Cultivation Begins From The Desert

"Finally home!"

Outside the Yuquan Lake Oasis, Zhou Yang looked at the land where he was born and raised, and let out a long sigh with emotion on his face.

At this time, seventeen months had passed since he set off from Xijiao Continent!

Without a map to refer to, and without knowing the specific route, his journey home has been full of twists and turns, and it was miserable.

During this period, he flew the wrong route and lost his way. I don’t know how many times he flew the wrong way, and the total amount of miles he flew was at least millions of miles!

If it weren't for the large amount of spirit stones and bigu pills he was carrying, I'm afraid he might die of starvation or thirst in the vast sea of ​​sand in the end.

But now, those have become a thing of the past.

He finally managed to overcome all kinds of difficulties and successfully returned to the family.

"I don't know how the situation is now. Has Patriarch Cao returned to Huangshamen?"

Zhou Yang thought of this in his heart, and his excitement soon calmed down.

The reason why he went back to the family directly instead of going to Huang Shamen was because he was worried that if the situation was unclear, if he came to the door rashly, it would cause disaster.

"Xiao Jiu, you are back!"

"You haven't heard from me for such a long time. If it wasn't for seeing that the soul cards you left in the family are all normal, the old man and your father couldn't help but go to Huang Shamen to ask Old Ancestor Cao to find you for help!"

On Yuquan Peak, Zhou Minghan, who was sitting here, saw Zhou Yang's safe return. His originally gloomy mood, like the clouds blooming to see the sun, suddenly disappeared, and the expression on his face was indescribably happy.

Zhou Yang has had a hard time for more than a year, so why not those who care about Zhou Yang!

The news from Huang Shamen, and the news from some returning monks from Xijiao Island, each of them made the hearts of those who were waiting for their relatives return trembling and worried.

Just like what Zhou Minghan himself said, if it wasn't for the fact that Zhou Yang's soul card left in the family has been in good condition, and the current situation in the world of cultivating immortals in the boundless sand sea is not optimistic, they really couldn't help but send people to look for it.

"The grandson's unfilial piety made great-grandfather and father worry."

Zhou Yang bowed to the old man with a guilty face, his heart was warm and touched.

Zhou Minghan has always shown others with a calm and majestic image, but now he shows his true feelings in front of him, showing such an expression, it can be seen that the old man cares for him.

"Don't talk about this, as long as you come back, it's fine, come back!"

Zhou Minghan shook his head with a smile, and didn't want to talk too much about the love between his sons and daughters.

Then he looked serious, looked at Zhou Yang with a serious face and said: "Originally Xiao Jiu, you just came back, and you should be allowed to accompany your father and your Taoist companion, but now the world of cultivating immortals has changed too much. I urgently need to let you know and make a decision, the old man can only occupy some of your time first."

Zhou Yang nodded immediately when he heard the words: "It's important, great-grandfather, please tell me."

Next, Zhou Minghan recounted the major events that happened during Zhou Yang's absence.

It turned out that when Zhou Yang was still looking for his way home in the vast sea of ​​sand, some monks were lucky enough to return to the family and sect before him.

After these people came back and learned that Cao Wenjin was seriously injured and recuperated, and passed on the news of Zhang Yunpeng and his wife, they no longer hesitated to spread the news of what happened on Xijiao Island.

It is conceivable how much disturbance the result caused.

Originally, all the families complained about Huang Shamen's forced conquest of their own foundation-building monks to expedition to Xijiaozhou. Now the foundation-building monks and Zifu monks who supported the family's survival foundation have fallen outside like this, and Huang Shamen didn't give any compensation. One can imagine how intense his anger was.

If Cao Wenjin hadn't been seriously injured and his strength was intact, the power holders of these family forces would not dare to do anything even if they were filled with anger. They could only write down the hatred and report it later.

But now it is said that Cao Wenjin was so seriously injured that he couldn't even get out of the cave, and it is very likely that he has passed away.

Regardless of whether this news is true or not, it has given courage to those angry families, so that they no longer need to suppress their anger and dare not do anything.

However, what really made these people determined to resist the "tyranny" of the Huang Shamen was the turmoil within the Huang Shamen.

What Cao Wenjin was worried about at the beginning was correct. After Luo Yunqing and Guo Shuyun returned to the sect, the two Zifu monks were indeed very dissatisfied with the fact that he directly handed over the fifth-order demon pill to Jiang Yuyan for refining and passed it on to Zhang Yunpeng.

It's just that they don't have the right to use the fifth-order demon pill that they fought so hard to win, but how can Zhang Yunpeng be able to surpass them as the successor?

In terms of seniority, seniority, and achievements for Huang Shamen, whether it is Luo Yunqing who has been guarding the sect outside the gate all the year round, or Guo Shuyun who has been working hard for the sect as the head of the general affairs hall, they all think that they are more suitable than Zhang Yunpeng who only focuses on cultivation. Take the position of head.

So when the two asked to meet with Cao Wenjin to seek justice but were rejected by Zhang Yunpeng and his wife, they each left the mountain gate of Huangshamen with some disciples and blood descendants, and occupied a four-story building that originally belonged to Huangshamen. Jie Lingshan directly became the emperor of the land, no longer obeying the orders of the Zongmen, and no longer paying taxes to the Zongmen.

