Beast-controlling fairy clan.

Chapter 344: Rumors, a Dilemma [Subscription Request]

Zhou Daoquan was injured!

This was the bad news Zhou Chun learned after returning to his family.

As the person with the highest level of cultivation stationed in Longxing Valley by the Zhou family, Zhou Daoquan's injury is by no means a trivial matter.

Fortunately, he was not injured while guarding Longxing Valley, but was injured while going out for an adventure.

Despite this, after Zhou Chun learned about this, he quickly rushed to Longxing Valley to visit him in person.

"I was careless this time and fell into the trap set by that beast. After I recover from my wounds, I will definitely call my uncle to go over and kill it together!"

Inside the cave, facing Zhou Chun who came to visit him, Zhou Daoquan, with a slightly pale face, told him the details of his injuries while expressing his indignation towards the monster that injured him.

It turned out that after everything was on track in Longxing Valley, he would go out from time to time to explore the wilderness.

Some time ago, he found a Purple Moon Fruit vine in the wilderness. There were more than a dozen Purple Moon Fruits on the vine, and they looked like they were about to ripen.

The one guarding this Purple Moon Fruit Vine is a third-rank medium-grade demon beast, the Four-eared Lemur, which is extremely cunning and smart.

In fact, it had discovered Zhou Daoquan's whereabouts long ago, but it pretended to be unaware.

Even when the spiritual fruit was about to ripen, he was deliberately led away from the fruit tree by Zhou Daoquan so that Zhou Daoquan's spiritual pet Zhu Yanhe could steal the fruit without worry.

But what Zhou Daoquan didn't realize was that the four-eared lemur was actually secretly raising a second-grade top-grade demon beast, the Hundred-Change Spirit Lizard.

This changeable spirit lizard climbed onto the Purple Moon Fruit vine. Its body completely blended into the same color as the vine, and its aura was completely restrained. Even a Purple Mansion Stage cultivator like Zhou Daoquan could not detect it.

When Zhu Yanhe was carrying a bamboo basket and going down to pick spiritual fruits, the changeable spiritual lizard suddenly attacked and almost killed it on the spot.

Zhou Daoquan learned through mental connection that his beloved pet was seriously injured, and then because he was eager to save his pet, the four-eared lemur took the opportunity to injure him.

In the end, if he had not activated the talisman, the four-eared lemur would have been afraid of the power of the talisman and would not have dared to attack him again. I am afraid he might not have escaped alive.

After understanding what happened, Zhou Chun also hurriedly comforted him, "Elder, don't be angry. It's just a beast. Once you recover from your injuries, it won't be difficult to kill it!"

Then he took the opportunity to recount the situation of his and others' trip to the State of Zhou so that Zhou Daoquan would have an idea.

After he finished talking with Zhou Daoquan, Zhou Zhengyong suddenly came over and pulled him aside and talked about the things in Longxing Valley.

It turned out to be the mortal tribe that Zhou Zhengyong suggested to take in and protect. Now it has grown to more than 10,000 people, among whom there are three children with spiritual roots.

Zhou Zhengyong wanted to bring all three children to Longxing Valley for training and train them together with the second batch of Zhou family's death squads.

Originally, he could make the decision on this matter himself, but because of the special identities of these three children, he thought he should still consult the clan leader Zhou Chun.

"I have no objection to this matter, Brother Yong, just go ahead and do it."

Zhou Chun nodded and did not object to this matter.

Then he seemed to have thought of something and said in surprise, "But among thousands of children, there are only three with spiritual roots. Isn't this probability a bit high?"

"Thirteenth brother, you misunderstood. The reason why the probability is so high is because two of the children are the offspring of Xu Fu's men!"

Zhou Zhengyong explained the truth with a smile, which made Zhou Chun feel relieved.

After agreeing on this matter, Zhou Chun looked around and said, "Regarding the matter of the new base, how is your investigation going, Brother Yong? Is there anything that suits your taste?"

When he asked this, Zhou Zhengyong immediately replied: "We have indeed found a few good places, but whether they are feasible or not, we still need to let the formation master take a look!"

"Well, I'll bring Xindie over here and let her go with you to see it for yourself."

Zhou Chun nodded and quickly made arrangements.

This time, helping Lin Hongyu buy spiritual objects to assist in Dan-forming has emptied the Zhou family's savings, and even his own personal savings.

If he wanted to save time in opening up the Purple Mansion, he could only ask his family to speed up the process of making money.

Starting from the wilderness is undoubtedly the fastest way to achieve results.

"After the new base is established, I will suggest that the family start to transfer some members to develop here. At that time, Brother Yong, your responsibilities will be more important. You must be mentally prepared!"

