Family Rise: Beginning with Grandfather.

Chapter 964 Monsters of the Spirit Source Land

Yang Zhengshan skimmed through most of the documents, then focused on the intelligence regarding Baiyun Immortal City.

After reading through the intelligence, he couldn't help but exclaim, "White Cloud Immortal City has been quite lively lately!"

“That’s right, even I have heard a lot about White Cloud Immortal City!” Yu Qingyi said.

"Where did you hear that from?" Yang Zhengshan asked, somewhat puzzled. Yu Qingyi rarely left the Spirit Source Land, and news within the Spirit Source Land was relatively scarce. Apart from Tian Shu Lou, few others could learn about the outside world.

Yu Qingyi smiled and said, "Ning Yun told me!"

"Oh, has this girl been coming back less often lately?" Yang Zhengshan asked.

Ning Yun is currently responsible for many things, such as maintaining the teleportation array, maintaining and modifying the arrays of Wuzhen Dao Palace, and researching ancient remnant arrays, etc.

As the two great array masters of the Spirit Origin Land, Ma Qiuyan and Ning Yun, improved their skills in the art of array formation, their research on array formation also began to diverge.

Ma Qiuyan's influence likely stemmed from her relationship with Yang Jizhen, as they were husband and wife. Ma Qiuyan frequently helped Yang Jizhen refine magical artifacts, which is why she focused more on artifact formations in the art of array formations and was more adept at integrating array formations into magical artifacts.

Ning Yun, on the other hand, focuses on large-scale formations, such as large-scale protective formations and the fusion of weapon formations and earth formations.

Their different focuses also led to different responsibilities. Ma Qiuyan usually studied formations in the Spirit Source Land, mainly assisting Yang Jizhen in refining magic weapons, researching formations on large flying ships, and teaching disciples.

Ning Yun stayed outside, either at the ancient ruins or at the Wuzhen Dao Palace, so she was more informed about news from the outside world.

"No, if she doesn't go into seclusion, she'll come back about once a month!" Yu Qingyi said with a smile.

Yang Zhengshan nodded slightly, "I originally wanted her to get married, but unfortunately she didn't like Cui Yang!"

Yu Qingyi rolled her eyes at him, "Why don't you just say that Cui Yang doesn't have that kind of feeling? Alright, stop playing matchmaker!"

Yang Zhengshan felt somewhat helpless.

He still holds traditional views and believes that children should get married when they grow up.

He had previously wanted Cui Yang and Ning Yun to be a couple, but unfortunately neither of them were interested in that.

Cui Yang is too aloof, and Ning Yun is too strong-willed; neither of them are the type to be a good wife and mother.

Of course, he was just thinking about it; he didn't force the two of them to become a couple.

These matters were mainly handled by Yu Qingyi; his master would at most offer a brief mention.

"Forget about them, I just saw another demon beast advance in rank, I need to see them!" Yang Zhengshan said, changing the subject.

"Yes, there are two, Daqing and Jinyun!"

Yu Qingyi stood up, straightened his robes, and said.

Yang Zhengshan casually took out a communication talisman and activated it. The talisman transformed into a streak of light and flew away.

The two then went to the main hall in the front yard to wait.

"You haven't broken through yet!"

"That's about it. I've already sensed the bottleneck. All I need to do now is keep trying to break through." Yu Qingyi's eyes were full of joy.

If she can break through again, her cultivation will reach the late stage of the Golden Body Realm. Once she reaches the late stage of the Golden Body Realm, she will be able to look up to the Divine Soul Realm.

Over the years, Yang Zhengshan's cultivation has progressed by leaps and bounds, and she is somewhat anxious, fearing that she will not be able to keep up with Yang Zhengshan's pace.

Although she is not a celestial cultivator, as long as her cultivation reaches the Divine Soul Realm, she can still try to reach the Golden Core Realm. Even if the chance of forming a core is very low, it is still a hope.

