Family Cultivation: Evergreen of the Song Family

In the Jade Flower Cultivation Realm, atop a fortified fortress standing on the banks of the Canglan River, crowds thronged. Every now and then, tiny, slender golden birds, about the size of a palm, would be released from the shoulders of cultivators dressed in golden brocade robes, flapping their wings and soaring towards the surging Canglan River, resembling golden arrows from afar.

A disciple of the Sun Sect stood on the city wall watching this scene and couldn't help but sigh, "In the blink of an eye, it's time to release the Golden Feather Sparrow again."

Those people from Feixintang usually treat the Golden Feather Sparrow like the most precious thing, not even allowing anyone to glance at it.

When the sun gets too strong, they have to return to their nests; when the weather changes, they need to seek shelter from the rain. These days, they have to venture into the demon realm every few days, and each time they return, several are gone. I can't imagine how heartbroken they must be.

Upon hearing this, his fellow disciple sighed and said, "Although the Golden Feathered Sparrow is fast, it has little offensive capability, making it at a great disadvantage against those raptors of the demon race."

"There's no other way but to suffer losses. Only in this way can we obtain specific information about the Illusionary Demon Kingdom at the lowest cost. If we don't use the Golden Feather Sparrow, we'll have to pay with human lives." Chen Kun shook his head slightly. Although the war had not officially started, the game between the two sides had already begun to draw blood.

"Senior Brother Chen, these demonic beasts have been gathered on the other side for so long, why haven't they made a move yet? Could it be just a bluff?" A rather naive-looking young disciple asked without turning his head, his gaze following the [Golden Feathered Sparrows] into the distance.

He tried his best to stand on tiptoe to get a closer look, but facing the vast Canglan River, his eyesight was not good enough to see the opposite bank. He could only see a dense, towering demonic aura.

"If only it were just a bluff," Chen Kun sighed. "This time they're definitely serious. The Alliance Leader has come out of seclusion ahead of schedule, and the Sect Master and the Supreme Elder are personally overseeing things at the City Lord's Mansion. It's said that the fellow disciples from Xiyu Tower and Duanqing Valley are also on their way to Duanshan City."

As the saying goes, triangles are the most stable, and the Yu Hua cultivation world has been in a tripartite balance of power for three thousand years.

With four Golden Core cultivators presiding over it, the Broken Heart Valley is the strongest, but it is located in the harsh northeastern region bordering the Tianshan Mountains. It focuses on cultivation and rarely interacts with the outside world, let alone competes for supremacy.

Second only to the Broken Heart Valley is the Sunrise Sect, which has three Golden Core cultivators. Located in the western part of the Jade Flower Cultivation World, it is bordered by the Hengduan Mountains, rich in various resources, to the north, and the Canglan River to the west, making it arguably the most fertile region in terms of resources.

However, this position also brought them both success and failure. Being in this position, the Sun Sect was destined to be on the front line of resisting the Illusionary Eye Demon Kingdom. As the strongest of the six major demon kingdoms in terms of overall strength, the Illusionary Eye Demon Kingdom was already exhausted from dealing with the demon race, so it had no time to think about internal strife.

The Fine Rain Pavilion has only two Golden Core cultivators, making it the one with the shortest history among the three major forces of Yu Hua, yet it occupies the most expansive central and southern territories.

It wasn't that they were particularly skilled, but rather that they were lucky enough to inherit most of the territory of the Jade Flower Sect, the former number one sect in the Jade Flower cultivation world.

Three thousand years ago, the Yuhua Sect, which had a history of ten thousand years, experienced several large-scale internal strifes, causing its major families to fall apart and gradually decline.

At the time, the Sun God Sect was at its peak and had the best chance to quell the turmoil and inherit this vast legacy. However, the demon race on the other side of the river also seized this rare opportunity to launch a large-scale invasion, forcing the Sun God Sect to fight back with all its might.

Unexpectedly, during this process, a highly respected rogue cultivator at the Golden Core stage joined forces with the Zhang and Sun families, two major Golden Core families within the Jade Flower Sect, to quell the turmoil with the force of an autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves. They then established the Fine Rain Pavilion and swallowed up more than 70% of the Jade Flower Sect's territory in one fell swoop.

Not only did Xiyulou take the initiative to help Yaorizong defeat the demon race, but it also ceded 30% of its resource-rich territory.

Since then, no turmoil has occurred within the Yuhua cultivation world. The three major forces have maintained an extremely harmonious relationship, and their disciples address each other as fellow disciples. In the turbulent southwest, this is quite an unusual situation.

