“I see.” Zhou Fan took a bite of Spirit Rice and stopped asking about Zhou Mei.
The next day, Zhou Chenxi and Zhou Fan met with five Clan Elders and informed them that Zhou Chenxi would no longer serve as the Zhou Family Clan Chief and would be leaving the Zhou Family in a few days.
The five Clan Elders initially refused, but Zhou Fan had given them too much.
A third-tier top-grade Medicinal Pill—the Core Formation Pill—could increase the success rate of a Cultivator Breaking Through from Foundation Establishment to Core Formation by 40%, with no side effects.
Zhou Fan gave the Zhou Family two top-grade Core Formation Pills. With these two Medicinal Pills, the Zhou Family would be able to produce at least one more Core Formation Old Ancestor in the future.
The words they had intended to use to reprimand Zhou Fan and Zhou Chenxi instantly turned into profuse thanks.
Top-grade Medicinal Pills had always been priceless, and third-tier Breakthrough Medicinal Pills were even more precious. The five Clan Elders beamed with joy. After sending off Zhou Chenxi and Zhou Fan, they immediately began discussing who should be the new Zhou Family Clan Chief.
…
Zhou Chenxi and Zhou Fan didn't care who the new Zhou Family Clan Chief was. The two continued to stroll through the Zhou Family's station, reminiscing about the beautiful times they had spent together.
As they passed a three-story, ancient-looking spire, Zhou Fan said, “I remember that this Town Demon Tower seemed to be suppressing a Yao Beast in the Demonic Core Stage. Is that Yao Beast still alive?”
“It was killed thirty years ago by the previous Clan Chief with the help of a Formation,” Zhou Chenxi explained carefully. “The Yao Beast in this Town Demon Tower was originally the Demonic Pet of a Core Formation Stage Old Ancestor of our Zhou Family several hundred years ago. Later, that Core Formation Stage Old Ancestor died, and before his death, he Sealed his third-tier Demonic Pet in this Town Demon Tower.”
“If a future descendant of the Zhou Family, whose Cultivation had also reached the Core Formation Stage, could subdue this third-tier Yao Beast and form a contract with it, then the Zhou Family would simultaneously possess two Core Formation Stage combat powers.”
“Unfortunately, no one has ever successfully contracted that Yao Beast. Thirty years ago, for some unknown reason, that Yao Beast suddenly went berserk and was on the verge of breaking free from the Seal of the Town Demon Tower.”
“To prevent this Yao Beast from causing widespread destruction within the Zhou Family’s station after breaking free, the previous Clan Chief had no choice but to activate the Demon Slaying Formation within the Town Demon Tower to eliminate this third-tier Yao Beast that had been suppressed for several hundred years.”
Upon hearing this, Zhou Fan recalled, “Back then, our teacher brought us here to visit outside the Town Demon Tower, and many classmates said that once they became great Cultivators in the Core Formation Stage, they would definitely be able to successfully contract this third-tier Yao Beast.”
Zhou Chenxi smiled and said, “At that time, you seemed to have said something similar, and your tone was very certain, as if you would definitely be able to Cultivate to the Core Formation Stage in the future.”
“That was just youthful arrogance, wasn't it?” Zhou Fan, in his youth, had Awakened his past life memories after the age of 12 and had not yet had his Spiritual Root tested. He felt that a Transmigrator like himself was definitely a chosen child, so he was very confident about the future.
“And now you have indeed achieved it, haven't you?” Zhou Chenxi looked at Zhou Fan, her eyes filled with admiration and love.
Zhou Fan was noncommittal. He suddenly wanted to go inside the Town Demon Tower to take a look.
Zhou Chenxi naturally agreed to this, and the two walked hand in hand into the Town Demon Tower.
The person guarding the Town Demon Tower saw the Clan Chief arrive and did not stop them.
On the lowest level of the Town Demon Tower, there were broken chains with runes, but the Yao Beast that should have been locked on the lowest level had long since disappeared.
Zhou Fan released his Divine Sense, which was close to the fourth-tier, and carefully sensed it. There was no trace of Demonic Qi left in the entire Town Demon Tower.
