340: Happy January

Zhou Nanfeng looked dejected.

She left the Spirit Beast Garden and arrived at a spirit field at the foot of Qingyang Peak.

This was the place where the two of them had caught Spirit Locusts together.

Only the spirit field remained, but she was the only one left.

Outside Qingyang Peak, high in the sky.

Two figures stopped.

Below, on the ridge of the spirit field, a girl of eleven or twelve sat with her knees hugged, and invisible gentle breezes swirled around her.

"That should be Nan Feng, right?"

Jiang Ningchan's heart stirred, and she said to Zhou Xiangyu beside her.

The two of them also had an understanding of the Family's situation.

The excellent Disciples of this generation in the Clan were mentioned in the Jade Slips exchanged.

Therefore, although they had never met, they could still recognize her.

"It should be."

"But it's better if we don't disturb her."

Zhou Xiangyu replied with a smile.

The little girl clearly had something on her mind.

At this time, letting her be alone was the best choice.

"How do you understand a girl's thoughts so well?"

Jiang Ningchan suddenly said leisurely.

"This..."

Zhou Xiangyu was startled.

Although he was indeed quite popular with girls when he was young, ever since he met Jiang Ningchan, he rarely had such opportunities anymore.

"Brother Yu must be waiting anxiously, let's go see him first."

Zhou Xiangyu quickly changed the subject.

Jiang Ningchan had just said it casually.

She didn't have any other meaning.

The two of them descended and walked towards Qingyang Peak.

In Zhou Xiangxu's Immortal Cave.

"Brother Yu, Sister Chan."

Zhou Xiangxu was very happy to see the two of them return.

He quickly welcomed them in.

The three entered the Immortal Cave.

They talked about what had happened over the past ten years.

The initial slight unfamiliarity between the two of them quickly dissipated, and they became close again.

Jiang Ningchan followed along, not speaking much, just listening to them talk with a smile.

"Brother Yu, when do we set off?"

After recounting the situation that Chang Yuanshan had spoken of that day.

Zhou Xiangxu then asked.

"In a few days."

Zhou Xiangyu and Jiang Ningchan exchanged glances.

"Good."

...A few days later.

At the foot of Qingyang Peak.

Two figures waited at the foot of the peak.

They were Chang Yuanshan and Zhou Xiangxu.

Chang Yuanshan was a little nervous.

After all, he had never met Zhou Xiangyu.

Before long.

Two figures descended from the sky.

Zhou Xiangxu went up to meet them.

He introduced the two parties.

"Fellow Daoist Chang."

Zhou Xiangyu and Jiang Ningchan greeted him.

Chang Yuanshan repeatedly avoided their greetings.

Their cultivation was clearly far superior to his; by convention, those with profound cultivation were Seniors.

"Fellow Daoist Chang, there's no need to be reserved, we can interact as peers."

Zhou Xiangyu saw Chang Yuanshan's apprehension and then explained with a smile.

Seeing their gentle attitude.

Chang Yuanshan breathed a sigh of relief.

He glanced at Zhou Xiangxu, who nodded.

"Fellow Daoist Zhou, Fellow Daoist Jiang."

Chang Yuanshan returned the greeting.

The four chatted for a few more sentences.

Afterward, Zhou Xiangyu took out a spirit boat from his Storage Pouch at his waist.

It transformed into a streak of light, carrying the four of them and disappearing from the spot.

When the four left.

In the Xuan She Tribe of Barren Prefecture.

Inside a closed stone building.

Sat a Young Female Cultivator with a high ponytail, her body constantly coursing with lightning.

The Young Female Cultivator continuously formed hand seals.

Inside her body.

A perfectly round Golden Core suddenly trembled.

"Buzz!"

An undeniable Aura emanated from within the Golden Core.

"Boom!"

A startling thunderclap appeared out of thin air.

The sound of thunder resounded in the sky above.

Accompanied by a violently fluctuating Aura.

Within the Xuan She Tribe.

A female Cultivator with a white ribbon on her back, as bright as the moon, suddenly appeared high in the sky.

On her body, the Golden Core Stage magic power poured out like moonlight.

Wiping away that trace of fluctuating Aura that had overflowed.

