Clan Cultivation: Starting from Beast Taming-Chapter 796 - 403
Chapter 796: 403
Chapter 796: 403
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Though Zhang Liang was a Loose Cultivator, his demeanor was quite extraordinary. When Zhou Chun asked him to sit, he thanked him and then really sat down halfway, less of that slickness common among Loose Cultivators.
As soon as he settled down, he immediately followed up on Zhou Chun’s words with compliments, “It is indeed thanks to Senior’s blessings that since receiving the treasure bestowed by the Senior in those years, my luck began to improve after parting with the Senior. In the past few years, I’ve been extremely fortunate to acquire a spirit item that assists with Foundation Establishment, and I succeeded in Foundation Establishment on my first try!”
“I was traveling through Jingguo Country and, after hearing the reputation of Senior Zhou, I realized that the benefactor who saved me back then had already successfully opened his Purple Mansion. Thus, I made a special trip to express my gratitude to the Senior.”
Zhou Chun and his Silver Lightning Python spirit pet indeed had quite a reputation in the Jingguo Country Cultivation Realm, and using this clue to inquire about him would make it not difficult to find out his true identity.
Therefore, Zhou Chun was not surprised by what Zhang Liang said.
However, his conduct of recognizing and seeking to repay kindness truly suited Zhou Chun’s temperament.
Back then, he did not reveal his own name or origin, and he only had a single encounter with the other party.
Yet, after the other’s successful Foundation Establishment, he was willing to go abroad to look for him to express gratitude for the life-saving help received on a whim, which truly was a rare sentiment.
Having seen the various ugly faces of human nature in the Cultivation World, such a gratitude-showing person was truly worth cherishing.
Zhou Chun immediately waved his hand with a smile and said, “Your success in Foundation Establishment is the result of your own fate and opportunity, Zhou does not dare to take credit for that.”
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Hearing this, Zhang Liang seriously said, “The incident of that year might be insignificant for the Senior, a trivial matter done effortlessly, but for me, it was a favor of rebirth, not to be left unrequited!”
After saying this, he lifted his hand to smack his storage pouch and took out a long wooden box to hand to Zhou Chun, “I know that with the cultivation level and status of the Senior, ordinary spiritual objects wouldn’t catch your eye, but this ‘Dragon Serpent Root’ with a medicinal age of six hundred years is a token of my gratitude; please, Senior, you must accept it!”
For someone of Zhou Chun’s cultivation status, a mere six hundred year-old ‘Dragon Serpent Root’ spiritual medicine was not considered a rare treasure; similar spiritual medicines could be gathered by him in a day with the Wood Charm in the Wasteland Territory.
However, for someone like Zhang Liang, a cultivator of his level, this was almost the most precious spiritual medicine he could acquire.
Therefore, Zhou Chun did not despise the value of this gift, on the contrary, he very much appreciated and valued his virtue of repaying kindness.
He first lifted his hand to accept the wooden box, then earnestly responded, “Alright, I have accepted your gift.”
“Thank you, Senior!”
Zhang Liang seemed to have let go of a burden, and he sighed in relief as he once again expressed his gratitude to Zhou Chun.
Afterward, the two of them engaged in casual conversation, with Zhou Chun chiefly asking about Zhang Liang’s experiences as well as inquiring about the situation with the Huang Family after he had taken the Wood Charm.
Zhang Liang did not think Zhou Chun would covet anything on him, thus he answered every question, and the two communicated very happily.
Through asking Zhang Liang, Zhou Chun found out that after he intercepted the Wood Charm halfway back then, the offended Purple Mansion Cultivator from the Huang Family spread the news of him taking the Wood Charm.
But by that time, he had already fled to the Yang Kingdom, and since the other party did not know his name or even see his spirit pet, they could only spread the news based on the characteristics of his cultivation technique.
As such, it was naturally very difficult for people to believe the truth of the incident.
Even if some believed it, they had no useful reference clues to find him.
So, several years passed, and no one mentioned this matter again.
Meanwhile, Zhang Liang’s experiences for a Loose Cultivator were quite remarkable.
Almost every Loose Cultivator who manages to successfully establish their foundation has some great fortune in their life.
After hearing about his experiences, Zhou Chun suddenly looked at him and asked, “So, what are your plans now? Are you going to join with others to find a place to establish an Individual Cultivator Stronghold, or marry and open a Cultivation family, or choose to become the Supreme Elder of a small family clan and accept their offerings?”
