Family Cultivation: Evergreen of the Song Family

It seemed as if his soul was being torn apart by the huge force, causing Yin Chou to suffer unbearable pain, but he enjoyed the pain.

It’s not because he has any masochistic tendencies. Being able to feel pain means he is still alive, and being alive is his greatest desire.

He endured the severe pain coming from deep within his soul, and used all the remaining strength in his body to struggle to get up from the ground, and said with his head on the ground: "Thank...thank you very much for not killing me, Master."

"I spared your life because you still have value. Do you know how to realize your value?" Song Changsheng said quietly.

"I know, I know. I am willing to be your insider and dig out the exact location of the Holy...Demon Sect's headquarters and hand it over to you." Yin Chou said hurriedly, beads of sweat the size of beans sliding down his forehead, soon soaking the ground in front of him.

He knew too well his own value; it was the only straw keeping him alive.

"You are smart. As long as you work diligently for me, you will be free on the day when the Blood Soul Demon Sect is destroyed." Song Changsheng said lightly.

He had just roughly checked Yin Chou's memory. This guy was originally an active independent cultivator in the East China Sea area, and was bewitched and entered the evil path halfway.

Because they are located far out to sea and all the people they kill are sea creatures, as long as they can help him eradicate the Blood Soul Demon Sect, it is not impossible to spare his life.

"I understand. I will do my best to help you destroy the Demon Sect."

"In that case, just hand over the things." Song Changsheng slowly stretched out his hand, his eyes full of indifference.

Yin Chou's eyes changed, he gritted his teeth, separated a wisp of his soul and handed it to Song Changsheng.

Song Changsheng merged a wisp of his own soul with it, and then reintegrated it into Yin Chou's soul.

From then on, his life and death were no longer under his own control.

Even though they were thousands of miles apart, Song Changsheng only needed a thought to take his life.

"The old servant greets the master." Yin Chou changed his words very straightforwardly, without any psychological burden.

The demonic cultivators admire the strong, and there is nothing shameful in submitting to a Jindan Zhenren.

“From today on, you will return to your helm, take charge again, and gather information for me.

This is my communication compass. Use it to contact me when you need anything. If there is any emergency, you can come here to find me.

You don't need me to teach you how to do it, right?"

"I will do my best."

"I come from the East Sea Alliance. This area will be the direction of development for our alliance in the future. Your branch is not far from here. When you go back, tell your people to behave themselves. If anything goes wrong, I will hold you accountable."

Yin Chou was shocked and said quickly: "I will definitely control my subordinates and will never let this happen."

"Go back, don't contact unless necessary."

Yin Chouru felt as if he had been pardoned. He bowed and was about to leave this sad place, but he was stopped by Song Changsheng before he had taken a few steps.

"Master, do you have any other instructions?"

"Given your cultivation level, your status in the Blood Soul Demon Sect should be quite high. You should be able to access some of the core inheritance, right?"

"This... My lord, there are some, but most of them are restricted and cannot be leaked." Yin Chou looked at Song Changsheng cautiously.

"Then the [Five-Leaf Blood Soul Flower] should be cultivated directly by you. Leave this part to me."

"I obey your command." Yin Chou quickly took out a blood-red jade slip from his sleeve and presented it with both hands.

“Master, this is the Blood Soul Nurturing Scripture, which is divided into two volumes. I am an outer sect elder and can only learn the upper volume. Many core methods of cultivating spiritual plants are in the lower volume.

If the master is interested, I can try my best to think of a solution."

"Your main task is to find out the location of the Blood Soul Sect's headquarters as soon as possible. Also, what exactly is that big event you mentioned? You don't need to pay special attention to these minor details. Do you understand?" There was a warning in Song Changsheng's eyes.

The Blood Soul Demon Sect is quite powerful and poses a huge threat to the Song family and even the East China Sea Alliance. It must be eradicated as soon as possible.

Yin Chou was his only hope to find their headquarters, and he didn't want to be exposed because of these unimportant trivial matters.

"Old slave, I obey."

Song Changsheng nodded and said, "Go ahead."

After he stumbled away, Song Changsheng opened the "Blood Soul Nurturing Spirit Sutra".

There is actually no strict distinction between good and evil in the world. It mainly depends on how you use it.

The same is true of this volume of "Blood Soul Nurturing Spiritual Sutra". Although it was written by a cultivator of the magic path, the various hybridization and cultivation methods recorded in it are applicable to most of the spiritual plants in the world.

