Clan Cultivation: Starting from Beast Taming-Chapter 453 - 241: Setting out again, honing the younger generation [Subscribe please]_2

Zhou Daoyi also shook his head slightly, as he did not think much of the method Zhou Mingde had proposed.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Mingde immediately said, "It’s tough to recruit strong and ambitious loose cultivators, but as long as we offer more money, we should still be able to recruit some who can defend the Spirit Cleansing Pavilion. After all, this war cannot last for several years–there shouldn’t be a problem with them holding the fort for a short time."

"The Supreme Elder is right, as long as we’re willing to spend the money, we can definitely recruit people."

"But how should we arrange the people for this expedition? Together with the Third Elder and myself, we have just enough for six second-order combatants. However, with three third-order combatants needed, Supreme Elder, who between you and the Clan Leader should go?"

Zhou Chun looked at the two elders, raising this even more important question.

The content of Green Lotus Temple’s dispatch order this time was quite intriguing, stating only that the number of personnel should not be less than thirty, with a specified number of third-order and second-order combatants included.

This meant that as long as the thirty people the Zhou Family provided included the required numbers of third-order and second-order combatants, it would be sufficient.

Therefore, the most suitable approach was to count Zhou Chun and Zhou Daoquan, along with their spirit pets, as six second-order combatants. Then, they could add one Purple Mansion Phase Cultivator and bring along the Zhou Family’s two third-order Demon Beasts to meet the requirement for third-order combat power.

The remaining number of people could then be filled with twenty-seven Qi Refinement Realm cultivators.

It was clear that the dispatch order had fully considered the Zhou Family having two severely injured members, providing them with some leeway.

It was believed that the dispatch orders for other families would also be adjusted according to their actual circumstances, and they wouldn’t be truly pushed to a dead end.

At this moment, having heard Zhou Chun’s words, Zhou Daoyi immediately said, "I will go. In dealing with the Beast Tide, Qingqing’s abilities are more useful than those of the Fire Divine Jackal. Moreover, I didn’t contribute much in the previous southern campaign."

"Fine then, since Daoyi you have this intention, I won’t argue with you. I’ll stay to guard the sect’s gate on this occasion!"

Zhou Mingde let out a light sigh and quickly agreed.

Having discussed and reached an agreement, every member of the Zhou Family set out to take action.

Since preparations and announcements had been made a few days earlier, the Zhou Family cultivators who were called upon for the expedition had no complaints. They immediately bid farewell to their loved ones with their belongings and together rode the Green Flood Dragon towards Misty Swamp.

By the time Zhou Chun and the others arrived near Misty Swamp, they saw that the Green Lotus Temple’s cultivators had already commandeered a nearby stronghold for individual cultivators and set up a powerful defensive formation.

The cultivator from the Green Lotus Temple assigned to oversee this area was a Golden Elixir Cultivator with the Taoist title Master Qingling, who appeared quite young. Zhou Chun faintly remembered that the man was reputed to be Green Lotus Temple’s youngest Golden Elixir Cultivator, allegedly not even five hundred years old.

Green Lotus Temple sending its youngest Golden Elixir Cultivator to oversee this area clearly had intentions of honing him, but it also indirectly suggested that the dangers in Misty Swamp were probably not that significant.

This provided a private relief to the Zhou Family members.

Once Master Qingling noticed the approach of the Zhou Family group riding the dragon, he personally appeared to welcome them.

"The Zhou Family’s cultivators have arrived at just the right time. The frontline of the Beast Tide has already reached Misty Swamp. Many amphibious Demon Beasts have begun to move along the rivers and mountain streams towards the inland, wreaking havoc on mortals. We now need manpower to clear out these Demon Beasts and protect the foundation of our Cultivation World!"

Inside the stronghold, after the Zhou Family members had paid their respects, Master Qingling, with no hint of politeness, immediately began issuing tasks.

Hearing his words, Zhou Daoyi quickly asked, "May I ask Senior, is the task of clearing out the Demon Beasts something we arrange ourselves, or will it be done with a team led by Senior Sect cultivators?"

"The personnel from various places are not yet fully assembled. For the time being, there won’t be any consolidation and reorganization of your ranks, so for now, you can arrange to undertake this task on your own," Master Qingling pondered for a moment before promptly giving a reply.

After finishing, he spread out a map and casually pointed to several places that needed cleaning, mentioning some matters that required attention.

Once the Zhou Family members respectfully accepted the mission, he left.

"Clan Leader, please rest here, and leave these minor matters to the juniors and the Third Elder," Zhou Chun, holding the copied map, suggested after Master Qingling had left.

