Clan Rise: Starting as a Grandfather

Chapter 1819: Chapter 1100: Exchange, Bargaining_2

He was quite honest and didn’t have any intention of deceiving Yang Zhenshan, telling Yang Zhenshan everything about the power struggle.

”The three methods have their differences in ranking. The highest is to surpass the former Authority Master. If someone can surpass the previous Authority Master in some kind of Taoist intent, the power struggle will immediately end. The Heaven and Earth Great Dao will bestow the authority throne, aiding them in ascending to the authority position!”

”The second is to spread the Tao throughout the world. If one can create a new path and spread the Cultivation Method across the world, allowing countless Cultivators to follow in cultivation, they can also ascend to the authority position!”

”The third is to dominate the world. All three methods can lead to the authority position, but the easiest to execute is dominating the world.”

Yang Zhenshan realized—no wonder the Unpredictable Ghost Sect wanted to take over the Wanhua Mountain Range; the root lies here. No wonder the Wanhua Demon Emperor spread the Path of Spirit Giving; turns out that was the reason too.

Now the question arises: which one suits him?

Yang Zhenshan pondered.

He seemed to fit all of them, yet none seemed to suit him.

Dominating the world is the simplest; just claim territories. However, the power he currently possesses is far from comparable to those top forces.

Spreading the Tao throughout the world is doable too. He comprehended the Spear Dao and spread it in Spirit Source Land. Currently, the propagation of Spear Dao is decent; many in Spirit Source Land have cultivated the Four Realms of Spear Dao. But previously, he had no such intent, making the Spear Dao’s Four Realms limited to Spirit Source Land with no external spread.

This can be spread, perhaps not throughout the world, but it’s worth attempting even if uncertain.

As for surpassing predecessors, it’s not impossible. In Ancient Times, there was a Kurong Daoist Master. If Yang Zhenshan can surpass Kurong Daoist Master in the Path of Life and Death, he can become the new Taoist Master.

Three methods—Yang Zhenshan could try them all; however, the success rate of each is very low.

That’s unavoidable; he’s still too young.

”Earlier you mentioned the Heaven and Earth Great Dao bestows the authority throne, so is this authority throne a manifestation of the Great Dao?” Yang Zhenshan asked.

”Indeed, akin to Golden Core Thunder Tribulation, the authority throne is a rule of the Heaven and Earth Great Dao,” Five-tailed Vicious replied.

Yang Zhenshan nodded slightly; he already has a deep understanding of the Heaven and Earth Great Dao.

The so-called Heaven and Earth Great Dao can be simply understood as the operational rules of heaven and earth, like the rising and setting of the sun, the ebb and flow of tides, the rotation of seasons, and the cycle of life and death—these are the operational rules of the Heaven and Earth Great Dao.

Similarly, for cultivators, the Heaven and Earth Great Dao has a set of rules. Golden Core Thunder Tribulation is a test of the Heaven and Earth Great Dao, as well as a gift from it, and the authority throne is another type of gift from the Heaven and Earth Great Dao.

The Heaven and Earth Great Dao lacks self-awareness; it’s just like a precise machine that keeps running.

At the same time, the Heaven and Earth Great Dao isn’t just limited to the realms within; outside the realms, in the Void, there is also the Heaven and Earth Great Dao, or it can be understood as the Great Dao of the Void Universe. No matter how it’s referred to, it’s all the operational rules of the Void Universe.

Upon understanding the specifics of the power struggle, Yang Zhenshan found many things less puzzling and understood the motives and objectives behind the many faction conflicts.

”If you’re willing, we can continue trading, exchanging goods for goods, resources for resources!” Yang Zhenshan obtained the information he wanted but didn’t give up on Five-tailed Vicious.

He wasn’t thinking of recruiting Five-tailed Vicious; rather, he wanted to do business with Five-tailed Vicious.

Be it the power struggle or the chaos in the world, these are grand-scale matters. To him now, they seem somewhat distant. What he still needs are resources—vast amounts of resources, countless resources.

”I still want Demon Essence Pill!” Five-tailed Vicious didn’t decline Yang Zhenshan’s proposal, saying.

”What will you exchange for it?” Yang Zhenshan asked.

Five-tailed Vicious swept his hand over the stone table, and a large assortment of items suddenly appeared before Yang Zhenshan.

Yang Zhenshan looked at these items, his lips twitching slightly.

”Use these!”

”These can’t be exchanged for many Top-grade Demon Yuan Pills!” Yang Zhenshan said helplessly.

Five-tailed Vicious was indeed broke—not that he had nothing. The items he presented still held some value, but for a Demon King, they’re really not much.

