Beast-controlling fairy clan.

Chapter 112: The corpse is exposed to the public, the reward from the clan leader [Subscribe]

According to the interrogation of the captured wandering cultivators, it was learned that the foundation-building cultivator who was defeated by Zhou Chun was named Shen Han, a wandering cultivator who had been building his foundation for less than thirty years.

This person originally practiced in an organization of independent cultivators under nominal name. He often helped some independent cultivators deal with some powerful and difficult-to-deal-with monsters, and was generous in sharing some of the benefits with them. His reputation was pretty good.

Therefore, the independent cultivator who discovered the Eight-Angled Water Deer together with Zhou Jiacheng would tell this person the news in order to ask for his reward later.

From this point of view, Shen Han can be considered a smart man. At least he knows the principle of slow and steady growth and will not easily do something like crossing a river and then destroying the bridge.

But this time he was obviously too smart and provoked someone he shouldn't have provoked.

Thanks to Zhou Jiacheng's early return to the family and the informing, the furious Zhou Daoyi has personally sent messages to all the friendly families of the Zhou family, asking them to help keep an eye out for information about Shen Han.

At the same time, the Zhou family also made private promises to the leaders of several settlements of independent cultivators, stating that as long as they secretly provided the exact whereabouts of Shen Han, the Zhou family would directly reward them with 2,000 spirit coins!

With such a multi-pronged approach, Shen Han, who was hiding in a gathering place for independent cultivators to recuperate, was soon betrayed by an independent cultivator in the Foundation Establishment Stage.

Then the head of the Zhou family, Zhou Daoyi, personally went to the place where the independent cultivators lived and waited there.

When Zhou Jiarui brought Zhou Chun and others and transported the remaining three octagonal water deer back to Jiufengling by land and water transport, which took several days.

Shen Han's body had been brought back by Zhou Daoyi who had personally taken action.

"Zhengchun, I'm glad you're okay. I've decided to hang this beast's body outside the mountain gate for a hundred days to show everyone. I want all the cultivators in Lanzhou to know the consequences of bullying the weak and hurting our Zhou family cultivators!"

Inside the Zhongping Palace, after Zhou Daoyi personally checked Zhou Chun's injuries, his expression relaxed and he coldly announced his plan for how to deal with Shen Han's body.

This time when Zhou Chun and others were in danger was the first time that a Foundation Establishment Stage cultivator attacked the Zhou family cultivators alone after the Zhou family took root in Jiufeng Ridge.

This wind must not last long!

Therefore, even if the injured person was not Zhou Chun, his highly valued heir, Zhou Daoyi, as the head of the Zhou family, would never tolerate such behavior.

That was why he had not hesitated to ask all the friendly families to help find the person, and offered huge sums of money to induce those casual foundation-building cultivators to provide information.

We must let those independent cultivators know that if they dare to bully the weak and harm the Zhou family cultivators, the Zhou family will make sure their bodies are exposed to the public, no matter what the cost!

Only in this way can we intimidate those casual practitioners who always think they are not afraid of wearing shoes even if they are barefoot.

So that they would no longer dare to kill the Zhou family monks for a little bit of profit.

Of course Zhou Chun had no objection to exposing Shen Han's body to the public.

Although this method is somewhat inhumane, it is very necessary.

There is no need for such torture, as it will not be enough to serve as a deterrent.

However, although he knew that Zhou Daoyi's move to hunt down Shen Han at all costs was mainly for the collective interests of the family, Zhou Chun was still very grateful and moved for his help in revenge.

He immediately said with a face full of gratitude: "How could this junior be so worthy of the clan leader's love!"

"No need to do so. I am doing this not only to avenge you, but also to prevent all the monks in the family from encountering similar things."

Zhou Daoyi waved his hands, and indeed did not say anything completely hypocritical to show that he valued Zhou Chun.

Then he looked at Zhou Chun and said, "Jia Rui and Jia Cheng have told me about your performance this time. If it weren't for you, the family might have lost several outstanding members. This achievement must be rewarded!"

After he finished speaking, he paused for a moment, then nodded and said, "How about this, including the reward for this mission, I will reward you with 500 family merits, and also give you two second-level lower-grade magic talismans and a first-level upper-grade flying magic weapon."

This reward is quite generous.

But considering Zhou Chun's loss, it is also reasonable.

In the battle with Shen Han, Zhou Chun not only used up a precious second-level talisman, but also consumed an extremely precious "Dragon Blood Replenishing Qi Pill", two [Returning Yuan Pills], and dozens of first-level talismans.

