Family Rise: Beginning with Grandfather.

Chapter 983 Heaven's Backlash
After Yang Zhengshan left, the battlefield fell into an eerie silence.

The group of people who had just fought to the death stared at the spot where Yang Zhengshan and Yunxiao had disappeared. They cursed a few times, but then fell silent. What good would it do to curse someone when they were gone? Could they really curse them to death?
The group looked at each other, and the people who had been fighting to the death just moments before were now at a loss for what to do.
Continue playing?
The elixir has vanished, what's the point of fighting anymore?
Let's not fight!
I was really angry just now, and I'm not willing to stop now.

Moreover, they were all holding back their anger and wanted to find a place to vent it.

Zangji Zhenren, in particular, was filled with hatred!
The others weren't really clear about the effects of the Nine Cauldrons Divine Pill. They just felt that the pill must be extraordinary, but they didn't know what it was.

Only Yun Ge and Master Cangji had some understanding of the Nine Cauldrons Divine Pill.

However, Yun Ge withdrew from the competition early on because he was wary of the Tianji Pavilion and because of his own lack of strength. Although he was still unwilling, he did not feel much resentment.

Only Master Zangji had long regarded this Nine Cauldrons Divine Pill as his destiny for immortality. Seeing that his destiny was right in front of him, it was forcibly snatched away by someone else.

The more he thought about it, the angrier he became.

"I want him dead!"

Zangji Zhenren roared angrily.

Ignoring the people around him, he summoned the Twenty-Eight Destiny Plates with a wave of his hand.

The next moment, his eyes turned as black as a deep pool, and a three-foot-six-inch natal chart appeared before him.

The base is made of black iron plated with purple gold, and the edges are inlaid with twelve pieces of celestial jade, with stardust flowing within the jade like a miniature Milky Way. The face is divided into four zones according to the four symbols: the Azure Dragon zone in the east is made of lapis lazuli blue, with dragon scale patterns connecting the horns to the seven constellations of Ji; the Vermilion Bird zone in the south is made of red copper, with rubies adorning the constellations of Jing to Zhen, and the constellation of Yi hanging from Li; the White Tiger zone in the west is made of silver gray, with cat's eye stones for eyes, and the constellations of Kui to Shen connected like tiger claws; the Black Tortoise zone in the north is made of black jade, with tortoise shell-shaped celestial jade pieces forming the tortoise body, and the snake tail coiling around the constellations of Dou to Bi.

A miniature armillary sphere is embedded in the center, driven by a water clock. As the Hidden Master injects his magic power, the runes of the Twenty-Eight Mansions light up one after another. When the armillary sphere in the center reaches its maximum rotation, the phantom images of constellations such as the Golden Crow and the Jade Rabbit will appear in the four areas, and the tadpole-shaped inscriptions on the edge will flow with the light.

However, this is only the fate chart in the eyes of outsiders. In the eyes of Master Zangji, silver lines appeared above the fate chart, intersecting and connecting with the stars and myriad phenomena in the sky.

"Let me see who you really are!"

Master Zangji said with a ferocious expression.

Well, he doesn't know who Yang Zhengshan is yet, but he has already met Yang Zhengshan, so it won't be difficult for him to deduce Yang Zhengshan's background.

His withered fingers moved among the silver threads, and after a moment, he found the destiny thread that belonged to Yang Zhengshan.

But when he tried to investigate Yang Zhengshan's background, his expression suddenly changed.

The moment his fingertips touched the silver thread, the thread suddenly trembled violently, and the originally white thread was instantly covered with pitch-black runes, wrapping around the knuckles of the Hidden Master like a living snake.

"laugh--"

The cursed runes exploded into black mist, and white smoke instantly billowed from his withered fingers. His fingernails fell off completely, revealing fine stardust embedded in the exposed flesh, which was drilling into the bone.

Master Zangji abruptly pulled his hand away, only to see that the silver thread had already climbed up his fingertips into a spider web, darting along his arm toward his heart. Wherever it passed, the skin quickly withered, as if its essence and blood had been sucked away by the invisible star power.

The celestial globe on the natal chart suddenly reversed direction, the symbols of the Twenty-Eight Mansions collectively turned black, and the dragon scales in the Azure Dragon area actually stood up in reverse, turning into sharp bone spikes that pierced the surface of the chart.

Zangji Zhenren felt a metallic taste rise in his throat, and his face turned pale and panicked!

"This is!"

Suddenly, a blinding white light exploded before his eyes. Countless overlapping star-like phantoms appeared on the thread of fate representing Yang Zhengshan. When the phantoms collided, they emitted a thunderous roar, causing him excruciating pain in his sea of ​​consciousness, as if thousands of stars were exploding inside.

"cough--"

The blood he spat out splattered on the horoscope, instantly absorbed by the silver thread, causing the thread to swell several times over, suddenly taut like a steel needle, and piercing deep into his brow.

Master Zangji's pupils constricted as he saw his destiny threads being devoured section by section by Yang Zhengshan's silver threads. The silver threads connected to the stars suddenly reversed, pulling the stardust into his spiritual veins. Each grain of stardust turned into a red-hot iron, scalding his meridians until they shattered inch by inch.

