Qinghe Immortal Clan.

Although there is only a small realm between the sixth level of Jindan and the seventh level of Jindan, it is not so easy for Jindan cultivators to pass this level.

In this world of immortal cultivation, apart from those rare geniuses with natural spiritual roots, cultivators who can successfully form a pill are basically those who are diligent and hardworking in their practice and have a firm faith in the Tao. Not many people can succeed in forming a pill solely by luck.

But even if these people are the best cultivators picked out of thousands, there are not many who can successfully cultivate to the peak of the Golden Core stage and then impact the Nascent Soul stage.

Unlike the Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment stages, after a cultivator reaches the Golden Core stage, due to the scarcity of high-level spiritual objects in the world of immortal cultivation, the assistance of external spiritual objects that can be obtained in breaking through the cultivation level is far less abundant than in the Foundation Establishment stage.

Therefore, in the world of immortal cultivation, it is much more difficult for a Jindan cultivator to break through the realm than for a cultivator in the foundation-building realm.

Although many Jindan cultivators are fortunate enough to successfully form a golden elixir and step onto the golden elixir path, after entering the golden elixir realm, due to lack of personal opportunity, it is easy for them to stop moving forward.

Even in a large Nascent Soul sect like the Xiaoyao Sect, most of the many Jindan elders in the sect can only cultivate to the middle Jindan realm in their lifetime, and very few can break through to the late Jindan realm.

There are many examples of Jindan cultivators like Master Guangling who like to hide in the sect and practice hard all their lives and have no personal opportunities. Even when they are about to die, they can only cultivate to the fourth level of Jindan.

It has been almost a hundred years since Song Qingming broke through to the Jindan realm. His cultivation speed is considered relatively fast among Jindan cultivators.

In the Xiaoyao Sect, except for the Sect Leader Bai Yuxian and Chen Xuanxin, the cultivation speed of other Jindan elders in the Jindan realm is obviously not as fast as his.

This is also due to the fact that Song Qingming has obtained many high-level spiritual objects through traveling and exploring secret realms over the years, which has helped him improve his cultivation progress a lot. Otherwise, it would be impossible for him to cultivate to the peak of the sixth level of Golden Core so quickly.

In addition, Song Qingming has used the "Cui Ling True Water" over the years to temper the attributes of his spiritual roots, and also made up for some of his deficiencies in innate spiritual roots, making this cultivator, who originally had pseudo spiritual roots, no weaker in cultivation than a cultivator with three spiritual roots.

He also obtained a complete set of Nascent Soul cultivators' cultivation experience from "Tongtian Pavilion", which helped him avoid many detours in his daily practice.

Especially after obtaining the "Tongtian Wanling Jue" technique, Song Qingming, who practiced this technique, found it easier than before to break through the bottleneck of his own cultivation.

These opportunities also gave Song Qingming a lot of help during his cultivation in the Golden Core Realm, allowing him to cultivate step by step to his current level.

During this retreat to break through to the late Jindan stage, Song Qingming did not prepare too many auxiliary spiritual objects. He only took out a "Qianyuan Pill" that he had obtained from the East China Sea.

Although this pill is only of the third-level intermediate grade, and its effect in assisting cultivators to break through to the late stage of the Golden Core is not as good as other third-level upper-grade spiritual objects, Song Qingming is still very confident in his own breakthrough this time.

After all, with the help of the "Tongtian Wanling Jue", his meridians have been strengthened over the years, and a lot of pure spiritual energy of heaven and earth has been stored in his dantian, which will be of great help to him in breaking through the bottleneck in the future.

With the help of the "Qianyuan Pill" in his hand, Song Qingming is at least 50% sure of breaking through this time.

Time flies, and more than two years have passed since Song Qingming went into seclusion.

On this day, at the top of Funiushan Mountain, white clouds suddenly rolled in the sky, gathering into a ball of colorful light that shone into a cave on the top of the mountain.

The top of the mountain is where several of the family's ancestors practiced in seclusion. Usually, no one dared to approach this place except for a few family foundation-building elders.

