Clan Cultivation: Starting from Beast Taming

"This youngster truly has the flair of my younger days!"

From the stands, Zhou Chun watched Zhou Xinlan and her servant relentlessly bombard Su Mingfu in combat and couldn't help but smile slightly, feeling like there was someone to carry on his legacy.

Wasn't his own combat style just like this in the past?

However, compared with the Silver Lightning Python Baibai, the Redflame Vajra Monkey still fell short; its firepower wasn't fierce enough.

At this moment, seeing his own junior admit defeat and leave the arena, Su Yudong retracted his gaze from the field. He then turned to Zhou Chun and said, "I've never seen such a simian Demon Beast before. Could it be some kind of Mutant Demon Beast?"

"It's not exactly a Mutant Demon Beast; it's a new breed of Beast that results from the crossbreeding of two different Demon Beasts. Our Zhou Family has named it the Redflame Vajra Monkey," Zhou Chun said with a slight smile, offering an explanation.

He knew that although the Su Family and Zhou Family had essentially become in-laws due to his union with Su Yuzhen, most Cultivators from both families didn't know much about the other's clan.

It was quite normal for Su Yudong not to know about the Zhou Family having the Redflame Vajra Monkey.

After hearing Zhou Chun's explanation, Su Yudong then showed a look of realization, nodding and said, "A Mixed-Blood Beast? No wonder its strength is so formidable!"

After speaking, he sighed softly and added, "It's said that the Zhou Family's Beast Taming Technique is unmatched in the southern states, and today I have witnessed it for myself. The Zhou Family of Spirit Beasts truly lives up to its illustrious reputation!"

Hearing such praise, Zhou Chun and the Elders of the Zhou Family present couldn't help but show smiles on their faces.

Clearly, the performance of these younger members of the Zhou Family had successfully made Su Yudong, a Golden Core Cultivator of a prestigious family, acknowledge the Zhou Family's fame and strength.

That was also one of the reasons Zhou Chun wanted to initiate this joint martial competition.

As the saying goes, "Hearing is false, seeing is believing."

The Zhou Family's reputation had been resounding for dozens of years, which easily gave rise to suspicions of their name being undeserved.

Some families from other great Cultivation clans might not have said anything out loud, but they surely harbored doubts in their hearts, questioning whether the Zhou Family truly deserved its fame.

This time Zhou Chun gave them an opportunity to witness the Zhou Family's strength for themselves.

He wanted them to see not the strength of Zhou Family's Purple Mansion Phase Cultivators or Foundation Establishment Cultivators, but the strength of those younger members of the Zhou Family.

After all, the strength of Cultivators like Zhou Mingde and Zhou Chun had already been demonstrated during the "Hundred Clans Conference," and it was indisputable.

However, whether or not these individuals were merely a fleeting brilliance of the Zhou Family was something outsiders couldn't know.

Now they were giving outsiders another chance, a chance to reevaluate the Zhou Family!

With the esteemed Su Family from the Golden Core not managing to get through, it put considerable pressure on the families waiting for their turn to challenge.

The battles they had seen earlier bore witness to the strength of the Zhou Family Cultivators. Keeping the Su Family at bay was indeed not an easy feat.

After the Su Family, the He Family from Lanzhou was next to enter the arena—a small clan with only two Foundation Establishment Cultivators.

The He Family was also related to the Zhou Family by marriage, with female Cultivators from both families marrying into the other, maintaining a fairly good relationship.

This time, the He Family had also sent fifteen Clan Members to participate.

Unfortunately, as a small family with less than three hundred years of heritage, the foundation of the He Family was quite lacking.

After all fifteen members took to the field, they only managed to secure a total of twelve points.

Following the He Family, families from Golden Maple Ridge's Sun Family, Biyun Mountain's Mu Family, and three other smaller clans consecutively took the stage to challenge.

Unfortunately, these five smaller families didn't fare much better, with the one obtaining the most points only securing fifteen points.

The eighth family to take the stage was the Wang Family of Hongyao Valley.

During the Southern Expedition War, the Wang Family had suffered heavy losses and had not fully recovered their essence energy to this day.

However, a camel, thin as it may be, is still bigger than a horse, and as the cultivators of the Wang Family took to the stage one after another, the battles immediately became more interesting to watch.

