Although the focus and main personnel of the family went to the Xijiaozhou Oasis after the Zhou family opened up the Xijiaozhou Immortal Realm, the status of the Chihushan Oasis in the hearts of the Zhou family monks has not declined in any way.
Because here is not only the Zhou family's second fourth-level spiritual mountain besides Lingxi Peak, but also the [Condensing Yuan Fruit] tree that is related to the fate of the Zhou family and even many monks in the boundless sand sea, as well as the Zhou family's family tomb.
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Many times, the patriarch of the Zhou family conducts office practice in the Chihu Mountain Oasis, rather than in the Rhinoceros Continent Oasis, which is far away from the traditional area of the boundless sand sea to cultivate immortals.
But that was all a hundred years ago.
In the past one hundred years, the Rhinoceros Island Oasis and the small immortal world formed around the oasis, after hundreds of years of construction by the Zhou family, have vigorously attracted casual cultivators to settle there and practice, they have become full of vitality and have become the outward destination of many monks.
The place is lively and prosperous, even surpassing the Baishahe Oasis Cultivation World and other small Cultivation Worlds that have been developed for thousands of years.
Naturally, the patriarch of the Zhou family moved his office and practice place to Lingxi Peak in Xijiaozhou.
However, the special nature of the Chihu Mountain Oasis still allows the Zhou family to retain two monks from the Zifu period to practice and guard it for a long time.
When Zhou Yang drove the [Piaomiao Cloud Chariot] to the outside of Red Tiger Mountain, the monks responsible for the formation security on the mountain hurriedly notified the two monks guarding the Zifu who were practicing in the cave.
At this time, the two monks from the Zhou family's Zifu who were guarding Chihu Mountain were Zhou Zelin and Zhou Shenghan. Although the two people were two generations apart, the age difference between them was actually not that big, because Zhou Zelin was a "blessing" to the Zhou family.
The foundation-building monks of this generation have children in their old age, so they appear to be relatively high in terms of seniority.
And because Zhou Shenghan opened the Zifu first, his cultivation is now one level higher than Zhou Zelin, who is slightly older, and he is on the fourth floor of the Zifu.
These two people are now two or three hundred years old, so they naturally recognize Zhou Yang, the ancestor of the family. Seeing that the ancestor who has left the family for hundreds of years has returned, the two people who were watching the situation in the formation on the mountain quickly opened the formation.
Fa shouted and ordered all the monks on the mountain to kneel down with him in front of the ancestral hall square to greet the family ancestors.
"The descendants Zhou Zelin, Zhou Shenghan and all the descendants of the Zhou family respectfully welcome the arrival of our ancestors!"
As the two leading Zifu monks finished speaking, the rest of the Zhou family monks also shouted in unison: "Welcome to the arrival of our ancestor Dharma Master!"
That uniform voice resounded throughout the entire Red Tiger Mountain, and the voice was full of excitement.
If it weren't for the fear of being rude and offending Zhou Yang, many of the Zhou family monks on the mountain who had never seen his family ancestor would probably open their eyes and look at him, the family ancestor. Look at this
The ancestor who left many legends within the family and the boundless sand sea cultivation world is different from the appearance in the portrait in the ancestral temple.
"Everyone, please get up."
On the cloud car, Zhou Yang looked at the dozens of Zhou family descendants kneeling on the ground in rows according to their seniority and cultivation level in the square. His voice did not contain any excitement and was very indifferent.
There was nothing he could do about it. Except for the leaders Zhou Zelin and Zhou Shenghan, who he still had some impressions of, the Zhou family monks here now had some impressions. The rest of them included a few foundation-building monks, but he had no impression of them at all. How could they get excited and get close to them.
Since there is no such emotion in his heart, of course there is no need for him to force himself to do so by pretending to be himself.
Zhou Zelin, Zhou Shenghan and others were not surprised by this, but took it for granted.
As the ancestor of the family and a legendary figure in the world of Immortal Cultivation in the Boundless Sand Sea, if Zhou Yang appeared to be very close to them, it would easily cause them to speculate and become anxious.
The current indifferent attitude is more in line with their image positioning of this family ancestor.
"Thank you, ancestors."
After the group thanked each other in unison, they stood up one after another, but their heads were still slightly lowered. No one dared to look directly at Zhou Yang, the ancestor of the family, without being rude.
Seeing all this in Zhou Yang's eyes, he nodded slightly at first, and then couldn't help but shake his head.
