Banshee Family Training Record

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To do this, one must not only have financial resources, but also absolute confidence in one's own abilities.

The two parties then signed a contract and set a transaction date. Afterwards, the Dragon King of the West Sea took his leave.

She stepped out of the tent, walked through the long camp, and returned to her inconspicuous little tent in the foreign aid merchant area, where she finally removed her disguise.

In an instant, her seemingly ordinary and simple appearance vanished, replaced by a stunningly beautiful face and the dragon horns standing upright on her forehead, all of which proclaimed her identity as a true dragon.

She was dressed in a long, off-the-shoulder dress with a flat neckline made of blue dragon scales, which accentuated her curvaceous figure, making her look sexy and alluring. However, not a single part of her body was exposed, so as not to diminish her majesty as the Dragon King.

She stood in the tent, and beside her, a maid dressed in a seven-colored gauze dress immediately knelt down, facing her mistress, and whispered, "Your Majesty!"

The West Sea Dragon King Ao Run's thin lips curled slightly as he said softly, "Let's change our itinerary. We don't need to rush. Let's just stay here and play around with him."

"That Yun Chu'an, you know, he's actually quite interesting. I'm curious to see how many more surprises he can bring me now."

The maid dressed in colorful gauze suddenly looked up, her expression one of astonishment: "Your Majesty, if the Yellow River Dragon Clan continues to question us, how should we answer?"

Ao Run frowned slightly, a hint of displeasure on his face: "How should we answer? Just answer as we should. They are clearly making trouble out of nothing. We are already giving them face by coming here to investigate ourselves."

"If you continue to make baseless accusations, don't blame me for digging up some old stories."

She said this, and immediately the maid in colorful clothes lowered her head and replied, "I understand, Your Majesty, I know how to answer."

Ao Run nodded slightly in satisfaction, then turned and gazed into the distance.

With profound cultivation and formidable strength, she prefers to follow her emotions and preferences rather than the exchange and consideration of various interests when navigating this world.

After all, as the Dragon King of the West Sea, she ruled over an area of ​​immense size. She was always the one being asked to do things by others; she never had to be subservient to anyone else!

The Dragon King of the West Sea has decided to enjoy himself in this mortal world one last time.

While she was not responding to the Yellow River Dragon Clan's joint investigation request, at the same time, on the Yellow River... (The rest of the text appears to be unrelated and possibly machine-generated gibberish.)

Although the Yellow River has the word "yellow" in its name, it has nothing to do with that color anymore.

It used to carry large amounts of silt and sand, and would frequently breach its banks and flood. Tens of thousands of years ago, the still weak cultivation world was helpless against it, and even the saying "When a sage appears, the Yellow River will run clear" became a proverb.

Chapter 677 Foster Father!

However, later on, as generations of powerful cultivators emerged, moving mountains, filling seas, building dikes, and creating lakes, the Yellow River was gradually tamed.

The once muddy and murky river has now remained nearly crystal clear for thousands of years, and it contains abundant spiritual energy that nourishes countless cultivators on both banks.

Now, at the bottom of the vast, almost crystal-clear Yellow River, stands the Yellow River Dragon Palace. Inside the palace, the magnificent and majestic Yellow River Dragon Prince has just returned to his loyal palace.

The underwater palace is adorned with numerous colorful seashells and crystals, making it radiant and breathtakingly beautiful. Many shrimp soldiers and crab generals line up, bowing their heads in obsequious obedience, for they all know that as long as Jiang Congqian does not perish, he will inevitably become the next Yellow River Dragon King.

Jiang Congqian ignored these worthless flatteries. He sped through the Dragon Palace and arrived at his father's side palace.

He dismissed his followers and straightened his collar. Today, he had something very important to tell his father.

The Yellow River Dragon King, who was bent over the table, slowly turned around, revealing his huge dragon head with yellow hair and beard and a pair of yellow dragon horns on his forehead. He looked at his son with an imposing presence and said, "Speak, what is it that you have to come home to tell me in private?"

He tried his best to maintain his dignity, but when he looked at his son, his eyes were filled with undisguised doting affection.

Every large family faces a very serious problem: no one to carry on the family line.

While larger families generally have leaders with higher cultivation levels and longer lifespans, the higher their cultivation level, the more difficult it is for their descendants to reach the same level.

The Yellow River Dragon King was incredibly fortunate; his son, Jiang Congqian, possessed an exceptional talent, perhaps even surpassing his father's. Given time, barring unforeseen circumstances, it was practically a foreseeable that he would break through to the Nascent Soul stage and take over his position!

