Chapter 631: Hundred Flowers Palace, The Time Has Not Yet Come (Combined Chapter)

He Mengxin, who entered from the entrance of the hall, looked at Song Qingyu walking toward her, and the joy on her face could not be concealed.

"Hearing someone say you came to find me, I didn't dare to believe it. I didn't expect that after ten years, you have finally become a Jin Dan cultivator like me!"

Song Qingyu nodded slightly with a happy face: "Sister He! This time you have underestimated me. I already succeeded in Core Formation and broke through to the Jin Dan realm a few years ago."

"However, it was because Seventh Brother said he happened to be coming to the East Sea, and I also wanted to give you a surprise in person, so I didn't send a letter to inform you of this in advance."

"Oh! So that's how it is. No wonder your aura is so stable. You formed your Core a few years earlier than I did. It seems your cultivation talent is better than mine, and it won't be long before your cultivation surpasses mine."

"Sister He, please don't make fun of me. It is already a great fortune that I could form my Core. How can the prospects of my cultivation path compare to a disciple of a major sect like you?"

Seeing He Mengxin and Song Qingyu chatting and laughing not far away, Wu Xiang on the side glanced at Song Qingming slightly, then stood up and said:

"Junior-Sister He, since you are here, then Fellow Daoist Song and the others will be left to you to entertain. I still have to go to the port to inspect, so I will take my leave first!"

He Mengxin bowed with a smile and replied: "I have troubled you, Senior-Brother Wu, to help me entertain a few friends!"

After Wu Xiang left, He Mengxin pulled Song Qingyu to sit down together and had a good chat with Song Qingming and the others.

Since the last time the few of them explored the Nascent Soul cave abode, and He Mengxin and Xia Mo left Qinghe County, it has been nearly ten years since they parted ways.

In these ten years, the cultivation of the few of them has had quite a few changes. Song Qingming successfully broke through to the fourth layer of Jin Dan, and He Mengxin's cultivation has also gone a step further to the second layer of Jin Dan.

Among them, the one who has made the greatest progress is naturally Song Qingyu, who successfully formed her Core a few years ago.

Although there is only a difference of one realm between a ninth-layer Foundation Establishment cultivator and a first-layer Jin Dan cultivator, the status between the two can be said to be worlds apart. Song Qingyu being able to achieve this can be considered to have truly stepped into the upper echelons of the cultivation world.

After the few of them chatted in the hall for a while, He Mengxin also took the initiative to ask about the recent situation of her disciple Liu Yuxin and the Liu family on Jingyuan Mountain.

Liu Yuxin still has some business acumen. Over the years, she has represented the Liu family in investing in a "Red Flame Market," and every year she can get some spirit stones from it. Coupled with the many spiritual items He Mengxin left her when she left, she has been doing well.

Although Liu Yuxin has been alone in Qinghe County these years, she does not lack spirit stones and spiritual items needed for cultivation, and her cultivation has also successfully reached the peak of the third layer of Foundation Establishment, about to break through to the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment.

The "Jingyuan Mountain" Liu family has had nearly ten thousand mortals and seven Qi Condensation cultivators on the mountain under Liu Yuxin's intentional management over the past ten years. If it continues to develop like this for another ten or twenty years, it will have the normal appearance of a cultivation family.

Learning that Liu Yuxin's cultivation has not fallen behind and that Jingyuan Mountain is developing smoothly, He Mengxin also revealed a look of relief.

"Fellow Daoist Song, coming to our East Sea cultivation world this time, is it for purchasing spiritual items?" After finishing the matters on Jingyuan Mountain, He Mengxin brought the topic back to Song Qingming and the others.

Song Qingming nodded slightly and replied: "Fellow Daoist He guessed correctly. We came to the East Sea this time indeed for purchasing elixirs and spiritual items."

"You also know that spiritual items are relatively scarce around our State of Wei. Siyuan has not yet found a Core Formation spiritual item, and there are a few juniors in the family who are about to undergo Foundation Establishment, so I heard what you said and came to the East Sea to try my luck."

