Chapter 538: Borrowing the Notes

Although Song Qingming did not have an extra Foundation Establishment Pill on him, as a guest elder of the Xiaoyao Sect, it was not too difficult for him to exchange for one in the sect's Merit Pavilion, provided the supply of Foundation Establishment Pills was not tight.

"I can agree to your request to exchange this item for a Foundation Establishment Pill here. However, I do not have a Foundation Establishment Pill on me right now and need to make a trip to the sect. You take this item back and wait patiently for some time; once I have obtained the Foundation Establishment Pill, I will send someone to notify you to come." Song Qingming thought for a moment before nodding and agreeing to Wang Daoyun's request.

The "Golden Marrow Spirit Fruit" offered by Wang Daoyun was a relatively rare third-tier spirit fruit. After a Jin Dan cultivator consumes and refines it, it can increase the cultivator's magic power by about five years. Moreover, this item can also be used to refine several types of third-tier elixirs. Its value to Song Qingming was far more useful than a Foundation Establishment Pill.

Therefore, as long as Wang Daoyun's request was not particularly excessive, even if it required spending more spirit stones, Song Qingming was willing to take this item. After all, third-tier spirit items useful to Jin Dan cultivators were truly difficult to find within the State of Wei.

Song Qingming had been forming his core for nearly thirty years and had not obtained many spirit items above the third tier from the outside. The Wang family's initiative to offer the "Golden Marrow Spirit Fruit" this time really gave him a hint of unexpected surprise.

Having cultivated for so many years, Song Qingming had reached this step by relying on spirit items and opportunities that he had mostly sought out himself. Now, as the family slowly grew stronger, Song Qingming could finally begin to enjoy the spirit items sent to him by the low-tier cultivators below, just like some sect ancestors.

"Ever since the family obtained this high-tier spirit fruit, we have been walking on thin ice these days, fearing that the news would leak out and attract the covetous hearts of others. Since the ancestor has already agreed to this matter today, it is better to leave this spirit fruit with you, which will also save us from any mishaps after taking it back."

"Heaven-Reaching Tower? I didn't expect you to be interested in this, Junior Brother Song. Could it be that you also have thoughts of seeking opportunities inside?" Hearing Song Qingming mention the Heaven-Reaching Tower, Chen Xuanxin's face revealed a hint of surprise.

"Seventh Great-Uncle is right. The Wang family is, after all, a vassal of ours. If they had rashly bypassed us and taken this item to the Xiaoyao Sect, even if they didn't fear the investigation of the Questioning Spirit Talisman, I'm afraid this matter wouldn't have been hidden from us."

The Wang family had made sufficient preparations and had also cultivated a cultivator who could establish a foundation at any time. As long as they could successfully exchange for a Foundation Establishment Pill this time, the day of the family's take-off would be just around the corner.

"Haha! Senior Brother Chen, you are too polite. I came to the Merit Pavilion today to exchange for some spirit items and also to look up some classic materials. It's just that they couldn't find some notes, which is why I disturbed you. I have also bothered you somewhat." Song Qingming bowed and said politely.

After ten years, Chen Xuanxin's cultivation had also reached a higher level, successfully breaking through to the fifth layer of Jin Dan, catching up with Chu Fengping and others who had formed their cores decades earlier.

In just over a hundred years, the Song family had risen from an unknown Qi Refining family to become the Jin Dan immortal clan that dominated one side today. If this were over a hundred years ago, no one in Qinghe County would have believed they could achieve such a step.

The person currently managing the Merit Pavilion happened to be Chen Xuanxin, who was relatively familiar with Song Qingming. As soon as he walked into the Merit Pavilion and saw Song Qingming, he laughed directly: "Junior Brother Song, you are a rare guest. What brings you to the Merit Pavilion today? You aren't here specifically to see me, are you!"

Song Qingming shook his head slightly and said: "That's not the case. Although Wang Daoyun didn't tell the truth just now, I can see that they don't have the guts."

When Chen Xuanxin came to Song Qingming to exchange for "Millennium Spirit Milk," Song Qingming also guessed that he should be planning to use it to break through his cultivation. Sure enough, as Song Qingming expected, Chen Xuanxin's cultivation broke through to the fifth layer of Jin Dan a few years later.

When he first received the news that he was coming, Chen Xuanxin thought that Song Qingming needed to exchange for some important spirit items in the Merit Pavilion that the people below couldn't decide on. He was thinking about whether he would have a chance to return the favor Song Qingming did for him last time, but he didn't expect Song Qingming to come here just to borrow a set of notes.

"Oh! What kind of notes are they that even they couldn't find? Junior Brother Song, tell me quickly!" Chen Xuanxin revealed a hint of surprise after hearing this.

Song Qingming shook his head slightly and said: "Senior Brother Chen, you are joking. I know very little about this Heaven-Reaching Tower. Currently, I am just curious. I don't even know how to get there, so what thoughts could I have?"