The two walked out of the Town Demon Tower and went to other places where they had shared memories. A pleasant day passed just like that.
At midnight that evening.
Zhou Fan looked at the sleeping Zhou Chenxi beside him and secretly contacted Qin Li through Divine Sense transmission.
After learning about the Town Demon Tower this morning, Zhou Fan had used his Divine Sense to ask Qin Li to find an opportunity to sneak into the Zhou Family's prison and try to inquire from the recently arrested Zhou Family members whether the matters of Zhou Mei and the Town Demon Tower were true.
Although Qin Li's Cultivation was still in the Late Stage of Core Formation, his Divine Sense had already reached the strength of the Early Stage of Nascent Soul, so it was not difficult for him to sneak into the Zhou Family's prison unnoticed.
Now, the two contacted each other again through Divine Sense. Qin Li told Zhou Fan that after he infiltrated the prison, he interrogated several Zhou Family members who had been arrested in recent years.
In their memory, Zhou Mei had indeed left the Zhou Family forty years ago, and the Yao Beast in the Town Demon Tower had indeed been killed by the previous Clan Chief thirty years ago.
Zhou Fan felt even more strange upon hearing these messages.
He asked Qin Li if everyone he interrogated remembered these things.
Qin Li said yes, they all had impressions of these two matters.
Zhou Fan understood. He told Qin Li to stay put for now, and he would send Qin Li away tomorrow.
After Qin Li left the Zhou Family and confirmed that no one was tracking him, he needed Qin Li to use his Divine Sense to search for Cultivators or Yao Beasts above the third-tier in the vicinity, with the Zhou Family as the center.
Qin Li agreed to this, and the two ended their Divine Sense transmission.
Zhou Fan turned to look at the sleeping Zhou Chenxi and kissed her eyelashes. Zhou Chenxi woke up, and the two were happy until dawn.
…
Zhou Fan said that Qin Li had friends in Huangyan State and would be leaving today.
Zhou Chenxi had no reason to stop him, and the two saw Qin Li out of the Zhou Family.
After the two spent a few more days of sweet affection, Zhou Fan suddenly said he wanted to walk around the Zhou Family by himself.
Zhou Chenxi agreed. She told Zhou Fan to come home early. After so many Yin and Yang harmonizations in the past few days, Zhou Chenxi's Cultivation had increased significantly under the nourishment of the Great Sun Essence, but her belly had not yet responded. She wanted to have a child with Zhou Fan.
Zhou Fan said he would be back before dark, and then he walked to the place where he had lived as a child.
Unexpectedly, his parents in this life were still alive. They still looked like a middle-aged couple, only with a few more wrinkles on their faces.
The old couple could no longer have a child every year. Their youngest child had already started a family, and they did not plan to have any more children.
Now, the two were no longer obsessed with the Immortal Dao. After all, if a Qi Cultivator could not Foundation Establishment before the age of 60, then the hope of Foundation Establishment after that would be very slim.
Seeing the old couple meticulously caring for their youngest son's children, Zhou Fan did not go in to disturb them.
After leaving behind a sum of Spirit Stones, Zhou Fan left the place where he was born.
When he was born, he was always fed by the Mortal servants of the Family. His parents at that time were either Cultivating or having children, basically ignoring their young children.
Later, when he Awakened his past life memories and ranked first in the academy, his parents finally showed him concern.
But after he was tested and found to have no Spiritual Root, his parents immediately stopped caring about him.
…
Walking to April's house next door, Zhou Fan did not see April's parents. This house was also occupied by a different family.
Zhou Fan went to the door and inquired with Spirit Stones, only to find out that April's parents were no longer alive. It was said that they were attacked by Yao Beasts during an outing, and both died.
The new couple who moved in were also Spirit Farmers. They were responsible for cultivating the pomegranate trees that April's parents had planted during their lifetime.
Zhou Fan asked the two to take him to the pomegranate trees, saying which Zhou Fan took out dozens of Spirit Stones. The couple quickly led Zhou Fan to a Spirit Plant garden specifically for cultivating pomegranate trees.
Here, Zhou Fan immediately saw the small pomegranate tree that April and he had planted together, which had now grown to nearly ten meters tall.