Family Rise: Beginning with Grandfather.

Chapter 797 The Blooming of the Azure Thunder Pearl
Yang Zhengshan's eyes gleamed as he watched the evil spirit entangled with Lu Fusheng once again. "Heh, then let's test the power of this Yi Wood Divine Thunder!"

To be honest, he was also very curious about the power of the Azure Thunder Pearl, because it was a one-time use spell. Although Yang Zhengshan had nurtured it for several years, he had never used it before.

Today, he had a rare opportunity and wanted to witness the power of the Azure Thunder Pearl.

Thinking of this, Yang Zhengshan no longer hesitated and his figure floated up.

"Senior Lu, stop him!"

Lu Fusheng, who was desperately trying to get his hands on something, glanced at the sound and saw Yang Zhengshan's figure and the mask on Yang Zhengshan's face. A strange emotion suddenly arose in his heart.

what the hell!

What do you mean by bringing a rabbit mask? Are you trying to distract me so that I'll get killed by this evil spirit?

Fortunately, Lu Fusheng was only slightly distracted and immediately recognized Yang Zhengshan from his figure.

"Be careful!" he warned.

Although he didn't know what Yang Zhengshan's methods were, Yang Zhengshan's intervention at this moment was already a great help to him. Moreover, he had seen Yang Zhengshan's Azure Sword earlier, and he had been guessing that Yang Zhengshan had come.

The evil spirit also noticed Yang Zhengshan and actually turned its head to let out a roar at him.

roar~
A deafening roar, accompanied by a rolling wave of air, rushed towards Yang Zhengshan. Yang Zhengshan's expression darkened, and he immediately raised his black shield to block in front of him.

As the Yin energy surged violently, Yang Zhengshan was like a small boat in a raging storm, almost being swept away.

Only then did he realize that the demon's ferocity far exceeded his expectations.

He had only launched a sneak attack from a distance, so the situation wasn't very clear until he got closer and realized just how much pressure Lu Fusheng had been under.

Fortunately, the evil spirit only roared at Yang Zhengshan before being drawn away by Lu Fusheng.

Yang Zhengshan gritted his teeth and charged at the evil spirit again.

This was his first time using the Azure Thunder Pearl, and he didn't know how far away he needed to be, so he wanted to get as close to the evil spirit as possible to avoid missing out on this trump card.

A surge of malevolent energy swept over the evil spirit, and Yang Zhengshan felt a chill run through his body. If it weren't for the black shield blocking his way, he probably wouldn't have been able to even get close to the evil spirit.

However, he eventually came within five zhang of the evil spirit.

"Ha~~"

Yang Zhengshan opened his mouth wide and shouted.

His internal magical power connected with the Azure Thunder Pearl, and instantly, wisps of pulsating azure arcs of light bloomed within his body.

A flash of lightning, and a crystalline blue arc of electricity leaped out from his throat.

This is a very small bead, about the size of a bean.

Driven by his divine soul, the tiny Azure Thunder Pearl shot out from Yang Zhengshan's mouth, but the moment it left his mouth, it burst forth with dazzling lightning.

As the Thunder Pearl ascended into the sky, the sky suddenly darkened, and the clouds surged and gathered like a boiling sea of ​​ink. The night sky, which was already shrouded in yin energy and smoke, became even more gloomy, and the bright moon completely disappeared into the thick clouds.

The evil spirit seemed to sense a great threat and abandoned Lu Fusheng, rushing towards Yang Zhengshan.

In the distance, the ghost woman who was slaughtering people in the city suddenly felt a pang of fear and looked towards the Lu residence.

Blue lightning crackled, interspersed among raging flames and billowing yin energy.

"what is that?"

The ghost woman murmured something under her breath, a sense of fear rising within her.

It seemed to be an instinctive fear, rather than because she had seen something terrifying.

Lu Fusheng looked at the lightning in front of him without feeling fear, only a tingling sensation. He glanced at it and then swung his spear again.

"The Crimson Dragon Shakes the Mountain!"

The fiery dragon, as if it were a real object, once again attacked the evil spirit.

The evil spirit ignored this and charged straight at the pulsating lightning orb.

Upon seeing this, Yang Zhengshan's mind raced, and without saying a word, he slowly retreated.

The Azure Thunder Pearl has been activated; as for its power, that depends on the results of his careful nurturing over the years.

Of course, although he retreated, his soul was already activating the Azure Thunder Pearl.

Under his command, in an instant, a thick, azure lightning bolt descended from the sky, accompanied by shimmering lightning beads that echoed the descending lightning bolt.

The next moment, azure lightning spread out like a tide, directly engulfing the evil spirit.

Boom~~
A thunderous roar followed.

A dazzling flash of lightning appeared, the malevolent energy dissipated, and the raging flames were suppressed. Beneath the rolling dark clouds, only the lightning illuminated the heavens and the earth.

