I proved immortality with thunder magic.

Chapter 95 Sanxing Mountain

Sun Jianghai wanted to sign a contract on the spot, and Zhou Tai naturally wouldn't refuse.

He quickly wrote three identical contracts, and each of the three people pressed their fingerprints on the contracts, leaving their own magical imprints.

Then he handed two of the contracts to Sun Jianghai and Zhang Yuanjing, saying, "My two senior brothers can rest assured now. The contracts are in place, and I will come to your cave to feed the frogs tomorrow!"

Sun and Zhang exchanged a glance and nodded simultaneously, saying, "Then we'll wait for Junior Brother Zhou's good news."

After saying this, the two did not linger any longer and bid farewell to leave the place.

After seeing the two off at the courtyard gate, Zhou Tai turned around and walked to the pond in the yard. He smiled at Yuanbao, the Thunder-Patterned Frog, who had somehow appeared out of nowhere, and said, "Yuanbao, do you want a wife?"

quack!

Excited croaking quickly rang out, and the Thunder-Patterned Frog Yuanbao leaped several meters and landed next to Zhou Tai, hugging his leg and rubbing against him like a puppy trying to please its owner.

Upon seeing this, Zhou Tai burst into laughter, "Haha, don't rush, don't rush! Tomorrow I'll take you to choose a concubine. Whichever one you fancy, we'll just knock her out and take her away!"

Quack quack quack!

Thunder-patterned Frog Yuanbao shook its head and cried out repeatedly, indicating that as the dignified Frog King, it didn't need to do such a thing. It only needed to display its royal majesty, and the female frogs would surely rush to follow it!

"You make it sound so real, we'll see if it's as exaggerated as you say tomorrow!"

Zhou Tai muttered something to himself, then kicked the Frog King back into the pond.

You little brat, I called you Frog Dried and you're already putting on airs!

However, he was still very happy that Zhang Yuanjing and Sun Jianghai were sensible enough to give him two pairs of Thunder-patterned Frogs.

Although he believed that the Kwok family, to which Aaron Kwok belonged, probably also raised thunder-patterned frogs, he could still obtain frog seedlings from the Kwok family even if Sun and Zhang disagreed.

But if that happened, Zhang Yuanjing would know that he really did steal the frog, and he would probably hate him to death.

It's even possible that Zhang Yuanjing's master held a grudge against him.

After all, the size of the frog population at Lei Hefeng's place was far beyond what Zhang Yuanjing could afford to raise alone.

That person is most likely just a front man!

This outcome is undoubtedly the best for him.

In the future, he can openly raise striped frogs and get rich through frog farming!

The next morning, Zhou Tai went to Leihe Peak to feed the frogs as promised.

He was quite cautious here, and did not release the Thunder-Patterned Frog Yuanbao to choose a mate. He simply picked two female frogs that looked to be in good condition and took them away.

Once he reached the Jade Pool, he no longer had any reservations.

Sun Jianghai knew where his frog seedlings came from. When Zhou Tai released the Thunder Pattern Frog Yuanbao in front of him, he just watched with a smile and didn't care at all.

As expected, the Thunder-patterned Frog Yuanbao was not exaggerating. As soon as it entered the swarm of frogs, they all retreated. The female frog it chose immediately followed behind it.

This scene surprised Sun Jianghai, who couldn't help but say, "Junior Brother Zhou's Thunder-Patterned Frog seems quite extraordinary; the troop of frogs seems to treat it with great awe!"

Since it was just the two of them, Zhou Tai couldn't pretend to be clueless, so he vaguely replied, "This frog was never one to mingle with others, which is why it caught my eye. Perhaps it really does have some extraordinary qualities!"

"I see, Junior Brother Zhou, you truly have a fortunate opportunity!"

Sun Jianghai glanced thoughtfully at the Thunder-Patterned Frog Yuanbao, smiled and nodded, wisely refraining from asking any further questions.

Whatever the truth may be, it doesn't matter to him.

Since the topic had come up, Zhou Tai took the opportunity to ask him, "I wonder how Senior Brother Sun's Blue-feathered Thunder Crane is doing now?"

Upon closer inspection, Sun Jianghai's Blue-feathered Thunder Crane has been hatching for over a decade, and has consumed at least a hundred, if not two hundred, Thunder-patterned Frogs over the years.

Zhou Tai was genuinely curious about its current cultivation level.

When Sun Jianghai heard him ask this, he thought for a moment and then answered in a low voice, "Junior Brother Zhou is one of us, so I won't hide it from you. If a few more top-grade first-tier Thunder Pattern Frogs appear in the Thunder Pattern Frog swarm, it should have a chance to advance to the second tier!"

Zhou Tai was shocked, not expecting that the Blue-feathered Thunder Crane would grow so fast.

No wonder Sun Jianghai was clearly more concerned about feeding the frogs than Zhang Yuanjing.

He couldn't help but exclaim with envy, "Truly a born prodigy! Such a growth rate is truly astonishing and enviable!"

"So we'll have to ask Junior Brother Zhou to come and visit more often. The Thunder-Patterned Frog can't advance without Junior Brother Zhou's help."

As Sun Jianghai spoke, he cupped his hands in a gesture of respect to Zhou Tai, asking him to put in extra effort.

"Don't worry, Senior Brother Sun. Now that I've taken on this task, I will definitely do my best."

Zhou Tai readily agreed and then returned to Yuanfu Peak with his spoils.

When he returned to his residence, Zhou Tai threw all four female frogs into the pond in the yard and asked Yuanbao the Thunder Frog to keep them in check.

