Chapter 36: Before the Great Comparison!

  Zhu's family returned to Wanjian Island.

  The Zhu family master's conference hall, Master Zhu Zuntian sat in the middle, with the four great elders on either side of him, and the main family members lined up on both sides.

  "Have all the disciples returned?" asked Zhu Zun Tian.

  "The head of the household has returned home. The three generations of family members, a total of 121 people, have all come back!" said Zhu Si-zi, the chief steward of the family, with a respectful bow.

  Zhu Sizi is the eldest son of Zhu Zuntian and also his most trusted and relied-on son at present.

  Why say now?

  As everyone in the Zhu family knew, Zhu Zun Tian originally liked his fourth son, Zhu Yanzi, the most.

  Zhu Yanzi was exceptionally gifted from a young age, reaching the acquired 8th level at fifteen and already being half-step innate by eighteen.

  At that time in Nanyang, Zhu Yanzi was undoubtedly the number one genius.

  Zhu Yanzi was twenty-five years old when he entered Xiantian. That year, he entered the South Sea Xianyuan Sacred Land. In the Xianyuan Sacred Land, he fought against many Xiantian-born spirits of the other three families and single-handedly killed his way in all directions, bringing back many talented land treasures from the Xianyuan Sacred Land.

  The most precious one is a piece of "associated purple gold".

  "Congenital Purple Gold" generally only exists within the bodies of great demons who have entered the Void Realm.

  The great demons who entered the virtual realm were all peak powerhouses at the pinnacle of the demon tribe.

  It's no different from pulling teeth from a tiger's mouth to get "Congenital Purple Gold" from such a powerful demon!

  It is precisely because it is extremely rare that it is extremely precious.

  These years, the Zhu family has relied on this "Congenital Purple Gold" to refine countless famous "Wan Sha Fei Nu" artifacts throughout the Southern Sea Immortal Realm. With these heaven-defying artifacts, the Zhu family has steadily occupied one of the four major families' positions and never wavered.

  Unfortunately, Zhu Yanzi suddenly brought back a child from outside one month in a certain year.

  He claims this son is his flesh and blood.

  Then, his temperament began to change, becoming more and more eccentric, more and more indifferent. Later on, he often stayed out for years without returning, appearing only occasionally, until gradually fading away from the core circle of the family...

  "Starting tomorrow, gather all the third-generation disciples for a family showdown! The winning family will be granted the treasured 'Ten Thousand Kills Flying Crossbow' and the supreme top-grade cultivation method of the family, plus 100,000 crystal stones!" Zhu Zun Tian announced loudly.

  His shout made everyone in the conference hall greatly moved.

  Third-generation disciple's grand comparison, bestowed the family's ultimate treasure 'Wan Sha Fei Nu', and also top-level cultivation method plus 100,000 crystal stones, this reward is too generous...

  "Ga, ga!" A strange, crow-like laughter echoed out, and the elder Zhu Xiao Tian's face revealed a manic grin:

  "Big brother, you're really generous. You truly look down on our family's Gui'er. Among the three generations of disciples, who can be an enemy to our family's Gui'er?"

  Zhu Xiao Tian was beaming with pride: "I have an announcement to make today. After my disciple, Gui Er, transferred to the Nanhai Xianxian Academy this year, he made a stunning performance in the trial of the Divine Sword Hall's Magic Domain. The Great Master of the Divine Sword Hall, Jian Xianzi, has officially decided to take him as his apprentice!"

  "Ah..."

  The hall was in an uproar, Zhu Xiang Tian's eldest son, another family leader and father of Zhu Hengzi, also stood up and said proudly:

  "What Father said is absolutely true, my family's Gui'er has an astonishing talent, and was indeed discovered by Jiang Xianzi, who took him under his wing. With that, he can break through the Eighth Realm of Post-Heaven in no time and become a top-notch disciple of Nanhai Hall, it's just a matter of time. Among the three generations of disciples in our family, who can compare to Gui'er?"

