Clan Cultivation: Starting from Beast Taming

At this point, he spoke with sincerity, "I believe that as long as our family is united, there is no difficulty that can stop the Zhou Family, no obstacle we cannot overcome!"

"Well said!"

No sooner had Zhou Chun finished speaking than Zhou Daoyi took the lead in applauding.

Then the other Zhou Family clan members also applauded in response, cheering for Zhou Chun's words.

Whether they took his words to heart or not, clapping was the right thing to do.

The Foundation Establishment celebration for Zhou Chun gradually drew to a close amidst the enthusiastic applause.

After the celebration, the other cultivators dispersed, while Zhou Chun returned to the Central Peace Hall with Clan Leader Zhou Daoyi.

"Now that you are the legitimate Vice Clan Leader of the Zhou Family, you may handle all the affairs of the family in my absence and report back to me afterward,"

"I am quite confident in your ability to manage,"

In the Central Peace Hall, Zhou Daoyi and Zhou Chun sat opposite each other, quietly discussing the division of responsibilities.

Given the relationship between the two, a struggle for power between the Principal and the Vice was naturally out of the question.

In fact, for Zhou Daoyi, as long as Zhou Chun did not make any major mistakes, he was willing to delegate authority to Zhou Chun indefinitely.

For Zhou Chun, who now had a goal to strive for, the responsibilities of a Clan Leader actually felt like a burden!

Facing such trust, Zhou Chun also responded earnestly, "Junior understands, I will definitely not let down the Clan Leader's trust."

This confident reply pleased Zhou Daoyi greatly.

After pondering for a moment, he looked at Zhou Chun with a grave expression and said, "Since you, Zhengchun, have now assumed the position of Vice Clan Leader, there are many things I no longer need to hide from you."

"In fact, my Sky Azure Cloud Python has already advanced to a second-tier superior Demon Beast, and the opportunity for it to Transform into Flood Dragon has been found. I am just waiting for my cultivation to reach the late stages of Foundation Establishment, and then I will fully assist it in Transforming into Flood Dragon."

"If it succeeds in Transforming into Flood Dragon, not only will the Zhou Family gain a third-tier Flood Dragon, but I will also be able to seek out opportunities for the Purple Mansion Phase with its power."

"So though you are still only the Vice Clan Leader now, in reality, from this point forward, the responsibilities of the Clan Leader of the Zhou Family have fallen on you. My duty is to teach and assist you in how to be a good Clan Leader!"

What?

There's such a thing?

Zhou Chun looked at Zhou Daoyi, his face full of shock, stunned by this sudden revelation.

This was something he had not anticipated at all.

And with his intelligence, he quickly figured out what Zhou Daoyi meant by the opportunity to Transform into Flood Dragon.

"Clan Leader, the opportunity for Transforming into Flood Dragon you mentioned, could it be the Green Flood Dragon from Yunzhou that time..."

Zhou Chun looked at Zhou Daoyi, his face full of shock as he blurted out.

Though he did not finish his sentence, his meaning was clearly conveyed.

Zhou Daoyi confirmed with a nod, "Yes, it's pretty much as you've guessed. I did indeed obtain part of the Green Flood Dragon Remains and the Green Flood Dragon Inner Pill."

He then shook his head and said, "It's just that the matter involves another secret that is not convenient to disclose to you at this time. Do not ask any further."

"I see, junior understands,"

Zhou Chun nodded gently, refraining from asking further.

But the shock and envy in his heart were not easily calmed.

He would never have imagined that after so much toil by numerous Purple Mansion Phase Cultivators, the Clan Leader Zhou Daoyi, a mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, had actually obtained the Green Flood Dragon Inner Pill.

And it seemed that the news had been kept very secret, with no outsiders knowing about it until now.

What exactly had happened back then, and how Zhou Daoyi got the Green Flood Dragon Inner Pill, Zhou Chun's curiosity was naturally endless.

However, he also knew that since Zhou Daoyi was so secretive and unwilling to reveal anything, no amount of questioning would likely uncover the truth.

He could only silently admire it!

