Family Rise: Beginning with Grandfather.

Chapter 1084 Reunion with Zhongli Xiayi
The Wanhua Mountains are still the same Wanhua Mountains. The mountains still tower into the clouds, and the trees are still like a blue sea. The plants that withered because of the giant white bone pillar have blossomed with vitality again in just over a decade.

However, there are far fewer birds and beasts in the mountains; both demonic beasts and strange beasts have become extremely rare.

Even the spiritual energy seemed to have thinned out.

Yang Zhengshan appeared on an unfamiliar mountain peak, landing as lightly as a feather on the white snow, overlooking the surrounding mountains.

He had just discovered in the void that the energy of the Wanhua Mountains had weakened considerably, and was at least three-tenths of an inch lower than before.

At this moment, being in the Wanhua Mountains, he could clearly feel the thinness of spiritual energy.

It's not that the spiritual energy in the Wanhua Mountains is extremely thin now, but rather that it's much thinner than it used to be.

Even so, the spiritual energy in the Wanhua Mountains is still more abundant than that in the Yunxiao Mountains.

Yang Zhengshan was well aware of the reasons for the changes in the Wanhua Mountains. One reason was the war between the Wuchang Ghost Sect and the Wanhua Demon Court, and the other was that the Wuchang Ghost Sect had built a large number of giant white bone pillars in the Wanhua Mountains.

The war accelerated the transformation of spiritual energy, causing a large amount of spiritual energy to flow into the void.

The massive white bone pillars forcibly drew the Yin energy from the ground to the surface, causing the Yin and Yang energies to converge and altering the properties of the spiritual energy.

If the giant white bone pillar had not been destroyed, the Wanhua Mountains could still retain this spiritual energy, but the spiritual energy would be more yin in nature.

Unfortunately, the giant white bone pillar was destroyed, which accelerated the consumption of spiritual energy and caused more spiritual energy to flow into the void.

Although neither the Impermanent Ghost Sect nor the Myriad Flower Demon Court deliberately damaged the spiritual veins of the Myriad Flower Mountains, their war and other actions still affected the spiritual veins, only the quality of the spiritual veins was greatly reduced.

"The Spirit Wasteland! Perhaps tens of thousands of years ago, those Spirit Wastelands were blessed lands, but because of these wars, they have turned into Spirit Wastelands!"

"Perhaps in tens of thousands of years, this place will also become a barren wasteland!"

Yang Zhengshan felt a strange sadness in his heart.

Spiritual energy is the foundation of the path to immortality; without spiritual energy, the path to immortality is illusory.

The war between immortal cultivators is like digging their own graves, attempting to destroy the immortal path of the entire Wanhua Domain.

From ancient times to the prehistoric era, and now to the present day, the Wanhua Domain has become increasingly desolate.

In fact, the Wanhua Domain is not limited to the Five Wanhua Domains. Beyond the Five Wanhua Domains, there are vast seas, and within those seas, there are numerous islands and landmasses.

To the west of the stormy sea lies a vast ocean, beyond which lies the Great An Dynasty, and beyond that lies tens of thousands of miles of land.

Beyond those tens of thousands of miles of land lay a region unknown even to Yang Zhengshan.

Perhaps in ancient times, that place was also a land of spiritual beauty, and the vast Wanhua Domain was like a fairyland in legend.

Unfortunately, Yang Zhengshan will never see the glory days of Wanhua Domain.

He only sighed slightly. He couldn't change the past, nor could he control the future. Now, he was just a cultivator searching for the path to immortality.

Upon entering the Void once more, Yang Zhengshan flew towards Taoyuan Mountain.

Taoyuan Mountain remained largely unchanged; its spiritual energy was still as abundant as ever, and the market town at its foot was just as bustling as before.

The battle of Zhenyang Immortal City did not affect Wanbaoxing in any way. Although the army of Wuchang Ghost Sect broke through Zhenyang Immortal City, they did not attack Wanbaoxing in Zhenyang Immortal City.

However, Wanbaohang's business in Zhenyang Immortal City was somewhat affected, but that impact was nothing to Wanbaohang.

Yang Zhengshan had just arrived outside Taoyuan Mountain when Zhongli Xiayi's figure appeared before him.

"Fellow Daoist Yang, it's been a long time!"

She was dressed in her finest attire, her face flushed, like a peach blossom in full bloom.

Zhongli Xiayi was very excited to see Yang Zhengshan again. She had been paying attention to the battle of Zhenyang Immortal City, and after the Tianyun Sword Sect's crushing defeat, she even went to Baiyun Immortal City herself.

Although she did not see Yang Zhengshan, she knew that the Yang family had consolidated their businesses outside and sealed off the Yang Family Auspicious Land. Therefore, she knew that Yang Zhengshan was not seriously injured, which is why she returned to Taoyuan Mountain.

"Haha, Fellow Daoist Xia Yi, it's been a long time!" Yang Zhengshan laughed loudly. "Speaking of which, are you and your sister's senses so sharp? Every time I appear, you're already out!"

