Clan Cultivation: Starting from Beast Taming

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In such a situation, blindly expanding the area of the sect's territory could inversely lower the concentration of spiritual energy within the sect, affecting the cultivation of the clan members.

Therefore, this method is fundamentally unfeasible.

Another solution would be to find another location rich in spiritual energy and establish a branch of the family clan there to divert some clan members, in order to reduce the burden on the main sect.

But this method is not so easy to implement either.

Almost all the places in Lanzhou with relatively dense spiritual energy have already been occupied, leaving no space for the Zhou Family to establish a branch.

If they were to repeat their old tricks and forcefully occupy territory, it would ruin the reputation they had painstakingly built over the decades.

Clearly, this isn't a worthwhile move either.

The only viable option at the moment seems to be for the Zhou Family to also send some clan members to that frontier base for cultivation, to achieve the effect of diversion.

However, while people can be temporarily relocated, it's not feasible to move those demon beasts to the frontier base for rearing.

"Perhaps it's time to sift through the demon beasts the family is raising, to weed out the weak and keep the strong!" Zhou Chun muttered to himself. He immediately sent orders to the Hundred Beasts Hall to tally up the types and numbers of demon beasts the family was currently rearing and report back to him for review.

Less than a day later, Zhou Zhengxun, the Hall Master of Hundred Beasts Hall, personally rushed over to report the situation to him.

"Clan Leader, heed my report. Currently, within the Zhou Family Beast Garden, we are raising a total of twenty-seven types of demon beasts, including eighty-four Octagonal Aquatic Deer, forty-two Dragon Scale Horses, sixteen Red-Eyed Dragon Sparrows, fourteen Dragon Claw Giant Lizards, thirteen Windshadow Dragon Serpents, six Redflame Vajra Apes, twenty Redflame Wolves, ten Rockarmored Pythons, six Ink Scale Pythons, sixty-eight Emerald Crown Flying Serpents, twelve Silver-Backed Black Bears, four Iron Feather Hawks... and four Fragrant Musk Deer!"

In front of Zhou Chun, Zhou Zhengxun reported all the types and quantities of demon beasts raised in the Zhou Family Beast Garden in one breath, without leaving out a single detail.

While reporting this, Zhou Zhengxun's tone was obviously filled with pride.

After all, the massive increase in the types and numbers of these demon beasts had all happened during his tenure.

He had been repeatedly praised and rewarded by Zhou Chun for these achievements.

It's a pity that he was indeed getting on in years, now over eighty, otherwise he would have really wanted to exchange all of his accumulated merits for a Foundation Establishment Pill to give it a try.

However, he failed to notice that after listening to his report, there wasn't much joy on Zhou Chun's face.

True, these impressive numbers would normally make Zhou Chun happy because they indicated the growth of the Zhou Family's foundation.

But now, the existence of these demon beasts could potentially become a drag on the Zhou Family.

Indeed, as a cultivation family that passed down beast taming skills through the generations, having a rich variety of demon beasts is certainly better, meaning a wider selection for the clan members.

However, the reality is not so simple.

Apart from a small number of cultivators with unique preferences, most Zhou Family Cultivators still choose demon beasts with high growth potential and stronger power for their spirit pets.

Demon beasts like the Redflame Vajra Ape, Red-Eyed Dragon Sparrow, Dragon Scale Horse, and Iron Feather Hawk are the most desired types among the Zhou Family Cultivators, which is why their numbers are relatively low.

The Octagonal Aquatic Deer, which was once a popular choice, is now less frequently chosen.

After all, as Mount Beasts, the Dragon Scale Horse is stronger in all respects than the deer, not to mention the Red-Eyed Dragon Sparrow.

In fact, for those demon beasts that are less chosen, the Zhou Family had been selling them at low prices over the years to reduce the burden of rearing them.

Even so, the existence of these demon beasts has now become an actual burden for the family.

Therefore, after weighing the options in his mind, Zhou Chun looked at Zhou Zhengxun, whose hair had already turned gray, and said, "Brother Five, you've submitted several reports lately emphasizing the necessity of expanding the Beast Garden. You must have felt the difficulty of raising so many demon beasts."

