Family Cultivation: Evergreen of the Song Family

Song Changsheng's original plan was to go to the Twin Islands to see Zhao Wuji after finishing his cultivation at the Myriad Elephants Palace. At the time, he did not know the key to this space travel and thought it would be very complicated, so he gave himself one to two years to prepare.

Unexpectedly, the process went so smoothly, taking less than a month in total. Zhao Wuji's mission had a time limit of eighteen months, which means he still had a year and a half left.

If we actively search for it, it will take up some time.

"Well, it's all Qingxing's fault after all. Let him resolve it himself."

With this thought in mind, Song Changsheng vanished into the spatial black hole in front of him.

This time, he did not choose to use the space teleportation array, but returned to the Great Qi cultivation world on his own. His reasons were twofold: first, to test his current travel speed, and second, to improve his proficiency and see if there was any room for improvement.

After mastering the art of spatial travel, Song Changsheng truly understood what it meant to roam freely across the vast world.

He was fast before, but the land beneath his feet was also vast, and long journeys still required a high degree of reliance on space teleportation arrays, which was quite inconvenient. It was fine for his own place, but if he went to places like the Great Chu Cultivation World or the Great Zhen Immortal Dynasty, he would have to be mindful of their attitude.

Now it's different. With a thought, he traveled thousands of miles, returning to the Great Qi from the Great Qian cultivation world in less than two hours.

In terms of speed alone, it still lags behind remote space teleportation arrays; but in terms of time, it is not only not behind, but actually faster.

Due to the distance, there are two intermediate teleportation points between Daqi and Daqian. Even with a seamless connection, it would still take at least two hours.

The straight-line distance from Daqi to Daqian is not much different from the distance around the Nine Realms in the southwest. This means that even if the space teleportation array is destroyed, he only needs to be stationed in the Suzhou cultivation world in the center of the southwest during wartime, and he can reach any battlefield in the southwest within an hour.

Thinking of this, a new idea came to him.

After returning to Cangmang Peak, he immediately summoned Song Qingxi, Song Youfu, and other core elders of the clan through telepathy.

"Uncle, you're back."

Song Changsheng nodded, gesturing for the two to sit down nearby, and asked, "How is the construction of the long-distance spatial teleportation array between the Nine Realms progressing?"

"The array masters of the three major families in Muyun City have been very dedicated. The construction of the long-range spatial teleportation array has been completed, and several attempts have been made. Everything is normal."

Now, all we need to do is supplement and improve the short-range spatial teleportation arrays at key nodes within each cultivation realm, and the transportation network you previously envisioned can be realized. We can reach any location in the Southwest Nine Realms in just a few hours.”

"How's the secrecy going?"

Song Qingxi quickly replied, "The news of building a space teleportation array can't be kept secret, but the locations chosen by each force are very well hidden, so there shouldn't be any problem with confidentiality."

"Since that's the case, why not reveal some of it?"

"Ok?"

Upon hearing this, the two people present widened their eyes, thinking they had misheard.

Although they have been actively provoking the demon race to take action, the initiative—when to attack and which area to prioritize—is entirely in the hands of the demon race. They can only passively counterattack. The spatial teleportation array is definitely the most crucial link, given the sheer size of the Southwest Nine Realms.

Such a long defensive line, if it lacks mobility, will definitely be breached at key points, and if support is not timely, the entire line will collapse.

They knew that Song Changsheng wanted to deliberately create a weakness for the demon race, but wasn't the risk of doing so a bit too high?
Suddenly, as if he had thought of something, Song Youfu asked tentatively, "Clan leader, it seems you didn't use the space teleportation array when you returned to the clan this time?"

As an elder of the External Affairs Hall, he was also in charge of the clan's spatial teleportation array. In the past, when Song Changsheng returned to the clan, he was usually the first to receive the news, but not this time. A bold guess couldn't help but emerge in his mind.

Song Changsheng gave him an approving look and nodded, saying, "That's right. This time, I went to the Myriad Phenomena Palace and asked the Celestial Phenomena True Lord about the art of space travel. It only took me less than two hours to travel from the Great Qian to the Great Qi. Even without a space teleportation array, I can get to any battlefield at the fastest speed."

"Since that's the case, why not take advantage of this information gap and expose another weakness in the demon race?"

Song Youfu clapped his hands and laughed loudly: "Brilliant! To destroy something, you must first make it go mad."

"Those few blows from Ninth Grandfather would have been too much for me to handle. When the Myriad Manifestations Palace makes its move, the demon race will certainly not hesitate any longer."

