Family Rise: Beginning with Grandfather.

Chapter 807 Strange Fire and Miraculous Water
As they spoke, the two landed at the bottom of the lake and began their first treasure hunt.

"Is this a spiritual herb?" Yu Qingyi dug out a slender water plant and asked Yang Zhengshan.

Yang Zhengshan examined the waterweed carefully. "Hmm, this herb contains abundant spiritual energy. It should be a high-grade first-level spiritual herb, but I don't know what its effects are!"

There are countless kinds of spiritual herbs and medicines, and Yang Zhengshan could not possibly recognize them all. Nor could anyone in this world recognize all of them.

However, this is not a problem, as the basic skill of an alchemist is to identify the medicinal properties of herbs.

The medicinal properties and effects of a herb, and its potential use in various elixirs, are all subjects of study for alchemists.

Furthermore, pill formulas are not static. A single formula may involve dozens or even hundreds of medicinal herbs, which may be difficult for an alchemist to gather. Therefore, it is common to use other medicinal herbs instead of those listed in the formula.

As long as the main ingredient and several important auxiliary ingredients remain unchanged, the resulting pill will still be the same pill, with only slight differences in its effects.

Some pills don't even have a recipe; how to refine them depends entirely on the alchemist's skill.

Therefore, Yang Zhengshan didn't worry about the uses of these unfamiliar spiritual herbs; as long as they were spiritual herbs, that was fine.

He simply threw the herb into Moon Bay, letting it grow freely. He didn't need it now, but he might need it later.

While such things may not bring immediate benefits to the Spirit Source Land, they can enhance its foundation.

Yang Zhengshan didn't want a single spiritual herb; he wanted a spiritual herb or medicine that could continuously reproduce.

Each additional type of spiritual herb that can reproduce in the Spiritual Source Land is equivalent to gaining more resources.

In the future, these rich heritages will inevitably become resources for the development and growth of the Spiritual Origin Land.

There are many spiritual herbs at the bottom of the lake, most of which are first-tier spiritual herbs, and some are second-tier spiritual herbs.

As for the strange beasts, Yang Zhengshan and Yu Qingyi's swaggering around at the bottom of the lake naturally attracted many strange beasts lurking in the silt to attack them.

However, after these strange beasts lost the water they depended on for survival, their fighting power also decreased significantly.

Yang Zhengshan wielded the Azure Sword and swiftly killed more than a dozen strange beasts.

“There’s a spring here, it seems to be similar to the Spirit Spring!” Yu Qingyi said as she approached a puddle.

“Indeed, this is a spiritual spring.” Yang Zhengshan looked at the bubbling spring water in the puddle and was not surprised.

The water in this lake is not ordinary water, but spiritual water imbued with spiritual energy, and its spiritual energy is not much different from that of the spiritual spring water in the spiritual source land.

If it were just ordinary lake water, it would be impossible for it to nurture so many spiritual herbs and exotic beasts.

The two continued their search, and about fifteen minutes later, a glint of light suddenly appeared in Yang Zhengshan's eyes.

"found it!"

He leaped forward, his eyes fixed on a puddle in front of him.

"Be careful!" Yu Qingyi suddenly warned at that moment.

Yang Zhengshan also noticed the anomaly, his forward momentum halted, and the black-faced shield immediately blocked his left side.

With a bang, a strange fish crashed into the black-faced shield.

The powerful impact caused the black-faced shield to tremble violently.

But the next moment, a beam of green light pierced through the strange fish's head.

The most numerous strange beasts in this lake are these spiky fish, and Yang Zhengshan has already killed more than a dozen of them.

Just as Yang Zhengshan was slaying the strange fish, more than a dozen more strange fish flew out of the mud and crashed into him.

As Yang Zhengshan retreated, he manipulated the Azure Light Sword to pierce through the heads of these strange fish.

These strange fish are not particularly strong in combat, nor do they have any other special abilities. They are just physically robust. If they were in the water, Yang Zhengshan would have no choice but to give them a wide berth.

