Clan Cultivation: Starting from Beast Taming Chapter 265 - 160: Turning Point, The Birth of the Flood Dra

But at this mont, Zhou Mingde’s eyes flickered with a sharp glint, and he spoke in a low tone, "If she truly uses us to eliminate her rivals, then it would actually be a good thing!"

"In doing so, she will also have given us leverage over her, and we needn’t worry about her suddenly turning hostile and revealing our existence!"

"We could even convince her to cancel the previous dangerous trade!"

Currently, the cooperation between the Zhou Family and Lin Hongyu was entirely due to the latter having a grip on the forr’s weakness, a reluctant act out of no choice.

If they could, in turn, get a hold of Lin Hongyu’s weakness, then they would be in a position to negotiate.

In Zhou Mingde’s view, this was even more secure than secretly taking action to kill Lin Hongyu.

After all, no one could guarantee that Lin Hongyu hadn’t already prepared a contingency plan, which would trigger upon her death and expose the secret dealings with the Zhou Family to the public.

As for the cost of assassinating a protector of the Dragon Transformation Sect...

Zhou Mingde imdiately turned to Zhou Daoyi and said, "If your Sky Azure Cloud Python can successfully transform into a Flood Dragon, with its assistance, killing a protector of the Dragon Transformation Sect wouldn’t be an impossible task!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Daoyi also briefly froze.

Then, with a complex expression, he muttered to himself, "So, that witch has calculated this as well?"

Hmm?

There’s a story here!

Zhou Chun listened to Zhou Daoyi’s words and imdiately his gaze flickered as if he had discovered sothing.

He had already picked up on the unusual tone in Zhou Daoyi’s speech and the peculiar way he referred to the Red Dragon Protector.

But even though Zhou Chun was intelligent, at this point, he couldn’t imagine how intimate the actual relationship between Zhou Daoyi and Lin Hongyu was.

He rely guessed in secret that the Clan Leader might have an unusual entanglent with that Red Dragon Protector.

However, at this ti, Zhou Mingde waved his hand and said, "Although these are just our speculations, it is always better to be prepared beforehand, so let’s get ready based on this guess!"

But only he could make this preparation.

Zhou Chun was simply unable to intervene in fighting at that level, and could only offer strategies and suggestions.

So in the following days, Zhou Chun busied himself with family affairs while also making final preparations for the change in his cultivation technique.

A year passed quickly.

Zhou Mingde, as promised, went to the small island in Misty Swamp, where he t up with Lin Hongyu who had also co as agreed.

When he returned to the family afterward, he called Zhou Daoyi and Zhou Chun into his cave dwelling.

"Zhengchun’s guess was spot on!"

"This ti she ca to et with to ask our Zhou Family to help her eliminate a competitor, and moreover, it is a Red Dragon Protector from her own faction!"

"And she also promised that as long as our Zhou Family could help her eliminate this competitor, she would no longer require us to send her manpower, but instead, we would maintain mutual intelligence-sharing and cooperate for mutual benefit in the future!"

Inside the cave dwelling, Zhou Mingde spoke excitedly to Zhou Daoyi and Zhou Chun about his gains from the trip.

Clearly, he was genuinely pleased with the outco.

While speaking, he reached into his Storage Pouch at his waist and took sothing out to show the two of them.

"This Poison Dragon Spike Talisman is specifically prepared for our operation to be successful. It is crafted from the fangs of a tier three Poison Flood Dragon.

"If we can find an opportunity to insert this item into that Red Dragon Protector’s body, the poison from the Poison Flood Dragon alone would be enough to doom her!"

Her?

Zhou Chun keenly noticed whom Zhou Mingde was referring to in his speech.

He imdiately asked, "The Red Dragon Protector that Protector Lin wants us to deal with, is she also a female cultivator of the Dragon Transformation Sect?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Mingde nodded and replied, "Yes, according to Lin Hongyu, that female cultivator of the Dragon Transformation Sect is currently her biggest competitor within the Red Dragon faction. Not only does she possess mid-stage Purple Mansion cultivation level, but she is also the favored concubine of a certain Red Dragon Elder in the sect!"

Hearing this, Zhou Daoyi couldn’t help but frown deeply and said in a low voice, "Since the target is the favored concubine of a Golden Core Stage cultivator with mid-stage Purple Mansion cultivation level, can our Zhou Family really kill her?"

