Family Cultivation: Evergreen of the Song Family

In the boundless, desolate void, a majestic figure stood, his body seemingly shrouded in a layer of mist, obscuring his face.

In this trial space with no known boundaries, an individual's figure should have been as inconspicuous as dust, but he simply stood there quietly, as if he were the center of the world, making people unconsciously look up to him.

He smoothed out the spatial rifts left over from the great battle, as casually as wiping a small water stain off a table.

With his hands behind his back, he surveyed the strange space he had created, his gaze seemingly transcending time and space, able to see through everything.

He saw tens of thousands of floating islands, like stars dotting the space.

I saw a woman carrying the [Dice of Fate] running desperately toward the direction of the Trial Gate, with hundreds of pursuers behind her.

He also saw another [Dice of Fate] land in the hand of a man. This trial ground, which was clearly only for sword cultivators, had been infiltrated by a knife-wielder. With his sword and an extremely arrogant demeanor, he fought his way through the encirclement of the other trial participants.

With each trial participant who falls, an invisible "qi" rises like wisps of smoke and merges into the void, eventually converging in the same place.

That is the foundation upon which the entire Path of Trials operates, and it is the very reason for its existence.

He also saw the swordsman who had temporarily fallen silent due to his serious injuries; a flame was burning silently in his chest.

That flame was the phoenix clan's rebirth fire, which he had glimpsed briefly in his youth.

However, this cluster was like the difference between a firefly and the blazing sun compared to the cluster he had seen.

However, the fact that the other party was able to survive the spatial turbulence caused by the collapse of the spatial vortex made him think twice about the situation.

After all, this spatial vortex is extraordinary.

"You two almost ruined my hard work." The imposing figure sighed softly. Although the plan had a slight flaw, he was not a perfectionist and did not show any anger.

Moreover, in a sense, he felt guilty.

"The timeframe is still too long. Signs of collapse are beginning to appear, and it's becoming increasingly difficult for me to maintain it on my own."

"It's been patched and mended, and I don't know when it will be finished."

His imposing figure had deep eyes. The entire trial space shrank rapidly in his field of vision, eventually becoming the size of a sand table, allowing him to overlook the entire trial path.

In those unnoticed corners, spatial vortexes are quietly forming. As soon as these vortexes appear, before they even begin to devour the surrounding matter, they are frozen by an invisible force.

Although these vortexes are frozen, they still contain terrifying power. Once the power that freezes these spatial vortexes fails, the consequences for this man-made space are self-evident.

"Life is hard and the road is long, but I must continue to be a tailor."

As soon as he finished speaking, the imposing figure took a step forward, directly crossing most of the trial space, and arrived in front of another spatial vortex. With a wave of his sleeve, he smoothed it out.

Repairing such spatial vortexes was simple for him, but there were simply too many spatial vortexes in this trial space. Repairing one would only lead to the creation of several more, seemingly endless.

He was like a tailor, or a bricklayer, constantly mending and patching things up in this world, seemingly never having a moment to rest...

Lingzhou, Cangmang Peak.

A gentle breeze blew, the moon was half full, and on the Moon Gazing Cliff, Song Changsheng and Hua Yan stood and sat, forming a peculiar scene. The two were completely bathed in the silvery moonlight, as if they were draped in a layer of silver gauze.

"Carefully feel the power of moonlight, imagine it as air, and absorb it with your lungs, acupoints, and even pores. Use this extremely yin power to expel the chaotic yin energy in your body."

Starting with the Hand Shaoyin Heart Meridian and ending with the Foot Shaoyang Gallbladder Meridian, one cycle is one week. Within one hour, you must complete at least nine cycles to be considered qualified.

"When you can transform the absorbed lunar energy into a stream of qi in your dantian, that will be when you've achieved your goal." Song Changsheng's tone was unhurried, yet it carried an invisible power and confidence that unconsciously convinced people.

The hours of Xu (7-9 PM) and Hai (9-11 PM) are when the moon's energy is at its peak. He used to cultivate at these times every day, and he could circulate the energy thirty-six times within an hour. His standards for Hua Yan were actually quite low.

Of course, this is also related to the different levels of the cultivation methods the two people practice.

He cultivates the complete version of the "Yin Yang Xuan Hua Jing," which can be considered the most advanced mental cultivation method in the world.

What Hua Yan practiced was merely a breathing method he created by imitating others.

