Chapter 414: Sneaky

Compared to the huge changes in the Huang family's succession of old and new, the Gao family has been about the same as the Song family over the years, and no major changes have occurred.

After Gao Yubai succeeded as Clan Leader, his cultivation also successfully broke through to the seventh layer of Foundation Establishment a few years ago. The path of this new Gao family Clan Leader is indeed smoother than that of the older generation's Gao Jinhe. If there are no accidents, Gao Yubai will also have the opportunity to cultivate to the peak of Foundation Establishment and reach the step of Jin Dan formation in the future.

Although the Gao family's overall strength has always been inferior to the Huang family, with only one Foundation Establishment cultivator left, the talent of the recent generations of Foundation Establishment cultivators has been very good. Whether it was Gao Jinhe, who had dealings with Song Qingming back then, or the previous Clan Leader who disappeared a hundred years ago, they had all cultivated to the late stage of Foundation Establishment before passing away.

Moreover, the Gao family has Gao Yuyao, a backer who has hope of forming a Jin Dan, in the Xiaoyao Sect. If the Gao family's luck really turns and Gao Yuyao succeeds in forming a Jin Dan, then the Gao family will also have hope of replacing the Huang family and sitting on the throne of the number one cultivation family in Qinghe County.

The Lu family has been becoming more and more turbulent in recent years. Lu Xingde is a cultivator of about the same generation as Huang Shengyue, and his lifespan is approaching two hundred years old, but he has not broken through to the late stage of Foundation Establishment. He is a cultivator whose potential has been exhausted in this life.

Clan Leader Lu Xingde's path was not smooth, and he was unable to break through his cultivation for a long time. In the end, the Lu family could only use the family's foundation and spent a lot of effort to exchange for a Foundation Establishment Pill from the Xiaoyao Sect. As a result, the Foundation Establishment seed chosen by the Lu family was the same as Song Xintang, and in the end, he also fell short of success and failed to establish a foundation.

Nowadays, the situation of the Lu family is also getting worse and worse. The old Clan Leader Lu Xingde does not have much lifespan left, and he has not been able to cultivate a new Foundation Establishment cultivator for a long time. Even the Lu family cultivators in Qinghe Market now have a trace of worry on their faces.

For a Foundation Establishment family like the Lu family, which does not have a deep foundation, once there is no Foundation Establishment cultivator sitting in the clan, it is basically a piece of fat in the eyes of surrounding families and other forces. What awaits them is naturally the family moving towards decline step by step.

On the whole, although there have been some successions of old and new in Qinghe County over the past ten years, the changes are not very large. Although the Huang family lost Huang Shengxin, the Clan Leader at the peak of Foundation Establishment, the Huang family, which possesses three Foundation Establishment cultivators, is still the number one cultivation family in Qinghe County.

Although many things have happened in Qinghe County over the years, what the loose cultivators in Qinghe Market talk about most now is another major event that has shocked the entire cultivation world in the north of the State of Wei.

Just three years ago, another Jin Dan cultivator was born in Mount Tuoyun, thousands of miles away. This person is Feng Yangde, the fourth disciple of Chen Jinliang.

Compared to the celestial phenomena caused by Chen Xuanxin of the Xiaoyao Sect back then, this time there didn't seem to be any major movement on the side of Mount Tuoyun. There are also rumors that Feng Yangde's core formation was actually not on Mount Tuoyun, but that Chen Jinliang took him to find a place outside to form the core before returning to Mount Tuoyun.

After the battle of Mount Dahei back then, when Song Qingming and Fang Wuqian were chatting, he had once heard him mention this matter. Coupled with the rumors that Feng Yangde's core formation this time did not cause too much celestial phenomena, Song Qingming estimated that Feng Yangde's successful core formation this time was very likely the same as what Fang Wuqian said back then, which was a fake core formed using the inner core of the Black Flame Tiger.

On the side of Mount Tuoyun, Chen Jinliang is so eager to help Feng Yangde form a fake core. It seems that this Jin Dan ancestor's lifespan is indeed not much left, and he cannot last until the next demonic beast turmoil in the Northern Frontier. The reason why he chose Feng Yangde to refine the fake core is actually a matter of no choice.

Among the several disciples under Chen Laozu, the one with the most hope of forming a Jin Dan is actually the eighth disciple, Zhang Rong. This person's cultivation talent was not inferior to Chen Laozu's back then. If he were given more time and Chen Laozu's support, Zhang Rong would indeed have a great hope of successfully forming a Jin Dan.

Although the cultivation of the third disciple, Liang Wenxu, has also reached the ninth layer of Foundation Establishment, his lifespan is insufficient, and he is not suitable for refining the demonic beast fake core. The eighth disciple, Zhang Rong, is a cultivator with extraordinary talent. Under normal circumstances, he would not choose to take the path of a fake core. The remaining one most suitable for refining the demonic core is only the fourth disciple, Feng Yangde. This is also the reason why Fang Wuqian was so certain back then that Feng Yangde would form a Jin Dan within ten years.

Although Feng Yangde has now stepped into the Jin Dan realm, after all, he is just a fake core cultivator who took the path of a fake core. Compared with Chen Laozu's strength, it is simply a world of difference. Whether the Mount Tuoyun cultivators can hold this spiritual mountain in the future is indeed very hard to say.

No matter what fate Mount Tuoyun, thousands of miles away, will face in the future, these are all things that will happen decades later. Nowadays, the most important thing for Song Qingming is to find a way to improve his cultivation as soon as possible and strive to advance to the ninth layer of Foundation Establishment as soon as possible.

Less than two years after the battle of Mount Dahei back then, Chen Jinliang sent his sixth disciple, Lin Yutian, to send the Yuchen Pill that he had promised Song Qingming and the others to Mount Funiu.

Song Qingming naturally would not doubt the credibility of this Chen Laozu. It's just that he didn't expect that before he went to get it, the other party actually traveled thousands of miles to send the spiritual object to Qinghe County personally, which truly surprised him somewhat.

After obtaining the Yuchen Pill, a pill that can assist in Jin Dan formation, Song Qingming intensified his cultivation, wanting to strive to impact the Jin Dan bottleneck as soon as possible.

Although Song Qingming's lifespan is still relatively sufficient now, after all, the earlier one forms a Jin Dan, the better. Among the more than ten Jin Dan cultivators in the entire State of Wei, more than half of them formed their Golden Cores before the age of one hundred and twenty. Like Chen Xuanxin, who formed his Jin Dan only when he was nearly two hundred years old, it is indeed very rare.

No matter what, as long as he can impact the Jin Dan realm earlier, even if the first core formation fails, he will still have the opportunity for the next core formation. Song Qingming is very clear about this in his heart.

After deciding in his heart, Song Qingming left a message for his eldest brother Song Qingshi and then left Mount Funiu quietly and alone, heading south.

The place he is going to this time is still Yangshan Market. In the entire State of Wei, only there is it relatively easy to buy high-quality pills like the Wangyue Pill. Song Qingming has also made up his mind this time that he must find a way to get one, otherwise he will not return to Mount Funiu for the time being.

Just after Song Qingming set off, outside a small mountain near a market thousands of miles to the east, more than ten cultivators were surrounding two mysterious cultivators dressed in black robes.

"You two have been sneaky near the market for several days. Today we finally caught you. Tell us quickly who you are and what you are doing hiding here?"

Hearing the middle-aged man leading the more than ten people surrounding them threaten them, these two black-robed people did not show any fear, but instead let out a few contemptuous laughs.

"What we are doing is not something you need to worry about. As for what our identities are, hehe! You will know in a moment."

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