Family Rise: Beginning with Grandfather.

Chapter 865 Blood Pool Steward Takes Away the Myriad Ghost Blood Jade

Time flies like water, and three years have passed in the blink of an eye.

Inside the quiet room of the Lingquan Mountain Courtyard.

Yang Zhengshan activated the Green Wood Longevity Scripture, and his body was surrounded by green light, like waves rippling, one wave stronger than the next.

After years of expansion and improvement, the liquid mana in his dantian has now reached a very strong level, and he is only a hair's breadth away from the bottleneck of the early stage of foundation building.

Just as he was cultivating, he suddenly sensed that his soul crow had been crushed again. After a moment of perception, he realized that it was Xuanzhen summoning him again.

Once the magic power completed a full cycle, Yang Zhengshan's consciousness was immediately projected onto the Soul Raven.

It was still that dimly lit cave, and the same old Taoist priest in his robes.

"What's the matter?" Yang Zhengshan asked.

"Yes, something's happened, and it's a big deal!" Xuanzhen said solemnly.

"What major event has occurred? Is Mo Xuanyu preparing to take action against Lotus Heart Valley?"

Mo Xuanyu has been in Lotus Heart Valley for almost ten years. During these ten years, he has been setting up the Yin Sha Blood Sha Formation. Now that the Yin Sha Blood Sha Formation is complete, it is about time for him to take action.

However, Xuanzhen denied Yang Zhengshan's speculation, "No, it's that another Blood Pool Deacon has appeared!"

"What do you mean?" Yang Zhengshan was a little confused.

“Mo Xuanyu is the Blood Pool Steward of the Yin Ghost Division, and there is another Blood Pool Steward here besides Mo Xuanyu, and this Blood Pool Steward seems to wield considerable power!” Xuanzhen explained.

Yang Zhengshan was slightly taken aback. He now knew much more about the Impermanent Ghost Sect. The Impermanent Ghost Sect was located in the eastern part of the Wanhua Mountains, and its sphere of influence was mainly concentrated in the central area of ​​the Wanhua Domain. It was an extremely powerful sect.

The so-called Yin Ghost Division is just an organization under the Soul Control Hall of the Impermanent Ghost Sect. Its main task is to cultivate Yin soldiers and blood puppets. Mo Xuanyu, a Blood Pool Steward, is only a low- to mid-level member of the Impermanent Ghost Sect and is not worth mentioning at all.

There must be other Blood Pool Deacons in the Yin Ghost Division, and probably quite a few of them.

However, the area west of the Wanhua Mountains is not within the sphere of influence of the Wuchang Ghost Sect. They have almost never sent people to the vicinity of the Yunxiao Mountains before. Why have they been sending people here frequently recently?
“Tell me in detail!” Yang Zhengshan said.

“Just yesterday, a Foundation Establishment cultivator named Zhang Mo came to our door. Mo Xuanyu personally went to greet him. This Zhang Mo has the cultivation of the late Foundation Establishment stage, and he is accompanied by four Foundation Establishment Yin Soldiers.”

"Judging from Mo Xuanyu's attitude, he should be very wary of Zhang Mo, but he is also very dissatisfied with Zhang Mo. After Zhang Mo left, Mo Xuanyu's face remained very ugly!"

"I'm not entirely sure what they discussed, but I suspect they're definitely planning something big!"

Xuanzhen said.

There's no need to guess. Given the nature of the Yin Ghost Division, wherever they appear, there will inevitably be a Yin Fiend Blood Fiend Array, a blood pool, and a piece of Ten Thousand Ghost Blood Jade.

This is their standard equipment, and also their method for crafting ghost soldiers and blood puppets.

One Mo Xuanyu wasn't enough, now there's another Zhang Mo.

This is truly adding insult to injury.

Yang Zhengshan suddenly felt a sense of urgency.

Whether it's Zhang Mo or Mo Xuanyu, their goal is definitely to refine Yin Soldiers and Blood Puppets.

What is needed to craft Yin Soldiers and Blood Puppets?
Golden Body Realm martial artists and Foundation Establishment cultivators.

Those two guys are the root of all trouble!

"Alas, it seems that things will be difficult to calm down around the Yunxiao Mountains from now on!" Yang Zhengshan sighed.

