Family Cultivation: Evergreen of the Song Family

"Boom"

Electric snakes crisscrossed, and the laws of thunder permeated the air, brewing a terrifying power.

Song Changsheng was almost completely bathed in an ocean forged by golden lightning.

Ordinary thunderstorms typically produce the most common white lightning, just like those produced by ordinary thunderstorms.

Larger ones might include purple lightning, while golden lightning is usually only seen in divine punishment, and its destructive power is astonishing.

Even in the Golden Core Tribulation, the number of lightning bolts is limited. The ten lightning bolts that Song Changsheng experienced during his breakthrough were already rare in the world. However, in the core area of ​​this thunderstorm, the lightning is endless, and even with Song Changsheng's physique, it is difficult to withstand.

"scoff"

"Sizzle"

Each bolt of lightning that struck him tore through his skin and carbonized his flesh, the intense power of the lightning spreading throughout his body.

But at the same time, a powerful life force burst forth from the depths of his body, healing each wound.

The charred remains turn into a scab and fall off, revealing tender new flesh underneath, but it will soon turn back into charred remains under a new thunderbolt.

New life, destruction.

Destruction, rebirth.

It goes on and on, endlessly.

Song Changsheng slowly closed his eyes, forgetting the pain in his body, forgetting everything around him, and even forgetting his purpose in going to the core of this thunderstorm.

Two forces filled his body, intertwined and eroding each other.

He didn't know how much time had passed, but these two opposing forces had strangely achieved a delicate balance within his body, and he himself had entered a mysterious and profound state.

"Boom..."

"Dong dong dong..."

With a sudden burst of drumbeats in his ears, the scene before Song Changsheng's eyes abruptly began to distort and change.

Soon, he found himself in a world that was both strange and familiar, surrounded by traces of a great battle.

War, ruins, desolation, deathly silence.

This is an ancient and vast city that perished in the flames of war. The shattered corpses scattered everywhere silently testify to the brutality of that battle.

Where is this?

Song Changsheng was somewhat bewildered. At first, he thought it was a reappearance of the scene when the Great Qi Immortal Dynasty fell, but after careful observation, he found that it was not. Although the architectural style was very similar, it was definitely not the Great Qi Immortal Dynasty royal city that he had seen in [Chengyuan].

This ancient city is enormous, several times larger than the capital city of the Great Qi Dynasty.

This was an image that had never appeared in his memory.

"Is it an illusion?" Song Changsheng frowned slightly.

"wrong."

He quickly dismissed the idea. His mind was clear, and his perception of the outside world remained sharp. He could even accurately sense a sea fish that had inadvertently entered the range of the thunderstorm and was instantly turned into charcoal.

He also sensed a large ocean warship without a flag anchored not far from the thunderstorm; it was the same one he had rescued earlier.

There was also a spirit island that was reduced to scorched earth in a thunderstorm, lakes evaporated, mountains collapsed, and a large number of charred corpses gathered on the coast. That was Yongzhou Island, which suffered misfortune.

"wrong……"

Song Changsheng suddenly awoke with a start. He had already penetrated tens of thousands of miles into the thunderstorm; how could he possibly sense the edge of the thunderstorm and Yongzhou Island?
Although his divine sense underwent a transformation after absorbing the essence blood of the Soul Clan Emperor, after splitting his divine soul avatar, it was still slightly inferior to that of an ordinary Golden Core Great Perfection cultivator. The range that his divine sense could cover was at most a few thousand miles.

And this thunderstorm was so big, its diameter was at least tens of thousands of miles!
He was located in the core area of ​​this thunderstorm. Not to mention a mere Golden Core cultivator like him, even the divine sense of a Nascent Soul True Monarch or a Divine Transformation Supreme might not be able to cover such a wide area.

"What's going on?" He was certain that this was not an illusion, because he was fully aware of every subtle change within the range of the thunderstorm.

He even sensed the auras of other Purple Mansion cultivators and Golden Core cultivators, including the Xuan Shui True Person from the Han Hai Chamber of Commerce. They had met several times and exchanged ideas privately, so they were familiar with his aura.

These people must have noticed the unusual thunderstorm here and came here specifically.

Unfortunately, he still couldn't pinpoint the source of the drumbeats and the eerie mooing of the cows.

