Clan Rise: Starting as a Grandfather

Chapter 1148: Chapter 772: Void Refining Scripture

Yang Zhenshan rummaged through the miscellaneous items again and finally found a piece of jade, along with something that seemed like an array plate.

”Is this an array plate?” Yang Zhenshan asked.

”Yes!”

”What array is it?”

”The Full Moon Enchantment Array!”

”What is its purpose?”

”It can cause people within the array to fall into a stupor!”

This time, the woman behaved very meekly, answering whatever Yang Zhenshan asked.

Meanwhile, the man next to her glared viciously at the woman, whimpering.

Yang Zhenshan stuffed his mouth with vines.

”Noisy!”

Yang Zhenshan waved his hand, directly hoisting the man up, then scattered a handful of Iron Wire Vine seeds. The tiny Iron Wire Vines grew relentlessly like threads, penetrating the man’s body through the gaps in the vines.

Mouth, nose, ears—leaving no openings spared.

Upon witnessing this, the woman shivered in fear.

The scene was too terrifying. Although she was also someone extremely cruel, having tortured countless individuals, she was still utterly frightened by Yang Zhenshan’s actions.

Not to mention her, even Yang Zhenshan felt chills down his spine.

The Iron Wire Vine was like tiny bugs burrowing into the man’s body, truly disgusting to the extreme.

However, to intimidate this woman, he reluctantly endured the discomfort in his heart.

”What is this?” Yang Zhenshan picked up the thumb-sized piece of jade.

He was very familiar with this kind of jade, milky white in color, thumb-sized, almost identical to the piece of jade he obtained from the Transmission Hall in the Ancient Relic Array.

At that time, he had acquired three items from the Transmission Hall: the Qingmu Longevity Scripture, the Qinghua Thunder Skill, and such a piece of jade.

He never figured out the purpose of the jade!

And now he unexpectedly obtained a very similar piece of jade.

”That is a jade scroll!”

”A jade scroll? What is its use?”

”A jade scroll is used by Immortal Cultivators to record information; it might contain some cultivation techniques or similar things!” the woman’s gaze was somewhat peculiar.

Yang Zhenshan looked at her and saw the strangeness in her eyes.

”Tell me, what’s in this?”

”I don’t know!”

”Your expression is suspicious!” Yang Zhenshan said.

”I really don’t know; it’s just that this thing is extremely valuable. I didn’t expect he would have something like this!” The woman shrank back under Yang Zhenshan’s intense gaze.

Yang Zhenshan pondered while holding the jade scroll, then asked, ”How is this used?”

”It is said that one can use spiritual sense to view it! I’m not an Immortal Cultivator and have never used one,” the woman said.

Yang Zhenshan hesitated for a moment.

Spiritual sense is not exclusive to Immortal Cultivators; actually, martial artists can also have spiritual sense.

However, it requires reaching the Martial God Realm to possess it, or consuming some kind of rare treasure to naturally awaken spiritual sense.

Anyway, throughout the Spirit Source Land, only Yang Zhenshan possessed spiritual sense.

He had always been very cautious about using spiritual sense because it was connected to the divine soul, and any mistake could have unimaginable consequences.

So, his use of spiritual sense was always limited to introspection during cultivation.

Should he trust this person?

What if this person was hiding something?

But without trying, he couldn’t verify whether this person’s words were true or false.

With a thought, another milky white piece of jade appeared in Yang Zhenshan’s hand.

This was the piece he obtained from the Ancient Relic Array.

Compared to this mysterious piece, he felt the one from the Ancient Relic Array was safer.

After all, the Transmission Hall of the Ancient Relic Array only gave him cultivation techniques and wouldn’t intentionally harm him.

With this in mind, Yang Zhenshan placed the jade scroll against his forehead, activated his spiritual sense, and immersed it within.

In the next moment, he felt a torrent of complex information flood into his mind, making him feel a bit dizzy.

However, the dizziness lasted only a moment, and then he discovered a new cultivation technique in his mind.

