Chapter 809: Memorial to family members, sect feuds
Seeing Huang Siyuan congratulating him, Song Qingming, who had come back to his senses from the distant scenery, slowly smiled, took the initiative to step forward and took her hand, and held her in his arms.
The two did not speak, just leaning on each other and standing together, looking at the distance quietly.
Until the sunlight in the sky fell on their faces through the clouds, Song Qingming, who felt a little dazzling, walked down from the top of the mountain with Huang Siyuan.
The two walked along the mountain path as usual, strolling on the mountain trail behind the "Funiu Mountain".
It was autumn, and most of the trees in the mountains had turned yellow. The orange-yellow fallen leaves danced with the autumn wind, falling on the winding path, and laid a bright carpet under the sun.
Occasionally, a few bird calls penetrated from the trees, crisp and pleasant, and the mountains in the distance were shrouded in a faint mist, looming, like an ink painting, which made people feel relaxed and happy.
As autumn deepened, the air was filled with the fragrance of grass and trees. The unique breath of the mountains made the two feel relaxed and forgot about many trivial matters around them.
They walked all the way to the "Moon Viewing Pavilion" on the hillside, and then they stopped and sat down in the stone pavilion.
After taking a look at the scenery around the stone pavilion, Huang Siyuan was the first to speak, breaking the tranquility of the mountains with a soft voice!
"Husband, after you were in seclusion for half a year, news came from Cangyuan Mountain that Changze had not formed a pill, but fortunately, the injury was not so serious, and it should not affect his next formation of a pill.
Qingyu is still there to protect him, and it is estimated that he will be back soon!"
Although he had been prepared in his heart, Song Qingming, who heard the news of Song Changze's failure to form a pill, nodded slightly, and couldn't help showing a little regret on his face.
In addition to the three ancestors who lived on the top of the mountain, there were more than 20 people who had successfully built their foundation among the many younger generations of the family, but there were not many of them who were really expected to impact the Golden Core Realm.
Song Yuanli was able to successfully form a pill at the beginning, more because he had the support of Feng He, a Yuanying cultivator, behind him. Otherwise, after failing to form a pill for the first time, he would not have had the opportunity to succeed in forming a pill again in less than ten years! .
Except for Song Yuanli who is far away in the "Tianhai Xiuxian Realm", the three people in the family who are most likely to reach the Jindan realm are Song Changze, Song Yuanhao, and Liu Yuxin.
The three of them have successfully advanced to the late stage of foundation building, and their life span is still sufficient, so they can have at least two more opportunities to form a pill.
Although they dare not say that they will succeed in forming a pill, their hope of advancing to the Jindan realm is definitely stronger than that of other people around them.
Other peers such as Song Yuanfang and Song Yuanxue are not as fast as Song Changze and others in cultivation, even if they can successfully cultivate to the ninth level of foundation building.
But at that time, due to their limited life span, it is estimated that they will have only one chance to reach the Jindan realm in this life, just like Song Xinyu in the sect.
Even with the support of the family, Song Yuanfang and others still have a low hope of forming a golden elixir in the future.
In addition to the cultivators of the "Yuan" and "Chang" generations, there are still many talented members of the family among the remaining cultivators of the "Xuan" and "Lin" generations.
However, they are still relatively young and their cultivation is still far from the late stage of foundation building. Except for Song Linrui, who has two spiritual roots, it is still unclear how much potential others have to form a golden elixir.
After sitting there in silence for a while, Song Qingming stood up and sighed softly: "The family has done what it should do. Whether there is an opportunity to step into the golden elixir road depends on Changze's own ability in the future.
Even if we can get support from the elders for a while, we cultivators have to rely on ourselves for a lifetime."
The Song family has developed rapidly in recent years. With more and more cultivators in the family, naturally more members will have the hope of reaching the golden elixir realm like Song Changze.
But the family resources are limited after all, and Song Qingming and his family can't fully support every member of the family to form a golden elixir. At most, they can only provide some support when they first form a golden elixir, just like Song Changze.
