Family Rise: Beginning with Grandfather.

Chapter 817 Soul Raven Dividing Technique

The improvement of the Spirit Source Land is not only reflected in the expansion of its territory and the enhancement of its spiritual veins, but also in the improvement of its natural and void attributes.

Previously, the Spirit Source Land could only be called a Grotto Heaven because it didn't look like a real world, but now it can definitely be called a small world.

This is because the natural attributes of the Spirit Source Land have been enhanced.

The void attribute, also known as the spatial attribute, is most directly manifested in Yang Zhengshan's increased understanding of spatial attributes.

Although this insight was only superficial, it still brought Yang Zhengshan considerable benefits.

He can now actively set the anchor point between the Spirit Source Land and the outside world. Previously, this anchor point was in his soul. Wherever his soul entered the Spirit Source Land, it could only come out from there again.

But now it's different. He can set this anchor point anywhere within his spiritual awareness, if he wants.

His spiritual sense range has now expanded to about a thousand feet, which means he can teleport instantly within a thousand feet, just like he did in the Spirit Source Land.

Setting up an anchor point, entering the Spirit Source Land, and then exiting from the Spirit Source Land—the process seems complicated, but in reality, it only takes Yang Zhengshan a few thoughts.

In battle, Yang Zhengshan could use this move to instantly appear in front of the enemy or move away from the enemy to avoid their attacks.

This ability is much more convenient than his Wood Release technique, and it can also be used for traveling.

With a single thought, one can appear a thousand feet away.

In addition, Yang Zhengshan's understanding and insights into the "Dongxu Refining Scripture" have deepened considerably. Now, he can not only nurture spiritual seeds of the soul, but also refine cave portals himself.

The previous two grotto-heaven portals were natural portals of the Spirit Source Land, and Yang Zhengshan only installed them on the outside. Now, Yang Zhengshan can refine grotto-heaven portals himself.

He could refine ten or eight gates if he wanted, but only if he gathered all the materials needed to refine the cave entrance.

"Second-tier high-grade Void Stone, spatial teleportation array!"

In his study, Yang Zhengshan looked at the steps for refining the cave portal recorded in "The Scripture of Refining the Void," and felt a bit overwhelmed.

"This is not something I can refine, at least not right now!"

Yang Zhengshan shook his head slightly, abandoning the idea of ​​refining the portal to the grotto-heaven.

He had never even heard of what a Void Stone was. As for spatial arrays, he knew a little bit about them. Spatial runes were actually quite common, such as storage bags, which had a spatial compression restriction on them.

The principle behind storage bags is not that a small space is created inside the bag, but rather that a space compression mechanism is set up at the bag opening. When an item is put into the bag opening, it is compressed and becomes smaller, thus allowing it to fit into the small pocket.

This is a very basic spatial rune restriction.

Yang Zhengshan had a decent understanding of runes and restrictions, but when it came to formations, he was completely lost. Formations were something only top students could understand, and even with his photographic memory, Yang Zhengshan still struggled to grasp the logic and rules of formations.

"It's much easier to nurture a divine soul seed than to refine a portal to a grotto-heaven!"

Yang Zhengshan then looked at the steps for nurturing the divine soul seed, and at the same time, he took out the jade slip of "Soul Raven Dividing Technique" to examine it.

He was already very familiar with the steps of nurturing the divine soul seed, and he had also read through the cultivation process of the "Soul Raven Dividing Spirit Technique" many times.

However, he still carefully studied these two techniques that utilize the power of the soul before he began to cultivate them.

With the foundation of nurturing a spiritual seed, Yang Zhengshan's cultivation of the "Soul Raven Dividing Technique" was not difficult. It only took him three days, and a black raven the size of a palm appeared in front of him.

The crow is entirely black, even its eyes and claws are black, and its appearance is almost identical to that of a crow.

Under Yang Zhengshan's control, the soul crow flew out of the room and landed on the eaves. What the soul crow saw and heard was presented in Yang Zhengshan's sea of ​​consciousness, just as if Yang Zhengshan had seen and heard it himself.

Afterwards, Yang Zhengshan controlled the Soul Raven to fly into the distance. Its flying speed was not fast, about the same as that of a real raven, and its combat power was also about the same as that of a real raven, with almost no combat power.

However, the Soul Raven has an extremely strong ability to hide. As long as one's spiritual power does not exceed that of Yang Zhengshan, one cannot detect its existence with spiritual sense.

As for any aura or anything like that, the Soul Raven has no aura at all.

On the contrary, visually, the Soul Raven cannot become invisible.

The little soul crow flew to Green Wolf Mountain. The Green Wolf King's injuries had healed, and he was now lazily lying on the mountainside basking in the sun.

The raven flew right over its head, and it didn't even notice.