Zhou Chun looked at Zhou Zhengyong and said this, but he was actually giving him a preventive measure in advance.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Zhengyong nodded firmly and said, "Don't worry, Thirteenth Brother, I will take good care of this territory for the family."

Next, the two talked about some things related to personnel management and stronghold construction.

Time flies, and half a year has passed quickly.

Shortly after sending Zhou Chun back to the Zhou family, Zhou Daoyi returned to the Great Zhou Kingdom to protect Lin Hongyu.

Zhou Mingde is very supportive of this matter.

Since they have chosen to help Lin Hongyu form the elixir, the most important thing the Zhou family needs to do now is to win her favor.

Although interest binding is important, emotional care is equally indispensable.

If Lin Hongyu succeeds in forming a golden elixir and becomes a Jindan-stage cultivator, the benefits that the Zhou family can provide her will no longer be very tempting.

If you want her to be truly willing to stay in the Zhou family and protect the Zhou family, you have to rely on emotional ties.

During the past six months, the location of the new stronghold in Longxing Valley has been successfully determined. Zhou Chun has already placed an order for formations with the You family, asking them to help refine a large mountain-guarding formation that can withstand the attacks of two or three third-level monsters, to be deployed at the selected new stronghold.

In order to accomplish this, the Zhou family, whose assets had already been emptied, had no choice but to give up 10% of the [Black Crystal Stone] mine in the pioneer base to the You family as the purchase cost.

But it's all worth it!
Because the location of the new base was only two hundred miles away from the discovered spiritual jade vein.

This means that as long as the new base is successfully completed and put into use, the Zhou family will be able to find a way to mine the spiritual jade vein.

By then, it would be no exaggeration to say that we will monopolize a jade mine and make a fortune every day.

All in all, the difficulties are only temporary. The Zhou family’s momentum has now risen, and as long as there are no major casualties, the upward trend will be unstoppable.

On this day, a rumor that came from nowhere suddenly spread wildly in various states of Yasukuni.

Rumor has it that the life span of Qinglian Temple's Nascent Soul cultivator Qingxiao Zhenren is running out. After he passes away, Qinglian Temple, without a Nascent Soul cultivator in charge, will lose its current status and be replaced by Tianjing Sect.

The emergence of this rumor is undoubtedly a disturbing signal for immortal cultivation families like the Zhou family that have taken root under the governance of the Qinglian Temple.

Whether this rumor is true or not is not the point, but the appearance of this rumor at this time is a very bad signal.

Many people actually tend to believe that this rumor is true. The reason is simple. No one dares to easily spread rumors about a Nascent Soul cultivator. If it is false, there is no point in spreading rumors.

Another point is that after this rumor became popular, although Qinglian Temple issued a statement denouncing it as nonsense, it did not dare to disclose the real age of Qingxiao Zhenren.

This evasive statement undoubtedly indirectly proves the authenticity of the rumor.

Therefore, many immortal cultivation families under the jurisdiction of Qinglian Temple began to panic, and the top leaders of each family could not help but gather together to discuss this matter and make plans for the future of the family.

The Zhou family is of course no exception.

"The life span of a cultivator in the Nascent Soul stage is as long as two to three thousand years. How many years ago did Qing Xiao Zhenren attain enlightenment? I'm afraid that apart from the three major sects, few forces in Jingguo know the details."

"But what is certain is that it took Master Qing Xiao no less than 1,500 years to achieve enlightenment, because when the three major sects besieged the Hualong Sect, he was already in the middle stage of the Nascent Soul!"

"So even if this rumor is not entirely believable, it is clear that Qinglian Temple has no successor!"

Inside the cave, Zhou Chun told Zhou Mingde all the information he had collected, his tone sounding a little heavy.

The Zhou family is now also a vassal force under the rule of Qinglian Temple. If Qinglian Temple collapses, the Zhou family will definitely not end up well.

So he had no choice but to worry about this matter.

But Zhou Mingde seemed to have other ideas and was not that worried.

After listening to his report, he quickly expressed his opinion and said, "It is true that there is no one to take over the Qinglian Temple. However, as long as Master Qingxiao does not live for less than a hundred years, it is not our turn to worry about this matter."

“Besides, even if True Man Qing Xiao really didn’t have much time left, couldn’t he see the danger that Qing Lian Guan would face after he passed away? Would he sit back and watch Qing Lian Guan being replaced by Tianjing Sect after he passed away?”

"The fact that the Tianjing Sect is spreading this kind of rumor now shows that they are guilty and have no confidence in competing with the Qinglian Temple. Otherwise, why would they resort to such a petty trick?"

After saying that, he waved his hand and said, "In short, don't worry about this for the time being. The current situation is not for us to worry about it. You should also tell the younger generations below to watch their mouths and not talk too much about this matter, let alone say stupid things that offend both forces!"

