Qinghe Immortal Clan.

Although it would be safer to kill the other party directly, the other party had brought him many benefits, and it would be difficult for him to kill him for no reason.

Having practiced Taoism for nearly two hundred years, Song Qingming's hands are stained with the blood of many practitioners. However, up to now, he has never killed people at will. Most of the time, he only did it to protect himself.

In this world of immortal cultivation fraught with dangers, it is indeed very difficult for an immortal cultivator to survive by becoming an absolutely good person. However, the destiny of heaven also has its cycle, and cultivators who do too many bad things can also easily be harmed by their destiny.

He had never revealed his true face in front of the other party, and he had also made him swear a blood oath. No matter what, Song Qingming had done his best to cover up the matter.

However, the "Tianxing Sect" is not a big sect. Even if something really happens one day, the Song family does not need to be too afraid of the other party coming to their door with the Xiaoyao Sect as their backer. The worst that can happen is that they can only make some compensation to them.

Thinking of this, Song Qingming slowly relaxed and soon turned into a ray of white light and disappeared on the spot.

Two days later, several shield lights appeared in the northeast corner of Qinghe County and headed straight for the highest sacred mountain in the county. Song Qingming and others standing on the flying boat saw the familiar scene and smiled.

From leaving Funiushan Mountain to heading for the East Sea Xiuxian Realm, to finally crossing Yunwu Mountain safely and returning to Qinghe County, almost two months have passed. Song Qingming and the other two traveled back and forth for more than 100,000 miles, and now they have finally returned to their home.

After returning to Funiu Mountain, Song Qingming took out and counted all the spiritual objects he had obtained during his trip. Among them, those low-level elixirs and spiritual objects with low value were all handed over to Song Yuanfang, asking him to put them in the family's treasury first.

Song Qingming kept the remaining Foundation Establishment Pills, Water Spirit Fruits and other more valuable spiritual objects for himself, intending to get them from him when anyone in the family needed them in the future.

During this trip to the East China Sea immortal cultivation world, Song Qingming and his companions first obtained a five-element spiritual object to assist in forming elixir and four foundation-building pills in "Tian Dan City".

Then on the way to the "Hundred Flowers Palace", they accidentally killed the "Black Scaled Beast" and obtained a demon king's inner elixir, as well as several other demon beast materials from the demon king.

He followed He Mengxin and others to participate in the Luolong Island Trade Fair, and exchanged it for a third-grade medium-quality "Red Dragon Pill" and a Water Spirit Fruit that was almost as valuable as the Foundation Establishment Pill.

Then, when they passed through Yunwu Mountain a few days ago, they obtained two lower-grade third-level "Gilded Spirit Fruits" and the mature third-level spirit fruit tree that they had transplanted back.

Among these spiritual objects, the "Heavenly Fire Mysterious Pearl", a five-element spiritual object that assists in forming the elixir, was naturally prepared for Huang Siyuan to use in forming the elixir. After Song Qingming came back, he quietly handed this spiritual object to her.

Song Qingming planned to save the third-grade intermediate-quality "Red Dragon Pill" for when he would break through his cultivation level in the future. This level of pill could have a slight effect in assisting a cultivator in breaking through a bottleneck if taken directly.

The two lower-grade third-level "Gilded Spirit Fruits" obtained in the Yunshan Mountain Range were also spiritual objects that could directly improve the cultivation level of Jindan-stage cultivators after being refined. Both Song Qingming and Song Qingyu happened to need them, so they each took one.

As for the inner elixir in the demon king's body, Song Qingming planned to find Chu Fengping again when he went to Guyang Mountain in the future to see if he could cooperate with him to refine a high-level elixir.

Some of the remaining materials on the demon king could be used to draw third-level talismans, so Song Qingming picked them out directly. He planned to take the rest to the Xiaoyao Sect's Good Deeds Pavilion to see if he could exchange them for some other high-level talisman-making materials.

The water spirit fruit obtained from the "Luolong Island" trade fair, plus a Jadeite Golden Ganoderma that will mature in about ten years from the spiritual medicine garden in the back mountain of the Song family, will be enough to make a furnace of the main ingredients for refining the Foundation Establishment Pill.