In the end, with only thirteen people taking the stage, the Wang Family unexpectedly garnered seventeen points.

Upon seeing this, Zhou Chun in the spectator's stand couldn't help but say to Wang Zhixiong, the Clan Leader of Wang Family, who had led the team here, "I've heard that in recent years, Taoist Friend Wang has also been encouraging the younger generations of the Wang Family to go on adventures. It seems like the Wang Family has finally moved on from that setback!"

He looked at Wang Zhixiong in front of him.

Decades had passed, and the once portly figure of his opponent was now devoid of any excess fat, and his hair had turned grey and white.

It was evident that he had been under tremendous pressure these years; so much so that his cultivation level seemed to have remained in the middle stage of Foundation Establishment after all these years.

As far as Zhou Chun knew, it was likely that Wang Zhixiong would pass away peacefully in just another decade or so.

At this time, having heard Zhou Chun's words, Wang Zhixiong couldn't help but give a wry smile and salute him with a cupped fist, "Taoist Friend Zhou really flatters me. Indeed, in recent years, I have learned a great deal from your strategies for managing the family, and they have been very beneficial."

It turned out that in recent years, seeing that the Zhou Family had been growing stronger by the year, he had the idea of emulating them. He made it a point to inquire and study the Zhou Family's operational pattern and learned a lot in various ways.

Just as Zhou Chun had said, encouraging clan members to go on adventures and implementing the Zhou Family's fertility subsidy policies were both replicated within the Wang Family.

These practices indeed played a significant role in helping the Wang Family recover their essence energy.

Being directly mentioned by Zhou Chun left him somewhat embarrassed.

Fortunately, when Zhou Chun brought up the matter, it was not to make fun of him. After sensing the embarrassment in his tone, Zhou Chun quickly said, "Taoist Friend Wang is too serious. I certainly had no intention of making jokes. In fact, I am glad that my ideas have been accepted and promoted by a fellow Daoist."

His sincere words instantly dispelled the slight embarrassment in Wang Zhixiong's heart, and he couldn't help but express his admiration, "Taoist Friend Zhou has a broad mind, and I admire you for that!"

Their conversation, overheard by other clan leaders, made some of them reveal a thoughtful expression.

Then, a square-faced, big-eared middle-aged man saluted Zhou Chun with a cupped fist, "I've long heard of Taoist Friend Zhou's adept family management. The Zhou Family has flourished year after year under your leadership as the Clan Leader. Liu also wishes to learn from your expertise in managing a clan, and I wonder if Taoist Friend Zhou would be willing to teach?"

Seeing this, Zhou Chun immediately smiled and waved his hand, "Taoist Friend Liu is too polite. There's nothing to teach or not teach. If you are truly interested, I will personally show you around the Zhou Family afterwards and explain our various family regulations and policies to you."

He wasn't afraid of these people learning from his clan management techniques.

After all, such things were not easy to keep secret, and anybody interested could readily find out.

Techniques can be replicated, but people are unique; without the Zhou Family conditions, others might learn these practices, but their effectiveness would not be immediately evident like in the Zhou Family.

At the very least, among the many clan leaders present, aside from a few small families with only one or two Foundation Establishment cultivators, none had the same level of authority within their own families as Zhou Chun did in his.

Without such authority, many things simply cannot be implemented.

However, the other people present did not yet know this. Seeing Zhou Chun's generous offer, they felt admiration inside, along with their joy.

Regardless of whether Zhou Chun's motive was to win them over or not, such an action was admirable in itself.

At least, many of them couldn't help but question if they would have been as generous and open-hearted if they were in Zhou Chun's position.

The square-faced and big-eared cultivator immediately showed a look of admiration and thanked Zhou Chun with a bow, "Then, Liu thanks Taoist Friend Zhou in advance here."

An odd scene then unfolded.

On the platform, Zhou Family's defending cultivators and the attackers from various families were fighting fiercely. Every battle was fought with full effort and without any holding back.

Meanwhile, on the spectator stands, the clan leaders from various families were chatting and laughing, showing no sign of tension. Your next read is at My Virtual Library Empire

At most, they would occasionally feel a tinge of regret for their favored junior's failed attempt to seize the platform.