Family Rise: Beginning with Grandfather.

Chapter 691 Transplanting the Spirit Fruit Tree

After taking out the two saplings, Yang Zhengshan looked around and chose two locations about thirty feet away from the Three Yellow Plum Trees.

He dug two holes and carefully planted the two saplings.

Everyone looked at the two saplings with curiosity.

An Yuxing seemed to have noticed something and couldn't help but ask, "Is this a Star Essence Fruit Tree?"

He had seen the Star Essence Fruit Tree before.

Although this sapling is somewhat different from the grown Star Essence Fruit Tree, the branches and leaves of both Star Essence Fruit Trees are the same.

"That's right, this is a Star Essence Fruit Tree, and that one is a Jade Dew Spirit Peach!"

Yang Zhengshan said casually.

Everyone looked astonished.

"Are you transplanting spirit fruits?" An Yuxing asked again in surprise.

Yang Zhengshan nodded slightly, and then planted the two saplings.

Then, he led everyone back a hundred feet and looked up at the somewhat gloomy sky.

Today was a day he specifically chose; it was a rainy day.

Yang Zhengshan glanced at the crowd behind him, then strode forward.

The next moment, he clasped his hands together and shouted, "Lei, come!"

Boom~~
As his words fell, a dazzling bolt of lightning suddenly burst forth from the gloomy dark clouds, followed by a muffled rumble of thunder.

Everyone was stunned!

What is this ghost?

Commanding the wind and rain?

Do innate martial artists possess such abilities?

Not to mention others, even An Yuxing was stunned.

He looked up at the dark clouds in the sky, then glanced at Yang Zhengshan's back.

Yu Qingyi was also confused. Although she knew that Yang Zhengshan could sense celestial phenomena and accurately predict weather changes, she only knew this and did not know what it specifically meant.

Yang Zhengshan stood in front, suppressing a laugh.

Today, I'm going to show you guys how cool I am!

He waved his hands, each wave accompanied by a thunderous roar.

Okay, this thunderous sound isn't entirely real thunder and lightning; it also includes thunder that he himself has drawn.

By combining Daoist intent with innate true energy to simulate thunder, it is actually no different from real thunder, only its power is vastly different.

Even a martial artist at the Dao-entering level cannot compare to the power of heaven and earth. Although Yang Zhengshan can now create thunder, it is far inferior to naturally formed lightning.

"Here comes the rain!"

Yang Zhengshan shouted again, and as soon as he finished speaking, a light drizzle began to fall from the gray sky.

The rain fell in lines, and in a short time, the entire Three Valleys became shrouded in mist.

Of course, his purpose was not to show off his ability to control the wind and rain, but to transplant the spirit fruit tree.

The reason for using this method to deceive people is simply to cover up the existence of the spiritual spring water.

The rain, mixed with spiritual spring water, poured down into the Three Valleys. The rain in front of them was noticeably heavier, with the raindrops falling like pillars. However, no one paid attention to this at the moment; they were all in awe of Yang Zhengshan's ability to summon wind and rain.

A large amount of spiritual spring water fell, sprinkling onto the lush Sanhuang plum trees and the newly planted saplings, but most of it fell onto the ground and then slowly seeped into the soil.

Actually, this wasn't the first time Yang Zhengshan had done something like this. He had done it on Shenmu Island before, but there was no one else around when he did it that time, so he casually poured in a large amount of spiritual spring water.

If the place where the spirit fruit tree grows is a blessed land, then Yang Zhengshan, who possesses the spirit spring water, can create his own blessed land.

However, the blessed land created by Yang Zhengshan has a limited lifespan of about five to ten years. After the spiritual spring water is exhausted, the blessed land will turn into ordinary land.

Yang Zhengshan needs to periodically add some spiritual spring water to maintain the existence of this blessed land.

Chongshan Pass and Tenglongwei were actually unique blessed lands in the past.

But what if Yang Zhengshan poured spiritual spring water into the blessed land?
Yang Zhengshan had no idea what changes might occur!
So this time, he also wanted to see what changes would occur in the Three Valleys after a large amount of spiritual spring water was injected into them.

After about 15 minutes, Yang Zhengshan felt that was enough and stopped.

At this time, the Three Valleys were already filled with flowing water, most of which was spiritual spring water, and only a small portion was real rainwater.

The rain today is not heavy and will not last long.

Therefore, Yang Zhengshan was not worried about flooding the Sanshan Valley.

As for how much spiritual spring water Yang Zhengshan poured out, it was probably around one thousand cubic meters.

