Clan Rise: Starting as a Grandfather

Chapter 1293: Chapter 840: Profound Blessings? (Part 2)

She finally understood why the lake felt strange.

There were no living creatures in the lake, it appeared like a pool of stagnant water.

Clearly, it was a lake rich in spiritual energy, yet there were hardly any living creatures in it; if there wasn’t anything amiss, that would indeed be peculiar.

Well, it is indeed strange.

Ten years ago, Yang Zhenshan drained the lake and also had people dig out all the spiritual objects containing spiritual energy at the bottom of the lake.

Over the past ten years, with the replenishing power of the Spiritual Spring at the lake bottom, the lake water gradually restored to its original level, but the ecosystem did not recover.

Actually, there were some aquatic plants and fish, but those could only be found near the center of the lake.

The edges of the lake were only recently filled with water, which is why hardly any living creatures could be seen.

The Ghost Lady surveyed the lake and seeing no apparent danger, she relaxed and began to assess the surrounding environment.

Desolate, utterly desolate!

The area surrounding the lake was a mountainous forest, but the forest appeared particularly ravaged, as if trampled by countless people; here was a large pit, there was a patch of barren land, some mountain tops were even bare.

This is the aftermath of digging deeply into the earth; any valuable flora and fauna were taken to the Spirit Source Land, especially since there were many ancient trees thousands of years old here, it was necessary to dig a large pit to transplant them to the Spirit Source Land.

The once lush forests were now riddled with cavities, and the once flourishing vegetation was now sparse, giving a sense of desolation.

The Ghost Lady stared at all this, bewildered and full of confusion.

Just as she was lost in thought, someone in the distance called out, "Ghost Lady!"

She looked towards the voice and found it was one of her subordinates.

"Why are you here?"

"Ah, I know not, Ghost Lady. I was supposed to be at home yesterday, but somehow I suddenly ended up here!" the subordinate replied.

At this point, other figures began to appear, attracted by the sound of their conversation.

The Ghost Lady looked around at each figure, realizing they were all her subordinates.

She recalled the dark-robed figure she saw yesterday and the crisp sound of the bell.

Yet the confusion in her heart remained undiminished.

Where is this place?

Why did that person bring them here?

And how did he know about all her subordinates and bring them all here?

The Ghost Lady couldn’t figure it out, so she simply stopped thinking about it; there was no point, after all.

She instructed her subordinates to start surveying the surroundings, first to see if there was any danger.

There was naturally no danger surrounding them, in this Ancient Relic Array, aside from them, there was no one else, only some small animals, but they posed no threat.

Three days later, they arrived at the Transmission Hall.

Currently, the only building remaining intact in the Ancient Relic Array was this Transmission Hall, as for the other buildings, they had all turned to ruins, truly ruins, so ruined they could not be more so.

Forget about various palaces, even those cave dwellings were dismantled by the movers of the Spirit Source Land.

Looking at the majestic Transmission Hall, the Ghost Lady’s mood was very strange.

There was anticipation, nervousness, and a hint of fervor.

Earlier she thought this matter might be a catastrophe for her, but now looking at this Transmission Hall, she suddenly felt this might be her opportunity.

"My Lady, there is no danger inside," a subordinate came out from the Transmission Hall and reported.

The Ghost Lady’s face revealed her signature smile, somewhat cute, yet slightly sinister.

She stepped slowly into the Hall, looking at its interior decorations, and finally, her gaze fell upon the stone table in front of the Mystic Iron Stele.

There was no choice, the stone table was too conspicuous.

In the vast palace, only the stone platform and the stone table remained.

The Ghost Lady stepped onto the stone platform, looking at the stone table, its surface was exceptionally smooth, not a speck of dust on it.

The hall itself was also spotless, as if just cleaned half way.

No, it wasn’t a guess; when people from the Spirit Source Land were still in the Ancient Array, there was someone specifically responsible for cleaning the Transmission Hall, because people from the Spirit Source Land often achieved breakthroughs to the Heavenly Gang Stage and then came here to receive cultivation technique inheritance.

Over these ten years, the Spirit Source Land had obtained over a hundred cultivation techniques from here, although many were repetitive, there were quite a few unique ones.

She looked up at the nine Mystic Iron Stele on the wall, hesitated briefly, then reached out to touch the stone table in front of her.

As soon as her hand touched the stone table, the hall’s array suddenly glittered, strands of spiritual light fluttered, lines of array patterns lit up.

The Ghost Lady was startled, but quickly steadied herself, realizing there was no danger from these arrays.

Just as she wondered what these arrays were for, two jade scrolls floated before her.

The Ghost Lady cautiously picked up a jade scroll, her spiritual sense probing into it.

"Mystic Yin Soul Silence Scripture!"

"Clad in shadows, attracted by soul breath!"

"Yin is not evil, silence is not extinction!"

The Ghost Lady was first surprised then delighted, and suddenly burst into laughter.

"Haha, indeed, I have deep fortune! Haha~~"

At this moment, the nervousness and confusion in her heart dissipated, leaving only sheer joy and excitement.

This was indeed a top Immortal Dao Skill, and it perfectly aligned with her Yin Soul Path.

Not only that, this cultivation technique could directly lead to the Golden Core Path, while before, her practiced cultivation technique could only achieve Foundation Establishment, with no subsequent cultivation technique available afterward.

Yet now she actually obtained a cultivation technique leading directly to the Golden Core Path, if this isn’t deep fortune, what is it?

"Hehehe~~~ I’m going to prosper."

"Three Yin Weaving Net, weave the net in the Three Yin Array, a thread binds all causes in the world!"

After reading the second jade scroll, she was completely consumed by ecstasy, her sharp laughter echoed within the hall, causing her numerous subordinates to feel goosebumps.

"I’m going to retreat for cultivation, all of you get out!" Ghost Lady said coldly after her ecstatic outburst.

"Yes!"

All the subordinates quickly complied, exiting the hall.

And the Ghost Lady directly sat cross-legged next to the stone table and began cultivating.

A cultivation technique, a magic technique, both perfectly matched her aptitude.

At this moment, she almost scrapped her own cultivation to switch to these two cultivation techniques and magic techniques.

However, she was still rational and didn’t actually abandon her cultivation but began to convert to the Mystic Yin Soul Silence Scripture.

In the subsequent days, she was immersed in cultivation, unable to extricate herself, until the day the Ancient Relic Array was opened.

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Outside the Ancient Relic Array.

The people from the Nether Prison Sect, Lingxiu Three Sects, and Twelve Families gathered.

This time for the hundred and twenty entry slots into the array, the Nether Prison Sect occupied half, which was sixty, Lingxiu Three Sects occupied thirty-six, and each of the Twelve Families got only two.

This was the first time the Ancient Relic Array was opened following negotiations between the Nether Prison Sect and Lingxiu Three Sects, thus both sides placed great importance on it.

On the Lingxiu Three Sects and Twelve Families side, a total of ten Martial God experts came, while the Nether Prison Sect was equally impressive, sending one Foundation Establishment cultivator and six Martial God experts.

The moment the two sides met, there was an air of tension as if swords were drawn, yet they suppressed their emotions, nothing erupted into conflict, they just gathered clearly apart outside the array.

Approaching the time for the array’s opening, several hundred people from both sides arrived early morning at the valley outside the array.

The one responsible for opening the array was naturally still from Lingxiu Three Sects, in fact, only the senior members of Lingxiu Three Sects knew the method to open the array, and each of the three sects only knew their own part.

Therefore, every time the array was opened, it required the elders of Lingxiu Three Sects to personally take action.