Chapter 742: Nascent Soul Phenomenon, Loose Cultivator Zhou Chen Ziyang

Qinghe County, in the Meeting Immortal Pavilion at the top of "Mount Mount Funiu."

Song Song Qingming, sitting by the window on the third floor, was reading a bamboo slip with great interest.

Huang Huang Siyuan, who had not long come out of closed-door cultivation refining alchemy, walked toward him holding a cup of freshly brewed spirit tea and placed it gently before Song Song Qingming.

"Husband, what cultivation technique is recorded in this bamboo slip that makes you so interested?"

Seeing Song Song Qingming so absorbed in reading that he didn't even notice the fragrant spirit tea placed before him, Huang Huang Siyuan couldn't help but ask with curiosity.

Hearing Huang Huang Siyuan's question, Song Song Qingming immediately came back to his senses, put down the bamboo slip in his hand, and waved his hand with a smile: "It's not any formidable cultivation technique, just a scroll of cultivation insights from a senior.

My cultivation has been a bit unsmooth recently, so I wanted to find something helpful from it, which is why I was a bit absorbed."

After speaking, Song Song Qingming took a sip of the spirit tea brewed by Huang Huang Siyuan, and subsequently, a look of satisfaction appeared on his face.

Since the Song family expanded its territory northward, in the past two years, although they hadn't gone out much, Song Song Qingming and Huang Huang Siyuan both had quite a few things on their hands and rarely had time to gather together.

It wasn't until recently that the two of them had a bit more free time on their hands that they had a period of leisure at the mountain top, which Song Song Qingming naturally cherished incomparably.

Hearing Song Song Qingming's answer, Huang Huang Siyuan revealed a bit more interest: "When did you obtain the cultivation insights of a Nascent Soul senior, and why didn't you mention it to me?

I have also encountered some points of confusion in my cultivation recently, can I borrow this item to take a look?"

"If you want to, of course you can. I have already copied a copy of this item, so you can just take this one!" Seeing that Huang Huang Siyuan was also very interested in this, Song Song Qingming immediately handed the bamboo slip on the table to her.

"Huang Siyuan, this cultivation insight was obtained by me by chance back then. The identity of its owner has not yet been confirmed. Just keep it well and don't let others see it, so as not to bring us unnecessary trouble."

Huang Huang Siyuan, who received the bamboo slip, heard Song Song Qingming's exhortation and hurriedly nodded in agreement: "Husband, rest assured, I have noted it."

The two had been dao companions for many years, and Huang Huang Siyuan naturally understood her husband very well. Since Song Song Qingming exhorted her so specially, the origin of this bamboo slip was mostly a bit unusual, so she did not open her mouth to pursue the questioning too much.

After putting away the bamboo slip, Huang Huang Siyuan was about to turn around and pour another cup of spirit tea for Song Song Qingming, when she smiled and said again: "Some time ago, I heard that Chen Xuanfeng wanted to go out to experience, but you rejected him.

Others in the family can go out to experience once their cultivation reaches the level, why do you alone not let him go out? Could it be that you are not at ease with him going out to experience?"

Song Chen Xuanfeng was a descendant inherited from Song Song Qingming's direct bloodline. After his cultivation broke through to the fourth layer of Foundation Establishment last year, he immediately applied to the family to go out to travel and experience.

However,

For this reason, Song Chen Xuanfeng was also unhappy in his heart. Over the past year, he had found Song Song Yuanfang several times to help plead his case, but Song Song Qingming had never once relented.

"This kid is just like Song Yuanhao. Although he has some talent in cultivation and is faster than others, his temperament is far less steady than Xuan Yu and the others. I am doing this to temper his temperament! You just came out of seclusion, how do you know about this? Don't tell me that kid found you again!" Hearing Huang Huang Siyuan suddenly mention Song Chen Xuanfeng's affairs, Song Song Qingming asked back, somewhat puzzled.

Upon hearing this, Huang Huang Siyuan smiled, shook her head slightly, and said, "I heard it from Song Yuanfang. Don't overthink it and end up lecturing him again because of this."

"I was thinking, since Chen Xuanfeng wants to go out and gain experience, why don't you give him a chance? Let him go to a relatively safe place nearby to look around. This way, it can satisfy his wish, and we won't have to worry too much."

Hearing Huang Huang Siyuan's suggestion, Song Song Qingming smiled, sighed, and said, "I understand what you mean, but if Chen Xuanfeng is let out, many things will no longer go the way we want them to."

"Last time Song Yuanhao went to explore a secret realm, he wouldn't have come back if not for his good luck. Song Yuanli also went out on a trip and hasn't been seen since. The ideas these young people have are not the same as ours."

