However, these few incidents have lessened the distance between Zhou Xingdou and his grandfather Zhou Wuji, making them less estranged than before.
The grandfather and grandson walked side by side slowly through the vast Zhou family compound.
Luo Hanyi did not interrupt, quietly and obediently following behind Zhou Wuji and Zhou Xingdou, enjoying this private time together.
Although the Zhou family estate was large, it was very empty. All the buildings were temples and palaces, but they were all empty. Most of them were used to store miscellaneous items and were sometimes called treasure houses.
The treasure vault that Zhou Xingdou once emptied was actually a small attic in the Zhou family's house, and the Zhou family had hundreds of such treasure vaults.
The one that Zhou Xingdou emptied was a relatively ordinary one, but even so, the treasure trove from twenty years later in his previous life still hadn't been exhausted by Zhou Xingdou.
The reason for this is that there are too few members of the Zhou family, and the Zhou family members rarely use precious medicines. After all, there are no exceptions in the Zhou family bloodline; they are all geniuses.
There is absolutely no need for precious medicines or holy herbs to improve one's cultivation. Even if one uses them, they are all auxiliary medicinal materials, and the amount consumed is not much.
Take Zhou Xingdou for example. Apart from the Dragon Elephant Elixir, which was a system reward used to activate the Giant Elephant Particle, he has almost never taken any other medicine.
This situation resulted in the Zhou family's treasure trove growing larger and larger. Even though they frequently distributed resources to their affiliated forces, the consumption still couldn't outpace the acquisition rate.
Every time the Zhou family returned from beyond the borders, they would bring a large number of rare and precious materials, which sometimes gave the Zhou family's servants quite a headache.
After all, sometimes organizing the treasure trove and taking stock of resources is an extremely mentally taxing task.
Looking at the treasure vaults, Zhou Xingdou was also considering how many vaults he should take with him when he left the Zhou family.
But just then, Zhou Wuji stopped under a fruit tree.
Under the fruit trees, an old farmer dressed in farm clothes was sleeping soundly, his face covered by a straw hat, leaning against a hoe, seemingly unaware of Zhou Wuji's arrival.
Zhou Xingdou quickly kicked the old farmer's foot and frowned slightly, saying:
"Old Chen! Get up!"
The old farmer stretched lazily, slowly lifted the straw hat from his face, and looked at Zhou Xingdou with sleepy eyes. He immediately exclaimed with delight:
"Oh, young master! When did you get back? You didn't even tell this old servant!"
But then Old Chen caught a glimpse of Zhou Wuji beside Zhou Xingdou out of the corner of his eye, and instantly all sleepiness vanished. Cold sweat streamed down his forehead, and he hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed, saying:
"Greetings, Patriarch! I was just a little tired and couldn't help myself. Please forgive me!"
Old Chen was one of the few servants in the Zhou family. He was in charge of all the divine plants and herbs cultivated by the Zhou family. He was a simple and honest person, but he liked to be lazy and sleep.
Zhou Wuji merely glanced at Old Chen indifferently, without saying anything more, only giving an order:
"Your young master has returned today. Go and inform the others to gather at Zhou Tian Hall tonight."
Old Chen froze for a few seconds, his expression showing some surprise, and even Zhou Xingdou found it a bit strange.
After all, given Zhou Wuji's usual temper, Old Chen would inevitably be punished for slacking off like this.
Seeing Old Chen stunned, Zhou Wuji's expression darkened slightly, and he looked at Old Chen calmly and said:
"What? Are you asking for trouble?"
Old Chen also snapped out of his daze and quickly kowtowed in gratitude:
"Thank you for your great kindness, Patriarch! I will go and inform you immediately!"
After saying that, he disappeared in a flash, not daring to linger for even a moment.
Zhou Wuji seemed too lazy to bother with these trivial matters, no longer caring about Old Chen, and slightly raised his hand towards the fruit tree.
Even though the hand was far from the fruit, it instantly plucked two crystal-clear fruits and threw them at Zhou Xingdou:
“I remember you loved eating this fruit when you were little.”
