Family Cultivation: Evergreen of the Song Family

"Take three qian of the essence of Snow Moon Grass, supplement it with five liang of extremely cold water, and six qian of thousand-year-old ice sand, and prepare a spiritual liquid together. Use it on the roots, once every three days, and within half a month, this clump of [Crystal Pandan] will Melasma can be cured.”

Deep underground in the Chiyun Iron Mine, at the Song Family's Wood Spirit Vein Planting Field, Song Qingxi pointed to the large orchid in front of her that looked like crystal carvings and said to several old men around her.

An old man with gray hair on his temples said in confusion: "These three materials are all extremely cold, won't they freeze and damage the spiritual root system?"

"Of course other spiritual plants will not work, but [Crystal Pandan] is inherently cold-resistant, and this dose has been strictly tested. It will only freeze to death the insects that cause black spot disease, and will not cause irreversible effects on its roots.

Afterwards, we can also use the mucus secreted from the body surface of [Fire Butterfly] to neutralize it. By then, the root system will not only not be necrotic, but will also become stronger. "Song Qingxi explained with a smile.

"[Fire Butterfly Insect], yes, [Fire Butterfly Insect]! Why didn't I think of that?" Hearing this, the old man suddenly realized. Then he patted his head in annoyance and said with a bitter smile: "Oh, I am really old. Not as good as you young people, the waves behind you in the Yangtze River push the waves ahead.”

"You are currently the only third-level low-grade spiritual cultivator in our family. It's just a coincidence that I discovered the role of [Fire Butterfly Insect] in this aspect." Song Qingxi responded modestly.

Song Xianchi propped up his slightly stooped waist, waved his hands, and said with emotion: "I am a 'husband', but you are a 'teacher'."

Everyone present was immediately shocked. The weight of Song Xianchi's comment was extremely heavy.

Among the various arts of cultivation, some skills are often linked to a monk's level of cultivation, such as weapon refining, alchemy, formation, talismans, etc. The level of skills is generally the same as the level of cultivation. Those who are one level ahead of the level of cultivation are considered very talented. Those who can lead by two levels are even rarer.

But there are some exceptions. For example, winemakers, herbalists, spiritual chefs, etc. are not linked to the realm of cultivation. It depends more on the understanding and accumulation of skills. There are many who are several steps ahead or even more.

Ling Zhifu is also one of them. Although Song Xianchi only has Qi Lian Dzogchen cultivation, he is already a third-level low-grade Ling Zhifu. The evaluation standard is to see whether he can cultivate and transplant third-level Ling Zhifu.

It doesn't sound difficult, and it does not require any talent. You just need to slowly accumulate experience in practice.

But there is another type of spirit planter, which is the "teacher" in Song Xianchi's mouth. This type of person is often called a spiritual planter or pharmacist.

They are regarded as enhanced versions of spiritual plant husbands. Not only do they need to master the skills of transplanting and cultivating spiritual plants, they also need to be proficient in pharmacology and study various pharmaceuticals, which is a great test of talent.

These medicines are very different from those prepared by doctors, and there are more types. Some kill pests, some cure spiritual plant diseases, some promote the growth of spiritual plants, and some increase production, etc.

For a force, there is no need to elaborate on the importance of spiritual planters, so each force has a large number of spiritual planters, but among these spiritual planters, there are very few who can be called spiritual planters.

The status of a third-level spiritual planter and a third-level spiritual planter are completely different, and they can be compared with alchemists or weapon refiners of the same level.

Song Qingxi has this talent, so Song Xianchi said she could be a "teacher".

Song Qingxi smiled slightly but did not respond. If according to the evaluation standards of spiritual planters, she is now a second-level low-grade spiritual planter.

At this moment, a young man came in with an exquisite paper crane, handed it to Song Xianchi and said: "Elder of the clan, a letter from the family."

"Okay, go ahead." Song Xianchi was startled, nodded, took the paper crane, and put it to his ear. After hearing the contents, he couldn't help but smile: "It seems I'm not the only one who thinks so."

"Elder, what did the family say?"

Song Xianchi looked at Song Qingxi and said with a smile: "The growth rate of these three elixirs, [Dragon Blood Ginseng], [Foundation Building Fruit], and [Quenching Star Fruit], is a little too slow. Our patriarch is starting to get impatient."

"What does the patriarch mean?"

"The patriarch wants to send people back to prepare potions that can promote the growth of these three elixirs. The patriarch asked me to ask Qingxi if she is willing."

There were some ripples in Song Qingxi's originally calm eyes. She hesitated for a moment and then said: "Actually, I have prepared a kind of growth liquid. I have tested it with [Fire Grass] and [Gel Grass], and the effect is very good."

