The Fountain of Spiritual Eyes, Head-on Confrontation

Chapter 56 The Fountain of Spiritual Eyes, Head-on Confrontation

Beneath Wild Wolf Ridge lies a spring of spiritual light!

When this secret was exposed, it shocked all the members of the five major cultivation families present.

That's the Spring of Spiritual Eyes!

Such a cultivation paradise is enough to increase the meditation and cultivation speed of a Foundation Establishment cultivator by 20% to 30%.

Even Golden Core cultivators can benefit from it.

The five great immortal cultivation families have each been passed down for hundreds or thousands of years, but none of them possess such a treasure land for cultivation.

This is not a treasure that any one of them is qualified to possess!

Therefore, upon discovering this secret, Zhou Daoyi made a decisive move, immediately ordering the Azure Cloud Python to lead him and the others to the Mu family's mountain gate in Biyun Mountain, and having the Fire God Jackal cover their retreat.

Zhang Zixuan wanted to silence them and keep the secret, but he needed to have the ability to do so!

Therefore, after seeing Zhou Daoyi and the others leave, he knew that there was no point in continuing the entanglement, so he did not chase after the Fire God Jackal who also withdrew from the battlefield. Instead, he quickly returned to the Qiyun Alliance headquarters to report the matter.

As for the Spirit Eye Spring, if one's cultivation level is below the Purple Mansion stage, they cannot even destroy it.

Even ordinary Golden Core cultivators would have to go to great lengths to relocate it.

Therefore, there is absolutely no need to worry about who will take this item.

Five days later, Zhou Chun, who was in the market town, learned about the battle at Wild Wolf Ridge.

"A spiritual spring is hidden beneath Wild Wolf Ridge! No wonder the Qi Yun Alliance killed the Mu family so readily!"

When Zhou Chun recalled the time when he and the Mu family of Biyun Mountain went to Wild Wolf Ridge, only to be chased by cultivators from the Qiyun Alliance, he immediately resolved a question that had been bothering him for several years.

Presumably, at that time, the Qi Yun Alliance had only recently discovered the Spirit Eye Spring and had not yet had time to set up an array to conceal it. That is why they were worried that the cultivators entering Wild Wolf Ridge would discover this secret and directly took ruthless action against the Mu family's cultivators.

Zhou Chun just remembered that Mu Xuanfeng, the head of the Mu family, had also captured a Qi Refining stage cultivator from the Qi Yun Alliance. Could it be that the person didn't know the inside story?

That's probably true!

Otherwise, if they had known about the existence of the Spirit Eye Spring earlier, even if the Mu family couldn't obtain it through their own strength, they could have presented the information to a Golden Core cultivator at the Qinglian Temple and received a reward in return.

However, now that the news has been leaked, this Spirit Eye Spring will probably end up in the hands of the Qinglian Temple!

Thinking of this, Zhou Chun couldn't help but feel envious.

Large sects in the cultivation world, like Qinglian Temple, are actually the most comfortable.

Normally, there's no need to manage the various smaller sects and families; they can be left to compete and fight amongst themselves as long as certain bottom lines aren't crossed.

However, as long as these smaller sects and families discover any valuable treasures, the major sects like Qinglian Temple can easily and legitimately acquire them.

Now that the Qi Yun Alliance has suffered a setback, will they be willing to let it go?

Zhou Chun frowned again, and couldn't help but worry about his clansmen who were far away in Jiufeng Ridge.

At this moment, Zhou Daoyi, the head of the Zhou family, has returned to the Zhou family's mountain gate at Jiufeng Ridge.

Several Zhou family elders and the Supreme Elder Zhou Mingde gathered together, speculating about the Qi Yun Alliance's reaction.

"The news about the Spirit Eye Spring has been reported to the Qinglian Temple by the Mu family as soon as possible. The four major families have an advantage in this regard, so it is unlikely that the Qinglian Temple will be used by the Qiyun Alliance to gain favor."

"However, Qinglian Temple has never interfered in the struggles between various cultivation families and rogue cultivators. Moreover, the Qiyun Alliance seems to have other backers, so it is probably difficult for Qinglian Temple to take action against them based on this alone."

"Since its inception, the Qi Yun Alliance has never encountered setbacks or suffered any losses, yet this time they've stumbled at our hands. They certainly won't let this go!"

"Next, they will definitely choose a place as their target for retaliation, and it's very likely that it will be our Zhou family!"

Inside the Zhongping Hall, Zhou Daoyi spoke in a deep voice, sharing relevant information and his own speculations, and was the first to speak.

Upon hearing his words, the Foundation Establishment cultivators from the Zhou family in the hall couldn't help but nod in agreement.

The First Elder, Zhou Mingshan, said in a hoarse voice, "Among the five great cultivation families, only our Zhou family is an outsider. No one from our family has made a name for themselves at the Qinglian Temple. The Nine Peaks Ridge gate was also forcibly seized from the hands of rogue cultivators. If the Qiyun Alliance wants to retaliate, our Zhou family is indeed the most suitable target!"

"But our Zhou family is not to be trifled with. Under my personal control and with the coordinated efforts of all clansmen, the protective array of Nine Peaks Ridge is more than capable of withstanding attacks from enemies many times our size!"

"If the Qi Yun Alliance truly targets our Zhou family for retaliation, they will have to mobilize their entire army to have any chance of winning!"

The one who said this was Zhou Chongshan, the second elder of the Zhou family, a short, somewhat ugly old man.

