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Chapter 259 Honorary Elder, Zhou Chongshan's Last Words [Subscribe]

Lin Hongyu did not fulfill her previous agreement and deliver the promised treasure to the Zhou family in time, which indeed disappointed Zhou Mingde, who had been looking forward to it.

However, Lin Wan'er's staying did make up for it a little.

Lin Wan'er's staying in the Zhou family is not just as simple as giving the Zhou family one more available Foundation Establishment cultivator, it also means that the intelligence line she controls will also be used by the Zhou family.

According to Lin Wan'er's own account, the intelligence line she was previously assigned by Lin Hongyu to establish now has twelve core members and thirty-four peripheral members.

The twelve backbone members among them were all monks sponsored and trained by Lin Hongyu and her, and they could be turned into fighters at any time.

As for the thirty-four peripheral members, they can all be persuaded to fight and fight for their lives by offering money and treasures.

As the Hualong Sect was severely damaged and she was freed from the cage, Lin Hongyu didn't want to waste her resources to support this intelligence line anymore, so she handed it along with Lin Wan'er to the Zhou family, which could be regarded as one of her rewards to the Zhou family.

The Zhou family is short of people right now, and this line of intelligence is undoubtedly a powerful supplement for the Zhou family.

Therefore, when Lin Wan'er chose to follow Lin Hongyu's arrangement and stay in the Zhou family, Zhou Mingde immediately stated that he would continue to let her manage this intelligence line and provide full support in terms of financial resources.

Lin Wan'er was also very smart. Not only did she quickly hand over the intelligence information of the core members and peripheral members to the Zhou family, she also quickly went to Zhou Daoyi to receive the dragon spirit blood and began to practice the "Secret of Transforming into a Dragon".

Just when Lin Wan'er began to practice "The Secret of Transforming into a Dragon" in seclusion on Pagoda Peak, Zhou Chun found Zhou Mingde and talked about the arrangement of her identity.

"It is certainly a great thing for Fellow Daoist Lin to join the Zhou family, but what kind of status should the family arrange for her to be appropriate?"

The Zhou family is no longer a small family. There is a cultivator in the Foundation Establishment stage in the family for no reason. This matter cannot be hidden from the cultivators in the family or outsiders.

Therefore, Zhou Chun was troubled about how to arrange an identity for Lin Wan'er.

Only the cultivators in the Foundation Establishment Stage of the Zhou family can serve as the elders of the Zhou family, and in the future even ordinary cultivators in the Foundation Establishment Stage may not be able to serve as such.

It is definitely inappropriate to let Lin Wan'er be the elder of the Zhou family.

However, her cultivation level at the Foundation Establishment Stage is there. If she doesn't become an elder, there is no other identity in the Zhou family's current identity system that is more suitable for her.

Therefore, after Zhou Chun thought about it for a long time without being able to figure it out, he had no choice but to ask Zhou Mingde.

After hearing what Zhou Chun said, Zhou Mingde was a little stumped and didn't know how to answer.

After thinking for a while, he looked at Zhou Chun and said softly, "How about setting up a guest elder position in the family? This kind of position is equal to the family elder in terms of treatment and status, but does not have the right to vote in the family elders' meeting, and cannot be invited or attend the family elders' meeting."

Guest elder?
Zhou Chun was slightly stunned, and after thinking about it carefully, he realized the origin of this position.

Generally, immortal cultivation families do not have any guest elders. This position is usually only established in immortal cultivation sects, and is usually established for high-level cultivators outside the sect who are very close to the sect.

For example, Qinglian Temple has several guest elders, and those guest elders are all Jindan-stage cultivators from Jindan families.

These Jindan families were either founded by disciples of Qinglian Temple, or many members of the family have joined Qinglian Temple over the generations and have a very close relationship with Qinglian Temple.

In this case, in order to win over these Jindan stage cultivators, Qinglian Temple would hire them as guest elders so that they can enjoy some of the treatment of Qinglian Temple elders.

Thinking of this, he immediately said, "If I call him a guest elder, I'm afraid that when outsiders find out, it will only make me laugh, and Fellow Daoist Lin himself may not be willing."

"In my opinion, how about changing the title to Honorary Elder? It has the honorary title of an elder, but does not involve the management of the family's internal affairs!"

"Honorary Elder?"

