Chapter 762: A Turn of Events, The Arrival of Feng He

In a cave with abundant spiritual energy at the top of the rear mountain of "Qinghe Fang."

After Xu Qingyin finished boiling a cup of medicinal tea, she slowly poured it into a porcelain bowl on the table, then carried the medicinal tea and turned to enter a stone room next door.

"Senior Sister, I have already dissolved the elixir into the medicinal tea. If you drink it directly, it should be able to refine it faster."

Li Xiuning, who was meditating on a futon, saw Xu Qingyin walking in with the porcelain bowl, hurriedly put away her magic power, squeezed out a smile, and took the medicinal tea from her hand.

"Qingyin, you have been busy running around for me these days. It really has been hard on you. It's all my fault for being useless. Even though I have already refined a third-tier Recovery Pill, I still haven't been able to recover. I don't know how long I will drag you down."

"Senior Sister, what are you saying? Is there any talk of dragging down between us? If it weren't for your support all the way back then, how could I have had the opportunity to successfully reach Foundation Establishment? I'm afraid my path would have been cut off long ago, and I would have followed Master."

Hearing Xu Qingyin's answer, Li Xiuning put away the smile on her face and sighed again: "Senior Sister knows that you are kind-hearted and will remember my kindness for a lifetime. Otherwise, if it were someone else, they would have abandoned me long ago."

"It's just a pity that my body hasn't shown much improvement even after taking so many spirit elixirs. I'm afraid there's no hope for me in this life."

"Junior Sister, you are still young. Your path will definitely be more than this in the future. You must also consider yourself more and don't waste all your energy on me."

"Senior Sister, don't worry. A few days ago, I already asked Fellow Daoist Song to help purchase elixirs at Guiyun Fang. I think there should be news soon. Once Fellow Daoist Song sends the elixirs, I will pair them with medicinal tea to condition Senior Sister. This time, we will definitely be able to recover quickly."

Seeing that Li Xiuning had become somewhat pessimistic about her injuries, Xu Qingyin hurriedly encouraged her, her face still filled with a somewhat confident smile.

However, Li Xiuning, who had been comforted, did not change her expression. She still sighed with disappointment and said: "I know my own body; it's not that easy to recover, even if we buy them."

Just as Li Xiuning was speaking, a fluctuation suddenly came from the formation outside the cave, and then a white sound-transmission talisman flew in and fell into Xu Qingyin's hand.

"It's from Fellow Daoist Song. He should have helped buy the elixirs. Senior Sister, you finish drinking the medicine first, and I will go down the mountain to find Fellow Daoist Song and take the elixirs back."

After Xu Qingyin finished speaking, she didn't care about what Li Xiuning hadn't finished saying, and immediately turned and walked quickly toward the outside of the cave.

"Junior Sister, wait!"

However, before Xu Qingyin had walked a few steps, she was called to a stop by Li Xiuning, who was sitting on the side. Immediately after, Li Xiuning used magic to take out a second-tier top-grade flying sword from the storage bag on her body and handed it to Xu Qingyin.

"Senior Sister, isn't this your favorite flying sword? What are you doing?"

Seeing the confused look on Xu Qingyin's face, Li Xiuning hurriedly explained: "Recently, Fellow Daoist Song has sent me medicine several times but refused to accept spirit stones. He must also know that we are not well-off, which is why he did this."

"I can't use this magic tool right now. Junior Sister, you take it to the marketplace and sell it first. After you get the spirit stones, return the spirit stones that Fellow Daoist Song used to help purchase the elixirs."

"Right now, we have let others help us with so many things; we cannot owe this favor anymore."

Seeing that her Senior Sister's attitude was very firm, Xu Qingyin could only nod slightly, didn't say anything more, put away the flying sword in her hand, and turned to walk out of the cave.

Xu Qingyin, who came to the marketplace at the foot of the mountain, soon found Song Yuanhao, who was patiently drinking tea outside a teahouse, and walked toward his location with a smile on her face.

"Fellow Daoist Song, have you come to find me because there is news about the elixirs?"

