Clan Rise: Starting as a Grandfather

Chapter 1448 - 912: Gathering at Wuxiang Sect (Part 2)

Yang Zhenshan continued to ask, ”Who all are inside the array?”

”There are quite a few, the Three Sects, twelve families, several major families from the Wanlin Mountain Range, and the Nether Prison Sect, all have sent people to attend the Martial Arts Ceremony.”

”Lin Daoyuan, Yue E, and Han Jiangche from the Nether Prison Sect are all participating and are probably inside the array now.”

Yang Chengye said.

After hearing this, Yang Zhenshan’s expression suddenly became grim.

Lin Daoyuan and Yue E are both inside the array?

Yang Shenwu and Zhang Xian from the Wuxiang Sect must also be inside the array.

Doesn’t that mean all the Divine Soul Realm Martial Artists in the Sea of Spirit are trapped inside the array?

Adding those Golden Body Realm Martial Artists, if they cannot come out from the array, won’t this capture most of the strong warriors in the Sea of Spirit in one sweep?

”Who could have such a grand scheme?”

Even Yang Zhenshan was somewhat shocked.

If those who entered the array perish, then the Sea of Spirit is doomed as well.

Without Divine Soul Realm experts to guard, the Three Sects cannot possibly defend the Sea of Spirit, and without the protection of the Three Sects, the Sea of Spirit will inevitably change hands.

The Sea of Spirit is also a rare treasure land!

By then, many forces will be eyeing this piece of treasure land.

Hidden Sword Mountain will certainly get involved, but given the strength of Hidden Sword Mountain, it would be difficult to occupy the Sea of Spirit completely.

The Nether Prison Sect will definitely try to seize the Sea of Spirit, as they have had such intentions before.

And the Yun Que Clan from Cangyu Mountain, although they may prefer staying in the mountains, they would certainly be willing to take the Sea of Spirit.

Besides, there are other immortal cultivation forces whose intentions may arise.

Perhaps even White Cloud Immortal City will become interested in the Sea of Spirit.

As long as the Sea of Spirit has Divine Soul Realm experts stationed, White Cloud Immortal City would have no such thoughts as suppressing Divine Soul Realm experts would require Golden Core cultivators to act personally.

But once the Sea of Spirit has no Divine Soul Realm experts stationed, White Cloud Immortal City might likely have some other intentions.

Even if the higher-ups of White Cloud Immortal City do not have such intentions, other forces within White Cloud Immortal City may have such intentions, like the Cloud Wild Alliance.

The problem arises if the situation changes in this manner, what impact will it have on the Spirit Source Land?

Yang Zhenshan’s mind was racing, weighing the benefits and drawbacks brought by the changes in the situation.

The drawback is that the Sea of Spirit will fall into chaos, and the interests of Spirit Source Land in the Sea of Spirit will inevitably be damaged.

Moreover, the Yang family might get drawn into this tumultuous vortex, constantly struggling with various forces.

However, there are advantages too; with the Sea of Spirit’s situation out of control, the Spirit Source Land might have the opportunity to occupy more territory and gain more benefits.

Occupying the entire Sea of Spirit is impossible, but occupying more side branches of spirit veins is achievable.

He pondered carefully for a while and then settled his thoughts.

Because regardless of how the situation in the Sea of Spirit changes, the Spirit Source Land can actually ensure its own stability.

After all, with his current status as an esteemed Guest Elder of the Eighth Grade at the Ten Thousand Treasures Store, he is a well-known figure in White Cloud Immortal City, not an unknown junior.

Leveraging the influence of the Ten Thousand Treasures Store, he may not guarantee the Yang family gaining more benefits in the Sea of Spirit, but he can ensure that the Yang family’s interests in the Sea of Spirit will not suffer too much damage.

With such confidence, he does not have to worry too much.

”Let’s go, we’ll visit the Wuxiang Sect.”

Yang Zhenshan said to Xuanzhen.

Xuanzhen naturally would not refuse; he was also interested in the situation of the Wuxiang Sect now.

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Wuxiang Sect.

At this moment, nearly half of the Wuxiang Sect was shrouded in the Blood Spider Immortal Trapping Array.

The swirling blood-colored mist permeated between the pavilions and temples, separating the inside and outside of the array into two worlds.

When Yang Zhenshan and Xuanzhen arrived at the Wuxiang Sect, the entire sect was already in chaos.

The disciples of the Wuxiang Sect were like headless flies, scurrying about in confusion.

And the remaining high-level members of the Wuxiang Sect were like ants on a hot pan, clueless about the situation.

”Master Yang!”

When Yang Zhenshan arrived, Yun Xiao was already there and, upon seeing Yang Zhenshan, his eyes lit up, and he immediately came forward.

