Family Cultivation: Evergreen of the Song Family

"gave birth!"

"Hooray, it's born!"

Upon hearing that powerful cry, Song Ze slapped his thigh and burst into tears of joy.

The midwife, being more experienced, rushed into the delivery room to check on the situation. Despite being in her fifties, she was remarkably robust.

"My wife, my wife."

Song Ze finally realized what was happening and, while shouting, dragged his thigh, which was swollen from being slapped, towards the delivery room.

Before he could even reach the baby, the midwife came out carrying the crying infant, her face beaming with smiles, all the wrinkles on her face crinkling. She placed the child in Song Ze's arms and said, "Congratulations, it's a son."

After taking the document, Song Ze glanced at it and handed it back to the midwife. He then stood on tiptoe and looked out of the delivery room window, asking impatiently, "How is my wife?"

"The bleeding has stopped, and both mother and child are safe."

Upon hearing this, Song Ze immediately felt relieved, breathed a long sigh of relief, and repeatedly said, "That's good, that's good."

Only then did he have the mood to take a good look at his newborn eldest son.

His skin was a bit wrinkled and not very pretty, but he treasured it dearly, holding it carefully in his arms and gently teasing it.

Perhaps it was because of the blood connection, but the baby, who had been crying incessantly, suddenly quieted down and drifted off to sleep with his lips pursed.

"It's simply a miracle! When I came out, my wife was exhausted and had fainted. The bleeding just wouldn't stop, but she actually gave birth."

"I think it's because the young master knows how hard his mother has worked, and he came out on his own. He's a lucky star, sir. He'll definitely amount to something in the future and become a high-ranking immortal." The midwife kept saying auspicious words.

Upon hearing this, Song Ze recalled the dragon's roar that had just rang in his ears, and unconsciously exclaimed, "It's the ancestors' blessing! The ancestors' blessing!"

"Yes, it must be the blessing of our ancestors. You know what? Just now, I heard a huge roar, exactly like the dragon's roar described in the books."

"You heard it too, I heard it just now too."

The members of the Song clan present all began to mention the strange events that had just occurred, but the midwife looked completely bewildered and had no idea what they were talking about.

Although the Cangmang Small World was created by Song Changsheng for the mortal members of the Song clan to live in, it also had its share of people from other clans.

Most of them were brought in during the Song family's expansion. After years of forced intermarriage, the younger generations have all changed their surname to Song and have Song blood in their veins. When the older generation passes away, there will only be one surname in this world.

"Sir, everything inside has been prepared. Please go in and see Madam."

"Hey, okay."

Song Ze quickly took out a pre-wrapped red paper packet from his pocket and handed it to the midwife, saying, "We are really grateful to Granny Zhang today. This is a small token of our appreciation. Please take it and have a cup of tea."

"Of course, of course." Feeling the heavy weight inside the paper package, the midwife's eyes crinkled with a smile, and she thanked her profusely before taking her leave.

"Please take care."

After sending the midwife away, Song Ze carried the sleeping baby into the delivery room. Looking at his pale-faced wife, he felt a pang of heartache. He quickly sat down by the bed, held her cold hand tightly, and said, "My wife, you've worked so hard."

"It's not bitter, let me see our son."

"Eh."

Song Ze carefully placed the swaddled baby next to his wife.

Looking at the baby in the swaddling clothes, the woman smiled gently and said weakly, "We really owe a debt of gratitude to Granny Zhang today. You must thank her properly."

"You don't know what I'm doing, but the red envelope contained a full three thousand jade coins."

"Three thousand jade coins? My husband has been frugal for so many years, it's a good way to make a profit." The woman joked with a smile.

Song Ze said nonchalantly, "What kind of bleeding is this? I'm idle all day long, and my family still gives me five thousand coins every year."

Our family doesn't need that much. My frugality isn't because I'm stingy, but because I feel unworthy of it and don't want to waste family resources.

No one in Granny Zhang's family has ever had any spiritual roots, and the whole family might not even earn three thousand coins a year. If we can help, we will.

"If my husband had chosen to follow those immortal masters back then, he would probably be a high and mighty immortal now, wouldn't he?"

Upon hearing this, a hint of loneliness flashed in Song Ze's eyes, but he said nonchalantly, "What immortals? Didn't you hear what those immortal masters said? The path to immortality isn't as good as we think. If I had really gone with them, I might still be a bachelor by now."

“It’s different. You had three spiritual roots back then. I heard from that immortal master that this was already an excellent talent.”

