93: The Zhou Family of Beast Taming

"Hmm~"

"Late Foundation Establishment Stage..."

Mo Xuan pondered, his body moving, feeling the powerful magic power brewing within him, becoming more and more invigorated.

"Now that I'm this strong, if I encounter those three from the Crescent Moon Sect again, I won't have to just focus on escaping."

Mo Xuan mused. With this Breakthrough, his magic power, Physical Body, speed, and defense all improved. Even if the Xianyue Sect Master were to use his third-tier magic treasure again, he wouldn't be as disheveled as last time.

"Not bad, not bad..."

Mo Xuan displayed his posture, but he did not fully unleash his Aura.

After breaking through to the Late Foundation Establishment Stage, Mo Xuan's body grew another ten zhang, becoming a forty-zhang-long black great snake.

"I also have thirty-six Clan Fortune Points."

Looking at the Clan Fortune Points, Mo Xuan was thoughtful.

In these five years, all of the Zhou Family members' cultivations had broken through.

Zhou Licheng and his wife and Zhou Lihai and his wife all had their cultivations increase by one layer.

Zhou Liyue had even broken through to the Qi Refining Level Seven, becoming the first Late Qi Refining Cultivator in the Zhou Family besides Zhou Kaiding.

Her Formation cultivation also made significant progress, now able to set up a first-rank Late Stage Formation.

If it weren't for practicing Formations, Zhou Liyue's cultivation would probably be even higher.

Zhou Leren, at just thirteen years old, had already broken through to the Qi Refining Third Layer.

As the most talented person in the Zhou Family, everyone in the Zhou Family had high hopes for Zhou Leren.

Zhou Leren cultivated the Puhua Yuanlun Scripture, which was inherently more profound and difficult, yet he was still able to reach the Qi Refining Third Layer at such a young age.

In addition to his talent, Zhou Leren's own persistence and hard work were also indispensable.

Coupled with the abundant resources of the Zhou Family, it was not surprising to achieve such accomplishments.

The two brothers, Zhou Licheng, secretly sighed, perhaps in a few more years, they would be left behind by Zhou Leren.

As for Zhou Leyi, he had also already reached the Qi Refining First Layer cultivation.

Mo Xuan's rapid Breakthrough to the Late Foundation Establishment Stage was partly due to the cultivation Breakthroughs of the Zhou Family members.

Especially Zhou Leren.

After moving for a long time, Mo Xuan shrunk his body and came under the giant tree.

Below, when Mo Xuan broke through, Zhou Kaiding sensed Mo Xuan's Aura, came out of the secret chamber, and watched Mo Xuan swim in the sky, not making a sound to disturb him.

Until this moment, Mo Xuan flew down and then spoke:

"Brother Mo, has your cultivation broken through again?"

Zhou Kaiding's tone was excited, filled with anticipation.

Although Mo Xuan did not fully unleash his Aura, he did not deliberately hide it either.

At such a close distance, Zhou Kaiding could naturally feel the change in Mo Xuan's Aura.

Moreover, seeing Mo Xuan's body grow so much again, he already had the answer in his heart. Asking now was just for confirmation.

"That's right."

Mo Xuan nodded, his voice deep, but his tone was also slightly happy.

"Congratulations, Brother Mo, on taking another step forward in your cultivation!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Kaiding clapped his hands repeatedly, cupped his fists, and congratulated Mo Xuan.

"Such a joyous occasion calls for a grand celebration."

Zhou Kaiding waved his hand, and from his Storage Pouch, various delicacies flew out, along with several pots of spiritual wine, controlled by Zhou Kaiding's magic power, neatly arranged.

"Brother Mo, please!"

After arranging everything, Zhou Kaiding sat cross-legged and invited Mo Xuan.

Mo Xuan was not polite. He opened his mouth and inhaled. The wine pots opened, and the aroma of wine filled the air. The spiritual wine in the pots flowed like a trickle directly into Mo Xuan's mouth.

