Family Rise: Beginning with Grandfather.

Chapter 1077 True Monarch Baiyun Dies in Battle!

As time passed, True Lord Baiyun still hadn't returned.

The Yang family withdrew its forces, and Hidden Sword Mountain and Azure Feather Mountain almost simultaneously chose to close off their mountains and cut off contact with the outside world.

Three months later, the demon army launched an attack on Zhenyang Immortal City. However, the battle was more bark than bite, lasting less than an hour before the demon army annihilated the Yin soldiers of the Soul Control Hall.

In fact, the Soul Control Hall did not leave behind a large army of Yin soldiers in True Yang Immortal City; they had already abandoned True Yang Immortal City.

After the Soul Refining Hall suffered a major defeat in the southern part of the Wanhua Mountains, the Soul Control Hall naturally understood that it was not the time to engage in a decisive battle with the Wanhua Demon Court, so they also began to shrink their defensive lines.

They retreated thousands of miles, almost to the northernmost tip of the Wanhua Mountains.

At this moment, everyone understood that the Wanhua Demon Court had won the war. However, everyone also understood that the Wanhua Demon Court's victory was only temporary. The Wuchang Ghost Sect had not been defeated, and it could even be said that the Wuchang Ghost Sect had not been fundamentally damaged.

A mere tens of thousands of Yin soldiers is nothing to the Impermanent Ghost Sect.

While both the Soul Control Hall and the Soul Refining Hall suffered some losses, neither was crippled.

Moreover, the Impermanent Ghost Sect also has a Soul-Hooking Hall and an endless sea of ​​corpses.

The Impermanent Ghost Sect could make a comeback at any time.

The Wanhua Demon Court did not completely exterminate the Wuchang Ghost Sect; they merely forced the Wuchang Ghost Sect to retreat, but did not drive it out of the Wanhua Mountains.

In fact, it was the Wanhua Demon Court that suffered the most serious damage. After this battle, at least twenty demon kings in the Wanhua Mountains were killed by the Wuchang Ghost Sect. They were either driven out of the Wanhua Demon Court or had their demon king ghost soldiers made from them.

Although these demon kings were not the main members of the Wanhua Demon Court, they were the backbone of the Wanhua Demon Court. They had not completely belonged to the Wanhua Demon Court before, but they helped the Wanhua Demon Court protect the vast Wanhua Mountains.

Now that these demon kings are gone, it is almost impossible for the Wanhua Demon Court to dominate the entire Wanhua Mountain Range. At most, they can only defend the central region of the Wanhua Mountain Range.

The war seemed to be over, but it seemed to be just a halftime break.

But in any case, all of this has nothing to do with the Land of Spiritual Origin for the time being.

A year later, Yang Zhengshan was almost certain that True Monarch Baiyun would never return.

If True Lord Baiyun could return, he should have returned long ago.

This time is different from the last time. The reason he hid himself last time was to find out the mastermind behind it all, namely Huang Quan Lao Gui.

At that time, the Yellow Springs Palace was secretly causing trouble. True Lord Baiyun did not know who the mastermind was, so he could only hide himself and wait for the mastermind to show himself.

This time, however, there were not so many schemes and tricks; the Tianyun Sword Sect was defeated on the front lines.

There's no reason for True Lord Baiyun to stay hidden; in fact, he should return as soon as possible.

Unless he abandons the Tianyun Sword Sect and the Baiyun Immortal City, he will absolutely not not return.

There's only one reason he's not coming back: he can't come back.

Inside the Hall of Longevity, Yang Zhengshan looked at the chessboard before him and sighed softly.

Lord Baiyun has died in battle!
This is not the result he wants.

He actually wanted to see Baiyun Zhenjun return.

In this way, the Heavenly Cloud Sword Sect can continue to exist, the Spirit Source Land can still have a disguise, and can continue to develop quietly in the dark.

If True Lord Baiyun doesn't return, the Tianyun Sword Sect will disband.

If the Land of Spiritual Origin wants to be reborn in the future, it will have to face everything head-on.

No, it's not the Land of Spiritual Origin, but the Jade Capital.

"Kouta, go to Baiyun Immortal City and retrieve the Sect-Suppressing Seal!" Yang Zhengshan instructed.

If True Monarch Baiyun cannot return, the Tianyun Sword Sect will cease to exist. Therefore, the sect's protective seal is meaningless.

He had originally planned to establish a new sect in the Immortal Palace of Living Beings, but now it seems unnecessary.

To directly inherit the lineage of the Tianyun Sword Sect, all that's needed is to change the name.

The Tianyun Sword Sect was renamed Baiyujing, which can be considered a kind of continuation!

Yang Zhengshan still had some affection for the Tianyun Sword Sect.

“What if they don’t give it to us?” Kota asked.

