Clan Rise: Starting as a Grandfather Chapter 1849 - 1114: Instrument of Authority

Yang Zhenshan suddenly widened his eyes. An artifact of authority that contains Divine Dao Intent and can diminish the user’s lifespan.

He couldn’t quite believe the conclusion he had arrived at.

Such an artifact of authority, within a humble Immortal Cultivation family and in the hands of a Foundation Establishment cultivator with no hope of advancing in his path.

Yang Zhenshan felt as if heaven was playing a joke on him.

Yet the reality lay before him, forcing him to believe it.

The key was that this artifact of authority seemed to match him very well.

Seize vitality, nourish oneself.

The Withering and Flourishing Divine Skills could convert vitality into lifespan and even diminish the enemy’s lifespan.

The combination of the two was simply an existence defying nature.

In the next instant, Yang Zhenshan’s figure flashed, suddenly appearing beside Pei Lun, one hand pressing onto the green bamboo staff.

"Fellow Daoist, how about giving this item to me?"

Yang Zhenshan grasped the top section of the bamboo staff, while Pei Lun held onto the dragon head handle.

At the moment Yang Zhenshan appeared, Pei Lun’s murky eyes suddenly widened, his wrinkled face filled with astonishment.

"Golden Core True Monarch!"

Instantly, he understood Yang Zhenshan’s cultivation, because apart from beings above the level of Golden Core True Monarch, no one could appear beside him so silently.

Yang Zhenshan’s sudden appearance halted the battle, with both sides gathering, one side clustering around Shi Yuansheng, aiming to rescue him from the Green Bamboo, and the other wary side behind Pei Lun, watchfully eyeing Yang Zhenshan.

Yang Zhenshan looked at Pei Lun in silence before asking again: "Fellow Daoist, this item has affinity with me, would you gift it to me?"

Though requesting so directly might seem shameless, what he said was true, that this item had affinity with him.

He happened upon the battle between the Pei and Shi families, and Pei Lun even brought out an artifact of authority, crucially, this artifact matched well with the Withering and Flourishing Divine Skills he cultivated, if this wasn’t an opportunity, what was?

What is opportunity?

It’s many coincidences coming together, bringing tremendous benefit to someone, this is opportunity.

Pei Lun regained his senses, his eyes full of hesitation and struggle.

This treasured artifact was passed down from their Pei family’s ancestors, a sacred treasure worshipped by the family.

Actually, he didn’t know how powerful this artifact was, he only knew it was very powerful, very powerful.

Of course, he didn’t know it was an artifact of authority, thus he referred to it as a treasured artifact.

Faced with the request from a Golden Core cultivator, could he refuse?

"This old man is willing to give this treasure to the True Monarch!"

After struggling for a moment, he ultimately chose to compromise.

It wasn’t for himself, but for the family.

"However, this old man has a request, hoping the True Monarch would agree in consideration of this treasured artifact!"

He tightly grasped the bamboo staff, eyes fixed intently on Yang Zhenshan.

"What request?" Yang Zhenshan asked.

"This old man wishes to ask the True Monarch to protect my Pei family!" Pei Lun was clever, in the short span of several breaths, he clearly thought through what he wanted.

Although the treasured artifact held significant meaning for the Pei family, not everyone could use it, and using it would diminish lifespan.

Unless absolutely necessary, he wasn’t willing to use the treasure.

Such a treasure was limited in usefulness to the Pei family.

Right now, the Pei family faced the threat of extermination, not only from the Shi family but also other surrounding Immortal Cultivation families.

He knew that once his own lifespan was exhausted, the Pei family would certainly be annihilated by surrounding Immortal Cultivation families.

To save the Pei family, one needs a powerful backing.

Actually, he had long wanted to find a powerful backing for the Pei family.

He thought of seeking support from other families through marriage, hiring a protector with Spiritual Objects for the Pei family, and even exchanging the treasure for protection from a Golden Core Power.

Yet none of this succeeded, and the Shi family already forced their way in.

Though Yang Zhenshan’s appearance was abrupt, it perfectly aligned with his desire for backing.

Thus, after brief hesitation and struggle, he made this request to Yang Zhenshan.

"Protection! How about I destroy them, and you give this item to me?"

Yang Zhenshan naturally had no interest in protecting a stranger’s Immortal Cultivation family; regarding the Shi family, though without enmity, eradicating them would be as easy as flicking a finger.

Doing so would save him much trouble.

Would this be unfair to the Shi family?

What a joke, speaking of fairness in the Immortal Cultivation World. What fairness is there in the Immortal Cultivation World?

Did the Unpredictable Ghost Sect speak of fairness when invading the Wanhua Mountain Range?

Did the Hengshan Sect and South Sea Demon Court, treating the Southern Domain as a battlefield, speak of fairness to anyone?

As the saying goes, destroying you, what does it matter to you?

Yang Zhenshan wanting to destroy the Shi family has nothing to do with the Shi family.

"It’s not enough, this old man is not long for this world, the Pei family has no heirs, needing the True Monarch’s protection!"

"Haha, you’re clever, but I won’t protect the Pei family forever!" Yang Zhenshan laughed lightly.

"Protect for a hundred years is enough, a hundred years later, the Pei family will have new Foundation Establishment cultivators, then the True Monarch need no longer concern himself with the Pei family!" Pei Lun said.

Yang Zhenshan looked at him; he had long seen that Pei Lun was approaching his end, no, more accurately, he was about to reach the end of his lifespan.

Earlier, he used the artifact of authority, leaving his already limited lifespan dwindling.

It’s estimated within a few days, he would die of old age.