Clan Cultivation: Starting from Beast Taming

The other Demon Beast groups within the Beast Garden also showed healthy growth, with the number of new Demon Beast cubs born each year increasing.

At the same time, under the protection of the Zhou Family's security team, the number of Loose Cultivators coming to the Zhou Family for cultivation had also increased compared to a few years ago, which in turn significantly increased the Zhou Family's rental income.

This series of joyous events made Zhou Chun and the other high-level members of the Zhou Family extremely satisfied and happy, alleviating many of their worries.

For Zhou Chun personally, his own gains over the past two years had been substantial as well. Continue your journey with empire

Not only had he initially mastered the two secret techniques he had been cultivating, but he had also tempered his meridians through more than a dozen rounds of refinement, to the point where they could withstand the invasion of minor amounts of Golden Qi without being damaged.

This cleared a major obstacle for his subsequent formal practice of the "Golden Cauldron Profound Technique."

Meanwhile, under his relentless nurturing, Baibai, the Silver Lightning Python, had finally accumulated enough cultivation level to reach the pinnacle of a first-rank Demon Beast by slowly consuming and digesting Hundred-Year Spirit Herbs.

Originally, if Baibai had continued to accumulate its power at this pace, it would have taken several more years to break through.

However, the three-hundred-year-old Dragon Blood Ginseng previously obtained by Zhou Chun was enough to spare it from this arduous effort.

That day, Zhou Chun summoned Baibai, who had been cultivating in the mountains, to the courtyard.

"Baibai, you must do your best this time and succeed in your breakthrough," Zhou Chun said.

In the courtyard, Zhou Chun gently stroked the forehead of the Silver Lightning Python Baibai, and under its expectant gaze, he fed it the Dragon Blood Ginseng.

After swallowing the Dragon Blood Ginseng, Baibai immediately coiled itself upon the specially crafted Dragon Coiling Pillar in the courtyard and began to slowly fall asleep, digesting the potent medicinal power of the Dragon Blood Ginseng.

The Rock Earth Turtle lying in the same courtyard watched this scene and couldn't help but show a look of envy in its eyes.

It had reached the limit of the first rank much earlier than the Silver Lightning Python.

But due to its bloodline, it was unable to break through by consuming powerful Spiritual Medicines like Baibai the Silver Lightning Python could.

In other words, it needed to consume Spiritual Medicines containing special powers to break through.

At the moment, Zhou Chun had not yet found the time to seek out the Spiritual Objects necessary for its breakthrough, so it was now only following Zhou Chun's instructions, trying to develop new applications for its innate Spells, and dig deeper into its potential.

"Stone, you don't have to be envious. Once Baibai succeeds in its breakthrough and our strength is greater, we will be better able to find the Spiritual Objects you need for your advancement," Zhou Chun reassured.

"Rest assured, no matter what, I will definitely not give up on you," he said.

It seemed that Zhou Chun had noticed the look in the Rock Earth Turtle's eyes and turned back to comfort his Spirit Pet.

Zhou Chun was not one to be fickle in his affections, especially since the Rock Earth Turtle had saved his life on many occasions and had been of great help to him since following him—a true meritorious retainer.

Naturally, he would not let down this old companion and was determined to find a way to help it succeed in its advancement.

Expecting that the Silver Lightning Python would take a considerable amount of time to succeed in its advancement, Zhou Chun instructed Stone to look after the home before leaving his residence to head towards the Central Peace Hall for work.

Upon his arrival at the Central Peace Hall, the Vajra Monkey, which had been recently appointed as the guardian Spirit Beast of the hall, immediately greeted him with a bow and a salute.

The old monkey, having been coached by the Green Wood Spirit Ape for over two years, had changed many of its monkey-like habits and now seemed to be enlightened, understanding the importance of ingratiating itself with humans.

Whenever Zhou Chun had time, he would also give it guidance to help it better develop its innate Spell powers.

Of course, the Green Wood Spirit Ape provided more guidance; it was the true master in this regard.

Nodding slightly to the old monkey, Zhou Chun then began to review the documents organized and laid out by the Scribes on his desk.

Recently, the Wang Family had sent a letter proposing to hold a new competition of joint Sparring among the five major Cultivation families, seeming to suggest that they want the Zhou Family to host the event.

This was fundamentally a positive situation, indicating recognition of the Zhou Family's strength.

However, the Zhou Family was in a slightly awkward position at the moment.

