Qinghe Immortal Clan.

The place the two were patrolling was located in the Song family's territory on the bank of Qing River, and it was also a place that the family had expressly forbidden outsiders from entering at will.

The Song family is now a Jindan Immortal Clan and has become the overlord who has the final say in Qinghe County. Normally, no one around dares to challenge the family authority or violate the ban and enter the Song family's territory.

Faced with the sudden appearance of the escaping light, the uncle and nephew of the Song family were filled with surprise at this moment, and hurriedly took out the communication talisman to inform the nearby family elders of the intrusion of outsiders.

A moment later, on a high mountain about ten miles east of Qinghe River.

Song Linfeng, dressed in a green robe, was sitting in a cave on the top of the mountain, concentrating on meditating and practicing, when suddenly a red light flew in from outside and directly penetrated into his cave.

Seeing the red voice-transmitting talisman suddenly appearing in front of him, Song Linfeng's face was suddenly filled with surprise, and he quickly took it.

Not long after, Song Linfeng, with a somewhat solemn expression, quickly packed up the spiritual objects around him and walked out of his cave.

Song Linfeng, who had just left the cave, ran into three tribesmen who had just come here to look for him. Without waiting for them to ask, he directly opened his mouth and ordered:

"Xuan Hu just sent a message saying that a strange foundation-building cultivator has broken into Qinghe. I have to go over there and take a look at the situation.

If I haven't come back within half an hour and haven't received any news, you should send an emergency communication talisman to the family and inform the ancestor of this matter!"

After hearing Song Linfeng's instructions, an older man from the "Chang" generation who was in the late stage of Qi training quickly asked, "Elder Linfeng, we haven't figured out the situation yet. If the person coming is powerful, it might be dangerous for you to go there alone.

Should we inform the family about this in advance, and wait for the Great Elder to send reinforcements, and then we can make plans!"

Song Linfeng succeeded in building his foundation only more than ten years ago, and his cultivation level was only at the peak of the second level of the foundation building stage. He was not considered outstanding among the foundation building cultivators. When they heard that the one who came was a strange foundation building cultivator, several Song family cultivators couldn't help but show a look of worry on their faces.

Facing the kind reminders from several elders, Song Linfeng shook his head firmly and said, "No, the ancestor has specifically ordered that no outsiders are allowed to approach Qinghe.

What if this person comes with bad intentions and brings trouble to the family? How are we going to explain this to the ancestors and the great elder?

Don't worry, I am a foundation-building cultivator after all. I'm just going over to check out the situation. It shouldn't be any big deal.

Uncle Thirteen, please take care of this here for now.

Remember, after I leave, you must immediately activate the mountain protection formation, and be careful not to let the thieves take advantage of the loopholes."

After explaining in detail, Song Linfeng took out his second-level flying sword, then stepped on the magic weapon and turned into a sword light and left the mountain.

After Song Linfeng left, the elderly man quickly directed the other cultivators on the mountain to activate the mountain protection formation. For a moment, the entire sacred mountain became tense.

It was only a dozen miles from Lingshan where he was to Qinghe nearby. For a foundation-building cultivator like Song Linfeng who could fly with a sword, it would take him no more than a quarter of an hour to get there.

When he arrived near the location where the message was sent, Song Linfeng first stopped on his own initiative, then took out an invisibility robe and put it on himself to conceal his figure, and then slowly moved towards his destination.

After crossing a ridge in front, Song Linfeng carefully explored forward and soon saw two familiar figures beside a bluestone in the distance.

"Uncle Eighteen, Lin Yuan, are you okay? Did someone just pass by here?"

Seeing that the two tribesmen in front of him were safe and sound, and the bad situation he had imagined did not occur, Song Linfeng breathed a sigh of relief and stepped forward to reveal his figure.

"Meet the elder!"

Seeing Song Linfeng suddenly appear beside him, he had been looking carefully at the uncle and nephew in the river. He was startled at first, and then hurried forward to salute Song Linfeng.