But now there is no lake water here, which has reduced their speed and power.

Therefore, Yang Zhengshan found it quite easy to handle.

In just a few breaths, the Azure Sword had pierced through the heads of more than a dozen strange fish.

Yang Zhengshan didn't bother to clean up the corpses of the strange fish; instead, he quickly flew towards the puddle ahead.

The puddle was not large, only about the size of a washbasin, and contained only a washbasin's worth of water.

But the water here is different. The small puddles are a deep blue color, exuding a refreshing and gentle aura. The surface is calm and still, making it look more like a crystal than water.

"What is this?" Yu Qingyi asked.

"A water-attribute spiritual object, it must be some kind of rare water from heaven and earth!" Yang Zhengshan didn't recognize the thing either, but he knew it must be very precious.

This is because this small basin of water contains an incredibly rich spiritual energy.

Strange fires and rare waters are spiritual objects born from heaven and earth. For example, the wisp of true solar fire in the Eight Trigrams Furnace can be considered a type of strange fire.

Such strange fire and rare water are extremely rare. If Jinwu hadn't popularized the knowledge of the true fire of the sun for him, Yang Zhengshan wouldn't have known that such magical things existed in this world.

A single wisp of true solar fire can create a mid-grade spiritual treasure.

This basin of strange water could very well create a water-attribute spiritual treasure.

After careful observation, Yang Zhengshan discovered that this strange water was very gentle, without any trace of violence.

After hesitating for a moment, Yang Zhengshan carefully scooped out the miraculous water.

Holding it, it doesn't feel like water; it's more like a lump of jelly.

Just by holding it, Yang Zhengshan felt the magical power within his body stirring and increasing wildly.

"Water nourishes wood, and this water is very beneficial to my cultivation!"

Yang Zhengshan's eyes lit up, and he said.

"I can feel it too! The true essence within my body is rapidly solidifying!" Yu Qingyi said with delight.

"Haha, wait a minute, I'll put it in the Spirit Spring Lake!"

This miraculous water must be the most precious spiritual object here. Although he doesn't know its specific uses yet, Yang Zhengshan still feels like he's struck gold.

He carefully carried the miraculous water to the spirit spring lake and placed it next to the spirit spring.

The strange water was very solid and did not melt into the lake, but remained quietly at the bottom of the lake.

"Haha, we've really made a great haul!" Yang Zhengshan said happily.

With the Curiosity Water in place, Yang Zhengshan and Yu Qingyi became even more enthusiastic about their treasure hunt.

However, rare water is extremely rare. Getting even one portion is already incredibly lucky. How could there possibly be any more?

Although he did not find the miraculous water again, Yang Zhengshan still found many rare spiritual items.

The lotus root is crystal clear, the sand is like crystal, the spirit stone contains rich water-attribute spiritual energy, and there are a lot of spirit herbs whose names I don't know.

Lotus root, sand, and water-attribute spirit stones can all be used as spiritual materials for water-attribute spirit foundation forging.

An Yuxing is now in luck; he will no longer lack spiritual objects for forging his spiritual foundation.

The water-attribute martial artists in the Spirit Source Land are also in luck. The spiritual items collected by Yang Zhengshan and his companion alone are enough for more than twenty water-attribute martial artists to forge their spiritual foundations.

Of course, the biggest gain from the lake was the strange water. After careful study, Yang Zhengshan discovered that it was of great benefit to both him and Yu Qingyi.

Simply cultivating around it yields twice the results with half the effort. Yang Zhengshan spent three days thoroughly searching the bottom of the lake, clearing out most of the strange beasts, before finally summoning An Yuxing and the soldiers of the Guardian Army.

"I'll give you a hundred soldiers, and you can search again carefully!" Yang Zhengshan said to An Yuxing.

Although he had searched the area once, it was only a cursory glance, and he did not find all the spiritual objects there.

An Yuxing stroked his sparse beard and smiled, "No problem!"