Amidst the lightning, the demon roared once more.

However, the frantic roar was quickly drowned out by the thunderous sound.

Yang Zhengshan squinted, looking into the lightning.

He couldn't see anything clearly, but his spiritual sense could perceive that the lightning orb within the lightning was dissipating at an extremely fast speed.

However, the evil spirit should have dissipated even faster.

After about two breaths, the lightning finally disappeared, the thunder rumbled away, the dark clouds in the night sky dispersed, and a bright moon slowly emerged.

The bright moon casts its cool, clear light.

Yang Zhengshan's gaze swept across the area, and the pervasive Yin energy disappeared. The raging fire was also extinguished in large areas under the suppression of the lightning, leaving layers of ash on the ground.

He looked down at the pile of ashes, lost in thought.

Because tender shoots actually sprouted from the ashes.

Yi Wood Divine Thunder combines the vitality of wood with the ferocity of thunder, capable of both dispelling evil spirits and filth, and nurturing all things.

"What amazing lightning magic!"

Yang Zhengshan seemed to have some realization.

Many things I didn't understand about Qinghua Leijue before have now become clear.

The Azure Thunder Pearl did not disappoint him; its power was truly terrifying.

The evil spirit, comparable to the Martial God Realm, vanished into thin air under the thunder pearl.

The reason the evil spirit was so easily annihilated was because the Yi Wood Divine Thunder had the property of dispelling evil spirits. If Yang Zhengshan had attacked Lu Fusheng instead, this attack would have at most taken half of Lu Fusheng's life, but it would not have been able to kill him in one blow.

It's not surprising that the Qinghua Thunder Pearl possesses such power.

It should be noted that Yang Zhengshan had nurtured the Thunder Pearl for six or seven years; it took six or seven years of accumulation to unleash such a terrifying attack.

However, Lu Fusheng was unaware that the Qinghua Thunder Pearl was the result of Yang Zhengshan's six or seven years of nurturing. All he saw was Yang Zhengshan killing the evil spirit with a single blow.

The shock of it all made Lu Fusheng feel like he was dreaming.

He even began to doubt his own abilities.

The Martial God Realm should correspond to the Foundation Establishment stage, and Yang Zhengshan is clearly not at the Foundation Establishment stage.

"Could it be that my cultivation level hasn't reached the Martial God Realm?"

"impossible!"

Lu Fusheng shook his head, trying to dispel this inexplicable thought.

He was 100% certain that he had already forged his spiritual foundation and formed his golden body, making him a genuine Martial God Realm expert. The problem lay with Yang Zhengshan.

"Patriarch Yang!"

"Yes, Senior Lu!"

The two looked at each other.

"This mask of yours!" Lu Fusheng felt that the mask was too uncomfortable.

"It's better for me to keep my identity a secret!" Yang Zhengshan explained.

Lu Fusheng stopped dwelling on the question and instead asked, "Was that a magic technique from the immortal path?"

"That's right, it's a spell I obtained from an ancient ruined formation!" Yang Zhengshan said vaguely.

He did indeed obtain the Azure Thunder Technique from an ancient remnant array; there's no point in hiding that.

"It's really powerful!" Lu Fusheng exclaimed.

Yang Zhengshan knew perfectly well that he had misunderstood.

The Azure Thunder Pearl is not actually that powerful. Its strength lies in dispelling evil spirits and filth. If it were to face an ordinary martial artist, its power would be reduced by at least half.

It poses a threat to Lu Fusheng, but it won't be fatal.

Six or seven years of nurturing may seem like a long time, but for immortal cultivators, it is only the foundation.

"Senior, the situation inside the city isn't good!" Yang Zhengshan reminded him, not wanting to dwell on the matter.

"Oh, right, I'll go and take care of those scoundrels first!" Lu Fusheng glanced around, his face turning extremely gloomy again.

With a flash, he disappeared from Yang Zhengshan's sight.

As Yang Zhengshan watched his departing figure, a thought stirred within him, and he looked down towards the courtyard below.

He has discovered a magic array below, but he doesn't know what kind of magic array it is.

After thinking for a moment, he walked toward the dry well where the yin energy was gathering.

He jumped into the dry well and saw a stone platform and a black jade box.

"What is this?" Yang Zhengshan asked tentatively, taking the jade box with him.

Upon opening the jade box, a small black seal was found inside.

Above the small seal is carved a half-body figure, which is very similar to the evil spirit from before, wearing armor and holding a halberd.

Below the small seal are four large characters: 'Yin Hun Gui Jiang' (陰魂鬼将).

"Is this a magical weapon?"

Yang Zhengshan thought for a moment and did not easily use his spiritual sense to refine this thing that looked like a magic artifact.

