Family Rise: Beginning with Grandfather.

Chapter 759 Cultivating the "Azure Wood Longevity Scripture"

Yang Zhengshan stroked his beard and thought for a moment, then said, "We shouldn't get involved in the affairs of the three major sects. Tell Chen Zhongshu and Lü Hua to keep a low profile!"

The battle between the three major sects and the Netherworld Sect is bound to be a brutal war. Yang Zhengshan has no intention of getting involved in these matters now, nor does he want the Secret Martial Guards to get involved.

Don't think that the Secret Martial Guards won't get involved just because they're hiding in the shadows. The three major sects have been operating in the Sea of ​​Spiritual Beauty for over a thousand years, so they must have their own intelligence networks.

The reason why the Secret Martial Guard has been able to develop steadily in recent years is because it is still too weak to be worth the attention of the three major sects.

However, once the three major sects are about to go to war with the Netherworld Sect, they will inevitably clean up the forces within the Sea of ​​Spiritual Beauty first. At that time, they might even manage to find the Secret Martial Guards as well.

Therefore, just in case, it's best to keep the Secret Guards out of the loop for a while.

“Yes, there’s one more thing. Lü Hua wants to go back to break through his current level. I request the patriarch’s permission!” Li Chang said.

"Okay, tell him to come find me after he has made arrangements for the Secret Guard!" Yang Zhengshan said.

Lu Hua has been in the Innate Realm for over twenty years, and it's time for him to break through.

Although breaking through to the Earthly Fiend stage is not very dangerous, there may be a safe environment to transform true energy and induce it to enter the body.

This process requires a period of quiet cultivation, so it's better to return to the Spirit Source Land.

Chen Zhongshu had previously returned to cultivate for two years and successfully entered the Earthly Fiend stage.

After settling things here, Yang Zhengshan returned to the Land of Spiritual Origin.

He had been with Lan Peng these days. Although he had the opportunity to come back, it was really not good to stay in the Spirit Source Land for too long. So he had to wait until now to calm down and take stock of his gains in the ruins.

In a secluded courtyard in Lingquan Mountain Plain.

Yang Zhengshan first washed up and changed into clean clothes before coming to the study.

Yu Qingyi, Hongyun, and Qingxia were all present.

"Where are the things?" Yang Zhengshan asked, sitting down at his desk.

Hongyun and Qingxia brought over two boxes, placed them on the table, and said, "They're all here!"

"The spiritual fruits and herbs have already been planted by the spiritual plant department of Wanbaotang. Apart from the 'Qingmu Longevity Scripture' and the 'Qinghua Thunder Technique,' all the other cultivation techniques have been handed over to the Transmission Hall for copying and placed in the library."

"The formation and alchemy inheritance have also been handed over to the Secret Arts Pavilion. Currently, the Spirit Pill Workshop and Weapon Forging Workshop of the Secret Arts Pavilion are conducting research!"

"All the other odds and ends were sent to Wanbaotang and the Secret Techniques Pavilion! The remaining items, which might be magical artifacts, and um, your cultivation technique!"

Yu Qingyi pointed to the contents of the two boxes and said.

The Spirit Origin Land currently has a council, namely the Clan Council, under which there are six halls and nine departments. The six halls are the Law Enforcement Hall, the Law Protection Hall, the Foreign Affairs Hall, the Myriad Treasures Hall, the Transmission of Skills Hall, and the Secret Method Pavilion.

The Law Enforcement Hall is responsible for upholding the laws of the Spirit Origin Land. It has a Law Enforcement Department and an Official Department, which are actually the administrative organs of the Spirit Origin Land. They are in charge of people's livelihood, economy, allocation of living materials, household registration, laws, and so on.

The Guardian Hall is the military organization of the Spirit Source Land, that is, the army. The entire Guardian Hall has only a thousand elite soldiers. Apart from cultivating, they have basically nothing to do all day, making it a relatively leisurely department.

The Foreign Affairs Hall is responsible for managing matters outside the Spirit Source Land. Since the hall master, Yang Mingzhi, is still on Shenmu Island, the Foreign Affairs Hall is essentially a formality in the Spirit Source Land.

Wanbaotang is responsible for the cultivation of spiritual fruits and herbs, as well as the production and distribution of various spiritual items. Previously, the alchemy workshop and the weapon-refining workshop both belonged to Wanbaotang. However, since alchemy and weapon-refining are closely related to rune and secret techniques, these two departments are now under the jurisdiction of the Secret Techniques Pavilion.

The Mystic Arts Pavilion is responsible for researching rune techniques and has three departments: the Alchemy Workshop, the Weapon Forging Workshop, and the Array Department. The Array Department was actually established long ago, but before that there was no array inheritance, so the entire department only had a handful of people. Now that there is array inheritance, they can expand their manpower.

The last one is the Transmission Hall, which is responsible for education and the collection of martial arts techniques in the Spirit Source Land. It has two departments: the Library and the Martial Arts Pavilion.

