558: Family strife

The energy going out of control was an outcome Zhou Luo had not anticipated.

Because he also hadn't expected that Long Yu's Golden Core had actually been infected by Magic Qi.

Causing him to expend quite a bit of power in order to remove that Magic Qi.

Although there was the supplement from the Pills later, the depleted energy couldn't be restored all at once.

So when the Golden Core power was injected, the initial smoothness made him breathe a sigh of relief, but he hadn't expected that the power would suddenly become so violent afterwards.

The current Zhou Luo is like a taut bowstring; once this bowstring breaks, it will be like a flood bursting forth, collapsing all the way.

Right at this critical juncture of Life-or-death crisis, Zhou Luo suddenly took out a Pill and swallowed it.

The moment that Pill entered his body, a rich Life essence emerged, seemingly sensing the crisis in his Dantian, and rushed directly towards the Dantian.

[Heavenly Mysterious Pill]

[Quality: Third-Order High-Grade Spirit Pill]

[Description: Refined by a certain Fifth-Order Alchemist in ancient times using the spiritual energy of sky and earth, employing immense energy to refine various heavenly materials and earthly treasures. It contains a large amount of Life essence and can repair the Dao foundation, reverse fate, bring back the dead...]

This Third-Order High-Grade Spirit Pill, which was accidentally obtained back then, played its role at this moment when Zhou Luo's Dantian was about to be damaged.

When that vast Life essence was injected into his Dantian, it also brought an extremely vast and boundless energy.

Zhou Luo instantly felt refreshed and invigorated, and at the same time sensed the gentle and massive energy in his Dantian.

With a thought, that energy transformed into points of light, beginning to attach themselves to the Dantian, forming a thin membrane.

Don't underestimate this membrane.

When the out-of-control energy heavily struck that membrane, it was instantly absorbed by the gentle power, transforming into his own strength.

This is a Third-Order High-Grade Spirit Pill.

When it begins to take effect, this ordinary Golden Core energy is completely irresistible.

Taking advantage of this time, Zhou Luo began to regulate himself, absorbing the spiritual energy of sky and earth to convert into magic power, and then started to control that energy again.

Nine deaths, one Life.

It was entirely thanks to this Third-Order Top-Grade Spirit Pill that he found a chance to survive at this critical moment.

With the protection of the Heavenly Mysterious Pill, Zhou Luo could also control that energy more smoothly.

Moreover, the vast Life essence brought by the Pills allowed his entire aura to return to its Peak, completely changing his previous declining state.

Because the energy within the Golden Core was indeed vast, the next step was a very slow process.

...

Six "Nian" later.

Maple Leaf City, Zhou Residence.

In a certain courtyard of the Zhou Family, a group of people were gathered.

These people were all dressed in luxurious clothes, including men and women, old and young.

And they all shared a unified surname, Zhou.

In the crowd, a dignified and bearded Middle-aged man sat in the main seat, looking at these brothers and sisters, and asked aloud.

"What does everyone think?"

The Middle-aged man was named Zhou Changyuan, one of Zhou Luo's many children, possessing a Fifth-Grade Spiritual Root.

He was also one of the many Disciples who remained in the Zhou Family.

Relying on his extraordinary talent and the Zhou Family's cultivation resources, he was now a Foundation Establishment Middle Stage expert.

Because of this, he became the Hall Master of the Zhou Family's Law Enforcement Hall, controlling the internal guard force of the Zhou Family.

Now that he had called everyone over, it was naturally to discuss the matter of Lin Xi, this Family Head with an outside surname.

"Elder Brother, the Family Head was, after all, designated by Father. What should we do if Father comes out of seclusion and blames us?" an old man on the right asked with a worried expression.

Although he was Zhou Changyuan's younger brother, due to his lower Aptitude, his Lifespan couldn't compare to the other, and he had now entered old age.

His words also expressed the most worrying matter for everyone present.

In the entire Zhou Family, Zhou Luo still had the final say.

Even if they were to change the Family Head, it should be him who decides.

As soon as these words were spoken, Zhou Changyuan's face sank, and a pair of eyes extremely similar to Zhou Luo's swept across the crowd as he spoke, "The Zhou Family Head should originally have the surname Zhou."

"What's more, Father hasn't managed Zhou Family affairs for many "Nian". Even if he knows the Family Head has changed, as long as it's still his child, he naturally won't say anything."

In Zhou Changyuan's eyes, Zhou Luo was no longer on the same level as them.

He probably figured that as long as the Zhou Family existed, it didn't matter who ruled, as long as they were a Zhou Family Disciple.

After Zhou Changyuan entered the Foundation Establishment Realm, he was very clear about this kind of matter.

A great person like Father, once he enters the Golden Core Realm, he will inevitably become emotionally detached and focus on cultivation.

He would definitely look down on such Zhou Family trivial matters.

That's why he had the idea of replacing her.

What's more, he wasn't planning to directly use force, just thinking of creating momentum and then forcing Lin Xi to step down.

If the other party insisted on not leaving the position of Family Head, then he would just use some methods at that time.

As long as there is no bloodshed during the process and Father is not alarmed, he figured it would definitely be fine.

Anyway, he was the Hall Master of the Law Enforcement Hall, controlling the guard force in the Zhou Residence.

These words also hit upon the thoughts of many people present.

They all felt that a figure like the Old Ancestor would definitely not care about this kind of thing.

Because back then in the Lin Family, even though the Great Elder and the Family Head were causing such a huge fuss, it didn't alarm the Lin Family Old Ancestor at the time, which gave Father the opportunity to rise.

It was precisely these precedents that made them have such thoughts.

"What about Elder Brother Chang Le?" someone else asked.

The people present were basically Zhou Luo's first and second generation children, many of whom were Zhou Changle's younger brothers.

"Elder Brother Chang Le is in seclusion Breakthrough. He definitely won't come out for several decades. By then, the matter will be a foregone conclusion. Is he going to destroy the entire Zhou Family foundation?" Zhou Changyuan appeared full of confidence when talking about this Elder Brother.

He knew that this Elder Brother was someone who considered the overall situation and definitely understood that it was inappropriate for someone with an outside surname to be the Family Head.

Perhaps it was because the Family Head was his birth Mother that he found it inconvenient to speak much.

If he didn't want to speak, then Zhou Changyuan would speak for him.

As long as he guaranteed that the other party's Mother was fine, that would be enough.

He was just changing a Family Head, not doing something that would incur divine wrath and human resentment.

He believed that Zhou Changle would be able to understand.

What's more, the other party is an Immortal Sect Disciple, with unlimited future achievements. How could he care about this kind of thing?

Zhou Changyuan spoke forcefully, his attitude resolute.

He looked at those Zhou Family Disciples who were still hesitating, and spoke sternly again, "Now that the Zhou Family is constantly growing, with mixed factions internally, we cannot let the position of Family Head fall into the hands of someone with an outside surname."

"Right now, because Father and Elder Brother are still here, it's fine."

"But what if they go somewhere else to improve to a higher Realm?"

"By then, can you guarantee that the Zhou Family will still be the Zhou Family?"