Clan Rise: Starting as a Grandfather

Chapter 1561: Chapter 966: Great Opportunity (Part 2)

Thirdly, there’s the Ten Thousand Treasures Store. One can agree to the condition of the Ten Thousand Treasures Store, serve them for decades, and gain entry to their treasury to select a piece of third-rank spiritual material.

Yun Xiao previously used the second method to exchange for third-rank spiritual materials. He had some connections in White Cloud Immortal City and was able to exchange for some third-rank spiritual materials, as long as he was willing to pay the required price.

After arriving at White Cloud Immortal City, Yun Xiao took Yun Xi around to visit people, hoping to find some pathways to exchange for spiritual materials.

Meanwhile, Yang Zhenshan went to the Ten Thousand Treasures Store to gather some information.

Since the demon beasts attacked the city, Yun Ge and others disappeared without a trace, and their current whereabouts are unknown.

Now that the Cloud Wild Alliance has taken over White Cloud Immortal City, Yun Ge and the others still haven’t surfaced.

Arriving at the Ten Thousand Treasures Store, Yang Zhenshan naturally wanted to meet Zhongli Xiayi.

“You truly are carefree, going wherever you wish!”

Upon seeing Yang Zhenshan, Zhongli Xiayi spoke with a hint of envy.

Yang Zhenshan chuckled and shook his head, “Carefree? It’s just endless toil in pursuit of the path to immortality.”

Ordinary people toil for a living, martial artists toil for cultivation, and immortal cultivators also toil for cultivation.

Except for those lying flat like salted fish, who in this world isn’t busy? Where’s the carefree leisure we’re talking about?

In the quiet tearoom, Zhongli Xiayi elegantly prepared tea, smiling, “At least more carefree than me!”

Yang Zhenshan looked at her strangely, “What’s wrong? Has something happened lately?”

Zhongli Xiayi poured him a bowl of tea, “I have to return!”

“Return where?”

“Taoyuan Mountain!”

“Uh, isn’t that a good thing?”

“Not particularly good, nor particularly bad!” Zhongli Xiayi smiled.

“Then why the dilemma? I thought you encountered some trouble!” Yang Zhenshan wasn’t one to be overly sentimental.

“Aren’t you curious why I’m returning?” Zhongli Xiayi asked.

Yang Zhenshan looked at her and asked, “Why?”

He was naturally curious; he was very curious about Taoyuan Mountain, but the situation there wasn’t something he should inquire about.

It’s not an immortal cultivator workshop, but a Golden Core Dao Field, the Dao Field of the Heavenly Treasure True Monarch.

Zhongli Xiayi slightly shook her head, “Forget it, telling you wouldn’t be of any use!”

“Those words make it seem like you’re looking down on me!” Yang Zhenshan was a bit speechless.

“Hehe, not looking down on you, but these matters have nothing to do with you!” Zhongli Xiayi laughed.

Yang Zhenshan paused for a moment, then said, “If there’s any trouble, you can tell me. Maybe I can lend a hand.”

He was quite grateful to Zhongli Xiayi.

Zhongli Xiayi had recruited him into the Ten Thousand Treasures Store, allowing him to benefit greatly from its channels and influence.

Moreover, over these decades, Zhongli Xiayi had taken good care of him; Yang Zhenshan had long regarded her as a friend.

Zhongli Xiayi’s lips curled into a graceful arc, “Alright, if there’s a need, I’ll come to you!”

“Mm!” Yang Zhenshan took a small sip of his tea.

Zhongli Xiayi continued, “Actually, a great opportunity is about to arrive!”

“A great opportunity?” Yang Zhenshan was somewhat puzzled by what this great opportunity entailed.

Zhongli Xiayi nodded and said, “A great opportunity means great danger. Although I don’t suggest you go, I know once you find out, you’ll definitely head there, so I might as well tell you in advance, so you can prepare!”

Seeing her speak so solemnly, Yang Zhenshan couldn’t help but take it seriously.

“What kind of great opportunity?”

“You should know about the Solar True Sect!”

Yang Zhenshan’s eyes narrowed slightly, “The Solar True Sect!”

He definitely knew about the Solar True Sect, as the Ancient Relic Array was a remnant left by the Solar True Sect, and the Golden Crow Eight Trigrams Furnace originated from the Solar True Sect.

“The Sun Cave Heaven is about to fall!” Zhongli Xiayi said.

“What do you mean?” Yang Zhenshan asked, surprised.

He also knew about the Sun Cave Heaven. The Golden Crow had long told him that the Solar True Sect had a Grotto Heaven, which is the Sun Cave Heaven.

But he didn’t understand what the fall of the Sun Cave Heaven meant.

