Family Rise: Beginning with Grandfather.

Chapter 885 Yang Jizhen's Foundation Establishment

After leaving Que Lingfei's cave, Yang Zhengshan returned directly to the Spirit Source Land.

He arrived at Green Wolf Mountain and handed the "Primordial Transformation True Technique" to the Green Wolf King. "Well? Can you understand it?"

The Blue Wolf King is literate, and its intelligence is no less than that of a human. Yang Zhengshan had taught it to read long ago, and it has also read many books over the years.

In short, this is a cultured wolf.

The Blue Wolf King pressed the jade slip to his forehead with his paw and began to examine its contents.

After it finished reading, it looked confused.

"Ouch~~"

"What don't you understand?"

"Ouch~~"

"This is a diagram of acupoints and meridians in the human body. Here, take a look at this!" Yang Zhengshan took out a meridian diagram and placed it in front of the Green Wolf King.

"Awoo~~" The Blue Wolf King stretched out its paws and gestured on the picture.

Yang Zhengshan rubbed his temples. Well, if the Azure Wolf King wants to understand the meridian diagram, he'll have to start learning from scratch.

It needs a teacher!

"Fine, I'll arrange a teacher for you!"

He didn't have time to be the teacher of the Blue Wolf King. Besides, these were the basics of cultivation, which both martial artists and immortal cultivators needed to learn.

Yang Zhengshan then summoned Luo Feiyu and asked him to be the teacher of the Azure Wolf King, to first teach the Azure Wolf King the basics of cultivation.

The reason for choosing Luo Feiyu is that Luo Feiyu also has a Gale Wolf, understands the habits of the Gale Wolf, can understand wolf language, and can communicate more easily with the Blue Wolf King.

After handing the Blue Wolf King over to Luo Feiyu, Yang Zhengshan went to the disciples' residence.

The Diziju (Disciple Residence) has been expanded several times and now has more than 30 courtyards. The people living in the Diziju are all Yang Zhengshan's disciples and grand-disciples.

That's right, they are disciples and their descendants.

Yang Jizhen, Ma Qiuyan, Ning Yun, and others also took on disciples.

When Yang Zhengshan arrived at the disciples' residence, Yang Jizhen and others were already waiting.

"Meet the Master!"

"Meet the Master!"

More than ten people bowed down in a rush.

"Well! Get up!"

Yang Zhengshan nodded slightly, his gaze sweeping over everyone from his seat in the main hall.

These are all his disciples and followers.

Apart from Cui Yang and Zhang Hexuan, who were still in Qingli Immortal City, everyone else had arrived.

Yang Jizhen's cultivation level has reached the ninth level of Qi Refining, and he is about to reach the Foundation Establishment stage.

Ma Qiuyan, Cui Yang, and Ning Yun are slightly weaker, both at the eighth and ninth levels of Qi Refining, and they still need to continue honing their skills.

Zhang Hexuan is still at the seventh level of Qi Refining, while Li Jianan and Li Jianning are now at the fifth level of Qi Refining.

In addition to the seven disciples, there were also six grand-disciples present.

Two of them were children of the Yang family: Yang Zongyuan, son of Yang Jizhen and Ma Qiuyan, and Yang Jiye, grandson of Yang Chengyu.

The other four are spiritual beings born in the Spiritual Origin Land in the last ten years or so.

With the increase in population of the Spirit Source Land, coupled with the continuous absorption of spiritual essences from the west of the Storm Sea over the years, the number of spiritual essences in the Spirit Source Land is now increasing.

Currently, there are over a hundred people with spiritual apertures in the Spiritual Source Land. However, most of them are in the Jingxuan Hall of the Ziwei Tower. A small number of younger people with higher talents have either become Yang Zhengshan's disciples or have been taken into the Dao Palace by Xuanzhen.

The reason Yang Zhengshan came today is because Yang Jizhen, Ma Qiuyan, and Ning Yun want to take on more apprentices.

“Master!” Yang Jizhen said.

"Alright, let's begin!" Yang Zhengshan sat in the main seat, stroking his beard and smiling kindly.

