Clan Cultivation: Starting from Beast Taming

"But in consideration of the family's safety and security, Daoyi, you must push yourself harder. Now everything depends on you."

As he said this, Zhou Mingde's gaze was also deeply fixed on Zhou Daoyi.

"Supreme Elder, rest assured, I am well aware of the great responsibility I bear and dare not slacken for even a moment,"

Zhou Daoyi nodded solemnly and said in a heavy voice, "If all goes well, I should be able to make a breakthrough within three to five years!"

"Good! Then let's continue to play along for a few more years."

Zhou Mingde exclaimed in approval, obviously satisfied with the answer.

Then he reached into his Storage Pouch at his waist and took out three jade boxes.

"These three items are of no use to me; take them and deal with them carefully, making sure not to leak any information because of them."

With that, he handed the items to Zhou Daoyi.

"Yes, we will handle them properly. Supreme Elder, please rest assured,"

Zhou Daoyi responded and accepted the items.

Afterward, the two stayed in Zhou Mingde's cave dwelling for a while before returning to the Central Peace Hall.

"This three hundred-year-old Dragon Blood Ginseng comes at just the right time, Zhengchun. Keep it safe, and when your Silver Lightning Python has accumulated enough, you can use it to advance to the second rank."

"As for this egg of the Redflame Dragon Python, let the Elders decide who is willing to cultivate it. Although it's only a low-level Demon Beast, if we continue nurturing it with Dragon Blood Spiritual Objects, it still has a good chance to advance to the second rank."

"This piece of Dragon Blood Precious Jade, our family does not have an Artifact Refiner who can make use of it. Hold on to it for now, and see if we can trade it in the future for something we need."

Inside the Central Peace Hall, after Zhou Daoyi and Zhou Chun returned, they immediately started to arrange the ownership of the three treasures acquired from the trade.

Items acquired through dubious means should definitely be kept from the knowledge of as few people as possible.

Therefore, they could not possibly be offered to the common clan members for exchange.

For the likes of Zhou Chun and the other high-ranking family members, who usually had more than enough merits to spare, using them to exchange for these items as compensation was indeed suitable.

Therefore, Zhou Chun did not offer any false modesty, and generously accepted the Dragon Blood Ginseng. Following Zhou Daoyi's instructions, he informed the Elders to come over and discuss the ownership of the Redflame Dragon Python egg.

Eventually, after some discussion, the Redflame Dragon Python egg was taken by the Fourth Elder, Zhou Jiarui.

After dealing with the items acquired from the exchange, the Zhou Family returned to calm once again.

Now that he knew Clan Leader Zhou Daoyi could successfully break through to the later phase of Foundation Establishment within the next three to five years, Zhou Chun began to make preparations for changing his cultivation technique.

With his continuous personal investment in issuing tasks to collect Golden Qi, he had already gathered a substantial amount.

Therefore, he could boldly use part of the Golden Qi as a consumable for simulated attempts.

Just like when he initially cultivated the Secret Technique "Xinjin Sword Qi", those who cultivate "Golden Cauldron Profound Technique" must first condition their meridians to withstand the invasion of Golden Qi.

As long as he didn't take the last step of forming the cauldron, the act of absorbing Golden Qi would at most cause slight injuries to the meridians but not endanger his life.

In the quiet room, Zhou Chun sat cross-legged, then lifted the lid of the gourd-shaped Magic Artifact in front of him that absorbed Golden Qi, making a subtle hand gesture.

Instantly, an invisible stream of Golden Qi was drawn out by him and directly entered his body through his nostrils and into his lungs.

Among the five viscera, the lungs belong to metal; therefore, it is most fitting to spread Golden Qi throughout the body through the meridians connected to the lungs.

But Golden Qi, after all, is an extremely destructive external evil Qi. Even though Zhou Chun's meridians had been greatly strengthened after Foundation Establishment, suddenly being attacked by a large amount of Golden Qi still caused him intense pain, with sweat dripping from his forehead and his teeth tightly clenched.

Fortunately, he had previous experience with this kind of pain. Although the pain was unbearable, he did not panic at all; instead, he focused on maintaining his concentration and driving his Mana to slowly move the Golden Qi through his body, preventing it from running wild and entering crucial areas like the heart meridian.

After staying in the quiet room for half a day, Zhou Chun walked out with a pale face and headed into the courtyard.

Vomit!

