Chapter 598: Jiugong Meteor Escape, Preaching at the Celebration (Combined Chapter)

On the day Song Qingming entered the third level of the "Tongtian Pavilion" and met Xuantian, Song Qingming accepted his test and obtained this cultivation technique, "Tongtian Wanling Jue."

According to Xuantian, this technique was created by the original owner of the "Tongtian Tower" and had been placed in the tower for selecting inheritors for over ten thousand years.

To pass the test and obtain the inheritance left by this senior, one had to cultivate the "Tongtian Wanling Jue" technique to the late stage of Nascent Soul.

Two months ago, after Song Qingming finished refining the "Emerald Spirit True Water," he began to try to cultivate this technique.

Although he had expected that this test would not be easy, when Song Qingming began to cultivate the "Tongtian Wanling Jue," he was still shocked by this somewhat strange technique.

Unlike other ordinary techniques Song Qingming had cultivated, when cultivating the "Tongtian Wanling Jue," Song Qingming operated the magic power in his body according to the specified acupoints in the technique to absorb the surrounding spiritual energy.

At first, it was fine, and he didn't feel any major abnormalities.

But as time passed, Song Qingming slowly felt the magic power in his body becoming heavier and heavier, and the speed of operation began to decrease.

At first, although Song Qingming felt some pressure because the magic power in his body was too heavy, he could still barely continue to cultivate.

By about half an hour, the magic power in Song Qingming's body was like a thousand-jin giant rock, completely blocking his meridians and acupoints, making it difficult to continue circulating, and the pressure on Song Qingming slowly reached its limit.

At this time, the magic power accumulated in Song Qingming's body could not circulate in time, but the spiritual energy around his body was still entering his body rapidly through several spiritual acupoints on his body.

The magic power blocked and accumulated in his body was increasing, and all the meridians and spiritual acupoints had reached their limit. Forcing himself to continue cultivating would inevitably lead to the shattering of his own meridians and spiritual acupoints, so he could only give up voluntarily and stop the circulation of magic power on his body.

Since he began to cultivate the "Tongtian Wanling Jue," more than two months had passed.

If it were an ordinary technique, Song Qingming, who had already become a Jin Dan cultivator, would have already cultivated the Qi Refining stage technique to near perfection by this time and would be preparing to enter the Foundation Establishment stage of the technique.

But because every attempt to cultivate the "Tongtian Wanling Jue" could only last for at most half an hour, spending two months, the technique had not yet entered the late stage of Qi Refining, which was indeed somewhat beyond Song Qingming's previous expectations.

"This technique has only been cultivated to the Qi Refining stage, and it has already made me, a Jin Dan cultivator, feel uncomfortable. It is really hard to imagine what it will be like after cultivating to the Nascent Soul stage."

"This also explains why so many talented Nascent Soul seniors have been unable to successfully cultivate this technique to the late stage of Nascent Soul over the past ten thousand years. Sure enough, the inheritance test left by an ascended cultivator is not so easy to complete."

"Although the cultivation speed is not as fast as I imagined, it is fortunate that after cultivating this technique, the magic power in my body has become much thicker, which is indeed very mysterious."

After muttering to himself, Song Qingming slowly put away his magic power and stood up.

From the moment he accepted the test taught by Xuantian, Song Qingming knew that his aptitude was limited and that it would be difficult to complete this test, so he didn't hold too much expectation for this matter.

However, cultivating the "Tongtian Wanling Jue" technique could also make the magic power in his body much thicker, which was indeed useful to Song Qingming and worth his time to cultivate.

As for whether he could successfully cultivate the "Tongtian Wanling Jue" technique to the late stage of Jin Dan and pass Xuantian's test to obtain the subsequent technique when the "Tongtian Tower" opened next time in three hundred years,

Song Qingming didn't have much confidence in this matter now and could only take it one step at a time.

After resting on the side for a moment, Song Qingming took out a bamboo slip with the technique recorded from his storage magic tool and opened it to check it carefully.

