Chapter 537: Golden Marrow Spirit Fruit

Mount Mount Fengtou, Qinghe County, Wang Family.

The ancestors of the Wang family were originally just loose Qi Condensation cultivators in the Qinghe Market. Relying on a decent artifact-refining skill, they made a name for themselves in the Qinghe Market, then took their dual cultivation partners and relatives to occupy the then-inconspicuous Mount Mount Fengtou spiritual vein and created a cultivation family.

Over several hundred years, the Wang family of Mount Mount Fengtou slowly developed and grew through the efforts of generations of cultivators, becoming a cultivation family of considerable scale in Qinghe County.

Because Mount Mount Fengtou is relatively close to Mount Mount Funiu, since the Song family was promoted to a Foundation Establishment immortal family, the Wang family had also been classified into the Song family's territory and had been attached to the Song family for over a hundred years.

The current patriarch of the Wang family is named Wang Wang Daoyun. He has already cultivated to the ninth layer of Qi Condensation, but his age has just passed ninety, and he has long missed the best time for Foundation Establishment. Barring any accidents, his path in this life can only be wasted in the Qi Condensation stage.

At this moment, Wang Wang Daoyun is in a cave, holding a letter he just received and watching it carefully. After a long while, he raises his head and asks Shi Long, who is standing before him, with a happy face.

"Does the Song ancestor have any other instructions besides this letter?"

"A few days ago, I heard outside that the ancestor had returned to the mountain, so I entrusted Shi Long to help bring a letter to inform the ancestor of this matter. I hope you will not blame us for this."

When Wang Wang Daoyun mentioned the former patriarch of the Wang family, "Wang Wu Ziyuan," his tone already carried a hint of tragedy. His eyes were slightly red, and he even wiped away a few tears in front of Song Song Qingming.

"Great-Uncle, don't worry. The ancestor is willing to see you, which means he is definitely interested in this thing. Otherwise, it would be impossible for him to specifically arrange for Elder Song Yuanfang and me to come over. He is waiting for us at the foot of the mountain now." Shi Long said confidently.

"At that time, we were chasing this spirit beast..."

"Thank you, ancestor!"

"This... alright, Shi Long, you go down first and tell Elder Song Yuanfang to wait for a moment. I will prepare and go down the mountain immediately to meet up with you." Wang Wang Daoyun said, directly sending Shi Long out of the cave.

Seeing the "Golden Marrow Spirit Fruit" in the wooden box, which indeed reached the third tier in quality as Wang Wang Daoyun had said in his letter, Song Song Qingming's heart immediately revealed a hint of unexpected joy.

"Great-Uncle, don't be anxious. Before I went up the mountain, Elder Song Yuanfang already told me that he was afraid the ancestor would be waiting anxiously, so he told you to decide quickly whether to go or not. He will only wait for us at the foot of the mountain for half an hour."

"The old patriarch was my Ninth Great-Uncle by seniority. Before he passed away, he mentioned to us the care the ancestor had shown the Wang family back then, telling us to follow Mount Mount Funiu well and never forget the ancestor's kindness to the Wang family."

Spirit items above the third tier are extremely rare in the cultivation world of the State of Wei. It is very difficult for ordinary Foundation Establishment families to find a way to get them. That the Wang family, a small Qi Condensation family, could actually get such a precious third-tier spirit fruit truly surprised Song Song Qingming slightly.

Regardless of what path the Wang family used to obtain this "Golden Marrow Spirit Fruit," this was not a very important matter for Song Song Qingming. The reason he asked this just now was merely to prevent any possibility that this spirit fruit was obtained through improper means, so he tested the other party.

For the current Wang family, their development in all aspects had reached the peak of a Qi Condensation family. Now, they were only one Foundation Establishment cultivator away from being promoted to a Foundation Establishment immortal family.

The wooden box contained a golden spirit fruit the size of a chicken egg. This spirit fruit was surrounded by a powerful spiritual energy, and a dazzling golden light flashed on it. The faint, clear fragrance it emitted made Song Song Qingming, who smelled it, immediately feel a sense of refreshment.

Moreover, this type of high-tier spirit fruit that cultivators can directly consume and refine is generally priceless in the cultivation world. Even in large markets like the "Seven Stars Market" in the State of Wu, which deals in third-tier spirit items, you cannot buy it just because you have spirit stones.

Seeing Song Song Qingming's gaze fixed tightly on him, Wang Wang Daoyun took a breath, calmed his somewhat nervous state, and slowly said: "Reporting to the ancestor, this thing was discovered by me and several elders of the family when we went to the Floating Cloud Mountain Range to hunt a spirit beast last year."

Song Song Qingming had been cultivating for over a hundred years, and his mind was long since not something that a small Qi Condensation cultivator like Wang Wang Daoyun could compare to. Naturally, he quickly saw that what he said was probably not the truth.

"Hmm! Don't worry, you can be considered one of the subordinate families that followed my Mount Mount Funiu the earliest. As long as you do your duty well, the Song family will naturally not forget your contributions."

Wang Wang Daoyun nodded immediately: "Thank you for your grace, ancestor!"

After receiving Wang Wang Daoyun, Song Song Yuanfang quickly brought him before Song Song Qingming on Mount Mount Funiu.

