Family Cultivation: Evergreen of the Song Family

Song Youlin glanced at him and said calmly, "Just say what you want to say. I'm not the worm in your stomach, so how can I guess what you found?"

Seeing that he didn't respond, Song Youfu couldn't help but curl his lips and said, "How boring."

But he was a man who loved to share. He immediately raised the old animal skin scroll in his hand and said excitedly, "It's a map. A detailed map of the entire city!"

Song Youlin was immediately attracted by his words, and a gleam of light flashed in his eyes. The inner city area is very large, and there are countless palaces and pavilions. It is really not easy for them to go through all of them with such a small number of people. But with the map, it is different. They can accurately locate some key buildings, which can save them a lot of time.

He quickly took the animal skin scroll from Song Youfu's hand and saw a detailed drawing of each area of ​​the royal city, with detailed markings on everything from buildings to roads and the functions of each area.

He quickly found the area where they were currently located - Hanguang Palace - on the map.

Then he found the focus of their trip from it - the royal city treasury.

In an ordinary city, the treasury is the place to store weapons, property, documents, etc., while in a country of cultivators, the treasury is the main place to store magic tools, cultivation resources, martial arts manuals, etc.

It is equivalent to a product combining a treasure house and a scripture library. Although so many years have passed and most things have decayed under the erosion of time, it is still a place where the elite of a country gather. Even if only one percent is left, it is enough for the Song family to make a fortune.

Judging from the map, there are two government warehouses on the left and right sides of the inner city, both located in the central area. They are not far from the Hanguang Palace and have a large area.

"With this thing, we can at least save several hours of time." Song Youlin said happily.

"Well, you still have to follow me. We just need to hand this thing over to Aunt Qingxi, and the credit will definitely belong to us two brothers." Song Youfu put his hand on Song Youlin and said with a wink.

Song Youlin casually pushed his hand away and nodded slightly, saying, "Indeed, we should give this item to Aunt Qingxi first. In addition to the treasury, there are several other places that need to be searched."

After the two of them discussed it, they immediately handed the map to Song Qingxi. Seeing this detailed map, Song Qingxi was overjoyed and immediately reallocated the manpower.

As the discoverer of the map, Song Qingxi naturally did not ignore their contribution and arranged for them to search the treasury located in the northeast corner.

There is a trick to this. For this kind of action organized by a family, all the gains from the ruins need to be handed over to the family, and then the family will distribute and reward each person according to their merits.

Of course, that being said, everyone has their own selfish motives. Once things are in their hands, it is almost impossible for them to hand them all over. Everyone will more or less keep a portion of it.

This is already common knowledge, and the Song family has turned a blind eye to this kind of thing and tacitly approved of it. The clan members have gone through life and death in the ruins, so there is no need to be too harsh on these small matters, as long as they don't go too far.

Song Qingxi arranged for Song Youfu and the other two to search the treasury. The money in there was enormous, and just a little bit of it would be enough for them to make a fortune.

This is also a disguised reward.

Song Youlin didn't think much of it, but Song Youfu almost jumped up with excitement. He directly pulled him over, rubbing his hands as he walked, saying, "What a fortune! I never thought such a good thing would happen to me."

Seeing his excitement, Song Youlin frowned and said, "These things need to be handed over to the family. I advise you not to have any crooked ideas. If you do something too much, I will not favor you in front of my great aunt."

"You are such a boring person. I wouldn't have brought you along if I had known." Song Youfu glared at him. Why was this guy so honest?
Song Youlin ignored him because they had already arrived at the treasury. They saw a heavy bronze door blocking their way. It was engraved with intricate and complex patterns, including flowers, birds, insects, fish, flying animals, and even a five-clawed flying dragon riding the clouds.

Important areas like the treasury are usually well guarded, so Song Youlin and Song Youfu were extremely cautious. After several attempts, they did not find any formations or other dangers.

"Maybe it's because too much time has passed, causing the formation to become ineffective?" Song Youfu rubbed his smooth chin and speculated.

