Chapter 807: Proactive Marriage Alliance, Meeting Liu Xu Qingyin Again

Since the Zhang family settled in "Mount Tiexian Fortress," Zhang Zhang Tieyang had always intended to be on good terms with the Song family, which had already become the premier cultivation family in Wei Guo.

Over the years, the Zhang family not only had many business dealings with the Song family, but because the Song family had Huang Huang Siyuan, a high-tier alchemist, Zhang Zhang Tieyang would occasionally personally go to "Mount Funiu Mountain" to purchase high-tier pills that were hard to find on the market in cooperation with the Song family.

The Foundation Establishment pill that Zhang Chen Yurong used to successfully achieve Foundation Establishment was also very likely from the Song family's "Mount Funiu Mountain."

However, regarding Zhang Zhang Tieyang's intentional show of goodwill, Song Song Qingming had always followed the principle of reciprocity, neither intentionally drawing him in nor deliberately distancing himself from the other party.

After all, both the Zhang family and the Song family were Jin Dan immortal clans that had dominated one side under the "Xiaoyao Sect." If the two families were too close, Song Song Qingming was also afraid that the sect would have some misunderstandings about this.

Suddenly hearing Zhang Zhang Tieyang wanting to form a marriage alliance with the Song family, Song Song Qingming was somewhat surprised, and he felt quite unexpected about this in his heart.

He also didn't expect that Zhang Zhang Tieyang, in order to want to draw "Mount Funiu Mountain" and the Song family closer, would not even hesitate to send out his most proud Foundation Establishment descendant.

However, although Song Song Qingming had no interest in the marriage alliance proposed by Zhang Zhang Tieyang in his heart.

But in front of the other party, Song Song Qingming did not directly refuse and sweep Zhang Zhang Tieyang's face; he still chose to open his mouth to deal with him first, and then find a suitable excuse to refuse this matter later.

Zhang Zhang Tieyang was also an old fox who had been in Core Formation for many years. His understanding of human relationships was absolutely no worse than Song Song Qingming's, and he would naturally understand his intention by then.

Hearing what Song Song Qingming said, Zhang Zhang Tieyang paused for a moment before opening his mouth to say to him: "When I sipped tea with Senior Brother Song last time, I saw that the young friend by your side was upright in character, and his appearance and temperament were also excellent."

"I wonder if Senior Brother Song thinks this girl of mine is a match for him!"

"Junior Brother Zhang is talking about Song Yuanhao?"

Song Song Qingming looked at Zhang Zhang Tieyang with some difficulty upon hearing this, and then slowly explained to him:

"Song Yuanhao's character doesn't have any major problems, and he is not much different from your junior."

"It's just that Song Yuanhao already has a sweetheart in his heart, and I estimate that they will conclude a dual-cultivation partnership soon. I fear this matter will disappoint Junior Brother Zhang."

Seeing that Zhang Zhang Tieyang had taken a fancy to Song Song Yuanhao, who had come with him, Song Song Qingming was not too surprised in his heart.

Song Song Yuanhao's cultivation had now reached the peak of the eighth layer of Foundation Establishment, and he was a rare dual-spirit-root cultivator in the cultivation world. With the support of Song Song Qingming and the others in the future, there was a very high probability that he could reach the Jin Dan realm.

If Zhang Chen Yurong could be allowed to become a dual-cultivation partner with Song Song Yuanhao, this would be a very favorable thing for the Zhang family, which had already planned to take root in the Wei Guo cultivation world.

Perhaps in the future, when the older generation of Jin Dan cultivators like Song Song Qingming passed away, Song Song Yuanhao might take over the family and become the new clan leader of the Song family.

It's just that what Zhang Zhang Tieyang didn't know was that Song Song Yuanhao already had someone he liked first, and it was certainly difficult for the two of them to be matched together.

The fact that Song Song Yuanhao and Xu Xu Qingyin admired each other had actually not been too much of a secret within the Song family for a long time. As long as Zhang Zhang Tieyang sent someone to inquire about it in the future, he would basically be clear about it.

Therefore, just as Zhang Zhang Tieyang finished speaking, Song Song Qingming directly explained the matter of Song Song Yuanhao already having someone he liked, wanting to use this to dispel the other party's idea.

It was just that Zhang Zhang Tieyang, upon hearing that Song Song Yuanhao already had someone in his heart, although he had regrets, did not completely give up because of this, and smiled again to reply to Song Song Qingming: "Haha! Senior Brother Song is wrong. Since Song Yuanhao hasn't determined his dual-cultivation partner yet, this matter hasn't been completely decided. Perhaps if we let the two juniors have some contact, there might be a turn for the better."

"Moreover, for us cultivators, as long as we don't slack off in our own cultivation, having three wives and four concubines is not a strange thing."

"Senior Brother Song, rest assured, as long as he doesn't wrong my Chen Yurong in the future, I, as an elder, certainly won't say anything more."

