Family Rise: Beginning with Grandfather.

Chapter 923 Hidden Sword Mountain Master Jian Changhe
Yang Zhengshan glanced at Jin Leizhu, then turned and walked with his hands behind his back toward the bamboo house not far away.

"How's your research on crafting the portal to the grotto-heaven coming along?"

“I’ve already grasped some of the tricks, but I still need to do some experimentation before I can actually refine it!” Yang Jizhen said.

The grotto-heaven portal is the passage from the Spirit Source Land to the outside world. Currently, the two grotto-heaven portals are no longer sufficient to meet the needs of the Spirit Source Land. Therefore, Yang Zhengshan has put the matter of refining grotto-heaven portals on the agenda.

Yang Zhengshan said, "The entrance to the grotto-heaven involves the Dao of the Great Void, so you can put more effort into it!"

Although the lowest grade of the cave portal is only second-tier upper grade, the Daoist charm it contains is incomparable to that of ordinary magic treasures.

Any magical artifacts related to the Great Void are extremely rare.

Of course, it is also extremely difficult to refine.

“I can already sense the unfathomable depths of the Great Void!” Yang Jizhen said.

To create a portal to a celestial realm, one must have a certain understanding of the rules of the Great Void.

The attempt he just mentioned was an attempt to apply the rules of the Great Void.

Yang Zhengshan nodded slightly, "Then you can start by studying this for the next period of time!"

Yang Jizhen hesitated for a moment, then said, "Over there in the Sea of ​​Spiritual Beauty!"

Yang Zhengshan waved his hand, "You don't need to worry about these things, I'll handle them myself!"

The matter of the Sea of ​​Spiritual Beauty needs to be dealt with, but the matter of the Land of Spiritual Origin itself is more important. As the chief weapon refiner of the Land of Spiritual Origin, Yang Jizhen has many things to be responsible for, and his time and energy should not be wasted on those messy things outside.

Of course, most of the time Yang Zhengshan would still take him along, not expecting him to be of any help, but just hoping that he could broaden his horizons.

……

A few days later, Yang Zhengshan received Yueqing's invitation again and came to Jingyuan Pavilion once more.

However, when he entered the Mirror Abyss Pavilion, he found an unfamiliar face inside.

"Greetings, Sect Master!" Yang Zhengshan was slightly surprised, then bowed to Yue Qing.

Yueqing's face no longer showed the fatigue it had before, and her usual enthusiasm and brightness returned.

"Elder Yang, let me introduce you. This is Jian Changhe, the master of Cangjian Mountain!"

Yang Zhengshan's mind raced, and he quickly clasped his hands in a salute, "Yang Zhengshan of the Yang family greets the Mountain Lord!"

He had actually met Jian Changhe before. At the beginning of the establishment of Qingli Immortal City, Jian Changhe had represented Cangjian Mountain at an investment promotion conference organized by Baiyun Chamber of Commerce.

At that time, Jian Changhe sat in the front row, while he could only sit in the back row.

Although Jian Changhe was not well-known, Yang Zhengshan still knew a little about him.

This person is a true genius in swordsmanship.

Moreover, this person is the true successor of Hidden Sword Mountain. It is no exaggeration to say that he is the successor of True Lord Heavenly Sword. Of course, he is not True Lord Heavenly Sword's disciple. He was not even born when True Lord Heavenly Sword passed away.

As the successor of the Heavenly Sword True Lord, Jian Changhe carries almost all the heritage of Hidden Sword Mountain.

Even the clouds seem insignificant compared to him.

“Yang Zhengshan, I know you! You have a magical artifact!” Jian Changhe stood tall and straight like a sword, and even just sitting there, he gave people a feeling of sharpness and brilliance.

His voice was quite distinctive, calm yet with a hint of coldness. It wasn't meant to be directed at Yang Zhengshan, but it still made Yang Zhengshan feel that this person was difficult to get along with.

