Family Cultivation: Evergreen of the Song Family

"Om..."

A ripple spread out in front of Song Changsheng and turned into a slender jade dagger.

Looking at the small word "Yun" on the hilt, Song Changsheng smiled and couldn't help but scolded, "This brat has been away for so many years, but he still hasn't forgotten that he has a father at home."

As he spoke, Song Changsheng stretched out his hand and crushed the flying sword of communication, and a ray of golden light rushed into his sea of ​​consciousness.

Compared to the long speech last time, Song Qingyun's message this time seemed very concise:
"Father, I, your unfilial son, respectfully report:

Time flies, and years pass by easily. It has been several years since I went down the mountain to train. I miss you so much. I wonder if my father is well? Is my grandmother well? Is my great-grandfather well? Is Aunt Chan well? Are all the elders in the clan well?
Over the years, the boy has been heading west, passing through border states, and has been tempered on the border of Tuozhou. He has fought in no less than a hundred battles, big and small, and has learned a lot while wandering between life and death. He will soon break through in seclusion in Dingyuan City.

I have followed your teachings, and have been strengthening myself and polishing my foundation every day. Now that my foundation is solid, and with the help of [Small Huandan], I have a high chance of making a breakthrough. Please don't worry, father."

After reading the contents of the flying sword, Song Changsheng's expression changed rapidly. After a long while, he suddenly slammed the table and scolded, "This is simply nonsense!"

"Sheng'er, what made you so angry?"

Xia Yunxue walked out of the room and looked at Song Changsheng, whose face was full of anger, in confusion. She hadn't seen Song Changsheng angry for a long time.

Seeing that it was Xia Yunxue, Song Changsheng could not continue to rage. He pointed at the fragments scattered on the ground and said, "Yun'er sent a message just now, saying that she has gained a lot from her training outside in recent years, and will go into seclusion to break through to the foundation-building stage soon."

"Isn't this a good thing?"

Xia Yunxue wiped the water stains on her hands with a brocade handkerchief and added, "Yun'er is already 25 years old. If you hadn't intentionally asked him to suppress his cultivation, with his aptitude, he should have reached this point long ago."

"A breakthrough is certainly a good thing, but I don't know what this brat is thinking. He didn't even return to his family and chose to go into seclusion in Dingyuan City. How can I feel at ease?" Song Changsheng reached out and picked up the teacup beside him, but just as he brought it to his mouth, he put it down again in annoyance.

It’s not that Song Changsheng is too doting on Song Qingyun and wants to keep him by his side all the time. It’s just that Song Qingyun’s situation is a little special.

As he grows older and becomes more skilled, the dreams and illusions Song Qingyun is able to create become more and more powerful. However, this power does not come without a price, as this force will constantly invade his sea of ​​consciousness and soul.

On weekdays, Song Qingyun's practice of "The Great Dream Heavenly Art" can effectively block this force.

However, breaking through the foundation is when a person is most vulnerable and unprepared, and is most likely to be taken advantage of by external factors. The first to be affected in this regard is the "inner demon", which is the product of the cultivator's bad roots, fears, and obsessions being infinitely magnified. Many cultivators with unstable Tao hearts have gone astray because of this.

The inner demons of ordinary people are scary enough, and Song Qingyun's inner demons will be further magnified due to his own physical condition, and will be more real and more deceptive, making it difficult to distinguish between true and false, false and true.

If Song Qingyun is not careful, he will be trapped there forever and will never wake up again.

Most of the "Dream Body" recorded in ancient books have this ending.

Now that Song Qingyun has made such a rash breakthrough, how can Song Changsheng not be anxious?

"Yun'er is not a child anymore. If he wants to stay in Dingyuan City, then let him do what he wants. Your Uncle Bai is in charge of Dingyuan City. If anything unexpected happens, he will definitely protect Yun'er." In comparison, Xia Yunxue was very open-minded.

Song Changsheng couldn't help but roll his eyes and said, "If he goes to Uncle Bai's City Lord's Mansion for retreat, I won't worry."

Hearing this, Xia Yunxue's expression suddenly froze, and she was no longer calm as before. She asked anxiously, "Why is this child so reckless?"

Song Changsheng's face was gloomy and he did not answer.

When Song Qingyun was going down the mountain, Song Changsheng gave him many instructions, telling him that if he had a premonition that he was about to break through to the foundation building stage, he must return to the family no matter what, and he would personally protect him.

If he really couldn't come back, he would have to take the token he gave him to the Dingyuan City Lord's Mansion to pay a visit to Bai Zhengchun. With the relationship with Song Changsheng, Bai Zhengchun would certainly do his best to protect him.

