Family Cultivation: Evergreen of the Song Family

As if he had seen through Song Xianming's thoughts, Song Changsheng smiled and said, "Grandpa, do you still remember the [Three Talents Heavenly Star Formation]?"

Song Xianming nodded slightly. He naturally remembered that this was the only battle formation mastered by the Song family. The combined efforts of three foundation-building cultivators could achieve the effect of defeating the strong with the weak. All the foundation-building cultivators of the Song family had practiced it and performed very well in several major battles.

But he didn't know why Song Changsheng mentioned the [Three Talents Heavenly Star Formation] at this time. Although this formation was also a battle formation, it was the kind of formation that could not be simplified any further and was simply not sufficient to be used in the mountain protection formation.

“Ever since seeing the magic of the Three Talents Heavenly Star Formation, my grandson has developed a strong interest in battle formations. Over the years, he has never given up on comprehending them and has gained some experience.

My grandson thinks that what we have considered before is a bit too complicated. This [Five Elements Yin and Yang Formation] is a combination formation. Each formation flag is a node. Some nodes are harmless, but some are very critical, like small formation eyes.

Why don't we select suitable monks from within our clan to serve as flag bearers of these key node formation flags, and suppress these nodes ourselves?
In this way, the power of the formation will definitely be increased exponentially.

My grandson has already made a preliminary calculation. The five large formations require at least 360 people to operate. Among them, each large formation requires 72 people, including 3 foundation-building cultivators and 69 Qi-refining late-stage cultivators.

Of course, this is not enough to bring out the full power of the formation. Each formation can also add a Purple Mansion cultivator as the formation master, and 108 Qi Refining cultivators to sit in the other nodes. If this can be done, it will not be inferior to the Tianjian Sect's [Ten Thousand Swords Returning to the Sect Formation]!" Song Changsheng's words were full of confidence.

Song Xianming couldn't help but shake his head. It was too difficult to achieve the ideal situation that Song Changsheng mentioned.

The five large formations together require more than 900 people, including 15 foundation-building cultivators, 885 Qi-refining cultivators, and at least 345 Qi-refining late-stage cultivators.

After years of encouraging childbirth and recuperation, the Song family's population has experienced explosive growth in recent years, but there are only less than 1,600 cultivators in the clan, and together with Song Yulong and his branch, the number barely reaches 1,800.

Among them, the number of young cultivators accounts for a large proportion, and most of them are only in the early and middle stages of Qi Refining. They can barely make up the 345 late stage Qi Refining cultivators.

In addition, 540 Qi-refining monks are needed to guard the various nodes of the formation.

These two waves have drawn away at least 70% of the adult cultivators in the clan, which is exactly in line with what Song Changsheng said - the whole clan's strength must be gathered to set up this formation.

In comparison, fifteen foundation-building cultivators were a small matter for the Song family and did not pose much pressure.

But the Song family currently has no way of producing five Purple Mansion monks.

Even if Yuan Tianshu is included, there are only three. Even if Song Luzhou or Song Qingxing can make a breakthrough in the next few decades, there will only be four. Where can we get five people? It is impossible to ask for external help for such a thing, right?
Therefore, in his opinion, Song Changsheng's idea is basically impossible to achieve, at least not with the current strength of the Song family. It will take at least a hundred years to have a chance to realize it. It is too early to consider these now. The simplified version is quite good, and it is far beyond the general third-grade top-level mountain protection formation.

However, since Song Changsheng mentioned this, these things must have been considered a long time ago. There are indeed only three members of the Song family at present, but there will not always be only three. It is always a good idea to prepare in advance.

If everything goes well, Song Qingxing will be able to break through the Purple Mansion Stage in forty to fifty years at most, or twenty to thirty years at least, and can become the leader of a formation.

The most important thing is that he had a sense that Jin Xuan was about to make a breakthrough, and whether it would succeed or not would be clear in the next few years.

If it succeeds, it can barely serve as the master of a formation, and then the five masters needed for the formation will be complete.

As for the success rate of the breakthrough, he is still quite confident in Jin Xuan. After all, Jin Xuan is the reincarnation of the great demon Jin Jia. There will be almost no bottleneck problem before reaching the realm of Jin Jia when he was alive.

What's more, when he kicked Jin Xuan out for training, he also gave Jin Xuan some gifts left by Jin Jia to take with him. Even if he encountered unexpected events during the breakthrough, he would still have a chance to turn the tide.

"Jin Xuan, don't let down the [Golden Tortoise] bloodline in your body..." Song Changsheng whispered softly, his deep gaze seemed to pass through the barriers of the sea of ​​clouds and mountains, and fell on that distant land...

At this moment, Jin Xuan, who had been in seclusion for seven years, has reached the critical moment of breakthrough. He feels the blood in his body boiling, as if something is about to be released from it. That feeling makes him feel extremely tormented and painful.

