Family Rise: Beginning with Grandfather.

Chapter 779 Green Wood Skill, Spiritual Aperture

After making the decision, Yang Zhengshan immediately had Hongyun copy the first volume of the "Qingmu Longevity Scripture" and send it to the clan hall.

The clan hall made hundreds of copies and sent them to every school in the land of spiritual origin, as well as to Shenmu Island, the Da'an Dynasty, and the Dajing Dynasty.

Martial arts training requires one to be fifteen years old before formal training can begin, but immortal cultivation does not require this; even young children can cultivate as long as they can understand the techniques.

The first volume of the "Green Wood Longevity Scripture" contains only a little over a thousand words. With the promotion of the clan hall, it quickly spread throughout the entire Spirit Source Land, and almost every household had a copy.

This is a cultivation technique for immortal beings!

Although everyone was unfamiliar with the concept of immortal cultivation, they knew one thing: the path of immortality was more powerful than the path of martial arts. The patriarch had already switched to cultivating the path of immortality and would focus on nurturing immortal cultivators in the future.

In the land of spiritual energy, who wouldn't want to gain Yang Zhengshan's favor, and who wouldn't want to cultivate even more powerful techniques!

Even the descendants of the Yang family wanted to gain Yang Zhengshan's favor.

Therefore, after the first volume of the "Green Wood Longevity Scripture" was promoted, everyone began to practice it with great enthusiasm.

However, the result was that the vast majority of people could only give up in disappointment.

In a quiet courtyard within the city of Changshou.

The young man was dressed in a black, close-fitting outfit, looking neat and capable. A blue silk sash was tied around his waist, from which hung an ancient jade pendant.

He had sharp eyebrows and bright eyes, a high nose bridge, and thin, slightly pursed lips.

At this moment, he sat under a tree in the courtyard, legs crossed, palms facing upwards, expression focused, his black hair fluttering in the wind, as if surrounded by wisps of spiritual energy.

A woman came out of the house carrying a basket filled with green silkworm droppings. She poured the droppings into a wooden bucket and then took some mulberry leaves from the basket.

Just as the woman turned to return to the house, she suddenly froze, her beautiful eyes fixed on the boy sitting under the tree.

Wisps of spiritual energy emitted tiny, fluorescent glows that lingered around the boy. Under the bright sunlight, these glows weren't very noticeable, but since the boy was under a tree, anyone paying close attention would notice them.

The woman was stunned for a few moments, then her face lit up with surprise, and she almost cried out.

She covered her mouth, afraid of making even the slightest sound that might disturb her son's cultivation.

Time passed slowly, and the woman stood motionless, staring intently at the boy.

Until the boy slowly opened his eyes, revealing a pair of bright pupils.

"Mom, what's wrong?"

"Yu'er, have you mastered it?"

The boy was taken aback, a blank look on his face. "Have you mastered it? I don't know!"

"You just now, you just now~~" The woman was both surprised and delighted, and didn't know how to describe what she had just seen.

The boy, who looked to be about fourteen or fifteen years old, scratched his head and said, "I just feel very comfortable, like I have a lot of energy. I don't know if I've mastered it!"

"Wait a minute, I'll go call your father back to check on things!"

With that, the woman threw down the mulberry leaves and hurriedly left.

"Mother, Mother, you haven't fed the snow silkworms yet!" the boy called out, but the woman had already run far away.

The boy had no choice but to pick up mulberry leaves and go into the silkworm house, skillfully placing the leaves next to each of the snow-white silkworms.

Silkworm farming is also a profession in Changshou City. These silkworms are not ordinary silkworms, but snow silkworms.

The silk they produce is not only incredibly tough, but it also remains intact for thousands of years and is impervious to water and fire. If woven into clothing, it can even be engraved with runes.

Therefore, the cultivation of snow silkworms is being promoted on a large scale in the land of spiritual origin, and many women raise some snow silkworms at home.

After the boy finished feeding the snow silkworms, the woman returned with a middle-aged man.

"father!"

"You've really mastered it!"

"I don't know either!" The young man was still a bit unsure.

"Then practice again!" the middle-aged man said calmly.

The boy sat down cross-legged again and began practicing the skill he knew by heart.

As he immersed himself in cultivation, a faint glow once again lingered around him.

Upon seeing this, the middle-aged man's square face quickly filled with surprise and delight.

"Husband, have you mastered it?"

"It shouldn't be wrong!"

"Then can Yu'er start cultivating with the Ancestor?" the woman asked expectantly.

The middle-aged man looked at his wife, then at his son, gritted his teeth, and said, "I will take my son to see the Ancestor right now!"

"Perhaps we should go see Father first!" the woman said hesitantly.

“My father and grandfather are both at Moon Bay. It’s probably too late to go there today!” The middle-aged man thought for a moment and said, “Let’s go directly to our ancestor!”

……

On Lingquan Mountain Plain, Yang Zhengshan had just finished his cultivation for the day when Qingxia reported, "Patriarch, Young Master Qinming requests an audience!"

"Qinming!" Yang Zhengshan rolled up his sleeves and washed his hands. "What's he doing here?"

