Chapter 704 Visiting Xu Ziyan, the old friend passed away (please subscribe)
As soon as Song Qingming finished speaking, Huang Siyuan immediately nodded and agreed. She had just been in seclusion for more than half a year, and she also wanted to go out and walk around.
Song Yuanfang, who was standing aside, was a little excited when he heard that Song Qingming wanted to go to Wu State to participate in the "Star Conference". After hesitating for a moment, he still asked carefully:
"Seventh Uncle, can I accompany you to the Kingdom of Wu this time?"
In recent years, whenever Song Qingming and the other three were away for business, Song Yuanfang helped manage family affairs, so he rarely left "Funiu Mountain".
This time, when he heard that Song Qingming wanted to bring several elders from his family with him, Song Yuanfang didn't want to miss this rare opportunity to go out for training, so he tried to ask.
"Well! You can go, but you have to arrange things at home. Otherwise, we won't be here, and if something urgent happens and no one can handle it, it will be troublesome."
Seeing that Song Yuanfang also wanted to follow him out to see the world, Song Qingming thought for a moment and nodded in agreement, but also asked him to hand over family affairs to others.
Many elders in the family have become accustomed to Song Yuanfang's management of affairs over the years. Compared with him, the prestige of others is indeed inferior. Song Qingming couldn't think of anyone to replace him for a while, so he directly left the choice to Song Yuanfang himself.
Fortunately, after a trip to Wu State, it should take more than a month to return to the family. The surrounding areas of Wei State have also become peaceful recently, so there shouldn't be any major incidents.
After getting Song Qingming's consent, Song Yuanfang showed a bit of joy on his face. He quickly bowed his hands and thanked him, and then took the initiative to retreat with Song Linrui beside him.
After discussing with Huang Siyuan, Song Qingming immediately replied a letter to Xu Ziyan, agreeing to go to Wu State to participate in the "Star Conference" together.
Time flies by, and a month has passed quickly. In order not to delay participating in the "Star Conference", Song Qingming and Huang Siyuan rushed to the sect a few days in advance to join Xu Ziyan and the others.
This time, in addition to the couple, Song Yuanfang, Huang Yueqing, Song Yuanhao, and Song Xuanting were traveling with them. The group took Song Qingming's "Phantom Boat" and quickly arrived at Guyang Mountain.
After a few people settled in the mountain, Song Qingming came to Xu Ziyan's Lingshan alone. He wanted to say hello to her, but accidentally met her when she was not in the cave.
"Uncle Song, the master went to the Houshan Cemetery to visit Master Gao. If you are not in a hurry, you might as well go to the pavilion to rest for a while. The master should be back soon."
The young woman who came out to greet Song Qingming was a foundation disciple of Xu Ziyan's sect. When she saw that Song Qingming came to see her master for something, she hurriedly explained to her, and then led Song Qingming to the stone pavilion to wait for a while.
"Who did you say Master Gao was?" Song Qingming, who had just moved his steps, stopped before taking two steps, and asked the other party again with a calm expression.
Suddenly hearing Song Qingming asking, Xu Ziyan's disciple who was walking in front was also a little surprised. He quickly turned around and replied:
"Reporting to Master Song, Master Gao is my master's fellow junior sister. Her name is Gao Yuyao. She unfortunately died of illness on the mountain half a month ago. Master has often visited her at the Houshan Cemetery recently."
"Fellow Taoist Gao has died of illness?" Hearing the words from disciple Xu Ziyan, Song Qingming was slightly stunned, and Gao Yuyao's past appearance instantly appeared in his mind.
The last time Song Qingming saw Gao Yuyao, he was also here with Xu Ziyan. At that time, the other party was still working hard to reach the golden elixir realm.
The two have known each other for many years and can be regarded as friends. Song Qingming originally wanted to help her, but because Xu Ziyan later obtained the pill-forming spiritual object for her, he no longer paid attention to the matter.
However, although he obtained another pill-forming spiritual object, Gao Yuyao still failed to form pills for the third time, and his cultivation finally stopped at the foundation-building realm, unable to go any further.
