Clan Cultivation: Starting from Beast Taming-Chapter 1168 - 503: Starfall Gold [Please Subscribe]_2

However, the drawback of the "Soul Control Technique" is that the cultivator must be at least one major cultivation realm above the target. Otherwise, the "Soul Seed" cannot pose any threat to the opponent and can be easily erased.

Additionally, if a cultivator with a far more powerful Divine Sense intervenes, the Soul Seed can be removed with the cooperation of the affected individual.

From this perspective, the "Dragon Soul Heart Seed" is undoubtedly far more intricate and extraordinary than the "Soul Control Technique."

Unfortunately, although the Zhou Family possesses the cultivation method for the "Dragon Soul Implantation Technique," this technique can only be employed after mastering the fourth layer of the "Dragon Transformation Secret Technique." Furthermore, the target must have cultivated the "Dragon Transformation Secret Technique" to the third layer to successfully plant the "Dragon Soul Heart Seed." As for Zhou Chun, he does not cultivate this method using the Green Flood Dragon Bloodline!

Once the technical requirements are met, refining [Earth Mother Profound Gold] becomes a routine, labor-intensive process.

Each day, Zhou Chun uses his Golden Elixir True Fire to refine the ore, gradually stripping away its impurities, leaving behind only the [Earth Mother Profound Gold].

At his current pace, it would take approximately two years to refine all the mined [Earth Mother Profound Gold] ores.

With this in mind, one can better understand why Lin Hongyu took several years to refine her Lifebound Dharma Treasure.

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Jiufeng Ridge, Baozhi Peak.

After successfully acquiring the gallbladder of a second-tier Flamescale Python, Zhou Xinyan returned to the family to complete his assignment and then hurried to Jiufeng Ridge. Here, he began the evolution process for his spirit pet, the Red Flame Dragon Python, feeding it two gallbladders and a three-hundred-year-old Dragon Transformation Grass. ƒrēenovelkiss.com

His choice to come to Jiufeng Ridge was heavily influenced by psychological reasons.

Many cultivators in the Zhou Family now firmly believe that Jiufeng Ridge is a place of fortune for the clan. Cultivators who choose to cultivate in seclusion or attempt to evolve their spirit pets here have a better chance of success than elsewhere.

Zhou Xinyan is one of those believers. Thus, he deliberately chose Baozhi Peak, where Clan Leader Zhou Chun used to reside, as the site for his spirit pet’s breakthrough and evolution.

He even selected a location near Zhou Chun’s former courtyard.

Perhaps there truly is some intangible force at play, for within just over three months at Baozhi Peak, Zhou Xinyan’s spirit pet, the Red Flame Dragon Python, successfully evolved to the second tier, becoming an intermediate-grade demon beast.

The newly evolved Red Flame Dragon Python was now adorned with crimson scales resembling dragon scales, and a noticeable bulge had formed atop its head—similar to the one seen on Baibai, the Silver Lightning Python—which clearly indicated the budding formation of dragon horns.

At this point, perhaps it could be referred to as the Blazing Flame Dragon Python!

Having successfully nurtured his spirit pet into a Blazing Flame Dragon Python, Zhou Xinyan was overwhelmed with joy.

He had always idolized Clan Leader Zhou Chun and regarded him as his ultimate goal, aspiring to become a powerful figure just like him.

Despite already possessing a mid-tier demon beast, the Blue Feather Fire Kite, Zhou Xinyan took on a second contract to raise a Red Flame Dragon Python, dreaming that one day he could cultivate it into a Flood Dragon.

Now that the Red Flame Dragon Python had evolved into the Blazing Flame Dragon Python, it marked a significant step toward becoming a Flood Dragon, and his joy was beyond words.

To celebrate this occasion, he hosted a banquet, inviting numerous clan cultivators to his residence to show off the majestic demeanor of the newly evolved Blazing Flame Dragon Python.

By coincidence, Zhou Chun happened to extend his Divine Sense across Tuyun Ridge and caught a glimpse of Zhou Xinyan’s celebratory scene.

After discreetly assessing Zhou Xinyan’s mana aura and observing the freshly evolved Blazing Flame Dragon Python, Zhou Chun couldn’t help but nod slightly and remark, "Hmm, Xinyan is a decent child. If he can successfully open his Purple Mansion, he may be considered a candidate for Golden Core cultivation in the future."

With superior spirit root aptitude and top-tier cultivation techniques, even in prestigious sects, such a cultivator would be eligible to become a Golden Core seed candidate.

Of course, major sects are rife with geniuses. To truly become a Golden Core seed and receive preferential resources, one must rely on personal background and performance.

Yet in cultivator families like the Zhou Family, talents of this caliber are rare. Unless one displays immense moral shortcomings or is wholly unfit for development, such individuals are generally groomed as Golden Core seeds.

This is one of the key reasons talented individuals from cultivator families choose to remain within the clan.

In essence, the world does not lack geniuses.

Take the Zhou Family as an example—among their clan cultivators, there are currently Zhou Xinyan and Zhou Yuanyuan, both possessing superior spirit root aptitude. In the future, even more superior-grade spirit root cultivators are bound to arise.

Moreover, external cultivators like Zhang Liang and Xu Fu also possess superior spirit root aptitude.

This doesn’t even account for Lin Hongyu and Su Yuzhen, who are both superior-grade spirit root cultivators.

So, if someone thinks that simply having superior spirit root aptitude guarantees them full support from a major sect, they are wholly mistaken.

Regardless of how others perceive it, Zhou Chun’s personal experience has made it clear: resources are far more crucial than talent!

If the resources are sufficient, even a cultivator with middle-grade spirit root aptitude like him can successfully form a core in one attempt.

If resources are inadequate, examples of superior spirit root cultivators failing core formation are all too common.

As the principal controller of resources, Zhou Chun would never allocate resources to a clan member solely because their spiritual root aptitude is exceptional.

Unless, of course, they possessed the legendary top-grade spirit root aptitude.

The passage of time flows steadily. While Zhou Chun devotes himself to refining [Earth Mother Profound Gold], the Zhou Family, under his directives, organizes several craftsmanship contests.