Family Rise: Beginning with Grandfather.

Chapter 1094 The Way of Spirit Empowerment
"Indeed, we should not underestimate the people of the world!"

Inside the Hall of Longevity, Yang Zhengshan couldn't help but let out a sigh.

He had just received the news that the Demon Emperor of Wanhua and the army of treants had greatly exceeded his expectations.

At first, he thought that the Wanhua Demon Court could hold out for a while, but as soon as the Wuchang Ghost Sect began to take action, the Wanhua Demon Court collapsed first, and a large number of demons fled.

He then thought that the Impermanent Ghost Sect would soon conquer the Wanhua Mountain Range, but the Wanhua Demon Emperor displayed great power and summoned an army of tens of thousands of tree people, who then repelled the Impermanent Ghost Sect.

The situation changed so quickly that it caught him off guard.

"But this is even better. With the Wanhua Demon Court around, the Wuchang Ghost Sect can at least not expand recklessly. In this way, we small forces can also survive in the cracks!"

Yang Zhengshan thought with a mix of emotions, including a sense of helplessness.

Compared to powerful forces like the Impermanent Ghost Sect and the Myriad Flower Demon Court, the newly established Baiyujing was just a small force, forced to quietly develop in the cracks.

"The pills are almost finished being refined. The next step is to upgrade the Soul Suppressing Tower!"

Yang Zhengshan reached out and summoned the Seven Treasures Soul-Suppressing Pagoda in his palm.

The two-foot-long tower slowly rotated in his palm, emanating a subtle Taoist aura.

The Seven Treasures Soul-Suppressing Pagoda is his most important magic weapon. Even though Yang Zhengshan now has the cultivation level of the mid-stage Golden Core realm, the Seven Treasures Soul-Suppressing Pagoda still has an irreplaceable use for him.

He had always wanted to upgrade the Seven Treasures Soul Suppressing Pagoda to the level of a spiritual weapon.

Unfortunately, he simply couldn't spare the time and energy.

Now he finally has some free time, and he has just refined some Dao Spirit Elixir, which can be used to enhance the spirituality of the Seven Treasures Soul Suppressing Pagoda.

With this in mind, Yang Zhengshan entered the meditation room and began to nurture the spirit of the Seven Treasures Soul-Suppressing Pagoda.

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The Land of Demon Ruins.

On the shore of the dreamlike Flower Mirror Lake, the Fiery Phoenix Lord Li Zhuo was dressed in a fiery red feather robe, with a small tuft of flame feathers sticking up on his forehead and flame runes full of Daoist charm painted on his cheeks.

She stood quietly before the Demon Emperor Wanhua, her expression extremely solemn.

"Su Mei ran away?"

"Yes, she's hiding. I don't even know where she's hiding."

"How heartless! She has betrayed my expectations!" The Demon Emperor wore a sinister smile, a smile that was neither a smile nor a frown. He said "betrayed" but there was no trace of disappointment on his face.

Li Zhuo looked at him, "What exactly do you plan to do?"

"Do you also want to hide?" The Demon Emperor's exquisite pupils were filled with a cold indifference that made people afraid to look directly at him.

“If you continue like this, I’ll probably leave you too!” Li Zhuo said.

The Demon Emperor fell silent, his usually relaxed brows now furrowing slightly.

After a long silence, he finally said, "I understand. You can come here anytime from now on. You can also bring those demon kings with you!"

He understood what Li Zhuo meant. He hadn't cared about the Wanhua Demon Court before because he didn't want to waste his time on meaningless things. He would rather cultivate a few more exquisite jade trees with that time.

But now he needs those demons. The Linglong Tree People are very powerful, and many of them are as powerful as demon kings. However, the Tree People have a fatal flaw: they are not very intelligent and are like ignorant children.

They are obedient and willing to fight for them, but they are not good at using their brains, let alone managing the vast Wanhua Mountains.

Therefore, he needs those demons to help him control the Wanhua Mountains.

He could accept losing the Qingyuan Fox Clan.

But if he were to lose the Blazing Phoenix Clan as well, he would truly have no one left to rely on.

“You should have done this a long time ago!” Li Zhuo said calmly.

The Demon Emperor shrugged. "You should understand that I don't care about these things."

“But you need them!” Li Zhuo said.

"Alright, you can arrange it as you see fit. I only have one request: guard the central area of ​​the Wanhua Mountains and prevent those evil spirits from entering."

“This requires the help of your treant!” Li Zhuo said.

"Don't worry, I'll place some treants outside. If those evil spirits dare to come again, they'll definitely take action!"

Li Zhuo nodded, "That's for the best!"

The Demon Emperor then took out a jade slip and said, "I need you to do something for me!"

"what's up?"

"Spread the cultivation method of the Spirit Empowerment Path throughout the entire Myriad Splendor Domain!"

"The Way of Spirit Empowerment?" Li Zhuo took the jade slip, his spiritual sense penetrating into it to see its contents.

The method of imbuing spirit lies in "guiding" rather than "irrigating," in "harmonizing" rather than "forcing." Use your own spirit as the guide, like a stream flowing into a valley, going with the flow and not going against its nature; use your own will as the harmony, like bells and drums resonating in unison, responding to each other and not going against your feelings.