Zhang Zhang Tieyang had been a person who understood how to enjoy life with many wives and concubines throughout his life of cultivation, and he was naturally extremely open-minded about these worldly things like wine, sex, wealth, and anger.

Hearing Song Song Qingming use Xu Xu Qingyin to block this matter, he immediately waved his hand, showing a generous appearance, and in his heart, he was still extremely trying to match Song Song Yuanhao and Zhang Chen Yurong.

Seeing that Zhang Zhang Tieyang had not given up, Song Song Qingming could only shake his head with a smile:

"Junior Brother thinking this way is also right. Since this is a matter of a lifetime for the juniors, it is good for us elders to facilitate it."

"But there is no need to be too forceful about this, otherwise if they don't live well in the future, they will inevitably complain about you and me. I think it is better to let nature take its course; we can let them have some contact first and see the situation before deciding!"

"That is excellent! That is also what I mean, Junior Brother. As long as Senior Brother Song does not object, I think there is great hope for this matter."

Seeing that Song Song Qingming did not object to the two having contact, Zhang Zhang Tieyang smiled slightly, and a bit of joy appeared in his heart. He bowed to Song Song Qingming.

After the two had talked, they walked out of the private room together and came to the lobby downstairs.

At this time, Zhang Chen Yurong, who was checking out at the counter, had just received the two pots of spirit wine prepared by the shopkeeper. Seeing Zhang Zhang Tieyang and Song Song Qingming walking down, she hurriedly stepped forward to bow to the two.

"Senior Brother Song, this spirit wine tastes good. You should take it and bring it back for the two Senior Sisters to taste; it is just a little token of my heart."

"Then I will thank Junior Brother Zhang on their behalf first!"

Seeing the spirit wine Zhang Chen Yurong sent to him, Song Song Qingming didn't stand on ceremony with the other party and accepted it directly.

Just as the three were about to turn and leave the restaurant, two young women suddenly walked in at the door.

When the figure of one of the women in purple clothes entered Song Song Qingming's eyes, it made his gaze move, and he couldn't help but feel a burst of surprise in his heart; he didn't expect that he would run into her here.

This woman in purple was the "Hunyuan Sect" Jin Dan elder, Liu Xu Qingyin, whom Song Song Qingming had encountered in "Taiyuehu" near Song Guo a few years ago.

Back then, after Song Song Qingming scavenged Ma Ma Wuchen's cave dwelling, he happened to run into this woman when he was escaping. Fortunately, Song Song Qingming had covered his identity in advance and was not recognized by the other party.

Running into Liu Xu Qingyin again, Song Song Qingming instinctively felt a bit surprised, but in the blink of an eye, he recovered, and with a calm expression, he walked forward with Zhang Zhang Tieyang and the others.

However, Liu Xu Qingyin was, after all, a peak Jin Dan cultivator. Such a small movement on Song Song Qingming's face at such a close distance did not escape her eyes, causing her gaze to quickly fall on the three of them.

Just as the two sides were about to brush past each other, Liu Xu Qingyin, who had walked into the restaurant, suddenly stopped and blocked Song Song Qingming and the others from the side.

"This fellow Daoist, what advice do you have?"

Seeing Liu Xu Qingyin suddenly blocking their way, Song Song Qingming and Zhang Zhang Tieyang both showed some confusion and asked the other party with a puzzled look.

Liu Xu Qingyin changed to a smiling face upon hearing this, bowed slightly to the two, and explained: "This concubine is Liu Xu Qingyin of the Hunyuan Sect, and this is my Junior Sister Gu Xiaoling."

"I heard the accent of the two fellow Daoists at the door just now; it seems they are also cultivators from the Fuyun Mountain Range, so I came to get to know them."

"I wonder which sect the two fellow Daoists are from? Can you introduce yourselves so we can make friends outside."

Hearing that the other party was a cultivator from the "Hunyuan Sect" of Song Guo, before Song Song Qingming could speak, Zhang Zhang Tieyang, who was standing to the side, smiled and bowed to reply: "Haha! I am Zhang Zhang Tieyang. Fellow Daoist Liu, Fellow Daoist Gu, greetings."

"The two of us are indeed cultivators from the Fuyun Mountain Range cultivation world, but we are cultivators of the Wei Guo Xiaoyao Sect."

"It doesn't matter if we get to know the two fairies outside, but I fear it is inappropriate to talk about making friends; I hope the two fairies can forgive us."

"Oh! So the two are fellow Daoists from the Xiaoyao Sect. It was this concubine and her sister who were too abrupt."

The "Hunyuan Sect" of Song Guo and the "Xiaoyao Sect" of Wei Guo belong to the eastern and western camps of the Fuyun Mountain Range, so the relationship between the two sects has always been quite ordinary, and they rarely interact proactively.

Hearing Zhang Zhang Tieyang claim to be from the "Xiaoyao Sect," Liu Xu Qingyin's expression changed, and she nodded to the two with a smile.

