Family Rise: Beginning with Grandfather.

Chapter 771 "Refining the Nerves Through the Void"

Yang Zhengshan searched through the clutter again and finally found a piece of jade and the object that looked like an array plate.

"Is this a formation plate?" Yang Zhengshan asked.

"Yes!"

"What formation?"

"The Full Moon Bewitching Array!"

"What's the use?"

"It can put those inside the formation into a coma!"

This time, the woman behaved very obediently, answering whatever Yang Zhengshan asked.

The man next to her stared fiercely at the woman, making muffled noises.

Yang Zhengshan used vines to gag him.

"Crack!"

Yang Zhengshan waved his hand and hoisted the man up. Then he scattered a handful of iron wire vine seeds. The tiny iron wire vines grew continuously like silk threads, and slithered into the man's body through the gaps in the vines.

Mouth, nose, ears—it can penetrate everywhere.

The woman was so frightened by this that she trembled.

The scene was terrifying. Although she was an extremely cruel person who had tortured countless people, she was still terrified by Yang Zhengshan's actions.

Not to mention her, even Yang Zhengshan felt uneasy.

The iron wire vines burrowed into the man's body like tiny worms, which was truly disgusting.

However, in order to scare the woman, he could only barely suppress the uncomfortable feeling in his heart.

"What is this?" Yang Zhengshan picked up the jade stone, which was about the size of a thumb.

He was very familiar with this kind of jade. It was milky white, about the size of a thumb, and almost exactly the same as the jade he had obtained in the Transmission Hall of the Ancient Ruins.

At that time, he obtained three things from the Hall of Transmission: the "Qingmu Longevity Scripture", the "Qinghua Thunder Technique", and this piece of jade.

He never understood what the jade was for!

And now he has actually obtained a very similar piece of jade.

"That's a jade slip!"

"Jade slip? What's it for?"

"Jade slips are used by immortal cultivators to record information; they may contain some cultivation techniques or similar things!" The woman's eyes were somewhat strange.

Yang Zhengshan looked at her and noticed the strangeness in her eyes.

"Tell me, what's in here?"

"I have no idea!"

“You look strange!” Yang Zhengshan said.

"I really don't know, it's just that this thing is extremely precious, I never expected him to have something like this!" The woman shrank back under Yang Zhengshan's intense gaze.

Yang Zhengshan held the jade slip in his hand for a moment, then asked, "How do I use this?"

"It's said that you can use spiritual sense to see! I'm not a cultivator, so I've never used it," the woman said.

Yang Zhengshan hesitated for a moment.

Spiritual consciousness is not unique to immortal cultivators; martial artists can also possess it.

However, one can only possess this ability after reaching the Martial God Realm, or after consuming some rare and precious herbs and treasures, thus spontaneously awakening their spiritual consciousness.

In any case, Yang Zhengshan is the only one in the entire Spirit Source Land who possesses spiritual consciousness.

However, Yang Zhengshan has always been very cautious about spiritual consciousness. Spiritual consciousness is connected to the soul, and if something goes wrong, the consequences will be unimaginable.

Therefore, his use of spiritual awareness has always been limited to introspection during cultivation.

Should we trust this guy?

What if this guy is hiding something?
But without trying, he cannot verify whether what the person said is true or false.

With a thought, another piece of milky white jade appeared in Yang Zhengshan's hand.

This is the piece he obtained from the ancient ruins.

Compared to this piece with an unknown origin, he felt that this piece in the ancient ruins was safer.

After all, the ancient remnant array's transmission hall only gave him the cultivation method; it shouldn't have intentionally harmed him.

With that thought in mind, Yang Zhengshan placed the jade slip on his forehead, activated his spiritual sense, and let it seep into it.

The next moment, he felt a surge of complex information enter his mind, making him feel somewhat dizzy.

However, the drowsiness only lasted for a moment, and then he discovered that a cultivation technique had appeared in his mind.

"Refine your inner nerves by penetrating the void!"

Yang Zhengshan murmured softly.

As Yang Zhengshan deciphered and understood the information in his mind, his mouth opened wider and wider, and his eyes almost popped out of their sockets.