Yang Jizhen smiled and winked at Yang Zongyuan beside him.

Yang Zongyuan is the sixth generation of the Yang family. The oldest member of the sixth generation, Yang Zongsheng, is now over sixty years old, while Yang Zongyuan is in his early twenties.

His talent and aptitude were outstanding; he had already reached the fifth level of Qi Refining at just over twenty years old.

If nothing unexpected happens, Yang Zongyuan will become the future leader of the Yang family.

As the number of Yang family descendants increased, Yang Zhengshan also focused on cultivating leaders.

Although Yang Chengye and Yang Chengmao were both quite good, they were martial artists and were always inferior to immortal cultivators.

Among the many immortal cultivators in the Spirit Source Land, Yang Jizhen, Yang Zongyuan, and Yang Jiye are the only true members of the Yang family. Yang Zhengshan can treat them all equally in terms of cultivation resources, but in terms of power, he still favors his own children and grandchildren.

A moment later, Yang Zongyuan brought three children over from outside the hall.

There was one boy and two girls, all around seven or eight years old.

"Come, pay your respects to Master!" Yang Zongyuan gently led the three children to Yang Jizhen, Ma Qiuyan, and Ning Yun.

"Greetings, Master!" the three children said in their childish voices as they knelt down.

Then Yang Zongyuan had tea served, and the three children carefully offered tea to their master.

"Not bad~~"

Yang Jizhen and the other two said a few words of encouragement.

Then they led their three newly accepted disciples to pay respects to their grandmaster, Yang Zhengshan.

Yang Zhengshan chuckled and patted the heads of the three little ones, who were the spiritual apertures that had just been discovered in the Spirit Source Land this year.

In the past, the presence of spiritual apertures in spiritual lands was determined by cultivating the Green Wood Technique. However, now it is no longer necessary to cultivate the Green Wood Technique; a spirit-testing talisman is sufficient to determine whether a person has a spiritual aperture.

The spirit-testing talisman is just a non-ranked talisman, not even a first-rank low-grade talisman.

However, using a spirit-testing talisman to test one's spiritual abilities is very convenient and can be completed in just one or two minutes.

Therefore, since ten years ago, the Spirit Source Land has popularized the use of spirit-testing talismans to test spiritual abilities.

However, outside of the Spirit Source Land, that is, in the Great An Dynasty and the vast sea area, one still needs to cultivate the Green Wood Technique.

Although spirit-testing talismans are not classified as high-level, they are not something that just anyone can draw; only immortal cultivators can draw them.

Therefore, although the price of spirit-testing talismans is low, it still requires spending spirit stones to purchase them.

There's no problem with meeting the spiritual aperture testing requirements within the Spirit Source Land, but if it's to be popularized throughout the Great An Dynasty, the Spirit Source Land simply can't afford it.

Among the three little ones in front of us, one is a child of the Yang family: Yang Qingyu, the eldest daughter of Yang Qinting and Li Qianqian.

The little girl blinked her big eyes at Yang Zhengshan, looking completely bewildered.

She knew Yang Zhengshan and knew that Yang Zhengshan was the ancestor, but she didn't quite understand what the ancestor meant. She only knew that the ancestor was very powerful.

Yang Zhengshan took out three bamboo tubes and handed them to them, saying with a smile, "This is a gift from your grandmaster. You must cultivate diligently from now on!"

The bamboo tube contained spiritual spring water, but it was not ordinary spiritual spring water. Instead, it was spiritual spring water that Yang Zhengshan had personally purified. Its effects far surpassed those of ordinary spiritual spring water, and it had the ability to enhance physical fitness and improve innate talent.

They were still children and hadn't started cultivating yet, so there wasn't much to give them. Yang Zhengshan specially used alchemy to purify some spiritual spring water as a gift.

In fact, this kind of spiritual spring water is also a very good cultivation resource, which is of great benefit to young children who are just beginning to explore the path of immortality.

Unfortunately, purifying the spiritual spring water is not easy; it requires Yang Zhengshan to refine it personally.

