Chapter 466

In an open space at the summit of the Song family mountain, Song Qingming and Huang Siyuan were trying to drive dozens of small golden insects flying in the air.

These small golden insects were the "Golden Illusion Butterflies," spiritual insects obtained from a Foundation Establishment old man after Song Qingming killed him on the road when he left the Heavenly Elixir Alliance auction back then, together with Xu Ziyan.

Because those "Golden Illusion Butterflies" could not be re-recognized as masters back then, Song Qingming could only temporarily hand them over to the family's Beast-Taming Pavilion for feeding. Now that more than twenty years have passed, the Golden Illusion Butterflies fed in the Beast-Taming Pavilion finally produced the first batch of new spiritual insects a year ago.

Although these newly born "Golden Illusion Butterfly" larvae do not have any combat ability at present, according to the records in the "Golden Hearing Insect-Taming Record" that Song Qingming obtained from that old man, as long as one is willing to spend some resources to cultivate them properly, these spiritual insects can mature to a certain extent in about four or five years and can display their own innate divine abilities. By then, they will be able to be of some help to cultivators.

However, to reach the "Golden Illusion Butterflies" that the Foundation Establishment old man cultivated back then, which could fight against strong Foundation Establishment late-stage experts without falling into a disadvantage, it would require more resources and time investment, which is definitely impossible in the short term.

Since seeing Song Qingming learn the insect-driving technique to drive these "Golden Illusion Butterflies" a few days ago, Huang Siyuan has also been very interested in these spiritual insects. Not long after, under Song Qingming's guidance, she planted restrictions on a portion of the "Golden Illusion Butterflies" and learned this secret insect-driving technique.

Anyway, there are still some mature "Golden Illusion Butterfly" spiritual insects in the Song family's Beast-Taming Pavilion, and new spiritual insects can continue to be cultivated in the future. Giving a portion of the spiritual insects to Huang Siyuan will not have much impact on Song Qingming's research and cultivation of "Golden Illusion Butterflies" in the future.

Just when Song Qingming and Huang Siyuan were still practicing controlling the "Golden Illusion Butterflies" at the summit, Song Qingyu, who rushed over in a hurry, smiled at the two: "Seventh Brother, Sister-in-law, on such an important day, I did not expect you to still have such leisure and elegance. The banquet hall is ready, and everyone is waiting for you. Why not come back and study these spiritual insects slowly later!"

Song Qingming smiled when he heard this, quickly cast a spell to collect the "Golden Illusion Butterflies" that were still flying in mid-air into the spirit beast bag, and walked over with Huang Siyuan.

"Qingyu, has Senior Chu come again?"

After the two Golden Core cultivators entered and took their seats, Song Qingyu on the side also officially announced the start of the banquet. Soon, Song family cultivators brought up plates of delicious spiritual food and fine wine.

After Song Qingming and Chu Fengping drank two cups first, they stood up again, raised their wine glasses to everyone, and said loudly: "Everyone being able to come to my Mount Funiu today is also giving face to Song. I will toast everyone a cup first here, and I hope that everyone can work together in the future to protect this territory of the sect with my Song family!"

"Senior Brother Chu, Qingming has manners!"

After the two exchanged a few polite words, Song Qingming took Chu Fengping and walked into the banquet hall. This very spacious banquet hall was exactly what the Song family had converted and decorated from the original family meeting hall.

Because Song Qingming did not want to hold a big event, for this celebration of the family advancing to a Golden Core immortal family, the Song family only invited Foundation Establishment families from Qinghe and Pingyang counties to come, as well as some Carefree Sect Foundation Establishment cultivators who had been stationed in nearby markets and mineral veins all year round.

Seeing Song Qingming stand up to toast, the Foundation Establishment cultivators present stood up respectfully one after another and drank the spiritual wine in their cups.

The twenty-plus Foundation Establishment cultivators sitting in the banquet hall at this moment saw Song Qingming and Chu Fengping walk in and hurriedly stood up to salute.

"Senior Brother Chu being able to condescend to come to my small Mount Funiu can already be considered as giving my Song family great face. Today, Song will definitely accompany Senior Brother to drink a few more cups. Please come in quickly!"

After the three walked down from the summit and just arrived at the entrance of the banquet hall, Chu Fengping, dressed in a gray Daoist robe, walked over with two disciples.

After Song Qingming and Chu Fengping nodded slightly and greeted everyone present, they walked directly to the main seat in the banquet and sat down.

"Many thanks to Senior for the love!"

Song Qingyu nodded and said: "Senior Chu has already arrived at the foot of the mountain. I asked Yuanli to go down to welcome him first. By the time we arrive at the banquet hall, I guess Senior Chu should be almost up the mountain."

Just as Song Qingming sat down, Chu Fengping on the side also stood up, raised his wine glass, and said to everyone with a serious face: "Now the situation in the north of the sect is turbulent. Fortunately, Junior Brother Song has successfully reached Core Formation. This matter is the sect's fortune, and it is also the blessing of all of you present."

Chu Fengping smiled, stepped forward, and returned the salute: "Senior Brother coming here today is only to ask for a cup of spiritual wine. Junior Brother Song, please do not be polite."

"Now that Junior Brother Song has served as a guest elder of the sect, all affairs of the sect in Qinghe and Pingyang in the future will be handled by Junior Brother Song. If any of you dare not to listen to Junior Brother Song's orders in the future, it will all be regarded as betrayal of the sect. I hope everyone knows this matter."

