Qinghe Immortal Clan.

Like Song Xinyu, these people were all Song family cultivators born in "Funiu Mountain", as well as their relatives and descendants who stayed at the foot of the mountain after they joined the "Xiaoyao Sect".

"Meet Uncle Seven, clan leader!"

As soon as they walked in and saw Song Qingming and others, Song Xinyu immediately took them forward and bowed.

It has been nearly four hundred years since the ancestors of the Song family established the clan in Qinghe County. During this period, the Song family has sent at least twenty members of the clan to Guyang Mountain to practice in the "Xiaoyao Sect".

Although most of them are cultivators with good three spiritual roots aptitude, only two of them have successfully established their foundation so far, and most of the others have wasted time in the Qi Refining Stage without any achievements.

During this period, several people, when they grew old, missed their families so much that they finally brought their descendants back to their family ancestral home, "Funiu Mountain", to spend their remaining years in retirement.

In addition to Song Xinyu, there was another foundation-building cultivator standing next to him at this time, named Song Yuanrong, a cultivator of the "Yuan" generation.

Although Song Yuanrong is also a cultivator with three spiritual roots, his talent for cultivation is obviously inferior to Song Xinyu. His success in building the foundation is mainly due to the help of his master "Bai Yunhua".

Although he has been building his foundation for more than fifty years, Song Yuanrong has only just broken through to the fourth level of foundation building. If nothing unexpected happens, he will probably only be able to cultivate to the late stage of foundation building at most, and it will be difficult for him to reach the stage of forming a pill.

Except for Song Xinyu and Song Yuanrong, Song Qingming had seen the other people before. However, there was a woman standing behind Song Xinyu who looked a little unfamiliar. It was the first time Song Qingming saw her and he couldn't help but keep his eyes on her.

This girl has a pretty face and is not very old, probably only about fifteen or sixteen years old. However, her cultivation is not low and she has already reached the fifth level of Qi Refining. If nothing unexpected happens, her spiritual root aptitude should be at least three spiritual roots or above.

Seeing that Song Qingming's eyes were behind him, Song Xinyu hurriedly stepped forward and introduced: "Seventh Uncle, this is Linxi. She is also a descendant of our Song family. Her ancestor is an old ancestor who joined the sect with the character "Gu".

A few years ago, after Linxi successfully ascended to heaven, her elders at the foot of the mountain found me, and I learned about this. Now Linxi has become my disciple.

This child has dual spiritual roots, which makes him stronger than me. He may be able to go further than me in the future."

"Oh! She is actually a dual spiritual root cultivator. It's a pity that she was not born in Funiushan Mountain, otherwise I would definitely bring her to my side to train her personally. In the future, maybe the family can have another golden elixir cultivator."

Upon hearing that Song Linxi in front of him was actually a cultivator with dual spiritual roots, Song Qingyu who was sitting next to him was immediately attracted and set his gaze on the still somewhat shy girl.

"If Tenth Aunt likes this child, she can go to the General Affairs Palace and ask them to bring her back to Mount Funiushan to practice. Now that our family has become a Golden Core Immortal Clan, it will definitely not hinder Linxi's path in the future."

"Haha! I just said it casually. You should be willing to let Xinyu go. She is following you well now. Why do you have to go to Funiushan Mountain to practice?"

Seeing this, Song Qingming nodded and said, "Yes! Her family is at the foot of the mountain. It's not a bad thing for her to practice with you now. There is no need to go all the way to Funiushan.

It is better to wait until she builds her foundation in the future and then make her own choice. Whether she wants to return to the family or stay in the sect, these are her personal matters, and we elders should not interfere too much now."

"Uncle Qi is right. I was not thoughtful enough. Let Linxi decide on this matter in the future!"

When she heard that her master Song Xinyu was going to send her away, Song Linxi, who had just started practicing, suddenly looked a little nervous. It was not until Song Xinyu nodded and did not mention the matter again after being persuaded by the two ancestors in front of him that she slowly relaxed.

After all, Song Linxi was not a cultivator born in "Funiu Mountain". Even though she had already learned some things about her ancestors from her master, she still did not have many ties to her family which was thousands of miles away.

