Clan Rise: Starting as a Grandfather Chapter 1322 - 854: Tianshu Tower of the 12 Towers_2

Yang Qinting pulled out the token, pausing briefly before asking, "Should I head back first?"

"Yes, Tianshu Tower still needs to manage this affair!" Zhang Cheng declared.

The Secret Martial Guards now fall under Tianshu Tower's control, led by Yang Chengye as the tower owner, alongside deputy owners Yang Chengxian, Lv Hua, and Chen Zhongshu.

Tianshu Tower handles intelligence collection, Tianquan Tower oversees commercial dealings, while Yu Heng Tower manages external businesses.

Normally, external changes would be dealt with by Yu Heng Tower. But since Zhang Cheng serves in the Secret Martial Guards and Yang Qinting is also enlisted there, this becomes an internal Secret Martial Guards issue, so Tianshu Tower must take charge.

Yang Qinting pondered it over and decided this was the best course for the moment.

"I’ll return first then, Grandpa Zhang, stay safe!"

"Alright!"

Yang Qinting produced the Jade Token, channeling True Yuan into it, and in the next instant, his form disappeared from the hall.

…

Spirit Source Land no longer features Longevity City; the former Longevity City has been renamed Jade City.

Yet the Longevity City name lingers until the new city finishes construction, when it will reclaim its original title—especially since Yang Zhenshan bestowed it personally.

Overhead floats White Jade City, boasting twelve levels and five cities.

At present, Spirit Source Land encompasses twelve levels and one city, stretching from Spiritual Spring Waterfall to the old Longevity City, including all riverside towns a hundred miles south under Jade City’s domain.

All twelve levels stand complete, encircling the Clan Hall and original Longevity City.

Tianshu Tower, Tianquan Tower, and Yu Heng Tower cluster around the Receiving Hall.

With their constant external operations, these three towers rise near the Receiving Hall.

The fresh Tianshu Tower gleams with grandeur and opulence, its winged eaves soaring, topped by a deep blue glazed-tile roof, red-lacquered beams upholding the eaves.

This five-story structure tapers upward layer by layer, its entrance framed in green stone etched with clouds and dragons, whiskers traced in pure gold, eyes set with green beryl that sparkles like suppressed dragon roars echoing in the stone motifs.

In Spirit Source Land, architecture outshines Alchemy or Artifact Refining in mastery.

Ever since Yang Zhenshan started relocating folks to Spirit Source Land, construction has never halted—from one lone city to villages aplenty, grand halls, and refined courtyards, building endlessly.

Moreover, Spirit Source Land now weaves arrays into its structures, every fresh edifice displaying masterful craft and arcane arrays.

Take Tianshu Tower: it appears sumptuously lavish at first sight, but inside the ground-floor hall, ancient intricate patterns carve the floor, each stroke pulsing with subtle spiritual energy. Twelve dragon-coiled pillars rise in formation, dragons sheathed in gold-leaf scales over a web of dense runes underneath.

This method of embedding arrays in architecture derives from Ancient Relic Arrays unearthed in Spirit Source Land.

It forms a reinforcing array ensuring structures endure a millennium unscathed.

From those Ancient Relic Arrays, they found stone pillars enduring ten thousand years unaltered, bearing Second-Order reinforcing arrays—though Spirit Source Land hasn’t yet conquered Second-Order versions.

Arriving at Tianshu Tower, Yang Qinting felt dazed like Granny Liu stepping into a noble estate, gazing everywhere in profound awe.

He wasn’t a naive bumpkin; he’d seen Xuanqing Sect’s deep foundations, surpassing Spirit Source Land in Array Dao.

Still, Xuanqing Sect refrains from arraying every building, limiting them to select vital ones.

Despite two decades in Xuanqing Sect, he never touched Array Dao.

Array Dao remains a guarded secret there, reserved for core disciples; even Inner Sect ones get barred.

His wonder arose not just from array use but from Spirit Source Land’s stunning evolution.

Two decades back, Longevity City was a modest town, its tallest edifice the present Receiving Hall.

Now?