Hearing such harsh words from Chu Fengping, the Foundation Establishment cultivators below could not help but feel a bit surprised in their hearts and hurriedly nodded in agreement.

After Chu Fengping finished speaking, the atmosphere at the banquet scene also appeared a bit awkward, especially those Carefree Sect cultivators who rushed over from nearby markets and sect mineral veins, whose faces also revealed a trace of confusion.

After the Song family advanced to a Golden Core family, they were assigned two counties, Qinghe and Pingyang. It is reasonable and not surprising that the Foundation Establishment families present should listen to Song Qingming's orders.

But the Foundation Establishment cultivators stationed by the sect in the two counties were all directly appointed by the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall and the Law Enforcement Hall to perform sect tasks here. Logically speaking, even if Song Qingming became a guest elder of the sect, he would have no right to mobilize them at will.

Chu Fengping saying these words just now clearly also represented the meaning of the sect. Not only the Carefree Sect disciples present, but even the Song family members and Song Qingming himself had a trace of doubt in their hearts, not knowing what the Carefree Sect's intention was in doing this.

After the banquet ended, everyone left one after another. Song Qingming also took the opportunity of seeing Chu Fengping off to ask directly: "Senior Brother Chu, I heard Qingyu tell me yesterday that there was actually a Foundation Establishment Pill in the congratulatory gift sent by the sect.

Junior Brother just joined the sect and has not yet made any contribution to the sect, but I have already received such heavy gifts one after another. I really do not know why the sect values me so much. Can Senior Brother remind me a little now, so that Junior Brother can have fewer doubts in my heart?"

When Chu Fengping heard Song Qingming ask about this matter, he hurriedly raised his hand slightly to cast a sound-insulation secret technique around the two, and then smiled and replied:

"Junior Brother Song, you have now joined the sect, and all affairs in the sect should have been made known to you in time. It is just that now the monster beast turmoil is approaching, and there are some people in the sect who are panicked. Some things are indeed not convenient to be said now, for fear that it will affect the sect's response to the northern monster beasts. I hope Junior Brother can understand.

As for the spiritual items recently sent to Junior Brother, this is also a little bit of the sect's heart. You can rest assured and accept them. Next, we are about to deal with the monster beast turmoil. By then, I guess Pingyang County will still have to rely on Junior Brother to lead everyone to guard it."

After hearing Chu Fengping's answer, Song Qingming nodded with a calm expression: "I also ask Senior Brother and the sect to rest assured. The monster beast turmoil concerns the survival of our human race. Qingming will naturally do my best."

"Then I will trouble Junior Brother!" Chu Fengping saluted Song Qingming with a solemn expression.

Looking at the streaks of spiritual light disappearing into mid-air, Song Qingming stood where he was, lost in deep thought.

After the conversation with Chu Fengping just now, although he did not directly answer Song Qingming's question, Song Qingming had already heard some overtones.

From the Carefree Sect being in a hurry to pull himself into the sect before, Song Qingming had already vaguely felt that this matter was a bit tricky. Then, the Carefree Sect not only sent precious spiritual items like Foundation Establishment Pills, but also handed over all the sect cultivators in Qinghe and Pingyang to his command.

The Carefree Sect's intention is now very clear: they have already planned to hand over the defense against monster beasts in the vast area of Pingyang County in the northeast of Wei Guo directly to Song Qingming, and they do not intend to send other Golden Core cultivators to support here anymore.

A hundred years ago, during the last monster beast turmoil, two Golden Core monster kings suddenly appeared in Pingyang County, catching the human side off guard, and even Jinshan Market and half of Pingyang County fell into the hands of monster beasts.

Although Song Qingming was only a small Qi Refining cultivator during this great battle, he was also a personal witness to the whole battle. He saw with his own eyes the miserable state of Pingyang County everywhere after Jinshan Market was broken by monster beasts, and he still has a deep memory of it to this day.

If it were not for the timely support of the two Golden Core ancestors of the Carefree Sect, Lu Boyang and Chu Fengping, who held the Huoyun Mountain defense line, I am afraid that the entire northeast of Wei Guo might have fallen into the hands of monster beasts.

The Carefree Sect actually dared to hand over such a large defense line to Song Qingming, a person who had just broken through the Golden Core realm. It can be seen that something really bad might have happened in the sect, forcing them to choose to do so.

"It seems that I really did not guess wrong. Among Yao Ganzhu and Bai Yuxian in the Carefree Sect, at least one of them must be unable to participate in this monster beast turmoil. Otherwise, it is impossible for the Carefree Sect to entrust such an important matter to me."

After Song Qingming returned from the Carefree Sect this time, he already vaguely felt that something was wrong. He also did not expect that he had just successfully reached Core Formation and had to take on such a heavy responsibility. Thinking of this, Song Qingming also felt a bit helpless in his heart.

According to the situation of the last monster beast turmoil, this time in Pingyang County, it is very likely that there will still be a third-tier monster king leading a large number of monster beasts to attack, and it is possible that there will be more than one monster king.

If this situation really happens, it would be very difficult for Song Qingming alone to lead the cultivators of the two counties to hold Jinshan Market and Pingyang County. However, this is also the worst-case scenario that Song Qingming estimated in his heart.

As long as the Song family is still in Qinghe County, no matter what, Song Qingming cannot avoid this monster beast turmoil. Even if he is a bit unwilling to take on this heavy responsibility in his heart, for the sake of these clansmen at the foot of the mountain, and for the sake of the millions of living beings in the northeast of Wei Guo, Song Qingming must also do his best.