The Cruelty of the Cultivation World

Chapter 4 The Cruelty of the Cultivation World

The Three Absolutes Sect is gone, but the Zhou family still exists!

The Qinglian Temple, a major sect of immortal cultivation in Jingguo, split up the Three Absolutes Sect, but it did not go too far.

After being split up, the Three Absolutes Sect became four forces: the Li Family of Pills, the You Family of Talismans, the Spirit Beast Manor, and the Zhou Family of Spirit Beasts.

Among them, the Li family and the You family were originally the Li and You families of the Three Absolutes Sect. They have both become cultivation families in the Jing Kingdom, and many of their disciples are even preparing to join the Qinglian Temple, a major sect in the Jing Kingdom.

The Spirit Beast Manor was founded by Zhou Jinghua, a Golden Core cultivator from the Zhou family. Most of its disciples were originally from the Three Absolutes Sect and belonged to other clans.

Of course, this former son-in-law of the Zhou family has now reverted to his original name and should be called Yu Jinghua from now on.

The Zhou family, a family of spirit beasts, is a cultivation family composed of most of the original Zhou family members from the Three Absolutes Sect.

The reason it is said to be the majority is because quite a few members of the Zhou family were recruited by Yu Jinghua, a Golden Core cultivator, and joined the so-called Spirit Beast Manor.

Meanwhile, having lost Yu Jinghua, a Golden Core cultivator, the Zhou family of spirit beasts, with only a Purple Mansion cultivator to lead the charge, became the weakest of the four forces after the Three Absolutes Sect split up.

Therefore, Zhou Chun actually has two other options: one is to go to the so-called Spirit Beast Manor and become a member there; the other is to return to the Zhou family and travel the cultivation world as a member of the Zhou family, a family of cultivators.

Zhou Chun hardly needed to think about which of the two places to choose.

Since Yu Jinghua abandoned the Zhou family to establish the Spirit Beast Manor, it's clear that he wants to completely erase the Zhou family's mark from himself.

It would be extremely difficult for Zhou Chun, a descendant of the Zhou family, to be given important responsibilities after joining the Spirit Beast Manor.

The Zhou family, whose members are spirit beasts, was founded by the legitimate descendants of the Zhou family. If Zhou Chun returns to the Zhou family, as long as he has the strength to stand out, it will not be difficult for him to gain the family's favor.

Given such obvious differences, there's no need to overthink the choice.

Thinking this, Zhou Chun waited until the group of rogue cultivators left before following them out of the teahouse. He then stopped the man with the mustache halfway out and asked him about the whereabouts of the Zhou family, the spirit beast clan.

To his disappointment, the man with the mustache had only heard that the Three Absolutes Sect had been split into four factions, but he did not know the specific locations of the four factions.

However, Zhou Chun still managed to find out the address of the cultivator market in Lanzhou from him, and prepared to go to that market to continue to find out more information.

And so, Zhou Chun quickly received back the three spirit coins he had paid as a deposit and left Qingyun Valley.

However, not long after leaving "Qingyun Valley", Zhou Chun frowned and his eyes darkened.

He raised his hand and beckoned a fist-sized, sharp-beaked bird onto his wrist, chirping away.

This bird, called the "Red-billed Finch," is extremely intelligent and has exceptional eyesight. However, it is small in size and is an ordinary bird, making it difficult for cultivators to pay attention to it.

Therefore, they are often tamed by some low-level cultivators who are skilled in beast taming techniques and used as eyes and ears for tracking and vigilance.

While recuperating in Cangyun City, Zhou Chun stumbled upon a "red-billed finch" in the city's bird market during a casual stroll. It had been captured by hunters and was intended for sale. He then bought it and began to tame it.

Now, under his taming using the beast-taming techniques he acquired from his memories, the little bird has become quite intelligent and can serve as a warning to him.

Zhou Chun was able to find the rogue cultivator who led him in Yunlan Mountain because this little bird spotted him first.

Just now, the little bird that had been watching over him in the air suddenly told him that someone was following him, and there was more than one person.

Who could be following me?

Zhou Chun recalled his experience of this trip to Qingyun Valley and quickly came up with a general idea of ​​his goal.

As for whether it's really what he thinks, we'll find out soon.

Immediately, Zhou Chun quickly hid in the bushes to the side, made hand seals and cast a spell, a mid-grade first-level spell called "Wood Concealment Technique" that could use the scent of plants to conceal his aura and form.

