Family Cultivation: Evergreen of the Song Family

The space before the Dragon Elephant True Lord was like a pure white curtain, which was slowly torn open to both sides by his iron hands, revealing a dazzling seven-colored stream of light.

The originally fierce and sharp spatial power became incredibly docile in his presence, and the nearby spiritual energy and the leisurely drifting clouds were all swallowed up by the enormous suction force generated from the spatial rift.

Even the massive spaceship was not spared, slowly approaching the crack.

The crack was initially only about a foot long, then gradually expanded to ten feet, then ten feet...

The muscles in the arms of the Dragon Elephant True Lord bulged high, and he suddenly exerted force to both sides. Everyone only felt a "sizzle" sound in their ears, and a spatial rift that was narrow at both ends and wide in the middle, and a hundred feet long, appeared in front of them. It was shimmering with light and color, like a dream, and at first glance it looked like a door to another world.

Everyone stared in disbelief at the scene. Although they all knew that the Nascent Soul True Monarch possessed the power to tear space apart at will, knowing it was one thing, and witnessing it with their own eyes was another. Who could not yearn for such supreme power?

"This is the true [Great Dao of Space]..." Song Changsheng was deeply shocked. He could destroy the spatial barrier for a short time when he used his full strength, but that was only because his power exceeded the upper limit that the spatial barrier could withstand.

This is like placing a stone on a thin layer of ice. The ice breaks because it can't bear the weight of the stone. Doing this is equivalent to directly destroying the integrity of a certain area. The spatial barrier will be reconstructed under the influence of the laws of the Great Dao.

Therefore, even destroying only a small area can trigger terrifying spatial turbulence.

However, the Dragon Elephant True Lord did not destroy this integrity. The space in front of him turned into "water". Although he seemed to violently tear a crack that was a hundred feet long, it was actually like using a board to separate the water. As long as the board was removed, it would return to normal.

Destruction is always easy; restoration is incredibly difficult.

However, the Nascent Soul True Monarch can already control his actions at will.

"Didn't you want to know how we get to the Great Zhen Immortal Dynasty? Let's go like this." Ji Shinian smiled slightly and said softly to Xu Miaoyin, who was in a daze.

Seeing that the crack had reached the appropriate size, True Lord Dragon Elephant withdrew his hands, and then with a flick of his sleeve, the size of the spatial crack was completely fixed.

He turned around and landed on the bow of the ship. With a light stomp of his foot, a diamond-shaped shield enveloped the entire spaceship.

Then, a roar reached everyone's ears as the massive spaceship slowly entered the spatial rift. The moment it entered, the surface of the spaceship was covered with a layer of dazzling seven-colored light, and directly in front of them was a beautiful seven-colored channel that resembled the aurora borealis.

This scene is remarkably similar to the sight of riding a spatial teleportation array.

However, due to their own cultivation level, most people only have a moment of clear consciousness when entering the spatial passage constructed by the spatial teleportation array, and afterwards they are in a state of confusion.

It will only return to normal after exiting the spatial tunnel, and the concept of time is very vague within the spatial tunnel.

Therefore, for most people, the feeling of riding a space teleportation array is that they arrive in the blink of an eye, as if they were teleporting.

In reality, while spatial teleportation is fast, it doesn't reach such an exaggerated level.

Short-distance teleportation might take about half an hour, while longer ones, such as from the Great Qi Cultivation Realm to Muyun City, would take at least several hours. If you wanted to teleport directly to the Twin Islands, it would take at least a dozen hours.

However, thanks to the protection of the Dragon Elephant True Lord and the fact that they were on the Heavenly Ship and not directly exposed to the power of spacetime, the people on the Heavenly Ship were able to remain conscious and witness this beautiful and rare scenery.

Xu Miaoyin and the others were deeply immersed in the beautiful scenery. They unconsciously walked to the side of the ship and were almost completely absorbed in it. Every now and then, they could be heard exclamations of surprise, some loud and some soft.

"We really need to take a good look. If we miss this opportunity today, these little guys may never have another chance to see them," Liu Yunxuan said with emotion.

Don't be fooled by the fact that those who came with them were all outstanding disciples from their respective clans or masters. Most of them had almost reached the Purple Mansion stage in their lifetime. Those who could break through to the Golden Core stage were extremely rare, let alone the Nascent Soul stage...

Once the celestial warship had fully entered the spatial passage opened up by the Dragon Elephant True Lord, the spatial rift quickly healed and soon returned to its original state.

