Clan Rise: Starting as a Grandfather

Chapter 1620: Chapter 997: Life Realm Immortal Palace

Yang Zhenshan actually wanted to go back and have a look, but only if he could come back after going.

His heart spirit was swaying, his consciousness became somewhat blurred, and gradually he seemed to have really returned to the past.

Familiar dance floor, familiar lights, familiar postures.

Those writhing bodies kept swaying before his eyes, as if filled with endless temptation.

Unfortunately, these were of no use to Yang Zhenshan. He watched it all coldly like an observer.

“I am a married man now, I do not engage in such things!”

This heart demon is too useless, trying to seduce him with beauty.

Alright, actually it’s the Spirit Pine Mushroom and Heart Burning Fruit at work. Without these two Spiritual Objects, Yang Zhenshan would be unable to keep a clear mind.

Yang Zhenshan quickly broke free from the heart demon’s intrusion, his consciousness returning.

He hurriedly took another Tongming Pill and swallowed a handful of the Tiaoist Intent Sacred Lotus seeds.

The eighth layer of the Ignorance Tribulation began, Yang Zhenshan felt a wave of fatigue engulfing his mind like a tide. The ignorant thoughts took advantage and entangled him, wrapping the Sea of Consciousness into chaos.

He felt like falling into a pile of unburnt embers, wanting to close his eyes and sink into boundless darkness, but a shred of clarity kept his mind suspended, his eyelids heavy as lead, yet he could clearly see fragments floating in the gray mist ahead.

No one knows how long it took, Yang Zhenshan trembled slightly and opened his eyes again.

His eyes turned incomparably deep, like a profound night sky.

“The last layer!”

“The Golden Core is formed!”

Yang Zhenshan swallowed another Nine-striped Bodhi Seed, his mind attuning to the Path of Life and Death.

By now, he had already completed Core Formation, and the last layer of Heavenly Tribulation, though perilous, posed no major threat to Yang Zhenshan.

…

Watching the clouds of tribulation in the sky gradually calm down, everyone exchanged puzzled looks.

“Did he succeed?” Yu Qingyi asked worriedly.

“Mother, don’t worry, father will certainly succeed!” Yang Mingcheng noticed her concern and comforted her.

“Indeed, father will definitely succeed!”

“We must believe in father!”

Yang Minghao, Yang Mingzhao, and others also chimed in to comfort.

Actually, they were also worried inside, just not daring to show it.

Yun Xiao, Xuanzhen, and Yang Jizhen stood together, Xuanzhen softly asked, “Can the True Monarch perceive the situation over there?”

Yun Xiao shook his head slightly, “The clouds of tribulation have not dispersed; my Spiritual Sense cannot infiltrate it.”

“Hmm, which layer of the Thunder Tribulation is it?” Xuanzhen asked again.

“It should be the eighth or ninth layer?” Yun Xiao was also unsure.

The Nine-layered Thunder Tribulation doesn’t fall layer by layer but forms a continuous whole; there’s no clear demarcation between the first three and the middle three layers, and the last three layers are even stranger. Non-tribulation transcendents can’t understand the changes in the Thunder Tribulation.

Everyone was witnessing Thunder Tribulation for the first time and couldn’t fathom the changes.

Thus, everyone could only settle their hearts and wait quietly.

Another day and night passed, with the clouds of tribulation gradually retreating, and slowly, the sky turned clear again.

Everyone became even more unsettled.

“Should we take a look?” Xuanzhen was a bit anxious.

“Maybe wait a bit longer!” Yun Xiao hesitated.

“Why don’t you try again!” Xuanzhen said.

Yun Xiao glanced at him, “Why don’t you try it yourself!”

“My Spiritual Sense isn’t as strong as yours!” Yun Xiao said.

Yun Xiao thought for a bit, controlling his Spiritual Sense to probe toward the distant mountaintop.

But before his Spiritual Sense could spread, he felt a majestic Spiritual Sense sweeping in, and upon contact, his Spiritual Sense almost collapsed.

“I am fine, everyone disperse! If there’s anything, wait until I exit seclusion to discuss!”

A familiar voice echoed in everyone’s ears, uplifting their spirits and then delighting them.

“Haha, Master succeeded!”

“Awwoo, Master successfully formed the Core!”

“Hahaha~~”

Everyone rejoiced and cheered.

…

“Achieving Core Formation at one hundred sixty-four, I’m somewhat of a genius!”

Yang Zhenshan felt the Golden Core in his Dantian emitting radiant light, his lips slightly curling.

Core Formation is just a foundation; the greatest gain this time wasn’t just the formation itself but the Path of Life and Death.

His Dantian had already transformed greatly; originally only having a mana vortex, it now housed a Golden Core and the Life and Death Yin Yang Fish.

In the Dantian, the left was verdant as jade, the right was withered yellow, slowly rotating.

Above the Golden Core, green light and yellow light lingered, rotating with the Life and Death Yin Yang Fish.

Dense Dao Rhyme filled the Dantian, rising in the Sea of Consciousness, and behind his mind formed a solid Life and Death Yin Yang Fish.

Two enlightenments made his understanding of the Path of Life and Death improved further.

First, his Lifespan reached three thousand two hundred years, and it wasn’t the limit; he felt his Lifespan could reach five thousand years or even more.

Secondly, his grasp of the Withered and Flourishing Divine Power, before it was ten for one, now he could achieve two for one.

This means he only needs to spend two years of Lifespan to gain one year from others.

Of course, if their cultivation far exceeds his, or they possess special Divine Skills, they might be able to resist his Withered and Flourishing Divine Power.

Nevertheless, his Divine Power is finally usable against enemies, unlike before when it could only heal injuries.

Lastly, his path; the Path of Life and Death is his future path and the ultimate destination of his grand Dao.

“The path of heaven and earth does not depart from Yin Yang; the art of longevity lies in the withered and flourishing.”