Family Rise: Beginning with Grandfather.

Chapter 729 The Beginning of Turmoil
With this pleasant surprise, Yang Zhengshan opened "Qingmu Lingtong" again.

Actually, he had the highest expectations for Aoki Reito, which is why he put it last.

However, after reading it, both of them fell silent.

Aoki Reito is indeed a very good eye technique, with the ability to see through illusions and detect spirits.

However, its cultivation difficulty is several times greater than that of the "Wood Transformation Nourishing Method".

The "Wood Transformation Nourishing Method" consumes spiritual fruits, while the "Azure Wood Spiritual Eyes" consumes pure spiritual water.

This Pure Spirit Water is made by condensing the Pure Spirit Wood Qi into water, and then using it to wash your eyes. After washing your eyes hundreds or thousands of times, your spiritual pupils will naturally appear.

"Damn it, this is a scam!" Yang Zhengshan felt deeply deceived.

No wonder the Sun family would put this thing up for sale. The Sun family specializes in wood spirit techniques, and even they can't cultivate this thing, so it's even more impossible for others to cultivate it.

What is Pure Wood Qi?

The spiritual energy absorbed by Yang Zhengshan and Yu Qingyi when they practiced the "Green Wood Longevity Technique" was the pure spiritual wood energy.

The Spirit Source Land is not lacking in pure spiritual wood energy, but the pure spiritual wood energy in the Spirit Source Land is not so concentrated that it can turn water into liquid.

Yu Qingyi said, "Perhaps there are other ways to transform the Pure Spirit Wood Qi into Pure Spirit Water!"

Yang Zhengshan shook his head slightly, "It's difficult. Even if such a method existed, the cost would be enormous. We can forget about cultivating this eye technique anytime soon!"

"Hmm, it doesn't matter, let's cultivate other things first!"

Yu Qingyi wasn't too disappointed. She felt that the "Wood Transformation Body Cultivation Method" was already very good. This technique could save lives. What could be more important than life?

Moreover, Yang Zhengshan is currently in the Lingxiu Sea, which is home to so many powerful martial artists. If something happens to him there, it could be fatal.

If Yang Zhengshan can master the "Wood Transformation Nourishing Body Method," it will be the greatest guarantee for his life.

To be honest, Yu Qingyi has been quite worried about Yang Zhengshan lately.

She rarely worried about Yang Zhengshan's safety in the past because she believed in his abilities.

However, after arriving at the Sea of ​​Spiritual Beauty, she became somewhat worried about Yang Zhengshan's safety.

“Let’s practice this first!” Yu Qingyi handed the “Wood Transformation Body Cultivation Method” to Yang Zhengshan without hesitation.

Yang Zhengshan looked at her and knew exactly what she was thinking.

"First, cultivate your movement technique. Although the body-cultivation technique is good, it cannot be mastered in a short time. This movement technique is easier to learn and is also useful in combat!"

He gently advised.

Yu Qingyi exchanged a glance with him, "Alright!"

The two exchanged a knowing smile and then began their cultivation in a methodical manner.

First, practice your movement techniques and marksmanship. You can also practice your health cultivation methods, but you can do it slowly.

Cultivation is a very tedious thing, but it is not so tedious when the two of them discuss and accompany each other.

The two of them focused intently on their cultivation, becoming so engrossed that they forgot to eat and sleep, unable to extricate themselves.

Time flies when you're cultivating yourself; in the blink of an eye, a new year has arrived.

The festive atmosphere in Lingyuan is still very lively.

The population of Lingyuan Land has now exceeded 50,000, unlike before when it was deserted.

With popularity comes the atmosphere of the Chinese New Year.

During the Spring Festival, Yang Zhengshan and Yu Qingyi naturally couldn't hide on Lingquan Mountain to cultivate. At this time, they naturally had to come out to receive everyone's New Year's greetings.

Yang Zhengshan disliked formalities, but he still wanted to meet everyone.

New Year's Day.

