Chapter Five Hundred and Ninety-Three: Return to the Family Again
Lending five million low-grade spiritual stones to gain the favor of a Nascent Soul monk in vain, Zhou Yang felt that this investment was a good deal.
Those spiritual stones left in his hands are of little use for the time being, and the Zhou family's large spiritual stone mine has been mining. If he really needs to use a large amount of spiritual stones for something, he can just go back to the family.
Moreover, Master Bailu also said that he would repay the loan within three hundred years. Zhou Yang believed that the other party, a dignified Yuan Ying monk, had promised in public and would definitely not default on his debt in this regard.
As far as he is concerned, in three hundred years, he may have turned into a pill and given birth to a baby. By then, even if Master Bailu really dares to default on the debt, he will still have the ability to come to collect the debt in person.
Therefore, when he lent this huge sum of money, he did not panic at all. He was not as worried as most borrowers about not being able to repay the loan.
So after the auction ended, he calmly waited for the monks at the auction house to deliver the [Fire Phoenix Mysterious Pill], [Geng Gold], [Pregnant Infant Pill] and other items he bought to his door, and took out the spirit stones and gave them to him.
Delivery was made.
As he expected, the auction house was not too harsh on him for missing a high-grade spiritual stone. They just asked him to use 50,000 low-grade spiritual stones as a deduction, and the missing high-grade spiritual stone was taken from their auction house.
Just deduct the handling fee there.
This method of delivery made it possible for no one except the monk at the auction house who made the delivery with him to know that he had purchased a treasure like the [Pregnant Infant Pill].
What's more, when he was making the delivery, he also deliberately changed his appearance with a disguise mask, so that he was not afraid of others seeing his true face.
And after the delivery was completed, he walked directly to the VIP channel and left the auction house through the teleportation array.
"I have heard a lot about Zhou Daoyou's deeds in the past few years. You can accomplish such great things at such a young age, and your future prospects are limitless!"
In a loft, Zhou Yang and Master Bailu, the creditor and debtor, sat opposite each other, drinking tea and talking.
After Zhou Yang lent the spirit stones that day, Master Bailu took away the loan of five million spirit stones that he had prepared through the hands of the monks at the auction house. Only today did he have the time to invite him to meet him as a token of appreciation.
grateful.
At this time, when he heard the other party's praise, Zhou Yang did not regard himself as a creditor at all, and responded very humbly: "I don't dare to praise such a senior. Compared with such a decent person like my senior, I have just learned to walk."
Just a child!"
When Master Bailu heard this, he smiled lightly and said: "My friend, you are being too modest. It is true that there is a big gap between the Golden Core Stage and the Nascent Soul Stage, but it is not as big as what you said, little friend.
Even if you don’t believe in your own vision, you will never doubt the vision of Senior Xuanji!”
Since he borrowed Zhou Yang's spiritual stone and promised Zhou Yang a favor, he would of course want to investigate Zhou Yang's identity information in detail afterwards.
And just the information he collected in the past few days has already surprised him.
As a Yuanying stage monk, he certainly understands how powerful a ninth-level Nascent Soul "half-step true immortal" like Lu Xuanji is. Zhou Yang, a golden elixir stage monk, can show this late Yuanying ninth-level monk
, its potential is already evident.
Especially this time, Zhou Yang directly lent him five million low-grade spiritual stones, showing even more shocking financial resources.
The future path of such a young Golden Core monk who needs background and money will definitely be much smoother than that of most Golden Core monks.
Master Bailu even suspected that the buyer of the "Pregnant Baby Pill" was Zhou Yang, but there was no evidence to prove it.
Of course, for him, it didn't matter whether he could prove the matter or not. As long as he was sure that Zhou Yang was not a treacherous villain with bad conduct, he would be relieved.
With a wave of his sleeve, he took out a green jade pendant token and threw it to Zhou Yang and said, "Feng keeps his word. If you have any problems that are difficult to solve in the future, you can use this token to go to Luming Valley to find Feng. As long as it's not
Feng will never refuse the request to let Feng and a monk of the same level fight to the death!"
Isn't it just because of this sentence that Zhou Yang came to see him?
