Family Cultivation: Evergreen of the Song Family

"Boom..."

Crimson lightning brewed deep within the thunderclouds, and the world was completely shrouded in darkness.

Before the heavenly tribulation, Zhan Tianxia, ​​standing beneath the vast sky, appeared exceptionally small. His skin cracked like porcelain, revealing glittering white bones with dazzling lightning flowing within, constantly stimulating his nerves and heart.

He stubbornly raised his head, straightened his chest, and faced the fierce tribulation clouds. Although he did not utter a word, it was as if he was declaring to the heavens: "I am here, and I will not retreat a single step."

Below, tens of thousands of cultivators watched this scene with bated breath, completely absorbed in it.

One must overcome the heavenly tribulation to attain the Great Dao.

This is what cultivators in the world pursue throughout their lives.

But among all the people in this vast world, how many can ultimately attain true enlightenment?

Under such circumstances, Zhan Tianxia's current position is extremely precious, a position that many people covet but cannot obtain, and for which many have been shattered to pieces.

Even though they were thousands of miles away, just feeling the aura emanating from the heavenly tribulation filled them with despair. Could a cultivator from the Purple Mansion Realm truly overcome such a heavenly punishment?
This question arises in the minds of all cultivators who witness a heavenly tribulation for the first time.

Therefore, even though most of them had no connection with Zhan Tianxia and didn't even know who he was, they still sincerely hoped that he could succeed in breaking through. For them, this was the dawn that broke through their confusion and despair.

"It seems like only one step away, but it's like an insurmountable chasm standing in his way. Does Zhan Tianxia still have that chance?" Bai Yan murmured softly.

Only those who survived the minor heavenly tribulation knew how perilous Zhan Tianxia's current situation was.

The power of heavenly lightning increases with each strike, and the power of this final strike will exceed the sum of the previous eight. Throughout history, countless brilliant cultivators have fallen at this final hurdle.

If Zhan Tianxia still has some strength left, his chances of surviving this final tribulation will be relatively high.

However, he had almost exhausted his power by the eighth lightning tribulation and was now barely holding on. Given this situation, they had no idea how Zhan Tianxia could turn the tide.

"boom--"

Crimson lightning pierced the sky and descended, carrying with it a dense aura of death.

"scoff"

The lightning directly poured into Zhan Tianxia's body, and in an instant, his entire body was bathed in lightning, and his internal organs and flesh were almost instantly turned into charcoal.

Feeling his life force rapidly draining away, Zhan Tianxia's expression twisted into a ferocious grimace as he roared in resentment, "I'll refine you!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the Purple Mansion Furnace in his dantian roared and began to frantically devour the lightning that surged into his body, intending to refine the heavenly lightning for his own use.

Everyone was stunned by his crazy act. Even if he were at his peak, he might not be able to refine even the weakest Heavenly Tribulation, let alone in his current state of exhaustion. Doing this would only hasten his death.

"Has Zhan Tianxia gone mad?" Chen Zhongfang frowned slightly. Even with his current cultivation level, he dared not attempt such a thing.

Shen Qingxiu said anxiously, "Senior brother was too impulsive."

Zhan Tianxia has the Golden Core protecting him, so even if he can't survive this final tribulation, he'll likely retain a sliver of hope and have a chance to start over. But now that he's reached this point, there's truly no way out for him.

"Master Uncle?" Ye Hanyan looked at Mu Guibai with concern.

"Those involved are the clear-headed; trust the judgment of the world." Mu Guibai's calm voice soothed the worries of the elders and disciples of Luoxia City.

"scoff"

Heavenly lightning raged wildly within the Purple Mansion Furnace, and Zhan Tianxia was in danger of exploding and dying at any moment.

"Suppression!"

Zhan Tianxia roared, and a scarlet light suddenly emanated from his body, causing his aura to surge.

He began to burn his own essence, only in this way could he briefly gain power surpassing his peak.

But heavenly lightning is no ordinary thing. It contains the destructive will of the Heavenly Dao. Even a Golden Core cultivator must deal with it with caution. For him, a mere Purple Mansion cultivator, it is already extremely difficult to survive. Yet he still wants to refine it. In the eyes of others, this is just wishful thinking.

Even if he has extraordinary attainments in the [Law of Thunder], he is still no different from a lake in the face of heavenly thunder. How can a small lake contain a vast ocean?
"what--"

Zhan Tianxia roared ferociously, and the surging power almost burst his Purple Mansion Furnace. Cracks appeared on the surface, faintly revealing scarlet lightning.

At this moment, he finally unleashed his trump card: a drop of azure spiritual liquid enveloped in magical power, which he had hidden on the foundation of his lower dantian, and now it came in handy.

