Chapter 746: Be prepared for danger in times of peace, breaking through to the eighth layer of Jin Dan

Because activating the mountain-protecting formation at full strength will consume a large amount of spiritual energy in the spiritual vein, causing cultivators on the mountain to be unable to practice with sufficient spiritual energy, the mountain-protecting formation of the family spiritual land usually only activates a very small part.

Only when encountering a strong enemy attack or when something major happens within the family will such a situation of activating the mountain-protecting formation at full strength occur.

Seeing the "Funiu Mountain" formation activated at full strength like this, Song Qingming and Huang Siyuan, who had not received news from the family for more than a month, could not help but worry that some changes had occurred in the family, and immediately increased the speed of the flying boat under their feet.

Arriving before the mountain-protecting formation, Song Qingming took out the family token and passed directly through the formation from above to enter the spiritual mountain.

The movement caused by the two just passing through the formation immediately alarmed the cultivators on the mountain, and soon two sword lights flew into mid-air, coming directly in front of Song Qingming and Huang Siyuan.

"Seventh Grand-Uncle, it's you who have returned!"

"Greetings to the Ancestor!"

Song Yuhao and Song Xuanfeng, who rushed over anxiously, discovered that the two who had just passed through the mountain-protecting formation were the two ancestors Song Qingming and Huang Siyuan, and hurriedly stepped forward to bow.

After scanning the surroundings and finding nothing unusual, Song Qingming nodded slightly to the two and asked: "When did you two return? Did something happen on the mountain? Why activate the mountain-protecting formation like this?"

Facing Song Qingming's inquiry, Song Yuhao hurriedly replied: "Xuan De is at the critical moment of Foundation Establishment these two days. To prevent any changes on the mountain at this time, the Sixteenth Brother activated the mountain-protecting formation and let us come back to help guard the mountain gate first."

"Oh! Xuan De is already impacting the Foundation Establishment realm. I will go see the situation. You two go busy yourselves!"

Hearing that Song Xuande, who had been in seclusion for half a year, was already impacting the Foundation Establishment realm, Song Qingming finally understood why the family had suddenly activated the mountain-protecting formation, and immediately turned worry into joy and nodded.

After giving instructions to Song Yuhao and the two, Song Qingming took Huang Siyuan and came to the outside of the cave dwelling where Song Xuande was in seclusion, and saw Song Yuanfang, who was personally guarding outside the door.

"Seventh Grand-Uncle!"

Seeing Song Qingming and the two who had been away from home for a long time return, Song Yuanfang immediately showed joy on his face and hurriedly stepped forward to bow to the two with a happy expression.

Song Qingming waved his hand slightly to him, then fixed his gaze on the cave dwelling where Song Xuande was in seclusion. After a while, he said with a relieved expression: "Xuan De has successfully passed the body-tempering hurdle. Seeing that his aura is still stable, there should be no problems next. I estimate that there is a 70-80% chance of success this time."

"Is that really so? That's great!" Hearing the words from Song Qingming's mouth, Song Yuanfang, standing on the side, was overjoyed and immediately let go of the worry he had felt for days.

Ever since he obtained Song Qingming's consent to fully support Song Xuande's Foundation Establishment, Song Yuanfang had been dedicated to this junior for the past two years, spending a lot of energy preparing for his Foundation Establishment matters.

Learning that Song Xuande had hope for Foundation Establishment this time, Song Yuanfang was also very relieved. Regardless of anything else, his hard work over the past few years had not been in vain, and it could be considered worthy of the entrustment of Song Qingming, the clan leader.

"Yuanfang, after we left, did anything happen in the family? How is the situation on the Bai Shiling front? Is there any movement from the demon clan?"

Song Yuanfang, upon hearing this, immediately replied seriously: "Reporting to Seventh Grand-Uncle, nothing major happened in Qinghe and Pingyang in the past month or so.

However, after you left, Bai Shiling was soon attacked by the demon beast army. Fortunately, the Giant Elephant Demon King did not come this time, and the Great-Aunt relied on the mountain-protecting formation to repel the demon army not long after.