Immediately, without any hesitation, he immediately took the jade pendant and squeezed it tightly. He promised with a stern face: "Senior, please rest assured that I will not use this thing in the future. I will never use it easily, let alone let it happen."
The seniors are in danger because of the juniors.”
"With your words, Feng will feel relieved."
Master Bailu nodded slightly, very satisfied with his guarantee.
Then he waved his hand and said: "Okay, Feng is in a hurry to return to the sect to sacrifice the newly obtained magic weapon, so I won't spend more time with you, fellow Taoist Zhou. The five million low-grade spiritual stones I owe you will not be paid by Feng in the future."
We will send people to your doorstep in batches to repay fellow Taoist, and you will never be short of a spiritual stone."
When Zhou Yang heard this, he immediately stood up and bowed sensibly: "Then I will not disturb my senior anymore. I will take my leave."
Then he said goodbye and left, returning to the temporary cave in Xianzhan.
He stayed in the Xianzhan Cave Mansion for three or four months like this. It was not until all the monks who came for the big auction had dispersed that Zhou Yang left Yujing City and returned to Chongxuan Mountain.
After returning to Chongxuan Mountain, Zhou Yang first handed over the elixirs and other items he bought to Taoist companion Xiao Ying, and then he took a test on the newly recruited registered disciples before preparing to return to the boundless sand sea to cultivate immortality.
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The last time Zhou Guangxiang used Zhou Shengyu to scheme against him, he had never forgotten it. This time he went back to deal with the matter.
Also, he promised Zhou Ronghua and others to bring these people back to their families, let them return to their hometowns with honor, and let all the monks know the contribution and sacrifice they made in the battle against Xuanshan.
Of course, the most important thing is that he must return the [Jade Liquid Golden Elixir] and [Purple Heart Chalcedony] that he exchanged for merit points to his family, so as to calm the hearts of all the monks in the family.
This trip home was just for business and did not require a long stay. Zhou Yang did not bring his Taoist companion Xiao Ying back with him.
And for the sake of safety, he also sent a message to Master Qingyang, Liu Yunxiang of Suyun Sect, and others, asking them to come to rescue immediately once they receive a request for help from Chongxuan Mountain.
Finally, in order to facilitate Xiao Ying's escape from Chongxuan Mountain in dangerous situations, he also kept two fifth-level spiritual birds, the Golden-winged Thunder Eagle and the Colorful Peacock, as a complete plan.
After everything was ready, Zhou Yangcai said goodbye to Taoist companion Xiao Ying, took Zhou Ronghua, Zhou Rongxiang, Zhou Sheng and the three Zhou family foundation-building monks to leave Chongxuan Mountain and returned to the boundless sand sea to cultivate immortality.
Without the Golden-winged Thunder Eagle to fly on his behalf, Zhou Yang used the fifth-level low-grade flying magic weapon [Thunderbolt Golden Light Divine Shuttle] on his own. Under his full control, the flying speed was no worse than that of the Golden-winged Thunder Eagle.
It's just that this magic weapon cannot conceal its whereabouts and can only be used before entering the Duanyun Mountain Range.
After arriving at the Duanyun Mountain Range, Zhou Yang had to put away this magical weapon and instead use a fourth-level flying boat magical weapon to fly.
This fourth-level flying boat magic weapon also has a certain invisibility effect. Although it is not as powerful as the "Phantom Cloud Boat" he left to his family, it is better than the one he used to fly in the clouds.
Zhou Yang has walked this road many times. It is a bit exaggerated to say that he can fly back with his eyes closed, but basically nothing will happen.
Especially now that his strength has greatly increased, even if something happens to him, he can easily handle it.
The journey was uneventful, and a month later, Zhou Yang returned to the Zhou family's base camp above the Rhinoceros oasis.
The family ancestor who had been away from home for many years came back. The monks of the Zhou family were naturally overjoyed when they received the news. Those monks in the foundation period even rushed to the Rhinoceros oasis to pay homage to the family ancestor.
No one in the Zhou family knows that this family ancestor has always been generous. As long as he can catch his eye and reward him with something, he can save himself more than ten years or even decades of hard work.
This was exactly what Zhou Yang wanted. He even asked Zhou Guangxiang and Li Mubai, who came after hearing the news, to drive two large empty ships to various oasis Lingshan to pick up people, and try to pick up as many Zhou family members as possible
Come to Rhinoceros Island Oasis.
