Clan Cultivation: Starting from Beast Taming-Chapter 494 - 260: Zhou Chongshan’s Death in Meditation, Another Foundation Establishment Pill [Please Subscribe]_2

"Follow Elder Chongshan’s wish; let him depart in peace by himself!"

Zhou Mingde said before taking the lead to walk out of the room.

And so, after waiting outside for nearly two more quarter-hours, the presence in the room finally dissipated completely.

When everyone re-entered the room, they saw that Zhou Chongshan had passed away peacefully, with both his eyes and mouth closed.

Seeing this, Zhou Chun took the opportunity to ask Zhou Mingde and Zhou Daoyi, "In the view of the two Supreme Elders, how should we conduct the funeral for the second elder?"

Upon hearing his words, Zhou Mingde and the other looked at each other, exchanged thoughts through voice transmission, and then Zhou Mingde said solemnly, "Recently, quite a few people from various families have passed away. There’s no need to disturb others with the second elder’s passing. It’s sufficient for the family members to mourn internally for seven days!"

"The junior understands. I will then announce it to the entire clan right away."

Zhou Chun nodded and immediately left the Formation Mystery Peak to sound the funeral bell.

Dong Dong Dong!

Seven heavy tolls of the bell rang from the top of Pagoda Peak, quickly spreading throughout the entire Zhou Family Mountain.

According to the Zhou Family’s rules, seven tolls of the bell signify the passing of an important member of the elder’s rank within the clan.

So usually, upon hearing these bell tolls, all Zhou Family Cultivators who are not on a mission will come to the Ancestral Hall as soon as possible to pay their respects and bid farewell to the deceased clan member.

It wasn’t long before dozens of Zhou Family Clan Members gathered in front of the Zhou Family Ancestral Hall, while the remains of Second Elder Zhou Chongshan had already been transferred here.

Afterward, just like when the Great Elder Zhou Mingshan had passed away, dozens of Zhou Family Clan Members wrapped themselves in white cloth and chanted scriptures and incantations around his body for a full seven days.

After seven days, Zhou Chongshan’s remains were interred into the clan cemetery behind Pagoda Peak, making him the second Zhou Family Elder to be buried there.

Two months after the funeral rites for Zhou Chongshan were completed, Zhou Mingde and Zhou Daoyi with Zhou Daoquan left the Zhou Family again.

They were fulfilling their prior promise to Zhou Daoquan to help him avenge himself in Yueguo Country northeast of Cheng Country and also to see if they could trade some of the Magic Artifacts they had acquired for some useful items in Yueguo Country en route.

The Zhou Family was renowned by this time, and as the Jingguo Country Cultivation Realm had just previously suffered a severe blow to its vitality in the great battle, all the forces were busy licking their wounds. Therefore, there was no need for concern, even with the absence of the two Purple Mansion Phase Cultivators from the Zhou Family.

Zhou Chun also began to honor the words he had spoken at the family meeting. He started hiring Loose Cultivators who passed investigative assessments to work more within the Zhou Family.

To the Loose Cultivators, the Zhou Family’s willingness to hire them to raise beasts and grow medicines was an extremely delightful opportunity.

In Zhou Chun’s eyes, these tasks were exhausting and a waste of time.

But to the Loose Cultivators, they represented a chance that could possibly change the destiny of themselves and their descendants.

Indeed, being a Loose Cultivator is truly difficult!

Many Loose Cultivators knew nothing beyond their Cultivation Technique and a few Spells, and they possessed no other livelihood skills.

Even if they reached the later stages of Qi Refinement, not much would change in this regard.

But every Loose Cultivator understood the importance of livelihood skills.

Even just knowing how to raise beasts or to plant medicinal herbs could enable them to alter their monetary earning methods, transforming from a common hunter who only relied on finding Spiritual Medicine and hunting Demon Beasts, to a craftsman who could earn through his skills.

So it goes without saying that the Zhou Family was offering Spirit Coins as compensation. Even without this payment, many Loose Cultivators would still be willing to take on this job.

Of course, the Zhou Family wouldn’t allow someone to learn skills and then run away without offering anything in return.

Every Loose Cultivator allowed to learn these skills not only had to be vetted for their background but also had to sign a servitude contract, agreeing to serve for a certain number of years before leaving the Zhou Family and abandoning this work.

Such servitude contracts required service periods starting at no less than ten years.

With the addition of these Loose Cultivators, many Zhou Family Cultivators were freed up to leave the family to travel the Cultivation World and learn other Cultivation Techniques.

