Cultivating Immortals in the Family: Rising from Beast Familiarity

Chapter 435 Funeral 【Subscription】

Tuyun Ridge.

When the news of Zhou Jiahe's death was sent back to Tuyunling by the courier of the Tianling Legion, Zhou Jiarui, who was in charge of the family affairs, also changed his face, and was instantly saddened.

Zhou Jiahe and him are both the older generation's heroes of the Zhou family's reconstruction, and they are the first core members of the Zhou family.

As soon as the Zhou family laid down the foundation of the mountain gate in Jiufengling, Zhou Jiahe became the peak master of Baozhi Peak among the nine peaks, and his status was only inferior to Zhou Mingde, the patriarch, and the three elders at that time.

At that time, Zhou Chun, the head of the Zhou family, was still a small sixth-level monk in the Qi refining period.

At that time, the Zhou family had just been rebuilt, and it could be said that there was a lot of waste waiting to be rebuilt. Zhou Jiahe and Zhou Jiarui, the backbone of the Zhou family, fought side by side for the revival of the Zhou family and contributed their own strength. The relationship between them was naturally excellent.

In particular, the companions who participated in the rebuilding of the family together back then are now ten to seventy-eight, and only a few of them who built the foundation of the "family" generation of monks are still alive.

This made the friendship between several people even deeper.

Originally, Zhou Jiarui had always thought that he and the three "family" monks would eventually be able to start well and end well, sitting together in the family with a smile on their faces.

Who would have thought that now Zhou Jiahe would be the first to die on the battlefield!

"Sister Thirteen, I killed you! I really shouldn't have let you go to the battlefield. You have made enough contributions to the family over the years, and you deserve to enjoy your old age in the family!"

Zhou Jiarui muttered to himself with a sad expression, tears flowed out involuntarily, already old tears.

At this moment, his heart is undoubtedly full of self-blame and guilt, and he is extremely sad.

And this is where human nature is at its most complicated!
Zhou Jiahe was chosen to go to the battlefield. Firstly, she had a high level of cultivation and better means than the younger generations. It was easier to survive on the battlefield. Second, she had exhausted her potential and her lifespan was not as good as those younger generations. It is more appropriate in terms of family interests.

As the acting patriarch at the time, Zhou Jiarui could only make such a decision from the perspective of family interests.

But now after ten years, he suddenly received the news of Zhou Jiahe's death, but in the pain of losing his relatives and friends, he couldn't help regretting his decision, and couldn't help but miss Zhou Jiahe, a sister of the family who established the family. many credits.

This is by no means a fake mercy, but a complicated change of human nature.

Fortunately, Zhou Jiarui was not the only one who heard the news of Zhou Jiahe's death at the scene, and several Zhou family monks who assisted him in handling family affairs were also present.

These people waited for a while, seeing that he was immersed in grief and unable to recover, they dutifully began to remind him, telling him that he should report the matter to the patriarch and the elders as soon as possible.

After being reminded by these subordinates, Zhou Jiarui recovered a little reason from the grief, then used his mana to dry up his tears, and hurriedly went to Zhou Chun's cultivation place to report the funeral.

"What? The Thirteenth Aunt is dead!!"

In the cave, Zhou Chun was shocked when he heard the words of Zhou Jiarui who came to report the funeral, and his body shook slightly.

Then, just like Zhou Jiarui who heard the news for the first time, a strong sense of grief rose from his heart, which made him stagger and walk a few steps.

But after all, he is the patriarch of the Zhou family, and a monk of the Purple Mansion Stage. Although he was deeply saddened at the moment, he did not lose his mind like Zhou Jiarui did on the spot.

But after seeing his eyes slightly closed and silent for a while, he opened his eyes and said softly with grief in his eyes: "I understand the situation, please trouble Uncle Eleven to ring the death knell to report the death to all the monks in the family, Inform my Zhou family of monks and clansmen of this matter as soon as possible!"

"Yes, my subordinates obey."

Zhou Jiarui replied in a deep voice, and immediately went to the ancestral hall with heavy steps to ring the bell.

Soon the deep bells rang from the main peak of Tuyun Ridge, and rang through the entire Tuyun Ridge one after another, for a total of 49 bells!
According to the rules of the Zhou family, the bell tolls nine times, which means that the family is in a major crisis.

The twelve, sixteen, and twenty-four rings of the bells all represent happy events in the family, and the bells will be melodious and brisk.

The bell rings 36 and 49 times, but it represents the death of an important person in the clan. Nowadays, it is usually only for the death of an elder in the foundation period, and the bell will be low and slow.

So when the deep bell rang 49 times one after another, all the monks of the Zhou family who were not closed to death in Tuyun Ridge knew that there was an elder-level existence in the family who passed away.

Then some monks of the Zhou family who had no missions began to spontaneously gather towards the location of the family ancestral hall, waiting with a heavy heart for the senior family members to come to inform them of the specific situation.

