Beast-controlling fairy clan.

The conversation with Gongsun Xuanlu was not very smooth.

Because although the Gongsun family will help people set up a mountain protection formation, they usually need a trustworthy person to guarantee it.

Moreover, Jingguo, where the Zhou family was located, was too far away, and the Gongsun family was also worried that something might happen to the formation master who had gone there.

After all, just like Zhou Chun was worried that the formation master would deliberately leave some loopholes and target the Zhou family in the future.

Those formation masters who were invited to help set up the formation were also worried that their host would kill them after the task was completed in order to keep the secret!
Just like those ordinary emperors who built tombs, in order to prevent the mechanisms inside the tombs from being known to others, they would often kill the craftsmen who knew about it!

After all, the Gongsun family is just a Jindan family. If such a thing really happened, they probably wouldn't have the ability to travel across multiple countries to avenge their murdered members.

This kind of thing has happened in the past.

Therefore, even if they can make a lot of money from this deal, they don't want to lose money!
No matter what Zhou Chun said, even if he swore an oath, Gongsun Xuanlu refused to agree.

After trying so hard to convince the other party, Zhou Chun was a little angry and said in a deep voice: "Fellow Daoist Gongsun, I really want to ask your family's array master for help, and I am willing to pay a generous reward. But you are so unkind, which is disappointing!"

Facing his words, Gongsun Xuanlu just shook his head slightly without changing his expression and said, "Fellow Daoist Zhou has misunderstood. It's not that I am unkind, but it is my duty to be responsible for the safety of my clan members. Since you are also a cultivator of the clan, you should understand my concerns."

"Well, since you, Fellow Daoist Gongsun, are so stubborn, I have nothing to say. I can only ask for help from someone else!"

Zhou Chun looked at the other person deeply, and without wasting any more time, he immediately stood up and left.

But just as Zhou Chun was about to leave the Gongsun family's mountain gate, a loud shout suddenly came from behind him.

"Please wait, senior. I, Gongsun Yuanji, am willing to help you set up the formation!"

Ok?
Zhou Chun's expression changed, and he immediately stopped and turned to look behind him.

I saw a thin middle-aged man with the cultivation level of the middle stage of Purple Mansion walking towards me quickly.

But just as he was about to listen to what the thin middle-aged man had to say, Gongsun Xuanlu's angry voice rang out: "Gongsun Yuanji, get back to your residence!"

Before the shout ended, a green light swept towards Gongsun Yuanji, as if to carry him away.

Seeing this, Zhou Chun's eyes suddenly flashed with a strange look, and he raised his hand and shot out a ray of golden light to defeat the green light.

"Fellow Daoist Zhou, what do you mean by this? Are you trying to make an enemy of my Gongsun family here?"

Gongsun Xuanlu's figure quickly appeared outside, looking at Zhou Chun with shock and anger and questioning him harshly.

At the same time, the Gongsun family's mountain protection formation was like a sleeping giant beast that suddenly awakened, emitting an aura that made Zhou Chun feel palpitating.

As a family of formation masters that once produced a great formation master, the Gongsun family's mountain protection formation is naturally top-notch and powerful.

Even though due to the level of the spiritual vein, it is not as good as the mountain protection formations of those major sects, but it should still not be a problem to withstand the attacks of one or two Nascent Soul cultivators.

This was also the reason why Gongsun Xuanlu dared to let Zhou Chun enter his own mountain gate and was not afraid of offending Zhou Chun at all.

But since Zhou Chun had already made his move, he naturally couldn't retreat now.

Besides, he didn't believe that Gongsun Xuanlu really dared to mobilize the power of the mountain gate formation to kill him.

To take a step back, even if Gongsun Xuanlu really did this, with his means, if he really wanted to let go and fight a fierce battle, he would be able to end up with both sides suffering losses.

So at this time, he smiled lightly without any fear and said, "Fellow Daoist Gongsun, you are too kind. I have no grudges against the Gongsun family, so I naturally don't want to be enemies with them. But since this young man is willing to help me solve my difficulties, I cannot let you hurt him!"