Meanwhile, above Hai'an Island, in a sky pavilion shrouded in clouds, Yi Tianzheng also withdrew his gaze. Their departure meant that turmoil was about to begin.

"These are truly turbulent times." Yi Tianzheng sighed softly. Besides seeing off the disciples who were participating in the competition, his main reason for coming here was to take over from True Monarch Longxiang and oversee the East Sea.

The large-scale gathering of sea creatures was not a secret at all. Song Youfu and his group were able to witness it directly, so how could the Myriad Manifestations Palace not have noticed it?

In fact, the sea creatures' actions this time were very significant, and they did not try to hide them, because it was simply impossible to conceal them.

Besides the group of sea creatures that Song Youfu and others accidentally encountered, the Wanxiang Palace discovered at least five other sea areas where sea monsters gathered on a large scale.

It was obvious that the water lord of the merfolk was determined to launch a large-scale counterattack during the break in the Five Academies Conference.

Although he didn't know his specific purpose in doing so, considering the turmoil in the southwest over the years, he vaguely sensed a conspiracy.

Therefore, he, who should have been in charge of the central government, came to the East China Sea.

He wanted to personally confront that merman royal.

"Have all the envoys from the various powers arrived?" Yi Tianzheng asked the respectfully waiting steward behind him.

"Ghost King Valley's Ghost Soul True Man, Zhenhai Pavilion's Xuanming True Man, and Hundred Flowers Sect's Pure Heart True Man have all arrived. [Brocade Banner] Dao Ling True Man is still seriously injured and has not come in person. Tianyuan True Man is on his way."

In addition, the Hundred Refinements Sect, the Vast Ocean Merchant Guild, and Thousand Blade City have all sent messages stating that they are ready and at the Palace Master's command at any time.

"We can't count on the Embroidered Banner anymore. Please invite everyone who has arrived over," Yi Tianzheng said calmly.

As the saying goes, the first to strike wins. Now that the sea tribes are scattered, it is the perfect opportunity to defeat them one by one. Every minute and every second is important, and it's all about who can be faster.

Upon hearing this, the steward hesitated for a moment and said, "Kong Sang Li Feng's whereabouts are still uncertain. Should we wait a little longer?"

"If he intends to hide, the East Sea is vast, where will you find his location?"
"No need to search. Once the great battle begins, wherever I am, he will naturally appear there." Yi Tianzheng said confidently.

"The Palace Master is going to take action personally?" The steward was immediately taken aback. Wasn't this supposed to be a blow to the morale of the sea tribes? Why did it feel like a decisive battle was about to begin?
"Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated. Since he has come, I will naturally go and meet him first." A cold glint flashed in Yi Tianzheng's eyes. Since the other party dared to provoke a war, he would naturally have to pay the price first!

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After traveling through the spatial tunnel for dozens of hours, the celestial warship finally arrived at the Great Zhen Immortal Dynasty, or more precisely, at the border region. Dragon Elephant True Monarch simply stomped his foot, and the celestial warship stopped. He then used the same trick again, reaching out and tearing another spatial rift in the spatial tunnel. A ray of sunlight shone in, but was quickly distorted by spatial forces and merged into the seven-colored light.

The spaceship quickly sailed out of the spatial rift, revealing a completely unfamiliar environment before them.

Xu Miaoyin stood on the ship's side and looked down. Not far away, there was a dark city wall, crowded with cultivators dressed in armor and holding swords and spears. Even from high above, she could clearly see the shock and panic on their faces.

She could understand these people's feelings at this moment. After all, no one could remain unmoved when they saw such a huge spaceship emerge from the spatial rift.

If they were enemies, these walls and formations they had painstakingly built would not bring them any sense of security.

Although they could simply ignore them and teleport to Zhongzhou, the venue for the Five Academies Conference, the two sides were allies after all, and the proper procedures still needed to be followed.

After all, the appearance of a fourth-tier celestial warship directly in Zhongzhou could very well cause some unnecessary misunderstandings.

This is also the main reason why they set off early. There is still a long way to go from the border to Zhongzhou, and they can only travel at the speed of the spaceship itself, which will take at least ten days.

The Dragon Elephant True Lord controlled the celestial ship to descend some altitude. The banners of the Myriad Elephant Palace on the celestial ship made the guards who had been on high alert breathe a sigh of relief and immediately sent people to negotiate.

"Marquis Liu Zheng of Zhenyuan from the Great Zhen Immortal Dynasty has come to pay his respects. May I ask which True Lord has graced us with his presence?"

