Family Cultivation: Evergreen of the Song Family

"This is……"

Looking at the [Sky-Shaping Umbrella] that reappeared in front of him, Song Yulong's face was full of disbelief. He stretched out his hand and touched the slightly rough umbrella surface, and even his face was trembling. This was the umbrella that he had taken away from the family and personally handed over to his father.

This is a relic belonging to his father, and it may still be stained with his blood. After not seeing it for so many years, he never thought he would see it again.

"【Heavenly Umbrella】 first appeared in Song Muqi's hands, and Qingxia cut it apart with one sword. After taking it back, I refined it again, and it already has the potential to be promoted to a magic weapon.

This is the relic of Lu Ke's uncle, and I am now handing it over to you on behalf of the family." Song Changsheng said solemnly.

"no……"

Song Yulong subconsciously withdrew his hand, shook his head and said, "The [Sky-Shading Umbrella] belongs to our family. We were just borrowing it at the beginning, and now we should return it to its original owner."

“When we handed the [Sky-Covering Umbrella] to you, our family never thought of taking it back. We are all family, so it doesn’t matter who uses the magic weapon. Moreover, this is one of the few traces that Uncle Lu Ke has left in this world.

Besides, the family doesn’t lack this spiritual weapon right now.”

Song Changsheng was telling the truth. The Song family had been involved in many large and small battles over the years and had seized many spiritual weapons. Later, they made a big profit in the Lost Pearl World, where they seized quite a few spiritual weapons and magic treasures.

Compared to the recycling family, Song Yulong's branch obviously needs this [Sky-shading Umbrella] more, after all, it has a special meaning.

Song Yulong was extremely upset at the moment. He held up the [Sky-shading Umbrella] with both hands, knelt on the ground with a "thump", and cried, "Thank you, clan leader. Our clan will never forget each other for generations!"

"Brother, why are you saying this? We are one family, why do we have to have different opinions?" Song Changsheng quickly helped Song Yulong up, patted his shoulder vigorously and said, "Don't worry about breaking through the Purple Mansion for now. The family will find a way."

The reason why I mentioned this matter specifically was mainly because I was worried that Song Yulong would have some thoughts in his mind. After all, the family had previously supported the old ghost Chihuo to break through the Purple Mansion but did not support him.

This also gave him a reassurance, indicating that as long as there is a chance, the family will definitely support him to break through.

"I will obey the clan leader's instructions."

Song Changsheng nodded slightly and said: "The war is about to start, remember to restrain your clansmen during this period. Zhangye County is located on the front line, be careful not to be affected.

By the way, have you encountered any difficulties recently? If so, please let us know and the family will do its best to solve them for you."

“Thank you for your concern, Chief. Over the years, our tribe has opened up a lot of spiritual fields in the surrounding area. Zhangye has rich spiritual energy, and the spiritual rice and spiritual medicine are growing very well. We are now self-sufficient and can even sell part of them to subsidize the tribe.

The garrison has also gradually transferred some of the mineral veins to our clan. After years of operation, the output has become stable, which not only can meet the expenses of the clan, but also makes a profit every year.

In the past few years, because the [Grass Bud Pearl Rice] we grow here is of good quality, the family allowed us to recall some of the monks who were working and studying in the family to build their own winemaking workshops to brew spirit wine to take over the family's low-end spirit wine market in Lingzhou.

It wasn't very smooth at the beginning, but later I used the family's sales channels and it stabilized within a few years. Now I have a net profit of nearly 30,000 spirit stones a year.

Whether it's cultivation resources or spirit stones, they are completely in excess considering the current size of our clan, and there is no need for family support for the time being.

The only thing is that the clan members are eager to fight. Seeing that the expedition is imminent and my clan is located on the frontier, they have asked me to join the family expeditionary coalition and go on the expedition together to contribute to the family's cause. "Song Yulong said sincerely.

Song Changsheng frowned slightly when he heard this. For this expedition, the Song family and the Liehuotang alone mobilized 1,500 people. Add to that the major affiliated forces in Lingzhou and Yangzhou, and all together there would probably be 4,000 to 5,000 people, which was quite a lot of people.

The Song Yulong clan had only about a hundred cultivators when they arrived. A group of them died when defending Cangmang Peak. Their own population base was small, and over the years, there were only about a hundred and fifty cultivators, which was really too thin.

Therefore, when the Elders' Council was formulating the war plan, they did not take them into account.

But now, Song Yulong took the initiative to ask for a fight. It would be bad to refuse him, as it would dampen their enthusiasm and affect their sense of belonging.

