Family Rise: Beginning with Grandfather.

Chapter 943 Soul Suppressing Tower and Soul Suppressing Lock

With the war over, the Sea of ​​Spiritual Beauty ushered in a brand new era.

Although the Lingxiu Sea lost a large number of martial arts masters in this wave, the situation in the Lingxiu Sea was stabilized thanks to the intervention of Cangjian Mountain.

The fact that the Yang family replaced the Wuxiang Sect was also recognized by the two sects and seven families because of this war.

Even if they don't agree, the strength displayed by the Yang family is enough to convince them.

The headquarters of the Wuxiang Sect.

Yang Zhengshan led everyone on a tour of the buildings within the camp. Although he had been here before, he had never really taken a good look at the scenery.

"Who will be in charge of managing this place from now on?" Yang Zhengshan asked.

“Chengzhang will take charge!” Yang Mingzhi replied from behind.

Yang Zhengshan nodded slightly. Yang Chengzhang had previously been in charge of managing Yangjia Town, so it was only natural that he would now be in charge of managing this place as well.

Yang Mingzhi then said, "Father, should we change the name here? We're not the Wuxiang Sect!"

The Wuxiang Sect has been destroyed, and there is no longer a Wuxiang Sect in the Lingxiu Sea. Now that the Yang family has replaced the Wuxiang Sect, it is natural that they can no longer use the name Wuxiang Sect.

Yang Zhengshan thought for a moment and said, "Wait for me!"

As he spoke, he vanished from the spot in a flash, but he returned quickly, bringing Xuanzhen with him.

Xuanzhen did not participate in this war; he remained in Shanggu County.

"What are you doing?"

Xuanzhen was bewildered by his sudden pull over and asked with dissatisfaction.

"Didn't you say you wanted to rebuild the Taoist Palace? What do you think of this place?" Yang Zhengshan asked.

"Rebuild the Dao Palace!"

Xuanzhen was taken aback, then looked around at his surroundings. "You're planning to give this place to me?"

"Dream on!" Yang Zhengshan rolled his eyes. "The only thing I can give you is the sect's headquarters!"

The territory of the Wuxiang Sect is also very large. It is located in the eastern part of the Lingxiu Sea, with an east-west span of more than 500 li and a north-south span of more than 300 li. It includes more than 30 towns, more than 40 affiliated families, and several islands in the Lingxiu Sea.

The Wuxiang Sect's territory was also very large, containing more than 300 buildings, including pagodas, palaces, pavilions, waterside terraces, and many other houses.

Given the current situation in Lingyuan Land, such a large territory cannot be fully occupied. Therefore, Yang Zhengshan wants to divide the Wuxiang Sect's territory in two, keeping one half and having people from Lingyuan Land manage it, and giving the other half to Xuanzhen so that he can build a new Wuzhen Dao Palace.

The Wuzhen Dao Palace in the Spirit Source Land is mainly for immortal cultivation. In recent years, Xuanzhen has also taken in a few disciples, but because their cultivation time is still short, these disciples have not yet become accomplished.

The Wuzhen Dao Palace here can focus on martial arts, cultivate martial artists, and collect spiritual treasures.

Yang Zhengshan explained his idea, and Xuanzhen didn't hesitate much, saying, "Alright, let's build a Taoist palace here! But you have to dismantle these Buddhist pagodas for me. How can there be Buddhist pagodas inside a Taoist palace?"

Yang Zhengshan said nonchalantly, "You can take care of it yourself. If there's anything that needs repairing, you can go to Ning Yun!"

These pagodas involve formations; whether they can be demolished depends on whether the formations can be modified.

Yang Zhengshan didn't care about any of that; all he wanted to do now was be a hands-off manager.

"That's settled then. Have Chengzhang come over as soon as possible, sort things out here first, and then we can start building the Wuzhen Dao Palace!"

He gave a brief instruction and then handed over the matter to Yang Mingzhi and Xuanzhen.

The situation in the Sea of ​​Spiritual Beauty has stabilized, so there is no need for Xuanzhen and Bai Xiaoyun to stay in Shanggu County. Xuanzhen can take charge of the construction of Wuzhen Dao Palace, while Bai Xiaoyun can return to Qingli Immortal City to oversee the shops there.

