Beast-controlling fairy clan.

Chapter 338: Late Stage of Foundation Building, Hongyu's Request [Subscription Request]

Rumble!
There was thunder and torrential rain.

A rainstorm that had not been seen in more than a decade fell in the area near Jiufengling where the Zhou family lived.

In the Zhou family beast garden, many monsters that don't like being caught in the rain hid in their nests.

This is the good thing about being a captive monster. Their nests are built with the help of humans. Not only are they spacious enough, but they can also shelter them from wind and rain.

On top of Baiyao Peak, in order to prevent the heavy rain from destroying and breaking some of the spiritual medicines, some Zhou family monks who were taking care of the spiritual medicines could only hurriedly pull out tarpaulins to cover the medicine fields and drain the accumulated rainwater from the fields.

In the face of such a torrential rain, even low-level cultivators would appear powerless.

At the same time, in a small courtyard on top of Pagoda Peak, Zhou Chun was practicing at a critical point.

Three days ago, he took two pills in a row to improve his magic power, hoping to use the double medicinal power to reach the late stage of foundation building.

Now, three days have passed, the effect of the medicine has reached its maximum, and his breakthrough has reached the most critical moment.

He was seen sitting cross-legged in the training room, his face looking like it was coated with a layer of gold powder, emitting a golden luster.

That was a sign that he had already pushed the "Golden Tripod Mysterious Art" to its extreme.

At this moment, the golden tripod in his Dantian Qi Sea was also shaking violently, as if something amazing was brewing inside the tripod, and a faint golden auspicious light was emerging.

After an unknown amount of time had passed, when another thunderous roar that shook the sky rang out in the outside world, a powerful aura suddenly rose in the secret room where Zhou Chun was in seclusion.

It worked!
He successfully broke through to the late stage of foundation building.

This year, Zhou Chun was ninety-six years old, and exactly sixty years had passed since he successfully established his foundation!

During the sixty years, ordinary cultivators in the Foundation Establishment Stage could only achieve a breakthrough once at most, advancing from the early Foundation Establishment Stage to the middle Foundation Establishment Stage.

However, due to various encounters and the Zhou family's dedicated cultivation, Zhou Chun was able to break through two realms in the past sixty years, and was promoted from the early stage of foundation building to the late stage of foundation building!

It seemed that he was only twice as fast as an ordinary monk, but the actual situation was far more than that.

Only a cultivator who truly understands the gap between them will understand what it means for him to have reached the late stage of foundation building at his current age.

"Finally I have reached the late stage of foundation building!"

"All I need to do is to practice in silence for a few years and consolidate my cultivation level. Then I can start planning to open up the spiritual objects in the Purple Mansion!"

In the secret room, Zhou Chun opened his eyes, feeling the surge of magic power in his body. His heart was still full of confidence, imagining the next realm.

For him, the late stage of foundation building has never been a level.

The real level should be opening up the Purple Palace.

This level is not only dangerous, but also has a high failure rate.

Although the failure of the first foundation-building attempt did not leave a psychological shadow on Zhou Chun, it did make him no longer dare to underestimate the levels of this great realm.

So even though he knew that the Zhou family would fully support him, he did not dare to be careless.

As for who was the happiest person after Zhou Chun broke through to the late stage of foundation building, besides himself, it must be Zhou Mingde.

Zhou Mingde had long placed his hopes for the future of the Zhou family on Zhou Chun, and he valued Zhou Chun more than anyone else.

At this time, looking at Zhou Chun who came to him to report the good news, he clapped his hands in great satisfaction and shouted: "Great, very good, Zhengchun, you have finally reached the late stage of foundation building!"

"A late-stage foundation-building cultivator who is less than a hundred years old. My Zhou family hasn't seen such a person in at least three hundred years. Now, finally, such a genius has appeared again!"

Having said that, a happy smile from the bottom of his heart appeared on his face.

Facing his praise, Zhou Chun replied very modestly: "Grand Elder, you are too kind. I don't dare to call myself a genius. I know my own business. I can achieve my current level of cultivation because of my family's unconditional support!"

Hearing Zhou Chun's words, Zhou Mingde was even happier, and he applauded again and again: "Okay, okay, I am even happier that you can think this way. This shows that I and the family have not been wrong about you, and it is worth the family's cultivation of you!"

There is no harm without comparison.

