Family Rise: Beginning with Grandfather.

Chapter 1101 The Tree Wants to Be Still, but the Wind Does Not Stop
The Tianji Pavilion and the Wanbao Sect did not immediately engage in war. Although the Tianji Pavilion repeatedly denounced the Wanbao Sect's Duobao Zhenjun and even said that it would make Duobao Zhenjun pay with his life, the Tianji Pavilion always maintained restraint and did not have any actual conflict with the Wanbao Sect.

The Heavenly Mystery Pavilion also understands that now is not the time to start a war with the Myriad Treasures Sect. If the two major forces go to war, the other forces will only benefit.

However, the seeds of enmity have already been sown, and their future relationship will certainly not be as harmonious as before.

The Wanbao Sect was originally a neutral force that did not participate in the struggles between various forces, but this time they have developed a grudge against the Tianji Pavilion, and they may be dragged into the abyss of war in the future.

Yang Zhengshan's attention to this matter was limited to the surface. It wasn't that he didn't want to know more about the inside story, but rather that he was far away in the Western Regions and couldn't keep up with the changing situation in the Central Regions in real time.

However, he could tell that neither the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion nor the Myriad Treasures Sect intended to start a war, which reassured him considerably.

If the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion and the Myriad Treasures Sect were to go to war, the impact would be enormous.

Even though the Yang family's blessed land is located in the western region, it will still be significantly affected.

Yang Zhengshan still hopes to maintain a relatively stable situation, at least to keep Yujing City in a stable environment and try to prevent Yujing City from getting involved in the chaos.

Time flows by like water.

Five years have passed in the blink of an eye.

In the quiet room of the Hall of Longevity, Yang Zhengshan sat cross-legged on a cushion, chanting the Golden Light Mantra. Golden light surrounded him, like waves rippling one after another, each stronger than the last.

In front of him, the Divine General Chessboard was also enveloped in golden light, and golden phantoms of divine generals could be seen on the two-foot-wide chessboard.

Over the course of five years, nearly a hundred more golden-armored generals have been added to the Divine General Chessboard. Now, he has two hundred and twenty-one golden-armored generals. Although the number is still not large, these golden-armored generals are all Foundation Establishment cultivators.

Most importantly, the Divine Soul Palace has cultivated its first Yin Soul General. This Yin Soul General was Bai Xiaoyun in her previous life. She was the Bai Xiaoyun who died in the battle of True Yang Immortal City. She was unfortunate to be besieged and killed by the Yin army. She was also lucky to escape to the Vermilion Bird Cloud Boat before she died. After her death, her soul was taken back to the Spirit Source Land.

The spirit was placed in the Spirit Hall, and after more than ten years of being nourished by yin energy, it eventually transformed into a yin ghost general.

The first Yin Soul Ghost General cultivated by the Divine Soul Hall has some special significance. It means that the Spirit Source Land has the ability to cultivate Yin Soul Ghost Generals, and it also means that Yang Zhengshan will have a way to continuously acquire Yin Soul Ghost Generals in the future.

With the addition of the Golden Light Divine Mantra Array of Wuzhen Dao Palace, it means that he can continuously cultivate Golden Armor Divine Generals in the future.

Bai Xiaoyun was just the first, but once there's a first, there will be a second, a third, and so on, until the ten thousandth, the hundred thousandth.

The rest is just a matter of time.

The land of spiritual origins is not lacking in spirits; everyone has a spirit, which can be simply understood as the soul.

Ordinary people who have not undergone any cultivation only have a soul, while immortal cultivators and martial artists who have cultivated their souls possess a divine soul.

It's roughly the case that martial artists at the Golden Body Realm and cultivators at the late Qi Refining stage possess divine souls.

Ordinary souls can also be transformed into yin spirits, but the chances of transformation are not high. In contrast, the chances of a divine soul transforming into a yin spirit are much higher. The more powerful the divine soul, the stronger its soul power will be after transformation.

