Clan Rise: Starting as a Grandfather

Chapter 1647: Chapter 1012: Chi Hua True Monarch

“Perhaps, I don’t know if my divine skills are the same as the Withered and Flourishing Divine Power you all know!” Yang Zhenshan sat down, his expression calm as he spoke.

He also knew about the division of divine skills into manifest and hidden skills, but his understanding wasn’t very deep.

However, he knew the power of the Withered and Flourishing Divine Power, at least it’s much more powerful than several divine skills he’s seen before.

“Can you really seize lifespan?” White Cloud True Monarch stood up and asked.

“Uh, it’s not quite seizing, I can only consume the enemy’s lifespan!” Yang Zhenshan replied.

The Withered and Flourishing Divine Power isn’t about seizing, but rather transforming, similar to Yin Yang transformation, where the flourishing of Yang leads to the decay of Yin, and vice versa.

Yang Zhenshan is a living person, so his Yang lifespan is relatively long, while his Yin lifespan is rather short.

In yesterday’s battle, he used his own Yang lifespan to consume the Yang lifespan of the Earth-shaking Tiger King, causing his own Yin lifespan to increase. But later, he used his Yin lifespan to consume the Yin lifespan of the Yellow Springs Old Ghost, which restored his Yang lifespan.

“Can you increase someone’s lifespan?” White Cloud True Monarch’s eyes gleamed frighteningly.

Yang Zhenshan looked at him with a peculiar gaze and chuckled, “Senior, you really know how to dream!”

Can he increase someone else’s lifespan?

Previously, Yang Zhenshan thought he might be able to.

But now he already knows he cannot.

Yang Zhenshan can perform Yin Yang transformation because he has comprehended the Withered and Flourishing Divine Power, but others who haven’t understood it naturally cannot perform Yin Yang transformation.

He can enhance someone else’s Vitality, but Vitality is merely that, not Yang lifespan.

In his body, Vitality is Yang lifespan, but in others, Vitality is just Vitality, it can heal injuries, restore Primordial Qi, repair hidden injuries, etc., but it cannot increase Yang lifespan.

White Cloud True Monarch awkwardly smiled, “I thought you could?”

“There is a constancy to heaven and earth, a sequence to the great Dao, senior, you should understand the meaning of this better!” Yang Zhenshan said.

White Cloud True Monarch sat down again, “Sigh, it’s wishful thinking on my part!”

“Alright, let’s not make a fool of ourselves! Let’s discuss the serious matters first!” Que Lingyu said.

When it came to serious matters, everyone’s expressions turned solemn, and White Cloud True Monarch, as the leader of the Sky Cloud Sword Sect, was the first to speak: “The sect has been established, next we should fight for the director seats of the True Yang Immortal City. I plan to talk to the Red-forehead White Tiger King tomorrow!”

The newly established Sky Cloud Sword Sect still has many things to resolve, but those matters don’t require the worry of these Golden Core seniors, as they have the Seven Halls below to handle them.

The framework has already been built, the next step is to systematically distribute positions, recruit disciples, and gradually develop.

The growth of a sect doesn’t only rely on a few Golden Core Cultivators, if it wishes to grow strong, it needs to cultivate more potential disciples.

Currently, the Sky Cloud Sword Sect is established on the foundation of the White Cloud Dao, so in the future, the Sky Cloud Sword Sect will also develop based on the foundation of the White Cloud Dao.

“How many seats are we aiming for this time?” Que Lingyu asked.

White Cloud True Monarch thought for a moment, then said: “At most three, at least two!”

A single seat represents a share of True Yang Immortal City’s interests, while seven seats mean dividing True Yang Immortal City’s benefits into seven portions.

“Three seats might be difficult, even the Wanhua Demon Court only occupies three seats.” Que Lingyu remarked.

White Cloud True Monarch slightly nodded, “Indeed, it’s best if we strive for two seats! We have our advantages too, Sun Giant Mountain is located south of the Yunxiao Mountain Range, closer to us at White Cloud Immortal City than to the Wanhua Demon Court. We have reasons for claiming two seats!”

If it were just relying on White Cloud True Monarch himself, he would struggle to secure even one seat, but now they’ve founded the Sky Cloud Sword Sect with five Golden Core Cultivators, naturally, they have the strength to pursue more seats.

Yang Zhenshan thought deeply and said, “Actually, I think we can lower our demands, not strive for three, just for two!”

White Cloud True Monarch looked at him with an inquisitive gaze.

Yang Zhenshan smiled and said, “This way, we could attract an ally.”

“Who do you want to attract?” White Cloud True Monarch asked.

“One among Chi Xia, Chi Hua, or Chi Yuan, does Senior White Cloud know much about these three?” Yang Zhenshan asked.

White Cloud True Monarch crossed his arms and leaned back in his chair, pondering as he said, “Chi Yuan definitely won’t do, that old trickster is extremely cunning, not suitable to be a friend!”

“As for Chi Hua, this person is quite mysterious, I don’t know much about him!”

Then he looked towards Que Lingyu, Que Lingyu chimed in: “If you want to find an ally, I’d suggest Chi Hua.”

Jian Changhe interjected: “Why?”

Que Lingyu explained: “Chi Xia is already over two thousand eight hundred years old, though his strength is formidable, his lifespan isn’t long.”

“Chi Hua is only thirteen hundred years old this year, and the divine skill he comprehended is Harmony with Light and Dust, his strength is also very formidable!”

The wind is shapeless; when merged with light, it disappears without a trace, when blended with dust, it’s indiscernible.

Chi Hua’s Harmony with Light and Dust leans towards the Wind Attribute, with ‘fusion’ as its core, allowing his Wind Element to assimilate with the light, dust, air, and dew among heaven and earth, not displaying itself, but harnessing the forces of all things.

This assimilation isn’t a passive concealment. When the Wind Element merges with the world, the surrounding light can serve as his eyes, observing hundreds of miles afar; the dust on the ground can serve as his ears, listening to whispered words; even the opponent’s exhaled breaths and circulating spiritual power will be gently drawn by this “Dust-like Wind,” unwittingly revealing flaws.

Seemingly unaggressive and uncompetitive, yet it has long utilized the power of all things for itself, when the time is right, with a mere thought, the merging wind can suddenly transform into a sharp blade, erupting from the most unexpected corner of the opponent, this is the true intent of “Harmony with Light and Dust”: hidden within all things, yet able to command all things.