Clan Rise: Starting as a Grandfather-Chapter 1272 - 828: Reaching a Cooperation (Part 2)
This woman seems to be born with a commanding aura, an irresistible and lofty magic, a kind of magic that cannot be looked up to.
Yue Qing stood before her, but could only lower her head, speaking calmly without any excessive fluctuations.
This woman is the Supreme Elder Yue E of Illusion Moon Sect.
The name Yue E has been passed down since the founding of Illusion Moon Sect, meaning Moon Palace Immortal Maiden, and every Supreme Elder of the Illusion Moon Sect would bear the name Yue E.
And this name was bestowed by Heavenly Sword True Monarch of Hidden Sword Mountain.
"Heaven’s White Jade City, with Twelve Floors and Five Cities. Immortals caress my head, binding the hair for longevity."
After listening to Yue Qing’s narrative, Yue E calmly recited this poem.
Her voice was so lively, ethereal, elusive, filled with coldness, emotionless, and dauntingly lofty.
"White Jade City, Immortal, heh, who in this world can truly be called an Immortal?"
Her words carried a hint of disdain and sarcasm.
However, she was not mocking the Immortal in the poem, but the so-called Martial Immortals.
Lu Fusheng once said the Martial God Realm should be the Golden Body Realm, while the correct term for Martial Immortal Realm should be Martial Soul Realm.
The terms Martial God and Martial Immortal originated over three hundred years ago, right after Heavenly Sword True Monarch passed away.
Some people, in order to rid themselves of the control of Hidden Sword Mountain, did not hesitate to disgrace the Immortals and Gods, using their names to elevate themselves, thereby diminishing the significance of the Immortal Path and Hidden Sword Mountain.
The terms Martial God and Martial Immortal are unique to the Sea of Spirit, outside of which, such titles do not exist, only Golden Body Realm and Martial Soul Realm.
Yue Qing could understand her words, but this was not something a junior like her could comment on.
"Master, does White Jade City really exist?"
"I don’t know!" Yue E said indifferently.
"Then, should we collaborate with Yang Zhenshan?" Yue Qing asked.
Yue E held a snow-white Illusion Moon Fox, gently stroking its pure white fur, a trace of indistinct thought flickering in her eyes.
"Whether White Jade City truly exists, I cannot ascertain, but what’s certain is that this Yang Zhenshan must be related to the legendary Cave Heaven Blessed Land. Thus, what harm is there in collaborating with him?"
Yue Qing’s expression subtly changed, "Then do we have a chance to occupy that Cave Heaven Blessed Land?"
Dark thoughts arose in her heart.
The legendary Cave Heaven Blessed Land represents countless opportunities; the benefits of possessing it would be unimaginable.
"Occupy the Cave Heaven Blessed Land? Do you know how to claim the Cave Heaven Blessed Land?" Yue E slightly shook her head.
What is Cave Heaven Blessed Land?
What are its rules?
How does it operate?
They are ignorant of all, so how could they talk of claiming it?
Yue Qing was stunned, "The disciple was being fanciful!"
"There is no need to overthink this matter. As long as it benefits the Sect, then collaborate. If it harms the Sect, then stay away." Yue E said.
"Is Master not going to see Yang Zhenshan?"
"Is it necessary?"
Yue E lowered her head, gazing at the soft little fox in her arms.
What could she gain from meeting him?
Could she uncover any secrets from Yang Zhenshan?
Perhaps some could be revealed, but does it hold any significance?
Martial Artists are just Martial Artists. The higher their cultivation, the more they understand the gap between Martial Artists and Immortal Cultivators.
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The next day, Yue Qing again invited Yang Zhenshan to Mirror Abyss Pavilion.
The two reached a consensus to collaborate, while the specific details of the partnership would be discussed by their subordinates.
The foundation of the collaboration is Yang Zhenshan becoming a Guest Elder of Illusion Moon Sect.