"Oh! You came just at the right time. Recently, on an island west of our Wanhu Island, a trading conference for Jin Dan cultivators happens to be held. It is possible that you might find five-element spiritual items that assist in Core Formation."

"In two days, I will take you two together. Although I dare not say that you will be able to encounter five-element Core Formation spiritual items 100%, things like Foundation Establishment Pills should not be difficult to see. It will certainly allow you to have some gains."

Hearing He Mengxin say this, Song Qingming was overjoyed and said: "With such a good thing, we naturally cannot waste this good intention of Fellow Daoist He. Then I, Song, will thank you in advance here, Fellow Daoist."

Although Song Qingming and the others had already obtained a five-element Core Formation spiritual item and four Foundation Establishment Pills in "Heavenly Dancheng" a few days ago, if there were an opportunity to exchange for more, Song Qingming naturally would not think it too many.

The importance of five-element Core Formation spiritual items to them goes without saying. Even if Huang Siyuan can succeed in Core Formation next, Song Qingming can keep the extra ones in the clan to give to others in the family to impact the Jin Dan realm in the future.

As for Foundation Establishment Pills, the more the better. Anyway, after bringing this kind of elixir back, it will not be damaged even if it is stored for decades. If it is not used now, it will definitely be used sooner or later.

These important spiritual items that can improve the family's foundation, even if they have to pay a premium and pay more spirit stones, are worth it for Song Qingming and the others.

Seeing Song Qingming rise to bow, He Mengxin waved her hand repeatedly and said: "We have known each other for many years, and can be considered close friends. It is just a matter of helping to introduce it. Fellow Daoist Song, you don't need to be so polite."

"How about this! I will arrange for you to stay in the market at the foot of the mountain first. When the trading conference is held in two days, I will take you there together."

After agreeing on this matter with He Mengxin, Song Qingming and the three did not stay long. Under the guidance of one of He Mengxin's disciples, they found an inn in the market at the foot of the mountain and stayed there.

When Song Qingyu came to the East Sea cultivation world with He Mengxin years ago, she also lived on "Wanhu Island" for a short period. After resting for one night, she soon made an appointment with He Mengxin and took Huang Siyuan to play around on "Wanhu Island."

The three of them were having fun together, and Song Qingming did not want to force himself to join in, so he wandered around several markets on "Wanhu Island" alone.

Since entering the path of cultivation, every time Song Qingming arrived at an unfamiliar market and had some free time, he would always like to go to those places selling miscellaneous items to look for some books and notes he had not seen before, looking for some things he was interested in.

After arriving in the East Sea cultivation world this time, Song Qingming had been relatively busy in the previous markets, including "Heavenly Dancheng." Now that he had the opportunity, Song Qingming directly hid his aura and disguised himself as a Qi Condensation cultivator, stepping into a grocery store.

Compared with the Floating Yunshan Range side, the East Sea cultivation world not only has more abundant cultivation resources, but the types of books recording demonic beasts and spiritual items are also clearly more numerous.

Just by flipping through a shop, Song Qingming saw many demonic beasts and spiritual herbs he had not seen before, as well as many cultivator notes recording various strange stories in the deep sea, which opened his eyes for a while.

That shop owner, seeing that Song Qingming bought many such books and notes, also knew that he must be a person who likes strange stories, so he took the initiative to chat with him and told Song Qingming many legendary stories left by senior cultivators in the East Sea cultivation world.

After wandering around in this market for a while, Song Qingming returned to the inn where he was staying. Unexpectedly, just as he entered the door, he bumped into the "Hundred Flowers Palace" Elder Wu Xiang, whom he had met yesterday.

"Fellow Daoist Wu, what a coincidence!"

Wu Xiang bowed slightly to Song Qingming and said with a smile: "Hehe! I came here specifically to find Fellow Daoist Song today. It just so happened that you were not here just now, so I stayed here and waited for a while."

"Looking for me?"

Song Qingming revealed a bit of surprise on his face, then quickly asked: "I don't know what Fellow Daoist Wu is looking for me for. Please enlighten me."

