Family Rise: Beginning with Grandfather.

Chapter 801 The Blue Wolf King's Breakthrough

Time flew by, and it was winter of the forty-third year of Lingyuan.

Yang Chengxu returned to the Land of Spiritual Origin from the Great An Dynasty, bringing back three people with spiritual apertures.

"Patriarch, these three have all mastered the Green Wood Technique!"

In the hall, Yang Chengxu brought the three of them to Yang Zhengshan and said...

"Greetings, Your Excellency!" the three hurriedly bowed.

Yang Zhengshan sized up the three people: a twelve-year-old boy, a nine-year-old girl, and the last one was actually a middle-aged man.

"This is Liu Qingyuan, Liu Zhe's grandson!" Yang Chengxu introduced.

"Liu Zhe?" Yang Zhengshan thought of his old friend, but unfortunately, his old friend had already passed away.

Speaking of Liu Zhe, Yang Zhengshan thought of another person.

"By the way, where is Lin Zhan?" He thought of his eldest apprentice.

After the establishment of the Da'an Dynasty, Lin Zhan served as an official in the Da'an court. It has been more than 20 years since then.

Previously, Yang Zhengshan was unable to return to Shenmu Island, so he couldn't take care of his eldest disciple. However, after setting up the cave entrance on Shenmu Island, Yang Zhengshan sent a message to Lin Zhan's family to move to the Spirit Source Land.

More than half a year has passed, and Lin Zhan still hasn't come.

“Senior Brother Lin came back with me, but he has his family with him and is currently looking for a place to stay. He should return tomorrow to pay his respects to the family head!” Yang Chengxu said.

Yang Zhengshan nodded slightly, "That's good. I thought he couldn't bear to give up his power in Da'an!"

Lin Zhan's cultivation has fallen far behind. Although he broke through to the Innate Realm twenty years ago, he has been busy with government affairs and neglected his cultivation in the past twenty years, so his cultivation has hardly improved.

Now that he is over seventy years old, Yang Zhengshan does not want to fall behind again.

"General Zhou Lan also came along," Yang Chengxu said.

Yang Zhengshan instructed Qingxia beside him, "Prepare a feast for Zhou Lan tomorrow, I want to treat her well!"

The Zhou family had already moved into the Spirit Source Land, but Zhou Lan did not enter the Spirit Source Land in order to guard the western part of Da'an.

Now that Zhou Lan has finally arrived, Yang Zhengshan naturally wants to give her a proper welcome.

After finishing his casual conversation, Yang Zhengshan turned to Liu Qingyuan and asked, "Do you have a wife and children?"

"I have no wife or children!" Liu Qingyuan said somewhat nervously.

Yang Zhengshan looked at Yang Chengxu, who said, "The Liu family has been in decline for many years. He married a woman in his early years, but she has been dead for many years."

Yang Zhengshan remained silent.

The decline of the Liu family can't be blamed on anyone else; it's just that their descendants were incompetent.

Although Yang Zhengshan never took care of the Liu family, Lin Zhan did. Don't forget that Liu Zhe was Lin Zhan's teacher.

But the descendants of the Liu family are hopeless; they have no future, and no matter how much others take care of them, it's useless.

"Alright, you can stay here. Let the clan hall choose a marriage for him!" Yang Zhengshan said.

Liu Qingyuan is already over forty years old, and even if he were to cultivate immortal techniques now, he wouldn't have much of a future.

Since he has no wife or children, let's find him a wife; perhaps his descendants will have some spiritual abilities.

Upon hearing this, Liu Qingyuan trembled and couldn't help but show a look of disappointment.

Seeing his reaction, Yang Zhengshan couldn't help but shake his head.

Showing disappointment in front of him is not a good sign.

A man in his forties who has no self-control or self-cultivation skills shows that he is not a good person.

However, since he was Liu Zhe's grandson, Yang Zhengshan still wanted to take care of him.

Letting him marry and have children in the land of spiritual energy would also be a way to continue the Liu family line.

After Liu Qingyuan left, Yang Zhengshan looked at the two children again.

"This is Cui Yang, twelve years old this year. His father is a martial arts practitioner. This is Ning Yun, nine years old this year. His father is the fifth-rank prefect of Da'an!" Yang Chengxu introduced.

Yang Zhengshan stepped forward and, amidst the two little ones' nervousness, examined their spiritual apertures.

"Very good, then become my disciple!" Yang Zhengshan said with a smile.

Although he hoped that the Spirit Source Land could absorb more spiritual apertures from the vast sea and Da'an, he didn't want just anyone.

He definitely wouldn't accept people who were too old, or those with wicked intentions. He preferred children around ten years old, nurturing them from a young age to enhance their sense of belonging to the Spirit Source Land.

Of course, Yang Zhengshan will not accept too many disciples. He has decided to accept seven disciples as the foundation of the Spirit Source Land.

