Family Rise: Beginning with Grandfather.

Chapter 762 Special Products of the Land of Spiritual Origin

Yang Zhengshan gestured for them to sit down, then turned to Yang Mingcheng and said, "Tobacco, alcohol, and tea will be our main products. Although we have produced them before, we haven't set any targets, but from now on we will need to produce large quantities of tobacco, alcohol, and tea!"

"Mingcheng, Wanbaotang needs to come up with a set of rules for this matter, organize manpower, set up workshops, and ensure the needs of the supplier department are met!"

Wine and tea need no introduction; they have always been the most important specialties of the Spirit Source Land.

As for tobacco, it has a market among martial artists, but the market is not very large, and only a minority of martial artists smoke.

The tobacco that Yang Zhengshan mentioned was not ordinary tobacco, but tobacco of the spiritual plant level.

This can be considered an unexpected outcome of the Spirit Source Land.

When Yang Zhengshan sowed the seeds, he may have scattered some tobacco seeds, and Wanbaotang accidentally discovered a tobacco plant that had been promoted to a spiritual plant while searching for spiritual herbs.

They originally intended to cultivate it as a medicinal herb, but later they discovered that it could be processed into tobacco, just like ordinary tobacco leaves.

Furthermore, this tobacco contains spiritual energy; when inhaled, it not only does not harm the lungs but also has a soothing effect.

The effect isn't particularly miraculous, and it's only slightly useful for cultivation, but it can serve as a supplement to cultivation resources.

Yang Zhengshan tried it himself and thought it was pretty good, so he asked Wanbaotang to increase its cultivation of this plant.

The current scale of tobacco planting is not large, but it can be expanded next year, at which time a large amount of high-quality tobacco shreds can be produced.

Therefore, Yang Zhengshan designated it as one of the most prized specialties of the Spirit Origin Land.

"Yes!" Yang Mingcheng stood up and replied.

Yang Zhengshan continued, "Under the Wanbao Hall, we will establish a Beast Taming Department and a Spirit Insect Department. The Beast Taming Department will initially focus on training beast tamers and cultivating Crimson Cloud Horses. In the future, Azure Wolves, Flying Slave Eagles, and Snowfield Deer will also be handed over to the Beast Taming Department for training!"

"In addition, the Beast Taming Department can also train other exotic beasts. There are many wild animals in the mountains that are evolving into exotic beasts. You can also capture some and train them!"

"As for the Spirit Insect Department, we already have two kinds of spirit insects, the Snow Silkworm and the Spirit Bee. These also need to be carefully cultivated. Your Wanbao Hall should also have a plan!"

Spirit insects are also a very magical existence. Although they do not have the powerful combat ability of mythical beasts, they can produce many special things.

Products like snow silkworm silk and honey from Lingfeng are very popular in Lingxiu Sea.

Although they are far less valuable than elixirs and magical weapons, their market is enormous, especially snow silk, which is the main material for martial arts clothing.

Currently, there are workshops in the land of spiritual origin that are specifically responsible for raising silkworms and producing silk, but they are not very large in scale yet.

As for beekeeping, I haven't even started yet.

Yang Zhengshan hoped that the Spirit Source Land could develop in all aspects, and that there should be a set of development rules for all aspects such as alchemy, weapon crafting, formation, beast taming, textiles, spirit insects, and planting.

Alchemy, weapon crafting, and formation techniques are just beginning and are currently in the talent development stage. However, in terms of animal taming, weaving, spirit insect breeding, and spirit plant cultivation, the Spirit Source Land has already taken the most crucial step. All that remains is to expand its scale.

After discussing Wanbaotang, Yang Zhengshan then spoke with Yang Chengze, Wang Mingzhe, and others about the alchemy workshop, weapon forging workshop, and formation department.

Currently, the alchemy workshop is progressing the fastest, and it can already refine seven or eight kinds of pills. However, there are still relatively few people who can refine spirit pills, so they cannot sell them in large quantities. Nevertheless, the training of alchemists has always been a top priority in the Spirit Origin Land. It is believed that in a few years, a large number of low-grade alchemists will emerge in the Spirit Origin Land, who will be able to refine a large number of low-grade spirit pills.

The weapon-refining workshop is progressing slowly and can barely forge low-grade spiritual weapons at present. It is also facing the problem of insufficient manpower. If it wants to forge spiritual weapons on a large scale, it will take at least five or six years of accumulation.

Leaving aside the remaining formation department, they are still researching the basic runes of formations and have not yet set up a complete formation.

Therefore, the only specialties that Lingyuan can currently sell to outsiders are tobacco, alcohol, and tea.

The day after the clan meeting ended, Yang Zhengshan arrived at Lingxi Mountain.

"How is the situation in Yushan Town?"

In the courtyard of the Yang family in Lingxi, Yang Zhengshan asked Li Chang a question.

