Clan Rise: Starting as a Grandfather

Chapter 1624: Chapter 999: Artifact Spirit of the Life Realm Immortal Palace

Jian Changhe and Yun Xiao went to exchange Core Formation insights, and Yang Jizhen also presented a congratulatory gift to Jian Guyun.

The gift wasn’t particularly valuable, just a third-order Spirit Ore, which was a rare treasure for Yang Zhenshan in the past. However, now it’s just considered a decent Spiritual Object for the Spirit Source Land.

Yun Xiao stayed at Hidden Sword Mountain for three days. Jian Changhe asked about Yang Zhenshan’s situation several times, but Yun Xiao evaded the questions with vague answers.

Jian Changhe understood Yun Xiao’s intentions.

Core Formation is a major event; it’s best not to disclose too much information to others, except those who can be absolutely trusted.

Back then, he was the same; apart from Hidden Sword Mountain and Cangyu Mountain, outsiders knew nothing about the specifics of his Core Formation.

The relationship between the Yang family and Hidden Sword Mountain, though close, hadn’t reached an inseparable level.

Yun Xiao’s wariness towards him and Hidden Sword Mountain was understandable to him.

The two exchanged some cultivation insights, and then Yun Xiao left Hidden Sword Mountain.

However, as soon as Yun Xiao left Hidden Sword Mountain, news of his successful Core Formation spread.

First, Jian Changhe’s successful Core Formation was announced, followed by news of Yun Xiao’s success, causing a commotion throughout the western part of the Yunxiao Mountain Range.

Various forces came to congratulate him, yet to everyone’s surprise, Yun Xiao did not accept the congratulations at the Xuanqing Sect, nor in the Mianyun Continent, but chose the Wuzhen Taoist Palace instead.

Yun Xiao had previously explained this to Jian Changhe.

There was nothing to hide; his successful Core Formation was entirely due to Yang Zhenshan’s strenuous assistance. Now that he had joined the Spirit Source Land and became the Hall Master of the Immortal Hall, he was naturally considered one of the Spirit Source Land’s members.

Of course, to the outside, he was only a Guest Elder of the Wuzhen Taoist Palace.

At the same time, he remained a Guest Elder of Hidden Sword Mountain and an Elder of the Xuanqing Sect.

He had many identities, and his relationships were tangled, yet they weren’t as chaotic as they seemed; he just had some connections with several forces.

In fact, most Loose Cultivators engage with various forces during their growth, especially those rising from the bottom, who inevitably receive support from some and oppression from others.

So, many Foundation Establishment and Golden Core Cultivators have the backing of multiple forces.

Like the former White Cloud True Monarch, who was once a Guest Elder of Hidden Sword Mountain, also served as an elder in some small Sects, and now is a Guest Elder of Ten Thousand Treasures Store.

However, as the Dao Field of White Cloud True Monarch is in White Cloud Immortal City, and with his cultivation already at the Golden Core Realm, he no longer needs the support of other forces, or rather, no force can support a Golden Core Cultivator. Hence, now his main identity is the Master of White Cloud Immortal City, retaining only the Guest Elder title at Ten Thousand Treasures Store.

Similarly, in the future, Yun Xiao will also prioritize the Spirit Source Land; he has ties of gratitude with Xuanqing Sect and will surely protect them. His ties with Hidden Sword Mountain are also significant, so he will retain the Guest Elder title there as well.

As long as there’s no enmity between the Spirit Source Land and Hidden Sword Mountain, his Guest Elder status at Hidden Sword Mountain will remain.

In Sea of Spirit, inside a courtyard in the Wuzhen Taoist Palace.

Yun Xiao invited a group of old acquaintances to sit around the tea table, while Yun Xi served tea.

“Seeing you all safe and sound puts my mind at ease!”

Yun Xiao looked at Lin Daoyuan and Yue E, smiling gently.

“To have escaped with our lives, we owe it all to Master Yang’s rescue!” Lin Daoyuan said calmly.

After enduring such tribulation, Lin Daoyuan had become more composed than before, no longer as sharp and aggressive.

“Yes, if it weren’t for Master Yang’s intervention, we would still be puppets of the Unpredictable Ghost Sect!” Yue E nodded in agreement.

In her heart, Yang Zhenshan was undoubtedly a noble and generous person.

Thinking back, their relationship with Yang Zhenshan wasn’t particularly close, yet this time, Yang Zhenshan was willing to rescue them and ensured their safe return to the Xuanqing Sect and Illusion Moon Sect. This life-saving grace was genuine.

Jing Shui sipped tea, glancing at Yun Xiao with deep eyes from time to time.

Now he understood the situation of the Sea of Spirit and knew what Yang Zhenshan had done over the years.

Regarding this, he had nothing to criticize.

Yang Zhenshan had fulfilled all his promises and even helped the Illusion Moon Sect so much, he naturally held no grudge against Yang Zhenshan.

Compared to Yang Zhenshan, he found Yun Xiao more intriguing now.

Yun Xiao smiled warmly, “As long as you remember this friendship, it’s enough.”

Saying this, he looked at Jing Shui, smiling, “I didn’t expect Senior Jing Shui to find another path and extend life by two hundred years, what a blessing!”

Jing Shui stroked his sparse beard, gently shaking his head, “It was a last resort. If I could form a Golden Core, I wouldn’t have taken so many detours!”

“Senior is jesting; had I known this detour existed before entering the Sun Cave Heaven, I would have chosen it without hesitation!” Yun Xiao lamented.

Before entering the Sun Cave Heaven, he never imagined he could form a Core. Back then, his plan was to find one or two Core Formation Spiritual Objects and forcefully form a Core just before the end of his lifespan.

Failure was certain, but he wanted to experience the Core Formation process, even on the brink of death.

If he had known then that he could first break through to the Divine Soul Realm in Martial Arts, he probably wouldn’t have dared to swallow the Nine Tripod Divine Pill.

The path Jing Shui took was not a detour but a new, broad avenue.