"Uncle, what are the arrangements at the Myriad Manifestations Palace?"

“We were overthinking it. The plans of the True Monarchs are flawless, and Fellow Daoist Ji Shinian has already broken through to the Nascent Soul stage and is known as True Monarch Tiger Elephant.”

"I see. In that case, there shouldn't be any variables."

"That's not enough. I plan to further provoke the demon race."

"You're not planning to just kill them, are you?" Song Youfu was shocked, feeling his worldview crumbling.

Song Changsheng smiled slightly and said, "Why not?"

“With your strength, there aren’t many in the Demon Realm who can keep you here, but if that happens, wouldn’t your secret of mastering spatial teleportation be exposed?” Song Youfu looked somewhat troubled. In his opinion, this was far too risky; preserving your life was the best strategy!

"What they see depends on what I show them. Haven't you heard that life is like a play, and it all depends on acting skills?"

"I understand now. Experience really does pay off."

Upon hearing this, Song Changsheng was speechless. He had originally intended to refute it, but then he thought that among the young Song family, he was indeed an old man.

"Have you gotten any results from the investigation I asked you to conduct before?"

On his way to the Palace of Myriad Phenomena, his mind was inexplicably drawn to something, which he was quite concerned about. At his level of cultivation, anything that could affect his mind was a matter of great karmic significance.

During this time, while I was at the Vientiane Palace, I kept thinking about this matter.

"After receiving your message, Youfu and I personally led a group to investigate the Cangmang Small World and indeed discovered some anomalies."

Firstly, the most common feedback received was hearing a dragon's roar, which could indeed be a chain reaction caused by the [Heirloom Seal] suppressing the family's fortune.

Besides, everyone seemed to be very lucky that day. Some people fell off cliffs but were caught in thorns and survived. Some women who had difficult labors gave birth successfully. Some people received unexpected wealth... There were tens of thousands of such incidents, which was the biggest anomaly of the day.

In my opinion, this is also a result of the family's improved fortune. When you brought back the [King of Men Sword] to suppress the family's fortune, the family members all fared very well during that period. There is precedent for this, and apart from that, there are no other obvious abnormalities.”

Song Changsheng frowned slightly and asked, "Have you compiled a list of those clansmen who have been favored by fortune?"

"Yes, I do." Song Qingxi quickly took out the list she was carrying with her.

At first glance, it contains at least tens of thousands of names, as well as corresponding anomalies, including even newborn babies. The content is worth tens of millions of words and is extremely detailed.

Song Changsheng showed no impatience, reading word by word. It had been a long time since he had read text so carefully and inefficiently.

Soon, a name called "Song Yuan" caught his attention.

"Song Yuan... Could it be Song Xingyuan?" (See Chapter 307 of this volume for details)
Thinking of this, Song Changsheng asked, "If this person has spiritual roots, which generation in the family should he belong to?" "He should be of the Jing generation. His grandfather is Song Qingbai, who is an external affairs steward in the clan."

“Song Jingyuan?” Song Changsheng shook his head slightly, clearly this was not the person he was looking for.

Continuing to browse the list, I found quite a few people named Song Yuan, including more than twenty infants and hundreds of children aged one to eight who had not yet had their spiritual roots tested. It was a very common name.

Although there were many people, he did not want to make any mistakes; he wanted to meet all of them in person eventually.

After a simple screening, twelve of the most suitable "Song and Yuan" categories were finally selected.

"Take me to see them."

Song Qingxi looked at the series of circled "Song Yuan" characters. Although she was a little surprised, she didn't ask any questions and quickly replied, "Yes, ma'am."

In the vast small world, Song Changsheng concealed his presence and carefully examined the twelve people. He did find two with decent talent, but they only had dual spiritual roots.

With such aptitude, if he doesn't have other talents to rely on, his upper limit is probably only at the Purple Mansion stage, and he is most likely not the person he is looking for.

"Uncle, should we see the rest of them?"

"There are too many things left to deal with. Oh well, it's all fate. Let's wait until I return from the Demon Realm before making any decisions."

During my absence from the clan, you can appropriately exert pressure on forces like the Gu Immortal Sect and the Heavenly Fire Sect. If necessary, you can set up a few strongholds to make an example of them and further provoke the demon race.

"Understood, leave this to me." Song Youfu said, patting his chest. He was more than good at picking on the weak.

"No, you have another task."

"Ok?"