"Roar--"

"Hooho-"

Jin Xuan let out a suppressed roar, and his whole body radiated a dazzling golden light. The patterns on his shell seemed to come alive, like earthworms, constantly twisting and changing.

When human cultivators break through the foundation-building period, they need to go through three tests: "spiritual power", "physical body" and "soul", collectively known as the three levels of foundation-building.

When breaking through the Purple Mansion Stage, one will face small demonic tribulations and have to confront one's deepest nightmares or desires. And in the Golden Core Stage, there will be small heavenly thunder tribulations. It can be said that there are hurdles at every step.

But it is not so troublesome for monsters. Monsters have no mental method for cultivation. What they cultivate is the power of their own blood.

That is, it is a process of purification followed by re-purification.

The strength and concentration of the blood in a monster's body determines its starting point and future height.

There is no doubt that Jin Xuan's bloodline power is powerful. The [Golden Tortoise] was a powerful existence second only to the real dragon and the real phoenix in the ancient times.

However, no matter how powerful he is, the concentration of blood in Jin Xuan's body is not certain. After all, Jin Jia did not achieve the realm of demon king in his lifetime, which led to a congenital deficiency in Jin Xuan, his reincarnation, that is, the blood concentration was not high enough.

Of course, this deficiency can be compensated by some means. The most direct way is to absorb the blood of the same clan and increase the concentration of one's own blood bit by bit.

Jin Jia reached that height step by step by devouring his own kind.

It may seem a bit cruel from the human perspective, but it is a very normal thing for monsters. The monster world is a process where big fish eat small fish, small fish eat shrimp, and they devour each other and evolve with each other.

But Jin Xuan has been following Song Changsheng since he was still an egg, and has never had the opportunity to devour his own kind to enhance his own bloodline power, which has led to its deficiency in this regard never being remedied.

By the time Song Changsheng realized this, it was already too late. The Black-armored Turtle Clan had long been destroyed with the defeat of the Black Dragon Demon King, and there were only a few survivors. This path was simply not feasible.

This defect is not a big deal under normal circumstances, but it becomes fatal at the critical moment of breaking through the third level.

To break through the third stage, one needs to fully release the blood power in the body. As long as the standard is reached, one can overcome this hurdle and undergo a transformation from the inside out, just like the change in the life level of a human cultivator.

Jin Xuan was born with a deficiency and did not take any measures to make up for it, so at this moment he naturally seemed a little powerless.

Simply put, the situation it is facing now is exactly the same as that of Song Xianming back then, both of which are manifestations of insufficient origin.

Once it fails, death will be waiting for it, and there will not even be a chance to reincarnate again, because the bottom line of reincarnation is the third level.

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But I have to say, it's very lucky.

After Jin Jia fell, he left three things to Song Changsheng.

The first is the turtle eggs condensed from its own essence, the second is its shell that is as strong as a magic weapon, and the third is its demon pill.

The demon pill is the condensation of a demon beast's cultivation, and is a great tonic for ordinary demon beasts.

Song Changsheng took this into consideration, so he had been keeping the demon pill properly for Jin Xuan, and had never thought of refining it into a [Foundation Building Pill], just to be able to help Jin Xuan at the critical moment.

After all, Jin Jia and Jin Xuan come from the same source, and the effect of Jin Jia's demon pill on Jin Xuan will only be stronger. Although it cannot make up for its innate deficiencies, it is enough to help it overcome the current hurdle.

Thinking of this, Jin Xuan no longer hesitated. With a slight movement of his mind, a demon pill the size of an egg and shining with golden light suddenly flew out from his tortoise shell.

This small demon pill has a strong attraction to Jin Xuan, it is a feeling of blood connection.

Jin Xuan opened his mouth wide and swallowed the magic pill into his stomach in one gulp.

In an instant, it felt a huge force exploding in its body and flowing through its limbs in an instant. It felt lazy all over, and the pain in its body before was offset.

"Roar--"

With a terrifying roar, the aura around it began to surge violently, and its body size began to grow at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Soon, its body surface began to crack, and golden light was released from the cracks. The skin began to fall off in large pieces, and finally, the entire shell fell off completely.

The new skin and shell are extremely fragile. This is the weakest moment in Jin Xuan's life.

"Roar--"

With a low roar, all kinds of spiritual medicines and fruits piled up into a small hill in front of it, exuding charming fragrance and rich spiritual energy.

Jin Xuan opened his huge mouth and swallowed all the elixirs to replenish the energy he consumed during the breakthrough process.

After a short rest, it began its final sprint. Its body began to grow rapidly, and its new skin and shell hardened rapidly.

At the same time, the blood power in its body is also being released rapidly.

This process would last for a year or even several years, and once the power was fully released, one would be able to become a great demon.

At this stage, there is no obstacle in front of it...

(End of this chapter)