If these are all illusions, it's unimaginable. Apart from the legendary immortals, he really doesn't know who in the vast world has the power to create such a realistic and massive illusion.

Even if such a powerful being existed, would it be necessary for him, a minor character, to create such a massive illusionary realm? He didn't consider himself qualified.

"My consciousness seems to have merged with this thunderstorm." Song Changsheng raised an eyebrow; this seemed to be the most reasonable explanation at present.

But if this so-called "reasonable explanation" were to be uttered, probably no one would believe it, because there has never been a precedent for it, and there is no related record even in the "Creation Classic".

But this unbelievable thing is now happening right before his eyes.

"Could it be that the strange drumbeat caused all of this?" Song Changsheng recalled the drumbeats he had heard earlier.

"If that's the case, then the scenes before my eyes must be because of it."

But what is the significance of these images?

Looking at the ruins of the ancient city before him, Song Changsheng's brows furrowed.

He was currently the closest to the core area, and the movements of everyone else were also within his perception range. Therefore, he was not worried that anyone would get there first and continued to immerse himself in it, trying to discover something.

But he found nothing in the ancient city; all he saw were ruins and corpses.

But he was not discouraged and turned his gaze to the outside of the ancient city. He wanted to see if this world, which did not exist in his memory, had any boundaries!
And so, his consciousness traversed the desolate ancient city and arrived outside, where a barren expanse of yellow sand and Gobi Desert came into view.

Looking around, he couldn't see any greenery or any signs of life, a scene that inexplicably made him feel uneasy.

He didn't know why this was happening; he just suddenly felt a sense of panic.

"Perhaps it's due to geography."

He suppressed his emotions and began exploring this unfamiliar world along a fixed path.

He didn't know how much time had passed, but he still hadn't crossed the yellow sand desert. However, he saw the outline of another city.

Upon closer inspection, it was discovered that this was also a desolate city, devoid of any vitality, with most of the ruins buried by yellow sand.

The feeling of panic grew stronger, but he didn't give up and continued forward.

Ten years, a hundred years, a thousand years.

Nearly 400,000 days and nights.

Even though less than half an hour had passed in reality, these experiences felt real, like witnessing someone else's memories.

That's right, memory.

It was as if he had witnessed the rise and fall of the Great Qi Immortal Dynasty from the perspective of an observer, through the memories carried by [Cheng Yuan]. It's just unknown whose memories he was observing this time.

A thousand years have passed, and he still hasn't crossed that vast desert, nor has he encountered any life.

He saw thousands of cities, but without exception, they had all been buried in the yellow sand.

He even saw lakes and rivers, but these places were still lifeless; the water was still flowing, but it was as if the water was dead.

In the end, he finally understood where his earlier feeling of panic came from: this was a dead world, and he, the bystander, was the only life in this world.

The whole world is dead.

Complete silence.

He couldn't even sense the existence of the Heavenly Dao's rules.

When he left that city, he naively thought that war had caused all of this, but now it seems that was not the case at all.

There must be at least one winner in a war, but he saw nothing.

"Who are you, and why are you letting me see all this?" Song Changsheng couldn't help but look up at the sky and ask, desperately wanting an answer.

Just when he thought there would be no response, a heavy drumbeat rang in his ears, and then the world before him began to shrink rapidly, finally turning into a streak of light rushing towards him...

Song Changsheng instantly regained consciousness, abruptly opened his eyes, and heard thunder rumbling in his ears, with golden lightning occasionally striking his body.

There wasn't a single good piece of flesh on his entire body.

"My spiritual sense range has returned to normal," Song Changsheng said subconsciously.

Then, he remembered the streak of light that had rushed towards him, and quickly gave himself a thorough "check-up," soon discovering the anomaly.

Inside his Purple Mansion Furnace, a sand table-like object had appeared out of nowhere, floating in the center. The Purple Void Divine Fire within the furnace was unable to cause it any damage.

Song Changsheng was quite surprised and suspicious. He immersed himself in the sand table and was shocked to find that the contents of the sand table were exactly the same as the strange world he had seen before, only it was shrunk to countless times.

He certainly wouldn't have the naive idea that he had an extra world inside his body. Let alone him, even an immortal like his master Feng Changqing could only open up a small cave within his body, which was still a long way from a true world.

