Family Rise: Beginning with Grandfather.

Chapter 921 The Actions of the Netherworld Gate
Once Li Shangyuan had completely calmed down, Yang Zhengshan smiled and said, "I didn't expect you to become a cultivator as well. This is quite an achievement!"

Li Shangyuan said awkwardly, "To be honest, senior, I already possessed immortal cultivation techniques before crossing the Stormy Sea. The reason I wanted to cross the Stormy Sea was to seek immortal opportunities!"

He recounted the legends about the immortals on Qinglan Island, as well as his experiences in searching for the Li clan of the immortals over the years.

After listening, Yang Zhengshan said, "I didn't expect that your Qinglan Island would have such a heritage. It's a pity that the spiritual energy is thin west of the Stormy Sea, which is not suitable for cultivating immortality!"

“Yes, if Qinglan Island also had a spiritual vein, then I wouldn’t have had to suffer this calamity!” Li Shangyuan said.

After recounting his own story, Li Shangyuan couldn't help but ask, "I never imagined that you, senior, had built such a vast empire in the Sea of ​​Spiritual Beauty. Have you ever returned?"

"Yes, let's go back. We've brought all our descendants here and established the Lingxiu Yang Family!" Yang Zhengshan said.

"Senior is truly amazing!" Li Shangyuan said admiringly.

Yang Zhengshan said nonchalantly, "It's nothing. What are your plans next?"

Li Shangyuan looked at Yang Zhengshan somewhat embarrassedly, "I would be grateful if you could take care of me, senior!"

Yang Zhengshan laughed heartily, "No problem."

This time, Li Shangyuan's initiative in reminding them saved Yangjia Town from a calamity, so it's only right that they help him out.

Moreover, although Li Shangyuan has changed a lot, Yang Zhengshan can tell that he was only forced into it and his true nature has not changed.

Therefore, Yang Zhengshan was willing to help this old friend.

Li Shangyuan was overjoyed to hear Yang Zhengshan's straightforwardness.

"Thank you, senior!"

"Don't thank me yet, I haven't finished speaking!" Yang Zhengshan interrupted.

Li Shangyuan's heart began to race again, fearing that Yang Zhengshan would not be willing to help him.

In fact, he never thought about getting anything from Yang Zhengshan; he just wanted to find someone to rely on.

After years of wandering, what he longs for most now is a stable place to settle down.

I don't seek great wealth, I only seek peace of mind.

"I'm busy with many things and don't have the time or energy to help you much, but I have an old friend who can help you!"

"Xuanzhen, you still remember, don't you!"

"I remember, Senior Xuanzhen is here too?" Li Shangyuan's heart rose and fell with Yang Zhengshan's words.

"Well, he's also a Foundation Establishment cultivator now. He's relatively free lately, so why don't you start cultivating with him for a while?"

Although he still thought highly of Li Shangyuan, this was, after all, their first meeting in sixty years, so he felt he should observe Li Shangyuan further.

Xuanzhen happens to be in Shanggu County, so we can let him observe Li Shangyuan first.

“This…” Li Shangyuan hesitated. Xuanzhen had come with them back then, but his feelings for Xuanzhen were different from his feelings for Yang Zhengshan.

Xuanzhen has a somewhat eccentric temperament and is rather difficult to get along with.

Yang Zhengshan has a mild temperament and is easy to get along with. Yang Zhengshan also gave him a lot of guidance and was both his teacher and friend, so he respects Yang Zhengshan very much.

"Don't worry, he's in Shanggu County. Once you get there, have him give you some pointers on your cultivation!"

Yang Zhengshan noticed his hesitation and reassured him, "You're not young anymore; you should raise your cultivation to the Great Perfection of Qi Refining as soon as possible!"

"Alright then, I can promise you that as long as your cultivation reaches the Great Perfection of Qi Refining, I will give you a Foundation Establishment Pill!"

Since they are old friends, we should definitely take care of them.

A Foundation Establishment Pill is nothing to Yang Zhengshan.

But Li Shangyuan was completely dumbfounded when he heard about the Foundation Establishment Pill. "Senior, you're not lying to me, are you?!"

"Why would I lie to you? I'm a second-tier alchemist now!" Yang Zhengshan said.

Li Shangyuan blinked, first staring blankly for a long time, then overjoyed, as if his whole being had come alive.

"Thank you very much, senior!"

Foundation Building Pill, that was the elixir he had always longed for.

In the Southern Wilderness, the scarcity of Foundation Establishment Pills is even more severe than in the Qingli Dynasty.

A single Foundation Establishment Pill is worth the lives of countless cultivators, and can even cause Foundation Establishment cultivators to fight over it.

Li Shangyuan never dared to dream that he could obtain a Foundation Establishment Pill, but now Yang Zhengshan actually said he would give him one, which made him feel like he was dreaming.

"It's getting late. You should come back to Yangjia Town with me first, and I'll take you to Shanggu County City tomorrow!"

Yang Zhengshan stood up and said.

"it is good!"

