Family Rise: Beginning with Grandfather.

Chapter 1121 Changes in the Situation in the Central Region

At this moment, Yang Zhengshan had already placed his hand on the gate to the Dao. With just a gentle push, he could glimpse the true meaning of the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth and step into the end of the Dao path.

The process may sound simple, but it is extremely difficult to complete.

There is a world of difference between halfway to the Dao and truly entering the Dao.

The Wanhua Domain has existed for millions of years, and there have been as many as a hundred rulers of power. However, only a few dozen people have achieved the status of Dao Lord through their own enlightenment. In comparison, there are countless people who have only half-stepped into the Dao.

Not to mention the past million years, even in the present Wanhua Domain, there are several powerful individuals who have reached the halfway point of the Dao.

The so-called "halfway into the path" is merely touching the door to the path. Whether one can push open the door and walk through it depends on one's own understanding and opportunities.

Of course, Yang Zhengshan has already achieved a remarkable feat by reaching this point. He is not even three hundred years old yet, which is considered very young among Golden Core cultivators.

It is no exaggeration to say that he is a genius.

As Yang Zhengshan stepped out of the Hall of Longevity, he gazed at the clear sky and the misty sea of ​​clouds, feeling as if the entire world had changed.

This feeling is not fake, but real.

He is now in a new world, not that the world has changed, but that the world he sees is different.

"To travel with the Way is my great fortune!"

Yang Zhengshan flicked his whisk and laughed heartily.

"Greetings, Your Excellency! Your Excellency has emerged from seclusion!" Hongyun exclaimed with delight upon seeing Yang Zhengshan.

"Hmm, has anything happened recently?" Yang Zhengshan asked with a smile.

Hongyun replied, "During the twelve years of seclusion by His Excellency, many things have happened in Baiyujing. The biggest event is that Kota and Hong Fuxiu, husband and wife, have successfully formed their Golden Core and achieved the Great Dao of the Golden Core!"

Yang Zhengshan's eyes lit up. "Oh! They've all successfully formed their cores!"

"Yes, True Lord Kou formed his core seven years ago, and True Lord Hong formed his core three years ago."

"Excellent, excellent, hahaha~~" Yang Zhengshan was overjoyed. "I'll go and meet these two fellow Daoists first! You go and get busy!"

"Yes!" Hongyun curtsied.

Yang Zhengshan flicked his whisk, and his figure rose gracefully. In the blink of an eye, he arrived in front of the Red Sleeve Palace.

Looking at the plaque above the palace gate, Yang Zhengshan couldn't help but smile.

Hongxiu Palace!
Fellow Daoist Kou is truly blessed!
"Greetings, Your Excellency!"

As soon as Yang Zhengshan arrived, Kota came out to greet him.

"Fellow Daoist Kou, congratulations!" Yang Zhengshan said with a smile.

"It's all thanks to Your Majesty!"

"Haha, I don't have that much good fortune, this is all your good luck!"

In the entire Immortal Palace of Living Realm, only one person can be called the Supreme One, and that is Yang Zhengshan.

Your Excellency is the one in a superior position.

Countless people in the world like to claim the title of ancestor, but only a handful of people are truly qualified to do so.

Yang Zhengshan had never thought of becoming an ancestor before, but as Baiyujing's development momentum grew, people unknowingly elevated him to a high position.

Now that Yang Zhengshan is referring to himself as "the real person," he has completely acknowledged the fact that he holds a high position.

However, the reason he accepted this fact was not because he was the master of the Immortal Palace of the Living Realm, but because he had already half-stepped into the Dao.

Having entered the Dao, one is qualified to be revered as an ancestor, and may even call oneself the Dao Venerable.

The Dao is supreme, the Dao is supreme.

In the realm of life and death, Yang Zhengshan is the strongest being in the Wanhua Domain; he is the Daoist Master of Life and Death.

After exchanging a few polite words, Kota led Yang Zhengshan into the Red Sleeve Palace. Hong Fuxiu was still in seclusion, and Kota wanted to wake her up, but Yang Zhengshan stopped him.

"There's no need. I'm just here to take a look. There's no need to disturb Fellow Daoist Hongxiu's seclusion! If this delays Fellow Daoist Hongxiu, then it would be a loss." Yang Zhengshan said with a smile.

"Hehe, then my wife thanks Your Excellency for your understanding!" Kota said with a smile.

Yang Zhengshan waved his hand to indicate that there was no need to be polite. He and Kota walked along the corridor of the Red Sleeve Palace, looking at the scenery inside.

Has anything happened outside lately?

“So many things have happened that I don’t even know where to begin!” Kota said solemnly.

"Let's talk about the Impermanent Ghost Sect first!"

"The Impermanent Ghost Sect is still fighting against the Myriad Flower Demon Court. The battle line between the two sides is still at the central edge of the Myriad Flower Mountains. The Impermanent Ghost Sect has been trying to invade the central region, but the Demon Court's treant army has blocked their offensive!"

"So, the Impermanent Ghost Sect hasn't made any progress all these years?" Yang Zhengshan frowned slightly.