For example, Bai Xiaoyun was a Foundation Establishment cultivator in her lifetime, so after her death, her soul was nourished for only a dozen years before turning into a Yin Ghost General.

If it were an ordinary soul transformed into a ghost, it would probably take hundreds of years to grow into a ghost general, and there is even a high probability that it would never become a ghost general, because ghosts also have a limited lifespan.

Although the population of the Spirit Origin Land is only a few million, it has a large number of martial artists and cultivators, who will face death sooner or later.

It is now the 179th year of Lingyuan, which means that more than 150 years have passed since Yang Zhengshan began the large-scale migration of people to Lingyuan.

The first group of people to enter the Land of Spiritual Origin are now nearly two hundred years old.

Many of these people had already died fighting for the Spirit Source Land, and many others had died while forging the Spirit Foundation and shaping the Gold Body. Many others had their cultivation level stuck at the Innate Realm and had already passed away.

Not to mention others, even An Yuxing, Qu Changkong, Liang Shengze and others have reached the point of dying of old age. Time will take them away one by one, but their souls will remain in the Divine Soul Hall, and in the future they will become golden-armored divine generals in Yang Zhengshan's hands.

They had no objection to this; in fact, they were quite happy to prolong their lives in this way.

For cultivators, being buried in peace is not the best ending. No matter how high their cultivation level or what level they are at, they will not be willing to disappear from the world like this.

Even after transforming into golden-armored divine generals, they are no longer themselves, yet they still wish to continue existing in the world in this way.

Yang Zhengshan's mind was immersed in the chessboard of the divine generals, sensing the divine thoughts of each general, and he felt a very chaotic feeling.

These divine generals are essentially similar to ghost soldiers; they are all puppet-like beings.

However, they are very different from the ghost soldiers; they have their own thoughts and self-awareness.

They are more like spirits, perhaps because they are too young and their thoughts are still very simple.

"Two hundred is still too few. If we could have twenty thousand divine generals, then the Spirit Source Land could rival the Yin Army!"

"What I need to do next is to continuously collect and cultivate the ghost generals, nurture them into divine generals, and then slowly nurture these divine generals to make them even stronger!"

"One day, Baiyujing will have an army of tens of thousands of divine generals!"

Yang Zhengshan pondered the future development of the divine general army. After a moment, he withdrew the golden light emanating from his body.

In recent years, he has devoted some of his energy and time to the Golden Light Divine Mantra, which has brought his Golden Light Divine Mantra to a high level. Although it is far from Xuanzhen's level, it is enough for him at present.

In fact, the Golden Light Divine Mantra was not very useful to him. Apart from being used to train the Golden Armored Divine General, it did not improve his strength in the slightest.

Even if he cultivates the Golden Light Divine Mantra to perfection, it still cannot bring him a significant boost.

Because he has already mastered four divine abilities: the Withering and Flourishing Divine Ability, the Body Transformation into Nothingness, the Sealing of the Void, and the One Spear Piercing the Void, even if he were given another divine ability, it wouldn't be a significant boost.

The essence of supernatural powers lies in quality, not quantity. Having only one type is too few; two or three are most suitable. Anything more than that is not very meaningful.

In comparison, Yang Zhengshan should focus on elevating his understanding of supernatural powers.

After putting away the chessboard, Yang Zhengshan got up and left the quiet room.

"Welcome back, True Lord, from your seclusion!"

Hongyun happened to run into Yang Zhengshan and stepped forward with a smile to greet him.

"Hmm, not bad. When did you break through?" Yang Zhengshan looked at her and asked with a smile.

“Thanks to the True Lord, Hongyun just completed a breakthrough three months ago!” Hongyun replied.

Hongyun has already broken through to the Divine Soul Realm, which just goes to show that there are more and more people breaking through to the Divine Soul Realm in the Spirit Source Land these days.