The thing in front of him was clearly not a real object, but something like a projection. As for its function or how it came to be, he had no idea.

However, it is certain that it is related to the drumming sound coming from the thunderstorm.

Song Changsheng looked up at the huge electric ball above, feeling the violent aura within it. Without any hesitation, he transformed into a streak of light and rushed straight in.

He had originally stopped here to learn from the experience of True Monarch Lei Xiang and improve his understanding of the [Law of Thunder] by simulating tribulation, thereby breaking through his own bottleneck. However, he was inexplicably led astray by the sound of the drum.

This caused him to be struck by lightning here for so long for no reason.

[The Thunder Law] did not improve at all; on the contrary, his physique became much stronger through this repeated tempering.

Furthermore, under this continuous stimulation, the [Law of Life] has become increasingly powerful.

Whether it's to break through the bottleneck or to explore the source of the drumbeats, this core area is a must-visit.

The lightning in the core area had turned from gold to cyan, and its power was even more terrifying. Each bolt reminded Song Changsheng of when he was undergoing his tribulation.

At this point, trying to withstand the onslaught with his bare hands would be utterly foolish. He took out the [Hundred Fiends Qiongqi Cauldron] and the [Void Bell] to shield himself, and advanced little by little against the raging lightning.

"What exactly brought together such a massive amount of [Thunder Laws]?"

With each step forward, the power of the thunder increased by a level, eventually exceeding his ability to withstand it.

He had no choice but to take out Kong Sang Xi Ruo's riverside palace, and only with the strength of its [Law Treasure] was he able to barely withstand the attack and continue forward.

It's getting closer, it'll be visible soon.

Even though he couldn't see through the scene at all, for some reason, he had this feeling that the truth was just around the corner!
It was this feeling that sustained him, allowing him to grit his teeth and keep moving forward.

Suddenly, a blurry outline appeared in his vision, faintly visible within the blue ocean formed by the laws of thunder.

"What it is?"

"Boom..."

"Dong dong..."

The drumbeats sounded again, this time exceptionally clear.

Song Changsheng was shocked: "I've finally found you!"

He exerted all his strength and moved as fast as he could towards the silhouette, and even the countless blue lightning bolts that struck him could not slow him down.

Even if it meant suffering severe injuries, he was determined to find out what this thing was!
Finally, his perseverance paid off, and the mystery was finally unveiled.

What appeared before him was a divine pool of unknown material, or more accurately, a thunder pool, only a dozen feet in size, yet it was the source of this thunderstorm.

Even now, it continues to unleash its thunderous power.

Song Changsheng was shocked. He never expected that the source of the thunderstorm would be it.

What shocked him most was the inside of the pool, where thunder surged and shimmering light flashed. He could clearly see that it was half-filled with a blue liquid, where destruction and life intertwined, creating a dazzling and extraordinary scene.

At the bottom of the pool, a large, mottled, leather-covered drum was completely submerged, exuding an ancient and weathered aura.

One glance was enough to almost make Song Changsheng lose his composure.

"Boom"

"Boom"

A bolt of lightning struck the pool, followed by a deafening drumbeat.

Song Changsheng hurriedly blocked his hearing, but bright red blood still flowed from his ears, and his mind went blank for a moment.

"The drumbeat is what it releases, and the scenes I see are the memories it carries?"
"It's actually soaked in a thunder pool, what level of magical artifact is this?"

While Song Changsheng was horrified, a hint of greed also welled up in his heart. This was definitely a magic weapon that was even more powerful than the [Law Treasure].

A Dao artifact, or perhaps the legendary... "half-immortal artifact"?
Without much hesitation, he tentatively extended a wisp of his magical power into the pool, intending to take the large drum away from the thunder pool.

The moment the magic touched the giant drum, the Thunder Pool instantly became violent.

"Moo-"

With a deafening roar, a gigantic phantom of a ferocious beast "stood up" from within the drum.

It resembles an ox, is entirely blue-green, has only one leg, and is wrapped in dazzling lightning.

Song Changsheng felt his breath catch in his throat and exclaimed in shock, "Kui Niu, could this be the [Kui Niu Drum]?"

...(End of chapter)