Yang Zhengshan sat upright in the ancestral hall, and a group of his descendants lined up to offer their New Year's greetings.

Every year at this time, Yang Zhengshan recognizes new people. This year, he has gained another grandson and two great-granddaughters. And these are only from Lingyuan Land. It is possible that offspring will also be born in Da'an, Dajing, and Shenmu Island.

The third generation of the Yang family are all married, and the youngest, Yang Cheng'an, already has a son and a daughter.

Some of the fourth generation members with the character "勤" in their name are already married, while others are still breastfeeding.

The fifth generation of the "Ji" generation, the eldest of whom is Yang Jijue, is sixteen years old this year. He will get married in the second half of this year or next year, which means that in two or three years, Yang Zhengshan may have a fifth-generation descendant, and then there will be six generations living together.

As his descendants grew, Yang Zhengshan, the ancestor, became somewhat detached from the masses.

The grandchildren are alright; Yang Zhengshan basically watched them grow up.

However, when it came to his great-grandchildren, Yang Zhengshan was not so close to them. It wasn't that he didn't want to be close to them, but there were simply too many children for him to get close to.

As for the fourth-generation descendant of the Ji generation, Yang Zhengshan rarely sees him. He might see him four or five times a year, or even only once a year during New Year's greetings.

All the descendants entered the hall and knelt in worship, and only then did Yang Mingzhao's family enter the hall.

Compared to the branches of Yang Mingcheng, Yang Mingzhi, and Yang Minghao, the branch of Yang Mingzhao has fewer members.

Yang Mingzhao was already young and only had one son and one daughter, while Yang Chengan had been married for six years and also only had one son and one daughter.

After getting married, Yang Cheng'an became much more composed. He wore a crimson long robe, with a purple-blue jade pendant with gold tassels hanging from his waist. He had a straight back, a tall and upright posture, a handsome face, sword-like eyebrows that reached his temples, exuding a heroic spirit, and deep and lively eyes.

He was holding the hand of a chubby child, about four or five years old, who looked exactly like Yang Chengan when he was a child. You could tell at a glance that he was a playful kid.

"Qinting, come here!" Yang Zhengshan beckoned, bringing the child to his side.

"Grandfather!" the little guy called out obediently as he stepped forward.

Yang Zhengshan reached out and rubbed his head, smiling kindly. He then pinched his arm and massaged his back.

"Is Qinting five years old this year?" Yang Zhengshan asked.

“He’s five years old!” Yang Chengan said.

"Then it's time to start practicing martial arts!" Yang Zhengshan said with a smile.

Yang Mingzhao laughed and said, "The family has already made preparations. I will personally teach this kid next year!"

Yang Zhengshan thought for a moment and said, "Go up the mountain in a few days. I'll prepare some cultivation manuals for him to practice!"

Yang Mingzhao's eyes lit up. "Is it a cultivation technique from the Sea of ​​Spiritual Beauty?"

The matter of the Sea of ​​Spiritual Beauty could not be kept from Yang Mingzhao and his group. Although Yang Zhengshan did not tell them in detail, there were already many legends about the Sea of ​​Spiritual Beauty in the Land of Spiritual Origin, and everyone was looking forward to it.

“Hmm, the cultivation methods of the Sea of ​​Spiritual Beauty are very different from those we used to practice. You can study them as well, but you should focus on Qin Ting’s cultivation first!” Yang Zhengshan said.

"What does Father mean?" Yang Mingzhao asked, somewhat confused.

Yang Zhengshan said, "Qinting is still young, so he can cultivate according to the cultivation method of the Sea of ​​Spiritual Beauty from a young age. You are different. If you change your cultivation method now, it will be a waste of time. It is better to wait until you reach the Innate Realm before cultivating the Qi Induction Method!"

"At that time, you can also choose your favorite Qi-inducing method!" The cultivation methods of the Sea of ​​Spiritual Beauty rely too much on pills, and the Yang family is not yet able to prepare various pills for everyone, so it is better for everyone to continue to cultivate the previous methods.

