Clan Rise: Starting as a Grandfather

Chapter 1102: Chapter 749: The Extravagance of the Three Major Sects (Part 2)

"If we encounter them inside, can we~~" Yang Zhenshan asked in a low voice.

Lan Peng flashed a bright smile and said, "As long as you can do it, it’s fine to kill them all!"

A chill ran through Yang Zhenshan’s heart.

Even people from the three major sects can be killed, which means there are no restrictions at all.

But this is good too, at least there’s no need to hold back.

In the following days, people from major families arrived one after another, but unlike the Lu family, many of these families allocated their entry slots mostly to their side branches, unlike the Lu family where the direct descendant, Lu Youning, entered the array, without selling the entry slots externally.

Although entering the Ancient Relic Array is dangerous, it’s also an opportunity. The Lu family sold two entry slots mainly because their foundation was insufficient.

After all, the Lu family had just become a major family and lagged far behind others in all aspects, especially in the number of elite martial artists. They had a significant gap compared to the established families.

It wasn’t until the day before the Ancient Relic Array opened that people from the three major sects finally arrived.

On this day, people from the twelve families gathered in front of the courtyard, arranged in order, waiting for the arrival of the people from the three major sects.

They waited for several hours, and by noon, still not a single figure from the three major sects had appeared.

Yang Zhenshan couldn’t help but complain inwardly, ’These three major sects really think they are important!’

If they were coming anyway, why make us wait outside for them?

If we have to greet them, can’t they at least be punctual?

Feeling irritated by the wait, Yang Zhenshan could only start observing the people around him.

Among the twelve families, Yang Zhenshan was most familiar with the Lu family and the Sun family, the remaining ten being the Beishi family, the Nan Shi family, the Situ family, the Shentu family, the Zhang family, the Yan family, the Lian family, the Nong family, the Zhuang family, and the Feng family.

The strongest family among them is the Beishi family. The Beishi family and the Nan Shi family originally were one family but split into two. Even after splitting, the Beishi family remains the strongest among the twelve, with three Martial God Realm experts.

Additionally, the Situ family, the Shentu family, the Nong family, and the Yan family each have two Martial God Realm experts.

The remaining families each have only one Martial God expert.

Of course, you couldn’t discern the strength differences here, as each family was represented by five people, all in the Heavenly Gang Stage. Just by appearances, dominance or weakness wasn’t evident.

There was no interaction between the families; they merely stood quietly without any intention of speaking.

That was expected, given that once inside the array, they would become mortal enemies. There was no need for empty pleasantries.

As Yang Zhenshan’s mind wandered, suddenly he sensed a stir among the crowd, as if something had happened.

"They’re coming!" Lan Peng quietly reminded.

Yang Zhenshan glanced at him, seeing him looking towards the northern sky, so he looked up too.

When he saw what was in the sky clearly, he was momentarily stunned.

In the clear blue sky, a terrifying giant beast was flying rapidly toward them.

This beast was immense, resembling a moving hill. Its head, akin to a turtle’s, had sharp tusks protruding from its mouth, gleaming with a cold light. Its large copper bell-like eyes exuded majesty and dominance. Its body was covered with thick black scale armor, each as large as a millstone, extremely hard and reflecting a metallic shine, glistening sharply under the sunlight.

Its limbs looked like gigantic stone pillars, with claws sharp like hooks. Its thick, long tail was akin to a giant steel whip, ending in sharp barbs.

Most notably, this giant beast had a pair of enormous wings on its back, with a wingspan of dozens of yards, covered with tough feathers, flying through the air like dark clouds covering the sun.

"What is that?" Yang Zhenshan couldn’t help but exclaim.

"It’s the Heavenly Turtle Beast from the Wuxiang Sect!" Lan Peng said.

"A Mutant Beast?"

"It’s a Divine Beast, a Martial God Level Divine Beast!" Lan Peng corrected him.

"..."

Yang Zhenshan was so shocked that he didn’t know what to say.

