Clan Cultivation: Starting from Beast Taming-Chapter 666 - 342: Lin Hongyu’s Plan, Returning to the Clan [Please Subscribe]_2

Despite knowing in her heart that all of this was merely because she was about to attempt the breakthrough to the Golden Core Stage and was being flattered intentionally,

wasn't such flattery itself a good sign?

She had not yet succeeded in Core Formation, but Zhou Daoyi was already actively flattering her, so once she successfully formed her Core, could she still worry that Zhou Daoyi would become cold towards her?

Although Zhou Chun, after witnessing the prosperity of the Great Zhou Kingdom, had some thoughts of staying longer to explore, he also knew that the current situation in Jingguo Country was turbulent and that he, as the Clan Leader, could not be away from his clan for long.

Therefore, after listening to Zhou Daoyi's words, he quickly nodded in agreement, "Junior has no objections, everything shall follow the guidance of the two Supreme Elders."

Thus, the matter was settled, and Lin Hongyu immediately went with Zhou Daoyi to look for a suitable cave dwelling for her seclusion.

In larger marketplaces, besides providing Cultivation Areas for Loose Cultivators and passing Cultivators to restore their mana, there are also long-term rented cave dwellings.

The prices for these long-term rentals are often not cheap, and ordinary cultivators at the Foundation Establishment Stage can hardly afford them.

Therefore, many times, these cave dwellings remain vacant or are used by those who rent for a short period.

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The Xiandu Marketplace in the Great Zhou Kingdom ranks among the top three, and due to its rich spiritual energy environment, many cultivating families within the Great Zhou Kingdom rent a cave dwelling for their Clan Members who are about to make a critical breakthrough to a new Cultivation Realm.

As such, the vacancy rate for these cave dwellings here is relatively low, and the prices are extremely high.

Lin Hongyu was preparing for her Core Formation and had even higher requirements for the cave dwelling, so much so that most of the dwellings in the marketplace could not meet her needs.

Eventually, she spent a considerable sum of money to secure a suitable cave dwelling at a high price.

This cave dwelling required an annual rental fee of three thousand Spirit Coins, with payment due yearly and a minimum lease of three years.

The exorbitant rental fee was something the financially embarrassed Lin Hongyu could not afford; it was Zhou Daoyi who emptied his savings and took out thirty thousand Spirit Coins to pay for ten years of rental.

Once the cave dwelling was rented, Lin Hongyu moved in and began to slowly condition herself, preparing to enter seclusion.

Meanwhile, Zhou Chun, left with some remaining Spirit Coins in hand, planned to buy some items in the marketplace that were not easy to obtain in Jingguo Country.

He intended to buy several Foundation Establishment Pills but learned that they were only available through pre-order here, with a delivery time of several years.

So, he went to a large shop, paid thirty thousand Spirit Coins as a deposit, and pre-ordered three Foundation Establishment Pills.

Later, when Zhou Daoyi would come to the Great Zhou Kingdom to act as a protector for Lin Hongyu, he could collect these pills.

After paying the deposit, Zhou Chun did not have much Spirit Coin left to spend, so he did not visit any more shops but went to the free trade zone within the marketplace.

No wonder Xiandu Marketplace is so prosperous!

Even in this free trade zone, reserved for Loose Cultivators to sell their possessions, many Foundation Establishment Stage cultivators were setting up stalls.

After wandering around for a while, Zhou Chun stopped in front of a stall.

The stall owner was an elderly man with white hair and a mid-Foundation Establishment Stage cultivation level; his stall mainly sold medicinal herbs, Demon Beast Eggs, Demon Insect Eggs, and clearly indicated that the merchandise was all from Doran Prairie.

"Fellow Daoist, you claim that all these items are from Doran Prairie, but do you have any proof?"

Zhou Chun stood in front of the stall, his gaze fixed on the merchandise as he asked in a low tone.

Upon hearing his question, the white-haired elderly man couldn't help but look up at him and then replied indifferently, "You must not be a cultivator from our Great Zhou Kingdom, are you?"

"Oh? How do you arrive at that conclusion?"

Zhou Chun narrowed his eyes and looked at the old man's face.

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The old man slowly said, "If a cultivator from our Great Zhou Kingdom were to cultivate to your level of cultivation realm, even if they had never been to the Doran Prairie, they should have seen many things from the prairie and would be able to identify the origins of these items on my stall!"

