Chapter 694: Separation of Life and Death, Song Xinyu's Path

Chapter 694: Separation of Life and Death, Song Xinyu's Path

Standing in the family's back mountain cemetery, looking at the hundreds of tombstones added first, Song Qingming, Song Qingyu and other family elders all felt a little heavy in their hearts.

Most of these family monks who fell on the battlefield were older monks of the "Yuan" and "Chang" generations.

Many of them grew up step by step after Song Qingming came to the mountain. Although these clan members did not create many eye-catching achievements for the family, each of them made their due contributions to the development of the family.

On this important day of bidding farewell to all the fallen monks in the family, Song Yuanli and other monks who were injured on the battlefield and have not yet recovered also insisted on coming out of retreat to the family cemetery to bid farewell to these former relatives and friends.

Those who survived the battlefield with serious injuries also walked around the gates of hell. At this moment, seeing these tombstones in front of them, they were full of emotion.

When Song Yuanli was injured in the "Jinshanfang" battle before, he was still a little unhappy that his serious injury delayed his future practice.

Seeing the scene in front of him now, he gradually became more open-minded.

Compared with those clansmen who died on the battlefield, they were blessed by heaven for being alive. What else could they ask for? How important was their personal path compared to the family's honor and disgrace and their lives?

This was the first time in hundreds of years since the Song family was founded that so many cultivators died on the battlefield. Therefore, this funeral was also very grand. The nearby immortal cultivation families, the casual cultivators who were friendly with the Song family, and the "Xiaoyao Sect" all sent people to "Funiu Mountain" to mourn the sacrifices of the Song family.

After handling this matter, it was time for the family to compensate and reward merits. The Song family had previously recorded all the merits in a book and submitted them to the sect's good deeds pavilion. They used the sect's good deeds to exchange for many precious spiritual objects.

Among these spiritual objects, there were elixirs for healing or improving cultivation, as well as various high-level magic tools and talismans needed by cultivators. Even the Song family exchanged two "foundation-building pills" in advance.

Before the monster turmoil ended, many cultivators in the clan who had made contributions on the battlefield were envious of these spiritual objects.

However, because the clan leader Song Qingming did not nod, many family elders such as Song Yuanfang did not dare to make the decision to reward without authorization. They could only record the merits of the family cultivators in detail in advance and prepare for this matter at any time.

After taking a glance at the merit book of the family cultivators recorded by Song Yuanfang, Song Qingming only made some simple modifications and asked him to distribute the deserved rewards to these family cultivators who had made contributions on the battlefield according to their personal merits.

This time, Song Qingming did not directly distribute specific spiritual objects to the family cultivators, but like the sect's good deeds pavilion, he rewarded each of them with an equal amount of family merits, and let the cultivators in the clan go to the family's gold pavilion to exchange the required spiritual objects.

Except for the "foundation building pill" that needs to be exchanged with the family elders, other first and second level spiritual objects can be directly exchanged at the gold pavilion as long as you can find a way to collect the required good deeds.

As soon as the family finished awarding merits, the entire "Funiu Mountain" immediately became lively. Most of the cultivators began to run around to raise family merits in exchange for the spiritual objects they urgently needed, especially those in the family who had reached the ninth level of Qi Refining and wanted to impact the foundation-building realm.

Most of these people were young cultivators of the "Xuan" generation and the family's latest generation of "Lin" generation. Because they had not practiced for a long time, they did not accumulate enough family merits to exchange for "foundation-building pills". They could only ask for help from the family elders and foundation-building elders such as Song Yuanfang to help borrow merits.

Song Qingming did not intervene too much in this situation. Now that the Song family has Huang Siyuan, a third-level alchemist, there is already a stable channel to obtain "foundation-building pills", which will not delay the foundation-building of those clansmen with better spiritual roots. They can appropriately release some "foundation-building pills" to those clansmen with average spiritual roots but who have made outstanding contributions to the family.

With the development of the family, even though the Song family can get a few "foundation-building pills" every once in a while, and they don't always have to worry about this matter like before, but because the number of family cultivators continues to grow, there are more and more cultivators who can cultivate to the ninth level of Qi training.

Therefore, the "foundation-building pill" is still a very precious spiritual object in the Song family. Every time the family releases the news of obtaining this object, it will almost attract the Qi training period cultivators in the family to compete for it. Some people get what they want and some people regret missing the opportunity to build a foundation.

After the meritorious service was rewarded, the family's gold storage pavilion was crowded with people every day. This time, Song Yuanqian, the foundation-building elder in charge of the gold storage pavilion, was so busy that he could only force Song Yuanfang and Huang Leqing and his wife to help him, and barely cope with the many family cultivators who flocked in.

After such a large number of spiritual objects were exchanged from the family's gold storage pavilion, almost every cultivator in the Song family got some improvement in strength.

