Family Cultivation: Evergreen of the Song Family

After listening to Zijun's narration, Song Changsheng was slightly shocked and believed it 50%.

When the Great Qi Dynasty was destroyed, the Human King Sword [Cheng Yuan] shattered into three parts: the sword tip, the sword blade, and the sword hilt. The sword hilt fell into the hands of the last King of Qi and was refined into a new [Cheng Yuan]. It is now in the hands of the Song family, responsible for condensing and suppressing the collective destiny of the Song family.

The remaining two parts have long since disappeared.

Even within the Song family, only a handful of people knew about the Human King Sword. To the outside world, this was undoubtedly an information gap.

If Zi Jun claimed that he knew the location of the complete Human King Sword, Song Changsheng would blast him out without hesitation.

But what he said was a fragment, so the credibility was greatly improved.

But are there really such coincidences in the world?
Song Changsheng held a reserved attitude towards this, and said calmly: "The Human King Sword is a treasure of human destiny, which has attracted countless people, even the Golden Core True Person can't help but be tempted.

Fellow Daoist, since you have information about such a precious treasure, why don’t you go and look for it yourself?

With this treasure as a token of surrender, I think Tianmai Sect should be happy to allocate a large territory in Lanzhou to you in exchange. Isn't this safer than trying your luck here?"

Hearing this, Zi Jun couldn't help but smile bitterly and said, "It's not that I haven't thought about this before, but I'm not strong enough. This thing is in the hands of a third-level top-grade [Earth-Splitting Demon Lizard]. Last time, I almost died there, and I tried my best to escape with my life.

I originally planned to take it after my cultivation level improved, but now I have only this as a bargaining chip, I wonder if it is enough?"

"The fragments of the Human King Sword are indeed valuable, but if it's just a piece of information, it's not enough." Song Changsheng shook his head slightly, still unmoved.

It would be fine if he just took out the fragments of the Chengyuan Sword. A piece of information is not worth the Song family spending so many resources in exchange.

"It seems that you are determined to take away all of my savings." Zi Jun sighed and took off a storage bag from his waist. "This contains all of my savings. I think it is still valuable. If you like it, take it."

As he said this, he waved his hand to remove the restriction on the storage bag.

Song Changsheng didn't hesitate to take it and started to examine it.

It has to be said that after three hundred years of living on the edge of a knife, Zijun still has a lot of good things on him. There are more than 100,000 spirit stones alone, in addition to which there are also a lot of spiritual materials and magical instruments.

There are a lot of things and they are very miscellaneous, and many of them should be "stolen goods".

Song Changsheng searched through them but lost interest. Although they were valuable, the Song family had no shortage of these things now.

Just as he was about to reject Zi Jun, a green gem the size of a fingernail in the corner of the storage bag caught his attention.

When he saw the gem, he felt a force of attraction coming from the depths of his consciousness. Although it was only a brief moment, the feeling was very strong.

"What is this thing? It's so attractive to me." Song Changsheng pondered in his heart. He has always been a person who believes in feelings. The value of this thing is definitely extraordinary.

He raised his head calmly and smiled, "It seems that you sincerely want to develop in Jiangzhou. If I continue to push for more, it will be a bit bad. I will take these resources away, and leave the spirit stones for you to spend."

Song Changsheng took away all the supplies in the storage bag and left the 100,000 spirit stones to Zijun.

Zi Jun didn't expect Song Changsheng to agree to it and leave him a part. He couldn't help but bowed gratefully and said, "In that case, I thank you, fellow Taoist."

"After the auction is over, I will trouble you to go with me to get the fragment of the Human King Sword."

"You are too polite, fellow Daoist. For the next hundred years, I will be at your disposal." Zi Jun said with great awareness.

The two exchanged pleasantries for a while, and it was not until midnight that Zijun said goodbye and left.

After he left, Song Changsheng immediately ordered people to retrieve information related to Zijun from Fengyu Palace. Thanks to the rapid expansion of Fengyu Palace's intelligence network, all Purple Mansion cultivators who appeared in the Da Qi cultivation world were investigated in depth, and Zijun was naturally no exception.

According to intelligence, Zi Jun has been very well behaved since arriving in the Da Qi cultivation world, so there shouldn't be any problems.

But what Song Changsheng was most concerned about was whether he had any connection with the people in the Haoran Alliance.

However, the probability is very low. The news that the Song family obtained the [Chengyuan Sword] is top secret. If the Haoran Alliance wants to set a trap, it is absolutely impossible to use the fragments of the Human King Sword as bait.