"Thank you, Grandmaster!" the three little ones said in their childish voices.

Yang Zhengshan nodded slightly. "Take them away!" "You all go ahead and get busy. Jizhen and Zongyuan, you two stay here!"

Upon hearing this, everyone took their leave.

When do you plan to establish your foundation?

After everyone left, Yang Zhengshan asked Yang Jizhen.

“Just these two or three months!” Yang Jizhen replied.

“Yes, you will establish your foundation in the bamboo forest, and I will personally protect you!” Yang Zhengshan said.

Yang Jizhen's Foundation Establishment is a major event, as it means that the Yang family will have a second Foundation Establishment cultivator.

This is different from Xuanzhen joining the Spirit Source Land. Yang Jizhen is a member of the Yang family, which represents a different meaning.

"Thank you, Ancestor!" Yang Jizhen said with a smile.

Yang Zhengshan then looked at Yang Zongyuan and asked, "What level have you reached in your alchemy skills?"

Yang Zongyuan said somewhat embarrassedly, "I can only barely refine the Bigu Pill!"

Among the alchemy, artifact, and talisman arrays, he chose the path of alchemy. However, his talent in alchemy seemed to be quite ordinary. After more than ten years of practice, he could only barely refine the Bigu Pill, a non-ranking pill.

Yang Zhengshan was not disappointed, as he was well aware of the difficulty of cultivating alchemy.

He was able to embark on the path of alchemy for three reasons: first, he already had some understanding of alchemy; second, he had some talent in alchemy; and third, he possessed a spiritual source land, allowing him to practice without regard to cost.

Training alchemists is definitely the most resource-intensive of all the arts of immortal cultivation.

Take Zhang Hexuan for example. He can now refine high-grade jade marrow pills and is a first-level high-grade alchemist.

The resources he has spent on alchemy over the years may exceed tens of thousands of low-grade spirit stones.

More than 100,000!

This may not seem like much for the entire Spirit Source Land, but that's because the Spirit Source Land has a large output and can earn a lot of spirit stones.

However, if this were placed among the immortal cultivation families and aristocratic clans outside, it would definitely not be a small amount.

A cultivation family without a Foundation Establishment cultivator would likely find it difficult to sustain such a expenditure.

Even a family of immortal cultivators with a Foundation Establishment cultivator needs to be careful with their money.

For example, the Lin family of Qingli. The Lin family is also a family of alchemists. In the past, the Lin family had two second-level alchemists and many first-level alchemists.

Even the Lin family selects the best of the best when it comes to training alchemists, focusing on training only one person per generation.

Similarly, the Spirit Source Land should treat alchemists differently when training them.

"You should move to Flaming Mountain. From now on, you'll work as my assistant in the Pill Hall!" Yang Zhengshan said.

He wanted to focus on cultivating Yang Zongyuan, so naturally he had to teach him personally.

Whether it's cultivation or alchemy, he personally teaches them.

It just so happens that Zhang Hexuan has been in Qingli Immortal City for the past few years, and he needs someone to help him.

"Yes!" Yang Zongyuan replied with great joy.

Yang Jizhen was also overjoyed. It was definitely a blessing for Yang Zongyuan that Yang Zhengshan could personally teach him.

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Two months later, Yang Jizhen went into seclusion to cultivate his foundation at Tingzhuxuan by Lingquan Lake.

Yang Zhengshan personally protected him.

Yang Jizhen is exactly fifty years old this year, which is considered the peak of his youth, strength, and vitality. This is the most suitable time for him to establish his foundation.

Yang Zhengshan wasn't too worried about whether Yang Jizhen could successfully establish his foundation.

Yang Jizhen's foundation-building conditions are now much better than they were back then.

First of all, Yang Jizhen is young, unlike him who was over a hundred years old when he finally achieved the Foundation Establishment stage.

Secondly, Yang Jizhen possessed a high-grade Foundation Establishment Pill, while at that time he only had a mid-grade Foundation Establishment Pill.

