Chapter 628: Baihua Palace, the time is not right (combined chapter)
He Mengxin, who came in from the door of the hall, looked at Song Qingyu walking towards her, with a look of joy that could not be concealed on her face.
"I couldn't believe it when I heard someone say that you came to see me. I didn't expect that after ten years of not seeing you, you would finally become a golden elixir monk like me!"
Song Qingyu nodded slightly with a happy face and said: "Sister He! This time you underestimated me. A few years ago, I formed an elixir and successfully broke through to the golden elixir realm.
But it's because Seventh Brother said that he was coming to Donghai and I wanted to surprise you in person, so I didn't send a letter to inform you of this in advance. "
"Oh! I see, no wonder the aura on your body is so stable. You formed the pill a few years earlier than me. It seems that your cultivation talent is better than mine. It won't take long for you to surpass me in cultivation."
"Sister He, don't laugh at me anymore. I'm lucky enough to be able to form elixirs. My future prospects are not comparable to those of a large sect disciple like my sister."
Seeing He Mengxin and Song Qingyu talking and laughing not far away, Wu Xiang glanced at Song Qingming slightly, stood up and said:
"Junior Sister He, since you are here, I will leave it to you to entertain Fellow Daoist Song and the others. I have to go to the port for inspection, so I will take my leave first!"
Hearing this, He Mengxin cupped her hands with a smile on her face and replied, "Senior Brother Wu, could you please help me receive some friends!"
After Wu Xiang left, He Mengxin sat down with Song Qingyu and had a good chat with Song Qingming and others.
It has been almost ten years since He Mengxin and Xia Mo left Qinghe County since the last time they explored Yuanying Cave.
In the past ten years, several people's cultivation levels have changed a lot. Song Qingming successfully broke through to the fourth level of the Golden Core, and He Mengxin's cultivation level also advanced to the second level of the Golden Core.
Among them, the one who has made the most progress is naturally Song Qingyu, who just successfully formed a pill a few years ago.
Although there is only one realm difference between the ninth-level monks of foundation building and the first-level golden elixir monks, the status between the two can be said to be worlds apart. Song Qingyu can achieve this, and he has truly entered the middle and upper level of the world of immortality. .
After a few people chatted in the hall for a while, He Mengxin also took the initiative to ask about the current situation of Liu Yuxin, the disciple she was most concerned about, and the Liu family of Jingyuanshan.
Liu Yuxin still has some business acumen. Over the years, she has invested in "Chiyanfang" on behalf of the Liu family, and she can get some spiritual stones from it every year. In addition, when He Mengxin left, she also left a lot of spiritual objects to her.
Although Liu Yuxin has stayed alone in Qinghe County these years, she does not lack spiritual stones and spiritual objects needed for cultivation. Her cultivation has also successfully reached the peak of the third level of foundation building, and she is about to break through the middle stage of foundation building.
In the past ten years or so, the Liu family of "Jingyuan Mountain", under Liu Yuxin's careful management, now has nearly 10,000 mortals and seven monks in the Qi refining stage on the mountain. If it continues to develop like this for another ten or twenty years, there will be almost The normal appearance of a cultivating immortal family.
After learning that Liu Yuxin's practice had not fallen behind and that Jingyuan Mountain was developing smoothly, He Mengxin also showed a look of relief.
"Fellow Daoist Song, did you come to our East China Sea Immortal Realm this time to buy spiritual objects?" After talking about what happened on Jingyuan Mountain, He Mengxin brought the topic back to Song Qingming and the others.
When Song Qingming heard this, he immediately nodded slightly and replied: "Fellow Daoist He guessed it right, we came to the East China Sea this time to buy elixirs and spiritual objects.