He threw the drop of cyan spiritual liquid into the roaring Purple Mansion Furnace.

The moment the drop of spiritual liquid entered, the originally violent heavenly lightning power miraculously became docile, as if it had been greatly suppressed.

Taking advantage of this precious opportunity, Zhan Tianxia began to forcibly refine the Golden Core.

After an unknown amount of time, the Purple Mansion Furnace slowly stopped operating, and a round pill, golden in color and crackling with a few strands of electricity, slowly flew out from it, hovering above the Purple Mansion Furnace, devouring the surrounding spiritual energy.

"crash"

The calamity clouds in the sky brought down sweet rain, washing away the residual calamity energy in the air. Tianyin Mountain, which had been reduced to scorched earth, was revitalized, and the trees and flowers grew wildly at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Zhan Tianxia's body, which had been almost completely charred, quickly recovered under the nourishment of the rain.

Destroyed in the thunder, and reborn in the thunder.

Zhan Tianxia closed his eyes, sensing the changes in his body, and murmured softly, "Chang Sheng, thank you."

It was thanks to the [Thunder Essence] that Song Changsheng specially sent him that he had the confidence to take this risky move.

As the saying goes, fortune favors the bold, and so does opportunity.

He not only broke through to the Golden Core stage in one fell swoop, but also refined a bolt of heavenly lightning for his own use, which is of endless use for lightning cultivators.

All of this is thanks to the insights into the laws and the [Thunder Essence] that Song Changsheng provided.

Although Song Changsheng did not say it explicitly, how could something that could directly suppress the heavenly lightning be an ordinary thing?

Without a doubt, the origin of this [Thunder Essence] must be extraordinary, yet Song Changsheng offered it up so selflessly. This kindness is heavier than mountains. The dark tribulation clouds slowly dissipated, revealing a clear sky without a single cloud. The gloom that had been weighing on the hearts of everyone in Luoxia City was finally swept away.

In an instant, all the disciples of Luoxia City erupted in enthusiastic cheers, their strong sense of pride overflowing.

The hearts that had been hanging in suspense finally settled down at this moment, and smiles appeared on their faces.

Bai Yan and Chen Zhongfang, however, looked on in disbelief. How could they have succeeded?
This was an unforgettable day for Luoxia City and even the entire cultivation world of the Great Qi Dynasty.

Many people also remarked that the Song family and Luoxia City both seized the opportunities of the times. In the current chaotic situation, the cultivation world of Daqi needed a stronger force to deal with external threats. From Song Changsheng to Zhan Tianxia, ​​the transitions were smooth, which is very rare in the history of the past few thousand years.

"Congratulations, Fellow Daoist Zhan, on making another great step forward, adding to the foundation of the Great Qi." Bai Yan first expressed his congratulations on behalf of the Tianmai Sect.

"We have gained another fellow practitioner, which is truly rare. Congratulations!" Chen Zhongfang also expressed his congratulations on behalf of the Golden Crow Sect, but how much of his words were sincere and how much were insincere was unknown.

The greatest pressure for Zhan Tianxia's breakthrough comes from the Golden Crow Sect. Luoxia City and the Song Clan are both directly adjacent to the Golden Crow Sect, and together with the Heavenly Vein Sect, they are forming a siege.

Now everyone is working together to fight the enemy, but in the future that will be an insurmountable wall for the Golden Crow Sect, and they are losing their leading position.

The four major Golden Core forces in the Great Qi can actually be seen as three parties.

After Shi Potian broke through to the Great Perfection of the Golden Core stage, the Heavenly Vein Sect, which had been the second-largest sect for ten thousand years, surpassed the Golden Crow Sect, while he was still just a hair's breadth away from breaking through.

Currently, Luoxia City and the Song Clan have a total of three Golden Core cultivators who are catching up quickly. At that time, the Golden Crow Sect may not even be able to hold onto its second-place position.

"Time waits for no one..." Chen Fangzhong sighed inwardly. To change the current situation, he either needed to take another step forward and break through to the Great Perfection of the Golden Core stage, or for the Golden Crow Sect to produce another Golden Core cultivator. But neither of these was easy to achieve.

"On the seventh day of the third month next year, I will hold a Golden Core ceremony for my brother at Tianyin Mountain. I hope that all the fellow Daoists present will grace us with their presence." Mu Guibai's gentle voice rang out between heaven and earth, interrupting Chen Zhongfang's thoughts.

The cultivators below couldn't help but show expressions of surprise. The memory of Song Changsheng's Golden Core Ceremony was still fresh in their minds. They wondered if such a grand occasion could be repeated.

