Family Rise: Beginning with Grandfather.

Chapter 742 Strengths and Weaknesses

"The three major sects didn't react?" Yang Zhengshan asked.

Lan Peng shook his head and said, "I don't know. There should be some reaction, but we just don't know it."

"That's it!"

Yang Zhengshan nodded.

Assassin organizations are the most troublesome.

They are elusive and extremely difficult to catch.

Yang Zhengshan was unfamiliar with the Soul-Severing Blade, but he had faced the Divine Sun Cult before.

The Great Rong Secret Guard once claimed to monitor the entire world, but in the end, it was ravaged by the Divine Sun Sect and could not hold its head up for decades.

In such a vast and complex world, hiding is far easier than searching.

Let alone the Soul-Severing Blade, the Secret Martial Guard that Lü Hua has just assembled is also extremely secretive, making it incredibly difficult to wipe them all out in one fell swoop.

Lan Peng looked at Yang Zhengshan and said, "I've come here today because I need your help with something."

"Brother Lan, just give me your instructions. There's no need to talk about helping or not!" Yang Zhengshan said with a smile.

Others feared the Soul-Severing Blade, but he wasn't particularly afraid of it; at most, he just found it somewhat troublesome.

His greatest trump card was not his own strength, nor the Thunderclap Shot, but the Spirit Source Land.

There's a saying that's very true: if we can't afford to offend them, we can at least avoid them.

If he were to encounter an insurmountable enemy, he could simply retreat to the Land of Spiritual Origin and remain there for ten or eight years before emerging again without any problem.

Unless someone can kill him with a single blow without his knowledge, it will be very difficult to keep him alive.

Of course, it would be best not to hide in the Spirit Source Land, since he has been operating here for five years. If he hides in the Spirit Source Land, all five years of his efforts will be wasted.

Lan Peng laughed and said, "Actually, it's nothing big. I'd like to ask Brother Yang to accompany me to the Wan family!"

"Wan Jia!" Yang Zhengshan exclaimed in realization.

The Zhang family of Luyuan was attacked by the Soul-Severing Blade, and the most suspicious person is the Soul-Severing Blade, who was hired by the Wan family of Jinchi.

If Lan Peng wanted to investigate the whereabouts of the Soul-Severing Blade, he would naturally have to make a trip to the Wan family.

As for why he was called along, it was probably because Lan Peng was also feeling uneasy, afraid of encountering the people of the Soul-Severing Blade.

Even if Yang Zhengshan is not the best, he is still a Tiangang stage martial artist on the surface.

With him by his side, Lan Peng felt more confident.

“No problem!” Yang Zhengshan agreed almost without hesitation.

After they finished speaking, the two got up and headed to the Wan family's residence at Jinchi Mountain.

Jinchi Mountain is only about ten miles away from Lingxi Mountain. After going around three mountain peaks, you will reach Jinchi Mountain. However, Jinchi Mountain is much higher and steeper than Lingxi Mountain.

The Wan family did not live on the mountain, but in a valley.

At the top of Jinchi Mountain, there is a cluster of pavilions, which is the Wan family's villa, named Jinchi Garden.

Don't underestimate this Golden Pond Garden. Although there are no spirit fields in the Golden Pond Garden and it is impossible to grow spirit fruits and herbs, there is a Golden Pond Pool in the Golden Pond Garden. The water in the Golden Pond Pool is metal-attribute spiritual water, which is useful for cultivation, alchemy, and weapon forging.

The Wan family established themselves in the beautiful and serene sea thanks to this golden pool.

Besides Jinchi Pool, the Wan family also has two other territories: one in the north with more than 20 mu of low-grade spiritual fields, and the other on Yueqiu Mountain in the east with more than 10 mu of low-grade spiritual fields.

Although the Wan family doesn't own many businesses, their annual income from spirit stones is quite high, even exceeding that of the Yang family of Lingxi at their peak.

Following the winding mountain road, Yang Zhengshan and Lan Peng soon arrived at the village where Wan's family lived.

Wanjia Village is the village where the Wan family lives. In addition to the Wan family, there are many people with different surnames. In fact, the Wan family has a large population of more than two thousand people, divided into three villages, which are located in these mountains.

At this time, the Chiyan Army had completely surrounded Wanjiacun Village, and everyone in the village, whether they were Wanjiacun residents or other villagers, was filled with panic.

Yang Zhengshan and Lan Peng rode over on horseback. Looking at the houses with green bricks and red tiles, they stroked their long beards.

The Wan family's buildings were neither too grand nor ornately decorated; instead, they appeared simple and unpretentious.

If it weren't for the archway at the entrance of the village, outsiders would probably think it was just an ordinary village.

"Welcome, General!"

When the Wan family saw Lan Peng arrive, they immediately bowed and paid their respects.

