Family Cultivation: Evergreen of the Song Family

The crimson blood-red color stained the night sky, and even Shi Potian and his companions, far away in Duanshan City, could see it clearly.

The immense power that erupted in that instant sent chills down everyone's spines.

"That seems to be... the direction where the cultivation world of Lu is located."

It wasn't until this moment that Shi Potian and the others realized that the demon race was using the same old trick: first, they attacked the Yuhua cultivation world to attract their attention, and then they mobilized their main force to launch a surprise attack on the Lu Kingdom cultivation world.

The exact same tactics were used, and the first time they failed because Song Changsheng had anticipated it, they actually dared to use them a second time, and the timing was so perfect.

Now that Song Changsheng is severely injured and in seclusion, the cultivation world of Daqi has not yet recovered its strength, and the forces of the cultivation worlds of Gusu and Daming are evenly distributed across several battlefields. Right now is the time when the cultivation world of Lu is at its weakest.

The demon race has been plotting for so long, and once they make their move, it will be a thunderous strike. Given the extremely poor internal affairs of the cultivation world in Lu Kingdom, it is impossible for them to withstand the iron hooves of the demon race.

"Reinforce the cultivation world of Lu Kingdom as quickly as possible!" Shi Potian made a decisive decision and recalled Quan Chong, Chen Zhongfang and others who had been originally transferred to reinforce Duanshan City.

But as soon as they stepped onto the teleportation array, the steward in charge of connecting the teleportation nodes rushed over, sweating profusely, his voice trembling slightly, and said, "Reporting to Vice Alliance Leader Shi, the teleportation nodes belonging to the Five Poisons Sect and the Rakshasa Hall have been completely disconnected. The two sects are probably..."

"what?"

Upon hearing this, Shi Potian and the others were shocked. The Southwest Alliance had followed Song Changsheng's orders to set up additional space teleportation arrays within its territory so that personnel could be transferred in a timely manner during wartime.

Hundreds of spatial teleportation nodes constitute the vast transportation network of the Southwest Nine Realms.

To save costs and improve construction efficiency, only the headquarters and front-line fortresses of the major Golden Core forces among these teleportation nodes are long-range spatial teleportation arrays. The rest are medium- and short-range spatial teleportation arrays. Cultivators from the outside world who want to teleport to a specific point must first go to these nodes for transfer.

Even so, the support efficiency is incredibly high, taking no more than the time it takes for an incense stick to burn.

Furthermore, apart from the Jade Dragon Cultivation Realm far behind, the other cultivation realms have at least three long-range spatial teleportation arrays, which is equivalent to three insurances. Even if one of them fails, it will not cause widespread paralysis.

The design was very sophisticated, but they never expected that the Rakshasa Hall and the Five Poisons Sect would lose contact at the same time.

This means that the headquarters of both sects have most likely been destroyed.

"Are you sure it's a complete loss of contact?" Amber Master, who came from the famous Dragon Tiger Hall in the cultivation world, grabbed the steward's collar, his eyes wide and bloodshot.

Although the cultivation world of Daming was located in the rear, it also contributed a great deal to this battle.

When the demon race first launched a surprise attack on the cultivation world of Lu Kingdom, both the Dragon Tiger Hall and the Imperial Sword Sect sent Golden Core cultivators and a large number of elites to participate in the battle.

Even now, the two sects still have thousands of disciples assisting the cultivation world of Lu in its defense.

The second line of defense in the cultivation world of Lu Kingdom is only a hundred miles away from the headquarters of the Rakshasa Hall. With the headquarters of both sects destroyed at the same time, how could the front-line fortresses escape unscathed? They would likely face total annihilation. With the lives of thousands of elite disciples in the sect at stake, how could True Person Amber remain calm?
Shi Potian reached out to stop the enraged Amber Master and asked in a deep voice, "What is the status of the teleportation node at the Rakshasa Hall Fortress?"

"They've also lost contact, but not completely; they've probably been subjected to a spatial blockade."

These words brought a slight sense of relief to everyone present; at least things hadn't reached the worst possible state.

If the Rakshasa Hall fortress is also breached, then the cultivation world of Lu will completely lose its value as a reinforcement. They will have to retreat to the cultivation world of Gusu in the rear, which will create a huge gap in the defense line, and each cultivation world will be at risk of being defeated one by one.

Never give up unless absolutely necessary.

"Teleport to the nearest teleportation node to the Rakshasa Hall Fortress, quick."

"As ordered."

A hazy, multicolored light flashed, and the figures of everyone were instantly distorted by space, finally being swallowed by an invisible "giant mouth"...

Meanwhile, the cultivators stationed at the Rakshasa Hall fortress were caught in a desperate and bitter battle.

Everyone knew in their hearts where those two loud noises came from.

The Rakshasa Hall and the Five Poisons Sect were destroyed. The homeland they fought so hard to protect was gone. Because of the spatial blockade, they couldn't even provide support.