Although this might take more time when practicing Qi-inducing techniques in the future, it's still better than slowing down the cultivation progress now due to a lack of pills.

As for Yang Qinting, Yang Zhengshan had other ideas.

He planned to have Yang Qinting cultivate the "Wood Transformation Body Cultivation Method," which involved cultivating the Wood Spirit Technique from a young age, nurturing him according to the methods of the Sea of ​​Spiritual Beauty. After he became a martial artist at the age of fifteen, he would see if he could be sent to one of the three major sects as a disciple.

"Oh, I understand. I'll look into it later!" Yang Mingzhao had no objection and readily agreed.

Yang Zhengshan turned to Yang Chengan and said, "You've been idling around all day, it's time you found yourself a job!"

"Uh, Grandpa, I've been learning weapon crafting from Sixth Brother lately, I haven't been idle!" Yang Cheng'an said aggrievedly.

The Yang family wasn't without blacksmiths. Yang Chengzhen had been studying blacksmithing for over ten years and had even spent two years studying at the Zhu family. His skills weren't exceptional, but they were presentable.

There are also many blacksmiths in the land of spiritual origin. Although their skills are far inferior to those of the Zhu family, they can still forge some decent weapons.

However, the most impressive thing about the Spirit Source Land is alchemy. Under Wang Mingzhe's guidance, the younger generation, such as Yang Chengyu, Yang Qinyong, Wang Chengxue, and Wang Chengyun, have already developed considerable alchemy skills.

Unfortunately, the Spirit Source Land lacks secret rune techniques, so the pills they refine are all ordinary pills.

"Since you like forging weapons, then study hard. The Sea of ​​Spiritual Beauty has methods for forging spiritual weapons. When the opportunity arises, Grandpa will get you a copy of the techniques!" Yang Zhengshan said with a smile.

In the Sea of ​​Spiritual Beauty, there is a saying about cultivating a hundred arts, namely alchemy, weapon crafting, formations, beast taming, spiritual plants, insect breeding, and so on.

The three most widespread are alchemy, weapon crafting, and spiritual plant cultivation.

Spiritual plants refer to the cultivation of various spiritual objects, such as spiritual fruits, spiritual rice, and spiritual herbs. This is the most widespread category, and almost every martial arts family conducts research in this area.

The importance of alchemy and weapon crafting goes without saying; no martial artist can do without these two skills.

What Yang Zhengshan desires most right now is the inheritance of alchemy and weapon crafting.

As for formations, these are not things that ordinary forces can handle. Let alone martial arts families, even aristocratic families cannot master them.

In the entire Lingxiu Sea, only the three major sects can handle this thing.

It is said that the three major sects all have mountain-protecting formations. Once the mountain-protecting formations are activated, even a Martial God Realm expert would find it difficult to break through them.

Before the Lunar New Year, Yang Zhengshan went to Nanxia Market again and retrieved the spear he had ordered from Lingyan Forge. In the past few days, Yang Zhengshan has been practicing his spear techniques with this new spear.

Only after using it did he realize the difference between spiritual weapons and ordinary weapons. A single spear increased the power of his spear technique by 20%, a difference that was far too obvious.

It was precisely because he understood the gap between them that Yang Zhengshan was so eager to obtain a weapon-refining inheritance.

If the Yang family wants to stand out in the Sea of ​​Spiritual Beauty, they must specialize in martial arts and other skills.

Alchemy, weapon crafting, spiritual plants, beast taming, and so on—all these must be developed; we cannot lag behind others in any of them.

"Really? Grandpa can't keep his grandson waiting too long!" Yang Chengan said with a look of surprise.

Yang Zhengshan laughed and said, "Just you wait and see!"

……

After a day of excitement, Yang Zhengshan returned to the Yang family in Lingxi.

The Yang family of Lingxi also had a lively New Year. Although Yang Zhengshan had usurped Lingxi Mountain, after several months of getting along, the Yang family members still respected their great-uncle and treated him with the respect due to a true elder.

