Family Cultivation: Evergreen of the Song Family

Song Changsheng first rushed to Dingyuan City to meet Zhan Tianxia and gave him a rough description of what had happened. Of course, he hid the part related to Jin Xuan and only talked about the part related to the [One-horned Black Rhino].

It emphasized that the [Black Dragon Demon King] asked the [One-horned Black Rhino] to integrate the remaining demon tribe along the east coast of Canglan River. In his opinion, this was a clear signal that the [Black Dragon Demon King] wanted to make a comeback.

Zhan Tianxia did not show much surprise at the news he brought. He just stood up, took a jade slip from the bookshelf behind him, handed it to Song Changsheng and said, "A patrol team of the city guards also made a relevant report not long ago.

They discovered that many monsters along the Canglan River had left their original territories, as if they were undergoing a large-scale migration.

This abnormal phenomenon attracted the attention of the city guards, who began searching along the river bank and eventually found their traces in the wild jungle thousands of miles away from Dingyuan City.

At present, I have ordered Da Zhuang to personally monitor the situation. The five thousand city guards of Dingyuan City are on standby, waiting for these remnants of the demon tribe to gather together and then capture them all in one fell swoop!"

When he heard the term "city guards", Song Changsheng's eyes flickered slightly.

The city guards only appeared after the establishment of Dingyuan City.

In that battle, the combined forces from all major forces in the Da Qi cultivation world captured the core part of the Shiwan Mountains in one fell swoop and established the current Tuozhou.

However, there was a tense situation between the two gangs and one city over how to divide the spoils.

But at that time, the Da Qi cultivation world had experienced a series of wars and was severely damaged. It no longer had the energy to continue using force to solve the problem. In the end, it could only choose to let the younger generation of disciples fight in a ring to compete for the ownership of Tuozhou.

Luoxia City miraculously won the competition and seemed to have gained a great advantage, but in fact it was not the case at all. Not only did Luoxia City have to pay a large amount of resources to the two sects as a reward for attacking Tuozhou, but it also had to go back to its old business and become the first line of defense against the monsters on the other side of the river.

Dingyuan City was built for this purpose.

At that time, Tuozhou was a completely wild land. Luoxia City invested a huge amount of resources in its development, and used favorable conditions to attract cultivators, families, and sects to settle down and expand. After several decades, it finally achieved some results.

But soon a new problem was placed in front of the top leaders of Luoxia City. Among the two sects and one city, Luoxia City's foundation was the weakest, and it was also damaged in the beast tide, so it was quite short of manpower.

Originally, the disciples of Luoxia City only needed to guard the two cities of Luoxia City and Dingyuan City, and the manpower problem was not obvious. However, with the gradual development of Tuozhou, this problem was directly exposed after the manpower sent by Luoxia City to Dingyuan City scattered.

In desperation, Zhan Tianxia could only relax the conditions and form an elite force different from the disciples of Luoxia City, namely the City Guard.

In this city guard army, except for the important positions which are held by the disciples of Luoxia City and its allies, the remaining vacancies are filled by the major families, sects and a small number of individual cultivators who have migrated to Tuozhou. It is no exaggeration to say that it is a hodgepodge.

It is worth mentioning that in order to show his attitude and support for the construction of Dingyuan City’s defense force, Song Luzhou also instructed Song Lutong, who was guarding Zhangye County at the time, to send some outstanding clansmen to join the city defense army.

At the beginning, many people thought that this was just a group of rabble, but they did not expect that under Zhan Tianxia's command, this city guard army performed extremely well in resisting the beast tide and clearing out the remaining monsters in Tuozhou, which really slapped many people in the face.

Later, Song Changsheng learned from the Song clan members serving in the City Guard that the reason why the City Guard performed so well was not only due to Zhan Tianxia's iron-blooded tactics and Luoxia City's wealth, but also had an absolute relationship with the battle formation tailored for them by Zhan Tianxia.

This is also the reason why Zhan Tianxia is confident that he can capture all the gathered monsters in one fell swoop.

"Master, it turns out that you already have a plan. Didn't I accidentally ruin your plan this time?"

Song Changsheng suddenly thought of a question. Zhan Tianxia was waiting for the [One-horned Black Rhino] to gather all the remaining monsters and kill them in one fell swoop. If he killed the [One-horned Black Rhino] in advance, wouldn't it disrupt his plan?
Zhan Tianxia waved his hand nonchalantly and said, "It's okay, it was an unintentional mistake, don't blame yourself.

