Chapter 662: Meeting Again, Working (Seeking Monthly Votes)

This voice that suddenly came out drifted past the ears of Song Qingming and the other like a breeze.

Wang Qin, hearing this, immediately spoke respectfully to Song Qingming beside him: "Immortal Master, Immortal Master Zheng invites you in. I will go back first!"

"Mm! I have troubled you. These elixirs are useful to you mortals. You should keep them well." Song Qingming nodded slightly and responded. A flash of spiritual light moved in his hand, and a small green bottle appeared, which he threw to Wang Qin.

"Ah! Hehe, thank you, Immortal Master. However, this is an immortal object; we dare not use it. You should take it back!" Wang Qin looked at the small green bottle in his hand with surprise, bowed again to Song Qingming, and hurriedly tried to hand it back to him.

"These are just spirit medicines for you to strengthen your body, not any immortal objects. It's fine for you to take them." Seeing that the other party dared not accept them, Song Qingming smiled and waved his hand again, advising him.

"Since they are given to you, you should accept them; it can be considered a bit of your own destiny!" Just as Wang Qin was hesitating, a voice suddenly came from the courtyard again, helping Wang Qin make the decision in his heart.

Seeing Wang Qin leave happily after thanking him, Song Qingming then turned around, pushed open the wooden door of the small courtyard, and walked into the courtyard with a calm expression.

The small courtyard was very ordinary, very similar to Song Qingming's home when he was a child, and even more simple. In the courtyard, apart from a pile of firewood that had already piled up into a small mountain, the only things that could be seen at a glance were a stone table and a few stone stools placed by the side of the small courtyard.

In front of that pile of firewood in the middle of the courtyard stood a young man with his shirt off, holding a fast wood-chopping knife used by mortals in his hand, looking at Song Qingming who walked in from outside the courtyard with a smile.

"Hehe! You fellow are quite cautious. It took you half a month to find this place."

After the young man finished speaking, he put down the wood-chopping knife in his hand, walked to the stone table on the side and sat down, wiped a few drops of sweat from his forehead, then picked up a large tea bowl on the table, poured a cup of tea, and drank it in one gulp.

Seeing this young man who looked no different from other mortals in the village, the expression on Song Qingming's face changed quite a bit, from full surprise when he first entered the door, to shock, and then slowly returning to calm.

This young man with his shirt off was none other than the little waiter in the shop who sold him the Tai Xu Sword when Song Qingming met him in the Guiyun Marketplace years ago.

Although nearly two hundred years had passed, the other party's appearance had not changed much, especially that little look of looking down on him, which had left a deep impression on Song Qingming's heart, so much so that he recognized the other party at a glance as soon as he walked in.

However, what Song Qingming did not expect was that the little waiter in the shop who looked inferior to him in cultivation two hundred years ago had already become one of the top Nascent Soul cultivators in the cultivation world when he stood before him again two hundred years later.

"This junior Song Qingming, greets Senior!" After a burst of shock and excitement, Song Qingming hurriedly cupped his hands and bowed respectfully to the shirtless man before him.

"There are only the two of us here; no need for such formalities!"

After the young man put down the tea bowl in his hand, he immediately waved his hand at Song Qingming. Afterward, he stared at Song Qingming for a few more glances before continuing: "If I remember correctly, you should only have the aptitude of four spirit roots!"

"To be able to cultivate to the fifth layer of the Jin Dan stage in less than two hundred years, it seems Master was not wrong; you fellow really have a bit of destiny. No wonder he was willing to pass the Tai Xu Sword to you."

Hearing the words from the young man's mouth, Song Qingming hurriedly nodded and replied: "Senior did not see wrong. This junior's aptitude is indeed just that of a four-spirit-root cultivator."

"However, this junior's ability to cultivate to the current realm also mainly relied on the cultivation technique legacy left to me by two seniors years ago. Otherwise, with my aptitude, it would have been difficult to succeed in Core Formation, and I would likely have stopped my path at the Foundation Establishment realm long ago."

