Beast-controlling fairy clan.

Chapter 133: The old friend, retreat and build foundation [Subscribe]

Biyun Mountain.

Zhou Chun should be more familiar with the original Biyun Mountain than most of the Zhou family cultivators.

After all, he was originally sent here to teach the Mu family cultivators the art of taming beasts, but he has been here for more than a year.

But now when he came here again, the scene he saw was completely different from what he remembered.

The once picturesque Biyun Mountain has now been reduced to scorched earth in many places, and even the vegetation on the main peak shows signs of transplantation.

Even the protection range of the Mu family's new soul-purifying formation was drastically reduced by nearly half.

It was obviously because the Mu family could not find too many cultivators to maintain the operation of the Spirit Purification Array, so they could only set up a small array and open up a place for cultivation.

Seeing Zhou Chun and Zhou Jiarui arriving at this time, Mu Yuntian immediately came over to greet them in person.

"Welcome Mr. Zhou Daoyou and Mr. Zhou Xiaoyou to the Mu family. I have been waiting for you for a long time."

"Fellow Daoist Mu, you are too polite. Today, the Mu family rebuilt the mountain gate. The two of us came here on the orders of the Grand Elder to congratulate them. We wish that the Mu family can recover and regain its prestige as soon as possible."

When Zhou Jiarui said this, he took off a storage bag from his waist and handed it forward, saying, "It's just a gift, not a token of respect. I hope Brother Mu can accept it with a smile."

"You're welcome, you two fellow Taoists are so polite!"

Mu Yunshan was polite with a smile on his face, but he took the storage bag without any hesitation.

But when he took the time to scan the contents of the storage bag with his spiritual sense, he was shocked.

Then he hurriedly bowed to Zhou Jiarui and said, "I and the Mu family will never forget the kindness of the Zhou family and Senior Zhou, and we will definitely repay them in the future!"

He said this in a decisive and resolute tone.

Zhou Jiarui, who originally did not have a very good impression of him, felt much better after hearing this.

After a few more polite words, he and Zhou Chun were invited to the main hall, where they sat together with the foundation-building monks from other families who had already arrived.

After all, the Mu family is a family that has been rooted in Lanzhou for hundreds of years. In addition, this reconstruction was helped by the Qinglian Temple, so quite a few Lanzhou forces came to show their support this time.

However, most of the forces just prepared gifts and sent people to show their support.

There are not many forces like the Zhou family that are willing to invest money and give gifts to help. It is obvious that they are not very optimistic about Mu Yuntian's reconstruction of the Mu family.

This is probably related to the current situation.

After the disturbance caused by the Hualong Sect, no one knows what the situation will be like in the future.

Some more conservative families would save as much as possible at this time and do not want to spend money to curry favors.

But this also makes the Zhou family even more valuable.

Therefore, when the celebration began, Mu Yuntian changed his original decision and made the Zhou family the first to be thanked and toasted. He first toasted Zhou Jiarui and Zhou Chun with a glass of wine in public to thank Zhou Mingde and the Zhou family for their support to the Mu family.

This attitude also made many guests present look at him sideways.

But considering that Zhou Mingde's act of rescuing the Mu family that day was indeed very rare, and assisting Taoist Mingxia in killing the Black Dragon Guardian, it can be regarded as helping the Mu family to avenge himself.

These people figured this out and found a reason for themselves, and it was no longer strange.

After such a banquet and listening to Mu Yuntian's words about how to revive the Mu family in the future, this formality-like celebration came to an end.

In fact, it was just a formality.

The Mu family said that they had rebuilt it, but now even the war debris inside the mountain gate has not been cleaned up, so how can they really hold any celebrations?

Today's so-called reconstruction celebration is nothing more than a signal to the Lanzhou cultivation world.

Although the Mu family of Biyun Mountain suffered a great disaster, the family heritage has never been cut off, and they are able to preserve the Mu family's original property and maintain the dignity of the Mu family.

Of course, whether the latter can really be achieved remains to be seen.

In short, since various forces are willing to send people to attend this celebration, it means that they are willing to maintain the old relationship with the Mu family and recognize the new Mu family.

However, after the show was over and he was about to leave, Zhou Chun's eyes suddenly moved and he saw an acquaintance.

