Family Cultivation: Evergreen of the Song Family

The last experience of escaping death from the [Earth-Splitting Demonic Lizard] really left a big shadow on Zijun. Since he embarked on the path of cultivation, that was the closest he had ever been to death.

If it weren't for the support of Song Changsheng this time, he would never dare to set foot here again.

The cave was shaking and the angry roar was getting closer.

Song Changsheng looked calm. He rolled up his sleeves and slightly displayed the power of space. All the spiritual materials on the left and right sides of the cave, including the fragments of the Human King Sword, were swept away by him.

Seeing this, a hint of surprise flashed in Zi Jun's eyes. He had originally planned to take the fragments of the Human King Sword with him, but when he tried to take it off, the rusty sword body suddenly burst out with a terrifying power, directly forcing him back.

But in front of Song Changsheng, the fragments of the Human King Sword seemed extremely docile.

Not knowing the inside story, he could only attribute it to Song Changsheng's high level of cultivation, which suppressed the fragment of the Human King Sword.

After collecting the fragments, Song Changsheng was about to leave, but when he saw Zijun still standing there in a daze, he couldn't help but shout, "Daoist Zijun, why don't you retreat quickly?"

Zijun suddenly woke up and hurriedly left the underground cave with Song Changsheng.

At this time, the [Earth-Splitting Demon Lizard] also revealed its hideous and terrifying face.

Unlike ordinary big monsters, the [Earth-Splitting Demon Lizard] is much thinner than other big monsters of the same rank because it lives underground all year round.

The reduction in size made it even faster, and in just a blink of an eye, it had already approached the two men, and its fishy breath almost hit their faces.

Song Changsheng frowned slightly. He originally didn't want to take action on the Jinwu Sect's territory, but now it seems he can't escape.

He reached out and grabbed Zijun's collar. Zijun subconsciously tried to break free, but found that no matter how hard he tried he couldn't get rid of it at all. He couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat. For a moment, he even thought that Song Changsheng wanted to kill him to silence him.

But he still underestimated Song Changsheng's vision. He just moved his wrist slightly, and an unparalleled force burst out, directly throwing Zijun out of the underground cave, and then he faced the furious [Earth-Splitting Demon Lizard] alone.

Zi Jun only felt a flash before his eyes, and the surrounding scenery passed by him at a high speed, and finally appeared in the canyon outside the cave.

Only then did he feel that he had regained control of his body.

At this moment, a dull rumbling sound like thunder came to his ears, as if an earth dragon was stirring wildly at the bottom of the canyon, and countless pieces of rubble rolled down from the cliff, creating a doomsday scene.

There is no doubt that this was the noise caused by the fight between Song Changsheng and the Earth-Splitting Demonic Lizard.

Looking at the cave entrance that had collapsed for more than half, Zi Jun couldn't help but reveal a little confusion on his face. He was hesitating whether to lend a helping hand to Song Changsheng.

Although people in the world have made Song Changsheng look like a miraculous being, as if he could be on par with Jindan Zhenren, Song Changsheng's move just now also clearly demonstrated his strength.

But the [Earth-Splitting Demonic Lizard] is no pushover. It is a rare species that has fused demonic blood and possesses a special ability to go berserk. It can burst out power several times greater than its own in a short period of time. The underground is its home ground. When both sides are at the same level, it is hard to say who will win or lose.

If anything happened to Song Changsheng in the battle, there would probably be no place for him in the entire Da Qi cultivation world.

Just as he was hesitating, the shaking in the canyon stopped abruptly, and then the completely collapsed entrance of the cave suddenly exploded, and a figure in a green shirt flew out calmly from the cave.

Zijun looked carefully and wondered who else could it be but Song Changsheng?

The great battle did not leave any trace on Song Changsheng. Even his blue shirt was spotless and without any wrinkles.

The cave was very quiet at this moment. Apart from the occasional rolling of gravel, there was no other sound coming from it.

Zi Jun came in front of Song Changsheng and asked tentatively: "Excuse me, fellow Taoist, that [Earth-Splitting Demon Lizard]..."

"It has been solved. Hurry back." Song Changsheng said in a flat tone.

"hiss--"

After getting a positive answer from him, Zi Jun took a deep breath. How could a third-grade top-grade [Earth-Splitting Demon Lizard] with demonic blood be killed so easily?
It seems like it’s been less than an incense stick of time since the two of them started fighting. Killing a chicken can’t be that easy, right?
Although it is hard to believe, the quiet cave is silently telling a fact: the [Earth-Splitting Demon Lizard] has become a thing of the past.

