Clan Rise: Starting as a Grandfather Chapter 1813 - 1097: Withered-Prosperity Dao Intent, Sealing the Void (2)

Yuan Chen looked at Yang Zhenshan taking the Crystal Stone, his expression becoming solemn.

Although he was arrogant, he wasn’t a fool.

The lock on the Void employed by Yang Zhenshan just now was clearly Void Divine Power, and Golden Core cultivators who mastered Void Divine Power were particularly tricky opponents.

Yang Zhenshan slowly raised his head. The other party actually sent a message for help; what does this indicate?

It indicates that the other party hadn’t informed anyone of the occurrences here.

This means that at this moment, the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion doesn’t know their identity.

Then as long as they can keep Yuan Chen here, won’t the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion remain unaware of who killed Yuan Chen?

Not necessarily!

The means of the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion are extremely troublesome; there’s a possibility they possess calculation methods, deceiving them could be difficult.

However, last time, when Longevity True Monarch disappeared, the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion didn’t uncover the culprit either.

No matter what, now that they are enemies, there must be no hesitation to strike hard.

Thinking of this, Yang Zhenshan’s eyes suddenly transformed into a bluish-gray mix.

Lifespan of 1,320 years, the depletion rate not even as high as two-to-one.

The opponent’s cultivation was slightly higher than his; he had just advanced to Golden Core Middle Stage, but the opponent had been at Golden Core Middle Stage for a long time, and had considerable achievements in Divine Dao Intent.

However, none of this is important. With a lifespan of 1,320 years, Yang Zhenshan could completely annihilate him in an instant.

Without any hesitation, Yang Zhenshan coldly declared, "Die!"

Yuan Chen suddenly felt his vitality rapidly draining away, his body trembled sharply.

"What is this?"

"The Intent of Wither and Flourish!"

"You..."

He looked at Yang Zhenshan in horror, "You’ve actually comprehended the Intent of Wither and Flourish."

However, his reaction was rather fast, upon confirming he faced the Intent of Wither and Flourish, he said nothing and immediately turned to flee.

Yang Zhenshan’s lips curled into a cold smile, "Trying to run, can you?"

"Seal!"

With a wave of his sleeve, the Void Dao Intent unfolded, instantly adding a Void Barrier to the Yin Yang Tai Chi Diagram.

A surrounding area of more than three hundred meters was not only enveloped by the Yin Yang Tai Chi Diagram but also covered by the Void Barrier.

Yuan Chen accelerated swiftly, only to crash with a thud into the Void Barrier.

Wither and Flourish Tai Chi, Void Seal, the combination is terrifyingly formidable.

Unless the enemy was far superior to Yang Zhenshan, the opponent would not be able to escape, and as long as the opponent’s lifespan and depletion rate weren’t outrageously disproportionate, Yang Zhenshan could easily keep them down.

Don’t forget, Yang Zhenshan is now Mid-stage Foundation Establishment, his cultivation has risen, his comprehension of the Intent of Wither and Flourish is deeper, and his lifespan and depletion ratio compared to others have decreased significantly.

If it were before, his depletion ratio against Yuan Chen might have been three-to-one, but now it’s less than two-to-one.

"You! Let me go!" Yuan Chen panicked, fear’s terrible grip wrapped around his heart.

His body’s vitality was rapidly fading, his originally silver-white hair turned gray-white, his once rosy face wrinkled, shriveled.

A decaying and withered aura spilled from his body.

"Spare me!"

In terror, he implored Yang Zhenshan for mercy.

But unfortunately, Yang Zhenshan wouldn’t let him go.

Kill first and discuss the consequences later, depending on the circumstances!

Soon, Yuan Chen’s lifespan was nearing exhaustion, while Yang Zhenshan’s temples showed a streak of white hair.

Just as Yang Zhenshan expected Yuan Chen to be near death, unexpectedly Yuan Chen suddenly threw out his star compass.

"Stars hidden in shadow, explode in sight, explode!"

In the next instant, the star compass inexplicably exploded, terrifying energy waves swept across in all directions.

"Sword cut!"

Standing beside Yang Zhenshan, Yun Xiao slashed away the approaching energy waves with a sword.

Far away, at the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion.

Atop a Jade Tower amidst myriad starlights, an elder abruptly opened his eyes.

"Who dares to kill my Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion cultivator, audacious!"

The rage-filled voice thundered and resonated in the starry sky.

Near the Void where Yang Zhenshan and Yun Xiao were, a pair of eyes like stars suddenly appeared, glaring angrily at Yang Zhenshan and Yun Xiao.

The suddenly appearing eyes caused Yang Zhenshan’s heart to tremble.

"Such a powerful aura!"

"This is just a remote projection, yet it has such a powerful aura!"

Before Yang Zhenshan could think more, those eyes suddenly shot out two dazzling starlights.