Especially for the younger generation with names beginning with ’Heart’, if they were not interested in learning in the Beast Garden, this provided an excellent opportunity to learn skills like Alchemy, Artifact Refining, Talisman Making, or Formation arts.

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Because they had gained too many materials for alchemy, artifact refining, and talisman making from the previous war, Zhou Chun, with a wave of his hand, allowed every Zhou Family Cultivator to freely use twenty portions of materials to practice after detailed preparations.

If they could demonstrate certain talents in this practice process, they would be eligible for more materials to further their studies and training.

Such good fortune was something that could only be found within a family clan; even the three great sects did not offer such opportunities.

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Time slowly passed, and in the blink of an eye, three months had gone by.

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One morning, after more than a hundred days away from home, Zhou Mingde and his two companions finally returned.

"Supreme Elder, you’ve finally returned. Why did it take so long this time?"

Atop Pagoda Peak, Zhou Chun looked at the three elders who had come back, his face full of questions as he inquired about the reason.

Jingguo Country is far from Yueguo Country, but with their speed, it should have taken at most ten days to arrive. A journey lasting over a hundred days was indeed unusually long.

"The timing was just right. We attended an underground auction in a marketplace in Yueguo Country and were delayed for almost half a month. It also took some effort to eliminate those Tang Family higher-ups, so we’ve returned much later than expected,"

Zhou Mingde softly answered Zhou Chun’s questions and then smiled lightly, "But all of it was worth it. Zhengchun, guess what we gained during this trip to Yueguo Country?"

"Seeing the way Supreme Elder looks, could it be that you acquired Foundation Establishment Pills?"

Zhou Chun’s eyes flickered with anticipation as he ventured a guess.

Hearing this, Zhou Mingde couldn’t help but laugh with Zhou Daoyi, "Look, I told you this young man would guess it right!"

Then, nodding with a smile, he confirmed, "That’s right. At the Yueguo Country underground auction, we spent only eighteen thousand Spirit Coins to obtain two Foundation Establishment Pills and also bought three bottles of Spirit Pills suitable for Foundation Establishment Cultivators."

"Moreover, when we took out those Tang Family higher-ups, we also got quite a few valuable items from them, even acquiring two third-tier superior Magic Artifacts!"

Zhou Chun, upon hearing this, was astonished.

"What? There are actually two Foundation Establishment Pills?"

His face was filled with surprise as he looked at Zhou Mingde and Zhou Daoyi, both delighted and astonished.

Foundation Establishment Pills were treasures that a cultivation family could never have enough of, always one of the most useful of treasures.

Especially now in Jingguo Country, due to the loss of too many Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivators in the previous war, such treasures had become priceless and were simply unattainable in the market.

Now, every cultivation family was waiting for the three great sects to concoct Foundation Establishment Pills, hoping to exchange Battle Merits for Foundation Establishment Pills to help their clan’s Cultivators reach Foundation Establishment and cultivate a new generation of Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivators for the family.

Even if the three great sects had gained plenty of materials to concoct Foundation Establishment Pills this time, it was feared that there still wouldn’t be enough to go around.

For at least the next twenty to thirty years, the price of Foundation Establishment Pills in Jingguo Country would remain high, unlikely to be bought at the prices of the past.

Under such circumstances, the Zhou Family now had two Foundation Establishment Pills, which naturally thrilled Zhou Chun.

But soon he remembered something and couldn’t help but ask, "Right, wasn’t Elder Three talking about a Millennium Ganoderma? Supreme Elder, did you not obtain this item?"

"No, that Millennium Ganoderma and some other valuables from the tomb were sold by that Tang Family in exchange for Talisman Treasures, costing Elder Daoyi and me a lot of effort to slay that old Tang!"

Zhou Mingde shook his head, his tone full of regret as he revealed the matter.

"That’s truly a pity!"

Zhou Chun sighed softly, also feeling quite regretful.

At that moment, Zhou Daoyi butted in, "Although it’s a bit disappointing, it’s good that Daoquan could release that resentment. Now we just wait for news from the three great sects, hoping they will release some Spiritual Objects that assist in opening the Purple Mansion. If so, Daoquan will have hope for his Purple Mansion Phase!"

"Daoyi is right, as long as Daoquan has let out that resentment and cleared his mind, that’s what matters. Everything else is secondary."

Zhou Mingde nodded repeatedly, his mood uplifted.

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