Family Rise: Beginning with Grandfather.

Chapter 975 Heavenly Calculation
The Soul-Suppressing Lock climbed up his thighs, waist, chest, and wrapped around his arms.

He was as if he had been frozen in place, unable to control his body.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh~~
Thin, long chains of soul-binding shot out and pierced his flesh.

His spiritual power was completely sealed off.

Wang Henglie did not have a Soul-Suppressing Tower, nor did he have any magical artifacts for defending the soul.

Yang Zhengshan was able to break free from Ming Shuzi's Soul-Suppressing Lock because he had the Soul-Suppressing Tower to resist the lock's blockage and the Soul-Locking Chain to restrain Ming Shuzi, thus breaking free from the lock.

The reason why Wang Henglie is unable to break free from the Soul-Suppressing Lock is mainly because Yang Zhengshan's soul is stronger than his.

Inside the enormous cage, Wang Henglie was chained in mid-air.

"who!"

Wang Henglie's originally cruel and smug mood instantly turned into panic.

At this moment, his spiritual power was sealed, and his control over his body was extremely weak. Even a simple movement required him to exert all his strength.

He didn't answer him because after controlling him, Yang Zhengshan turned to help Kota and Hong Fuxiu.

While Hong Fuxiu was dealing with the woman, Kota faced off against the three immortal cultivators brought by Wang Henglie.

These three cultivators also possessed the cultivation level of the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, but Kota fought against all three of them without being at a disadvantage.

His six Vajra arms are both offensive and defensive, and his fighting style is full of violent beauty.

Despite the ferocity of Hong Fuxiu's Nanming Fire, Kota's strength is actually superior to Hong Fuxiu's.

Kota is the kind of cultivator who has one trick up his sleeve and can make a living from it all.

He wasn't good at flashy spells, nor did he possess many strange magical treasures; his powerful fighting method was the Six-Armed Vajra.

The Six-Armed Vajra is actually Kota's natal magic weapon. However, the Six-Armed Vajra is not an ordinary natal magic weapon, but a natal magic weapon that is integrated with Kota's cultivation technique.

This all started with Kota's inheritance. The inheritance Kota received was the Way of Weapon Cultivation, which is different from the conventional Immortal Cultivation Method. Weapon Cultivation Method does not focus on one's own cultivation, but on cultivating magical treasures.

Ordinary immortal cultivators will refine their natal magic weapon in the middle or late stages of Foundation Establishment, while weapon cultivators will refine their natal magic weapon from the very beginning.

As one's cultivation level increases, one's natal magic weapon must also be upgraded in grade.

The stronger one's cultivation level, the stronger one's natal magic weapon becomes. The higher the grade of the natal magic weapon, the more it will boost the cultivator's cultivation level.

Although Kota only had a mid-Foundation Establishment cultivation level, his Six-Armed Vajra was a top-grade magic weapon.

Therefore, his strength is several times greater than that of a typical late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator.

Of course, Kota also has weaknesses. His spiritual strength is average, and his combat methods are too simplistic. Although he is very strong in combat, he is easily countered.

The reason why Kota and Hong Fuxiu have been able to make it this far is because they can complement each other.

One is skilled in magic, the other in close combat; the two work together seamlessly, and are fearless even when facing two or three times their number of enemies.

Even without Yang Zhengshan's help, the two of them could have dealt with the three opponents, but it would have taken a little time. Yang Zhengshan didn't want to waste time here, so he controlled the thousands of vines and, together with Kota and Hong Fuxiu, captured and killed all three of them.

"Come out! What kind of hero hides his head and hides behind your back? You despicable villain who attacked from behind, if you have the guts, come out and fight me!"

"You despicable scoundrel!"

Wang Henglie was still shouting and cursing.

After the battle on Kota's side ended, Yang Zhengshan and the others leisurely emerged from the collapsed cave.

He was dressed in a spotless blue robe, with a dozen or so ghost crows circling around him, cawing loudly.

Upon seeing Yang Zhengshan emerge, Wang Henglie's eyes flashed with intense hatred.

"It's you!"

He naturally knew Yang Zhengshan. The Yang family was the main force in the battle of Wuxiang City. Yang Zhengshan also participated in the negotiations between Youyumen and Cangjianshan. After the battle, Youyumen conducted a thorough investigation of the Yang family and Yang Zhengshan.

Yang Zhengshan glanced at him indifferently.

"Master Yang, they've all been taken care of!" Kota stepped forward to report.

"Okay, let's clean up the battlefield and then we'll leave!" Yang Zhengshan said softly.

Surrounded by enemies, they could not stay in one place for long; they had to fire a shot and move on to another place, otherwise they would easily get caught up in endless battles.

Kota responded and then went with Hong Fuxiu to clean up the battlefield.

"What should we do with this person?" Yunxiao asked after taking the healing pills.

Although the battle hadn't lasted very long, he had still sustained some injuries, but they weren't serious and he would recover quickly.

