Clan Rise: Starting as a Grandfather Chapter 1248 - 818: Soul Crow Divination Skill

Enhancements in the Spirit Source Land go beyond just widening its domain and strengthening the Spirit Veins; they also involve boosting the natural and void qualities.

Before, one could only label the Spirit Source Land as a Grotto Heaven since it lacked the feel of a genuine realm, yet now it qualifies fully as a miniature world.

The reason lies in the amplified natural qualities within the Spirit Source Land.

Regarding the void quality, or spatial quality as it's also termed, its clearest sign shows in Yang Zhenshan gaining preliminary understandings of the spatial quality.

Even though this understanding remains somewhat basic, it has greatly aided Yang Zhenshan regardless.

Yang Zhenshan can now deliberately establish anchor points linking the Spirit Source Land to the external realm. In the past, this anchor resided in his Divine Soul, limiting exits to wherever his Divine Soul accessed the Spirit Source Land.

Things have changed, however. Whenever he desires, he can place this anchor anywhere his Spiritual Sense reaches.

Since his Spiritual Sense now stretches roughly a thousand feet, this allows him to teleport across a thousand feet, similar to moving inside the Spirit Source Land.

Establishing anchors, stepping into the Spirit Source Land, and emerging from them might appear intricate, but for Yang Zhenshan, it's merely a fleeting mental effort.

During combat, Yang Zhenshan could employ this method to suddenly materialize before foes or pull away from them to dodge strikes.

This skill proves far handier than his Wood Escape Skill and serves well for journeys too.

One mere thought, and he materializes a thousand feet distant.

Moreover, Yang Zhenshan's grasp and perception of the "Void Refining Scripture" have advanced considerably. He can now cultivate Divine Soul Seeds and even forge Pocket World Gates on his own.

The two prior Pocket World Gates existed as built-in portals of the Spirit Source Land, with Yang Zhenshan merely positioning them outside. These days, Yang Zhenshan crafts Pocket World Gates independently.

Should he choose, producing ten or eight poses no issue, as long as he collects the required materials for forging Pocket World Gates.

"Second Rank Top Grade Void Nether Stone, Space Transmission Array!"

Within the study, Yang Zhenshan examined the forging instructions for Pocket World Gates from the "Void Refining Scripture" and sensed a headache coming on.

"This is way beyond my current ability to make; at least right now, I can't manage it!"

Yang Zhenshan shook his head lightly and abandoned the notion of forging Pocket World Gates.

He'd never encountered anything called Void Nether Stone before, and while he grasped some basics of Space Arrays, that was it. Spatial-related talismanic seals aren't rare; take a Storage Bag, which features a space compression seal.

The way a Storage Bag holds objects doesn't involve forming a tiny realm inside but rather applying a space compression seal at its entrance. Objects get squeezed and reduced in size upon entry, enabling them to squeeze into the compact bag.

This counts as a fundamental spatial talismanic seal.

Yang Zhenshan holds solid knowledge of runes and seals, but arrays leave him baffled. Arrays belong to the realm of scholarly experts, and despite his current eidetic memory, unraveling array principles and patterns remains tough for him.

"Nurturing Divine Soul Seeds is way simpler than forging Pocket World Gates!"

Yang Zhenshan shifted focus to the nurturing process for Divine Soul Seeds, pulling out the Jade Scroll of the "Soul Crow Divination Skill" for review.

He knew the Divine Soul Seed nurturing steps inside out and had gone over the "Soul Crow Divination Skill" training method repeatedly.

Still, he delved deeply into these two Divine Soul power techniques prior to commencing practice.

Building on his Divine Soul Seed nurturing base, Yang Zhenshan discovered the "Soul Crow Divination Skill" practice straightforward. In just three days, a hand-sized black crow materialized in front of him.

The crow shone pitch black all over, including its eyes and talons, resembling a true crow closely.

Guided by Yang Zhenshan, the soul crow departed the chamber, settled on the roof edge, and relayed all it observed and heard directly to Yang Zhenshan’s Sea of Consciousness, making it feel as if he lived it personally.

Next, Yang Zhenshan directed the soul crow farther afield. Its speed matched that of an ordinary crow, neither swift nor powerful in fights—barely any combat strength at all.

Yet, the soul crow excelled in stealth: unless someone's Divine Soul power exceeded Yang Zhenshan's, detecting it via Spiritual Sense proved impossible.

As for any aura, the soul crow emitted none whatsoever.

Visually, though, the soul crow couldn't vanish from sight.

The tiny soul crow reached Green Wolf Mountain, where the healed Green Wolf King lounged idly, basking in sunlight on the slope.

The soul crow passed right overhead, but the Green Wolf King remained oblivious.

Yang Zhenshan even maneuvered the soul crow to alight on a nearby rock and stay awhile, yet detection eluded it entirely.

Caw, caw~~

Yang Zhenshan made the soul crow cry out twice, jolting the Green Wolf King alert. It leaped up, swinging its huge head around, but failed to spot the soul crow.

"Fool, I’m right here!" Yang Zhenshan chuckled at its bewildered look.

The Green Wolf King paused in confusion, dipped its head, and at last noticed the little being before it.

"Whimper, whimper~~"

It parted its wide jaws, exposed fangs, and lunged to snap.

In the instant that followed, the soul crow scattered into a hazy gray fog.