Family Rise: Beginning with Grandfather.

Chapter 1017 Unclaimed Property
"senior!"

A soft voice sounded, and he slowly raised his head, his gray-blue eyes meeting Qingyuan Fox Lord's amber eyes.

Suffering a little injustice is nothing to Yang Zhengshan; he is flexible and adaptable, not someone who can't stand being wronged.

But if the other party aggressively probes his secrets, then he will have no choice but to fight to the death.

The sacred tree before him gave him a chance to fight desperately.

With a lifespan of 3,200 years, the consumption ratio is close to 10 to 1.

A strange light flashed in Yang Zhengshan's eyes.

As expected, the lifespan of demons cannot be calculated using the rules of immortal cultivation.

The powerful figure before him actually had a lifespan of 3,200 years, and Yang Zhengshan would have to consume over 30,000 years of his own lifespan to erase all of her lifespan.

When Qingyuan Fox Lord raised his eyes, his amber pupils shimmered with honeyed light, the corners of his eyes slanted as if painted with gold, and a touch of peach pink spread out, as if a rosy cloud rested on his eyelashes. His delicate nose was straight and elegant, with a natural red dot at the tip, which complemented the soft curve of his jawline, creating a perfect balance of strength and gentleness.

Her lips were a natural crimson, with full, rounded lips. When she parted slightly, she revealed half a pearly white tooth. A smile spread from the corners of her lips to the depths of her eyes, yet that smile contained three parts languor and seven parts allure. Her skin was like a peeled lychee, with a pearly pink blush on the sides of her neck. Her dark hair fell down, concealing her delicate earlobes, the downy hairs on her earlobes glistening with gold, trembling slightly with her breath.

Such a face, as if blended with moonlight and flower essence, is breathtakingly beautiful yet as pure as dew, making one dare not defile it, yet unable to look away.

However, Yang Zhengshan's eyes were incredibly clear at this moment, without the slightest hint of desire.

Qingyuan Fox Lord's gaze met his. "You're quite good. Hehe, you've earned my approval!"

"Please give your instructions, senior!" Yang Zhengshan bowed respectfully.

The Azure Fox Lord withdrew his divine soul power and said with a faint smile, "Your supernatural abilities are very strong, but you probably don't know that you cannot extract the life force of the Sacred Tree!"

Yang Zhengshan's composed expression froze.

Damn, that old fox is really cunning; he actually guessed what he was thinking.

That makes sense, though. Since the other party knew about his withering and flourishing supernatural powers, how could they have brought him to the sacred tree without any warning?

"It's sick, and I hope you can cure it!" Qingyuan Fox Lord said softly.

Yang Zhengshan was slightly taken aback, then looked at the sacred tree in front of him again.

Pure Amber Sacred Tree!

This wasn't the first time he had treated a tree; he had treated many spiritual plants transplanted from the Spirit Source Land.

However, this was the first time he had ever treated a fourth-tier divine tree.

"The Azure Amber Sacred Tree grows on the central spiritual vein of the cave, able to connect with the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and transform the essence of all things. It is the foundation for the survival of our fox clan."

"The amber crystal embedded in the tree trunk is the demon core of the first generation of the Fox Lord of my Fox Clan. Every day, with the rising and setting of the sun and moon, it absorbs and exhales the pure energy of heaven and earth, condensing the spiritual energy of Qingyuan into substance, turning it into golden mist that wraps around the tree crown."

"The sacred tree bears fruit once every three hundred years, with three hundred and sixty fruits each time. Those whose lifespan is about to end can eat these fruits and extend their life by one hundred years! Ordinary people can extend their life by up to one thousand years."

At this point, Qingyuan Fox Lord looked at Yang Zhengshan with a half-smile.

Yang Zhengshan's heart stirred slightly, and he roughly understood what Qingyuan Fox Lord meant.

Since this sacred tree can prolong life, it means it also causes disorder in the cycle of life and death. The essence of the power of withering and flourishing also includes the meaning of disorder in life and death, so the two are closely related.

