Family Cultivation: Evergreen of the Song Family

Song Changsheng's eyes lit up slightly. Is there such a good thing?

There are significant differences in technology between inland warships and those in the East China Sea. Although Li Anmin has led his team to work day and night to crack the system, the progress is not very ideal.

It would be great if the Hanhai Chamber of Commerce was willing to provide construction drawings directly, which could save them at least several months or even years of time.

In the Daqian cultivation world, apart from the Wanxiang Palace, when it comes to the sophistication of ocean-going warships, the first choice is Ghost King Valley, followed by Zhenhai Pavilion and Hanhai Chamber of Commerce.

In terms of construction speed, it is [Jinxiu Banner], but the quality is often compromised due to speed. It can only be said that each has its own advantages and disadvantages.

But if we can combine the advantages of both, I think we can create a good ocean battleship.

Not to mention that they also took the initiative to provide refined black iron. Li Anmin was worried about this matter before, but now it is delivered to his door. Where can you find such a good thing?
As the leading chamber of commerce in the Daqian cultivation world, they wouldn't be too stingy, right?
Seeing that Song Changsheng seemed to be interested, Wu Tiance quickly struck while the iron was hot and said, "Of course, the Hanhai Chamber of Commerce is willing to provide a full set of construction drawings, including the refined black iron required to build ten ocean warships, to demonstrate our sincerity with the True Man Alliance."

Chen Jiuchuan quickly agreed, "The refined black iron in stock in Qianren City is not much, and can only provide the needs of five ocean warships, but we are willing to provide the [Crystal Cannon] and [Monster Hunting Crossbow] required to arm the five warships, so that the nobles can put them into use as soon as possible."

This is what considerate means.

Song Changsheng stood up with a smile on his face and said, "You two are so generous. The Song family is really unworthy of it."

"It's just a little token of my appreciation. I hope you won't despise it." Wu Tiance said with a reserved smile.

"Well, as the saying goes, a gift of goose feathers from a thousand miles away is a token of great sentiment, not to mention that such a generous gift is too modest.

With the support of the Hanhai Chamber of Commerce and Qianren City, our clan will soon be able to form a powerful maritime fleet. By that time, what will the [Jinxiu Banner] have to worry about? "

After taking advantage of both families, Song Changsheng immediately gave the answer that both families wanted to hear.

"We feel relieved with your words. In addition to the above, we also have a sea chart to present to you, hoping it will be of some help to you." Chen Jiuchuan carefully took out a jade slip from his wide sleeves.

Song Changsheng took it and took a look. It turned out to be a map of the territory of the Jinxiu Banner in the East China Sea. It not only included the location of each island, but also the main resource points, the approximate number of garrisons, etc.

Even the nautical chart they got from Song Shouhe was not as detailed as the one provided by Chen Jiuchuan.

Either these two are undercover agents with higher status than Song Shouhe in Jinxiu Banner, or Jinxiu Banner is too wary of its side branches and it is impossible to obtain accurate intelligence.

In comparison, he prefers the latter.

These two families really tried their best to get the Song family to join them, and even took out such a rare thing.

"This item is indeed very important to our clan. Elder Chen is very thoughtful." Song Changsheng took the jade slip and said with a smile.

Chen Jiuchuan said respectfully: "As long as it works for the real person, do you think we should discuss the relevant matters of the alliance next?"

"That's as it should be, but I have something important to do later. Please discuss it with the elders of my clan. Excuse me."

After saying that, the black and white energy under Song Changsheng flashed slightly and disappeared directly, leaving Wu Tiance and Chen Jiuchuan alone in the hall looking at each other, but they did not dare to have any complaints and waited quietly in the hall.

"Elder Wu, Elder Chen, I am Song Youfu, the elder of the Song clan's Foreign Affairs Hall. We have met before. Now I am ordered by the clan leader to discuss cooperation matters with you two." Song Youfu walked into the hall with a smile...

After Song Changsheng left the hall, he took out the fish scale that Liuli, the demon king of the Cailin clan, had left for him.

The colorful scales flickered with a hazy colorful glow under the sunlight. It lay quietly in Song Changsheng's palm, releasing scorching heat, as if guiding Song Changsheng to somewhere.

According to what Liuli said before, at the right time, this scale will guide them to meet.

Now that the scales suddenly began to move, it seemed that Liuli was planning to meet him.

"East." Song Changsheng frowned slightly.

The direction indicated by the scales is probably the location of the archipelago in front of Yong'an Island.