"Compared to the Mountain Lord, my resources are insignificant!" Yang Zhengshan laughed.

Jian Changhe stared directly at him, his eyes as sharp as swords, giving off a chilling feeling.

Yang Zhengshan frowned slightly.

"I'm very curious about Baiyujing. I wonder if you could take me there to see it!" Jian Changhe said.

Yang Zhengshan's brows furrowed even deeper.

"I advise the mountain lord not to have such thoughts."

"why?"

"Because this is very dangerous for the mountain lord!" Yang Zhengshan said calmly.

He can use the Spirit Source Land to intimidate people, but no one is allowed to enter the Spirit Source Land without his permission.

Once inside, they will be an enemy to the death, and Yang Zhengshan will do everything in his power to keep them in the Spirit Source Land.

Jian Changhe stared directly at him, and Yang Zhengshan also gazed at him. Their eyes met in the air, making the atmosphere in the hall heavy.

Yue Qing coughed lightly and said, "Mountain Lord!"

Jian Changhe frowned slightly. "Fine, if you're unwilling, then forget it!"

Upon hearing this, Yang Zhengshan breathed a slight sigh of relief.

This Jian Changhe is really hard to get along with!

Sharp, domineering, and incredibly powerful.

The key point is that this guy is exceptionally strong.

Yang Zhengshan was certain that with his current strength, he was no match for Jian Changhe. Even if he brought out the Eight Trigrams Furnace, he might not be able to suppress this person.

Sword cultivators are all monsters; their strength cannot be judged by common sense.

The clouds are like this, and so is the sword river.

"Yueqing said you are willing to submit to my Hidden Sword Mountain, is that true?" Jian Changhe asked again.

“It’s not me, it’s the Yang family, which of course includes me!” Yang Zhengshan said.

Jian Changhe scrutinized him, "How can you convince me that you are truly loyal?"

Yang Zhengshan smiled faintly, "True sincerity for true sincerity!"

"I am a guest elder of the Illusion Moon Sect. Over the years, I have never done anything to betray the Illusion Moon Sect. In addition, the Illusion Moon Sect has always maintained a good cooperative relationship with the Yang family!"

"If the mountain lord wants me to truly submit, he should understand that a bond of shared interests is more trustworthy than anything else!"

Upon hearing this, Jian Changhe revealed a thoughtful expression.

"Is a partnership based on shared interests more trustworthy than anything else?"

He murmured to himself, seemingly savoring the words.

After a moment, he spoke again: "I know you are still a guest retainer of Wanbaohang! Is it also because of profit?"

A hint of surprise flashed through Yang Zhengshan's mind.

He was a guest retainer of Wanbaohang, which was not a secret, but not everyone knew it either.

Not many people in the Sea of ​​Spiritual Beauty knew about this, but Jian Changhe actually did.

Clearly, Hidden Sword Mountain is not truly a secluded place.

“Of course, becoming a guest of Wanbaohang would be very beneficial to me, and my value is worth Wanbaohang’s recruitment. Because it is mutually beneficial, I can become a guest of Wanbaohang and gain Wanbaohang’s attention!” Yang Zhengshan said.

"So what do you want to get from Hidden Sword Mountain?" Jian Changhe asked.

Yang Zhengshan smiled and said, "A peaceful Lingxiu Sea is an environment where the Yang family can develop steadily! Right now, only Cangjian Mountain can stabilize the situation in Lingxiu Sea."

"So what can you bring to Hidden Sword Mountain?"

Yang Zhengshan's smile widened, "It's still a peaceful and beautiful sea!"

“Even without you, Hidden Sword Mountain can still maintain the stability of the Sea of ​​Spiritual Beauty!” Jian Changhe said.

Yang Zhengshan shook his head slightly, "I'm not talking about now, but about the future!" Right now, the Lingxiu Sea needs Cangjian Mountain to take charge of the situation, but in the future, Cangjian Mountain will need affiliated forces to maintain the stability of the Lingxiu Sea.