"Mm! After two hundred years, your temperament has indeed matured a lot. However, being able to cultivate to the Jin Dan realm and find this place, you indeed have a bit of ability. You don't need to be humble about this point! Since you chose to find this place, you must also be seeking the follow-up cultivation technique."

"However, Master is currently in seclusion and it is not convenient to see you. It is estimated that it will take at least a few months before I can take you up the mountain to see him!"

"Oh! Then thank you, Senior!" Hearing that the other party was willing to take him to see his Master, Song Qingming felt joy in his heart and hurriedly cupped his hands and bowed to the middle-aged man again.

Having come to the "Donghuang Kingdom" cultivation world for more than ten years, Song Qingming had already run through half of the "Donghuang Kingdom" in order to seek clues left behind in the "Jade Profound Scripture" years ago.

Now that he had finally found the two people who left him the cultivation technique years ago and could obtain the inheritance of the follow-up cultivation technique, how could Song Qingming not be excited in his heart.

If one were to talk about this, he still had to thank Li Xuanyi. If he hadn't agreed to escort her back to Nanzhou, Song Qingming would likely have taken at least a few more years to find this place.

Just as Song Qingming said before, if he hadn't been fortunate enough to be appreciated by the young man's Master years ago and been taught the "Jade Profound Scripture" technique, whether Song Qingming could have successfully formed his core would have been a question, let alone supporting Song Qingyu and Huang Siyuan to break through to the Jin Dan realm one after another.

In Song Qingming's heart, the help the "Jade Profound Scripture" technique had given him had long exceeded all other cultivation techniques he had practiced over these years. Otherwise, he would not have risked danger to come to the "Donghuang Kingdom" cultivation world to search for follow-up clues to the technique.

Seeing Song Qingming so happy, the middle-aged man waved his hand again and said: "My name is Zheng Xingyun, and I am Master's last disciple. Since you have already obtained Master's inheritance, you can be considered half a disciple of his. In the future, just call me Senior Brother; do not address me as Senior again, so as not to break the rules on the mountain."

"Mm! Greetings, Senior Brother Xingyun." Song Qingming, hearing this, immediately changed his address and bowed to the other party again.

Seeing this, Zheng Xingyun nodded with a satisfied smile and said: "Some places on this island are not very safe. You have just arrived and don't know the situation, so don't go walking around randomly."

"During this period, I think you might as well just stay here; you can also accompany me to help them do some work!"

"Do work!"

Hearing the words of Zheng Xingyun, who had just accepted him as a Senior Brother, Song Qingming's gaze could not help but look at the pile of firewood not far away, and a bit of confusion appeared in his eyes.

To tell the truth, if he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, Song Qingming would not have thought that this young man living in this ordinary mortal village and chopping wood would be a Nascent Soul cultivator at the very top of the cultivation world.

Since he walked into this courtyard, Song Qingming had actually been full of doubts, not understanding why Zheng Xingyun, as a high-tier cultivator, would personally chop wood and do things that only mortals would do.

Seeing the confusion on Song Qingming's face, Zheng Xingyun smiled and beckoned him to come over and sit down, took another tea bowl from the table on the side, poured a bowl of clear tea, and placed it before Song Qingming on the opposite side of the stone table.

"Master has instructions that apart from daily cultivation, we disciples must go down the mountain every once in a while to experience the life of mortals. It's not just you; others who come here also have to experience these things."

"Since Junior Brother Song wants to see him, he will inevitably have to follow the rules here in the future. I also just want to let you get used to it first."

"You remember, when dealing with mortals here, do not use magic power casually, and do not interfere too much in their lives. You must put down your identity as a practitioner and naturally integrate into them."

"Integrate into mortals! So that's how it is. Senior Brother Zheng, this junior understands what you mean."

After hearing Zheng Xingyun's explanation, Song Qingming finally understood his behavior just now, and could not help but smile and take the initiative to pick up the tea bowl on the table and drink the ordinary tea without a trace of spiritual power in the bowl in one gulp.