"Stop joking around. Once you've cleaned this place up, you can try to break through!" Yang Zhengshan glared at An Yuxing with displeasure.

This guy is getting more and more irresponsible. He doesn't do anything serious in the Spirit Source Land. All he does is drink.

An Yuxing awkwardly touched his nose. "When did I ever neglect important matters?"

“You haven’t done anything productive either!” Yang Zhengshan said.

“Uh…” An Yuxing was speechless.

He hasn't done anything worthwhile over the years. He doesn't care about the clan council or anything else. Zhou Tianci at least offers some opinions at the clan council, but he has only been to the clan council a handful of times in the past ten years.

"Alright, hurry up. You're younger than Zhou Tianci, so you have a better chance of breaking through. Don't waste this opportunity!" Yang Zhengshan reminded him.

Zhou Tianci had no time to waste, but An Yuxing was different. An Yuxing still had more than twenty years of lifespan left and had a great chance to break through to the Martial God Realm.

Compared to Zhou Tianci, Yang Zhengshan cared more about An Yuxing, after all, An Yuxing had a deeper friendship with him.

"Don't worry, I'll take care of it." An Yuxing was speechless. He felt that Yang Zhengshan's concern was a bit excessive, leaving him at a loss for words.

Yang Zhengshan then called Wu Zheng out and asked him to assist An Yuxing in searching the bottom of the lake.

After settling things at the bottom of the lake, Yang Zhengshan began to clear out the strange beasts from the seven medicinal gardens.

Clearing the strange beasts from the herb garden is easier than clearing them from the bottom of the lake, because he can have the Golden Crow command the Golden Feathered Fire Crows to help.

Water and fire are incompatible, so to prevent the Golden Feather Fire Crow from damaging the spiritual herbs and objects in the lake, Yang Zhengshan had no choice but to take matters into his own hands.

In a medicinal herb garden, there are fewer such concerns. As long as you are careful, you won't cause too much damage to the herbs in the garden.

Moreover, Yang Zhengshan didn't plan to do it personally. There were so many people in the Spirit Source Land, he couldn't possibly do everything himself.

He is the head of the household, not a nanny.

He arranged for two teams to begin clearing out all the strange beasts within the ruins. One team was led by Liang Shengze and Qu Changkong, with Jinwu leading thirty golden-feathered fire crows to assist, along with one hundred guardian soldiers, who were mainly responsible for clearing out the medicine garden.

The other team was led by Ding Qiu, with eighteen blue wolves at his command and a hundred guardian soldiers assisting him. Their main task was to clear out the scattered strange beasts within the ruins.

Yang Zhengshan himself went to the Hall of Transmission of Skills.

"Come on, place your hands on it, and then channel your magic power into this stone table!"

Inside the Transmission Hall, Yang Zhengshan guided Yang Jizhen in activating the Transmission Formation.

Yang Jizhen has been cultivating for more than three years and has reached the first level of Qi Refining. Although his magical power is limited, he should be able to activate the power transmission array here.

As Yang Zhengshan had predicted, Yang Jizhen quickly activated the formation following his instructions.

After a flash of light, two bamboo scrolls appeared on the stone table.

"Huh, isn't this the Green Wood Longevity Scripture?" Yang Zhengshan said with some surprise as he looked at the contents of the bamboo slip.

Yang Jizhen naturally cultivated the Green Wood Longevity Scripture, but the Transmission Hall did not give him the follow-up cultivation method of the Green Wood Longevity Scripture. Instead, it gave him a book called "Yi Wood Thunder Control Scripture".

"This is the Thunder Control Manual! It belongs to the thunder attribute, but it is also compatible with the wood attribute!"

Yang Zhengshan was extremely surprised.

Damn, he really likes this technique!
This is a genuine lightning-attribute cultivation technique.

Moreover, he also cultivates the Wood Divine Thunder.

Yang Zhengshan opened another bamboo scroll, "The Yi Wood Azure Thunder Sword Technique, not the Azure Flower Thunder Technique! That's right, since we've already cultivated the Yi Wood Thunder Control Scripture, why would we need the Azure Flower Thunder Technique!"

