Clan Rise: Starting as a Grandfather

Chapter 1535 - 954: The Beginning of Turmoil (Part 2)

”Does the Immortal Master know my great-grandfather?”

Wu Song was startled as he received the token, then placed it in the slot on the adjacent wall.

Instantly, a radiant blue-green light burst forth from the wall.

He stared at the wall awash with light, once again taken aback.

There are many ways to verify identity, and in the Spirit Source Land, restrictions are used for identification.

The Jade Token is the identity card of the Spirit Source Land. When Yang Jizhen reset the restriction within the Jade Token, Ziwei Tower also classified the Jade Token into ranks.

Nine grades with eighteen levels, from Standard First Rank to Secondary Ninth Rank, which corresponds to the former official ranks.

Positions in the Spirit Source Land are divided into Supreme Elder, Elder, Tower Master (City Lord), Vice Tower Master (Deputy City Lord), Hall Master, Vice Hall Master, six levels of officers, and three levels of hall members, totaling fifteen ranks.

The three extra grades are Children, Juniors, and Apprentices.

Children refers to those under six years old.

Juniors refers to those in the elementary school.

Apprentices refers to students in the intermediate school.

The eighteen ranks encompass everyone in Spirit Source Land.

There are no commoners in the Spirit Source Land, as everyone belongs to the Twelve Floors; once they reach adulthood, they become hall members of the Twelve Floors.

Farmers who cultivate the land are hall members of the Spirit Plant Hall in Shaking Light Tower, and they receive a stipend from the Spirit Plant Hall because they cultivate not ordinary crops, but Spirit Rice.

”Immortal Master, this~” Wu Song looked at the luminous wall, somewhat unable to respond.

Yang Zhenshan’s Jade Token is naturally the highest rank token, the Standard First Rank token, but in reality, Spirit Source Land doesn’t have a Supreme Elder, so there is no Standard First Rank token.

Yang Zhenshan patted his shoulder with a smile, ”I’m Yang Zhenshan, haha, don’t worry about it, just do your job well!”

Saying that, he ignored Wu Song’s shock and excitement and instantly teleported away from the Transmission Hall with Yu Qingyi.

Divine Wood Island, Divine Wood Sect, the first sect of the Ten Thousand Miles Sea Domain.

Today’s Divine Wood Island is no longer the island of the past, with residents already reaching a million; prosperous towns line the banks of Longevity River and Wannian Lake.

Unfortunately, things have changed, and Yang Zhenshan can no longer find a familiar face here.

Though the leaders of Divine Wood Sect were appointed by Spirit Source Land, he couldn’t even recall the names of these juniors.

The two didn’t stay on Divine Wood Island, but quickly left the island.

They first visited Star Moon Island; compared to Divine Wood Island, Star Moon Island hadn’t changed much.

After the Yang family moved away from Star Moon Island, the island declined and became an ordinary island.

Over the decades, Star Moon Island’s population remained only around ten thousand, and the former Star Moon City was still the same as ever.

Yang Zhenshan and Yu Qingyi’s journey started from Star Moon Island. They donned ordinary martial artist attire and stayed on the island for half a month, then boarded a merchant ship heading towards the Da’an Dynasty.

The current Emperor of Da’an is Yang Zongsheng, the eldest son of Yang Jijue.

Yang Zongsheng is Da’an’s longest reigning Emperor, having been on the throne for over thirty years. He is considered the Yang family’s most covetous of the throne.

As for his governance capabilities, they are fairly decent.

The nation of Da’an has enjoyed peace and prosperity under his rule.

It’s improbable for Da’an to have a foolish monarch, or more accurately, the Spirit Source Land won’t allow Da’an to have one.

While Spirit Source Land doesn’t interfere with Da’an’s politics, it always has personnel stationed there for guarding and supervision.

Moreover, Da’an’s emperors grow up in Spirit Source Land; starting at six years old, they are sent there and only return to Da’an after turning twenty to engage in court affairs.

Incidents of fraternal conflict, battles for succession, and attempts to seize power simply don’t occur.

The biggest issue with Da’an’s throne succession is the duration of reign. Yang Chengye and Yang Qinyuan both disliked being Emperor, so they transferred power to successors and retreated to Spirit Source Land without hesitation.

