Beast-controlling fairy clan.

There are no years in practice, no years in the cold or the heat.

In the blink of an eye, seven years had passed since Zhou Chun returned to the Qinglian Mountains to practice in seclusion.

After seven years of silent practice, Zhou Chun has made great progress in his cultivation and magic power, and is getting closer and closer to touching the barrier of the late Jindan stage.

As for the [Taiyi Two-Split Divine Art], he also successfully cultivated the first level and successfully split a soul.

Speaking of which, among the inheritance that Zhou Chun had obtained together with the "God-Slaying Technique", there was also a secret technique called "Soul-Splitting Technique", which could also allow a Jindan-stage cultivator to split into several souls.

However, the souls split by the "Soul Splitting Technique" have no ability to grow, and the more souls there are, the weaker the main soul is. Once a soul dies, it will cause serious damage to the main soul.

Therefore, even though he could have practiced this secret technique a long time ago, he always declined it.

In comparison, the [Taiyi Two-Function Divine Art] is much more mysterious and profound.

Although this technique can only split a split soul, the split soul not only has strong growth potential, but after the split soul grows stronger, it will feed back the main soul.

If one day one can successfully cultivate the third level of this technique and successfully cultivate a second Nascent Soul, not only will one have an extra life, but the main soul will also be nourished and completely make up for the soul essence consumed by the split soul, and even become stronger!

In terms of value, the value of this [Taiyi Two-Division Divine Art] is not inferior to that of the "Purple Flower Demon-Subduing Spiritual Light".

It’s a pity that although Zhou Chun successfully cultivated the first level of [Taiyi Two-Division Divine Art], his subsequent progress was not very smooth.

According to what is said in the secret method, if this [Taiyi Two-Divided Divine Technique] wants to progress quickly, it needs to be possessed by the divided soul into a physical body, and it is best to have a human body that can practice the technique.

But the problem arises again. Once the split soul enters the flesh and blood body and becomes an avatar, the avatar must be kept by its side at all times.

Furthermore, once the clone dies, the [Taiyi Two-Division Divine Art] will be useless, and there will be no possibility of rebuilding it in the future, and it will also cause certain damage to the main soul.

This is not a good thing for Zhou Chun now.

So after thinking for a while, Zhou Chun decided not to rush into advancing the practice of this secret technique. It would not be too late to focus on improving this secret technique after he has transformed his elixir and formed an infant in the future and has enough strength to protect himself.

Seven years later, Zhou Chun's spiritual pets that had consumed the Lingxing Fruit had all gained greatly.

Among them, the Hellfire Phoenix made the greatest progress, and its cultivation progress was significantly higher than that of other spirit pets.

Zhou Chun estimated that it was very likely that it would be promoted to a fourth-rank superior quality monster after he broke through the late Jindan stage.

Following closely behind were Mu Mei, Lei Jiao Baibai, and the Golden Winged Tiger. This time, Shitou, the Golden Armored Mountain Turtle, was the last one again.

But it doesn't matter, because when Zhou Chun checked the pill formulas before, he discovered that among the pill formulas left by [Master Xuanfeng], there was a spiritual pill that could be taken by both human monks and monsters.

If Luo Qingni manages to refine that kind of elixir by then, Zhou Chun will use it to train a few spiritual pets, so that they won't fall behind too much.

In short, after getting along with each other for so many years, Zhou Chun's main priority is to be a companion to these old friends who have accompanied him throughout his growth, and he will not give up any of them!
On this day, Zhou Chun, who had been in seclusion for seven years, finally came out.

A few days ago, Zhou Daoyi asked someone to bring back news that Zhou Zhiying had successfully formed a pill in Tianyuan Fairy City and was currently consolidating his cultivation.

Zhou Chun planned to go to Tianyuan Fairy City to meet his apprentice in a while, and continue to let the spirit pet escort him to the secret cave to obtain treasures.

Before that, there are still some things to deal with on the family side.

After coming out of seclusion, Zhou Chun first met his junior Zhou Yuanlian.

"Have you made up your mind? Are you sure you want to achieve Dan formation now?"

Inside the cave, Zhou Chun looked at the gloomy-tempered junior in front of him and asked in a low voice.