When the monks of the [Six Paths Alliance] attacked Chongxuan Mountain and Chang Kingdom, they brought many large empty ships. After Zhou Yang killed those Jindan monks, he got a total of three ships. He left only one ship for
In addition to the Taoist companion Xiao Ying, the other two ships were also brought back this time, ready to be given to the family for use.
Before other tribesmen rush to the Rhinoceros oasis, the matter of rewarding Zhou Ronghua, Zhou Rongguang, Zhou Sheng and the three of them can be temporarily put aside.
Zhou Yang directly called Zhou Guangxiang to the cave on Lingxi Peak to talk.
"Do you know why I came back this time?"
In the cave, Zhou Yang looked at his nephew, who had a hint of white hair in his buns. He was originally going to question him with harsh words, but suddenly he changed his tone.
He seemed to have just remembered at this time that Zhou Guangxiang was no longer young. Compared with the 480-year-old life limit for monks in the Zifu period, Zhou Guangxiang, who was already over 360 years old, could be said to have passed middle age and started to move forward.
Entering old age.
"My nephew knows."
Zhou Guangxiang raised his head and glanced at Zhou Yang, then lowered his head and whispered back.
"I originally hoped that I guessed wrong, but after knowing that you had given the [Purple Heart Chalcedony] I gave you to Tongxuan for use, I was really disappointed for you!"
Zhou Yang couldn't hide the disappointment on his face and sighed, his eyes full of pain.
Zhou Guangxiang gave the [Purple Heart Chalcedony] he gave to his son Zhou Tongxuan for use. Naturally, he wanted to push his son to the Zifu period and take over the position of clan leader from him.
But unfortunately, his son did not have the same luck as he and his sister Zhou Guangxiang. Despite the help of [Purple Heart Chalcedony], he ultimately failed.
When Zhou Guangxiang heard what he said, his body trembled slightly, and then he knelt down directly with a "pop" sound. He kowtowed deeply in front of him and said: "Thousands of mistakes are all the fault of my nephew. Uncle Jiu, no matter what,
My nephew is willing to bear the punishment."
"Clarity of rewards and punishments is the basic principle of governing a country. Even if you are the patriarch of the Zhou family, even if you are my most trusted and favored nephew, I will not bend the law for personal gain!"
"You gave [Purple Heart Chalcedony] to your son Zhou Tongxuan. This is not a fault. After all, you used your own family contribution points to redeem it from your family."
"But in order for your son to inherit the position of patriarch, you drove the family's talented children out of the family, and you are guilty of using power for personal gain. The evidence is conclusive!"
"According to the rules of the family, those who commit the crime of abusing power for personal gain will be punished with a fine ranging from a salary and probation to a serious case of being deprived of their position. If the person uses power for personal gain and causes significant damage to the family, the highest possible punishment is to have his cultivation level revoked and expelled from the family!"
Zhou Yang looked deeply at his nephew who was kneeling on the ground. Every word he said was like a heavy hammer, hitting Zhou Guangxiang's heart hard, making his body tremble endlessly, and he did not dare to raise his head and look at him.
This shows that he is indeed guilty and afraid.
Seeing this, Zhou Yang continued without any emotion on his face: "Although you used your power for personal gain, it did not cause any serious consequences. Considering your past contributions to the family, I will fine you and keep you in your job."
"But as the leader of the clan, you should set an example for all the monks in the clan, but now you are taking the lead in breaking the rules. If you are only given a light punishment, how can you convince the public?"
"So, as the supreme elder of the family, I will punish you by depriving you of the position of clan leader and banishing you to the Immortal Cultivation World in Liuyun Continent for a hundred years!"
"Zhou Guangxiang, are you convinced?"
At the end of Zhou Yang's words, his voice suddenly became much louder, like a thunderous shout like Hong Zhongdalu's, suddenly blasting in Zhou Guangxiang's ears.
Zhou Guangxiang's body trembled, and finally he raised his head, and said with tears in his eyes: "My nephew is convinced. My nephew is ashamed of his family and his uncle Ninth. I am convinced by uncle Ninth's punishment!"
