Family Cultivation: Evergreen of the Song Family

"May your spirit return~~"

"May your spirit return..."

Zhuang Yuechan's clear and melodious voice echoed through the ruins, lingering for a long time.

"Om..."

The Jade Cleansing Sword trembled incessantly, emitting a series of loud and clear sword cries. The surrounding space began to tremble slightly, resonating with it as if in response.

"Swish"

Streaks of cyan fluorescence emerged from the ground, silently hovering in the air, slowly rotating around Zhuang Yuechan, almost completely enveloping her.

These fluorescent lights seemed like living sprites, cheering with joy at her arrival.

These are the spiritual essences of the Jade Cleansing Sword, hidden within the Golden Profound Stone Cave. Even the Wanlong Chamber of Commerce, after digging three feet into the ground, could not discover their existence.

The surface of the Jade Cleansing Sword emitted a hazy glow, releasing a signal of longing.

"May your spirit return!"

With a soft shout, Zhuang Yuechan pulled the Jade Cleansing Sword from the earth. The cyan fluorescent lights floating in the air sensed the presence of the main body and transformed into fireflies, disappearing into it.

With each burst of fluorescent light injected, the Jade Cleansing Sword's aura and spirituality would increase. When all the fluorescent light was absorbed, the sword's radiance would suddenly shine brightly, and the blood covering the sword would be completely consumed, revealing a sharp sword light.

Holding the sword hilt in her hand, feeling the rapid resurgence of power, a familiar feeling welled up in her heart.

"Although most of it has been erased, the remaining ten percent is enough," Zhuang Yuechan murmured softly.

Once the spiritual essence leaves the body, it is not easy to preserve. After the passage of time, it is already a testament to the skill of True Monarch Yu Shu. This was something that was expected beforehand.

With this spiritual essence as a foundation, the efficiency of nurturing and recovery can be much faster than before.

Don't underestimate the Jade Cleansing Sword just because it's only one-tenth of the original quality. It has an extremely high starting point. It's a top-grade Law Treasure, and it's only a hair's breadth away from developing Dao patterns and advancing into a rare "Dao Artifact".

Even though only 10% of its spiritual essence remains, it is still far superior to ordinary spiritual treasures. As long as the spirit can be retrieved, it can be directly restored to the level of a low-grade law spiritual treasure.

With this sword, she could do whatever she wanted at the Purple Mansion Realm, and even a Golden Core True Person would find it difficult to defeat her.

What puzzled her was that although the spirit had already submitted, the spirit of the Jade Cleansing Sword had not appeared, and she could not sense its existence.

“Their aura has vanished.” Zhuang Yuechan’s heart sank.

Compared to spiritual essence, the spirit of the artifact is the foundation of the artifact. The more powerful the artifact, the more difficult it is to cultivate a new spirit. This is also her main purpose in coming here.

The spirit of a Law-based magical artifact can leave its original body for a long time, just like Wu Jie, and possesses considerable power. Under normal circumstances, it is almost impossible for it to perish.

Even a portion of the spiritual essence has been preserved, so how could the artifact spirit possibly dissipate?
The only reasonable explanation at present is that the spirit of the artifact has left the Golden Profound Grotto, but whether it left on its own or was taken away by someone is still under discussion.

However, Zhuang Yuechan is more inclined to believe that she was taken away by someone.

When True Monarch Yu Shu broke through to the Nascent Soul stage, a tribulation of lightning descended from the sky. Thirty-six Heavenly Divine Lightning bolts, each one dangerous, struck. She herself was not afraid of the power of the tribulation, but she never expected that the inner demons she had failed to eradicate back then would resurface at this moment.

Faced with both inner demons and heavenly tribulations, even someone as brilliant as her could not escape the fate of defeat, falling to the final bolt of heavenly lightning.

She should have been reduced to ashes by this heavenly lightning, but the Jade Sword blocked the fatal blow for her, allowing her life to continue for a few more years, enabling her to plan for reincarnation.

