Qinghe Immortal Clan.

During this retreat to break through, Song Qingming was not very confident at first that he could successfully break through to the fourth level of Golden Core in one go.

He had not expected that the process of this breakthrough in seclusion would be much easier than he had imagined.

You have to know that it has only been fifty years since Song Qingming formed the Dan.

Among those who were able to break through to the fourth level of Golden Core within fifty years after forming the Golden Core, only Yao Qianshu, Bai Yuxian and Li Wutong were able to do so in the Xiaoyao Sect.

Even Chen Xuanxin, who had been practicing very smoothly after forming the Golden Core, broke through to the fourth level of the Golden Core realm a few years later than Song Qingming is now.

Being able to break through to the middle stage of the Golden Core at this time, Song Qingming's current cultivation speed has almost surpassed more than 70% of the Golden Core cultivators in the world of immortal cultivation.

In addition to the contribution of the "Golden Flame Pill", there are two other key factors that played a crucial role in the smooth breakthrough this time.

One of them is that Song Qingming obtained a complete set of Nascent Soul cultivator's cultivation experience when he passed the illusion trial on the first level of "Tongtian Tower" on the ninth level of "Tongtian Tower".

Although these cultivation experiences cannot directly help a cultivator to break through the realm, they can let him know in advance some of the things he needs to pay attention to when breaking through, allowing Song Qingming to avoid many wrong choices and attempts in the process of breaking through.

Another point is that the "Tongtian Wanling Jue" that Song Qingming had practiced before has been helping to purify the magic power in his body over the years. This has given Song Qingming a lot of help at the critical moment of breaking through the bottleneck.

Song Qingming had never really felt the benefits and effects of the "Tongtian Wanling Jue" technique until this breakthrough, when he suddenly discovered this and was somewhat surprised.

After the magic power in his body was refined through practicing the "Tongtian Wanling Jue", at the critical moment of breaking through the bottleneck, it was much smoother than before, which provided him with a lot of help in breaking through the realm this time.

Fortunately, Song Qingming has been persevering over the years and has not slacked off in practicing the "Tongtian Wanling Jue". Now he has successfully practiced this somewhat strange technique to the peak state of Qi Refining and may be able to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage at any time.

If it weren't for these two reasons that affected his breakthrough, Song Qingming estimated that even with the assistance of the "Golden Flame Pill", the probability of his successful breakthrough would not be more than half, and he would most likely fail.

No matter what, the successful breakthrough was a rather unexpected surprise for Song Qingming, and he was very happy at the moment.

Breaking through from the third level of Golden Core to the fourth level of Golden Core is no smaller than the previous two levels. It is a larger level from the early stage of Golden Core to the middle stage of Golden Core, and the difficulty is relatively much higher.

In the world of cultivating immortals, many talented cultivators who can cultivate to the Golden Core realm will be stuck in this realm for a long time. Some people even need to spend hundreds of years honing their magic power before they can slowly break through to the middle Golden Core realm.

Among the more than ten elders of Xiaoyao Sect, the last one to break through to the middle stage of Jindan was Zhenren Guangling, who stayed in the third level of Jindan for almost ninety years before he barely entered the fourth level of Jindan.

For a cultivator like Master Guangling who has been stuck at the bottleneck of the middle Jindan stage for nearly a hundred years, his potential at the Jindan stage has basically been exhausted. It is unlikely that he will be able to break through to the late Jindan stage in this lifetime, let alone reach the Yuanying stage.

Song Qingming was able to cultivate to the fourth level of Golden Core within fifty years, and his prospects were better than most Golden Core cultivators.

In addition, he had previously refined the "Cui Ling True Water" and improved the spiritual roots in his body. He couldn't say whether he had the hope of cultivating to the Nascent Soul stage in the future, but at least breaking through to the late Golden Core stage would definitely not be a big problem for Song Qingming.

As soon as he returned to the cave, a dozen dark golden butterflies with spread wings flew towards Song Qingming, landed on him, and emitted bursts of flashing spiritual light.

