Clan Rise: Starting as a Grandfather

Chapter 1482 - 929: The Sea of Spirit Shall Be Led by Hidden Sword Mountain! (2)

Not six, but eight.

His four disciples Yang Jizhen, Ma Qiuyan, Cui Yang, and Ning Yun have now all completed the Foundation Establishment.

Adding him and Xuanzhen, as well as the Green Wolf King and Bai Xiaoyun.

Bai Xiaoyun is only a Guest Elder of the Yang family and has not yet entered the Spirit Source Land, but Yang Zhenshan thinks her performance over the years has been quite good. Though her temperament is a bit odd, she’s already lost those nasty habits of evil cultivators, so Yang Zhenshan also intends to recruit her as one of his true people.

The current Foundation Establishment Cultivators and Golden Body Realm Martial Artists of the Spirit Source Land are quite numerous; however, most of these Foundation Establishment Cultivators and Golden Body Realm Martial Artists are in the early stages, and their strength is not just a little bit weaker than those veteran Foundation Establishment Cultivators and Golden Body Realm Martial Artists.

The quantity is not lacking, but the quality is somewhat lacking.

After a brief chat with Yunxiao, Yang Zhenshan suddenly sensed an unusual aura entering within the range of his Spiritual Sense.

"They’re here, let’s go welcome them!"

With that, he stepped out of the main hall first and flew towards the sky.

High in the northwest horizon, a group of extremely sharp auras was rapidly approaching. This aura is very unique; it is not the aura of a single person, but of a group, yet these auras are so similar that it is hard to determine exactly how many people there are.

Everyone flew above the walls of Wuxiang City, quietly awaiting the arrival of Hidden Sword Mountain.

Within a breath’s time, they saw more than a dozen figures flying in on swords.

"Welcome, Mountain Master!"

Yang Zhenshan, Yunxiao, and Liu Yue stood at the front, leading the crowd in greetings.

They represented not only the Yang family, Xuanqing Sect, and Illusion Moon Sect, but also the Guest Elder Hall of Hidden Sword Mountain. Though the Guest Elder Hall is not yet established, they are already considered Guest Elders of Hidden Sword Mountain.

The sword lights halted in front of the crowd, revealing the figures one by one.

Without looking up, Yang Zhenshan already knew how many people Jian Changhe had brought this time.

Four Foundation Establishment Cultivators, ten Late-stage Qi Refining cultivators.

Their numbers are not many, but the quality is extremely high.

Among the four Foundation Establishment Cultivators, three were in the Late-stage Foundation Establishment, only one was in the Mid-stage Foundation Establishment.

In comparison, the Yang family had eight Foundation Establishment cultivators, but only Yang Zhenshan and Xuanzhen were in the Mid-stage Foundation Establishment, the others were just entering the Foundation Establishment Stage.

Such a Yang family appears thriving, while such a Hidden Sword Mountain demonstrates deep foundations.

Casually presenting three Late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators is not something an ordinary power can achieve.

Moreover, since Hidden Sword Mountain has so many Late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators, it stands to reason that they would have Early-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators as well.

"Gentlemen, there’s no need for formalities," Jian Changhe said calmly.

"Thank you, Mountain Master!" the crowd responded with gratitude.

Jian Changhe’s eyes scanned the crowd, nodding slightly.

The cultivators from Hidden Sword Mountain behind him were also observing Yang Zhenshan and the others.

"Let’s go find a place to talk," Jian Changhe said.

"Mountain Master, please, all Elders, please!"

Yang Zhenshan stepped forward, leading the Hidden Sword Mountain group to the Four-direction Hall.

Inside the hall, tables had already been prepared, with various Spirit Fruits, tea, and a pot of Spiritual Wine placed atop.

Not knowing how many Foundation Establishment cultivators Jian Changhe would bring, several extra tables were prepared in the hall.

Once everyone was seated, Jian Changhe took the upper seat, with the rest sitting below, Foundation Establishment cultivators at the front, Golden Body Realm Martial Artists at the back, Yang Zhenshan, as the host, took the lower lead seat.

"Is everyone here?" Jian Changhe asked.

"Reporting to the Mountain Master, all Three Sects and Eight Clans of the Sea of Spirit are present!" Yang Zhenshan stood up and reported.

"Hmm!" Jian Changhe nodded and then said, "Being the first time meeting all of you, I am unfamiliar. Elder Yang, please introduce them to me."

Yang Zhenshan took the task upon himself and stood up to start the introductions.

He began with Yunxiao. There was no real need to introduce Yunxiao; whether it was Jian Changhe or Hidden Sword Mountain’s Foundation Establishment cultivators, they all knew Yunxiao quite well, and even if they hadn’t met him, they surely had heard of him.

"This is Master Yunxiao from the Xuanqing Sect!"