After listening to his analysis, Zhou Chun felt that it was indeed true and felt relieved.

Indeed, for a family of immortal cultivators like the Zhou family, being able to look ahead a hundred years is already the limit.

What will happen in a few hundred years is not something they can worry about now, and it is unknown whether they can live to see that time.

Therefore, there is no need to do something that is not conducive to the development of the family in advance in order to prepare for changes a hundred years later.

But the Zhou family can think this way, but some families obviously cannot think this way.

There is always no shortage of worriers in the world, and even less of speculators.

After seeing how weak the Qinglian Temple's response to the rumors was, many immortal cultivation families that had been wavering due to the establishment of the Tianjing Sect finally made up their minds to side with the Tianjing Sect.

In just one year, there were more than a dozen immortal cultivation families in Yunzhou and Lanzhou, the two states adjacent to Lingzhou, who openly joined the Tianjing Sect.

As for how many people have surrendered secretly, only Tianjingmen knows.

The way Qinglian Temple handled this kind of thing was also very strange.

Although Qinglian Temple quickly sent people to take away the original family mountain gate residences of those families who defected to Tianjing Sect, it did not have the slightest intention of pursuing them for their betrayal, as if it had acquiesced.

This show of weakness seems to explain something.

Zhou Chun and the Zhou family just watched all this coldly, without participating or commenting, and only focused on developing their family.

But it is not easy for them to develop their family with peace of mind.

On this day, Lin Wan'er, who was originally in Yangguo, suddenly came to Zhou's house. In addition to sending a batch of [Earth Yuan Crystal Jade] ore, she also brought bad news.

Because Lin Hongyu was in seclusion in the Great Zhou Kingdom to form an elixir, the stronghold in the Yang Kingdom saw that she had not shown up for more than a year, and several foundation-building cultivators began to make some small moves.

Lin Wan'er has to look after the mining of the [Earth Yuan Crystal Jade] ore, and also deal with those Foundation Establishment cultivators. Now she is a little exhausted and can hardly hold on any longer.

So she wanted to ask the Zhou family to send someone who could keep the peace to help her, or simply give up the stronghold.

If the Zhou family had not reached a supply agreement with Shanyangzi, they might have really chosen to give up this stronghold far away in Yangguo.

But now that a supply agreement has been reached with Shan Yangzi, the Zhou family certainly cannot give up the [Tuyuan Crystal Jade] mine just like that.

Otherwise, not only would he offend Shan Yangzi, but he would also lose a stable source of income.

But now Zhou Daoyi has gone to the Great Zhou Kingdom to protect Lin Hongyu, and Zhou Mingde has to stay in the family gate. The only Purple Mansion Stage cultivator who can be mobilized in the Zhou family is Zhou Daoquan.

The problem is that the Zhou family is now planning to carry out large-scale development and construction in the wilderness, and it would not be safe without a Purple Mansion Stage cultivator in charge there.

Lin Wan'er's request really stumped Zhou Chun and Zhou Mingde.

"How about I go to the Great Zhou Kingdom and ask the old clan leader to come to Yang Kingdom to take charge?"

After pondering for a long time, Zhou Chun expressed his thoughts.

In his opinion, there was no need to doubt the safety of Xiandu Market. Lin Hongyu's cave was also of a relatively advanced level and was a key patrol area for the market guards. It was unlikely that someone would maliciously attack the cave and disturb her.

Therefore, Zhou Daoyi's presence there to protect her has more symbolic significance than practical significance.

But after hearing his suggestion, Zhou Mingde shook his head and said, "Not appropriate. Fellow Daoist Lin's Dan-forming matter is the most important. Daoyi is not suitable to leave her side at this time!"

"Then what should we do? Should we let the Third Elder go?"

Zhou Chun frowned, really not wanting to make this choice.

At this moment, Zhou Mingde seemed to have made a decision. He looked at him and said, "How about you go? With your current strength, as long as there are no Purple Mansion cultivators attacking you, even if three or five Foundation Establishment cultivators besiege you, they may not be your match. I think it should be enough to suppress those independent cultivators!"

I go?

Zhou Chun was slightly stunned. He didn't expect Zhou Mingde to say that.

At that moment, he couldn't help but say, "Is it appropriate for me to go? The situation in Jingguo has changed so much now. It's not easy for me, the clan leader, to leave!"

Of course he was confident in his own abilities, but he was worried about what problems might arise in the family after he left.

But after hearing his concerns, Zhou Mingde said calmly: "No matter how the situation in Jingguo changes, our Zhou family can only go with the flow and is powerless to change it. If something serious really happens, we can just send someone to notify you to give up that place and come back!"

Zhou Chun felt that there was some truth in what he said, so after pondering for a while, he nodded and said, "In that case, I will go there!"

I’m not feeling well and am not in the mood to write!

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