Family Cultivation: Evergreen of the Song Family

Song Changsheng was confused, and he basically didn't listen to what Song Lutong said next.

Soon after the group returned to Lingzhou, Yuan Tianshu came to Cangmang Peak.

Song Changsheng prepared a grand ceremony for him. Witnessed by guests from all over, he personally worshiped Yuan Tianshu as the chief guest elder of the Song family, with the same status as the Supreme Elder.

For a moment, there was an uproar in all directions. No one expected that the Song family could actually make such a big fuss in just a few years.

The intimidating power of one Zifu monk and two Zifu monks are completely different. Even if Yuan Tianshu is just a guest, he still puts great pressure on the forces around Lingzhou.

The first one to bear the brunt is the Lieyang Sect, which is a mortal enemy of the Song family. Every increase in the Song family's strength is a threat to them.

But at this point, the Supreme Elder He Tai, who is the actual helmsman of the sect, still sits firmly on the Diaoyutai without taking any measures, as if he has forgotten the past grudges.

This made the Xiangzhou Rong family, who had always wanted the Lieyang Sect to compete with the Song family, and profit from being a fisherman, was puzzled. He didn't know what kind of medicine was sold in He Tai's gourd.

The surrounding forces all had evil intentions, but Song Changsheng had no time to pay attention. He was receiving the envoys from Luoxia City.

Unfortunately, it was not Zhuang Yuechan that Song Changsheng longed for, but an elegant and easy-going middle-aged man.

When the two met, the man took the initiative and said, "I, Li Ru, come from the Second City Lord, and Niu Dazhuang is my senior brother. This time I came to visit Patriarch Song on my master's orders to discuss important matters."

Song Changsheng suddenly understood, smiled and cupped his hands and said: "It turns out to be Senior Brother Li. I don't know what Uncle Zhan has ordered. Changsheng will definitely try his best."

"Junior brother, if you speak quickly, then I won't go around in circles and come here for the territory of Shiwandashan."

"Senior brother, are you referring to Tuozhou?" Song Changsheng was thoughtful.

A few months ago, the top leaders of the Golden Crow Sect, Tianmai Sect, and Luoxia City gathered together and officially named the first territory conquered by the coalition forces at Shiwandashan "Tuozhou", which means opening up territory and expanding territory.

This territory starts from the Luoxia Mountains in the north, the Leiming Mountains in the west, the Honghu Mountains in the east, and the Heishui Daze in the south. The area is almost as large as the two states of Bian and Ling combined.

The two sects and one city spared no effort to compete for Tuozhou. Last time, because the Song family sided with Luoxia City, the three sects tied the vote and the negotiations reached a deadlock.

Is Li Ru coming here to canvass votes again?
Seeing the confusion in Song Changsheng's eyes, Li Ru said straight to the point: "The last time the three parties negotiated, they broke up on bad terms. Recently, they reorganized a round of negotiations and finally decided to use strength to decide who owns Tuozhou!"

"Strength?" Song Changsheng was shocked. Could it be that the two sects and one city were already planning to fight against each other?

Then Luoxia City is bound to fail?
Li Ru didn't know what Song Changsheng was thinking, so he nodded and said, "Yes, after several real people discussed it, they decided to hold an arena competition. The force that wins the arena competition will gain ownership of Tuozhou."

"It turns out it's an arena match." Song Changsheng breathed a sigh of relief. If two sects and one city were to fight each other, the Song family would not be able to stay out of it, and the arena match would be much more harmonious.

"This time, only foundation-building monks can compete in the arena, and each side can send five people to participate."

The more Song Changsheng listened, the more strange he felt. What does this have to do with the Song family?
Facing his probing gaze, Li Ru said bluntly: "Compared with the Golden Crow Sect and Tianmai Sect, Luoxia City's foundation is still a bit weak, and the group competition is actually very disadvantageous for us.

But Tuozhou is too important to us and cannot be surrendered to us no matter what, so Master sent me to ask my junior brother to represent Luoxia City to participate in the war. "

At the end, he added: "Master uncle also means the same thing."

Song Changsheng was stunned when he heard this. He never expected that Li Ru would actually come to talk about this matter. He quickly waved his hands and said: "Teacher and several junior uncles have so many talented people, how can it be the younger brother's turn to show his shame? If it delays the teacher "

He didn't refuse on purpose, that's exactly what he was thinking.

Li Ru saw that Song Changsheng didn't seem to be refusing deliberately, so he couldn't help but sigh and said: "Junior brother is a little presumptuous. There are not many Foundation-Building Dzogchen monks in their early thirties in Daqi.

Your master and uncle are both aware of your strength, so they wanted you to come by name.