After thinking about it, Song Changsheng agreed.

"Okay. You can decide how many people you can spare. Then send an elder to the garrison. They will train with the main force of the family and go out together when the time comes."

"I will follow the orders of the clan leader!"

……

After leaving Song Yulong, Song Changsheng did not rush back to Cangmang Peak, but stayed at Wuxing Peak to improve the defense line of Wuxing Peak.

Just as mentioned in the previous clan meeting, the Five Elements Peak is not only the bridgehead for the expeditionary army's attack, but also the army's retreat and logistical support, so the safety here is of vital importance.

Song Xianming had already arrived here to upgrade the protective formation of the Five Elements Peak. What he had to do now was to expand the range of the formation as much as possible and add more early warning formations around it.

He didn't have much time, as there were only two and a half years left as agreed upon. There was also a limit to what he could do. He could forget about building a protective formation like the one at Cangmang Peak. However, it would not be a problem to set up a third-order, top-quality formation on the original basis, which would be enough to increase the defense of Wuxing Peak by several levels.

As time went by, the smoke of war was getting closer and closer. All the cultivators in the Da Qi cultivation world could smell the smoke in the air.

They could clearly sense the mobilization of personnel among the major forces, and it was a large-scale mobilization.

It would be fine if it was just one force, but the most terrifying thing is that the two sects, one city, and all the Zifu forces in Da Qi showed signs of large-scale mobilization of manpower. This phenomenon made many people feel uneasy, and they thought that the previous melee in the north was about to start again.

That battle almost destroyed the entire North. It was only a few decades ago, and many people still remember vividly what happened that year.

For a time, panic was spreading, but for those who were hiding in the dark with ulterior motives, this was undoubtedly a great opportunity.

A blood-eyed crow flapped its wings and took off from an unknown valley somewhere on the border of Da Qi, crossing over towering mountains, endless lush ancient forests, and crisscrossing rivers, and finally landed on an island in the middle of a clear lake in the remote Bingzhou.

"Wow—"

The cries of the blood-eyed crows resounded through the sky, circling over the only thatched cottage on the island in the middle of the lake.

A slender hand stretched out from the bamboo window of the thatched cottage, and the blood-eyed crow immediately fell down and stayed on her white wrist.

The owner of the jade hand is a tall woman wearing a veil, with a pair of eyes as pure and moving as glass, which makes people want to fall in love with them.

The owner of these eyes is none other than the leader of the Qingtian Sect.

The man and the crow looked at each other, and without any communication, they knew what the other was thinking. She raised her hand lightly, and the blood-eyed crow flapped its wings and flew away again, turning into an inconspicuous black dot in an instant. "Master, is this the news from the Blood Demon Cult?" Yu Dongyang walked into the thatched cottage and asked in a deep voice.

"good."

"It's only been quiet for a few years, and they can't hold it in anymore?" Yu Dongyang asked in surprise.

"That's normal. The Blood Demon Cult has suffered setbacks everywhere over the years, and its living area has been compressed to the extreme. If we don't take advantage of this opportunity of the righteous cultivators' expedition to the Demon Realm to take a gamble, it will be even more difficult in the future." The woman said lightly.

Yu Dongyang nodded slightly and said, "That's true. So what is their goal this time? It can't be two sects and one city, right?

Forgive me for being blunt, but even if the two sects and one city sent out all their best troops, the Blood Demon Cult's current power would not be able to shake it."

"Since you can think of this, they are not fools. The Blood Demon Cult's target this time is also an old acquaintance of ours."

"Wangyue Song family?" Yu Dongyang reacted quickly.

"good."

Hearing this, Yu Dongyang couldn't help but frown and asked, "Why is it the Song family? If this is the decision of the alliance, I can understand it, but there doesn't seem to be any grudge between the Blood Demon Cult and the Song family, so why do they want to eliminate the Song family first?"

"Because of the Devil's Notes."

"'The Heavenly Demon's Notes'? The legendary supreme cultivation method of the Blood Demon Cult? Why is this item in the hands of the Song family? It can't be that the Song family is the true disciple of the Blood Demon, right?" Yu Dongyang suddenly felt a little confused.

“This matter has to start with Chang Wudao of the Wuling Sect. I don’t know when this “Heavenly Demon Notebook” fell into his hands, and he even managed to master it.

Later, the Song family destroyed the Wuling Sect, and the "Heavenly Demon Notes" most likely fell into the hands of the Song family. It was only a guess before, but this time, the Blood Demon Sect sent people to investigate the ruins of the Wuling Sect and made new discoveries.

