Clan Rise: Starting as a Grandfather

Chapter 1514 - 944: Soul Suppressing Tower and Soul Suppressing Lock (2)

Upon hearing his inquiry, Yun Xiao glanced gloomily at Jian Qingxiao and said, "It’s decided, Mianyun Continent."

Yang Zhenshan paused, "Mianyun Continent, why choose there?"

"It’s rather tranquil!" Jian Qingxiao said, brushing away the stray hair from his forehead.

Mianyun Continent is a piece of land within the Sea of Spirit, which can also be considered an island. It’s a sandbank composed of islands and islets.

Due to the perennial cloud cover, it appears from afar like a cloud mass floating on the water, especially at night when the clouds and mist descend to form a Cloud Sea, thus named Mianyun Continent.

Yang Zhenshan had only heard of Mianyun Continent and had never been there, so he really didn’t know the situation on Mianyun Continent.

"Can palaces and pavilions be built on Mianyun Continent?" he asked Yun Xiao.

Yun Xiao replied, "Yes."

"Then let’s choose Mianyun Continent!" Yang Zhenshan didn’t have much objection to this.

He could understand Jian Qingxiao’s reason for choosing Mianyun Continent. Positioned in the central area of the Sea of Spirit, separated by dozens of miles of water, although not far, the water separation allows the future Guest Elder Hall to avoid being too close with the Xuanqing Sect and the Illusion Moon Sect.

Hidden Sword Mountain wants the Guest Elder Hall to maintain some distance from the Sect and Family, not wishing the Guest Elder Hall to blend too closely with the sect world.

Clearly, Yun Xiao still wanted to take care of the Xuanqing Sect a bit more, so he wasn’t very satisfied with this choice.

But now is not the time to favor the Xuanqing Sect — it’s necessary to satisfy Hidden Sword Mountain first.

Therefore, Yang Zhenshan chose to support Jian Qingxiao without hesitation.

Seeing Yang Zhenshan agree, Jian Qingxiao’s beautiful face showed a faint smile.

After determining the location, the next step was construction.

As an organization overseeing the entire Sea of Spirit, the Guest Elder Hall naturally can’t just make do. The necessary buildings must have everything, and the required arrays must be arranged.

However, the construction of the Guest Elder Hall is mainly led by the Xuanqing Sect, with support from the Illusion Moon Sect, while the Yang family just needs to offer a helping hand.

Yang Zhenshan chatted with Yun Xiao for a while before leaving the Xuanqing Sect and returning to the Spirit Source Land.

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Inside the quiet chamber on the Spiritual Spring Mountain Plateau.

Yang Zhenshan summoned the Soul Suppressing Lock and Soul Suppressing Tower, the seven-layered black tower was only one foot in size, held in his palm.

"Can I call myself the Pagoda-Bearing King too?"

"Sadly, my tower is far inferior to the Exquisite Pagoda!"

He observed the condition of the Seven Treasures Soul Suppressing Tower and checked the soul of Red Cloud in the Soul Returning Array.

Red Cloud is merely a First-order Mutant Beast, its soul was inherently very weak. Although the Soul Returning Array could keep Red Cloud’s soul from dispersing, it couldn’t awaken Red Cloud’s True Spirit.

True Spirit is essentially self-awareness; without self-awareness, Red Cloud cannot cultivate.

"Ghost Cultivator techniques are not hard to find; the Ten Thousand Treasures Store should be able to find them, but before that, Red Cloud’s soul needs to be nurtured stronger first!"

Red Cloud has been his companion for a hundred years, and he truly can’t bear for Red Cloud to leave. Even if Red Cloud transforms into a ghost cultivator, he hopes Red Cloud can always stay by his side.

Yang Zhenshan thought for a while and took out some Condensing Soul Cinnabar, a Second-Order Spiritual Material with effects of solidifying the soul, nurturing the divine soul, and warding off evil spirits.

It seems the Nether Prison Sect has a lot of this; Yang Zhenshan found it in the storage bags of Li Xuanxiao, Ming Shuzi, and Jiang Taishu.

Now, it’s just right to use it to nurture Red Cloud’s soul.

Yang Zhenshan gently poured a handful of Condensing Soul Cinnabar into the Soul Returning Array on the seventh level of the Soul Suppressing Tower, carefully guiding the soul power within the Condensing Soul Cinnabar into Red Cloud’s soul.

The soul power within the Condensing Soul Cinnabar was very gentle, but Red Cloud’s soul was too weak. Yang Zhenshan only drew a wisp of the soul power, slowly feeding it into Red Cloud’s soul.

Once the soul power channel between the two was established, Yang Zhenshan gently exhaled.

Condensing Soul Cinnabar can slowly provide soul power to Red Cloud’s soul, allowing it to gradually strengthen, a process that might take decades or even more.

