Family Cultivation: Evergreen of the Song Family

After that crushing defeat, the demon race of the six kingdoms retreated and recuperated for several days. They not only readjusted their offensive rhythm and main attack direction, but also sent reinforcements to join the battle, each with no fewer than 100,000 men.

Even the Kanglong Demon Kingdom and the Golden-Eyed Demon Kingdom, which were completely wiped out, were no exception.

The Demon Lord Kanglong gritted his teeth and requisitioned 300,000 troops to send to the front lines. Many small clans were included in the conscription. The large clans with the Demon King in charge were in a slightly better situation, but they were still severely injured and would not be able to recover for at least a hundred years.

The Golden Eye Demon Kingdom was originally stronger than the Kanglong Demon Kingdom, but a flood caused by the Canglan Water Lord a hundred years ago submerged nearly half of its territory, many small tribes were wiped out, and the previous battle also lost hundreds of thousands of troops, almost exhausting its war potential.

If they want to continue sending large armies to participate in the war, they need to be even more ruthless than other demon kingdoms.

He conscripted all the small tribes within his territory, and even the large tribes were divided into different ranks: those with a demon king in charge were only subject to limited conscription; those without a demon king in charge were all forcibly conscripted.

It should be noted that most of the demon kings of these races perished in the previous battle. According to the default rules of the human race, these races will be given a large amount of war reparations, which may even include strategic materials such as the Golden Core.

For example, when the Myriad Manifestations Palace mobilized various forces in the Great Qian cultivation world to resist the sea race, it subsequently opened up the exchange permissions for [Golden Core].

Sects with only one Purple Mansion cultivator in charge can receive up to a hundred years of protection after the Purple Mansion cultivator dies in battle, in addition to compensation and benefits.

Unless it's a matter of life and death, these forces won't be on the conscription list. The same applies to Golden Core forces; the protection period will be even longer.

If Shen Xunyan had died in that battle, Qianren City would have been protected for two hundred years. Not only would it not have had to participate in this great battle, but it also wouldn't have blindly defected to the enemy, thus preventing the destruction of its millennia-old lineage.

That's how prestige is built up little by little.

From the perspective of the grassroots forces, if there is no stable guarantee, who will go to the battlefield with you and risk their lives?
Among humans, anyone with a modicum of sense would not break this unspoken rule.

To be realistic, even chives need watering and fertilizing to keep growing and being harvested.

The Golden-Eyed Demon Lord's ruthless approach of draining the pond to catch all the fish clearly shows that he has no intention of leaving himself a way out, betting all his wealth and resources. He is so ruthless that he does not even spare his own bloodline.

Only a few with stronger bloodlines were spared; the rest were sent to the battlefield.

In a sense, this can be considered treating everyone equally.

They painstakingly scraped together resources and managed to assemble an army of 200,000, which, together with the Kanglong Demon Kingdom, attacked Linjiang City and Qixia County Fortress respectively.

Compared to their previous massed attacks, this time they changed their strategy, dividing their army into dozens of groups that attacked in shifts day and night, assaulting one section of the defensive line at a time, and withdrawing after suffering a certain number of casualties.

Qixia County Fortress and Linjiang City are both forward fortresses built to resist large-scale, high-intensity beast tides. This level of attrition warfare is no different from suicide and poses no effective threat whatsoever.

According to Song Yulong and other elders on the front lines, the Golden-Eyed Demon Kingdom and the Soaring Dragon Demon Kingdom had no intention of gaining any significant victory from the Great Qi cultivation world. Their offensive was solely aimed at containing the Great Qi cultivation world's forces and preventing them from reinforcing the other battlefields.

Although they were aware of this, they had no good way to deal with it, and no one dared to gamble on whether it was a trap set by the demon race.

Fortunately, with Song Changsheng's great victory, the pressure on the other battlefields has been greatly reduced, and there is no need to call for reinforcements.

The human and demon races remained locked in a stalemate along the long battlefront stretching for tens of thousands of miles across the five major cultivation worlds along the river.

This kind of war of attrition is what the human race is happy to see. As the defenders, they have an absolute advantage and suffer far fewer casualties, but the war will be prolonged.

However, judging from the current situation, the war potential of the six major demon kingdoms will reach its limit in at most one year.

The internal environment of the demon race is fundamentally different from that of the human race. They have always relied on the law of the jungle to control the population of each race and maintain internal stability, thus giving rise to a complete food chain.

If the casualties are too high, the original food chain will collapse, and the speed of recovery will be greatly reduced.

Unless they all leave no room for maneuver like the Golden-Eyed Demon Lord, perhaps they can hold on for a few more years.

But that's highly unlikely.