He knew the three major sects kept many mutant beasts, but he never expected them to rear a Martial God Level mutant beast.

This was the foundation of the three major sects?

Truly astonishingly extravagant!

While they talked, the gigantic Heavenly Turtle Beast arrived up close.

Up close, the Heavenly Turtle Beast seemed even more enormous and terrifying.

The terrifying aura made Yang Zhenshan’s heart tremble.

"I wonder if this beast’s meat is edible. Mutant beast meat is extremely nourishing!"

To alleviate his anxiety, Yang Zhenshan thought this.

The Heavenly Turtle Beast hovered in mid-air, and first, a dozen martial artists in yellow robes jumped down from its back, followed by a man with a jade-like face and a body as slender as green bamboo stepping down from the air.

"Greetings to Shanming Venerable!" everyone bowed collectively.

In the Sea of Spirit, a Martial God Realm expert can be addressed as Master, and a Venerable can refer to themselves as "this Venerable!"

And this person before them was the Wuxiang Sect’s Martial God Realm elder, Shanming.

Speaking of which, Wuxiang Sect’s rules were very peculiar, having a Buddhist flavor, but not purely Buddhist.

Wuxiang Sect elders all have their own Dharma names, but the disciples do not.

Wuxiang Sect disciples must adhere to three major precepts: no stealing, no sexual misconduct, and no alcohol.

Exactly, three out of the five Buddhist precepts.

No prohibition against killing or lying.

Moreover, the Precepts Hall of the Wuxiang Sect was peculiar, being full of monks, with only the elders, deacons, and disciples in the Precepts Hall being bald monks, required to chant Buddhism, while other disciples didn’t need to shave or chant.

It’s said that whenever there’s a collective event in Wuxiang Sect, there will definitely be a bald monk attending.

Yang Zhenshan looked around, and sure enough, found a handsome bald monk among the disciples who had jumped down.

"At ease!" Shanming’s voice was calm, neither cold nor overly kind.

"The people from Xuanqing Sect and Illusion Moon Sect haven’t arrived yet?"

He asked quietly.

"Reporting to Venerable, the other two sects’ Venerables have not arrived yet!" Steward Zhang quickly replied.

Shanming nodded slightly without saying more, merely waving his hand toward the sky, and from the Heavenly Turtle Beast in the air, twenty more people jumped down; these should be the ones entering the Ancient Relic Array.

Then, the Heavenly Turtle Beast flew towards a distant mountaintop, its huge body landing on the peak like a boulder dropping to the ground, making Yang Zhenshan feel the ground under his feet tremble a few times.

Yang Zhenshan’s gaze stayed on that Heavenly Turtle Beast, which amusingly, after landing, did nothing but sprawled out and took a nap.

About a quarter of an hour passed, and suddenly a display of multicolored rays appeared in the northern sky.

Everyone stirred again, and Yang Zhenshan squinted to look.

When he saw clearly what was in the colorful display, he couldn’t help but sigh slightly.

Man, the three major sects are indulgent beyond measure.

In the northern sky, there was an enormous snow-white fox elegantly gliding through the air.

Though the snow-white fox was very large, its figure was light, like a lively Immortal, each step enchanting.

Its fur was as white as winter’s first snow, shimmering softly in the sunlight as if coated with a sacred glow.

Its eyes were like two dazzling rubies, emitting a captivating and mysterious light, clear yet mischievous, with casual shifts that could captivate one’s heart.

"That’s the Illusion Moon Fox! The divine beast of Illusion Moon Sect!" Lan Peng seemed to know Yang Zhenshan’s question before he asked it.

Yang Zhenshan nodded, indicating understanding.

With Shanming Venerable present, it was better not to speak recklessly.

In truth, he was curious to know whether this Illusion Moon Fox was more powerful than the Heavenly Turtle Beast.

Soon, the Illusion Moon Fox arrived nearby, and a woman in white court attire descended from the sky gracefully. Her demeanor was elegant, her face fair, like an Immortal descended to the mortal realm, deterring any indecent thoughts.