Clan Rise: Starting as a Grandfather

The Green Wood Purple Lightning Sword was forged, and Yang Zhenshan immediately went into closed-door cultivation to nurture it.

Within the quiet chamber, he sat cross-legged on a cattail mat, with the Green Wood Purple Lightning Sword resting across his knees. Faint spiritual essence circulated continuously between him and the magical sword.

As the spiritual essence circulated, the lightning on the sword gradually concealed itself, replaced by pure Green Wood Magical Power.

The aura of the magical sword gradually became identical to Yang Zhenshan’s, as if the two had merged into one.

It was unclear how much time had passed when the magical sword resting on his knees suddenly disappeared.

Within Yang Zhenshan’s Dantian’s Qi Sea, a magical sword appeared, seemingly tangible and intangible, floating within the Dantian’s Qi Sea.

At the same time, within Yang Zhenshan’s liver, strands of pure Wood Element Magical Power seeped out, flowing through the meridians and acupoints, converging into the Dantian’s Qi Sea, connecting with the magical sword.

The magical power he cultivated was Green Wood Magical Power, derived from the Qingmu Longevity Scripture, while the Qinghua Thunder Skill transformed the Green Wood Magical Power into Wood Element Magical Power, then condensed Qinghua Thunder Pearl in the liver.

Nurturing the Qinghua Thunder Pearl can be simply understood as the process of converting Green Wood Magical Power into Wood Element Magical Power, though the process is much more complex, requiring the condensation of Qinghua Thunder Pearl, and utilizing the pearl’s properties to transform into Wood Divine Thunder.

Previously, Yang Zhenshan’s nurturing speed for Qinghua Thunder Pearl was very slow; nurturing a somewhat powerful thunder pearl would take several years.

But now it’s different; with the Green Wood Purple Lightning Sword as a medium, his nurturing speed for Qinghua Thunder Pearl has increased several times.

Although this consumes more magical power, it saves Yang Zhenshan a lot of time and energy in nurturing thunder pearls.

Within just a few days, the thunder pearls once thoroughly consumed in the liver were reformed.

Yang Zhenshan carefully sensed the strands of pure Wood Element Magical Power, a smile unconsciously appeared at the corner of his mouth.

He slowly opened his eyes, muttering in a low voice, ”Everything is ready, only the east wind is lacking!”

At this moment, he was just one ’east wind’ away from the Golden Core Path.

His cultivation was insufficient, but the accumulation of cultivation no longer needed to be worried about, it just required gradual accumulation, which is not really a distance.

The ’east wind’ he lacked was a Jie Dan Spirit Object.

Core Formation involves crossing four thresholds, the first three being physique, magical power, and divine soul.

In terms of physique, Yang Zhenshan has the Devouring Spirit Body; even without the corresponding Jie Dan Spirit Object, he is confident to pass this threshold.

In terms of magical power, Yang Zhenshan requires at least one top-grade Demon Yuan Pill, though it would be better to prepare two or three.

Regarding divine soul, theoretically, he shouldn’t worry too much about it, but divine soul matters must be treated with extreme caution, and it’s still advisable to prepare a Divine Soul Spiritual Object to ensure no issues arise during Core Formation.

After passing these three thresholds, the Golden Core will form its prototype, leaving only the heavenly tribulation.

Core Formation’s heavenly tribulation is a gift from the Heavenly Dao, but to receive this gift with open arms, one must make thorough preparations; otherwise, the gift will turn into a calamity.

Yang Zhenshan calculated that his Core Formation will require preparing at least five Jie Dan Spirit Objects.

He shouldn’t require Jie Dan Spirit Objects for the first three stages of the heavenly tribulation, because he has the Divine Wood Treasure Cauldron and Wood Transformation Nourishing Body Skill, which offer extraordinary body restoration.

The middle three stages of the heavenly tribulation require a spiritual object capable of quickly converting spiritual power.

The last three stages of the heavenly tribulation are the most critical, as they involve your insights into Heaven and Earth Great Dao during the heavenly tribulation.

The Tongming Pill is an essential Jie Dan Spirit Object; additionally, a spiritual object to enhance comprehension, such as Nine-striped Bodhi Seed, is needed.

Plus the top-grade Demon Yuan Pill and divine soul protection spiritual object, which means at least five Jie Dan Spirit Objects.

”The Vitality Spring is the spiritual object I need the least; if refined, it can be exchanged for other spiritual objects!”

”The most crucial are the Tongming Pill and the spiritual object to enhance comprehension!”

Yang Zhenshan pondered; Dao Intent Lotus Seed can enhance comprehension, but the effect is too mild; if no other options are available, quantity could be used to compensate.

The most challenging part is the Tongming Pill, which is a third-tier elixir, and its refining difficulty is extremely high.

Of course, Core Formation doesn’t necessarily require Jie Dan Spirit Objects; it’s possible to form a Golden Core and overcome the heavenly tribulation without the aid of spiritual objects, but the success rate would be very, very low.

Many cultivators gather various Jie Dan Spirit Objects, merely to increase the success rate by one or two percent.

Yang Zhenshan naturally hopes for as many Jie Dan Spirit Objects as possible, but this matter depends on fate, and for now, he can only focus on refining Vitality Spring and top-grade Demon Yuan Pill.

Fortunately, he’s not in a rush, as he is currently just over 150 years old, with at least a hundred years available for gathering Jie Dan Spirit Objects.

After composing himself, Yang Zhenshan stood up and walked out of the quiet chamber.

As he emerged, he encountered Xuanzhen coming to find him.

”Why have you come?” Yang Zhenshan was curious about Xuanzhen’s visit, as he had been busy constructing the Wuzhen Taoist Palace for the past few years, having discovered several promising Spiritual Acupoint.

”I want to refine my Lifebound Magical Treasure!” Xuanzhen said.

Yang Zhenshan replied, ”You can refine it, but why come to me? Shouldn’t you be looking for Jizhen?”

Yang Jizhen is not just the chief Artifact Refiner of Spirit Source Land, but the most skilled Artifact Refiner in the Sea of Spirit.

Yun Xiao had also asked Yang Jizhen for assistance in refining his Lifebound Magical Treasure, and Yun Xi and Liu Yue had ordered their magical treasures from Yang Jizhen.

If Xuanzhen wants to refine his Lifebound Magical Treasure, Yang Jizhen would certainly not refuse to help.