Qinghe Immortal Clan.

Song Xuanqing was a second-level alchemist, and the first and second-level pills he refined were exactly what the independent cultivators of Tuoyun Mountain needed. The family felt more at ease with him, a foundation-building cultivator, there.

Otherwise, "Tuoyun Mountain" is thousands of miles away, and if any problems occur in the markets or shops there, the family will be unable to handle them in time.

Among the more than ten foundation-building cultivators of the Song family, except Song Yuanli who is still recuperating from his injuries, there are only Song Xuanyu and Song Xuanling who have just built their foundation not long ago and have not been assigned any tasks by the family.

After receiving the family's call to return to "Funiu Mountain" for a meeting, everyone thought that Song Yuanfang had some important family affairs and wanted to discuss them.

When Song Yuanfang said that he wanted to send some of the family's cultivators out for training, the faces of the many elders of the Song family sitting in the "meeting room" showed some surprise.

Especially Song Yuanli and Song Yuanhao, who had long wanted to go out for training, were somewhat puzzled but also excited. As soon as Song Yuanfang finished speaking, they both stood up and asked to go out for training for a while.

In addition to Song Yuanli and Song Yuanhao, Song Changze, Liu Yuxin and Song Yuanqian also stood up and expressed their desire to go out and take a look.

After Song Yuanxue established his foundation, he stayed in the clan all year round and seldom went out. He originally wanted to go out for a walk this time.

However, because there happened to be a spiritual fruit on the third-level "Gilded Fruit Tree" in the family's spiritual medicine garden that was about to mature, Song Yuanxue was a little worried that the spiritual plant masters under the family would not be able to take good care of it, so she decided to wait until the spiritual fruit was ripe and ready to be picked before going out to travel.

There was another family elder, Song Xuanfeng, who took the initiative to apply for permission to travel, but was rejected on the spot by Song Yuanfang, who required him to cultivate to the middle stage of foundation building before he could travel.

This was also what Song Yuanfang and Song Qingming had discussed at the beginning, and it was a restriction made for the safety of the family's cultivators.

The family's foundation-building cultivators can go out for training for a maximum of ten years, and their cultivation must be at the middle stage of foundation-building or above, and the range cannot exceed the immortal cultivation world of the Floating Cloud Mountains.

A cultivator in the Qi Refining Stage can only go out for training for a maximum of five years. His cultivation needs to reach the late Qi Refining stage, and the only place he can travel is within the territory of Wei State.

"Xuanfeng, this is a rule that our ancestors and I discussed and decided. It's useless for you to complain to me.

You can either practice hard and break through to the middle stage of foundation building as soon as possible, or go to the top of the mountain to find the ancestor and explain this matter. As long as Uncle Seven agrees, I will definitely not stop you. "

Seeing that Song Xuanfeng was still unwilling to give up and kept pestering him, Song Yuanfang was also ruthless and unmoved, and directly pushed the matter onto the family ancestor on the top of the mountain.

When he heard that he was asked to find Song Qingming, an image of Song Xuanfeng with a serious face appeared in his mind. He immediately became quiet and sat back in his chair with some disappointment.

Although Song Xuanfeng is a direct descendant of Song Qingming with a close bloodline, in addition to supporting him over the years, he is also very strict with him in person. Whenever he does something wrong, he will reprimand him in front of everyone.

Knowing Song Qingming's character, he naturally didn't dare to go to the top of the mountain to encounter such bad luck, otherwise he would inevitably be scolded again.

However, Song Xuanfeng's current cultivation has reached the third level of foundation building, and is not too far from the middle stage of foundation building. As Song Yuanfang said, as long as he is willing to practice hard, sooner or later he will be allowed by the family to go out for training, so there is no need to rush.

Thinking of this, Song Xuanfeng's disappointed expression gradually calmed down. He had made up his mind that he would intensify his cultivation and strive to break through his cultivation as soon as possible.

Song Yuanli and five others decided to go out for some gainful experience, and naturally, the affairs in their hands would need to be taken over by other people.

