Clan Rise: Starting as a Grandfather-Chapter 1262 - 824: Protracted Struggle and Gains (Part 2)

Chapter 1262: Chapter 824: Protracted Struggle and Gains (Part 2)

In the mountain forest, the sinister man and the burly man looked around with utmost vigilance.

"Boss, where’s that bastard! Damn it, An Qing was killed by him!" the burly man shouted angrily.

The sinister man’s eyes were dark, "Shut up."

At this moment, his heart was also burning with anger. Originally, they thought that faced with a cultivator at the early-stage Foundation Establishment, they should easily overcome him, yet unexpectedly, their trio not only didn’t gain any advantage, but also lost a companion.

They were the Blood Soul Trio, who had roamed the Yunxiao Mountain Range’s many workshops for decades, and they had never suffered such a loss.

"What was that spell? The Teleportation Skill?"

"Not just the Teleportation Skill, but what is this method for concealing aura? Why can’t we detect even a trace?"

The sinister man already had thoughts of retreat.

Although Yang Zhenshan’s strength was not particularly strong, his instant movement and disappearing means left them helpless.

"Let’s go!" the sinister man said in a deep voice.

The burly man wanted to say more, but was stopped by a glare from him.

The two remained vigilant as they exited the forest, with the blood soul phantoms and protective magical artifacts on their bodies never retracting, which left Yang Zhenshan without an opportunity to strike and allowed them to leave.

Watching them leave the range of his Spiritual Sense, Yang Zhenshan stroked his beard and fell into contemplation.

"Magic artifacts appear quite useless against Foundation Establishment cultivators; I absolutely must obtain a set of magical treasures."

"Additionally, my spell expertise is sorely lacking. That burly man’s Geng Metal Sword Qi is only the most basic spell, yet its power is enough to threaten Foundation Establishment."

"After all, I’ve just entered Foundation Establishment, and I’m still far from these seasoned Foundation Establishment cultivators!"

Yang Zhenshan summarized this battle.

Over the years, he had been striving to establish his foundation, putting aside his spell cultivation.

Now, all he had was the Qinghua Thunder Pearl to rely on, but the Qinghua Thunder Pearl’s limitations are severe, able to be released only once, and after release, it requires years of nurturing to recover.

Fortunately, he possesses instant movement abilities, which allow him to maneuver with opponents, otherwise, he would have no means to retaliate against these seasoned Foundation Establishment cultivators.

After summarizing the battle experience, Yang Zhenshan first reported his safety to Yu Qingyi, then headed to Green Wolf Mountain.

"Where is she?"

Looking at the bloodstains scattered everywhere and the storage bags and magical treasures sprinkled with blood, Yang Zhenshan looked at the Green Wolf King in astonishment.

The Green Wolf King whimpered and bared two rows of sharp teeth.

"You ate her!" Yang Zhenshan’s mouth twitched slightly.

The Green Wolf King howled, seemingly saying the person was delicious.

Yang Zhenshan didn’t know what to say; asking the Green Wolf King not to eat people seems a bit excessive.

Sheep eat grass, wolves eat sheep, humans eat meat, wolves also eat meat.

Is there a difference between wolves eating people and wolves eating sheep?

To wolves, there is no difference.

"Don’t eat people from the Spirit Source Land!" Yang Zhenshan eventually delivered a stern warning.

"Woof woof~~" The Green Wolf King showed a look of ’Do I look like a fool?’

Alright, since arriving at the Spirit Source Land, the Green Wolf King has remained quite well-behaved, showing great friendliness to everyone.

Not only Yang Zhenshan, but others from the Spirit Source Land can come to Green Wolf Mountain without the Green Wolf King displaying any aggression.

Other green wolves haven’t attacked people either.

However, many wild beasts at the Spirit Source Land often attack villages, only to be killed by the villagers.

Yang Zhenshan said, "Cultivate well, I’ll be leaving now!"

Then he picked up the storage bags and magical treasures on the ground and immediately returned to Spiritual Spring Mountain Plateau.

The woman had left three magical treasures, a small golden bell, a seven-foot-long golden silk, and a black spike.

Refining magical treasures is much more difficult than refining magic artifacts, especially these owner-bound magical treasures, which certainly have the original owner’s Divine Soul power.

To refine them, one must erase the original owner’s Divine Soul power.

Similarly, cultivators’ storage bags possess Divine Soul power; to take ownership, one might need to erase the original owner’s Divine Soul power.

Additionally, some Foundation Establishment cultivators might set certain restrictions on storage bags; forcibly taking over the storage bag might trigger these restrictions.

The restrictions could destroy items within the storage bag or possess attacking capabilities, attacking the person who occupies the storage bag.

