Clan Rise: Starting as a Grandfather

Chapter 1322: Chapter 854: Tianshu Tower of the 12 Towers_2

Yang Qinting took out the token, hesitated for a moment, "Should I head back first?"

"Yes, this matter still needs Tianshu Tower to handle!" Zhang Cheng said.

The Secret Martial Guards are now under the jurisdiction of Tianshu Tower, with Yang Chengye as the owner of Tianshu Tower, and Yang Chengxian, Lv Hua, and Chen Zhongshu as the deputy owners.

Tianshu Tower is responsible for intelligence gathering, Tianquan Tower is responsible for commercial trade, and Yu Heng Tower is responsible for external industry management.

Generally, when anything changes outside, it should be handled by Yu Heng Tower. However, Zhang Cheng belongs to the Secret Martial Guards, and Yang Qinting is also registered with the Secret Martial Guards, so this is an internal matter for the Secret Martial Guards, naturally requiring Tianshu Tower to handle it.

Yang Qinting thought about it and felt that he could only do this for now.

"I’ll head back first then, Grandpa Zhang, be careful yourself!"

"Alright!"

Yang Qinting took out the Jade Token, infused it with True Yuan, and the next moment, his figure vanished from the hall.

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Now the Spirit Source Land no longer has Longevity City; the original Longevity City has been changed to Jade City.

However, the name Longevity City is still retained until the new city is completed, at which point the name Longevity City will be reinstated, especially since the name Longevity City was personally given by Yang Zhenshan.

Above, there lies the White Jade City, with twelve floors and five cities.

Currently, the Spirit Source Land has twelve floors and one city, starting from Spiritual Spring Waterfall to the original Longevity City, and all towns along the river a hundred miles south belong to Jade City.

The twelve floors have all been completed and are distributed around the Clan Hall and the original Longevity City.

Among them, Tianshu Tower, Tianquan Tower, and Yu Heng Tower are built around the Receiving Hall.

These three towers have frequent activities outside, so they’re all built around the Receiving Hall.

The newly constructed Tianshu Tower is magnificent and luxurious, with flying eaves like wings, a dark blue glazed-tile roof, and red lacquer beams supporting the eaves.

The building has five layers, narrowing with each layer, with a doorway made of green stone with carved clouds and dragons, with dragon whiskers outlined in real gold and eyes inlaid with green beryl, where glimmers reflect like hidden dragon chants within the stone patterns.

In terms of craftsmanship in Spirit Source Land, the most formidable is not Alchemy or Artifact Refining, but architecture.

Since Yang Zhenshan began migrating people to Spirit Source Land, it’s been in continuous construction, from a single city to numerous villages, majestic halls, and exquisite courtyards, never ceasing to build.

Furthermore, Spirit Source Land has now integrated arrays into its architecture, with each new building showcasing exquisite craftsmanship and mysterious arrays.

Like this Tianshu Tower, which, at first glance, looks merely luxurious but upon entry, the floor of the first-floor hall is engraved with ancient and profound patterns, each line imbued with faint spiritual energy fluctuation. The hall hosts twelve coiled dragon columns standing in array, with coiled dragons covered in gold leaf scales, and beneath the gold leaf is a dense array of runes.

This technique of integrating arrays into buildings was learned from Ancient Relic Arrays in the Spirit Source Land.

It’s a reinforcing array capable of keeping buildings intact for a thousand years.

In Ancient Relic Arrays, they also discovered stone pillars standing unchanged for ten thousand years, which similarly possess reinforcing arrays, albeit at Second-Order; currently, Spirit Source Land has yet to master Second-Order reinforcing arrays.

Yang Qinting arrived at Tianshu Tower, feeling overwhelmed like Granny Liu entering a grand manor, looking east and west, filled with an immeasurable sense of awe.

He wasn’t someone inexperienced, having witnessed the profoundness of Xuanqing Sect’s foundation, which surpasses that of Spirit Source Land in terms of Array Dao.

Yet Xuanqing Sect hasn’t been extravagant enough to integrate arrays into every building, with arrays visible only in a few key structures at most.

Though he stayed in Xuanqing Sect for twenty years, he never delved into Array Dao.

Array Dao is a secret in Xuanqing Sect, taught only to core disciples; even Inner Sect Disciples couldn’t learn it.

His awe stemmed not merely from the array application but also from witnessing Spirit Source Land’s transformation.

Twenty years ago, Longevity City was just a small city, with its highest building being the current Receiving Hall.

