Clan Rise: Starting as a Grandfather

Chapter 1776: Chapter 1078: White Cloud True Monarch Falls in Battle! (2)

For the Spirit Source Land, don’t even mention thousands or tens of thousands; the loss of even hundreds of Golden Body Realm Martial Artists would be a huge blow.

That’s why the Spirit Source Land needs cannon fodder, and the Golden Armor Divine Generals are undoubtedly the most suitable, even more so than puppets.

Golden Armor Divine Generals are Yin souls; even if they’re slain on the battlefield, their True Spirit remains in the Divine General Chessboard, and as long as the chessboard isn’t destroyed, they can be reborn.

Furthermore, the longer they’re nurtured, the stronger they become, potentially reaching the Golden Core Realm.

The materials for cultivating Golden Armor Divine Generals are ghost beings, with Ghost Generals being the best option, although if none are available, ordinary evil spirits can suffice.

Currently, what the Spirit Source Land lacks the least is ghost beings. Through battles with the Unpredictable Ghost Sect, the Spirit Source Land has gained many Ten Thousand Ghosts Banners, containing numerous ghost beings.

Therefore, Yang Zhenshan plans to cultivate Golden Armor Divine Generals on a large scale. However, this requires time—time for Yang Jizhen to refine stronger Divine General Chessboards, and time for these Golden Armor Divine Generals to grow.

At present, Wuzhen Taoist Palace has three people who possess Divine General Chessboards: Xuanzhen, Chang Ming, and Changqing, along with the set in Yang Zhenshan’s possession.

His attainments in the Golden Light Divine Spell may not match Xuanzhen’s, but he is still stronger than the two youngsters, Chang Ming and Changqing.

Placing the Divine General Chessboard before him, Yang Zhenshan took out a Ten Thousand Ghosts Banner and extracted a Ghost General from it.

For him, this Ghost General was like a plaything, akin to holding a chick. He tossed the Ghost General onto the chessboard and began chanting the Golden Light Divine Spell.

A melodious incantation poured from his mouth, and shimmering golden light enveloped his body, gradually covering the chessboard and the Ghost General.

The ferocious and terrifying Ghost General struggled incessantly in the golden light, letting out piercing shrieks.

But as the incantation continued, its shrieks grew weaker, and the Ghost Qi on its body became increasingly thin until the Ghost Qi was entirely replaced by golden light.

The golden light transformed into golden armor, the sinister face became calm and solemn, and the ghostly body gradually turned sturdy and upright.

Moments later, a towering and burly Golden Armor Divine General appeared before Yang Zhenshan.

”With Taoist Venerable above, thank you for the enlightenment, Taoist Venerable!” The Golden Armor Divine General knelt on one knee in reverence.

Yang Zhenshan scrutinized him up and down, nodding slightly, ”Not bad. Return to your position!”

”Yes!” The Golden Armor Divine General transformed into a chess piece, landing on the chessboard.

Yang Zhenshan appeared thoughtful, contemplating the conversion process of ghost beings into Divine Generals, which was not complex, merely utilizing the Golden Light Divine Spell to turn Ghost Qi into golden light.

This process consumed quite a bit of mana, but it was not a big deal for Yang Zhenshan.

Additionally, ghost beings lose some power during conversion, retaining only about seventy percent of their original strength.

To enhance a Divine General’s strength, long-term nurturing is needed.

Nurturing methods are of two kinds: firstly, nurturing with Spiritual Energy, allowing Divine Generals to absorb Spiritual Energy to gradually boost their strength. Secondly, nurturing with the Golden Light Divine Spell, or in other words, using one’s own mana to nurture, chanting the Golden Light Divine Spell, and imbuing golden mana can also gradually elevate the Divine General’s strength.

The key to cultivating Divine Generals lies not in converting ghosts into Divine Generals, but in the nurturing process.

In terms of Spiritual Energy, the Life Realm Immortal Palace certainly has no shortage. Yang Zhenshan can place the chessboard in front of the Longevity Hall within the Longevity Lake, where the entire lake is Spiritual Liquid spirit water, ideal for nurturing the Divine General Chessboard.