The library in Lingyuan Land is very large. When Yang Zhengshan left Shenmu Island, he moved all the books and cultivation techniques on Shenmu Island to Lingyuan Land. At the same time, all the cultivation techniques he had acquired over the years were kept in the library.

As for the Martial Arts Pavilion, it is actually the Ministry of Education of the Spirit Origin Land. All the schools in the Spirit Origin Land are under the jurisdiction of the Martial Arts Pavilion.

Although the population of Lingyuan Land is not large now, the management structure has been thoroughly established. Each hall and department has its own responsibilities, and everyone has their own tasks to do.

Yang Zhengshan opened the box and looked at the items inside.

The two bamboo scrolls are the "Qingmu Longevity Scripture" and the "Qinghua Thunder Technique," along with a bronze mirror, a small jade sword, a shield, and several array plates.

He obtained the array plate and the bronze mirror from the cave of that array master.

He obtained the shield from another cave. It was about three feet in size, entirely black, with obvious runes on its surface, making it look quite mysterious.

"This is also a magic weapon!" Yang Zhengshan picked up the small jade sword.

This small sword is only a foot long; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call it a dagger.

If he remembered correctly, he obtained it from the storage bags of the three old men who ambushed him.

“That’s possible. Its texture is extremely hard, and I couldn’t cut it even with all my strength!” Yu Qingyi said.

Yang Zhengshan stroked the blade of the jade sword, feeling its delicate texture. "If that's the case, then it really is possible!"

They didn't know what kind of magic weapon it was, so they could only guess.

Setting down the jade sword in his hand, Yang Zhengshan picked up the "Green Wood Longevity Scripture" and asked, "Have you figured anything out?"

Yu Qingyi shook her head. "No, I tried to cultivate, but I found that I couldn't cultivate at all! It's probably because I don't have a spiritual aperture!"

Yang Zhengshan simply opened the "Qingmu Longevity Scripture" and started reading.

Actually, he had already seen it, but he hadn't studied it carefully yet.

According to the "Qingmu Longevity Scripture", the cultivation realm of immortals is divided into three levels: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, and Golden Core. As for whether there are higher realms, it is not described in the text.

The Qi Refining Realm is divided into nine levels. Through breathing techniques, one guides the spiritual energy of heaven and earth into the body, which then converges through the twelve meridians to the dantian, forming a sea of ​​qi.

This is very similar to innate martial artists, the only difference being that immortal cultivators need spiritual apertures.

The spiritual aperture is located three inches above the Baihui acupoint and is connected to the sea of ​​consciousness.

Innate martial artists cultivate true qi and true essence, while immortal cultivators cultivate magical power and spiritual power.

"I'll give it a try first!"

Yang Zhengshan said softly.

"Alright, be careful. If you can't cultivate, then cultivate martial arts. There's no need to cultivate immortal techniques!" Yu Qingyi said with some concern.

Yang Zhengshan smiled and said, "Don't worry, I know what I'm doing!"

After Yu Qingyi and the other two left the study, Yang Zhengshan carefully read through the Qi Refining chapter of the "Green Wood Longevity Scripture" again, and then began to cultivate according to the breathing and Qi-guiding methods described in it.

He sat cross-legged on the cushion, his eyes slightly closed, carefully sensing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth around him. Then he made hand seals and inhaled and exhaled, breathing in the spiritual energy of heaven and earth around him.

The spiritual energy enters the body, slowly flowing through the twelve meridians and converging into the dantian. Yang Zhengshan is no stranger to this, as the martial arts qi-guiding method he practiced before followed the same process.

However, he then discovered the difference between it and martial arts training.

After the spiritual energy enters the dantian, it does not transform into true qi, but instead gathers again along the twelve meridians at the Baihui acupoint, or more accurately, at the spiritual aperture.

The next moment, Yang Zhengshan felt a jolt in his mind, and his spirit became much clearer. Then he discovered a hazy scene in his mind.

"This is divine sense!"

Yang Zhengshan had a sudden thought!
After a complete cycle of the universe, he opened his eyes, lost in thought.

He roughly understood the difference between the magical power of cultivators and the true energy of martial artists.

Since true qi does not contain spiritual power, once true qi is released, the martial artist can no longer control its changes.

The magical power of cultivators is mixed with spiritual power. Even when it is released outwards, cultivators can control the changes. As a result, the spells cast by cultivators have more subtlety.

The so-called spiritual aperture is actually a channel for gathering and transmitting spiritual power. It can connect with the sea of ​​consciousness, allowing spiritual power and spiritual energy to merge and thus transform into magical power.

In fact, martial artists also cultivate spiritual power, but they start from the Martial God Realm.

Forge a spiritual foundation, shape a golden body, and become a God of War.

Condensing one's primordial spirit, transcending the mortal realm to become an immortal, is what makes one a martial immortal.

"Therefore, martial arts is a shortcut to immortality, allowing one to postpone the cultivation of spiritual power, thus reaching higher realms faster and easier, and also freeing the cultivator from the limitations of spiritual apertures!"