Only at this moment did Zi Jun realize that the rumors about Song Changsheng circulating in the Da Qi cultivation world were not exaggerated at all. He even felt that they were a little too conservative.

"He is the number one person under the Jindan realm, and his reputation is well-deserved." Zi Jun sighed sincerely.

In fact, even Song Changsheng did not expect that this battle would end so easily. He always felt that the strength of this [Earth-Splitting Demon Lizard] was a bit "weak", and it simply did not have the power that a third-level top-grade demon should have.

Only when the demon blood is stimulated and driven into a frenzy can its strength reach the normal level, allowing it to be killed with almost no effort.

But none of this matters. With the fragments of the Human King Sword in hand, the purpose of this trip has been achieved.

After returning to Jiangzhou, Song Changsheng kept his promise and handed over Linjiang Peak and the area within a radius of ten thousand miles to Zijun. According to the agreement, he would work for the Song family for free for a hundred years.

But to be honest, for the Song family, whose main development strategy in the future is to recuperate, the next hundred years will be golden time and he will be of no use at all.

Therefore, the first task Song Changsheng gave him was to monitor the aquatic creatures in Canglan River. Although the demon clan lost the bet and were not allowed to set foot in the Da Qi cultivation world for a hundred years, this did not include the aquatic creatures in Canglan River, and they would still make trouble from time to time. The Song family has limited manpower now, so letting Zijun keep an eye on it can also avoid dispersing manpower too much.

Anyway, Zijun has nothing else to do except creating humans.

Although Zijun's joining is somewhat useless to the current Song family, Song Changsheng still asked Song Qingshi to arrange people to publicize it widely. On the one hand, it is to let the outside world know about the growth of Song family's strength, and on the other hand, it is to further attract cultivators to develop in Jiangzhou.

"Is this the fragment of the Human King Sword?" Looking at the tip of the sword in Song Changsheng's hand, Song Luyun found it difficult to connect it with the legendary treasure of humanity. It looked like a rusty piece of broken iron, the kind that would be thrown on the ground and no one would even bother to even look at it.

It is incomparable to the [Chengyuan Sword] that Song Qingxing brought back from the Lost Pearl World.

Song Changsheng shook his head slightly and said, "Perhaps the Earth-Splitting Demon Lizard did something to it. It wasn't like this when Zijun saw it that year."

"What are you going to do with this fragment? Refine it together with the Chengyuan Sword?" Song Luyun asked curiously.

"I don't want to do that for now. The [Chengyuan Sword] now carries the collective destiny of our entire Song family. It cannot be lost. I won't touch it before I'm fully prepared. Besides, this is just a fragment. Another part is missing. It won't be too late to consider refining it together again after finding it.

I plan to put it next to the [Chengyuan Sword] to let it receive the baptism of the family's luck first. If there is a chance to gather all the fragments in the future, it will be able to better carry the family's luck. "Song Changsheng said calmly.

"That's good." Song Luyun nodded slightly. She didn't know much about luck, but she believed in Song Changsheng's judgment.

“In the next period of time, I will work on breaking through to the fourth-level lower-grade formation master. I will not be in seclusion this time. You can wake me up if necessary.

The [Barrier Breaking Pill] should be finished in the next two months, and I'll have to trouble my aunt to personally coordinate it by then." Song Changsheng said.

"Don't worry, I will personally supervise this matter." Song Luyun paused and said, "We should be able to get three [Barrier Breaking Pills] from this furnace. In addition to sending one to Yulong, do you have any plans for the remaining two?"

“Brother Chang’an and Qingxia have grown a lot during the expedition, and it’s time for them to prepare for a breakthrough into the Purple Palace. I’ll allocate these two [Barrier Breaking Pills] to them.

In addition, Qing Xing has already given the [Amethyst Jadeite] to mother, so the [Barrier Breaking Pill] in mother's hand can be kept as inventory. We have to leave some assets for future generations."

It can only be said that the current Song monks are very lucky. They live in the golden age of the family's rapid rise and all kinds of resources are very abundant.

Currently, there are only six cultivators in the Song family who have broken through to the great perfection of foundation building: Song Qingxi, Song Lutong, Song Changan, Song Qingxia, Xia Yunxue, and Song Yulong. Each of them has a [Barrier Breaking Pill] and there is no need for competition at all. This was unthinkable in the past.

To put it bluntly, if they were in the Jinwu Sect, cultivators with slightly less talent like Song Yulong and Song Changan would have no chance of obtaining the [Barrier Breaking Pill] at all, they were just lucky.

