Chapter 716

As a Tier 2 alchemist, the Tier 1 and Tier 2 pills refined by Song Xuanqing are exactly what the rogue cultivators of "Tuoyun Mountain" need. With him, a Foundation Establishment cultivator, there, the family is relatively at ease.

Otherwise, "Tuoyun Mountain" is thousands of miles away. If something happens to the shops in the market there, the family would be beyond reach and it would be difficult to handle it in time.

Among the more than a dozen Foundation Establishment cultivators of the Song family, apart from Song Yuanli who is still recuperating, only Song Xuanyu and Song Xuanling, who have just succeeded in Foundation Establishment, have not been assigned any tasks by the family.

Upon receiving the family's summons to return to "Mount Funiu" for discussion, everyone thought that Song Yuanfang had some important family matters to discuss with them.

When Song Yuanfang stated that he wanted to let some family cultivators go out to gain experience, the many elders of the Song family sitting in the "Discussion Hall" all showed a hint of surprise on their faces.

Especially Song Yuanli and Song Yuanhao, who had long wanted to go out to gain experience, were somewhat puzzled while also feeling a bit excited. Just after Song Yuanfang finished speaking, the two of them immediately stood up and requested to go out to gain experience for a period of time.

Besides Song Yuanli and Song Yuanhao, Song Changze, Liu Yuxin, and Song Yuanqian also stood up one after another, expressing their thoughts of wanting to go out and see.

After Song Yuanxue succeeded in Foundation Establishment, she stayed in the clan all year round and rarely went out. This time, she originally wanted to go out and walk around too.

But because one of the Tier 3 "Glazed Gold Fruit Trees" in the family's spiritual herb garden had a spiritual fruit that was about to ripen, Song Yuanxue was worried that the spiritual planters below in the family would not take good care of it, so she decided to go out and travel later after the spiritual fruit ripened and was picked.

There was also another family elder, Song Xuanfeng, who actively applied to go out and travel, but was rejected on the spot by Song Yuanfang, who required him to cultivate to the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment before he could go out and travel.

This was also a restriction that Song Yuanfang and Song Qingming had discussed from the beginning, for the sake of the safety of the family's cultivators.

Family Foundation Establishment cultivators can go out to gain experience for at most ten years, and they must have a cultivation of mid-stage Foundation Establishment or above, and the scope cannot exceed the Fuyun Mountain Range cultivation world.

Qi Refining cultivators can go out to gain experience for at most five years, and their cultivation needs to reach the late stage of Qi Refining, and the places they go to travel can only be within the territory of the Wei State.

"Xuanfeng, this is a rule set by the Ancestor and me after discussion. It's useless for you to complain to me."

"Either you cultivate well and break through to the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment early, or you go to the summit yourself later to explain this matter to the Ancestor. As long as the Seventh Grand-Uncle agrees, I certainly won't stop you."

Seeing that Song Xuanfeng was still unwilling to give up and kept pestering him, Song Yuanfang was also impartial and unmoved, directly pushing this matter to the family ancestor on the summit.

Upon hearing that he had to go find Song Qingming, Song Xuanfeng, whose mind conjured up a stern face, immediately quieted down and sat back in his chair, somewhat dejected.

Although Song Xuanfeng is a direct descendant with a close bloodline to Song Qingming, apart from supporting him over the years, he is also very strict when facing him. As long as he does something wrong, he will also reprimand him in front of everyone.

Knowing Song Qingming's personality, he naturally dared not go to the summit to touch this bad luck; otherwise, he would inevitably be reprimanded again.

However, Song Xuanfeng's cultivation has now reached the third level of Foundation Establishment, and it is not too far from the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment. As Song Yuanfang said, as long as he is willing to cultivate hard, he will sooner or later be allowed by the family to go out and travel, so there is no need to rush for this moment.

Thinking of this, Song Xuanfeng's disappointed expression gradually calmed down, and he had already made up his mind that he would work hard to cultivate and strive to break through his cultivation as soon as possible.

Since Song Yuanli and the other four decided to go out to gain experience, the affairs in their hands naturally needed others to take over.