Facing his question, Zhou Yuanlian nodded without hesitation and said, "Yes, I am ready. I hope the clan leader will support me!"

Zhou Chun just nodded without commenting, and then suddenly asked: "How is Wu Yuzhu now? Do you think she will be willing to stay in the Zhou family in the future?"

Zhou Yuanlian was slightly stunned, and then replied in a low voice: "Yuzhu's cultivation has entered the late stage of foundation building for many years, but she lacks spiritual objects to help her open up the purple mansion. With her qualifications, as long as she has the help of spiritual objects, it should not be difficult for her to open up the purple mansion."

At this point, she paused for a moment and thought for a moment before continuing, "As for whether she is willing to stay in the Zhou family, I cannot guarantee it. Perhaps you, the clan leader, need to talk to her in person."

"I understand. I wish you success!"

Zhou Chun took a deep look at this junior, and immediately gave him the [Golden Poison Dragon Fruit] he had promised him, as well as a portion of [Extreme Yang Fire Spirit Liquid] and a portion of [Extreme Cold Ice Marrow Liquid].

Fortunately, he had exchanged some Jindan spiritual objects in the Great Zhou Kingdom before, and the Jindan spiritual objects he had exchanged for his military merits had also been received in recent years. Otherwise, if Zhou Zhiying took away a set of Jindan spiritual objects, he would not be able to take out another set for Zhou Yuanlian to use in a short period of time.

However, in this case, he would have to find a way to collect the spiritual objects for forming the elixir.

After all, since his disciple Zhou Zhiying had helped him so much, he also had to return the favor by giving his biological parents a chance to form a golden elixir.

Fortunately, if it was just a pill-forming spiritual substance like the [Extreme Yang Fire Spirit Liquid], it would not be difficult to collect it with his current cultivation level and wealth. He only needed to use his connections in the Great Zhou Kingdom and ask Luo Qingni to help purchase it.

After dealing with Zhou Yuanlian's pill formation, Zhou Chun thought about it and called Wu Yuzhu into his cave to talk.

Speaking of which, since bringing this girl back to the Zhou family, Zhou Chun has paid some attention to her before she built her foundation, but after she successfully built her foundation, he has rarely met with her again for various reasons.

At this time, after the girl came over, Zhou Chun also took a good look at her.

Nearly a hundred years have passed, and Wu Yuzhu has completely eliminated the hidden dangers of fire poison in her body. Now her figure and complexion have changed greatly from her original weak appearance.

Now she looks like a beautiful lady with a slim figure.

What surprised Zhou Chun even more was that, as a poison cultivator who also practiced the "Ten Thousand Poisons Sutra", she did not have the crazy and gloomy temperament of Zhou Yuanlian. Apart from the coldness unique to cultivators with ice spiritual roots, she seemed to be no different from a normal cultivator.

Could it be that the difference between the two people's growth experiences has led to such a big difference?
Zhou Chun was secretly amazed, and his impression of Wu Yuzhu suddenly improved a lot.

He looked at the girl in a gentle tone and said, "Yuzhu, have you adapted well to life in the Zhou family these years? Do you have any difficulties that need help?"

To be honest, he hasn't cared about others for decades. Now that he suddenly shows concern for them, it's inevitable that people will doubt his intentions.

At least after Wu Yuzhu heard what he said, although she didn't show any expression on the surface, she still had some doubts in her heart.

But Zhou Chun is a superior after all, and superiors often only need to express their own attitudes without worrying about what the inferiors think.

Zhou Chun showed his goodwill. No matter what Wu Yuzhu thought, she had no choice but to accept his goodwill at this moment.

Then he quickly replied respectfully: "Thanks to the care of Senior Zhou and the seniors of the Zhou family, Yuzhu is living well in the Zhou family and has not encountered any difficulties at present."

Hearing this, Zhou Chun nodded and said, "That's good. You are someone I brought back. If anyone in the Zhou family dares to bully you, don't hide it for him. I will stand up for you."

Then he suddenly changed the subject and said, "I see that your foundation has been polished to perfection now. You should be preparing to open up the Purple Mansion. Do you want me to help you?"

Hearing his words, Wu Yuzhu's expression also changed slightly. But after seeing his expression change for a while, he gently shook his head and said, "This is not good! Senior Zhou, you have saved my life, and I have never had the opportunity to repay you. How can I accept it without any merit now!"

