Clan Rise: Starting as a Grandfather

Chapter 1367: Chapter 874: It’s Not Me, It’s Not Me! (Part 2)

The ghostly woman used a secret technique to conceal her face, but her spell was as good as nonexistent under Yang Zhenshan’s gold-enhanced eyes.

”It’s you!”

Yang Zhenshan recognized the ghostly woman at a glance.

He flashed and appeared in front of her.

”It’s not me, it’s not me!” The ghostly woman was startled and retreated repeatedly, saying.

Yang Zhenshan wasn’t about to let her escape. He gestured with his hand, and vines sprang forth, directly surrounding the ghostly woman.

”Don’t kill me!” The ghostly woman was about to cry. She wanted to resist, but her fear of Yang Zhenshan prevented her from acting impulsively.

”Why are you here? Where’s Mo Xuanyu?” Yang Zhenshan asked.

The ghostly woman had previously been with the Soul-breaking Blade, a force established by Mo Xuanyu, and Xuanzhen had said that several immortal cultivators of the Soul-breaking Blade were ghost soldiers personally trained by Mo Xuanyu, so Yang Zhenshan knew the ghostly woman was Mo Xuanyu’s ghost soldier.

”I-I don’t know where he is!” The ghostly woman stammered.

Yang Zhenshan eyed her suspiciously, ”Really don’t know?”

”I really don’t know!” The ghostly woman shivered and quickly replied, ”After escaping from the Ancient Relic Array, I haven’t seen him, and now I have no relationship with him at all!”

”No relationship anymore!” Yang Zhenshan scrutinized her, suddenly recalling the two restrictions he had removed on the Ten Thousand Ghost Blood Jade.

One restriction was Xuanzhen’s; could the other be this woman’s?

”You should thank me; not only did I let you enter the Ancient Relic Array, but I also helped erase the Divine Soul Restriction on the Ten Thousand Ghost Blood Jade!”

The ghostly woman’s mouth slightly opened, ”The Divine Soul Restriction was removed by you!”

Yang Zhenshan’s eyes sparkled with a hint of a smile, indeed, that restriction belonged to this woman.

”That’s right, it was me!”

The ghostly woman didn’t know what to say; she hadn’t identified this layer of connection in her ties with Yang Zhenshan.

Of course, she did not suspect Yang Zhenshan of deceiving her; first, she hadn’t fully mastered the Three Yin Weaving Net and couldn’t identify more obscure connections, which was normal. Secondly, the Divine Soul Restriction on the Ten Thousand Ghost Blood Jade was not widely known, so if Yang Zhenshan knew about these, it meant he had truly engaged with the Ten Thousand Ghost Blood Jade.

”Thank you, senior, for saving my life!” she adeptly bowed in gratitude.

Yang Zhenshan regarded her with golden-spangled eyes and withdrew the vines confining her.

”Since you’ve switched cultivation techniques, be a good person, and don’t remain in that state between human and ghost like before!”

He despised the Soul-breaking Blade and disliked the conduct of the Unpredictable Ghost Sect, but held no personal grudge against her.

After all, she had never targeted him or the Yang family. Instead, he had thrown her into the Ancient Relic Array, nearly causing her death.

In truth, he didn’t know the evil spirit in the Ancient County city was unleashed by her; otherwise, he wouldn’t have been so lenient.

Yang Zhenshan’s leniency sparked unfamiliar emotions within the ghostly woman.

Be a good person?

His words touched her heart.

Her nature was mischievous, doing all kinds of evil, yet did she truly wish to be a villain?

Not necessarily, she previously just had no choice.

It seemed now that Yang Zhenshan had given her an opportunity to choose anew, altering the way she gazed at him, with newfound respect.

”Thank you, senior, for your advice; I won’t let your kind intentions go to waste!” she expressed with genuine sincerity.

”Do you have connections with the people outside?” Yang Zhenshan shifted the conversation, paying little attention to her change.

”No, one of them seems to be similar to Mo Xuanyu, both being Blood Pool Stewards of the Unpredictable Ghost Sect!” she responded.

Yang Zhenshan nodded slightly, ”Follow me then!”

Obediently, she followed behind him, her eyes, once lively, reverted to a deep black hue.

