Clan Rise: Starting as a Grandfather

Chapter 1866: Chapter 1122: Changes in the Situation of the Central Region

At this moment, Yang Zhenshan had already placed his hand on the door to Enlightenment, and with just a gentle push, he could glimpse the true meaning of the Heaven and Earth Great Dao and reach the endpoint of the path.

However, although the process sounds simple, achieving it is extremely difficult.

There is a vast difference between Half-step Enlightenment and true Enlightenment.

The Wanhua Domain has existed for millions of years, with over a hundred Authority Masters, but those who have achieved the status of Taoist Master through personal insight are only a few dozen. In contrast, those at Half-step Enlightenment are countless.

Not only in these millions of years, but even in today’s Wanhua Domain, there are several strong individuals at Half-step Enlightenment.

The so-called Half-step Enlightenment only means having touched upon the door to Enlightenment; whether one can push open the door and walk through it depends on personal understanding and opportunities.

Of course, Yang Zhenshan has achieved a remarkable stage by now. He is not yet three hundred years old and is considered very young among the Golden Core cultivators.

It is not an exaggeration to say he is a prodigious talent.

Walking out of the door of the Longevity Hall, Yang Zhenshan gazed at the clear sky and the ethereal Cloud Sea, as if the entire world had become different.

This feeling was not illusory, but real.

He was now in a new universe; it wasn’t that the cosmos had changed, but he saw it differently.

”To roam with the Dao, how fortunate am I!”

Yang Zhenshan swung the horsetail whisk in his hand and laughed heartily.

”Greetings, Your Excellency, you have emerged!” Red Cloud greeted Yang Zhenshan, her face full of joy.

”Hmm, have there been any recent events?” Yang Zhenshan asked with a cheerful smile.

Red Cloud replied, ”During Your Excellency’s twelve-year seclusion, many things happened in White Jade City, the most significant being Kou Ta and Hong Fuxiu, as husband and wife, successfully achieving Core Formation and attaining the Golden Core Path!”

Yang Zhenshan’s eyes gleamed, ”Oh! They both succeeded in Core Formation!”

”Yes, Kou True Monarch formed the core seven years ago, and Red True Monarch three years ago.”

”Excellent, excellent, hahaha~~” Yang Zhenshan was overjoyed, ”I must go to meet these two Taoist friends! You may attend to your tasks!”

”Yes!” Red Cloud bowed respectfully.

Yang Zhenshan swung his horsetail whisk and rose into the air, arriving swiftly at the entrance of Red Sleeve Palace.

Seeing the plaque above the palace gate, Yang Zhenshan couldn’t help but smile.

Red Sleeve Palace!

Kou, my friend, truly has good fortune!

”Greetings, Your Excellency!”

Yang Zhenshan had just arrived, and Kou Ta came out to welcome him.

”Taoist Kou, congratulations!” Yang Zhenshan said with a smile.

”All thanks to Your Excellency’s blessings!”

”Haha, I’m afraid I don’t have that much luck; it’s all your opportunity!”

In the entire Life Realm Immortal Palace, only one person could be addressed as Excellency, and that was Yang Zhenshan.

Your Excellency, the superior.

Countless people in the world like to call themselves masters or ancestors, but those truly qualified to do so are few.

Previously, Yang Zhenshan never thought about calling himself master or ancestor, but as White Jade City developed more and more prosperously, people unconsciously elevated him to a high position.

And now, with Yang Zhenshan referring to himself as Your Excellency, he had fully accepted his elevated status.

However, the reason for accepting this wasn’t because he was the master of the Life Realm Immortal Palace, but because he had reached Half-step Enlightenment.

Half-step Enlightenment is enough to be called master or ancestor, and even to be addressed as Taoist Venerable.

Taoist Venerable, Taoist Venerable, the venerable of Tao.

In the Dao of Life and Death, Yang Zhenshan is the strongest entity in Wanhua Domain; he is the Life and Death Dao Venerable.

The two exchanged pleasantries before Kou Ta led Yang Zhenshan into Red Sleeve Palace; Hong Fuxiu was still in seclusion, and Kou Ta wanted to wake her but was stopped by Yang Zhenshan.

”There’s no need; I’m only here for a visit, no need to disturb Taoist Red Sleeve! If it delays Taoist Red Sleeve, it wouldn’t be worth it,” Yang Zhenshan smiled.

”Haha, then I thank Your Excellency for understanding on behalf of my wife!” Kou Ta laughed.

Yang Zhenshan waved his hand indicating there was no need for courtesy; he walked with Kou Ta through the corridors of Red Sleeve Palace, observing its scenery.

”Has anything happened in the outside world recently?”

”Many things have happened; I don’t know where to begin!” Kou Ta said solemnly.

”Start with the Unpredictable Ghost Sect.”

”The Unpredictable Ghost Sect is still at war with the Wanhua Demon Court, with the battle lines remaining on the central border of the Wanhua Mountain Range. The Unpredictable Ghost Sect has always tried to invade the central region, but the Demon Court’s Tree-man Army has blocked their advances!”

”So you’re saying the Unpredictable Ghost Sect has made no progress all these years?” Yang Zhenshan frowned slightly.

Kou Ta shook his head, ”You can’t say no progress; it’s just slow progress. Now the northern part of the Wanhua Mountain Range and most of the Yunxiao Mountain Range have become dead zones. The Unpredictable Ghost Sect has erected many White Bone Pillars and set up numerous Yin Soldier Blood Puppets throughout the mountains!”

”It is now almost impossible to reclaim the Yunxiao Mountain Range from the Unpredictable Ghost Sect!”

Yang Zhenshan raised an eyebrow, indicating the Unpredictable Ghost Sect’s transformation of the Yunxiao and Wanhua Mountain Ranges were complete. The territory they occupied in the two mountain ranges was vast, almost equivalent to one-third of the Western Regions.

If they capture the Wanhua Mountain Range and extend their power across the entire Wanhua Western Region, they’d effectively control one-third of the Wanhua Domain.

Dominant worldwide!

Thus, the Unpredictable Ghost Sect leads all powers in terms of authority and influence.

Other forces wanting to compete with the Unpredictable Ghost Sect for authority are nearly impossible, unless someone can completely suppress the Unpredictable Ghost Sect.

This raises the question, should he compete for this authority?

He hadn’t considered competing for authority before since his strength wasn’t sufficient to qualify for it.