Family Cultivation: Evergreen of the Song Family

The assessment of military merit is rather complicated. It is led by the leaders of the two sects and one city, assisted by several major Purple Mansion forces, and is evaluated together based on the performance of each force.

In this evaluation system, the number of enemies killed is relatively secondary. The main thing is to look at the contribution to the battle, such as breaking through the monster's defense line, killing a big monster, etc.

Of course, establishing defenses, guarding the rear, and transporting the wounded like the Song family are also important components of this assessment system.

It is worth mentioning that the evaluation of military merit is based on the "legion" to which they belong, and the overlord and their respective vassals will be regarded as a whole.

The entire expeditionary coalition can be roughly divided into nine legions.

That is, the Jinwu Sect Legion, the Tianmai Sect Legion, the Luoxia City Legion, the Song Family Legion, the Tianjian Sect Legion, the Fumo Hall Legion, the Baicaotang Legion, the Huansha Sect Legion, and the Qingtian Sect Legion.

The Legion will determine the amount of merit points before making internal distribution.

In the end, the Song Army obtained 3.2 million merit points, ranking at the bottom among the ten major armies, only slightly higher than the weakest Qingtian Sect Army.

It’s not that the Song family’s contribution to this battle was not great. Their merits had basically been realized, namely the vast land on the north bank of the Canglan River and the monster materials seized in the war.

This does not include the reward for Song Changsheng's participation in killing the [Howling Moon Wolf King]. This part falls into the category of "special merit" and needs to be calculated separately.

At this moment, Song Changsheng was negotiating with the people from the two sects and one city about this matter. His goal was very clear, which was to get the demon pill of the Howling Moon Wolf King.

Currently, according to the information collected by Fengyu Palace from various channels, the entire southern continent is not peaceful. Treasures such as [Amethyst Jadeite] and [Yin Yang Purple Tree Heart] that can assist cultivators in breaking through the Purple Mansion are all under strict control. Even the Wanlong Chamber of Commerce no longer sells them.

At this time, the [Barrier Breaking Pill] refined with the Demon King's inner elixir as the main material becomes particularly precious. If the Song family wants to continue to improve their strength, this demon pill is crucial.

Originally, based on his performance in this battle, it would not be a problem for him to take the demon king's inner elixir as long as he gave up a small part of his interests.

But man proposes, God disposes. Among the four demon kings, the most valuable one, the Black Dragon Demon King, died together with Su Ding. Not to mention the demon pill, not even a piece of scale armor was left.

[Sky-Splitting Demonic Butterfly] also blew up its own demon pill during the siege, leaving only half of its body.

Only the demon cores and corpses of [Howling Moon Wolf King] and [Eight-Winged Sky Centipede] were intact.

Only two of the original four demon pills were obtained.

There are too many people and too little porridge. It is impossible for the Song family to monopolize the market.

After all, the two sects and one city, as the main force in this battle, paid a huge price, and also needed [Barrier Breaking Pills] to cultivate new Purple Mansion monks.

It's good enough that they didn't exclude the Song family outright.

"No need to argue anymore. The Jinwu Sect made the greatest contribution in this battle. Is everyone okay with that?" Zhan Tianxia slammed the table and said.

Everyone was silent. The contribution of Jinwu Sect was unquestionable. Without Su Ding's sacrifice, this battle could not be won.

“Since you have no objection, then the remains and inner elixir of [Sky-Splitting Demon King] will be given to the Jinwu Sect, the body of [Howling Moon Wolf King] will be given to the Tianmai Sect, the spiritual treasure will belong to us, and the demon elixir will be divided equally between our city and the Song family.”

Zhan Tianxia divided the things in a simple and rough manner in no time. He really couldn't stand the way these people were dithering.

Although the method is simple, it is generally very fair. The main problem lies with the Tianmai Sect, because they only have the body of a demon king and no demon pill.

The value of the demon king's body is naturally not low, but the demon pill can be used to refine the [Barrier Breaking Pill] after all. The specific choice depends on each person's needs.

If the Tianmai Sect does not agree with this distribution method, the two sides will have no choice but to continue arguing.

In the end, the Song family’s interests will most likely be sacrificed.

There is no way, who made the Song family the weakest?

But unexpectedly, Tianmai Sect's leader Zhao Di only hesitated for a moment before agreeing and giving up the fight for the demon pill.

In fact, it is not difficult to understand. The scale of Tianmai Sect's planting of [Yin Yang Purple Tree Heart] is the largest in the entire Da Qi cultivation world. In addition, there is a large purple crystal vein that can regularly produce [Purple Crystal Jadeite].

Therefore, the number of Purple Mansion cultivators in Tianmai Sect has always ranked first among the two sects and one city.

Their demand for [Barrier Breaking Pill] is not as great as that of the other families. In comparison, the demon king's body is more valuable.