"That's not the case. Previously, when the Zhou family encountered a disaster caused by a beast tide, you also participated in the battle to defend the Zhou family and contributed to the Zhou family."

Zhou Chun said this, looking at Wu Yuzhu meaningfully and said, "If you are willing to stay in the Zhou family and work for the Zhou family after you open up the Purple Mansion, I think no one in the family will dare to question you for this!"

After hearing what he said, Wu Yuzhu finally understood the real reason why he suddenly called her over today.

For a moment, I couldn't help but fall into silence.

Fortunately, Zhou Chun also knew that she needed some time to weigh the pros and cons, so he did not rush her to make a decision immediately.

She thought silently for about a quarter of an hour, then suddenly raised her head and looked at Zhou Chun and said, "Senior Zhou, please understand. You have saved my life and taught me the way. Logically, even if you ask me to die for you, I would not dare to say anything."

"But I have promised my father that I will go to the family where I was born to clear his name and allow his spirit tablet to return to the Wu family's ancestral temple!"

"So if I succeed in opening up the Purple Mansion, I will probably have to fulfill my father's last wish first!"

After she said these words, she lowered her head deeply, looking as if she was ready to listen to whatever was said.

She originally thought that her words would definitely make Zhou Chun unhappy. Even if she didn't scold her for being ungrateful on the spot, she would definitely kick her out!
But Zhou Chun was just slightly stunned after hearing her answer, and then nodded gently and said: "Repaying your father's wish is what children should do, not to mention that your father took such good care of you when he was alive, and even gave his life for you!"

As he said this, he couldn't help but sigh: "If he knew how filial you were in the afterlife, he would surely be smiling in his afterlife!"

"Senior Zhou, you..."

Wu Yuzhu looked at Zhou Chun in surprise and a little excitement, wanting to say something but stopping herself. She had never expected him to say that.

Zhou Chun smiled at her and said, "Yuzhu, you underestimate me and my family. I admire those who are loyal, filial, benevolent and righteous the most, and I despise those who seek to repay a favor. How could I force you to work for me and my family just because of the fate I formed out of my momentary pity? My Zhou family is now a powerful country, how could it change just because of one more or one less Purple Mansion Stage cultivator!"

"No, I have absolutely no such intention and would never dare to..."

Wu Yuzhu's face changed drastically and she hurriedly spoke to explain.

But Zhou Chun waved his hand to stop her from talking, and said calmly: "You don't have to explain. I know you would never dare to disrespect me and the Zhou family. I just said that to let you know what kind of person I am!"

"Since your heart is not here now, I and the Zhou family naturally cannot force you to stay here. I will give orders later that no one in the Zhou family can stop you from leaving!"

After saying that, he waved his hand, indicating that the person could leave. Seeing this, Wu Yuzhu immediately knelt on the ground, kowtowed several times and said, "Senior Zhou, I have no way to repay you for saving my life and teaching me the Dao. If I can fulfill my father's last wish in the future, I will definitely return to the Zhou family and devote my whole life to serving Senior Zhou to repay your great kindness!"

After making this oath, she left Zhou Chun's cave with a respectful look.

Zhou Chun turned around and quickly forgot about the matter.

On this day, Zhou Chun left the Qinglian Mountains and went directly to Jiufeng Ridge in Lanzhou.

After the Zhou family took over the Qinglian Mountains, the importance of both Jiufeng Ridge and Tuyun Ridge was greatly reduced. Only some low-level cultivators in the family practiced here and looked after the family property.

But a few years ago, Zhou Zhengyong, who felt that he had not much time left, came to Jiufengling alone to retire!
Zhou Chun is now over 420 years old, and Zhou Zhengyong is a few years older than him.

Even if calculated according to the normal lifespan of a Purple Mansion Stage cultivator, Zhou Zhengyong would only have fifty or sixty years to live.

Not to mention that he experienced various battles during his growth and was seriously injured many times. With the accumulation of injuries over the years, it was difficult for him to live to his normal lifespan.

Many cultivators are like this. Some of the serious injuries they suffered when they were young are difficult to detect due to limited conditions at the time or insufficient cultivation, and they will leave them with various hidden injuries and diseases.