"It seems credible, but we can't take it lightly." Song Changsheng thought secretly.

He currently has only two means to deal with Jindan Zhenren. One is the speed brought to him by his deep understanding of the way of space, and the other is the fourth-grade low-grade attack talisman [Heavenly Thunder to Kill Evil Talisman] that he had exchanged for his military merits.

Facing an ordinary Jindan cultivator, he could retreat unscathed, so he wasn't afraid of any tricks played by Zijun...

The Qinghefang City auction was held as scheduled and was hosted by Song Luyun herself. The number of participants reached more than 5,000 people, including nearly 500 foundation-building cultivators and more than 20 purple mansion cultivators.

Among them are not only cultivators from the native Da Qi cultivation world, but also cultivators from neighboring cultivation worlds such as the Lu cultivation world and the Dayu cultivation world.

In terms of scale, this auction is large enough to rank among the top five in the Da Qi cultivation world in the past hundred years.

The auction lasted for seven days and was divided into three venues: high, medium and low. The more than 2,000 items prepared by the Song family in advance were basically all sold, with less than 100 items failing to sell. In addition, there were more than 500 items sent by other people.

Most of Jiangzhou’s territory was successfully auctioned off.

After the auction, there were hundreds of Qi-refining families and twelve Foundation-building families added to Jiangzhou’s roster. Including the Yu family who relocated their entire clan, there were thirteen in total.

Of course, Zijun, the future Zifu force, must also be counted.

Although there are quite a few of them, most of them are "lone commanders" and it will take at least one or two hundred years to initially form a scale. But this is a very good start. One day, Jiangzhou will become as prosperous as the big states such as Qingzhou and Xizhou.

Song Changsheng is still very confident about this...

In the main hall of the garrison, Song Changsheng sat in the first seat, playing with the green gem he got from Zijun in his hand.

After studying it for a few days, Song Changsheng still didn't know what the function of this gem was, but the attraction was real, and sometimes his soul would even reveal an emotion of "desire".

"What material is this thing made of?" Song Changsheng picked up the gem and held it against the candlelight. The flame reflected on it, refracting a dreamy glow.

At this time, he was surprised to find that there seemed to be traces of blood inside the gem.

"Chief, the auction is over." Song Luyun walked in with a smile on her face.

Song Changsheng put away the gemstone, turned his gaze towards her and asked, "How much did this auction bring in in total?"

Song Luyun said nothing, but just raised a finger.

"Ten million?" Song Changsheng raised his eyebrows slightly. This amount has exceeded his expectations. Before the auction, he estimated that the amount was about eight to nine million. "It is a full 11.21 million low-grade spirit stones. The territory of Jiangzhou was sold at a good price. In addition, a lot of handling fees were charged for the consignment." Song Luyun smiled brightly. This amount was unimaginable a hundred years ago.

It is no exaggeration to say that the income from this auction has already earned back all the spirit stones consumed by the Song family in the five hundred years since its establishment.

Even with a sect as huge as the Jinwu Sect, it would take at least ten years to earn this amount of spirit stones.

Of course, this time the Jinwu Sect made more money than

“At present, the prices of monster materials and spiritual medicines have not recovered. After a few years, when the prices recover, I can sell the materials and spiritual medicines I purchased and accumulated during the war and earn at least a few million more spiritual stones.

If the clan leader makes any big moves in the future, he won’t have to worry about funding issues anymore.” Song Luyun said jokingly.

Song Changsheng always has a lot of ideas, but realizing each of his ideas requires a large amount of spirit stones, and the Song family’s financial resources are simply not enough to support it.

The proceeds from this auction would allow him to squander for a long time.

"Take out two million from this spiritual stones and purchase the materials listed on this list." Song Changsheng directly took out the list that he had prepared in advance.

"Why do you have to spend two million spirit stones at once?" Song Luyun was immediately shocked by him. He spent one fifth of the money right after he got it. No matter how much he earned, he couldn't afford such a thing.

When she took the list and looked at it, she found that there were hundreds of spiritual materials listed on it, many of which she had never even heard of.

"These are the materials needed to upgrade the formation in the future. Five fourth-order low-grade formations require a huge amount of resources. The basic materials are all in the family treasury. The list lists the main materials, which are limited in quantity and need to be replenished.

Contact the Bandung Chamber of Commerce and ask them to prepare in advance. It is not easy to gather all these materials."

