Chapter 528: Ten Years of Change

After Song Qingming arrived at Tuoyun Mountain and resolved the crisis here, he rarely showed his face on the mountain. He came here just to help stabilize the situation and had no intention of interfering too much in other affairs on Tuoyun Mountain. Song Qingming directly handed over the management rights on the mountain to Lin Yutang and Zhang Rong.

Because Lin Yutang had operated White Dragon Mountain for many years, among Chen Jinliang's many disciples, he was also relatively good at handling interpersonal relationships and got started very quickly in managing the market. He also handled the relationship with the Xiaoyao Sect very well. Song Qingming was also very satisfied with this point.

In just over a year, the number of loose cultivators permanently residing in Tuoyun Mountain increased several times, and even the number of Foundation Establishment cultivators increased to more than twenty, which was almost back to the level when Feng Yangde was still there.

Except for the first half year when Song Qingming was slightly busy, most of the time he just stayed in the cave on the top of the mountain to close-door cultivate. Even the management of the Tuoyun Mountain market, Song Qingming rarely interfered directly, basically handing it over to Foundation Establishment cultivators like Lin Yutang to handle.

The spiritual vein of Tuoyun Mountain is already third-grade low-quality, and the spiritual energy is even better than that on Funiu Mountain. Song Qingming and Huang Siyuan cultivate here instead, which is even better, and they can save many spirit stones needed for cultivation every year.

The sun rises in the east and sets in the west. Song Qingming and Huang Siyuan also slowly got used to the days in Tuoyun Mountain. Time passed quickly like this for ten years.

On this day, outside the top of Tuoyun Mountain, a silver sound-transmitting spirit talisman suddenly flew over. This sound transmission arrived outside a cave on the top of the mountain, slowly changed direction, flew directly into the cave, and fell into the hands of Song Qingming, who was in close-door cultivation in the cave.

Song Qingming took the sound-transmitting spirit talisman, opened it, and took a look. He revealed a trace of a smile, slowly stood up, and came to another cave located next to his own cave.

Seeing Song Qingming coming, Huang Siyuan, who was studying a pill recipe carefully, hurriedly stood up and said with a smile: "Didn't you just start close-door cultivation? Why did you come out so soon?"

Song Qingming took the sound-transmitting talisman he had just obtained and smiled: "Senior Brother Chu just sent me a message, saying that they are ready on their side and invited us to set off together in these few days to go to Wu Guo to purchase some spiritual items. If you have nothing to do, why not go with me for a walk?"

"Senior, rest assured, nowadays the surrounding demonic beasts have basically been cleared by us. Last year, you strengthened the mountain-protecting formation again. As long as we are careful, there will definitely be no problems."

After ten years of recovery and development, the situation of Tuoyun Mountain has gradually stabilized, and the defensive strength on the mountain is no longer what it used to be.

Because Huang Siyuan had already taken a Breaking Barrier Pill when breaking through the eighth layer of Foundation Establishment, this second-grade top-quality elixir that assists in breaking through cultivation, after the cultivator refines it, the pill poison accumulated in the body will be relatively more.

In order to avoid the pill poison backfiring on the physical body and affecting the formation of the Golden Core in the future, when breaking through the ninth layer of Foundation Establishment, it is best for Huang Siyuan not to take such similar elixirs again. Spending more time to cultivate and break through naturally will be better for her.

"I am leaving, so Tuoyun Mountain will be left to you for now. If you encounter any problems that cannot be solved, use this ten-thousand-mile sound-transmitting talisman to notify the sect. I will explain this matter to Sect Master Senior Brother and ask him to help look after this place."

Ten years have passed, and Huang Siyuan's cultivation has also steadily reached the peak of the eighth layer of Foundation Establishment, just one step away from breaking through to the ninth layer of Foundation Establishment.

However, in the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, Lin Yutang, dressed in gray military uniform, came to Song Qingming's cave on the top of the mountain in a hurry with a complicated face.

Hearing that Song Qingming was only leaving for something temporarily and was not going to end the agreement with Tuoyun Mountain immediately, the trace of worry on Lin Yutang's face slowly relaxed.

Hearing this, Huang Siyuan's face revealed a trace of joy, and then she nodded slightly: "Recently, I have failed to break through my cultivation several times in close-door cultivation. It is good to go out for a walk to change my mood. You are willing to take us out to see the world, and I am begging for it."

After ten years, besides Song Qingming and Huang Siyuan, plus the cultivators sent by the Xiaoyao Sect to be responsible for operating the Tuoyun Mountain market, there are already more than thirty permanent Foundation Establishment cultivators and several thousand Qi Refining cultivators on Tuoyun Mountain.

Song Qingming nodded slightly: "Tomorrow I will return to the sect. Next, I have something to do and need to go to Wu Guo. It will take about two months to return."

Seeing that Huang Siyuan had agreed to accompany him, Song Qingming replied to Chu Fengping with a letter, and then immediately sent a sound-transmitting talisman down the mountain to notify Lin Yutang to come to his cave.

"Greetings, Senior Song!"

Just by renting out these cultivator caves on the mountain, the spirit stones Lin Yutang and the others get every year are enough to maintain the mountain-protecting formation and supply the daily expenses of the law enforcement team and other things on the mountain.

Plus the Tuoyun Mountain market can also bring Lin Yutang and the others an income of several thousand spirit stones every year, which is also a huge income for them. Using the spirit stones in their hands, Lin Yutang also quickly expanded the strength on Tuoyun Mountain and absorbed many loose cultivators to join Tuoyun Mountain directly.

