Clan Rise: Starting as a Grandfather

Chapter 868: Chapter 636: Father and Sons, Brothers Join the Battle Together (Part 3)

Although Yang Minghao had served as a guerrilla general at Chongshan Pass for many years, he spent six or seven years less than Yang Zhenshan away from Yang Mingzhi.

During those six or seven years, Yang Minghao managed to bridge the age gap between himself and Yang Mingzhi.

The three brothers each faced an opponent, displaying formidable strength that further alarmed Zhang Juhai.

However, the battle concluded first not with Yang Mingcheng and his brothers, but with Ding Qiu.

The Divine Wood Sect had one high priest and three priests, all being Innate Martial Artists.

Among the three priests, one was quickly slain by Ding Qiu in a matter of moments; this priest had only recently become an Innate Martial Artist for a few years and was no match for Ding Qiu.

Granted, Ding Qiu had only been an Innate Martial Artist for a little over a decade, but the resources of the Divine Wood Sect weren’t comparable to those of the Yang family.

Previously, the cultivation salary at Star Moon Island didn’t include True Essence Pill, but ever since the mass maturity of Star Origin Fruit, Yang Zhenshan increased the cultivation salary for Innate Martial Artists, offering three True Essence Pills annually, along with Ice Heart Fruit and Jade Dew Spirit Peach.

How many resources can the Innate Martial Artists at Star Moon Island claim each year?

Besides wines, tea, and royal jelly, they receive three Three Yellow Plums, three True Essence Pills, one Jade Dew Spirit Peach, and one Ice Heart Fruit annually.

The True Essence Pills were all crafted by Wang Mingzhe, and the Ice Heart Fruit could also be entrusted to Wang Mingzhe to be refined into Jade Bone Ice Heart Pill.

With so many spirit fruits and spirit pills, Ding Qiu naturally surpassed martial artists of the same age group.

So within just a few moves, Ding Qiu dispatched his opponent with precision.

"Who is that person?" Zhang Juhai asked, looking up at Ding Qiu standing on the warehouse roof.

Zhu Yanshan glanced over and thought for a moment before speaking, "Seems to be the protector leader from the Yang family!"

He had visited Star Moon Island more than once and was relatively familiar with members of the Yang family.

Yet he never expected that Ding Qiu, who usually kept a low profile, would actually be an Innate Martial Artist.

"I remember that the Yang family’s madam is also an Innate Martial Artist, right?" Zhang Juhai observed the surroundings, asking quietly.

"Yes, my second brother told me that the Yang family madam’s strength is no less than his!" Zhu Yanshan replied.

Zhang Juhai squinted his eyes and suddenly noticed that many silhouettes stood atop rooftops within Star Moon City.

Those silhouettes weren’t participating in the battle; they simply watched the street fight quietly.

What astonished him more was that among the martial artists engaged in the battle, many were Half-step Innate Martial Artists.

He saw a Half-step Innate Martial Artist charging like a fierce tiger, scattering over a hundred Whale Navy soldiers, prompting him to ask again, "Who is that person?"

Zhu Yanshan glanced again, "Yang family’s brother’s disciple, Wang Mingzhe; he’s the most formidable alchemist on Star Moon Island. I used to buy many elixirs from his shop!"

Zhang Juhai nodded, "I met him a few days ago, and merely thought he was an alchemist. I didn’t expect him to possess Half-step Innate cultivation."

Continuing to survey the area, he recognized many familiar figures whom he’d observed before, but didn’t notice anything unusual until now, realizing those he’d ignored indeed had Postnatal Ninth Layer or Half-step Innate cultivation.

As for those silhouettes on rooftops, they were naturally Yang Zhenshan’s personal followers and the Yang family’s protectors, all Innate Martial Artists — pitting them against a crowd of ordinary people was rather unfair.

Innate Martial Artists are concerned with their reputation, and these ones were no exception.

Thus, their duties weren’t to repel enemies, but to prevent other Innate Martial Artists from entering the city, and to stop the foes from setting fires within the city.