Yang Zhengshan did not answer him, but looked at Wang Henglie instead.

The strength of a Divine Soul Realm warrior is indeed formidable. If it were during the Battle of Wuxiang City, he would definitely not be a match for a Divine Soul Realm warrior. But now it's different. His understanding of the Dao of Withering and Flourishing has advanced further, and the strength of his Divine Soul has also increased to another level.

With his current spiritual strength, he can no longer be measured by the standards of the Foundation Establishment stage. Of course, he has not yet reached the Golden Core stage, but he is infinitely close to it.

Perhaps next time, if his spiritual strength improves further, he will be able to rival a Golden Core cultivator.

It was precisely because of the strength of his soul that Yang Zhengshan was able to subdue Wang Henglie so easily.

"you!"

Wang Henglie wanted to say something, but Yang Zhengshan didn't want to waste words with him. With a thought, the Soul-Suppressing Lock tightened suddenly, forcefully pulling Wang Henglie's soul out of his sea of ​​consciousness.

"What else can we do but kill them!"

Yang Zhengshan said softly.

As he finished speaking, the Soul-Suppressing Lock continued to contract until it crushed Wang Henglie's soul, causing it to dissipate completely.

The Soul-Suppressing Lock and Soul-Locking Chain were retracted, and the body, devoid of its soul, fell to the ground. Yang Zhengshan waved his hand, and the corpse was thrown into the Spirit Source Land.

There are already dedicated personnel within the Spirit Source Land helping him process this harvest.

Yang Zhengshan kept the magical artifacts in his warehouse, planning to deal with them when he returned.

However, some medicinal herbs and spiritual trees must be planted as soon as possible after they are sent back to prevent them from withering and dying.

In addition, there were all sorts of other random things. Yang Zhengshan simply sent them to the Spirit Source Land, but the Spirit Source Land still needed a lot of manpower to distinguish the value and use of these things.

Wang Henglie's corpse was naturally useful; he must have had many valuable items on him, which Yang Zhengshan would not let go of.

Moreover, even a corpse can have great value.

Whether it's the corpse of an immortal cultivator or a martial artist, it contains abundant spiritual power. After a person dies, the spiritual power on the corpse will dissipate into spiritual energy. The amount of spiritual energy that dissipates depends on the specific cultivation level.

The spiritual energy emanating from the corpse of a Foundation Establishment Immortal Cultivator is no less than that of hundreds of thousands of low-grade spirit stones, while the spiritual energy from the corpse of a Divine Soul Realm Martial Artist can reach over a million.

However, this spiritual energy is tainted with death energy, and if too much of it accumulates, it can easily breed evil things. But if the amount is small and it is handled properly, there will be no problems.

If it weren't for the fear of affecting his positive image, Yang Zhengshan would have actually wanted to throw all these corpses into the Spirit Source Land to serve as nourishment, thus saving Ziwei Tower from consuming a large amount of spirit stones to compensate for the loss of spiritual energy in the Spirit Source Land.

……

The four of them quickly cleaned up the battlefield and then left.

Shortly after they left, two figures draped in black cloaks appeared above the mountain wall.

"Master, everyone's escaped!" Duan Qiankun said softly, looking at the mess below the mountain wall.

His master was naturally Zhang Mo. He used to be just a ghost soldier trained by Zhang Mo, but now they had become a true master and disciple.

After orchestrating the calamity of the Wuxiang Sect, Zhang Mo reaped considerable rewards and, satisfied, led Duan Qiankun away from the Yunxiao Mountains and returned to the Wuchang Ghost Sect.

Upon returning to the Impermanent Ghost Sect, he unsurprisingly received a reward from his superiors. He then cultivated within the sect for several more years, further advancing his cultivation to the peak of the Foundation Establishment stage.

At the same time, Duan Qiankun also became his disciple. Under his tutelage, his cultivation level improved significantly, and he has now reached the late stage of Foundation Establishment.

This time, when the Sun Cave Heaven fell, they were also assigned by the sect to enter the cave heaven.

Of course, their mission was not only to collect resources within the cave, but also to gather materials for refining Yin soldiers.

Others only had their eyes on the resources within the Sun Cave Heaven, but they had their eyes on everything, including the immortal cultivators, demon cultivators, and ghost cultivators who entered the Sun Cave Heaven.

Zhang Mo looked in the direction Yang Zhengshan and the other three had left and chuckled, "Don't worry, we'll run into them again sooner or later."

……

Northern part of Sun Cave.

In a desolate, deep mountain area.

The Celestial Mystery Disc, shimmering with spiritual light, floated before the Venerable Zangji, who wore a wide, smoky blue robe.

The six Heavenly Messengers, including Shouyi, stood around, vigilantly observing the surrounding movements.

The Celestial Disc rotated slightly, emitting specks of light. Master Cangji's eyes were incredibly dark as he examined those wisps and specks of starlight.

After a long while, the light on the Heavenly Secrets Disc finally faded.

