Family Cultivation: Evergreen of the Song Family

Holding the [Jiamu Tree Heart] in his hand, the surging attribute power contained in it was attracted and quickly flowed into Song Changsheng's meridians along the acupoints in the palm of his hand.

The four elements of fire, earth, gold and water in the body echoed with it, the meridians turned into rivers, and the Taoist rhymes were like gurgling river water, finally converging in Song Changsheng's middle dantian.

Suddenly, Song Changsheng felt the power in his body sublimating, as if he was surrounded by the vast rules of heaven and earth.

The five elements of Taoism blend with each other, you are in me and I am in you.

Song Changsheng had completely forgotten the existence of time. He didn't know how much time had passed, but the [Jiamu Tree Heart] in his hand had turned into gray powder and fell through his fingers.

The five kinds of Tao rhymes finally completed the process of mutual integration and merged into a round bead emitting colorful light in his dantian.

“Is this the second foundation?”

"Looking" at the five-colored round bead floating in the center of the middle dantian, Song Changsheng murmured softly, his heart filled with a hint of curiosity.

Cultivators have three dantians: lower, middle and upper. They will gradually open up as their cultivation level improves. Every time a dantian is opened up, it is necessary to build a Taoist foundation, for a total of three times, namely man, earth and sky, which are the Three Talents Taoist foundations.

They represent the cohesion of three different levels of power.

The foundation of "humanity" is represented by "spirit", which is the spiritual power used by practitioners of Qi refining and foundation building.

The “Earthly Path” foundation represents “Dharma”, which is the mana used by Purple Mansion and Golden Core cultivators.

The foundation of "Heavenly Way" represents "Tao", also known as "law", which is the power of Tao used in the Nascent Soul Stage and the God Transformation Stage.

When the three elements are united, the monk can ascend to heaven and become the legendary "immortal".

Therefore, every time the foundation of the Tao is established, the cultivator's power will experience a qualitative leap and improvement.

The second foundation is still the prototype of the "Golden Elixir". When the five colors on it all fade away and turn into dazzling gold, it means that he has mastered the five elements and officially broken through the Golden Elixir. This is also the lifelong pursuit of most cultivators in the world.

Song Changsheng slowly stretched out his hands. Five colors of "green, red, yellow, white and black" gathered in the palm of his left hand. Two black and white dragons were entwined with each other in his right hand. There were also two completely different forces surrounding his fingertips, one as sharp as a knife and the other full of vitality.

This is the concrete manifestation of all the true meanings that Song Changsheng currently possesses.

They are [The True Meaning of the Five Elements], [The True Meaning of Yin and Yang], [The True Meaning of Kendo] and [The True Meaning of Life].

Among them, [The True Meaning of the Five Elements] was comprehended after the fusion of the Five Elements' Dao rhyme. From now on, "spiritual roots" will no longer have any meaning to him.

【The True Meaning of Yin and Yang】was gained thanks to his practice of "The Mysterious Yin and Yang Sutra". He absorbed the power of the sun and the moon all day long to practice, and finally successfully forged the 【Tao Foundation of Yin and Yang】, which he realized when he broke through the foundation-building period.

[The true meaning of swordsmanship] comes from his master whom he has never met - the Sword Immortal Qingtian.

He once said: "The true meaning of swordsmanship comes from the heart and comes from the spirit." With this advice, the embryonic form of swordsmanship was planted in Song Changsheng's heart, and eventually the true meaning of swordsmanship was formed.

However, the [True Meaning of Life] came from the [Law Spirit Fruit] he had taken before, which was the easiest one to comprehend. It was a pity that such a treasure was hard to come by, and it would be a great honor to encounter it once in a lifetime.

The four true meanings represent the prototypes of the four laws.

As long as one masters any one of the true meanings, the road ahead will be almost smooth. He alone has mastered four of them. If you tell others about it, I wonder how many people will drool with envy.

However, after mastering more truths, one will still feel very troubled, because a person's energy is limited. If one wants to break through the Jindan stage, one can only continue to dig deeper into one truth.

Now that Song Changsheng has completed his own Five Elements Dao Rhythm, it is time to consider his main attack direction in the future.

In fact, each of these true meanings has its own merits.

[The True Meaning of the Five Elements] can be promoted to [The Law of the Five Elements]. The five elements are interdependent and endless, and all aspects are very balanced. It is the more mainstream direction at present.

The subsequent development directions are also quite broad.