It was only after Song Qingming returned from the "East Phoenix Kingdom" cultivation world that he heard the news about Gao Yuyao's failure in forming pills from Song Yuanfang and others.
Gao Yuyao is about the same age as Song Qingming. If you only count the foundation-building monk Shouyuan, she should have at least ten years left, so she would not have passed away so early. Song Qingming was a little unbelievable when he heard the news of her death. .
After asking about Xu Ziyan's disciples, Song Qingming first went to the Zongmen Shanggong Pavilion to exchange for some spiritual objects for worship, and then came to the spiritual mountain where Gao Yuyao was buried.
Song Qingming had just arrived on the mountain and saw Xu Ziyan standing alone next to a new tomb from a distance, with a pile of paper money burning in front of the tombstone.
"Senior Brother Song, why are you here!"
Seeing a ray of light falling not far from him, and Song Qingming's figure appeared again, Xu Ziyan was a little surprised, and quickly turned around and said hello to Song Qingming.
Upon seeing this, Song Qingming immediately returned a salute, stepped forward and said slowly: "Afraid of wasting all of you's time, I came here two days in advance. I was looking for you just now, but I didn't want to hear the sad news about Taoist Fellow Gao's death. Come and pay homage to her.
Fellow Taoist Gao and I have known each other since childhood, and we can be considered close friends. The last time we said goodbye was only a few decades ago. I didn’t expect that Fellow Taoist Gao would leave so suddenly. We were already separated from each other without even being able to see her again.
The road to spiritual practice is ultimately ruthless. Those of us who are lucky can have the opportunity to go further, but we also have to endure a lot more pain of life and death than they do. Junior Sister Xu should not be too sad because of this. "
After saying that, Song Qingming also took out the spiritual objects he had prepared and placed them in front of the tombstone, and then he solemnly worshipped in front of Gao Yuyao's tombstone.
Hearing what Song Qingming said, Xu Ziyan smiled bitterly in her heart, and sighed with regret: "After Senior Sister Gao failed to break through the Jindan realm, her path was ruined, and she has been depressed ever since.
She was injured in Tiexianbao during the last monster riot, which was not a big deal. I didn't expect that she would be in seclusion to heal her injuries and get into trouble, and she injured her Dantian in her body. Not long after, she died in the cave.
My master asked me to take good care of her, but unfortunately I did my best to support her but still failed to help Senior Sister Gao succeed in forming a Dan. When I go down to see her a hundred years later, I'm afraid she will blame me."
Xu Ziyan spoke in a very calm tone, but there was a hint of helplessness in it, as if she was lamenting the tricks of fate.
After successfully forming a golden elixir and becoming the elder of the sect, Xu Ziyan helped Gao Yuyao obtain golden elixir spiritual objects twice in the sect, which also attracted a lot of criticism from other disciples.
As a fellow senior sister, Xu Ziyan has done her best for Gao Yuyao.
Unexpectedly, despite her efforts and support, Gao Yuyao still failed to break through to the golden elixir realm. Not only did her previous efforts go to waste, Gao Yuyao also died of illness more than ten years earlier because of the knot of not successfully forming a golden elixir.
Thinking of this, Xu Ziyan couldn't help but shake her head slightly, wondering if she was worthy of the advice given to her by her master Liu Xingfeng before his death.
"Junior sister, you have done your best to help Fellow Daoist Gao. These are all things that everyone can see. I think if Senior Liu knew about this, he would definitely not blame you for it.
Personal opportunities are determined by heaven. Even if we cultivators have extraordinary magical powers, we cannot force it. Fellow Daoist Gao has no hope in this life, but he may go further than us in the next life. Junior sister Xu, you don't have to mind this too much."
Song Qingming burned the paper money in his hand and comforted Xu Ziyan beside him.
Although Song Qingming has not met Gao Yuyao much in recent years, he has heard about Xu Ziyan's personal care for her after she formed the elixir. He believes that Xu Ziyan must have done her best for Junior sister Gao Yuyao.
However, things are unpredictable. In addition to the auxiliary spiritual objects needed for cultivators to break through the realm of cultivation, personal opportunities and efforts are also very important.
