Slaying the Dwarf
Early in the morning, in the courtyard, Yang Tianyou held one hand to his lower back and the other hand holding a book.
As the lady said, the dual cultivation effect of the Taiyin Saint Body is indeed much better, but it also consumes more physical strength. Fortunately, he is Dual Cultivation of Spell and Body and is also Half-Saint Body. If it were an ordinary person, they would not be able to withstand the extremely yin and cold power of the Taiyin Saint Body.
"My husband, please try the red ginseng and snow lotus soup I just made!" Yunhua, dressed in flowing white robes, walked over carrying a bowl of Spirit Cuisine.
Yang Tianyou was about to get up when his wife pressed him down, "Don't move, I'll feed you!"
After enjoying a wonderful but oddly-tasting breakfast, Yang Tianyou read a book while pondering the development of his Lineage and the immediate issues that needed to be addressed.
First, there's the issue of territory. With the Lineage's strength greatly increased and the presence of Water-Fire Dao Soldiers guarding the area, they are well-positioned to occupy a much larger territory.
While it's not true that the more territory you have, the better, the more territory you need must be commensurate with your strength.
With the Yang Household family's current strength, the territory of just five counties is still too small. Yang Tianyou's plan is to expand it by more than double within the next fifty years.
As for the direction of expansion, it is naturally the Savage Wilderness Great Domain.
Even if the Yang Household is powerful enough, they cannot make a move in Luochuan Commandery, otherwise they will not be able to get past the Mountain and River Hall.
Don't think that having the Eight Desolations Saber Saint backing you means you can do whatever you want. The Immortal Dao Path emphasizes rules above all else, especially for forces at the county level or above.
Sometimes, rules are even more important than ability.
In the Savage Wilderness Great Domain, there's less of a taboo. Sage Manifestation being can't intervene, what's there to fear?
Taking over the entire Iron Lion Ridge would be too ostentatious, but seizing half of its territory is still a very feasible option.
"The next Cold Tide is in about a decade or so. Taking advantage of this opportunity, the Lineage can expand significantly. At the very least, we should eliminate the three forces of Black Wind Cave, Ten Thousand Snake Grotto, and Zhou Ping Kingdom..."
"After the territory expands, my Yang Household will be able to establish our own prefecture, independent from Luochuan Commandery... We can make some arrangements with the Mountain and River Hall first, just in case anything goes wrong..."
After pondering these things, Yang Tianyou began to consider another matter.
His cultivation level is increasing rapidly, and it is estimated that he will be able to break through to the Nascent Soul in about ten or twenty years.
Like his wife Yunhua, he also acquired two treasures to aid in advancing his physique: Star Fragment and Geng Metal Essence.
The former is a treasure formed naturally from fallen stars that have been tempered by the power of heaven and earth in the Lu Wu Realm, containing extremely pure Power of the Stars.
The latter was forged by a high-level Artifact Refining Master using the essence of Geng Metal; it was a creation made Acquired.
Both are Fifth-Tier Upper Grade Spirit Items, of extraordinary value.
However, Yang Tianyou's situation is very different from Yunhua's. His Great White Half-Saint Body is still a long way from a true Sacred Body.
Even with the help of Star Fragments and Geng Metal Essence, it would be difficult to advance to the Sacred Body; at most, one could only condense it to about 70-80%.
If one wants to form a true Sacred Body, it will probably require a massive investment of resources.
However, Yang Tianyou doesn't really need the Great White Saint Body. He is still a long way from achieving the Sage Manifestation. He only needs to improve his physique before breaking through to Sage Manifestation.
The cultivation speed of Sacred Body is not much different from that of Half-Saint Body when it reaches the Nascent Soul Realm. The difference only becomes obvious when it reaches the Spirit Transformation Realm. Therefore, it is unwise to pursue physical strength too early.
Besides finding time to refine the two resources, Yang Tianyou had another long-delayed matter to attend to: the Dwarf Child.
Once, three Devil Cultivators — the Dwarf Child, the Five Poisons Old Devil, Old Devil Yan —took advantage of the Yang Household's weakness to attack the Lineage's territory, resulting in the deaths of many clansmen. Yang Tianyou's father, Yang Qiongchu, almost perished as a result.
