Clan Rise: Starting as a Grandfather Chapter 1722 - 1050: Three Years and Another Three Years (Part 2)

Thus, most of the high-grade elixirs of the Sky Cloud Sword Sect are currently provided by the Yang family.

The Yang family naturally doesn’t supply them to the Sky Cloud Sword Sect for free; they sell them through transactions, with slightly discounted prices, making the Sky Cloud Sword Sect a major client of the Spirit Source Land.

White Cloud True Monarch chuckled and said, "I won’t take them for free, just give me one Demon Essence Pill, Tongming Pill, and Thunder Tribulation Pill each."

Everyone paused upon hearing this, their eyes turning towards him.

The Demon Essence Pill, Tongming Pill, and Thunder Tribulation Pill are all Core Formation Spirit Objects, so White Cloud True Monarch obviously doesn’t want them for himself.

"Senior Brother is planning to?" Yang Zhenshan asked softly.

White Cloud True Monarch casually said, "Yun Ge should form his core too, although his chances of success are low, I still want to give him an opportunity!"

Everyone showed an understanding look.

Yang Zhenshan nodded slightly, "Indeed, over the years, Daoist Yun Ge has done his fair share of hard work, it’s time to give him a chance."

"How about this, consider the top-grade Demon Essence Pill as my sponsorship, and the Tongming Pill and Thunder Tribulation Pill as the care from Senior Brother as a master!"

White Cloud True Monarch’s intention is understandable, although he has reached the late-stage Golden Core, his lifespan has not increased much.

As for further progress, he estimates it to be unlikely, at most he can improve his cultivation a little, but it’s difficult to enter the Golden Core Peak.

So it is perfectly reasonable for him to prepare to nurture a successor.

"Then I’ll thank you on behalf of Yun Ge for your assistance!" White Cloud True Monarch raised a cup and clinked it with Yang Zhenshan’s.

"Haha, you’re being polite, Senior Brother!" Yang Zhenshan laughed.

Que Lingyu also took a sip of her drink, "Ah, Alchemists are indeed wealthy, to give away a top-grade Demon Essence Pill just like that!"

"Little brother relies on this craft to make a living, can’t compare to Senior Sister!" Yang Zhenshan said.

"Come on, others might not know, but do you think I wouldn’t?" Que Lingyu said irritably.

Yang Zhenshan awkwardly rubbed his nose.

The profits from his elixir refining couldn’t be hidden from Que Lingyu.

After all, when he first started refining Demon Essence Pills, the Demon Cores he used were all sourced from Cangyu Mountain, at that time Yun Xiao was also trading Demon Cores with him from Cangyu Mountain, and later Yang Zhenshan traded with Cangyu Mountain many times, so Cangyu Mountain was well aware of his elixir refining profits then.

And now, Yang Zhenshan is a Golden Core Cultivator and also a third-order Alchemist, so the speed at which he earns resources is incomparable to before.

Among the five people present, besides the wealthy White Cloud True Monarch, Yang Zhenshan should be the most affluent, even Que Lingyu is not as wealthy as Yang Zhenshan.

As for Jian Changhe, the heritage of Hidden Sword Mountain might also be almost exhausted.

And Yun Xiao, he’s just a pauper.

The few of them chatted and laughed, the atmosphere lively and joyous, until nightfall when the banquet finally ended.

White Cloud True Monarch had left seclusion, so Yang Zhenshan no longer needed to stay in the Jade Sky Hall.

After returning to his courtyard from his cave abode, Yang Zhenshan went straight back to the Longevity Hall.

Cultivation, enlightenment, alchemy, Yang Zhenshan once again lived a monotonous yet fulfilling life.

Three years followed by another three years, time seemed to have accelerated, and in the blink of an eye, another ten years had passed.

In the 145th year of Spirit Source, Yang Zhenshan had been at Core Formation for forty years.

Forty years is a considerable period for Foundation Establishment Cultivators, but for Golden Core Cultivators, time seems to slip by unnoticed.

A casual cultivation by Yang Zhenshan could span several months, and if he went into retreat for dao intent enlightenment, blink and reopening his eyes could take at least half a year, or even several years, and if some insights were gained, it could span over a decade.