After a while, a man in a yellow robe and a young man in black came into Zhou Chun's view.

Sure enough it was him!

Looking at the man in the yellow robe with a mustache, Zhou Chun immediately confirmed his guess.

The young man in black next to the man in the yellow robe was the same rogue cultivator that Zhou Chun had seen in the teahouse earlier.

Clearly, the man in the yellow robe was very cautious. Even though he harbored ill intentions towards him, he was afraid that he couldn't defeat him alone, so he specifically sought out the young man in black as an accomplice.

"Where is he? Where did that kid go? He's suddenly vanished without a trace!"

In the mountains and forests, the man in the yellow robe looked around with a surprised and suspicious expression, his tone quick and urgent, filled with anxiety.

The young man in black also looked around warily, and said in a deep voice, "I'm afraid he's already discovered that you and I were following him. Cultivators from these sects and families always seem to have access to spells that are difficult for ordinary rogue cultivators like us to learn!"

His words were filled with envy and resentment.

Upon hearing their conversation, Zhou Chun immediately understood why they had come.

It was his eagerness to find out about the Zhou family's situation that aroused the suspicion of the man in the yellow robe, thus bringing this danger upon himself.

However, this also gave him a direct understanding of the dangers of the cultivation world.

Just because he inquired about a piece of information, he was targeted by people who were jealous and wanted to kill him. Is this the cruel and treacherous nature of the cultivation world?

Zhou Chun stared at the two people in the woods with a gloomy look in his eyes, and a sense of malice rose in his heart.

Since you want to kill me, let's see who kills whom!

If one harbors malice, the desire to kill will naturally arise.

Zhou Chun reached into his sleeve and pulled out a black iron awl from the inner pocket.

Then he aimed at his target and swung his hand to strike.

In an instant, a streak of dark light flew from his hand, piercing through a large tree and striking the chest of the black-clad youth whose view was blocked by the tree.

"You wicked thief!"

An angry shout came from the man in the yellow robe. He hurriedly slapped a talisman on his body, forming an earth-yellow circular shield to protect himself.

Then he raised his hand and patted the storage bag at his waist, immediately summoning a purplish-red copper hammer magic weapon and smashing it towards the place where Zhou Chun was hiding.

Since Zhou Chun chose to make the first move, he naturally left the spot quickly afterward.

When the copper hammer magic weapon missed its target, he had already summoned another pale gold flying knife magic weapon and slit the throat of the heavily injured and fallen black-clad youth.

After seizing the initiative and eliminating one enemy, Zhou Chun looked at the panicked man in the yellow robe in the mountains and couldn't help but sneer.

He sneered and said, "Isn't this Fellow Daoist Dai? You've been secretly following me, perhaps hoping to invite me for tea?"

As he spoke, Zhou Chun had already made hand seals and retrieved the two magical artifacts that had killed the young man in black.

Upon seeing this, the man in the yellow robe was even more terrified.

He glanced furtively at the lifeless corpse of the young man in black, his eyelids twitching slightly. He quickly shouted to Zhou Chun, "Fellow Daoist Zhou, let's talk this out! I was only momentarily blinded by greed and harbored ill will towards you. Now that I've come to my senses, I beg you, Fellow Daoist Zhou, to give me a chance to atone for my sins!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chun coldly replied, "There's no need for atonement. After all, death absolves all sins. Even if you have committed a grave offense, death will put an end to everything!"

As she spoke, she made a hand seal and used two magical artifacts to launch a fierce attack on the man in the yellow robe.

In terms of cultivation, the man in the yellow robe, at the seventh level of the Qi Refining stage, was only one level higher than Zhou Chun.

However, in terms of the quality and quantity of magical artifacts, Zhou Chun, who obtained Li Han's relics, completely surpassed him.

Moreover, he was already intimidated before the battle even began, and had lost his courage, so it was naturally difficult for him to exert his full strength in the fight.

After a fierce battle, Zhou Chun finally managed to break through the yellow-robed man's magical shield before his magic power was exhausted, and pierced his forehead with a pale golden flying knife.

"The strong prey on the weak, only the fittest survive—that's the world of cultivation!"

Looking at the unseeing corpse of the yellow-robed man on the ground, Zhou Chun muttered something to himself, raised his hand to retrieve the flying knife magic weapon, and then quickly began to clean up the battlefield.

Half an hour later, Zhou Chun, having searched both corpses on the ground, burned them to ashes and then quickly left with his loot.

Good morning, fellow book lovers.

(End of this chapter)