Clan Rise: Starting as a Grandfather Chapter 1348: 866: Blood Pool Steward, Taking Away 10,000 Ghost Blood Jades
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Three years passed swiftly like flowing water, gone in the wink of an eye.
Inside the secluded chamber of the separate courtyard on Spiritual Spring Mountain Plateau.
Yang Zhenshan circulated the Qingmu Longevity Scripture, enveloped in verdant light that undulated in waves, each one stronger than the last.
Over these years, the liquid mana within his Dantian Qi Sea had grown vastly and purified, arriving at a robust state, merely a whisker away from the early Foundation Establishment bottleneck.
Amid his cultivation, he abruptly felt his soul crow get crushed once more. A quick probe revealed Xuanzhen was calling him.
Finishing a full Grand Circulation of mana, Yang Zhenshan's awareness instantly shifted to the soul crow.
The same gloomy cavern persisted, with the elderly robed Taoist unchanged.
“Is there something?” Yang Zhenshan inquired.
“Yes, something major!” Xuanzhen replied, his face grave.
“What major event? Is Mo Xuanyu about to strike at Lotus Heart Valley?”
Mo Xuanyu had lingered at Lotus Heart Valley for roughly a decade, during which he established the Evil Blood Killing Array. With the formation now finished, action was imminent.
Yet Xuanzhen dismissed Yang Zhenshan’s guess, “No, a new Blood Pool Steward has shown up!”
“What do you mean?” Yang Zhenshan felt a bit confused.
“Mo Xuanyu serves as a Blood Pool Steward in the Yin Ghost Department, yet another one exists here besides him, and this one holds substantial authority!” Xuanzhen clarified.
Yang Zhenshan hesitated briefly. By now, his knowledge of the Unpredictable Ghost Sect had deepened greatly. Situated in the Wanhua Mountain Range's eastern region, its influence dominated the Wanhua Domain's core — a tremendously mighty sect power.
The Yin Ghost Department was simply a subordinate branch of the Unpredictable Ghost Sect’s Soul Control Hall, focused mainly on cultivating Ghost Soldiers and Blood Puppets. Someone like Mo Xuanyu, a Blood Pool Steward, ranked only mid-to-low in the sect, barely notable.
Undoubtedly, the Yin Ghost Department boasted multiple other Blood Pool Stewards, probably in large numbers.
However, the western Wanhua Mountain Range lay outside the Unpredictable Ghost Sect’s control. So why the recent surge of personnel toward the Yunxiao Mountain Range?
“Give me the details!” Yang Zhenshan urged.
“Yesterday, a Foundation Establishment Cultivator called Zhang Mo arrived, and Mo Xuanyu went out personally to receive him. Zhang Mo possesses late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivation, escorted by four Foundation Establishment Ghost Soldiers.”
“From Mo Xuanyu’s demeanor, he appeared deeply wary of Zhang Mo, yet also greatly irritated. Even after Zhang Mo departed, Mo Xuanyu’s expression stayed dark!”
“I don’t know the exact words exchanged, but I suspect big plans are afoot!”
Xuanzhen declared.
No guessing required—wherever the Yin Ghost Department emerges, an Evil Blood Killing Array, Blood Pool, and Ten Thousand Ghost Blood Jade inevitably follow.
These form their routine configurations, the core methods for forging Ghost Soldiers and Blood Puppets.
One Mo Xuanyu alone wouldn’t cut it; enter Zhang Mo now.
This piles trouble upon trouble.
A pressing urgency surged within Yang Zhenshan’s chest.
Be it Zhang Mo or Mo Xuanyu, their aim is unmistakably to craft Ghost Soldiers and Blood Puppets.
And what do they need for that?
Golden Body Realm Martial Artists and Foundation Establishment Cultivators.
These spell utter disaster!
“Sigh, the area around Yunxiao Mountain Range won’t stay tranquil much longer!” Yang Zhenshan lamented.
Against solo Mo Xuanyu, Yang Zhenshan couldn’t win but could still evade and scheme. Adding Zhang Mo forced pure avoidance.
Uniting other powers against Mo Xuanyu and Zhang Mo? Extremely difficult—at least beyond Yang Zhenshan’s reach.
The Spirit Source Land must remain concealed, and a secretive force struggles to earn others’ trust.
Take the Illusion Moon Sect: keen on allying with the Yang family, yet ever watchful of them.
“I’ve discovered a method to escape the blood jade’s domination!” Xuanzhen revealed abruptly.
His sole focus was severing the blood jade’s hold on him; nothing else mattered.
“What method?”
“Refine the blood jade yourself!”
Yang Zhenshan nearly rolled his eyes, “Mo Xuanyu won’t give me the blood jade.”
“But you can steal the blood jade. I can send the soul crow into the Blood Pool; can’t you retrieve items through the soul crow? You can directly take the blood jade from the Blood Pool!” Xuanzhen proposed.
Yang Zhenshan hesitated briefly, “Is that possible?”
“Earlier, I couldn’t do it, but now I can control part of the array and send the soul crow into the Blood Pool!” Xuanzhen clarified.
For more than thirty years, he had stayed by Mo Xuanyu’s side, earning a degree of trust from Mo Xuanyu—especially since Mo Xuanyu now lacked sufficient helpers and depended on him for countless chores.
This granted him entry to a portion of the Evil Blood Killing Array.
Yang Zhenshan pondered for a moment; truthfully, he still wished Xuanzhen would remain near Mo Xuanyu, enabling him to obtain vast intelligence on Mo Xuanyu and the Unpredictable Ghost Sect straight from Xuanzhen.
Losing Xuanzhen as his internal spy would leave him blind to Mo Xuanyu’s locations and activities.
Still, escaping Mo Xuanyu’s domination ranked highest for Xuanzhen. The blood jade’s grip endangered not only his existence but his very liberty as well.
“Then let’s give it a try!” Yang Zhenshan declared.
He had sworn to assist Xuanzhen in severing the blood jade’s control, and with ten years already gone by, putting it off further would be unjustifiable.