Qinghe Immortal Clan.

Not long after the war ended, the entire "Guyang Mountain" was soon covered with flags.

The sect's prestige was built on the sacrifices of many fellow monks. Naturally, the "Xiaoyao Sect" also had to make arrangements for their afterlife and give these sect disciples a grand funeral.

For this purpose, Song Qingming, Song Qingyu and Huang Siyuan went to the sect specially to see their old friend Jin Ziyuan off.

Jin Ziyuan is a cultivator of about the same generation as Li Wutong. His life span is almost 500 years, but his cultivation has not yet broken through to the sixth level of Golden Core.

Just like Master Guangling who sacrificed his life for the sect, Jin Ziyuan was also a cultivator who had stopped on the path of cultivation and had exhausted his potential before his death.

Knowing that he had no hope of advancing to the Nascent Soul stage in this lifetime, Jin Ziyuan had neglected his own cultivation in recent years. This also caused his ability to fight with others to decline a lot, which led to him being taken advantage of by the enemy cultivators in the "Nanyuefang" battle.

As fellow disciples, Jin Ziyuan and Song Qingming had a relatively good relationship among many sect elders. Song Qingming did feel a little sad about his sudden death.

However, the fact that an old cultivator like Jin Ziyuan, who had exhausted his potential in the path of Taoism, could finally die on the battlefield for his sect instead of dying alone on his sickbed was consistent with his hot temper throughout his life.

Due to his great contribution in dying in battle for the sect, the sect's "General Affairs Hall" will take better care of his descendants, and the pension treatment will definitely be better than that of the descendants of other elders who passed away.

After seeing off many monks who had died in battle, the sect soon ushered in a period of peaceful development.

Less than half a year after the battle of "Nanyuefang", another cultivator in the sect succeeded in forming a golden elixir, thus making up for the loss of Jin Ziyuan.

This newly formed Jindan cultivator is named Luo Qingyun, and is a direct disciple of the sect’s Jindan Elder Chu Fengping.

Luo Qingyun's spiritual root aptitude is the same as Xu Ziyan's, and he is also a person who has successfully formed a pill with three spiritual roots.

Although his own spiritual root qualifications are not top-notch in the sect, Luo Qingyun has an excellent talent for alchemy. After becoming a disciple of Chu Fengping, the head of the sect's "Alchemy Pavilion", his alchemy level has steadily improved to the third lower grade.

It was precisely because of his superb alchemy skills that Luo Qingyun was able to accumulate merits for the sect faster than others.

In addition, his master Chu Fengping also gave Luo Qingyun certain support behind the scenes, allowing him to exchange for the "Five Elements Spiritual Objects" twice to impact the Golden Core Realm. In the end, he lived up to everyone's expectations and successfully advanced to the Golden Core Realm.

It has been less than thirty years since Yun Nishang successfully formed her elixir, and now a new foundation-building disciple in the sect has succeeded in forming her elixir. Naturally, the entire "Xiaoyao Sect" is filled with joy.

For this purpose, the sect even specially held a large-scale Golden Elixir Celebration, which gradually diluted the remaining sadness that existed half a year ago on the mountain.

Master Chu Fengping was extremely happy that his disciple had successfully formed a golden core. When everyone came to congratulate him, he generously gave Luo Qingyun a third-grade lower-grade magic weapon in public, which also made Song Qingming and others feel surprised.

You should know that the value of a third-grade low-grade magic weapon is almost close to tens of thousands of spirit stones. Even to his own disciple, Chu Feng was being too generous.

Seeing this situation, Song Qingming had some guesses in his mind. Chu Fengping was probably doing this to pave the way for his future. He wanted to fully support Luo Qingyun so that the cultivators of his lineage would have a backer in the sect in the future.

Although Chu Fengping is much younger than Jin Ziyuan, he is almost four hundred years old.

After his cultivation advanced to the sixth level of the Golden Core, Chu Fengping encountered a huge bottleneck in his practice and was blocked in the late Golden Core realm for many years.

The final breakthrough was achieved thanks to a rare pill he obtained from the "Lei Yuan Hai" trade fair a few years ago, which allowed him to advance to the seventh level of Golden Core.

