Clan Cultivation: Starting from Beast Taming

A person who betrays his sect for profit might find that out of ten unrelated Cultivators, perhaps half would despise such behavior.

Yet, when a person betrays even his parents, children, and other family members for profit, out of those ten unrelated Cultivators, it's likely that nine would scorn him!

What is there that a person who can sell out even his closest kin wouldn't betray?

If the Zhou Family were to implement Zhou Chun's current reform plan, it might indeed greatly enhance the clan's strength, but it would inevitably divide the bonds between Cultivator clan members, creating barriers between the strong and the weak, and they could no longer be as close as before.

If this were to continue, even if the family became stronger, what was once a single large family might turn into countless small families where people only grow close to the few they are directly related to, caring for them.

Should the family face any grave crisis, rallying these small families to unite and confront the danger together would be nearly impossible!

At that time, the Zhou Family could be said to exist in name only!

Thinking of this, Zhou Chun broke out in a cold sweat.

With his head covered in sweat, he exchanged a glance with Zhou Chongshan, then hastily lowered his head and said, "Elder is right to reproach, I have been short-sighted and failed to consider all aspects!"

Then, after a pause, with a firm expression, he raised his head again and said, "I will go back and redo the reform plans, focusing on creating a new plan centered around family unity, to ensure that the new plan truly benefits the family as a whole and every individual in the family!"

"Then go back for now, I too wish to see what you can come up with!"

Zhou Chongshan waved his hand and spoke noncommittally.

At this moment, Zhou Chun did not dare to boast.

He immediately took back the plan and dejectedly returned to Pagoda Peak.

No sooner had he returned to Pagoda Peak than he was called over by the Clan Leader, Zhou Daoyi.

And as soon as the two met at Zhou Daoyi's residence, Zhou Daoyi looked at him with a faint smile and said, "How was it, you were scolded by the second Elder, weren't you?"

"How did you know, Clan Leader?"

Zhou Chun looked at Zhou Daoyi with a face full of surprise, wondering how he was aware of his experience.

But he quickly regained his composure, and with a wry smile, shook his head and said, "That's right, if even the Elder could see it, how could you not?"

After speaking, he looked puzzledly at Zhou Daoyi and asked, "Then why didn't you give me any pointers before?"

He had first shown his completed reform plan to Clan Leader Zhou Daoyi.

At the time, Zhou Daoyi also said he would fully support pushing forward with the family reforms.

Thinking back, Zhou Daoyi's words at that time also had a deeper meaning!

Facing his question, Zhou Daoyi continued to smile calmly and said, "Because I too wanted to see what your reputation among the Elders was, and to gauge their insight into family reforms."

At this point, he looked deeply at Zhou Chun and added, "Even if the second Elder did not scold you, when you finally come to me, I would still have enlightened you that we could not truly implement reform according to your plan."

"I see, I have learned my lesson," said Zhou Chun, his heart tinged with bitterness as he nodded slightly, feeling somewhat downcast.

He had always had smooth sailing before and had never been so criticized, naturally finding it difficult to cheer up.

Seeing his thoughts, Zhou Daoyi comforted him with a tone of reassurance, "Actually, your good intentions are known to me and all the Elders. Reforming the family is also something I have been contemplating."

"But there are so many people in the family, each with different demands and capabilities. To satisfy their demands, harness their abilities, and maintain their sense of belonging to the family, is indeed a very difficult balance to strike."

"If you truly wish to reform the family, you will need to spend more time and effort, carefully understanding each Family Cultivator's thoughts and finding out their bottom line."

With a sigh, he continued, "Remember, haste does not bring success. We Cultivators have plenty of time, and currently, the family is not at a point where we must reform or perish."

After hearing these comforting words, Zhou Chun did begin to feel a bit better.

He also realized that indeed, he had been somewhat overeager before.

He then answered with a solemn expression, "I understand, I will certainly bear in mind the Clan Leader's words today and continue to devote my heart to the reform work!"

"Hmm, as long as you understand."

Zhou Daoyi nodded slightly, only then allowing him to leave.