Compared to Zhou Chun, Zhou Zhengkang, who was also cultivated by the Zhou family and Zhou Mingde, was so stupid.

Relying on his background and qualifications, he attributed all his achievements to his own talent. He had no gratitude towards his family at all and was even willing to betray his family for some petty gains.

Such short-sighted and stupid behavior is in stark contrast to Zhou Chun today.

In other words, that incident happened decades ago, and Zhou Mingde had long since downplayed it.

Otherwise, if I think about it now, I'm afraid I will feel a different kind of feeling in my heart.

After he was happy, he looked at Zhou Chun with a serious face and said, "Since you have already broken through to the late stage of foundation building, it is time to make plans for opening up the Purple Mansion. Do you have any ideas in mind?"

Zhou Chun had expected him to ask this, and he quickly answered after hearing it: "I plan to practice in seclusion for a few years to consolidate my cultivation, and sell some of my unused things to raise spiritual coins. Then I will go to the surrounding countries to inquire about the news of spiritual objects that can assist in the development of the Purple Mansion, and try to get one or two spiritual objects before giving it a try!"

"Well, your plan is a mature and prudent one."

Zhou Mingde nodded first, affirming Zhou Chun's idea.

Then he continued, "However, you don't have to rely on yourself to open up the Purple Mansion. You should know that your family is your strongest backing. For such a major event, your family will certainly support you fully!"

Without waiting for Zhou Chun's response, he suddenly asked, "How many spirit coins are in the family account now?"

Zhou Chun was also stunned when he heard his words, but he quickly understood what he meant by asking this question and could not help but whispered: "I didn't look closely, but the last time I checked, there should be more than 185,000 spirit coins left!"

Zhou Mingde just paused for a moment after hearing this, then nodded and said, "That's easy. When you really want to buy spiritual objects to help you open up the Purple Mansion, the family can give you 200,000 spiritual coins to help you do this!"

After hearing what he said, even though Zhou Chun had already guessed what he wanted to say, he couldn't help but be shocked by his words.

He immediately shook his head and said, "How can this be possible!"

As he spoke, he couldn't help but smile bitterly and said, "If I do this, if something goes wrong, I will become the sinner of the family!"

"What's wrong with that? Isn't it that the family has been accumulating wealth over the years just to be able to use it at this time?"

Zhou Mingde waved his hand and said in a domineering tone: "As long as you, Zhengchun, can successfully open up the Purple Mansion, let alone a mere 200,000 spirit coins, even if it's 300,000 or 400,000, as long as the family can afford it, they should give you this amount of spirit coins!" These words were powerful and moving.

Zhou Chun was immediately shocked, and looked at Zhou Mingde with a deeply moved face, murmuring: "Junior, how could I be so worthy of your love!"

At the end, his voice was a little choked up.

This time he was truly expressing his true feelings, and was deeply moved and grateful for Zhou Mingde's sincere love and care.

That’s two hundred thousand spirit coins!

Even with the current strength of the Zhou family, it would take more than ten years to accumulate so many spirit coins.

Zhou Mingde gave such a huge fortune without any hesitation, and wanted to use it to support Zhou Chun in opening up the Purple Mansion.

How could Zhou Chun not be moved and grateful by such great love?

Seeing Zhou Chun choking with sobs, Zhou Mingde couldn't help but take a few steps forward and put his hands on his arms. He looked at him straight in the face and said, "You deserve this. In the entire Zhou family, you are the only one who deserves this from the family!"

"Others may not know, but you and I both know that the Zhou family can achieve what it has today because of who is the biggest contributor and who has paid the most!"

"I and other insiders have seen and remembered your efforts for the family over the years. Now is the time for the family to repay you!"

As the most senior person in the Zhou family and the one who actually holds the highest decision-making power, Zhou Mingde certainly knows that the relationship between family members and clan members should not only be about taking and giving, but also about mutual achievement.

Normally, no matter how many contributions the clan members have made to the Zhou family, the family can just give relevant rewards at its discretion, and there is no need to calculate them so clearly.

But these contributions must not be erased.

When a family member who has made outstanding contributions to the family needs help from the family, as the decision-maker of the family, you must deeply consider the contributions and merits this family member has made to the family, and then provide the greatest help you can according to the situation.

Only in this way can the family members who have made contributions to the family become more loyal to the family and more willing to serve the family wholeheartedly in the future.

At the same time, it can also provide great demonstration and motivation for other tribesmen, making them believe that the family can be their solid backing and provide them with shelter and help at critical moments.

