Clan Rise: Starting as a Grandfather

Chapter 1155: Chapter 776: Portals and Arrays

About an hour later, Yang Zhenshan finally emerged from the cabin.

Seeing him, Yang Mingzhi was so excited he almost cried.

"Dad!!" he called out with a sobbing voice.

Yang Zhenshan looked at him, puzzled, and asked, "What’s wrong? Aren’t you happy to see me? Why are you crying?"

"I just missed you, Dad!" Yang Mingzhi said.

Indeed, he missed his father!

Every day and every night, he dreamed of his father coming back!

"Grandfather!" Yang Chengye was also full of excitement.

Yang Zhenshan stepped forward and scrutinized Yang Chengye.

"Hahaha, not bad, not bad at all. This emperor’s aura truly suits you!"

Yang Chengye was tall and imposing. Even though he was just a grandson in front of Yang Zhenshan, his emperor’s aura was undeniable.

"Grandson pays respects to Grandfather!" Yang Chengye knelt and bowed.

The others followed suit and bowed as well.

"All of you, get up. Chengyou has also improved, much more stable than before! Hmm, Qinyuan has grown up~~"

Yang Zhenshan surveyed his sons and grandsons.

Some he recognized, and some he did not.

But they were all his descendants, and Yang Zhenshan looked at each one.

...

Two days later, in a secluded mountain forest on Divine Wood Island, in an ordinary villa.

Yang Zhenshan stood in the courtyard, overlooking the distant Divine Wood City, gazing at the colossal Ten-thousand-year-old Rong tree. Yang Mingzhi, Yang Minghao, Jiang He, and Yang Chengze stood behind him.

"This place is quite good. Let’s establish a Spirit Hall here in the future!"

Yang Zhenshan said softly.

The Spirit Hall referred to the sacred hall leading to the Spirit Source Land, also the holy site of Divine Wood Island.

Yang Zhenshan intended to endow this place with sacred attributes, to represent a higher realm of Martial Arts and the path of Immortal cultivation.

He would not transmit the Cultivation Method of the Sea of Spirit here, as it served no purpose. The various Energy Introduction Skills of the Sea of Spirit were not prevalent here, not because people couldn’t cultivate them, but due to the lack of resources for Martial Artists to cultivate those skills.

Perhaps one or two might succeed in cultivation, but it could never be widely promoted.

Moreover, there was no benefit to him. What good would it do to make Martial Artists who defy the Yang family stronger? Are they supposed to rebel against the Yang family?

His purpose in establishing the Pocket World Gate here was to gather talents on this side.

Talented Martial Artists and those with spiritual apertures were his targets to win over, to make them part of the Spirit Source Land and join the Yang family.

"Dad, what should the Spirit Hall look like?" Yang Chengzhi asked.

Yang Zhenshan replied indifferently, "Build as you see fit. The style doesn’t matter; the key is to coordinate with Chengze to arrange the Array!"

Since he planned to place the Pocket World Gate here, it was naturally impossible not to have any defenses.

Though the Pocket World Gate was under his control and could be closed at any time, he couldn’t keep watch over it at all times. Therefore, some necessary precautions had to be taken.

The inside and outside of the gate would be guarded by the Protection Hall’s warriors. Outside, a team of twelve would constantly guard it, while inside, the two Vice Hall Masters of the Protection Hall, Luo Jingsong and Wu Zhan, needed to take turns overseeing the Grand Hall.

In addition, a Guardian Array had to be set up outside the gate. Only after identity verification by the guarding team of the Protection Hall could one enter the Array and reach the Spirit Source Land.

Currently, the Array Formation Department was capable of setting up Arrays. Though it was just a simple Guardian Array made up of over a hundred Restrictions, it could cover an area of over a hundred feet, forming a thin barrier to block external attacks and entry.

This kind of Array was simple and crude, merely transforming the Spiritual Energy within Spirit Stones into a protective barrier.

Its defensive power wasn’t strong, able to withstand hundreds of attacks from a Martial Artist in the Qi Sea Stage, but for an Earth Evil Stage Martial Artist, it could be broken with just a dozen attacks.

Such an Array was almost useless in the Sea of Spirit, but here it was just right.

Moreover, the main function of this Array wasn’t defense but warning, to alert when outsiders approached or attacked the area around the gate.

Of course, this was just a temporary Array. In the future, the Array Formation Department would surely set up stronger Arrays, enhancing the power of the Array here.

"How long will it take to complete the Array setup?" Yang Zhenshan looked at Yang Chengze.

Yang Chengze stroked his goatee, pondered, and said, "The Array Plate is already forged; setting up the Array will only take three days!"

Yang Chengze was the Vice Pavilion Master of the Secret Skill Pavilion and also the head of the Array Formation Department. He would also become the chief Array Master of the Spirit Source Land.

This was unavoidable, as the Spirit Source Land’s Array cultivation was beginning from scratch. Its heritage came from the Ancient Relic Array, but having heritage didn’t mean just anyone could learn the art of Array. It required talent and patience.

Yang Chengze perhaps had some talent for Arrays; after receiving those Array heritages, he led the Array Formation Department in research and had already achieved commendable results.

"Coordinate well when the time comes!"

Yang Zhenshan nodded slightly, "After returning, you should also set up the framework of the Foreign Affairs Hall. Before, the Foreign Affairs Hall was virtually nonexistent, but there will be many matters needing the Foreign Affairs Hall in the future, so you must quickly prop up the Foreign Affairs Hall!"

The Foreign Affairs Hall was mainly responsible for external affairs, including overseeing the Da’an Dynasty and the Dajing Dynasty, managing Divine Wood Island, and also encompassed the Commerce Department under its jurisdiction.