Similarly, no reinforcements were able to get in.

Despair and pain enveloped everyone inside the fortress.

Those still active on the front lines at this moment are all battle-hardened elites.

They forged their willpower to be harder than steel on the brutal battlefield, but the human heart is made of flesh and blood, and no one can calmly face such an outcome.

Everything that is cherished is destroyed, and even the most hardened warrior can be broken.

Many cultivators from the cultivation world of Lu Kingdom suffered a mental breakdown and could no longer find meaning in continuing the fight.

"Let's fight these beasts!"

At this moment, someone shouted loudly, which dispelled the confusion of tens of thousands of stationed cultivators.

Yes, they shouldn't cower in a corner and cry like cowards. They should fight, take revenge, and drag those beasts down with them!
The confusion in the cultivators' eyes turned into madness, and they began to unleash arrows, spells, and talismans at the beast horde below without regard for the cost...

They utilized everything that could kill the enemy.

They had completely disregarded their own lives and engaged in an extremely brutal and bloody battle with the demon race.

Every ten feet the beast tide advanced left behind piles of corpses.

At this moment, the Rakshasa Hall fortress is like a giant meat grinder, constantly devouring the lives of warriors from both the human and demon races.

But the demon race was far too well prepared. An endless horde of beasts surged forth like a tidal wave, stretching as far as the eye could see.

As a large number of demon kings joined the battle, the demon race gradually gained the upper hand, and the fortress's protective array became shaky and even began to show gaps.

Large numbers of demonic beasts climbed the city walls and began close combat with the human cultivators.

The human cultivators refused to yield an inch, and some even dragged the demonic beasts off the city wall.

Some cultivators were torn to pieces on the spot, while others chose to self-destruct, perishing together with even more demonic beasts.

The two sides fought repeatedly on the city walls, with corpses piling up into hills and blood flowing into rivers.

"Even if I die, I'll drag you all down with me!"

Suddenly, a deafening roar came from the sky, followed by a huge, blinding fireball that exploded in the air, forming a giant mushroom cloud thousands of feet high.

The powerful shockwave swept in all directions, shattering even space itself.

"Grandmaster!"

The Rakshasa Hall disciples roared in despair, their eyes filled with bloodshot veins.

"Listen up, all Rakshasa Hall disciples! Cover the retreat of your fellow cultivators at all costs! I will pave a path to survival for you!" The resolute voice of True Immortal Tiansha resounded in everyone's ears via telepathy.

Everyone's heart skipped a beat.

If conventional methods could break the demon race's spatial blockade, they would have acted long ago. To forge a path to survival, they had to resort to unconventional methods, which was the last resort of a Golden Core cultivator—self-destructing their Golden Core. True Immortal Tiansha was intending to use his own life to pave the way for them, leaving the chance of survival to the cultivators outside the Rakshasa Hall.

"Disciples of the Five Poisons Sect, listen to my command! At all costs, stop the demonic beast and buy time for your fellow disciples to evacuate."

Tian Sha Zhenren suddenly turned around, looked at Ming She Zhenren in the distance, and said in a deep voice, "It's enough for us to stay. What are you Five Poisons Sect doing here?"

"It's simple, I don't trust you."

The response from the Nether Serpent Master was quite aggressive, but he chose to stay because he knew that even if the Heavenly Killer Master could break through the spatial seal, he couldn't sustain it for long.

The flying boats were too conspicuous, and the teleportation efficiency of the space teleportation array was limited. There were nearly 20,000 cultivators outside the cultivation world of Lu Kingdom in this fortress. Even if they worked non-stop, it would take several hours to evacuate them all.

In the current situation, a few hours is simply wishful thinking.

Only if she and Tian Sha Zhenren detonate their inner cores together will they have a chance to completely break the spatial blockade and have a greater chance of survival.

"We have been fighting each other openly and secretly for hundreds of years, but I never thought that we would go to the Yellow Springs together today."

"That's for the best, at least the journey won't be too lonely." Tears welled in Tian Sha Zhenren's eyes. From the moment he learned of the destruction of the main headquarters, he had nothing left to cherish.

The Serpent Immortal did not respond, but instead turned his gaze to the Scorpion Immortal who was engaged in fierce battle: "You don't need to die with us. Preserve some embers for the State of Lu."

"As long as the city stands, so shall we be." Scorpio Master's answer was concise and to the point.

"The price we've paid today is already heavy enough. You're still young, so live well with our hopes in your heart."

"Someone has to go and collect this blood debt from the demon race on our behalf, right?" True Man Tiansha also spoke up to persuade him.

"That's the decision."

As soon as he finished speaking, True Man Mingshe took the lead in facing the group of demon kings who had been forced back by True Man Tiansha's self-destruction and were now attacking again.

During this time, he kept communicating with other Golden Core cultivators who came to provide support.