Seeing him so confident, Gongsun Xuanlu's anger subsided. He could not help but say in a deep voice: "Fellow Daoist Zhou, I'm afraid you have been deceived by him. Gongsun Yuanji's attainments in formations are mediocre. Not to mention the forbidden formation, he is not even capable of setting up a higher-level ordinary formation!"

"Is that so? What do you think, little friend?"

As Zhou Chun spoke, his eyes couldn't help but look at the middle-aged man named Gongsun Yuanji.

Facing his gaze, the middle-aged man did not even look at Gongsun Xuanlu's gloomy face, but replied respectfully with a serious look: "Don't worry, senior. Although my own attainments in formations are mediocre, I can recommend you a fellow Taoist who has profound attainments in formations, not inferior to our clan's supreme elder!"

After hearing his words, Zhou Chun knew that there must be something else going on, but he still nodded with a smile and said, "That's good! I just want a master of formations with profound attainments to help me. I will definitely reward you handsomely after the matter is accomplished!"

After saying that, he looked at Gongsun Xuanlu with a half-smile and said, "Since Daoist Gongsun is unwilling to help, I will not force you. But please do not ruin my chance, or I will blame you for being unrighteous!"

He actually threatened the other party!
Seeing him like this, Gongsun Xuanlu was shocked and angry. He looked at him with shock and anger, and his expression kept changing.

Gongsun Xuanlu was not sure whether Zhou Chun was truly confident or just bluffing.

But he was very clear that if he really chose to take action but failed to capture Zhou Chun, it would bring the Gongsun family into an extremely formidable and powerful enemy.

So he didn't respond to Zhou Chun's words for a long time.

At this time, Gongsun Yuanji looked at Gongsun Xuanlu and said, "Grand Elder, have you forgotten the ancestral precepts of the Gongsun family?"

Hearing his words, Gongsun Xuanlu's face changed. He looked at him and shouted angrily, "How dare you, a bastard, mention the family precepts! How could my Gongsun family produce such an unfilial person like you!"

Before he finished shouting, he waved his sleeves and said, "In that case, you should get out of the Gongsun family. There will be no more people like you in the Gongsun family in the future!"

After saying that, he opened an exit on the mountain protection formation.

Seeing this, Zhou Chun knew that this person was trying to find a way out, so after a light laugh, he said to Gongsun Yuanji, whose face suddenly turned extremely pale: "My dear Gongsun, let's go out first and talk about it!"

"Yes, senior."

Gongsun Yuanji opened his mouth, then looked reluctantly at the place where he had lived for most of his life. He gritted his teeth and immediately left through the exit.

Zhou Chun also followed closely behind him to protect him, and left the Gongsun family's mountain gate with him.

After the two of them left the Gongsun family's mountain gate one after another, Zhou Chun took Gongsun Yuanji directly and stopped on a barren mountain a hundred miles away from the Gongsun family's mountain gate.

"My dear Gongsun, now you can tell me the inside story!"

On the barren mountain, Zhou Chun looked at Gongsun Yuanji, who still looked a little pale, and asked for details in a calm tone.

Hearing his words, Gongsun Yuanji immediately bowed to him and said, "Senior, please be wise. The formation master I want to recommend to you is my younger sister Gongsun Yuanzhi. She has shown extraordinary formation talent since she was young. She has become a formation master before she is a hundred years old. She is the best formation master in the Gongsun family!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chun immediately said, "If your sister really has the outstanding talent for formations that you said, she should be the one that the Gongsun family has devoted all their efforts to cultivating. Why do you think she is not in the Gongsun family?"

"Hey! This is why I went to find you regardless of everything!"

Gongsun Yuanji let out a long sigh and immediately told the whole story.

It turned out that her sister was indeed gifted and had been placed with high hopes by the entire Gongsun family. They hoped that in the future she would be able to reach the level of a grandmaster of formations like the ancestor of the Gongsun family when she reached the Jindan stage.