Not only is the strength of the cultivators on the mountain different from before, but a few years ago, Song Qingming, who had successfully advanced to a third-grade formation master, also specifically took time to strengthen the Tuoyun Mountain mountain-protecting formation.

Nowadays, the Tuoyun Mountain cultivators, even if facing the old opponent, the Cloud Crane Demon King, do not rely on Song Qingming, the Golden Core ancestor. Lin Yutang and the others also have sufficient confidence to guard the spiritual mountain relying on the market formation in a short time and wait for the Xiaoyao Sect's support.

After instructing Lin Yutang, Song Qingming called over the cultivators responsible for managing the market in the Song family in Tuoyun Mountain and exhorted them a few times, only then did he feel at ease and take Huang Siyuan away from Tuoyun Mountain.

After the two boarded the "Phantom Boat," Song Qingming did not go directly to Guyang Mountain but first returned to Funiu Mountain to the east, picked up Song Qingyu and Song Changze, and then went south together to meet up with Chu Fengping of the Xiaoyao Sect.

In ten years, the Song family in Funiu Mountain has also undergone not small changes. The number of cultivators on the mountain has increased by more than a dozen, and the family generation has also been ranked to the "Xuan" generation.

Besides Qi Refining cultivators, among the few Foundation Establishment cultivators in the Song family, the cultivation of Song Yuanfang and Song Yuanxue has also increased over the years. Both of them successfully broke through to the second layer of Foundation Establishment a few years ago.

Compared to other family Foundation Establishment Elders, Song Yuanfang and Song Yuanxue were still slightly slower in cultivation speed after Foundation Establishment. Both of them also knew that the chance of forming their Golden Core in the future was not high, so they did not choose to cultivate bitterly and put more of their minds on family management.

Song Yuanli's cultivation has also reached the peak of the fifth layer of Foundation Establishment. Not long ago, he had already started close-door cultivation to prepare for breaking through to the sixth layer of Foundation Establishment. His cultivation speed has always been fast. As long as there are no big accidents, Song Yuanli will definitely have the opportunity to form his Golden Core in the future.

After obtaining the "Golden Abyss Technique," Song Qingyu immediately switched to cultivating this technique. After ten years of hard cultivation, Song Qingyu has now cultivated this technique to the peak of Foundation Establishment and can form her Golden Core at any time.

Song Qingyu already has a spiritual item "Du Yuchen Pill" that assists in forming the Golden Core. Originally, she had already planned to start close-door cultivation to form her Golden Core in the near future. However, with only one "Du Yuchen Pill," her chance of succeeding in forming her Golden Core this time is indeed not very high.

Song Qingming took Song Qingyu this time, besides wanting to take her out for a walk, also wanted to take the opportunity to go to Wu Guo to see if he could find one or two more Golden Core formation spiritual items to help Song Qingyu improve the probability of her successfully forming her Golden Core.

Ever since encountering a life-and-death disaster in Yinfeng Ridge, Song Changze's state of mind has grown a lot. Four years ago, Song Qingming exchanged a Foundation Establishment Pill from the Xiaoyao Sect's Merit Pavilion with merit points and handed it to Song Changze, who was already prepared to close-door cultivate to establish his foundation.

Song Changze's Foundation Establishment process was much smoother than other cultivators in the Song family. He closed-door cultivated for less than two months before successfully establishing his foundation and walking out of the cave. The time he spent in close-door cultivation to establish his foundation was even shorter than that of the dual-spiritual root Song Yuanli, which really exceeded the expectations of Song Qingming and the others.

After experiencing a tempering, under the dedicated support of the family, Song Changze, whose talent and state of mind were already excellent, finally lived up to the family's expectations and successfully established his foundation, becoming the sixth Foundation Establishment cultivator of the Song family.

Song Qingming, who was far away in Tuoyun Mountain, was very happy in his heart when he heard the news of Song Changze's successful Foundation Establishment. He specifically returned to Funiu Mountain to hold a grand Foundation Establishment ceremony for him and rewarded him with many spiritual items on the spot.

This time going to Wu Guo, Song Qingming also specifically took Song Changze with him, letting him go out to see the world more, which can also have many benefits for his future cultivation.

Originally, Song Qingming also wanted to take Song Yuanli with him, but it was a pity that it was not a coincidence that he had just started close-door cultivation to break through his cultivation. At this time, it was impossible for Song Qingming to affect his close-door cultivation for this small matter.

The four arrived at Guyang Mountain, met up with Chu Fengping, and took the flying boat directly along the side of Taiyuehu to fly to Wu Guo.

Going to Wu Guo this time, besides Song Qingming and the few, Chu Fengping also took his Taoist companion and a few direct disciples. Their purpose in going to Wu Guo was also to purchase some elixirs and spiritual items needed for cultivation.

The place where Wei Guo is located is relatively barren of spiritual medicine. Even if the Xiaoyao Sect has Chu Fengping, a third-grade mid-quality alchemist, there are not enough high-tier spiritual medicines in the Merit Pavilion. He is also a clever woman who cannot cook without rice. Many rare spiritual elixirs still need to be found in countries with relatively rich spiritual medicine resources like Wu Guo.

After flying along Taiyuehu for more than half a month, Song Qingming, who was meditating and resting in the flying boat, suddenly heard a fierce sound of fighting not far in front, and immediately changed his face and opened his eyes.

At the same time, Chu Fengping, who was controlling the flying boat, had also heard this sound and hurriedly controlled the flying boat that was walking in mid-air to stop slowly.

"Senior Brother Chu, it seems that someone is fighting in front. Should we go over and take a look?"

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