There are many foundation-building cultivators in the "Xiaoyao Sect" who are striving for the Golden Core Realm. Among them, there are many disciples and younger generations of relatives supported by the elders of the sect, but only a few can finally break through to the Golden Core Realm.
More than a hundred years have passed since Song Qingming formed the Golden Core. Among the hundreds of cultivators in the "Xiaoyao Sect" who have reached the Golden Core Realm, only Xu Ziyan and Fang Baixuan have succeeded. The probability of advancement is not low.
Because there are many disciples in the sect, the sect can also provide them with limited spiritual objects for forming the Golden Core. Except for a very small number of people with backers, other disciples can only get a chance to form the Golden Core through fierce competition within the sect.
Even so, not everyone can prepare five-element spiritual objects for forming the Golden Core for their disciples like Song Qingming spared no effort to support Huang Siyuan and the others. When many foundation-building disciples of the "Xiaoyao Sect" strive for the Golden Core Realm, they can only use the second-rate spiritual object "Yuchen Dan".
After Xu Ziyan failed to form a golden elixir for the first time, if Song Qingming had not helped her to exchange for a five-element golden elixir spiritual object in time, it would have been difficult for her to successfully reach this step.
Because of this, it is indeed not easy for those who can successfully advance to the golden elixir stage. It is impossible for everyone to have such good luck to embark on the golden elixir road.
After the two talked for a while in front of Gao Yuyao's grave, the paper money brought by Song Qingming was almost burned, and he returned to her Lingshan Cave with Xu Ziyan.
After knowing that Song Qingming and his team arrived at Guyang Mountain in advance to go to the "Star Conference" of Wu State, Xu Ziyan was also very happy, and talked to him about many issues related to the trade conference.
Like Huang Siyuan, Xu Ziyan also participated in such a large-scale trade fair for the first time this time, and she was very much looking forward to it.
Xu Ziyan's cultivation level is the same as Song Qingyu's, both of them are only at the fourth level of the golden elixir realm, but Song Qingyu's time to form a golden elixir is much later than Xu Ziyan. Seeing that her cultivation level was caught up by the latecomers, Xu Ziyan was also a little anxious.
This time, Xu Ziyan wanted to get one or two useful spiritual objects from the "Star Conference" in Wu Kingdom, so as to speed up her own cultivation.
After the two sat down and chatted for a while, Song Qingming took a sip of spiritual tea and asked again: "Junior Sister Xu, besides us, I wonder which other brothers will go to Wu Kingdom this time. Can you tell me first?"
Xu Ziyan nodded slightly and replied: "In addition to Senior Brother Song and Junior Sister Huang, Senior Brother Li, Senior Brother Chu, Senior Sister Zhao, Junior Brother Fang and Junior Brother Zhang will also go with us.
The sect has been prepared, and all the goods to be taken have been loaded on the flying boat. When Junior Brother Zhang arrives in two days, we can set off first."
"Oh! Senior Sister Bai is not going this time?"
In the past, Xiaoyao Sect would send the head to lead the team to participate in the "Star Conference". When Song Qingming heard Xu Ziyan say that Bai Yuxian's name was not among all the candidates who were going to Wu Kingdom, he was a little surprised.
Seeing the doubt on Song Qingming's face, Xu Ziyan hesitated for a moment, then said softly: "Uncle Li has said that Senior Sister Bai needs to concentrate on her cultivation recently and cannot go out, so Senior Brother Li will lead the team to Wu this time.
Senior Sister Bai has been in seclusion recently. Most of the affairs of the sect are now handled by Senior Brother Xuanxin and me. Senior Brother Song, please come to me if you have any problems in the future. "
"Oh! So that's the case. Then I'll have to trouble Junior Sister Xu in the future." Song Qingming heard this and nodded to Xu Ziyan with a thoughtful smile.
Although Xu Ziyan didn't say it directly, Song Qingming immediately understood that Bai Yuxian was in seclusion at this time to prepare for her breakthrough to the Nascent Soul realm again.
