Clan Rise: Starting as a Grandfather

Chapter 1438 - 908: Life and Death Prosperity Path, Lifespan 232 Years

Until he swallowed the tenth lotus seed, a flash of spiritual light suddenly appeared in his mind.

"When the wood flourishes, it prospers; when the wood withers, it dies."

"When prosperity reaches its peak, decline follows. Is death also a rebirth?"

The dormant mana within his body suddenly became restless, and the mana flowing through his meridians automatically outlined a whole new circulation route, transforming into countless emerald light spots that fused into his limbs and bones.

As the emerald mana emerged from his pores, Yang Zhenshan felt a sense of relief in his heart: "So this is the true essence of the Longevity Scripture."

He opened his eyes, feeling the rising mana within and the mad influx of spiritual energy from the outside into his body, a look of unconcealed joy appeared on his face.

During this seclusion, he not only realized the true essence of the Qingmu Longevity Scripture, but his cultivation had also advanced significantly.

Although he hadn’t reached the late-stage Foundation Establishment yet, he was not far from a breakthrough.

But most importantly, he grasped the true essence of the Qingmu Longevity Scripture, which was just at the level of initial insight, but for him, it was an unprecedented realization.

"Life and death, withering and flourishing, can also be understood as reincarnation!"

"The Qingmu Longevity Scripture does not seek eternal constancy but change, alternation, and endless reincarnation!"

"This should be a divine skill. I didn’t expect I could comprehend a divine skill during the Foundation Establishment Stage!"

Yang Zhenshan joyfully murmured to himself.

The realm of magic can be divided into introduction, small success, great success, perfection, transformation realm.

And above the transformation realm lies divine skills.

Actually, art, magic, and divine skills are not the same things.

Art refers to basic skills driven by spiritual power, such as Vine Skill, Healing Skill, Fireball Technique, Geng Metal Sword Qi, Five Elements Escape Skill, etc.

Magic is the evolution of rules, conforming to the Great Dao, relying on the understanding of the rules of heaven and earth.

The first four realms of magic are the realms of art, and the fifth realm, transformation realm, is the realm of magic.

Divine skills are innate abilities obtained through bloodline, physique, or special opportunities, originating from the essence of life or the gifts of the Heaven and Earth Great Dao, possessing non-replicability.

Many from the Demon Clan can exhibit special magic due to their bloodline, and these magical skills are evolved from divine skills.

For Human Race Cultivators, divine skills are basically unique to Golden Core Cultivators.

Yang Zhenshan can comprehend the Path of Life and Death Prosperity for two main reasons. First, he possesses the Divine Wood Treasure Cauldron, a lifebound magical treasure, which is part of the Qingmu Longevity Scripture that contains the Path of Life and Death Prosperity. Hence, when nurturing the Divine Wood Treasure Cauldron, Yang Zhenshan discovered an unusual aura.

Secondly, it’s due to the Water of Transformation. The Water of Transformation, when fused into the Divine Wood Treasure Cauldron, further enhanced the vitality characteristic of the cauldron, enabling Yang Zhenshan to more easily sense the contained path of life and death prosperity.

The third reason is the Purifying Heart Divine Spell and the lotus seed of the Daoist Intent Sacred Lotus. These greatly enhanced Yang Zhenshan’s perception, allowing him to touch the threshold of divine skills.

Yang Zhenshan, calmed and composed, observed the changes within himself.

His mana had increased considerably, and his divine soul had also strengthened significantly, with the range of his spiritual sense now exceeding over one thousand three hundred zhang, far surpassing the normal level of a Foundation Establishment Cultivator.

Even a Great Cultivator at the late-stage Foundation Establishment proficient in the Divine Soul Path might not necessarily surpass Yang Zhenshan in terms of the divine soul.

Moreover, within his sea of consciousness, some special Dao Rhyme had emerged.

Originally, his sea of consciousness contained only the divine soul and the Seven Treasures Soul Suppressing Tower; now, there were many green and gray strands of aura, floating within the sea of consciousness.

Yang Zhenshan counted them, totaling thirty-six strands, eighteen green and eighteen gray.

"Green represents vitality, gray represents death!"

"Life and death, withering and flourishing, this is Dao Rhyme!"

"And I can even know my own lifespan now!"

"Two hundred and thirty-two years!"

Yang Zhenshan was emotionally stirred and unable to calm down for a long time.

He unexpectedly could clearly sense how much lifespan he possessed, which he never anticipated.

"Calculating my age, I am now one hundred and forty-two years old, and my remaining lifespan is two hundred and thirty-two years, meaning I can live to three hundred and seventy-four years old!"

"It doesn’t seem like a lot either!"

Yang Zhenshan stroked his beard thoughtfully.

The lifespan of a Foundation Establishment Cultivator is generally around three hundred years, but there’s quite a difference in this average.

Yang Zhenshan can live to three hundred and seventy-four years, seemingly exceeding the average level, but don’t forget he practices the Qingmu Longevity Scripture.

The Qingmu Longevity Scripture inherently possesses the effect of prolonging life, yet Yang Zhenshan’s lifespan is only seventy years greater than the general level, which is somewhat disappointing.

However, Yang Zhenshan was only disappointed for a moment before his spirits quickly rose again.

"Now that I have comprehended the Path of Life and Death Prosperity and can perceive my remaining lifespan, does this mean I can increase my lifespan independently using the Path of Life and Death Prosperity?"

"I should attempt it later!"

"For now, let’s arrange my future cultivation plan!"

"Some things can be abandoned!"

"My main cultivation methods are still the Qingmu Longevity Scripture, Void Refining Scripture, and Qinghua Thunder Skill; these three will remain unchanged."

"For secondary cultivation methods, change the Wood Transformation and Nourishing Method to Devouring Spirit Body. The three divine spells will also remain as secondary methods. As for others, I’ll practice them casually!"

"In terms of magic, divine skills have manifested, so there’s no need to force it with magic. Qinghua Thunder Skill, Devouring Spirit Body, and Withered and Flourishing Divine Power can all be used in combat, so there’s no need to waste time on other skills!"

"The Soul Crow Divination Skill still needs to be practiced; this spell has a lot of potential to excavate, plus I have such a strong divine soul, it can’t be wasted."