"She has broken through."

Zhou Liyue looked towards Zhou Xiutong's Immortal Cave from afar, her eyes lighting up.

From the fluctuation of this Aura, Zhou Xiutong had already broken through to the Mid Golden Core Stage.

"There are still three years until the Xutuo Ancient Realm opens, which is enough time to stabilize her Realm."

Zhou Liyue thought to herself.

"If Le Ren doesn't work harder, he might be surpassed by Xiao Tong."

Thinking of Zhou Xiutong, who had advanced another step in just over a decade, Zhou Liyue couldn't help but smile faintly.

"Eh?"

Zhou Liyue's heart suddenly stirred.

She uttered a sound of surprise.

She turned and looked towards the branch of the Wuqi River within the Xuan She Tribe.

That was the territory of water-loving Spirit Beasts such as the Green-Eyed Azure-Striped Snake and the Azure Black Spirit Snake.

At this moment.

In the branch stream.

An invisible hiss emanated.

A hundred-zhang-long Green-Eyed Azure-Striped Snake, covered in azure patterns, rose from the bottom of the river.

As if it had broken through some kind of shackles.

The hundred-zhang-long Green-Eyed Azure-Striped Snake opened its mouth and inhaled.

At the bottom of the branch stream, a relic was sucked into its mouth.

"Congratulations, Fellow Daoist Huan Bi, on reaching the Demon King Realm."

Zhou Liyue's joyful voice entered the mind of the hundred-zhang-long Spirit Beast... As one of the earliest Guest Elders to join the Zhou Family.

Elder Beihai's cultivation had long since broken through to the Late Foundation Establishment Stage.

This day.

Within Elder Beihai's Immortal Cave.

Elder Beihai, sitting cross-legged in meditation, felt something.

A sense of enlightenment arose from his mind.

Like a sudden awakening.

All previous doubts, under this enlightenment.

All turned into grains of sand, easily swept away.

Elder Beihai's heart stirred.

He took the Opportunity to circulate the Core Formation method.

Within his body.

A faint, round object began to slowly condense.

More than a month later.

On Qingyang Peak.

A new Golden Core Aura burst forth from Elder Beihai's Immortal Cave.

Shaking all directions.

In the Cultivation Manual Tower, on the fifth floor.

Zhou Leren suddenly opened his eyes, his lips moving slightly.

"Congratulations, Fellow Daoist Bei Hai."

His voice echoed into Elder Beihai's Immortal Cave from afar.

Elder Beihai, sitting cross-legged with a handsome appearance, softly thanked him.

Zhou Family Main Hall.

Zhou Leren's voice also reached the ears of the Family Head, Zhou Leyi.

Zhou Leyi's heart filled with joy.

"Someone, announce that Elder Beihai has formed his Golden Core, a grand celebration for one month."

Zhou Leyi called out to the Disciple waiting outside.

He gave instructions according to the scale of previous Core Formation celebrations for Zhou Family Disciples.

Boom!

The news quickly spread throughout Qingyang Prefecture and even the surrounding prefectures of Luo Prefecture.

As for further away, although the Zhou Family had Mo Xuan guarding it, it was still just a newly advanced Golden Core, unable to enter the eyes of those powerful forces.

However, the Qi Refining and even Foundation Establishment Cultivators in Luo Prefecture were all overjoyed.

They all set off towards Qingyang Market.

This was their Opportunity.

The last such Opportunity was last month.

A Fellow Daoist Huan Bi of the Zhou Family had stepped into the Golden Core Realm.

Many rare treasures appeared at that Qingyang Assembly, and their prices were several tenths cheaper than usual.

A group of Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment Cultivators converged on Qingyang Market, wanting to seize this Opportunity to advance further.

Luo Prefecture.

In a desolate mountain far from Qingyang Peak.

A streak of azure light slowly stopped.

The light dissipated, revealing the spirit boat.

Four figures stood upon it.

"This is the place."

Chang Yuanshan pointed downwards.

Zhou Xiangyu and the other two looked in that direction.

Their Divine Sense probed out.

But they found nothing.

"Let's go, let's go down and take a look."

Zhou Xiangyu's heart stirred, and the spirit boat sped downwards.