Being in harmony with the spirit is like a fish in water; the spirit never leaves me, and I never leave the spirit, thus I am the general of all spirits.

When you reach that state, your spirit and you become one, and you forget yourself and the world around you.

In this way, it is not that I endow spirit into things, but that things and I share the same spirit; this is the ultimate way of endowing spirit.

……

Looking at the contents, Li Zhuo was somewhat puzzled.

This is a cultivation technique for immortals, not for demons. Of course, demons can also cultivate it, but it is extremely difficult for them.

"Why spread such a technique?" Li Zhuo asked, puzzled.

"Spread the teachings throughout the world!" said the Demon Emperor.

Li Zhuo was still puzzled. She did not know the two ways of vying for power, nor did she know that preaching could also lead to a position of power.

The Path of Spirit Empowerment actually existed long ago; it wasn't a new path created by the Demon Emperor. But that's not important, because from ancient times to the present, there has never been a Dao Master who cultivated the Path of Spirit Empowerment.

The so-called creation of a new path refers to reaching the level of a Dao Master. As long as this level is not reached, the path is not considered complete, and future generations can continue to create new paths.

Therefore, if the Demon Emperor can truly spread this path throughout the world and allow countless cultivators to practice it, he can still use it to become the master of power.

"You don't need to understand, you just need to get this done!" The Demon Emperor didn't explain much.

Li Zhuo thought for a moment, then nodded slightly, "No problem!"

This is not a difficult task. The Demon Emperor did not specify how many people need to cultivate this technique. He only wanted to spread the technique. This is very simple. All that is needed is to make more jade slips and send them out.

Li Zhuo took the jade slip away quickly. Before long, many jade slips recording the Way of Spirit Infusion appeared in the markets surrounding the Wanhua Mountains. How many people cultivated it is unknown, but the cultivation method of the Way of Spirit Infusion quickly spread.

Even Yang Zhengshan received a jade slip.

Yang Zhengshan had just stepped out of the meditation room when Yu Qingyi arrived with a jade slip.

His seclusion was very successful this time. In less than two months, he upgraded the Seven Treasures Soul Suppressing Pagoda to the level of a spiritual artifact.

It's not that he can quickly upgrade the grade of magic weapons, but rather that the Seven Treasures Soul-Suppressing Pagoda has long been at the critical point of advancement.

When Yang Zhengshan obtained the Seven Treasures Soul-Suppressing Pagoda, it was already a top-grade magic weapon.

Over the years, Yang Zhengshan has been nurturing the Seven Treasures Soul-Suppressing Pagoda. Although he did not deliberately improve the rank of the Seven Treasures Soul-Suppressing Pagoda, it has still reached the critical point of advancement.

This time, he used up two bottles of Dao Spirit Elixir, and the Seven Treasures Soul Suppressing Tower was thus promoted.

After being upgraded to a spirit weapon, the Seven Treasures Soul Suppressing Pagoda became much stronger. However, it is only a newly born spirit weapon, and its power is not very strong at present.

"Take a look at this." Yu Qingyi handed the jade slip to Yang Zhengshan.

Yang Zhengshan examined the contents of the jade slip and looked astonished.

The Spirit Infusion Path isn't exactly a strange cultivation method. There are many cultivation methods and Daoist principles in this world that are even more mysterious than the Spirit Infusion Path. The reason he was surprised was because this cultivation method was extremely complete. It not only had a complete cultivation method, but also involved the Daoist principles of divine powers.

The Spirit Source Land now possesses a large number of immortal cultivation techniques, most of which only require cultivation up to the Core Formation stage. After Core Formation, one must rely on their own comprehension and can at most learn from some cultivation insights.

Those cultivation insights are usually recorded in separate books, and are rarely recorded together with the cultivation methods.

It's not that the two can't be recorded together, but rather that they're inappropriate.

Because cultivation experiences are highly personal, they are one person's own insights. Others can learn from them, but they cannot take them as the standard for cultivation.

To avoid misleading others, few people record their cultivation experiences and techniques together.

This method not only records cultivation experiences together with the method itself, but also explains the cultivation experiences in great detail, especially the supernatural powers and insights, recording almost all of the author's understanding in it.

Although Yang Zhengshan thought it was somewhat rambling, it was undeniable that the person who recorded this jade slip had put a lot of effort into it.

"Where did it come from?" Yang Zhengshan asked.

“Qingyu brought it back from the Sea of ​​Spiritual Beauty!” Yu Qingyi said.

Yang Family Blessed Land is still closed, but Lingyuan Land regularly organizes fleets to go to the Lingxiu Sea to purchase low-level resources.

"What do you think of this technique?" Yu Qingyi asked.

Yang Zhengshan pondered for a moment and said, "Very good, it is a rare skill."

The excellence of the Spirit Infusion Method is beyond doubt; it is no worse than those common cultivation methods.

"May I practice this technique?" Yu Qingyi asked.

"You want to cultivate?" Yang Zhengshan asked in surprise.