"Fellow Daoist Song, it is not convenient to talk here with so many people. How about we go upstairs to talk!"

"Very well! Then please!" Song Qingming nodded slightly, made a gesture of invitation to him, and then walked toward the second floor of the inn with Wu Xiang, soon arriving in a relatively quiet private room.

As soon as they entered the door, the two first exchanged pleasantries, and then Wu Xiang took out several spiritual items that were unique specialties of the "Hundred Flowers Palace" and introduced them to Song Qingming with great enthusiasm.

Because he had always been in the Floating Yunshan Range cultivation world, Song Qingming had not known much about the "Hundred Flowers Palace" sect, only knowing indirectly through Song Qingyu and He Mengxin that it was a Nascent Soul sect mainly for female cultivators.

It was only after arriving at "Wanhu Island" yesterday and chatting with He Mengxin and the others for a while that Song Qingming had a more detailed understanding of the "Hundred Flowers Palace."

Because the sect's main cultivation techniques are biased toward women, the "Hundred Flowers Palace" mainly recruits female disciples. Among the high-tier cultivators in the sect, the two Nascent Soul Supreme Elders and more than twenty Jin Dan Elders are mostly female cultivators.

There are only a few male cultivators who can cultivate to the Jin Dan stage and become sect Elders. The one with the highest cultivation is Elder Wu Xiang, who is already at the seventh layer of Jin Dan, in front of Song Qingming.

Although Wu Xiang looks like a middle-aged man and seems not young, his actual age is actually less than three hundred years old, which is not very high among Jin Dan cultivators. It is only because he delayed quite a bit of time during Foundation Establishment that his appearance now looks older than it is.

Being in a sect like the "Hundred Flowers Palace" that is mainly based on female cultivation techniques, Wu Xiang can cultivate to the late Jin Dan stage before the age of three hundred, which shows that his personal talent can absolutely be considered very high.

A person like Wu Xiang who can stand out among many Jin Dan cultivators, if there are no accidents in the future, will absolutely be able to be like Bai Yuxian and Yao Ganshu, having hope to directly impact the Nascent Soul realm.

"Fellow Daoist Song, your righteous action previously saved Junior-Sister Yu and the others of this sect, which can be considered a meritorious deed to the sect. These spiritual items are all used by our sect's General Affairs Hall to thank you and the others. I hope you will not dislike them, Fellow Daoist Song!"

Looking at the several second-grade top-quality spiritual items of not low quality in Wu Xiang's hands, Song Qingming was also slightly surprised in his heart.

This "Hundred Flowers Palace" is worthy of being a Nascent Soul sect in the East Sea cultivation world. One shot is worth two or three thousand spirit stones, which is indeed much more generous than the Xiaoyao Sect, which is also a Nascent Soul sect.

"Fellow Daoist Wu is too polite. Yesterday's matter was just a small effort on the way. How can I accept such a great gift!"

"Sigh! If it weren't for you being willing to help, our sect would probably have lost several Foundation Establishment disciples for no reason. This is not something that can be exchanged for these few spiritual items. Fellow Daoist, please do not decline, otherwise, if I go back, it will not be easy to explain this matter to the sect."

"Hehe! In that case, I will trouble you to thank your sect for me!" Seeing that the other party's attitude was indeed very enthusiastic, Song Qingming exchanged a few polite words and did not continue to decline.

After Song Qingming collected all these spiritual items on the table, Wu Xiang took a sip of the spiritual tea in his hand, then stared at Song Qingming and continued to ask as if unintentionally:

"Fellow Daoist Song, you are familiar with Junior-Sister He and also came from the Floating Yunshan Range. Have you ever seen our sect's Holy Maiden?"

"Holy Maiden?"

Hearing Wu Xiang mention this name, Song Qingming was slightly stunned, then shook his head with some doubt and replied: "I have never heard of any Holy Maiden of your sect. Why does Fellow Daoist Wu ask this!"

