Family Rise: Beginning with Grandfather.

Chapter 985 Kota Joins the Fray

After checking on Yunxiao's situation, Kota and Hong Fuxiu also returned from a trip around Yujing City.

Inside the Wanqi Hall, Kota and Hong Fuxiu were filled with excitement and surprise.

The Land of Spiritual Origin has brought them too many surprises. Although the Land of Spiritual Origin has a shallow foundation, it has enormous potential and many possibilities for future growth.

Most importantly, the Spirit Source Land is not currently very powerful.

That's right, not being strong isn't a disadvantage for them, but rather an advantage.

For example, Wanbaohang is powerful enough, and they are also guests of Wanbaohang, but they have almost no status in Wanbaohang and can only get very few resources.

In contrast, the Spirit Origin Land is different. As long as they join the Spirit Origin Land, they can become high-ranking members, and Yang Zhengshan will definitely give them enough resources.

Powerful forces can provide them with protection, while weaker but potentially powerful forces can offer them higher status and more resources.

"So? How about joining the Land of Spirit Origin?" Yang Zhengshan asked with a smile.

Hong Fuxiu beamed with joy, "Master Yang, what kind of treatment will we receive if we join the Spirit Source Land?"

Yang Zhengshan said, "You are just like Xuanzhen. Xuanzhen, tell me about your salary!"

Xuanzhen flicked his whisk and said, "Foundation Establishment cultivators can enter the Immortal Hall of Taiwei Tower. According to the cultivation salary standards set by Ziwei Tower, those in the mid-Foundation Establishment stage will receive 18,000 spirit stones and 18,000 merit points per year."

"In addition to cultivation stipends, the Spirit Source Land also offers position stipends. I am the Palace Master of the Wuzhen Dao Palace, with a rank equivalent to the Twelfth Floor Master, and I can receive nine thousand spirit stones and nine thousand merit points every year!"

Since the 12th floor was restructured, the salary system of the Spirit Source Land has been modified. The salary is still divided into cultivation salary and position salary, but only spirit stones and merits are issued, and other material benefits are no longer issued.

Of course, since other material benefits were reduced, some were added to spirit stones and merit points.

The reason for reducing material benefits is twofold. First, the Spirit Source Land has a free market economy where many things can be bought with spirit stones at prices lower than outside, so there is no need to distribute material benefits as welfare.

The second issue involves high-end resources. High-end resources are scarce, and it is impossible for everyone to have them. However, they cannot be left unallocated. If they are forcibly allocated, it is easy for conflicts to arise due to uneven distribution.

Ziwei Tower simply stopped distributing high-end resources and instead used merit points to exchange for them.

For example, Yang Zhengshan's disciples all prepared the Foundation Establishment Pills themselves, but others who want Foundation Establishment Pills in the future will have to accumulate merit points to exchange for them.

Therefore, Ziwei Tower closed the channels for exchanging merit points and spirit stones.

Of course, although Ziwei Tower closed the exchange channel, it did not prohibit the buying and selling of merit points among the public.

Currently, in the Spirit Source Land, the exchange rate between merit points and spirit stones is one to five. This means that a cultivator in the mid-Foundation Establishment stage can receive a cultivation stipend equivalent to 108,000 low-grade spirit stones per year in the Spirit Source Land.

Such a salary would be considered very high in any faction.

Yang Zhengshan hired Hong Fuxiu and Kou Ta from Wanbaohang, and each of them only earned 100 contribution points per year, which is equivalent to 100,000 low-grade spirit stones.

However, they would only receive the reward if they performed the mission; in other words, they would not receive any reward if they did not perform the mission.

The cultivation stipends in the Spirit Source Land are different; you can receive so much stipend without performing any tasks.

Of course, there are also aspects of Lingyuan Land that are inferior to Wanbaohang. Wanbaohang can provide a lot of high-end resources, while Lingyuan Land can currently provide very few.

"That's roughly it. There are quite a few resources that can be exchanged for merit points, many of which you can use!" Xuanzhen took out a jade slip and handed it to them.

Both Hong Fuxiu and Kota are in the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, and currently, the Spirit Source Land can still support their cultivation needs.

If the two of them reach the late Foundation Establishment stage, then the resources that the Spirit Source Land can offer them will not be very attractive.

Hong Fuxiu took the jade slip and examined it for a while, then asked, "Master Yang, after we join the Spirit Source Land, will we no longer be able to serve as guest elders of Wanbaoxing?"

Yang Zhengshan shook his head. "You don't need to worry about that. I still hope you can retain your status as guests of Wanbaohang, because it is beneficial to both you and Lingyuan Land. However, there are two things I need to make clear!"

"First, after you join the Spirit Origin Land, you must not leave the Spirit Origin Land for the next five years. These five years are the time for you to integrate into the Spirit Origin Land. If possible, I hope you can recruit one or two disciples in the Spirit Origin Land."

"Secondly, now that you have joined the Spirit Origin Land, I will no longer pay Wanbao Bank contribution points!"

Others who join the Spirit Source Land need to reside there for twenty years before they can leave; this is the process of integrating into the Spirit Source Land.

However, since Hong Fuxiu and Kota were Foundation Establishment cultivators, Yang Zhengshan relaxed the restrictions on them.

As for Wanbaohang's contribution points, Yang Zhengshan obtained them by exchanging elixirs.

Now that the two have joined the Land of Spiritual Origin, Yang Zhengshan naturally cannot pay them their dues through Wanbaohang anymore, otherwise he would suffer a huge loss.

As for the guest retainers of Wanbaohang, they are just guest retainers. They are only external staff members of Wanbaohang, which has no impact on their joining Lingyuan Land.

Of course, joining the Land of Spiritual Origin and becoming a guest of Wanbaohang are two completely different concepts.