Under Song Yuanfang's arrangement, Song Yuanxue took Song Xuanyu to "Chiyanfang" to take charge, while Song Xuanling followed Song Xuanting, who had not chosen to go out for training for the time being, to "Shuangfeng Mountain".

Song Xuanqing and Song Xuanfeng returned to "Tuoyun Mountain" and "Yinfeng Ridge" respectively to take charge. All the affairs of "Funiu Mountain" were taken over by Song Yuanfang and Huang Leqing and his wife.

Although Song Changze and his companions' departure from the family to travel temporarily weakened the defense strength of some families in "Chiyanfang" and "Shuangfeng Mountain", this would not have much impact on the current Song family.

After all, Song Qingming, a late Jindan ancestor, is in charge of "Funiu Mountain". Even if there is any dangerous situation, a Jindan cultivator can reach these two places in just a quarter of an hour.

After arranging these things, in less than half a month, Song Yuanli and the other four went to the top of the mountain to bid farewell to Song Qingming, then left the family and set off for the destinations they had already planned.

Among them, Song Yuanli went all the way south, preparing to travel along the "Taiyue Lake" to the southern Wu Kingdom's immortal world. Song Changze and Liu Yuxin and his wife planned to go directly west together, wanting to visit the Qin Kingdom, the largest immortal world in the Floating Cloud Mountains.

Song Yuanqian chose to go to Shangyang State, southeast of Wei State. Not only are there many ways to travel there, it is also adjacent to the East China Sea immortal cultivation world. Many rare spiritual creatures can be seen there, and it is also a place that Song Yuanqian has always been interested in.

Song Yuanhao set his sights on the State of Song to the west of Taiyue Lake. He heard that there was a secret realm there that was about to open, so he wanted to go and see if he could have a chance to find an opportunity there.

Song Qingming did not interfere too much in the places Song Yuanli and his friends chose to travel. He just reminded them a few words, asking them to be careful when they were outside, not to trust others easily, and to remember to return soon.

Before leaving, Song Qingming specially gave each of them a second-grade top-grade talisman for self-defense.

After Song Yuanli and his companions left "Funiu Mountain", under the arrangement of Song Yuanfang, more than 20 late-stage Qi Refining cultivators in the family who had recently broken through to the next stage chose to travel with the permission of Song Yuanfang.

Most of them went north to the market near the Floating Cloud Mountains, and a small number went south towards Taiyue Lake.

After bidding farewell to Song Yuanli and the others, Song Qingming had been in seclusion for less than two months when a letter from "Guyang Mountain" brought him out of his cave.

Song Qingming, who had just come out of his cave, saw a letter in Song Yuanfang's hand not far away, and immediately asked softly:

"Yuan Fang, has the news about Xin Yu come back?"

After seeing Song Qingming's figure appear, Song Yuanfang hurriedly handed over the letter in his hand, and then replied calmly:

"Seventh Uncle, a dozen days ago I heard someone say that a strange phenomenon suddenly appeared on Guyang Mountain and lasted for several days. It seemed that another cultivator in the sect had successfully formed a pill.

After learning about this, the next day when I was sending a message to the sect's General Affairs Hall to discuss the payment for Yin Huo Shi's goods this year, I also asked about my eighth uncle's Dan formation.

Unexpectedly, I received a reply from the General Affairs Palace today. They said in the letter that Uncle Eight had come out of seclusion three months ago, but he failed to form a pill this time and was injured as a result. "

"Is the injury serious?"

Hearing Song Yuanfang's words, Song Qingming's face suddenly darkened. He asked anxiously and carefully, then opened the letter in his hand.

"The letter didn't mention this, but I guess Eighth Uncle might have been seriously injured. If it wasn't serious, they would have said it directly in the letter." Song Yuanfang said helplessly.

After carefully scanning the letter in his hand, Song Qingming slowly put it away and said to Song Yuanfang beside him:
"Yuan Fang, I'm going to Guyang Mountain to figure this out. If there's anything at home that you're worried about, go find Siyuan directly. She's been practicing in seclusion in her cave recently."