”Observing others like that is quite impolite, don’t you think?” Yang Zhenshan turned, his eyes glimmering with golden light.

By wielding the Golden Light Divine Spell in his eyes, he could perceive various Qi mechanisms, such as the Three Yin Qi on her.

He was able to detect her using her peculiar ability on him because his Divine Soul far surpassed hers.

His soul’s acute perception allowed him to pinpoint those spying on him.

He didn’t fully understand the Three Yin Weaving Net’s ability, but sensed its significant impact on him.

Staring into Yang Zhenshan’s gold-lit eyes, she shivered in her heart, ”I acknowledge my mistake, please grant your forgiveness!”

”Hmm, did you acquire this cultivation technique in the Ancient Relic Array?”

”Yes!”

”What cultivation technique is it?”

”Three Yin Weaving Net!”

”Three Yin? Shaoyin, Taiyin, and Mystic Yin?”

”That’s right!”

”May I see the cultivation technique?” he inquired.

She hesitated momentarily before handing over the Jade Scroll to him.

Yang Zhenshan infused the scroll with his spiritual sense, quickly grasping the Three Yin Weaving Net’s details. It was actually more an art than merely a technique or spell.

”Connecting cause and effect, using the ’heart’ as a medium, glimpsing fate and influencing the soul.”

”What a wondrous art!”

Yang Zhenshan couldn’t help but marvel at the art’s uniqueness.

However, he just sighed in admiration, having acquired numerous mystical cultivation techniques from the Ancient Relic Array. Whether it was his own or those his disciples cultivated, they weren’t any lesser.

Perhaps they weren’t as mystical as Three Yin Weaving Net, but they excelled considerably in other aspects.

Connecting cause and effect appeared magical, but it wasn’t as extravagant as it seemed.

The more magical the ability, the more limitations it inevitably had. Cause and effect, fate—these concepts are inscrutably profound, scarcely controllable.

”I need to find someone. Can you assist me?”

”Who?”

”My grandson, he’s right here.”

The ghostly woman timidly said, ”I should be able to, but I need to see the connection between you two first!”

”Then go ahead!” Understanding her point, Yang Zhenshan tossed the scroll back, indicating she could proceed.

She once again activated the Secret Technique of the Three Yin Weaving Net to observe the threads on Yang Zhenshan.

The threads on him baffled her as there were surprisingly few—just over a dozen, clearly unusual.

Human relationships are manifold—family, friends, benefactors, adversaries. Although many connections are insignificant, some are indelible.

Even the least sociable individual should have dozens to hundreds of threads. All the more for a Foundation Establishment Cultivator like Yang Zhenshan, with many ties.

Yet, she could only discern a scant few.

Her limited perception stemmed from Yang Zhenshan’s higher cultivation level, allowing her to perceive only some vital threads, while she couldn’t even glimpse others. Additionally, her ability wasn’t adept enough to pierce spatial barriers or glimpse ties from the Spirit Source Land.

She saw threads that represented crucial external relationships for him.

”Found them, there are three threads, one’s over there!” she cheered.

Yang Zhenshan immediately swept his spiritual sense over, indeed finding Yang Cheng’an in a grass hut.

Instantly, he grabbed her, teleporting them both before Yang Cheng’an; instantaneously, she found herself inside the dim hut.

Gazing at the evenly breathing Yang Cheng’an, Yang Zhenshan sighed with relief.

This was his dear grandson, raised from infancy.

After checking his injuries, he saw that while serious, they had stabilized and were healing, putting him at ease.

With a wave, he transported Yang Cheng’an back to the Spiritual Spring Mountain Plateau.

”Cheng’an is hurt; place him beneath the Three Yellow Li Tree for healing!” Yang Zhenshan transmitted the message to Yang Chengye.

In the bookroom, the anxious Yang Chengye, upon receiving the sound transmission, quickly supported the suddenly appeared Yang Cheng’an, hastening outside.

Beneath the Three Yellow Li Tree, the dense Wood Spirit Qi was ideal for using the Wood Transformation Nourishing Body Skill for healing.

Though his injuries were severe, thanks to the skill, they would heal naturally, albeit consuming some primordial qi.