Clan Rise: Starting as a Grandfather

Yang Zhenshan fell into contemplation, trying to identify the forces within the Wanhua Mountain Range that might target White Cloud Immortal City. Unfortunately, his understanding of the powers in the Wanhua Mountain Range was too limited, and he couldn’t come up with any leads for the moment.

Luo Cheng did not elaborate further on this topic. Mainly because he was also just speculating without any solid evidence. He mentioned these things to Yang Zhenshan merely to remind him to be cautious, so as not to get implicated in any trouble.

The two chatted for a while longer before Luo Cheng took Luo Fengxia and bid farewell.

After that, Yang Zhenshan put these matters out of his mind and focused primarily on his cultivation and alchemy.

The Demon Essence Pill needed refining, as did the Vitality Spring.

The Vitality Spring couldn’t be refined in a short time, but he could do some preliminary preparations. For example, he could first extract the vitality from some spiritual medicine and spiritual fruit and seal it in some kind of container.

The reason why refining the Vitality Spring required massive manpower and resources was due to this process.

Extracting vitality from over a million spirit fruits and spiritual medicine was by no means a small task. Although this extraction was simple and a First-order Alchemist could accomplish it, the sheer quantity means it would require a lot of manpower and time.

Currently, the Spirit Source Land could not gather a million spirit fruits or a million spiritual medicine, but a few thousand or tens of thousands were feasible.

Yang Zhenshan attempted some extractions himself, then entrusted this task to the Pill Masters of the Immortal Hall, instructing them to extract more whenever they had time.

These Pill Masters were quite average in skill, and it took Yang Zhenshan a month to teach them how to extract the vitality properly.

There weren’t many of them, only six, but with these six people assisting, Yang Zhenshan didn’t need to waste time on this relatively insignificant task.

Once the preparation of extracting vitality was settled, Yang Zhenshan departed again from the small courtyard of the Ten Thousand Treasures Store.

”Ancestors, where are we going?”

Yang Zongyuan, following behind Yang Zhenshan, asked curiously.

During this period, they had thoroughly enjoyed themselves in White Cloud Immortal City, where not only was it bustling, but there were also many new and unusual things they hadn’t seen before.

”To the treasure vault!” Yang Zhenshan replied casually.

”The treasure vault! What treasures does the Ten Thousand Treasures Store’s vault hold!” Yang Zongyuan expressed interest and inquired.

”Many great things, although you’re not getting in!” Yang Zhenshan struck back without mercy.

”I may not be able to get in now, but in the future, I will!” insisted Yang Zongyuan.

”Heh, tell me, how long has it been since you last practiced alchemy?” Yang Zhenshan cast him a sidelong glance.

Feeling somewhat guilty, Yang Zongyuan had not engaged in alchemy or studied alchemy techniques during the month since arriving at White Cloud Immortal City.

”In the path of cultivation, there is no progress without diligence. I brought you to White Cloud Immortal City not for leisure, but to interact more with the Pill Masters here!”

”The Ten Thousand Treasures Store has many Pill Masters and numerous alchemy apprentices. The city itself is full of alchemy workshops and young Pill Masters. You should frequent these places instead of toying around with puppetry!”

Yang Zhenshan felt some disappointment in him.

This boy seemed to have a significant interest in puppetry techniques, messing with various odd puppets during this time.

Liking puppetry isn’t a significant problem; everyone has their hobbies, and cultivators are no exception. However, cultivators must prioritize. Cultivation must not be neglected, and the primary skill must not fall behind.

Hobbies can help in relaxing and can aid cultivation, but they shouldn’t lead one astray.

Just like Yang Zhenshan also enjoyed crafting talismans, but he only saw it as a method to keep calm and collected.

Even now, he could only craft four types of Second-Order Talismans and hadn’t pursued research into new ones.

”I understand!” Yang Zongyuan replied somewhat bashfully, as this was the first time Yang Zhenshan had scolded him.

Throughout, Yang Zhenshan had showed him great affection. As an ancestor, Yang Zhenshan rarely worried about the younger generations of the Yang family, showing partiality only to Yang Zongyuan because of his outstanding aptitude in cultivation and alchemy.

Perhaps due to Yang Zhenshan’s favoritism, Yang Zongyuan felt somewhat emboldened.

Yang Zongyuan’s disposition wasn’t particularly bad, nor was it malicious, just a bit spoiled and naive.

That’s right, spoiled!

Even though he was over thirty years old, the term ”spoiled” still described him accurately.

Simply put, this youngster hadn’t experienced enough, retaining a youthful demeanor.

Yang Zhenshan brought him out this time because he noticed this problem, hoping it would broaden his horizons and give him more life experiences in White Cloud Immortal City.

When Yang Zhenshan and Yang Zongyuan reached the treasure vault entrance, a commotion suddenly erupted in front of the door.

”I have a treasure vault token; why am I denied entry to the vault!”

”Exactly, my master has already obtained the token; why prevent us from entering the vault!”

”Get out of the way, you insignificant eighth-rank steward, what right do you have to stop my master!”

Yang Zhenshan gazed upwards and saw a crowd gathering noisily in front of the treasure vault door.

Among them was a middle-aged man in a bright yellow vestment robe, arrogantly facing down the steward from the Ten Thousand Treasures Store.

Yang Zhenshan recognized the steward; it was Li Deming from Wanxiang Building.

Li Deming was an eighth-rank steward, primarily responsible for affairs related to the Guest Elder Hall. Of course, he didn’t manage the Guest Elders, but served the Guest Elder Hall exclusively.

The stewards of the Ten Thousand Treasures Store possessed considerable authority, being intrinsic members of the store. Though Guest Elders were also part of the store, compared to stewards, they were essentially outsiders.