Family Rise: Beginning with Grandfather.

Chapter 860 Only when you are strong enough can you be in charge of yourself!

"This humble Taoist, Yunxiao, greets Fellow Taoist Yang!" Yunxiao bowed respectfully.

“Yang Zhengshan of the Yang family!” Yang Zhengshan returned the greeting and said in a cold voice.

Yunxiao looked at the straight vines on the ground, then at the crowd of onlookers in the distance, and felt extremely frustrated.

He was actually unwilling to handle such matters, but as a member of the sect, he had no choice but to step forward.

The current situation requires his intervention; we can't let Lin Daoyuan step in.

As for the sect leader or any other elder, it doesn't matter who comes; they will all be inferior to Yang Zhengshan.

At this moment, everyone ignored Wang Qiutang. The moment Yang Zhengshan appeared, Wang Qiutang had already left the scene, because he no longer had a chance to speak.

Wang Qiutang held a high position within the Xuanqing Sect, but in the eyes of immortal cultivators, she was utterly insignificant.

To put it bluntly, if it weren't for the sect's protective array, Yang Zhengshan could have killed him with ease, no more difficult than when he killed Mo Xuanyu's blood corpse puppets in Yunyuan Valley.

"Fellow Daoist Yang, why don't you come to our sect for a chat?" Yunxiao said amicably.

Yang Zhengshan gave Wang Qiutang a deep look and said calmly, "I wouldn't dare. I'm afraid I won't be able to leave this Xuanqing Sect!"

"I will remember what happened today. I will settle this score with the Xuanqing Sect in the future!"

His voice was filled with coldness, and the murderous intent he exuded pierced Wang Qiutang's heart like a sharp arrow, making Wang Qiutang stiffen and dare not even breathe.

"Fellow Daoist Yang, this is just a misunderstanding!" Yunxiao wanted to explain further.

However, Yang Zhengshan had no intention of wasting time arguing with him.

The development of this matter was somewhat beyond his expectations. He did not expect that Wang Qiutang would dare to be so unscrupulous, daring to attack Yang Chengye and others as soon as she appeared.

His Yang family was, after all, one of the twelve great families, and Yang Zhengshan was, after all, a Foundation Establishment cultivator, and also a guest elder of the Illusion Moon Sect.

Wang Qiutang showed no restraint whatsoever, launching a deadly attack right away, showing absolutely no mercy.

"Qinting, from now on you will be leaving the Xuanqing Sect. Do you have any objections?" Yang Zhengshan looked at Yang Qinting.

Yang Qinting sighed inwardly, "No objections!"

"Very good!" Yang Zhengshan nodded slightly. "My Yang family has never tolerated humiliation. Within three days, the Xuanqing Sect must give me an explanation. If not—"

Yang Zhengshan looked up at the clouds in the sky, "If there is no explanation, I don't mind burning down the Xuanqing Sect!"

He wasn't saying this to Wang Qiutang, nor to Yunxiao, but to Lin Daoyuan, who was above the clouds.

As for whether he can do it, hehe, it's really not difficult, it just requires spending more spirit stones.

So what if it's a million spirit stones?
The Land of Spiritual Origin is available now!

Without waiting for the Xuanqing Sect members' reaction, he waved his hand, and Yang Chengye, Yang Qinting, and the others disappeared from the spot.

Upon seeing this, everyone was stunned for a moment, and then they were speechless with surprise.

Then Yang Zhengshan also disappeared.

The enormous alchemy furnace vanished, the circling golden crow disappeared, and Yang Zhengshan's figure also vanished without a trace.

A silence fell over the room.

But it quickly turned into an uproar.

"Why did you disappear?"

"What ability is this?"

"Cultivators actually possess such abilities?"

"My God, they just vanished into thin air! Where did they go?"

Countless questions swirled in everyone's minds, leaving them both puzzled and shocked.

Jiang Baichuan took a deep breath, coldly glanced at Wang Qiutang, and then looked at Master Yunxiao, "Master, this matter!"

Yunxiao shook his head slightly, "Don't ask me, I can't see through it either!"

There are many ways to make one's body disappear into thin air in the world of immortal cultivation, such as invisibility, teleportation, or hiding in special magical treasures or spiritual artifacts.

However, invisibility leaves a trace, and teleportation also causes a fluctuation of magical power; they don't disappear without a trace like this, without any fluctuation.

Some magical artifacts or spiritual treasures also have their own independent space, which people can enter. However, while people can enter magical artifacts and spiritual treasures, the artifacts and spiritual treasures will not disappear and will inevitably remain outside.

"A grotto-heaven?"

Yunxiao thought to himself that it seemed only a grotto-heaven could make someone disappear without any disturbance, because the grotto-heaven was attached to the Great Void, and the real world and the Great Void were like yin and yang, closely connected. Any location in the real world could be connected to the Great Void.

Only by entering the Great Void, or the cave within the Great Void, can one be free from any fluctuations in magical power.

Unaware of Yunxiao's thoughts, Jiang Baichuan sighed softly, "I wish to ask the Master how this matter should be handled."

