Clan Rise: Starting as a Grandfather

Chapter 1755: Chapter 1067: Lin Qihe Reappears (2)

Of course, Ning Yun’s level in Array Dao still couldn’t compare to that of the former Sun True Sect; her repairs could not bring this Great Array back to the level it had ten thousand years ago.

But even so, this Great Array was still incomparably powerful, far stronger than many Third-tier Arrays.

The Great Array before their eyes could almost represent the highest level of Array Dao in the Wanhua Domain; even though it was no longer what it once was, it was still one of the most formidable Third-tier Arrays in the Wanhua Domain.

One had to know that the former Sun True Sect was the strongest force in the Wanhua Domain, a power that had dominated the Wanhua Domain for ten thousand years.

A force that powerful was at the very pinnacle of the Wanhua Domain in every aspect.

In Alchemy Dao, the Sun True Sect had the Nine Tripod Divine Pill.

In Artifact Dao, the Sun True Sect had the Authority Artifact.

In Array Dao, not to mention the Arrays inside the Sun Cave Heaven—just this Ancient Array alone was one of the top-ranked Great Arrays.

Hidden Sword Mountain had coveted this Great Array for thousands of years; even the Heavenly Sword True Monarch had wanted to crack it, yet in the end, this Great Array had remained until now, which showed that even back then, the Heavenly Sword True Monarch could not break it.

Ning Yun was able to break this Great Array not because her Array mastery was so high, but because this Great Array had lasted for ten thousand years, and moreover, Yang Zhenshan had once dug three feet into the ground for this Array, even moving away the Spirit Lake within the Array, causing a problem in the Array’s foundation.

Only thus was Ning Yun able to seize control of this Great Array.

Now vitality had been restored within the Ancient Array; halls and pavilions rose from the ground, patches of Spirit Field Blessed Land were once more opened up, and all sorts of Spirit Plants grew everywhere.

Though most of them were First-order Spirit Plants, the sheer abundance of these gorgeous Spirit Plants gave the interior of the Great Array a bit of the air of an immortal blessed land.

Because of this, the Ancient Relic Array had gained a new name: the Yang Family Blessed Land.

The Yang Family Blessed Land was managed by the former Lingxi Yang Family, with many Martial Artists from the Spirit Source Land assisting in construction.

Of course, as the only external base of the Spirit Source Land, the Yang Family Blessed Land was connected to the Spirit Source Land, and clansmen of the Lingxi Yang Family such as Yang Xiangheng and Yang Xiangdong were now also members of the Spirit Source Land.

At this moment, Yang Xiangdong was directing a group of subordinates, moving large crates out from the Transmission Hall; inside the crates were Storage Bags, and inside the Storage Bags were all kinds of goods.

This batch of goods was to be shipped to Qingli Immortal City, mainly First-order and Second-Order Spirit Fruit, ores, Elixirs, talismans, Magic Artifacts, and Magical Treasures.

Every month they would ship a batch of goods to Qingli Immortal City, and at the same time bring back the Spirit Stones and various Spiritual Objects earned there.

Once the crates were all moved, Yang Xiangdong came before Yang Qingyu and bowed. ”True Man, all the goods have been loaded onto the ship.”

Yang Qingyu nodded, speaking in a relaxed tone. ”Then let’s depart.”

Although now, with the Yunxiao Mountain Range nearby, very few people dared provoke the Yang family, to be safe, the Flying Boats that traveled back and forth transporting goods were all escorted by Foundation Establishment Cultivators.

Yang Qingyu and Yang Qinghua took turns escorting the goods bound for Qingli Immortal City, while Li Janning and Li Jian’an were responsible for escorting the shipments to True Yang Immortal City; Xia Yunshu and Lin Pingyang handled the escorts to White Cloud Immortal City.

As more and more Foundation Establishment Cultivators emerged from the Spirit Source Land, the number of people available for escort increased, so taking turns was not particularly burdensome.

The Flame Sun Golden Boat slowly rose into the air; a moment later, the sealed Array opened a crack, and the Flying Boat bathed in golden radiance flew out through the rift.

Yang Qingyu, dressed in a blue gown, stood at the bow, overlooking the undulating hills below, feeling the light wind rushing against her face; her heart was utterly relaxed and at ease.

”Once I finish this escort mission, I should go into seclusion.”

”Heh, when I come out of seclusion, my cultivation will be Mid-stage Foundation Establishment. I won’t be any worse than Zongyuan, and much faster than Chang Ming!”

”At Mid-stage Foundation Establishment I can refine my Lifebound Magical Treasure. When the time comes, I’ll definitely have Big Brother Jizhen refine a powerful Lifebound Magical Treasure for me!”

She thought to herself, delight blossoming in her heart.

She was now over ninety years old, her cultivation had reached the peak of Early-stage Foundation Establishment, just a single step away from advancing to Mid-stage Foundation Establishment.