Seeing Xu Qingyin walking over, Song Yuanhao nodded with a smile, then took a white jade bottle from his body and handed it to her.

"I was lucky this time. As soon as I went to Guiyun Fang, I happened to find the elixirs you wanted at the Tiandan Pavilion. This is the last one in the entire marketplace. Fortunately, I went in time, otherwise, I would have been beaten to it by someone else and made a wasted trip."

Seeing the white jade bottle taken out by Song Yuanhao, Xu Qingyin was overjoyed and hurriedly took it.

After opening the jade bottle and taking a look, confirming that there was no major problem with the quality of the elixir, Xu Qingyin finally felt relieved.

Next, she didn't rush to put away the elixir, but used magic to take out a bag of spirit stones from her storage bag and placed it directly on the table between the two.

"Thank you, Fellow Daoist Song, for your help in buying these elixirs. Please accept these spirit stones first. Another day, when Senior Sister's injuries are better, we will find an opportunity to thank you properly."

Seeing the spirit stones that Xu Qingyin took out and placed on the table, Song Yuanhao hurriedly waved his hand at her: "This was just a small favor and didn't cost many spirit stones."

"These spirit stones are not something I urgently need right now. Right now, you still need spirit stones for expenses everywhere in the marketplace. Fellow Daoist, you should keep them for a rainy day. There is no need to be so anxious. It won't be too late to return them to me when you are well-off."

"Fellow Daoist has helped several times but is unwilling to accept my spirit stones. This has already made me somewhat embarrassed to speak to you again. Today, please don't be polite with me anymore."

"Otherwise, even if this elixir is important to me, I would never dare to accept it and can only return it to Fellow Daoist first." After Xu Qingyin finished speaking, she calmly placed the elixir in her hand back on the table.

Seeing that Xu Qingyin's attitude this time was different from the past and very firm, Song Yuanhao suddenly showed a wry smile, nodded slightly, and then put away the spirit stone bag on the table.

Seeing Song Yuanhao accept her spirit stones, Xu Qingyin finally breathed a sigh of relief and smiled as she took back the white jade bottle on the table.

After completing the exchange of elixirs and spirit stones, seeing the smile return to Xu Qingyin's face, Song Yuanhao then took the initiative to pour a cup of spirit tea for Xu Qingyin on the side and invited her to sit down.

"How have Fellow Daoist Li's injuries been recovering recently? Are they not better than before?"

After the two chatted for a few words in the teahouse, Song Yuanhao changed the topic and asked about the recovery of Li Xiuning's injuries.

Xu Qingyin, who had just received the elixir, did not want to hear Song Yuanfang ask about Li Xiuning's injuries at this moment. A trace of confusion suddenly appeared on her face, and she no longer had the confidence she had in front of her Senior Sister before.

"Recently, Senior Sister has taken many elixirs. Although her complexion looks better than before, I don't know why there has been no improvement. I don't know if the elixirs this time will have any effect."

"This... some healing elixirs may not take effect too quickly. Fellow Daoist Xu, don't be too anxious. Patiently wait for a period of time, and Fellow Daoist Li will slowly get better."

Facing Song Yuanhao's comfort, Xu Qingyin smiled helplessly and nodded: "For more than a year, in order to buy healing elixirs, we have not only used up the spirit items left by Master, but even sold several magic tools on Senior Sister's body."

"Right now, just as Fellow Daoist Song thought, we really don't have many spirit stone savings left. If Senior Sister still cannot recover after another period of time, I might take Senior Sister back to the Song State first and then slowly recuperate."

"Fellow Daoist wants to return to the Song State?" Hearing Xu Qingyin's idea of going back, Song Yuanhao's expression changed, and he couldn't help but ask again.

After receiving the other party's nod of confirmation, Song Yuanhao was silent for a moment, then continued: "I know the few fellow daoists stationed in this Qinghe Fang. Later, I will say hello to them. Fellow Daoist Xu, feel free to live here; there won't be any trouble."

