Family Cultivation: Evergreen of the Song Family

The palace was much larger than it appeared, and the treasury was not clearly marked, so for a moment I was a little disoriented.

"How could I have forgotten about him?" Song Changsheng suddenly remembered that Ye Minghong's soul and true spirit were still attached to his inner core. Wouldn't this be a perfect opportunity to put them to use?
With a flick of his sleeve, he took out the [Hundred Fiends Qiongqi Cauldron]. The fist-sized, pale golden inner core floated in the center, firmly bound by dozens of illusory chains of law.

After several of the chains of law were broken, the inner core immediately began to struggle violently.

But Ye Minghong was never a match for Song Changsheng to begin with, and now that he has lost his proud demon king form, how could he possibly get what he wanted?

Ye Minghong's illusory face appeared on the inner core, and he roared ferociously, "When the Ancestor returns, he will surely make you die without a burial place!"

"Whether I live or die is another matter, but you will die soon." Song Changsheng said coldly, his large hand covering her directly, casting the [Soul Searching Technique].

"What do you want to do... ah..."

Ye Minghong's face contorted, and he let out a sharp and painful hiss.

A flood of information rushed into Song Changsheng's mind. He quickly filtered out the unimportant information. Just as he had guessed, he had indeed broken through to the fourth rank in the last few years.

However, he also migrated from the clan's territory at the junction of the South China Sea and the East China Sea. To Song Changsheng's surprise, the main reason for their escape was not the failure of internal struggle, but the heavy losses they suffered in the South China Sea. Almost all of the clan's strongmen were wiped out, including a demon lord-level expert.

This group of people were originally staying behind within the tribe, but they suddenly received orders to migrate, leaving them only twelve hours.

A migration period of twelve hours is far too short for a large group of millions of people.

In order to preserve their strength, they abandoned all their clansmen whose cultivation level was below the second rank, and took only a very small amount of resources with them.

They traveled and stopped along the way, fighting endlessly, and it took them hundreds of years to reach this place and obtain a precious place where they could live for a long time.

Song Changsheng was shocked. A demon lord and dozens of demon kings were all wiped out in just a few years, leaving no survivors. A once mighty clan was directly crushed and forced to embark on a century-long exile.

"What exactly happened to them in this barren land of the South China Sea? Could it be related to the Ruins of the South China Sea?"

This world is too vast. Even though several eras have passed and countless brilliant and powerful individuals have emerged, no one dares to claim that he has fully comprehended it.

The continent and the four seas are filled with countless secret realms and small worlds, hiding far too many secrets and great terrors. One careless move could lead to destruction.

These sea monsters are the best example; even a powerful demon lord can face utter destruction with a single wrong step.

Taking a deep breath, he looked down and suddenly a human cultivator appeared in Ye Minghong's memory.

He didn't know where the other party came from, only that their identity was special, that they were personally welcomed in by Ye Fuke, and that it was this person who set up the barrier of the trench and the defensive formation of the palace for them.

"So he really is a human cultivator." Song Changsheng narrowed his eyes. Judging from the way the other party was hiding his face and showing his true colors, he didn't seem like a cultivator who lived in seclusion on a deep-sea spiritual island. He probably belonged to a certain force.

Unfortunately, the other party was too cautious. Even with Ye Minghong's status, he didn't know his background, and didn't even reveal his name.

"Just how much is hidden in this distant sea?" Song Changsheng felt a headache coming on. Were these so-called no-man's-land areas really untouched by anyone? Why were they popping up one after another?

At this moment, Ye Minghong's wails gradually weakened, and finally he was completely annihilated by the [Soul Searching Technique], leaving only a trace of his true spirit hidden in his inner core.

After some thought, Song Changsheng decided not to kill him outright and allowed his true spirit to return to the world.

Fortunately, before Ye Minghong's soul was scattered, Song Changsheng had already obtained most of his memories, including the location of the treasure vault in this palace.

Located at the very bottom of the palace, it was made of a special spiritual material that possesses the ability to deceive divine sense, which explains why Song Changsheng had not discovered it before.

Compared to the human race's treasure vault, which was protected by layers of restrictions, mechanisms, and even formations, the Sea Yaksha clan's treasure vault was practically undefended to Song Changsheng. Apart from the extremely hard building materials, there was nothing else to praise about it.

