Family Rise: Beginning with Grandfather.

Chapter 905 Birth, aging, sickness, and death are the natural course of life. The path to immortality is fraught with hardship, a path defying the heavens.

"How are Daqing and Dalang's cultivation progressing?"

Yang Zhengshan asked the Green Wolf King to sit down.

In recent years, he has been so focused on refining the Divine Wood Cauldron that he has paid little attention to other matters. Moreover, the Beast Taming Hall is in charge of things on Green Wolf Mountain, so he doesn't need to worry about it. Therefore, he is not very clear about the situation on Green Wolf Mountain.

If the Blue Wolf King hadn't come today, he wouldn't have known that the Blue Wolf King had already achieved success in his cultivation.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, their cultivation progress is slower, and it is estimated that it will take some time before they can enter the Transformation stage!" The Azure Wolf King's attitude was very respectful, whether because someone had taught him or because of his own sense of hierarchy.

"Well, now that you've entered the transformation stage, you should give them some pointers in the future!"

"By the way, is there still room for you at Green Wolf Mountain? You're a demon beast now, shouldn't you have a larger territory?"

Yang Zhengshan thought of the situation at Qinglang Mountain.

He personally assigned the Blue Wolf Mountain to the Blue Wolf pack. Later, the Beast Taming Hall took over the task of taming the Blue Wolves, and Blue Wolf Mountain became a base of the Beast Taming Hall.

"Your Majesty, I wish to have the other wolf cubs leave Green Wolf Mountain!" Green Wolf King hesitated for a moment before speaking.

"Why?" Yang Zhengshan asked, puzzled.

"Because they don't need to live on Green Wolf Mountain!"

Yang Zhengshan was still puzzled. The Azure Wolf King scratched his head, as if organizing his thoughts, before continuing, "There is a spiritual spring on Azure Wolf Mountain, with abundant spiritual energy, and it also grows a large number of wind-attribute spiritual fruits, making it very suitable for my Azure Wolf demon clan to live in!"

"Wait, the Azure Wolf Demon Clan?" Yang Zhengshan found this new term very strange.

"Yes, this is the name the Beast Taming Hall gave us," said the Blue Wolf King.

Yang Zhengshan nodded in realization.

The Blue Wolf King's breed is actually the Gale Wolf, and there are many Gale Wolves like them in the Cloud Mountain Range.

However, when Yang Zhengshan entered the ancient ruins, he had no idea about the Gale Wolf clan. Seeing that their fur was blue, he casually named them Blue Wolves.

Later I learned that they were called Gale Wolves, but because I was used to calling them that, I didn't change it.

Now that the Azure Wolf King has become a demon beast, it is only natural that it has become a new race.

The Azure Wolf Demon Clan clearly continued the name he originally gave to the Azure Wolf King.

"Keep talking!"

"Your Excellency may not know, but the cultivation of demon beasts places great emphasis on bloodline. Just because I can become a demon beast does not mean that other little wolves can also become demon beasts!"

"I want to separate the Azure Wolf Demon Clan from the Azure Wolf Clan in the future, and only the Azure Wolf Demon Clan can live on Azure Wolf Mountain!"

"The Blue Wolf King said."

Yang Zhengshan frowned slightly. "So, Daqing and Dalang might not necessarily become demon beasts?"

“Daqing and Dalang have a great chance, but Erqing, Sanqing, Sanlang, and Wulang cannot become demon beasts!” said the Blue Wolf King.

"That's it!"

Yang Zhengshan seemed to be thinking about it. It seemed that way. It was said that not all of the Skylark clan were demon beasts. A large part of them were just strange beasts.

"Since that's the case, you can decide what to do. I can give you all ten hills surrounding the Azure Wolf Mountain as your Azure Wolf clan's territory!"

Anyway, there are other villages and towns near Qinglang Mountain, but only the Beast Taming Hall has built a base there, specifically to tame the Qinglang wolves.

"Thank you very much, Your Excellency!" the Blue Wolf King said happily.

As the wolf king, he also wanted more territory, but since Yang Zhengshan didn't speak up, no one dared to give them more land.