Look at Brother Qing Niu; he readily produced a large amount of Spiritual Medicine and Spirit Plants, even overwhelming Yang Zhenshan. In contrast, this Five-tailed Vicious is simply no match.

”As many as we can exchange!” Embarrassment flickered deep in Five-tailed Vicious’s eyes.

He really didn’t have many resources. He was already broke, and now he occupies the Southern Wilderness—a broken place that can’t yield much resources.

Surely, he can’t exchange First-order resources for Third-tier Elixirs with Yang Zhenshan.

What more could Yang Zhenshan say? He took out two pieces of Top-grade Demon Yuan Pill to exchange for this heap of miscellaneous Spiritual Objects.

Even the smallest mosquito leg is still meat; although these items aren’t much, Yang Zhenshan can still profit a bit.

At any rate, the one thing he lacks the least now is the Demon Essence Pill; Hengshan Sect lacks not for Demon Core, after all, they’re at war with the South Sea Demon Court—millions of Sea Demons landed, contributing unknown amounts of Demon Core to the many cultivators in Southern Domain.

After bidding farewell to Five-tailed Vicious, Yang Zhenshan returned to the Life Realm Immortal Palace.

The presence of Five-tailed Vicious posed little threat to Yang Family Blessed Land, and through this transaction, he and Five-tailed Vicious have established a relationship. He figured as long as he doesn’t provoke Five-tailed Vicious, Five-tailed Vicious shouldn’t become an enemy.

And just as Yang Zhenshan returned to the Life Realm Immortal Palace, Lin Qihe also came back from Hengshan Sect.

This time, Lin Qihe led the team to Hengshan Sect mainly to deliver the Vermilion Bird Cloud Boat and Flame Sun Golden Boat; this time, Spirit Source Land has delivered six Vermilion Bird Cloud Boats and thirty-six Flame Sun Golden Boats.

Calculating things, Hengshan Sect has already purchased twelve Vermilion Bird Cloud Boats and sixty-four Flame Sun Golden Boats from Spirit Source Land—such large customers are precisely Yang Zhenshan’s favorite.

Compared to that poor guy Five-tailed Vicious, Yang Zhenshan preferred doing business with such wealthy clients.

”Hengshan Sect has ordered ten more Vermilion Bird Cloud Boats and one hundred and eighty Flame Sun Golden Boats!”

In the Longevity Hall, Lin Qihe just returned, seeking out Yang Zhenshan to say.

Yang Zhenshan blinked in surprise, ”So many!”

”Yes, precisely that many,” Lin Qihe smiled, ”They seem to prefer Flame Sun Golden Boats!”

Yang Zhenshan stroked his beard. Liking Flame Sun Golden Boats isn’t hard to comprehend.

Flame Sun Golden Boat is a medium-sized Flying Boat; although its attack and protection are inferior to Vermilion Bird Cloud Boat, the speed of Flame Sun Golden Boat surpasses Vermilion Bird Cloud Boat.

Both being Fire Attribute Flying Boats, they all have increased attack against Sea Demons.

However, Flame Sun Golden Boat has a significant advantage: it’s cheaper—a single Vermilion Bird Cloud Boat’s price can purchase ten Flame Sun Golden Boats.

”Since they like them, sell them more. As long as they’re willing to buy, we certainly won’t refuse!” Yang Zhenshan chuckled.

Lin Qihe nodded, ”I’ve already told the people at Hengshan Sect if they want more, we can offer them a discount!”

”That’s good,” Yang Zhenshan said.

Lin Qihe’s expression shifted slightly and added, ”I heard some news at Hengshan Sect!”

”What news?”

”Reportedly, Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion found the killer of Longevity True Monarch!”

Yang Zhenshan paused—killer of Longevity True Monarch? Isn’t it me? No, I killed True Monarch Yuan Chen.

He momentarily couldn’t react, thinking Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion should have found him instead.

”Who is it?”

”Apparently, it’s Treasure True Monarch from the Ten Thousand Treasures Sect!”

”Who?” Yang Zhenshan thought he misheard.

”Treasure True Monarch!” Lin Qihe said.

Yang Zhenshan fell silent.

Years ago, when Longevity True Monarch disappeared, Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion nearly turned the entire Wanhua Mountain Range upside down, even at the risk of offending Wanhua Demon Court, yet they couldn’t find the killer.

No one expected the one who killed Longevity True Monarch to turn out to be Treasure True Monarch.

Who is Treasure True Monarch?

This person Yang Zhenshan indeed knew—though never met, he was very familiar with this person because Treasure True Monarch was Ancestor Zhongli, who was also Zhongli Yue and Zhongli Xiayi’s progenitor.

Zhongli Yue had a Dao name called Heavenly Treasure True Monarch, which originated from Treasure True Monarch.