This wine pot was also a Magical Artifact. It had no other function, but it had a larger capacity and could hold more spiritual wine.

One person and one snake drank several pots, but showed no signs of intoxication.

"Counting the time, Brother Mo and I have known each other for thirty years now..."

Zhou Kaiding drained the spiritual wine in his cup, recalling the time he met Mo Xuan, as if it were still before his eyes.

Mo Xuan nodded. In thirty years, he had broken through from the Late Qi Refining Stage to the Late Foundation Establishment Stage.

This speed was undeniably fast.

"Indeed, cultivation knows no years..."

Seeing Mo Xuan nod, Zhou Kaiding sighed again.

Just as Zhou Kaiding and Mo Xuan sat opposite each other, drinking and chatting, outside the Lake Heart Island Market, two figures, one tall and one short, were rushing towards the Lake Heart Island Market.

Judging by their appearance, they should be two young men.

"Brother, this is my first time leaving home. What do you think is in this Market?"

The shorter young man asked the taller young man next to him as they traveled, his tone excited, his eyes darting around.

"I know."

"But I won't tell you."

The taller young man turned his head and looked, a slight smile on his lips.

Hearing this, the shorter young man pouted. It was always like this. Every time he asked, he would put on that smug look.

He felt helpless, but there was nothing he could do. After all, he couldn't beat him. Otherwise, he would definitely pin him to the ground and give him a good beating.

The shorter young man secretly vowed in his heart.

"Don't think about impractical things."

Just as the shorter young man was deep in thought, a light voice entered his ears.

"You..."

"How did you know what I was thinking?"

The ethereal voice exploded in the young man's ears, scattering his thoughts. The young man looked at the taller young man with a horrified and disbelieving expression.

"What's so hard to guess about that..."

The taller young man had a profound smile on his face, but he secretly pouted in his heart. With that look on your face, you might as well have written 'I'm about to do something bad' in big letters.

"Here we go again, here we go again..."

The shorter young man looked at the smiling face of the person in front of him, feeling extremely annoyed, with these three words spinning in his mind.

"Hehe."

The taller young man chuckled to himself, no longer paying attention to him, and slightly accelerated his pace, surging forward like a stream of water.

Just as the two were about to reach the Lake Heart Island Market, a voice entered their ears.

"Senior Brother, this Qingyuan Town isn't so great."

"I heard that the Zhou Family has high prestige in this Qingyuan Town, managing it in an orderly manner and gaining fame in the surrounding areas."

"In my opinion, it's not as mystical as the rumors say."

The two stopped and looked towards the source of the sound.

Two figures were approaching the Market from another direction, dressed in uniform clothing. Judging by their accessories, they should be from the same Sect.

The speaker was not old, about fifteen or sixteen, with a delicate appearance.

Hearing this, the older Cultivator next to him quickly said:

"Junior Brother, be careful with your words."

"Hmph, what's there to not say..."

The Delicate young man pouted. Although he didn't say anything more, there was a hint of defiance on his face.

"Oh?"

"What advice do you two Fellow Daoists have?"

The taller young man spoke, looking at the newcomers, and cupped his hands in a salute to them.

The older Cultivator heard this, looked at the two, stopped not far away, and repeatedly returned the salute:

"Greetings, two Fellow Daoists."

Although the two looked very young, they were fellow practitioners with cultivation, so this person addressed them as Fellow Daoists.

"No advice, just speaking the truth."

"What, are you going to demand an explanation for this Zhou Family?"

Before the man could explain, the Delicate young man behind him spoke impatiently.

Looking at the two younger than himself, the Delicate young man's tone was casual, not putting the two in his eyes at all.

"You..."

The shorter young man's face showed anger upon hearing this, and just as he was about to speak, he was pulled back by the taller young man.

The older Cultivator said anxiously:

"Two Fellow Daoists, my Junior Brother is still young. Please don't take his wild words to heart."