“Although this child has not yet recognized her ancestry, I do like her a little. Since you brought her to meet us, as an elder, I will express my gratitude on behalf of the family!

"I came out in a hurry and didn't have any spiritual objects suitable for her, so this talisman is a gift for her!" After saying this, Song Qingyu moved the magic power in his hand lightly, and a second-level talisman appeared, which he sent to Song Linxi.

Song Qingyu happened to be practicing the art of talisman making. Although he had been concentrating on his own cultivation over the years, his talisman making level had not successfully broken through to the third level and still remained at the second-level upper-grade level.

However, she still had enough second-level talismans in her hands, especially when the monsters were stationed in "Jinshanfang" during the riots in the past two years. Because there were too many monster materials stored in the market, Song Qingyu used these materials to make a lot of second-level talismans when she was free.

"Thank you, ancestor, for the gift of treasure!"

Seeing the second-level talisman in his hand, Song Linxi, who was originally a little shy, was now surprised by this sudden spiritual object. After being stunned for a moment, he quickly bowed to Song Qingyu who was sitting in front of him with a happy face.

A second-level low-grade talisman was worth no less than two hundred spirit stones. Although Song Linxi's current cultivation level was too low to use it, second-level talismans had always been a rare commodity on the market. Whether she exchanged it with other brothers in the sect or took it to the market at the foot of the mountain, she could immediately exchange it for anything she needed.

Having practiced Taoism for so long, Song Linxi naturally knew the importance of spirit stones to cultivators. At this moment, when he looked at Song Qingyu, the somewhat unfamiliar ancestor, there was a bit of envy in his eyes. He wondered when he could be as rich as her.

"I have some medicinal pills that you can use, so I'll give them to you as a reward!"

Song Qingyu had just delivered the talisman when Huang Siyuan, who was sitting next to him, waved her hand and took out a white porcelain bottle containing medicine from her body and handed it to Song Linxi.

In the years since Huang Siyuan formed the elixir, he has served as the outer sect elder of the "Tian Dan League" and has also become a guest official of the "Xiao Yao Sect". Apart from practicing, he has basically spent most of his time refining elixirs. Now, the thing he has the most is various elixirs.

Seeing the white porcelain bottle in front of him, Song Linxi's face was full of surprise again, and he hurried forward to thank Huang Siyuan again!
Seeing that Huang Siyuan and Song Qingyu had both given gifts, Song Qingming looked a little embarrassed. He smiled and said to Song Linxi, "I don't have anything to give you right now, so forget it this time. I will definitely give you something when we meet again later."

After talking with these tribesmen for a while, Song Qingming let everyone leave first and left Song Xinyu alone.

After everyone else left the room, Song Xinyu did not hide anything and immediately stated the main purpose of his visit to Song Qingming today.

Before the monster turmoil was over, the "Xiaoyao Sect" had already begun to deal with the many monster materials obtained by those sects. Except for a part kept for reward and self-use, the rest were slowly transported to various surrounding areas in exchange for other useful materials.

Not long ago, the Shangong Pavilion of the Xiaoyao Sect used precious materials from two demon kings to exchange for two five-element elixir-forming spiritual objects from the Xingchen Gate of the Wu State in the south.

After hearing about this in the sect, Song Xinyu, who was already preparing to break through to the Golden Core realm, immediately began to collect good deeds from the sect, hoping to exchange this item for seclusion to break through to the Golden Core realm.

Although Song Xinyu had made many contributions on the front battlefield with Song Qingming, his master had passed away long ago. Compared with those disciples in the sect who still had their teachers as their support, his foundation was still a little lacking. Half a month had passed and he had only collected more than half of the merits that could be exchanged for Dan-forming spiritual objects, which was still a bit short of what the sect's Merit Pavilion required.

Even if Song Qingming and his companions did not happen to come to Guyang Mountain this time, he was ready to write a letter to "Funiu Mountain" to ask the family for some help.

