Clan Cultivation: Starting from Beast Taming-Chapter 1164 - 502: Return Fully Loaded [Subscribe Request]_2

Thousand Serpent Ridge is located in the borderland of Yunzhou, and was once the dividing line between the Wasteland Territory and Jingguo Country.

After Jingguo expanded its territory a thousand miles southward following a victorious campaign against the Dragon Transformation Sect, this area was officially incorporated into Jingguo.

However, due to the Ridge being densely populated with venomous snakes and the caves below the mountains being teeming with serpent nests, few clans or factions dared to establish branches or strongholds here.

Thus, this place became a haven for adventuring loose cultivators.

After all, Snake Demons are treasures in themselves; their scales, eyes, gall, blood, and even their eggs are highly sought-after goods. freewёbn૦νeɭ.com

In such a region teeming with Demon Beasts, one would unsurprisingly encounter members of the Zhou Family.

On this day, Zhou Family Foundation Establishment cultivators Zhou Xinyan and Zhou Xinchen personally led a group of twenty to thirty into Thousand Serpent Ridge.

Their goal this time was a particular serpent nest, where someone had discovered two Tier-2 Flamescale Pythons along with a large patch of Fire Serpent Grass.

Zhou Xinyan had contracted two Demon Beasts: one was the Blue Feather Fire Kite that the Zhou Family had gifted him, a mid-tier Demon Beast, and the other was a Redflame Dragon Python.

The Blue Feather Fire Kite had been hatched during his Qi Refinement Realm days, and with an excellent foundation, it had now been nurtured into a Tier-2 mid-grade Demon Beast.

However, the Redflame Dragon Python had only been hatched as a Spirit Pet after his Foundation Establishment breakthrough; it possessed a low-grade Demon Beast bloodline and still remained at the Tier-1 superior-grade level.

Given Zhou Xinyan’s potential and cultivation level, he naturally couldn’t tolerate his Redflame Dragon Python staying at the Tier-1 level for long. Over the years, he’d been scheming to help it break through.

The discovery of the two Tier-2 Flamescale Pythons was the opportunity he had been waiting for to ensure his Spirit Pet’s advancement.

Once a Flamescale Python reached Tier-2, its body would awaken a trace of Fire Flood Dragon bloodline. If its gall was mixed with a Dragon Transformation Grass of three hundred years’ maturity and fed to the Redflame Dragon Python, there was a sixty to seventy percent chance it could advance to Tier-2.

However, the two Tier-2 Flamescale Pythons were formidable and were kings of their python clan. Despite Zhou Xinyan being only a step away from the late Foundation Establishment Stage, he wasn’t confident in taking them down on his own.

After some deliberation, he reported his needs to the Zhou Family and requested their support.

As a result, Zhou Xinyi, having received approval from Zhou Chun, organized this Thousand Serpent Ridge training expedition, assigning Zhou Xinchen to lead a team of young Zhou Family cultivators to assist Zhou Xinyan in exterminating the serpent nest.

"The Demon Snakes of Thousand Serpent Glade are mostly venomous. Though we are well-prepared this time and have Xiao Lian here to help with detoxification, all of you must remain cautious and not be careless!"

"Remember, when you venture out on your own in the future, there won’t always be someone to help you detoxify!"

Once entering Thousand Serpent Glade, Zhou Xinyan began solemnly reminding the team.

This operation primarily served to help him, so he couldn’t let anyone meet with misfortune.

Otherwise, leaving aside the guilt he’d feel, he’d also have to bear the compensation and funeral costs personally.

Though Zhou Xinyan possessed a Superior Spiritual Root Aptitude and was favored within the clan, he lacked the advantage of having blood-related elders like Zhou Zhengyong to support him. After achieving Foundation Establishment, he had to rely solely on his own efforts.

At the very least, for matters like acquiring Purple Mansion Spirit Matters to assist in opening his Purple Mansion, the family wouldn’t provide free resources like they had with the Foundation Establishment Pill but would require him to exchange merit points for them.

Fortunately, all the Zhou Family cultivators in the team had been educated in the clan’s schools from a young age and were well-disciplined. Zhou Xinyan’s cultivation level and status were enough to command their respect, so they obediently followed orders without causing trouble.

On the way to the Flamescale Python serpent nest, Zhou Xinyan and Zhou Xinyi deliberately sought out Tier-1 Demon Snakes for the young cultivators to practice combat, letting them adapt to life-and-death battles with Demon Snakes.

Yet after observing them for a while, Zhou Xinyan frowned and sent a voice transmission to Zhou Xinchen, saying, "Although our family is renowned for its Beast Taming Techniques, relying solely on contracted Demon Beasts to fight Demon Snakes won’t temper their combat resolve. Shouldn’t we let them face the Demon Beasts directly?"

Zhou Xinyan had personally participated in the previous war resisting the invasion of Demon Cultivators, personally slaying many of them on the battlefield, including three Foundation Establishment Stage Demon Cultivators. His battle experience was considerable.

Seeing the younger cultivators hide behind their contracted Demon Beasts during battles with Demon Snakes, merely playing a supportive role, left him somewhat displeased.

After hearing Zhou Xinyan’s suggestion, Zhou Xinchen realized the issue as well. After some thought, he nodded and said, "Hmm, Brother Yan, you make a good point. With the two of us here to watch over them, it should be safe enough."

Having reached a consensus, they followed Zhou Xinyan’s advice, instructing the younger cultivators to keep their contracted Demon Beasts nearby while directly facing the Demon Snakes themselves.

As a result, the young cultivators who were previously able to easily overpower Demon Snakes of the same rank quickly found themselves flustered and overwhelmed, with most requiring intervention from the two Foundation Establishment cultivators to avoid danger.

Several even fell victim to snake venom and had to take Detoxification Pills to rid themselves of the poison, suffering in the process.

However, among them, one person stood out for their exceptional performance.

That person was the Poison Cultivator Zhou Yuanlian!

It must be said that the Myriad Poisons True Scripture is an extraordinary cultivation technique.

Though Zhou Yuanlian’s Spirit Root Aptitude barely reached the threshold for a mid-grade Spiritual Root, after switching to this cultivation technique, it had only been a little over ten years, yet her cultivation level had already reached Qi Refinement Realm Level 9, making her a late-stage Qi Refinement cultivator.