Clan Rise: Starting as a Grandfather

Chapter 1100: Chapter 748: Martial Arts, Immortal Path! (Part 2)

Lan Peng raised the tea, savoring it slowly, and said calmly, “The Ancient Relic Array contains a Transmission Hall; anyone entering it can obtain a Cultivation Technique, and the worst one is the Golden Body Skill used to condense the Golden Body. Will you go?”

Yang Zhenshan gritted his teeth and said, “Go, I must go!”

Can he not go?

This is his most promising chance to obtain the Golden Body Skill.

Other than this method, he probably only has the option of forcefully seizing it.

But forceful seizure is not easier than risking entering the Ancient Relic Array.

“Haha, I will go as well. I entered once ten years ago and obtained a Gold Attribute Golden Body Skill inside. This time, I will go again to seek out the Spiritual Objects needed to condense the Golden Body!” Lan Peng laughed.

He was pleased that Yang Zhenshan was willing to risk entering the Ancient Relic Array.

Because he felt Yang Zhenshan was like him, daring to fight desperately, take risks, and give up his life for the Martial Arts path.

“When are we going?” Yang Zhenshan asked.

“Next March. I have already arranged it with the City Lord, and the Lu family will give you a spot to enter at that time, hmm, for a thousand Spirit Stones!” Lan Peng said.

“…”

Yang Zhenshan was speechless.

The Three Sects sitting back and reaping the benefits is one thing, but even the Lu family wants to extract Spirit Stones from him. It’s quite vexing.

“Got it, I will have the Spirit Stones ready by then!” Yang Zhenshan said.

Lan Peng looked at Yang Zhenshan with an amused expression, as if trying to see through him.

He had known Yang Zhenshan for six years, so he understood him quite well.

He had investigated Yang Zhenshan’s background, even speculating that Yang Zhenshan might not be from the Lingxi Yang Family.

Yang Zhenshan’s Flying Slave Eagle was a Sea Eagle, and over the years he had purchased many items, while the Lingxi Yang Family had few ways to earn Spirit Stones.

Now, asking Yang Zhenshan to produce a thousand Spirit Stones, he agreed without hesitation.

No matter how well Yang Zhenshan hid, in Lan Peng’s eyes many things were revealed.

But Lan Peng had no intention to delve deeper; although curious about Yang Zhenshan’s secrets, he did not want to probe.

Because he understood that once he investigated Yang Zhenshan’s secrets, their friendship would cease.

Compared to those secrets, Lan Peng preferred being friends with Yang Zhenshan.

“By the way, prepare well. Inside, people are more dangerous than Mutant Beasts!” Lan Peng reminded.

Yang Zhenshan nodded slightly, “I understand!”

Mutant Beasts are ferocious, the human heart is unpredictable, under such ruthless circumstances devoid of law and moral restraint, the evilness of human nature is revealed in full.

Killing and treasure snatching are certainly commonplace.

Yang Zhenshan wasn’t a naive person; how could he not know this?

…

After returning from Nanqing Mountain, Yang Zhenshan had to temporarily set aside Alchemy and focus all his energy and time on cultivation.

Lan Peng mentioned entering the Ancient Relic Array next March, which meant there were four months left.

Four months is not enough time to advance cultivation greatly, but Yang Zhenshan can improve his spear skills, movement technique, and Wood Transformation Nourishing Body Skill.

Additionally, he needed to purchase some spiritual weapons and Elixirs.

Entering the Ancient Relic Array was genuinely risking one’s life, so preparing as much as possible wouldn’t hurt.

Moreover, he had to provide the Lu family with a thousand Spirit Stones to buy the entry spot into the Ancient Relic Array.

A thousand Spirit Stones was no small amount, and Yang Zhenshan currently couldn’t produce that much.

He had to sell another batch of Spirit Fruits.

Yang Zhenshan arranged for Zhou Tianci, An Yuxing, Liang Shengze, and Qu Changkong to sell a batch of Spirit Fruits, while he personally went to the County City to sell some Spirit Fruits and Spiritual Medicine, then bought two top-grade spiritual weapon level long spears.

With no other choice, Qiu Jin could no longer satisfy his needs; he had to buy spears from the Artifact Refining Workshop in the County City.

After spending several days preparing the spiritual weapons and Elixirs, Yang Zhenshan finally settled into training.

His current focus was on the Wood Transformation Nourishing Body Skill, a powerful Cultivation Technique that boosts True Yuan recovery and healing speed.