To be honest, among the foundation-building Dzogchen monks in our city, there are only a few who have the opportunity to compete with the direct descendants of the two sects. The chance of winning is extremely low. If I had no choice, I would not bother you, junior brother. "

Five people are needed to go into battle. The Luoxia City family has a great cause, and there are many monks who build the foundation of Dzogchen. However, at the same level, the strength also varies.

If the direct disciples of the two major sects who participated in the battle were classified as the first echelon, then the only ones that Luoxia City could squeeze into were Yin Shang, Niu Dazhuang, Xing Zhao and Li Ru in front of them.

Zhuang Yuechan could have squeezed in with her talent, but she was too young and her cultivation was only at the late stage of foundation building, so she simply could not meet the requirements for fighting.

Zhan Tianxia originally planned to pull one of the short ones up to make up the count, but then he suddenly remembered Song Changsheng, so he came up with what he did today.

Li Ru had already made his words very clear, and any more modesty would seem inappropriate.

From the bottom of his heart, Song Changsheng was very happy to help. Not to mention the great city lord's regard for him and Zhuang Yuechan's friendship, Luoxia City did the Song family a big favor not long ago. There was no room for him to refuse.

It's just that he still has some hesitation in his heart. It's no secret that he succeeded the Song clan leader and represented Luoxia City in the battle. If he loses, he won't mention it. If he wins by chance, will the Golden Crow Sect and Tianmai Sect recognize him?

Faced with his doubts, Li Ru laughed and said: "Junior brother, you are too worried. Although you are the patriarch of the Song clan, you are also a disciple of the great uncle. This matter is known to the whole world."

Song Changsheng was stunned for a moment, and then he burst into laughter. Yes, strictly speaking, he was considered a person from Luoxia City. This was no secret.

What a fan of the authorities.

The last trace of doubt in his heart dissipated, Song Changsheng stood up, bowed his hands and said, "I don't know when the arena competition will start, so I can prepare in advance."

Seeing that Song Changsheng agreed, Li Ru showed a warm smile on his face and replied: "The time will be one year later, but it is best for junior brother to arrive at Tianyin Mountain half a year in advance. Master and several uncles intend to help junior brother take a further step."

"Go one step further?" Song Changsheng was overjoyed. This was truly an unexpected gain.

"Junior brother please arrange the family affairs as soon as possible. Brother Yu still needs to reply to the master's letter, so I won't bother you too much." Seeing that the matter was settled, Li Ru stood up and bid farewell to Song Changsheng.

Song Changsheng personally sent him down the mountain, and then held a family meeting of elders to report the matter.

The elders had different expressions after hearing this. Song Xianyun frowned and said: "It concerns the ownership of a state. The danger of this arena is probably no less than a battle of life and death. Do the clan leaders really want to participate?" "The person who was hit by the Thunder King Palace last time The plan to lure the snake out of the cave was only possible because Luoxia City came to the rescue and the family did not suffer losses. Every drop of kindness should be repaid by a spring. I should take this trip due to both emotion and reason. "

Seeing everyone's worried faces, Song Changsheng smiled and comforted him: "Don't worry, I won't show off. If I can't defeat you, I will admit defeat."

"As long as you make the decision." Song Xianyun nodded slightly and said no more.

"The main reason why I called everyone here today is about the [Foundation Building Pill]. Have you made a good choice for the seven [Foundation Building Pills] that Uncle Tong brought back?"

Before leaving, the matters that need to be dealt with must be dealt with. The distribution of [Foundation Establishment Pill] is the most urgent matter at the moment.

As the general secretary Song Luzhou was in seclusion to refine the [Foundation Pill], Xia Yunxue stood up and responded: "We have already listed some candidates."

As she said this, she took out a list written on animal skin. Song Changsheng took it and glanced at it roughly, then frowned. Why were there only five people?
In the past, a big list was submitted first, and suitable candidates were selected from it. This time, it was better. There were fewer people on the list than [Foundation Establishment Pill]. How to choose?
"Mom, why don't you select more candidates?"

"The most promising members of the family to break through the foundation building are all here." Xia Yunxue was a little helpless.

Obtaining [Foundation Establishment Pill] too quickly is sometimes a source of distress. A few years ago, I obtained nine [Foundation Establishment Pills], and I have screened out qualified monks several times.

Then there were many who couldn't wait for the [Foundation Establishment Pill] and broke through forcefully. More than a dozen people were killed one after another, and they became Song Qingxing.

These are family elites.

After going back and forth, the remaining monks who had gathered the foundation of Dao were either older, less qualified, or had certain flaws. Xia Yunxue picked and picked, and finally selected only five who had a higher chance of success.