"I understand Fellow Daoist Song's good intentions, but now that Senior Sister's injuries have not improved, it is useless for us to keep living here. Instead of forcing ourselves to stay and keep troubling you, it is better to go back early and save some worry."

Xu Qingyin knew in her heart that Song Yuanhao sincerely wanted to help her, but as she said, the main purpose of coming to the Wei State this time was to find healing elixirs for Li Xiuning.

Now that the spirit stones on both of them have been spent, they are unwilling to keep troubling Song Yuanhao for help, and there is no point in staying any longer.

Seeing that the other party already had her own ideas, Song Yuanhao did not choose to continue speaking, but silently picked up the spirit tea on the table and took a sip.

"Fellow Daoist Song, I still have to go back to boil medicine for Senior Sister, so I won't bother you anymore. I will take my leave today."

"Fellow Daoist, walk quickly!"

Seeing Xu Qingyin stand up to take her leave, Song Yuanhao did not speak to keep her, bowed in return, and watched her turn and leave.

After Xu Qingyin had been gone for a while, Song Yuanhao, who had been sitting alone in the teahouse for a long time, got up and left the teahouse, walking straight toward the entrance of the marketplace.

Just as he walked not far from the entrance of the marketplace, Song Yuanhao suddenly found a very familiar figure in front of him. Surprised, he hurriedly stepped forward and bowed.

"Seventh Grand-Uncle, why have you come here?"

Song Qingming, who had just entered the marketplace, glanced at Song Yuanhao in front of him and replied directly: "I came here naturally because I have some things to deal with. It's you who are not staying in Yinfeng Ridge; why did you run here today?"

"I came here because Fellow Daoist Xu has something to ask me for help. I came to deliver healing elixirs to her Senior Sister."

Facing Song Qingming's serious inquiry, Song Yuanhao did not hide anything and directly told Song Qingming about Xu Qingyin asking him for help to purchase elixirs.

Hearing Song Yuanhao's answer, Song Qingming's face suddenly showed a bit of doubt, and he asked with some confusion: "Didn't you already give them a third-tier Recovery Pill last time? Logically speaking, it should be enough for her Senior Sister to use for healing. Why is there still no improvement in her injuries? Is there something wrong with the elixir, or did something go wrong when she was refining it?"

"This... Seventh Grand-Uncle, I don't know exactly why Fellow Daoist Li's injuries haven't improved. However, I have already asked them about the elixir, and there is no quality problem."

"Since there is no problem with the elixir, is it possible that her injury situation is a bit wrong?"

After Song Qingming stood on the spot and pondered for a moment, he continued to say to Song Yuanhao on the side: "Yuanhao, don't rush back yet. Go find them again."

"Just say that I want to see that injured Fellow Daoist Li in a while, and let them wait for me at Xianfeng Tower for a while. I will come over immediately after I finish my business here." "Seventh Grand-Uncle, do you want to help her check her injuries?"

Hearing that his own Ancestor suddenly wanted to see Li Xiuning, Song Yuanhao first showed a look of surprise, and then confirmed it with some disbelief.

Song Qingming had been in Core Formation for so many years. As a high-and-mighty Core Formation cultivator in the cultivation world, most of his time over the years had been spent cultivating on his own spirit mountain, and he rarely spent energy to actively inquire about the affairs of a Foundation Establishment cultivator below.

What's more, Li Xiuning was just a foreign rogue cultivator and not a cultivator familiar with the Song family.

At the beginning, Song Qingming agreed to exchange a third-tier low-grade "Recovery Pill" for them entirely because he saw that Xu Qingyin had a favor to Song Yuanhao, so he helped them.

Logically speaking, the Song family had already repaid this favor by giving them the elixir. As for whether Li Xiuning's injuries were good or not after taking the elixir, these had nothing to do with "Mount Funiu," and Song Qingming did not need to specifically inquire about the affairs of Xu Qingyin's Senior and Junior Sisters now.

