Beast Taming Immortal Clan

Chapter 600: Family Affairs and the Gift of a Treasure [Please Subscribe]

Lin Hongyu formed her Golden Core many years earlier than Zhou Chun. Even though she had never taken any pills to enhance her magical power, her cultivation had reached the peak of the early Golden Core stage, and she was stuck at the barrier of her cultivation realm and could not break through.

Zhou Chun wanted to help her, but he hadn't gathered all the main ingredients for the Jade Dew Golden Glow Pill yet, so he was powerless to do so.

Fortunately, we can help her with magical artifacts.

Upon meeting him in the cave, Zhou Chun first thanked him for taking care of his disciple Zhou Zhiying, and then said with a smile, "During my trip to Huoluo Kingdom, I obtained two magical treasures that are quite suitable for you, my great-aunt. Please take a look and see if they meet your standards."

As he spoke, he took out the two mid-grade magic treasures that he had obtained from the beautiful woman in red from the Holy Fire Sect.

When Lin Hongyu saw the hairpin and chain magic items Zhou Chun had taken out, she was first startled, then bit her lip and said, "This isn't appropriate, this gift is far too valuable!!"

It's easy to tell from her expression and words that she was conflicted at that moment.

He wanted both of these magical treasures, which were perfect for him in terms of style and attributes, but he also felt that he was not worthy of such a gift since he had not made any contributions.

Zhou Chun, of course, saw through her inner struggle and immediately spoke softly to persuade her, "Grand-aunt, you don't need to be so polite with your juniors. Over the years, you have worked tirelessly for the family, and even if you haven't made any great contributions, you have certainly put in a lot of effort. Besides, no one else in the family is more suitable than you for these two magical treasures!"

"Furthermore, our Zhou family has always distributed such treasures according to need, not necessarily based on merit!"

"Furthermore, your increased strength is also a good thing for the family!"

After his persuasion, Lin Hongyu, who hadn't really wanted to refuse in the first place, quickly relaxed and smiled as she reached out to accept the two magical treasures, saying, "Since you've said so, Zhengchun, then I won't stand on ceremony. I'll use these two magical treasures for now!"

"That's exactly right."

As Zhou Chun spoke, he quickly cupped his hands and said, "Then this junior will not disturb your refining of the treasure any longer, Grandmother. I will take my leave now."

"Okay, I'll see you off."

Lin Hongyu nodded and personally escorted Zhou Chun out of the cave. Then, she happily went into seclusion to refine the two newly acquired magic treasures.

After leaving Lin Hongyu's cave, Zhou Chun took the opportunity to meet with Xu Fu and others who were in charge of the specific land reclamation matters.

Since giving birth to his daughter with the exceptional wind-attribute spiritual root, Xu Fu's status in the Zhou family has risen dramatically, and he has become a powerful elder in the family thanks to his daughter.

As a powerful elder, he naturally enjoys all the family's benefits. In addition, he has a superior spiritual root aptitude and cultivates techniques that allow him to rapidly improve his magical power.

He has already raised his cultivation to the mid-stage of the Purple Mansion realm, and it seems that he is not far from the late-stage of the Purple Mansion realm.

Once he cultivates to the late stage of the Purple Mansion realm, Zhou Chun will fulfill his promise of a Core Formation spiritual item, allowing him to take the lead over everyone else on the path to Core Formation.

With this goal in mind, Xu Fu worked very hard in the land reclamation, eager to make a name for himself and demonstrate his value to Zhou Chun, hoping to gain more resources.

Zhou Chun, now showing affection for Zhou Zhiying, has become much more tolerant of Xu Fu than before and no longer treats him as an outsider.

Ultimately, it's because the Zhou family is now powerful enough that even if Xu Fu successfully forms his core, he will never have the same opportunity as Yu Jinghua to usurp the throne!

Let alone Zhou Chun, even if Zhou Mingde or Zhou Daoyi were to take action, they could suppress him.