Zhou Mingde was stunned for a moment, muttered the word "honorary elder", and then said with a smile: "Very good, the title of honorary elder is very appropriate, then we will set up an honorary elder position in the family!"

Seeing that he agreed, Zhou Chun immediately said, "Since the Grand Elder agrees, I will inform the entire clan first, and after Elder Lin comes out of retreat, I will ask the Grand Elder to personally confer this honor on him."

"Yes, then Daoyi and I will jointly confer this honor upon Fellow Daoist Lin."

Zhou Mingde nodded and agreed immediately.

After Zhou Chun left his cave, he quickly posted a notice announcing the matter.

The family suddenly had a cultivator in the Foundation Establishment stage, and a position of "Honorary Elder" was specially established for him. This matter indeed aroused the curiosity of many members of the Zhou family.

Many people went to Zhou Chun and other familiar elders to inquire about the identity and origin of this elder from another family, and some also asked what etiquette they should use to treat this elder.

Zhou Chun had already discussed this with Zhou Jiarui and other elders who had met Lin Wan'er in advance, and they all gave a unified response at this time.

According to him, Lin Wan'er was a casual cultivator who grew up in Yunzhou. Knowing how difficult it was to practice alone, she wanted to find a family to rely on.

Because of the Zhou family's outstanding performance in this war, and because Zhou Mingde had accidentally saved her life, she decided to join the Zhou family.

There are quite a few independent cultivators in the Foundation Establishment Stage who have joined a family of immortal cultivators like this in the immortal cultivation world, so this reply is easy to convince people.

As for how the family cultivators addressed Lin Wan'er, they naturally all called her Elder Lin.

After all, the Zhou family currently has only one elder named Lin!
Lin Wan'er herself was indeed an outstanding person. It took her only twelve days to complete the introductory training of "The Secret of Transforming into a Dragon".

You should know that Zhou Chun was able to complete the introductory training of "The Secret of Transforming into a Dragon" in just three days. That was because the top-level technique he practiced, "The Mysterious Art of the Golden Tripod", had a strong tempering and strengthening effect on the body.

Although Lin Wan'er did not practice any top-level skills that could temper the body, she was able to complete the introductory training of "The Secret of Transforming into a Dragon" within twelve days, which was a very good performance in the Dragon Transformation Sect.

When she successfully practiced "The Secret of Transforming into a Dragon" using Qing Jiao's dragon blood as a medium, she was officially bound to the Zhou family.

Therefore, Zhou Mingde and Zhou Daoyi soon awarded her the title of "Honorary Elder" of the Zhou family in front of dozens of Qi-refining cultivators of the Zhou family.

At the same time, with the official joining of Lin Wan'er, the number of Foundation Establishment cultivators in the Zhou family reached eight.

Zhou Chun also gave Lin Wan'er a new task at this time, which was to be in charge of training Xu Fu and other servants adopted by the Zhou family. Lin Wan'er herself worked in intelligence and had a lot of experience in training monks. Her wilderness survival experience was unmatched by anyone in the Zhou family.

It would undoubtedly be most appropriate to let her train those monks who will be sent to Longxing Valley to open up wilderness outposts in the future.

Another month passed, and Zhou Chongshan finally repaired the Zhou family's mountain protection formation, the "Five Directions Miro Formation".

When the formation was repaired and passed the startup test, Zhou Chongshan suddenly said to the several happy Zhou family executives standing beside him: "This is my last time to contribute to the family. I have a premonition that my time is up. Next, I will quietly sort out my life's experience in formation in my residence. If there is nothing important, please don't disturb me again!"

"Chongshan you..."

Zhou Mingde's expression changed slightly. He looked at Zhou Chongshan, but didn't know what to say.

There is an upper limit to human lifespan, and immortal cultivators are no exception.

Zhou Chongshan's life span was short to begin with, and he was seriously injured in the Southern Expedition, which further accelerated the loss of his vitality. It was already very good that he could survive until now.

"Birth, aging, sickness and death are destiny, and I have long since become indifferent to this matter."

Zhou Chongshan shook his head slightly, indicating that there was no need to say anything to comfort him.

Then he sighed again and said, "Besides, I have lived for more than 200 years, so it is not in vain. I just regret that I can no longer continue to serve the family and see the family regain its glory with my own eyes!"

He never married in his life and was obsessed with the art of formations. Before he passed away, what he cared about most was his family.

