Beast Taming Immortal Clan

Chapter 499 The Golden Core Ceremony [Please Subscribe]

"Hmph, that villain Yu Jinghua dared to betray my Zhou family's secret techniques to other sects! His crime is unforgivable!"

Inside Tuyun Ridge, when Zhou Chun finally had a moment to relax after his busy schedule, he recounted his trip to the Great Zhou Dynasty to Zhou Mingde, Zhou Daoyi, and other senior members of the Zhou family. Upon learning that Zhou Mingde had discovered Yu Jinghua's whereabouts, he angrily shouted and cursed.

If we were to ask who among the current Zhou family cultivators hates Yu Jinghua the most, it would undoubtedly be Zhou Mingde.

If he had the ability, he would not hesitate to die together with Yu Jinghua!

So when he learned that Yu Jinghua dared to sell the Zhou family's inherited secret techniques to the Yu Ling Sect in exchange for the sect's protection, anger instantly filled his chest, making his beard and hair stand on end.

Zhou Daoyi, his expression equally grim, roared angrily, "Yu Jinghua deserves to die! If this traitor is not eliminated, it will not be enough to comfort the ancestors of my Zhou family, nor to comfort those clansmen who perished because of his division of the family!!"

Hearing the words of the two elders, Zhou Chun immediately replied with a serious expression, "The two elders are right. Yu Jinghua is a traitor who is utterly wicked and unforgivable. He must be eliminated to set an example and to appease public anger!"

After saying that, he changed the subject and continued, "However, this thief is not only protected by the Spirit Control Sect, but has also broken through to the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm. He also possesses several magical treasures. To eliminate him, we need to plan carefully!"

"Ideally, Elder, you too can successfully form your Core. At that time, we can gather the strength of all the Golden Core cultivators in our Zhou family, and invite other friendly Golden Core cultivators to help us eliminate this villain!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Mingde raised an eyebrow, seemingly tempted.

But recalling that the Zhou family hadn't produced a Golden Core cultivator for hundreds of years before Zhou Chun achieved Golden Core, he couldn't help but sigh, "Of course I also want to achieve Golden Core, but whether this will succeed or not is up to fate!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chun immediately replied, "Man proposes, God disposes, and Heaven is currently favoring our Zhou family. You will definitely succeed!"

"That's right, Zheng Chun is absolutely right. It's all about human effort, and we all have faith in you!"

Zhou Daoyi nodded repeatedly, expressing his support with a serious expression.

In this way, Zhou Mingde also had a reason to break through to the Golden Core stage, if he still wanted to personally kill the traitor!

As for Zhou Chun's gains on the secret island, because those spiritual herbs were too precious and of too high quality, Zhou Mingde and the others believed that he should keep and use them himself, without having to consider the rest of the family.

In the end, what he left to his family were the high-grade third-tier magic talismans and healing pills that Luo Qingni had prepared for him, as well as some beast eggs he obtained from the multi-winged clan's grand mage.

Among these beast eggs were four eggs of intermediate-level demonic beasts, which were considered rare and valuable items. Zhou Chun put them directly on the shelves of the family treasury for Zhou family Foundation Establishment cultivators and Purple Mansion stage cultivators to exchange. Each beast egg required as much as 30,000 merit points to exchange.

The remaining animal eggs were also marked with their respective prices.

The pill formulas obtained from Luo Qingni were all handed over to the Zhou family's alchemists.

It is worth mentioning that Zhou Zhengyuan, who originally had the best alchemy skills in the Zhou family, also took the [Purple Dust Pill] to break through to the Purple Mansion during the years that Zhou Chun left the family.

Unfortunately, he lacked Zhou Zhengyong's willpower and luck, and ultimately failed to open the Purple Mansion, suffering considerable damage in the process.

Now, he has at most ten years left to live, and he is no longer able to break through to the Purple Mansion realm, nor can he even start refining pills.

Basically, he could only spend the next ten years summarizing his lifelong experience in alchemy and training other junior alchemists.

Now, the heavy responsibility of alchemy for the Zhou family has fallen entirely on the shoulders of Zhou Xinlan and Zhou Simiao, both Foundation Establishment cultivators.

