Family Rise: Beginning with Grandfather.

Chapter 874 Encirclement and Reinforcements, Luring the Tiger Away from the Mountain

Yang Zhengshan then looked at the ghost woman, "Where are the other two?"

"In the south!" said the ghost girl.

Guided by the ghost woman, Yang Zhengshan quickly found Yang Jishan and Jiang Ping'an, who were hiding at the edge of the great formation, along with Xia Yunshu.

The three of them were hiding in the woods at the edge of the great formation, waiting to escape when the formation was broken.

The sudden appearance of Yang Zhengshan and the ghost woman startled the three of them.

"Ancestor!" Jiang Ping'an exclaimed in surprise.

"Well, it's good that you're both alright!" Yang Zhengshan looked at the two of them with a kind smile on his face.

Yang Jishan said, "Ancestor, we've gotten separated from Eighth Master!"

"He's alright, I've already taken him home. You should all go back now!" Yang Zhengshan said.

Jiang Ping'an let out a heavy breath. Suddenly, he noticed Xia Yunshu beside him and thought for a moment before saying, "Ancestor, this is Immortal Master Xia. She's the one who saved Brother Jishan just now!"

"Junior Xia Yunshu greets Senior!" Xia Yunshu said nervously.

Yang Zhengshan looked at her and asked, "Are you a rogue cultivator from Lotus Heart Valley?"

"Yes!" Xia Yunshu replied.

Yang Zhengshan thought for a moment, then turned to Jiang Ping'an and Yang Jishan and said, "I'll take you back first! I'll take her out later!"

He couldn't forget to repay the life-saving grace, but of course he wouldn't take the person back to the Spirit Source Land; he only needed to take the person out of Lotus Heart Valley.

Jiang Ping'an and Yang Jishan naturally had no objections. Yang Zhengshan escorted them to Lingquan Mountain Plain, and then left Lianxin Valley with the ghost girl and Xia Yunshu.

The next moment, they arrived at Yangjia Town and appeared beside Yang Chengzhang.

“Grandfather!” Yang Chengzhang, who was handling official business, was startled when Yang Zhengshan suddenly appeared.

"Hmm! What are you busy with?" Yang Zhengshan asked casually.

Yang Chengzhang looked at the ghost woman and Xia Yunshu with some curiosity, and replied, "It's nothing. We just recently recruited a group of guards, and I'm thinking about how to train them!"

Although Yangjia Town has two hundred Jade Guards from the Spirit Source Land, as Yangjia Town becomes more and more prosperous, the two hundred Jade Guards are somewhat insufficient. Therefore, Yangjia Town recently recruited a group of martial artists to help maintain order in Yangjia Town.

Yang Zhengshan was just asking casually; he wasn't really interested in these things.

"This is~" He wanted to introduce the ghost woman to Yang Chengzhang, but when he got to the point of speaking, he realized that he didn't even know what the ghost woman's name was.

The clever ghost girl said, "Junior Bai Xiaoyun!"

Bai Xiaoyun!
Yang Zhengshan glanced at her in surprise; the name didn't suit her style at all.

"This is Bai Xiaoyun, and this is Xia Yunshu. They are both cultivators. They will stay here temporarily. You are in charge of making arrangements for them!"

"This is Yangjia Town in the Sea of ​​Spiritual Beauty. You can stay here temporarily or settle down here in the future, as long as you abide by the rules here!"

Upon hearing this, Xia Yunshu was first surprised, then relieved.

She was astonished that Yang Zhengshan could bring them from Lotus Heart Valley to the Sea of ​​Spiritual Beauty in an instant; such a miraculous method truly delighted her.

Leaving Lotus Heart Valley meant she was out of danger and no longer in mortal peril.

"Senior, may I stay here?" Xia Yunshu asked, her mind quick with curiosity.

She didn't want to go back to Lotus Heart Valley anymore; she didn't even know if Lotus Heart Valley would still exist in the future.

As for Yangjia Town, as the name suggests, this is the territory of the Yang family. She also wants to get on the good side of the Yang family. No matter what the Yang family is like, at least her safety will be somewhat guaranteed.

"Sure, but there are no cultivators in Yangjia Town, and there are relatively few cultivators in the Lingxiu Sea, nor is there a proper cultivator market."

"You can decide for yourselves after you understand the situation in Yangjia Town!"

He thought of the problem with the Immortal Cultivation Market. Now, Lotus Heart Valley is finished. Even if the six families of Qingli defeat Zhang Mo, Lotus Heart Valley probably won't be able to recover for a while.

As a result, many cultivators may become homeless rogue cultivators.

The loss of Lotus Heart Valley will affect not only independent cultivators, but also many immortal cultivation forces in the western part of the Cloud Soaring Mountains.

Sects like the Lingxiu Three Sects and the Youyu Sect also have cultivators, and they need cultivation resources and a market for cultivation to trade and exchange ideas.

What would happen if a cultivation market were built in the Sea of ​​Spiritual Beauty at this time?

Yang Zhengshan stroked his beard and thought for a moment, feeling that this matter still had great potential and the profits involved were enormous.