In order to deal with the beast tide, the three major forces are united as never before, and have gathered a lot of manpower and resources in Duanshan City, a forward fortress built by the Yaori Sect thousands of years ago.

Duanshan City is built in the middle of a north-south mountain range less than 500 miles from the Canglan River. From a distance, it looks as if someone had cleaved the mountain range in two with a sword and then embedded the city in it.

And indeed, that's how "Broken Mountain" got its name.

This steep mountain range serves as a natural defensive line for the city, keeping out most low-level monsters and making it difficult for large-scale beast tides to pose an effective threat.

In addition, the Yao Ri Sect has built countless watchtowers and fortresses along this mountain range over the past thousands of years, so even if a few monsters that are good at climbing try to force their way through, they will eventually be wiped out.

This impregnable defensive line is the source of their confidence in fighting against the Illusionary Demon Kingdom.

No one desires war, but they are never afraid of it either.

"Senior Brother Chen, what exactly is that thing? It's all so mysterious, they won't let us see it or ask about it." A disciple of the Yaori Sect gestured towards the location of the city tower and asked curiously.

Upon hearing this, Chen Kun looked at the two enormous figures on the city tower, which were wrapped in layers of red cloth, and his heart was filled with curiosity as well.

Although he was an inner disciple, he only knew that these two items were transported from the cultivation world of the Great Qi Dynasty and were said to be powerful weapons for defending the city, but he didn't actually know what they were.

Just then, the once bright sky gradually darkened, as if someone had suddenly poured a basin of ink into the clear blue sky.

"crash"

A sudden gust of wind arose, causing the flags on the city walls to flutter wildly. Outside Duanshan City, the shadows of trees swayed, and sand and stones flew everywhere, even affecting visibility. The Canglan River also began to surge violently under the influence of the wind.

"What a strong wind! Why did the weather suddenly change?"

Before the disciples of the Sun Sect could react, the Golden Feathered Birds that had been released earlier suddenly fell like dumplings being dropped into boiling water, splashing up inconspicuous clumps of water in the turbulent Canglan River.

The sudden turn of events startled the disciples of Feixin Hall, who hurriedly tried to recall the surviving Golden Feather Sparrow.

For them, the Golden Feather Sparrow is the eye in the sky, helping them to monitor the movements of various battlefields in real time. Once too many are lost, it can no longer play its due strategic value.

Unfortunately, it was all in vain. In less than a quarter of an hour, the nearly one thousand Golden Feather Sparrows they had raised at great cost were wiped out. From beginning to end, they had not found any trace of the enemy.

But the reality before them told them that this was an enemy attack and that war had already begun!

"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"

"dong dong dong"

War drums were sounded throughout the city walls, and tens of thousands of Sun Sect disciples quickly crowded the city walls. Powerful Demon-Hunting Crossbows were brought out and deployed in various corners of the city walls.

They had a clear division of labor and were in perfect order, as if they had rehearsed countless times beforehand, and entered a state of absolute defense in the shortest possible time.

Everyone watched the opposite bank of the river with tension. Most of the first group of cultivators to land on the city were elites who had experienced bloody battles. Even so, their palms, which were holding magical artifacts, were still sweating profusely.

Based on their experience, the first wave of attacks is often the most intense. If the defensive formation cannot withstand it, they will have to risk their lives to buy time for the formation to recover.

"boom--"

A golden bolt of lightning, thicker than a bucket, streaked across the turbulent river, causing the water to rise and leaving a mark in the air, before crashing down upon the city tower with lightning speed.

"Om-"

The defensive array of Broken Mountain City immediately began to operate at full capacity, and the surrounding spiritual energy was instantly absorbed, forming diamond-shaped light shields ten feet long in mid-air. These light shields were stacked up layer upon layer, completely enveloping the city, making it airtight.

This is a defensive array composed of three fourth-tier top-grade formations. The Sun Sect spent a lot of money to build it, and it has never been breached even when facing attacks from eight demon kings at the same time in history.

Because of this extraordinary achievement, all the cultivators present placed high hopes on him. However, that golden lightning was the masterpiece of several demon kings from the Illusionary Eye Demon Kingdom, and it was no ordinary weapon. It ruthlessly shattered all of their illusions.

"scoff"

The moment the golden lightning made contact with the defensive array, it unleashed an extremely powerful electric shock. After piercing through the light shield in mid-air, its residual force did not diminish and slammed into the city wall. Hundreds of Yaori Sect disciples were struck by the escaping electric current before they could even react, exploding into clouds of blood mist that stained the mottled iron city wall red.

Although they had prepared themselves mentally, the brutality of this war still exceeded the imagination of most people.

To this day, they have not seen a trace of the enemy.

