Family Cultivation: Evergreen of the Song Family

"When Yin and Yang are in harmony, all things are born. All things are immeasurable. The immeasurable is Yin and Yang. The immeasurable has no fixed method. One method can explain all methods. This is the true immeasurable."

Song Changsheng felt a sudden sense of clarity, and all his hesitation and anxiety vanished at that moment.

The giant tree of laws behind him... no, it should now be called the Boundless Dao Tree. It is the concrete manifestation of the Boundless Dao. Every branch, every leaf, every flower, and even every fruit that grows behind it is a direct manifestation of Song Changsheng's own Dao.

The Tai Chi Bagua diagram slowly rotated above the Boundless Dao Tree, attracting the surrounding power of laws to surge in and pour into the slightly illusory Tai Chi Bagua diagram, endowing it with the most precious Daoist essence.

Black and white energies surged out, completely engulfing Song Changsheng and the entire Boundless Dao Tree below.

Qian, Kun, Gen, Dui, Zhen, Xun, Kan, Li.

Heaven, Earth, Mountain, Marsh, Thunder, Wind, Water, Fire.

The Tai Chi Bagua diagram in the air became increasingly solid. Song Changsheng found himself in this boundless world of Yin and Yang. After a brief moment of confusion, he quickly realized what was happening.

He quickly rummaged through his storage bag and finally took out a roll of red animal hide.

This is the animal hide of the Crimson Fire Demon King that he captured back then.

Although the Crimson Fire Demon King was subjected to their collective interrogation, he was, after all, the one who captured him. After killing him, the Demon King's inner core and physical body belonged to him.

He gave his body and blood essence to Niu Dazhuang, who had acted as bait, but kept only the animal skin.

I originally intended to use this animal hide to make a family banner when I had some free time, but now it has a new purpose.

Song Changsheng spread out the animal hide, selected the toughest part, cut his palm, and used his own blood to draw a Tai Chi Bagua diagram on it that was exactly the same as the one in the sky.

After infusing it with magic, it was thrown directly into the air.

He then bit his tongue, and two drops of his blood transformed into streams of light that fell precisely into the two poles of the Tai Chi symbol. In an instant, the Tai Chi symbol in the air and the animal hide below merged perfectly into one, and the original red color of the animal hide faded away, turning into a dark yellow.

Upon obtaining the Tai Chi Bagua diagram, he immediately felt a connection to it.

"This……"

Song Changsheng frowned slightly. He could clearly feel the power contained in the Taiji Bagua Diagram, but it was not a magic artifact because it had not undergone a refining process and was not an innate object.

Even the materials were quite ordinary; to put it bluntly, it was just a demon king's hide plus his own essence and blood. The source of his power was the Tai Chi Bagua diagram that he derived when he comprehended the Great Dao.

He doesn't know how to describe the Tai Chi Bagua diagram in his hand.

He tossed it into the air with a wave of his hand, and with a flick of his finger, a burst of sword energy shot out.

Normally, this image would have absolutely no chance of blocking his sword energy, since it's just a piece of unrefined demon king beast skin.

But an unexpected scene unfolded. Just as the sword energy was about to strike the Tai Chi Bagua diagram, Yin and Yang energies surged out from the two poles of the diagram, spiraling out to the left and right, directly shattering the sword energy.

Song Changsheng raised his eyebrows slightly. Although it was just a wisp of sword energy he casually released, he was no longer the same person he was twenty years ago. Even if an ordinary spiritual treasure could block it, it certainly wouldn't be this easy.

Based on the performance of this [Tai Chi Bagua Diagram] just now, it can at least be compared to a high-grade spiritual treasure.

"Interesting. Let me see where your limits are."

Song Changsheng stood up, a spirit sword appeared in his hand, and the Law Tree behind him trembled slightly, with endless power of law surging in.

Now, every move he makes can influence the laws of heaven and earth.

"laugh"

With a single sword strike, a ten-foot-long sword aura soared into the sky like a silver dragon, causing the entire small world to tremble. This was a strike he had unleashed with all his might; aside from the slightly lower grade of the spirit sword in his hand, he had given it his all.

Faced with this fierce sword energy, the [Tai Chi Bagua Diagram] used the same trick again, with black and white energy surging out from the extreme point in an attempt to entangle the sword energy. However, it dissipated in less than a breath as soon as it got close.

The sword energy moved with the force of a rainbow, and the instant it struck the animal hide, a Tai Chi Bagua diagram appeared in front of the hide. The sword energy struck it without even causing a ripple.

Song Changsheng was truly shocked. He knew that this Tai Chi Bagua diagram had only just been copied and had not yet undergone tempering. It had no spirit, and no one had even been able to control it.

All its actions are driven by its instinct for self-defense, and it has managed to easily withstand his full-force sword strike, which is beyond the capabilities of ordinary top-grade defensive magical treasures.