Li Shangyuan replied with a silly grin on his face.

At this moment, he was like a silly, laughing child, his face beaming with undisguised joy.

……

The great battle did not dampen the liveliness of Yangjia Town; it merely provided the townspeople with some fodder for conversation after meals.

The battle at night could not be kept secret from the people of Yangjia Town. The raging flames burned half the sky red. Not only in Yangjia Town, but even a hundred miles away, people could see that huge expanse of flames.

Furthermore, on the morning of the following day, many more soldiers patrolled inside and outside Yangjia Town.

In the town, squads of soldiers clad in iron armor, carrying swords and shields or spears and longbows patrolled back and forth.

Outside the town, squads of soldiers riding swift wolves or cloud tigers patrolled back and forth in the mountains and villages.

The Yujing Three Guards had a total of nine thousand soldiers, but only the Yujing Left Guard, or three thousand soldiers, came out this time.

Three thousand soldiers, though not a large number, were enough to patrol the territory of Yangjia Town.

In fact, Yangjia Town is not a very large area. It is located 300 miles south of the shore of Lingxiu Lake, and more than 100 miles east and west of Yangjia Town.

There are roughly twenty martial arts families and seventy or eighty small villages and towns, with a total population of just over one hundred thousand dependent on Yangjia Town.

With the patrol of three thousand Imperial Guards, the atmosphere inside and outside Yangjia Town immediately became stable. The people who were originally panicked and uneasy felt much more at ease when they saw the patrolling soldiers.

Those independent cultivators who originally operated near Yangjia Town also left Yangjia Town one after another.

They may not be afraid of these squads of soldiers, but they are also unwilling to engage in battle with these well-armed soldiers; they just want to take advantage of the chaos.

Yangjia Town has settled down, but the chaos in the Lingxiu Sea has only just begun.

Looting and slaughter were taking place throughout the entire Lingxiu Sea, with one tragedy after another, and a tragic atmosphere enveloped the entire Lingxiu Sea.

In the past, the three major sects were powerful and often exploited many aristocratic families and clans. However, no matter how much they exploited them, the Lingxiu Sea was able to maintain a stable order.

Now, the three major sects can only protect themselves and are powerless to maintain order in the Sea of ​​Spiritual Beauty, which has immediately turned into a chaotic place.

However, this is only the beginning.

In Yangjia Town, at the Yangjia Courtyard.

Yang Zhengshan had just returned from sending Li Shangyuan to Shanggu County when he received some very bad news from Lü Hua. "It's been confirmed. The Youyu Sect is gathering troops, and if nothing unexpected happens, they will launch an attack on the Lingxiu Sea within half a month!"

Lu Hua said in a deep voice.

Inside the hall, Yang Zhengshan stroked his beard, his brows furrowed.

Chen Zhongshu said, "It was foreseeable that the Netherworld Sect would attack the Sea of ​​Spiritual Beauty, but I didn't expect them to be so eager!"

"It's probably because of Han Jiangche's disappearance at the Wuxiang Sect!" An Yuxing said.

Liang Shengze also spoke up: "No matter what the reason, the problem now is that the Lingxiu Sea does not have enough power to resist the attack of the Youyu Gate!"

Yang Zhengshan nodded slightly, "That's right, the Sea of ​​Spiritual Beauty currently lacks the power to fight against the Netherworld Prison!"

Even though the Netherworld Sect lost Han Jiangche, it still has three Divine Soul Realm warriors.

Currently, the only truly formidable expert in the Lingxiu Sea is Yunxiao.

Yunxiao is very strong; his swordsmanship is enough to crush late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators. However, compared to a Divine Soul Realm martial artist, he should still be a notch weaker.

If it's just a prolonged fight, Yunxiao might be able to stall for time, but if it's a life-or-death battle, Yunxiao probably wouldn't be a match for a martial artist at the Divine Soul Realm.

Moreover, the Netherworld Sect has three martial artists at the Divine Soul Realm.

"Could the Xuanqing Sect ask the Baiyun Immortal City to mediate?" An Yuxing asked.

Yang Zhengshan shook his head slightly, "Baiyun Immortal City will step in to mediate, but it will definitely not side with Xuanqing Sect!"

Baiyun Immortal City currently hopes that the area around the Yunxiao Mountains will remain stable and does not wish to see any unrest occur.

Therefore, they certainly wouldn't allow the Netherworld Gate to start a large-scale, long-term war.

However, they will not protect the interests of the Xuanqing Sect. If they step in to mediate, they will most likely get the Lingxiu Sea to concede some of its interests to meet the Youyu Sect's demand for a ceasefire.

However, this means that even if the Netherworld Sect enters the Sea of ​​Spiritual Beauty, no matter how much territory the Netherworld Sect occupies in the Sea of ​​Spiritual Beauty, the Sea of ​​Spiritual Beauty will be dominated by the Netherworld Sect from now on.

Whether it's the Xuanqing Sect, the Huanyue Sect, or the Yang family, they will all have to act according to the whims of the Youyu Gate in the future.