Many of these methods made Song Changsheng feel as if his eyes had brightened.

The purpose of this scripture is not just to cultivate evil things like the [Five-Leaf Blood Soul Flower], but because the Blood Soul Demon Sect has been developing in this direction, the several spiritual plants recorded in it are somewhat unorthodox.

As long as we take its essence, remove its dross, and then combine it with existing methods, it will definitely be a major breakthrough in the art of cultivation.

"It's a pity that there is only half of it." Song Changsheng sighed lightly, solemnly put away the jade slip, then turned and walked into the cave behind him.

When I used the [Soul Searching Technique] to verify the truthfulness of Yin Chou's words, I happened to peek into the part of the memory related to the [Star Fruit Tree].

Just as he guessed, the [Star Fruit Tree] was placed by him in this cave, and it had already borne fruit. Yin Chou lived in seclusion here just to wait for the fruit to ripen.

If nothing goes wrong, he will start to break through to the Jindan stage once these fruits are ripe.

It's a pity that he was unlucky and ran into Song Changsheng at this critical moment.

After passing through the corridor, Song Changsheng's eyes suddenly became clear and a huge space appeared in front of him.

In the center is a three-meter-tall spiritual tree with dark bark and lush branches and leaves.

The most peculiar thing is that its oval leaves are a striking silvery white color.

Hidden among the leaves are ten round fruits that are only the size of pigeon eggs and as white as jade.

There is a round hole the size of a washbasin above the spirit tree. A beam of warm sunlight shines in from the hole and falls on the spirit tree. The fruits immediately reflect bright light, like shining stars in the night sky.

This is also the origin of the [Star Fruit]. Among the ten fruits, one is obviously bigger, rounder and more shiny.

In comparison, the other nine seem somewhat malnourished.

In fact, in the end only that one spiritual fruit will mature, and the rest will fall off prematurely.

These fruits that fall off prematurely are not useless. They can be refined into [Dao Ze Dan], which can also help cultivators comprehend the laws. However, the effect is definitely not as good as the mature one, but the advantage is that there are enough of them.

A breath-concealing formation was set up around the spirit tree to conceal all the aura of the spirit tree itself. No wonder Song Changsheng didn't notice it before.

However, Song Changsheng still had a doubt. The [Star Fruit Tree] was a fourth-level spiritual plant, and had extremely high requirements for spiritual energy. Logically speaking, it needed at least a fourth-level spiritual vein to grow. But here, not to mention a fourth-level spiritual vein, not even the tail of a third-level spiritual vein could be reached.

Under such circumstances, how did this spiritual tree grow and bear fruit?
Song Changsheng waved his hand to break the breath-suppressing formation, and an extremely rich fruity fragrance immediately hit his face.

The fruity fragrance is a sign that the fruit is about to mature. If there were no formation, there would definitely be powerful monsters in the cave.

Yin Chou's chance was quite good, as he was able to find such a hidden place. It was no wonder that he was able to cultivate to the Purple Mansion Stage as a casual cultivator, and was finally noticed by the Blood Soul Demon Sect and accepted into its sect.

"Why is the spiritual energy here more abundant than that of Cangmang Peak?" There was a hint of surprise in Song Changsheng's eyes.

Although Cangmang Peak is a newly cultivated fourth-level spiritual vein, it is not comparable to the third-level spiritual vein. This place is not above the third-level spiritual vein of Lingdao, but it has a concentration of spiritual energy far exceeding that of the third-level spiritual vein. No wonder the [Star Fruit Tree] can grow here, it turns out there is an inside story.

However, Song Changsheng's spiritual sense swept around and did not find anything special.

"Is it underground?" Several guesses suddenly emerged in Song Changsheng's mind.

"Trace the origin, find the source, break through the confusion, and open your eyes to the delusion!"

A strange pattern emerged in Song Changsheng's eyes, and the sky and the earth turned gray and white. Looking down at the bottom of the [Star Fruit Tree], there was a dense root system under the soil.

These roots are not only huge, but also very deep.

Song Changsheng followed the main root system all the way down and found that several feet above the ground, most of the roots gathered there, forming a ball, as if wrapping something in the center.

"Found it." A gleam of light flashed in Song Changsheng's eyes. He stomped his feet and dived directly into the ground, clearing all the soil around the roots. Then he found that there were strands of bright light shining through the gaps between the roots.

I can feel a pure and rich spiritual energy very clearly.

He controlled his magic power to gradually untie the tangled roots, eventually revealing a sky blue jade bottle that was only about two inches high.

