Chapter 496: The Growth of the Family

If he could only have such a cultivation speed in the Core Formation stage, Song Song Qingming was afraid that he would not have a chance to reach the late stage of Core Formation in his life, and could only be like the many Core Formation elders of the Xiaoyao Sect, wasting his life in the Core Formation stage.

If he wanted to speed up his cultivation and have a chance to break through to Nascent Soul in the future, it would definitely not work to just stay in a place like Wei Guo where cultivation resources were scarce. Song Song Qingming would have to find a way to look elsewhere in the future and actively go out to find those precious high-tier cultivation resources.

By the time Song Song Qingming came down from the third floor of the Merit Pavilion, Sect Master Yao Yao Ganshu, who had received the news, finally rushed here after a tiring journey.

"Junior Brother Song, why didn't you inform me in advance when you came to the Merit Pavilion, and let you wait for me here for so long? This time it really makes me, this Senior Brother, a bit impolite."

"Greetings, Senior Brother Sect Master. I came to the Merit Pavilion this time just to exchange for some low-tier spirit items. I didn't expect that I would need to disturb Senior Brother Sect Master, so I forgot to say hello in advance."

Since parting at Zixing Market last time, Song Song Qingming had not seen Yao Yao Ganshu for three years. Now seeing this Sect Master Senior Brother, Song Song Qingming also remembered the scene of Yao Yao Ganshu fighting for the Xiaoyao Sect at Zixing Market, and the scene of his farewell to Yao Yao Ganshu that day still seemed to be yesterday.

After returning to the sect to recuperate for a few years, Yao Yao Ganshu's spirit and complexion had recovered quite a bit, but from his slightly pale complexion and the gray hair on his head, one could still see that his injuries had not fully recovered.

"Hehe! Junior Brother Song is already one of our own, so there is no need to be so polite. The demon beast turmoil has just passed, and the various spirit items in the sect's Merit Pavilion are indeed a bit tight. After discussing with Senior Brother Li, I temporarily set the rules. During this period, I will personally allocate some spirit items in the Merit Pavilion. Please don't blame me, Junior Brother."

"Just heard them send a message saying that Junior Brother wants to exchange for some pills and spirit stones this time, right? There are still some spirit stones in the sect's treasury. If Junior Brother doesn't exchange for many, it's not a big problem. However, there are not many Foundation Establishment Pills left in the treasury. If Junior Brother is not in a hurry, can you wait for another year?"

"That would be great, then Junior Brother will thank Senior Brother Sect Master here first."

After returning to Qinghe County from Mount Guyang Mountain, Song Song Qingming summoned all the family elders to Qinghe Market and discussed with everyone about upgrading the family spirit vein.

"Thank you for your trouble, Senior Brother Sect Master." Song Song Qingming bowed and bid farewell to Yao Yao Ganshu with a smile.

The sect will arrange a flying boat in two months to purchase medicinal herbs from Shangyang Country. Once the missing auxiliary medicinal herbs are matched, a batch of Foundation Establishment Pills can be refined immediately. I will help you reserve one in the Merit Pavilion now, and then send someone to send it to you. Is this arrangement okay?"

The only regret is that there is no stock in the Merit Pavilion for the pills needed for the daily cultivation of Core Formation cultivators. If Song Song Qingming wants them, it is estimated that he will have to wait for two or three years before the sect's Alchemy Pavilion can refine a new batch.

After getting the nod from Sect Master Yao Yao Ganshu, Song Song Qingming successfully exchanged for the second-tier pills recommended by Chu Chu Fengping before with the merits in his hand, and also took away dozens of mid-tier spirit stones from the Merit Pavilion.

"Junior Brother Song, don't be anxious. After a while, Junior Brother Chen Xuanxin and the others happen to be going to Wu Country. I will say hello to them then and let them bring back more pills needed for cultivation. It will definitely not delay your daily cultivation, Junior Brother."

After helping Song Song Qingming exchange for the needed spirit items, Yao Yao Ganshu personally sent him out of the Merit Pavilion and did not forget to comfort Song Song Qingming a few words.

Seeing that there were no extra Foundation Establishment Pills in the sect's Merit Pavilion, Song Song Qingming originally did not hold much hope, but after hearing Yao Yao Ganshu say that the sect could refine new Foundation Establishment Pills in a year, this really gave him another unexpected joy.

Song Song Qingming was currently cultivating on the second-tier top-grade spirit vein of Qinghe Market, and the spiritual energy was still insufficient, which made Song Song Qingming's daily cultivation pills and spirit stones consume relatively fast.

Originally, he wanted to upgrade it directly to a third-tier spirit vein, but upgrading to a third-tier spirit vein required at least nearly 100,000 spirit stones. The Song family, plus Song Song Qingming, really could not come up with so many spirit stones at once, so they had to settle for the next best thing and upgrade the spirit vein to second-tier top-grade first.

After breaking through to the Core Formation stage, Song Song Qingming's talisman-making level and formation level had also been improved accordingly. Coupled with a set of second-tier top-grade formation flags he purchased from Mount Tuoyun Mountain that year, refining a second-tier top-grade spirit-gathering formation was no longer a difficult task for Song Song Qingming.

After spending half a year with the formation masters of the younger generation of the Song family, Song Song Qingming successfully arranged a spirit-gathering formation on the top of Mount Funiu Mountain and put more than 20,000 spirit stones into the spirit-gathering formation. As the spirit-gathering formation continuously refined these spirit stones, the spiritual energy around Mount Funiu Mountain also began to rise rapidly.

