Chapter 592: Green Spirit True Water

Seeing He Mengxin, whose cultivation was genuine and had already reached the first layer of Jin Dan, Song Qingming was still a bit surprised in his heart.

When He Mengxin first returned to Qinghe County, her cultivation had only just broken through to the seventh layer of Foundation Establishment. Now, however, she had become a Jin Dan cultivator respected by ten thousand people, just like Song Qingming.

Although He Mengxin was also a three-spirit-root cultivator, her own cultivation talent was not inferior to Song Qingming, Xu Ziyan, and others who had successfully formed their Golden Cores over these years.

However, the matter of forming a Jin Dan still depended on personal opportunity.

In the Wei Guo cultivation world, there were no less than four or five hundred

Among them, there are countless cultivators with dual spirit roots who possess even better aptitude than the Huang family's Huang Shengxin did back in the day; yet, even if they were to exhaust all their strength and cultivate bitterly for an entire lifetime, they would still be unable to touch the higher-level Jin Dan Dao.

Upon seeing Song Qingming, He Mengxin also happily cupped her hands and returned the salute with a face full of joy.

"Haha! It has been several decades since we last parted. I never expected that Fellow Daoist Song would have already broken through to the Jin Dan realm ahead of me. I was also very surprised to hear Qingyu mention this matter on the mountain just now."

"Oh! Did Fellow Daoist He also just arrive at Mount Funiu today?"

He Mengxin nodded and said, "That's right! Senior Sister Xia Mo and I traveled all the way from the East Sea and only just arrived here yesterday."

"Earlier on the mountain, I heard Qingyu say that you had been out for several months. I didn't expect that we would have only just arrived here before you returned. It really is quite a coincidence."

Seeing He Mengxin say this, Song Qingming realized that the woman in white who had just exchanged blows with him was named Xia Mo, and she had come here together with her.

Song Qingming, who immediately understood that it had been a misunderstanding, turned around and cupped his hands toward Xia Mo to express his apologies.

"Haha! So it was just a misunderstanding. I was not aware of your identity, Fairy, which is why I was a bit cautious. I hope Fairy Xia can be magnanimous!"

Seeing this, the woman in white also slightly cupped her hands and returned the salute.

During the previous fight, Song Qingming had actually indirectly introduced himself, but after the woman in white arrived here, she stayed at the foot of the mountain and did not directly follow He Mengxin up the mountain, so she was unaware of Song Qingming's identity, which led to the misunderstanding.

"Since it was a misunderstanding, then let it be! I am also new to this place and have taken a liking to the scenery here. I was just walking around out of boredom and meant nothing else by it."

Song Qingming nodded upon hearing this and said, "In the end, I was the one who was too abrupt just now. Since both Fellow Daoists have come from afar, please follow me to the mountain to sit for a while, so that I may fulfill my duties as a host and express my apologies."

"Senior Sister Xia, Fellow Daoist Song has kindly invited us, why don't we go and sit for a while?" Hearing Song Qingming's invitation, He Mengxin did not reply to him directly, but instead asked the woman in white beside her first.

Seeing this, the woman in white did not speak, but only nodded slightly.

Soon, after a few flashes of light, the three of them disappeared from the spot together.

At the summit of Mount Funiu, Song Qingyu and Song Yuanfang looked out beyond the mountain, their faces filled with solemnity.

A moment ago, Song Qingyu was in her own cave dwelling, happily entertaining He Mengxin who had come from afar, when a heaven-shaking sound suddenly erupted outside Mount Funiu, startling them both out.

Knowing that a Jin Dan cultivator was fighting beneath Mount Funiu, He Mengxin hurriedly reminded Song Qingyu and went ahead to check the situation.

Now that Song Qingming had been away for several months without returning, everyone in the Song family on Mount Funiu, including Song Qingyu, was secretly feeling a bit worried.

Although the family's spirit vein had been upgraded to the third tier and a formidable third-tier mountain-protecting formation had been set up, they no longer feared attacks from ordinary Jin Dan cultivators.

But after all, there was no Jin Dan cultivator stationed on the mountain, and if they were to encounter those powerful experts in the late stage of Jin Dan, it would still be somewhat dangerous.

Just as Song Qingyu and the other were standing there feeling worried, a flash of spiritual light appeared beside them, and three figures suddenly emerged.

"Seventh Brother! So it was you who returned just now. This is truly wonderful."

Seeing Song Qingming standing in front, looking at her with a smile and showing no major changes, Song Qingyu slowly let out a sigh of relief and immediately revealed a smile that had been missing for these past few months.

"I've been away for a few months, making you all worry. Is everything at home still well?"

Hearing Song Qingming's words of comfort, Song Yuanfang hurriedly replied, "Patriarch, please rest assured. Everything in the clan has been fine these past few months, and no major events have occurred in Qinghe or Pingyang counties.

Over at Mount Tuoyun, Fellow Daoist Lin also sent a letter a few days ago saying that they have not suffered any attacks from powerful demon beasts recently, and the market is operating normally."

Song Qingming nodded upon hearing this and instructed, "Yuanfang, these two are guests who have come from afar. Go to the Hidden Gold Pavilion and make arrangements; I will be hosting a banquet for these two Fellow Daoists here in a while."

