business, so he was a good replacement.

Therefore, Zhou Chun planned to keep him by his side for a while to observe him. If he satisfied Zhou Chun, he could let him succeed Zhou Jiarui in the future.

"Chieftain, we've received a large number of petitions from various places in recent days, requesting that we resume our letter delivery service!"

"Furthermore, several forces from Feng Kingdom have sent people to contact the family, wanting to purchase a large number of young spirit beasts for transportation."

"Furthermore, there are rumors that Qinglian Temple may close its gates for a period of time, supposedly to allow its Daoist Qingchen to focus on his Nascent Soul cultivation in peace!"

That day, when Zhou Chun finished his cultivation and went to the Zhongping Hall to handle clan affairs, Zhou Xinyi, who was assisting him, immediately reported the more important matters to him.

A war made the name "Spirit Beast Zhou Family" known to the surrounding countries along with the name "Dragon-Riding Prince" Zhou Chun.

Nowadays, everyone knows that the Zhou family not only possesses the Wind and Thunder Twin Flood Dragons, but also various practical, magnificent, and awe-inspiring dragon-born monsters.

Therefore, when many small and medium-sized forces want to buy a beast for transportation, they will first think of the Zhou family and then send people to purchase it.

In short, it can be predicted that the Zhou family's monster trade will be booming for the next hundred years, and they will have no trouble selling their monsters.

And the letter delivery service, which the monks of Jingguo had already become accustomed to and enjoyed for its convenience, goes without saying.

As early as six months ago, many independent cultivators had been requesting the Zhou family to reopen this business.

Subsequently, more and more people and forces joined the petition.

However, Zhou Chun was worried about the destruction caused by the demonic cultivators and the possible suppression from Qinglian Temple, so he kept the matter under wraps and did not rush to agree.

He was waiting until the vast majority of monks could no longer tolerate it and insisted on resuming the courier service, and then he would "follow public opinion" to reopen the service.

That way, even if some unexpected situation occurs and the letters are lost, it will not affect the reputation of "Zhou Tong Tian Xia" trading company.

At this point, Zhou Chun was not moved by the first two things Zhou Xinyi reported.

Only when he heard the last thing did he raise an eyebrow slightly, revealing a look of surprise, and said, "Oh, Qinglian Temple is going to close down? Is this news reliable?"

"The source of the news is unknown, but it has spread to various markets and neighborhoods, so it is probably true."

Zhou Xinyi added, "After all, the truth about closing the mountain is easy to verify!"

"Then let's use our connections to find out. If it's true, the letter delivery service can definitely be restarted!"

After a moment's thought, Zhou Chun made his decision.

Then he continued, "As for those who want to buy spirit beasts for transportation, let's politely refuse them for now. Just say that the family is currently full of orders, but we will give them priority if there are any openings in the future."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Xinyi quickly and respectfully replied, "Yes, junior obeys."

Less than a month later, the closure of Qinglian Temple was confirmed.

This matter undoubtedly has a huge impact, after all, a major sect can close its mountain just like that, which inevitably makes people think a lot.

Moreover, if Qinglian Temple were to close its gates, it would mean that their control over the several states under their jurisdiction would be temporarily reduced, which is a very bad thing, especially now that the war has just ended.

During this period, those cultivation families that relied on Qinglian Temple could no longer obtain sufficient protection and assistance from Qinglian Temple.

If they encounter danger, they will have to find a way to solve it themselves.

However, for the Zhou family, this is undoubtedly a great thing.

Zhou Chun quickly seized this opportunity to restart the letter delivery business of "Zhou Tong Tian Xia" trading company.

In order to ensure the safe operation of their business, he and Zhou Mingde arranged for their third-tier spirit pets to be secretly carried by the transport team.

Anyone who dares to mess with these transport teams is asking for trouble.

As it turns out, Zhou Chun's previous concerns were well-founded.

In less than six months, the Zhou family's transport team had been attacked by demonic cultivators several times.

Fortunately, with the protection of demonic beasts such as Lei Jiao Bai Bai and Huo Shen Chai, not only was the transport team not damaged, but many lurking demonic cultivators were also wiped out.

After this happened many times, even those demonic cultivators who weren't very well-informed found out that the Zhou family's transport teams would often hide third-tier demonic beasts.

Anyone who wants to take over the "Zhou Tong Tian Xia" trading company's transport fleet should first consider whether they can survive against a mid-grade third-tier Thunder Dragon!

That day, after returning from a trip to the wilderness, Zhou Chun took the opportunity to visit Luo Qingni at Jiufeng Ridge and inquire about her research progress on the [Holy Spirit Blood Pill] formula.

After exchanging words with Luo Qingni, Zhou Chun went to check on Hundred Herbs Peak and called Zhou Zhengyuan and Zhou Xinlan to his side, asking, "How is it? Have you gained anything from learning alchemy from Fellow Daoist Luo?"

Upon hearing his question, Zhou Zhengyuan replied with a look of deep emotion, "I have gained a great deal! Senior Luo truly deserves to be called a master alchemist; her attainments in alchemy are beyond our reach!"

"Thanks to Senior Luo's guidance, I now realize how serious my past mistakes were, how many rare materials I wasted, and how I have truly failed to live up to the family's trust!"

In the end, his face was filled with remorse.

Zhou Xinlan echoed with equal amazement, "Yes, yes! Senior Luo's alchemy skills are too high. With just a few casual pointers, I suddenly understood everything, like seeing the sun after clearing away the clouds. Many doubts I had accumulated while refining pills in the past have been resolved!"

"The success rate of this junior's pill refining is now at least 30% to 50% higher than before!"

Hearing their answer, Zhou Chun was very happy.

This is precisely the main reason why he wanted to keep Luo Qingni around for as long as possible!

Even when Luo Qingni occasionally sets up her furnace to refine pills, she brings great benefits to the Zhou family.

The guidance he provided to Zhou Zhengyuan and others on alchemy was something that benefited the Zhou family for a lifetime.

If the Zhou family can produce a master alchemist in the future, it will definitely be thanks to her!

He nodded repeatedly with a broad smile, saying, "Very good. Since it's useful, you should study hard and not waste this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!"

Zhou Zhengyuan and the other man readily agreed, genuinely acknowledging his words.

Afterwards, Zhou Chun visited Zhou Yuanlian, who was cultivating the "Ten Thousand Poisons True Scripture," and encouraged this junior who was wholeheartedly cultivating to slay demons and monsters. Then he returned to Tu Yunling.

Time passed slowly, and soon three years had gone by since the end of the war.

On this day, Zhou Chun was cultivating in his cave when he suddenly sensed an anomaly in the spiritual energy of the surrounding world.

After he left the cave, he carefully observed and discovered that the source of the strange phenomenon was none other than the cave where Zhou Zhengyong had been in seclusion.

Upon seeing this, a hearty smile immediately appeared on his face.

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