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"But you are aware of the situation within the family gate,"

"there's only so much space, yet the Beast Garden has already taken up four-tenths of it."

"If the Beast Garden expands further, not to mention the severe squeeze on the normal activities of clan members within the gate, there's also the fear of insufficient supply of the Spirit Vein's spiritual energy."

"Therefore, until we find a better solution, I can only trouble you, fifth brother, to control the population of those Demon Beasts with limited potential and low economic value. It's best not to let their numbers exceed five pairs!"

Ah!

Zhou Zhengxun's face filled with surprise as he looked at Zhou Chun. He hadn't expected that his summons today was to discuss such a matter.

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Zhou Chun's solemn face clearly indicated there was no room for further discussion.

After a brief silence, he nodded lightly and said, "Understood, I will follow your commands once I return."

"Then I'll have to trouble you with this, fifth brother."

Zhou Chun patted Zhou Zhengxun's shoulder and then let him leave.

Afterward, Zhou Chun went alone to the cave dwelling on the mountain peak.

"Do you plan on putting Longxing Valley to use soon?"

Inside the cave dwelling, Zhou Mingde expressed his surprise when he understood the purpose of Zhou Chun's visit.

It turned out that Zhou Chun had come to see him with the intention of starting the development of the Longxing Valley Stronghold at Dragon Abyss Marsh's ze bank, which had not yet been developed.

"Yes, now due to the limited space of the family gate, it has already affected the development of the family in many ways."

"Developing Longxing Valley not only allows for the relocation of the loyalists within the family gate, freeing up more space for family cultivators, but also opens up new streams of revenue for the family."

"We can even send some of the older generation to help out. These elders have a wealth of experience and have basically reached a dead end in their paths, so even if they return to the family, they can surely keep this matter a secret."

Continuing, Zhou Chun said, "Mainly, all the conditions for developing Longxing Valley have matured now. In terms of Purple Mansion Phase Cultivators and Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivators, the family can spare personnel to take charge over there, ensuring it won't be left unmanaged!"

"In that case, have Daoquan come back for a discussion as well, and let's hear his and Daoyi's opinions,"

Zhou Mingde nodded slightly, immediately voicing his thoughts.

Zhou Chun, having heard this, said nothing more and straight away sent someone to call Zhou Daoquan, who was overseeing the Frontier Base.

Several days later, Zhou Chun and the three Supreme Elders of the Zhou Family gathered in the cave dwelling on the peak to discuss the development of Longxing Valley.

After some discussion, the three Supreme Elders agreed to Zhou Chun's proposal.

Since the proposal was approved, Zhou Chun quickly drafted a plan and ordered the procurement of related materials.

Zhou Daoyi, meanwhile, was the first to lead the Zhou Family's Array Master, Zhou Xindie, to Longxing Valley to inspect and maintain the array foundations left by Zhou Chongshan and install the array instruments he had refined prior to his death, thus setting up the Guardian Great Formation there in advance.

Once Zhou Daoyi and Zhou Xindie had spent nearly a half month to get the Guardian Formation at Longxing Valley operational, Zhou Chun made the necessary preparations for personnel and materials on his end.

In addition to Xu Fu and forty-seven other loyalists of the family, Zhou Chun also negotiated with ten elders of the Zhou Family over seventy years old. They were all willing to serve the family in Longxing Valley for a time.

Additionally, Zhou Daoquan and Elder Zhou Zhengyong and his wife would all be stationed at Longxing Valley in the future.

Once Zhou Daoyi returned, Zhou Chun and he led this group of more than sixty people through the underground river to Longxing Valley.

To prevent exposing the underground river, when letting the Green Flood Dragon Qingqing and the Silver Lightning Python Baibai carry these people to Dragon Abyss Marsh, Zhou Daoyi, Zhou Daoquan, and Zhou Chun all used a sealing secret technique to bind their mana cultivation and five senses, reducing them to blind and deaf passengers on the backs of the two Spirit Pets, unknowingly transported forward.

Only when they reached solid ground at the edge of Dragon Abyss Marsh were the seals on these individuals released.