"While parents are alive, one should not travel far. My parents were bedridden when I was sick. How could I, as their son, abandon them for the sake of my future?"
Alright, let bygones be bygones. We still have our son. If he has talent, we'll have him serve the family in the future to repay the family's kindness over the years.

"It's only natural for a son to help his father," Song Ze said matter-of-factly.

The woman smiled helplessly and said, "Our parents are gone, husband, please name our son."

"Name?" Song Ze scratched his head in distress, then suddenly a brilliant idea struck him: "He's our eldest son, so why not name him Song Yuan?"

……

"Ok?"

Just as Song Changsheng stepped out of the teleportation array and was about to transfer in Muyun City, he suddenly sensed something and asked in confusion, "What is it that is tugging at my mind?"

The hands hidden beneath the wide sleeves couldn't help but begin to calculate.

The most important thing in deducing the secrets of heaven is to communicate with the heavenly way, which is the main reason why the divination ability of a diviner will undergo a qualitative change after reaching the Nascent Soul stage.

The existence of the Nascent Soul is for communicating with the Heavenly Dao.

Similarly, after Song Changsheng condensed the false infant, his deductive abilities also underwent a qualitative change, and he could now deduce some minor matters with great accuracy.

However, this time he spent a full quarter of an hour deducing, and still felt that a thin mist shrouded him, making it impossible to see clearly. The secrets of heaven seemed to be pointing vaguely to the vast small world.

"Could something have happened within the small world?"

Song Changsheng was somewhat confused, but he vaguely felt that this matter was not simple, so he quickly sent a message to Song Qingxi and the others, asking them to investigate.

The moment the message ended, that feeling vanished without a trace, which undoubtedly meant he had found the right direction. He immediately felt relieved and stepped onto the spatial teleportation array.

His purpose for this trip was simple: first, to exchange information and plan progress with the Myriad Manifestations Palace; and second, to see if there was an opportunity to expose the Thunder King Palace. However, before that, he needed to go to the Twin Islands to confirm the construction progress of the fourth-tier celestial warship.

If war breaks out in the future, the Song family will need to participate in at least two major battles at the same time. He is not particularly worried about the Tenglong Islands. The Jinxiu Banner has put in a lot of effort over the years, with all major shipyards operating at full capacity and ocean-going warships being launched like dumplings being dropped into the sea, constructing several lines of defense.

The [Jinxiuqi] has been operating for so many years, its foundation is solid, and with Zhuang Yuechan and a fourth-tier puppet in charge, its defense is as solid as a rock.

Furthermore, Song Yuqing, Song Zhexuan, and Song Shouhe are all in seclusion breaking through to the Golden Core stage. If any one of them succeeds, the defense of the Tenglong Islands will be further strengthened.

The Twin Islands are different. Looking at the entire maritime territory of the Great Qian Cultivation World, they are somewhat "prominent". In addition, their development time is short and their spiritual islands are scattered, so the defensive pressure is much greater than that of the Tenglong Islands.

However, after he ascended to the position of leader of the Southwest Alliance, he had Peng Siying transfer two guest elders from the Wanlong Chamber of Commerce to oversee the situation. Including Zhan Tianxia and Li Chengming, there were four Golden Core cultivators, as well as Xiong Da, a hidden force independent of the East Sea Alliance.

If the fourth-tier celestial warship of the Heavenly Craft Hall can be completed on schedule, the defensive capabilities of the East Sea Alliance will be barely acceptable.

"Greetings, clan chief."

Upon receiving the news, Song Youlin and others rushed over to pay their respects.

Song Changsheng looked him up and down, and asked with some surprise, "When did you break through to the Great Perfection of the Purple Mansion Realm?"

"Reporting to the clan leader, I already reported this to the deputy clan leader half a year ago."

"Good. After this battle is over, you can return to your family and focus on your cultivation. The Golden Core has already been prepared for you."

Upon hearing this, the surrounding elders immediately cast envious glances at him.

"Thank you, clan leader." Song Youlin replied calmly, without showing much joy.

Is Elder Li present?

"Clan leader, are you here to inspect the construction progress of the Sky Ship? Elder Li went into seclusion some time ago, and his eldest son, Li Ban, is currently in charge of the final finishing touches. Would you like to receive him?"

"Li Ban? Very well, let's go straight to the Heavenly Craft Hall."

After many years, Li Ban's current appearance was quite unexpected for Song Changsheng; he had even started growing a beard.

His impression of Li Ban was still that of a frivolous young man who said he would open up thousands of miles of sea frontier for the Song family. But now he saw him as a middle-aged man, and it is no exaggeration to say that he looked older than Li Anmin.

"What are you doing...?"