He nodded because he could see the big picture from a small perspective. From the etiquette of these Zhou family monks who just welcomed him and the attitude towards him at this time, it can be seen that the four words "honor and inferiority etiquette" have been deeply rooted in
It has entered the hearts of all the Zhou family monks, making them never dare to forget or ignore it.
For a family tied by blood ties, this is undoubtedly beneficial. It allows the family monks to clearly understand their status, and will not disrespect their superiors and disrupt them just because they have learned spells and mastered power.
Ethics.
But its disadvantages are also very obvious. The Zhou family monks who are imprisoned by these honorific etiquettes can easily be restrained in their mentality, and it is difficult to emerge as a fearless and perseverant person. This is what Zhou Yang shook his head.
reason.
There is no perfect good thing in the world. If you gain something, you must lose something. As long as the benefits outweigh the disadvantages and the advantages outweigh the disadvantages, then it is worth doing.
For a family that cultivates immortality, the benefits brought by the four words "respect and inferiority etiquette" are obviously much greater than the disadvantages.
So Zhou Yang didn't have any idea of changing this matter.
He glanced at these people, waved his hand gently and said: "Okay, ancestor, I am not an outsider, I don't need you people to serve me, whatever you were doing before, and continue to do whatever you want now, it doesn't matter.
Let’s break up.”
After saying that, he didn't even look at the disappointed faces of the Zhou family monks. He put away the train, released his wife, children and disciples inside, and took his wife and children directly to the Houshan Cemetery.
Their family went to the Houshan Cemetery to pay homage to their ancestors. Of course, Lu Xuewei, the apprentice, was not easy to follow, so he stayed behind and told Zhou Zelin and Zhou Shenghan: "Master and Master Niang will take Junior Brother Guangcheng to pay homage to Master and Master.
Junior Brother Guangcheng is holding a grand ceremony to recognize his ancestors and return to the clan, you should immediately notify the clan leader and other important members of the clan to come here and prepare the things needed for the relevant ceremony!"
At this time, none of the Zhou family monks knew that Zhou Yang had successfully conceived a baby. After hearing Lu Xuewei's words, Zhou Zelin and Zhou Shenghan hurriedly responded respectfully: "Yes, we will follow the instructions of the Supreme Elder."
According to the standards set by Zhou Yang, if the monks of the Zhou family successfully formed the elixir, they could be promoted to the supreme elder of the family.
Lu Xuewei was also the one who left her name on the Zhou family tree. When Zhou Yang accepted her as his disciple, he also gave her the family name "Zhou Guangwei".
During the more than a hundred years since Zhou Yang left, she had been promoted to the supreme elder of the Zhou family by Xiao Ying long ago because of her success in forming pills. That's why Zhou Zelin and Zhou Shenghan called her this.
When she heard the two people calling her, she frowned, looked at them seriously and said, "Master, he has successfully conceived a baby. From now on, he will be the only Supreme Elder of the Zhou family.
Stop calling me Supreme Elder, just call me Elder Lu!"
"Yes, Elder Lu."
Zhou Zelin and Zhou Shenghan responded reflexively.
As soon as they finished speaking, their pupils suddenly dilated and their eyes widened. They looked at Lu Xuewei with shock on their faces, as if they suspected that they had heard the wrong words.
"Lu, Lu, Elder Lu, you just said, you just said that our ancestor has successfully conceived a baby? You said that our ancestor has become a Nascent Soul monk, right?"
Zhou Shenghan's beautiful eyes widened and she looked at Lu Xuewei in disbelief. He was so shocked that he stuttered in his words.
Zhou Zelin was even worse than her, and couldn't even speak. He just looked at Lu Xuewei with a trembling mouth and a look of shock in his eyes.
"That's right, Master, he has successfully conceived a baby. Ten years from now, the Nascent Soul Ceremony will be held to inform the world of immortal cultivators. You should also be able to attend the ceremony by then!"
Lu Xuewei nodded slightly, and once again confirmed the authenticity of this matter for the two of them with a hint of pride.
"This is really, really, really good, this is really good!"
The look of shock in Zhou Shenghan's eyes quickly turned into ecstasy. She shouted "Hello" with a flushed face. Suddenly she cried with joy and knelt down on the ground facing the ancestral hall. She kowtowed heavily and shouted: "The ancestors of the Zhou family are above, you see.