The Jade Sword withstood the strongest Heavenly Divine Lightning, its blade nearly shattering. Even the Dao patterns that were about to emerge were extinguished, and the weapon spirit fell into a deep sleep, never waking up until the Jade True Monarch's physical body disintegrated.

Therefore, True Monarch Yu Shu separated the spirit of the artifact and sealed it in a special piece of jade. He also spent a great deal of money to create a spiritual pool for it in the Golden Profound Stone Cave, where he immersed it to slowly recover from its injuries.

In the eyes of Jade Dew True Lord, everything around her is a tool to help her take revenge and attain immortality. Therefore, she left a seal in the jade, and even though the spirit's strength has been restored, it is difficult for it to break free of the shackles.

Now, the jade is gone, and the spirit pool has dried up; it's highly likely that someone took it away.

Over the years, tens of thousands of people have come and gone in the Jinxuan Grottoes, and it's hard to say whether it ended up in the hands of the Wanlong Chamber of Commerce or someone else.

Zhuang Yuechan actually leaned towards the latter.

Aside from those who experienced it firsthand, the Wanlong Chamber of Commerce is the most knowledgeable force. If the spirit weapon truly fell into their hands, they would inevitably search for the whereabouts of the Jade Sword, since simply obtaining a spirit weapon is of little use.

Song Changsheng and she are the prime suspects. Even if the Wanlong Chamber of Commerce doesn't directly seize the treasure, they will definitely try to probe them indirectly or find a way to test them. A top-grade law treasure is far more important than the inheritance of a Nascent Soul True Monarch.

She simply couldn't believe that the Bandung Chamber of Commerce could turn a blind eye to this.

Peng Zhengxiong had direct contact with the couple on more than one or two occasions, but he never made a fuss about it.

Therefore, it can be inferred that the spirit of the artifact is most likely not in their hands, but has fallen into the hands of someone who once entered the Golden Profound Cave, and even the core area.

"Who could it be..."

"Om..."

Seemingly sensing its master's distress, the Jade Sword emitted a slight tremor.

Zhuang Yuechan immediately understood and exclaimed in surprise, "You know?"

"Om..."

Her response was another trembling voice.

She then released her grip, and the Jade Sword instantly transformed into a streak of light, rushing out of the cave...

"The Five Elements Law has finally been perfected."

Inside the secluded cultivation room, Song Changsheng looked at the world he had created in his sea of ​​consciousness, and a hint of joy flashed in his heart.

During his nearly six-month seclusion, he gained a great deal, having evolved over a hundred laws. He had also sorted out most of the previously chaotic "causal lines." However, as the laws evolved, new "causal lines" would often emerge, making it seem impossible to untangle them.

Currently, this remains the main challenge he needs to overcome, and he is expending a lot of energy on it.

Fortunately, once the world's evolution was on track, he reduced his intervention, allowing the world to develop and evolve according to its own trajectory. He only made minor adjustments at certain key moments, and at other times he acted as an "observer," observing and comprehending the evolution of the laws in conjunction with the scriptures that were constantly being heard.

This process is destined to be unpredictable, but the results are far better than in places where he previously intervened indiscriminately.

Because his intervention is based on his own understanding of the laws or the world, which is very one-sided. If he could truly understand the underlying logic behind these laws, he wouldn't need to go through this "enlightenment".

The advantage of natural evolution is that the emergence of laws is traceable and interconnected. Often, understanding one of them can lead to understanding others, drawing inferences from one instance to another, and greatly improving efficiency.

He has now gained a deep understanding of hundreds of laws. Although he is still a long way from mastering them, he has at least seen the threshold.

Seeing the threshold means you've grasped the right direction; with enough effort, you'll be able to overcome it sooner or later.

For him, mastering the path he chose was far more important than being an expert.

Even if he is only proficient in a few of the main laws and only has a superficial understanding of the others, he is still successful.

