Family Rise: Beginning with Grandfather.

Chapter 1000 Heavenly Law Prohibition

A mountain is not sacred because of its height, but because of the immortals who dwell there.

Zhongli Yue's Daoist temple is located on Taoyuan Mountain, which is situated among many towering mountains and ridges. Compared with the surrounding towering peaks, Taoyuan Mountain is like a little kid.

The mountain is not high, only about three hundred feet high, but its spiritual energy is exceptionally rich.

Taoyuan Mountain is Zhongli Yue's Taoist temple, but it is not just a Taoist temple, because it is also the headquarters of Wanbaohang in the Wanhua Mountains and the Wanhua Western Regions.

Therefore, there was a sizable market town at the foot of Taoyuan Mountain.

Yang Zhengshan emerged from the void and landed on the summit of Taoyuan Mountain, in front of an antique and charming bamboo building.

Looking down at the market town below and then at the verdant mountains in the distance, one feels a sense of awe, as if one were in the mountains but could not see the whole picture.

"Come and have some tea!" Zhongli Yue came out of the bamboo house, sat down at the stone table under the pine tree, and called out.

Yang Zhengshan turned around and saw that the man had clear and bright features, and his clothes flowed like clouds. He was sitting down at the stone table, and his hands holding the teapot had distinct knuckles. When boiling water was poured in, fine white steam condensed on the spout. When the steam passed over the silver needles in the teapot, his fingertips simply turned it lightly to skim off the foam.

As the aroma of tea wafted up, he poured the amber-colored tea from the fairness cup, his movements showing no sign of haste, but rather like the shadows of clouds drifting across green stones in the mountains, exuding a relaxed and leisurely air.

As expected of Zhongli Xiayi's brother, his elegant demeanor is exactly the same as Zhongli Xiayi's. However, compared to Zhongli Xiayi's luxurious attire, Zhongli Yue appears more approachable, with a carefree and unpretentious air about him.

Yang Zhengshan sat down, and Zhongli Yue smiled and said, "I've heard Xia Yi mention you before, but I didn't expect you to have formed your Golden Core so quickly!"

"I was just lucky!" Yang Zhengshan said modestly.

Zhongli Yue waved his hand, "The most unreliable thing in this world is luck. I really like a saying that Tianji Pavilion believes in: 'Know your destiny and do your best.' Whether it is destiny or luck, it all comes down to people in the end."

"There are many people in this world who are blessed with good fortune, and there are many people who are born with special advantages, but in the end, those who can go far are often the ones who are resolute."

These words made Yang Zhengshan feel extremely ashamed.

It is true that he was resolute. For over a hundred years, he never slacked off, regardless of his cultivation level or status, and always regarded cultivation as his most fundamental reliance.

But if we're talking about a chosen one, he actually possesses great fortune.

How could a time traveler not have great fortune?

Being able to travel through time is already a great stroke of luck, not to mention that he also possesses the Spirit Source Land and the current Immortal Palace of Living Realm.

In addition, he also encountered many opportunities along the way, from the ancient ruins to the Sun Cave Heaven, each time he gained a lot of benefits.

Of course, this involved his strategy and his adventurous spirit, but it is undeniable that he has always been very lucky.

Therefore, he is also a chosen one, blessed by heaven.

"Where is Fellow Daoist Xiayi? This junior has not seen Fellow Daoist Xiayi for a long time!" Yang Zhengshan changed the subject.

Zhong Liyue casually said, "She should be in Zhenyang Immortal City now. Wanbaohang's focus has shifted from Baiyun Immortal City to Zhenyang Immortal City, and she went there with them!"

"I see. I'll visit her another day!" Yang Zhengshan said with a smile.

He was quite grateful to Zhong Lixia.

After all, Zhongli Xiayi had helped him a lot at Wanbaohang, allowing him to obtain a considerable amount of resources from Wanbaohang.

It can be said that Zhongli Xiayi was one of his benefactors.

As the saying goes, it's better to have a benefactor help you take one step forward than to walk a hundred steps on your own.

In retrospect, Zhongli Xiayi's help back then may not seem very important, but if it weren't for Zhongli Xiayi's high regard for him, how could Yang Zhengshan have joined Wanbaohang? And how could he have so easily obtained so many third-tier spiritual items from Wanbaohang and refined his natal magic weapon?

It was thanks to Zhong Lixia's support that Yang Zhengshan avoided many detours.

"When you visit her, shouldn't you bring a gift?" Zhongli Yue said with a smile.

"Uh, of course!"

"I think the top-grade demon essence pill would be perfect!"

Zhong Liyue looked at Yang Zhengshan with a smile.

