Cleansing Spirit Pavilion and Sinking Sha Well

Chapter 11 Cleansing Spirit Pavilion and Sinking Sha Well

"You, Chun-ge'er, are already familiar with the Zhou family's old rules, so I won't repeat them."

"Now that the family has settled down in Jiufeng Ridge and will become a full-fledged cultivation family, the rules will definitely change. This needs to be discussed and changed by the Supreme Elder, the Clan Chief, and all the elders."

"Currently, the family is adapting to local conditions and changing times, only adding a few more rules."

"First, we are not allowed to leave Jiufeng Ridge without family assignment. This is mainly to protect our clansmen and also to minimize the chances of provoking enemies. After all, we are unfamiliar with the place and don't know much about the situation in Jingguo."

"Secondly, it is forbidden to show off the family's various methods in front of outsiders, to disclose the family's internal information to outsiders, or to bring outsiders back to the family. This rule is also to protect the family and its members."

"Thirdly, in order to concentrate resources on major tasks, the clan will temporarily stop distributing spirit coins to clan members as welfare and task rewards, and instead use merit points to count them. One merit point corresponds to one spirit coin. Once the clan has a firm foothold, the exchange of merit points and spirit coins will be opened."

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All sorts of rules, big and small, and things to be aware of and avoid, came out of Zhou He's mouth and entered Zhou Chun's ears.

One of them spoke clearly and in detail, while the other listened attentively and took notes as he listened.

In less than a day, Zhou Chun had a fairly clear understanding of the current situation of the Zhou family.

It should be said that the Zhou family's current situation is not bad.

Not counting the family members who may still be wandering outside like Zhou Chun, the Zhou family currently has more than 130 cultivators, including one Purple Mansion stage cultivator, four Foundation Establishment stage cultivators, and the rest are Qi Refining stage cultivators.

With such strength, even in the cultivation world of Jingguo and Lanzhou, they could rank among the top ten among the many cultivation families.

However, the Zhou family is a newcomer and they forcibly occupied the auspicious land of Jiufeng Ridge through violent means, which has made them very unpopular among the independent cultivators in Jingguo.

Meanwhile, the cultivation sects and families of the surrounding Jing Kingdom were somewhat wary and hostile towards this outsider force, and were not very willing to interact or cooperate with the Zhou family.

Fortunately, there are three other forces that split off from the Three Absolutes Sect to share this pressure. For the time being, no one should dare to be the first to step forward and openly oppose the Zhou family.

It seems that the Zhou family's higher-ups are well aware of the difficulties the family is currently facing, and the rules they have formulated in accordance with the times are all aimed at dealing with these difficulties.

Zhou Chun believed they must have other external measures to break this predicament, but he didn't know them yet.

Of course, it's not his place to worry about the Zhou family now; his cultivation level and strength are not enough to influence the Zhou family's decisions.

All he needs to do now is follow the instructions above, and complete the assigned tasks in his spare time each day.

After explaining all the things Zhou Chun should pay attention to, Zhou He also told him some news.

That was the group of rogue cultivators who had ambushed them near Jiufeng Ridge. They had all been killed by the Third Elder, Zhou Quan, who also followed the clues and killed more than a dozen other rogue cultivators who shared the same hatred for the Zhou family.

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It was another sunny morning.

After finishing his meditation on the cliff at the top of Baozhi Peak, Zhou Chun returned to his residence for breakfast.

His breakfast was simple: white porridge with steamed buns, some dried fruit and dried shredded meat.

In fact, many cultivators do not have the habit of eating breakfast. At most, they will eat some wild fruits from the mountains and drink a few sips of spring water in the morning.

Once you reach the Foundation Establishment stage and are able to abstain from grains, it's common for you to go a month without eating.

But Zhou Chun was different.

For him, maintaining the habit of eating three meals a day is a way of commemorating his past life, making him clearly aware every day that he is different from others.

Moreover, even if someone notices this little habit, they won't care at all.

Even if someone were to ask, Zhou Chun would have ample reason to explain.

After finishing breakfast in about 15 minutes, Zhou Chun strolled to Jingling Pavilion on the mountainside of Baozhi Peak.

Jingling Pavilion is located in a valley on the shady side of Baozhi Peak. The environment inside is quiet and secluded, with a pleasant fragrance of flowers and many beautiful flowers planted inside.

After Zhou Chun arrived in the valley, he saw three Zhou family cultivators sitting cross-legged around a well in the center of a four-cornered pavilion in the middle of the valley.