If it were in his hands, it would definitely unleash an even stronger defensive force. If it were further refined, even the [Night-Shining Divine Bird] probably wouldn't be able to break through the defense of this [Tai Chi Bagua Diagram].

"What an unexpected delight." Song Changsheng reached out and summoned the [Tai Chi Bagua Diagram] back into the air. He stroked its slightly rough surface, feeling a pang of regret. If he had known it would be like this, he would have found a better vessel.

The quality of this demon king's hide is completely unworthy of this power.

This reminded him of the Tai Chi diagram he had obtained from the Ling family. Its grade was unknown, but its defensive power was extremely strong. He later gave it to Song Qingyun. He never expected to get another one now, and it was an advanced version.

"I hope the [Tai Chi Diagram] left by your ancestors can protect you and keep you safe." Song Changsheng prayed silently in his heart, then unfolded the [Tai Chi Bagua Diagram] and tempered it with his own power of laws.

Different types of magical artifacts require different tempering methods. This type of pictorial magical artifact can only be tempered using its own magical power or the power of laws; otherwise, its spirituality will be destroyed.

Compared to the method of refining with spiritual fire in a furnace, this method is slower, but the results are much better.

After completing the first stage of refining, Song Changsheng temporarily stopped and put it into his Purple Mansion Furnace to undergo tempering on its own. Although this was slower, it was gentler.

After the first stage of refinement, the [Tai Chi Bagua Diagram] is more spiritual than before, but it still does not have a specific grade.

For now, he can only treat it as a low-grade law treasure; its true value will require a major battle to test.

Having unexpectedly acquired such a powerful defensive artifact, Song Changsheng was extremely pleased.

He absorbed the illusory image of the Law Tree that was growing vigorously behind him back into his body, and stepped towards the canopy-like Star Fruit Tree. He gently patted its thick trunk and said, "You have indeed gained quite a few benefits without me even realizing it. I hope you can give me a surprise when you bear fruit next time."

As soon as he finished speaking, the Star Fruit Tree gently swayed its branches and leaves, as if in response to his words.

"She's becoming more and more insightful."

Song Changsheng smiled slightly, infused it with a trace of his own life essence, and then said with some emotion:
"Time flies in the mountains, and one loses track of years while cultivating. I have no idea how long this seclusion has lasted."

Normally, he wouldn't lose his sense of time during seclusion, but this time was quite special. He not only immersed himself in comprehending the Great Dao for a long time, but also consumed the [Reincarnation Plum] to experience a lifetime of reincarnation.

Although it's not a true cycle of reincarnation, it can't be simply summarized as a dream either.

In that lifetime, he lived for nearly eighty years as Chen Yunshu. Eighty years, from the moment he was born until the end of his life, spanned nearly thirty thousand days.

Although his days were very ordinary, every day he experienced was incredibly real. With his excellent memory, he could even recall every step he had taken and every word he had spoken. The people he encountered in his reincarnations, even the small merchants he only met once, all had complete lives, filled with joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness.

They don't feel like phantoms created in a dream, but rather like real, living people.

During that time, Song Changsheng was completely immersed in it, essentially losing consciousness and having no concept of time.

These eighty years may just be a fleeting dream, passing in the blink of an eye, or they may truly be eighty years gone by.

Of course, this is just a theoretical situation; in reality, it certainly won't be eighty years, otherwise Song Qingxi would definitely have come in to find him in person.

After all, eighty years have passed. Not only will the Golden-Eyed Demon Kingdom be attacking, but Song Qingxing, Zhuang Yuechan, and others should also have reached a conclusion by the time they break through to the Golden Core stage.

A quick calculation revealed that thirteen years had passed since the last time he went into seclusion.

"I spent five years meditating in the early stages of enlightenment, and then another eight years. That corresponds to eighty years in that lifetime, so the time flow rate is about ten to one."

It took me eight years to experience a full eighty-year life. [Reincarnation Li] truly lives up to his name.

It's a pity that there is no memory of the process of reincarnation. Otherwise, one could gain enlightenment in the process of reincarnation and make one day into ten days.

"With ten times the lifespan out of thin air, even someone with mediocre talent should be able to stand at the top of the world, right?" Song Changsheng couldn't help but say in a whimsical way.

He knew it was unrealistic, but he still couldn't help thinking about it.

Although he is still very young, he doesn't have much time left to grow steadily, and comprehending the Great Dao is very time-consuming, especially since he is walking the most time-consuming [Boundless Great Dao].

He still has several [Reincarnation Plums] in his possession. If he can realize his fantasy, he can gain ten times the cultivation time.

Without being modest, with his comprehension, ten times the cultivation time would be more than enough for him to completely perfect the [Boundless Great Dao] in a very short time, allowing the Law Tree to bear three thousand Dao Fruits.