Song Changsheng pinched the bridge of his nose. He didn't expect that one day he would actually be troubled by too much [Foundation Pill].

If you can't even solve these seven, let alone Song Luzhou's furnace.

"Why don't we let them go first and then distribute them after the younger members of the family grow up?" Song Changxuan suggested.

What he said is not unreasonable. There are many talents among the younger generation of monks in the family, such as Song Qingxi, Song Qinghong, Song Qingxia, Song Qingshi, etc. They are all very outstanding, but their training time is too short, and most of them are still in the late stage of Qi training.

Save it now so they don't have to worry when they need it.

His starting point was correct, but Song Changsheng shook his head. The Song family's biggest shortage at the moment was manpower. How could they have so much time to wait.

Besides, by the time Song Qingxi and the others want to use the [Foundation Establishment Pill], the batch of elixirs grown in the family spiritual plant garden will be almost there. They can just make it in one furnace, so they can keep it from now on if they need it.

After thinking for a while, Song Changsheng picked up the list and looked at it and said, "Why are there no Sister Changxue and Brother Changxue on this list?"

"Although the two of them meet the requirements, they have already failed to break through once. Every resource in the family is extremely precious." Song Xianyun rolled his eyes and did not explain, but everyone present already understood what he meant.

There are no second chances for losers.

Song Changsheng was silent after hearing this. In his opinion, since there is still a surplus of [Foundation Building Pill], there is no harm in letting the two of them try it again.

But from a family level, doing so will cause dissatisfaction among the clan members. As the clan leader, a bowl of water must be as balanced as possible, and the emotions of all parties must be taken into account.

"Then select a few more. Priority will be given to clansmen who have special skills and have made significant contributions to the family. The age can be relaxed to sixty-five. It doesn't matter if you have lower qualifications.

After the [Foundation Building Pill] from the Fifth Uncle is released, we will select the candidate as soon as possible. "In desperation, Song Changsheng could only relax the restrictions.

Although doing so would lower the success rate, there was nothing he could do about it. The family needed manpower, and this batch of [Foundation Building Pills] must be transformed into hard power as soon as possible.

"Understood, I'll go down and make arrangements." Xia Yunxue nodded.

Seven days later, Song Luzhou came out of seclusion. He also had five pills this time, but the quality was slightly higher than last time.

At this moment, Song Changsheng held twelve [Foundation Building Pills] in his hand. It could be said that the Song family had never been so wealthy in the past five hundred years.

But the most annoying thing is that the right candidate cannot be selected.

Every time I think of those monks Song Changsheng who chose to break through without waiting for the [Foundation Establishment Pill], my heart aches and I can't breathe. They are the most elite group of monks in the family. If they could wait a few more years, the outcome might be different. .

It's a pity that there are no ifs. After all, no one expected that the Song family would be able to obtain [Foundation Pill] so frequently in recent years. This led many older monks to choose to give it a try, otherwise we would not be in this situation today.

After some careful selection, Xia Yunxue finally placed a list of twenty people in front of Song Changsheng.

After just one glance, Song Changsheng felt a headache. He knew most of these people, and the quality was not comparable to the previous times.

He finally picked up a pen and circled ten people: Song Changlian, Song Changrong, Song Changhe, Song Changnu, Song Changjun, Song Qingzhou, Song Qingqian, Song Qingyu, Song Qingqing, and Song Qingming.

They were all monks from the "old" and "green" generations, and there was no one from the "road" generation. This made Song Changsheng realize that the potential of the "road" generation monks might have been exhausted.

Ten [Foundation Building Pills] were allocated, and the remaining two [Foundation Building Pills] were kept for emergencies.

After solving the distribution problem of [Foundation Establishment Pill], Song Changsheng went to Fengyu Palace, found Ding Qi, handed him the "Qi Lian Xiaoyin" that he had taken the time to improve, and asked him to practice well.

If there are no problems with this version, Song Changsheng will start to deduce it into a second-level mental method in the next step. The difficulty will definitely soar by then, but he is ready for a protracted war.

After leaving Feng Yu Palace, Song Changsheng left all the general affairs to Song Luzhou, while he concentrated on refining the [Tai Xuan Thunder Cloud Pot]. With a magic weapon nearby, he would have another trump card in the future.

There was still half a year before he left for Luoxia City. During this period, in addition to refining magic weapons, in order to increase his chances of winning in the arena competition a year later, he also tried to practice the minor magical power [Soul-Slaying Golden Sword] and the escape skill [Treading Snow]. Traceless].

Every day is busy and fulfilling.

...(End of chapter)