Therefore, even though he was strict with him from a young age, the Yellow River Dragon King couldn't help but show a doting expression towards his favorite son. (The last sentence is a nonsensical string of characters and doesn't translate directly.)

Jiang Congqian knew that his father favored him, which made him feel fearless in many things. Naturally, he was also somewhat confident about the potentially "rebellious" suggestion he was about to make today.

So he said, "Father, it is like this, the handling of Yun Chu'an has now reached a very thorny situation."

"First of all, Father, to be honest with you: at the same level, I cannot defeat him. He possesses higher quality golden divine lightning, which is more powerful. In a direct confrontation, I would be at a disadvantage."

The Yellow River Dragon King frowned: "What does it matter? What other trouble is there? Golden divine lightning may be rare and powerful, but it is not the only determining factor of strength. Besides, you are not unable to control it in the future. Hmm... tell me in detail, what other trouble is there?"

Thinking of his old servant's secret report to him, Jiang Congqian became much more composed and mature this time. He suppressed his emotions and continued to listen to him speak.

Without further ado, Jiang Congqian recounted in detail how the two of them later practiced fighting against the extraterrestrial demons, and how Yun Chuan saved his life.

Finally, he concluded: "He is a person who has contributed to the world and has also been kind to your son, so it is no longer realistic to abolish his cultivation method. All we can do is to develop him into one of our own."

The old Dragon King nodded slightly, signaling him to continue. Encouraged, Jiang Congqian continued, "And I inquired further, and it turns out that he and his wife, who shared his hardships, are deeply devoted to each other and do not wish to remarry. So it's unrealistic for me to marry my carefree, idle sisters."

"Becoming sworn brothers with him seems too casual and easy. What if everyone comes to my Dragon Clan to become sworn brothers later? Wouldn't everyone be able to learn the 'Three Thousand Springs'?"

The Yellow River Dragon King nodded: "Yes, that's very thoughtful."

Jiang Congqian became increasingly confident and said, "Your subject has thought about it for a long time before finally coming up with a method that is substantial enough to convince everyone, and at the same time, it is almost impossible for others to replicate it, thus preventing others from imitating it later."

The old Dragon King was quite excited, his eyes filled with admiration as he looked at his son. His son, who had previously been arrogant because of his exceptional talent, had finally grown up and was beginning to use his brain to solve problems: "Very good, tell me, what are your thoughts!"

Use your brain, that's the right thing to do. He's only at the Golden Core stage. Even if he's stronger than his peers, there will always be someone stronger than him in this world. Even if everyone is weaker than him, a few people working together can still defeat him.

Therefore, using one's brain is an essential quality for a leader!

The Dragon King looked on expectantly, and then heard his son say, word by word, "I have decided to recognize him as my godfather!"

Upon hearing this, a chill ran through the study. The old Dragon King doubted his ears, wondering if he had misheard something. He couldn't help but whisper, "What?"

“That’s right, I’ll go and recognize Yun Chu’an as my godfather.” Jiang Congqian repeated, then analyzed carefully, “After all, he is stronger than me, his thunder magic is better than mine, and he even saved my life. Given this life-saving grace, it is only reasonable for me to recognize him as my godfather.”

"Moreover, this has many advantages: if I call him father, then there will be no way to investigate the matter of him stealing my clan's 'Three Thousand Springs' technique. It's normal for an adopted son to offer his skills to his adoptive father. It can even be the other way around, and I can also steal his secret technique for controlling golden divine lightning. It's a sure win!"

"Most importantly, my brothers and sisters who are just loafing around and waiting to die, as well as the sons and grandsons of dragons from all over the world, certainly do not have my courage to kneel down and acknowledge an outsider as their father. They absolutely cannot do it. Therefore, no one can replicate this path, and there is no need to worry that 'Three Thousand Springs' will be widely leaked as a result."

He said this with an excited expression, "Father, what do you think? Isn't my suggestion a win-win situation?"

The old Dragon King was stunned for several seconds before finally coming to his senses. He then slammed his fist on his table and roared, "Nonsense!"

"When did the descendants of the Yellow River Dragon Clan ever fall so low as to have to be someone else's son!"

His beard trembled, and he shook with rage at his son's outrageous idea. The Yellow River Dragon Prince took two steps back, hurriedly saying, "No, Father, please let me explain. Those who achieve great things throughout history don't concern themselves with trifles. What is this loss of reputation worth! Moreover, based on my observation, Yun Chu'an is exceptionally talented and possesses boundless potential. Especially in the battle against the extraterrestrial demons, his performance was even comparable to Yan Shui Yi..."