Song Youlin did not comment, but slowly stretched out his hand and placed it on the bronze door. He saw that the bronze door, which was originally covered with dust, suddenly shone brightly and emitted an extremely dazzling light.

The five-clawed flying dragon engraved on the bronze gate seemed to come alive in an instant. It was like a lion patrolling its territory, moving around. A powerful pressure was released from its body, like a heavy mountain, pressing people to the point of breathlessness.

"Roar--"

Suddenly, a five-clawed flying dragon pounced out from the bronze gate without warning, opening its bloody mouth as if it wanted to swallow the two of them directly.

Song Youlin was well prepared and he immediately pulled back. He didn't know when a three-foot-long green sword appeared in his hand. He swung the sword and a crescent-shaped sword energy fell on the lifelike five-clawed flying dragon, directly cutting it in half.

But soon the five-clawed flying dragon regrouped under the influence of a strange force, and rushed over again with its fangs and claws bared.

Song Youfu flipped his palm and took out a white bone bow that was extremely similar to the [Dragon String Bow].

This is a second-grade medium-quality treasure bow that Song Changsheng specially imitated the [Dragon String Bow] and made for him. The bowstring is made from the tendons of a second-grade top-quality monster. It has great potential for growth. He has been practicing archery with this bow for some time, and now he has gotten pretty good at it.

He quickly bent the bow and drew the arrow with smooth movements. As he let go, the bowstring trembled slightly, and the sharp arrow made of special spiritual wood pierced the air like a flash of lightning, defeating the ferocious five-clawed flying dragon again.

"Damn, he actually hid inside the door. How insidious." Song Youfu spat.

"This thing is tangible but not physical. It shouldn't be easy to deal with. Be careful." Song Youlin said in a deep voice, his eyes full of vigilance.

"Roar--"

As soon as he finished speaking, a terrifying roar resounded throughout the inner city, and the five-clawed flying dragon gathered again, and its power was even more powerful than before.

Song Youlin frowned slightly. He did not feel the aura of the formation from it. He really couldn't figure out how this five-clawed flying dragon came into being.

"Is it some kind of restriction?"

"Why think so much? No matter what it is, can't we just destroy this broken door?" Song Youfu said nonchalantly.

He has always done things in such a simple and crude way.

Song Youlin shook his head, not agreeing with his approach.

"What if the treasury is also destroyed?" "Then what do you think we should do?" Song Youfu spread his hands. He had no better idea.

"No matter what it is, its power is always limited. Let's work together to weaken its power first."

As soon as the words fell, the two of them joined forces to continuously weaken the power of the five-clawed dragon, and they soon saw results. After being defeated, the speed of regrouping became slower and slower.

After several rounds of weakening, the power of the five-clawed flying dragon has become extremely weak, which also proves that Song Youlin's guess is correct.

Soon, accompanied by a wail, the five-clawed flying dragon turned into a point of light and dissipated. Correspondingly, the five-clawed flying dragon on the bronze gate also disappeared.

Looking at this scene, Song Youfu couldn't help scratching his head and said, "This thing is really hard to kill, but its strength is still inferior to that of an ordinary foundation-building cultivator. Can such a thing really protect the treasury?"

It's a national treasury after all. The defensive capability is really too poor. At least there should be a formation set up, right?

Even the Song family’s treasure house has a third-order formation for protection.

"You ask me how I know?" Song Youlin responded unhappily.

In fact, it is no wonder that they can't figure it out. This five-clawed flying dragon is not a guardian beast at all. Its existence is only to serve as a warning, not to eliminate invaders.

The real killing move is also a formation, and it is a fourth-level killing formation. However, a killing formation requires a large amount of energy to maintain. Considering the degree of dilapidation of this world, how can such a powerful formation be maintained? It would have lost its effect long ago.

That's why they were able to get an advantage. Otherwise, they wouldn't be able to enter the inner city treasury, let alone the outer city treasury.

However, this is not important to them.

Song Youlin pressed his sword against the wall and slowly pushed open the heavy bronze door.