Although theoretically he still had a slight chance to condense the Nascent Soul, Chu Fengping knew in his heart that with his talent for cultivation, it would be difficult for him to advance to the ninth level of the Golden Core in the future, let alone reach the higher level of the Nascent Soul realm.

For this reason, it is normal for Chu Fengping to make some preparations in advance for his descendants. After all, he doesn't know whether he will suddenly die in the future like Jin Ziyuan.

Ever since Bai Yuxian condensed his Nascent Soul, the strength of the "Xiaoyao Sect" has grown rapidly in the past few decades.

Not only did the northern expedition to the demon clan expand the territory by thousands of miles, but they also went east and took over the "Nanyuefang" from the "Jiuyuan Sect", and the sect's territory expanded by nearly 30% in one fell swoop.

After gaining so many territories, the resources controlled by the "Xiaoyao Sect" naturally increased a lot, and the population of both cultivators and mortals experienced a rapid explosion.

At the Luo Qingyun Core Formation Ceremony, Xu Ziyan, who was in charge of the sect's mundane affairs, took out the roster of the "General Affairs Hall" and gave a detailed report to the two sect's supreme elders on the sect's development over the years.

In just less than thirty years, the number of cultivators in the "Xiaoyao Sect" has increased to more than 20,000, not including its many vassal immortal cultivation families.

If all are counted together, the number of cultivators controlled by the entire "Xiaoyao Sect" is almost over 30,000.

Among them are two Nascent Soul Supreme Elders, Li Mufeng who is at the fourth level of Nascent Soul, and Bai Yuxian who has just formed a Nascent Soul and is still at the first level of Nascent Soul.

The sect's Jindan elders are Chen Xuanxin (ninth level of Jindan), Song Qingming (ninth level of Jindan), Li Wutong (eighth level of Jindan), Chu Fengping (seventh level of Jindan), Zhao Mengling (sixth level of Jindan), Song Qingyu (sixth level of Jindan), Xu Ziyan (sixth level of Jindan), Zhang Tieyang (fifth level of Jindan), Huang Siyuan (fifth level of Jindan), Fang Baixuan (fourth level of Jindan), Shen Tongzhou (third level of Jindan), Yun Nishang (third level of Jindan), Zhao Xingtang (second level of Jindan), Hu Qingyun (first level of Jindan), and Luo Qingyun (first level of Jindan), a total of fifteen people.

Among them, Song Qingming, Song Qingyu, Huang Siyuan, Zhang Tieyang, Hu Qingyun and Zhao Xingtang have not been directly integrated into the sect, and they still serve as guest elders.

(PS: The reason why these Jindan elders’ realms are directly marked is to make it easier for everyone to check. If there is anything wrong, please help correct it.

There are also Zhou Ziyang, who is at the fourth level of Jindan, and Zhang Rong, who is at the first level of Jindan. Although they are also in the Weiguo cultivation world, I did not write them down because they did not directly join the Xiaoyao Sect.)
Several decades ago, when the monster rebellion in the northern border had just ended, the Xiaoyao Sect, which had experienced a great war, had less than two hundred foundation-building disciples in total.

Now, several decades have passed, and as the sect's strength has gradually recovered, the number of foundation-building cultivators in the sect has nearly doubled, and now stands at almost four hundred people.

This is also due to the continuous development and expansion of the sect over the years, which has enabled the sect to occupy a lot of territory, so that the sect has more resources to train monks within the sect.

This is also the process that the Xiaoyao Sect, which is in urgent need of expansion, will inevitably go through after Bai Yuxian condenses his Nascent Soul.

If nothing unexpected happens, in a hundred years or so, the "Xiaoyao Sect" will become a Nascent Soul Sect that can stand shoulder to shoulder with the "Xingchen Sect" of the Wu Kingdom, and will have the strength to rank among the top three sects in the immortal cultivation world of the Floating Cloud Mountains.

After attending Luo Qingyun's Jindan celebration, Song Qingming and his friends, who had nothing else to do, quickly returned to their family to practice.