He opened his mouth to vomit, and a large pool of blood appeared on the ground.

These were the internal bleeding injuries caused by the Golden Qi moving through his body.

After expelling the accumulated blood fluid from his body, Zhou Chun felt much lighter and immediately went to his room to recover.

Thus, in the following months, Zhou Chun absorbed the Golden Qi every one or two months to temper his meridians, allowing his body to adapt to this external malignant aura.

One day, Zhou Chun received some good news from Zhou Zhengyong.

A female monkey that was often favored by the newly crowned Monkey King, the Redflame Vajra Monkey, was discovered to be pregnant.

Upon learning of this, he held it in high regard and promptly visited Flying Rock Peak.

"Currently, nothing can be discerned from the pregnancy, but according to what Zhengyong said, there is over a 90% certainty that the offspring is sired by the Redflame Vajra Monkey."

"I firmly believe that this time, we can definitely establish a formal breed of the Redflame Vajra Monkeys within the Zhou Family!"

At Flying Rock Peak, Zhou Daoquan, facing Zhou Chun, who had come to inquire about the news, spoke with full confidence in his judgment.

Clearly, he had never doubted his own words for a moment, even to this day.

Seeing this, Zhou Chun also showed a smile and said, "If Elder speaks so confidently, then I, as the junior, am reassured and will eagerly await the good news."

After bidding farewell to Zhou Daoquan, he then visited the Book Collection Tower.

Upon entering the Book Collection Tower, he saw the Vajra Monkey learning to write under the tutelage of the Green Wood Spirit Ape.

When the Vajra Monkey saw him come in, it tried to put down its pen to greet him.

However, the Green-Haired Giant Ape slapped its head unceremoniously.

At once, the monkey let out a woeful whine and could only circle its head before continuing to write.

Witnessing this scene, Zhou Chun also revealed a smile as he watched from the side.

After the Vajra Monkey had finished writing, Zhou Chun looked at the Green-Haired Giant Ape and asked, "How is it? Elder Yuan, do you think this old monkey is capable of being cultivated into something worthwhile?"

Upon hearing this, the Green-Haired Giant Ape promptly answered, "Although it is a bit slow and has difficulty settling down, it should be no problem for guarding the house and protecting the courtyard. As for the rest, it depends on its own fortunes."

Zhou Chun naturally understood the deeper meaning behind the "fortunes" mentioned.

He did not further comment on the matter, just smiling and saying, "Then I will have to trouble Elder Yuan to take extra care in teaching it etiquette to prevent any trouble for me in the future."

"Easy to say, just send over more Spirit Fruits and Spiritual Wine, and I'll make sure it's well-trained and impressive to all," the Green-Haired Giant Ape promised, thumping its chest.

Hence, it is said that only those who have received will desire more.

Previously, the Green-Haired Giant Ape was accustomed to a simple and meager diet, desiring nothing.

But ever since it had enjoyed the Spirit Fruits and Spiritual Wines Zhou Chun brought with Spirit Coins from outside a few times, it found the ordinary wild fruits and water insipid and uncomfortable.

Now it even knew how to dilute wine with water, savoring it slowly.

"No problem, I will take care of it," Zhou Chun said with a smile and readily promised, then after interacting with the Vajra Monkey, he returned to Pagoda Peak.

Two months later, there was also good news from the Deer Garden.

Several ordinary does that were brought in from outside had been impregnated by the male Octagonal Aquatic Deer.

Although the offspring of such a union between Demon Beasts and wild beasts might not all become Demon Beasts,

it would be considered a huge success if two or three out of ten could become Demon Beasts.

Moreover, wild beasts containing Demon Beast bloodline inherently have much stronger physical strength than ordinary wild beasts, which makes them excellent mounts.

And now that two of the main Demon Beasts being bred by the two families have successively brought forth good news, for a Beast Taming Family like the Zhou Family, this was undoubtedly an auspicious sign.

Many of the older generation Zhou Family Cultivators viewed this as a sign of the family's flourishing future and were sincerely pleased.

However, the issue of allocating these newly born Demon Beasts soon became a headache for Zhou Chun as the Vice Clan Leader.

Both the Redflame Vajra Monkey and the Octagonal Aquatic Deer were excellent contract partners for Qi Refinement Realm cultivators.

So before the beast cubs were even born, some Zhou Family Cultivators came to him, hoping to place advance orders.