In a small border outpost on the southern edge of Dayun Nation, Zhou Chun finally reunited with Zhou Mingde and his group.
While resting here, he took the opportunity to catch up with Zhou Mingde on his experiences over the past six months.
When he learned that the credit for inventing the poison formula had been taken by "Fufeng True Person," Zhou Chun felt a sense of absurdity wash over him.
"It seems that in any world, the act of stealing the fruits of another’s labor is inescapable!"
He sighed inwardly.
In his previous life, such occurrences were all too common and hardly surprising.
In schools, companies, and offices alike, such practices were prevalent and had even become the unspoken rule.
However, what he didn’t expect was that in the Cultivation World, such practices were just as rampant.
The notion that Nascent Soul cultivators, demi-immortal True Persons with lifespans of thousands of years, would stoop to such acts was appalling.
Perhaps the only difference between the two worlds was that one achieved their ends through power and influence, while the other used personal strength.
Hearing the truth about how the insect calamity was eradicated, Zhou Chun also took the chance to showcase his own achievements over the last six months.
During that time, the three types of Demon Insects he had contracted—"Mystical Armor Golden Feather," "Flying Sky Fire Scorpion," and "Blue Moon Butterfly"—had all hatched.
However, since he had been in the wilderness with neither many Spirit Coins nor Spiritual Objects, Zhou Chun was unable to provide them with the ideal nourishment for growth. Therefore, they were all still larvae and their potential was not yet evident.
Even as larvae, they could still be used to practice the Insect Expelling Technique.
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So Zhou Chun had gained a degree of expertise in manipulating Demon Insects, and considered his progress satisfactory.
"Not bad at all, not bad. It seems that our decision to entrust you, Zhengchun, with these insect eggs to practice the Insect Expelling Technique was the right one. You appear to have a natural talent for it!"
After witnessing Zhou Chun’s demonstration of the Insect Expelling Technique, Zhou Mingde nodded repeatedly in praise.
Among the cultivators who came to assist Yang Kingdom, the Zhou family was undoubtedly among the winners.
Although the Green Lotus Temple and Master Shanyang had taken the lion’s share of credit for the medicinal formula, the treasures and inheritance obtained from Han Yuan’s tomb alone were enough to sate the Zhou Family.
Moreover, they had discovered a vein of Earth Origin Crystal Jade.
With such a great harvest in less than a year, Zhou Mingde and Zhou Chun, the two in the know, were very content.
On the return journey, to get back to their family as quickly as possible, the two of them adopted a rotation system.
When the Fire Divine Jackal grew tired, the Golden Winged Tiger would take over; when the tiger grew weary, they would switch to the Silver Lightning Python Baibai, and then Zhou Mingde would personally control the Flying Artifact to carry people.
After such a rotation, the rested Fire Divine Jackal would take up the flight again.
With this relay system, their speed was hardly slow.
After only about five days, they safely returned to Jingguo Country.
This speed was much slower than the two days it took them to get there, but considering the gap in their cultivation levels, it was actually very fast.
What put Zhou Chun and the others at ease was that, although they had been away for half a year, everything at home was normal and nothing untoward had occurred.
"Now let’s discuss how we are going to divide up the gains from Yang Kingdom!"
"The Magic Artifacts and the inheritance of the Insect Expelling Technique are easy to settle, as we all have uses for them."
"But how should we deal with these two Dharma Treasures and three Spirit Crystals?"
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"These two items are quite eye-catching. If their existence is revealed, they would surely attract unwanted attention, yet it would be such a waste to sell them off!"
Atop Pagoda Peak, within the mountaintop cave abode, Zhou Mingde, Zhou Daoyi, and Zhou Chun were gathered in one room, discussing how to distribute the spoils from their expedition to Yang Kingdom.
Zhou Daoquan, who had gone to a wilderness outpost to take charge, had yet to learn of Zhou Chun and the others’ return.
Hearing Zhou Mingde’s words, Zhou Daoyi and Zhou Chun both slightly lowered their heads in contemplation.
As Zhou Mingde had said, important treasures like Dharma Treasures and Spirit Crystals were indeed hot potatoes for the Zhou Family.
Dharma Treasures could only be used by Golden Core Stage cultivators, and if acquired by the Zhou family, they could only be stored in the warehouse to gather dust for the time being.
Although all the cultivators could use Spirit Crystals, if others learned that the Zhou Family possessed such strategic resources, it would be difficult to avoid covetous glances.
After all, many Golden Core Stage Loose Cultivators and family cultivators of the Golden Core Stage lacked such valuable items.
However, when considering the long term, these two items were undoubtedly vital to the Zhou Family.
Dharma Treasures are not easily obtained.
Typically, if a family with no foundational backing has a Golden Core Stage cultivator, the whole family would need to pinch pennies for decades to scrape together enough money to buy a Dharma Treasure for that cultivator.
Furthermore, the Dharma Treasures one can buy with money are usually the lowest quality ones. The really good ones cannot be bought with Spirit Coins.
Although the Zhou Family was once a Golden Core family, now they didn’t have a single Dharma Treasure to their name.
Thus, the two Dharma Treasures they had acquired were extremely useful to the Zhou Family.
If the Zhou Family could produce a Golden Core Stage cultivator in the future, these two Dharma Treasures could be put to immediate use, eliminating the need for the family to tighten their belts and save up money.
Similarly, the role of the Spirit Crystals was just as significant.