No one knows how long this jade bottle has been buried in the soil, but it has not been affected at all and its surface is as smooth as before. The thickest root of the [Star Fruit Tree] is embedded in the mouth of the bottle.

It is obvious that the abnormal concentration of spiritual energy here is released from this nameless jade bottle.

The jade bottle itself is actually a fourth-grade top-grade magical weapon.

It is obvious that this [Star Fruit Tree] is able to grow because it is rooted in this jade bottle. I don't know whether they were originally one or just happened to come together by accident.

Song Changsheng still tends to the former. The seeds of this [Star Fruit Tree] may have been originally placed in a jade bottle and have been buried for who knows how many years.

It would take at least several thousand years for the [Star Fruit Tree] to grow to this point.

But what he couldn't understand was why this jade bottle was here. After all, it was a fourth-level magic weapon. It couldn't be buried in the ground for no reason, right?
Moreover, according to ancient records, the human race began to move towards the sea in this era. In the past, the sea clan was very powerful, and the human race had the demon clan as its main enemy. Although they knew that the ocean had endless opportunities, no one had ever set foot there, and the two sides maintained the most basic tacit understanding.

It was not until the dragon clan gradually disappeared from this world, the sea clan gradually declined, and the human race became increasingly powerful that people began to explore this once forbidden area, and the speed was very limited, with most of their energy focused on the near sea.

The Gemini Islands are already in the category of open sea. In the past, the surrounding area was dominated by sea creatures. How could someone leave a magic weapon on such an unknown island?
"Weird."

Song Changsheng wanted to take down the jade bottle, but he was afraid of damaging the vitality of the [Star Fruit Tree]. After thinking about it, he decided not to do it.

At the bottom of the jade bottle, he found a pattern of a willow branch inserted inside the bottle. Apart from that, no other information could be seen from the outside.

He sent a wisp of his spiritual consciousness to probe into the mouth of the bottle and found that there was indeed something hidden inside. The first thing that caught his eye was the dense root system of the [Star Fruit Tree], followed by a "vast ocean" where the roots were immersed.

"This is..." Song Changsheng's expression changed slightly, he took out a drop from it, and then blurted out: "【Taiyin Guishui】!"

What is contained in this jade bottle is actually [Taiyin Guishui], an extremely precious spiritual liquid with endless uses. If it is used to nourish the land, ordinary soil will eventually turn into precious spiritual soil.

Using it to irrigate spiritual plants can speed up their growth, improve their quality, and even have a chance of breaking the upper limit of the spiritual plant's grade. For example, a spiritual plant that could only grow to the third level may be able to grow to the fourth level after irrigation.

Using it to refine pills or brew wine can also improve the quality.

Even if it is taken directly, cultivators below the Purple Mansion Stage can significantly improve their cultivation after refining it.

It can even be refined into a special magical weapon with incredible power.

It is usually sold by the drop in the market, and one drop costs thousands of spirit stones.

Although the contents of this jade bottle have been diluted, the advantage is that the quantity is large. If all of it were released, it would probably fill up a large pond. The value is inestimable.

Rooted directly in the [Taiyin Guishui], it is no wonder that this [Star Fruit Tree] can grow here and grow so well.

Even if it is a blade of grass, it would become a spirit after being soaked in it for thousands or tens of thousands of years.

"It will take some time for the Star Fruit to fully mature. We can't stay here. The longer the night, the more trouble we will have."

The people from the Bandung Chamber of Commerce have not arrived yet, so he cannot stay here like Yin Chou. It is better to take it away directly. With the jade bottle, the fruit will not wither, but it will delay its ripening for a while.

"【The Universe in the Sleeve】, collect!"

Song Changsheng spread his sleeves and directly put the entire [Star Fruit Tree] and the jade bottle into it.

If Yin Chou saw this scene, he would probably be so depressed that he would vomit blood.

He also discovered the existence of the jade bottle at the beginning, but his cultivation level of the Purple Mansion Stage was not enough to suppress a fourth-grade top-grade magic weapon. He was afraid of damaging the [Star Fruit Tree], so he had to give up.

I didn't expect that after guarding it for decades, it finally fell into Song Changsheng's hands. I was so happy for nothing.

Song Changsheng collected the spiritual tree and explored the archipelago and surrounding waters for a while. He did not find any fourth-level targets, so he returned to Yong'an Island with satisfaction.

At this time, the messenger sent by Song Qingxi also arrived at Yong'an Island, bringing both good news and bad news...

...(End of chapter)