Eternal Life: My Lifespan Increases Daily

Chapter 615: Chapter 415: Holding High Office, Giant Strength to Move 10 Million Jin! (Double Chapter)

A relatively large mansion, located in the best area of the Second District, though it cannot compare to the mansions of the noble families in the Core City, it is definitely not lacking.

The pavilion, tower, gardens, large courtyard, rockery, and pool are all present.

Song Changming found that a single tour around might take him an hour, so he decided to hover in the air and look down.

The entire vast mansion was within his view.

In terms of scale, throughout the Second District, this residence was among the most luxurious.

Song Changming estimated that housing a thousand servants inside would be more than sufficient.

"This place was originally the property of the Zhao Family, but due to some prior offenses, it was confiscated by the Prince’s Mansion. I saw that this place is quite nice, and it’s just right for purchasing and housing people," Song Ping’an explained.

The offenses of the Zhao Family he referred to were related to the ’hunt’ by several noble families against the Zhao Family.

After confiscation by the Prince’s Mansion, there was no public auction, normally, no one could obtain this property.

But Song Changming, being the Military Commander, backed by the Prince’s Mansion and favored by Prince Cui,

Hence, when Song Ping’an maneuvered to acquire it, most officials within the Prince’s Mansion acceded to Song Changming’s influence, thereby granting him the property after receiving sufficient payment.

"Are you satisfied, young master?" Song Ping’an inquired.

"Not bad, let’s settle here," Song Changming gladly accepted.

The place being spacious was convenient for his daily cultivation.

However, it would require more staff to manage this large mansion, relying solely on A Da and A Er would be far from adequate.

And such trivial matters, Song Changming continued to leave entirely to Song Ping’an, his steward to handle.

Later, Song Changming intended to invite familiar faces like Yang Zhen, Xing Tiexin, and Xu Yuan from the army, to hold a small housewarming banquet.

Unexpectedly, once the news of his relocation spread, the mansion became bustling with visitors.

Both acquaintances and strangers, from the military to noble families, including sects and cults settled along Cui Bai Dao, seized this opportunity to bring gifts to Song Changming.

Fortunately, the workforce from Song Ping’an’s business and tavern was substantial enough to handle the reception duties.

Originally planned for merely a dozen attendees, the housewarming banquet expanded to dozens of people.

This was after removing many unacquainted persons, leaving mostly familiar faces from the army or Prince’s Mansion, Song Changming deemed it challenging to refuse them at the door.

The banquet lasted until late into the night before guests dispersed.

"Being in a high position has its downsides, with unavoidable social engagements..." Song Changming shook his head and said.

Yang Zhen beside him couldn’t help but shake his head and laugh.

"In this world of fame and fortune, many would seek opportunities to meet these officials by any means, yet it’s only Changming who finds it troublesome."

"I actually think if it were just military officers drinking together, it’d be fun, but the presence of those from the Prince’s Mansion somewhat dampens the mood..." Xing Tiexin clicked his tongue, also shook his head and said.

"Alright, if you want to drink, then let’s plan another day for just us to drink to our fill," Yang Zhen laughed.

Being closest to Song Changming, the two of them stayed until the very end before leaving.

"Young master, the maidservants are here to attend you for bathing and changing." As all guests departed and Song Changming returned to the patriarch’s main courtyard, four young maidservants had long been waiting and bowed to Song Changming.

Song Changming glanced over at the four maidservants, guessing that they appeared around seventeen or eighteen years old, their long hair uniformly tied into two buns, charming and lovely.

It was evident that these maidservants were precisely selected by Song Ping’an for him.

"Hmm." Song Changming was not pretentious, emulating the wealthy patrons of ancient times, he extended his hand as the four maidservants approached, attentively helping him disrobe.

The mist enveloped the pool, with faint floral fragrance and a youthful scent lingering.

Song Changming reclined by the pool edge, resting his eyes while the maidservants attended him from the side.

He was no ascetic; at his current high position, he wouldn’t decline enjoying comfort when appropriate.

However, he would never indulge in pleasure, neglecting cultivation.

Especially since he had yet to step into the Grandmaster Realm!

