Beast-controlling fairy clan

Tuyunling.

When the news of Zhou Jiahe's death was sent back to Tuyun Ridge by the Tianling Army's messenger, Zhou Jiarui, who was responsible for handling family affairs, also changed his expression, and he was instantly filled with grief.

Zhou Jiahe and he were both the older generation heroes in the reconstruction of the Zhou family, and were the first core members of the Zhou family.

As soon as the Zhou family laid down the foundation of the mountain gate in Jiufeng Ridge, Zhou Jiahe became the master of Baozhi Peak among the nine peaks. His status was only lower than that of Zhou Mingde, the clan leader, and the three elders at that time.

At that time, Zhou Chun, the head of the Zhou family, was still a small sixth-level monk in the Qi refining stage.

At that time, the Zhou family had just been rebuilt, and it could be said that everything was in ruins. Zhou Jiahe, Zhou Jiarui and other backbones of the Zhou family worked side by side and contributed their own efforts to the revival of the Zhou family. Naturally, the relationship between them was excellent.

In particular, the companions who participated in rebuilding the family back then are now gone, and only a few monks of their "family" generation who built the foundation are still alive.

This made the friendship between several people even deeper.

Originally, Zhou Jiarui always thought that he and the other three monks of the "family" generation would eventually be able to start well and end well, and sit in the family with a smile together.

Who would have thought that Zhou Jiahe would be killed on the battlefield first!

"Thirteenth sister, it was me who harmed you! I really shouldn't have let you go to the battlefield in the first place. You have made enough contributions to the family over the years, and you deserve to enjoy your old age in the family!"

Zhou Jiarui murmured to himself with a sad look on his face, tears streaming down his face uncontrollably.

At this moment, his heart was undoubtedly full of self-blame, guilt, and extremely sad.

And this is the most complex part of human nature!

When Zhou Jiahe was chosen to go to the battlefield, one reason was that her cultivation level was higher and her skills were stronger than those of the younger generations, making it easier to survive on the battlefield. The other reason was that her potential had been exhausted and her longevity was not as long as those of the younger generations. In terms of family interests, it is more appropriate.

Zhou Jiarui, as the acting patriarch at the time, could only make this decision from the perspective of family interests.

But now, ten years later, he suddenly received the news of Zhou Jiahe's death, but in the pain of losing his relatives and friends, he couldn't help but regret his decision, and he couldn't help but think about Zhou Jiahe, a clan sister who had established the foundation for the family. Many contributions.

This is by no means some fake compassion of a cat crying like a mouse, but a complex change in human nature.

Fortunately, Zhou Jiarui was not the only one at the scene to learn the news of Zhou Jiahe's death, there were also several Zhou family monks who assisted him in handling family affairs.

These people waited for a while, and seeing that he was immersed in grief and unable to recover, they dutifully began to remind him, telling him that he should report the matter to the clan leader and the supreme elders as soon as possible.

After being reminded by these subordinates, Zhou Jiarui regained some sense from his grief, then used his magic power to dry up his tears, and hurriedly went to Zhou Chunqian's cultivation place to report his funeral.

"What? Thirteenth Aunt was killed in battle!!"

In the cave, Zhou Chun was shocked after hearing the words of Zhou Jiarui who came to report the funeral, and his body swayed slightly.

Then, just like Zhou Jiarui when he heard the news for the first time, a strong sense of grief arose from his heart, making him stagger a few steps.

But after all, he was the patriarch of the Zhou family and a monk in the Zifu period. Although he was extremely sad at the moment, he did not lose his mind like Zhou Jiarui did on the spot.

But after a moment of silence with his eyes slightly closed, he opened his eyes and said softly with a look of sorrow: "I understand the situation. I would like to trouble Uncle Eleven to ring the death knell and report the funeral to all the monks in the family. Inform all the monks and clansmen outside my Zhou family about this matter as quickly as possible!"

"Yes, I obey."

Zhou Jiarui responded in a deep voice, and immediately walked heavily to the ancestral temple to ring the bell.

Soon the low bells rang from the main peak of Tuyunling, one after another, ringing throughout the entire Tuyunling, a total of forty-nine times!

According to Zhou family rules, nine bell ringings represent a major crisis for the family.

The bells ringing twelve, sixteen, and twenty-four times all represent happy events in the family, and the bells will sound melodious and lively.

The thirty-six and forty-nine bells ring, but it represents the death of an important person in the clan. Nowadays, the bells are usually rung only after the death of an elder at the level of the Foundation Establishment Stage, and the bells will be low and slow.

So when the low bell rang forty-nine times one after another, all the monks of the Zhou family who were not in retreat in Tuyun Ridge knew that an elder-level presence in the family had passed away.

Then some monks from the Zhou family who had no mission began to spontaneously gather towards the location of the family's ancestral temple, waiting with a heavy heart for the family's senior officials to come over and inform them of the specific situation.

