Family Rise: Beginning with Grandfather.

Chapter 806 The First Step in Emptying the Ancient Relic Array

"Quack quack~~"

The golden crow circled in the mine, calling out in its raspy voice.

However, after a long time, there was still no movement.

Yang Zhengshan looked at Jinwu in surprise. Was this guy really not a crow?

Okay, it doesn't seem so. At least the Golden-feathered Fire Crow can't understand its cawing.

Seemingly sensing the doubt in Yang Zhengshan's eyes, the Golden Crow became enraged, and a thick flame enveloped its body.

Flames rose, and intense heat filled the entire mine.

"Don't use real solar fire!"

The stingy Yang Zhengshan quickly reminded him.

There's no way around it; if this fire gets going, it'll cost at least five thousand spirit stones.

Yang Zhengshan really can't afford it.

"Quack~~~"

The Golden Crow did not release the true fire of the sun; it merely held back its power, yet still unleashed the full force of the fire.

At this moment, its roar was filled with anger, echoing through the mine like the fury of a fire god.

Just then, from deep within the mine, the cawing of crows rang out.

Gaga~~
Gaga~~
Gaga~~
The noisy shouts grew closer and louder.

A moment later, golden-feathered fire crows with feathers that shimmered like golden flames flew out of the mine. They circled around the golden crow, like a hundred birds paying homage to the phoenix. However, their cries were too noisy, which gave Yang Zhengshan a headache.

However, what gave Yang Zhengshan an even bigger headache was that there were more than three hundred golden-feathered fire crows here!

These are over three hundred exotic beasts comparable to the Heavenly Gang stage. Perhaps some of them are not even as good as Heavenly Gang stage martial artists, but they are still a considerable force.

The Golden Crow looked at the golden-feathered fire crows and immediately revealed a smug expression.

"Master, they've all arrived!"

"Uh, can you command them?" Yang Zhengshan asked.

"Sure, if they misbehave, I'll lock them in the furnace and refine them!" the Golden Crow said confidently.

"Alright, take them to clear the mine. Kill any strange beasts you encounter. Hmm, you're allowed to use the True Fire of the Sun once!" Yang Zhengshan was afraid that the Golden Crow wouldn't be able to control the situation, so he specifically allowed the Golden Crow to release the True Fire of the Sun once.

"Yes, sir! Hahaha~~"

The next moment, it led more than three hundred golden-feathered fire crows into the mine, and soon the mine was filled with intense heat.

Yang Zhengshan naturally wouldn't go into the mine; he waited quietly outside.

About fifteen minutes later, the Golden Crow led more than three hundred Golden Feather Fire Crows out of the first mine tunnel and then entered the second one.

The strength of more than three hundred Golden Feather Fire Crows is still terrifying, and most importantly, these three hundred Golden Feather Fire Crows are also acting together.

It's important to know that although golden-feathered crows are social animals, they mostly live in groups of three to five and never peacefully gather together.

The Golden Crow was able to gather them together and make them obey its commands entirely because it possessed the true fire of the sun.

The True Fire of the Sun is a unique fire born from heaven and earth, a fire of utmost yang and strength. Even if the Golden Crow only has a wisp of True Fire of the Sun, it is still an incomparably powerful existence.

The Golden Crow Eight Trigrams Furnace is a mid-grade spiritual treasure because it contains a wisp of true solar fire.

For the Golden-feathered Fire Crow, the True Fire of the Sun is an incomparably sacred existence, and the Golden Crow that possesses the True Fire of the Sun is a god-like being.

Like devout believers, they willingly submit to the command of the golden crow, who possesses the true fire of the sun.

With the help of over three hundred Golden Feather Fire Crows, more than ten mine tunnels at the bottom of the mine were quickly cleared out. Inside the tunnels, both the Gold-Eating Rats and the Crystallized Demon Spiders were burned to death.

There were still many Spirit Amber Moths, not because the Golden Feather Fire Crows couldn't kill them, but because Yang Zhengshan had specifically asked the Golden Crows to leave them behind.

The amber moth has many uses. The amber it secretes is a very rare medicinal material, and it can also be used as food for the golden-feathered fire crow.

Since the Golden Crow can control these Golden Feather Fire Crows, Yang Zhengshan naturally wants to bring these Golden Feather Fire Crows to the Spirit Source Land to raise them, so that the Spirit Source Land will have another kind of strange beast that can be controlled.

While the Golden Feather Fire Crows were clearing the mine, Yang Zhengshan had already begun preparing nests for them.

Yang Zhengshan placed their nests on the Flaming Mountain where he refined elixirs. There happened to be a fire vein there, which was suitable for the Golden Feather Fire Crows to live in and for the Spirit Amber Moths to grow.

