Immortal Clan: I have a Tree of Creation

Zhou Chengnan officially became a hunter.

In the Jinyang Village area, hunters enjoyed a much higher status and better living conditions than ordinary farmers.

Those experienced hunters who had mastered martial arts were among the few wealthy households in the village.

Zhou Chengnan paid the hunting tax and also established a relationship with Luo Yunfeng of the Forestry Bureau.

When he dragged the 500-600 pound wild boar home, it attracted envious glances from many villagers, but this time, no one reported him for poaching.

Wild boars are still pigs, and every part of them is valuable.

Not only pork can be eaten, but also pork liver, pork heart, pork kidney, and even pork intestines can be used in dishes.

There are quite a few people in the village who like this kind of food.

After the wild boar was cleaned, it yielded approximately 380 catties of meat, plus 60 catties of edible offal.

Zhou Chengnan's price was very fair, only a little more than half the price of the pork shops in town.

Many villagers came from far and wide and bought some of the wild boar meat.

They sold over 200 catties of pork and 40 catties of offal, earning a total of 32 taels and 150 cash.

As the Zhou family sold meat, money flowed in like water.

Most of the villagers watching were filled with envy.

"The Zhou family is really doing well..."

"Cheng Nan is quite skilled; he can even hunt wild boars."

"With such a successful son, Old Zhou can rest in peace even in the afterlife..."

There are only two or three hunters left in Jinyang Village, most of them are old and usually only go up the mountain to hunt small animals to make a living.

This is the only household that can hunt wild boars!

Zhou Chengnan took the remaining meat home.

He had his wife, Wang Shuzhen, make cured pork and cured pork ribs.

Wang Shuzhen's smile never stopped that day.

"Let's send these two spare ribs, along with the pig's heart and lungs, to the Wang family," Zhou Chengnan suggested.

"The elderly couple are getting on in years, so cooking some heart and lung soup can help nourish their bodies."

"Okay..." Wang Shuzhen said softly, but hesitated.

"But we have four children in our family, and Shan'er has a big appetite because he practices martial arts. Shouldn't we leave more food for the children?"

A virtuous wife is someone who cares for her parents while also looking after the children at home.

Zhou Chengnan laughed, wrapped his arms around his wife's waist, and leaned down to give her a big kiss.

"Shuzhen......."

"There will be plenty of prey to go around; we won't be able to eat them all."

"Okay..." Wang Shuzhen blushed slightly, "I'll listen to you, Chengnan."

"Call me husband!"

As darkness fell, the children all went to sleep.

Inside the east room, his muscular body, gleaming in the light of the oil lamp, appeared exceptionally robust.

Successfully catching the first prey yields a huge reward.

Despite the hardships and patience required in the mountains, it took half a month to finally hunt a wild boar.

In just half a month, he earned more than thirty taels of silver, plus enough meat for the whole family.

It's worth it, absolutely worth it.

Farming doesn't require daily tending, and with Zhou Chengnan's vigorous physical strength and energy, he could spend more time hunting in the mountains.

After settling things at home, he went back into the mountains.

Zhou Chengnan's goal was very clear.

Farming was not his goal, and becoming a hunter was far from the end.

Hunting is just a means to an end; once he has saved enough money, he will immediately buy cultivation techniques.

At that time, they will rely on the strong physique forged through martial arts training, coupled with the great power that only cultivators can wield.

Putting everything else aside, even if we continue to hunt in the mountains, we're sure to be able to hunt even better prey.

The stronger one's capabilities, the greater one's ability to make money, which in turn allows one to further enhance one's capabilities.

Once the first step of the path to immortality is initiated, a positive cycle will begin.

Zhou Chengnan is now in his prime, young and strong, full of energy.

......

Everything is going smooth.

Once you go hunting in the mountains, you'll want to go again.

Zhou Chengnan was very serious and meticulous in his work, and he learned a lot of practical martial arts moves.

He kept pondering and asking experienced hunters for advice, gradually mastering hunting skills.

These include tracking, concealing tracks, and setting traps.

Most wild animals in Anshan have thick hides and tough flesh, making them difficult to harm with ordinary traps.

But all Zhou Chengnan needed was to trap the wild beast; that would be enough.

After persistent efforts, he caught another wild boar at the end of the month.

This wild boar wasn't very big, weighing only about 300 to 400 pounds.

Even so, it can still be considered a very fruitful experience.

The Zhou family hadn't even finished eating the pork and ribs they had dried at the beginning of the month when new meat arrived.

The little ones in my family eat pork every day, and they're even starting to get a little tired of it.

It's truly a happy kind of trouble...

The following month, Zhou Chengnan hunted three wild boars.

By the third month, the "newbie aura" of the rookie hunter seemed to have faded.

Zhou Chengnan waited in the mountains for a whole month and only managed to hunt one wild boar, a few rabbits, and a few mountain rats.

Perhaps this is the normal level for a hunter.

In any case, since becoming hunters, the Zhou family's standard of living has risen sharply, representing a qualitative leap compared to before.

For the next six months or so, they had a steady supply of prey most of the time.

On average, they could earn at least twenty or thirty taels of silver per month, and sometimes even more than fifty taels.

At this rate, Zhou Chengnan could earn several hundred taels of silver a year.

Buying cultivation techniques and spiritual items to embark on the path of cultivation has become readily available.

Zhou Chengnan didn't rest for a single day. He hoped to accumulate more wealth before the arrival of the cultivators.

When Qing'er is selected to join a cultivation sect, he can be given a sum of money so that he can have an easier time in the early stages of cultivation.

As parents, we naturally need to give our children more worries and preparations.

Ordinary families may not be able to provide their children with the so-called "support," but they can at least do their part.

However, no news came from the county seat.

The spiritual root test, which the county government organized with great fanfare, has ended. Almost every child in the surrounding villages and towns had their spiritual root tested.

According to the county government's notice, a celestial being should descend upon Anshan within six months at most to select disciples.

As the year drew to a close, there was still no sign of anything happening.

Many families are hoping that their children can take this opportunity to soar to great heights.

Many people became anxious and went to the county government office to inquire about the news.

But the result was that there was no result.

The county magistrate did not appear, and the county assistant magistrate did not send any message; the order was only relayed by the county lieutenant Zhao Tieying.

—One word: wait!

The connection with immortals is unpredictable; no one knows when it will come.

They waited until after the New Year, and even after the winter wheat harvest of the following year was complete, there was still no news.

Many families whose spiritual roots were discovered were anxious, but there was nothing they could do.

Having a spiritual essence is something to be envied, but now it has become something that is unattainable.

Most of the children who were found to have spiritual roots were somewhat arrogant, so why would they be willing to do farm work or tend the fields?

The Zhou family, however, continued with everything as usual.

Zhou Yuanqing was naturally gentle, and under his father's guidance, he became even more humble and composed.

If the immortal doesn't come this year, he might come next year; if he doesn't come next year, he'll surely come the year after.

The Zhou family father and son always held onto their hopes.

However, this expectation has been waiting for five years.

—A full five years.