Family Rise: Beginning with Grandfather.

Chapter 846 Taking Over Yangjia Town, the Grandeur
"Merit points can be exchanged for spirit stones?" Yang Xiangheng found it somewhat unbelievable.

“Of course, but I don’t recommend you exchange merit points for spirit stones!” Li Chang said.

Yang Xiangheng's eyes widened in shock as he exclaimed, "Does that mean my annual salary is nine hundred and sixty spirit stones?"

“Well, what you said isn’t entirely wrong!” Li Chang nodded.

If all merits were converted into spirit stones, Yang Xiangheng could indeed receive 960 spirit stones every year.

"This..." Yang Xiangheng was really scared.

The Yang family of Lingxi only earns a little over a thousand spirit stones a year now, but he will receive a salary of nearly a thousand spirit stones every year from now on.

Yang Xiangheng felt as if he were dreaming.

Yang Xiangdong and Yang Xiangxi were also calculating how much salary they could receive. They were third-class stewards with the cultivation level of Earthly Fiend. They could receive 192 spirit stones and 192 merit points every year. If all of them were converted into spirit stones, that would be 768 spirit stones.

All three of them were stunned.

This is too much!

Are they worth the price?
If placed in the Sea of ​​Spiritual Beauty, they would naturally not be worth this price.

In the Sea of ​​Spiritual Beauty, a rogue cultivator at the Heavenly Gang stage can only earn three or four hundred spirit stones a year, let alone someone who is only at the Earthly Fiend stage.

However, things are different in the Land of Spiritual Origin, because the spirit stones and merits there are almost all internally circulated and do not flow outwards. Furthermore, the prices in the Land of Spiritual Origin are different from those in the Sea of ​​Spiritual Beauty.

Some low-end items are more expensive in the Spirit Source Land than in the Spirit Beauty Sea, such as meat, spirit wine, spirit rice, and low-grade spirit pills. These items are about 30% more expensive in the Spirit Beauty Sea.

However, some high-end resources, such as Jade Marrow Pills, Hundred Fruit Wine, and Spirit Dew Tea, are much cheaper to exchange for with merit points than in the outside world.

Raising the value of low-end goods is to ensure that those at the bottom have enough income to meet their basic needs. Lowering the price of high-end resources, on the other hand, is to encourage everyone to use merit points to exchange for resources to improve their cultivation level.

Therefore, many people in the land of spiritual origin have extremely high salaries.

Currently, the Spirit Source Land is not short of spirit stones. The clan hall has already stored 800,000 low-grade spirit stones. What the Spirit Source Land really lacks are second-tier materials.

Such as ores, elixirs, and fruits.

The Spirit Source Land has vast spiritual fields where spiritual herbs and fruits can be grown, but second-tier spiritual herbs and fruits have age limits, often requiring three to five hundred years.

However, the Spirit Source Land has only been around for a little over seventy years, so naturally it cannot cultivate these second-tier spiritual herbs and fruits.

Currently, most of the second-tier spiritual herbs and fruits in the Spirit Source Land come from the ancient remnant array, transplanted from it. However, although the resources of the ancient remnant array are abundant, they are not abundant enough to contain all species.

Yang Xiangheng followed Yang Mingzhi to Yangjia Town to take up his post in a daze.

The process of taking over Yangjia Town went smoothly, because the person in charge of the handover was Shi Pingshan from the Beijing Normal University.

The reason why the Beishi family was to deal with the Lian family was because the Beishi family was the one who exposed the Lian family's betrayal. After Yang Zhengshan killed the Lian family's patriarch in an instant, he left the body in Yunyuan Valley. When the Beishi family cleaned up the battlefield, they naturally found the body of the Lian family's patriarch, and thus the Lian family was labeled as traitors.

Secondly, because the Wuxiang Sect suffered too much loss this time, they have no intention of caring about the Lian family or bargaining with the Huanyue Sect and Xuanqing Sect.

