Clan Rise: Starting as a Grandfather

Chapter 1033: Chapter 717: The Fall of Dazhao? (Part 2)

The man trembled as he looked at the long sword in front of him. Yang Zhenshan waved his hand, signaling Li Chang to remove the sword.

Seeing the sword return to its sheath, the man breathed a sigh of relief. "To answer senior, the Sea of Spirit has it, the Sea of Spirit’s Three Sects and Twelve Families all have Martial God Realm legacies!"

"And it’s said that the Three Sects even have Martial Immortal Realm legacies!"

Yang Zhenshan’s eyes lit up, and he quickly approached the man. "Martial Immortal? A realm above the Martial God Realm?"

The man’s eyes flickered with a peculiar shine upon hearing this. "That’s right, condensing a Golden Body comparable to a deity implies Martial God, and condensing the Divine Soul to evolve the rules of heaven and earth can be called Martial Immortal!"

Yang Zhenshan’s expression shifted slightly. "What does Golden Body mean?"

"The flesh remains uncorrupted and indestructible, True Qi continues uninterrupted!" the man replied.

"Does it have nothing to do with Dao Intent?" Yang Zhenshan glared.

"Dao Intent?" The man revealed a look of confusion.

Yang Zhenshan stretched out his hand, and lightning shot out from his fingertips.

"This is spirituality, not Dao Intent!"

"What do you mean?"

"Spirituality is the enlightenment gained from the natural world."

Isn’t that essentially Dao Intent?

Yang Zhenshan looked at Xuanzhen, whose face was also bewildered.

"Could it be that breaking through to the Martial God Realm doesn’t need to comprehend spirituality?" Xuanzhen said with a trembling voice.

The man shook his head, "No need. The Innate Realm focuses on dual cultivation of body and Qi. Only after entering the Martial God Realm does one need to comprehend spirituality."

The group exchanged glances.

If this man wasn’t lying, it means their martial arts path was misguided.

Spirituality or Dao Intent, it’s merely a difference in terminology, which isn’t the real issue.

The key problem is that breaking through the Innate Realm doesn’t require comprehending Dao Intent but rather achieving the Golden Body.

And Enlightenment might only be necessary for the Martial God Realm, possibly a prerequisite for entering the Martial Immortal Realm.

No wonder, no wonder!

To the west of the Stormy Sea Area, countless martial artists, countless Innate martial artists have never been able to reach a higher realm of martial arts.

This was a wrong path!

They tried to take too big a step!

Attempting to leap from the Innate Realm across a major realm into the Martial Immortal Realm; success would indeed be a miracle.

It’s also no wonder that Innate martial artists to the west of the Stormy Sea Area struggle to comprehend Dao Intent.

This is simply not something they should be dealing with; they were on the wrong path, and no matter the effort, the outcome is still wrong.

The man glanced at Yang Zhenshan and then at Xuanzhen not far away. After hesitating for a moment, he spoke again, "Preemptively grasping spirituality is also good. Many exceptionally talented individuals can perceive spirituality in the Innate Realm."

Yang Zhenshan was at a loss for words.

This isn’t about whether one should grasp spirituality but that they spent too much time and energy on Dao Intent, at the cost of their physical and True Qi cultivation.

"Who are you?"

Yang Zhenshan turned to ask.

This person surely isn’t simple since he knows so much about the Martial God Realm.

Meanwhile, Ning Tongyuan, being a disciple of the Shaking Mountain Sect, couldn’t even get a word in. Clearly, these matters aren’t known to just anyone.

The man glanced at the child beside him, took a deep breath, and then kowtowed heavily toward Yang Zhenshan. "I am Tian Hu, the guard of Prince Ji; he is the princely heir of Prince Ji!"

"I implore senior to spare the heir’s life. I willingly serve by senior’s side, offering my utmost duty!"

Heir, royal family!

Yang Zhenshan looked thoughtfully at the five or six-year-old child.

"Why are you fleeing for your lives?"

The Dazhao Dynasty indeed is fractured, but this doesn’t mean the Dazhao royal family has entirely lost its prestige.

Unlike the Da Rong royal family, which has few Innate martial artists—only two or three—the Dazhao royal family not only stands among the Twelve Families of the Sea of Spirit but still possesses significant strength and heritage even without Martial God Realm experts.

As for why the Dazhao royal family lost control over the dynasty, Yang Zhenshan speculates it might be related to conflicts within the Sea of Spirit.

