Chapter 139: Going to the Xiaoyao Sect Again

Half a year later, inside Xu Cheng Ziyan's cave dwelling on Mount Guyang, Song Qingming held a jade box in both hands. Inside the box was a purple spiritual herb emitting a brilliant spiritual light; it was precisely the spiritual item he wanted to offer to Xu Cheng Ziyan.

After his last rash offering of a Beauty-Returning Pill failed to move Xu Cheng Ziyan, Song Qingming specifically made some preparations in this regard before coming to see her this time. He carefully selected a second-tier spiritual herb from the Jade Tower Pavilion that was quite attractive to Foundation Establishment cultivators.

After all, friendship is friendship. He went to find a Foundation Establishment cultivator with successful cultivation time and again without bringing some good gifts to express his gratitude, and he himself felt it was not very stable. In the cultivation world, the vast majority of high-tier cultivators prioritize interests.

"Coming to disturb Captain Xu's cultivation again, Song is truly somewhat wrong. I hope the Captain can be magnanimous. This is a second-tier spiritual herb I accidentally obtained in Yangshan Market some time ago. Today, I specifically come to offer it to thank you for your help to me last time."

Xu Cheng Ziyan nodded and said with a smile: "This spiritual herb looks like it should be three or four hundred years old. It really cost Daoist friend Song a lot."

It wasn't just costing a lot; this spiritual herb alone cost him 200 spirit stones. This was still because the Jade Tower Pavilion had some friendship with him and didn't earn too much from him. Song Qingming, who sent out this spiritual herb, felt a bit of heartache in his heart, but on the surface, he still pretended not to care too much.

Seeing that Song Qingming was humble and polite every time he saw her now, Xu Cheng Ziyan also felt that the distance between the two of them was indeed much farther than when they were in Guiyun Market back then.

"Let me calculate, the time you agreed with Senior Uncle Li is also coming soon. If Daoist friend Song doesn't come to find me, I might have to send someone down the mountain to look for you in a few days." After putting away the spiritual herb, Xu Cheng Ziyan raised her head and reminded Song Qingming slowly.

Half a year ago, after obtaining a Foundation Establishment Pill from the Heavenly Elixir Alliance, Song Qingming pondered for a while and finally chose not to choose to go into closed-door cultivation for Foundation Establishment immediately.

The barrier from the ninth layer of Qi Refining to Foundation Establishment had no requirements for the level of magic power. Although Song Qingming's magic power was not as profound as Third Brother Song Qingze's, he could also reach Foundation Establishment at any time. It's just that cultivators like him who had cultivated to the peak of the ninth layer of Qi Refining and had very profound magic power would have more sufficient magic power in their bodies, and they would have a slight advantage in magic power allocation when impacting the Foundation Establishment bottleneck.

In Song Qingming's original plan, he would have to wait at least another year to exchange for a Foundation Establishment Pill from the Xiaoyao Sect before he would have a chance for Foundation Establishment. By then, he estimated that the distance to the peak of the ninth layer of Qi Refining would not be too far. Now that he had obtained a Foundation Establishment Pill in advance, it made him somewhat embarrassed again.

He didn't pay much attention to the slight influence of magic power in his body. It was mainly because the time for a cultivator to reach Foundation Establishment was not very fixed. Except for a very small number of cultivators with outstanding cultivation talent, most people's Foundation Establishment was about half a year, but some people's time would be longer, and some would take one or two years to successfully leave closed-door cultivation. Song Qingming knew that his spiritual root aptitude was very poor, and he estimated that it would be a bit difficult for him to want to leave closed-door cultivation in half a year.

There was less than a year left before going to the Xiaoyao Sect to exchange for the Foundation Establishment Pill. If he chose to go into closed-door cultivation for Foundation Establishment now, in case he missed this time and failed to break through Foundation Establishment, this would be a bit of a loss for him.

After much thought, for the sake of stability, Song Qingming still decided to temporarily not go into closed-door cultivation for Foundation Establishment, and wait until he successfully exchanged for the second Foundation Establishment Pill before going into closed-door cultivation.