This was also a great opportunity for these lower-level cultivators. Everyone who attended the Dao discussion on Cangmang Peak received unimaginable benefits, some even achieving enlightenment and breaking through on the spot. Among them were even cultivators at the Purple Mansion level. These legendary deeds have been passed down to this day...

The news of Zhan Tianxia's breakthrough spread like wildfire, causing quite a stir in the surrounding cultivation worlds.

Because the number of Golden Core cultivators in the Great Qi has reached seven, second only to the Suzhou cultivation world among the four realms.

In recent years, the cultivation world of the Great Qi has been making headlines. In just over a hundred years, three Golden Core cultivators have emerged. In a remote and resource-poor border region, such achievements are truly astonishing.

In fact, it's not just Daqi; the cultivation worlds of Lu, Gusu, Daqian, and even the surrounding cultivation worlds have seen a continuous emergence of Golden Core cultivators over the past hundred years, just not as many as Daqi.

This speed is really unusual.

This inevitably brings to mind the widely circulated half-prophecy: is this southwestern region truly different from others?

Suddenly, the southwest region once again became the focus of much attention, with undercurrents swirling beneath the surface...

The Golden Core Ceremony of Zhan Tianxia is destined to be a grand and exciting event; the very act of refining heavenly lightning is enough to attract attention.

Unfortunately, Song Changsheng cannot participate. He is currently immersed in the world of laws he has created and cannot extricate himself. Although the difficulty of law evolution is constantly increasing, the benefits he has gained are indescribable.

Time becomes the most meaningless thing at this moment.

Sometimes he felt that a long time had passed, but in reality only a quarter of an hour had passed in the outside world; other times he felt that only a moment had passed, but in reality a year had already passed.

In the blink of an eye, another year has passed. The Golden Elixir Ceremony of Zhan Tianxia is coming to an end, and the construction of the space passage between the Twin Islands and the Song Clan has reached its final stage.

Also in that year, the Song family's first batch of ocean-going warships were successfully launched and began sea trials in the vast East China Sea, which provided them with a solid foundation for exploring the deep sea.

At that time, Zhuang Yuechan, who had been in seclusion in the Wonderful Sound Realm for a year, also ushered in an important moment in her life. She was in a dreamlike space with lush green grass and birds singing.

The surrounding area is filled with stone walls, and each stone tablet is carved with a lifelike portrait of a person, both men and women, holding various musical instruments.

Whether it's a flute, a zither, a xiao (vertical flute), a bell, an xun (ocarina), or a pipa (lute)...

There are many different kinds of things.

Each portrait represents a fourth-order music lawyer in the history of Miaoyin Pavilion, while the stone tablets at the very front depict fifth-order music lawyers.

These stone tablets were built during their lifetime, and each one contains a trace of their divine will. Whenever someone plays music in the forest of tablets, triggering the relevant stone tablets, the divine will manifest a phantom, demonstrating the music or playing together with the musician.

Of course, if you have the ability, you can even make all the stone tablets play a symphony with you.

The improvement and progress you gain from having dozens of renowned teachers perform for you and watching dry classical texts is naturally incomparable.

The Golden Core cultivators of Miaoyin Pavilion often cultivate there.

It was undoubtedly Zhuang Yuechan's good fortune to be able to enter it.

At that moment, she slowly plucked the strings of her instrument, which stirred all the surrounding stone tablets.

In an instant, a hundred kinds of musical instruments played at the same time, but it did not sound noisy or out of place at all. It blended perfectly with the space, and soon Zhuang Yuechan was completely immersed in it.

She felt that she had reached that mysterious and wondrous realm.

Invisible Daoist principles of sound and rhythm appeared around her, enveloping her completely.

The entire space resonated with her, and she was lifted up.

"As expected of Fellow Daoist Mingxia's disciple, her talent is truly astonishing. This world will soon have another fourth-tier Sound Lawyer." Outside the Stele Forest, True Person Lingyin remarked with emotion.
The fact that someone with the cultivation level of Purple Mansion could trigger the ensemble of the Stele Forest is a rare talent, one that has been rare in the history of Wonderful Sound Pavilion. It's just a pity that they are not disciples of Wonderful Sound Pavilion.

"Grandmaster has taken a liking to talent."

"It seems you've decided to hand that scroll over to young friend Zhuang," said Master Huiyin softly from the side.

Lingyin Zhenren sighed softly, "The future of the Tianqin cultivation world is uncertain. What use are these ancient books if we leave them behind? Let her take them with her so that the lineage of our ancestors will not be lost one day."

Upon hearing this, Master Huiyin's gaze dimmed somewhat...

...(End of chapter)