After glancing slightly at He Mengxin and Xia Mo behind Song Qingming, Song Yuanfang hurriedly nodded with a smile and turned to leave the summit.

Seeing that Song Qingyu was already curious about Xia Mo beside her, He Mengxin hurriedly stepped forward to introduce her, and incidentally explained the misunderstanding between Xia Mo and Song Qingming at the foot of the mountain to Song Qingyu.

Hearing that the other party was a Jin Dan expert who had reached the seventh layer of Jin Dan, Song Qingyu was also full of surprise and hurriedly stepped forward to cup her hands in a salute.

"Qingyu, please help entertain these two Fellow Daoists for a moment. I have also been traveling for a long time, so I will go back to change my clothes before coming over."

After giving instructions to Song Qingyu, Song Qingming turned to cup his hands toward He Mengxin and her companion, then turned and returned to his own cave dwelling.

Being away for a few months is indeed not very long for a Jin Dan cultivator who often goes into seclusion for years at a time.

However, the things Song Qingming experienced after heading to the "Heaven-Reaching Tower" this time were indeed a bit too bizarre for someone like him who only had a third-layer Jin Dan cultivation base.

Before setting off, Song Qingming's intention was merely to follow Huo Feng inside to find some spirit items he could use, and to see if he could incidentally participate in the trial on the first floor of the Heaven-Reaching Pavilion.

He never imagined that he would have the opportunity to be chosen by Senior Xuantian to accept the inheritance trial of the tower's previous master.

On the way back to the State of Wei after emerging from the Heaven-Reaching Tower, Song Qingming was surrounded by Jin Dan and Nascent Soul cultivators, which made him, having brought out many spirit items from the tower, afraid to show any unusual expressions in front of Li Mufeng and the others.

Only now, having returned to his own cave dwelling on Mount Funiu, did the heart that had been hanging for these past few months finally settle down.

Although this trip was fraught with danger and he experienced life-and-death situations several times, Song Qingming also gained a rich harvest and obtained several treasures that would be crucial for his future cultivation.

After briefly organizing the spirit items obtained in his storage bag, Song Qingming took out the small wooden box he had snatched at the risk of his life from Du Yucheng.

After taking out the small cyan jade bottle hidden in the wooden box, Song Qingming could not help but open it to check. Seeing that the spirit water inside was still safe and sound, he happily covered it back up.

This item is called "Emerald Spirit True Water," an extremely rare high-tier spirit water in the cultivation world. After refining it, cultivators below the Nascent Soul stage can strengthen the meridians and acupoints in their bodies that absorb spiritual energy, improving their own spirit root constitution.

After obtaining this treasure, Song Qingming did not know its function at first; it was only after meeting Senior Xuantian on the third floor of the "Heaven-Reaching Pavilion" that he learned about it from him.

According to what Senior Xuantian explained to him at the end, after fully refining this bottle of "Emerald Spirit True Water," it could increase his future speed of absorbing spiritual energy by about twenty to thirty percent.

This would allow him, a four-spirit-root cultivator, to catch up with three-spirit-root cultivators in his daily cultivation.

Knowing that the "Emerald Spirit True Water" in his hand could improve a cultivator's spirit root constitution, Song Qingming was extremely delighted at the time.

Having cultivated for so many years, his poor spirit root aptitude had always been a major problem plaguing Song Qingming.

If it weren't for the power of the remnant map he possessed, which allowed him to collect more cultivation resources than ordinary people, and the help he received from high-level experts like Huo Feng and Feng He.

Let alone forming a Jin Dan, Song Qingming would likely have struggled to even pass the Foundation Establishment hurdle in this lifetime, and by now, his lifespan would have long since been exhausted, leaving him as a pile of white bones.

Among all the spirit items brought out from the Heaven-Reaching Tower this time, "Emerald Spirit True Water" was definitely the item Song Qingming liked the most.

As for the inheritances of ascended cultivators and Nascent Soul-stage cultivation techniques, although these things seemed to have more potential, they would not be of much help to Song Qingming's current cultivation.

But the "Emerald Spirit True Water" in his hand was a solid item that could help him immediately.

It was worth the great effort Song Qingming expended, risking his own life, to finally snatch this spirit item.

After organizing his spirit items, Song Qingming changed into clean clothes and rose to leave his cave dwelling, arriving outside Huang Siyuan's cave dwelling nearby.

Upon returning to the mountain, Song Qingming had already learned from Song Qingyu that she was in seclusion.

After sending a sound transmission talisman inside to report his safety, Song Qingming did not disturb her cultivation further and turned to come to Song Qingyu's place.

Since their ancestor had given personal instructions, Song Yuanfang and the others naturally acted very quickly. By the time Song Qingming walked into the cave dwelling, the table was already filled with various spirit fruits and delicacies.

Song Qingyu, who was entertaining He Mengxin, saw Song Qingming walking in from the entrance and hurriedly stepped forward to invite him to sit down, then immediately closed the gate of her cave dwelling.

Seeing that Song Qingyu had already set up a sound-insulation restriction at the entrance of the cave dwelling, He Mengxin took the initiative to step forward and greet Song Qingming, then said with a serious face:

"Fellow Daoist Song, the reason I have come on this trip is mainly because there is a matter I would like to trade with you, and I hope you can grant my wish." (End of chapter)