Family Cultivation: Evergreen of the Song Family

On the vast Canglan River, several bridges built entirely of demonic power rose from the ground overnight, each constructed by multiple demon kings.

Its width reaches tens of meters, stretching from the west bank of the Canglan River to the east bank. When viewed from above, it looks like several dark green ribbons tied to this first inland waterway.

"Woooooo~~~~"

As the irritating, dull horn sounded along the coast of the six great demon kingdoms, the various demon beasts that had been quietly gathered on the mountains and plains unconsciously stood up. Their bodies trembled, and suppressed, low roars came from their throats.

Even those omnivorous monsters at the bottom of the food chain, with low aggression, became dangerous under the influence of the horn.

Gradually, their eyes turned bloodshot, making them look exceptionally eerie.

The six major demon kingdoms have gathered a beast tide of hundreds of thousands. Demon beasts are inherently bloodthirsty and warlike, and the fact that they are able to gather together quietly at this moment is entirely due to the efforts of the various demon kings to suppress them with their powerful aura.

But under the influence of the horn, the beasts began to stir, their desire to attack becoming exceptionally strong. Some even broke through the bloodline pressure of the demon king and began to attack their own kind or other demon beasts in the vicinity.

Fighting, roaring, charging recklessly.

The scene became extremely chaotic.

The demon kings in the sky made no attempt to stop them; instead, they gathered together to discuss the changes occurring on the beast horde.

"The Nightmare Dragon Horn bestowed by His Majesty the Demon Emperor is truly useful. Not only can it fully mobilize the attack desires of these low-level demon beasts, but it can also make them forget pain and fear. No matter how strong a city is, it will probably only be destroyed in front of such a fearless army," the Crimson Flame Demon King said excitedly.

"The only downside is that it can make you lose your mind, especially after you see blood, you simply can't control yourself."

The Poisonous Demon King responded sinisterly, "Once we cross the Canglan River, we'll be in human territory. Let them run wild as they please, but we should tear those despicable humans to shreds!"

"Indeed, Your Majesty has decreed that the lives of millions of humans must be used to appease Xiaotian's spirit in heaven. After crossing the river, not a single human will be spared!"

The Crimson Flame Demon King's eyes flashed, and he was about to give the order to attack when a golden light pierced through the air—it was a Golden-Winged Eagle.

Faced with this tiny Golden-Winged Eagle, the demon kings present dared not show the slightest negligence and bowed in unison to pay their respects.

The Golden-Winged Eagle hovered above the heads of the demon kings, saying arrogantly, "By His Highness's decree, change the strategy and make the Great Qi cultivation world the main target."

The demon kings split into smaller groups and ventured deep into the human heartland, determined to destroy the human race's vital forces at all costs and force Song Changsheng out.

"Depart immediately upon receiving the order; any delay will be severely punished!"

Upon hearing this, the Crimson Flame Demon King and the others' expressions changed drastically.

According to the pre-established strategy, if the first offensive fails, a beast tide will be launched to cross the river and slowly erode the human territory.

Under these circumstances, the situation is relatively stable and controllable.

Even if Song Changsheng suddenly appeared, they could support each other and stick together for warmth, so they wouldn't be completely helpless.

But now they are being asked to venture deep into the human territory and deliberately provoke the enemy to attack. What's the difference between this and courting death?
How did Qingxiao and Gangchi die? And how did Canyu Yaowang die? Wasn't it all because they went too deep?

This is not destroying the human race's vital forces; it's clearly using their lives as bait!

"May I ask, Your Excellency, is it necessary to break it down into smaller parts?" a demon king asked, unwilling to give up.

"You shall do as His Highness commands. If you ruin His Highness's grand plan, even a thousand deaths would not be enough to atone for it."

Having said that, the Golden-Winged Eagle arrogantly flapped its wings and flew away, leaving behind a group of demon kings who dared not speak out against their anger.

"Isn't this sending us to our deaths?" the Poisonous Demon King roared.

They knew Song Changsheng's strength all too well. Even the Golden-Eyed Demon Lord could escape unscathed after personally taking action, so how could they possibly deal with him? They had some confidence if they teamed up, but if they faced him alone, they wouldn't even have a chance to escape.

The Crimson Flame Demon King immediately rebuked, "Shut up! Even the emperor must treat His Highness's orders with utmost care. How dare you question them?"

If His Highness were to hear your words, he would surely skin you alive!

His words, though seemingly a rebuke, were actually a reminder that walls have ears and that they had no choice but to obey.

