Qinghe Immortal Clan.

Because fully activating the mountain protection formation would consume a large amount of spiritual energy in the spiritual veins, resulting in the cultivators on the mountain not having sufficient spiritual energy to practice, so usually only a small part of the mountain protection formation in the family spiritual land will be activated.

Only when faced with an attack from a powerful enemy or when something major happens within the family will they activate the mountain protection formation with all their strength.

Seeing the "Funiu Mountain" formation fully activated, Song Qingming and Huang Siyuan, who had not heard from their family for over a month, couldn't help but worry about some unexpected events in the family, and immediately increased the speed of their flying boat.

Before arriving at the mountain protection formation, Song Qingming took out the family token and went directly through the formation from above into the sacred mountain.

As soon as the two of them passed through the formation, the noise they caused immediately alarmed the cultivators on the mountain. Soon, two sword lights flew into the air and came directly in front of Song Qingming and Huang Siyuan.

"Seventh Uncle, you're back!"

"I've met my ancestor!"

Song Yuanhao and Song Xuanfeng, who rushed over in a hurry, found that the two ancestors, Song Qingming and Huang Siyuan, had just passed through the mountain protection formation, so they hurriedly stepped forward and bowed.

After taking a quick look around and finding nothing unusual, Song Qingming nodded slightly at the two and asked, "When did you two come back? Did something happen on the mountain? Why did you activate the mountain protection formation like this?"

Facing Song Qingming's inquiry, Song Yuanhao quickly replied: "Xuan De is at a critical stage of building his foundation these past two days. In order to prevent any accidents on the mountain at this time, Brother Sixteen activated the mountain protection formation and asked us to come back to help guard the mountain gate."

"Oh! Xuande is already trying to reach the foundation-building stage. I'll go check out the situation. You guys go ahead and get busy!"

Upon hearing that Song Xuande, who had been in seclusion half a year ago, was already trying to reach the Foundation Establishment stage, Song Qingming finally understood why his family had suddenly activated the mountain protection formation. He immediately turned his worry into joy and nodded.

After giving instructions to Song Yuanhao, Song Qingming brought Huang Siyuan to the cave where Song Xuande was in seclusion, and met Song Yuanfang who was guarding outside the door.

"Seventh uncle!"

Seeing Song Qingming and the other man who had been away from home for a long time returning, Song Yuanfang's face immediately showed joy, and he hurriedly stepped forward with a happy look and bowed to the two of them.

Song Qingming waved his hand slightly, then looked at the cave where Song Xuande was in seclusion. After a while, he said with a look of satisfaction:
"Xuan De has successfully passed the stage of body forging. Judging from his aura, he is still quite steady. There shouldn't be any problems next time. I estimate that there is a 70% to 80% chance of success this time."

"If that's true, that's great!" Hearing what Song Qingming said, Song Yuanfang, who was standing aside, looked delighted and immediately put aside the worries in his heart for days.

Since obtaining Song Qingming's consent to fully support Song Xuande in building his foundation, Song Yuanfang has been devoted to this junior in the past two years and has spent a lot of energy preparing for his foundation building.

Knowing that Song Xuande had a good chance of building his foundation this time, Song Yuanfang was also very pleased. No matter what, his hard work over the past few years was not in vain, and he had lived up to the trust of the clan leader Song Qingming.

"Yuan Fang, has anything happened to the family since we left? What's the situation on the front line of White Lion Ridge? Is there any movement from the demon tribe?"

Upon hearing this, Song Yuanfang immediately replied in a serious tone, "Reporting to Seventh Uncle, nothing major has happened in Qinghe and Pingyang in the past month.

However, after you left, Baishiling was soon attacked by an army of monsters. Fortunately, the giant elephant monster king did not come this time, and my great aunt relied on the mountain protection formation to repel the monster army in a short time.

And there is more. "

"There's no one else here. Just tell me what you have to say. Don't worry about anything." Seeing that Song Yuanfang was a little reluctant to say the rest of his words, Song Qingming immediately comforted him.