Bai Yuxian has been practicing to the ninth level of the Golden Core for many years. Her cultivation has been polished to perfection. She has already had the experience of breaking through the bottleneck of the Nascent Soul once before. As long as she can find one or two high-level spiritual objects to assist in condensing the Nascent Soul, she can retreat again at any time to try to break through the Nascent Soul realm.
This time, although the "Xiaoyao Sect" suffered heavy losses in several battles, it also gained a lot of high-level monster materials. If nothing unexpected happens, it will definitely be able to exchange a Nascent Soul spiritual object for Bai Yuxian.
Although it is not so easy for a cultivator to break through the Nascent Soul realm , countless geniuses in the cultivation of immortals have been blocked from the Nascent Soul Realm. Even though Bai Yuxian has the top spiritual root qualifications in the cultivation world, she is not absolutely sure that she can successfully condense the Nascent Soul.
But if Bai Yuxian can successfully break through the Nascent Soul Realm next, the sect will have one more Nascent Soul ancestor, and the entire "Xiaoyao Sect" will definitely increase its strength. In the future, when facing the monster turmoil again, the cultivation world of Weiguo may not be as passive as before.
Thinking of this, Song Qingming was also a little excited in his heart, and sincerely hoped that Bai Yuxian could successfully break through this time and change the current unfavorable situation of Weiguo.
"Senior Brother Song, you don't have to be too envious. You have only lived for more than 200 years, and you have already broken through to the seventh level of the Golden Core Realm. You will definitely have the opportunity to break through the bottleneck of the Nascent Soul in the future.
It is the mediocre talents of people like us. I am afraid that it will be difficult to break through the late stage of the Golden Core in this life, let alone dream of touching the Nascent Soul Realm. "Seeing the excitement on Song Qingming's face, Xu Ziyan also smiled and joked.
Seeing this, Song Qingming hurriedly shook his head and said:
"Junior Sister Xu, what you said is wrong. When you reach the Jindan realm, it depends on your personal opportunity. As long as the opportunity comes, the path of cultivation will naturally be smooth. Who among us will have the opportunity to break through the bottleneck of Yuanying in the future is not something that can be seen at a glance now.
Senior Brother Chen was trapped in the ninth level of foundation building for many years, and he formed the elixir much later than us. Unexpectedly, after he stepped into the Jindan realm, his cultivation immediately made rapid progress. Now he is ahead of us. "
"Haha! Senior Brother Song is right. I don't know when I can have the luck of Senior Brother Chen and meet my own personal opportunity as soon as possible. "Xu Ziyan smiled lightly, but couldn't help sighing in her heart.
The personal opportunity does have a great impact on the cultivation of Jindan cultivators, but not everyone is so lucky to find their own opportunity.
In the thousands of years since the establishment of the "Xiaoyao Sect", there have been at least hundreds of elders who have not cultivated to the ninth level of Jindan and passed away. These people are all top geniuses in the world of Weiguo, but it is still difficult to find opportunities to go further on the road of Jindan.
Xu Ziyan was able to successfully build a foundation without using the foundation-building pill, so she was considered a person with some opportunities, but in the Jindan She still had some difficulty walking on the Dan Avenue, and she didn't know whether the next trip to Wu would bring her some good luck.
After the two chatted for a while, seeing that it was getting late, Song Qingming, who had heard the news he wanted to know, stood up and said goodbye and left Xu Ziyan's place.
Just after returning to his residence, Song Qingming had not yet walked into the door, and he saw Song Yuanfang from a distance who took the initiative to come out and greet him respectfully.
"Seventh Uncle, I just went to the General Affairs Hall with Yuan Hao to inquire. Eighth Uncle started his retreat two months ago after he was ready, just on Yulin Peak.
However, the sect law enforcement team over there is very strict control and doesn't let us get close. We just asked at the foot of the mountain. At present, the cave where Eighth Uncle is in retreat seems to be going smoothly and there is nothing unusual."
"Well! It will take at least a few years for Xinyu to form a pill in retreat. Don't be too anxious now. Pay more attention to his situation and let me know any news immediately. "
After learning that Song Xinyu had successfully completed his alchemy in seclusion, Song Qingming put aside his worries and nodded slowly.
