[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-cultivation-from-servant-to-revered-immortal":3,"chapter-cultivation-from-servant-to-revered-immortal-cultivation-from-servant-to-revered-immortal-chapter-269":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Cultivation: From Servant to Revered Immortal",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},741258,979,"Chapter 269 - 17: The Gathering Storm","cultivation-from-servant-to-revered-immortal-chapter-269",269,"\u003Cp>On that day, Zhou Xun received a letter from Lin Xueying, learning that Celestial Feather Sect cultivators have infiltrated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Xun immediately went into seclusion, drawing Escape Talismans, ranging from Tier Two Low-Grade to Tier Two High-Grade, numbering over twenty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After emerging, he immediately summoned Fang Tianlun, Weih Qiuxin, Shi Wanrong, Zhou Jingsong, and others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the reception hall, everyone gathered together, waiting for Zhou Xun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sister Weih, do you know why the Island Master has summoned us?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fairy Mingyue approached Weih Qiuxin and asked softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two used to be the top individuals in Junyue Pavilion, already acquainted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Later, after leaving one after another, they both became Foundation Establishment cultivators and lived near Wangchuan Lake. Their relationship quickly deepened, becoming close friends.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t know either. The Island Master usually summons individually, gathering everyone together like this is extremely rare!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Weih Qiuxin was also perplexed at this moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, she was not curious about it; her philosophy was simply: the Island Master’s instructions, I execute!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything else was handed over to Zhou Xun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Tianlun and his wife were rather apprehensive as they were newly joined under Zhou Xun and unfamiliar with everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Originally for Zhou Xun, they were merely peer acquaintances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after Zhou Xun solved their predicament, they understood his true power and devoted themselves wholeheartedly to joining him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other side, Wang Erniu’s children stood together, discussing in hushed tones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Originally, Wang Erniu planned to bring them back to Red Leaf Square, but unexpectedly, Celestial Feather Sect invaded, decisively abandoning the idea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, Zhou Xun’s Wangchuan Lake was protected by a Tier Three Low-Grade Array, with Zhou Xun personally overseeing it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s countless times safer than their Red Leaf Square.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Little brother, you’ve apprenticed under Uncle Zhou’s family. Do you know why he summoned us?\" The speaker was a woman in her thirties.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her appearance somewhat resembled Lin Xue’e.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was Wang Erniu’s eldest daughter, Lin Xiuyin, currently having ninth-layer Qi Refining cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Elder sister, though I have apprenticed under my master’s tutelage, I have not served for long, so I do not know much about him!\" Wang Shun said with a bitter smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since becoming Zhou Xun’s disciple, he had been taught primarily by Zhou Jingsong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The number of times Zhou Xun personally guided him was minimal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Consequently, he held great respect and awe for his master.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Jingsong and Shi Wanying stood together, waiting quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Zhou Xun entered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Greetings, Island Master!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Greetings, Master!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Greetings, Uncle Zhou!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone bowed and saluted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among those present were either his disciples, younger generations, or his subordinates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Xun waved his hand, sitting directly in the host’s seat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I summoned you all today to inform you of a major matter!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I received news that Celestial Feather Sect, unable to break through the Golden Ape Valley defense head-on, has dispatched elite cultivator teams to infiltrate deep within Xui Country,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And among those leading, there are Fake Pill cultivators!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Such force is absolutely beyond your ability to resist; after today, you all must strictly order your subordinate departments not to leave the twenty-mile radius of Wangchuan Lake.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"All spirit material transactions must also be suspended for the time being!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you all understand?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing Zhou Xun’s news, everyone was shocked but soon calmed down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beyond the twenty-mile radius of Wangchuan Lake is where the array doesn’t cover.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Zhou Xun’s statement implies that within the array, they are secure and without worry!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But suspending transactions would result in significant losses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During this period, leveraging Zhou Xun’s early advantage, Wangchuan Lake had accumulated a considerable amount of spirit materials, making quite a profit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A small-scale transaction market had even formed here at Wangchuan Lake!