After this bowl of tea entered his stomach, Song Qingming, sitting on the stone stool, immediately felt the feeling of drinking water in large gulps that he had not experienced for many years.

He could not help but close his eyes, recalling some scenes from his childhood in his mind, as if he had returned to the ordinary little courtyard in Mujiao Town years ago.

"Hehe! Junior Brother Song understands at once; you are truly a person with a bit of cultivation talent."

Seeing Song Qingming take the initiative to integrate into a mortal identity so quickly, Zheng Xingyun also showed a bit of surprise and nodded to him with a smile.

Just like this, under Zheng Xingyun's guidance, Song Qingming stayed in this mortal small village called "Yanhu Village" and began to work with him every day, integrating into the village and becoming an ordinary "mortal."

Although he walked out of an ordinary mortal life since he was a child, Song Qingming had some understanding of these mortals' lives.

But those were things from his childhood after all. Since his mother passed away many years ago, Song Qingming had not walked much among mortals for over a hundred years.

At first, when he walked out of this small courtyard to help those mortals in the village do work, he was still a bit unaccustomed to it and would often instinctively want to use the magic power on his body to solve some problems.

However, after a few intentional reminders from his Senior Brother Zheng Xingyun, Song Qingming slowly got used to it and began to take the initiative to humbly ask those mortals around him for some work techniques.

Not long after, Song Qingming learned from Zheng Xingyun's appearance, discarded his original clothing, and dressed himself as an ordinary mortal to better integrate into them.

Apart from not forgetting his daily cultivation when he returned to where he lived at night, he spent almost the entire day with those ordinary mortals during the day, helping them do what he could, and sharing the trivial matters and joys in their lives.

Treating himself completely as a mortal and staying away from the hustle and bustle of the cultivation world truly allowed him to have some different insights into cultivation.

Gradually, as time went by, Song Qingming also gained some understanding of the matters in this valley and Zheng Xingyun.

Zheng Xingyun and the old man who gave him the cultivation technique legacy years ago both belonged to a relatively mysterious sect in the cultivation world called the "Tai Xu Sect."

Although there are Nascent Soul experts like Zheng Xingyun in the "Tai Xu Sect," there are not many disciples in the sect, adding up to only a few dozen people. Very few cultivators in the outside world have heard of this sect. The "Yuxuan Island" where Song Qingming came is the spirit land of their "Tai Xu Sect" sect gate.

It's just that for some reasons, in Nanzhou and even the entire "Donghuang Kingdom" cultivation world, only a very small number of large sects with a relatively long heritage are clear about this matter.

Like the loose cultivators on "Nanling Island" that Song Qingming had seen, although they were very close to this place, no one knew that such a mysterious cultivation sect was hidden on this "Yuxuan Island."

The reason for this, apart from the fact that the cultivators in the "Tai Xu Sect" act relatively low-key, is also because they have done a very good job in protecting this place.

Whether it is cultivators from the outside world or monsters, as long as they approach this valley, they will be driven away from this place by them using the power of the array.

As time went by, among the people who had been to this "Yuxuan Island," many dangerous rumors were spread, some of which were even deliberately spread by Zheng Xingyun and the others when they went out.

This allowed this "Yuxuan Island" to always be covered by a mysterious veil for so many years, and very few people in the outside world know that there are cultivators and mortals on the island.

And the reason Song Qingming was able to find the valley so easily was not because the defensive power on the island suddenly became weak, but because Zheng Xingyun had already discovered him when he arrived near "Yuxuan Island."

In order for Song Qingming to successfully find this place, he deliberately lowered the power of the mountain-protecting array outside the valley and opened a door of convenience for Song Qingming alone.

These mortals in "Yanhu Village," as Wang Qin's wife said, have also lived and multiplied here for generations and are all descendants left behind by some cultivators in the "Tai Xu Sect."

