Clan Cultivation: Starting from Beast Taming
Chapter 1167 - 503: Starfall Gold [Please Subscribe]

Chapter 1167: Chapter 503: Starfall Gold [Please Subscribe]

Lingzhou, a remote and desolate mountain range.

The area, which would rarely attract even Qi Refinement Realm cultivators on ordinary days, was bustling today with many cultivators searching for something.

"Search carefully! That demon has already been gravely injured by Commander, and he must still be hiding in this mountain range!"

In the sky, Xu Fu hovered mid-air, his expression solemn as he loudly issued orders, commanding his subordinates to search the mountain range below.

It had been more than ten years since he was reassigned to the Demon-Slaying Brigade station in Lingzhou.

During these ten years, he had made notable contributions, coupled with the backing of the Zhou Family, and had now finally risen to the position of Deputy Commander of the Demon-Slaying Brigade.

Several days ago, the Lingzhou Demon-Slaying Brigade discovered clues about a demon hidden within an Individual Cultivator Stronghold, secretly preying on loose cultivators to cultivate a Demon Technique.

The brigade’s Commander then led Xu Fu and his team to raid the stronghold, engaging in a fierce battle against the demon and his minions.

In the ensuing chase and battle, the demon unleashed a self-destructive secret technique in a desperate fight with the Commander, leaving both severely wounded before forcefully breaking out and fleeing to this mountain range.

Since the Commander sustained serious injuries and his body was invaded by demonic energy, he had no choice but to retreat to a nearby stronghold to heal, entrusting the task of hunting the demon to Xu Fu.

To Xu Fu, this was both a challenge and an opportunity.

Through years of relentless effort, he had accumulated over seventy thousand battle merit points.

If he could successfully lead the team to eliminate the demon this time, he would have a great chance to earn enough points to exchange for a spirit item to aid in opening the Purple Mansion.

With his Superior-Grade Spiritual Root talent and the indomitable will he had forged through countless battles, obtaining an auxiliary item would raise his chances of successfully opening the Purple Mansion to fifty or sixty percent!

Thus, he was more motivated than anyone else in the search for the demon.

Perhaps the demon was genuinely too gravely injured, as his hiding spot was soon discovered.

Two nearby Qi Refinement Realm cultivators were immediately captured and drained of their blood by the demon!

"He’s here! The demon is here!"

A terrified voice rang out from a mountain peak. Hearing the cry, Xu Fu immediately led seven or eight Foundation Establishment cultivators to rush toward the spot.

Soon, the Foundation Establishment cultivators united under Xu Fu’s leadership, forming a battle formation to confront the demon head-on.

Due to the severe injuries the demon had already sustained, his combat strength was reduced to a mere fraction of his peak power. Faced with the battle formation of Xu Fu and the other cultivators, he found himself helpless against these juniors.

Ultimately, after a hard-fought battle, Xu Fu’s group managed to slay the Purple Mansion Phase demon at the cost of losing two Foundation Establishment cultivators in the Initial Stage.

To kill a Purple Mansion Phase demon with Foundation Establishment cultivators—though it was a gravely injured demon—was an achievement that made Xu Fu renowned.

Furthermore, since Xu Fu came from the Zhou Family, his superior, the Commander, didn’t dare overly claim credit for his achievements and reported the battle merits fairly on his behalf.

After calculations, Xu Fu finally accumulated enough merit points to exchange for an item to aid in opening the Purple Mansion.

As for the Spirit Coins required alongside the merit points for the exchange, he had long amassed enough through years of battle.

Thus, the moment his merit points hit the target, Xu Fu immediately applied for the exchange.

According to the rules of the Heavenly Spirit Alliance, Qi Refinement Realm cultivators are given priority in exchanging for Foundation Establishment Pills and Foundation Establishment Spirit Items, and Foundation Establishment cultivators in exchanging for items to assist in opening the Purple Mansion.

Therefore, although the Zhou Family still had two Mysterious Heart Purple Return Pills waiting in line, Xu Fu only had to wait a few months before obtaining his item to aid in opening the Purple Mansion.

Upon receiving the item, Xu Fu immediately applied for leave to enter seclusion in the stationed stronghold.

As an Honorary Elder of the Zhou Family, Xu Fu’s acquisition of an auxiliary item for opening the Purple Mansion and his seclusion quickly reached Zhou Chun’s ears.

At that time, Zhou Chun was still busy refining Earth Mother Profound Gold. Upon hearing the news, his eyes narrowed slightly.

After instructing someone to gather intelligence on Xu Fu’s recent activities, Zhou Chun couldn’t help but murmur to himself, "This boy’s fortune isn’t small. It seems I must summon him back to the family as soon as he emerges from seclusion!"

Xu Fu had been deeply involved in the Zhou Family’s development of the Wasteland Territory and knew many of the family’s secrets.

Such a person was absolutely someone Zhou Chun could not allow to break away and establish his own life.

Moreover, as the Zhou Family’s influence grew, the benefits of the Wasteland Territory became increasingly critical to them.

If the arrangements in the Wasteland Territory were exposed, it would have a far greater impact on the Zhou Family than ever before.

Therefore, outsiders privy to the Wasteland Territory’s secrets had to be kept under tight control!

Ever since Zhou Chun’s successful Core Formation, he had been meditating on and cultivating the Soul Control Technique. After years of practice, he had already made some progress and expected to master the technique within two or three more years.

Compared to relying solely on the tracking threat of the Dragon Transformation Secret Technique, the Soul Control Technique was undoubtedly far superior in controlling people.

This method was similar to the Dragon Soul Seed secret technique employed by the Dragon Transformation Sect to control protectors and higher-ranked sect members, capable of planting a "Soul Seed" into the Divine Soul of the target using the Divine Sense of a Golden Core Stage cultivator.

If a Golden Core Stage cultivator failed to stabilize the Soul Seed within a certain timeframe, the Soul Seed would automatically detonate, causing the target’s Divine Soul to perish or become severely injured.

Of course, the Soul Control Technique practitioner could also actively detonate the Soul Seed, destroying traitors from thousands of miles away!