  Many people stood up and congratulated each other, and the conference hall immediately became noisy.

  Zhu Xiao Tian rushed to Zhu Zun Tian and bowed: "Big brother, thank you for your generosity! Gui Er is the hope of my family's future. The cycle of fortune has turned, and it's time for our East Mansion branch to take over as the master of the family!"

  Zhu Zun Tian slightly furrowed his brow and tightly pursed his lips, saying nothing.

  The Zhu family rules, the whole family is divided into the main house, east house, west house, south house and north house.

  The main house is for the head of the household, while other elders are divided into four branches.

  Family inheritance, intense competition among the five houses.

  Once a collateral branch produces an exceptionally talented descendant who seizes the symbol of authority, the Zhu family scepter, in the grand comparison among the heads of the five houses, the current house will be replaced.

  The one that seized the power of the head of the family became the main mansion, stationed in the surrounding islands of Wan Gui Xian Island, while the main mansion that lost the Zhu family's authority would fall to a branch mansion and move out of the surrounding islands of Wan Gui Xian Island.

  Such a cruel and fierce competition is the root of the family's continuous inheritance.

  Whether it is the main mansion or the branch mansion, they spare no effort in cultivating their younger disciples, with the goal of winning the Zhu family's authority baton, which symbolizes the highest power of the family, in the future family competition...

  The current Zhu family's main branch, the Zhu Zun Tian line, only became the masters of the main manor after Zhu Zun Tian rose to power and seized control of the Zhu family forty years ago.

  At that time, Zhu Zun Tian's strong opponent who was defeated was Zhu Xiao Tian.

  So for decades, Zhu Xie Tian has also been the greatest threat to Zhu Zun Tian.

  Originally, Zhu Zun Tian gave birth to a good son, Zhu Yan Zi.

  Zhu Yanzi is a genius of unparalleled talent, renowned throughout Nanhai, and the most promising candidate to become the future master of the family.

  But unfortunately, Zhu Yanzi was at the peak of his career, but suddenly fell, while several sons of Zhu Xiaotian were steadily and gradually entering the core of the family.

  Now among the third generation of disciples, Zhu Xiao Tian's branch has produced another Zhu Gui.

  Although it is said that the third generation of Zhu's disciples has generally declined and become the biggest crisis for the Zhu family, the rise of Zhū Guī still gave the family hope.

  This time Zhu Gui was taken in by Huijian Jiang Xianzi, which undoubtedly further solidified his position within the family.

  It seems that in the future, the main house and the east house will change places again...

  ……

  A three-generation family of disciples, one touch and it erupts.

  On the Xian Island, the master of the house, Zhu Zun Tian, was furious, almost pointing at his eldest son Zhu Si's nose and shouting: "Where is Zhu Yanzi? Where did Zhu Yanzi die? He has a big nerve, dare to disobey the family order, does he really want to leave the family and become a lonely ghost in the outside world?"

  Zhu Sizi was scolded by his father until his face turned red. He knew that his father had been irritated by the East Mansion today and was in a terrible mood.

  As for his own fourth brother, he was indeed helpless.

  For over a decade, he was like a lost soul, lingering in the demonic realm for a long time, completely ignoring family matters.

  This time is even more excessive, actually daring to violate the family master's order, all the second and third generation descendants of the family have returned, but he still hasn't shown up.

  "Father, has fourth brother encountered something outside or met with a crisis?"

  Zhu Zun Tian was taken aback for a moment, then his anger did not decrease, and he said: "It's better to have encountered something, anyway we are already lonely souls and wild ghosts, so let's just fall in the outside world and thoroughly become a lonely soul and wild ghost!"

  Zhu Zuntian was furious, his mood extremely bad.

  But at this time, the Zhu family's east house was filled with joy.

  All the supernatural beings of the Eastern Palace gathered together, drinking divine wine and tasting divine tea, with music and dance to add to the excitement.