As for assisting the Lingxi Yang Family in attaining the status of a Family, Illusion Moon Sect would do its utmost to help, but could not guarantee success.
After all, the status of the Lian Family is entangled with Wuxiang Sect and Xuanqing Sect, not something Illusion Moon Sect alone can decide.
Yang Zhenshan had no objections to this; since the collaboration with Illusion Moon Sect had been established, the status of a Family was no longer of paramount importance.
After returning to Lingxi Mountain, Yang Zhenshan went to the Clan Hall.
"Grandfather, here’s the list of items organized by Treasure Hall and Secret Skill Pavilion that can be sold externally!" Yang Chengmao handed a list to Yang Zhenshan.
Yang Zhenshan opened the list and began to read attentively.
Spirit Source Land houses two major production institutions—the Secret Skill Pavilion and Treasure Hall. The Secret Skill Pavilion handles industries related to Runes, such as Elixirs, spiritual weapons, Arrays, and others. Treasure Hall oversees other production industries, including growing spirit medicine and spiritual fruit, mining veins, silk farming and weaving, beast raising and taming, brewing wine and making tea, etc.
Currently, Spirit Source Land is experiencing a boom in various sectors due to acquiring an Ancient Relic Array.
Regarding Elixirs, Spirit Source Land now possesses three Second-order Alchemists, who are Pill Masters rather than Immortal Cultivation Alchemists.
Wang Mingzhe, Yang Chengyu, and Yang Qinyong can consistently refine several kinds of Second-order Spirit Pills.
Additionally, there are over thirty First-order Alchemists, and more than six hundred apprentice alchemists.
If the Alchemy Workshop had sufficient medicinal materials and operated at full capacity, it could refine at least ten thousand elixirs a month.
The situation with spiritual weapons mirrors that of elixirs; Spirit Source Land currently has Yang Chengzhen and Yang Cheng’an as two Second-order Artifact Refiners, capable of crafting various Second-order spiritual weapons.
However, the Artifact Refining Workshop has continually been crafting armaments for the Guardian Army, so the spiritual weapons available for external sale are primarily First-order spiritual weapons.
As for Arrays, Yang Chengze has become Spirit Source Land’s first Second-order Array Master, though he can only arrange one Second-order Array, the Five Elements Rotating Guardian Array.
Furthermore, the Guardian Array arranged by Yang Chengze has many flaws; simply put, its defense meets the Second-order Array’s standard but lacks spirituality.
This is not merely a problem of Yang Chengze but rather a deficiency of Martial Artists.
Whether in Alchemy, Artifact Refining, or Array setup, due to Innate Martial Artists being incapable of harnessing Divine Soul Power, they inherently fall behind compared to Immortal Cultivators.
Lacking finesse and transformations, they often follow a rigid and procedural method of creation.
In short, they lack creativity, merely adhering to predefined steps.
Nonetheless, this does not hinder their production capacity. 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎
Yang Zhenshan looked over the list, reflecting on it.
Many items were listed, yet they lacked a few heavyweight products.
These goods could bring profit to Illusion Moon Sect, but could not incite reverence towards Spirit Source Land’s production capabilities.
Spirit Source Land must offer some products that Illusion Moon Sect cannot obtain, thus ensuring they value this cooperation.
"Add a few more items!"
"First, Dao Intent Lotus Seed, which can enhance cultivators’ comprehension of Natural Dao Intent, potentially leading to an enlightening state. Price: one thousand Mid-grade Spirit Stones each!"
"Second, Clear Spirit Water, which can significantly improve cultivators’ affinity with Water Attribute Spiritual Energy, advancing the cultivation of Water Attribute Martial Artists and Immortal Cultivators. Price: three hundred Mid-grade Spirit Stones per bottle."
"Third, Foundation Establishment Pill: lower-grade Foundation Establishment Pill, three hundred Mid-grade Spirit Stones each; mid-grade, four hundred Mid-grade Spirit Stones each; upper-grade, eight hundred Mid-grade Spirit Stones each!"
