Clan Rise: Starting as a Grandfather

Chapter 1313: Chapter 850: If I Don’t Kill Him, My Dao Heart Will Be Unstable! (2)

In the past, Yang Zhenshan taught disciples much like he trained soldiers, wielding a wooden stick; whoever did something wrong would receive a whack.

Yang Mingcheng, Yang Mingzhi, Lin Zhan, Wang Yunqiao, and others all went through this.

However, now Yang Zhenshan doesn’t have so much time to teach disciples; he won’t teach them hand by hand but will occasionally give some pointers on their cultivation.

This is also the difference between the Immortal Path and Martial Arts. Martial Arts require hard training, while the Immortal Path focuses on meditation practice. Once you’re introduced to the door, hand-by-hand guidance isn’t necessary—just occasional pointers will suffice.

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Ancient Relic Array.

Qingxia brought two little girls to the Transmission Hall.

”Come, Ning’er, place your hand on the stone table!” Qingxia guided Li Janning to accept the cultivation technique inheritance.

Li Janning obediently did as instructed, and moments later, the array patterns illuminated within the Transmission Hall, and three jade scrolls floated before Li Janning.

”Oh, three!” Qingxia exclaimed in surprise.

Throughout the years, those who came to the Transmission Hall in the Spirit Source Land for cultivation technique inheritance were vast, numbering nearly a thousand, if not more, yet most only received one cultivation technique. Only a small fraction received two, and prior to this, only Yang Zhenshan had received three cultivation techniques.

”Senior Sister, what is this?” Li Janning curiously asked.

”These are the cultivation techniques you will practice in the future.” Qingxia gathered the three jade scrolls and said.

”Can I take a look?”

”You can’t view them yet; we’ll let your master show you when we return!” Qingxia said.

Although the two little girls had already cultivated mana, their divine souls were still relatively fragile. If they were to view the jade scrolls, the information contained within might impact their divine souls.

”Oh!”

”Come, An’er, it’s your turn!” Qingxia brought Li Jian’an forward.

Li Jian’an stepped up and also received three jade scrolls.

Seeing this, Qingxia was even more delighted, indicating that these two little girls had excellent aptitude.

The better the aptitude, the more cultivation techniques one received. This is a kind of rule in the Transmission Hall.

”Let’s go back and find your master!”

Qingxia gathered all the jade scrolls, held the hand of each little girl, and left the Transmission Hall.

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Spirit Source Land, in the Quiet Chamber.

Yang Zhenshan was meditating when he suddenly sensed that one of his soul crows was crushed by someone.

”Is this the direction of Lotus Heart Valley? Did I place a soul crow in Lotus Heart Valley?”

Yang Zhenshan sensed the location of the soul crow, feeling puzzled.

Lotus Heart Valley was not just any place; Foundation Establishment cultivators frequently came and went there. Although his soul crow had strong concealment, it could still be discovered by Foundation Establishment cultivators. Therefore, he hadn’t placed a soul crow near Lotus Heart Valley.

After carefully sensing his other soul crows, he found that the one in Xuanzhen’s possession was the only one he couldn’t sense, meaning it was the soul crow held by Xuanzhen.

”That old Daoist finally shows up!” Yang Zhenshan was certain that Xuanzhen was summoning him and couldn’t help but grumble internally.

Four months had already passed since Mo Xuanyu retreated from Black Mountain Ridge. During these four months, Xuanzhen hadn’t summoned him at all, and because the soul crow was in the Spirit Beast Bag, he couldn’t sense the soul crow’s existence.

So, to this day, he didn’t know where Xuanzhen had gone.

With a thought, Yang Zhenshan shifted his consciousness to the soul crow.

In a dim cave, Xuanzhen sat cross-legged on a mat, with the surroundings appearing eerie.

”Old Daoist, where are you?”

Yang Zhenshan surveyed the cave, questioning in perplexity.

The cave wasn’t large—only about ten square meters—and the air was very stuffy. There were obvious chisel marks on the cave walls, suggesting that it had been newly excavated.

”Outside Lotus Heart Valley!” A hoarse voice came from Xuanqing.

”What happened to you?”

Yang Zhenshan heard something amiss and turned to scrutinize Xuanqing.

His complexion seemed normal, but his voice sounded somewhat off.

”Had a fight with someone, got slightly injured!”

”That’s good!” Yang Zhenshan then asked, ”Where’s Mo Xuanyu?”

”Right here!” Xuanzhen casually said.

”Does he intend to cause trouble in Lotus Heart Valley?”