Not only Song Changze, Song Qingming also promised Song Yuanfang, Song Yuanhao and others that he would try his best to support them to reach the golden elixir realm for the first time.
After all, they have been following Song Qingming since they successfully built their foundations. They have made great contributions to the development of the family over the years, and the family should give them these supports.
Next, no matter who wants to reach the golden elixir realm again, the family will no longer support them for free, and they have to seize the opportunity by themselves.
Whether they use the family's merits to exchange the corresponding spiritual objects in the family's "Gold Pavilion", or go outside the family to find opportunities like Song Qingming did in the past, all of these depend on their personal abilities.
Huang Siyuan nodded and said:
"Don't worry about Changze. He has accumulated a lot of merits over the years. With Yuxin's help, it should not be difficult for him to reach the Golden Core Realm again.
However, this failure will definitely take him some time to recover from his injuries, and he will have to re-train the Cang Yuan Technique.
If Changze wants to reach the Golden Core Realm again, it will definitely take seven or eight years. Whether he can achieve it by then depends on his personal luck."
Song Changze has helped the family manage the "White Lion Square" with his Taoist partner Liu Yuxin over the years. Taking advantage of the family's convenience in the market, Liu Yuxin has also successively taken over several shops in the "White Lion Square" to run independently.
Over the years, the couple has earned a lot of spiritual stones with Liu Yuxin's smart mind, and their lives are much more prosperous than other cultivators of the same generation.
Although Song Qingming and his friends never asked about these things directly, they still knew about them. They knew that they should have saved a lot of spiritual stones, and it would not be difficult to exchange a Jindan spiritual object for Song Changze.
Hearing Huang Siyuan's reminder, Song Qingming nodded slightly and said, "Yes! I know these.
No matter what happens at that time, even if the family can no longer directly help, as an elder, I will definitely help him a little.
It's just that these things can't be told to them now, so as to prevent others from knowing and slacking off their own efforts."
After the two finished speaking, they regained some smiles on their faces. After resting for a while, they left the "Moon Viewing Pavilion" together and continued to walk down the mountain. Soon they came to a low mountain at the foot of the mountain.
On this hill with very beautiful scenery, Song Qingming's mortal parents and relatives at the foot of the mountain are buried.
Although two hundred years have passed, the appearance of the mountain has not changed much. Song Qingming found his parents' graves quickly without much effort.
Even though his ancestor has not returned home for many years and has long ignored the mortals at home, the descendants of the Song family in Mujiao Town have not forgotten their ancestors buried here.
Whether it is the graves of his father, mother, or Song Qingming's fourth brother, they are still as bright and beautiful as they were in the past, which shows that the descendants of the family are still very careful to take care of this place.
Although Song Qingming has not taken care of the mountain in recent years, many of his fourth brother and second sister's bloodline at the mountain have successfully ascended to immortality. Among them, the most outstanding one is the descendant of the fourth brother, Song Xuanfeng.
Song Xuanfeng successfully built the foundation of the three spiritual roots, and his cultivation has now reached the fourth level of foundation building. He is currently one of the highest cultivators among the many cultivators of the "Xuan" generation of the Song family.
Unlike Song Qingming, Song Xuanfeng did not stay away from his family members down the mountain after building his foundation. He often returned to his home down the mountain to visit his relatives in recent years.
Compared with Song Qingming, the high-ranking ancestor of the family, Song Xuanfeng now obviously takes more care of the family members down the mountain.
"Husband, if the family leaves Weiguo in the future, I'm afraid we won't be able to come here often. At that time, should we also move the remains of mother and others away?"
Seeing that Song Qingming came out of retreat and came to his parents' grave to pay homage as soon as possible, Huang Siyuan also guessed that he couldn't let go of this place in his heart, so she asked softly.
Hearing this, Song Qingming stood up and looked at his parents' tombstone. After thinking about it, he shook his head calmly.
"The scenery here is unique! I think my mother and her family have gotten used to it over the years. No matter what the future holds, we should not take them on a long journey!