“They will give it to us. Yun Ge and Yun Fan are not fools; they know there’s no point in keeping the Sect-Suppressing Seal!” Yang Zhengshan said.

"Yes, I'll go right away!"

Kota stood up and said.

"Wait a minute, let's select a few more immortal cultivation families to join the Spirit Source Land. The Luo family and the Wen family are both quite good. If you have someone you value, you can also ask them if they are willing to join the Spirit Source Land!" Yang Zhengshan added.

Relying solely on internal improvements within the Spirit Source Land would take too long; the new Jade Capital also needs to absorb external power.

As long as they are willing to join the Land of Spiritual Origin and move their entire clan there, Yang Zhengshan would not mind accepting them.

Not only immortal cultivation families, but also immortal races, Golden Core cultivators, demon kings, and so on, Yang Zhengshan is willing to accept them all.

Next, he will look for suitable candidates to recruit more powerful individuals for Baiyujing.

After Kota left, Yang Zhengshan continued to study the chessboard in front of him. This was the Divine General Chessboard that Yang Jizhen had just refined. It was a high-grade magic weapon that could accommodate 361 golden-armored divine generals.

The battle of Zhenyang Immortal City exposed the biggest weakness of the Spirit Source Land: it did not have enough cannon fodder.

For the Impermanent Ghost Sect, Yin Soldiers and Blood Puppets are nothing more than consumables. Losing a few thousand or tens of thousands of Yin Soldiers and Blood Puppets cannot affect their foundation at all.

For the Spirit Source Land, let alone thousands or tens of thousands, even losing a few hundred Golden Body Realm warriors would be a huge loss.

Therefore, the Land of Spiritual Origin needs cannon fodder, and the Golden Armored Divine General is undoubtedly the most suitable, even more suitable than a puppet.

The golden-armored generals are spirits; even if they are killed on the battlefield, their true spirits remain in the chessboard of generals. As long as the chessboard is not destroyed, they can be reborn.

Furthermore, the longer they are nurtured, the stronger they become, and they can even reach the Golden Core realm.

The materials used to cultivate the Golden Armored General are ghosts, with ghost generals being the best. If you don't have ghost generals, you can use ordinary evil ghosts as substitutes.

The Spirit Source Land is now overflowing with ghosts. In the battle against the Impermanent Ghost Sect, the Spirit Source Land has acquired many Ten Thousand Ghost Banners, which contain a great many ghosts.

Therefore, Yang Zhengshan plans to cultivate Golden Armored Divine Generals on a large scale. However, this will take time. It will take time for Yang Jizhen to refine a more powerful Divine General Chessboard and for these Golden Armored Divine Generals to grow up.

Currently, three people in Wuzhen Dao Palace possess the Divine General Chessboard: Xuanzhen, Changming, and Changqing. The other one is Yang Zhengshan.

His mastery of the Golden Light Divine Mantra was not as good as Xuanzhen's, but it was still better than the two juniors, Changming and Changqing.

Placing the Divine General Chessboard in front of him, Yang Zhengshan took out a Ten Thousand Ghosts Banner and retrieved a ghost general from it. To him, this ghost general was like a toy, as if he were holding a chick. He tossed the ghost general onto the chessboard and then began chanting the Golden Light Divine Mantra.

Rhythmic incantations flowed from his mouth, and a soft golden light enveloped him, slowly covering the chessboard and the ghost general within it.

The hideous and terrifying ghost general struggled incessantly amidst the golden light, emitting mournful howls.

But as the incantation continued, its roar grew weaker and weaker, and its ghostly aura thinned until it was completely replaced by golden light.

The golden light transformed into golden armor, the ferocious face became peaceful and solemn, and the body, which was filled with yin energy, slowly became robust and upright.

A moment later, a tall and imposing golden-armored general appeared before Yang Zhengshan.

"Daoist Venerable, thank you for your guidance!" The golden-armored general knelt on one knee and bowed respectfully.

Yang Zhengshan looked him up and down, then nodded slightly. "Not bad, go back to your place!"

"Here!" The golden-armored general transformed into a chess piece and landed on the chessboard.

Yang Zhengshan then revealed a thoughtful expression. The process of transforming the ghost into a divine general was not complicated; it simply involved using the Golden Light Divine Incantation to turn the ghostly energy into golden light.

This process requires a lot of magical power, but it's nothing to Yang Zhengshan.

In addition, ghosts lose some power during the transformation process, retaining only about 70% of their original power.

However, to enhance the strength of a divine general, a long period of nurturing is required.

There are two methods of nurturing. The first is nurturing with spiritual energy, where the deity can absorb spiritual energy and slowly increase its strength. The second is nurturing with the Golden Light Mantra, which can also be understood as nurturing with one's own magical power. Reciting the Golden Light Mantra and infusing it with golden magical power can also slowly increase the deity's strength.