Within the youth group under thirty years old, there was hardly any notable talent; the highest Cultivation Level in the group was only at the eighth level of the Qi Refinement Realm!

In the elite group under sixty years old, the Zhou Family had many Cultivators who could compete for the top ten.

But given the Zhou Family's outstanding performance last time, the He Family, Sun Family, and other clans all expressed that restrictions must be imposed on the Zhou Family Cultivators' Spirit Pets in the competition, otherwise, they would not participate in the Sparring event.

However, if Spirit Pets are truly banned from the competition, it would be very difficult for the Zhou Family's Cultivators to achieve notable success.

Therefore, Zhou Chun didn't immediately agree to it and planned to first hold a martial arts tournament within the clan to gauge the bottom line of these Clan Members.

"Hmm, those first-order Magic Artifacts I eliminated are of no use to me now, so I'll take out a few as prizes!"

Zhou Chun stroked his chin and thought about it, and soon had an idea for the martial arts tournament's rewards.

The Clan Leader, Zhou Daoyi, is now focused on cultivation and doesn't get involved in clan affairs unless it's something particularly important that can't disturb him.

An internal martial arts tournament like this naturally did not require alarming him.

So after Zhou Chun prepared the prizes, he notified all the Clan Members who met the qualifying conditions for the competition and told them to get ready.

Several days later, when the event was set to begin, Zhou Chun and a few Elders all arrived at the scene.

Before the official start of the competition, Zhou Chun, the Vice Clan Leader, gave a speech.

"Fellow Clan Members, the purpose of this martial arts and spell tournament is to evaluate the fruits of your cultivation, so that the higher-ups in the family can see your capabilities."

"Therefore, do not harbor any thoughts of holding back, and be sure to give it your all."

"Today, those who perform outstandingly will be rewarded by the family."

After a brief speech, at Zhou Chun's signal, Zhou Jiarui, the Elder acting as the referee, stepped onto the stage and began calling names for participants to take their places.

In today's competition, there were many familiar faces to Zhou Chun.

Relatives of his generation, like his third sister Zhou Zhengjing, his eighth brother Zhou Zhengtao, his tenth brother Zhou Zhengyong, and others, were all participants in the elite group.

Even the weakest among them were at the tenth layer of the Qi Refinement Realm, and each had cultivated a superior first-grade Demon Beast Spirit Pet, making them among the stronger Cultivators in their realm.

There were also some Cultivators of the "Jia" generation who, likewise, had reached the tenth or eleventh layer of the Qi Refinement Realm before the age of sixty.

"Looking at this situation, if we really do hold a combined martial arts tournament, our Zhou Family may only be able to put more effort into the elite group. If one person from the youth group enters the top ten, that would be considered saving face!"

In the audience, Zhou Jiapeng, the newly promoted sixth Elder of the Zhou Family, watched the participating Zhou Family Cultivators and couldn't help shaking his head in disapproval.

He had participated in the elite group's spell tournament last time and made it into the top ten.

Therefore, he undoubtedly had the authority to speak on this matter.

"Actually, this is a normal occurrence. According to the rules of those several families in the past, it is nearly impossible for any family to perform outstandingly two consecutive times in the spell tournaments held every dozen years or so," Zhou Chun said calmly, showing no feeling of regret.

A Cultivation Clan might be able to produce a Purple Mansion Cultivator or a Foundation Establishment Cultivator every generation.

But expecting outstanding Clan Members under sixty or thirty to emerge every dozen years or so is unrealistic.

That's also why several Cultivation Clans would hold these martial arts and spell tournaments together.

Since no family could continuously excel, it meant there were opportunities for different families to stand out, giving everyone a reason to keep participating.

Even though it was so, the thought of possibly coming in last still made the Elders feel somewhat uncomfortable.

Elder Zhou Daoquan couldn't help but interject, "Actually, it's just that our Zhou Family happened to coincide with this. If it were several decades earlier, before coming to Jingguo Country, producing a few Qi Refinement Realm Cultivators under thirty every dozen years wasn't a difficult task."

"If it were twenty years later, those juniors in the family would also grow up and be able to shoulder the responsibility!"

These words were as good as not saying anything at all.

Decades earlier, the Zhou Family would not even consider the Wangs and Hes small Clans to be on the same level!

Therefore, including Zhou Chun, the other high-level Zhou Family members could only offer a wry smile.

They did not continue the conversation.