Family Rise: Beginning with Grandfather.

Chapter 798 The Lu Family's Gift of Gratitude, Alchemy Furnace
Opening the storage bag and looking at the items inside, Yang Zhengshan felt both surprised and somewhat disappointed.

To my surprise, there were quite a few talismans in the storage bag, more than a hundred in total.

Disappointingly, there weren't many books on talisman-making techniques in the storage bag, only one titled "Detailed Explanation of the Cloud-Soaring Talisman".

The Cloud-Soaring Talisman, a second-tier talisman, allows one to fly on clouds.

It looks like a very simple talisman, but this Cloud Soaring Talisman can perform the Cloud Soaring Technique. Although Yang Zhengshan doesn't know the specific effects of the Cloud Soaring Technique, he can guess how powerful it is.

In terms of flight ability, martial artists at the Qi Sea stage can barely hover in the air and fly short distances. Generally speaking, flying a hundred feet is not a big problem.

Martial artists at the Earthly Fiend stage can fly, but it consumes a great deal of energy and they cannot fly very far. They can fly for about 15 minutes, and their flying speed is slightly faster than that of a horse.

The Heavenly Gang stage allows for medium-distance flight, reaching two to three hundred miles. However, this is only for flight; in actual combat, the strength of one's true essence, as well as the availability of pills and other means to replenish it, will determine the outcome.

If one wants to fly long distances, one must be a Martial God Realm expert. Flying a thousand miles in one go is not a problem, and the speed is extremely fast.

This cloud-riding technique may have two uses: one is for traveling, and the other is for escaping.

Yang Zhengshan felt that using talismans for travel was a bit of a waste; perhaps their function was more focused on escaping.

The value of a talisman that can help one escape is self-evident.

Unfortunately, this is a second-tier talisman.

Yang Zhengshan opened the book, looked at it for a moment, then shook his head and closed it helplessly.

He had no basic knowledge of talismans, so trying to understand the second-tier talisman-making technique was like reading a book written in a foreign language; he couldn't understand it at all.

Compared to such talismans, Yang Zhengshan actually needs a book on the most basic principles of talismans so that he can first understand the common knowledge of talismans and start learning the art of talisman making from the basics.

This was also what he regretted most, as Duan Qiaofeng's storage bag did not contain such books.

After putting down "Detailed Explanation of the Cloud-Soaring Talisman," Yang Zhengshan examined the talismans one by one. Although he did not know the specific names and functions of these talismans, Yang Zhengshan could still tell that there were seven different types of talismans. The most numerous type had about eighty pieces, which he guessed were the explosive talismans that Duan Qiaofeng had used before.

Yang Zhengshan simply went directly to the Spirit Source Land to experiment.

Finding a secluded mountain forest, Yang Zhengshan tried to infuse a little bit of magic power into the talisman. The talisman immediately began to glow, and then Yang Zhengshan used his object manipulation technique to throw the talisman out.

With a loud bang, the shockwave from the explosion spread out ten feet in front of him.

"This seems to be a fire-attribute explosive spell. Hmm, its power is roughly equivalent to a full-force attack from an ordinary Heavenly Gang stage cultivator. It's not particularly powerful, but if it's released continuously, it can still kill a Heavenly Gang stage martial artist!"

Yang Zhengshan sensed the power of the explosive tag and recalled Duan Qiaofeng's use of the explosive tag last night, and made a simple judgment.

"This kind of talisman must be of a relatively low grade, otherwise Duan Qiaofeng wouldn't use it so casually!"

He then took out another explosive tag and examined it carefully.

"There are indeed runes on it. It should be a simple rune restriction, and it shouldn't be difficult to draw!"

"The paper is made of a special material; it's not ordinary paper. It must be talisman paper made of special materials!"

"The ink is red, but it doesn't smell of blood. It seems to have been made from some kind of ground mineral!"

As Yang Zhengshan analyzed the situation, he took out the other items from the storage bag to examine them.

