Clan Cultivation: Starting from Beast Taming

Another cry of astonishment rose, revealing the answer.

Then, a green jade Ruyi flew from the sky, with nearly a hundred Cultivators in Daoist robes from the Green Lotus Temple standing on it.

With this, the Cultivators from the three major sects of Jingguo Country had all arrived.

Afterward, the Dharma Treasures in the sky were recalled by their respective owners, and the Cultivators from the three major sects descended onto the valley floor en masse, leaving only three Golden Core Stage Cultivators floating in the air.

"I am Bi Qiuyue from the Moon Wheel Sect!"

In the sky, a dignified and elegant woman in a white dress was the first to introduce herself.

As soon as her words fell, another figure, a tall and mighty old man with a long beard, immediately took over and said, "I am Zhen Bingyang from the Sunflame Sect!"

"I am Master Shanyang from the Green Lotus Temple!"

The last person, a middle-aged Daoist clad in a yellow Daoist robe, also reported his affiliation with a smile.

After this mutual introduction, the three exchanged glances over the many Cultivators inside and outside the valley and said in unison, "Entrusted by our Sects, we three will preside and oversee this Centennial Clan Gathering. We ask for the cooperation of all fellow Daoists."

Their voices boomed like thunder, shaking the valley.

Below, however, there was no response, nor was there need for one.

After the Golden Core Stage Cultivators finished speaking, the woman in the white dress, Bi Qiuyue, and the bearded old man, Zhen Bingyang, descended to the ground and began directing the Cultivators who came with them to set up the venue in the valley.

Meanwhile, the yellow-robed Daoist, Master Shanyang, remained suspended in mid-air, beginning to read aloud the rules established by the three major sects for this "Centennial Clan Gathering."

"This Centennial Clan Gathering is jointly organized by the Moon Wheel Sect, Sunflame Sect, and Green Lotus Temple, and any Cultivation family within Jingguo Country is welcome to register and participate in this grand event."

"To ensure fairness, the use of Talismans, Talisman Treasures, and Talisman Instruments by participants is prohibited during the Gathering. Violators will automatically lose their qualification to compete and will face severe punishment!"

"For safety reasons, a five-person team will be automatically eliminated if three members are lost, and a ten-person team will be eliminated if five members are lost!"

"For the sake of fairness, Golden Core families will automatically receive a top thirty ranking, but they are still welcome to register and participate in the event. Points earned by them will not be included in the overall score!"

"In addition, this Gathering will be divided into group stages and a top thirteen competition. All registered families will be randomly assigned into five groups. The top six families in points within each group will qualify for the top thirteen competition. The rest will be eliminated!"

"Lastly, as there may be a large number of participants and the Gathering may be lengthy, fellow Daoists who wish to achieve good results should consider their recovery strategies carefully."

After Master Shanyang solemnly finished reading the rules in the sky, he too descended to the ground.

Having heard the rules announced by Master Shanyang, many of the participating family members showed subtle changes in expression.

They had prepared powerful, one-use Talismans, Talisman Treasures, and Talisman Instruments, hoping to go further in the Gathering, but now their use was directly banned.

However, the three members of the Zhou Family smiled knowingly after hearing these rules, their expressions suggesting that this was as they expected.

Upon learning about the "Centennial Clan Gathering," Zhou Mingde and Zhou Chun had discussed whether they should prepare these items.

After the discussion, both of them believed that since the three major sects wanted to mobilize the large Cultivation families of Jingguo Country through this "Centennial Clan Gathering," they certainly wouldn't allow these families to waste treasures that had limited uses.

Why not keep these treasures for later when they go to campaign against the Dragon Transformation Sect?

Therefore, the Zhou Family did not equip any of its members with these powerful one-time use treasures for this event.

While many participants were troubled by Master Shanyang's words, the Cultivators of the three major sects quickly finished setting up the necessary Arrays.

They set up three Arrays: one for the Purple Mansion Venue, one for the Foundation Establishment Venue, and one for the Qi Refining Venue.

At the same time, the registered families began drawing lots to assign themselves to groups.

The conference established a total of five groups, labeled Jia, Yi, Bing, Ding, and Shu, and each family within the group would compete against other families to earn points.

This set of rules for the conference was rather advantageous for the Zhou Family.

