Chapter 276: Golden Net Trapping Immortal Formation

After breaking through his formation skills to become a second-tier formation master, Song Song Qingming did not stop his pace of refining formations and went into seclusion again to start refining another type of second-tier formation: the Golden Net Trapping Immortal Formation.

This Golden Net Trapping Immortal Formation was somewhat similar to the Golden Net Trapping Demon Formation used by the Liu family back then to kill the Silver-Armored Crab Demon; it was also a second-tier formation mainly for trapping enemies.

With this formation's assistance, when many Qi Refining cultivators deployed it, they could also have some confidence in trapping some second-tier demonic beasts with lower strength.

The reason Song Song Qingming chose to refine this formation was that one of the main materials for this formation happened to be collected in the Song family's shop in Qinghe Market. Choosing to refine the Golden Net Trapping Immortal Formation could save Song Song Qingming quite a bit of effort.

After the formation refining was completed, Song Song Qingming specifically found a group of Qi Refining cultivators from the family to test the power of this formation.

After the formation was arranged, Song Song Qingming stepped directly into the formation. As dozens of golden light rays shot out, he was soon firmly bound in the formation.

Song Song Qingming tried to rely on his own magic power to break free directly. After exhausting all his strength, Song Song Qingming discovered that he had only broken free from a small portion of the golden light rays in the formation.

His cultivation had now reached the fifth layer of Foundation Establishment. Although his physical body strength was not as good as a second-tier low-quality demonic beast, it was not far off. This set of Golden Net Trapping Immortal Formation in front of him, as long as it was prepared in advance and used properly, could also be like the Liu family back then, hunting some second-tier low-quality demonic beasts with lower strength.

After testing the formation's power, Song Song Qingming sent this set of formations directly to Qinghe Market and handed it over to his thirteenth uncle, Song Song Changze.

Song Song Changze has managed the Song family's demon-hunting team for many years. Most of the enforcement team under his command now consists of family members with relatively rich combat experience. With a little training, they can quickly master this set of formations. With the help of a second-tier formation, once these people unite, their strength will be greatly enhanced.

Not long after Song Song Qingming finished refining the formation, a rumor suddenly spread in Qinghe Market that someone in the Huang family of Taiyuan Mountain seemed to have successfully reached Foundation Establishment again.

After hearing this news, Song Song Qingming hurriedly sent a message to Taiyuan Mountain to ask, and soon received a positive reply from the Huang family.

This newly Foundation Establishment Huang family cultivator is named Huang Huang Sipo, and he is about the same age as Huang Huang Siyuan; the two are cultivators of the same generation. Since Huang Huang Shengyue achieved Foundation Establishment, the Huang family has not had anyone successfully reach Foundation Establishment for decades. Huang Huang Sipo's Foundation Establishment can be considered to have temporarily eased the Huang family's current predicament of lacking Foundation Establishment cultivators.

Over these decades, the reason why the Huang family had no one successfully reach Foundation Establishment was mainly because Huang Huang Shengxin had always wanted to form the Core, consuming most of the spiritual items accumulated by the Huang family. Otherwise, these years would have been enough for the Huang family to cultivate another Foundation Establishment cultivator.

The distribution of family interests was also an extremely complex matter. The few Foundation Establishment power-holders high above firmly controlled the family's right to speak. Among these people, some would do a little more for the family, and there would also be more people who would do a little more for themselves.

Just like Huang Huang Shengxin, as a genius cultivator who only appeared in the Huang family once every hundred years, facing the temptation of forming the Core, he would naturally choose to prioritize the entire family's resources on himself first.

But choosing to concentrate all resources to supply one person to form the Core meant that others below naturally had no resources to reach Foundation Establishment. If Huang Huang Shengxin could successfully form the Core, of course, these would not be problems.

With a Golden Core ancestor, the entire cultivation family's future would be very bright, and they would have enough strength to strive for more resources, and at that time, they would also possess more opportunities for Foundation Establishment.

It was just that Huang Huang Shengxin failed twice in forming the Core. Needless to say, the Huang family, other outside cultivation families, including Song Song Qingming, were not very optimistic that Huang Huang Shengxin could successfully form the Core for the third time.

Once the Huang family chooses to continue concentrating resources to supply Huang Huang Shengxin for Core Formation, the entire Huang family will surely fall into a potential gap where the Foundation Establishment cultivators are disconnected. If this continues, once Huang Huang Shengxin's lifespan is exhausted, the Huang family will be left with only Huang Huang Shengyue, who will inevitably be unable to support the situation alone. Perhaps the title of the number one cultivation family in Qinghe County will have to be transferred by the Huang family to other cultivation families.

Since he had received the news of Huang Huang Sipo's Foundation Establishment, Song Song Qingming could also understand that the Huang family must have already changed the decision to fully supply Huang Huang Shengxin to form the Core and started to focus on other young cultivators in the family. This was how the matter of Huang Huang Sipo's Foundation Establishment came about.

After waiting for the news of Huang Huang Sipo's Foundation Establishment, Song Song Qingming hesitated for half a day in the cave dwelling. Just as he was considering whether to go to Taiyuan Mountain in person to express his congratulations, the Huang family made the decision for him and sent an invitation directly, announcing that they would hold Huang Huang Sipo's Foundation Establishment Ceremony on Taiyuan Mountain ten days later, inviting all major families in Qinghe County to participate in the celebration.

The Huang family's high-profile promotion of Huang Huang Sipo's Foundation Establishment this time was truly somewhat beyond Song Song Qingming's expectations.

First, they deliberately spread rumors in Qinghe Market, and then they held the Foundation Establishment Ceremony directly on Taiyuan Mountain. This move was equivalent to announcing to all cultivators in Qinghe County that the Huang family had another successful Foundation Establishment.

It seemed that the Huang family's priority on Huang Huang Shengxin forming the Core over these years had already made the cultivators below very dissatisfied. Huang Huang Shengxin had to make a compromise and support a Foundation Establishment cultivator first.

In recent years, as the Gao family produced a two-spiritual-root Gao Gao Yubai, and the Song family's Song Song Qingming and Song Song Qingyu both successfully reached Foundation Establishment, if the Huang family continued to bet on Huang Huang Shengxin alone, they might have to give up the title of the number one family in Qinghe County in the future.

Since he had already received the invitation from the Huang family, Song Song Qingming naturally did not dare to be negligent. Ten days later, Song Song Qingming, who had prepared a gift, came directly to Taiyuan Mountain.

At this time, Taiyuan Mountain was already very lively, with rows of red lanterns hanging everywhere, and every Huang family cultivator had a very festive look on their face.

To prepare for Huang Huang Sipo's Foundation Establishment Ceremony this time, the Huang family had long been preparing for it. Just the cost of this ceremony was estimated to be no less than a thousand spirit stones. Being so grand and spectacular, it was estimated that they also wanted to take this opportunity to borrow it to show off the strength of their Huang family to other cultivation families in Qinghe County.

Song Song Qingming arrived relatively early. This time, not only did he come, but he also brought Big Brother Song Song Qingshi and Eighth Brother Song Song Qingchen. When the Huang family guided him to the main living room, Song Song Qingming discovered that the others had arrived here one step ahead of him.

"Fellow Daoist Huang, I didn't expect that my Mount Mount Funiu is the closest to you, yet I am the one who arrived late today. I am truly somewhat ashamed."

"Not late, not late. The banquet hasn't started yet. Fellow Daoist Song, why do you say that? Hurry over and sit down first!"

Seeing Song Song Qingming walk in, Huang Huang Shengyue hurriedly stepped forward to welcome him and led him to the seat belonging to the Song family.

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