Chapter 494

Hearing Song Qingming mention the Lu family, Feng De withdrew his gaze and hesitated slightly before saying: "This time Lu Xingde died in battle at Jin Shan Workshop. Although the Lu family received the sect's merit for the war, they can go to Mount Guyang to exchange for a Foundation Establishment Pill.

It is just that there seems to be a disagreement within the Lu family now, and they haven't chosen a suitable person for Foundation Establishment yet. If according to the sect's rules for the vassal families below, the Lu family should be demoted to a Qi Condensation immortal clan next.

However, the sect's Law Enforcement Hall previously gave instructions that all affairs of the vassal families in Qinghe County are to be handled by you, Uncle-Master, with full authority. How do you think we should deal with this matter?"

"Hmm! I have also known a little bit about what you said these past few days. The sect's rules cannot be changed casually. If the Lu family should be demoted to a Qi Condensation immortal clan, then they should be demoted first, so as not to cause opinions from other cultivation families after a long time.

However, Lu Xingde died for the sect after all, and the sect cannot let them all feel cold-hearted. The Lu family's territory should be reserved for them for twenty years for the time being. If the Lu family can successfully establish Foundation in the future, their family can naturally be restored to a Foundation Establishment family. If they really don't have this luck themselves, others cannot protect them for a lifetime, so they can only make plans early."

"Let this matter be arranged in my name. As for the Li family, I will trouble you to send them a letter. With me coming forward and you persuading them in the name of the sect, I think Li Chengyue will no longer find trouble with the Lu family."

"Such an arrangement by the Uncle-Master is indeed more appropriate. The two families have been making a fuss for the past few years, and our Qinghe Workshop has also been greatly affected. With the Uncle-Master coming forward this time, it can finally be completely resolved. Speaking of which, the disciple still has to thank the Uncle-Master!" Seeing that Song Qingming already had an arrangement, Feng De immediately nodded and agreed.

After Feng De left with a smile, Song Qingming also walked out of the cave dwelling and came to the top of the mountain alone. After scanning the bustling Qinghe Workshop at the foot of the mountain, he turned to the setting sun about to fall on the horizon in the distance.

When the Lu family rose to become a Foundation Establishment family, the Song family was just a small Qi Condensation immortal clan in Qinghe County. More than a hundred years of time flew by, and Song Qingming, who grew up in Qinghe County, could be considered to have witnessed the entire process of the Lu family from prosperity to decline.

There are thousands of cultivation families in the cultivation world, and it is inevitable that they will have such ups and downs, eventually disappearing into the long river of history.

"Hmm! You guessed right, there was indeed a considerable harvest from this seclusion." Song Qingming answered with a smile.

Hearing Song Qingming's voice, Huang Siyuan immediately came back to her senses, took out the spirit beast bag, and put away the spirit insects beside her.

After standing on the top of the mountain for a while, a small golden insect suddenly flew toward Song Qingming, and then slowly stopped on his raised palm.

"Just after coming back, I heard Changze say that you came out of seclusion, so I came to see you immediately. Seeing you so happy, you must have had another breakthrough in your cultivation technique, right?"

But when she followed her memory to find it, she found that things were different, and there was no trace of the appearance of that year. A hundred years of time in the world is enough to turn the familiar things in her memory into a new strange object in her eyes.

Song Qingming raised his hand and looked at the golden flying insect carefully, a slight smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he disappeared in place as soon as he turned around.

Just after returning to the cave dwelling, Song Qingming saw Huang Siyuan sitting on the side, concentrating on manipulating the "Golden Illusion Butterfly" surrounding her. After a light laugh, he walked over slowly.

It is just a demon beast turmoil that occurs once every hundred years, and how many cultivation families in the north of the Wei State have disappeared overnight. As a Foundation Establishment family, the Lu family cannot avoid this fate of decline. Even if the Song family has now become a Golden Core immortal clan in its prime, it will inevitably experience these in the future.

Song Qingming has been cultivating for more than a hundred years. Whenever he recalls the things that happened to him in the past, he always feels that these memories are still very clear, and it seems that they are not so far away from him.

"That's right, the injuries on Yuanfang have not yet recovered. I want to find Chu Fengping and ask him to see if he has any spiritual pills useful for Yuanfang's injuries, so that he can recover quickly, so as not to delay his own cultivation."

Huang Siyuan nodded slightly and said: "When you were in seclusion this time, Xinyu happened to send a letter saying that Chu Fengping and the others had returned from Iron Immortal Fortress half a month ago. At that time, you were just in seclusion, so I didn't inform you. Do you have anything else to go to the Xiaoyao Sect to find him?"

"Also, Changze and the others are almost at the time for Foundation Establishment, so we should make some preparations early. This time when I go to the Xiaoyao Sect, I will also see if there is any way to get a Foundation Establishment Pill. Now that the demon beast turmoil has just ended, the sect should start refining Foundation Establishment Pills on a large scale immediately. Going early will also avoid going late and not being able to grab even one."

"My cultivation is almost at a bottleneck recently. I always feel that it is difficult for me to break through the realm normally by relying on cultivation this time. When you go, please help me see if there are any pills to assist the Foundation Establishment late-stage breakthrough. I will give you spirit stones when you come back."