Seeing the confusion on Song Yuanhao's face, Song Qingming thought for a while and did not directly state his intention to him, but smiled and explained:

"No matter what, the elixir for her healing was given by our Mount Funiu. Regardless of whether others say there is a problem or not, we must try our best to figure out what is going on."

"If there is really a problem with the elixir, if we don't find the cause now, it will be troublesome if something really happens because of this in the future."

"You just need to tell them that I am just passing by and helping to check her injuries. Don't tell them my thoughts just now, so they don't overthink it."

Before learning that Li Xiuning's injuries had not improved after retreating to heal, seeing Xu Qingyin always worried about this, Song Yuanhao also wanted to help them very much.

It was just that Li Xiuning's injuries were too severe, and even third-tier elixirs didn't work. Ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivators couldn't find the problem at all. Song Yuanhao was also powerless, so he could only try his best to help Xu Qingyin go out to purchase some elixirs.

Recently, Song Yuanhao also had the idea of asking the family's ancestors for help.

It was just that the family had already helped him repay this favor to Xu Qingyin last time. Song Yuanhao really couldn't open his mouth to ask the ancestors to help them again, so he had never told others about this.

Hearing that Song Qingming wanted to help check Li Xiuning's injuries because he was worried that the elixir the Song family gave before might have a problem, Song Yuanhao was overjoyed and immediately understood his meaning, nodding directly.

"Seventh Grand-Uncle, I know what to do. Don't worry, I will go tell them now." After Song Yuanhao finished speaking, he immediately turned and walked quickly toward the rear mountain of the marketplace, and a smile slowly appeared on his face.

Before hearing that Xu Qingyin was about to give up and wanted to take Li Xiuning back to the Song State together.

Song Yuanhao never expected that in just a moment, he would hear Song Qingming take the initiative to say he wanted to check Li Xiuning's injuries, making this matter suddenly take a turn for the better.

At this moment, Song Yuanhao was also overjoyed and couldn't help but speed up his pace, wanting to tell Xu Qingyin and the other two this good news quickly.

Seeing the happy look on Song Yuanhao's face when he left, a smile also appeared on Song Qingming's face. After shaking his head slightly, he turned and walked toward the other end of the marketplace street.

Because of the rise of the Song family over the years, the entire Qinghe County has developed very rapidly, and the number of cultivators has increased several times compared to a hundred years ago.

Although "Chiyan Fang," created by the Song family in the north, has absorbed many Qinghe County cultivators to purchase spirit items over the years, "Qinghe Fang" has not been greatly affected by this, and the number of cultivators coming and going on the street has actually increased quite a bit compared to a hundred years ago.

Since reaching Core Formation, Song Qingming has rarely come to "Qinghe Fang." Looking at the many familiar shops on the street, many memories left here back then also appeared in his mind.

Two hundred years have passed like an arrow. When he first came to "Qinghe Fang," Song Qingming was just a weak and immature little Qi Condensation cultivator. Now, he has grown into a famous Core Formation Ancestor.

Song Qingming, walking on the street of the marketplace, slowly scanned the shops on the street and soon arrived outside an ordinary century-old shop at the corner of the street.

Standing outside the door and looking at the signboard hanging on the door head above the shop, it was still the same as it was back then, with no changes. It was just that there was an extra small stall at the entrance, on which were placed more than a dozen low-tier puppet beasts of different shapes.

The boss sitting behind the stall was a young man with an ordinary appearance, who was repairing a wolf-shaped "puppet beast" that had not been completed in his hand, looking very focused.

After seeing this stall, Song Qingming turned and walked into a small alley next to it with a calm expression. After a while, when he came out again, there was an extra black bamboo hat on top of his head, carefully covering his entire appearance.

"Fellow Daoist, may I ask how many spirit stones this puppet beast costs?"

Just as Song Qingming walked over, a passing female cultivator saw a rabbit-shaped "puppet beast" on the stall that looked very good, so she came to the front of the stall, picked up the "puppet beast," and asked the boss.

Seeing a customer coming, the young man who was repairing the "puppet beast" in his hand did not put down the unfinished work in his hand, but just glanced at the other party quickly, and then quickly spat out a somewhat casual sentence.