Song Yuanfang nodded slightly and continued, "Some time ago, Yuan Qian told me that she heard some people in Chiyanfang talking about how the sect's Guyangshan formation has been open for a long time, and it seems that some seniors are trying to reach the Nascent Soul stage.

It is still unknown whether this matter is true or not, and before leaving, Seventh Uncle specifically warned us not to discuss the sect's affairs. So I asked Yuan Qian to bring the people from the market law enforcement team to control all those who were discussing this matter in the market.

Among these people, there are some independent cultivators near the market town, and many are from the lower-level immortal cultivation families. The two younger generations of the family with the word "Lin" are also involved, so there are dozens of people in total.

Many people have come to my door recently, hoping that I would let them off the hook. Now that my seventh uncle has returned, please tell me how we should handle this matter."

After hearing what Song Yuanfang said, Song Qingming's face turned a little unhappy, and he said directly in a cold tone:
"We have already warned them, but there are still people who dare to ignore the instructions issued by the family. These people should be taught a lesson so that they will remember how to control their mouths.

Send a message to Yuan Qian, asking them to find out who first spread the news. The person who first discussed the matter would be exiled to Yinfeng Ridge to mine for ten years, and all the others would be exiled for two years.

If anyone comes to plead for mercy again, no matter who it is, ignore them and bring them directly to the top of the mountain to find me. I want to see how brave they are. "

"My dear, if we send all these people to Yinfeng Ridge, I'm afraid that they won't be able to accommodate so many people at once and there will be trouble. Otherwise, it's better to give them a lighter sentence."

After hearing Song Qingming's arrangement, Huang Siyuan seemed to think that the punishment was a bit too heavy and couldn't help but speak up to persuade him.

Song Qingming shook his head and said, "I know they are not guilty of such a crime, but the family has been more lenient in recent years, so these people don't care about the family's dignity.

This time, the demon clan masters raided Guyang Mountain. It must be that the news was leaked from the sect, which allowed the demon clan to prepare and come to block Senior Sister Bai when she was undergoing the tribulation.

If there are still people in the family who can't control their mouths at this time, and the sect suspects in the future that the news was leaked from Chiyanfang, how are we going to explain the matter then?

Now we are just letting them mine for a few years to teach them a lesson. If someone from the sect's law enforcement hall comes to investigate this matter, I'm afraid they will never be able to get out of the mine in their lifetime."

"Seventh Uncle, this is actually true. Master Bai is really in Guyang Mountain condensing his Nascent Soul, and there are also experts from the demon clan trying to stop him?"

After hearing Song Qingming's explanation and learning the news that Bai Yuxian had conceived a baby, Song Yuanfang was a little shocked for a moment, but Song Qingming quickly nodded to him, confirming what he had just said.

Before Song Qingming and the other person left, they specifically instructed Song Yuanfang not to let anyone in the family discuss the sect's affairs.

It turned out that the leader of the "Xiaoyao Sect", Bai Yuxian, was in the process of breaking through the Nascent Soul stage and needed the two of them to protect him. However, because the sect had strictly blocked the news, Song Qingming and the others did not tell him about this when they left.

Thinking of this, Song Yuanfang held his forehead with some fear.

Just as Song Qingming said just now, how could these people below discuss such a big thing as the leader of the "Xiaoyao Sect" overcoming the tribulation and breaking through the Nascent Soul realm in private? Once the sect knew about this matter, it would inevitably lead to an investigation by the Law Enforcement Hall.

By then, it won't just be a matter of them going to mine. I'm afraid the families behind them and even the "Funiu Mountain" above will be implicated.

Compared with these possible outcomes that could lead to the destruction of the entire clan, Song Qingming only punished them by making them mine for a few years, which was indeed a great mercy.

Thinking of the purpose of Song Qingming's explanation, Huang Siyuan and Song Yuanfang immediately understood it, but they just sighed slightly and didn't say anything more.