Li Chang shook his head. "It's still the same. They've been fighting all along, with casualties on both sides!"

After Yang Zhengshan returned from the ancient ruins, the three sects and twelve families went to war with the Youyu Gate.

The battlefield was located in the mountains 300 miles east of Yushan Town. At first, it was just a small-scale conflict, but as time went on, the scale of the battle between the two sides grew larger and larger.

Currently, more than 3,000 innate martial artists have gathered in Yushan Town. Even the Lu family has joined the battle, and Lan Peng has also gone to Yushan Town and has not returned to Nanqingshan.

Their war was unlike any ordinary war, which involved conquering cities and seizing territory.

Of course, they were also fighting for resources and manpower; in short, it was a complete war of attrition.

It consumes resources and lives; it's a veritable battlefield of carnage.

Many smaller families were also drawn into the battlefield by the three major clans and twelve families, causing Nanxia County to become very desolate.

"Okay, let's go, let's go to Hangu County!"

Yang Zhengshan didn't care about the war between the three major sects and the Netherworld Sect. He wished that the two sides could fight for several more years and suffer more casualties.

The two left Lingxi Mountain and rode north.

This time they rode the Crimson Cloud Horse. Yang Zhengshan rode the Red Cloud Horse, while Li Chang rode a Crimson Cloud Horse that had just turned four years old.

Yang Zhengshan named these horses Chiyun Horses because they all inherited a characteristic of Hongyun: their manes were all brownish-red.

As it galloped forward, its long mane billowed like a crimson cloud.

The Crimson Cloud Horse is a wind-attribute mythical beast, so it has the ability to fly. However, its flying ability is not outstanding. Both its flying speed and endurance are very poor. For example, the Red Cloud Horse can barely carry Yang Zhengshan for an hour, and can only fly about 500 miles.

Compared to the Flying Slave Eagle's flight speed, Red Cloud was undoubtedly much slower.

But running on the ground is a different story. It's easy to traverse mountains and valleys, and the speed of running is much faster than flying.

Riding on Hongyun's horse, Yang Zhengshan felt the biting wind cutting like knives on his face, forcing him to use his magic to create a barrier around his body to block the oncoming wind.

Hehehe~~
Hongyun got excited while running and let out a loud neigh.

"Wait a minute, wait for your great-grandson!"

Yang Zhengshan had to pat his horse's back to remind it.

Once this guy gets carried away, he doesn't care about anything else, leaving his great-great-grandson far behind.

Hongyun slowed down upon hearing his reminder and turned to look behind her.

Soon, the Crimson Cloud Horse caught up, and it continued to gallop freely, stopping to wait after a certain distance. This process repeated itself, and in less than two hours, they arrived at the Snow Mist Mountain Range. Traveling from Shanggu County to Hangu County was quite convenient, as an official road connected the two counties. Although the road was somewhat rugged, it was still very easy for the Crimson Cloud Horse.

On the official roads, there were also many merchant caravans, including many from martial arts families.

Following the official road deeper into the Xuemeng Mountains, if one crosses the Xuemeng Mountains, one will reach the county seat of Hangu County. However, Yang Zhengshan's target this time is not the county seat of Hangu County, but Xuegu Town.

After heading to Snow Valley Town, he had to go to Three Mountain Village first.

Sanshan Village is the secret base of the Secret Martial Guard in the Snow Meng Mountains. For Lingyuan Land to gain a foothold in Hangu County, the intelligence support of the Secret Martial Guard is indispensable.

After venturing a hundred miles into the Xuemeng Mountains, Yang Zhengshan and Li Chang left the official road and headed directly east into the mountains. After bypassing more than a dozen mountains, they finally arrived at a valley.

The valley is located between three towering peaks, and the only way to enter it is through a narrow crevice in the ground, but once inside, it is a flat valley.

Within the valley, there are not only vast farmlands, but also a sizable mountain stronghold!

This was Yang Zhengshan's first time here. Led by Li Chang, he passed through the crevice and entered the valley. Looking at the flat valley, he couldn't help but be astonished.

"It must have been quite a feat for Lü Hua to find such a treasure in the vast mountains!"

He couldn't help but praise it.

There are no spiritual fields or spiritual objects here, yet this place is like a secluded paradise, isolated from the world.

"grandfather!"

Yang Chengxian rode up at breakneck speed, looking at Yang Zhengshan with delight, "Why have you come?"

Now over fifty, Yang Chengxian bears a striking resemblance to Yang Mingzhi. He is slender yet tall and upright, and his graceful figure exudes a unique elegance in every gesture.

The meticulously groomed tuft of goat horn beard on his chin, slightly upturned, added a unique charm to him.

His face showed no signs of aging; his eyes were deep and bright, filled with composure and wisdom, exuding a mature and refined air.

