Clan Cultivation: Starting from Beast Taming-Chapter 646 - 332: Missing, Cold Cave【_2

Chapter 646: Chapter 332: Missing, Cold Cave【_2

The Life Soul Token had been placed in the Zhou Family Ancestral Hall when he left the family, and the Clan Leader of the Zhou Family would routinely check daily to ensure that the Life Soul Token was normal.

However, Zhou Daoyi and Zhou Daoquan, who later succeeded in Foundation Establishment, did not have Life Soul Tokens.

Faced with Lu Ran’s question, Zhou Mingde immediately responded, “The crafting of a Life Soul Token requires precious Spirit Wood such as Nurturing Soul Wood, and although our Zhou Family has some savings, we have not yet had the fortune to come across such Spiritual Objects.”

“Moreover, I believe Daoyi and Daoquan are blessed by heaven and don’t need us to worry about their safety!”

Upon hearing this response, Lu Ran fell silent.

On the other hand, after Zhou Chun entered the underground river with the Foundation Establishment Fruit Tree, he shifted to riding Baibai, the Silver Lightning Python, upstream. Nearly two days later, he returned to Lanzhou.

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Afterwards, he switched to a Golden Winged Tiger and safely transported the Foundation Establishment Fruit Tree back to the Zhou Family’s Jiufeng Ridge.

Such a precious Spiritual Root as the Foundation Establishment Fruit Tree naturally had to be planted in the safest and most spiritually rich area of the Zhou Family.

Therefore, upon returning to the family’s mountain gate, Zhou Chun headed straight for Pagoda Peak.

He went all the way up near the summit, in front of Zhou Mingde’s cave dwelling.

Then Zhou Chun moved the jade container holding the Foundation Establishment Fruit Tree over a pit, pulled out the tree, placed it into the pit, and quickly buried it with soil.

After doing all this, he turned his gaze toward Zhou Jiahe, who had already hurried over, and said, “Auntie Thirteen, the rest is up to you.”

“Don’t worry, Clan Leader. I will do my utmost to take care of this Spiritual Root!”

Zhou Jiahe said solemnly with a nod, and immediately stepped forward to form hand seals and cast spells, gathering Spiritual Energy to moisten the Foundation Establishment Fruit Tree with raindrops.

Zhou Chun stayed on top of the peak for a while, observing the scene. Seeing that there were no major issues, he then returned to his residence to rest.

After Zhou Chun sat in meditation and rested for several two-hour periods, he came out but still had not heard any news about the return of Zhou Mingde and the others.

This made him feel increasingly heavy-hearted.

He hoped that Zhou Daoyi and Zhou Daoquan had merely lost their way; after all, the loss of either of them would be an enormous and unbearable loss for the Zhou Family.

Furthermore, Zhou Chun did not wish for any harm to come to these two elders, who loved him deeply.

As days went by, Zhou Chun felt tormented and struggled to sleep.

Even the constant consolation from his partner Su Yuzhen could not ease his mind.

After waiting anxiously for five days, Zhou Chun finally received news of Zhou Mingde’s return.

Indeed, Zhou Mingde returned alone, without Zhou Daoyi and Zhou Daoquan.

This outcome immediately soured Zhou Chun’s expression.

Seeing his face, Zhou Mingde knew exactly how he felt and took the initiative to explain, “After you left, Zhengchun, I waited half a day and then Daoquan returned. But after waiting another three days with Daoquan, we still did not see Daoyi return!”

“Although we don’t know why Daoyi has been delayed for so long without returning, Daoquan and I felt it was unnecessary to continue waiting in vain. Therefore, we asked Taoist Friend Lu Ran to arrange for someone to wait there on our behalf, while Daoquan and I each returned ahead of time!” Zhou Mingde’s voice grew heavier towards the end of his statement.

Without a doubt, Zhou Daoyi was the most important of the three Purple Mansion Phase Cultivators in the Zhou Family at this time.

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But now, there was no news of him.

Both Zhou Mingde and Zhou Chun felt deeply troubled.

However, with things as they were, despite their concern, they had to accept reality.

So after a long silence, Zhou Chun nodded at Zhou Mingde, “I understand, Supreme Elder. You’ve also had a hard time, please go back to your cave dwelling to rest!”

“You shouldn’t worry too much either, Daoyi has some life-saving items on him. He won’t be easily in trouble. Maybe he is just delayed by some matter!” Zhou Mingde comforted Zhou Chun once more before returning to rest in his cave dwelling.