"Greetings, Mountain Master, and fellow Taoists!" Yunxiao stood up, cupping his hands toward the crowd, and the four elders of Hidden Sword Mountain cordially returned the gesture.

Next was Liu Yue, followed by Yang Zhenshan himself, then Cui Yang. Although Cui Yang was young, he was also a Foundation Establishment cultivator, sitting in front of many Martial Artists here.

Hidden Sword Mountain is different from Xuanqing Sect. In the past, when Xuanqing Sect gathered the forces of the Sea of Spirit, they either didn’t invite the Immortal Cultivators or they would place them on the same level as the Martial Artists.

Hidden Sword Mountain, being an Immortal Cultivator sect, naturally puts Immortal Cultivators in a position of honor, with Martial Artists relegated to the back.

After Yang Zhenshan finished introducing everyone, Jian Changhe also briefly introduced the four Foundation Establishment cultivators of Hidden Sword Mountain to everyone.

"These four are the four elders of Hidden Sword Mountain, Jian Guyun, Jian Canghai, Jian Suxin, and Jian Qingxiao."

The four Foundation Establishment cultivators, two men and two women, all with the surname Jian!

Among them, Jian Guyun, Jian Canghai, and Jian Suxin were in the Late-stage Foundation Establishment, and they all appeared to be not young, particularly Jian Guyun, who looked elderly.

And Jian Qingxiao appeared very young, and based just on her looks, she could be said to be in her twenties. Of course, she was certainly older than twenty, at least over a hundred.

All four behaved very amicably, without a trace of arrogance, even appearing friendlier than Jian Changhe.

"The gathering today is first for us to get acquainted, and to let you know that from now on, the Sea of Spirit shall follow the lead of Hidden Sword Mountain!"

Jian Changhe spoke casually, without any pretense or politeness, plainly stating that Hidden Sword Mountain would be in charge of the Sea of Spirit from now on.

"Does anyone have any objections?"

His gaze swept across the hall, and everyone remained silent.

"Good, no objections!"

"Secondly, we need to discuss the impending war with the Nether Prison Sect. The Nether Prison Sect has gathered a large number of Martial Artists and will likely launch an attack on the Sea of Spirit within half a month!"

"Does anyone have strategies to respond?"

War with the Nether Prison Sect is inevitable, and the Nether Prison Sect seems determined to take the Sea of Spirit. According to intelligence collected by the Secret Martial Guards, the Nether Prison Sect has gathered at least fifty thousand Innate Martial Artists, advancing towards the Sea of Spirit in great momentum.

Clearly, their determination this time is even greater than last.

It makes sense, as this is currently the weakest moment for the Sea of Spirit, and even with Hidden Sword Mountain’s support, the Sea of Spirit is still not as powerful as before.

There’s no reason for the Nether Prison Sect to miss this opportunity, and they will undoubtedly do everything possible to capture the Sea of Spirit.

Upon hearing Jian Changhe’s question, everyone began whispering discussions.

How to respond to the Nether Prison Sect’s attack — to be honest, no one has a sure answer in their hearts.

The disaster brought by the Wuxiang Sect inflicted too great a loss on the Sea of Spirit, with all the Divine Soul Realm Martial Artists missing, causing the Sea of Spirit to lose its foundation to oppose the Nether Prison Sect.

If it weren’t for Hidden Sword Mountain’s support, the Sea of Spirit would be powerless against the Nether Prison Sect now.

Even with Hidden Sword Mountain’s support, the Sea of Spirit may not be a match for the Nether Prison Sect.

The key depends on how much strength Hidden Sword Mountain has.

People’s understanding of Hidden Sword Mountain is limited, not knowing how much strength Hidden Sword Mountain actually has, nor how much power they are willing to commit against the Nether Prison Sect.

Everyone was discussing fervently, yet no one stood up.

Yang Zhenshan glanced at Yunxiao with some frustration.

This was Jian Changhe’s first time seeking strategy from everyone, and it would not do to remain silent without saying a word.

Yunxiao was also quite helpless. If he had a strategy, he wouldn’t be scrambling around every day.

However, he still stood up; there was no choice. At present, only he and Yang Zhenshan in the Sea of Spirit could be relied upon, and he represented Xuanqing Sect.

Xuanqing Sect has quite a few old scores with Hidden Sword Mountain, and if he didn’t show some proactive attitude, he might be in deep trouble if Hidden Sword Mountain started settling those old scores.

"May I ask the Mountain Master, could we ask White Cloud Immortal City and Cangyu Mountain to mediate?" Yunxiao inquired.

Currently, the best way to deal with the Nether Prison Sect’s attack is to find a major force to suppress the Nether Prison Sect, preventing them from attacking the Sea of Spirit.

Within the Yunxiao Mountain Range, only two forces can suppress the Nether Prison Sect: White Cloud Immortal City and Cangyu Mountain.