In the blink of an eye, spring went and autumn came, and another three years passed.
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On this day, on a high mountain beside the Qing River, two monks, one tall and one short, wearing Song family clothes, were running quickly along the river bank, their figures like cunning rabbits.

The person running in front was a little older. He was the thirty-seventh cultivator of the Song family's "Lin" generation, named Song Linyuan. His cultivation had reached the eighth level of Qi Refining.

The cultivator who was struggling to follow behind was a slightly shorter man. He was a cultivator of the newest generation of the Song family, the "Si" generation. He was ranked eleventh in the family tree. His name was Song Sibai, and he had just broken through to the fourth level of Qi Refining not long ago.

Because of the huge difference in their cultivation levels, even though Song Linyuan intentionally slowed down his pace, he still left Song Sibai behind him, and the distance between them was getting farther and farther.

"Uncle Linyuan, I can't do it anymore, let's take a break!"

After the two of them ran along the river bank for more than ten miles, Song Sibai felt that he could no longer keep up with the other person. He shouted and sat down on a rock on the shore.

Seeing this, Song Linyuan, who was running in front, laughed at him and could only turn around and walk back.

"Sibai, you are not in good shape. When I was about your age, I followed Uncle Nineteen and his men to hunt monsters.

With your current physical strength, you can forget about hunting monsters. If you encounter a powerful one, you might not be able to catch up with it.

If you want to join the law enforcement team and earn spirit stones, in addition to your daily practice, you must also work harder on training your legs and feet."

“Uncle Lin Yuan, you have the aptitude of three spiritual roots. In the future, you will have the same chance to successfully build your foundation as the family elders. Of course, the family values ​​you very much.

I am just a pseudo-spiritual root. It would be great if I could break through to the late stage of Qi Refining in this life. Even if I work hard to cultivate, I guess the law enforcement team will not look down on someone like me!"

Compared to Song Linyuan, who had already advanced to the late stage of Qi training and was about to reach the foundation-building stage, Song Sibai was just an ordinary cultivator with four spiritual roots. He successfully broke through the fourth level of Qi training at the age of nineteen.

He had already realized how difficult it was to practice, so when he heard Song Linyuan mention his past, he felt a little ashamed.

Hearing Song Sibai's somewhat discouraging words, Song Linyuan sighed slightly, then hurried forward to comfort him: "Sibai, what are you talking about.

Although people have different levels of talent, our path of cultivation is not entirely determined by talent.

Think about it, there were many people in the family who were more talented than me. If I were to think like you do now, I would have given up the path of Taoism long ago and would not have achieved the level of cultivation I have today.

The family no longer values ​​individual talent, but relies entirely on accumulating good deeds to exchange for foundation-building pills. Although you and I may not be as talented as others, as long as we are willing to contribute to the family, personal efforts can change reality.

Elder Yuan Qian and Elder Xuan De in the clan, aren't they both people who have successfully built a foundation with four spiritual roots? As long as you can demonstrate your abilities to the family in the future, there will be a chance for you to build a foundation.

You are so young, yet you already start to complain about this and that. If your mind is not firm enough, how can you practice in the future?"

"Haha! Uncle Lin Yuan, I just said it, why are you starting to talk about it again? I know I was wrong, don't worry, I will definitely work hard to practice in the future and strive to succeed in building the foundation with you."

After Song Sibai finished speaking, he immediately stood up with the help of a stone and wanted to continue running forward.

But just when he took a few steps, he was pulled back by a big hand, and then a protective shield covered him.

"Be careful, there are monsters!"

As soon as Song Linyuan finished speaking, several water arrows flew from a distance and landed directly on the shield in front of the two people, splashing water. It was not until this moment that Song Sibai saw that several black giant crabs suddenly appeared in the Qinghe River not far in front of them, rushing towards them angrily.

"Why is there a monster here? Did it come from above again?"

Ever since Song Qingming discovered that the Qinghe Cave Mansion had been occupied by family monks, the river has been cleaned up several times by the family over the years and there are no longer any monsters left.

However, because the upper reaches of the Qing River connect to the "Yunwu Mountain", from time to time there will be monsters coming downstream along the river.