Also, there is also..."

"There is no one else here; just say whatever you have to say. Don't worry about anything." Seeing that the remaining words in Song Yuanfang's mouth were a bit difficult to speak, Song Qingming immediately comforted him.

Song Yuanfang nodded slightly and continued: "Some time ago, Song Song Yuanqian told me that she heard some people discussing in Chiyan Market, saying that the sect's Guyang Mountain formation had been activated for a long time, and it seemed that a senior was impacting the Nascent Soul realm.

The truth of this matter is currently unknown, and because Seventh Grand-Uncle had specifically instructed before leaving not to discuss sect matters, I let Song Song Yuanqian take the market law enforcement team to control all those who discussed this matter in the market.

Among these people, some are loose cultivators near the market, and there are many people from the following cultivation families, and two juniors of the Lin generation of the family are also involved, totaling several dozen people.

Recently, many people have come to the door, wanting me to be lenient. Since Seventh Grand-Uncle has returned, how do you think we should handle this matter?"

Hearing what Song Yuanfang said, Song Qingming's face was a bit ugly at this moment, and he said coldly: "We have already instructed, yet there are still people who dare to ignore the instructions issued by the family. These people should be given some lessons so that they can remember how to manage their mouths.

Send a letter to tell Song Song Yuanqian to check who spread this matter first. The leader of the discussion will be sent to the Yin-Wind Ridge to mine for ten years, and everyone else will be sent for two years.

If anyone comes to plead for mercy again, no matter who it is, don't ignore them, and bring them directly to the mountain peak to find me. I want to see how bold they really are."

"Husband, sending so many people to Yin-Wind Ridge, I fear that side won't be able to accommodate so many people at once and will cause chaos. Why not be a bit more lenient."

Hearing Song Qingming's arrangement, Huang Siyuan on the side seemed to think that the punishment was a bit heavy and could not help but persuade him.

Song Qingming shook his head directly: "I know they don't deserve this, but in recent years, the family has been relatively generous, making these people below not care about the family's majesty.

This time, the demon experts' surprise attack on Guyang Mountain must have been leaked from the sect, allowing the demon clan to be prepared to obstruct the Dao when Senior Sister Bai was undergoing tribulation.

If there are still people in the family who can't manage their mouths at this time, once the sect suspects that the news was leaked from Chiyan Market, how should we explain this matter then?

Now it's just letting them mine for a few years to give them a lesson. If the sect's Law Enforcement Hall comes to investigate this matter, I fear they will never be able to get out of the mine for the rest of their lives."

"Seventh Grand-Uncle, is this matter actually true? Is it really Sect Master Bai who is condensing the Nascent Soul on Guyang Mountain, and demon experts went to obstruct the Dao?"

Hearing Song Qingming's explanation and learning the news of Bai Yuxian's Nascent Soul formation, Song Yuanfang was also shocked for a while, but Song Qingming soon nodded directly to him, confirming what he had just said.

Before Song Qingming and the two left, they specifically forbade anyone in the family from discussing sect matters.

It turned out that it was because "Xiaoyao Sect" Sect Master Bai Yuxian was breaking through to the Nascent Soul realm, and the two needed to go to protect the Dao. It was just because the sect strictly sealed the news that they did not tell him about this when they left.

Thinking of this, Song Yuanfang was even more afraid and touched his forehead.

Just as Song Qingming said, such a big thing as the "Xiaoyao Sect" Sect Master undergoing tribulation and breaking through to the Nascent Soul realm, how could these people below discuss it privately? Once the sect knows about this, it will inevitably lead to an investigation by the Law Enforcement Hall.

At that time, it would not just be a matter of them going to mine; I fear the families behind them, and even the "Funiu Mountain" above, would be implicated.

Compared with these possible outcomes of family destruction and death, Song Qingming only punishing them to mine for a few years is indeed a great kindness.

Thinking of the intention of Song Qingming's explanation, Huang Siyuan and Song Yuanfang also immediately understood, just sighed slightly and did not continue to say more.