He explained that he did not act on impulse, but rather after careful consideration, before deciding to latch onto this powerful figure.

However, the Yellow River Dragon King was no longer listening to anything. His hand trembled as he pointed at his most prized son and roared, "Get out! Get out of here! No, go and reflect on your actions behind closed doors. If I don't let you out, no one else can!"

Seeing his father like this, Jiang Congqian sighed inwardly. However, he was somewhat prepared for this and was not afraid of the punishment.

It was just a matter of being confined. Back when he was a child, he was naughty and mischievous. He tried to play with lightning in front of the distinguished guests, but he was not good at it and accidentally burned a hole in his mother's dress, which meant that everyone could see the Yellow River Dragon Mother's round and plump buttocks. So he was only confined for two and a half days.

He was pampered by everyone at home, and at most a day and a half later, his older brothers, sisters, uncles, and aunts would release him.

Jiang Congqian calmly turned and left, leaving those who needed to be locked up in solitary confinement without any panic.

The old Dragon King sat in his study, his hands trembling with rage. But as his anger subsided, a deep despair rose from the depths of his heart.

Sigh, how did I end up with such a capable but brainless son...?

Chapter 678 Zhu Yunqing's Mind-Reading Ability

The old Dragon King's heart was still pounding, but after thinking for a long time, he finally let out a long sigh.

Forget it, forget it. If I really pass away one day, I'll let him be the face of the family, but important decisions should be left to my smarter sons.

In his mind, a plan to cultivate a brand new successor was gradually taking shape.

……

Time slowly moves forward.

On this day, atop Huai Mountain.

"Yes...that's it, you did a great job."

Li Woyu, dressed in a beige fitted casual outfit, held Zhu Yunqing's hand and guided her step by step, teaching her how to use silk threads to control the wooden figure and make it move.

As time passed and she spent more and more time following Yun Chu'an, her cultivation resources became increasingly abundant. Now, her cultivation level has reached the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm, and she has acquired several ornaments, such as longevity locks, as protective magical artifacts.

She was grateful for all of this, and therefore shared all her knowledge with Zhu Yunqing.

Holding the spider spirit's hand, she slowly explained the mystery to Zhu Yunqing: "You should already be able to feel the emotions and thoughts of the wooden people coming from the other end of the silk thread."

"In fact, these are the core secrets of this method: when it is cultivated to its extreme, you can even tie it to a person's body and indirectly hear the other person's thoughts through its trembling."

Zhu Yunqing was still wearing that loose, thick blue robe with wide blue sleeves. She held the silk thread in her hand, and upon hearing this, her expression changed immediately: "You mean...mind reading?"

Li Woyu nodded: "Yes, in fact, you have a great talent for this, so I can teach you these skills. If you master them in the future, they will be very useful, whether it's responding to the enemy on the battlefield or managing this large family."

Zhu Yunqing asked expectantly, "How should I practice?"

Li Woyu said, "No rush. We can start with something simple. For example, is there someone in your family that you know very well, but who is also very simple-minded?"

Zhu Yunqing immediately had a candidate in mind: "Yes! Our family's leader of the Bear Demon Force, Aron."

“His cultivation level is not high, currently only at the mid-Foundation Establishment stage. At the same time, he is a simple-minded pure body cultivator, which should meet your requirements.”

Mid-Foundation Establishment is actually quite high. However, in Zhu Yunqing's current view, cultivators at this level are simply not worth his attention.

Li Woyu said, "Then this is the perfect practice subject. We can go over there now, and maybe you'll be able to find out what he's thinking right away."

Zhu Yunqing's heart burned with excitement, and without hesitation, she immediately took action. The two leaped down the mountain, passed through the lush, dense forest, and stealthily approached the camp of her family's bear demon tribe.

Soon, the two saw a river valley where the bear demon Aron, in his half-human, half-bear form, was doing push-ups with a nearly 100-ton iron block on his back.

He kept going, panting heavily, clearly not knowing how long he had been doing it, and was quite exhausted by now.

Zhu Yunqing nodded secretly, seeing how hard he was working. Although this guy's strength had never been very strong, if he continued to work hard like this, he could help the family clear out a lot of trouble from small fry in the future.

Then she saw the bear demon exhale, put down the iron block, stand up, and take out a small bottle specifically for storing pills.

