Clan Cultivation: Starting from Beast Taming

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Ordinarily, with the presence of the Guardian Great Formation, even facing a number of Golden Core cultivators several times their own, they would not be without the power to fight.

But at this very moment, the Hall Master of the Red Dragon Hall, influenced by that "rumor," had already left for the headquarters with a fourth-rank mid-grade Red Fire Flood Dragon!

Officially, he did so in response to the requests of the protectors and elders, seeking an explanation from the Sect Hierarch and Vice Sect Hierarchs.

In reality, however, he feared that the two Vice Hall Masters and three Elders would "rebel" and kill the fourth-rank mid-grade Red Fire Flood Dragon.

After all, just over a hundred years ago, the Great Elder of the Red Dragon Hall had indeed done such a thing.

Without the late-stage Golden Core Hall Master and the fourth-rank mid-grade Red Fire Flood Dragon to hold the fort, facing the strong offensive of the Moon Wheel Sect outside, how could the Dragon Transformation Sect's cultivators within the Red Dragon sub-branch not be terrified and panicked.

They all knew very well that with the sub-branch's current strength, there was simply no possibility of withstanding the offensive of the Moon Wheel Sect outside.
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It is feared that within two days, the Guardian Great Formation would be forcibly breached.

By then, without the protection of the Guardian Great Formation, facing the siege of the Moon Wheel Sect cultivators several times their own number, whether they could break through and escape would be up to luck.

As a protector of the Red Dragon Hall, Lin Hongyu was no exception.

At this moment, she was, on the one hand, striving to provide power for the Guardian Great Formation, while also anxiously considering her own way out.

After taking the Red Sun Flowing Bead Pill she had snatched from the Jiang Family, she had successfully broken through to the late Purple Mansion stage.

Considering her age of less than four hundred, she might well have the opportunity to attempt Core Formation in the future.

But soon after she had left seclusion, the matter of the Dragon Transformation Sect using humans to feed Flood Dragons had spread.

Upon learning of this, she too was infuriated and felt deceived and betrayed, her heart growing cold.

Anyone would be devastated to learn that their lifetimes of strenuous cultivation were, in the end, just to serve as food for a "long worm," hardly able to accept such a truth.

If it weren't for the restraint of the "Dragon Soul Seed," it's feared that those Flood Dragons of the Dragon Transformation Sect would have been slaughtered on the spot by the furious protectors and elders.

And after the rage, naturally, Lin Hongyu wasn't willing to be food for a mere beast.

She wanted to struggle to break free from the shackles and constraints!

So, before the three major sects took action, she sent a trusted person with treasures and her own secret letter to the Zhou Family, asking the Zhou Family to help her break free from the restrictions and shatter her shackles.

"Calculating the time, the Zhou Family should have received my secret letter by now, I hope that guy truly isn't so heartless and will help me this time!"

She muttered to herself, yet she wasn't very sure.

Not only because she wasn't confident that Zhou Daoyi would help her, but also because she had little confidence in the success of her own plan.

But now, that was all she could hope for!

On the other hand, just a day before the battle at the Red Dragon sub-branch broke out, a red-clothed woman with cultivation at the initial stage of Foundation Establishment suddenly arrived at the Zhou Family, explicitly requesting to see the Clan Leader of the Zhou Family, Zhou Daoyi.

Although Zhou Daoyi had secretly left seclusion by this time, he remained extremely low-key and didn't reveal his presence to the clan members, and the news of his emergence from seclusion was only known to Zhou Jiahe, the Fifth Elder, who was nominally in charge of the family affairs.

When she heard that a woman who had never been to the Zhou Family before came looking for Clan Leader Zhou Daoyi, she also found it very strange.

But still, she used the pretext of Zhou Daoyi being in closed-door cultivation to attempt the Purple Mansion as the reason to refuse the red-clothed woman's visit.

Unexpectedly, the red-clothed woman was extremely irritable and disregarded her polite refusal. After being rejected, she directly began to attack the Zhou Family's Mountain Protection Array, even using a third-rank Talisman!

Such aggression made it difficult not to alarm Zhou Daoyi.

In the end, it was Zhou Daoyi himself who personally captured the red-clothed woman and began to interrogate her about her origins.

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However, once Zhou Daoyi learned of the red-clothed woman's origins and purpose from her own mouth, he quickly released her from his restraints, and his expression began to change unpredictably.

It turned out that the red-clothed woman was none other than the messenger sent by Lin Hongyu.

She was not a member of the Dragon Transformation Sect and had never cultivated the Dragon Transformation Secret Technique.

Since childhood, she had been taken in by Lin Hongyu, who secretly taught her to cultivate. She had long regarded Lin Hongyu as her godmother, adopting Lin Hongyu's surname and taking the name Lin Wan'er.

