Family Cultivation: Evergreen of the Song Family

"Boom..."

With a loud bang, Cangmang Peak instantly rose thousands of feet high. Endless spiritual energy swarmed in, gathered into clouds above, and sprinkled a light drizzle.

Raindrops seeped into every corner of Lingfeng Mountain. The seeds buried in the black soil began to grow wildly, and the plants that should not have bloomed at this time of the year also bloomed into gorgeous flowers.

In addition, a wide spiritual lake has formed on the mountainside, like a mirror embedded in the mountain, reflecting a middle-aged monk in a black robe standing in the air.

He had a pair of strange straight eyebrows and was holding an ordinary-looking animal skin bag in his hand.

As soon as it was opened, a huge spiritual vein gushed out and directly injected into the spiritual vein at the bottom of Cangmang Peak. Under his meticulous control, the process of the spiritual veins merging with each other became unusually gentle.

This middle-aged cultivator was none other than a fourth-rank earth master that Song Changsheng had specially invited through the connections of Peng Siying. He came from the Daqian cultivation world and was originally a casual cultivator. Later, at the personal invitation of Yuanying Zhenjun of Wanxiang Palace, he became a guest elder of Wanxiang Palace.

If you don’t have certain connections, you won’t be able to invite this giant Buddha.

Even if the request is successful, the cost is shocking.

Fortunately, the Song family now has some assets and has quickly liquidated some of their resources, otherwise they really wouldn't have been able to do this.

The price is a bit expensive, but it’s worth it.

The advancement of spiritual veins is not something that can be accomplished in a short period of time. During this period of time, Song Changsheng put down all the things at hand and concentrated on accompanying Zhuang Yuechan.

Together they went to Jiangzhou, which was in the midst of a wave of development, to see the majestic Canglan River, to the Dayu cultivation world to see the colorful sea of ​​clouds that stretched for thousands of miles, and to the Dengtian Pavilion in Sifang City...

The existence of the space teleportation array allows them to travel back and forth quickly. In just one year, they have traveled to the three realms of Da Qi, Gusu, and Dayu.

It has been a long time since Song Changsheng succeeded the throne of the clan leader and he hasn't been so relaxed.

"My aunt just sent me news that the spiritual vein's advancement has reached the final stage."

Standing in front of the space teleportation array, a look of apology appeared on Song Changsheng's face. He was supposed to take Zhuang Yuechan to see the Wanhua Valley today, but now it seems that he will have to put it on hold for the time being.

"You can enjoy the scenery at any time, but the important thing is to do the business." Zhuang Yuechan said sympathetically.

The two returned to Lingzhou and found that Cangmang Peak had changed a lot compared to a year ago.

Not to mention that the concentration of spiritual energy has increased several times, the height alone has reached 3,600 feet, more than one-half higher, like a pillar supporting the sky, reaching straight into the clouds.

The four spiritual peaks around them have also improved significantly. Although they have not reached the third level, they are close to the fourth level spiritual veins. With the long-term nourishment of the fourth level spiritual veins, they only need a little help to overcome that hurdle.

"It's truly a miraculous skill. Master Heishan, thank you for your help during this period. I have already asked people to prepare some wine. I hope you will do me the honor of serving it." Song Changsheng complimented with a smile.

"Master Song, you are too polite. Some techniques of earth vein migration and fusion are nothing." Heishan was not as arrogant and harsh as the rumors said. Instead, he seemed quite approachable. Even though he was a Jindan Zhenren and a fourth-rank top-grade earth master, he did not put on airs in front of Song Changsheng.

It's not that someone is deliberately smearing him. Montenegro is a typical person who treats people differently based on their status. Only if the status is equal, will he look at you with his eyes. If the status is not equal, he will only look at you with his nose.

He also believed that accepting employment from someone of lower status than himself was an act of lowering one's status.

So even if Peng Siying came in person, he was not interested in making this trip.

It was not until Peng Siying mentioned Song Changsheng's deeds and his identity as a fourth-level master of both formation and refining that he readily agreed.

As a fourth-level master, I am qualified to have a conversation with him on an equal footing.

Besides, Song Changsheng is still so young and has a bright future. In life, one must always make some friends, as you never know when they may come in handy.

Song Changsheng and Heishan had the same idea on this point.

As the Song family grew stronger, the role of previous personal connections became minimal, and they had to actively expand their network and reach out to higher-level circles.

Among them, fourth-level masters like Heishan, who have made achievements in all arts of cultivation, are the most important.

If a force wants to grow and develop, it cannot do without the support of these special talents.

