I use my future dreams to prove immortality.

Chapter 44 Polite Refusal

"Lei Ling? Truly gifted! You haven't become Wei Jin's disciple, have you?"

"Grandpa is indeed very insightful."

"It's such a waste of your talent." The disappointment in Zhou Jintai's eyes was genuine.

Before entering Zhou Qiuyuan's residence, he had sent people to find out most of the family's situation and already knew that Zhou Qiuyuan had become Wei Jin's disciple.

Zhou Jintai is willing to allocate some resources to cultivate a body refiner from within the family, as this is far more reliable than relying on outsiders.

Unfortunately, the Zhou family couldn't buy a single Thunder Spirit Tool, and without one, a Body Refiner's combat power was reduced to less than one-tenth.

Benlei Dao Wei Jin was a figure, but Lei Hu had become a sick tiger. The Zhou family was considered a powerful clan in Black Swamp City, and the sick tiger's power was of little use.

Resources should not be too stingy when recruiting Body Tempering Realm cultivators; otherwise, not only will they not gain loyalty, but they will also harbor resentment.

Compared to the price paid, the return the Zhou family received from Zhou Qiuyuan was far too meager.

A large number of ordinary people from Tianqiao City migrated to Black Swamp City, and the situation in the city was turbulent. All the major families were making preparations closely. Zhou Jintai really didn't want to spend money to support a useless piece of trash.

"The Zhou family has recruited many skilled individuals recently, and they are all extremely loyal to the Zhou family. There are simply no vacant positions available, and it would be impolite to do anything that would cause them distress."

This is already a polite way of saying no.

Zhou Chengwu's eyes showed a hint of disappointment, but he still forced a smile.

"Having come today and learned that the descendants of the fifth branch are living comfortably, this old man is at ease," Zhou Jintai waved his hand and said cheerfully, "It's getting late, this old man should go back!"

Zhou Chengyi remained silent throughout, observing coldly, his gaze towards Zhou Chengwu revealing disdain.

This poor relative went through a lot of roundabout ways, but still wanted to use their connection to get a meal at the Zhou family's house.

It's a bit of a pity about my cousin. His grandfather was short-sighted. If he hadn't left the Zhou family, his situation would definitely be a thousand times better than it is now.

Even now, despite his best efforts in cultivation, he still cannot catch up with his peers in the Zhou family.

The Zhou family grandfather and grandson, accompanied by four guards, hurriedly left.

Shen Wan watched the departing figures of the group, her face full of envy. "The Zhou family is truly impressive!"

Zhou Chengwu sighed with slight disappointment, "I was planning to find you a job, but I didn't expect..."

"Isn't life much better now than before?" Zhou Qiuyuan bent down to tease the black puppy. The little guy, who had just opened his eyes, made a roar like a dragon when facing a stranger.

"What goes around comes around. Who knows, one day they might be coming to us for help again."

The people from Tianqiao City who are about to migrate here are like dragons crossing the river; they will surely disrupt the situation in Black Swamp City, and the powerful families that control the most resources will be the first to suffer.

Those who lack strength and hold positions without merit will inevitably be brought down.

To this day, many powerful clans have perished in Black Swamp City.

Not to mention the distant past, the Wei family of my master is one of them.

Even if the Zhou family were willing to extend an olive branch, Zhou Qiuyuan would not be willing to get involved rashly, as the risks would far outweigh the benefits.

Zhou Qiuyuan brought over a half-bowl of meat porridge. The black puppy that had been baring its teeth at him earlier smelled the aroma of the food and immediately wagged its tail, circling around his legs.

"What a traitor!" Zhou Qiuyuan put down the meat porridge and laughed, "You can call yourself Wangcai!"

Zhou Qiuyuan looked at the little black dog who was eating with its head down and rubbed its head. Unexpectedly, Wangcai turned around and bit back.

The hand remained still, allowing Wangcai to bite it without breaking through the defense.

"Still hogging your food? You're asking for it!"