Regarding the sect "Tai Xu Sect," Song Qingming had never heard of this sect in his many inquiries before, and it was only after coming here that he learned some things through Zheng Xingyun.

The "Tai Xu Sect" does not openly recruit disciples to the outside world. However, every once in a while, cultivators on the island will go to the outside world to travel, and when they meet suitable people with destiny, they will leave behind a part of the cultivation technique inheritance to the other party.

Then, after the other party cultivates to a certain realm, they will take the initiative to find this place according to the clues left in the cultivation technique.

Song Qingming was able to obtain the "Jade Profound Scripture" cultivation technique years ago because Zheng Xingyun followed his Master to travel to the Floating Yunshan Range cultivation world and happened to stay in the "Guiyun Marketplace" in Wei Kingdom for a period of time. It was by coincidence that he was allowed to obtain an inheritance.

Zheng Xingyun at that time was only a Jin Dan cultivator. He also successfully condensed his Nascent Soul and broke through to the Nascent Soul stage after returning from the Floating Yunshan Range.

However, this way of recruiting disciples in the "Tai Xu Sect" basically only looks at destiny and does not force fate. Although quite a few inheritances have been left in the outside world.

But there are not many people who can cultivate to the Jin Dan realm like Song Qingming and find this place. This is also a major reason why the disciples in the "Tai Xu Sect" are so scarce.

However, the disciples who can worship into the "Tai Xu Sect," apart from individual cultivators who are found to have spirit roots in the valley, basically have cultivation above the Jin Dan stage. There is more than one disciple on the mountain who is fortunate enough to break through to the Nascent Soul stage like Zheng Xingyun.

If we only talk about the high-tier cultivator combat power of the sect, the "Tai Xu Sect" can definitely be ranked in the "Donghuang Kingdom" cultivation world.

Just like this, Song Qingming stayed in "Yanhu Village" for more than half a year. Fortunately, the spiritual energy in the valley is very abundant, and Song Qingming's daily cultivation was not affected by this. Now he has also steadily cultivated to the peak of the fifth layer of the Jin Dan stage, only one step away from the sixth layer of the Jin Dan stage.

This immersion in the mortal world also made Song Qingming calm and completely let go of many concerns in his heart. Some problems that were difficult to understand in his cultivation before were now easily solved by him after he let go of his body and mind.

After Song Qingming came to "Yanhu Village," the mortals in the village also did not have much rejection of this Immortal Master from another place, and soon got used to Song Qingming's existence.

Although they still called Song Qingming Immortal Master in a respectful tone on the surface, in their hearts, they soon regarded him as a neighbor and partner beside them, and they would not be polite to him if there was anything that needed help.

They did not treat these practitioners with great divine abilities as unreachable immortals like mortals in the outside world.

Especially the Wang Qin family who first introduced Song Qingming into the village had an exceptionally good relationship with Song Qingming. Every time there was something delicious at home, they would invite Song Qingming to be a guest at home, not treating him as an outsider at all.

During this period, Song Qingming also strictly followed the rules Zheng Xingyun told him. Apart from helping them do some farm work, he did not use any abilities of a cultivator to interfere in the lives of these mortals.

On this day, the valley was sunny and breezy. Although the afternoon sun was so hot that the ground was a bit hot, there were still many people moving in the rice fields beside "Yanhu Village," and everyone was busy harvesting the fruits of their hard work for a year.

A young man wearing mortal coarse cloth clothes and a straw hat was waving the sickle in his hand earnestly, harvesting the golden rice in the field together with the people beside him.

Just as the young man was busy, a little boy of eight or nine years old on the side of the rice field carefully held a porcelain bowl with more than half a bowl of water and came to his back.

"Immortal Master, Father said that the rest will not be done today, and we will come again tomorrow. Let you rest for a while, and we will tidy up our things and go home!"