The bamboo slip in Song Qingming's hand was a secret art called "Jiugong Meteor Escape," which was one of the three volumes of cultivation techniques and secret arts he had selected and brought out from the third level of the "Tongtian Pavilion."

This was a very rare escape technique that could be combined with the Jiugong Array.

Cultivating the "Jiugong Meteor Escape" secret art could not only improve the cultivator's own escape speed, but after the technique was perfected, it could even allow a late-stage Jin Dan cultivator to possess an escape speed comparable to a Nascent Soul cultivator in a short time.

At that time, as soon as Song Qingming saw this secret art, he was instantly attracted. Without much consideration, he quickly chose this secret art.

He himself mainly cultivated the Dao of Arrays, so cultivating the "Jiugong Meteor Escape" secret art would naturally be much easier for him than for others.

Plus, this secret art could greatly improve the cultivator's escape speed after cultivation, which could greatly strengthen his life-saving means, which was indeed what Song Qingming wanted very much now.

If he could perfect the "Jiugong Meteor Escape" secret art as soon as possible, in the future, if he encountered a late-stage Jin Dan expert like Ma Wuchen, even if he couldn't defeat the other party, wanting to escape wholeheartedly shouldn't be a big problem, and he wouldn't have to be as embarrassed as before.

Besides the "Jiugong Meteor Escape" secret art, the other two bamboo slips Song Qingming chose on the third level of the "Tongtian Pavilion" were a Nascent Soul stage cultivation technique and a life-saving substitute secret art that could be cast at a critical moment.

Although Song Qingming's current cultivation base was only at the third layer of Jin Dan, he had no intention of switching cultivation techniques. Choosing that Nascent Soul stage cultivation technique was actually more for his future breakthrough to Nascent Soul.

As for the other substitute life-saving secret art, although it was also a very useful secret art, it required finding a relatively rare spiritual item to assist before he could cultivate it normally, so it could only be put aside for the time being.

Therefore, besides the "Jiugong Meteor Escape" in his hand, Song Qingming couldn't use the cultivation techniques and secret arts on the other two bamboo slips for now.

These cultivation techniques and secret arts brought out from Xuantian, as well as the complete cultivation insights of a Nascent Soul cultivator obtained when Song Qingming passed the first level test of the "Tongtian Pavilion," were all huge harvests from Song Qingming's "Tongtian Tower" trip.

Although these cultivation techniques and cultivation insights could not be traded or passed on to others, nor could their value be estimated with spirit stones, their importance to Song Qingming was certainly no less than the other spiritual items he had obtained before.

After Song Qingming entered seclusion in the cave dwelling for a month, Mount Funiu also began to gradually become lively.

This time, the Song family held a Foundation Establishment celebration, which was obviously more grand than in the past. Many people who received invitations arrived at Mount Funiu four or five days in advance.

Fortunately, the Song family was relatively well-prepared this time. They had recalled many cultivators from outside early on, arranged the celebration venue several days in advance, and prepared various spiritual items needed early on.

After Song Qingyu and Huang Siyuan received the specific date for holding the celebration, they rushed back to Mount Funiu more than half a month in advance to help Song Yuanfang and the others prepare for the celebration.

On the day the celebration was held, hundreds of cultivators who had rushed from all over had already arrived at Mount Funiu.

These people were basically cultivation family cultivators from Qinghe and Pingyang counties who were attached to the Song family, and there were also many rogue cultivators who hung around these two places.

On the Mount Tuoyun side, after Lin Yutang and his junior brother learned the news of the Song family holding a celebration, they also specially rushed to Mount Funiu from thousands of miles away and presented the congratulatory gifts they had carefully prepared.

Because they knew there would be many cultivators coming, Song Yuanli had already divided the celebration location into two parts in advance.

Those Qi Refining cultivators who came to join the fun were basically arranged in positions slightly further away, and only guests above the Foundation Establishment stage could sit in places closer to the venue.

