Chapter 544: Great Supernatural Powers

Zhang Rong, accompanied by two Foundation Establishment cultivators, had chased in the direction Song Qingming left for over three hundred miles to the north, yet they never caught sight of Song Qingming or that Demon King. A trace of worry began to stir in their hearts.

"We've already crossed the Liushui River and still haven't seen Senior Song. Could we have gotten the direction wrong?"

"Brother Hu is right. There hasn't been a single trace of a fight along the way; it is indeed strange. It's also possible that Song Qingming didn't catch up to the opponent and has already returned to Mount Tuoyun, and we missed him because our direction was off!"

Hearing their words, Zhang Rong looked ahead with a solemn expression and said, "Let's walk another twenty miles to see. If we still can't track him, we'll turn back."

No sooner had the three finished speaking than a blue light suddenly lit up in the sky. Before long, Song Qingming appeared before them.

"Greetings, Senior Song!"

This shop assistant was named Wang Zhou. Originally just a low-level rogue cultivator on Mount Tuoyun, he had managed to gain a foothold after sneaking into the Xianfeng Tower a few years ago. Because he could get close to the Song family cultivators, Wang Zhou had gained some status among the many low-tier rogue cultivators on Mount Tuoyun. Upon hearing the Fire Phoenix mention the Song family, Wang Zhou immediately perked up.

"Haha! Senior's divine might is truly admirable!" Seeing that Song Qingming had easily repelled the opponent, the three of them breathed a sigh of relief and revealed smiles.

"Mm! Seventh Grand-uncle, don't worry, I know what to do."

"Respectfully sending off Senior!"

But if he were to give them as gifts, for Song Qingming to put so much thought into them, the recipients would certainly have to be his peers. Giving these low-tier spiritual items to a Jin Dan ancestor would be too disrespectful.

"After the Song family ancestor formed his Jin Dan, his supernatural powers became even more vast. Just a few days ago, a powerful Jin Dan Demon King came down to Mount Tuoyun and nearly breached the market formation, alarming Ancestor Song, who was in seclusion at the summit."

The woman in red picked up a piece of fish and placed it gently into her mouth. A moment later, under the expectant gaze of the shop assistant, she shook her head slightly and said, "I've eaten this at Qinghe Market before; it feels like the taste is slightly worse than before."

This restaurant was opened by Song family cultivators after the Mount Tuoyun market was rebuilt. To make it convenient for passing cultivators to know the background of the shop, they used the old brand name from the Song family's Qinghe Market.

"No matter! I have plenty of spirit stones, so let's go upstairs."

After confirming the visitor's intentions, the shop assistant immediately spoke again, "Don't take offense, guest, but the tables downstairs are all full. Only the private rooms upstairs are left. It might be a bit expensive for you alone. Would you like to wait in the back hall for a cup of tea? I'll call you when a table opens up, how about that?"

"Are you also a cultivator of the Song family?" The woman in red didn't care about the quality of the spiritual food; she put down her chopsticks and asked another question.

Song Qingming looked at the mountain of various spiritual wines, spiritual teas, and delicious spiritual fruits pickled by cultivators, and praised Song Yuanfang with a satisfied expression.

However, Song Yuanfang's mind was always quite sharp. Although he was very puzzled by this, he wouldn't take the initiative to ask too much; he just did his job well.

After Song Qingming returned to Mount Funiu early this morning, he didn't go anywhere else and directly said he wanted to take these things, which had made Song Yuanfang nervous for quite a while.

Having managed the family for so many years under Song Qingming, Song Yuanfang naturally knew his ancestor's personality very well. If Song Qingming were willing to tell him, he would know soon enough without asking. If it were truly something inconvenient for Song Qingming to say, asking rashly would likely only invite the ancestor's displeasure.

Song Qingming nodded, waved his hand to store the items into his storage magic treasure, and then said, "Yuanfang, I will take these things first. Prepare some more later and put them in the vault; I might still need them. Just keep this to yourself; don't make a big scene and attract attention."

Mount Tuoyun Market, in Xianfeng Tower.

Fortunately, the elder managing the family vault hadn't neglected this matter, and there were no mishaps when they were brought out just now. Otherwise, seeing how much Song Qingming valued these spiritual items, if something had gone wrong, he would likely not escape a scolding today.

A smiling Song family shop assistant, carrying a plate of freshly made, fragrant spiritual fish, carefully walked into a private room on the second floor.

Hearing the woman in red's words, the shop assistant asked with some surprise, "Guest, are you also from Qinghe County? Haha! These spiritual fish aren't raised in large quantities on Mount Tuoyun; they are basically all transported from Qinghe County. The taste might be slightly worse than what you ate at Qinghe Market."

