Chapter 252: Fourth Layer of Foundation Establishment

With so many people crowded into a not-so-large cave, it was almost difficult to find a place to stand. However, although these people had already hung a look of frustration and impatience on their faces, none of them dared to make too much noise here.

Seeing this black-clad man suddenly appear at the entrance of the cave, the crowd, who were just frustrated, instantly began to have a hint of joy and hurriedly stood up to take the initiative to clear the way for him.

The black-clad man passed through the crowd and arrived at the deepest part of the cave, and said loudly to a middle-aged man who was still meditating with his eyes closed:

"Big Brother, that group of people has withdrawn. Should we go back directly now?"

"Don't worry, let's wait a bit, so as not to fall into their trap."

The person speaking was the boss of Eagle Nest Ridge, Cheng Yilong. This person is not only cunning in character but also very ruthless in his actions. In Eagle Nest Ridge, no matter how close your relationship is with him, once he turns his face, he will definitely not recognize anyone. Even if so many fierce people are crowded in this cave at the moment, no one dares to stand up and complain.

"That group of people from Qinghe Market came for us this time. It's hard to guarantee that they won't leave any back-up plans. It's better to be careful."

"It's really strange, why did so many people suddenly come for us for no reason? I saw it clearly just now. The cultivation bases of those who came were at least late-stage Qi Refining, and there were at least five Foundation Establishment experts. If it weren't for you, Big Brother, being prepared early, we would really have fallen into their hands this time."

Cheng Yilong opened his eyes, looked at the black-clad man who was a bit puzzled, and continued: "This time it's because the Feng brothers failed in Qinghe Market and accidentally killed two guards of the Qinghe Market guard team, which angered them. These kids are getting more and more ignorant of the height of the sky and the depth of the earth recently. When they come back, I will punish them in public to remind everyone to look at who the other party is before taking action, and don't bring such a big disaster to us at every turn."

"I say, Big Brother! How did you get the news? The Feng brothers haven't come back yet. How can you be so sure this time that they came for us?" The black-clad man thought for a while and still asked a question he most wanted to know in his heart.

Cheng Yilong waved his hand with a smile and said softly: "Of course someone told me in advance, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to take you to evacuate safely so quickly. It's just that this person's identity is still useful to us, so don't ask, lest something goes wrong."

Having made a wasted trip, Song Qingming also felt a bit aggrieved in his heart. Eagle Nest Ridge was, after all, his mortal enemy, and the robber who once chased him for half a day still echoed in his mind from time to time.

He thought he could find this person and take revenge by going to Eagle Nest Ridge this time, but he didn't expect that after busy for more than half a month and sleeping in the open, the result was just to go there and watch the scenery before coming back.

Along the way, Song Qingming had been thinking about who was so wicked to tip off Eagle Nest Ridge in advance, causing them to run for nothing from so far away.

First of all, he could exclude his side. Until he set off, he didn't tell the people below his real purpose. When he summoned them, Song Qingming only told them that he was going to perform a mission and didn't inform them of the specific things and time. Logically speaking, it was impossible for anyone to guess so quickly.

After gathering and setting off, under the eyes of five Foundation Establishment cultivators along the way, it was impossible for these people to have any small movements and still hide it from everyone. He still had the confidence to believe this point.

As for the Huang family, Song Qingming also felt that it was unlikely. After all, one of their clansmen had already died in Eagle Nest Ridge last time. No matter how bad the Huang family was, they wouldn't dare to collude with Eagle Nest Ridge secretly at this juncture.

As for the remaining Gao family and Lu family, to be honest, Song Qingming was a bit suspicious in his heart, but he was only suspicious now and had no actual evidence in his hand.

Even the people under Lu Yuanfeng, Song Qingming was also a bit unbelievable. After all, Song Qingming had seen with his own eyes back then that Lu Yuanfeng's disciple Hu Maocheng and Gao Yufu colluded to harm Li Hongyu and his daughter. It can be seen that there must be many people under him who can be bought with spirit stones. If Lu Yuanfeng had revealed this matter to the disciples below from the beginning, then his side leaking the news was also highly possible.

In any case, this matter served as a reminder to him. Even the law enforcement team guarding the market could be plotted against, which shows that Qinghe Market is no longer a stable place now. After returning, he must hurry to remind the clansmen in the market.

Song Qingming now also knows that these people from Eagle Nest Ridge are generally staring at the market's activities. They usually stare near the market, targeting those cultivators who leave the market.

As for himself being attacked near Spirit Source Mountain back then, it was also because Feng Laodao was targeted by those few people from Eagle Nest Ridge after leaving Qinghe Market, and he fled there, which also caused him to suffer.

After going back and forth, until a month later, Song Qingming and the others finally returned to Qinghe County. After returning this time, Song Qingming didn't stay on Mount Funiu and went directly to Qinghe Market.

Song Qingming first summoned the clansmen of the Song family in the market and focused on mentioning this matter, warning them not to leave the market at will for unnecessary matters in the near future. Even if they wanted to return to Mount Funiu, they should send a letter in advance to travel together, and they must not go on the road alone.

For the convenience of transporting goods, Song Qingming took the Sky Fire Roc back from Huang Siyuan temporarily and handed it to Second Sister Song Qingwan. Anyway, this guy can now fully carry one person to and from Mount Funiu and Qinghe Market. With it, Song Qingwan can also better communicate with Mount Funiu.

Not long after returning from Eagle Nest Ridge, Song Qingyu finally stabilized her cultivation and walked out of seclusion.

Sixth Uncle Song Changfeng originally wanted to hold a Foundation Establishment ceremony for her, inviting surrounding friends and major cultivation families to come and celebrate, but this proposal was soon rejected by Song Qingyu herself on the grounds of not wanting to waste family resources.

After Song Qingyu reached Foundation Establishment, she had indeed matured a lot and began to know how to think more for the family and others. Song Qingming also agreed with this choice of hers. Song Qingming also didn't want the news of Song Qingyu reaching Foundation Establishment to spread so quickly.

In order to facilitate the concealment of the news of Qingyu reaching Foundation Establishment, Song Qingming carefully made up a lie for the clansmen, saying that

After Song Qingyu reached Foundation Establishment, the spiritual energy in her original cave dwelling became slightly insufficient. She simply renovated the cave dwelling that Song Qingming had temporarily opened up half a year ago and moved in. Now, their cave dwellings were not far apart, which made it convenient for her to come over at any time to consult Song Qingming on various cultivation issues.

Time flew by, and another four years passed. On this day, a large amount of spiritual energy suddenly gathered in Song Qingming's cave dwelling. Even Song Qingyu, who was cultivating not far from his cave, instantly felt the fluctuation of this spiritual energy and hurried out to see what had happened.

Before Song Qingyu could figure out what was going on, this surge of spiritual energy suddenly dissipated and vanished. A moment later, the restriction at the entrance of the cave dwelling slowly faded away, and a smiling Song Qingming walked out slowly from within.

"It looks like you have broken through to the fourth layer of Foundation Establishment, Seventh Brother!"

(End of chapter)