So he immediately said hello to Zhou Jiarui and Mu Yuntian, left the team alone and walked towards the acquaintance.

He walked quickly forward, walked up to a purple-robed female cultivator who came to the hall to pack up her things, and said, "You are Daoist Fellow Ziying, right? Do you still remember Zhou?"

Hearing Zhou Chun's words, the purple-clothed female cultivator looked at him with a complicated expression and said, "Ziying has certainly not forgotten Daoist Zhou. I heard that Daoist Zhou has now become the acting patriarch of the Zhou family. Congratulations to Daoist Zhou!"

It turned out that this female cultivator in purple was Mu Ziying, whom Zhou Chun had once taught the art of taming beasts in the Mu family. The two families had intended to bring them together.

However, Zhou Chun had no intention of getting married at that time, so he sternly rejected Mu Ziying's advances.

When Zhou Chun came to the Mu family earlier, Mu Ziying actually saw him.

However, knowing that the two of them now had a huge gap in their cultivation and status, and that the family that once gave her support had encountered a disaster, Mu Ziying did not dare to step forward and recognize him.

Unexpectedly, Zhou Chun came over and greeted her after seeing her.

But this made her mood even more complicated, and all kinds of thoughts emerged in her mind.

As soon as the words came out, the tone sounded strange and full of sadness.

But at this moment, her mind was full of mixed thoughts and she was in a state of confusion, so she didn't even notice that there was something wrong with her words.

Fortunately, when Zhou Chun saw that her eyes were wandering, he realized that it might be an unintentional mistake and did not bother with her.

Instead, there is more compassion.

He immediately said in a gentle tone: "When I heard that the Mu family was attacked, I immediately thought of the safety of Daoist Ziying and several other Daoists from the Mu family. Now that I see that Daoist Ziying is fine, I feel relieved."

Perhaps a gentle voice can indeed comfort people. After hearing his words, Mu Ziying calmed down and finally regained her normal thinking.

She couldn't help but say with a look of relief: "Ziying was also lucky. She was living in her husband's house at the time, otherwise she would have died!"

"Oh, is Fellow Daoist Ziying married? I wonder which family your husband belongs to?"

Zhou Chun's eyes flashed with surprise, and he couldn't help but look at Mu Ziying and asked.

Only then did he realize that Mu Ziying's hairstyle had indeed changed a little, and her face was indeed more beautiful than before, with a more feminine charm.

However, his staring at her made Mu Ziying feel a little uncomfortable.

She couldn't help but lower her head slightly and whispered softly, "Ziying was married into the He family of Qingzhu Mountain five years ago by the clan leader. Her husband's name is He Chengli."

"It turns out to be the He family's hero!"

Zhou Chun nodded, his curiosity satisfied.

At this time, he also noticed Mu Ziying's nervousness and realized his impoliteness just now.

Coupled with the faint gazes from Mu Yuntian and Zhou Jiarui, he knew that now was not the time to continue having a deep conversation with others.

So after a moment's hesitation, he patted the storage bag on his waist, took out a pill bottle and handed it to the other party.

He said, "This bottle of elixir is my wedding gift to Daoist Ziying. If Daoist Ziying and your husband are free to visit Zhou's house, you can come to see me. I will certainly do my best to be a good host."

Hearing what he said, Mu Ziying shook her head and said, "No, I can't accept it..."

Before he could finish his words, Zhou Chun had already placed the pill bottle on the table next to him and turned away gracefully.

This also made her stunned, and she stared at the pill bottle on the table in a daze.

After Zhou Chun left, he did not explain anything to Mu Yuntian, and soon left Biyun Mountain with Zhou Jiarui.

"Zhengchun, do you know that girl from the Mu family? It seems to me that you two have a special relationship!"

On the way, Zhou Jiarui took Zhou Chun back to Jiufengling, and at the same time he couldn't help but inquire about the relationship between Zhou Chun and Mu Ziying out of curiosity.

If someone said that Zhou Chun had a crush on Mu Ziying, he wouldn't believe it.

Not to mention that Mu Ziying was obviously not Yuan Ying at first sight, even with her cultivation level of the fifth level of Qi Refining Stage, there was no way she could be worthy of Zhou Chun's attention.