[The True Meaning of the Sword] There are many directions for subsequent development. For example, he himself is practicing the Sword of Protection, and Song Qingxing is suspected to be practicing the Sword of Killing, but there is also a shadow of the Sword of Destruction in it.

He was confident that he had some talent in swordsmanship, and it might be possible to enter the Dao through swordsmanship.

[The True Meaning of Life] is a relatively rare type. It can subsequently develop in the direction of [Law of Life] and [Law of Life and Death], but it focuses more on improving the level of life, such as healing and prolonging life.

However, the difficulty of understanding is not ordinary high. It can be used as a supplementary direction for the follow-up. It is still not appropriate to "mainly attack" it.

"Let's comprehend the true meaning of Yin and Yang." Song Changsheng made a decision quickly without any hesitation.

Among the several truths he has comprehended, his understanding of the [Yin Yang Truth] is the most profound. The Yin Yang Mysterious Sutra can also help him absorb the power of the Sun and the Moon, allowing him to comprehend it faster. Moreover, among the three thousand great ways, the [Yin Yang Great Way] is also one of the top ones.

"How long have I been in seclusion?"

Song Changsheng was thinking about the [Barrier Breaking Pill] in his mind, and quickly counted on his fingers, and found that it had been half a year.

The powerful spiritual sense spread out like an overwhelming force, soon covering half of Cangmang Peak. He saw Song Xianming who was in retreat, Song Luzhou, and a group of elders and juniors who were in retreat to break through.

The resources that Song Changsheng brought back from Luoxia City last time were sufficient to allow all the cultivators of the Song family to enter a state of collective retreat. It is expected that within one or two years, the Song family will make a leap forward.

"I can't fall behind either. I still have to improve my strength as soon as possible."

Song Changsheng reached into his sleeves and fumbled for a while, then took out the jade bottle containing the [Essence of Heaven and Earth], opened the tightly sealed restriction, and gently exerted his magic power. A drop of crystal clear liquid emitting a hazy colorful light gently floated out and sank into his mouth.

A cool feeling rushed straight to the top of his head, and surging power spread out from it, flowing to Song Changsheng's limbs and bones. The power of laws contained in it made his pupils tremble slightly.

"No wonder the outflow of [Essence of Heaven and Earth] is strictly restricted. So this is the case..."

Song Changsheng slowly closed his eyes, carefully feeling the changes, as if he had forgotten the time...

Time passed quickly, and a year went by in the blink of an eye. The Song family's cultivators came out of retreat one after another. Song Xianming refined the [Tianhe Crystal Sand]. Although he did not break through the bottleneck, he had made great progress.

The elder who passed on the skills, Song Chang'an, made use of the [Shenglong Pill] to successfully break through to the great perfection of foundation building. This is the second cultivator of the Song family's "Chang" generation to achieve the great perfection of foundation building, except for Song Changsheng.

To be honest, this result was quite unexpected, because Song Chang'an's cultivation was only average, and among the "Chang" generation, Song Changxuan's qualifications were better. However, Song Changxuan was a rather uninhibited person, and he never restrained his desires. He had many wives and concubines at home, and already had more than 30 children.

On the contrary, Song Chang'an is much more restrained in this regard. He has seldom moved around in recent years and has been meditating in the Sutra Library. He also usually guides the younger generations in the clan in their practice. This may be the secret of his ability to surpass others from behind.

Therefore, when it comes to cultivation, aptitude is not really the decisive factor; effort and cultivation method are also very important.

In addition to the two of them, several elders in the Foundation Establishment Stage have achieved breakthroughs to varying degrees. The situation is very good. If Song Changsheng walks into the Soul Lamp Hall, he will find that after this breakthrough, the Song family's collective luck has become more solid than before.

"It's still a little short after all." Song Xianming sighed softly, stood up and left the retreat room, without disturbing anyone, and went straight to the vast jungle.

Now, although the [Mist Hidden Insects] have been completely eliminated, the cave in front of the entrance to the vast small world is still shrouded in a thick white fog.

This is a kind of "miasma" created by Song Youping through his research on the [Mist Hidden Insect] over the years. It not only has the original effect of isolating spiritual consciousness of the [Mist Hidden Insect], but also has a strong hallucinogenic effect because of the integration of poison gas.

Anyone below the Purple Mansion Stage will be affected as long as a certain amount of energy is inhaled, and the effect is very strong. However, the highlight of this thing is its unexpectedness. As long as the opponent is prepared, the toxicity can only penetrate through the skin, and the effect is greatly reduced.

