Clan Cultivation: Starting from Beast Taming

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A clan member with superior Spirit Root Aptitude has emerged in the Zhou Family.

Zhou Chun did not hide this good news and it quickly spread throughout the family.

Even Zhou Mingde and a few others came out to see the little one, whom Zhou Chun had renamed Zhou Xinyan.

Even for a large cultivation clan like the Zhou Family, a clan member with superior Spirit Root Aptitude was extremely rare and hard to come by, with only two or three appearing in a century.

According to the rules of the Zhou Family, such a clan member, once they start on the path of cultivation, will become the core of the family and enjoy all kinds of preferential treatment.

They would not even need to worry about Foundation Establishment Pills, as Cultivators with superior Spirit Root Aptitude would definitely become the family's "Foundation Establishment Seeds," granted priority access to the pills.

In any world, those who lack neither money nor resources tend to easily obtain more, while those in need often find it hard to acquire them.

Some find this unfair, but fairness is a concept seldom found in this world.

A family allocates resources to someone with superior Spirit Root Aptitude due to certainty, knowing that the resources invested will likely bring greater benefits to the family in the future.

On the other hand, allocating resources to someone with inferior Spirit Root Aptitude might end up being a wild goose chase.

This is like why people often prefer to lend money to the rich but are reluctant to lend to the poor.
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Of course, the young Zhou Xinyan is still small. Even with promising prospects, currently, there is no need for too much attention; letting her grow naturally is sufficient.

Due to the super birth bonus measures implemented by Zhou Chun, the Zhou Family Cultivators now have a strong desire to procreate. Every year, just the Zhou Family Cultivators have over a hundred children, with more than ten percent having Spirit Root Aptitude.

The offspring from a union of a Cultivator with another Cultivator or with a Mortal have a much higher chance of possessing Spirit Root Aptitude than those born from two Mortals.

This is why Zhou Chun goes to great lengths to encourage the Zhou Family Cultivators to have children.

Given the current rate of population growth in the Zhou Family, the number of family members capable of cultivating could reach nearly three hundred in less than thirty years, signifying the completion of the family's generational transition.

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, another two years pass.

In these two years, the Zhou Family continued its rapid development. Every year, some clan members improved their cultivation levels and the population of family cultivators, along with various industries, grew simultaneously.

One day, Zhou Chun suddenly received a summons from the Su Family of Jiangzhou, saying that the Ancestor of Su Family had called him to visit their mountain gate.

He was slightly taken aback when he received this message.

Due to Su Yuzhen, the Su Family had already begun some collaborations with the Zhou Family.

The Su Family of Jiangzhou had a strong foundation in Talisman Making, and their ancestor could even create third-level talismans.

The Demon Beasts raised by the Zhou Family provided a steady supply of various Spirit Blood, hairs, and feathers for the Talisman Making cultivators to produce blood ink and talisman brushes.

The Zhou Family was therefore able to purchase the talismans produced by the Su Family at favorable prices in large quantities.

Meanwhile, the Zhou Family also sold quite a few Demon Beast Eggs and Demon Beast Cubs to the Su Family, adding a considerable sum to the Zhou Family's external sales revenue.

However, Zhou Chun and Su Yuzhen had not truly become cultivation partners, so the cooperation was still considered superficial.

Now, suddenly receiving a summons from the Ancestor of Su Family, Zhou Chun was startled, but then thought of the female cultivator with whom he had had several dual cultivation experiences.

"Counting the time, Su Yuzhen should already have results from her attempt at reaching the Purple Mansion Phase. Could it be that she has successfully opened her Purple Mansion?" he murmured to himself, proceeding to report this to Zhou Mingde at the mountain top cave abode.

It was just a formality, though, as the summons of a Golden Core Stage cultivator could hardly be refused.

Soon after, Zhou Chun handed over the family affairs to the fourth Elder, Zhou Jiarui, and set off alone, riding the Golden Winged Tiger towards the Su Family of Jiangzhou.

After evolving into a second-level Demon Beast, the Golden Winged Tiger's physical strength and mana saw a vast improvement.

Now, with Zhou Chun on its back, it could cover three thousand miles a day using only physical strength, and if it used mana to fly at full speed, traveling seven or eight thousand miles in a day was not a problem.

This was much better than Zhou Daoquan's Vermilion Flame Crane.

Riding the tiger, Zhou Chun arrived at the Su Family of Jiangzhou in just a day's time, and was then permitted to meet the Ancestor of Su Family directly.

Indeed, as soon as Zhou Chun saw the Ancestor of Su Family again, the latter announced the reason for calling him over.

"I've summoned you this time because Yuzhen has successfully opened her Purple Mansion, and her emotional tribulation is imminent."

In the cave dwelling, after Zhou Chun finished his greeting and payed respects, the Ancestor of Su Family spoke in a grave tone, explaining the reason for his summons.

Since he had already prepared himself for this, Zhou Chun was not surprised at the moment.

He respectfully replied, "Please tell me directly, Ancestor, what I should do to assist Miss Su."

To Zhou Chun's surprise, the Ancestor of Su Family shook his head slightly, saying, "What you should do, I do not know. Emotional tribulations are not like other calamities that can be blocked by shape or avoided by spells."

After speaking, his expression turned serious, and he warned Zhou Chun with a grave look, "There's one thing I must caution you about. No matter what promises Yuzhen makes you, or what treasures she gives you during the outburst of her emotional tribulation, you must not take them seriously or keep them for yourself!"