Clan Rise: Starting as a Grandfather

Even if the Kuang family and Yang Zhenshan have a deadly feud, today he can’t do anything to Yang Zhenshan, otherwise it would inevitably incur hostility from the Ten Thousand Treasures Store.

Yang Zhenshan glanced at him deeply, having some guesses in his heart.

Xu Mingzhu is from the Cloud Wild Alliance, which has five veteran leaders, and the person in front of him is surnamed Kuang. It is self-evident that this person is likely from one of the veteran families, the Kuang family.

He just wasn’t sure what the relationship between the Kuang family and Xu Mingzhu was.

Are they very close? Do they have deep interests tied together? Would the Kuang family pursue a life-and-death struggle with him because of Xu Mingzhu?

Yang Zhenshan’s thoughts were turning a hundred times, and he felt there was no need to fall out with the Kuang family now.

”Heh heh, can this old man leave now?”

”You may!” Kuang Hengxian said.

Yang Zhenshan nodded slightly, didn’t entangle any further, and turned to leave the Immortal Law Hall.

When he walked out of the Immortal Law Hall, he couldn’t help but look back at this majestic palace.

The Kuang family!

Even in White Cloud Immortal City, it is just an Immortal Cultivation Family.

In terms of power, the Kuang family can’t compare with the disciples of the White Cloud True Monarch, in terms of strength, the Kuang family isn’t strong among many Immortal Cultivation families, and in terms of status, with the transcendent Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion and Ten Thousand Treasures Store, the Kuang family is naturally far inferior.

At this moment, Yang Zhenshan was very glad he accepted Zhongli Xiayi’s invitation to join the Ten Thousand Treasures Store.

Otherwise, today would have been a big trouble.

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Spring and Summer Square, inside the cave dwelling.

”What happened?” Yun Xiao saw Yang Zhenshan returned and breathed a sigh of relief, asking.

Yang Zhenshan shook his head slightly, ”It should be someone from the Cloud Wild Alliance wanting to help Xu Mingzhu take revenge, but the other side did not dare to collide with the Ten Thousand Treasures Store, so they just let me go!”

Yun Xiao nodded, ”That’s good, with the Ten Thousand Treasures Store around, you should be safe in White Cloud Immortal City!”

”Mm!”

Yang Zhenshan thought the same, ”Senior, what are your plans next?”

Even though Yun Xiao accompanied him this time, Yun Xiao was also in White Cloud Immortal City looking for suitable third-rank spiritual materials to refine his Lifebound Magical Treasure.

Now that he was connected with the Ten Thousand Treasures Store, Yun Xiao, however, still had no clue about spiritual materials.

”I found a suitable third-rank spiritual material, though it came at a high cost, I still got it!” Yun Xiao said with a laugh.

These days, he hasn’t been idle. Besides helping Yang Zhenshan ambush Xu Mingzhu, he also searched everywhere for third-rank spiritual materials.

He has many friends, and he happened to have a few good friends in White Cloud Immortal City, so he was able to obtain a third-rank spiritual worm in such a short time.

”That’s good, it’s good that senior didn’t come in vain!” Yang Zhenshan laughed.

”Mm, I feel my cultivation is about to break through, so I plan to go back first to make a breakthrough, and then plan to refine the Lifebound Magical Treasure!” Yun Xiao said.

”Good as well, I will stay in White Cloud Immortal City for a while. If senior needs anything, you can send someone to Yang Family Town to pass a message to me!”

”Besides, I’ll also send a message back for my two disciples to find senior! I ask senior to take care of them!”

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A few days later, Yun Xiao also left White Cloud Immortal City, and Yang Zhenshan returned the lease of Spring and Summer Square’s cave dwelling and moved into the Ten Thousand Treasures Store’s cave dwelling.

Of course, the cave dwelling in the Ten Thousand Treasures Store was just a facade; once the doors were closed and the Protective Array activated, one would return directly to the Spirit Source Land.

Once Yun Xiao returned to the Xuanqing Sect, he sent Li Jianning and Li Jianan to advance their studies in the Xuanqing Sect.

After that, Yang Zhenshan’s life returned to peacefulness.

He didn’t neglect either alchemy or cultivation.

He cultivated when it was time to cultivate, practiced alchemy when it was time for alchemy, and during leisure time, he would guide his disciples. Sometimes, he’d appear at the Ten Thousand Treasures Store, and even refine a furnace or two of elixir pills in its Alchemy Room.

And to avoid anyone discovering anything unusual, he would leave White Cloud Immortal City and return to the Spirit Source Land in a hidden spot outside the city.

The next year, Ma Qiuyan successfully established the Foundation, becoming the fourth Foundation Establishment Cultivator in the Spirit Source Land.

In the third year, Cui Yang returned from Qingli Immortal City to the Spirit Source Land to establish the Foundation, spending three months under the personal protection of Yang Zhenshan to complete it, becoming the fifth Foundation Establishment Cultivator in the Spirit Source Land.

Their smooth Foundation Establishment was greatly credited to the top-grade Foundation Establishment Pill provided by Yang Zhenshan.

This was also a benefit taken from the Ten Thousand Treasures Store.

Yang Zhenshan returned all the low-grade and mid-grade Foundation Establishment Pills to the Ten Thousand Treasures Store but kept the top-grade ones.