Some people broke through the bottleneck of cultivation with the help of pills, some replaced their magic tools and talismans, and some even exchanged for "foundation-building pills" and successfully built their foundation in seclusion, and from then on their status in the clan soared to become a foundation-building elder.

Song Qingming had just finished his work a few days ago, and a letter from Guyang Mountain was sent to his cave. After a brief look at the letter in his hand, Song Qingming immediately came to Song Qingyu's cave on the side of the mountain top and sent a voice transmission to her who was practicing in seclusion inside.

After a while, a clear voice came from the cave, and then Song Qingyu, dressed in blue and plain clothes, appeared in front of Song Qingming.

"Brother Seven! Why are you calling me out in such a hurry? Could it be that Senior Sister Xuan Yi has already left seclusion?"

Hearing Song Qingyu talk about Li Xuanyi who had been in seclusion for half a year, Song Qingming immediately shook his head and replied: "It's not about her that she is still in seclusion. It was Junior Sister Xu who sent a letter to tell us that three days later The sect is going to hold the funeral of Senior Brother Guangling in Guyang Mountain.

If you have nothing urgent, come with me to Guyang Mountain! "

"Senior Brother Guangling died in the battle to protect the sect's territory. Naturally, we should go to see him off. Brother Qi, please wait a moment while I change my clothes and set off with you."

Song Qingming nodded slightly and said: "Don't worry, your sister-in-law went to Taiyuan Mountain early in the morning and hasn't come back yet. I came to tell you first. I guess she won't be able to leave until later."

This monster turmoil brought great losses to the "Xiaoyao Sect" and even the entire Weiguo Immortal Cultivation World.

After the turmoil, not only the Song family, but also many immortal cultivating families in Qinghe County were holding funerals to bid farewell to the cultivators who died fighting to protect the human territory.

As the largest foundation-building family in Qinghe County, the Huang family also sent many monks to fight with the Song family during this monster turmoil. The losses were also great. Even the family patriarch Huang Sibo died indirectly in this turmoil. .

Fortunately, the Huang family, as an immortal cultivating family that has lasted for thousands of years, has a much richer wealth than other foundation-building families. Even though they lost three foundation-building cultivators from the Huang Sibo clan, and after the war, they still used their sect For his good deeds, he went to the "Xiaoyao Sect" Shanggong Pavilion to exchange for a foundation-building pill. I'm afraid it won't be long before they can train another foundation-building monk.

Huang Mengde, who has recently taken over as the clan leader, has reached the ninth level of foundation building. His talent is not much worse than that of Huang Shengxin back then, and he still has some chance of reaching the golden elixir realm. The current overall strength of the Huang family is compared to Huang Shengxin's two hundred years ago. At that time, it was actually a bit stronger.

Huang Sibo was a monk of the same generation as Song Qingyu. His lifespan was running out and he was approaching his end.

This time when the monsters were in turmoil, Huang Sibo insisted on leading the team to fight on the front line. However, like Song Yuanli, he was seriously injured in the "Jinshanfang" battle where Song Qingyu and the others fought back against the monsters for the last time.

Although he was sent back to the rear family for recuperation in time, Huang Sibo was still old and frail after all. He did not last long before his injuries worsened and he died in his cave.

When Huang Siyuan first came back from Zheng, Huang Sibo often visited Huang Siyuan on behalf of the Huang family in order to build a relationship with her. Although the relationship between the two was not very good, it was not bad either.

After receiving the news that the Huang family was going to hold a funeral for him, Huang Siyuan took the initiative to rush to "Taiyuan Mountain" with Song Yuanfang and Huang Yueqing to see Huang Sibo off for the last time.

Near midnight, Huang Siyuan took Song Yuanfang back to "Funiu Mountain".

Huang Siyuan had just rushed back when she heard from Song Qingming that the sect had invited them to attend the funeral of Guangling Master. After learning about this, she immediately nodded and agreed to rush to Guyang Mountain with Song Qingming.

After the three people exchanged a few words with Song Yuanfang, they took the flying boat all the way south to the outside of Guyang Mountain.

Not long after entering Lingshan, Song Qingming saw a ray of light flying quickly and landing in front of them. It was Xu Ziyan who had sent Song Qingming a letter to invite them to attend the funeral.

"Junior Brother Song, I thought you would be able to arrive tomorrow. I didn't expect you to arrive so quickly. I just received a report from a disciple below and I still didn't believe it. It turns out it is true."

After bowing directly to Xu Ziyan, Song Qingming nodded calmly and said: "Senior Brother Guangling also helped us a lot back then. How dare I be late for his funeral? Even if I came earlier, it would be rude." , I think senior brother will forgive me."

When Master Guang Ling was in "Guiyunfang", he dared to confront the Yuanying Demon Emperor and died fighting for the sect. At that time, many sect disciples witnessed it with their own eyes.