But now?

Longevity City hosts numerous towers, with the five-tiered Tianshu Tower rising seventeen or eighteen meters, and within, exuding exquisiteness from branch-patterned bronze decorations at rail corners, peony-gilded edges at window frames, to filled peacock stone powder in brick seams, conferring a gentle nobility in the morning light. Even the bronze stair railings bear lotus vine patterns with pearls embedded in lotus hearts, warm to the touch, ensuring every carved beam reveals no part lacking sophistication, amidst gilded magnificence containing countless artisan ingenuity.

Focusing only on minute details, Xuanqing Sect’s buildings are not comparable to this Tianshu Tower.

"Young Master Qinting, please follow me; the owner is already upstairs waiting for Young Master!" A plainly honest-looking middle-aged man guided Yang Qinting upstairs.

"Are you also part of the Secret Martial Guards?" Yang Qinting asked curiously.

"No, I’m a Sixth-Class Steward of Tianshu Tower, previously working in the Foreign Affairs Hall!" The middle-aged man laughed.

"May I ask your surname?"

"Hehe, my surname is Zhou; the Eighth Madam is my aunt!"

Yang Qinting realized.

With the surname Zhou, that made him part of the Zhou family, with the Eighth Madam being Yang Cheng’an’s wife, Zhou Yunxian, who was also Yang Qinting’s mother.

"So it’s Cousin!"

"Haha~~ Young Master Qinting, please!"

If discussing relatives, Spirit Source Land is filled with kin, with anyone picked out being related.

Laughing and talking, the two arrived at the fifth floor.

"Greetings, Owner!"

"Greetings, Great Uncle!"

The two stood before Yang Chengye and greeted.

Yang Chengye laughed, "No need for excessive formalities!"

"So, you’re Qinting! Haha, it’s our first time meeting as grandfather and grandson!"

When Yang Qinting joined Xuanqing Sect, Yang Chengye was on Divine Wood Island, so this was their first meeting.

"Nephew has long admired Great Uncle! Great Uncle is the founding Emperor!" Yang Qinting said.

"You rascal, don’t flatter me here!" Yang Chengye said, patting his shoulder hard, "Not bad; it seems these years in Xuanqing Sect haven’t hindered your cultivation!"

After some idle chatting, they finally turned to the main issue.

Yang Qinting briefly recounted being possibly followed and his conflict with Wang Qisheng within the Sect.

"Wang Qisheng is Wang Qiutang’s youngest son?" Yang Chengye asked.

"Correct!"

Yang Chengye nodded slightly, instructing his attendant, "Fetch the dossiers of the Wang family and Li family from Xuanqing Sect!"

Wang Qiutang isn’t unknown, and the Wang family within Xuanqing Sect is a formidable power; thus Tianshu Tower naturally holds detailed intelligence on the Wang family.

Soon, the attendant returned with the Wang family and Li family dossiers.

Yang Chengye first read through the Wang family dossier, "This Wang family is not simple; Wang Qiutang possesses late-stage cultivation in Golden Body Realm, and the Wang family internally in Xuanqing Sect is a veteran lineage, having produced three Golden Body Realm Martial Artists including Wang Qiutang!"

"As for the Li family, it’s a newly emerging family, with an ancestor who reached Golden Body Realm, but currently relies on a woman for support!"

"Chu Lingxiao, so it’s her!"

Yang Qinting asked, surprised, "Great Uncle, what about Elder Chu?"

Yang Chengye smiled, "The Secret Martial Guards evaluated every Golden Body Realm Martial Artist in the Sea of Spirit; in the past hundred years, three have the potential to become Martial Immortals, namely Xuanqing Sect’s Chu Lingxiao, Illusion Moon Sect’s Yue Ming, and Wuxiang Sect’s Zhang Xian!"

"If nothing goes awry, Chu Lingxiao may receive future emphasis from Xuanqing Sect!"

Yang Qinting realized, "So it’s like this!"

Though a disciple of Xuanqing Sect, he couldn’t contact senior Martial God Elders like Chu Lingxiao, only gathering inaccurate info through hearsay.

In comparison, the Secret Martial Guards’ investigations are much clearer, uncovering many concealed intel unknown externally.

"What about my and Qianqian’s marriage?" Yang Qinting asked, worriedly looking at Yang Chengye.

"There’s significant resistance, yet not impossible; likely it requires intervention from the ancestor!" Yang Chengye said.