In this way, when dozens of Zhou family monks gathered in front of the ancestral temple on Tuyun Ridge, Zhou Mingde and Zhou Chun, the two highest-ranking people of the Zhou family in Tuyun Ridge, came to the open space in front of the ancestral temple. .

At this moment, the two decision-makers of the Zhou family looked very heavy, with a faint look of sadness in their eyes.

After the two of them fell, Zhou Chun's clan leader first glanced at the many clansmen present, and then said in a deep tone: "I want to announce a very sad news to you here. Hours ago, the family received the bad news that Zhou Jiahe, the fifth elder who served the family in the Tianling Legion, was killed in the Green Forest Valley of Feng Country two days ago!"

Hearing this, many of the Zhou family monks present showed expressions of "Sure enough," and they had obviously guessed in advance who the fallen family elder was.

Some of the monks who had received Zhou Jiahe's kindness couldn't help but darken their faces, showing sadness, and some even couldn't help but shed tears silently.

Zhou Chun paused for a while, waiting for the clan members present to digest the news, and then said again: "Fifth Elder Zhou Jiahe died for the family and for the entire world of heaven, spirit and earth. Although we cannot welcome her back, However, a grand funeral must be held for her to commemorate her contribution to the family.”

At this point, Zhou Chun's expression suddenly changed, and he said in a solemn voice: "Now, as the leader of the clan, I order that all members of the Zhou family who receive the clan's task of organizing the funeral of the fifth elder Zhou Jiahe must agree unconditionally. At the same time, all clan members should be wrapped in white and hemp for a month to pay homage to Fifth Elder Zhou Jiahe’s spirit in heaven!”

Hearing his words, all the Zhou family monks present responded to his orders.

Zhou Chun then ordered everyone to disperse, leaving only Zhou Jiarui and several other foundation-building monks to give instructions on holding a funeral for Fifth Elder Zhou Jiahe.

Due to Zhou Jiahe's status in the Zhou family, her funeral was bound to be grand and grand. All the families with whom she had friendships were notified to send people to watch the ceremony and express their condolences, giving her a grand funeral.

But now that the war between the two major realms of immortality is still going on, it is not appropriate to carry out such a high-profile matter.

Especially since other families have also lost important members who were drafted to the front line. If the Zhou family acted so arrogantly, it would cause trouble for the leaders of those families.

If you don't follow up on the Zhou family, it seems that the family doesn't value these meritorious clan members. But following up on the Zhou family's approach, not to mention the consumption of manpower and material resources, will be very embarrassing if not many people are invited by then. .

So in the end, after Zhou Chun and Zhou Mingde discussed it, they decided to hold the funeral for Zhou Jiahe only within the family with the highest standards, and not to invite other families to watch the ceremony and express their condolences.

Of course, some of the friends Zhou Jiahe made during his lifetime must still be notified. As for whether they come to express condolences, it all depends on their personal wishes.

After arranging a series of things in this way, within two days, Zhou Daoyi also rushed over from Jiufeng Ridge after hearing the news.

Then the three senior Zhou family officials gathered in Zhou Chun's cave and talked about the subsequent impact of Zhou Jiahe's death.

"Hey, it's really a pity for Jiahe. She was supposed to be able to retire honorably in just five years, but she didn't expect to be able to survive until then!"

Zhou Daoyi was the first to speak, sighing and talking about Zhou Jiahe's misfortune.

"Jiahe's death in battle is naturally a great bad news and loss for the family, but what's even more troublesome is that the family has to send more people to continue serving."

Zhou Mingde frowned and said in a serious tone: "In the past ten years, Jiahe has made many military exploits. She has accumulated many personal rewards and military exploits that have not been exchanged and withdrawn. If the family does not send someone to replace her in the service, she will sacrifice these with her life. The things in exchange will be taken back and deducted directly, then her death will really be in vain!"

Hearing him talk about this, Zhou Daoyi and Zhou Chun both frowned and were speechless for a moment.

The rules of the Tianling Legion in this regard are undoubtedly very criticized!

If those who died in battle for the legion did not withdraw the rewards they should receive after killing the enemy during their lifetime, then after death, these things can only be withdrawn after their family sends someone to serve in the legion. Even those who have originally served in the legion can No one from the same family can extract it.

In this way, even if it is to prevent the things accumulated by the predecessors from being taken back by the Tianling Legion in vain, most of the families can only send people to join the legion to serve and inherit.

But faced with such disgusting rules, a cultivating family like the Zhou family has no ability to oppose it.

Therefore, after a long silence, the patriarch Zhou Chun slowly spoke: "Let the younger generations decide this matter. If any of them dares to serve in the Tianling Legion, all the rewards and military exploits left by the fifth elder will belong to him. All of this counts as compensation for the family’s support for them!”

"That's fine, if you want the benefits, you have to pay the price. It's really time for these juniors to contribute to the family!"

Zhou Mingde nodded lightly and had no objection to Zhou Chun's handling method.