Now that Yang Zhengshan owns a river of spiritual spring water, he doesn't care about this little bit of spiritual spring water at all.

"Madam, it's your turn!"

After Yang Zhengshan stopped, he turned to look at Yu Qingyi.

Yu Qingyi nodded slightly, stepped forward, then closed her eyes, her whole body bathed in the verdant halo.

If you look closely, you'll see circles of emerald green light appearing beneath her feet. The light is faint, but still visible.

As the emerald green halo spread, many tender shoots suddenly sprouted from the ground that had been flooded by the spiritual spring water. Weeds were growing at a visible speed, and the plants in the Three Valleys were also stretching their branches and leaves and growing rapidly.

Of course, none of that matters. What matters is that the two Jade Dew Peach trees and the Star Essence Fruit tree have also come back to life, sprouting tender yellow buds.

Unseen underground, two spirit fruit trees are rapidly taking root.

In just a short while, the newly transplanted spirit fruit tree became firmly rooted.

In the past two years, Yu Qingyi's abilities have greatly improved, but she still cannot make the spirit fruit tree grow quickly. However, she can make the spirit fruit tree take root and sprout, ensuring the survival rate of the spirit fruit tree after transplanting.

The cooperation between Yang Zhengshan and Yu Qingyi is the greatest guarantee for transplanting the spirit fruit tree.

Looking at the vibrant life emanating from the two spirit fruit saplings, Yang Zhengshan smiled.

Even if he had access to the spiritual spring water, he couldn't guarantee that he could successfully transplant the spiritual fruit tree.

But it's different when Yu Qingyi is there to help.

As long as this blessed land can sustain the growth of the three spirit fruit trees, then from now on, there will be three spirit fruit trees in the Three Valleys.

Ten years from now, Da'an will be able to harvest even more spiritual fruits every year.

As for whether the Three Valleys can nurture more spirit fruit trees, Yang Zhengshan didn't know. He only transplanted two trees this time to see how things went. If the blessed land of the Three Valleys wouldn't change in the future, then he might be able to transplant more spirit fruit trees.

A blessed land is more precious than a spirit fruit tree. Compared to a few spirit fruit trees, Yang Zhengshan is more afraid of ruining this blessed land in the Three Valleys. Therefore, he is very cautious when transplanting spirit fruit trees.

However, Yang Zhengshan's caution was seen as a wild and audacious act by An Yuxing and others.

It’s incredible!
They stared at the two spirit fruit trees, their faces filled with disbelief. "Is this really possible?" Jian Chengfeng murmured softly.

"Maybe!" Li Zhen's eyes widened. He had been staring at the Jade Dew Peach tree, watching as Yang Zhengshan planted the sapling and, with Yu Qingyi's help, it sprouted twelve tender buds.

That's right, he could even see clearly how many new buds the Jade Dew Spirit Peach had sprouted.

An Yuxing remained silent, his eyes fixed on Yang Zhengshan's back. He had also entered the Dao, although his cultivation was not yet profound enough, he was a genuine innate martial artist at the Dao level.

It was precisely because he had also entered the Dao that he realized it was simply impossible to command the wind and rain like Yang Zhengshan had just done.

Moreover, the Dao he comprehended was of the water attribute. If he were asked to simulate a rain, he could do it, but the area affected by the rain would not be very large, only about a hundred feet around.

But the rain just now was far more than a hundred feet long; it not only covered the entire Three Valleys, but it also seemed to have covered the entire capital city.

"How did you do that?" An Yuxing couldn't help but ask.

Yang Zhengshan turned around in surprise and asked, "What? How did you do that?"

"It's raining!" An Yuxing said.

Yang Zhengshan couldn't help but smile, "Just kidding!"

"That rain wasn't summoned by me; it was going to rain anyway."

"Thunder and rain are both celestial phenomena. It will definitely rain today. All I did was use thunder to stir up the dark clouds in the sky and make the rain fall even more heavily in a small area."

He gave an explanation that sounded unreasonable, but was actually quite reasonable.

It's not impossible to do it the way he suggested, but it's impossible to achieve precise control.

Yang Zhengshan can indeed summon lightning from the sky, but the power of heaven and earth is too great, and he cannot control the lightning at present.

If things go wrong, the lightning he unleashes might strike him dead.

However, An Yuxing found this explanation quite reasonable. If it were a rainy day, he could also increase the amount of rain in a localized area, just like he had done before.

Upon hearing Yang Zhengshan's explanation, the shock in the others' hearts dissipated somewhat. None of them had yet entered the Dao and did not know what kind of effect using Dao intent would have. They only thought that this was something that could be done after entering the Dao.