Seeing the strange expressions on their faces, Song Linfeng quickly waved his hand and continued to ask: "No need to be polite! What happened just now?"

"Reporting to the elders, it's the clan leader. The clan leader is here!
Just now, Lin Yuan and I were patrolling here, and suddenly we saw someone flying in the sky. We thought it was a stranger who had accidentally strayed here, so we quickly sent out a communication talisman.

I never expected that the person who came would be the clan leader. It was all my fault that I was in a hurry and didn't see clearly before sending the talisman out."

"What? The clan leader is here. I wonder if the great elder said that the clan leader would come here to practice recently! Is the clan leader still here? Did he say anything?"

Hearing that it was the head of the family who came, and not an outsider who had accidentally entered the place, Song Linfeng put his worries aside but also felt a little nervous. He hurriedly asked about Song Qingming's location.

Ever since the family cultivated a spiritual vein near Qinghe River, this area has become a territory controlled by the Song family. The clan leader attaches great importance to this place and often comes here to practice in seclusion.

Song Linfeng is stationed in Qinghe for the family and is also responsible for guarding the family's territory.

Hearing that Song Qingming had suddenly come here, he naturally felt a little nervous, fearing that the family patriarch would find some fault with him and leave a bad impression in his mind.

"Reporting to the elder, the clan leader is now in the river. He just went down not long ago. He only told us not to get close to that place. He didn't say much else."

After confirming that Song Qingming was still there, Song Linfeng nodded calmly and said, "Yes! I understand. You guys go check other places first. I'll be here."

Just as Song Linfeng finished speaking, a loud noise suddenly came from the surface of Qinghe River, and then a white light flew out from the water and landed beside Song Linfeng and the other two.

"Meet the clan leader!"

After his eyes swept lightly over the three people in front of him, Song Qingming smiled and nodded, then waved gently to Song Linyuan and the other person who were about to leave, signaling them to leave first.

After the two walked away, Song Qingming turned around and asked Song Linfeng beside him softly, "I just came back from going out and came to see you guys. You don't have to think too much about it.

Has anything happened at home in the past six months? "

This time, Song Qingming has been away from his family and gone to the "Tianhai Immortal Realm" for more than half a year. Naturally, he is very concerned about family matters.

When passing by Qinghe, he thought of the tribesmen stationed here, so he hurried down to ask a few questions, and then took the opportunity to check out the "Qinghe Cave" which made him a little worried.

Ever since this place was controlled by the Song family, Song Yuanfang has been arranging family monks to garrison here over the years. Seeing Song Linfeng arrive so quickly, Song Qingming's face was quite satisfied.

Hearing Song Qingming's question, Song Linfeng quickly replied:

"Reporting to the clan leader, apart from the breakthrough of Grandmother Qingyu two months ago, nothing major has happened at home in the past six months. However, I have not been back for a month."

Song Qingming nodded slightly upon hearing this and said, "Oh! Qingyu has come out of seclusion, this is really a good thing, then I have to go back quickly.

In Qinghe, I have set up a formation underwater for cultivation. Do not let anyone get close to it. You need to be more careful and do not slack off."

"Don't worry, Patriarch. We will conduct inspections every day and will definitely live up to the family's trust!"

As soon as Song Linfeng finished speaking, he saw a flash of white light before his eyes, and then Song Qingming disappeared from the spot.

Seeing Song Qingming turn into a beam of light and disappear in mid-air, Song Linfeng slowly breathed a sigh of relief with his tense nerves, and turned to look at the turbulent Qing River beside him.

Since he took on the task of garrisoning in Qinghe, Song Linfeng has been practicing in his cave almost all day long, and rarely goes out, as there are not many trivial matters here.

This time, his ancestor arrived suddenly without saying a word, which really caught him off guard. Fortunately, the people below him were diligent and not too lazy, and did not make any mistakes in front of Song Qingming.

"This place has attracted so much attention from the clan leader. It seems we should be more careful in the future."

Song Linfeng stood there and muttered to himself, then carefully looked around, then turned the sword around and returned to his cave.

