Clan Rise: Starting as a Grandfather

Chapter 1128: Chapter 762: Clan Assembly (Part 2)

Luo Shang and Zhen Yang Family have already passed away, Luo Zhen and Zhen Tao have taken their places and entered the Clan Council.

Xie Yuan, Han Cheng, Zhang Yuanwu, Wu Chongzhe are also old and unable to manage family affairs anymore.

These old brothers who once followed Yang Zhenshan in battles now have retired from the center of power, but their descendants have stepped into new positions.

Overall, the various families in Spirit Source Land are still flourishing, with both strength and population steadily increasing.

Everyone took their seats, Yang Zhenshan received a document from Yang Chengmao, opened it, glanced at it, and said, “The main topic today is that we must go out!”

“Seven years since leaving Divine Wood Island, six years in Sea of Spirit, we have always acted low-key for fear of attracting attention from those major forces!”

“Now we still need to act low-key, but we can no longer avoid going out!”

Yang Zhenshan remarked with a calm expression.

With his current strength, he is still not enough to support a large force to develop in Sea of Spirit.

Logically, now is not the best time for everyone to leave Spirit Source Land, but Yang Zhenshan has reasons that inevitably demand it.

Resources!

This is the biggest issue facing Spirit Source Land.

Spirit Source Land does not lack Spirit Fruits or Spiritual Medicine, nor is there a lack of Cultivation Techniques, but Spirit Source Land lacks other resources.

Forging spiritual weapons requires various ores, and practicing Cultivation Techniques requires various Spiritual Objects.

Spirit Source Land has mineral veins, currently it has found a Mystic Iron Ore, always the lowest level Spirit Iron Ore vein, with large reserves but not high quality.

Yang Zhenshan is even reluctant to have people mine it.

Perhaps there are other veins within Spirit Source Land, but unfortunately, the Clan Hall currently does not have the manpower or capacity to mine them.

Yang Zhenshan cannot be a ruthless mine owner in Spirit Source Land, nor can he let everyone take life-threatening risks to mine veins; if Spirit Source Land is to mine veins, there must be sufficient safety guarantees.

Additionally, the population of Spirit Source Land is not sufficient to support large-scale mining, so Yang Zhenshan is also reluctant to have everyone seek out and mine ores.

As for Spiritual Objects, Spirit Source Land does not lack Wood Attribute Spiritual Objects but lacks realizations of other attributes.

Zhou Tianci cultivates Gold Attribute, An Yuxing cultivates Water Attribute, Liang Shengze cultivates Earth Attribute, and Qu Changkong also cultivates Gold Attribute.

Now they all have their own Golden Body Skill, cultivation has reached the Heavenly Gang Stage, and barring any mishaps, they are preparing to forge Spirit Base and Golden Body in the next ten years.

Besides Spiritual Objects and ores, Spirit Source Land also needs a large quantity of Spirit Stones, not just a few hundred or thousand, but hundreds of thousands, even millions of Spirit Stones.

Spirit Stone is the most basic cultivation resource, involved in Alchemy, Artifact Refining, Array setting, and various aspects cannot do without Spirit Stones.

Currently, Spirit Source Land has almost no Spirit Stone reserves.

Even Yang Zhenshan has only a little over a thousand Spirit Stones at hand.

The future development of Spirit Source Land in Alchemy Dao, Artifact Dao, and Array Dao depends on the supply of a large number of Spirit Stones.

To earn Spirit Stones, to gain more resources and Spiritual Objects, Spirit Source Land must open up an outward path and activate a strategy for earning Spirit Stones.

This is the reason for Yang Zhenshan’s participation in the Clan Council meeting.

“Sea of Spirit is still beyond our reach, but we can find footing in other ways!”

Yang Zhenshan looked at Yang Chengmao beside him, Yang Chengmao immediately understood, reached out and pushed the nearby map over.

“Cold Valley County, Snow Valley Town!”

Yang Zhenshan waved his hand, took out a wooden stick, and pointed at the location of Snow Valley Town on the map.

This Snow Valley Town is located in the eastern part of Cold Valley County, situated between Xue Meng Mountain and Yunxiao Mountain Range, established as a Martial Cultivator workshop by the Cold Cloud Sect.

Do not underestimate this Martial Cultivator workshop; it is located on the periphery of Yunxiao Mountain Range, the largest workshop west of Yunxiao Mountain Range.