You also know that there is a relative lack of spiritual objects around our country. Siyuan has not yet found any alchemy spiritual objects. There happened to be a few juniors in the family who were about to build foundations, so they listened to the Taoist friends and came to the East China Sea to have a try. Got lucky. "
"Oh! It's just the right time for you to come. Recently, a trade fair for golden elixir monks will be held on an island west of our Wanhu Island. It may be possible to find five-element spiritual objects that can assist in elixir formation.
In two days, I will take you two together. Although I am not 100% sure that I will encounter the Five Elements Pill Formation spiritual object, it should not be difficult to see something like the Foundation Establishment Pill, and it will definitely help you gain something. . "
Hearing what He Mengxin said, Song Qingming's face suddenly lit up and he said: "With such a good thing, of course we can't waste Fellow Daoist He's kindness, so Song will thank Fellow Daoist here in advance."
Although Song Qingming and others had obtained a Five Elements Pill Spiritual Item and four Foundation Establishment Pills in the "Tiandan City" a few days ago, if they had the opportunity to exchange for some more, Song Qingming would naturally not have too many.
Needless to say, the importance of the five-element elixir-forming spiritual objects to them is needless to say. Even if Huang Siyuan can successfully form the elixir in the next time, the extra Song Qingming can stay in the clan and help other members of the family to achieve the golden elixir realm in the future.
As for the Foundation Establishment Pill, the more the better. Anyway, this kind of pill will not be damaged after being stored for decades after being brought back. If it is not used now, it will definitely be used sooner or later in the future.
These important spiritual objects that can enhance the family's heritage, even if they cost a premium to pay for some more spiritual stones, are still worth it for Song Qingming and the others.
Seeing Song Qingming stand up and salute, He Mengxin waved his hands and said: "You and I have known each other for many years and can be considered close friends. It's just a matter of introduction. Fellow Daoist Song doesn't need to be so polite.
How about this! I will arrange for you to stay in Shanxiafang City first, and then I will take you there with me when the trade fair is held in two days. "
After agreeing on this matter with He Mengxin, Song Qingming and the others did not stay long. Under the guidance of a disciple of He Mengxin, they found an inn in Shanxiafang City and stayed there.
When Song Qingyu and He Mengxin came to the East China Sea to cultivate immortality, they also stayed on "Wanhu Island" for a short time. After resting for a night, they quickly made an appointment with He Mengxin and Huang Siyuan to go around on "Wanhu Island" Started playing.
The three girls had a great time playing together, and Song Qingming didn't want to be forced to get involved, so he wandered alone in several markets on "Wanhu Island".
Since entering Taoism, Song Qingming always likes to go to places selling sundries when he has some free time in a strange market, looking for some books and manuscripts that he has not read, and looking for things that interest him.
After arriving in the East China Sea Immortal Realm this time, Song Qingming had been quite busy in the previous cities, including "Tiandan City". Now that Song Qingming had the opportunity, he directly hid his aura and pretended to be a Qi Refiner. The monk stepped into a grocery store.
Compared with the Fuyun Mountains, the East China Sea cultivation world not only has more abundant cultivation resources, but there are also obviously more types of books recording monsters and spiritual objects.
After just rummaging through a shop for a while, Song Qingming saw a lot of monsters and elixirs that he had never seen before, as well as many monks' notebooks that recorded various strange things in the deep sea. It opened his eyes.
The shop owner, when Song Qingming bought a lot of these books and manuscripts, knew that he must be a person who likes strange things, so he took the initiative to chat with him and told Song Qingming that there were many things in the world of immortality in the East China Sea. Legends and stories left behind by senior monks.
After wandering around this market for a while, Song Qingming returned to the inn where he was staying. Unexpectedly, as soon as he entered the door, he bumped into Wu Xiang, the elder of "Hundred Flowers Palace" whom he met yesterday.
"Fellow Daoist Wu, what a coincidence!"
Wu Xiang slightly cupped his hands towards Song Qingming and said with a smile on his face: "Haha! I came here specifically to see Fellow Daoist Song today. You happened to be away just now, so I stayed here to wait for a while."
"Find me?"