Of course, seeing Yang Zhengshan and Yu Qingyi's skills made them even more eager to enter the Dao.

One by one, they gathered around Yang Zhengshan to ask him about the methods of entering the Dao.

However, the existence of the Dao is inherently mysterious and profound, something that can only be understood intuitively and cannot be explained in words. All Yang Zhengshan could say were some grand and dignified words.

These words are not useless, but they don't have a very obvious effect. To enter the path, one still needs to rely on their own understanding.

Just as Yang Zhengshan was displaying his prowess in the Three Valleys, Lü Hua found himself in a dangerous situation.

After receiving Yang Zhengshan's attitude, Lü Hua quickly made a decision.

He prepared to leave Jiangnan for Kyoto.

However, it wasn't easy for him to leave. Chen Hengchang had never fully trusted him, especially after Chen Hengchang went on a killing spree in Jiangnan, which made him even more wary of his subordinates.

Lu Hua was also being closely watched by his men.

However, this did not deter Lü Hua's determination to leave Jiangnan.

Because Lü Hua understood Yang Zhengshan's meaning very well. Going to the capital at this time was a test for him by Yang Zhengshan. If he could go to the capital, he would become a very important figure in Da'an in the future. But if he did not go to the capital this time, no matter what he did in the future, Da'an would not give him an important position again.

Perhaps Yang Zhengshan could take him in later, but that would just be taking him in, not giving him important responsibilities.

Lu Hua was a proud man. He might not value power, but he didn't want to become an insignificant person.

Therefore, he made up his mind to leave Jiangnan at this most dangerous time and head to Kyoto.

The night was dark and gloomy, so dark you couldn't see your hand in front of your face.

Lu Hua, dressed in a black outfit, sat in a dark hall.

He was sitting in the main seat, but his figure was completely hidden in the darkness.

A cold glint flashed in his narrow eyes.

Suddenly he grinned, his smile appearing particularly sinister and ferocious in the darkness, mainly due to the scars on his face that added to his eerie aura.

This scar was given to him by the Divine Sun Sect. It was left when he was being chased after the Divine Sun Sect infiltrated the Secret Martial Guard with the help of Nan Sheng.

Rumble~
A dazzling bolt of lightning flashed across the dark night sky, followed by a deafening roar that seemed to shake even the tables and chairs in the hall.

"let's start!"

Lu Hua said in a gloomy tone.

"Here!"

Several blurry figures flashed past him, and a moment later, a torrential downpour began outside the hall.

Along with the sound of rain came a series of muffled thuds.

Outside the mansion, the sounds of objects falling to the ground echoed from various dark corners. Upon closer inspection, one would discover that they were bodies.

Try spying on Lü Hua, and Lü Hua will dare to say, "I'm your grandmaster!"
To those monitoring Lü Hua, Lü Hua could only chuckle and say, "You really don't respect me at all."

Stalking, surveillance, and reconnaissance are all things that the Secret Guard excels at. Although the Secret Guard no longer exists, as long as Lü Hua is still around, the Secret Guard will never disappear.

Less than fifteen minutes later, a figure reappeared in the hall. "My lord, it's all taken care of!"

"Ok!"

Lu Hua nodded, then stood up and said, "Then let's send out the big gift we've prepared!"

It wouldn't be difficult for him to leave Jiangnan. Although Chen Hengchang had sent many people to keep an eye on him, he could leave quietly if he wanted to.

But Lu Hua was unwilling to leave so quietly, so he prepared a big gift for Chen Hengchang.

The rain was getting heavier and heavier, and the dark night was getting darker and darker.

The only sound in the dead of night was the rushing rain.

However, all the silence was only temporary.

In the darkness, a tiny spark suddenly appeared, then grew larger and larger, turning into a raging fire.

Under the heavy rain, flames rose, illuminating half of Jiangning Prefecture.

Jiangning Prefecture is the most prosperous region in Jiangnan, even surpassing Songhe Prefecture.

Of course, this refers to the former Jiangning Prefecture. The current Jiangning Prefecture is desolate and lifeless.

After Chen Hengchang occupied Jiangnan, he placed the Prince Qing's Mansion in Jiangning Prefecture. His mansion was a gift from the Prince of Xinjiang and was a beautiful and exquisitely decorated residence.

At that moment, a raging fire broke out in the warehouse in the front yard of the mansion.

A large number of soldiers and servants are frantically trying to put out the fire.

It was a rainy day, but the fire spread like a demon, baring its fangs and claws.

(End of this chapter)