"boom……"

Song Changsheng curled his palm into a claw and ripped a large hole in the heavy metal door, tearing it apart completely in less than a quarter of an hour.

Compared to other treasure vaults he had seen, the Sea Yaksha clan's treasure vault was not very large, and even seemed rather small to him, about half the size of the Song clan's treasure vault.

However, the contents stored inside were no less than those of the Song family.

These precious spiritual materials were thus piled up in the treasure vault in heaps, and it would not be an exaggeration to describe them as being piled up like mountains.

Not to mention the pearls rolling all over the ground, there were also a large number of unrefined mineral stones, all of which were at least level three.

These spiritual materials, which could easily fetch a good price inland, are like unwanted junk here.

However, Song Changsheng felt relieved when he thought that most of the spiritual materials here were of no use to the sea race.

Although sea creatures are born and raised in the sea, they actually make very little use of the sea's resources. Apart from spiritual plants that help with physical and bloodline cultivation, most spiritual materials are useless to them, and it is already very rare for them to collect and store them.

Song Changsheng didn't even glance at these spiritual materials, heading straight for the core area of ​​the treasure vault, where he sensed an unusual aura.

The core area was separated into several layers. At the bottom were several metal boxes about half a person's height, in the middle were several palm-sized jade boxes, and at the top were dozens of jade bottles.

The scene inside was completely different from the randomly piled spiritual materials outside. Some of them were clearly the work of humans, which made Song Changsheng feel a sense of anticipation.

"There are also restrictions."

With a wave of his hand, he broke the seal on the metal box, and a crimson light shone through the shallow crack.

With a loud "bang," the metal box was fully opened, revealing neatly stacked scarlet, translucent crystals about the same size as spirit stones.

"This is... a spirit stone?" Song Changsheng's pupils contracted slightly.

To be precise, this item should be called a "Blood Spirit Stone." It is not a natural product, but rather an ordinary spirit stone that has been soaked in blood over many years. Such a spirit stone can greatly assist in cultivation, and it is an invaluable treasure for cultivators who cultivate the Blood Demon Path.

The quality of the Blood Spirit Stone varies greatly depending on the bloodline it is soaked in.

Because it takes so long, it is extremely rare.

There was a time when demonic cultivators slaughtered humans, collecting their blood to form blood pools in order to mass-produce [Blood Spirit Stones]. As a result, nearly ten million lives were lost, and hundreds of years were spent, yet not a single true [Blood Spirit Stone] was produced.

This kind of thing is hard to find even on the mainland, but I never expected to see it here in the deep sea. Logically speaking, the deep sea is the least likely place to see this kind of thing.

Song Changsheng picked up a piece from it and sensed a faint dragon's might from it. He couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, "A Blood Spirit Stone formed from the blood of a true dragon?" It can only be said that the fall of a true dragon brings too many changes. Obviously, the formation process of these Blood Spirit Stones is the same as that of the Dragon Blood Mud.

If he wasn't mistaken, there must have been a spiritual vein near where the true dragon fell that came into contact with the flowing dragon blood. After being nourished for a long time, it eventually formed this rare [Dragon Blood Spirit Stone].

This kind of thing is not uncommon. True dragon blood is that powerful. Almost everything that comes into contact with it will undergo earth-shattering changes.

It just so happens that this time it's spirit stones.

However, despite having read so many scriptures and books, and having seen [Blood Spirit Stones] formed from the blood of dragons or other dragon species several times, this was the first time Song Changsheng had ever heard of true dragon blood.

This is no longer a rare problem.

It's not an isolated case, but it's definitely one of the few in the long history of the Purple Imperial Realm.

If it were auctioned, it could definitely fetch an astronomical price.

Perhaps its function is not that amazing, but things are valued for their rarity. Who knows if this [Blood Spirit Stone] formed from true dragon blood will have any extraordinary effects?
This gimmick alone is enough to entice countless people to spend lavishly.

The box in front of Song Changsheng contained at least a thousand pieces of gold.

And there were three more boxes like that.

Song Changsheng opened them one by one and found that they were indeed filled with [Blood Spirit Stones].

He pocketed all the Blood Spirit Stones. Although he was also curious about what was inside the remaining jade box and jade bottle, he knew that this trip was a collaboration between two people, and they would have to split the profits afterward. If he broke all the restrictions, it would be difficult to explain himself.