Every time he came to Taoyuan Mountain, before he had done anything, Zhongli Yue and Zhongli Xiayi would come out to greet him almost without fail, as if they had received advance notice.

This surprised him greatly.

Zhong Lixia smiled, "Peach Abyss Mountain has the Tai Xuan Wang Xu Grand Array, which can detect the Tai Xu within a two thousand li radius. No fluctuation of energy can be hidden from the Tai Xuan Wang Xu Grand Array."

"Therefore, every time Fellow Daoist comes from the Void, my elder brother and I can sense it in advance. But if Fellow Daoist flies from the real world, we can't sense it in advance!"

Yang Zhengshan suddenly realized, "That explains why Zhongli Yue could always foresee his arrival. It was because of the formation."

How have you been lately, Brother Zhongli?

"My elder brother is in seclusion and will probably be out for a long time!"

"You've been here the whole time? Aren't you from the Myriad Treasures Sect?"

"I can only go back after my elder brother comes out of seclusion!"

The two exchanged these casual words and then entered Peach Abyss Mountain.

Zhongli Xiayi has stayed in Taoyuan Mountain all these years. She has just formed her core, and this period is the time to consolidate her cultivation, which is why she has not left.

Even if she returns to Wanbao Sect, it's estimated that she'll come back soon.

Although the Zhongli family holds a high position within the Wanbao Sect, internal competition within the sect forces them to reside far away in Taoyuan Mountain. It's not that they can't compete, but rather that this is the result the Zhongli family has achieved.

Taoyuan Mountain is located in the Wanhua Mountain Range, which contains a large number of spiritual objects. Zhongli Yue, the manager, not only manages all the Wanbao Trading Company in the western region of Wanhua, but also manages all the Wanbao Trading Company in the Wanhua Mountain Range.

There were only eight Wanbao Banks in total, but they could bring a lot of resources to the Zhongli family.

Simply put, Taoyuan Mountain is not a place of exile, but a treasure mountain.

Upon entering Taoyuan Mountain, Zhongli Xiayi welcomed Yang Zhengshan into a tea room.

With its green bricks and tiles, peach blossoms in full bloom, and the aroma of tea filling the room, Yang Zhengshan felt incredibly relaxed.

He sat at the tea table, leaning against the soft stool beside him, looking relaxed and casual.

Ah, a stolen half-day of leisure! How rare!

Although he could relax and enjoy himself in the Immortal Palace of Life, looking at the millions of people and the vast Spirit Source Land, he couldn't help but feel a sense of urgency to become stronger.

Instead, having left the Immortal Palace of Life and arrived at Peach Abyss Mountain, sitting in front of Zhongli Xiayi, he no longer needed to consider so many things.

Of course, saying he wasn't considering it was just self-deception; his purpose in coming here was still for the Immortal Palace of Life.

"Are you and the Yang family alright?" Zhong Lixia asked.

"fine."

"Didn't the previous war have any impact?"

"Of course there's an impact, but it's bearable! It's just that these days are tough!" "Uh, are there any difficulties?" Zhongli Xiayi poured him a cup of tea and asked.

Yang Zhengshan chuckled and said, "There are bound to be difficulties, that's why I asked you for help!"

"What's the difficulty?"

"Actually, it's not a big problem. I just want to exchange some resources with your Wanbaohang!"

Zhongli Xiayi looked up at him and said, "Have you forgotten that you are still a guest retainer of Wanbaohang?"

Yang Zhengshan was taken aback, then burst into laughter, "If you hadn't mentioned it, I would have forgotten. Right, it's our Wanbaohang!"

He had truly forgotten about it, after all, he hadn't been to Wanbaohang for many years.

Zhong Lixia smiled gently, "Exchanging resources is no problem, what do you plan to use in exchange?"

"Pills, all kinds of pills! Not just once, I plan to cooperate with Wanbaohang long-term!" Yang Zhengshan said.

Over the past ten years, everyone has been busy. Yang Zongyuan and Zhang Hexuan have been refining pills, and several good alchemists have emerged in the Spirit Source Land, refining some second-tier pills.

Therefore, although the Spirit Source Land lacks low-level resources, it does not lack second-level pills.

"That's no problem. Besides pills, is there anything else?"

"Hmm, do you accept large airships?" Yang Zhengshan asked.

“A large flying boat!” Zhongli Xiayi said thoughtfully, “Your Yang family’s Vermilion Bird Cloud Boat is quite a good flying boat. We can try two first. If we can sell them, we can expand the scale of the transaction!”

The Spirit Origin Land now possesses twelve Vermilion Bird Cloud Ships. Of the previous four, two were destroyed in the Great War of True Yang Immortal City. However, over the past decade or so, the Spirit Origin Land has been continuously expanding the scale of its flying ship construction.

At present, we can build one ship per year.

Large airships are very useful, but they consume a lot of energy and have maintenance costs.

At the same time, if the quantity is too large, the cost of accumulation will also be very high.