The person who deserves the most credit is Wang Lei. The training was tough and tiring, but he was able to integrate a group of people in a short period of time.

Wang Lei's training made the group of young men complain endlessly, but they were not unaware of the benefits of his training.

Therefore, Wang Lei gained their approval, and Yang Zhengshan also gained their recognition.

With several innate martial artists like Yang Zhengshan in charge, and the Lu family's announcement prohibiting the annexation of spirit fields, the dark clouds hanging over the Yang family of Lingxi were immediately dispelled, allowing them to enjoy a lively New Year in peace.

After the lively New Year festival, the Yang family of Lingxi returned to a peaceful life, but this peace did not last long.

Late at night on the twelfth day of the first lunar month.

On Qingyu Mountain, raging fires illuminated the night, while angry shouts of battle and shrill screams shattered the silence.

Hundreds of martial artists, wielding long swords and dressed in black, charged up the mountain villa on Qingyu Mountain like ruthless beasts, unleashing a brutal massacre.

The Qingyu Lin family is a large family, and it is considered one of the most prominent martial arts families in the northeast of Shanggu County. However, tonight, the Qingyu Lin family was like a fledgling bird, swallowed whole by a ferocious giant python.

"why why?"

The Lin family patriarch stood in the courtyard engulfed in flames, covered in blood and with his hair wildly whipping in the wind. He roared at the cold figure in front of him, "Yu Xiaoning, my Lin family has no grudge against your Yu family. Why do you want to exterminate us?"

Yu Xiaoning wore a plain white robe, the hem of which fluttered slightly in the wind, but was stained with bloodstains that looked particularly glaring.

His face was full of mockery, and his eyes flashed with an extremely indifferent cold light. He said coldly, "Heh, why? Do I need a reason to kill you?"

The sound was as sharp as icicles, echoing through the deathly silent courtyard, sending chills down one's spine.

The Lin family head was stunned at first, as if he couldn't believe what he had heard, and an incredulous expression appeared on his face. But soon, he suddenly laughed loudly, his laughter filled with sorrow and despair, and the laughter pierced through the deathly silence of the courtyard and carried into the distance.

"What a convenient excuse! My Lin family has done good deeds for generations and has never done anything evil to anyone. Yet today we have been wiped out as a whole. Aren't you jackals and tigers afraid of retribution?"

The head of the Lin family glared at the man and roared, his eyes blazing with hatred.

"Retribution? Hahahaha, there is no such thing as retribution in this world, only the survival of the fittest! Your Lin family is too weak and blocked our path, so naturally you only have one way out: death."

Yu Xiaoning scoffed disdainfully, her eyes filled with contempt.

"Even if I die, I won't let you get away with this!"

The Lin family head roared and suddenly mobilized the remaining spiritual power in his body. With a flash of light around him, he pounced towards the man.

Yu Xiaoning's lips curled into a cruel smile, a hint of killing intent flashing in his eyes. He gently raised his hand, and the long sword in his hand, wreathed in crimson flames, slashed out.

The Lin family head groaned, his body flying backward like a kite with a broken string. While still in mid-air, he was already split in two before crashing heavily to the ground.

A puff of white steam rose from the wound on his abdomen, mixed with the aroma of roasted meat.

His eyes gradually dimmed, but the light of hatred still flickered in them...

"You actually asked me why? Heh~~"

Yu Xiaoning walked up to him, coldly watching the last glimmer of light in his eyes fade away, and then kicked half of his body into the burning house.

After doing all this, Yu Xiaoning turned and walked into a field of rising flames.

"grown ups!"

A man dressed in a tight-fitting outfit walked over and said, "It's all been taken care of. A total of 328 people, not one missing!"

"Okay, keep an eye on things, don't let them burn down the spirit fields at the foot of the mountain!" Yu Xiaoning said calmly, then turned and walked down the mountain.

(End of this chapter)