"Hehe, let the Supreme Elder and the Sect Master worry about this. I can't make up my mind!" Yunxiao flicked his long sleeves and drifted away.

Yun tide remained silent throughout. She had been examining Yang Zhengshan's alchemy furnace with bright, sparkling eyes, lost in thought.

Yunxiao left, and she followed closely behind, without saying a word.

In fact, the status of Foundation Establishment cultivators in the Xuanqing Sect is very awkward. In terms of status, they seem to be very high, above many Martial God Elders, and even above the Sect Master, second only to the Supreme Elder Lin Daoyuan. However, in terms of power, Yunxiao and Yunxi are only the peak masters of Immortal Fate Peak. They can only manage the small area of ​​Immortal Fate Peak. Apart from Immortal Fate Peak, they can't manage anything else.

This is also because the Xuanqing Sect is a sect that mainly consists of martial artists. Although they respect immortal cultivators, they do not give them much power.

Having been rebuffed by Yang Zhengshan, Yunxiao was no longer willing to concern himself with the trivial matters within the sect.

The two flew on their swords and returned to Immortal Peak in the blink of an eye.

“Senior brother, that Yang Zhengshan is an alchemist!” Yun tide suddenly said.

"Maybe!" Yunxiao said.

"His spiritual treasure is a pill furnace!" Yunxi reminded her again.

"Alchemy furnace!" Yunxiao was taken aback, stopped in his tracks, and turned to look at Yunxi.

"That's a pill furnace, a spirit treasure-level pill furnace! Senior brother!" Yun Xi said excitedly.

Yunxiao frowned. "You're not thinking of stealing his magical treasure, are you?"

Yun tide rolled her eyes. "Senior brother, what are you thinking? What I mean is that Yang Zhengshan is an alchemist, and he also has a spirit treasure-level alchemy furnace. Senior brother, do you know what that means?"

She did have the idea of ​​stealing Yang Zhengshan's magical treasure, but she needed to have the strength to do so.

If spiritual treasures were so easy to seize, then Hidden Sword Mountain would have been trampled flat by countless people long ago.

Yang Zhengshan obtained the Golden Crow Eight Trigrams Furnace by chance. The Golden Crow Eight Trigrams Furnace came from an ancient array. And what about Hidden Sword Mountain?
Hidden Sword Mountain once monopolized the ancient remnant array, and most of the treasures within it were taken away by Hidden Sword Mountain.

Do you think there are any spiritual treasures in Hidden Sword Mountain?

But why doesn't anyone go to Hidden Sword Mountain to steal spiritual treasures?
The Sea of ​​Spiritual Beauty may not have the strength to rob Hidden Sword Mountain, but what about the immortal cultivation families of the Qingli Dynasty? What about the Sky Sparrow Clan deep in the Cloud Soaring Mountains? What about White Cloud Immortal City, which possesses Golden Core cultivators?
Don't they all have that kind of ability?
Of course not!

Because they all knew that going to Hidden Sword Mountain to steal spiritual treasures would be a losing proposition.

As I said before, while magical treasures are wonderful, not everyone can wield them. "You mean!" Yunxiao's eyes lit up.

"Senior brother, do you think he can refine third-tier pills?" Yun tide asked expectantly.

Third-tier pills, which are the pills used by Golden Core cultivators.

Yunxiao stroked his beard thoughtfully, "Difficult. Third-tier pills are not so easy to refine. The alchemy techniques involved are beyond the reach of Foundation Establishment cultivators!"

"However, he cannot refine third-grade pills, but he might be able to refine high-grade second-grade pills!"

Yun tide's eyes sparkled. "Second-tier high-grade is enough for us! Senior brother, we should befriend Fellow Daoist Yang!"

"That depends on his alchemy skills. If he only has a magical alchemy furnace but has no achievements in alchemy, then our expectations are just wishful thinking!" Yunxiao said.

Alchemy is not an easy skill to master. The Lingxiu Three Sects have many lineages of immortal alchemy practitioners, but for hundreds of years, none of them have cultivated a single second-level immortal alchemist.

There are many reasons. One is the issue of resources. After all, the three sects of Lingxiu focus on martial artists. Although they also support immortal cultivators, the level of support is actually the same as that for martial artists.

This seems fair, but in reality, training martial arts alchemists is far easier than training immortal alchemists.

This can be seen from the current situation in the Spirit Origin Land. The Spirit Origin Land has many second-level martial arts alchemists, but apart from Yang Zhengshan, it has not yet cultivated a second second-level immortal cultivator alchemist.

If Zhang Hexuan wants to become a second-tier alchemist, it will take him at least another thirty years, and he will also need to be provided with a large amount of resources.

The second issue is the matter of inheritance. Without the guidance of a second-tier alchemist, it is very difficult to become a second-tier alchemist by relying solely on self-exploration.

It's true that Yang Zhengshan figured it out on his own, but don't forget that he had the Golden Crow's assistance. Without the Golden Crow's help, he wouldn't have been able to refine the Foundation Establishment Pill at all, let alone become an alchemist.

For him, Jinwu was like a master, who not only provided him with a lot of experience in alchemy, but also solved his problem of fire control.