But just a few decades ago, his sister was secretly invited to explore a cave dwelling of ancestors. Unfortunately, she was ambushed and suffered serious injuries that were difficult to recover from, and she almost lost the possibility of forming a pill!
What is most difficult for the Gongsun family to accept is that his sister has lost a formation treasure left by the ancestors of the Gongsun family!

That array treasure was the result of the life's work of the Gongsun family's ancestors. In order to protect it, the Gongsun family had previously strictly prohibited members from taking it out of the family's mountain gate.

But Gongsun Yuanzhi violated this clan rule, secretly took the item away from the family gate, and lost it!

Such behavior is tantamount to betrayal of the family!

Therefore, when it was determined that Gongsun Yuanzhi had basically no chance of succeeding in forming a pill again, Gongsun Xuanlu was completely disappointed with this younger generation that he once doted on. He directly expelled him from the Gongsun family and did not allow any member of the Gongsun family to have any disputes with him again.

It’s just that others can ignore Gongsun Yuanzhi’s life or death, but Gongsun Yuanji, as her biological brother, cannot.

So over the years, Gongsun Yuanji has been trying every means to find medical treatment and medicine for his sister, hoping to cure her internal injuries.

Over the years, Gongsun Yuanji had already exhausted all his savings, and he also owed a lot of debts to fellow monks.

But Gongsun Yuanzhi's injuries still show no chance of recovery!
This time Zhou Chun paid a visit and asked the Gongsun family for help in setting up the formation, but was rejected by Gongsun Xuanlu.

Gongsun Yuanji therefore saw a glimmer of opportunity, so he stopped him with the determination to burn his boats.

After listening to Gongsun Yuanji's story, Zhou Chun couldn't help but narrow his eyes, looked at him deeply and said, "According to what you said, Gongsun, your sister was seriously injured and it is difficult for her to use her magic power. Her formation skills are basically useless. So how can you ask her to help me set up the formation?"

"Or do you want to get something for nothing and let Zhou pay for your sister's treatment first?"

At the end of the words, there was a hint of sarcasm.

"I have absolutely no such intention!" Gongsun Yuanji denied it immediately, and then bowed to Zhou Chun and said, "Senior, please understand. Although my sister is suffering from a serious illness and has difficulty using her magic power, she still has her attainments in formations, and she and I have the same origin. With her one-on-one guidance, I can help you as her assistant to set up the formation!"

Zhou Chun looked at him with deep suspicion when he heard this and said, "But according to Daoist Gongsun Xuanlu, your attainments in formations don't seem to be that good. Even if your sister is there to give you guidance, can you guarantee that you can set up a forbidden formation?"

"Please rest assured about this, senior. If I were not so sure, I would not dare to mention this matter in front of you!"

Gongsun Yuanji immediately made the promise with a confident look on his face.

Considering that he was just a small mid-stage Purple Mansion cultivator and would not dare to lie to him, Zhou Chun believed him for the time being.

Then he nodded and said, "That's good. As long as you two can really complete what I have asked, I will definitely not deduct a single cent from your reward!"

"Thank you for your trust, senior. I will definitely live up to your expectations!"

Gongsun Yuanji's face lit up with joy, and he immediately bowed deeply to express his gratitude.

Then he looked at Zhou Chun and said, "There is one thing I would like to ask for your forgiveness. For the sake of my safety and that of my sister, before you take me and my sister away from the Great Zhou Kingdom, please swear an oath not to kill me after the incident is over!"

"No problem, Zhou can promise you this."

Zhou Chun agreed without hesitation.

After getting his answer, Gongsun Yuanji was completely relieved, and then took him to the place where his sister Gongsun Yuanzhi was recuperating.

After Gongsun Yuanzhi was driven out of the Gongsun family, Gongsun Yuanji placed her in a nearby market town to recuperate. As long as she didn't leave the market town, nothing would happen to her.

Under the guidance of Gongsun Yuanji, Zhou Chun soon met the formation master in a small courtyard in the market town.

This woman didn't look very beautiful, she was just ordinary, but her eyes were very bright and lively, with a sparkling light of wisdom.

But her body was extremely weak, even weaker than that of an ordinary woman. She would feel tired after walking a few steps.