Yang Zhengshan shrugged, "This junior has already made preparations, and Fellow Daoist Xiayi will certainly receive her share!"

He still had two top-grade demon essence pills in his hand, which he hadn't used when he formed his own core, so he could give one to Zhongli Xiayi.

Besides, he's already capable of refining top-grade demon essence pills, so they won't be considered valuable items in his hands anymore.

"Excellent!" Zhongli Yue laughed heartily. "You don't need to call me senior anymore, just call me Brother Zhongli!"

“Brother Zhongli!” Yang Zhengshan’s eyes lit up.

Zhong Liyue continued, "Now that you are a Golden Core cultivator, you will be a sixth-rank guest elder of my Wanbaohang."

"It is my honor!" Yang Zhengshan understood what Zhongli Yue meant.

Since the two sides had a good relationship before, Wanbaohang would naturally not push him away.

Similarly, Yang Zhengshan would not give up the opportunity to befriend Wanbaohang.

For Yang Zhengshan, Wanbaohang can still provide him with a lot of assistance. Putting aside everything else, Wanbaohang's channels alone can provide him with a lot of resources.

Yang Zhengshan took a sip of tea and said, "Brother Zhongli, I have a few questions I would like to ask you. I wonder if you would be willing to answer them for me?"

"Just ask, no need to be so polite!" Zhongli Yue said casually.

Yang Zhengshan pondered for a moment and said, "I am now a Golden Core cultivator, but what should I do next?"

"Where to go from here?" Zhongli Yue tilted his head and looked at him. After thinking for a moment, he said, "You want to ask about the power structure of the Wanhua Mountains, or the power structure of the entire Wanhua Domain, right?"

Yang Zhengshan nodded and said, "That's the idea!"

He didn't know much about the distribution of power in the Wanhua Mountains and the entire Wanhua Domain, and now he needed someone to answer his questions about this basic knowledge.

After all, he is now a Golden Core cultivator, which means he is at the pinnacle of the immortal cultivation world.

In the future, he will be dealing with various powerful forces, but he knows very little about them, which makes him somewhat hesitant, fearing that he might inadvertently offend one of them and cause trouble.

It's not that he's afraid of trouble, but rather that he doesn't want to get into trouble for no reason.

Zhong Liyue gave him an approving look, then smiled and said, "Your idea is correct. There are some things that even Golden Core cultivators have to avoid, especially Golden Core cultivators like you who do not have the support of a powerful force behind them. They have to be even more careful."

"There are several forces in the Wanhua Domain that you cannot afford to offend. The first is the Tianxian Dao. The Tianxian Dao is the master of the Wanhua Domain. The Tianxian Dao Master has been in charge of the Wanhua Domain for ten thousand years. Therefore, the Tianxian Dao is an existence that you absolutely cannot afford to offend. You must abide by all the rules set by the Tianxian Dao!"

At this point, he took out a jade slip and handed it to Yang Zhengshan, saying, "This is the Heavenly Constitution Law; you should memorize its contents!"

"Besides the Tianxian Dao, the Wanhua Domain also has the Tianji Pavilion, the Wanhua Demon Court, the Beihai Demon Court, the Wuchang Ghost Sect, the Hengshan Sect, and several other forces. You'd better not provoke them!"

"Of course, that includes our Myriad Treasures Sect!"

Yang Zhengshan nodded thoughtfully.

Behind Wanbaohang is Wanbaozong, which seems to be a sizable sect. He knows a bit about Wanhua Yaoting, a powerful force composed of many demon races in the Wanhua Mountains.

The Impermanent Ghost Sect was the major power he knew best, a major power that did nothing human.

As for the North Sea Demon Court and Hengshan Sect, he had never heard of them, presumably because they were quite far from the Wanhua Mountains.

"Is there anything else?"

Zhong Liyue looked at him with a smile, "With your current strength, there are many people you can't afford to offend. Do you need me to list them one by one?"

"Uh, then let's forget about it!" Yang Zhengshan awkwardly stroked his beard.

If you ask him about the forces he can't afford to offend, there are simply too many.

Can he afford to offend Baiyun Immortal City?
Naturally, he couldn't afford to offend him. True Monarch Baiyun had the cultivation of the mid-stage Golden Core realm. Even though he possessed the Divine Power of Withering and Flourishing, he wouldn't dare to easily antagonize him.

Can he afford to offend the Hall of the Dead?

The Yellow Spring Ancestor is a Ghost King at the peak of the Golden Core stage; it's best for him to avoid him.

Furthermore, the many demon kings in the Wanhua Mountains are not beings he can easily provoke.