  Zhu Jia Dong Fu's third-generation eldest grandson Zhu Gui, dressed in a red robe, one by one under his father's guidance, offered wine to the ancestral spirits.

  "Great Elder, this child Guier has been cultivating in the South Sea Institute for a year and his cultivation has made rapid progress. At this rate, he will be able to enter the Pre-Heaven stage by the time he's twenty and become the absolute core of the third generation of our family!"

  "What's there to say? Tomorrow, at the family competition, Guī'er will surely defeat all the other disciples from various branches and emerge victorious. With time, our East Branch will surely take over the Wàn Guī Xiān Island!"

  Elder Zhu Xiao Tian was in a great mood, and the various congratulatory words from the surrounding innate spirits made him have endless wild thoughts.

  The head of the family, fifty years a cycle.

  Big Brother Zhu Zun Tian has been sitting in the position of the host for a full forty years.

  In another ten years, the master of the house will have a grand birthday celebration.

  This branch of Dongfu, his own sons Zhu Hengzi and Zhu Zhenzi, were all born with innate spiritual qualities, and among the current second-generation descendants, they are absolutely outstanding.

  Now that Zhu's third generation has produced another Zhu Gui, who surpasses all the sons of the three generations, with this momentum, the competition between Dongfu and Zhufu is almost without suspense!

  "Big brother, forty years ago you snatched the Zhu family's authority from my hands. Forty years later, my junior will take it back!"

  "Kui'er!"

  "Grandfather!" The red-robed young man was handsome and elegant, with a face as white as jade. He respectfully bowed to Zhu Xiao Tian.

  Today he is the protagonist, for the first time in close proximity to all the innate spirits of the entire Dongfu, being fawned upon by everyone, and it's hard for a young man not to be excited.

  "Tomorrow's battle, do you have confidence?"

  "Grandfather! Don't worry, I'm a Zhu family descendant. If I, Zhu Gui, consider myself second, no one will dare to claim first place! Tomorrow, I'll definitely win the championship!"

  "Good! Good! You're indeed the grandson of Zhu Xiao Tian, you have spirit!"

  Behind Zhu Xiao Tian suddenly appeared a figure, his second son, Zhu Zhen Zi. He said: "Father, the head of the family this time three generations disciple competition, reward so rich, is it not..."

  Zhu Xiao furrowed his brow and said: "You mean to say... what news do you have?"

  The noisy scene suddenly fell silent, and everyone heard Zhu Zhenzi's words.

  Actually, everyone present has this question, it's just that no one has brought it up yet.

  Now Zhu Zhenzi has brought it up, and it just happens to have caught everyone's attention.

  Zhu Zhenzi's gaze swept over the crowd, and he said in a loud voice: "As far as I know, among the main family members, Zhu Yanzi has a son named Zhu Ting. Two years ago, Zhu Yanzi sent him to the East Sea College's Refining Body Hall. His growth momentum is astonishing, and this year he has already become a Green Robe Disciple of the East Sea Institute."

  And all of its body-refining techniques turned out to be the "Tianmo Body Refining Manual"…

  "Ah..."

  Many people were shocked.

  The Tianmo Cultivation Technique is the supreme method of cultivating the body of a demon god, extremely difficult to cultivate. It requires first planting the Tianmo Cultivation Technique divine symbol in the body, then entering the Demon Realm, using the ancient magic fire to wash the marrow, and after entering the prenatal stage, it is necessary to use the Black Magic Lotus Flower to reshape the flesh. Once the Tianmo Cultivation Technique is completed, one can cultivate an indestructible body, boundless divine power, and rebirth through a drop of blood. It is an extremely heaven-defying cultivation method.

  Zhu Kui's face changed from its usual smile.

  Zhu Xiao Tian and Zhu Heng Zi's faces also changed.

  The festive atmosphere of the entire Dongfu suddenly dropped to freezing point.