Perhaps it does not compare to many Martial Cultivator workshops around Sea of Spirit, but it possesses many advantages absent in Sea of Spirit.

Firstly, there are many herbalists and hunters entering Yunxiao Mountain Range here, producing large quantities of herbs and materials from Mutant Beasts each year.

Secondly, it is far from Sea of Spirit, and was established by the Cold Cloud Sect.

Though Sea of Spirit is prosperous, containing more opportunities, it has a major issue: the power structure is too stable; the Three Sects and Twelve Families have disputes but control all the resources of Sea of Spirit steadily.

If Yang Zhenshan wants to accomplish something in Sea of Spirit, he must break this stable structure, and then he might become the enemy of all Three Sects and Twelve Families.

Therefore, Yang Zhenshan can only aim more modestly, targeting Snow Valley Town.

The Cold Cloud Sect is just a Small Sect, its strength amounts to having a few Martial Artist at the Heavenly Gang Stage.

Yang Zhenshan does not have confidence facing the Three Sects and Twelve Families, but he does have confidence facing the Cold Cloud Sect.

Of course, he will not leave Sea of Spirit, as Sea of Spirit holds more resources and opportunities, establishing in Sea of Spirit is Yang Zhenshan’s ultimate goal, and Snow Valley Town is just his diversion strategy.

“I plan to open several shops here, selling our specialties, and also purchase Spiritual Objects and Mutant Beast carcasses produced from Yunxiao Mountain Range.”

Yang Zhenshan said softly.

Inside the hall, everyone gazed at the map, exhibiting thoughtful expressions.

Their concern was simple: how to open up channels outside.

Currently, Zhou Tianci, An Yuxing, and Liang Shengze are most anxious; they are the oldest and most desperately need Spiritual Objects to forge Spirit Base and Golden Body.

As for others, they have long wished to venture outside for more experiences and earn more resources.

Inside Spirit Source Land, there is almost no economic environment; most materials are self-sufficient, and some cultivation resources are dispensed on a ration system.

This environment maximally cares for everyone, granting everyone the opportunity to grow, but correspondingly restricts many people’s development.

Like the Luo family and Zhen family, they excel in commerce but lack any platform to showcase their abilities in Spirit Source Land.

Those seeking more resources in Spirit Source Land have no way, as resources given are fixed.

Though as Spirit Fruits and Spiritual Medicines are increasingly cultivated in Spirit Source Land, resources grow, they lost the opportunity for rapid wealth accumulation.

This environment induces laziness.

Yang Zhenshan has long realized this problem, many people in Spirit Source Land are in a worldly secluded state, cultivating leisurely and working based entirely on interest.

This state is undeniably best for the masses, but for the development of a force, it seems too uncompetitive.

Overall, Spirit Source Land is too comfortable, causing many to lose the spirit of competition.

Yet the way of cultivation primarily accentuates ‘striving’!

Striving against heaven, against earth, against people.

Striving for resources, striving for paths, striving for a broad avenue.

This is one reason Yang Zhenshan wants everyone to go out.

Upon venturing out, witnessing external harshness, and enjoying the resources brought by the outside, they will surely change their mindset.

Yang Zhenshan is not raising these people to let them live a carefree life.

As the saying goes, ‘Raise an army for a thousand days, use it at a critical time’, now it’s time for them to serve him.

Yang Zhenshan briefly explained his plan and said, “Do any of you have any opinions?”

“Family Head can arrange as you see fit; this elder can assist at any time!” Zhou Tianci was the first to speak.

He is most eager; he already possesses Golden Body Skill, only lacking one Spiritual Object to attempt Spirit Base forging.

Perhaps he is unable to successfully break into the Martial God Realm, but if he does not attempt it once in his life, he cannot die in peace.

“We follow Family Head’s orders!” everyone said in unison.

Yang Zhenshan nodded slightly, “Very well, now let’s discuss personnel arrangements: first, expand the Guardian Army, from the original one thousand to two thousand, requiring cultivation at least at the Postnatal Fifth Layer.”

“Second, the Foreign Affairs Hall will form the Commerce Department, with Luo Zhen as Minister, Zhen Tao as Deputy Minister; you both prepare, and accompany me to Snow Valley Town soon!”

He looked at Luo Zhen and Zhen Tao, who are both over sixty years old, having taken over the Yang Family commercial deals back on Divine Wood Island, now needing them to form a new Yang Family commerce.

“Understood!” both responded, standing up.