After Lin Hongyu had supported her success in reaching the Foundation Establishment Stage, Lin Hongyu commanded her to wander Jingguo Country under the guise of a loose cultivator, collecting information for her and attending to certain matters. It was through her that Lin Hongyu had corresponded with the Zhou Family previously.

This time, Lin Hongyu wanted to break free from the constraints of the Dragon Transformation Sect. She took advantage of a time when the high-level members of the Red Dragon Hall were panic-stricken, secretly meeting with her, handing over some treasures and a letter, insisting that she deliver it personally into the hands of Zhou Daoyi as swiftly as possible.

It was because Lin Hongyu had spoken to her of the severity of the situation that she did not hesitate to use a third-tier talisman to attack the Zhou Family's Mountain Protection Array, drawing Zhou Daoyi's attention.

In the letter, Lin Hongyu earnestly requested Zhou Daoyi to, on the basis of their one-day marital bond, help her establish connections with the Golden Core Stage cultivators from the three great sects. She was willing to act as an insider for the three sects, provide them with information, and aid them in killing the fourth-tier mid-grade Red Fire Flood Dragon of the Red Dragon Hall.

The activation of the "Dragon Soul Seed" necessitated a living flood dragon to cooperate.

Once the fourth-tier mid-grade Red Fire Flood Dragon of the Red Dragon Hall was killed, the restrictions on Lin Hongyu and the elders and protectors of that hall would be lifted, and they would no longer have to cultivate with such heavy restrictions.

Of course, Lin Hongyu knew that their brief marriage was unlikely enough to persuade Zhou Daoyi and the Zhou Family to take risks on her behalf.

Therefore, she also promised in the letter that if she were to successfully escape, she would offer all the wealth she had accumulated in her life to the Zhou Family, and henceforth, she would be willing to secretly perform certain tasks for them.

To maximize her persuasive power with Zhou Daoyi and the Zhou Family, she listed some of the treasures she had in her collection in the letter, including two Foundation Establishment Pills and a spiritual object to aid in opening the Purple Mansion, as well as several Demon Beast Eggs and rare Dragon Blood Spirit Items.

Without a doubt, her plan was successful; it struck a chord with Zhou Daoyi.

Zhou Daoyi might truly not care about the so-called one-day marital bond, but he definitely cared about the substantial wealth she had amassed.

Two Foundation Establishment Pills could almost ensure that the Zhou Family would have another cultivator at the Foundation Establishment Stage, provided luck was not exceedingly poor, filling the gap soon to be left by the loss of the second elder, Zhou Chongshan.

The spiritual object that assisted in opening the Purple Mansion was even more precious, giving the Zhou Family's third elder, Zhou Daoquan, a chance to attempt a breakthrough to the Purple Mansion.

Zhou Daoyi had always felt somewhat guilty towards third elder Zhou Daoquan for monopolizing all the family resources, especially since Daoquan had reached the late Foundation Establishment Stage before him.

Besides, it was the investment of considerable elixirs by the Supreme Elder Zhou Mingde that had allowed him to cultivate to the late Foundation Establishment Stage.

So when he saw an opportunity to remedy his guilt, Zhou Daoyi truly did not want to pass it up.

Yet, he also knew that if he helped Lin Hongyu in making connections, the Zhou Family's secret dealings with cultivators of the Dragon Transformation Sect would no longer stay hidden.

All the past collaborations with Lin Hongyu could potentially come to light before the eyes of the three great sects.

By that time, even if the Zhou Family had made significant contributions in the conflict, they might not be spared from being called to account!

After hesitating for a long time, Zhou Daoyi seemed to reach a certain decision. Suddenly, he turned to Lin Wan'er in front of him and said, "I am aware of the situation now. Miss Lin, you will stay and cultivate with the Zhou Family from now on. I will immediately send someone to convey a message to the Supreme Elder at the front lines to explain the matter."

Upon hearing his words, Lin Wan'er replied with neither servility nor overbearing pride, "If you wish to send a messenger, Senior Zhou, why not let me accompany them? My familiarity with the Wasteland Territory will save many detours for your messenger and allow for the timely delivery of a message to my godmother to ease her worries!"

"This..."

Zhou Daoyi hesitated slightly, not agreeing immediately.

His intent in retaining Lin Wan'er was to use her as a hostage and also to prevent Lin Hongyu from plotting anything detrimental to the Zhou Family.

However, from the sound of Lin Wan'er's words, it seemed that Lin Hongyu had other plans, waiting for her return message before she would be at ease.

This made him fear that detaining Lin Wan'er might backfire, inadvertently harming the Zhou Family.

After weighing the pros and cons, he finally nodded and said, "Very well, then we shall impose upon you, Miss Lin, to lead the way!"