Two hours passed in the blink of an eye. A large amount of Yin energy was expelled from Hua Yan's body, freezing Wangyue Cliff once again. Even Song Changsheng felt a chill.

It looks exaggerated, but it's nothing compared to the Yin energy accumulated in Hua Yan's body. The Nine Yin Body is the most Yin constitution in the world. Once all the Yin energy accumulated in her body is released, even a Golden Core cultivator would have to give way.

This can also be considered a hidden offensive tactic of the [Nine Yin Body]. As long as the difference in strength is not too great, it is fully capable of taking the opponent down with it.

"How many cycles has it completed?"

"This disciple is not very talented; I can only circulate my Qi four times in an hour." Hua Yan's face showed undisguised frustration. On her first day of cultivation, she could circulate her Qi three times, but after several days, her improvement was minimal.

Throughout her cultivation journey, whether it's mental techniques or supernatural abilities, there have been no bottlenecks for her, and her progress has never been so slow.

"Don't be discouraged, and don't doubt yourself. The breathing method you are practicing is something I created by drawing on ancient methods. It still has many shortcomings. The slow speed of your practice is not a sign of your stability. After I have further improved it based on your feedback over this period of time, it should improve."

Song Changsheng did not hide the truth and told the facts frankly.

Actually, he didn't want Huayan to be the "guinea pig." It was all a coincidence, and it just happened to happen at that time.

Since that's the case, we should naturally tell you the truth.

Calling her a "guinea pig" isn't entirely accurate, since this method doesn't have any side effects on Hua Yan at all; it just slows down her cultivation speed. But without this method, she wouldn't have had any chance to cultivate in her current situation.

He originally intended to improve upon the Song family's "Moonlight Technique" to make it more suitable for Song family cultivators. He had already been working on this when he was still in the Purple Mansion stage.

The main reason why it has been delayed for so long is that the path initially chosen was not feasible.

The Moonflower Technique is derived from the Embroidered Banner's Refining the Radiant Fruit Scripture. Its upper limit is fixed, and no matter how much it is improved, it cannot surpass it. Moreover, this breathing method is not compatible with it.

The optimal solution to adapt to this powerful breathing technique is to create a mental cultivation method from scratch. With Song Changsheng's accumulated knowledge and understanding of the Great Dao, this is entirely possible. Most mental cultivation methods in this world are created by Golden Core cultivators, which is why Golden Core cultivators are also called "Ancestors," meaning founders of their respective schools.

The clan's secret manual, "Refining the Splendor of the Flower," is only at the fourth level.

However, the mental cultivation method is the foundation of a family, its very basis, and cannot be taken lightly.

Not only must it have its own unique features, but it must also be suitable for cultivators of different aptitudes, and it must not leave any hidden dangers.

Therefore, Song Changsheng always approached this matter with the utmost caution, adhering to the principle of "better to have nothing than something bad," striving for perfection. This is why his self-created mental cultivation method has been delayed in being released to the world.

The Song family has nearly ten thousand cultivators; if any mistake is made, the consequences will be extremely serious.

Now, Hua Yan has proven the feasibility of this breathing technique. If she can successfully absorb the power of the moon, she can naturally also absorb the essence of the sun.

As someone who has personally benefited from this experience, he knows all too well how significant the effects of the sun's essence and the moon's essence are on cultivation.

Putting aside everything else, its ability to resolve the conflict between spiritual roots alone is enough to make it a foundation for a fourth- or even fifth-order mental cultivation technique.

But Song Changsheng's ambitions went far beyond that.

Although what he has created so far is only a fourth-order mental cultivation technique, as long as the foundation he has laid beforehand is solid enough, he can build it up layer by layer, like building a house, and transform it into a fifth-order or even a sixth-order mental cultivation technique, so that the Song family can benefit from it for a lifetime.

Therefore, he must make the most of the essence of the sun and moon to give the Song clan cultivators a head start from the very beginning.

Their generation, as well as their predecessors and the next, have already suffered enough. Now that the family is prosperous, there is absolutely no reason for their descendants to continue to suffer.

Hua Yan is a Purple Mansion cultivator and comes from the Myriad Manifestations Palace. She has a profound foundation. As long as she can cultivate normally without being affected, then other cultivators will naturally not have any problems.

This mental cultivation manual, which had been "difficult to produce" for many years, finally gave Song Changsheng a glimmer of hope for success.

Faced with his frank words, Hua Yan not only did not feel any dissatisfaction, but was also shocked.