Now that Yang Zhenshan is no longer an Immortal Cultivator novice, having spent months in Lotus Heart Valley gaining much knowledge about Immortal Cultivation.

Yang Zhenshan used Spiritual Sense to probe the female cultivator’s storage bag, discovering a restriction inside, likely a destruction-type restriction.

These restrictions are relatively easy for Yang Zhenshan to dismantle.

Though he hasn’t accomplished much in the array path, he still understands some restrictions and arrays.

Besides, that female cultivator was not an Array Master; her achievements in restrictions were even less than Yang Zhenshan’s.

Yang Zhenshan spent half a month refining the storage bag and three magical treasures, taking possession of the female cultivator’s belongings.

"Not even thirty thousand Spirit Stones; she was a poor soul!"

Yang Zhenshan counted the items in the storage bag, unable to resist complaining.

"What kind of elixir is this? It doesn’t look like a proper elixir?" Yang Zhenshan took out a pitch-black elixir and sniffed it.

Yang Zhenshan surely wouldn’t consume such a mysterious elixir.

However, he didn’t destroy it, planning to sell it to Danxuan Pavilion when visiting Lotus Heart Valley.

Danxuan Pavilion has dedicated elixir appraisers who can assess such mysterious elixirs.

Comparatively, Yang Zhenshan was more interested in the talismans within the storage bag.

"Cloud Talisman, Godspeed Talisman, Golden Light Talisman, all second-order lower-grade talismans, unfortunately only three pieces!" Yang Zhenshan stored these three talismans in his warehouse.

His storage bag serves as a placeholder, with his courtyard containing three warehouses — one for miscellaneous items, one for Spirit Stones, and the last for battle supplies, including talismans, elixirs, magic artifacts, etc.

Herbs are stored in the medicine room at the Alchemy Hall.

Compared to storage bags, it’s more convenient to directly fetch things from the Spirit Source Land.

Finally, Yang Zhenshan found a dozen pieces of jade scrolls among the miscellaneous items, most of which recorded some evil cultivation techniques, which Yang Zhenshan glanced at briefly before destroying.

He never liked such sinister cultivation techniques and wouldn’t leave them at the Spirit Source Land.

Ultimately, Yang Zhenshan only kept two jade scrolls, one documenting an artifact refining heritage, a legitimate artifact refining heritage, although only second-order, it could enrich the Spirit Source Land’s artifact refining path.

Unfortunately, the Spirit Source Land still lacks a true Immortal Dao Refiner, possessing only Martial Arts Refiners.

The other jade scroll documented three kinds of Divine Soul techniques.

Soul Stealing Skill, Soul Capturing Skill, Soul Searching Technique!

After reading these three techniques, Yang Zhenshan finally understood why the female cultivator suddenly dissipated her mana during their battle.

The female cultivator likely used Soul Capturing Skill on him, but since Yang Zhenshan’s Divine Soul was far superior, she suffered divine soul backlash, becoming chaotic in soul.

"All three Divine Soul techniques seem quite suitable for me?" Yang Zhenshan browsed the content of the jade scroll, pondering.

He had cultivated the Void Refining Scripture, his Divine Soul strength should far surpass those of the same stage.

This could be seen from how his Spiritual Sense could cover a range of a thousand feet, whereas typical early-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators’ Spiritual Sense only covers five to six hundred feet; in terms of Divine Soul alone, he is several times stronger than ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivators.

Consequently, when the female cultivator used Soul Capturing Skill on him, she immediately suffered divine soul backlash.

That female cultivator dared to use Soul Capturing Skill, which meant she had confidence in her Divine Soul power; unfortunately, she encountered Yang Zhenshan.

However, this also served as a reminder to Yang Zhenshan, utilizing Divine Soul power requires utmost caution.

Finally, Yang Zhenshan took out the three magical treasures left by the female cultivator.

Soul Vibrating Bell, a magical treasure for divine soul attacks, could emit sound waves to directly shake an enemy’s divine soul, causing the enemy to become weak, dizzy, or lose focus, thus reducing their combat effectiveness.

Golden Radiance Silk, a protective magical treasure, when wrapped around the body, capable of resisting various spell attacks, shining like an unending golden light, safeguarding the cultivator’s safety.

Soul-breaking Cone, also a magical treasure for divine soul attacks, capable of bypassing protective magical treasures and spells to directly assault the enemy’s divine soul.

Upon learning the functions of the Soul-breaking Cone and Soul Vibrating Bell, Yang Zhenshan couldn’t help but feel a bit fearful.

Thankfully, the female cultivator initially used Soul Capturing Skill rather than Soul Vibrating Bell and Soul-breaking Cone, else he might not have been able to escape unscathed.

Clearly, this female cultivator specialized in divine soul cultivation, with her techniques and magical treasures leaning towards divine soul.