That nameless archipelago is now named "Twins". There are several scattered archipelagos between Yong'an Island and the Gemini Islands. Under Song Qingxing's heavy blow, the monsters lurking on the islands have been wiped out, and now they all belong to the Song family.

However, the Gemini Islands have not been explored yet, and the specific situation within the archipelago is not well understood. If that is the base camp of the Cailin clan, then things will be a little difficult to handle.

In any case, the Twin Islands must be controlled by the East China Sea Alliance. This is the foundation of the alliance and also the bottom line.

With a few steps, Song Changsheng crossed tens of thousands of miles of sea and came to a special sea area. As far as the eye could see, densely packed islands dotted on the blue sea like stars.

Even if you are on the periphery, you can clearly feel the majestic and pure spiritual energy emanating from the archipelago.

Such a vast area and such a high concentration of spiritual energy cannot be achieved by the spiritual veins on the island alone. This shows that there are still a large number of spiritual veins under the sea. No wonder there are so many sirens gathering in the waters of the archipelago.

"It is indeed a rich land. Fortunately, it is located in the deep sea, otherwise it would have fallen into the hands of the [Jinxiu Banner]."

The more Song Changsheng looked, the more satisfied he became, and the more anxious he became to take over this land.

The vast divine consciousness spread out across the sky and earth, but found nothing except some sirens active underwater. The East China Sea was really too vast.

"Where is the Glazed Demon King? Please show yourself!" Song Changsheng's clear voice spread rapidly over the East China Sea.

The first to respond to him were the monsters on the island and the sirens swimming in the sea. Their roars were continuous and endless.

"Humph!"

Song Changsheng snorted coldly, and it was as if rolling thunder exploded in the sky, covering the entire Gemini Islands. The originally noisy roars of beasts subsided in an instant, and there was complete silence.

"crash"

A whirlpool suddenly formed in the originally calm sea, and Liuli's graceful figure slowly emerged under the support of a column of water.

"You really dare to come. Aren't you afraid that I will set up a trap here to catch you?" Liuli looked at Song Changsheng with a faint look in her eyes.

Song Changsheng responded confidently: "If I were afraid, I wouldn't have come. The demon king summoned me here. Has he considered it?"

"Whether it is a good idea to consider it or not depends on how you answer next. If your answer satisfies me, there would be no problem in cooperating with you." Liuli did not give a clear answer directly.

Song Changsheng couldn't help but smile and said, "If the demon king has any doubts in his heart, you can just tell me. Song is here and can help the demon king solve his doubts."

"Since it's a cooperation, then it depends on what you can provide to our people.
As far as I know, your Wangyue Song clan is just a newly promoted Jindan clan in the inland, and its power is far less than that of the [Jinxiu Banner] Song clan. Why do you think you are qualified to cooperate with my clan?
Why do you think you can meet the needs of our people?" Liuli asked bluntly.

Hearing this, Song Changsheng's expression remained unchanged, and even his emotions did not fluctuate at all. He smiled faintly and said, "There has been no news for a while. It turns out that the Demon King went to check on Song's past."

"How can I know your background without checking?" Liuli snorted coldly.

"It's all Song's fault for not making it clear at the beginning. It's not just our Song family that wants to cooperate with the nobles, but the entire East China Sea Alliance."

"East Sea Alliance?" A strange color flashed in Liuli's eyes, and he said coldly: "I have never heard of this name."

“It’s normal that the Demon King has never heard of it. This is a newly formed alliance, and the Song family is just one of them.

You may not have any impression of other demon kings, but you must be familiar with the famous demon king of Wanlong Chamber of Commerce, right?" Song Changsheng said without blushing.

"Of course I know. It is a very famous chamber of commerce of your human race." Liuli nodded slightly.

“In that case, the Demon King must have some understanding of the strength of the Wanlong Chamber of Commerce. They are also a member of our alliance.

In addition, there are two other members in the alliance, neither of whom are ordinary people.

More members will join the East China Sea Alliance in the future.

May I ask the Glazed Demon King whether such an East China Sea Alliance is qualified to cooperate with the nobles? " Song Changsheng unceremoniously pulled out the tiger skin of the Wanlong Chamber of Commerce again, regardless of whether the negotiation was successful or not, he would fool them first.

Liuli's eyes flickered slightly. Although their Cailin clan lived in the East China Sea, they also had a special intelligence agency responsible for collecting information on the human race.