Therefore, the strange phenomenon in the sky did not alarm the Song family members who were busy on the mountain. Only some birds in the woods saw this sudden situation and hurriedly flew into the sky and fled from the vicinity of the cave.

Several Song family foundation-building elders who happened to be practicing in seclusion also felt some subtle changes in the spiritual energy on the mountain at this moment.

When they stopped practicing and went out to check the situation, they discovered that the source of the abnormal spiritual energy movement was located on the top of the mountain. They couldn't help but stop and return to their respective caves.

The two family ancestors on the top of the mountain have been in seclusion for some time. The one who caused the unusual movement of spiritual energy on the mountain must be one of the ancestors. They dare not disturb him at this time.

As for which ancestor has made a breakthrough in cultivation, they will naturally know after the two family ancestors come out of seclusion after a period of time.

Song Yuanfang, who was busy in the family's "meeting room", soon learned of the commotion on the top of the mountain, and hurriedly notified the family's law enforcement team to activate the mountain protection formation and strengthen patrols around "Funiu Mountain" to prevent anyone from coming to cause trouble at this time.

Half an hour later, the strange phenomenon in the sky above the top of Funiushan Mountain gradually dissipated, the spiritual energy on the mountain slowly stabilized, and the surrounding birds began to return to their nests. Everything seemed to have returned to its original calm.

Early in the morning of the second day, there was a sudden noise from the cave on the top of the mountain which had been silent for more than two years. Then a smiling man in green opened the door of the cave and walked out slowly.

The man in blue seemed to have not tidied his clothes for a long time. There was a lot of dust on his body. Only his face was relatively clean, and there was a hint of excitement in his eyes.

After closing the restriction at the entrance of the cave, the man in green walked to the front under the rising sun. After stretching out his hands to enjoy the sunlight on his face, a burst of spiritual light suddenly appeared on his body.

Then the man in green turned into a streak of light and disappeared from the spot in an instant. He flew to a blue stone not far above the cave and looked around the "Funiu Mountain" at his feet with a serious expression.

After more than two years of seclusion, Song Qingming finally succeeded in breaking through his cultivation yesterday and advanced to the seventh level of the Golden Core realm, becoming a late Golden Core cultivator.

After feeling that he had broken through to the late Jindan realm, both his magic power and spiritual awareness had increased by about half compared to before, Song Qingming withdrew his gaze with satisfaction.

The reason why this retreat to break through took much longer than before and took more than two years to successfully come out of it was because Song Qingming did not succeed in breaking through in one go.

Although he was very confident in his heart, Song Qingming did not rush to take the "Qianyuan Pill" to break through his cultivation level after his retreat. Instead, he tried to break through the bottleneck of his cultivation level by relying directly on his own magic power without any external help.

As a result, half a year later, although he successfully used his internal magic power to touch the bottleneck in his body, he ultimately failed.

However, this time, Song Qingming only tried to break through. After feeling that there was little hope of success, he stopped in time and stopped breaking through his cultivation level. He did not choose to go all out and forcibly break through the bottleneck of his cultivation level.

Therefore, although he failed in his first attempt to break through the bottleneck of his cultivation, his meridians were not damaged due to the failure. It only took him a year to readjust his condition and start to break through the bottleneck of his cultivation again.

This time, because of the experience from the last failure, Song Qingming was able to break through his cultivation level a little more smoothly.

Seeing that his chances of success were much greater than before, Song Qingming decisively took the "Qianyuan Pill". With the help of this pill, he quickly broke through his cultivation level and advanced to the seventh level of Jindan.

Although it took some extra time, it was all worth it to be able to successfully break through the realm. After feeling the changes brought about by the breakthrough in cultivation, Song Qingming was very happy at this moment.

After staying alone on the top of the mountain for a while, Song Qingming took out a sound transmission talisman and sent the news of his release to the people down the mountain. He then turned into a beam of light and flashed to the outside of Huang Siyuan's cave not far away.

Huang Siyuan has advanced to the second level of Golden Core for more than ten years. Like Song Qingming, her cultivation is about to break through.