In this way, after dozens of monks from the Zhou family gathered in front of the ancestral temple above Tuyun Ridge, Zhou Mingde and Zhou Chun, the two highest ranking members of the Zhou family who lived in Tuyun Ridge, came to the open space in front of the ancestral temple together. .

At this moment, the two decision makers of the Zhou family both looked very heavy, with a hint of sadness in their eyes.

After the two fell down, Zhou Chun's patriarch first glanced at the many clansmen present, and then said in a sad tone: "Here, I want to announce a very sad news to you. Hours ago, the family received a sad news that the fifth elder Zhou Jiahe, who served for the family in the Tianling Legion, died two days ago in the Green Forest Valley of Fengguo!"

Hearing this, many of the monks of the Zhou family who were present showed a look of "really so", obviously they had already guessed who the elder of the fallen family was in advance.

And some monks who had received Zhou Jiahe's kindness couldn't help but look sad, showing sadness, and some even couldn't help but shed tears silently.

And Zhou Chun paused for a while, waiting for the people present to digest the news, and then said again: "The Fifth Elder Zhou Jiahe died for the family, and for the entire world of heaven, spirit and earth. Although we cannot welcome her back However, a grand funeral must be held for her to pay tribute to her contribution to the family."

Speaking of this, Zhou Chun's expression suddenly changed, and he said in a solemn voice: "Now, as the patriarch, I order that all members of the Zhou family must unconditionally agree to the task of holding the funeral for the fifth elder Zhou Jiahe. At the same time, all the clansmen should wear white belt hemp for one month to pay homage to the spirit of the Fifth Elder Zhou Jiahe!"

Hearing his words, all the monks of the Zhou family present responded to his orders one after another.

Then Zhou Chun ordered the crowd to disperse, leaving only Zhou Jiarui and a few Foundation Establishment monks to order the funeral for the Fifth Elder Zhou Jiahe.

Originally, with Zhou Jiahe's status in the Zhou family, her funeral was bound to be a grand affair, and all the friendly families were notified to send people to watch the ceremony to express their condolences and have a grand funeral.

But now that the two major cultivation world wars are still going on, such high-profile matters are inappropriate.

In particular, important members of other families who were conscripted to the front died as well. If the Zhou family made such a fuss, it would cause trouble for those family leaders.

If you don't follow up with the Zhou family, it seems that the family doesn't pay much attention to these meritorious clan members, but following up with the Zhou family's approach, not to mention the consumption of manpower and material resources, if there are not many people invited by then, it will be very embarrassing .

So in the end, Zhou Chun and Zhou Mingde decided to hold the funeral for Zhou Jiahe with the highest standard within the family, and not invite other families to come to watch the ceremony and express their condolences.

Of course, some friends Zhou Jiahe made during his lifetime must be notified. As for whether they come to express their condolences, it all depends on their personal wishes.

After a series of things were arranged in this way, within two days, Zhou Daoyi also rushed over from Jiufengling after hearing the news.

Then the three senior members of the Zhou family gathered together in Zhou Chun's cave and talked about the aftermath of Zhou Jiahe's death.

"Hey, it's really a pity for Jiahe. Originally, she would be able to retire with honor in five years. I didn't expect that she couldn't make it to that time in the end!"

Zhou Daoyi spoke first, and talked about Zhou Jiahe's misfortune with a sigh.

"Jiahe's death in battle is naturally a great bad news and loss for the family, but what is even more troublesome is that the family has to send people to continue serving."

Zhou Mingde frowned, and said in a heavy tone: "In the past ten years, Jiahe has made military exploits many times, and he has personally accumulated many rewards and military exploits that have not been redeemed. If the family does not send someone to replace her in the service, she will sacrifice her life for these The exchanged things will be directly taken back and deducted, then she will really die in vain!"

Hearing him mention this, both Zhou Daoyi and Zhou Chun frowned, speechless for a moment.

The rules of the Tianling Legion in this regard are undoubtedly very criticizing!

If the personnel who died for the legion did not extract the rewards that they should have received after killing the enemy, then after the death, these things must be sent by their family to serve in the legion before they can be extracted, even those who have already served in the legion People in the same family cannot extract it.

In this way, even if it is for the things accumulated by these predecessors not to be taken back by the Heavenly Spirit Legion in vain, most of the families can only send people to serve in the Legion to inherit.

But in the face of such disgusting rules, a cultivating family like the Zhou family has no ability to oppose it.

Therefore, after a long silence, Zhou Chun, the patriarch, said slowly: "Let the younger generations decide for themselves. If any of them dare to serve in the Tianling Legion, the rewards and military achievements left by the fifth elder will belong to him." All of them are counted as compensation for the family's support to them!"

"That's fine, if you want benefits, you have to pay the price. These juniors really should let them contribute to the family!"

