Clan Rise: Starting as a Grandfather

Chapter 1846 - 1112: A New Resting Place (Part 2)

In the end, Cui Yang gave this canyon a name, calling it Spring Valley.

As for why it’s named that, don’t ask, it’s just a random choice.

Yang Zhenshan did not bother with outside matters. After returning to White Jade City, he immersed himself in the quiet chamber.

Inside the chamber, he took out spiritual treasures one by one, these were all spiritual artifacts and magical treasures left by the Yellow Springs Old Ghost and Chi Yuan True Monarch, along with many magical artifacts used by ghost cultivators, but he handed those worn-out ones to Xuanzhen for handling.

Yellow Springs Atlas, Soul-devouring Ruler, Mountain Suppressing Seal, Earth Emperor Divine Eye, and so on.

Yang Zhenshan had no interest in the items used by the Yellow Springs Old Ghost, but he was very interested in those used by Chi Yuan True Monarch.

First, he picked up the Mountain Suppressing Seal, gave it a glance, and tossed it aside.

Last time, when Chi Yuan True Monarch was chasing him, Qingyuan Fox Venerable took Chi Yan True Monarch’s Mountain Suppressing Seal and gave it to Yang Zhenshan, and now that Mountain Suppressing Seal is still gathering dust in the warehouse.

As for the Mountain Suppressing Seal before him, it should be newly refined by Chi Yuan True Monarch, and its quality was not as good as the one in his warehouse.

Then he picked up the Earth Emperor Divine Eye, which is a divine skill spiritual artifact, perfectly harmonizing with divine skills; only with the right divine skill could the artifact unleash its full potential.

The Earth Emperor Divine Eye was a yellowish bead. Yang Zhenshan used his Spiritual Sense to examine it and found it to be a high-grade spiritual artifact, with an artifact spirit of considerable intelligence within it.

The small artifact spirit curled up in the yellow bead, shivering, especially when Yang Zhenshan’s Spiritual Sense entered, this little thing even cried out in fear: ”Spare me, True Monarch!”

Hmm, a timid artifact spirit.

But that’s normal, in the presence of a Golden Core Cultivator, a masterless artifact spirit has no power to resist.

Although an artifact spirit can choose not to recognize a master, a Golden Core Cultivator can also erase its existence and nurture a new one within the spiritual artifact.

Of course, under normal circumstances, a Golden Core Cultivator is reluctant to erase an artifact spirit as nurturing a new one is very cumbersome, requiring a significant amount of time.

Erasing an artifact spirit is only a last resort for a Golden Core Cultivator.

”Tell me your origins!” Yang Zhenshan asked plainly.

”I was born thirty thousand years ago, as the Lifebound Spiritual Artifact of Kunyuan True Monarch, disciple under the Wanhua Daoist Master.” The artifact spirit replied.

”Wanhua Daoist Master, Kunyuan True Monarch?” Yang Zhenshan’s heart stirred, and he asked: ”How many masters have you had before?”

”Eighteen, in total.”

”Eighteen! So many?” Yang Zhenshan was full of surprise.

The artifact spirit fell silent. It was a compliant entity, willing to recognize whoever obtained it as its master.

Since its creation day, it had never refused anyone, and naturally, it wouldn’t refuse Yang Zhenshan either.

However, Yang Zhenshan did not want to accept it, as his spiritual artifacts were sufficient and did not need more, especially not one that was unsuitable for him.

Following that, Yang Zhenshan asked several questions mainly concerning the Daoist Master and authority struggles, but unfortunately, the artifact spirit had little knowledge of these matters. It was just an artifact spirit, although it had experienced eighteen masters and two authority struggles, it was merely a tool, never having dominated any situation.

As a result, most of its understanding was based on hearsay, and because it wasn’t one to pry into affairs, its knowledge regarding the Daoist Master and authority struggles didn’t surpass Yang Zhenshan’s.

Nevertheless, it wasn’t entirely useless, as Yang Zhenshan still gained a lot of information from its account.

The first piece of information, also the most important one, was that the Heavenly Canon Daoist Master became the Master of Authority through martial achievements. He was the ancestral master of all martial artists in the Wanhua Domain.

The second piece of information concerned the weapons of authority. Numerous authority weapons existed within the Wanhua Domain, but they were mostly collectibles of major powers. Although rarely used, they remained as deterrence forces.