Actually, it wasn't surprising that Hongyun and Qingxia were able to break through to the Divine Soul Realm.

Neither of them started from a high position, but they were no lower than Yang Mingcheng, Yang Mingzhi and others. In fact, they had been with Yang Zhengshan and Yu Qingyi for a longer time than Yang Mingcheng and others.

They had all the resources that Yang Mingcheng and his group had, and even resources that Yang Mingcheng and his group lacked. Yang Zhengshan smiled and nodded, "And Madam?"

"Madam has gone to the ancient forest, and recently she has cultivated quite a few tree people!" Hongyun said.

"Oh, I'll go take a look!"

Since Yu Qingyi began cultivating the Way of Spirit Infusion, she has frequently visited the ancient forest east of Yujing City. The ancient trees there, some thousands of years old, have either become her experimental subjects or have been cultivated into tree people by her.

Upon arriving at the ancient forest, Yu Qingyi was indeed there.

Upon finding Yu Qingyi, Yang Zhengshan discussed the Way of Spirit Infusion with her. He had confirmed that there were no problems with the Way of Spirit Infusion, but since it was Yu Qingyi's first time cultivating immortal cultivation techniques, she was not very clear about many aspects, so she needed Yang Zhengshan's guidance.

Just as Yang Zhengshan was instructing Yu Qingyi, a streak of azure light flew down from above. The light was very fast and should be from a peak Foundation Establishment cultivator.

Yang Zhengshan only needed to glance at the person to know who it was.

"Your subordinate pays respects to True Lord Kurong!" Mu Xuan approached Yang Zhengshan and bowed deeply, saying, "Greetings, Madam!"

The person who came was Mu Xuan, one of the several immortal clans who joined Baiyujing from Baiyun Immortal City back then.

Mu Xuan possesses the cultivation of the peak of Foundation Establishment, is calm and reliable, and has considerable strength. Yang Zhengshan has high hopes for him.

Not only him, but also Wen Yu and Shen Ming, were valued by Yang Zhengshan.

All three of them were once top figures in White Cloud Immortal City. Whether in terms of cultivation, strength, or wisdom and methods, they were all outstanding among the many Foundation Establishment cultivators.

In the first few years after they joined Baiyujing, Yang Zhengshan did not make any arrangements for them. However, more than ten years have passed, and the families they represent have gradually integrated into the Lingyuan Land. As a result, Yang Zhengshan has placed more trust in them and gradually relaxed the restrictions on them.

Now they have gradually become involved in many missions in the Land of Spirit Origin.

"Hmm, is there something you need?" Yang Zhengshan asked.

"Reporting to the True Lord, we have just received news that the Impermanent Ghost Sect is preparing to invade the Cloud Soaring Mountains!" Mu Xuan said.

Yang Zhengshan's expression shifted slightly. "Is the information accurate?"

"There shouldn't be any mistake; the information comes from the Jiang family of Beishan!" Mu Xuan said.

The Jiang family of Beishan is also a family of immortal cultivators. It is located on the northern edge of the Yunxiao Mountains, west of Baiyun Immortal City, more than two thousand miles away from Baiyun Immortal City.

The Jiang family was once an affiliated force of the Tianyun Sword Sect, and one of its Foundation Establishment cultivators had served in the Punishment Hall of the Tianyun Sword Sect.

The Jiang family was relatively lucky; during the several upheavals that Baiyun Immortal City experienced, the Jiang family was not greatly affected.

Previously, the monsters that escaped from the northern part of the Wanhua Mountains attacked many immortal cultivation forces around Baiyun Immortal City. However, the Jiang family of Beishan, which was located in the west of Baiyun Immortal City and far away from it, was not attacked at all.

After the Tianyun Sword Sect disbanded, the Jiang family withdrew from Baiyun Immortal City, thus avoiding the siege of Baiyun Immortal City by the Yin Army.