Otherwise, relying solely on Yang Zhengshan, it's estimated that he would be able to refine the Foundation Establishment Pill even in another hundred years.

The three sects of Lingxiu do not have any second-level immortal cultivator alchemists, so it is extremely difficult for them to cultivate second-level immortal cultivator alchemists.

"If you want to know Fellow Daoist Yang's alchemy skills, why don't you just go to the Illusion Moon Sect and ask?" Yun tide said.

Yunxiao stroked his beard and slowly walked into the pavilion.

"That's right, I'll go ask Senior Jingshui!"

Jing Shui was several decades older than him and could be considered his peer. As one of the few Foundation Establishment cultivators in the Sea of ​​Spiritual Beauty, they were naturally acquainted.

……

Above the clouds, Lin Daoyuan watched the dispersing crowd below, his brows furrowed.

Yang Zhengshan's performance just now undoubtedly confirmed what Yue'e said: the Yang family must be hiding many secrets, just like Hidden Sword Mountain.

These secrets are not things he should be investigating.

From the moment the Golden Crow appeared, he knew he couldn't take down the Yang family.

Even from the clouds above, he could feel the scorching heat of the rising flames. Perhaps with his strength he could fight against the Golden Crow, but if Yang Zhengshan disregarded everything, the Xuanqing Sect might be burned to ashes.

"This is quite a problem!"

Lin Daoyuan had a headache. At this moment, he no longer wanted to explore the secrets of the Yang family; he only wanted to resolve the conflict with the Yang family as soon as possible.

The Xuanqing Sect is currently facing a precarious situation. On the surface, the Lingxiu Sea has returned to peace after Mo Xuanyu's retreat, but in reality, many dangers are still lurking behind the scenes.

Mo Xuanyu has only retreated, not been eliminated. They must remain vigilant against his potential return.

On the other hand, although the two sides have temporarily ceased hostilities, it is still uncertain whether the Youyu Sect has truly given up its covetousness of the Lingxiu Sea.

There's also Cangjian Mountain. Twenty years ago, Cangjian Mountain helped them fight against Youyu Gate, and they paid a considerable price for it. Cangjian Mountain will definitely want to regain control of Lingxiu Sea.

It should be noted that among the three Lingxiu sects, the Xuanqing sect was the one that stood out in the fight against Cangjian Mountain.

It was their Xuanqing Sect that took the lead in breaking away from the control of Cangjian Mountain, and it was also their Xuanqing Sect that gradually erased the influence of Cangjian Mountain on the Lingxiu Sea.

If Hidden Sword Mountain wants to regain control of the Sea of ​​Spiritual Beauty, the first target will be their Xuanqing Sect.

……

Nanyuan Peak, where the disciples reside.

"That's a Foundation Establishment Immortal Cultivator? A Foundation Establishment Immortal Cultivator is so powerful that even Elder Jiang doesn't dare to be presumptuous in front of him!"

"Hehe, did you see that? Elder Wang's face has turned pale, hehe~"

Bai Yiyi and Li Qianqian returned from Qingyun Peak. Bai Yiyi chattered excitedly about what had just happened, sometimes exclaiming in amazement, sometimes laughing uncontrollably.

"Junior Sister Li, that's the Yang family patriarch. He's not afraid of our Xuanqing Sect at all. Hehe, if you marry into the Yang family, you'll be very fortunate!"

"Junior Sister Li, don't forget me when you become successful in the future, hehe, and if there's anything good, you have to give your senior sister a helping hand!"

Bai Yiyi linked arms with Li Qianqian and smiled.

Li Qianqian, however, was filled with worry. She was both shocked by Yang Zhengshan's power and uneasy about the unknown future.

This whole thing started because of her relationship with Yang Qinting, but now it seems like they have nothing to do with each other anymore.

What should she and Yang Qinting do next?
Now, her worries are not only about whether the Li family will agree to her marrying Yang Qinting, but also whether the Yang family will allow Yang Qinting to marry her.

"Senior sister, stop fooling around!" Li Qianqian said dejectedly.

Bai Yiyi looked at her in confusion, "What's wrong with you?"

"It's nothing, I was just worried!"

"Tch, what are you worried about? With Junior Brother Yang here, you don't need to worry at all!"

"Ah, why?"

"Because Junior Brother Yang likes you!"

“But it concerns the family, and neither he nor I can make decisions for ourselves!” Li Qianqian said.

Bai Yiyi pretended to ponder for a moment, then said, "That's true, but you should have faith in Junior Brother Yang."

She understood Li Qianqian's worries, but there was nothing she could do about it, so she could only offer this comfort.

"Sigh~~" Li Qianqian sighed softly.

She did trust Yang Qinting, but the problem was that when it came to their families, they were often powerless to change their own fate.

If her family doesn't approve, she and Yang Qinting will become a pair of star-crossed lovers.

She had heard of this kind of thing countless times before and had even anticipated it would happen to her, but she never expected it to happen so quickly and so suddenly, leaving her feeling so powerless.

"Practice!"

Only when you are strong enough can you be in charge of your own life!

Li Qianqian's worries dissipated, replaced by a desire to become stronger.

(End of this chapter)