Therefore, Yang Zhengshan was unable to use the Withering and Flourishing Divine Power to extract the life force of the Sacred Tree.

The Azure Fox Lord's expression immediately turned serious, and he said, "However, it has been a thousand years without any results! Do you know why?"

"Why?" Yang Zhengshan asked, puzzled.

Qingyuan Fox Lord stared at him, his amber eyes devoid of any emotion.

Yang Zhengshan awkwardly touched his nose, "Well, let me check the situation first!"

When someone asks you "why," they're not asking you to ask the question, but rather to help you find the root of the problem.

Circumstances are beyond human control, and Yang Zhengshan could do nothing but hope that he could solve the problem so that he could leave safely.

Spirit plants are powerful beings, especially since the sacred tree before us is a fourth-tier spirit plant.

However, spiritual plants are also a delicate species, with very demanding requirements for their growing environment.

Yang Zhengshan has some experience with the diseases that may occur with spiritual plants.

The first is environmental change, which includes the concentration of spiritual energy, the grade of spiritual veins, changes in the surrounding atmosphere, and so on.

The second core energy system malfunctions. Each spiritual plant has its own energy system, which absorbs spiritual energy, stores spiritual energy, releases spiritual energy, and nurtures fruit, etc. All of these require a sophisticated energy circulation system.

The third factor is external factors, such as being attacked or suffering from some kind of malevolent energy.

Since there was a problem with the result of this sacred tree, the first thing Yang Zhengshan checked was its core energy system.

He placed his hand on the sacred tree, and his spiritual senses seeped into its interior.

The Sacred Tree belongs to the Void Spiritual Objects. In principle, it has already deviated from the characteristics of attribute spiritual plants. That is to say, it is not simply of the wood attribute, and may not even contain the wood attribute.

More accurately, it is an evolution of rules, rather than a plant.

Although it can bear fruit, it cannot produce seeds.

It does not originate from the germination and growth of seeds, but rather from the evolution of rules.

This story begins with the creation of the ethereal beings of the Great Void.

The void is empty, seemingly devoid of any matter, but in reality, the entire real world is hidden within it.

To put it simply, the real world exists within the void, enveloped by the void.

Similarly, the grotto-heaven is also enveloped by the Great Void, and all things are within the Great Void. Therefore, the rules of all things are contained within the Great Void.

The creation of spiritual objects in the Great Void originates from the evolution of all things within the rules of the Great Void.

Therefore, the spirits of the void do not have a precise form.

You could call this tree a tree, or you could call it an array or a magical artifact.

Of course, since it takes the form of a tree, it possesses some of the characteristics of a tree, such as containing a powerful life force.

Yang Zhengshan examined the Sacred Tree's energy circulation system but found no problems.

He frowned and withdrew his hand, gazing thoughtfully at the enormous sacred tree before him.

"Have you noticed anything?" Qingyuan Fox Lord asked.

"Did you have someone take a look at it, senior?" Yang Zhengshan asked.

Qingyuan Fox Lord said, "Yes, I've had a few friends look into it before!"

The Azure Amber Sacred Tree has not borne fruit for a thousand years. It was seven hundred years ago that they discovered there was something wrong with the sacred tree.

Over the past seven hundred years, the Azure Fox Lord has had several Golden Core cultivators and demon kings examine the sacred tree.

She even went so far as to invite a very special person to come and examine her.

That special being was a spiritual treasure, or more precisely, an ancient spiritual treasure.

Spiritual treasures are generally made from spiritual objects of the Great Void, and their essence is the same as the sacred tree before us.

Well, the Immortal Palace of Living Beings is also a spiritual treasure, and Yang Zhengshan is the spirit of the Immortal Palace of Living Beings. So the special beings she found before are actually not much different from Yang Zhengshan.

The only reason she approached Yang Zhengshan was because he possessed the power of decay and prosperity.

The Withering and Flourishing Divine Power is a wood-attribute divine power, and it also involves the cycle of life and death, and the transformation of yin and yang. She felt that Yang Zhengshan might have a solution, so she stepped in to help Yang Zhengshan drive away Chi Yuan.