"Yulin Peak" is a place with rich spiritual energy on Guyang Mountain. Most of the sect's foundation-building disciples were arranged there when they were in seclusion to form alchemy. Xu Ziyan and Chen Xuanxin, who were familiar with Song Qingming, also successfully formed alchemy on "Yulin Peak".
Song Xinyu's seclusion this time to form alchemy, both the spiritual veins and the spiritual objects that assist in forming alchemy were prepared long ago, and they were not much different from others. The family has done its best to support him. As for whether he can succeed, it depends on his personal chance. .
On the second day, while there was still some time, Song Qingming and Huang Siyuan went to "Muyun Peak" again to pay tribute to Guangling Zhenren and the old headmaster Yao Qianshu who had passed away.
After Yao Qianshu attended Guangling Zhenren's funeral last time, as Huang Siyuan said, his condition soon worsened, and he passed away in his cave in less than half a year.
Afterwards, "Xiaoyao Sect" also held a very grand funeral for the former head, and buried him next to his old partner Guangling Zhenren.
Both of them were meritorious people who had devoted their lives to the sect for hundreds of years, and their tombs were naturally much more exquisite and gorgeous than those of ordinary people.
Even though several years have passed, the incense in front of the two tombstones has never stopped, and from time to time there are disciples of the sect and their juniors coming to pay homage.
Just as Song Qingming and Huang Siyuan were about to leave, a young figure walked up from the mountain in the distance. Seeing that the other person looked familiar, Song Qingming immediately remembered his identity in his mind.
"Junior Yao Muling, hello to the two uncles!"
After scanning Yao Muling in front of him with his spiritual sense, Song Qingming nodded slightly with a calm face and asked: "Are you here to visit Brother Yao?"
"The ancestor took good care of me when he was alive. Although he is gone now, I still often think of his voice and appearance in my heart, so I often come here to visit him in my spare time."
Seeing that Yao Muling's answer was very straightforward, it didn't seem like he had just heard the news and deliberately rushed here to pretend, Song Qingming nodded with great satisfaction.
"I haven't seen you for a few years, but you have improved a lot. I think you are still very hardworking in your cultivation.
It is fate that we meet here today. This pill will help you break through the middle stage of foundation building. Just treat it as an opportunity given to you.
Your talent is not bad. As long as you are willing to practice hard, you will have the opportunity to form a pill in the future. Don't neglect it."
"Thank you for the treasure, uncle. I will never forget your teachings today. Please rest assured, uncles!" Seeing a small jade bottle in Song Qingming's hand, Yao Muling was surprised and kowtowed to thank him.
As a descendant of the old head Yao Qianshu, Yao Muling's luck is not good. When he started practicing, he did not catch up with the good time when Yao Qianshu, the ancestor of the family, became the head.
Not long after Yao Muling successfully built his foundation, the ancestor Yao Qianshu began to be bedridden, and the prestige of his clan in the sect immediately began to decline sharply.
When Yao Qianshu was still alive, the surrounding cultivators and even the Jindan elders of the sect would look up to him. Since the ancestor passed away a few years ago, Yao Muling gradually felt the change in the attitude of the people around him.
However, although Yao Muling was not very old, he had been with Yao Qianshu for a long time, and his mind was still mature. He quickly adapted to it and did not feel too disappointed.
When he encountered some grievances outside of cultivation, he did not complain too much, but came here alone to talk to his ancestor.
"No need to be so polite, you get up first! Brother Yao asked me to take care of you, and I agreed. If you encounter any difficulties in the future, you can also ask someone to send me a message.
Although I am not in the sect, I am also a guest elder, and I can always say a few words for you."
Seeing Yao Muling so excited, Song Qingming hurried forward to help him up, left him a few words, and then walked down the mountain with Huang Siyuan.
Yao Muling stood there, watching Song Qingming and the other man walking down the mountain. It was not until their backs disappeared from his sight that he came back to his senses, a smile appeared on his face, and he carefully put away the jade bottle he had just obtained. (End of this chapter)