Now, with the addition of Yang Jizhen and Ma Qiuyan, he already has four immortal cultivation disciples, meaning he still needs four more.

If any other spiritual talents are added to the Spirit Source Land in the future, then Yang Jizhen and the others will be allowed to teach them.

Finding a spiritual treasure is not easy. Even with hundreds of millions of people in Da'an, it is not easy to sift out a dozen or so spiritual treasures.

Seeing the two little ones still in a daze, Yang Chengxu reminded them, "What are you still standing there for? Hurry up and become their disciples!"

"Disciple greets Master!" Cui Yang, being older, reacted quickly and immediately bowed.

"Disciple greets Master!" Ning Yun has exquisite features and is a beauty in the making. Perhaps because she comes from an official family, she is a bit rigid and methodical in her work.

The two men stepped forward to serve tea. Yang Zhengshan drank the tea, nodded, and offered a few words of encouragement.

Then Qingxia took them down to stay, and also let them get to know their two senior brothers and sisters.

The next day, Zhou Lan and Lin Zhan arrived at Lingquan Mountain.

The two had changed a lot. Zhou Lan's hair was completely white and her face was covered with wrinkles. Although she was a Xiantian martial artist, she had never taken care of her appearance, so she looked somewhat old.

But in reality, she is only ninety years old now, far from being old.

Lin Zhan was the same; his hair was streaked with white, and he exuded a powerful aura. Wherever he sat, he gave off the air of a superior.

It's not surprising that he has such an imposing presence. In the Da'an court, he is second only to the emperor, and having served under three generations of the Yang family emperors, his status and seniority have long surpassed those of the court officials.

This was only possible in Da'an. If it were any other dynasty, the emperor would probably have tried every means to get rid of him.

"I'm really not used to seeing you like this!" Yang Zhengshan complained to Zhou Lan.

"What? You think I'm too old?"

"No, looking at you reminds me that I'm getting old too!" Yang Zhengshan chuckled. He was ten years older than Zhou Lan and twelve years older than Yu Qingyi, and Zhou Lan's appearance seemed to be a reminder that he was already a hundred years old.

Yes, he is exactly 100 years old this year.

Zhou Lan looked at Yu Qingyi and winked, saying, "I was too busy before to pay attention to these things, but I'll be free from now on. Qingyi, please teach me some beauty secrets!"

Yu Qingyi, with her beautiful features, smiled and said, "No problem, I have many youth-preserving pills here. I'll give some to Sister Zhou later!"

There are many elixirs for preserving youth, but the most effective one is the Jade Bone Ice Heart Elixir. The reason Yu Qingyi has been able to maintain her youthful appearance is because she has been taking the Jade Bone Ice Heart Elixir for many years.

After talking about Zhou Lan, Yang Zhengshan then brought up Lin Zhan, saying, "You've wasted a lot of time these past few years. You need to catch up on your cultivation. Mingzhe has already far surpassed you!"

Lin Zhan was ashamed. "Master is right. I will work hard!"

Yang Zhengshan glared at him and said, "You need to get rid of those bad habits you developed in Da'an. You're not a prime minister holding power here!"

"It was your disciple's greed for power that led to this. Please punish me, Master!" Lin Zhan knelt solemnly before Yang Zhengshan and said.

Looking at the disciple he had raised, Yang Zhengshan couldn't help but feel a surge of affection.

His feelings about taking on apprentices now are completely different from when he took on Lin Zhan, Wang Yunqiao, and Wang Mingzhe. Now he has more ulterior motives for taking on apprentices, whereas when he took on Lin Zhan and the other two, he just felt sorry for the three children and wanted to raise them.

More than sixty years have passed in the blink of an eye. Now his three disciples have all become successful, and he can't help but feel a sense of great satisfaction.

Although he was blaming Lin Zhan, he still cared about his disciple Lin Zhan.

He took out a storage bag and placed it in Lin Zhan's hand. "Take this and cultivate diligently. Yun Qiao has already reached the Earthly Fiend stage and has long since left you far behind. You need to work harder."

Lin Zhan held the storage bag, paused for a moment, then his eyes reddened slightly. "Disciple thanks Master!"

Yang Zhengshan patted him on the shoulder, "Get up, your Aunt Zhou Lan is still here watching!"

"Don't worry about me, I can pretend I didn't see it!" Zhou Lan waved her hand and said.

Lin Zhan stood up and said somewhat apologetically to Zhou Lan, "I'm sorry to have made you laugh, Martial Aunt!"

Afterwards, everyone drank and reminisced. It had been twenty years since they last met, and there was a slight sense of unfamiliarity at first, but after the banquet, that awkwardness disappeared without a trace.

After that, Yang Zhengshan cultivated himself while teaching his disciples, and a year passed in the blink of an eye.

On this day, Yang Zhengshan had just finished meditating when he heard a loud wolf howl.