What's more, we all thought that the few demon kings who had retreated from Da Qi before were unwilling to give up and wanted to start a new beast tide, but we didn't expect that the one standing behind the [One-horned Black Rhino] was the old dragon from the Black Water Swamp. This information is still very valuable.

The remaining monsters along the Canglan River are nothing but minor problems. The [Black Dragon Demon King] is the real threat to our Great Qi.

You have had many dealings with monsters, and you should know that monsters, like humans, have a very strong sense of territory. Although the remaining forces in the Shiwan Mountains followed the [Black Dragon Monster King] to flee to the Monster Territory, their lives are not necessarily easy.

After all, there are three demon kings, including the [Black Dragon Demon King], a descendant of the dragon clan who is only one step away from reaching the fifth level. Their appearance is bound to break the original pattern of the demon realm.

Xenophobia is a common trait of all creatures. If they had not been excluded in the demon realm, why would they risk seeking to expand their territory?"

"So... you mean, the [Black Dragon Demon King] will definitely make a comeback?" Song Changsheng frowned slightly. This is not an easy opponent to deal with.

Unexpectedly, Zhan Tianxia shook his head and said, "That can't be said, it's just a possibility. If it can break through the fifth level in a short period of time, it can gain a foothold in the demon domain and naturally won't have to take this risk anymore.

You already know that the human and demon races had made an alliance in ancient times. Once the [Black Dragon Demon King] breaks through the fifth level and becomes the Demon King, no matter how much hatred and unwillingness it has, it can no longer take action easily.

I think that the actions it took this time were more to cause us some trouble, or to slow down our speed in occupying the area east of Canglan River.

After all, once we have wiped out the remaining monsters in our territory, we can set up defense lines and warning lines along the Canglan River, and the cost of monster invasion will rise sharply.

If it cannot break through the fifth level in a short period of time, it will have to make a comeback. A complete defense chain will be a big problem for it."

Song Changsheng now understood that it was not just the human race that was subject to internal strife. The phenomenon was even more serious among the demon race. Even a powerful person like the [Black Dragon Demon King] would not be able to survive if he rashly entered the demon realm.

Of course, the term "not being able to make it" here is only relative.

It is only one step away from the fifth level. As long as it wants, it can live a comfortable life anywhere. The only problem is whether it is willing to bow its head.

For the Black Dragon Demon King, who once dominated the entire Ten Thousand Mountains and had dragon blood in his body, it was undoubtedly a difficult thing to express submission to other monsters.

Therefore, it only has two options left. One is to actively prepare for a breakthrough. As long as it can break through to the fifth level, in the contemporary era when the Demon Emperor and the Demon King do not appear, it will be enough to walk sideways in the Demon Realm.

Second, go back to where you came from. If you don't want to be someone's lackey, you can only go back to the mountains and become a local tyrant. After all, it's better to be the head of a chicken than the tail of a phoenix.

From this perspective, the actions of the [Black Dragon Demon King] along the Canglan River are easy to understand. Once it encounters an unfavorable situation, it will find a suitable opportunity to summon its old subordinates to make a comeback and once again become the "king" who commands the Hundred Thousand Mountains!
As for the right time, it is most likely the day when Su Ding’s life span runs out.

As for when that day will come, even Zhan Tianxia and others cannot say for sure.

This living fossil-like existence in the Da Qi cultivation world, has been rumored to be about to expire two hundred years ago.

So the [Black Dragon Demon King] waited and waited, and suddenly waited for more than a hundred years.

It finally made up its mind to walk out of the Black Water Swamp, but Su Ding, who was supposed to have passed away on Jinyang Peak, appeared in front of it again and shattered its delusion. It had no choice but to abandon its territory and flee to the demon realm like a dog with a broken back.

Now, the Jinwu Sect is about to hold a 1,300th birthday celebration for Su Ding. Although it was rumored two hundred years ago that he would be dying, he is still as energetic as ever.

As the old saying goes, once bitten by a snake, one will be afraid of ropes for ten years. Having been harmed by Su Ding once, the [Black Dragon Demon King] has now become extremely cautious.

Even if one day, Su Ding's spirit tablet was placed in the incense hall of the Jinwu Sect, the [Black Dragon Demon King] would not act rashly.

So, this war will not break out for a while, and everyone can continue to live a peaceful life for a few days.

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This made Song Changsheng feel relieved from the bottom of his heart. What the Song family lacked most now was time. If the Song family could continue to develop steadily for another 50 years at its current state, the family's basic strength would at least double!
"Since the plan has changed, there is no need to wait any longer."