Mo Xuanyu had fled from the Sea of Spirit and come to this Lotus Heart Valley, clearly planning to stir up trouble here.

”Probably, but he’s currently busy gathering materials and setting up the Evil Blood Killing Array. Without seven or eight years, he can’t complete the Evil Blood Killing Array!” Xuanzhen said.

”That’s good, let him proceed slowly. Coincidentally, I also need to focus on my cultivation during this time! He doesn’t suspect you, does he?”

”I haven’t done anything; why would he suspect me?”

”Hmm, did you call me for something?”

”I acquired an elixir recipe and want you to find a way to refine the elixir for me!”

”Elixir recipe?” Yang Zhenshan was slightly surprised.

Isn’t it that recently he’s had interactions with elixir recipes? Having just refined the Illusion God Pill for Yue Ming, Jingshui sent over the Turtle Breath Pill recipe, and now Xuanzhen wants him to help with alchemy too.

”Yes!” Xuanzhen took out a jade scroll, ”Can you use this jade scroll?”

”No!”

Yang Zhenshan replied somewhat irritably, but in the next moment, his hand extended from the chest of the soul crow, directly retrieving the elixir recipe.

Although soul crows couldn’t view jade scrolls, he could locate them using the soul crow and transport them over. Of course, they didn’t have to utilize teleportation; a simple reach could suffice.

”Wait a moment!”

He withdrew his consciousness to examine the elixir recipe within the jade scroll.

Wind Dew Nectar, this isn’t an ordinary elixir recipe but a medicinal liquid refined using the Water Refining Method.

Previously, all the elixirs Yang Zhenshan refined used the Fire Refining Method, resulting in perfectly rounded elixirs. However, this Wind Dew Nectar required the Water Refining Method for refinement, which Yang Zhenshan hadn’t encountered before.

The Fire Refining Method involves refining with fire, but the Water Refining Method isn’t about refining within water. Instead, it involves liquefaction during the process, retaining a liquid state to preserve the drug properties, not necessitating the formation of pills.

Generally, elixirs are easier to preserve, while medicinal liquids aren’t suitable for long-term storage.

Moreover, medicinal liquids have a gentler effect and are more easily absorbed and refined upon consumption.

Wind Dew Nectar is a Second-Order medicinal liquid, enhancing the efficiency of Wind Attribute cultivation techniques. The required ingredients aren’t particularly rare, and the refining difficulty isn’t high; it only requires some research on the Water Refining Method, which Yang Zhenshan hadn’t encountered before.

After understanding Wind Dew Nectar, Yang Zhenshan shifted his consciousness back to the soul crow.

”It can be refined, but what about the ingredients?” Yang Zhenshan asked.

”You can refine it?” Xuanzhen looked at the soul crow with surprise.

”Did I never mention I’m an Alchemist? And a Second-rank Alchemist at that!” Yang Zhenshan said with a bit of pride.

”Ha, that’s even better.”

”Where are the ingredients?”

”Don’t have any.”

”No ingredients! How am I supposed to refine it?”

Yang Zhenshan had an ominous premonition, which quickly came true.

”I can’t conveniently gather the ingredients; you’ll need to cover it for now. I’ll pay you back once I have Spirit Stones!” Xuanzhen shamelessly said.

Yang Zhenshan was speechless; this stubborn old Daoist wanted to freeload.

Bah!

This wasn’t freeloading; it’s achieving something for nothing.

”Mo Xuanyu doesn’t pay you a salary?”

”I’m a Ghost Soldier!”

Yang Zhenshan was speechless; the old Daoist was essentially pitiful, a pure tool, a tool without a salary.

”I get it. I’ll help you refine it, but it might take some time!”

The old Daoist’s favor couldn’t be refused. After all, he’s a cash cow that landed on his doorstep.

Luckily, the ingredients required for refining Wind Dew Nectar aren’t costly, much cheaper than Foundation Establishment Pill, Illusion God Pill, and Turtle Breath Pill, roughly comparable to Gathering Spirit Pill. Collecting these ingredients wouldn’t be challenging for him.

”Anything else?”

Xuanzhen resentfully said, ”When will you help me kill Mo Xuanyu?”

”Cultivators should be peaceful, stop always thinking about killing!”

”If I don’t kill him, my Dao Heart won’t stabilize!”

Yang Zhenshan was quite helpless, ”I’m not his match right now!”

”Get together some friends to deal with him!” Xuanzhen harbored deep resentment towards Mo Xuanyu.