556: Fusion of other golden elixirs

In the past thirty-five "Nian", the Zhou Family has given birth to quite a few Foundation Establishment Experts.

In the past, the children Zhou Luo had in his earlier years with Medium Grade Ling Gen (Spiritual Root), after choosing to stay in the Zhou Family, successfully broke through using the cultivation resources the Zhou Family had frantically accumulated over the years.

By now, the Zhou Family, excluding the Disciples who joined Sects, has finally welcomed the direct lineage Disciples who stayed in the Zhou Family.

Before this, for the expansion of the Zhou Family, Zhou Luo had to arrange for the former Lin Family Elders at the ninth level of Qi Training who were about to break through to do so, reaching the Foundation Establishment Realm.

Although they had no ulterior motives towards the Zhou Family.

But after all, they were not Zhou Family members, and during the management of the Zhou Family, it was inevitable they would have their own selfish intentions.

They might not be able to do anything openly, but what about in the future?

Especially with the slow growth and expansion of the Zhou Family, the Zhou Family's direct lineage couldn't possibly attend to everything.

If the Zhou Family were to grow into a force similar to the Azure Origin Sect, it would have to be forged into a solid block.

Before this, replacing every important position with Zhou Family direct lineage Disciples was a necessary task.

Previously, they were unable to fully control everything due to insufficient seniority and strength.

But now, more than a hundred "Nian" have passed since Zhou Luo took over, and they already have enough strength to control the entire Zhou Family.

As these Disciples successfully achieved Foundation Establishment, they were also slowly replacing the original Foundation Establishment cultivators from other families.

This is a gradual process that requires the accumulation of Time.

But it can be foreseen that when Zhou Luo emerges from seclusion, the entire Zhou Family, whether in overall strength or internal control, will rise to a higher level.

However, behind the successful Foundation Establishment of these direct lineage Disciples, some crises are also hidden.

The source of this crisis is precisely Lin Xi, the Family Head.

Now that Zhou Luo has been in seclusion for several decades, with the birth of the third and fourth generation Zhou Family Disciples, and the second-generation Disciples beginning to wield power.

Voices of opposition regarding Lin Xi, an outsider, serving as the Zhou Family Head, have also begun to appear.

Although these are just sporadic voices, they are a bad omen.

Don't look at how Lin Xi has been in charge of the Zhou Family for so many "Nian", always diligent and never favoring any Lin Family Disciple.

But as mentioned before, she is surnamed Lin after all, not Zhou Luo.

For Sect Disciples like Zhou Changqing, they might not care.

But it's different for the Disciples who grew up in the Zhou Family.

They witnessed the rise of the Zhou Family, know how prosperous it is now, and coupled with the fact that they also wield power and feel its allure.

Naturally, other thoughts will arise.

This point is unavoidable.

Although Zhou Luo placed great importance on his first generation, especially in terms of moral education, he had strict requirements.

But as Time continued to pass and the number of children increased, he could only teach the best ones.

He didn't even take care of the second and third generation children at all.

In this situation, there is no way to know how the children will develop.

Human nature is inherently extremely complex.

Some people are good, some are bad, some just want to live a stable life, while others want to control more power...

So naturally, some people wanted to use the excuse that Lin Xi was an outsider to oppose her.

Especially since the Zhou Family was increasingly uninvolved in Zhou Family affairs.

In their view, Zhou Luo, the Old Ancestor, would definitely not become this Family Head.

And excluding those Sect Disciples, those Foundation Establishment cultivators who remained in the Zhou Family naturally developed different ideas.

Fortunately, several of Lin Xi's children, whether it was Zhou Changle or Zhou Shiling, etc., were all capable enough, having significant influence whether in the Sect or in the Zhou Family.

Otherwise, her position as Family Head would likely have been unstable long ago.

But how long can this situation last?

Zhou Changle is facing his own siblings after all, and they are also trying to make the Zhou Family stronger. You can't possibly say you'll punish these Family members who haven't done anything wrong.

I believe neither Zhou Changle nor Lin Xi can do that.

Especially Zhou Changle and others, after leaving the Ancient Ruins, were all in seclusion breaking through.

In this regard, subtle turmoil has already appeared within the Zhou Family.

As for the outside world, the Zhou Family has always been conveying Zhou Luo's policy before his seclusion, constantly acting low-key.

Only the Bai Family in the Crimson Radiance Domain, with Zhou Changhai's marriage into the Family and the subsequent arrival of the Zhou Family Cultivators dispatched by Lin Xi, gradually recovered from the encirclement by the Longevity Families, even reclaiming several lost Spirit Mines.

But this is far from enough.

Because during the Zhou Family's conflicts, the figures of Sect Disciples have already appeared.

On this matter, although the Crimson Light Sect has always adhered to the principle of letting their subordinates fight among themselves.

But upon seeing that the Bai Family still stood firm, and the Zhou Family also openly began to help.

The entire Sect finally couldn't sit still anymore and began to dispatch Disciples, using the same excuse as the Zhou Family, to join the Longevity Families and fight for them.

If it weren't for being busy with the Hunting Convention and the Ancient Ruins previously, coupled with the overly prominent reputation of Zhou Changtian and others, which made the Crimson Light Sect apprehensive and dare not go too far.

It is estimated that the entire Sect would openly step in to eliminate the Bai Family, this traitor.

In this situation, the Bai Family's situation also became delicate.

Especially with the addition of Immortal Sect Disciples, the Zhou Family suffered considerable losses.

A new crisis loomed over the Zhou Family, of which Zhou Luo was completely unaware.

At this moment, he looked excitedly at the pale green Golden Core within his body, which he had completely adapted to, a smile on his lips.

Next, it was Time to enhance the quality of the Golden Core.

He took out the black Golden Core he had obtained from Long Yu back then.

So many "Nian" have passed, yet this Golden Core remains as silent as ever, without the slightest change.

But Zhou Luo, having gone through the process of condensing a Golden Core, knew that this black Golden Core still contained immense magic power.

Next, he needed to place this Golden Core into his Dantian, and under the grinding of power, extract the power within it and inject it into his own Golden Core, thereby achieving the result of enhancing the Golden Core's quality.

However, this process was more dangerous than the previous five steps.

According to Wang Yuwei, during this extraction process, because the Golden Core was ownerless, the energy would be exceptionally violent and out of control.

He had to be extremely careful and cautious, slowly transferring that power into his Golden Core while suppressing it.

Furthermore, when entering his own Golden Core, he also had to be careful that the energy didn't stir up the power within his own Golden Core.

Because this was external power after all, and Long Yu's Golden Core's attributes didn't match his own Golden Core's, when the powers merged, conflicts would definitely arise.

Once a conflict occurred, the consequences would be unimaginable.

For this, Zhou Luo also pondered for a long time before making such a cautious decision.

Because he knew very well that this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and even if there were risks, as long as he was fully prepared, there shouldn't be any problems.

For this, he took out all the remaining Second Order Pills.

These were all healing and enhancing types, all for this extraction.

After everything was ready, he truly began to enhance the quality of his Golden Core.