Clan Cultivation: Starting from Beast Taming-Chapter 492 - 259: Substantial Battle Merits, Successor to the Clan Leader [Subscribe Please]_2

```

Although the three major sects stand high above all, even if all the cultivation families within the country were to unite, they would still be utterly powerless against them.

But cultivators are, after all, different from mortals who couldn’t harm a fly.

When many cultivation clans face financial bankruptcy due to war, they could take risks out of venting their resentment or saving their clan, whether by assassinating members of the three major sects who are out and about or ambushing other clan cultivators.

This could have a profound impact on the domestic security environment, indirectly affecting the interests of the three major sects.

Not to mention, the Dragon Transformation Sect has not been completely eradicated, and these clans may need to assist against other enemies in the future.

In this situation, exchanging and nullifying the "Dragon Coins" seized from the Dragon Transformation Sect becomes an essential act.

Benefiting from this exchange policy, the Zhou Family’s accumulated hoard of over eighty thousand "Dragon Coins" could be exchanged for more than twenty thousand Spirit Coins.

Now, as the battle merits are verified and announced, the mysterious rewards for the top thirty families before the "Hundred Clans Conference" officially come into effect.

According to the intentions of the three major sects, the Zhou Family and the other twenty-nine clans must establish a permanent outpost with a Guardian Formation and Spirit Cleansing Formation in the Wasteland Territory within the next five years. Otherwise, their rewards would be retracted and given to other clans.

Five years is not a short time, but also not long.

The Zhou Family must make early plans for this matter, as they intend to establish not just one outpost, but two. Explore more adventures at novelbuddy

Fortunately, the Zhou Family had planned to share the publicly known outpost with other friendly clans.

Seizing the opportunity provided by the ceremony for Zhou Chun’s succession as Clan Leader, the Zhou Family invited the heads of friendly families such as the Wang Family from Hongyao Valley, the Sun Family from Golden Maple Ridge, and the He Family from Qingzhu Mountain, to discuss the establishment of a Frontier Base.

On this day, upon the Zhou Family’s invitation, representatives from over a dozen cultivation clans in Lanzhou arrived to witness the succession ceremony for the new Clan Leader of the Zhou Family.

Outside the Zhou Family Ancestral Hall, in front of the many Zhou clan members and cultivators present for today’s Clan Leader succession ceremony, Zhou Daoyi spoke with a solemn expression, "Members of the Zhou Family, distinguished guests, today I ask you all to witness that I, Zhou Daoyi, Clan Leader of the Jiufeng Ridge Zhou Family, will no longer hold the position of Clan Leader from this day forward."

After speaking, he turned to face Zhou Chun, who was standing beside him.

At this time, Zhou Chun kneeled on one knee, his hands raised high.

Zhou Daoyi spoke again: "Vice Clan Leader Zhou Zhengchun, of good nature and talent, capable of leadership and serving others, from this day forward, the position of Clan Leader of the Zhou Family will be inherited by Vice Clan Leader Zhou Zhengchun."

With those words, he patted his Storage Pouch around his waist and handed over the seal, which represented the status of Clan Leader, to Zhou Chun.

Zhou Chun, holding the seal, slowly stood up and then said solemnly, "Thank you, esteemed Elders and fellow clan members, for your trust. Zhengchun will fulfill his role diligently, exercising duties wholeheartedly, living up to the expectations and kindness of all the Elders, and the high hopes of my fellow clan members,"

As his words fell, Zhou Daoyi, who was at his side, gestured and said, "Members of our clan, will you not greet the new Clan Leader!"

"Zhou Daoquan greets the Clan Leader!"

"Zhou Jiarui greets the Clan Leader!"

"Zhou Jiahe greets the Clan Leader!"

Starting with several Zhou Family Elders, one after another, the Zhou Family Cultivators on site began to bow and pay their respects to Zhou Chun.

However, the mood of those who were paying their respects was entirely different.

For Zhou Family Elders in the Foundation Establishment Stage, like Zhou Daoquan and Zhou Jiarui, watching Zhou Chun, the junior they had seen grow step by step, finally reach the position they had anticipated, their feelings were a mixture of relief and joy.

```

Zhou Jiacheng, Zhou Jiasheng, and other Qi Refinement Realm elders of the Zhou Family watched as Zhou Chun, a younger member of their family, reached this stage within a mere two or three decades. Their hearts were filled with complex emotions, feeling both proud and admiring of him, yet also experiencing a sour, embarrassed regret for themselves.

