Clan Cultivation: Starting from Beast Taming

Then, You Liming took two Foundation Establishment Cultivators from the You Family to personally scout the scale of the Mystical Crystal Stone Vein.

On the other hand, Zhou Daoyi returned to the small courtyard he shared with Zhou Chun, and quickly summoned Zhou Chun to his room to explain the content of the recent agreement.

Now that Zhou Chun was the Clan Leader of the Zhou Family, these matters definitely needed Zhou Chun’s approval to be finalized.

After listening to the results of the negotiations, Zhou Chun showed a look of agreement and nodded, "Allocating the raw Mystical Crystal Stone mined in proportion to each of the four families is something that I very much agree with. Our Zhou Family can certainly use more reserves of this, as it will be an excellent material when the time comes to cultivate our own artifact-refining talents."

"That’s what I was thinking as well."

Zhou Daoyi gave a faint smile, his thoughts aligning with Zhou Chun’s.

However, at that moment, Zhou Chun’s face momentarily revealed a look of hesitation before he could not resist saying, "Today’s Miss Su, don’t you think she bears a striking resemblance to Senior Su Yunniang, who presided over the auction at the Xianyun Marketplace?"

"Now that you mention it, it’s really the case."

Zhou Daoyi nodded thoughtfully before muttering to himself in a low voice, "It seems that even though the Su Family has branched out, they still have deep connections with the Moon Wheel Sect!"

The fact that Su Yunniang was able to preside over such an important auction revealed the esteem she was held in.

And that the Su Family had such a figure within the Moon Wheel Sect naturally spoke to the influence of their family.

By coincidence, at the same time Zhou Chun and Zhou Daoyi were discussing the extreme resemblance between Su Yuzhen and Su Yunniang, within the Su Family base, Su Renmei was also discussing him with Su Yuzhen.

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"How do you feel about the physical exchange today, Yuzhen?"

In a quiet room, Su Renmei looked at his niece’s charming face with a gentle expression, asking her in a low voice for her view on the exchange they had encountered that day.

Su Yuzhen understood what he was implying. Hearing this, a blush appeared on her face as she spoke in a weak voice, "His Metal Element Cultivation Method is indeed very powerful and fierce, with abundant Golden Qi pressing in all around, he should meet the conditions."

After speaking, she couldn’t help but murmur to herself, "But even if he meets the conditions, as the Clan Leader of the Zhou Family, can he really accept such a thing?"

Upon hearing her words, Su Renmei couldn’t help but shake his head with a smile, "Yuzhen, you are still too young. If we really can establish a marital alliance with our Su Family, what does mere face amount to? Could the Zhou Family really refuse a marriage with a Golden Core lineage?"

Continuing at a leisurely pace, he said, "Furthermore, as long as we don’t speak of the internal details, and they don’t either, who else would know?"

"But, but..."

Su Yuzhen’s face reddened, and she stammered with her lips, wanting to say something, yet unable to actually voice it.

But Su Renmei understood what she meant.

He immediately adopted a serious expression, looking at her solemnly, "There is no ’but.’ Since you chose to cultivate the ’The Mysterious Art of the Plain Girl’ and managed to harmonize with the technique, advancing it to the level you have today, you are destined to find a Daoist companion for dual cultivation to help you through the tribulation!"

"Besides, the family and your ninth great uncle are doing this for your own good. If you cannot engage in dual cultivation of spirit and desire with a suitable partner before opening your Purple Mansion, when the tribulation of the heart arrives after you open it, the one who will suffer will not just be yourself!"

Hearing his words, Su Yuzhen lowered her head and remained silent.

She also knew that having cultivated to this stage, anything she said now would be too late.

It was her own fault for not thinking things through when she chose to cultivate the ’The Mysterious Art of the Plain Girl,’ a top-tier cultivation method, and for advancing it smoothly to the late stages of Foundation Establishment.

Now she and the Su Family could only ’make the best of a mistake,’ and she had to bear the serious consequences of practicing this cultivation method.

"That settles it. Once the matter of the Mystical Crystal Stone Mine is resolved, I, as your ninth great uncle, will personally discuss this matter with Zhou Daoyi. Zhou Chun is the junior he has cultivated and promoted with his own hands; he is likely to heed his words!"

Su Renmei looked at his bashful niece and decisively settled the matter.

