Clan Cultivation: Starting from Beast Taming

When this news spread, many Zhou Family Cultivators felt both joy and complexity in their hearts.

The joy, of course, came from the family producing another Cultivator who had reached the Foundation Establishment Stage, thus strengthening their power and heritage.

However, for Zhou Chun, the thirteenth ranked member of the "Zheng" generation to successfully establish his Foundation, it caused quite an unpleasant feeling in some of the elders and his peers among the Cultivators.

Some of them were more than twice Zhou Chun's age; others had once been at the same Cultivation Level as him.

But now Zhou Chun had successfully established his Foundation, while they might never get the opportunity to do so in their lifetimes!

Such a significant disparity naturally left a bad taste in their mouths.

"I never thought he would reach this step so soon!"

Upon hearing the news on Baozhi Peak, Elder Zhou Jiahe was both shocked and delighted, and he couldn't help but admire how quickly Zhou Chun had managed to establish his Foundation.

"I originally thought I would establish my Foundation before him, and that would have made it much easier to call in a favor from him. Now, to my surprise, he's actually ahead of me!"

Zhou Jiapeng, upon learning of Zhou Chun's successful Foundation Establishment, was also filled with emotion, his heart brimming with amazement.

"Indeed, I knew our thirteenth brother had to have a promising future, a Foundation Establishment Cultivator at the age of thirty-six, tsk tsk tsk..."

Zhou Zhengyu, who had once accompanied Zhou Chun to Yunzhou to investigate the Flood Dragon, could only express his amazement upon hearing the news.

And Zhou Zhengtao, who had previously made sarcastic remarks to Zhou Chun during the capture of the Octagonal Aquatic Deer, was dumbfounded upon hearing the news.

After standing in a daze for quite a while, he finally let out a deep sigh, "It's true what they say, 'comparisons between people can be infuriating'."

Leaving aside other Zhou Family Cultivators' reactions to the news of Zhou Chun's successful Foundation Establishment,

let's talk about Zhou Chun himself. Upon returning to his residence, he couldn't help but remember his previous conversation with Clan Leader Zhou Daoyi.

It turns out that after one's Foundation Establishment as a Cultivator, there are generally three types of Cultivation Techniques one might pursue.

One type allows the Cultivator to gain Divine Skills powerful enough to defeat enemies, and successful practice of such techniques comes with considerable Dharma Power and certain traits, significantly enhancing the Cultivator's combat ability, possibly even to the extent of defeating opponents from higher realms!

However, the downside of these techniques is also very clear: after cultivation, the speed of Mana improvement is extremely slow, and to make a breakthrough in just a small Cultivation Level can take decades.

Those who practice such techniques can pretty much give up on ever opening their Purple Mansion!

The second type of technique is the exact opposite; not only is the speed of Mana advancement remarkable, making it easy to succeed in cultivation, but the likelihood of encountering bottlenecks in one's Cultivation Level is also far lower than that of those practicing the first type of technique.

Yet, the drawback of this technique is all too clear: it almost entirely lacks self-protective capabilities, and the Divine Skills that come with it are pitifully weak. Cultivators cannot gain any combat strength from the technique.

If they are of the same Cultivation Level, it's almost impossible for someone practicing the second type to defeat someone practicing the first type; they might even be defeated by those at a lower level!

Even so, many Cultivators choose to practice the second type of technique in hopes of breaking through to achieve a longer lifespan.

After all, seeking the Dao for eternal life is the original intent of many who set foot on the path of Cultivation.

Beyond the first two types of techniques, there is a third, which is the type chosen by Zhou Chun.

This third type of technique can be said to have the best features of the first two. It not only significantly enhances a Cultivator's combat ability, allowing for the gain of powerful skills for defeating enemies, but also facilitates rapid Mana advancement.

But this type of technique has its shortcomings, too.

It comes with many restrictions during cultivation and the process is extremely dangerous, often posing life-threatening risks. A moment of carelessness could result in death during cultivation!

Typically, only Cultivators with extraordinary talents and capabilities beyond ordinary people would choose to practice this third type of technique.

In addition, compared to the first two types, there are very few of these highly prized third-type techniques; they are not easily obtained.

As of now, among the Zhou Family, not one Cultivator dares to practice this third type of technique!