Chapter 432

Chapter 432: Letter from the Qinyuan Sect

It was a result everyone could have foreseen that the Zhou family replaced the Lin Family. Especially over these years, Zhou Luo’s displayed strength and the influence exerted by his wives and concubines, along with his children, steadily advanced this transition.

So much so that people no longer referred to the long-life families as the Lin Family, but the Zhou family instead.

The Zhou family becoming the new long-life family was already an undoubtedly secure matter.

Over this decade, the Zhou family developed and expanded, and the industries under Zhou Luo also grew continuously.

Notably, the ongoing conflicts between the two Immortal Sects had never ceased, causing a sharp rise in the demand for various goods.

As the largest commercial district in the Immortal City, business at the Tian Xia Pavilion was exceptionally booming. The daily profits alone could rival a small family’s annual earnings.

It was worth noting that Long Yunshuang, the manager of Tian Xia Restaurant, still hadn’t returned. The acting manager from before had also been reassigned, replaced by a newly appointed successor.

Though this new manager continued to cooperate with Zhou Luo, he sensed something unusual.

Therefore, he specifically sent people to investigate Long Yunshuang’s whereabouts.

This time, the Tian Xia Restaurant manager wasn’t temporary—it was a replacement.

Zhou Luo vividly recalled that Long Yunshuang’s brother was an elder at the restaurant, and she herself held a distinguished status.

Logically, even if she was temporarily absent, given the thriving business in Qinyuan City, she shouldn’t have been replaced by a successor.

Unless her brother had encountered some misfortune.

Later, news from the Jinyun Continent confirmed his suspicions.

Exactly eight years ago, that Ninth Prince, whose lifespan was depleted, had perished completely.

Yet, inexplicably, he still hadn’t named a successor just before dying.

This resulted in the three formidable competitors immediately launching a grand succession war the moment he passed.

The Great Battle lasted a full five years until three years ago, when Emperor Huoyun Country intervened. Ultimately, the outcome favored Long Yu, whom Long Yunshuang mentioned. He ascended as the new Ninth Prince.

Long Yunshuang and her brother, Long Yunting, consequently fell from power. First, Long Yunting abruptly resigned as an elder of Tian Xia Restaurant. Later, Long Yunshuang briefly appeared in the Jin Yun Domain before vanishing again.

In the following three years, no traces of Long Yunshuang were found anywhere across the entire Jinyun Continent.

Some rumors claimed she and her brother had been killed by Long Yu, while others suggested they escaped to a hidden refuge, plotting a comeback…

Regardless of speculation, one fact remained undisguised: Long Yu dispatched his Dragon Guard Army to hunt for them.

As the throne-appointed Ninth Prince, it would be as difficult as ascending to heaven for Long Yunshuang and her allies to wrest his princedom away.

Learning all this, Zhou Luo was stunned for a long while.

He hadn’t expected Long Yunshuang to suffer such a defeat.

Failing in the succession struggle meant facing an exceedingly harsh future ahead.

Compared to that, Zhou Luo cared more about Long Yu’s potential attitude toward him.

After all, it was Zhou Luo who earlier hired assassins to eliminate him.

Yet, judging by Tian Xia Restaurant’s conduct toward him, Long Yu didn’t seem interested.

This detail brought a quiet sigh of relief to Zhou Luo.

In the rear courtyard of Zhou Fu, a young boy in luxurious silk robes leaned over a table, gently teasing Little White, who lay resting, with a willow twig in hand.

Little White squinted his eyes and lifted his head, occasionally feigning gestures and expressions as if delighted by the boy’s antics, thoroughly amusing the young child.

This young boy was none other than Zhou Changtian, the one Zhou Luo held such high hopes for.

The little fellow was now ten years old.

Though only ten, possessing two special physiques and a First Grade spiritual root, his cultivation had already reached the sixth layer of Qi Refinement.

Such cultivation speed was simply beyond comparison to ordinary people.

One must know that some cultivators spend decades, even a full century, just to step into this realm, yet this little one had achieved it at the tender age of ten.

What is a cultivation prodigy? This is a cultivation prodigy.

Naturally, aside from his innate cultivation talent, it was inseparable from Zhou Luo’s meticulous guidance.

Ever since this little one began cultivating, Zhou Luo had shown immense attention towards him, imparting various methods and skills.

It was precisely through this process that Zhou Luo also came to understand the boy’s other unique special physique.

It was a physique he was born with.

And those runes Zhou Luo had previously observed on the boy were actually formation patterns.

In other words, Zhou Changtian’s special physique was related to formations.

Later, during trials, Zhou Luo discovered that when the boy was setting up a formation, these formation patterns would emerge within his body.

Once they surfaced, his comprehension and mastery over formations would reach an unimaginable level.

One could say he possessed an "Innate Physique for Formations."

It was incredibly fortuitous that Zhou Luo himself was a Second Level Formation Master. Naturally, he was overjoyed and immediately began giving the boy detailed, intensive tutoring.

Under his guidance, although Zhou Changtian was not yet formally initiated into formations, he had grasped almost all the foundational concepts required.

He only needed a few more years for his spiritual energy reserves to increase, and he would easily cross the threshold to become a formation master.

According to Zhou Luo’s estimation, the little fellow would likely become a top-level First Level formation master before the age of twenty, and might even advance to the Second Level stage.

This progress was considerably faster than that of his older brother, Zhou Changqing.

"Changtian, have you finished today’s lessons?" Zhou Luo stood in the corridor, gazing at the little one at play, his voice grave.

"Papa, I’ve completed all of them." Zhou Changtian stood up straight, answering with utmost seriousness.

His small frame standing there, paired with that earnest little expression, seemed rather comical.

The little fellow possessed the steadiness of his eldest brother, Zhou Chang Le, and the playfulness of Zhou Changqing – a fusion of both dispositions.

Over the years, under Zhou Luo’s tutelage, the child had perfectly blended learning and play. Coupled with his astounding learning speed, he adapted swiftly to the knowledge imparted by Zhou Luo and applied it effectively.

Zhou Luo was immensely satisfied with him.

He planned to guide the boy until he reached adulthood at eighteen, and then send him to the Qinyuan Sect.

"Mn. Make time to revise, or perhaps teach your younger siblings something. Don’t play for too long." Zhou Luo gave a slight nod.

Just then, a servant hurried to his side.

"Master, a letter has arrived for you," the man spoke deferentially, head bowed, raising both hands to present a golden letter.

Seeing the golden stationery and the unmistakable Qinyuan Sect insignia upon it, Zhou Luo’s brow furrowed slightly.

He took the letter, dismissed the servant, and then broke the seal.

The first words that met his eyes were: To My Venerated Father!

"A letter from Chang Le? Has something else happened within the Heavenly Alliance?" Recognizing the familiar handwriting, many questions flooded Zhou Luo’s mind.