Just by looking at Zhou Chun’s reaction at this time, you can know how big an impact Zhou Mingde’s decision this time has.

"Junior, I am unworthy of this, I am unworthy of this!!"

Zhou Chun responded with a choked voice, saying it was hard not to be moved.

He thought Zhou Mingde would make great efforts to support him in opening up the Purple Mansion, but he never thought Zhou Mingde would make such great efforts.

It takes great determination and courage to do everything to help him, and great trust in him!
At this moment, Zhou Chun felt truly grateful and respectful towards his elder Zhou Mingde from the bottom of his heart.

No matter how much he disagreed with some of Zhou Mingde's past actions, at least Zhou Mingde's expectations and love for him were not false at all.

How could he not be grateful and respectful to such an elder!
"Okay, this matter is settled. You just need to consolidate your cultivation from now on."

Zhou Mingde waved his hand and said nothing more about the matter, and finalized the matter directly.

Seeing how determined he was, and knowing that he really needed his family's help, Zhou Chun stopped refusing.

He also believed that once he successfully opened up the Purple Mansion, it would be of far greater benefit to the family than a mere 200,000 spirit coins.

Besides, he doesn't necessarily have to spend so many spirit coins!

But what Zhou Mingde and Zhou Chun didn't expect was that just when they decided to give the spiritual coins that the family had accumulated over the years to Zhou Chun to open up the Purple Mansion, an accident happened.

Just two months after Zhou Chun broke through to the late stage of foundation building, Lin Hongyu, who was far away in Yangguo, suddenly rushed back to Jingguo and came to Zhou's house.

The purpose of her trip was very simple, she wanted the Zhou family to help her form the elixir with all their strength.

It turned out that she had received news in Yang State that in half a year, there would be a grand auction in Da Zhou State, which was tens of thousands of miles away from Jing State, and that spiritual objects that could assist in forming the elixir would definitely be auctioned.

The reason she came back this time was to persuade the Zhou family to help her participate in the auction and win the spiritual object that could help her form the elixir.

"This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and it may be the only chance I have in my life, so I hope that Brother Zhou can help me so that I will have no regrets in this life!"

"I know that this may be very difficult for Fellow Daoist Zhou, and will also cost the Zhou family and Fellow Daoist Zhou a great price, but I can swear to Fellow Daoist Zhou that as long as I can achieve my wish, regardless of whether I can successfully form the elixir in the end, from now on I will be a member of the Zhou family in life and a ghost of the Zhou family in death. I will do my best to serve the Zhou family for the rest of my life!"

Inside the cave, facing Zhou Mingde, Zhou Daoyi and Zhou Chun, the three most important cultivators of the Zhou family, Lin Hongyu lowered her usually proud head and pleaded with the three in words that sounded almost like a prayer.

When facing the Jindan level, even someone like her who had experienced many life and death experiences could only lower her proud head and seek for a chance to break through.

And there is no shame in that.

You know, that is the Jindan level!

As long as one can pass this level, not only will his life span be immediately extended to a thousand years, but he will also truly become a high-level cultivator, possessing strength and status that is far beyond his current level.

In order to form the golden elixir, what does it matter if you temporarily lower your head?
Facing Lin Hongyu's request, Zhou Mingde, Zhou Daoyi, and Zhou Chun looked at each other, and Zhou Mingde said in a low voice: "This matter is of great importance. Fellow Daoist Lin, can you allow us to discuss it before making a decision?"

"As I should. Fellow Daoist Zhou, please take your time to discuss. I will go downstairs to rest first. I will come back to disturb you after you have finished your discussion."

Lin Hongyu nodded slightly, agreed readily and was very easy to talk to, then she took the initiative to leave the cave and went to Zhou Daoyi's residence to rest.

After she left, Zhou Mingde looked at Zhou Daoyi and Zhou Chun, and couldn't help but sighed softly: "Hey, you all tell me how to deal with this matter!"

It has to be said that Lin Hongyu really gave them a big problem this time.

If they don't help, Lin Hongyu will definitely no longer be on the same page with the Zhou family, and might even leave.

But if you help, the price you pay will be high!

And the most important thing is that this kind of effort may not necessarily bring enough rewards!

Therefore, facing Zhou Mingde's questions, Zhou Daoyi and Zhou Chun remained silent and did not speak for a long time.

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