Family Rise: Beginning with Grandfather.

Chapter 999 A Vast Expanse, Roaming Freely Through the Void

"The Immortal Palace of Life is a spiritual treasure of the Great Void, which can help me control the power of the Great Void!"

"My physical body is my true form, the foundation upon which I grasp the Dao of Life and Death!"

"The two are not in conflict; on the contrary, they can complement each other!"

"It seems I'm about to embark on a different path from now on!"

Yang Zhengshan spoke to himself in a relaxed manner.

"But before that, I should first develop all the habitats!"

He looked down towards the land of spiritual energy.

The peaks rise one after another, and the dark green waves stretch from the horizon to the sky. The snow-capped mountains and clouds intertwine, like jade dust and indigo powder that have been kneaded by a giant hand.

The mountain peaks resemble giant beasts lying on the earth, their undulating backs spreading out in a boundless sea of ​​dark green, occasionally punctuated by silvery streaks—rivers appearing and disappearing within the dense forest.

Clouds rolled across the snow-capped mountaintop, making the entire mountain appear and disappear intermittently, like a jade hairpin submerged in a sea of ​​mist. Where the wind passed, the dark green forest rippled with countless waves, yet it was impossible to see which leaf was moving; one could only feel that the lush green was slowly breathing, exhaling the white mist that filled the mountain.

The horizon was half swallowed by a pale purple haze, and the remaining peaks were all capped with snow, gleaming coldly in the sunlight. Large clumps of clouds fell towards the forest, breaking into mist upon touching the treetops, veiling the green expanse in a layer of gauze.

This vast and ethereal land is only a small part of the habitat.

Yang Zhengshan's eyes shone with golden light. He opened his mind and connected with the Twelve Golden Crystal Lotuses of the Void. His boundless divine soul power surged into the golden crystals and then spread upwards along the newly grown lotus root tendrils, climbing up the clusters of emerald green lotus leaves.

A radiant glow surged and rose from the lotus leaves, and wisps of spiritual energy spread in all directions.

The next moment, the entire Spirit Source Land was thrown into tremors.

The vibration frequency is not very high; it is just a slight, slow vibration, like a heartbeat.

With each leap, the spiritual source land expands by one inch, starting from the initial thousand miles, then two thousand miles, three thousand miles, four thousand miles...

Gradually, it spread to a vast expanse of ten thousand miles.

Space is expanding, the sky is rising, and the earth is thickening.

Inside Yujing City, everyone was startled by the sudden tremor, and many people went out into the streets, looking around in bewilderment.

In fact, the vibration was not very large, not even as big as the commotion Yunxiao caused when he formed his core at Wuzhen Dao Palace, but everyone still noticed the anomaly.

"How is this going?"

Yang Chengmao flew out of the Ziwei Tower and asked the attendant beside him.

He looked around, but found nothing unusual.

"I'll go to the Immortal Hall to ask right away!" The attendant didn't know the situation either, so he could only fly towards the Taiwei Tower behind it.

Meanwhile, everyone inside the Taiwei Tower looked around in confusion.

The Ziwei Tower sent people to inquire about the situation, while the Taiwei Tower also sent people to Wuzhen Dao Palace and Flame Mountain to inquire about the situation.

Wuzhen Dao Palace is the place of cultivation for Yunxiao and Xuanzhen, while Flaming Mountain is the place of cultivation for Yang Jizhen, Zhang Hexuan, Hong Fuxiu and others.

Both Xuanzhen and Yang Jizhen were completely bewildered.

They seemed to sense changes in the Land of Spiritual Origin, but they didn't know exactly what those changes were.

The vibration lasted for a full quarter of an hour, then stopped. No one knew what was going on, so they kept their questions to themselves and went about their own business.

However, they soon realized what had happened.

The land of spiritual energy has expanded, by a hundredfold.

A medium-sized airship took off from Yujing City, glided across the clear sky, and finally arrived at the edge of the Spirit Source Land—the edge of the past, not the edge of the present.

Yang Jizhen and Yang Chengmao stood at the bow of the boat, their eyes nearly popping out of their sockets as they gazed at the rolling hills below.

In their eyes, there was a clear dividing line between the mountains and the land below: on one side was the vast wilderness, with waves of dark green rising and falling, and on the other side was an endless desolation.

"The Spirit Source Land has expanded again! How much has it expanded?" Yang Chengmao asked in surprise.