Only after experiencing it firsthand can one truly understand how terrifying Song Changsheng's breathing technique is. Even with the powerful foundation of the Myriad Manifestations Palace spanning tens of thousands of years, they could not produce a technique with such potent effects.

At first, she thought it was a legacy of some powerful being, but she never expected it to be a self-created method. In her opinion, this was simply a fantasy. Could this really be a feat that a Golden Core cultivator could accomplish?
"Judging by the time, your senior brother should be returning to the clan soon, and he will also be cultivating this breathing technique then."

As you've probably seen, this breathing technique is divided into two parts: Yin and Yang. You're currently practicing the Yin part, which absorbs the power of the moon's essence. Your senior brother will later practice the Yang part, which absorbs the essence of the sun. At that time, you can verify each other's understanding and further compensate for any deficiencies.

"Senior brother?" A hint of doubt flashed in Hua Yan's eyes. She had been at Cangmang Peak for some time now. Although she hadn't interacted much with others, she had been constantly listening for information from the outside world. She seemed to have never heard anyone mention that she had a senior brother.

In the barren lands of the Great Qi, who exactly is it that has earned this favor?

For a moment, she was filled with curiosity about this senior brother she had never met.

However, she wisely refrained from voiced these questions and instead asked a more crucial one.

"Master, don't you always say that cultivating Yin and Yang simultaneously and integrating with each other is the principle of the Great Dao? I only cultivate the Yin chapter because of my physical defect, and I will cultivate the Yang chapter in the future. So why do you let my senior brother cultivate the Yang chapter alone? Does he also have a physical defect?"

"Of course not. While cultivating both Yin and Yang is a fundamental principle, it cannot always be generalized."

Men are Yang and women are Yin. Men are predominantly Yang and deficient in Yin, while women are predominantly Yin and deficient in Yang. This may seem like an imbalance of Yin and Yang, but it actually contains the operating rules of the natural order, which allows them to achieve an alternative balance of Yin and Yang on a macroscopic level of nature.

If a practitioner of both sexes pursues the balance of yin and yang within their body, they may be going against the natural laws of nature.

Therefore, theoretically speaking, male cultivators are more suited to cultivating with the essence of the sun, while female cultivators are more suited to cultivating with the power of the moon.

But this is just theory, and there are no practical examples to support it, so I need the two of you to verify it for me.

Whether it's better to cultivate both Yin and Yang simultaneously, or whether choosing one is more practical, you should try both cultivation methods.

Alright, next I will continue to explain the principles of Yin and Yang to you, so that you can take that step as soon as possible.

Yin and Yang are two sides of the same coin…

Song Changsheng slowly expounded his own Great Dao, and a colossal tree vaguely appeared behind him, with a huge Dao flower blooming on its branch, looking somewhat lonely.

However, on a few branches next to it, one can already vaguely see several flower buds waiting to bloom.

Only Song Changsheng himself knew that each flower bud represented a law that had grown to the level of "Dao".

The path opens with flowers, and bears fruit on the way.

Three thousand great paths and three thousand fruits converge into one tree, which is boundless.

Hua Yan stared blankly at the towering Dao tree behind Song Changsheng, feeling a strange and inexplicable feeling in her heart. Cultivating under this Dao tree, she felt an unprecedented sense of peace, and her mind was also very sharp.

I often have this strange urge to reach out and touch it.

As dawn broke, Song Changsheng's sermon came to an end.

Just then, a steward arrived at Wangyue Cliff with light steps and respectfully said, "Reporting to the clan leader, Elder Chi Li has returned to the clan and is now awaiting your summons in the General Affairs Hall."

Upon hearing this, Song Changsheng opened his eyes, his thoughts turning complicated as he thought of this disciple whom he had always neglected.

However, just as he told Zhuang Yuechan, his disciple, Song Changsheng, would never be confined to this small corner of the world.

However, whether he is a dragon or a worm ultimately depends on himself!
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P.S.: I often get comments from fellow readers saying that the title of my book doesn't match the content, and that they weren't originally interested in family-themed novels but were tricked into reading it. I'm helpless about it; that's how the recommendation system works. To attract more readers, I have to do this, and besides, my naming skills are really terrible.

I've recently come up with a few new book titles. Fellow Daoists, feel free to take a look and leave your comments.

"The Immortal Lord of Ten Thousand Laws," "I Forge Immortality with the Daoist Scripture," and "The Rise of the Family: I Possess a Scroll of the Daoist Scripture of Ten Thousand Laws" (End of this chapter)