Family Cultivation: Evergreen of the Song Family

Yangzhou, the ancestral home of the Chu clan, Tianlu Peak.

The heads of the seven families, Chu, Shangguan, Bai, Luo, Gan, Li, and Shen, gathered together in secret. There was a flickering light in everyone's eyes, and the atmosphere was a bit depressing.

After a while, Bai Ruohong, the head of the Bai clan, was the first to speak and question, "Head of the Chu clan, you summoned us here late at night, why are you silent now?"

Chu Nanfeng's sharp eyes swept over everyone, lingered on Bai Ruohong for a moment, and then said slowly: "This is a serious matter. I don't know what you think in your hearts. How dare I speak out casually?

Moreover, what I am about to say could cost me my life. If I dare to say it, you fellow Taoists may not dare to listen."

"Enough, all that talk, isn't it just for that little thing? Since we dared to come here, there is nothing we are afraid to listen to!" Shen Hongtu, the new patriarch of the Shen family, spoke in a rough voice, and his palms like a palm fan made the fine iron desk clang.

"What Patriarch Shen said is correct. Patriarch Chu, just tell us what your plans are. Our seven families are of the same blood and share weal and woe. What is there to hide?" Gan Xingyuan, patriarch of the Gan family, echoed.

"Hmph, sharing honor and disgrace, and being of the same blood? That's what they said when we formed the alliance before, but what was the result? As soon as the Song's warships arrived, they all turned against us." Chu Nanfeng said with a dark face.

After these words were spoken, everyone present looked at each other in bewilderment, and the atmosphere became a little awkward for a moment.

At the beginning, they formed an alliance with great confidence to fight against the Song family together, but in the end, they both tacitly chose to stab their allies in the back. Combined with what Gan Xingyuan just said, it can be said that it is as ironic as it can be.

It's no wonder that Chu Nanfeng doesn't trust them. It's because he doesn't trust these people at all, especially Bai Ruohong. Everyone knows that his sister is married to Chi Huo, and Chi Huo's eldest son Chi Changxian also married Bai's legitimate daughter. The two families are so close that they are almost wearing the same pants.

No one would believe me if I said I wasn't an undercover agent.

Feeling the strange looks from everyone, Bai Ruohong couldn't help but said angrily, "If you don't trust me, why did you send someone to contact me? Are you trying to sacrifice my life?"

Shangguan Yin snorted coldly and said, "Okay, stop talking nonsense. The reason we are gathered together is because we have common interests.

What Patriarch Gan said just now is correct. Our seven major families have taken root in Yangzhou for hundreds and thousands of years. Although we have been fighting each other, we have also had many intermarriages. It is no longer possible to distinguish them with a simple "ally" or "enemy".

Faced with the Song family’s heyday, none of us as local bosses can stay out of it. We all prosper together and suffer together.

Don't even think about currying favor with the Song family by selling out your allies. When the birds are gone, the bows are put away; when the rabbits are dead, the running dogs are cooked. The Song family will not be soft-hearted towards anyone!
If you hope for the best, you will be gnawed till there is nothing left!"

"Then according to Patriarch Shangguan's opinion, should we take advantage of the fact that Chihuo is in seclusion and the Chi family's foundation is weak, and take the opportunity to eradicate him completely?" Bai Ruohong said with a smile.

Shangguan Yin's expression changed slightly, and he quickly denied it, "I never said that. How can Chief Bai slander someone's innocence out of thin air?"

Are you kidding? Everyone in Yangzhou knows that Song Changsheng has personally visited Tianyang Peak. With their limited strength, even if they are crushed into a ball, they can only serve as deliverymen.

Rebellion at this time is like an old man hanging himself because he thinks his life is too long.

"So what you guys mean is..."

Bai Ruohong's eyes moved around among the crowd and found that they all kept silent. Even Shen Hongtu, who had the most aggressive attitude just now, did not jump out to refute Shangguan Yin's words.

I couldn't help but wonder what was going on. Why did they call all these people here if they weren't going to rebel, and why did they make so many bold statements?

Seeing their hesitant attitude, Bai Ruohong knocked on the table and said, "What is the rules for today? Hurry up and draw them up. I don't have that much time to play mushrooms with you."

Hearing this, Chu Nanfeng said in a frustrated tone: “You all are wise people, so I won’t beat around the bush.