After explaining a few things to Song Yuanfang, Song Qingming turned around and went back to his cave to pack up before leaving "Funiu Mountain" and boarding the flying boat directly towards the sect.

It has been three years since Song Xinyu went into seclusion to form the core, and there has been no news from "Guyang Mountain". Song Qingming thought that Song Xinyu might have passed the first stage of forming the core, the Ningdan realm, and was not far from forming the core. He was secretly happy for him.

Unexpectedly, even at this time, he suddenly heard the news that Song Xinyu had failed to form a pill. Standing on top of the "Phantom Boat", Song Qingming sighed helplessly in his heart.

Song Xinyu’s current lifespan is already almost 180 years old. He will need to spend a lot of time recuperating from the failure in forming the elixir this time. His chances of forming the elixir again are very slim.

Although he knew along the way that it was not easy for a cultivator to form a golden elixir, Song Qingming was not too surprised to hear the news that Song Xinyu had failed to form a golden elixir, but he still felt a little regretful that he failed to form a golden elixir this time.

Song Xinyu has been a member of the Xiaoyao Sect for more than a hundred years. Although he has not been with the family during these years, he still cares about family affairs.

When the foundation was just being established not long ago, the Song family was just an ordinary foundation-building family and did not have much influence in the sect.

Whenever the family needed help from the sect, Song Xinyu would do his best to run errands and help to get information. Song Qingming always had a good impression of his nephew.

At this moment, Song Qingming had always wanted to support Song Xinyu in forming the elixir, but unfortunately, after his cultivation reached the sixth level of foundation building, his path had not been smooth, which delayed his time in forming the elixir.

It was not until he was over 170 years old that Song Xinyu cultivated to the peak of foundation building and began to retreat to form the elixir. This was several decades later than when Song Qingming and Song Qingyu first formed the elixir.

If the injury this time is not serious and he can recover in a few years, Song Xinyu may still have hope of forming a pill again.

But if it was like when Song Qingming failed to form a pill for the first time, and directly injured his dantian and meridians in his body, it would take at least ten years to recover.

In this way, after Song Xinyu recovered from his injuries, his life span would be almost 200 years, which was almost equivalent to missing the final deadline for forming the elixir. Song Xinyu's future path would basically stop here.

After a long and dusty journey, Song Qingming finally arrived at "Guyang Mountain". Just as he was about to go look for Song Xinyu, he unexpectedly ran into Fang Baixuan who happened to pass by there.

"Brother Song, how did you find time to come to the sect today? Are you here to congratulate Junior Sister Yun?" Seeing Fang Baixuan took the initiative to come forward and talk, Song Qingming hurriedly returned the greeting and said, "Brother Fang, I heard a few days ago in Funiushan that a strange phenomenon of a Jindan appeared in the sect. Could the Junior Sister Yun you mentioned be this person who has formed a Jindan?"

"From what Senior Brother Song said, it seems that you are still not very clear about this matter. Senior Brother is right. Junior Sister Yun succeeded in forming a pill half a month ago."

Seeing that Song Qingming didn't know this new Jindan cultivator in the sect, Fang Baixuan took the initiative to slowly introduce the other party's identity to Song Qingming in detail.

This sect disciple who had just reached Dan stage was named Yun Nishang.

This woman not only has outstanding spiritual talent and is a rare cultivator with special spiritual roots, but is also the direct disciple of Zhao Mengling, another Jindan elder in the sect. This was her first attempt to form a golden elixir, and she unexpectedly successfully broke through to the Jindan realm.

Yun Nishang just turned 100 this year, but she has already successfully formed a golden elixir and become the sect's golden elixir elder. She is also the fastest person in the "Xiaoyao Sect" to break through the golden elixir in the past two hundred years after Bai Yuxian.

After learning Yun Nishang's name from Fang Baixuan, Song Qingming remembered that he had met this girl once in the past, and he couldn't help feeling a little emotional.

When the Song family held a foundation-building celebration for Song Yuanhao, Yun Nishang followed her master Zhao Mengling to "Funiu Mountain" to participate in the celebration.