The sky is not empty, the mountain is not a cave, and man is not a house. The hollow inside the mountain is called Dongting; the hollow inside the man's head is called Dongfang. Therefore, the true man dwells in the sky, in the mountains, and in man, entering the boundless space, containing heaven and earth with a grain of millet, encompassing the six directions, yet heaven and earth cannot contain him.

This is the method of refining the spirit in a grotto-heaven.

It allows cultivators to create their own unique grotto-heaven world and use its power to enhance their spiritual strength. Furthermore, it grants cultivators the Dao of Nothingness, allowing them to comprehend the Dao of Nothingness and control a small world within themselves.

A grotto-heaven, nothingness, a microcosm!
Isn't this Yang Zhengshan's spiritual source?

It took Yang Zhengshan a long time to recover from his shock. He took off the jade slip and looked at the small jade slip in disbelief.

There are actually such miraculous martial arts techniques in this world!

Moreover, it was so well-suited to his training method.

Take control of the Land of Spiritual Origin!

He had thought about this problem, but he couldn't do it.

Although this Spirit Source Land belongs to him, and he can come and go freely, it doesn't mean he can control this small world. He is not the controller of the Spirit Source Land; he is more like its manager and gatekeeper.

But now a cultivation technique has been placed before him, which will allow him to completely master this small world.

"So the biggest gain from entering the ancient ruins was actually this jade slip!"

Yang Zhengshan was so excited he could hardly contain himself.

"But why would such a technique exist within an ancient formation? Could it be that that ancient sect also possessed its own hidden realm?"

"Could there be a hidden paradise within that ancient formation?"

"Could there be immortal cultivators from ancient times within that cave?"

Yang Zhengshan's thoughts were incredibly complicated, with all sorts of random ideas surfacing.

It took him a long time to stop these thoughts and then he began to consider the "Dongxu Refining Nerve" in front of him again.

Those messy things aren't what he should be thinking about right now. The most important thing for him to think about right now is how to master this "Penetrating Void Refining Nerve Technique".

This book, "The Refining Spirit of the Cave of Emptiness," records three aspects: first, how to open up a cave heaven; second, how to use the cave heaven to enhance one's spirit; and third, the Way of Emptiness.

If he were to cultivate this technique, he wouldn't need to cultivate the first part anymore, because he already possessed a grotto-heaven. The reason he was able to obtain this technique in the Transmission Hall of the ancient remnant array was probably because he possessed a spiritual source land.

However, although he does not need to cultivate how to open up a grotto-heaven, he does need to cultivate how to control a grotto-heaven.

In fact, this attempt to control the grotto-heaven is a form of cultivating the Dao of Nothingness.

As for using the cave heaven to enhance one's divine soul, this is something that must be cultivated. Only when one's divine soul is strong can one control a larger cave heaven and better cultivate the Dao of Nothingness.

The so-called Way of Nothingness can also be understood as the Way of Reality and Illusion.

The world before our eyes is real; the intangible world is illusory.

The area inside the grotto is real, while the area outside is illusory.

Essence and vital energy are real, while spirit is illusory.

Therefore, "Dongxu Lian Shen Jing" is a method of cultivating emptiness.

Yang Zhengshan recalled the information he had just received and felt somewhat unable to comprehend it.

However, it doesn't matter if he can't understand it. What he needs is to cultivate step by step, and he doesn't need to understand all the contents now.

After putting away the small jade slip, Yang Zhengshan took out the burly man's jade slip and examined it by placing it against his forehead.

He was now certain that the jade slip was safe and posed no danger to him.

This time he did not feel dizzy again, and the information he received was not as extensive as that in "Refining the Void and Spirit".

The jade slip contained a pupil technique called "Blood Demon Eye," the same pupil technique that the burly man used before, whose eyes gleamed with blood and nearly shattered Yang Zhengshan's head.

As Yang Zhengshan browsed through the cultivation methods of "Blood Demon Eye," his brows furrowed deeper and deeper.

This is yet another heretical and unorthodox cultivation method.