Most of these 20,000 spirit stones were exchanged for spirit items rewarded by the sect to the Song family after the demon beast turmoil ended. Since the end of the war at Jinshan Market, the business in Qinghe Market had gradually improved. The shops operated by the Song family had never been out of stock of various demon beast materials, and they had indeed earned a lot of spirit stones.

In addition, all the clansmen of the Song family, including Foundation Establishment elders like Song Song Qingyu, also generously donated to make up the remaining spirit stones. Because of the demon beast turmoil, everyone in the family had gained something, and they were much wealthier than before. It was also the first time that Song Song Qingming, the Core Formation Old Ancestor, did not have to pay out of his own pocket to contribute to the family.

A year later, as the spiritual energy on Mount Funiu Mountain gradually stabilized, Song Song Qingming immediately took Huang Huang Siyuan and moved back. The return of the family's Core Formation Old Ancestor also made everyone in the Song family on Mount Funiu Mountain look a bit more joyful.

To celebrate the upgrade of the family spirit vein, the Song family specifically held an internal family banquet, summoning the family cultivators who were outside back to Mount Funiu Mountain to celebrate properly.

Song Song Qingming and several family Foundation Establishment elders sat on a platform newly built on the mountain, looking at the many joyful clansmen sitting below, one by one coming up to toast these family Old Ancestors, and felt very emotional in their hearts.

In just a hundred years, the Song family had leaped from a small Qi Condensation family to a Core Formation immortal clan that dominated northeastern Wei Guo, which was rare in the thousands of years of history of Wei Guo.

Now, besides Song Song Qingming, the Core Formation cultivator, the Song family had four other Foundation Establishment cultivators and more than a hundred Qi Condensation cultivators. Although the number of cultivators was still a bit small as a Core Formation family, the Song family was young as a whole, and there was still a lot of room for development in the future.

Song Song Qingming, the oldest Core Formation Old Ancestor, was now only over 140 years old. Calculated according to the 500-600 year lifespan of Core Formation cultivators, the Song family had at least 400 years of golden development time. It was very possible to surpass the Ma family of Mount Tiexian Fortress and become the number one cultivation family in Wei Guo in the future.

After the tempering of this demon beast turmoil that happened once in a hundred years, everyone in the Song family had grown up more or less. From several Foundation Establishment elders to the cultivators who participated in the war against demon beasts below, almost everyone had undergone considerable changes.

Among the four Foundation Establishment cultivators of the Song family, Song Song Qingyu was the oldest and also had the highest cultivation. At 130 years old, she would be able to cultivate to the ninth layer of Foundation Establishment in a few years. Although Song Song Qingyu was still some distance away from Core Formation, her cultivation speed was not slower than those Foundation Establishment disciples of the Xiaoyao Sect. With the support of Song Song Qingming, the Core Formation cultivator, she would also have a considerable chance of Core Formation in the future.

Huang Huang Siyuan was more than ten years younger than Song Song Qingyu, and her cultivation speed was not much worse than Song Song Qingyu's. With the "Barrier-Breaking Pill" that Song Song Qingming brought back from the Xiaoyao Sect not long ago, Huang Huang Siyuan was not far from breaking through to the eighth layer of Foundation Establishment.

Although Song Song Qingyu and Huang Huang Siyuan were younger than Song Song Qingming, the three of them were considered cultivators of the same generation. As the cultivators of the Qing generation of the Song family had basically withdrawn from the historical stage of the family, the three of them were now the elders with the highest seniority in the family.

Another two Foundation Establishment elders of the Yuan generation, Song Song Yuanli, had broken through to the Foundation Establishment stage for more than 20 years. After participating in several major battles during the demon beast turmoil, Song Song Yuanli also had many insights into his state of mind in battle. Not long after returning to Mount Funiu Mountain, his cultivation quickly broke through to the fifth layer of Foundation Establishment.

Song Song Yuanli was the only dual-spirit-root cultivator in the Song family, and he was also the fastest to establish Foundation among the several Foundation Establishment cultivators of the Song family. Even Song Song Qingming, the Core Formation Old Ancestor, did not cultivate as smoothly as him at his age. Song Song Yuanli, who was less than 60 years old, already had this cultivation base. In terms of cultivation speed, he was slightly faster than the other Foundation Establishment elders of the Song family.

Compared to Song Song Yuanli, who was smooth sailing in cultivation, his elder brother Song Song Yuanfang had much worse luck. Although Song Song Yuanfang was a few years older than Song Song Yuanli, he had not established Foundation for long, and a few years ago, he was seriously injured in the demon beast turmoil by mistake. Until now, his cultivation base was still only at the first layer of Foundation Establishment.

Fortunately, the healing pills that Song Song Qingming brought back from the Xiaoyao Sect a year ago had some effect, helping Song Song Yuanfang save a few years of healing time. It was estimated that his injuries would be almost recovered in a few years.

Although Song Song Yuanfang was not as good as other elders in terms of cultivation speed, he had more experience in managing the family. Especially after experiencing this demon beast turmoil and a test of life and death, Song Song Yuanfang was much more mature and steady than before. He was also one of the family juniors that Song Song Qingming, the Core Formation Old Ancestor, liked more.

Besides the four Foundation Establishment elders, other Qi Condensation cultivators in the family also had many young talents emerging after this demon beast war, entering Song Song Qingming's eyes.

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