These butterflies are the "Golden Fantasy Butterflies" that Song Qingming has been raising for many years. After decades of careful cultivation, many of them have now advanced to maturity.

"This Ice Crystal Jade Liquid really has some effect. More than a dozen have advanced to the mature stage so quickly!"

Looking at the "Golden Fantasy Butterfly" in front of him whose color had turned into dark gold, Song Qingming showed a faint smile.

Since obtaining these "Golden Fantasy Butterflies", Song Qingming has spent a lot of time and resources to carefully cultivate them over the years. However, because the "Golden Fantasy Butterflies" advance too slowly, most of the spiritual insects have exhausted their lifespans prematurely before they can successfully advance.

Over the past few decades, less than thirty of them have successfully advanced. Due to their small number, these "Golden Fantasy Butterflies" cannot form much combat power and cannot provide any help to Song Qingming in the Jindan level battle.

In recent years, Song Qingming has rarely used them. He would only summon a few of them when he needed to explore the way or scout the enemy.

A few years ago in the Nascent Soul Cave, after Song Qingming and his companions discovered the "Crystal Lotus" bead, they heard He Mengxin say that the "Ice Crystal Jade Liquid" in the pool had the effect of cultivating spiritual plants and spiritual beasts.

Song Qingming also followed He Mengxin's example and took out a lot of "Ice Crystal Jade Liquid" from the pool.

In the past few years, when Song Qingming was in seclusion, he often took out some "Ice Crystal Jade Liquid" to feed the "Golden Fantasy Butterfly" on his body.

What he didn't expect was that after more than two years and consuming several bottles of "Ice Crystal Jade Liquid", he was able to cultivate and advance nearly a hundred "Golden Fantasy Butterflies".

These "Golden Fantasy Butterflies" that have advanced to the Foundation Establishment Realm, although each one is not very powerful and cannot be compared with normal Foundation Establishment cultivators.

However, when the number increases, hundreds of mature "Golden Fantasy Butterflies" will act together and their power will be very different.

The "Golden Illusion Butterflies" on Song Qingming's body now have all awakened their magical powers of illusion. As long as they are controlled properly, it should not be a big problem for them to entangle a Jindan cultivator who has just formed a Jindan for a short period of time.

Only more than a hundred have been bred. Once more spiritual insects that can advance to the Foundation Establishment stage are bred in the future, these "Golden Fantasy Butterflies" will be able to match the combat power of a Golden Core stage cultivator.

Thinking of this, Song Qingming showed a look of satisfaction on his face.

However, this "Ice Crystal Jade Liquid" does not have such a good effect on all spiritual beasts. Two years ago, Song Qingming specially brought a lot of it to feed the "Sky Fire Peng" that had been living in the back mountain of Funiu Mountain.

As a result, this guy swallowed and refined a large jar of "Ice Crystal Jade Liquid", but apart from a slight increase in his magic power, there was no significant effect.

This made Song Qingming disappointed and heartbroken.

Such a large jar of "Ice Crystal Jade Liquid" was enough for him to cultivate dozens of mature "Golden Fantasy Butterflies". However, it was wasted on Tian Huo Peng, a foodie. It was really not cost-effective.

But there is nothing that can be done about it. Many spiritual creatures in the world of immortal cultivation will have better effects on some specific spiritual beasts. This is not a very certain thing.

It is just like now Song Qingming uses "Ice Crystal Jade Liquid" to feed the "Golden Fantasy Butterfly", which will yield better results, but he has not seen similar records in the notes recording the "Golden Fantasy Butterfly".

It is possible that the person who recorded the notes back then was not aware of these things and had never tried to cultivate spiritual insects in this way. It is also possible that Song Qingming was just lucky, and the batch of "Golden Fantasy Butterflies" in his hands happened to be more compatible with these spiritual waters, so he was able to reap these unexpected effects.

After checking the "Golden Fantasy Butterfly" on his body, Song Qingming took out a spirit beast bag and put all the spirit insects into the bag. Then he walked into the cave and isolated a small stone chamber specifically for feeding these spirit insects.