She wanted to be a perfect couple with Yang Zhengshan, so she had to keep up with Yang Zhengshan's pace.

"That's good. Focus on your cultivation and let me know if you need anything," Yang Zhengshan said.

Now, there's nothing he can do to help Yu Qingyi in terms of martial arts, since his martial arts cultivation has never reached the Golden Body Realm, nor has he personally experienced the Golden Body Realm.

"Mmm!" Yu Qingyi smiled gently.

The couple chatted idly, one sentence at a time. They were an old married couple, and the passion had long since faded. All that remained were the mundane details of their daily lives, a testament to their mutual dependence.

A moment later, three rather strange figures appeared in the main hall.

"Greetings, Your Excellency!" The three figures immediately knelt and bowed upon seeing Yang Zhengshan.

"Hehe, get up quickly, no need for formalities!" Yang Zhengshan chuckled.

Three figures stood up, and Yang Zhengshan carefully examined them.

These three are the second-tier demonic beasts of the Spirit Origin Land.

The Azure Wolf King needs no introduction; it has advanced for many years and is now the head of the Demon Beast Hall of Taiwei Tower.

Daqing was also an acquaintance, no, a familiar wolf. He had followed the Azure Wolf King to the Spirit Source Land from the very beginning, advancing from a first-tier beast to a second-tier beast, and then cultivating from a second-tier beast into a demon beast.

Daqing's appearance is very different from that of the Blue Wolf King. Daqing is a female wolf, and she is smaller in size. Of course, this is in comparison to the Blue Wolf King, who is more than two meters tall, while Daqing is about 1.8 or 1.9 meters tall.

Although Daqing has completed its initial transformation, its appearance still retains many characteristics of a blue wolf.

For example, the eyes have vertical pupils, the nose is black, the ears are wolf ears, and the limbs are covered with wolf fur.

However, Daqing's figure is amazing, with curves in all the right places and a maternal glow emanating from her whole body.

Jin Yun is a Golden-feathered Fire Crow, a female crow. However, compared to Da Qing, Jin Yun is much smaller, only about 1.5 meters tall. She is covered in golden feathers, has a tuft of golden feathers on her forehead, and retains a crow's beak, which makes her look somewhat ugly.

Even when they transform into human form, the demon race is incredibly diverse and has bizarre appearances.

Some look beautiful, some look incredibly ugly, and some look very strange.

The Lark clan, for example, looks very cute; each of them seems like a child who hasn't yet outgrown their innocence.

Moreover, the aesthetic sense of monsters is different from that of humans. What humans consider beautiful may be considered ugly by the monster race.

However, many demon beasts' aesthetics have been influenced by human cultivators. Therefore, most demon beasts will change their appearance according to their own preferences when they first transform into human form. But as their cultivation improves or as they come into contact with human cultivators, they will gradually move towards human aesthetics.

Moreover, because their transformation process can gradually change their appearance, once their cultivation level reaches the late stage of the second tier, their appearance will become more in line with human aesthetics.

It doesn't matter if they're ugly now; they'll gradually become beautiful in the future.

Although Yang Zhengshan didn't care about appearances, he didn't want a group of ugly people around him.

"That's good. It's your good fortune to become demon cultivators. You'll need to work even harder in your cultivation in the future!" Yang Zhengshan encouraged you with praise.

Monsters are also part of the Spirit Source Land. As long as they are loyal to the Spirit Source Land and Yang Zhengshan, Yang Zhengshan will not treat them differently.

"Don't worry, my lord, I will urge them to cultivate diligently!" the Blue Wolf King grinned.

The Azure Wolf King was already very intelligent, possessing wisdom no less than that of humans. After becoming a demon beast, its intelligence increased even more, and it even understood human relationships and social customs.

Over the years, the Green Wolf King has helped Ziwei Tower and Yaoguang Tower a lot, helping to manage the exotic beasts, taming them, and directing them to do what they can.

It is no longer the wolf king, but the beast king.