After Song Qingming achieved a breakthrough in his cultivation through seclusion, Huang Siyuan, after more than a year of adjustment, also soon began to break through her own cultivation level through seclusion.

There is no major bottleneck in breaking through from the second level of the Golden Core to the third level of the Golden Core. If nothing unexpected happens, Huang Siyuan will most likely be able to successfully break through the realm of cultivation during this retreat.

Seeing that Huang Siyuan was still in seclusion and had not come out, Song Qingming sent her another voice message, informing her that he had come out of seclusion. Then he turned around and left and returned to his own cave.

Just as he walked into the cave gate, a scarlet "Ice and Fire Dragon" suddenly popped out from the cave entrance and climbed directly onto Song Qingming's shoulders along his robe.

After devouring the snake gall of the "Nine-Patterned Dragon" in the middle stage of the Jindan realm in the "Jinshanfang" last time, the "Ice and Fire Dragon" went into seclusion and sleep for almost two years. It only woke up again when the monster turmoil was about to end.

Although a high-level material from the demon king was lost, the "Ice and Fire Dragon" that swallowed the snake gall did not disappoint Song Qingming, and it successfully advanced to the late stage of foundation building.

Seeing this unexpected surprise, Song Qingming was very happy and rewarded it with a lot of pills.

Because it eats a lot and is carefully cultivated by Song Qingming, the cultivation level of "Ice and Fire Dragon" has improved very quickly over the years. In just a few decades, it has advanced from the Qi Refining Stage to the late Foundation Establishment Stage. This cultivation speed is no slower than that of ordinary human cultivators.

This is also due to the fact that it was enlightened by the Fire Phoenix early on, opening up its spiritual wisdom in advance, and following a generous master like Song Qingming, it has never lacked elixirs and spiritual objects, which has enabled it to cultivate much faster than other monsters. Since the retreat and breakthrough, Song Qingming has not had much time to take care of him during this period. Seeing that the "Ice and Fire Dragon" was entangled with it again, Song Qingming quickly took out a pill to appease it.

Only after the "Ice and Fire Dragon" swallowed the pill in one gulp and showed a look of satisfaction did Song Qingming take it to the secret room beside the cave where spiritual insects were raised to check on the "Golden Fantasy Butterflies" that he had also released in the cave.

As soon as he walked in, the "Golden Fantasy Butterflies" resting on the walls around him were immediately awakened and came towards Song Qingming, as if welcoming him as their master.

"Hey! There really is a change. It seems that this thing is also effective on spirit insects. I only fed it a little bit of spirit water, but it actually has an effect."

Seeing that the aura of these "Golden Fantasy Butterflies" in front of him had increased a lot compared to before, Song Qingming's face showed a hint of surprise and he couldn't help but sigh.

After bringing back the white spiritual water from the secret realm of "Tianyuan Sect", Song Qingming also went to the "Shangong Pavilion" of the sect to inquire about the origin of this thing.

Over the thousands of years since the establishment of the "Xiaoyao Sect", it has also collected hundreds of catalogs of various types of spiritual water in the world of immortal cultivation. However, Song Qingming has looked through all these catalogs but still has not found any spiritual water similar to the white one in his hand.

After asking Chu Fengping, Chen Xuanxin and other knowledgeable elders of the sect who were familiar to him, Song Qingming did not get any useful information from them. He could only return to "Funiu Mountain" with disappointment.

In the world of immortal cultivation, these naturally grown spiritual creatures have very different effects on different monsters. After "Red Flame" devours the spiritual water, it can awaken its spiritual intelligence in advance. However, after the "Black Bear Demon King" occupied the spiritual spring, it only strengthened its physical body and cultivation.

The same was true of the "Ice Crystal Jade Liquid" that Song Qingming obtained from the Yue Kingdom's Nascent Soul Cave. This thing can help the "Golden Fantasy Butterfly" on Song Qingming's body break through the realm of cultivation, but using it to feed the "Sky Fire Peng" has a disappointing effect. It can only be said to be a waste.

Although he knew that this white spiritual water had a great effect on monsters, Song Qingming couldn't use it casually because he didn't know its origin and true purpose. He first tried to feed some to the spiritual insect "Golden Fantasy Butterfly" on his body.