After looking at the state of those immature "Golden Fantasy Butterflies", Song Qingming took out some "Ice Crystal Jade Liquid" and poured it directly into a small pool.

Then, he opened another stone jar more than a foot high that was placed next to the pool and took out a golden spirit beast egg from it.

Looking at the spirit beast egg which looked unchanged, Song Qingming shook his head slightly and sighed, then with a look of disappointment he put it back into the storage magic tool on his waist.

The spirit beast egg that Song Qingming just took out was the "Millennium Spirit Beast Egg" that he brought out from the Tower of Babel.

Over the years, Song Qingming had consulted many beastmasters who were proficient in the art of taming beasts, and had also tried many methods of hatching spirit beasts. However, after all the efforts, this somewhat strange spirit beast egg still did not change much.

After knowing that "Ice Crystal Jade Liquid" had some miraculous effects on spirit beasts, Song Qingming filled half a jar with spirit water and tried to put the spirit beast egg into the spirit water to see if it could help hatch the spirit beast egg.

Up to now, this spirit beast egg has been soaked in the "Ice Crystal Jade Liquid" for almost a year. On the surface, there is still no change at all. Song Qingming, who is a little disappointed, can only give up this idea temporarily.

After doing all this, Song Qingming returned to the cave and meditated and rested for about half an hour before he got up and left the cave on the top of the mountain and walked towards the market at the foot of the mountain.
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In the Xianfeng Tower in Tuoyun Mountain Market, Song Qingming ordered a table full of delicious spiritual food. After feasting on it, he soon showed a look of satisfaction.

Although Jindan cultivators have already practiced fasting, they only need to absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth on time to maintain their daily needs.

However, after nearly two years of seclusion, Song Qingming, the somewhat greedy Jindan ancestor, felt a little uncomfortable. Taking advantage of his free time, he hurried down the mountain to comfort his stomach.

Song Qingming had just finished enjoying himself when there was a slight knock on the door. After Song Qingming answered, a middle-aged waiter dressed in Xianfenglou clothing carefully opened the door and walked in quickly. "Ancestor, Senior Lin and Senior Zhang are here, at the door downstairs, and said they want to see you!"

Song Qingming glanced at the respectful yet nervous waiter in front of him, then nodded calmly and said, "Well! Let them come up first, then clean up this place and make a pot of spiritual tea.

If there are other people who want to see me, just tell them that I have something to do and I am not available today. Ask them to go to the top of the mountain and deliver the message tomorrow!"

Upon hearing this, the waiter immediately nodded in response, then hurriedly and carefully retreated.

Song Qingming, who had just eaten, was a little surprised to hear that Lin Yutang and Zhang Rong came here to ask to see him.

Over the years in Tuoyun Mountain, whenever these two brothers had something to do, they would basically send a sound transmission note to the top of the mountain and wait for Song Qingming to summon them. It was rare for them to come to the door directly upon learning that he had come out of seclusion.

A moment later, after cleaning up the private room as Song Qingming had said, the waiter walked in with his fellow apprentice brothers Lin Yutang and Zhang Rong, who had been waiting downstairs for a long time.

"Congratulations, senior, your retreat has been successful and your cultivation has been further improved!" As soon as they entered the room, Lin Yutang and Zhang Rong hurriedly bowed respectfully to Song Qingming in front of them.

Song Qingming waved his hand, motioning Lin Yutang and the other man to sit down, and then sent the two waiters who were waiting on the side away.

"I just came out of seclusion and went out for a walk. I didn't expect to alarm you so soon after arriving at the market."

Upon hearing this, Lin Yutang stood up in a hurry and said in a panic, "Don't blame me, Grandmaster. We didn't know that you had come out of retreat. Someone just happened to see you at the gate of the market and told us."

Lin Yutang is several decades older than Song Qingming. Although he has taken some spiritual substances to prolong his life, he is almost 220 years old and has only 20 to 30 years left.

In recent years, Lin Yutang's appearance has aged rapidly. His long hair has turned slightly white, and many wrinkles have appeared on his face. In just over a decade, he has quickly transformed from a middle-aged man into an old man.