It has a strong deterrent effect on most exotic beasts, so with its help, the variety of exotic beasts in the Spirit Source Land has increased significantly, and the number of exotic beasts transformed into spirit pets has also increased considerably.

"I...I will work hard to cultivate!" Da Qing's words were still a little slurred and hesitant.

Jin Yun was similar, saying, "I, Jin Yu~ Fire Crow Clan, am willing to serve the Great Master!"

Yang Zhengshan nodded slightly, then took out some Beast Blood Pills, "You can take these pills and use them."

These Beast Blood Pills are all refined from the flesh and blood of demonic beasts, and they have a very good effect on the cultivation of demonic beasts. "By the way, are there any other demonic beasts that are about to advance in rank?"

The Azure Wolf King shook his head and said, "The other demonic beasts are still somewhat inferior. I have selected some promising talents, but they still need to work hard to cultivate before they have a chance to advance!"

Yang Zhengshan was not disappointed. The difficulty of advancing a demon beast was no less than that of establishing a foundation for immortal cultivators, and it was even more difficult for a demon beast to advance.

Having three second-tier beasts is already a testament to the resources accumulated by the Spirit Origin Land over the years. As for more, we can only cultivate them slowly.

"No rush, take your time!" Yang Zhengshan said.

Yang Zhengshan then praised them, which made them extremely happy, especially Daqing and Jinyun, who were overjoyed and beaming with delight.

In fact, monsters are much simpler than humans. They may have some wildness, but once they cultivate to the second level, their wildness will be suppressed by reason.

The phrase "an ungrateful wolf" is used to describe people, but most monsters and strange beasts are more loyal than humans.

"How about letting Daqing stay by your side from now on?" Yang Zhengshan looked at Yu Qingyi beside him.

"Stay by my side?" Yu Qingyi asked, somewhat surprised.

"Yes, with Daqing with you, I'll feel more at ease if you go out on your own!" Yang Zhengshan said.

Yu Qingyi rarely leaves the Spirit Source Land, firstly because she needs to cultivate, and secondly to avoid trouble and danger.

If she were just traveling to some remote places, she would have no problem protecting herself with her abilities.

However, if she were to go to the Immortal Cultivation Market or the Immortal Cultivation Community, Yu Qingyi's identity as a martial artist would bring her some unnecessary trouble and danger.

Therefore, Yu Qingyi rarely went out.

Yang Zhengshan couldn't often accompany her out.

The other Foundation Establishment cultivators in the Spirit Source Land all had their own things to do and couldn't spare the time to accompany her, so Da Qing was a very suitable choice.

It is a demon cultivator. With it following Yu Qingyi, some immortal cultivators will not look down on her when they see her.

Furthermore, Daqing is a demon beast. It has strength, but in terms of ability, you can't expect a wolf to help you handle all sorts of complicated mundane affairs, nor can you expect a demon beast to cultivate alchemy, artifact crafting, and talisman arrays.

Aside from its cultivation level, its greatest ability is managing wolf packs or other exotic beasts. However, the Gale Wolf already has the Azure Wolf King, and the Golden Feather Fire Crow has Golden Cloud, so there is no need for the Great Azure to stay in the pack.

"Are you willing?" Yu Qingyi looked at Da Qing.

Daqing was still a little confused and didn't understand what this meant.

It wasn't that it was stupid, but rather that it simply didn't know why it should follow Yu Qingyi.

The Blue Wolf King quickly slapped her, "This is thanks to the Madam's help, what are you standing there for!"

Daqing rubbed his aching arm, looking aggrieved. "Daqing is willing to follow Madam!"

After saying that, she looked at the Blue Wolf King with dissatisfaction, as if blaming him for hitting her.

Uh, Daqing is the wife of the Blue Wolf King, or more accurately, one of his wives.

Daqing, Erqing, and Sanqing are all wives of the Blue Wolf King. As for Dalang and Erlang, in the wolf pack, the weak have no right to mate.