The key to cultivating divine generals lies not in transforming ghosts into divine generals, but in the process of nurturing them.

In terms of spiritual energy, the Immortal Palace of Living Realm is naturally not lacking. Yang Zhengshan can place the chessboard in the Longevity Lake in front of the Longevity Hall. The entire Longevity Lake is spiritual water that has been transformed into spiritual energy, which is most suitable for nurturing the Divine General Chessboard.

As for the Golden Light Divine Mantra, Yang Zhengshan has the cultivation of the Golden Core stage, so reciting it will have twice the effect with half the effort. However, if he wants to cultivate Golden Armor Divine Generals on a large scale, he needs to have a deeper understanding of the Golden Light Divine Mantra.

Thinking of this, Yang Zhengshan couldn't help but sigh softly.

I can’t be in both places at once!
He has so much to do now.

One's own cultivation needs to be improved, one's understanding of divine powers needs to be comprehended, and one's elixirs need to be refined, so it is difficult to find the time and energy to devote to the Golden Light Divine Mantra.

Fortunately, this matter is not urgent. He needs a spirit artifact-level chessboard to train golden-armored generals on a large scale.

Yang Jizhen still needs time to refine the Divine General Chessboard, which is a spiritual artifact.

This is a good opportunity for him to take this time to slowly study the Golden Light Divine Mantra.

Besides, he wasn't without help.

He reached out and took out a communication talisman, activated it, and a beam of light shot out from his hand.

A moment later, Xuanzhen arrived at the Hall of Longevity.

"Greetings, True Lord!"

"Sit down!" Yang Zhengshan said, pointing to the seat next to him.

"Thank you, True Lord!" Xuanzhen took his seat.

Yang Zhengshan asked, "When do you plan to form your core?"

Xuanzhen's cultivation has now reached the peak of Foundation Establishment, and he is only one step away from Core Formation.

“This…” Xuanzhen hesitated.

He wasn't confident about forming his core. No, it should be said that no Foundation Establishment cultivator is confident when facing the formation of their core; they can only do their best and leave the rest to fate.

"I have prepared all the spiritual items you need, and you can use them all!" Yang Zhengshan waved his wide sleeve, and several Core Formation spiritual items appeared in front of Xuanzhen.

Top-grade Demon Essence Pill, Clarity Pill, Thunder Tribulation Pill, Fountain of Life, Spirit Pine Dew, Nine-Patterned Bodhi Seed, etc.

These spiritual items are sufficient to meet a person's needs for achieving the Golden Core stage.

If even with all these spiritual treasures for forming a core, one still cannot succeed in forming a core, then it can only be said that this is the will of Heaven.

What else could Xuanzhen say? "This humble Taoist will now go into seclusion!"

"Go!" Yang Zhengshan said calmly.

Forming the Golden Core is an extremely dangerous process; failure could result in death and the loss of one's Dao.

However, the situation in Wanhua Domain is too tense right now, so Yang Zhengshan has no choice but to let Xuanzhen take a risk.

This is an adventure, but it is also an opportunity.

Not only Xuanzhen is going to take risks, but Yang Zhengshan also plans to have Kota and Hong Fuxiu go into seclusion to form their cores.

As long as their cultivation reaches the peak of Foundation Establishment, Yang Zhengshan will let them try to form their Core.

Whether they succeed or not depends entirely on their own luck.

As for whether they are willing or not, there is no need to ask; they will absolutely not refuse.

Because this is a very rare opportunity for them.

The spiritual items Yang Zhengshan gave them were enough to make them take the risk.

Xuanzhen went into seclusion, Yunxiao was still recovering from his injuries, the Green Ox Demon King was busy cultivating spiritual plants, and Lin Qihe went out to gather information.

Yang Jizhen and Ma Qiuyan were busy designing a divine general chessboard of spiritual artifact level, and at the same time they were also responsible for repairing the Lava God General.

Cui Yang and Ning Yun are studying how to add rune arrays to the Vermilion Bird Cloud Boat.

After Li Jianing and Li Jianan recovered from their injuries, they began arduous training.

Zhang Hexuan and Yang Zongyuan were busy refining elixirs.

In an instant, it seemed that the entire Spirit Source Land was in a state of busy activity. The relaxed and leisurely atmosphere of the past was swept away, and everyone was working hard, either busy with various affairs or cultivating diligently.

The battle of Zhenyang Immortal City resulted in heavy casualties in the Spirit Source Land, which made everyone realize one thing: the Spirit Source Land was not strong enough.

Their strength is far inferior to that of powerful external forces.

A strong sense of crisis arose in their hearts, which became the driving force for them to become stronger.

(End of this chapter)