Clan Cultivation: Starting from Beast Taming

Zhou Daoyi had been away from Lanzhou, and many things had occurred during his absence.

Upon hearing the news that the Mu Family had been annihilated, he, being in Yunzhou at the time, was also greatly shocked.

Had it not been for the consideration that Zhou Mingde, the mainstay of the Zhou Family, was still around, he would have likely arranged for someone to replace him and returned at once.

The fierce battles he had witnessed in Yunzhou also gave him a heightened sense of crisis regarding the current situation.

He was well aware that the Zhou Family needed to make a breakthrough in its overall strength in order to remain stable in the upcoming complex scenarios and to plot further development.

Hence, after bringing back the Foundation Establishment Pills this time, his first order of business was to have Zhou Chun begin his seclusion to concentrate on enhancing his cultivation in preparation for Foundation Establishment.

With two Foundation Establishment Pills in the Zhou Family's possession, as long as Zhou Chun wasn't extremely unlucky, succeeding in Foundation Establishment wouldn't be a problem.

If luck was on their side, and only one pill was needed for success, then the extra pill would provide another opportunity for the Zhou Family to produce a Cultivator at the Foundation Establishment stage!

Although Zhou Chun didn't understand why Zhou Daoyi was so eager for him to undertake Foundation Establishment, since it was the Clan Leader's command and it was beneficial and harmless to himself, he naturally didn't object.

After discussing the clan affairs with Zhou Daoyi, he returned to his residence to focus on his cultivation practices.

Of course, Zhou Chun couldn't possibly spend all his time cultivating, as cultivation only took up part of his day.

The rest of the time, he pondered over the path he should take after Foundation Establishment.

When Zhou Daoyi had him enter seclusion for Foundation Establishment, he also allowed him to bring a book from the Book Collection Tower, "Detailed Explanation of Foundation Establishment," specially compiled by the Zhou Family's ancestors for the new Cultivators after Foundation Establishment.

The book clearly and extensively outlined the path of development after Foundation Establishment, including choices of Cultivation Techniques, skills to learn, secret techniques to focus on, and methods of self-improvement, among others.

While "Detailed Explanation of Foundation Establishment" might not detail every possible scenario for a Cultivator who had just established their foundation, it certainly could save many from taking wrong turns and offer more chances to reach the Purple Mansion.

Therefore, although this book wasn't a Cultivation Technique or a secret technique, it was not accessible to Cultivators below the Zhou Family's Foundation Establishment level.

Originally, Zhou Chun was supposed to wait until after successful Foundation Establishment to read the book.

But Clan Leader Zhou Daoyi was confident in his success, so he allowed him to read it in advance, enabling him to make decisions quickly post-success.

To be honest, after reading the book, Zhou Chun indeed gained a much wider perspective and learned much useful knowledge.

But soon after, he began to face the difficulty of making choices.

Because indeed, there were many decisions that necessitated sacrifice!

And once decisions were made in many of these cases, one generally had to stick to that path, making it extremely difficult to alter later on.

This made Zhou Chun prone to daydreaming while staring into the sky during his free time over the following days.

Beyond the various decisions he would need to make after his own Foundation Establishment, Zhou Chun also had another matter to contend with, which was advancing his Rock Earth Turtle and Silver Lightning Python to the second rank.

The Silver Lightning Python as a mid-level Demon Beast did not have any bottlenecks to ascend to the second rank.

However, if it were to grow normally, the time span from a first-rank high-grade Demon Beast to a second-rank would be quite lengthy.

To accelerate its growth to the second rank, it would still be necessary to prepare some precious elixirs and Spiritual Objects that could speed up its growth.

The Rock Earth Turtle, being a low-level Demon Beast, had once used a piece of "Feldspar Stone" to purify its bloodline, but to achieve bloodline sublimation and evolve into a mid-level Demon Beast, it would also require the aid of some special Spiritual Objects.

These special Spiritual Objects were often pricey and incredibly difficult to locate.

Despite Zhou Chun's substantial wealth, supporting these two Spirit Pets' ascension to the second rank would likely deplete much of his fortune.

That would only be because after his Foundation Establishment, he wouldn't need to spend money on obtaining Cultivation Techniques or Magic Artifacts for himself.

Otherwise, if he were just a Loose Cultivator, even if he had saved tens of thousands in wealth before Foundation Establishment, he would quickly spend all of it following success.

Earning more and spending more is a very common phenomenon after Foundation Establishment.

"So, in the end, it all boils down to money!"

"If after Foundation Establishment I could earn ten times more than other Cultivators of the same level, I would have far more choices and wouldn't need to be so entangled in decision-making!"

"If I could earn tens of times more than other Cultivators of the same level, then even if I arrogantly claimed I wanted everything, I would have the confidence to back it up!"

In the courtyard, Zhou Chun looked up at the sky and mumbled to himself.

He had discerned the surface and grasped the true essence.

Money isn't everything in the Cultivation World, for sure.

Money can't let Cultivators do whatever they want, either.

But for Cultivators below the Golden Core Stage, having Spirit Coins to spare can solve most of the problems and annoyances they encounter.

Be it Magic Artifacts, Elixirs, Talismans, Cultivation Techniques, or secret techniques—all of these could be bought with Spirit Coins.

A high-level Cultivator once said that even a pig, given enough Spirit Coins to spend recklessly on it, could be raised to a third-rank Demon Beast!

This statement might be somewhat exaggerated.

But it nonetheless speaks to a large part of the truth.

However, having money can hardly be said to be easy! Chapter Your:

As Zhou Chun himself pointed out, Cultivators who can earn ten times more than their peers are exceedingly rare in the Cultivation World!

One might possibly be found only among a thousand Cultivators, a real one in a thousand!

And those who can earn tens of times more are probably one in ten thousand!