As he spoke, Zhan Tianxia took out a strange compass and input a trace of magic power into it. Then the compass reflected a dazzling light, and an invisible force spread out from it and spread into the distance.

Song Changsheng was immediately surprised and asked: "Could it be that Master Uncle is using the [Resonance Compass]?"

[Resonance Compass] is a communication tool that has only begun to emerge in the four major cultivation worlds in recent years.

Unlike a flying sword or jade slip, the refining of this compass is extremely special. It can achieve real-time long-distance communication through mana resonance. Its communication distance far exceeds that of a flying sword and is comparable to a long-distance communication altar.

The world of cultivation is vast, and the timeliness of long-distance communications has always been a major problem that has plagued cultivators all over the world. It was not until the emergence of the [Resonance Compass] that this problem was initially solved.

Legend has it that this item was produced by Tiangong Tower, the top force of the human race, and has a history of hundreds of years. However, because the location of the Da Qi cultivation world is too remote, it was not until a few years ago that people began to come into contact with it.

However, this stuff is a high-end product, and only the Bandung Chamber of Commerce has a portion of it. Not only is the price extremely high, it is currently only supplied to the Jindan forces from all walks of life.

Song Changsheng also wanted to use Peng Siying's connections to get in through the back door, but Peng Siying told him that there were only ten sets of the [Resonance Compass], and the four Jindan sects in the cultivation world were all doing it for one person, so there was nothing she could do.

At this moment, he was very envious of the [Resonance Compass] in Zhan Tianxia's hand.

As if seeing through Song Changsheng's thoughts, Zhan Tianxia reached out and took out a smaller compass and said, "The [Resonance Compass] is a mother and child compass. The mother and child compasses can communicate with each other, but the child compasses cannot communicate with each other.

There are only two mother disks, one is in your master's hand, and one is in my hand. There are six sub-disks in total, five of which are useful. I'll give this one to you. If you have any questions, you can contact me directly through it."

Song Changsheng was overjoyed and took it quickly.

"Thank you, uncle, for the treasure."

With this thing, the connection between the Song family and Luoxia City becomes more convenient.

"correct."

After thanking him, Song Changsheng remembered another reason for his visit. Under Zhan Tianxia's puzzled gaze, he stood up and bowed, saying, "I have previously heard from the clansmen serving in the city guards that my uncle is not only proficient in magic arrays, but also in battle arrays. I have also been studying the art of battle arrays recently, and I have many questions and some immature ideas, so I have come here to ask my uncle for advice."

Hearing this, Zhan Tianxia nodded slightly and said: "All the methods in the world have different paths but the same destination, and the methods of battle arrays and magic arrays are even more derived from the same source. If you delve into them deeply, you can also achieve the effect of analogy.

You have a good talent for formations. You are already a third-rank upper-grade formation master at a young age. You are still young and have plenty of time to make use of. It is time to prepare. Maybe one day my Daqi cultivation world will also have another fourth-rank formation master."

Zhan Tianxia had been stuck at the third-rank top-grade formation master for many years, and seeing no hope of further advancement, he began to delve into the art of battle formations, hoping to be able to draw inferences from one instance to another, and to benefit from each other, so as to take his formation skills to a higher level.

But he knew that his hope was slim. However, Song Changsheng was different. He was still very young. In the world of cultivation, youth is capital and there are more opportunities for trial and error.

So when he learned that Song Changsheng wanted to study the art of battle formations, he agreed without any hesitation, answered his questions one by one, and further supplemented his ideas about the Song family's mountain protection formation.

It was not until seven days later, when the city guards returned triumphantly after annihilating the monster, that Song Changsheng strode out of the City Lord's Mansion. Compared to when he came, he no longer had any doubts in his heart, and he already had a clearer plan for the battle formation that would be integrated into the Song family's mountain protection formation in the future.

He found time to meet with Niu Dazhuang. After ten years of not seeing him, he had already broken through to the middle stage of Purple Mansion and had made great progress in the art of formations. The two of them reminisced about the past and then returned to the sacred peak where Jin Xuan had made his breakthrough, planning the formation diagram while waiting for news from Jin Xuan.

This place is close to the Canglan River. If Jin Xuan encounters an accident in the Demon Realm and needs rescue, he can react here in time.

However, Jin Xuan's journey was much smoother than he had imagined. In less than three months, he escaped from the demon domain unscathed. However, when he returned, there was a red-maned lion beside him...

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(End of this chapter)