The Wang family should have accumulated quite a few spirit stones relying on the Geng Metal mineral vein of Mount Fengtou. It is not difficult to understand that they could obtain this item. I estimate they should have obtained it from some black market or auction, and they didn't dare to say it here.

"That is also true, otherwise you wouldn't have come here today to look for that scroll of notes. The thing you want is just in my hands. Please wait a moment, Junior Brother Song. I will have them make another copy for you to take back and read slowly!"

Hearing Song Qingming ask him to take back the "Golden Marrow Spirit Fruit" he had just offered, Wang Daoyun shook his head repeatedly and waved his hand to refuse Song Qingming's suggestion.

Being in Qinghe County, will the Wang family also have such a day of rise in the future?

Thinking of this, Wang Daoyun looked back at Mount Funiu, a hint of a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he turned and walked away with large strides.

Regarding the Wang family's desire to cultivate a Foundation Establishment cultivator, Song Qingming also didn't care too much. The Song family is now a Jin Dan immortal clan. Having one or two more Foundation Establishment families in its territory will not have the slightest impact on the Song family's authority in its territory. Instead, it can help them share some of the pressure from the surrounding demonic beasts.

Song Qingming smiled and replied: "Senior Brother Chen, some time ago when I went to the Wu Kingdom with Senior Brother Chu, I heard him mention the Heaven-Reaching Tower. Since then, I have been very curious about it. This time I came to borrow the sect's notes on this aspect. I wonder if Senior Brother Chen knows whether there are relevant records in the Merit Pavilion!"

"They didn't go directly to the Xiaoyao Sect, which should also be out of concern for this point, fearing that we would pursue this matter in the future," Song Yuanfang nodded and analyzed quickly.

In order to compete for the management of the sect's Merit Pavilion, the Xiaoyao Sect had been fighting and arguing endlessly since its founding. Later, for the sake of the sect's harmony and fairness, the Xiaoyao Sect began to implement a system of rotating management of the sect's Merit Pavilion. The sect's many elders rotate every ten years, a system that has been used to this day.

After searching around and failing to find it, they went down to ask the Foundation Establishment cultivator on duty, only to find that these people were also not very clear about this matter. Several people helped search the Merit Pavilion again, but still found nothing, so they could only helplessly send a sound transmission to invite the rotating elder of the Merit Pavilion to come.

Hearing that the Wang family brought a third-tier spirit fruit to Mount Funiu to exchange for a Foundation Establishment Pill, Song Yuanfang was also somewhat unexpected and couldn't help but ask directly: "Seventh Great-Uncle, since the Wang family obtained a third-tier spirit fruit, they could have exchanged it for a Foundation Establishment Pill if they had taken it directly to the Xiaoyao Sect. But they insisted on offering it to you. Could it be that this item has an improper origin?"

"Hmm! Since you have this worry, then let this item be kept with me."

A few days later, Song Qingming set off for the Xiaoyao Sect's Merit Pavilion, used his merits to exchange for a Foundation Establishment Pill, and then Song Qingming came to the third floor of the Merit Pavilion alone to look for the notes related to the "Heaven-Reaching Tower" recorded by the sect.

"You send a letter to Qinghe Market tomorrow and let Yuantong arrange for people to investigate secretly. The Wang family should have obtained this item for less than half a year. It shouldn't be difficult to find some clues."

The Merit Pavilion is a relatively important place in the sect, storing many spirit items. Because managing the Merit Pavilion can obtain many conveniences, it has always been a place that many Jin Dan elders of the Xiaoyao Sect want to manage.

"Then thank you, Ancestor!" After nodding and bowing to thank him, Wang Daoyun, having received Song Qingming's permission, took the initiative to withdraw. Until he walked down Mount Funiu, Wang Daoyun's tightly stretched heart finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Having cultivated for nearly a hundred years, this was the first time Wang Daoyun had faced a high-and-mighty Jin Dan True Person alone. Even though Song Qingming had performed very well and was easy to talk to, the trace of pressure from a strong person he carried still gave him no small amount of pressure in his heart.

Chen Xuanxin nodded slightly, took a scroll of notes directly from his storage bag, threw it to the Foundation Establishment cultivator waiting to the side, and gave him an instruction.

Seeing that Chen Xuanxin actually carried this set of notes with him, Song Qingming immediately revealed a look of sudden realization. No wonder he couldn't find it no matter how he searched in the Merit Pavilion just now. It turned out that this thing was not in the Merit Pavilion, but had always been in Chen Xuanxin's hands.

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After Chen Xuanxin nodded slightly, he took a scroll of notes directly from his storage bag, tossed it to the Foundation Establishment cultivator waiting to the side, and gave him a brief instruction.

Seeing that Chen Xuanxin actually carried these notes with him, Song Qingming immediately wore a look of sudden realization. No wonder he couldn't find them no matter how he searched in the Merit Pavilion earlier; it turned out this item wasn't in the Merit Pavilion, but had been in Chen Xuanxin's hands all along.

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