A golden light flashed in Yang Jizhen's eyes, then he shook his head. "I don't know, it seems to have expanded a lot!"

They were also very familiar with the situation in the Spirit Source Land, knowing that the Spirit Source Land had been continuously expanding as Yang Zhengshan's cultivation level increased.

It just used to expand very slowly, only a few feet outward in a year.

But now it has expanded outwards by an unknown number of miles in one go.

"Let's go take a look!"

The airship then set sail again, heading towards the depths of the desolate landscape.

They crossed high mountains and a vast plain, and then, after a series of rolling hills, they came to see a large depression.

Two days later, when they finally saw the shimmering, colorful barrier at the edge of the barrier, it was already past.

"That's probably tens of thousands of miles away!"

Yang Jizhen looked back at the desolate landscape behind him, then at the dazzling screen before him.

"Is it because my grandfather formed his Golden Core?" Yang Chengmao asked.

"It must be that, besides our ancestor, who else could expand the Spirit Source Land!"

"In that case, there's nothing more to say. Let's go back!"

After saying that, the two flew towards the direction of Yujing City.

Along the way, the two would stop from time to time to take a look. They found a blessed land with abundant spiritual energy, a constantly flowing spiritual spring, and a mineral vein hidden underground.

Without a doubt, the expanded Spirit Source Land remains a fertile land.

With such a vast area, let alone development, even the most basic greening would take a lot of time.

Yang Chengmao was not troubled by this; on the contrary, he was full of ambition for this expanded territory.

The larger the territory of the Spirit Source Land, the greater its development potential, the more resources it can cultivate in the future, and the more people it can support.

Its vast expanse, spanning thousands of miles, is even larger than the Great An Dynasty, enough to sustain hundreds of millions of people.

Unfortunately, the population of the Spirit Source Land has only reached two million.

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Yang Zhengshan ignored Yujing City's reaction and was unaware of Yang Chengmao's thoughts. After releasing all the space in the living realm, he began to study the situation of the Twelve Golden Crystal Lotuses of the Great Void.

The Twelve Golden Crystal Lotuses are the core of the Celestial Palace of Life. At this moment, the lotuses sprout ten thousand leaves, covering the entire lake surface. In the future, the Twelve Golden Crystal Lotuses will also nurture lotus flowers and lotus seeds. Both lotus flowers and lotus seeds are rare spiritual treasures.

However, it takes hundreds or even thousands of years for lotus flowers and lotus seeds to grow.

Therefore, Yang Zhengshan was not researching this, but rather the Daoist essence and power contained within the Twelve Golden Crystal Lotuses, which is the power of the Great Void.

The entire Celestial Palace of the Living Realm is a magical artifact containing the power of the Great Void.

The power of the Great Void lies between "existence" and "non-existence." It is neither a physical entity nor pure nothingness. Its form is like nothingness, and its substance is like the Great Void, yet it can give birth to all things and connect Yin and Yang.

There are three thousand Great Daos, and the power of the Great Void is the foundation of many Great Daos, such as Creation, Yin and Yang, Reality and Illusion, Reincarnation, and so on.

Whether it's the main world or a small grotto-heaven, they are all essentially born from the void.

"The Great Void exists between existence and non-existence; it is the origin of creation, the foundation of Yin and Yang, the hidden manifestation of reality and illusion, and the extension of space!"

"The Immortal Palace of Life originates from the Great Void, and my control over the Immortal Palace of Life will also be based on the Dao of the Great Void!"

"It's just that comprehending the Dao of the Great Void is too difficult!"

"That's right. I haven't even delved into the Great Void yet, so how can I comprehend the Dao of the Great Void?"

With that thought, Yang Zhengshan flashed and arrived in the boundless void.

However, the Taixu he saw was completely different from the Taixu he had seen before.

He had previously thought that the Great Void was nothingness, but in reality, it contained a lot of matter.

However, these substances exist in a state between existence and non-existence, and his powerful spiritual sense allows him to perceive them.

More accurately, it is not matter, but qi (vital energy).

Everything has a vital energy, and the Great Void can also be understood as a kind of energy. Those with abundant vital energy will be very conspicuous in the Great Void, while those with sparse vital energy will be inconspicuous.

Of course, this was Yang Zhengshan's feeling after advancing to the Golden Core Realm; he couldn't sense these auras at all before.