After all, the Blue Wolf is a mythical beast, a demonic beast, not a human.

If it were a human town, then Yujing City could make its own decisions and build it however it wanted.

However, if it involves the territory of demonic beasts, then Yang Zhengshan's approval is required.

Yang Zhengshan thought for a moment, then said, "Go to Ziwei Tower and tell them to set up a Demon Hall in Taiwei Tower. But no, I'll talk to them myself!"

"Go back first and wait for news from Ziwei Tower!"

Now that the Azure Wolf King is a second-tier demon beast, his status and position are different.

Second-tier demonic beasts are comparable to Foundation Establishment cultivators, and the Azure Wolf King is no less powerful or intelligent than a Foundation Establishment cultivator. Therefore, the Spirit Source Land cannot treat it the same way it used to treat other beasts.

Taiwei Tower is the elders' council of the spiritual source land. It has already established the Immortal Hall and the Martial Hall. Now, why not establish a Demon Hall as well?

From now on, matters related to demonic beasts in the Spirit Source Land can be managed by the Demon Hall.

As for the Beast Taming Hall, they certainly cannot manage the demon beasts.

Letting a group of martial artists manage demonic beasts is just asking for trouble, isn't it?

The Beast Taming Hall can only manage exotic beasts, while demonic beasts go directly into the Demon Hall and are managed by the Demon Hall itself.

Right now, it's just the Azure Wolf King, but there will definitely be many more demonic beasts in the Spirit Source Land in the future.

Don't forget that the most numerous mythical beasts in the Spirit Source Land are not the Azure Wolves, but the Golden-feathered Fire Crows.

The highest bloodline rank is not held by the Azure Wolf clan. The bloodline rank of several other exotic beasts, such as the Illusion Moon Fox, the Sky Crocodile Beast, and the Golden Fire Dragon, is higher than that of the Azure Wolf clan.

After the Blue Wolf King left, Yang Zhengshan went to Ziwei Tower to explain the matter to Yang Chengmao.

After returning from Ziwei Tower, Yang Zhengshan went to the stables in his disciples' quarters.

There are more than a dozen Red Cloud Horses in the stable, and one of them lives in a single stable.

Yang Zhengshan arrived at the stable, looking at the horses inside with a look of helplessness and sadness in his eyes.

"Old boy!"

He went into the stable and gently stroked the thin, bony Hongyun.

Hongyun is old.

Its body is no longer strong, its fur is no longer smooth, and its mane is no longer as fiery as before.

Hehehe~~
Even its voice is no longer loud.

Yang Zhengshan gently stroked its soft mane and carefully channeled his magic power into its body.

Hehehe~~
Hongyun moaned contentedly.

A smile appeared on Yang Zhengshan's face.

"Would you like to go for a walk?"

Hehehe~~
Kaxilan's big eyes also became cloudy, but Yang Zhengshan could still see joy and anticipation in them.

"go!"

Yang Zhengshan untied its reins and led it out of the stable.

Hongyun is over a hundred years old. Although it is a mythical beast, its lifespan is limited to this point.

The spiritual spring water can improve its physical condition, but it cannot extend its lifespan.

Hehehe~~
Hongyun stretched out her head and nuzzled Yang Zhengshan. Yang Zhengshan hesitated for a moment, but still gently jumped onto the horse's back.

"You're getting old, just walk slowly!"

He knew that Hongyun still wanted to run away with him.

Hehehe~~
The red cloud raised its head and hissed, but it could no longer lift its front legs.

Although Yang Zhengshan was on its back, he was only pretending. He used his magic to support his own body and did not let Hongyun carry him. Even so, Hongyun still found it difficult to move an inch.

It slowly moved its feet, walking leisurely on the bluestone path, its large, cloudy eyes lingering on the surrounding scenery.

Yang Zhengshan patiently stayed with it, but in his heart he was reminiscing about the feeling of charging into battle together back then.

Back then, Hongyun was still young. Its body was as strong as a monster. Clad in iron armor, it galloped across the battlefield, leaving corpses strewn everywhere it went.