Mo Xuanyu alone would be manageable; even if Yang Zhengshan couldn't defeat him, he could still hold his own. But with Zhang Mo added to the mix, Yang Zhengshan would have no choice but to hide.

As for uniting with other forces to deal with Mo Xuanyu and Zhang Mo, that would be very difficult; at the very least, Yang Zhengshan couldn't do it.

Because the land of spiritual energy cannot be exposed to the world, and a force that keeps its secrets will find it difficult to gain the trust of other forces.

Just like the Illusion Moon Sect, although the Illusion Moon Sect was very willing to cooperate with the Yang family, it always maintained a certain degree of vigilance towards the Yang family.

"I've found a way to break free from the Blood Jade's control!" Xuanzhen suddenly said.

He didn't care about anything else; he only wanted to break free of the Blood Jade's control over him.

"any solution?"

"You refine the Blood Jade!"

Yang Zhengshan felt an urge to roll his eyes. "Mo Xuanyu won't give me the Blood Jade."

“But you can steal the Blood Jade. I can send the Soul Raven into the Blood Pool. Can’t you collect things through the Soul Raven? Just take the Blood Jade directly from the Blood Pool!” Xuanzhen said.

Yang Zhengshan was slightly taken aback. "You can do that?"

“I couldn’t do it before, but now I can control a part of the formation and send the Soul Raven into the Blood Pool!” Xuanzhen said.

He has been following Mo Xuanyu for over thirty years, and Mo Xuanyu has developed some trust in him, especially now that Mo Xuanyu is short-handed and has to ask him to help with many things.

Therefore, he is now able to obtain a portion of the authority over the Yin Sha Blood Sha Formation.

Yang Zhengshan pondered for a moment. In fact, he still hoped that Xuanzhen would stay by Mo Xuanyu's side, because in this way he could get a lot of information about Mo Xuanyu and the Wuchang Ghost Sect from Xuanzhen.

Once he loses Xuanzhen as his inside man, he can forget about keeping track of Mo Xuanyu's whereabouts and movements.

However, for Xuanzhen, getting rid of Mo Xuanyu's control was the most important thing, and being controlled by the Blood Jade was a matter of Xuanzhen's life and freedom.

“Then let’s give it a try!” Yang Zhengshan said.

He had promised to help Xuanzhen break free from the control of the Blood Jade, and now ten years had passed. It was indeed inappropriate to delay any longer.

Moreover, with Zhang Mo now added to the mix, Xuanzhen might also be in danger if she stays by Mo Xuanyu's side.

There are too many uncontrollable factors, so it's better to help Xuanzhen break free from the control of the Blood Jade as soon as possible.

“We can try it now, Mo Xuanyu has gone out!” Xuanzhen’s face showed a happy expression.

This guy had already planned it out; he brought Yang Zhengshan here so that Yang Zhengshan could break free from the control of the Blood Jade.

"Don't rush! I need to determine if the blood pool will be dangerous to me!"

The Blood Pool can not only refine martial artists into blood puppets, but also refine Foundation Establishment cultivators into Yin Soldiers. The way to refine Yin Soldiers is to control the soul with Blood Jade.

The Soul Raven is formed from Yang Zhengshan's divine soul power. Will the Soul Raven entering the Blood Pool cause the Blood Jade to also form a restriction on Yang Zhengshan's divine soul?

Yang Zhengshan pondered for a moment and felt that it would be difficult to place a restriction on his soul, because his soul was fused with the core of the cave.

No matter how powerful the Myriad Ghosts Blood Jade is, can it be more powerful than the core of a grotto-heaven?

"Take this. If it works, channel your magic power into it. If it fails, I'll think of another way!" Yang Zhengshan handed a jade token to Xuanzhen.

"what is this?"

"You'll know then!"

Yang Zhengshan did not explain, but only said vaguely.

Yang Zhengshan was somewhat wary of Xuanzhen, firstly because his relationship with Xuanzhen wasn't deep enough to go through thick and thin together, unlike his relationship with An Yuxing, Liang Shengze, Qu Changkong, and others.

