Family Rise: Beginning with Grandfather.

Chapter 1098 Reunion with the Five-Tailed Fox

Yang Zhengshan took a deep breath. Tens of thousands of spirit trees of the second rank or above—that was no small number.

The spiritual trees in the Spirit Source Land are countless, and there are countless spiritual fruit trees of all kinds. However, the vast majority of spiritual fruit trees are first-order, while the number of second-order and third-order spiritual trees is not very large.

If you include the saplings, you should be able to gather tens of thousands of them, but the saplings haven't grown yet, so they can't be considered spirit trees.

"Newly born tree people don't actually have much combat power. They also need to learn and cultivate. Look at this one, it can't even walk properly!"

"To build an army of tens of thousands of tree people, not only would you need a large number of spirit trees, but you would also need to spend a lot of time and energy teaching them."

"Furthermore, commanding such a large army of tree people requires a powerful divine soul. It is not that I endow these things with spirit, but that they share the same spirit as me. The spirituality I give them is actually a part of my soul, not a divine soul, but soul power! So they will definitely obey my commands."

"As for whether there are any traps or loopholes in this."

Yu Qingyi thought for a moment and said, "I also think so. No one can take it away from me. Even if they did, it would be meaningless because it would revert to its original state after losing my soul power."

Yang Zhengshan pondered. This technique should be free of traps and loopholes, which means that the Wanhua Demon Court did not spread this technique to achieve some purpose by harming others.

But he still couldn't understand the purpose of the Wanhua Demon Court spreading this technique.

After thinking for a long time, he still couldn't figure it out, so he could only say, "Why don't you just give up on this technique?"

Although he was certain there was nothing wrong with the technique, what if there was?
He didn't want Yu Qingyi to be in danger because of practicing a technique. They didn't lack techniques; even if they didn't practice the Spirit Infusion Technique, they could practice other techniques. There was no need to take risks.

“But I want to cultivate this technique!” Yu Qingyi stroked the tree-man’s rough skin. She really liked the Spirit Infusion Technique, and she felt that she was very suitable for cultivating it.

Yang Zhengshan hesitated. In fact, he was confused because he was worried. It was not an easy thing to use cultivation techniques to harm others. Although there are many kinds of immortal cultivation techniques and there are many differences between them, the cultivation of any technique must follow the rule of three elements: body, magic power and soul.

No cultivation method can be separated from these three basic elements, and these three basic elements all come from oneself. As long as it is beneficial to these three elements, then the cultivation method will not have too many problems.

Yang Zhengshan was worried because the technique might have originated from the Wanhua Demon Court, not because there was anything wrong with the technique itself.

"Don't worry, I will cultivate carefully. If I encounter any problems, I will stop cultivating immediately!" Yu Qingyi said gently, taking his arm as he hesitated.

Her desire to cultivate the Spirit Empowerment Technique wasn't just because she liked it; more importantly, it suited her well and could enhance her strength.

What she wanted wasn't strength; she just wanted to keep up with Yang Zhengshan.

"Yes, if you encounter any problems, you should tell me. Don't do anything rash on your own!" Seeing her insistence, Yang Zhengshan stopped trying to persuade her.

"Mmm!" Yu Qingyi leaned on his shoulder, smiling sweetly.

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In the days that followed, Yang Zhengshan stayed with Yu Qingyi as she practiced the art of spirit infusion, as he was still worried about letting her practice alone.

Yu Qingyi seems to have a high talent for the art of spirit imbuing. Initially, she could only imbue first-tier spirit trees with spirit, and she could only command a dozen or so tree people.

However, after three years of cultivating the art of spirit imbuing, she was able to imbue second-tier spirit trees with spirit, and the number under her command reached one hundred.

In other words, she can control hundreds of tree people, which is equivalent to hundreds of Foundation Establishment cultivators.

This number is naturally incomparable to that of the Wan Hua Demon Emperor, but it is already a great improvement for Yu Qingyi.