Song Qingming did not say much about Song Xinyu's request. He agreed immediately and personally took Song Xinyu to the sect's Good Deeds Pavilion to help him complete the good deeds required to exchange for the Jindan spiritual object.

Song Qingming, the sect's guest elder, showed up, and the Shangong Pavilion did not make things too difficult for Song Xinyu. They returned the Jindan spiritual object to him on the spot.

After finally getting the Jindan spiritual object he had been longing for these days, Song Xinyu was deeply moved. As soon as he walked out of the Good Deeds Pavilion, he immediately bowed to express his gratitude to the elder Song Qingming!
In response, Song Qingming smiled and nodded, then took out a bag of spirit stones from his pocket and handed it to him.

“Xinyu, I heard from Senior Brother Chu that the sect’s Alchemy Pavilion is preparing to refine a furnace of “Jade Dust Pills”. You can take these spirit stones first, and when the Good Deeds Pavilion has the pills, you can exchange them for one.

The matter of forming a pill is of great importance. Do not act rashly. You must prepare for the entrustment before retreating. I cannot stay in the sect all the time. If there is anything that requires my presence, remember to send a message home."

Song Xinyu has been in the "Xiaoyao Sect" for these years. Compared with other members of the "Xin" generation who have had a more bumpy journey, Song Xinyu, who successfully established his foundation early, has indeed obtained many resources and benefits from the sect.

As a cultivator of a sect, he still has to consider the sect more when doing things. Even though Song Xinyu was born in "Funiu Mountain" and Song Qingming had watched him grow up since he was a child, after he joined the "Xiaoyao Sect", the importance of his family in his heart must have gradually decreased.

Therefore, even if Song Qingming is more capable, he will not spare no effort to help Song Xinyu form the elixir as he did when he supported Song Qingyu. Being able to do this is the limit for him as an elder. As for whether Song Xinyu can successfully form the elixir, it still depends on his luck in the future.

Song Xinyu was naturally well aware of the situation. As a family elder, Song Qingming's willingness to help him make up for his good deeds was beyond his expectations. Song Xinyu did not dare to ask for too much else.

After all, the Song family is now a wealthy and powerful family. There are hundreds of family cultivators on "Funiu Mountain". So many clan members need to be trained. As the clan leader, it is impossible for Song Qingming to devote all the resources to himself alone.

"Uncle Qi, you don't need these spirit stones. I have already made plans for the Jade Dust Pill. There won't be any problems."

"This is for you. Just take it. Why are you being so fussy again? This is a small gift from me as a personal gift. It has nothing to do with the family. You don't have to think too much about it. Just focus on preparing for the formation of the elixir."

Hearing Song Xinyu's refusal and unwillingness to accept the spiritual stones in his hand, Song Qingming ignored his words and forced the spiritual stone bag into Song Xinyu's hand. After seeing Song Xinyu put away the spiritual stones, Song Qingming spoke to him again and explained some matters that he needed to pay attention to during the retreat to form the pill, and then he stepped on the escape light and rode the wind away.

Looking at Song Qingming's receding back, Song Xinyu seemed to recall the scene of the separation between the uncle and nephew when he first came to Guyang Mountain.

Over a hundred years passed, and Uncle Seventh seemed to have not changed much, still looking as young as before, but he himself had long since grown from a teenager into a somewhat mature middle-aged monk.

After seeing Song Qingming's figure disappear, Song Xinyu, who was still standing there blankly, sighed helplessly, then stepped on the flying sword and left the spot.

After staying in Guyang Mountain for several days, until the funeral of Master Guangling was over, Song Qingming and the other two set out to return to "Funiu Mountain".

In addition to visiting several good friends, Song Qingming and Song Qingyu also went to the tombstone of their third brother Song Qingze to pay tribute to this deceased brother.

Although the third brother Song Qingze never married or had children and left descendants, his nephew Song Xinyu has visited him every year. Therefore, his grave is still relatively clean and tidy, unlike some other tombs of other owners in the surrounding areas who have no descendants, which are already overgrown with weeds.

