Chapter 497

After so many years of development of the Song family, the three generations of Gu, Chang, and Qing cultivators who grew up with Song Qingming and Song Qingyu have all ended, and the generation of Qi Condensation cultivators in the family has now reached the hands of the three generations of New, Yuan, and Chang cultivators.

There are a total of 28 cultivators in the "New" generation. Except for Song Xinyu who has joined the Xiaoyao Sect, no one else has successfully established Foundation. The potential of this generation of cultivators has been exhausted. Except for Song Xinde, a second-tier refiner, others have no outstanding performance.

Now the cultivators of the "New" generation, the older ones are already over a hundred years old. Excluding those who have fallen outside, the remaining ones will gradually withdraw from the historical stage of the family in another twenty or thirty years.

The cultivators of the "Yuan" generation are the core backbone of the Song family now, with a total of more than 40 people. This generation not only produced two Foundation Establishment cultivators, Song Yuanli and Song Yuanfang, but also produced many cultivators with relatively outstanding abilities.

Among them, the performances of Song Yuantong, who controls the family's law enforcement team, and Song Yuanxue, who manages the family's spiritual fields, are the most outstanding. They have now successfully promoted to family Elders one after another and participated in the core power of the Song family.

Before the banquet started, Song Qingming also specially commended several cultivators who performed best in this demon beast turmoil. The one who received the best reward was Song Yuantong of the "Yuan" generation.

Song Yuantong not only has outstanding cultivation, but also has very rich experience in fighting against enemies on the battlefield. In this demon beast turmoil, he alone achieved the record of killing more than ten demon beasts. He is the best performer among all Qi Condensation cultivators in the Song family, and he is also very decisive in his actions. Since he took over the family law enforcement team, the number of demon hunting teams organized by the Song family has been more than before, and many young cultivators of the new generation have been given opportunities to exercise.

However, Song Yuantong's spirit root talent is not high, and he is only a four-spirit root cultivator. His cultivation speed is somewhat inferior to Song Yuanli and Song Yuanfang. It was not until he was nearly 70 years old that he cultivated to the Qi Condensation ninth layer. The hope of wanting to establish Foundation is now not as good as other younger generations.

Another family Elder, Song Yuanxue, is ranked relatively low in the "Yuan" generation, and is slightly younger than Song Yuanli. Although she is a three-spirit root cultivator, her cultivation talent is average, and she has only just promoted to the Qi Condensation ninth layer not long ago.

The new generation of "Chang" generation cultivators of the Song family are not very old at present, and have just begun to show their heads in the family. However, there are also several juniors with better cultivation talents whose cultivation has reached the Qi Condensation late-stage. Among them, Song Changze, who is ranked ninth, has the best cultivation talent.

After the demon beast turmoil ended and returned to Qinghe County, Song Qingming, who intended to support Song Changze to establish Foundation in the future, took him from Mount Funiu to Qinghe Workshop, and let others stay by his side to teach him personally. Song Changze, who was so valued by the family Chen Chen Laozu, also made many clansmen on Mount Funiu very envious in the past few years.

When Fourth Uncle Song Zhangqiu managed the family shop in Qinghe Workshop back then, he also took care of Song Qingming. Among his juniors, there could be a cultivator with such good cultivation talent as Song Changze. Song Qingming was also very happy for him in his heart.

In addition to the clansmen of the Song family, the Song family has also recruited many rogue cultivators with good character and ability over the years, becoming family guest cultivators. These family guests were only helping to manage the family business on the periphery of the family at the beginning. After a long time, many people married into the Song family and became a part of the Song family.

Fu Sanshan, who was picked up by Song Qingming from the foot of the mountain back then, because of his outstanding craftsmanship in brewing spiritual wine, was also deeply liked by many Elders of the Song family. In the past few years, under the arrangement of the Song family Elders, he also married a female cultivator of the Yuan generation and stayed in the Song family completely.

Song Changze is a junior cultivator of the Fourth Uncle Song Zhangqiu line. With three-spirit root aptitude, he has already cultivated to the Qi Condensation eighth layer at the age of 31. At present, his cultivation speed is the fastest among the "Chang" generation, only slightly worse than Song Yuanli, who had dual-spirit roots back then. He is also a junior that Song Qingming is very optimistic about being able to establish Foundation.

Because of the rules set by Song Qingming, the family Chen Chen Laozu, the Song family has always attached great importance to those clansmen who can master a cultivation technique. Because of this, Song Yuanxue has now been promoted to a family Elder like her elder Song Xinde, and has become a role model for other cultivators in the family to learn from.

Although Song Yuanxue's cultivation speed is not very fast, and she is not good at fighting with others, she has high talent in spiritual planting. A few years ago, she had already promoted this cultivation technique to the second tier, becoming the only second-tier spiritual planter in the Song family.

In the past few years on Mount Funiu, Fu Sanshan has also helped the Song family cultivate several winemakers. The Song family's spiritual wine business is now not only sold in Qinghe Workshop, but people from several workshops around Jiangling County come to Mount Funiu to order spiritual wine every year. The new spiritual wine shop opened by the Song family in Jin Shan Workshop is also about to open soon.

A few days after the family banquet ended, the news that the Xiaoyao Sect opened a furnace to refine Foundation Establishment Pills finally came from Mount Guyang. Not long after, Song Qingming also received a secret letter from the Xiaoyao Sect Merit Pavilion, notifying them to go to the sect to receive a Foundation Establishment Pill.