Under Song Yuanfang's arrangement, Song Yuanxue took Song Xuanyu to "Chiyan Market" to sit in town, while Song Xuanling followed Song Xuanting, who had temporarily chosen not to go out to gain experience, to "Shuangfeng Mountain."

Song Xuanqing and Song Xuanfeng returned to "Tuoyun Mountain" and "Yinfeng Ridge" respectively to sit in town, while all the affairs on "Mount Funiu" were shouldered by Song Yuanfang and his wife Huang Leqing.

Although Song Changze and the others leaving the family to go out and travel would temporarily weaken the family's defensive strength in "Chiyan Market" and "Shuangfeng Mountain," this would not have a major impact on the current Song family.

After all, "Mount Funiu" still has the late-stage Core Formation ancestor Song Qingming sitting in town. Even if they encounter any dangerous situation, a Core Formation cultivator can rush to these two places in just a quarter of an hour.

After arranging these matters, in less than half a month, Song Yuanli and the other five went to the summit one after another to bid farewell to Song Qingming, then left the family and set off separately to the places they had long thought of going.

Among them, Song Yuanli went south, preparing to travel along "Taiyue Lake" to the vicinity of the Wu State cultivation world in the south. Song Changze and Liu Yuxin, the couple, planned to travel together directly to the west, wanting to go to the Qin State, the largest in the Fuyun Mountain Range cultivation world, to take a look.

Song Yuanqian chose to go to the Shangyang State in the southeast of the Wei State. That place not only has many markets but is also adjacent to the East Sea cultivation world, where many rare spiritual items can be seen. It is also a place that Song Yuanqian has always been relatively interested in.

Song Yuanhao set his target on the Song State to the west of "Taiyue Lake." He heard that a secret realm there was about to open, so he wanted to go and see if he could have a chance to find an opportunity inside.

Song Qingming did not interfere too much with the places Song Yuanli and the others chose to travel. He only exhorted them a few times to be careful in their actions outside, not to trust others lightly, and to remember to return early.

Before leaving, Song Qingming also specially gave each of them a Tier 2 high-grade talisman for self-defense.

After Song Yuanli and the others left "Mount Funiu," under Song Yuanfang's arrangement, more than twenty late-stage Qi Refining cultivators in the family whose cultivation had broken through not long ago also chose to go out and travel with Song Yuanfang's permission.

Most of these people went north to the markets near the Fuyun Mountain Range, and a small number also went south toward "Taiyue Lake."

After seeing off Song Yuanli and the others, Song Qingming had not been in closed-door cultivation for two months when a letter from "Guyang Mountain" made him walk out of the cave again.

Just after coming out of his cave, Song Qingming saw a letter in Song Yuanfang's hand not far away and immediately asked softly:

"Yuanfang, has the news about Xinyu come back?"

Seeing Song Qingming's figure appear, Song Yuanfang hurriedly handed over the letter in his hand and then replied with a calm expression:

"Seventh Grand-Uncle, more than ten days ago, I heard people say that a celestial phenomenon suddenly appeared on Guyang Mountain and lasted for several days. It seems that another cultivator in the sect has succeeded in Core Formation."

"After learning about this, the next day, when I was sending a letter to the Sect's Miscellaneous Affairs Hall to discuss the payment for this year's Yin Fire Stone goods, I casually asked about Eighth Uncle's Core Formation."

"Unexpectedly, I received a reply from the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall today. They said in the letter that Eighth Uncle had already come out of closed-door cultivation three months ago. This time, he failed to succeed in Core Formation and was injured as a result."

"Is the injury serious?"

Hearing Song Yuanfang's words, Song Qingming's expression suddenly sank. After asking carefully in a hurry, he opened the letter in his hand.

"The letter didn't mention this, but I guess Eighth Uncle might be seriously injured. If it were nothing serious, they would have stated it directly in the letter." Song Yuanfang said with a helpless expression.

After carefully scanning the letter in his hand, Song Qingming slowly put it away and said to Song Yuanfang beside him: "Yuanfang, I am going to Guyang Mountain now to clarify this matter. If you are in a hurry for anything at home, just go directly to Siyuan. She has been in closed-door cultivation in the cave recently."

After giving Song Yuanfang a few instructions, Song Qingming turned and returned to his cave to pack up, then left "Mount Funiu" and stepped onto the flying boat to head toward the sect.