Secondly, Xuanzhen's personality was somewhat eccentric, lacking the uprightness and composure expected of a Taoist priest. Moreover, this old fellow was quite cunning, and Yang Zhengshan had to be wary of him.

Of course, Yang Zhengshan also trusted Xuanzhen to some extent, but the degree of trust remained to be tested.

If this succeeds, then how Xuanzhen will escape from here will be a problem. Sending him directly into the Spirit Source Land would undoubtedly be the most convenient option.

Once Xuanzhen enters the Spirit Source Land, he'll be completely at Xuanzhen's mercy.

We'll let Xuanzhen stay in the Land of Spiritual Origin for a while to deepen our bonds and feelings, so that we can all be comrades-in-arms in the same camp.

Xuanzhen didn't care about any of that. After putting away the jade token, he led the Soul Crow out of the cave.

The Myriad Ghosts Blood Jade in the Blood Pool must be retrieved by an outsider. He cannot take the Myriad Ghosts Blood Jade himself because his soul is bound by the Myriad Ghosts Blood Jade. Once he gets close to the Myriad Ghosts Blood Jade, he will feel the pain from the restriction of the Blood Jade.

This is also why Mo Xuanyu dared to let him control part of the great formation, because Mo Xuanyu was not afraid that he would take away the Blood Jade.

Secondly, the person who took the Ten Thousand Ghosts Blood Jade will not be affected after entering the Blood Pool, but others certainly will not. Anyone who enters the Blood Pool will be corroded by the Blood Pool unless they have the secret method of the Yin Ghost Bureau.

Therefore, Xuanzhen thought of letting the Soul Crow enter the Blood Pool. The Soul Crow is a divine soul power and will not be corrupted by the Blood Pool. Yang Zhengshan can take the Blood Jade from the Blood Pool through the Soul Crow, so that everything will be foolproof.

The eerie cave was filled with flashes of blood-red light, looking exceptionally sinister. Besides Mo Xuanyu, there were other people present.

Through the Soul Crow's perception, Yang Zhengshan keenly discovered that Mo Xuanyu had refined a lot more blood puppets, which he must have casually refined over the past ten years.

Xuanzhen held a high position here, and with just a word, he drove away everyone around him.

Soon, only Xuanzhen remained in the gloomy cave.

When Xuanzhen approached the blood pool, Yang Zhengshan saw an even more sinister and eerie scene.

The blood pool, hundreds of feet deep, churned with thick plasma, its surface covered with half-bones and blackened limbs, the sound of bubbles bursting mingling with the clanging of chains being dragged along.

Three massive white bone pillars stand in the center of the pool, leading straight to the top of the cave. Bronze oil lamps hang from the pillars, emitting black smoke.

Beside the pool, on a black stone platform engraved with spiral runes, twelve corpses, their hearts removed, kneeled in a circle, with barbed iron chains inserted into their chest cavities, the other end of which was submerged in the pool.

In the center of the magic circle floated a half-rolled, charred ancient scroll, with crimson mist seeping from every crack, and a ghostly face with interlocking fangs vaguely emerging from the mist.

"What is that?" Yang Zhengshan asked, staring at the half-rolled, charred ancient scroll.

"I don't know exactly what the core of the Yin Sha Blood Sha Grand Formation is, but it might be a magic weapon!"

"The Blood Jade of Ten Thousand Ghosts is at the bottom of the Blood Pool, in the center of those three giant white bone pillars! You have to dive in!"

Looking at the thick blood plasma, Yang Zhengshan felt a pang of unease.

He had seen all sorts of bloody scenes, but the sight before him still made him feel nauseous.

"I'll try it first!"

He guided the Soul Raven to the edge of the blood pool, stretched out its claws to test it, and after finding nothing unusual, he controlled the Soul Raven to slowly enter the blood pool.

The thick blood plasma quickly engulfed the soul crow, and Yang Zhengshan could only see a dark red expanse before his eyes, unable to see anything else.

Fortunately, the Soul Raven can not only observe with its eyes, but also allow Yang Zhengshan to use a portion of his spiritual sense, although the range of his spiritual sense is limited.

As his spiritual consciousness immersed in the blood pool, Yang Zhengshan immediately felt an evil force eroding his spiritual consciousness.

Although the erosion was slow, he still noticed it.

