Cultivation Begins From The Desert-Chapter 117 - 115: Zhou Yuanchen Returns Home (Extra Update for Reader "Do I Still Have a Chance?" Reward)
Chapter 117: Chapter 115: Zhou Yuanchen Returns Home (Extra Update for Reader "Do I Still Have a Chance?" Reward)
If it were in the past, Zhouyang’s promotion to a Tier Three Refiner would certainly be more worth celebrating than his successful Foundation Establishment.
When Zhou Minghan was promoted to Tier Three Refiner, the Zhou Family directly held a flowing banquet at the "Drunken Immortal Tower" in the marketplace for a whole month. Any cultivator, whether a clan cultivator or a loose cultivator, only needed to pay a low-grade spirit stone to enter the building and enjoy a delightful meal of "Golden Pearl Rice" and demon beast meat, washed down with spirit wine mixed with spiritual spring water.
Through such lavish celebrations, the news of the Zhou Family having a Tier Three Refiner quickly spread throughout the Baisha River Oasis Cultivation Realm. The business of Yuquan Tower also improved significantly because of this news.
The same Tier Two High-Grade Spiritual Artifact crafted by a Tier Three Refiner would undoubtedly be better than that crafted by a Tier Two Refiner. This was the simplest and most genuine thought in the minds of those cultivators who went to Yuquan Tower to purchase magical artifacts.
Whether this was true or not, the artifact business of the Chen, Liu, and Zhou family shops in the marketplace, which had Tier Three Refiners, was indeed better than the other families.
Unfortunately, that was in the past. Now, with demonic cultivators causing chaos in the Boundless Sea of Sand Cultivation Realm, every cultivation clan wished they could seal their mountains and shut their doors to avoid this catastrophe.
At this time, if the Zhou Family dared to celebrate ostentatiously, wouldn’t they be afraid that the demonic cultivators of the Blood Slaughter Demon Sect would not know the name of the Yuquan Zhou Family?
Therefore, after Zhouyang refined the "Vermilion Bird Ring," he only informed the old clan leader Zhou Minghan and his father Zhou Xuanhao of his promotion to Tier Three Refiner, and he did not even reveal it to the elders of the clan.
Zhou Minghan also supported this decision. Zhouyang’s previous achievements were already very dazzling. If it were now revealed that he was promoted to Tier Three Refiner, it might attract much unwarranted attention to him.
If this led to the exposure of his Qianyang Treasure Body, the Zhou Family might not be far from annihilation once known by demonic cultivators.
Since his promotion to Tier Three Refiner was achieved through expertise in crafting puppet beasts, Zhouyang intended to continue researching the crafting of Tier Three Puppet Beasts with the old clan leader Zhou Minghan.
If they could refine a Tier Three Puppet Beast, then even if they had to leave the Zhou Family in the future, the Zhou Family’s Qi Cultivation Stage cultivators, with the assistance of several Tier Three Puppet Beasts, would be sufficient to counter typical Foundation Establishment Stage enemies.
Unfortunately, crafting Tier Three Puppet Beasts required a rare Tier Three Spiritual Object called "Yin Soul Stone." This spiritual object was only produced in certain special places, and it was not available for purchase in the marketplaces on the Baisha River Oasis. Zhouyang asked several friendly families, but they all said they did not have any of this spiritual object in stock.
Thus, the crafting of a Tier Three Puppet Beast was indefinitely postponed. He could only devote his energy to the cultivation of the "Godslaying Needle," preparing to complete this spiritual sense attack secret technique in one vigorous effort.
After closing himself off for cultivation for another half a year, Zhouyang finally made an entry into the "Godslaying Needle" secret art, successfully condensing a Needle of Divine Sense in his Sea of Consciousness.
Before him, the old clan leader Zhou Minghan had already mastered the "Godslaying Needle" secret art a few months earlier.
At this time, Zhou Yuanchen, who had not returned to the Zhou Family for more than forty years since leaving the family at the age of twenty, finally returned to the Yuquan Lake Oasis after stabilizing his Foundation Establishment cultivation, accompanied by his father Zhou Xuanbin.
"Hahaha, welcome back home, Brother Yuanchen."
On Jade Spring Peak, Zhouyang and Zhou Minghan, who had already learned of Zhou Yuanchen’s arrival through the communication array, led all the cultivators currently on Jade Spring Peak thirty miles away to welcome Zhou Yuanchen’s return. Even several cultivators from the Haoyang Cave, including Zhou Xuanyan, were fetched back by Zhouyang using sword control.
Seeing such a scene, Zhou Yuanchen could not be happier.
As the saying goes, wealth does not feel right unless shared at home, like wearing a luxurious robe and walking in the night.
Before leaving the family for the Yellow Sand Sect, he endured countless hardships and suffering multiple times, often harboring the idea of giving up and returning to the family to marry and have children.
But in the end, he crushed those weak thoughts.
He did not want to return to the family as a failure, did not want to endure the strange looks and secret gossip of the clan members.
Now, after decades of hardship, he had finally succeeded, becoming an enviable Foundation Establishment cultivator. Naturally, he wanted to return to the family, to his hometown, to show the clan members, to let them know that his initial choice was not wrong, to boast a little.
Although such boasting was only natural, Zhou Yuanchen did not feel that there was anything wrong with doing so. Yet, the grand reception by Zhouyang, Zhou Minghan, and the family made him both happy and satisfied, yet also feeling a bit ashamed, remembering that he managed to achieve Foundation Establishment, thanks much to the family’s effort and support.