"Even if we can kill her, wouldn’t we then seriously offend that Golden Core Stage cultivator?"

This was also Zhou Chun’s concern.

The two of them looked toward Zhou Mingde at once, wanting to hear his insight.

Confronted with their gazes, Zhou Mingde calmly spoke, "According to Lin Hongyu, our target will have a chance to be alone in half a year; that will be the best opportunity for us to act!"

"As to whether we can truly kill her or not when the ti cos, it will depend on how effective this Poison Dragon Spike Talisman given by Lin Hongyu is, as she claid."

"Even if the assassination fails, we will have sothing on Lin Hongyu; we will no longer need to be constrained or threatened by her from then on!"

Zhou Mingde continued with a deep voice, "As for the potential offense of killing soone and enraging a Golden Core Stage cultivator from the Dragon Transformation Sect, there is nothing to worry about."

"Let’s not even talk about whether that Golden Core Stage cultivator can trace it back to our Zhou Family; even if they do find out, it’s unlikely that they would personally risk coming deep into Jingguo Country to confront our Zhou Family over a re concubine. At most, they would send so subordinate protectors!"

"By that ti, as long as Lin Hongyu gives us prior intelligence, how could we fear the surprise attacks of just one or two protectors from the Dragon Transformation Sect!"

After this statent, both Zhou Daoyi and Zhou Chun fell silent.

They both knew these were only the best-case scenarios Zhou Mingde described.

In the worst-case scenario, not only would they fail to kill that Red Dragon Protector of the Dragon Transformation Sect, but they could also be killed in retaliation for venturing alone into enemy territory.

Such a loss would be too great for the Zhou Family!

However, both understood that this opportunity was indeed a great chance for the Zhou Family to extricate themselves from their previous plight.

Successful or not, the Zhou Family would not only be free from others’ control but would also benefit greatly from exchanging intelligence and spiritual objects with Lin Hongyu’s side.

The crux of the matter was that they really had no other choice.

Lin Hongyu currently held the initiative over them, and she could expose them at any ti, plunging them into a situation with no recourse!

"Half a year should be sufficient for Qingqing to complete its transformation; I can feel it is undergoing tamorphosis!"

Zhou Daoyi muttered to himself, essentially agreeing with Zhou Mingde’s words.

Zhou Chun did not voice any further opposition either.

Almost three months passed, and the event of Zhou Daoyi’s spirit pet, the Sky Azure Cloud Python, transforming into a Flood Dragon, finally ca to fruition.

On that day, clouds amassed above Jiufeng Ridge, with dense dark clouds converging in the sky.

Simultaneously, fierce winds roared, sweeping across the ravines of Jiufeng Ridge, toppling nurous trees.

This phenonon imdiately drew the attention of all the Zhou Family Cultivators.

Then the dignified and powerful voice of the Clan Leader, Zhou Daoyi, soon echoed throughout Zhou Family Mountain,

"All clan mbers heed my command, from this mont on, everyone is to enter warti status, all non-Zhou Family cultivators, please leave Zhou Family Mountain imdiately!"

His words rendered Zhou Family Mountain imdiately busy.

First, all the Loose Cultivators who were cultivating with the Zhou Family were awakened, those guarding the Spirit Cleansing Pavilion were completely relieved, and they were expediently sent out of the mountain gate, with today’s cultivation fees and task requirents waived.

Then, one after another, Zhou Family Cultivators quickly moved to their respective strategic positions according to warti procedure, guarding every critical point.

In less than two hours, only the Zhou Family clansn and their Dao companions and relatives remained within Zhou Family Mountain.

At that ti, Elder Zhou Chongshan personally took action, deploying the power of the Mountain Protection Array to suppress and dispel the celestial phenonon.

A do of multicolored spiritual light wrapped around the entire Zhou Family Mountain, preventing the fierce winds from penetrating inside.

Simultaneously, a powerful pillar of five-colored light shot up into the sky, striking at the thick dark clouds, and at once, scattering them significantly.

"What happened? Is a powerful enemy attacking the Zhou Family?"

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Outside Jiufeng Ridge, dozens of Loose Cultivators driven away by the Zhou Family looked on with astonishnt, still clueless about what had transpired.

At this point, they could neither see nor hear the slightest sound coming from Zhou Family Mountain.

Inside the mountain gate, Zhou Family Cultivators who were equally bewildered initially, now witnessed a scene that astonishes them beyond belief!