Clan Rise: Starting as a Grandfather

Chapter 1214: Chapter 802: Green Wolf King Breaks Through (Part 2)

In reality, she’s only ninety years old now, nowhere near the point of aging.

Lin Zhan is the same, with strands of white hair mixed in his hair, exuding a strong aura that gives off a sense of authority wherever he sits.

It’s not surprising he has such an aura. In the Da’an Dynasty, he stands as the one beneath the Emperor, unmatched and above all other ministers, having served through three generations of Yang family emperors.

This is possible in Da’an, but if it were another dynasty, the Emperor might try to eliminate him.

"Your appearance makes me feel uneasy!" Yang Zhenshan teased Zhou Lan.

"Why? Do you think I’ve gotten old?"

"No, seeing you like this reminds me that I’m getting old too!" Yang Zhenshan chuckled.

He is ten years older than Zhou Lan and twelve years older than Yu Qingyi. Zhou Lan’s appearance seems to be a reminder that he’s reached a hundred years.

Indeed, he’s just turned a hundred this year.

Zhou Lan looked at Yu Qingyi and playfully said, "I used to be too busy to care about such things, but now I’m free, Qingyi, you must share some beauty-preserving techniques with me in the future!"

Yu Qingyi, with eyes like paintings, smiled and said, "No problem, I have many beauty-preserving spirit pills here, and I’ll give you some later, Sister Zhou!"

There are many beauty-preserving spirit pills, but the best among them is the Jade Bone Ice Heart Pill, which is the reason Yu Qingyi has maintained her youthful appearance over the years.

After talking about Zhou Lan, Yang Zhenshan then spoke to Lin Zhan, "You’ve wasted a lot of time these years; you should rush to cultivate now. Even Mingzhe has far surpassed you!"

Lin Zhan felt embarrassed, "Master is right, I will strive hard!"

Yang Zhenshan glanced at him, "Fix those bad habits you’ve developed in Da’an; you are not the Chancellor here holding the power of the court!"

"It’s because I craved power; please punish me, Master!" Lin Zhan earnestly knelt before Yang Zhenshan and said.

Yang Zhenshan looked at this disciple he had raised himself, feeling a surge of affection.

His mood while accepting disciples now is completely different from when he accepted Lin Zhan, Yun Qiao, and Wang Mingzhe. Now he accepts disciples with more purpose, whereas back then, he simply pitied those three children and wanted to raise them.

Sixty years have passed, and now all three disciples have grown up. He couldn’t help but feel a sense of comfort at heart.

Though he was supposedly reprimanding Lin Zhan verbally, he was actually quite concerned about this disciple.

He took out a storage bag and placed it in Lin Zhan’s hand, "Take it and cultivate well. Yun Qiao now has Earth Evil Stage cultivation, long since surpassing you. You need to work harder."

Lin Zhan held the storage bag, stunned for a moment, then his eyes slightly reddened, "Disciple thanks Master!"

Yang Zhenshan patted his shoulder, "Stand up; your martial uncle Zhou Lan is watching here!"

"Don’t mind me; I can pretend I didn’t see anything!" Zhou Lan waved her hand, saying.

Lin Zhan stood up, somewhat awkwardly saying to Zhou Lan, "Apologies for the embarrassment, Martial Uncle!"

Then, while drinking and reminiscing, the group shook off any unfamiliarity from not having seen each other for twenty years, disappearing without a trace after the banquet.

After that, Yang Zhenshan cultivated while teaching his disciples, and a year passed in the blink of an eye.

One day, just after finishing his meditation, Yang Zhenshan heard a loud wolf roar.

Yang Zhenshan was slightly puzzled, "Is the Green Wolf King achieving a breakthrough?"

With a thought, he arrived at Green Wolf Mountain.

The Green Wolf King stood in a clearing in the mountain forest, lifting its head to howl.

This howl was like a sharp blade cutting through the sky, wrapped with wind attribute spiritual power from the forest, rolling sound waves flooding forth. Wherever it passed, dust seemed to be stirred by giant invisible hands, suddenly enveloping the surroundings, obscuring the view.​

At the same moment, a deep azure light appeared on its body, like clear, vibrant spring water winding along its robust physique, seemingly wrapping its entire body. The flowing light faintly emitted a mysterious aura.​

Centered around the Green Wolf King, the air within a radius of over a hundred yards suddenly turned turbulent.