Behind him were several familiar figures, Yang Zhengshan's close associates.

"Greetings, Patriarch!" The attendant also bowed with a happy expression.

Yang Zhengshan nodded slightly, "Thank you for your hard work!"

"Haha, it's not tiring, it's just a bit boring here!" Yang Chengxian laughed.

Yang Zhengshan patted him on the shoulder, "You did a good job!"

Yang Chengxian was overjoyed to receive his praise.

"Grandpa, let's go into the village to talk first!" He led Yang Zhengshan into the village.

This village is quite large, with not only hundreds of houses, but also a sizable training ground and school.

The Secret Guard has only been established for five years and has not yet reached a sufficiently large scale.

Currently, the Secret Guard has more than 200 secret agents, all of whom are young beggars adopted by Lü Hua. The oldest of them is not even 20 years old.

Of course, their mission was not to gather intelligence, but to integrate the intelligence provided by the Shadows.

The current intelligence gathering process of the Secret Martial Guard can be roughly divided into three steps. The first step is to recruit some inconspicuous people in the martial arts market to act as shadows of the Secret Martial Guard.

The second step is that after hearing the message, Shadow submits it to his superior, who then integrates the message and sends it to the Three Mountain Strongholds.

The third step is for the three mountain strongholds to analyze and speculate on this intelligence to obtain more accurate information, compile it into a dossier and archive it. If it is confirmed that this intelligence is useful to Yang Zhengshan, or if Yang Zhengshan needs any intelligence, they will send it to Yang Zhengshan.

Therefore, the people currently in charge of collecting intelligence are the peripheral members of the Secret Guard, while the so-called secret agents are only responsible for transmitting intelligence.

These young spies are still in training and their skills are relatively weak, so they are not capable of becoming very important figures.

Among these three mountain strongholds are hundreds of underage boys who were raised by the Secret Martial Guard and will become their spies in the future.

However, Yang Zhengshan did not see these teenagers, because his existence was a top secret within the Secret Martial Guard.

Life in the village was simple. Yang Chengxian lived in just three ordinary mud-brick houses, just like the house the Yang family used to live in in Yangjia Village.

It's quite remarkable that Yang Chengxian can still endure this hardship.

Yang Zhengshan glanced around the room casually, then asked, "Have you prepared the things I asked you to prepare before?"

"It's all ready." Yang Chengxian gave a wink to his attendant, who immediately brought over several books.

"This is information about the Hanxiao Sect. The Hanxiao Sect has six Heavenly Gang stage martial artists, eighteen Earthly Fiend stage martial artists, seventy-eight Qi Sea stage martial artists, and more than two thousand disciples below the Innate stage!"

"Their forces are spread across several counties in Hangu County, with only one Heavenly Gang stage martial artist and two Earthly Fiend stage martial artists stationed in Xuegu Town!"

"Furthermore, not all of Snow Valley Town belongs to the Cold Cloud Sect. Many martial arts families in Cold Valley County are also involved. According to our investigation, there are at least four Heavenly Gang stage martial artists stationed in Snow Valley Town!"

"As for independent cultivators, most of them are Qi Sea stage martial artists. They go deep into the Cloud Sky Mountains in groups of three to five to hunt exotic beasts. There are many outstanding talents among them."

Yang Chengxian gave a brief account of the situation of Hanxiao Sect and Xuegu Town, while Yang Zhengshan opened the booklet and began to read.

The martial arts power in Hangu County is actually not weak. It not only has the Hanxiao Sect, but also many martial arts families.

Although these forces are no longer in the Sea of ​​Spiritual Beauty, they can still obtain a lot of resources from it, so their strength and foundation are still worth mentioning.

However, Yang Zhengshan was not concerned about these things. He did not take the Hanxiao Sect or these martial arts families seriously. What truly concerned him was another powerful force.

Hidden Sword Mountain!
This force is extremely powerful, and its strength may even surpass any of the three Lingxiu sects, or even be comparable to the Youyu Sect.

However, the disciples of Hidden Sword Mountain rarely show themselves; they are more like a reclusive sect, rarely venturing into the secular world.

"Have you found out where Cangjian Mountain is located?" Yang Zhengshan asked.

Yang Chengxian shook his head slightly, "No, there are many rumors about Hidden Sword Mountain in Hangu County, but very few people know where Hidden Sword Mountain is."

"We suspect that Hidden Sword Mountain is located within the Cloud Soaring Mountains, but we cannot pinpoint its exact location!"

Yang Zhengshan was not surprised. This Hidden Sword Mountain was very mysterious, and it was normal that he could not find out any information about them.

Moreover, Lan Peng had previously mentioned that Hidden Sword Mountain possesses a complete immortal lineage, and their lineage is specifically sword cultivation within the immortal path.

(End of this chapter)