When he saw Zhou Chun, he frowned again and said, "Now the juniors are more worried about the third and sixth elders. They also have five years to retire, but we must not let them follow in the footsteps of the fifth elders." !”

As soon as he said this, Zhou Daoyi immediately said: "Yes, we really need to find a way to help them in this matter. Now those guys on the battlefield have gone crazy fighting for fame and fortune. The intensity on the battlefield is not at all what it was in ten years." It can’t be compared before!”

"How about I hand over the Mountain Negative Turtle to the third elder? If the Mountain Negative Mountain Turtle is with me, even if he encounters one of the 'Seven Evils of the Yuan Demon', he should have a great chance of escaping!"

After Zhou Chun hesitated for a moment, he expressed his thoughts.

Ten years ago, he asked the golden-armored mountain turtle to save Zhou Daoquan's life from a powerful demon cultivator. The demon cultivator later became one of the "Seven Evils of the Yuan Demon", but was later killed by a more powerful person. Squeezed out.

If there is a golden-armored mountain turtle by his side to protect him, Zhou Daoquan only needs to release it in time and lead himself to escape. Even those "Seven Evils of the Yuan Demon" who are only at the Zifu level will not be able to do anything to him.

But after hearing what he said, Zhou Mingde quickly shook his head and objected: "No, the mountain turtle is too conspicuous. If Dao Quan is allowed to use it to escape from the 'Seven Evils of the Yuan Demon', there will definitely be consequences afterwards." Come pay attention to the Golden Core Stage monks on both sides!"

"Yes, although the Golden Armored Mountain Turtle is powerful, it is too eye-catching. It is not something that monks like Brother Daoquan can possess!"

Zhou Daoyi also nodded, agreeing with Zhou Mingde's statement.

Zhou Daoquan is just an ordinary mid-term Zifu cultivator who is practicing rapid improvement of mana skills, and his own methods have been figured out by his teammates in the past ten years.

If the card of Golden Armored Mountain Turtle is suddenly shown at this time, I am afraid that it will be difficult to withstand the pressure from the high-level monks on the side.

"It's better to send a talisman and some magic talismans to Daoquan. I don't expect him to survive in the hands of a strong man like the 'Seven Evils of Yuan Mo', but I just want him to be able to survive some dangerous situations. , we can successfully break through and turn danger into safety!”

Zhou Mingde glanced at Zhou Chun, who was silent, and finally gave his suggestion.

After speaking, he saw that Zhou Chun had no reaction, so he could only look at Zhou Chun seriously and persuaded: "I know, Zhengchun, you are now very powerful, and some of you can't bear to see the elders in the clan being bullied and humiliated, but you now have the whole responsibility on your shoulders. The expectations of the clan must not be acted on impulse!"

"As long as you, Zhengchun, can successfully form the elixir, the family will be able to return to the ranks of the golden elixir family. Only when the clansmen go out will they be able to truly straighten their chests. No matter how big the sacrifice is, it will be worth it!"

Speaking of this, Zhou Mingde also analyzed with a serious face and said: "This war is bound to be very long. If the war situation worsens in the future, only families with golden elixir-level monks can have some room to maneuver in the complex situation. Have the ability to change the fate of your family!"

"So even if it's not for your own path, even if it's for the future personal safety of hundreds of people in your family, Zhengchun, you must stabilize your mentality and practice with peace of mind!"

After finishing speaking, he winked at Zhou Daoyi again.

After Zhou Daoyi received his signal, he quickly said: "Yes, what my uncle said makes sense. Zhengchun, you have us elders in your heart. We are already very happy and relieved, but for the sake of the family's overall plan, , for the sake of the overall situation, you must not take risks because of us old guys!"

Seeing this, Zhou Chun couldn't help but smile bitterly and said: "How can the younger generation not understand the good intentions of the two elders? The younger generation also knows what is important and what is more important, and will not act out of emotion."

Then he shook his head and said: "It's just that if this war continues like this, the loss to the family will be too great, especially in terms of morale!"

Hearing his words, Zhou Mingde breathed a sigh of relief, and then sighed helplessly: "There is nothing we can do about this. The war between the two major immortal worlds is not something that a small family like us can control at all. There is nothing else you can do but protect yourself as much as possible!"

"Despite this, this junior is really unwilling to accept that our Zhou family has managed to save this wealth, but now it has to be wasted in vain!"

Zhou Chun let out a long sigh, feeling quite aggrieved inside.

The situation cannot be determined by one's feelings, and that's probably it.

No matter how strong his personal strength is, no matter how full of tricks he is, facing such a situation, he can only do nothing.

This is in line with the old saying, a weak country has no diplomacy!

In front of the two huge camps in the world of cultivating immortals, a cultivating family like the Zhou family is so insignificant.

Maybe as Zhou Mingde said, only if he forms the golden elixir as soon as possible can the situation of the Zhou family be slightly improved!