The starlights were like swords, sharp and mighty, rushing straight at Yang Zhenshan.

Although Yang Zhenshan didn’t understand what kind of divine ability it was, he could feel that if this strike hit him, he would be seriously injured even if he didn’t die.

Divine Wood Treasure Cauldron!

A sheet of green light shielded Yang Zhenshan, colliding fiercely with the starlight.

With a cracking sound, the defensive barrier of the Divine Wood Treasure Cauldron shattered instantly.

With the Thunder Fire Spear in hand, Yang Zhenshan thrust it forward, lightning and flames intertwined, instantly tangling with the starlight.

At the same time, sword beams burst forth from Yun Xiao’s Light Splitting Sword.

The roaring explosions continued incessantly, lasting for three breaths before stopping.

Those eyes disappeared, along with the powerful and terrifying aura, leaving only an empty void and an incomplete body.

"What was that?" Yun Xiao asked.

Yang Zhenshan’s face was somewhat grim, "I don’t know, it should be a divine secret technique from the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion."

According to what he knew, the strongest in the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion was the Heavenly Mechanism Master, who had cultivation at Golden Core Peak, with divine dao intent reaching the half-step enlightenment level.

Those eyes just now could very well have belonged to the Heavenly Mechanism Master.

Fortunately, the opponent wasn’t here, but only remotely projecting; otherwise, even if he and Yun Xiao joined forces, they wouldn’t be opponents.

However, since the opponent had appeared, Yang Zhenshan and Yun Xiao’s aura was probably remembered by them.

From now on, he and Yun Xiao need to be careful; if they encounter the opponent, they will certainly face revenge.

The only consolation is that in the Void, they were wrapped in aura, so the opponent likely didn’t see their faces clearly, making it difficult to confirm their identities.

After confirming the opponent had truly disappeared, Yang Zhenshan instantly flashed to Yuan Chen’s corpse.

Yuan Chen was already dead, but his daoist body was still relatively intact. The energy wave from the explosion earlier was large, but it did not destroy his daoist body.

Yang Zhenshan waved his hand, collecting Yuan Chen’s body and divine soul.

The divine soul could be thrown into the Divine Soul Hall to be transformed into a Yin Ghost in the future, as newborn Yin Ghosts have no memory of their past lives; it doesn’t matter if they were adversaries.

Additionally, the corpse of a Golden Core cultivator contains a large amount of spiritual energy. If placed outside, it wouldn’t rot in a short time, but Yang Zhenshan has a way to decompose it, turning it into pure spiritual energy.

The mana possessed by a single Golden Core cultivator is equivalent to millions of low-grade Spirit Stones. Decomposing the corpse in the Spirit Origin Land can replenish its spiritual energy levels.

This can be considered as making use of waste.

As for Yuan Chen’s storage bag, Yang Zhenshan did not check it, instead storing it away to examine later.

"Let’s go!"

After clearing the battlefield, Yang Zhenshan and Yun Xiao returned to the real world.

In the real world, Lin Qihe had already taken the Vermilion Bird Cloud Boat away from the battlefield, but Yang Zhenshan and Yun Xiao quickly caught up with them.

"How is the situation?"

Seeing Yang Zhenshan and Yun Xiao arriving, Lin Qihe asked.

Yang Zhenshan shook his head slightly, "The party was from the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion, and it’s unknown whether they could identify us."

"Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion!" Lin Qihe frowned, "Should we hide for a while?"

"Hiding is definitely necessary, but we also can’t give up the business with the Hengshan Sect and Ten Thousand Treasures Store," Yang Zhenshan said.

Currently, the Spirit Source Land needs a large amount of resources; if it were to be closed again, it wouldn’t be long before the lack of resources would affect some people’s cultivation.

This is a result Yang Zhenshan does not want to see.

Moreover, they, as Golden Core cultivators, also require resources; it isn’t that they aren’t lacking resources but that they can’t acquire enough.

Meeting the needs of Qi Refining cultivators and Foundation Establishment cultivators isn’t difficult for Yang Zhenshan, but fulfilling the needs of several Golden Core cultivators is unattainable for him.

The conditions to meet those needs are too harsh.

For Foundation Establishment cultivators, they require various elixirs, spiritual objects, and need to be equipped with treasures; all these can barely be gathered by the Spirit Source Land.

But what do Golden Core cultivators need?

Third-tier elixirs, third-stage spiritual objects, and spiritual artifacts.

This isn’t a question of whether it can be met, but wanting more and more.

Therefore, the needs of Golden Core cultivators are impossible to satisfy; not even White Jade City, nor top forces like the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion or Hengshan Sect, dare to say they can meet their Golden Core cultivators’ needs.

They cannot give up business with Ten Thousand Treasures Store and Hengshan Sect, but they need to be cautious when going out in the future.