As for Hong Fuxiu and Kota, the year is not yet up, so there is no rush to send them back to Wanbaohang. Yang Zhengshan even wants to keep them for a few more years. A year only costs two hundred contribution points, which is nothing to Yang Zhengshan.

After finishing his business here, Yang Zhengshan went to Xuanqing Sect.

Jian Changhe has returned to Cangjian Mountain, but he left Jian Qingxiao behind.

Don't forget that Yang Zhengshan was once the head of the Guest Hall of Cangjian Mountain, but now the Guest Hall is nowhere to be found.

Jian Qingxiao looks very young, and in fact she is very young. She is only in her eighties, but she has the cultivation level of the mid-Foundation Establishment stage.

She also has another identity: Jian Changhe's disciple.

The reason Jian Changhe kept her was to put her in charge of building the Guest Minister Hall.

As per Jian Changhe's requirements, all immortal cultivators within the Sea of ​​Spiritual Beauty must join the Guest Elder Hall and become its elders or disciples.

This Guest Hall can be understood as the outer gate of Hidden Sword Mountain. In the future, the Guest Hall can recruit disciples, and if there are outstanding geniuses, they can also be sent to Hidden Sword Mountain to cultivate.

In addition, the Guest Minister Hall is also responsible for supervising the various forces in the Sea of ​​Spiritual Beauty and collecting tributes from them.

That's right. From now on, the Yang family will have to pay tribute to Hidden Sword Mountain, which will be about 100,000 low-grade spirit stones every year.

This number is not much; it's practically a drop in the ocean for the Yang family.

Compared to the benefits the Yang family gained in the Sea of ​​Spiritual Beauty, this offering is really nothing.

The Yang family replaced the Wuxiang Sect and also took over the affiliated families of the Wuxiang Sect. Those affiliated families also had to pay tribute to the Yang family. Therefore, the Yang family only needed to make some adjustments to satisfy the tribute of Hidden Sword Mountain.

Upon arriving at Xuanqing Sect, Yang Zhengshan met Jian Qingxiao and Yunxiao.

"Well, has the location for the Guest Minister's residence been chosen?" Yang Zhengshan asked.

Upon hearing his question, Yunxiao glanced at Jian Qingxiao with a sullen expression and said, "I've chosen Mianyun Continent."

Yang Zhengshan was slightly taken aback. "Mianyunzhou? Why choose that place?"

“It’s quieter there!” Jian Qingxiao said, brushing a stray hair from his forehead.

Mianyunzhou is a piece of land within the Lingxiu Sea, or it could be an island, a mudflat composed of islands and sandbars.

Because it is shrouded in clouds and mist all year round, it looks like clouds floating on the water when viewed from a distance. Especially at night, the clouds and mist settle down to form a sea of ​​clouds, hence the name Sleeping Cloud Island.

Yang Zhengshan had only heard of Mianyunzhou, but had never been there and knew nothing about it.

"Can palaces and pavilions be built in Mianyun Continent?" He looked up at the clouds.

Yunxiao said, "Okay."

"Then let's choose Mianyunzhou!" Yang Zhengshan didn't have much objection to this.

He could understand why Jian Qingxiao chose Mianyun Continent. Mianyun Continent was located in the central area of ​​the Lingxiu Sea, separated from the two banks by dozens of miles of water. Although the distance was not far, the separation of dozens of miles of water would allow the future Guest Hall to avoid getting too close to Xuanqing Sect and Huanyue Sect.

Hidden Sword Mountain wanted to keep the Guest Elders Hall at a distance from the sects and families, and did not want the Guest Elders Hall to collude with the sect world.

Yunxiao clearly wanted to give Xuanqing Sect more preferential treatment, so he wasn't very satisfied with this choice.

However, now is not the time to take care of Xuanqing Sect; we need to satisfy Cangjian Mountain.

Therefore, Yang Zhengshan chose to support Jian Qingxiao without hesitation.

When Jian Qingxiao saw that Yang Zhengshan had agreed, a faint smile appeared on her beautiful face.

Once the location was determined, all that was left was to build it.

