Chapter 596: Song Yuanhao

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

After carefully scanning the green-robed man before him, Song Yuanfang, standing above the council hall, nodded at him with satisfaction.

"Yuanhao, I see that your cultivation base has been polished quite well over these past few years. It is time to prepare for Foundation Establishment."

"Before Seventh Great-Uncle left the mountain, he specifically instructed this matter. As soon as your state is adjusted, you will immediately enter seclusion for Foundation Establishment."

"This Foundation Establishment Pill was specially prepared for you by the old ancestor in advance. I hope you will not let everyone down this time and succeed in Foundation Establishment soon."

After Song Yuanfang finished speaking, he took out a palm-sized small jade box from his body and solemnly handed it to Song Yuanhao himself.

Looking at the small jade box in his hand, Song Yuanhao also knew that what was inside was a precious spiritual item that all the cultivators of his age around him dreamed of.

However, holding the jade box at this moment, he did not immediately open it to look at the precious "Foundation Establishment Pill" inside like others would.

Instead, he hesitated and returned the jade box to Song Yuanfang.

"Ten!"

Hearing Song Yuanhao say this, Song Yuanfang, who rarely lost his temper, suddenly changed his expression and spoke to him seriously:

"Nonsense! The matter of Foundation Establishment concerns your personal path; how can you be so muddled?"

"Rest assured, I will arrange Ninth Uncle's matter. Last month, two longevity-extending spiritual peaches were stored in the Qinghe Market. I will have the Treasury Pavilion send one to him later."

"Although it cannot improve his condition, it should be no problem to let him hold on until you successfully complete your Foundation Establishment seclusion."

"You yourself understand that Ninth Uncle's greatest wish is to see the day you successfully reach Foundation Establishment. If you don't want him to leave with this regret, you need to enter seclusion as soon as possible."

After Song Yuanfang finished speaking, he stepped forward and patted Song Yuanhao on the shoulder, dispelling his idea of not wanting to enter seclusion now.

"I have already arranged the cave dwelling for your Foundation Establishment seclusion. Go back and tell your mother, and hurry up and prepare. Changze, Yuanxue, and I will take turns guarding you."

Seeing this, Song Yuanhao nodded heavily, put away the Foundation Establishment Pill, bowed to Song Yuanfang, and slowly exited the council hall.

After leaving the council hall, Song Yuanhao first returned to his mother, greeted her, and directly stated the family's arrangement for his seclusion.

Hearing the news that her child was about to enter seclusion for Foundation Establishment, Chen Yanyun, whose face already showed signs of old age, couldn't help but shed a few tears of joy for Song Yuanhao.

Back then, the mother and son had depended on each other for more than ten years on Mount Tuoyun, living lives not even as good as ordinary low-level rogue cultivators. Who could have imagined that Song Yuanhao would have a day to impact the Foundation Establishment realm?

After taking her son to the family graveyard behind the mountain to offer incense to his father, Song Xinhe, Chen Yanyun gave a few more patient instructions before letting him leave with peace of mind.

Afterward, Song Yuanhao came to the cave dwelling of Song Xintang on the side of the mountain.

Song Xintang's lifespan was originally a few years away from the 120-year limit for Qi Refining cultivators.

However, because of a failed Foundation Establishment attempt in his early years, he had left behind many hidden injuries in his body, and after working hard for the family for so many years, he had exhausted too much of his energy.

This made Song Xintang's lifespan a few years shorter than that of an ordinary Qi Refining cultivator who passed away naturally.

Seeing this family elder, who had white hair, a gray face, and was lying on the sickbed looking withered, Song Yuanhao felt a surge of sadness.

Since Song Yuanhao returned to Mount Funiu to acknowledge his ancestors, Song Xintang could be considered the elder who cared for him the most among all the Song family members.

When he first arrived at Mount Funiu, because Song Yuanhao was born on Mount Tuoyun and had mixed with a group of low-level rogue cultivators, his personality was much wilder than the children of the same age in the Song family, and he often violated some family rules.

Every time Song Yuanhao made a mistake, when facing the reprimands of the family elders, Song Xintang would always help him take on much of the responsibility and then patiently teach him afterward.

To help Song Yuanhao cultivate, over these twenty years, Song Xintang had spent almost all the spirit stones he had saved over the years on him, and even left all his own top-grade magic tools to Song Yuanhao.

"Is that Yuanhao? My eyes are a bit blurry. Come here, closer."

Feeling a figure appear by the sickbed, Song Xintang groped and stretched out his already very withered left hand.

Seeing this, Song Yuanhao immediately stepped forward, gently grabbed his hand, and tears couldn't stop flowing down his face.

"Ninth Uncle, the family has arranged for me to enter seclusion for Foundation Establishment. I came this time to tell you this good news. Rest assured, I will definitely succeed in Foundation Establishment and will not let everyone down."

"Good, good... hearing you say this, I can rest assured to go see your father." Hearing Song Yuanhao's words, Song Xintang also excitedly gripped his hand.

"Yuanhao, Ninth Uncle can only accompany you to here. In the future, you must walk your path well."

