Beast-controlling fairy clan.

Chapter 9 Jiufeng Ridge

Zhou Chun didn't understand what Zhou Fei meant at first.

But when an old man from the Zhou family dressed in red arrived at the scene riding a red flamingo, he understood what Zhou Fei meant.

This is because this old man in red is the Zhou family's foundation-building elder, and ranks third among the three current elders of the Zhou family.

The elder named Zhou Quan rushed to the scene and learned about the situation from Zhou Fei. He immediately reached out with a cold look and patted the spirit beast bag on his waist, releasing a brown spirit pet that looked like a groundhog.

Then he gave a few instructions to the spirit pet, and the spirit pet ran to the place where the wandering cultivators had been before and started sniffing.

After a moment, the little thing squeaked at Zhou Quan, then turned into a yellow phantom and rushed into the forest.

Seeing this, Zhou Quan immediately ordered Zhou Fei and the others, "Go back to the clan and report the situation to the clan leader first. I will go and kill those ignorant rats right away!"

Then he rode his second-level monster, the Fire Crane, to track it down.

This is also because the Zhou family migrated here from another country, and the local cultivators have no idea what methods they have, so they dared to be so stupid as to attack the Zhou family members near the Zhou family’s mountain gate.

If it were the independent cultivators from Feng Country, after hearing about the reputation of the Zhou family, they would definitely not dare to ambush and kill the Zhou family members near the mountain gate without being sure of completely silencing them.

Because the fools who dared to do this in the past eventually became food for the spiritual pets tamed by the Zhou family monks.

Seeing Zhou Quan's flying figure disappearing over the forest, Zhou Fei quickly came to his senses and waved to Zhou Chun and the others, saying, "Let's go, let's go back to the family first. With the Third Elder taking action personally, those stupid thieves will definitely die!"

So the group continued along the planned route, and after walking for more than seventy miles, they finally arrived at Jiufengling, where the Zhou family’s mountain gate is now located.

The Jiufengling Mountain is located deep in the mountains. It is a beautiful place composed of nine beautiful peaks. It stretches for more than 20 miles from east to west and 17 or 18 miles from north to south.

Originally, this place was the base of a group of independent cultivators in Lanzhou. On each of the nine peaks, there was a Foundation Establishment stage independent cultivator in charge, and another two to three hundred Qi Refining stage independent cultivators lived and practiced here permanently.

After the Sanjue Sect was split up, the Zhou family, who had nowhere to go, soon set their sights on this place.

After some investigation and knowing that this group of independent cultivators had no major connections with the big sects and families, the Zhou family marched to Jiufeng Ridge and forcibly occupied this precious land for cultivation.

At this time, it had only been less than three months since the great war involving hundreds of immortal cultivators, and traces of the war could still be seen in many places inside and outside Jiufeng Ridge.

For example, burned forests and partially collapsed mountain peaks.

According to Zhou Yong's narration, in that great battle, although the Zhou family had a Purple Mansion stage cultivator in charge and many second-level spirit beasts that were comparable to foundation-building cultivators to help them, they still won the victory at the cost of more than a dozen family members being killed.

Now in Zhou Chun's sight, the area where Jiufengling is located can only be seen through the white fog of the formation, and the real scenery inside cannot be seen clearly.

Led by Zhou Fei, they walked around the area for a while and arrived at the entrance of a valley between two mountains.

When they got here, they didn't need to say anything, the Zhou family cultivator who was guarding the entrance and exit in the fog of the valley had already recognized Zhou Fei, Zhou Yong and the other two, greeted them and asked about Zhou Chun's origins.

After hearing Zhou Fei's explanation, Zhou Jingwen and Zhou Yong came forward to vouch for him.

The Zhou family cultivator inside quickly manipulated the formation, causing the formation fog leading to the valley to surge, revealing a passage that two people could walk in parallel.

The four of them walked along the passage for less than a hundred feet when the view in front of them suddenly opened up. They could see the world inside clearly without any obstruction.

In the world inside this formation, there were nine spiritual peaks of varying heights distributed in the four directions of southeast, northwest, northeast and southwest, and there were dozens of small hills of varying sizes guarding them.

Mountains, forests, streams, lakes, waterfalls, secluded pools, grasslands, mountain streams, deep valleys...

All kinds of landforms can be found in this small world.

In those mountains and forests, you can see monkeys playing on the treetops, and you can also see tigers and leopards showing their agile postures as they leap and run.

Beside the stream, deer, sheep, cows, horses and other animals are quietly grazing on the tender grass, and there are black bears playing in the water and fishing.

Inside the lake, there is a giant turtle floating on the water, sunbathing its back.

At the bottom of the waterfall, several scary-looking blue-black pythons wrapped their bodies around the pillar-like reefs, allowing themselves to be washed by the rapids, seemingly enjoying the ride.

On the grass, there were underage boys from the Zhou family chasing and playing with a giant wolf, and there was also a young girl holding a white fox that was bigger than herself, combing its fur and catching insects.

Beside a secluded pond, two old men from the Zhou family were using a stone as a chessboard, each holding a black and white piece and fighting against each other. Not far away, a monster beast that looked like a wild boar with a single horn was grunting and wrestling head-on with a green bull monster.