Zhou Mingde nodded lightly, and had no objection to Zhou Chun's handling method.

Immediately after seeing Zhou Chun frowned again and said: "Now the younger generation is more worried about the third and sixth elders. They are also due to retire in five years, so don't let them follow in the footsteps of the fifth elder." !"

As soon as this remark came out, Zhou Daoyi immediately said: "Yeah, we really have to find a way to help them with this matter. Now those guys on the battlefield have gone crazy for fame and fortune. The intensity on the battlefield is not ten years old at all." It's even better than before!"

"How about I hand the negative mountain tortoise to the third elder? If there is a negative mountain tortoise, even if he meets someone from the 'Yuanmo Qisha', he should have a great chance to escape!"

After Zhou Chun hesitated for a moment, he expressed his thoughts.

Ten years ago, he let the golden-armored mountain tortoise save Zhou Daoquan's life from a powerful demon cultivator. That demon cultivator later became one of the "Seven Primordial Devils", but was later killed by a more powerful person. squeezed out.

If there is a golden-armored mountain tortoise by his side to protect him, Zhou Daoquan only needs to release it in time to take him to escape, and those "Yuanmo Qisha" who only have the cultivation level of the Zifu period will be hard to do anything to him.

But after hearing what he said, Zhou Mingde quickly shook his head and vetoed it: "It's not right, the negative mountain tortoise is too conspicuous, if Daoquan escapes from the 'Yuanmo Qisha' with it, it will definitely cause trouble afterwards." Come to the attention of the Jindan stage monks on both sides!"

"That's right, although the Golden Armored Mountain Tortoise is powerful, it's too eye-catching. It's not something that monks like Brother Daoquan can have!"

Zhou Daoyi also nodded, agreeing with Zhou Mingde's statement.

Zhou Daoquan is just an ordinary mid-stage cultivator of the Purple Mansion who is practicing fast and refined magic power techniques, and his own methods have been figured out by his teammates in the past ten years.

If the card of Golden Armored Mountain Tortoise is suddenly shown at this time, I'm afraid it will be difficult to bear the pressure from the high-level monks on the side.

"It's better to send a talisman and some magic talismans to Daoquan. I don't ask him to survive in the hands of a strong man like the 'Yuanmo Qisha', but I just ask him to be able to survive some dangerous situations. , can successfully break through the encirclement and save the day!"

Zhou Mingde glanced at Zhou Chun who was silent, and finally said his suggestion.

After finishing speaking, he saw that Zhou Chun didn't respond, so he had to look at Zhou Chun earnestly and persuaded him: "I know that Zhengchun is powerful now, and I don't like seeing the elders in the clan being bullied and humiliated, but you are now shouldering the burden of the whole world." The expectation of the clan, don't act impulsively!"

"As long as Zhengchun can successfully form the alchemy, the family will be able to return to the ranks of the golden elixir family, and the clansmen will be able to stand upright when they go out in the future. No matter how big the sacrifice is for this, it will be worth it!"

Speaking of this, Zhou Mingde also analyzed with a serious face and said: "This war is bound to be very long. If the situation of the war worsens in the future, only the family with the Jindan stage monks can have a certain amount of leeway in the complicated situation. Has the ability to change the fate of the family!"

"So even if it's not for your own path, even if it's for the future personal safety of hundreds of people in the family, Zhengchun, you have to stabilize your mind and practice with peace of mind!"

After finishing speaking, he winked at Zhou Daoyi again.

After Zhou Daoyi received his signal, he also quickly said: "Yes, the old man's uncle made a lot of sense, Zhengchun, you have us elders in your heart, we are already very happy and gratified, but for the sake of the family , for the sake of the overall situation, you must not take risks because of us old guys!"

Seeing this, Zhou Chun couldn't help but smiled wryly and said: "How can this junior not understand the kindness of the two elders? This junior also knows which is more important, and will not be arrogant."

Then he shook his head and said: "It's just that if this war continues like this, the loss to the family is too great, especially in terms of morale!"

Hearing his words, Zhou Mingde also heaved a sigh of relief, and then sighed helplessly: "There is no way to do this, the war between the two big immortal worlds is not something that small families like us can control. There is no other way but to protect yourself as much as possible!"

"Although this is the case, this junior is really not reconciled. My Zhou family managed to save the current wealth, but now it has to be wasted like this!"

Zhou Chun let out a long sigh, feeling quite aggrieved in his heart.

The situation can't help but feel that it is probably the case.

No matter how strong his personal strength is, even if he has always been full of schemes, facing such a situation, he can only do nothing.

This corresponds to the old saying that a weak country has no diplomacy!

In the face of two huge camps in the world of cultivating immortals, how small is a cultivating family like the Zhou family.

Maybe it's like what Zhou Mingde said, only if he forms a golden core as soon as possible, can the situation of the Zhou family be slightly better!
(End of this chapter)