Zhongli Xiayi explained, “The Grotto Heaven is suspended within the Void, constantly repelled by it. If someone maintains it, it can remain in the Void for a long time, but once it lacks maintenance or becomes ownerless, it will gradually approach the real world. When it touches the real world, it will fall into it!”

Yang Zhenshan’s heart stirred, “So, the current Sun Cave Heaven is ownerless!”

“That’s right!”

“So how much does the Ten Thousand Treasures Store know about the Solar True Sect?”

“Not much. The Solar True Sect disappeared ten thousand years ago, and our understanding of many ancient forces from ten thousand years ago is limited!”

“Why is that? Doesn’t the Ten Thousand Treasures Store have inheritances from ten thousand years ago?” Yang Zhenshan asked in confusion.

Ten thousand years seems like a long time, but for many large forces, it’s not an unreachable distance.

Golden Core cultivators have a lifespan of three thousand years; ten thousand years is just the lifespan of four Golden Core cultivators.

For a force like the Ten Thousand Treasures Store, which possesses more than one Golden Core cultivator, maintaining a sequence of inheritance should be relatively easy.

Zhongli Xiayi replied, “I don’t know the specifics either, I only know that the Wanhua Domain ten thousand years ago experienced a massive upheaval, leading to the demise of many ancient forces in the region.”

“The Ten Thousand Treasures Store was established only eight thousand years ago. The major forces in the Central Domain were also primarily established eight thousand years ago, with none of the ancient sects surviving.”

Yang Zhenshan was a bit stunned; he truly didn’t know this.

Crucially, the Golden Crow didn’t know either. It only knew that the Solar True Sect had hurriedly retreated the cultivators from the Ancient Relic Array back to the Sun Cave Heaven, leaving behind even spiritual artifacts like the Golden Crow Eight Trigrams Furnace.

Previously, he wondered how the Solar True Sect could be so extravagant as to casually discard spiritual artifacts.

Now it seems, perhaps at the time, things were urgent, and the owner of the Golden Crow Eight Trigrams Furnace didn’t have time to retrieve it.

“These things don’t really matter. The real opportunity lies in the Sun Cave Heaven. When the cave heaven falls, who knows how many heavenly materials and earthly treasures will be left behind!”

“Plus, this is the Sun Cave Heaven. The inheritance of the Solar True Sect is inside. There might be various spiritual artifacts, and even spiritual treasures!”

Zhongli Xiayi said.

Yang Zhenshan was flabbergasted, finally understanding the great opportunity Zhongli Xiayi spoke of.

That’s the Solar True Sect’s Sun Cave Heaven!

An Ancient Relic Array had already created a Hidden Sword Mountain, producing a Heavenly Sword True Monarch. Even now, the Spirit Source Land still profits greatly from the leftovers.

How many resources are inside the Sun Cave Heaven?

Not to mention, producing two or three Golden Core cultivators should be a piece of cake!

And within, there are spiritual artifacts, spiritual treasures.

Wait, spiritual treasures!

Yang Zhenshan’s muddled mind cleared up.

“If there are spiritual treasures, shouldn’t Golden Core cultivators get involved?”

That’s a spiritual treasure, a level higher than spiritual artifacts, which even Golden Core cultivators can’t obtain.

If a spiritual treasure appears, Golden Core cultivators will definitely scramble for it.

“Exactly, but Golden Core cultivators can only clean up the aftermath!” Zhongli Xiayi said.

“Only clean up the aftermath?” Yang Zhenshan asked in confusion.

Zhongli Xiayi explained, “The falling of a Grotto Heaven causes spatial turbulence. The higher the cultivation, the greater the effect of the turbulence, especially for Golden Core cultivators. A slight lapse might lead them to be drawn into the depths of the Void by the chaotic space.”

“Comparatively, Foundation Establishment cultivators aren’t greatly affected.”

“Therefore, Foundation Establishment cultivators will be the first to enter the Grotto Heaven. Golden Core cultivators will have to wait for the space to stabilize before they can clean up the aftermath.”

“And once the space stabilizes, it means the Grotto Heaven has fully appeared in the real world!”

Yang Zhenshan suddenly understood, “I see, so Foundation Establishment cultivators can enter the Sun Cave Heaven first to explore.”

“But inside the Grotto Heaven, there might be other dangers, and with a flood of Foundation Establishment cultivators, it’ll inevitably turn into a battlefield!” Zhongli Xiayi said.

Yang Zhenshan naturally understood the dangers; for those scarce resources, who knows how many people will become frenzied.

A chaotic battle will surely erupt.

If word spreads, not only Foundation Establishment cultivators will be involved; Divine Soul Realm Martial Artists will also join in the struggle.