Family Rise: Beginning with Grandfather.

Chapter 500: Visitors from Xueling Palace

Luo Jinsong's breakthrough is also a happy thing for Yang Zhengshan.

"Very good! Haha, it's worth it that I have taught you so many times!" Yang Zhengshan said with a smile.

Luo Jinsong is the first person in the Yang family besides Yang Zhengshan and Yu Qingyi to condense innate true qi, but he will definitely not be the last.

Ding Qiu, Wu Zhan, Wu Zheng and Yang Mingcheng have all practiced innate skills, and it is just a matter of time before they can condense innate true qi.

According to Yang Zhengshan's prediction, the next one should be Ding Qiu, followed by Wu Zhan and Yang Mingcheng. Wu Zheng should be the last one. He has not yet broken through to the ninth level of the acquired realm, but will do so soon.

"I will always remember your guidance, Lord Marquis!" Luo Jinsong said solemnly.

Yang Zhengshan patted his shoulder and said with a smile: "Keep working hard, maybe in a few years, you can also enter the Xiantian realm!"

Luo Jinsong was shocked, his eyes filled with excitement and yearning.

Yang Zhengshan put away his smile and said, "You have just made a breakthrough, so I should let you rest for a while, but now there is a troublesome matter that needs your attention!"

"Just give your orders, my lord. I don't need to rest!" Luo Jinsong said hurriedly.

Yang Zhengshan nodded, "Some changes have occurred in Cuixia Valley. I'm afraid Wu Zheng can't handle it alone. You take the brothers over to help Wu Zheng deal with it!"

Although the Xingyuan Fruit Tree is now guarded by the Secret Guard's Tiqi, the Secret Guard's Tiqi are not strong enough and may not be able to withstand the siege of hundreds or even thousands of martial artists.

As for the soldiers of the Yaowu Camp and the Lianwu Camp, they will need at least ten days to prepare before they can set out.

The march of an army is no joke.

Yaowu Camp and Lianwu Camp have a total of 20,000 soldiers. If they were all sent to Cuixia Valley for garrison, they would have to carry enough food and grass. So eight or ten days would be too little.

As for dispatching some soldiers over first, it would be better to let the Yang family's guard battalion go over first.

"I obey your command!" Luo Jinsong said.

Yang Zhengshan took out his Marquis Seal and handed it to him, "Take this. If anyone from the Secret Guard asks, give this to them!"

"Here!"

Luo Jinsong carefully put away the Hou seal.

"Go!"

……

After seeing Luo Jinsong off, Yang Zhengshan wanted to find Lu Baishu to ask about the situation in Yaowu Camp and Lianwu Camp. Unexpectedly, as soon as he walked out of the study, Lu Shou came over to report: "My Lord, there are several guests outside the door who claim to be from Xueling Palace and want to see you!"

"Xueling Palace!"

Yang Zhengshan was stunned, then he remembered that he had written a letter to Yang Mingzhi, inviting Xueling Palace to come to Kyoto to discuss the transaction in detail.

The Snow Spirit Palace also has spiritual fruits, and he is thinking about exchanging spiritual fruits with the Snow Spirit Palace.

As a result, because of the recent incident with the Xingyuan Fruit Tree, I completely forgot about it.

"Please invite them to the front hall!"

"Yes!" Lu Shou responded and went outside the door to invite someone.

Yang Zhengshan stood in front of the study door, stroking his beard and thinking.

He actually didn't know much about the Snow Spirit Palace which came from the snowy land.

All he knew was that the Snow Spirit Palace was one of the three palaces under the Ling'en Holy Religion, and it was dedicated to the Holy Spirit of Ice and Snow. But as to what this Holy Spirit of Ice and Snow was, Yang Zhengshan had no idea.

Although Yang Mingzhi has traded with the Xueling Palace many times, he still doesn't have a deep understanding of it.

The main reason is that the Xueling Palace is an extremely closed place. Apart from transactions, they hardly contact anyone in Fuzhou, and they are also on guard against people in Fuzhou entering their territory.

Yang Zhengshan didn’t pay much attention to the Xueling Palace before, but now it seems that he should pay attention to it.