After leaving Qinghe, Song Qingming, who was standing high in the sky, heard about Song Qingyu's breakthrough in cultivation through seclusion. His face became a little happier than before.

Song Qingyu's cultivation had reached the fifth level of the Golden Core for many years. This time, she had been in seclusion for more than a year without any progress. Song Qingming thought that she might not succeed and needed some time to hone her skills.

Unexpectedly, she successfully broke through to the sixth level of Jindan in one go, which really surprised Song Qingming.

In less than a hundred years, Song Qingyu was able to break through to the sixth level of the Golden Core. Although her cultivation speed could not catch up with a cultivation genius like Bai Yuxian, it had already surpassed most of the Golden Core cultivators in the world of immortal cultivation.

You have to know that Song Qingyu himself is just a cultivator with three spiritual roots. His talent is not particularly outstanding in the world of immortal cultivation. Moreover, he was born in an ordinary immortal cultivation family like the Song family. It is absolutely commendable that he can have such a speed of cultivation.

Song Qingming and Song Qingyu have been supporting each other for many years since they started practicing Taoism. Naturally, they were very happy about her progress in practice, and unknowingly increased their speed.
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The Song family is in the "Huixian Pavilion" on the top of Funiu Mountain.

Song Qingyu, who had just ended his retreat not long ago, was sitting beside the chessboard, watching a game that had been going on for a long time, his eyes full of thought.

Huang Siyuan, who was sitting opposite her, saw that Song Qingyu held the chess piece in his hand for a long time without putting it down. She sighed helplessly, turned around, took a cup of spiritual tea and took a sip.

"Qingyu, it hasn't been long since you've been able to compete with me. I guess it won't be long before I won't be able to play against you anymore.

You see, it’s getting late, and today’s game of chess is almost over. Why don’t we take a break early and continue tomorrow?”

While Huang Siyuan was speaking, she carefully looked at Song Qingyu's expression, as if she was afraid that the other party would misunderstand her meaning.

Ever since Song Qingyu came out of seclusion two months ago, she, who had never been very interested in chess, suddenly became fascinated with this time-killing skill for some reason, and insisted on dragging Huang Siyuan to play chess with her.

It's just that although Song Qingyu is one step ahead in cultivation, he doesn't have much talent in playing chess. He is always defeated by Huang Siyuan and has to surrender in the end.

But Song Qingyu just had a character that refused to admit defeat. He kept trying despite repeated defeats and would drag Huang Siyuan to play chess every few days, which made her very miserable recently and she couldn't even take care of refining the elixir.

After hearing Huang Siyuan's suggestion, Song Qingyu, who had been hesitant to make a move, thought for a moment and finally nodded reluctantly, throwing the chess piece in his hand into the chessboard.

"Sister-in-law, it's been more than two months, why hasn't Seventh Brother come back yet? If he could come back earlier, I wouldn't have to pester you to play chess with me all the time." "When he left, he said it might take some time. It's only been half a year, I'm afraid it won't be that fast!" Huang Siyuan responded with a smile, put down the teacup in her hand, stood up and walked to the window.

Seeing this, Song Qingyu followed and continued, "Seventh Brother, what's the matter so urgent? Why can't you wait for me to come out of seclusion so that I can at least help a little.

And Yuan Li!

This kid, how come he disappeared without a word after coming back so soon? He didn't even want to see me. I loved him so much back then, but he's really becoming more and more heartless."

"Haha! This is indeed a bit unfortunate. When they were here, they said they would wait for you to come out of seclusion to celebrate, but after waiting for more than half a year, they still didn't make it.

If your husband knew that you had successfully achieved a breakthrough in your cultivation during this retreat, he would definitely be happy for you. You don’t have to worry and wait patiently for a few more days. They should be back soon.”

"Hey! Who is here? Sister-in-law, could it be that what you said is that Seventh Brother and the others are back?"

Huang Siyuan had just finished speaking when she looked at Song Qingyu in the distance outside the window. Suddenly, she saw a beam of light flying from outside "Funiu Mountain" in the distance, and a look of surprise appeared on her face.