This is an outcome that Yang Zhengshan did not want to see.

He disliked the Netherworld Sect, or rather, he didn't want the Netherworld Sect to dominate the Sea of ​​Spiritual Beauty.

"Can the Xuanqing Sect find outside help?" An Yuxing asked.

Yang Zhengshan thought for a moment, "The only external help we can get is from Cangjian Mountain, but Cangjian Mountain might not be willing to help! And Cangjian Mountain might not be able to stop Youyu Gate!"

Hidden Sword Mountain has a profound foundation, but it has neither Golden Core cultivators nor Divine Soul Realm warriors. It is estimated that it will be somewhat powerless to fight against the Netherworld Prison Sect.

Just as Yang Zhengshan was considering whether Hidden Sword Mountain had any other trump cards, he suddenly sensed the fluctuation of a communication talisman.

"You guys take good care of Yangjia Town for now, don't worry about anything else."

"I have to take my leave now!"

After uttering those words, Yang Zhengshan disappeared from the hall.

The next moment, he arrived at the villa on Wangyue Mountain of the Illusion Moon Sect.

A raven flapped its wings and landed on his shoulder, cawing twice.

Yang Zhengshan looked up and saw a communication talisman striking the protective array.

With a wave of his hand, the communication talisman fell into his palm.

He then activated the formation and welcomed Liu Yue in.

"Senior!" Liu Yue breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing Yang Zhengshan.

"What happened?" Yang Zhengshan asked casually.

He had promised Yueqing that he would stay at the Illusion Moon Sect, but he hasn't seemed to have come to the sect recently.

Fortunately, he left a Soul Raven here, which can receive messages from here at any time.

As his divine soul grew stronger, his soul crow also became more and more vivid, no less than an ordinary crow. Not only could it move on its own, but it also knew to contact him when it encountered a situation.

Liu Yue said, "The sect leader invites you to the Mirror Abyss Pavilion!"

"Oh, then let's go!" Yang Zhengshan roughly guessed why Yue Qing was looking for him. If he wasn't mistaken, it should be related to the actions of the Netherworld Sect.

As he expected, when he arrived at Jingyuan Pavilion, Yueqing immediately mentioned Youyu Gate.

"Three days ago, the Netherworld Sect sent an envoy, demanding that we hand over Han Jiangche. If we do not hand over Han Jiangche, the Netherworld Sect will spare no effort to destroy the Lingxiu Three Sects!"

Inside the Mirror Abyss Pavilion, Yue Qing spoke with a weary expression.

"The envoy! Where is the envoy?" Yang Zhengshan asked in surprise.

“At the Xuanqing Sect!” Yueqing said.

Yang Zhengshan chuckled, "Han Jiangche is just an excuse!"

The Netherworld Sect couldn't possibly be unaware of what happened at the Formless Sect. Even if they were looking for someone, they shouldn't be asking the Spirit and Beauty Sects for the person, but rather the Impermanent Ghost Sect.

Moreover, the Wuxiang Sect has now been disbanded, and its mountain gates have been taken over by the Xuanqing Sect.

The biggest victims of the Wuxiang Sect incident were the Lingxiu Three Sects. Even if the Youyu Sect wanted revenge, it shouldn't have targeted the Lingxiu Three Sects.

“We all know this is just an excuse!” Yueqing said.

"So what are your thoughts?" Yang Zhengshan asked.

Yue Qing was silent for a moment before saying, "Yunxiao has already gone to Hidden Sword Mountain, but Hidden Sword Mountain probably won't get involved in this matter! They probably wish for our entire sect to be wiped out!"

Yang Zhengshan pondered for a moment, "That's not necessarily true. If Hidden Sword Mountain still wants the Sea of ​​Spiritual Beauty, then they won't let the Netherworld Sect occupy it!"

Yueqing looked up at Yang Zhengshan, her eyes filled with hope, "Elder Yang, do you have any other ideas?"

She was under immense pressure during this period. The changing situation in the Sea of ​​Spiritual Beauty was like invisible hands, pushing her step by step into a bottomless abyss.

At this moment, she seemed to have fallen into despair. Hidden Sword Mountain might be a glimmer of hope, and Yang Zhengshan in front of her might be her lifeline.

However, Yang Zhengshan shook his head, "I have no better way!"

"Where is Bai Yujing?" Yueqing asked, a clear look in her eyes.

Yang Zhengshan fell silent.

Can he say that Bai Yujing is just something he made up?
Okay, now the Spirit Source Land has indeed been changed to Jade Capital City, but this Jade Capital City is not the White Jade Capital he mentioned before.

The Jade Palace in the heavens, with its twelve towers and five cities, is where an immortal touched my head, granting me eternal life.

In the land of spiritual origins, there is a fake Bai Yujing, but not a single fake immortal.

At this point, he didn't know how to make up a lie anymore.

Of course, he would never contradict himself; he had to swallow the bitterness of his own actions, no matter how difficult it was.

What else can we do but keep making things up!

(End of this chapter)