A sudden realization dawned on Yang Zhengshan.

In fact, martial arts are not bad at all; on the contrary, they have many advantages.

First of all, it does not require a spiritual aperture, so anyone can cultivate it.

Secondly, it is easier to cultivate and the cultivation speed is faster.

Ultimately, it can allow one to reach a higher realm, gaining immense power and a lifespan of hundreds of years.

Compared to the path to immortality, the path of martial arts seems like a shortcut, but for ordinary people, the path of martial arts is a broad and smooth road.

Those without spiritual apertures cannot cultivate immortality, but they can cultivate martial arts.

They can also gain immense power and a lifespan of hundreds of years.

Of course, the path of immortality also has its advantages: longer lifespan, greater strength, and more profound abilities—all of which are incomparable to those of martial artists.

Yang Zhengshan pondered for a while, then resumed his cultivation.

He still decided to switch to the path of immortality cultivation.

Because the path of immortality is more powerful.

Moreover, he just discovered that cultivating the "Green Wood Longevity Scripture" was not difficult at all; on the contrary, it felt like a natural progression.

From the "Yi Mu Chang Chun Gong" to the "Qing Mu Chang Sheng Gong", and now to the "Qing Mu Chang Sheng Jing", he has not felt any difficulty in the transformation.

There should be no necessary connection between "Yi Mu Chang Chun Gong" and "Qing Mu Chang Sheng Gong", but both are moderate and peaceful exercises with a high degree of compatibility, so they are very easy to switch between.

The "Green Wood Longevity Technique" originated from the "Green Wood Longevity Scripture." His practice of the "Green Wood Longevity Scripture" was not a change of cultivation, but rather an refinement of it.

All you need to do is circulate the true essence within your body according to the method of the "Green Wood Longevity Scripture" to transform it into magical power.

Yang Zhengshan cultivated for two hours, circulating his energy through two major cycles, before regaining his senses and silently calculating in his mind.

"Circulating one full cycle can only convert one strand of true essence, which takes one hour. I currently have three hundred and twenty strands of true essence, so it will take three hundred and twenty hours."

"If you cultivate for four hours every day, it will take about eighty days! Less than three months is not slow!"

"But wouldn't converting all my true essence into mana lower my cultivation level?"

Yang Zhengshan seemed to be deep in thought.

The Innate Realm is divided into three levels: Qi Sea, Earthly Fiend, and Heavenly Gang. The Qi Refining Stage is divided into nine levels, with the Heavenly Gang Stage corresponding to the seventh to ninth levels of Qi Refining.

One strand of true essence is not equal to one strand of magical power. After condensation, it takes about two strands of true essence to condense into one strand of magical power.

Yang Zhengshan closed his eyes again, carefully observing the situation inside his dantian.

Previously, his dantian was divided into yin and yang, and his true essence also followed suit, circulating within the dantian qi sea like a vortex.

Now, there is an additional wisp of magical power within it. However, this magical power is not divided into yin and yang. It occupies a small space in the dantian independently, clearly separate from the true essence!

"Magic power and true essence are not in conflict. In fact, I don't need to rush to convert true essence into magic power. I can cultivate magic power by breathing in and out, and slowly convert true essence into magic power at the same time!"

"Cultivating immortality is a long and arduous process, not something that can be accomplished overnight. It seems I need to prepare for a protracted battle!"

"Furthermore, cultivating the 'Green Wood Longevity Scripture' is extremely mentally taxing. I estimate that four hours of cultivation a day will be enough for me. Any more than that might leave me mentally exhausted and mentally drained!"

“Haste makes waste!”

In a short while, Yang Zhengshan had made a plan for his next stage of cultivation: four hours of cultivation each day, three hours of rest, and the remaining time to study other things.

Yang Zhengshan cultivated for another hour, then got up to feel the changes in himself.

Immortal cultivators possess divine sense, but their divine sense is very weak, barely enough to cover themselves and reach the level of inner awareness.

However, his divine sense made his spiritual perception even more acute, as if he could perceive every rustle of grass and the slightest movement around him.

He used to be able to sense his surroundings through his five senses, but the spiritual perception brought by his divine sense is more direct.

What you hear and see still requires speculation to determine the surrounding situation, but divine sense is more like having a God's-eye view, taking everything around it into its observation.

Of course, this ability is not supernatural; Yang Zhengshan's spiritual perception has not yet reached the point of being able to perceive every detail.

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck Yang Zhengshan. He looked through the room and into the outside world, where the view of the bedroom immediately appeared before his eyes.

"Indeed, enhancing one's divine sense can expand one's perception of the outside world!"

Previously, after entering the Spirit Source Land, he could only see the scenery within a range of a dozen feet, but now he can see an area of ​​more than thirty feet.

It was a strange feeling, as if he was still standing in the same place, able to observe the surrounding scenery, and even see outside the room through the window. However, after thirty feet, the scenery would become very blurry.

This is not a scene seen with the eyes, but a scene observed with divine sense.

(End of this chapter)