Clan Rise: Starting as a Grandfather

Chapter 1114: Chapter 755: Array Master’s Abode (Part 2)

However, the result was the same; their efforts created quite a commotion but proved nearly futile.

This really triggered Yang Zhenshan’s stubbornness. He couldn’t believe it. Was it truly impossible for him to break this array?

So, one man and ten wolves tirelessly grated away for a whole day. Until dusk fell, the array remained unbroken.

On the other hand, the group of Green Wolves was exhausted, each lying on the ground with tongues hanging out, dog-tired!

The Wind Spirit Fruit could replenish their spiritual power, but it couldn’t withstand continuous and intense attacks.

"I just don’t believe it!"

Yang Zhenshan was still unwilling to give up. He once again took out his spear, frantically jabbing at the array’s barrier.

The spear was almost smoking from his jabbing, yet ripples still rose from the array’s barrier.

"Alright, I admit you’re strong. We’ll fight again tomorrow!"

Yang Zhenshan, a bit at his wit’s end, fired one last shot. Just as he was thinking about heading back for the day, the array’s barrier before him suddenly burst into an explosion of spiritual light.

This sudden outbreak of spiritual energy startled Yang Zhenshan. With almost no hesitation, he reacted instantly; with a thought, he slipped into the Spirit Source Land.

Then there was a boom, and a gust of wind swept out.

Yang Zhenshan had hidden in the Spirit Source Land, but the Green Wolves were still not far away.

The Green Wolf King, however, was quick-witted, leaping back a few dozen yards as the gust exploded, while the other Green Wolves, not as quick to react, were blown over ten yards away.

The wind came swiftly and dissipated just as quickly, restoring the previous calm.

After observing for a bit and finding nothing amiss, Yang Zhenshan awkwardly emerged from the Spirit Source Land.

"Hahaha, sorry, sorry, it happened so suddenly, I couldn’t take care of you all!"

"Woo~~" The Green Wolf King looked at Yang Zhenshan with a resentful gaze, as if accusing him of abandoning them.

They had been in contact for over ten days, and their familiarity with each other had grown, building a preliminary bond while lessening their wariness.

Yang Zhenshan patted its big head, soothingly saying, "It was just too quick! Don’t worry, I won’t leave you behind."

"Woo~~"

"Yes, yes, I understand. Once we’re out, we won’t do these random things anymore!"

The Green Wolf King seemed dissatisfied with Yang Zhenshan’s orders, feeling he was not on the right track, engaging in inconsistent activities all day long.

Things like digging trees and breaking arrays seemed nonsensical in the eyes of the Green Wolf King.

Sourcing Spirit Fruits and Spiritual Medicine was one thing, but why break the array?

The Green Wolf King didn’t understand.

Despite this, the Green Wolf King’s temperament was quite gentle. Even though it didn’t understand, it still loyally followed Yang Zhenshan’s orders.

After soothing the Green Wolf King, Yang Zhenshan went on to reward the other Green Wolves.

He took out the meat prepared in the Spirit Source Land to feed them, then turned his gaze toward the cave opposite.

The array was broken!

Yang Zhenshan tested it, and indeed, that array barrier had disappeared.

He felt a surge of joy and proceeded toward the cave.

The entrance of this cave was nearly a yard wide with two stone doors, each carved with many runes, appearing very mysterious.

Yang Zhenshan gently pushed, easily opening the stone doors.

The first thing he saw was a spacious area; the interior wasn’t as damp or closed-off as one might imagine but was rather bright and warm.

A luminous pearl in the ceiling lit the cave, and the surrounding stone walls were smooth and even. The cave held a variety of furniture, with tables, chairs, and stools—though due to age, they had all decayed to the point of collapse, scattered across the floor.

After a glance around, Yang Zhenshan noted that besides the luminous pearl above, there was nothing else worth seeing in the cave, though three stone doors were embedded in the stone walls.

Holding his spear, he cautiously pushed open one of the stone doors.

Behind the stone door was another sizeable space, which from the messed-up and decayed items looked like it might have been the owner’s sleeping quarters.