Therefore, they also have some understanding of the Wanlong Chamber of Commerce. If what Song Changsheng said is true, then this East China Sea Alliance that appeared out of nowhere does have some strength and is qualified to cooperate with them.

"Again, if we cooperate, what can you or the East Sea Alliance provide to our people?"

Hearing this, Song Changsheng knew that he had gotten away with it, and asked back: "What does the noble need from us? Why don't you tell us?"

"Medicine, magic tools, and even formations, anything that can enhance our strength is needed by our clan!"

Sirens, like monsters, are animals without intelligence, except that one lives on land and the other lives in water. Generally speaking, they are not intelligent creatures like humans.

But the sea people are different. Most of them are born with intelligence and humanoid bodies. They have culture and civilization like humans, just like the mermaids.

Although many people classify sirens and sea creatures as the same thing, there are actually essential differences between them.

They can use special means to control the sirens and launch group attacks like beast tides.

The Cailin clan belongs to the sea clan, and their appearance is very similar to that of the mermaid clan. In fact, there is indeed a kinship relationship between the two clans.

They have flexible hands and can wield weapons, but forging magical weapons in the sea is extremely difficult. On the one hand, it is difficult to mass-produce, and on the other hand, the techniques are very crude. It would be a compliment to describe them as shoddy.

Therefore, the magic weapons of the human race are very popular among them. Even if it is difficult to bring out the full power of the magic weapons, they are still much stronger than those they make themselves.

It is easy to understand the concept of elixirs. Not only humans need elixirs for cultivation, but monsters and other creatures can use them as well. The only difference is the formula.

For example, the [Spirit Feeding Pill] and [Hundred Beasts Pill], which are commonly used by humans to raise spirit beasts, are all pills specially formulated for animals, and can also be used by sea creatures.

However, alchemy is obviously a difficult task for these alien races, so most of them just eat it raw. The sea race is a little better, as they know how to use the spiritual medicines in combination, but that's all.

It is neither as convenient as elixirs, nor as effective as elixirs.

Therefore, similar elixirs are also in great demand among the sea people.

The same goes for formations. The sea clan is more proficient in formations than the first two, but in the eyes of human formation masters, they are still not even worthy of carrying shoes.

From being the blood food raised by all races to being the protagonist of the world today, driving the demon race, the overlord of the continent, to the bitter and cold edge of the land, why has the human race been able to develop into such a powerful force today?

The answer actually lies in the hundreds of arts of cultivation. The knowledge contained therein is enormous, and all races envy it.

Therefore, Liuli's needs were completely within Song Changsheng's expectations.

Song Changsheng thought for a moment and said, "The things the Demon King mentioned are all strictly controlled."

Liuli said with a mocking look in his eyes: "If you are afraid, then don't do business with my clan." "Oh, if you were afraid, I wouldn't have come here.

Just to let the Demon King know, doing this kind of thing involves risks, so the price will definitely not be too cheap.

And there won’t be too many of them, especially the magical instruments, which are more likely to leave traces.

As for pills, they are relatively easy to provide and don’t easily leave traces, so you can provide more.

I wonder if the demon king can accept it?" Song Changsheng said calmly.

Liuli frowned and pondered for a while, then said in a deep voice: "If the price is too high, my clan will not accept it."

"Please rest assured, Demon King. We are honest businessmen who are here to establish a long-term cooperative relationship. Naturally, we will not do anything that will drain the pond for fish.

There is also trade between the nobles and the Zhenhai Pavilion. How about the Demon King provide us with a list and then follow that standard?"

"Okay." Liuli's expression relaxed a little. With a wave of her hand, a jade slip fell in front of Song Changsheng. It seemed that she came prepared.

It can be seen at a glance that the jade slip comes from the human race, and its condition is very new.

From this we can see that in addition to elixirs and magical instruments, these sea creatures are also very interested in other things in human society, and we can work hard in this area in the future.

Song Changsheng thought so in his mind as he took the jade slip and found that it was just as he expected. In addition to the elixirs and magic tools that Liuli had just mentioned, the list also included jade slips that recorded information, daily necessities such as silk and brocade clothes.

Looking further back, I discovered that there were also jewelry, jade and other accessories. Although they were also magical instruments, they were obviously not used to increase strength as Liuli mentioned.

Because these things are classified as luxury goods even in the human cultivation world. Their main purpose is decoration and they have a very high premium. Ordinary cultivators won't even look at them.

