Changes in the Family, Yan Cang's Grave
A few breaths later, the group met up in the sky.
"Lady."
"Father, Mother."
"Xia, Cheng Ping, Uncle Xiaoyan."
Ling Pengyun looked at the crowd in front of him, his gaze first falling on his Daoist partner "Yan Siyi," and called out to her. Then he greeted the other relatives.
But looking around at everyone, he still couldn't find his Grandfather Yan Cang.
There was no sign of Yan Cang living in Falling Dusk Mountain.
Only beneath the Azure Banyan Tree in the mountains, in front of a grave, is a tombstone inscribed with "Yan Cang," bearing traces of Yan Cang.
Seeing this scene, Ling Pengyun couldn't help but feel a little sad.
Although Yan Cang was not his biological Grandfather, he had been dealing with Yan Cang for longer than with his Daoist partner Yan Siyi.
It can be said that Yan Cang was both his Grandfather and his closest friend.
The two have developed a very deep relationship.
"Congratulations, my husband, on achieving the Golden Core Great Dao." Yan Siyi said to Ling Pengyun with a smile on her face.
The others also offered their congratulations in the same way.
Seeing everyone offering their congratulations, Ling Pengyun didn't want to disrupt the atmosphere, so he could only suppress his sadness for the time being.
Then, a smile appeared on his face.
His gaze settled on his Daoist partner Yan Siyi's face, which was full of bright smiles. A gentle look appeared on his face as he spoke softly.
"It has been six years since we last met, yet you are still as you were when we first met."
Then, Ling Pengyun turned his gaze to the rest of his relatives.
Six years have passed since Ling Xiaoshun Ling Xiaoshun and Yang Qiuyun Yang Qiuyun, who are now over 100 years old. Even though they have taken many longevity-enhancing substances and increased their lifespan by 20 or 30 years, some white hairs have still grown at their temples.
A few wrinkles also appeared on his face.
The effects of time are already evident in them.
Ling Chengxia Dual Water-Fire Cultivation Method, cultivated at an extremely rapid pace. Six years passed.
He has already cultivated from the Qi Training Second Layer Refining to the peak of the Qi Training Fifth Layer, and before long, he will be able to break through to the Qi Training Sixth Layer.
At the same time, he grew from an eight-year-old child into a six-foot-tall, handsome young man.
"This child hasn't slacked off in his cultivation over the past six years," Ling Pengyun muttered to himself before shifting his gaze again.
Ling Chengping, who was just a little girl in her early teens six years ago, has now grown into a young woman.
She is now only half a head shorter than Ling Chengxia, and has a rather tall and slender figure, so she can be considered a beauty.
In addition, her cultivation level has broken through from the Qi Training Eighth Layer to the Qi Training Ninth Layer, and she is currently refining her spiritual power to break through to the Qi Training Completion stage.
Ling Xiaoyan, who was once chubby, has undergone a dramatic change in appearance over the past six years. His big belly is gone, and he has transformed into a rather handsome young man.
His cultivation level also improved from the Qi Training Middle Stage to the Qi Training Seventh Layer.
Clearly, over the past six years, Ling Xiaoyan has consumed a considerable amount of the high-level Spirit Cuisine cooked by Yan Siyi to improve his cultivation.
Otherwise, given Ling Xiaoyan's aptitude of Three Spirit Roots, it would have been absolutely impossible for him to achieve such accomplishments in his early twenties.
Seeing the changes in his relatives, Ling Pengyun also felt a little melancholy.
Coming to his senses, Ling Pengyun took out all the spiritual items he had prepared for his family and handed them to everyone one by one.
"Madam, this is a ten-pound piece of Explosive Flame Treasure Iron. You can integrate it into your Lifebound Magic Item, the Mandarin Duck Fire Cloud Pot. In this way, your natal Lifebound Magic Item will have the potential to be upgraded to Magic Treasure Cone Shape, or even a third-tier Law Treasure."
