Chapter 29 Return to Qinghe County
The next morning, on a high mountain two hundred miles away from Guiyunfang, the master and apprentice of Li's grocery store were sitting in a mist-shrouded bamboo pavilion on the high mountain to rest.
"Master, is it possible that your Taixu Sword has been passed on to the wrong person? I've seen that boy's qualifications are too poor. He's just a Four Spiritual Root. How can he practice your Taixu Sword Technique?"
The shopkeeper dressed as a middle-aged Taoist stood up and looked at Guiyuanfang, a hundred miles away, and then said to the puzzled disciple behind him:
"Xingyun, you are still too young. In the way of cultivation, spiritual root qualifications are important, but you can't just focus on them. In ancient times, spiritual root qualifications were not that important. Even if you have five spiritual roots, you can ascend to immortality. There are a lot of people there, it’s just chance.”
"I have been practicing as a teacher for many years, but it has been a bit hard on you. After I go back this time, I will be in seclusion for a period of time. You can go back with me. You are not far away from breaking through in cultivation, so prepare well. I’ll find some spiritual objects for you after I’m out of seclusion.”
When the young monk heard this, he was delighted and said respectfully: "Thank you, master. Is master planning to return to the sect?"
"I've been out for so long, it's time to go back and take a look."
The breeze blew over the hills, and a burst of fog dissipated, but the two figures were no longer visible in the bamboo pavilion. The entire mountain was surrounded by silence, as if no one had ever been there.
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Song Qingming found an inn to stay in Fangshi yesterday and left Guiyunfang early in the morning. Along the way, Song Qingming traveled during the day and rested at night, without wasting any more time.
Song Qingming first went east from Guiyunfang to Pingyang County, and then went south through Pingyang County. After a dusty journey of more than half a month, he finally returned to Qinghe County.
Between departure and return, Song Qingming had stayed outside for more than two months. He had traveled thousands of miles and seen the vast world outside.
The peak of Funiu Mountain passes through the clouds in the air. A man-made bluestone staircase is like an extremely long green dragon, embedded in the entire mountain from the top of the mountain.
On a huge stone in the pavilion halfway up the mountain, a strong man in green clothes, about forty years old, was sitting upright. He closed his eyes tightly and remained motionless like an old monk in meditation, as if he had become one with the mountain.
Not long after, the strong man suddenly opened his eyes, and then quickly formed seals with his hands. A stream of spiritual energy shot from his fingers into a smooth bluestone in front of him. A circular position in the middle of the bluestone suddenly emitted a lot of blue light. A mirror slowly formed, revealing a young man in green clothes. He passed through the bluestone archway at the foot of the mountain and quickly jumped over the steps to the top of the mountain. It was Song Qingming.
This bluestone is also a rare medium-grade spiritual object. It is called a "psychic mirror" that can project images hundreds of feet away in a short period of time. It was obtained by the Song family in Qinghefang a hundred years ago.
The strong man looked at Song Qingming in the mirror, then relaxed. He smiled and dispersed the spiritual energy in his hands. He closed his eyes again and sat down cross-legged. The blue light mirror that had lost its spiritual energy slowly disappeared, and the bluestone returned to its original appearance.
After a while, a young man jumped into the pavilion. It was Song Qingming. Looking at the person sitting in front of him, he quickly raised his hands and bowed his head in salute.
"Uncle Third, I'm back."
"Qing Ming, you are finally back. If you don't come back, the Great Elder will organize their manpower and go to the Fuyun Mountains to look for you again." The strong man nodded lightly and said hello with a smile.
The third uncle, Song Changwu, has a calm personality and is also an ascetic practitioner. Because he has practiced the family's physical training techniques, he looks much taller than Song Qingming. Every time Song Qingming talks to him, he always raises his head in discomfort.
"Fourth uncle, have the elders and the others returned safely?"
"Well, the great elder and the others have been back for almost a month. Everyone is fine. Only your fourteenth uncle was injured more seriously, but it's not serious. You are the last one to come back. As long as you are back safely, please hurry up. Go up the mountain and report to the clan leader that they are safe." Song Changwu waved at Song Qingming, and when he saw him cupping his hands and quickly leaving the pavilion, he closed his eyes and returned to his previous motionless appearance.
After Song Qingming came to the meeting hall, he found that not only the clan leader was present, but also several elders of the family gathered here at the same time, which was rare. When everyone saw Song Qingming, they immediately gathered around.
"Qingming, you finally came back safely! If it weren't for your name in the genealogy, we would have thought that you were in trouble." Seeing Song Qingming walking into the meeting hall, the Great Elder Song Gubai spoke first, with a tone of She was quite caring, and there were a few tears in the corners of her eyes.
