Clan Cultivation: Starting from Beast Taming-Chapter 1319 - 542: The King of Thunder Flood Dragon’s Backup Plan [Subscription Requested]

Chapter 1319: Chapter 542: The King of Thunder Flood Dragon’s Backup Plan [Subscription Requested]

"The esteemed arrival of a True Person brings great honor to my humble clan. I regret that, due to our modest means, we have no immortal delicacies to offer, only our own honey tea for hospitality—many apologies for any inadequacy!"

Within the guest hall of the Zhou Family, Zhou Chun respectfully offered the seat of honor to Tianjing True Person and personally brewed the highest quality Bee King Honey Tea from the Zhou Family to present.

Today, Tianjing True Person graciously accepted and surprisingly took a sip of the tea.

Only after putting down the teacup did he speak lightly, "Little Friend Zhou, there’s no need to be reserved. I come today with goodwill, not to accuse anyone."

Hearing this, Zhou Chun became even more cautious.

There was no choice; Zhou Chun’s experiences over the years had repeatedly warned him that none of the Nascent Soul Stage cultivators in this country were trustworthy.

As for those from other countries, Zhou Chun had yet to encounter them, so he couldn’t say much, but likely they were no better!

Tianjing True Person’s previous demeanor toward the Zhou Family wasn’t particularly friendly, and now suddenly claiming to bring goodwill—Zhou Chun couldn’t help but feel it was sarcasm.

Of course, he wouldn’t show this on his face, but simply nodded continuously and said, "Yes, yes, this junior listens respectfully to the teaching of the True Person!"

This seemingly deferential demeanor caused Tianjing True Person to furrow his brow slightly.

As a Nascent Soul Stage cultivator who had lived for over a thousand years, how could Tianjing True Person not see through the feigned deference and inner vigilance?

But deeds are judged, not thoughts; even knowing this, he couldn’t say much.

For the moment, he could only suppress his annoyance and spoke calmly, "What is Little Friend Zhou’s view on the recent appearance of the Fifth Order Thunder Flood Dragon?"

Upon hearing these words, Zhou Chun immediately put on an indignant face and shouted, "The Demon Clan has gone too far in bullying our Human Clan. Thankfully, various senior True Persons took action, allowing this junior and the Zhou Family to escape disaster—such great kindness, this junior and the entire Zhou Family will never forget!"

Having said this, he bowed deeply to Tianjing True Person to express his gratitude.

Seeing this, Tianjing True Person gazed at him with a smile that was not quite a smile, and then slowly spoke, "Is that so? Is that really how you feel?"

"Of course, what this junior just stated is truly heartfelt, without any falsehood!"

Zhou Chun replied firmly.

"Then let me tell Little Friend Zhou, Yinyue True Person and I, along with others, had been waiting near the Zhou Family for quite some time—what do you think about that?"

Tianjing True Person said, once again lifting the tea for a sip, watching Zhou Chun with a faint smile as he awaited a response.

What was he really after?

Zhou Chun kept his head slightly lowered, various thoughts flashing through his mind, unable to grasp the intentions of Tianjing True Person.

Ultimately, to be safe, he responded in a calm tone, "This junior is naturally grateful for the sincere protection from the seniors and thanks them for appearing at a crucial moment to save the Zhou Family from peril!"

Hearing this response, Tianjing True Person seemed to obtain the answer he wanted. He laughed softly and said, "Haha, if that’s the case, I’ll take it that Taoist Friend Zhou truly feels that way!"

After speaking, he suddenly waved his hand, presenting a silver-white crystal about the size of a fist to Zhou Chun, "This Dao Mirror Return Secret Talisman is carefully crafted by me. It can reflect a single-target Divine Skill back to the opponent, consider it a gift to forge goodwill between us!"

Without waiting to see if Zhou Chun wished to accept, he stood up and left straight away.

Seeing this, Zhou Chun was momentarily stunned but hurriedly grasped the silver-white crystal and repeatedly expressed his gratitude, "Thank you, True Person, for the bestowed treasure. This junior respectfully sees you off!"

Saying this, he personally escorted him out of the mountain gate and watched as he departed before returning inside.

"So, how was it? What was the intention of Tianjing True Person?"

Returning to the mountain gate, Zhou Mingde approached Zhou Chun with a worried look, inquiring about Tianjing True Person’s intentions.

"As for what his intentions are, it’s hard to say right now, but it seems he bears us no ill will!"

Zhou Chun shook his head slightly and recounted the conversation with Tianjing True Person.

After listening to his account, Zhou Mingde was also surprised and said, "Judging purely from his words, it seems like he intends to sow discord; but what would he gain by alienating us from the Moon Wheel Sect? Could he possibly think our Zhou Family would dare betray the Moon Wheel Sect and side with him?"

"Who knows? Perhaps he’s just planting a seed with no immediate plans!"

Zhou Chun softly voiced his thoughts, then spoke in a calm manner, "Regardless of what he truly intends, we need only hold firm and not be swayed by him!"

At these words, Zhou Mingde immediately agreed, "Indeed, no matter what he thinks, we just stay out of it. These matters of conflict between Nascent Soul True Persons are not something we can involve ourselves in!"

Upon reaching this consensus, they didn’t discuss the matter further.

Shortly after, Zhou Chun asked, "Has the family casualty report been compiled?"

"It has. Due to the Dragon Chant of that Fifth Order Thunder Flood Dragon, seventeen Qi Refinement Realm clan members perished, mostly the old, weak, and injured. The rest below the Purple Mansion Phase suffered varying degrees of internal and external injuries."

Zhou Mingde, visibly relieved, addressed Zhou Chun, "Thankfully, Zhengchun, with your foresight, you relocated the clan members from the school to Jiufeng Ridge, and most of those here had also experienced Baibai’s draconic pressure training. Otherwise, the fatality count might have been several times higher!"