So it's best for him to keep a low profile and keep his tail between his legs from now on.

Although he was a Golden Core cultivator standing at the top of the Myriad Flower Domain, he was still far from being a powerful figure who could command respect from all sides.

“Even if you offend other forces, there is room for maneuver, but if you violate the rules of the Heavenly Constitution Path, no one can save you!” Zhongli Yue pointed to the jade slip and reminded him.

"Then I'll take a look at this Heavenly Law first!" Yang Zhengshan no longer hesitated and began to examine the contents of the jade slip.

The Heavenly Law has only five prohibitions: prohibiting the destruction of spiritual veins, prohibiting the usurpation of authority, prohibiting the suffering of living beings, prohibiting interference with the movement of stars, and prohibiting the intrusion into the cycle of reincarnation.

Yang Zhengshan was somewhat confused.

He could understand the first three.

The prohibition against damaging spiritual veins is easy to understand. Spiritual veins are the source of spiritual energy, the origin of all spiritual things, and the foundation of a cultivator's cultivation. Naturally, they cannot be easily destroyed.

The prohibition against overstepping authority is easy to understand. True Person and True Lord are titles and also authority, and cannot be changed casually. Of course, dividing martial arts realms into Martial God and Martial Immortal as in the Spirit Origin Land before is not considered overstepping authority, but at most just nonsense.

The so-called authority of the Heavenly Constitution Way refers to the authority of the Dao Lord and Dao Envoy. This prohibition also protects the authority of the Dao Lord and Dao Envoy. The authority of the True Lord and True Person is merely incidental.

It is essential to prevent the devastation of life. If cultivators were to kill indiscriminately, there would be no space for ordinary people to survive in the entire Wanhua Domain. Not to mention that it would violate the laws of nature, consider the source of disciples for the major powers.

The larger the population base, the more people with spiritual apertures there will be, and the more talented disciples that various forces can select.

Therefore, population is the foundation of the number of immortal cultivators and one of the cornerstones of the development of many forces.

However, he found the latter two prohibitions somewhat difficult to understand.

"Why should we prohibit interference with the movement of stars?" Yang Zhengshan asked.

Zhongli Yue's eyes flickered, "What are stars?"

Yang Zhengshan was taken aback.

What are stars?
He looked up at the sky, his gaze seemingly piercing through the heavens and the void.

"world?"

"To be precise, it's a realm! The Myriad Splendors Realm is just one of many stars!"

Yang Zhengshan's heart pounded.

If the stars are a realm, then it means that he has revealed the world's cosmology.

Where is Wanhua Domain located?

In the vast emptiness.

There are other realms within the Great Void, of course.

Why are the stars so bright?

Because the energy of each realm is very obvious in the Great Void.

Why can't I see the stars in the vast emptiness?

That's because you haven't looked far enough!

"Then why can't I see the grotto-heaven?"

"Because the cave is too small!"

Yang Zhengshan lowered his head and brows. The cave was too small, but the Shengjing Immortal Palace was not small. Although the Shengjing Immortal Palace could not compare to the vastness of the Wanhua Domain, it was still a vast small world. However, he did not see the aura of the Shengjing Immortal Palace in the Great Void.

No, it's not that we didn't see it, but rather that the energy was very weak.

Yang Zhengshan had a sudden realization: it wasn't that the Qi of the Shengjing Immortal Palace was too weak, but rather that the Shengjing Immortal Palace possessed the ability to conceal its Qi.

"But if it's a realm, how can its trajectory be changed?" Yang Zhengshan still didn't understand.

Changing the trajectory of a realm is something a Golden Core cultivator cannot do, at least not now. He wouldn't even dare to think about it, let alone do it.

Zhong Liyue shook his head slightly, "You'll know in the future, there's no need for you to know now."

Yang Zhengshan was a little annoyed when he heard this; people who leave things half-said are a bit annoying.

Well, we might not be able to beat him right now, so let's just bear with it.

"Then what is the last one, the cycle of reincarnation?"

There is no such thing as the underworld in this world. After a person dies, their soul will naturally dissipate and return to the world. There is neither the underworld nor the six realms of reincarnation.

"The Reincarnation Realm is in the East Sea. All you need to know is not to set foot in the East Sea. As for the rest, you don't need to know anything else!" Zhongli Yue said with a smile.

Yang Zhengshan looked frustrated again. "Couldn't you just say it directly, senior?"

Zhong Liyue shrugged, "No way!"

"Why?"

"Because I don't know either!"

"..." Yang Zhengshan was completely speechless.

You don't know and you're keeping me in suspense!

(End of this chapter)