Beast-controlling fairy clan.

Chapter 26: Harvest, Martial Arts Tournament

Red Peach Ridge.

By the time Zhou Chun and Zhou Zhengyong met again, Zhou Jiapeng had already brought Zhou Daoquan, the third elder of the Zhou family, over.

It is said that when Zhou Jiapeng rushed back to Monkey Valley, he was shocked to see that Zhou Chun and Zhou Zhengyong were nowhere to be seen, and the group of red-tailed monkeys had returned.

Fortunately, the one who came with him this time was the third elder Zhou Daoquan, and he quickly found the two people hiding in the mountains based on the aura that Zhou Chun and the other two deliberately left behind.

However, compared to Zhou Chun, who only suffered excessive loss of mana, Zhou Zhengyong was much more miserable.

He was hit head-on by the flames spewed out by the red-tailed monkey king, and blisters appeared all over his body, even his face was not spared.

In the end, he was able to escape thanks to the fact that he came across a river and was able to shake off the red-tailed monkeys by holding his breath and diving into the water.

At this time, looking at Zhou Zhengyong who was brought back by Zhou Daoquan with injuries all over his body, Zhou Jiapeng also said with regret and self-blame: "I was careless. I should have stayed and let the two of you go back to find the elders!"

Hearing his words, Zhou Zhengyong, who was lying on the ground, immediately whispered to comfort him: "Uncle Peng, don't blame yourself. Originally, it was the most appropriate person for you to go back to the family to find the elders. This matter is not anyone's fault. It can only be blamed on the two of us for being unlucky. Who would have thought that those red-tailed monkeys actually have a golden monkey as a backer!"

Hearing him talk about the King Kong Monkey, Zhou Chun, who was standing next to him, couldn't help but look towards the open space nearby.

On the open space, several monkeys, including the Red-tailed Monkey King and the King Kong Monkey, were lying on the ground unconscious and snoring.

After driving away Zhou Chun and Zhou Zhengyong, the red-tailed monkeys held a banquet for the King Kong Monkey in the Monkey Valley, probably to thank it. They offered it various wild fruits and magical herbs such as Polygonatum sibiricum and Ganoderma lucidum for it to eat, and even let two female monkeys accompany it.

As a result, when Zhou Jiapeng brought Zhou Daoquan over, Zhou Daoquan directly used his means to capture them in one net and knocked them out with a secret drug.

"These naughty monkeys! My family is just planning to rebuild the zoo. We will throw all of them into the zoo and slowly wear down their vicious nature!"

Zhou Jiapeng also glanced at the evil monkeys on the ground and cursed them angrily.

"Alright, I've checked. Zhengyong's injuries only look serious on the surface. In fact, he will recover after a month or two of rest. You have made a great contribution to the family this time. The clan leader will definitely not treat you unfairly."

Zhou Daoquan waved his hand, indicating that there was no need to dwell on these matters anymore.

Then he took out a spirit beast bag and put all the unconscious monkeys into it, and then began to transplant the Zhuyang Fruit.

It is worth mentioning that although the spirit beast bag can hold living creatures such as monsters and spirit pets, the prerequisite is that the monsters will not resist.

If someone like Zhou Daoquan directly takes in a monster without taming it through a contract, he must ensure that the monster does not wake up halfway.

Otherwise, the awakened monster could easily break the spirit beast bag from the inside and escape as long as it struggled and attacked hard.

At this time, Zhou Chun was also watching the third elder Zhou Daoquan transplanting the Zhuyang fruit trees carefully.

He first took out a magical instrument in the shape of a flowerpot from his storage bag and placed it on the ground. Then he pinched his fingers to gather the Yi wood spiritual energy around him with a special method of gathering spiritual energy, which turned into green spiritual water and sprinkled it onto the Zhuyang fruit tree.

They waited like this for about half an hour, until the Zhuyang fruit tree absorbed a large amount of spiritual water containing Yi wood spiritual energy and became extremely vigorous.