"Wanxiang Academy has been invited to participate in the Five Academy Conference." True Monarch Longxiang casually tossed his waist token over.

Although he was facing a Nascent Soul True Monarch, Marquis Zhenyuan still carefully checked the waist token. After confirming that it was correct, he respectfully handed it back, saying, "So it was True Monarch Longxiang in person."

"Since you have come from afar, there should be no restrictions. However, Great Zhen has its own rules, and to avoid causing panic, the route has been planned in advance. Please allow me to guide the True Lord and all fellow Daoists."

"Hmm." True Monarch Longxiang replied indifferently, then returned directly to the cabin.

Marquis Zhenyuan's situation suddenly became awkward. Ji Shinian hurriedly went to greet him, invited him onto the sky ship, and asked him to lead the way.

“The True Lord seems somewhat displeased,” Song Changsheng said, raising an eyebrow slightly.

Ling Xiao, who was standing to the side, explained: "Grandmaster doesn't have a problem with Marquis Zhenyuan, but rather he dislikes the rules and regulations of the Great Zhen Immortal Dynasty."

Fellow Daoist Zixu, please remember, in front of your grandmaster, there's no need for excessive formalities beyond the necessary ones; doing so would only displease him.

"Thank you for reminding me, fellow Daoist." Song Changsheng suddenly realized.

Of the True Lords of the Myriad Manifestations Palace, I have had the least contact with the Dragon Elephant True Lord, and now I have a general understanding of his temperament.

As the celestial warship entered the territory of the Great Zhen Immortal Dynasty, Song Jingyuan and the others immediately witnessed how prosperous the other side of the Tianshan Mountains was. The concentration of spiritual energy alone was far superior to that of the Great Qi cultivation world, and even the Great Qian cultivation world was slightly inferior.

Cities and spiritual mountains appeared one after another, and vast stretches of spiritual fields were planted with spiritual rice and various spiritual plants. Flying boats frequently flew overhead, and judging from the flags, they belonged to various merchant guilds.

Here, it seems there is no useless land, and no wilderness whatsoever.

Even though they knew they were still in the border region, Song Jingyuan and the others still found it hard to believe.

Even in the most prosperous cultivation world of the Southwest, there are still large areas of undeveloped or undevelopable land.

Needless to say, the cultivation world of the Great Qi is a prime example of a vast and sparsely populated region. It is estimated that less than one percent of the land is utilized, but the utilization of resources has almost reached its limit.

Most of the land has no development value, and in addition, it is constantly threatened by beast tides, so even ordinary people cannot live in peace in these places.

However, these problems do not exist in the Great Zhen Immortal Dynasty. They have a huge population base and very rich resources, and every inch of land is valuable.

If the border is so prosperous, it's hard to imagine how prosperous the Central Plains, the center of the ancient immortal dynasty, must be.

"If only we could build a city wall along the Canglan River," Song Jingwei said softly.

Her grandfather and father perished in the beast tide, and she hated it more than anyone else. She wished that the Great Qi could build a city wall like the Great Zhen Immortal Dynasty, even if it could only hold back those low-level demon beasts, that would be enough.

"Impossible. Building such a city wall would require a massive amount of manpower and resources. Even if the entire Great Qi tightened its belt, let alone a family, it would still take at least a thousand years to achieve this."

However, the cost of doing so would be a reduction in the overall strength of the Great Qi cultivation world by several times. Song Jingrun sighed softly. The resources of the Great Qi cultivation world were simply too scarce; this was merely a pipe dream.

The cultivation world of the Great Qian Dynasty could do it, but they simply didn't need to.

For a moment, all the members of the Song clan fell silent.

Song Changsheng's hands clenched unconsciously beneath his sleeves. The beast tide was a pain in the hearts of all Song clan members, and even more so in the hearts of all cultivators of the Great Qi.

They faced humanity's greatest enemy, yet the resources they could muster were the most scarce, and most of those resources were snatched from the demon race by hand, with lives at their disposal.

“Hey, in a sense, we are actually part of the city wall.” Song Jingrui chuckled and said in a barely audible voice.

Those cultivators who knew the inside story fell even more silent.

The city walls made of refined iron protected the Great Zhen Immortal Dynasty, but who are they protecting with the city walls made of flesh and blood?

"Alright, everyone go back to your rooms and rest. We'll arrive in Zhongzhou in a few days," Song Youlin interrupted them, saying that now was not the time to talk about such things.

"How can I change this fate?" Song Changsheng sighed inwardly. Did he have any hope of becoming the one who plays the game in his life?

...(End of chapter)