Chapter 1705: Chapter 642: Old Friends Fallen Away
Although Zhou Daoyi successfully formed his Golden Core later on, the situation was very perilous, and he only fully recovered after years of rest.
Under such circumstances, even if Zhou Chun expressed his willingness to provide Nascent Soul Spirit Material for the father and son, they were not confident in replicating the success of the two predecessors.
After all, even a set of Nascent Soul Spirit Material only increases the success rate by less than thirty percent.
Items like the top-grade [Five Elements Spirit Fruit] are not available to many cultivators in the entire Cultivation World during core formation; Zhou Chun couldn’t possibly obtain such spiritual objects for them.
Therefore, after careful consideration, Zhou Zhengyong and his son both gave up on the plan to risk everything.
After all, if they fail, they would almost certainly die.
Upon hearing Zhou Zhengyong’s words, Zhou Chun was silent for a while before finally sighing softly, saying, "Ah! I understand, let’s pretend I didn’t say anything!"
Then Zhou Chun left Jiufeng Ridge with a complex state of mind and headed to the Su Family in Jiangzhou.
Upon arrival at the Su Family Mountain Gate, Zhou Chun quickly found the elder of the Su Family in his cave dwelling, who had started bedridden.
It turned out that the lifespan of the ancestor of Su Family was almost at its end; it was essentially confirmed to be within these few years!
Su Yuzhen had returned to the Su Family Mountain Gate over ten years ago to prepare for the final transition.
Upon seeing Zhou Chun, the ancestor of Su Family immediately gathered energy and sat up from his bed.
"Ancestor, there’s no need for that, lying down to talk is just the same."
Zhou Chun quickly advised, afraid that something might go wrong with him.
However, the ancestor of Su Family, refusing to concede, said with his chin up, "I am nonetheless a Golden Core Stage cultivator. Although I don’t have many years left to live, I can still stand up!"
To this, Zhou Chun could only smile bitterly, knowing that the elder’s stubborn nature had surfaced again, and dared not counter his words.
Fortunately, though aged physically, the ancestor of Su Family’s mind was still sharp.
After restoring his dignity, he fixed his eyes on Zhou Chun and said, "Zhengchun, your cultivation level seems to have significantly improved again; you must be very close to breaking through the barrier of the Golden Core Late Stage now!"
"Ancestor has a keen eye; indeed, I’ve had some encounters recently, and my cultivation level has improved substantially."
Zhou Chun paused briefly, then admittedly smiled and acknowledged the fact.
Upon hearing this, the ancestor of Su Family promptly asked, "How confident are you in breaking through the Golden Core Late Stage?"
Upon hearing this question, Zhou Chun hesitated initially, then glanced at his partner Su Yuzhen beside him, eventually nodding lightly, saying, "Ancestor, you are not an outsider, so I shall speak frankly!"
"To be honest, regarding breaking through the Golden Core Late Stage, I have been planning for a long time. If nothing unexpected happens, it should be achievable within a century!"
Actually, this statement was quite conservative.
If the [Four Spirits Barrier-breaking Pill] is as miraculous as described in the alchemy recipe, breaking through the Golden Core Late Stage should be no problem.
However, it’s certainly not appropriate to overpromise at this moment.
Even so, upon hearing Zhou Chun’s response, the ancestor of Su Family was slightly surprised, and Su Yuzhen also revealed a trace of astonishment.
The ancestor of Su Family couldn’t help but marvel, saying, "Good boy, it seems I underestimated you after all!"
After the surprise, Su Yuzhen looked at Zhou Chun with a face full of admiration and fondness, eyes brimming with admiration.
The ancestor of Su Family, after his astonishment, sighed again, saying, "It’s a pity I won’t live to see that day when you truly shine over the Jingguo Country Cultivation Realm!"
Seeing this, Zhou Chun promptly responded solemnly, "Honored ancestor, should I truly reach that day, I will personally come to pay respects to you!"
Upon hearing this, the ancestor of Su Family couldn’t help but laugh heartily, saying, "Good, good, good; with your word, I can die without regret!"
After his laughter, he stepped down from the bed, took Su Yuzhen’s hand in one hand, and Zhou Chun’s hand in the other, then overlapped their palms, saying, "In my whole life, I have no regrets. From now on, Su Yuzhen and the Su Family are entrusted to you, Zhengchun. I hope you will look after and support the Su Family within your capacity, ensuring that the Su Family does not decline under Yuzhen’s generation!"
This action, although not a formal entrustment of an orphan, carried a similar meaning.
Since Zhou Chun had promised several times in his presence to take care of the Su Family, he wouldn’t avoid the responsibility or have second thoughts at this moment.
He immediately replied solemnly, "Rest assured, Ancestor, I will protect Yuzhen well and help manage the Su Family so it won’t decline under her leadership!"
"Good! With your promise, I can truly rest assured now!"
The ancestor of Su Family’s expression relaxed, and his final concerns faded away.