In that case, why not be a little more generous?

It might even serve the purpose of "spending a fortune to buy a horse's bones"!

"Clan leader, you are wise. Currently, the clan has discovered fifteen mineral veins in various parts of the wilderness. Six of them have already been put into development. The remaining nine are either too far away, or there are fourth-tier demonic beasts active within hundreds of miles of them, or their mining value is not high. There are currently no plans to mine them!"

"In addition, the family has discovered a total of 56 resource sites in the wild, and the relevant resources can be harvested every few years or decades."

Inside a grand hall used for deliberation, Zhou Chun sat at the head of the table, listening to Xu Fu, who stood below, report on the relevant situation.

The situation in the Wilderness is summarized and sent to Earth Cloud Ridge every few months, but there is always a lag.

Moreover, Zhou Chun's personal involvement in the situation here demonstrates his importance to the cultivators, ensuring they don't dare to be careless while also feeling valued by their family and preventing them from feeling abandoned.

After listening to Xu Fu's report, Zhou Chun pondered for a moment, then looked at him and asked, "How many cultivators are there here currently?"

Upon hearing his question, Xu Fu pondered briefly before answering truthfully, "Currently, the total number of cultivators at various strongholds in this wilderness area is 337, of which 58 are from our own clan!"

"Well, that's quite a few people."

Zhou Chun nodded slightly, then asked again, "What about the number of mortals? Have you compiled statistics on the number of mortals controlled and driven by their families?"

This question seemed to stump Xu Fu. After a long silence, he replied in a low voice, "The number of mortals has not been counted in detail. This is mainly because they are often attacked by monsters and wild beasts, resulting in a large number of casualties. In addition, there are not many literate and numerate people, so they do not have the ability to count the number of people on a large scale."

"However, a rough estimate suggests that the family can control and command between one and two million mortals!"

Zhou Chun was naturally not satisfied with his very vague answer.

However, we also know that some of the difficulties he mentioned are indeed objectively real, and we shouldn't be too harsh on him.

Therefore, he did not dwell on the matter any further, but simply said, "I am aware of the situation. After I return, I will discuss it with the elders of the family and allocate a batch of scarce resources here to reward those who have contributed to the family. You can spread the word about this matter so that everyone below can also know about this good thing."

Upon hearing this, Xu Fu's face lit up with joy, and he quickly replied respectfully, "Yes, junior obeys. Junior will certainly inform every cultivator in the wilderness of this good news!"

After discussing official business with him, Zhou Chun took the opportunity to talk about some of Zhou Zhiying's personal matters.

The main purpose was to ensure that Xu Fu and his wife continued to keep quiet and keep the secret, so that they would not boast or publicize their daughter's early discovery of the Purple Palace and disrupt their plans.

Although Xu Fu did not know what Zhou Chun's true intentions were, he dared not disobey him and naturally agreed without hesitation.

Zhou Chun then left the Caiyu Mountain stronghold and headed to the Yin Sha Land where Zhou Daoquan was located.

More than a decade has passed, and he wants to know if Zhou Daoquan has made any progress in hatching the insect eggs.

As soon as he arrived at the Yin Sha Land, Zhou Daoquan noticed him and appeared to meet him.

Upon learning Zhou Chun's purpose, Zhou Daoquan said with a rather helpless tone, "Over the years, I've tried various methods, but none of them have shown any signs of hatching for those insect eggs. Perhaps these strange insects truly require certain special opportunities and environments to hatch successfully!"

The fact that more than a decade of research yielded no results seems to have been quite a blow to Zhou Daoquan.

After all, he has always been proud of his skills in this area.

On the contrary, Zhou Chun quickly laughed it off after hearing his words, saying, "If there's no way, then so be it. It's just a minor move anyway, and it doesn't matter if it doesn't yield any results."