After all, even the most gifted genius with extraordinary comprehension could not accomplish such an astonishing feat within the limited lifespan of his life.

For example, his master, Feng Changqing, also focused on cultivating the Yin-Yang Law and the Space Law before ascending to immortality. He was proficient in more than a dozen of these laws, while only having a basic understanding of the others.

After ascending to immortality and no longer needing to worry about lifespan, he finally settled down to refine his understanding of the laws.

Since Feng Changqing couldn't accomplish it, Song Changsheng naturally wouldn't be so arrogant as to think he could. He focused on the areas he was already good at.

In just six months, it has truly changed three times a day, making rapid progress.

Initial success, minor achievement, major achievement, and perfection.

Before going into seclusion, he had only mastered three laws: the Yin-Yang Law, the Spatial Law, and the Thunder Law.

Now, due to the different proportions they occupy in the laws of world creation and evolution, Song Changsheng's natural laws such as the Five Elements Law, the Wind Law, the Force Law, and the Life Law have been greatly enhanced and are approaching the state of perfection.

It's only a matter of time before things go even further.

It is worth mentioning that in the process of creating this world, the memory that the Kui Niu Drum brought him played a crucial role.

In just six months, he achieved what others took decades or even centuries to accomplish.

This is certainly due to the uniqueness of his methods, but more importantly, it's due to the miraculous effects of the elixir.

"No wonder it's not tolerated by the Heavenly Dao. The effects of this Enlightenment Pill are simply too astonishing. The person who created this pill formula was a genius among geniuses." Song Changsheng couldn't help but sigh.

Having refined such a pill, being struck by lightning is perfectly normal; he considers it a miracle that he wasn't directly obliterated by the Heavenly Dao.

Wu Jie once said that to refine such an Enlightenment Pill, it would require the full support of a great sect with a history of ten thousand years to have any chance of success.

But at this moment, all Song Changsheng could say was, "Conservative, far too conservative."

The Embroidered Banner also possesses a history spanning millennia, but even if they sold the entire elixir, they might not be able to refine such an extraordinary elixir.

Only powerful sects like the Myriad Manifestations Palace might have even the slightest chance.

Now, he was increasingly curious about how the Sea Yaksha clan had obtained this [Enlightenment Pill].

"Perhaps... the records within the Heavenly Fire Cauldron are true?"

For some reason, Song Changsheng thought of the [Heaven-Seizing Creation Pill] that Wu Jie had always been obsessed with.

He didn't care about it at first, thinking that the pill formula was just a pill refiner's imagination.

Because he didn't believe that such miraculous pills could exist in the world. Even if they did, they shouldn't exist in the mortal realm, but rather in the lofty immortal realm.

Although ancient books record many miraculous elixirs with miraculous effects, these ancient people had a problem: they liked to exaggerate. In addition, Song Changsheng had never actually come into contact with them, so he always held a skeptical attitude towards these records.

Until now, he has come into contact with the [Enlightenment Pill].

He didn't know how others had experienced the benefits after taking it.

After experiencing it firsthand, he confirmed that the actual effects of this elixir were far more exaggerated than those recorded in ancient books.

Therefore, he was willing to believe that the elixir that could seize the creation of heaven and earth truly existed.

For the first time, he recognized Wu Jie's persistence.

What he didn't know was that during the six months he was in seclusion, Wu Jie had actually taken Song Qingyu and Song Luzhou on an attempt, and most importantly, they succeeded!

Of course, it wasn't that Wu Jie directly refined a weakened version of the [Minor Creation Pill] as he envisioned, but rather that he used the Five Elements alchemy materials to prove the feasibility of the alchemy method recorded in the alchemy inheritance in the [Heavenly Fire Cauldron].

The story dates back to New Year's Eve a few months ago, when Song Changsheng had just been in seclusion for a month.

Wu Jie led Song Qingyu and Song Luzhou to the summit of Cangmang Peak. At that time, the heavy snow that had lasted for several days had just ended, revealing the true appearance of the sky.