However, the pond in his yard wasn't very big to begin with, and with the addition of four more Thunder Frogs, it looked a bit crowded.

This made him realize that the matter of changing his cave dwelling could not be delayed any longer.

After the apprenticeship ceremony is over, he should bring up this matter with his master, Song Yanting.

Otherwise, once the Thunder Frogs lay their eggs next year, his little pond in the courtyard will really be overcrowded.

After having this idea in mind, Zhou Tai immediately began to inquire about the situation from the Foundation Establishment cultivators he knew, including his fifth senior brother Zhong Sheng, whom he also sent a message to ask.

However, the information he gathered made him feel that something was very wrong.

According to the fifth senior brother Zhong Sheng, although there are no explicit rules governing this kind of work to benefit the Foundation Establishment disciples, all the Purple Mansion Elders actually abide by an unspoken rule: each has a limited number of slots available.

Including Zhou Tai, who recently became his disciple, Song Yanting now has five living disciples.

Before Zhou Tai, his second senior brother, third senior sister, and fourth senior brother all obtained an independent spiritual peak and valley through Song Yanting.

Therefore, even Zhong Sheng can only share a spiritual land with two other Foundation Establishment cultivators in the Green Wood Forest.

Although Zhou Tai possesses the same lightning spiritual root aptitude as Song Yanting and is a strong contender to inherit Song Yanting's mantle in the future, Song Yanting is unlikely to grant his request so soon after becoming his disciple.

After learning this inside story, Zhou Tai was both glad that he had found the right person to inquire beforehand and also began to worry.

If he couldn't obtain a place to cultivate through his master Song Yanting's help, he, a newly promoted Foundation Establishment cultivator, was hardly qualified to have a spiritual land to cultivate on his own.

Although Yuanfu Peak is still the way out, it is a place where people come and go, and it is not a true place for quiet cultivation, so many things are inconvenient to do there.

For example, if he wanted to expand the population of Thunder Pattern Frogs, it would be difficult for Yuanfu Peak to provide him with such a large and good space.

"Could it be that Zhang Yuanjing and Sun Jianghai were so quick to give me the Thunder-Patterned Frog because they had anticipated this?"

Inside the study, Zhou Tai's expression shifted between light and shadow, and he couldn't help but become suspicious of Sun and Zhang's earlier swiftness.

Even if what he suspected was true, he couldn't back out now. Besides, the two of them had indeed given him a lot, and he would find it hard to refuse again.

After pondering for a long time, he murmured, "It seems that I can only follow the example of my fifth senior brother and find a quiet place where I can settle down to cultivate, raise frogs and release birds, and temporarily coexist with others."

This practice of multiple people sharing a single sacred site for cultivation is quite common among the inner disciples of Spirit Beast Mountain.

Moreover, it is not difficult to find a place that meets Zhou Tai's needs.

After having an idea, he went to the Internal Affairs Hall of Spirit Beast Mountain and explained his requirements for the cave dwelling environment, asking the people in the Internal Affairs Hall to find a cave dwelling that met his requirements.

After selecting more than a dozen suitable cave dwellings, Zhou Tai took the cave dwelling information and conducted on-site visits and inspections of each one.

After personally visiting and investigating the area, Zhou Tai finally settled on a place called Sanxing Mountain.

Although Sanxing Mountain may not appear very high, it has a majestic presence, with lush forests and several large lakes and ponds.

This mountain has three peaks of varying heights, each about five or six miles apart.

There are currently four Foundation Establishment cultivators who have opened cave dwellings in the mountains, and one more Foundation Establishment cultivator can move in.

After conducting an on-site investigation, Zhou Tai discovered that near the remaining area where cave dwellings could be opened, there happened to be a large pond covering tens of acres, and it was a pond with flowing water.

If he were to build a cave dwelling there, according to the rules, the area within three miles would be his private territory, and the pond would belong entirely to him.

Moreover, Mount Sanxing is a relatively pure place for quiet cultivation; Mount Lingshou does not keep any herds of beasts on this mountain.

There won't be any outer disciples or menial disciples coming here.

After finding a suitable location, Zhou Tai went back to the Imperial Household Department to register it and entrusted the department to help him build his cave dwelling.

Spirit Beast Mountain has a dedicated cave dwelling construction team. Foundation Establishment cultivators and even Grandmasters of the Purple Mansion will entrust the construction of their cave dwellings to them, which can save them a lot of energy.

Zhou Tai only needs to state his requirements and provide a budget, and the team can design a solution that satisfies him.

Zhou Tai, who was not short of money, was naturally very willing to give up his future cave dwelling.

After hearing that there was a 20% discount for first-time cave dwelling construction, he immediately upgraded the cave dwelling's protective formation to a level that could temporarily withstand the invasion of Foundation Establishment cultivators. He also requested that an illusionary formation be set up to cover the pool, one that could prevent Foundation Establishment cultivators from spying on it.

With his set of requirements, the amount of spirit stones spent on building the cave dwelling directly exceeded ten thousand!

This price is naturally an astronomical figure for cultivators in the Qi Refining stage.

But for Zhou Tai, it's just one or two years' worth of income.

After readily handing over the spirit stones, he returned to Yuanfu Peak and waited patiently for news.

With the efficiency of a professional team, he should be able to move into his new cave dwelling in three to five months at most.

Time passed day by day, and soon the auspicious day chosen for Zhou Tai's apprenticeship ceremony arrived.

On the auspicious day, Zhou Tai and five relatives and friends who had arrived at Yuanfu Peak in advance headed to Hulei Peak early in the morning.

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