Clan Rise: Starting as a Grandfather

Chapter 1626: Chapter 1000: Roaming the 10,000-Mile Expanse, Exploring the Void

“The Life Realm Immortal Palace is a Void Spiritual Treasure; it can assist me in controlling the power of the Void!”

“The physical body is my true form; it is the foundation for my mastery of the Path of Life and Death!”

“The two do not conflict; rather, they can complement each other!”

“It seems I will embark on a different path from now on!”

Yang Zhenshan casually spoke to himself.

“But before that, I should first fully explore the Life Realm!”

He looked towards the Spirit Source Land below.

Ridges overlapped, and dark green waves extended from the foot of his vision to the horizon, where snow-capped mountains intertwined with clouds, resembling jade debris and verdant blue twisted by a giant hand.

The peaks lay like giant beasts on the earth, their spines undulating, spreading dark green into an endless sea, with occasional silver markings revealing where rivers hid in the forested wilderness.

Cloud clusters rolled over the top of the snowy mountains, making the entire range appear and disappear, like a jade hairpin submerged in a sea of mist. Where the wind passed, the lush forest sea stirred up waves in layers, yet it was impossible to discern which leaves moved; only the feeling that the dense green was breathing slowly, inhaling and exhaling the white mist covering the mountain.

The horizon was half swallowed by lilac mist, leaving peak tips wearing snow caps that glinted with cold light in the sunlight. Large cloud tufts descended toward the forest sea, shattering into mist upon touching the tree tops and veiling the green in a layer of gauze.

However, such vast and ethereal land is merely a small part of the Life Realm.

Yang Zhenshan’s eyes shone with golden light, and his thoughts expanded, connecting to the Twelve Golden Crystal Lotus of Taixu. The powerful Divine Soul’s force surged into the golden crystal, then spread upwards along the newly grown lotus root tendrils, climbing onto clusters of verdant lotus leaves.

Brilliant light surged and ascended from the lotus leaves, threads of spiritual essence spread to the four corners.

The next moment, the entire Spirit Source Land was enveloped in oscillations.

The oscillation frequency was not high, merely a gentle, slow vibration, akin to a heartbeat.

And with each beat, the Spirit Source Land expanded slightly, from the initial thousand miles, to two thousand, three thousand, four thousand miles…

Gradually, it expanded to the breadth of ten thousand miles.

Space expanded, the sky lifted, and the earth thickened.

Inside Jade City, everyone was startled by the sudden vibrations, with many wandering onto the streets, bewildered by the surroundings.

In truth, the vibration was not large, even compared to the noise Yun Xiao caused during Core Formation at the Wuzhen Taoist Palace, but everyone noticed something amiss.

“What is happening?”

Yang Chengmao emerged from Ziwei Tower, asking the attendants around him.

He looked around but found nothing unusual.

“I will head to the Immortal Hall to inquire!” The attendant, unaware, could only fly towards Taiwei Tower.

At the same time, everyone inside Taiwei Tower also looked around in confusion.

The Ziwei Tower folks came over to inquire, while Taiwei Tower sent people to Wuzhen Taoist Palace and Flame Mountain to gather information.

Wuzhen Taoist Palace is the cultivation site of Yun Xiao and Xuanzhen, while Flame Mountain is home to Yang Jizhen, Zhang Hexuan, and Hong Fuxiu.

But regardless of Xuanzhen and Yang Jizhen, they were both bewildered.

They seemed to have sensed a change in the Spirit Source Land, but were unclear on what the change was.

Vibrations continued for two incense sticks’ time before stopping, leaving everyone in the dark, with unanswered concerns that they kept to themselves as they resumed their activities.

Soon, everyone realized what had happened.

The Spirit Source Land had expanded, increasing by a hundredfold.

A medium-sized Flying Boat took off from Jade City, cutting across the clear sky before reaching the edge of the Spirit Source Land, which was the previous boundary, not the current one.

Yang Jizhen and Yang Chengmao stood on the bow, their eyes bulging as they looked down at the undulating ground.

In their view, the landscape below showed a clear boundary line; one side was sprawling wilderness, where dark green waves rose and fell, while the other stretched into endless barrenness.

“The Spirit Source Land has expanded again! How much has it grown?” Yang Chengmao said in wonder.

Yang Jizhen’s eyes flashed with gold, then he shook his head, “I don’t know, it seems to have expanded significantly!”

They were quite familiar with the Spirit Source Land, understanding it had always expanded in line with Yang Zhenshan’s rising cultivation.

Previously, however, the expansion was slow, extending a few meters a year at most.

But now it had abruptly spread outward for countless miles.

“Let’s go check out!”

Subsequently, the Flying Boat took off again, heading deeper into the barrenness.

They surpassed towering mountains, crossed vast plains, and behind never-ending hills saw a large depression.

Upon reaching the edge, which shimmered with dazzling barriers, it was already two days later.

“This must be tens of thousands of miles away!”

Yang Jizhen looked back at the barren land behind, then at the dazzling barrier ahead.

“Is this because Grandfather has formed a core?” Yang Chengmao said.

“It must be. Besides the ancestor, who else could have caused the Spirit Source Land to expand!”

“In that case, there’s nothing more to say. Let’s head back!”

With that, both flew back toward Jade City.

En route, they frequently paused to investigate; they found blessed lands rich in Spiritual Energy, discovered flowing Spiritual Springs, and unearthed subterranean mineral veins.

Without a doubt, the expanded Spirit Source Land remained an abundant domain.

Yet, considering such a vast realm, let alone development—it would require considerable time even for basic greening.