Song Qingming, sitting in the main venue, looked at the dozens of Foundation Establishment cultivators sitting below and revealed a trace of satisfaction.

Being able to gather so many Foundation Establishment cultivators together was not an easy thing, which also proved from the side that the Song family's current influence had increased significantly compared to when they had just been promoted to a Jin Dan immortal family.

Besides Song Qingming, the Jin Dan ancestor, the Song family now had seven Foundation Establishment cultivators and two hundred Qi Refining cultivators, and there were already more than a dozen Foundation Establishment families attached to the Song family.

Although the family foundation was still a bit inferior to the Iron Immortal Castle Ma family at its peak back then, as well as the Mount Tuoyun where Chen Jinliang was, the current Song family, as a Jin Dan force, could be considered qualified.

Just as everyone in the celebration venue was greeting each other politely, a golden light rushed over from the distant sky outside Mount Funiu.

A moment later, a white flying boat stopped above the venue. More than a dozen cultivators wearing Xiaoyao Sect uniforms descended from above. Among them, the three Jin Dan cultivators emitting a thin layer of golden light were exactly Chu Fengping, Zhao Menglian, and Xu Cheng Ziyan, who were very familiar to Song Qingming.

The many Foundation Establishment cultivators present, after seeing these Jin Dan elders of the Xiaoyao Sect appear, immediately changed their expressions and stood up one after another, bowing respectfully to the three of them.

After reaching the Jin Dan stage, in the cultivation world, one was already considered a high-level cultivator with a lofty status. These people naturally rarely dealt with low-level cultivators.

Many cultivators who came to attend the celebration were seeing so many Jin Dan cultivators appear at the same time for the first time, and they couldn't help but reveal a trace of excitement.

"Senior Sister Zhao, Senior Brother Chu, Junior Sister Xu!"

After seeing the figures of Chu Fengping and Xu Cheng Ziyan, Song Qingming immediately stood up with a face full of joy to greet them and bowed slightly to them.

"Congratulations to Junior Brother Song, for having another junior reach Foundation Establishment in your family."

After the few bowed back to Song Qingming, Zhao Menglian and Xu Cheng Ziyan took out the congratulatory gifts they had prepared and sent them to Song Qingming with a smile.

With a movement of spiritual light in Chu Fengping's hand, he also immediately took out a purple porcelain bottle and a square wooden box from his body and smiled at Song Qingming:

"Senior Brother Jin happened to have something to deal with and couldn't find time to come, so he entrusted me to bring a congratulatory gift. I hope Junior Brother Song will not take offense."

"Sigh! It was not a big deal. That you seniors could come here despite the hardship is already giving my Mount Funiu great face. Why be so polite? Quickly follow me to rest for a while."

Seeing the exquisite spiritual items taken out as congratulatory gifts, Song Qingming did not stand on ceremony with them and generously accepted them, handing them to Song Yuanfang on the side.

Besides Song Qingming and Song Qingyu who reached Foundation Establishment early, other people in the Song family had all held such Foundation Establishment celebrations when they reached Foundation Establishment.

Although the scale of the celebration varied, and the cultivators who came with gifts were uneven, the Song family still paid relatively more attention to human relations.

Regardless of whether it was Jin Dan cultivators like Chu Fengping, cultivation families sitting below, or rogue cultivators who came to join the fun,

the Song family would arrange for people to count the congratulatory gifts sent by everyone, register them in a book, and store them in the family's Treasury Pavilion. When the other party held such a celebration for some happy event in the future, the Song family would also arrange for people with appropriate status to go and return the gift.

After Chu Fengping and the others were seated, seeing that everyone had arrived, Song Qingming arranged for Song Yuanfang to take Song Yuanhao onto the stage and speak a few pleasant words in front of many guests.

At the same time, the Song family cultivators and mortals responsible for the banquet also slowly brought up the various spiritual fruits, spiritual wine, and delicious spiritual food that had been prepared early on.

