Clan Cultivation: Starting from Beast Taming

In the following half a month, Zhou Chun mainly took charge of issuing the new clan rules, and he admonished some of the younger clan members, cautioning them to take the incidents involving Zhou Zhengxin and Zhou Xinli as warnings not to violate the bottom line of the clan rules.

After this matter was concluded, he went to inspect the Zhou Family Death Warrior Camp.

Due to Lin Wan'er's departure and because the number of people had already reached a certain amount, the Zhou Family Death Warrior Camp had now ceased recruiting new members.

Currently, there are forty-eight Qi Refinement Realm cultivators in the camp, with the highest cultivation level being Xu Fu, a superior Spiritual Root cultivator, who has reached the eleventh level of the Qi Refinement Realm.

When Lin Wan'er left, she recommended Xu Fu as the commander of the Death Warrior Camp, and now he indeed took over her role, responsible for training those Zhou Family death warriors.

Below Xu Fu, there was one late-stage Qi Refinement cultivator, fourteen mid-stage Qi Refinement cultivators, and thirty-two early-stage Qi Refinement cultivators in the camp.

All of these people had practiced secret techniques such as the Secret of Dragon Transformation and the Hidden Cicada Breathing Technique, and Xu Fu had even practiced the Five Elements Spiritual Armor Technique that Zhou Chun had once cultivated.

In addition, the Zhou Family allotted some demon beast cubs to some of the outstanding individuals among them for contracting and use.

Therefore, in terms of actual combat strength, they might be even stronger than Zhou Family cultivators of the same cultivation level.

Zhou Chun had not forgotten the scene of Xu Fu slaughtering a first-grade superior demon beast, the Black Wind Leopard, right before his eyes.

If these death warriors trained by Lin Wan'er could possess seventy percent of the combat strength of Xu Fu under the same realm, they would have already met Zhou Chun's expectations.

At this time, after inspecting the Death Warrior Camp and observing a sparring session among the clan's death warriors, Zhou Chun said gravely to Xu Fu, who was following by his side, "Maybe before long, you people will be put to use. I hope that when the time comes, you will be able to demonstrate your value to me with your performance!"

Having said this, he looked directly into the eyes of Xu Fu, who had now matured into a handsome young man, and spoke with encouragement, "The promise I made to you remains valid to this day. As long as you can generate wealth for the Zhou Family several times what we invested in you, your future will not be bleak!"

"Yes, we will definitely not let the Clan Leader down!"

Xu Fu slightly bowed his head and responded with a firm and resolute tone.

He still didn't know exactly what the Zhou Family was training them for, but he knew it must be something very dangerous.

Nevertheless, he had already grown accustomed to danger and held little fear of it.

Lin Wan'er's decision to send him out for experience was the right one.

After cultivating alone in the Cultivation World for several years, he had deeply understood the difficulties faced by a loose cultivator.

Even for him, a loose cultivator with superior Spirit Root Aptitude, there wasn't much probability of successfully reaching the Foundation Establishment Stage without some great opportunity.

And because of the Dragon Transformation Secret Technique he was cultivating, it was impossible for him to be taken in by any cultivation sects in Jingguo Country or the surrounding countries.

Moreover, even if he truly could join other forces, he would not be able to escape the pursuit of the Zhou Family due to the Green Flood Dragon Bloodline within him.

Thus, the best choice for him was to work hard for the Zhou Family and then accumulate merits to acquire treasures like Foundation Establishment Pills from the Zhou Family.

"Very good, then I will look forward to your performance at that time!"

Zhou Chun nodded slightly and patted Xu Fu on the shoulder before turning and leaving.

He did indeed have plans to develop Longxing Valley, but that wasn't for now.

Some preparatory work still needed to be done in advance. Only when everything was truly ready would he send Xu Fu and the others to Longxing Valley to establish the Zhou Family's own frontier base.

So after returning from the Death Warrior Camp, Zhou Chun became busy with organizing a joint martial arts competition.