Whether it was Huang Siyuan or Song Yuanfang, when they truly became the core of the family, the Song family was no longer the weak small family it once was, but a thriving overlord of Qinghe County.

Therefore, when it comes to family affairs, the two are far less sensitive to family crises than Song Qingming and Song Qingyu, who grew up in weak families.

Since establishing his foundation, Song Qingming has been involved in all family affairs, leading the weak Song family to grow step by step.

At that time, Song Qingming had just established his foundation not long ago. He was well aware of the limitations of his cultivation ability, so he was always cautious in everything he did to prevent himself or his clansmen from making mistakes and being caught and suppressed.

Even now, Song Qingming has successfully formed a pill, and the Song family has become the overlord dominating the northeast of Wei State. Even when people from the "Xiaoyao Sect" deal with them, they are polite and courteous.

However, Song Qingming still did not get carried away. He knew very well in his heart that he and the entire Song family did not have much equal status in front of the huge sect that had Nascent Soul cultivators.

If one day, the family does something that is intolerable to the sect and touches their bottom line, just like the Ma family of "Iron Immortal Castle" did, then the Song family's fate will not be much better than that of the Ma family.

The Ma family ruled the "Iron Immortal Castle" for six hundred years, but now, only a hundred years have passed, and there is no trace of the Ma family left in the entire "Iron Immortal Castle".

For the "Xiaoyao Sect" that controls the entire Weiguo cultivation world, the Song family is not irreplaceable. Without the "Funiu Mountain" sect, it would not be difficult to support another Jindan family in the future.

Song Qingming certainly didn't want his family to end up like this in the future. Although he had never shown it in front of other people over the years, he was always cautious about the sect in his heart.

Being able to cultivate to the late Golden Core stage with the aptitude of four spiritual roots and lead the entire family to develop to the present, in addition to personal opportunities, this cautious character also has a great influence on Song Qingming.

Fortunately, although the "Xiaoyao Sect" has had some doubts about the "Funiu Mountain" behind the scenes in recent years, it has never used any excuse to suppress the Song family. Song Qingming has also tried his best to maintain a good relationship between the family and the sect.

Now that Bai Yuxian has broken through to the Nascent Soul stage, the sect will certainly have to expand its own strength next. At this time, as long as the Song family follows closely behind the "Xiaoyao Sect", they can also gain some benefits.

Therefore, the more at times like this, the more the family cannot give others an excuse to suppress it. Otherwise, once it arouses suspicion from the sect, not only will the Song family not gain any benefits, but it may also create grudges with the sect.

"Yuan Fang, you go and handle this matter first. Remember to keep the good news secret and tell everyone below to shut up. No one is allowed to discuss this matter anymore.

After two years when the sect has stabilized, no one will care about this matter anymore.

It's okay for you to be more lenient to others at ordinary times, and I agree with you all. However, if you encounter such a situation that concerns the safety of the family in the future, you still need to be more decisive in handling the matter.

Even if someone needs to make some sacrifices, don't let others find excuses to suppress the family easily. We are not a lone cultivator, there are so many bloodlines of the same clan behind us who need protection, and we need to consider the family more when encountering problems.

Many immortal cultivation families in the immortal cultivation world will become powerful and then decline. Although our family is thriving now, we all need to be prepared for danger and never become the second Ma family."

After hearing Song Qingming's teachings, Song Yuanfang was touched and understood his good intentions. He immediately nodded seriously.

Just as Song Qingming worried, the family has developed too fast in recent years. The younger generations in the family who have just entered the sect cannot understand the hardships that Song Qingming, Song Qingyu and others have gone through in establishing the family business.

As time goes by, it is inevitable that some people will become careless and ignore the family's warnings. Song Qingming takes this matter so seriously in order to warn these people.

The Ma family rebelled against the sect in the past, and the family was forced to flee to the Kingdom of Yue. Even the Jindan clan leader died at the hands of the "Xiaoyao Sect". It has only been a hundred years since the previous lesson, so Song Yuanfang and others are naturally very clear about it.