A smell of decay suddenly hit me in the face.

Song Youlin frowned slightly, released his spiritual power to isolate the aura outside, then stepped in, snapped his fingers, and a ball of light flew out from his fingertips, releasing a bright light.

When the light dispelled the darkness in the treasury, Song Youlin and Song Youfu were stunned by the scene before them. They saw sets of bronze armor placed in front of them and on both sides of the treasury.

At a glance, there are so many of them, at least several thousand.

Even though tens of thousands of years have passed, these armors have long been covered with blue copper rust, but under the light, they still reflect a cold light.

"These... are battle armors."

In the beginning, the cultivation method of the human race was obtained by observing the cultivation process of monsters. Therefore, most of the cultivators at that time focused on body training and had no concept of magic.

But when it comes to physical bodies, how can humans compare to those monsters that are blessed by nature?
So, they imitated the sharp claws and sturdy scales of monsters, and refined armor and magical weapons to arm themselves. With the continuous improvement of weapon refining skills, the human race finally defeated the Ferocious Beast Dynasty and established a country belonging to the human race.

Therefore, during the tribal period and the Immortal Dynasty, armor became one of the most produced magical instruments. But later, as magic and supernatural powers gradually flourished, pure body-refining monks became fewer and fewer. The mighty and heavy armor that only focused on defense was also replaced by more gorgeous and comfortable precious clothes and was rarely seen.

Song Changsheng once obtained a [Xuan Gang Battle Armor] from a foundation-building elder of the Lieyang Sect. Although it was only a replica, its defensive power was amazing.

It’s a pity that when they destroyed the Flame Sect, they did not find the original set of armor, and Song Changsheng regretted it for a long time.

But now, there are thousands of sets of armor in front of Song Youfu and his men. Such a scene can only be seen in this kind of place.

Song Youfu reached out and took off a helmet, took a closer look, and his face suddenly fell, "It turns out to be just a first-level battle armor. I was so happy for nothing."

"Even if they are only first-level, the fact that they have been preserved for such a long time is enough to prove their extraordinaryness. Besides, I don't believe that all the armors here are first-level."

Hearing this, Song Youlin immediately perked up and nodded, "That makes sense."

The two looked at each other, and then began to search around tacitly.

After an hour of counting, they found that there were more than 5,000 sets of bronze armor in the storage room, most of which were first-level, and there was one set of second-level armor for every hundred sets of first-level armor.

There are a total of fifty sets of second-level armor, and in the center there are even three sets of third-level armor with distinct styles.

Although the value of the second-level armor is not as good as that of spiritual weapons, and the third-level armor is not as good as that of magic weapons, they are huge in number. These numbers are enough to arm an army of cultivators consisting of 5,000 Qi Refining cultivators, 50 Foundation Establishment cultivators, and 3 Purple Mansion cultivators.

And this is just the reserves in the treasury. One can imagine how prosperous this human kingdom was before.

"Unfortunately, a lot of armor has decayed. There are only about 3,000 intact pieces. Fortunately, the damaged ones are all first-level armors. The second and third-level ones are all well preserved."

Song Youfu smacked his lips, feeling a little regretful. He originally thought it was a good job, but ended up packing so many things. After much thought, he finally only took a set of second-level armor. After all, he didn't dare to be bold enough to take a set of third-level armor.

Song Youlin pretended not to notice his behavior of "lining his own pockets" and nodded slightly, saying, "It's already very good. Put it all away. This is just one of the storage rooms in the treasury."

Having said that, Song Youfu immediately became alert again, and hurriedly put the armor into the storage bag with Song Youlin, and then couldn't wait to go to the next storage room.

As soon as it was opened, Song Youfu let out a heart-wrenching howl. Song Youlin was worried that he had met with an accident, so he rushed over, but in the end he found that nothing had happened, but the storage room was empty.

I looked up at the door lintel and found that this should be a place to store various spiritual materials, but for some reason, there was nothing there...

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(End of this chapter)