Family Cultivation: Evergreen of the Song Family

Looking at the vortex rotating counterclockwise in front of him, Song Changsheng was a little hesitant, wondering whether he should go in and find out the details first.

"So many [Mist Hidden Bugs] were released at such a slow speed. This spatial corridor obviously did not appear suddenly. The stability should be reliable enough. I just don't know if it can withstand the Purple Mansion cultivators."

To be on the safe side, Song Changsheng took out the [Silver Dragon Mace] again. He was not very comfortable using this magic weapon that he had seized from He Tai, but it was perfect for exploring the way.

He gently threw the [Silver Dragon Mace] into the whirlpool in front of him. With a flash of light, the [Silver Dragon Mace] was immediately swallowed up.

Seeing that the space vortex did not become unstable, Song Changsheng's heart finally settled down. As long as it did not collapse the moment of entering, it would be basically stable.

After waiting for a while and finding no unusual spatial fluctuations, he could still feel the presence of the [Silver Dragon Mace]. He was completely relieved and took out a set of formation flags to begin reinforcing the spatial corridor.

Because this space corridor was very stable, Song Changsheng did not have to spend much effort to successfully set up the formation. He just clenched his right hand, and the space vortex that was originally rotating counterclockwise suddenly changed to rotating clockwise.

After the operating mode changed, no more [Mist Insects] ran out from the other world. At the same time, the spiritual energy of the vast jungle stopped being lost. Without this leak, perhaps in a dozen or even dozens of years, the concentration of spiritual energy in the vast jungle should gradually return to normal levels.

He slowly spread out his hands, and the space corridor began to rotate counterclockwise again. Song Changsheng used his magic power to open a shield of energy, and then entered the space corridor.

Song Changsheng felt dizzy and weightless, and a dazzling rainbow of seven colors appeared before his eyes.

Occasionally, a [Mist Hidden Insect] would crash into the Gangqi shield and be shattered directly by the overbearing magic power.

"Om..."

In less than a quarter of an hour, he passed through the space corridor and appeared in a world shrouded in gray-white fog.

The moment he appeared, countless [Mist Insects] swarmed in and attacked Song Changsheng madly and fearlessly.

Under the suicidal attacks of these inconspicuous little bugs, the magic power in Song Changsheng's body was consumed at an extremely fast rate.

"【Purple Void Divine Fire】"

The scorching purple flames turned into an airtight circular barrier, protecting Song Changsheng firmly inside.

For a moment, a large amount of black smoke rose, and tens of thousands of [Mist Insects] were swallowed by the burning flame barrier. Soon, a vacuum zone appeared around Song Changsheng.

After taking back the [Silver Dragon Mace] that had come in earlier to explore the way, Song Changsheng finally had the opportunity to carefully observe and take a good look at this small world.

He was currently in a plain. The soil under his feet was very soft and covered with a layer of green grass less than an inch high. The leaves of the grass were pointed and thin, light green in color, with scattered white flowers scattered among them.

His spiritual consciousness penetrated deep into the soil and could clearly sense some unknown insects and ants. They were unaware of Song Changsheng's arrival and were busy looking for food with their fellows.

Although it was expected, this discovery still made Song Changsheng feel extremely surprised. This is a world with life!
There are many small worlds connected to the Zi Yu Realm, such as the Wutong Secret Realm controlled by the Song family, the Xuexu Realm once controlled by the Haoran Alliance, the Qiantian Secret Realm of Luoxia City, and the Blood Moon Small World that hides the treasures of the Blood Demon Cult. These are all small worlds.

But among these four small worlds, except for the Qiantian Secret Realm in Luoxia City where the power of the laws is relatively complete, the others have more or less some shortcomings.

For example, the Wutong Secret Realm is only suitable for plant growth and it is difficult for animals to survive.

The Blood Ruins Realm is too desolate and devoid of spiritual energy.

Not to mention the Blood Moon World, which is shrouded in darkness all day long and is home to a group of monsters.

The small world in front of us is different. It has perfect laws, abundant spiritual energy, and a large number of living things. The only drawback is that it has been occupied by the [Mist Insects].

But no matter what, this is a small world with great development value. I just don't know if there are still any monsters in this small world with so many [Mist Insects] wreaking havoc.

While maintaining the flame barrier, Song Changsheng explored forward. After taking a few steps, he found an extremely thick [Seven-Leaf Blood Ginseng].