"No problem."

Pulling the shorter young man back a step, the taller young man stepped forward and cupped his hands to the Delicate young man, saying:

"Please enlighten me, Fellow Daoist."

"This..."

The older Cultivator's expression was hesitant.

"Good."

The Delicate young man had no such scruples as his Senior Brother.

At fifteen or sixteen, he was full of youthful vigor, confident in his high talent, and possessed cultivation and Spells. How could he be provoked by others?

Hearing this, the older Cultivator's expression changed, and finally, he sighed, solemnly instructing the Delicate young man:

"Then let's stop at a certain point, don't hurt anyone's life."

His Junior Brother had quite high talent, having already broken through to the Qi Refining Third Layer at the age of sixteen, so he was naturally a bit arrogant.

Although the Aura of the two in front of him was restrained, judging by their age, they were probably even younger than his Junior Brother. He only hoped that they wouldn't hurt anyone and cause trouble.

The older Cultivator retreated to the side, but his magic power was secretly building up, ready to strike at any time to save the taller young man, his Aura gradually growing, subtly revealing his Mid-stage Qi Refining cultivation.

"Please!"

The taller young man spoke, signaling the Delicate young man to strike first.

"Hmph!"

"Courting death."

The Delicate young man was slightly angry. This person was so arrogant. He formed a hand seal, and a fiery-red long sword flew out, floating in his palm.

"Go!"

The Delicate young man shouted, the long sword spun, fire light permeated, and with a flick of the Delicate young man's finger, it shot straight towards the taller young man.

The long sword approached, flames emanated, scorching the air, with a powerful Aura.

Only then did the taller young man's magic power surge. His hand was covered in mysterious light/aura (boundary). He turned sideways, reached out, and lightly tapped with his finger. A stream of water appeared, gathering at his fingertip.

"Clang!"

With this finger tap, the fiery-red long sword trembled slightly, making a soft sound, and was flung away.

"What?"

The Cultivator on the side, who was ready to strike, was shocked. This Cultivator, younger than his Junior Brother, was also at the Qi Refining Third Layer cultivation.

Moreover, he had such a high intuition for combat. He secretly felt a bad premonition.

The taller young man succeeded with one strike. His body swayed like a swift current of water, the water flow changing unpredictably. In an instant, he arrived behind the Delicate young man.

The Delicate young man saw his magic sword so easily deflected by the person in front of him, and his face showed disbelief. He concentrated his mind, about to continue controlling his magic sword, but a sudden warning came from his spiritual sense.

Without time to think, he gave up controlling the magic sword. His magic power circulated rapidly, transforming into a flame armor that enveloped his body.

As the flame armor formed, before it could stabilize, a palm print had already quietly landed on it.

"Bang!"

In just a moment, the flames dispersed, turning into specks of fire. The Delicate young man's guard was wide open.

With mysterious light/aura (boundary) permeating his palm, the taller young man pressed a palm onto the Delicate young man's back.

The Delicate young man's face suddenly turned pale, his magic power became chaotic, and his Aura weakened. His body involuntarily lunged forward, falling to the ground.

"Junior Brother!"

The Delicate young man's Senior Brother's expression changed. His Aura suddenly surged, his Mid-stage Qi Refining cultivation fully displayed.

"Xiao Qing."

Seeing this, the taller young man was not flustered. With a thought, he spoke softly.

On his left hand, an ancient circular ring glowed, and a several-zhang-long dark green great snake suddenly appeared. Its tail coiled, its body rose, and its head extended, looking at the Mid-stage Qi Refining Cultivator.

"Mid-stage Qi Refining Yao Beast?"

The Senior Brother's expression changed, his mind racing. Such an age, such cultivation, such talent, plus this Yao Beast... his Aura slipped, returning to normal, and he spoke solemnly to the taller young man, asking:

"May I ask for Fellow Daoist's name?"

"Zhou Family, Zhou Leren."