Clan Cultivation: Starting from Beast Taming

Lin Hongyu had encountered some sort of trouble, but Zhou Chun didn't care about that.

He only cared whether those three Purple Pattern Golden Peaches could be exchanged back to the Zhou Family.

But now that Lin Hongyu had specifically asked for that Red Shining Flowing Pearl Pill in exchange, he and the Zhou Family were temporarily out of options; they could only start by trying to gather some intelligence.

So Zhou Chun quickly shifted the conversation back to the internal affairs of the Zhou Family.

He then asked, "How has the family been doing in the two years since I left? Have the Jiang Family and Tianjing Villa made any moves?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Daoyi immediately replied, "Everything is fine with the family. In these two years, we have gained Zhengyuan, a new Foundation Establishment Cultivator, and a good number of new clan members!"

"As for the Jiang Family and Tianjing Villa, other than the Jiang Family sending people to demand the belongings of Master Jiang, Tianjing Villa has had no reaction whatsoever."

As Zhou Daoyi said this, Zhou Mingde let out a cold snort, "Hmph, the Jiang Family even dares to send someone to demand Master Jiang's belongings; they really have been given too much face!"

No wonder he was so angry.

Initially, to resolve this feud, not only did the Zhou Family go to great lengths to request Taoist Mingxia to mediate and communicate their willingness to return Master Jiang's belongings, but they also let Zhou Chun and their family's representative fight a life-and-death battle.

Yet the Jiang Family refused without hesitation, as if they were certain of the Zhou Family's compliance.

This had infuriated Zhou Mingde.

It wasn't just Zhou Mingde who got angry; after hearing Zhou Daoyi's words, Zhou Chun's expression also darkened.

He coldly said, "Does the Jiang Family really think they can take us for granted? Ridiculous!"

When it came to true power, the Zhou Family was not afraid of the Jiang Family.

The previous concessions were only because he didn't want to burden the entire family's Cultivators with his personal matters.

But now that the Jiang Family remained oblivious, the Zhou Family had no choice but to clash with them.

"The gains from my time at the Dragon Transformation Sect are not insignificant, especially the alliance with Lu Ran, who had possessed a member of the Scale Frog Alien Clan. If we can make friends with him and establish a good cooperative relationship, then in the future, our Zhou Family can continuously obtain various treasures from the waters of Dragon Abyss Marsh from him!"

"Plus, I've also clarified a lot about the situation in the Wasteland Territory, and in the future, I can lead a team to establish a hidden base there for resource collection."

"With the resources of Dragon Abyss Marsh and the Wasteland Territory to support us, it will be hard for our Zhou Family not to soar!"

Having said this, Zhou Chun recounted his experiences while scavenging the Scale Frog Alien Clan's village with Guo Chen.

Zhou Mingde had already been informed of the situation with the Scale Frog Aliens Lu Ran and was relatively calm.

Zhou Daoyi, who heard of Lu Ran's situation for the first time, was extremely surprised, repeatedly expressing his amazement.

He immediately nodded in deep agreement and said, "Zhengchun, what you say is very true. The Spiritual Medicines and beast eggs you sent back to the family last time have benefited us greatly. If we could steadily acquire the Spiritual Medicine resources of the Wasteland Territory and the aquatic treasures from Dragon Abyss Marsh, our Zhou Family has nothing to worry about flourishing!"

"The only fear is that Jingguo Country might start a war with the Dragon Transformation Sect too soon, not giving us time to develop slowly!"

Zhou Mingde suddenly let out a deep sigh, expressing his concern.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chun and Zhou Daoyi also fell silent.

Indeed, this could be the biggest obstacle preventing the Zhou Family from taking flight!

Once Jingguo Country and the Dragon Transformation Sect wage a large-scale war, the Zhou Family would inevitably have to deploy many Cultivators to join the battle. By then, they would neither be able to exploit resources in the Wasteland Territory nor avoid the continuous loss of life.

After a long silence, Zhou Chun finally said softly, "We can't control the matter of starting a war; for now, let's focus on developing the family according to our own plan."

"That's right, we just need to do our own thing well; those big matters are not for us to worry about."

Zhou Daoyi nodded repeatedly, steering the conversation away from the heavy topic.

After exchanging some ideas on the development of the family, the three of them dispersed.
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Since Zhou Chun was injured, he didn't rush to take over the management of family affairs, but instead healed his wounds while considering the family's subsequent reform and development plans.

One day, Zhou Chun visited the Zhou Family's school to see the young clan members.

Now that the Zhou Family produced several new members with Spirit Root Aptitude each year, the number of clan members accumulated in the school was increasing year by year, with over twenty people now studying there.

When Zhou Chun arrived outside the school, Zhou Jiaxian, who was responsible for teaching the students, was giving a lecture.

Out of curiosity, Zhou Chun did not disturb the people inside and instead listened in from outside.

He saw in the classroom Zhou Jiaxian sweeping his gaze over the twenty or so clan members of varying ages seated in meditation and slowly saying, "You should all know that cultivation is as much about cultivating the mind as it is about cultivating the body. If the heart is righteous, the path of cultivation will be smooth, and all will go well; if the heart is not righteous, one will go down the wrong path and meet self-destruction!"

Despite being ninety-five years old, Zhou Jiaxian's voice was still booming, and he was in great health.

As the seventh-ranked member of the 'Jia' generation, there were now few in the Zhou Family with a higher seniority than him.

It was because of this seniority, coupled with his vibrant energy, that he was assigned the role of a teacher.

Listening to his words, a child of about seven or eight in the school promptly asked with curiosity, "Grandpa Jiaxian, what is a righteous heart? And what is a heart that isn't righteous?"