Family Cultivation: Evergreen of the Song Family

"Don't."

Mu Guibai reached out to stop him, saying, "Although Changsheng single-handedly annihilated the main forces of the Golden Eye Demon Kingdom and the Kanglong Demon Kingdom, this does not mean that the battle is over."

"Currently, the other four battlefields are still in a stalemate, and we urgently need the demon race's offensive plans and troop deployments. Keeping him alive still has its uses."

"How can we believe the words of the demon race? In my opinion, it's better to kill them." Shi Potian said resentfully, looking at the one-horned demon king squatting in the corner.

In just a few days since the start of the war, the Heavenly Vein Sect has suffered hundreds of casualties. Former sect leader Zhao Di and the sect's youngest Golden Core cultivator were also killed in the first battle. Bai Yan was also seriously injured. The sect suffered the greatest losses among the major Golden Core forces of the Great Qi.

That would have been bad enough, but this time the demon race launched a surprise attack, and the Heavenly Vein Sect's defensive forces were severely insufficient. The affiliated forces within its territory also suffered heavy losses. He now wished he could grind all those damned demons to dust.

Upon hearing this, the One-Horned Demon King felt a chill run down his neck and hurriedly pleaded, "As long as you let me go, I will tell you everything I know, and I can swear an oath to the Heavenly Dao."

Chen Zhongfang shook his head and said in a slightly hoarse voice, "Killing this demon is pointless. Let's lock him up for now. The most urgent task is to determine if there are any remaining fugitives within the Great Qi territory, organize manpower to rescue the wounded, and tally the casualties. Only by stabilizing the rear can we stabilize the morale of the troops at the front."

Upon hearing this, everyone present fell silent.

Stabilizing morale? Easier said than done.

Apart from the Song Clan and the area within Luoxia City being relatively less affected, the Tianmai Sect and the Jinwu Sect suffered heavy losses. Nearly a hundred Foundation Establishment and above forces were wiped out, and the number of Qi Refining forces is now impossible to count.

Although the cultivators fighting on the front lines belong to the four major powers, in essence, the vast majority of them still come from the following affiliated forces.

The Demon King's attacks leave virtually no survivors. Under such circumstances, how can the morale of the army remain stable?
“An army driven by desperation will surely win. The annihilation of the main force of the demon race is a major defeat that must have caught them off guard. They will not be able to recover easily. We should take this opportunity to strike the demon race hard, eliminate their war potential, and buy time for internal adjustments.”

Moreover…” Shi Potian looked at Song Changsheng, whose breathing was gradually stabilizing, and said, “The Alliance Leader’s injuries are quite severe, and he also needs time to recover his strength.”

"Now that the Alliance Leader is seriously injured and unconscious, according to the Alliance's rules, the Vice Alliance Leader should take over command. Fellow Daoist, just give the order."

Upon hearing this, Shi Potian did not refuse and decisively ordered, "Fellow Daoist Mu and Fellow Daoist Su, take charge of cleaning up the mess left by the demon race. We will immediately take the space teleportation array back to the front line and launch a counterattack before the demon race can make any adjustments."

To prevent the demon race from interfering on other battlefields, we must immediately order someone to contact the other major cultivation worlds to launch a feint attack together. We must hold back those demon kings and buy time for our actions.

He paused for a moment and then said, "Fellow Daoist Song, please stay and clean up the battlefield, and escort the Alliance Leader back to his clan to recuperate."

We are all laymen, so we entrust the follow-up care of the Alliance Leader to Fellow Daoist Medicine King.

"It is my duty and I will not shirk it," the Medicine King readily agreed.

He was not good at fighting, and guarding the rear was his main responsibility.

Just as everyone was preparing to go their separate ways, Song Qingxing, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke up: "I want to take that demon with me."

"This demon is of utmost importance to us; we must not act rashly," Chen Zhongfang said, his brows furrowed.

"I will deliver the intelligence on time."

"Anyway, we don't have time to interrogate them now. It's good to hand them over to Fellow Daoist Song. Let's not waste any more time."

Shi Potian didn't dwell on the matter and hurriedly led everyone away...

At this very moment, beneath the Qixia County Fortress, the frenzy of the beast tide did not diminish due to the fall of the demon kings. On the contrary, freed from the demon kings' restraint, their desire to attack became even more frenzied under the influence of the Nightmare Dragon Horn.

In contrast, most of the garrisoned cultivators inside the fortress did not have a strong fighting spirit. They all knew about the Demon King's surprise attack on the rear, and their hearts were with their homeland, so their fighting spirit was naturally not strong.