Anyway, she figured she might as well try anything, and regardless of whether Yang Zhengshan had a solution or not, she was just wasting a little bit of time.

Yang Zhengshan nodded slightly, said nothing more, and flew into the air, sat cross-legged, and spread his spiritual sense.

Since Qingyuan Fox Lord has consulted many people, the problem cannot be something that is only superficial.

He wanted to find the reason why the sacred tree did not bear fruit at a deeper level.

Has the concentration of spiritual energy changed drastically?

Has the spiritual vein been altered?
Is the aura within the cave hidden somewhere?

Could it be that a special aura entered the cave, causing the sacred tree to change?
Wait, every question needs to be investigated.

Seeing Yang Zhengshan's actions, the Azure Fox Lord did not disturb him. She waved to the distance, and then several equally beautiful Azure Fox demons gracefully flew over. "Greetings, Fox Lord!" the beautiful fox demons bowed gracefully.

"Okay, go and prepare a thank-you gift!" said the Azure Fox Demon.

The pressure she just exerted was merely a test; she had no intention of harming Yang Zhengshan.

Since Yang Zhengshan was willing to help, she naturally had to prepare a thank-you gift, even if Yang Zhengshan couldn't help at all.

Otherwise, if word gets out, it will be difficult for her to ask others for help in the future.

Yang Zhengshan was unaware of Qingyuan Fox Lord's arrangements; at this moment, he was sensing the energy within Qingyuan Cave Heaven.

He was extremely familiar with the energy of the cave, and he shouldn't forget that refining the nerves in the Void Realm was also one of his main cultivation techniques.

"The spiritual energy concentration is not a problem!"

"There's no problem with the earth's veins or spiritual veins!"

"As for the special aura!"

Yang Zhengshan carefully sensed for a long time, but found no special aura within Qingyuan Cave.

"Strange, if there's nothing wrong, why isn't the sacred tree bearing fruit?"

Yang Zhengshan was filled with doubt.

He slowly opened his eyes and then looked up at the sky.

Looking at that bright, shining sun.

The sun within the cave is a microcosm of the sun in the main world, as are the moon and stars.

Of course, if possible, the sun within the cave can also be replaced by a magical artifact.

Although he was not the master of Qingyuan Cave Heaven, he could still see that the sun in Qingyuan Cave Heaven was a microcosm of the sun in the main world, meaning that there was no problem with the sun, moon, and stars.

Yang Zhengshan circled the sacred tree again, then approached the Azure Fox Lord and asked, "Senior, are you the master of the Azure Cave Heaven?"

Qingyuan Fox Lord shook his head. "No."

"No? Then who is?" Yang Zhengshan asked in surprise.

Qingyuan Fox Lord frowned slightly. "Is this related to the Sacred Tree?"

“There might be a connection!” Yang Zhengshan said.

Qingyuan Fox Lord looked at Yang Zhengshan with some suspicion, while Yang Zhengshan looked at Qingyuan Fox Lord with a calm expression.

Finally, the Azure Fox Lord declared, "The master of the Azure Cave Heaven is the first Demon Lord of my fox clan!"

"The first Demon Lord!" Yang Zhengshan was stunned. "Wasn't the first Demon Lord dead?"

“That’s right, he died, but his soul merged with the Sacred Tree, so the master of this cave is the Sacred Tree,” said Qingyuan Fox Lord.

Yang Zhengshan was stunned.

Is this still possible?

At this time, the sacred tree had actually merged with the Qingyuan Cave Heaven, just like the Shengjing Immortal Palace. The Shengjing, the Immortal Palace, and the Taixu Twelve Golden Crystal Lotuses were all one.

The habitat is equivalent to Qingyuan Grotto-heaven, and the sacred tree is equivalent to the twelve golden crystal lotuses. Qingyuan Grotto-heaven is just without a celestial palace.

The first demon lord's soul merged with the sacred tree, which is equivalent to me being my own master.

Here comes the problem.

