Clan Rise: Starting as a Grandfather Chapter 1327 - 857: The Yang Family Really Is Quite Mysterious
Previously on Clan Rise: Starting as a Grandfather...
Youhuang Peak, Xuanqing Sect.
A maid approached the door of the Quiet Chamber within the bamboo building and gently announced, "Elder, the Madam from the Yang family has come to meet you!"
Silence always reigned inside the Quiet Chamber. The maid felt no impatience; she remained outside, patiently awaiting.
After quite some time, a voice carrying a metallic timbre echoed from inside, belonging to Chu Lingxiao: "The Yang family Madam? Which one?"
"The Yang family among the Twelve Families. She claims to be their mistress and awaits the Elder's reply in Green Jade City's Guest Hall!" the maid responded.
With a creaking sound, the door to the Quiet Chamber swung open, revealing Chu Lingxiao in a form-fitting blue robe.
"The mistress of the Yang family? Wife of Yang Zhenshan?"
"I'm not certain!" the maid answered.
Chu Lingxiao's face displayed deep contemplation.
Truth be told, the Yang family piqued her interest greatly.
In recent years, the Yang family had engaged in remarkable dealings, offloading enormous quantities of resources and items via the Illusion Moon Sect—behavior far beyond a minor clan's capabilities.
Not even a prominent Family could match that scale.
From communications with the Illusion Moon Sect, it appeared the Yang family enjoyed support from hidden powers. That Sect aided their rise to family status precisely due to those shadowy backers.
Chu Lingxiao remained ignorant of the exact nature of that force. The Illusion Moon Sect guarded the secret tightly, leaving even Xuanqing Sect in the dark.
"Bring her here!"
"Yes!"
The maid left, returning after over two hours with Yu Qingyi in tow to the bamboo building.
Deep within the bamboo grove stood the bamboo building, exuding profound serenity, the atmosphere laced with a subtle bamboo leaf aroma.
By the time Yu Qingyi reached the bamboo building, Chu Lingxiao had already taken a seat on the upper platform, tea at the ready.
Seeing Yu Qingyi, Chu Lingxiao felt a touch of astonishment, for the woman appeared remarkably youthful. Her oval visage gleamed like fine white jade, her starry eyes sparkled brilliantly, and her lustrous hair cascaded over her shoulders akin to drifting clouds.
Slender, tender jade fingers of exquisite beauty peeked from pure white Snow Silkworm silk sleeves, looking even fairer than the fabric itself.
Could this truly be the Yang family's mistress?
She resembled a blooming young maiden far more.
Yet Chu Lingxiao soon verified she faced no mere youth, having sensed Yu Qingyi's Golden Body Realm cultivation.
"Greetings, Elder Chu. Pardon my sudden arrival," Yu Qingyi spoke, her enchanting smile outshining spring blossoms.
Chu Lingxiao stood to reciprocate the greeting: "Please, have a seat, Madam!"
With graceful poise, Yu Qingyi settled beside Chu Lingxiao; each gesture radiated aristocratic refinement—not the aloof detachment of Immortals, but an ineffable air of supremacy.
Yu Qingyi had shed her former mundane demeanor; she often kept things modest and unadorned, yet summoned regal bearing at will with effortless charm.
"Elder Chu, this abode of yours is truly peaceful!" Yu Qingyi remarked smilingly, gazing at the elegant bamboo structure.
"Haha, I merely crave tranquility!" Chu Lingxiao laughed softly, shifting subjects: "I never knew Immortal Master Yang had taken a wife!"
"That's expected, since this marks my debut in the Sea of Spirit!" Yu Qingyi responded.
"Ah, so the rumors hold truth!"
"What rumors?"
"The one claiming the Yang family has mighty backing?"
Yu Qingyi took a delicate sip of tea, offering no reply.
This issue touched upon the Spirit Source Land, limiting what she could disclose.
In Chu Lingxiao's view, though, that quiet served as tacit confirmation.
After brief reflection, Chu Lingxiao inquired, "What brings Madam here today?"
"It concerns Qinting and Qianqian's betrothal!" Yu Qingyi lifted her gaze, smiling warmly: "Qinting is my great-grandson. Such affection from him is scarce; as his great-grandmother, I naturally wish him united with his heart's desire!"
Chu Lingxiao had anticipated Yu Qingyi's purpose: "This is no simple matter for me!"
"Difficult?" Yu Qingyi smiled mildly: "I know Elder Chu yearns above all for the Wang family's backing, securing resources within Xuanqing Sect to assault the Divine Soul Realm!"
"Truthfully, Elder Chu needn't pin everything on Xuanqing Sect; the Yang family stands ready to supply ample resources as well!"
Breaking into the Divine Soul Realm hinges on fortifying the Divine Soul; that breakthrough entails solidifying it and breaching the spiritual aperture.
The chasm separating Martial Artists' Innate and Golden Body Realms from Immortal Cultivators' Qi Refinement and Foundation Establishment stems from the Divine Soul.
Divine Soul Realm attainment allows Martial Artists to bridge that divide.
Even so, compensated or not, Martial Artists lag far behind Immortal Cultivators in Divine Soul prowess.
Though the gulf between Divine Soul Realm Martial Artists and Golden Core Cultivators spans like sky and earth, Divine Soul training lets the former eclipse Foundation Establishment foes in that aspect—explaining their overwhelming might.
Without closing the Divine Soul gap, Divine Soul Realm Martial Artists would crumble feebly against Foundation Establishment Cultivators.
Yang Zhenshan, master of Divine Soul techniques, dispatches foes with inferior Divine Souls with ease.
Resources for Divine Soul Realm breakthroughs boil down to soul-fortifying Elixirs and celestial treasures.
Yang Zhenshan crafts the Illusion God Pill; given time to collect required herbs, he could produce them endlessly.
Yue Ming's keen focus on the Illusion God Pill underscores its irresistible draw for Golden Body Realm Martial Artists.