The reason for this idea was not only to wear down the arrogance in the hearts of the young clan members through the martial arts competition but also to take the opportunity to build further relationships with other family powers.

Fortune favors the prepared, and adversity follows the ill-prepared; this is an eternal truth.

It was very difficult for the Zhou Family to expect the emergence of a Golden Core Stage cultivator now; it was simply unrealistic.

And without a Golden Core Stage cultivator, if they wanted to continue expanding the family's influence, they had to develop horizontally.

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Once the Zhou Family had established alliances with several other major cultivation clans, their influence was naturally bound to expand further.

However, this task was clearly not an easy one to accomplish.

First and foremost, each major cultivation clan had its own circle of relationships, many of which were the leaders within their circle.

To convince them to join the Zhou Family's circle and not as leaders, would they readily agree?

There was also the taboo originating from the Green Lotus Temple.

Though the Green Lotus Temple had never explicitly forbidden their subordinate cultivation families from forming various alliances, and indeed they often turned a blind eye to such relations between many families,

it did not mean they were genuinely willing to see those beneath them unify into alliances, acting in concert.

If subordinates were united, it often became difficult for leaders to exercise their authority.

Finding the right balance was something that Zhou Chun and the Zhou Family would have to measure on their own.

To enhance attractiveness, Zhou Chun's first stop was the Su Family in Jiangzhou.

He visited his Taoist companion Su Yuzhen and met with the Ancestor of Su Family to explain some of his ideas.

The Ancestor of Su Family, after listening to his words, immediately narrowed his eyes and said in a faint voice, "I understand the calculations in your mind, lad. The Su Family can indeed support you in this matter, sending some clan members to participate, as it would be good training for them."

"However, I must warn you to gauge this properly. Do not involve other Golden Core families or establish any sort of alliance organization, and you must report to the Green Lotus Temple, explaining the intent behind organizing these events."

"What's most important for your Zhou Family right now is to focus on enhancing the cultivation levels of the family elites—that is where your family's true strengths lie!"

It is said that with age comes wisdom, and a Golden Elixir Cultivator like the Ancestor of Su Family, who had lived for five to six hundred years, could easily discern Zhou Chun's real intentions behind organizing the joint martial contests.

Being a Golden Elixir Cultivator himself, he naturally knew things that Zhou Chun was unaware of.

At this point, he solemnly warned and reminded Zhou Chun.

Indeed, this was why Zhou Chun had come to visit him.

After hearing his words, Zhou Chun hurriedly bowed respectfully and thanked him, "I appreciate the teachings of the elder. I will surely heed your advice."

"Alright, I'll make the arrangements with my people. If there's nothing else important in the future, do not disturb my cultivation!"

The Ancestor of Su Family waved his hand, dismissively sending him off.

If it weren't for Su Yuzhen's sake, he wouldn't have granted an audience to a Foundation Establishment Stage cultivator like Zhou Chun, let alone offer guidance and advice.

And even with Su Yuzhen's face to consider, he could not possibly treat Zhou Chun as he did his own disciples, frequently granting audiences and giving advice.

Such treatment in the entire Su Family was afforded to less than a handful of individuals.

Now that he had pointed this out, Zhou Chun could not help but feel a sense of loss welling up within him.

Unquestionably, the Zhou Chun of the past would have wished never to see the Ancestor of Su Family again in his lifetime.

Yet ever since the Ancestor of Su Family took residence in the Zhou Family, helping to defeat and drive away attacking Golden Elixir Cultivators, Zhou Chun realized how safe it was to have a Golden Core Cultivator as a backbone.

The advice given by the Ancestor of Su Family this time further reinforced this realization.

Now suddenly being told by the Ancestor of Su Family not to come for a visit without a significant reason, Zhou Chun unavoidably felt a sense of loss.

The emergence of this feeling left him incredulous, thinking himself rather pathetic!

Right then, he dared not even look at the Ancestor of Su Family's face any longer, hastily bowing before taking his leave.

He certainly did not want the Ancestor of Su Family to realize his true thoughts at that moment; that would have been truly embarrassing!

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