But then again, the Song family's glorious present day is closely related to the risks they took. Looking at the entire Song family, there are few people more qualified to use the [Barrier Breaking Pill] than them.

At this time, Song Changsheng suddenly seemed to have thought of something and said, "By the way, we should pay more attention to the news from the main vein during this period. It has been several years since the visit of the guide envoys. It is time for them to fulfill their promises."

He still remembered Song Zhexuan's original promise.

It was only a matter of time before the family and the main branch fell out. Before that, he would take as much benefit as he could. After all, it was all owed to him in the past, and he would not feel any psychological burden at all when taking advantage of it.

On this point, Song Luyun and he had the same idea, and said with deep conviction: "The communication altar that was built at the beginning is still there. I will go and urge it when I have time."

After thinking about it and finding that all the instructions were in place, Song Changsheng returned to Cangmang Peak. Before he went into seclusion to study the fourth-grade inferior killing formation he obtained from the treasure house of True Lord Yu Shu, he first went to the Soul Lamp Hall to place the fragments of the Human King Sword.

To be honest, he was still looking forward to the meeting between the new and old Wang Jian.

The moment the fragment approached the Chengyuan Sword, the mottled rust on its surface instantly faded away, revealing its original appearance and releasing endless sharpness.

[Chengyuan Sword] was not to be outdone, a purple dragon of luck emerged and directly wrapped around it, trying to cover up its edge.

The struggle between the two lasted for a whole day and a night. The fragments of the Human King Sword showed signs of decline, while the momentum of the Chengyuan Sword became increasingly powerful.

If the [Chengyuan Sword] was just brought out, it would be difficult to tell which one was stronger between the two, but after being nourished by the luck of the entire Song family, the fragments of the Human King Sword were no longer impressive.

I saw a stream of light flying out from the fragments of the defeated Human King Sword and injected into the [Chengyuan Sword]. The aura of the [Chengyuan Sword] suddenly surged, and even the body of the "young dragon" formed by the power of luck became more solid.

On the other hand, the fragment of the Human King Sword completely lost its aura and fell to the ground with a clang.

Song Changsheng stretched out his hand and picked up the fragments on the ground. Suddenly, a flash of enlightenment came into his mind. In order to make the Human King Sword reappear, he didn't have to find the original parts and reassemble them. As long as the new [Chengyuan Sword] absorbed the power of humanity's destiny, after reaching a certain level, it would naturally become the new Human King Sword.

Of course, retrieving the original fragments and letting them devour is definitely the fastest way.

The current [Chengyuan Sword] already possesses some of the power of the original Human King Sword. Once it explodes, even a Jindan Zhenren will have to avoid its edge!

As a result, Song Changsheng's desire to find the other fragment became stronger. He couldn't wait to see the Human King Sword reappear in the world.

With this mood, Song Changsheng began to study the fourth-level killing formation in seclusion.

This formation is called the [Heavenly Sword Killing Formation], and it is arranged very exquisitely. It is composed of 108 formation flags, a formation diagram, and a fourth-order low-grade sword as the core of the formation.

There are so many things that Song Changsheng needs to learn.

Combining the [Five Spirits Prisoning Heaven Formation] formation diagram copied from the Tianmai Sect and the formation inheritance from the Daqi Immortal Dynasty, he was deeply immersed in it.

This retreat lasted for three years, and Song Changsheng finally took the first step towards becoming a fourth-rank formation master - he successfully integrated the [Heavenly Sword Killing Formation] into the defense system of Cangmang Peak, making it a part of the mountain protection formation.

Although there is still some distance to become a fourth-rank lower-grade formation master, there is almost no bottleneck in front of Song Changsheng. What he lacks is only practice.

Unfortunately, the materials he had asked Song Luyun to collect to upgrade the mountain protection formation were still quite short, which inevitably caused some impact.

Song Changsheng had already anticipated such a result and did not feel regretful. After all, he still had a lot of things to do, such as refining equipment and using the [Void Crystal] to comprehend the way of space.

But just as he was about to continue his retreat, Song Luyun brought him a piece of news...

"Has the main branch sent someone?" Song Changsheng raised his eyebrows slightly. He thought that the payment would continue to be delayed this time.

"Yes, it's Song Zhexuan who came again this time."

"When will he arrive?"

"When the message was sent, it had already arrived at the Gusu Cultivation World. I think it will arrive in the next few days."

Song Changsheng stretched himself lazily, stood up from the futon and said, "Then I'll meet him again."

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(End of this chapter)