As soon as he saw these black crabs, Song Sibai quickly guessed where they came from and couldn't help but shout out.

"No matter where they come from, they are just a few mid-stage Qi Refining monsters. What are you afraid of? Hurry up and attack with your weapons!"

Song Sibai, who had been practicing for such a long time but had never fought against wild monsters, was shocked and dazed. He stood there for a while, not knowing how to respond next.

It was Song Linyuan, who was standing by, who couldn't help but kick him lightly when he saw this, which made Song Sibai calm down. He quickly took out his magic weapon and rushed forward with Song Linyuan.

Song Linyuan's cultivation has reached the late stage of Qi training, and he has been a member of the family law enforcement team for many years and has rich experience in hunting monsters.

Even though Song Sibai was a bit of a hindrance, the two of them still managed to deal with the two monsters that came to attack them. Only one of the more agile monsters saw the situation was not good and fled back into the water.

Seeing that Song Sibai still wanted to chase after the other party and not let him go, Song Linyuan quickly stopped him.

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"Sibai, I don't know if there are any monsters in the water. It might not be safe, so don't chase them for now.

Let's deal with these two monsters first, then report to the elders, and wait for the clan to send someone over before searching the area together!"

Song Sibai came back and looked at the two monster corpses on the shore. He couldn't help but laugh:
"I never thought I could encounter a monster while patrolling here. This time I really benefited from Uncle Lin Yuan. This opportunity came as soon as I said it."

"Haha! You are still young, as long as you work hard to practice, you will always have the chance to encounter opportunities."

After the uncle and nephew smiled at each other, they immediately began to decompose the corpses of the monsters on the shore. In their eyes, the two monsters had already turned into sparkling spirit stones.

Just as the two were working hard to clean up the corpses of the monsters beside them, a loud bang was suddenly heard in the water, followed by a splash of water emerging from the water.

The huge noise instantly attracted the uncle and nephew on the shore. They turned around and saw a giant black crab that was two or three feet wide, waving its huge claws and glaring at the shore.

"This is a foundation-building monster! Run!"

After feeling the powerful aura emanating from the black giant crab, Song Linyuan was immediately startled. He hurriedly dropped the corpse of the monster in his hand and ran away with Song Sibai.

While running, Song Linyuan threw out a red talisman from his hand and cast a spell.

As soon as the talisman for asking for help was used, the black giant crab in the water roared and rushed towards the two people at a speed far exceeding that of an ordinary Qi Refining cultivator.

"Sibai, run to the mountain quickly and don't follow me, otherwise neither of us will be able to escape!"

Seeing the black giant crab behind him getting closer and closer, Song Linyuan shouted to Song Sibai, turned around, gritted his teeth and threw a top-grade talisman at the monster behind him, then changed direction and chose to escape separately from Song Sibai.

The high-quality talisman in Song Linyuan's hand only blocked the opponent for a moment, and the black crab caught up again.

However, this black crab did not choose to chase Song Linyuan, who was closest to it, but turned around and went straight to Song Sibai, who was weaker.
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The top of Songjia "Funiu Mountain".

As a red light sank into the formation, the monk from the law enforcement team who received the letter for help opened the letter in his hand and took a look at it. Soon the letter was delivered to the family's "meeting room".

Song Yuanfang opened the letter and a solemn look immediately appeared on his face after just one glance.

"Quickly notify Elders Yuan Xue and Xuan Feng and have them gather in the meeting room immediately. Tell them that the family has an urgent matter!"

"Husband, what happened?" Seeing that her husband Song Yuanfang looked unhappy, Huang Leqing hurriedly asked with concern.

Upon hearing this, Song Yuanfang sighed and said, "Something happened in Qinghe. Xuanqing sent a message saying that a late foundation building monster appeared nearby.

I'm afraid they can't handle it alone, so Yuan Xue, Xuan Feng and I will go there, and I'll leave the housework to you."

"It's been a long time since I've encountered a late-stage Foundation Establishment monster. My husband needs to be more careful!"

"Don't worry. No matter how powerful the monster is, we have enough people to deal with it. I will send a message back in time if there is anything."