Even without using his spiritual sense to probe, Zhou Chun could feel that this woman's breath was disordered and her vitality was weak, as if she would not live long.

"Sister, this is Senior Zhou from the Tianling Realm. I have already reached an agreement with Senior Zhou. We will go to the Tianling Realm with Senior Zhou to help his family set up a mountain protection formation!"

After Gongsun Yuanji brought his sister out of the bedroom, he whispered to her about Zhou Chun's identity and purpose.

After hearing his words, Gongsun Yuanzhi also supported himself and bowed slightly to Zhou Chun, saying, "Junior Gongsun Yuanzhi, greetings to Senior Zhou!"

"Master Gongsun, you are too polite. Since you are not feeling well, there is no need to go through all these formalities."

Zhou Chun smiled slightly and spoke softly in a kind tone.

He would still maintain a certain respect for a formation master who could set up a superior forbidden formation, even if the other party was only a Purple Mansion Stage cultivator and could hardly use his magic power.

Knowledge is power. Even if a formation master has lost her magical powers, the knowledge she possesses is enough to make people respect her.

But Gongsun Yuanzhi looked at Gongsun Yuanji with a reproachful look after paying his respects to him and said, "Brother, how could you deceive Senior Zhou? I have become a useless person, how can I help Senior Zhou to set up the mountain protection formation? Besides, when I left the family, I also promised that I would not show the formation I learned to outsiders without the family's permission, and I would not leak the family's formation inheritance!"

As soon as these words came out, the smile on Zhou Chun's face froze slightly, and he couldn't help but look at Gongsun Yuanji.

Seeing this, Gongsun Yuanji smiled at him and said, "Don't worry, Senior Zhou. The promise I made to you before was absolutely true. Let me discuss this matter with my sister first!"

"Then Zhou will wait here for good news from fellow Taoist."

Zhou Chun looked at the man deeply, nodded slightly and sat down beside him.

Afterwards, Gongsun Yuanji quickly pulled Gongsun Yuanzhi into the inner room, set up a soundproof barrier and started a private conversation.

No one knew what Gongsun Yuanji said to Gongsun Yuanzhi. Anyway, after the two talked for quite some time, when they came out, although Gongsun Yuanzhi still looked unhappy, she immediately apologized to Zhou Chun and promised to do her best to help the Zhou family set up the mountain protection formation.

With her assurance, Zhou Chun didn't want to pursue the matter too much, and nodded immediately, saying, "Very good, in that case, then let's settle this matter first. When are you two going to leave with me?"

Hearing his words, Gongsun Yuanji immediately replied: "The two juniors don't need to prepare anything special. We can set off with you at any time!"

"That would be great. I will take you two to Tianyuan Immortal City to stay for a while and purchase some materials."

Zhou Chun nodded with satisfaction and quickly made a decision.

Afterwards, he brought the brother and sister back to Tianyuan Fairy City and let them stay in a fairy inn in the city.

Since Gongsun Yuanzhi needs to personally visit the Qinglian Mountains to investigate before he can decide what kind of mountain protection formation to set up, he is unable to give Zhou Chun a detailed list of materials for the time being.

However, some basic materials for setting up the formation can already be collected.

Considering that the mountain protection formation set up this time is of extremely high grade, Zhou Chun naturally cannot afford to be stingy with materials. He immediately went to several large stores in the Immortal City to place orders for purchases.

The resources consumed in setting up a superior mountain protection formation are indeed enormous.

Zhou Chun spent a million spirit coins just to purchase various basic materials, and this was even though the Zhou family already had a lot of related materials in their treasury.

But in fact, these are just scraps of supplies.

A true superior mountain protection formation, its formation base, formation plates, etc., all require special magical weapons and spiritual materials to create and refine, and those are the real bulk of the cost!
Just like Zhou Chun had to go to great lengths to collect enough [Yellow Dragon Stone]!
By then, he will have to collect the relevant magical weapons and spiritual materials, which will probably cost him a lot of money and take an unknown amount of time.