Kota shook his head. "It's not that there's no progress, but rather that the progress is slow. Now, most of the northern part of the Wanhua Mountains and the Yunxiao Mountains have become dead lands. The Wuchang Ghost Sect has built many giant white bone pillars and has also deployed many Yin soldiers and blood puppets in the mountains!"

"It's practically impossible to take back the Cloud Soaring Mountains from the Impermanent Ghost Sect now!"

Yang Zhengshan raised an eyebrow, clearly indicating that the Wuchang Ghost Sect had completed its transformation of the Yunxiao Mountain Range and Wanhua Mountain Range. They occupied a large area in the two mountain ranges, almost equivalent to one-third of the Western Regions.

If they can take over the Wanhua Mountains and then extend their influence to the entire Wanhua Western Region, they will essentially control one-third of the Wanhua Region.

He wielded absolute power!

In this way, the Impermanent Ghost Sect surpassed all other forces in terms of power.

It is virtually impossible for other forces to compete with the Impermanent Ghost Sect for power, unless someone can completely suppress the Impermanent Ghost Sect.

The question then arises: should he try to seize power?

He had never considered vying for power before, since his strength was not up to par.

But things are different now. He has already stepped halfway into the Dao, and in the entire Wanhua Domain, apart from the Heavenly Dao Lord who is about to die, he fears no one.

In just a moment, Yang Zhengshan decided that he would fight for this position of power.

Strength is the strongest fuel for ambition, and the improvement in strength caused Yang Zhengshan's ambition to swell countless times in an instant.

He no longer sought stable development; he wanted to stand at the pinnacle of the Wanhua Domain, overlooking the entire Wanhua Domain and gazing at the boundless void.

Of course, he wouldn't act rashly; that's not his style. He always prefers to plan before he acts.

Tianxiandao hasn't made his move yet, so if he shows his face now, he'll only be asking for trouble. Therefore, he should continue to lie low for now.

He can only reveal his true strength after Tianxiandao leaves the arena.

In this way, he was able to snatch food from the jaws of death amidst the struggle between various forces.

"What about the Southern Region?" Yang Zhengshan continued to ask.

"The war in the Southern Region is getting more and more intense. It is said that the South Sea Demon Court has sent more than ten demon kings to land, and the Hengshan Sect has also sent many Golden Core cultivators. However, so far, the two sides have not started a major battle between Golden Core cultivators and demon kings!"

Yang Zhengshan seemed to be deep in thought. The fact that neither side had started a major battle between a Golden Core cultivator and a demon king indicated that both sides were still holding back and did not intend to fight to the death at this time.

In fact, the fighting in the Southern Region has always been more intense than that in the Wanhua Mountains. It's just that the battles between the Southern Region and the South Sea Demon Court are fought by local forces in the Southern Region, which is why the fighting in the Wanhua Mountains doesn't attract as much attention. "What about the Northern Region?"

"The Northern Region has become quiet now. The Northern Sea Demon Court stopped advancing a thousand miles inland, and we don't know why."

"The Demon Court of the North Sea has stopped?" Yang Zhengshan paused.

“That’s right, it stopped a long time ago, almost eight years ago!” Kota replied.

Yang Zhengshan continued walking forward and stepped into a pavilion. "It seems that the North Sea Demon Court has no intention of launching a full-scale war. They are just making preparations!"

"What about the rest of the Central Region?"

Kota frowned and thought for a moment, then said, "The situation in the Central Region is very strange. The conflicts between Wanbaohang and Tianjige have been ongoing, but no large-scale battles have broken out between the two sides. Now the Central Region is in an uproar, and even Wanbao Immortal City has become quite chaotic."

The situation is becoming increasingly chaotic, with all major forces preparing for the upcoming war, while countless scoundrels and monsters are also emerging to cause trouble.

Previously, the four regions of east, west, south, and north were constantly at war, but now even the central region is not at peace.

Upon reaching the rooftop terrace, Kota poured tea for Yang Zhengshan, who then leaned lazily against the soft couch.

"It seems that no one wants to take action yet."

"Don't want to do it? Why?"

"Because they are all waiting for the Heavenly Ruler to fall!"

"The Lord of the Heavenly Constitution Sect!" Kota said thoughtfully. "That's right, the Heavenly Constitution Sect hasn't made its move yet; they seem to be keeping a very low profile!"

He had never considered these things before because he was not at a level to grasp them.

Now that he is a Golden Core cultivator, although he cannot influence the overall situation, he is qualified to understand these matters.

"So, what should we do next?"

He looked at Yang Zhengshan, a glint of light flashing in his eyes.

The position of power seems to possess an unparalleled magic, capable of arousing the ambition of countless people and driving them into madness without their realizing it.

Kota never intended to vie for power himself, but he wanted Yang Zhengshan to become the one in power.

He was aware that he had no chance of seizing power.

He felt that it would be difficult for Yang Zhengshan to seize power, but that didn't stop him from thinking about it.

As the saying goes, when one person attains enlightenment, chickens and dogs ascend to heaven.

If Yang Zhengshan can seize power, then Bai Yujing can replace Tianxiandao, and his followers will have a brighter future.

