Clan Cultivation: Starting from Beast Taming-Chapter 1260 - 526: Tianjing Bestows Treasure, Treasure Map Appears in the World [Subscription Request]_3

Chapter 1260: Chapter 526: Tianjing Bestows Treasure, Treasure Map Appears in the World [Subscription Request]_3

External forces were also in awe of the strength displayed by the Zhou Family. Apart from a few major powers, there were few families or sects in Jingguo Country who dared not to show the Zhou Family some respect.

Various businesses of the Zhou Family suddenly became much easier to conduct.

Some small families even began to take the initiative to submit, hoping to become vassals of the Zhou Family, betting the fate of their entire clan on the belief that the Zhou Family would one day become a dominant power!

Most of these small families were only passed down for one or two generations, initiated by founders who grew strong through adventures, eventually building up a foundation.

Because of their successful experiences, they were not afraid to take a gamble!

After all, their entire clan numbered only a few to a dozen people at most!

As for these small forces wanting to pledge allegiance, Zhou Mingde, after discussing with Zhou Chun, decided to reject such vassal relationships, only sending them a gift to thank them for their "admirable intentions."

After all, the Zhou Family had already set a tone for low-key development in the future, and there was no need to touch the bottom line of the Green Lotus Temple on such matters.

The current plan of the Zhou Family was to support Zhou Daoyi in attempting Core Formation at the upper levels, uncover and cultivate talents at the middle and lower levels, to solidify the family’s foundation, while also increasing the development efforts in the Wasteland Territory.

In any case, time was now on the side of the Zhou Family, and their few Golden Core Stage cultivators still had ample lifespan, allowing them to slowly wait for the changes in circumstances.

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Ice Barbarian Country, atop a perilous snowy peak.

Master Qingwei, having disguised himself as a white-haired old man, arrived here based on the gathered intelligence and released his divine sense carefully to search the area.

However, no matter how he searched, his divine sense could not detect anything unusual on this snowy peak where spiritual energy was not particularly abundant.

After trying for a while, he chose to give up and then took out a specially crafted talisman to activate it.

Watching the talisman transform into a white eyeball pattern and hover motionlessly in the air, Master Qingwei could only wait patiently beside it.

After waiting for almost a quarter of an hour, his divine sense suddenly stirred, and he looked towards a certain snowy area a hundred feet away.

There, after a flash of white light, a figure entirely cloaked in a white robe appeared out of thin air.

And when Master Qingwei’s divine sense approached the person, it was bounced back. With his Golden Core Middle Stage cultivation level, he couldn’t even discern the opponent’s exact cultivation level, only that it was definitely a Golden Core Stage cultivator.

"Could it be that fellow Daoist just used the Ice Escape Technique?"

Master Qingwei’s eyes fixed on the white-robed cultivator as he tentatively asked.

The Ice Escape Technique he mentioned was actually a rather obscure escape technique derived from the Water Escape Technique, which could only be used in snowy areas.

But the advantage of this escape technique was that once mastered, it could be freely used in icy and snowy terrains.

Such as the snowy peak where Master Qingwei was now; the ice and snow beneath his feet were dozens of feet thick, making it impossible to perform the Earth Escape Technique, and Water Escape Technique was no different.

However, the Ice Escape Technique could easily allow one to traverse and fly within the ice and snow like these two escape techniques.

If a fight were to break out in such an environment, a cultivator skilled in the Ice Escape Technique would truly be free to advance and retreat, gaining a significant geographical advantage.

And seventy to eighty percent of Ice Barbarian Country’s land was covered in ice and snow!

Yet, facing Master Qingwei’s inquiry, the white-robed cultivator showed no intention of responding, only asking in a cold tone, "You came bearing the token, so you must know the rules of our sect. Who does your lord wish us to deal with?"

Hearing this, Master Qingwei realized there was no chance for friendly interaction.

Thus his expression soon turned serious as he said solemnly, "I am, of course, aware of the rules. This time, I want your esteemed sect to deal with a Golden Core Early Phase cultivator located tens of thousands of miles away from Ice Barbarian Country, whose details are recorded here!"

Having said that, he waved his sleeve, and a jade slip flew towards the white-robed cultivator.

But instead of checking the information inside immediately, the white-robed cultivator just said coldly, "Our sect needs time to investigate the target’s real situation and evaluate the reward for this action. Once the evaluation is completed, we will contact your lord!"

Having said that, he formed a seal with his hands and vanished into the ground right in front of Master Qingwei.

Upon witnessing this scene, Master Qingwei narrowed his eyes and soon turned to leave.

He still needed to stay in Ice Barbarian Country, waiting for the Ice Hell Sect to contact him again to discuss the specific reward.

This was the rule of the Ice Hell Sect, who, when dealing with assassination targets of the Golden Core Stage, would not accept the task immediately but would investigate thoroughly, determine the target’s danger level, and then offer a quote based on various circumstances.

If they found the target too troublesome, they might even refuse to accept the assassination mission.

Without such caution, a sect like theirs might have already been wiped out upon encountering formidable adversaries!

After all, in the Cultivation World, hiding your sect’s mountain gate in an unknown place doesn’t mean no one can find you.

For some Nascent Soul Stage cultivators, just gathering a trace of your aura could lead them to find your hideout from thousands of miles away.

There are even miraculous divination techniques in the Cultivation World that can directly calculate the hiding place of the target!

...

Zhou Chun, who stayed secluded in the family mountain gate, would of course be unaware that Master Qingwei had already ventured to Ice Barbarian Country to hire an assassin to kill him.