Refining elixirs was the same; previously Yang Zhenshan could refine multiple batches in a day, but now, refining a single batch of elixir takes ten days, or even months.

One day, Yang Zhenshan emerged from the Quiet Chamber once again.

The three brothers, Yang Mingcheng, Yang Mingzhi, and Yang Minghao, were waiting for him inside the Longevity Hall.

Seeing them, Yang Zhenshan was quite surprised, "What brings you here?"

In the past, they rarely came to the Immortal Palace, as they still didn’t qualify to reside within it.

Of course, Yang Zhenshan occasionally gathered them together.

"Father!" Yang Mingcheng said somewhat nervously, "We have something we’d like your help with!"

Time erodes all things, even between father and son, the passage of time can estrange them.

With Yang Zhenshan’s cultivation growing ever higher, and the time spent in secluded cultivation increasing, Yang Mingcheng found himself becoming more unfamiliar with his father.

This is inevitable, as Yang Zhenshan frequently went into seclusion for a year or two, so even the most familiar person could become a stranger.

For Yang Zhenshan, the only relationship he now needed to maintain was with Yu Qingyi, even if not in seclusion, he would always accompany Yu Qingyi.

As for others, they could only let things take their natural course, meet when time allowed, otherwise set aside when busy.

Yang Zhenshan smiled warmly, "Sit down and let’s talk!"

"Yes!"

The three brothers sat down, and Yang Zhenshan asked, "What do you need my help with?"

Yang Mingcheng looked at Yang Mingzhi and Yang Minghao, hesitatingly said, "We’d like to ask for your guidance on spear techniques!"

"Spear techniques!" Yang Zhenshan exclaimed, "Don’t you already have your own cultivation techniques? Do you still need my guidance?"

In today’s Spirit Source Land, there’s no shortage of cultivation techniques, whether Immortal Path or Martial Arts, techniques abound, including many spear techniques.

"Well, we feel like our spear techniques have reached a dead end!" Yang Mingcheng replied.

Yang Zhenshan looked at them in doubt, then thought for a moment and said, "Alright, show me your spear techniques!"

Then the four of them stepped out of the hall, and Yang Zhenshan had the three brothers display their spear techniques one by one.

Afterwards, Yang Zhenshan reviewed the cultivation techniques they practiced thoroughly.

Having finished, Yang Zhenshan’s eyebrows furrowed slightly.

Yang Mingcheng and his two brothers all possess pinnacle Golden Body Realm cultivation now, and it won’t be long before they attempt to break into the Divine Soul Realm.

However, their comprehension or insights into spear techniques do not match their level of cultivation.

Martial Arts cultivation transitions primarily to Qi Refinement starting from the Innate Realm, essentially it’s the same as Immortal Cultivation, wherein cultivation is enhanced through absorbing external Spiritual Energy, though lacking a spiritual aperture, martial artists can’t cultivate Mana.

But as cultivation advances to the Golden Body Realm, martial artists gradually begin enhancing their Divine Soul Power and can convert True Yuan into Mana, though this requires considerable time and effort with disproportionate returns, so Golden Body Realm Martial Artists don’t particularly focus on the Divine Soul and Mana.

Until cultivation reaches the Divine Soul Realm, martial artists then align more with Immortal Cultivators focusing on refining the Divine Soul and Mana.

In terms of realm, martial artists’ initial realm is distinct from Immortal Cultivators; Immortal Cultivators’ Dao Intent mainly refers to the Heaven and Earth Great Dao, while martial artists’ realm stems from themselves.

Of course, there is an exception, which is Sword Dao.

The Sword Dao in Immortal Cultivation also originates from oneself, similar to martial artists.

Once, Yang Zhenshan mistakenly believed martial artists could grasp all Dao Intents, but upon transitioning to Immortal Cultivation, he realized some Dao Intents are beyond martial artists, accessible only to Immortal Cultivators.

Retracing his earlier experiences with Dao Intents, Yang Zhenshan easily discerned which were accessible to martial artists and which only to Immortal Cultivators.

Immortal Path encompasses Martial Arts, but Martial Arts are merely a small part of the Immortal Path.

Thus, among Immortal Cultivators, there are Sword Dao cultivators, whereas martial artists cannot refine a spell to the Transformation Realm.