But even those ancient sects that have been passed down from the last era cannot be perfect in all aspects, and there will always be a few shortcomings.

The following forces are even more exaggerated, and they generally only specialize in one thing.

If you can't do everything, you will always need to ask for help from others, so Song Changsheng has always been trying to make friends with masters of various fields.

Not to mention Mu Guibai, there is also Lu Yuming from Baicaotang, Master Feng Yuan from the Great Chu cultivation world, and Master Heishan in front of him.

It can be said that the man is in love and the woman is willing. The two had a great conversation at the table, and Heishan also gave a very favorable price.

After seeing Heishan off, Song Changsheng wrote a special letter to thank Peng Siying. This network of contacts is the most important one to maintain besides the one in Luoxia City.

Afterwards, Song Changsheng immediately started to upgrade the mountain protection formation.

It still adopted the chain combination formation method. Five fourth-order low-grade formations together formed a fourth-order medium-grade formation. Although it was called fourth-order medium-grade, it was actually far superior to a single fourth-order medium-grade formation.

Because sufficient preparation had been done in advance and the upgrades were made on the original basis, the five large formations were officially completed in just three years.

But problems also arise. In order to suppress the five large formations, five fourth-level lower-grade magic weapons are needed, and the Song family does not have that many.

Although it can be refined, it will take at least ten years. Song Changsheng's next focus will be on breakthroughs, so it is impossible for him to spend ten years refining the weapon.

So he suddenly had an idea to use the power of luck of the Human King Sword to suppress the five large formations, and unexpectedly the effect was surprisingly good.

After the mountain protection formation was completed, Song Changsheng transferred the [Heavenly Sword Killing Formation] that he brought out from the treasure house of True Lord Yu Shu to Qixia Peak, to strengthen the defense line of Qixia Peak so that it would not collapse at the first blow when facing a powerful demon king, and could hold out until reinforcements arrived.

In addition, he also strengthened the protective formations of Qinghefang City and Wuxing Peak, but did not upgrade them to the fourth level. One reason was that there were not enough materials, and the other was that there was no need.

The task that was originally planned to be completed within a decade was compressed into four years by Song Changsheng working overtime.

The situation is beyond his control, he must race against time...

Before the formal retreat, Song Changsheng convened a small-scale clan meeting, and the participants were all powerful elders and key members of the clan. "During the time I was in retreat, everything in the family was normal, and it was even more active than before, making it difficult for the outside world to see the truth.

The Sifangcheng Lingjiu branch has been opened, and the supply must be increased. The output of the winery must be at least doubled, so my mother needs to work harder.

In addition, the scale of trade with the Bandung Chamber of Commerce needs to be expanded. Since Yu Shi is not here, Sister Changxiu has to shoulder this burden.

The vast small world must increase its development efforts and transfer all the mortal tribesmen into it as soon as possible. If there are tribesmen who are reluctant to leave their homeland, do not force them. Respect their opinions and try to take care of them together. I hope my aunt can follow up personally in this regard.

The next hundred years will be an excellent opportunity for Jiangzhou's development, and the family's focus should be shifted in that direction.

The Wind Whisper Palace has made good progress in recent years, but it is still too slow. We must radiate to the entire territory and extend outward as soon as possible. You are the eyes of the family. Wherever the secret guards go, the family's vision will follow. We can no longer be deaf and blind and can no longer rely on Luoxia City to provide us with news from the outside world.

The resources in the family treasury have been almost exhausted in recent years, and must be replenished as soon as possible. At least twenty years of resources must be accumulated to be consumed by the entire family..."

Song Changsheng covered every detail, as if he was making arrangements for his final affairs, but he was afraid that he didn't say enough or think deeply enough.

There is no certainty about breakthroughs, so no one can predict it. Make arrangements in advance to avoid any trouble later.

After explaining these trivial matters clearly, Song Changsheng took the bottle of [Essence of Heaven and Earth] and went to the Wutong Small World to begin his retreat, where he could comprehend the laws and achieve twice the result with half the effort.

Song Changsheng's retreat was carried out in secret and did not cause any waves in Da Qi.

In fact, it was not only Song Changsheng who chose to retreat at this time, there were many of his fellow chauvinists as well.

Not to mention the battle for the world in Luoxia City, the two Jindan Zhenren of Jinwu Sect are also in seclusion, and there are also several Jindan seeds in seclusion. This is almost semi-public news.

The two Jindan Zhenren of Tianmai Sect were also unwilling to fall behind, and after the war they chose to go into seclusion one after another, and they also had a batch of Jindan seeds.

