Family Rise: Beginning with Grandfather.

Chapter 761 Clan Assembly
Visualize yourself as the Thunder God, and the green qi in your liver palace condenses into the "Azure Thunder Pearl," which connects to the Niwan point above and the Yongquan point below.

This Thunder Pearl is a one-time attack spell. After being nurtured continuously, once released, it can unleash "Yi Wood Divine Thunder" when driven by the primordial spirit.

This is a wood-attribute lightning technique, condensing the energy of the wood element and transforming it into a cyan lightning pillar, instantly unleashing terrifying wood-lightning power.

This is the first spell Yang Zhengshan has mastered, and it is also Yang Zhengshan's most important trump card.

The Yi Wood Divine Thunder, since it dares to be called divine thunder, its power is self-evident.

However, condensing the Azure Thunder Pearl is not easy. Yang Zhengshan has been cultivating for several days, but he has only managed to condense a phantom of the thunder pearl. He is still a long way from condensing the Azure Thunder Pearl.

"None of these immortal cultivation techniques are easy to master!"

Yang Zhengshan put away the bamboo slips and stood up with a somewhat helpless expression.

His cultivation level is now stable at the seventh level of Qi Refining, but his strength is not weaker than before; on the contrary, it is much stronger.

Because his magical power does not affect the martial arts techniques he previously practiced, such as spear techniques, movement techniques, and flight techniques, he can still use them with ease.

Calming his somewhat agitated mood, Yang Zhengshan stepped out of the spirit fruit forest.

Outside the woods, Yang Chengmao was waiting in front of two horses. When he saw Yang Zhengshan come out, he immediately stepped forward and bowed, saying, "Grandson greets grandfather!"

"Okay! Let's go!" Yang Zhengshan nodded, then flipped over and mounted Hongyun's back.

Yang Chengmao also rode on another horse, and the two horses galloped down the cliff towards the clan hall.

The red cloud, nearly ten feet tall, trotted through the air with its four hooves in the air, galloping through the sky like a celestial horse in a fairyland.

The clan's residence below was built beside the gently flowing Spirit River, its majestic and imposing palaces contrasting beautifully with the vibrant water. Around it, lush fruit trees layered upon each other, like a green ocean. The branches were laden with fruit, some fiery red, others golden yellow, swaying gently in the breeze, releasing a rich, fragrant aroma that attracted butterflies, adding a touch of liveliness to this scene.

A misty haze, like a light veil, gently permeated the entire area. Sometimes, the mist softly entwined itself around the fruit trees, draping them in a dreamlike veil, making the fruit appear and disappear, like celestial fruits from a fairyland; at other times, it rose and swirled around the eaves and brackets of the main hall, adding a touch of ethereal mystery to the solemn hall.

Enveloped in mist, the outline of the main hall became hazy, as if it might disappear into this dreamlike fairyland at any moment. Only the dappled light and shadows pierced through the mist and fell on the ground, weaving together a dreamlike scene, just like a fairyland.

Riding a horse and flying through the air is a completely different experience; it's much more dreamlike than flying on your own.

Now, the Land of Spirit Origin has four kinds of exotic beasts: the Blue Wolf, the Flying Slave Eagle, the Crimson Cloud Horse, and the Snowfield Deer.

There are eighteen blue wolves, but they have not yet been domesticated. They only recognize Yang Zhengshan as the false wolf king and do not allow anyone else to approach their territory.

There are now six Flying Slave Eagles. One is a Flying Slave Eagle bred by Yu Qingyi, and the other is the offspring of Fei Yun and Jin Yu. After these two became mates, they laid four more eggs in the past few years, all of which have now hatched, but the four eaglets are not yet adults.

The Crimson Cloud Horse is the descendant of Red Cloud. There are now more than twenty mature horses and four foals. Compared to the Blue Wolf and Flying Slave Eagle, the Crimson Cloud Horse is easier to breed. It can now produce two or three foals a year. In the future, the Crimson Cloud Horse will become the most common exotic beast in the Spirit Source Land.

The Snowfield Deer, also known as Big Silly Reindeer, was brought back from the Snowfield by Yang Zhengshan and Yu Qingyi. There is a large herd of reindeer on the snow-capped mountains west of Lingquan Mountain, many of which are descendants of Big Silly. However, Big Silly is still the only remaining deer in this herd.

Among the four types of mythical beasts, the Crimson Cloud Horse reproduces the fastest, followed by the Flying Slave Eagle. The Snowfield Deer, however, still needs some time to become a mythical beast population because there is no second reindeer of the mythical beast level yet.

On the contrary, the blue wolves reproduce very slowly. Yang Zhengshan found it very difficult for them to reproduce, whether due to their bloodline or other reasons.

They have been in the land of spirits for more than half a year, and none of the five female wolves have become pregnant.

Regardless, the Land of Spiritual Origin has gradually begun to show signs of teeming with strange beasts.

In a few years, or even a decade or so, the Land of Spiritual Origin will be home to a large number of exotic beasts.

Yang Zhengshan and Yang Chengxian rode their horses to the clan hall. The clan hall was unusually lively today because it was the annual clan assembly of Lingyuan Land.