Every now and then, a white jade pillar with mottled black and white markings would pop out of the well.

At this point, the three Zhou family cultivators would cast control spells on the jade pillar, pressing it back into the well, repeating this process over and over.

That well is one of the foundations of the purification array that protects the Zhou family of Jiufeng Ridge, and is also known as the "Sinking Evil Well".

On each of the nine sacred peaks of Jiufeng Ridge, there is a Pure Spirit Pavilion and a Deep Sha Well.

Every moment, Zhou family cultivators guarding the well manipulate the magic array, sinking the turbid evil energy absorbed by the array into the depths of the ground, in order to ensure that the spiritual energy of heaven and earth absorbed and refined by the Zhou family cultivators on the mountain is pure spiritual energy.

This job is very tiring; it is not only mentally and physically demanding, but it also makes it impossible for people to meditate, practice, or do other things normally.

Therefore, the current rule of the Zhou family is that each Zhou family disciple with a mid-stage Qi Refining cultivation level must guard the Jingling Pavilion for at least three hours every day.

Zhou Chun has now settled down and is cultivating on Baozhi Peak. From now on, he will be guarding the Jingling Pavilion nearby every day.

Upon seeing him arrive at the Pure Spirit Pavilion on time, a Zhou family cultivator who had been stationed there for a sufficient period of time immediately smiled and nodded at him, then left the place first.

Zhou Chun took over the task from the other party, sat on the futon where the other party had been sitting cross-legged, and together with the other two Zhou family cultivators, began to guard the "Sinking Fiend Well".

Besides guarding the Pure Spirit Pavilion, cultivators like Zhou Chun from the Zhou family at the Qi Refining stage also need to take turns guarding several locations within the mountain-protecting array.

There are also a series of tasks to be done, such as sending the spirit beasts tamed inside the mountain gate out to hunt, building some structures, opening up mountain paths between the peaks, and cultivating medicinal gardens.

However, apart from guarding the Jingling Pavilion without the slightest carelessness or major accident, the rest of the work is not difficult, and there is no one to supervise you. You just need to do a little bit every day.

After all, cultivators may not have much else, but they have plenty of time.

While doing these tasks, Zhou Chun naturally got to know and meet the other Zhou family cultivators.

On this day, Zhou Chun and several Zhou family cultivators returned from hunting in the mountains outside Jiufeng Ridge. After delivering most of their prey to the beast garden, they returned to their residence.

As soon as he entered the yard, he saw the rock tortoise gnawing on tree bark.

Three months had passed since Zhou Chun returned to the Zhou family in Jiufengling.

What was once just a single egg of the Rock Turtle Spirit Egg has now hatched and grown into a small, grayish-brown turtle the size of a washbasin, somewhat resembling the alligator snapping turtle of Zhou Chun's previous life.

An adult rock tortoise can support three or four people standing on its back without feeling crowded, so this tortoise is really just a "small tortoise".

But don't let its small size fool you, this little guy has pretty good teeth.

With its sharp teeth, it can easily crush pebbles.

So even without awakening and mastering the innate magic of the Rock Turtle clan, this little turtle already poses a great threat to ordinary people.

One of the easiest things about keeping rock tortoises is that they will eat almost anything.

It can eat anything, from animal meat and tree bark to even soil; its digestive ability is extremely powerful.

At this moment, sensing that its master Zhou Chun had returned, the little turtle, which was playing with the small trees in the yard, immediately wagged its tail and turned to look at him, conveying a feeling of "hunger".

Generally speaking, spirit beasts hatched and tamed by cultivators from a young age are less affected by the corrupting influence of evil energy, and their intelligence is much higher than that of wild demon beasts.

Some species of monsters are born with high intelligence and may even acquire wisdom comparable to that of humans.

However, the Rock Tortoise is not known for its intelligence. It can only convey its emotions through the mental contract between the two. For this little tortoise, which is only three months old, this is the best it can do.

Fortunately, Zhou Chun didn't have high expectations for the intelligence of this rock tortoise. He only valued its tough skin and ability to withstand attacks. As long as it could help him fight in the future, that would be enough.

At this moment, he immediately stepped forward, took out some highly nutritious wild animal hearts and livers that he had specially saved from his storage bag, and threw them into the food bowl, letting the little turtle slowly gnaw and eat them.

He then went into the kitchen to start a fire and cook.

Half an hour later, Zhou Chun had prepared several dishes, some stir-fried, some roasted, and some boiled, and then he slowly and carefully enjoyed this sumptuous dinner by himself.

(End of this chapter)