Family Cultivation: Evergreen of the Song Family

There are three people sitting in the upper seats, and they represent the pinnacle of the entire Da Qi cultivation world.

Sitting in the middle was an old man with white hair and beard. He was wearing an exquisite black robe with a huge, lifelike three-legged golden crow embroidered on his chest.

From the moment Song Changsheng came in, the aura from his body was faintly locking onto him.

Song Changsheng's spiritual perception was so sharp that he quickly noticed the other party's investigation. As soon as he saw the other party's makeup and sitting position, he instantly knew the other party's identity - Jinyang Zhenren Su Ding!
"Are you really targeting me?"

Although he was angry, Song Changsheng did not dare to show it at all.

The Jindan cultivators' spiritual perception is extremely sensitive, and at such a close distance, even the slightest change in emotion will be captured by them.

Su Ding doesn't know yet that Song Changsheng already knows what he has done, so he has no intention of taking action against him yet. If he reveals any emotion that he shouldn't show and Song Changsheng notices it, Song Changsheng will not be able to survive even if he has ten lives.

He could only lie in wait patiently, waiting for the day when Su Ding's lifespan ran out or he could defeat him.

"Hmm... the young are formidable. Although I haven't appeared in the world for a long time, I have heard of the name of little friend Song. He achieved the Purple Palace at the age of fifty. Even I am far behind him."

Su Ding looked at Song Changsheng with a smile, just like an old grandfather next door, making people feel close to him.

If Song Changsheng didn't know the other person's true face, he would have been almost confused by his appearance.

He secretly raised his guard in his heart, but showed a humble smile on his face, and hurriedly bowed and said: "Master, you are too kind, I am just lucky."

"Haha, luck is opportunity. Opportunities can only be encountered but not sought. The fact that you can get opportunities that ordinary people cannot get is also part of your strength."

At this time, a middle-aged monk in a gray robe sitting on the left spoke with a smile.

Although he was also smiling, Su Ding had no good intentions, but Song Changsheng felt a hint of undisguised kindness from this gray-robed monk.

Song Changsheng couldn't help but feel a little strange. He had never met the other party before. Where did this kindness come from?

"This is Taoist Master Wutan from the Tianmai Sect. He hasn't appeared in nearly a hundred years." Niu Dazhuang knew that he had never met these Taoist masters, so he quickly whispered a reminder in his ear.

"Master Wu Tian?"

Hearing the other party's name, Song Changsheng couldn't help but be even more surprised. Although there was not much hatred between him and the Tianmai Sect, they were definitely not friendly either.

After all, he had once humiliated the Tianmai Sect in the secret realm of Luoxia City, and had swept the Tianmai Sect out in the competition for the ownership of Tuozhou. Logically speaking, it would be good enough if the people of the Tianmai Sect did not kill him, but where did this kindness of Master Wuxin come from?

Although he was confused, Song Changsheng was not stupid enough to question it, and quickly responded to the goodwill shown by Master Wutan.

The burly monk sitting on the far right said in a loud voice: "You have arrived just in time. We will prepare to break the formation when Master Chen and Master Jian arrive. We will have to trouble you again then."

"Please rest assured, Master Tiangang, we will do our best." Song Changsheng and others bowed in unison.

"Master, I will take them downstairs first. Let them get familiar with the formation in these two days, and then discuss it with Master Bai and the others." Niu Dazhuang said respectfully.

"Ah."

Tian Gang Zhenren nodded slightly and then closed his eyes.

Song Changsheng and the others were about to leave when Su Ding suddenly said, "Little friend Song, if you have time, you can come to Jinwu Sect more often. My junior is not much different in age from you, and he also became famous at a young age. I think you two should have a lot of common topics."

As soon as the words fell, everyone in the hall looked over at the same time.

There was surprise in Song Xianming's eyes, there was astonishment in Niu Dazhuang's eyes, and there was surprise in the eyes of Zhenren Wutan and Zhenren Tiangang.

Song Changsheng paused and turned to look at Su Ding. The other party said this with a smile, but it made Song Changsheng feel a chill down his spine.

"If I hadn't learned about his true identity and purpose through Xiaojiu, I would probably be excited and thrilled by these words."

Song Changsheng smiled bitterly in his heart. This was an invitation from the number one person in the Da Qi cultivation world. It was a great honor for anyone.

It's a pity that this old immortal guy had no good plan from the beginning to the end. If Song Changsheng really went to the Jinwu Sect, he would probably be eaten by the other party without leaving even a bone.

