Chapter 521 – Invitation from the Zhou Family
Chapter 521 – The Zhou Family’s Invitation
Zhou Xing and Xu Chuniang glanced at each other, both seeing the look of gravity in the other’s eyes.
Since Island Master Mo had informed them of this news, it meant that nine times out of ten, this news was true.
Zhou Xing took a deep breath and arched his hand towards Island Lord Mo to thank him.
“Many thanks to Island Lord Mo for mentioning it.”
Mo Ru nodded slightly and sighed softly.
“Perhaps we will see each other again on Wind Thunder Island not too long from now. I only hope that day, the later the better.”
After learning the news that near Wind Thunder Island, there were sea races infesting the area, Xu Chunniang and Zhou Xing’s hearts, both added a few points of heaviness.
Returning to Wind Thunder Island, everything around them didn’t look too different from a few days ago.
Stepping out from the Teleportation Hall on Wind Thunder Island, Zhou Xing let out a dark sigh and transmitted his voice.
“I really hope that the news is false, there aren’t any sea races around Wind Thunder Island at all. The battle between the Human Race and the Sea Demon Beasts will end soon.”
Xu Chuniang was silent, recalling the news she had heard when she had unintentionally stepped into the Jiao Palace’s boundary and met Jin Liu.
It was only a foregone conclusion that the Sea Race was going to start a great war with the Human Race.
Once the flames of war spread throughout the entire ten continents of the sea, no matter if it was a large island or a small island, no one would be spared.
If you want to live, the only way is to raise your cultivation at all costs!
“Brother Zhou, I have a premonition that this battle will only last for a very long time.”
Zhou Xing nodded with deep empathy, and after leaving the Teleportation Hall, he directly stepped into the Merit Hall.
Upon seeing the light curtain in the great hall, his heart immediately tightened.
Only to see that on the light curtain, almost the entire line was red, which meant that there were dozens of islands, at the same time, that were being attacked by the Sea Demon Beasts.
The gray islands at the very bottom had even more than ten more.
The flames of war were gradually spreading as time passed.
Zhou Xing’s heart was heavy as he tried to think in a good direction.
“Battles are disasters as well as opportunities, allowing cultivators like me to grow rapidly. This trip to the Red Sand Island, I have earned a full four thousand merits, and I am one step closer to the Infancy Transformation Pill.”
The merit points required for the Infant Transformation Pill were huge, requiring a full two hundred thousand merit points, which was astronomical.
Xu Chuniang didn’t need the Infant Transformation Dan and wasn’t interested in it.
Her current cultivation was only at the fourth level of the Jindan, rapidly raising her cultivation was the right thing to do, and she was more interested in top quality spirit stones.
Extremely high grade spirit stones were worth millions, in fact, one needed at least a million and two hundred thousand spirit stones to trade for an extremely high grade spirit stone.
Moreover, the number of Extreme Grade Spirit Stones was small, not something that could be exchanged for Spirit Stones.
With merit points, however, they could be directly exchanged.
With only 10,000 merit points, one could exchange for an extremely high grade spirit stone.
Xu Chuniang did some calculations, and she had earned a total of over five thousand merit points on Red Sand Island, and with the two thousand and one she had earned before, it was only a total of over seven thousand points.
With a little more saving, she would be able to exchange it for an extreme spirit stone.
The two of them had just returned from Red Sand Island and had no intention of taking on any more quests for the time being, and just as they stepped out of the Merit Hall, a voice came out.
“Cousin, Fairy Xu, you guys are back?”
The person who spoke was none other than Chang Sheng, who had come here originally to try his luck and see if he could squat on Xu Chuniang, and he didn’t expect it to actually happen to him.
He thought to himself, isn’t this fate?
When Zhou Xing saw Chang Sheng in front of him, a hint of displeasure appeared in his eyes.
“What are you doing here?”
“What are you talking about, cousin? The doors of this Hall of Merit Hall are wide open, so how come I can’t come?”
After Chang Sheng finished speaking, he launched an invitation to Xu Chuniang.