"The night is clear and the stars are few, the bright moon hangs high, it's truly a blessing from heaven," Wu Jie said softly, gazing at the night sky.

"Master, shall we begin now?" Song Qingyu asked respectfully after preparing all the necessary materials.

Looking at Song Qingyu before him, Wu Jie couldn't help but sigh inwardly: "It's a pity that I can't do it myself in my current state. At such a historic moment, I can only be a witness." If the authenticity of this pill formula can be verified and the elixir can be successfully refined, it will definitely leave a strong mark on the history of the alchemy world and even the entire human cultivation world.

To leave a mark on history is the lifelong pursuit of the vast majority of alchemists, and it can be considered an alternative way to achieve immortality.

What they are about to do is a magnificent undertaking that will make him famous in history, and not being able to do it personally is like a agonizing torture for him.

"It's just a test. Qingyu and the others are enough. If we really want to refine the Lesser Creation Pill, I'll have to do it myself."

Wu Jie could only console himself with this thought, and his need to reshape his body became even more urgent.

"Master?" Seeing that Wu Jie did not respond, Song Qingyu couldn't help but ask again.

Wu Jie coughed lightly and said, "The time is almost up, let's get ready to begin."

"As ordered."

Song Qingyu and Song Luzhou took their positions.

Wu Jie prepared two sets of materials this time, and the two of them each refined a batch of pills. Song Qingyu was responsible for refining the pills using a replica of the Heavenly Fire Cauldron, while Song Luzhou used his own pill furnace to prevent any deviation in the final result.

The two lived in separate places, and under Wu Jie's guidance, they began to refine the pills according to the recipe.

The five main medicinal ingredients of the five elements, along with the auxiliary ingredients of the number of the Heavenly Gang, were put into the alchemy furnace in the order of mutual generation of the five elements. With the two people having very good control over their spiritual power, they quickly refined it into a pure medicinal liquid.

At this time, midnight is approaching, and the new year is about to begin.

In this transition between the new and the old, the opportunity that the two had been waiting for quietly arrived. Under Wu Jie's guidance, they formed a peculiar hand seal together.

Then, a miraculous scene unfolded: they actually drew down wisps of pure spiritual energy from the sky and let them enter their respective cauldrons.

Upon seeing this, the three people present couldn't help but widen their eyes. They had tried it before, but at that time, apart from some spiritual energy that was drawn in, no other substances were produced.

Unexpectedly, this New Year's Eve was truly different.

New Year's Eve is a festival for mortals. Since embarking on the path of immortality, I have become increasingly indifferent to time and festivals. I had never noticed any difference between New Year's Eve and other days before.

Wu Jie refused to believe it and stared intently at the night sky for a while, but still couldn't find anything different. Song Qingyu and the others beside him did the same, without noticing anything at all.

"Is this the Qi of Heaven and Earth?" Wu Jie looked at the pure and spiritual Qi floating in the furnace, his expression filled with surprise and doubt.

There are records of the Qi of Heaven and Earth in ancient books, but each book has a different record. Some say it is colorless and transparent, some say it is colorful, and some say it is black and white.

What appeared before them now was a pale blue color.

Regardless of the type, no one recorded that it could be used to refine elixirs, nor did they record that it appeared on New Year's Eve. They all agreed that it was a treasure used to assist in cultivation, roaming in the heavens.

From this perspective, the lineage is indeed substantial, and the three of them couldn't help but feel a surge of anticipation.

As the two moved, the cosmic energy they drew down merged with the medicinal liquid inside the cauldron.

As the heat intensified, the medicinal liquid began to be refined. After three days and three nights of continuous effort, it finally transformed into a round, blue pill.

When the elixir was first prepared, a hazy glow flashed by and then disappeared, releasing a peculiar fragrance.

From the outside, the pills refined by the two were no different.

However, upon closer inspection, it can be discovered that the one that Song Qingyu refined using the imitation [Heavenly Fire Cauldron] was actually of slightly higher quality than the one refined by Song Luzhou.