If these things were sold to the sea people, the price would at least be several times higher.

All we can say is that all intelligent creatures are the same. After satisfying their survival needs, they will begin to pursue enjoyment.

This actually provides Song Changsheng with more room for operation. How could he not know what high profits are?
After looking at the types of goods and the corresponding prices, Song Changsheng almost dropped his jaw in shock. Even he couldn't help but want to curse as a "swindler" when he saw these prices.

A bottle of first-grade upper-grade [Spirit-Feeding Pills] only sells for five lower-grade spirit stones in the Da Qi cultivation world. The cost of refining is less than three spirit stones, and there are twenty pills in a bottle.

The function of this thing is similar to the [Qi Gathering Pill] used by human Qi-refining cultivators. It is used to assist the cultivation of first-level spirit beasts. Its essence is the most basic cultivation resource. This bottle can be used for one month.

For such a thing, Zhenhai Pavilion actually dared to offer a price of a first-grade top-grade pearl.

This kind of shell pearl is the same as the shell pearl produced by the shell field attached to Yong'an Island. The output is not high. In addition to being refined into decorative magical instruments, it can be ground into powder and used to prepare an ointment for treating external injuries.

This ointment is very effective in treating cultivators at the Foundation Establishment Stage and below. It is in short supply in the inland areas, and a fist-sized jar can be sold for hundreds of low-grade spirit stones.

The main material of the pearl is shell, each one costs at least fifty or sixty low-grade spirit stones, which is more than ten times the price of the [Spirit Feeding Pill].

And this is not an isolated case. Other pills like [Hundred Beast Pill] and [Spirit Enhancement Pill] are priced more than ten times higher than those in the Great Qi Cultivation World.

The magic weapon isn't that outrageous, but it's not far off.

For a first-grade top-grade magic sword, Zhenhai Pavilion dared to offer a price of one piece of [Deep Sea Mysterious Gold] that is one inch long and wide. This is a second-grade upper-grade spiritual material, worth two thousand low-grade spiritual stones, while a first-grade top-grade magic weapon is usually worth about three hundred low-grade spiritual stones.

Moreover, Song Changsheng didn't believe that the quality of the magic weapons sold by Zhenhai Pavilion to the sea clan would be as high as those in the human cultivation world.

This is not just ordinary evil.

The most outrageous thing is that there are actually people willing to buy at such a price.

Moreover, this list was provided to him by Liuli and was obviously not the original. Who knew if they had made any modifications to it?
"No wonder people say that the East China Sea is extremely wealthy and everyone is scrambling to get in and get a piece of the pie. After seeing it today, I find that the reputation is well-deserved." Song Changsheng couldn't help but sigh in his heart. The Cailin clan is really generous to the extreme.

In fact, it is not difficult to understand. These things are rare to the human race, but they are useless in the hands of the sea people. At most, they can be melted and rolled into sticks or spears. It is better to take them out for trading. Even if they become a big enemy, it is worse than piling them there to rust.

"It was clearly an act of collaborating with the enemy, but in the end it became an unspoken agreement. It really is true that money makes the world go round."

It is no secret that the human race and the sea race have been communicating with each other for a long time. In addition to the more obvious Zhenhai Pavilion, the [Jinxiu Banner], [Ghost King Sect]...

In fact, all those with greater power are doing this in private, but no one points it out, and even the Wanxiang Palace has always turned a blind eye.

It is no wonder that the forces in Daqian's cultivation world are fighting the sea clan to death while taking risks to trade with them. Who can resist the temptation of ten times the profit?

Although Song Changsheng had planned to trade with the sea clan from the beginning, he did not expect such high profits. If he had known the profits would be so high, he would not have hesitated beforehand.

He was very surprised in his heart, but his face remained calm. He nodded calmly and said, "Although the price is low, our East Sea Alliance is willing to make friends with the Demon King. Let's just leave it at that."

Liuli's eyes lit up slightly. Just as Song Changsheng had thought, this list was modified by her. The prices were lowered a little, but not too much. After all, she was not sure whether Song Changsheng had experience in this area, so she could only use this to test him.

After some communication, she was sure that Song Changsheng was more knowledgeable. She was still thinking about how she would bargain when Song Changsheng raised the price, but she didn't expect that he actually agreed directly.

This was a big surprise for her.

"Okay, when can we start trading?" Liuli said, suppressing the joy in her heart.