Yang Jijue held the throne longer, but even he relinquished it after reaching the Innate Realm in his cultivation and went to Spirit Source Land.

Currently, Yang Zongsheng perhaps likes being Emperor, having done so for over thirty years and still not having enough.

Regarding this, Spirit Source Land won’t intervene as long as he doesn’t misbehave.

As for the Crown Prince, he has already sent the Grandson Prince.

”If you want to do it, go ahead; I’m not serving you anymore.”

Thus, Yang Zongsheng’s eldest son, Yang Qinghua, spent over ten years in Da’an before returning to Spirit Source Land, and then sent his own twenty-year-old son, Yang Shangyuan, to Da’an.

Spirit Source Land has no issues nurturing Da’an’s royal descendants, but since Yang Qinghua grew up in Spirit Source Land, he doesn’t have much father-son bond with Yang Zongsheng, resulting in a not-so-harmonious relationship.

In other dynasties, Yang Qinghua might have resorted to rebellion and seizing power.

But in Da’an, rebellion and seizure of power are simply not feasible.

His father doesn’t want to abdicate, leaving him with no option, so he abandoned any such thoughts and directly retired to Spirit Source Land for old age.

Of course, these matters hardly concern Yang Zhenshan, as he wouldn’t care who becomes Emperor in Da’an now.

After arriving in Da’an, the couple embarked on a nostalgic journey of revisiting old places.

While they were enjoying their travels in Da’an, White Cloud Immortal City encountered upheaval.

In the forest three hundred miles east of White Cloud Immortal City.

Rumble~~

The earth shook, forests surged, countless rocks shot skyward like arrows, crashing fiercely into the large flying boat’s hull soaring through the sky.

The sixty-zhang long flying boat instantly revealed layers of restriction arrays.

”Audacious beast! How dare you attack White Cloud Dao’s flying boat!”

On the flying boat, an elderly figure suddenly appeared, eliciting a beam of white light shooting downward towards the forest.

Boom, the rocks shattered, and a massive beast measuring seven to eight zhang emerged from beneath the stones.

Before the elderly figure could react, the terrifying beast opened its giant mouth, spewing out numerous black stones that broke through the flying boat’s defensive array.

In the blink of an eye, the sixty-zhang flying boat scattered into countless pieces, leaving many of the cultivators onboard dead or injured in the sudden assault; those lucky enough to survive could only flee in haste.

However, they ultimately failed to escape alive, as surrounding them appeared several fierce giant beasts that trapped them in the wilderness.

The battle lasted only a quarter of an hour, and the battlefield returned to silence.

A dozen giant beasts vanished without a trace, leaving only remnants of the flying boat and a ravaged woodland.

About another quarter of an hour later, two figures appeared in the sky above the forest, riding on a stream of light.

Two figures, a man and a woman, both clad in the distinct white cloud robes of White Cloud Dao, with pure white cloud jade tokens hanging from their waists.

These two are disciples of White Cloud True Monarch, Yun Bi True Man and Yun Chuan True Man.

The two of them gazed at the ravaged forest below with gloomy expressions.

”Senior Sister, this surely is the doing of the Earth-shaking Tiger!”

Yun Chuan True Man’s face was very white, not pale, not ghastly, but rather a lustrous color akin to white jade.

He wore a white jade bead crown atop his head, and his robe was pure white like jade. Suspended in midair, his robe gently fluttering in the breeze, he exuded a gentle jade-like aura, alongside an overwhelming dignity that almost dares no direct gaze, resembling a celestial being descended to earth.

Yun Bi True Man similarly wore a white cloud robe, but with a crisp flute at her waist, adding a touch of earthly vitality to her pure and elevated demeanor.

She had eyes like cold stars, gazing at the broken remains of the flying boat below.

”Earth-shaking Tiger!”

”How could they appear here? This place isn’t anywhere near Dalisi Mountain!”

Dalisi Mountain sits at the edge of the Wanhua Mountain Range, with the Earth-shaking Tiger’s territory located a thousand miles east of Dalisi Mountain.

Previously, conflicts between White Cloud Immortal City and Earth-shaking Tiger were confined near Dalisi Mountain, but now, traces of Earth-shaking Tiger have unexpectedly appeared near White Cloud Immortal City.