As he thought about it, Yang Zhengshan's eyes reddened.

He's past the age of sentimentality; the older he gets, the colder his heart becomes, and apart from old acquaintances, very few people can enter his heart anymore.

But Hongyun is different; she is an old friend.

He still remembered the year Hongyun walked into his house. He also remembered the first time he saw Hongyun, when he saw a tuft of red mane on Hongyun's body and couldn't help but reach out and touch it.

He reached out and stroked Hongyun's mane again; the texture was completely different from before.

The once smooth mane became coarse, rough, and sparse.

He couldn't bear to part with Hongyun!

"Old buddy!" Yang Zhengshan dismounted from his horse, his eyes red as he looked into Hongyun's eyes.

Whew~~Whew~~
Hongyun's breathing became increasingly erratic, and her breath grew weaker and weaker. "Let's go, I'll take you back!"

Yang Zhengshan carefully used his magic to carry Hongyun back to the stable.

Life has collapsed, and even the gods are powerless to help.

But Yang Zhengshan was unwilling to give up.

Back at the stable, Hongyun was no longer able to stand.

It lay disheveled on the haystack, and Yang Zhengshan sat quietly beside it, keeping it company.

One day passed.

Yu Qingyi came over.

"Husband!"

"Yeah, it's nothing. I just wanted to stay with it." Yang Zhengshan's expression had returned to calm.

Birth, aging, sickness, and death are the natural course of life.

Over the years, he has lost count of how many old friends he has seen go, and he has even completely overlooked the passing of some of them.

But it was this old friend in front of him that he was most reluctant to part with.

Yu Qingyi sat down with him and gently stroked Hongyun's head.

Hongyun's eyes grew increasingly cloudy, and her breath grew weaker and weaker.

Another day passed.

The aura of the crimson clouds was like a candle flickering in the wind, as if it might be extinguished at any moment.

A flickering candle cannot burn forever, nor can the aura of the red cloud last indefinitely.

Finally, its presence completely disappeared.

“It’s gone!” Yu Qingyi said softly.

Yang Zhengshan nodded slightly, "Sigh, I just can't bear to part with it!"

"Life and death separations are unavoidable!" Yu Qingyi comforted her.

Yang Zhengshan shook his head, his eyes gleaming with golden light.

"I want to keep it!"

In the faint golden light, Yang Zhengshan saw a barely perceptible shadow.

That was the soul of Hongyun.

All living beings in the world have souls, but there is no underworld in this world.

After a living being dies, its soul returns to heaven and earth, and there is no such thing as reincarnation.

Buddhism may have reincarnation, but Buddhist reincarnation has nothing to do with the underworld or the six realms of reincarnation.

As Yang Zhengshan looked at Hongyun's soul, he had a thought, and the Seven Treasures Soul-Suppressing Pagoda in his sea of ​​consciousness gently turned. Instantly, an invisible force seeped out, pulling Hongyun's weak soul into the Soul-Returning Array.

The Soul Returning Array possesses an independent, exquisite soul domain, which can separate the soul of a living being from its body and imprison it within the soul domain.

Hongyun's soul cannot be considered a divine soul. The soul of a first-tier beast is extremely weak, even weaker than that of an ordinary person.

However, Yang Zhengshan still placed its soul in the Linglong Soul Domain.

There are also methods of ghost cultivation in this world.

Perhaps there will be a way to turn Hongyun into a ghost cultivator in the future.

Moreover, the Seven Treasures Soul-Suppressing Pagoda also has the function of nurturing the soul, so Hongyun's soul should be able to survive in the Exquisite Soul Domain.

However, this means that Yang Zhengshan will no longer be able to use the Returning Soul Formation against enemies.

Seeing that Hongyun's soul was very stable in the Linglong Soul Domain, Yang Zhengshan's sorrow dissipated considerably.

Birth, aging, sickness, and death are the natural course of life.

However, the path to immortality is fraught with difficulties, a path that defies the heavens.

Human nature is not an ironclad rule of immortality.