Song Luyun was secretly shocked. Five fourth-grade low-grade formations, it suddenly seemed that spending two million spirit stones was not too much.

But she quickly reacted and said in surprise: "The clan leader is preparing to break through to the fourth-level lower-grade formation master?"

Song Changsheng nodded and said, "I am already somewhat confident. I will try to break through after returning. It is always a good idea to prepare in advance.

Qinghefang City must continue to expand in size and radiate to surrounding areas. The construction of Qixia County Fortress cannot be stopped either. It must be accelerated, and a port must be built to try to establish connections with other cultivation worlds from the Canglan River.

The Fiery Hall and the Wind Whispering Palace also need to increase their investment and expand their scale. This is particularly important and no discounts can be made.

The salaries of the family monks must also be raised, and…"

He originally just wanted to say a few words, but he didn't expect that once he started he would talk endlessly and couldn't stop at all.

"Sure enough, no matter how many spirit stones you have, they are not enough for you to spend." Song Luyun sighed softly, but did not say anything. Spirit stones are only valuable if they are spent. After all, they are just a pile of stones rich in spiritual energy piled up in the warehouse.

"All the money can be repaid. I will go with Daoist Fellow Zijun to look for the fragments of the Human King Sword. Aunt will have to take care of the clan."

"Patriarch, do you think Zijun is trustworthy?"

"It is highly likely that he is credible. Even if he wants to play some tricks, I have a plan to deal with it. The fragments of the Human King Sword are extremely important. This is a rare opportunity, so we must try our best to get them."

"Then the clan leader, be careful."

Song Changsheng nodded slightly, walked out of the hall and met Master Zijun who had been waiting outside.

After the two met, they set off for Longzhou.

To be honest, when Zijun revealed the location of the Earth-Splitting Demonic Lizard, Song Changsheng was also very surprised.

Longzhou is the territory of the Jinwu Sect. Although it is a marginal territory, it has been operated for thousands of years. The monsters in the territory have been cleared out over and over again, and the third-level monsters are the top priority.

No one could have imagined that there was a third-grade top-grade monster hidden deep underground.

Under Zijun's guidance, the two came to a steep canyon. Under the steep mountain wall, there was a huge dark natural cave. The stalactites and stalagmites in the cave silently told the long history of this cave.

"How did you find such a hidden place, fellow Daoist?" Song Changsheng looked around and spoke slowly.

This place is located on the border of Longzhou. There is no human habitation within a radius of thousands of miles. There is not even a spiritual vein. Normally, no one comes to this area. No wonder the [Earth-Splitting Demon Lizard] was able to hide here for so long.

“It was a coincidence. Three years ago, I was chasing an enemy and mistakenly came here. I accidentally entered the lair of the Earth-Splitting Demon Lizard and saw the fragment of the Human King Sword.

I wanted to take it away, but I didn't expect to alarm the [Earth-Splitting Demon Lizard] deep in the cave. I was seriously injured by it and luckily managed to escape with my life.

At that time, I didn’t know it was a fragment of the Human King Sword. It was only after I saw the Human King Sword in an ancient book that I realized what I had missed.” Zi Jun said with a sigh.

Song Changsheng nodded slightly, without saying much, he fully expanded his spiritual awareness and flew into the cave.

Zijun was also very tactful and led the way in front.

Passing through the winding and complex cave, a faint fishy smell gradually filled the air. It was obvious that this was the smell emitted by the [Earth-Splitting Demon Lizard].

The two of them carefully restrained their breath, moved forward quickly, and soon entered a huge cave.

The cave was covered with a thick layer of dried spiritual herbs, with piles of bones in the corners and many spiritual materials and medicines piled up in a disorderly manner in other places.

"Look, there are the fragments." Zijun pointed above his head and sent a message to Song Changsheng.

Song Changsheng looked in the direction of his finger and saw a broken sword only half a foot long stuck above the hole. The light was dim and the whole body was covered with mottled rust. Even the inscription was difficult to see.

Even so, Song Changsheng recognized at a glance that this was the lost sword tip and part of the sword body of the Human King Sword [Chengyuan].

"Found it!" There was a hint of excitement in his eyes. He finally saw the hope of completing the Human King Sword.

Just as he was about to take away the fragments, a terrifying roar sounded from deep within the cave, and the surrounding stone walls began to vibrate violently.

Zijun's face turned slightly pale as he said, "It's the Earth-Splitting Demon Lizard. It has discovered us!"

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(End of this chapter)