Those who manage the family, even if they cannot make the family prosperous in the future, cannot let the family end up like the Ma family in their hands.

Thinking of this, Song Yuanfang's eyes became a little firm at this moment. After responding, he left the place and went to the "meeting room" at the foot of the mountain.

"Siyuan, seeing Senior Sister Bai break through to the Nascent Soul stage this time has given me some new insights. I'm afraid I'll have to go into seclusion for a while. Please help with the family affairs first.

If Qingyu encounters an emergency while I am in seclusion, you must tell me immediately.

Although the demon tribe does not have any advantages on the surface and will not easily go south, the actions of these demon tribe masters are not so easy to predict. During this period of time, we must often remind everyone not to let down their guard. "

"Husband, just rest assured and retreat. With Yuan Fang and I here, there won't be any problems with family matters. Qing Yu is not a careless person, I will remember to remind them."

After explaining things to Huang Siyuan, Song Qingming returned directly to his cave and began to practice in seclusion alone.

Ever since he received the cultivation experience from Feng He two years ago, Song Qingming has studied it diligently for a long time in the past two years. It is equivalent to getting personal guidance from a Nascent Soul cultivator, and he has gained a lot from it.

This time when he went to "Guyang Mountain" to protect the road, Song Qingming witnessed with his own eyes Bai Yuxian condensing his Nascent Soul and successfully breaking through the realm.

At that moment, he suddenly had some insights into cultivation in his mind. The bottleneck in cultivation that had been bothering Song Qingming for all these years began to loosen up a little after that moment.

Therefore, after returning to his family, Song Qingming did not care about other things. He hurriedly took advantage of the fact that the insights in his body had not yet dissipated, and began to retreat and make careful preparations to break through his cultivation level.

Song Qingming's cultivation had already reached the peak of the seventh level of the Golden Core, and this retreat did not disappoint him.

After refining a high-level elixir refined by Huang Siyuan, Song Qingming, with the help of his insights, finally broke through the bottleneck of his own cultivation six months later and successfully advanced to the eighth level of Golden Elixir.

After breaking through his cultivation level, Song Qingming showed a bit of joy on his face as he felt the increase of his own magic power.

Since his cultivation reached the peak of the seventh level of the Golden Core, Song Qingming has not made any progress in more than ten years, which has made him somewhat confused about his future path.

This time, he successfully broke through his cultivation level, and Song Qingming regained his inner confidence.

Next, as long as Song Qingming breaks through the last level of the Golden Core stage and improves his cultivation to the ninth level of the Golden Core stage, he can prepare to try to break through the Nascent Soul stage.

After spending a few more days in the cave to consolidate his own cultivation level, Song Qingming, who had been in seclusion for more than half a year, opened the restriction at the entrance of his cave and walked out.

After walking out of the cave, I just saw a ray of morning sun rising in the distant sky.

Looking at the rare beauty in the sky, Song Qingming flew directly to the top of the mountain and stood aside to watch the sunrise.

After a while, a figure in white appeared beside Song Qingming again. It was Huang Siyuan, who had just received the news that he had been released from confinement.

Seeing that Song Qingming had successfully broken through the realm of cultivation, Huang Siyuan was very happy. She looked at the sunrise in the sky and said to him with a smile:
"My husband's breakthrough was so smooth this time. I think it won't take long for him to advance to the ninth level of the Golden Core."

Seeing this, Song Qingming smiled and shook his head and said, "In the late Jindan realm, every step is more difficult than before. We can't predict these things.

It is better to go with the flow when it comes to cultivation. Just like what happened to me this time, when the time comes, there is always hope for a breakthrough."

After the two looked at each other, Song Qingming pulled Huang Siyu to find a clean place to sit down and enjoy the beautiful sunrise over the rolling sea of ​​clouds outside the top of the mountain.

Song Qingming and Huang Siyuan have been Taoist partners for many years. Although their life is a bit dull, they understand each other and their relationship is quite stable.