Yang Zhengshan was slightly taken aback. "Is the Azure Wolf King about to break through?"

On a whim, he arrived at Green Wolf Mountain.

The Blue Wolf King stood in the open space of the mountain forest, raising its head and howling.

The howl was like a sharp blade slicing through the sky, carrying with it the wind-attribute spiritual energy of the mountains and forests, and a rolling wave of sound surged forth. Wherever it passed, dust seemed to be stirred up by a pair of invisible giant hands, instantly filling the sky and obscuring the surrounding vision.

At the same moment, a deep, pale blue light emanated from its surface, like a clear, flowing spring in the mountains, meandering along its robust body as if to envelop it completely. The shifting light exuded a mysterious aura.

Centered on the Azure Wolf King, the air within a radius of hundreds of feet suddenly became restless.

The airflow rapidly condensed, forming a tornado in the blink of an eye, frantically absorbing the surrounding spiritual energy.

Upon seeing this, Yang Zhengshan immediately released his spiritual sense and enveloped the Azure Wolf King.

He wanted to see how the breakthrough process of mythical beasts differed from that of martial artists.

At first, the Blue Wolf King was simply frantically absorbing the surrounding spiritual energy, a process somewhat similar to a martial artist using spiritual power to cleanse themselves.

However, compared to martial artists, the Blue Wolf King's process of absorbing spiritual energy was much more brutal. It was almost a reckless and forceful absorption, without caring whether the abundant spiritual energy would damage its body.

This is normal. The physique of beasts far surpasses that of martial artists. They can withstand more violent spiritual energy impacts and endure more intense pain.

Yang Zhengshan could tell that the Blue Wolf King was in great pain at this moment, and its howl was an expression of its suffering.

Time passed by, and Yang Zhengshan sat quietly not far away, watching. The other blue wolves also guarded around the Blue Wolf King, protecting him.

About an hour later, the speed at which the Blue Wolf King absorbed spiritual energy slowed down considerably, but it did not stop; it simply absorbed spiritual energy at a more gentle pace.

At first, Yang Zhengshan thought that the Blue Wolf King would break through quickly, but he found that he had oversimplified the situation.

This kind of evolutionary breakthrough is definitely not something that can be accomplished in a day or two.

For the Blue Wolf King, the breakthrough process was nothing short of a rebirth.

From muscles and bones to blood and energy, and even to the depths of the soul, this is a comprehensive evolution.

One day, two days, three days...
In the blink of an eye, half a month had passed, and the Blue Wolf King had finally changed.

A breathtaking transformation has begun.

A series of cracking sounds emanated from the Blue Wolf King's bones—the sounds of power being reshaped. The muscles in its limbs bulged and expanded rapidly, as if inflated instantly, increasing in size several times over in the blink of an eye. Each muscle seemed to contain a tremendous power capable of splitting mountains and shattering rocks.

A layer of cold, wind-blade-like light quietly adhered to the originally sharp claws, emitting a faint whistling sound.

Just like blowing up a balloon, its body began to expand, and its momentum became more and more intense.

However, Jinwu showed a disdainful expression when he saw these.

"Master, it doesn't have any demon cultivation techniques; it can only break through using its bloodline power!"

"Is there any difference?" Yang Zhengshan asked, puzzled.

“Of course there is a difference. After breaking through in this way, it will have a powerful body, but it will not be able to possess pure magic power, and it will also be unable to take human form!” said the Golden Crow.

Yang Zhengshan was somewhat puzzled, "Why is it necessary to transform into human form?"

Beasts are different from humans. They have their own advantages: they have sharp claws and teeth, powerful bodies, and the ability to control the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

If that's the case, why are they so fixated on taking on different forms?
"Of course they need to transform into human form, because after transforming, they will possess meridians, dantian, and spiritual apertures. Only by transforming can they condense demon cores; otherwise, their magical power will always be inferior to that of human cultivators," the Golden Crow explained.

Yang Zhengshan was slightly taken aback. "Only after transformation do you possess meridians, dantian, and spiritual apertures? I see. Transformation doesn't make your appearance more human-like, but rather your inner self!"

Jinwu continued, "Well, legend has it that ancient divine beasts don't need to transform because they are born with their own innate supernatural abilities, but other strange beasts need to transform to reach higher realms!"

Yang Zhengshan seemed to be deep in thought, "Then can I practice demon cultivation techniques later?"

“It should be possible!” Jinwu tilted his head and thought for a moment before saying.

Yang Zhengshan nodded. It seemed he would need to find some demon cultivation techniques in the future. Beasts were just beasts, but demon cultivators were cultivators.

If the Land of Spiritual Origin wants to develop in all aspects, it will need the assistance of demon cultivators.

The reason why there are so many strange beasts in the ancient ruins is because there were many demon cultivators in the Sun True Sect back then, and those strange beasts are actually the descendants of those demon cultivators.

(End of this chapter)