With a hundred tree people, Yu Qingyi began to study troop deployment.

She didn't intend to control more tree people. According to her plan, she wanted to take the elite route and train these hundred tree people to have a strong fighting force.

Tree people also need to be trained, and the training of tree people is even more difficult than that of divine generals.

In fact, neither Yang Zhengshan nor Yu Qingyi knew one thing: the tree people cultivated by the Wanhua Demon Emperor were all of the same species, namely the Linglong Jade Tree.

The exquisite jade tree is a second-tier spirit tree, but because all tree beings are of the same kind and origin, they can combine and merge with each other to become even more powerful tree beings.

The Spirit Source Land doesn't have many second-tier spirit trees of the same type, which means Yu Qingyi's treants have many varieties. Therefore, Yu Qingyi didn't discover the rule that treants can merge.

Yang Zhengshan was only concerned with Yu Qingyi's condition and did not pay attention to Yu Qingyi's tree people.

After confirming that Yu Qingyi was alright, he relaxed his attention to her slightly and turned his focus to his own affairs.

Refining pills, cultivating, comprehending the Dao, and improving the grade of spiritual weapons—Yang Zhengshan continued his cultivation in an orderly manner.

The development of the Spirit Origin Land is still very rapid. With the migration of the population, the five cities of the Spirit Origin Land have gradually become more populated. A large number of buildings have sprung up, a large number of spirit fields have been cultivated, and lush medicinal gardens and orchards are full of vitality.

Through trade with Wanbaohang and Hengshan Sect, Lingyuan Land acquired a large amount of first- and second-tier resources.

Having resources means you can quickly improve your cultivation level.

With abundant resources, everyone's cultivation level continued to improve. Many martial artists broke through to the Golden Body Realm, and many Golden Body Realm martial artists began to go into seclusion, hoping to break through to the Divine Soul Realm.

Of course, the number of immortal cultivators is also increasing, and the rate of increase in Foundation Establishment cultivators is even faster than that of Divine Soul Realm warriors.

The Land of Spiritual Origin continues to develop, but the conflicts outside the Land of Spiritual Origin, in the real world, have not yet ceased.

Although the Wuchang Ghost Sect in the Wanhua Mountains changed its strategy and prepared to proceed slowly, their war with the Wanhua Demon Court did not stop.

Most of the Tree Man army retreated back to the Demon Ruins, but a portion was placed by the Demon Emperor in various locations in the central Wanhua Mountain Range as a defensive force for the Wanhua Demon Court.

However, the ones fighting against the Impermanent Ghost Sect now are the demon races. The current battle situation is very similar to the war of attrition back then, only on a much smaller scale.

Anyway, the Impermanent Ghost Sect and the Myriad Flower Demon Court have been fighting and vying for territory in the Myriad Flower Mountains.

In other places, the conflict continues.

However, two forces are rising in the Western Regions of Wanhua. One is the Spirit Deer Clan. After occupying the spiritual veins of the Netherworld Prison, they also occupied many spiritual veins deep in the Cloud Sky Mountains. As an outsider demon clan, the Spirit Deer Clan is not popular, but because of their strength, the forces around the Cloud Sky Mountains dare not provoke them.

Another is in the Southern Wilderness, where a sect called the Ancient Beast Sect suddenly rose to power and, in just a few years, actually unified the immortal cultivation world of the Southern Wilderness.

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Inside the Hall of Longevity.

Yang Zhengshan looked at Yun tide with some doubt, "What is the background of this Ancient Beast Sect?"

He had never heard of the Ancient Beast Sect before. If Yun tide hadn't mentioned it today, he wouldn't have known that such a sect existed.

Yunxi also joined Baiyujing. With Yunxiao's connection, Yang Zhengshan naturally wouldn't turn her away.