For Zhou Chun now, whether the insect eggs were produced by the [Six-Winged Ice Silkworm] or not, whether or not they could hatch into this strange insect, it didn't affect him at all.

Therefore, he can accept the lack of results.

After comforting Zhou Daoquan, he took all the insect eggs back from him, intending to reseal the cocoons together later.

Zhou Chun didn't stay with Zhou Daoquan for long afterward, and soon took Zhou Zhiying back to Tuyunling.

After returning to Tuyun Ridge, Zhou Chun bestowed the [Hundred Illusion Pearl] magic artifact upon Zhou Zhiying, making it easier for her to disguise and conceal her cultivation level.

Afterwards, he sent someone to contact Zhou Yuanlian and Wu Yuzhu, who were traveling and searching for poisons, and asked them to come back to see him.

As for the other specialties Zhou Chun brought back from the cultivation world in the far west, most of them were stored in the family treasury for easy exchange by family members who needed them.

The two spiritual plants he had Bai Zhiqing collect, "Fire Jade Red Lotus" and "Purple Sunflower," needed to be planted in places with abundant fire-attribute spiritual energy to grow. Zhou Chun specifically sent a letter to the Zhu family of Yanzhou, a partner in the Yanyang Sect, to ask them to help plant these spiritual plants.

In return, Zhou Chun was willing to exchange it for the Qinghuo Lotus produced by the Zhou family.

Given the Zhou family's current influence, Zhou Chun believed that the Zhu family would not refuse him.

Moreover, he didn't put all his eggs in one basket. He secretly had his family contact another powerful cultivation clan in the Yan Yang Sect region, asking them to help cultivate two kinds of spiritual plants, in return for the Clear Fire Lotus and some rare aquatic treasures.

Regarding the [Red Lotus Earth Fire] seed, after Zhou Chun talked with Zhou Mingde and Lin Hongyu, they both thought it would be better to give it to the Flame Hell Fire Phoenix to devour and refine.

Because they know that their potential is not as great as that of the Fiery Phoenix, their lifespan is not as long as that of the Fiery Phoenix, and in the long run, they are not as good as the Fiery Phoenix in devouring and refining them.

Secondly, they did not want to spend a lot of energy cultivating a true fire divine power, especially given their own difficult cultivation breakthroughs.

It should be understood that supernatural powers are also closely related to the cultivator's own cultivation level.

Even a renowned divine power like the Samadhi True Fire displays completely different power in the hands of a Golden Core cultivator compared to that in the hands of a Nascent Soul cultivator.

For Lin Hongyu and Zhou Mingde, the strength boost they gained from mastering a True Fire Divine Power was at most equivalent to having an extra magic weapon.

But they can now make up for this deficiency with their magic weapons.

However, although the two made their choice, Zhou Chun was not in a hurry to feed the Flame Phoenix the creature.

He planned to feed this item to the Fiery Phoenix when it advanced to a mid-grade fourth-tier demonic beast, so it could be used as an aid.

Then the [Fire Element Immortal Mushroom] can be consumed when breaking through to the fourth-tier superior-grade demon beast in the future.

After arranging things for his family, Zhou Chun went to the Su family in Jiangzhou.

The Su family, Suzi Lake.

When Zhou Chunfei arrived outside the gate of Su Family Mountain, Lei Jiao Bai Bai, whom he had not seen for more than nine years, immediately flew out of the lake and soared into the sky, coming straight to his side and flying up and down around him.

This scene immediately alarmed the Su family cultivators inside the Su family mountain gate not far away. Many Su family cultivators who had never seen the true appearance of the Thunder Flood Dragon were excited and shouted repeatedly.

"Alright, alright, it's only been nine years since we last met. I'll definitely bring you next time, okay?"

Zhou Chun gently patted the dragon's head that was brought in front of him, and made a promise with a smile on his face.

No wonder Lei Jiao was so excited; this was the first time the master and servant had been separated for such a long time since he hatched it.

