Family Rise: Beginning with Grandfather.

Chapter 1021 Fellow Disciples

True Lord Baiyun was overjoyed to have secured a council seat in True Yang Immortal City. On the very day he returned from True Yang Immortal City, he held a grand banquet in Jade Palace to celebrate.

That night, the Jade Palace was brightly lit, the lights shining brightly and making the beams and pillars gleam. Hundreds of brocade banners hung from the beams, swaying gently in the wind, their brilliance mingling with the crackling of the candles, creating a lively atmosphere.

Thirty-six jade tables were arranged in a row, with incense burners on them emitting wisps of smoke that mingled with the aroma of wine and food, filling the hall. Delicious dishes steamed in the cauldrons, fresh fruits were scattered on the cold dishes, fine wine gleamed in the jade jars, and the clinking of cups was constant, crisp and warm.

Baiyun Zhenjun, Que Lingyu, Yang Zhengshan, Jian Changhe, and Yunxiao sat in the high positions, while the high-ranking members of the Tianyun Sword Sect sat behind the jade table below.

Speaking of which, the Tianyun Sword Sect is full of talented people.

The sect leader is Yun Ge, and the six hall masters are Yun Fan, Luo Cheng, Yang Jizhen, Kou Ta, Jian Suxin and Yun Bi. In addition, each of the seven halls has two deputy hall masters, plus the fifteen foundation-building elders of the peaks. This is the current high-level leadership of the Tianyun Sword Sect.

Of course, there are many Foundation Establishment cultivators in Baiyun Immortal City, but they are not elders of Tianyun Sword Sect; they are merely peripheral forces of Tianyun Sword Sect.

Entering the council of Zhenyang Immortal City is a great event for the entire Tianyun Sword Sect, so everyone is in high spirits tonight.

The atmosphere was lively and bustling, with toasts and laughter filling the air.

After the banquet, everyone's relationship became much closer.

Looking at the lively scene below, Yang Zhengshan said to Baiyun Zhenjun, "Senior Baiyun, from now on we are fellow disciples. We can't keep calling each other 'senior' and 'junior' all the time. How about we call each other 'fellow disciples' instead?"

There's always a layer between seniors and juniors.

Calling each other fellow disciples makes us feel much closer.

Upon hearing this, True Monarch Baiyun's eyes lit up. "That's excellent! From now on, we're all family, and we should be brothers!"

Jian Changhe nodded. "That's right! It should be changed!"

"Lingyu, what do you think?" Baiyun Zhenjun looked at Que Lingyu.

Que Lingyu picked up the glass of dew, took a small sip, and said, "I have no objection. I'm glad you like it!"

"Then I'll be number one in line!" True Monarch Baiyun laughed.

Que Lingyu glanced at him, "Whatever!"

"Haha, junior sister, your senior brother greets you!" True Monarch Baiyun laughed and bowed.

"Senior brother!" Que Lingyu returned the greeting politely.

In fact, the two people most qualified to be called fellow disciples are Baiyun Zhenjun and Que Lingyu. Tianjian Zhenjun once guided Baiyun Zhenjun, so he can be considered Baiyun Zhenjun's half master. Que Lingyu was once Tianjian Zhenjun's spirit pet. Her advancement to the Demon King was also due to Tianjian Zhenjun's protection and cultivation.

Therefore, it is most appropriate for them to address each other as senior and junior brothers and sisters.

Jian Changhe is also a disciple and grand-disciple of Tianjian Zhenjun, and is now a Golden Core cultivator, so he is qualified to be brothers with Baiyun Zhenjun.

Yunxiao was born in the Xuanqing Sect, which was also founded by Tianjian Zhenjun, so he can be considered a disciple and grand-disciple of Tianjian Zhenjun.

By that calculation, Yang Zhengshan is the only outsider here.

"Senior Brother, Second Senior Sister, Third Senior Brother, Fourth Senior Brother!" Yang Zhengshan greeted the four of them with a smile.

"Well then, you should be the fourth senior brother!"

Before anyone else could speak, Yunxiao spoke first.