"In the family for so many years, Chen Xuanfeng is the only one who has embarked on the path of immortality, and his aptitude is quite good. As an elder, I really don't want to see him go out and encounter any danger. But since you have spoken for him, I will consider this matter further. I will discuss it with Song Yuanfang later to see where it would be more appropriate for him to go."

Just as Song Song Qingming finished speaking, the sound of footsteps rang out from downstairs, and immediately after, a 'Lin'-generation cultivator guarding the entrance below walked up quickly.

"Reporting to the Old Ancestor! The Great Elder has something to request an audience."

"Eh! That is truly a coincidence. How is it that just as we spoke of Song Yuanfang, he arrived? Quickly, let him come up!"

Hearing that it was Song Song Yuanfang requesting an audience, Song Song Qingming hurriedly waved his hand to signal for him to come up. Before long, Song Song Yuanfang, holding a sound-transmission talisman in his hand, appeared before Song Song Qingming.

"Seventh Grand-uncle, I just received an urgent message from 'Mount Mount Guyang'. I haven't had time to open it yet; it seems the sect has an urgent matter to find you about." After Song Song Yuanfang finished speaking, he immediately handed the sound-transmission talisman in his hand to Song Song Qingming before him.

Hearing that the sect had an urgent matter, Song Song Qingming and Huang Huang Siyuan immediately focused all their attention on the sound-transmission talisman in his hand.

However, after Song Song Qingming opened the talisman and took a look, the expression on his face did not change much, and he handed the talisman directly to Huang Huang Siyuan beside him.

Huang Huang Siyuan took the sound-transmission talisman, opened it, and looked, but revealed a bit of confusion, saying: "Junior Sister Xu sent a message asking us to go to the sect, but why didn't she say specifically what the matter was in it?"

Song Song Qingming heard this and answered with a calm face: "Since she didn't say, it must be that this matter is inconvenient to be spoken of in a letter. We will naturally know once we go."

"A matter inconvenient to tell even us, could it be..."

After hearing Song Song Qingming's answer, Huang Huang Siyuan seemed to have thought of something, but she stopped halfway through her sentence and turned her gaze to Song Song Qingming's face beside her.

Seeing this, Song Song Qingming smiled and nodded slightly, then turned to Song Song Yuanfang before him and instructed: "Huang Siyuan and I are going to Mount Mount Guyang immediately. It may take some days, and we won't be back very quickly. I leave the family to you."

"Also, send a message to Song Yuanhao, Chen Xuanfeng, and Yuanyue immediately, telling them to return to the family and take people to help garrison Bai Bai Shiling."

"Tell Song Qingyu to have them increase manpower from now on and pay attention to the movements of the demon beasts in the north. We must not let the demon beasts have an opportunity at this time."

"Seventh Grand-uncle, should we tell Grand-aunt about you going to Mount Mount Guyang?" Song Song Yuanfang nodded in response after listening, then asked another question.

Song Song Qingming nodded slightly and replied: "It's fine for you to tell her directly about this. However, apart from you and Song Qingyu, do not let others know. Tell all the family elders that no matter what happens at Mount Mount Guyang next, you are not allowed to discuss it recklessly. Anyone who talks too much will be dealt with according to family rules."

Knowing that the matter was urgent, Song Song Qingming did not delay too much. After giving instructions to Song Song Yuanfang for a while, he immediately took Huang Huang Siyuan and rode the 'Phantom Boat' to the sect.

The two flew at high speed all the way and soon arrived outside 'Mount Mount Guyang'. Seeing that the mountain-protecting formation had already been activated on the mountain, Song Song Qingming did not show much surprise and flew directly towards the entrance of the mountain gate.

Before the two could get close, three 'Xiaoyao Sect' Foundation Establishment disciples flew out from the mountain-protecting formation and stepped forward to bow to Song Song Qingming and his companion.

"Two Martial Uncles, the mountain-protecting formation has now been taken over by Martial Uncle Li and cannot be entered or exited at will. Please wait a moment; I have already sent someone to notify Martial Uncle to open the formation."

Hearing what the three said, Song Song Qingming and Huang Huang Siyuan stopped immediately. They waited for a long while before following these Foundation Establishment disciples through the formation and entering Mount Mount Guyang.

Just after passing through the mountain-protecting formation, Song Song Qingming and Huang Huang Siyuan immediately saw a large mass of white clouds rolling continuously on the top of 'Mount Mount Guyang', as if a huge spiritual energy vortex had formed in mid-air.

