Chapter 1653: Chapter 629: Passing the Torch
Thanks to the joining of these Loose Cultivators, many Members of the Zhou Family have been liberated. They no longer have to work overtime like before, which had greatly reduced their cultivation time.
In fact, each of the Zhou Family Members who survived the Beast Tide has become quite wealthy, having gained significant harvests during the tide.
They need some time to transform the harvested items into actual cultivation level improvements, converting resources into their own cultivation strength.
Just like Zhou Chun’s long-held viewpoint, the wars in the Cultivation World have always been filled with both danger and opportunity.
After a war, as long as the defeat is not devastating, like Green Lotus Temple’s situation, generally there are good gains to be had.
The Zhou Family’s achievements today are largely due to profiting immensely from wars, allowing them to surpass those local Golden Core families who have developed steadily for hundreds or even thousands of years!
As time passed unknowingly, ten years have gone by since the end of the Beast Tide.
With the Zhou Family’s decade-long efforts, the Green Lotus Mountain Range has slightly regained some of its former grandeur, showing a hint of an immortal heaven’s prosperity.
And a new generation of Zhou Family Members has been born here.
This generation of Members belongs to the “Hundred” lineage.
Back when the Zhou Family took root in Jiufeng Ridge, Zhou Mingde, Zhou Chongshan, Zhou Daoyi, and other Elders discussed and finalized the sixteen-character generation motto, “Heaven and Earth are clear, uphold the Tao and guard the family, stay true to one’s heart, aspire to great heights,” replacing each generation every fifty years.
Now, as the cultivators from the “Yuan” generation of the Zhou Family begin to have offspring, these sixteen characters aren’t enough.
Fortunately, Zhou Mingde noticed this earlier on and prepared accordingly, extending the original sixteen-character lineage with another sixteen characters.
These newly extended characters start with the “Hundred” generation: “Hundred blessings and celebrations, jade joy and mystical light, culture thrives and martial strength flourishes, the legacy passes through ten thousand ages.”
Calculating fifty years per generation, these sixteen characters represent sixteen generations, usable for another eight hundred years!
On this day, accompanied by a long Dragon Chant resonating from Green Lotus Peak, a Silver Flood Dragon suddenly soared out from a water pool on the mountain, flying into the skies, joyfully soaring and flaunting in the air.
It continued swallowing that Fourth-Order mid-grade Three-Legged Thunder Gull Demon Core, and Thunder Flood Dragon Baibai finally broke through to Fourth-Order mid-grade, becoming Zhou Chun’s fourth Fourth-Order mid-grade Spirit Pet.
Originally, it was Zhou Chun’s second Spirit Pet to break through to Fourth-Order and had awakened its Bloodline Inheritance, mastering the cultivation method of breathing, so its cultivation speed was supposed to be faster than other Demon Beasts.
However, it had been delayed due to constant bloodletting and scale plucking, and unlike Flame Prison Phoenix and Golden Armor Turtle Bearer Stone, it hadn’t encountered a series of fortuitous encounters, rapidly improving its cultivation like riding a rocket.
It wasn’t until Zhou Chun slew two Fourth-Order Thunder Attribute Demon Beasts during the Beast Tide, obtaining two Fourth-Order Demon Pills for it, that it encountered the opportunity for a breakthrough.
Before it, Mu Sang the Wood Charm, relying on its opportunity at Misty Immortal Mountain and another small chance encountered in Wasteland Territory two years ago, barely broke through to Fourth-Order mid-grade ahead of it.
Among Zhou Chun’s five Spirit Pets, only the Golden Winged Tiger has yet to break through.
But actually, the Golden Winged Tiger is the least concerned.
Because it possesses both Gold and Wind attributes, among the Demon Pills Zhou Chun holds, those that match it are the most abundant.
It merely needs to systematically refine Demon Pills and cultivate, and it won’t take long to break through to Fourth-Order mid-grade Demon Beast realm.
Moreover, as long as Zhou Chun reserves that Fourth-Order superior Golden Light Unicorn Demon Pill for it, its future breakthrough to Fourth-Order superior Demon Beast realm will be remarkably smooth.
At this time, after wildly flying across the sky, Thunder Flood Dragon Baibai swiftly descended from the clouds, landing in Zhou Chun’s abode.
Zhou Chun and Su Yuzhen had long been alerted by its commotion and emerged from their Cultivation Room.
Seeing it descend, Zhou Chun smiled broadly, clapping and laughing, “Excellent, excellent, Baibai, you have finally broken through successfully.”
“Congratulations, husband, on gaining another powerful aide.”
Su Yuzhen also expressed warm congratulations to Zhou Chun with a smile.
She now almost lives permanently at the Zhou Family, not only because the Cultivation environment is better but also because the Ancestor of Su Family no longer fears her long stay would estrange her from the Su Family’s younger generation.
As Zhou Chun’s companion, Su Yuzhen genuinely feels delighted and joyful about Zhou Chun’s progress in cultivation and power.
Afterward, Zhou Mingde, who was also in the Green Lotus Mountain Range, came to offer his congratulations and was equally pleased about the matter.
Several years ago, the Green Flood Dragon Qingqing belonging to Zhou Daoyi successfully broke through to Fourth-Order. It was sent back by Lin Hongyu to the Green Lotus Mountain Range and is now settled in a water lake within the mountain, cared for by dedicated personnel.
Now with Thunder Flood Dragon Baibai also breaking through to Fourth-Order mid-grade Demon Beast, the Zhou Family can utilize these two Fourth-Order Flood Dragons to establish a production line of Dragon Blood Spirit Items and Dragon Blood Demon Beasts.
This has significant implications for enhancing the family’s overall strength.
After congratulating Zhou Chun, Zhou Mingde took the opportunity to say, “By the way, Zhengchun, a clan member recently proposed an idea. He wants to apply for a few drops of Phoenix Fire Essence Blood to cultivate a new breed of demon beast. Do you think it should be supported and encouraged?”