The strength of a force that possesses spiritual fruits should not be underestimated.

After sorting out his thoughts, Yang Zhengshan came to the front hall.

There were seven people in the hall, a young girl, an old woman, an old man sitting on a chair, and four girls in their twenties standing behind the three of them.

Yang Zhengshan had seen the girl and the old man before. They seemed to be called Xue Qiaoer and Xue Zhongjin.

However, after Yang Zhengshan walked into the hall, his eyes fell on the old woman.

The old woman had a head full of silver hair, a slightly hunched back, and a wrinkled face, looking like a ball of crumpled linen.

"My name is Yang Zhengshan, nice to meet you, senior!" Yang Zhengshan looked at the old woman and bowed first.

This old woman gave him an even more unfathomable feeling than An Yuxing.

When the old woman saw him saluting, her expression was very kind. She bowed slightly and said, "Gift from the Holy Spirit, I am a believer of the Snow Spirit Palace. I am here to protect the Palace Master. Lord Yang does not need to care about me!"

"A humble foreigner greets Lord Yang!" Yang Zhengshan was seen coming in the snow, and he bowed.

Before Yang Zhengshan could say anything, Xue Qiaoer said, "I didn't expect you to have cultivated to the Xiantian realm!"

She looked at Yang Zhengshan with clear eyes, and those lively eyes were still clearer than the ice and snow in the north.

Well, her breasts are still big.

Yang Zhengshan's eyes were a little crooked. It was not Yang Zhengshan's fault, but the man's chest was really too arrogant.

Yang Zhengshan's attention was unconsciously attracted to it.

"Hehe, the pretty girl is still so young!" Yang Zhengshan coughed lightly and said with a smile.

"Of course, I will always be this young!" Xue Qiaoer smiled with curved eyebrows, and seemed very happy about Yang Zhengshan's compliment.

Yang Zhengshan was stunned. He has always been so young!
He hadn't noticed it just now, but after being reminded by this sentence, he realized that Xue Qiaoer in front of him had not changed at all from three years ago.

Three years ago, she was about sixteen or seventeen years old, and she still is now.

Although he felt a little confused, Yang Zhengshan did not ask any more questions, but said, "Please take a seat, all three of you!"

The Xueling Palace seems to have many secrets. Darong also has records about the Ling'en Holy Church, but there are only a few words and not much content.

However, according to Darong's files, the Ling'en Holy Church is a very powerful force and should have more than one innate warrior.

And the old woman in front of me proved this.

After sitting down, Yang Zhengshan said, "Before you said you wanted to trade with spiritual fruit, what kind of spiritual fruit is it?"

Xue Zhongdu winked at the maid behind her and said with a smile, "I wonder if Lord Yang has heard of the Ice Heart Fruit!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the maid behind him placed a jade box in front of Yang Zhengshan.

The jade box opened, and a crystal clear fruit appeared in front of Yang Zhengshan.

The fruit is the size of a fist, as crystal clear as glass products, with a faint snow-white halo on the surface, releasing an icy breath.

Yang Zhengshan stared at the fruit in a daze, his mind unable to comprehend.

No, you just put it in front of me like this?
Aren’t you on guard against me?
Or do you think there is no need for me to be on guard?

"Lord Yang!!"

Seeing Yang Zhengshan in a daze, he called out into the snow.

Yang Zhengshan came back to his senses. No matter what the other party thought, he could see that they came with sincerity.

"Hmm! What are the benefits of this Bingxin Fruit?"

Yang Zhengshan should have seen the record about Bingxin Fruit in the Records of Strange Fruits and Treasures, but he did not take it seriously at the time, and now he does not remember at all what effects this Bingxin Fruit has.

Xue Zhongjin smiled and said, "The Ice Heart Fruit is the most precious treasure of our Snow Spirit Palace. It matures once every three years, and only eighteen fruits ripen each time. Eating it can resist the cold."

Yang Zhengshan thought Xue Zhongjin had not finished speaking, and he was still waiting for Xue Zhongjin to continue his introduction, but he didn't expect Xue Zhongjin to just look at him and stop talking.

