Clan Cultivation: Starting from Beast Taming-Chapter 720 - 367: The Way of Relaxation and Tension [Subscribe Requested]_2

Chapter 720: Chapter 367: The Way of Relaxation and Tension [Subscribe Requested]_2

After leaving Zhou Mingde’s cave abode, Zhou Chun summoned Zhou Xintie, the current Hall Master of the Hundred Arts Hall and the best Artifact Refiner in the Zhou Family, who could already craft top-grade Magic Artifacts of the first tier.

“Junior greets the Clan Leader. May I know why the Clan Leader has summoned me?”

In the Central Peace Hall, after heeding the call and paying his respects to Zhou Chun, Zhou Xintie curiously asked about the reason for being summoned.

He also knew that after Zhou Chun had opened up his Purple Mansion, he rarely dealt with affairs, so he was unsure why he was suddenly summoned to this Central Peace Hall.

As Zhou Chun looked at the face of his junior, who appeared even older than himself, he fell silent for a brief moment before speaking, “Xintie, the Cold Iron Trident you crafted previously has greatly satisfied the customer. For the time being, halt your other Artifact Refining tasks and focus on crafting this type of Magic Artifact. Start by crafting fifty similar spears and polearms.”

Upon hearing this, Zhou Xintie’s dark, rugged face showed a slight startle, his eyes filled with deep surprise.

Of course, he remembered the Cold Iron Trident; he could not understand why Zhou Chun had requested him to craft such a Magic Artifact, deeming it a waste of good materials.

After all, to achieve the freezing effect that Zhou Chun required, the entire Magic Artifact had to be crafted from purified Cold Iron.

Just the material costs alone amounted to nearly two hundred Spirit Coins.

Yet, that Cold Iron Trident couldn’t even be consecrated, let alone be controlled through Divine Sense to attack.

Such a Magic Artifact, if not specifically requested by Zhou Chun, would not have been crafted by Zhou Xintie, and even an apprentice just learning the craft would not have been so wasteful with materials.

Now, hearing Zhou Chun suddenly claim that he needed fifty more of these artifacts, it’s no wonder he was utterly astonished.

His lips moved slightly, as if he had something to say.

But remembering the teachings of a certain Elder, he suppressed the words that were about to come out, and only said in a low voice, “Junior understands. May I inquire if the Clan Leader has any specific requirements regarding the delivery time?”

“Twenty pieces in half a year, just deliver them at this rate,” Zhou Chun replied after a moment of thought.

Upon receiving this answer, Zhou Xintie immediately responded, “If that’s the case, junior guarantees to complete the task.”

“Do well, and once you complete this task, I will give you a great gift,” promised Zhou Chun, before dismissing him.

Afterward, he summoned Zhou Xinlan, the Hall Master of the Hundred Medicines Hall, instructing her to increase production of Essence-Advancing Mana Elixirs with moderate and balanced effects.

The Magicians of the Scale Frog Alien Clan may not be able to cultivate Human Clan techniques, but they have their own unique methods of breathing and refining nature’s spiritual energy, so Elixirs crafted by Human Cultivators can still be used to advance their Mana and Cultivation Level.

In the past, the Zhou Family was hesitant to craft too many of these Spirit Pills for trade. Moreover, with half the trade quota already occupied by the luxury items used by Lu Ran, there was no need to attract the Scale Frog Alien Clan with such Elixirs.

But now, with Lu Ran on the brink of passing away, Magicians like Wukulu of the Scale Frog Alien Clan would certainly have a reduced need for those luxury items.

At that time, if they wished to exchange for those rare aquatic treasures from Wukulu’s hands, they would have to rely on these Essence-Advancing Mana Elixirs and specially crafted Magic Artifacts.

Having made such arrangements for two crucial aspects of trade, Zhou Chun then called over Zhou Zhengqing, who was currently in charge of the Intelligence Hall work.

Zhou Zhengqing, a peer of Zhou Chun’s, wasn’t even born when Zhou Chun arrived in this world and was listed as the twenty-ninth among his contemporaries.

Since the Intelligence Hall is an important division of the Zhou Family, it required someone of high status and identity to take charge.

After evaluating several Family Foundation Establishment Cultivators, Zhou Chun ultimately chose this clan brother to manage it.

As soon as Zhou Zhengqing entered, Zhou Chun immediately asked, “Twenty-ninth brother, how is the collection of information related to the Bandit Cultivators I instructed you to gather?”

Zhou Zhengqing thought for a moment, then respectfully replied, “Reporting back to the Clan Leader, after receiving your task, the Intelligence Hall arranged for clan members to collect information from the Marketplaces in Jingguo Country, Shen Country, and Fengguo. Thus far, we have identified eleven locations where Bandit Cultivators are particularly active.”