"Governor, this can't go on. The morale of the troops is low and their will to resist is too weak. The beast tide is pressing in again."

Looking at the complex battlefield situation before him, Song Yulong frowned, his previously high morale plummeting to rock bottom.

Fortunately, the first batch of cultivators to participate in the battle were all professional soldiers who had been trained for many years, the elite of the elite. If it were those ragtag troops that were temporarily recruited, the lines would probably have collapsed long ago, and there might even have been a large-scale desertion.

Song Yulong had no good solutions to this. He had tried his best to boost morale, but there was no definite news coming from the rear, so he was powerless to do anything about it.

Moreover, he couldn't criticize these soldiers.

After all, the reason everyone is standing here is to defend the land beneath their feet and protect their relatives and friends back home. Now that their own home is in turmoil, it is already very commendable that they can still endure the torment and stand here.

Just then, a cultivator seemed to have suddenly noticed something, and tugged at Song Yulong's sleeve excitedly, saying, "Guardian, look quickly, the situation of the beast horde has changed."

Following the direction of his finger, Song Yulong saw that the impact of the beast tide had indeed weakened. The monsters were no longer as frenzied and bloodthirsty as before. Many of them simply stopped charging and stood still, looking around in confusion.

The most noticeable change was that the eyes of those monsters were no longer crimson as before, but instead returned to their clear state.

"The clan chief said that the reason these demonic beasts are so crazy is because the demon race used some kind of magical artifact that can influence their minds to control them, which is why they are so crazy. There was a precedent for this during the second expedition."

Judging from their current appearance, these demonic beasts seem to have regained consciousness. It seems the demonic forces have ceased their influence. Could it be that they are planning to retreat?

"Withdraw their troops? Aren't they currently in the lead? Why would they suddenly want to retreat? Could it be... that something has happened in the rear?" The elder's eyes lit up immediately. Forcing the demon race to retreat would definitely be a resounding victory!
"Governor, the beast tide has begun to recede." At this moment, a cultivator who was positioned on high ground and was specifically responsible for observing the battlefield situation reported loudly.

"They really retreated! They really retreated!" Song Luzhou clapped his hands and laughed, his heart filled with joy. Now was the time when their defense was under the most pressure, and no matter what the reason, as long as they retreated, it was good news for them.

"Governor, such opportunities to strike a drowning dog are rare. We should press our advantage and not let them escape unscathed." A rogue cultivator at the Purple Mansion level was scratching his head anxiously as he watched the beast tide gradually retreat.

Song Yulong shook his head and said, "There are only two True Immortals guarding the fortress now. If we rashly chase after them, what if it is a trap deliberately set by the demon race? Wouldn't we be sinners for all eternity?"

"However, what you said is not wrong. Such an opportunity is indeed rare. Pass down the order that from now on, we should no longer conserve defensive equipment. Warships and attack formations should operate at full capacity to kill as many beasts as possible!" Although the crowd was unwilling, they knew that his concerns were correct, so they had no choice but to carry out the order.

Just then, a slightly heavy voice rang in everyone's ears.

"Gentlemen, I am Shi Potian, the Supreme Elder of the Heavenly Vein Sect and the Vice Alliance Leader of the Western Region."

"I have some very unfortunate news to share. Just half a day ago, thirty-five demon kings from the Golden-Eyed Demon Kingdom and the Soaring Dragon Demon Kingdom secretly infiltrated and launched surprise attacks across various regions. They were ruthless, leaving desolation and ghostly wastelands in their wake. We... have suffered heavy losses."

Upon hearing this devastating news, all the cultivators on the fortress were stunned, and no one even noticed the magical artifacts falling to the ground.

Just as everyone realized what this news meant and their emotions were about to erupt, Shi Potian's voice rang out again, this time with exceptionally high pitch: "Thanks to the Alliance Leader's divine might, we killed thirty-three demon kings in one battle, making all the invaders pay a bloody price."

Among them was even a pure-blooded gluttonous royal descendant!
Currently, the number of demon kings in the Kanglong Demon Kingdom and the Jintong Demon Kingdom is less than a handful, so these beasts are afraid and timid, and they want to escape!
Fellow Daoists of Qixia County Fortress, tell me, do you agree to let these man-eating beasts escape back like this?!

Shi Potian's voice echoed in everyone's ears. No one answered him, but everyone's bloodshot eyes, clenched fists, and violently heaving chests responded silently.

"kill!"

It is unknown who uttered the first roar, but immediately afterward, roars that pierced the heavens echoed across the fortress, and the world seemed to tremble because of their boundless rage.

"Open the gate!"