The leader was a man who looked to be around fifty years old. Wan Jinshui, whom Yang Zhengshan had met before, was standing behind this man. Presumably, this was Wan Qianshan, the pillar of the Wan family.

Yang Zhengshan glanced around and found that the Wan family had quite a strong foundation. Although Wan Qianshan, the most powerful of them all, was only a Di Sha stage martial artist, there were quite a few Qi Hai stage martial artists among the Wan family’s disciples, at least five.

Each small family has five Qi Sea stage martial artists, and they are all from the younger generation. This shows that the Wan family is extremely concerned about the cultivation of the younger generation. Even if Wan Qianshan collapses, the Wan family will not know that it has completely declined.

Despite the fact that the cultivation environment and techniques here are far superior to those west of the Stormy Sea, the cultivation speed here is actually not much faster than that west of the Stormy Sea, and may even be much slower.

Because the cultivation methods here rely too heavily on various resources, this over-reliance on resources forces martial artists to spend their energy and time scrambling for them.

They might spend months, or even years, searching for a single elixir.

This is why the heads of these families are mostly junior members of Qi Sea stage martial artists, rather than senior members with higher cultivation levels.

Because elders with higher cultivation levels need to devote more time to cultivation, while younger generations have to work hard to collect various resources for their elders.

As a result, these families could easily experience a break in their lineage.

Some undisciplined elders only care about their own cultivation and don't care about the cultivation of their descendants. This makes the descendants worry and work hard to obtain the resources they need, preventing them from focusing on their cultivation and from getting more resources.

The main reason why the Yang family of Lingxi has fallen to its current state is that their ancestor failed to raise an outstanding descendant.

Lan Peng was always decisive. Without waiting for the Wan family to say anything, he directly ordered, "Take them all down!"

"Please, General, give me a chance!" Wan Qianshan said urgently.

"General!"

Instantly, the Wan family erupted in commotion. Some wept, some begged for mercy, and others glared fiercely at the surrounding Crimson Flame Army soldiers.

Lan Peng watched all of this with a cold eye, completely unmoved.

Hundreds of Crimson Flame Army soldiers stepped forward and tied up all the villagers.

Some people tried to resist, but were instantly turned into corpses gushing blood.

Wan Qianshan looked at the approaching Chiyan Army with a gloomy and uncertain expression.

"Father!" Wan Jinshui said in a low voice.

The two men locked eyes, seemingly exchanging unspoken words. Yang Zhengshan, mounted on his horse, witnessed this and his heart stirred.

There's something really fishy about this Wan family!

Just then, Wan Qianshan suddenly shouted, "Please, for the sake of my ancestor, lend a helping hand!"

Upon hearing this, Lan Peng's eyes widened, and a bright longsword suddenly appeared in his hand.

At the same time, three figures suddenly sprang up from the crowd, three dark beams heading straight for Lan Peng's face.

A golden aura emanated from Lan Peng's longsword. With a sweep of his blade, he deflected the approaching dark light, but the next moment, he was surrounded by three men dressed in gray short-sleeved shirts.

At this moment, the Wan family also retaliated, and in the blink of an eye, the already noisy environment became even more chaotic.

Amidst the flashing blades and splattering swords, blood splattered.

Angry shouts, battle cries, and screams rose and fell, intertwining together.

The situation changed so quickly that it was beyond Yang Zhengshan's expectations.

However, his reaction was also very quick. The moment the three figures suddenly appeared, the Returning Dust Spear appeared in his hand.

But instead of going to help Lan Peng, he looked solemnly at the mountains and forests to the east.

A figure quietly appeared over there. Although the sun was shining brightly, the figure was as blurry as a ghost, making it impossible to see clearly.

In the blink of an eye, they were standing in front of everyone.

This situation seemed similar to those who had previously infiltrated Lingxi Mountain, but Yang Zhengshan knew it was not the same thing.

The person who infiltrated Lingxi Mountain was Xiang Feiye from the Xiang family. The reason why Xiang Feiye could be as unpredictable as a ghost at night was because of his cultivation technique called the Netherworld Yin Technique, which is characterized by making people as elusive as shadows.

The reason why the person in front of me is in a similar situation is because his movement technique is quite advanced.

The newcomer made no attempt to conceal his intentions, heading straight for Lan Peng. The cold blade flashed, and a bone-chilling cold instantly crept into Lan Peng's heart.

At this moment, Lan Peng had just forced back the three attacking assassins and had no idea that another fierce-looking person had suddenly appeared beside him. He was facing this sudden assassin almost without any warning.

However, Lan Peng was a seasoned general who had fought countless battles, and even in the heat of the moment, he was still able to parry with his sword.

