Family Cultivation: Evergreen of the Song Family

In that remote, uninhabited eastern sea.

Beneath the deep blue waters, schools of fish are greedily feeding, and occasionally a passing sea monster will open its blood-red maw to feast on them. Whenever this happens, the disturbed fish will quickly scatter, only to regroup again after a while.

The once calm sea was disturbed by their presence, and waves surged up.

Beneath this vibrant sea surface, no one would ever imagine that an island lies suspended in the water.

Its exterior is covered by a semi-transparent barrier, making it look like an oversized bubble, preventing seawater from entering.

The island is filled with pavilions and towers, palaces and towers, and everywhere you can see red evil spirit flags hanging high, bearing the words "Blood Soul".

A middle-aged man dressed in a long robe, looking extremely refined, stood atop a towering pavilion, calmly gazing in a direction beyond the island. As far as the eye could see, it was pitch black, with nothing but the cold seawater.

An elder hurried up to the pavilion, but upon seeing the middle-aged man's back, he involuntarily slowed his pace and respectfully bowed, saying, "Reporting to the Vice Sect Master, news has arrived from the west."

"The West?" The middle-aged man slowly withdrew his gaze, turned around, and said, "Kong Sang Li Feng?"

"That's right. Right now, he is joining forces with Kongsang Baijue to attack the border region. He has divided his forces into six routes and mobilized all his troops. The vanguard has already engaged in combat."

This time, the demons of the demon realm will respond to their call and act together.

He demanded that we send troops to attack the East Sea Alliance, to break the will to resist of the Wangyue Song Clan, and to support the demon race's attack on the Southwest Alliance.

Upon hearing this, the refined cultivator let out a cold laugh and said, "Demands? Ha! What did the Holy Sect get in return for their cooperation? They just want the Holy Sect to work for them again with empty words. They really have a good plan."

"Kong Sang Li Feng said in the letter that as long as the Holy Sect conquers the East Sea Alliance, all the spoils of war will belong to the Holy Sect. After the war, he will also present a generous gift to help the Sect Master break through to the Nascent Soul stage."

"Isn't that just getting something for nothing? Tell them that the Holy Sect won't intervene if they don't see any tangible benefits."

"Yes, sir." The elder was about to leave when he hesitated for a moment and said, "Vice Sect Master, if Kong Sang Li Feng doesn't compromise, are we really going to give up this rare opportunity?"

The Blood Soul Holy Sect, once feared by all and forced to join forces by several righteous cultivators in the cultivation world to besiege, can now only cower beneath the dark, sunless sea.

To say I'm willing to accept it would be impossible.

What they disbelieve in least is fate; reviving the former glory of the Holy Church is a responsibility etched into their bones and flowing in their blood.

However, the Palace of Myriad Phenomena stood like an insurmountable barrier in their path, making it impossible for them to move forward.

Now that the Sea Clan and the Myriad Manifestations Palace are at war, if they can destroy the Great Qian Cultivation World, then this sea area will be theirs, and the day of revival that they have been waiting for for generations will finally arrive.

After all, for sea creatures, islands and land are both tasteless and useless.

But for them, that is the foundation of revival.

This is undoubtedly an opportunity that cannot be missed.

"He will agree. Kong Sang Li Feng has no way out now. Tell Lian Yue to prepare. He will be in full command of this battle."

He decides which people to deploy and to what extent the fighting should take place; my only requirement is to preserve the Holy Church's strength.

Upon hearing this, the elder frowned slightly and said tactfully, "Wouldn't that... severely limit the Dharma Protector's abilities?"

No war is without death, especially large-scale battles like this. To achieve victory, one cannot value human life too much.

Preserving manpower means not intending to achieve any results; in layman's terms, it's just for show. But wouldn't doing so mean missing this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity?

"This battle is not the opportunity that the Holy Sect has been waiting for. Kong Sang Li Feng is no match for those old foxes in the Myriad Manifestations Palace. Unless the demon race can break that ancient oath, they will surely be defeated."

Rather than gambling on the demon race's incompetence, it's better to preserve our strength for the future and just muddle through.

At this point, the refined cultivator looked around and said, "Anyway, we're about to leave here, so we're not afraid that Kong Sang Li Feng will come looking for us."

Once the Sect Master breaks through to the Nascent Soul stage and shatters the final barrier of the Treasure Bottle Sect, the Holy Sect will no longer need to rely on anyone's power!

A glint of light flashed in the elder's eyes, and he said in a deep voice, "Your subordinate obeys!"

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"Uncle, a battle report has arrived from the East China Sea."

Inside the Cloud-Entering Hall on the Cangmang Peak, Song Qingxi delivered another battle report. On the table in front of Song Changsheng, jade slips were piled up like a small mountain, all containing intelligence and battle reports gathered by the Wind Whisper Hall.