But his confident words did little to alleviate the anxieties of others.

Clan Chief Zhou Daoyi glanced at him and said in a low voice, "The leader of the Qiyun Alliance is said to have a late-stage Purple Mansion cultivation level!"

These words immediately caused Zhou Chongshan's expression to change drastically, and he fell silent.

Once one's cultivation reaches the Purple Mansion stage, even a small difference in cultivation level results in a significant difference in strength.

The combined strength of Zhou Mingde, the Supreme Elder of the Zhou family, and his spirit pet, the Fire God Jackal, was barely enough to defeat a mid-stage Purple Mansion cultivator.

However, even a late-stage Purple Mansion cultivator would be absolutely unable to withstand it.

However, the full power of just one late-stage Purple Mansion cultivator was enough to bring the Zhou family's protective mountain formation to its maximum pressure.

"Then let's prepare for the Qiyun Alliance's attack on Jiufeng Ridge as a form of retaliation. I'll leave the clan for now!"

Zhou Mingde, the Supreme Elder of the Zhou family, waved his hand and made the final decision.

"Yes."

The Zhou family Foundation Establishment cultivators exchanged glances and silently agreed without saying anything more.

Soon, all the cultivators of the Zhou family in Jiufeng Ridge were mobilized, and talismans were taken out from the family treasury and distributed to each Zhou family cultivator.

If a major battle were to break out outside Jiufeng Ridge, even Zhou family cultivators who had just embarked on the path of cultivation would have to use their meager magical power to activate their magical talismans to fight.

Several days later, a Golden Core cultivator from the Qinglian Temple, having received the news, indeed led several Qinglian Temple disciples skilled in formations directly to Wild Wolf Ridge and began setting up an array to relocate the Spirit Eye Spring.

After a few days of silence, the Qi Yun Alliance quickly organized a large number of cultivators to leave the headquarters.

However, these cultivators did not go to attack the Zhou family of Jiufeng Ridge, but went straight to the Crimson Iron Mine, seemingly preparing to seize it.

This situation left the Zhou family's top management with mixed feelings of joy and worry.

The good news is that the Zhou family's mountain gate will not be attacked by war again, but the bad news is that if the Crimson Iron Mine is lost, it will also cause great losses to the Zhou family.

So the leaders of the five major cultivation families quickly gathered again to discuss countermeasures.

Ultimately, the five major cultivation families reached a consensus: they would all send members to support the mine and fight a fair and square battle with the Qiyun Alliance at the Crimson Radiance Iron Mine!

After the discussion was completed, each family began to select their elite members to head to the Sun family at Golden Maple Ridge.

The Zhou family dispatched a team of as many as thirty-five people, with the lowest cultivation level being the sixth level of the Qi Refining stage. They also brought along some demonic beasts that the Zhou family had tamed and were ready to fight.

Each of the other families also sent a different number of clansmen based on their total number of members.

When the teams of the five major cultivation families finally assembled at the Sun family's mountain gate in Golden Maple Ridge, the number of participants had reached 173, including as many as 15 Foundation Establishment stage cultivators!

In addition, there are three cultivators in the Purple Mansion stage in the team, from the Zhou family, the Wang family, and the Sun family respectively.

Among them, the cultivator from the Sun family who reached the Purple Mansion stage was a core disciple of the Qinglian Temple. He was a member of the Sun family who joined the Qinglian Temple more than 300 years ago, and his cultivation level is now at the mid-Purple Mansion stage.

In order to persuade this person to join the battle, the five major cultivation families all paid a price.

"Reporting to all seniors, the Qi Yun Alliance has appeared a hundred miles away."

Inside a main hall of the Sun Family Mountain, a Qi Refining stage cultivator from the Zhou family, responsible for intelligence gathering, hurriedly rushed into the hall and respectfully reported the latest intelligence to the high-ranking members of the five major cultivation families, who were either sitting or standing inside.

Upon hearing this, everyone in the hall turned their gaze to a pale-faced middle-aged Taoist priest in a blue robe at the head of the room.

"Report again after 30 li!"

Faced with the gazes of the crowd, the pale-faced middle-aged Taoist priest merely moved his lips slightly in response.

"Yes."

The Zhou family cultivator who was conducting reconnaissance respectfully responded and quickly retreated from the main hall.

After dismissing the scouts, the pale-faced middle-aged Taoist priest stood up, his gaze sweeping over the cultivators in the hall, and said, "Fellow Daoists, the thieves have come from afar and have no place to meditate and recuperate. The timing and the terrain are both in our hands; we will surely win this battle!"

"Victory is assured!"

All the cultivators responded in deep voices, their eyes already filled with fighting spirit.

Seeing this, the pale-faced middle-aged Taoist priest nodded in satisfaction, then flicked his whisk and ordered in a deep voice, "Let's go!"

After saying that, he strode out of the main hall with his head held high.

Soon, 173 cultivators from the five major immortal cultivation families left the Sun family's mountain gate at Golden Maple Ridge and headed straight for the Qiyun Alliance cultivators, who were dozens of miles away, to meet them.

I'm thinking of changing the title to something like "A Mortal's Journey to Immortality: I Started by Finding a Cleansing Immortal Jar!!" or "A Clan's Journey to Immortality: I Started by Finding a Cleansing Immortal Jar!!" What do you guys think? Which one is better? Which one makes you more inclined to read on?

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