Zhou Daoquan used a magic weapon to break open the stone wall. Under the precise control of his spiritual consciousness, he dug out the Zhuyang fruit tree without damaging its roots, and then placed it into the flowerpot magic weapon.

At this time, Zhou Daoquan quickly took out a jade bottle magic tool from his storage bag and poured the large amount of spiritual water stored in it into the flowerpot.

The spiritual water in this jade bottle is somewhat similar to the hydroponic nutrient solution Zhou Chun used in his previous life. It can provide nutrients for the growth of spiritual plants when they are transplanted, thereby increasing the survival rate of transplantation. Its formula is also a family secret.

After completing the transplanting process, Zhou Daoquan raised his hand and moved the flowerpot containing the Zhuyang fruit tree to the back of his fire crane pet.

Then he waved his hand at Zhou Chun and the other two and said, "I have to protect this Zhuyang fruit tree, so I won't take you back with me. You can return to your family on your own!"

Upon hearing this, the three of them quickly responded, "Juniors respectfully send off the elder."

After watching Zhou Daoquan go away, Zhou Chun thought that Zhou Jiapeng would suggest looking for the nest of the gorilla monkey to see if there was anything else to be found.

Unexpectedly, Qi seemed to have not thought of this at all. He nodded to Zhou Chun and Zhou Zhengyong and said, "Let's go, let's go back to the family too."

But at this time, Zhou Zhengyong, who was always carefree, actually thought of the same thing as Zhou Chun, and looked at Zhou Jiapeng before Zhou Chun and said, "Uncle Peng, aren't you going to look for the nest of the golden monkey? Maybe we can get something else!"

Hearing his words, Zhou Jiapeng's face suddenly darkened. He looked at him angrily and scolded him, "You kid, you're already half dead, and you're still thinking about these trivial things. You've really forgotten the pain before your wound has healed!"

After saying that, he shook his head and said, "Don't think too much about such a good thing. The golden monkey itself is a different species in the monkey group. It likes to wander around and make the world its home. It is impossible to find good things in its temporary nest."

At this point, he looked at Zhou Zhengyong with some regret and said, "Moreover, the most urgent thing is to send you back to the family to recuperate. Other things, no matter how good they are, can they be as important as your life?"

After being scolded continuously like this, Zhou Zhengyong dared not say anything more, and seeing Zhou Jiapeng's attitude, Zhou Chun did not dare to put himself in danger and bring up the matter again.

So he took the initiative to propose making a stretcher, and he and Zhou Jiapeng carried the injured Zhou Zhengyong on the journey.

By the time the three of them returned to the Zhou family in Jiufengling, it was already three days later. After returning to the family, because the third elder Zhou Daoquan who had returned early had already told them about the relevant situation, the clan leader Zhou Daoyi quickly gave them rewards after meeting them.

Zhou Zhengyong, who made the greatest contribution, was rewarded with a [Blood Spirit Pill] that was useful for purifying the blood of low-level monsters and breaking through bottlenecks, as well as one hundred good deeds for his family.

Zhou Jiapeng and Zhou Chun were rewarded with eighty and fifty good deeds respectively.

Compared with the previous rewards Zhou Chun received, this reward was just ordinary.

But this is normal. After all, he went to help out of personal friendship, and logically he shouldn't even receive any reward from the family.

The reason why he is rewarded for his good deeds now is because they indirectly captured a rare golden monkey and a group of red-tailed monkeys for the family.

The biggest gain for Zhou Chun on this trip should be the favor from Zhou Zhengyong and the friendship with his elder Zhou Jiapeng.

This is how sects and families work. It is easy to find someone to help you when you need help, and it is also easy to make friends you can trust.

Zhou Chun helped Zhou Zhengyong this time. Next time, as long as he asks, Zhou Zhengyong will definitely help. Otherwise, it will be difficult for him to survive in the family. All family members will stay away from such people who only take advantage but are unwilling to give in return.