Song Qingming and his two companions returned to their family on the "Phantom Boat". Just as they approached "Funiu Mountain", they suddenly discovered that a large group of colorful auspicious clouds had gathered out of thin air at a place on the top of the mountain.

Seeing the special scene before them, Song Qingming and his companions, who didn't know what was happening, hurried to the top of the mountain directly below the auspicious clouds, only to find that the location that caused this strange phenomenon in heaven and earth happened to be near Li Xuanyi's retreat cave.

"It looks like Senior Sister Li has achieved a breakthrough in her cultivation!" Upon seeing this, Huang Siyuan on the side smiled and expressed her guess.

Li Xuanyi has been in seclusion for almost a year. If things go well, she should be able to make a breakthrough. After hearing Huang Siyuan's words, Song Qingming, who had the same idea in his mind, immediately nodded.

"Senior Sister Li is extremely talented. She must have gained a lot from her long retreat. It looks like this strange phenomenon has only just begun to occur. It will take some time for her to achieve a successful breakthrough.

You guys go back and rest first, I'll stay here to look after my sister, to prevent any uninformed tribesmen from the mountain from accidentally breaking into this place and affecting her."

Although Song Qingming had set rules in the clan a long time ago, except for a small number of family elders of Song Yuanfang, other clan members were not allowed to approach the top of the mountain and disturb their practice.

However, the place where Li Xuanyi was in seclusion was some distance away from their cave, and occasionally some young tribesmen who were unaware and curious would inadvertently come here.

Therefore, at this critical moment when Li Xuanyi broke through, Song Qingming felt a little uneasy and took the initiative to stay and protect her.

"Alright! Then when Senior Sister Li comes out of seclusion, Brother Qi, you must send me a message immediately so that we can celebrate for her."

Seeing that Song Qingming was willing to stay and protect Li Xuanyi, Song Qingyu and Huang Siyuan didn't say much. After responding, they returned to their cave together.

After the two women left, Song Qingming found a relatively clean bluestone in front of Li Xuanyi's cave entrance, closed his eyes and sat on it, and began to patiently absorb the relatively pure spiritual energy of heaven and earth floating in the surrounding air.

Ever since he obtained that somewhat strange martial art in the "Tower of Babel" that year, Song Qingming has never stopped practicing the "Tongtian Wanling Jue" over the years.

However, this technique, created by a cultivator who ascended from the upper realm, is indeed too difficult to practice. Almost sixty years have passed since then, and Song Qingming has only cultivated it to the peak of the initial foundation-building stage. Compared with other techniques he has practiced, the speed is simply unsatisfactory.

Even so, it was because Song Qingming possessed the special spiritual object, the incomplete map, which helped speed up his cultivation by at least half. Otherwise, at this moment, his "Tongtian Wanling Jue" might not have broken through to the foundation-building stage.

In the past few years, Song Qingming had been traveling around the immortal cultivation world of "Donghuang Country", which delayed some time for his personal cultivation. After he came back, there was a riot of monsters and monsters, and he had no intention of focusing on his personal cultivation.

Until now, after the monster turmoil ended, Song Qingming slowly let go of many clan affairs and began to focus on his own cultivation.

When he returned from the immortal cultivation world of "Donghuang Country", Song Qingming's cultivation level had already approached the peak of the sixth level of Golden Core. It was now time for him to go into seclusion and break through his cultivation level.

Therefore, Song Qingming has recently begun to hone his own cultivation, using the practice of the "Tongtian Wanling Jue" technique to slowly refine the spiritual energy of heaven and earth absorbed into his body.

Although the "Tongtian Wanling Jue" has very strict requirements on practitioners, the benefits it brings to practitioners are also obvious.

Since practicing this set of skills, Song Qingming has also felt that the "Tongtian Wanling Jue" has given him considerable help when he broke through his cultivation several times over the years.

Because of this, even though the "Tongtian Wanling Jue" was so difficult to practice, Song Qingming still persisted in it and did not slack off in practicing this technique for decades.

The sun rose and set, and after the sun and the moon above his head alternated three times, a wave of spiritual energy finally came from outside Li Xuanyi's cave.

