Family Rise: Beginning with Grandfather.

Chapter 965 Great Opportunity

Three days later.

A streak of light discreetly departed from Mianyun Continent.

Yang Zhengshan, riding the jade cloud boat, slowly headed towards Baiyun Immortal City with Yunxiao and Yunxi.

If he were going to Baiyun Immortal City by himself, he could just teleport there instantly. But he can't do that with Yunxiao and Yunxi with him; he can only fly there slowly.

Yun tide has made great progress over the years. Not only has her cultivation reached the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, but her strength also seems to have increased by several levels.

The reason for this change is the generosity of Hidden Sword Mountain.

Putting everything else aside, the salary that Cangjian Mountain gave them was quite considerable, much more than the resources they received when they were in Xuanqing Sect.

Of course, for Yang Zhengshan, the salary given by Cangjian Mountain was only so-so.

"Has there been any movement at Hidden Sword Mountain lately?"

Bored on the way, Yang Zhengshan casually started a conversation.

“No, the mountain lord has been in seclusion, and the elders don’t go out much either. The person we have the most contact with is Jian Qingxiao,” Yunxiao said.

“Jian Qingxiao!” Yang Zhengshan recalled his conversation with Jian Qingxiao last time. Clearly, Cangjian Mountain had taken his words to heart and given up on the idea of ​​Qingli Immortal City.

"What kind of magic weapon does Fellow Daoist Yunxi wish to refine?"

He turned to Yunxi and asked.

Yun tide chuckled lightly, "Naturally, it's a flying sword!"

"What kind of spiritual materials do you want?"

"I don't know either. I don't know anything about weapon crafting. I can only use whatever comes my way!"

Yang Zhengshan nodded; this was actually the normal thought of most cultivators.

Tier 3 spiritual materials aren't like cabbages; you can't just buy them whenever you want.

Most cultivators use whatever they come across, only having requirements for attributes; as for other things, it's all up to luck.

"Does Senior Yang have any recommendations?" Yunxi looked at Yang Zhengshan expectantly.

It won't be easy for her to obtain third-tier spiritual materials, since she doesn't want Yang Zhengshan to be able to get them from Wanbaohang.

Previously, Yunxiao had spent several years and emptied his savings to obtain a third-tier spiritual material.

“Actually, you can look for Hidden Sword Mountain. Hidden Sword Mountain should have some hidden secrets!” Yang Zhengshan said.

"I've already asked, and Hidden Sword Mountain won't give it to me for free. If I want it, I can only exchange it for third-tier spiritual materials!" Yun tide said.

"Then just change to any third-tier spiritual material, and then go to Hidden Sword Mountain to exchange for a suitable spiritual material," Yang Zhengshan said.

As a sword-cultivation sect, Hidden Sword Mountain must have many spiritual materials for forging flying swords. It wouldn't be difficult to exchange other spiritual materials for one from Hidden Sword Mountain.

“That’s what we’re thinking too, but we might need to ask Fellow Daoist Jizhen for help with the refining!” Yun tide said.

Yang Zhengshan waved his hand, "You can just go find him directly, I won't interfere!"

Yunxiao's natal flying sword was forged by Yang Jizhen, so Yunxi would naturally seek out Yang Jizhen if she wanted to forge her own natal flying sword.

Aside from Yang Jizhen, she probably couldn't find any other suitable candidate.

The three chatted casually along the way and didn't find the journey boring. However, just as they crossed the Cloud Mountain Range and were only a thousand miles away from White Cloud Immortal City, Yang Zhengshan suddenly looked up, his eyes flashing with golden light.

"What's wrong?" Yunxiao asked.

"There's a bird watching us!"

"A bird?" Yunxiao and Yunxi also looked up, Yunxiao's eyes gleaming with a purple light. "Is that a Golden-winged Eagle?"

"Hmm, the Golden-Winged Eagle Demon King is dead. I didn't expect the Golden-Winged Eagle to still be active near White Cloud Immortal City!"

Yang Zhengshan said with some surprise.

Logically, after losing their Demon King, the Golden-Winged Eagle clan should have retreated to the depths of the Wanhua Mountains and immediately migrated to their new homeland. However, they are still active here and have their eyes on them.

"Is someone driving them to keep an eye on White Cloud Immortal City?" Yunxiao asked, his thoughts racing.

"It should be right!"

Yang Zhengshan withdrew his gaze and did not react unusually.

"Senior, shouldn't we conceal our whereabouts first?" Yunxi asked, puzzled.

“There’s no need. Our destination is too obvious. There’s no point in hiding our whereabouts!” Yang Zhengshan said.

Yunxiao nodded and said, "That's right!"

The three continued on their journey, while the golden-winged eagle kept its eyes on them from high above, without making any unusual moves.

They encountered no accidents until they entered Baiyun Immortal City.

Clearly, the golden-winged eagle was only watching the people entering and leaving White Cloud Immortal City.

The White Cloud Immortal City is now under the control of the Cloud Wilderness Alliance, and order has been restored within the city, although it looks somewhat desolate.