”The Void Refining Scripture!”

Yang Zhenshan murmured softly.

As he deciphered and understood the information in his mind, Yang Zhenshan’s mouth gradually opened wider, and his eyes almost popped out.

The sky is not deemed empty, the mountain not deemed hollow, nor the person a mere chamber. The mountain belly’s hollowness is called the grotto; a person’s mind’s hollowness is called the chamber. Hence, a True Man resides within the sky, mountain, and among people, entering the void, encompassing the cosmos within a mere grain, incorporating all directions, and the world can’t bear it.

This is the method of the Refining God technique of the Grotto Heaven.

It allows the cultivator to create a unique grotto heaven world within themselves, drawing power from it to strengthen their divine soul. It also grants the cultivator the path of nothingness, allowing them to understand and control a small heaven and earth.

Grotto Heaven, nothingness, small heaven and earth!

Isn’t this what Yang Zhenshan’s Spirit Source Land is?

It took Yang Zhenshan a long time to recover from his shock. He took down the jade scroll, looking at the small jade scroll incredulously.

There actually exists such a wondrous cultivation technique in this world!

And it is perfectly suited for him.

To control the Spirit Source Land!

He had thought about this possibility, but he couldn’t achieve it.

Although this Spirit Source Land is his, and he can come and go as he pleases, it does not mean he can control this small world.

He is not the master of the Spirit Source Land; he is more like its manager and gatekeeper.

But now, a cultivation technique is placed before him, allowing him to completely master this small world.

”So the greatest reward for entering the Ancient Relic Formation turned out to be this jade scroll!”

Yang Zhenshan was so excited he could hardly contain himself.

”But why is there such a cultivation technique in the Ancient Relic Formation? Could it be that the ancient sect had its own Cave Heaven?”

”Could there be a Cave Heaven hidden within the Ancient Relic Formation?”

”Within that Cave Heaven, could there be immortal cultivators handed down from ancient times?”

Yang Zhenshan’s thoughts were incredibly complex, with all sorts of chaotic ideas emerging.

After a long time, he managed to halt these thoughts and began to consider the Void Refining Scripture before him once more.

Those chaotic matters are not what he should be considering right now; the immediate issue is how to cultivate this Void Refining Scripture.

This Void Refining Scripture contains three parts: first, how to open up a Cave Heaven, second, how to use the Cave Heaven to enhance the Divine Soul, and third is the Way of Emptiness.

If he cultivates this technique, he doesn’t need to train the first part because he already possesses a Cave Heaven. The reason he acquired this technique in the Transmission Hall within the Ancient Relic Formation is likely because he owns the Spirit Source Land.

However, although he doesn’t need to train on how to open up a Cave Heaven, he needs to train on how to master it.

In reality, attempting to master the Cave Heaven is cultivating the Way of Emptiness.

As for using the Cave Heaven to enhance the Divine Soul, this must be cultivated; only with a powerful Divine Soul can one control a larger Cave Heaven and better cultivate the Way of Emptiness.

The so-called Way of Emptiness can also be understood as the Path of Illusion and Reality.

The visible world is real; the invisible world is empty.

Inside the Cave Heaven is real; outside the Cave Heaven is empty.

Essence Qi is real; spirit is empty.

Therefore, the Void Refining Scripture is a method of refining emptiness.

Yang Zhenshan recalled the information he had just obtained, feeling somewhat unable to understand.

However, it doesn’t matter if he cannot understand; what he needs is gradual cultivation and doesn’t need to understand all the contents now.

He put away the small jade scroll, took out the jade scroll left by the burly man, and inspected it by placing it on his forehead.

He was already sure this jade scroll had no issues and posed no danger to him.

This time, he did not experience dizziness, and the information he received was not as massive as the Void Refining Scripture.

The content of the jade scroll is a pupil skill named Blood Fiend Demon Eyes, the same skill the burly man used to almost blast Yang Zhenshan’s head with bloodshot eyes.