"Twenty spirit stones!"

"What...? It's just a primary puppet beast, and you dare to ask me for twenty spirit stones. I think you are crazy about spirit stones!"

Hearing the price spoken by the young man, the female cultivator was shocked and scolded unhappily.

However, when the boss heard the other party's scolding, there was no major change on his face. He just continued to repair the "puppet beast" in his hand and ignored the other party.

"Don't think I don't understand and want to cheat me. This kind of puppet beast is just a bit good-looking, and its attack ability is not strong at all. I can give you ten spirit stones at most. If you agree, I will take this thing."

The woman seemed to like the "puppet beast" in her hand very much. Seeing that the boss didn't answer or pay attention to her, she still didn't give up and directly stated the price she wanted.

In her opinion, the young man in front of her looked like he was not deeply involved in the world and was learning from his elders. As long as she could patiently deal with him, the other party would mostly agree in the end.

But what the woman didn't expect was that before the boss sitting behind the stall could answer, a mysterious cultivator wearing a bamboo hat on the side suddenly spoke first.

"This thing is so exquisite, Fellow Daoist, isn't ten spirit stones a bit too little? I am willing to pay twenty spirit stones. Boss, how about you sell this puppet beast to me?"

Hearing Song Qingming on the side offering twenty spirit stones, the female cultivator whose cultivation was only at the fourth layer of Qi Condensation immediately turned black.

After scanning Song Qingming who made the offer, she turned to look at the stall boss sitting on the side, seemed to understand something, and showed a look of disdain to both of them.

"Humph! Don't think I can't see it. You two are singing in harmony, aren't you just trying to trick me into buying this thing at a high price?"

"Don't think I'm easy to cheat just because I'm young. Tell you, I am a cultivator of the Xu family of Wutong Mountain. My ancestors also have some friendship with Mount Funiu."

"You dare to set a trap on the street like this. Be careful, I will report to the marketplace law enforcement team and tear down your broken stall."

Seeing the woman in front of her with a haughty look, Song Qingming was not angry, but took out twenty spirit stones from the storage bag and placed them directly in front of the boss.

"I don't care if you are from Wutong Mountain or the Xu family. Anyway, I have taken a fancy to this spirit item today. If you want it, pay the spirit stones quickly. If you think it's expensive and can't afford it, then let this thing to me and don't shout here."

"As for you wanting to report to the law enforcement team, please do as you please!"

"Who said I can't afford it!"

Provoked by Song Qingming, the Xu family female cultivator suddenly became anxious. She also took out a bag of spirit stones from the storage bag and placed it on the stall, then said seriously to the boss: "Boss, look carefully, twenty spirit stones, not one less."

"However, I have one more thing to say. I will go to the law enforcement team to appraise this thing later. If the price difference is really too big, don't blame me for not reminding you now."

After speaking, the Xu family woman directly put away the "puppet beast" in her hand, glared at Song Qingming on the side with some displeasure, and turned to leave the stall.

Seeing this, Song Qingming didn't care. After the woman left, he turned to the young boss in front of him and bowed.

"Long time no see, Senior, your cultivation is becoming more and more profound. Junior pays his respects!"

Seeing Song Qingming step forward to salute him, Feng He put down the "puppet beast" in his hand and nodded to him with a smile.

"You are also not bad. In just a few years, your cultivation has improved quite a bit. It seems that the cultivation experience I gave you last time really helped."

"I was bored staying here these few days, so I set up this stall on a whim. The matter just now won't cause any trouble for Liufeng Hall, right!"

"Senior, don't worry. I have already given instructions about the things here. No matter what you do in Liufeng Hall, no one will come to disturb you."

Seeing this, Feng He nodded with satisfaction, then got up and put away the spirit stones given by the woman just now, showing a smile: "You helped me earn a few more spirit stones today, so I can't let you, this Song family Ancestor, work in vain."

"How about coming in with me to taste a few cups of the new spirit tea I got?"

"Junior would be honored!" (End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 763 =====