With Three Sects and Twelve Families, having so many factions gathered, it would be surprising if they weren’t fighting fiercely.

Tian Hu touched his forehead to the ground, his body trembling lightly, "Dazhao has fallen!"

Yang Zhenshan was startled, "What do you mean?"

"Capital City is breached, the dynasty is overthrown, Ji Royal Mansion besieged by the Shaking Mountain Sect; I could only escape with the heir!" Tian Hu’s voice choked as he spoke.

Yang Zhenshan stared blankly at Tian Hu.

Just moments ago, he contemplated the depth of the Dazhao royal family’s roots, assuming it retained substantial prestige. Yet, Tian Hu’s words deflated his assumptions.

The Dazhao royal family has already collapsed; does that mean the Three Sects Twelve Families have become Three Sects Eleven Families?

No, perhaps not!

Perhaps someone has already taken the place of the Dazhao royal family.

"In whose hands did the Martial God Realm legacy end up?" Naturally, Yang Zhenshan wasn’t concerned about the survival of the Dazhao royal family but about the Martial God Realm legacy they held.

"I don’t know; I am only a guard for Prince Ji and have never been to the Capital City!" Tian Hu replied.

"Who broke through the Capital City?"

"Lu Fusheng, the City Lord of Heavenly Que City!"

"Oh, tell me the details," Yang Zhenshan said.

"Heavenly Que City is a major city of our Dazhao’s East Splendor County. The Lu family has been city lords for generations, handed down over 800 years. Twenty years ago, the Lu family separated from the court’s control, and ten years ago, they united with several martial arts forces in the eastern eight counties to oppose the court!"

"Four months ago, the Lu family led an army of 100,000, achieving successive victories, reaching the outskirts of the Capital City!"

"Three months ago, the Capital City fell!"

Tian Hu said, trembling.

Though simple in words, Yang Zhenshan understood the situation.

This differs from Da Rong, where the court is unstable, and numerous nobles hold military power in border towns. Here, after the Dazhao royal family lost protection from Martial God Realm experts, many martial arts factions emerged, establishing their own rule.

The emergence of such a situation mainly stems from different perspectives.

In Da Rong, Innate martial artists have their pride and typically don’t confront martial artists below the Innate level. However, here, Innate martial artists are no different from Postnatal martial artists, still leading charges and seizing territory.

"Does that mean the royal family’s Martial God Realm legacy likely fell into the hands of Heavenly Que City?" Yang Zhenshan asked.

"I genuinely don’t know about that!" Tian Hu said.

Yang Zhenshan slightly nodded and continued, "Do you know what this Martial God Realm legacy is?"

"It’s a Cultivation Method!"

"Nonsense, I’m asking what sort of Cultivation Method," Yang Zhenshan said impatiently.

"This, I truly don’t know. I’ve only heard that Innate martial artists need Earth Evil Qi and Heavenly Gang Qi to enter the body to break through!" Tian Hu explained.

Yang Zhenshan’s eyes brightened; he received another piece of information unknown to him.

"What are Earth Evil Qi and Heavenly Gang Qi?"

"This, I don’t know! Truly, I don’t!" Tian Hu quickly responded.

"Then what do you know?" Yang Zhenshan still wanted more useful information.

Tian Hu showed a bitter expression. "Senior, I am only a martial artist below the Innate level, knowing very little about the methods to break through the Innate Realm!"

Yang Zhenshan was somewhat disappointed but understood that Tian Hu probably spoke the truth.

Tian Hu was only at half-step Innate cultivation, not even an Innate martial artist. How could he know the cultivation techniques of the Martial God Realm?

In fact, he already knew enough, considering he was previously associated with the Dazhao royal family and had access to some secret information.

Yang Zhenshan looked at the two adults and child in front of him.

How should he handle these three?

"Kill him!" Without a second thought, Yang Zhenshan pointed at Ning Tongyuan.

This person had no value any longer and couldn’t be left alive; better to kill him first.

Before Ning Tongyuan could react, Wang Lei’s short sword had already pierced his throat.

Watching Ning Tongyuan collapse before him, Tian Hu trembled in fear.

The child already lay on the ground, unconscious.

"Spare me, please spare me!" Tian Hu pleaded repeatedly.

Yang Zhenshan looked at him, "Stand up and check if this child is alright!"

Tian Hu froze for a moment, then rejoiced, "Thank you, senior, thank you for your great kindness!"

Yang Zhenshan waved his hand, saying, "Alright, go eat now!"