If that's all there is to it, then it doesn't really matter what kind of container you use to refine it.

Of course, it's also possible that the imitations didn't meet the requirements, but in any case, this experiment was a success, and the method for refining the [Heavenly Creation Pill] is indeed feasible.

"The fusion is truly perfect," Wu Jie said suddenly, staring at the two pills in front of him.

The difficulty of refining a pill that contains all five elements is actually very high. One mistake can turn it into a useless pill. Even if it is successfully refined, if the elements cannot be properly integrated, there is still a possibility of conflicting medicinal properties.

Those who take it may experience some unknown side effects, some of which may even be fatal.

This is especially true for the [Heaven-Seizing Creation Pill], a spiritual pill with effects that are considered miraculous; it cannot tolerate even the slightest mistake.

Generally speaking, only by reaching the fourth level can one perfectly integrate the five elements. However, the two that Song Qingyu and the others refined were integrated to an unexpectedly perfect degree.

When he was at that level, he was far from being able to do this.

It wasn't because they were exceptionally gifted; Wu Jie believed the key lay in the "Qi of Heaven and Earth."

Before this, the two had also tried to refine it, but the degree of fusion was barely acceptable to him, and it was incomparable to this time.

"Could it be that the function of this Qi of Heaven and Earth is to harmonize the Five Elements?"

Since the five elements can be harmonized, can the yin and yang be regulated? And how can the conflicting spiritual roots be addressed?

Wu Jie was, after all, a fourth-tier top-grade alchemy master, and his thinking was very different from that of ordinary people. In just a moment, he made a lot of connections.

The clash of spiritual root attributes has been a problem that has plagued the cultivation world for many years.

For example, Song Changsheng himself has water and fire spiritual roots, which are incompatible, so he has to spend a lot of energy to harmonize them during his cultivation.

Despite having dual spiritual roots, his cultivation speed is only slightly faster than that of someone with three spiritual roots.

He ultimately relied on the mental techniques provided in the "Creation Manual" to absorb the essence of the sun and moon for his own use, thus achieving the feat of perfect harmony and greatly increasing his cultivation speed.

This shows that these cultivators with conflicting attributes and dual spiritual roots are actually potential talents as long as they can resolve their conflicts.

Major sects with deep foundations all have their own set of solutions, while ordinary forces usually rely on mental techniques to reconcile, with varying degrees of success.

At least for now, the Song family does not have a practical solution. If it could be achieved by absorbing the Qi of Heaven and Earth, that would be a good option.

"Master, do we... have succeeded?" Song Qingyu asked, her tone somewhat uncertain.

"Of course it was a success. Next, we need to get serious and refine the Lesser Creation Pill for your uncle. The most urgent task is to find the Five Elements spiritual materials as soon as possible."

For the Water element, I've decided to use [Taiyin Gui Water]. For the Earth element, we now have [Dragon Blood Mud]. All we need to do is gather the three spiritual materials: Wood, Fire, and Metal, and then we can try it out.

"You must mobilize the people below and search as quickly as possible," Wu Jie said solemnly.

"In a moment, Qingyu will be responsible for taking these two pills to the medicine boy for testing. He must observe and record any changes in detail. As for Lu Zhou, you are now only one opportunity away from breaking through to the third-level low-grade alchemist."

The task of refining the Soul Purification Pill is now entrusted to you. Whether your nephew wakes up or not depends on you.

Finally, Wu Jie added with regret, "It's a pity that Song Changsheng is in seclusion. It's a real shame that I can't share this good news with him."

He desperately wanted to slap Song Changsheng in the face.

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"Wow, is this the ocean? It's so beautiful."

On the deck of a massive interdimensional spaceship, a pretty young girl in a light blue waist-length dress, facing the slightly salty breeze, rested her face on her hands and asked expectantly.

"That should be it."

Song Jingxiao, who was standing to the side, nodded calmly.

