Stone Jar's Marvelous Use, Meeting Fellow Clansmen

Red Cliff Market, Welcoming Immortal Inn.

It was said that after Zhou Chun bought a Wild Spirit Ginseng from the street market, he temporarily closed his stall and came to Welcoming Immortal Inn, where he rented a cultivation room.

All markets like Red Cliff Market were officially operated by the market authorities, and their inns charged according to the length of time and the grade of the room.

A Class B cultivation room for a Qi Refining cultivator cost one Spirit Coin for twelve hours, and the fees could also be accumulated.

For example, a Sixth Level of Qi Refining cultivator might only meditate and cultivate for two hours each day.

If he came on the first day, paid one Spirit Coin, and registered, he could then come over and cultivate for two hours free of charge for the next five days.

During his few days in the market, Zhou Chun had already rented a cultivation room at the inn to practice.

To be honest, the feeling of cultivating in the room was indeed far beyond what the outside world could offer.

Without the interference of Turbid Fiendish Energy, the blissful sensation of cultivation was truly intoxicating.

If not for the fact that his meridians and acupoints could only withstand so much, limiting his daily cultivation time, and the fact that he did not have enough Spirit Coins in his purse, Zhou Chun really wanted to stay holed up in the cultivation room every day and cultivate in seclusion until he reached the Twelfth Level of Qi Refining before coming out!

However, Zhou Chun had not entered the cultivation room to practice this time.

He activated the small Soundproofing Array inside the room, then took the Stone Jar out of his Storage Bag.

There was still half a jar of Purifying Spirit Water left inside the Stone Jar.

Looking at the spirit water inside, Zhou Chun hesitated briefly before placing the Wild Spirit Ginseng, which had cost him twenty-four Spirit Coins, inside to soak.

The Purifying Spirit Water in the Stone Jar could cleanse and dispel the Turbid Fiendish Energy that accumulated in wild spirit medicines and Spirit Ore. This was information Zhou Chun had obtained from his predecessor's memories.

He did not doubt this, but since he happened to have the chance to verify it, he naturally had to give it a try.

After a while, the blue spirit water in the Stone Jar became slightly lighter in color.

When the color of the spirit water stopped changing completely, Zhou Chun fished the Wild Spirit Ginseng back out.

The Wild Spirit Ginseng now looked considerably more striking. A faint radiance even shimmered across its yellow-white skin, and it gave off a light medicinal fragrance.

The Turbid Fiendish Energy inside the Wild Spirit Ginseng had now been completely removed. It was effectively no different from a spirit ginseng planted in a Spirit Field.

A spirit ginseng like this could fetch more than double the price of a wild one of the same age!

In other words, as long as any wild spirit medicine fell into Zhou Chun's hands, he could simply soak it in the spirit water from the Stone Jar and double its price!

At this thought, Zhou Chun's breathing suddenly stopped. Then he stared at the Stone Jar with an excited, fervent expression and shouted, "A Treasure Gathering Basin! This is a real Treasure Gathering Basin!"

For a time, all sorts of ideas sprang up in his mind. It was as if he could see the beautiful future of relying on the Stone Jar to buy low and sell high as a middleman, making a fortune and reaching the peak of his life.

But as he thought about it, a very realistic problem suddenly appeared before him.

How was he supposed to explain the origins of the spirit medicines in his possession?

That old Rogue Cultivator who had sold him the spirit ginseng had already said that the method of removing and cleansing the Turbid Fiendish Energy from wild spirit medicines was held only by those cultivation sects.

If Zhou Chun took such purified spirit medicines to sell on his own, how could he keep others from suspecting their origins?

Even if he waited until he joined the Zhou Family and sold them under the Zhou Family's name, a large volume of goods or too many different varieties would probably still not withstand investigation, would they?

Moreover, according to what he knew from his memories, even though the medicinal fields of Cultivation Families contained quite a few spirit medicines, most of those medicines were family property and could not possibly be handed to an individual for sale.

They were generally used directly, traded in bulk with other factions, or placed in the family's shops for sale.

"So, unless I can sell through legitimate channels or anonymously in the future, I can't take these spirit medicines out and sell them so easily!"

At this thought, the joy in Zhou Chun's eyes faded, and he quickly regained his composure.

Then he looked at the spirit ginseng in his hand, placed it in a jade box that could effectively prevent its medicinal power from dissipating, and put it into his Storage Bag.