He has never forgotten this hatred.
Nearly a century later, the Five Poisons Old Devil, one of the three great Devil Cultivators, was slapped to death by a passing Nascent Soul Cultivator while committing evil deeds.
Old Devil Yan, on the other hand, was discovered by the Yang Household Member decades ago, who dispatched several Golden Core Cultivators to besiege and kill him.
Currently, only the Dwarf Child remains to be dealt with.
This guy was clearly more cunning, his whereabouts were unpredictable, and he knew that the Yang Household was hunting him down, so he was extremely cautious.
The Lu Wu Realm is too vast; if the Dwarf Child is determined to hide, he will be very difficult to find.
Unfortunately, Devil Cultivators are all restless by nature, and the Dwarf Child was no exception.
A month ago, Yang Tianyou received intelligence that this guy had shown up in the Chaotic Sea.
This is truly like walking into the Yang Household's clutches. If Yang Household were to ask which region of the Lu Wu Realm has the densest network of connections, the answer would undoubtedly be the Chaotic Sea.
The Dwarf Child was just a Rogue Cultivator and was unaware of the Yang Household's current influence.
He may have thought the Chaotic Sea was safer than the Eastern Continent, but he never imagined that this was the truly dangerous place.
"Dwarf Child, I'd like to see how long you can survive in the Chaotic Sea?" Yang Tianyou sneered.
One year later, in the Chaotic Sea, on Crazy Shark Island!
This is an Island located at the border between the Human Race and the Xuan Whale Clan. It has Fourth Tier Spirit Vein, and a Market was built on the Spirit Vein — the Crazy Shark Market!
Located in a border region, Crazy Shark Market is a melting pot of all sorts of people, including members from various factions, as well as many cultivators from Orthodox and Demonic Paths. It was here that the Dwarf Child settled down.
Inside a pavilion within the Market, Dwarf Child, barely five feet tall, was recuperating from his injuries.
He had previously fought with someone for a treasure, successfully killing his opponent, but also suffering severe injuries himself.
Fortunately, his gains were enough to purchase a large amount of resources and improve his cultivation.
The Dwarf Child's cultivation has now advanced to the Late Golden Core, but he is still a long way from the Golden Core Perfection.
He estimated that once he used up all the resources he had, he could raise his cultivation to the upper level of the Late Golden Core. At that point, he would not be far from reaching the Golden Core Perfection.
"Hmph, once I break through to the Golden Core Perfection Realm, let's see how that Bitter Bamboo Old Monk can still chase me down!" the Dwarf Child muttered to himself.
Suddenly, he frowned; someone had triggered the Formation he had set up.
"Brother Dao, it's me! Business has come knocking!" A slightly cunning voice rang out, Dwarf Child breathed a sigh of relief. This was his treacherous partner, Hei Xuan True Person, an Evil Cultivator.
He activated the Formation and said, "Brother Hei Xuan, is there anything...?"
As soon as he finished speaking, a golden streak of light shot out from Hei Xuan True Person's hand.
As Devil Cultivator, the Dwarf Child dared not let his guard down at any moment, but the speed of the light was too fast for him to dodge.
With a ding, light enveloped the Dwarf Child, transforming into a golden steel ring that hovered above his head, instantly turning him into a golden statue, rendering him immobile.
"Seventh Brother, hurry up and make your move!" Hei Xuan True Person said.
As soon as he finished speaking, a Chaos Spear Light emerged from behind, arriving in an instant and striking the Dwarf Child directly in the chest.
Then, the four forces of Earthfire, water, and wind surged, and with a deafening roar, the Dwarf Child's body instantly disintegrated, leaving only a Golden Core, which was then collected by Wang Shan, who was disguised as the Hei Xuan True Person using the Thousand Illusion Mask, with a golden ring.
"You two hurry up and leave, I'll deal with this guy guarding the Market!" Old Man Taiwu's voice rang out. Yang Xuanwu and Wang Shan exchanged a glance, took out their Flying Shuttle, and soared into the sky.
"Haha, fellow Daoist, don't be impatient. Let's exchange a few blows first..." The Old Man Taiwu laughed loudly as he fiercely fought with a Nascent Soul Foreign Races.