When the time comes and he has gathered all the other auxiliary spiritual medicines, Song Qingming can ask Chu Fengping or the alchemy masters in the "Tian Dan League" to help him start the furnace and refine another batch of foundation-building pills.

Although there were some twists and turns along the way on this trip to the East China Sea cultivation world, it was generally smooth. To the surprise of Song Qingming and his companions, they obtained some other spiritual objects.

After more than two months away, Qinghe County remained the same and nothing major had happened. However, Song Qingming received some unexpected news from Guyang Mountain.

Bai Yuxian, who had been in seclusion for more than ten years, came out of her cave last month. However, she did not succeed in breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage this time.

Fortunately, although Bai Yuxian failed to condense his Nascent Soul this time, he was not seriously injured like Yao Qianshu last time. After taking the healing pill, he only needed to recuperate for a few years and he would slowly recover.

Upon hearing the news that Bai Yuxian had failed to break through to the Nascent Soul stage, although Song Qingming had been mentally prepared, he still couldn't help but sigh slightly in his heart.

Even for a cultivator like her who possesses the most top-notch cultivation talent in the world of immortal cultivation, breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage is so difficult, not to mention people like Song Qingming who have relatively ordinary spiritual roots.

However, it is still a bit early for Song Qingming, whose cultivation base is only the fourth level of Golden Core, to condense the Nascent Soul. If he wants to reach the Nascent Soul realm, he must first improve his cultivation base to the ninth level of Golden Core. Otherwise, it would be useless to take too big a step.

A few days after returning to Funiu Mountain, Song Qingming asked Song Qingyu to take Huang Siyuan to Tuoyun Mountain and replaced Xu Ziyan who was helping them garrison there.

Before going to the East China Sea, in order to ask Xu Ziyan to help take care of Tuoyun Mountain, Song Qingming also spent thousands of spirit stones and spiritual objects to take care of her.

After all, he didn't know how long it would take him to come back at that time. If something happened on Tuoyun Mountain before he came back, Song Qingming would find it difficult to explain to both Xiaoyao Sect and Jinyun Pavilion.

Song Qingming himself went directly to Guyang Mountain, intending to inquire about and find a third-level spiritual plant master there to help him go to Funiushan Mountain to transplant the third-level spiritual fruit tree they had obtained not long ago.

As long as this third-level spiritual fruit tree is properly cared for in the future, it will produce a mature third-level spiritual fruit every few decades. It is a spiritual object that can enhance the Song family's foundation in the future.

After arriving at Guyang Mountain, Song Qingming originally wanted to visit Zhao Menglian, a third-level intermediate-grade spiritual plant master. However, the other party had been in seclusion not long ago, so Song Qingming was turned away.

When Song Qingming heard from his disciples that Zhao Menglian might be in seclusion for two or three years, he was immediately disappointed and gave up the idea of ​​asking her for help.

According to Song Yuanxue, the "gilded fruit tree" that the family brought back from Yunwu Mountain must be transplanted to the spiritual medicine garden within two months. Otherwise, the spiritual energy of the fruit tree will be lost due to the prolonged time, which will inevitably damage the origin of the spiritual tree.

Once this happens, the unripe spiritual fruits on the spiritual fruit tree will probably damage their vitality and mature prematurely. That would be a huge loss, and we must quickly find another level three spiritual plant master.

Although Song Qingming has served as a guest elder of the sect for decades, except for the Jindan elders in the sect, his understanding of the low-level cultivators in the sect may not be as good as that of a foundation-building cultivator who has stayed in Guyang Mountain for many years.

In desperation, Song Qingming turned and came to the sacred mountain on the other side of Guyang Mountain where Xu Ziyan's cave was located, intending to ask her about the news of other third-level spiritual plant masters on Guyang Mountain.

Ever since Master Guangling died a few years ago and resigned from the position of Elder of the General Affairs Hall, under the personal nomination of Grand Elder Li Mufeng, Xu Ziyan, the last person in Xiaoyao Sect to reach the Golden Core Formation and who had no specific position yet, took over the position of Elder of the General Affairs Hall of the sect.