"Haha! We have been together for so long, why are you still mentioning spirit stones, such a distant thing? Rest assured, as long as I can find it, I will definitely try my best to help you get it back. However, you don't need to be too anxious about cultivation. Your cultivation speed is not slow, and there will be many opportunities for Core Formation in the future."

Huang Siyuan was silent for a moment after hearing this, and then replied softly: "Don't worry, I know. It is still too far to talk about Core Formation now. I should be more pragmatic and cultivate to the Foundation Establishment ninth layer as soon as possible!"

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Three days later, outside a relatively magnificent cave dwelling on the east side of Mount Guyang.

After Song Qingming took out a second-tier sound transmission talisman and said a word, he shot it directly into the cave dwelling.

A moment later, the restriction outside the cave dwelling slowly dissipated, and after a burst of hearty laughter came from inside, a figure suddenly appeared in front of Song Qingming.

"Greetings, Junior Brother Song. Since we parted at Guiyun Workshop, our brothers have not seen each other for several years. Your visit today really makes my small cave dwelling shine."

After Song Qingming bowed back to Chu Fengping, he slowly said: "Senior Brother Chu is too polite. Junior Brother came to find you today because there are a few things I would like to ask Senior Brother Chu for advice on. I hope Senior Brother will not mind!"

"Sigh! Since you call me Senior Brother, you are one of our own. How could I mind? If Junior Brother has anything to say, just come in and talk slowly."

After leading Song Qingming into the cave dwelling, Chu Fengping immediately greeted his disciples to serve two cups of spiritual tea. After the two sat down and chatted for a few words, Song Qingming slowly stated the purpose of his trip.

Regarding Song Yuanfang's injuries, although Chu Fengping knew a little, he did not have any healing pills suitable for him to take. He could only tell Song Qingming about several spiritual pills in the Merit Pavilion that could be helpful to Song Yuanfang. Although there was no way to have an immediate effect, it was not difficult to shorten the time for Song Yuanfang to recover from his injuries.

Chu Fengping is the person with the highest alchemy level in the Xiaoyao Sect at present. In terms of understanding most of the efficacy of pills, no one in the Xiaoyao Sect can understand these better than him now.

"The Barrier-Breaking Pill is not difficult; I have one on me. However, I remember that there should still be some in the sect's Merit Pavilion. Junior Brother, you can go and exchange for one with merit later. If there are none, you can come to me again. Since Junior Brother has come, I cannot let you go back empty-handed. You can rest assured about this."

Seeing that the Barrier-Breaking Pill requested for Huang Siyuan had also been settled, Song Qingming finally asked about the Foundation Establishment Pill.

After hearing Song Qingming inquire about the news of the Foundation Establishment Pill, Chu Fengping shook his head directly and replied: "Junior Brother Song, I really can't help you with the Foundation Establishment Pill. If it were on ordinary days after alchemy, it would be possible for me to leave one or two for you."

"You also know the current situation. The demon beast turmoil has just ended. The Foundation Establishment Pills that the sect will refine next are basically to be given priority to the descendants of those Foundation Establishment cultivators who died in battle. Each one must be handled by Senior Brother Sect Master before it can be distributed. It is impossible for me to bypass him to help you, so you might as well go directly to Senior Brother Sect Master to talk about it."

Hearing Chu Fengping say this, Song Qingming felt discouraged. Even Chu Fengping, the Elder in charge of alchemy, could not engage in favoritism. If he rashly went to find Yao Ganshu about this matter, it was estimated that there was an 80% or 90% chance that he would not succeed. At that time, not to mention failing to achieve his goal, he might also leave a bad impression on the other party.

After hesitating for a moment, Song Qingming asked again: "Senior Brother Chu, I still have a White Lion Demon King's inner core in my hand. I wonder if this object is worth asking you to take action to refine a furnace of Foundation Establishment Pills alone."

"Demon King inner core? Junior Brother, are you really talking about a third-tier Demon King's inner core? Is this object still on you now?" Hearing that Song Qingming had the White Lion Demon King's inner core, Chu Fengping immediately turned into a look of surprise.

The news of Song Qingming killing the White Lion Demon King at Jin Shan Workshop back then had already spread throughout the Wei State, and Chu Fengping was naturally very clear about this matter.

It is just that logically speaking, Song Qingming killing the White Lion Demon King was also the result of the Xiaoyao Sect's strong support giving him the opportunity. After the event, such an important spiritual object as the Demon King inner core should have been given priority to be handed over to the sect in exchange for merit. Song Qingming actually still had the Demon King inner core on him, which really made Chu Fengping somewhat unexpected.

"Senior Brother Chu, rest assured, this object is indeed on me now. I heard that the Demon King inner core can also be used as the main medicine to refine Foundation Establishment Pills. I wonder if Senior Brother is willing to help with this favor? At that time, no matter how many Foundation Establishment Pills can be successfully refined, I am willing to take one out as a reward for Senior Brother."

"Haha... Junior Brother Song, these words are wrong. If you directly use the Demon King inner core to refine Foundation Establishment Pills, it would be a bit of a waste of heavenly treasures. Senior Brother, I have an idea. Junior Brother, you can listen to it first, and then see if it works." Chu Fengping shook his head slightly, and then stated his opinion.

(End of chapter)