Therefore, the Illusion Moon Sect was able to easily support the Lingyuan Yang family as one of the twelve great families, while the Beishi family also obtained the lucrative task of having their property confiscated through the Xuanqing Sect.

At this time, Lianjia Town had become deserted. The Lian family members who originally lived here had either been killed or driven away. Only about a hundred members of the Beishi family were stationed in the huge town, which looked strangely desolate.

The same goes for the spirit fields outside Lianjia Town. Originally, these spirit fields were cultivated by members of the Lian family, but now that the Lian family members have been driven away, these spirit fields are left unattended.

However, the spirit rice in the spirit field is still there, as well as a large orchard of spirit fruit trees.

The Beijing Normal University family still had some sense of shame, so they didn't transplant the spirit fruit tree as well.

Lianjia Town should now be called Yangjia Town, because people from the Yang family came here.

A group of more than 300 people sped along the wide road and soon arrived outside Yangjia Town.

"Who goes there?" Upon seeing this, the guards from the Beishi family quickly stepped forward and asked.

“Yang Mingzhi of the Yang family of Lingxi!” Yang Mingzhi rode forward on a blue wolf and replied.

The guards from the Beishi family looked at the Yang family's group with surprise in their eyes.

This team naturally came from the land of spiritual origin. Among them were two hundred guardian soldiers, all wearing spiritual armor, wielding spiritual weapons, carrying bows and arrows, and riding red cloud horses. They exuded the unique killing aura of soldiers.

The other hundred or so people consisted of a dozen or so from the Yang family of Lingxi, all of whom were innate martial artists, and Yang Mingzhi had equipped them all with Crimson Cloud Horses. The last group comprised the future Lingxiu Hall team, as well as personnel from the Ministry of Commerce and the Secret Martial Guard.

Since Yangjia Town will be the stronghold of Lingyuan Land in Lingxiu Land in the future, the Ministry of Commerce and the Secret Martial Guard will naturally set up their offices here as well. Therefore, Yang Mingzhi brought them all with him this time.

In the middle of the procession was a magnificently decorated carriage, its frame made of sandalwood and covered with gilded foil, gleaming warmly in the sunlight.

The wheels are made of mahogany carved with cloud patterns, with brass edging, and simple "steady travel" patterns engraved between the spokes, so that the carriage makes almost no noise when it is moving. Crimson silk curtains hang from the four corners of the carriage, and four white jade bells hang from the eaves, with the character "peace" engraved on the bells, which make a clear and melodious sound when they are gently shaken.

The car door is carved from a single piece of mutton fat jade, with only gold thread outlining the intertwined floral pattern on its surface, concealing an inconspicuous array of runes.

The carriage was pulled by two fiery red horses, with gilded saddles around their necks and pearls the size of peas adorning their saddle bridges. The horseshoes seemed to be specially made, and their hooves flashed with a faint golden light as they moved.

Above the carriage, four three-foot-long golden-feathered fire crows followed, their gilded wings emitting a fiery red glow. As the carriage moved, they circled around it like guards. When the carriage stopped, they landed on the roof and watched their surroundings warily.

The carriage was not ornately decorated, yet it exuded elegance: the combination of gold leaf and white jade was noble but not gaudy, and the faint gold patterns flowing on the carriage body ensured a smooth ride and added an auspicious touch.

The guards of the Beishi family were all taken aback when they saw the carriage.

Are these people from the Yang family of Lingxi?

Isn't the Yang family of Lingxi a small family?
Why is there such a grand display?

And who is inside the carriage?
Is it that Foundation Establishment cultivator?
It's no secret that Yang Zhengshan is a Foundation Establishment cultivator, since the Yang family of Lingxi became a prominent family precisely because of him.

Just then, Shi Pingshan received the news and hurried over from the town.

When he saw the procession outside the town, he was taken aback, especially when he saw the carriage, which he found quite unusual.

The exquisite carriage, pulled by a Crimson Cloud Horse of the same caliber as the mythical beast Crimson Cloud Horse, and accompanied by a Golden Feather Fire Crow of the same caliber, was quite a grand affair.

