Clan Rise: Starting as a Grandfather

Chapter 1383: Chapter 881: All Factions Gather at Lotus Heart Valley (Part 2)

"Haha, Master Yunxiao, I’ve heard so much about you!" Yun Ge said exuberantly.

"I dare not, greetings to Senior Yun Ge!" Yun Xiao cupped his fists in a salute.

In White Cloud Immortal City, Yun Ge was a well-known figure. He also managed the White Cloud Commerce, which was the treasury of White Cloud Immortal City, indicating his significant status.

In contrast, Yun Xiao appeared somewhat obscure, despite having mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivation, due to his association with the Xuanqing Sect, he was not really famous in the Immortal Cultivation World.

"And this is Master Yunxi, I presume. Haha, Master Yunxi is certainly young and promising!" Yun Ge then looked at Yun Xi.

"Greetings to Senior Yun Ge!" Yun Xi responded with a gentle smile and a bow.

"And this is?" Yun Ge turned his gaze to Yang Zhenshan.

"Yang Zhenshan from the Yang family, greetings to Senior Yun Ge!" Yang Zhenshan cupped his fists in a salute.

"Oh, so it’s Master Yang, welcome, welcome!" Yun Ge also offered a warm smile, though Yang Zhenshan perceived a difference.

This Master Yun Ge seemed genuinely enthusiastic about Yun Xiao and Yun Xi’s arrival.

However, towards him, Yun Ge’s attitude was a bit cooler, merely formal.

This was expected, as the Yang family was only somewhat renowned in the Sea of Spirit, and outside of it, not many knew of the Yang family.

Yang Zhenshan didn’t mind, waiting for Yun Ge to finish exchanging pleasantries, he then had everyone store their Mutant Beasts in the Spirit Beast Bags and followed the group into Lotus Heart Valley.

Looking at the rebuilt Lotus Heart Valley, Yang Zhenshan couldn’t help but marvel at the grand resources of White Cloud Commerce.

For Immortal Cultivators, constructing a city was incredibly easy; a few Earth Magic spells could erect city walls spanning a thousand feet, and building houses was a breeze if one wasn’t aiming for aesthetics.

White Cloud Commerce rebuilt Lotus Heart Valley in three months, which wasn’t extraordinary, yet they also set up numerous arrays during this period within Lotus Heart Valley, which was no mere spell work but required a plethora of Array Masters.

The fact that White Cloud Commerce achieved this showed their considerable array power.

Upon entering Lotus Heart Valley, White Cloud Commerce allotted an estate for the Yang family—an estate that wasn’t particularly spacious.

Looking at this estate, Xuanzhen chuckled, "Seems like we’re trying too hard to please those who don’t care about us!"

Yang Zhenshan nodded slightly, "Very normal, our Spirit Origin Land isn’t well-known outside."

Originally, he wanted to showcase Spirit Origin Land’s strength, but in front of the Glaze Cloud Boat, the Mutant Beasts from Spirit Origin Land seemed rather insignificant.

He had just observed the estates of the three sects of Lingxiu, which were at least twice the size of theirs.

Clearly, White Cloud Commerce was treating the Yang family as an ordinary Immortal Cultivation family.

"Let’s make do and squeeze in for a while!" Yang Zhenshan didn’t consider requesting a larger estate from White Cloud Commerce, as it was untimely to offend them now.

The group didn’t mind, squeezing three or two to a room, just for a few days.

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The day after the Three Sects of Lingxiu and the Yang family arrived at Lotus Heart Valley, the Nether Prison Sect also arrived.

The Nether Prison Sect didn’t have as grand a display as the Three Sects of Lingxiu, as they didn’t possess large Flying Boats, but they came with more Foundation Establishment cultivators than the Three Sects of Lingxiu.

This time, the Three Sects of Lingxiu brought a total of four Foundation Establishment cultivators: Yun Xiao, Yun Xi, Liu Yue, and Master Jieyu from the Wuxiang Sect.

But the Nether Prison Sect sent a Divine Soul Realm Martial Artist and six Foundation Establishment cultivators, a lineup strong enough to overpower the Three Sects of Lingxiu.

This demonstrated the formidable strength of the Nether Prison Sect.

Actually, the Yang family also brought three Foundation Establishment cultivators: Yang Zhenshan, Xuanzhen, and Bai Xiaoyun, but the latter two mingled with the Three Sects of Lingxiu’s group, so White Cloud Commerce likely presumed they belonged to the Three Sects of Lingxiu.

After the people from the Nether Prison Sect arrived, numerous Immortal Cultivation forces arrived successively.

Many of these forces were unknown even to Yang Zhenshan.

