Clan Cultivation: Starting from Beast Taming-Chapter 725 - 369: Another Foundation Establishment, Unforeseen Circumstances [Subscribe Please]_2

Chapter 725 -369: Another Foundation Establishment, Unforeseen Circumstances [Subscribe Please]_2

“Well done, Xintie, you did very well, not in vain that I have cultivated you!”

Inside the Central Peace Hall, Zhou Chun had just met with the recently emerged Zhou Xintie, and as soon as he saw him, he did not hide his smile and began to praise him.

And Zhou Xintie, who received his praise, was also brimming with gratitude as he excitedly bowed and thanked him, “Clan Leader’s cultivation is unforgettable for a junior like me. In the future, whatever the Clan Leader commands, just one word from you, and I will do my utmost to repay your kindness!”

Unlike the other Zhou Family Cultivators who relied on good deeds to exchange for Foundation Establishment Pills to succeed in Foundation Establishment, he, Zhou Xintie, truly owed his successful Foundation Establishment to the cultivation given by Zhou Chun, the Clan Leader.

Therefore, compared to the other Zhou Family Cultivators who had succeeded in Foundation Establishment, his gratitude towards Zhou Chun was genuine and sincere.

Zhou Chun saw this as well and immediately responded with a contented smile, “Having such a heart is better than anything else.”

After speaking, he patted Zhou Xintie’s shoulder with an encouraging look, “Think carefully about choosing a Cultivation Technique next. If there is anything you don’t understand, you can always come to me for advice.”

“Yes, junior understands.”

Zhou Xintie nodded firmly, and then excused himself and left.

Another month passed, and Zhou Chun received another piece of good news.

It turned out that the Black Jade Toad tadpoles, which were being cared for by Zhou Mingde, had finally begun their metamorphosis into adult toads.

However, this process of evolution was indeed somewhat bloody.

Because originally, out of the hundreds of tadpoles, they began to fight and devour each other during the transformation, in the end only one male and one female tadpole survived and evolved into real Black Jade Toads.

All this had been accomplished within a mere seven days!

The newly evolved Black Jade Toads, though, were much smaller than the original pair, clearly not yet fully matured.

As for when they might be able to produce Toad Cream, that remained to be seen as time passed.

But no matter what, this was a great thing for the Zhou Family.

After all, there were now as many as four Purple Mansion Phase Cultivators in the Zhou Family, and their demand for Toad Cream was very high.

You have to understand that after reaching the Purple Mansion Phase, the Elixirs that advanced Mana cultivation were extremely rare, even in a place like the Great Zhou Kingdom, they were not available in ordinary shops.

Even the Li Family, which had very good relations with the Zhou Family and had the Alchemy Recipe, could hardly make a batch of Spirit Pills in a hundred years because of the difficulty in finding materials.

Zhou Chun, during his Foundation Establishment Stage, never lacked Elixirs that could advance his Mana cultivation to consume.

But after reaching the Purple Mansion Phase, he had yet to take such an Elixir even once.

In the future, getting such Elixirs would probably be very difficult, and certainly not as uninterrupted as before.

Under these circumstances, the Secretly-Made Spirit Incense made from Black Jade Toad Cream was almost the only stable source of advancement for the Purple Mansion Cultivators of the Zhou Family.

That day, Zhou Chun was privately cultivating a secret technique in his dwelling when suddenly the warning Formation was triggered, indicating a visitor.

Seeing this, he hurriedly finished his practice, opened the Formation, and let the visitor into the courtyard.

The visitor turned out to be Zhou Jiarui, who was in charge of handling the affairs of the Zhou Family.

“Zhengchun, it’s terrible, Zhengbo has been seriously injured by someone outside, it was the Jiang Family from Lingzhou!”

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Upon entering the courtyard, Zhou Jiarui immediately said with an anxious expression, revealing his purpose for coming.

What?

Zhou Chun’s expression turned to one of surprise, stunned by what he had said.

Then his expression quickly darkened, and he said at once, “Let’s go to the Central Peace Hall immediately.”

Once back in the Central Peace Hall, which represented the center of power for the Zhou Family, Zhou Chun asked Zhou Jiarui to give him more details about the situation.

It turned out that Zhou Zhengbo was in the Lingzhou region carrying out Zhou Chun’s assignment to capture Bandit Cultivators when he was unfortunately discovered by a Foundation Establishment Cultivator from the Jiang Family, leading to an attack.

During the fight, Zhou Zhengbo realized he was no match for the Jiang Family Cultivator and attempted to scare him off using the reputation of the Zhou Family.

Instead of retreating, upon hearing him declare his family name, the Jiang Family Cultivator became even more ruthless, clearly intending to kill him.

