Family Rise: Beginning with Grandfather.

Chapter 790 Xuanqing Sect Recruits Disciples

The two talked for most of the day, and Lu Fusheng even stayed overnight on Lingxi Mountain before leaving the next day.

During this period, Lu Fusheng's attitude was very clear: he was deliberately trying to win over Yang Zhengshan.

With his Martial God Realm cultivation, he didn't need to act so deliberately. Although Yang Zhengshan was a cultivator of immortality, he was still only at the Qi Refining stage.

However, the Lu family is not in a good situation right now, and it is precisely the time when they need allies.

Yang Zhengshan is now barely qualified to become an ally of the Lu family.

After Lu Fusheng left, Lu Jianghua also took his leave and returned to Nanxia County with the Chiyan Army.

Regardless of the current situation, the Lu family cannot abandon those martial arts markets. They cannot abandon the markets and must rebuild them as soon as possible.

Yang Zhengshan stood under the archway, watching Lu Jianghua lead the Chiyan Army away, lost in thought.

The fact that the Lingxiu Three Sects were actually affiliated sects of Hidden Sword Mountain was completely unexpected for him, and it seemed to have affected his future plans.

According to his plan, the Spirit Source Land must establish a base in the outside world, just like the Divine Wood Sect west of the Storm. The Spirit Source Land must also establish a base in the Cloud Mountain Range.

The Divine Wood Sect is a talent base in the Spirit Source Land, so a resource base needs to be established in the Cloud Soaring Mountains.

Backed by the Yunxiao Mountains and the Lingxiu Sea, it supplies various cultivation resources to the Lingyuan Land.

His original plan was to wait until the time was right, then find a spiritual land deep in the Yunxiao Mountains, set up a protective array to serve as a base for the spiritual source outside the mountains, and then leave the Yunxiao Mountains as a reclusive sect.

The problem is that both the Lingxiu Sea and the western part of the Yunxiao Mountains are the territory of Cangjian Mountain. If he acts according to his previous plan, he will inevitably become an enemy of Cangjian Mountain.

Not only Hidden Sword Mountain, but also the three Lingxiu sects will be their enemies.

When it comes to cultivation resources, neither Hidden Sword Mountain nor the three Lingxiu sects will allow another force to emerge and compete with them.

"If the western part of the Cloud Soaring Mountains doesn't work, should we go to the eastern part? That's probably the territory of the Netherworld Sect!"

"The Netherworld Sect is even more powerful than the Three Spiritual Sects!"

Yang Zhengshan thought to himself.

The Land of Spiritual Origin must have a base here.

He had actually considered using the ancient remnant array as a base for the Spirit Source Land outside, but the ancient remnant array was now the object of contention between the Netherworld Sect and the three Lingxiu Sects.

He could secretly empty the ancient array, but he couldn't openly occupy it.

Yang Zhengshan stroked his beard and pondered for a while, but in the end he could only put the matter aside for the time being, since it wasn't urgent anyway.

"granduncle!"

Yang Xiangheng came up behind Yang Zhengshan and called out softly.

"Hmm, is there something you need?" Yang Zhengshan asked, turning around.

“There is indeed something I would like to ask my uncle for instructions,” Yang Xiangheng said.

Yang Zhengshan walked into the courtyard with his hands behind his back. "Speak!"

Yang Xiangheng considered for a moment and said, "I just received news yesterday that the Xuanqing Sect will be recruiting disciples in a month. I'd like to send one of my clan members to give it a try!"

Yang Zhengshan raised an eyebrow. "Doesn't the Xuanqing Sect recruit disciples only once every five years?"

However, he immediately understood after saying that. It was probably because the Xuanqing Sect had suffered heavy losses of inner disciples, which was why they had brought forward the time for recruiting disciples.

“It’s not just Xuanqing Sect, I heard that Wuxiang Sect and Huanyue Sect have also moved up their disciple recruitment time!” Yang Xiangheng said.

"Who do you plan to send to give it a try?" Yang Zhengshan asked.

“There aren’t many children of the right age in the clan, only Yanzhe, Yanping, and Yanbo are suitable,” Yang Xiangheng said.

Yang Yanzhe is Yang Xiangheng's eldest son. He is nineteen years old this year and his cultivation has just broken through to the Acquired Realm not long ago.

Yang Yanping and Yang Yanbo are the sons of Yang Xiangdong and Yang Xiangxi, the two children who were mistakenly thought to have been eaten by a giant snake.

They were all seventeen or eighteen years old, and their cultivation was so-so, neither outstanding nor bad.

In previous years, they would have had little chance of becoming disciples of the Xuanqing Sect, but now they might have a chance.

When it came to the Xuanqing Sect recruiting disciples, Yang Zhengshan thought of Yang Qinting.

Yang Qinting is Yang Chengan's eldest son, and he is seventeen years old this year. As early as ten years ago, Yang Zhengshan had thought about sending this child to the Xuanqing Sect for cultivation.

At that time, his understanding of the situation in the Sea of ​​Spiritual Beauty was still superficial. He thought it would be a good thing if one of his children could enter the Xuanqing Sect to cultivate.