After throwing the Ghost General Seal into the warehouse of the Spirit Source Land, Yang Zhengshan stepped on the stone platform below. The platform shattered, revealing an ancient array plate.

Yang Zhengshan picked up the array plate and examined it. He felt that the array plate was emanating a strong Yin energy, and he could feel a cold aura entering his hand.

"As expected, none of the Soul-Severing Blade's possessions are anything respectable!"

Yang Zhengshan shook his head helplessly.

But he still threw the array plate into the warehouse.

He used to think this thing was too evil, and that such a thing shouldn't exist in the Land of Spiritual Origin.

His views haven't changed, but he still feels it's necessary to learn about these things in the Land of Spiritual Origin.

As the saying goes, "Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will win every battle." Understanding the methods of the Soul-Severing Blade will prevent you from being at a loss when facing it in the future.

……

As dawn broke, the city remained in chaos.

The raging fire was still burning and the victims were still in a state of panic. However, the people from the Soul-Severing Blade and the Netherworld Gate had already left, and the Lu family had begun to restore order to the county town.

This time, the Lu family suffered heavy losses. The county town and its markets were almost burned to ashes. It would be impossible to rebuild without two or three years.

However, the biggest loss was not to the market, but to the Lu family members.

The Lu family is also a large family, with thousands of members including the main branch and collateral branches. However, this time the Lu family suffered heavy casualties, with more than 300 members dying in battle. Moreover, these 300-plus members were the backbone of the Lu family.

In addition, many of the Lu family's affiliated families also suffered heavy casualties. These affiliated families were also part of the Lu family's strength, such as the Lan family represented by Lan Peng. This time, they also suffered heavy casualties, with many of Lan Peng's brothers and nephews dying.

Everyone in the Lu family was busy. Lu Youning sat with Yang Zhengshan for a short while, arranged for an attendant to follow Yang Zhengshan's instructions, and then hurriedly left.

There was no other way; the Lu family had too many things to deal with right now, especially since Lu Youan was still in a coma, so Lu Youning naturally couldn't stay with Yang Zhengshan.

Yang Zhengshan didn't care about these things, and since he couldn't help with the rest, he simply had his attendant take him to the Lan family.

"Uncle Yang!" Lan Peng's son, Lan Mingchao, greeted Yang Zhengshan as he entered the Lan family mansion with a sorrowful expression.

Lan Mingchao is Lan Xuanyu's father. Lan Peng was always away, so all the affairs of the Lan family were handled by Lan Mingchao, the eldest son.

"Please accept my condolences!" Yang Zhengshan didn't know how to comfort him, so he could only say this.

"Thank you for your concern, Uncle Yang!" Lan Mingchao looked at Yang Zhengshan with gratitude.

Yang Zhengshan looked at the Lan family's relatively intact courtyard and said, "Prepare a courtyard for me, and I'll stay at your house for the next few days!"

Upon hearing this, Lan Mingchao was first taken aback, then overjoyed.

Yang Zhengshan's stay here is not to take advantage of the Lan family; on the contrary, he is here to keep the Lan family in check.

If the Lu family's foundation was damaged this time, then the Lan family was practically cut in half.

Almost all of his promising brothers and nephews had died, leaving only Lan Mingchao and his son Lan Xuanyu to maintain appearances.

Lan Mingchao's cultivation level was not high, barely reaching the Qi Sea stage, while Lan Xuanyu was too young, not even reaching the Innate stage.

Now the Lan family is down to just a handful of people. If Lan Peng gets into any more trouble, then the Lan family will really be finished.

Faced with this situation, one can imagine the fear and anxiety in Lan Mingchao's heart.

Yang Zhengshan's current presence at the Lan family's residence is also to provide protection for the Lan family and prevent them from being bullied by petty villains.

As for the Lu family, the Lan family and the Lu family are not far apart, only two streets apart, so he doesn't necessarily have to live at the Lu family's place.

"Tell Second Master that I'll be staying at the Lan family's residence for a while!"

Yang Zhengshan gave an instruction to the Lu family's attendants, and then, led by Lan Mingchao, arrived at a quiet courtyard.

Lan Mingchao wanted to arrange servants and maids to serve Yang Zhengshan, but Yang Zhengshan waved his hand and refused, saying, "I only need one servant to run errands for me. You go ahead and do your work! Oh, and don't forget to send a letter to Lan Peng and tell him to come back soon!"

Lan Peng is still in Yushan Town, and Yang Zhengshan and Lan Peng should be back soon.

With their home stolen, is it still worth risking their lives for the three major sects?

"Yes, nephew will arrange it right away!"

After Lan Mingchao left, Yang Zhengshan sat in the quiet room and took out Duan Qiaofeng's storage bag.

He was filled with anticipation for this storage bag, and Duan Qiaofeng's talisman skills amazed him greatly.

If he could also draw and use talismans, his combat power would increase significantly.

(End of this chapter)