Clan Rise: Starting as a Grandfather Chapter 1741 - 1060: A Big Business Deal

Time flies, years pass like a shuttle.

In the courtyard of the cave residence.

Yang Zhenshan reclined on the lounge chair under the porch, picked up his tea, and took a sip.

Outside the porch, snowflakes fell one by one, accumulating a thick layer on the green stone ground.

The heavy snow covered the world, turning everything into the color of ice and snow.

"The snow seems particularly heavy this year!"

Yang Zhenshan murmured softly as he gazed at the drifting snowflakes.

With the enhancement of his cultivation, he seemed to grow more indifferent to many things, like time, weather, seasons, and so on.

Perhaps these things no longer had a significant impact on him, so he cared less about their changes, making him increasingly insensitive to these transformations.

Amid the swirling snow, Yang Zhenshan’s thoughts drifted somewhere unknown until the sound of footsteps on the snow brought him back, and he raised his head.

The visitor was a woman, her black hair hung loosely, a plain silver hairpin catching the snow’s light. Her brows were like distant mountains shrouded in thin frost, her black pupils soaked in the color of snow, making her appear even more serene.

The deep gray cloth skirt brushed over the snow, embroidered shoes stepped quietly, with only the tip stained by snow foam. Although she wore rough cloth, each step seemed to tread on a spring courtyard, showing no trace of awkwardness.

As she approached, she breathed out a strand of white mist, a slight curve on her lips, fine lines at the corners of her eyes, making the entire courtyard seem three parts more gentle amid the wind and snow.​

"Disciple pays respect to Master!" Ma Qiuyan bowed and greeted.

"Hmm, why are you here?" Yang Zhenshan asked casually.

Ma Qiuyan smiled, saying, "I just received news, the Demon Court and the Ghost Sect have gone to war, with several battles erupting near Purple Flower Mountain in the south!"

Yang Zhenshan, hearing this, immediately perked up, sat straight, and asked, "When did this happen?"

"It started about three months ago!" Ma Qiuyan replied.

At this time, it had been over half a year since the Xiaxian Sect’s destruction. Throughout these months, the Wanhua Demon Court had been consolidating its power, while An Wusheng had remained in the Cloud Mist Array because of losing the Blood Jade.

However, this concerned the central and northern parts of the Wanhua Mountain Range. As for the southern situation, being over forty thousand miles away from the Sky Cloud Sword Sect makes message transmission cumbersome, so the sect doesn’t have much understanding of it.

Three months ago, the Demon Court and the Unpredictable Ghost Sect went to war in the southern part of the Wanhua Mountain Range, and only now did the Sky Cloud Sword Sect receive the news, which is indeed quite delayed.

"Three months ago!" Yang Zhenshan pondered, "Purple Flower Mountain is Nanhua Sect’s territory, isn’t it?"

"That’s right, Nanhua Sect has seven mountains, and Purple Flower Mountain is one of them."

"It’s said the Demon Court plans to eradicate Nanhua Sect, but because the Unpredictable Ghost Sect was prepared, the two sides have fought several times at Purple Flower Mountain."

Ma Qiuyan said.

"Did the Chi Huang Clan initiate this?" Yang Zhenshan continued questioning.

"The specifics are unknown, but indeed the Chi Huang Clan leads the Demon Court!" Ma Qiuyan answered.

Yang Zhenshan stood up, "It seems the Wanhua Demon Court is pretty much ready!"

He stood under the porch, reaching out to capture a handful of snowflakes, which flickered in and out of sight in his hand, seeming real yet elusive.

Ma Qiuyan hesitated, "I also received another message, I’m not sure if Master finds it useful!"

"What message?" Yang Zhenshan asked casually.

"It’s said Hengshan Sect and the South Sea Demon Clan have gone to war, fighting fiercely in the Southern Domain!" Ma Qiuyan spoke softly.

Yang Zhenshan furrowed his brows slightly.

Hengshan Sect, one of the four major forces in the Central Domain, South Sea Demon Clan, one of the three major demon clans in the Wanhua Domain.

Both are top-tier forces in the Wanhua Domain, even stronger than the Wanhua Demon Court.

Now that these two forces are at war, it will have a significant impact on the entire Wanhua Domain.

The Unpredictable Ghost Sect and Wanhua Demon Court at war, Hengshan Sect and South Sea Demon Clan at war, is this a prelude to world war?

"Where did you get this message?" Yang Zhenshan inquired.

"From True Yang Immortal City, it seems to have spread from the Ten Thousand Treasures Store!" Ma Qiuyan replied.

Yang Zhenshan’s brows furrowed deeper.

Ten Thousand Treasures Store?

What does this mean?

The Ten Thousand Treasures Store shouldn’t arbitrarily spread messages from other regions.

Due to the barrier of the Wanhua Mountain Range, the Wanhua Western Region is relatively isolated in the Wanhua Domain, and messages from other regions rarely reach it.

Besides, the cultivation world in the Wanhua Western Region is quite weak, with fewer strong individuals compared to other regions.

Even if messages get through, they are often useless, as no one pays much attention to them.

The Ten Thousand Treasures Store can certainly transmit intelligence across the Five Domains, but they have no reason to send messages about the Southern Domain to the Western Region.

What is their purpose in doing this?

Do they want the Western Region to know about the Southern Domain’s warfare or perhaps convey these messages into certain people’s ears?

Yang Zhenshan felt somewhat clueless but soon chose not to concern himself further with this matter.

There is no need to focus on it, as the Sky Cloud Sword Sect can only operate in the Wanhua Western Region, not yet able to intervene in the Southern Domain, let alone meddle in the war between Hengshan Sect and the South Sea Demon Clan.

Compared to the Southern Domain’s situation, the scenario in the Wanhua Mountain Range affects the Sky Cloud Sword Sect more.

"I will keep this in mind. You continue to arrange for personnel to monitor True Yang Immortal City, and see if the Ten Thousand Treasures Store reveals other information!" Yang Zhenshan instructed.

Currently, True Yang Immortal City is the largest and most prosperous city in the Wanhua Western Region, with many immortal cultivators and demon clans from various directions residing there, bringing news from all over. Therefore, the Sky Cloud Sword Sect has stationed many cultivators in True Yang Immortal City specifically for gathering information from all sides.