The demons realized what was happening, and although they didn't say anything more on the surface, their private conversations became increasingly intense.

A moment later, the Crimson Flame Demon King interrupted them: "His Highness's orders must be carried out. Everyone, please take care."

As soon as he finished speaking, he transformed and revealed his true form, then let out a deafening roar.

"Roar--"

Upon hearing the long roar that signaled the order to attack, the previously restless and chaotic beast horde calmed down slightly. Driven by instinct, the densely packed demonic beasts surged towards the cross-river bridge formed by demonic power like a tidal wave.

The heavy, chaotic footsteps shook the river below, causing it to churn. Demonic energy condensed into clouds in the sky, frightening the aquatic creatures in the river into not daring to make the slightest move.

The aquatic race dared not show themselves, but the human cultivators would not allow the beast tide to cross the river safely. Dozens of human Golden Core cultivators took only a short rest before splitting up to attack and block the beast tide from crossing the river.

Unlike the first offensive, this time the demon race is advancing from five directions simultaneously. Apart from the beast tide of the Illusionary Eye Demon Kingdom, which has already landed in the Jade Flower Cultivation Realm, the beast tides of the other five major demon kingdoms have only just set off.

Because the second round of attacks shifted its main target, the cultivation worlds of Cangyuan, Dayu, and Lu along the river only needed to deal with the beast tide of one of the demon kingdoms.

However, the cultivation world of the Great Qi Dynasty had to face two massive beast tides, numbering in the millions, from the Golden-Eyed Demon Kingdom and the Soaring Dragon Demon Kingdom.

Faced with the surging army of demonic beasts like a tidal wave, although the major forces of the Great Qi cultivation world had made ample preparations before the battle, Shi Potian and the others still felt their scalps tingle when they saw the endless army of demonic beasts.

Besides the bridge, the sky was filled with an endless expanse of monstrous birds, a dark mass that covered the entire sky. Each flap of their wings stirred up gusts of wind, even blowing away the clouds in the sky.

"There are quite a few demon kings in the beast tide, so we don't have many opportunities to make a move. These demonic birds in the air pose the greatest threat to us, so we should try to eliminate them first."

We are outnumbered, so we must be decisive in our retreat after making a move and avoid getting entangled in prolonged battles with the demons.

Fellow Daoists, as the commander of this battle, I hereby declare that whoever is entangled by the demon race, no one else is allowed to intervene to rescue them; all must retreat immediately.

It's not that I'm cold-blooded, but what we bear on our shoulders is no longer just the gain or loss of a single city or place. Once the defenses of the Great Qi are breached, the demon army can march straight in and penetrate the cultivation world of Suzhou.

The land within Gusu is flat and open. As an isolated city, Sifang City is easily bypassed by the demon race, making it impossible for them to establish an effective defensive line. The implications of breaking the ancient oath are self-evident.

In the nine regions of the Southwest, we share both glory and loss; this is the meaning of our fighting side by side at this moment.

"I hope all fellow Daoists can understand the responsibilities they bear. I beg you." Shi Potian bowed deeply, every word coming from the bottom of his heart.

Master Xuanchen was the first to speak, saying, "Please rest assured, Vice Alliance Leader, since we are standing here, we have already disregarded life and death."

If I unfortunately get surrounded, I'll at least take one person down with me.

His words were so resolute that even the elders of the Wanlong Chamber of Commerce, who had always harbored resentment towards him, changed their attitude towards him.

"Don't be so pessimistic, everyone. Don't forget, we all still have the trump cards bestowed upon us by the Alliance Leader. We will all be able to return safely," Bai Yan said with a faint smile.

Upon hearing this, everyone subconsciously touched their storage bags, and their tension eased considerably.

"Gentlemen, let's cut this pleasantry; I'll take my leave now!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Bai Zimo drew his sword from its sheath, and endless sword energy condensed into a silver dragon in the air, turning half the sky white.

"laugh"

With a single sword strike, a large number of the demonic birds in the air were swept away, and all the demonic birds struck by the sword energy had their consciousness shattered and died instantly.

At the same time, Shi Potian, Xuan Chen, Yuan Fang, Bai Yan, Su Ye and others also made their moves. Their division of labor was clear and there was no overlap. Wherever their supernatural powers passed, the demonic birds in the sky fell like rain.

This was a meticulously planned ambush, and even more so, a one-sided massacre, with no chance of resistance whatsoever.