Even though we are so close these years, I don't have much time to come here to show my filial piety, and I'm afraid the future won't be much better.
There is a difference between immortals and mortals. You and I can come back to see when we have time. There is no need to force it."
Although Song Qingming has become a high-ranking Jindan cultivator, he sometimes can't help but recall the past and think of his parents and family.
But these memories buried deep in his heart are scenes that he can no longer return to.
Even if Song Qingming has now reached the Jindan realm, it is impossible for him to turn back time and see his parents and relatives in his memory.
He can only hope that one day his cultivation can reach a certain level, transcending the reincarnation of this world and ascending to the unknown upper world.
Perhaps at that time he can understand life and death, travel through the reincarnation of time, and return to his childhood home to see his parents and family that he misses in his heart.
After paying respects to his parents and relatives, Song Qingming, who was standing on the mountain, turned around and looked at the "Mujiao Town" not far from the mountain.
After a while, the two figures disappeared from the original place.
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After Song Qingming came out of retreat, less than a month later, Song Qingyu, who had been protecting Song Changze, who failed to form a pill, for two years, also quickly left "Cangyuan Mountain" and returned to the family.
When Song Qingyu left, Song Qingze also came out of the retreat "Tandi Cave Mansion" and returned to "White Lion Square" to heal his injuries accompanied by Liu Yuxin.
Although he failed to form a pill, Song Qingze's injuries were not serious. He could take the pill and rest carefully, and he would be able to fully recover in four or five years at most.
In this regard, Song Changze was relatively lucky. He could spend less time healing than Song Qingming and others when they failed to form a pill, and prepare for his next formation of a pill in advance.
After Song Qingyu came back from "Cangyuan Mountain", he was very happy to learn that Song Qingming had successfully broken through his cultivation. The three of them celebrated in the "Huixian Pavilion" on the top of the mountain.
Although Song Qingming's cultivation has broken through to the ninth level of the Golden Core, reaching the peak of the Golden Core.
However, his physical strength and magic power have not yet been polished to perfection, and he is still a long way from being able to impact the Nascent Soul Realm.
It will take at least ten years to slowly polish his own magic power. When the magic power in his body is ready, he can start to try to impact the next level of cultivation.
Seeing that Song Qingyu had returned to the family, Song Qingming, who was free at the moment, planned to continue to retreat and polish his magic power for a while.
But when he explained to Song Qingyu, less than a month after he had been in seclusion, a call for conscription came from "Guyang Mountain", which alarmed Song Qingming who was in seclusion.
Song Qingming, who got the sect's "call for conscription", opened it and found that it was a market on the side of "Taiyue Lake" south of the sect, which was suddenly harassed by high-level demon cultivators.
Seeing this, Song Qingming and Song Qingyu, who had just been free for a while, had to go out of seclusion together and rush to the sect.
The two just arrived at the "Xiaoyao Hall" and found that the sect elder Xu Ziyan and others had already been waiting here.
When Xu Ziyan saw Song Qingming and Song Qingyu coming in, she was about to greet them, but suddenly felt a different breath coming from Song Qingming, and a smile appeared on her face.
"Hey! Senior Brother Song, you have already broken through the ninth level of the Golden Core. This is really a cause for celebration."
"Haha, congratulations to Junior Brother Song for his further improvement in cultivation!"
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Hearing what Xu Ziyan said, many elders of the "Xiaoyao Sect" in the hall also showed a hint of surprise, and then they all bowed to Song Qingming and expressed their congratulations.
Seeing this, Song Qingming also hurriedly bowed to return the greetings to everyone, and explained to everyone what he had just come out of seclusion not long ago.
Before going to the "Thunder Yuan Sea" Xiuxian Realm to participate in the trade fair, Song Qingming's cultivation had already reached the peak of the eighth level of the Golden Core, and it was not far from breaking through the ninth level of the Golden Core.