Therefore, being in the Great Void allows one to accurately pinpoint the location of the main world and determine its exact location by assessing the thickness of the Qi.

Furthermore, traveling in the Void is much easier than in the main world. Golden Core cultivators can travel thousands of miles in an instant in the main world by traversing the Void.

Just like Yang Zhengshan's teleportation ability before, its essence is similar to that of a Golden Core cultivator who can travel thousands of miles in an instant. However, he relied on the Spirit Source Land before, but now he no longer needs to rely on the Spirit Source Land.

Yang Zhengshan sat cross-legged in the void, releasing his divine soul and spiritual sense to perceive everything from the void.

A profound and mysterious feeling arose in his heart. Although it did not allow him to comprehend the Dao of the Great Void, it gave him a deeper understanding of the Great Void.

After a long while, he suddenly stood up, his eyes flashing with golden light as he looked at the ripples of energy.

His figure wandered in the void, and his thoughts searched within the vital energy.

Places with abundant Qi are blessed lands rich in spiritual energy. The more abundant the Qi, the slower one can travel through the void. Conversely, the less abundant the Qi, the faster one can travel through the void.

In just a few breaths, Yang Zhengshan had arrived deep within the Wanhua Mountains, feeling the dense energy within them.

The Wanhua Mountains truly live up to their reputation as the most spiritually rich land in the Wanhua Domain, containing countless spiritual veins.

He bypassed those spiritual veins and wandered around for a long time, but suddenly stopped.

Because he discovered that someone was watching him, watching him from the void.

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Yang Zhengshan released his spiritual sense, searching for the faint trace of energy that had just been revealed.

Golden Core cultivators can achieve perfection, so if a Golden Core cultivator wants to hide in the void, it is very difficult for others to discover their existence.

Without leakage or flaws, it means that no energy will be exposed. Without energy being exposed, it is naturally impossible to perceive its existence.

However, being able to do something flawlessly doesn't mean you can truly hide yourself perfectly. Once you take any action, your aura will be revealed, and even if the aura is weak, it will still be noticeable to others.

Yang Zhengshan sensed a faint aura appearing nearby, a very weak aura, but it did not escape his spiritual perception.

"Please show yourself, senior!" Yang Zhengshan bowed and said politely.

Just as he sensed, a phantom slowly emerged not far in front of him.

It's an illusion, not the real appearance.

Because one cannot see or hear in the void, one cannot see the other person's appearance, nor can one hear their voice.

What Yang Zhengshan just said was not a sound, but a spiritual transmission.

It is expressed using the power of the soul.

It doesn't matter if you can't see a person's true appearance; the outward manifestation of their qi (vital energy) can also determine a person's identity, and may even be more reliable than their appearance.

"Who are you?"

"Uh, my name is Yang Zhengshan. May I ask your honorable name, senior?" Yang Zhengshan was a little embarrassed, feeling like a thief caught in the act.

Actually, he didn't do anything wrong. He was just curious and wanted to wander around the Wanhua Mountains to see how many powerful figures were hidden there.

Unexpectedly, they encountered a Golden Core expert of unknown identity in just a short while.

"Yang Zhengshan!" The man was slightly taken aback. "Why are you loitering around my temple?"

"A sacred site!" Yang Zhengshan looked toward the rippling aura. The aura was very dense, indicating that it was a blessed land, and the spiritual veins were likely at the middle level of the third rank.

"This junior has just formed his core and this is his first time entering the Great Void, so I was a bit curious and wandered around. If I have disturbed you, please forgive me!"

He was indeed wrong to do that. If someone is loitering in front of his house, he will definitely come out to check and ask what's going on.

Upon hearing this, the man added, "In that case, why don't you come and sit at my place?"

"This isn't appropriate!" Yang Zhengshan wanted to refuse.

He dared not easily accept an invitation from a stranger who was a Golden Core cultivator.

"You must have heard of me, Guest Elder Zhongli Yue!"

Yang Zhengshan's mind raced for a moment, then he exclaimed in astonishment, "True Lord Tianbao!"

“That’s right, would you dare to come and sit at my place now?” Zhongli Yue said.

Yang Zhengshan laughed and said, "So it is True Lord Tianbao. I am so sorry for my rudeness! If you invite me, I will gladly comply."

"Then come on!"

Zhongli Yue then emerged from the void, with Yang Zhengshan following closely behind.

(End of this chapter)