[Seven-Leaf Blood Ginseng] is a second-level spiritual medicine that has the effect of replenishing blood and invigorating Qi. It usually only grows to three inches long and is as thick as a thumb, but the one he dug out is half a foot long, and it must have grown for at least three to five hundred years.

"What a pity." Song Changsheng felt a little regretful.

[Seven-Leaf Blood Ginseng] can only grow to the second stage at most, which greatly reduces its value. Otherwise, the price would be at least ten times higher.

However, this [Seven-Leaf Blood Ginseng] that has grown for hundreds of years is also very rare. If it is used to refine the [Rejuvenation Pill], the medicinal effect will definitely be very good.

With the harvest, Song Changsheng was in a good mood and was no longer in a hurry. He expanded his spiritual sense and began to search carefully.

But to his surprise, a fat rabbit appeared in the area covered by his spiritual sense.

Judging from the demonic aura emanating from it, it is just a first-grade upper-quality rabbit demon, which is equivalent to a human cultivator in the late stage of Qi training.

Logically speaking, this rabbit demon with such cultivation level should be unable to resist the [Mist Hidden Bug] at all, but it was able to move freely in the thick fog, occasionally stopping to eat grass, with its long and pointed ears erected high, completely unaffected.

This surprised Song Changsheng. He opened a hole in the fire barrier and used his magic power to condense into an illusory big hand, and grabbed the rabbit monster that was leisurely eating grass.

Feeling the terrifying aura from Song Changsheng, the rabbit demon let him grab its ears and did not dare to struggle at all, for fear of angering this terrible big guy.

Song Changsheng looked it up and down and found nothing special about it. It was just an ordinary rabbit monster.

If that's the case, how does it survive in this world?

Just as he was thinking, some small black dots emerged from the rabbit monster's body and silently crawled onto Song Changsheng's body.

Song Changsheng's expression suddenly changed, and he quickly threw the rabbit monster in his hand aside. Then the muscles on his right forearm contracted instantly, becoming harder than steel.

Even so, he still felt something penetrating deeper into his muscles with difficulty.

"Humph!"

With a cold snort, Song Changsheng mobilized all his magic power to his right forearm, and forced out the [Mist Hidden Insects] that had drilled into his skin through his pores one by one.

Looking at the bloody [Mist Insects] on the ground, Song Changsheng was shocked and angry. He had been careful enough, but he didn't expect that he almost got caught. These insects were really omnipresent.

He casually fired a fireball and burned those hateful bugs into black ash. After making sure that there were no escapees in the body, Song Changsheng turned his attention back to the frightened rabbit monster. "This rabbit monster looks normal, but I didn't expect that there are so many [Mist Hidden Bugs] parasitizing its body. Why didn't it eat them up like the [Iron Claw Falcon]?"

Song Changsheng was puzzled. They were both [Mist-Hidden Insects], but their performances were completely different.

After thinking carefully for a moment, an extremely bold idea suddenly emerged in Song Changsheng's mind.

"Is this...captivity?"

I have to say that this is a very bold assumption, but it also has certain theoretical basis.

It is true that [Mist Insects] have to eat the flesh and blood of living creatures to maintain their activity, but this does not mean that they must kill their prey. They can completely turn these prey into long-term meal tickets in a parasitic way.

To put it simply, prey is limited and sustainable development is the only way forward.

They don't kill their prey all at once, but instead eat away at their flesh and blood bit by bit without them noticing.

This rabbit monster is the "blood food" they keep in captivity!
In order to verify his guess, Song Changsheng put his fingers together like a sword, and a stream of sword energy swept across, and the rabbit monster was instantly split in half.

Upon closer inspection, it was discovered that the body of this seemingly fat rabbit monster was indeed covered with dense holes, and many [Mist Insects] were wriggling in them. Judging from the situation, this rabbit monster would not live for long.

Song Changsheng looked a little ugly.

Because he had fought with the Gu Master before, he had some understanding of the Gu worms or insects he encountered. Strange insects like the [Mist Hidden Insects] that could reproduce rapidly and in large numbers were generally not intelligent or had low intelligence.

The previous performance of [Mist Insect] also indirectly proved this point.

When he was inside the cave, he used the [Purple Void Divine Fire] to clear a path, and those [Mist Hidden Insects] swarmed in, and they did not show any fear until they were all dead.