"No rush, the time is not right, now is not the time for us to make our move!"

"Help me collect some Taixu Star Cores recently, I need them!"

Yang Zhengshan said casually.

“No problem, I’m already collecting them!” Kota replied without hesitation.

Yang Zhengshan smiled and nodded, "Then I'll have to trouble you!"

He has already entered the Dao stage, which means he is ready to attempt to refine the Nine Cauldrons Divine Pill.

Bai Yujing's strength is still somewhat weak, and it cannot compete with those powerful forces.

Yang Zhengshan also needs to enhance Bai Yujing's strength and build up his foundation. At the same time, he also wants Yu Qingyi, Yang Mingcheng and others to embark on the path of Golden Core.

After chatting with Kota for half an hour, Yang Zhengshan went to find Yu Qingyi. Yu Qingyi had been busy cultivating tree people all these years, and she had already begun cultivating second-tier tree people, which were equivalent to tree people of Foundation Establishment cultivators.

After spending a few days with Yu Qingyi, Yang Zhengshan spent a few more days dealing with Bai Yujing's affairs. Actually, there wasn't much for him to handle; all he needed to do was chat with everyone and reconnect with them.

He would naturally meet with Qingniu, Yueyao, Yunxiao, Xuanzhen, and others after he came out of seclusion, to ask about their situation and exchange cultivation experiences.

It took Yang Zhengshan almost half a month to finally go to the Pill Hall to refine pills.

Let's start by making a batch of Tongming Pills to practice. Hmm, my skills haven't gotten rusty, and I've even improved.

It seems that because he had only entered the Dao stage, Yang Zhengshan had a deeper understanding of elixir refining.

Let's make another batch of Thunder Tribulation Pills to familiarize ourselves with it.

Finally, Yang Zhengshan refined another batch of top-grade demon essence pills.

This time, he used three demon cores to refine five demon essence pills of different attributes, including three top-grade and two high-grade ones.

Such methods left Zhang Hexuan and Yang Zongyuan dumbfounded, their faces filled with disbelief.

They can now refine top-grade demon essence pills, but each time they refine them, they first prepare the pill formula based on the demon core, and then refine the demon essence pill according to the formula. Every step requires multiple considerations, constant adjustments, and constant attempts. Everything must be done with utmost care, but even so, their chances of refining top-grade demon essence pills are still very low.

But what about Yang Zhengshan?
Five different types of demon essence pills were refined from three demon cores of different attributes, and the key point is that three of them were of the highest grade.

This was completely beyond their imagination.

"Master, how did you do that!" Zhang Hexuan held the porcelain plate, looking at the round pills on it, still somewhat incredulous.

Yang Zhengshan laughed and said, "It's very simple. Just understand the medicinal properties and control the distribution of the medicinal properties in the furnace!"

"..."

Zhang Hexuan and Yang Zongyuan looked at each other speechlessly.

It's very simple!
Everyone understands the principle, but who can actually do it?

The most troublesome part of refining the Demon Essence Pill is the preparation of its medicinal properties, which is the process of formulating the pill recipe.

Because this is a process of formulating pill recipes based on the attributes of demon cores, and each demon core is different, the pill recipes formulated each time will also be different.

Therefore, they need to spend a lot of time formulating the recipe each time they refine the Demon Essence Pill.

This time, however, Yang Zhengshan only prepared for three days before throwing three demon cores directly into the Eight Trigrams Furnace, which was clearly not in accordance with their procedure for refining demon essence pills.

The principles are actually the same, except that Yang Zhengshan can control the ratio of medicinal properties in the alchemy furnace and constantly modify the ratio of medicinal properties according to the changes in the medicinal properties in the furnace.

This requires not only a deep understanding of the medicinal properties, but also an exceptional grasp of all the changes within the furnace.

Zhang Hexuan and Yang Zongyuan naturally couldn't do these things, so they found it difficult to understand Yang Zhengshan's control over the properties of the medicine.

Yang Zhengshan didn't explain to them that it wasn't that he didn't want to teach them, but that with their current cultivation level, they simply couldn't achieve that level.

Talking to them about these things now is like pulling up seedlings to help them grow.

"Alright, let's tidy up. Next, we'll refine the Evergreen Pill!"

The Evergreen Pill is a top-tier Tier 3 elixir with the effects of strengthening the body's foundation, prolonging life, harmonizing with nature, and enabling the rebirth of wood spirits.

The so-called Wood Spirit Rebirth refers to the phenomenon where, when a cultivator dies but their soul has not yet dispersed, if they have a Myriad Evergreen Pill close to their body, the medicinal power will envelop the remaining soul and sink it into the ground. It will then use the vitality of countless plants and trees to reconstitute its physical body, emerging from the ground seven days later and being reborn.

Although one will lose all cultivation after rebirth, one can preserve one's life, and the new body will have an extreme affinity with the world and its plants.

This is a divine pill that is no less powerful than the Nine Cauldrons Divine Pill, and its refining difficulty is only slightly easier than that of the Nine Cauldrons Divine Pill.

(End of this chapter)