The Yang family's replacement of the Wuxiang Sect is equivalent to taking over the Wuxiang Sect's role and becoming one of the three pillars of the Lingxiu Sea.

If Hidden Sword Mountain can repel the external enemies, then three forces will be needed to ensure the stability of the Sea of ​​Spiritual Beauty.

Why not two, or even just one?
One is easy to get out of control, two are likely to cause conflict, three is just right, they can check and balance each other.

Of course, it is also possible that the three could unite and break away from the control of Hidden Sword Mountain, just like the Lingxiu Three Sects did before.

However, on the other hand, the Yang family is not one of the three Lingxiu sects. The Yang family can replace the Wuxiang sect, but it is not the Wuxiang sect.

The three sects of Lingxiu are closely connected and share many tacit understandings. However, the Yang family is different. The Yang family shares common interests with the Xuanqing Sect and the Huanyue Sect, but they also have many disagreements.

The Xuanqing Sect and Huanyue Sect are based in the Lingxiu Sea, but the Yang family is based in the Lingyuan Land.

The Yang family's demand for the Lingxiu Sea is a stable and sustainable development environment.

"Not enough!" Jian Changhe said.

Yang Zhengshan looked at him and asked, "What else does the mountain lord want?"

Jian Changhe gave Yang Zhengshan a meaningful look, "I want to go to the Transmission Hall in the ancient formation!"

Yang Zhengshan narrowed his eyes.

This guy knows he can send people into ancient formations at will!

It doesn't seem impossible.

Over the past few decades, the three sects of Lingxiu have not stopped entering the ancient ruins. They still enter the ancient ruins every ten years, but the ancient ruins are very different from those before.

Currently, besides the mineral veins and the Hall of Transmission, there are no other valuable resources within the ancient ruins.

Although the Spirit Source Land has planted many spiritual fruits and herbs within the ancient ruins over the years, the time is too short and these fruits and herbs have not yet fully matured.

This has greatly reduced the value of the ancient formations, and the three sects of Lingxiu no longer value them as much as before.

The fact that the Spirit Source Land occupies an ancient array is an absolute secret, and outsiders could never know it.

Under normal circumstances, people would not associate the changes in the ancient remnant array with the Yang family.

However, if someone really thinks about the Yang family, they can still find some clues.

At first, Yueqing didn't quite understand, but she quickly realized what it meant.

"It was your Yang family that emptied the ancient array!"

She looked at Yang Zhengshan in surprise.

Yang Zhengshan touched his nose somewhat awkwardly. He had just said that he had not done anything to offend the Illusion Moon Sect, but now the fact that he had emptied the ancient remnant array had been exposed. He felt like he had been slapped in the face.

However, his embarrassment only lasted a moment. He quickly faced Jian Changhe and said calmly, "The Transmission Hall is located within the ruins. If the Mountain Lord wants it, he can go and get it at any time!"

Yueqing looked at Yang Zhengshan with a strange gaze, but fortunately, Yang Zhengshan was thick-skinned enough not to blush under her gaze.

“I cannot take the Hall of Transmission!” Jian Changhe said.

Yang Zhengshan shook his head helplessly, "I can't give the Transmission Hall to the Mountain Lord either! I can't even send the Mountain Lord into the ruins. The power of the ruins is still there, and cultivators with cultivation levels above the Qi Refining stage simply cannot enter it!"

Jian Changhe did not doubt that Yang Zhengshan was lying to him, because he knew that the ancient array was still there.

"Then you must help me send some disciples from Hidden Sword Mountain into the ancient formation!"

Yang Zhengshan's heart skipped a beat.

It's clearly not the Hall of Transmission of Merit.

What Jian Changhe probably wants is some kind of cultivation technique from the Transmission Hall.

But logically speaking, Hidden Sword Mountain should have no shortage of martial arts techniques.