So initially, there were several bachelor wolves in the wolf pack.

But now they all have their own wives, and many young wives too.

The so-called "little wife" refers to a female wolf that they snatch from other wolf packs.

The Spirit Source Land is not home to just one wolf pack, the Gale Wolf. In the beginning, Yang Zhengshan captured many wild beasts such as jackals, tigers, and leopards and released them into the Spirit Source Land. These wild beasts have continued in the Spirit Source Land for several generations, and many of them have now become exotic beasts.

Later, the Land of Spiritual Origin introduced many exotic beast races, including some wolf races.

The Gale Wolf used to bully these wolf packs, stealing their territory, their wives, and sometimes even their cubs.

If it weren't for the Beast Taming Hall watching over them, the Gale Wolf would have wiped out that pack of wolves long ago.

"Then you can follow Madam from now on." Yang Zhengshan was amused by the actions of the Green Wolf King and Daqing.

There's definitely no harm in Daqing following Yu Qingyi. First, it can receive an extra salary; second, being close to the source of resources will give it an advantage, as it will definitely get more resources under Yu Qingyi's care; and finally, Yu Qingyi won't be going out often, so it won't interfere with its cultivation.

However, Daqing still needs some training. It is not as smart as the Blue Wolf King and is relatively simple-minded. It does not understand many rules and needs some simple training.

Of course, Yang Zhengshan doesn't need to worry about this; Qingxia and Hongyun will definitely be able to teach it well.

……

Another month has passed.

On this day, Ning Yun delivered a communication talisman.

"Master, Senior Yunxiao wishes to see you!" Ning Yun handed the communication talisman to Yang Zhengshan.

When Yang Zhengshan was in the Land of Spiritual Origin, there were only two ways for outsiders to find him: one was through the Wuzhen Dao Palace in the Sea of ​​Spiritual Beauty, and the other was through the small courtyard of Wanbaoxing in Baiyun Immortal City.

Xuanzhen and Ningyun would often visit the Wuzhen Dao Palace in the Lingxiu Sea, and if needed, they would bring back news.

Meanwhile, at Wanbaohang, Yang Zhengshan released a soul crow. If a communication talisman was used or someone touched the array in the courtyard, the soul crow would send a message to him through a soul connection.

"Well, go and do your work!"

Yang Zhengshan dismissed Ning Yun and then turned to look at Yunxiao's message.

Yunxiao wanted to invite him to go to Baiyun Immortal City together.

"Why does this guy want to go to White Cloud Immortal City?"

Yang Zhengshan was somewhat puzzled.

Baiyun Immortal City remains a place of trouble; it's best to avoid it if you don't have to.

Yunxiao couldn't possibly be unaware of this, yet he still wanted to go.

After thinking it over, Yang Zhengshan decided to come to Mianyunzhou and find Yunxiao.

"You're going to Baiyun Immortal City?"

Yunxiao was already used to Yang Zhengshan's elusive nature.

"It's not that I want to go, it's Yunxi! She wants to refine her natal magic weapon and wants to try her luck in Baiyun Immortal City!" Yunxiao said.

"Yunxi, can't we wait a little longer?"

"We've been waiting for over a year!"

"Uh!" Yang Zhengshan said helplessly.

A year isn't a long time, but who knows when the chaos in Baiyun Immortal City will end? What if it lasts for ten or eight years? Can Yunxi just keep dragging it out?

It's not impossible to delay for ten or eight years, but the key is that if something happens to Baiyun Immortal City and it's all over, it will be troublesome for Yunxi to find the materials to refine her natal magic weapon.

Therefore, it's understandable that Yunxi wants to go to Baiyun Immortal City as soon as possible.

Yang Zhengshan thought for a moment and said, "Alright, I'll go with you!"

The chaos in Baiyun Immortal City has nothing to do with them; they shouldn't encounter any trouble if they go there.

(End of this chapter)