...pay off?

Hearing what Fairy Liu said, Zhou Tianyi couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart.

How could he not know Fairy Liu's feelings, but as the head of the Zhou family, it was difficult for Zhou Tianyi to have his own love.

Whether it was out of considerations for the head of the family's marriage or simply for the safety of the Zhou family, he did not dare to be with the beauty in front of him, even though he actually had some faint feelings for her in his heart.

Facing Fairy Liu's expectant eyes, Zhou Tianyi turned his head away, suppressed the throbbing in his heart and whispered: "Perhaps we have to wait until the Zhou family ascends to the immortal world and becomes an immortal clan that is eternally prominent..."

Obviously, for the Zhou family, which currently has only a few Jindan stage cultivators, this sentence is no different from a direct rejection.

Fairy Liu's eyes dimmed, but soon her expression returned to calm.

She put away the Meridian Yundan, looked at Zhou Tianyi and said coldly: "This month's foundation-building pills have been paid for. In the next few days, I will start to prepare for the formation of the pills. Master Zhou, please control the clansmen and don't disturb me."

“…”

Zhou Tianyi sighed in his heart, but said nothing on his face. He turned around and left the alchemy room.

At the same time, out of sight of the two, a young man in a purple robe was looking at them with interest.

"What kind of sect is the Sihai Sect?"

"My lord." The old man in black robes beside him said respectfully, "The Sihai Sect was the former overlord of the Starry Sea. A thousand years ago, our Fuhai Sect descended from the upper realm to the Tianhua Realm and left behind our tradition in the Starry Sea. The Sihai Sect disobeyed our teachings, so they were destroyed by our Fuhai Sect's disciples from the lower realm."

Lin Zhongtian asked with great interest: "In other words, this woman is a remnant of the Four Seas Sect?"

True Lord Kuishui nodded and said, "Yes, the Four Seas Soul Forging Technique that this woman mentioned also has a complete technique in my Fuhai Sect, but it can only be cultivated to the highest stage of fusion, so it cannot be included in the ranks of the sect's techniques."

“Interesting!”

Lin Zhongtian listened with great interest.

True Lord Kuishui smiled and said, "The Qingli Island Zhou family still has a shallow foundation. If they want to rise in a short period of time, they must either produce a peerless genius or accept the inheritance of those destroyed sects. I believe that the head of the Zhou family also took this into consideration and took in a remnant of the Four Seas Sect."

"I have to say that Zhou Tianyi, the head of the Zhou family, is indeed a character."

"Faced with the affection of a beautiful woman, he was not moved at all..."

"If he covets beauty and marries this remnant of the Four Seas Sect, it will surely attract the attention of the Fu Hai Sect before long, and then cause the entire Zhou family to suffer a catastrophic disaster."

At this point, True Lord Kuishui looked at Lin Zhongtian's expression, hesitated for a moment, and said cautiously: "However, if the master is willing to speak for the Zhou family..."

"Are you trying to guess what I'm thinking?"

Lin Zhongtian looked at him with a smile.

Kuishui Zhenjun was immediately shocked and said quickly: "This old slave dare not!"

Lin Zhongtian smiled, stroking the head of the silver tiger in his arms, glancing at him and said with a smile: "Look how scared you are. Okay, you have nothing to do with the Zhou family anymore. Go back to Fuhai Sect and bring me the "Four Seas Tempering Spirit Art" and the information about the Four Seas Sect, as soon as possible!"

"Yes, Master."

True Lord Kuishui was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat. He quickly bowed respectfully and then disappeared in the mist.

…

…

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, ten days have passed.

On the Qingli Lake in the center of Qingli Island, a pavilion carved with exquisite green carp patterns stands in the middle of the lake.

Countless green carps jumped up and down from the lake, and the water mist they stirred up reflected a colorful rainbow bridge, which just surrounded the entire pavilion.

Such a beautiful scenery made all the monks in the pavilion intoxicated and their eyes were full of envy.

In the center of the crowd, a middle-aged monk dressed in silk and satin stood up, holding a glass of fine wine filled with spiritual energy, and looked at everyone with a smile.

"Today is my Zhou Tianqi's 100th birthday banquet. I am very grateful to all the Taoist friends and seniors for coming from far away to attend."

"This glass of wine, Zhou will be the first to toast everyone!"

After saying that, Zhou Tianqi drank the wine in the cup.

The monks around raised their glasses and congratulated the birthday boy with flattering words.

Hearing the monks' echoes, Zhou Tianqi showed a smile on his face.

As the oldest cultivator of the Zhou family's Tian generation, Zhou Tianqi's talent for cultivating immortals was not very good. With only five spiritual roots, he still could not successfully establish a foundation even after a hundred years of practice.

However, although he was only a cultivator in the Qi Refining Stage, his life was more comfortable than that of a cultivator in the Foundation Establishment Stage.

Today is the 100th birthday banquet, and among the cultivators who came to congratulate him, there are also some casual cultivators in the foundation-building stage...

Of course, Zhou Tianqi knew very well that the reason why these foundation-building cultivators condescended to congratulate him was because he was born in the Zhou family. Moreover, when the Zhou family first produced the foundation-building pill, he took the initiative to give that foundation-building pill to his ninth brother Zhou Tianyi.