“I am very happy in my heart that Fellow Daoist Xu has returned safely. If there’s nothing else, how about going to the Zhou family as a guest?” After the Chang family fell into disrepair, Chang Sheng followed Zhou Yu back to the Zhou family on Wind Thunder Island.
But listening to his tone, he had just taken the Zhou Family as his own home, without the slightest bit of self-consciousness of being an outsider.
Zhou Xing suppressed the dissatisfaction in his heart and said in a cold voice, “Chang Sheng you’ve had enough, you don’t forget that your surname is Chang, not Zhou.”
Chang Sheng’s face changed, and a hint of resentment appeared in his eyes.
“What do you mean by that, cousin? Are you going to drive me away?”
“If you are so insensitive, I don’t mind making this kind of suggestion to Grandpa.”
The Zhou Family’s strict discipline did not allow Chang Sheng to act recklessly and corrupt their reputation and ethos.
Hearing that Zhou Xing truly had the idea of driving himself away, Chang Sheng felt disgraced and left in a negative mood.
A hint of helplessness appeared in Zhou Xing’s eyes and he apologized to Xu Chuniang.
“This cousin of mine has been spoiled by his aunt since he was a child, his words are unruly and his actions are ridiculous, I hope that Fellow Daoist Xu will not be concerned with him in general.”
Xu Chuniang shook her head, she didn’t put this person Chang Sheng in her heart at all.
Originally, without Chang Sheng making such a scene, Zhou Xing was planning to invite Xu Chuniang to the Zhou Mansion, but Chang Sheng making such a scene made him directly dismiss this intention.
Zhou Xing had just returned to the Zhou Family, when he was called over by his grandfather, who was the head of the family.
“Xing’er, I heard your aunt say that you know a Daoist Xu who is a Third Grade Formation Master?”
Zhou Xing was a little surprised that his grandfather was looking for him for this matter and did not deny it.
“Daoist Xu is indeed a formation master.”
A hint of a smile flashed in Zhou Hongfei’s eyes.
“The formations in the clan’s ancestral hall have been a bit loose lately, and I heard your aunt mention that you’ve made a new acquaintance with a master of formations, so I wondered if I could ask her to take a shot at helping reinforce the formations a bit.”
“I see.”
Zhou Xing nodded, “I can bring the word, but whether or not Fellow Daoist Xu will agree to this matter cannot be guaranteed.”
“No matter, you can try first. If that little friend refuses, I’ll think of a way to ask others to step in.”
Zhou Hongfei smiled faintly, with the Zhou Family’s strength, he could naturally invite familiar array masters to make a move.
But having an additional acquaintance with an array master would be one more path, it was always beneficial.
Zhou Xing understood and took out the Sea Walking Order, sending this request to Xu Chuniang.
“If Fellow Daoist Xu is inconvenienced, there is no need to force her.”
Xu Chuniang received this invitation while also pondering.
Just reinforcing some formations wouldn’t take much time or effort.
The Zhou family wanted to befriend her, and she also wanted to ask for news about the five northwestern sects and the Dead Sea through the Zhou family.
She had stayed in this maritime cultivation world for more than forty years. It seemed like she had adapted well, but in reality, the thought of going back had always been buried in the bottom of her heart.
It was only because she had no news of the five northwestern clans and the Dead Sea, and was worried that her cultivation level was not enough to cross the Dead Sea, that she had suppressed this thought.
Wind Thunder Island was a large island, and the Zhou Family was also a prestigious cultivation family, so perhaps they could know some news that was not known to ordinary people, or not necessarily.
As long as she could ask about the location of the five northwestern sects and the Dead Sea, even if she could not cross the Dead Sea for the time being with her cultivation level, she would at least have a goal.
After pondering, Xu Chuniang answered Zhou Xing’s invitation, agreeing that three days later, she would head to the Zhou family to explore and reinforce the formation.
Three days later, the Zhou Family.
Xu Chuniang arrived as promised, but she didn’t expect that the one who received her was actually Zhou Yu.
Zhou Yu raised her eyebrows and smiled slightly.
“You look as if you are surprised. The head of the family happened to be out for something, so he ordered me to receive you on his behalf.”
(End of chapter)