"Thirteen years have passed, and I wonder if there have been any major changes in the outside world."

The situation has changed too quickly in recent years. Thirteen years is enough to change too many things, and every change may affect the future of the Song family. Even in seclusion, he must keep track of all the outside world's movements. Only by being well-informed can he make plans in advance and deal with any possible changes.

The message was sent to Song Qingxi, but Song Luzhou was the one who arrived in the end.

"Fifth Uncle, what brings you here?"

"Qingxi had the opportunity to break through a few years ago, but she kept putting it off because she thought that you would open and close the door once every ten years."

Three years ago, she didn't receive your message and guessed that you might be at a critical stage, so she went into seclusion to break through to the Great Perfection of the Purple Mansion realm.

I am now the clan's General Affairs Elder. After Qingxi went into seclusion, I took over the leadership of the clan's Elder Council on her behalf. I came here as soon as I received the message in the General Affairs Hall.

"Thirteen years have passed in a flash. The clan leader seems to have gained a lot from this seclusion." Song Luzhou stroked his beard and said.

How can you be so sure, Fifth Uncle?

"If I were to say it's just intuition, I wonder if the clan leader would believe me?"

"Of course I believe it. Intuition may deceive you, but it would be very dangerous for a cultivator not to believe in their own intuition."

"I have gained a lot during this period and have enough confidence to deal with the possible beast tide from the demon kingdom in the future." Song Changsheng's expression was calm, but his tone was full of confidence.

"With the clan leader's words, we can all rest assured," Song Luzhou replied with a smile.

Have there been any noteworthy changes in the outside world during this period?

"That's a long story. I did some simple preparation before I came, so let me just pick out a few of the more important points to talk about."

First and foremost, the most important point is that the Heavenly Gang True Person of the Golden Crow Sect took that step four years ago, breaking through to the Great Perfection of the Golden Core realm, demonstrating remarkable strength.

Prior to this, Zhao Di, the sect leader of the Heavenly Vein Sect, had also broken through to the Golden Core stage and was known as Chengjun Zhenren.

After breaking through to the Golden Core stage, he stepped down as sect leader, and his personal disciple, Wu Qianqian, succeeded him.

"Wu Qianqian?"

Song Changsheng raised an eyebrow. This was an acquaintance of his. In the arena battle that made him famous in Dingyuan City, Wu Qianqian was a contestant from the Tianmai Sect. She defeated Shen Shishi but ultimately lost to Yin Shang. (See Chapter 37 of Volume 5 for details)
A hundred years have passed in a flash, and the old friends of yesteryear have grown into the heads of their respective sects.

He was not surprised by the breakthroughs made by Zhao Di and Chen Zhongfang.

If we insist on saying there was one, then it's that Zhao Di was the one who succeeded.

The Heavenly Vein Sect and the Golden Crow Sect have been rivals for thousands of years, each determined to outdo the other.

While the Golden Crow Sect was nurturing Su Ye, the Heavenly Vein Sect was naturally also nurturing new Golden Core cultivators.

The two sects now have a total of two Golden Core Great Perfection cultivators, totaling six Golden Core True Persons. Adding the Song Clan and Luoxia City, there are a total of nine people.

This number far exceeds that of the cultivation worlds of Lu and Da Yu. If we don't count the Wanlong Chamber of Commerce, it's already on par with the cultivation world of Gusu.

In fact, despite the turbulent situation in recent years, the strength of the major cultivation worlds has been steadily increasing.

Needless to say, the Great Qi has added five Golden Core cultivators in succession.

Two new cultivators have joined the Great Yu cultivation world, bringing the total to six in the Gusu cultivation world, though three of them belong to the Wanlong Chamber of Commerce.

Only the cultivation world of Lu Kingdom has not seen the birth of any new Golden Core cultivators. However, the few Golden Core cultivators in Lu Kingdom's cultivation world are relatively young, and there has been no generational change in recent years, so their overall strength is also increasing.

It's not that the Four Realms have anything special about them. Looking at the border regions and even the entire human cultivation world and the demon realm, everyone's situation is actually quite similar. It's a normal cyclical process of generational change, with the older generation of cultivators gradually passing away and newcomers taking the stage.

This situation usually occurs once every thousand years, going from a trough to a peak, then gradually declining and then climbing back to the peak.

However, the Great Qi seems to have had better luck in recent years, with many talented people emerging from its major powers, making its improvement more noticeable in comparison.

While the growth of power is certainly cause for celebration, the demon realm often reaches its peak at the same time, and the cycles of the two are roughly the same.

When a nation reaches its zenith, internal conflicts will also accumulate to their limit. If these conflicts cannot be resolved internally, they can only be exported to other nations to resolve them.

Therefore, a great war between the human and demon races is inevitable!

...(End of chapter)