All thirty-one clans in the Land of Spiritual Origin must participate in the annual clan assembly of the Land of Spiritual Origin.

Apart from Yang Mingzhi and Jiang He, who remained on Shenmu Island, the other twenty-nine people all came.

"Meet the master!"

As soon as Yang Zhengshan stepped into the main hall, everyone bowed in unison.

Inside the main hall was a large long table with thirty-three chairs on either side. Yang Zhengshan naturally sat at the head of the table, and the extra chair represented the fact that the clan council would accept new families as members.

Yang Zhengshan took his seat, and the entourage around him withdrew from the main hall. The heavy hall doors slowly closed, and the ceiling of the main hall, inlaid with thirty-six luminous pearls, emitted a soft glow, illuminating the entire hall.

"Everyone, sit down!"

Yang Zhengshan's gaze swept over the people in the hall, and many familiar faces had been replaced by new ones.

Luo Shang and Zhen Yangshi have passed away, and Luo Zhen and Zhen Tao have taken their places and entered the clan council.

Xie Yuan, Han Cheng, Zhang Yuanwu, and Wu Zhongzhe are all very old and no longer able to manage family affairs.

These old brothers who once fought alongside Yang Zhengshan in battles across the country have now retired from the center of power, but their children and grandchildren have taken up new positions.

Overall, many families in the Spirit Origin Land are currently thriving, with both their strength and population steadily increasing.

After everyone was seated, Yang Zhengshan took a document from Yang Chengmao, glanced at it, and said, "The main topic today is that we should go out into the world!"

"We've been away from Shenmu Island for seven years and in the Lingxiu Sea for six. We've always kept a low profile, afraid of attracting the attention of those powerful forces!"

"We still need to keep a low profile, but we have no choice but to go out!"

Yang Zhengshan said calmly.

With his current strength, he is not yet capable of supporting the development of a large force in the Sea of ​​Spiritual Beauty.

Logically speaking, now is not the best time for everyone to leave the Spirit Source Land, but Yang Zhengshan has reasons why he has to let everyone leave.

resource!

This is the biggest problem facing the land of spiritual origin.

The Land of Spiritual Origin is not lacking in spiritual fruits and medicines, nor is it lacking in cultivation techniques, but it lacks other resources.

Forging spiritual weapons requires various ores, and cultivating techniques requires various spiritual items.

There are also mineral veins in the Spirit Source Land. Currently, a Xuan Iron Mine has been found in the Spirit Source Land. It is the lowest grade of Spirit Iron Mine, with a large reserve, but the quality is not high.

Yang Zhengshan was too lazy to even let anyone mine it.

Perhaps there are other mineral veins in the Spirit Source Land, but unfortunately the clan hall does not have the manpower or ability to mine them.

Yang Zhengshan could not possibly be a heartless mine owner in the Spirit Source Land, nor could he allow everyone to risk their lives to mine the veins. If the Spirit Source Land were to mine, there must be sufficient safety guarantees.

Furthermore, the population of the Spirit Source Land was not enough to support large-scale mining, so Yang Zhengshan was too lazy to let everyone go to search for and mine.

As for spiritual objects, the Spirit Source Land is not lacking in wood-attribute spiritual objects, but it lacks comprehension of other attributes. Zhou Tianci cultivates the metal attribute, An Yuxing cultivates the water attribute, Liang Shengze cultivates the earth attribute, and Qu Changkong also cultivates the metal attribute.

Now they all have their own Golden Body Techniques, and their cultivation has reached the Heavenly Gang stage. If nothing unexpected happens, they will prepare to forge their spiritual foundation and shape their Golden Body in the next ten years.

Besides spiritual objects and ores, the Spirit Source Land also needs a large amount of spirit stones, not just a few hundred or a few thousand, but hundreds of thousands or even millions of spirit stones.

Spirit stones are the most basic cultivation resource. They are indispensable for alchemy, weapon crafting, array formation, and many other aspects of cultivation.

Currently, the Spirit Source Land has almost no spirit stone reserves.

Even Yang Zhengshan only had a little over a thousand spirit stones.

If the Spirit Source Land wants to develop in alchemy, weapon crafting, and array formation in the future, it will need a large supply of spirit stones.

In order to earn spirit stones and obtain more resources and spiritual items, the Land of Spiritual Origin must open an outward passage and initiate a development strategy to earn spirit stones.

This is also the reason why Yang Zhengshan attended the clan council this time.

"The Sea of ​​Spiritual Beauty is still beyond our reach, but we can establish ourselves through other means!"

Yang Zhengshan looked at Yang Chengmao beside him, and Yang Chengmao immediately understood and pushed the map next to him over.

"Han Valley County, Snow Valley Town!"

Yang Zhengshan waved his hand and took out a wooden stick, pointing to the location of Xuegu Town on the map.

Snow Valley Town is located in the eastern part of Cold Valley County, between Snow Mist Mountain and Cloud Soaring Mountain Range. It is a martial arts market town established by the Cold Soaring Sect.