"Do not……"

His screams were stuck in his throat, and his skin was covered with star-shaped bloodstains at a visible speed. At the same time, the Heavenly Jade on the edge of the Destiny Plate exploded, and fragments were embedded in his limbs.

"Pavilion Master!"

The sudden turn of events shocked the strategists of the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion, who rushed forward to check on the situation.

The expressions of those around them changed upon seeing this.

Zhang Mo's pupils suddenly contracted as she stared in utter astonishment at the disintegrating body of Zangji Zhenren.

Others may not know about the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion, but he does.

The Heavenly Mystery Pavilion is a superior sect, and the Impermanent Ghost Sect is also a superior sect; both are top-tier forces within the Wanhua Central Region.

Although Zhang Mo had little contact with the Tianji Pavilion, he still knew a lot about it.

The Heavenly Mystery Pavilion is most skilled in astrological divination; if they want to investigate someone's background, it is an almost effortless task.

"Is this a backlash from the Heavenly Dao?"

Zhang Mo realized a possibility and retreated repeatedly, moving away from Zangji Zhenren.

And right before everyone's eyes, Master Zangji shattered completely like a porcelain doll.

Everyone looked on incredulously.

At the same time, a question arose in everyone's mind.

So, who is Yang Zhengshan?

It can actually backfire on the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion's divination techniques.

The divination techniques of the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion are not invincible. Under normal circumstances, it is relatively easy for them to deduce people with shallow backgrounds. However, if they deduce people with deep backgrounds, such as Golden Core cultivators, they need to pay a small price.

In addition, there are many ways in this world to deceive the divination techniques of the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion.

As for causing a backlash from heaven and earth, there is only one possibility: it is an existence with a higher level of deduction than oneself.

For example, if a Foundation Establishment cultivator tries to deduce the abilities of a Golden Core cultivator, that would be absolutely suicidal.

Even if Master Zangji was deducing the fate of a Golden Core cultivator, he shouldn't have suffered such a severe backlash.

His body shattered, and his soul was annihilated!
Such a backlash is roughly equivalent to the Golden Core cultivator that Master Cangji deduced, which is the peak of the Golden Core realm.

Is Yang Zhengshan a Golden Elixir Master?
Obviously not!

However, Yang Zhengshan's soul merged with the origin of the Spirit Source Land.

What is a grotto-heaven?
Small world!
The Lingyuan Land today is even more vast than the Sun Cave Heaven of ancient times!
It seems that the Spirit Source Land is not as good as the Sun Cave Heaven.

That's because the former Sun True Sect possessed a foundation that the Spiritual Source Land could not match now.

In terms of scale and potential alone, Lingyuan Land surpasses Sun Cave Heaven.

The Hidden Master's deduction was not about Yang Zhengshan, but about the origins of the Spiritual Source Land.

It would be strange if he could deduce that!

Tianye Laogui was startled when he saw the True Man of the Hidden Ashes crumble into dust, and he turned and ran away.

"Oh my god, what's going on?"

He didn't know the situation, but he knew it was definitely not a good thing, so he decided to run away first!
Seeing him run away, Zhang Mo's expression shifted slightly. "Chase him!"

Since we can't get the divine pill, let's take down this old ghost first!

His original goal was to take down this old ghost, but he temporarily gave up because Yun Ge broke the formation.

Now that there's nothing left to steal, he naturally wants to continue with his previous objective.

Seeing the two of them leave one after the other, the others also moved away. In a short while, only a few Heavenly Secrets Envoys from the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion remained in the air.

In fact, the fastest to slip away were Kota and Hong Fuxiu. The moment Yang Zhengshan and Yunxiao disappeared, the two quietly left the battlefield.

When Yang Zhengshan returned, only a few celestial envoys from the Celestial Mystery Pavilion remained at the scene.

Yang Zhengshan stared blankly at the empty surroundings, somewhat bewildered.

He had thought that there would be another big battle after he left, so he rushed back to prevent Kota and Hong Fuxiu from being besieged.

He glanced around, and after not seeing Kota and Hong Fuxiu, he frowned slightly. "Fellow Daoists, have you seen my two friends before?"

Yang Zhengshan looked at the several celestial envoys standing not far away and asked.

What he really wanted to ask was whether Kota and Hong Fuxiu had been besieged and what their current situation was.

However, the reactions of the celestial envoys were extremely strange; they looked at Yang Zhengshan as if he were facing a formidable enemy.

"Who exactly are you?" Master Shouyi asked sternly.

At this moment, Master Shouyi's emotions were extremely complex, including panic, fear, unease, and a sense of awe that he couldn't quite understand.

He was also a member of the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion, so he naturally understood the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion's supernatural powers and techniques.

"Yang Zhengshan of the Lingxiu Yang family, I should have no enmity with any of you, so there's no need for you to be so hostile towards me!" Yang Zhengshan said softly.