It had been three years since Song Xinyu went into closed-door cultivation for Core Formation. There had been no news from "Guyang Mountain," and Song Qingming thought that Song Xinyu might have already passed the first hurdle of Core Formation, the Condensation stage, and was not far from Core Formation, so he was secretly happy for him.

Unexpectedly, at this time, he suddenly heard the news of Song Xinyu's failure in Core Formation. Standing on the "Phantom Boat," Song Qingming sighed helplessly in his heart.

Song Xinyu's current lifespan is already nearly one hundred and eighty years old. This failure in Core Formation will require a lot of time to heal his injuries. For him, the opportunity to attempt Core Formation again is already very slim.

Although he knew from his own experience that Core Formation is not easy for cultivators, hearing the news of Song Xinyu's failure in Core Formation, Song Qingming was not too surprised, but he still felt some regret that he failed this time.

Song Xinyu has been in the Xiaoyao Sect for more than a hundred years. Although he has not been in the family all these years, he still cares about the family's affairs in his heart.

When he had just succeeded in Foundation Establishment, the Song family was just a relatively ordinary Foundation Establishment family and did not have much influence in the sect.

Whenever the family needed help in the sect, Song Xinyu would do his best to run errands and help inquire about news. Song Qingming's impression of this nephew has always been relatively good.

At this moment, Song Qingming also wanted to support Song Xinyu in Core Formation, but it is a pity that after his cultivation reached the sixth level of Foundation Establishment, his path had not been smooth, which delayed a lot of time for his Core Formation.

It was not until he was over one hundred and seventy years old that Song Xinyu cultivated to the peak of Foundation Establishment and began closed-door cultivation for Core Formation, which was several decades later than when Song Qingming and Song Qingyu first attempted Core Formation.

If he is not seriously injured this time and can recover in a few years, Song Xinyu might still have hope for Core Formation again.

But if it is like when Song Qingming failed his first Core Formation, directly injuring his dantian and meridians, it will take at least more than ten years to recover.

In this way, after Song Xinyu heals his injuries, his lifespan will be almost two hundred years old, which is almost equivalent to missing the final deadline for Core Formation. Then Song Xinyu's future path will basically stop here.

After a long journey, he arrived at "Guyang Mountain." Just as Song Qingming was about to look for Song Xinyu, he unexpectedly met Fang Baixuan, who happened to be passing by.

"Fellow Daoist Song, how do you have time to come to the sect today? Could it be that you are also here to congratulate Junior Sister Yun!" Seeing Fang Baixuan take the initiative to step forward and bow to talk, Song Qingming hurriedly returned the salute: "Junior Brother Fang, I heard a few days ago on Mount Funiu that there was a celestial phenomenon of Core Formation in the sect. Is the Junior Sister Yun you mentioned the person who formed the Core?"

"Listening to Fellow Daoist Song, it seems you are not very clear about this matter. What you said is correct, Junior Sister Yun succeeded in Core Formation half a month ago."

Seeing that Song Qingming did not know this new Core Formation cultivator of the sect, Fang Baixuan took the initiative to slowly introduce the other party's identity to Song Qingming in detail.

This sect disciple who just succeeded in Core Formation is named Yun Nishang.

This woman not only has outstanding spiritual root talent and is a rare variant spiritual root cultivator, but she is also a direct disciple of another Core Formation elder of the sect, Zhao Mengling. This was her first attempt at Core Formation, and unexpectedly she succeeded in breaking through to the Core Formation realm.

Yun Nishang is just over a hundred years old this year and has already succeeded in Core Formation to become a Core Formation elder of the sect. She can be considered the fastest person to break through to Core Formation in the "Xiaoyao Sect" in the last two hundred years since Bai Yu.

After learning Yun Nishang's name from Fang Baixuan, Song Qingming remembered that he had met this woman once, and couldn't help but feel some emotion.

When the Song family held a Foundation Establishment celebration for Song Yuanhao, Yun Nishang followed her master Zhao Mengling to "Mount Funiu" to attend the celebration.

At that time, Song Qingming had just come out of the "Heavenly Tower" not long ago. In order to seek the method of hatching the "Ice Fire Flood Dragon" spirit beast egg in his hand, he even lowered himself to ask Yun Nishang, who was good at the art of beast taming, for advice.