This is normal. The monster attack not only caused huge casualties to Baiyun Immortal City, but also made Baiyun Immortal City lose its stable environment. In the past, cultivators from all around would come to Baiyun Immortal City to purchase resources, but now everyone knows that Baiyun Immortal City is not peaceful, so they dare not come anymore.

Without outside cultivators, the business environment of Baiyun Immortal City has plummeted and become much quieter.

However, none of this concerned Yang Zhengshan and his group. After entering Baiyun Immortal City, they first rented a cave dwelling and then began searching for information about third-tier spiritual materials within the city.

In Baiyun Immortal City, Tier 3 spiritual materials are scarce resources. In addition to Wanbaoxing possessing a large amount of Tier 3 spiritual materials, various forces also stockpile some Tier 3 spiritual materials. Furthermore, cultivators and independent cultivators obtain Tier 3 spiritual materials by chance.

There are only three ways to obtain Tier 3 spiritual materials. The first is to try your luck and buy them from independent cultivators, but this method involves many uncertainties.

The second option is to exchange with the immortal cultivation families in the city. It's unlikely that you can buy them with spirit stones, but you still have a chance to get them by exchanging them with some precious second-tier spiritual materials, pills, or magic treasures.

Thirdly, there's Wanbaohang. If you agree to Wanbaohang's conditions and serve them for decades, you can enter the treasure vault and choose a third-tier spiritual material.

Yunxiao used the second method to exchange for third-tier spiritual materials. He had some connections in Baiyun Immortal City, and as long as he was willing to pay a sufficient price, he could still obtain some third-tier spiritual materials.

After arriving in Baiyun Immortal City, Yunxiao took Yunxi to visit various places, hoping to find ways to exchange spiritual materials.

Yang Zhengshan then went to Wanbaohang to inquire about some information.

After the monsters attacked the city, Yun Ge and the others disappeared and have not been seen since. No one knows where they went.

The Cloud Wild Alliance has now taken over White Cloud Immortal City, but Yun Ge and the others have still not appeared.

Upon arriving at Wanbaohang, Yang Zhengshan naturally wanted to meet Zhongli Xiayi.

"You really are carefree, going wherever you want!"

Upon seeing Yang Zhengshan, Zhong Lixia said with no small amount of envy.

Yang Zhengshan smiled and shook his head, "What carefree life? I'm just busy pursuing the path to immortality."

Ordinary people are busy making a living, martial artists are busy cultivating their skills, and immortal cultivators are also busy cultivating their skills.

Aside from those who are just lying around doing nothing, who in this world isn't busy and fulfilled? Where does true freedom and ease come from?

In the quiet tea room, Zhongli Xiayi elegantly prepared tea, and said with a smile, "At least you're more carefree than me!"

Yang Zhengshan looked at her strangely, "What's wrong? What's happened recently?"

Zhong Lixia poured him a bowl of tea. "I'm going back!" "Going back where?"

"Taoyuan Mountain!"

"Uh, isn't this a good thing?"

"It's neither a good thing nor a bad thing!" Zhong Lixia said with a smile.

"What's there to worry about? I thought you were in some kind of trouble!" Yang Zhengshan wasn't one to dwell on such things.

"Aren't you curious why I went back?" Zhongli Xia asked.

Yang Zhengshan looked at her and asked, "Why?"

He was naturally curious; he was full of curiosity about Taoyuan Mountain. Unfortunately, the situation of Taoyuan Mountain was not something he should inquire about.

That place is not a market for immortal cultivators, but a Golden Core Daoist temple, the Daoist temple of True Lord Tianbao.

Zhong Lixia shook her head slightly, "Forget it, it's no use telling you!"

"The way you're saying that makes it sound like you're looking down on me!" Yang Zhengshan was speechless.

"Hehe, it's not that I look down on you, it's just that these things have nothing to do with you!" Zhong Lixia said with a smile.

Yang Zhengshan paused for a moment, then said, "If you have any trouble, let me know, and I might be able to help!"

He was still very grateful to Zhong Lixia.

Zhong Lixia recruited him into Wanbaohang, allowing him to gain considerable benefits through Wanbaohang's channels and influence.

Moreover, Zhong Lixia has taken good care of him over the decades, and Yang Zhengshan has long regarded her as a friend.

Zhong Lixia's lips curled into a beautiful smile. "Okay, I'll contact you if I need anything!"

"Hmm!" Yang Zhengshan picked up the teacup and took a sip.

Zhongli Xiayi added, "Actually, a great opportunity is about to arrive!"

"A great opportunity?" Yang Zhengshan was somewhat confused about what this great opportunity meant.

Zhongli Xiayi nodded and said, "Great opportunities also come with great dangers. Although I don't recommend you go, I know you'll definitely go once you find out, so I might as well tell you in advance so you can make some preparations!"

Seeing how seriously she spoke, Yang Zhengshan couldn't help but take it seriously as well.

What kind of great opportunity?

"You should know about the Taiyo Shinshu sect, right?"

Yang Zhengshan narrowed his eyes slightly, "True Sect of the Sun!"

He naturally knew about the Sun True Sect. The ancient remnant array was a relic left by the Sun True Sect, and the Golden Crow Eight Trigrams Furnace originated from the Sun True Sect.