Although this position is relatively busier than other elders in the sect, it is a lucrative job as it allows one to manage tens of thousands of low-level disciples and numerous vassal families. For Xu Ziyan, who has just reached the stage of Dan formation and still lacks resources for cultivation, it is a position that is quite suitable for her.

After Xu Ziyan successfully formed the elixir, in order to facilitate her own cultivation, her cave was moved to the west side of Guyang Mountain, on a third-grade lower-grade spiritual vein with relatively rich spiritual energy.

As soon as they arrived outside Xu Ziyan's cave, a female disciple in purple clothes came to greet them. She was one of Xu Ziyan's disciples.

"Greetings, Uncle Song!"

Song Qingming took a closer look and found that the man's cultivation was very different from the last time he saw him. He smiled and said, "I haven't been here for a long time. I didn't expect that you have successfully established your foundation. This is really a cause for celebration.

Your master and I are old friends. Consider this talisman as a gift for your foundation building. Please don't despise it!"

Seeing the second-level low-grade talisman handed over by Song Qingming, the woman in purple hurriedly bowed to express her gratitude, and happily took him to Xu Ziyan's cave.

Compared to the gorgeous and beautiful cave dwelling at the mountain gate of Zhao Menglian, with its singing birds and fragrant flowers, Xu Ziyan's place has always been relatively quiet and elegant. Apart from some necessary daily necessities, there are not many luxurious things in the cave dwelling.

As soon as he entered the door, Song Qingming saw Xu Ziyan coming out with a woman in yellow. The two of them were talking and laughing, looking very intimate.

Song Qingming looked closely at the face of the woman in yellow and couldn't help but shudder slightly. He spoke softly to her:

"Fairy Gao, long time no see!"

The woman in yellow standing with Xu Ziyan was none other than her fellow apprentice Gao Yuyao. After returning from their expedition to the Floating Cloud Mountains, Song Qingming had seen Gao Yuyao a few times, but the two of them had no further contact. After Song Qingming had achieved Dan Formation, he had not seen her for many years.

Although Gao Yuyao's appearance today looks almost the same as it did back then, with the passage of time, her face has become more weathered and she has become much more mature than before.

Gao Yuyao's age is not much different from Song Qingming. She is about 180 years old now, which is considered quite old among the foundation-building cultivators. Even those who have taken anti-aging elixirs cannot completely keep their appearance unchanged.

Seeing Song Qingming's figure, Gao Yuyao showed a hint of surprise on her face, and hurriedly stepped forward to bow and said, "Greetings, Uncle Master Song!"

"Fairy Gao, please don't be polite. You and I have known each other for many years. From now on, we can just address each other as equals."

Gao Yuyao heard this without being too polite. She smiled and nodded slightly, saying, "Then Yuyao will not be polite to Fellow Daoist Song. You must have something to discuss with me when you come to see me. I also happen to be going back to practice, so I won't stay here to disturb you."

Seeing this, Xu Ziyan reminded her before she left: "Junior sister, go back and practice with peace of mind. When Senior Brother Chu has finished refining the Jade Dust Pill, I will naturally try my best to get one for you. Don't rush into cultivation. I hope you can stabilize your mind."

"Yes! Yuyao understands. Thank you, Fourth Senior Sister, for your concern for me!" Gao Yuyao had just finished speaking, and then greeted Song Qingming, then quickly walked out alone.

After Gao Yuyao left, Song Qingming asked Xu Ziyan with some curiosity, "Fairy Gao, are you here to ask for a spiritual object to form a pill?"

“That’s true. When Master passed away, he told me to take good care of my fellow disciples. But everyone has their own opportunities, so I can only do my best.

Senior Sister Gao has failed to form a pill twice in recent years. Even if I can get her a Jade Dust Pill this time, it will be difficult for her to succeed in her current situation." After Xu Ziyan finished speaking, she shook her head slightly and sighed helplessly.

"Junior sister, what you said is right! Everyone has his or her own chance. Compared with other geniuses in the sect, our cultivation talents are only average. We are not able to step onto the golden elixir path.