Whether it was Huang Siyuan or Song Yuanfang, when they truly became the core of the family, the Song family was no longer the weak small family at the beginning, but a hegemon in Qinghe County that was thriving.

Therefore, in considering family affairs, their sensitivity to family crises is far less than that of people like Song Qingming and Song Qingyu who grew up from a weak family.

Since Foundation Establishment, Song Qingming has participated in family affairs, step by step leading the weak Song family to grow slowly.

At that time, Song Qingming had just established Foundation Establishment, knowing that his cultivation ability was limited, and he was always careful and cautious when encountering things, to prevent himself or the clansmen below from making mistakes and being caught by others to suppress them.

Even now, Song Qingming has successfully established Jin Dan, and the Song family has become a hegemon in the northeast of the Wei Kingdom. Even when people from the "Xiaoyao Sect" come to deal with them, they are polite and treat them with courtesy.

However, Song Qingming still did not get carried away, and he knew very well in his heart that he and the entire Song family did not have much equal status in front of the huge sect with Nascent Soul cultivators.

If one day, the family, like the Ma family of "Iron Castle" back then, did something that the sect could not tolerate and touched their bottom line, then the end of the Song family would not be much better than the Ma family.

The Ma family ruled "Iron Castle" for six hundred years, and now only a short hundred years have passed, and the entire "Iron Castle" can no longer find any traces of the Ma family.

For the "Xiaoyao Sect" that controls the entire Wei Kingdom cultivation world, the Song family is also not irreplaceable. If "Funiu Mountain" is gone, it is not a difficult thing for the sect to support another Jin Dan family in the future.

Song Qingming certainly does not want the family to fall into this end in the future. Although he has never shown it in front of others all these years, the caution toward the sect has always existed in his heart.

Being able to cultivate to the late stage of Jin Dan with four-spirit-root aptitude and lead the entire family to develop to the present, apart from personal opportunity, this cautious character also has a great influence on Song Qingming.

Fortunately, although the "Xiaoyao Sect" has had some suspicions about the back of "Funiu Mountain" these years, it has never used it as an excuse to suppress the Song family, and Song Qingming has tried his best to maintain the relationship between the family and the sect quite well.

Now that Bai Yuxian has broken through to the Nascent Soul realm, the sect will definitely expand its strength next. As long as the Song family follows the "Xiaoyao Sect" at this time, they can also get some benefits.

Therefore, the more it is at this time, the more the family cannot give others an excuse to suppress them. Otherwise, once the sect is suspicious, the Song family will not get benefits, and I fear they will also have grudges with the sect.

"Yuanfang, go handle this matter first. Remember to seal the news well and let the people below shut their mouths. No one is allowed to discuss this matter again.

After two years when the sect stabilizes, no one should care about this matter anymore.

It's fine to be generous to others at ordinary times, and I also support everyone, but if you encounter such a situation concerning the safety of the family in the future, handling this matter still needs to be decisive.

Even if it requires some sacrifice, don't let others easily find an excuse to suppress the family. We are not loose cultivators who are alone; there are so many clansmen and bloodlines behind us that need protection, so we still need to consider more for the family when encountering things.

How many cultivation families in the cultivation world will decline after becoming strong? Although the family is thriving now, we still need to be prepared for danger in times of peace and must not become the second Ma family."

Hearing Song Qingming's teachings, Song Yuanfang was touched in his heart and understood his painstaking efforts, and immediately nodded seriously.

Just as Song Qingming worried, the family has developed too fast these years, and those juniors who have just entered the Dao in the clan simply cannot experience the hardships of Song Qingming and Song Qingyu and others in creating the family foundation.

Over time, it is inevitable that some people will be negligent and not take the family's warnings seriously. Song Qingming's serious treatment of this matter is also to warn these people.

The Ma family rebelled against the sect back then, and the family was forced to leave for the Yue Kingdom, and even the Jin Dan clan leader died in the hands of the "Xiaoyao Sect." It has only been a hundred years since the lesson, and Song Yuanfang and the others are naturally very clear about it.