Joining the Land of Spiritual Origin means that they will become people of the Land of Spiritual Origin, and must obey Yang Zhengshan's orders and must not betray the Land of Spiritual Origin.

However, Wanbaohang's retainers were simply employees; you gave me contribution points, and I did your work. There were some jobs I didn't want to do, and I could refuse to do them.

Kota and Hong Fuxiu exchanged a glance and immediately made a decision.

"Please, Master Yang, take me in!"

"Hahaha, it's a blessing for the Spirit Origin Land that you can join!" Yang Zhengshan laughed happily.

"Hehe, welcome to the Land of Spiritual Origin for both of you!" Xuanzhen said with a smile.

"My husband and I are willing to serve Master Yang!" Kota said solemnly.

Yang Zhengshan smiled and nodded slightly, "From now on, we're family, there's no need for such formalities."

Xuanzhen suggested, "Let's not call you Alchemist Yang anymore, let's call you Master of the Pavilion instead!"

"Lord of the Tower!" Kota asked, somewhat puzzled. Yang Zhengshan said, "You can call me Lord of the Tower as well. How about this, Kota, you'll first become the deputy hall master of the Immortal Hall of Taiwei Tower. Hong Fuxiu, you'll go to the Jingxuan Hall of Ziwei Tower as the deputy hall master!"

Yang Zhengshan never officially appointed a master of Taiwei Tower, so it was as if he had assumed the role himself. Therefore, it was not wrong for the people of Taiwei Tower to call him master.

Taiwei Tower's Immortal Hall belongs to the Immortal Cultivation Elder Hall, and its members are all Foundation Establishment cultivators. Ziwei Tower's Jingxuan Hall, on the other hand, is mainly responsible for the Immortal Cultivation industry, and its members are mainly Qi Refining stage cultivators.

Taiwei Tower Immortal Hall had no hall master before, but Yang Zhengshan now intends to leave the hall master position to Yunxiao.

The reason for appointing Kota and Hong Fuxiu as deputy hall masters is that they hope to familiarize themselves with the Spirit Source Land as soon as possible and integrate into it.

"Xuanzhen, take them to settle down, and don't forget to take them to see Chengmao!" Yang Zhengshan instructed.

"Yes, leave this to me!"

"Then you all follow Xuanzhen for now. I'll go and take stock of the spoils from this trip. After I've done that, I'll distribute them to you."

Yang Zhengshan gave Kou Ta and Hong Fuxiu a few instructions and then left Wuzhen Dao Palace.

However, after leaving, he did not immediately return to Lingquan Mountain Plain, but went to Yujing City first to have people keep an eye on the situation of various forces in Taiyang Cave and Yunxiao Mountain Range.

The Sun Cave Heaven should soon fall completely, but after the fall, it will inevitably cause a battle, and it will be a battle mainly fought by Golden Core cultivators.

Yang Zhengshan no longer intended to get involved in what followed, and more importantly, he wasn't qualified to get involved.

And this time, entering the Sun Cave, I wonder how many people will perish inside.

Whether Jian Guyun and the others escaped is still unknown.

The Skylark clan of Cangyu Mountain were also unaware of the extent of their losses.

The Youyu Sect must have suffered heavy losses; even Wang Henglie was killed by Yang Zhengshan.

And Yun Ge and the others, I don't know if they're alive or dead now.

It is foreseeable that the Yunxiao Mountains will soon be embroiled in another upheaval.

However, Yang Zhengshan did not intend to get involved in these upheavals, because he also needed to make final preparations for his Core Formation.

Back at Lingquan Mountain, Yu Qingyi was busy with Hongyun and Qingxia.

They have planted eight sacred pines by the lake, as well as the scale vine.

When Yu Qingyi saw Yang Zhengshan, her eyes suddenly reddened.

Yang Zhengshan was taken aback and asked somewhat flusteredly, "What's wrong with you?"

Yu Qingyi reached out and touched his temple, tears streaming down her face like broken beads. "Why is your hair all white?"

At this moment, Yu Qingyi felt very flustered and distressed, and tears streamed down her face uncontrollably.

Not only her, but Hongyun and Qingxia also had tears in their eyes.

Yang Zhengshan reached up and touched his temples, only then remembering that he had lost a significant amount of his lifespan saving Yunxiao.

"Hey, I thought something was wrong. Don't worry, it'll be fine soon!"

He laughed nonchalantly.

He even reached out and gently wiped away Yu Qingyi's tears.

"Don't cry, I'm not lying to you, you'll really recover soon!"

It's just a matter of shortening his lifespan; it's really no big deal for him.

In just one or two months, he can replenish his lifespan to five hundred years again; he only needs to drain the life force of some spiritual plants.

"real!"

"Absolutely true. When have I ever lied to you?"

Yang Zhengshan gently pulled her into his arms, then winked at Hongyun and Qingxia. The two covered their mouths and laughed as they left.

"You're so old, and you're still crying? Aren't you ashamed!"

"Isn't it because you scared me!" Yu Qingyi said reproachfully.

Yang Zhengshan hugged her slender waist and kissed her forehead.

"I know that my wife loves me the most!"

"Don't talk nonsense!"

"What nonsense are you talking about!" Yang Zhengshan's hands started to wander, slowly climbing up the peaks.

"Haha, madam, how about we..."

Yang Zhengshan raised an eyebrow and chuckled strangely.

Yu Qingyi's oval face looked exceptionally radiant, like a porcelain doll, with flawlessly delicate skin. The soft touch from her palm made Yang Zhengshan's mind wander.

Yang Zhengshan still had a strange smile on his face when Yu Qingyi first covered his mouth with her mouth.

Yang Zhengshan simply took her back to the villa, not bothering to check the harvest.

(End of this chapter)