At that time, Song Qingming had just come out of the "Tower of Babel". In order to find out how to hatch the "Ice and Fire Dragon" spirit beast egg in his hand, he condescended to ask Yun Nishang, who was good at taming beasts, for advice.

When he met Yun Nishang that time, her cultivation had just reached the fifth level of Foundation Establishment. Apart from her proficiency in beast taming skills, she did not leave much impression in Song Qingming's eyes.

Song Qingming had not expected that the green-clothed woman who stood behind Zhao Mengling, whose cultivation level and appearance were not particularly outstanding, would have such a good talent for cultivation and entered the Golden Core realm so quickly.

“Junior Sister Yun is extremely talented, and now she has successfully formed a golden elixir and has become one of our generation. It is estimated that it won’t be long before her cultivation level surpasses that of my senior brother who formed a golden elixir one step earlier.

I just came out of retreat and heard about this. I was about to go to Yunmeng Peak to congratulate you. Senior Brother Song happened to be here. If you don't have anything urgent, why don't you go with me to Senior Sister Zhao's place to sit down and have a chat?"

Hearing Fang Baixuan's invitation, Song Qingming thought about it and did not refuse, so he followed him to the "Yunmeng Peak" where Zhao Mengling was practicing, and gave a gift to Yun Nishang who had just successfully formed a pill.

Because he knew in advance that someone in "Guyang Mountain" might have achieved Dan, Song Qingming had made preparations before coming, and did not err on the side of courtesy by going there to congratulate.

As Zhao Mengling's direct disciple, Yun Nishang's success in forming the elixir so quickly was naturally inseparable from the support of her master Zhao Mengling along the way.

Seeing Song Qingming and the others coming to "Yunmeng Peak" to congratulate, Zhao Mengling was also very happy. She had been in seclusion in recent years to recuperate, so she took the initiative to walk out of the cave and have a good tea and chat with Song Qingming and the others.

After obtaining a third-grade intermediate-quality "Recovery Pill" in the State of Wu last time, Zhao Mengling has recovered a lot from her injuries after several years of seclusion and recuperation. Her complexion has obviously improved a lot compared to before.

In addition to the great event of her disciple successfully forming a golden elixir, Zhao Mengling's face was always filled with smiles, and in the eyes of others, there was no sign of anything unusual about her.

After staying at "Yunmeng Peak" for half a day, Song Qingming got up and said goodbye and left, then went alone to the sacred mountain where Song Xinyu's cave was located nearby.

As soon as he arrived outside Song Xinyu's cave, a young woman in a white dress came out quickly. After seeing Song Qingming, she hurriedly stepped forward and bowed.

"Linxi, meet the ancestor!"

After seven years, Song Linxi's face has not only matured a lot, but her cultivation has also advanced from the fifth level of Qi Refining to the seventh level of Qi Refining. It can be seen that she has lived up to her dual spiritual roots.

"Is Xinyu in there?" Song Qingming waved to Song Linxi in front of him, and asked softly.

Hearing this, Song Linxi immediately nodded and replied, "Master is still in seclusion recuperating. Old Ancestor, please go in and sit for a while. I have asked my brothers to invite Master out."

Song Qingming nodded slightly and followed Song Linxi into the cave. After a while, Song Xinyu, whose face was still a little pale, slowly came to Song Qingming.

"Seventh Uncle! How come you came here suddenly? Yuan Fang and the others didn't even send a message to let us know in advance!"

As soon as they met, Song Xinyu immediately stepped forward and saluted with a somewhat nervous smile on her face. She was obviously a little surprised by Song Qingming's arrival.

"You said Yuan Fang didn't send any message, then why didn't you send any message to your family after you came out of seclusion? You also need me to come here in person to confirm your situation." Song Xinyu had just finished speaking when Song Qingming put down the teacup in his hand and immediately asked calmly.

"I got injured during this retreat. I didn't tell my family in time because I was afraid you would worry. I thought I would tell you after I got better."

Hearing Song Xinyu's explanation in a relaxed tone, Song Qingming did not say anything. He just stood up and put his hand on Song Xinyu's head. He closed his eyes and used his spiritual sense to carefully explore his body.

