Clan Cultivation: Starting from Beast Taming-Chapter 716 - : 365

Chapter 716: 365

Half a year passed, and the Zhou Family held an internal celebration for Zhou Chun’s opening of the Purple Mansion.

Initially, Zhou Mingde wanted to make a big fuss about it, even grander than the celebration for Zhou Daoquan’s occasion.

However, Zhou Chun felt that opening the Purple Mansion at over a hundred years old was already quite a prominent event.

If they made a big deal and celebrated extensively, it would be too much of a good thing, and actually less appealing.

Convinced by his argument, Zhou Mingde did not bring up the idea of a grand celebration again and only organized a celebration within the clan to have everyone enjoy themselves.

After the celebration was over, Zhou Chun went with Zhou Mingde to Dragon Abyss Marsh to discuss matters with Lu Ran.

“There is no need for the two Taoist Friends to worry,” Lu Ran said.

“Although the Scale Frog Clan’s magicians are not as clever as Human Clan Cultivators, they are aware of their status within Dragon Abyss Marsh. Even if they betrayed the Zhou Family, they wouldn’t catch the eye of the Flood Dragon Clan.”

“As for the concern that the two Taoist Friends have regarding their excessive demands, there is no need to worry about that either. If they become too greedy, it will lead to their own destruction. With the Zhou Family’s current strength, they are no match at all!”

“Moreover, Wukulu was personally trained by me as a genuine magician of the Black Spear Tribe. It knows very well how much benefit cooperation with the Zhou Family could bring to the Scale Frog Clan and the tribe. As long as it remains the Great Elder of the tribe, it will definitely not do anything to jeopardize our cooperation!”

In the Water Mansion, faced with several concerns raised by Zhou Mingde, Lu Ran dismissed them with ease, answering on the spot without a second thought.

But his answer was just one side of the story.

The Zhou Family had never interacted with those Scale Frog Alien Clan magicians and had no clue about their true nature.

His guarantee, in reality, had no binding force whatsoever.

However, although that was the case, Zhou Mingde and Zhou Chun did not voice their doubts on the spot, but instead discussed them secretly through voice transmission.

After discussing for a while, Zhou Mingde said, “What Taoist Friend Lu says is not without reason, but the steady development of my Zhou Family over the years is also due to our cautious actions.”

“If we proceed as Taoist Friend Lu suggests, maintaining the cooperation after Taoist Friend Lu’s passing will certainly be no problem. However, only our Zhou Family and the successor chosen by Taoist Friend Lu should have unilateral contact. Taoist Friend Lu must not let them know where our Zhou Family’s base is located, to prevent bringing a calamitous disaster upon our clan!”

Maintaining only one-sided contact meant that if the Zhou Family wished not to communicate further, they could cut off relations at any time.

With such an arrangement, the initiative was firmly in the hands of the Zhou Family.

Lu Ran was, of course, well aware of this.

Thus, after a moment’s thought, he quickly replied, “No problem, I can promise this on their behalf.”

“Then let’s settle on that. Next, we’ll need Taoist Friend Lu’s assistance in learning the Scale Frog Clan’s language to ensure normal communication with your designated successor,” Zhou Mingde said, nodding and agreeing to the plan.

“Of course. I’ll also explain the situation with the Millennium Dragon Transformation Grass to Taoist Friend Zhou!” Lu Ran said, and then he began to elaborate.

According to Lu Ran, he had once discovered a Flood Dragon Nest in a certain underwater forest at the outer reaches of the Dragon Abyss Marsh, where he was sure a fourth-stage Flood Dragon resided.

Just outside that Flood Dragon Nest, he had seen many Dragon Transformation Grasses that had reached hundreds of years in age.

Thus, he was certain that Millennium Dragon Transformation Grasses must exist within the nest.

However, he couldn’t be certain of the exact grade of the fourth-stage Dark Flood Dragon, not knowing if it was a lower or upper grade of the fourth stage.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chun immediately asked him to take him to that vicinity to scout the location first.

Lu Ran did not refuse and promptly led Zhou Chun and Zhou Mingde towards the location of the Flood Dragon Nest.

Following Lu Ran for nearly two days, Zhou Chun and the other travelled with him as they dived deep into the water, reaching a depth of six or seven hundred feet.

In the deep waters below, huge aquatic plants, resembling kelp, covered the seabed. They could grow up to hundreds of feet, even taller than many ancient trees on land.

The nest of a fourth-order Flood Dragon was located deep within this underwater forest.

“About a hundred miles ahead from here, there’s a clearing where the water plants are not so dense,” said Lu Ran, pointing in a direction and explaining to Zhou Chun and the other person the location of the Flood Dragon Nest.