However, according to what Zhou Chun learned from Luo Qingni, unless these two can cultivate to the Golden Core stage in the future, it is basically impossible for them to become alchemy masters given their alchemy talent.

Therefore, the hope for the Zhou family's alchemy lineage still lies in finding and cultivating among the younger generation of cultivators.

Zhou Chun took it all in stride.

Anyway, he could easily ask Luo Qingni to help him refine high-end pills now, and given their current relationship, Luo Qingni would never refuse.

As long as Zhou Xinlan and others can refine pills suitable for Foundation Establishment and Qi Refining cultivators, it will be enough to benefit most of the clan members.

At the same time, Zhou Chun also believed that with the alchemy inheritance now complete and alchemy materials plentiful, the Zhou family would definitely produce an outstanding alchemy master in the future.

On this day, Zhou Siyu, a Foundation Establishment cultivator of the Zhou family, was summoned to Zhou Chun's cave in Tu Yunling to pay respects to the family patriarch.

That's right. Although Zhou Chun has now successfully formed his core, he is still the patriarch of the Zhou family.

According to Zhou Mingde, there is currently no outstanding descendant in the Zhou family who can be seen as a suitable successor to him as the clan leader.

Therefore, rather than letting a mediocre person serve as the clan leader, it would be better for Zhou Chun to continue to hold the title of clan leader and then continue to use other people to do the work.

Actually, Zhou Mingde was being a bit too nitpicky, always comparing later generations to Zhou Chun's standards.

Compared to him, it's naturally difficult to find someone who satisfies him.

Although Zhou Chun knew this, he had no intention of forcibly stepping down.

In any case, with the Zhou family's operating model that he modified, even if he continues to be the patriarch, he will not be too much distracted from his own cultivation because of family affairs.

He will have plenty of time to slowly discover and cultivate a successor.

After Zhou Siyu entered Zhou Chun's cave, she immediately saw the Golden-Winged Tiger fighting the Golden-Feathered Eagle.

In the valley, a giant golden-winged eagle with a wingspan of over five zhang was being relentlessly beaten by another giant golden-winged tiger.

Just as he swatted the golden-winged giant eagle away with one claw, shattering several of its feathers, he flashed back behind the flying eagle and swatted it back with another claw, just like a person playing volleyball!

The poor Golden Feathered Eagle, although it was a second-tier high-grade demon beast, was no different from an ordinary rooster facing a tiger in front of the Golden-Winged Tiger, and had no power to fight back at all.

This scene deeply shocked Zhou Siyu.

She knew very well that if she were to face that golden-feathered eagle, she would probably die under its claws in less than ten moves.

But such a powerful demon beast is now being played with like a toy by Zhou Chun's spirit pet. Just how powerful must Zhou Chun, the clan leader, truly be!

Unconsciously, her awe of the clan leader deepened.

The Golden-Winged Tiger wasn't really bored and wanted to play a game of tiger catching eagle.

This is the task Zhou Chun assigned to it.

As a second-tier high-grade demon beast, the Golden Feathered Eagle was hatched and raised by the multi-winged archmage from a young age, and has a very deep affection for its former master.

To tame it and make it work for you, you must first completely destroy its will!

Zhou Chun himself didn't have the time to train the eagle, so he handed the task over to Golden-Winged Tiger and Thunder Dragon Bai Bai, letting them team up every day to crush the will of this unruly beast.

Anyway, even if you get injured, the Wood Spirit can heal you.

Only when the golden-feathered eagle is beaten into submission and willing to accept a new master can it escape this beating.

After watching the Golden-Winged Tiger beat up the Golden-Feathered Eagle for a while, Zhou Siyu remembered her purpose and hurriedly went to Zhou Chun's residence to pay her respects.

"Siyu pays respects to the clan chief."

Inside the cave, Zhou Siyu glanced briefly at Zhou Chun, who was sitting cross-legged at the head of the table, and then hurriedly knelt down to perform a grand salute in worship.

Upon seeing this, Zhou Chun immediately waved his hand and said, "There's no need to be so polite. I called you here today simply because there's something I want to ask you."

As he spoke, an invisible force helped Zhou Siyu up.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Siyu quickly and respectfully replied, "Yes, this junior will certainly answer all your questions."