"And this Storage Spirit Bead String beads contains tens of thousands of kilograms of flesh and blood from Foundation Establishment Demon Beast."
"With this Demon Beast meat, I believe it will be enough to help you, Madam, upgrade your Spirit Chef skills from the Second Grade Middle Rank to the Second Rank High Grade."
"These are for my parents. There are six Longevity Spirit Shell in total, each of which can increase lifespan by six years. Each person can take a maximum of three shells, which would increase lifespan by eighteen years."
"Xia, I've brought back the advanced Dual Water-Fire Cultivation Method that I promised to find for you. You must cultivate it diligently from now on."
"Cheng Ping, this is a rare Thunder Spirit Turtle Egg. Both its parents are Foundation Establishment. Although the turtle has not yet hatched, I am extremely sensitive to vitality. This turtle has very strong vitality. I think its potential is no weaker than the Thunderous Rabbit I gave you before. Since you love Spirit Beast, I will give this to you."
"Uncle Xiaoyan, this storage string contains tens of thousands of catties of flesh and blood from Qi Training Demon Beast, which can help you cook Spirit Cuisine."
The Explosive Flame Treasure Iron was obtained by killing the Old Devil in the Pseudo-Core Realm, while the Longevity Spirit Shell was purchased by Ling Pengyun from the Wood Origin Marketplace.
The Thunder Spirit Turtle Egg, as well as tens of thousands of kilograms of Foundation Establishment and Qi Training Demon Beast Demon Beast flesh and blood, were all Demon Beast Ling Pengyun killed along the way from the Dragon Scale Sea Region to Wood Origin Marketplace.
He had prepared three Longevity Spirit Shell for Yan Cang, but since Yan Cang was now dead, he did not take them out.
The family members were already overjoyed that Ling Pengyun had entered the Golden Core realm, and now that they saw that Ling Pengyun had brought back gifts, their joy increased even more.
Everyone was quite pleased with the gifts Ling Pengyun had given them; these were things they had been longing for and were most suitable for them.
From this incident, it's easy for everyone to guess that Ling Pengyun had put a lot of thought into finding the gift.
Yan Siyi, who had not seen her husband for six years, felt a little pleased when Ling Pengyun gave her two different spiritual items.
Her gentle eyes, which looked at Ling Pengyun, were also filled with affection.
Seeing this, Ling Pengyun stepped forward through the air and took Yan Siyi's soft, boneless little hands in his hand to show his concern.
Just then, the young man Ling Chengxia suppressed the urge to look through the "Yin Yang Transformation Profound Scripture" in his hand, and quickly took out several Glass Bottle bottles filled with Fruit Flower Honey from his Storage Bag and handed them to Ling Pengyun.
"Thank you, Father. This is Fruit Flower Honey that I've saved up. Please try some."
Ling Pengyun glanced at the amount of Fruit Flower Honey, which amounted to dozens of kilograms, and a smile appeared on his face.
His only son was just as greedy as him, and since Fruit Flower Honey tasted excellent, it was naturally one of Ling Chengxia's favorite foods.
It is truly remarkable that Ling Chengxia was able to accumulate so much Fruit Flower Honey in just six years.
"Xia, you're so thoughtful." Ling Pengyun reached out and took the gift, then patted Ling Chengxia's head and praised her.
Seeing that her father was pleased, Ling Chengxia's smile deepened.
Then, his gaze fell on the seven or eight-year-old girl next to Ling Pengyun, who looked like a porcelain doll.
He could sense that the girl did not have the bloodline of the Ling Clan, was not a member of the Ling Clan clan, and had not yet cultivated.
For a moment, he became curious and asked Ling Pengyun.
"Father, what is this?"
Ling Pengyun introduced, "This child's name is Qian Fei. She's my apprentice, so she's your junior sister."
Hearing this, Ling Chengxia became even more curious and kept looking at Qian Fei.
His father had reached the Golden Core realm, so a disciple who could be favored by someone at the Golden Core realm must be extraordinary.