Yang Zhengshan then drew out several more fire veins on the Flaming Mountain and carved out caves.

After about half a day, Jinwu and Huoya had cleared all eighty-plus mine shafts. Yang Zhengshan didn't stand on ceremony and directly let Jinwu lead Huoya into the Spirit Source Land.

This can be considered the first gain from entering the ancient formation.

Three hundred exotic beasts is definitely a considerable gain.

But this is just the beginning.

The cave entrance opened, and Zhou Tianci and his group, along with five hundred guardian soldiers, emerged. They would further eliminate the dangers within the mine and prepare for subsequent mining operations.

More than 500 people appeared at the bottom of the mine, immediately turning the previously empty mine into a lively place.

"Alright, let's find a place to stay first. Those caves are just the right size for you!" Yang Zhengshan said to everyone.

Upon receiving the order, everyone immediately sprang into action.

First, they cleaned the cave, then took out the living supplies they had prepared in advance. After cooking and eating their fill, and resting for a night, they began to carefully inspect every corner of the mine.

They were the first to arrive at the ruins; their mission was not to mine, but to eliminate the dangerous elements within the ruins.

Five days later, after they had inspected all the mines, Yang Zhengshan once again mobilized a thousand innate martial artists to come to the mines.

These thousand people are miners, and they will be mining here for the next ten years.

There was no other way; someone had to do all the hard and tiring work. Of course, Yang Zhengshan wasn't a heartless mine owner; he would definitely give the merits he deserved and try his best to provide the necessary supplies.

"I'm leaving this place to you," Yang Zhengshan said to Zhou Tianci and Yang Qinwu.

Yang Zhengshan couldn't stay here to mine, so he handed over the work here to Zhou Tianci and Yang Qinwu.

"No problem, don't worry!" Zhou Tianci said with great enthusiasm.

Yang Zhengshan nodded slightly, then escorted the soldiers of the Guardian Army back to the Spirit Source Land. After that, he and Yu Qingyi left the mine and flew towards the lake to the south.

This lake is about thirty miles long from east to west and more than ten miles wide from north to south. There are many strange beasts and spirit fish in the lake, but there are far fewer strange beasts in the lake than in the mine.

And deep within this lake dwell many aquatic spiritual creatures.

Suspended above the lake, Yang Zhengshan and Yu Qingyi looked down upon the entire lake, sensing the rich spiritual energy within it, and a faint smile appeared on their faces. Clearing the strange beasts from the lake would be even more difficult than clearing them from the mine.

Moreover, Yang Zhengshan cannot currently use the Golden Crow's True Sun Fire, nor can he use the Golden Feather Fire Crow to kill the strange beasts in the lake.

Even the Blue Wolf wouldn't work, and as for the soldiers of the Guardian Army, they were even less suitable.

However, Yang Zhengshan had his own methods.

"What do you plan to do?" Yu Qingyi asked curiously.

Yang Zhengshan stroked his beard and smiled, "I have a brilliant plan!"

"What brilliant plan? Can you stop keeping me in suspense!" Yu Qingyi rolled her eyes at him.

"Haha~~ Madam, watch closely!"

Yang Zhengshan laughed loudly, then plunged headfirst into the lake.

Yu Qingyi was taken aback. She wanted to follow Yang Zhengshan inside, but after hesitating for a moment, she obediently waited for Yang Zhengshan in place.

Compared to Yang Zhengshan, she could barely protect herself here, and acting rashly could put her in danger.

In order not to hold Yang Zhengshan back, she felt it was better to stay where she was.

About fifteen minutes later, Yang Zhengshan suddenly shot out from underwater, followed by dozens of strange, large fish.

These strange, enormous fish were over ten feet long, with sharp bony spikes arranged along their sides like serrated teeth. Their bodies were deep blue with a metallic sheen, and their heads were sharp, like blades. Their eyes were golden, gleaming with a piercing light, while their fins and tails were a vibrant red, giving the impression that they were covered in thorns.

The large fish leaped more than ten feet out of the water before falling back into it.

"Damn, these strange fish are really scary. Luckily, I ran fast!" Yang Zhengshan said, shaking off the water as he looked at the strange fish that had fallen into the water.

"What did you do?" Yu Qingyi stepped forward and asked while wiping the lake water off his face.

"You'll find out soon enough!" Yang Zhengshan was still keeping everyone in suspense.

However, he was right; Yu Qingyi soon discovered the problem.

In an instant, the lake, which had been as calm as a mirror, began to ripple without warning, and then a small whirlpool quietly formed in the center of the lake.

At first, the whirlpool was no bigger than the size of a bowl, but in just a few breaths, it expanded rapidly like a greedy beast. The lake water seemed to be pulled by an invisible and powerful force, rushing wildly towards the depths of the lake at a terrifying speed, as if a bottomless maw had suddenly split open in the lake bottom, eagerly swallowing up all the water.

