Clan Rise: Starting as a Grandfather Chapter 1246 - 817: Changes in the Spirit Source Land

He had no idea how much time had elapsed, but his Dantian was riddled with fissures from the relentless collisions.

"Crack!"

A sharp fracturing noise echoed from the Dantian, audible solely to Yang Zhenshan.

Simultaneously, the surrounding Spiritual Energy surged wildly toward Yang Zhenshan, as if awakened by some force.

Waves churned across the Spiritual Spring Lake amid the Spiritual Energy tempest, while wisps of ethereal spiritual essence rose from the waters, forming shimmering lights that converged over Yang Zhenshan’s head.

Oblivious to the external shifts, Yang Zhenshan concentrated his entire Heart Spirit on the crumbling Dantian.

As the Dantian broke apart, deep Mana flooded into his meridians, acupoints, organs, bones, and muscles, inflicting a stinging ache all over his frame.

Yet, this discomfort was brief. When a droplet of utterly refined Spiritual Liquid infiltrated his body via a spiritual aperture, Yang Zhenshan sensed total relief washing over him.

This Spiritual Liquid mended Yang Zhenshan’s form, replenishing the fractured Dantian.

Beads of Spiritual Liquid dripped into the reformed Dantian, akin to a soft rain, revitalizing his body from within and without.

The renewed Dantian spanned wider, accommodating vaster amounts of profound Mana and enduring intensified strain.

Now, Yang Zhenshan’s Dantian qualified as a Qi Sea, reshaping the Dantian into an ocean that welcomed every stream—a true cornerstone of the Immortal Path.

At the base of the Dantian Qi Sea, the Mana resembled a serene, deep emerald pond.

"Foundation Establishment achieved!"

Yang Zhenshan’s eyes snapped open, unleashing two rays of verdant light from his gaze.

He extended his Spiritual Sense to meticulously explore the transformations following his Foundation Establishment.

His physique had grown more robust, brimming with vibrant life force, as though teeming with endless vitality.

His Divine Soul solidified further, with the once hazy Sea of Consciousness now fully manifest in his awareness.

Within the Sea of Consciousness, the Divine Soul’s silhouette lingered, and a thread of unseen Divine Soul stretched outward, passing through the spiritual aperture to link with the Origin Core of the Spirit Source Land.

"So this is my Divine Soul!"

A moment of spiritual enlightenment struck Yang Zhenshan, allowing him to sense the essence of the Spirit Source Land’s origin.

It felt wondrous, like his soul detaching to survey the whole Spirit Source Land, or as if he embodied the Spirit Source Land itself, and it embodied him.

Apart from the Divine Soul and physical enhancements, the Mana in the Dantian Qi Sea had also evolved.

Thirty-six orbs of liquid Mana clustered at the Qi Sea’s depths, gleaming as green as jade.

"Unprecedented power!"

Sensing the thick surge of Mana coursing through him, Yang Zhenshan couldn’t suppress a thrilled outburst.

This power dwarfed anything from the Qi Refinement Realm, marking an immense leap from the Mana of that stage.

Yet, Yang Zhenshan’s joy soon dimmed upon noticing something disheartening.

True, Foundation Establishment Mana vastly outstripped the Qi Refinement Realm, but progressing within Foundation Establishment proved far more arduous than in Qi Refinement.

Circulating the "Qingmu Longevity Scripture" for a brief check, Yang Zhenshan was stunned to realize that, absent external cultivation aids, reaching Mid-stage Foundation Establishment from the initial stage would demand at least a hundred years.

Lifespan in Foundation Establishment mirrored the Martial God Realm at three hundred years, yet advancing a minor realm took a century—just for early to mid-stage. What of mid to late-stage?

"Resources, resources, everything hinges on resources; without ample ones, the road to longevity remains a distant dream!"

Yang Zhenshan gave a faint shake of his head before rising steadily to his feet.

After two days of seclusion, he stepped out and gazed at the clear blue heavens.

His Foundation Establishment success triggered yet another profound evolution in the Spirit Source Land.

The skies stretched loftier, the earth sprawled vaster.

Bound to the Origin Core via his Divine Soul, Yang Zhenshan’s viewpoint soared skyward, granting a panoramic view of the entire Spirit Source Land.

The Spirit Source Land now presented a striking contrast. Lush verdure encircled the Spiritual Spring Mountain Plateau, featuring peaks, meadows, fields, and settlements, yet beyond a hundred miles lay barren vastness: shadowy flatlands, blue and ochre ridges, and expansive sunken gray zones.

"A thousand miles? The radius has grown tenfold; this Spirit Source Land rivals a minor world!" Yang Zhenshan examined the Spirit Source Land’s alterations, musing inwardly.

Spanning a thousand-mile radius, its area neared eight hundred thousand square kilometers.

Terrain-wise, the Spirit Source Land retained its north-high, south-low layout. The north boasted layered mountains, ascending ever higher, with the tallest surpassing two thousand zhang, far eclipsing the three-hundred-zhang Spiritual Spring Mountain Plateau.

The south formed a broad plain, but five hundred miles south of the Spiritual Spring Mountain Plateau, a basin had emerged. Actually, it resembled a basin presently, though once the Spirit River filled it, that depression would become a massive lake—perhaps even a sea.

For now, without the river’s flow, it stayed a basin.

Yang Zhenshan paid little heed to the Spirit Source Land’s terrain, as it stemmed from its innate design, beyond his influence.

Rather than terrain, he focused on the potential resources hidden in the enlarged Spirit Source Land.

"Eight Spiritual Springs, three mineral veins—ah, one’s a Second-Order vein with Jin and Huo attributes."

"The Earth Veins brim with abundance, including a Second-Order Fire Vein."

"Looks like the Spiritual Spring Mountain Plateau’s Spirit Vein has upgraded! Second Rank Top Grade, or maybe Third Order?"