As soon as these words came out, everyone's eyes suddenly widened. Has she already gone this far?

"Really?" Song Xianchi felt that his heartbeat was a little fast.

“The growth cycle of [Fire Grass] is between eight and nine months, and it will mature in the seventh month after use.

The growth cycle of [Gelatin Grass] is generally six months a year, and it matures almost three months earlier after use.

This is the result obtained after testing more than two times. I cannot guarantee how effective it will be on other spiritual plants. "After thinking about it, Song Qingxi chose a more conservative statement.

Even so, Song Xianchi was already excited and raised his voice and said, "We'll see if it works."

After that, he left the group behind and left in a hurry with Song Qingxi.

Everyone looked at each other for a moment...

When Song Xianchi hurried back with Song Qingxi, Song Changsheng was observing the red soil in a clay pot in front of him attentively.

"The soil is fine, the color is bright red, and there is a faint smell of blood. Other than that, there is nothing special. Xiaojiu, is this really [Dragon Blood Mud]?"

After looking at it for a long time, Song Changsheng didn't see any connection between the jar in front of him and the legendary dragon blood mud soaked in dragon blood, so he had to secretly send a message to Xiao Jiu and ask him to look through the information.

"Master, this is indeed [Dragon Blood Mud], but it is not real dragon blood. It should be from a dragon." Xiao Jiu quickly replied.

"Does that mean this is a fake jar?" Song Changsheng was stunned.

"No, this is the real [Dragon Blood Mud]. Real dragon blood condenses and does not disperse. It is impossible to blend into the soil. The kind recorded in "Lingtu Miscellaneous Notes" does not exist at all and is a fabrication."

"Lingtu Miscellaneous Notes" is a book that Song Changsheng read a few days ago to understand the spiritual soil. It records that "Dragon Blood Mud" was formed after the dragon's blood soaked the soil after the death of the real dragon. Unexpectedly, it turned out to be a fabrication.

Song Changsheng firmly believed in Xiaojiu's words, because in his time, powerful creatures like real dragons really existed, rather than being a legendary species like now.

"In that case, is it good for the growth of spiritual plants?" Song Changsheng gently rubbed his chin. After all, it is also a kind of spiritual soil. It must have some effect no matter what?
"Only effective for dragon spiritual plants."

Xiaojiu's answer made Song Changsheng's eyes light up. The so-called dragon spiritual plants actually refer to a part of the plant that has mutated due to being watered by dragon blood, and finally formed a spiritual plant with special effects.

[Dragon Blood Ginseng], one of the three main ingredients used to refine [Foundation Establishment Pill], falls into this category.

"As long as it can be used." Song Changsheng was in a good mood and looked at the two people sitting not far away. These two people are both foundation-building monks, one is middle-aged and the other is an old man.

These two people were both casual cultivators, the middle-aged man named Zhang Huaidao and the old man named Qi Yuanli. They were good friends and came from Bianzhou. The two of them had gone to Lingzhou to participate in the first auction held by the Song family.

Zhang Huaidao also took a picture of the first [Sword Pill] refined by Song Changsheng, and Qi Yuanli took a picture of a [Shenglong Pill], so they had some interaction with the Song family.

The two of them had been staying in Wangyuefang City during this period. After seeing the news about Song Changsheng's purchase of various spiritual soils at high prices, they came to visit them. This [Dragon Blood Mud] was brought out by Qi Yuanli.

"Fellow Daoist Zhang, Fellow Daoist Qi, I wonder if you two are going to exchange this [Dragon Blood Mud] for spiritual stones or barter? Please give me a price."

The two looked at each other, Qi Yuanli stood up and said: "Clan Chief Song, this is a gift from the two of us to the nobles. If you don't dislike it, please accept it."

Song Changsheng frowned, but soon relaxed, and said with a smile: "Fellow Daoist Qi, you will not be rewarded for your merits. If you don't pay, please take it back."

As he spoke, he pushed the clay pot out.

"You should not go to the Three Treasures Palace for any reason. Chief Song, the two of us came here with a request." Qi Yuanli did not expect Song Changsheng to be so direct, so he had no choice but to tell the true purpose of his visit.

"Oh? I wonder if the two fellow Taoists need help from our clan?" Song Changsheng asked calmly while playing with the tea cup.

If the other person's demands are reasonable, he doesn't mind making friends.

"Let me put it bluntly. Although Qi is a casual cultivator, he also has relatives. He is a small family attached to a foundation-building family in Bianzhou. Although the foundation-building family has resisted the beast tide, due to heavy losses, the situation has become worse. As the day progressed, he was also targeted by another powerful clan.