Many monks in the sect were very moved by his heroic act of self-sacrifice in order to protect the sect's territory. When they went to collect his body after the war, many sect disciples were moved to tears.

Now that the sect has specially held a funeral for Master Guang Ling at this time, it is natural that it also wants to commend his spirit of making sacrifices for the sect without fear of life and death.

This move can not only appease the many monks in Guangling Zhenren's lineage, but also play a propaganda role in front of other sect disciples, so that others can see that the sect will not forget them on the battlefield. Credit goes to those who sacrificed their lives.

After saying hello to Xu Ziyan, the three of them, under her guidance, passed through many surrounding spiritual mountains and soon arrived at a high mountain in the north of Guyang Mountain.

This spiritual mountain is called "Muyun Peak". The level of spiritual veins on the mountain is not high, but it is a rare place with beautiful scenery on Guyang Mountain, surrounded by mountains and rivers. It is a mausoleum specially used by the sect to bury great monks.

The "Xiaoyao Sect" has been a sect for nearly four thousand years. All the high-level monks from Jindan and Nascent Soul in the sect are buried here. The sect also has dedicated personnel stationed here all year round to take care of these ancestors.

When Song Qingming and others came over, the mountain was already covered with flags, gongs and drums, and there was an endless stream of people coming to worship.

This time, under the instruction of Supreme Elder Li Mufeng, the sect gave the funeral of Guangling Master a very high standard. After learning about this incident, many surrounding sects also sent monk representatives to Guyang Mountain to express their condolences.

During his lifetime, Guangling Zhenren had been responsible for managing the sect's general affairs all year round and had dealt with many monks in the sect. However, as the elder of the general affairs hall, it was impossible to be absolutely fair in managing the sect's many chores. There would always be someone who treated him badly. Somewhat resentful.

In addition, the older he gets, the more he prefers the disciples and relatives around him. When he was in office, he also helped them get many benefits from the sect, and because he has managed the sect's general affairs all the year round and has not made any outstanding achievements outside, this also makes him in the The reputation of the sect is not as good as that of other elders.

Although everyone had mixed praise and criticism for him because of various things in the past, Master Guangling's sacrifice of his life for the sect this time has indeed changed many people's views on him. Even some disciples who had complained about him in the past are now He put aside the past and came to "Mu Yunfeng" to pay homage to the sect elder.

Even the former head Yao Qianshu, who was no longer able to walk, forcibly supported his sick body and asked several disciples of his family to carry him here on chairs to send his old fellow of the same generation on his final journey.

When Song Qingming first joined the sect and became the guest elder, he had always had a relatively normal relationship with Guangling Master. Later, he gradually became familiar with him as he had more contact with him. In the past, he was only superficially familiar with him, a veteran golden elixir monk in charge of the sect's general affairs. I'm quite polite and don't have much thought in my mind.

It wasn't until this monster turmoil and the sect faced difficulties that Master Guangling, a golden elixir elder who was already old and dying, unexpectedly stood up and took the initiative to guard the most dangerous "Tuoyun Mountain" for the sect. Song Qingming changed his previous inherent impression of him.

When he went to "Tuoyun Mountain" to support him, he finally rescued them. Unexpectedly, Master Guangling died on the "Guiyunfang" battlefield. At this moment, Song Qingming, who was standing in front of his mourning hall and offering incense, looked at The memorial tablet placed in front of me can't help but feel a little regretful.

Having lived a long life and seen a lot, Song Qingming sometimes laments the impermanence of things in the world. Some things in this world seem to have been destined for a long time and will not be easily changed by humans.

When Master Guangling made up his mind to die on the battlefield, he had already considered his personal life and death. This was the biggest reason why he had the courage to go alone to stop the "Red Cloud Demon Emperor".

Being able to die fighting for the sect in his twilight years and dedicating his last bit of strength at critical moments. Even though Master Guangling died, he finally achieved what he wanted in his heart. This is quite gratifying.

After paying homage to the real person Guangling, Song Qingming and the others came to Yao Qianshu who was sitting aside and said hello to the old master.

Although Yao Qianshu also didn't have much time left, he was still in good spirits at the moment. They were also a little happy to see Song Qingming. He even held Song Qingming and talked for a long time. It wasn't until it was getting late that Song Qingming took the initiative to say goodbye and leave.

"Last time I heard that the master brother was approaching his end of life. I didn't expect that he was still in such good condition. It really surprised me." After leaving "Muyun Peak", Song Qingyu couldn't bear to see no one around. He opened his mouth and expressed his doubts to Song Qingming and Song Qingming beside him.

Seeing this, Song Qingming immediately shook his head at her and said: "The last time I saw the head brother was two years ago, and his condition was not as good as it is today. I'm afraid this matter is not as simple as you think. There are some clues in it. of."