Master Zangji murmured excitedly, "The Nine Cauldrons Divine Pill! There is actually a Nine Cauldrons Divine Pill, and it's still here?"

He was somewhat incredulous, feeling as if he were dreaming.

That's the Nine Cauldrons Divine Pill.

The so-called Nine Cauldrons Divine Pill is a legendary elixir. He had only read about it in an ancient book and had never actually seen it. Not to mention seeing it, apart from that ancient book, he had not found any other records about the Nine Cauldrons Divine Pill.

The ancient book describes the Nine Cauldrons Divine Elixir in only one sentence: "Taking the divine elixir grants endless life, allowing one to live as long as heaven and earth, ride on clouds and dragons, gaze at the sun and moon, and see no shadow in the midday sun, for there is a different kind of light."

Human lifespan is limitless, and the universe will end as well; this means immortality.

The sun casts no shadow, yet there is a different kind of light. This roughly means that one is no longer bound by the great laws of heaven and earth, and has somewhat transcended the five elements.

However, Master Zangji had only seen this description before, and he could not determine whether it was true or false.

In ancient times, there were countless miraculous elixirs, and it was even said that there was a Nine-Turn Divine Elixir that could allow people to ascend directly to the heavens.

However, these are all legends. Nowadays, there are no such powerful pills in the cultivation world. Whether it is a third-tier or fourth-tier pill, they are mainly used to assist cultivation. They may have the effect of changing one's fate for low-level cultivators, but they can never make people live forever and ascend to heaven.

Master Zangji could not determine the effects of the Nine Cauldrons Divine Pill, but that did not stop him from yearning for it.

In his view, this was his destiny with the immortals.

"Heavenly Calculation!"

Master Zangji manipulated his magic seals, deducing the destined person for this Nine Cauldrons Divine Pill.

The term "person of destiny" is actually a saying from the Tianji Pavilion, referring to someone who will receive a certain opportunity in the future, meaning someone destined by fate.

The Heavenly Mystery Pavilion is the most devoted to destiny, yet also the least skeptical of it.

Fate is like a game of chess, where every move has a predetermined number, but variables in the game can be shifted by taking advantage of the situation!

Destiny is fixed, but human nature is variable. We can change fate by taking the fixed as the foundation and the variable as the pivot!

What they truly believe in is accepting one's fate and doing one's best.

Therefore, in their view, the so-called destiny can be changed, the so-called chosen one can be eliminated, and the opportunities of the chosen one can be stolen.

The purpose of Tianji Pavilion in setting up branches in various places is to find the chosen ones and seize their opportunities.

Since Master Zangji had foreseen the Nine Cauldrons Divine Pill, he naturally sought out the destined person to possess it.

But as he did his calculations, his complexion worsened.

"Why can't it be calculated?"

"No, even if we can't get accurate information about the chosen one, we should at least get some vague information. Why can't we get any information at all?"

"Could it be that someone helped him cover up the secret?"

Master Zangji was somewhat skeptical and performed the calculations twice more, but still received no information whatsoever, as if the Nine Cauldrons Divine Pill had no destined recipient.

But he had clearly calculated that the Nine Cauldrons Divine Pill would be born soon and would have a home.

This contradictory result made him feel very uncomfortable.

Master Zangji stopped his calculations, his eyes filled with a deep darkness. "No matter who it is, this destiny is mine!"

At this point, he already considered the Nine Cauldrons Divine Pill to be his own, and he would not allow anyone to touch it.

……

The night sky above Sun Cave is like a celestial palace descended to earth, the sky so beautiful it's as if dyed, and everything in sight is magical.

The night sky was like a washed blue satin, with golden light floating on the indigo background. The moon rose in the southeast, draped in a white gauze of clouds, with faint crimson edges. As the clear light flowed, it soaked the surrounding clouds into a glassy color, as if jade dust from the Moon Palace was falling softly, within reach.

The stars scattered like broken diamonds and jade, not only in blue and white, but also in the misty nebula, where purple mist and blue smoke intertwine, as if the Weaver Girl had thrown her shuttle, weaving the fragments of the Milky Way into a rosy robe, the colors spreading out, like spring water melting gold, summer dew congealing green, autumn frost tempering purple, and winter snow kneading blue, the light of the four seasons all converging in the sky on this night.

These are all caused by spatial distortion. The collision and compression between the cave heaven and the main world caused the space within the cave heaven to become distorted and strange. In addition, the originally stable spiritual energy circulation system was destroyed, causing the entire cave heaven to be filled with strange phenomena.

Just now, in the mountains where Yang Zhengshan and his group were, fire rain was falling from the sky.

That's right, it's fire rain.

Fiery red raindrops pattered down, turning into clusters of flames, and in no time at all, vast swathes of forest were engulfed in flames.

Yang Zhengshan and his three companions could only hold up the protective shield and speed away to escape the sea of ​​fire.

(End of this chapter)