Seeing that Lin Yutang was a little nervous, Song Qingming sighed and said, "I'm just a little surprised. I don't mean to blame you. You are so anxious to come to see me today. Is there something urgent?"

Lin Yutang heaved a sigh of relief, and immediately took out a long wooden box from his body, placed it in front of Song Qingming, and bowed:
"Senior Song, this is a third-grade lower-grade spiritual medicine that we received from Jinyun Pavilion half a year ago. It is of no use to us, so it is just the right gift for you to celebrate your breakthrough in cultivation. Please don't despise it."

Song Qingming glanced at the wooden box on the table without saying much, and quickly turned his gaze back to Lin Yutang beside him.

Lin Yutang and the other man were in such a hurry to see him, it was definitely not just to give him a third-grade low-grade spiritual medicine. Before the other party told him the purpose of looking for him, Song Qingming could not muster much interest in the pearl spiritual medicine in front of him.

Seeing this, Lin Yutang thought for a moment and then said, “Senior Song, this is the case. Half a month ago, I heard that Senior Chen killed a demon king over at Taiyue Lake and got a level three demon pill.

Junior Brother Zhang and I have discussed this and would like to ask you to ask Senior Chen if he can transfer this demon pill to us. No matter what Senior Chen asks for, we will try our best to satisfy him."

"Level 3 Demon Pill, what do you want this for? Are you thinking?"

When Song Qingming's gaze turned to Zhang Rong, Lin Yutang nodded and replied, "Senior, your guess is right. Junior Brother Zhang and I have already thought about it and want him to try to form a fake pill.

I have found a Jade Dust Pill for Junior Brother Zhang. When Senior Brother Feng formed a fake pill, he also left behind a record of his process and experience in forming the pill. If Junior Brother Zhang can successfully obtain the demon pill from Senior Chen this time, he will have a good chance of forming a fake pill.

I hope you can help introduce me to one or two people. If this can be accomplished, we will be very grateful and will never forget your kindness."

After Lin Yutang finished speaking, he pulled Zhang Rong along and bowed respectfully to Song Qingming who was sitting in front of him.

In the decades since Song Qingming came to Tuoyun Mountain, Zhang Rong, whose cultivation had reached 90% of the foundation building stage, tried to form a pill twice, but failed both times.

When Song Qingming heard Lin Yutang and the others mention the third-level demon beast's inner elixir, he immediately thought that they wanted to use this thing to help Zhang Rong beside him and follow the same path that Feng Yangde took to form a fake elixir.

Before Master Chen passed away, he actually put a lot of effort into paving the way for his fellow disciples.

First, he took the initiative to give up part of the interests of Tuoyun Mountain Market and made friends with Xiaoyao Sect. Then, under the name of the Sword Discussion Conference, he organized an army of cultivators to kill the Black Flame Tiger Demon King near Tuoyun Mountain, which was a hidden danger, and fully supported Feng Yangde to form a fake pill.

According to Chen Jinliang's estimation, after his death, with the help of Xiaoyao Sect, Feng Yangde and others should be able to defend the spiritual vein of Tuoyun Mountain with all their strength.

As long as Tuoyun Mountain can safely survive the monster chaos that occurs once every hundred years, with the full support of Feng Yangde, the fake elixir brother, and some of the foundation left by Chen Jinliang after his death, when Zhang Rong forms a golden elixir in the future, the situation in Tuoyun Mountain will be completely stabilized.

However, things are unpredictable. Chen Jinliang had planned ahead, but he did not expect that the Ma family would choose to betray Xiaoyao Sect after the monster riot. He also did not expect that Ma Hongshan and others would directly attack Tuo Yunshan, who had helped them in several previous monster riots.

After the Ma family joined forces with the Jiuyuan Sect, killed the Feng Yangde brothers and razed Tuoyun Mountain, only a very small number of Chen Jinliang's descendants, such as Zhang Rong and Lin Yutang, escaped this catastrophe.

