Clan Cultivation: Starting from Beast Taming

Biyun Mountain.

Originally, Zhou Chun should have been more familiar with Biyun Mountain than the vast majority of Zhou Family Cultivators.

After all, he had been sent here to teach the Mu Family Cultivators the Beast Taming Technique, and had stayed for more than a year.

But now, when he had returned, the scene that greeted him was completely different from what he remembered.

The once picturesque Biyun Mountain now had many areas scorched into barren land, and even the grass and trees on the main peak bore traces of transplantation.

Even the coverage of the Mu Family's new Spirit Cleansing Formation had been greatly reduced by nearly half.

It was clear that the Mu Family currently couldn't find enough cultivators to maintain the operation of the Spirit Cleansing Formation and could only arrange a small-scale array, carving out a place for cultivation.

At this moment, seeing Zhou Chun and Zhou Jiarui arrive, Mu Yuntian immediately came over to personally greet them.

"Welcome, Taoist Friend Zhou and Little Friend Zhou, to the Mu Family. I, Mu, have been waiting for your arrival for quite some time."

"Taoist Friend Mu is too kind,", said Zhou Jiarui, "Today, as the Mu Family reconstructs its gates, we come on the command of the Supreme Elder to offer congrats, wishing the Mu Family can recover its essence energy and regain its prestige soon."

Having said that, Zhou Jiarui unhooked a Storage Pouch from his waist and handed it forward, "This modest congratulatory gift is not meant as disrespect; I hope Taoist Friend Mu will kindly accept it."

"You're too courteous, both of you are far too courteous!"

Mu Yunshan's face bore a smile as he politely insisted, yet without any hesitation, he accepted the Storage Pouch.

But, after he took a moment to scan the contents of the Storage Pouch with his Divine Sense, his expression turned to one of shock.

Then, in a hurry, he bowed to Zhou Jiarui and said, "The benevolence of the Zhou Family and Senior Zhou will never be forgotten by me, Mu, nor by the Mu Family, and there will surely be a time of repayment in the future!"

His words were decisive and his tone very firm.

Zhou Jiarui, who initially didn't have a very good impression of him, also felt his mood significantly improve upon hearing this.

After exchanging a few more pleasantries, Zhou Jiarui and Zhou Chun were then invited into the Main Hall with other Foundation Establishment cultivators from various families who had already arrived, and sat together.

After all, the Mu Family has rooted and passed down its legacy in Lanzhou for several hundred years, and with the help of Green Lotus Temple for this reconstruction, there were quite a few Lanzhou forces that came to support the event.

However, most forces simply prepared a congratulatory gift and sent someone to make an appearance.

It was rare for a power like the Zhou Family to be willing to spend real resources to send gifts and assistance; it was evident that they were not very optimistic about Mu Yuntian's efforts to rebuild the Mu Family.

This was probably related to the current situation.

With the ruckus caused by the Dragon Transformation Sect, no one knew what the future would hold.

Some more conservative families were now looking to save whatever they could, preferring not to expend resources and owe favors.

Yet this made the Zhou Family's generosity stand out even more.

Therefore, when the celebration began, Mu Yuntian changed his original decision and made the Zhou Family the first to receive his toast of gratitude. He offered a public toast to Zhou Jiarui and Zhou Chun, thanking Zhou Mingde and the Zhou Family for their help and support to the Mu Family.

Such an attitude caused many guests present to look sidelong in surprise.

But considering Zhou Mingde's efforts to rescue the Mu Family were truly exceptional, along with assisting Taoist Mingxia in slaying the Black Dragon Protector, thus avenging the Mu Family, these people found reasons to come to terms with this gesture and no longer found it strange.

After a round of toasting and listening to Mu Yuntian discuss future plans for the revival of the Mu Family, the ceremonial event, which was nothing more than a formality, came to an end.

In essence, it was really just a formality.

The Mu Family might claim to have rebuilt, but the remnants of battle still littered within the gates, so what kind of celebration could truly be held?

Today's so-called reconstruction celebration was nothing more than a signal to the Lanzhou Cultivation World.

Biyun Mountain's Mu Family may have suffered great calamity, but the family's legacy remained unbroken, and they had the capacity to retain the Mu Family's former properties and preserve the family's dignity.

Of course, whether the latter was truly achievable remained to be seen.

In any case, since the various forces were willing to send representatives to attend the celebration, it meant they were willing to maintain their old relationships with the Mu Family and acknowledge this new Mu Family.

However, after the event, as they prepared to leave, Zhou Chun's gaze suddenly shifted, and he spotted an acquaintance.

He promptly excused himself from Zhou Jiarui and Mu Yuntian and walked over to the familiar figure alone.

Approaching quickly, he reached the purple-robed female cultivator who was collecting items in the hall and said, "If I am not mistaken, you are Taoist Friend Ziying. Do you still remember Zhou?"

Hearing Zhou Chun's words, the purple-robed female cultivator looked at him with a complex expression and replied, "Ziying certainly hasn't forgotten Taoist Friend Zhou. I've heard that Taoist Friend Zhou has now become the Acting Clan Leader of the Zhou Family, my congratulations to you!"

This purple-robed female cultivator was Mu Ziying, whom Zhou Chun had once taught the Beast Taming Technique at the Mu Family, and the two families had at one point attempted to bring them together.

However, Zhou Chun had no intention of marrying at that time and had sternly rejected Mu Ziying's advances.

When Zhou Chun arrived at the Mu Family earlier, Mu Ziying had actually seen him.

But knowing well the vast difference in their cultivation levels and statuses now, and that her family, which had once given her support, had suffered a calamity, Mu Ziying didn't dare to come forward and acknowledge him.

To her surprise, upon noticing her, Zhou Chun took the initiative to approach and greet her.

This turn of events, however, only made her feelings more complex, and a multitude of thoughts sprouted in her mind.

As a result, when she spoke, her voice came out somewhat oddly, tinged with a note of sorrow.