"What your husband said is true. When I came up to greet Senior Brother Yao, I smelled a rather special smell of elixirs from him. If I guessed correctly, he should have taken the elixirs not long ago to appear more energetic. of.

Most of these elixirs are only of temporary use, and will cause some damage to the monk's own physique afterwards. Senior Brother Yao's actual situation should be not good. In order to send Brother Guangling away, he took the elixirs without any choice. "Song Qingming just finished speaking, and Huang Siyuan on the side immediately started to explain.

As a third-level alchemist, Huang Siyuan has been dealing with all kinds of elixirs all year round. Her sensitivity to the smell of elixirs is naturally far superior to Song Qingming's.

After hearing her explanation, Song Qingyu also understood what was going on, and couldn't help but shook his head and sighed helplessly.

Since the start of the monster turmoil, many familiar people around me have died on the frontline battlefields. During this period, funerals have been held almost everywhere in the Wei Kingdom, and several people have long been accustomed to this kind of scene.

However, even though they have seen many separations of life and death, when they hear that another person next to them is about to leave, the feeling of reluctance in their hearts will inevitably be touched uncontrollably.

"Life and death are determined after all. Qingyu, you don't have to think too much. Although we are cultivators and live longer than ordinary people, if we cannot break through the realm of cultivation in the future, we cannot avoid this day. of.

If you want to transcend the destiny of reincarnation in this world, it will be possible unless you can transform into a spirit and ascend to the upper realm one day. It is useless to think too much about this matter. You still need to work hard to practice yourself. Seeing that Song Qingyu on the side was a little depressed, Song Qingming immediately spoke to comfort her.

Hearing this, Song Qingyu smiled and nodded to Song Qingming and said: "Haha! To become a god, it does sound too far away. I don't know if I will have the chance to see this day in this life.

Brother Qi, you have told me these truths several times. I don’t know why, but every time you listen to them, I have more new feelings.

Even though I know that ascending to the upper realm is a slim hope for us, but when I think of what you said, Brother Qi, I feel that it is not that difficult. Maybe one day I can see you ascend to the upper realm. "

"Well! Either death or ascending to the upper realm, there are only these two results for people who practice in ancient times. As long as we are still alive, we will have the hope of becoming a spirit and ascending. Whether it is me or you, even if this hope is a little slim, it is still possible. "

As a Jindan cultivator with a successful cultivation, Song Qingming and the other two naturally understood that for those of them who practice Taoism, once they set foot on the path of cultivation, there is no way back. Stopping means death, and all they can do is to keep moving forward.

Even if they die in the future, they have so many relatives and friends around them during their cultivation. They have experienced everything they should have experienced, and it is not in vain.

Because the funeral of Master Guangling was to be held for three consecutive days, Song Qingming and the other two did not choose to return to "Funiu Mountain" immediately after leaving "Muyun Peak", but stayed on "Tianzhu Peak" where the sect specially entertained distinguished guests.

At night, Song Qingming and the other two were drinking tea and chatting in an attic. Suddenly, a sound transmission note came from outside and landed in front of him. Song Qingming hurriedly picked it up.

"Is it Senior Sister Bai, is there something for you? "

Hearing Huang Siyuan's question, Song Qingming shook his head and replied: "Xinyu and the others are here, and they want to see us outside the door."

"Xinyu's cultivation has almost reached the peak of foundation building, and he is about to prepare for Dan formation. He may have come to see us this time for this reason. This child has not been on a smooth path in recent years, and I don't know if he can make this step. "

Seeing that Song Xinyu was coming to ask for a meeting, Song Qingyu also guessed his intentions and couldn't help but sigh.

Song Xinyu had wasted a lot of time in breaking through the late stage of foundation building. Although he barely cultivated to the ninth level of foundation building, his hope of forming a pill was indeed much lower than that of other fellow foundation building cultivators with better talents in the sect.

In his case, the sect naturally would not fully support him to break through the golden elixir realm. If he wanted to get the spiritual objects for forming a pill, he could only come to Song Qingming and other family elders to think of a way.

"After all, I personally sent Xinyu to Guyang Mountain that year. Although he has not been in "Funiu Mountain" in these years, he still has his family in his heart. No matter what, we elders should still help him when he forms a pill.

However, how far he can go in the future depends on his own luck. We can't force this matter and can only take care of it. "

Song Qingming himself had experienced the formation of the golden elixir, so he naturally knew that it was not so easy for a cultivator to form a golden elixir. Even if he could get one or two spiritual objects for forming the golden elixir, it would not be 100% successful.

For Song Xinyu, a younger generation of the family, he could only do his best to help him, but he could not decide his future destiny.

After Song Qingming finished speaking, he stood up and sent a sound transmission note to the outside. Soon, Song Xinyu, with a somewhat happy face, walked in from the door with five or six cultivators. (End of this chapter)