In the battle of Zhenyang Immortal City, the Jiang family dispatched three Foundation Establishment cultivators and hundreds of late-stage Qi Refining cultivators. Although there were some casualties, the overall casualties were not very high.

Now, the Jiang family has become the most powerful of the many immortal cultivation forces in the northeast of the Yunxiao Mountains.

Although this might seem like choosing the best among the worst, it's undeniable that the Beishan Jiang family has retained its strength remarkably well after experiencing so much turmoil.

If the news came from the Jiang family in Beishan, then it should be accurate.

But why did the Impermanent Ghost Sect suddenly invade the Cloud Mountain Range?
Do they intend to take over the Yunxiao Mountains first, and then set their sights on the Wanhua Mountains?

It's not impossible.

Although the spiritual energy in the Yunxiao Mountains is not particularly abundant, it is now home to many immortal cultivators and demonic beasts.

Whether they were after immortal cultivators and demonic beasts or simply to seize territory, their invasion of the Cloud Soaring Mountains was perfectly reasonable.

It's truly a case of "the tree may wish to be still, but the wind will not cease!"

Yang Zhengshan has no desire to get involved in the conflict, but the changing situation could drag him into it at any time.

If the Impermanent Ghost Sect really intends to invade the Cloud Sky Mountain Range, Yang Zhengshan and Bai Yujing certainly cannot stand idly by.

The reason is simple: if the lips are gone, the teeth will be cold.

To the north of Yangjiafu Land lies the Lingxiu Sea, and to the north of the Lingxiu Sea lies the Yunxiao Mountain Range, which includes Cangjian Mountain and Cangyu Mountain.

Once the Impermanent Ghost Sect invades the Cloud Mountain Range, Hidden Sword Mountain and Azure Feather Mountain will definitely have to take action to resist, and Yang Zhengshan will naturally stand on the same side as them.

Although Yang Zhengshan hasn't contacted Jian Changhe and Que Lingyu in recent years, their friendship remains, and their alliance hasn't been dissolved.

The reason for not contacting each other is simply to avoid awkwardness, not because of hatred or dissatisfaction.

In fact, none of them want to get involved in the conflict, so they have all chosen to close their mountain gates and stop going out.

Yang Zhengshan thought for a moment and said, "Go and keep an eye on the eastern part of the Yunxiao Mountains. If the Wuchang Ghost Sect really intends to enter the Yunxiao Mountains, then come and report to me!"

Since the Impermanent Ghost Sect hasn't taken any action yet, there's no need for him to overreact. He should observe the situation first.

"Here!"

Mu Xuan responded, but then added, "True Lord, the Jiang family of Beishan intends to pledge allegiance to us. Should we accept their offer?"

"Seek refuge with them?" Yang Zhengshan was slightly surprised, but he quickly understood why the Jiang family had made this choice.

The Jiang family of Beishan is located in the northeast of the Yunxiao Mountains. Although they are on the outskirts of the mountains, they will inevitably be the first to be affected if the Wuchang Ghost Sect invades the Yunxiao Mountains.

Therefore, they inevitably have to relocate at this point, and they don't have many options.

They could either stay away from trouble and find a remote place to hide, or move to Qingli Immortal City, where Yunfan and the others would definitely be willing to accept them.

Besides these two options, joining the Yang family is also a good choice. With precedents like the Luo family, Wen family, Shen family, and Mu family, they should be very willing to join the Yang family.

“You know the rules of Baiyujing. Go talk to them. As long as they are willing to abide by the rules, it’s not impossible to let them join!” Yang Zhengshan said casually.

It's just a family of immortal cultivators, with only a few Foundation Establishment cultivators and a few hundred Qi Refining cultivators, plus some martial artists and ordinary people. The Spirit Source Land can accommodate them.

This matter is not worth Yang Zhengshan's personal involvement, nor does it require his oversight; Mu Xuan's role as a go-between is sufficient.

(End of this chapter)