Chapter 1676: Chapter 635: Ice Silkworm Transformation
After Zhou Chun completed this task, he directly returned to the family.
Upon returning to the family, Zhou Chun did not publicly list those Nascent Soul Spirit Materials but instead privately hinted at their existence to a few promising younger members.
This was not due to personal intentions, but to prevent the Family Elders from damaging relationships over these Nascent Soul Spirit Materials, or even doing something detrimental to family unity.
Zhou Chun did not disclose the news of these Nascent Soul Spirit Materials directly, as some Purple Mansion Phase Elders who had little hope might not have any thoughts about it, just wishing to live out the rest of their lives in peace.
If he announced this news, everyone might be unable to resist harboring a feeling of greed, wanting to exhaust their family fortunes to give it a try.
This would not be a good thing for them personally or for the Zhou Family.
Because if they failed, not only would they easily lose their own lives, but their years of savings would also be ruined in an instant.
And for the family, their failure would not only mean losing an Elder but also wasting the hard-earned Nascent Soul Spirit Materials.
Therefore, unless the family has more than enough Nascent Soul Spirit Materials, or if he successfully transforms elixir and forms infant in the future, Zhou Chun would certainly not easily release these treasures for people to exchange.
Meanwhile, those Zhou Family Elders who received Zhou Chun’s hints suddenly became full of motivation, with their entire energy and spirit different from before.
Golden Core and Purple Mansion, though seemingly separated by just one realm, have enormous differences in identity, status, strength, and lifespan.
Only a Golden Core Stage Cultivator can truly be called a high-level cultivator.
And only by becoming a Golden Core Stage Cultivator can one truly enter the core circle of the Zhou Family, becoming a decision-maker.
As time quietly passed by for another two years, those four little insects, almost abandoned by Zhou Chun, finally ushered in a crucial third metamorphosis!
Once these four little insects underwent their third metamorphosis, they finally grew a pair of crystal-clear ice crystal wings.
Their wings were as wide as butterfly wings, and with just a flutter, they could fly into the sky at a considerable speed.
Moreover, after this metamorphosis, the invisibility ability of these little insects was enhanced once again, and they could now produce silk threads as an offensive measure.
The threads they spat out were extremely tough, unable to be broken even by a First Order high-grade Demon Beast with brute strength, and they contained an intense cold aura.
Once entangled by these threads, the chill emitted would hinder the target’s blood circulation, making it difficult to exert the strength needed to break free.
Zhou Chun released them to battle with some First Order high-grade Demon Beasts raised by the Zhou Family and found that none of the First Order high-grade Demon Beasts could be their opponent even in one-on-one battles.
Many Demon Beasts could not even detect their invisible state!
This result surprised Zhou Chun while also confirming their true identity.
Most likely, they were undoubtedly the legendary Hexapterous Ice Silkworms!
Upon discovering this situation, Zhou Chun’s attitude towards the four Hexapterous Ice Silkworm larvae changed drastically, and he began to nurture them earnestly.
Not only did he change their food to various high-grade Demonic Beast flesh and high-grade Spirit Wood leaves, but he also slaughtered some nearly lifespan-reaching "Skyfrost Cold Bees" to feed them.
The results were much as Zhou Chun expected. The Hexapterous Ice Silkworm larvae, which showed little effect from eating high-grade Demonic Beast flesh and Spirit Wood leaves, displayed a visible enhancement in aura after consuming the "Skyfrost Cold Bees."
Obviously, for these rare insects like the Hexapterous Ice Silkworms, only by consuming rare insects with similar attributes, such as "Skyfrost Cold Bees," could they speed up their growth.
However, Zhou Chun did not feed all the "Skyfrost Cold Bees" to the Hexapterous Ice Silkworms just for this reason.
Because he clearly knew, even if he fed all the "Skyfrost Cold Bees" to these four larvae now, it might not necessarily mature them or give them the ability to instantly kill a Golden Core Stage Cultivator.
In that case, it was better to let them grow naturally while they were still in the larval stage and growing relatively faster compared to the future.
Once they entered the juvenile or adult phases, and their growth speed truly slowed down to the point of being measured in centuries, then he would feed them "Skyfrost Cold Bees" abundantly to promote quicker maturation and maturity.
Just as Zhou Chun was wholeheartedly focusing on cultivation, the Zhou Family, after decades of rest and recuperation, also began to show its influence.
In the newly established Hundred Beasts Marketplace in Lianzhou, a Zhou Family auction that had been prepared for many years was also held.
This auction took nearly a decade for the Zhou Family to prepare and stirred anticipation in the "Heavenly Spirit Morning Post" a year in advance, with news even spreading to other nearby countries.
Because part of the auction items was announced during the anticipation period, including rare items such as Foundation Establishment Pills and Spirit Matters to assist in opening the Purple Mansion, it attracted many interested cultivators to attend.
On the day the auction was held, just the Golden Core Stage Cultivators alone numbered five, with so many Purple Mansion Phase Cultivators and Foundation Establishment Cultivators present that the private boxes at the auction venue were insufficient.
Once all the participating cultivators were seated, Zhou Mingde appeared on the auction stage personally with a Fourth Order Fire Divine Jackal to safeguard the auction.