We didn't resist at the beginning, and in the current situation, resistance is even more impossible. The Song family is no longer the same nouveau riche it used to be.

This time, I called you all here not to do anything to the Chi family, but to discuss with you what to do in the future."

"Where else can we go? Do we have any other choice except surrender?" Shen Hongtu said in a muffled voice.

"Patriarch Shen is wrong. We have already surrendered a long time ago, but there is a difference between surrender and submission.

Regarding the tasks above, please ask yourself, which one did you not just muddle through? Did you really do your best?

Let me say something from the bottom of my heart. Is there anyone here who has not colluded with external forces?
After so many years, are we going to continue like this in the future?" Luo Minghao, the head of the Luo family, said excitedly.

Li Zhengdao, the head of the Li clan, also stood up and said, “Patriarch Luo is right, we can’t continue like this.

When Chihuo broke through the Purple Mansion in seclusion, we were still waiting to see the show, thinking that the Chi family would soon be suppressed by the Song family, just like the Lieyang Sect in the past.

What was the result? Not only did the Song family not take action yet, but now even Master Zixu came to protect them in person. The meaning of this couldn’t be more obvious.

The Song family wanted to support the Chi family and guard Yangzhou for the Song family.

I have never heard of such a broad mind.

But this also reflects two things.

Firstly, the Song family's restrictions on subordinate forces are not as strict as we had imagined before, nor are they like the former Lieyang Sect. At least the Lieyang Sect will not allow a Purple Mansion cultivator to appear among its subordinate forces.

Secondly, the Song family is very confident. They are so confident that even if Chi Huo breaks through the Purple Mansion Stage, it will not pose any threat to the Song family's rule in Yangzhou.

Where does this confidence come from? "

Chu Nanfeng took over the conversation and said, "Of course it is Master Zixu, who is less than a hundred years old, but is already a late Purple Mansion cultivator. With his aptitude, it is a foregone conclusion that he will reach the Great Perfection of Purple Mansion, and it is also very likely that he will reach the Golden Core Stage.

If the Song family is really promoted to a Jindan family, why would they care about a few purple mansion cultivators? Maybe when the Song family's territory expands in the future, we can also go and see the scenery above the foundation building like Chihuo. "

As soon as the words fell, the breathing of everyone present suddenly became rapid. The scenery above the foundation was so tempting.

Bai Ruohong could see clearly at this moment that these guys had no intention of rebelling at all. At most, they were just making some small moves in private.

Now they are discussing how to lick the Song family's boots.

He had no contempt for this behavior, and even felt a little admiration for it.

As the old saying goes, he who knows the times is a hero.

He had already started doing such things as licking people on his knees a long time ago, and he did it very thoroughly. Even before coming to participate in the party this time, he had reported it in advance.

Now that he saw that they finally understood this truth, he was very happy in his heart. I am not alone!
After thinking for a while, he decided to add fuel to the fire. He cleared his throat and said, "Now that it has come to this, I will not hide the truth from you. In fact, the Song family not only did not stop the Red Fire Patriarch's breakthrough this time, but they actually put in a lot of effort. You can think about it carefully." Chu Nanfeng and the others looked at each other, with an expression of "as expected" on their faces. They knew that the relationship between the Bai family and the Song family was not ordinary, and today they saw that it was indeed the case.

It was a good decision to have him come this time!

"Chief Bai knows the inside story, so please feel free to tell me." Li Zhengdao said sincerely.

Bai Ruohong laughed and said, "It's just some gossip.

The reason why the Red Fire Clan leader made such rapid progress this time was because Song obtained a pill that could increase the chance of a breakthrough.

Think about it, since the Song family can give a pill of Red Fire, how bad can the Song family be? I guess the power of the Song family will usher in another leap in the near future.

With the improvement of our strength, what we have now will be lacking in the future?

Why did Chi Shi get the favor of Master Zixu? Of course, it was because of their loyalty and dedication. If we also follow Chi Shi's example and work for Song Shi wholeheartedly, these good things may not fall on us.

Our family heritage of hundreds or thousands of years is still not as good as the Chi family's?"

After these words were spoken, everyone's eyes sparkled.

"What Chief Bai said makes sense. The Chi family's foundation is far inferior to any of our families. There is no reason for us to be outdone by them." Shen Hongtu slammed the table and stood up.