Li Ban smiled slightly and said, "Looking more mature makes it easier to convince people."

"Your talent is obvious to everyone, and your father even built the Heavenly Crafts Hall single-handedly. How could anyone not be convinced by you?"

"There are many outside craftsmen in the Heavenly Crafts Hall. They still look down on my father, let alone me."

However, they do indeed have the ability; their mastery of the Heavenly Craftsmanship is indeed superior to that of my son and me.” Li Ban appeared very nonchalant.

"They only have the advantage of age. The future still belongs to you young people. I remember you are not even a hundred years old yet, but you have already reached the late stage of Foundation Establishment. Your future achievements will definitely surpass those of the others."

The family currently only has one Tier 4 Skyship, but with you here, the number will definitely be much greater in the future.

"Li Ban will certainly live up to the clan leader's expectations." Li Ban gave a firm and powerful salute, then raised his head and asked, "Clan leader, is your trip here for the Sky Ship?"

"Indeed, how is the construction going?"

"According to the original plan, it has already been completed. It has already undergone one flight test, and its performance was perfect, even exceeding expectations."

However, I feel that the crystal cannons currently in use consume too much energy. After a major battle, it would be considered low if it didn't cost tens of millions of spirit stones.

I foresaw this problem twenty years ago. While my father was building the Sky Ship, I was leading the development of a new generation of crystal cannons, and we have already made some progress.

If all goes well, the new generation of crystal cannons will be able to significantly reduce energy consumption without affecting their power, and will also be smaller in size. The same size spaceship can carry more crystal cannons, which can be regarded as a disguised increase in attack power.

With reduced energy consumption, this device can not only be installed on spaceships but also used elsewhere. We can completely rely on Spirit Island to build a sea fortress.”

"Oh? You've achieved such a significant improvement in just twenty years?"

"It's said to be twenty years, but it's actually much longer than twenty years. The ultra-high strength alloy used to forge the crystal cannon has been tested since my maternal grandfather's master's generation. Over the past few hundred years, tens of thousands of formulas have been tested, and new materials and experience have been continuously tried. It wasn't until twenty years ago that the strength reached the passing grade."

The family of crystal cannon refining techniques is already very mature. The only limitation is the materials. With suitable materials, it is not difficult to improve them.

In comparison, this alloy is actually the real treasure. We originally planned to report it to the family after the crystal cannon test was successful, but since you're here, we'll tell you this good news ahead of time.”

As he spoke, Li Ban took out a square metal plate, about one foot in size and entirely silver-white, from his storage bag.

"This is the ultra-high strength alloy I was talking about. We named it [Tianchen Steel]. It is made by fusing twelve kinds of fourth-order metallic spiritual materials in different proportions. The one with the largest proportion is [Star Iron], also known as [Star Core]. Legend has it that it is the core of extraterrestrial stars and often appears inside meteorites."

I discovered it by chance in the family treasure vault, and I never expected it to be such a great success.

"This piece of wood, less than an inch thick, withstood the full force of the City Lord's attack!"

"What?" A look of shock flashed in Song Changsheng's eyes. Zhan Tianxia was at least a mid-stage Golden Core cultivator, yet his full-force attack couldn't penetrate him.
Li Ban said with regret, "The current production is low, so it can't be used to build the Sky Ship yet, it can only be used to build Crystal Cannons."

"What if it were used to refine magical artifacts or build celestial ships?" As a weapon refiner, Song Changsheng's first thought was weapon refining.

"【Tianchen Steel】does not need to be refined into a magic weapon. We have tried to make it directly into arrowheads and release them using the 【Demon Hunter Crossbow】, which can directly break through the Demon King's protective Heavenly Barrier."

The problem is that the Demon King won't stand still and let us attack him. Ordinary crossbows and archers simply can't keep up with the Demon King's speed. They are quite useful for dealing with great demons. With the poison concocted by Elder Youping, one arrow can severely injure them.

However, it feels like a waste to use such precious materials to make arrowheads.

Similarly, when refined into magical artifacts, they are the same; other magical artifacts of the same level will shatter upon the slightest touch.

If it were used to build a celestial warship, it could greatly reduce the weight and size of the warship, making it faster and more defensive. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to call it the strongest fourth-tier celestial warship.

"It's a pity the production was too low," Li Ban said with deep regret.

Song Changsheng's eyes lit up as he looked at him earnestly and said, "Use [Heavenly Steel] to forge a batch of arrowheads for me. I have a great use for them!"

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P.S.: I have a bit more free time now, I'll try to update twice tomorrow. (End of Chapter)