With the Tianmai Sect's compromise, the dispute that had lasted for several hours finally came to an end.

After the meeting, Song Changsheng received a list, which listed in detail the items that could be exchanged for merit points. It included everything from spiritual treasures and magical powers to basic cultivation resources, totaling more than ten thousand items.

It can be seen that the two sects and one city are still very sincere this time.

However, although the treasure is good, it is really expensive.

One merit point has the same purchasing power as a low-grade spirit stone. A spiritual treasure requires at least 10 million merit points, and only a handful of legions can exchange it.

There will definitely be a premium, but things are valuable because they are rare. If you miss this opportunity, most people will probably never have the chance to come into contact with a treasure of Lingbao's level again in their lifetime.

If Song Changsheng didn't have the [Bai Sha Qiongqi Cauldron] in his hand, he would definitely find a way to fight for it.

Three million, two hundred thousand merit points are not many to actually use, so you must choose carefully.

Finally, Song Changsheng chose five drops of [Essence of Heaven and Earth]. One drop cost 100,000 merit points. It was not cheap, but it was indeed a powerful tool to improve the understanding of the laws.

There is also a fourth-order lower-grade [Yin Yang Magnet] that can be used to upgrade the grade of his natal magic weapon [Yin Yang Soul-Slaying Gourd].

Two wood-attributed masculine spiritual objects from heaven and earth [Jialong Wood].

They were prepared for Song Xianming and Yuan Tianshu respectively. Song Xianming only needed the last one to complete the five elements.

Originally, Song Changsheng was planning to change one for Song Qingxing.

But before he broke through the Purple Palace Stage, he had revealed that he did not want to follow the popular "Five Elements Golden Elixir Path", but chose the more difficult "One Yuan Golden Elixir Path". (See Chapter 127 of Volume for details)
The "One Yuan Golden Elixir Dao" only requires a spiritual object from heaven and earth, so Song Changsheng had prepared for him a [Xunfeng Jingjing] of the yang wind attribute.

All of the above cost 1.5 million merit points.

In addition, there was also a top-grade spirit stone. Although it was only equivalent to 100,000 low-grade spirit stones according to the prevailing exchange rate, its various irreplaceable special functions made it have a serious premium. It cost 200,000 merit points to acquire it, and during the period, there was a fierce bidding process with the Tianjian Sect.

Song Changsheng intended to use this top-grade spirit stone as the control core for the third spaceship, but Lu Tianchou's life span is short, and it is unknown whether he can build the third spaceship in his lifetime.

There was also a fourth-order lower-grade [Heavenly Thunder Talisman to Kill Evil] and three great demon inner cores, which cost a total of 800,000 merit points.

He exchanged all the remaining 700,000 merit points for spirit stones to alleviate the problem of declining spirit stone reserves caused by the family's large-scale purchase of spirit materials and spirit medicines.

The Song family is no longer the small family it once was. The cultivation of the family members, the operation of the family, and the maintenance of the industry all require a large amount of spirit stones, and the reserve of spirit stones is indispensable. After spending 3.2 million merit points, Song Changsheng still felt unsatisfied and could only drool at the series of treasures on the list.

"Have you made your choice so quickly?" Niu Dazhuang said to Song Changsheng, who was the first to walk out of the City Lord's Mansion.

"There aren't many merit points anyway." Song Changsheng shrugged.

"Heh, typical of you who takes advantage of others. The piece of land you got cannot be exchanged for any number of merit points. I heard that you also set up a market town, you must have made a lot of money, right?" Niu Dazhuang looked at Song Changsheng with disdain.

Song Changsheng did not respond, but asked: "Brother, you waited here specially to stab me, right?"

"Do you think I have so much free time? I am waiting for you here because I have something important to tell you.

Master said that the [Barrier Breaking Pill] will be given to Senior Medicine King to refine. Senior Medicine King has no demand for the [Barrier Breaking Pill] and will only accept spirit stones as payment. Whatever is refined in the future will belong to us.

If it's an even number, Luoxia City and the Song family will split it in half, and the reward will also be split in half. If it's an odd number, Luoxia City will get one extra pill, and the reward will be paid entirely by us. What do you think?" Niu Dazhuang said straight to the point.

"That's very reasonable. I have no objection." Song Changsheng nodded in agreement.

It is said that it is easier to get things done with acquaintances. When he went to Lu Yuming to refine the same [Barrier Breaking Pill], he had received several pills from him as a reward, so in the end he only got five.

The success rate of a fourth-level alchemist refining a third-level top-grade pill is at least 70%.

In other words, if Luoxia City asks the King of Medicine to refine the pills, they can conservatively obtain seven [Barrier Breaking Pills], and the Song family can at least get three, which is already very good.