Song Song Qingming, who had witnessed Feng He forming his Nascent Soul with his own eyes back then, saw this similar heaven and earth phenomenon and immediately confirmed his guess. He said to Huang Huang Siyuan beside him: "Having triggered the heaven and earth phenomenon, it seems Martial Sister Bai has already reached the final step of fetal transformation into a Nascent Soul. We will be able to see the result in at most one month."

"I didn't expect that after cultivating for so many years, I would actually be fortunate enough to witness Martial Sister Bai condensing her Nascent Soul today. This trip was truly not in vain."

Hearing Song Song Qingming confirm that the person triggering the heaven and earth phenomenon was Bai Bai Yuxian, who had been in seclusion for many years and was breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage, a look of excitement also appeared in Huang Huang Siyuan's eyes.

Having the opportunity to witness a cultivator breaking through to the Nascent Soul realm is not something easily encountered in the cultivation world. Regardless of whether it succeeds or fails, those who observe from close range can gain some valuable experience from it.

After Song Song Qingming and his companion entered the mountain-protecting formation, they headed straight for 'Mount Mount Guyang'. Along the way, they also saw many 'Xiaoyao Sect' disciples rushing towards this side.

Song Song Qingming, who was controlling the flying boat to arrive nearby, saw more than a dozen cultivators standing by an open space on the west side of the mountain peak, staring intently at the sky not far away, and immediately moved towards that side.

"Hehe! Martial Brother Song has arrived very quickly."

The dozen or so people standing here were the many Jin Dan elders of the Xiaoyao Sect. Previously, whether they were in seclusion for cultivation or out on business, all of them appeared here without exception.

Seeing Song Song Qingming and Huang Huang Siyuan arrive, Zhao Zhao Mengling and Chu Chu Fengping, who were the first to discover them in the crowd, immediately took the initiative to step forward and greet them.

"Martial Sister Zhao, Martial Brother Chu, Junior Sister Xu."

After greeting Zhao Zhao Mengling and the others one by one, Song Song Qingming unexpectedly discovered a familiar person in the crowd whom he hadn't seen for a long time: Li Li Xianyun.

Since parting ways in the East Sea cultivation world back then, Song Song Qingming had never heard any news of him. He didn't expect to see Li Li Xianyun's figure at 'Mount Mount Guyang' today. However, at this moment, Li Li Xianyun was standing quietly in place alone, watching the heaven and earth phenomenon in mid-air, somewhat entranced, and seemed not to have noticed Song Song Qingming's arrival.

"Junior Sister Xu, when did Fellow Daoist Li arrive?"

Seeing Song Song Qingming ask, Xu Cheng Ziyan beside him hurriedly explained: "This time Martial Sister Bai is in seclusion breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage. Martial Uncle Li feared there might be changes, so he had me and Martial Brother Chen go to the East Sea specifically to invite Fellow Daoist Li to come and help."

"Fellow Daoist Li arrived just a few days ago. I haven't had time to inform Martial Brother Song about this matter yet. I didn't expect Martial Sister Bai to have already triggered the heaven and earth phenomenon here."

"Oh! So that's how it is. The sect is so well prepared this time. It seems Martial Uncle is quite confident in Martial Sister Bai's breakthrough to the Nascent Soul stage this time." Hearing Xu Cheng Ziyan's explanation, Song Song Qingming hurriedly nodded lightly.

When a cultivator breaks through to the Nascent Soul realm, not only will it trigger a heaven and earth phenomenon, but it will also eventually bring down a Heavenly Tribulation. With such a big commotion, even the mountain-protecting formation won't be able to cover it up, and the news certainly won't be able to be completely hidden.

Although the 'Xiaoyao Sect' is a Nascent Soul sect and is not afraid of ordinary cultivators coming to cause trouble, there are also many powerful opponents near Wei, who do not want to see another Nascent Soul cultivator appear in the current 'Xiaoyao Sect'.

Among them, the one that worries the 'Xiaoyao Sect' the most is the demon race located to the north of the sect. If the Demon Emperor Brother Molong of 'Golden Feather Mountain' learns of this news, he will definitely come to obstruct the path at that time.

Once the demon race succeeds and causes Bai Bai Yuxian's Nascent Soul formation to fail, the 'Xiaoyao Sect' will not only be unable to enhance its own strength but will also suffer heavy damage as a result, and it will likely be difficult to recover for hundreds of years.

Regardless of whether anyone comes to obstruct the path at that time, to be on the safe side, Li Li Mufeng, the sect's Supreme Elder, could not afford not to take it seriously. For this reason, he sent people to the East Sea a year in advance to invite Li Li Xianyun to come and help.