"A few years ago, I issued a task within the clan, asking the clansmen to help me find a suitable place to build a dragon's nest. When I returned to check on this matter, I found that you had also accepted this task and seemed to have made some discoveries."

At this point, Zhou Chun calmly looked at Zhou Siyu and said, "Tell me your findings in detail, and I will see if they meet my requirements."

"Yes, junior obeys."

Zhou Siyu responded and immediately recounted her discovery in detail.

It turns out that after discovering the task posted by Zhou Chun, she harbored a desire to curry favor and personally spent several years traveling all over Jing Kingdom to find a suitable place to build a dragon's nest.

After searching for a while, they naturally found several good places.

One place in particular struck her as the best, and upon returning, she presented it to her family as a key point to boast about.

Zhou Chun had previously reviewed the locations reported by various clansmen and felt that the place Zhou Siyu had discovered was the best, so he specially summoned her over to inquire about it in person.

According to Zhou Siyu, the location she discovered was in a lake within Yunzhou, and it was the largest spring in the lake, the core of the water vein.

The concentration of spiritual energy inside that spring is no less than that of Nine Peaks Ridge, and is more than enough to sustain a third-tier dragon.

Moreover, the lake is large enough to allow third-tier dragons to swim freely in the water.

But that lake now has an owner!

The lake is occupied by the Zeng family, a powerful immortal cultivation clan in Yunzhou. They use the spiritual energy emanating from the spring to raise several aquatic spirit beasts.

Although this was not the Zeng family's main source of income, it was still a source of wealth and territory for the family.

If Zhou Chun wanted to occupy this place and build a dragon's nest, they might not agree.

Of course, given Zhou Chun's current cultivation level and the Zhou family's current power and status, if they really wanted that place, as long as they were willing to offer enough benefits, the Zeng family would most likely not refuse to befriend a Golden Core family.

Therefore, after listening to Zhou Siyu's account, Zhou Chun pondered for a moment and then nodded to her, saying, "I understand the situation. You did a good job. I will instruct Xin Yi to issue you a reward."

Then he let Zhou Siyu leave first.

Next, Zhou Chun concealed his cultivation level and identity, and personally went to Yunzhou to investigate the lake.

After observing for a while, he had to admit that the environment here was indeed very good, much better than the dragon's lair of Zhou Daoyi's green dragon.

However, because of the distance and the fact that the place already belonged to someone else, Zhou Chun did not rush to make a decision.

According to his own thoughts, it would be best to wait until he had refined his own natal magic weapon, or even until the Thunder Flood Dragon had advanced to the fourth rank, before doing such a thing.

Otherwise, if the dragon's lair is exposed, and others and their spirit pets are cultivating in different places, if someone wants to harm the thunder dragon for no reason, he may not be able to get there in time to rescue it.

Therefore, Zhou Chun temporarily put the matter aside.

Anyway, Lei Jiao Bai Bai himself wasn't in a great hurry to build a nest, so there was no need for him to make a decision in such a rush.

In the days that followed, Zhou Chun first quietly went to the wilderness and released all the "Frost Bees" back into the ice cave. He also took the opportunity to show his Golden Core cultivation to the High Priest of the Scaled Frog race, Ukuru, making this race even more respectful of him and the Zhou family.

Then he personally visited the Moon Wheel Sect to pay respects to the Moon Worshiping Immortal, presenting the newly obtained dragon spirit blood from Lei Jiao Bai Bai and some tributes as a token of his loyalty, indicating that the Zhou family would not dare to harbor any disloyalty towards the Moon Wheel Sect just because he had successfully formed his core.

After accepting what he offered, Baiyue Zhenren also gave him a sugar pill.

This implies that if he can offer sufficiently precious treasures in the future, he can, like the Su family of Jiangzhou, request the leader of the Moon Wheel Sect to use the [Moonlight Purification] divine power to purify the body and mind of a certain cultivator.

Generally speaking, families that receive this treatment are loyal vassals of the Moon Wheel Cult.

The fact that the Zhou family received such treatment also demonstrates how much Master Baiyue valued them.

Zhou Chun understood this, so he immediately showed his gratitude and thanked him repeatedly, expressing his loyalty.