"Just to resist the cold?" Yang Zhengshan asked in astonishment. Xue Zhongjin nodded, "As long as you eat the Ice Heart Fruit, even ordinary people will not be afraid of the cold and can go deep into the extremely cold land!"

The corner of Yang Zhengshan's mouth twitched slightly, and he looked at the Bing Xin Fruit with some disgust.

The effects of this Bingxin Fruit sound good, but in fact it is not very useful.

Not afraid of the cold?

Useful?
With Yang Zhengshan's cultivation level, he is now immune to cold and heat. Even in the winter in Chongshan Town, he will not feel cold.

As for the snowfield, he may not be able to withstand the coldness of the snowfield, but why would he go to the snowfield if he has nothing to do?

Of course, this is indeed a rare treasure for the Xueling Palace. After all, they live in the snowy land.

But for the warriors of Dayong, the effect of Bingxin Fruit seems a bit useless.

Yang Zhengshan felt a little disappointed.

"Doesn't this Bingxin Fruit have any other uses?"

Xue Zhongjin saw Yang Zhengshan's disappointment, thought for a moment, and said, "It has other uses. It fits well with our Xueling Palace's cultivation method. If our Xueling Palace's followers eat Bingxin Fruit, they can use it to improve their cultivation. It must be at the Xiantian realm."

"..."

Yang Zhengshan was even more speechless.

It was impossible for him to practice the Xueling Palace's martial arts just for the Bingxin Fruit.

Besides, the Xueling Palace probably wouldn't pass on their skills to him. The Xueling Palace was obviously different from the martial arts sects of Darong. They believed in the Ling'en Holy Religion and worshipped the Holy Spirit of Ice and Snow. Their skills were the inheritance of the Holy Religion and would never be passed on to outsiders.

"anything else?"

Xue Zhongjin shook his head and looked at Xue Qiaoer.

Xue Qiaoer frowned slightly. She could see Yang Zhengshan's disappointment with the Bing Xin Fruit. If Yang Zhengshan didn't want the Bing Xin Fruit, then the purpose of their visit this time might not be achieved.

"Ice Heart Fruit is also the main ingredient of Jade Bone Ice Heart Pill. Jade Bone Ice Heart Pill has the effect of calming the mind and spirit, and keeping away from dust and dirt, and not being stained by worldly things."

Her voice was clear and seemed to carry a kind of innocent childishness.

"Not stained by dust or worldly things?" Yang Zhengshan didn't quite understand.

Xue Qiaoer stretched out her hand and waved it in front of Yang Zhengshan.

Under the snow-white silk sleeves is a hand with skin as fine as ice and jade.

Looking at this palm, Yang Zhengshan finally understood what it meant to be untainted by dust and worldly things.

In fact, it can be understood by changing the way we say it.

Cleanse the marrow and clear the meridians, pure as ice and jade!
This Jade Bone Ice Heart Pill is quite good. It can not only calm the mind and spirit, but also cleanse the marrow and meridians!
Although a congenital warrior has already opened up the meridians throughout the body, this does not mean that the congenital warrior does not need to cleanse the marrow and strengthen the meridians.

This Jade Bone Ice Heart Pill is still very useful to Yang Zhengshan.

"What do you want to trade?" Yang Zhengshan asked, becoming interested.

"This is what we need!" Xue Zhongjin quickly handed a list to Yang Zhengshan.

Yang Zhengshan opened it and looked at it. There were more than a dozen precious medicines and hundreds of common herbs listed on it.

Ordinary herbs are simple. Although they are all precious medicinal materials, you can still get them by going to a few more pharmacies.

But these dozen or so precious medicines gave Yang Zhengshan a headache.

Precious medicines have always been something you can only come across by chance, on the one hand because they are rare. Unless it is a truly blessed land, it is impossible to cultivate precious medicines through planting.

As far as Yang Zhengshan knows, there is only one place in the entire Dayong where precious medicines can be grown, and that is Sanshan Valley.

Second, there are so many types of precious medicines that you may not be able to find the one you need.

It's just like when you are looking for something, when you don't need it, it often pops up and causes trouble, but when you really need it, you can't find it.

Among the precious medicines on the list, Yang Zhengshan only has one in his hand now, and that is the golden thorn blood vine.

