Family Rise: Beginning with Grandfather.

Chapter 773 Cave Heaven Portal
As his spiritual awareness deepened, he soon felt a strange sensation. His perception began to rise continuously, and the surrounding scenery gradually appeared in his spiritual awareness.

At first, it only covered an area of ​​about thirty feet, but as time went on, it expanded to hundreds of feet, thousands of feet, and tens of thousands of feet, until his spiritual sense enveloped the entire Spirit Source Land.

Everything within the Land of Spiritual Origin appeared in his mind.

He saw Yu Qingyi meditating in the spirit fruit forest, Yang Mingcheng leading people to plant jade spirit peaches in Moon Bay, Yang Chengmao handling various affairs in the study in the clan hall, and Yang Wanqi training two fledgling eagles in the Changshou City Academy.

I saw a giant, striped tiger hunting with three cubs in the mountains and forests; I saw the Blue Wolf King dozing on the mountaintop; I saw the dark land at the edge of the Spirit Source Land.

Everything was presented in his mind, and even the houses that blocked the view could not escape his spiritual perception.

Gradually, a realization dawned on Yang Zhengshan's mind!
This is his spiritual source!
wrong!

Yang Zhengshan was suddenly stunned.

He discovered something was amiss, and that something was wrong with his soul.

His soul seemed to have been fused with the Spirit Source Land!
Or perhaps his soul has already merged with the core essence of the Spirit Source Land.

I have this feeling that I am the source of the spirit, and the source of the spirit is me.

According to the description in "The Refining Scripture of the Void", only when the control of the cave heaven reaches the fourth level can the soul merge with the cave heaven, thus achieving the state where the cave heaven is indestructible and the soul is immortal.

But he felt that he had already merged with the Land of Spiritual Origin.

It seems that even if his body disappeared, he still existed in the Land of Spirit Source.

Suddenly, Yang Zhengshan remembered something.

This spiritual source land came with him, and at first it seemed that only his soul could enter it. Later, he was able to enter it himself and bring items with him.

If that's the case, it means that his soul was fused with the core of the Spirit Source Land from the very beginning.

Yang Zhengshan was somewhat surprised, but also somewhat delighted.

If that's the case, then wouldn't he have become an immortal being?

Yang Zhengshan's heart pounded. His soul was immortal—what an incredible existence!

However, he quickly suppressed his excitement.

The ability to ensure that one's spiritual essence remains intact and one's divine soul endures is indeed extraordinary, but it does not mean that such an ability is invincible.

Since the ancient remnant array contains the "Dongxu Refining Scripture", it means that the ancient sect ten thousand years ago had cultivated this technique, indicating that the ancient sect had its own grotto-heaven before.

But that ancient sect disappeared, vanished ten thousand years ago.

The grotto-heaven has disappeared; perhaps it is hidden in the void, or perhaps it has been destroyed.

If it's just hidden in the void, that's fine, but what if it's destroyed?
Yang Zhengshan couldn't understand what kind of power could destroy a small world like the Spirit Source Land, but that didn't stop him from imagining how powerful a force capable of destroying such a small world must be.

The God of War certainly couldn't do it, and the Immortal of War probably couldn't either.

So what kind of being could do that?
Yang Zhengshan's mind raced, and all sorts of thoughts surged into his head.

"It seems we need to be more careful in the future; there appears to be something even more terrifying lurking in this world."

At that moment, he suddenly realized that he had been too naive before.

He naively believed that the Lingxiu Three Sects were already very powerful, and that the Youyu Sect's ability to contend with the Lingxiu Three Sects meant it was an incomparably powerful force.

But if you think about it carefully, is that really the case?

Has the path of immortality truly declined?

Has martial arts truly flourished?

This seems to be the case in the Sea of ​​Spiritual Beauty, but what about in other places?

Just how vast is this world?
The Yunxiao Mountains stretch for thousands of miles, but what lies to the east of them?
Ten thousand miles south of the Sea of ​​Spiritual Beauty lies the Southern Wilderness, but what lies further south of the Southern Wilderness?
The Southern Wilderness is merely the Southern Wilderness of the Sea of ​​Spiritual Beauty, just as the Southeastern Sea is merely the Southeastern Sea of ​​Great Glory. In fact, the Southeastern Sea is only a part of the vast ocean, and the vast ocean is but a drop in the ocean.

Furthermore, if grotto-heavens can reside within the vast emptiness, how many grotto-heavens exist within that emptiness? How many smaller worlds? Or even how many larger worlds?
What then is the Great Void?
Yang Zhengshan stared blankly at the sky. He had not grasped the Dao of Nothingness, nor could he comprehend the existence of the Great Void.

Bringing his thoughts back to the present, Yang Zhengshan began to try to control the Spirit Source Land.

