Family Cultivation: Evergreen of the Song Family

"Are you still going forward?"

Song Changsheng raised his head and looked into the distance and said, "Let's look further ahead. We have to see where the border is and check for hidden dangers in advance."

[The Mist Insect King] is a third-tier giant monster. If there is one, there will be two. We cannot rule out the possibility that there are other third-tier giant monsters in this small world.

In order to facilitate future development, these potential risks need to be eliminated in advance...

In the next three days, the two men crossed the jungle, flew over the snow-capped mountains, and killed a third-order lower-grade [Two-Winged Black Snake] in a huge lake. On the fifth day, they finally arrived at the border of this small world.

“Is this the edge of the world?”

Looking at the colorful and gorgeous barrier in front of him, Song Changsheng was a little dazed. Before arriving, he had made many assumptions in his mind, some of which were even very fantastic, but when he saw it with his own eyes, he found that it was so ordinary.

It's just a colorful barrier.

This immediately made him lose interest.

Song Xianming reached out and gently stroked the world barrier and said, "Behind this barrier is the endless void. It is said that in the endless void, there are countless large and small worlds with different styles. I really want to see it with my own eyes."

Hearing his sigh, Song Changsheng also imitated him and placed his palm on the barrier in front of him and said: "This world is a huge iron cage. We are all imprisoned in it. It is too difficult to get out of this cage."

"Yes, I'm afraid that only the legendary Supreme God of Transformation can walk out of this iron cage and roam freely in the endless void." Song Xianming's tone was full of yearning.

Song Changsheng sighed in his heart when he heard this. Getting out of this iron cage was just like entering another bigger cage. In fact, there was no essential difference.

Even the fairyland that countless people yearn for may not be an iron cage full of temptation.

"Only transcendence is true freedom." Song Changsheng murmured softly. He took a deep look at the world barrier that was just a short distance away. His eyes became extremely firm, and then he turned and left.

The border has been explored and there is no point in staying here any longer.

The two returned to the base and reunited with Song Qingxing and others. As soon as they met, Song Changxuan came up to them excitedly: "Grandpa, clan leader, good news, good news."

"Brother Changxuan, what good thing has happened to you?"

Song Changsheng was a little puzzled. He just asked them to lure and kill the [Mist Hidden Insects] in the formation. How could there be any good news? Could it be that the [Mist Hidden Insects] all died collectively?
"This matter started a few days ago. After you left, we followed your instructions and used medicine bricks to kill these insects step by step. At the beginning, the efficiency was very high and the results were remarkable. Who knew that the efficiency would decrease as time went on.

I thought it might be because the surrounding [Mist Insects] had been almost eliminated, so I was thinking about how to expand the range.

After learning about the situation, Qing Xing walked out of the formation directly to place medicine bricks outside. Unexpectedly, he accidentally discovered a large area of ​​exposed spiritual charcoal fifteen miles behind the formation.

Look, this is what I have in my hand, it is top quality!"

As he spoke, Song Changxuan took out several large pieces of black charcoal with a metallic luster from his sleeves. If you look closely, you can find sporadic golden lines on them.

"【Golden Fiber Charcoal】?"

Song Changsheng's attention was immediately attracted, and even the mistake of Song Qingxing walking out of the formation without permission was temporarily forgotten by him.

Taking the spiritual charcoal from Song Changxuan's hand, he felt it was slightly heavy, like a stone, and it made a crisp sound when it collided. There were basically no impurities visible, and it was indeed first-class good charcoal.

Song Changsheng suddenly became a little excited.

As the name suggests, spiritual charcoal is a type of fuel, just like coal. Because it is durable and its flame when burning is comparable to spiritual fire, it is sought after by alchemists, weapon refiners, and herbalists.

Because these skills are all inextricably linked to "fire".

High-quality flames can allow alchemists to refine elixirs more fully and quickly, thereby improving the quality of the elixir and the efficiency of refining the elixir, so all alchemists in the world desire to possess a spiritual fire.

The same goes for weapon refiners. The higher the grade of the metal spiritual material, the stronger it is. It is difficult to refine it with ordinary flames. Even if it can be refined, it will take a lot of time and energy.

At this time, high-quality flame becomes extremely important. It not only speeds up the process of refining spiritual materials, but also does not leave too many impurities.

The amount of impurities is directly related to the quality of the magic weapon, which shows how important high-quality flame is to the weapon refiner.

But how is it possible for everyone in this world to have one of these spiritual fires?
Therefore, some smart people used the earth fire in alchemy and refining. Compared with spiritual fire, earth fire can be found everywhere.