He cursed in his heart, but on the surface he pretended to be grateful and said, "If I have time, I will definitely come to bother you. By the way, I get along very well with Daoist Su Ye, and I want to communicate with him more."

Although he said so, Song Changsheng had already decided to go into seclusion after returning. He would stay in seclusion for ten or twenty years. Even if he had to endure it, he would wait it out for this old monster to death!

"Very good. Ye'er has often mentioned you since we met. You two will definitely become very good friends."

"Junior, I'll take my leave." Song Changsheng respectfully turned around and walked out. The moment he walked out of the hall, his face suddenly became extremely gloomy and terrifying, but soon returned to normal without revealing any clues.

"Second Brother, let's go to the formation and take a look, so we can have a better idea."

"Okay." Niu Dazhuang nodded, watching Song Changsheng walk past him, then scratched his head and murmured softly: "Why did Changsheng look so ugly just now? Did I see it wrong?"

After the few people left, Taoist Wu Tian looked at Su Ding, who was resting with his eyes closed, and said intentionally or unintentionally: "Fellow Daoist Jin Yang seems to think highly of little friend Song."

Hearing this, Su Ding nodded calmly and said, "I can't say that I like him, but Su Ye and Qingxue are both friends with him. As young people, we always have more common topics. It never hurts to communicate more."

"Haha, fellow Taoist, you have two good successors. It's really enviable." Taoist Wutan smiled meaningfully, then closed his eyes and calmed his mind.

Looking at Wu Tian who was like an old monk in meditation, Su Ding's eyes flashed with a strange color, and his hands were tightly clenched together in his wide sleeves...

“It’s really hard to imagine that such a powerful formation was actually set up by a monster. It has been many years since anyone in the Da Qi cultivation world has set up a fourth-level formation. I wonder when our Da Qi will have another formation king.” Looking at the formation that exuded terrifying power, Song Xianming couldn’t help but feel emotional.

"Demon beasts that have reached the fourth level are already able to transform into human form and it is possible for them to learn formations. However, this [Six-Winged Dragon Snake] has only just broken through the fourth level. It is impossible for it to have such attainments in formations." Niu Dazhuang shook his head slightly.

Song Changsheng stroked his chin and said, "Its bloodline is extraordinary. It is possible that some extraordinary being appeared in its ancestors and left behind some secret treasure that can form a formation in an instant for self-defense."

"I'm afraid it's what you said. I don't know what the situation is like inside, and whether the three real people are threatened." Song Xianming seemed a little worried. No one could be sure whether the [Six-Winged Dragon Snake] would become desperate and choose to die together with the three trapped real people.

By then, the sky of the Da Qi cultivation world will really collapse.

"Let's go over and have a look."

Song Changsheng narrowed his eyes and pointed to a hill not far from the formation. From that position, he could clearly see the entire formation. He hoped to find some breakthroughs there. The group came to the top of the hill and used their own methods to observe the fourth-order formation in front of them. After a long time, they really found some clues, but these findings were of little use in breaking the formation.

"How many monsters are gathered here?" Song Changsheng suddenly asked Niu Dazhuang.

"Why are you asking this? Let me think about it. There must be at least 100,000 of them. Ever since we discovered that the [Six-Winged Dragon Snake] was summoning monsters, we have sent people everywhere to intercept the monsters heading here. If nothing unexpected happens, there shouldn't be any new monsters joining in.

However, 100,000 is not a small number. I really don’t know why the [Six-Winged Dragon Snake] summoned them. Did it expect to use these low-level monsters to kill the three Jindan Zhenren?" Niu Dazhuang scratched his hair and muttered.

After hearing what Niu Dazhuang said, Song Changsheng's face suddenly changed, and he said in an unpleasant tone: "The magic power of Jindan Zhenren is endless, and it is almost impossible to kill them by sheer numbers.

[Six-winged Dragon Snake] is at least a demon king comparable to a Jindan Zhenren, it is impossible for it to do such an irrational thing. I suspect... it summoned these demon beasts for sacrifice!"

"Sacrifice?" Niu Dazhuang exclaimed in surprise.

"Sheng'er, have you discovered anything?" Song Xianming asked in a deep voice.

Song Changsheng pointed at the large formation not far away and said, "I don't know if you have noticed that the aura of the formation has been slowly increasing. Although it is not particularly obvious, it is indeed increasing.

