Clan Cultivation: Starting from Beast Taming

Chapter 715: 365th Chapter: New Secret Technique, First Exploration of Dragon Lair [Please Subscribe]

Although Zhou Mingde and Zhou Chun had decided to talk to Lu Ran about clan cooperation, they were not in a hurry to set out.

They needed to leave Lu Ran hanging, adopting an extremely cautious posture. Only in this way could they take the lead in subsequent negotiations and secure more benefits.

In the meantime, Zhou Chun also took the opportunity to visit the Zhou Family’s Book Collection Tower, intending to locate records about the Dragon Transformation Grass and the Flood Dragon Nest.

The guardian of the Book Collection Pavilion was still the same Green Wood Spirit Ape as before.

Years had passed, and under the abundant spiritual energy nourishment within Zhou Family Mountain, this Green Wood Spirit Ape had already advanced to a second-tier, top-grade Demon Beast.

However, with the Zhou Family’s increasing strength, its power no longer held significant sway within the Family.

While Zhou Chun went to read, he casually summoned the Wood Charm to join the ape for some playtime.

Speaking of which, among Zhou Chun’s four Spirit Pets, the Silver Lightning Python, Golden Armor Rock Turtle, and Golden Winged Tiger generally got along and had no reservations about each other.

But the Wood Charm, whether it still harbored a grudge from being ganged up on by the other three in the past, or simply disliked their essence, never wished to play with them.

Among the numerous Demon Beasts in Zhou Family Mountain, only this old Green Wood Spirit Ape captured its affection and was willing to frolic together.

Zhou Chun was helpless regarding this situation and could not force anything.

These Demon Beasts and Spirit Pets, like teenagers, were full of individuality. A master could restrain them but couldn’t change their personalities.

Even if Zhou Chun forcibly confined them in a yard together, those that couldn’t play together still wouldn’t. Most likely, they would just close their eyes, lie down, and act as if out of sight meant out of mind.

Zhou Chun’s requirement was that they might not get along normally, but during battle, they had to cooperate and exert effort to help and look after each other, not falling short of expectations.

Otherwise, he would not be lenient in dealing with them.

After spending a few hours in the Book Collection Tower, Zhou Chun collected the still-reluctant Wood Charm into the Spirit Beast Pouch and left the place.

Upon returning to his residence, Zhou Chun started pondering over the focus of his future cultivation.

As he had successfully opened up his Purple Mansion, most of the Zhou Family’s clan affairs were relegated to Zhou Jiarui, the “Executive Vice Clan Leader.” Only a few important matters would be sent to Zhou Chun’s residence for his perusal and confirmation.

This was a special request from Zhou Mingde.

Zhou Chun himself was not the kind to lust after power, and naturally, he did not object to this arrangement.

Previously, he needed to be hands-on with everything because the Zhou Family was indeed in a difficult position, needing revitalization and unable to afford mistakes.

But now, the Zhou Family was mighty with robust strength.

Even if someone less capable were to run the clan, it wouldn’t undermine the family’s foundation.

Moreover, after decades of Zhou Chun’s governance and several reforms and reorganizations, the Zhou Family’s management system had become very mature.

As long as this management system was maintained and Zhou Chun occasionally took some time to inspect it, major issues were unlikely to arise.

With no need to devote a great deal of attention to handling clan affairs, Zhou Chun now had plenty of time to cultivate secret techniques and spells.

Regarding spells, Zhou Chun felt they were not his forte and did not want to spend too much effort on them, aiming simply for basic proficiency.

On the other hand, he had tasted the benefits of cultivating secret techniques several times and was quite enthusiastic about this aspect of cultivation.

After reaching the Purple Mansion Phase, the secret techniques available for him to cultivate had increased significantly.

It was at this point that Zhou Chun contemplated which techniques to cultivate.

One’s energy is always limited; even though he no longer had to deal with clan affairs, the energy he could spare for cultivation after his routine practices was only enough for two or three secret techniques.

After much deliberation, Zhou Chun made his decision.

He resolved to first cultivate two secret techniques recorded in the four other chapters of the Golden Cauldron Profound Technique, two techniques he had long coveted.

These two secret techniques were the “Golden Firmament Flash” and the “United Heart Golden Lock.”

“Golden Firmament Flash” was an aggressive and potent offensive technique, somewhat similar to the Xinjin Sword Qi Zhou Chun had previously cultivated, but many times more powerful.

This technique had power for only a single strike but could serve as a trump card for critical situations.

“United Heart Golden Lock” was a technique for restraining enemies. Once chains trapped an enemy, they would be drawn into a struggle with Zhou Chun’s mana, akin to martial artists clashing palms and comparing their internal strength.

This technique was ideally suited for combatting foes whose cultivation level was comparable to Zhou Chun’s or slightly higher.

During their mana struggle, his Spirit Pets could effortlessly take down the enemy.

Clearly, the two secret techniques chosen by Zhou Chun were focused on enhancing his offensive capabilities.

And this choice was quite logical.

Given that none of his Spirit Pets had advanced to the third tier and couldn’t be of much help during combat against opponents of the same cultivation level, he had no choice but to enhance his own strength first.

Besides these two techniques, Zhou Chun still needed to cultivate another secret technique that he had been diligently practicing for some time: the Flowing Light Golden Rainbow.

The “Flowing Light Golden Rainbow” technique Zhou Chun had cultivated was only its first half; the latter half required achieving the Purple Mansion Phase to cultivate.

Only when both halves were mastered could the “Flowing Light Golden Rainbow” technique truly achieve the capability described in the technique’s text of “returning a thousand miles of golden rainbow in a mere moment.”

Having made his choices, Zhou Chun’s time outside of his daily cultivation routine was now entirely devoted to these three secret techniques.