Clan Cultivation: Starting from Beast Taming

After being in seclusion for one year and three months, Zhou Chun emerged.

Almost as soon as he had stepped out of the closed-door cultivation chamber, Supreme Elder Zhou Mingde, who resided in the cavern dwellings at the mountain peak, noticed his exit.

Therefore, before he had a chance to return to his residence to visit his two Spirit Pets that he hadn’t seen in a year, Zhou Mingde summoned him to the cavern dwelling.

Subsequently, Clan Leader Zhou Daoyi also hurried to the place.

"Your aura is robust and profound, sturdy as a diamond; it seems your transition to the ’Golden Cauldron Profound Technique’ went quite smoothly!"

Inside the cavern dwelling, Zhou Mingde’s piercing gaze examined Zhou Chun up and down, quickly discerning the enormous change that had occurred in him.

Upon hearing this, Clan Leader Zhou Daoyi directly turned to Zhou Chun and asked, "How do you feel? Can you talk about what makes a top-tier cultivation technique so powerful?"

"I feel great; it was worth enduring all the hardships and preparation from before!"

Zhou Chun replied with a light smile, not holding back, and promptly recounted the advantages he had gained from transitioning to the ’Golden Cauldron Profound Technique’.

"Impressive! Just by hearing you describe it, one can tell how strong you have become; truly befitting of a top-tier technique passed down from ancient times!"

After listening to Zhou Chun’s description, Zhou Daoyi couldn’t help but exclaim in admiration, amazed and envious of his achievements.

"Top-tier techniques are tough to cultivate and master, but once completed, the rewards are indeed enormous!"

Zhou Mingde nodded, feeling quite moved by the thought.

He then advised Zhou Chun, "However, the fact that you have cultivated a top-tier technique must remain a secret. In the future, just say you have practiced a Combat Technique!"

Zhou Chun understood that his words stemmed from concern that standing out too much might bring envy and trouble.

He immediately responded formally, "Yes, I understand, Elder."

Seeing that Zhou Chun grasped his meaning, Zhou Mingde nodded with satisfaction, "Then you should continue your cultivation diligently at home. That way, Daoyi can also focus on constructing the Flood Dragon Nest."

Afterwards, he let Zhou Chun return home.

Back at his residence, Zhou Chun’s reunion with his Rock Earth Turtle and the Silver Lightning Python Baibai, who he had not seen for over a year, was incredibly affectionate.

These two Spirit Pets had been fed intermittently by Clan Leader Zhou Daoyi, and although they were never starved, it was clear they were not cared for as meticulously as when Zhou Chun was present.

"Stone, rest assured that now I have completed the transition of cultivation techniques, I will dedicate myself to finding Spiritual Objects for you to purify your bloodline and advance to the second stage as soon as possible," he assured while petting the head of the Rock Earth Turtle in the courtyard.

After switching to the ’Golden Cauldron Profound Technique,’ he didn’t have any other urgent tasks.

He could naturally devote his energy to cultivating his Spirit Pets and other aspects.

Zhou Chun had also decided that apart from cultivating and handling clan affairs, he would focus on mastering several secret techniques and some second-tier Spells.

Once he had learned the secret techniques and Spells, he would try cultivating a skill.

After Foundation Establishment, he had a lifespan of well over 240 years, so for him, who was just over forty, there was still a long road ahead!

In the following days, through reviewing records of clan affairs in the Central Peace Hall and interacting with others, Zhou Chun learned about various events that had occurred within the family during his more than a year of seclusion.

For instance, the matter of the Zhang Family from Tiantai Mountain sending people to apologize.

And about a month after his seclusion began, Zhou Daoquan, the third Elder of the family, had left to wander afar in search of opportunities to open up his Purple Mansion.

There were also thriving developments in the various enterprises belonging to the family.

However, one matter piqued Zhou Chun’s curiosity.

During his year in seclusion, the Hu-surnamed cultivator he had dealt with in Cangzhou had sent three letters to the Spirit Beast Restaurant asking him to visit Cangzhou for an urgent favor.

The most recent letter, sent just over ten days ago, was much more earnest than the previous ones.

"Well, I’ll just leave it be for now. If there truly is an urgent matter, he will surely send someone to invite me," he said, shaking his head as he stored the letters without paying too much mind to the matter.

He had only left a way to be contacted originally with the thought of possibly making a friend.

Whether or not he wanted to pursue this friendship was another matter!

Once he took over the family’s affairs again, he also made changes to the clan personnel.

Zhou Jiasheng, who had been the Shopkeeper of the Spirit Beast Restaurant for many years, was called back to the family, with Zhou Jiafei taking over as the new Shopkeeper.

Zhou Jiasheng was appointed by Zhou Chun as the Financial Steward, in charge of managing and compiling the family’s finances.

Zhou Zhengxun, who managed Deer Garden, had performed admirably and was promoted to Steward of the Hundred Beasts Hall.

Zhou Zhengyong, the former Steward of the Hundred Beasts Hall, was then reassigned to the position of Supervisory Steward. Nôv(el)B\\jnn

"Currently, our Zhou Family has a total of 176 cultivators, including 135 members of the Zhou clan and 41 Maternal Family Cultivators."

"Over the past year, the family’s income in Spirit Coins is roughly around 35,400, while the expenditure is about 23,000 Spirit Coins."

"Also, over the past year, the family distributed approximately 18,000 points of merit, while 11,000 points of merit were written off."

"At present, the family’s account holds a reserve of approximately 27,400 Spirit Coins."

In the Central Peace Hall, invited by Zhou Chun, including Clan Leader Zhou Daoyi, all the clan’s Foundation Establishment cultivators gathered again to hear him report on the current general situation of the family.

Compared to the last time, the number of Elders present saw the absence of Zhou Daoquan, the third Elder, and the addition of Zhou Jiapeng, the sixth Elder.