"Ancestor, is this my cultivation technique?" Yang Jizhen asked, his eyes shining as he looked at the bamboo slip in Yang Zhengshan's hand.

"Hmm, very good cultivation techniques. Keep them for now and study them carefully when you get back." Yang Zhengshan handed the two volumes of cultivation techniques to Yang Jizhen.

He liked these two techniques very much, but unfortunately he had already practiced the "Green Wood Longevity Scripture" and could not switch to them.

"Yes!" Yang Jizhen carefully put away the two cultivation techniques.

“Make a copy of it when you get back. It was originally going to be kept in my study!” Yang Zhengshan added.

"Yes!" Yang Jizhen replied again.

The martial arts techniques from the Spirit Origin Land are all stored in the Scripture Hall's storage pavilion, but the immortal techniques are all in Yang Zhengshan's hands.

"Qiuyan, it's your turn!" Yang Zhengshan instructed Ma Qiuyan to activate the power transfer formation.

As he expected, it wasn't the "Green Wood Longevity Scripture" but the "Gui Water Nourishing Essence Scripture," a water-attribute cultivation method that included three cultivation paths: Taiyin Refining Form, Shaoyin Nourishing Spirit, and Xuanyin Gathering Qi.

Cultivate the physical form, energy, and spirit simultaneously.

It also contains many accompanying spells, such as Water Serpent Body Technique, Spirit Wave Transmission Technique, Gui Water Shield, Xuanming Ice Seal, Water Shadow Clone, and so on. The variety of spells is very complete.

Yang Zhengshan discovered that this cultivation method was much more comprehensive than his "Green Wood Longevity Scripture," containing as many as thirty-two different techniques, each with corresponding spells from the Qi Refining stage to the Golden Core stage.

Although Ma Qiuyan only obtained one technique, it was enough to satisfy her need for magical arts.

Next up were the two little guys, Cui Yang and Ning Yun. They had only recently cultivated their magical power, and although their magical power was very limited, they were still able to activate the power transfer formation.

The two activated the power transfer formation one after the other. Cui Yang obtained the "True Scripture of Departing Fire," a fire-attribute cultivation technique, similar to the "Scripture of Nourishing Essence with Water," both of which contained many spells.

The cultivation technique that Ning Yun obtained greatly surprised Yang Zhengshan.

"The Yin Moon Essence Nourishing the Heart Sutra!"

As Yang Zhengshan read the contents of the cultivation technique, he became increasingly alarmed, his mouth agape involuntarily widening slightly.

Ning Yun looked up at Yang Zhengshan, not understanding why Yang Zhengshan was silent.

Yang Jizhen and the other two were also full of doubt.

"What's wrong? Is something the problem?" Yu Qingyi walked over and asked.

Yang Zhengshan let out a heavy sigh of relief. "It's nothing, it's just that this technique is a bit mysterious."

The Taiyin Moon Essence Nourishing Heart Sutra is not a conventional cultivation method; in any case, it is very different from the cultivation methods that Yang Zhengshan had seen before.

This is because this technique focuses on nourishing the spirit and soul, emphasizing replenishing the spirit with qi and refining qi into spirit.

Other cultivation methods focus on refining Qi during the Qi Refining stage, but this method emphasizes nurturing the spirit and soul from the very beginning.

Moreover, this is a cultivation method that can directly absorb the essence of the moon, and its cultivation method is completely different from other cultivation methods.

Yang Zhengshan stroked his beard, lost in thought. This technique had both advantages and disadvantages.

The advantage is that it focuses on the spirit and soul. Those who cultivate this technique will inevitably have a spirit and soul far superior to others, and the Dao intent contained within it is also more profound and mysterious.

The downside is that it requires breathing in the essence of the moon, which is extremely demanding for cultivation. It is far less easy to learn than other cultivation methods, and the progress of cultivation may be far slower than that of others.

(End of this chapter)