"You go back first, I'll go choose an auspicious burial site for Hongyun!"

Yang Zhengshan helped Yu Qingyi up and said softly.

Yu Qingyi was unaware that he had sent Hongyun's soul into the Linglong Soul Domain. Seeing his calm expression, she felt a little relieved.

"Okay, go ahead, I'll wait for you to come back!"

Yang Zhengshan carried Hongyun's body and flew towards Mount Anxi.

Mount Anxi is the cemetery of Yujing City, located west of the Ling River. Today, Mount Anxi has many graves.

Yang Zhengshan found a spot at the foot of Mount Anxi, dug a hole at random, and buried Hongyun.

He didn't hold a funeral for Hongyun; he simply saw her off quietly by himself. Of course, he didn't forget to erect a tombstone for Hongyun.

……

In Yangjia Town, in a quiet courtyard.

An Yuxing and Liang Shengze were sitting under a tree, playing chess.

After finishing a game of chess, An Yuxing casually tossed the chess pieces onto the board, then picked up his wine gourd and took a big gulp.

"The path of martial arts is arduous and long; let us drink fine wine to reward our lofty ambitions."

"Haha, good wine, good wine!"

After drinking the wine, An Yuxing laughed heartily.

Liang Shengze looked at him with a hint of envy in his eyes, "I'm not as good as you!"

"What's worse than?"

"You're not as magnanimous as I am!"

"Haha, what's there to be upset about!" An Yuxing laughed.

Liang Shengze shook his head, "Thirty years after entering the Golden Body Realm, his cultivation has not improved at all."

An Yu poured him a bowl of wine, saying, "One should be content; being able to enter the Golden Body Realm is already a great fortune!"

Over the years, they have all been somewhat disappointed. The path to immortality is difficult, as is the path to martial arts. After reaching the Golden Body Realm, it becomes even more difficult to make any progress.

Whether it's Liang Shengze or An Yuxing, they have been at the Golden Body Realm for thirty years, and their cultivation has not broken through again. Let alone breaking through, it can even be said that they have stagnated.

This is actually the normal situation.

The reason why people from the Spirit Source Land can break through to the Golden Body Realm one after another is because they benefit from the spiritual spring water.

The spiritual spring water has the effect of enhancing potential. Even ordinary people without any martial arts talent can become innate martial artists as long as they work hard enough.

If one has better aptitude, then there is a chance to break through to the Golden Body Realm.

However, once you reach the Golden Body Realm, the effect of the spiritual spring water becomes negligible if you want to make further breakthroughs in your cultivation.

Although the Land of Spiritual Origin provides many other resources, these resources are not enough to continuously improve everyone's cultivation level.

This applies not only to An Yuxing and Liang Shengze, but also to others.

Currently, the martial artist with the highest cultivation level in the Spirit Origin Land is Yu Qingyi, who has the cultivation level of the mid-stage of the Golden Body Realm.

But Yu Qingyi is different from others; the resources she has are incomparable to those of others.
Yu Qingyi is an exception; An Yuxing and Liang Shengze are the normal cases.

They will most likely reach the Golden Body Realm in their lifetime. They may be able to break through to the middle or late stages of the Golden Body Realm in the future, but that will be the limit.

Breaking through to the Divine Soul Realm is almost impossible.

“Yes, it’s already a great fortune to have reached the Golden Body Realm! I never thought I could break through the limits of the Innate Realm!” Liang Shengze nodded slightly and smiled.

They are extremely fortunate to have achieved their current level of cultivation.

If it weren't for Yang Zhengshan leading them away from Da'an, and if it weren't for Yang Zhengshan letting them live in the Lingyuan Land, they would have long since turned into dust.

Just as the two were talking, An Yuxing suddenly froze, staring intently at the eastern horizon.

"What's wrong?" Liang Shengze asked in confusion, while also turning his head to look eastward.

Suddenly, the eastern sky exploded, transforming the clear blue expanse into a gilded furnace. Countless streaks of crimson-gold light descended from the heavens, twisting the clouds into spiraling golden vortices.

(End of this chapter)