Compared to Yang Zongyuan, her talent was slightly inferior, but not by much.

Compared to Xuanzhen’s senior Disciple Chang Ming, her talent was even better; Chang Ming was ten years older than she was, yet she would be the first to break through.

Thinking that she was about to surpass Chang Ming, she couldn’t help feeling a surge of glee.

But that glee did not last long; suddenly, her heart clenched, and a powerful sense of danger surged up from the depths of her being.

Danger!

A terrifying danger.

From behind her.

Her movements stiffened as she turned around; her gaze locked not far behind her on a figure that looked almost illusory.

But once she could clearly see that figure, the terror clutching her Heart Spirit eased a little.

”So it’s Senior—junior was scared half to death!”

She wore the expression of someone who had escaped disaster, patting her own chest.

”It’s not that this old man is trying to scare you; it’s that your perception is too keen. I’d only just appeared and you already sensed me. Hehe, your sensing ability is quite strong.” Lin Qihe’s hoarse voice held a faint trace of warmth that was hard to notice.

Last time, he had also given Yang Qingyu a fright, though back then it had been their first meeting, and Yang Qingyu had been on edge the whole time.

Later, Yang Qingyu helped him contact Yang Zhenshan and even facilitated a transaction between them, counting as a piece of Shan Yuan to come.

In the end, he had given Yang Qingyu a small gift—a Magical Treasure, the Soul Gathering Pearl.

Sensing the warmth in Lin Qihe’s tone, Yang Qingyu immediately took advantage of it. ”Hehe, last time Senior suddenly disappeared, junior was quite regretful. I didn’t expect to be able to meet Senior again!”

”I still haven’t properly thanked Senior for the Magical Treasure you gifted me last time—junior offers thanks for Senior’s favor!”

As she spoke, she bowed to Lin Qihe.

Courtesy never offends; as for Lin Qihe’s reason for coming, it certainly couldn’t hurt to thank him first.

Lin Qihe stepped forward, his tone calm as he said, ”Just a small gift, not worth mentioning.”

”This time, this old man has come to repay the favor from last time.”

Yang Qingyu was taken aback. A favor? The favor from that previous transaction.

She remembered that Lin Qihe had mentioned owing her family’s old ancestor a favor; she hadn’t expected him to come to repay it so soon.

Lin Qihe continued, ”Tell Yang that the Unpredictable Ghost Sect will attack True Yang Immortal City in half a month. They have refined eight Demon King Ghost Soldiers—tell Yang to be careful when the time comes.”

”Oh, junior understands!” Yang Qingyu said quickly.

True Yang Immortal City was the Yang family’s most important enterprise, and also the one Yang Zhenshan valued the most.

Though she wasn’t very familiar with the Unpredictable Ghost Sect, she did know that they were currently at war with the Wanhua Demon Court.

If the Unpredictable Ghost Sect intended to attack True Yang Immortal City, that was definitely no small matter for the Yang family, and for the Sky Cloud Sword Sect, it was an even more momentous affair.

Knowing how serious this was, Yang Qingyu naturally dared not delay.

”Now that I’ve said what I came to say, this old man will take his leave.”

”Senior, please wait—junior still doesn’t know Senior’s esteemed name. Might I ask Senior to enlighten me?” Yang Qingyu said hurriedly.

”This old man is Lin Qihe.” Lin Qihe gave Yang Qingyu a somewhat complicated look.

”So Senior’s surname is Lin. Senior, could you perhaps leave a way to contact you? If our old ancestor wishes to seek you out, it would be good to have a way to find you.” Yang Qingyu said cautiously.

In truth, she wanted Lin Qihe’s contact method for herself. This was a Golden Core Cultivator; although the Yang family now had Yang Zhenshan and Yun Xiao, who would ever complain about having one more Golden Core Cultivator to be on good terms with?

Lin Qihe was silent for a moment, then took out two Communication Talismans. ”With these, you can send me messages.”

Yang Qingyu accepted the Communication Talismans, her face full of delight.

Two of them!

Which meant one of them was for her.

She could feel that Lin Qihe’s attitude toward her was very friendly, as if he held some special emotion.

Although she didn’t know where that emotion came from, she knew that it was goodwill.

”Many thanks, Senior!” Yang Qingyu said in thanks.

”If Yang has any matters, he can contact this old man at any time.”

Leaving those words behind, Lin Qihe vanished into thin air.

Yang Qingyu extended her senses but could no longer detect him; only then did she carefully put away the two Communication Talismans.

These two Communication Talismans seemed different from ordinary ones; the Runes on them were somewhat peculiar.

Ordinary Communication Talismans could transmit at most a thousand li, yet Lin Qihe had said that these two talismans could contact him at any time.

This certainly didn’t mean Lin Qihe was nearby, but that these two Communication Talismans were special and could cross the usual limits of communication.

After stowing away the Communication Talismans, Yang Qingyu abandoned her trip to Qingli Immortal City and directly ordered a return.