As for the rest, some he had heard of, and some he hadn't even heard of.

It is not an easy task to collect these dozen kinds of precious medicines.

"Herbs are easy to get, but I may not be able to help you get all the precious medicines!" Yang Zhengshan said.

Xue Qiaoer looked at him and said, "We can buy the herbs with silver, and we will exchange the precious medicines with Ice Heart Fruits. Three precious medicines for one Ice Heart Fruit. If we can gather them all, we are willing to give you the recipe for the Jade Bone Ice Heart Pill!"

Yang Zhengshan looked at her deeply and said with a smile: "You must give me the recipe of Jade Bone Ice Heart Pill, then I can help you!"

"And I can only do my best. As for whether I can gather all these precious medicines, that depends on God's will!"

The Bing Xin Fruit alone is of little significance to Yang Zhengshan. Only when the Bing Xin Fruit and the pill formula are obtained together will they be useful to Yang Zhengshan.

Xue Qiaoer obviously saw this clearly, so she used the elixir recipe to keep Yang Zhengshan hanging in the end.

But Yang Zhengshan is not stupid. He may not be able to collect so many precious medicines. If he cannot collect them all in the end, does he just want a few Bingxin Fruits?

"No!" Xue Qiaoer refused without even thinking.

Yang Zhengshan's lips curled up slightly, "You probably don't have any other choice."

He shook the list in his hand and said with a smile: "Golden Jade Camellia should be found in the southwest of Darong, but it will never appear in the snowy land!"

"Flame Red Lotus, this thing may not even be found in Dayong, it may only be found in the Southern Barbarian Land! As for the Snowfield Land, hehe~~"

The growth of precious medicines has certain environmental requirements. There are many precious medicines in the snowfields, but there are definitely no precious medicines like the Golden Jade Camellia and the Flame Red Lotus.

The reason why Xue Qiaoer was willing to cooperate with the Yang family was because they needed the Yang family's help to help them collect these precious medicines.

Xue Qiaoer looked at Yang Zhengshan with some dissatisfaction after hearing this, "What if you break your promise?"

"Haha, even if I have the recipe, I still need the Ice Heart Fruit. Three precious medicines in exchange for one Ice Heart Fruit, do you think I will break my promise?"

Yang Zhengshan said with a smile: "But it is difficult to collect all these precious medicines. I can't guarantee that I can find them all. I can only promise to do my best!"

Xue Qiaoer frowned slightly and looked at the old woman next to her. The old woman nodded slightly but did not say anything.

Apparently, she was asking the old woman for her advice.

“Well, I can give you the recipe first, and in addition to the Bingxin Fruit, we can also take out some precious medicines to make friends with you!”

Yang Zhengshan smiled and said, "It's a deal!"

"It's a deal!" Xue Qiaoer said crisply.

After the two of them agreed, Xue Qiaoer handed the recipe of the Jade Bone Ice Heart Pill to Yang Zhengshan without any hesitation.

After getting the recipe, Yang Zhengshan took a quick look at it. He couldn't verify the authenticity of the recipe, but he could tell that it was a very good recipe.

After putting away the recipe, Yang Zhengshan said with a smile, "I wonder what plans you three have for next?"

"If you don't have any other plans, you can stay at my house for a few days!"

Xue Qiaoer seemed to have no idea what politeness was. Upon hearing this, she said, "Sure. When we came here, we heard that a spiritual plant had appeared in a certain place, so we planned to go and take a look!"

Yang Zhengshan's expression slightly changed, "It doesn't matter if I go and take a look, but I hope you don't interfere in this matter!"

"Why?" Xue Qiaoer asked.

Yang Zhengshan smiled and looked at the old woman next to him, "Because it belongs to my Darong, Senior, don't you think so?"

The old woman looked at Yang Zhengshan with cloudy eyes, then nodded slowly, "That's right, thank you Jing'an Hou for reminding me!"

Seeing the old woman being so sensible, Yang Zhengshan nodded with satisfaction.

Afterwards, he asked Wu Hai to arrange a guest house for the three of them and let them live in the Yang family temporarily.

(End of this chapter)