If Song Qingyun had visited Bai Zhengchun, he would have stated it in the message. If he didn't say it, it definitely meant he didn't go.

No matter how safe a place he found, how could he feel at ease without the protection of the Purple Mansion monks?
After a long while, Song Changsheng said in a deep voice: "For now, the only solution is for me to go to Dingyuan City in person."

His original plan was to continue his retreat in the Wutong Secret Realm, but his own child acted so willfully that he had to change his plan.

"When are you leaving?"

"The sooner the better. Let's go today. I'm going to the General Affairs Palace. Don't worry, mother."

After saying that, Song Changsheng hurriedly left the courtyard.

He first told Song Luzhou about his next destination and the approximate time required, then met with Song Xianming, and then hurriedly took the space teleportation array to Five Elements Peak, and finally rushed from Five Elements Peak to Dingyuan City.

The first thing he did when he arrived in Dingyuan City was to visit Bai Zhengchun at the City Lord's Mansion.

After not seeing each other for many years, Bai Zhengchun's cultivation has become even more advanced. Even Song Changsheng cannot tell his current realm, but according to his guess, he may be on par with Zhan Tianxia.

After listening to Song Changsheng's narration, Bai Zhengchun said coldly: "Although you are busy with cultivation on weekdays, you should not relax the education of your offspring to such an extent.

He has been in Tuozhou for several years and knows of my existence, but he has never come to visit me once, which is very rude.

You are not clear-headed about the rudeness of the youngster. If you had informed me of this in advance, why would you have made this trip today?
If a son is not taught, it is the fault of his father! "

Hearing this, Song Changsheng said with a face full of shame: "Master uncle is teaching that Yun'er was raised by my mother since he was a child, and I was indeed too lax in my discipline of him. What happened today is my fault.

But the most urgent task now is to find Yun'er's whereabouts. I sent a message on the way, but received no response. I hope that Uncle Master can help me."

"I have sent people to get information. If he is in Dingyuan City, it is fine. If not..."

Bai Zhengchun didn't finish his words, but Song Changsheng had already understood what he meant. Tuozhou is not a border state, and Dingyuan City is not Luoxia City. Even for him, his control over this land is very limited, and most of the time it is limited to Dingyuan City and some surrounding settlements.

If Song Qingyun is not in the city, it will be very difficult to find him.

After all, Tuozhou is too big, with an area larger than Bianzhou and Lingzhou combined, not to mention that there are large tracts of wild land occupied by monsters and beasts and yet to be developed by humans.

All the people in the City Lord's Mansion were deployed, and Song Changsheng was not idle either. He used the method of [Searching for Thousands of Miles] to search for the whereabouts of Song Qingyun.

After searching for nearly ten hours, the City Lord's Mansion finally found Song Qingyun's whereabouts. Fortunately, he did not choose to break through outside the city, but rented a cave in a high-end inn in Dingyuan City.

After learning the news, Song Changsheng was overjoyed and rushed over immediately.

Relying on the identity of the elder of Luoxia City, he easily came to the outside of Song Qingyun's cave. With a quick scan with his spiritual sense, he found that Song Qingyun had not yet gone into seclusion. He couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

With a wave of his sleeves, an invisible force swept past, and the restrictions outside the cave were instantly shattered.

"who!"

"Father...Father..."

The moment he opened the door and saw the towering figure, Song Qingyun froze in his tracks. Song Changsheng wanted to scold him, but when he saw Song Qingyun, his throat seemed to be blocked by something, and he couldn't speak for a while.

Song Qingyun had unkempt hair, sunken eye sockets, and a stiff beard that spread like weeds. Between his temples, there were faint specks of white hair. How could he look like a 25-year-old young man? He was clearly a middle-aged man who exuded the air of old age.

"My son."

"Father!"

Song Qingyun's eyes were red, and he knelt in front of Song Changsheng with a plop. The moment his head dropped, he burst into tears.

Seeing him like this, Song Changsheng's anger had long since dissipated, replaced by full of regret. He reached out to hold Song Qingyun's shoulders and said in a trembling voice: "Why did my son come to this?"

"Xiaoxiao is gone. She...left without saying goodbye." Song Qingyun said dejectedly.

"Xiaoxiao?" Song Changsheng frowned. Thinking of Song Qingyun's expression, he knew something in his heart. The anger in his heart was ignited again. He said sternly, "What's going on? Tell the truth!"