"Why are you crying? A man dares to act bravely and bleed without shedding tears. Since you knowingly committed the crime, you should be mentally prepared to bear the consequences!"
Zhou Yang yelled angrily, flicked his sleeves, and left the cave directly.
Of course he understood why Zhou Guangxiang was crying and why he shed tears.
Since the establishment of the Zhou family, there has never been a patriarch who was deprived of his position due to fault.
In the past, each generation of patriarchs of the Zhou family either died and were succeeded by their heirs, or, like Zhou Minghan and Zhou Yang, they passed on the position of patriarch to outstanding children among their descendants during their lifetime.
As the longest-reigning patriarch of the Zhou family, Zhou Guangxiang should have become a model for every Zhou family head to follow in the future and a family ancestor that the descendants of the Zhou family would respect and respect.
But because of this incident, he became the first patriarch of the Zhou family to be dismissed while in office, leaving a stain in his life that is difficult to wash away.
His fate will also serve as a living example to warn the successors of the clan leader, telling them not to think that they can act recklessly as they ascend to the position of clan leader.
From being an example for future generations to follow, to being a negative example for future generations to use as a warning to themselves, one can imagine the huge gap.
It is perfectly normal for Zhou Guangxiang to regret and shed tears because of this.
In order to teach his nephew more lessons, Zhou Yang did not tell him at this time that he had decided to let his son Zhou Tongxuan succeed him as the clan leader.
Naturally, before this order was officially announced, Zhou Guangxiang was still the patriarch of the Zhou family.
In the days that followed, when monks from all over the Zhou family rushed to Xijiao Continent to meet Zhou Yang, the ancestor of the Zhou family, Zhou Yang himself left Xijiao Continent and went to the mountain gate of Huangshamen.
Zhou Yang's purpose of going to Huangshamen this time was to settle the cause and effect of that year.
"This is a [Jade Liquid Golden Elixir]. In order to exchange for it, Zhou killed three golden elixir-level monks in the Immortal Cultivation World of Liuyun Continent!"
"Today, in front of Senior Cao, Mr. Zhou fulfilled his promise and handed this thing to you Huang Shamen. I hope you can use it for your own use."
Inside the Huangshamen Mountain Gate, among the tombs of the ancestors of the sects of the past dynasties, Zhou Yang, accompanied by Xu Jinyao, the current head of the Huangshamen, visited Cao Wenjin's tomb and took out a [Yuye Golden Pill] in front of the tomb.
, raised his hand and handed it to Xu Jinyao, fulfilling his promise to Cao Wenjin.
When he was still a monk in the foundation-building stage, Cao Wenjin invested heavily in him and funded the development and growth of him and his Zhou family.
Today, he also gave him a favor and repaid him with a favor, repaying the other party's original investment and kindness several times.
After that, the friendship between him and Huang Shamen was completely ended.
In the next one or two hundred years, he will continue to fulfill his original agreement to protect Huang Shamen for five hundred years, but he will no longer help Huang Shamen do anything beyond the agreement.
"Senior Zhou is so kind to me. I, the juniors and Huang Shamen are all very grateful. Patriarch Cao has a soul in heaven, and he will definitely thank his senior for this!"
In front of the tombstone, Xu Jinyao firmly held the jade bottle in his hand, bowed deeply to Zhou Yang, and expressed his gratitude with excitement and emotion on his face.
He originally thought that he might not be able to get this treasure during his reign.
Because he often asks himself, if it were him, for the sake of the sect, he would never give this kind of treasure that can create a golden elixir monk to someone who may threaten him before the expiration of the five-hundred-year agreement.
The opponent of the sect’s existence.
The original agreement between Cao Wenjin and Zhou Yang was that he would find a [Jade Liquid Golden Elixir] for Huang Shamen if he was able, but he did not give him a time limit.
If Zhou Yang was more ruthless, he could have given this thing to Huang Shamen before the five hundred years were completed.
By then, even if someone from Huangshamen can rely on this item to successfully form an elixir, they will no longer be able to pose any threat to Zhou Yang, who is no longer restricted by the contract.
Even if Zhou Yang were more cruel, he could just give them the [Jade Liquid Golden Elixir], wait for the five hundred years to pass, and immediately kill their Huangshamen and regain this treasure.