"Damn it, when did they set up this ambush here?"

Seeing the vast army of annihilated demonic birds, the Crimson Flame Demon King and the others stared wide-eyed in disbelief.

They had long anticipated that the human race would not allow them to cross the river easily, so they had taken precautions. Demon kings were stationed both in front and behind them, and they carefully searched for traces of human cultivators along the way. They even used the secret treasures bestowed by the demon lord.

Logically speaking, the cultivation levels of the Golden Core cultivators among humans vary greatly, and only a few can perfectly conceal their whereabouts. There will always be some who leave traces, but despite using all the detection methods, they couldn't find anything at all.

They even thought the humans had given up the fight, but they didn't expect the enemy to cut in from the middle of their ranks and launch an extremely bold surprise attack.

"Leave them behind!"

The Crimson Flame Demon King decisively gave the order, and a group of demon kings swarmed forward. Their goal was equally clear: it was unrealistic to leave everyone behind, so they chose to prioritize besieging the low-level Golden Core cultivators of the human race.

But what shocked them even more was that the moment they pounced, all the Golden Core cultivators of the human race did not hesitate to fight. Instead, they all took out a translucent bead, crushed it, and their bodies were immediately enveloped in a special white fluorescence.

Then everyone vanished into thin air before their eyes, leaving only a lingering ripple in the space where they stood.

"This is... space travel?" The Crimson Flame Demon King's pupils suddenly contracted, but he quickly realized that this was the use of some kind of magical artifact containing spatial laws.

Although he didn't know what kind of magical artifact these people used to simulate an effect comparable to space travel, he knew that these people definitely hadn't gone far.

He didn't understand weapon crafting, but the great principles of the world lead to the same goal. If something could be teleported very far, it must be very precious. Since so much of it could be used at once, it obviously couldn't be teleported very far.

Should we go after them?

The Crimson Flame Demon King glanced at the horde of beasts below, which was in complete chaos and had suffered heavy casualties, and rubbed his temples in pain.

If it were just a matter of high casualties, that would be fine, since they were all low-level demon beasts, and it wouldn't hurt to see so many die. The main problem is that Shi Potian destroyed the bridge before he left.

Only a very small number of monsters successfully crossed the river. Because of the Nightmare Dragon Horn, these monsters knew nothing of fear. Stimulated by the blood, they charged forward headlong, falling into the Canglan River like dumplings being dropped into boiling water, becoming food for the aquatic creatures in the river.

He gritted his teeth and said, "Fine, let them go this time. Let's repair the bridge first."

……

In the garrison headquarters of Qixia County, Jiangzhou, Song Luzhou reported to Song Changsheng with a joyful expression: "Clan leader, Wutian Zhenren and the others have completed their sniping mission and returned safely."

Upon hearing this, Song Changsheng put down the battle report that had just been transmitted from Cangmang Peak: "Just now, the cultivation worlds of Cangyuan and Lu Kingdom also sent good news, with great gains."

He was not surprised by the result, because it was all part of his careful planning.

He not only personally concealed their auras for everyone, but also specially crafted [Space Beads] for them to use in their escape.

The Space Bead was one of his early works. Song Qingxing had used it when he went to pay homage to the Embroidered Banner, and it worked very well.

It was still quite crude back then, and even Golden Core cultivators couldn't use it. Later, he opened the door to the Dao of Space and improved it, so that it could simulate a similar effect to space travel, although the distance was relatively short, only two thousand miles, but it was enough to escape.

If they've gone this far and still can't complete the sniping mission, then they're truly a bunch of useless trash.

"In this way, we can at least buy another two or three days. However, everyone should still be vigilant. The demon race will most likely not be satisfied and may take retaliatory action."

"Clan leader, judging from the results achieved by True Immortal Wutian and his group, the demon race is not very vigilant and does not have any particularly outstanding experts in charge. If you personally take action, annihilating one of them should not be a problem." After hesitating for a long time, Song Luzhou finally asked the question that had been hidden in his heart.

Song Changsheng smiled slightly and said, "This is a test, and also the last test. After this attack, I have thoroughly figured out the details of the demon race."

If the other side can use the Demon King as bait, he can naturally find someone to lay a trap.

The only difference is that tiny [Space Bead].

After this test, he had figured out the power of the demon race's trump card.

If the opponent could truly overwhelm him, he wouldn't give up such a rare opportunity.

If it doesn't show its face, it's just a paper tiger!

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P.S.: There will be another chapter later. (End of this chapter)