The Great Elder Song Gubai is over a hundred years old and is the oldest monk in the Song family. He has been responsible for training the young monks in the family for almost 30 years. He can be regarded as the mentor of all the young monks of Song Qingming's generation. Although he is very strict with them on weekdays, But I already regard them as my own children in my heart.
Although Song Gubai married a wife and started a family in his early years, gave birth to five or six children, and produced dozens of offspring, it was a pity that these were all mortals without spiritual roots. In his later years, he placed all his efforts on the young monks of the family. .
That day at the pool, Song Gubai was helpless when facing the big whirlpool created by the black python. He could only pull up Song Changyun who was nearest him and watch Song Qingming being sucked into the whirlpool. After being chased by the black-feathered python, he had no choice but to follow the Liu family's choice and return to Qinghe County first. On the way back, Song Gubai blamed himself very much for this incident.
It wasn't until after returning to Funiu Mountain that the patriarch Song Gushan checked the blood essence and aura left by Song Qingming on the family tree. Song Gubai knew that Song Qingming was still alive, and wanted to return to Fuyun Mountain alone to meet him. If Song Gushan hadn't suppressed him this month, Let, Song Gubai has already gone to Fuyun Mountains to look for Song Qingming.
Song Gushan patted Song Gubai on the shoulder, comforted him, and then said to Song Qingming:
"Not only did you come back safely, but your cultivation has also improved. It's true that you will be lucky if you survive the disaster. Please tell me what you have experienced in the past two months."
Song Qingming bowed his hands and saluted everyone, and explained: "That day, I was sucked into the bottom of the pool by the whirlpool and suffered some injuries. When I swam out of the pool, I found that the shore was already empty. I wanted to go there. Looking for it, I was frightened and lost my way by the monster that returned to the pool."
Song Qingming told everyone the words he had prepared, word for word, except for the fact that he picked up Liu Tianlong's storage bag. Even why he broke through the fifth level of Qi refining so quickly, he He also found an excuse here, lying that when he was healing in the mountains, he accidentally found a few red spiritual fruits. He thought they were useful for healing, so he took them directly, but he didn't expect that the spiritual fruits had amazing medicinal effects. , I even made a breakthrough in my cultivation level in a daze.
Everyone was a little frightened when they heard that he had a dangerous journey, encountered a group of casual cultivators, and encountered a battle between wolves before successfully returning to Qinghe County.
"Anyway, it's a good thing that you came back safely. This time, it's all my fault. I didn't expect that the Liu family would be so careless in this mission. They didn't even know that there was a black-feathered python hidden in the pool." Song Gushan said with a deep expression.
Song Gushan was a little worried about taking on this mission from the Liu family, but as the patriarch of the clan, he could not leave the family at will, so he could only wait at home. Seeing that all eight members of the Song family had returned safely this time, he gradually felt relieved. Somewhat.
"The Liu family suffered heavy losses this time. I heard that Liu Tianlong was also seriously injured and passed away. I don't know if it's true or not. Chief, the Liu family in the northeast of Qinghe County is afraid that it will lose power." The second elder Song Changfeng looked at these few things with some worry. The news that Tian Zaifangshi got was revealed.
Song Gushan nodded after hearing this. "If something changes in the Liu family, I'm afraid this area won't be peaceful anymore. We need to pay more attention. That old guy Liu Tianlong shouldn't die that easily."
"Qing Ming, don't rush back to Lingyuan Mountain first. Rest on the mountain for two more days and ask the Fourth Elder to help you find out if there are any other problems with your body. Don't leave any hidden dangers in your practice."
Song Qingming stayed in Funiu Mountain for another two days. He never thought that the red spirit fruit he had made up casually in the past two days would actually be found by the fourth elder Song Gucai. He accidentally got it from Benfang Market. Ancient monks recorded various scrolls of heavenly materials and earthly treasures, and found a spiritual fruit similar to what Song Qingming described that day.
This kind of spiritual fruit is called "Tianlong Fruit". It is a kind of spiritual fruit that only existed in ancient times. It has not been discovered in the Wei Kingdom. This fruit has a strange effect. Even if it is only a hundred years old, Qi Refining Monk's raw food can grow out of thin air. The first level of cultivation is a spiritual creature that has long since disappeared.
Hearing this, he was really shocked. He could only admit it smoothly and lied that he had lost his way when he encountered this spiritual fruit in the mountain. Now if he were to look for it again, he would definitely not recognize it. After leaving, the fiery look in Song Gucai's eyes disappeared.