It's not that Beijing Normal University can't put on such a grand show, but rather that they're not good at creating such superficial displays.

In terms of grandeur, no one in the entire Lingxiu Sea can compare to the Xuanqing Sect. The Xuanqing Sect has the Golden Fire Dragon and a large cloud boat; that's a real grand spectacle.

In comparison, a slightly special carriage is nothing special. Of course, this is not to say that the carriage is useless; it represents the foundation and strength of the Spirit Origin Land.

A small carriage can reveal a lot of information, such as runes and formations, exotic beasts, and the level of weapon crafting.

In fact, this carriage was an experimental product of the weapon refining workshop and the array department. While researching weapon refining and array formations, they created many things. The flying carriage was just the most ordinary one. In fact, they wanted to create a cloud boat, but unfortunately, cloud boats involved too many array formations, which they could not make at present.

So they made some carriages to use as transportation in the land of spirits.

The clan hall felt that this was the first time the Spirit Source Land had appeared in public, so they chose the most magnificent carriage for An Yuxing to ride in, and even specially asked the Beast Taming Department for four golden-feathered fire crows to accompany him to make a grand entrance.

This is also the difference between the Land of Spiritual Origin and the Sea of ​​Spiritual Beauty. Most people in the Land of Spiritual Origin come from Da'an, especially the high-ranking officials, many of whom held official positions in the former Da Rong Dynasty.

Therefore, they are more ritualistic and emphasize a sense of authority.

The Sea of ​​Spiritual Beauty, dominated by sects and aristocratic families, doesn't adhere to such formalities. They only focus on displaying their strength, viewing rituals as mere empty gestures.

As Shi Pingshan approached, the carriage door opened, and An Yuxing appeared before everyone, unusually well-dressed.

"Hehe, you must be Senior Shi Pingshan! Junior An Yuxing greets Senior Shi!"

An Yuxing stepped forward, his slightly aged face bearing a cynical smile.

Shi Pingshan stared at him in astonishment.

Is your surname An?

Not surnamed Yang?
Are they not just members of the Yang family of Lingxi?

An Yuxing noticed his confusion and explained, "I am a guest elder of the Yang family! By order of the family head, I will be stationed in Yangjia Town from now on!"

Since Yang Zhengshan can become a guest elder in the Huan Yue Sect, it's reasonable for the Yang family of Lingxi to have a guest elder as well!

Yangjia Town!
Shi Pingshan unconsciously looked at the town behind him. It was really fast; the name had already been changed before he even arrived.

"Haha, I see. Brother An, please!"

In fact, Shi Pingshan suspected that Yang Zhengshan was the one who rescued their Beishi family that night. After all, there were only a few Foundation Establishment cultivators in the Lingxiu Sea, and it was impossible for several to appear in a short period of time.

He was waiting here to see Yang Zhengshan and confirm if it was really Yang Zhengshan. Unfortunately, Yang Zhengshan did not come. Instead, a strange martial artist appeared, which made him both puzzled and surprised.

A moment later, the Yang family entered Yangjia Town, and the soldiers brought by Yang Mingzhi naturally took over the defense of Yangjia Town.

The Beishi family did not do anything wrong; they simply emptied the Lian family's property and did not intentionally cause damage in Lianjia Town. Of course, some fighting occurred during the process of driving away the Lian family members, so some areas were still damaged.

Overall, the buildings in Lianjia Town are relatively well-preserved, though they appear somewhat messy.

Shi Pingshan, An Yuxing, and others arrived at the Lian family's main residence. The antique-style house was also well-preserved. The Bei Shi family hadn't even touched the furniture or decorations; they had left everything to the Yang family.

"Hehe, from now on this place is Yangjia Town. I, as a guest, will not overstep my bounds. Brother An, please!" Shi Pingshan walked into the main hall and said with a smile.

An Yuxing bowed slightly, "On behalf of the Yang family, I thank you for your kindness, Senior Master!"

"It's nothing!" Shi Pingshan waved his hand with a smile.
An Yuxing looked at Yang Mingzhi beside him, "Second Master, please take a seat!"