Song Qingming showed some surprise on his face, and then quickly asked: "I don't know why Fellow Daoist Wu came here to see me. Please give me some advice."
"Fellow Daoist Song, it's inconvenient to talk with so many people here. How about we go upstairs to talk!"
"Okay! Invite then!" Song Qingming nodded slightly and made an invitation gesture. Then he and Wu Xiang walked towards the second floor of the inn, and soon came to a relatively quiet private room. among.
As soon as they entered the door, the two of them exchanged a few polite words, and then Wu Xiang took out a few special items unique to the "Hundred Flowers Palace" and introduced them to Song Qingming very enthusiastically.
Previously, because he had been in the world of immortal cultivation in the Fuyun Mountains, Song Qingming didn't know much about the sect "Hundred Flowers Palace". He only knew indirectly through Song Qingyu and He Mengxin that this was a Nascent Soul sect with female cultivators as the mainstay.
It was only after arriving at "Wanhu Island" yesterday and chatting with He Mengxin and the others for a while that Song Qingming learned more about "Hundred Flowers Palace" in more detail.
Because the main techniques of the sect are biased towards women, the disciples recruited by "Hundred Flowers Palace" are basically biased towards female disciples. Among the high-level monks in the sect, there are two Nascent Soul Taishang Elders and more than 20 Jindan Stage elders. Most of them are female nuns.
There are only a few male monks who can cultivate to the golden elixir stage and become sect elders. Among them, the one with the highest cultivation level is Elder Wu Xiang, who has reached the seventh level of the golden elixir in front of Song Qingming.
Although Wu Xiang looks middle-aged, as if he is not young, in fact, his actual age is less than 300 years old, and he is not considered very high among Jindan monks. It is just because of the delay in building the foundation. It took so long that he now looks bigger.
In a sect such as "Hundred Flowers Palace" where women mainly practice Kung Fu, Wu Xiang was able to practice to the late stage of Jindan before he was three hundred years old, which shows that his personal talent is definitely very high.
A person like Wu Xiang who can stand out among the golden elixir monks, if nothing unexpected happens in the future, will definitely be able to directly impact the Nascent Soul realm like Bai Yuxian and Yao Qianshu.
"Fellow Daoist Song had acted righteously before and saved several of our sect's nephews. He can be regarded as a person who has made great contributions to the sect. These spiritual objects are used by our sect's general affairs hall to express gratitude to these friends. I hope that Friend Song will continue to do his best." Don’t be dissatisfied!”
Looking at the several high-quality second-grade spiritual objects in Wu Xiang's hands, Song Qingming was slightly surprised.
This "Hundred Flowers Palace" is worthy of being the Nascent Soul Sect in the East China Sea Immortal Realm. It only costs two to three thousand spiritual stones at a time, which is indeed much more generous than the Xiaoyao Sect, which is also a Yuanying Sect.
"You're so polite, Fellow Daoist Wu. What happened yesterday was just a simple act along the way. How can I accept such a great gift!"
"Alas! If fellow Taoist hadn't been willing to help, our sect would have lost several foundation-building disciples for no reason. This is not something that can be exchanged for this little spiritual thing. Fellow daoist, please don't refuse, otherwise we will be in trouble. I won’t be able to explain this matter to the sect even if I go back.”
"Haha! If that's the case, please help me, fellow Taoist, to thank Guizong!" Seeing that the other party's attitude was indeed very enthusiastic, Song Qingming said a few polite words and stopped declining.
After Song Qingming put away all the spiritual objects on the table, Wu Xiang picked up the spiritual tea in his hand and took a sip, then stared at Song Qingming and continued to ask, pretending not to care:
"Fellow Daoist Song, you are familiar with Junior Sister He, and you are from the Fuyun Mountains. Have you also met the saint of our sect?"
"Saint?"
Song Qingming was slightly stunned when Wu Xiang mentioned this name, then shook his head in confusion and replied: "I have never heard of any saint girl in your sect, why do you ask this question, fellow Daoist Wu!"
