Clan Cultivation: Starting from Beast Taming

When Zhou Chun returned to Taoist Mingxia's presence, she could be said to have been waiting with bated breath.

"How did it go? Have you completed the task?"

She couldn't wait to ask Zhou Chun, her eyes filled with an expectant light.

"Fortunately, junior has successfully obtained information from Senior Lu that could topple the Dragon Transformation Sect!"

Zhou Chun nodded slightly and promptly took out the Profound Light Projection Mirror to hand over to Taoist Mingxia for her own inspection.

Taoist Mingxia naturally wouldn't be polite with him. After receiving the Magic Artifact, she immediately began to refine and inspect it.

As expected, even someone like Taoist Mingxia, a Purple Mansion Phase Cultivator, was utterly shocked and lost her composure after learning the secret information revealed by Lu Ran about the Dragon Transformation Sect.

After she regained her composure, she suddenly gripped the Treasure Mirror tightly and said solemnly, "Let's go, we must return to the Sect immediately to report to the Temple Master!"

As she finished speaking, she seemed to recall something, frowned, and looked at Zhou Chun, saying, "Taoist Friend Zhou, you won't have problems returning to the Zhou Family alone, will you?"

Upon hearing her words, Zhou Chun's heart sank at once, immediately grasping her implication.

She was concerned that having him along would slow down her travel, and wanted him to fend for himself!

It was not quite casting off a grinding stone after crossing the river, but it was akin to dismantling the bridge after crossing!

Although he felt extremely annoyed and disheartened, Zhou Chun managed only to show a reluctant expression and said, "If Senior Mingxia finds junior to be a burden, then I shall make my own way back."

He was well aware that it would be odd if he didn't show any displeasure at this time.

However, Taoist Mingxia acted as if she didn't notice the reluctance in his words and simply said calmly, "This matter is of great importance. It's good that Taoist Friend Zhou understands!"

"Consider this third-tier top-grade Talisman as my apology to you, Taoist Friend," she added.

After saying that, she released the third-tier intermediate Demon Beast, the Wind-Thunder Leopard, mounted it, and rode it back to the Green Lotus Temple alone.

Seeing this, a glint flashed in Zhou Chun's eyes, and he immediately soared into the sky, flying towards the exit of the underground river.

Four days later, Zhou Chun arrived back in Lanzhou and the Zhou Family even faster than Taoist Mingxia.

However, only Clan Leader Zhou Daoyi and Supreme Elder Zhou Mingde of the Zhou Family were aware of his return.

Moreover, he stayed in the family for less than two days before he quietly left with Clan Leader Zhou Daoyi, once again arriving at Dragon Abyss Marsh through the underground river.

Soon after, Zhou Chun established contact with Lu Ran using the method he had been given, and within a few days, he brought Clan Leader Zhou Daoyi to meet with Lu Ran on a peninsula surrounded by water on three sides.

"Senior Lu, this is Clan Leader Zhou Daoyi of the Zhou Family. The two of us have come to seek your help in breaking the Secret Foil," Zhou Chun immediately introduced Zhou Daoyi to Lu Ran upon meeting.

Zhou Daoyi also took the opportunity to bow to Lu Ran, saying, "Junior Zhou Daoyi pays respects to Senior Lu."

"Taoist Friend Zhou is courteous," responded Lu Ran with a slight nod.

Then, with a look of surprise and doubt, he asked Zhou Chun, "Little Friend Zhou, how did you arrive so quickly?"

Zhou Chun had already anticipated this question and immediately replied with a wry smile, "Not wishing to deceive Senior Lu, the Clan Leader actually followed junior and Senior Mingxia to the Wasteland Territory in secret. Along the way, Senior Mingxia deemed junior a burden and left me behind!"

Hearing this, a flicker of surprise crossed Lu Ran's eyes as he couldn't help but comment, "It seems my caution was warranted. Those major forces really do have few trustworthy individuals!"

"Isn't that the truth!" Experience tales with empire

Remembering how the Zhou Family had provided for Taoist Mingxia for many years only to be treated this way by her, Zhou Chun also sighed deeply.

He was all too aware of Taoist Mingxia's intentions.

By using him to obtain those secrets about the Dragon Transformation Sect, Taoist Mingxia's position in the Green Lotus Temple was bound to rise sharply.

By then, many would seek to curry favor with her, so who would care about the petty Zhou Family?

If the Zhou Family stopped their offerings because of this, the loss would be on them, not on her.

Depending on heaven, earth, or people is not as good as depending on oneself.

This incident had given Zhou Chun a deeper understanding of the meaning of that saying.

"This is the Secret Foil that was found on the remains of a Dragon Transformation Sect Cultivator, please take a look, Senior Lu," said Zhou Daoyi, taking out the Secret Foil that he had kept on him and handing it over.

"Of course," Lu Ran replied, receiving the silver-white metallic foil.

He then pinched a spell with his hand and directed a stream of Spiritual Power onto the foil, which immediately emitted a silver glow.

Lu Ran also immersed his Divine Sense to examine it.

Zhou Chun and Zhou Daoyi, seeing this, cast expectant glances at him.

After waiting for about half a quarter of an hour, Lu Ran raised his hand and recalled the floating metallic foil, handing it back to Zhou Daoyi.

He then sighed lightly and said, "I don't know how to tell you both, but it does indeed record a precious secret technique of the Dragon Transformation Sect, specifically the 'Secret of Dragon Transformation' and its derivative techniques, yet it only contains the cultivation methods up to the fourth level."

Is that so?

Zhou Chun and Zhou Daoyi exchanged a look.