Zhou Xingdou quickly caught the fruit, looking at the round, green and red fruit in his hand. He handed one to Luo Hanyi and then took a bite. The sweet and sour juice burst in his mouth, refreshing and delightful.
He liked this fruit because its texture was similar to the apples of his previous life, yet it tasted like strawberries, which was quite novel to him.
Unfortunately, after all the fruit on the tree was swept away, it was discovered that the tree only bore three fruits a year.
Before I left, I had clearly cleared it all out; five years later, there should only be fifteen fruits left.
But when Zhou Xingdou looked at the fruit tree, he found that there were dozens of fruits on it.
Stephen Chow couldn't help but sigh:
"Old Chen is quite thoughtful; he's taken good care of these fruit trees."
Zhou Wuji also picked a fruit, but then, without any regard for appearances, leaned against the fruit tree, took a small bite, and chuckled:
"It's good enough that he doesn't slack off, and he doesn't have the ability to accelerate the process of the elixir of immortality."
Zhou Xingdou looked at the fruit in his hand, which was already mostly eaten, and said with some surprise:
"Is this an elixir of immortality?"
Even Luo Hanyi, who was about to bite into the fruit, paused for a moment, somewhat reluctant to swallow it.
Zhou Wuji leaned against the fruit tree, his expression somewhat languid, but he patiently explained:
"The fruit is not the fruit, the tree is."
It's not surprising that Zhou Xingdou found it strange. He had eaten hundreds of these fruits, but they didn't have any significant effect. Apart from their strong vitality, they only made his mind a little clearer.
Zhou Wuji seemed to notice Zhou Xingdou's confusion and continued to explain:
"This Nine Swords Ancient Tree is the elixir of immortality provided by the Nine Swords Manor. Its fruit is mainly used to enhance aptitude and sword comprehension. Since your aptitude can't be improved any further, it's naturally of little use."
Speaking of this, Zhou Wuji shook his head and smiled:
"As for swordsmanship, you probably inherited your mother's invincible swordsmanship, which is why it's useless to you."
"The Bloodline of the Absolute Sword?"
Zhou Xingdou had never heard of this before, and this was the first time he had heard news about his mother from his grandfather.
However, Luo Hanyi looked surprised and muttered to herself:
"Heaven and earth are annihilated! The Dao of Absolute Sword transcends heaven and earth, one sword strike can annihilate ten thousand swords... Is Junior Brother's mother the Immortal of Absolute Sword?"
Zhou Wuji did not deny it, leaning against the Nine Swords Ancient Tree and slowly nodding:
"She seems to have had this name before."
Zhou Xingdou looked at Luo Hanyi strangely and asked:
How did you know?
"There were only two sword immortals in the world who were as famous as Master. One was Hua Qingxuan, the Mortal Sword Immortal who cultivated his mortal sword techniques to the Great Perfection, and the other was the Absolute Sword Immortal who possessed the Absolute Sword Lineage and was the one who had destroyed all sword techniques in the world."
As she spoke, Luo Hanyi rolled her eyes at Zhou Xingdou and said:
"Every sword cultivator knows these three sword immortals, except for you, a fake sword cultivator."
"However, the Sword Immortal retired not long after she became famous, but unexpectedly she married into the Zhou family."
Luo Hanyi's gaze towards Zhou Xingdou became increasingly enigmatic. She was unaware of the extent of her lover's background and the many earth-shattering secrets he harbored.
Zhou Wuji couldn't help but chuckle as he listened to Luo Hanyi's introduction of the Peerless Sword Immortal:
"It's not that exaggerated. Xingdou's mother's swordsmanship is actually not that great."
He only has three sword techniques he can use. If those three sword techniques, combined with the Ultimate Sword Technique, are not enough to defeat his enemy, he can only resort to punching people.
Moreover, her Absolute Sword Meridian was of little use to those who did not cultivate the sword path, but she felt that "Absolute Sword Immortal" sounded good and did not want to lose her reputation, so she retired after becoming famous.
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