Family Rise: Beginning with Grandfather.

Chapter 1083 Spiritual Artifacts and Divine Generals Chessboard
The two discussed the Dao for a long time before Xuanzhen took his leave.

After he left, Yang Zhengshan went to the back hall, where Yu Qingyi had been waiting for him for a long time.

He had been in seclusion for five years, and it had been a long time since he had a proper conversation with Yu Qingyi.

In the warm pavilion, Yang Zhengshan held Yu Qingyi's soft waist and listened as she gently recounted the events that had occurred in the Immortal Palace over the past five years.

Actually, nothing much has happened. The Immortal Palace of Life has been running smoothly all these years. The only major event was the formation of the Xuanzhen Core, followed by everyone's breakthroughs.

“Minghao has already broken through, and I think Yunxue, Yunqiao and Linzhan will probably break through soon as well.”

"Chengye, Mingzhe, and Mingzhao are also on the verge of a breakthrough. In another two or three years, they will be able to go into seclusion!"

"It's just that Chengmao is still a bit lacking. He has been busy with government affairs in recent years, and his cultivation has fallen behind a lot."

Yu Qingyi said softly.

Yang Zhengshan leaned back on the soft couch and pulled her closer to his chest. "Let Mingcheng take Chengmao's place for a while. Let Chengmao improve his cultivation first."

Over the years, Yang Chengmao has been in charge of managing the Ziwei Tower. The larger the spiritual source land is, the more things he has to do, which inevitably affects his cultivation.

"Yes, I'll take care of it!" Yu Qingyi smiled radiantly. "Three more little ones with spiritual abilities have appeared in our family! Hehe."

Yang Zhengshan's eyes lit up. "Three?"

"Yes, they were all tested last year. Zongping, Qingyu, and a girl, Yuqiao."

The Yang family has generational names. The boys are named Ming, Cheng, Qin, Ji, Zong, Qing, Shang, while the girls are named Yun, Wan, Ruo, Qing, Yu, Chu, Xiao.

This generation name was set by Yang Zhengshan. As for the subsequent generations, Yang Zhengshan did not set any more, because there were too many descendants, and setting a generation name would make it difficult to name them.

In particular, the Lingyuan region is not only home to Yang Zhengshan's branch of the Yang family, but also to Yang Mingwu, Yang Mingzhen, Yang Chengze, Yang Chengxu, and others. Even the former Lingxi Yang family is now following the Yang family.

With so many children of the same generation, naming them became a hassle, so Yang Zhengshan stopped deciding on generational names.

Of course, if Yang Zhengshan is not chosen, someone else will.

As the tree grows, it branches out. The Yang family has already split up countless times, so there's no need to abide by those trivial rules.

In the last ten years or so, the number of spiritual cultivators emerging from the Yang family has increased significantly. To date, the Yang family has more than twenty immortal cultivators, among whom Yang Jizhen is the most powerful, followed by Yang Zongyuan and Yang Qingyu. There are also Yang Zongcai and Yang Qingtao, who are in the late stage of Qi Refining. As for the younger generation, there are even more.

The three children Yu Qingyi mentioned were all just six years old. In the Spirit Source Land, everyone undergoes a spiritual aperture test at the age of six, and children with spiritual apertures are sent to the Wuzhen Dao Palace for cultivation.

Yang Zhengshan only secluded himself for five years, and the Yang family gained three more spiritual apertures. This shows that the probability of spiritual apertures appearing in the spiritual source land is now far greater than before.

"I'll bring them over another day so I can meet them. These kids don't even recognize their ancestor anymore!" Yang Zhengshan said dejectedly.

Yu Qingyi rolled her eyes at him, "You're in seclusion every day, how could they possibly know you!"

"There's nothing we can do about it!" Yang Zhengshan shook his head.

He would go into seclusion for three to five years at a time, and he also had many other things to do, so he simply didn't have the energy to take care of the Yang family's descendants.

Children grow up so fast; in the blink of an eye, several years have passed, and the child has grown up.

In addition, with so many descendants in the Yang family now, Yang Zhengshan has become too lazy to hold any family banquets, which has resulted in many of his descendants being in their twenties or thirties and still not having met him.

"Take care of things at home, but don't neglect your cultivation. I still want you to achieve the Golden Core Dao!" Yang Zhengshan said gently, holding her hair.