"But don't worry, our Xianfeng Tower is a shop opened by the Song family; our reputation is absolutely guaranteed. It's impossible for us to serve low-quality items. These spiritual fish were definitely alive and kicking before they went into the pot."

"Guest, you misunderstood. I am just a rogue cultivator by origin, not a Song family cultivator. However, I have worked in Xianfeng Tower for many years and can be considered half a Song family cultivator here. If you want to know something about the Song family, I can really tell you!"

Seeing the spirit stones on the table, Wang Zhou nodded happily and tucked them into his bosom. After respectfully pouring a cup of spiritual wine for the woman in red, he stood to the side and began to talk about what he knew regarding the Song family.

As the number of rogue cultivators on Mount Tuoyun gradually recovered, Xianfeng Tower was now one of the busiest restaurants in the market, and the restaurant was bustling with activity every day.

In front of Zhang Rong and the others, Song Qingming immediately returned to his usual high-and-mighty Jin Dan ancestor state. He nodded slightly and asked calmly, "Why have you three come here as well?"

The woman in red nodded slightly upon hearing this.

Hearing Song Qingming's praise, Song Yuanfang also looked surprised. The spiritual items before him had been collected by Song Qingming long ago using the family's strength, and many of them were rare types that were now hard to find in the market.

Previously, Song Yuanfang thought Song Qingming had the family hoard these supplies to earn spirit stones in other markets. As a result, they had been sitting in the family vault for ten or twenty years without further instructions from Song Qingming, and even Song Yuanfang had almost forgotten about them.

"Senior Brother Lin was worried that the Demon King was cunning, so he had us follow to see if Senior needed any help."

Seeing the woman in red being so generous, the shop assistant's face immediately broke into a wide smile, thinking he had encountered a big customer. He respectfully led the way, "Alright! Please, go upstairs."

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Mount Funiu, in the Song family's council hall.

When Xianfeng Tower first opened, because the market had just been built and the rogue cultivators on Mount Tuoyun didn't know much about the Song family far away in Qinghe County, business wasn't very good.

As for earning spirit stones, all these items combined were worth at most a few thousand spirit stones. With the Song family's current status, there was no need for their ancestor to personally worry about this.

Looking respectfully in the direction Song Qingming left, a moment later, Zhang Rong and the others retracted their gazes, stepped onto their flying swords, and quickly left the area.

"I am going to the sect to purchase some spiritual items and will return in a few days. You all go back first!"

"Oh! Since you know the Song family so well, then tell me about it!" After saying this, the woman in red took out a few spirit stones and placed them in front of the shop assistant.

"After Ancestor Song came out of seclusion, he fought hundreds of rounds with that Demon King at the foot of the mountain, beating the Demon King until it fled with its tail between its legs, begging for mercy repeatedly. Ancestor Song chased it for over a thousand miles before stopping. I heard that in the end, that unlucky Demon King even had one of its sharp claws cut off by Ancestor Song. It definitely won't dare to come to Mount Tuoyun again in the future." After Wang Zhou finished speaking, he still maintained a look of worship for the Song family ancestor he spoke of.

Song Qingming didn't pay much attention to their flattery. After giving an order, he drove his flying boat and disappeared into a white light.

After placing the delicious food in his hand on the table, the shop assistant introduced it flatteringly to the woman in red, "Guest, this is a signature dish of our restaurant, the Cuiyun Crucian Carp. Please try it; I guarantee it is a rare delicacy on Mount Tuoyun."

On this day, a young woman in red walked into Xianfeng Tower. After scanning the entrance excitedly, she was about to walk toward the counter in the middle of the restaurant when she was intercepted by a shop assistant.

Later, Huang Siyuan really couldn't bear to see the Xianfeng Tower on Mount Tuoyun so desolate, so she personally went to the restaurant to give some pointers and used her status to help promote it on Mount Tuoyun, which finally made the restaurant's business gradually improve.

Thinking of this, while Song Yuanfang breathed a sigh of relief, he was also puzzled as to what his Jin Dan ancestor wanted to do with so many low-tier spiritual items.

"Haha! Is this guest here to eat?"

"To talk about the Song family, one must first talk about the Song family ancestor who lives on the summit. Back in the day, the Song family was just a small Qi Refining family..."

Song Qingming glanced at Zhang Rong and said indifferently, "This was just an outsider Demon King. I have already beaten it back, and it shouldn't come again in the future."

"Seventh Grand-uncle, these were all stored in the family vault as you instructed before. I had them all moved here. Don't worry, I personally inspected them back then, and there is definitely no problem with the quality."

Two days later, Mount Tuoyun Market, in Xianfeng Tower.

After hearing Wang Zhou's somewhat exaggerated account, the woman in red first showed a trace of surprise, then immediately recovered.

"Oh! Is that so? Then this Ancestor Song is really quite powerful."

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 545 =====