"That's what you say, but we have a criminal record. Can Master Zixu really trust us?" Gan Xingyuan said hesitantly.

"Destruction is always more difficult than construction. Our previous actions have already disappointed the family. It is indeed difficult to regain their trust. However..."

Halfway through the conversation, Bai Ruohong changed the subject and said, "There is a great opportunity right now. As long as we do our best, we cannot guarantee that we will gain the same status as Chi Clan in Master Zixu's heart, but it will be very easy to regain his trust."

"We would like to hear the details."

“The Song family has now recovered from the previous war, and in recent years has intended to take military action against the remnants of the demon tribe on the north bank of the Canglan River and expand its territory.

Although there are not many big monsters in the demon tribe on the north bank of Canglan River, the number of monsters scattered across that vast land is not small. The manpower in our family may not be enough, and they will definitely recruit people like us at that time.

This is a great opportunity for us to make achievements. The Song family values ​​military achievements the most. As long as we perform well, we will definitely be able to regain the family's trust in us!" Bai Ruohong said excitedly.

This was actually Bai Ruohong's main purpose for attending this party, and it was also what Song Changsheng specifically reminded her of.

These words made Chu Nanfeng and others quite interested. Just as Bai Ruohong said, the Song family valued military merit the most, and accepting conscription was the fastest way for them to gain military merit.

Military merit is linked to the Song family's contribution points and can be exchanged for a large amount of cultivation resources, and the scope of exchange is becoming increasingly wide.

In the past, there were only some basic cultivation resources, but now one can occasionally see [Foundation Building Pills], [Dragon Ascension Pills], as well as third-level mental inheritance, minor supernatural powers and other rare resources that are seldom seen in the outside world, and the prices are also very reasonable.

Following this development trend, will there be few spiritual objects that can increase the chance of breakthrough in the future?

If the third-level mental method can be freely exchanged, what else is impossible?

"It's indeed a good idea." Chu Nanfeng nodded in agreement.

Everyone nodded in unison, and their eyes towards Bai Ruohong became much kinder.

Seeing that the task assigned to her by Song Changsheng was completed so smoothly, Bai Ruohong was in a good mood and struck while the iron was hot, saying: "Since you have decided to submit to the family, it is better to stop those small actions in the past, and those messy relationships should be severed. Don't be greedy for more. Master Zixu can't tolerate any sand in his eyes."

"This is nature, this is nature."

Everyone felt a little embarrassed by what he said. Wasn't this equivalent to pointing at their noses and saying that they were fence-sitters?
While they were discussing the details, outside Tianlu Peak, Song Changsheng quietly put away the [Ding Jiangshan] in his hand.

Although the gathering place was inside the mountain of Tianlu Peak and was guarded by numerous restrictions and formations, these means were nothing in front of Song Changsheng, and he easily took advantage of the loophole.

He had been waiting here before Bai Ruohong went to Tianlu Peak, and he heard every word of their conversation.

Fortunately, Chu Nanfeng and the others were relatively sensible and did not have any inappropriate thoughts, otherwise he would have wiped them out today.

Killing these people would have no effect on the Song family's control over Yangzhou.

Fortunately, they seized this last chance and acted like "smart guys".

If they perform well and there is a chance, Song Changsheng may be able to support another person among them to check and assist Chihuo.

“The manpower problem has been solved.”

Song Changsheng said lightly, and then left...

After returning to Tianyang Peak, Chi Ming had already prepared the materials, and he began to upgrade the mountain protection formation for Tianyang Peak.

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, eight months passed.

On this day, Song Changsheng was re-refining the array base needed for the mountain protection array, when he suddenly felt a familiar and powerful force gathering above Tianyang Peak.

A black hole seemed to appear there, madly devouring the free spiritual energy in the air. Most of the spiritual energy in Tianyang Peak was almost sucked away at this moment.

"Swish"

Song Changsheng and Song Xianming appeared above Tianyang Peak at the same time, looking down with burning eyes.

"We've finally come to this." Song Xianming said with emotion.

"Yes, it has not been easy for Chihuo along the way. I hope he can successfully break through his own shackles and go one step further." Song Changsheng's eyes were dim. He had given Chihuo everything he could. If he still couldn't break through successfully, then this was his fate!

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(End of this chapter)