Cleansing the wandering Demon Beasts didn’t warrant the involvement of a Purple Mansion Phase Cultivator like Zhou Daoyi, and Zhou Chun’s suggestion was also a proactive effort to share the concerns of his superiors.

And Zhou Daoyi naturally would not let down his good intentions, immediately nodding along and saying, "That’s a good idea, then you two take those juniors to gain some experience, but pay attention to safety."

Thereupon, Zhou Chun and Zhou Daoquan each took twelve Zhou Family Qi Refinement Realm Cultivators and set off for the areas in need of clearing.

Because the location was less than two hundred miles from the stronghold, Zhou Chun simply let Baibai, the Silver Lightning Python, consume its mana to fly the twelve juniors there.

They flew for less than two hours and arrived at the confluence of a river and the Misty Swamp.

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Normally, although the Misty Swamp was home to many Demon Beasts, these creatures seldom came to such places near the riverbank.

But now, before they had even descended, they saw more than a dozen dark shadows moving upstream.

"Those are first-order Blackwater Crocodiles, just right for you to practice your skills on!"

With a sweep of his Divine Sense, Zhou Chun immediately recognized the true identities of those shadows and then came up with a plan. Stay connected through novelbuddy

The Blackwater Crocodile is a common Demon Beast in the Misty Swamp, capable only of water-based spells like "Water Arrow Technique," "Water Blade Technique," "Impact Water Column,"—its strength in the water cannot be said to be weak, but it’s not very strong either.

Having devised a plan, Zhou Chun left the twelve Zhou Family Qi Refinement Realm Cultivators ashore and had Baibai dive directly into the water, driving the group of Blackwater Crocodiles towards the Zhou Family Cultivators on the bank.

"This is both a trial and a test for you. Although I will come to your aid if you are in danger, if it does come to the point where I have to make a move, it means you have failed the test. Therefore, I hope you can deal with these Demon Beasts on your own!"

In the sky, Zhou Chun’s deep voice rang in the ears of the twelve Zhou Family Qi Refinement Realm Cultivators, making them all tense up.

At present, among these twelve Zhou Family Cultivators, none were of the ’family’ generational rank. The highest in cultivation level was Zhou Zhenglan of the ’Zheng’ generational rank, the fifteenth in order, at the seventh layer of the Qi Refinement Realm, with her husband, Pang Chong, being of equal cultivation level.

And the lowest in cultivation was Zhou Xinlan, the son of Zhou Zhengyong, with only a fourth layer Qi Refinement Realm cultivation level and being just fourteen years old this year.

There was no choice; the Zhou Family’s late-stage Qi Refinement Cultivators had mostly been taken to Yunzhou, and the family still needed some late-stage Qi Refinement Cultivators to remain at the "Spirit Cleansing Pavilion" to supervise the recruited Loose Cultivators.

This meant that the Qi Refinement Realm Cultivators that Zhou Chun and his group brought with them this time were basically all at the mid-stage level.

Fortunately, although the cultivation levels of these Zhou Family Cultivators were not outstanding, the Spirit Pets they had contracted with were still quite capable, and at this time, Zhou Chun also released the Golden Winged Tiger, which was nearly grown into a first-order high-grade Demon Beast, to assist in the fight.

Roar!

At this moment, facing the fourteen Blackwater Crocodiles being driven ashore by Baibai, the Golden Winged Tiger let out an impassioned roar and spat out a golden light arrow, firing the first shot.

The roar of the king of beasts seemed to boost the confidence of the other Zhou Family Cultivators and their pets, who quickly took out their Magic Artifacts and cast spells to attack the Blackwater Crocodiles.

However, due to a lack of tacit cooperation and experience, several Zhou Family Cultivators chose to target the same Demon Beast, or they misjudged the distance, causing their spells and Magic Artifacts to miss.

As a result, after the first wave of attacks, aside from the Golden Winged Tiger that reigned from above and pierced a Blackwater Crocodile’s head with a golden light arrow, inflicting serious damage, the rest of the Zhou Family Cultivators’ attacks only caused minor flesh wounds to several other Blackwater Crocodiles.

These attacks, however, only agitated the panic-stricken Blackwater Crocodiles fleeing ashore, and they quickly turned and rushed toward the Zhou Family Cultivators.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

Before even getting close, streaks of blue Water Arrows broke through the air and were rapidly fired towards the twelve Zhou Family Cultivators.

At this point, several of them made mistakes.

Seeing the Water Arrows shooting toward them, many hurriedly turned and ran, forgetting that they had already cast protective spells on themselves before the battle commenced, and there was no need to worry about the attack from a single Water Arrow.

This not only disrupted the formation and conveyed a sense of panic but also squandered the opportunity for a second attack.

"Indeed, they all lack experience!"

In the sky, Zhou Chun watched and shook his head in disappointment.