At first, the "Golden Fantasy Butterflies" that swallowed the spiritual water did not undergo any major changes. It was not until Song Qingming broke through this realm that he discovered that their aura was much stronger than before he went into seclusion. Some of the larger ones were actually approaching the late stage of foundation building.

Seeing that this thing was indeed useful to them, Song Qingming was no longer stingy with the spiritual water in his hand. He took out another large bottle and poured it into the groove next to it that had already dried up.

Anyway, a lot of spiritual water was brought out from the secret realm this time. As long as it is not wasted, Song Qingming will definitely not be stingy with these spiritual insects that have followed him for many years.

After smelling the scent of the white spiritual water, hundreds of "Golden Fantasy Butterflies" in the secret room immediately swarmed over and soon surrounded the place.

When the "Ice and Fire Dragon" coiled on Song Qingming saw this scene, it also poked its head out from Song Qingming's shoulder, as if it also wanted to come forward to taste some of the white spiritual water.

Seeing this, Song Qingming immediately shook his head and said, "You have just broken through the realm not long ago, so don't be too anxious. When your cultivation is completely stable, you will definitely be indispensable."

Just as Song Qingming finished speaking, a wave of spiritual energy suddenly came from the entrance of the cave. Seeing this, Song Qingming immediately walked out of the secret room and returned to the cave outside.

After arranging the spiritual objects in his cave, Song Qingming gently waved his hand to open the door of his cave. A moment later, Song Yuanfang, who had received the news that Song Qingming had come out of retreat, walked in from outside with a respectful look on his face.
"Congratulations to Uncle Seven for his improvement in cultivation!"

After entering the room, Song Yuanfang felt that there was a significant change in Song Qingming's aura. He immediately stepped forward with a happy look on his face, bowed and congratulated him.

"It's just that I made some breakthroughs in my cultivation during my retreat. No need to be polite. I have been in retreat for two years. Nothing has happened outside, right?"

Seeing this, Song Qingming smiled and waved his hand to signal Song Yuanfang in front of him to stand up, and then took him to a stone table not far away and sat down.

Hearing Song Qingming's question, Song Yuanfang, who had been prepared in his heart, quickly replied seriously:

"Reporting to Seventh Uncle, everything has been normal in the clan over the past two years, and the business of Qinghefang, Jinshanfang, and Chiyanfang has gradually recovered.

Last year, the family held a spirit-testing conference, and five more monks were added to the mountain. Among them, we found a child with dual spiritual roots in Mugu Town. I checked the family tree at the foot of the mountain and found that he was a descendant of my fourth uncle's ancestor. "

"Oh! A cultivator with dual spiritual roots, and a descendant of fourth brother's lineage. What a coincidence. Bring him to meet me next time!" Upon hearing the news that another cultivator with dual spiritual roots had been found in the family, Song Qingming's face showed some joy.

The Song family has developed rapidly in recent years. In addition, Qinghe County has been peaceful in recent years, and the number of mortals living at the foot of the mountain has also increased rapidly, reaching more than 700,000, and has long surpassed the nearby Huang family and other immortal cultivation families that have been established for thousands of years.

After years of cleaning by the family law enforcement team, there are no traces of monsters within a hundred miles of "Funiu Mountain". The Song family has also built many mortal towns in the surrounding area. It is estimated that in a few decades, the number of mortals in the family should exceed one million.

The huge base of mortals living at the foot of the mountain can provide the family with several children with spiritual roots every year. Every few years, the family can encounter a cultivator with three spiritual roots during spiritual testing. This is no longer a rare genius.

However, cultivators with more than two spiritual roots are still relatively rare in the Song family. During the hundred years since Song Qingming served as the patriarch, the family discovered that Song Yuanli and Song Yuanhao were talented in double spiritual roots or above.

Back then, Song Yuanli was discovered and brought to the mountain by his fourth brother Song Qingrui when he was testing the spirit. Unexpectedly, another genius with dual spiritual roots appeared in his lineage. When Song Qingming heard the news, he felt a little moved at the ingenuity of fate.