"You placed the entrance to the cave at the bottom of the lake?" Yu Qingyi guessed in an instant what Yang Zhengshan had just done.

"Haha, Madam is indeed clever!" Yang Zhengshan laughed.

When asked how to get rid of the strange beasts in the lake, Yang Zhengshan didn't have any good ideas.

But as for how to move this lake, that was not a difficult task for Yang Zhengshan.

The strange beasts in the lake are also a resource, and many strange creatures live in the lake, with countless aquatic organisms.

If Yang Zhengshan were to identify and arrest them all, it would likely take several years or even more than a decade, and there would be many dangers along the way.

Therefore, in order to save time, Yang Zhengshan simply moved the entire lake into the Lingyuan Land.

Regardless of the water in the lake or the fish and shrimp, they were all moved to the land of spiritual energy.

The Spirit Source Land is currently unable to utilize the resources in the lake, but as long as it remains in the Spirit Source Land, sooner or later everything in the lake will become a usable resource.

In the northern part of the Spirit Source Land, above a deep valley, a dazzling portal suddenly appeared, from which lake water flowed out.

It cascaded down into the valley like the waters of the Milky Way descending from the heavens.

The lake was also teeming with various creatures. At first, there were only small fish and shrimp, but soon some enormous creatures appeared: strange fish that were ten feet long, turtles and tortoises as big as carriages, colorful koi, and some aquatic plants, all of which were swept away by the lake water and fell into the valley.

As time went by, the deep valley was slowly submerged by water, which then spread outwards.

Yang Zhengshan and Yu Qingyi arrived above the valley and looked at the submerged valley.

"Won't it cause problems if we flood this place?" Yu Qingyi asked with some concern.

"No!" Yang Zhengshan shook his head slightly. "That's Jinxu Lake over there. In the future, these two lakes will be connected, and the water in the lakes will become flowing water."

There are two lakes in the land of spiritual origin: one is Moon Bay, and the other is Jinxu Lake, which is located here.

Moon Bay has already been developed, and the lakeside has been planted with spiritual fruits and herbs.

Jinxu Lake has never been developed because it is far from Lingquanshanping. The lake only contains some common fish.

"Moreover, the river downstream is relatively shallow, making it difficult for those strange beasts to swim downstream. At least in the short term, there won't be any strange beasts downstream!"

Since Yang Zhengshan had already planned to move the entire lake to Lingyuan Land, he naturally considered all aspects.

The strange beasts in the lake needed to be preserved, but they couldn't be allowed to harm the people living in the Spirit Source Land, so he specifically chose this place.

The river here originates from a spiritual spring in Qinglang Mountain, but its flow rate is not large, so the downstream flow rate is also not very high.

In many places, the water is less than a foot deep, making it impossible for those enormous beasts to swim downstream.

Yu Qingyi smiled as she listened to Yang Zhengshan's careful consideration.

She had been married to Yang Zhengshan for sixty years and naturally knew that Yang Zhengshan was a man who liked to plan. However, every time she heard Yang Zhengshan's plans, she felt extremely admiring.

It was precisely because Yang Zhengshan was making plans outside that she was able to cultivate in the Spirit Source Land with peace of mind, without having to worry about anything.

Thinking about her life now, Yu Qingyi feels her heart is filled with happiness.

A couple married for sixty years, their bond only growing stronger with time.

The lake in the ruins was very large, but Yang Zhengshan opened the cave entrance to its maximum size, with a width of more than 30 zhang. Therefore, the flow of water was very large. In just over half a day, the lake water flowing into the spiritual source began to shrink.

At this time, the mountain valleys of more than a dozen peaks in the northern part of the Spirit Source Land have all turned into water, which looks quite spectacular.

When the water flow became sparse, Yang Zhengshan and Yu Qingyi returned to the ruins.

The lake within the ruins had now turned into a swamp, with only a few puddles and a patch of silt remaining.

However, the silt contains many aquatic plants, as well as many fish, shrimp, and strange beasts.

Yang Zhengshan scanned the area with his spiritual sense and discovered that many strange beasts were hiding in the mud and sand.

"Be careful, there are still quite a few strange beasts here!" Yang Zhengshan reminded Yu Qingyi.

"Hmm, I wonder if these strange beasts can survive without water!" Yu Qingyi asked.

Yang Zhengshan smiled and said, "They can survive for a while, but they will definitely die from dehydration!"

Aquatic creatures cannot live without water. Given their powerful vitality, Yang Zhengshan estimated that these aquatic creatures could live for another three to five months, but they would definitely die from dehydration if the time went on.

(End of this chapter)