It was only a few years after returning from the "Thunder Yuan Sea" Xiuxian Realm, and Song Qingming successfully advanced to the ninth level of the Golden Core without any accident.
It was not difficult for everyone present to guess that Song Qingming must have obtained some spiritual objects that helped him break through his cultivation at the "Thunder Yuan Sea" trade fair.
It has only been less than two years since Song Qingming came back from the "Thunder Yuan Sea" cultivation world, and it is not only Song Qingming who has improved his cultivation.
Chu Fengping, who also obtained a high-level elixir at the trade fair, has finally made a further step after staying in the sixth level of the Golden Core for many years, and has broken through to the late Golden Core.
Yun Nishang, who was traveling with him, and Xu Ziyan, who Song Qingming helped to purchase the elixir, have also made different changes in their cultivation at this moment.
But compared with them, Song Qingming was able to successfully advance to the ninth level of the Golden Core this time, which is obviously more eye-catching here.
Song Qingming has only been in the Golden Core Formation for more than a hundred years, and he has successfully cultivated to the ninth level of the Golden Core. This cultivation speed is not much worse than Chen Xuanxin, who has the highest cultivation on the scene.
When everyone saw that Song Qingming had also broken through to the ninth level of the Golden Core, they couldn't help but think about who would be more likely to break through to the Nascent Soul Realm between him and Chen Xuanxin.
However, although there is only one step between the ninth level of the Golden Core and the Nascent Soul Realm, this step is like a natural chasm and is not so easy to cross. Everyone present naturally knows this.
Whether it is Song Qingming and Chen Xuanxin who have already cultivated to the ninth level of the Golden Core, or other Golden Core cultivators present, it is difficult for them to be sure of really taking this step in the future.
After greeting everyone present, Song Qingming and Song Qingyu, who had just sat down, saw that so many Golden Core elders had gathered in the hall, and their faces showed some doubts.
At this time, in the hall, in addition to Li Mufeng, who was rarely seen, many Golden Core elders in the "Xiaoyao Sect" and the Nascent Soul Patriarch Bai Yuxian had already arrived here.
Logically speaking, even if one or two Golden Core Demon Cultivators appeared in the territory, the sect should not make such a big scene that even the Nascent Soul Patriarch would be alarmed.
"Could it be that the demon cultivator who came this time is extraordinary and is also a difficult person like Ma Wuchen?"
Just as Song Qingming was thinking about it and a trace of doubt gradually appeared on his face, Xu Ziyan, who was standing beside him, immediately noticed the abnormality on Song Qingming's face.
Before Song Qingming asked, Xu Ziyan took the initiative to tell Song Qingming and the other two who came to participate in the sect's meeting the whole story.
It turned out that this time, calling everyone to eliminate the demon cultivators was just an excuse used by the sect. The real intention was that the "Xiaoyao Sect" was preparing to attack the "Jiuyuan Sect" in the west.
There is a part of the territory in the southwest of Weiguo adjacent to the "Taiyue Lake", and there are also many islands in the lake that belong to Weiguo. The "Taiyue Lake" secret realm that Song Qingming participated in that year was on one of the islands.
It's just because the monsters in the lake are ferocious, except for a few islands near the "Taiyue Lake" market, the "Xiaoyao Sect" has no actual control over these surrounding islands, and most of them are still in the hands of the monsters in the lake.
Some time ago, a group of foundation-building demon cultivators came from nowhere and suddenly raided a small market controlled by the "Xiaoyao Sect" in the "Taiyue Lake".
These demon cultivators were very cruel. They not only robbed many spiritual objects in the market, but also killed dozens of disciples of the Xiaoyao Sect stationed there.
Originally, this matter was not a big deal for the "Xiaoyao Sect", a small Yuanying Sect.
At most, the "Law Enforcement Hall" would send a few foundation-building disciples to investigate, and then directly wipe out this group of foundation-building demon cultivators.
But when the disciples of the sect's "Law Enforcement Hall" investigated the matter again, they happened to find the place where this group of demon cultivators were hiding, hiding in a deep mountain in the south of Yue State.