Moreover, Yunxi's cultivation level is not low either. She is now in the late stage of Foundation Establishment, and she can be considered one of the best among the many Foundation Establishment cultivators in the Spirit Source Land.

Because of Yunxiao, Yunxi did not face any tests after joining Baiyujing. She could freely enter and leave the Spirit Source Land and the Yang Family Blessed Land, and the trade between the Spirit Source Land and the Lingxiu Sea was also entrusted to her.

"I don't know either. I only got some information from the Sea of ​​Spiritual Beauty. It is said that the sect leader of the Ancient Beast Sect is a Golden Core True Monarch. In addition, several immortal cultivation families from the Southern Wilderness have joined the Ancient Beast Sect," Yun tide said.

The appearance of the Ancient Beast Sect is quite strange. Although there are many immortal cultivation forces in the Southern Wilderness, the cultivation world there is far inferior to that of the Cloud Soaring Mountains. Both the number and strength of the immortal cultivators there are far inferior to those around the Cloud Soaring Mountains.

Logically speaking, it should be very difficult for Golden Core cultivators to appear in the Southern Wilderness. Yang Zhengshan stroked his beard and fell into deep thought.

Are there no Golden Core cultivators in the Southern Wilderness?
should not.

However, there seems to be a being in the Southern Wilderness who is comparable to a Golden Core cultivator.

The demon king, Five-Tailed Ferocious, whom he had met once before.

Back then, the Five-Tailed Demon escaped from the Wanhua Mountains and originally intended to settle down in the Yunxiao Mountains, but due to Yang Zhengshan's obstruction and persuasion, it seems to have gone to the Southern Wilderness.

If he really did establish the Ancient Beast Sect, then that makes sense.

However, this led to the emergence of another Golden Core faction in the Western Regions of Wanhua.

Baiyujing, Cangjian Mountain, Cangyu Mountain, the Linglu Clan, and the Ancient Beast Sect—the Western Regions, which once had no Golden Core cultivators, now boasts five Golden Core forces with more than ten Golden Core cultivators and demon kings.

How unpredictable life truly is!

"If it's that person, we're old acquaintances. Shall we go and meet them?"

Yang Zhengshan wanted to win over the Five-Tailed Serpent.

He simply doesn't know much about the Five-Tailed Fox, so it's not appropriate to try to win it over now. But that doesn't stop him from making contact first. If he finds it suitable after making contact, then it's not too late to try to win it over.

"I understand. You can go ahead and get back to your work!"

Yang Zhengshan dismissed Yun tide, and after considering it for a while, he decided to go and see this old acquaintance.

He flew out of Yangjiafu Land and headed south all the way to Cuihu Lake in the southern wilderness.

Emerald Lake is also a blessed place, very similar to the Sea of ​​Spiritual Beauty, but Emerald Lake is much smaller than the Sea of ​​Spiritual Beauty, so it is just a lake.

In recent years, Cuihu Lake has also been unstable. This place was originally the ancestral land of the Fang family, but it was later occupied by the Wandering White Crane Clan. Then, the Tree Man Army defeated the Yin Army, and the Wandering White Crane Clan returned to the Wanhua Mountain Range.

The Fang family thought they could reclaim their clan's land, but now an ancient beast sect has emerged, not only seizing their land again but also forcibly incorporating them into their ranks.

The Fang family was indeed unlucky, but they weren't the most unlucky.

There were originally seven immortal cultivation families in the Southern Wilderness, but now only four remain, as the other three were wiped out by the Ancient Beast Sect.

Compared to the three families that were wiped out, the Fang family was undoubtedly lucky.

Of course, the main reason is that Fang Jia is sensible and knows when to yield and when to stand firm. When facing a strong enemy, he is able to endure and back down.

Arriving outside Green Lake, Yang Zhengshan stood on the clouds, looking down at the jade-like lake surface below.

This area still belongs to the Wanlin Mountain Range, and Cuihu Lake is like a piece of emerald embedded in the rolling mountains.