But should we still send him to the Xuanqing Sect?

Yang Zhengshan hesitated for a moment.

Yang Qinting has been cultivating the techniques of the Lingxiu Sea since he was a child. All kinds of resources are given to him first for cultivation, and his performance is also good. He has already reached the Houtian Realm at the age of only seventeen.

Moreover, Yang Qinting has been cultivating the "Wood Transformation Body Nourishing Method" since childhood. Although his cultivation level is only at the first level of the Acquired Realm, he has already cultivated the "Wood Transformation Body Nourishing Method" to the third level.

Before reaching the Innate Realm, his "Wood Transformation Body Cultivation Method" could only stagnate at the third level, but even so, his cultivation level was already far beyond that of his peers.

It can be said that Yang Qinting is a genius, whether in the land of spiritual origins or in this sea of ​​spiritual beauty.

"Go and find out the details first. Never mind, go find Li Chang and ask him to inquire about this matter! We'll talk about it after we've confirmed it."

Yang Zhengshan felt that he should talk to Yang Chengan and Yang Qinting about this matter and ask for their opinions.

The benefits of Yang Qinting joining the Xuanqing Sect are self-evident; at the very least, it will help him gain a deeper understanding of the sect.

However, the child may encounter danger outside, especially since the situation in the Lingxiu Sea is currently unstable, and even within the Xuanqing Sect, safety is not guaranteed.

“Yes, I’ll go find Senior Li!” Yang Xiangheng said.

After returning to his courtyard, Yang Zhengshan thought of someone else: the old Taoist Xuanzhen.

Counting the time, they have been in the Sea of ​​Spiritual Beauty for thirteen years. Back then, the old Taoist Xuanzhen was tricked by him into going to the Xuanqing Sect, and there has been no news of him since.

I wonder how that old man is doing now?

Have you joined the Xuanqing Sect?

I guess it’s enough!

Back then, they didn't understand the Xuanqing Sect, but now Yang Zhengshan does.

Given Xuanzhen's cultivation level and age at the time, it would have been impossible for him to join the Xuanqing Sect.

As for whether Xuanzhen will die of old age.

Yang Zhengshan thought it was unlikely!
The old Taoist Xuanzhen's cultivation is extremely profound. If he were given a Qi-guiding technique, he could raise his cultivation to the Heavenly Gang stage in a short period of time.

Furthermore, reaching the Heavenly Gang stage in cultivation can extend one's lifespan by more than ten years.

As long as Xuanzhen's luck isn't too bad, he should be able to get his hands on the Qi-inducing technique.

Not only Xuan Qing, but also Li Shangyuan. "I wonder how they are doing now!"

Yang Zhengshan thought about it for a moment, but didn't intend to go looking for them.

To him, Xuanzhen and Li Shangyuan weren't really his own people; at most, they were friends with some acquaintance. If they were nearby, Yang Zhengshan wouldn't mind lending a hand, but there was no need for him to go through the trouble of finding them.

Upon returning to the land of spiritual origin, Yang Zhengshan summoned Yang Chengan and Yang Qinting.

"Greetings to Grandfather and Grandmother!"

"Greetings to my great-grandfather and great-grandmother!"

Upon seeing Yang Zhengshan and Yu Qingyi, the father and son bowed to them with joyful expressions.

Yang Zhengshan looked at them, a kind smile appearing on his face. "Sit down and talk!"

Yang Cheng'an is now thirty-six years old and has just broken through to the Innate Realm. Such a cultivation speed is considered excellent in the Spirit Source Land, but not particularly heaven-defying.

In the Spiritual Origin Land today, most of the younger generation will break through to the Innate Realm around the age of thirty-six or thirty-seven. Those with better talent may break through a year earlier, while those with less talent will break through two or three years later.

The reason for this is naturally due to the spiritual spring water.

They are a generation that grew up drinking the sacred spring water.

Yang Qinting was already a handsome young man, with eyebrows and eyes that were almost identical to Cheng'an's, and also very similar to Yang Zhengshan, with sword-like eyebrows and bright eyes, showing the heroic spirit of youth.

"Grandfather and Grandmother, look, this is a spiritual weapon I forged!" Yang Cheng'an took out a long sword and presented it to Yang Zhengshan and Yu Qingyi as if it were a treasure.

Yu Qingyi took the longsword, examined it carefully, and said, "A mid-grade spiritual weapon!"

Yang Zhengshan also took a look, "It really was made by you!"

"Of course, I haven't been lazy all these years!" Yang Chengan patted his chest and said confidently.

Since the ancient remnant array received the inheritance of array formation and alchemy, the rune path of the Spirit Source Land has entered a period of rapid development.

Over the course of seven years, he made great progress in alchemy, weapon crafting, and array formation.

Although Yang Zhengshan did not receive the inheritance of weapon crafting, the inheritance of array formation also involves some knowledge of weapon crafting, such as crafting array plates and array flags, which actually belong to weapon crafting.

With the addition of the research from the Secret Arts Pavilion, there are now more than a dozen legitimate weapon refiners in the Spirit Source Land.