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet since Zhou Xun had spoken, they could only comply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Understood!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone nodded in agreement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Zhou Xun took out the refined Escape Talismans, rewarding each person with one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Although the information mentions that those infiltrated are Fake Pill cultivators, it is essential to prepare for the worst. Should the situation become untenable, retreat immediately!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Xun said calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the defenses at Wangchuan Lake, unless the two Middle-Stage Core Formation Elders from Celestial Feather Sect came here, it would be unbreachable!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, if there were Tier Three Forbidden-Breaking Talismans, such as ancient talismans, Wangchuan Lake could not withstand them either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, everyone looked at each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Wangchuan Lake, protected by a Tier Three Low-Grade Array, couldn’t withstand it, they couldn’t think of a safer place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But since Zhou Xun had said this, they could only comply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among them were either Qi Refining cultivators or Early-Stage Foundation Establishment ones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In such a situation, they could only go with the flow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just a month later, news arrived of the Celestial Gate’s infiltrating cultivators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jingxin Pavilion,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sunx Yuanque looked petrified with fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother Zhou, you wouldn’t believe it, if not for timely reinforcements, you might not have seen me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Five days ago, following the usual route, he went to Vulture Ridge’s Yann Family to collect the refined magical artifacts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unexpectedly, shortly after arriving at Yann Family, he encountered Celestial Feather Sect cultivators who came to raid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were ten attackers, led by a Fake Pill Cultivator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Yann Family is renowned as an Artifact Refining Family, with a Mountain Protection Array at a Quasi-Third Tier Level, yet under the Fake Pill Cultivator’s assault, it only lasted less than three days before collapsing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Following that, the ten Celestial Feather Sect cultivators stormed Yann Family, pillaging and burning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless Yann Family cultivators perished there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sunx Yuanque managed to retreat while fighting thanks to his grandfather’s life-saving item.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eventually, he was rescued by arriving Fake Pill cultivator reinforcements, while that group of Celestial Feather Sect cultivators abandoned one of their own and fled swiftly, disappearing without a trace!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Xun slightly frowned as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vulture Ridge was not far from their Wangchuan Lake, only over forty thousand miles away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Unexpectedly, this group of Celestial Feather Sect cultivators is already at Wangchuan Lake’s doorstep!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Xun’s heart tightened, with a cold glimmer flickering in his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother Sunx, fortune smiles on you, but in the future, you should err on the side of caution!\" Zhou Xun comforted him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother Zhou speaks rightly; after this incident, I’m going to ask my grandfather for help to resign from this duty!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sunx Yuanque said bitterly with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Safety must come first!\" Zhou Xun nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"However, rest assured, Brother Zhou; my successor is a disciple under my grandfather, and our transaction will continue as usual!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sunx Yuanque added.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That sounds great!\" Zhou Xun smiled faintly, and then shifted the topic, asking:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother Sunx, during your encounter with the Celestial Feather Sect cultivators, did you manage to obtain anything from them, so I can see?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Xun asked with the intention of taking the initiative.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This group of Celestial Feather Sect cultivators usually fights separately, but if encountering a tough spot, they often gather and strike together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Xu Family, one of the Four Great Families with a Tier Three Low-Grade Array, was similarly breached!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His Wangchuan Lake, although boasting impressive defenses, doesn’t guarantee resistance against the siege from these Celestial Feather Sect cultivators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the array breaks, he can easily escape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this large group of disciples, younger generations, and subordinates might suffer a calamity.\u003C\u002Fp>",1219,"2026-06-02T11:38:42.696Z",1,"novelbin.me","91b99d37bcfdc23b01026081c1c6d9085fbf81a045d95213ed45580535456d09","cultivation-from-servant-to-revered-immortal-chapter-270","cultivation-from-servant-to-revered-immortal-chapter-268",564,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fcultivation-from-servant-to-revered-immortal-cover.jpg"]