The twelve Vermilion Bird Cloud Boats cost tens of millions of spirit stones each.

The Land of Spiritual Origin needs more Vermilion Bird Cloud Boats, but it also needs a large amount of spirit stones and resources.

Exchanging resources for the Vermilion Bird Cloud Boat can be considered a business in the Land of Spiritual Origin.

Previously, Lingyuan Land had sold various flying boats to the outside world. Now that it wants to cooperate with Wanbaohang, Yang Zhengshan plans to sell the Vermilion Bird Cloud Boat to Wanbaohang.

Wanbaohang only deals in high-end industries; they do not sell small airships, but only high-quality medium and large airships.

Fortunately, the flying boat manufacturing industry in the Spirit Origin Land is quite good now, which can be used to cooperate with Wanbaohang.

"Alright, I'll send you two over in a while!" Yang Zhengshan said.

“Actually, what we need more are elixirs, top-grade demon essence pills, clarity pills, and lightning tribulation pills!” Zhongli Xiayi said with a blink.

Yang Zhengshan understood and smiled, "No problem, we have all of these!"

The pills that can be used to form the Golden Core are definitely the most consumed special pills among all pills.

Foundation Establishment cultivators all aspire to form their core, and even those nearing the end of their lifespan will attempt it before they die.

Since it's an experiment, we can't just leave it unprepared.

Other Core Formation spiritual items are difficult to collect, but pills like the Supreme Demon Essence Pill, the Clarity Pill, and the Thunder Tribulation Pill are relatively easy to obtain.

Therefore, Foundation Establishment cultivators will prepare these three types of pills first.

Before they die, they will consume the elixirs they have prepared.

Therefore, these three types of pills became the most consumed special pills.

Many Foundation Establishment cultivators, before their death, will use their life savings to exchange for these three kinds of pills, hoping to try them even once before they die.

Although most people wasted them, this led to a surge in demand for these three types of pills.

Yang Zhengshan's purpose in coming to Taoyuan Mountain this time was to sell the pills accumulated in Lingyuan Land through Wanbaohang's sales channels, and at the same time exchange various low-level resources from Wanbaohang to meet the cultivation needs of the many cultivators and martial artists in Lingyuan Land.

Although the profits Lingyuan Land can earn from cooperating with Wanbaohang will be much lower, this cooperation method is beneficial to Lingyuan Land's security at present.

Partnering with Wanbaohang is naturally not as good as Lingyuan Land selling and acquiring on its own. However, the situation is changing too fast now, and Lingyuan Land is really not suitable for doing business on a large scale outside.

Yang Zhengshan then discussed the details of the transaction with Zhong Lixia, and the two finally agreed on a time for the transaction.

This was not a difficult task for Zhong Lixia, and since it was a mutually beneficial arrangement, she naturally wouldn't refuse.

After finishing their business, the two reminisced about the past until dusk, at which point Yang Zhengshan took his leave.

"Are you going back now?"

"No, I plan to go to the Central Region!"

"Central Region, what are you going there for?"

"I still owe the Hengshan Sect a huge amount of pills!" Yang Zhengshan said with a grin.

More than a decade ago, the pill trade between Hengshan Sect and Tianyun Sword Sect had not ended. Before the Battle of Zhenyang Immortal City began, Hengshan Sect sent a lot of medicinal materials to Tianyun Sword Sect.

Although the matter was handled by True Lord Baiyun, the medicinal herbs were actually in Yang Zhengshan's hands.

Now, more than ten years have passed, and it's time for Yang Zhengshan to go to Hengshan Sect to deliver the elixir.

Just because True Lord Baiyun died in battle doesn't mean he can embezzle these pills.

Although embezzling these pills might bring him some profit, if word got out, Yang Zhengshan's reputation would be ruined.

Moreover, once the transaction is completed, he can receive follow-up orders from Yokoyama Sect, and might even earn more.

Therefore, he decided to go to Hengshan Sect to deliver this batch of pills, and at the same time, he could also go to the Central Region to see the scenery there.

“Hengshan Sect? Then take this with you. When you arrive at Hengshan Sect, you can use this to see True Monarch Yunxiu. True Monarch Yunxiu and my ancestor have a very close relationship. If you encounter any trouble, you can ask her for help!” Zhongli Xiayi took out a token and handed it to Yang Zhengshan.

Yang Zhengshan did not refuse, and accepted the token, saying, "Thank you!"

He was going to Hengshan Sect, a place he was unfamiliar with. Although he thought Hengshan Sect would treat him with courtesy, he was worried that if Hengshan Sect was used to being domineering and bullied him, a Golden Core True Monarch from a poor and remote place, he would be in a difficult situation.

With the Zhongli family token, he should be able to avoid some unnecessary trouble.

"Yes, be careful on the road. The Central Region hasn't been very peaceful lately!"

"Do not worry!"

Yang Zhengshan waved his hand, and his figure transformed into a stream of light, disappearing among the mountains. A moment later, he entered the void once again.

(End of this chapter)