When he saw Yun Nishang that time, the other party's cultivation had just reached the fifth level of Foundation Establishment. Apart from being proficient in beast-taming skills, she did not leave much of an impression on Song Qingming.

Song Qingming did not expect that the green-clothed woman who stood behind Zhao Mengling at that time, whose cultivation and appearance were not too outstanding, would have such good cultivation talent and enter the Core Formation realm so quickly.

"Junior Sister Yun has outstanding talent and has now succeeded in Core Formation to become one of our peers. It is estimated that it won't be long before her cultivation will surpass me, a senior brother who formed the Core a step earlier."

"I just came out of closed-door cultivation and heard about this, and I was preparing to go to Yunmeng Peak to congratulate her. Fellow Daoist Song happened to arrive here. If you have no urgent matters, why not go with me to sit at Senior Sister Zhao's place?"

Hearing Fang Baixuan's invitation, Song Qingming thought about it and did not refuse, so he followed him to "Yunmeng Peak," where Zhao Mengling cultivated, and gave a congratulatory gift to Yun Nishang, who had just succeeded in Core Formation.

Because he knew in advance that someone might form a Core on "Guyang Mountain," Song Qingming had made preparations before coming and did not lose etiquette because of the temporary visit to congratulate.

As a direct disciple of Zhao Mengling, Yun Nishang could succeed in Core Formation so quickly, naturally, it was inseparable from the support of her master Zhao Mengling all the way.

Seeing Song Qingming and the two come to "Yunmeng Peak" to congratulate, Zhao Mengling was also very happy in her heart. She, who had been in closed-door cultivation to heal her injuries in recent years, also took the initiative to walk out of the cave and chatted with Song Qingming and the others over tea.

After obtaining a Tier 3 mid-grade "Recovery Pill" in the Wu State last time, after several years of closed-door cultivation to heal her injuries, Zhao Mengling's injuries have now recovered a lot, and her complexion has changed significantly compared to before.

Coupled with the great joy of her disciple succeeding in Core Formation, Zhao Mengling's face was always filled with smiles, and in the eyes of others, it could no longer be seen that she had any abnormalities.

After staying at "Yunmeng Peak" for a short half-day, Song Qingming rose to take his leave, and then went alone to the spiritual mountain where Song Xinyu's cave was located nearby.

Just after arriving outside Song Xinyu's cave, a young woman in a white dress walked out quickly to greet him. Seeing Song Qingming's figure, she hurriedly stepped forward and bowed.

"Linxi, greets the Ancestor!"

Seven years later, Song Linxi not only looked much more mature, but her cultivation had also reached the seventh level of Qi Refining from the fifth level of Qi Refining, which shows that she did not live up to her dual spiritual root aptitude.

"Is Xinyu inside?" After Song Qingming waved his hand at Song Linxi in front of him, he asked softly.

Hearing this, Song Linxi immediately nodded and replied: "Master is still in closed-door cultivation to heal his injuries. Ancestor, please go in and sit for a while. I have already asked Senior Brother and the others to invite Master out."

Song Qingming nodded slightly. After entering the cave with Song Linxi, before long, Song Xinyu, whose complexion was still a bit pale, walked slowly to Song Qingming.

"Seventh Uncle! Why did you come suddenly? Yuanfang and the others didn't send a letter in advance to say anything!"

Upon meeting, Song Xinyu immediately stepped forward to salute, with a somewhat nervous smile on his face. Song Qingming's arrival was clearly somewhat unexpected.

"You said Yuanfang didn't send a letter, then why didn't you send a letter to the family after you came out of closed-door cultivation? You still want me to come here in person to confirm your situation." Just after Song Xinyu finished speaking, Song Qingming put down the teacup in his hand and immediately asked with a calm expression.

"I was injured during this closed-door cultivation, and I was afraid you would be worried, so I didn't tell the family in time, thinking I would tell you after my injuries got better."

Hearing Song Xinyu's relaxed explanation, Song Qingming did not speak, but stood up directly and put his hand on Song Xinyu's head, closed his eyes and used his spiritual sense to carefully probe his body.

