Family Rise: Beginning with Grandfather.

Chapter 1105 Direct Confrontation with the Old Ghost of the Yellow Springs
Yang Family Blessed Land, outside the Great Formation.

A sinister aura swept in, and in the blink of an eye, the bright sky turned into a gloomy haze. The dark sky, the gray clouds, even the wind was tinged with a gray color, and the sun was dim and lifeless, leaving only a blurry shadow.

Ghostly energy howled, and countless ghostly creatures, like a tidal wave, engulfed the entire formation.

These ghosts are all from the Yellow Springs Palace, and their numbers are not many, only about 100,000.

There are only about two or three thousand ghost generals among them, most of whom are actually just spirits with little fighting power. However, when so many ghosts gather together, the ghost domain they form is extremely terrifying.

The surrounding mountains and forests, tainted by a sinister aura, instantly lost all vitality and turned into a desolate wasteland.

Meanwhile, in the void, Old Ghost Huangquan and True Lord Chiyuan were quietly watching the Yang Family Blessed Land, which was shrouded in an array.

The formation blocked their spiritual senses, preventing them from seeing the specific situation of the Yang Family Blessed Land. However, this did not matter. They did not care about the situation of the Yang Family Blessed Land at all, and they were fully confident that they could destroy it.

“The Yang family also possesses a hidden paradise. If we want to destroy the Yang family, we must first find the location of this paradise,” said True Monarch Chiyuan.

The old ghost of the Yellow Springs swept his spiritual sense across the surrounding void and said, "They must have left a portal to the grotto-heaven again. You can follow the traces of the portal to find the location of the grotto-heaven."

True Monarch Chi Yuan chuckled and said, "No problem, but can you handle Yang Zhengshan and Yunxiao?"

They all knew that the Yang family had two Golden Core cultivators, namely Yang Zhengshan and Yunxiao.

Clearly, their understanding of the Yang family was incomplete; they were even unaware that Yueyao had brought the entire Spirit Deer Clan to join the Yang family.

"Hehe, don't worry, I have a way to block Yang Zhengshan's Withering and Flourishing Divine Power. As long as his Withering and Flourishing Divine Power is no longer a threat, neither of them will be my match!" Old Ghost Huangquan said confidently.

"That's good! I'll go look for traces of the cave heaven first!" True Monarch Chiyuan said no more and began to search for traces of the cave heaven within the Great Void.

The grotto-heaven resides in the void, but its portal, acting as a passage, connects to the real world. Although this passage is invisible and will not cause any disturbance even if touched, it carries the aura of the grotto-heaven because it is connected to it. As long as one can find the aura emanating from the passage, one can follow the passage to find the location of the grotto-heaven.

The distance isn't too far, nor is it too close, but as long as you're willing to spend the time searching, you're sure to find the aura emanating from the entrance to the cave.

Leaving aside how True Lord Chiyuan found the grotto-heaven, in the real world, the army of ghosts had already launched an attack on the Yang family's blessed land.

Numerous ghosts relentlessly attacked the formation, causing ripples to spread across the outer layer of the formation's phantoms under their assault.

The continuous booming sounds of the collisions caused the entire formation to tremble.

This ancient formation is very powerful, especially after it was restored. It has reached the top level of a third-order formation. Furthermore, this formation is connected to the spiritual veins and the earth veins, making it extremely difficult to break through.

Even if a Golden Core cultivator were to take action, they would not be able to forcefully break the formation if they could not see through its nodes and key points.

However, maintaining the formation requires a large amount of spiritual energy. If the formation is continuously subjected to strong attacks while connected to the spiritual veins, it may affect the spiritual veins of the area.

Once the spiritual vein is damaged, the formation cannot continue to be maintained, and it will affect the concentration of spiritual energy in the entire blessed land.

Therefore, under normal circumstances, the owner of a formation will not allow enemies to attack it at will and must take action to stop the enemies outside the formation.

All the people from Yang Family Blessed Land have retreated to the Spirit Source Land, leaving only Yang Zhengshan and Xuanzhen in the entire Yang Family Blessed Land.

Yang Zhengshan stared at the figure in the void, a faint killing intent flashing in his eyes.

Old Ghost of the Underworld!

This guy finally came knocking on our door!

"Your task is to capture these Yin ghosts, whether they are ghost generals or ordinary Yin ghosts, capture as many as you can!" Yang Zhengshan said.

Xuanzhen looked at the army of Yin ghosts outside the formation, stroked his beard and laughed, "Hehe, I understand. Tsk tsk, the Yellow Springs Palace is really generous, actually sending so many ghosts!"

In his eyes, these ghosts were all excellent materials for training divine generals.

One ghost general can train one god general. There are more than two thousand ghost generals here. If we can capture them all, we can train two thousand ghost generals.

And those Yin Ghosts, although they are all low-level Yin Ghosts, if they are nurtured in the Divine Soul Hall for decades, they can become Ghost Generals.

