Clan Rise: Starting as a Grandfather

Chapter 1122: Chapter 759: Return to Lingxi Mountain (Part 2)

In contrast, Lu Youning felt much more emotional.

“Ming Yue did it to save me!”

Lan Peng chuckled, “It’s already a miracle you managed to keep half your life; the Nether Prison Sect attacked just as we left the array!”

He briefly recounted the course of events.

Lu Youning was utterly shocked upon hearing it.

“If it weren’t for Brother Yang’s help this time, both of us would have been trapped inside the Ancient Array. Even if we managed to break out alone, we would have fallen into the hands of the Nether Prison Sect!” Lan Peng said.

Yang Zhenshan waved his hand, “Don’t mention me. If it weren’t for joining forces with you, I wouldn’t have escaped the Nether Prison Sect’s capture on my own!”

“We were really lucky to have escaped this calamity. I just wonder what the Three Sects will do next!”

The Nether Prison Sect’s actions this time were no small matter. Although Yang Zhenshan wasn’t clear about the situation at the time, it was imaginable that the Three Sects and Twelve Families suffered heavy losses.

With such a major action by the Nether Prison Sect, the Three Sects in the Sea of Spirit certainly will not let it go lightly.

Lan Peng moved his slightly sore shoulders and said, “What else can they do? They’ll probably have a big fight with the Nether Prison Sect. It’s not like something like this hasn’t happened before!”

He had suffered some minor injuries as well, not to mention that even Yang Zhenshan felt a faint pain in his meridians. However, their injuries weren’t severe and could recover with some rest.

“A major battle? What impact will that have on the Sea of Spirit?” Yang Zhenshan inquired.

The clash between two major forces often brings significant consequences.

This time, the Nether Prison Sect had managed to offend both the Three Sects and the Twelve Families, so it’s likely they would all confront the Nether Prison Sect.

Once the Three Sects and Twelve Families intervene, the smaller families around the Sea of Spirit will probably be dragged into it as well.

Lan Peng, knowing Yang Zhenshan’s concerns, said, “Don’t worry. After all the help you provided this time, I have the authority to assure you that the Yang family won’t be called upon for manpower!”

If the Lu family participates in the war, they would likely conscript many Innate Martial Artists from various Martial Arts Families; no Martial Arts Family in Ancient County could avoid it.

Moreover, since the Three Sects were leading, even if those Martial Arts Families weren’t willing, they wouldn’t dare refuse.

With Lan Peng’s assurance, coupled with Yang Zhenshan’s significant contribution in aiding Lan Peng and Lu Youning’s escape, it’s a substantial achievement for the Lu family.

Although Yang Zhenshan wasn’t aware of what Lan Peng and Lu Youning obtained inside the Ancient Array, he was sure their haul was substantial.

“Should we deliver our gains to the Three Sects?” Yang Zhenshan asked.

He didn’t ask Lan Peng and Lu Youning about their gains, and Lan Peng didn’t question him either.

But this matter was still related to the Three Sects.

They could leave now, but there was no guarantee that the Three Sects wouldn’t hold them accountable in the fall.

At this point, Lu Youning had regained his composure and softly said, “Don’t worry about them. They’re probably too busy to care for us now!”

Lan Peng nodded, “Exactly. If they want to settle old scores later, we’ll just give them a few things!”

Obviously, these two weren’t planning to hand over their gains to the Three Sects.

“Yeah, sounds good!”

Yang Zhenshan naturally had no reason to disagree.

After resting for two days, the three set out again for Ancient County.

Now, their situation had improved considerably. Yang Zhenshan and Lan Peng’s injuries had mostly healed, Lu Youning had also regained consciousness, and the Ning family had arranged for guards and a carriage to escort them all the way.

Although this made traveling slower, it was more comfortable and secure.

Thus, their group traveled leisurely, taking more than ten days to finally return to Ancient County City.

News of the Nether Prison Sect’s attack on the Three Sects at the Ancient Relic Array had already spread. Even before they returned to Ancient County, they had received numerous messages.

As expected, the battle outside the Ancient Array left the Three Sects with heavy losses. It’s said the Nether Prison Sect deployed eight Martial God Realm powerhouses, and Duan Qingyun, Yue Su, and Shanming were all severely injured and escaped, the Illusion Moon Fox also fled, and the Heavenly Turtle Beast fell. As for the martial artists sent by the Three Sects and Twelve Families, only a few managed to break through and escape.