As a cultivator gets closer to the end of his life, these hidden injuries and diseases will break out, making it difficult for the cultivator to live to the end of his life.

This is Zhou Zhengyong’s current situation.

Because he had suffered serious injuries many times in the past, there was no way he could live to his life span of 480 years.

The remaining life span is probably only 20 to 30 years!

In this situation, he was like many elderly monks, who just wanted to wait quietly for that day to come in the place most familiar to him in his life.

For Zhou Zhengyong, the sacred mountain Jiufengling is undoubtedly the place he is most familiar with and most suitable for retirement.

"Brother Yong, if you are bored, you can go out and travel. After all, you still have a few decades to travel around the world and meet the famous people in different places!"

On the Jiufeng Ridge, after Zhou Chun came here and had a casual chat with Zhou Zhengyong, he couldn't help but give his own suggestions to the brother in front of him who already had gray hair.

To be honest, he did not quite agree with Zhou Zhengyong's behavior of waiting quietly for death.

If it were him, he would not only take the opportunity to fight hard and try to form a pill.

That means, as I said, I should use the remaining years of my life to see more scenery around the world.

But unfortunately, everyone has different aspirations. Not everyone is like him, full of curiosity to explore unknown countries and things. There are also many people who just like to stay quietly in the circle they are familiar with.

Zhou Zhengyong is undoubtedly that kind of person now.

After listening to Zhou Chun's words, he just smiled faintly and said, "Eleventh Brother, I appreciate your kindness, but I have no regrets in my life now, and I am tired of running around everywhere. Now I just want to drink tea every day, walk the birds and play with the monkeys to have fun, that's enough!"

After hearing this, Zhou Chun was speechless.

Now that Zhou Zhengyong has come to terms with it, what else can he say?

At the moment, he could only smile bitterly and said, "Brother Yong, since you have such a good attitude, I naturally have nothing to worry about. But are you really not going to persuade Xinlan?"

At this point, Zhou Chun's expression straightened up, and he looked at Zhou Zhengyong with a serious face and said, "Based on our relationship, and your father and son's contributions to the family over the years, as long as you have an idea, I will definitely get you a set of Jindan spiritual objects!"

Hearing this, Zhou Zhengyong nodded repeatedly and said, "I believe what you said, Eleventh Brother. I don't think Xinlan will doubt it either."

Then he sighed softly and said, "But since even Xinlan himself doesn't have the courage to do so, how can I persuade him?"

At this point, he couldn't help but laugh at himself and said, "In the final analysis, my father and I are both grateful to you, my eleventh brother, for us to be able to successfully open up the Purple Palace. Since ancient times, countless geniuses have failed at the Jindan stage. How dare my father and I, who are of mediocre status, attempt to achieve the Golden Elixir Great Dao without considering our own abilities!"

When it comes to forming the elixir, Zhou Zhengyong and his son are undoubtedly rational.

Although the Zhou family had two cultivators, Zhou Mingde and Zhou Daoyi, who had practiced fast and advanced magical skills and successfully formed a golden elixir, it gave a great encouragement to other cultivators.

But Zhou Zhengyong and his son, who knew the inside story, knew that such a thing would be difficult to replicate!

First of all, Zhou Mingde and Zhou Daoyi are definitely much stronger than their father and son in terms of personal qualifications, understanding and perseverance.

At the same time, Zhou Mingde's conditions for forming the elixir were also unique.

Although Zhou Daoyi succeeded in forming a golden elixir, the situation was extremely critical and he had to recuperate for many years before he fully recovered.

In this situation, even if Zhou Chun expressed his willingness to provide the father and son with spiritual objects for forming the elixir, they had no confidence that they could replicate the successful deeds of the two predecessors.

After all, even a set of Dan-forming spiritual objects can only increase the success rate by less than 30%.

There are not many cultivators in the entire world of immortal cultivation who can use top-level spiritual objects like the [Five Elements Spiritual Fruit] when they are forming a pill, and it is impossible for Zhou Chun to help them get such spiritual objects.

So after careful consideration, Zhou Zhengyong and his son both gave up their plan of fighting to the death.

After all, if they fail, they are almost certain to die.