They could only stop here, for any closer, and they might be discovered by the fourth-order Flood Dragon, in which case, no one would be able to escape.

When Lu Ran was lucky enough to make it out, it was because the Scale Frog Alien Clan belonged to the Dragon Abyss Marsh Water Clan, and his cultivation level did not pose a threat to the fourth-order Flood Dragon, so it didn’t bother to attack him.

Whereas Zhou Chun and Zhou Mingde were bona fide Human Clan Cultivators, if they dared to appear within the sight of the Flood Dragon Clan of Dragon Abyss Marsh, there was no escaping death.

So, after listening to Lu Ran, the two just glanced deeply in the direction he pointed before returning to land together.

Afterward, Lu Ran followed Zhou Chun and the other to Lanzhou, where he would stay for some time to teach them the language of the Scale Frog Clan.

For Purple Mansion Phase Cultivators, learning the language of an Alien Race wasn’t difficult.

In terms of learning capacity, even the smartest ordinary person couldn’t compare to a Purple Mansion Phase Cultivator.

Thus, after studying with Lu Ran for roughly a month, Zhou Chun and Zhou Mingde were completely able to communicate using the language of the Scale Frog Clan.

After Zhou Chun had learned the language of the Scale Frog Clan, he followed Lu Ran to the Black Spear Tribe and met with his designated successor, Wukulu, for the first time.

This Scale Frog Alien Clan individual, whom Lu Ran held in high esteem, looked quite different from an ordinary Scale Frog Clan Magician.

Its physique was much stronger than that of an average Scale Frog Clan Member, standing over thirty feet tall with deep blue scales that were both beautiful and mysterious.

“Greetings, Esteemed Wukulu. It is a pleasure to meet you for the first time. I offer you this modest gift with the highest respect,” Zhou Chun said.

Inside the Water Mansion, after sizing up the uniquely different Scale Frog Clan Magician, Zhou Chun smiled faintly, took the initiative to greet him, and presented a special trident Magic Artifact forged from Cold Iron.

This artifact had been specially crafted by Zhou Xintie, the most skilled Artifact Refiner in his family, with a simple design that allowed Scale Frog Clan Magicians to easily activate the freezing effect by injecting Mana.

Such easy-to-use Magic Artifacts had always been in high demand in the trade between the Zhou Family and the Scale Frog Alien Clan.

When Wukulu, the Magician on the other side, received the Magic Artifact, he immediately activated it to test its power.

Upon seeing the freezing effect from the trident Magic Artifact, which instantly turned the surrounding water vapor into frost, his eyes revealed a look of joy and satisfaction.

However, seeing this, Lu Ran’s face darkened instantly, and he spoke with considerable annoyance, “Wukulu, do not be rude. Have you forgotten the etiquette I taught you?”

Hearing this, Wukulu’s pleased expression suddenly stiffened, and his eyes quickly filled with fear as he knelt before Lu Ran to apologize, “Great Elder, forgive me, I have erred.”

Seeing this, Lu Ran snorted coldly, “Humph, why are you apologizing to me? You should be apologizing to Taoist Friend Zhou!”

Upon hearing this, Wukulu hurriedly rose and bowed deeply to Zhou Chun, apologizing, “Taoist Friend Zhou, please forgive me, Wukulu was rude in the moment, I beg for your forgiveness.”

After a brief pause, he took off a fist-sized sea blue pearl from around his neck and handed it to Zhou Chun, “Wukulu has nothing valuable to offer Taoist Friend Zhou, save for this Water Bead, which is quite rare. Please, I insist that you accept it.”

This fist-sized sea blue pearl was the treasure bead of a second-order top-quality Clam Demon, which had nurtured it for a millennium, containing extremely pure and rich water-element Spiritual Power.

Even without any refining, this treasure could release a protective barrier of considerable strength, making it an exceptionally valuable item.

In terms of value, the Cold Iron trident Zhou Chun had offered could not even be compared to one-tenth of it.

Zhou Chun, of course, recognized good quality and immediately took the pearl into his hands without concerning himself with how Lu Ran viewed the matter.

He then quickly, and with a light tug, pulled the Scale Frog Magician Wukulu to his feet and said with a smile, “Esteemed Wukulu, I really like this gift and I also enjoy dealing with straightforward people like yourself. In our future interactions, there is no need for such formalities.”

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Hearing this, the Scale Frog Magician Wukulu also smiled and said, “Taoist Friend Zhou, I too am very fond of the gift you gave, and may the friendship between our two clans be as indestructible as these two treasures, enduring forever!”