Although they were unwilling to abandon their comrades, the fall of the cultivation world of Lu Kingdom was a fait accompli, and continuing to fight the demon race to the death was meaningless. Moreover, this was not the last battle, and they had to preserve their strength. Therefore, they could only accept their good intentions and began to order their disciples to move towards the space teleportation array.

The demon kings weren't fools, and they quickly figured out their intentions.

"Stop them!"

At a command, the beasts charged forward like madmen.

"We can't delay any longer!"

Having said that, True Man Mingshe activated the golden core within his body first.

Immediately afterward, True Man Tiansha also faced death without hesitation. Just before his self-destruction, he threw a jade tablet to True Man Tianxie, his former rival, and cried out in grief, "I, Shen, have no other intentions. I beg you, fellow Daoist, to carry on the lineage of my sect. I, Shen, will be eternally grateful!"

"boom--"

At the moment of the self-destruction, it was as if two small suns appeared in the sky, illuminating the night sky as if it were daytime, and the enormous force almost caused the city wall to collapse.

The spatial blockade set up by the Blood Soul Venerable was instantly broken.

As the spatial chains dissipated, cultivators from the Great Ming Cultivation Realm, the Suzhou Cultivation Realm, the Jade Dragon Cultivation Realm, the Great Xiao Immortal Dynasty, and other places, under the desperate cover of the cultivators from the Lu Kingdom Cultivation Realm, began to evacuate this hell on earth using the spatial teleportation array.

"Faster, faster!"

The elder in charge of operating the space teleportation array moved so fast that he was almost a blur, not daring to waste a moment, just to send away the most people in the shortest amount of time.

Suddenly, the teleportation array stopped working.

"What's going on?" The elder was stunned for a moment, then a surge of joy welled up in his heart, and he exclaimed excitedly, "Reinforcements have arrived! Reinforcements have arrived!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Shi Potian and the others appeared inside the spatial teleportation array.

It was quite a coincidence that they had just been teleported to a border teleportation point in the neighboring Suzhou cultivation world and were about to fly to complete the rest of the journey when they were informed that the teleportation node of the Rakshasa Hall fortress had been reconnected.

Although they suspected it might be a trap, the group stepped onto the teleportation array without hesitation.

Seeing the long line of cultivators ahead preparing to evacuate, they breathed a sigh of relief. As long as the fortress had not fallen, there was still a chance.

But soon Amber Master noticed something was wrong, because he spotted a large number of disciples from the Dragon Tiger Hall and the Imperial Sword Sect in the crowd. He couldn't help but sternly question them: "Since the war is not over yet, why are you all gathered here? Do you want to desert?"

An elder from the Dragon Tiger Hall knelt before him with a face full of shame, recounting the sacrifices of True Immortal Tian Sha and True Immortal Ming She, among others. His words were filled with sobs, causing all the cultivators present to lower their heads, and the sound of sobbing could still be faintly heard.

After hearing this, Shi Potian and the others were deeply moved and could not calm down for a long time.

Because the Rakshasa Hall and the Five Poisons Sect often deviated from the righteous path, they had always looked down on these opportunists who wavered between good and evil, and were not only isolated from them but also full of suspicion.

If it weren't for Song Changsheng leading the alliance, they might never have had much interaction, let alone fought side by side.

Unexpectedly, at this critical moment of life and death, the several True Immortals did not hesitate to sacrifice themselves, leaving the chance of survival to the cultivators who came to their aid.

For a moment, everyone felt a mix of emotions.

Without further delay, Shi Potian immediately ordered, "Hurry up and evacuate. We'll take over and replace the disciples of the Rakshasa Hall and the Five Poisons Sect. The cultivation world of Lu Kingdom is doomed. We must preserve the flame of these two sects no matter what!"

With the addition of this powerful new force, the defensive line was stabilized once again.

But everyone present knew very well that continuing to hold out was pointless. Four of the five great Golden Core cultivators in the Lu Kingdom's cultivation world had already perished, and the current goal was to preserve their strength as much as possible.

Under their cover, cultivators from the Lu Kingdom's cultivation world also began to leave the battlefield.

As the initial frenzy of passion fades, the instinct for survival begins to take over.

However, some people chose to stay behind to cover the retreat.

Most of them were independent cultivators or older cultivators.

Scorpio Master said nothing, but bowed deeply to their resolute backs.

As time went on, reinforcements from other cultivation worlds arrived one after another. Relying on the dilapidated city walls, they resisted the demon race and transferred nearly 30,000 cultivators to the Suzhou cultivation world.

But more than 70,000 people still rest in peace on this land.

Even so, the group showed no intention of retreating, because there was an even larger population behind them that needed to be evacuated.

Hundreds of millions of ordinary people—that's a number that makes your scalp crawl.

If they retreat now, the beast tide will swarm in, and these mortals who have no ability to resist will only become food for the beasts!
...(End of this chapter)