The oppressive presence of the Su Family’s Grandmaster remained vivid in his memory. Reflecting now, the might of the Su Family’s Grandmaster was notably stronger than that of ordinary noble family Grandmaster ancestors.

The disparity between Grandmasters was evident.

Had it not been the case, Song Changming would not have prepared to flee at the time.

For now, the Su Family remained beyond his provocation.

Yet, soon, he would no longer need to fear them so.

Song Changming still possessed a considerable amount of Great Demon Flesh; once fully refined, his strength would achieve tremendous growth.

Currently, in his normal state, his strength approached eighteen paths of Dragon Power.

Based on his assessment of Grandmaster Powerhouses witnessed on the battlefield, his strength simply needed to reach over twenty paths of Dragon Power, supplemented by the Demon Ape Witch Soldier Seal’s power, to potentially confront and defeat Grandmaster Powerhouses!

"Just need twenty paths of Dragon Power!" Song Changming closed his eyes, repeatedly calculating in his mind.

If he settled down, the remaining Great Demon Flesh could help him gain this formidable strength!

After bathing and washing away the smell of alcohol, Song Changming changed into loose, casual attire and returned to the bedroom.

With a motion over his Heaven and Earth Ring, the stone slab gifted by Xi Yanxue appeared before him.

His eyes glittered, focusing intently on the mysterious knife mark on it.

The entire value of this stone slab rested on that knife mark!

In fact, for the past two days, Song Changming devoted any available moment to studying this knife mark.

And with constant observation and deep contemplation, he gradually discerned the unusual aspects within this knife mark.

Especially the subtle, elusive Sword Intent seemed to play hide and seek with him, difficult to fully grasp.

Song Changming was acutely aware that his ability to sense the Sword Intent’s existence was thanks to his decades of painstaking cultivation in the Sword Tao.

However, the inability to perceive this Sword Intent thoroughly was simply due to his insufficient Sword Tao proficiency, lacking the ability to see through it immediately.

He must comprehend the Sword Intent within, being the initial and crucial step in his elaborate research.

Time ticked away swiftly, soon dawn arrived.

An entire night of immersive exploration, yet Song Changming still couldn’t fathom the Sword Intent within.

Out of options, Song Changming considered shelving this stone slab temporarily.

He realized his Sword Tao proficiency fell short; continued exploration might not yield significant insights.

Having identified his shortcomings, he might as well revisit the stone slab once his swordsmanship further advances.

Following that, Song Changming resumed his routine life.

Cultivation and military duties comprised the core of his daily priorities.

The Military Department knew well that although the Nineteenth Army had been rebuilt, it remained far from ready for deployment, so no tasks were assigned to the Nineteenth Army or Song Changming.

As a result, Song Changming enjoyed relative leisure, simply staying within the main city, at the military post.

As for the Su Family, presumably, Prince Cui had mediated, reaching an agreement. Despite Song Changming injuring two of their clan members, there was subsequently no reaction, as if nothing transpired that night.

This somewhat eased Song Changming’s concerns, though he maintained vigilance against the Su Family.

After all, the Su Family was not easy to deal with.

Particularly since Song Changming had tarnished their reputation, slapped their face, and thwarted their plans.

Surely, they likely hadn’t forgotten him.

At least Su Jizi, Su Changgong couldn’t forget him.

Essentially, the Changsheng Family and other ordinary human race noble families shared no major differences.

Given the Zhao Family’s past covert actions against him, there’s no guarantee the Changsheng Su Family wouldn’t reprise such actions.

Time flew by, and three months passed peacefully.

Throughout these months, Song Changming refined daily; his physical strength steadily enhanced.

Each day felt incredibly precious!

Upon completing the refinement of his final portion of Great Demon Flesh, Song Changming’s physical strength not only reached twenty paths of Dragon Power but ultimately surpassed twenty-two paths!

In this way, coupled with unleashing the Demon Ape Witch Soldier Seal’s power, he would truly possess over ten million pounds of tremendous strength!

More precisely, it exceeded twelve million pounds of Giant Strength!

And Song Changming’s gains from refining the Great Demon Flesh didn’t end with the massive enhancement of his physique and power.

He had acquired yet another Witch Soldier Seal!

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