Family Rise: Beginning with Grandfather.

Chapter 1023 The Benefits of True Yang Immortal City

"This is only the beginning, yet it's already so terrifying. If it advances further, ha, it truly lives up to its name as the Dao of the Great Void!"

The Dao of the Great Void is vast and profound. He has only just entered the beginning, and not even the beginning of the Dao of the Great Void, but only the beginning of the supernatural power of transforming the body into nothingness.

The ability to transform into nothingness is probably a branch of the Way of the Great Void, just as the Way of Withering and Flourishing is a branch of the Wood element.

For Yang Zhengshan, being able to comprehend another supernatural power was already a very rare achievement.

Moreover, the ability to become formless is a supernatural power that greatly enhances combat. It allows Yang Zhengshan to enter a formless state. In this formless state, Yang Zhengshan becomes invisible, inaudible, and untouchable, merging into the void and becoming almost invincible.

Of course, being invincible is just an exaggeration.

Yang Zhengshan is not yet able to truly disappear, so his invisibility can only last for a few breaths and is also affected by fluctuations in Qi.

Those unfamiliar with this supernatural power would likely find it difficult to deal with.

However, once you become familiar with him, there are still many ways to bring Yang Zhengshan down from his invisible state.

The simplest way is to create strong energy fluctuations, preventing Yang Zhengshan from achieving perfect harmony with his surroundings and thus forcing him to reveal himself.

After his seclusion ended, Yang Zhengshan emerged from it with a leisurely air.

"Our ancestor has emerged from seclusion!"

Yang Zhengshan had just stepped out of his secluded courtyard when he encountered a pretty young girl.

"Ah you are?"

"Grand Ancestor, my name is Yang Chuxuan." The little girl was about seventeen or eighteen years old, with an oval face. She was both excited and thrilled to see Yang Zhengshan, and her eyes sparkled brightly.

Yang Zhengshan smiled kindly. "So it's Chu Xuan, what brings you here?"

"Hehe, Ancestor, I'm sweeping the courtyard!" the little girl said with a silly grin.

Yang Zhengshan nodded, "Yes, cultivate diligently!"

The seventh generation of the Yang family uses the character "Qing" for males and "Chu" for females. This little girl must be a child of the Yang family, but it's unknown which branch she belongs to.

As for why she was sweeping the courtyard here, the reason is simple: such a large palace and courtyard naturally need manpower to manage, and the immortal palace is rich in spiritual energy, making it a sacred place for cultivation.

Moreover, being in a position of proximity to the source of the wealth is a privilege. For most of the younger generation in the Yang family, being able to cultivate in the Immortal Palace is a rare blessing. If they could meet Yang Zhengshan and Yu Qingyi and leave an impression on them, that would be an even greater fortune.

After exchanging a few words with the little girl, Yang Zhengshan's mind stirred slightly, and he knew that Yu Qingyi was still in the disciples' quarters. He did not go over to disturb her, but instead went to the lake in front of the Hall of Longevity.

He gained new insights into the Dao of the Great Void, and naturally, he also developed some ideas about the Twelve Golden Crystal Lotuses of the Great Void.

The Immortal Palace of Living Beings is a spiritual treasure. The Twelve Golden Crystal Lotuses of the Void are the core of the Immortal Palace of Living Beings, and Yang Zhengshan's soul is the spirit of the Immortal Palace of Living Beings.

In fact, even now, Yang Zhengshan has not fully mastered the Immortal Palace of Living Realm; his control over it is still at a relatively basic level.

Yang Zhengshan sank into the lake and arrived at the core area of ​​the Twelve Golden Crystal Lotuses. His soul entered the Golden Crystal Lotuses and he immediately had a different understanding.

The Celestial Palace of the Living Realm also possesses the ability to become invisible. It exists in a state similar to invisibility within the Great Void, or more accurately, it is a state of merging into the Great Void.

Unless Yang Zhengshan actively reveals the existence of the Immortal Palace of the Living Realm, it is difficult for outsiders to discover its existence.

By combining the functions of the Celestial Palace of the Living Realm, Yang Zhengshan gained a deeper understanding of the ability to transform his body into nothingness.

In the blink of an eye, several months have passed.

Just as Yang Zhengshan was gaining insights from the Twelve Golden Crystal Lotuses, an extremely sharp aura suddenly erupted from the mountains and fields east of Yujing City.

The air surged into the sky, and the wind and clouds churned. In a short while, the sky over the surrounding ten miles was filled with a scene of churning clouds.

This sudden aura jolted Yang Zhengshan awake from his reverie.

With a thought, the scene in the mountains and fields appeared in his mind.

"Ding Qiu has broken through!"

Yang Zhengshan was slightly taken aback, but quickly came to terms with it.

Ding Qiu's rapid breakthrough did not surprise him.

In his view, Ding Qiu was an exceptionally talented individual whose aptitude in martial arts far surpassed that of ordinary people.

Aside from lacking a spiritual aperture, Ding Qiu can definitely be considered a genius.

Now that Ding Qiu has broken through to the Divine Soul Realm, his lack of spiritual apertures will no longer be a flaw, and he will have the opportunity to step into the Golden Core Path in the future.