Song Qingming, whose spiritual sense had already sensed the movement in front, just opened his eyes and saw Li Xuanyi's figure appear in front of him.

"Congratulations, Senior Sister, on your breakthrough!"

Seeing Li Xuanyi, whose aura was different from before, Song Qingming hurriedly stood up and congratulated him with a smile.

Li Xuanyi smiled upon seeing this, and bowed to Song Qingming and thanked him, "Thanks to my junior brother for helping me comprehend the technique, I was able to break through so smoothly.

Junior brother, you have helped me so much, I have to thank you very much, but I don’t have anything good that Junior brother would like, so I’ll wait for a chance in the future to thank you!"

"Haha! Senior Sister Li, you are too polite. Senior Sister Li saved my life, and I am just repaying your kindness. I really don't dare to take credit for it. I hope Senior Sister Li will not mention this matter again in the future."

In response to Song Qingming's politeness, Li Xuanyi suddenly shook his head with a firm face and said, "That won't do. You saved me once before in Qingzhou. We are even on the last issue, so there is no need for you to mention it again.

This time I have already agreed that I will thank you if the technique works, how can I go back on my word? If you say anything more, you will look down on me, your senior sister."

Facing Li Xuanyi's insistence, Song Qingming, who knew something about his senior sister's character, did not say anything more, and quickly changed the subject and said:
"Qingyu said that when Senior Sister Li comes out of retreat, she will celebrate for you. Let's go to Huixian Pavilion and sit down. How about I ask Siyuan to cook a few more delicious dishes for Senior Sister?"

Upon hearing that he could taste the delicious spiritual food made by Huang Siyuan herself, Li Xuanyi did not think much about it and immediately nodded in agreement. Soon, he and Song Qingming walked towards the location of the "Huixian Pavilion" on the top of the mountain.

The two had just had a cup of tea and chatted in the attic when Song Qingyu, who had received the news, immediately rushed here and congratulated Li Xuanyi again.

This time, Li Xuanyi came out of seclusion, and the few of them had a rare chance to get together with nothing to do. They all felt happy, and the gloom of seeing off friends and relatives recently was swept away.

Huang Siyuan, who arrived a little later, saw this and used her cooking skills to make a lot of delicious spiritual food for them, which satisfied Song Qingming and the other two.

After three rounds of drinking, seeing that Li Xuanyi looked very happy, Song Qingming took the opportunity to ask tentatively: "Sister, now that you have achieved a breakthrough in your cultivation, are you planning to return to Donghuang Country next?"

"Huh! Junior Brother Song is really good at talking. I just came out of seclusion. From what you said, you are not going to chase me back, are you?"

"Well, senior sister, you misunderstood. That's not what I meant. I just wanted to ask what your plans are next so that I can help you arrange something." Hearing that Li Xuanyi's tone was a little wrong, Song Qingming immediately explained with some embarrassment.

Seeing this, Song Qingyu on the side hurriedly opened his mouth to help explain: "Haha! Senior Sister, you are our honored guest of Funiu Mountain. How dare Brother Seventh have such intentions? Senior Sister Li must have misunderstood.

Didn't Senior Sister Li say last time that she wanted to go to the East China Sea? Now that the monster turmoil has ended, I am also thinking of going out for a trip. I wonder if Senior Sister Li is willing to go with me."

"Yeah! Qingyu is right. The last time I arrived in the East China Sea, I ran into some troubles and had no mood to travel properly. This time I must fulfill this wish." Hearing Song Qingyu's invitation, Li Xuanyi immediately nodded in agreement.

Huang Siyuan, who was standing by, heard this and said, "I just so happen to need to go to the East China Sea to complete some tasks, so I can go with you guys and it will be more convenient for me to take care of you on the way.

Husband, didn't you say a few days ago that you were still short of some elixirs to break through your cultivation? Do you want to go to Tiandan City together this time? Maybe we can find the elixirs you need?"

"Well! That's good. There are still a large number of monster materials in the family's gold storage pavilion that need to be processed. I will go with you! But after I go to the East China Sea, I have other things to do, so I won't accompany you on the tour." (End of this chapter)