Clan Cultivation: Starting from Beast Taming

The Jiang Family's Purple Mansion Cultivator who had spoken choked on these words and became somewhat infuriated, coldly huffing, "Hmph, we'll see who's really refusing the face offered. Let's just wait and see!"

Having said that, he and the elder beside him left.

After a while longer, the Foundation Establishment Cultivators from both families finally made their entrance.
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The Jiang Family's performance at the Foundation Establishment Venue was a mix of wins and losses, far from being as eye-catching as the Zhou Family.

That they had made it to the top thirty in the finals was solely due to the many points earned from frequent victories by the two Purple Mansion Phase Cultivators.

As soon as both sides appeared, two late-stage Foundation Establishment Cultivators from the Jiang Family were immediately targeted by Zhou Daoyi and Zhou Daoquan.

The remaining two mid-stage Foundation Establishment Cultivators were to be dealt with by Zhou Jiapeng, the Earth Armored Bear, and the Golden Winged Iron Feather Hawk for one, and Zhou Chun and the Silver Lightning Python Baibai for the other.

The last early-stage Foundation Establishment Cultivator was handed over to Zhou Jiarui and the Golden Armor Rock Turtle.

Under such an arrangement, the two mid-stage Foundation Establishment Cultivators and that early-stage one from the Jiang Family were immediately under immense pressure, struggling to fight back and only managing to mount a desperate defense.

This time, Zhou Daoquan kept the Vermilion Flame Crane by his side to support himself and Zhou Daoyi, making it difficult for the other two late-stage Foundation Establishment Cultivators from the Jiang Family to find an opportunity.

Before long, on Zhou Chun's side, he made his move first, with the Silver Lightning Python Baibai unleashing three stored Thunder Dharma Spheres in one go, instantly breaking through the defense of that Jiang Family mid-stage Foundation Establishment Cultivator.

Zhou Chun immediately followed up with his attack, transforming the "Golden Cauldron Profound Light" into a Golden Light Long Spear, aiming straight for the opponent's neck.

This forced the Jiang Family Cultivator into a corner and he had no choice but to activate the Array Command Token he carried.

A white spiritual light swiftly enveloped him, and although the Golden Light Long Spear struck the barrier, it was unable to move the light shield in the slightest.

But a smile appeared on Zhou Chun's face.

Without even glancing at the Jiang Family Cultivator who had been eliminated, he immediately turned his target towards another mid-stage Foundation Establishment Cultivator of the Jiang Family.

In less than a quarter of an hour, the Jiang Family suffered defeat at the Foundation Establishment Venue with three Cultivators eliminated.

"The Jiang Family of Lingzhou, that's all there is to it!"

As he left the stage, Zhou Daoyi casually swept a glance across the Jiang Family members and uttered these words lightly.

"You..."

Several Jiang Family Cultivators couldn't help but glare at him with faces full of shame and anger.

Seeing this, Zhou Chun burst into a chilly laugh, "What's wrong? If you're not convinced, after the Hundred Clans Conference ends, how about we have a life-or-death family battle? At that time, you can use whatever techniques you have!"

After these words, the Jiang Family Cultivators' expressions changed again, finding themselves at a loss for words.

In the arena just now, they had already gotten a bitter taste of how formidable the Zhou Family's lineup was.

Even if they were to fight below the stage without restrictions on using Talismans and Talisman Instruments, their chances of victory were less than thirty percent.

"Why bother with their idle talk, who is strong and who is weak will become clear in the future!"

An elder late-stage Foundation Establishment Cultivator of the Jiang Family spoke in a low tone, then turned and headed for the rest area.

Seeing him leave, other Jiang Family Cultivators followed with gloomy faces.

In the ensuing Qi Refining Venue, the Jiang Family was unsurprisingly defeated by the Zhou Family again.

With one win and two losses, while the points gained were the same, the Jiang Family undeniably lost to the Zhou Family in terms of momentum.

In the eyes of the spectators, the Jiang Family was simply no match for the Zhou Family.

This was also why the three major sects divided the "Hundred Clans Conference" into three venues: the Purple Mansion Venue, the Foundation Establishment Venue, and the Qi Refining Venue.

For a family power, top-notch powerhouses are indeed very important as they can raise the family's ceiling.

But the mid and lower tier Cultivators are equally important; they are the cornerstone of the family's support, indispensable.

If a family only has two or three Purple Mansion Phase Cultivators, but its Foundation Establishment and Qi Refinement Cultivators are all mediocre and ineligible for further development,

then that family will only enjoy fleeting glory for two to three hundred years at most, likely ceasing to exist after four to five hundred years.

Conversely, if a family has only one Purple Mansion Phase Cultivator, but boasts a plethora of talented Cultivators in both the Foundation Establishment and Qi Refinement stages with successors in place,

then, barring unforeseen disasters, the family can pass down its legacy steadily and orderly for hundreds of years, even growing stronger over time.

The three major sects aim to select Jingguo's strongest thirty cultivation families and grant them benefits not available to other families. Naturally, they cannot be shortsighted, simply counting how many Purple Mansion Phase Cultivators a family has before including it.

The heads of each family understand this principle, which is why they deploy their strongest lineups to compete in this "Hundred Clans Conference."

As days passed, the final battles swiftly continued for seven days.

In the span of seven days, the Zhou Family had already fought in twenty-six consecutive battles, now just three battles away from concluding the finals.

By this time, everyone was extremely exhausted, with many still carrying internal injuries.

Yet, they were also tremendously excited.

Based on the current tallying of points, as long as they won the remaining three battles in the Foundation Establishment and Qi Refining venues, they were set to become one of the thirteen families!

"Only three battles left. Everyone, let's pull together and take down the last three, ensuring the Zhou Family's name will be known throughout Jingguo!"

Emerging from the rest area, Zhou Mingde gathered the Zhou Family members and began to rally them.

At this moment, his emotions were running high.