Zhou Chun nodded in response, “Hmm, well done.”

Then, he suddenly inquired, “How many Intelligence Stations has our family established so far?”

“We have established seven, six within the states of Jingguo Country and one in Fengguo,” replied Zhou Zhengqing without hesitation.

Zhou Chun then asked, “What is the quickest time to communicate with the Intelligence Station in Fengguo?”

“If the message is sent with the fastest speed using eagle messengers, passing through relay stations in Yunzhou, it can reach the intelligence station in Fengguo within ten two-hour periods.”

Zhou Zhengqing did some quick calculations and provided a detailed answer.

One day is twelve two-hour periods, and the distance from Jiufeng Ridge to the intelligence station in Fengguo is at least three thousand miles.

This speed of message delivery is already faster than a Cultivator at the Foundation Establishment Stage travelling to deliver a message.

After all, a Cultivator at the Foundation Establishment Stage simply can’t fly three thousand miles in one go; they must stop to rest and recover Mana.

Zhou Chun was very satisfied with this result and immediately nodded, saying, “Very good. We can continue to increase the number of intelligence stations. Any necessary funds and personnel can be applied for and selected from within the family. The Zhou Family will definitely support this fully.”

“Yes, I shall not fail the Clan Leader’s expectations!”

Zhou Zhengqing respectfully responded, his face also showing signs of happiness.

After handling some important family affairs, Zhou Chun returned to his residence for quiet cultivation.

Two months flew by in the blink of an eye.

When Zhou Chun went back to the primeval forest in the Wasteland Territory to seek the Wood Charm, he was led by it to find more high-aged Spiritual Medicine.

The Wood Charm itself also seemed to have had a good harvest, with a noticeable increase in its aura.

Beings like the Wood Charm have a completely different way of increasing their cultivation compared to ordinary Demon Beasts.

Their way of cultivating is to absorb and refine the Wood Spirit Power condensed in the ancient trees, Spirit Wood, and Spiritual Medicine within the forest.

This absorption must not harm the lives of the ancient trees or Spirit Wood, and those that have been sapped of their Wood Spirit Power will take a very long time—usually several decades or even a century—to recover it.

So when a Wood Charm resides in a forest, its cultivation level will skyrocket for a while, but then it will grow very slowly afterward.

But if it can keep migrating to different forests for cultivation, the Wood Charm’s cultivation level can increase very quickly.

Read lat𝙚st chapters at fɾeewebnoveℓ.co๓ Only.

However, just like when Zhou Chun breaks through a major realm and the grade of Golden Qi needed for the Reforging of the Shattered Cauldron must increase,

the higher the grade of the Wood Charm, the less effective lower levels of Wood Spirit Power are for their cultivation.

At the same time, if they want to break through to higher realms, they need to absorb higher levels of Wood Spirit Power to promote their evolution.

For the Wood Charm cultivated by Zhou Chun, it needs the Wood Spirit Power condensed by millennium-old trees to be effective.

And if it wants to break through to the third tier, the quality of Wood Spirit Power condensed by ordinary ancient trees is not enough; it has to come from those Spirit Wood capable of absorbing Spiritual Energy to strengthen themselves, and it specifically has to be from high-quality Spirit Wood.

In fact, Zhou Chun already has a way to help the Wood Charm break through to the third tier.

But he hasn’t done so.

After all, he hasn’t tamed the Wood Charm for long, and it was tamed with brute force.

If the Wood Charm is allowed to break through to the third tier too quickly, it might develop rebellious thoughts.

Moreover, he also has to consider the feelings of his other three Spirit Pets.

Even ordinary pets like cats and dogs can feel jealous, let alone Demon Beasts with higher intelligence.

Out of Zhou Chun’s other three Spirit Pets, aside from the Golden Armor Rock Turtle, which has a more serene nature and is less competitive for affection, both Baibai, the Silver Lightning Python, and the Golden Winged Tiger like to fight for his favor.

If he were to allow this newcomer Spirit Pet to advance to the third tier so quickly and outrank the other three, those two competitive pets might create all sorts of trouble.

Even now, knowing that the Wood Charm could still increase its cultivation if it continued to stay in this primeval forest, Zhou Chun still disregarded its protests and forcefully took it away.

For a Spirit Pet that was forcibly tamed, he can’t indulge it as he might with a pet raised from birth. There has to be a balance, ensuring it remembers who its master is at all times.

This time, Zhou Chun forcibly took the Wood Charm away, and it was indeed unhappy.

But next time, if Zhou Chun asked it to do something and promised that it could play outside again after completing the task, it would certainly perform eagerly.