Family Rise: Beginning with Grandfather.

Chapter 937 Azure Thunder Pearl, Sword Arrives

With Yang Zhengshan and Jinwu attacking simultaneously, the Youyu Sect suffered a crushing defeat. Whether they were Golden Body Realm warriors or ordinary Innate Realm warriors, they all scattered and fled for their lives.

Yang Zhengshan did not pursue the fleeing martial artist, but instead appeared near Ming Shuzi in a flash.

This war is far from over.

Although they have won the battles at the lower levels, the key to victory still lies in the battles between high-level combatants.

His plan was simple: first, defeat the Golden Body Realm warriors to avoid heavy casualties among his own people; then, take down Ming Shuzi; and finally, go with Yunxiao to support Jian Changhe and the others.

In this way, they can not only achieve final victory, but also avoid significant casualties.

Of course, this is assuming that Jian Changhe and his team can hold off Sheng Youhuang and Li Xuanxiao.

However, Yang Zhengshan did not expect that as soon as he appeared near Ming Shuzi, more than ten chains appeared out of thin air around him.

A chain wrapped around his left leg when he was completely unprepared. He had a sudden thought and tried to hide in the Spirit Source Land, but he failed.

Instantly, his face turned extremely ugly.

He can freely enter and leave the Spirit Source Land, but there is a prerequisite: nothing must bind his soul.

That's right, not the body, but the soul.

If only his body is bound, he can still enter the Spirit Source Land.

However, if his soul is bound, he will no longer be able to enter the Land of Spiritual Origin.

This kind of restraint doesn't mean trapping his soul; it only requires establishing a connection with his sea of ​​consciousness.

Ming Shuzi's Soul-Suppressing Lock is specifically designed to target the soul.

"Hehe, I knew you'd come!"

Ming Shuzi's eyes were lifeless, and he looked at Yang Zhengshan with a forced smile.

"I've been preparing for this for a long time!"

He made a hand seal, and thousands of chains appeared between heaven and earth. The dense black chains completely sealed off the surrounding hundreds of feet.

Upon seeing this, Yang Zhengshan knew that they had been waiting for him to walk right into their trap.

Yunxiao's expression also changed not far away.

He seemed to have been tricked by Ming Shuzi. Ming Shuzi had been entangled with him for so long not because he couldn't defeat him, but because he was waiting for Yang Zhengshan to take the bait.

"You really are heartless, disregarding the lives of so many fellow disciples!" Yang Zhengshan said calmly, without panicking.

Ming Shuzi watched helplessly as he killed so many Golden Body Realm warriors from the Netherworld Prison Sect, yet he remained silent and waited for him to fall into their trap.

This ruthless state of mind is quite terrifying.

"As long as we can capture you, their deaths will be worthwhile!" Ming Shuzi slowly approached Yang Zhengshan.

Yunxiao frowned, unsure whether to strike with his sword.

The current situation was beyond his expectations, and even beyond his understanding.

He knew too little about the Soul-Suppressing Lock and didn't know if his attack would hurt Yang Zhengshan.

When it comes to the soul, he has to be extremely cautious.

"Take me!"

Yang Zhengshan looked at Ming Shuzi, who had already approached, and a smile appeared on his lips.

At this moment, he was tightly bound by black chains, like a black rice dumpling. Of course, this was only on the surface. The true power of the Soul-Suppressing Lock was to suppress the soul, so what was trapped here was his divine soul.

“You don’t seem to know me at all!” Yang Zhengshan said.

Ming Shuzi was somewhat puzzled by his words. "What do you mean?"

Yang Zhengshan laughed and said, "You probably don't know that my specialty is also the Way of the Soul!"

The Green Wood Longevity Scripture and the Void Refining Nerve Scripture are his main cultivation techniques. The Green Wood Longevity Scripture is a cultivation technique and also the most basic cultivation technique, while the Void Refining Nerve Scripture is a secondary cultivation technique, mainly targeting the soul.

Strictly speaking, the Green Wood Longevity Scripture is more important because it forms the foundation of Yang Zhengshan's cultivation.

But in reality, they are superior in the cultivation of the soul.

Ming Shuzi's Soul-Suppressing Lock is very powerful; it can directly trap the soul. However, for Yang Zhengshan, the threat posed by the Soul-Suppressing Lock is far less than that of Jiang Taishu's Soul-Netherfire.

The Netherfire of the Divine Soul has corrosive properties and can corrode the divine soul; once it gets on you, it is very difficult to remove.

Although Yang Zhengshan's soul was protected by the Seven Treasures Soul-Suppressing Pagoda, he dared not easily get involved with the Netherfire of the Soul.

Ming Shuzi also possesses the Silent Spirit Fire, but his Silent Spirit Fire doesn't seem to be targeted at the soul.

"The Path of the Soul?"

Ming Shuzi's expression changed slightly, his eyes fixed on Yang Zhengshan.