Hearing the still-immature voice behind him, Song Qingming, holding a sickle in his hand, looked at the sun that had already shifted west in the sky, hurriedly turned around and nodded, took the porcelain bowl from the little boy's hand, drank it quickly in one breath, and then returned it to his hand.

"Mm! I know. Fengqi, you go over and tell your father first; I will go over to help him immediately after I cut this piece."

Song Qingming waved his hand, sent the little boy away, and then earnestly raised the sickle in his hand, began to harvest the rice before him, and integrated into the ordinary mortals who were working around him.

At this moment, if the Song family members on Funiu Mountain saw this scene, I'm afraid they might have been so shocked that their jaws dropped on the spot.

No one would have thought that their own Song family Old Ancestor, who was high above and rarely seen, and who was in seclusion on the mountaintop all year round, would be working in the fields earnestly with a group of mortals.

After harvesting the rice before him, Song Qingming rested in place for a while, then got up and gathered all the rice in one place, and moved it to the middle of the rice field.

Wang Qin, who was struggling to beat the rice stalks with the help of a giant rock, saw Song Qingming walk over and hurriedly stepped forward to help with a happy smile.

"Hehe! Immortal Master Song, I let Yu'er go home first to wrap dumplings. How about we invite Uncle Zhang Er in the evening and have two drinks together?"

"Oh! That's good, I will definitely come on time."

Song Qingming had helped with the work for the past two days and had indeed saved Wang Qin's family quite a bit of effort. Seeing that he kindly invited him to eat again, Song Qingming did not refuse and agreed directly with a smile.

After speaking, he took the initiative to step forward and began to help Wang Qin together, beat the grains on the rice stalks down with force, and then put them into the hemp bags that had already been prepared.

Although the physical body of a Jin Dan cultivator is far from what mortals can compare to, it would not make Song Qingming easily injured or feel exhausted.

However, after completely sealing his own magic power, facing the scorching sun above his head, Song Qingming's face would still be the same as a mortal's, flushed and sweating profusely.

Just as the two had finished loading the grain harvested today and were preparing to return to the village with the farm tools in the fields, Wang Fengzhi, who had gone home a step ahead with a water bottle, suddenly ran back in a hurry.

Wang Fengzhi ran while crying and shouted loudly to Wang Qin and Song Qingming in the field: "Father! It's not good, Second Grandfather fell from the haystack, and he is vomiting blood. Grandmother told me to come and call you!"

"What? Where, hurry and take me there."

The Second Grandfather who Wang Fengzhi shouted about was the Uncle Zhang Er that Wang Qin mentioned earlier. He was an old man of over sixty years old next door to Wang Qin.

Although the Wang and Zhang families were not relatives in the village, the relationship between the two families had always been very good. Every time Song Qingming went to Wang Qin's house to eat, he would invite this elder, Uncle Zhang Er, to have a few drinks at home together.

Years ago, Wang Qin's father died early, and the mother and son lived together, which was always a bit tight. This Uncle Zhang Er helped the Wang family quite a bit in the fields at that time. In Wang Qin's heart, he had long regarded the other party as his own relative.

Upon hearing that Uncle Zhang Er was injured, Wang Qin was anxious, hurriedly dropped the farm tools in his hand, and ran toward the location of Wang Fengzhi quickly.

Song Qingming, who was behind him, saw this, immediately dropped the grain on his shoulder, and followed quickly.

Under the guidance of Wang Fengzhi, the two soon arrived at a flat ground on the west side of the village with seven or eight haystacks piled up. At this moment, quite a few people in the village had already gathered here.

After pushing through the crowd, Wang Qin soon saw Uncle Zhang Er, who was already lying on the ground, dying.

"What happened? Hurry and carry him back first!" Seeing that Uncle Zhang Er's mouth was still overflowing with blood, Wang Qin hurriedly reached out and was about to carry him on his back.

"Cannot move, he is already dying. If you do this, the person will leave even faster!" Seeing Wang Qin's move, an old man who had just arrived and was holding a few silver needles hurriedly reached out to stop him. (End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 663 =====