“Yes, I think this technique is very good!” Yu Qingyi said.

Yang Zhengshan stroked his beard thoughtfully. Currently, Yu Qingyi is in the stage of converting true essence into magical power. At this stage, Yu Qingyi can be considered a martial artist or a cultivator. However, compared with a true cultivator, the magical power she possesses is much weaker.

In terms of both quantity and quality, she is inferior to cultivators at the peak of Foundation Establishment, and even now she is inferior to cultivators at the early stage of Foundation Establishment.

But this does not mean that she cannot cultivate immortal cultivation techniques or try to comprehend the meaning of divine powers in advance.

“If you practice this technique, it might slow down your cultivation speed!” Yang Zhengshan said.

"My cultivation has reached a bottleneck, so it doesn't matter how fast or slow I am now!" Yu Qingyi said with a hint of helplessness.

Reaching the Divine Soul Realm in martial arts is considered the end. While the Divine Soul Realm is said to focus on cultivating the Divine Soul, it is actually because one cannot continue cultivating that one has to devote time and energy to cultivating the Divine Soul.

If it were just about cultivating one's soul, Yu Qingyi wouldn't need to spend too much time and energy, which is why she has always helped protect others.

Yu Qingyi continued, "This cultivation method focuses more on the soul and helps in comprehending the Dao of Heaven and Earth. I think it is very suitable for me, and not only me, but others can also cultivate it."

Yang Zhengshan read the contents of the cultivation technique again. Just as Yu Qingyi had said, this technique was helpful in comprehending the Dao of Heaven and Earth.

One of the chapters is called "Observing the Spirit." When observing a mountain, one should observe the rise and fall of its veins. If the veins are smooth, the soul is at ease; if the veins are stagnant, the soul is depressed. When observing a stone, one should discern the depth of its patterns. If the patterns are clear, the soul is pure; if the patterns are murky, the soul is dull. When observing grass, one should sense the flourishing and withering of its energy. If the energy is abundant, the soul is lively; if the energy is weak, the soul is silent. When observing wood, one should listen to the movement and stillness of its heart. If the heart is calm, the soul is stable; if the heart is agitated, the soul leaps.

By observing its patterns to understand its emotions, and by listening to its sounds to comprehend its meaning, one can truly connect with the spirit.

This technique not only contains methods for cultivating the spirit and soul, but also methods for comprehending the universe.

The so-called understanding of heaven and earth is not about focusing on a certain Dao, but about finding one's own Dao in heaven and earth.

Undoubtedly, this cultivation method is very suitable for those who have not yet grasped the essence of the Dao.

“Then let’s cultivate it. Anyone else who wants to cultivate it can too!” Yang Zhengshan didn’t find any problems with the cultivation method, so he simply agreed.

“Alright, I’ll give it a try first.” Yu Qingyi smiled broadly. She really liked this technique. She didn’t know why, but ever since she saw the contents of the jade slip, she felt that this technique was very suitable for her.

Afterwards, Yu Qingyi chatted with Yang Zhengshan for a while. She asked Yang Zhengshan many questions about the method of imbuing spirits. Although Yang Zhengshan had not cultivated the method of imbuing spirits, he was still able to give Yu Qingyi a lot of guidance based on his experience and insights.

After understanding the contents of the cultivation technique, Yu Qingyi went into seclusion to cultivate.

Yang Zhengshan went to the Pill Hall, where Zhang Hexuan and Yang Zongyuan were refining pills. Yang Zhengshan planned to give them some pointers and pass on his experience over the years.

Inside the Pill Hall were not only Zhang Hexuan and Yang Zongyuan, but also several of their disciples. Zhang Hexuan now had four disciples, all of whom were alchemists, with the one with the highest cultivation level already at the peak of Qi Refining.

Yang Zongyuan only accepted two disciples, both of whom were members of the Yang family.

Perhaps because Yang Zhengshan was an alchemist, many members of the Yang family followed the path of alchemy.

However, only two members of the Yang family have good talent in alchemy: Yang Qingtao and Yang Qingyu. The Yang family can be said to have successors.

Just as Yang Zhengshan was explaining alchemy to his disciples and grand-disciples, the fleet returning from Hengshan Sect encountered trouble.

In the western part of the Hengshan Mountains, and the eastern part of the Wanhua Mountains, a fiery red cloud boat sped across the vast sky.

On the cloud boat, Yunxiao sat lazily in the pavilion, holding his sword in his arms, closing his eyes to rest.

Suddenly, he opened his eyes wide and looked down with sharp eyes.

He naturally couldn't see through the cabin of the cloud boat, but his spiritual sense had already locked onto the dozen or so streaks of light below the cloud boat.

His figure floated up, flying out of the pavilion like a fish. In the blink of an eye, he appeared on the bow deck, looking down at the streams of light that were constantly approaching below.

"True Lord, what's wrong?" Kota asked, somewhat puzzled, when he saw him come out.

However, his question no longer needed Yunxiao's answer, because as soon as he finished speaking, his spiritual sense detected more than a dozen auras approaching their flying boat.

(End of this chapter)