Chapter 156: Each Giving Way One Step

This big bird was precisely the spiritual beast that hatched from the spiritual beast egg on Song Qingming's person a few years ago, the Heavenly Fire Roc.

On the day he obtained the hatching method from Huang Siyuan, Song Qingming searched for a long time in Qinghe Fang before finally finding a place with vigorous fire-attribute energy, and borrowed the fire spiritual energy in the earth vein to warm and nourish it for a full half a year before hatching it.

He originally thought that since he had already hatched this spiritual beast for Qingyu and the others, he must return it to them now. As a result, in less than two months, Song Qingyu, who was almost bankrupted because this guy could eat too much, sent it back to Song Qingming here, and also took away the Thunder Tiger puppet beast on Song Qingming's person, saying it was to exchange for this spiritual beast.

Regarding this situation, Song Qingming could only smile helplessly. He originally thought the matter had ended here, but he didn't expect that Qingyu, this girl, only had a month's enthusiasm for spiritual beasts, and after only two months, she completely gave up on this spiritual beast.

The Heavenly Fire Roc is truly worthy of being a high-tier demonic beast that can refine its bloodline to the fifth tier. In just a few years since hatching, it had already advanced to a mid-tier spiritual beast. Song Qingming believed that as long as it was cultivated properly in the future, in at most a few decades, he would definitely be able to cultivate this spiritual beast to the second tier.

It was just that this guy was truly able to eat. It wasn't satisfied with three meals of spiritual beast pills a day. In order to train its wild nature, he fed it plenty of flesh and blood of other demonic beasts, which consumed more than a hundred spirit stones just to feed it to the mid-stage of Qi Refining. Fortunately, he could still earn spirit stones now; otherwise, it would be truly difficult for an average person to afford it.

After feeding the Heavenly Fire Roc, Song Qingming took out the magic robe he obtained today and tried it. He found that the effect of this magic robe was quite good. After using it, Song Qingming was completely plunged into a void, and even the Heavenly Fire Roc beside him almost couldn't find him.

In the main hall of the Gao family on Mount Lianhua, Gao Jinhe, with a gloomy face, sat at the head, looking at the several Gao family cultivators standing below.

Everyone could also see that their clan leader's face was not right today, so they were all quiet and didn't dare to make a sound, fearing that they would bump into Gao Jinhe's anger.

After a long time, seeing that everyone didn't dare to speak, a voice came from Gao Jinhe's mouth: "Yulong, you go to Qinghe Fang yourself, hand this letter in my hand to Lu Yuanfeng, and then bring Yufu back to Mount Lianhua."

"Clan Leader, although Fourth Brother was somewhat wrong this time, Song Qingming blatantly ordered the whipping of our Gao family cultivators on the street and closed our Jinbao Hall. This truly doesn't put our Gao family in his eyes at all. We can't just let him go like this." Hearing Gao Jinhe's somewhat weak words, a cultivator who had a good relationship with Gao Yufu couldn't help but speak.

Gao Jinhe, upon hearing this, turned his head and looked at this person expressionlessly, then suddenly said in a low voice: "Then what is your meaning?"

The person who just spoke, seeing that Gao Jinhe didn't seem to blame him, hurriedly continued: "We should at least put some pressure on the Song family in the market to let them know that our Gao family is not to be trifled with."

"The Song family dares to do this, isn't it because they rely on the Huang family to support them? These past few years, Song Qingming not only has a close relationship with the Huang family but also secretly formed a marriage alliance with a woman from the Huang family. If we want to move them, we still have to consider the Huang family's attitude first."

"Yes, I heard that the Huang family clan leader has been in seclusion for Core Formation these past few years. If he truly succeeds in Core Formation, we will regret it if we want to, so it's better to wait a while."

Hearing someone suggest taking action against the Song family, several relatively conservative elders in the Gao family hurriedly stood up to stop everyone.

Seeing that both sides felt they were right, Gao Jinhe shook his head and said: "Wanting to achieve Core Formation is not such a simple matter. I am afraid the probability of the Huang family old ghost achieving Core Formation this time is not even ten percent. We

"The reason I called Gao Yufu back this time is precisely because we are in the wrong. In these past few years, after my cultivation broke through, I have seen you all becoming somewhat competitive, which has led to a portion of our cultivators becoming quite arrogant and complacent. It is only because of this that a degenerate like Gao Yufu was bred. It is one thing for you people to not follow the rules outside, but now you are even failing to follow the rules of the marketplace. What exactly are you trying to do?"

"Do not think that just because I have been in seclusion frequently these past few years, I am unaware of you people bullying others and dominating the market. If I ever find out again that such things are happening within my Gao family, there will be no need for those two to take action; I will personally cripple you myself."

Upon hearing their ancestor speak, these Gao family cultivators hurriedly knelt on the ground.

"Ancestor, please spare us!"

"I have already written a letter to Lu Yuanfeng, explaining the severity of the situation during this period and asking him to mediate the matter between us and the Song family. As long as Song Qingming is not an absolute fool, he should be willing to let this matter drop."

One day, while Song Qingming was still in his cave dwelling studying the magic treasure he had just obtained, a sound transmission suddenly drifted in. Song Qingming opened it to take a look and discovered that it was Lu Yuanfeng, who had emerged from seclusion early.

Song Qingming hurriedly tidied himself up and then rushed to Lu Yuanfeng's cave dwelling, which was over ten miles away.

Just as he entered, Song Qingming saw an enraged Lu Yuanfeng reprimanding someone kneeling on the ground. Upon walking closer, he realized that this person was none other than Lu Yuanfeng's third disciple, Hu Maocheng.

At this moment, Hu Maocheng was cowering, completely devoid of the arrogance he usually displayed as the captain of the Qinghe Marketplace enforcement team. There were even several red, swollen patches on his face, making him look quite pitiful.

"Fellow Daoist Song, you have come at the right time. I only just came out of seclusion and learned of what has recently happened in the marketplace. I have been stationed at Qinghe Marketplace for fifty years and do not wish to lose my reputation in my later years, yet such a muddled person has appeared by my side. Fellow Daoist, please help me take him to the Enforcement Hall later and execute the marketplace's disciplinary rules for me in public."

Seeing Lu Yuanfeng so furious, Song Qingming hurriedly stepped forward to smooth things over, saying, "I have already investigated the matter from last time; Fellow Daoist Hu did not participate. He merely lacked judgment in people and got too close to the people from Jin Baotang. It would be enough for Fellow Daoist Lu to lecture him a few times; there is no need to make such a big fuss."

Hearing what Song Qingming said, Lu Yuanfeng suddenly realized and asked, "Is it really so?"

"It is indeed so."

"Since Fellow Daoist Song is pleading for you, this matter ends here. If I ever find out again that you are recklessly associating with people in the marketplace and engaging in shady dealings, I will certainly not spare you so easily. Now, get out of my sight!"

"Thank you, Master. Thank you, Senior Song."

After Hu Maocheng scrambled out, Lu Yuanfeng's expression finally returned to normal. With a smile, he invited Song Qingming to sit down and said, "Today, I received a letter from Fellow Daoist Gao. The Gao family has already taken Gao Yufu back to Mount Lianhua for punishment. They hope we can show leniency toward Jin Baotang. I think that since we have caused such a huge commotion, it is not very good for the reputation of the marketplace. Why don't we just fine Jin Baotang some spirit stones? We can consider it giving the Gao family some face, and both sides can take a step back."

Will edit later.

(End of this chapter)