The result disappointed him a little.

Although his soul had merged with the core of the Spirit Source Land, seemingly reaching the fourth level of controlling the cave heaven, in reality he had only merged with the core and could not control everything within the Spirit Source Land.

Simply put, he possesses some of the abilities of the fourth level, but in reality, he is still at the first level of controlling the cave heaven, which is refining the core of the cave heaven.

He did not comprehend the rules of heaven and earth, so naturally he could not control everything within the cave. He did not comprehend the Dao of Nothingness, so naturally he could not use the cave to enter the Great Void, nor could he entrust the spiritual source to the Great Void.

"That's right. Controlling a small world isn't that easy. Even if I had that ability now, my soul couldn't support it!"

"And that's enough; it saves me a lot of time!"

His soul had already merged with the original core, so there was no need for him to refine the original core anymore.

Moreover, in this way, he can also establish a gateway to the Land of Spiritual Origin.

Yang Zhengshan carefully sensed it and immediately discovered that he could set up two portals for the Spirit Source Land. The limitation on the number of portals was not him, but the Origin Core, which seemed to be related to the energy possessed by the Origin Core.

The land of spiritual origin is growing and expanding, and the core of its origin is also growing.

The growth of the original core complements that of his divine soul.

The Spirit Source Land has been expanding, and his divine soul has been getting stronger. When he broke through to the Innate Realm, the Spirit Source Land expanded more than tenfold, which should be because his divine soul became stronger.

Later, he comprehended the Dao, and the Spirit Source Land expanded tenfold again, probably because his divine soul became much stronger.

Over the years, his cultivation level has been improving, but his soul has not undergone another qualitative change, so the spiritual source land can only expand little by little.

And the gradual expansion of the Spirit Source Land seemed to be constantly strengthening his soul.

The large-scale expansion was due to a qualitative change in his soul, while the slow expansion was because the spiritual source land was helping his soul to grow gradually.

After figuring these things out, Yang Zhengshan began to try to establish a portal to the grotto-heaven.

After carefully contemplating for a few days, Yang Zhengshan felt that he should be able to establish a portal to the grotto, so he went to the backyard of the winery again.

In the bedroom, he waved his hand, and a seven-foot-high, three-foot-wide, radiant light gate appeared before him.

The portal itself was nothing special; it was a vast expanse of white in the center, with shimmering light on all four sides.

Yang Zhengshan thought for a moment, then reached inside and slowly entered. The next moment, he appeared in the study on Lingquan Mountain Plain.

There was also a radiant light door in the study, no different from the one outside.

Seeing this, Yang Zhengshan tried to enlarge the light gate. The light gate could be enlarged to a great extent, but the larger the light gate, the more spiritual power it consumed.

The energy consumed by the portal was actually the spiritual energy within the cave.

If we use this portal too many times, wouldn't it deplete the spiritual energy of the Spirit Source Land?

Yang Zhengshan thought to himself.

The spiritual energy concentration in the Spirit Source Land is very high, but that is not a reason for Yang Zhengshan to squander it recklessly.

He would love for the spiritual energy of the Spirit Source Land to be as abundant as possible, so why would he squander it carelessly?
After thinking for a moment, Yang Zhengshan took out a spirit stone and crushed it, and the spiritual energy inside the spirit stone immediately dissipated.

Feeling the spiritual energy within the spirit stone, and then feeling the spiritual energy consumed by using the portal to enter and exit, it was roughly equivalent to consuming the spiritual energy of ten spirit stones per entry and exit.

Then Yang Zhengshan pulled Yu Qingyi over to try it out.

Just like he thought, using the portal to enter and exit would consume the spiritual energy contained in ten spirit stones per person.

He then conducted many experiments before determining the rules for using the light gate.

Opening the portal requires spiritual energy, approximately three spirit stones per day. The larger the person or object entering or exiting, the more spiritual energy is consumed.

That's roughly the cost of ten spirit stones per person.

The spiritual energy consumed in the Spirit Source Land can be replenished by using spirit stones. Simply crush the spirit stone, and the spiritual energy within it will naturally dissipate into the Spirit Source Land.

“In that case, wouldn’t we be able to increase the concentration of spiritual energy in the Spirit Source Land?” Yu Qingyi said, expressing her thoughts.

Yang Zhengshan nodded slightly, "Yes, that's acceptable, but there's still one problem!"

"What's the problem?" Yu Qingyi asked.

Yang Zhengshan looked at the spiritual spring lake outside and said, "The spiritual energy of the Spiritual Source Land comes from the spiritual springs. This spiritual spring and the one to the north are the sources of spiritual energy, and they will continuously replenish the spiritual energy of the Spiritual Source Land."

"However, we also consume spiritual energy when we cultivate here. The more people cultivate, the more spiritual energy is absorbed, and therefore the concentration of spiritual energy in the Spirit Source Land will become thinner and thinner!"

