Clan Cultivation: Starting from Beast Taming

However, Zhou Chun didn't place all his hopes on Luo Qingni. Therefore, after leaving "Qingni Residence," he went to "Tianzhi Tower" and bought information about the upcoming elite auctions and exchange fairs within the Great Zhou Kingdom, preparing in case Luo Qingni couldn't help, he would then try his luck at the auctions and exchange meets.

Originally, he could have gone to those well-known trading companies in Tianyuan Immortal City to make advance orders for "Yellow Dragon Stone," as sometimes these Dharma Treasure Spirit Materials did indeed appear on the market.

But considering his own cultivation level at the Middle Stage Purple Mansion and the obsession of those Refinement Masters in the city for crafting Dharma Treasures, he discarded the idea.

If he really had to compete in the trading houses, he definitely couldn't outcompete those Refinement Masters and Golden Elixir Cultivators.

At this time, the benefit of befriending Luo Qingni, a Golden Core Stage Alchemy Master, became apparent.

With Luo Qingni's help in leveraging her network connections to gather "Yellow Dragon Stone," it took only three months to receive three responses.

"These two 'Yellow Dragon Stones,' Taoist Friend Zhang should take them carefully. As for the request from the Xiahou Family, whether you agree or not is up to you!"

Inside "Qingni Residence," with a wave of her hand, Luo Qingni handed over the two traded "Yellow Dragon Stones" to Zhou Chun and explained the exchange process.

It turned out that of the three responses she got, two had accepted the treasure exchange listed in Zhou Chun's inventory.

But one Cultivator Family, the Xiahou Family, didn't want a treasure exchange but wanted to use the "Yellow Dragon Stone" as a reward to ask Zhou Chun to help them kill a Purple Mansion Phase Bandit Cultivator.

Luo Qingni couldn't make this decision herself and had to let Zhou Chun decide.

"Taoist Friend Zhang understands. Thanks again for your help, Taoist Friend Luo!"

Zhou Chun bowed deeply again to express his gratitude and then returned to his cave dwelling with the items.

Once back in his cave, Zhou Chun took out the three "Yellow Dragon Stones" and compared them, finding that they still fell short by one-fifth of the quantity required for the "Nine Palaces Yellow Dragon Formation."

This feeling of being only one step away from success was truly aggravating.

After repeatedly examining the three "Yellow Dragon Stones," Zhou Chun could only put them down and sighed helplessly, "Why is it just a little bit short? It seems I really do have to take on the role of a hitman!"

He wasn't a hoarder, but collecting "Yellow Dragon Stones" was indeed very important for the Zhou Family.

Especially under the current circumstances, failure was not an option.

For this reason, even if it meant being someone's hitman, he had no choice but to accept!

Immediately determined, Zhou Chun went once again to "Tianzhi Tower" and bought a report about that Xiahou Family of First Rank information.

How else to say that Great Zhou was truly Great Zhou!

Before this, Zhou Chun had never heard of the Xiahou Family.

But after reading the information from "Tianzhi Tower," he discovered that they were a Golden Elixir family with a history of over two thousand years, which once boasted three Golden Core Stage Cultivators at the same time.

However, the Xiahou Family had now fallen somewhat and only one Golden Elixir Cultivator was barely maintaining the family's status.

According to the information provided by Luo Qingni, the Bandit Cultivator that the Xiahou Family wanted help in pursuing was a Late Stage Purple Mansion cultivator.

That person was audacious indeed, having employed a vile technique to kill a female cultivator of the Xiahou Family who was hoped to reach the Golden Core Stage with Superior Spiritual Root Talent, making the deed well-known to everyone.

Considering the Xiahou Family was a two-thousand-year old Golden Elixir family with a prominent status in the local area, they couldn't tolerate such an insult!

So, the Xiahou Family was now sparing no expense to utilize their resources, offering many treasured family possessions as a bounty for the death of that Bandit Cultivator.

But that person was truly skilled, having escaped their clutches multiple times and had now fled into the Black Mist Marsh, causing the Xiahou Family to lose track of him.

"Black Mist Marsh, huh? That really is fate!"

Zhou Chun narrowed his eyes slightly, his mind gradually forming a plan.

He quickly went to Luo Qingni's place, got a letter of introduction from her, and handed over the two Dragon Descendant Demon Beast Inner Cores to her to handle as she saw fit.

Then, taking the letter of introduction, he headed straight for the Xiahou Family's mountain gate compound.

Before leaving, to avoid being delayed by this matter for an extended period, Zhou Chun also made sure to renew the lease on his cave dwelling for several more years and left a message for Stone, who was evolving, to prevent him from panicking and running around if he woke up and didn't see Zhou Chun.

About half a month after leaving Tianyuan Immortal City, Zhou Chun arrived at the Xiahou Family's mountain gate compound.

As a two-thousand-year old Golden Elixir family, the Xiahou Family's mountain gate compound was quite impressive, not only covering a large area but also rich in spiritual energy.

Holding Luo Qingni's letter of introduction, Zhou Chun was quickly received by Xiahou Bao, the Golden Elixir Cultivator of the Xiahou Family.

This pillar of the Xiahou Family was a Middle Stage Golden Elixir Cultivator and appeared to be quite old, with white hair already showing on his head.

After reading Luo Qingni's letter of introduction, Xiahou Bao looked at Zhou Chun with a puzzled expression and asked, "Taoist Friend Zhang, are you planning to go after Murong Luo, that thief, by yourself? Do you realize he is a Late Stage Purple Mansion cultivator?"

Hearing his words, Zhou Chun calmly replied, "Senior Xiahou, I understand your concerns, but since I dared to accept this task, I naturally have my own reliance."