He found a stack of talisman paper, as well as a talisman brush and cinnabar for drawing talismans.

Cinnabar is also a kind of medicinal material, and Yang Zhengshan naturally knows what cinnabar looks like, but the cinnabar in front of him is obviously not the cinnabar used for treating diseases.

He studied it for a while, but still couldn't determine what this cinnabar-like substance was made of.

As for the others, lacking even the most basic common sense and theory, Yang Zhengshan couldn't figure them out at all.

In the end, he simply handed these things over to the Mystic Arts Pavilion and let the people there study them.

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"Thank you very much, Patriarch Yang, for your help this time!"

A few days later, after the Lu family stabilized the situation in the county town, Lu Fusheng invited Yang Zhengshan to the tea room to express his gratitude.

Yang Zhengshan laughed and said, "It was quite a coincidence. If Brother Youning hadn't invited me, I wouldn't have come to the county town!"

He actually gained a lot from this rebellion in the county town.

The most important gain was his understanding of the Azure Thunder Technique. Although he used up the Azure Thunder Pearl that he had nurtured for several years, it deepened his understanding of the Azure Thunder Technique.

He has begun to nurture the Azure Thunder Pearl again, and he has found that the speed at which he nurtures the Azure Thunder Pearl has increased a lot. In just a few days, he has already nurtured the illusory image of the Thunder Pearl. You should know that it took him three months to nurture the illusory image before.

So he didn't lose money this time.

Besides gaining insights into the Qinghua Thunder Technique, he also obtained Duan Qiaofeng's storage bag. Although the Spirit Source Land currently lacks the foundation for talisman-making techniques, it can be considered as providing the Spirit Source Land with a new path for cultivating immortality.

It doesn't matter that it's not there now; Yang Zhengshan believes that the Secret Arts Pavilion will definitely be able to understand the basics of talisman-making.

Lu Fusheng nodded slightly, then took out a storage bag and handed it to Yang Zhengshan, "This is a small gift from me to express my gratitude!"

Yang Zhengshan did not refuse. After taking the storage bag, he began to examine the items inside in front of Lu Fusheng.

"Our Lu family has suffered a calamity and is somewhat short of resources, so we cannot give Patriarch Yang too many spirit stones. However, our Lu family has some things that should be useful to Patriarch Yang, which can be considered as a small compensation to Patriarch Yang!"

"Once the Lu family is financially well-off, we will make up for the promised payment!"

Lu Fusheng sighed softly, "Let's just say my Lu family owes Patriarch Yang 30,000 spirit stones!"

His expression was rather grim. The Lu family had suffered a great loss this time, so great that even Lu Fusheng was finding it hard to bear.

As a dignified Martial God Realm expert, Lu Fusheng couldn't even come up with 30,000 spirit stones. One can imagine the bitterness in his heart.

However, Yang Zhengshan didn't mind, because he found that there were many things he needed in the storage bag.

There are only three thousand spirit stones.

But what Yang Zhengshan valued most was the secret manual within.

"An Introduction to Alchemy", "Detailed Explanation of the Refining of Qi-Nourishing Pills", "Twelve Chapters on the Basics of Array Formation", and a book titled "Thirty-Six Paths to Weapon Refining".

These are not profound secret manuals; they are merely basic texts on alchemy, weapon crafting, and array formation. However, they can make up for the lack of solid foundation in these areas in the Spirit Source Land.

It's not hard to understand why Lu Fusheng gave these to him, because what a martial arts family needs most is not those profound techniques. On the contrary, what a martial arts family needs most if it wants to develop in the various arts of martial arts is these basic classics.

Lu Fusheng gave these things to Yang Zhengshan based on the situation of the Yang family in Lingxi. His real idea was probably to lay a foundation for the Yang family in Lingxi in these aspects.

Besides these basic tips, there is one more item in the storage bag.

"What is this?" Yang Zhengshan took out a fist-sized object that resembled a pill furnace.