As the institution overseeing the entire Lingxiu Sea, the Guest Ministers' Hall naturally cannot be compromised; all the necessary buildings and formations must be in place. However, the construction of the Guest Ministers' Hall was primarily undertaken by the Xuanqing Sect, with the Huanyue Sect playing a supporting role; the Yang family only needed to assist.

Yang Zhengshan only chatted with Yunxiao for a while before leaving Xuanqing Sect and returning to Lingyuan Land.

……

In the quiet room on Lingquan Mountain Plain.

Yang Zhengshan summoned the Soul-Suppressing Lock and the Soul-Suppressing Tower. The seven-story, dark-black tower was only one foot in size and was held in his palm.

"Can I also call myself the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King?!"

"Unfortunately, my pagoda is far inferior to the Exquisite Pagoda!"

He observed the situation of the Seven Treasures Soul-Suppressing Pagoda and examined Hongyun's soul in the Returning Soul Array.

Hongyun was only a first-tier beast, and its soul was inherently very weak. Although the Soul Returning Array could prevent Hongyun's soul from dissipating, it could not awaken Hongyun's true spirit.

True spirit is self-awareness. Without self-awareness, Hongyun cannot cultivate.

"Ghost cultivation techniques aren't hard to find; Wanbaoxing should be able to find them. However, before that, we need to nurture Hongyun's soul to make it stronger!"

Hongyun was his companion for a hundred years, and he truly couldn't bear to let Hongyun leave. Even if Hongyun turned into a ghost cultivator, he hoped that Hongyun could always stay by his side.

Yang Zhengshan thought for a moment, then took out some Soul-Condensing Cinnabar, a second-tier spiritual material with the effects of condensing the soul, nourishing the spirit, and warding off evil spirits.

It seems that the Netherworld Sect has many of these; Yang Zhengshan found them in the storage bags of Li Xuanxiao, Ming Shuzi, and Jiang Taishu.

Now it's just the right time to use it to nurture Hongyun's soul.

Yang Zhengshan carefully placed a handful of Soul-Condensing Cinnabar into the Soul-Returning Array on the seventh floor of the Soul-Suppressing Tower, and then guided the soul power within the Soul-Condensing Cinnabar into Hongyun's soul.

The soul power within the Soul-Condensing Cinnabar was very gentle, but Hongyun's soul was too weak. Yang Zhengshan only managed to draw a trace of soul power from it, slowly channeling the soul power of the Soul-Condensing Cinnabar into Hongyun's soul.

After the soul power channel between the two was connected, Yang Zhengshan let out a soft sigh of relief.

The Soul-Condensing Cinnabar can slowly provide soul power to Hongyun's soul, making it gradually stronger. This process may take more than ten years, or even several decades.

Fortunately, Yang Zhengshan had enough time to wait for Hongyun's true spirit to awaken.

After finishing that, Yang Zhengshan picked up the Soul-Suppressing Lock.

He wanted to integrate the Soul-Suppressing Lock into the Soul-Suppressing Tower.

How can I fit in?

Yang Zhengshan observed the nine soul-locking chains on the sixth floor of the Soul-Suppressing Tower and fell into deep thought.

The Seven Treasures Soul-Suppressing Pagoda is a top-grade magic weapon, while the Soul-Suppressing Lock is only a mid-grade magic weapon. There is a big difference in their grades, so theoretically the Soul-Suppressing Pagoda should be able to suppress the Soul-Suppressing Lock.

Although the Soul-Locking Chain has a similar function to the Soul-Suppressing Lock, its power is much weaker than that of the Soul-Suppressing Lock.

He wanted to replace the Soul-Locking Chain with the Soul-Suppressing Lock.

Yang Zhengshan carefully sensed the Soul-Locking Chain on the sixth floor of the Soul-Suppressing Tower with his spiritual sense. Suddenly, a thought struck him, and a slender chain appeared in his hand.

Looking at the chain in his hand, Yang Zhengshan was speechless.

This is the Soul-Locking Chain. Compared to the Soul-Suppressing Chain, it is shorter and thinner. If taken out alone, its grade is probably that of a low-grade magic weapon.

However, what left Yang Zhengshan speechless was not the grade of the Soul-Locking Chain, but that he had taken it off the Soul-Suppressing Tower so easily.

He had originally thought that the Soul-Locking Chain and the Soul-Suppressing Tower were one piece, but now it seemed that they were clearly assembled separately.

