Clan Rise: Starting as a Grandfather

Chapter 1456 - 156: Talking Money Hurts Feelings, Talking Feelings Hurts Money. (Part 2)

If anyone wants to intervene in the situation of the Sea of Spirit, they wouldn’t target the Beishi family.

Their actions are clearly aimed at the Xuanqing Sect, likely intending to test its strength.

Lan Peng is unsure of what Yang Zhenshan is thinking; he doesn’t care about the Beishi family and Xuanqing Sect. He just wants to ask Yang Zhenshan if he’s willing to accept him and the Lu family’s allegiance.

"Mr. Yang, what do you think of me joining the Yang family?" Lan Peng said.

Yang Zhenshan came back to his senses and looked at Lan Peng, "You’re really planning to join the Yang family?"

"Of course it’s true, otherwise why would I come to you!" Lan Peng responded.

Yang Zhenshan stared at Lan Peng, deep in thought.

Letting the Lu family and the Lan family join the Spirit Source Land?

It’s not impossible!

Currently, a large area of the Spirit Source Land remains undeveloped, and it can certainly accommodate more people.

But are the Lu family and the Lan family really willing to give up everything outside and relocate entirely to the Spirit Source Land?

The Lan family doesn’t have many people, making relocation easy, but it’s different for the Lu family, which has many branches. If relocating the entire family, it would involve moving tens of thousands.

Even if only the main branch of the Lu family moves to the Spirit Source Land, there would still be many issues.

Since once the Lu family moves to the Spirit Source Land, they must stay for thirty years without leaving.

This is a rule long established in the Spirit Source Land; anyone who has just moved in must reside there for thirty years.

Only after thirty years can they have the opportunity to leave the Spirit Source Land for missions.

Can the Lu family accept such conditions?

Yang Zhenshan slightly shook his head; without thinking, he knew it was impossible.

"Forget it, this matter is not feasible!"

"Why?" Lan Peng asked.

"Because some rules will make you feel troubled!"

"What rules?"

"The first rule is once you join the Yang family, you must leave the Sea of Spirit, and for at least thirty years you cannot return! Can you do that?"

Lan Peng was stunned, "How can there be such rules?"

"That’s not right; doesn’t the Yang family have many affiliated families here?"

He remembered those affiliated families of the Yang family and sensed a problem.

Yang Zhenshan slightly shook his head, "If you only want such an affiliated relationship, the Yang family welcomes your entry anytime!"

Affiliated families?

What is this?

Does the Yang family need affiliated families?

Of course not.

There are many families in the Spirit Source Land, but those families can no longer be called families today.

From the start, Yang Zhenshan implemented a division policy, splitting all families into small individual units, causing the families in the Spirit Source Land to become extremely fragmented.

Therefore, currently, there is only one family in the Spirit Source Land, which is the Yang family.

And even the Yang family has become very fragmented, with the younger generations dispersed across the Spirit Source Land.

Lan Peng understood his meaning because he knew the Yang family’s attitude towards affiliated families.

To put it nicely, it’s tolerant; to put it harshly, it’s indifferent.

And such a dependent relationship is clearly not what he and the Lu family desire.

He’s caught in a dilemma; joining the Yang family means leaving the Sea of Spirit, but not joining means losing the Yang family’s protection. It’s a tough choice.

Yang Zhenshan saw his dilemma and said, "If you’re only worried about attacks from Immortal Cultivators, you don’t necessarily need my Yang family’s protection!"

"What do you mean?" Lan Peng asked.

Yang Zhenshan smiled and said, "You could invite some Foundation Establishment Immortal Cultivators to guard Ancient County City!"

"Invite Foundation Establishment Immortal Cultivators to guard!" Lan Peng frowned, "Is this feasible?"

"Why not?"

"What if those Foundation Establishment Immortal Cultivators harbor ill intentions?"

"Then invite some trusted ones; I can introduce a few, but the price won’t be cheap!" Yang Zhenshan replied.

Having the Lu family join the Spirit Source Land is too troublesome, but Yang Zhenshan is still willing to help them a bit.

As for hiring people to guard the Lu family, it’s quite simple.

Just invite them through the Ten Thousand Treasures Store.

The Ten Thousand Treasures Store doesn’t solely have Guest Elders skilled in Immortal Cultivation but also in combat.