By helping Zhou Zhengyong and demonstrating his considerable family background, strength and wisdom, he also won the appreciation of his elder Zhou Jiapeng.

The relationship between the two men also changed from that of uncle and nephew in words to that of close acquaintances.

In this way, if he needs help from Zhou Jiapeng in the future, the probability that Zhou Jiapeng is willing to help will undoubtedly be very high.

At the same time, if Zhou Jiapeng needs help with anything in the future, he will be able to think of him more easily.

In short, cultivating immortals is not just about fighting and killing, nor is it just about practicing in seclusion. The ways of the world are also a very important aspect for immortal cultivators.

After returning to the family, Zhou Chun's life returned to its original state, except for the fact that he visited Zhou Zhengyong who was recuperating at home, and got closer to his twenty-seventh uncle Zhou Jiapeng under the pretext of asking for advice on breeding spiritual pets.

More than three months passed quickly like this, and Zhou Chun's cultivation level was also steadily improving with the help of the [Chun Yang Dan].

On this day, when Zhou Chun went to visit his twenty-seventh uncle Zhou Jiapeng again, he suddenly learned a piece of news from him.

"The clan leader called me over a few days ago and said that in half a year, the Zhou family and several local immortal cultivation families in Lanzhou will jointly hold a martial arts competition between Qi Refining cultivators. At that time, the competition will be divided into two groups: the youth group and the elite group."

"Zhengchun, if you can reach the eighth level of Qi Refining before the fighting competition, with the magic weapon in your hand and the rock turtle, you may be able to compete for the top ten in the youth group."

In Zhou Jiapeng's residence, when Zhou Chun was about to say goodbye and leave, he suddenly looked at Zhou Chun and told him the news.

This made Zhou Chun slightly stunned.

After being stunned for a while, he looked at Zhou Jiapeng with curiosity and said, "Uncle Peng, can you tell me about this in detail?"

When Zhou Jiapeng heard what he said, he shook his head and said, "The clan leader didn't tell me the details. I just know that the Wang family of Hongyao Valley, the Mu family of Biyun Mountain, the Sun family of Jinfengling, and the He family of Qingzhu Mountain have this exchange activity. It is held every ten years or so, but this time our Zhou family was able to join in."

"For more details, I'm afraid we can only know after the clan leader announces the news."

Is the Mu family in Biyun Mountain also here?

Hearing the name of this family again after more than half a year, Zhou Chun felt a little emotional.

In fact, during the past six months, he had repeatedly asked those independent cultivators and Zhou family members who came to the Zhou family to practice about the situation of the Mu family.

However, the news from Wild Wolf Ridge seemed to be strictly blocked, and Zhou Chun could not guarantee the authenticity of the news he learned. The only thing that could be confirmed was that the Mu family and an organization of independent cultivators called "Qiyun League" had a fierce conflict, and low-level cultivators on both sides were killed and injured.

Now, the Wild Wolf Ridge seems to have been occupied by the "Qiyun Alliance".

Zhou Chun didn't know what the Mu family was thinking, but this matter was obviously not something he could get involved in right now, so he hadn't paid attention to the Mu family's situation for some time.

After being distracted for a while, Zhou Chun quickly came back to his senses, bowed to Zhou Jiapeng and said, "I understand, thank you Uncle Peng for telling me."

Seeing this, Zhou Jiapeng patted him on the shoulder and said earnestly, "Prepare well. If you can really get a good ranking in this exchange meeting, it will definitely not be a problem for you to become an elite member of the tribe in advance. The tribe leader and elders will definitely give you other rewards."

"Yes, my nephew will definitely try his best to seize the opportunity."

Zhou Chun nodded vigorously, indeed taking the matter to heart.

It’s a new week, and I’m asking for a recommendation vote. Today I start writing the final content of Desert. If nothing unexpected happens, Desert should be finished this week.

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