As for the reactions of the Three Sects, opinions varied widely.

Some say the Three Sects are preparing to wage war on the Nether Prison Sect, others claim internal divisions within the Three Sects are preventing an all-out war, and there are even rumors of members from the Twelve Families defecting to the Nether Prison Sect.

All sorts of speculations circulated, leaving it unclear what was true and what was not.

After returning to Ancient County City, Yang Zhenshan and Lan Peng didn’t linger and directly went back to Lingxi Mountain.

However the Three Sects and the Nether Prison Sect fought, it was their business. Although Yang Zhenshan had also been besieged by the Nether Prison Sect, he wasn’t inclined to dwell on these matters right now.

He had yet to carefully inventory his gains from the Ancient Relic Array, and he hadn’t thoroughly studied the Cultivating Immortality method he acquired.

Thus, what he wanted most now was to return to the Spirit Source Land to inventory his gains and research the Cultivating Immortality method.

Yang Zhenshan traveled swiftly, returning to Lingxi Mountain the same day.

The Lingxi Mountain was as usual, serene and peaceful.

“Great Uncle!”

“Great Uncle has returned!”

As soon as Yang Zhenshan appeared, everyone from the Lingxi Yang Family greeted him enthusiastically.

The Lingxi Yang Family’s situation had been improving day by day. After acquiring the industries of the Wan family at Golden Pond Mountain, the family income of the Lingxi Yang Family had significantly increased, providing more cultivation resources for the young members, thus imbuing the entire Lingxi Yang Family with a thriving atmosphere.

Everyone believed this prosperity was brought to them by Yang Zhenshan, so their reverence for him as the Family Head was exceedingly high.

Looking at the eager smiling faces, Yang Zhenshan, after experiencing such a calamity, felt a deep sense of gratification.

He believed he had done much for the Lingxi Yang Family, naturally not hoping to see ingrates among them.

As long as they were genuinely respectful, he was happy to lead them forward.

After exchanging a few words with everyone, Yang Zhenshan went to the main hall in the main courtyard with Yang Xiangheng, Li Chang, and Wang Lei.

“Tell me about the household’s situation,” Yang Zhenshan said, sitting at the head seat and looking at the three of them.

Yang Xiangheng was the first to speak, “Great Uncle, I’ve already arranged for people to take over the Wan family’s Golden Pond Mountain and spirit field. Although we’re short on manpower, we can currently maintain the normal productivity of Golden Pond and the spirit field!”

“According to my calculations, the family will earn about one hundred and twenty spirit stones annually.”

He wore an uncontrollable smile; annually earning one hundred and twenty spirit stones was already considerable for the Lingxi Yang Family.

At its peak, the family’s income was around the same.

But to Yang Zhenshan, these spirit stones weren’t much, so he just nodded slightly and said, “Not bad. In the future, you’ll be in charge of managing the family’s industries, and all these spirit stones should be used within the family to first nurture several young Innate Martial Artists!”

“Understood!” Yang Xiangheng replied.

Yang Zhenshan looked towards Li Chang, who said, “Everything is fine on the Secret Martial Guards’ side. Several letters have come recently, all concerning the Three Sects. Their investigation shows that the Three Sects are gathering supplies in Yu Mountain Town, seemingly preparing to war with the Nether Prison Sect!”

In the past five years, the Secret Martial Guards had developed fairly well, with Chen Zhongshu and Lv Hua rallying over a thousand shadows and cultivating more than two hundred spies.

The shadows and spies were spread across many martial cultivation workshops and towns in the Sea of Spirit, forming a comprehensive intelligence network.

But these individuals were relatively weak, existing at the lowest level of martial cultivation, so most information they obtained mainly consisted of surface-level news.

The strongest aspect of the Secret Martial Guards wasn’t their ability to gather secretive intelligence but rather their capacity to use various fragmented information to deduce the movements of various forces.

Like the Three Sects mobilizing supplies to Yu Mountain Town, located in the east of the Sea of Spirit and a seemingly unremarkable market town mainly belonging to the Wuxiang Sect.

However, it had always been the Three Sects’ bridgehead in wars against the Nether Prison Sect.

Now that the Three Sects were moving supplies to Yu Mountain Town, it indicated that they were determined to battle the Nether Prison Sect, though the extent of the battle was still uncertain.

The possibility of relentless warfare was slim; most likely, the Three Sects wanted to vent their anger and reclaim their lost face from the Ancient Relic Array.