The feeling was like being surrounded by thousands of ghosts, with the wailing and howling of spirits all around.

However, this erosion did not have a significant impact on him.

He controlled the Soul Raven to fly into the blood pool, and then flew towards the giant white bone pillar in the center of the blood pool.

Upon entering the center of the three giant white bone pillars, he once again entered the pool of blood.

Thick blood plasma enveloped the soul crow, making Yang Zhengshan feel extremely uncomfortable. He quickly descended to the bottom of the blood pool.

After going in about ten feet, he sensed an even more sinister aura.

Without hesitation, Yang Zhengshan swam directly toward that eerie aura.

A fist-sized, heart-shaped red crystal appeared within his consciousness.

After observing for a while and seeing that there was no danger, Yang Zhengshan opened the cave passage. However, he did not reach out to touch the Blood Jade. Instead, he used the Pure Heart Hand to instantly bring the Blood Jade into the Spirit Source Land.

The moment he took the blood jade, the blood pool suddenly became turbulent.

As if it had gained consciousness, the blood pool transformed into sharp arrows and surged towards the soul crow.

Yang Zhengshan felt a slight stinging pain in his consciousness and withdrew his consciousness from the Soul Crow without saying a word.

In the northern part of the Spirit Source Land, in a somewhat desolate mountain forest, Yang Zhengshan stared grimly at the Myriad Ghost Blood Jade emitting an eerie red glow before him.

A crimson halo swirled within, and faintly, it seemed as if ugly souls were struggling inside.

At the same time, an eerie and chilling aura spread in all directions, causing the surrounding vegetation to decay the moment the aura spread, and even the rocks took on a crimson hue.

"Damn it, what the hell is this?!"

Under Yang Zhengshan's observation, the Ten Thousand Ghosts Blood Jade seemed to transform into a pool of blood, spreading in all directions and eroding the surrounding vegetation and rocks, staining them with a layer of bloody aura.

"Golden Crow! Burn it!"

Yang Zhengshan summoned the Golden Crow Eight Trigrams Furnace directly. The Golden Crow looked at the blood jade and said in surprise, "Eh, this is the Spirit Devouring Blood Jade! But it seems to have been tainted by the blood evil energy!"

"You recognize this thing, can you destroy it for me?" Yang Zhengshan said.

“I recognize it. The Devouring Spirit Blood Jade is a second-grade high-quality spiritual material. It can be used to refine pure blood pills and also to forge weapons! It is an extremely rare spiritual material! Master, isn’t it a pity to destroy it?” Jinwu said.

"What else can we do but destroy it? It's releasing bloodthirsty energy!" Yang Zhengshan said.

"Just throw it into the furnace to refine away the blood evil energy. Then the remaining Devouring Spirit Blood Jade can be used to forge weapons!" Jinwu said.

Yang Zhengshan's eyes lit up. "You can do that?"

"Of course! The True Fire of the Sun can refine away the Blood Fiend Qi!" the Golden Crow said smugly.

Upon hearing this, Yang Zhengshan threw the blood jade directly into the Golden Crow Eight Trigrams Furnace without saying a word.

"Give me a real fire!"

The golden crow cawed and immediately spewed out a stream of true solar fire.

Golden flames roared at the bottom of the Bagua Furnace. Yang Zhengshan didn't know what was happening to the blood jade inside, but the surrounding bloodthirsty aura had been swept away.

Upon seeing this, Yang Zhengshan breathed a sigh of relief. He was genuinely worried that this thing would pollute the Spirit Source Land.

"Master, it will take about three days to refine away the bloodthirsty energy within, and we'll also need 30,000 spirit stones!" Jinwu said.

"Don't you need me to do anything else?"

"It shouldn't be necessary! This isn't alchemy; all you need to do is control the fire," Jinwu said, tilting his head as he thought for a moment.

Yang Zhengshan nodded slightly, "Alright, here are your spirit stones, you can start refining!"

He didn't know how to handle it either, so he simply handed it over to Jinwu.

Jinwu is quite reliable; it has never had any problems with any task assigned to it.

He then threw the Golden Crow onto the empty mountain and followed the jade token in Xuanzhen's hand to leave.

(End of this chapter)