This shows that by winning that expedition, they gained more than just land.

As the focus of the Blood Demon Cult and the Haoran Alliance was shifting towards the cultivation world of Lu State, naturally no one paid too much attention to Song Changsheng.

The world seemed to have pressed the accelerator, and the Da Qi cultivation world was changing with each passing day, almost changing its appearance every day. This change was even more obvious in Cang, Lan, Jiang, and Xin states.

Among the four states, the Song family invested the most, attracting a large number of cultivators to develop in Jiangzhou.
Many of these monks discovered the wealth contained in the vast Canglan River and launched a vigorous exploration campaign.

The abundant water monsters, spiritual fish and water-based spiritual materials resources in the Canglan River attracted countless people. The news spread more and more widely, and even attracted countless cultivators outside the Da Qi cultivation world.

This is naturally a good thing for several states near the Canglan River, because most of their harvests will be sold. Not only can they get a commission, but they can also make a lot of money by reselling them.

For a time, the Canglan River, which was once hated by everyone, became a hot commodity. Thousands and thousands of people risked being eaten by monsters and rushed forward to cross the river. The Canglan River, which had flowed for several epochs, raised the sails of human ships for the first time.

However, amid this carnival, huge hidden dangers are brewing.

The water monsters of the Canglan River and the human race originally kept to themselves and maintained a very delicate balance.

But now this balance has been broken first, and the backlash from the aquatic creatures followed.

In the third year of Song Changsheng's retreat, the counterattack of the water creatures of Canglan River came fiercely and quickly. The big monster personally went out to hunt and kill the human cultivators. Thousands of cultivators died in a short period of time, and not a single piece of land was left on the Canglan River.

Fortunately, these water monsters were relatively restrained and only drove the hunting cultivators out of the Canglan River.

The two sects and one city did not expect that the water monster's counterattack would come so quickly and swiftly, and that they were so well-trained and definitely organized.

In Canglan River, the only one who can have such appeal is the [Tail Dragon] clan, which is a powerful race that has followed the real dragon to fight since ancient times. Later, when the real dragon disappeared, the [Tail Dragon] followed the mermaid clan to fight all over the world and finally became the master of Canglan River.

If the [Tail Dragon] clan intervenes, not to mention the Great Qi cultivation world, even the surrounding cultivation worlds together will not be a match for the [Tail Dragon] clan.

But this is unlikely. Right now, the human race is fighting the mermaids in the East China Sea. The elite of the [Tail Dragon] clan has already been deployed to the battlefield in the East China Sea. They are unlikely to intervene in such a small matter. Perhaps this is just the work of a certain Water Lord.

If this is the case, the pressure can be reduced.

The leaders of the two sects and one city met with Song Xianming in private, and finally issued a joint statement prohibiting large-scale hunting and killing.

Although the resources contained in the Canglan River are very tempting, what Da Qi needs most now is peace and stability, and conflict with the water tribe will not be worth the cost.

After the water monster's mass killing and the joint statement of two sects and one city, the cultivators in the four states did become much more obedient.

The independent cultivators didn't care about that. Those who were barefoot were not afraid of those who wore shoes. After being quiet for a while, their old illness relapsed and they started to hunt water monsters on a large scale again.

The relationship between the two tribes once again reached a freezing point, with powerful monsters landing from time to time to launch revenge.

The two clans, one city and the Song family had to organize manpower to control the Canglan River.

But this is only a temporary solution and not a fundamental solution. If the problem is not fundamentally solved, trouble will arise sooner or later.

To this
In the fifth year of Song Changsheng's retreat, a violent fluctuation of spiritual power came from the foot of the Five Elements Peak. After several years of retreat, Song Yulong reached the limit of the foundation-building stage and began to overcome the devil's calamity.

This breakthrough can be said to be related to the fate of their entire family, and the clan members have high hopes for him.

However, fate is cruel. As the spiritual energy vortex in the sky collapsed, the faith of the entire clan also collapsed.

In the end, Song Yulong still failed to get over that hurdle.

He had hatred in his heart, but this hatred did not help him. Instead, it became the last straw that broke the camel's back.

Fortunately, Song Xianming, who was protecting him, discovered it in time and used the [Demon-Subduing and Calming Stone] to dispel the evil spirit in his body, barely saving his life.

However, in his current state, he would not be able to break through again within 30 years, and the Song family did not have a second [Barrier Breaking Pill] to give him now...

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ps: Let’s quickly review the plot (end of this chapter)