One cannot become fat in a single breath.
The Zhou Familyâs current territory still lacks sufficient personnel for consolidation; blindly occupying more land is inadvisable.
Therefore, we can only proceed step by step, waiting for the quantity and quality of cultivators and clan members to improve before continuing to occupy more resources, expanding our power like a snowball.
Zhou Daoyi understood this reasoning as well.
Thus, after listening to Zhou Chunâs words, he could only quell his anger, nodded, and said, "I understand, letâs proceed like this for now."
He then sent official letters to the two factions in Zhou Chunâs name.
Although the two factions received the letters, neither replied, as if the matter didnât exist at all.
Anyway, they also knew the relationship between us had already worsened, whether to explain or not actually doesnât matter.
If the Zhou Family really wants to take action against them, they wonât lack this one excuse.
Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, ten years have passed since Luo Qingni successfully formed her Nascent Soul.
On this day, Zhou Chun had just broken through a small barrier in the "Metal Escape Technique," feeling joyful, he invited Luo Qingni over for tea to discuss cultivation insights together.
Unexpectedly, halfway through their exchange, Zhou Daoyi suddenly arrived at his cave residence, urgently knocking outside.
This made him frown slightly, hurriedly letting the visitor in.
"Something major has happened: Uncle Mingdeâs soul tablet suddenly showed cracks half an hour ago, his life seems at risk!"
Zhou Daoyi knew the matter was grave, and once he saw Zhou Chun, he directly explained the reason for his hurried arrival.
Then Zhou Chunâs expression instantly changed drastically.
"Letâs go to the ancestral shrine first!"
With a somber expression, he waved his hand, immediately taking Zhou Daoyi to the ancestral shrine, arriving at the quiet room where the soul tablets were stored.
There has been a Zhou Family elder here with Foundation Establishment level to guard the place for many years, with the requirement that once they come here to guard, they must never leave the mountain gate again in this life!
The person currently guarding here was a white-haired old woman, possessing a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivation level.
She was originally guarding the place where Zhou Mingdeâs soul tablet was stored, watching the soul tablet with eyes full of tension.
Until she sensed someone arriving behind her, she turned her head to take a look and then hastily bowed to the two arrivals, greeting, "Junior Zhou Yuanhe, greets the Clan Leader, greets the Supreme Elder."
"Little He, you can leave first; weâll call you if needed."
Zhou Daoyi waved his hand directly, letting the old woman exit first.
Then he and Zhou Chun watched Zhou Mingdeâs cracked soul tablet together, waiting.
At this time, the only thing they could do was wait.
Because the place Zhou Mingde was traveling wasnât close to the family, even if Zhou Chun hurried there at full speed, it wouldnât be possible to reach within a day or two.
If he was truly in danger of falling, the outcome should be evident quickly.
After waiting for about an hour, seeing the soul tablet had not shattered, both of them slightly breathed a sigh of relief.
Zhou Chun quickly said in a deep voice, "The soul tablet isnât shattered, which means his senior still hasnât fallen, only suffered critical injury to the Divine Soul, thereâs still a chance for rescue!"
Then he looked at Zhou Daoyi and asked, "Uncle, do you know where he is traveling now?"
"Two years ago, someone relayed a message, saying he was traveling near the Cultivation Realm of the Far Western Lands, in Wuyang Country, intending afterward to explore the Cultivation Realm of the Far Western Lands!"
Zhou Daoyi quickly conveyed the information he knew.
According to the Zhou Familyâs rules, core clan members and above, when traveling, must relay a message to the family every five years, roughly informing their location and intended destinations.
This way, whether thereâs a summons or an incident requiring investigation, the family wouldnât be blindly searching.
Zhou Mingde had always followed this rule during his years of exploration, often using multinational guilds to send messages to the easily accessible Great Zhou Kingdom, then have Zhou Family cultivators relay it back home.
Upon hearing his answer, Zhou Chun immediately nodded and said, "Since thatâs the case, Iâll bring his soul tablet to search near Wuyang Country; the family here is entrusted to you!"
Zhou Daoyi responded immediately, saying, "Rest assured about the family, if possible, do save Uncle Mingdeâs life!"
"I will."
Zhou Chun tersely replied, then immediately waved his sleeve to collect the cracked soul tablet, before telepathically instructing Luo Qingni still in his cave, he took the Silver Dragon Monarch and Fengyuan Monarch and swiftly left the family mountain gate.
Saving lives is of utmost urgency; upon exiting the mountain gate, Zhou Chun directly let the Silver Dragon Monarch reveal its true form, then along with Fengyuan Monarch, flew toward the Cultivation Realm of the Far Western Lands riding the dragon.
The flying speed of the fifth-order King of Thunder Flood Dragon was naturally faster than Zhou Chun himself; in less than three days, he arrived within the borders of Wuyang Country near the Cultivation Realm of the Far Western Lands.
To avoid alerting the top beings of this country and obstructing his rescue mission, Zhou Chun had to let the Silver Dragon Monarch and Fengyuan Monarch, albeit begrudgingly, first return to the Spirit Beast Pouch.
He then took out Zhou Mingdeâs soul tablet.
Over two days passed, the cracks on the soul tablet grew larger, but it still hadnât shattered.
This indicates Zhou Mingdeâs injuries had merely worsened severely but hadnât led to his fall.
Zhou Chun was slightly relieved too, immediately using Zhou Mingdeâs soul tabletâs Divine Soul essence as a medium to cast a secret technique to locate his true bodyâs whereabouts.