After going to the Heavenly Elixir Alliance auction and spending several hundred spirit stones, the spirit stones he originally used to exchange for the Foundation Establishment Pill were also somewhat vacant, and he didn't have extra spirit stones to buy other elixirs needed for cultivation. It just so happened that he could take advantage of this period of time to earn the spirit stones he needed. After all, he still had to go to the Xiaoyao Sect, and maybe there were other needs. Having more spirit stones on him was always more stable.

Just like this, he spent over half a year, not only successfully raising the magic power in his body to the peak of the ninth layer of Qi Refining but also saving several hundred more spirit stones. Only then did he bring a generous gift to find Xu Cheng Ziyan.

"Many thanks for your concern, Captain Xu. During this period, I have been running around in the market, and it was only a few days ago that I prepared the spirit stones."

"I was worried that you wouldn't be able to gather so many spirit stones. I never expected Daoist friend Song to be so wealthy. This time, I really misjudged you." Hearing Song Qingming say that he had gathered the 8,000 spirit stones to exchange for the Foundation Establishment Pill, a trace of surprise also flashed quickly in Xu Cheng Ziyan's eyes.

Song Qingming waved his hand and said: "Captain Xu is joking. When I obtained the opportunity to exchange for the Foundation Establishment Pill from Ancestor Li back then, the spirit stones on me were indeed not enough, and I didn't hold much hope for this matter at the beginning.

Later, the reason I could successfully gather the spirit stones to exchange for the Foundation Establishment Pill was also because the elders in the family knew about this matter and fully supported a sum of spirit stones, which solved my urgent need. It was indeed not that I intentionally wanted to deceive Captain Xu."

"Look at me, I almost forgot that Daoist friend Song is a family cultivator. You have a family to help when you reach Foundation Establishment, which is indeed much better than us. Junior Sister Gao was also like this when she reached Foundation Establishment a few years ago.

Unlike me when I reached Foundation Establishment back then, only my Master could help speak a few words. But she had many disciples and couldn't let all the resources go to me alone. In the end, I could only risk my life to rush the barrier to achieve the Dao." After Xu Cheng Ziyan finished speaking, she sighed, and there was still a trace of envy in her tone for cultivators like Gao Yuyao and Song Qingming who had the full support of their families on their cultivation path.

It's just that she didn't know that the reason Song Qingming could gather the spirit stones to exchange for the Foundation Establishment Pill didn't have that much to do with the Song family. If it were a cultivator from another Qi Refining family that was about the same, even if they obtained this opportunity to exchange for a Foundation Establishment Pill, it was estimated that even if they sold themselves, they couldn't gather 8,000 spirit stones in a short time.

After the two chatted in the cave dwelling for a while, Xu Cheng Ziyan used her flying sword and spent half an hour bringing Song Qingming to the Xiaoyao Sect's Law Enforcement Hall again.

"This is Song Qingming, a cultivator from Qinghe County, here to receive the sect reward. You go in and report it, and help me see if Senior Uncle Li is there."

"Okay! Please wait a moment, Senior Uncle Xu." The ones guarding the door were still a few Qi Refining disciples. After hearing Xu Cheng Ziyan's intention, they bowed to her and immediately walked quickly into the Law Enforcement Hall.

"You can rest assured. Senior Uncle Li has always been fair in the sect. Generally, no one dares to make things difficult for you regarding the things he promised you." After reporting to the guard cultivator at the door, Xu Cheng Ziyan turned her head and saw that Song Qingming was still somewhat nervous after arriving here, so she hurriedly opened her mouth to comfort him.

Song Qingming nodded and hurriedly calmed his mind. The reason he was somewhat afraid was not because he was afraid of other Xiaoyao Sect cultivators, but just thinking that he had to face an old monster at the Jin Dan level again, he was truly somewhat involuntarily nervous.

Jin Dan cultivators were basically old foxes who had cultivated for hundreds of years. In front of these people, even if Song Qingming tried his best to stay calm, it was a very difficult thing. He always felt that any glance from these high-tier cultivators seemed to be able to see through his inner heart.

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