Huang Siyuan was surprised to see that the escaping light did seem familiar, and hurried out with Song Qingyu to greet it.

As soon as she arrived outside the mountain protection formation, Song Qingyu saw a very familiar figure from afar. With a look of joy on her face, she rushed forward and jumped onto the "Phantom Boat".

"Seventh Brother! I was just talking about you with sister-in-law. I didn't expect that you really came back."

Seeing the delighted Song Qingyu, Song Qingming smiled and nodded, saying: "I rushed as fast as I could, but I still couldn't catch up with you after you came out of seclusion. It's really a pity.

Qingyu, congratulations to you on your success, it seems that you will catch up with me sooner or later."

"Humph! Brother Seven, you are already at the eighth level of the Golden Core, and I don't even know when I will advance to the late Golden Core stage. How can I catch up with you? You are really making fun of me."

Hearing Song Qingming's personal praise, Song Qingyu appeared humble but was actually very happy in her heart. She pulled Song Qingming and quickly came to Huang Siyuan's side.

"My husband, did your trip go smoothly?"

Seeing Huang Siyuan smiling and full of concern, Song Qingming nodded slightly and said, "Although I encountered some setbacks during my trip, it was relatively smooth and I have already done it.

"Is your family safe during the time I've been away?"

Huang Siyuan heard this and replied calmly: "Except for Qingyu's exit from seclusion, the rest are just trivial matters at home, which Yuan Fang has already dealt with.

There is only one thing that is a little strange. Not long after you left, Yuan Li also left without saying goodbye after leaving a letter.

He left in a hurry and didn't say where he was going in the letter. We didn't notice what happened until Yuan Fang went to his cave.

It's been almost half a year now, and there's still no news from Yuan Li." Huang Siyuan said, sighing helplessly, as if she felt a little guilty about it.

"I know about Yuan Li's matter. He said hello to me before he left, but he was in a hurry to leave and forgot to inform you.

Don't worry, I know where he is!"

Hearing Huang Siyuan mention Song Yuanli, Song Qingming hurriedly nodded and explained. Only after the two girls' complexion improved did he take them back to "Huixian Pavilion".

That night, in order to celebrate Song Qingyu's successful breakthrough in cultivation, and also to welcome Song Qingming who had just returned from a trip, Song Qingming and the other two specially called Song Yuanfang and others to the top of the mountain to set up several banquets and celebrated properly.

During this period, Song Qingming not only took the opportunity to give them some pointers on their cultivation, but also took the initiative to tell these younger generations of the family about what he had seen and heard during his time outside over the years.

During this trip to the "Tianhai Immortal Realm", Song Qingming experienced life and death several times, and finally even fought with a Nascent Soul cultivator. While gaining a lot of spiritual objects, he also grew a lot in all aspects.

On the way back, Song Qingming, who had experienced a lot of things, had a lot of insights in his heart that he had never had before. Now he passed them on to the younger generations in the family.

Although the Song family cultivators present here have all had experience traveling abroad, they are indeed much weaker in this aspect compared to Song Qingming, the patriarch who has traveled many times.

It was a rare opportunity to hear Song Qingming take the initiative to talk about his many years of travel experiences. Not only the foundation-building elders such as Song Yuanfang, but even the two Jindan cultivators Song Qingyu and Huang Siyuan were listening attentively and benefited a lot from it.

It was not until late at night that everyone left reluctantly.

A few days later, early in the morning, Song Yuanfang arrived at the family meeting room.

Before he could start dealing with daily affairs, a girl of about seventeen or eighteen years old hurried into the "meeting room" with a letter.

Several Song family cultivators nearby were not surprised to see this young girl, who was only at the fourth level of Qi Refining, break into the hall without being ordered. Instead, they took the initiative to smile at her.

"Hey! Lin Yu, why are you here so early today? Did you bully someone again?"