"Although I have married and had children in my life, my wife and children were all mortals and left me early. These spiritual items are of no use to future generations, so I will give them all to you. After you reach Foundation Establishment, you can add one or two more spiritual talismans for self-defense."

"In the future, if any of my descendants can enter the Dao to cultivate, I will trouble you to take care of them."

After taking the storage bag that Song Xintang tremblingly handed over with his other hand, Song Yuanhao nodded heavily in front of the bed and replied:

"Ninth Uncle, rest assured, nephew knows what to do."

Hearing this, Song Xintang's face slowly revealed a trace of gratified smile.

After bidding farewell to Song Xintang, Song Yuanhao went directly to a cave dwelling with relatively abundant spiritual energy on the mountaintop, preparing to enter seclusion to impact the Foundation Establishment realm.

Possessing a thunder-attribute variant spirit root, Song Yuanhao was the most outstanding person in terms of spirit root aptitude among the Song family's current two hundred cultivators, besides Song Yuanli, who had a dual spirit root.

Although he had delayed his cultivation for a period of time in his early years on Mount Tuoyun because he didn't know his spirit root attribute and practiced the wrong cultivation technique,

since returning to Mount Funiu, with the careful guidance of family elders and the family's supply of resources, his cultivation base had advanced rapidly. In just twenty years or so, Song Yuanhao had cultivated from the third layer of Qi Refining to the ninth layer.

Being able to polish his magic power to impact the Foundation Establishment realm at the age of thirty-something, Song Yuanhao's cultivation talent was no less than any of the Song family's Foundation Establishment cultivators.

For this Foundation Establishment seclusion, besides the Foundation Establishment Pill, Song Yuanfang had also prepared Green Jade Pills and other spiritual items to strengthen the auxiliary effects of Foundation Establishment for him.

Just from the surface, Song Yuanhao's probability of Foundation Establishment already exceeded 80%. As long as there were no major accidents, his confidence in succeeding this time was very high.

Whether it was Song Yuanfang standing outside the seclusion cave dwelling or Song Qingming far away on Mount Tuoyun, the several core Foundation Establishment cultivators of the Song family were equally confident about Song Yuanhao's Foundation Establishment.

After using a top-grade Clear Heart Talisman to discard the distracting thoughts in his heart,

Song Yuanhao, who had calmed his mind, swallowed the prepared "Green Jade Pill" and began to operate the magic power in his body to refine the pill that had entered his body.

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Three months later, Mount Tuoyun summit.

Song Qingming, who had just walked out of his seclusion cave dwelling, took a letter he had just received and came to Song Qingyu's cave dwelling not far away.

"Eh! Seventh Brother, what makes you so happy?"

Song Qingyu, who was chatting and drinking tea with Huang Siyuan, saw Song Qingming walk in with a face full of joy and hurriedly asked.

After Song Qingming sat down beside the two, he smiled and handed the letter in his hand directly to Song Qingyu.

"Yuanhao successfully reached Foundation Establishment three days ago. This child's talent is no less than Yuanli's; I fear he will have some hope of forming a Golden Core in the future."

"Husband is right. Yuanhao's spirit root is even better than ours. As long as we support him well, he will definitely have a chance to impact the Golden Core realm."

After Huang Siyuan finished speaking, she got up and added a cup of spiritual tea for Song Qingming.

"Since Seventh Brother thinks so highly of Yuanhao, should we pass the Hidden Origin Art to him in advance so he can make more preparations?"

Song Qingming shook his head: "Cultivating the Hidden Origin Art at the same time will affect one's personal cultivation speed. Passing it to Yuanhao now won't be of much help. Let's wait until he cultivates to the late stage of Foundation Establishment!"

"Rest assured, whether it is Yuanhao, Yuanli, or Changze, as long as they can work hard to cultivate to the ninth layer of Foundation Establishment and reach the step of forming a Golden Core, I will consider passing this secret technique to them."

"Although they have all successfully reached Foundation Establishment, they are still relatively young, and their temperaments are not stable enough. Passing the Hidden Origin Art to them too early is indeed too dangerous."

Hearing Song Qingming say this, Song Qingyu nodded immediately and didn't say anything more.

Having cultivated the "Hidden Origin Art" for several years, she naturally understood how important this secret technique was to the Song family.

It was very normal for Song Qingming to be cautious about this matter.

Huang Siyuan sipped her tea and asked again: "Yuanhao's successful Foundation Establishment this time is also a rare happy event for the family in recent years. Should we hold a Foundation Establishment Ceremony for him?"

"Siyuan is right. After Changze reached Foundation Establishment, Mount Funiu hasn't been lively for a long time. I came here this time to tell you both first."

"I plan to return to Mount Funiu in a few days to prepare for this matter. You two stay here to cultivate. Once I have arranged everything, I will send a letter to notify you."

"That's fine, then Seventh Brother will have to work hard!"

Seeing that Song Qingming wanted to handle Song Yuanhao's Foundation Establishment Ceremony personally, Song Qingyu and Huang Siyuan did not object and agreed with a smile. (End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 597 =====