The Ten Thousand Treasures Store’s commerce flows throughout the Wanhua Western Region, naturally requiring military support, hence they have a powerful Immortal Cultivator guard force.

Of course, the guard force is not mercenaries, typically not accepting external hires.

But as an eighth-grade Guest Elder for the Ten Thousand Treasures Store, Yang Zhenshan can help navigate through connections; for him, this is not a difficult task.

Lan Peng asked uncertainly, "Can they really be trusted?"

"Of course, the Ten Thousand Treasures Store has high credibility," Yang Zhenshan replied.

Lan Peng wasn’t sure what kind of existence the Ten Thousand Treasures Store was, but since Yang Zhenshan said so, he chose to believe.

"How many Spirit Stones will it cost?"

Yang Zhenshan thought for a moment and said, "It might be a hundred thousand Low-grade Spirit Stones per person per year. I’m not entirely sure about the exact price; you can discuss it with Lu Fusheng. If you really want to hire someone, I can inquire for you!"

If the Yang family were to protect the Lu and Lan families, they could manage, but why would they do this?

Just for the Lu and Lan families’ allegiance?

Don’t be ridiculous!

Allegiance is superficial; the key is whether it brings benefits to the Yang family.

As for sentiments, discussing money hurts feelings; discussing feelings hurts money.

Yang Zhenshan isn’t looking to hurt feelings or money, hence he came up with this mutually beneficial idea.

By letting the Lu family hire Guest Elders from the Ten Thousand Treasures Store to guard their place, Yang Zhenshan helps navigate relationships for past relations, thus lending a hand.

Lan Peng thought for a moment and said, "Then I’ll discuss it with the General!"

"Alright, you can discuss first. I guarantee that once you invite the Guest Elders from the Ten Thousand Treasures Store to guard Ancient County City, no power near Yunxiao Mountain Range will dare to cause trouble in Ancient County City," Yang Zhenshan said with a smile.

Lan Peng’s eyes lit up, "Is the Ten Thousand Treasures Store very powerful?"

"Very powerful, more so than White Cloud Immortal City!" Yang Zhenshan replied.

"I understand!" Lan Peng felt much relieved.

A power stronger than White Cloud Immortal City would certainly not covet a Martial Arts Family like the Lu family.

Since Yang Zhenshan speaks this way, it indicates that the Ten Thousand Treasures Store is indeed trustworthy.

...

While Yang Zhenshan was persuading Lan Peng to hire Guest Elders from the Ten Thousand Treasures Store, a group of Immortal Cultivators were dividing their loot among the mountains three hundred miles south of Yang Family Town.

The group comprised five Immortal Cultivators, led by one at the Qi Refining Ninth Layer, wearing a black fitted outfit, the hem embroidered with a dark gold flowing cloud pattern. A short beard adorned his chin; his eyes sharp like an eagle, mouth curved with a hint of a smile that suggested cunning and ferocity.

Another was at the Qi Refining Eighth Layer, holding a folding fan with half a lotus depicted on its surface, casually fanning to show a white jade ring on his little finger. However, beneath this gentle façade lurked a contrasting menace in his eyes.

The remaining three were at the Qi Refining Seventh Layer, exuding a fierce roguish air, clearly indicating they were not upright cultivators.

"Tsk, tsk, who would’ve thought these Martial Arts Families are so prosperous? We’ve only robbed four families and already acquired tens of thousands of Low-grade Spirit Stones!"

"Boss, this is way easier than risking our necks guarding the workshop!"

A tall slender cultivator said excitedly, his small eyes gleaming at the pile of Spirit Stones, full of zeal.

"Indeed, had we known it would be this easy, we should’ve come to the Sea of Spirit earlier!" another cultivator added.

Fang Shou, hearing them, looked at them lightly and said, "Enough talk, let’s divide these Spirit Stones first!"

He truly disdained these few inept ones; if the mission hadn’t been unsuitable for his own team, he would never have recruited these useless underlings.

"Hehe, Boss, then we won’t be polite!" the tall slender cultivator laughed.

"Thank you, Brother Fang!" The cultivator holding the folding fan cupped his hands in gratitude.

The five then began to divide the loot, placing tens of thousands of Spirit Stones into their respective Storage Bags.