The person with the character "Qin" in their name is his great-grandson. People of the "Qin" generation rarely come here. This is his place of quiet cultivation. Unless there is something important, even Yang Mingcheng and the others rarely come to disturb him.

“It’s related to practicing the Green Wood Technique!” Qingxia said.

The first volume of the Green Wood Longevity Scripture was named Green Wood Skill by Yang Zhengshan. It was only the first volume, so Yang Zhengshan just gave it a random name.

"Oh! Could it be that he has a spiritual connection!" Yang Zhengshan's expression changed, and he said, "Let him come over!"

Qingxia left and soon led Yang Qinming and Yang Jizhen into the hall.

"Your unworthy descendant Yang Qinming pays respects to our ancestor!" The father and son approached Yang Zhengshan and bowed.

Yang Zhengshan looked at the father and son, his spiritual sense spread out, and the next moment he was pleasantly surprised to appear in front of Yang Jizhen.

"Good lad, hahaha, you really do have a knack for it!"

"Your name is Jizhen, right?"

Yang Zhengshan helped the father and son up, looking at the boy in front of him with surprise.

The fact that the Yang family now has a second person with a spiritual aperture is truly an unexpected delight.

Although the Yang family now has more than 300 members, he really didn't expect the Yang family to have a second spiritual treasure.

After all, people with spiritual apertures are extremely rare; perhaps only one in a million will possess them.

"This humble one pays respects to the ancestor!" Yang Jizhen grinned.

"Haha, not bad, not bad!" Yang Zhengshan patted him on the shoulder, then looked at Yang Qinming and smiled, "You're not bad either!"

Yang Qinming trembled with excitement. He didn't know if it was because his son possessed spiritual insight or because he had received praise from Yang Zhengshan; it was probably both.

Yang Qinming is Yang Chengye's second son, and his status in the Yang family is not low, but he receives much less attention than his elder brother Yang Qinyuan.

Yang Qinyuan was emperor in Da'an for several years, while he lived with the Yang family for decades. He was not exactly an unknown figure who was ignored, but few people paid attention to him.

This is normal. There are 22 brothers in the Qin generation, and it is impossible for everyone to receive attention. In fact, apart from a few, most of the brothers are just ordinary descendants of the Yang family.

Even in the land of spiritual origins, there is no such thing as being outstanding.

The "Qin" generation basically grew up drinking spiritual spring water. They usually reach the Innate Realm around the age of thirty-six or thirty-seven. There is not much difference between being two years earlier or two years later, and they cannot be seen to have any outstanding qualities.

Yang Qinming is calm and composed, not the impulsive type. He doesn't get involved in other things besides doing his own job, which makes him even less noticeable.

But he also hoped to gain recognition from others, especially Yang Zhengshan.

Which descendant of the Yang family wouldn't want the approval of their ancestors?

Yang Zhengshan kept Yang Jizhen behind, passed on the "Qingmu Longevity Scripture" to him, and personally taught him how to cultivate it.

In fact, Yang Zhengshan is not a traditional immortal cultivator, at least not yet, because he did not cultivate the first volume of the "Azure Wood Longevity Scripture". He started cultivating from the second volume, which transformed his true essence into magic power, directly skipping the first six levels of the Qi Refining stage and reaching the seventh level of the Qi Refining stage.

This means that his foundation is not solid, and his current teaching of Yang Jizhen cultivation is almost the same as starting cultivation from scratch, which will greatly benefit his understanding of the "Green Wood Longevity Scripture".

Yang Jizhen did indeed possess the talent for immortal cultivation. He reached the first level of Qi Refining in just one month of cultivation at Lingquan Mountain, becoming a true immortal cultivator.

Just as Yang Jizhen embarked on the path of immortal cultivation, a second person with a spiritual aperture appeared in the Spiritual Source Land.

Ma Qiuyan, ten years old, is a very pretty little girl.

In the courtyard of Lingquan Mountain, an elderly man with white hair led Ma Qiuyan to Yang Zhengshan.

"Old servant Ma Yan greets the master!"

The old man's face flushed with excitement, while the little girl knelt obediently beside him, not moving an inch.

"Ma Yan!" Yang Zhengshan thought for a moment, "You are Ma San's grandson!"

“My ancestor was Ma San!” Ma Yan said, his eyes slightly red.

Yang Zhengshan looked at him and nodded slightly. "Not bad. Where are you working now?"

“This old servant works for Fourth Master in the Enforcement Hall and is currently serving as an adjutant in the Changshou City government office!” Ma Yan said.

This Ma Yan was a follower who followed Yang Mingzhao in the rebellion in the Sichuan Basin. He gained experience in Sichuan Basin and developed excellent governance skills.

Later, Yang Mingzhao came to the land of spiritual origin and served as the head of the law enforcement hall. He also joined the law enforcement hall and became the administrative officer within it.

The Changshou City government office is the headquarters of the Law Enforcement Hall's government office department. His position as adjutant is roughly equivalent to the deputy minister of the government office department, and can be considered a mid-level manager in the Spirit Source Land.

"Get up!" Yang Zhengshan said with a gentle smile.

