dkrc Chapter 106 What does it mean that his father is the 9th King of the Border Region?
Chapter 106 What does it mean that his father is the 9th King of the Border Region?
Zhou Zheng was engrossed in arranging the divination chart, using his spiritual power to maintain the complex Heavenly Stems, Earthly Branches, Yin-Yang, Four Symbols, and Eight Trigrams chart, while simultaneously writing and drawing notes on the side.
Liu Zhen watched curiously, but after a while, he became increasingly speechless and silent.
Xiaoxue noticed something was wrong: "What's wrong, Brother Liu?"
Liu Zhen complained earnestly, "Your husband is a real ruthless man. He may not be angry inside or out, but he's really angry with his hands. He's currently scouring all sorts of people for their weaknesses, making a list of them one by one, ready to go and wipe out the whole family alive."
I knew you were bored enough to compile a list of all the members of the Nine Schools. So you were checking the family tree to see if anyone was missing, huh?
Xiaoxue: "?"
Liu Zhen: "Of course, to put it nicely, one who can remain calm even if Mount Tai collapses in front of him, and whose heart is filled with thunder but whose face is as still as a lake, is worthy of being called a general."
Xiaoxue: "Hey, hey, hey? Didn't he say he wasn't angry?"
Liu Zhen: "Yes, he's not angry. He's just looking for an opportunity to wipe out someone's entire family. If he kills the enemy's whole family, then of course he won't be angry. He's a typical extremist personality type."
Although he hasn't killed anyone's entire family yet, he's actively working towards wiping them out, so of course he won't be angry.
Ye Keke couldn't hold back any longer: "No, killing someone's entire family is illegal, isn't it?"
Xiaoxue explained: "He is a lightning cultivator, considered an enforcer in the cultivation world."
Ye Keke: "Wow! Black magic! Isn't this even worse?!"
Xiaoxue: "He was dealing with a criminal case. I'll explain it to you later."
Zhou Zheng carefully analyzed the situation for an hour and sighed, "In the end, my abilities are limited. I can only pick on the weak and not kill the entire sect."
Xiaoxue looked closely at her husband's face and agreed, "Brother Liu, you're right. He's not angry at all; he's a man of action."
There wasn't a trace of anger on his face; all he could see was regret for not being able to completely kill the entire family.
Liu Zhen complained, "It's almost midnight, and what have you come up with?"
Zhou Zheng looked at the final tally: "The Jiujiu Pawnshop next to Dongguan Garden is a key point for the Jiuliu Sect's cash flow. There are also many Jiuliu Sect family members in Dongguan Garden. What I'm more concerned about is the car dealership across from Dongguan Garden; there are also Jiuliu Sect members there. If we can kill all the Jiuliu Sect members and their families in Dongguan Garden, the pawnshop, and the car dealership tomorrow, it will be a crucial blow to the Jiuliu Sect's forces stationed in Liangcheng."
Although I don't understand why the Nine Schools would even establish a foothold in a car dealership, their sectarian philosophies are somewhat advanced.
Liu Zhen: "You see, Xu Fan gets angry, but he just gets angry, then he reports back and continues his arduous cultivation of passive defense. Little Zhou is different; he'll eat and drink his fill and then think about how to carry out the extermination of the entire family."
Xu Fan is too kind; he's not even a tenth as ruthless as Zhou Zheng.
Xiaoxue: "Um, Brother Zhou, are we really going to kill their whole family?"
Zhou Zheng: "The prerequisite for not letting misfortune affect one's family is that good fortune does not extend to one's family. Now that we've chosen this path and enjoyed the benefits, it's time to face the consequences."
Xiaoxue looked at Liu Zhen.
Liu Zhen shrugged: "Theoretically speaking, his behavior is excessive and will greatly escalate the conflict between us and the Nine Streams Sect. The most appropriate approach would be to gather intelligence first and then deal with it. But in reality, the Thunder Department is investigating the matter of the Zhu Yan Sealing Ground. If the Nine Streams Sect really dares to overturn the table, I can transfer people from the Thunder Department to assist in handling it. Or I can handle it myself."
Zhou Zheng: "My strongest move right now is the Five Thunder Punishment. Even a Golden Core cultivator would be severely injured in a short time if hit by it. As long as the enemy is not above the Golden Core realm, I can find a way to deal with them. In an emergency, I can enter the half-step Foundation Establishment realm to forcibly enhance my combat power."