Yang Zhengshan even felt that Ding Qiu was more likely to achieve the Golden Core stage than Xuanzhen.

Yang Zhengshan flashed and arrived at Ding Qiu's secluded training ground.

Looking at the small house in the mountains, Yang Zhengshan stroked his beard thoughtfully.

Entering the Golden Core through martial arts is much more difficult than entering it through immortality; the difficulty lies in magical power and spiritual soul.

For a martial artist in the Divine Soul Realm to form their Core, two conditions must be met. First, all true essence must be converted into mana, and the body must be aligned with the flow of mana. This requires gradual refinement and a significant investment of time and effort.

The second is to improve the strength of the soul. Although the soul strength of a martial artist in the Soul Realm has surpassed that of most Foundation Establishment cultivators, due to the lack of spiritual apertures, martial artists have too little understanding and insight into the soul before breaking through to the Soul Realm. Therefore, martial artists in the Soul Realm need to make up for this deficiency.

"father!"

Just then, Yang Mingzhao flew in from Yujing City and spotted Yang Zhengshan at a glance.

Yang Zhengshan glanced at him and nodded slightly, "Ding Qiu has broken through!"

"It worked?" Yang Mingzhao asked in surprise.

"Yes, it worked!" Yang Zhengshan affirmed.

"That's great!" Yang Mingzhao exclaimed with delight.

Seeing his happy expression, Yang Zhengshan laughed and said, "You should start cultivating more diligently, instead of slacking off all day!"

"Uh, I haven't neglected my cultivation!" Yang Mingzhao said awkwardly.

Yang Zhengshan said gently, "I will pave the way for you, but how far you can go depends on yourselves!"

Yang Mingzhao was taken aback, then bowed respectfully, "The child will certainly strive to cultivate!"

As Yang Zhengshan's cultivation level increased, the distance between him and the rest of the Yang family grew ever wider.

The estrangement wasn't due to conflict, but rather because the number of meetings decreased and the gap in their social standing widened, leading to a natural estrangement.

Yang Zhengshan had sensed this for a long time, but there was nothing he could do about it.

He can't possibly spend all his time with his children and grandchildren now, and besides, he can't possibly spend all of it.

All he could do was pave the way for the future of the Yang family descendants and provide them with a stable environment to grow up in. As for how far the Yang family descendants could go in the future, it all depended on their individual fate.

A short while later, many people from Yujing City arrived. Yang Mingcheng, Yang Mingzhi, Yang Chengmao, and others arrived one after another, and even Yu Qingyi came.

When everyone saw Yang Zhengshan, they were all pleasantly surprised and ran over to greet him. Yang Zhengshan responded to them gently, checked on their cultivation progress, and offered a few words of encouragement.

The strange phenomenon in the sky lasted for more than an hour before the turbulent clouds began to dissipate.

"This old servant greets Master! Greetings to Madam!" Ding Qiu emerged from his seclusion and approached Yang Zhengshan and Yu Qingyi, bowing in greeting.

Yang Zhengshan stepped forward, looked him up and down, patted him on the shoulder, and laughed, "Not bad, solid foundation, no abnormalities in body or soul, it seems you broke through very easily this time!"

A smile appeared on Ding Qiu's resolute face. "I must thank Madam for the elixir she bestowed upon me!"

Yang Zhengshan smiled and said, "Let's stabilize our cultivation first. There's no need to rush the rest!"

Ding Qiu's breakthrough was certainly something to celebrate, but Yang Zhengshan didn't need to attend in person. He could have Qingxia send a gift instead.

Now that he had emerged from seclusion, Yang Zhengshan was no longer in a hurry to cultivate.

The path of cultivation cannot be rushed. You must persevere in what you should persevere in, but you should not be afraid to waste time when you should relax.

He has been in seclusion for ten years; it's time for him to relax.

He accompanied Yu Qingyi to tend to flowers and trees, strengthening their marital bond.

A father-son relationship can grow distant, but a husband-wife relationship cannot; the longer it lasts, the more carefully it should be nurtured.

That day, Yang Zhengshan was accompanying Yu Qingyi as they wandered around the Spirit Source Land. The Spirit Source Land had expanded to tens of thousands of miles. Although in the past ten years, Yujing City had sent people to plant various flowers, grasses, and spiritual plants in the newly appeared areas, most places still appeared somewhat desolate.

Yang Zhengshan and Yu Qingyi's aimless wandering was not without purpose; they planned to plant some precious spiritual plants and herbs.

One generation plants the trees so that another can enjoy the shade; they leave behind seeds so that future generations can harvest rare medicinal herbs and fruits.

In the dim mountain crevice, Yu Qingyi planted a forget-me-not flower beside a clear spring and casually scattered a few seeds.

Forget-me-not flowers prefer cool, damp places, and this mountain crevice is just right—cool, damp, and has a spiritual spring. Although the spring is small, its water quality is high, enough to meet the growth needs of the forget-me-not flowers.

Just after Yu Qingyi scattered the seeds, a beam of light shot down from above the mountain crevice.

Yang Zhengshan reached out and grabbed the spiritual light; inside was a communication talisman.