However, to build a cultivation market in the Sea of ​​Spiritual Beauty, the consent of the three sects of Spiritual Beauty is required.

"Thank you for saving my life, senior!" Xia Yunshu was somewhat disappointed, but still bowed and thanked him.

"Well, it's nothing. You can stay here for now. I have other things to take care of, so I'll be leaving now!"

After saying that, he disappeared without waiting for Bai Xiaoyun and Xia Yunshu to speak.

Bai Xiaoyun relaxed only after he left, and the evil aura emanating from her body immediately returned.

"Hehe, kid, arrange a place with abundant spiritual energy for me. I need to meditate for a while!" she ordered without any politeness.

"Uh! Senior, please follow me!" What else could Yang Chengzhang say? Since they were immortal cultivators, he couldn't afford to offend them, especially since they were brought by Yang Zhengshan. Naturally, he had to make proper arrangements for the two of them.

Afterwards, he led the two to the small courtyard next to An Yuxing's residence. The spiritual energy here was the most abundant, and the environment was very quiet, making it the most suitable place for quiet cultivation.

"Chengzhang, who are they?!" An Yuxing seemed to have sensed something and flew out to ask Bai Xiaoyun.

"Senior An, these are two immortal masters brought by my grandfather: Senior Bai Xiaoyun and Immortal Master Xia Yunshu!"

"Two immortal masters, this is Senior An Yuxing, a guest elder of my Yang family!"

Yang Chengzhang introduced the two parties.

"Greetings, Senior An!" Xia Yunshu showed no arrogance typical of immortal cultivators and bowed respectfully.

Bai Xiaoyun glanced at An Yuxing but didn't say anything.

As a Foundation Establishment cultivator, she naturally wouldn't take An Yuxing seriously. To put it bluntly, if she were to make a move, An Yuxing wouldn't be able to withstand even one of her attacks.

Of course, she didn't dare to act recklessly here; she held Yang Zhengshan in the highest esteem.

An Yuxing also noticed Bai Xiaoyun's aura. He didn't ask any questions, but simply cupped his hands and said, "Greetings to the two immortal masters!"

Yang Chengzhang nodded to An Yuxing, then led Bai Xiaoyun and Xia Yunshu into the courtyard.

He then arranged for several servants to attend to the two of them.

There are no servants in the Spirit Source Land, but there are quite a few in Yangjia Town. Naturally, Yang Chengzhang would take good care of immortal cultivators like Bai Xiaoyun and Xia Yunshu.

Bai Xiaoyun, in particular, seemed very difficult to talk to.

...Lotus Heart Valley.

Yang Zhengshan's sudden disappearance left Liu Zaixian and Lin Jiangchuan somewhat bewildered.

At this time, Lotus Heart Valley was sealed off by the Thick Earth Locking Mountain Formation, making it impossible to enter or leave. However, Yang Zhengshan inexplicably disappeared, which puzzled them greatly.

Liu Zaixian checked the formation and found that there was nothing wrong with it.

"Where did he go?"

He was still thinking of joining forces with Yang Zhengshan to deal with the black-robed cultivators from the outer sect, but now that Yang Zhengshan had disappeared, the little hope that had just appeared in his heart vanished.

"Senior Liu, that person might have the ability to teleport!" Lin Jiangchuan said.

Under the seal of the great formation, ordinary means are simply not enough to leave its coverage area. Only spatial teleportation spells can leave silently without damaging the great formation.

There are many types of spatial teleportation spells, such as Minor Teleportation, Major Teleportation, and Void Travel.

The Minor Teleportation Talisman is essentially a talisman that seals the Minor Teleportation Technique onto itself, allowing cultivators to use the talisman to perform the Minor Teleportation Technique.

However, whether it is magic or talisman, anything involving space, void, or the vast emptiness is extremely rare.

The so-called void refers to the boundary between the vast void and the real world. Most space teleportation spells use the void to travel through space.

Techniques such as teleportation and teleportation arrays actually utilize the void to traverse space.

As for entering the Great Void, that's something only Golden Core cultivators can do.

Liu Zaixian sighed heavily, "Now we can only rely on ourselves!"

He looked up at the black-robed cultivators outside the formation.

For some reason, the black-robed cultivators did not act immediately. They had been attacking the protective array at first, but now they stopped attacking and simply surrounded Lotus Heart Valley.

Liu Zaixian didn't know what the other side was planning, but he knew they wouldn't retreat so easily.

What is Zhang Mo planning?

Very simple.

Encircle the enemy's stronghold and strike at their reinforcements; lure the enemy away from their mountain stronghold.

At this moment, six hundred miles northeast of Lotus Heart Valley, two black-robed cultivators were besieging a Foundation Establishment cultivator in the sky.

Upon receiving the plea for help from Lianxin Valley, the Lan family patriarch immediately left the family and went to Lianxin Valley to provide assistance.

The Lan family is the weakest among the six families of Qingli. The entire Lan family only has one Foundation Establishment cultivator. In terms of both foundation and strength, it ranks last among the six families of Qingli.