Over the next two or three months, Zhou Chun personally made several trips to Longxing Valley.

However, he still hadn’t received the slightest news about Zhou Daoyi.

This made him grow increasingly worried about this elder.

Because he was preoccupied with this matter, even when the two Zhou Family members who had received the Foundation Establishment Pills successfully entered the Foundation Establishment Stage, Zhou Chun couldn’t bring himself to feel happy.

By this time, it was impossible to keep the news of Zhou Daoyi’s disappearance a secret any longer, and almost every Zhou Family Elder was aware of it.

This caused the Zhou Family Elders, who had originally been filled with joy because the family had gained a Foundation Establishment Fruit Tree and two new Foundation Establishment Cultivators, to lose their smiles one by one.

Since the Zhou Family had taken root in Jiufeng Ridge, although many clan members had unfortunately perished in wars and adventures, there had never been any accidents resulting in the death of someone above the Foundation Establishment Stage.

Not to mention a Purple Mansion Phase Cultivator!

Now, considering the possibility that Zhou Daoyi, the most important Purple Mansion Phase Cultivator of the Zhou Family, might have encountered an accident, everyone who knew was immensely worried and somber.

Even Zhou Zhengqing and Zhou Zhengbo, the two newly advanced Foundation Establishment Cultivators, had no smiles on their faces.

Only those uninformed Qi Refinement Cultivators of the Zhou Family were overjoyed because the family had acquired a new type of auxiliary item for Foundation Establishment that they could exchange for.

Out of the fourteen Foundation Establishment Fruits hanging on the tree, Zhou Chun took out four of them in one go and placed them in the Family Treasure Vault for the clan members to exchange.

The rest were all carefully sealed in jade boxes and stored away, to be slowly released for exchange in the future.

After all, it took a hundred years for the Foundation Establishment Fruit Tree to bloom, bear fruit, and mature.

If all of the Foundation Establishment Fruits were to be released now, not to mention that there simply weren’t enough clan members to exchange for them all, once exchanged, there would be no way to replenish the stock in the future.

On this day, Zhou Chun, worried about the safety of Zhou Daoyi, headed to Longxing Valley ahead of schedule once again.

He knew in his heart that if Zhou Daoyi returned to Wasteland Territory and couldn’t find them, he would definitely go to Longxing Valley first to check.

However, to his disappointment, after arriving at Longxing Valley this time, he still did not receive any news about Zhou Daoyi.

But just as he was feeling utterly dejected and was about to finish the handover and return, Zhou Zhengyong mentioned something to him.

“Xu Fu and his team discovered a natural cave in a mountain range the day before yesterday. It was filled with an unbearable chill, and the roar of a Demon Beast could be heard from within. The Spirit Pet they sent in to scout soon died inside, so they dared not make any further moves.”

“Originally, I planned to go there myself to explore today, but since you, Thirteenth Brother, have arrived, I think it’s better for you to join me and go together for more safety,” Zhou Zhengyong said.

After hearing this, Zhou Chun’s expression changed, and he immediately nodded, saying, “Alright, then I will join Brother Yong to explore that cave.”

With that said, he set off with Zhou Zhengyong, along with Xu Fu to guide them, toward the natural cave.

The three of them left Longxing Valley and, after flying for more than a thousand miles, arrived in a range of steep and lofty mountains.

The mountains were filled with heavy mist, and many areas were shrouded in dense fog, making it difficult to see anything.

In these mountains, there were many Demon Beasts, including some second-order ones.

The natural cave discovered by Xu Fu and his team was actually situated in the outer region of the mountain range.

Otherwise, given the strength of their team, they could not have ventured deep into the center of the mountains.

Now, under Xu Fu’s guidance, Zhou Chun quickly landed at the bottom of a fractured valley and, with a sweep of his Divine Sense, found the natural cave that had been described.

Deep within the valley, a crevice split into the mountain, and wisps of frosty, white air continuously drifted out from within the crack, causing many icicles to form on the nearby valley walls.

Zhou Chun tried to extend his Divine Sense into the crack to investigate but was surprised to discover that about a hundred yards in, an unfamiliar force prevented it from going any deeper.

“This is quite strange; could there be a Formation set by a cultivator inside?” Zhou Chun’s eyes flashed with surprise, and after a moment of thought, he patted the Spirit Beast Pouch at his waist, releasing a “Mystical Armor Golden Feather” Demon Insect.

He then used the “Insect Puppet Technique” to attach a strand of his spirit to the Demon Insect, and directed it to fly into the crack in the mountain.