This is the most correct and proudest decision Zhou Tianqi has ever made in his life.

Ever since the ninth brother became the head of the Zhou family, the Zhou family has been like a train that has officially entered the track and started running forward at full speed.

Suddenly, a strong wind blew on the surface of Qingli Lake, and the originally clear sky was suddenly covered with dark clouds, lightning and thunder.

The monks stood up in astonishment, looking at the dark clouds in the sky with lightning snakes surging, and exclaimed:

"It's the golden elixir thunder tribulation!"

"The Zhou family will have another Jindan cultivator!"

Hearing the shocked and envious expressions of the monks, Zhou Tianqi's smile deepened.

At the same time, in the corner of the pavilion, a handsome young man in a purple robe was sitting there, holding a cup of spiritual wine, looking at the golden elixir thunder tribulation in the sky with great interest.

"This woman is finally going to form a golden elixir!"

"It's just a golden elixir, why did it take her so long..."

The handsome young man in purple robe couldn't help but complain. His voice was not small, but the monks around him seemed not to hear it.

Next to him, the old servant in a black robe smiled and whispered, "Sir, not everyone has the same talent as you. This girl has refined her magic power to perfection in just ten days. Such talent is already very impressive."

"If my guess is correct, this girl at least has dual spiritual roots, and may even have special spiritual roots or heavenly spiritual roots!"

Looking at the determined expression on the face of the black-robed old servant, the purple-robed young master couldn't help but look surprised: "It can't be a natural spiritual root, right? Isn't a natural spiritual root a top-level qualification that is rarely seen in the upper realm?"

Seeing that his young master's understanding of the spiritual roots seemed to be a little biased, True Lord Kuishui couldn't help but smile bitterly.

"Sir, you think too highly of the Heavenly Spiritual Root. Your aptitude is the only one I have ever seen in my life. Compared to you, there is actually no difference between the Heavenly Spiritual Root and the Five Spiritual Roots."

At this point, True Lord Kuishui paused, looked at the golden elixir thunder tribulation in the sky and said with emotion: "However, for ordinary people like us, heavenly spiritual roots are already extremely talented. If this girl really has heavenly spiritual roots, it would be a bit of a waste to keep her in the Zhou family..."

Lin Zhongtian smiled and said, "Why, are you thinking of taking in a disciple?"

Kuishui Zhenjun smiled sheepishly: "Yes, a little."

As he was speaking, the other side of the thundercloud began to surge with wind, thunder and lightning again.

Seeing this scene, all the monks in the pavilion were shocked and couldn't help but blurt out.

"Another golden elixir thunder tribulation!"

"There is a second person who has reached the Dan stage!"

As the discussions spread, the smile on Zhou Tianqi's face gradually faded.

If only one cultivator from the Zhou family had achieved Dan today, then it would be fine.

When two Zhou family cultivators formed their elixir at the same time, things started to get serious...

According to the custom of a Jindan-stage immortal cultivation family, every time two Jindan-stage immortal cultivators are born, one of them will be hidden as the family's trump card.

But today, he was entertaining guests, so the two new Jindan cultivators of the Zhou family had to appear in front of the public.

Soon, under Zhou Tianqi's slightly gloomy gaze, dozens of rays of light flew in from the sky.

A man with a stern look landed in the pavilion, his eyes swept over the many cultivators in the pavilion, and said in a cold voice: "It's urgent, please cooperate with us and stay in Zhou's house for a while..."

"I understand, I understand!"

The monks expressed their understanding.

Lin Zhongtian looked at the Zhou family patrol team with interest, and suddenly turned around and winked at Master Kuishui.

Kuishui Zhenjun understood and immediately stood up, looking at the stern man and said loudly: "My young friend, please inform your family master that my son wants to meet him."

As soon as these words were spoken, the eyes of all the monks immediately focused on him.

The stern man frowned and said impatiently: "Brother Jiu is busy, you..."

Before he finished speaking, a powerful aura of a Jindan stage cultivator emanated from the black-robed old man.

Sensing the aura of the old man in black robe, the monks in the pavilion were suddenly shocked. Zhou Tianqi's face turned pale, and he realized that he had made a mistake by bringing a Jindan stage monk into Qingli Island.

The stern man's forehead was covered with cold sweat, and he immediately changed his words: "I am blind and didn't know you were here. I hope you will forgive me!"

Is this what it's like to play the pig and eat the tiger in the underworld world of cultivating immortals?

It seems to feel pretty good...

Lin Zhongtian held the spirit wine and watched the reactions of the people around him with interest.

Kuishui Zhenjun smiled slightly and said kindly, "Don't panic, my friend. My young master has no ill will towards your Zhou family. You just need to tell your family master what I just said. It's up to him to decide whether to meet or not."

"this……"

The stern man hesitated, then swallowed his saliva and said in a voice transmission: "Let the senior know that it is not that my Zhou family is arrogant, but the second Jindan cultivator is my ninth brother, Zhou Tianyi, the head of the Zhou family!"