Upon hearing this, Wu Xiang pondered for a moment, then explained with a smile: "Oh! It is my fault for being a bit abrupt. When Junior-Sister Xia was traveling with Junior-Sister He before, she might not have told you about her identity as our sect's Holy Maiden. It is normal that you have not heard of it!"

"Could it be that Fellow Daoist Wu is talking about Fairy Xia Mo?" Song Qingming asked somewhat uncertainly, and the figure of that white-clothed fairy with outstanding temperament from that year immediately appeared in his mind.

Wu Xiang nodded calmly and said: "Correct! Junior-Sister Xia is the personal disciple of the Supreme Elder and has succeeded to the position of the sect's Holy Maiden. She will be in charge of our sect in the future. I thought Fellow Daoist Song already knew about this, so I asked one more question!"

"Oh! I was not clear about this. I did have the honor of seeing Fairy Xia that year, but I am not very familiar with her, nor have I heard about these things from Fellow Daoist He." Song Qingming explained to Wu Xiang with a look of surprise.

Only fifty-some years after Xia Mo formed her Core, her cultivation had already broken through to the seventh layer of Jin Dan. Her cultivation talent can be considered the highest among all the Jin Dan cultivators Song Qingming has ever seen.

When she and He Mengxin traveled to the Floating Yunshan Range that year, Song Qingming had dealt with her a few times and had long seen that this woman's identity was not simple. Knowing the news that she was the "Hundred Flowers Palace" Holy Maiden, Song Qingming was actually not too surprised in his heart.

However, these things did not have much to do with Song Qingming. Even in the past two days on "Wanhu Island," he had not specifically inquired about Xia Mo. It was only just now, through Wu Xiang, that he learned that the other party was the "Hundred Flowers Palace" Holy Maiden.

This Wu Xiang suddenly asked about Xia Mo in front of him. Song Qingming guessed that it might be that Wu Xiang thought he was familiar with Xia Mo and wanted to see if he could use him to get closer to Xia Mo.

After all, Xia Mo is now the designated successor of the "Hundred Flowers Palace" and will sooner or later break through to Nascent Soul and take charge of the sect. Getting on good terms with the people around her now might be of great use to these sect Jin Dan Elders in the future.

After hearing Song Qingming's explanation, a trace of disappointment appeared on Wu Xiang's face, but he soon recovered and turned the topic to other places.

The two chatted in the private room for a long time like this, and Wu Xiang rose to take his leave.

After seeing Wu Xiang off, Song Qingming, who returned to his room, thought of Wu Xiang's move to specifically come to him to inquire about Xia Mo, and could not help but smile and shake his head lightly.

It stands to reason that they are all cultivators in the same sect. Even if their relationship is not that good, there is no need to improve this matter through an outsider like him. But many interpersonal relationships in major sects are indeed this complicated sometimes.

Song Qingming has been a guest Elder of the Xiaoyao Sect for so many years. Although he has not directly participated in the internal factional struggles of the sect, he is also somewhat aware of this.

The dozen or so Jin Dan Elders in the Xiaoyao Sect, including guest Elders like Song Qingming, seem to be friendly on the surface, but in secret, they often have some struggles in the open and in the dark for the sake of power and cultivation resources in the sect.

Among them, Law Enforcement Elder Li Wutong and General Affairs Hall Elder True Person Guangling fought the most fiercely. Every time the sect Elders met to discuss matters, the opinions between the two were always at odds, which often made Sect Master Yao Ganshu have a headache.

However, now that True Person Guangling's lifespan is approaching and he has gradually withdrawn from the core of the sect's power, the two of them have finally calmed down a bit in recent years.

It can be seen that the larger the sect, the more complicated the relationships between the internal cultivators will be. I don't know if the Song family will one day become like this after it develops and grows.

"But it's useless to think too much about these things now! If I can't cultivate to the Nascent Soul realm in the future, I will at most sit and transform into a pile of dirt on the back mountain in a few hundred years, and I might not have the chance to see it."

Looking at the sky outside the window that had gradually darkened, Song Qingming put down these messy thoughts in his heart, took out a note he bought today, flipped through a few pages, and soon immersed himself in it with great interest.