Among them, Luo Yunqing even returned the relics of the monks from various families that had been collected at the beginning to the families of the monks, wantonly buying people's hearts.

And when those families saw this, they reciprocated. After issuing statements, they no longer recognized the orthodox status of Zhang Yunpeng and his wife, but only recognized Luo Yunqing as the new head of Huang Shamen, and they would only pay tribute to Luo Yunqing in the future.

In the eyes of Zhang Yunpeng and his wife, the actions of these families are tantamount to betrayal.

If it wasn't for Cao Wenjin's special instructions before the retreat, and Jiang Yuyan was busy refining the "Heterogenetic Golden Elixir" and couldn't get away, the two would definitely come to a certain family directly, and use the lives of all the monks in the family to tell those betrayers Guys, what is the price of betrayal.

But the fact is that they can do nothing but issue a stern statement to warn those betrayers.

And their behavior, which can be said to be a sign of weakness, gave some onlookers greater confidence, and made more families choose to sever contact with the Huang Shamen and no longer be the vassals of the Huang Shamen.

Of course, these families do not include the Zhou family. The senior members of the Zhou family know that Zhou Yang and Cao Wenjin have a close relationship. In addition, this time, Zhou Yang and Zhou Yuanchen, who went on the expedition to Xijiaozhou together, survived except Huang Yi. , they will naturally not rashly stand in line.

However, they did not stand in line and refused to issue any statement about leaving Huang Shamen. In the eyes of Luo Yunqing and others, they undoubtedly supported Zhang Yunpeng and his wife.

For this reason, all the monks of the Zhou family who were away were recalled by Zhou Minghan, and even the shops in Baishahefang City were temporarily closed, fearing that they would be murdered by monks from Luo Yunqing's side.

After listening to Zhou Minghan's narration, Zhou Yang had a lot of thoughts in his mind. After thinking for a while, he looked at Zhou Minghan and asked, "Where is the Chen family? What is the current situation of the Chen family and the Yang family?"

"The reaction of the Chen family is quite strange. It is clear that the ancestors of the Chen family fell on Xijiao Island because of the Huang Shamen. They have Chen Pingan, a monk from the Purple Mansion, who is in charge, but they have no intention of resisting the Huang Shamen. Recall the members of the Chen family in Huangshamen."

"As for the Yang family, Yang Xingyan, the patriarch of the Yang family, failed to open up the Zifu, which hurt his soul. Now he dare not act rashly and is still on the sidelines."

Zhou Minghan slowly described the situation of Chen and Yang's family, then looked directly at Zhou Yang and asked, "The current situation is roughly like this. According to Xiaojiu, what should our Zhou family do in the future?"

What should the Zhou family do?

In Zhou Yang's view, this is not a problem.

There was a flash of light in his eyes, and he whispered back to Zhou Minghan:

"It's good to teach great-grandfather to know that during this expedition to Xijiaozhou, Grandfather Cao once told his grandson that if his grandson can successfully survive the battle of Xijiaozhou and return to the family this time, he will send a big gift to his grandson and grandson." The Zhou family."

"Now that the grandson has returned safely, it is naturally time to meet his old man to receive this great gift."

"Where should my Zhou family go? After my grandson goes to Huangshamen to meet Cao Laozu, it will naturally be clear!"

"There is such a thing!"

Zhou Minghan looked at Zhou Yang in surprise, and was shocked by the news he revealed.

Although he knew that Zhou Yang and Cao Wenjin had an unusual relationship, he never expected that Cao Wenjin would value Zhou Yang so much.

He immediately stated: "Since Patriarch Cao values ​​Xiaojiu so much, our Zhou family really cannot do anything to betray Huang Shamen, and this matter is left to you to decide. No matter what decision you make, old man I support you unconditionally!"

"Thank you great-grandfather for trusting, grandson will definitely not let you down."

Zhou Yang nodded gratefully, and was very moved by Zhou Minghan's trust.

It is true that the Zhou family could not be what it is today without his credit, but without Zhou Minghan's unreserved trust in him and 100% support, it would never be possible for the Zhou family to be as powerful as it is today.

Without Zhou Minghan's trust, it wouldn't be so easy for Zhou Yang to change the rules of his ancestors and drastically reform the family system.

Seeing this, Zhou Minghan couldn't help smiling slightly and said: "Okay, then this matter is settled like this. Regarding the matter of your return, Xiaojiu, the old man will let the clansmen seal it up first, and then you will first discuss it in the family. Rest for a month, spend more time with your father and Taoist couple, and after the rest is over, it will not be too late to meet Old Ancestor Cao at Huangsha Gate!"

Of course, Zhou Yang was very moved by Zhou Minghan's understanding, but he shook his head and said, "It won't take that long. After my grandson goes to see his father and Ying'er, he will go to Huangshamen to meet Mr. Cao after a few days of rest." Ancestor, the sooner this matter is done, the sooner one will feel at ease!"

Zhou Minghan doesn't know Cao Wenjin's character, so he can still be so optimistic.

However, having dealt with Cao Wenjin a lot, he knew that even if Cao Patriarch had not fallen as the rumors said, he must be on the verge of death.

Otherwise, with this patriarch's character, he wouldn't let Luo Yunqing and his like jump around like this.

Therefore, he must meet Cao Wenjin before his death, and before he dies, he must earn a large investment for the Zhou family and the Zhou family!