Furthermore, Yang Jizhen had a solid foundation, having been personally trained by Yang Jizhen.

Finally, there's Yang Jizhen and his personal protector. Even if something goes wrong, he can make amends for Yang Jizhen and ensure that Yang Jizhen can successfully establish his foundation.

As time passed, Yang Zhengshan silently observed Yang Jizhen's progress in foundation building.

Watching him take the Foundation Establishment Pill, watching him break through the confinement of his dantian, watching his soul begin to transform.

Yang Jizhen took each step very steadily and completed the foundation building process almost without any unexpected incidents.

More than three months later, a surge of spiritual energy rose around Tingzhu Pavilion, and faint spiritual essence drifted in from all directions, with ethereal fluorescent lights twinkling around the verdant bamboo leaves.

The golden thunder bamboo, which had grown to three zhang tall, was now emitting faint golden lightning, accompanied by crackling thunderous sounds.

Yang Jizhen cultivates the "Yi Wood Thunder Control Scripture," which is highly compatible with the Golden Thunder Bamboo.

At this moment, Yang Jizhen was establishing his foundation, which stirred up a wave of spiritual energy in the world. The divine lightning of the Yi Wood within his body also erupted at this moment, seemingly reaching some kind of tacit understanding with the Golden Thunder Bamboo.

As Yang Zhengshan observed the changes in the Golden Thunder Bamboo, a thought struck him, and he opened his mouth and spat out a blue thunder pearl.

This is the third Thunder Pearl he has nurtured. It has only been nurtured for more than ten years, and it does not contain much Yi Wood Divine Thunder. However, it should have some effect on the Golden Thunder Bamboo.

As the Azure Thunder Pearl approached the Golden Thunder Bamboo, it was instantly drawn in by the lightning emitted by the Golden Thunder Bamboo. The next moment, the Golden Thunder Bamboo absorbed the Azure Thunder Pearl.

Upon seeing this, Yang Zhengshan's face lit up with surprise.

As expected of a third-tier spiritual object, it is indeed miraculous.

After absorbing the Azure Thunder Pearl, the Golden Thunder Bamboo trembled slightly as if it had taken a stimulant.

The straight bamboo poles grew rapidly, increasing in size by more than three feet in the blink of an eye.

The golden bamboo leaves became even brighter at this moment, radiating a dazzling glow.

Many tender buds are sprouting, making it look full of vitality.

However, what delighted Yang Zhengshan the most was that he discovered a small bamboo shoot sprouting and growing underground, ready to break through the soil.

The golden bamboo has actually reproduced; this is truly an unexpected delight.

Just as Yang Zhengshan was happy about the growth of the Golden Thunder Bamboo, the fluctuations of spiritual energy in Tingzhu Pavilion gradually subsided.

Another day passed, and Yang Jizhen walked out of Tingzhuxuan dressed in a neat pine-patterned Buddhist robe.

"Thank you for protecting me, Ancestor!" He came before Yang Zhengshan and bowed deeply.

Yang Zhengshan looked at his physical condition, waved his hand, and an invisible magical force helped him up.

"Haha not bad!"

Yang Jizhen's foundation is very solid. After establishing his foundation, there was no need for any false support. He only needs a little polishing to stabilize his cultivation.

"Your son has not disappointed our ancestors!" Yang Jizhen stood up with a bright smile on his face.

In fact, Yang Jizhen has been under a lot of pressure over the years. As the only immortal cultivator among the younger generation of the Yang family, he has received far more resources than his other brothers and sisters.

No one said much openly, but some sarcastic remarks inevitably came from behind the scenes.

Whether it was envy or jealousy, it put Yang Jizhen under immense pressure.

Among his many peers, he actually seemed somewhat isolated.

Perhaps it was because he was a cultivator, or perhaps it was because he had received too much, or perhaps it was because he didn't have much interaction with his other brothers and sisters, which caused him to become somewhat detached from his peers.

Now that he has successfully established his foundation, although this will completely separate him from his peers, it proves that he has not let down his ancestors and family.

(End of this chapter)