However, the quality of earth fire is only slightly higher than ordinary fire and is only suitable for refining low-level spiritual materials.

This is when spiritual charcoal is needed. The quality of the flame released by burning spiritual charcoal is far higher than that of earth fire. It is also easy to carry and very resistant to burning. It can be regarded as the best substitute for spiritual fire and is a must-have for equipment refiners and alchemists of level three and above.

However, the conditions for the formation of spiritual charcoal are extremely harsh. Only two have been discovered in the Da Qi cultivation world over the years, one in the hands of the Jinwu Sect and the other in the Tianmai Sect.

The one in the hands of the Tianmai Sect was the first one to be discovered. It has been almost mined out over thousands of years, and hundreds of years ago, it was all used for its own use and was no longer sold.

Although the spiritual charcoal mine in the hands of the Jinwu Sect was discovered hundreds of years ago, its reserves are too small, and the amount flowing into the market each year is extremely limited.

Scarcity makes things valuable, so the price of spiritual charcoal has remained high. Many refiners have no choice but to use spiritual charcoal made from spiritual wood.

The output of spiritual charcoal is large, but the burning flame is far inferior to that of the mined spiritual charcoal, and it is consumed quickly.

Song Xianming used spiritual charcoal when he refined weapons in the past. The less than a thousand pounds of spiritual charcoal in the family treasury was like a treasure. It was only used when refining third-level magical weapons. It can be seen how precious spiritual charcoal is.

Since spiritual charcoal has appeared on this plain, there must be a spiritual charcoal mine underground. A spiritual charcoal mine, no matter how large its reserves are, is a cash cow for the Song family.

Song Changsheng was naturally happy that a spiritual coal mine was discovered before the formal development began.

What’s more, what they discovered was the [Golden Wire Charcoal], which is the highest quality among the three types of spiritual charcoal.

As far as Song Changsheng knew, the spiritual charcoal mine in the hands of the Jinwu Sect was only second-grade [Silver Thread Charcoal].

What Tianmai Sect had in its hands was just ordinary third-grade spiritual charcoal.

Looking at the [Golden Thread Charcoal] in his hand, Song Changsheng seemed to have seen an endless supply of spirit stones pouring towards the Song family.

However, Song Changsheng had spiritual fire in his early days, and later he cultivated the [Purple Void Divine Fire]. He has always been self-sufficient in terms of fire. He doesn’t know much about the price of spiritual charcoal, so he can only look at Song Xianming on the side and say:

"Grandpa, what is the current price of coal in Da Qi?"

Seeing such good quality spiritual charcoal, Song Xianming was also very surprised. He stroked his beard and said, "A few years ago, the family purchased 100 kilograms of ordinary spiritual charcoal in Luoxia City. One kilogram costs about ten low-grade spiritual stones.

The price of [Silver Wire Charcoal] fluctuates between ten and fifteen low-grade spirit stones. Da Qi does not produce [Gold Wire Charcoal], and most of the occasional ones that come out are put on auction houses, with prices varying from high to low, so it is of little reference value.

However, considering its value, if sold in bulk, a more reasonable price would be set at fifteen to twenty low-grade spirit stones per kilogram.

The family now has a new treasure chest."

Song Xianming's face was full of smiles. Lingtan was a business that could be done for a long time. Even if the Song family only guarded this Lingtan mine, it would be enough to make a lot of money.

Fifteen to twenty low-grade spirit stones per pound is already a sky-high price. Fortunately, those who need spirit charcoal are basically wealthy people. These people are not afraid that your price is too high, but only that your quantity is not enough.

Song Changsheng suppressed his excitement, looked around and asked, "Where is Qing Xing?"

"Qing Xing came back yesterday, and today he went to a farther place to place medicine bricks."

Hearing this, Song Changsheng's face suddenly darkened: "Nonsense, the [Mist Hidden Bug] is hard to defend against. Without the protection of the formation, if he encounters a siege, how can he deal with it?"

Seeing this, Song Changxuan quickly excused Song Qingxing, saying, "Qingxing is not a reckless person. His killing sword intent has reached perfection. With this sword energy attached to his body, the [Mist Hidden Bug] cannot get close to him at all. It's no problem, it's no problem.

Besides, Qing Xing also wanted to better eliminate the [Mist Hidden Bug], so the clan leader should not blame him."

"Since my brother has pleaded for him, I will keep this in mind for now."

Song Changsheng had no real intention of punishing Song Qingxing, so he just went along with it.

"Grandpa, please go to the [Spiritual Coal Mine] in person. I will bring the boy back."