"The Seven Treasures Soul-Suppressing Pagoda has six floors that are actually detachable parts!"

"What an amazing weapon-refining technique!"

Yang Zhengshan observed for a while and then discovered that, apart from the Soul Returning Array on the seventh floor, the other six floors of the Seven Treasures Soul Suppressing Pagoda could be disassembled.

The Divine Shield, the Soul-Purifying Banner, the Soul-Nourishing Lamp, the Soul-Stabilizing Bell, the Mirror of Delusion, and the Soul-Locking Chain.

These six treasures can all be disassembled from the Soul Suppressing Tower. They were originally magical artifacts, but their grades were not high; they were only mid-grade and low-grade magical artifacts.

The true function of the Soul-Suppressing Tower, besides the Soul-Returning Array, is to amplify the power of these magical treasures, raising their power to a higher level.

"Could we replace the Soul-Locking Chains with Soul-Suppressing Locks?"

Yang Zhengshan's eyes shone brightly, and then he placed the Soul-Suppressing Lock on the sixth floor of the Soul-Suppressing Tower.

The Soul-Suppressing Lock had entered the sixth level, and the end of the chain was fastened to the metal ring on the floor. Everything seemed so perfect and so natural!
Upon seeing this, Yang Zhengshan's eyes narrowed.

"Soul-Suppressing Tower, Soul-Suppressing Lock, damn it, these are the same type of magical artifact!"

He had a sudden realization and roughly understood why the Soul-Suppressing Lock and the Soul-Suppressing Tower were so compatible.

The reason is simple: the two are originally the same type of magic weapon, and may even have been originally one.

It's not that the Soul-Suppressing Tower and the Soul-Suppressing Lock are one entity, but rather that their origins are the same.

Although the magical treasures of immortal cultivators are incredibly diverse and come in all shapes and sizes, some are crafted by weapon refiners on a whim, according to their own ideas; some are crafted by weapon refiners based on the designs left by their predecessors; and some are crafted by weapon refiners meticulously following the designs of their predecessors.

Yang Zhengshan's Soul-Suppressing Tower came from Mo Xuanyu, and his Soul-Suppressing Lock came from Jiang Taishu. The two seem to have nothing to do with each other and it is impossible for them to be put together.

However, the cultivation of immortality has been passed down for tens of millions of years, and many things are connected in ways that are unknown to others.

The Soul-Suppressing Tower and Soul-Suppressing Lock may have been crafted by two completely unrelated weapon refiners, but these two weapon refiners were very likely to have crafted them based on the same person's design.

Therefore, it is not incomprehensible that there is any connection between the two.

Of course, Yang Zhengshan didn't care about these things; he only cared that the Soul-Suppressing Lock had been integrated into the Soul-Suppressing Tower.

Feeling the Soul-Suppressing Lock being strengthened by the Soul-Suppressing Tower, he was overjoyed.

The Soul-Suppressing Lock in his possession was not much inferior to the Soul-Suppressing Lock of Ming Shuzi.

"It's a pity that Ming Shuzi's Soul-Suppressing Lock was destroyed, otherwise its power could have been increased even further!"

"I wonder if the Netherworld Prison has any other Soul-Suppressing Locks!"

Yang Zhengshan couldn't help but become interested in the treasure vault of the Netherworld Prison.

Each sect has its own characteristics. For example, Hidden Sword Mountain is skilled in swordsmanship, so it possesses many swords, including spirit swords.

The Netherworld Sect seems to have a particular fondness for Soul-Suppressing Locks, and it's possible that the Netherworld Sect possesses many Soul-Suppressing Locks.

The nine Soul-Locking Chains possessed by the Soul-Suppressing Tower are only low-grade magic weapons. If they were all replaced with mid-grade or high-grade Soul-Suppressing Chains, their power could increase several times over.

Yang Zhengshan felt an urge to visit the Netherworld Gate, but he quickly suppressed it.

Although the Netherworld Sect suffered heavy losses this time, it was still not something Yang Zhengshan could easily manipulate.

Besides, now that the Sea of ​​Spiritual Beauty has finally settled down, it's not suitable to stir up any more waves.

(End of this chapter)