"Grandson has inscribed twelve restrictions on this sword. Once I can inscribe sixteen restrictions, I will be able to forge a high-grade spiritual weapon!" Yang Cheng'an said.

Yang Zhengshan swung the sword and tried it out; it felt pretty good.

This is a longsword with wood attribute, containing several wood spirit runes, which are also known as restrictions, and have a good compatibility with wood attribute true essence.

Judging from this alone, Yang Chengan's skill in forging this sword is not much worse than Qiu Jin's.

Qiu Jin's skill level is actually not that high. His family doesn't have many inherited rune restrictions. In comparison, the Spirit Source Land now has far more rune restrictions related to weapon crafting than the Qiu family.

The most skilled weapon refiner in the Spirit Origin Land right now is Yang Chengzhen. Yang Chengzhen is already capable of forging high-grade spiritual weapons. Although he sometimes fails, he can indeed be considered a high-grade weapon refiner.

Furthermore, Yang Chengzhen also developed a longbow at the mid-grade spiritual weapon level.

The longbow is much more difficult to make than other weapons.

It not only has many requirements for materials, but also places high demands on the weapon refiner's ability to inscribe runes and restrictions.

The Guardian Army used to use bows and arrows made from the aerial roots of ancient banyan trees, which were only considered decent ordinary weapons.

Yang Chengzhen specifically studied bows and arrows in order to improve the combat effectiveness of the Constitutional Protection Army.

Before long, the entire Guardian Army will be able to equip themselves with spirit-grade bows and arrows.

By then, the two thousand Dharma Protectors will not only possess innate cultivation levels, but also spirit-grade bows and arrows, which will greatly enhance their combat power.

"Very good. With your current skill level, you could open a weapon-making workshop outside!" Yang Zhengshan praised.

Yang Cheng'an's eyes brightened slightly. "Then, Grandpa, how about letting me open a weapons foundry?"

Yang Zhengshan stared at him in astonishment, "So that's what you were planning!"

He wondered why this kid had come to him to show off his treasures today; it turned out he wanted to open a weapon-making workshop!
"I want to go out and broaden my horizons!" Yang Chengan said.

Yang Zhengshan stroked his beard and thought about it, then decided that it wasn't such a bad thing.

It's definitely not as good as going out and broadening your horizons as working behind closed doors.

He had already intended to let everyone go out for a walk, but the strength of the Spirit Source Land was not yet sufficient to protect everyone traveling outside, so he only took action in the Snow Valley Town area.

"How about this, let me see how things go and then I'll make arrangements for you!" Yang Zhengshan said.

"Alright, I'll wait for news from Grandfather!" Yang Chengan said happily.

Yang Zhengshan returned the longsword to him and then got down to business.

"The Xuanqing Sect is recruiting disciples soon. I called you here today to ask Qinting if he is willing to go to the Xuanqing Sect!"

"Qinting will follow his great-grandfather's arrangements!" Yang Qinting said.

Yang Cheng'an looked at his eldest son and asked, "Will there be any danger?"

"There won't be any danger in the short term, but Xuanqing Sect isn't home after all. Qinting will definitely suffer some grievances after he goes there!"

Yang Zhengshan briefly explained the situation outside to the two of them.

Xuanqing Sect will definitely not use these newly recruited disciples as cannon fodder, because these newly recruited disciples don't even qualify to be cannon fodder.

What can a group of disciples at the early stage of the Acquired Realm do on the battlefield?
Even to be cannon fodder, one must have the cultivation level of the Innate Realm.

"Suffering a little grievance is nothing. I'm all grown up now, it's time to suffer a little grievance!" Yang Chengan said nonchalantly.

Yang Zhengshan looked at Yu Qingyi, who asked, "Has Qinting's marriage been arranged?"

Yang Cheng'an looked at Yang Qinting with disdain, "This kid doesn't want to get married!"

Yang Qinting was a little embarrassed, "I'm still young, I should focus my energy on cultivation!"

In the past, most of the Yang family's children got married at the age of sixteen, but now many people are no longer willing to get married so early.

One reason is that everyone focuses their energy on cultivation and mastering various arts, and they are unwilling to let marriage interfere with their cultivation.

Secondly, with the increase in lifespan, in an environment where everyone can reach the Innate Realm and live to be 150 years old, people are no longer in such a hurry to continue their lineage.

In fact, the customs in the Sea of ​​Spiritual Beauty are similar. Getting married in one's twenties is quite common, getting married in one's thirties is not strange, and even getting married in one's fifties or sixties, after reaching the Innate Realm, is a very common thing.

Yu Qingyi didn't ask any more questions. She no longer intended to interfere in her great-grandson's marriage. Although she still hoped that Yang Qinting could get married soon, she wouldn't force him if he didn't want to.

"In that case, let Qinting go to Xuanqing Sect. Although Lingyuan Land is safe, it is still not as good as a major sect like Xuanqing Sect."

Yang Zhengshan still decided to send Yang Qinting to Xuanqing Sect.

(End of this chapter)