While the Demon Lord may regard all demon beasts as worthless, he and his race cannot do without the sustenance provided by these "worthless" creatures.

In addition to the Demon Lord, there is also the Demon Emperor above the Demon Lord, who also needs to be worshipped.

The offerings from the human race varied in importance, but they were all far less than those from the demon race. The offerings represented a massive amount of resources, while the demon race's productivity was extremely low.

Given the current state of the Golden-Eyed Demon Kingdom, it simply does not have the capacity to continue paying tribute. This is a very serious matter among the demon race, and even the Demon King cannot escape responsibility.

If the Golden-Eyed Demon Lord wants to avoid punishment, he only has one way to go: to make enough contributions in battle.

Military achievements carry great weight within the demon race, and breaking ancient oaths is an unprecedented feat that not only avoids punishment but also brings great rewards.

That's why the Golden-Eyed Demon Lord and the Soaring Dragon Demon Lord acted so wildly.

This is also the most puzzling point for the high-ranking officials of the Southwest Alliance. It is obvious to everyone that after that crushing defeat, the six demon kingdoms no longer have any chance of winning.

The reason they didn't withdraw their troops before was that they pinned their hopes on the sea race. Now that the sea race has also suffered a defeat, any demon race member with a sound mind should have withdrawn in time to preserve their strength, but instead they are still escalating their attacks.

The demon race did this because they believed there was still hope of victory.

In other words, they still have a winning card to play that they haven't revealed yet.

To figure out the source of the demon race's confidence, the various cultivation worlds have employed all sorts of methods...

"Unicorn, it's your turn to oversee the army."

At the front line of Qixia County Fortress, the Night Owl Demon King returned to the camp with a murderous aura and roared in a loud voice.

The rare moment of leisure was interrupted, and a hint of helplessness flashed in the eyes of the Demon King, but he still got up and walked out of the tent.

If he had a choice, he really wouldn't want to go back to this damned battlefield, but the thought that his life was still in someone else's hands made him have no choice but to obediently comply.

Thinking of this, his thoughts couldn't help but drift back to a month ago.

After abandoning his dignity and surrendering to the human race, he was taken back to the Song clan by Song Qingxing.

After undergoing a series of harsh interrogations, he managed to save his life.

But the price of saving his life was returning to the Golden-Eyed Demon Kingdom and becoming an undercover agent for the Song family.

To survive, he had no choice but to grit his teeth and take a gamble.

The Golden-Eyed Demon Lord was always suspicious, and as the sole survivor of that battle, he would certainly be suspected.

In order to gain his trust, Song Qingxing handed over Yin Jue's physical body to him and even wrote a script and staged a play.

Despite the agreed-upon ruse, Song Qingxing showed no mercy, chasing him all the way to the center of the Canglan River, almost turning the charade into reality.

At the time, the Golden-Eyed Demon Lord was troubled by the fact that Yin Jue's physical body had been severed. When he learned that Yin Jue had brought the physical body back, he was somewhat suspicious, but mostly pleasantly surprised.

Upon seeing its horrific injuries, he was already half convinced. Coupled with its confession, which was nine parts true and one part false, his suspicion dwindled to only three parts. Not only did he successfully deceive the enemy, but he was also given an important position due to a shortage of manpower, becoming one of the two frontline commanders responsible for overseeing the army's attack on Qixia Fortress.

Originally, he was just a marginal figure in the Golden-Eyed Demon Kingdom, but now he has transformed into a confidant representing the Golden-Eyed Demon Lord. All intelligence must pass through his hands, and the originally deadly mission no longer seems so dangerous.

But to his dismay, the most crucial piece of information was still nowhere to be found.

The longer it dragged on, the more uneasy he felt.

Once his identity is exposed, he will definitely die a terrible death. Even if his identity is not exposed, he will still die a terrible death if he fails to complete the mission. There is no way out for him.

Just thinking about that killer star's eyes made Unicorn shudder, and he couldn't help but sigh, "Alas, when will this ever end?"

At that moment, he never imagined that an opportunity would soon be presented to him...

Just a month and a half after Song Changsheng went into seclusion, the Unicorn Demon King suddenly received a top-secret intelligence message from the Golden-Eyed Demon Lord.

"Tomorrow at midnight, secretly reinforce the front line of Duanshan City in the Yuhua Cultivation Realm?"

"Could this be their backup plan?" The unicorn king remained outwardly calm, but inwardly he was overjoyed. Finally, he saw a way out.

At this moment, the Night Owl Demon King suddenly walked in: "You have received the message from the Lord, haven't you? Time is of the essence. Let's arrange the matters at hand and set off as soon as possible."

"You're going too?"