Wu Xiang thought for a moment after hearing this, and then explained with a smile: "Oh! It's my fault for being abrupt. When Junior Sister Xia went out with Junior Sister He, she may not have told you that she was the saint girl of our sect. It's normal that fellow Daoist didn't hear about it!"
"Is fellow Daoist Wu talking about Fairy Xia Mo?" Song Qingming asked again with some uncertainty, and the figure of the fairy in white with outstanding temperament in the past immediately emerged in his mind.
Wu Xiang nodded calmly and said, "Yes! Junior Sister Xia is the direct disciple of the Supreme Elder and has succeeded the position of the Saint of the Sect. She will be in charge of the Sect in the future. I thought that Fellow Daoist Song already knew about this, so I asked one more question!"
"Oh! I don't know about this. I did have the honor to meet Fairy Xia back then, but I am not very familiar with her, and I have not heard about her from Fellow Daoist He." Song Qingming explained to Wu Xiang with a hint of surprise.
It has only been more than 50 years since Xia Mo formed the elixir, and her cultivation has broken through to the seventh level of the golden elixir. Her cultivation talent is the highest among all the golden elixir cultivators Song Qingming has ever seen.
When she traveled to the Floating Cloud Mountains with He Mengxin, Song Qingming had dealt with her several times and had already seen that this woman's identity was not simple. Knowing that she was the saint of the "Hundred Flowers Palace", Song Qingming was actually not too surprised.
However, these did not matter much to Song Qingming. Even in the past two days on "Wanhu Island", he did not specifically inquire about Xia Mo. It was only through Wu Xiang that he learned that she was already the Saint of "Hundred Flower Palace".
Wu Xiang suddenly asked about Xia Mo in front of him. Song Qingming guessed that it might be that Wu Xiang thought he was familiar with Xia Mo and wanted to see if he could get through him to get closer to Xia Mo.
After all, Xia Mo is now the designated successor of "Hundred Flower Palace". Sooner or later, she will break through the Nascent Soul and take charge of the sect. Now, it is better to get along with the people around her first. For the elders of the sect, it may be of great use in the future.
After hearing Song Qingming's explanation, Wu Xiang showed a little disappointment on his face, and then he recovered immediately and turned the topic to other places.
The two chatted in the private room for a long time before Wu Xiang got up and said goodbye.
After seeing Wu Xiang off, Song Qingming returned to his room. Thinking of Wu Xiang's behavior of coming to him to ask about Xia Mo, he couldn't help but smile and shook his head.
It stands to reason that they are all cultivators from the same sect. Even if their relationship is not that good, there is no need for an outsider like him to improve this matter. However, many interpersonal relationships in large sects are sometimes so complicated.
Song Qingming has been a guest elder of Xiaoyao Sect for so many years. Although he has not directly participated in the factional struggles within the sect, he also has some understanding of this.
In Xiaoyao Sect, including Song Qingming and other guest elders, there are more than a dozen Jindan elders. Although everyone is harmonious on the surface, they often fight in secret to compete for power and cultivation resources in the sect.
Among them, the law enforcement elder Li Wutong and the general affairs hall elder Guangling Zhenren fought the most fiercely. Every time the elders of the sect discussed matters, their opinions would always be a little inconsistent, which often gave the head of the sect Yao Qianshu a headache.
However, as Master Guangling is approaching his death, he has gradually withdrawn from the core of the sect's power. In recent years, the two of them have finally calmed down.
It can be seen that the larger the sect, the more complicated the relationship between the internal cultivators will be. I don't know if the Song family will become like this one day after it grows stronger.
"But it's useless to think too much about these things now! If I can't cultivate to the Nascent Soul stage in the future, I will be a mound of dirt in the back mountain in a few hundred years at most, and I may not have the chance to see it."
