Clan Rise: Starting as a Grandfather Chapter 1692 - 1034: Artifact Spirit of the Treasure Cauldron, Thunder Fire Spear

About an hour later, True Monarch Jiechen returned to Jade Sky Hall.

"Senior brother, none of the fellow Daoists have had any contact with Junior Brother Longevity!" True Monarch Jiechen said.

Huagai nodded, not surprised by this result.

"Daoist Baiyun should have attended the Immortal Fate Trading Conference!" he asked White Cloud True Monarch.

White Cloud True Monarch nodded slightly, "I went with Junior Brother Yang, but we got separated on the way back!"

Yang Zhenshan looked towards Huagai, meeting Huagai’s gaze.

"Did you encounter anything, Daoist Yang?"

Yang Zhenshan calmly replied, "I encountered many things. Just as I left the trading conference, I was targeted. I barely escaped after three days, and during the escape, I encountered quite a few Golden Core Cultivators fighting, nearly stumbling into their battlefield once, which almost cost me my life."

He naturally wouldn’t mention the Shui Ji matter; it had to remain buried.

Huagai nodded and asked White Cloud True Monarch and Yang Zhenshan several more questions, particularly regarding the situation at the trading conference.

Yang Zhenshan naturally answered without reservation, except for the Shui Ji matter, without hiding anything.

Huagai’s questioning ended only after those Foundation Establishment Cultivators returned.

They naturally found nothing. The matter of the True Monarch Longevity originally had nothing to do with the Sky Cloud Sword Sect. Frankly speaking, with their strength, the Sky Cloud Sword Sect couldn’t do anything against a True Monarch Longevity.

Afterward, Huagai proposed to take his leave, and White Cloud True Monarch respectfully escorted them out of the Sky Cloud Sword Sect.

Outside White Cloud Immortal City, White Cloud True Monarch gazed at the disappearing figures in the sky and let out a long breath.

"Is this over?" Jian Changhe asked.

"It should be over!" White Cloud True Monarch replied.

Jian Changhe’s eyes sparkled as he looked into the distance, "I thought they would trouble us!"

Que Lingyu laughed softly, "Though the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion is strong, they dare not provoke widespread anger. They’ve already incited considerable resentment. If they don’t restrain themselves a bit, the Wanhua Mountain Range might no longer accommodate them!"

Her words were indeed correct. The Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion has influence, but not enough to suppress several dozen Golden Core Cultivators and Demon Kings.

If the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion truly provoked widespread anger, the few branches within the Wanhua Mountain Range might soon vanish.

"It’s none of our business, let us stay out of it. Fellow senior brothers, I’m currently focused on alchemy, so I won’t linger here!" Yang Zhenshan said.

"I need to go back to secluded cultivation too!" Yun Xiao added.

"Alright, everyone may leave now!" White Cloud True Monarch said, and they dispersed, each returning to their own place.

Yang Zhenshan returned to the Spirit Source Land and continued to research alchemy with Sealing Spirit, absorbing ancient alchemy knowledge like a sponge.

Yang Zhenshan seldom pays attention to external matters and is wholly immersed in his cultivation.

Three years turned into three more; in the blink of an eye, twelve years had passed.

Since Yang Zhenshan’s Core Formation, time seemed accelerated to him. His grasp on time’s passage grew increasingly vague, often losing track of the year or month during simple cultivation sessions.

In Longevity Hall, within the Quiet Chamber.

Yang Zhenshan sat on a cushion, gazing at the leaping Divine Wood Treasure Cauldron before him.

Currently, the Divine Wood Treasure Cauldron was only the size of a fist, emitting a cyan glow and overflowing with intense vitality.

As his lifebound spiritual artifact, the Divine Wood Treasure Cauldron was more important to him than the Green Wood Purple Lightning Sword.

Though the Green Wood Purple Lightning Sword was equally his lifebound spiritual artifact, it was mainly a weapon and a method for combat, while the Divine Wood Treasure Cauldron was his Origin Core, essentially an extension of the Qingmu Longevity Scripture.

Thus, the spiritual artifact he valued most was the Divine Wood Treasure Cauldron.

After over a decade of nurturing, the Divine Wood Treasure Cauldron hadn’t advanced to become a mid-grade spiritual artifact, but the artifact spirit of the cauldron significantly matured.

Previously, the artifact spirit of the Divine Wood Treasure Cauldron was akin to a newborn, confused and unaware of cooperation with Yang Zhenshan, but now it grew to resemble a seven or eight-year-old, possessing some thoughts and understanding to cooperate with him.

"Master, eat eat~~"

Its childish voice stuttered, akin to a child learning to speak.

"You can’t eat anymore; eating more would be wasteful!" Yang Zhenshan lightly tapped the cauldron.

The cauldron snuggled against Yang Zhenshan’s hand, "Master said, eating more grows faster!"

"..."

Yang Zhenshan was speechless, "Your memory is quite sharp!"

"Master~~"

This fellow even knew how to act sweetly.

Yang Zhenshan thought for a moment, took out a bottle of Dao Spirit Potion, and poured it onto the cauldron.

The cauldron desired exactly this, probably knowing the Dao Spirit Potion was beneficial to its growth. So, it occasionally asked Yang Zhenshan for Dao Spirit Potion.

Upon receiving the Dao Spirit Potion, the cauldron became even more lively, circling around Yang Zhenshan constantly.

"Alright, I’m heading out now. You should return!" Yang Zhenshan said.

The cauldron promptly burrowed into his Dantian, obediently, then slowly revolved around his Golden Core.

Its rotation followed a pattern, circling based on the trajectory of the Life and Death Tai Chi Diagram within the Dantian.

Since Yang Zhenshan comprehended the Withered and Flourishing Divine Power, the Divine Wood Treasure Cauldron also absorbed some Withered and Flourishing Dao Intent, gaining new abilities such as storing vitality and death energy.