But this is not Zhou Chun's fault. After all, the cultivation world in the far west is not a very suitable place for a dragon like Lei Jiao Bai Bai to live in.

After comforting his beloved pet, Zhou Chun and his Daoist companion Su Yuzhen, who had come to greet them, entered the Su family's mountain gate together.

During the two months Zhou Chun stayed at the Su family's residence, he enjoyed married life with his Daoist partner while also sharing some of his experiences in the cultivation world of the far west. He also encouraged the Su family to cultivate various spiritual items such as the Fire-Clearing Lotus and stockpile Fire-Clearing Pills and other elixirs, so that perhaps in the future, when they had enough reserves, they could make a special trip to the cultivation world of the far west for large-scale trade.

Both the Su family patriarch and Su Yuzhen took his suggestion very seriously.

Now, everyone in the entire Jing Kingdom knows that Zhou Zhengchun of the Zhou family is not only a genius in cultivation and combat, but also a wise man with unique vision and foresight.

The Zhou family's "Zhou Tong Tian Xia" trading company and the "Tian Ling Zao Bao" newspaper were both created under their leadership.

While thanking Zhou Chun for his advice, the Su family patriarch looked at Zhou Chun with anticipation and said, "I am getting old. From now on, the Su family will have to rely on Yu Zhen to support us. I hope you can help her and the Su family more in the future."

Hearing his words, which seemed to imply entrustment of his affairs after death, Zhou Chun immediately replied with a serious expression, "There is no need for you to say more about this, Ancestor. I will certainly do my best to help in any way I can."

"Very well, very well, with Zheng Chun's words, I, your ancestor, have no regrets even in death!"

The Su family patriarch's face lit up with joy. He was extremely pleased and satisfied with Zhou Chun's response and couldn't help but cheer repeatedly.

Su Yuzhen looked at Zhou Chun with tenderness and joy in her eyes.

After staying at the Su family's residence for more than two months, Zhou Chun returned to Tuyunling.

Not long after, Zhou Yuanlian returned with Wu Yuzhu.

Zhou Chun summoned her to his cave dwelling and handed her all the poison cultivation techniques he had obtained in the cultivation world of the far west, as well as various poisons he had collected specifically for her.

As Zhou Chun handed these items to Zhou Yuanlian, he looked at her encouragingly and said, "I also have a Golden Dragon Poison Fruit that can increase the success rate of poison cultivators forming their core. If you can cultivate to the late stage of the Purple Mansion realm, I can bestow this upon you directly. At that time, if you also gather the Extreme Yang Fire Spirit Liquid, Extreme Cold Ice Marrow Liquid, and other core-forming spiritual materials, your success rate in forming your core will definitely be much higher than that of ordinary cultivators!"

Upon hearing his words, Zhou Yuanlian's face, covered in bruises and scars from the accumulation of toxins, couldn't help but show a moved expression. She immediately bowed deeply to him and said, "This junior thanks the clan leader for his kindness. I am willing to go through fire and water for the clan leader, even unto death!"

Zhou Chun simply nodded noncommittally at her words of loyalty.

He then frowned, looking at the poison scars on her face, and said, "Your progress in cultivating poison skills has indeed exceeded my expectations, but your current situation is not good. I hope you can pay more attention to your own life and not cultivate with a purely death-seeking mentality!"

"Doesn't the 'True Scripture of Ten Thousand Poisons' contain a magical artifact called the 'Hundred Poisons Divine Pearl' that can absorb and contain toxins? You'd better spend more time and effort refining this item to control the toxins in your body!"

He was training Zhou Yuanlian for the long term, but he never expected that Zhou Yuanlian would kill herself because of her crazy cultivation.

"Yes, I will be careful."

Zhou Yuanlian responded softly, but it was unclear whether she had actually taken it to heart.

I'm in terrible shape today!!!

(End of this chapter)