Even when Yang Zhengshan controlled the Soul Crow to land on the rocks next to it and stay there for a long time, it didn't notice.

Gaga~~
Yang Zhengshan controlled the Soul Crow to caw twice, and the Blue Wolf King suddenly woke up, leaping up and shaking its huge head from side to side, but still could not find the Soul Crow's presence.

"Fool, I'm right here!" Yang Zhengshan couldn't help but laugh at its stupidity.

The Blue Wolf King was taken aback, looked down, and then saw a tiny figure in front of him.

"Woo~~"

It opened its mouth wide and bared its teeth to bite down.

The next moment, the Soul Raven turned into a cloud of gray mist and dissipated.

However, the gray mist quickly condensed again, only slightly dimmer than before.

“It’s me! This is my magic!” Yang Zhengshan said again.

The Blue Wolf King then realized what was happening and looked at the tiny soul crow in front of him with a look of surprise and uncertainty.

Yang Zhengshan ignored him and once again controlled the Soul Crow to fly north.

The distance grew farther and farther until the Soul Raven flew to the edge of the Spirit Source Land, at which point he controlled the Soul Raven to return.

"The Soul Raven is formed from soul power and can carry my consciousness. If I don't actively control it, it will become an inanimate object and won't act on its own. However, it will record what happens around it, just like a camera."

"The farther the distance, the greater the consumption of soul power. I didn't feel any pressure at a distance of a thousand miles. It seems that even at a distance of five or six thousand miles, I can withstand it."

"It has no combat ability, but it is very good at stealth and is not afraid of physical attacks, but it should be afraid of magical attacks and soul attacks!"

"A very good spell!"

Yang Zhengshan tried it out and gave it a satisfactory evaluation.

……

Spring of the fifty-first year of Lingyuan.

At this point, six months had passed since Yang Zhengshan successfully completed his foundation building.

In these three months, Yang Zhengshan not only stabilized his cultivation, but also familiarized himself with his own magical power and spells. At the same time, he also made a jade token and trained a soul raven.

Both the jade token and the soul crow contain his divine soul seed. In the past, it would take him several years to cultivate a divine soul seed, but after reaching the Foundation Establishment stage, he only needs one month to cultivate one.

After sorting out his cultivation progress, Yang Zhengshan prepared to head to Lotus Heart Valley. He handed the Jade Token to Jiang Ning, the new head manager of Yang Family Winery, left the Soul Crow at Lingxi Mountain, and then went to Anhu City with Yu Qingyi.

To travel from Lingxiu Sea to Lianxin Valley, you don't need to go through Anhu City; it's actually closer to start from Xuegu Town.

Yang Zhengshan came to Anhu City to learn about the situation deep in the Yunxiao Mountains.

Upon arriving in Anhu City, Yang Zhengshan and Yu Qingyi quickly found Ding Qiu and Yang Minghao.

Ding Qiu and Yang Minghao have been in Anhu City for more than four years. By now, they are both centurions, which is considered a mid-level cadre in the Anhu City defense army.

The situation in Anhu City is not as tense as it used to be. Although groups of strange beasts still appear near Anhu City, everyone seems to have gotten used to it.

The beast tide didn't come, but some changes must have occurred deep within the Cloud Mountain Range, causing many of the strange beasts that should have stayed in the depths to run to the edge.

The situation is similar not only in Anhu City, but also in Xuegu Town.

"Indeed, they've all bought mansions here!"

Inside Anhu City, Yang Zhengshan and Yu Qingyi arrived at a residence, led by Yang Minghao.

"Hehe, it's just a small house. Houses in Anhu City are very expensive. This one house actually costs eight hundred spirit stones!" Yang Minghao said.

The house was indeed not large, just a small courtyard with three sections: a front yard, an inner yard, and a rear house. Looking at the house, Yang Zhengshan thought of the house he had in Chongshan Pass, the small house that Zhou Lan had given him.

"Judging from your appearance, you seem to be doing quite well in Anhu City!" Yang Zhengshan said.

Yang Minghao said, "It's alright. Although many strange beast groups have appeared around Anhu City in recent years, they haven't had a significant impact on Anhu City. On the contrary, they have allowed us soldiers to achieve many meritorious deeds!"

"The Illusion Moon Sect's control over Anhu City is fairly fair. As long as we are willing to put in the effort, we can still earn a considerable amount of spirit stones!"

Yang Zhengshan nodded slightly, not surprised by this.

Everyone initially speculated that a beast tide might emerge deep within the Yunxiao Mountains, so they all feared Anhu City like the plague.

In reality, Anhu City has not only not encountered any beast tides in recent years, but has also benefited greatly from the emergence of many small-scale beast groups.

Upon entering the main room, Yang Minghao personally served the two hot tea.

Where is Ding Qiu?

