Clan Cultivation: Starting from Beast Taming-Chapter 722 - 368: Dust Settles [Please Subscribe]_2

Chapter 722 -368: Dust Settles [Please Subscribe]_2

After some idle chatter, Lin Hongyu returned first to Zhou Daoyi’s cave dwelling to rest.

However, after she left, the four Purple Mansion Phase Cultivators of the Zhou Family gathered again to discuss a certain matter.

Zhou Mingde glanced over his younger relatives and said in a low voice, “What do you think, should our family hand over the Dharma Treasure I obtained from the Yang Kingdom to Taoist Friend Lin for refining?”

Originally, he had acquired two Dharma Treasures from the Storage Pouch of Han Yuan, a Golden Elixir Cultivator. One of them was given as a betrothal gift to the Ancestor of the Su Family for Zhou Chun, in exchange for the Ancestor’s protection over the Zhou Family and to fend off the vengeful Golden Elixir Cultivators from Qi Country.

But the other Dharma Treasure had always been sealed in the Zhou Family’s secret vault, hidden from the world, known only to a core group of Zhou Family Cultivators.

Now, the Zhou Family’s own Purple Mansion Phase Cultivators were far from the Core Formation stage and had no use for the Dharma Treasure.

Unfortunately, Lin Hongyu, the newly advanced Golden Elixir Cultivator, had no Dharma Treasure to use.

No wonder Zhou Mingde brought up this matter now.

At this point, upon hearing him raise this issue, while Zhou Daoyi and Zhou Chun were still contemplating, the typically reticent Zhou Daoquan was the first to speak, “In my opinion, it is not out of the question to let Taoist Friend Lin refine the Dharma Treasure, but at the very least we should wait until she has been stationed with the family for decades, or has made significant contributions to the family.”

Following his words, the pondering Zhou Daoyi quickly nodded in agreement, “What Daoquan says is sensible; no reward without merit. Hongyu has already received great favor from the family for her Core Formation, and without having achieved any merit for the family, how could she be entrusted with such a treasure?”

“What about you, Zhengchun? How do you see this matter?”

Zhou Mingde suddenly turned his gaze to Zhou Chun to ask for his opinion.

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Zhou Chun promptly replied, “I believe what the elders said makes sense. Even if we were to give the Dharma Treasure to Senior Lin for refining, it should only happen after she has protected our family for some time.”

“Since all three of you agree, then let’s proceed in that way,”

With those words, Zhou Mingde ended the discussion.

A few days later, Zhou Daoyi and Zhou Daoquan accompanied Lin Hongyu through the underground waterways to the Wasteland Territory.

When Zhou Daoyi returned from the Wasteland Territory, he brought back Zhou Zhengyong and Xu Fu with him.

Zhou Zhengyong came back to visit his relatives, as his Dao companion Sun Yujiao didn’t have much longer to live. Zhou Chun specially allowed him to return to accompany his Dao companion on her last journey.

Xu Fu was recalled because Zhou Chun wanted him to oversee the capture of Bandit Cultivators.

With Lin Hongyu’s successful return from her Core Formation, the expansion of the Jade Mining Mountain Base could no longer be delayed.

Now that the issues with the Formation were resolved, all that was lacking was a sufficient number of Cultivators to maintain the operation of the base.

Thus, the task of capturing Bandit Cultivators had to be carried out immediately.

In the Central Peace Hall, Xu Fu, Zhou Zhengbo, and Zhou Xinlan, all Foundation Establishment Cultivators, were summoned by Zhou Chun to that place, where he said to them, “The reason I have called you here today is to entrust you with a very important task.”

After finishing his statement, he informed them of the task to capture Bandit Cultivators.

Among the three, only Xu Fu, who had been informed by Zhou Chun and understood his status, expressed no doubts about the task assigned by Zhou Chun.

However, Zhou Zhengbo and Zhou Xinlan, two Foundation Establishment Cultivators from the Zhou Family, were quite surprised when they heard of Zhou Chun’s task and expressed their doubts on the spot.

To the queries of his two fellow clansmen, Zhou Chun simply nodded and said, “It’s normal to have doubts in your hearts, but remember this: some things are kept from you not because of a lack of trust, but to protect you.”

With added emphasis, he continued, “The assignment of this task to you today is precisely because I trust you to keep the secrets well!”

“Yes, we understand what needs to be done,”

Zhou Zhengbo and Zhou Xinlan exchanged glances, promptly gave their respectful agreement, and asked no further questions.

Afterward, they left Zhou Family Mountain together with Xu Fu, equipped with relevant intelligence provided by the Zhou Family’s Intelligence Hall, and headed to various locations in Jingguo Country and neighboring countries to lure and capture Bandit Cultivators.

Times had changed; whereas in the past the Zhou Family feared exposing their relationship with Lin Hongyu, the Protector of the Dragon Transformation Sect, and they would have to use the Green Wood Spirit Ape, a Demon Beast, for capturing Bandit Cultivators.

Now, capturing Bandit Cultivators was for the family’s own development, and even if discovered, it would not be a particularly big deal—it would at most cause some Loose Cultivators to become hostile towards the Zhou Family.

Therefore, Zhou Chun dared to boldly appoint Foundation Establishment Cultivators from the Zhou Family to handle this task.

After arranging the tasks, Zhou Chun fell into contemplation before heading towards the premises of the Zhou Family’s Hundred Arts Hall.

The Hundred Arts Hall of the Zhou Family was situated on Formation Mystery Peak, where Cultivators of the Zhou Family skilled in Artifact Refining, Talisman Making, and setting up Formations usually gathered.

When Zhou Chun arrived at the Hundred Arts Hall, he went straight to the “Firecraft Institute,” also known as the Artifact Refining area.

Major sects like the Green Lotus Temple would tap into the Underground Fire Veins, drawing the earth fire thousands of feet below to be utilized by sect Cultivators for Alchemy and Artifact Refining.

However, achieving this was not easy; usually, even families with Golden Elixir Cultivators didn’t possess the ability to do so.

The Sanjue Sect had struggled to establish an Earth Fire Chamber, and it was only with the joint efforts of a Golden Elixir Cultivator from the Li Family and an Array Master from the You Family that they managed to carve out a mere three Earth Fire Chambers.