"Of course." The Night Owl Demon King raised a white hair in his hand without further explanation.

As military governors, one of them was usually responsible for staying behind to guard the area. The fact that both of them went undoubtedly indirectly proves the importance of this operation.

"it is good."

The Unicorn Demon King suppressed his joy and, after dealing with the Night Owl Demon King, secretly left the camp to deliver a message.

Upon receiving the intelligence, the Song family did not delay at all. They secretly summoned key combat forces such as Shi Potian, Chen Zhongfang, and Quan Chong, and ordered them to secretly go to the Yuhua cultivation world to provide support.

At the same time, the One-Horned Demon King also set off from the camp with the elite troops he had selected, along with two other demon kings.

As he approached the Jade Flower Cultivation Realm, his mood became increasingly anxious and tense.

"Shouldn't we get out of here?"

He rejected the idea as soon as it came to him.

"No, no, we'll definitely be discovered if we try to escape now. Let's wait until we get to the battlefield and then try to slip away in the chaos."

After his restless heart gradually calmed down, he realized that Night Owl, who was in charge of bringing up the rear, had not caught up for some reason. He couldn't help but wonder and asked, "Angry Scale, have you seen Commander Night Owl?"

"Night Owl Overseer? Didn't he tell you he had other missions?" the Angry Scale Demon King replied with a strange expression.

"Another mission?" Unicorn's heart skipped a beat.

At that moment, a terrible thought arose in his mind, and the lining of his armor was instantly soaked with cold sweat.

Although his heart was in turmoil, he did not show any weakness on the surface, and said in a nonchalant manner, "Is that so? Then let's speed up and not waste the time."

"Aren't you curious about where he went?" the Angry Scale Demon King asked, his eyes gleaming.

Upon hearing this, the unicorn gave him a sharp look and rebuked him angrily: "This is not something I should concern myself with, much less something you have the right to concern yourself with. You have no manners."

"I was just curious, please forgive me, Commander." The Angry Scale Demon King quickly put on a smiling face, but secretly lowered his guard.

"This is the last time, let's move on."

In the instant he turned around, fear flashed across the unicorn's eyes.

Now he was finally certain that the Golden-Eyed Demon Lord had never truly trusted him, and this so-called operation might just be a test.

If he had shown any weakness just now, these two behind him would probably have captured him and taken him back.

"This is a trap; the operation must be stopped immediately."

He tried his best to suppress his heartbeat, and while the two demons weren't paying attention, he quietly crushed a jade pendant.

At this moment, he felt incredibly fortunate that he had listened to the human woman's advice and brought the jade pendant; otherwise, he would have had no chance to send a message in this situation.

Once the cultivation world of Yuhua starts fighting, his identity will definitely be exposed, and he'll be doomed!
Arrived at the Jade Flower Cultivation Realm as scheduled.

To his surprise, the army belonging to the Illusionary Eye Demon Kingdom actually launched a general offensive at midnight. In addition to them, other demon kingdoms also sent one or two demon kings to help. It seemed that the momentum was indeed considerable, but it was definitely not enough to overwhelm Broken Mountain City.

It seems this wasn't entirely a scam; testing him might have been just a side effect.

At that moment, a question arose in his mind: "If the operation was real, then where did Night Owl go?"

……

Just as the Yu Hua cultivation world launched its general offensive, other battlefields also launched fierce surprise attacks under the cover of night.

The beast horde deviated from its usual pattern, launching a full-scale attack, like a relentless tide, which greatly increased the pressure on the defenses.

"Damn it, what's wrong with these bastards going crazy in the middle of the night?"

On the city wall, a disciple of the Rakshasa Hall cursed angrily.

"The demon race probably can't hold out any longer. Everyone, let's put in a little more effort. After this battle, the demon race should be able to retreat."

Upon hearing this, the morale of the stationed cultivators who were participating in the battle was greatly boosted. They were already tired of the war, and they would be more than happy if it could end tonight.

With this in mind, all the cultivators mustered all their strength to try and kill as many demonic beasts as possible.

While the fierce battle raged on the front lines, both the headquarters of the Five Poisons Sect and the Rakshasa Hall were greeted by an uninvited guest. Under the cover of night, they almost simultaneously took out a metal compass and a three-foot-long, pitch-black spike.

"boom--"

A crimson light stained the pitch-black night sky, followed by two deafening explosions that could be clearly heard throughout the entire cultivation world of Lu Kingdom.

Before the cultivators fighting on the front lines could even figure out what was happening, the cultivators left behind by the Rakshasa Hall and the Five Poisons Sect were already in despair as they watched the mountain-protecting formation collapse...

...(End of this chapter)