"This is something I obtained from an ancient remnant array. It should be a pill furnace, but it belongs to immortal cultivators, and I have never found a way to use it."

"Hehe, I don't know if this thing is good or bad. I'll just give it to Patriarch Yang to study. If it's a treasure, consider it my gift of gratitude. If it's useless, Patriarch Yang can do with it as he pleases!"

Lu Fusheng said somewhat awkwardly.

He really didn't know what kind of thank-you gift to give Yang Zhengshan.

As per their previous agreement, spirit stones would definitely be given; this was the agreed-upon reward.

However, the spirit stones could not express the Lu family's gratitude to Yang Zhengshan, so Lu Fusheng selected some secret manuals that the Yang family of Lingxi might be able to use.

As for the other items, anything too inferior was unacceptable, and anything of exceptional quality was beyond the reach of the Lu family. So, he chose this somewhat mysterious-looking alchemy furnace to give to Yang Zhengshan. "The material of this thing is extremely special. I have studied it for a long time and discovered that it cannot be damaged by any means. In fact, even a full-force attack from me cannot leave a mark on it!"

"I've tried inputting mana, but there's been no response!"

Lu Fusheng explained.

Martial God Realm warriors can also condense magical power, but they cannot recover their magical power as quickly as immortal cultivators.

Although they have awakened their souls and consciousness, they are very slow to condense their magical power because they lack spiritual apertures.

The process of fusing spiritual power and true essence into magical power requires a great deal of time and effort. However, magical power is a form of energy, and it needs to be re-condensed after use.

Immortal cultivators can quickly recover their magical power, but martial gods cannot do this. Therefore, they prefer not to condense their magical power and instead focus on cultivating their martial arts essence.

Yang Zhengshan nodded slightly, "In that case, I'll take a look when I have time!"

He didn't try to input his magic power into the alchemy furnace right now because he felt that the furnace might be a great treasure.

Yes, he was tempted by greed!
Lu Fusheng is not a cultivator, so he may not know that immortal artifacts need spiritual consciousness to refine them, just as it took him a long time to learn this himself.

This is normal. After all, Lu Fusheng is not a cultivator. His spiritual sense is far inferior to Yang Zhengshan's, and he probably rarely uses it, so he didn't think of this.

After putting away the alchemy furnace, Yang Zhengshan said, "Actually, there is something I would like to ask for your help with, senior!"

"Master Yang, just say what you need to say," Lu Fusheng said with a smile.

"I wonder if the three major sects will activate the ancient formation again this time?" Yang Zhengshan asked.

"This..." Lu Fusheng hesitated, "I'm not sure either. It might be activated, or it might not! I can't make that decision!"

The situation in the Sea of ​​Spiritual Beauty is currently somewhat chaotic, and the three sects of Spiritual Beauty may very well give up on activating the ancient remnant array.

Moreover, the Netherworld Sect is still lurking nearby, and given the precedent of the ancient remnant array being activated last time, the three sects of Lingxiu cannot afford to be complacent.

"If it's opened, I hope Patriarch Lu can give me a spot. I want to send a friend into the ancient formation!" Yang Zhengshan said.

He himself cannot enter this ancient formation.

Because once he goes in, he might not be able to come out. It's not that he can't come out, but that he might not be able to.

It is certain that if the three Lingxiu sects activate the ancient formation again this time, the Youyu Sect will definitely cause trouble again.

If it's the same as last time, he might confess somewhere.

So, just to be on the safe side, he decided not to go in himself, but to let others go in.

He has already condensed a divine soul seed. With this divine soul seed, it doesn't really matter who enters the ancient formation.

As long as someone can bring a divine soul seed into the ancient formation, they can also enter the ancient formation at any time.

“No problem.” Lu Fusheng agreed without hesitation.

This is not a big deal, in fact, it's not a big deal at all.

After this calamity, the Lu family no longer has the manpower to venture into the ancient ruins.