Just as Song Yuanfang was about to announce that the banquet was about to start, a green escape light lit up outside Mount Funiu and rushed toward the celebration venue rapidly.

"Another Jin Dan cultivator has come!" Seeing this escape light that far exceeded that of a Foundation Establishment cultivator, someone in the crowd below shouted excitedly.

Seeing the escape light approaching from afar, Song Qingming was also slightly surprised.

For this "Foundation Establishment Ceremony" held for Song Yuanhao, Song Qingming only invited Jin Dan elders of the sect like Zhao Menglian whom he was relatively familiar with, and did not send invitations to Jin Dan cultivators in other places.

If other Jin Dan elders of the Xiaoyao Sect were to come to attend the celebration, they would certainly have come with Zhao Menglian and the others. It was impossible for them to arrive late at this time when the banquet was about to start.

The green escape light landed on an empty space covered with a red carpet in the middle of the celebration venue in front of everyone, slowly revealing a slightly chubby green-robed man.

"Fellow Daoist Song, Zhang has come uninvited to have a cup of spiritual wine. I hope you will not take offense."

"Hehe! So it is Fellow Daoist Zhang. I really didn't expect you to come. It really makes Song feel a bit flattered. Please come forward and take a seat."

This Jin Dan cultivator who had come from afar was exactly Zhang Tieyang, a Jin Dan companion Song Qingming had met halfway when he and Zhao Menglian and the others entered the "Tongtian Tower" a year ago.

Although he could be considered an acquaintance with this person in the "Tongtian Tower," the other party was in the Lu State thousands of miles away. Song Qingming naturally had no way to send him an invitation.

Seeing Zhang Tieyang come to Mount Funiu to attend the Song family's celebration, Song Qingming was indeed a bit surprised.

After the two greeted each other, Zhang Tieyang followed Song Qingming to the position where the several Jin Dan cultivators were sitting above.

Fortunately, for this celebration, Song Qingming didn't just invite Chu Fengping and the others, so there were still two empty seats and tables left on the stage.

Seeing Zhang Tieyang walk over, Zhao Menglian and Chu Fengping and the others also immediately stood up and greeted the other party with a smile.

"Fellow Daoist Song, I also happened to come to the Wei State a few days ago and only then learned of your family's happy event. I came in such a hurry that I didn't carefully prepare any congratulatory gift."

"This magic tool was bought at the Yangshan Market yesterday. Just take it as my congratulatory gift. I hope you will not dislike it."

As soon as Zhang Tieyang finished speaking, with a movement of spiritual light in his hand, a second-grade mid-quality shield magic tool of good quality immediately appeared and was sent to Song Qingming.

"It's actually a second-grade mid-quality defensive magic tool. What is the relationship between this senior and the Song family? He is actually so generous."

Seeing the shield magic tool taken out by Zhang Tieyang, many low-level cultivators sitting below revealed a trace of envy.

You know, in the market, a second-grade mid-quality defensive magic tool of relatively good quality can sell for about 1,500 spirit stones.

So many spirit stones might not be anything to a Jin Dan cultivator, but for a cultivator who had just reached Foundation Establishment, it was not a small fortune.

The cultivators who came to Mount Funiu to attend the celebration today generally brought congratulatory gifts worth several dozen or one or two hundred spirit stones.

Like the large Foundation Establishment forces such as Lin Yutang of Mount Tuoyun, or the Huang family of Qinghe County and the Cao family of Pingyang County, the congratulatory gifts sent were slightly better, but basically they were also spiritual items worth about 500 spirit stones.

Even Jin Dan cultivators like Zhao Menglian and Chu Fengping, the spiritual items they took out before did not exceed 1,000 spirit stones.

Zhang Tieyang suddenly sent such a precious congratulatory gift, and Song Qingming was also slightly surprised when he saw it.

"Fellow Daoist Zhang is too polite. It is rare for you to come to my Mount Funiu. You must drink a few more cups today. Don't be a stranger."