"After a while, Li Ban will send over a batch of arrows. The arrows are made of special materials and are also poisoned. They will definitely injure any great demon if they are hit. If they hit a vital spot, they may even kill the demon instantly."

Once this batch of arrows arrives, take a portion and select a few elders from the clan to train in archery. Quality over quantity; three to five people are enough. As long as they can reach half of your skill level, that will suffice.

Once the great battle begins, you will be responsible for shooting down the great demon with sneak attacks.

Oh, and after you receive the arrowheads, could you take Li Ban to check out the Wutong Little World?

"Yes, sir." Song Youfu's fat face immediately slumped down; this task was definitely not as easy as picking on the weak.

After leaving the Cangmang Small World, Song Changsheng immediately concealed his aura and headed to the Golden-Eyed Demon Kingdom.

After being weakened layer by layer, the overall strength of the Golden-Eyed Demon Kingdom has almost fallen to the bottom among the six major demon kingdoms along the Canglan River.

If he can hunt down two or three demon kings this time, the cultivation world of the Great Qi will hardly face any pressure during wartime.

Only when the Great Qi is stable can he wholeheartedly support the various battlefields in the southwest.

The Canglan River, which was once difficult to cross, can now be crossed with just a thought after he has mastered the art of spatial travel.

However, while spatial travel is useful, it also causes huge spatial fluctuations, which can be detected by the Demon Lord even over extremely long distances.

Therefore, he chose the most primitive way of traveling, silently sneaking into the demon realm.

During this time, the Song family did not give up gathering intelligence on the Golden-Eyed Demon Kingdom. They have now accurately identified eight of the Demon King's territories, five of which are relatively far from the Golden-Eyed Demon Lord's lair, making it easier to take action.

The Golden-Eyed Demon Lord's reaction time is the time he can make his move. This means that he not only has to control the spread of the battle fluctuations, but also has to end the battle as soon as possible in order to cause enough damage.

Given the rarity of the opportunity, he naturally excluded those low-grade and mid-grade demon kings. He would at least hunt down a top-grade demon king to make his risk worthwhile.

There are not many top-tier demon kings in the Golden-Eyed Demon Kingdom. Most of them are firmly controlled by the Golden-Eyed Demon Lord. There is only one exception, and that is the Howling Sky Demon King, who is of the same clan as him.

He is a descendant of the Golden-Eyed Demon Lord, inherited from his early years, and is the most likely to become a Demon Lord himself.

The Golden-Eyed Demon Lord placed him in the rear of the Golden-Eyed Demon Kingdom. When he went into seclusion, the Howling Sky Demon King was in charge of leading the demon kingdom, and his status was equivalent to that of a crown prince.

If nothing unexpected happens, he will be the commander of the Golden-Eyed Demon Kingdom's army when the two sides go to war in the future.

Of course, anyone can die on the battlefield, so he could also be left behind.

If you want to provoke the Golden-Eyed Demon Lord, there is no better target than killing the Howling Sky Demon King.

Song Changsheng merged into the void, taking advantage of the night, and arrived at the territory of the Howling Demon King like a ghost drifting in the darkness.

With a sweep of his divine sense, he grasped almost all the information about this territory.

The Howling Sky Demon King resides in the highest and only spiritual peak in this territory, which is a spiritual peak derived from one of only two fifth-order spiritual veins in the Golden Eye Demon Kingdom.

This shows how much the Golden-Eyed Demon Lord values ​​his bloodline descendant.

This place is far from the Golden-Eyed Demon Lord's lair. As long as the spatial sealing doesn't cause any problems, there's no need to worry about alerting him.

With a wave of his sleeve, Song Changsheng sent hundreds of triangular array flags flying out and landing around the only spiritual peak, but he did not rush to seal it off.

The Howling Sky Demon King was still in seclusion, completely unaware of what was happening.

Little did he know that a bloody hunt had already begun in his territory.

Song Changsheng hunted down all the demonic beasts outside the spatial blockade that might leak information before activating the spatial blockade.

The Demon King Xiaotian, who was in seclusion, was suddenly awakened.

"who?"

Before he could react, he felt the spirit peak beneath him begin to tremble violently.

"Boom!"

With a deafening roar, the upper part of the Spirit Peak exploded. The cold moonlight shone into the dark secluded chamber, and the Howling Demon King saw only a giant hand, large enough to blot out the sky, crashing down on him...

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P.S.: I'll try to update twice tomorrow. (End of Chapter)