Chapter 41: Recognizing the Ancestors
At noon, the village chief sent food, which was very rich. The temperature at the bottom of the valley was very low, and there were also disasters such as fires. Due to the floor heating, the resources were abundant. This place was a place where people could not be visited. What could affect the clans, there were no heavy taxes, and the lives of ordinary people were very rich. This was also the fundamental reason why they persisted in this bitter and cold place with many disasters.
After lunch, the entire village has returned to normal. The scars are a thing of the past. In addition, with Zhou Liang's existence, the pain suffered has been reduced a lot. Half of the injured people will die or be disabled. However, with Zhou Liang's help, most people have received good treatment and most of them have survived. Even those who are injured and disabled have recovered well. They will still be affected a little bit, but the impact is far less than before.
Along the way, everyone who had received help from Zhou Liang and had not received help saluted Zhou Liang with a smile. The red-crowned crane looked full of envy and said in a silly manner: "Cousin, you are so awesome!"
"I just happened to meet the situation. If my sister came, I think I would definitely do better than my brother!"
"I can't use so many spring breezes and rain!" The red-crowned crane's words are not exaggerated. The red-crowned crane has water attributes. The water attribute is good as the wood attribute in treating injuries, but it is only at the sixth level. The thickness of the true essence is far less than that of Zhou Liang. The lowest-level water attribute water attribute can only be used more than a hundred times at most. At that time, facing many injured people, she will eventually force herself to use it and eventually hurt the foundation.
As we were walking, a kite flew towards the red-crowned crane in a clever way. The red-crowned crane took the kite, opened it and said in surprise: "Cousin, I have received the message. The Zhou family will open the ancestral hall, let's go back!"
"I don't know how many people there are in the Zhou family." Zhou Liang said lightly.
"There are not many people in the Zhou family. After so many years, their offspring have always been relatively thin. Now, there are still sixteenth and eighteenth uncles. The rest..."
Zhou Liang knew that these were all side branches. He also knew in his previous life that what he said about Zhou Zhishan and Zhou Zhirou were the main branches. Those who stayed in the valley were also incorporated into the main branches because of the sparse population. However, the other major surnames around him only recognized the main branches. Otherwise, the red-crowned crane would not have traveled all over the world after the sect came out of the sect and looked for the Zhou clan.
The red-crowned crane looked at Zhou Liang without saying a word, saying that he was sad and didn't think much about it, saying, "It's good that my cousin is back. Zhou also needs a direct lineman like my cousin to take charge!"
Zhou Liang did not argue. The purpose of coming was just an excuse. In the future, he would join the Qiqiao Sect and the recognition of the ancestral temple must be completed. Only this identity can allow him to join the sect smoothly. As for the others, he believes that with his ability, he should have no problem making a name for himself in the sect.
The Zhou family's Zhoujiazhuang is not far from the central village, which also shows that the Zhou family was once the second only to the Zhu family, and it plays a significant role in the valley. Unfortunately, it has gradually become dilapidated in a century. It is not only reflected in its strength, but also in the village houses. Zhou Liang looked over from a distance, and the feeling of dilapidation was particularly obvious.
Since they decided to leave, the two returned to the village chief's house to say goodbye. When they heard that they were going to return to the ancestral hall, the village chief did not stop them too much. After saying goodbye, they let them leave.
Although the two were young, they were both monks and they were very fast. They arrived in just one stick of incense. Compared with the previous village, they were much smaller, with only more than thirty families. At first glance, the largest one should be the Zhou family's ancestral temple.
The huge ancestral temple covers a large area, showing that the Zhou family was once glorious, but standing in front of the ancestral temple, the ancestral temple is slightly dilapidated, and it also shows the state of the Zhou family. Here, on the one hand, there is wealth, and the small valley is rich in resources. Most of the forces in each branch are calculated by people, and more people also represent more wealth. Of course, the only exception is monks. Cultivators and mortals are people from two worlds. With more people who can cultivate the truth, the family will become more and more developed. Starting from Zhou Zhishan, for almost a hundred years, no monk in the Zhou family has appeared.
