Family Cultivation: Evergreen of the Song Family

"So fast?"

Song Changsheng was a little surprised when he heard this. According to the original construction speed of the second spaceship, it should take at least two or three years. How come it was completed suddenly?

"Hahaha, clan leader, please follow me." Lu Tianchou did not answer his question directly, but kept it in suspense and motioned Song Changsheng to come in.

Song Changsheng had no choice but to follow him into the "shipbuilding base" located thousands of feet underground. As soon as he passed through the gate made of rare meteorite iron, he clearly felt a heat wave coming towards him.

Walking along the crude stone steps deep into the underground, what you see is an orange-red color. It is the boiling magma, bubbling with "gurgling" sounds, stretching as far as the eye can see. The powerful heat it emits distorts the air.

There is lava all around, except for a straight path in the center made of floating stone slabs.

Continuing deeper through the path, the outline of a huge ship appeared in front of Song Changsheng. There were many cultivators constantly coming in and out, busy but not chaotic, and all was in order.

"Is this the final appearance of the Sky Ship?" Looking up at the high-raised bow of the Sky Ship, a gleam of light suddenly flashed in Song Changsheng's eyes.

Compared to the [Black Starship], the second spaceship built by the Song family with the strength of the entire family is obviously several times larger in size, and its outer shell is a more dazzling bright silver color, reflecting the blazing flames.

Lu Tianchou pointed at the outer shell of the skyship and explained to Song Changsheng: "The outer shell of the skyship is made of more than ten kinds of rare materials such as [Cloud Pattern Titanium Silver] and meteorite iron from outside the domain. It is extremely strong and can withstand minor magical powers.

We have engraved a large number of array patterns inside it, melted the array base, and also adopted a combined array formation, which was connected and fused by the Supreme Elder himself. Three third-level intermediate-grade array formations were fused into a third-level high-grade array formation, which has both offensive and defensive capabilities. As long as the spiritual energy supply is sufficient, this will be a mobile fortress in the sky.

In terms of attack, we placed twelve [Monster Hunting Crossbows] on it, and one high-powered [Crystal Cannon] on the left, right, front and back. When it is fully fired, even the Purple Mansion monks have to temporarily avoid the attack.

Compared with the [Black Star Ship], this spaceship has stronger defense, faster speed, more powerful attack power, greater large-scale killing power on the battlefield, and stronger deterrence.

If the clan leader sends this skyship out on this expedition, it will surely have miraculous effects!"

When introducing this skyship, Lu Tianchou's face was full of pride. This was his proudest work. Even if he looked at the entire Da Qi cultivation world, he was confident that it could rank among the top five.

If the sky ships were classified as detailed as magic weapons, the [Black Star Ship] could only be considered a third-grade mid-range ship at best, while the one in front of us could be considered a third-grade upper-range ship. The gap is still very obvious.

Song Changsheng was delighted, but he still shook his head slightly and said, "This skyship is the family's trump card. It is not suitable to be exposed to the public for the time being. The family will not send out the skyship on this expedition."

"I see. I originally wanted to witness it display its power on the battlefield with my own eyes, but now it seems I don't have that chance." There was a hint of regret in Lu Tianchou's eyes.

He knew well his lifespan. It would be at most twenty years, or at least ten years, before his life came to an end.

There were very few battles within the Da Qi cultivation world that required the use of a powerful weapon like the Sky Ship. This expedition had the highest chance of success, but it was rejected. It was highly likely that he would not be able to see the power of this masterpiece of his during his lifetime.

But he firmly believed that this spaceship would shine on the battlefield in the future, and by then, his name would resound throughout the entire Da Qi cultivation world.

"How did you manage to finish it so quickly? I remember that the last time I came to see it, we were still far from the progress." Song Changsheng looked carefully at the huge building in front of him that was built with resources and said curiously.

"According to the normal progress, it is conservatively estimated that this sky ship will take three to five years to complete, but we have innovated the technology and accelerated the refining speed of various components. In addition, I have transferred all the manpower from the construction of other spirit ships and warships here, which shortened the construction period."

"Innovated technology? Who has such ability?" Song Changsheng asked curiously.

Tiangong art has been passed down from ancient times. After a long period of development, the skills have become very mature. It is very difficult to make a technological breakthrough. Now Lu Tianchou actually said that someone has innovated the technology. It really aroused his curiosity. Does the Song family have such talents?