In a short period, Yang Zhenshan couldn’t bring it to mastery, but with the Spirit Fruit output from the Spirit Source Land, he was advancing a thousand miles a day in this Body Nourishing Method.

At the current speed of cultivating the “Wood Transformation Nourishing Body Skill,” Yang Zhenshan estimated he would complete the third stage, Body Integration with Wood Spirit, in two or three years, as for the fourth stage.

Currently, the Spirit Source Land’s Emerald Spirit Peaches are being planted on a large scale, and in two or three years, he will have a large orchard of Emerald Spirit Peaches to support his cultivation of the “Wood Transformation Nourishing Body Skill.”

Overall, the prospects for Yang Zhenshan cultivating the “Wood Transformation Nourishing Body Skill” were clear, with no obstacles other than time needed for gradual practice.

Regarding spear skills and movement techniques, Yang Zhenshan was no longer confined to one Cultivation Technique; he was integrating multiple spear and movement techniques.

The training period always passed swiftly, and before he knew it, a new year had arrived.

Year thirty-five of the Spirit Source calendar, February 20.

Yang Zhenshan and Lan Peng arrived at the Lu Mansion in the Ancient County City.

The Lu family, as one of the newly ascended families, now had the air of a family.

The Lu Mansion had towering gates, cold copper rings.

Entering the mansion, the floral carvings on the screen wall were refined and vivid. In the courtyard, ancient trees towered, casting dense shade. The corridors wound and encircled, connecting various buildings. Pavilions were built by the water, water decks stood by the banks.

Beyond were layered towers and pavilions, arranged harmoniously, with blue bricks and gray tiles exuding an ancient and unrefined glow under the sunlight.

The original Lu Mansion was in Heavenly Que City, but already three years ago, the Lu family moved to Ancient County City.

Although Heavenly Que City wasn’t far from the Sea of Spirit, it wasn’t within its range.

Due to the Lu family’s settlement, Ancient County City became more prosperous and bustling.

Following Lan Peng through the Lu Mansion’s corridors and water decks, they arrived at a side hall, and before stepping into the hall, Lan Peng’s laughter rang out first.

“Haha, Second Young Master, Old Lan is here; aren’t you going to come out and greet me?”

As soon as his words fell, three figures emerged from the hall, with a middle-aged man dressed in a moon-white robe and with graceful demeanor at the front.

His face had gentle lines, a pale complexion with a hint of weakness. His slender eyes were full of warm smiles, and slight wrinkles at the corners added a touch of friendliness.

Behind him were an elderly man with white hair and beard and a handsome middle-aged man.

“Haha, Brother Lan, I’ve been waiting for you a long time!”

Lu Youning, Lu Fusheng’s second son, Second Young Master of the Lu family, though he appeared only in his forties, was in fact over eighty years old and a Martial Artist in the Heavenly Gang Stage of the Innate Realm.

On the way there, Lan Peng had already briefed Yang Zhenshan about the personnel the Lu family was sending to the Ancient Relic Array this time.

There were a hundred and twenty spots to enter the Ancient Relic Array, allocated among the Three Sects and twelve families, with each Sect having twenty spots and each family five.

As a newly ascended family, the Lu family naturally had five spots.

Lan Peng, having entered the Ancient Relic Array once before, was selected to lead the team from the Lu family this time.

Alongside him were Lu Youning, Lu Fusheng’s adopted son Bai Mingyue, and the An family patriarch An Botong.

Behind Lu Youning, the elderly man was An family patriarch An Botong, and the handsome middle-aged man was Bai Mingyue.

Like Yang Zhenshan, An Botong bought his spot with Spirit Stones, but the An family and the Lu family shared ties of marriage and friendship, so their relationship was quite close.

In comparison, the Yang family was essentially an outsider here, with only some friendship with Lan Peng.

“Brother Yang, this is Second Young Master Lu, as I’ve mentioned before!” Lan Peng introduced.

Yang Zhenshan clasped his hands in salute, “Yang Zhenshan from the Lingxi Yang Family, greetings to Second Young Master!”

“Hahaha, Brother Yang, no need for formalities, since you are Brother Lan’s friend, you are a friend of the Lu family. Please come in!” Lu Youning’s demeanor was gracious, and his words were pleasing, which easily garnered goodwill.

“This is Senior An from the An family, and this is Brother Bai!” Lan Peng continued.

Yang Zhenshan saluted again, “Greetings to Senior An, greetings to Brother Bai!”

“Hoho, greetings, Brother Yang!” An Tongbo replied with a hearty laugh.

Bai Mingyue also smiled and returned the salute.