At Zhou Chun’s words, Zhang Liang was stunned, showing a bewildered look in his eyes, obviously he had not thought about this issue.
However, this was indeed something he must consider for the future.
The points Zhou Chun mentioned are what most Loose Cultivators choose to do after they have succeeded in Foundation Establishment.
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After hesitating for a moment, he seemed to realize something, and immediately bowed to Zhou Chun, saying, “The junior has not yet considered these matters. Could Senior Zhou provide me with some guidance?”
Seeing this, Zhou Chun replied without ceremony, “If you currently have no plans, you might consider taking up a position in the Zhou Family. At the very least, you’d have a safe and stable place to cultivate and a decent salary to boot!”
“Does Senior mean to suggest that the junior join the Zhou Family?”
A hint of hesitation flashed in Zhang Liang’s eyes, and his tone dropped a few notches, seemingly reluctant.
“It’s not what you think. It’s more like being employed by the Zhou Family for the long term. If you wish to leave later, you just need to let us know in advance!”
Zhou Chun slightly shook his head and explained a bit more.
After hearing this explanation, Zhang Liang knew that he was being looked after, and immediately stood up to bow deeply to Zhou Chun, saying, “Senior’s magnanimity is profound. It was the junior who misunderstood you, please forgive me.”
“There’s no need for that. So, does that mean you agree?”
Zhou Chun waved his hand, indicating that he did not mind the slight skepticism shown earlier.
At this point in the conversation, if Zhang Liang didn’t know how to respond, he would have lived all those years in vain.
He quickly agreed, saying, “Under Senior’s care, the junior naturally has no reason to refuse!”
“Very good, then settle down here in Jiufeng Ridge for now, and I will tell you later what tasks you’ll need to undertake.”
Having said that, Zhou Chun had someone take Zhang Liang down to arrange a separate courtyard for him to reside in.
In fact, taking in Zhang Liang, although it was done on a whim because Zhou Chun appreciated his character, was indeed related to two matters that he was planning to expand upon.
Considering that the Jingguo Country Cultivation Realm was starting to stabilize, and that the Zhou Family had reached its desired standards both in terms of personnel and the number of Mount Beasts they had tamed, Zhou Chun was ready to start two new money-making businesses.
These two businesses were messaging services and delivery services—plainly speaking, mail and courier services.
In the current Cultivation World, the means of communication between families and sects are rather primitive. Ordinary Qi Refinement Realm cultivators, wanting to contact friends, either deliver messages themselves or ask acquaintances to do it on their behalf.
Foundation Establishment Cultivators or those in the Purple Mansion Phase tend to hand over messages to juniors as a task for them to carry out.
However, because the rewards for delivering messages are so meager, often no one is willing to take on the job, and it must be forcibly assigned to some low-level cultivators.
As for Loose Cultivators, they generally have no choice but to deliver messages themselves, with the occasional help from some trading caravans.
Clearly, there lies a huge business opportunity.
Zhou Chun had long seen this opportunity but hadn’t dared to intervene due to limiting conditions previously.
Now that the conditions were ripe, he naturally wasn’t prepared to waste the opportunity anymore.
He planned to use the abundant number of Mount Beasts and sufficient clan members of the Zhou Family to start a courier business throughout Jingguo.
The goal was to establish transfer hubs in major marketplaces across Jingguo, delivering messages and goods for all cultivation families and Loose Cultivators in need.
With the current reputation and strength of the Zhou Family, this venture now had considerable prospects for success.
Zhou Chun was even planning to bring in the Su Family from Jiangzhou to expand the business within the territories under the Moon Wheel Sect.
Cultivators like Zhang Liang, who were at the Foundation Establishment Stage and Loose Cultivators, were exactly the type of regional “managers” he intended to recruit, responsible for the recruitment and management of couriers around each marketplace.
Later on, he would also hire some well-conducted, low-ranking Loose Cultivators as couriers to carry out delivery tasks.
The business was not restricted to Loose Cultivators; eventually, even Foundation Establishment Cultivators from various cultivation families could become a regional “manager” for the Zhou Family.
In this way, the courier business could not only bring a new source of income growth for the Zhou Family but also enable them to gather a vast amount of intelligence information from cultivators, information that could sometimes be immensely valuable!