Afterward, Zhou Chun indeed did not bring up any more matters about reform; he simply devoted himself to the painstaking cultivation of secret techniques and the handling of family affairs.

He also took the opportunity to follow the instructions of Clan Leader Zhou Daoyi, taking the time to individually understand each clan member's demands of the family and the extent of the reforms they could tolerate.

About half a year after Zhou Chun took on the role of Vice Clan Leader, the two magic artifacts that he had ordered from the marketplace, which could collect and contain Golden Qi, were finally delivered.

Both artifacts were modeled after a precious vase, and the Golden Qi collected by each artifact was enough to replenish four uses of "Xinjin Sword Qi."

According to his estimates, the total amount of Golden Qi needed to forge the cauldron in his cultivation of the "Golden Cauldron Profound Art" would require about ten such vases to be filled!

However, storing Golden Qi did not necessarily require these special magic artifacts.

The collected Golden Qi could be stored first in a man-made sealed chamber and confined with a formation to prevent it from dissipating.

As long as it wasn't for a very long time, the natural rate of dissipation would be very slow and could almost be ignored.

So these two special artifacts were already enough for Zhou Chun's needs.

And for these, he had paid a staggering 1,800 Spirit Coins!

Once the artifacts were in place, Zhou Chun offered high rewards and set up tasks for the family cultivators to help him collect Golden Qi.

He even spread the message to the Wang Family, Sun Family, He Family, and several other families, allowing cultivators from these families to also take on this task.

Of course, if cultivators from other families outside the Zhou Family took the task, they had to first obtain a guarantee letter from the Clan Leader of their respective families.

Otherwise, Zhou Chun would indeed have to worry about someone pocketing his magic artifacts.

Though unusual, it was not rare for families on friendly terms to also take on such tasks; it was generally done when there was a critical need for something.

Previously, the Zhou Family had also helped other families find certain items, purely for mutual benefit.

It was at this time that good news also came from the Yunzhou battlefield.

After receiving reinforcements from other powers in Jingguo Country, the invading force of the Dragon Transformation Sect in Yunzhou suffered a complete rout, sustaining heavy losses, and even two protectors were surrounded and killed!

Seeing the determination and strength of Jingguo Country, the Dragon Transformation Sect seemed to have grown apprehensive, retracting their main forces.

Now only a few scattered Sect Members of the Dragon Transformation Sect were still lurking in Yunzhou, seeking opportunities to cause destruction.

After achieving such a major victory, the various powers of Jingguo Country did not seem inclined to pursue further, but instead established several large bases for cultivators in Yunzhou to serve as garrisons.

From a broader perspective, the Dragon Transformation Sect undoubtedly lost this war, and their defeat was thorough.

But they did partially achieve their strategic objectives.

Not only did they manage to draw a united front from the various sects of Jingguo Country, testing the relationships among the powers at present, they also plundered several thousand cultivators and millions of mortals from Yunzhou!

After this war, the reputation of the Dragon Transformation Sect was once again spread throughout Jingguo Country, and the sanctions of the sects over the past several hundred years have become a name only.

Moreover, no one knows whether this disturbance of Jingguo Country was merely an early probing move by the Dragon Transformation Sect.

Whether the Dragon Transformation Sect would launch an even more ferocious offensive in the future was something that not even the Nascent Soul Stage patriarchs of the various factions in Jingguo Country could be sure of.

And with the temporary end of the hostilities in Yunzhou, the cultivator families in Lanzhou, which had been tense for over a year, also completely lifted their restrictions, allowing everything to return to the state it was at when the Yunzhou conflict first started.

At the Zhou Family, Zhou Jiapeng and another Cultivator with the 'Family' character in their generation name, who had obtained the Spirit Ascension Fruit, took this opportunity to begin their closed-door Foundation Establishment.

But just as the Zhou Family and other families were completely lifting their restrictions due to the end of the Yunzhou conflict,

An uninvited guest arrived at the entrance to Jiufeng Ridge.

"Jiufeng Ridge's Zhou Family, this is the place, right?"

In the woods outside the mountain gate of Zhou Family Mountain, a spirited and beautiful woman in red, stood on tiptoes, examining the distant mountain gate of the Zhou Family.