It didn’t take long for the You Family to keep waiting. With You Liming personally taking action, the scale of the Mystical Crystal Stone Mine was quickly determined.

According to the detection, that Mystical Crystal Stone Mine is a medium-sized vein with a significant reserve and quite good quality.

If fully exploited, it should be able to produce nearly one hundred thousand Spirit Coins worth of raw Mystical Crystal Stone each year, and the mine could continue to be exploited for over thirty years.

With this calculation, even after deducting the miners’ remuneration and other expenses, the mine should still be able to generate a net profit of more than seventy thousand Spirit Coins per year.

Divided among the four families, the Su Family would receive approximately twenty thousand Spirit Coins, and the remaining three families would also earn close to twenty thousand Spirit Coins each—the profits are undoubtedly substantial!

As for this outcome, the four major families were quite satisfied.

Therefore, the rough cooperative agreement was quickly signed by all parties.

As for the specific matters of the mining that followed, naturally, it would be arranged and handled by the Clan Leaders of the four families.

After largely reaching the cooperation agreement, Li Qinghe and You Liming both took their people and returned to their respective families to report back to their ancestors.

However, Zhou Daoyi received a message from Su Renmei, who had specially asked him to stay a step later.

"Taoist Friend Su summoned Zhou to come here, but may I ask for what purpose?"

Inside the Su Family base, Zhou Daoyi, who came alone for the meeting, faced Su Renmei who was treating him by herself and did not hesitate to directly ask for the other’s intent.

He was full of doubts before he came, not understanding why Su Renmei, who he had not met before and with whom he had no prior relations, would single him out for a private invitation.

When faced with Zhou Daoyi’s inquiry, Su Renmei smiled, waved her hand, and said, "Taoist Friend Zhou, don’t be impatient. Since I have invited you here, I certainly intend to tell you the reason."

With that, she gently clapped her hands, and Su Yuzhen immediately pushed the door open, bringing in a steaming pot of Spiritual Tea. She entered the quiet room and poured a cup of hot tea for Zhou Daoyi and Su Renmei.

Seeing this, Su Renmei immediately gestured to Zhou Daoyi and said, "Come, Taoist Friend Zhou, please enjoy the tea. This is from a thousand-year-old tea tree in our Su Family. Even Golden Core Stage Cultivators have praised it after drinking. I only have a mere ounce or two of it left in my possession!"

Under normal circumstances, Zhou Daoyi would not have drunk tea from someone he had just met.

But the Su Family was a proud Golden Core family, and Su Renmei’s previous behavior had been very dignified. Moreover, the Spiritual Tea produced by a thousand-year-old tea tree indeed possessed an uncommon allure.

After a moment’s hesitation, Zhou Daoyi felt it difficult to refuse the other’s enthusiasm and could only raise his cup of steaming tea, nodded slightly, and said, "Since Taoist Friend Su is so enthusiastic, Zhou would be ungracious to decline."

Then he directly took a sip of the scalding tea.

With a body as robust as that of a Purple Mansion Phase Cultivator, the burning tea felt just right in his mouth.

The unique flavor of the Spiritual Tea from the thousand-year-old tea tree and the special power of the tea that cleansed his heart and mind made Zhou Daoyi feel enormously benefited and deeply enjoy the experience.

He closed his eyes for a long while, relishing the tea before opening them with a look of amazement and exclaiming, "Truly excellent tea. To be able to drink this often would be such a delight!" @@novelbin@@

Even that single sip he had just taken seemed to cleanse his Divine Soul within the Purple Mansion and make it slightly stronger.

This wasn’t just tea—it was a divine medicine for strengthening the Divine Soul!

Su Renmei, seemingly understanding his thoughts, couldn’t help but give a bitter smile and a wave of her hand, "Taoist Friend Zhou has misunderstood, the tea’s soul-enhancing effect only works for the first few times one drinks it, after that, it’s just for the taste!"

Hearing this, Zhou Daoyi was taken aback, then also showed a hint of disappointment.

But he did not doubt Su Renmei’s words.

If the soul-strengthening effect of the tea could last indefinitely, even a Golden Core family like the Su Family would definitely not be able to keep such a Spiritual Object safe.

He then raised his cup to finish the remaining tea in one gulp, savored it for a while longer, and after opening his eyes, he looked at Su Renmei and said, "Now, Taoist Friend Su, can you tell me the purpose of summoning Zhou here today?"