Clan Rise: Starting as a Grandfather

Chapter 1576: Chapter 974: Harvesting the First Jie Dan Spirit Object (Part 2)

He hadn’t expected to find a Jie Dan Spirit Object so soon; it truly surprised and delighted him.

However, he maintained a calm exterior, nodding slightly, ”It’s a rare Spiritual Object. Let’s send it back first, and I’ll study it carefully when I return!”

”Kou Ta, you start digging them out!”

He looked at Kou Ta, who had no doubts and agreed readily, ”Alright!”

It wasn’t that Yang Zhenshan wanted to hoard these Spirit Pines; he just didn’t want to test people’s hearts at this moment.

Although he greatly trusted Yun Xiao, Kou Ta, and Hong Fuxiu, he couldn’t guarantee that they’d suppress their greed when facing the Jie Dan Spirit Object.

Rather than using it to test people’s hearts, he thought it better to collect the items for now, ensuring that these three wouldn’t be shortchanged later.

Of course, he had his selfish motives too.

The items were in the Spirit Source Land, so whatever might happen next, this gain alone was enough to satisfy him.

Kou Ta and Hong Fuxiu began digging up the Spirit Pines, while Yang Zhenshan and Yun Xiao approached the archway.

Yang Zhenshan looked at the verdant Scale Vine, his eyes also glinting with sharpness.

Yun Xiao plucked a leaf and carefully sensed its aura, ”It seems to be another third-order Spirit Plant, containing strong vitality!”

Yang Zhenshan felt it too, ”Indeed, the vitality is exceedingly strong; it should be usable for refining the Vitality Spring!”

The vitality contained within this Scale Vine was even stronger than that of the Spirit Pines, but strong vitality was not unusual—it was the key properties that mattered.

The medicinal properties of the Scale Vine were quite common, but Yang Zhenshan felt this Scale Vine was not simple.

The fact that the owner of this place planted such a Scale Vine here indicated that it must be an exceptional Spirit Plant.

He looked around the ground but unfortunately found nothing resembling a fruit.

The higher the grade of a Spirit Plant, the longer its flowering and fruiting times tend to be. However, even if it took a long time, a span of ten thousand years would surely have allowed this Scale Vine to bear fruit many times.

The absence of anything like fruit nearby could only mean the Scale Vine’s fruits shouldn’t touch the earth.

This was quite normal, as many third-order Spirit Fruits couldn’t come into contact with other auras and required special handling during harvest.

”Let’s just dig it up first!”

Yang Zhenshan didn’t care whether the Scale Vine had any special functions or not; sending it back to the Spirit Source Land first was undoubtedly the right move.

After working for quite some time, the four of them managed to dig out nine Spirit Pines and four Scale Vines, including one Spirit Pine that had already crumbled apart.

Though that Spirit Pine’s branches and leaves had mostly broken, they hadn’t wasted its materials. Besides, as long as the roots were intact, there was a chance it might survive in the Spirit Source Land, so Yang Zhenshan naturally wouldn’t waste it.

As they excavated all the Spirit Pines, the Array dispersed along with them.

A rich pine resin scent immediately spread in all directions.

After briefly tidying up, Yang Zhenshan and the others looked towards the archway.

The archway stood a zhang tall and consisted of two large bronze doors, engraved with many rune restrictions that no longer glowed with any spiritual light.

This indicated that the runic restrictions on the door had long since become ineffective.

Yang Zhenshan stepped forward and gave it a gentle push. The bronze doors creaked with a piercing sound.

Immediately, a deep corridor came into view, its floor paved with large Moonlight Stones, with fine stardust inlaid in the stone patterns, emitting a hazy glow.

Passing through the corridor and around the stone wall led to a spacious natural stone chamber.

Just as he rounded the stone wall, Yang Zhenshan halted, his pupils contracting sharply as he stared intently at the center of the stone chamber.

”What is it?”

Yun Xiao emerged from behind Yang Zhenshan, and upon seeing the center of the stone chamber, his expression froze as well.

”Is that the remains of an ancient cultivator?” Hong Fuxiu asked.

At the center of the stone chamber was a jade platform, covered with a layer of fur rug, with faint runes floating on its surface.

Sitting cross-legged on the rug was a figure.

Yang Zhenshan’s Spiritual Sense swept over the figure repeatedly, and once confirmed as just a corpse, he stepped forward.