While Zhou Chun was secretly admiring Zhou Daoyi's good fortune, Zhou Daoyi looked at him again and said, "Regarding the other benefits after your successful Foundation Establishment, the Supreme Elder has expressed that he will still give you the two Magic Artifacts, but the chance to assist you once will no longer be available."

"Once you have chosen your Cultivation Technique, follow me to meet the Supreme Elder and receive the Magic Artifacts!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chun immediately took the opportunity to say, "Junior understands, please lead Junior to select the Cultivation Technique then."

"Then follow me."

Zhou Daoyi said and stood up, leaving the Central Peace Hall to walk towards a mysterious place atop Pagoda Peak.

Zhou Chun followed him on a walk up the mountain and soon arrived in front of a moss-covered cliff face.

Then, he saw Clan Leader Zhou Daoyi take out a small yellow flag and wave it before inserting it into the cliff, whereupon he clasped his hands and cast a spell.

In an instant, a flash of radiance appeared on the cliff face, conjuring a stone door out of thin air.

It turned out that the moss seen before was all an illusion created by the Formation.

After that, Zhou Daoyi took out a specially made key to unlock the stone door, inserted it into the keyhole, and turned it several times to the left; the massive stone door, half a zhang thick, slowly opened.

As the two of them entered, Zhou Daoyi retrieved the yellow flag he had cast out, and the opened stone door was concealed once again by the Array Illusion Technique.

And when Zhou Chun followed him into the stone chamber behind the stone door, what he saw was an open stone chamber with square stone platforms, each half a zhang high, and many of which had objects inside that were protected by colorful shining Protective Barriers.

"The items stored here are the truly precious Cultivation Techniques and secret techniques of our Zhou Family, each one collected through the painstaking efforts and energy of our ancestors, and they represent the real foundation of our Zhou Family!"

"The kind of top-tier Cultivation Technique you want to practice, there are a total of seven kinds in our Zhou Family, but of those, there are only two that truly suit your Spirit Root Aptitude."

"Now, I will take them out for you to have a look!"

Zhou Daoyi said this, and immediately his hands formed a spell, shooting out two streams of azure light from his hands, which landed on the Protective Barriers on two of the stone platforms.

At once, the Protective Barriers atop those two platforms dissipated, revealing the items stored inside.

On the two stone platforms, there was a golden ancient cauldron and a scroll of green bamboo slips.

Zhou Chun looked closely; on the inner and outer walls of the golden cauldron was engraved peculiar-shaped text, likely the Cultivation Technique Zhou Daoyi had mentioned.

The bamboo slips were also filled with rice grain-sized text, which Zhou Chun likewise could not understand.

"These are Dao Carrying Artifacts!"

"The predecessors engraved their Cultivation Techniques onto these special materials to ensure that they could withstand thousands of years without being eroded or damaged by the elements."

"So don't be fooled by their simple appearances; even Cultivators at the Foundation Establishment Stage would have a hard time destroying them!"

While introducing the two items to Zhou Chun, Zhou Daoyi looked at him and smiled slightly, saying, "Let me tell you another secret, all the Cultivation Techniques and secret techniques stored here are the original versions collected by our Zhou Family, while those things Yu Jinghua left in the Spirit Beast Manor are merely counterfeit copies he made himself!"

"So don't think that when the family split, we didn't bring any good items with us; we would absolutely never concede even a bit when it comes to these truly vital core heritages of our family!"

When Zhou Chun heard this, his eyes flashed slightly, and his heart filled with surprise.

The Zhou Family's Cultivators were quite dissatisfied with Yu Jinghua's splitting of the family, so it wasn't strange to refer to him directly by name in private.

But how come Clan Leader Zhou Daoyi's tone made it seem as if the Zhou Family still held some trump cards, capable of standing toe-to-toe with Yu Jinghua?

At that moment, Zhou Chun suddenly realized that there were likely many more secrets of the Zhou Family that he did not know!

But now was not the time to inquire about those; since Zhou Daoyi had not told him, it indicated that he was not yet qualified to be privy to those secrets.

So he quickly suppressed his curiosity and with a puzzled expression, looked at the two items on the stone platforms and said, "But Junior does not recognize the text on these two objects; how can Junior cultivate the techniques recorded within?"