Are you here? Our Zhou family has a Yuanying stage real person. The first Yuanying stage monk in the boundless sand sea cultivation world for thousands of years is from our Zhou family. Our Zhou family has also become a family with a Yuanying stage monk in charge.
A famous family!"
The Immortal Cultivation Family, with its Golden Core Stage monks as its leader, has been passed down for thousands of years and has not failed. It can be called a Golden Core Family.
However, the influence of the Golden Core Stage monks is ultimately limited. The scope of influence can only be within a hundred thousand miles nearby at most, and they can only have influence within the territory of a country.
The situation is different for monks in the Nascent Soul stage. However, any monk in the Nascent Soul stage must be famous everywhere and be known by high-level monks in the entire world of immortality.
There is a special list in the Immortal Cultivation World of Liuyun Continent called the "Real Person List". Whenever a new Yuanying Stage monk appears, the name and origin of the Yuanying Stage monk will be recorded on it.
As for this "Real Person List" in the Liuyun Continent Cultivation World, basically any monk with some wealth will buy a copy and study it, so as to know the origin of the names of all the Nascent Soul Stage real people in this Cultivation World.
Because of the strong influence of Nascent Soul monks, families with Nascent Soul cultivators are also called "famous families" to distinguish them from ordinary families of cultivators.
Looking through the entire Liuyun Continent cultivation world, the number of real "famous families" does not exceed one palm, which shows how valuable it is.
Now, the Zhou family, who was born in a remote and barren place like the Boundless Sand Sea, has suddenly become a "famous family" with Nascent Soul Stage monks in charge. As a member of the Zhou family, how could Zhou Shenghan not be so excited and ecstatic?
"I will tell the clan leader this news right now. Such important news must be made known to all clan members as soon as possible, and to the entire Boundless Sand Sea Immortal Cultivation World!"
Zhou Zelin was so excited that his whole body was trembling, he was dancing and shouting, and he quickly ran to the mountain where the communication circle was located. He wanted to share this epoch-making news with the whole world as soon as possible for the Zhou family and the boundless sand sea cultivation world.
The monks from the tribe and the monks from the Boundless Sand Sea Immortal World know about it.
Lu Xuewei looked at the excitement of the two of them, and a heartfelt smile appeared in her eyes.
She has been living in the Zhou family since she was a teenager, and has long regarded herself as a member of the Zhou family. However, she has always had a cold temperament, and is unsmiling and unsmiling towards anyone except Zhou Yang and his wife and her sworn sister Lan Cailian.
Being close will make people feel difficult to deal with.
But in her heart, she undoubtedly still cares about the Zhou family, will be happy about the strength of the Zhou family, and worry about the safety of the Zhou family.
Of course, what happened outside the ancestral hall could not be hidden from Zhou Yang's eyes and ears, but now he had no intention of paying attention to these trivial matters, which meant that he turned a blind eye.
After he entered the Zhou family's tomb with his wife and children, he went straight to the deepest part of the cemetery, where all the important figures of the Zhou family were buried.
Zhou Yang had not been here for many years, and he also saw that many new tombs had been added to the family tombs. The two largest ones were undoubtedly those of brother and sister Zhou Guangxiang and Zhou Guangxiang.
The tombs of the brother and sister are next to each other, and not far away is the joint tomb of Zhou Xuanhao and his wife.
Zhou Yang's eyes lingered on the tombstones of the brother and sister for a while, his eyes slightly wandering, as if he had returned to the time when he first met the brother and sister more than five hundred years ago.
At that time, the brother and sister were the spiritual roots that he personally tested. He still remembers how overjoyed and overjoyed he was when it was discovered that Zhou Guangxiang was pregnant with high-grade spiritual roots.
Then the scene quickly changed, switching to when Zhou Guangxiang failed to attack the pill formation and bid farewell to him with a frustrated face.
"Why!"
He let out a long sigh, gently raised his hand to take a bunch of wild flowers from outside the cemetery, stepped forward and placed it in front of the two tombs, then patted the two tombstones, shook his head, and walked towards his parents Zhou Xuanhao and
The tomb of mother Lin Yuting.
When he arrived at his parents' tomb, he looked at the stone statues of his parents carved by himself in front of the tomb, and his eyes finally showed strong emotions.
He knelt down in front of his parents' tombs with a "pop" sound, kowtowed his head three times in a row, and shouted in a low voice with a slightly choked tone: "Dad, mother, I'm here to see you, baby.