With the help of the mid-grade Foundation Establishment Pill, Ma Qiuyan and Cui Yang’s success rate in Foundation Establishment greatly increased. Furthermore, with Yang Zhenshan and Xuanzhen safeguarding them, failure seemed impossible.

Three years passed in the blink of an eye.

Inside the Pill Hall at Flame Mountain.

Yang Zhenshan sat cross-legged in front of the Golden Crow Eight Trigrams Furnace, using hand gestures to send beams of spiritual light into the pill furnace.

Outside the hall, Yang Zongyuan watched Yang Zhenshan’s every move with bright eyes, occasionally gesturing along.

Moments later, Yang Zhenshan proficiently opened the furnace lid, shooting a golden elixir into the jade plate.

The Golden Crow swallowed the True Sun Fire back into its belly, and Yang Zongyuan immediately stepped forward to activate the Cold Wind Array, expelling the hot air from the hall.

”Ancestor! This is a top-grade Demon Essence Pill!” Yang Zongyuan widened his eyes in disbelief at the elixir pills on the jade plate.

He was no longer the naive youth of the past.

He had followed Yang Zhenshan for four years now. Although this isn’t a long time, it allowed his alchemy skills to improve dramatically.

After all, Yang Zhenshan himself was not the same as before. Now, Yang Zhenshan has reached a master level in understanding the properties of medicines. While claiming peak mastery might be an exaggeration, within Second-Rank Alchemists, his understanding of medicine properties is certainly outstanding.

Under his influence, Yang Zongyuan also gained his own understanding and realizations about the properties of medicines.

Therefore, Yang Zongyuan now far surpasses Zhang Hexuan from the past.

”Haha, indeed, this is a top-grade Demon Essence Pill!” Yang Zhenshan joyfully laughed.

This was the first top-grade Demon Essence Pill he refined. With this top-grade Demon Essence Pill, his status in the Ten Thousand Treasures Store would definitely rise.

The top-grade Demon Essence Pill is just one rank short of the top-grade Demon Yuan Pill.

Although the difference is significant, being able to refine a top-grade Demon Essence Pill proves that Yang Zhenshan is not far from refining a top-grade Demon Yuan Pill.

During these four years, Yang Zhenshan’s alchemy skills have also seen great progress.

Because the Ten Thousand Treasures Store provided him with a plethora of alchemy tomes and experiences.

While those alchemy tomes might be common to the Ten Thousand Treasures Store, they were extremely rare for Yang Zhenshan.

Besides alchemy tomes, the Ten Thousand Treasures Store also has many outstanding alchemists. Over these four years, Yang Zhenshan familiarized himself with them and exchanged knowledge with them.

This undoubtedly filled the last gap in Yang Zhenshan’s alchemy skills.

All along, Yang Zhenshan was almost always alone in studying alchemy, rarely anyone could exchange ideas with him on alchemy.

Now, he can consult and communicate with other alchemists at the Ten Thousand Treasures Store, which broadens his alchemy skills horizontally.

”Congratulations ancestor on mastering alchemy!” Yang Zongyuan joyfully congratulated.

”Just a small progress!” Yang Zhenshan put away the Demon Essence Pill with a smile.

”How can you say that? This is a top-grade Demon Essence Pill. Even in the Sea of Spirit, and even in White Cloud Immortal City, few can refine such a pill!” Yang Zongyuan said.

”You’re very knowledgeable about White Cloud Immortal City?” Yang Zhenshan asked, surprised.

”Well, I heard from my father!” Yang Zongyuan replied, somewhat embarrassed.

He hadn’t been to White Cloud Immortal City himself, but Yang Jizhen had visited frequently in recent years, so it was normal for Yang Zongyuan to hear things about the city from him.

”Avoid arrogance and rashness, the immortal path is long. We, as cultivators, must move steadily, always being cautious as we begin.” Yang Zhenshan encouraged.

”Yes, Yuan’er understands!” Yang Zongyuan humbly accepted the teaching.

Yang Zhenshan smiled and nodded, patting his shoulder, ”You have great talent, but there are many geniuses in this world. Among them, only a few truly grow!”

”Your goal shouldn’t just be Foundation Establishment, but the Golden Core!”

”White Cloud Immortal City has two thousand Foundation Establishment cultivators, but only one White Cloud True Monarch. You can imagine how difficult the path to the Golden Core is!”

”Do you understand?”

Yang Zongyuan gazed at Yang Zhenshan, his eyes filled with determination, ”Yuan’er understands, Yuan’er will surely not disappoint the ancestor’s expectations!”

Yang Zhenshan nodded with satisfaction, having high hopes for Yang Zongyuan.

Yang Zongyuan has talent, resources, a steady character, the willingness to endure hardships, and perseverance.

As long as he keeps his Dao Heart strong, he may indeed glimpse the Golden Core path in the future!.

In comparison, Yang Jizhen, Ma Qiuyan, and others seem to have average aptitude.

Yang Zhenshan can aid them in progressing from the Qi Refinement Realm to the Foundation Establishment Stage, but if they aim to advance from Foundation Establishment to the Golden Core Realm, he can’t help them.

Even Yang Zhenshan himself isn’t sure if he can step onto the Golden Core Path, so how can he guarantee others can step onto the Golden Core Path?