"Hey, it's the ocean! You can't see it inland. Can you stop being so indifferent?" Xu Miaoyin wrinkled her delicate nose and said with some dissatisfaction.

Song Jingxiao scratched his head, puzzled, and said, "It's all water, what's there to see? Compared to the great rivers we've passed by, it's just that the area is larger and the fish are probably bigger."

"You...you're such a killjoy. I shouldn't have said all that to you." Xu Miaoyin stomped her foot in annoyance, then looked at Chi Li, who was smirking to the side, and said, "Senior Brother, look at him."

Chi Li suppressed his smile and shook his head helplessly, saying, "Junior sister, you've known him for a long time. Besides cultivation and hunting, have you ever seen him interested in anything else?"

"Senior brother, why are you siding with the big guy? Who is your junior sister after all?"

Chi Li knew that he couldn't reason with a woman about this kind of thing, so he quickly changed the subject and said, "Once we enter the East Sea, we won't be far from the Twin Islands."

According to the Dharma Protector, a great battle recently took place over there. Although they won, the battle was extremely fierce. We need to get to work on the reconstruction as soon as possible after we get there.

You can think in advance about what you want to do after you go there, so that the Dharma protector can make arrangements for you.

He wasn't just saying this to Xu Miaoyin and Song Jingxiao, but also to the twenty-odd Song clan cultivators of the "Jing" generation around him.

They didn't come here for leisure. The Twin Islands are short-handed right now, and there won't be a single idle person. They will get trained earlier than the cultivators from other families.

Of course, as the more talented new generation of cultivators in the family, they have the right to make their own choices.

Within the current family framework of the Song family, their first choice is very important and closely related to their future development within the family. Everyone is carefully considering it.

Only Song Jingxiao said nonchalantly, "As long as there's prey, anywhere is fine."

He was born with superhuman strength, which meant he could not follow the conventional cultivation path from the beginning. He was one of the few cultivators in the Song clan who focused on physical cultivation and could only grow stronger through constant battles and tempering.

Because of his unique childhood experiences, he never saw the concept of an opponent, only prey. Once he made a move, he would fight with all his might to kill his opponent.

For this reason, no one dared to spar with him. During the journey, apart from the occasional rest stop where he could hunt monsters, he made little progress.

He had long been tired of this kind of life.

Chi Li smiled slightly and said, "Then you've come to the right place. In the East Sea, there's no shortage of prey."

After saying that, he turned to Xu Miaoyin beside him and asked, "Where is Junior Sister?"

Upon hearing this, Xu Miaoyin couldn't help but feel a little deflated, saying, "Father is also in the Twin Islands. With him around, how can I make my own decisions?"

"Uncle Xu is very open-minded. If all else fails, you can ask your teacher to put in a good word for you."

The teacher Chi Li mentioned was not Song Changsheng, but Song Changshou, the divine soul incarnation who had come with them.

Song Changshou has now fully adapted to his puppet body and can move freely. His mission is both to escort the fleet and to find materials to create a physical body.

The puppet body still has many inconveniences.

The Great Qi region is relatively poor in resources. Most of the materials were gathered from the Wanlong Chamber of Commerce, and some were collected along the way. The remaining types can only be obtained by trying one's luck in the Great Qian and the East China Sea.

After more than ten days of sailing, the fleet, which had taken several years to complete, finally arrived at the Twin Islands amidst much anticipation.

With the addition of this new force, the development of the Twin Islands is about to enter a new chapter...

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P.S.: Due to the impact on average subscriptions, this month's bonus chapter will still be updated in the form of a super long chapter. Although it did not reach 1,200 votes in the end, it is still tentatively scheduled to be 12,000 words.

I hope everyone will continue to support our original aspirations in August. Thank you very much.

These next two days will be a quick transition through the storyline, and we'll soon be stepping out of this small circle and onto a bigger stage. I also need to work on the competition part. Fellow Daoists, please feel free to offer any suggestions you may have. Mwah!
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