"What's wrong?" Yu Qingyi asked casually.

"It's Ning Yun. It's probably about Zhenyang Immortal City!" Yang Zhengshan sent his spiritual sense into the communication talisman. Just as he expected, Ning Yun wanted to report to him about the situation in Zhenyang Immortal City.

“Let’s go back then!” Yu Qingyi said.

"it is good!"

Yang Zhengshan responded and then led Yu Qingyi back to the Hall of Longevity.

Inside the hall, Ning Yun was already waiting. Upon seeing the two return, he quickly stepped forward and greeted them, "Master, Mistress!"

"Well, what's the current situation in Zhenyang Immortal City?" Yang Zhengshan asked.

Ning Yun hesitated upon hearing his question, which surprised him. "What's wrong? Has something happened in Zhenyang Immortal City?"

“It’s not Zhenyang Immortal City, it’s Xiaxian Sect,” Ning Yun said.

"Xiaxian Sect? What happened to Xiaxian Sect?"

"Recently, some rumors have been circulating in Zhenyang Immortal City that the Crimson Cloud Ancestor of the Xia Immortal Sect is nearing the end of his life!"

Yang Zhengshan suddenly realized that he knew about this. Ten years ago, True Monarch Baiyun had said that Ancestor Chixia did not have many years left to live.

"The Xiaxian Sect shouldn't have any influence on Zhenyang Immortal City, right?"

Ning Yun said, "No, but many people are very interested in the Xiaxian Sect!"

Yang Zhengshan immediately understood Ning Yun's meaning.

The Xiaxian Sect is not a small sect. Unlike the Huaxian Sect of Patriarch Chihua, the Xiaxian Sect is a large sect with more than a thousand disciples and occupies many blessed lands deep in the Wanhua Mountains.

One whale falls and all things are born.

The decline of a Golden Core sect like the Xiaxian Sect will inevitably attract the covetous eyes of countless people.

Just like Hidden Sword Mountain back then, if it weren't for the protection of Sparrow Feather, and if Hidden Sword Mountain hadn't directly closed its gates, it's estimated that Hidden Sword Mountain wouldn't have been passed down to this day.

Similarly, once Ancestor Chixia ascends to immortality, the Xiaxian Sect will inevitably face a catastrophe.

However, Yang Zhengshan was not very interested in this.

Although Ancestor Chixia will surely leave behind many valuable things, he should focus on cultivation for now and not get involved in these struggles.

"This matter is none of our business, there's no need for us to concern ourselves with it!" Yang Zhengshan said.

"Yes!" Ning Yun actually wanted to get involved, but she also understood that the current sphere of influence of the Spirit Source Land was mainly concentrated in the Western Regions of Wanhua, and it was not suitable to go deep into the Wanhua Mountains.

Moreover, compared to the Xiaxian Sect, which might be a lucrative opportunity, Zhenyang Immortal City is the most important base for the Spirit Source Land outside.

“Master, this is the profit from the last ten years!” Ning Yun took out a jade slip and handed it to Yang Zhengshan.

Yang Zhengshan opened the jade slip and glanced at it. "So many?"

Ning Yun laughed and said, "The Sun Giant Mountain contains a wealth of resources. We only got a small portion, but it was still a huge gain!"

"Currently, our shop in Zhenyang Immortal City can earn 100,000 mid-grade spirit stones per year, and that's after deducting the income from third-tier spirit items!"

Yang Zhengshan nodded slightly. The Sun Giant Mountain was a huge treasure trove, and Zhenyang Immortal City was the only place for trade on the Sun Giant Mountain.

Most of the resources produced by the Sun Giant Mountain flow into True Yang Immortal City, and then enter the pockets of various forces through trade.

Although Lingyuan Land only occupies a small part of the market in Zhenyang Immortal City, it is enough for Lingyuan Land to make a fortune.

However, the majority of the benefits that Lingyuan Land received from Zhenyang Immortal City did not come from these shops, but from Tianyun Sword Sect.

Don't forget that the Tianyun Sword Sect holds two council seats in Zhenyang Immortal City, and these two council seats can receive a large amount of resources from Zhenyang Immortal City.

In particular, all the resources produced by the mineral veins belong to the council.

Simply put, all the mineral veins in the Sun Mountain are nominally owned by the Council, and any other person mining them is stealing.

Although Zhenyang Immortal City cannot prevent everyone from secretly mining those veins, there is no doubt that Zhenyang Immortal City accounts for the majority of the mining.

In Zhenyang Immortal City, the Tianyun Sword Sect occupies two seats, and within the Tianyun Sword Sect, Yang Zhengshan holds 15% of the profits.

Baiyun Zhenjun and Que Lingyu each take 20%, Yang Zhengshan and Jian Changhe each take 15%, Yunxiao takes only 10%, and the remaining 20% ​​belongs to Tianyun Sword Sect and is used for the distribution of salaries to the Foundation Establishment elders within the sect.

Therefore, Yang Zhengshan obtained more resources from the Tianyun Sword Sect than Ning Yun and the others earned in Zhenyang Immortal City.

(End of this chapter)