However, what Baiyue Zhenren didn't know was that the "Purifying Essence Water" that Zhou Chun had condensed through the [Purifying Heaven and Earth Divine Jar] was not much less effective than the [Moonlight Purification] supernatural power in terms of purifying the physical body, except that it could not purify the soul.

So his sugar pill wasn't actually that sweet.

Now that Zhou Chun is a Golden Core cultivator, he no longer needs to hide some of the functions of the [Purifying Heaven and Earth Divine Jar] from outsiders, as he used to.

He had already made a plan in his mind: after a few years, he would take out the "Purifying Essence Water" to purify the internal poisons of some Zhou family cultivators, and even the "turbid evil energy" they had accidentally come into contact with.

If he is able to form a nascent soul and a Nascent Soul in the future, then he can openly use the [Purifying Heaven and Earth Divine Jar] to heal others, which is nothing special at all.

Before leaving the Moon Wheel Sect, Zhou Chun also visited his aunt Su Yunniang and presented her with some rare flower seeds that he had brought from that secret island.

I also took the opportunity to visit the Zhou family children who had been sent to the Moon Wheel Cult a few years ago, to check if they had been abused.

Time passed day by day, and soon a year had gone by since Zhou Chun returned to his family.

At this time, there were only a few months left until Zhou Chun's Golden Core Ceremony. On Tu Yunling, where the ceremony was to be held, preparations for the ceremony had already begun.

On the main peak, which has been renamed "Huanglong Peak", many weeds and trees have been cleared away and replaced with spiritual trees and flowers transplanted from various places by the Zhou family cultivators.

The remaining vegetation was also trimmed to ensure it looked pleasing to the eye.

Some auspicious cranes and deer, which symbolize certain good fortune, were released into the mountains in advance to adapt to the environment, and were cared for by dedicated personnel.

Furthermore, nine Foundation Establishment cultivators from the Zhou family put aside their own cultivation and worked hard for a year to practice the performance magic and fireworks for the celebration!

To put it bluntly, apart from Zhou Chun and Lin Hongyu, both Golden Core cultivators, all the cultivators in the Zhou family were busy preparing for this Golden Core Ceremony.

The most exhausted person was probably Zhou Xinyi, who handled clan affairs in place of Zhou Chun.

He was already dealing with family affairs, and he needed to be involved in many things related to this Golden Core Ceremony.

The closer the Golden Elixir Ceremony got, the busier he became.

He was also very clear that he absolutely could not make any mistakes at this Golden Elixir Ceremony, otherwise not only would Zhou Mingde not forgive him, but he himself would also be unable to forgive himself!

"The amount of spirit wine is enough for a thousand people to drink for seven days? Not enough! Keep sending people to buy more, even from abroad. We need enough to supply at least two thousand people for ten days!"

"Not enough spiritual vegetables for the meals? Buy more! Arrange for someone to buy more immediately, no matter how expensive, make sure you get enough!"

"What? A batch of purchased spiritual fruits was intercepted by demonic cultivators en route? Quickly, arrange for someone to purchase new ones immediately, ensuring sufficient reserves are stockpiled before the ceremony!"

Inside the Zhongping Hall, Zhou Xinyi sat in a chair, looking at the documents and materials submitted by various parties, and continuously giving instructions and issuing urgent orders.

At this time, due to the significant increase in the size of the Zhou family, the number of family cultivators assisting with daily work in the Zhongping Hall had reached more than a dozen, and there were also more than thirty mortal scribes sitting behind their desks, constantly copying and recording various documents.

Without the help of these people, let alone Zhou Xinyi, who is only at the Foundation Establishment stage, even Zhou Chun, who is already a Golden Core stage cultivator, would be too busy to even think about cultivation.

Although Zhou Chun was not involved in the preparations for his Golden Core Ceremony, he witnessed the busy work of his clansmen and was deeply moved.

He could tell that most of the clansmen who were busy preparing for their Golden Core Ceremony were doing it happily, not because they would receive merit rewards from the clan for doing these things.

These people all know one thing: the stronger and more prosperous the Zhou family is, the more help they can get from the family in their future cultivation.

Therefore, the family's senior members are genuinely happy when someone breaks through to a higher realm.

People's hearts can be won over!

This was Zhou Chun's feeling as an observer.

