The death of Zhang Liang, the only Array Master of the Zhou Family, indeed stirred quite a wave within the family.

Primarily, he had only completed the setup of the Heavenly Yi Green Dragon Formation, a Forbidden Formation of such caliber, just a few years ago, making a significant splash within the formation masters' circle of the Jingguo Country Cultivation Realm, gaining much admiration from the Zhou Family Cultivators.

At the same time, he was the first person since Zhou Family's new policies to gain the status of Elder with both Purple Mansion Phase cultivation and an Array Master title, while also being a Maternal Family member.

These two things alone were enough for him to garner considerable attention within the family.

And when Zhou Mingde announced at his memorial funeral ceremony, the decision to guarantee his descendants Foundation Establishment Pills for ten generations, his reputation was elevated to a new height.

This decision shocked many Zhou Family cultivators, and also deeply surprised Maternal Family Cultivators like Xu Fu.

Before this, none of these Maternal Family members dared to believe that the Zhou Family would make such a promise because of one Maternal Family cultivator!

Due to some well-known reasons within the Zhou Family's Maternal circles, although the Zhou Family appeared to treat these Maternal Family cultivators equally without any neglect,

in some important strategic resource competitions, these Maternal Family cultivators were a notch lower than Zhou Family cultivators.

Generally, unless they had exceptionally good talent or had made outstanding contributions, they wouldn't expect to exchange for Foundation Establishment Pills or Purple Mansion Spirit Matters, which are important resources.

Foundation Establishment Fruit, a spiritual object beneficial for Foundation Establishment, was the best Foundation Establishment resource that the majority of Maternal Family cultivators could enjoy.

Of course, even so, it was better than what they would have from staying in small families or as Loose Cultivators.

So previously, the feelings of these Maternal Family members towards the Zhou Family were very complex.

They were grateful for the generous treatment and various opportunities provided by the Zhou Family, full of motivation.

However, they were also dissatisfied and regretful for not being able to truly enjoy the best resources of the Zhou Family.

Under the influence of these complex feelings, these Maternal Family members formed two groups.

Some thought that since they couldn't receive the same treatment as Zhou Family members, they might as well go with the flow. Besides fulfilling some obligatory duties of Zhou Family and Maternal Family members, they focused on enjoying themselves, occasionally inviting like-minded fellows to a restaurant for a table of Spirit Meals, feasting and drinking, or going to those Beast Fighting Arenas for some casual gambling.

Others were unwilling to sink into mediocrity and have always been striving to utilize the Zhou Family platform to improve themselves, hoping to stand out.

There's not much to say about the former group; it's hard to judge them, as they simply didn't want to fight, and they still fulfilled their duties and responsibilities.

The latter group, in fact, might not be beneficial for the Zhou Family.

After all, if these people really manage to stand out, they might vent their long-held dissatisfaction in certain ways someday, potentially causing a latent threat within the Zhou Family.

Although even if they do such things, they may not necessarily cause significant losses to the Zhou Family, it is ultimately not beneficial for the family.

Because of this, those truly in control of the family, like Zhou Mingde and Zhou Xinyan, did not dare to really give these people too many opportunities, worried that they might nurture ungrateful wolves!

Their choice couldn't be said to be wrong.

After all, the Zhou Family was always the Zhou Family's Zhou Family. Insisting on equal treatment for Zhou Family members and Maternal Family members would be digging their own foundation, only destabilizing their actual fundamental support.

No Cultivator Family would do such a thing.

Conversely, those dissatisfied Maternal Family cultivators cannot be said not to understand gratitude.

After all, the resources they obtained in the Zhou Family were earned through their own sweat and blood, and when they found themselves unable to receive equal treatment to Zhou Family cultivators after giving more sweat and blood, how could these competent individuals accept it?

Fortunately, there was previously Xu Fu, a Golden Core Elder cultivated from Maternal Family, serving as a golden emblem, who could console those capable Maternal Family cultivators, offering them some hope to not completely exacerbate conflicts.

But without better incentives or methods of resolution, once these Maternal Family cultivators find themselves stuck at Foundation Establishment Late Stage or Purple Mansion Late Stage for a long time, realizing they have no possibility for further advancement, knowing their life's endeavors can only end here without any more returns from the Zhou Family,

what actions they might take then, would be hard to predict!

In this situation, Zhang Liang, once a role model in the Maternal Family cultivators like Xu Fu, had his funeral ceremonies arranged to be conducted according to the Zhou Family's Golden Core Elder standards, receiving a promise of ten generations of favor from the Zhou Family's ancestor directly.

This move undoubtedly greatly shocked those Maternal Family cultivators, letting them see another way to ensure their efforts aren't in vain!

Indeed, constrained by the scarcity of special resources, the Zhou Family may never be able to provide these Maternal Family cultivators the same treatment as family cultivators.

This is a fact they do not wish to accept but must inherently exist.

Unless they can overthrow the Zhou Family, this fact cannot be changed!

So, when it's sure that this fact cannot be changed, they might choose to accept reality and strive from another direction.

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