Hearing this, Song Linyu shook his head with some confidence and said, "Aunt Thirteen, you have wronged me this time. Now that I have joined the law enforcement team, I don't have time to go to the family school every day.

I have accepted a family mission and I have come here to report something."

"Even if you have official business to report, how come you don't even know how to knock on the door? How can you be so reckless! Go out and learn the family rules before entering again."

Hearing the rebuke from the leader in front, Song Linyu instinctively took a step back, then turned around and walked out helplessly.

"Reporting to the Great Elder, Song Linyu from the Law Enforcement Team has something important to report!"

"come in!"

Seeing Song Linyu come in and make a face, several Song family cultivators around couldn't help but laugh. It was not until a few coughs were heard from the upper position that the conference room became quiet.

When he walked up to Song Yuanfang, who had a stern face, Song Linyu first handed him a letter, then walked to Song Yuanfang with a smile and took the initiative to pour him a cup of spiritual tea.

“Grandpa, a man who claims to be from the Bai family came down the mountain and said that he wanted to give this letter to the ancestor.

This kid is not even older than me, but he is quite arrogant. He came up and shouted that he wanted to see the ancestor, and said that he was the ancestor's direct disciple. We almost died of laughter.

If it weren't for the fact that he's not ugly, I wouldn't want to run this errand for him!"

"Someone from the Bai family! Did he say his name?" Hearing that the person coming was from the Bai family, Song Yuanfang showed a trace of doubt on his face and asked again.

"Hmm, it seems his name is Bai Jingyun, and he said he came from Baishiling."

"It's Jingyun! Oh, your grandmother really spoiled you. You don't know your place at all and you almost made a big mistake.

I'm going to the top of the mountain to meet the ancestor now. Please go and invite him up for me.

Remember, be polite when talking to people. If you can't invite people, let your grandmother put you in solitary confinement tomorrow. You will not be allowed to go out again until you break through the fifth level of Qi Refining."

"Ah! Grandpa, he can't really be the ancestor's disciple!"

Facing Song Linyu who was full of doubts, Song Yuanfang just glared at him seriously and ignored him. He took the letter in his hand and left the family's "meeting room" directly.

"Lin Yu, Bai Jingyun is indeed the disciple accepted by the clan leader. You almost got into trouble. Go and invite him up! The Great Elder loves you the most and will not really put you in confinement."

Seeing Song Linyu still standing there in a daze, several Song family cultivators sitting nearby hurried forward to comfort him, which made Song Linyu, who was still a little unreacted, feel a little relieved.

"Alas, that guy's cultivation is not much higher than mine. Who knew he would be the ancestor's disciple? Can you blame me for this?"

After confirming the other party's true identity, Song Linyu did not dare to delay any longer and hurriedly walked down the mountain with a hint of grievance.

In the "Huixian Pavilion" on the top of the mountain, Song Qingming, who was playing chess with Song Qingyu, suddenly saw a disciple walking up quietly from below, and quickly shifted his gaze over.

"Report to the ancestor, the great elder has arrived."

"Tell them to come up first!" Song Qingming replied indifferently and put down the chess piece in his hand.

"Seventh brother, just do your own thing and don't bother me." Seeing that Song Qingming seemed to have something to say to him, Song Qingyu quickly waved his hand and lowered his head to study the chess game in front of him.

Seeing this, Song Qingming smiled, didn't say anything more, turned around and sat aside.

After a while, Song Yuanfang came to him with a handsome young man in white.

"Disciple pays homage to Master!"

"Well! I haven't seen you for a few years. I didn't expect that Jingyun's cultivation has reached the sixth level of Qi Refining. I think it won't be long before you break through to the late stage of Qi Refining. It shows that you have not slacked off in your cultivation.

Get up and speak first!"

Seeing Bai Jingyun looking much more mature than before, Song Qingming first praised him and then nodded slightly to signal him to stand up.

Facing the Master who was still a little unfamiliar to him, the somewhat nervous Bai Jingyun took a breath and then spoke with a trace of sadness:

"Master! My grandpa, he...he is dying!" (End of this chapter)