Don't underestimate this martial arts market. It is located on the outskirts of the Yunxiao Mountains and is the largest market in the western part of the Yunxiao Mountains.

It may not be as good as many martial arts markets around the Sea of ​​Spiritual Beauty, but it has many advantages that the Sea of ​​Spiritual Beauty does not have.

Firstly, there are many herb gatherers and hunters who enter the Yunxiao Mountains, and they can produce a large amount of herbs and exotic beast materials every year.

Secondly, it is far from the Sea of ​​Spiritual Beauty, and it was established by the Cold Cloud Sect.

Although the Sea of ​​Spiritual Beauty is prosperous and contains more opportunities, it has a huge problem: the power structure is too stable. The three sects and twelve families have their own conflicts, but they have always firmly controlled all the resources of the Sea of ​​Spiritual Beauty.

If Yang Zhengshan wants to make a difference in the Sea of ​​Spiritual Beauty, he must break this stable pattern, and at that time he may become the enemy of all the three sects and twelve families.

Therefore, Yang Zhengshan had no choice but to settle for second best and set his sights on Xuegu Town.

The Cold Cloud Sect was just a small sect, and its strength was only a few Heavenly Gang stage martial artists.

Yang Zhengshan lacked the confidence to face the Three Sects and Twelve Families, but he was confident to face the Hanxiao Sect.

Of course, he wouldn't leave the Sea of ​​Spiritual Beauty, since it has more resources and more opportunities. Establishing a foothold in the Sea of ​​Spiritual Beauty is Yang Zhengshan's ultimate goal, while Snow Valley Town is just a roundabout strategy.

"I plan to open a few shops here to sell our local specialties, and at the same time, I will buy spiritual creatures and the corpses of exotic beasts from the Yunxiao Mountains."

Yang Zhengshan said softly.

Everyone in the hall looked at the map with thoughtful expressions.

Their concern was simple: how to gain an advantage in the outside world.

Right now, the three most urgent are Zhou Tianci, An Yuxing, and Liang Shengze, because they are the oldest and the ones who most urgently need spiritual objects to forge their spiritual foundations and shape their golden bodies.

As for the others, they had long wanted to go out and broaden their horizons, and earn more resources.

The Spirit Source Land has almost no economic environment. Most of its resources are self-sufficient, and a small portion of its cultivation resources are rationed.

This kind of environment takes care of everyone to the greatest extent and gives everyone the opportunity to grow, but it also limits the development of many people.

Families like the Luo and Zhen families, who were originally skilled in commerce and trade, found themselves with no opportunity to utilize their abilities in this land of spiritual energy.

Others who want to acquire more resources cannot do so in the Land of Spiritual Origin, because the resources available to them in the Land of Spiritual Origin are fixed.

Although their resources have increased as more and more spiritual fruits and herbs are planted in the Spirit Source Land, they have lost the opportunity to accumulate wealth quickly.

This kind of environment can make people lazy.

In fact, Yang Zhengshan had already discovered this problem. Currently, many people in the Spirit Source Land are in a state of indifference to worldly affairs, cultivating at a leisurely pace and working entirely out of interest.

This situation is undoubtedly the best for the general public, but for the development of a power, it seems too uncompetitive.

In short, the land of spiritual energy is too comfortable, so comfortable that many people have lost their competitive spirit.

But the most important thing in the path of cultivation is the word 'struggle'!

We must contend with Heaven, with Earth, and with other people.

They compete for resources, for roads, and for a broad and prosperous path.

This is also one of the reasons why Yang Zhengshan wants everyone to go out and explore.

Once they go outside, see the harsh realities of the world, and experience the resources it offers, they will inevitably change their minds.

Yang Zhengshan didn't support so many people so that they could live a comfortable and carefree life.

As the saying goes, "It takes a thousand days to raise an army for one day to use it," and now it's time for these people to serve him.

Yang Zhengshan briefly explained his plan and asked, "Does anyone have any opinions?"

“The patriarch may make arrangements as he sees fit; I am ready to go out and serve at any time!” Zhou Tianci was the first to speak.

He was naturally the most eager, and now that he already possessed the Golden Body Technique, he only needed one spiritual object to attempt to forge his spiritual foundation.

He may not be able to break through to the Martial God Realm, but if he doesn't try at least once in his life, he will not be able to die in peace.

"We will obey the patriarch's orders!" everyone said in unison.

Yang Zhengshan nodded slightly, "Very good. Now let's talk about the personnel arrangements. First, we will expand the Guardian Army from the original one thousand to two thousand people, requiring that their cultivation level must be at least the fifth level of the Acquired Realm."

"Secondly, the Foreign Affairs Department will establish a Commerce Department, with Luo Zhen as the Minister and Zhen Tao as the Deputy Minister. You two should prepare yourselves and come with me to Xuegu Town in a while!"

He looked at Luo Zhen and Zhen Tao, both of whom were now quite old, over sixty years old. Back on Shenmu Island, they had already taken over the affairs of the Yang Family Business, and now they were needed to set up a new Yang Family Business.

"Yes!" the two replied, standing up.

(End of this chapter)