After cultivating for a little over two hours in the room, Zhou Chun returned to the street market and set up his stall to continue gathering information.

Another three days passed before Zhou Chun finally learned the Zhou Family's current whereabouts from a Rogue Cultivator who had recently arrived to set up a stall.

According to that Rogue Cultivator, the Spirit Beast Zhou Family had now occupied Nine Peaks Ridge in eastern Misty Prefecture as its clan residence. For this, they had even fought fiercely with a group of Rogue Cultivators that had originally occupied the place, killing two Foundation Establishment cultivators among them.

After learning this, Zhou Chun no longer felt like staying in Red Cliff Market any longer.

He finally endured until the next morning. He quickly packed up his stall and headed straight for a shop inside the market.

In this shop, which was famous for its talismans, Zhou Chun purchased more than a hundred Spirit Coins' worth of talismans in one go. He then prepared to leave the market and head for the so-called Nine Peaks Ridge.

Unexpectedly, just as he reached the vicinity of the market entrance, he suddenly encountered three cultivators walking in from outside.

Just as he casually glanced at the three and prepared to leave, a sudden call made him stop in his tracks.

"Are you Brother Chun from the Leopard Garden?"

Zhou Chun hurriedly looked up. The person who had spoken was a long-faced young man three or four years older than him, with a conspicuous black mole beneath his right ear.

That instantly matched with a familiar cultivator from his memories, so he could not help asking, "Are you Brother Yong from the Monkey Garden?"

Hearing this, joy immediately appeared on the long-faced young man's face, and he could not help laughing. "Hahaha, so it really is you, Brother Chun! It's wonderful that you're safe!"

As it turned out, this long-faced young man was Zhou Yong, a disciple of the Zhou Family from the same generation as Zhou Chun. He was also a sixth layer of Qi Refining cultivator.

The two of them had previously both worked in the Beast Garden of the Three Absolute Sect. Zhou Chun had been responsible for managing the Leopard Garden there, while Zhou Yong had been responsible for the Monkey Garden.

Since they had worked in the same place, the two had gotten along quite well. That was why the long-faced young man had recognized Zhou Chun at a glance just now.

Now that the two had recognized each other, and after Zhou Yong's introduction, Zhou Chun gradually recalled the names of the other two from his memories.

After all, they had previously all been cultivators of the Zhou Family. Though they might not have had any real friendship, they had still attended some important clan gatherings and had generally heard one another's names.

Of the other two, the oldest senior was named Zhou Fei. He was already forty-seven years old, and his cultivation had reached Layer 10 Qi Refining.

The other was named Zhou Jingwen. She was a thirty-five-year-old female cultivator, somewhat short in stature, whose cultivation had reached Level Eight Qi Refining.

After this round of recognition, thoughts turned rapidly in Zhou Chun's mind. Before Zhou Yong and the others could ask about his circumstances, he immediately put on an extremely delighted expression and shouted, "It's wonderful to see Uncle Fei and Brother Yong here! I just heard that the family has settled down in Nine Peaks Ridge, and I was preparing to go join the family!"

Hearing this, smiles instantly appeared on Zhou Fei and Zhou Yong's faces. Clearly, they were very pleased by what he had said.

That had saved them quite a bit of persuasion.

Thus, Zhou Fei immediately replied, "Chun'er, you really have a good heart. Since fate has brought us together here, once we've finished our business, we'll naturally take you back to meet the clan master and elders."

The other senior, Zhou Jingwen, also nodded repeatedly. "That's right, that's right. The family has only just established a foothold in Jing Kingdom and is in urgent need of people. With a talented clansman like you returning to the family, the clan master and elders will certainly be delighted when they hear about it. They won't mistreat you."

"What the two seniors said is right. Just come back with us without worry, Brother Chun. The family certainly won't mistreat you."

Zhou Yong also chimed in.

Judging from the attitudes of the three, Zhou Chun seemed to have gained some understanding of the Zhou Family's current situation.

Clearly, after experiencing the split, the Zhou Family now placed great importance on every clan member who returned.

This was also more or less what he had anticipated.

A cultivation family that had just broken free of a sect's restraints would inevitably seek to win over its younger cultivators in order to strengthen the family's cohesion and set their minds at ease.

That being the case, he probably would not have to worry about being treated like a beast of burden after returning.