Yang Zhengshan laughed and said, "No need to refuse, I'm the youngest here!"

In order of age, Baiyun Zhenjun is undoubtedly the eldest, Que Lingyu is the second, Jian Changhe is a few years older than Yunxiao, and Yang Zhengshan is not even two hundred years old yet, so he can only be ranked fifth.

“This…” Yunxiao hesitated.

Baiyun Zhenjun laughed and said, "Since Fifth Junior Brother has said so, Fourth Junior Brother, you shouldn't refuse!"

"I am ashamed, I am ashamed!" Yunxiao bowed respectfully.

In terms of strength, he is definitely ranked last among the five.

However, if ranked by strength, Jian Changhe would be ranked after Yang Zhengshan.

Yang Zhengshan shouldn't be ranked ahead of Jian Changhe, so he might as well be ranked last. This way, it will elevate Yunxiao's status and prevent him from becoming a nobody.

"Haha, that's excellent!" True Lord Baiyun laughed heartily.

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After the banquet, everyone returned to their respective caves.

The protective formations of Yang Zhengshan and his group's cave dwellings are connected to the Heaven and Earth Myriad Clouds Thunder Extermination Array of Baiyun Immortal City, and can be considered part of this third-order array.

Therefore, their cave dwellings and villas all have the function of isolating themselves from the void and spiritual consciousness.

Yang Zhengshan and Yunxiao could easily enter the Immortal Palace of Life from their cave dwelling without fear of being spied on.

In fact, it wasn't a secret that Yang Zhengshan possessed a grotto-heaven. Baiyun Zhenjun, Que Lingyu, and Jian Changhe probably all knew about it, but none of them mentioned it to Yang Zhengshan.

The reason is simple: although everyone has established the Tianyun Sword Sect together, their relationship is not yet so close that they are inseparable.

Each side has its own power and territory, and unification is not yet possible.

To avoid conflict, no one dared to encroach on the other's territory or power.

Moreover, that is Yang Zhengshan's grotto-heaven. If the grotto-heaven is turned into the Tianyun Sword Sect's, then who should be the master of this grotto-heaven?
True Lord Baiyun would certainly not want Yang Zhengshan to be the master, and Yang Zhengshan would certainly not want to hand over the cave heaven to True Lord Baiyun. Moreover, he would not be able to hand over the Shengjing Immortal Palace to Baiyun Immortal City, since his soul had already merged with the Shengjing Immortal Palace.

This conflict was irreconcilable, so Baiyun Zhenjun simply didn't mention it at all.

After the banquet, Yang Zhengshan announced to the public that he was going into seclusion.

Inside the Hall of Longevity, Yang Zhengshan sat cross-legged in the quiet room, taking out the Zhenyue Seal and the Liuying Shuttle.

He released his spiritual sense, carefully sensing the spirits of the Zhenyue Seal and the Liuying Shuttle, wanting to establish a connection with the two spirits.

The spirit of the Flowing Shadow Shuttle quickly responded, a gentle spiritual connection intertwining with Yang Zhengshan's, and the two spiritual connections were soon established.

Not all artifact spirits can leave their artifacts; to be precise, most artifact spirits are unable to leave their artifacts.

The Golden Crow is an exception. The reason it can leave the Eight Trigrams Furnace and move around in the outside world is because the Eight Trigrams Furnace stores the true fire of the sun.

To put it simply, what emerged from the Bagua Furnace was not the spirit of the vessel, the Golden Crow, but the true fire of the sun.

As the connection was established, the surface of the Flowing Shadow Shuttle was tinged with a soft glow, and it leaped around Yang Zhengshan at an extremely fast speed, looking like a happy child.

Yang Zhengshan reached out and the half-foot-long Flowing Shadow Shuttle fell into his palm.

The feeling was as if the Flowing Shadow Shuttle was not an object, but a living thing, like a bird, a cat, or a dog.

"Come on, let me see your speed!"

Yang Zhengshan flashed into the void, his inner power surging forth and flowing into the Flowing Shadow Shuttle. The next moment, he felt an invisible force enveloping his body, and then he began to traverse rapidly through the smoky void.