Yang Mingzhi gave an awkward smile and said, "Elder An, please don't tease me. With you and Senior Master here, there's no place for me to sit!"

He could put on airs in front of others, but he wouldn't dare to do so in front of An Yuxing.

Who is An Yuxing? He is Yang Zhengshan's half-master.

When Yang Zhengshan first entered the Xiantian realm, An Yuxing gave him a lot of guidance, which helped him avoid many detours.

"Sit down, your surname is Yang, but mine isn't! Senior, please sit down!" An Yuxing invited Shi Pingshan to sit at the head of the table, while he sat below Shi Pingshan.

After thinking for a moment, Yang Mingzhi sat down in the main seat.

At this moment, he was the host, Shi Pingshan was the guest, and An Yuxing was the guest minister. So, he should indeed sit in the host's seat.

The three then chatted briefly. Shi Pingshan wanted to find out the truth about the Yang family and also wanted to learn about Yang Zhengshan. However, since it was their first meeting and they didn't know each other well, it was not appropriate to talk too much. Therefore, Shi Pingshan only said a few words and then took his leave.

After seeing Shi Pingshan off, Yang Mingzhi began to handle matters related to Yangjia Town.

The Lingyuan Land sent only three hundred people to Yangjia Town, and dozens of them were from the Secret Martial Guard and the Ministry of Commerce. The people truly in charge of the operation of Yangjia Town were only about twenty people under Yang Chengzhang and more than ten people from the Lingxi Yang family.

The Yang family in Lingxi and the Lingxi Mountain area also need to be taken care of, so only about ten people can be mobilized.

As for how to get Yangjia Town running, that's easy; it's simply a matter of attracting investment, hiring workers, and recruiting tenants.

Lianjia Town used to be the ancestral home of the Lian family, and most of the people living there were members of the Lian family. However, although Yangjia Town is now named after the Yang family, it is not the ancestral home of the Yang family, but is instead operated as a market town.

Since Lianjia Town was chosen by the Lian family as their ancestral home, it naturally has its advantages. It is backed by the Lingxiu Sea and is only a dozen miles away from the lake. The lakeside, which is about thirty miles long, is full of high-quality paddy fields that can be used to grow spirit rice. In the north of Lianjia Town, there is also an orchard covering a hundred acres, which is planted with many spirit fruit trees, including many second-tier spirit fruit trees.

The greatest value of Lianjia Town lies in this orchard of spirit fruit trees and the three thousand acres of spirit fields.

Besides these, the Lian family used to have many affiliated families, all located south of Lianjia Town, where the Wanlin Mountain Range lies. The Lian family's territory stretched for more than 500 li, with as many as 70 affiliated families.

No sooner had the Bei Shi family left than a group of affiliated families surrounded them. Of course, they weren't there to provoke them, but to offer gifts and congratulate the Yang family.

What happens to the Lian family is of no importance to them; what they care about is how the Yang family will treat them, their affiliated families, in the future.

As for the Yang family's attitude, they naturally maintained the status quo.

The next day, the plaque of the Lian family ancestral home was changed to Yang Mansion.

The once deserted town immediately became lively, with a constant stream of guests coming to offer their congratulations. Yang Chengzhang and Yang Xiangheng were busy welcoming and seeing off guests.

Not only the smaller families in the surrounding area, but also other prominent families sent their congratulatory gifts.

This time, the Yang family replacing the Lian family is different from the previous replacement of the Wei family of the Great Zhao royal family by the Lu family. When the Lu family replaced the Wei family, the three sects of Lingxiu still had the mind to fight among themselves and trip each other up, but now they have no mind to care about such things.

Furthermore, Lu Fusheng had not yet completed his breakthrough at that time, while Yang Zhengshan was already a Foundation Establishment cultivator. The other aristocratic families did not want to offend a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

Therefore, the process of the Yang family replacing the Lian family went smoothly, and no one came to cause trouble. The whole process was harmonious and peaceful.

(End of this chapter)