Clan Rise: Starting as a Grandfather

Chapter 1049: Chapter 725: Control

”Why is there no Cultivation Technique for the Heavenly Gang Stage?”

Yang Zhenshan frowned and asked. Since the Yang family ancestor, Yang Feng, cultivated to the Heavenly Gang Stage, the Lingxi Yang Family should logically have a Cultivation Technique for the Heavenly Gang Stage.

Yang Zhenghe lowered his voice and said, ”The Heavenly Gang Stage Cultivation Technique that the ancestor practiced is a technique from the Xuanqing Sect and cannot be spread to outsiders!”

Yang Zhenshan suddenly realized and then asked, ”Can these Cultivation Techniques be sold?”

Yang Zhenghe shook his head, ”They can, but they cannot be transcribed and sold!”

”Why?” Yang Zhenshan rubbed the Energy Introduction Skill in his hand, which was made of Snow Silkworm silk cloth, similar to the Green Wood Longevity Skill purchased from the Ten Thousand Skill Pavilion.

If it cannot be transcribed, that means it can only be sold once!

The three Energy Introduction Skills could probably be sold for only thirty to forty Spirit Stones.

”This is a rule established by the Three Sects.” Yang Zhenghe said.

Yang Zhenshan stroked his beard, lost in thought.

Rules?

It’s merely about the control of Cultivation Techniques!

But given the might of the Three Sects, in this Sea of Spirit, it is unlikely that anyone dares to violate the rules they set.

But in the Spirit Source Land, does Yang Zhenshan still need to adhere to these broken rules?

While roughly flipping through one Cultivation Technique after another, Yang Zhenshan asked, ”Is there any Rune method?”

Yang Zhenghe stepped forward, retrieved a thick and ancient-looking book from a nearby bookshelf, ”Except for the Three Sects and Twelve Families, the Sea of Spirit has no other complete Rune Secret Skill. This is a remnant scroll of runes that the ancestor stumbled upon a hundred years ago.”

Yang Zhenshan’s eyes lit up as he took the book.

This book looks thick, but it’s actually just a dozen or so pages—not paper or silk cloth, but some kind of animal hide, and it seems quite old.

Six Chapters of Alchemy and Rune?

Seeing the large, ancient characters on the cover, Yang Zhenshan was even more delighted.

He did not expect that the Yang family possessed such a treasure!

However, upon closely examining the contents of the book, the joy on his face turned to frustration.

This book should be related to the Rune method of Alchemy, but the issue is it only records twelve runes, describing the functions and meanings of each.

With just this, it’s completely impossible to refine Spirit Pills.

Refining Spirit Pills requires three conditions.

First, a Pill Furnace, which is simple enough to purchase from some Martial Cultivator workshops.

The second is an Elixir Recipe, which is also simple, as obtaining some lower-grade Spirit Pill recipes is feasible in the Sea of Spirit.

The third is Runes; refining Spirit Pills must be coordinated with runes, with at least eight runes on each Spirit Pill, each rune serving a different function, and their combinations serving various functions.

Previously in the Ancient County town, Yang Zhenshan inquired in workshops about the methods for refining Spirit Pills and learned that the most troublesome part of refining Spirit Pills is indeed the runes.

In the workshops of the Ancient County town, most Spirit Pills come from the Three Sects and Twelve Families, with only a few low-grade Spirit Pills from minor families.

These minor families usually only refine a few types of Elixirs, and their so-called Rune Secret Skills are actually just the runes from a few Elixir Recipes.

Simply put, they know the ’what’ but not the ’why.’

The Three Sects and Twelve Families control not only the Cultivation Techniques but also the Rune Secret Skills.

By controlling the Cultivation Techniques, they ensure other Martial Cultivators cannot break through to the Martial God Realm and threaten their position in the Sea of Spirit.

They control the Rune Secret Skills so other forces cannot deeply engage in various cultivation industries, enabling them to exploit the resources of Loose Cultivators extensively.

Small families like the Yang family are essentially just their tenant farmers.

In name, Lingxi Mountain belongs to the Yang family, but in reality, it belongs to the Dazhao royal family, and now it should be under the Lu family of Tianque.

Previously, the Yang family also had to pay a land tax to the Dazhao royal family—there was a fixed amount of tax for each acre of spirit field each year.

After toiling for years, the Yang family would finally reap a harvest, only to have to give half of it to the Dazhao royal family.

In the end, the small families and forces around the Sea of Spirit are just workers for the Three Sects and Twelve Families.

”I’ll take these Cultivation Techniques with me. I’ll return them in a few days!” Yang Zhenshan said as he collected all the Cultivation Techniques from the study.

Although these Cultivation Techniques aren’t particularly advanced, they are still worth studying.

Yang Zhenshan had already decided; he would collect more Cultivation Techniques, whether they are below or above the Innate level, the more, the better.

He would place these Cultivation Techniques in the Spirit Source Land for everyone to study and cultivate.

The Cultivation Techniques from the Sea of Spirit and Da’an have their own advantages and disadvantages.

The Cultivation Techniques of the Sea of Spirit focus more on resources, requiring compatible Elixirs or Spiritual Objects at almost every stage.

Da’an’s Cultivation Techniques also emphasize resources but not to the point where cultivation cannot proceed without Spirit Pills, as with the Sea of Spirit’s techniques.

Moreover, the Sea of Spirit places greater emphasis on talent and spirituality, starting with spiritual cultivation from the Body Refining Stage, requiring the selection of cultivation techniques that align with the attributes of one’s spirituality.

Da’an’s Cultivation Techniques are less meticulous, allowing individuals to choose various techniques based on personal preferences and strengths.

However, for Martial Artists of the same realm, the ones from the Sea of Spirit are generally stronger than those from Da’an.

Yang Zhenghe and Yang Xiangheng were not surprised to see Yang Zhenshan collect all the Cultivation Techniques, thinking he put them into a Storage Bag.

”Let’s go, take me to meet the clan members!” Yang Zhenshan said again.

”Yes!”

Yang Xiangheng responded and then led Yang Zhenshan to the front yard.

At this time, all the men of the Yang family were gathered in the front yard, old and young, totaling just over fifty people.