While the treasures were tempting, for the Song family, maintaining a good relationship with the Wanxiang Palace was more important than anything else.

It's best to avoid doing things that could easily cause misunderstandings.

He stuffed all the treasures into his storage bag, and didn't leave any of the other spiritual materials in the treasure vault behind either. He looted everything he could carry away.

Including the Dragon Blood Mud and spiritual plants he had collected before, Song Changsheng had practically emptied the Sea Yaksha clan's coffers on this trip.

"The formation we set up earlier has already been activated. Judging by the time, the other demon kings should be returning soon. It's time to prepare for retreat."

Leaving aside the already crippled Yemoluo, Yefuke and Yemisha are both high-grade demon kings, and the two of them may not be able to handle it.

However, he had one more thing to do before that.

After confirming once again that nothing had been missed, Song Changsheng used his divine sense to capture a third-tier sea yaksha and began searching its soul without saying a word.

What he was looking for was the spirit stone vein that had been soaked in the blood of the true dragon; what if there were even more?
He only obtained the exact location of the spirit stone mine after capturing two third-tier sea yakshas hiding in the shadows.

Upon arrival, they discovered that it was only a medium-sized spiritual vein, with only a small portion located in the trench, and a small patch of [Dragon Blood Mud] nearby.

That part was subjected to destructive mining, and there is no trace of the [Blood Spirit Stone] left.

Spirit stones are not very useful for sea monsters' cultivation, so they are generally not mined. The part that has been destructively mined is obviously for the purpose of mining [Blood Spirit Stones].

Although somewhat regretful, Song Changsheng did not linger any longer. After collecting the remaining portion of the true dragon's remains, he left the trench as quickly as possible and sent a message of retreat to Ji Shinian, who was still engaged in fierce battle.

It must be said that this old yaksha named Yeshinu is indeed extraordinary in strength. Even though Ji Shinian managed to sneak up on it with the [Sealing Yuan Needle], it still held its own in the battle. The true form of the demon king is unusually powerful.

In Ye Minghong's memory, the opponent was far less powerful.

He guessed that it was probably the result of consuming large quantities of these spiritual plants that grew on the Dragon Blood Mud and carried the Daoist essence of true dragons, as well as cultivating with Blood Spirit Stones.

After all, these things can bring huge boosts to demonic beasts.

He originally intended to completely destroy this fourth-order spiritual vein, but after thinking about it, he gave up on this tempting idea.

The Sea Yaksha clan has been on the run for over a hundred years, and they finally found a place to live. If it's destroyed like this, these Sea Yaksha will definitely go mad.

In the end, it will be the Twin Islands that suffer.

After receiving the signal from Song Changsheng, Ji Shinian laughed and said, "Today's battle has been very fruitful. Let's stop here for now. Next time we fight, I will definitely take your head!"

As he finished speaking, his body suddenly trembled, and bursts of dazzling golden light gathered behind him, revealing a lifelike saber-toothed white tiger a hundred feet tall, which let out a deafening roar.

"Is this his Dharma Image?" Song Changsheng's eyes lit up slightly. This was the first time he had seen a cultivator from the Myriad Manifestations Palace use a Dharma Image, and its power was far superior to his [Suanni Dharma Image].

Ji Shinian used the White Tiger Dharma Image to block Ye Shi Nu, then came to Song Changsheng's side, and the two of them broke through space together and left the place.

"Bastard!"

"Roar--"

Behind them came the furious roar of Yashnu...

The two circled around at sea before settling on an inconspicuous deserted island.

Looking at the foot-long claw mark on his chest, Ji Shinian said with lingering fear, "I underestimated this old yaksha; his cultivation is actually above mine."

"If we hadn't successfully launched a sneak attack and sealed off part of his demonic energy, we probably would have returned empty-handed this time."

After saying that, he looked at Song Changsheng, whose injuries were also quite severe, and said, "This is all thanks to you, fellow Daoist. You took that guy's attack head-on, which created an opportunity for me to launch a sneak attack."

Let's not split the profits 40/60 this time; let's split them 50/50.

"Fellow Daoist, you flatter me. This is the result of our joint efforts." Song Changsheng shook his head slightly. This was not modesty; the two of them were indispensable on this trip.

"Hey." Ji Shinian chuckled, rubbed his hands together, and said expectantly, "Bring everything out and let me see what good stuff you have."

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