The poisonous miasma combined with the concealment formation made it difficult for even a Purple Mansion cultivator to find the entrance hidden within.

Even Song Xianming could only rely on his memory to find the entrance of the cave.

After entering the cave, there are several large formations waiting in the corridor that is dozens of miles long. Even if these formations cannot eliminate the invaders, they can still warn the monks guarding the small world.

"Meet the Grand Elder."

Seeing Song Xianming coming, Song Changxue and Song Qingqian, who were guarding the entrance of the small world, hurriedly stood up and saluted.

Song Xianming nodded slightly and said, "Nothing unusual has happened recently, right?"

"Replying to the Supreme Elder, everything is normal. The 10,000 mortal clansmen you ordered in advance have successfully moved into the vast small world, and are currently building a town under the protection of Qingxi and Youfu." Song Changxue replied quickly.

Song Xianming nodded slightly and said, "How are the tribesmen doing? Are there any casualties?"

“This time we have specially selected young and strong tribesmen between the ages of 18 and 35, half of them are men and half are women, and they all have good physical fitness.

They were transported here directly from the mortal world using the newly built large spirit ship by Elder Lu Tianchou. There were no casualties during the journey, except that more than a dozen people fainted due to illness when passing through the space corridor. They were all fine after treatment.

"My grandson thinks that even the older members of the tribe will not have any problems. The small world of Cangmang meets the conditions for large-scale immigration, and your portal has made a great contribution." Song Qingqian said with joy.

"Well, that's great. Once we open up the living area here, we can continue to migrate."

Song Xianming passed through the portal and came to a vast small world. There was still a thin layer of mist in the air, but it had no effect.

Following his memory, he came to the place previously designated for building a village.

I saw ten towns that had already taken shape distributed evenly beside a high mountain surrounded by a big river, and a layer of light transparent film covered the sky above each of them.

They were like big bubbles, filled with busy figures. They cut down a large number of native trees, which were turned into sturdy houses. They also compacted the roads to connect the towns.

Behind the town, there are livestock pens one after another, which house livestock brought from the mortal world.

The town is surrounded by vast tracts of reclaimed paddy fields, which are scattered with different heights and crisscrossed with canals. The fields are planted with emerald green rice, swaying in the breeze, creating an atmosphere of peace.

"Changsheng is still a little too conservative. Ten thousand people are too few. We need at least a hundred thousand people." Song Xianming thought secretly.

With a sweep of his spiritual sense, he confirmed Song Qingxi's location and then fell from the air.

At this moment, Song Qingxi was helping the local residents cut down trees. She just waved her sleeves lightly, and large sturdy and hard trees fell down in groups. Then the Song family members who were waiting around rushed forward, used axes to remove the excess branches, cut them with saws, and moved them back to the town bit by bit.

"Great-uncle."

Feeling the breath coming from behind him, Song Qingxi hurriedly saluted.

"No need to be polite. In just over a year, 10,000 people were able to build this place to its current state. You guys have made an invaluable contribution."

Song Qingxi said modestly, "We have only built some houses and dug some farmland and ditches. The living conditions of our people are actually far inferior to those in the mortal world."

"Everything has to take time. How many people can these buildings accommodate?"

"If we have another month, it won't be a problem to accommodate another 50,000 people. Is the family planning to continue the immigration?"

Song Xianming nodded and said, "Although the mortal world is located in the heart of the family, it is not as safe as the small world.

By the way, have the monsters in the Tianqian Mountains been behaving well recently?"

"They are quite well behaved. Qing Xing and Jin Xuan went in and cleaned up several times beforehand. The second-tier monsters have been basically killed. The other first-tier monsters are now gathered under Jin Xuan's command. With the Tianqian Mountains as the boundary, everyone keeps to themselves."

"Even so, these monsters are still a big threat. I think we can build a wall around this area and use formations and some cultivators to defend against the monsters that occasionally cross the Tianqian Mountains." Song Xianming pointed to the foot of the mountain and drew a line.

"We don't have enough manpower to build the city wall. We have to wait for the arrival of subsequent immigrants."

"Don't worry about this. I will arrange it as soon as possible after I return. I will transfer 50,000 people first, and then 50,000 people every year. If you need anything, just tell Lu Yun.

Besides, I will probably not be with the family for a long time to come."

"Where are you going?" Song Qingxi asked curiously.

"I've received news from Yangzhou that Chihuo is preparing to break through soon. I'm going to go over and protect him."

"Is Elder Chihuo about to break through?" Song Qingxi's eyes lit up slightly...

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(End of this chapter)