Yang Zhengshan experimented for an hour and finally figured out the function and speed of the Flowing Shadow Shuttle.

With the help of the Shadow Shuttle, his speed in the void can be increased by up to 50%, and his speed in the real world can be increased by 30%.

Although his speed still couldn't match Chi Yuan's, if he were to face Chi Yuan now, he would at least have some chance of escaping. Before, he had no chance of escaping at all when facing Chi Yuan, but now he was somewhat confident, which was enough to demonstrate the usefulness of the Flowing Shadow Shuttle.

Moreover, this is because Yang Zhengshan has not cultivated any escape techniques or supernatural abilities. If he could master a single escape technique, even if it is only at a minor level, and combine it with the Flowing Shadow Shuttle, his speed would surpass that of Chi Yuan.

"Not bad!"

Back in the quiet room, Yang Zhengshan praised Liu Yingshuo with fondness.

His praise made Liu Yingsuo jump up and down with joy, as if she were cheering.

"Let me see where I'll put you!"

Yang Zhengshan looked down at his clothes, then stretched out one leg and said, "From now on, you can hug my leg, haha~~"

The Shadow Shuttle naturally didn't understand his perverse sense of humor, but it still obediently stuck to his knee and then transformed into a ring around his thigh.

Ordinary spiritual artifacts cannot enter the dantian; only natal spiritual artifacts can.

Furthermore, ordinary magical artifacts cannot be stored in a storage bag; they can only be carried on one's person.

Yang Zhengshan now possesses three magical artifacts: a jade gourd hanging at his waist, a Flowing Shadow Shuttle on his thigh, and the Golden Crow Eight Trigrams Furnace in his sleeve.

After refining the Flowing Shadow Shuttle, Yang Zhengshan continued to refine the Mountain Suppressing Seal.

However, this Zhenyue Seal seemed quite uncooperative, refusing to acknowledge its master.

"You bastard, since you're so ungrateful, don't blame me for being impolite!" Yang Zhengshan said coldly, his eyes flashing with icy light.

He wasn't joking; he really wouldn't hold back.

Spiritual artifacts are different from magical treasures. Spiritual artifacts have their own spirits, so they all have their own consciousness and personality.

Some are stubborn, some are unruly, some are loyal, and some try every day to break free from their master's control.

Those with high spirituality possess wisdom no less than that of humans, such as the Golden Crow.

Those with low spirituality are like newborn infants.

It can be said that forging a magical artifact is almost like raising a child.

Not only must one nurture it with their own magical power, but also use various spiritual objects to enhance the spirituality of the artifact spirit.

Spiritual artifacts are divided into three grades: superior, middle, and inferior. However, the grade of a spiritual artifact is not only determined by the materials and crafting techniques, but also by the spirituality of its spirit.

The higher the spirituality of a spirit, the higher its rank.

However, the spirituality of a weapon spirit also needs to be replenished. Take the Golden Crow Eight Trigrams Furnace as an example. The Golden Crow has a high level of spirituality, but it is only a mid-grade spiritual weapon because it has been dormant for ten thousand years, and most of its spirituality has been lost.

If you can replenish its spiritual energy, it won't be long before it can be upgraded to a high-grade spiritual artifact.

In addition, time also enhances the spirituality of the artifact spirit, or more accurately, its Daoist charm.

Daoist rhythm is a very mysterious thing, and it is difficult to explain what it is. However, it often plays a versatile role.

Places rich in Daoist energy make it easier for cultivators to comprehend the Dao.

Spiritual artifacts imbued with Daoist principles are easier to upgrade in rank.

Time can increase Daoist energy, and places where cultivators gather are more likely to generate Daoist energy.

Therefore, the older the magical artifact, the greater its potential, while newly crafted magical artifacts are not easy to upgrade in rank.

As for the situation where the artifact spirit is unwilling to acknowledge its master, if it is a Foundation Establishment cultivator, there is naturally nothing that can be done about the artifact spirit. However, if it is a Golden Core cultivator, there will be many ways to deal with the artifact spirit.