From her point of view, they naturally want it to be as fast as possible. After all, they are now competing with the Jinxiu Banner for control of the sea area and continuing to use this batch of supplies to expand their strength.

Song Changsheng shook his head slightly and said: "At present, the main force of our alliance has not officially entered the East China Sea. The official transaction will take some time, but it will definitely not take too long.

In addition, there are many details that cannot be decided in just a few words. It would be best to pick a time for the senior executives of both sides to meet and discuss the details before signing the contract. "

Although Liuli felt a little regretful, she knew that this was a necessary procedure and could only nod and agree.

"We still don't know where the nobles' territory is. Let's mark the area in advance, in case a flood washes away the Dragon King Temple and the family members don't recognize each other."

Liuli snapped her fingers, and a small bubble exploded not far in front of Song Changsheng, forming a translucent sea map. It was quite a distance away from Yong'an Island, and was located right in front of the sea area belonging to the Jinxiu Banner. There were many overlapping parts in the territories of both sides.

What surprised Song Changsheng was that the Twin Islands under their feet came from a large surrounding sea area and were not covered by the nautical chart, which reduced the possibility of conflict.

However, to be on the safe side, Song Changsheng still asked cautiously.

"This archipelago should have nothing to do with the nobility, right?"

Liuli shook her head nonchalantly and said, "It's okay, this place just happens to be close, so I just invited you to meet here."

"That's good." Song Changsheng nodded with satisfaction.

As if seeing through Song Changsheng's future plans, Liuli couldn't help but remind him: "This place has nothing to do with our clan, but further ahead is the territory of the [Sea Yaksha] clan. If you plan to expand, you will inevitably conflict with them."

"Sea Yaksha..." Song Changsheng frowned slightly. They did not know this news in advance.

The Sea Yakshas are also a big clan among the sea people, and they must have a fifth-level strongman in charge. If this is the case, then it would be a bit difficult to deal with. In the East China Sea, there is no contract that prevents strong men above the Jindan stage from taking action.

"Why are the Sea Yasha clan here? I remember their territory should be near the South China Sea."

“Like my tribe, they are just a branch of the Sea Yaksha, and were probably driven out after failing in the struggle.

I have only been here for a short time, and only learned of their existence after a conflict between them and my tribe a few years ago.

I don't know exactly how strong he is, but since he was able to wander all the way here, he must be pretty strong." Liuli gave a very irresponsible answer.

Song Changsheng cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, Demon King, for reminding us. This news is indeed very important to us."

“It’s just returning a favor.

The battle on the front line is intense, I can't leave for long, I must go back immediately. If you have anything to say, you can contact me through the scale I gave you. As long as you input your magic power, I will be able to sense it, and I will come here to meet you as long as I have time."

"Farewell, fellow Taoist." Song Changsheng bowed.

Liuli nodded slightly, and as the water column beneath her slowly sank into the whirlpool, it soon disappeared without a trace, and the sea surface returned to calm.

Song Changsheng put away the jade slip and turned his gaze towards the Gemini Islands ahead.

Now that we are here, we naturally have to collect some intelligence and bring it back to prepare for the future development of the alliance.

If there was anything more difficult to deal with, it would have been solved in advance. However, the possibility of this happening is very low. There is no fourth-level spiritual vein in the archipelago, and the possibility of a fourth-level demon king being born is almost zero.

"I don't know how Xier's negotiations are going." Song Changsheng spoke frankly.

The disadvantage of the long distance was now apparent. Communications were greatly affected, and it would take at least a month for a message to be delivered.

He still has great confidence in Song Qingxi's abilities, and there will definitely be no problem in promoting an alliance. It all depends on what conditions can be finally achieved.

"Never mind, there should be results soon."

Shaking his head, Song Changsheng flew leisurely towards the direction of the Gemini Islands.

After actually getting inside, Song Changsheng discovered that the information he got from Song Shouhe was still too conservative. The number of islands in this archipelago is definitely more than one thousand, and there are very few deserted islands. Most of the islands are very habitable.

On the left and right sides of the archipelago, there is a large island, which are very similar in appearance and both have third-level spiritual veins. This is the origin of the Gemini Islands.

Song Changsheng randomly chose one, intending to see if there were any monsters that might pose a threat to the future alliance's pioneering army, but he accidentally discovered that there seemed to be traces of human cultivators' activities on this spiritual island.

"Could it be a casual cultivator?"

His divine sense spread out like an overwhelming force, soon covering the entire island, and he actually found a thatched cottage in a valley on the island...

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