Whether it's Lan Peng or Lu Youning, Lu Fusheng doesn't dare to let them take any risks now. They are now the few remaining pillars of the Lu family, and the Lu family can't afford to lose any more.

Therefore, even if the three major sects activate the ancient formation this time, he will sell all the slots. Giving one to Yang Zhengshan is naturally not a big deal.

Afterwards, the two chatted for a while before Yang Zhengshan took his leave and returned to the Lan family.

However, after returning to the Lan family, he immediately entered the Spirit Source Land and took out the alchemy furnace.

Judging from its shape and the engraved runes, this should be a Bagua furnace. It is entirely bronze in color, with Bagua patterns in relief. The Qian trigram is on the top, the Kun trigram on the bottom, and the Zhen trigram on the handles. A three-legged golden crow stands atop the furnace, its wings outstretched as if about to take flight. Its beak holds a fist-sized luminous pearl, within which flows a starlight-like light. The golden crow's claws grip the rim of the furnace tightly, and each feather is engraved with mysterious runes.

The bottom of the furnace is shaped like an inverted lotus pedestal, with the twelve petals each carved with one of the twelve earthly branches, while the body of the furnace is also carved with the yin and yang symbol.

After observing it carefully, Yang Zhengshan tried to use his spiritual sense to refine the alchemy furnace.

However he was disappointed.

After spiritual sense and magical power were inputted into the alchemy furnace, the furnace did not react at all!
"How could this be?"

Yang Zhengshan was somewhat taken aback.

He had already used this method to refine the Azure Sword, the Black Shield, and the Radiant Mirror, so why couldn't he refine this alchemy furnace now?

However, after his initial shock, Yang Zhengshan noticed something amiss.

"No, this alchemy furnace did indeed absorb my spiritual consciousness and magical power!"

If it is not a magical artifact, it is impossible to absorb spiritual consciousness and magical power. Just like a martial artist's spiritual weapon cannot absorb spiritual consciousness and magical power, it can only bear magical power.

Yang Zhengshan stroked his beard and thought for a moment before channeling his spiritual sense and magical power into the alchemy furnace once more.

One strand, two strands, three strands...

At first, Yang Zhengshan was still experimenting, but as time went on, he simply accelerated the input speed, pouring all his magic power and spiritual consciousness into the alchemy furnace.

When he started to feel dizzy and lightheaded, the alchemy furnace still didn't react at all.

"Damn it~~"

Yang Zhengshan couldn't help but curse under his breath, "I just don't believe it."

He began meditating and cultivating the "Dongxu Refining Nerve Technique" to restore his spiritual power.

An hour later, his spirit and magical power had recovered to about 70-80%, and he once again poured his spiritual sense and magical power into the alchemy furnace.

Still no response.

Yang Zhengshan continued to meditate and recover, and once he recovered, he infused the fluids again.

He's really gotten into a ruthless competition with the alchemy furnace.

After repeating this process more than ten times, the alchemy furnace still did not react, but Yang Zhengshan felt that his soul and magic power had become much purer.

"..."

Yang Zhengshan was speechless.

The continuous output and recovery helped him refine his soul and mana, which was an unexpected gain.

But what exactly is this alchemy furnace? It absorbed so much of his magical power yet showed no reaction whatsoever.

Finally, Yang Zhengshan had no other choice but to stop caring about what this damn alchemy furnace was and focus on refining his soul and magic power.

This method of continuously outputting and restoring refined spiritual energy and mana was not an unexpected gain, because Yang Zhengshan already knew this.

Previously, it would take Yang Zhengshan a lot of time to repeatedly output and recover.

Because it takes time for him to completely deplete his spiritual consciousness and magical power, which is much more difficult than directly pouring his spiritual consciousness and magical power into the alchemy furnace.

Now that he has the bottomless pit of the alchemy furnace, it has saved him a lot of time.

(End of this chapter)