"Thank you, Master!"

Yang Zhengshan beckoned to the little girl, "Come here, let this old man take a look!"

The little girl looked at her grandfather, and Ma Yan gently nudged her. The little girl came closer to Yang Zhengshan, who gently rubbed her head.

"Indeed, she possesses spiritual insight. From now on, she will be my disciple."

Since this young girl was sent here, she must have already mastered the "Green Wood Skill." Currently, Yang Zhengshan is the only immortal cultivator in the Spirit Source Land, so only Yang Zhengshan can personally accept her as a disciple.

"Yan'er, why don't you pay your respects to your master!" Ma Yan hurriedly said.

"Disciple Ma Qiuyan greets Master!" The young girl wasn't stupid, and her family had told her countless times before she came, so she happily accepted Yang Zhengshan as her master.

"Well, from today onwards, Yan'er will live here. Are you at ease?" Yang Zhengshan looked at Ma Yan.

Ma Yan nodded repeatedly, "It's Yan'er's good fortune to be valued by the master, how could this old servant not be at ease!"

"Haha, that's good. From now on, her parents can come and pick her up on the first day of each month to stay for a day, and then send her back on the second day!" Yang Zhengshan said with a smile.

After all, she is still a ten-year-old girl and needs her parents' love.

Furthermore, Yang Zhengshan did not want his children to become estranged from their parents and relatives. The most important human relationship in Lingyuan Land was family, and Yang Zhengshan hoped that everyone could maintain a good family relationship.

"Yes, this old servant will explain everything to my son!" Ma Yan said happily.

After that, Ma Yan left, while Ma Qiuyan naturally stayed on Lingquan Mountain.

With the addition of Yang Jizhen and Ma Qiuyan, Lingquanshanping suddenly became much more lively.

Previously, there were only Yang Zhengshan, Yu Qingyi, Qingxia, and Hongyun here, which made it seem rather deserted. Now that these two children have joined, the deserted place has become more cheerful.

Yang Jizhen, with his youthful spirit, could concentrate on cultivation, but he wasn't the type to be a quiet, reserved person; he was rather playful and mischievous.

Ma Qiuyan was only ten years old. At first, she seemed a little reserved, but after a few days, her childlike nature returned, and she would play in the mountain meadow after each cultivation session.

Of course, as Yang Zhengshan's disciples, their cultivation tasks were still very heavy.

Yang Zhengshan wouldn't be watching them all the time, but Yu Qingyi, Qingxia, and Hongyun were also there. Although they couldn't teach the two cultivation, they could teach them other things.

Examples include reading, physical exercise, talismanic symbols, and identification of medicinal herbs.

Ma Qiuyan is the last person with a spiritual aperture that can be found in the Spiritual Origin Land. There are currently more than 80,000 people in the entire Spiritual Origin Land, and more than 70,000 of them are still young children who do not know what is happening. However, among these 70,000 people, only these two are people with spiritual apertures, which shows how rare spiritual apertures are.

It should be known that Yang Zhengshan possessed a spiritual aperture. Logically, the probability of a descendant of the Yang family possessing a spiritual aperture should be much higher than that of others. However, in the Yang family, only Yang Jizhen possessed a spiritual aperture.

Yang Zhengshan still hoped to obtain more spiritual apertures, but he could forget about the Spirit Source Land. Next, he would have to look to the vast sea and the Great An Dynasty.

Daan Kyoto, within the imperial city.

In the magnificent imperial study, Yang Jijue calmly reviewed the memorials in his hands.

Yang Jijue was born in the thirteenth year of Xingyue and is now twenty-eight years old, in the prime of his life.

Unlike Yang Chengye and Yang Qinyuan, Yang Jijue did not have much aversion to being emperor, nor did he find it annoying; on the contrary, he enjoyed it.

Perhaps it was because he had a strong desire for power, or perhaps it was because he enjoyed controlling the world's power; in any case, he took politics very seriously.

Under the rule of three emperors—Yang Chengye, Yang Qinyuan, and Yang Jijue—the Da'an Dynasty is now a prosperous and flourishing dynasty.

The country is peaceful and prosperous, the economy is thriving, the government has ample funds, and the people live affluent lives; everything seems to be flourishing.

Moreover, the development momentum of the Da'an Dynasty has not yet reached a bottleneck and can still develop rapidly for decades, because the Da'an Dynasty's northern development policy still has a lot of room for development.

With the fall of the Uriyang royal court, thousands of miles of northern lands became part of the territory of Da'an, a region with fertile grasslands and lands sufficient to support tens of millions of people.

Over the past twenty years, although the Da'an Dynasty has been recuperating and its population has increased considerably, it has only made up for the population lost during the chaotic Great Rong period.

Even today, Da'an still suffers from a situation of sparse population and abundant land, especially in the northern grasslands where the population remains very small.

As long as the Da'an court doesn't act recklessly, the Da'an Dynasty will continue to prosper for decades to come.

Yang Jijue inherited the prosperous dynasty left by his father and grandfather, and he was also an emperor with great ambitions, hoping to push the Da'an Dynasty to a new height.

(End of this chapter)