Chapter 24:

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“Yes!”

Yang Lingqing stepped forward as she responded, looking at Chen Yang and taking a deep breath to calm her mind.

She opened her mouth to recite the method that Old Yu had taught her, continuously forming hand seals.

Then, she clasped her hands together and raised them above her head.

“Disciple of the Yang Family, Yang Lingqing, pays respects to the Spirit Stone Immortal!”

After saying this, she bowed down.

This method of bowing was different from that used for ancestral worship; it involved aligning both hands, forehead, knees, and toes in a straight line, demonstrating a profound reverence.

“Lingqing is dull-witted, yet I am fortunate to have encountered the Immortal Master’s path, feeling grateful and humble. I shall never forget!”

“Today’s blood sacrifice to the spirits cannot express even a fraction of my gratitude to the Immortal Master. It is truly embarrassing! From now on, the Yang Family, year after year, will have each descendant follow this custom to ensure peace of mind!”

At this point, Yang Lingqing stood up, and in her heart, Chen Yang sensed an invisible presence entering his mind.

It was a consciousness that did not belong to him, yet it connected with him through his spirit.

This consciousness was ethereal, containing no information or images, just in its most pure form.

Chen Yang moved closer and swallowed it, suddenly feeling that his range of consciousness had expanded.

With this bow, Yang Lingqing had summoned a force that strengthened his soul.

Yang Guanfeng and Old Yu watched Chen Yang with a mix of tension and anticipation.

Yang Lingqing was the only member of the Yang Family who had interacted with the spirit stone; if she could not move it, then others would definitely have no chance.

Buzz—

A low humming sound echoed, and the two elders of the Yang Family immediately broke into joyful smiles, hastily turning to the other two children.

“It worked! You two hurry and bow alongside Lingqing!”

Lingrui and Linghu quickly stepped forward, mimicking Yang Lingqing’s actions to perform their bows.

“Disciple of the Yang Family, Yang Lingrui, pays respect to the Spirit Stone Immortal!”

“Lingrui is dull-witted, yet I am fortunate to have encountered the Immortal Master’s path…”

“Disciple of the Yang Family, Yang Linghu, pays respect to the Spirit Stone Immortal!”

“…”

After their bows, two more threads of soul power emerged from the void and shot into Chen Yang’s sea of consciousness.

His perception range expanded once again; he was now fully aware and could cover most of the southern side of Little Pine Mountain, including the large courtyard of the Yang Family and the nearby village.

This range of perception far surpassed that of mid-stage cultivators, matching those at the peak of late-stage Gathering Qi, and was just a hair’s breadth away from Perfected Gathering Qi.

“This is quite good. In the future, when I cultivate, I can look around and listen; it won’t be too boring,” Chen Yang thought to himself.

Upon finishing the bows, Chen Yang glowed slightly, offering his feedback.

Then the three children stood in a line, cupping their hands in a gesture of respect toward Chen Yang, and spoke in unison.

“Disciples of the Yang Family request the Immortal Master’s decree to cultivate; we humbly ask for the Immortal Master to bestow divine abilities!”

Today, the Yang Family’s blood sacrifice to the spirits has truly invested a lot, showing great sincerity, bringing immense rewards to Chen Yang.

At this moment, he certainly wouldn’t be stingy.

“Of course, it’s approved!”

Whoosh—

The next moment, a gentle breeze stirred, and the surrounding spiritual energy rapidly surged toward the Yang Family shrine.

In just a few blinks, the spiritual energy environment transformed, achieving a concentration of spiritual energy five times greater, which left Yang Guanfeng amazed.

Looking back to his earlier days, he remembered when he and Old Yu trained outside; finding a place with just a few more levels of spiritual energy concentration than usual was already something to be thankful for.

Now, inside the Yang Family’s Forbidden Area, enjoying such a rich spiritual energy environment, how could his heart remain calm?

Urging the three children to quickly cultivate, Yang Guanfeng and Old Yu exited the shrine.

They began discussing and planning to renovate the Yang Family’s Forbidden Area.

Now that Little Pine Mountain had been completely cleared, the two planned to expand the Forbidden Area into a main courtyard and a separate courtyard, moving both the shrine and the spiritual field into the main courtyard, restricting entry only to family cultivators.

In the future, if there were any outsiders or disciples, they would be arranged to cultivate in the separate courtyard.

“After this, we also need to build a few isolating and defensive formations.”

“Agreed. Once we sell the monster corpses to the dynasty and acquire some spiritual crystals, we will need you, Old Yu, to make another trip to the marketplace and invite Liu Zihao.”