Song Yuanfang was speaking as he walked out, but he didn't expect that a figure suddenly appeared at the door of the "conference room", which made him stop in surprise.

"Meet the clan leader!"

Seeing Song Qingming suddenly walk in, everyone in the "conference room" was surprised and bowed to him in unison.

Seeing this, Song Qingming quickly waved his hand and asked, "I just saw that it was Xuanqing who sent a letter for help. Did something happen in Qinghe?"

"Report to the clan leader!"

Because the family equipped Qinghe with the top-level second-grade superior sound transmission talisman, which is different from other places, Song Qingming, who happened to be drinking tea on the top of the mountain, recognized it immediately after seeing the talisman.

Considering the importance of Qinghe Cave Mansion, Song Qingming, who was somewhat worried, came to the family's "meeting room" in person to inquire about the matter when he saw the situation.

After hearing Song Yuanfang's explanation, Song Qingming learned that a late Foundation Establishment stage monster had come near Qinghe River. He relaxed a little and waved his hand to stop Song Yuanfang and his companions who wanted to deal with the monster.

"I just happened to have some free time after my retreat, so you guys don't have to go. I'll go and stretch my arms and legs."

Seeing that Song Qingming was going to deal with the monster himself, Song Yuanfang was about to say something, but Song Qingming ignored him and turned around and left the family's "meeting room".

Then a beam of light flew out of "Funiu Mountain" and headed south towards Qinghe's location.

A quarter of an hour later, they arrived at a mountain bay beside Qing River.

Song Xuanqing, standing on a flying sword and holding a small three-legged tripod, was casting a spell and fighting fiercely with a huge black crab.

A dozen Song family cultivators below held formation flags and formed a second-level magic formation, which transformed into a golden wolf demon to help Song Xuanqing distract some of the black crab's energy.

Song Xuanqing's cultivation level is only the fourth level of Foundation Establishment, and because he has practiced the art of alchemy, Song Xuanqing seldom goes out to fight with people of the same level, so his strength is not outstanding among the cultivators in the middle stage of Foundation Establishment.

Facing a demon beast in the late foundation building stage, even with the help of a second-level formation below, he was still no match for the opponent. He was knocked down by the black crab and had many scars on his body.

"Elder Xuanqing, this monster is so powerful that we may not be able to stop it alone. It is better for us to retreat first and wait for the family reinforcements to arrive!"

"No, this place is too close to the place where our ancestors practiced. If we let this guy in, we will have a hard time explaining ourselves if the family blames us in the future.

Moreover, if you retreat like this, you will definitely not have time to escape and there will inevitably be casualties.

Let’s hold on a little longer, the Great Elder and his men should be on their way.”

After Song Xuanqing finished speaking, a silver level 2 intermediate talisman appeared in his hand, which turned into a fire blade and slashed at the opponent. Then he swallowed a pill to restore his spiritual energy in one gulp.

After forcing the opponent back with the power of the talisman and taking a breath, just as Song Xuanqing was about to continue controlling the magic weapon to attack the black crab, a sword light suddenly flew in the air from a distance and landed on the black crab.

Then, in the surprised eyes of everyone, the black giant crab shook a few times and then completely lost its breath. Then, its huge body fell directly to the ground, raising a cloud of dust.

Just when Song Xuanqing and others were still confused and didn't know what was going on, a figure in green suddenly appeared in front of them.

"Meet the clan leader!"

Seeing that the person who came was actually Song Qingming, Song Xuanqing and others were also surprised. They didn't know why this matter would alarm the family patriarch who had been practicing in seclusion on the top of the mountain for many years.

After glancing at Song Xuanqing and the others, Song Qingming smiled and nodded slightly to them.

"I just came out of retreat and heard about this, so I stopped by to take a look. You did a good job. Go back and heal your wounds first, and come back to deal with the monster's corpse later!"

"Thank you, patriarch!"

Upon hearing Song Qingming's order, Song Xuanqing and others immediately bowed and responded, then quickly left the river.

After everyone around had left the Qing River, Song Qingming glanced at the monster corpse on the ground, turned around and immediately turned into a beam of light and plunged into the turbulent river nearby. (End of this chapter)