Yang Zhenshan browsed through the cultivation method of Blood Fiend Demon Eyes, his brows furrowing deeper.

This is yet another crooked cultivation technique.

It actually requires using human blood essence to refine Blood Evil Qi and cleanse the eyes.

”Don’t you have any proper techniques in your Soul-breaking Blade?”

Yang Zhenshan withdrew his spiritual sense and looked at the woman in front of him.

The woman trembled all over, ”I... I don’t know!”

Yang Zhenshan shook his head slightly, casually crushing the jade scroll. Although this pupil skill was quite powerful and could be surprisingly effective in combat, unfortunately, it didn’t suit him and wasn’t appropriate for others to cultivate.

Then he disposed of all the other items as well, leaving not a trace, burying them deep underground, including these two people.

None of the burly man’s items were useful to him.

As it is said, different paths lead to different goals.

Different paths require different resources; the items used are also different.

The man’s items almost all related to Blood Fiend, to him they were all useless junk.

As for the method of controlling magical artifacts, Yang Zhenshan probably figured it out.

Mana and spiritual sense!

Previously he only tried using mana, naturally to no avail. As for spiritual sense, he was too cautious and didn’t dare attempt anything, so he never thought of using spiritual sense to control those magical artifacts.

Thinking back now, controlling those magic artifacts at the very least requires refining them with spiritual sense.

But this matter is not urgent; right now, his Divine Soul is too weak, and using spiritual sense to refine magic artifacts still has many uncertainties.

By comparison, he should first cultivate the Void Refining God Skill and attempt to master this small world of Spirit Source Land.

Immediately, Yang Zhenshan went outside to check, and upon confirming that there were no issues outside, he returned to the Spiritual Spring Mountain Plateau to cultivate.

Upon obtaining this Void Refining Scripture, he suddenly felt he was short on time.

He must cultivate Qingmu Longevity Scripture for five hours every day, then nourish the Qinghua Thunder Pearl within him, and also learn the Rune Secret Skill, study Alchemy, and cultivate various spells.

The time was already tight, and now with the additional Void Refining Scripture, even spending twelve hours a day cultivating without eating or drinking wouldn’t be enough!

Yang Zhenshan sat in the study, somewhat distressed, looking at the jade scroll in his hand.

First of all, the cultivation of Qingmu Longevity Scripture cannot stop; it’s his foundation, and he must establish the foundation quickly. Only with the foundation established can he resist martial artists in the Martial God Realm.

Secondly, Qinghua Thunder Skill cannot stop, although there is no urgent need to cultivate it; the nurturing of Qinghua Thunder Pearl is a slow process that cannot be rushed too much and its cultivation time can be slightly reduced.

As for the Rune Secret Skill and Alchemy, they cannot be stopped either; they are related to his cultivation resources.

Without Nourishing God Pill, his speed of cultivating Qingmu Longevity Scripture would greatly slow down, and he needs more elixirs, which cannot be bought in the Sea of Spirit, only from the Alchemical Dao heritage obtained in the Ancient Relic Formation.

Yang Zhenshan needs to lead Wang Mingzhe and the others to refine these elixirs to quickly enhance his cultivation.

Moreover, without spells’ cultivation, he cannot improve combat power, but those basic spells can be put on hold for now, and the time spent on cultivating basic spells can be spent on cultivating the Void Refining Scripture.

His martial arts abilities have not regressed, and once the Void Refining Scripture is initiated, even grasping just a hint of the Way of Emptiness would greatly enhance his combat power.

Because the trick of the Way of Emptiness is teleportation, not just teleportation in the Spirit Source Land, but also teleportation in the outside world.

Of course, this teleportation is performed by borrowing the Spirit Source Land, not by breaking the limits of space, nor by conversion between reality and emptiness, but merely controlling the point of emergence from the Spirit Source Land.

Compared with the many profound techniques in the Void Refining Scripture, this clever teleportation is undoubtedly easier to grasp.

So Yang Zhenshan decided to cultivate this first.