The average Qi Refining Realm peak cultivator has a mana cap of 150, after which they can start planning for Foundation Establishment. My own energy cap is 658.7 points, which is more than enough to reach the Foundation Establishment Realm, but I haven't advanced yet because the cultivation method required for the Five Elements Source Body is not yet fully completed.
Using a Celestial Artifact, with full buffs, unleashing the Five Thunder Punishment can instantly kill a Foundation Establishment cultivator and severely injure a Golden Core cultivator. The question to consider is how to hit a Golden Core cultivator.
Liu Zhen laughed: "You're really ruthless, kid."
Using lightning magic, the chances of winning against a Foundation Establishment cultivator are very high. However, if fighting a Golden Core cultivator, there is only one way to win: being struck by the Five Thunder Punishment. If the attack misses, the chances of winning will instantly drop to zero.
Of course, if Zhou Zheng were shameless enough to directly ask for my help or for Lei Zu's blessing, this wouldn't be a problem.
Zhou Zheng took out his phone to take a picture of the plate, then dispersed his spiritual energy: "Forget it, that's it. It's come to this. Go to sleep! We'll talk about it when I wake up."
……
In the desolate mountains fifty kilometers away from Liangcheng.
The Taoist priest, looking rather distressed, took out materials from his storage ring to perfect the altar, lit specially made incense, and knelt before the altar, softly chanting incantations.
In no time at all.
A phantom image lit up on the altar.
The phantom: "What is it?"
The Taoist priest complained bitterly: "Sect Master, recently a newcomer from the Thunder Department named Zhou Zheng has been targeting us. He also has a powerful protector by his side. Our plans in Liangcheng have been repeatedly thwarted. The Special Training Department, Baiyun Temple, and the Buddhist sects have all been watching us and are working together to investigate us. Moreover, this Zhou Zheng is very skilled in divination, and his protector is arrogant and unreasonable. He wouldn't let me conceal myself, otherwise he would use thunder to shake me."
"Sect Leader, I request permission to leave Liangcheng and Ganzhou. I'm going to Yunjiang."
The sect leader's illusory figure: "Zhou Zheng?"
The scoundrel said, "Yes, his name is Zhou Zheng. He's a newcomer to the Thunder Department with extremely high cultivation talent, and he's skilled at drawing thunder talismans..."
"Stop with the nonsense, what's his father's name?"
The Taoist swallowed hard, realizing the situation was somewhat delicate: "Zhou Zheng was unemployed before he began cultivating. His father was named Zhou Shoucheng, and his grandfather was named Zhou Yuan. Zhou Shoucheng was a doctor, and Zhou Yuan was a farmer. Zhou Yuan died of natural causes in 16, Zhou Shoucheng went out to work and earn money in 16, and Zhou Zheng left his hometown in 16 to go south to find work."
The illusory figure of the sect leader laughed loudly: "Zhou Yuan, Zhou Yuan, we've fought for half our lives, and I never thought you'd die here. Hahahaha, what a small world! Zhou Yuan, Zhou Yuan, sigh..."
The Taoist priest felt a chill run down his spine and dared not disturb him. He knelt even more upright, realizing that he had offended someone he shouldn't have.
The sect leader's illusory figure: "Alas, I never expected to hear news of you again, only of your death. What a pity, what a loss, what a tragedy."
The illusory figure of the sect leader sighed for a while and slowly said, "It's normal that you don't know. The Third Dynasty, namely the Zhou Dynasty from 1046 BC to 256 BC, lasted for eight hundred years. The Zhou family is a descendant of the Zhou Dynasty royal family, and has continued to this day. They possess the bloodline of the ancient emperors and are one of the few ancient families still existing in the world."
Zhou Yuan was the head of the Zhou family. Half a century ago, disgusted with the court infighting, he took his eldest and second sons to Ganzhou to suppress the ancient demon general and the pig beast ring of the Twelve Beast Rings. He personally suppressed the demon general, which depleted his blessings, lifespan, and cultivation... otherwise, he shouldn't have died so young.
It seems that the day the Demon General was born and then disappeared without a trace in 2016 was the day Zhou Yuan passed away. This makes sense; Zhou Shoucheng, the strongest and most stable of them all, succeeded to the position of the Ninth King and went to the border region to guard the frontier.
Zhou Yuan's eldest grandson, Zhou Zheng, is quite an interesting fellow. Because of his rebellious nature and disagreement with the Zhou family's ideals, he once broke with them, venturing alone across the south and east, eventually becoming a powerful figure abroad. He later wreaked havoc on the most powerful underworld organization in the world, the Sun Society, before finally leaving unscathed and returning home.