By then their Huangsha Sect has been destroyed, and the Zhou family has the final say in this boundless sea of sand cultivation world. If this matter is spread, what does it matter?
Of course, it was because his own vision was too narrow and he didn't understand Zhou Yang's ambitions that he had such worries.
Zhou Yang is a person who aspires to live a long and happy life. How could he do such a self-destructive thing for the sake of petty profits?
In the future, he will transform into an elixir and form a baby to survive the "Inner Demon Tribulation". If he deliberately changes his concept and does something that is inconsistent with his original intention, the power of the "Inner Demon Tribulation" will definitely increase as a result.
How could Zhou Yang do such a small thing at the expense of big things?
What's more, it's not that he looks down on Huang Shamen. In his eyes now, even if the little Huang Shamen returns to its original heyday of a double golden elixir, he can destroy it with the flip of a palm.
Xu Jinyao doesn't know the situation now. When he knows Zhou Yang's record in Liuyun Continent's Immortal Cultivation World in the future, he will understand how ridiculous his thoughts are.
He did not stay longer in Huangshamen. With Xu Jinyao's numerous thanks, Zhou Yang quickly returned to his family.
In the family, Zhou Yang received all the family's foundation-building monks who came to see him, but except for the new foundation-building monks who were given some things as rewards in accordance with the rules, the others simply received them.
Over the past few decades, the number of foundation-building monks in the Zhou family has increased a lot, and now the total number of foundation-building monks has reached thirty-five. This does not include Zhou Ronghua and others he brought back.
And thanks to the rich supply of resources within the family, among the thirty-five foundation-building monks, four of them, including Zhou Tongxuan, are at the ninth level of foundation-building and can try to open the Purple Mansion at any time.
Among them, Zhou Tongxuan had already used [Purple Heart Chalcedony] to open up the Purple Mansion, not to mention the failure. In Zhou Yang's view, the other three could be given a chance to give them a try.
The Zhou family in the boundless sand sea cultivation world has not seen a new Zifu monk for a long time. This is a bit abnormal for the current size of the Zhou family.
Of course, these things will have to be discussed later. The first thing Zhou Yang should deal with is the matter of rewarding Zhou Ronghua, Zhou Rongxiang, Zhou Sheng and the three of them.
At this time, the number of monks from the Zhou family who had gathered on the Rhinoceros oasis had reached more than 1,500. Zhou Yang let all of them enter the ancestral temple of the Zhou family. In the courtyard of the ancestral temple, Zhou Ronghua and three others
In front of all the tribesmen, he recounted his experience of the battle against Xuanshan with great emotion.
They had secretly planned these words countless times in their hearts, but when they said them now, they really made people's blood boil with excitement and yearning.
After they finished speaking, while the other Zhou family members were still digesting the information revealed in their words, Zhou Yang had already taken over their words, with a solemn expression and a high-pitched tone and delivered his own speech.
"Rong Hua, Rong Xiang, Sheng and the three of them, including Rong Guang and Sheng Ping who died in that battle, are all good men of our Zhou family. They did not hesitate to sacrifice in order to protect the family's outstanding descendants and preserve the family's strength at the critical moment of life and death.
His heroic performance of sacrificing himself for others is worthy of learning and emulation by all of you here."
"I hope that one day if you encounter the same situation as they did, you can live up to your surname, your blood, and the teachings and contributions of your family elders!"
"If everyone in my Zhou family can be like them, and everyone can serve the family wholeheartedly, be dedicated to the family, and be loyal to the family wholeheartedly, then my Zhou family will be prosperous for thousands of generations!"
"I, Zhou Yuanyang, as the highest-ranking elder of the Zhou family and the supreme elder of the Zhou family, will always be proud to have such brave and fearless juniors as Ronghua, Rongxiang, Shenghe and others in my family!"
"At the same time, I sincerely hope that among your descendants, there will be someone like them in the future who can do such a feat that makes me feel honored and proud of you!"
"As long as any of our Zhou family monks can accomplish such a feat, they will be listed on the family's [Heroes and Martyrs List] and enjoy the incense for generations together with the ancestors and heroes. At the same time, the family will never treat everyone who has done something for the family badly.
The heroic tribesmen who have made contributions and sacrificed their lives!”