Besides Yun Xiao, there were also Yun Xi and a Foundation Establishment cultivator of the Wuxiang Sect, Jie Yan.

”Senior! What is going on?” Yang Zhenshan asked.

At this moment, Yun Xiao’s cultivation had reached Late-stage Foundation Establishment, making him the highest cultivation immortal cultivator in the Sea of Spirit.

Yun Xiao looked at the billowing blood mist and shook his head slightly, ”I’m not sure, I haven’t been here long!”

Yang Zhenshan turned to Jie Yan, ”Senior Jie is also unclear!”

Jie Yan was also a Mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, but his presence was even less significant, not even as prominent as Yun Xiao before, and his status in the Wuxiang Sect was not high.

Because the Wuxiang Sect also had Buddhist heritage, Jie Yan’s status as an immortal cultivator in the Wuxiang Sect was even more awkward.

Buddhism was not prevalent in the Wanhua Domain, with only a few heritages passed down, which resulted in a lack of high-level Buddhist practitioners in the vast Wanhua Domain.

The Buddhist heritage of the Wuxiang Sect was of uncertain level, but the sect internally valued its Buddhist heritage and did promote Buddhist practitioners; yet, in recent centuries, the Wuxiang Sect had not produced any notable Buddhist practitioners.

Jie Yan appeared to be in his forties, with average looks and an unremarkable demeanor, seeming very ordinary, lacking any momentum and authority of a Foundation Establishment immortal cultivator.

”I am also unclear. Today is Zhang Taishang’s Martial Arts Ceremony, and everyone went to attend the ceremony. I missed the ceremony due to being in seclusion for cultivation!” Jie Yan explained.

Yang Zhenshan did not know whether his explanation was genuine, and now was not the time to dwell on these matters.

He then looked at Yun Xiao and asked, ”Senior Yun Xiao, what should we do next?”

Just then, Liu Yue and Yue Ming came rushing over.

”Senior Yang!” Liu Yue showed a delighted expression upon seeing Yang Zhenshan.

”Hmm, this is not the time for pleasantries; since you’re here, let’s first assess the situation!” Yang Zhenshan said.

Liu Yue asked no more and stood suspended beside Yang Zhenshan, quietly observing the blood-colored mist below.

Yun Xiao hesitated for a moment and said, ”The Supreme Elder is still inside the array; we should break the array first!”

Yang Zhenshan could remain indifferent to Lin Daoyuan’s fate, but Yun Xiao could not.

In fact, Yang Zhenshan wasn’t particularly concerned about Yue E’s fate either. Although he was still a Guest Elder of the Illusion Moon Sect, he truly had little connection with Yue E, having only met her once.

If the one trapped inside were Yue Qing, he would care more, as they were old acquaintances, and Yue Qing had always maintained a cooperative relationship between the Illusion Moon Sect and the Yang family.

”Break the array? How?” Yang Zhenshan was somewhat scratching his head.

”Where are those two disciples skilled in array techniques?” Yun Xiao inquired.

”They probably can’t break this evil array!” Yang Zhenshan shook his head.

Ma Qiuyan and Ning Yun’s proficiency in array techniques was decent, and especially now that Ma Qiuyan was a Foundation Establishment cultivator; with her cultivation increase, her proficiency in array techniques would surely improve.

But Ma Qiuyan’s weakness was also evident—she was too young, and her accomplishments in array techniques were not particularly deep.

She could set up the Taiyin Cold Spring Array because she and Ning Yun specialized in studying this array.

In short, Ma Qiuyan was only proficient in the Taiyin Cold Spring Array and those related to it. For other great arrays, she was still at First-order level, or even below that.

And clearly, this array in front of them was not Ma Qiuyan’s specialty, and she probably had never encountered such an array.

Yang Zhenshan thought for a moment and still brought Ma Qiuyan over.

As he expected, Ma Qiuyan circled around the blood-colored mist but shook her head, saying, ”Master, this array seems somewhat related to the Blood Evil Array.”

Yang Zhenshan knew what she meant very well; anything related to Evil or Blood Evil Arrays was not favored by Yang Zhenshan and would be destroyed upon acquiring.

Therefore, the Spirit Source Land had no such heritage; Ma Qiuyan had never even seen it, let alone studied it.

”No matter, just observe; if necessary, we will break the array by force!”

Yang Zhenshan looked towards Yun Xiao again.

Yun Xiao had no alternative and could only nod, ”We can only break it by force!”

There were not many immortal cultivators in the Sea of Spirit, and not a single proficient immortal Array Master.

As for martial artist Array Masters, the Sea of Spirit had a few, but without Spiritual Sense, their understanding of arrays was relatively superficial, even less than Ma Qiuyan.