Lu Tianchou stroked his graying beard with his hand, and said with pride, "It was none other than my chief disciple, Li Anmin."

"So it's him. It's true that a good teacher produces a good student. Master Lu has done a good job in training him. I will inform the inner treasury later and give him a reward.

By the way, I remember that he seemed to be preparing to break through the foundation-building stage, right?"

“That’s right, but he is dull in talent and has been concentrating on his foundation for many years without any breakthrough. This has almost become a source of worry for me.” Lu Tianchou said with a sigh.

Lu Tianchou has been working diligently in the Song family over the years. Not only did he upgrade the [Black Star Ship], he is now leading the construction of the second spaceship, and his contributions are outstanding.

In order to commend his achievements, the Song family allocated two [Foundation Building Pills] long ago, one for Lu Tianchou's only daughter Lu Yuxiu and the other for his chief disciple Li Anmin.

As a result, Lu Yuxiu successfully established his foundation, but Li Anmin failed to break through. Fortunately, he took the [Foundation Establishment Pill] and saved his life.

He has been immersed in the shadow of failure over the years. Only in recent years has he gradually cheered up and prepared to try a second breakthrough, but there has been no progress.

Seeing that Li Anmin was getting older, Lu Tianchou inevitably became anxious. After all, he only had one daughter in his life. Li Anmin was nominally his disciple, but in fact he was like half a son.

He and Lu Yuxiu are also in love with each other and will be together sooner or later.

Now Lu Yuxiu has successfully crossed that hurdle, but Li Anmin is still a step away. He is already over fifty years old. Once he is over sixty, his energy and blood will decline, and it will be almost impossible for him to make another breakthrough.

The lifespan of a Qi-refining cultivator differs by exactly twice as much as that of a Foundation-building cultivator. If Li Anmin cannot break through the Foundation-building stage, he will absolutely not agree to his marriage with Lu Yuxiu.

Song Changsheng understood what he meant and smiled slightly, saying, "The family intends to purchase a batch of [Foundation Building Pills] from the Wanlong Chamber of Commerce in the future. I will have someone send them over when the time comes. It will be considered as a reward for his innovative technology."

As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Tianchou smiled and bowed, saying, "Then I, on behalf of An Min, would like to thank the clan leader for his reward."

"He deserves this." Song Changsheng waved his hand, then turned his gaze to the skyship in front of him and asked, "What is the name of this skyship?"

"It has just been built and has not yet been named. Please give it a name, Chieftain."

Song Changsheng hesitated for a moment and said, "Let's call him Bai Chen."

"What good names, [Black Star Ship] and [White Star Ship], one bright and one dark, complement each other." Hearing this, Song Changsheng laughed and said, "Master Lu, please stop praising me. I am still clear about my naming skills."

"By the way, since this skyship uses a combined formation, why not directly deploy three third-level superior formations to form a third-level ultimate formation?"

Lu Tianchou shook his head slightly and said: "The clan leader is also a master of formations. He should know that the more powerful the formation is, the more spiritual power it consumes after it is activated. The efficiency of the sky ship in absorbing spiritual power is limited. If the formation is too strong, the burden will be too heavy, which is not conducive to a protracted battle.

Unless a large amount of high-quality spirit stones are used for energy supply, three third-level medium-quality formations are the limit of this skyship."

"I remember that the sky ship seems to be able to directly use the spiritual veins for energy. Don't we have this technology?" Song Changsheng said, stroking his smooth chin.

Previously, they brought out a large amount of inheritance from the Lost Pearl World, including the Tiangong Yidao, and the quality was not low, reaching the fourth level.

Among them, he had unique insights into building warships. He vaguely remembered that the part given to Lu Tianchou should have included this technology.

“We have mastered the technology, but it is difficult to implement. Even a second-level spiritual vein is at least several miles long. If we want to move it to the sky ship, we must use space storage technology.

The general principle is to refine a space container similar to a storage bag, put the huge spirit vein into it, and then connect it with the driving core of the sky ship to absorb the power of the spirit vein to drive the sky ship.

The most critical part of this technology is the space container. Although the refining principle is almost the same as that of a storage bag, its internal space must be at least a hundred times larger and it must also have super stability so that it will not be destroyed by the sudden burst of power from the spiritual vein.