The air currents quickly coalesced, forming a tornado storm in the blink of an eye, madly absorbing the spiritual energy nearby.

Yang Zhenshan witnessed this scene and immediately expanded his spiritual sense to envelop the Green Wolf King.

He wanted to observe what is different about a mutant beast’s breakthrough compared to a martial artist.

Initially, the Green Wolf King was frantically absorbing the surrounding spiritual energy, a process somewhat similar to a martial artist using spiritual power to purify themselves.

However, compared to martial artists, the Green Wolf King’s spiritual energy absorption process is much more brutal, almost forcibly absorbing without care for whether the abundant spiritual energy might damage its body.

This is normal; the physique of mutant beasts far surpasses martial artists, allowing them to withstand more violent spiritual energy impacts and endure more intense pain.

Yang Zhenshan could tell that at this moment, the Green Wolf King was extremely painful, its howls a cathartic release of agony.

Time passed minute by minute, and Yang Zhenshan quietly watched from not far away, while other Green Wolves guarded around the Green Wolf King, all protecting it.

Approximately two hours later, the Green Wolf King’s pace of absorbing spiritual energy slowed considerably but didn’t stop, continuing to absorb at a gentler pace.

At first, Yang Zhenshan thought the Green Wolf King’s breakthrough would be quick, but he realized he’d been too simplistic.

This breakthrough, akin to an evolutionary process, certainly wouldn’t end in just a day or two.

For the Green Wolf King, the breakthrough process equates to a comprehensive transformation and rebirth.

From muscles and bones to blood and energy, and even the depths of the soul, it’s a total evolution.

One day, two days, three days~~

In the blink of an eye, half a month passed, and finally, a change began in the Green Wolf King.

An awe-inspiring metamorphosis commenced.

Between the Green Wolf King’s bones, cracking noises echoed, signifying the sound of power reconstruction. Its four limbs’ muscles swelled and expanded rapidly as if inflated, increasing in thickness several times in the blink of an eye, each muscle seeming to harbor the power to break mountains and rocks.

On its once-sharp claws, a layer of wind blade chill clung silently, emitting a faint whistling sound.

Just as blowing up a balloon, its body began to expand, and its aura grew even more intense.

However, seeing this, the Golden Crow showed a scornful expression.

"Master, it doesn’t have demon cultivation techniques, it can only break through with bloodline power!"

"Does it make any difference?" Yang Zhenshan asked in confusion.

"Of course it makes a difference; breaking through this way grants it a strong physical body, but it cannot possess pure mana, nor can it achieve transformation!" Golden Crow replied.

Yang Zhenshan was somewhat perplexed, "Why is transformation necessary?"

Mutant beasts are inherently different from humans, possessing their advantages with sharp claws, fangs, and powerful bodies, capable of controlling the spiritual power of the world.

Given this, why should they be obsessed with transformation?

"Transformation is essential because only through transformation do they possess meridians, dantian, and spiritual apertures. Only by transforming can they condense a demon core; otherwise, their mana will never match that of human cultivators." Golden Crow explained.

Yang Zhenshan was slightly stunned, "So transformation grants meridians, dantian, and spiritual apertures? I see, transformation doesn’t just make the exterior resemble humans more, but the interior!"

Golden Crow added, "Yes, it’s said that ancient divine beasts don’t need transformation because they innately have their own innate divine abilities, but other mutant beasts need to transform to reach higher realms!"

Yang Zhenshan pondered, "Then is it possible to cultivate demon techniques later?"

"Probably possible!" Golden Crow tilted its head, thought for a moment, and said.

Yang Zhenshan nodded, realizing that he should find some demon cultivation techniques in the future; mutant beasts are just beasts, while demon cultivators are true cultivators.

If the Spirit Source Land wants comprehensive development, it cannot lack the assistance of demon cultivators.

Why did the Ancient Relic Array house so many mutant beasts? Because back then, the Sun True Sect had many demon clan cultivators, and those mutant beasts were actually descendants of those demon clan cultivators.