Meanwhile, cultivators of the same generation and juniors who were close to Zhou Chun, such as Zhou Zhengyong, Zhou Xinlan, and Zhou Xindie, were overjoyed and excited to see Zhou Chun finally taking the position of Clan Leader of the Zhou Family. They genuinely felt happy for him from the bottom of their hearts.

Even the Zhou Family cultivators who didn’t have a particularly good relationship with Zhou Chun, regardless of whether they were his seniors, peers, or juniors, were shocked that he had become the Clan Leader so quickly, but none voiced any dissent or discontent.

As Zhou Daoyi had said before, Zhou Chun’s outstanding performance over the years, in both personal character and ability, had left the vast majority of Zhou Family cultivators with no ground to criticize and with no choice but to be convinced.

At this time, after the multitude of Zhou Family members had finished paying their respects to Zhou Chun, the new Clan Leader, guests like Wang Zhixiong who were present at the ceremony also came forward to offer their congratulations.

After another bustling feast, the celebration was finally concluded.

When the celebration ended, Zhou Chun invited Wang Zhixiong and others with close relations to the Zhou Family to a conference room for a closed-door discussion about establishing a Frontier Base.

However, what Zhou Chun didn’t expect was that when he mentioned the collaboration to establish a Frontier Base, Wang Zhixiong and the others, who had earlier expressed their gratitude and agreement with the Zhou Family’s generous actions, now changed their minds.

"Taoist Friend Zhou, please forgive me; it’s not that I and the Wang Family are unwilling to be involved in this matter. It’s just that the Wang Family has suffered severe losses in this war, and we simply don’t have the resources to contribute to this project any longer,"

"Yes, indeed, the situation of the He Family is much the same. During this war, our family was forced to abandon our century-old ancestral gate, and now, reconstructing it will consume a great deal of manpower and resources. We simply don’t have spare capacity to participate in frontier expansion anymore!"

"My Sun Family was already thinly populated, and during this war, we lost our Clan Leader and two Elders. Now, just keeping the family from falling apart is lucky for us, and we truly lack the strength to be part of establishing a Frontier Base!"

In the living room, one after another, Wang Zhixiong and the others took turns expressing their woes, talking about their families’ difficulties, and none of them were interested in venturing into the wasteland anymore.

They had initially agreed to establish a Frontier Base together because their families were strong and capable, fully able to invest manpower and resources in this endeavor.

But no one could have anticipated that after the campaign to the south, their families would each lose several Foundation Establishment Stage cultivators and dozens of Qi Refinement Realm cultivators in the Beast Tide.

The loss of these people had seriously injured the core strength of their respective families. They were all greatly weakened and had no excess manpower to invest in expanding the frontier territories.

This outcome was also unexpected by Zhou Chun.

Looking at Wang Zhixiong and the others, who were sitting in front of him with distressed expressions, Zhou Chun’s brows were also deeply furrowed.

The Zhou Family already lacked people, and if these families were unwilling to send people to join the establishment of the Frontier Base, the current number of Zhou Family members was not enough to establish a Frontier Base that met the requirements of the three major sects.

"Regardless, my fellow cultivators, please think it over again. If you miss this opportunity, it will be difficult for you to enter the scene later!"

In the end, Zhou Chun could only sigh softly, encouraging the several families to rethink the matter. Yet he couldn’t force them to join.

This chapter is updat𝙚d by freeweɓnovel.cøm.

After seeing off Wang Zhixiong and the others, Zhou Chun then discussed the difficulties of establishing the Frontier Base with Zhou Mingde and Zhou Daoyi.

"If the Wang Family and the others are unwilling to invest manpower in this matter, then we cannot force them. We might as well ask other families if they are willing to collaborate. If that fails, we could also work with Foundation Establishment Stage Loose Cultivators. In any case, we must first establish the Frontier Base!"

After hearing Zhou Chun’s words, Zhou Daoyi immediately offered his opinion.

Zhou Mingde also spoke at this time: "Let’s inquire about the intentions of the Li Family and the You Family as well. Although they can each establish a Frontier Base, given the size of their families, one base will certainly not be sufficient!"

"I understand; I will see to this matter as quickly as possible,"

Zhou Chun nodded, accepting the advice of the two men.