Song Qingyun recounted what had happened truthfully, and when he talked about how Su Xiaoxiao had left him, he seemed to have an even more dejected look on his face.

After listening, Song Changsheng fell silent.

From Song Qingyun's narration, it is not difficult to hear his love for Su Xiaoxiao. They experienced life and death along the way and developed feelings for each other.

In order to save him, Su Xiaoxiao was willing to take a blow from the [Giant-toothed Bear] for him.

In order to save him, Song Qingyun ignored his severely injured body and overexerted his mental power.

But when Song Qingyun woke up, he found that Su Xiaoxiao had left him alone. This silly boy waited in the valley for a whole year, but never saw his beloved return.

Then, Song Qingyun, who was hurt by love, fell into depravity, was muddle-headed all day long, and eventually became what he is today.

He didn't visit Bai Zhengchun earlier because Su Xiaoxiao was going the same way.

Later, he didn't dare to do so because he was afraid that Song Changsheng would know his current appearance.

Looking at the dejected Song Qingyun, Song Changsheng's mood was extremely complicated.

The love of young people is pure and beautiful. They are willing to risk their lives for each other regardless of the consequences.

However, once one party betrays, it will cause heavy and indelible harm to the other party.

Song Qingyun is affectionate, which is good, because it shows that Song Changsheng did not raise him in vain for so many years.

But because of a woman who abandoned him, he turned himself into this state that was neither human nor ghost. If he tried to break through with this mentality, wouldn't he be doomed to die?

Simply stupid!
Just when Song Changsheng was about to wake Song Qingyun up, a sudden flash of inspiration came to his mind and he discovered that something was not right.

"Yun'er, you just said that after you treated Su Xiaoxiao, you fell into a coma due to your severe injuries. When you woke up again, Su Xiaoxiao was gone, and you were completely healed?"

Facing Song Changsheng's gaze, Song Qingyun nodded slightly.

After confirming that he had heard correctly, Song Changsheng grabbed Song Qingyun's right hand, his spiritual sense entered his body and soon discovered something unusual.

"This is……"

Song Changsheng frowned slightly. He found that there was something in Song Qingyun's body that was continuously releasing vitality. This power was very weak and not easy to be detected, but it did exist and did not belong to Song Qingyun.

In order to find out where this power was released from, Song Changsheng couldn't help but extend his spiritual sense deeper.

Soon, he successfully found the source of the power, which was actually in Song Qingyun's heart.

And when he saw clearly what was inside the heart, his face changed drastically.

"This is……"

Seeing Song Qingyun looking at him, he quickly hid the shock on his face, but his heart could not calm down for a long time.

Song Qingyun was not in the right state of mind at the moment and did not notice the change in his expression. He just felt that Song Changsheng's look in his eyes became very complicated.

"I must have...disappointed my father."

His heart was filled with guilt. He thought he had failed Song Changsheng's expectations of him, but he had no choice. He couldn't control himself, and he couldn't stop thinking about her.

Looking at Song Qingyun's appearance, Song Changsheng hesitated for a long time, and finally chose not to tell him the truth first, but he couldn't let him continue to be depressed like this.

After sorting out his thoughts, he said, "Yun'er, there may be another hidden story behind this matter."

Hearing this, a glimmer of hope suddenly appeared in the eyes of Song Qingyun, who had been dejected.

"Don't you find it strange? Your injuries are so serious, how could you recover easily without any hidden injuries?
Since Su Xiaoxiao is willing to block the fatal blow from the [Megalodon Bear] for you, how could she abandon you under such circumstances?

I guess she must have used some incredible treasure to save you, and then left you temporarily due to some force majeure factors.

In my opinion..."

At this moment, Song Changsheng fully demonstrated his ability to make up stories. In his description, Su Xiaoxiao became the saint of a hidden sect, and had to use the sect's secret treasure to save Song Qingyun.

Later, the matter was exposed and the elders of the sect came to the door and demanded the secret treasure back. Su Xiaoxiao threatened to die, and finally saved Song Qingyun's life, but the price was that she was taken back to the sect by the elders and confined, never to leave the mountain again.

In a nutshell, Su Xiaoxiao had her own reasons for leaving.

"really?"

As he expected, Song Qingyun regained his fighting spirit and a lot of his tiredness disappeared.

Song Changsheng's expression straightened up and he scolded, "Would your father deceive you?

It was you who didn't know right from wrong. Not only did you wrongly accuse a good person, you almost let down Su Xiaoxiao's hard work!"

After saying that, Song Changsheng turned around, put his hands behind his back and said quietly: "Yun'er, you really disappoint your father."

...(End of chapter)