"These are Zhou Qinghe and Zhou Qingbin from the main branch of our Zhou family. They are of the same generation as you and are now cultivating on the main peak of Yunxiao. I wonder if we have met before."
"And this is Zhou Guifang, who is two generations younger than you, and this is Zhou Guiwen..."
Among those introduced were people of the same generation as Lin Xiuyuan, or even a generation older, as well as people a generation or two younger. Their cultivation levels ranged from Foundation Establishment to Qi Refining, but they were all the most outstanding prodigies of the Zhou family at present.
They didn't show any dissatisfaction after hearing Zhou Jianwen's words.
And that's the truth, it's very obvious.
Although some of them had higher cultivation levels than Lin Xiuyuan, reaching the Foundation Establishment Perfection stage, they were not far from the Purple Mansion stage.
However, they are far inferior to a prodigy like Lin Xiuyuan. Their current lead is merely a temporary advantage, but in the future they will likely have to look up to Lin Xiuyuan.
They were well aware of this; on the path of cultivation, talent played a significant role, and Lin Xiuyuan was an unparalleled prodigy whom they could hardly reach!
Three of them entered the main peak and could be considered local prodigies, but looking at the main peak, everyone else was a prodigy.
They were just ordinary people among them, so how could they compare to Lin Xiuyuan, a recognized prodigy!
But at this moment, facing Lin Xiuyuan, he couldn't help but feel a bit of respect.
"Of course I saw my cousin Xiuyuan on the main peak, but at that time I didn't know he had such a relationship with our Zhou family..."
“Cousin Xiuyuan…”
“Cousin Xiuyuan…”
Lin Xiuyuan wasn't too cold towards these people. He smiled and said, "Well, I usually stay at home and rarely meet you. Now that you know, if there's an opportunity in the future, let's get together more often and discuss things."
After exchanging a few polite words, Zhou Jianwen introduced Lin Xiuyuan to another prodigy from the Zhou family.
This was a somewhat timid-looking young man who addressed Lin Xiuyuan as "Uncle".
Zhou Jianwen then said, "This is Zhou Guili, your cousin from the sixth branch of the family, who is one generation younger than you. He is currently cultivating at Jiuxiao Mountain of the Yunxiao Sect, waiting to participate in the Grand Competition and enter the main peak."
Lin Xiuyuan looked over and saw that he had heard about this person from Zhou Qingxue when he first came to the Zhou family. He was considered to be a member of the sixth branch of the family.
He is, in fact, the person most closely connected to him by blood in the Zhou family.
I had heard that the other party was only in the early stages of cultivation, but in just a few decades, he has become a Foundation Establishment cultivator.
As expected of a genius with dual spiritual roots, his cultivation is quite fast, and his aura is also quite strong.
Lin Xiuyuan nodded slightly and said, "That's right. Work hard in your cultivation, and you'll have a place at the main peak in the future. Once you're on the main peak, if you choose to cultivate the Lingxiao lineage, you can come and find me. I sometimes discuss Dao with my senior sister, and Qingxue and that little girl from the Wang family are always listening. You can come too."
"However, I see that your aura is sharp and surging, so you should be mainly cultivating combat techniques. It seems that you want to join the Cloud Sky lineage. But it doesn't matter. Your cousin is also skilled in some combat techniques. You can come to my cave to pay a visit when you have free time."
Upon hearing Lin Xiuyuan's words, Zhou Guili's eyes flashed with excitement, and he quickly cupped his hands and said, "Yes, thank you for your guidance, Uncle Xiuyuan."
Immediately, envious glances were cast at Zhou Guili from all around.
This is an opportunity I've been longing for!
Although Lin Xiuyuan is currently at roughly the same cultivation level as them, the next time they meet, the other party might be a cultivator at the Purple Mansion stage.
Not to mention, such a prodigy is destined to achieve at least the Golden Core Realm in the future!
One of the future high-ranking members of the Cloud Soaring Sect.
Such an opportunity for closeness is truly enviable...
Seeing this, Zhou Jianwen couldn't help but nod to himself. He had originally decided to expel the sixth branch of the family and collect two of their heirloom treasures into the family treasury for the use of the main branch elders.
But as news of Lin Xiuyuan's deeds continued to spread, no one dared to do such a thing again.
They immediately decided to allocate resources to support Zhou Guili, so that he could take the lead of the Sixth Branch after he grew up.
In retrospect, this choice was indeed extremely wise.
Even though he had offended Lin Xiuyuan twice, the presence of Zhou Qingxue and Zhou Guili might ease the tension and even serve as a bond between them, preventing them from drifting further apart.
It was with this in mind that Zhou Jianwen decided to hold this grand ancestral worship ceremony.
Now that everything has settled down, it's all up to us. As for how the relationship will develop in the future, we can only try our best to maintain it.
Lin Xiuyuan remains the Zhou family's greatest hope for escaping this predicament!
It might even be... the key to ZTE's resurgence!
...
Subsequently, the Zhou family held a series of ancestral worship ceremonies.
Lin Xiuyuan stood quietly to the side, watching like a spectator.
Not many people bothered him. After what happened yesterday, everyone understood that Lin Xiuyuan was very dissatisfied with this, and they were well aware that the hope of winning Lin Xiuyuan back to the Zhou family was now extremely slim. They could only wait and see how things went in the future.
Therefore, for a time, Lin Xiuyuan was able to have some peace and quiet.
The ancestral worship ceremony lasted from dawn until the sun was high in the sky before it was finally completed.
Once the ancestral hall doors opened, Zhou Jianwen gestured and said, "Young friend Lin, you can go in by yourself first. It's on the second floor!"
Lin Xiuyuan nodded without hesitation and stepped out into the dim and solemn space.
In the dim, flickering candlelight, memorial tablets and portraits were placed on the surrounding walls and on tables in the spacious area in front of them.
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