"Cousin, I'll go find some uncles, wait a moment!"
Zhou Liang nodded slightly, waited for a while, and the red-crowned crane came again. Behind him were two old men, and two middle-aged men.
"Cousin, these are the sixteenth and eighteenth uncles. These two are their son-in-law!"
The son-in-law, that is to say, the descendants of the Zhou family are no longer there. The two old men are surrounded by daughters. Zhou Liang sighed. He clearly felt that there was a surprise in the eyes of his sixteenth and eighteenth uncles, but the two middle-aged men were alert.
The Zhou family is obviously a bit different from the other surnames. These two old men are also monks, and they are not at a high level, which is just at the first and second level. On the contrary, the two middle-aged people are both ordinary people. It seems that the Zhou family is really in decline.
Zhou Liang bowed to the two old men and said, "The grandson came to recognize his ancestors and return to his hometown. Please ask for guidance from both uncles."
"Good boy, just come back!" Uncle Sixteen had a smile on his face. After receiving the news from Zhou Liang, the red-crowned crane sent some information back. Especially now, Zhou Liang was standing there, and the feeling he felt like Zhou Zhishan. In his previous life, it was because Zhou Liang's surname was Zhou and looked very similar to Zhou Zhishan, so he met the red-crowned crane. The red-crowned crane thought he was a descendant of the Zhou family. Finally, he found out that it was not. With this as a basis, even if there were some flaws in the token, it would be fine. What's more, Zhou Liang had personally taken the token, and how could there be a problem with it?
After a formality check, Uncle Sixteen had a better smile. The Zhou family’s direct descendants returned and were still a monk. For the increasingly destructive Zhou family, it was like a stimulant. He could even imagine that the Zhou family was revived under the leadership of this descendants.
Zhou Liang obviously saw that the other two sons-in-law had a lot of ugly faces on their faces. Where there were people, there was a world of martial arts and lakes, and there was a struggle for interests. Unfortunately, they were not the same level. Here, they were destined to be just a springboard, a springboard that made him soar.
The sixteenth uncle excitedly led Zhou Liang into the ancestral hall. There was an ancient atmosphere in the ancestral hall. In the simplicity, Zhou Liang also felt the agility of the magic weapon. Sure enough, when his eyes fell, he found that in the gray box on the altar, there was a magic weapon. For mortals, magic weapons were already an extraordinary thing. I am afraid that all the wealth of this ancestral hall and even this Zhoujiazhuang together may not be valuable, and this is also the root of a family inheritance.
If Zhou Liang was still an incoming cultivator, he might still value this. The century-long inheritance was enshrined in the ancestral temple. The magic weapon did not lose much power. Obviously, this magic weapon has a very good texture. For Zhou Liang, it is nothing at all. His current wealth, the materials of those monsters, and it is fine to replace it with the top-level magic weapon. What's more, it is a little magic weapon. Even the top-level magic weapon is just like this in Zhou Liang's opinion.
Zhou Liang worshipped his ancestors according to the rules. Sure enough, Uncle Sixteen had already taken down the box and said, "This is the treasure passed down by my Zhou family. It should belong to your grandfather, but the things happened back then were too fast. Now, the Zhou family will give you this."
"No need. Uncle Sixteen, I have magic weapons!" Zhou Liang took out a magic weapon casually. This was his inventory, which seemed to be the spoils that he had fought. With the Taiyin Xuan Ice Mirror, the Talisman Array, and magic weapons, it did not have much effect on him.
This magic weapon was just found by Zhou Liang from the deepest part of the storage bag. He took it out so casually, at least it was a top magic weapon. The powerful breath blew through it, and it was much more powerful than the magic weapon that had been placed in the box for hundreds of years. This surprised Uncle Sixteenth and Uncle Eighteenth a little, but the two looked at each other without saying anything. They thought for a while, put away the things, and did not force them.