Without the slightest hesitation, Song Yulong immediately ordered the opening of several gates of the fortress, and then charged ahead towards the fleeing beast horde.

Tens of thousands of stationed cultivators followed closely behind, each with an exceptionally ferocious expression on their face, unleashing a speed far exceeding that of the past. At this moment, they had only one thought in their minds, which was to kill all these beasts!
"Swish"

At the same time, Shi Potian, Su Ye, and other Golden Core cultivators appeared on the battlefield and began to indiscriminately slaughter the beast horde, as they too had a burning desire to vent.

Even faster than the cultivators were the crystal cannons and attack arrays on the city walls.

Beams of light pierced the sky, interspersed with sword energy and fireballs released by the formation, raining down on the beast horde like a storm, mercilessly reaping the lives of the monsters. Almost all of them within the range of the crystal cannons were blasted into dust.

Suddenly, a nauseating blood mist rose from the battlefield, drifting above and gathering into a terrifying blood cloud.

By this time, the beast horde had broken free from the influence of the Nightmare Dragon Horn and was no longer the bloodthirsty monsters that felt no pain or fear. They were scattered and frantically fleeing for their lives, unable to mount an effective counterattack for the time being.

The pursuit turned into a one-sided massacre.

The demon kings who remained behind did not dare to look back, and abandoned the beasts to try to escape back to the demon realm.

How could Shi Potian and the others let them leave? They left Su Ye and True Person Zhaohua of Tianxiao Sect to block the retreat of the beast tide, while the rest of them followed him and chased after them, determined to leave all the demons behind.

This one-sided pursuit lasted for a day and a night, leaving behind a trail of corpses from Qixia Fortress to the Canglan River, roughly estimated to be in the hundreds of thousands.

Nearly 300,000 remaining demonic beasts of various ranks were forced to the turbulent banks of the Canglan River, where they engaged in a fierce battle with nearly 100,000 cultivators from Qixia Fortress, Linjiang City, and other places.

When they crossed the river before, it was a long bridge built by several demon kings. Now, the demon kings of the two demon kingdoms are either dead or have fled, so where is there anyone to build a bridge?
Although the great demon also had the ability to cross the river, not only were there human Golden Core cultivators stationed in the sky, but there was also a blockade formed by thousands of warships and flying boats. The demon birds that had not yet crossed the river had almost all been wiped out.

Currently, the human and demon races are intertwined and spread across a long battlefront of thousands of miles. These warships dare not launch attacks easily for fear of accidentally injuring their own people. However, if a powerful demon dares to show its face and try to cross the river, it will soon suffer a saturation attack.

In this situation, even the Demon King would have to give way, let alone them.

When all the demons realized that their escape route was cut off, those powerful demons who were only concerned with escaping finally stepped forward and began to organize the demons around them to fight back.

Under the pressure of survival, all the monsters showed tenacious resistance, and the originally one-sided battle became stalemate.

Seeing this, Su Ye decisively said, "Fellow Daoist Xuan Chen, we can't let them retaliate. Let's split up and snipe those great demons in the beast horde, and completely crush them!"

"it is good!"

With the arrival of the two, the great demon in the beast horde was immediately annihilated.

However, the battle lines were too long, and the proportion of second- and third-tier monsters among the surviving monsters was very high, so their resistance did not collapse immediately.

However, the human cultivators had already gone completely mad and didn't care about anything else, focusing only on charging and killing.

Many cultivators who sensed the impending massacre of their families even began to exchange wounds for wounds and lives for lives, staging a bloody battle on the banks of the Canglan River.

Seeing that the situation was getting out of control, a group of Song clan elders stepped forward and reorganized the thousands of Song clan soldiers, who then began to sweep through the demon race in a group battle formation.

Soon, the elite forces of the Blazing Sun Guard, the Formless Guard, the Demon Suppressing Guard, and the city guards of Luoxia City began to band together. Several people formed teams, several teams formed regiments, and several regiments formed armies. They were able to reorganize from the chaotic battlefield and began to form orderly formations to sweep across the demon race.

Years of relentless training have finally paid off.

On such a battlefield, even in a one-on-one fight, humans and demons don't have much of an advantage, not to mention that the number of demons is three times that of human cultivators.

In life-or-death situations, the claws and fangs of the demon race are not just for show.

Such a chaotic battle, even if won, would be a Pyrrhic victory.

However, the human race's strength lies in cultivation and various arts. When a powerful battle formation is formed, with a thousand people as one, crushing their bodies like an impenetrable wall, these unintelligent beasts will remember the power and terror of the human race!
...(End of this chapter)