Thinking of this, his smile suddenly faded, and with a flushed face, he quickly stepped forward to bow towards the old clan leader Zhou Minghan and Zhouyang, saying, "Ashamed, ashamed! What merit or virtue does Yuanchen have to deserve such a grand reception by both great-grandfather and the clan leader? I truly am unworthy, truly unworthy!"
"Hehehe, there’s nothing to be ashamed of. When a clan produces a Foundation Establishment cultivator, it’s customary for the entire family to celebrate. By saying this, Chen’Er, you seem to be distancing yourself."
Zhou Minghan chuckled, his words filled with intent as he glanced at Zhou Yuanchen, seemingly hinting at something.
Zhou Yuanchen, having been trained and tested in the Yellow Sand Sect for decades, surely understood the underlying meaning in the old clan leader Zhou Minghan’s words.
Just as Zhou Minghan said, if a clan produces a new Foundation Establishment cultivator, they would hold a Foundation Establishment celebration, inviting all clan cultivators and friends from allied families and loose cultivators to a grand feast.
When Zhou Xuanhao successfully established his foundation, the Zhou Family did exactly that.
Thus, what Zhou Minghan said now clearly hinted that despite Zhou Yuanchen being a Yellow Sand Sect disciple, the clan still regarded him as one of theirs, and between one’s own people, there’s no need to feel out of place.
Since Zhou Minghan hinted, Zhou Yuanchen certainly needed to respond.
Immediately, he solemnly changed his tone and said, "Great-grandfather is right to instruct me, I understand now what I should do."
Sure enough, upon hearing him refer to himself as "grandson," Zhou Minghan and Zhouyang’s faces were immediately filled with smiles, and those Zhou Family cultivators of the "Xuan" generation who understood their exchange also showed excited expressions.
If counting Zhou Yuanchen, the Zhou Family now had four Foundation Establishment cultivators, matching the number of the Yang Family in Golden Spring Valley.
At this rate, just waiting a few decades more, for those young cultivators in the Zhou Family academy to mature, the Zhou Family’s position as the fourth family in the Baisha River Oasis Cultivation Realm would be as stable as Mount Tai.
Of course, Zhou Yuanchen did not return home empty-handed.
Because of his Thunder Attribute Spiritual Root, soon after joining the Yellow Sand Sect, he became a Tier One Talisman Maker. After establishing his foundation, under the guidance of his master Li Feiyu, a Tier Three Middle-grade Talisman Master, his talisman-making level rose to Tier Two Top Grade, capable of creating Tier Two High-Grade Thunder Talismans like the "Thunder Strike Technique."
Since the materials used for Zhou Yuanchen’s talisman learning were self-funded, the disposal rights of the talismans he made were entirely his own.
Therefore, upon returning home, he directly took out twenty to thirty Tier Two Thunder Talismans he had made over the years and gifted each young clan cultivator one as a present.
After gifting the presents, he also expressed his sentiment to Zhou Minghan and Zhouyang, "It’s a pity I can only make Tier Two Thunder Talismans now. Once I’m able to make Tier Three Spirit Talismans, I will create a batch of Tier Three Thunder Talismans for the family, so as not to fail the family’s support and kindness!"
"Having this heartfelt intention of yours is more important than anything, Chen’Er. Since you aspire to become a Tier Three Talisman Maker, the family will certainly support you. I, after hunting Tier Four Demon Beasts with Elder Chen last time, acquired a piece of Tier Three Demon Beast hide, and the family treasure vault has some materials suitable for making Tier Three Talisman Paper. These items aren’t currently useful to anyone else in the family, so they’ll be handed over to Chen’Er for your talisman-making cultivation!"
After exchanging a glance, Zhou Minghan and Zhouyang gently nodded and expressed the family’s decision.
"This... Thank you for the great-grandfather’s kindness, grandson will not let you and the family down." Zhou Yuanchen hesitated slightly, then solemnly accepted this goodwill.
He naturally understood that the family invested in him to deepen his affection and dependence on the family.
However, he did not mind, because his true intention was never to completely sever ties with the family and be alone. Years of cultivation had long taught him that one could not go far alone in the Cultivation Realm.
Look at those Golden Core Stage ancestors and Nascent Soul Stage Great Divine Power cultivators; don’t they all establish sects, families, and forces?
"By the way, upon learning I would return home this time, Xiao Bufan, Junior Martial Uncle Xiao, specifically asked me to pass a message to the clan leader, asking if the clan leader had forgotten to return his belongings?"
While mentioning this, Zhou Yuanchen looked at Zhouyang with a puzzled expression, curious about the relationship between Zhouyang and Xiao Bufan, the sect’s Purple Mansion Stage cultivator.
Upon hearing this, Zhouyang’s expression subtly changed, then quickly returned to normal, nodding slightly as he said, "Thank you, Brother Yuan Chen, for letting me know. Please do inform Elder Xiao when you return that I will personally visit the Yellow Sand Sect soon to apologize to him."
"That won’t be necessary. If the clan leader wishes to meet Junior Martial Uncle Xiao, you can directly go to the Red Tiger Mountain Oasis, as Junior Martial Uncle Xiao has been appointed by the sect to take over Junior Martial Uncle Luo Yunqing to preside there." Zhou Yuanchen shook his head slightly, revealing the latest update on Xiao Bufan’s whereabouts.
However, he did not notice Zhouyang and Zhou Minghan’s expression subtly changing, seemingly thinking of something.
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