Beside him, Li Woyu whispered, "Now! Do as I say!"

Zhu Yunqing released her spider silk, silently climbing onto Aron's body. She channeled her spiritual power, attempting to listen to his inner thoughts. Then she heard the enormous creature chant repeatedly: "Dragon Light Strength Pill... Dragon Saliva Lung-Nourishing Pill... Dragon Marrow Bone-Strengthening Pill... True Dragon Muscle-Enhancing Pill... Dragon Powder Body-Forging Pill..."

Since last year, Liu Mengshen's medicinal fields have started producing various mature medicinal herbs, and the family's elixirs have become more plentiful than they can consume.

This is partly due to the fact that the enhanced medicinal fields are too vigorous and produce too much, but another reason is that the competition in the elixir market is already extremely fierce, so after a year of effort, Bai Suwan has not yet established a suitable distribution channel.

As a result, a large number of refined pills could not be sold and piled up in the warehouse, which then benefited these lesser demon cultivators of the Huai Mountain family.

Driven by the elixirs, their strength has increased by leaps and bounds, making them incomparable to what they were a year ago.

Watching Aaron stuff all sorts of pills into his mouth as if they were free, Zhu Yunqing frowned slightly, feeling a pang of heartache, but there was nothing she could do.

After all, if it doesn't sell, it's still a waste. You Lin want to sing in the sky, but...

In the distance, Uvi, the leader of the wolf demon clan with a wolf's head and a human body, walked over and saw Aaron constantly swallowing pills. He looked surprised and asked, "Aron... why is your head so pointy?"

The burly bear demon suddenly seemed enraged, muttering, "So what if it's sharp? It's sharp, it's sharp, so what? Let me ask you... let me ask you..."

Zhu Yunqing sensed the vibrations emanating from her spider silk. She held her breath, silently recited the incantation, and carefully read it. Then, her expression turned somewhat grim.

Beside her, Li Woyu asked in a low voice, "How was it? Were you able to hear his thoughts? Were you able to read his mind?"

Zhu Yunqing snapped out of her reverie and murmured, "What I heard should be his inner thoughts, but it's a bit strange that these are his inner thoughts."

Li Woyu was stunned, unable to understand what the woman was trying to say. Zhu Yunqing came to her senses and continued, "Aron's mind is clearly not quite clear. I'd better find someone else to practice mind reading with."

As soon as she finished speaking, her expression suddenly changed, and then she turned to look at the sky with a joyful expression: "Caiyan is back!"

More than half a year ago, Hua Caiyan set off for the Qin Kingdom to infiltrate it and gather secrets.

For the past six months, she had been completely out of contact, and Zhu Yunqing was constantly worried about her.

Finally, today, her younger sister, who has always been a source of worry for her, has returned.

She finished her practice and leaped up to the mountaintop. As soon as she arrived, she saw a fiery red light making no attempt to conceal its power as it hurtled towards her: "Fourth Sister!"

The flames were indeed Hua Caiyan. At this moment, she had shed her disguise in Qin and returned to her usual attire, wearing a sexy red backless dance dress, her two long ponytails bouncing around.

She skipped and landed in Zhu Yunqing's arms, wrapping her arms tightly around her neck. Even though she was already so big, she still acted like a child, whining, "Fourth Sister, boohoo, I missed you so much these past few days..."

Zhu Yunqing held her, feeling her maternal instincts awakened, and her heart melt.

She smiled, hugged her soft body, and gently stroked her hair with one hand: "Missing home? If you miss home, come back. It's perfect timing. Now that your eldest sister is back, our family is reunited."

Hua Caiyan was about to say something when she suddenly brightened up upon hearing this: "Big sister? Big sister is back?!"

Zhu Yunqing released her, placed her on the ground, and nodded gently: "Yes, a lot of big things happened at home while you were away. Besides that, there was also..."

Her face gradually flushed, and a hint of barely perceptible embarrassment appeared: "Big sister, um, she and Chu An also..."

Hua Caiyan's heart had just been filled with joy when she heard this sentence. Her expression froze, and her heart seemed to skip a beat.

"Huh?" She gaped in disbelief. "Big sister...she...she did it too?"

Chapter 679 Stormy Wind Walk

Hua Caiyan never hid her admiration for her eldest sister. In her eyes, Ye Jinglan, who was powerful, valiant and bold, perfectly matched the image of a towering female hero in her imagination.

But now, the heroine of his dreams has seduced his man?!