Fairy Gao may have her own chance in the future. We just need to do our best, and Junior Sister Xu should not be too pessimistic about this matter.

If Senior Brother Chu needs my help, Junior Sister Xu can also send me a message. Fairy Gao and I knew each other back then, so it would be my duty to help if it’s just a small favor.”

Hearing Song Qingming say this, Xu Ziyan waved her hand and said, "Senior Brother Song, you are too polite. I am now in charge of the affairs of the General Affairs Hall, and I have some say in the sect. It should not be difficult to ask Senior Brother Chu for a favor.

Oh, right! What is the matter that Senior Brother Song came to see me for today? I don’t know yet. Why don’t we go inside to have some tea and talk in detail first? "

"Okay! Then I'll bother you, Junior Sister Xu!" Seeing Xu Ziyan's enthusiastic invitation, Song Qingming quickly said a polite word, and then followed her into the cave.

After leaving Xu Ziyan's cave, Gao Yuyao stepped on the flying sword and prepared to return to her own cave. The figure of Song Qingming whom she had just seen appeared in her mind from time to time, and she couldn't help but sigh in her heart!
When Gao Yuyao first met Song Qingming on Caolu Mountain, the other party was just a cultivator from a small Qi-refining family with extremely average talent.

Unexpectedly, in just over a hundred years, the handsome young man who seemed a little cautious and reserved in front of her in the past has now successfully formed a golden elixir and become the ancestor Song who dominates the Wei State.

However, she was born into a foundation-building family and was highly regarded by her elders. She was a favored girl of heaven who was able to become an inner disciple of the Xiaoyao Sect at a young age. However, she has failed to form a pill several times and can only look at others standing in high places with helplessness. How can she not feel helpless in her heart?

However, in the world of cultivating immortals, personal opportunities are illusory. Even if you are a person with outstanding spiritual talents, it does not mean that you will be able to have a smooth life and enter the Golden Elixir realm as you wish.

In the Xiaoyao Sect, there were many people of the same generation as Gao Yuyao who had higher talents in the Jindan stage. Even with the strong support from the sect, they still found it difficult to overcome the huge threshold of Jindan.

Moreover, among the many foundation-building disciples of Xiaoyao Sect, there are only a small number of foundation-building cultivators who can cultivate to the ninth level of foundation-building and have the opportunity to impact the Golden Core Realm.

Gao Yuyao was able to cultivate to the ninth level of foundation building at an early age and attempted to reach the Golden Core realm twice. Her performance was actually very good among the foundation building practitioners of her generation.

It was just that in recent years in the Weiguo cultivation world, Xu Ziyan and Song Qingming, who had successfully formed a golden elixir, were once her good friends, which made Gao Yuyao feel a little unwilling about her own failure to form a golden elixir.

However, although Gao Yuyao failed twice in her attempts to reach the Jindan realm, her lifespan has not exceeded the 200-year limit for reaching the Jindan realm. In addition, she has her Jindan senior sister Xu Ziyan by her side to help her, so she still has another chance to reach the Jindan realm. There is no need to despair about this.
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After drinking tea and chatting with Xu Ziyan in the cave for a while, Song Qingming slowly spoke out the purpose of his trip.

Upon hearing that Song Qingming was looking for a third-level spiritual plant master to help, Xu Ziyan thought for a moment and quickly recommended a candidate to him.

Unlike high-level alchemists and formation masters who are relatively hard to find, there are four or five spiritual plant masters above level three in the Xiaoyao Sect besides Zhao Menglian.

These relatively important talents to the sect usually stay in the spiritual medicine garden in the back mountain of the sect. They will not go out casually unless they receive any mission from the sect.

The third-level spiritual plant master recommended by Xu Ziyan to Song Qingming was named Wei Jingliang.

Although this person's cultivation had just recently broken through to the seventh level of foundation building, his spiritual plant skills had been upgraded to the third level more than 20 years ago. He was considered a relatively good third-level spiritual plant master in the Xiaoyao Sect. For Wei Jingliang, transplanting a third-level spiritual fruit tree should not be a big problem.