Looking at the ecstasy in the eyes of the two middle-aged men, it was obvious that they had ideas about this magic weapon, but Zhou Liang was very surprised that they were all mortals, and the magic weapon fell into their hands, but they were just a sharper weapon and had no effect at all.
Zhou Liang didn't care about these things, the competition below. His purpose was to join the clan. The two oldest elders of the Zhou family had already identified Zhou Liang's identity. Next, there was no problem at all. Uncle Sixteen solemnly took out the genealogy. There was a clear rune atmosphere on the broad genealogy. Zhou Liang was slightly surprised. Uncle Sixteen and Uncle Eighteen wrote in blood, filling Zhou Liang's name and parents' names on the genealogy. The genealogy flashed slightly, forming a special mark.
"Okay!" The two looked at each other and smiled. According to the clan rules, they placed the clan genealogy under the tablet. The special light flashed, as if the heroic spirit above was paying attention.
Zhou Liang felt a sense of aura and integrated into the tablets. Obviously, this tablet and genealogy are all future certificates for Qiqiao Sect to recruit disciples. This is the case for the sects. The doors are wide open, but the real recruitment is still aware of the bottom line. Of course, there are also traitors and undercover agents, but very few. After so many years, these systems have been implemented well and have also played their roles.
Zhou Liang also breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. He knew a lot about the Zhou family, but the only thing he didn't understand was the joining family. The Qiqiao Sect has a long history and has its own system. It is very closed to a certain extent. He was afraid that something would go wrong with this. As long as this is fine, joining the sect will be a small matter.
Looking back, the two sons-in-law's greedy eyes were mostly staring at the magic weapon, but the small one fell on Zhou Liang's body, which was very obscure, but where can the obscure of mortals be hidden? It is undoubtedly revealed in Zhou Liang's omnipresent consciousness. Zhou Liang did not care about their thoughts and had already entered the clan. His greatest wish had been fulfilled and he was about to come down. He was just to protect the red-crowned crane. The rest was basically not in his heart.
As long as these people’s ideas are not truly implemented and fall on him, he really doesn’t care.
Looking back at the lower tablets, according to calculations, every 30 years, the sect association sent personnel here, usually three, at most five. At that time, the monks here were led by the red-crowned crane, and only three were taken away. Now, there was only one more him. I think everything should be fine. His grandfather Zhou Zhishan, who was in this status, was quite talented at the time, but he was quite talented at the age of the valley. He had the fourth place in cultivation, but he was the seventh place in talent. In the end, he could only lose the election helplessly, which became the beginning of his tragedy. He walked out of the clan but did not make a breakthrough in the sky. It was better to stay in the clan and take care of his descendants.
The group walked out of the ancestral hall. Uncle Sixteen looked at Zhou Liang and said, "Zhou Liang, your ancestral house is still there. It has never been useful, so just live there."
Zhou Liang nodded. Zhoujiazhuang had declined, but it was relatively common. In the small villages of Zhoujiazhuang, there was a lot of secular wealth, but the offspring was difficult. I chose a few from the marriage between foreign surnames and son-in-law, which was also passed down. Now there is a real Zhou family child, and it is no problem to live in the ancestral house. The ancestral house has been cleaned up long ago. The red-crowned crane took him to the ancestral house. This is a big house with five entry points. Not to mention in Zhoujiazhuang, even in the surrounding villages, it can be counted. The grand design is the glory of Zhoujiazhuang.
The red-crowned crane sent Zhou Liang here and said, "Cousin, this ancestral house is a bit big, the atrium is OK, and people often clean up, so you can live there!"
Zhou Liang nodded. The red-crowned crane continued, "If you have any needs, just agree to me directly. I will live nearby." She said, pointing to another village not far away. It is about dozens of miles away, and it is Zhujiazhuang. Of course, it is not the main branch, but just a side branch of the Zhu family, but it is a little larger than Zhoujiazhuang.