They actually wanted to use human essence and blood to condense blood demonic energy to wash the eyes.

"Don't you Soul-Severing Blades have a single decent martial arts technique?"

Yang Zhengshan withdrew his spiritual sense and looked at the woman in front of him.

The woman trembled all over. "I...I don't know!"

Yang Zhengshan shook his head slightly and casually crushed the jade slip into powder. Although this pupil technique was very powerful and had a surprising effect in battle, it was a pity that it was not suitable for him, nor was it suitable for others to cultivate.

After that, he disposed of everything else, leaving nothing behind, including the two people, burying them all deep underground.

None of the burly man's belongings were of any use to him.

As the saying goes, those who walk different paths cannot make plans together.

Different paths require different resources, and the items used are not the same.

Almost everything that person owned was related to bloodlust, and to him, it was all useless junk.

As for the method of controlling the magical artifact, Yang Zhengshan probably already knew it.

Magical power and spiritual awareness!
He had only tried using magic power before, and naturally gained nothing. As for spiritual sense, he was too cautious and dared not make any attempts. Therefore, he never thought of using spiritual sense to control those magical artifacts.

Looking back now, to control those magical artifacts, one would at least need to refine them with spiritual consciousness.

However, there's no rush. His soul is still too weak, and there are still many uncertainties in using his spiritual sense to refine magical artifacts.

In contrast, he should first cultivate the "Void Refining Divine Technique" and try to control this small world of the Spirit Source Land.

Afterwards, Yang Zhengshan went outside to check, and only after confirming that there was no problem outside did he return to Lingquan Mountain to cultivate.

However, after obtaining the "Penetrating Void Refining Nerve Manual," he suddenly felt that he didn't have enough time.

He had to cultivate the "Azure Wood Longevity Scripture" for five hours every day, then nurture the Azure Thunder Pearl within his body, learn the secret methods of runes, study alchemy, and cultivate various spells.

Time was already tight, and now there's another "Penetrating Void Refining Nerve" to learn. Even if I don't eat or drink and practice for twelve hours a day, I still can't keep up!
Yang Zhengshan sat in his study, looking at the jade slip in his hand with some distress.

First of all, he cannot stop cultivating the "Green Wood Longevity Scripture," as this is fundamental to his progress. Moreover, he must establish his foundation as soon as possible, because only by establishing his foundation can he contend with martial artists at the Martial God Realm.

Secondly, the cultivation of the "Azure Thunder Technique" should not be stopped, but there is no need to rush it. Nurturing the Azure Thunder Pearl is a gradual process that requires patience and cannot be rushed. It is advisable to reduce the cultivation time and cultivate slowly.

As for rune techniques and alchemy, he cannot stop either, as these are related to his cultivation resources.

Without the Nourishing Spirit Pill, his cultivation speed of the "Azure Wood Longevity Scripture" would slow down considerably, and he would need even more pills, which could not be bought in the Sea of ​​Spiritual Beauty, but could only be found in the alchemy inheritance obtained from the ancient ruins.

Yang Zhengshan needs to lead Wang Mingzhe and the others to refine these pills so that they can improve their cultivation more quickly.

There's also the cultivation of spells. Without cultivating spells, you can't improve your combat power. However, you can put those basic spells aside for now and use the time you would spend cultivating basic spells to cultivate the "Void Refining Nerve".

His martial arts skills have not declined, and once he has mastered the "Penetrating Void Refining Technique," even if he has only grasped a tiny bit of the Dao of Nothingness, it will greatly enhance his combat power.

Because the superficial aspect of the Dao of Nothingness is instantaneous teleportation, not just instantaneous teleportation within the spiritual source, but also instantaneous teleportation in the external world.

Of course, this instantaneous teleportation is performed using the spiritual source land. It does not break the limitations of space, nor does it switch between the real and the virtual. It simply controls the location from which one emerges from the spiritual source land.

Compared to the many profound techniques in "Refining the Void and Refining the Nerves," this kind of clever instantaneous movement is undoubtedly easier to master.

Therefore, Yang Zhengshan decided to cultivate this first.

(End of this chapter)