“The Sun Cave is about to fall!” Zhongli Xiayi said.

"What do you mean?" Yang Zhengshan asked in shock.

He also knew about the Sun Cave Heaven; Jinwu had told him long ago that the Sun True Sect had a cave heaven, which was the Sun Cave Heaven.

But he didn't understand what it meant for the Sun Cave to fall.

Zhongli Xiayi explained, "The grotto-heaven is suspended in the void, and it is constantly being pushed away by the void. If someone maintains the grotto-heaven, it can remain in the void for a long time. But once the grotto-heaven is not maintained, or becomes an ownerless object, it will move closer and closer to the real world. When it touches the real world, it will fall into the real world!"

Yang Zhengshan's heart stirred slightly, "So that means the Sun Cave Heaven is now ownerless!"

"That's right!"

"How much does Wanbaohang know about the Sun True Sect?"

"Not much. The Sun True Sect disappeared ten thousand years ago, and we know very little about many ancient forces from ten thousand years ago!"

"Why? Could it be that even Wanbaohang doesn't have a legacy from ten thousand years ago?" Yang Zhengshan asked in confusion.

Ten thousand years may sound like a long time, but for many powerful forces, it is not an insurmountable distance.

A Golden Core cultivator has a lifespan of three thousand years, and ten thousand years is only the lifespan of four Golden Core cultivators.

For a force like Wanbaoxing, which has more than one Golden Core cultivator, ensuring the orderly succession of Golden Core cultivators is quite easy.

Zhongli Xiayi said, "I don't know the specific details. I only know that a huge upheaval occurred in the Wanhua Domain ten thousand years ago, which led to the destruction of many ancient forces in the Wanhua Domain."

“Wanbaohang was established only eight thousand years ago, and most of the major powers in the Central Region were also established eight thousand years ago. None of the ancient sects have survived to this day.”

Yang Zhengshan was a little confused; he really didn't know that.

The key point is that Jinwu didn't know either. Jinwu only knew that the Sun True Sect had withdrawn the cultivators from the ancient remnant array back to the Sun Cave Heaven, and the withdrawal was very hasty. Even spiritual artifacts like the Jinwu Eight Trigrams Furnace were left behind.

He had previously wondered how the Sun True Sect could be so extravagant as to discard even magical artifacts at will.

Looking back now, it's very likely that time was of the essence, and the owner of the Golden Crow Eight Trigrams Furnace didn't have time to come back and take it away.

"These things are actually not that important. The real opportunity lies in the Sun Cave Heaven. Ten thousand years ago, the cave heaven fell, and who knows how many rare and precious treasures it may have left behind!"

"Moreover, this is the Sun Cave Heaven, where the inheritance of the Sun True Sect is located. There might even be various spiritual artifacts or even spiritual treasures inside!"

Zhong Lixia said.

Yang Zhengshan was dumbfounded. He finally understood what Zhongli Xiayi meant by the great opportunity.

That's the Sun Cave Heaven of the Sun True Sect!
An ancient array created Hidden Sword Mountain and a Heavenly Sword True Monarch. Even now, the Spirit Source Land still profits greatly from the leftover scraps.

How many resources are there in the Sun Cave?
Putting everything else aside, cultivating two or three Golden Core cultivators should be a piece of cake!

Moreover, some of them contain remnants of spiritual artifacts and treasures.

Wait, Lingbao!
Yang Zhengshan's muddled mind cleared up.

"Since there's a spiritual treasure, Golden Core cultivators should get involved, right?"

That's a spiritual treasure, a spiritual treasure that's a level above spiritual artifacts, a spiritual treasure that even Golden Core cultivators can't obtain.

If a spiritual treasure were to appear, there would surely be Golden Core cultivators vying for it.

“That’s right, but Golden Core cultivators can only clean up the mess!” Zhongli Xiayi said.

"All we can do is clean up the mess?" Yang Zhengshan asked, puzzled.

Zhongli Xiayi explained, "The fall of the cave will cause spatial disorder. The higher the cultivation level, the greater the impact of spatial disorder. In particular, Golden Core cultivators can be pulled into the depths of the void by the chaotic space if they are not careful."

"In contrast, Foundation Establishment cultivators will not be affected as much."

"Therefore, the first to enter the cave heaven will inevitably be Foundation Establishment cultivators, while Golden Core cultivators can only clean up the mess after the space stabilizes."

"Once the space stabilizes, it will mean that the cave heaven has fully appeared in the real world!"

Yang Zhengshan suddenly realized, "So that's how it is. In other words, Foundation Establishment cultivators can enter the Sun Cave Heaven to explore first."

“However, there may be other dangers within the cave, and the influx of a large number of Foundation Establishment cultivators will inevitably turn the cave into a battlefield!” Zhongli Xiayi said.

Yang Zhengshan naturally understood the dangers involved; for those scarce resources, countless people would go mad.

That will inevitably lead to a chaotic battle.

If the news spreads, not only Foundation Establishment cultivators will participate in the competition, but also Divine Soul Realm warriors will join in.

(End of this chapter)