The simplest way is to erase the spirit of the artifact and then cultivate a new one.

This will greatly reduce the power of the spiritual weapon, but it will allow Golden Core cultivators to easily control it.

Yang Zhengshan's gaze turned icy as he looked at the unmoved Zhenyue Seal.

This guy almost killed him, and now he's still so ungrateful. Well then, he won't hold back.

Without any hesitation, Yang Zhengshan's spiritual power surged into the Zhenyue Seal, directly scattering the seal's spirit.

Without the support of magic power, a spiritual artifact is just an inanimate object. Unless it can be upgraded to a spiritual treasure, it can only be controlled by Golden Core cultivators.

After the spirit of the Zhenyue Seal was erased, the Zhenyue Seal became Yang Zhengshan's spiritual weapon.

Unfortunately, this magical artifact was not well-suited to Yang Zhengshan, and it was like a useless item in his hands.

However, this is a spiritual artifact after all. Even if Yang Zhengshan can't use it, he can leave it for someone else to use, or even use it as his natal magic weapon.

After putting away the Zhenyue Seal, Yang Zhengshan couldn't help but think of his magical artifacts.

The defensive spiritual artifact is the Divine Wood Cauldron, the offensive spiritual artifact is the Azure Wood Purple Lightning Sword, the flying spiritual artifact is the Flowing Shadow Shuttle, the alchemy furnace spiritual artifact is the Golden Crow Eight Trigrams Furnace, and there is also a jade gourd with hidden energy.

Each of the five magical artifacts has its own use, but the most important magical artifacts are undoubtedly the Divine Wood Cauldron and the Azure Wood Purple Lightning Sword, which are the natal magical artifacts.

A natal spirit weapon has the advantages of great potential and high growth rate.

The downside is that it starts from a low level and requires a long period of nurturing.

"Besides nurturing, you can also refine Heavenly Spirit Liquid to enhance the spirituality of a magical artifact!"

"The Heavenly Spirit Liquid isn't too difficult to refine, it's just that the required materials are hard to collect!"

"Let Ning Yun handle this for now!"

Yang Zhengshan thought for a moment, then copied the materials needed for the Heavenly Spirit Liquid from his memory into a jade slip, deciding to send it to Ning Yun later and ask him to help collect these materials.

After sorting out the situation of the magical artifact, Yang Zhengshan began to cultivate.

The Green Wood Longevity Scripture no longer needs cultivation, because its ultimate goal is the Golden Core. After reaching the Golden Core, this method of circulating magical power is no longer necessary.

However, the Void Refining Nerve still requires cultivation. Regardless of the realm, the soul is an indispensable part, and for Golden Core cultivators, the soul is the most important existence.

Enhancing the strength of one's soul is also one of the most important cultivation projects for Golden Core cultivators.

In addition, there is the Azure Thunder Technique. After advancing to the Golden Core stage, the Azure Thunder Technique became even more important to Yang Zhengshan.

Previously, the Qinghua Thunder Pearl was merely a trump card in Yang Zhengshan's hands, and he was reluctant to use it unless absolutely necessary.

Now, however, the Qinghua Thunder Pearl has become Yang Zhengshan's most frequently used attack method.

Now it is much easier for Yang Zhengshan to nurture the Qinghua Thunder Pearl, and he also has his own understanding and insights into the Yi Wood Divine Thunder.

Yi Wood Divine Thunder is actually a kind of supernatural power. In addition, the true fire of the sun, the fire of the southern bright fire, the water of transformation, the green mist hidden dust, and so on, these natural wonders can all be used as supernatural powers for cultivation.

The existence of these wondrous objects is itself a manifestation of the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth, so it is not difficult to understand them as divine insights.

Yang Zhengshan already had his own understanding and insights into thunder. Although he later focused his main efforts on the Dao of Withering and Flourishing, he had already laid a solid foundation for his understanding of the Divine Thunder of the Wood.

However, at present, Yang Zhengshan values ​​the Dao Intent of the Great Void more, so the purpose of his seclusion this time is to comprehend the Dao Intent of the Great Void.

(End of this chapter)