Several days passed in the blink of an eye.
The Zhou Household disciples who had joined the Xu Household gradually settled into life there.
Their days were busy and fulfilling.
Even disciples with false spiritual roots could see a path to success if they worked hard.
At the Zhou Household's clan grounds, life continued as usual. They only had to turn over thirty percent of their profits each quarter as required.
Zhou Qingfang and Zhou Zongyun both became elders of the Xu Household.
Of course, both had also sworn soul oaths not to reveal the Xu Household's core secrets to anyone who had not sworn such an oath.
These included how many Foundation Establishment cultivators the Xu Household had, its reserves, its overall strength, and the source of its top-tier magical artifacts.
The Xu Household now had two major treasure vaults: the Qi Refining Treasury and the Foundation Establishment Treasury.
The Qi Refining Treasury stored resources for the Qi Refining realm, including magical artifacts, pills, materials, spirit stones, and more.
The Foundation Establishment Treasury held Foundation Establishment resources.
It was filled with treasures needed by Foundation Establishment cultivators. There were more than a dozen unused top-tier magical artifacts alone.
Some had been taken from slain Foundation Establishment cultivators, while others had been forged by Xu Deling.
Opening the Qi Refining Treasury required only the household head's token, but the Foundation Establishment Treasury required both the household head's token and the Grand Elder's token to be activated together.
The Dao Repository Pavilion worked the same way.
Its first floor held texts for Qi Refining cultivators and martial artists, including cultivation arts, spells, martial techniques, secret arts, strange tales, and more.
Only Foundation Establishment cultivators, or those holding the household head's token, could access the second floor.
As for inheritance texts on