Looking at this Wang family patriarch whom he was not very familiar with, Song Song Qingming's face was calm. After dismissing Song Song Yuanfang and the others, he slowly asked Wang Wang Daoyun, who had been kneeling below: "Get up first, no need for formalities!"

After sending Shi Long away, Wang Wang Daoyun returned to his cave, carefully took out a square wooden box from a hidden place, opened it to check the contents, and after confirming, Wang Wang Daoyun did not hesitate to put it into the storage bag at his waist, then strode down the mountain.

Song Song Yuanfang had been in charge of family affairs for these years and had already become a big figure that the subordinate cultivation families in Qinghe County liked to flatter. Not to mention the small Wang family of Mount Mount Fengtou, even Foundation Establishment immortal families like the Huang and Li families were polite and dared not easily offend Song Song Yuanfang, the current person in charge of the Song family.

Shi Long shook his head: "Besides this letter, the ancestor didn't say anything else, just gave one instruction: after you read the letter, if you have no objections, let me bring you to see him."

After Song Song Qingming finished speaking, Wang Wang Daoyun below hurriedly lowered his head and knelt down, saying directly: "I want to use this spirit fruit to seek a Foundation Establishment Pill from the ancestor, and I hope the ancestor can fulfill my wish!"

"Hmm! It is also your intention. This spirit fruit is indeed useful to me, but this item is too precious, so I definitely cannot take it from you for nothing. Since you came here with this spirit fruit today, you must have something you are seeking. If you have any needs, just say it directly.

If I can handle it, I will definitely think of a way to help you. If it is a difficult matter, then it is because this item has no fate with me, and I will not forcibly occupy your things. You can rest assured about this."

Although Wang Wang Daoyun's tone was still somewhat nervous, his description of the whole matter was very fluent. Clearly, before coming to see Song Song Qingming, he had already practiced it in his heart for a long time.

After listening to Wang Wang Daoyun's description, although Song Song Qingming still did not know the true origin of the "Golden Marrow Spirit Fruit" in his hand, he could still see that this item should not have been obtained by them through robbery. Otherwise, with Wang Wang Daoyun's cautious and timid nature, he would not dare to bring it directly to him so blatantly.

Now on the side of Mount Mount Fengtou, the number of Wang family cultivators had increased to more than fifty, and the number of mortals had more than doubled compared to a hundred years ago. The foundation of the Wang family in this regard was not even inferior to the Li family of Mount Mount Tiexian, which had just been promoted to a Foundation Establishment immortal family. It could be counted as a rare large-scale Qi Condensation immortal family in Qinghe County.

"Where did you get this thing? Tell me carefully first!" After Song Song Qingming closed the wooden box, he did not immediately put it into his storage bag, but placed it on the table to the side.

After kowtowing again to thank Song Song Qingming, Wang Wang Daoyun took out a dark red small square wooden box from his storage bag, held it in his hand, and respectfully said: "Ancestor, this is a Golden Marrow Spirit Fruit that our Wang family obtained not long ago. I offer it to you, and I hope you will not dislike it."

Seeing Wang Wang Daoyun's panicked look, Shi Long hurriedly stepped forward to stop him.

"What? Elder Song Yuanfang also came? Why didn't you tell me earlier, child? You made us not go down the mountain to welcome him. Oh my, you are truly muddled. If we offend him because of this, we won't have a good life on Mount Mount Fengtou in the future."

Since the Wang family discovered a Geng Gold mineral vein near the family's spiritual mountain decades ago, relying on a small share of the mineral vein, the Wang family had earned quite a few spirit stones over these years, and the entire family was constantly thriving and developing very rapidly.

Although this "Golden Marrow Spirit Fruit" is only a third-tier low-quality item, its value on the market is at least worth over ten thousand spirit stones.

Hearing Shi Long say that Song Song Yuanfang was at the foot of the mountain, Wang Wang Daoyun revealed a very surprised expression and hurriedly tidied up his clothes, preparing to go down the mountain to apologize.

Song Song Qingming nodded slightly and continued: "Wang Wu Ziyuan was also an acquaintance of mine back then. What is his relationship with you?"

Song Song Qingming looked at the wooden box in Wang Wang Daoyun's hand, waved his hand, immediately took it into his hand, and opened the wooden box directly.

"After obtaining this item, we originally wanted to offer it to the ancestor immediately, but at that time the ancestor went to Mount Mount Tuoyun, and we did not dare to disturb the ancestor's cultivation because of this matter."

Shi Long nodded slightly: "Alright, then I will wait for you at the foot of the mountain first!"

Song Song Qingming did not care much about this and did not interrupt Wang Wang Daoyun, patiently listening to him finish the "thrilling process" of how they obtained this spirit fruit.

Generally, only in large-scale trading societies like the Star Assembly can one have the opportunity to see such precious high-tier spirit items.

Hearing the other party mention the request for a Foundation Establishment Pill, Song Song Qingming's face did not show any surprise. As a Qi Condensation family in the cultivation world, among the things they wanted most at present, the Foundation Establishment Pill was indeed the most important spirit item for the Wang family.

Another reason Song Song Qingming thought of the Foundation Establishment Pill in advance was that although the "Golden Marrow Spirit Fruit" offered by Wang Wang Daoyun was more precious, its market value was not much different from that of a Foundation Establishment Pill. Exchanging this item with Song Song Qingming for a Foundation Establishment Pill was indeed a very good choice for them.

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