But the [Mist Hidden Insects] in this world are different. After suffering heavy losses when besieging Song Changsheng, these insects were obviously scared and didn't dare to approach at all.

Fear is an emotion, but it can also be said to be a manifestation of wisdom.

In addition, combined with their behavior of raising "blood food" in captivity, it can basically be confirmed that they are intelligent.

They are both [Mist Hidden Bugs], but do the ones from the Ziyu Realm have no brains while the ones from this world have brains?

This is obviously impossible, so Song Changsheng boldly hypothesized that there might be a mother of the [Mist Hidden Insect] or an insect king in this world.

Because the Insect King can control their thoughts and give them orders, because of its existence, these [Mist-Hidden Insects] have brains.

As for those brainless creatures in the cave, perhaps because of the space corridor, they have lost contact with the Insect King.

In this way, all the previous things can be explained.

But this is obviously not good news for Song Changsheng. The difficulty of dealing with bugs with brains and bugs without brains is completely different.

At this moment, the ground beneath his feet suddenly began to tremble slightly. Song Changsheng's eyes focused and he turned to look to the left. What he saw was still a grayish-white mist, but he seemed to see a torrent rushing towards him.

"Is that... a tide of beasts?" Song Changsheng's face changed slightly. He was too familiar with the tide of beasts and there was absolutely no way he could make a mistake.

"Ow—"

A first-grade top-grade golden leopard rushed towards Song Changsheng first, but before it got close, it was burned to ashes by the flame barrier formed by the [Purple Void Divine Fire].

But this was just the beginning. Following the golden leopard, more and more monsters rushed out from the thick fog. They charged towards Song Changsheng fearlessly. After one group was swallowed by the flames, the next group followed closely.

For a moment, the air was filled with a burning smell, along with the stench of burnt fur.

Song Changsheng's face was gloomy. These fearless monsters, like the rabbit monster before, were all parasitized by the [Mist Hidden Insects]. They had lost their animal instincts and under the control of the [Mist Hidden Insects] in their bodies, they turned into "moths" and continuously attacked his flame barrier.

Although most of them are first-level monsters and there are only a small number of second-level monsters, there are simply too many of them, one wave after another, as if endless.

Song Changsheng straightened his back, looked around with fierce eyes, and said in a cold voice: "You want to use these zombies to consume my magic power, right? Well, then I will do as you wish and see how much 'blood food' you are willing to consume!"

After saying that, Song Changsheng no longer held back, and the surging magic power poured out like a flood. With one slap of his palm, hundreds of low-level monsters exploded while running.

Song Changsheng flew into the herd of beasts, unscrupulously displaying his magic power as if he was in an empty space. In an instant, there were corpses everywhere and the pungent smell of blood filled the air. The blood of the monsters gathered into a small stream, flowing tricklingly on the plain.

He was like a god of death, reaping lives wantonly.

In the end, he was tired of killing so he simply used the [Five Elements Creation Seal] and could kill a large number of them with just a throw without consuming much mana.

Above the battlefield, in a place covered by thick fog, a thumb-sized [Mist Insect] was looking down at everything.

Seeing the monsters dying in large numbers, even it couldn't help but feel a little heartbroken.

These monsters are all blood food raised by it for its tribe, and are an important part of maintaining the reproduction and survival of the tribe. Every time Song Changsheng kills one, hundreds of [Mist Hidden Insects] will starve to death.

It originally wanted to wear Song Changsheng out, but now it seems that who is outlasting whom. An hour has passed, and the opponent is still as strong as a dragon and a tiger. At least 8,000 monsters have died in his hands.

The most hateful thing was that this guy was killing and setting fire at the same time. All the dead monsters were burned to ashes, leaving no chance for the [Mist Hidden Insect] to attack.

This loss would be huge and might even affect the size of the ethnic group.

Seeing that this tactic didn't work, the [Mist Insect King] had to change his strategy and send all the monsters back. He couldn't afford to lose them, he really couldn't afford to lose them.

Seeing the beasts scatter like birds and beasts, Song Changsheng did not chase them. He said with full energy: "Is it fun to hide in the dark and play these little tricks? I know you are nearby, get out, or I will burn you all!"

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ps: I feel like I'm going to have a yang, and I have a severe headache. Please point out any omissions. I'll take a break and revise it tomorrow. (End of this chapter)