It is said that if one wants to set up a forbidden formation that can resist a real person in the Nascent Soul stage, the cost of the materials needed for the formation alone would be an astronomical figure, worth at least tens of millions of spirit coins!
Even for the big sects, it would be very difficult to set up such a formation.

Therefore, Zhou Chun couldn't help but wonder whether the Yuelun Sect and the Yanyang Sect agreed to the Zhou family's entry into the Qinglian Mountains with the intention of using this conspiracy to weaken the Zhou family!
Unfortunately, even if this is true, he still cannot save a penny where money should be spent.

When Zhou Chun walked around the fairy city and bought some basic formation materials, good news came from Luo Qingni.

She had successfully reached an agreement with the master of alchemy, and gave him the recipes for the [Blue-Eyed Golden Ape] demon pill and [Jade Dew and Golden Cloud Pill] given by Zhou Chun. He would collect the remaining spiritual herbs to refine the elixir, and she could watch the process.

At the same time, she also followed Zhou Chun's instructions and got the [Jade Dew] in her hands.

The low-grade defensive magic weapon "Eight-Angled Mysterious Water Plate" that Zhou Chun used in exchange for this elixir was exactly the relic of the bandit cultivator Lin Canghai that Zhou Chun had obtained together with the [Two Dragons Overturning the Sea Bottle].

Zhou Chun exchanged the magic weapon for the elixir, and also received 550,000 spiritual coins as compensation.

After gathering all the spiritual medicines, Luo Qingni quickly went into seclusion to make the elixir.

However, Zhou Chun did not have time to wait for her to finish making the elixir. He took the hundreds of bottles of elixir that Zhou Daoyi had purchased in the past few days and returned to the family with the Gongsun brothers and sisters.

As for his disciple Zhou Zhiying, Zhou Chun did not want her to return to the family for the time being, fearing that her true identity would be discovered by Tianjing Zhenren in Qinglian Mountains.

With Zhou Chun's strength, naturally no accidents happened along the way. After traveling for more than a month, he returned to Jingguo safely.

Calculating the time, he has only been away for a few months, and the situation in Jingguo is normal.

While all the sects and families were busy rebuilding the mountain gate, they were also clearing out the monsters left over from the beast tide in the area near the mountain gate and helping the mortals rebuild their settlements.

This reconstruction process may need to last for more than ten years or even longer.

Compared with many weaker families, the Zhou family had Zhang Liang, a master of formations, so they were able to rebuild relatively quickly.

The formations at Tuyun Ridge and Jiufeng Ridge have been rearranged. Although they are not particularly powerful for the time being due to limited materials and manpower, they are still a basic guarantee.

The detailed geomancy map of the Qinglian Mountains was also successfully drawn up with the help of the family's Purple Mansion stage elders.

After Zhou Chun returned to his family, he gave the geomancy map to the Gongsun siblings, and asked the Fire God Chai to follow them for close protection. He also arranged for Zhang Liang to take them to the Qinglian Mountains for a field survey to see what kind of formation should be set up.

"Recently, Fellow Daoist Su sent me news that Qing Weizi, the previous abbot of Qinglian Temple, went to the Yuelun Sect's mountain gate to visit Master Baiyue. He stayed for about half a day and then left. His whereabouts are unknown!"

"Also, according to the information obtained by the family, someone spotted a disciple of Qinglian Temple fighting with someone in Le Country, and displayed Qinglian Temple's unique spiritual lotus secret technique on the spot!"

On Tuyun Ridge, after Zhou Chun told him about his experience of going to the Great Zhou Kingdom, Zhou Mingde whispered some important intelligence that the Zhou family had collected during the time Zhou Chun was away.

After hearing what he said, Zhou Chun's eyes narrowed slightly, and he couldn't help but say in a cold voice: "This old fellow Qing Weizi is really lucky. So many elders of Qinglian Temple died at the hands of the demon king, but he escaped with his life!"

After saying that, he shook his head and said, "Forget it. Now is not the time to settle accounts with Qinglian Temple. We just need to secretly collect their intelligence information, and wait until the two hundred years are over, and then settle the accounts with them!"