The clan leader knows more about refining instruments than I do, and he should know how difficult it is to refine such a space instrument."

Song Changsheng's face darkened as he said, "The weapon refiner's attainment in formation must be at least at the fourth level, and he must use fourth-level or higher [Space Stone] to refine. Most importantly, the weapon refiner must have a certain understanding of the way of space."

None of these conditions is simple.

Looking at the entire Da Qi cultivation world, there is not a single fourth-level formation master. The third-level top-grade is already the best.

[Void Stone] above the fourth level is not easy to obtain. [Void Stone] is a rare mineral that can only be produced in space cracks. It contains a trace of space laws and can be refined into magic tools to store items.

The first and second level [Void Stone] are relatively easy to find, as they can be found in many broken small worlds. The storage bags and other storage tools currently circulating on the market are all made from this kind of stone.

Going up further, the third-tier grades are much rarer. In a [Void Stone Mine], there are often only a few pieces in the central part, and they are only used when refining special magical tools.

Because the higher the grade of the [Void Stone], the stronger the spatial force contained in it, and the magical instruments refined from it will have larger storage space.

Just like Song Changsheng's natal magic weapon [Yin Yang Soul-Slaying Gourd], he initially used the second-level [Kongming Stone]. Later, after it was upgraded to a magic weapon, he melted a third-level [Kongming Stone] into it.

It is no exaggeration to say that the internal space of the [Yin Yang Soul-Slaying Gourd] is large enough to accommodate a small lake.

The fourth-level [Void Stone] can no longer be mined from the space cracks in the broken small world. It needs to be mined above the Nine Heavens like the [Essence of Heaven and Earth], or directly cross the world barrier and dig into the endless void.

This is an ability that only the Yuanying Zhenjun possesses. Purple Mansion cultivators like Song Changsheng can only sigh in despair.

Moreover, the fourth-level [Kongming Stone] is completely different from the low-level [Kongming Stone]. Each piece has a complete spatial pattern inside, which can help cultivators comprehend the way of space.

Therefore, the [Void Stone] of the fourth level and above is strictly controlled by those big forces. Without special channels, don't even think about getting it.

In comparison, understanding the power of space is already the simplest one among these.

Song Changsheng never gave up his understanding of "The World in His Sleeves". Through the space corridors and space teleportation arrays in the small world, he gradually figured out some tricks. Although he has not yet understood the true meaning, he has mastered some of the basics.

The minor magical power [Shrinking the Earth into an Inch] which contains the power of the law of space was created in this way.

"Ugh……"

Song Changsheng sighed quietly. It seemed that this path was not feasible. He should wait until he became a fourth-rank weapon refining master before considering turning this technology into reality.

After exchanging some details about the sky ship with Lu Tianchou, Song Changsheng left the "shipbuilding base" and set off for Mengzhou. Before leaving, he sent a message to Song Luyun, asking her to send the remaining three fruits of the [Longevity Peach Tree] to Lu Tianchou, which could at least extend his life by ten years.

These fruits were originally intended to be refined into pills, but by coincidence, Song Luzhou happened to be in seclusion to break through the Purple Mansion, so they were preserved.

Every Tiangong Master is a treasure of the human race, and there are only a few who can reach the third level in the entire Da Qi cultivation world. The importance of Lu Tianchou to the Song family is self-evident. If it weren't for his poor aptitude in cultivation, the last [Barrier Breaking Pill] might not have been the turn of the old ghost Chihuo.

He now only hopes that Lu Yuxiu and Li Anmin, who have inherited Lu Tianchou's true teachings, can grow up quickly. Otherwise, when Lu Tianchou dies, the Song family will face the dilemma of a gap in the Tiangong Yidao again.

Unknowingly, the older generation of monks in the family began to die out gradually, and although there were many talented people in the new generation, they had not yet grown up.

“Every generation has talented people who lead the trend for hundreds of years.” Looking at the white clouds floating in the sky, this line of poetry inexplicably emerged in Song Changsheng's mind, because it really fits the situation the Song family is currently facing.

Alchemy, talismans, natural craftsmanship... the Song family has too many gaps to fill.

Fortunately, there are many people working quietly to fill these gaps.

Who knows who will stand out and lead the Song family forward in a few decades...

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(End of this chapter)