"Master, are you free now? I plan to go and pay him a visit before leaving Dingyuan City."

Niu Dazhuang shook his head, looked around, and then said mysteriously: "Master Uncle and several real people from the two sects are receiving the envoys from the upper sect, so they are busy during this period."

"The envoy of the upper sect?" Song Changsheng inexplicably thought of the terrifying energy fluctuations he felt when retreating from the demon territory. The cultivation levels of both parties in the fight must be above the Nascent Soul stage.

As he inherited most of the memories of Master Yu Shu, his judgment on this point would definitely not be wrong.

Among them, one party is probably the "envoy from the upper sect" mentioned by Niu Dazhuang.

Looking at the entire human cultivation world, except for those holy places, hidden sects and immortal clans that have origins with true immortals, there are very few forces that possess the supreme power of transformation. Forces like the Vajra Temple and the Formation Academy are well-known first-class forces.

I just don't know which force this person comes from.

Seeing Song Changsheng staring at him, Niu Dazhuang couldn't help but yelled, "Don't look at me, I don't know either. I just know that he has a deep connection with the Jinwu Sect, and this bet was made between him and the Demon King."

"Could it be the Vajra Temple?" Song Changsheng guessed boldly.

"That's definitely not the case. I saw the messenger from a distance and he is definitely not bald."

"Brother, please be careful with your words." Song Changsheng stopped him immediately.

The methods of the Supreme God of Transformation are extraordinary. He can hear everything in his ears and see in all directions. He can also easily intercept the voice transmissions between cultivators. The entire Dingyuan City is estimated to be under the coverage of his divine consciousness.

Regardless of whether the other person is from Vajra Temple or not, such disrespectful words should not be said, so as not to cause trouble.

Niu Dazhuang also reacted and quickly kept silent, looking around suspiciously, fearing that a pair of invisible eyes were staring at him.

"Since Master is receiving the envoys from the upper sect, I will not disturb him and will go directly back to Cangmang Peak. I also ask my senior brother and uncle to take care of Jiangzhou for me." Song Changsheng said with a bow.

"It's a small matter, take care of it on me."

In the previous meeting, Song Changsheng officially named the territory belonging to the Song family on the north bank of the Canglan River as Jiangzhou.

The Jinwu Sect and the Tianmai Sect also received large tracts of land from Luoxia City, naming them Cangzhou and Lanzhou respectively.

Luoxia City also took over a piece of land from the Song family and set it up as a new state.

At this point, the Da Qi cultivation world has added four more states. Together with the newly established Tuozhou in previous years, Da Qi has expanded from the original 19 states to the current 24 states.

It seems that only five states have been added, but the areas of these states are larger than each other, which has actually expanded the territory of the Da Qi cultivation world by more than one third.

Among them, except Jiangzhou, Cangzhou and Lanzhou have no plans for large-scale development for the time being and are currently only regarded as two resource states.

The situation of the new state is still unclear, but Luoxia City’s current focus is on expanding the state. It is estimated that the new state will not be taken care of in a short period of time. It is likely to be used as a resource state.

Song Changsheng used the three iconic sacred peaks in Jiangzhou as fulcrums and divided the entire Jiangzhou into three counties, namely Zhangye County, which was originally built around the Five Elements Peak.

Located at the forefront, Qixia County is being built around Qixia Peak.

As for Qinghe County, which is located in the central part and is planned to be built around Lingyue Peak, with the existence of Qinghe Market, the development of Qinghe County is bound to be faster than that of Qixia County!

After bidding farewell to Niu Dazhuang, Song Changsheng returned directly to Cangmang Peak, and then summoned the leaders of all the affiliated forces under his command, including the patriarchs of those small Qi-refining families.

Now it is his turn as the "Legion Commander" to award them merit points.

To this end, Song Luyun and Song Yushi have been busy for several days and nights, and finally sorted out the merits of these affiliated forces.

Among them, the greatest credit for this battle naturally went to the Chi family. Although they had the least number of people fighting, the old ghost Chihuo personally killed a third-order low-grade monster and assisted Song Xianming in killing two monsters.

Chi Li, Chi Ming and others also performed very well.

All in all, he has one million merit points.

Next are the Yangzhou Chu family and the Lingzhou Wang family, which are tied with 500,000 merit points each.

The rest of the foundation-building forces also have merit points ranging from 200,000 to 400,000.

There are relatively few Qi-refining forces, most of them have only tens of thousands of merit points, and some even have less than ten thousand.

After all, the gap in strength is there. Even if it is only 10,000 points, that is 10,000 low-grade spirit stones. For small families with only dozens or hundreds of cultivators, it is also a considerable fortune.

But what surprised everyone was that Song Changsheng did not directly take out the exchange list, but instead ordered someone to take out a detailed map of Jiangzhou...

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(End of this chapter)