These forces weren’t strong and couldn’t compare to the Three Sects of Lingxiu, yet their numbers far exceeded Yang Zhenshan’s expectations.

Within a few days, Lotus Heart Valley gathered over forty Foundation Establishment cultivators from more than twenty forces, many of which Yang Zhenshan had never even heard of.

For instance, a force called Wind Valley had never been heard of by Yang Zhenshan, yet Wind Valley sent a Great Cultivator at the peak of Foundation Establishment and another mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator.

After inquiry with Yun Xiao, he found out that Wind Valley was actually a major Immortal Cultivation sect in the northern Qingli Dynasty, with strength comparable to the present Hidden Sword Mountain.

Yang Zhenshan conducted a detailed understanding and discovered that the forces coming to Lotus Heart Valley weren’t just from the vicinity of Yunxiao Mountain Range, but included many from farther away.

Immortal Cultivation forces within a five thousand-mile radius of Lotus Heart Valley were approximately all here.

Yang Zhenshan had to marvel at the immense resources of White Cloud Commerce, yet he believed that White Cloud Immortal City must have a major initiative by inviting forces to Lotus Heart Valley with such grandeur.

As Yang Zhenshan suspected, White Cloud Immortal City indeed had significant plans.

In Yun Ge’s cave dwelling, the high-levels of over twenty forces gathered together.

In the spacious hall, four rows of seats were set up, and more than twenty Foundation Establishment cultivators were seated in order.

Yang Zhenshan sat in the last row, observing those in front.

The first row had only four seats, occupied by Que Lingfei from Cangyu Mountain, Jian Changhe from Hidden Sword Mountain, Feng Guiyue from Wind Valley, and Han Jiangche from Nether Prison Sect.

These four individuals were quite unique.

Que Lingfei from Cangyu Mountain was a Second-order demon beast, yet her appearance was astonishingly human-like, due to not fully transforming into human form.

She wore brown feathers as clothes, with a slender figure like a maiden in her prime, her face akin to white jade, with a few fine feathers between her brows, and eyes like amber, containing fragments of golden light.

Thin feathers covered her neck and shoulders, the feather shafts at her wing bones revealed a faint glow, her wings folded on her back, overlapping like half-unrolled plain silk, with long feathers at the tips reaching her knees.

She wore soft boots, with slightly upturned tips, as if ready to soar into the clouds at any moment.

This was Yang Zhenshan’s first encounter with a demon beast, and he did not underestimate Que Lingfei for her adorable appearance, knowing that, for demon beasts, appearance had nothing to do with age.

Though Que Lingfei appeared as a youthful maiden, she undoubtedly far outlived Yang Zhenshan.

Generally, mutants and demon beasts have a greater lifespan than the Human Clan, for example, First-order mutants typically have at least a hundred years of life, and with cultivation advancement, their lifespans extend further, surpassing the lifespan enhancements of human Immortal Cultivators.

Second-order mutants typically have lifespans around five hundred years, with some special species even surpassing a thousand years.

At the Third order, they rival Golden Core cultivators, possessing lifespans over three thousand years.

The Yun Que Clan wasn’t typically long-lived, but a Second Rank Top Grade Yun Que demon beast’s lifespan certainly surpassed that of a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator.

This seemingly innocent and cute Yun Que maiden was undoubtedly an ancient creature who had lived for centuries.

Whether she had lived for three hundred years or four hundred years remained uncertain.

She represented Cangyu Mountain, and even White Cloud Immortal City dared not easily offend Cangyu Mountain.

Aside from Que Lingfei, Han Jiangche was also particularly noteworthy here, as he was a Martial Artist rather than an Immortal Cultivator, yet as a Divine Soul Realm Martial Artist, his combat prowess surpassed that of Foundation Establishment cultivators.

It’s fair to say that he was the strongest in this gathering.

The Nether Prison Sect, although lacking Golden Core cultivators, possessed multiple Divine Soul Realm Martial Artists and several Foundation Establishment cultivators, and its strength should not be underestimated.

Jian Changhe from Hidden Sword Mountain and Feng Guiyue from Wind Valley were both in late-stage Foundation Establishment. Their cultivation wasn’t the highest here, but Hidden Sword Mountain and Wind Valley were sect forces with deep roots.

Such sect forces were enigmatic as to how many hidden cards they held.

Compared to them, the Three Sects of Lingxiu could only sit in the second row.

The third row seated several late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators.

Yang Zhenshan, being only mid-stage Foundation Establishment, and with the Yang family’s lack of fame, could only sit in the fourth row.

This White Cloud Immortal City certainly treated people according to status.