Chapter 1392: Chapter 562: The Missing Zhou Yuanlian [Subscribe Requested]_2
âThen Iâll leave this matter for you to handle.â
He nodded with a smile, readily agreeing.
Subsequently, Zhou Mingde summoned two Elders, and with a group of Foundation Establishment cultivators, proceeded in a grand procession escorted by the juniors to the Three Immortals Mountain in Fengguo.
This trip lasted for half a month.
By the time they returned from Fengguo, Zhou Mingdeâs complexion was noticeably ruddy, clearly in a very good mood.
Upon seeing Zhou Chun, who was overseeing the family, he laughed heartily and said, âHaha, Zhengchun, you would never guess. During You Familyâs mourning process, Li Jingxuan, one of the main figures of the Three Immortals Mountain, actually ceded the main seat to this old man voluntarily, lavishing praises on me and the Zhou Family, displaying such a lowly stance!â
Saying this, his expression turned cold as he sneered, âHowever, there is one thing he might have forgotten, but this old man never dared to forget!â
âIn the past, when Yu Jinghua, that scoundrel, wanted to seize the Zhou Familyâs heritage, I went to seek an audience with him overnight, but he shut his doors and refused, completely disregarding the millennial friendship between the two families and stayed indifferent!â
âNow that our Zhou Family has resurrected its glory and entered an unprecedented prosperous era, he suddenly remembers the millennium-old friendship between the familiesâhow utterly ridiculous it is!â
Zhou Chun genuinely didnât know about this matter; it seems Zhou Mingde had bottled this up for quite a while and finally found an opportunity to vent his grievance now.
At this point, he suddenly seemed to think of something and said, âIf Iâm not mistaken, Li Jingxuan should have passed his eight hundredth birthday already. With just over a hundred years of lifespan left, he probably canât ensure nurturing a Golden Core Stage cultivator for the family. Seeing You Familyâs situation now, heâs bound to empathize with their plight and harbor some unrealistic thoughts!â
âExactly, Zhengchun, you hit the nail on the head!â
Zhou Mingde nodded repeatedly, highly appreciating and even admiring Zhou Chunâs sharp thinking ability.
He then chuckled and said, âSpeaking of this, I also saw the twin siblings of the Li Family we used to envy so much. Though one of them has reached the Late Stage of the Purple Mansion, and the other is in the Middle Stage, neither seemed to have much confidence in succeeding at Core Formation!â
Hearing this, Zhou Chun couldnât help but shake his head continuously, saying, âNow thatâs indeed a problem. Considering the Li Familyâs resources, preparing a set of Nascent Soul Spirit Material isnât too difficult, but if the person attempting Core Formation lacks confidence, the success rate becomes unpredictable!â
âHaha, isnât that so? I bet Li Jingxuan probably canât sleep because of this headache!â
Zhou Mingde laughed again, the laughter tinged a bit with schadenfreude.
However, just as they were mocking the Li Family for having no successors, they turned around only to have something within the family take away all their enthusiasm.
As it turned out, Zhou Sihan, who had offered the Fifth Order Thunder Flood Dragonâs tooth earlier, failed to open the Purple Mansion after consuming the Spirit Awakening Pill bestowed by Zhou Chun!
This failure severely damaged his Divine Soul, likely making it impossible for him to attempt breaching the Purple Mansion again in the future.
In truth, for the Zhou Family now, gaining or losing one Purple Mansion Phase cultivator didnât matter much.
But failing once like this means losing a clan member who had potential for the Purple Mansion, while also wasting a valuable Spirit Matter for aiding Purple Mansion opening.
Such a double loss surely leaves family leaders like Zhou Chun and Zhou Mingde feeling frustrated and regretful.
The saying goes, âMisfortune does not come singly.â
Just after Zhou Sihanâs failure in opening the Purple Mansion, less than three months later, another matter occurred to which Zhou Chun had to pay attention.
It was discovered that Zhou Yuanlian, who went out to gather toxic herbs and substances for cultivation, had been overdue for half a year and not returned!
As the sole Poison Cultivator at the Foundation Establishment Stage in the Zhou Family, Zhou Yuanlian had the right to leave behind a Lifebound Soul Plaque in the familyâs ancestral temple.
Upon learning from Zhou Xinyi about Zhou Yuanlianâs disappearance, Zhou Chun quickly proceeded to the ancestral temple to check the status of her Soul Tablet.
It turned out the Soul Tablet was intact, with no damage noted.
However, this only indicated that Zhou Yuanlian wasnât facing any life-threatening danger.
If she were captured or trapped in a formation, or lost in some natural extremity but still safe, the Soul Tablet wouldnât show any problem.
Once a Soul Tablet does show a problem, it would likely indicate a lethal issue.
Thus, Zhou Chun did not lower his guard and immediately had Family Elder Zhou Xinyan lead the search with four core Foundation Establishment clan members and over a dozen elite Qi Cultivation Stage members.
In Zhou Chunâs view, Zhou Yuanlian, a Poison Cultivator trained in the Tome of Thousand Poisons, was more significant than some Family Elders.
This is because Poison Cultivators have an ability even some Golden Core Stage cultivators canât match: mass destruction capability!
With her current Mid Foundation Establishment cultivation, Zhou Yuanlian could release poisonous smoke or fumes capable of killing hundreds or thousands of Qi Cultivation Stage cultivators, or First Order Demon Beasts, in extreme times.
This is something many Purple Mansion Phase cultivators are unable to achieve!
Hence, in many cultivation tales or battles with Demon Beasts, Zhou Yuanlian is a strategic killer, able to directly influence the outcome of a war!
For this reason, as long as there is any chance to save her, Zhou Chun would never permit anything to happen to Zhou Yuanlian.