"He's stationed at the western outpost with his soldiers and won't be back for another month!" Yang Minghao said.

Anhu City has set up many security outposts around the city, which are guarded by the city's defense forces.

"Hehe, Dad, you don't know, Ding Qiu has a great reputation in Anhu City now, known as the number one swordsman in Anhu City!" Yang Minghao said proudly.

"Oh!" Yang Zhengshan raised an eyebrow and asked with some surprise, "How did you get this nickname?"

“Three years ago, Ding Qiu killed three Black Rock Bears with a single strike. The fur of these Black Rock Bears is extremely tough, especially that of adult Black Rock Bears. It is very difficult for a Heavenly Gang stage martial artist to break through their defenses. But Ding Qiu actually killed three Black Rock Bears with a single strike. Hehe, after this battle, he became the number one swordsman in Anhu City!” Yang Minghao explained.

Yang Zhengshan suddenly realized that Ding Qiu's sword intent contained the meaning of invincibility.

A martial artist's sword intent is actually a manifestation of spiritual power, but it is not simply spiritual power; it also contains a person's will. In short, it is a very magical existence.

In fact, it's not just martial artists who possess this kind of artistic conception; immortal cultivators can also have it, such as sword cultivators. Only immortal cultivators who comprehend sword intent can be called sword cultivators.

"Ding Qiu should be able to try to break through now!"

“He said there’s no rush, it’s not too late to break through after the ten-year period!” Yang Minghao said.

“That works too. When they come back, tell them that they can go back anytime if they want to break through!” Yang Zhengshan said.

"it is good!"

When Yang Zhengshan got down to business, he asked, "Is there a suitable place around here to establish a base?"

Yang Minghao shook his head slightly, "No, based on what I've learned over the past few years, there are no spiritual veins here at all."

"What about the depths of the Yunxiao Mountains?" Yang Zhengshan asked, unsurprised.

“There are many strange beasts deep in the Yunxiao Mountains, and it is said that there are even demonic beasts. Dad, do you know about Cangyu Mountain?” Yang Minghao said in a low voice.

"Mount Cangyu? What kind of place is that?"

"The legendary land of demon cultivators!"

Yang Zhengshan narrowed his eyes slightly, "A demon cultivator, are you sure?"

Yang Minghao shook his head, "I've only heard people from the Illusion Moon Sect mention it, but I haven't found out the specifics!"

Yang Zhengshan seemed to be deep in thought.

Demon cultivators are those who cultivate themselves from strange beasts.

These strange beasts are not demons; they are simply animals.

True demons also need to cultivate, either by practicing demon cultivation techniques or by possessing a bloodline inheritance.

Jinwu once said that the Sun True Sect had many demon cultivators and spirit beasts ten thousand years ago, but unfortunately Yang Zhengshan did not find any cultivation techniques related to demon cultivators in the ancient ruins.

There are immortal cultivation sects like Hidden Sword Mountain here, as well as ghosts like evil spirits, so it's normal for there to be demon cultivators as well.

Lu Fusheng once said that the western part of the Yunxiao Mountains was originally the territory of Cangjian Mountain, and the depths of the Yunxiao Mountains should be the territory of the demon cultivator Cangyu Mountain. Further east of the Yunxiao Mountains is the territory of Youyu Sect.

So ultimately, this place is mainly inhabited by immortal cultivators and demon cultivators, while martial artists are not the true masters of this place.

"It's really troublesome!"

Yang Zhengshan felt a headache coming on.

Yang Zhengshan had a very vague understanding of the power distribution between immortal cultivators and demon cultivators. Whether it was Hidden Sword Mountain, Netherworld Prison Sect, or Cangyu Mountain which he had just heard of, he had only heard of them by name and had never actually come into contact with them.

"Forget it, let's go to Lotus Heart Valley first. Without entering the circle of immortal cultivators, we can't truly understand their power!"

Yang Zhengshan and Yu Qingyi stayed in Anhu City for two days before setting off for Lianxin Valley.

They didn't go directly to Snow Valley Town through the Spirit Source Land, nor did they ride the Azure Wolf. Instead, they leisurely made a large detour through the Cloud Mountain Range, traveling on foot the entire way.

Although Yang Zhengshan wanted to go to Lianxin Valley to get acquainted with the immortal cultivation circle, he had plenty of time now and didn't care about the short term.

Besides, this is the most relaxed time for both him and Yu Qingyi, so they can take a good break.

Along the mountain and river journeys, the two walked hand in hand, carrying their staffs and shoes. Entering the deep forest, their shoes were wet with dew and moss, and they crushed thousands of pine needles underfoot. Crossing the great river, their bamboo poles touched the ripples, startling white gulls that soared into the sky. Approaching the snow-covered plain, the wind swirled fine sleet, and their boots crushed layers of jade-like snow.

(End of this chapter)