Seeing this, Song Xinyu did not dare to move, but whispered to the disciple beside him: "Linxi! I still have something to say to the ancestor, you guys can go out first if you have nothing to do!"

After Song Linxi and the others had left for a while, Song Qingming withdrew his consciousness and slowly opened his eyes.

"The injury to your Dantian is not serious. You should be able to recover after taking medicinal pills for a year or two. However, several meridians have been attacked by your vital energy. Even if you take medicinal pills, it will be difficult to recover in a short period of time. You still need time to recover.

I brought a few pills here that are useful for healing your meridians. Take them first. When your aunt goes to the East China Sea, ask her to help look for pills that can help your injuries."

After saying that, Song Qingming took out a green jade bottle he had prepared and placed it in Song Xinyu's hand.

Seeing the pill handed to him by Song Qingming, Song Xinyu nodded awkwardly, and then forced a smile on his face.

"Uncle Qi, I know that I can't recover from my injuries so quickly. Don't worry, the worst that can happen is that I just need to spend more time recovering. It will be fine!
Although I failed to form the elixir during this retreat, I also figured out a lot of things.

I have not been doing well in my spiritual practice these years, and I have been too obsessed with it. Unknowingly, I have followed the same path as my uncle.

It is not good to always think about immortality after practicing for a lifetime. You should also think more about things other than practice. Fortunately, it is not too late for me to wake up now!

Uncle Qi, don't worry, I have figured it out. The path to the Golden Elixir is indeed difficult, and I may not be able to achieve it.

But I still have a lot of time in my life to do what I want to do, and I won't have as many regrets as Uncle San. "

After hearing what Song Xinyu said, a look of relief slowly emerged on Song Qingming's originally calm face.

"Xinyu, it's not easy for you to think of these things. Our practice of the way of immortality is against the will of heaven. Neither you nor my third brother did anything wrong. It's just that sometimes you are too persistent and can't see the direction to move forward.

You are right. Whether it is building the foundation or the golden elixir, after a hundred years of practice, one day you will return to dust. We cannot just practice throughout our lives. We still need to think about other things.

However, you cannot give up on your path easily. Although most of those who can succeed and become famous in the world of immortal cultivation are people with outstanding talents, there are also many people who achieve success late in life.

Personal opportunities are unpredictable, and sometimes they may come a little late! "

Hearing this, Song Xinyu smiled and said, "Yes! Uncle Qi, I'll make a note of it."

"Okay then! I won't stay here any longer. If anything happens, remember to send a message home. Don't always worry about other people's affairs.

Uncle Qi has practiced for more than 200 years in this life, and he is not someone who has not experienced many storms. There are some things that I know even if you don’t tell me, it’s just a matter of knowing it sooner or later.”

This time Song Qingming mentioned this matter again, Song Xinyu did not show any embarrassment, nodded with a smile on his face, and then said:

"Uncle Seven! Although I need to recuperate now, it's okay for me to go out for a walk. Please talk to Yuan Fang when you go back. If there is anything wrong at home, just send me a message!"

"There's nothing serious going on at home recently, so just focus on recovering from your injuries. Also, Linxi is a talented girl, so you should teach her well. If you don't have time, you can ask Yuanrong and the others to help. Don't delay her path."

Seeing Song Qingming talking about Song Linxi outside, Song Xinyu immediately replied with a serious expression: "Well! Linxi is indeed a talented kid, and he practices very hard. Not to mention forming a pill in the future, there will definitely be no problem in building a foundation.

Uncle Qi, rest assured, I will definitely teach her well and will not let Linxi be worse than me in the future!"

"Well! I feel relieved with your words."

Song Qingming nodded with a look of satisfaction, and then gave Song Xinyu a few more instructions before saying goodbye and leaving his cave.
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Just when Song Qingming was about to set out to return to "Funiu Mountain", two beams of light suddenly flew over from a small hill not far from "Chiyanfang" in Qinghe County, landed on the top of the hill and turned into two figures.

These two people came riding the wind, and a faint golden light emanated from their bodies. They were obviously accomplished Jindan cultivators. (End of this chapter)