"They've already started fighting? What's the outcome?"

"According to the orders issued by the Dragon Elephant True Lord, both the Twin Islands and the Soaring Dragon Islands have completed the contraction of their defenses ahead of schedule and are now conducting concentrated defense."

Currently, a main force of the sea race is attacking the Hanhai Chamber of Commerce, while only a few small groups of sea monsters are appearing on the Tenglong Islands. The two sides are vastly different in strength. In less than three days of fighting, the outer defenses of the Hanhai Chamber of Commerce have almost completely fallen, and the core islands have also been besieged by the sea race army.

The sea creatures clearly intended to divide and encircle them, defeating them one by one. Therefore, Aunt and Thousand Blade City both chose to lead their fleets to take the initiative to relieve the siege of the Vast Ocean Merchant Guild. However, they encountered the sea creatures on the way and a fierce battle ensued.

Thousand Blade City suffered heavy losses, with more than half of its ocean warships sinking, and the city lord was also severely injured in the siege of three sea monster kings.

With the Jade Cleansing Sword in hand and Elder Chengming of the Wanlong Chamber of Commerce accompanying her, the aunt did not suffer much loss in this encounter. At the cost of sinking five ocean warships and suffering nearly a thousand casualties, she killed thousands of sea monsters and severely injured one of the four demon kings.

After their defeat at Thousand Blade City, they retreated to the Tenglong Islands.

Strangely, no large-scale sea monsters have been detected in the Twin Islands so far, as if they have been forgotten. Youlin requested that the Heavenly Craft Hall's fourth-tier celestial warship be transferred to the Tenglong Islands to assist in the defense.

Song Changsheng raised an eyebrow and said, "While besieging the Hanhai Chamber of Commerce, they can also spare seven demon kings to intercept reinforcements. This sea race army has at least a dozen demon kings in command."

This time, the sea creatures attacked in six groups, and Yuechan and her companions weren't even facing the strongest force. Kongsang Lifeng definitely didn't have that kind of strength. Could it be that other forces have intervened?

"According to the intelligence exchanged with the Palace of Myriad Phenomena, other feudal lords should have participated in the war, but it is still uncertain who exactly they are."

"As expected, have the guardians of the Myriad Manifestations Palace taken their positions?"

Song Qingxi quickly replied, "It is True Person Lingxiao who is personally overseeing things." "Fellow Daoist Lingxiao?" Song Changsheng was immediately relieved and nodded, "With Fellow Daoist Lingxiao here, the Twin Islands will be absolutely safe."

Since there is no war within the East China Sea Alliance, we will leave only Master Zhan to guard the area, and have the other two elders of the Wanlong Chamber of Commerce travel with the fourth-tier celestial warship to the Tenglong Islands to assist in the defense.

"The reinforcements have been intercepted by the sea creatures and cannot reach us. The Hanhai Chamber of Commerce is probably in grave danger this time."

"When the sea tribe turns its attack around, Thousand Blade City will definitely not be able to hold out, and we will probably have to bear all the pressure then," Song Qingxi said worriedly.

Song Changsheng said firmly, "We can't give up on the Hanhai Chamber of Commerce now. Even if we can't help them out of this predicament, we should at least help them share some of the pressure."

"The sea creatures were already prepared. Without the cooperation of Thousand Blade City, they are very likely to be ambushed. Isn't this move a bit too risky?"

"The fleet is too conspicuous. It's better to stay in Tenglong Islands to strengthen the defenses. In the vast ocean, it's not so easy for a Golden Core cultivator to be ambushed when acting alone."

Give five of the Void-Breaking Pearls I refined to Yuechan, and try to severely injure several Demon Kings, trapping them in a quagmire of fighting against the Han Hai Merchant Guild!

He refined a total of ten [Void-Breaking Pearls] this time. Originally, he planned to use them all on the demon race, but he did not expect the sea race's offensive to be so fierce, no less than that of the demon race. Without these [Void-Breaking Pearls], the Hanhai Chamber of Commerce would probably collapse in a few days.

The fate of the islands is intertwined; if all the pressure falls on the Tenglong Islands, casualties will inevitably rise sharply.

It has only been a few decades since the Blackscale Clan invasion, and the [Brocade Banner] has not yet recovered its strength, so it cannot withstand such heavy consumption.

Therefore, the Hanhai Chamber of Commerce must not fall, at least not now. Losing this shield would be very dangerous for the [Jinxiuqi].

"I understand. We will gather a batch of resources from within the clan as soon as possible and send them over. Currently, enemies from all sides are stirring up trouble, and war could break out at any time within the clan. This will most likely be the last batch of resources we provide to Donghai."