That place already belonged to the territory of the "Jiuyuan Sect" of Yue State, and the "Jiuyuan Sect" and the "Xiaoyao Sect" have been enemies for many years, and the relationship between the two sects is extremely unfavorable.
After investigating the situation, the monks of the sect's "Law Enforcement Hall" did not choose to wipe out the group of demon cultivators in the territory of "Jiuyuan Sect", but reported the matter to the elders of the sect.
After learning about this, Li Wutong and others felt that this was a good opportunity for the sect to attack "Jiuyuan Sect", so the sect held this meeting.
Knowing the intention of the sect to summon them here, Song Qingming couldn't help but show a bit of surprise on his face. No wonder this sect meeting alarmed so many elders to come here.
Because of the rebellion of the Ma family, "Jiuyuan Sect" intervened in the fight between Weiguo and "Xiaoyao Sect", and Song Qingming also participated in it personally, so he naturally knew the grievances between the two sects.
In addition, when Bai Yuxian was forming an infant later, "Molong Demon King" led the demon army to block the way, and there was also the shadow of "Jiuyuan Sect" behind him.
The two sides have been feuding for more than a hundred years, and they have long been incompatible.
Originally, "Xiaoyao Sect" and "Jiuyuan Sect" belonged to the same Yuanying Sect, and the gap in strength between the two sects was not that big.
In recent years, due to the great pressure from the northern demon tribe, "Xiaoyao Sect" has not found a suitable opportunity to seek revenge on "Jiuyuan Sect" and resolve the grievances between the two sides.
Now, with the success of Bai Yuxian's infant formation, "Xiaoyao Sect" has greatly increased its strength and expanded its territory thousands of miles to the north, temporarily solving the worries brought by the northern demon tribe.
Now "Xiaoyao Sect" can withdraw its hands and take action against "Jiuyuan Sect" next to it at any time.
Although "Jiuyuan Sect" still has the shadow of "Wanling Sect", the first sect of Fuyun Mountain Range, behind it, it is impossible for the other party to sit back and watch "Xiaoyao Sect" annex the entire Yue Kingdom.
But now the strength of "Xiaoyao Sect" is also different from the past. Even if it cannot destroy the entire "Jiuyuan Sect", it is not difficult for them to tear off a piece of flesh from the other party.
As long as they find an opportunity to take action, "Xiaoyao Sect" will definitely not let the other party go easily.
When almost everyone in the hall had arrived, a flash of light suddenly appeared at the entrance of the hall, and Li Mufeng, who had not appeared in front of the sect monks for a long time, appeared in front of everyone out of thin air.
"Greetings, Master Li!"
Seeing Li Mufeng walk in, Song Qingming and others hurriedly stood up and bowed to him in unison.
With just a flash, Li Mufeng walked through the air and came to the top of the hall. After nodding and greeting Bai Yuxian who was sitting next to him, he turned around and waved to the people below.
"Today, I have summoned you all here to discuss important matters of the sect. Please do not be polite and sit down first!"
After everyone sat down again, Li Mufeng glanced at the hall and slowly continued:
"I believe that most of you have experienced the rebellion of the Ma family in Tiexianbao a hundred years ago. This has been a shame for the sect for many years.
I stood here and said that our sect and Jiuyuan Sect are irreconcilable and will never let them off easily!
Now that Junior Sister Bai has broken through to the Nascent Soul Realm, and the northern monsters have been driven back to Jinyu Mountain by us, the sect has no worries behind us.
Everyone, now is the time for us to go and claim the dignity of the sect!"
"We swear to be loyal to the sect until death!"
Half a day later, a large flying boat, under the cover of night, slowly used the "Guyang Mountain" mountain protection formation.
After leaving the sect formation, a cloud of mist suddenly gathered next to the flying boat in the air, and soon covered the entire flying boat.
Then the large flying boat gradually disappeared in the rolling clouds and mist, and soon completely disappeared in mid-air. (End of this chapter)