"Go ahead. It's not safe for him to be alone."

Song Changsheng followed the direction indicated by Song Changxuan and found Song Qingxing, who was wearing a black robe, fifty miles north of the formation.

He was seen sitting cross-legged with the scarlet [Traceless Sword] inserted in front of him and surrounded by medicinal bricks. The nearby [Mist Hidden Insects] were continuously attracted to him, but before they could get close they were torn into pieces by the sword energy surrounding Song Qingxing's body.

Seeing this, Song Changsheng breathed a sigh of relief. His sword energy field was defended very tightly and there was no hindrance in walking around in it.

"uncle."

Song Changsheng said with a dark face: "You are too brave to go out alone."

"They can't hurt me." Song Qingxing stood up and said calmly.

"If the Insect King were still alive, you would try saying this. You are so reckless at such a young age. According to the clan laws, you will be whipped." Song Changsheng said with a little dissatisfaction.

Song Qingxing thought about it seriously and said, "I have discovered the spiritual coal mine, so I should be able to make up for it."

"Hmph, this won't happen again,"

"Come on, take me to see the spiritual coal mine."

Song Changsheng was about to turn around and leave, but he saw Song Qingxing standing there with a thoughtful look on his face.

"Why don't you leave?"

"According to the clan rules, if I find the mineral vein, the family should give me a certain amount of contribution points as a reward."

Song Changsheng looked at him in surprise: "When did you become so obsessed with money?"

“There are expenses at home.”

“It’s rare that you have this concept.

You really need to save up some contribution points. You are now only one step away from the Purple Palace, and the materials needed to build the Purple Palace are not cheap. "Song Changsheng nodded with satisfaction. This kid is finally getting the idea.

"The spiritual charcoal ore is very valuable. According to the clan rules, you should be given a contribution point based on the size of the ore vein, but..."

Song Changsheng suddenly changed the subject and said, "You disobeyed orders this time and left the base without permission. You should have been punished with ten lashes, but since you said that you can use your merits to offset your faults, I can't be so unkind. I'll use these contribution points to 'offset' your faults."

After saying that, he left leisurely with his hands behind his back.

Song Qingxing: “???”

He looked at Song Changsheng's vest, then looked at the [Traceless Sword] in his hand, and finally did not do anything "treasonous". He obediently followed Song Changsheng and left here.

When the two arrived at the location of the spiritual charcoal mine, Song Xianming had already conducted a preliminary survey. Seeing the two arrive, he first confirmed Song Qingxing's condition. After finding that there was no problem, he said with joy: "The exposed part alone is more than a thousand kilograms. The reserves of this spiritual charcoal mine should not be small. Qingxing has really made a great contribution this time."

Song Changsheng did not deny this. He picked up a few scattered pieces of [Golden Fiber Charcoal] and said, "The quality of these exposed spiritual charcoals is so good. The ones below should be even better."

"Yes, this is what I am worried about. The quality of these [Golden Wire Charcoals] is too good. If they flow into the market on a large scale, I am afraid it will cause some unnecessary trouble."

Song Changsheng nodded slightly. People are afraid of becoming famous just like pigs are afraid of getting fat. The Song family's industry now covers five states, namely Ling, Yang, Xiang, Bian and Tuo, and they are still continuing to seize the spiritual wine market in the five states. This is already eye-catching enough. If they sell [Golden Silk Charcoal] on a large scale, some people will be jealous.

He thought for a while and said, "No matter what, it has to be sold. Otherwise, no matter how precious it is, it will be no different from a pile of stones. A living person cannot be killed by holding his urine, right?

How about this, take a portion of the top-quality [Golden Wire Charcoal] and put it in the auction list of the next family auction, and announce to the public that someone sent it in for auction.

Then contact Luoxia City. They also have a lot of demand for spiritual charcoal, and we can consume some of it regularly.

We can take the rest to the black market or sell them to Dayu and Gusu. It’s a bit troublesome, but as long as we can sell them…”

At this point, Song Changsheng suddenly paused, slammed his palm and said, "Yes, Gusu, we can sell it to Gusu."

Song Xianming almost reacted at this time: "I remember that you seem to have some friendship with the young master of Wanlong Chamber of Commerce, are you planning to..."

"Yes, if we can establish a cooperative relationship with the Wanlong Chamber of Commerce, we will have no worries about the sales of these [Golden Wire Charcoal], and we may even be able to take this opportunity to expand our family's business to Gusu!"

Song Changsheng's eyes lit up. He really had been blinded by one thing before and had not seized such a good opportunity!

...(End of chapter)