The total value of these things would not be less than one thousand spirit coins.

If the reward given by Zhou Daoyi was lower than this number, it would be disheartening.

So Zhou Chun accepted the reward with peace of mind this time.

After receiving the reward, he went back to his residence to rest.

Because he was seriously injured this time and it was on duty, Zhou Daoyi specially approved three months of recuperation leave for him.

But in fact, after Zhou Chun rested for about a month, his injuries were almost healed.

At this time, the body of the wandering cultivator Shen Han, who was exposed to the public outside Jiufeng Ridge, had been dried by the sun.

This matter quickly spread among the independent cultivators in Lanzhou through the mouths of those independent cultivators who went to Jiufengling to practice.

Because the Zhou family did not betray the Foundation Establishment cultivator who revealed Shen Han's whereabouts, the other cultivators were also very shocked at the Zhou family's strength and means after hearing about this. They were able to find the person so quickly and bring him to justice.

Even some immortal cultivation families who were unaware of the inside story were very surprised at the power displayed by the Zhou family in this matter, and had to re-evaluate the Zhou family's power.

It can be said that this deterrent effect has achieved very good results.

At this time, the first cultivator of the Zhou family who took the Spirit Ascension Fruit to retreat and break through to the foundation-building stage had already achieved results.

The result is naturally not good!

The cultivator who was trying to reach the foundation-building stage was Zhou Jiaqing, a cultivator of the "Jia" generation, and he was ranked fifteenth.

After he failed in his attempt to build his foundation, he suffered severe backlash.

Although he managed to save his life in the end, his meridians and acupoints were severely damaged and difficult to fully recover. It can be said that he became half a disabled person.

As he is now eighty years old, he probably won’t live many more years.

After this result came out, Zhou Jiapeng and two other owners of the Shengling Fruit who had not yet gone into seclusion to build their foundation suffered a heavy blow.

The fiery fantasy in my heart about building the foundation suddenly cooled down a lot.

However, the other two Zhou family cultivators who were already in seclusion to build their foundation had no other choice.

After Zhou Chun learned the news, he could only silently wish his thirteenth aunt Zhou Jiahe, who was in seclusion to build her foundation, hope that she could succeed.

Then he said goodbye to the clan leader Zhou Daoyi and left Jiufengling.

After using them for a few years, he only had a few elixirs left, and they were not very effective in increasing his current cultivation. Therefore, Zhou Chun planned to go to Li's Pharmacy in the market to buy some high-quality elixirs so that he could reach the twelfth level of Qi Refining Stage as soon as possible.

After he walked some distance out of Jiufeng Ridge, he patted the storage bag on his waist and took out a silver ruler.

This long silver ruler is none other than the "Silver Rainbow Ruler", a top-grade, first-class flying magic weapon that the clan leader Zhou Daoyi awarded to Zhou Chun. It was also the magic weapon used by Zhou Zhengkang, a genius Qi-refining cultivator of the Zhou family.

Compared to the bamboo leaf-shaped flying magic weapon Zhou Chun had used before, this "Silver Rainbow Ruler" not only flies faster, but can also emit silver light on its own to protect its owner, allowing the owner to fly quickly at an altitude of thousands of feet.

Zhou Chun was not allowed to use this item inside the family mountain gate before, for fear that some members of the family would think of him and have some opinions about him.

Now that he was outside in the vast world, he no longer had to worry about anything. He stepped directly onto the ruler, and then, with the help of his magic power, he controlled the ruler to soar into the sky, rushing all the way to a height of thousands feet.

When he got here, facing the fierce wind, Zhou Chun immediately increased the magic power he injected into the ruler under his feet.

I saw a silver light blooming from the long ruler, and as Zhou Chun intended, it quickly formed a wind-blocking light shield in front of him.

Then his mind moved, and he controlled the magic weapon to move forward rapidly.

At this time, looking forward from behind him, you can clearly see a silver rainbow light flying in front.

However, flying at high altitude is fun, but it consumes a lot of mana.

With the addition of a wind shield, the mana consumption will increase by nearly 20%.

Here, the advantage of the foundation-building cultivator's ability to control the air and fly is revealed, and they don't have to worry about any wind influence at all.

So after Zhou Chun flew at a height of one or two thousand feet for a while, he returned to a height of less than a thousand feet.

Thanks to the new flying magic weapon and his own significantly improved cultivation, Zhou Chun's journey from Jiufeng Ridge to Hongya Market was shortened by nearly three hours compared to before.

The progress has been tremendous.