"Furthermore, the cultivation of spiritual fruits, herbs, and various spiritual plants also requires the consumption of spiritual energy, and similarly, exotic beasts also consume spiritual energy!"

"In other words, the more cultivators, spiritual plants, and exotic beasts there are in the Spirit Source Land, the more spiritual energy will be consumed! If this is not controlled, the Spirit Source Land may very well experience a situation where the spiritual energy becomes increasingly scarce in the future!"

This is a problem he just discovered. Previously, he was unable to perceive the flow of spiritual energy in the Spirit Source Land, but now that he has autonomously merged with the Origin Core, he can observe everything within the Spirit Source Land, including the flow of spiritual energy.

"Then where does the spiritual energy in the spring come from?" Yu Qingyi asked.

Yang Zhengshan's spiritual sense stirred slightly, and he ventured deep into the spiritual spring.

"I don't know. Although I have fused with the Origin Core, I cannot understand the operating rules of the Origin Core!"

Yu Qingyi pondered, "In that case, can we use spirit stones to increase the concentration of spiritual energy in the Spirit Source Land?"

Yang Zhengshan nodded slightly, "It should be possible, but it will require a large number of spirit stones. I estimate that it won't make much of a difference without several million spirit stones!"

The spiritual energy contained in the spirit stone is very limited, almost negligible compared to the spiritual energy contained in the entire Spirit Source Land.

A few thousand or tens of thousands of dollars probably won't produce much of a change; only millions of dollars can bring about a considerable change in the spiritual energy of the Spirit Source Land.

Moreover, the spiritual source land is constantly expanding, and the spiritual spring water flowing out is also constantly increasing, which may require more spirit stones in the future.

Yang Zhengshan thought for a moment, then took out another jar of wine to taste.

Well, it's alright, we didn't lose money!
The spiritual energy contained in the spirit wine also comes from the spiritual source land. If too much of it is taken out, wouldn't that affect the concentration of spiritual energy in the spiritual source land?

Fortunately, the cost price they set for the spirit wine was reasonable, so they wouldn't lose money even if they sold it.

"It seems we need to strictly control costs from now on. For every spirit wine we produce, we need to recoup the corresponding amount of spirit stones. We need to break the spirit stones and let the spiritual energy within them dissipate into the Spirit Source Land!"

Yang Zhengshan said.

"Wouldn't our profits become very low?" Yu Qingyi asked.

They used to think it was a risk-free business, but now it seems they still have costs involved.

"There's nothing we can do about it. Let's leave it at that for now and raise the price later!" Yang Zhengshan said.

In order to ensure the concentration of spiritual energy in the spiritual source area, he felt it was necessary to formulate a strict entry and exit regulation, including the entry and exit of personnel and materials.

Now that he has been able to establish a portal to the grotto-heaven, he should return to Shenmu Island.

It's been seven years since they left Shenmu Island.

Yang Mingzhi, Jiang He, Yang Chengye, Yang Chengyou and others are currently still in Da'an or Wanli Sea area, and it is time to bring them into the land of spiritual origin.

Their cultivation there is definitely not as good as their cultivation in the Spirit Source Land, and they don't have any cultivation techniques above the Earthly Fiend stage there.

If this continues, it could affect their future.

With this in mind, Yang Zhengshan immediately arranged for people to return to the vast sea area.

Of course, he doesn't need to return to Shenmu Island in person now; no, it should be said that he doesn't need to travel tens of thousands of miles of sea to return to Shenmu Island.

Yang Zhengshan had a large ship built, and then dispatched Yang Minghao and Luo Jingsong with a team of guardians to sail from the Beiling Sea area north of Hangu County, bypass the stormy sea area, and head to Shenmu Island in the vast sea.

All he needs to do is set up a portal to the celestial realm on the ship, and when the ship arrives at Shenmu Island, he can appear directly on Shenmu Island.

However, the journey is extremely long, with a total distance of over 60,000 miles. If all goes well, it will take two or three years to arrive, but if things don't go smoothly, it may take seven or eight years.

As for crossing the stormy sea area again, Yang Zhengshan thought it over and decided against it.

Even now, he is not confident that he can cross the Stormy Sea again. The winds in the Stormy Sea are too strong, and even a Heavenly Gang stage martial artist cannot cross it at will.

Moreover, this would take him a lot of time, so it would be better to let Yang Minghao and Luo Jingsong do it for him.

It's only been two or three years, which isn't a long time.

As for any unfavorable situations, they shouldn't occur. The entrance to the cave is on the ship, so if they encounter any accidents, they can always hide in the Spirit Source Land. If they run into trouble, the Spirit Source Land can also provide support at any time.

(End of this chapter)