Although Qi had some troubles with his family when he was young and ran away from home, more than a hundred years have passed and any grudges have faded away. I can't let them go if they come to me.

Therefore, I would like to ask Patriarch Song to set aside an area for me and fellow Daoist Zhang in the Liuyun Mountains to inherit our family. We must follow the Song family’s lead! "After Qi Yuanli said this, he bowed to Song Changsheng Zongzong with a very sincere attitude.

Zhang Huaidao on the side also quickly added: "We are willing to buy it at the market price and not get it for free."

Song Changsheng was slightly surprised when he heard this. He didn't expect that the two people came to give gifts for this reason.

However, this is quite common. From time to time, there are casual cultivators who see that their path is hopeless and finally find a treasured place to spread their branches and inherit their bloodline.

It's just that the two chose Lingzhou, and Song is the owner of Lingzhou, so they brought gifts to ask about Song's attitude. This was their respect for Song, a local snake.

After thinking carefully for a moment, Song Changsheng decided to agree to their request for many reasons.

First of all, after the destruction of Wuling Sect, the overall strength of Lingzhou dropped a lot, and the Liuyun Mountain Range was almost empty. Although in the short term it was good for the Song family to completely control Lingzhou, in the long run it did do more harm than good.

Affiliated forces are the wings of the Song family and should be guarded against, but cannot be cut off. Song Changsheng even wants to cultivate them when the time is right.

The reason is very simple, if Lingzhou is strong, the Song family will be strong!
Zhang Huaidao and Qi Yuanli, one in the middle stage of foundation building and the other in the late stage of foundation building, took the initiative to pitch in. They were sincere and there was no need for him to turn them away.

After all, the opponent does not only have Lingzhou as an option. In Shiwandashan, the coalition forces have secured a large territory, and the most lacking thing is people.

Secondly, Zhang Huaidao and Qi Yuanli were outsiders and loose cultivators. They did not have the foundation that the Wang family and Yu family had accumulated in Lingzhou for hundreds of years, nor did they have the foundation and strength of the Liuyun Sect.

If they want to gain space for development in Lingzhou, they can only rely on the support of the Song family.

This is a good thing. It is not a good thing if the composition of the affiliated forces under his command is too single. It is better to be more chaotic.

"I already know the purpose of the two fellow Taoists. Let's do this. I will assign the Qianyuan Peak and the area of ​​3,000 li in the Liuyun Mountain Range to Fellow Daoist Zhang, and Qianling Peak and the area of ​​​​3,000 li in the radius to Fellow Daoist Qi. How about that? ?”

Song Changsheng is not ungenerous. Both Qianyuan Peak and Qianling Peak have a second-level spiritual vein. The spiritual energy is abundant, the terrain is open, and there are several mineral veins in the surrounding area, which is enough to serve as the foundation for a foundation-building family.

These were originally the territory of the Qiu family, but now they were divided into two parts by Song Changsheng.

Zhang Huaidao and Qi Yuanli looked at each other and said with great joy: "Thank you so much, Master!"

"It doesn't matter, from now on, we are a family." A smile appeared on Song Changsheng's face, and then... he put the pottery pot into his bag without any courtesy. Naturally, he had to accept the gift after the matter was done.

After sending the two people away, Song Changsheng smiled at the deacon who hurriedly came to the side: "Lingzhou will soon add a Zhang family and a Qi family. Let's find a time some other time to let the two clan leaders and others meet up."

"As ordered."

"By the way, what happened to be so anxious?" Song Changsheng looked at the other party in confusion. He remembered that this seemed to be a deacon affiliated with the Foreign Affairs Palace.

The deacon nodded and said eagerly: "Clan Chief, the connection between the family and the ancestral line has been suddenly interrupted."

Song Changsheng frowned and said sternly: "How could such a thing happen? When did it happen?"

"We have contacted several times since March last year, but there has been no response until now. I guess it may have been interrupted before then." The deacon's face looked a little ugly.

This is undoubtedly very bad news. Although the Song family had no monks from the Purple Mansion, the connection with the ancestral line was gradually decreasing, but at least you can still buy a few [Foundation Pills] every once in a while. Or inquire about the ancestral lineage.

As a result, contact has been completely cut off now.

"Where's Uncle Lu Ke? Have you contacted me?"

"It's broken over there too."

The deacon's words cast a shadow over Song Changsheng's heart.

If he could understand the disconnection between the ancestral line and the Song family, why did Song Luke also suddenly lose contact?
For some reason, Song Changsheng suddenly had a very bad feeling in his heart.

He stared closely at the deacon and said sternly: "Tell me, when was the last time Uncle Lu Ke sent a message to the family, and what did he say!"

...(End of chapter)