Zhou Qiuyuan flicked it on the head, making Wangcai yelp and no longer dare to bare its teeth.

He had just finished feeding the dog when he turned and went to the west wing, which is now more accurately called the west wing chicken coop.

Zhou Chengwu completely transformed it into a chicken farm, where more than fifty chickens gathered, and fresh, steaming eggs were scattered on the ground.

Zhou Qiuyuan walked to the leftmost wooden railing and opened the hidden door.

Behind the hidden door was a smaller chicken coop, inside which was a chicken with red feathers all over its body. When it saw Zhou Qiuyuan, it ran over excitedly, waiting to be fed.

This is a hidden compartment specially prepared for Firefeather Chickens. If someone comes to visit, the Firefeather Chickens can be hidden here to reduce the risk of them being exposed.

Zhou Qiuyuan looked at the Fire Feather Chicken, which stood out from the crowd. It was growing very fast and was already not much smaller than an adult rooster.

The Firefeather Chicken has been hatched for only six days.

Zhou Qiuyuan used his future dreams to feed the Fire Feather Chicken pills and tested more than 30 kinds of pills in turn. He found that the Wild Bull Bone Strengthening Pill had the effect of promoting the growth of the Fire Feather Chicken.

The only drawback is that the medicine is too potent; the Firefeather Chick couldn't withstand a single whole Bull Bone Strengthening Pill and almost died on the spot.

In addition to feeding him rice every day, Zhou Qiuyuan also adds a small amount of Man Niu Zhuang Gu Dan powder to his drinking water, which causes the Fire Feather Chicken to grow extremely fast.

The conventional breeding method requires three to seven months, but at the current rate, they can start breeding and laying eggs in just over a month.

At that time, with the daily nourishment from Fire Feather Eggs, the body tempering efficiency will reach a new level.

He planned to test the pills on Wangcai as well, hoping to help it grow up quickly and take on the responsibility of guarding the house.

After finishing his meal, Zhou Qiuyuan went to Tianxianglou as usual, but he didn't get any useful information, so he went home early to sleep.

……

A dream of the future.

Before Zhou Qiuyuan were six secret techniques: "Tiger's Roar and Thunderous Sound," "Fragment of the Transformation Manual," "Thunderous Purple Robe," "Spiritual Rhinoceros Sword Finger," "Eight Extremes Vajra Body," and "Riding the Wind and Treading the Waves."

Since discovering the black market, Zhou Qiuyuan has gone there every night to purchase goods.

"Lingxi Sword Finger", "Eight Extremes Vajra Body", and "Riding the Wind and Treading the Waves" are the secret techniques obtained in the past three days.

The three books were not incomplete. Zhou Qiuyuan learned from his previous experience and only paid for the complete books after confirming that they were correct.

The Spiritual Rhinoceros Sword Finger is a universal secret technique that can be mastered by all types of body cultivators. However, this technique requires the completion of external finger bone training before it can be practiced.

The Eight Extremes Vajra Body is a body-refining technique that can be practiced by metal-type body refiners. It includes two secret techniques that can only be used by those who practice the Eight Extremes Vajra Body.

Riding the wind and waves is a secret leg technique that can only be practiced by water-based and wind-based body cultivators. Once mastered, it allows one to ride the wind and waves, resulting in astonishing running speed.

Since the black market cultivation manuals are unreliable, Zhou Qiuyuan cannot verify their authenticity. He can only obtain the manuals first and then use future dreams to confirm whether there are any hidden dangers.

The Tiger Roar Thunder Sound technique has not yet been fully mastered; there are still the Thunderous Purple Robe and the Face-Changing Transformation fragments to follow, and now the Spirit Rhinoceros Sword Finger technique has been added.

I used to think there was nothing to do in my future dreams, but now, just learning all these secret techniques takes a lot of effort.

Take your time!

With limited energy at the moment, I can only focus on the two thunder-based secret techniques, Tiger Roar Thunder Sound and Thunderous Purple Robe.