Yang Zhengshan grinned, and instantly a black chain emerged from his body, binding Ming Shuzi's body.

This sudden turn of events left Ming Shuzi in a state of shock.

"This is!"

He stared at the chains on his body that were remarkably similar to the Soul-Suppressing Lock, his face filled with astonishment and doubt.

“I call this the Soul-Locking Chain!” Yang Zhengshan laughed.

The sixth level of the Seven Treasures Soul-Suppressing Pagoda has nine soul chains that can directly lock onto the soul of an enemy cultivator, preventing them from casting soul-based spells.

The Soul-Locking Chain and the Soul-Suppressing Lock not only look very similar, but they also have the same function.

However, Yang Zhengshan's Soul-Locking Chain is inferior to Ming Shuzi's Soul-Suppressing Lock. The Seven Treasures Soul-Suppressing Pagoda only has nine soul-locking chains, while Ming Shuzi's Soul-Suppressing Lock is a top-grade magic weapon that can transform into thousands of chains, far surpassing the Soul-Locking Chain.

Ming Shuzi looked at the Soul-Locking Chains on his body, recovered from his astonishment, and then revealed an indifferent expression on his face.

"This is quite unexpected, but if that's all there is to it, you will still not escape death today!"

His eyes turned grayish-white, and then a pale flame shot out from his eyes, heading straight for Yang Zhengshan's face.

Yang Zhengshan sighed inwardly.

He relied too much on the teleportation ability of the Spirit Source Land, which led him to such a disadvantageous situation.

It seems we have no choice but to bleed a little today!

He opened his mouth, and another blue lightning bead came out of his throat.

Before the thunder pearl could even be released, the azure lightning began to flow chaotically around him, like boiling water.

The crackling and popping sounds continued incessantly.

In an instant, the two were engulfed by the blue lightning.

Boom~~
The heavens and earth roared, and violent lightning spread in all directions, enveloping the two like a giant sphere.

The blue and white lightning clashed, the pale flames instantly dissipated, and the black Soul-Suppressing Lock made a cracking sound as it broke.

Ming Shuzi's eyes widened; his vision was now completely filled with the azure lightning.

He also wanted to cast protective spells, use talismans, and employ every protective measure he could think of.

Unfortunately it was too late.

The two were too close.

Thunder coursed through his body, leaving him numb and in excruciating pain.

The Soul-Suppressing Lock shattered, and the Soul-Locking Chain was also retrieved by Yang Zhengshan.

Yang Zhengshan's eyes flashed with golden light, his body bathed in azure lightning. He suddenly stepped forward and grabbed Ming Shuzi by the throat. "You old bastard, you're really infuriating! I've wasted over thirty years nurturing this Thunder Pearl on you!"

This thunder pearl had been nurtured for over thirty years, even before he established his foundation.

For over thirty years, although he nurtured other Thunder Pearls, he never used this one.

He would rather spend spirit stones to get the Golden Crow to help than use this Thunder Pearl.

But he had no choice but to use it given the situation.

Unable to use the teleportation ability of the Spirit Source Land, and with Jinwu not by his side, he had no choice but to use his last trump card in the face of Ming Shuzi's threat.

"You~~"

Ming Shuzi wanted to say something more, but his body had already begun to collapse.

The terrifying thunderstorm tore his body apart, as if ripping every single one of him to shreds. He was unable to mobilize his magic power or use his divine soul power. His soul-suppressing lock had shattered, and his magic robes were pierced by the lightning as easily as fragile paper.

Yang Zhengshan's eyes were cold and sharp. He reached out and slapped him on the forehead, sending him flying into a panic.

"Damn old dog!"

With his soul extinguished, Ming Shuzi's corpse was thrown to the ground by Yang Zhengshan like a dead dog.

The power of the Yi Wood Divine Thunder, being divine thunder, is self-evident.

The true Yi Wood Divine Thunder is comparable to the true fire of the sun.

Of course, the Yi Wood Divine Thunder that Yang Zhengshan nurtured was not a true divine thunder, but only possessed some of the characteristics of Yi Wood Divine Thunder.

However, more than thirty years of nurturing is enough to kill Ming Shuzi. If the Qinghua Thunder Pearl doesn't even have this much power, then Yang Zhengshan wouldn't need to waste so much time and energy nurturing it.

"Are you OK!"

After the lightning subsided, Yunxiao flew over and asked.

Yang Zhengshan shook his head slightly, "It's nothing!"

The Divine Wood Cauldron spun around him, and beams of azure light emanated from it, falling on his body and instantly sweeping away any trace of fatigue. It also restored his magical power to its peak.

The Divine Wood Cauldron performed rather poorly just now, failing to block the Soul-Suppressing Lock, which made it seem quite useless.

But that's not actually the case. The Soul-Suppressing Lock targets the soul, and the Divine Wood Cauldron doesn't have the function of protecting the soul. So when the Soul-Suppressing Lock attacked him, the Divine Wood Cauldron didn't react at all.