Seeing that Li Li Xianyun's attention was entirely on the heaven and earth phenomenon in mid-air, Song Song Qingming took Huang Huang Siyuan with him to step forward and take the initiative to greet the other party.

"Fellow Daoist Li, I hope you are well. It has been many years, and I truly didn't expect to meet you here today."

"Fellow Daoist Song, greetings. And this is?"

Hearing Song Song Qingming take the initiative to greet him, Li Li Xianyun turned his gaze back and regained his composure. After returning the greeting to Song Song Qingming, he saw Huang Huang Siyuan beside him and asked with some confusion.

When Song Song Qingming and Li Li Xianyun parted ways back then, Huang Huang Siyuan had not yet formed her core, so Li Li Xianyun did not know that Song Song Qingming also had a Jin Dan Daoist companion. Seeing Huang Huang Siyuan and Song Song Qingming standing together, he couldn't figure out the relationship between the two for a moment.

Seeing the confusion on Li Li Xianyun's face, Xu Cheng Ziyan, who was standing to the side, immediately took the initiative to introduce: "Junior Sister Huang is Martial Brother Song's Daoist companion. She formed her core a bit later than I did. Now, like Martial Brother Song, she is also a guest elder of the sect."

"I have long heard of Fellow Daoist Li's great name as the number one loose cultivator in Wei. Seeing you today, you truly have an extraordinary bearing. Greetings, Fellow Daoist."

"I have long been away from this place; it is but an empty name. Fellow Daoist, please don't be so formal."

Just as Song Song Qingming and his companion were chatting with Li Li Xianyun, two more escape lights flew over together from not far away, attracting everyone's attention.

One of them was Zhang Zhang Tieyang from 'Mount Tiexian Castle', who arrived a step late, and the other was a thin scholar, who was also a Jin Dan cultivator. However, Song Song Qingming found this person somewhat unfamiliar, as if he had never seen him before.

Before Song Song Qingming could ask, Xu Cheng Ziyan directly explained to him: "Martial Brother Song, the one who came with Martial Brother Zhang is Zhou Chen Ziyang, who formed his core in Wu a few years ago. After this person returned to Wei last year, he has been living in Mount Tiexian Castle."

"This time the sect needed help, and after Martial Uncle Li agreed, I had Martial Brother Zhang invite him to come and help as well."

"Oh! So it is him. Martial Uncle has the intention to accept him; it seems the sect will have another talented person before long." Hearing Xu Cheng Ziyan's explanation, Song Song Qingming immediately remembered this person and nodded with a smile.

Zhou Chen Ziyang is a loose cultivator from Wei. This person's aptitude for cultivation is very good, and he is a dual-spirit-root cultivator. Not long after entering the Dao, he apprenticed under an old-school late-stage Foundation Establishment loose cultivator and cultivated smoothly all the way to the ninth layer of Qi Condensation.

Unexpectedly, fate was full of twists and turns. Just as he was about to reach the Foundation Establishment stage, Zhou Chen Ziyang's master was harmed by someone outside, and even the Foundation Establishment spiritual items prepared for him were snatched away by others.

Since then, Zhou Chen Ziyang lost his only reliance and became an ordinary loose cultivator mixing in 'Mount Mount Tuoyun', living a very frugal life.

However, encountering such unfortunate events did not affect Zhou Chen Ziyang's Dao heart. Afterward, he seriously polished his own cultivation and forcibly succeeded in Foundation Establishment without a 'Foundation Establishment Pill', which caused a sensation on 'Mount Mount Tuoyun' at the time.

After Foundation Establishment, Zhou Chen Ziyang faced Lin Lin Yutang's initiative to invite him to join the 'Golden Cloud Pavilion', but he did not choose to agree to the other party to stay on 'Mount Mount Tuoyun', but instead left that place and began to travel everywhere.

Afterward, after wandering outside for many years, Zhou Chen Ziyang not only traveled all over Wei but also went to other countries to travel. Having luckily obtained many opportunities outside, he became a sensation and successfully formed his core a hundred years after Foundation Establishment.

Regarding this Jin Dan cultivator who came from a loose cultivator background and had traveled outside for many years suddenly returning to Wei, although the 'Xiaoyao Sect' was very clear about this matter, it was not in a hurry to win him over, and only now did it show a hint of friendliness toward him.

Regarding Zhou Chen Ziyang's affairs, Song Song Qingming had heard some things over the years, but he was not familiar with him before, and Song Song Qingming had not taken the initiative to inquire about the other party's affairs, only knowing that he had taken the initiative to return to Wei a few years ago.

After Zhang Zhang Tieyang brought Zhou Chen Ziyang into the crowd, he immediately took the initiative to introduce him to everyone, and Song Song Qingming and the many other elders of the 'Xiaoyao Sect' also took the initiative to step forward and greet him.