The Hall of Divine Souls currently has too few ghosts; the Land of Spiritual Origin needs more ghosts, the more the better.

"I'll leave this place to you. I'm going to have a go at that old ghost from the Yellow Springs!"

Yang Zhengshan left behind a sentence, then transformed into a streak of light and flew out of the formation. He ignored the ghosts and entered the void the moment he left the formation.

He had barely entered the void when he was noticed by the Old Ghost of the Yellow Springs.

Enemies are extremely jealous when they meet.

The old ghost of the underworld looked at Yang Zhengshan with a ferocious hatred on his face. The enmity of having his lifespan shortened was irreconcilable.

Even though he had a lifespan of over two thousand years, he still couldn't bear to give up his three hundred years of lifespan.

Upon seeing Yang Zhengshan again, the hatred in his heart surged even higher.

"Yang Zhengshan, you deserve to die!"

The voice, filled with gritted teeth, reached Yang Zhengshan's ears. Without saying a word, Yang Zhengshan unfolded the Tai Chi Diagram of Withering and Flourishing.

However, he was slightly taken aback the moment he unfolded the Tai Chi diagram.

He couldn't even see through the old ghost of the Yellow Springs' remaining lifespan!
No, to be precise, he couldn't pinpoint the lifespan information of the Old Ghost of the Underworld.

Since it cannot be locked, it is naturally impossible to reduce his lifespan.

"It seems you came prepared!" Yang Zhengshan said in a clear voice.

"That's right. If you weren't prepared for this, I bet you wouldn't dare show your face in front of me!"

His words were full of sarcasm, but he was absolutely right.

Seventy years had passed since he reduced the Yellow Spring Old Ghost's lifespan by three hundred years. During these seventy years, the Yellow Spring Old Ghost was not unable to come to Yang Zhengshan's door, but he only appeared in front of Yang Zhengshan today, which clearly showed that he did not dare to come to Yang Zhengshan for revenge before.

Enraged by his mockery, the Old Ghost of the Underworld was furious.

That damned bastard not only shortened my lifespan by three hundred years, but he also dared to mock me here!

"Today I will surely claim your soul!"

The old ghost of the Yellow Springs roared angrily, and with a wave of his sleeve, the Yellow Springs Map unfolded in the void. The surging waters of the Yellow Springs poured out of the painting, like waves and tides, engulfing everything.

Then he took out a long black ruler, which emitted a dark black mist that spread and diffused with the surging waters of the Yellow Springs.

Faced with such an attack, Yang Zhengshan didn't hesitate and immediately vanished from the spot.

The supernatural powers and magical artifacts of the Old Ghost of the Underworld are not easy to deal with. They are all imbued with a sinister aura, and one can easily fall victim to them if one is not careful.

Yang Zhengshan was already very careful, but he still underestimated the supernatural powers of the Old Ghost of the Yellow Springs.

His body became formless and merged into the vast emptiness.

This is not disappearance, but rather merging with the void.

Normal attacks could not hit Yang Zhengshan, but Huang Quan Lao Gui's attack was not a normal attack, but a soul attack.

Black mist spread out and entered the void where Yang Zhengshan was, instantly causing him to feel a wave of dizziness. "This is!"

"Soul devouring!"

Yang Zhengshan felt a chill in his heart, and his formless body immediately became a tangible one, moving away from the spreading black mist.

He looked at the old ghost of the Yellow Springs with suspicion and uncertainty!

The Yellow Springs Old Ghost's supernatural power is actually soul devouring?

He had always thought that the old ghost's supernatural power was the water of the Yellow Springs, but he never expected that the old ghost would actually be hiding his true abilities!

Although the soul devouring cannot threaten his life in the short term, over time, his soul power will be devoured by the Old Ghost of the Underworld. At that time, his soul will be completely unprotected and he will be at the mercy of the Old Ghost of the Underworld.

"Trying to escape? Do you think you can? Hahaha~~"

The old ghost of the underworld let out a hearty laugh and chased after Yang Zhengshan.

"Run! Old ghost, you underestimate me!"

Yang Zhengshan said coldly, and then lightning flashed, the Azure Wood Purple Lightning Sword appeared behind him, and the Thunderfire Spear appeared in his hand.

Thousands of lightning snakes erupted from his body, dispelling the surrounding black mist and intertwining with the waters of the underworld.

"Hmph, you dare to show off your meager skills in front of an old master with such petty tricks."

The old ghost of the underworld paid no attention to the bursting lightning. With a wave of his long ruler, the black mist transformed into a huge ghost that rushed towards Yang Zhengshan.

roar~~
The ghost roared, and Yang Zhengshan's soul trembled.

Within his sea of ​​consciousness, the Seven Treasures Soul-Suppressing Pagoda spun rapidly, its shimmering spiritual light enveloping Yang Zhengshan's soul and shielding him from the soul attack.