Those of them who manage the family, even if they cannot carry forward the family in the future, cannot let the family fall into the end of the Ma family in their hands.

Thinking of this, Song Yuanfang's gaze also became firm, and after responding, he left the spot and went to the "Discussion Hall" at the foot of the mountain.

"Siyuan, seeing Senior Sister Bai break through to the Nascent Soul realm this time, I also have some insights in my heart. Next, I fear I will be in seclusion for a period of time. You help take care of the family matters more."

"If I encounter an emergency when I am in seclusion, you must tell me immediately.

Although the demon clan does not have much advantage on the surface and will not easily move south, these demon experts are not easy to guess. During this period, often tell everyone not to relax their vigilance."

"Husband, just go into seclusion with peace of mind. There will be no problems with the family matters with me and Yuanfang. Qingyu is not a careless person, and I will remember to remind them."

After giving instructions to Huang Siyuan, Song Qingming returned directly to his cave dwelling and began his own seclusion cultivation.

Since obtaining the cultivation insights given by Feng He two years ago, Song Qingming had been painstakingly studying them for two years, equivalent to being personally guided by a Nascent Soul cultivator, and he had gained a lot from it.

This time, going to "Guyang Mountain" to protect the Dao, Song Qingming witnessed Bai Yuxian condensing the Nascent Soul and successfully breaking through the realm.

At that time, a bit of insight into cultivation suddenly appeared in his mind. The cultivation bottleneck that had been troubling Song Qingming for years also appeared to loosen after that moment.

Therefore, after returning to the family, Song Qingming could not care about other matters, hurriedly took advantage of the fact that this bit of insight in his body had not yet dissipated, prepared carefully, and began seclusion to break through the cultivation realm.

Song Qingming's cultivation had already reached the peak of the seventh layer of Jin Dan. This seclusion, as expected, did not let him down.

After refining a high-tier spiritual elixir refined by Huang Siyuan, Song Qingming, with the insight in his body, finally successfully broke through his own cultivation bottleneck half a year later and successfully advanced to the eighth layer of Jin Dan.

After breaking through the cultivation, feeling the growth of his own magic power, Song Qingming also showed a bit of joy on his face.

Since entering the peak of the seventh layer of Jin Dan, Song Qingming had not made any progress in his cultivation for more than ten years, making him feel a bit confused about his future Dao path.

This very smooth breakthrough in cultivation also allowed Song Qingming to restore his inner self-confidence.

Next, as long as Song Qingming breaks through the last layer of the Jin Dan realm and raises his cultivation to the ninth layer of Jin Dan, Song Qingming can prepare for attempting to break through to Nascent Soul.

After spending a few more days in the cave dwelling to stabilize his cultivation realm, Song Qingming, who had been in seclusion for more than half a year, opened the restriction at the entrance of his cave dwelling and walked out.

After walking out of the cave dwelling, he happened to see a ray of morning sun rising in the distant sky.

Looking at the rare beautiful scenery in the sky, Song Qingming flew directly to the mountain peak and stood on the side watching the sunrise.

Not long after, a white-clothed figure appeared beside Song Qingming again; it was Huang Siyuan, who had just received the news of his exit from seclusion.

Seeing that Song Qingming had successfully broken through the cultivation realm, Huang Siyuan was also very happy, looking at the sunrise in the sky and smiling: "Husband, this breakthrough in cultivation is so smooth. I think it won't be long before you can advance to the ninth layer of Jin Dan."

Song Qingming smiled and shook his head: "The Jin Dan late-stage realm is more difficult to walk every step than before. Where can we calculate these things?

Let the cultivation matter follow fate, just like me this time. When the opportunity comes, there is always hope for a successful breakthrough."

After the two looked at each other, Song Qingming pulled Huang Siyuan to find a clean place to sit down and enjoyed the beautiful scenery of the sunrise over the sea of clouds outside the mountain peak together.

Song Qingming and Huang Siyuan have been Dao companions for many years. Although their days are a bit plain, the two understand each other's hearts, and their relationship is quite stable.