Fortunately, Yang Zhenshan had enough time to wait for Red Cloud’s True Spirit to awaken.

After finishing this, Yang Zhenshan picked up the Soul Suppressing Lock again.

He wanted to integrate the Soul Suppressing Lock into the Soul Suppressing Tower.

"How should it be integrated?"

Yang Zhenshan observed the nine Soul-locking Chains on the sixth level of the Soul Suppressing Tower, falling into contemplation.

The Seven Treasures Soul Suppressing Tower is a top-grade magical treasure, while the Soul Suppressing Lock is merely a mid-grade magical treasure; there’s a significant difference in grade, logically allowing the tower to suppress the lock.

Although the Soul-locking Chain has functions similar to the Soul Suppressing Lock, compared to the lock, the chain’s power is much inferior.

He wanted to use the Soul Suppressing Lock to replace the Soul-locking Chain.

Yang Zhenshan carefully sensed the Soul Suppressing Tower’s Soul-locking Chains with his Spiritual Sense, suddenly his Heart Spirit moved, and a thin chain appeared in his hand.

Looking at the chain in his hand, Yang Zhenshan felt speechless.

So this is the Soul-locking Chain, which appears shorter and thinner when compared to the Soul Suppressing Lock; when taken out alone, its grade is approximately that of a low-grade magical treasure.

However, what rendered Yang Zhenshan speechless wasn’t the chain’s grade, but how easily he managed to remove it from the Soul Suppressing Tower.

He initially thought the Soul-locking Chain was a part of the tower, but now it seemed clearly assembled on.

"The Seven Treasures Soul Suppressing Tower, the six layers are surprisingly detachable components!"

"What a miraculous artifact refining technique!"

Yang Zhenshan observed further and discovered that aside from the Soul Returning Array on the seventh floor, the other six floors were all detachable.

The God Concealing Shield, Soul Cleansing Banner, Soul Nourishing Lamp, Soul-Stabilizing Bell, Illusion Breaking Mirror, and Soul-locking Chain.

These six treasures can be removed from the Soul Suppressing Tower, initially being individual magical treasures, albeit of mid- and low-grade levels.

While the genuine function of the Soul Suppressing Tower, apart from the Soul Returning Array, is to amplify the power of these magical treasures, enhancing them by one grade.

"Can the Soul Suppressing Lock be used to replace the Soul-locking Chain?"

Yang Zhenshan’s eyes shone bright, then he placed the Soul Suppressing Lock into the sixth level of the tower.

Once the lock entered the sixth level, the chain’s head fastened into the metal ring on the floor, everything seeming so natural and seamless!

Seeing this, Yang Zhenshan couldn’t help but squint his eyes.

"Soul Suppressing Tower, Soul Suppressing Lock, damn, they are inherently similar magical treasures!"

He had some realization, understanding why the lock and tower were so compatible.

The reason is simple, they are inherently similar magical treasures, even originally being one whole.

Not that the Soul Suppressing Tower and Lock are one, but their origins are unified.

Immortal Cultivator’s magical treasures vary endlessly, coming in all kinds. Some are produced through an Artifact Refiner’s sudden inspiration, tailored to their liking; others are crafted by Refiner based on predecessors’ thoughts; while some are created exactly in line with reference designs of predecessors.

Yang Zhenshan’s Soul Suppressing Tower came from Mo Xuanyu, the lock from Jiang Taishu, seemingly irrelevant entities, impossible to group together.

Yet immortals’ inheritance spans millennia, many connections are hidden in obscurity.

The Tower and Lock likely spurred from unrelated artisans, yet those artisans might have referenced a singular person’s design.

Therefore, the linkage is understandable.

Of course, Yang Zhenshan wasn’t focused on these but rather on the integration of the lock into the tower.

Feeling the enhancement on the lock from the tower, he was ecstatic.

At this point, his lock’s capabilities surpassed the lock belonging to Ming Shuzi considerably.

"It’s a pity Ming Shuzi’s lock was destroyed; otherwise, this lock’s power could be further augmented!"

"Who knows if the Nether Prison Sect has more locks!"

Yang Zhenshan couldn’t help but have an interest in the Nether Prison Sect’s treasure vault.

Each sect has unique traits, like Hidden Sword Mountain, proficient in Sword Dao, possessing abundant sword instruments, including Spirit Sword.

The Nether Prison Sect seemed fond of the locks, potentially having numerous reserves.

The Soul Suppressing Tower’s nine Chains were mere low-grade magical treasures; replacing them entirely with mid or high-grade locks could amplify the tower’s power manifold.

Yang Zhenshan felt a urge to visit the Nether Prison Sect, but quickly quelled it.

Though the recent loss of strength suffered by the Nether Prison Sect was substantial, it’s not within Yang Zhenshan’s capability to readily exploit.

Besides, with the Sea of Spirit stabilized, no need arose to stir disturbances.