Night fell, pedestrians on the street slowly returned home, and the entire market slowly quieted down.

At this time, above a small mountain dozens of miles away from this market, a graceful figure suddenly flew over and landed on the top of the mountain.

After the person scanned the top of the mountain, she took out a spiritual talisman and was about to cast a spell when, not far in front of where she was looking, a middle-aged man suddenly appeared out of thin air and walked slowly toward her.

"How did the matter go?"

The middle-aged man replied calmly: "I went to test it today and spent quite a few spiritual items. Although that person surnamed Song knows Junior-Sister Xia, his relationship with her is not very deep. If you want to count on them for this matter, the hope is not great!"

Hearing this, a trace of disappointment appeared on the woman's face. After pondering for a moment, she said again: "It seems that the time for this matter has not yet come, and we cannot be in a hurry. We still need to find other opportunities."

"However, the relationship between these few people and Junior-Sister He's side seems to be good. Even if it's useless now, maybe there will be a chance to use it in the future. We still have to find a way to get closer to them, but we must be careful not to let them see any clues."

"I know this, rest assured!"

After the middle-aged man finished speaking, the woman on the side nodded slightly, then her figure moved, and she soon disappeared from the spot.

After waiting for a long while after the woman left, the middle-aged man took out a golden flying boat, jumped on it directly, and soon disappeared into a golden light here. This desolate small mountain also completely returned to calm.

Two days later, above a small island thousands of miles west of "Wanhu Island," two escape lights suddenly flew over and landed on the port on one side of the island below.

Some low-tier cultivators standing near the port, after seeing the few people walking off the flying boat, were immediately attracted, and then hurriedly bowed respectfully toward this side.

After scanning the surroundings, He Mengxin turned to introduce to Song Qingming and the others on the side: "This place is the spiritual land of two fellow Daoist loose cultivators, and they often hold trading conferences that only we Jin Dan cultivators can participate in. It's just that the time is a bit unfixed."

"Last time I came here, I happened to encounter a fellow Daoist who took out a five-element spiritual item that assists in Core Formation. It's a pity that I didn't have anything good on me at the time, so I missed this item. I don't know if we can have such good luck this time."

"Hehe! Being able to have the opportunity to participate in a trading conference of this level is a rare thing in itself. Even if we don't harvest any spiritual items, the few of us can at least broaden our horizons."

"Seventh Brother is right. Anyway, it's good for us to meet a few more fellow Daoists and broaden our horizons. Sister He, don't worry about this." Song Qingyu followed and echoed with a smile.

After Song Qingming stayed in the market alone for two days, Song Qingyu and the three, who had been playing outside for a long time, finally returned to the market to find him until the trading conference was about to begin.

Afterward, the four of them, together with two other "Hundred Flowers Palace" Jin Dan Elders who also wanted to participate in the trading conference, took a flying boat to this island thousands of miles away.

While the few were talking, two other young and beautiful women walked over. The leading woman in pink palace attire said softly to He Mengxin beside Song Qingming:

"Junior-Sister He, I see it's getting late, let's go in first, don't let Fellow Daoist Long and the others wait too long!"

The two Jin Dan Elders accompanying Song Qingming and the others, the leading woman in pink palace attire named Chen Yurong, is the person with the highest cultivation in the "Hundred Flowers Palace" besides the two Nascent Soul Supreme Elders.

Chen Yurong had already cultivated to the ninth layer of Jin Dan a hundred years ago and had already tried to impact the Nascent Soul realm once. Although she failed to break through, her status in the "Hundred Flowers Palace" is already the highest among the many Jin Dan Elders.

Another woman in green clothes named Liu Cuiyun, although she is also a Jin Dan cultivator who has not formed her Core for long like He Mengxin and her cultivation is only at the third layer of Jin Dan, this person is a very rare third-grade beast-tamer, which made Song Qingming look at the other party a few more times along the way.

Hearing Chen Yurong's urging, He Mengxin hurriedly nodded and responded, then took Song Qingming and the others to follow behind her. (End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 632 =====