Clan Rise: Starting as a Grandfather Chapter 1661 - 1018: Ownerless Object (Part 3)

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Previously on Clan Rise: Starting as a Grandfather...
Yang Zhenshan investigates the Sacred Tree in Qingyuan Cave Heaven, finding no issues with spiritual energy or veins. He learns the Cave Heaven's master is the First Demon Venerable, whose soul merged with the Sacred Tree, making it the owner. However, the Sacred Tree lacks self-awareness, leaving Yang Zhenshan perplexed.

A flash of insight suddenly crossed Yang Zhenshan’s mind, then he looked toward the Holy Tree.

So Qingyuan Cave Heaven is actually an ownerless object!

His heart started pounding.

In other words, although the Qingyuan Fox Clan resides here, they haven’t obtained control of this Grotto Heaven.

"No, then how did you connect with the main world?" Yang Zhenshan questioned again.

Without the owner’s permission, how can a Grotto Heaven connect with the main world?

Whether it’s a teleportation array or a Pocket World Gate, it requires the grotto’s owner’s approval to be set up.

"Are you talking about the Gate of Qingyuan? That was left by the first generation Demon Venerable!" Qingyuan Fox Venerable said.

Yang Zhenshan stroked his beard, casting a strange look at the Qingyuan Fox Venerable.

"Senior, how many Grotto Heavens does the Wanhua Demon Court have?"

"Three!" Qingyuan Fox Venerable frowned again, not understanding why Yang Zhenshan was asking these questions.

"Then do you know the owners of the other two Grotto Heavens?"

Qingyuan Fox Venerable pondered for a moment, then shook her head, "I don’t know!"

"I’ve heard that the Wanhua Demon Emperor is incredibly powerful, but I’ve never heard what the Wanhua Demon Emperor’s true form is," Yang Zhenshan continued to ask.

"Why are you asking this?" Qingyuan Fox Venerable’s beautiful face turned cold.

"Maybe it will be useful to me!" Yang Zhenshan said calmly.

Qingyuan Fox Venerable gazed at him, seeing he remained unmoved, only then did she slowly say, "No one knows what the Wanhua Demon Emperor’s true form is."

"Doesn’t the Wanhua Demon Emperor have clansmen?"

"No!"

"Where does he live then?"

"In the Demon Ruins."

"Has the senior ever invited him to visit?"

"No, the Demon Emperor often goes into seclusion and rarely appears!"

Yang Zhenshan nodded slightly, "I think I understand where the problem lies!"

"Where?" Qingyuan Fox Venerable’s eyes showed a vague brightness.

"Qingyuan Cave Heaven needs an owner!" Yang Zhenshan spread his hands.

"What do you mean?"

"Grotto Heavens belong to the Void, and the Qi Mechanism of the Grotto Heaven is also within the Void, so someone needs to maintain the balance of a Grotto Heaven, otherwise, it will fall!"

"Fall?" Qingyuan Fox Venerable’s brows furrowed, "But there’s no sign of Qingyuan Cave Heaven falling."

"The senior is right, the Sun Cave Heaven was abandoned for ten thousand years before it fell. Qingyuan Cave Heaven is only a thousand years old, so it won’t fall that quickly. But as time goes on, Qingyuan Cave Heaven will gradually draw closer to the main world. This speed is slow, but as the Grotto Heaven moves, the Qi Mechanism outside the Grotto Heaven will change,"

Yang Zhenshan explained.

Most Golden Core Cultivators have very limited knowledge of Grotto Heavens. Like White Cloud True Monarch, not having a Grotto Heaven himself, he naturally does not understand its situation.

And most of the Demon Clan has even less understanding of Grotto Heavens, because their inheritance seldom touches on technical cultivation techniques, but instead mainly comes from bloodlines.

Thus, the Demon Clan are often naive novices about many things, unable to understand at all.

Just like Qingyuan Fox Venerable, her comprehension of Void Dao Intent is limited, and she hasn’t delved deeply into Grotto Heavens, so naturally, she doesn’t understand the operational rules of a Grotto Heaven.

Although Yang Zhenshan was only recently promoted to the Golden Core Realm, he had previously cultivated the Void Refining Scripture, making him quite familiar with the operation of Grotto Heavens.

Furthermore, his Divine Soul had fused with the origin of the Life Realm Immortal Palace.

So his understanding of Grotto Heavens was like understanding himself.

Those people Qingyuan Fox Venerable invited before might not have understood the operational rules of Grotto Heavens, or they might not have considered that Qingyuan Cave Heaven could be ownerless.