But just as he raised his knife, he found a long spear in front of him.

ding~~
The cold blade struck the spear, sending sparks flying.

Lan Peng's heart tightened. If this knife were to fall on him, although his knife could block it for a while, it wouldn't be able to completely stop him. He certainly wouldn't lose his life, but he would at least be seriously injured.

Given the current situation, if he is seriously injured, he may have to stay here today.

At this moment, he was extremely grateful that he had invited Yang Zhengshan over.

Even though Yang Zhengshan only took the blow for him, he felt extremely fortunate.

Of course, Yang Zhengshan wouldn't just take the blow for him. He swept his spear horizontally, unleashing a burst of violent power that sent the man flying.

The man staggered back several feet before regaining his footing. Only then did Yang Zhengshan get a clear look at the man's face. No, he only saw a pair of extremely cold eyes. His face was still completely covered by a black cloth, revealing only his dark eyes.

“Brother Yang!” Lan Peng said in a deep voice.

Yang Zhengshan flicked his spear, glanced at the knife marks on the shaft, and said, "It's alright, you deal with them first!"

His spear was only a low-grade spiritual weapon, while the opponent's spear was clearly not a low-grade spiritual weapon, but most likely a high-grade spiritual weapon.

His opponent injured his spear with just one strike, which made him feel somewhat uncomfortable.

The three grades of spiritual weapons—low-grade, medium-grade, and high-grade—actually correspond to the Qi Sea stage, the Earthly Fiend stage, and the Heavenly Gang stage, respectively.

With Yang Zhengshan's current cultivation level, a high-grade spiritual weapon would be just right. Unfortunately, when Yang Zhengshan ordered this spear, he didn't have many spirit stones, so Qiu Jin forged this low-grade spiritual weapon for him.

Now he finds the spear somewhat unwieldy.

Lan Peng glanced at Yang Zhengshan's back, hesitated for a moment, but ultimately decided to take down the three assassins in front of him first.

Although the three assassins in front of him were only Earthly Fiend stage warriors, they cooperated well and their moves were extremely insidious. Even though Lan Peng had the cultivation of Heavenly Gang stage, it would be difficult for him to defeat them in a short time.

Yang Zhengshan hovered in the air, his eyes slightly narrowed, staring intently at the man in black opposite him.

His mind was racing.

He was still in danger facing this man in black. The man's cultivation was higher than his, his movements were faster and more agile, and his spiritual weapon was better than his spear.

It can be said that the opponent had a clear advantage.

Yang Zhengshan's biggest trump cards are the Sole Spear Intent and the Spirit Source Land, but at this time it is obviously not suitable for him to hide in the Spirit Source Land. His only reliance is the Sole Spear Intent.

Thinking of this, Yang Zhengshan's mind stirred, and his eyes suddenly became sharp.

At the same time, his aura became incredibly powerful.

The terrifying aura, as if it were a tangible force, suddenly unleashed a storm.

woohoo~~
The surrounding air seemed to be compressed, spreading in all directions.

Powerful!

Dragon's Might comes from Dragon Bone Fruit.

Actually, this is inaccurate, because it was the Temple of Martial Gods that called it the Dragon's Might.

In the Sea of ​​Spiritual Beauty, the Dragon Bone Fruit is known as the Concentration Fruit. The so-called Dragon Might is actually a manifestation of spiritual power.

The Concentration Fruit is not an attribute-based spiritual fruit, but rather a spiritual fruit that can nourish the mind and spirit.

Yang Zhengshan only figured these things out after he arrived at the Sea of ​​Spiritual Beauty.

The increased power of the Dragon Bone Fruit is actually just a bluff.

If anyone else possessed such power, it would only exert psychological pressure on the enemy.

However, Yang Zhengshan is different. Yang Zhengshan possesses the unique spear intent, which requires mental exertion to unleash.

At this moment, Yang Zhengshan released his power, which was not just a bluff, but rather an enhancement of his "I Am the One" spear intent.

A terrifying aura emanated from Yang Zhengshan, and the sharp spear intent seemed capable of piercing everyone's hearts, causing everyone to tremble.

A sinister glint appeared in the eyes of the man in black opposite him, a light like a cold star twinkling in the dark night, exuding a chilling aura. The next moment, his figure shot forward like an arrow released from a bow, his clothes fluttering and creating a gust of wind.

The knife in his hand carried a chilling aura, like a biting winter wind, freezing the air wherever it went. Its speed was extreme, leaving only a blurry afterimage, making it impossible to catch a glimpse of him.

Seeing this, Yang Zhengshan took a deep breath, calmed his mind, and focused all his energy into his eyes, which became like two sharp hooks, locked tightly on the man in black. At this moment, his world consisted only of this rapidly approaching enemy; all the surrounding noise had been shut out.

(End of this chapter)