However, after arriving at Li's Pharmacy, Zhou Chun discovered that the owner of the pharmacy was no longer the familiar Li Siyuan, but another unfamiliar middle-aged man from the Li family.

Then I found out after some inquiries that Li Siyuan had returned to the Li family to prepare for building his foundation because of his contribution in running the medicine shop.

This made him feel very sad.

At this moment, Zhou Chun could almost imagine how his sixteenth uncle Zhou Jiasheng, who was also sent by the family to the market to manage the shop, felt after hearing the news.

But he could only feel sorry for this elder in his heart, and he could do nothing else to help.

So after chatting with the new owner of the drugstore for a while, he explained his purpose.

"Uncle Li, does your pharmacy have any elixirs that can help me improve my current cultivation? The several elixirs I've taken in recent years are no longer very effective."

He knew that not all of the Li family cultivators were proficient in alchemy, but those who could become the owner of a medicine shop must be well-versed in elixir knowledge.

Therefore, he specifically told the other party the names of several elixirs that he had taken to improve his magic power, so as to prevent the other party from making wrong judgments and recommendations.

After all, the two families have been friends for more than a thousand years. In this regard, the other party will definitely not cheat on him, nor dare to cheat him.

Sure enough, after listening to his words, the other party pondered for a while, then looked at him and said, "If what nephew Zhengchun said is true, then the only thing in our store that can meet your needs is the Golden Bud Pill."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chun nodded without hesitation and said, "Since Uncle Li recommended it, then give me a bottle of Golden Bud Pill to try out its efficacy."

After hearing his words, the other party hesitated and said, "Golden Bud Pills are quite expensive. One pill costs sixty spirit coins, and a bottle of five pills costs three hundred spirit coins. My dear nephew Zhengchun, why don't you buy one or two to try first?"

Zhou Chun smiled at this time and said, "It doesn't matter. You get what you pay for. Even if this Golden Bud Pill is not that effective for my nephew, I can transfer it to other members of the clan. Uncle Li doesn't have to worry."

"Okay, since my nephew Zhengchun said so, then I, Uncle Li, will not be polite to you."

Shopkeeper Li's brows relaxed, and he was very pleased with what Zhou Chun said. He immediately took out a bottle of Golden Bud Pill and handed it to Zhou Chun.

At the same time, he instructed him: "The effect of the Golden Bud Pill lasts longer, the medicinal properties are mild, and there is very little poison. My dear nephew, you can take one pill every forty days. Remember not to mix it with other similar pills during this period."

"Nephew understands, thank you Uncle Li."

Zhou Chun responded and said goodbye and left the pharmacy.

As soon as he walked out of the drugstore, he saw a man and a woman walking towards the drugstore.

After the two sides met, Zhou Chun just glanced at them and walked away without paying any attention.

But the female cultivator was stunned on the spot, and then stared at Zhou Chun's leaving back.

"What's wrong? Madam, do you know that man?"

The change in the female cultivator quickly attracted the man's attention, and he couldn't help but look at her and ask in a low voice.

Hearing his words, hatred flashed in the eyes of the female cultivator. She looked at the man and asked, "My dear, do you still remember what you promised me when we got married?"

The man was startled when he heard this, and then he said in surprise: "Could it be that the person just now was..."

"Yes, it's him! I'd recognize him even if he turned into ashes!"

The female cultivator said this through gritted teeth, her tone revealing deep hatred.

"But didn't you say he was only at the eighth level of Qi Refining at that time? It's only been a few years, how come he's already at the eleventh level of Qi Refining!"

The man frowned, seeming a little reluctant.

When the female cultivator heard his words, she immediately became angry. She glared at the man and said, "Husband, what do you mean by this? Do you want to regret it?"

Upon hearing this, the man's attitude softened immediately. He quickly grabbed the female cultivator's arm and gently comforted her, "My lady, please don't be angry. I think for safety reasons, we should find out the situation clearly before taking any action. Don't act rashly!"

But the female cultivator was not fooled by his words. She shook off his hand and said, "How can we have so much time to find out? You can see that less than ten years have passed and he has already reached the eleventh level of the Qi Refining Stage. If we don't take action this time, who knows if he will have successfully established his foundation the next time we see him?"

Having said this, he threatened: "Anyway, whether you help or not, I will do it!"

"My lady, you..."

The man looked at the female cultivator with shock and anger, not understanding why his wife, who had always been obedient to him, would suddenly become like this.

But when he saw the female cultivator turning around and leaving, he hesitated for a moment, but still couldn't help but chase after her.

(End of this chapter)