"Have the demon race made any moves these past few days?"

The East China Sea battlefield was beyond Song Changsheng's reach, and he had done all he could. Now, he was more concerned about the current battle situation.

“A large number of demonic beasts are gathering in all six demon kingdoms. Even across the Canglan River, the overwhelming demonic aura can be clearly seen. However, they do not seem to have any intention of joining forces. They are probably planning to divide their forces and attack, just like the sea creatures.”

But I think this is more like a smokescreen to mislead us.

If I were the commander of the demon race, I would divide my forces into several routes, feign an attack, and then send people to contact those evil sects and alien races. First, I would block the spatial teleportation channels in various places to sever the connection between the major cultivation worlds. After succeeding, I would gather the powerful demon kings and select one or more weak points to launch a surprise attack.

With the help of an inside agent, the defense line was torn apart in the shortest possible time, and then the gains were gradually expanded through steady and methodical attacks.

The key point here is to restrain you, so the cultivation world of the Great Qi will definitely be heavily guarded.

The Jade Flower Cultivation Realm, which is furthest from us, is also a good target. However, if we talk about the weakest cultivation realm overall, it must be the Lu Kingdom Cultivation Realm, which also has extremely high offensive value.

The information gathered by Fengyu Palace recently has also provided good evidence for this.

All sorts of shady characters and monsters have been alerted and are now on the move. Major powers have already taken notice and are organizing forces to wipe them out.

But from what I've seen, most of those who have surfaced so far are just small fry. Remnants of the old era like the Gu Immortal Sect, the Heavenly Fire Sect, and the Thunder King Palace, as well as those alien races whose true nature is unclear, haven't made a move yet.

Do you think it's necessary to take action in advance to eradicate a batch of them?

Song Changsheng nodded and said, "Yes, it's time. I will go and check the space teleportation channels between the major cultivation worlds in a while. You, in my capacity, will issue the Alliance Leader's order, saying that the demon race is powerful and that in order to provide more efficient and rapid support to the battlefields, we need to organize a group of Golden Core cultivators to be on standby at any time."

This is the list; you can simply pass it on.

Song Qingxi took the list and glanced at it, instantly discovering the suspicious nature of the list of more than a dozen people. Jin Zhu Zhenren and Jinyi Hou, who had already been identified as traitors, were both on the list, which was definitely not a coincidence.

Seeing this, Song Changsheng smiled slightly and said, "It's just as you think. It's better to keep such unstable factors around."

"What if they don't come?"

"Then it depends on how confident they are in their concealment. If they firmly believe they are well hidden, they will naturally come, because they can access more useful intelligence by my side."

If they don't come, it means they realize they've been exposed. In that case, I don't need to keep them around any longer. A cold glint flashed in Song Changsheng's eyes.

He hated traitors more than anything in his life. He still remembered that when he first became the young patriarch of the family, the first case he took on was to investigate a traitor in the family. That was the first time he had been stained with the blood of his own clan.

But he never regretted it, because these traitors also had the blood of their own kind on their hands.

He might spare the enemy, but the traitor must die!

"If that's the case, then shouldn't we also get rid of those remnants of the old era?"

"Let Qingxing go down the mountain. It's time for the family's sharpest sword to shine. Get all the forces in the cultivation world to cooperate. Kill those who should be killed, arrest those who should be arrested, and send those who can't be interrogated to the Song family for me to interrogate personally."

Before the demon race officially launches its attack, eliminate as many as possible! Song Changsheng slammed his fist on the map marked with dense red dots, his tone filled with chilling killing intent.

These people should have gone to hell the moment Zhang Chuqiu exposed them, but they were allowed to live until now in order to make the demon race make up their minds to take action in advance.

Now that a great war is imminent, the end of these people is naturally approaching. He can let them live a little longer, but he will not give them any opportunity to cause trouble. What he needs is an absolutely stable rear area!
"I'll go and inform him right away."

Just as Song Qingxi turned to leave, Song Changsheng called out to him again.

Song Changsheng took out the [Human King Sword] he always carried and said in a low voice, "Have Qingxing take [Chengyuan] down the mountain with him. If they encounter a powerful enemy, kill him with one sword!"

The [Human King Sword] is a treasure of human destiny. It possesses great power and a strong sense of autonomy. Ordinary people can only dream of getting close to it, let alone using it.

Among the Song family, besides him, only Song Qingxing has gained the approval of the Chengyuan Sword and can use it with ease.

After all, it was he who personally brought out the broken sword of [Cheng Yuan].

With Song Qingxing's strength and the [Chengyuan Sword], there will be almost no obstacles in his descent down the mountain this time.

...(End of this chapter)