I have brought your grandchildren to kowtow to you!"
Hearing his words, Zhou Guangcheng, who was behind him, quickly and sensibly knelt down, knelt three times and kowtowed in front of the tomb and paid homage: "My unfilial grandson Zhou Guangcheng, kowtow to my grandfather, kowtow to my grandma!"
"Father, mother, take a good look. This is your grandson Zhou Guangcheng. He is even more talented than a child. He will definitely become the pride of all our Zhou family members in the future, and he will definitely honor our Zhou family's ancestors!"
Zhou Yang held his son's hand tightly, placed it in the hand of the stone statue in front of the tomb, and introduced his child to his parents with a proud look on his face.
For parents, nothing makes them prouder than the success of their children.
"Guangcheng is Haier's eldest son. Haier also has a daughter named Jiang Yufeng. She is your eldest granddaughter. If there is a chance in the future, Haier will bring her and her mother to pay homage to her father and mother."
"There is another good thing I want to tell you. The child has now become a Nascent Soul and has become the first Nascent Soul monk in the Boundless Sand Sea Cultivation World in thousands of years. Soon, the entire Boundless Sand Sea Cultivation World will surrender.
The foot of our Zhou family has become the back garden of our Zhou family."
"You have spirits in heaven, take good care of it. The child will definitely spread the name of the Zhou family throughout this world, and let all the monks in this world know the name of the Zhou family, and know that it was you who raised Zhou Yuanyang, who is famous in this world.
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After Zhou Yang finished speaking, he kowtowed three more times, and then he picked up his son and the Taoist monk Xiao Ying who kowtowed with him, and the family slowly exited the cemetery.
Five days later, after receiving the news, Zhou Tongxuan hurriedly led more than a dozen members of the Zhou family to Chihu Mountain riding golden-winged thunder eagles.
"Old Ancestor, my grandson bows to my ancestor and wishes him eternal blessings and an early arrival in the world of immortality!"
As soon as he got off the back of the golden-winged thunder eagle and saw Zhou Yang, Zhou Tongxuan knelt down on the ground with the monks he brought with him, and kowtowed with excitement and joy on his face to congratulate him on forming a Nascent Soul.
"Master, you have indeed formed a Nascent Soul. When Zhou Tongxuan told me about this, I still didn't believe it. I didn't expect it to be true. You really succeeded in forming a baby so quickly!"
The golden-winged thunder eagle looked at Zhou Yang with wide eagle eyes, his eyes filled with shock.
More than a hundred years later, it is still a fifth-level low-grade monster, but its aura is stronger than before, roughly equivalent to the third level of the golden elixir of a human golden elixir monk.
For a monster beast, this kind of progress speed is already very good. Jinpeng can achieve this speed of progress thanks to the large amount of high-quality [Jingyuan Pills] that Zhou Yang prepared for it before leaving.
But if its speed of progress is compared with that of its owner, Zhou Yang, it can only be said that comparing goods with goods is a waste, and comparing monsters with people is a waste!
"You guys should get up first. If you have anything to do, we'll talk about it later."
Zhou Yang first nodded slightly to Zhou Tongxuan and other juniors, indicating that these people should get up and leave first.
After these people stood up and retreated as ordered, he looked at the Golden Winged Thunder Eagle with a smile on his face and said, "Jin Peng, you are also very good. It seems that you have not been lazy in these years and have really devoted yourself to practice."
Hearing his words, the Golden-winged Thunder Eagle immediately raised his head and said proudly: "Of course, Master, you trust Jinpeng so much and entrust the family to Jinpeng to protect you. Of course, Jinpeng must live up to your trust and practice hard to strengthen himself."
Strength, help you protect the Zhou family!"
"Not bad, not bad. It seems that in the past hundred years, not only have your cultivation improved, but your speaking skills have also improved, and you have become more and more lovable."
Zhou Yang had a slight smile on his face, and he knew exactly what this bird was thinking.
He raised his hand and took out the [Lei Peng True Blood] given to him by the Thunder Feather Demon King.
"When I asked you, Jin Peng, to guard the Zhou family, I told you that I would reward you heavily when I come back. This jade bottle contains ten drops of [Lei Peng's true blood], which is a person whose body is [Silver Wings].
It is a gift from the sixth-level high-grade demon king Lei Peng. After you take it, you should be able to quickly be promoted to a fifth-level mid-level demon beast. If you are lucky, you may be able to awaken the Lei Peng bloodline."