Therefore, the Lan family patriarch was very concerned about Lotus Heart Valley and hoped that the Lin family could take care of the Lan family in light of their efforts.

However, the Lan family patriarch never expected that he would be ambushed by two Foundation Establishment cultivators as soon as he left his family's territory.

After a fierce battle, the Lan family patriarch was exhausted. He glared at the two Foundation Establishment cultivators before him and demanded, "Who exactly are you?"

"Hehe, you'll find out soon enough!" a black-robed cultivator chuckled.

"Surrender! Surrender and you can save your life and your Lan family can continue. Otherwise, your Lan family will be wiped out!" another black-robed cultivator advised.

Their goal was not to kill the Lan family patriarch, but to capture him alive, and ideally, to persuade him to surrender so that he would willingly become a ghost soldier of the Yin Ghost Division.

The Lan family patriarch was also a man of principle, showing no intention of backing down, and instead fought desperately against the two.

However, in a one-on-two situation, and with both opponents having cultivation levels higher than his, his resistance appeared extremely futile.

The battle lasted only a quarter of an hour before the Lan family patriarch was severely injured by the two black-robed cultivators and eventually captured alive.

And the other side.

The ancestral land of the Qingli Lin family was besieged by four Foundation Establishment cultivators and hundreds of late-stage Qi Refining cultivators.

The Lin family's ancestral land is located a hundred miles north of the capital of Qingli, at the southern foot of two steep peaks, hence the Lin family is also known as the Twin Peaks Lin family.

The reason why the Lin family was able to establish the Qingli Dynasty was because their ancestral land had a second-grade mid-level spiritual vein and tens of thousands of acres of spiritual fields.

The Lin family has a history of over two thousand years and possesses an extremely profound heritage, surpassing even the Lingxiu Three Sects.

The Lin family is now the undisputed number one family among the six families of Qingli. There are four Foundation Establishment cultivators in the family, and their ancestor has the cultivation of the peak of Foundation Establishment. They are among the top immortal cultivators in the western region of the Yunxiao Mountain Range.

Upon receiving the plea for help from Lianxin Valley, Lin Qihe, the patriarch of the Lin family, immediately left his clan territory to provide assistance to Lianxin Valley.

The reason why he went to provide support instead of the other two Foundation Establishment cultivators in the family was because Lin Huaijin had recently gone to Baiyun Immortal City, while Lin Zhensong was in seclusion breaking through the bottleneck of the early stage of Foundation Establishment.

This is also why Zhang Mo chose to take action at this time. His purpose in besieging Lianxin Valley was to force Lin Qihe to leave the Lin family territory and then conquer the Lin family territory.

The Lin family of Qingli was Zhang Mo's primary target. Without severely damaging the Lin family, he could not possibly plot against the entire Qingli Dynasty. Only by defeating the Lin family could he slowly erode the Qingli Dynasty.

Not long after Lin Qihe left the clan's territory, four Foundation Establishment cultivators and over a hundred late-stage Qi Refining cultivators in black robes charged towards the Lin family's territory.

Caught off guard, the Lin family didn't even have time to activate their protective formation before a group of Yin soldiers and blood puppets stormed into their territory.

In just a quarter of an hour, the Lin family's territory was awash in blood, with corpses strewn everywhere.

Lin Zhensong, who was in seclusion, was suddenly awakened and hastily engaged in battle. Although he killed more than a dozen black-robed cultivators in the late stage of Qi Refining, he was eventually surrounded and killed by four Foundation Establishment cultivators.

When the battle ended, the setting sun cast its last rays, and the entire Lin family territory was shrouded in a layer of gray mist. Countless corpses lay strewn across the training grounds, spirit fields, and residential areas, and blood flowed like a river.

A black-robed cultivator stood in front of the Lin family's ancestral hall, looking down at the Lin family's hellish territory below, a ferocious smile on his pale face.

"Hahaha~~ The Lin family, hahaha~~"

He laughed maniacally, his whole body radiating a frenzy of revenge.

"Sir, the Lin family isn't innocent, they've escaped. Should we continue the pursuit?" A black-robed cultivator ran over and asked.

"No need. We need to leave that old bastard Lin Qihe with something to look forward to. Only when he gathers the Lin family members again can we completely wipe out the Lin family!"

Duan Qiankun has a very large mouth, especially when he smiles; his mouth seems to stretch all the way to his ears.

He has a blood feud with the Lin family, a feud that wiped out his entire clan, an irreconcilable enmity.

Others may have been forced to submit by Zhang Mo's coercion, but Duan Qiankun was different. He followed Zhang Mo voluntarily and was even willing to be driven by Zhang Mo.

"Haha, burn everything here! Burn it all!"

"Also, find the spiritual vein and infuse it with the bloodthirsty energy!"

"I will utterly destroy the Lin family, destroy their ancestral lands, destroy their spiritual veins, and reduce them to homeless, wandering souls! Hahaha~"

Duan Qiankun gave the orders with a ferocious grin.

He wanted to destroy everything the Lin family owned, including their spiritual veins.

(End of this chapter)