"Formation masters and weapon refiners, hurry up and repair the damaged array base! The rest of you, follow me and plug the gap. Hold out for at least fifteen minutes!"

An elder was the first to react and quickly led his men to the front.

With the defensive formation damaged, they will now need to use their own flesh and blood to hold it off.

"Swish"

Beneath the dark sky, figures soared through the air.

Some are draped in lightning bolts, descending like gods; some tread on fiery clouds, their eyes blazing like torches; some have a silver moon above their heads, shining like countless stars; some have wings on their backs, with blue faces and fangs; some are three zhang tall, with three heads and six arms…

With each additional figure appearing beneath the dark clouds, the hearts of the stationed cultivators sank a little deeper.

Looking at the demon kings scattered high and low in the air, everyone felt as if a huge rock had been pressed on their chests, making it difficult to even breathe.

eighteen.

A total of eighteen demon kings.

This is only what's out in the open. Based on the usual practices of the demon race, it's highly likely that a demon king has already infiltrated the heart of the Jade Flower cultivation world, and the actual number is definitely more than this.

The Illusionary Demon Kingdom has now truly mobilized its entire forces.

"buzzing"

Just as everyone was trembling with fear, powerful auras descended upon the city walls.

The Sun Goddess, the Sun Goddess, the Sun Goddess, the Sun Goddess of ..., and the Sun Goddess of the Sun Goddess of

Although their numbers were far fewer than those of the demon race, they were like beacons of light in the darkness, bringing hope to everyone.

"These beasts really couldn't hold back any longer; they're planning to bully us like soft persimmons," Master Tianyang said coldly.

"Has the request for help been sent out?"

Upon hearing this, Master Chenxiang nodded and said, "It has been sent out. We must hold out for at least the time it takes for an incense stick to burn."

"Don't be too optimistic, someone will definitely target the spatial teleportation tunnel."

"Then we'll hold out for a while longer. We can't let these beasts look down on us!"

The group rose into the air and stood opposite the demon kings. The remaining power of the great formation empowered them, and each of them gained four diamond-shaped light shields on their sides.

The leading Thunder Demon King conjured a lightning spear in his hand and said in a deep voice, "Let's finish this quickly and break through this pass. The emperor will surely reward us handsomely!"

This was clearly an unequal war, but the Yu Hua cultivation world had cities as its base, as well as a large number of formations and defensive weapons, so it did not collapse at the first touch as the demon race had expected. From Golden Core cultivators to Qi Refining cultivators, everyone risked their lives and went all out.

The two sides combined had a total of twenty-five Golden Core level experts participating in the battle. In an instant, the earth shook, divine powers filled the sky, and even the heavens seemed to tremble.

In this situation, the breach that had been blasted open in the formation became the most fatal flaw.

The aftershocks of the battle occasionally swept across the city wall through the gaps, leaving only a trail of blood in their wake. Apart from cultivators of the Purple Mansion realm, almost no one could survive.

People are sacrificing themselves every moment; life seems exceptionally fragile on this battlefield.

The brothers who fought side by side one moment may become a pile of minced meat the next.

Some were so frightened that they fled in panic, while others knew they would die but went without hesitation.

Not everyone can adapt to the cruelty of the battlefield, but someone has to step up and share the burden; the gap between the two sides is simply too great.

At this moment, an elder unveiled the red cloth covering the two enormous figures atop the city tower.

Those were two enormous crystal cannons, their dark muzzles gleaming with a chilling light.

"boom--"

Two thick beams of light pierced the sky, taking advantage of the surprise attack to accurately strike the demon king who was riding on a cloud of fire.

A mid-grade demon king had half of his body completely melted away in the pillar of light, and the fiery cloud beneath his feet also suddenly dissipated, almost causing him to fall from the sky.

This sudden turn of events shocked everyone present, even the elder of the Sun Sect who personally fired the two cannons was stunned.

When the Song family sent them over, they said they were crystal cannons that could be used on fourth-tier celestial ships. At that time, they were somewhat skeptical, but now that they have witnessed their power, they are so angry that they slap their thighs.

If I had known it was this powerful, I would have attacked two targets separately.

The first time is usually the easiest to succeed. Once the demons are on guard, it becomes difficult to repeat the same trick.

"The power of this crystal cannon is terrifying. Could it really be taken from a fourth-tier celestial warship?" Tianyang Zhenren looked at the heavily injured and fleeing Fire Cloud Demon King, unable to hide his shock.

The demon kings were also shocked by that terrifying power, and for a moment some of them felt insecure.

Seeing this, Thunder Demon King decisively ordered, "Azure Owl, Steel Teeth, go and destroy them!"

...(End of this chapter)