The Ancient Beast Sect's headquarters is located here, but the Ancient Beast Sect does not have a protective formation, so it cannot prevent Yang Zhengshan from investigating or prevent him from entering Emerald Lake.

However, to avoid any misunderstanding, Yang Zhengshan stopped outside Cuihu Lake.

He slightly revealed his presence, and soon a somewhat unfamiliar figure approached him.

The Five-Tailed Serpent looked at Yang Zhengshan with a cold expression, "What are you doing here?"

He naturally remembered Yang Zhengshan, but he didn't seem to welcome him very much.

Yang Zhengshan sized him up. The Five-Tailed Ferocious Beast he saw was different from the one he had seen before. The one he had seen before was in its beast form, with a crimson body, a leopard-like shape, a single horn on its head, five tails behind it, a fierce face, and a pair of three-inch-long fangs. It looked ugly and strange.

The current Five-Tailed Serpent is eight feet tall, wearing a red robe, and still has its single horn on its head, but its face is square and resolute. It is not handsome, but it is not ugly either.

His tail disappeared, but he carried five short blades on his back.

"A guest is a guest, won't you invite me in for a seat?" Yang Zhengshan said with a smile.

The Five-Tailed Serpent coldly looked at Yang Zhengshan, "You've come uninvited, so you can't be considered a guest!"

"We've known each other for a long time, there's no need to be so cold!" Yang Zhengshan grinned.

He wasn't afraid of the Five-Tailed Fox before, and he's even less afraid now.

But what exactly is the Five-Tailed Ferocity's cultivation level?
Yang Zhengshan still couldn't see through the Five-Tailed Ferocious's cultivation level.

Upon hearing this, the Five-Tailed Serpent softened its cold expression somewhat, but its words remained indifferent: "Speak plainly if you have something to say. I don't want to waste my time with you!"

Yang Zhengshan was silent for a moment, then said, "Actually, I want to make friends with you!"

"Make friends?" Wuwei Zheng gave Yang Zhengshan a deep look. "You barely qualify!"

"..."

Yang Zhengshan thought this guy was a bit arrogant, but he had a good temper and wouldn't bother with this powerless and arrogant fellow.

"Fine, since you don't want to invite me in, let's just find somewhere to chat!"

After saying that, he flew down toward the mountains below.

Yang Zhengshan found a relatively flat mountaintop, landed, carved stones into tables and benches, and set out tea and spiritual fruits.

"Please sit down!" Yang Zhengshan invited.

The Five-Tailed Serpent did not refuse any further and sat down opposite him.

"To be honest, I'm very curious about your origins. As far as I know, there is no demon king like you in the northern part of the Wanhua Mountains!" Yang Zhengshan said while pouring tea.

After encountering the Five-Tailed Demon King, he investigated and was certain that there was no demon king like the Five-Tailed Demon King in the northern part of the Wanhua Mountains.

“That’s because you’re ignorant!” Five-Tailed Ferocious said.

"Uh, where are you from?" Yang Zhengshan asked curiously.

“The Water Dragon River,” said the Five-Tailed Serpent.

Yang Zhengshan was taken aback. "Are you that dragon?"

Shuijiao River is a major river in the Wanhua Mountains, flowing from south to north and emptying into the North Sea.

Beside the Water Dragon River stands a celestial city called Azure Scale Celestial City, the birthplace of Kou Ta and Hong Fuxiu.

Legend has it that there is a dragon in the Water Dragon River, and the person who built the Azure Scale Immortal City was a friend of this dragon. However, no one knows exactly when the Azure Scale Immortal City was built.

The Azure Scale Immortal City has now become a desolate wasteland. To be precise, when the Impermanent Ghost Sect first occupied the northern part of the Wanhua Mountains, the Azure Scale Immortal City became a deserted city. The cultivators inside either fled or were surrounded and killed by the Yin Army.

(End of this chapter)