Only by reaching the Core Formation stage can Yu Qingyi stay with him for a long time. A few hundred years of lifespan is too short for him. He hopes that Yu Qingyi can live for several thousand years, or even stay with him until death.

Immortality is not just about oneself, but also about having companions.

If you live alone without anyone by your side, what good will it do for thousands or tens of thousands of years? You'll just be a lonely ghost.
"Yes, I will try my best!" Yu Qingyi nestled close to him, feeling reluctant to part.

Their future was still long, but the difference in their lifespans made her feel a little uneasy.

The two lingered tenderly for a long time, and then spent half a month in marital relations.

Yang Zhengshan loved to travel with Yu Qingyi. The two of them would stroll through the wilderness, looking at the mountains, the water, the flowers, the trees, the clouds, and the sunset.

Unfortunately, now is not the time for romance and leisure. The conflicts in the outside world continue. Although the Spirit Source Land is independent of these conflicts, this is not a long-term solution. Sooner or later, the Spirit Source Land will have to venture out into the world.

Currently, thanks to its accumulated reserves over the years, the Land of Spiritual Origin can still meet its various resource needs. However, it won't be long before the Land of Spiritual Origin runs out of some resources.

These are not high-grade resources, but some of the most commonly used resources.

Like a precious stone!
The reserves of this most common and frequently used resource in the Land of Spiritual Origin are already running low.

Of course, high-grade resources are also scarce. Now, the Immortal Palace has gained another Golden Core cultivator, as well as many Divine Soul Realm warriors and Foundation Establishment cultivators.

With so many people, each one requires a lot of resources.

Even if Yang Zhengshan were extremely wealthy, he could not possibly provide for the cultivation needs of so many people.

So after spending half a month with Yu Qingyi, Yang Zhengshan began planning to go out.

Just as he was about to go out and take a look, Yang Jizhen came looking for him.

"Ancestor, the Divine Chessboard has been completed!"

Inside the Hall of Longevity, Yang Jizhen presented Yang Zhengshan with a completely black chessboard, his face beaming with pride.

This Divine General Chessboard is no ordinary magic weapon; it is a Divine General Chessboard of the Spiritual Artifact level.

Over the years, Yang Jizhen has crafted many Divine General Chessboards, which he has given to the Foundation Establishment cultivators of Wuzhen Dao Palace. It is precisely because he has crafted many Divine General Chessboards that he is now able to craft this spiritual artifact-level Divine General Chessboard.

This was the first spiritual weapon he had crafted. Although he had also crafted the Thunderfire Spear before, it was modified from other spiritual weapons. This Divine General Chessboard, however, was something he completed entirely by himself.

Yang Zhengshan took the chessboard, examined it, and laughed, "Not bad, it seems your weapon-refining skills have improved quite a bit!"

"Haha, I have to thank our ancestors for their guidance!" Yang Jizhen said with a touch of pride.

At this point, Yang Jizhen had every reason to be proud.

He is only 140 years old and his cultivation level is only at the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, but he can still refine spiritual artifacts.

Based on his weapon-forging skills alone, he could be considered a genius anywhere.

To be honest, Yang Jizhen's talent for cultivation is not high. Even with the spiritual spring water to enhance his potential, his talent for cultivation is only above average, far inferior to those prodigies.

However, Yang Jizhen has an exceptional talent for crafting artifacts. He can design large flying boats, craft various magical treasures, and now he can even craft spiritual artifacts.

A weapon refiner like him is probably hard to find even in Wanbaohang.

"Come on, tell me about this magical artifact!" Yang Zhengshan said with a smile.

Yang Jizhen smiled and said, "This chessboard is a low-grade spiritual artifact with 361 spiritual eyes. Each spiritual eye has a delicate soul domain that can be used by 360 divine generals for cultivation and nurturing!"

"That means this chessboard can nurture 129,960 divine generals!"

"However, nurturing so many divine generals requires a large amount of spiritual energy and golden light. Considering the difficulty of nurturing divine generals, I also designed a formation for this chessboard!"

"The Divine General Nurturing Array uses a chessboard as its core and spiritual veins as its foundation. It allows other cultivators to chant the Golden Light Divine Mantra together to nurture the Divine General!"

"Hehe, Ancestor, wasn't I thorough in my considerations?"

He wore a smug expression, seeking praise, and that proud look seemed rather obnoxious.

However, Yang Zhengshan didn't want to beat him up at all; instead, he wanted to praise him.