There was a bed, a mat, and even a bronze mirror.

Time had taken its toll; both the bed and the mat had rotted beyond recognition, yet the bronze mirror remarkably retained a bright reflective surface.

Yang Zhenshan picked up the bronze mirror, noting the clear, bright mirror surface and the bird resembling a peacock engraved on its back, surrounded by intricate runes.

"Is this a magical treasure?"

Yang Zhenshan wondered.

If it were an ordinary bronze mirror, it would’ve long since rusted away, indicating that this mirror was likely not ordinary—it might be an ancient cultivator’s magical treasure.

Hesitant, Yang Zhenshan repressed the urge to channel true yuan into the mirror.

He knew little about the treasures of ancient cultivators; what if inputting true yuan into it posed a danger?

Hence, he didn’t try; he simply stored the mirror away, moving on to the second stone door.

The space behind the second stone door was larger, holding many items made of metal inside.

Yang Zhenshan’s eyes lit up looking at them.

"Is this an array plate?"

He spotted a metal disc, recognizing the runes on it with excitement.

In Ancient County, array plates were nearly legendary. When Yang Zhenshan first arrived in Ancient County City, he saw an array plate at a booth in a martial cultivator workshop. He had initially thought it to be a fragment of a broken array plate but later found it was merely a man-made replica.

Array plates might exist in martial cultivator workshops, but encountering one wasn’t easy.

Yet here, right before Yang Zhenshan, lay over a dozen items resembling array plates, accompanied by several small flags and a copper furnace.

After examining each item, he guessed it might be the abode of an Array Master, and these were materials prepared by the owner for array setups.

Possibly some unfinished semi-products or maybe complete ones among them.

Unfortunately, Yang Zhenshan understood little of these items, so he stored them, intending to study them later.

Then he opened the third stone door.

The space behind this door was smaller but more delightful for Yang Zhenshan, for it contained many bamboo slips.

To be exact, they weren’t bamboo slips but slips crafted from some animal bones.

Normal bamboo slips would likely have rotted away, yet these bone-crafted slips remained like new, their inscriptions clear.

"Thirty-Six Solutions to Basic Runes"

"Hundred Explanations for Array Introduction"

"Five Elements Formation Basics"

"Liangyi Micro Dust Array Diagram"

"Four Symbols Position Secret"

"Essentials of Flowing Cloud Disguise Array"

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As Yang Zhenshan browsed through each bamboo slip, his excitement grew.

This was an array legacy!

Moreover, it appeared to be a foundational array legacy.

Although Yang Zhenshan hadn’t considered studying arrays, he could let the people in Spirit Source Land study them.

Additionally, the foundation of arrays was runes, serving as references for artifact refining and alchemy.

To Spirit Source Land, these bamboo slips’ value was not less than the ancient sycamore trees, possibly even exceeding them.

After collecting all the bamboo slips, Yang Zhenshan couldn’t help but marvel at how this ancient relic array was indeed a treasure trove.

His gains from this journey were truly bountiful.

Far beyond his expectations.

Furthermore, this made Yang Zhenshan more interested in other caves.

He hoped even more to find an Alchemist or Artifact Refiner’s cave, which would be of enormous significance to Spirit Source Land.

Thinking about the legacy of Alchemists and Artifact Refiners, Yang Zhenshan felt invigorated.

Early the next morning, Yang Zhenshan led the Green Wolves to choose another cave and bombard it.

Another day was spent before breaking the protective array of the cave.

Luck wasn’t on his side this time; the cave owner seemed to be a pauper, with nothing of note inside.

In the following days, Yang Zhenshan opened several caves at a pace of one per day, some empty and not worth mentioning, while others had a few notable items with uncertain uses, so he temporarily stored them.

It wasn’t until the sixth day that he finally broke into an Alchemist’s cave, similar to the Array Master’s cave, filled with many alchemical bamboo slips, thrilling Yang Zhenshan.

However, his luck ran dry afterward, yielding no significant rewards, and with just three days left before the month’s deadline.

To avoid missing the opening time of the relic, Yang Zhenshan had to return to the northern part of the relic in advance to wait.