"How are Yuanli and the others' injuries? Have they recovered? And has there been any news from Xinyu?" After listening to the good news reported by Song Yuanfang, Song Qingming nodded and asked again.

After hearing this question, Song Yuanfang's joy gradually subsided and he answered softly:

"I have distributed all the healing pills you brought back from the East China Sea last time. Most of the cultivators in the clan who were injured in the past two years have recovered. Only my eighteenth brother and a few others have not fully recovered because of their serious injuries.

Their physical injuries are too severe. Even with the help of elixirs, it will take a long time to recover. I estimate that they should be able to recover in a few years, so you don't need to worry too much.

Uncle Eight sent a message back half a year ago, saying that he had obtained the Jade Dust Pill and was ready to start his retreat to reach the Golden Core realm. I guess he should be almost ready to start his retreat now."

Song Qingming heard this and sighed slightly, "Well! I know Yuan Li's injury will delay his future path. You should take care of him when you are free, let him heal with peace of mind and don't worry too much.

Yuan Fang, you guys have all made great contributions to the family. No matter who can reach the stage of forming a pill in the future, the family will do its best to support them. However, one’s path cannot be forced. How far you can go on this path of cultivation depends on your own opportunities.”

Among the many foundation-building elders of the Song family, Song Yuanli and Song Changze have already broken through to the late stage of foundation-building, while Song Yuanhao, Song Yuanfang, and Song Yuanxue have also reached the sixth level of foundation-building. On the surface, they all have a chance to cultivate to the ninth level of foundation-building and impact the Golden Core realm.

Several of their family elders who had established their foundations the earliest had all made great contributions to the development of the family over the years. Although he certainly would not be able to support them all to the Golden Core realm, Song Qingming did not want to treat them unfairly in this regard.

Song Qingming had made plans in his mind after bringing out so many high-level spiritual medicines from the secret realm of "Tianyuan Sect" last time. After he breaks through his cultivation, he will go out to other places nearby to search for spiritual objects that can form a golden elixir, so as to make some preparations for their future breakthrough to the golden elixir realm.

As an elder, all Song Qingming can do is to try his best to find spiritual objects for them to form golden elixir. As for whether they will have the opportunity to reach the golden elixir realm in the future, that depends on their personal opportunities.

When Song Yuanfang suddenly heard that the head of his family would support him in reaching the Golden Core realm in the future, a hint of unexpected joy immediately appeared on his face, and he quickly kowtowed to Song Qingming in front of him to express his gratitude!

"Thank you for your cultivation, Seventh Uncle. Yuan Fang understands!"

Since he established his foundation, Song Yuanfang has spent most of his energy on managing the family over the years because of his average talent for personal cultivation. His personal cultivation speed is not fast, and his cultivation has been surpassed by his younger generations Song Yuanhao and Song Changze who established their foundation later.

Although Song Yuanfang knew that his talent was average and his cultivation was not as good as Song Yuanli and the others, it was impossible for him not to be tempted by the Golden Elixir Avenue.

Originally, Song Yuanfang thought that Song Qingming would not have the idea of ​​supporting him in forming a golden core. But when he heard that Song Qingming wanted to treat the several family elders equally, he was very excited.

After smiling and waving his hand at Song Yuanfang, Song Qingming continued to ask: "Yuanfang, how many spirit stones can be taken out from the family treasury now?"

"There are still more than 30,000 spiritual stones in the account book of the Treasury that Yuan Qian gave me last month. Together with the treasury of the Red Flame Square, we should be able to collect about 50,000 spiritual stones. If Uncle Qi needs them urgently, I will send a letter to Changze to send all the spiritual stones over tomorrow."

Song Qingming nodded gently and said, "Well! Now that the family has several Jindan cultivators, the spiritual energy on the mountain is not enough. I plan to refine a high-level spirit gathering array to improve the spiritual veins of Funiushan Mountain.

This time, it will cost about 100,000 spirit stones to upgrade the spirit vein. I can still take out 30,000 spirit stones. You should think of a way to get the remaining gap and try to collect these spirit stones within two months." (End of this chapter)