After the drawing of lots, Zhou Mingde, the representative sent by the Zhou Family to draw lots, ultimately ended up in the Bing group.

It was only after the drawing was completed and the numbers of families in each group were announced that Zhou Chun and the others realized that the Bing group had the fewest families, only thirty-two in total.

Seeing this, Zhou Daoyi couldn't help but laugh and say, "We're in luck, with fewer numbers we can fight fewer battles and conserve more energy to push for the top thirty!"

However, at this moment, Zhou Chun's gaze turned elsewhere.

It was toward the several mountain peaks on the western side of the valley.

Those peaks had been requisitioned by the three major sects for their use and on them, they had arranged a Spirit Cleansing Formation using Formation Flags, Array Plates, and Array Instruments.

Cultivators participating in the "Centennial Families Tournament" could immediately go there to meditate and recover their Mana after their bouts.

This type of portable Spirit Cleansing Formation was specifically researched and developed for war.

Such techniques were also only mastered by major powers like the three great sects, and the average Golden Core families could not achieve this.

With the existence of such a portable Spirit Cleansing Formation, even an enemy that has marched tens of thousands of miles would not have to worry about finding a place to resupply and rest.

Of course, after all, a Spirit Cleansing Formation is still a Spirit Cleansing Formation, and it requires a Cultivator to maintain its operation in order to function, and this type of movable Spirit Cleansing Formation can only be controlled by those at the Foundation Establishment level.

Once the Spirit Cleansing Formation was set up, Master Shanyang of the Green Lotus Temple spoke in a deep voice, "Now, I hereby announce the official start of the Centennial Families Tournament!"

After he had finished, he called the family representatives of the Jia group to gather together and began to arrange their order of appearance.

"The first match of the Centennial Families Tournament Jia group, Yunzhou's Fang Family against Yanzhou's Kong Family!"

As soon as the referee, Master Qingyang, finished speaking, two teams of people swiftly emerged from around the valley and arrived outside the three Array platforms.

Neither of these families was particularly famous; at least Zhou Chun had never heard of them.

In the Purple Mansion Phase teams of both families, there was only one Purple Mansion Phase Cultivator each, and the Fang Family from Yunzhou didn't even have five Cultivators in their Foundation Establishment team!

After the two teams arrived outside the platform, the Sect Cultivators overseeing the Array platform immediately began handing out tokens for them to briefly refine.

These tokens were lifelines; once activated, they would instantly gain the protection of the Array's power, to prevent death at the hands of an opponent.

But once activated, this signified automatic disqualification.

The two Purple Mansion Phase Cultivators refined their tokens the fastest, and hence were the first to take the stage and engage in combat.

As soon as they entered the stage, enveloped by a transparent Array light screen, the two Purple Mansion Phase Cultivators quickly invoked their Magic Artifacts and launched an offensive against each other.

Both were at the initial stage of the Purple Mansion Phase, and it was difficult to determine a winner, but the scene of colliding Magic Artifacts and the clash of Spells and secret techniques got many of the spectators' blood boiling.

Some Cultivators, who were familiar with the combatants, took the opportunity to commentate on the battle for the younger members of their clans.

"The Fang Family's Bing Fire Element Skill is quite sophisticated; not only does it allow for quick cultivation, but the attached Dharma Powers are also considerable. Upon reaching the Purple Mansion Phase, one can even awaken a Divine Skill called the Bing Fire Thunder Bead, which condenses pure Bing Fire Spiritual Power into a Thunder Bead stored in the Dantian. When used, it's extremely powerful – you all should pay close attention later on!"

In a local Cultivation family's residence in Yunzhou, an elder at the Purple Mansion Phase, while watching the battle on the platform, shared his knowledge with the juniors of his family.

Similarly, at another location, a powerful figure from Yanzhou who was familiar with the Kong Family was explaining his knowledge to the younger generation.

This "Centennial Families Tournament," although it was convened as a call-to-arms by the three great Sects in anticipation of the campaign against the Dragon Transformation Sect,

It indeed provided a vast stage for exchange among the major families of Jingguo Country, allowing them to witness the prowess of Cultivators from families outside of their locality and to gain insights into the unique skills and secret techniques of other families, which greatly broadened their own horizons and knowledge.

Therefore, any family aware of the benefits attached to this tournament held the Centennial Families Tournament in high regard.