In Yang Zhengshan's view, he had no grudges against the Tianji Pavilion.

Although everyone was vying for the Nine Cauldrons Divine Pill before, it wasn't really a feud, but rather a conflict and contradiction.

Everyone just relies on their own abilities.

Now that the matter is over, there's no need for us to continue fighting to the death!

He had no idea of ​​Master Zangji's desire for the Nine Cauldrons Divine Pill, nor did he know Master Zangji's resentment towards him, much less that Master Zangji had just been annihilated because of him.

Master Shouyi looked at the serious-looking Yang Zhengshan and didn't know what to say.

To ambush and kill Yang Zhengshan?
He doesn't dare!
The fact that Master Zangji died from the backlash of Heaven's will shows that Yang Zhengshan's identity was not simple.

Therefore, he had a certain degree of awe for Yang Zhengshan.

“Your friend must have gone down there!” Shouyi hesitated for a moment, then pointed to the palace ruins below and said.

Upon hearing this, Yang Zhengshan breathed a sigh of relief.

It sounds like Kota and Hong Fuxiu should be alright.

"Thank you for letting me know!"

Yang Zhengshan bowed in thanks and then flew towards the palace ruins below.

Watching his departing figure, Shouyi breathed a sigh of relief.

"Are we just going to let him go like that?" his companion asked in a low voice.

"What else can we do but prevent him from leaving? Do you think we can keep him here?" Shouyi retorted.

"But the Pavilion Master is dead, how are we supposed to explain this to the True Lord?"

Shouyi took a deep breath. "To be honest, this isn't our fault!"

"What if the True Lord blames me!"

“The True Lord shouldn’t blame us.” Shouyi’s eyes turned pitch black. “His destiny is extraordinary; he’s not someone we should mess with!”

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

They believe in accepting one's destiny and doing one's best.

However, they also understand one principle: to go with the flow.

They can seize other people's opportunities and change other people's destinies, but once destiny is set, they cannot act rashly.

The Nine Cauldrons Divine Pill has already found its owner, but it also involves Yang Zhengshan, an unpredictable figure.

Shouyi understood very well that the Tianji Pavilion was unlikely to want to provoke someone like Yang Zhengshan.

……

Yang Zhengshan was unaware of Shouyi's thoughts. After arriving at the palace ruins, he quickly found Kota and Hong Fuxiu.

"Are you okay?"

"It's nothing!" Kota shook his head.

Yang Zhengshan looked them over and, seeing that they didn't have any serious injuries, felt relieved.

"How is Senior Yunxiao?" Hong Fuxiu asked.

Yang Zhengshan sighed, "He's safe now, but whether he succeeds depends on his fate!"

"I hope Senior Yunxiao will succeed!" Hong Fuxiu said with anticipation.

She genuinely hoped that Yunxiao would succeed.

If Yunxiao succeeds, it will be a tremendous good thing for them.

Even a fake core is still a golden core. If Yunxiao can form a fake core, then he is equivalent to a golden core cultivator.

They have helped Yunxiao this time. As long as Yunxiao remembers this favor, it means that they will have a Golden Core cultivator backing them up in the future.

Yang Zhengshan nodded slightly. "Let's hope so!"

Then he added, "Let's get out of here first!"

The palace ruins were still a chaotic battleground, with many remaining formations and rare resources, so many people were still vying for them.

They have just gone through a major battle and are not in good condition.

Especially Yang Zhengshan, who was pulled into the Great Void more than ten times in a row. Staying in the Great Void for even a short time would wear down a portion of his magical power.

Now his magical power is almost completely exhausted. Not only his magical power, but he has also used up many of his trump cards.

We've used up almost all the talismans.

The formation was also used.

Even the Azure Thunder Pearls were all gone.

It's fair to say that he doesn't have much energy left to fight.

The three carefully left the palace ruins and then found a relatively secluded place to build a hiding place.

Hong Fuxiu dug a large hole in the ground, leading directly to the bottom of the lava river, and then sealed the entrance.

Thus, the three of them had a hiding place.

Sitting in the somewhat stuffy cave, Yang Zhengshan cultivated for seven full days before he had recovered about 70-80% of his magical power.

The main problem is that the wood-attribute spiritual energy here is too thin, so he can only replenish his mana with pills.

Hong Fuxiu, on the other hand, has a huge advantage here, as her magic power recovers several times faster than it does outside.

"Master Yang, please keep this for me!"

Seeing that Yang Zhengshan had woken up from his meditation, Hong Fuxiu took out a jade box and handed it to him.

"what is this?"

Yang Zhengshan asked.

"Burning Heart Fruit! We only managed to snatch two!" Hong Fuxiu said softly.

Yang Zhengshan was taken aback. He opened the jade box and saw two red fruits, each about the size of a finger, inside.

The Heart-Burning Fruit, a third-tier spiritual fruit, can purify the mind and refine the spirit. It has the effects of suppressing inner demons, breaking through obsessions, and stabilizing the Dao heart. Its effects are similar to those of the Dew of Oblivion, but even better.

(End of this chapter)