The sacred tree has no spirit, no self-awareness.

Strictly speaking, it has no self; it is merely an object.

A sudden inspiration flashed through Yang Zhengshan's mind, and then he looked toward the sacred tree.

Therefore, Qingyuan Cave Heaven is actually an ownerless object!

His heart began to pound.

In other words, although the Qingyuan Fox Clan lives here, they do not have control over this grotto-heaven.

"No, then how did you connect to the main world?" Yang Zhengshan asked again.

Without the master's permission, how can the grotto-heaven connect with the main world?

Whether it's a teleportation array or a portal to a grotto-heaven, both require the approval of the grotto-heaven master to be set up.

"You mean the Gate of Qingyuan? That was left behind by the first Demon Lord!" said the Qingyuan Fox Lord.

Yang Zhengshan stroked his beard and looked at Qingyuan Fox Lord with a strange gaze.

"Senior, how many grotto-heavens does the Wanhua Demon Court have?"

“Three!” Qingyuan Fox Lord frowned again, not understanding why Yang Zhengshan was asking these questions.

"Do you know the owners of the other two grotto-heavens?"

Qingyuan Fox Lord pondered for a moment, then shook his head. "I don't know!"

"I've heard that the Myriad Flower Demon Emperor is incredibly powerful, but I've never heard of what his true form is," Yang Zhengshan continued to ask.

"Why are you asking this?" Qingyuan Fox Lord's beautiful face turned cold.

"Perhaps this will work for me!" Yang Zhengshan said calmly.

The Azure Fox Lord stared at him, and seeing that he remained unmoved, he slowly said, "No one knows what the true form of the Myriad Flower Demon Emperor is."

"Does the Demon Emperor of Ten Thousand Flowers have no relatives?"

"no!"

"Where does he live?"

"The Land of Demon Ruins".

"Did the senior invite him to come and take a look?"

"No, the Demon Emperor is often in seclusion and rarely shows himself!"

Yang Zhengshan nodded slightly, "I think I understand where the problem lies!"

"Where?" A hazy light appeared in Qingyuan Fox Lord's eyes.

“Qingyuan Cave Heaven needs a master!” Yang Zhengshan said, shrugging.

"What do you mean?"

“The grotto-heavens belong to the Great Void, and the energy of the grotto-heavens is also within the Great Void. Therefore, the grotto-heavens need someone to maintain their balance, otherwise the grotto-heavens will collapse!”

"Fall?" Qingyuan Fox Lord frowned. "But there is no sign of Qingyuan Cave Heaven falling."

"What the senior said is right. The Sun Cave Heaven was abandoned for ten thousand years before it fell, while the Azure Plain Cave Heaven was only abandoned for a thousand years, so it will not fall so quickly. However, as time goes by, the Azure Plain Cave Heaven will slowly move closer to the main world. This speed is very slow, but as the cave heaven moves, the energy outside the cave heaven will change."

Yang Zhengshan explained.

Most Golden Core cultivators have very limited understanding of cave heavens. For example, True Monarch Baiyun does not have a cave heaven himself, so he naturally does not understand the situation of cave heavens.

Most demons have even less understanding of the grotto-heavens, because their inheritance rarely involves skills or techniques; their inheritance mainly comes from their bloodline.

Therefore, the demon race is clueless about many things and cannot understand them at all.

Just like the Azure Fox Venerable, her understanding of the Dao of the Great Void was limited, and she had not studied the Grotto Heaven in depth, so naturally she did not understand the operating rules of the Grotto Heaven.

Although Yang Zhengshan had only recently advanced to the Golden Core Realm, he had previously cultivated the Void Refinement Nerve, so he was already very familiar with the operation of the cave heaven.

Furthermore, his soul merged with the origin of the Immortal Palace of Life.

Therefore, his understanding of the grotto is like his understanding of himself.

Those people invited by the Azure Fox Lord before may not have understood the operating rules of the cave heaven, or they may not have expected that the Azure Cave Heaven would be unclaimed.

(End of this chapter)