Seeing this, Song Xinyu did not dare to move, but softly ordered his disciple beside him: "Linxi! I still have some words to say to the Ancestor. You guys go out first if you have nothing to do!"

After waiting for Song Linxi and the others to leave for a while, Song Qingming withdrew his spiritual sense and slowly opened his eyes.

"The injury to your dantian is not serious. Taking pills to heal for a year or two should be able to recover. But several meridians have been backlashed by the vitality. Even if you take pills, it will be difficult to recover as before in a short time, and it will take time to slowly recuperate."

"I brought a few pills here, which are useful for healing meridians. You take them first. After a while, when your aunt goes to the East Sea, I will let her help find if there are any pills that can help your injuries."

After speaking, Song Qingming took out a cyan jade bottle he had prepared and placed it in Song Xinyu's hand.

Seeing the pills handed over by Song Qingming in his hand, Song Xinyu nodded awkwardly, and then squeezed a smile on his face.

"Seventh Uncle, I know my injuries can't recover so quickly. Don't worry, the worst I can do here is spend more time healing. Nothing will happen! Although this closed-door cultivation for Core Formation failed, I have also thought through many things."

"I have not been smooth in the path of cultivation all these years, and I have been too persistent in cultivation in my heart, and unknowingly I have taken the old path of Third Uncle."

"It is not possible to always think about longevity and Dao after a lifetime of cultivation. I also need to think more about things outside of cultivation. Fortunately, it is not too late for me to wake up now!"

"Seventh Uncle, don't worry, I have already thought it through. The Core Formation Dao is indeed a bit difficult, and I might not have a fate with it."

"But I still have a lot of time in my life to do what I want to do, and I won't leave too many regrets like Third Uncle."

Hearing Song Xinyu's words, a hint of relief slowly appeared on Song Qingming's originally calm face.

"Xinyu, it is not easy for you to think of these. Our path of cultivation for longevity is originally an act against the heavens. Neither Third Brother nor you have done anything wrong, but sometimes you are too persistent, and it is easy to fail to see the direction forward."

"You are right, Foundation Establishment or Core Formation, after a hundred years of cultivation, will eventually return to dust. We cannot only have cultivation matters in our lives, we still need to think more about other things."

"But you also cannot easily give up your path. Although most of the people who can succeed in becoming famous in the cultivation world are those with excellent talent, there are also many late bloomers."

"Personal opportunities and the Heavenly Dao are difficult to predict, and sometimes they may come a little later!"

Song Xinyu smiled and said: "Hmm! Seventh Uncle, I have noted it down."

"Very well! I won't stay here any longer. If you have anything, remember to send a letter to the family, and don't always worry about other people's affairs."

"Seventh Uncle has cultivated for more than two hundred years in this life, and it's not that I haven't experienced any storms. I know some things even if you don't say them. It's nothing more than knowing them sooner or later."

This time Song Qingming mentioned this matter again, Song Xinyu did not show embarrassment, nodded with a smile, and then said:

"Seventh Uncle! Although I need to heal my injuries now, it's fine to go out and walk around. After you go back, tell Yuanfang that if there is anything in the family, just send me a letter!"

"There is nothing major in the family recently, you just heal your injuries with peace of mind. Also, Linxi, this girl has good talent, you should teach her well. If you are not free, you can also let Yuanrong and the others help. Don't delay her path."

Seeing Song Qingming mention Song Linxi outside, Song Xinyu immediately replied with a serious expression: "Hmm! Linxi, that child, indeed has good talent, and her cultivation is also diligent. Not to mention Core Formation in the future, there will certainly be no problem with Foundation Establishment."

"Seventh Uncle, don't worry, I will definitely teach her well, and I won't let Linxi be worse than me in the future!"

"Hmm! With your words, I am relieved."

Song Qingming nodded with relief, exhorted Song Xinyu a few more times, and then bid farewell and left his cave. — Just as Song Qingming had just set off to return to "Mount Funiu," on a small mountain not far outside "Chiyan Market" in Qinghe County, two streaks of light suddenly flew from not far away and landed on the summit, turning into two figures.

These two came riding the wind, and their bodies also emitted a faint golden light, clearly Core Formation cultivators with successful cultivation.