“Very good, haha~~” Yang Zhengshan praised.

The biggest problem in cultivating divine generals is nurturing them. Even if Yang Zhengshan is a Golden Core cultivator, it is impossible for him to nurture 120,000 divine generals. He could not nurture that many divine generals even if he worked himself to death.

Therefore, the help of others is needed. Generally, only the master can use a magical artifact. Although others can also use the artifact after obtaining the master's consent, it is only to use it, not to control it.

The greatest advantage of the Divine General Chessboard that Yang Jizhen crafted is that it can be used in conjunction with formations, allowing others to help Yang Zhengshan nurture it.

While spiritual energy can be nurtured through spiritual veins, the nurturing of the Golden Light Divine Mantra requires the assistance of disciples from the Wuzhen Dao Palace.

If he could truly nurture 120,000 divine generals, then Yang Zhengshan would have 120,000 Foundation Establishment cultivators under his command. Moreover, these Foundation Establishment cultivators would be fearless of death. Just imagine how terrifying that would be.

However, nurturing 120,000 divine generals is no easy task.

Yang Zhengshan praised him highly, and then instructed Yang Jizhen to build the Divine General Nurturing Array in Wuzhen Dao Palace. From then on, all disciples of Wuzhen Dao Palace would also cultivate the Golden Light Divine Mantra and recite it several times a day.

Although those disciples had low cultivation levels, their numbers were large. If they could chant the Golden Light Divine Mantra for a long time, the effect of nurturing the divine general would be no worse than if Yang Zhengshan did it himself.

In addition, Yang Zhengshan also invited Xuanzhen to help train the divine generals.

When Xuanzhen formed his core, his Divine General Chessboard also advanced to a spiritual artifact, but the direction of its advancement was different from this one.

His chessboard can only nurture 361 generals. Having fewer generals has its advantages, as it allows him to pursue an elite strategy.

Yang Zhengshan didn't ask Xuanzhen to chant the Golden Light Divine Mantra for him. He had his own Divine General Chessboard and wouldn't give it up just to help Yang Zhengshan.

Yang Zhengshan needs Xuanzhen to help him transform those yin spirits into divine generals, which is a huge task and cannot be completed in a short time.

However, Yang Zhengshan only has more than two hundred ghost generals at his disposal, which means that he now needs Xuanzhen to transform these two hundred ghost generals into divine generals.

In addition, he had converted more than a dozen before, and currently he can only collect more than 230.

As for the Divine Soul Hall, it's not too late to transform those Yin spirits into ghost generals; transforming them now would only slow down their growth.

The Divine Soul Palace has Yin Veins, which nourish the Yin spirits within and allow them to cultivate using the Yin energy released by the Yin Veins.

Although they can absorb spiritual energy and improve their strength by using the Golden Light Divine Mantra after entering the Divine General Chessboard, it is far less effective than their own cultivation and improvement within the Divine Soul Palace.

With Xuanzhen's help, Yang Zhengshan was able to free up time to deal with other matters.

For the past ten years or so, Lingyuan Land has remained closed off and has not been well aware of the changes in the outside world.

Yang Zhengshan needed to go out and understand some of the changing situation, and he also needed to do some things.

After settling things in Baiyujing, Yang Zhengshan left the Shengjing Immortal Palace. He first went to the Yang Family Blessed Land, which was once an ancient remnant formation.

The Yang Family Blessed Land remains unchanged. Yang Zhengshan did not close the entrance to the Yang Family Blessed Land before; he merely sealed the formation of the Yang Family Blessed Land, prohibiting anyone from leaving.

After being repaired, the Lava God remained seated in the Yang Family Blessed Land. This guy usually sat on the mountaintop, motionless, making the once beautiful mountaintop look like a volcano.

The Lava God is a puppet. His energy core automatically absorbs spiritual energy from the outside world, but the amount of spiritual energy stored in his energy core is limited. Once the spiritual energy in his energy core is full, he will stop absorbing it.

He doesn't need to cultivate or do anything else, so he's usually in a state of deep sleep.

He was used to being asleep and bored, and it didn't bother him. After all, they had been asleep in the Sun Cave for tens of thousands of years.

Yang Zhengshan glanced at the Lava God General before leaving the Yang Family Blessed Land and entering the Void, speeding towards the Wanhua Mountain Range.

(End of this chapter)