Looking at the sky outside the window that was gradually getting dark, Song Qingming put down these messy thoughts in his heart, took out a notebook he bought today, flipped through a few pages, and soon immersed himself in it with relish.
As night fell, pedestrians on the street slowly returned home, and the entire market gradually quieted down.
At this time, a graceful figure suddenly flew over a small hill dozens of miles away from the market and landed directly on the top of the mountain.
After the visitor scanned the mountaintop, she took out a talisman and was about to cast a spell when a middle-aged man suddenly appeared out of thin air not far in front of her eyes and walked slowly towards her.
"How is the matter going?"
The middle-aged man replied calmly: "I have already tried it today and spent a lot of spiritual objects. Although the man surnamed Song knows Junior Sister Xia, he is not very close to her. If you want to rely on them for this matter, there is not much hope!"
The woman's face suddenly showed a trace of disappointment when she heard it. After thinking for a moment, she said again: "It seems that the time is not right for this matter, and we still need to find another opportunity.
However, these people seem to have a good relationship with Junior Sister He. Even if it is useless now, there may be a chance to use it in the future. We still have to find a way to get closer to them, but we must be careful not to let them see any clues."
"I know that, don't worry!"
After the middle-aged man finished speaking, the woman beside him nodded slightly, and then she moved and quickly disappeared from the spot.
After the woman left for a long time, the middle-aged man took out a golden flying boat and jumped on it directly. Soon, he turned into a golden light and disappeared here. This deserted hill also completely returned to peace.
Two days later, two rays of light suddenly flew over a small island thousands of miles west of "Wanhu Island" and landed on the port on the side of the island below.
Some low-level monks standing near the port were immediately attracted by the sight of several people coming down from the flying boat, and then hurriedly bowed to this side with a respectful face.
After glancing around, He Mengxin turned around and introduced Song Qingming and others beside him: "This place is the spiritual land of two casual cultivators. They often hold a bartering conference that only Jindan cultivators can participate in, but the time is a bit unfixed.
The last time I came here, I happened to meet a fellow cultivator who took out the five elements spiritual objects to assist in forming a golden elixir. It's a pity that I didn't have anything good at the time. I missed this thing, and I don't know if we can have such good luck this time."
"Haha! It's a rare thing to have the opportunity to participate in this level of bartering conference. Even if we don't get any spiritual objects, we can at least broaden our horizons."
"Seventh brother is right. Anyway, it's good for us to meet more fellow cultivators and broaden our horizons. Sister He, don't worry about it." Song Qingyu smiled and echoed.
After Song Qingming stayed in the market alone for two days, Song Qingyu and the other two who had been playing outside for a long time returned to the market to find him reluctantly until the trade fair was about to start.
Then the four of them, along with two other "Hundred Flowers Palace" Jindan elders who were also going to attend the trade fair, took a flying boat to the island thousands of miles away.
While they were talking, two young and beautiful women came over. The one in pink palace dress led the way and said softly to He Mengxin beside Song Qingming:
"Junior Sister He, I think it's getting late. Let's go in first. Don't let Fellow Daoist Long and the others wait too long!"
The two Jindan elders who were traveling with Song Qingming and the others, led by the pink palace dress woman named Chen Yurong, were the ones with the highest cultivation level in the "Hundred Flowers Palace" except for the two Yuanying Supreme Elders.
Chen Yurong had already cultivated to the ninth level of Jindan a hundred years ago, and had tried to break through the Yuanying realm once. Although she failed to break through, her current status in the "Hundred Flowers Palace" is already the highest among the many Jindan elders.
The other woman in green was named Liu Cuiyun. Although she had not been in the Golden Core stage for long like He Mengxin, and her cultivation was only at the third level of the Golden Core, she was a very rare third-level beastmaster, which made Song Qingming look up to her along the way.
Hearing Chen Yurong's urging, He Mengxin nodded slightly in response, and then followed behind her with Song Qingming and the others. (End of this chapter)