He had no doubt that if he were to call on his clansmen to donate spirit coins to do something important for the clan, many clansmen would be willing to respond and support him.

This is what a thriving and developing family should look like.

As long as everyone can benefit from the development of the family, then everyone will wholeheartedly support the family and its leadership.

Even though they may encounter some unfair treatment in daily life, or face difficulties from some unethical clansmen, it will not really affect their support.

As the leader, Zhou Chun felt a great sense of accomplishment and pride looking at such a united family.

After all, the Zhou family's current prosperity and the unity of its members are largely due to his efforts!

"How can you not love a family like this!"

Zhou Chun sighed softly, withdrew his divine sense, and looked at the things in front of him.

The things in front of him were some tea leaves, which he had picked from the fourth-tier spirit tea tree on the secret island.

Spiritual tea in the cultivation world is quite different from ordinary tea. Some spiritual teas require special methods and the addition of other materials to achieve their maximum efficacy.

Some teas cannot be tanned in any way; they can only exert their maximum efficacy by being picked directly, steeped in water, or even chewed directly in the mouth.

Even the quality of the water used to brew the tea can sometimes affect its effects.

Zhou Chun had already tried chewing it directly and soaking it in water to see the effects. Although it could slightly enhance his spiritual sense, the effect was not very good for him, who was at the Golden Core stage.

He could sense that neither of these two methods had brought out the full potential of these spiritual teas.

So he started trying other tanning methods to see if he could find the best way to bring out the effects of this spiritual tea.

Doing this will consume some spiritual tea, but it won't be completely wasted, because even the tea that isn't very effective can be given to a few Zhou family cultivators in the Purple Mansion stage to help them increase their spiritual sense.

After trying over a hundred different methods and consuming half a pound of tea leaves, Zhou Chun finally found a decent way to brew tea.

First, stir-fry the tea leaves three times and let them dry three times to make dried tea. Then, boil the tea leaves with morning dew. When the tea leaves are thoroughly boiled, drink the tea and swallow the leaves along with the tea residue. This will greatly enhance your spiritual awareness.

Zhou Chun didn't know if this method was the best way to bring out the effects of the spiritual tea, but it was certainly the best method he could try at the moment.

So he processed most of the spiritual tea he had into dried tea, and then gave some to several Zhou family cultivators at the Purple Mansion stage. He gave more to Lin Hongyu, Zhou Mingde, and Zhou Daoyi, and finally kept about five ounces of dried tea for himself.

He planned to take out one or two ounces of the Golden Core stage to entertain the distinguished Golden Core cultivators at the Golden Core Ceremony, and then enjoy the rest himself.

Time flies, and soon there are only three days left until Zhou Chun's Golden Core Ceremony.

At this time, many guests who had come from afar had already checked into Tuyunling, or stayed in nearby markets and cultivation families.

Inside the gate of Zhoujiatu Yunling Mountain, lanterns and ribbons representing joy and celebration were everywhere.

On the day of the true Golden Core Ceremony, the gates of Tu Yun Ridge will be wide open. Any cultivator who comes to offer their congratulations can enter and drink a cup of spirit wine for free. Those with a cultivation level of late-stage Qi Refining or above can stay and participate in the banquet by simply giving a spirit coin as a gift.

Therefore, the number of cultivators attracted to this Golden Core Ceremony will be extremely large.

To prevent any unforeseen circumstances, Zhou Mingde summoned all twenty-odd Foundation Establishment cultivators from the Zhou family. With a serious expression, he addressed them sternly, "The importance of this Golden Core Ceremony is self-evident. For the next few days, you must patrol the surrounding area within a hundred li radius day and night. On the day of the ceremony, absolutely no disruption is permitted!"

"Yes, I understand!"

Zhou Xinlan and the other Foundation Establishment cultivators from the Zhou family responded loudly and solemnly.

For the next few days, the Zhou family's patrol teams rotated in batches, patrolling the area within a hundred miles around Tu Yunling day and night, prohibiting all cultivators from fighting or killing within this area.

In the blink of an eye, three days passed quickly.

At dawn that morning, as the sky broke, a melodious and cheerful bell rang out from Tuyun Ridge, ringing out twenty-four times in a row!

(End of this chapter)