However, although this congratulatory gift was slightly more precious than what others sent, it was still within the range that Song Qingming could accept, so he didn't decline and generously accepted this magic tool.

Hearing Song Qingming say this, Zhang Tieyang also immediately bowed and smiled: "Fellow Daoist Song, rest assured. Zhang is just a rogue cultivator, free and easy with no worries. How could I easily miss the opportunity to drink with several fellow daoists?"

After Zhang Tieyang was seated, the celebration banquet officially began, and the many cultivators present also began to toast each other and drink happily, enjoying this rare relaxing moment.

Although there were constant disputes, calculations, and dangers in many places in the cultivation world, there would also be scenes like the one on Mount Funiu at this moment, where everyone was harmonious and sat together to share joy.

The path of cultivation is not just about killing to grow. Occasionally sitting down to chat about human relations, exchanging pointers, and talking about cultivation insights could also be helpful to everyone.

Whether it is someone who sits bitterly in the mountains or a cultivator who likes to adventure everywhere to find opportunities, what everyone seeks is nothing more than to be able to advance further in cultivation and enjoy the long life of the Great Dao in the future.

Everyone's method of cultivation may be different, but the goal is basically the same.

Song Qingming held this Foundation Establishment Ceremony for Song Yuanhao this time, also wanting to give a small opportunity to the low-level cultivators below.

Halfway through the banquet, Song Qingming walked to the front of the stage himself, imitating the old ancestor Chen who preached on Mount Tuoyun back then, and taught all the cultivators present some cultivation insights he had cultivated for many years.

However, this time preaching, unlike Chen Jinliang, Song Qingming did not choose or avoid any cultivators but came to a public preaching in front of everyone on Mount Funiu.

Because the cultivation bases of the cultivators present were uneven, Song Qingming did not explain any realm very deeply but slowly talked from his childhood entering the Dao to before forming the Jin Dan.

Especially the difficulties faced during Foundation Establishment and his own response at that time, Song Qingming also shared them well with everyone.

The many cultivators who came to attend the celebration didn't know before coming to Mount Funiu that Song Qingming would preach here publicly.

Seeing this scene, everyone revealed a trace of unexpected surprise, not expecting that coming to attend the Song family's Foundation Establishment celebration would also have unexpected gains.

A Jin Dan cultivator preaching, for these Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment cultivators, even if they could only absorb and understand a small half, it would be of great help to their future path.

This trip to Mount Funiu was definitely not a wasted trip for these low-level cultivators, and they were full of gains.

Not just Song Qingming, even Chu Fengping and Zhang Tieyang also took advantage of the wine to come forward and speak a few words.

Although Chu Fengping and the other didn't speak as much as Song Qingming, only slightly mentioning a little bit of their own cultivation experience, it was also a very rare thing for the many low-level cultivators present.

These people usually wanted to see a Jin Dan cultivator, which was a very rare thing, let alone having the luck to hear so many Jin Dan cultivators preach in turn at once.

Those cultivators who didn't come to Mount Funiu to attend the celebration for various reasons, if they knew about the several Jin Dan cultivators preaching here today, they would definitely be full of regret.

After the few finished preaching, Zhang Tieyang raised his wine glass and said to Song Qingming on the side with admiration: "When I came, I had already heard in the Yangshan Market about your reputation for always being kind to others."

"I didn't expect Fellow Daoist Song to be so generous in teaching others. You are truly a person with an open mind. Zhang really admires this in his heart."

Hearing what Zhang Tieyang said, Song Qingming hurriedly waved his hand: "Fellow Daoist Zhang is a rogue cultivator by origin, so you should be like me, someone who has had a difficult time in cultivation."

"We can have today's achievements, besides our own efforts in cultivation, we have also received some favors from other seniors during our cultivation journey."

"Today, being able to take this opportunity to preach and give these juniors some opportunities is just a cycle of cause and effect, passing on this favor. How dare I deserve your words." (End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 599 =====