Although there was a great battle in Tiexian Fort later, and Xiaoyao Sect killed Ma Hongshan, it could be considered as revenge for Lin Yutang and others.

However, after this battle, the situation on Tuoyun Mountain changed suddenly. Lin Yutang and his companions could no longer support Zhang Rong in forming the elixir, and they no longer had the ability to defend the spiritual vein of Tuoyun Mountain.

Although later, after being reminded by others, Lin Yutang and his fellow apprentice found the Song family in Funiu Mountain, traded the skills and alchemy inheritance left by Chen Jinliang, and invited Song Qingming to guard Tuoyun Mountain, temporarily stabilizing the situation on the mountain.

But over the years, the two brothers had no support and were simply unable to find good spiritual objects for Zhang Rong to assist him in forming his elixir. They could only let him use the "Jade Dust Pill", which was the least effective, to form his elixir.

Over the past few decades, Zhang Rong tried to form the elixir in seclusion twice, but both times ended in failure. Faced with the cruelty of reality, the two brothers were somewhat discouraged, so they had no choice but to follow Feng Yangde's old path of forming fake elixir.

Although the Jinyun Pavilion still firmly controls the spiritual vein of Tuoyun Mountain, Lin Yutang's lifespan is running out. If Zhang Rong is still unable to successfully form a pill, his spiritual journey will definitely stop here, and he will only have a few decades left.

Among the remaining cultivators of Chen Jinliang's lineage, those with higher talents in cultivation almost all died in the great battle at Tuoyun Mountain that year.

Among the remaining people, the one with the highest cultivation level is only in the late Qi Refining stage. Even if they can support a Foundation Establishment cultivator in the future, they simply will not be able to maintain the current situation with only a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

Not to mention the spiritual vein of Tuoyun Mountain, even the most important industry left by Chen Jinliang, Jinyun Pavilion, will probably change hands soon and become someone else's property.

After hearing Lin Yutang's earnest words, Song Qingming was silent for a moment, then he sighed slightly and said, "You all know that although it will be easier to take the fake pill path, your path will basically stop here.

"Master Zhang, you are less than 170 years old. Even if you fail to reach the Golden Core realm now, you still have the chance to form a golden core next time. Aren't you a little too hasty to rashly choose the false core path now?"

Lin Yutang nodded helplessly and said, "Senior, you probably know that we have spent a lot of effort over the years, but we have never been able to find a better spiritual object for Junior Brother Zhang to form a pill. Now we have no choice but to go the route of fake pills.

According to the notes left by my senior brother, even if you want to form a fake pill, it is best to do it before the age of 200, otherwise the chance of success will be greatly reduced.

Although Junior Brother Zhang still has time, the third-level demon beast inner elixir is not so easy for us to obtain. We are also afraid that if we miss this opportunity from Senior Chen, we may not even have the chance to make a fake elixir in the future. "

Being in Wei State where cultivation resources are relatively scarce, Song Qingming is naturally well aware of the concerns of Lin Yutang and the others.

The third-level demon king's inner elixir. This level of spiritual objects is also very rare, and is not easier to find than the five-element elixir spiritual objects.

In the entire Xiaoyao Sect, apart from the chance to obtain a few during the monster riots that occur once every hundred years, it is also difficult to have the opportunity to see this rare spiritual object in the Good Deeds Pavilion at other times.

Moreover, even if Zhang Rong wanted to go the route of making fake elixir, it did not mean that he would be able to successfully make the elixir after obtaining the inner elixir.

Although fake elixir cultivators can use external elixirs to help solidify the elixir liquid, which makes it easier for them to form elixir than ordinary golden elixir cultivators, the probability of success is generally only about 30% at most, and the chance of failure is also very high.

Seeing this, Song Qingming nodded and said, "Since you have made your decision, I will help you write a letter to Brother Chen.

But I have to remind you in advance that although I have some contacts with Senior Brother Chen, he will not easily hand over the Demon King's Inner Pill to you just because of this letter from me. Whether this can be accomplished depends on your own luck and opportunity."

"I understand. Thank you for your kindness, Senior!" (End of this chapter)