The third piece concerned the Nanhua Sect, which belonged to Chi Yuan True Monarch. Although not a legacy left by Wanhua Daoist Master, many cultivation techniques of the Nanhua Sect originated from the Wanhua Daoist heritage.

The information provided by the artifact spirit was vague and scattered. Though it didn’t greatly aid Yang Zhenshan, it gave him a wider understanding of the Daoist Master and authority struggles, which was a significant gain in itself.

”You are obedient, I won’t give you a hard time. Here’s the deal, choose a master from the Spirit Origin Land!”

”Ah, pick a master, can I choose anyone?”

”Yes, as long as they are below the Golden Core Realm!” said Yang Zhenshan.

Qi Refinement Realm cultivators cannot activate spiritual artifacts, and even Foundation Establishment cultivators can only use Spirit Stones to activate them, but that doesn’t matter, possessing a spiritual artifact brings great benefits to one’s cultivation and insights.

The Earth Emperor Divine Eye is a top-tier spiritual artifact, rich in Dao Rhymes and has specific divine skills paired with it. With its aid, cultivation would be twice as effective with half the effort.

It can be said whoever obtains the Earth Emperor Divine Eye becomes a genius, rapidly increasing their cultivation speed and growing swiftly.

”Thank you for your mercy, True Monarch!” The artifact spirit, no longer fearful, respectfully said.

”Alright, I’ll have someone take you to find a new master!” Yang Zhenshan said with a smile.

Later, he had Qingxia take the Earth Emperor Divine Eye to find a new master, and the process was simple — taking it to meet immortals of the Spirit Origin Land.

Starting with Foundation Establishment cultivators, the choice was the artifact spirit’s, as long as it was willing.

Soon, the Earth Emperor Divine Eye selected a master, Yang family disciple Yang Qingtao, a Foundation Establishment cultivator, practicing earth-attribute cultivation techniques, highly compatible with the Eye’s attributes and divine skills.

In fact, the artifact spirit had very few choices, with a singular requirement: attribute compatibility, essentially meaning the cultivation technique practiced must be of the earth attribute.

Qingxia, while aiding in selecting the master, had her own ideas. Knowing the round bead was a formidable treasure, she first chose her own, the Yang family disciples.

Starting with Yang Jizhen, then moving to Yang Zongyuan, Yang Qingyu, Yang Zongcai, and finally Yang Qingtao.

Thus, the Earth Emperor Divine Eye chose Yang Qingtao.

This was an opportunity, yet it was one orchestrated by human intervention.

Yang Zhenshan didn’t mind this, feeling the artifact spirit of the Earth Emperor Divine Eye was obedient and filled with surprising riches, beneficial in cultivating future cultivators in the Spirit Origin Land, which is why he had Qingxia take it to select a master.

Previously, he had acquired many spiritual artifacts, but those artifact spirits were either arrogant or ignorant. Giving them to Foundation Establishment cultivators would not only be unhelpful but might instead invite backlash.

Therefore, in the distribution of spiritual artifacts, Yang Zhenshan always adhered to the principle of Golden Core Cultivators first, and everything else for Foundation Establishment cultivators depended on luck.

Foundation Establishment cultivators can indeed become masters of spiritual artifacts, but only if they possess the ability to subdue the artifact spirit.

If they lack this ability, it’s better not to entertain vain hopes.

Afterward, Yang Zhenshan processed the remaining spiritual artifacts and magical treasures. This time, he did not hand the Yellow Springs Atlas and the Soul-devouring Ruler to Xuanzhen but temporarily sealed them.

Currently, the Spirit Origin Land has ghost cultivators, the Red Soul and those Yin Souls, but their strength is insufficient to wield spiritual artifacts, so Yang Zhenshan sealed away these two ghost cultivator spiritual artifacts to wait until their strength reached that of a Ghost King, before giving these ghost cultivator spiritual artifacts to them.

As for the Mountain Suppressing Seal, he tossed it back into the warehouse to gather dust again.

Yang Zhenshan couldn’t use it, nor could Yun Xiao, Xuanzhen, Lin Qihe, and others, so it was reserved for future suitable users.

For the magical treasures, it was simple. He picked some from the ghost cultivator treasures for the Red Soul, and turned the rest over to Xuanzhen for purification, who then passed them to Yang Jizhen, who would dismantle them into materials and refine them into new magical treasures or spiritual artifacts.

As for the ordinary magical treasures, he gave them directly to the Merit Hall, where they set the merit exchange price. If someone was interested, they could exchange merits for them in the future.