Although the Zhou family's situation is getting better and better, there is no talk of revival as long as there is no Jindan stage cultivator.

His biggest regret was that he could not see the Zhou family revive and regain its glory.

At this time, listening to his affectionate words, Zhou Chun beside him couldn't help but whispered: "Second Elder, the efforts you have made for the family and the achievements you have made are seen and remembered by all the family members!"

"As long as this mountain protection formation is still there, as long as the Zhou family is still there, you will always live in our hearts!"

Hearing what he said, Zhou Chongshan suddenly laughed, and he laughed very happily.

He patted Zhou Chun on the shoulder and said with a smile, "Zhengchun, I am very happy about what you said. I am even happier that the Zhou family has such an outstanding member like you. I believe that under your leadership and that of the Supreme Elder, our Zhou family will be able to regain its glory and take back everything that once belonged to us!"

"Most definitely!"

Zhou Chun nodded vigorously, his tone extremely firm.

Seeing him like this, Zhou Chongshan's eyes flickered slightly, then he calmed down and said solemnly: "There are some things I wanted to tell you before I die, but today the Supreme Elders are here, and I don't know if I can see you then, so I might as well tell you today!"

"Second Elder, please speak. I am all ears!"

Curiosity flashed in Zhou Chun's eyes, and he also wanted to know what Zhou Chongshan wanted to say in such a serious tone.

Even Zhou Mingde, Zhou Daoyi and others standing by showed curiosity.

"Zhengchun, your ability is beyond doubt, and no one doubts your loyalty to the family, but the changes you have made to the family have always been too big, giving people a sense of rushing for success, which is actually a bad approach!"

"A family is different from an individual. If an individual takes a big step, at most he will hurt himself. But if a family takes a big step, everyone in the family will get hurt!"

"Before, you were just the deputy clan leader. You were eager to show off and prove yourself. This is understandable. Even if you were wrong, we elders would remind you and help you correct it."

"But now you are the clan leader, even if the two great elders have some decisions about you, you can no longer casually oppose or deny them."

"Once you really make a mistake and cause the family to suffer losses, it will not only be your dereliction of duty, but it will also make the clan members doubt you and even doubt the Supreme Elder!"

"And you have to know that for a family to develop steadily and upward, trust and unity are the most important. Once the family members doubt and distrust the family leaders, then no matter how many advantages the family has in other aspects, it will be difficult for it to move forward!"

“So sometimes it’s not terrible to walk slowly, what’s terrible is to take the wrong road, which will only get you further and further away from the destination!”

"I hope you can keep this in mind. When you make any changes to the family in the future, you must listen to other people's ideas, preferably the ideas of the monks under the family. Don't just think that you are doing it for the good of the family and other members of the family without considering other people's feelings!"

Zhou Chongshan paused for a moment, then glanced at Zhou Chun who seemed touched by his words, and continued, "Secondly, I hope you can spend more time on personal cultivation in the future, and leave the family affairs to other elders or deacons. Although your personal aptitude is not very good, since you have successfully cultivated the top-level skills, you are the one with the greatest hope of forming a pill in the family in the future. You must live up to the hardships you have suffered for this."

"Third, I hope you can consider the matter of a Taoist partner. If you don't plan to be single like me for the rest of your life, then you should find a Taoist partner who can make progress together with you. If you can leave a few talented descendants for the Zhou family, that would be even better!"

After saying this, Zhou Chongshan didn't wait for Zhou Chun to think clearly about how to answer him. He waved his hand and said, "Okay, that's all I have to say to you. As for whether you want to listen to me or not, it's up to you. I'll go back first."

Then he flew alone to Zhenxuan Peak where he practiced.

Seeing this, Zhou Chun hurriedly said, "I will remember what the Second Elder said. I will definitely think seriously about the Elder's warning!"

At this time, Zhou Mingde also said: "What Chongshan said is indeed from the bottom of his heart. Zhengchun, you should really think more about your personal cultivation and marriage!"

"Yes, I will seriously consider it."

Zhou Chun responded without arguing.

He has his own plans for his life, and he will listen to the advice of his elders as a reference.

He has his own choice as to what to do.

After more than a month had passed, the three major sects finally counted the military exploits of each immortal cultivation family during the war, formulated relevant rewards, and also announced the standards for death pensions and other matters.

Second update today!

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