However, while he was under the control of the Soul-Suppressing Lock, the Divine Wood Cauldron continued to nourish his body, preventing it from becoming weak.

The Divine Wood Cauldron and the Seven Treasures Soul-Suppressing Pagoda gave him near-perfect defense.

Although the Soul-Suppressing Lock bound his soul, it could not completely seal off his soul power.

Therefore, he was able to launch a timely counterattack, releasing the Soul-Locking Chains and the Azure Thunder Pearl.

Yang Zhengshan waved his hand, summoning the Golden Crow Eight Trigrams Furnace back.

"Quack~~"

The golden crow cried out excitedly, "Master, Master, I've burned them all to death!"

Golden flames covered the earth, and the tragic battlefield had turned into a sea of ​​fire. The army of Youyumen had been completely defeated, and Yujingwei was also quickly retreating back into the city.

Although the Golden Crow had deliberately avoided the soldiers of the Jade Capital Guard, the terrifying true fire of the sun on the battlefield still filled the soldiers with immense fear.

Even Foundation Establishment cultivators cannot withstand the True Fire of the Sun, let alone Innate martial artists.

"Very good, from now on you will stay by my side!"

With a thought, Yang Zhengshan threw a large number of spirit stones into the Eight Trigrams Furnace once again.

The Golden Crow Eight Trigrams Furnace shrank to the size of a fist and rotated around him along with the Divine Wood Cauldron.

The flames on the Golden Crow subsided and landed on his shoulder.

Yunxiao looked at Jinwu with envy.

A magical artifact!
Such an obedient magical artifact is truly enviable.

The battle in the heavens continued, with terrifying sword energy like heavy dark clouds, obscuring the sky and the sun.

Within the sword energy, a condensed blue rainbow bridge spanned a hundred miles.

"The Mountain Lord seems to be at a disadvantage!" Yunxiao looked up at the sky and said in a deep voice.

Yang Zhengshan said nonchalantly, "He definitely has some trump cards he hasn't revealed yet!"

"Aren't we going to help?" Yunxiao asked.

Yang Zhengshan thought for a moment and said, "Let's wait a little longer!"

The battle in the sky had entered its most intense phase. The sword energy soared into the heavens, appearing majestic, but in reality, Sheng Youhuang had already suppressed the overwhelming sword energy.

Her Rainbow Bridge was like a towering mountain that could suppress everything, holding back the myriad sharp sword energies below, and like a giant cage, no matter how these sword energies clashed, they could not break through the Rainbow Bridge's suppression.

Compared to martial artists at the Divine Soul Realm, Foundation Establishment cultivators are significantly inferior.

Even though Jian Changhe, Jian Guyun, Jian Canghai, and Jian Suxin are all late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators, and even though they are all sword cultivators with extremely strong combat power, they still cannot bridge the gap between Foundation Establishment cultivators and Divine Soul Realm warriors.

The four of them working together could barely hold their own against two Divine Soul Realm warriors, but if they wanted to defeat Sheng Youhuang and Li Xuanxiao, their strength alone would be far from enough.

"Mountain Lord! I can't hold on much longer!"

Jian Guyun said, his breathing disordered.

Although his cultivation level was not much lower than Jian Changhe's, he was much older than Jian Changhe.

In a short burst of power, his strength far surpasses that of Jian Canghai and Jian Suxin, but in the face of a prolonged battle, he is inferior to them.

"Mountain Lord!" Jian Canghai unleashed a sharp sword aura to block Li Xuanxiao's palm print.

"Hahaha~~ Your swords seem to be losing strength! Let's see how long you can hold out!"

Li Xuanxiao laughed wildly.

He was in a very sorry state when he faced Jian Guyun and the other two.

Now he could finally dominate Jian Guyun and the other two, and he couldn't have been happier.

Jian Changhe's eyes gleamed, knowing that if he didn't reveal some of his trump cards today, he might not be able to escape.

Very well, today let the world witness the profound depth of Hidden Sword Mountain.

His sharp eyes stared intently at Sheng Youhuang, and that tangible gaze made Sheng Youhuang's heart tremble.

"Here comes the sword!"

Jian Changhe suddenly shouted.

The next instant, Sheng Youhuang felt a strong sense of danger. Without any hesitation, she flipped her hands, and the condensed blue rainbow bridge quickly contracted, shrinking around her and completely enveloping her body.

At the same time, a terrifying and domineering sharpness suddenly descended, shaking the heavens and earth and causing all weapons to tremble.

"What's wrong!" Yang Zhengshan's heart skipped a beat, and he turned to look at the trembling golden crow on his shoulder.

Just moments ago, Jinwu was overjoyed, but now he shrank back like a quail, his dark eyes filled with panic.

"Yes, a very powerful artifact spirit has arrived!"

Jinwu stammered.

Actually, Yang Zhengshan already sensed it without it saying anything, and he looked towards the depths of the Yunxiao Mountains.

(End of this chapter)