After obtaining this Foundation Establishment Pill, Song Qingming gathered several Foundation Establishment Elders of the family to his cave dwelling to discuss the candidate for the family to support Foundation Establishment next.

Although the Song family now has many Elders in charge of various affairs and can participate in family discussions in the family council hall, now only Elders above Foundation Establishment in the family are qualified to participate in major decisions such as deciding the ownership of the Foundation Establishment Pill. The final decision is generally made by Song Qingming, the patriarch.

After a hundred years of development, the Song family has not only increased the number of cultivators by more than 100, but also has better spiritual veins and more cultivation resources. Now the overall cultivation speed of the cultivators in the Song family is also much faster than before. Many four-spirit root clansmen can now cultivate to the Qi Condensation ninth layer before the age of 60.

In addition to Song Changze, whom Song Qingming is most optimistic about, there are still many juniors in the Song family who are suitable for Foundation Establishment. Just the Yuan generation has several people who can cultivate to the Qi Condensation ninth layer before the age of 60, and the Chang generation, in addition to Song Changze, also has two people who have hope for Foundation Establishment.

"The people in the family suitable for Foundation Establishment, Yuanfang has already listed them, and everyone has seen them. There is only one Foundation Establishment Pill now. It is definitely impossible for so many people to have the opportunity to establish Foundation. You guys talk about who is more suitable to support first."

Seeing that Song Yuanli, who is responsible for managing family affairs, listed seven or eight names, Song Qingming also frowned slightly. Whenever there is a moment to choose the fate of these family juniors, Song Qingming always feels somewhat difficult to give up in his heart.

With the rapid growth of the number of family cultivators now, there will be more and more people suitable for Foundation Establishment in the Song family in the future. Even if Song Qingming has the heart, he cannot provide Foundation Establishment Pills for every cultivator in the family who is suitable for Foundation Establishment. Those who are lucky enough to be selected by the family to support Foundation Establishment will definitely not be too many. There are always most clansmen who have to make sacrifices.

However, fortunately, since the Song family was promoted to a Jin Dan family, the family now has Song Qingming, the Jin Dan Chen Chen Laozu. Obtaining Foundation Establishment Pills is no longer as difficult as before. Some clansmen, even if they were not selected this time, if they are lucky, they will have the next opportunity to strive for Foundation Establishment when the family gets Foundation Establishment Pills again.

Now all the cultivation families in the territories of Pingyang and Qinghe counties have been placed under the command of Mount Funiu. The offerings handed over by so many cultivation families every year have made the financial income of the entire Song family increase several times in the past few years. In the future, going to the Xiaoyao Sect to exchange for and purchase Foundation Establishment Pills will not need to be as painful as before for the Song family.

After Song Qingming finished speaking, the four Foundation Establishment Elders present looked at the list in their hands, and after looking at each other for a moment, Song Qingyu took the lead and said with a smile:

"Except for Changze and Yuanxue, the chances of others successfully establishing Foundation are not very high. Yuanxue is already quite old. If she misses it this time, I am afraid it will delay her path. I am more inclined to support Yuanxue to establish Foundation."

"I also agree with the opinion of the Aunt-Grandmother. Changze's cultivation is only at the Qi Condensation eighth layer now. It is estimated that it will take another four or five years for him to be ready for Foundation Establishment. By the time he establishes Foundation, it should not be so difficult for the Xiaoyao Sect Merit Pavilion to exchange for Foundation Establishment Pills."

"Yuanxue is a three-spirit root cultivator and the only second-tier spiritual planter in the family. She has also made many contributions to managing the family's spiritual medicine garden and spiritual fields over the years. As long as she can successfully establish Foundation, Yuanxue will definitely be able to make a great contribution to the family's development in the future. The family should give her a chance." Hearing that Song Qingyu was more inclined to support Song Yuanxue, Song Yuanfang also echoed.

Song Yuanli and Huang Siyuan have rarely expressed their opinions in family discussions. At this moment, they also did not speak directly, but cast their eyes on Song Qingming, who needed to make the final decision.

Seeing that neither of them wanted to express their opinions, Song Qingming nodded calmly and said: "Since everyone thinks Yuanxue is more suitable for Foundation Establishment, then let's support Yuanxue first. The technique she cultivates is also the Breaking Wave Art. Qingyu, you should take the trouble to give her some pointers. Yuanxue's chance of Foundation Establishment should not be low."

Hearing that Song Qingming made a decision so quickly, the people in the council hall all showed a look of surprise. However, every time they discussed matters, they generally only put forward opinions, and they had never opposed the decisions made by Song Qingming, the patriarch, and they all nodded and responded.

After the discussion ended, just as everyone was preparing to return to their respective cave dwellings, Song Qingyu stopped Song Qingming halfway and asked with a smile: "Seventh Brother, haven't you always been optimistic about Changze? Why didn't you say a word to help him just now? It wouldn't be because you didn't want to refute our face, right!"

"I have the heart to support Changze to establish Foundation. However, letting him stay by my side all these years, I always feel that I have given him too much expectation, which has added a lot of pressure to the child's heart. Giving him this Foundation Establishment Pill is afraid that it will not help him achieve the Dao. It is still not too anxious." Seeing that Song Qingyu was somewhat puzzled, Song Qingming explained calmly.

(End of chapter)