In desperation, Zhou Zhengbo was forced to use a secret technique to stimulate his potential, forcefully raising his Mana and unleashing two mid-tier, second-grade Talismans bestowed upon him by the Supreme Elder after his successful Foundation Establishment.

By employing these desperate measures, Zhou Zhengbo finally managed to escape into the Marketplace of Lingzhou, and he promptly informed a Zhou Family Cultivator stationed there for intelligence gathering.

When the information was sent back to the Zhou Family Mountain in Jiufeng Ridge via eagle message, Zhou Zhengqing, who received the intelligence, realized the gravity of the situation and hurriedly reported to Zhou Jiarui.

Zhou Jiarui then rushed to find Zhou Chun.

After explaining the situation in detail to Zhou Chun, Zhou Jiarui said with a worried expression, “Lingzhou is now Tianjing Sect’s territory, and the Jiang Family has long pledged allegiance to Tianjing Sect. Even though Zhengbo has escaped into the Marketplace, I fear his safety is not guaranteed!”

“I am aware of the situation and will see the Supreme Elder immediately,” Zhou Chun replied.

Zhou Chun nodded and immediately went to the mountaintop cave dwelling to see Zhou Mingde.

Once inside the cave dwelling, Zhou Chun repeated what Zhou Jiarui had told him and then said, “We must teach the Jiang Family a lesson; otherwise, outsiders might think the Zhou Family is nothing but a paper tiger—impressive in appearance but lacking real strength!”

Hearing his words, Zhou Mingde’s face, already showing anger, nodded in agreement and said in a low voice, “Zhengchun, you are right. The Jiang Family has repeatedly provoked our Zhou Family. If we do not show them our strength, others might dare to follow suit.”

At this point, he slightly furrowed his brow and added, “However, now that the Jiang Family has pledged loyalty to Tianjing Sect, if we go deep into their territory to deal with the Jiang Family, Tianjing Sect might not just stand by and watch.”

Zhou Chun was, of course, aware of this and quickly responded, “That is why I plan to make a trip to Green Lotus Temple to personally meet with Temple Master Qingwei and gauge their stance.”

“That’s a good approach; I will also have Daoyi summon Daoquan here. Regardless of Green Lotus Temple’s stance, we must ensure our people are rescued!” Zhou Mingde slightly nodded, expressing his opinion.

After coming to an agreement, Zhou Chun immediately set out for the Green Lotus Temple in Lianzhou.

Indeed, this was Zhou Chun’s first visit to Green Lotus Temple since breaking into the Purple Mansion Phase.

Upon arriving at the gates of Green Lotus Temple as a Purple Mansion Phase Cultivator, he simply stated his desire to meet with Temple Master Qingwei, and the Green Lotus Temple disciple responsible for receiving guests immediately arranged for someone to report it.

While waiting, Zhou Chun looked at the rolling peaks inside the gates of Green Lotus Temple and couldn’t help but think of an old friend from Green Lotus Temple whom he hadn’t seen in a long time.

Ever since he and his Dao companion Su Yuzhen held a grand dual cultivation ceremony, he had not seen Liu Shiyun, this friend from the past.

Nor had either of them sent each other any letters since.

It wasn’t that Zhou Chun was so heartless, but the letters he sent never received a response.

After several such attempts, he stopped sending letters altogether.

“With her talent and aptitude, under the care of Senior Mingxia, she should at least be at the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment by now!” Zhou Chun thought to himself, yet he still had no desire to meet her.

It wasn’t that he feared his Dao companion Su Yuzhen would be jealous if she found out, but rather he did not want to cause Liu Shiyun any more trouble because of his presumptuousness.

On the other hand, Temple Master Qingwei was quite respectful toward Zhou Chun, or perhaps he knew that Clan Leader of the Zhou Family wouldn’t travel thousands of miles to meet him if it weren’t for an important matter.

Therefore, Zhou Chun only waited for less than six hours before he was notified that he could enter the mountain to meet him.

Once allowed to proceed, he quickly entered the gates of Green Lotus Temple and was led by a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, flying towards the location of the Sect Leader’s grand hall.

After a short time, Zhou Chun once again saw Temple Master Qingwei, the Sect Leader of Green Lotus Temple, after many years.

And whether it was an illusion or not, upon meeting Qingwei again, even though there were no changes to his appearance, Zhou Chun felt as though he had aged considerably.

It seems the Sect Leader of Green Lotus Temple has been under quite some pressure these past years! Zhou Chun thought to himself, and immediately greeted him by saying, “Junior greets the Temple Master; my unannounced visit is truly presumptuous, and I beg the Temple Master’s pardon.”