The time swiftly moved to the winter of the forty-third year of Spirit Origin.
Yang Chengxu returned from the Daāan Dynasty to the Spirit Source Land, bringing back three individuals possessing spiritual apertures.
"Family Head, all three of these have completed the Green Wood Skill!"
In the hall, Yang Chengxu presented the three individuals before Yang Zhenshan and spoke.
"Greetings, Sir!" The three quickly bowed.
Yang Zhenshan scrutinized the trio: a twelve-year-old boy, a nine-year-old girl, and surprisingly, a middle-aged man.
"This is Liu Qingyuan, he is Liu Zheās grandson!" Yang Chengxu introduced.
"Liu Zhe?" Yang Zhenshan recalled this old friend, though sadly the old friend had long passed away.
Speaking of Liu Zhe, Yang Zhenshan remembered someone else.
"By the way, where is Lin Zhan?" He recalled his first disciple.
After the establishment of the Daāan Dynasty, Lin Zhan took up an official position in the court there, and counting the time, itās been over twenty years now.
Previously, Yang Zhenshan couldnāt return to Divine Wood Island, so he couldnāt care for this first disciple, but after setting up a Pocket World Gate on Divine Wood Island, Yang Zhenshan sent word for Lin Zhanās family to move to the Spirit Source Land.
Itās been more than half a year now, yet Lin Zhan still hasnāt arrived.
"Brother Lin returned with me, but he brought his whole family, so heās currently looking for a place to live; he should be back to pay respects to the Family Head tomorrow!" Yang Chengxu said.
Yang Zhenshan nodded slightly, "Thatās good. I thought he couldnāt part with his power in Daāan!"
Lin Zhanās cultivation has fallen significantly; although he broke through to Innate over twenty years ago, heās been busy with governance, neglecting his cultivation, and his progress has been minimal.
Now heās past his seventies, and Yang Zhenshan hopes he wonāt fall further behind.
"Coming along are also Zhou Lan and General Zhou." Yang Chengxu said.
Yang Zhenshan instructed Qingxia beside him, "Prepare a feast for tomorrow; I want to properly entertain Zhou Lan!"
The Zhou family had long moved into the Spirit Source Land, but Zhou Lan had to guard the western part of Daāan and didnāt enter the Spirit Source Land.
Now that Zhou Lan finally comes over, Yang Zhenshan naturally wants to host her well.
After exchanging pleasantries, Yang Zhenshan looked at Liu Qingyuan and asked, "Do you have a wife and children?"
"I donāt have a wife or children!" Liu Qingyuan replied nervously.
Yang Zhenshan glanced at Yang Chengxu, who explained, "The Liu family has declined for many years; he married once in his youth, but his wife passed away long ago."
Yang Zhenshan remained silent.
The decline of the Liu family canāt be blamed on anyone else, only the lack of ambition among the descendants of the Liu family.
Although Yang Zhenshan didnāt provide for the Liu family, Lin Zhan often looked after them, not forgetting that Liu Zhe was Lin Zhanās teacher.
Yet the Liu familyās descendants were like the proverbial useless Aādou; if they canāt succeed themselves, othersā support wonāt help.
"Enough, settle down here, let the Clan Hall choose a marriage for him!" Yang Zhenshan said.
Liu Qingyuan is in his forties now; even if he cultivates Immortal Dao Skill, the prospects are not promising.
Since heās without a wife or children, letās find him a spouse; perhaps his descendants will have spiritual apertures.
Upon hearing this, Liu Qingyuanās body trembled, showing a disappointed expression.
Yang Zhenshan, seeing him like this, shook his head in his heart.
Showing disappointment in front of him is not a good disposition.
A man in his forties with no self-restraint, it shows he isnāt much of a talent.
However, he remains Liu Zheās grandson, so Yang Zhenshan wants to care for him a bit.
Allowing him to marry and have children in the Spirit Source Land could also keep the Liu family line going.
After Liu Qingyuan left, Yang Zhenshan turned back to the two children.
"This is Cui Yang, twelve years old, his father is a Jianghu Martial Artist; and this is Ning Yun, nine years old, her father is a fifth-ranking prefect in Daāan!" Yang Chengxu introduced.
Yang Zhenshan approached, amidst the nervousness of the two little ones, to examine their spiritual apertures.
"Very good, become my disciples!" Yang Zhenshan smiled.
Although he hopes Spirit Source Land can absorb more spiritual acupoint individuals from the Ten Thousand Miles Sea Domain and Daāan, not everyone is accepted.
He certainly does not want those too old or those with ill intents; his preference is for these ten-year-olds, cultivating them young to enhance their sense of belonging to the Spirit Source Land.
Of course, Yang Zhenshan doesnāt want too many disciples; he has decided to accept seven disciples as the foundation for Spirit Source Land.
Including Yang Jizhen and Ma Qiuyan, he currently has four Immortal cultivator disciples, hence four more are needed.
And in the future, if more spiritual acupoint individuals join Spirit Source Land, Yang Jizhen and others will instruct them.
Finding spiritual acupoint individuals isnāt easy; even with Daāanās billions of people, selecting a dozen wonāt be straightforward.
Yang Chengxu noticed the two youngsters still in a daze, and reminded, "What are you still standing there for, quickly become disciples!"
"Disciple greets Master!" Cui Yang, being older, reacted quickly and bowed immediately.
"Disciple greets Master!" Ning Yun, with her delicate appearance, is a budding beauty; probably due to her upbringing in an official family, she has an earnest demeanor.
The two went forward and offered tea; Yang Zhenshan drank the tea and nodded, offering a few words of encouragement.
Later, he asked Qingxia to take them away to settle in and let them meet the two senior brothers and sisters.
The next day, Zhou Lan and Lin Zhan arrived at the Spiritual Spring Mountain Plateau.
The changes in these two were significant; Zhou Lan was already full of white hair and her face lined with wrinkles. Though she was an Innate Martial Artist, she never intentionally maintained her looks, appearing rather aged.