”Did he actually die in his own cave abode?”

Yun Xiao moved forward to examine it, ”The flesh has decayed, the bones remain sturdy, and there’s still a faint spiritual light; it seems to be the remains of a Foundation Establishment peak cultivator!”

”Three ribs were broken, indicating something sharp pierced his chest, injuring his internal organs, but this wasn’t the fatal wound!”

He lifted the skull of the remains, covering his nose as he closely examined it, ”It seems like he died from a damaged Divine Soul, possibly irreparable, and could only wait for the Divine Soul to disperse!”

”They’re ancient relics from ten thousand years ago!”

Yang Zhenshan smiled and said, ”After all, he was a senior; let’s lay him to rest!”

However, how this person died was no longer important now.

As for laying him to rest, most Immortal Cultivators didn’t really care for these matters.

What Yang Zhenshan said sounded more like he found the corpse bothersome and wanted to deal with it first.

”Let me handle it!”

Kou Ta volunteered, using mana to envelop the corpse and carried it out of the cave.

Meanwhile, Yang Zhenshan and the others searched through the cave.

The cave was large and connected to over a dozen chambers, a typical cave abode.

They found no other surprises, only a few seemingly decent Magical Treasures, and some jade scrolls and ores.

Ancient cultivators were generally wealthier than today’s cultivators; this one’s legacy was substantial, but most of it lost its spirituality to the passage of time.

Things like elixirs, spiritual medicines, and Spirit Fruits couldn’t stand the passage of thousands of years, whether in specially crafted jade bottles or storage bags.

Thus, the legacy they found consisted of jade scrolls, ores, and Magical Treasures—items capable of enduring for ten thousand years, albeit with diminished spirituality, but at least they remained.

In comparison, the Spirit Pines and Scale Vines outside had gained several grades from growing for ten thousand years.

Thus their greatest gain from this cave abode was the nine Spirit Pines and four Scale Vines.

Just as they finished searching in and out of the cave abode, a Tunneling Light shot in from afar and landed before the mountain wall archway.

Kou Ta stood at the archway and saw there seemed to be an attractive female cultivator inside the Tunneling Light.

Before he could speak to stop her, the female cultivator cried out, ”Fellow Daoists... help...”

The female cultivator had her cloud-like hair tied up high, wearing a luxurious palace dress. Her ample bosom was apparent, showing off an expanse of snow-white skin, causing one to feel dizzy and entranced.

Kou Ta frowned slightly, just as four more Tunneling Lights came from afar.

”Fellow Daoists, please help me, they’re... they’re trying to kill me!”

The female cultivator pointed to the four Tunneling Lights behind her, pleading pitifully.

No emotion showed on Kou Ta’s honest face. He didn’t look at the four pursuing Tunneling Lights but focused his gaze on the female cultivator in front of him.

This female cultivator could be considered a beauty, especially now when she looked slightly disheveled from fleeing, her luxurious and elaborate palace dress somewhat askew, revealing snow-white, smooth shoulders, and a hint of plumpness.

Her broken demeanor further invoked a sense of pity and sympathy.

The commotion outside caught the attention of Yang Zhenshan and the others inside the cave. Yang Zhenshan’s Spiritual Sense swept the exterior, and though unaware of what happened, he knew trouble had arrived.

Yang Zhenshan didn’t go out immediately but signaled Yun Xiao with a glance, then concealed his own presence.

Yun Xiao’s expression subtly changed as he exchanged a glance with Hong Fuxiu, then walked outside.

As they stepped out, they saw the four Tunneling Lights landing not far from the archway, revealing four figures.

Seeing the attire of those four figures, Yun Xiao couldn’t help but think, ”This is going to be big trouble!”

Meanwhile, Hong Fuxiu’s eyes fixed on the female cultivator before turning back to Kou Ta.

”Haven’t seen enough yet!”

She glared at Kou Ta with dissatisfaction.

Kou Ta froze momentarily before smiling sheepishly.

Alright, it was indeed inappropriate for him as a man to stare at a scantily clad female cultivator for so long, especially in front of his wife.

Hong Fuxiu was not one to take things lightly; cultivators practicing Nanming Lihuo often had notably fiery tempers.

At this moment, Hong Fuxiu didn’t lash out at Kou Ta, which could already be considered giving him face.