A single spear thrust pierces through the void!
Yang Zhengshan's figure vanished suddenly, then reappeared in front of Huangquan Old Ghost. The sharp spearhead, wrapped in dazzling blue lightning, instantly pierced into Huangquan Old Ghost's body.

The sudden attack caught Huang Quan Old Ghost off guard, and he looked at his chest in astonishment.

The intense pain made his mind tremble, causing his body to lose its true form and instantly transform into a ghostly illusion.

Ghosts have the instinct to switch between reality and illusion. Their bodies can solidify into physical forms or become ethereal. The so-called ethereal form is a gathering of ghostly energy, which looks like a cloud of black mist.

Furthermore, the pain experienced by ghosts is different from that of humans; their bodies do not feel pain, but their souls do.

Ordinary attacks are ineffective against them; only attacks that counteract evil and sinister attacks can harm them.

The Yi Wood Divine Thunder has the ability to subdue evil spirits.

The Void-Piercing Spear was enough to break through the defenses of the Old Ghost of the Yellow Springs.

This shot was unexpected, and at the same time, it caused great damage to the Old Ghost of the Underworld, causing him to let out a shrill scream.

However, after the screams, the waters of the underworld poured in, directly engulfing Yang Zhengshan.

"Ahhh! Damn it! I'm going to kill you!"

The old ghost of the underworld roared angrily, and the waters of the underworld became extremely violent under his rage, constantly crashing against Yang Zhengshan.

At the same time, black mist swirled around Yang Zhengshan's body, gradually eroding his soul.

For a moment, Yang Zhengshan felt as if he were in a blender, unable to control his body or his soul.

The Seven Treasures Soul-Suppressing Pagoda spun faster and faster in the sea of ​​consciousness, blocking one soul attack after another.

However, Yang Zhengshan was not alarmed or anxious. He remained calm, the lightning on his body subsided, and then he clasped his hands together, a profound Daoist aura spreading from his body.

The Great Void is sealed!

The next moment, he regained his footing. No matter how the waters of the underworld and the black mist clashed, they could not get close to his body. He was as firmly anchored as a solid reef amidst the raging waves.

Sealing the Void not only prevents enemies from escaping, but also prevents oneself from escaping.

Of course, Yang Zhengshan didn't want to prevent himself from leaving; what he wanted was to imprison the surrounding void, preventing the Yellow Springs water and black mist from getting close to him.

At this moment, the Sealed Void was like a barrier, firmly enveloping Yang Zhengshan. Although this would imprison him, it also provided him with powerful protection.

No matter how the old ghost of the underworld attacked, Yang Zhengshan remained unmoved.

Thus, the two were locked in a stalemate. The Old Ghost of the Underworld kept manipulating the waters of the Underworld to assault Yang Zhengshan, while Yang Zhengshan kept maintaining the confinement imposed by the Great Void.

As time passed, the Old Ghost of the Underworld gradually realized something was wrong and stopped attacking.

He looked at Yang Zhengshan with an uncertain expression.

"What kind of supernatural power is this?"

Yang Zhengshan's lips curled slightly, "I'm not telling you!"

This old devil actually asked him such a question at this time, has he lost his mind from anger?

Seeing that he stopped attacking, Yang Zhengshan naturally didn't hold back and thrust out his Thunderfire Spear again.

The illusory Yellow Spring Old Ghost was no longer in human form, but had become a wisp of ghostly energy, which merged with the Yellow Spring water to form a huge and strange body.

In front of him was the enormous Yellow Spring Old Ghost, and behind him was a huge ghost formed from black mist. Yang Zhengshan was just a tiny speck in front of these two.

But this little guy can unleash terrifying power.

Another shot pierced through the void.

This shot was more powerful than the previous one.

Upon receiving this shot, a ripple appeared in the void, not an energy fluctuation, but a ripple from the void itself.

Yang Zhengshan noticed the ripples and his expression changed slightly.

This was the first time he had ever seen the ripples of the void itself.

In the past, no matter who he fought, no matter how powerful the energy fluctuations he unleashed, he could not cause even the slightest ripple to the void itself.

But at this moment, his shot actually stirred up the void.

You must know that the Great Void is originally nothingness, formless and without substance, so how could it fluctuate?
Unfortunately, this was not the time to consider such things. Yang Zhengshan only paid a little attention to it before turning around and repeatedly thrusting his Thunderfire Spear at Huang Quan Old Ghost.

Under his spear, the enormous body of the Old Ghost of the Underworld actually began to collapse.

The old ghost of the underworld roared incessantly, while simultaneously swinging his fists at Yang Zhengshan.

His fist was no ordinary fist; it was formed from the waters of the Yellow Springs and was also wreathed in black soul-devouring power.

With each attack, Yang Zhengshan's spiritual power would diminish. If he continued to be attacked like this, it wouldn't be long before his spiritual power would be completely gone, and even the Seven Treasures Soul-Suppressing Pagoda would be unable to protect it.

(End of this chapter)