The others nearby all thought the same thing.
Qian Fei felt a little shy under everyone's gaze, and her cheeks flushed slightly.
However, she was still very polite and greeted everyone with a bow.
"Greetings, elders. I am Qian Fei."
Everyone was quite satisfied with Qian Fei's attitude.
Ling Chengxia, who was about the same age as Qian Fei, asked "Qian Fei" curiously.
"Junior Sister Qian, what kind of Spirit Root aptitude do you have?"
"I have the aptitude for wood, water, and earth Three Spirit Roots," Qian Fei answered honestly.
Ling Chengxia was puzzled as to why her father, Ling Pengyun, would take this person as his disciple.
Although having Three Spirit Roots is a good aptitude, it's not uncommon in the Ling Clan, so it's not particularly special.
He looked at Ling Pengyun with a questioning gaze.
The same applies to other relatives.
Ling Pengyun noticed the curiosity of his relatives and gave a brief explanation.
"I had a past relationship with this girl's elder, who is now dead, which is why I took her as my disciple."
Upon hearing this, everyone's curiosity was put to rest.
They then greeted Qian Fei warmly and started chatting with Ling Pengyun.
After catching up for a while on the horizon, the group returned to Falling Dusk Mountain.
Ling Pengyun also paid his respects at Yan Cang's grave in Falling Dusk Mountain.
After inquiring with everyone, they learned that Yan Cang had died three years ago when his lifespan had run out.
When talking about Yan Cang's death, Yan Siyi, his granddaughter, was also very sad.
Ling Pengyun comforted Yan Siyi for a while before she calmed down.
Since it was midday and Ling Pengyun had entered the Golden Core realm, it was a cause for celebration. Yan Siyi, a veteran Second Grade Middle Rank Spirit Chef, personally cooked a large table of Spirit Cuisine using the flesh and blood of the Foundation Establishment Demon Beast that Ling Pengyun had given her.
Everyone sat down at the table, and it was a kind of family reunion feast.
During the reunion dinner, everyone chatted quite a bit.
However, what his relatives were most curious about was where Ling Pengyun had been for the past six years and how he had broken through to the Golden Core.
In response to these two questions, Ling Pengyun simply explained that he had left the Northern Wilderness Cultivation World six years ago and gone to the Boundless Sea Region, where he had luckily found a Golden Core Spirit Object and broken through to the Golden Core.
The matter concerning the Azure Sea Azure Sky Sect was not revealed.
When Ling Pengyun left the sect, his master, Azure Water True Person, who had reached the Golden Core Ninth Layer, had already placed a restriction in his Sea of Consciousness.
Once he reveals anything about the Azure Sea Azure Sky Sect, the restriction in his Sea of Consciousness will break through Sea of Consciousness.
Of course, this restriction only has this one effect.
It was difficult for Azure Water True Person to bypass this restriction and directly attack Ling Pengyun.
After all, Ling Pengyun wasn't stupid; he wouldn't entrust his life to someone else for nothing.
Therefore, when Azure Water True Person set up this restriction, he also set up a smaller restriction within it.
This restriction doesn't actually have much binding effect on Ling Pengyun; it only serves to keep the affairs of the Azure Sea Azure Sky Sect a secret.
The family members understood that Ling Pengyun didn't want to talk much about breaking through to the Golden Core stage, so they wisely refrained from asking further questions.
"By the way Peng Yun, how is the Clan Head leader?" The old father, Ling Xiaoshun, looked at Ling Pengyun with expectant eyes and asked.
"The Clan Head Clan Head has not yet attempted to break through to the Golden Core, but he already possesses a Golden Core Spirit Object. He is currently in seclusion in a hidden place, attempting to break through to the Golden Core realm. It is estimated that the Clan Head will be able to break through to the Golden Core stage within three to five years, and he will then return to the Lineage."
"I returned to my clan ahead of schedule at the request of the Clan Head to take care of the Lineage."
Ling Pengyun explained.