Zhou Yang said, then threw the jade bottle in his hand to the golden-winged thunder eagle.
The golden-winged thunder eagle's eyes lit up when it heard [Lei Peng True Blood]. When it heard that this thing was actually obtained from a sixth-level high-grade demon queen, its wings were trembling with excitement.
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At this time, when it saw Zhou Yang throwing the jade bottle over, it quickly caught it and swallowed it in its mouth, and then said loudly with eyes full of joy and gratitude: "Thank you master for the reward. Jinpeng will definitely live up to his master's high expectations and swear to serve his master to the death.
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"Okay, go down and digest these benefits by yourself."
Zhou Yang shook his head, somewhat dumbfounded by the bird's words of loyalty.
He and the Golden-winged Thunder Eagle are bound by the [Demon Soul Contract]. Even if the Golden-winged Thunder Eagle is promoted to the sixth level in the future, it is impossible to get rid of this bondage. If this kind of loyalty is expressed, it doesn't matter whether it is there or not.
After sending away the Golden-winged Thunder Eagle, Zhou Yang first presided over the ceremony for his son Zhou Guangcheng to recognize his ancestor and return to the clan in the ancestral temple under the witness of the current clan leader Zhou Tongxuan and other Zhou family members.
Then he called Zhou Tongxuan and other senior officials of the Zhou family to a meeting to explain his plan to return to Boundless Sand Sea this time.
"Ancestor, when I return to the family this time, in addition to bringing Guangcheng back to recognize my ancestor and return to the clan, I also have several important things to announce to you."
In the meeting hall in the ancestral temple, Zhou Yang sat high on the throne, looking majestically at the several monks of the Zhou family's Zifu sitting below, and said slowly: "The first thing, ancestor, I
The five-hundred-year period agreed with Cao Wenjin of Huangshamen has passed. From now on, there can only be one voice in this boundless sea of sand cultivation world, and that is the voice of my Zhou family!"
What?
The faces of Zhou Tongxuan and several other Purple Mansion monks below all changed. Unexpectedly, the first thing Zhou Yang said was so explosive.
But if you think about it carefully, it seems that this is a matter of course.
Originally, with the strength of the Zhou family, they should have followed the example of Huang Shamen and unified the world of immortality in the boundless sea of sand.
It was just because of the agreement he made with Cao Wenjin that he could not attack Huang Shamen within the agreed time.
Now that the agreed five hundred years have passed, and his cultivation has reached the Nascent Soul stage, there is no need for Huang Shamen to continue to share the boundless sea of sand cultivation world equally with the Zhou family.
After thinking about this, several Zifu monks suddenly became excited.w
This is a great event to witness history!
They were able to personally participate in this important event and do what countless monks wanted to do but couldn't do. Just thinking about it made their blood boil.
As the clan leader, Zhou Tongxuan looked at Zhou Yang with burning eyes and said: "My grandson dares to ask the ancestor, how does the ancestor plan to deal with Huang Shamen?"
"God has the virtue of good life, and Huang Shamen was kind to my ancestor. Although I have repaid the kindness to my ancestor, it is not good to destroy them with my own hands."
Zhou Yang shook his head slightly, looked at Zhou Tongxuan with a dull look and ordered: "Go back to Huangshamen in person and bring my words to their head, saying that the Zhou family can allow them to keep that giant oasis and all the
disciples, but they need to give up all other territories and completely surrender to my Zhou family and become the vassal sect of my Zhou family!"
When Zhou Tongxuan heard this, he couldn't help but said: "Ma Baoshan, the Supreme Elder of Huangshamen, successfully formed the elixir seventeen years ago. If I want to achieve your wishes, my ancestor, I'm afraid I have to trouble Elder Lu and his grandson to make a trip."
OK."
"Oh, has another golden elixir-level monk emerged from Huangshamen?"
Zhou Yang raised his brows, shook his head and said: "Since there is a golden elixir-level monk, I, my ancestor, should go there personally to prevent him from making any stupid decisions that will make the two sides irreversible!"
Then he paused and continued: "The second thing, ancestor, I worshiped a powerful master and promised him to build a temple for him to receive incense. It's up to you and others to help me with this matter."
To complete it, he must build his old man’s temple on every spiritual mountain of the Zhou family and in every village where the mortals of the Zhou family live together!”