But if they were not that kind of relationship, why would Zhou Chun give the elixir to others?
As soon as Zhou Chun heard what Zhou Jiarui said, he knew that the other party must have had some wrong ideas.

At that moment, he said unhappily, "Uncle Eleven, please don't misunderstand me. The reason why I know Daoist Ziying is because I taught her the art of taming beasts in the Mu family. That bottle of elixir was also a wedding gift for her and Daoist He Chengli."

"Oh, so that girl is the daughter-in-law of the He family?"

Zhou Jiarui nodded thoughtfully, and indeed stopped making random associations.

But he quickly looked at Zhou Chun and said, "Even if it has nothing to do with that girl, Zhengchun, you are already an adult. After you succeed in building your foundation, you can also worry about starting a family."

"Our Zhou family is now considered a powerful family in Lanzhou, with both strength and reputation. If you want to find a Taoist partner, there must be many families with eligible female cultivators willing to marry into the Zhou family!"

This was not the first time he had said such words to Zhou Chun.

Not to mention Zhou Zhengyong's previous advice, even the clan leader Zhou Daoyi and some other familiar Zhou family elders had also talked to Zhou Chun about this.

But Zhou Chun didn't have any strong desire to get married, and he didn't want to just find a random female cultivator to marry, so he politely declined the offer.

At this time, he also said: "I understand what Uncle Eleven means. Let's talk about this matter after I succeed in building my foundation!"

Just put it off for now. Anyway, these elders are cultivators and it is impossible for them to urge you like those old men and women every day.

So after returning to the Zhou family, Zhou Chun quickly put the affairs of the Mu family behind him and focused on practicing and handling family affairs.

After some time passed, the second elder Zhou Chongshan suddenly found Zhou Chun.

"Zhengchun, I have already studied the formation you gave me, and I have also compiled the relevant layout and usage formulas. You can learn it when you have time."

Inside the Zhongping Palace, Zhou Chongshan patted the storage bag on his waist and handed a set of formation tools and a jade slip that Zhou Chun had almost forgotten to put into his hands.

As he handed the things to Zhou Chun, he sighed, "It's all thanks to those formation books you gave me. If I hadn't learned a lot from them, I wouldn't have figured out the usage of this formation so quickly!"

"Is that so? Thank you so much, Elder!"

Zhou Chun took the things and thanked him profusely.

After seeing off the second elder Zhou Chongshan, he checked the jade slip he left for him.

In addition to the formation arrangement and control techniques, the jade slip also contains an introduction to the formation's purpose.

It turns out that this set of formation tools can be used to arrange a formation called the "Eight Gates Mysterious Water Formation", which is a killing formation that can trap and kill foundation-building monks!
However, this "Eight Gates Mysterious Water Formation" is somewhat complicated to set up, quite time-consuming, and requires a cultivator to preside over its operation in order to be effective.

Therefore, when Zhou Chun killed the Black Dragon Messenger of the Dragon Transformation Sect, the opponent who was seriously injured did not set up this formation at all.

Now that Zhou Chun has learned the method of arranging and controlling this formation, he can sell it or keep it as a trump card for himself. It can be said that he has obtained an extra treasure out of thin air.

Time flies, and soon another half a year has passed.

At this time, 105 of the 108 acupoints in Zhou Chun's body had been opened. Only the last three acupoints needed to be opened before he could take the foundation-building pill to build his foundation.

It was also at this time that a great battle broke out in Yunzhou, allowing Zhou Daoyi to successfully kill two missionaries of the Hualong Sect, and for this achievement he was rewarded with a Foundation Establishment Pill.

After obtaining another foundation-building pill, Zhou Daoyi, for the sake of his own safety and to avoid retaliation from the Hualong Sect, did not stay on the front line in Yunzhou. Instead, he asked the fourth elder Zhou Jiarui to replace him.

"Now Zhengchun, you only have one thing to do, and that is to practice in seclusion until you can take the foundation-building pill and then come out!"

On the Pagoda Peak, Zhou Daoyi, who had returned from the battlefield with a foundation-building pill, looked at Zhou Chun with a serious face and directly ordered him to practice in seclusion.

(End of this chapter)