It seems that the Zhou family is in ruins for several big surnames, but the Zhu family is prosperous and prosperous. It can be seen from the increasing number of Zhu family manors.
"By the way, cousin, do you want to find some people for you?"
Zhou Liang shook his head and said, "Then there is no need. People who practice cultivation do not pay attention to ordinary people. Just have a place to shelter from the wind and rain."
The red-crowned crane nodded and went out without saying anything. Watching her back disappear, Zhou Liang sighed and walked into the courtyard, walked through the atmospheric courtyard, into the atrium, and into the room. No wonder they let him live in. This is not a dilapidated room. Looking at the well-decorated room, he nodded. The room was dilapidated, and he was not afraid of being too dusty. A few small spells can be dealt with.
Sitting on the chair, today's homework had not been done yet. At this moment, in the Daoji, the Taiyin Xuan Ice Mirror shook violently and became hot, even making his sea of consciousness feel a little hot.
Kan has always been relatively calm, and there are few such people. Zhou Liang directly summoned the Taiyin Xuan Ice Mirror. Kan exuded his body from the Taiyin Xuan Ice Mirror and said, "I feel the breath of sky bluestone around me."
Zhou Liang was slightly shocked. He also wanted to find the blue stone. If he could find several ways to arrange the spirit gathering formations, his cultivation speed would be much faster than the original ones and save a lot of time. Since the red-crowned crane is by his side, he can't go into seclusion every day and practice day and night.
Kan said with a slight sound, and as he said, a map appeared on the Taiyin Xuan Ice Mirror, with the location clearly marked. Zhou Liang saw it and was stunned for a moment, saying, "This is very familiar. It seems to be in the previous village, near Zhoujiazhuang, and there seems to be some!"
"Yes, just be there, go and do it!"
Zhou Liang was surprised. He didn't hear about the past life that the sky bluestone was produced in the valley. Didn't he find it? Think about it carefully, it's really possible that he didn't find it. This is a place with few people and so many mortals live. Who would have thought that there would be so many sky bluestones? In the Jiuzhou world, I know that the sky bluestone is very precious and can be used on magic weapons. But how the sky bluestone is produced? Not many people know that it is in the underground lava. After endless years, it was formed. It was accidentally erupted by a volcano. The place where the sky bluestone was produced, or the area where the ancient lava was violently active, or it was now.
Not to mention anything else, the valley is very small, but the earth fire is active. The countless earth fire eruptions will gradually erupt the sky bluestone. In the Jiuzhou land, there may be many such places. Of course, if someone can go down into the lava Jedi, there will be more sky bluestones that can be found.
This place has made the prosperity here because of geothermal heat, and it has caused disasters because of lava. However, over the years, the chance of occasional eruption can also be brought to this place a lot of sky bluestones. No wonder the Taiyin Xuan Ice Mirror can feel the breath of sky bluestones.
A shocked climbed up from the bed, picked up the Taiyin Black Ice Mirror and went out, and circled around the village, especially looking for signs of volcanic lava activity. The Taiyin Black Ice Mirror could feel the aura of sky bluestone around it, but it had to be precisely determined that it could not be too far away. Zhou Liang walked horizontally and finally, on the hill northwest of the village, three or four points of light appeared on the Taiyin Black Ice Mirror. He rushed over quickly and dug at these locations. The sky bluestone was buried in the depth of the bluestone mountain. They were all in the volcanic cone. They were obviously erupted from the underground and penetrated into the mountain. After searching for so long, five sky bluestones were found on the hill, and two of them were still together.
The harvest is quite large. The Bluestone Mountain, which is famous for its production of sky bluestone, has only 8 sky bluestones, which is related to the completion of mining. However, in a small village, there are at least 5 such villages. Among so many villages, maybe a few of them can be found in each village. In that case, these sky bluestones can at least support him to ask a few questions.
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