Chapter 1820: Chapter 1820
During the negotiation, Zhou Chun took the opportunity to make excessive demands. Not only did he want Ziyang True Person to return the peerless Dharma Treasure [Green Profound Seal] that was taken earlier and acknowledge the Zhou Family’s complete control over the Lingzhou region, but he also demanded an additional compensation of three high-grade magical treasures.
These terms were naturally unacceptable to Ziyang True Person.
His psychological bottom line was to return the [Green Profound Seal], the peerless Dharma Treasure, and to acknowledge the Zhou Family’s actual control over the Lingzhou region.
Compensating with an additional three high-grade magical treasures was out of the question.
Although the Sunflame Sect has many Dharma Treasures, those at the level of high-grade magical treasures are rare and not enough to go around.
Some of their Golden Core Middle Stage Cultivators do not even have high-grade magical treasures for protection!
However, Zhou Chun’s attitude was extremely firm this time. He plainly stated that if his demands were not met, they would see what happens in the future.
After this tug of war, Ziyang True Person, still intimidated by Zhou Chun’s current power, agreed to compensate with one additional high-grade magical treasure.
He could afford to cover one high-grade magical treasure out of his own pocket, so it wouldn’t cause any opposition within the sect.
For three high-grade magical treasures, he would have to tap into the sect’s resources. Even though he is a Nascent Soul Stage Cultivator, such reparations could inevitably cause discontent among the lower cultivators, accusing him of squandering ancestral property.
Thus, this was Ziyang True Person’s final concession.
Seeing that he couldn’t squeeze out more for the time being, Zhou Chun had no choice but to agree to this.
For him, it wasn’t the right time to completely sever ties with Ziyang True Person and the Sunflame Sect, as he found it difficult to kill Ziyang True Person.
After all, Ziyang True Person has a Spiritual Treasure in his possession, making him much harder to kill than Kuanglei True Person.
If he couldn’t kill Ziyang True Person, then this kind of arrangement was his only way to make him suffer some damage.
As time flew by, the date for Zhou Chun’s Nascent Soul Grand Ceremony was drawing near.
Facing what was the grandest celebration event in the Zhou Family’s history, the entire Zhou Family was putting all their enthusiasm into preparations.
All of the Zhou Family’s Golden Core Stage Cultivators and Purple Mansion Phase Cultivators had returned to the Green Lotus Mountain Range by this time.
Currently, the Zhou Family boasts seven Golden Core Stage Cultivators, namely Lin Hongyu, Zhou Mingde, Zhou Daoyi, Zhou Zhiying, Zhou Yuanlian, Zhou Xinyan, and Xu Fu, adding Luo Qingni, the guest Supreme Elder, makes eight.
They also possess the Fourth Order Magical Beast Fire Divine Jackal, Fourth Order Magical Beast Green Flood Dragon, as well as four Fourth Order Magical Beast Spirit Pets under Zhou Chun’s command.
The number of Purple Mansion Phase Cultivators was also substantial, totaling fifteen, and still growing rapidly.
With everyone gathered on Green Lotus Peak, even the old members of the Zhou Family, like Zhou Mingde and Zhou Daoyi, were somewhat stirred with excitement.
"One Nascent Soul Stage Cultivator and one Fifth-order Demon King, along with eight Golden Core Stage Cultivators and six Fourth Order Magical Beasts. The open strength of our Zhou Family has already surpassed that of the former Green Lotus Temple!"
Inside the Central Peace Hall, Zhou Mingde looked at the high-level cultivators of the Zhou Family summoned for a meeting on the eve of the Nascent Soul Grand Ceremony, and couldn’t help but express his excitement.
Such a scenario was something he never dared to dream of before!
Sitting at the head, Zhou Chun, hearing this emotional comment, responded with a burst of heroic spirit: "Surpassing the Green Lotus Temple is nothing. In time, we must make the Sunflame Sect depend on the Zhou Family for survival; only then will we display the true prowess of the Zhou Family today!"
Upon hearing these words, the eyes of the Zhou Family executives in the hall lit up, filled with a sense of anticipation.