Looking at Song Qingming sitting quietly beside her, Huang Siyuan felt very at ease in her heart and couldn't help but lean her head on his shoulder.

"Husband, although the Nascent Soul stage is a bit far away from us, I always feel that you will definitely be able to reach this stage like Senior Sister Bai in the future.

I wonder if Qingyu and I will have the opportunity to continue to follow in your footsteps in the future."

Hearing Huang Siyuan's sigh, Song Qingming turned his head and smiled at her and sighed, "You also know that breaking through the Nascent Soul Realm is not that easy for us, why are you thinking so far ahead suddenly!

The path of spiritual practice is long, and it is difficult to predict where we will end up.

Regardless of whether we will have the opportunity to make further progress in the future, we still have hundreds of years to live, and it will be worthwhile to live the remaining days well. "

"Well! When I was in Qinghefang, I didn't even dare to think about building my foundation. How could I have imagined that one day I would succeed in forming a pill and be standing here with you." Huang Siyuan nodded slightly, a satisfied smile appearing at the corner of her mouth.

Seeing this, Song Qingming looked into the distance and continued, "Although the Nascent Soul Avenue is not easy, it is not completely beyond our reach. It's just that I am not sure about it at the moment.

But don't worry! If I really have the opportunity to cultivate to the Nascent Soul stage in the future, I will definitely try my best to support you.

By that time, we will have stood at the top of the cultivation world, and the rest of the family will have grown up. I will take you around to see more beautiful scenery."

"Okay! If that day ever comes, I will go with you wherever you want to go, my husband."

Looking at the slowly rising sun in the distance, which had already dispelled the fog around him, Song Qingming stood up with a smile and took Huang Siyuan's hand and walked back to the cave.

The two hadn't seen each other for more than half a year, and it was a rare occasion that Song Qingming had a breakthrough in his cultivation. Huang Siyuan put aside the chores in her hands and spent some time with Song Qingming in the cave.

Two months later, in the family's "Huixian Pavilion".

On this day, Song Qingming had just finished his training and was sitting in the family's "Huixian Pavilion" drinking tea and reading a book when he suddenly heard a report downstairs.

After hearing this, he put down the book in his hand and responded.

After a while, Song Yuanfang, holding a red invitation in his hand, quickly came to Song Qingming and handed him the invitation.

"Seventh Uncle, I just received an invitation from the sect, inviting you to attend the celebration of Patriarch Bai in a month."

"Oh! The celebration will be held in a month? So soon?" Song Qingming took the invitation, opened it and took a look, then nodded with some surprise.

After Bai Yuxian broke through to the Nascent Soul realm, the sect, under the arrangement of the supreme elder Li Mufeng, had decided to hold a grand "Nascent Soul Celebration" for her. Song Qingming had known about this for a long time.

However, he didn't expect that only half a year had passed and Bai Yuxian's "Nascent Soul Celebration" was already ready.

It seems that this time the sect is indeed eager to announce to the public that she has successfully conceived a fetus.

"Yuan Fang, go and send a message to Baishiling to ask Qingyu to come back, and also go to the family's treasury to see if there are any spiritual objects suitable as gifts. Prepare some for me first.

This time, the sect's Nascent Soul Celebration will definitely be different from the past. Don't be stingy with spiritual objects, or we'll look petty."

"Don't worry, Seventh Uncle, I will arrange it right away!" Song Yuanfang responded and left "Huixian Pavilion" directly.

After putting away the teacup beside him, Song Qingming was about to go to the family's "Alchemy Pavilion" to inform Huang Siyuan about the celebration. Unexpectedly, as soon as he walked out of the "Meeting Immortal Pavilion", he saw her in white clothes walking towards him with a happy face from afar.

"You look so happy, could it be that you, Siyuan, already know about the invitation?"

Huang Siyuan looked at Song Qingming with some doubt when she heard this, then shook her head and said, "I just came out of my retreat to make pills, and I don't know what invitation my husband is talking about."

"Oh! What could make you so happy?" (End of this chapter)