Zhou Chun looked at the scene and after the initial discomfort, he quickly fell in love with this place.

Humans and nature are so harmoniously integrated, and animals and humans live in harmony. Such a place can purify the soul and make people relax. Before coming to this world, such a place and such a life are what office workers like Zhou Chun dream of, and it is a place that can only exist in fantasy.

"Brother Chun, don't think too much. Although this place is not as good as the Sanjuemen Mountain Gate we used to have in Feng Country, it belongs exclusively to our Zhou family. In the future, as long as our Zhou family manages and develops well, it may not be worse than when we were in Sanjuemen!"

Walking in the roadless mountains and forests, Zhou Yong saw Zhou Chun walking along, and he seemed to be in a bad mood. He thought he was disappointed with the situation in Jiufengling, so he quickly spoke up to comfort him.

Seeing that he had a misunderstanding, Zhou Chun shook his head and said, "No, Brother Yong, you worry too much. This place is great, very good, I am very satisfied!"

"Hahaha, as long as you are satisfied, that's good."

Zhou Fei, who was leading the way, burst into laughter when he heard what Zhou Chun said, and was obviously very satisfied with his answer.

After walking for another quarter of an hour, they finally arrived at the main peak of Jiufengling, which is also the office of the head of the Zhou family, Pagoda Peak.

Pagoda Peak, as its name suggests, looks like a round pagoda standing on the earth.

It is more than 470 feet high, with towering ancient trees on the top of the mountain and rich spiritual energy. It is the best place for spiritual practice in Jiufengling.

Climbing up the mountainside along a blazed path from the foot of the mountain, the view suddenly widens and a group of palaces and pavilions built against the mountain appear.

Without waiting for Zhou Chun to take a good look at these palaces and attics, Zhou Fei led them into the hall with a plaque that read "Zhongping Hall".

Soon, Zhou Chun met Zhou Guyi, the patriarch of the Zhou family, deep in the hall.

Like most sects and families, the patriarch of the Zhou family is not the person with the highest cultivation level.

Zhou Guyi’s cultivation is only at the middle stage of foundation building.

But he had become the patriarch of the Zhou family when the Sanjue Sect was still in existence.

For Zhou family members like Zhou Fei and Zhou Chun, this clan leader is even more awe-inspiring than the current Purple Mansion Stage Supreme Elder.

The head of the Zhou family had a strong build, a resolute face, and a dignified demeanor. One could tell at a glance that he was a man who had been in a high position for a long time.

After Zhou Fei and the other three had paid their respects, he was not in a hurry to ask about Zhou Chun. He just asked Zhou Fei to report on his investigation in Hongyafang City first, and took the manual written by Zhou Fei for his summary to read.

After reading the manual in less than a quarter of an hour, he put it down and nodded slightly, saying, "You have done a good job on this matter. I will record your achievements."

Then he turned his gaze to Zhou Chun and said, "Now let's talk about your story. If I remember correctly, your name is Zhou Chun, right? You should have worked in Leopard Garden?"

As the head of the Zhou family, he had already memorized the names, appearances and whereabouts of all the adult cultivators of the Zhou family.

Shortly after meeting Zhou Chun just now, he had already recalled the relevant information about Zhou Chun, and there was no need for Zhou Fei and others to introduce him.

Hearing him bring up the topic, Zhou Chun quickly responded respectfully, "Patriarch, you have a keen eye. I am Zhou Chun."

Then he took the initiative to tell how he fled all the way from Fengguo to Jingguo and how he met Zhou Fei and others.

However, the part about the falling out with Li Han, a cultivator from the Li family, was also omitted. Instead, the two of them went their separate ways after hearing the news of the split of the Three Absolute Sect.

Naturally, he was not afraid of Zhou Guyi exposing his description of nine truths and one lie, and he also believed that Zhou Guyi would not delve into the matter further.

Sure enough, Zhou Guyi only praised him for his escape experience, praising his determination and will to return to his family without fear of difficulties and obstacles, and did not ask any more questions about it.

Instead, after looking at him and pondering for a while, she nodded slightly and said, "The family is now newly established and everything is going well. It is the time when we need people. Zhou Chun, you are not afraid of difficulties and obstacles, and you want to return to the family after going through hardships. This sentiment and this intention deserves praise."

"Since the spirit pet you originally cultivated has died, I will give you this rock turtle spirit egg as a new spirit pet. I hope you can cherish it and make good use of it, and serve the family well in the future!"

After saying that, he raised his hand and patted a storage bag on his waist, took out a white jade box and handed it to Zhou Chun.

When Zhou Chun saw this, he immediately became delighted and was overjoyed.

He held the jade box in both hands, and with a look of joy on his face, he bowed deeply to Zhou Guyi and said, "Thank you for the reward, Patriarch. I will do my best to serve the family in the future and live up to the kindness of the Patriarch and the family."

"Okay, you should go to Baozhi Peak to practice. You can ask Baozhi Peak's master Zhou He about the current situation of our Zhou family and the rules that need to be followed in the family."

After Zhou Guyi finished speaking, he waved his hand gently, indicating that they could leave.

Upon seeing this, Zhou Fei and his companions bowed and left immediately.

(End of this chapter)