Black Lake Island

"Junior Sister."

Yao ZhengSheng softly called Nie Yuechan's name.

Although his master had told him to focus on preparing for Core Formation, he still wanted to say goodbye before going into seclusion.

A woman dressed in black gauze lay on a jade bed. Hearing the call, she sat up.

She had willow-leaf eyebrows, starry eyes, a delicate nose, and cherry lips, with long black hair cascading down.

"Senior Brother is here?"

Yao ZhengSheng stepped forward and embraced her slender waist, caressing her hair with heartache.

Then, he cupped her face with his left hand, looked at her pale complexion, and said with guilt,

"Junior Sister, you've suffered."

She only smiled, grasped Yao ZhengSheng's left hand with both of hers, and said softly,

"Senior Brother doesn't need to blame himself. If it weren't for you this time, Chan'er would have been scattered and lost her soul. The fact that Chan'er can talk to Senior Brother here is all thanks to you.

Moreover, not only Senior Brother, but the elders and fellow disciples are also very concerned about me."

Then, she took out a piece of white soft jade from inside her collar:

"Look, Senior Brother. Uncle Yu even gave me this Soul Nourishing Jade. Junior Sister Lin must be mad with jealousy, haha..."

Yao ZhengSheng gently rubbed her forehead, listening to her rambling without interrupting.

"Senior Brother, just go and focus on your Core Formation, Chan'er will be here waiting for you to return after you achieve Core Formation."

"Master told you everything?"

Nie Yuechan nodded.

"Junior Sister, after I achieve Core Formation, I will find treasures to heal your Divine Sense injuries. We agreed to be a couple of immortals."

Nie Yuechan only giggled and said,

"Senior Brother is joking. Father is still counting on you to take on the responsibility of the Azurewood Sect after you achieve Core Formation... Chan'er is satisfied with Senior Brother's intentions."

A day later, Wei Zhong looked at the Blood-Eating Bat King in front of him and murmured,

"Demonic beasts are called 'demonic' when they are unowned, and 'spirit' when they are owned."

In this cultivation world, regular demonic beasts and Spirit Beasts are actually the same thing, the only difference being whether they have been tamed by human cultivators.

"You bloodthirsty demon should stay under my command obediently, lest you go out and cause slaughter."

After saying that, Wei Zhong cast the Beast Control Spell on it.

This Blood-Eating Bat King was the victor among the candidates for Bat King. After achieving victory, it devoured the remains of the previous Bat King and entered the late stage of the first rank.

To control this kind of swarm-type demonic beast, you only need to control the king. When the time comes to use them in battle, you only need to issue orders to the Bat King, and it will naturally command the bat swarm to fight.

Now that Wei Zhong is a Foundation Establishment cultivator, his Divine Sense is formed, and contracting such a small Rank 1 demon beast naturally doesn't take much effort.

A spirit pattern was easily imprinted into its body. With a wave of his hand, Wei Zhong ordered it to return to its cave to guard his home.

"Master, Master, another Spirit Fish is on the hook!"

It was several maids sent by the Li Family who were shouting.

Wei Zhong looked over and indeed found movement on the fishing rod. He lifted his hand and pulled, and a green Spirit Fish was thrown into the air by Wei Zhong.

Then, guided by spirit qi, it was handed over to the maid beside him to be roasted.

Da Jin emerged from the lake, and now this large lake has become its habitat.

Wei Zhong casually flicked out a Spirit Feeding Pill, considering it a reward for driving away Spirit Fish for him.

He turned back to look at the beauties around him, and took a sip of spirit wine, Wei Zhong felt an unspeakable sense of contentment.

Yesterday, after learning that the Foundation Establishment cultivator on Black Lake Island had been killed by Wei Zhong, Li Ren, the head of the Li Family, was overjoyed and sent these maids overnight. Most of them were members of the Li Family, but their aptitude was ordinary, barely at the Qi Refining stage.

However, they all had their own unique characteristics, which pleased Wei Zhong's eyes.

A rainbow light arrived in the distance, revealing the figure of Li Haowen.