Only Li Li Xianyun's attitude was relatively cold. Facing the initiative of Zhang Zhang Tieyang and Zhou Chen Ziyang to show goodwill, he only nodded slightly and turned his gaze back to the sky, seemingly having no great interest in the two of them.

Seeing that the other party was indifferent to them, Zhang Zhang Tieyang and his companion were somewhat embarrassed. Fortunately, Xu Cheng Ziyan and the others hurriedly came up to smooth things over, which eased the atmosphere at the scene.

Song Song Qingming, who knew Li Li Xianyun's arrogant personality, was not surprised by this.

This loose cultivator genius, who had been famous in the Wei cultivation world for many years, had always had little interest in making friends, except for matters related to cultivation.

If Song Song Qingming hadn't happened to have a friendship with him while traveling in the East Sea cultivation world back then, I'm afraid the other party wouldn't have given him much of a good look either.

Li Li Xianyun's cultivation had long since reached the peak of the Jin Dan stage, and the aura he displayed was clearly different from that of an ordinary ninth-layer Jin Dan cultivator. It was obvious that he had also attempted to break through to the Nascent Soul realm before.

For him, there was nothing more important than the matter of breaking through to the Nascent Soul realm before his eyes.

Seeing the heaven and earth phenomenon triggered by Bai Bai Yuxian in the sky, Li Li Xianyun seemed to have entered a state of self-forgetfulness at this moment, having long since regarded the person condensing the Nascent Soul in the distance as himself.

Not long after Zhang Zhang Tieyang and his companion arrived, an escape light flew from above 'Mount Mount Guyang' and landed directly before everyone, revealing Li Li Mufeng's figure.

"Martial Uncle Li!" Seeing the sect's Supreme Elder appear, Song Song Qingming and the others hurriedly stepped forward to bow together.

After scanning everyone, Li Li Mufeng nodded with a calm expression and said: "I have invited all of you here because Bai Yuxian's seclusion has reached a critical moment."

"Now the rise and fall of the sect rests entirely on her shoulders. We must guard Mount Mount Guyang well and must not let anyone disturb her seclusion."

"From today on, no matter what happens outside, without my permission, none of you are allowed to leave without authorization."

"I will personally sit in command on the mountain top. You must guard every corner well. Anyone who dares to approach Mount Mount Guyang without cause will be killed on the spot."

"We will strictly obey the orders of Martial Uncle and Senior!" Hearing Li Li Mufeng's serious instructions, Song Song Qingming and the others hurriedly responded.

Afterward, under Xu Cheng Ziyan's arrangement, the dozen or so Jin Dan cultivators each found a place to sit down, surrounding the entire 'Mount Mount Guyang' in the middle.

In addition, Song Song Qingming, Li Li Wutong, and Chen Chen Xuanxin were secretly called to the mountain top by Li Li Mufeng, who handed the 'Vajra Heavenly Net Formation', which had long been prepared, into their hands.

"Song Qingming, your formation level is the highest here. If by any chance a Nascent Soul cultivator comes to cause trouble, you will be responsible for controlling the formation to face the enemy. I have already spoken with Feng Yuan, and it will appear to help when the time comes."

Seeing the fourth-tier great formation before him, Song Song Qingming was somewhat surprised, but he did not ask too much and nodded directly, accepting the formation flags handed over by Li Li Mufeng.

At present, the 'Xiaoyao Sect' has almost concentrated all the sect's elite forces and has also invited many foreign reinforcements. With a fourth-tier great formation that can contain a Nascent Soul cultivator, in Song Song Qingming's view, it should be foolproof.

However, when he took the formation flags given by Li Li Mufeng, he saw a hint of worry on the face of this sect Supreme Elder, which caused a sudden, unpleasant premonition to arise in Song Song Qingming's heart.

"Surely no one would really dare to come to Mount Mount Guyang to obstruct the path!"

Apart from those hidden demonic cultivators, in the face of the huge pressure from the northern demon race, even if the human cultivators have some discord behind their backs, logically speaking, they would absolutely not dare to come and obstruct the path so blatantly.

Not to mention that going so deep into someone else's territory would be extremely dangerous; if one were to fall into an ambush, it is possible that not only would the obstruction fail, but one would also lose one's own life.

Moreover, doing such a thing that pains one's own kin and gladdens the enemy, once discovered, will inevitably attract dissatisfaction from other sects. At that time, not only will one gain no benefits, but one will also be excluded by the entire Floating Yunshan Range cultivation world.

The only thing that needs to be worried about is the demon race to the north. (End of chapter)