After hearing what Zhou Zhengyong said, Zhou Chun was silent for a while before finally sighing softly: "Hey! I understand, then just pretend I didn't say anything!"

Then he left Jiufengling with mixed feelings and went to the Su family in Jiangzhou.

After arriving at the Su family's mountain gate, Zhou Chun quickly saw the old man who had been bedridden in the Su family's ancestor's cave.

It turns out that the lifespan of the ancestor of the Su family is coming soon, and it is basically certain that it will be within the next few years!
Therefore, Su Yuzhen returned to the Su family's mountain gate more than ten years ago, ready to complete the final handover with him.

Seeing Zhou Chun coming over, the Su family's ancestor immediately forced himself to cheer up and sat up from the bed.

"You don't have to do this, old man. It's the same if you talk while lying down."

Zhou Chun hurriedly tried to persuade him, fearing that he might make some mishap.

Upon hearing this, the Su family ancestor raised his head and said, "After all, I am a Jindan-stage cultivator. Even if I don't have many years left to live, I can still stand up!"

Zhou Chun had no choice but to smile bitterly at this, knowing that the old man was being stubborn again, and he didn't dare to say anything contrary to what he said.

Fortunately, although the ancestor of the Su family is old, his mind is still clear.

After trying to save his reputation, he looked at him with a gleam in his eyes and said, "Zhengchun, your cultivation seems to have made great progress. You should be very close to the late Jindan barrier now!"

"Old Ancestor has a good eye. I have had some adventures recently, and my cultivation has indeed improved a lot."

Zhou Chun was slightly stunned, then frankly admitted it with a smile on his face.

Upon seeing this, the Su family ancestor immediately asked again: "Then how confident are you in breaking through to the late Jindan stage?"

Hearing his question, Zhou Chun hesitated for a moment, then glanced at his Taoist companion Su Yuzhen, and nodded slightly, saying, "Grandmaster, you are not an outsider either, so I will just tell you the truth!"

"To be honest, I have already made plans to break through to the late Jindan stage. If nothing unexpected happens, it should be completed within a hundred years!"

In fact, what he said is still on the conservative side.

If the [Four Spirits Barrier Breaking Pill] is really as magical as described in the recipe, he should have no problem breaking through to the late Golden Core stage.

However, it is certainly hard to say too much about this matter now.

But even so, the Su family's ancestor was slightly surprised after hearing his answer, and even Su Yuzhen showed a hint of surprise.

Then the Su family's ancestor couldn't help but exclaimed: "Good boy, it seems that I, the ancestor, still underestimated you!"

After being surprised, Su Yuzhen looked at Zhou Chun with admiration and respect, her eyes full of admiration.

However, after the Su family's ancestor was amazed, he suddenly sighed again and said, "It's a pity that I, the ancestor, will not live to see that day. I will not be able to see the day when you will truly dominate the world of immortal cultivation in Jingguo!"

Seeing this, Zhou Chun immediately responded with a serious face: "Thank you for your appreciation, ancestor. If that day comes for me, I will definitely come here in person to comfort you!"

Hearing this, the Su family's ancestor couldn't help but laugh and said, "Okay, okay, with your words, I can die without regrets!"

After laughing, he got down from the bed, held Su Yuzhen's hand with one hand, and held Zhou Chun's hand with the other, then overlapped their hands and held them together and said, "I, the ancestor, have no regrets in this life. From now on, Yuzhen and the Su family will be entrusted to you, Zhengchun. I hope you can take on more responsibilities and help the Su family within your ability, so that the Su family will not decline in Yuzhen's generation!"

Although his behavior was not to entrust the orphan to someone else, it had a similar meaning.

And since Zhou Chun had said in front of him several times before that he would take care of the Su family, he naturally would not be evasive and have two minds at this time.

He immediately responded in a solemn voice, "Don't worry, Grandpa, I will take good care of Yu Zhen and help her manage the Su family. I will not let the Su family fall in her hands!"

"Good! With your promise, Zhengchun, I can now leave with peace of mind!"

The Su family's ancestor's expression relaxed, and the last bit of worry in his heart disappeared.

I have adjusted my work and rest schedule recently, and try to go to bed before 11 o'clock every day and stay in good spirits so that I can produce high-quality content steadily!