Senior Brother, Grandpa, you should understand the major elements that make up the formation."

"Formation pattern, carrier, and spiritual energy." Niu Dazhuang responded with a frown.

"Yes, these three are indispensable. Look at the location of this formation. There is no spiritual vein, nor is it a place with abundant spiritual energy.

Setting up a formation in a place like this, and a fourth-order formation at that, where does the spiritual energy to maintain the formation come from? Does it rely on the [Six-Winged Dragon Snake] itself? "

Hearing this, Niu Dazhuang blurted out: "This is impossible. Although the [Six-Winged Dragon Snake] is a powerful demon king, if it wants to maintain such a huge fourth-level formation, it will be drained into a dried corpse within a day."

"Brother, you are absolutely right. Therefore, it must have other sources of spiritual energy. I guess they are the low-level monsters summoned by it." Song Changsheng said it was a guess, but his tone was actually very firm. This was a judgment based on the professional qualities of a formation master.

"If this is true, then things will be troublesome." Niu Dazhuang's expression changed slightly.

The fourth-order formation was already extremely difficult for them to deal with, and if it continued to grow stronger, it would only become more difficult.

"My fellow Daoist, do you have any evidence to prove that the formation is getting stronger through blood sacrifice? Do you know what this means?"

Suddenly, a cold voice sounded in everyone's ears.

Everyone turned around and saw a cold woman in a white dress appearing behind them, her eyes fixed on Song Changsheng.

"This is Master Bai from the Tianmai Sect, a third-grade top-grade formation master." Niu Dazhuang reminded softly.

"Greetings, Master Bai. Sorry, I don't have direct evidence to prove that the formation is getting stronger. You can only rely on your spiritual sense to sense it."

"If I could sense it, why would I come to ask you? Can't you produce any evidence or are you just making it up?" The woman frowned, her tone becoming very dissatisfied.

After hearing these impolite words, Song Changsheng lost interest in continuing to explain. He shrugged and said indifferently: "Then take it as what you said is right, Senior Brother, Grandpa, let's go down the mountain."

After that, the three of them turned around and went down the mountain and reported their discovery.

The three real people attached great importance to their report and re-investigated the formation. They found that what Song Changsheng said was true. The aura of this formation was indeed increasing at a slow rate.

"Friend Su, if this continues, will your method still work?" asked Taoist Wuxin in a deep voice.

"I am not sure either. To be on the safe side, I will prepare to break the formation tomorrow."

"Tomorrow? Will the remaining two make it in time?"

"I have already sent someone to inquire. The Heavenly Sword Sect's Sword Master will be here before noon tomorrow. As for Master Chen, he is still in Xiangzhou and will not be able to make it in time."

"There are only eight of us. Can we break the formation?" Tian Gang Zhenren's tone was full of doubt.

"We can't delay any longer. If we delay, something unexpected will happen. Breaking the formation by force is the best option right now."

“I understand…”

The three real men had all fought their way out of mountains of corpses and seas of blood. None of them hesitated and they quickly made up their minds.

After receiving the order, Song Changsheng and others immediately began to prepare to break the formation.

The principle behind the method of breaking the formation that Su Ding found was actually very simple. It was to have nine third-level formation masters together set up a [Nine Palaces God-Delivering Formation], and then add the power of the formation to himself, so as to break the formation with force.

Originally, this plan had a high chance of success, but the formation was getting stronger and stronger, and there was still one person missing out of the nine.

No one can be sure what the success rate is in breaking the formation by force.

But the arrow has been put on the string and has to be shot, they have to go!

The next morning, Jian Nishang from the Tianjian Sect arrived exhausted.

Seeing that everyone had arrived, Su Ding decisively gave the order to deploy the formation.

At this moment, a ninety-nine-foot-high altar had been built in front of the formation. Su Ding stood on it with a sword in his hand, while Song Changsheng and others set up the [Nine Palaces God Delivery Formation] around the altar.

The eight people are located in the southeast, due south, southwest, due east, northeast, due north, northwest, and due west directions respectively. The most important center palace is where the altar is located.

Originally this was supposed to be where Master Chen was in charge, but now it is just vacant.

The formation was quickly set up. Due to the absence of Master Chen, the power of the formation was greatly weakened, but Su Ding still felt a powerful force acting on him.

The sword in his hand was also rapidly accumulating sword energy.

Just when he was gathering his strength and preparing to draw his sword, something strange happened!

...(End of chapter)