After all, Hidden Sword Mountain has occupied the ancient array for more than two thousand years, and the number of cultivation techniques they obtained from the array's transmission hall should be countless.

However, Yang Zhengshan didn't care what Jian Changhe wanted. For him, sending a few people into the ancient ruins was still very easy.

Moreover, now that this matter has been removed from the list, the Yang family no longer needs to hide their mining activities within the ruins.

"can!"

Yang Zhengshan readily agreed.

Jian Changhe nodded slightly, "In that case, from now on, the Yang family will be a vassal of my Hidden Sword Mountain!"

"Yang Zhengshan of the Yang family pays respects to the Mountain Lord!" Yang Zhengshan stood up again, clasped his hands in a salute, and expressed his attitude.

Jian Changhe then said, "Since you are a guest elder in the Illusion Moon Sect, you will also be a guest elder in the Hidden Sword Mountain!"

Yang Zhengshan was taken aback for a moment, then nodded slightly, "No problem!"

Once the matter was settled, the atmosphere immediately eased considerably.

Jian Changhe's attitude was no longer so forceful; instead, it became much more gentle.

"Elder Yang, do you have any suggestions regarding the current situation in the Sea of ​​Spiritual Beauty?"

His change in attitude left Yang Zhengshan somewhat bewildered. Yang Zhengshan had thought that Jian Changhe was a person who was always showing off his talents, but it was clear that Jian Changhe was not. His previous sharpness was all intentional.

"A good punch can prevent a hundred more!" Yang Zhengshan said.

"What do you mean?" Jian Changhe asked, puzzled.

“Since the Netherworld Sect wants to fight, then let’s have a head-on battle with them. Of course, the premise is that the sect leader has the means to fight against three Divine Soul Realm warriors!” Yang Zhengshan looked at Jian Changhe.

Jian Changhe chuckled, "You're right, nothing is more intimidating than killing a Divine Soul Realm martial artist!"

Upon hearing this, Yang Zhengshan understood that Hidden Sword Mountain was not without means to confront the Divine Soul Realm.

This is actually normal. Even Yang Zhengshan could use the power of the Golden Crow Eight Trigrams Furnace to fight against a Divine Soul Realm martial artist, so there's no reason why Hidden Sword Mountain wouldn't have such a method.

Didn't the Heavenly Sword True Monarch leave behind any spiritual artifacts?

Jian Changhe stood up, his tall and straight body as sharp as a sword.

"Let's go to the Xuanqing Sect!"

"Ben Shan's main task is to reorganize the Lingxiu Three Sects!"

Yang Zhengshan looked at Yueqing, and Yueqing nodded at him.

Clearly, it's time to put some pressure on the Xuanqing Sect.

As for whether Xuanqing Sect will compromise, there is no doubt that Xuanqing Sect will compromise, because Xuanqing Sect no longer has any confidence to fight against Cangjian Mountain.

Moreover, the Illusion Moon Sect has already sided with Hidden Sword Mountain, so even if the Profound Purity Sect is unwilling, it has no choice but to submit to Hidden Sword Mountain.

Just as Yang Zhengshan had expected, when Jian Changhe arrived at Xuanqing Sect, the sect's high-ranking officials quickly knelt down.

Ming Jianfeng, in the main hall of the sect.

Sect Master Su Zheng, along with five Golden Body Realm elders—Jiang Baichuan, Lu Yuanping, Chu Lingxiao, Lin Xiu, and Master Cheng—bowed and said, "The Xuanqing Sect wishes to return to Hidden Sword Mountain. We hope the Mountain Master will accept us!"

Yunxiao and Yunxi stood to the side, their faces showing a hint of helplessness.

If I had known this, why bother in the first place!
Yunxiao and Yunxi had long wanted Xuanqing Sect to submit to Cangjian Mountain, but those old fogies just wouldn't agree.

Now, after being pushed to their limits by the Illusion Moon Sect, these guys have finally realized the situation.

(End of this chapter)