Therefore, their main purpose this time is not to destroy the Song family, but to find the "Demon's Notes."

“So that’s how it is. But there is one thing I don’t understand. During the expedition, the Song clan sent out all their elite troops. Even if the Blood Demon Cult is weak, it should be easy for them to attack the Wangyue Song clan.

Do we need to unite the alliance to deal with such a small matter?" Yu Dongyang frowned.

“It’s not the alliance that should take action, but me.” The woman sat down on the bed and said slowly.

"This Blood Demon Cult is really going too far. Why use a butcher knife to kill a chicken?" Yu Dongyang's face suddenly changed, and he said with dissatisfaction.

“The Song family alone does not require my intervention, but when the righteous are on an expedition, there will definitely be Jindan cultivators left behind. They want me to hold back the remaining Jindan cultivators and create an opportunity for them to attack the Song family.

The conditions offered by the Blood Demon Cult are very generous. If the timing is right, it is not impossible to make a move. It would be a good thing to destroy the Song family as soon as possible, so as to avoid it becoming the next Luoxia City..."

……

"Oh my god, you're making such a fuss, aren't you?"

At the Five Elements Peak Garrison, Niu Dazhuang opened his mouth in surprise as he looked at the Song clan soldiers and the Chiyang Guards who were practicing battle formations on the training ground.

Zhan Tianxia was in charge of guarding Dingyuan City. The city guards were trained by him with the assistance of Zhan Tianxia. He was well aware of how powerful the combat effectiveness of the city guards could be.

As for the Song clan soldiers who were undergoing training below, their level of eliteness was no less than that of the Dingyuan City’s city guards, both in terms of equipment and battle formation.

There is a huge difference compared to the Song family seventy years ago.

And the most important thing is that the Song family is only responsible for sweeping away the remaining monsters on the north bank of the Canglan River. Is it necessary to make such a big fuss?

Song Changsheng smiled and shook his head, saying, "There won't be many opportunities to train soldiers like this in the future. Besides, the more manpower we have to open up new territories, the better. That's not all. When the horn of war is blown, I will also summon the affiliated forces of Ling and Yang states."

"That must be around four or five thousand people?" Niu Dazhuang took a breath of cold air. Unknowingly, the Song family had grown into a behemoth.

But think about it, what Song Changsheng said does make sense. Outside the Five Elements Peak is an unowned land, and Luoxia City has no time to take care of this direction now. Whoever takes these territories will own them. If Song Changsheng has bigger ambitions, the more people the better.

Song Changsheng did not answer this question, but asked: "Brother, you came all the way here, aren't you just concerned about how many people I will send out for the expedition?"

"Of course not." Niu Dazhuang shook his head quickly, raised his head and looked at the magnificent river outside the Five Elements Peak, and said, "There is only half a year left before the agreed time, but the other side is as calm as ever. This is not in line with common sense. My master ordered me to cross the river to find out something. Are you willing to accompany me to go and try it again?"

"Back then, the two of us brothers almost stayed on the other side. How dare you go, brother?" Song Changsheng joked with a smile.

"This is a different time. At that time, you and I could break out of the siege. What's more, now, unless the Demon King takes action himself, who can stop you and me?" Niu Dazhuang said with great passion.

"Since Senior Brother has said so, I will risk my life to accompany you on this journey."

In fact, Song Changsheng was also feeling strange. Logically speaking, with such a big commotion on the Da Qi side, it was impossible for the demons on the other side to not notice anything. It was really abnormally quiet.

It would be good to go and take a look with Niu Dazhuang, at least I will feel more at ease.

After Song Changsheng arranged the general affairs at the Five Elements Peak, he and Niu Dazhuang crossed the surging Canglan River and sneaked into the territory of the demon clan.

Unlike last time, this time none of the water monsters along the way dared to show up to stop them. After all, with the presence of Song Changsheng, a cultivator who had reached the Great Perfection of the Purple Mansion, the aura emanating from his body alone was enough to make the monsters hiding under the water tremble in fear.

The target of the two this time is the habitat of the demon tribe in the Ten Thousand Mountains. According to the intelligence obtained before, in addition to the previous [Black Dragon Demon King], there are at least three more demon kings and dozens of big demons.

"Which demon king's territory should we go to first?" Song Changsheng looked at Niu Dazhuang beside him.

"No venture, no gain. Let's go directly to the Black Dragon Demon King's territory!"

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(End of this chapter)