Hearing this, Zhou Chun couldn't help but nod and say, "You do have a keen eye, I am indeed not a cultivator from the Great Zhou Kingdom."

He then slightly shook his head and added, "Although I am quite curious about the items from the Doran Prairie, I don't want to be fooled into paying a high price for nothing. I wonder if you could explain the origins of these items?"

"Are you truly interested in these items?"

The white-haired elder looked at Zhou Chun, seemingly judging his sincerity.

Zhou Chun responded indifferently, "Zhou does indeed have an interest in the items from the Doran Prairie, but whether I will purchase them also depends on whether they are worth Zhou's effort."

After hearing his words, the white-haired elder slightly bowed his head and pondered for a moment before nodding and saying, "Alright, since there's nothing else to do, I might as well tell you about them!"

Then he began to introduce each of the items on his stall one by one.

"This is the egg of a low-level Demon Beast, the Purple Pupil Falcon, from the prairie. This beast is small and cannot carry humans during flight, but it is extremely fast and can make long-distance journeys. The low-ranking mages of the Multi-Winged Clan often train these birds for vigilance and message delivery."

"This here is the egg of a low-level Demon Beast, the Horned Lizard Beast, from the prairie. Once grown, a Horned Lizard Beast can reach a length of two zhang, is adept at running on flat ground, and can also climb mountains, making it an excellent mount and possessing formidable combat capabilities. The low-ranking mages of the Multi-Winged Clan also occasionally domesticate these beasts for transportation."

"These are the eggs of the low-level Demon Insect, the Gale Mantis, from the prairie. Despite their small size, these insects are extremely aggressive and combative. Two or three can hunt down a Horned Lizard Beast, and there's even a chance for them to mutate into a Wind Demon Mantis variant with combat power comparable to a second-order Demon Beast!"

"This beehive is from the prairie's special Demon Insect, the Ox-Eating Bee. Once ignited, the emitted scent has a repelling effect on many Demon Beasts. If lit on the prairie, it can even drive away groups of Demon Beasts!"

"This medicinal herb that looks both like an insect and like grass is called Hundred Insects Grass. The mages of the Multi-Winged Clan can use it to brew various potions, and it can also be consumed together with Spirit Ginseng for great benefits in essence energy recovery after injuries. The ones I have here are all more than ten years old. If it were a hundred-year-old Hundred Insects Grass, a single stalk would be worth hundreds of Spirit Coins!"

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At the stall, the white-haired elder spoke eloquently, introducing each of the items on display and also teaching Zhou Chun some methods to distinguish their authenticity.

Of course, whether these methods were effective or not was his word against the world, and Zhou Chun dared not fully trust them.

But based on his years of experience, he might not dare to assert the authenticity of the medicinal herbs, but he was confident in his ability to discern the authenticity of the Demon Beast eggs and insect eggs.

Therefore, after learning some relevant information from the elder, Zhou Chun bought two Purple Pupil Falcon eggs and five Horned Lizard Beast eggs from his stall, and even purchased three stalks of Hundred Insects Grass.

Even though these items were only used by cultivators in the Qi Refinement Realm, they were not cheap.

Zhou Chun spent nearly three times the price of other similar spiritual objects to buy these items.

However, he had nothing to complain about, for the "Doran Prairie" belonged to an alien race, and to bring these special prairie spiritual objects back involved considerable risk, so the higher price was justified.

Similarly, when he had earlier sold the treasures he had brought from the waters of the Dragon Abyss Marsh, he had obtained high prices that would have been difficult to achieve in Jingguo Country.

Having purchased some special prairie spiritual objects in the free trade area, Zhou Chun went to a general goods store to buy some Demon Beast guides and classics related to the "Doran Prairie".

After this round of shopping, he had less than fifty thousand Spirit Coins left, which were to be taken back to replenish the family's liquid capital.

So, for the following one to two months, Zhou Chun didn't go out much and devoted himself to cultivating at his residence.

After avoiding attention for two months, Zhou Chun and Zhou Daoyi left the Xiandu Marketplace together to begin their journey back to their clan.

Perhaps because Lin Hongyu did not accompany them, or maybe because no news had leaked, they did not encounter any attacks after leaving the Xiandu Marketplace.

The two traveled for almost two months, and reached the clan gates at Jiufeng Ridge safely and without incident.

But no sooner had Zhou Chun set foot in the clan did he receive some troubling news.

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