“Too strong!”
Lu Renjia clenched his fists. “Second Master, you are truly too strong. You are almost as strong as our Sect Leader. No, you are much stronger than him.”
His Sect Leader was merely a Cultivator at the Late Stage Yin Yang Realm.
Small Schools couldn't compare to the top 500 forces on Kunyuan Continent!
Those were all colossal entities, with no comparability whatsoever.
“I’m strong?”
Zhou You tilted his head. “No, I am very weak.”
Lu Renjia’s excitement was evident. “Second Master, are you hiding your strength? That Xiao Shan is a true Yin Yang Realm expert, incredibly strong. To be honest, although he and I are roughly the same age, our strengths are truly too far apart.”
Zhou You made a shushing gesture. “Shh, don’t speak carelessly.”
Lu Renjia nodded heavily. “Understood, I understand. Keep a low profile, definitely keep a low profile. In this day and age, quietly making a fortune is the only way to get ahead.”
Afterward, he quickly urged, “Grandpa, Father, you two must also keep it a secret. You’ve been in this small place for years and don’t realize that in the broader world outside, ‘the tallest tree in the forest is bound to be toppled by the wind.’ This is a very dangerous thing. Unless, one can possess absolute power to control their own destiny.”
Zhou Chao laughed and scolded, “Do you really think I’ve lived these hundred-plus years for nothing? Do I still need you to tell me?”
Lu Renjia chuckled apologetically. “Had I known Second Master was so mighty, I should have come back earlier to pay my respects.”
Zhou An frowned. “You brat, we spent such a high price to send you into Hua Xing Sect, yet your Cultivation hasn’t improved much, but your tongue has become much sharper.”
Lu Renjia smiled bitterly. “Father, you don’t know. The internal struggles within the Sect never cease. Someone of my background, there, truly has to curry favor and do odd jobs for others. Don’t look down on me, Father. Although I am trying to please them, it is also for my own future. Sometimes, if I’m lucky, those wealthy people are willing to give me a piece of Low-Grade Spirit Stone.”
Entering a Sect was full of human relations.
It wasn’t like entering a Sect meant one could directly obtain Cultivation Technique and Cultivation resources and greatly Cultivate.
Those who had been in a Sect also knew that factions were formed at every turn.
Being someone else’s subordinate wasn’t necessarily bad.
As long as one didn’t have bad luck and choose the wrong side, generally nothing bad would happen.
Zhou You wasn’t concerned about such matters, just a little curious. “Some time ago, Lu Renjia was still trying to win over Xiao Chen, asking her to be an honorary Elder at Yaoguang Sect.”
“Pfft.”
Lu Renjia immediately burst out laughing. “Xiao Chen to be an honorary Elder? With her daily practice of Looking at Qi skill? How is that possible? Furthermore, aren’t her current achievements still at the Fan Blood Realm?”
Zhou You softly said, “She is now Cultivating the complete White Jade Heavenly Profound Skill Cultivation Technique. Also, Xiao Chen has already Breakthrough to the Tuotai Realm.”
Lu Renjia looked at Zhou An with utter astonishment.
Zhou An nodded. “It’s true.”
He didn't know about the Cultivation Technique, but the Cultivation was indeed real.
Lu Renjia was annoyed. “Then why did I run off to a Sect to be someone else’s grandson? What was I doing it for?”
Zhou An sighed. “At that time, wasn’t your Second Master not back yet?”
Lu Renjia looked eagerly at Zhou You. “Second Master, you can’t abandon me! I am your grand-nephew!”
Zhou You tossed out a High-Grade Spirit Stone. “For you.”
Lu Renjia happily reached out and took it. “Thank you, Second Master, thank you, Second Master. From now on, whatever you say, I’ll do. I will absolutely not talk back to you.”
He kissed the High-Grade Spirit Stone in his hand with a smack. When had he ever seen such a good thing in his life?
Zhou You pursed his lips. “Go and inquire about Xiao Shan and the Xu Family’s matter. Don’t let them go back on their word later. I really don’t like people who don’t keep their promises, understand?”
“Understood.”
Lu Renjia nodded heavily, then quickly ran towards that side.
“Second Brother.”
Zhou Chao shook his head. “You spoil these children too much.”
“It’s fine, they are all external possessions.”
Zhou You smiled. “Besides, they are the future of our Zhou Family, and they need to be properly nurtured.”
Zhou An supported Zhou Chao and said with a bitter smile, “This child has really learned bad habits in the Sect.”
Zhou You shook his head, not taking it seriously.
In his opinion, Lu Renjia’s state was actually quite similar to Old Dog’s.
All of this was for survival.
Sometimes, to survive without power or influence, one had to adapt to circumstances. It was just that over time, those habitual actions and words became impossible to change.
“During this period, I plan to properly Cultivate our Zhou Family.”
Zhou You pondered for a moment and stated his thoughts. “Aside from my own Cultivation Technique which I cannot teach…”
Thinking about it, he seemed to not know anything else.
The only thing he could teach was the Vajra Unbreakable Divine Skill.
The grade of this Cultivation Technique was not low, but it was too demanding on physical fitness.
Body Refining had always been very expensive, and progress was relatively much slower. However, now the Lin Family’s business also belonged to their Zhou Family, so there was still hope for everything.
“I recently stumbled upon a Cultivation Technique.”
Zhou You changed the subject. “Let the other direct descendants come back as well. Select some good talents and strive to make more people in our Zhou Family stronger.”
Zhou Chao, however, was not without concern. “Will it not affect your Master? Will your Master not blame you?”
“No.”
Zhou You shook his head. “More hands make light work, after all, I am also quite old, and my potential is limited.”
This feeling arose, to put it plainly, from Niu Dali’s frustration education.
He had never seen a Master who liked to discourage people so much.
Zhou Chao nodded thoughtfully. “Indeed, although you look young, you are also over a hundred years old.”
Their ages were not far apart to begin with.
What could Zhou You say?
A Tuotai Realm alone took him a hundred years. What if the Spirit Connection Realm also dragged him for another hundred years?
Then it would truly be better to properly Cultivate people like Xiao Chen and Lu Renjia.
Especially Xiao Chen, who had obtained the White Jade Heavenly Profound Skill, she was very likely to become the strongest in the Zhou Family.
“The plan has begun.”
Zhou You thought to himself, “Now, I will focus on cultivating the direct descendants of the Zhou Family. By then, even if the demon plague arrives in Qingping City, they will have the ability to protect themselves and me.”
“After all, a weakling like me is simply not worth mentioning in front of those true powerhouses.”
He couldn't help but think of the White-robed Man from the Bone Tower.
Too terrifying!
He was no match at all.
Only by cultivating more powerhouses could future hidden dangers be eliminated.
But this did not mean that Zhou You would completely abandon the idea of Cultivation.
Overall, this was called a two-pronged approach!
Zhou An nodded heavily. “I’ll notify Second Brother and Third Brother again. This time, because of Bao Dou, they didn’t come back. I want to see what kind of excuse they can have now not to return.”