With the help of Xu Ziyan's introduction, Song Qingming soon met Wei Jingliang in person in the sect's general affairs hall.

Although he doesn't look bad, Wei Jingliang spends most of his time in the sect's spiritual medicine garden and seldom goes out to interact with others. At first glance, he looks like a man who doesn't talk much and practices hard.

After Song Qingming briefly introduced himself to him in person, Wei Jingliang, who learned that it was a task issued by the sect's guest elder in the General Affairs Hall, only thought for a moment and then readily agreed.

This mission was not very difficult for Wei Jingliang, and it also gave him the opportunity to narrow the distance between himself and a Jindan cultivator, so there was naturally no reason for him to refuse. Wei Jingliang quickly accepted the mission and followed Song Qingming back to Funiu Mountain.

When they arrived at the spiritual medicine garden in the back mountain of the Song family and saw the "gilded fruit tree" that Song Qingming and his team had brought back, Wei Jingliang first stepped forward and carefully examined the roots of the fruit tree.

After confirming that there was no problem with the fruit tree itself, Wei Jingliang, with the help of Song Yuanxue and other spiritual plant masters of the Song family, carefully transplanted it to the Song family's spiritual medicine garden.

After successfully completing the task of transplanting the spiritual fruit tree, Wei Jingliang smiled and said to Song Qingming beside him: "Uncle Song, although this fruit tree lost some spiritual energy during the transportation, the essence of the fruit tree has not been damaged.

You just need to take good care of and cultivate it for a while. Once the spiritual tree has adapted to the environment in the spiritual medicine garden, it should be able to recover slowly and will not affect the spiritual fruits on the tree.

I have already taught Fellow Daoist Yuan Xue how to take care of this spiritual fruit tree. If anything unexpected happens later, Master Song can send a message to the General Affairs Hall of the Sect to inform the disciples, and I will then find a way to deal with it."

Seeing the "Gilded Fruit Tree" slowly recovering its spiritual energy, Song Qingming nodded to Wei Jingliang with satisfaction, then took out the six hundred spirit stones he had prepared in advance and handed them to him personally.

Seeing that Song Qingming took out a little more spirit stones than what had been agreed upon in advance, Wei Jingliang immediately began to refuse and did not dare to take more. However, under Song Qingming's very persistent attitude, Wei Jingliang finally accepted all the spirit stones.

"Junior Brother Wei, although these spiritual stones are not many, they are a token of our Song family's love. This fruit tree is now an important spiritual object of our Song family. I hope that Junior Brother Wei will try not to mention this to others in the future, in case someone with ulterior motives finds out and brings trouble to our Song family in the future."

Upon hearing this, Wei Jingliang immediately understood what Song Qingming meant, and nodded quickly, saying, "Uncle Song, don't worry. I just like to play around with some spiritual herbs and herbs in the spiritual medicine garden, and I'm definitely not a nosy person."

"You've been working hard over the past month. If you're not in a hurry to go back, just rest for a few days in the mountains. You're also an honored guest of our Song family, so we should at least show our hospitality to you."

"Then! I will respectfully obey your orders. Thank you, Uncle Song!"

After getting the other party's approval, Song Qingming arranged for Song Yuanxue beside him to take Wei Jingliang to the "Huixian Pavilion" on the top of the mountain first, and asked someone to take some spiritual objects unique to the Song family from the Gold Storage Pavilion and give them to him.

Although Song Qingming was a Jindan cultivator, he still respected Wei Jingliang, a talent who was outstanding in the art of cultivating immortals, and was willing to make friends with him. That night, he specially hosted a banquet in the "Huixian Pavilion" on the top of the mountain to entertain the other party.

Song Yuanxue has been transplanting "gilded fruit trees" with Wei Jingliang for more than a month, and has learned a lot about spiritual plants. Both of them are people who like this skill of spiritual plants, and after finally having some free time, they had a lot of common topics during the banquet.

After transplanting the third-level spiritual fruit tree that was very important to the family, Song Qingming, who finally had some free time, prepared for it and began to practice in seclusion. (End of this chapter)