Looking at Song Qingming sitting quietly beside him, Huang Siyuan also felt very solid in her heart and could not help but lean her head on his shoulder.

"Husband, although the Nascent Soul realm is a bit far from us, I always feel that you will definitely be able to walk to this step like Senior Sister Bai in the future.

I don't know if I and Qingyu will have the opportunity to continue to follow your footsteps in the future."

Hearing Huang Siyuan's emotion, Song Qingming turned his head and sighed with a smile: "You also know that breaking through to the Nascent Soul realm is not an easy thing for us. Why suddenly think so far!

The road of cultivation is long and far. It is difficult to predict where we can walk in the end.

Regardless of whether we have the opportunity to go further in the future, anyway, we still have hundreds of years now. It is not a wasted life to live the remaining days well."

"Hmm! When I was still in Qinghe Market back then, I didn't dare to think about Foundation Establishment. How could I have thought that I would one day successfully establish Jin Dan and stand here with you." Huang Siyuan nodded slightly, a satisfied smile appearing on the corner of her mouth.

Seeing this, Song Qingming looked into the distance and continued: "Although the Nascent Soul Dao is not easy, it is not something we cannot touch at all. It's just that I really don't have much confidence in this at the moment.

But don't worry! If I really have the opportunity to cultivate to the Nascent Soul realm in the future, I will definitely try my best to support you.

By that time, we will already be standing at the top of the cultivation world, and others in the family will have grown up. I will take you to see more beautiful scenery everywhere."

"Good! If that day really comes, no matter where you want to go, I will be with you."

Looking at the morning sun slowly rising in the distance, which had dispersed the fog beside him, Song Qingming smiled, stood up, pulled Huang Siyuan, and walked back to the cave dwelling together.

The two had not seen each other for more than half a year, and it was a rare happy event for Song Qingming to break through his cultivation. Huang Siyuan also put down the chores in her hand and accompanied Song Qingming in the cave dwelling for a period of time.

Two months later, in the family "Hui Xian Pavilion."

On this day, Song Qingming had just finished practicing and was sitting in the family "Hui Xian Pavilion" drinking tea and reading books, when he suddenly heard a report from downstairs.

After putting down the book in his hand and responding.

Not long after, Song Yuanfang, holding a red invitation, walked quickly to Song Qingming and handed the invitation to him.

"Seventh Grand-Uncle, just received an invitation from the sect, inviting you to attend the celebration of Chen Chen Laozu Bai in a month."

"Oh! Holding a celebration in a month, is it so fast?" Song Qingming, who took the invitation, opened it and looked at it, then nodded with some surprise.

After Bai Yuxian broke through to the Nascent Soul realm, the sect, under the arrangement of Supreme Elder Li Mufeng, had decided to hold a grand "Nascent Soul Celebration" for her. Song Qingming had known about this matter long ago.

However, he did not expect that it had only been more than half a year, and Bai Yuxian's "Nascent Soul Celebration" was already prepared.

It seems that the sect is indeed a bit anxious to announce to the outside world that she has successfully formed the Nascent Soul.

"Yuanfang, go send a letter to Bai Shiling and let Qingyu come back. Also, go to the family's Hidden Gold Pavilion to see if there are any suitable spiritual items for gifts and prepare some for me first.

This time the sect is holding a Nascent Soul celebration, which is definitely different from the past. Don't be stingy with spiritual items and make us look petty."

"Seventh Grand-Uncle, don't worry, I will arrange it immediately!" After Song Yuanfang responded, he left the "Hui Xian Pavilion" directly.

After putting away the teacup on the side, Song Qingming was about to go to the family "Alchemy Pavilion" to tell Huang Siyuan about the celebration, but just as he walked out of the "Hui Xian Pavilion," he saw her in white walking toward him with a happy face from afar.

"So happy, could it be that you already know about the invitation, Siyuan!"

Huang Siyuan, upon hearing this, looked at Song Qingming with some doubt, then shook her head: "I just finished seclusion refining elixirs and don't know what invitation you are talking about."

"Oh! Then what is the matter that makes you so happy?" (End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 747 =====