His expression was tired, obviously having rushed back to the family day and night after receiving the notification. This journey was only half a day for Wei Zhong, but it took more than ten hours for a Qi Refining cultivator like Li Haowen.

Seeing Wei Zhong, he immediately bowed and saluted:

"Thank you, Senior, for saving my Li Family from fire and water."

Wei Zhong waved his hand, signaling him not to be too polite, and then used spirit energy to hold up a spirit contract in front of him.

Li Haowen examined it for a few moments, solemnly put it away, and cupped his hands to Wei Zhong, saying:

"Senior, please wait a moment, I will go and find the elders in the family to sign this agreement."

"Go!"

Wei Zhong nodded without saying much.

He turned around and began to taste the spirit food with the maids. Seeing Da Jin rushing over with another Spirit Fish, he unhappily stuffed the catch into its big mouth.

"No need, you eat it yourself."

Then, looking at the departing Li Haowen, on the spirit contract he had given him, Wei Zhong requested that the Li Family give him Black Lake Island and the nearby waters, completely transferring ownership.

Wei Zhong considered himself much more benevolent than Candle Daoren, not taking the other Rank 2 spirit island as well, giving them hope to continue operating as a Foundation Establishment family.

A Rank 2 spirit island was nothing, and the Li Family could probably recognize reality. If they couldn't recognize it, he would have to help them open their eyes.

A moment later, inside the Li Family Ancestral Hall, everyone gathered. Apart from Li Haowen, most of them were the ruling class of the Li Family.

After reading Wei Zhong's spirit contract, some people voiced their opposition.

"Impossible, Black Lake Island is the most important spirit island of my Li Family, how can we give it to him for nothing?"

"That's right, even if he is a Foundation Establishment cultivator, he can't bully my Li Family like this. We must seek justice, we must find someone to seek justice, we will go to the experts of the Azurewood Sect to seek justice."

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Li Family's patriarch, Li Ren's ears were about to be deafened by the voices of these elders. In a fit of anger, he slapped the person who was clamoring for justice.

"Li Lao Ba, you only care about your good-for-nothing son. In all these years, what has he learned besides sucking blood from my Li Family?

The Azurewood Sect deacon that you and your son brought last time, besides extorting one thousand Spirit Stones from my Li Family, did he stop Candle Daoren even a little bit?

Truly useless trash, your whole family is trash. If you dare to spout nonsense at this elders' meeting again, I'll tear your mouth apart."

After being scolded by Li Ren with a slap, that person immediately covered his face and dared not say a word.

Even the entire ancestral hall quieted down.

Then Li Ren calmed down and looked at Li Haowen below:

"Nephew Haowen, what do you think?"

Li Haowen looked at the patriarch's expectant eyes, and then glanced around at the uncles, and said:

"Give it, we must give it!

We can't afford to offend Candle Daoren, so can we afford to offend Senior Chu who killed him?"

Hearing this, the elders looked at each other, and Li Ren also nodded.

"Moreover, not only that, this Senior Chu, although a lifelong Spirit Farmer, has an extraordinary identity. It is even rumored in Bright Moon Market that he is on good terms with two personal disciples within the Azurewood Sect. We, the Li Family, can't afford to offend such a person even more."

Hearing this, Li Ren looked surprised, and the elders also discussed:

"This Chu Zhong actually has connections with the Azurewood Sect, not simple, so we have to consider it carefully."

In an instant, it seemed that the tone was set within the ancestral hall, and all voices of approval were issued.

At this point, Li Ren finally made a decision:

"Sign!"

"The foundation of my Li Family is not as good as the Yan and Chen families. Now we must have a Foundation Establishment facade, and now we can take advantage of the power of this Senior Chu.

And cultivate our own Li Family's Foundation Establishment as soon as possible, in order to gain a foothold.

Haowen, you go and invite Senior Chu to become a guest elder of my Li Family later, the reward... try to follow Senior's wishes.

And you people, don't hide the outstanding female juniors in your families, let them go to Black Lake Island more often. If they can become Senior's concubine, it is a blessing they can't cultivate in several lifetimes."