Longevity City brims with soaring towers, Tianshu Tower’s five tiers climbing seventeen or eighteen meters, radiating refinement from bronze branch motifs at railing ends, gilded peony borders on window frames, to peacock stone powder filling brick joints, bathing in morning glow with elegant poise. Bronze stair rails twist with lotus vines, pearls nestled in lotus cores, warm under fingers, every painted beam brimming with artisan genius amid golden splendor.

Scrutinizing fine details alone, Xuanqing Sect’s structures pale against Tianshu Tower.

"Young Master Qinting, this way please; the owner awaits you upstairs!" A straightforward middle-aged man led Yang Qinting upward.

"Are you with the Secret Martial Guards too?" Yang Qinting inquired, curious.

"No, I serve as a Sixth-Class Steward in Tianshu Tower, formerly from the Foreign Affairs Hall!" The man chuckled.

"What’s your family name?"

"Hehe, Zhou’s my surname; the Eighth Madam is my aunt!"

Yang Qinting understood at once.

Bearing the Zhou surname tied him to the Zhou clan, where Eighth Madam—Yang Cheng’an’s spouse Zhou Yunxian—also happened to be Yang Qinting’s mother.

"So you’re my Cousin!"

"Haha~~ After you, Young Master Qinting!"

In terms of kin, Spirit Source Land teems with relatives; grab anyone, and ties emerge.

Chatting and laughing, they reached the fifth floor.

"Greetings, Owner!"

"Greetings, Great Uncle!"

The pair faced Yang Chengye and offered salutes.

Yang Chengye chuckled, "Skip the stiff courtesies!"

"So you’re Qinting! Haha, our first grandfather-grandson encounter!"

When Yang Qinting entered Xuanqing Sect, Yang Chengye lingered on Divine Wood Island, marking this as their debut meeting.

"Nephew has admired Great Uncle for ages! Great Uncle, the founding Emperor!" Yang Qinting stated.

"You cheeky one, save the flattery!" Yang Chengye laughed, clapping his shoulder firmly, "Impressive; Xuanqing Sect hasn’t stalled your cultivation progress!"

After casual banter, they delved into the core matter.

Yang Qinting succinctly described the possible tailing and his clash with Wang Qisheng in the Sect.

"Wang Qisheng, Wang Qiutang’s youngest son?" Yang Chengye questioned.

"That’s right!"

Yang Chengye nodded faintly, directing his attendant, "Bring the Wang family and Li family files from Xuanqing Sect!"

Wang Qiutang carries renown, and the Wang family ranks as a major force in Xuanqing Sect; thus Tianshu Tower maintains thorough records on them.

Shortly, the attendant delivered the Wang and Li family dossiers.

Yang Chengye scanned the Wang dossier first, "This Wang family proves complex; Wang Qiutang wields late Golden Body Realm cultivation, and within Xuanqing Sect, their veteran line has birthed three Golden Body Realm Martial Artists counting him!"

"The Li family rises as newcomers, boasting an ancestor in Golden Body Realm, yet now propped by a woman!"

"Chu Lingxiao—that’s her!"

Yang Qinting asked in surprise, "Great Uncle, what of Elder Chu?"

Yang Chengye grinned, "Secret Martial Guards assessed all Golden Body Realm Martial Artists in the Sea of Spirit; over the last century, three show Martial Immortal potential: Xuanqing Sect’s Chu Lingxiao, Illusion Moon Sect’s Yue Ming, and Wuxiang Sect’s Zhang Xian!"

"Barring mishaps, Chu Lingxiao will gain heavy focus from Xuanqing Sect ahead!"

Yang Qinting comprehended, "Ah, so that’s it!"

Though a Xuanqing Sect disciple, he lacked access to pinnacle Martial God Elders like Chu Lingxiao, relying on vague rumors for info.

By contrast, Secret Martial Guards’ probes yield sharp clarity, revealing hidden facts outsiders miss.

"What of my marriage to Qianqian?" Yang Qinting queried anxiously, eyeing Yang Chengye.

"It faces stiff opposition, but not insurmountable; probably needs the ancestor’s hand!" Yang Chengye replied.