After deciding on a plan, they immediately took action to implement it.

In the following days, the three children came to the shrine each day to seek divine abilities from Chen Yang.

Chen Yang would consistently gather energy for eight hours daily, after which the three children would take turns nurturing their spiritual power.

Ten days later, Yang Lingrui felt the time was right, returned to his residence, and entered secluded cultivation for a breakthrough to the third level.

With Chen Yang’s presence in the Forbidden Area, there was no need for Yang Guanfeng and Old Yu to personally oversee it; Yang Lingqing and Yang Linghu could guard outside the house.

Half a month later, with a powerful wave of spiritual energy, Yang Lingrui successfully broke through and pushed the door open.

Spiritual energy circulated around him incessantly, and his internal spiritual power became more solid and abundant.

“Congratulations, Lingrui, on your breakthrough! You’ve made great progress!”

Lingqing and Linghu congratulated him.

“Thank you, Brother and Sister, for your care,” Yang Lingrui responded with a respectful gesture. “I didn’t miss the scheduled day, did I?”

He was referring to the day the dynasty was supposed to collect the monster corpses.

Gao Hui had previously said it would be at most a month, and now over twenty days had passed.

“You didn’t delay at all; the timing is just right. The dynasty cultivators arrived in Baishi Town last night and are already on their way to our home.”

“The two Elders are waiting in the council hall; you can go directly there.”

Yang Lingrui nodded and swiftly left the Forbidden Area with several quick movements.

Watching his agile form, Yang Linghu sighed, “Lingrui is truly exceptional; I can’t compare!”

“Stop with the flattery; let’s hurry up the mountain. Don’t forget the Elders’ instructions.”

“Yes, yes, yes, you are right, Qing.”

Chen Yang lay in Yang Lingqing’s waist pouch. Just as Yang Lingrui broke through, he also received a milky-white Treasure Pearl.

This was a gift from a cultivator of the blood sacrifice to the spirits technique.

Chen Yang was prepared, but when he began to absorb this pearl, he felt an overwhelming mix of joy and surprise.

The pearl contained not just a year’s worth of spiritual power; it also held various training memories and insights left by Yang Lingrui throughout his cultivation journey.

“I understand now, this is an Inheritance!” Chen Yang thought.

With this ability, he could preserve the cultivation inherences of all the Yang Family cultivators within himself in the future.

This way, even if they suddenly died outside, the inheritance would not be severed.

…

Yang Lingrui landed in the courtyard, startling the surrounding Yang family members.

Once they recognized his face, they all knelt and shouted, “We pay our respects to the Master!”

Yang Lingrui nodded gently and walked into the back yard council hall.

“Lingrui pays respect to the two Elders and the two uncles.”

Inside the council hall, all four stood up. Yang Feiyun and Yang Xiaolei repeatedly expressed their unworthiness, welcoming Yang Lingrui inside.

Although the Yang Family was mostly managed by the two of them, they dared not act arrogantly in front of the clan’s cultivators.

They understood very well that the reason for the Yang Family’s current situation was not due to their own ability to manage but rather the strong support from figures like Yang Guanfeng.

Otherwise, if they were placed in another family, they might struggle their whole lives without ever rising from Willow Leaf Town.

“Then we will take our leave. We’ll return to discuss clan affairs once Big Brother’s matters are settled.”

After the two departed, Yang Guanfeng looked at Yang Lingrui and nodded with satisfaction.

“In just one year, you achieved third-level Gathering Qi. Lingrui, you have done exceptionally well!”

“It’s all thanks to the support from home; without it, Lingrui wouldn’t have achieved this.”

“Hahaha, Lingrui is far too humble.”

Old Yu said as he took out a magic disc and stepped forward, casting a concealment technique over him. Yang Lingrui’s cultivation immediately appeared to others as second level Gathering Qi, and even Yang Guanfeng couldn’t detect anything unusual.

“Although it’s just a trick to deceive the eyes, I am confident that a Gathering Qi cultivator below the Condensing Essence stage won’t see through it.”

Old Yu spoke with great confidence; this was a skill he had mastered for his own survival in the past.

At that moment, two figures landed in front of the Yang Family’s large courtyard.

The old steward, ever observant, recognized from their aura that they were not ordinary people and immediately reported to the back yard.

“The Yang Family has some capability to maintain their estate amidst the monster tide. I remember you said they moved out of Willow Leaf Town just last year?”

The speaker was dressed in a black long robe, with a hint of arrogance in his gaze.

His name was He Shenglai, a peer of Gao Hui, and a late-stage Gathering Qi seventh level cultivator sent by the dynasty to acquire the monster corpses.