Just as Song Song Qingming and the three were about to turn and say goodbye, Liu Xu Qingyin turned and asked Song Song Qingming with a bow: "I wonder how to address this fellow Daoist? Please give me some pointers."

"Xiaoyao Sect, Song Song Qingming! Greetings, two fellow Daoists."

Seeing Liu Xu Qingyin's gaze fixed on him, Song Song Qingming didn't have much change in his expression and bowed to Liu Xu Qingyin and the other with a smile.

Subsequently, Song Song Qingming didn't pay any more attention to the other party and turned to leave the restaurant with Zhang Zhang Tieyang.

Until the three of them left, Liu Xu Qingyin still stood on the spot, looking thoughtful.

Another woman in yellow clothes standing beside her saw this and also noticed a trace of abnormality, asking Liu Xu Qingyin curiously via sound transmission: "Senior Sister Liu, what's wrong with you? Is there anything strange about these two?"

Hearing her companion's sound transmission, Liu Xu Qingyin finally came back to her senses and sighed with a solemn expression: "That Song Song Qingming just now, I don't know why, always makes me feel somewhat familiar, and his figure and cultivation are also somewhat similar to that loose cultivator from the East Sea I saw passing by that day."

"However, the sound of this person's voice is completely different, and I don't know if I have made a mistake."

"Oh! Senior Sister Liu means that this person is the loose cultivator who called himself Luo Luo Yulong that you saw when we were suppressing the demon cultivator Ma Ma Wuchen in Taiyuehu."

"Senior Sister, you wouldn't still be suspecting that he killed the demon Ma Ma Wuchen, would you!"

"Correct. This person not only has eighth-layer Jin Dan cultivation but is also a disciple of a Nascent Soul sect like the Xiaoyao Sect. His strength is certainly far from what an ordinary Jin Dan loose cultivator can compare to; it is not impossible that he had the ability to kill Ma Ma Wuchen." "I have even been suspecting that Ma Ma Wuchen's cave dwelling was taken by him first."

After Song Song Qingming fought Ma Ma Wuchen back then, it soon alarmed the cultivators of Song Guo nearby.

In order to clear the hidden danger of demon cultivators near the sect, the "Hunyuan Sect" sent several Jin Dan elders, including Liu Xu Qingyin, to search for traces of demon cultivators in "Taiyuehu."

They searched for more than half a month near the "deserted island" and really found the cave dwelling hidden by Ma Ma Wuchen, confirming Ma Ma Wuchen's identity from some things left inside.

It was just that the things in Ma Ma Wuchen's cave dwelling had long been moved away by Song Song Qingming, who had found the place first; not even a single formation was left behind.

Liu Xu Qingyin and the others were also unsure whether Ma Ma Wuchen had fled in a panic from that cave dwelling after the battle on the deserted island, or if his opponent who killed him had arrived first and taken the things inside.

Originally, Liu Xu Qingyin had almost forgotten about this, but this time, running into Song Song Qingming made her recall this matter, and she couldn't help but have a few more doubts in her heart.

The place where Song Song Qingming was blocked by her that day happened to be not far from Ma Ma Wuchen's cave dwelling. Plus, Song Song Qingming was wearing a bamboo hat at the time to deliberately cover his identity.

These various coincidental phenomena always made her suspect this matter. Later, she even specially sent people to inquire about the Jin Dan loose cultivator who called himself "Luo Luo Yulong" around Song Guo.

What surprised her was that this person seemed as if he had never been to the Fuyun Mountain Range; no one had ever heard of the name "Luo Luo Yulong," which once again deepened the doubts in Liu Xu Qingyin's heart.

"Haha! Senior Sister, they are people from the Xiaoyao Sect; they generally wouldn't go to our Song Guo. Could Senior Sister be thinking too much?"

"And I have heard of this Song Song Qingming before; he doesn't seem to be an inner-sect elder of the Xiaoyao Sect, but a guest elder from one of their vassal cultivation families."

"If this person can break through to the late stage of Jin Dan, he must have some cultivation talent."

"I don't believe that he alone could kill a peak Jin Dan great demon like Ma Ma Wuchen, unless it wasn't just Song Song Qingming who took action, but other Xiaoyao Sect elders participated in that great battle."

"The Xiaoyao Sect is tens of thousands of miles away from our Song Guo, and the appearance of demon cultivators causing trouble there wouldn't affect them. Why would they send people to Taiyuehu for no reason to help us deal with a demon like Ma Ma Wuchen."

"Oh! Is that so? Then it seems I might be overthinking it."

Hearing her companion's explanation, Liu Xu Qingyin nodded suddenly and then turned to walk into the restaurant with her.

And after leaving that restaurant, Song Song Qingming, who returned to his residence, kept recalling what happened during the day.

Although he knew the other party shouldn't have seen through his identity, through the contact during the day, Song Song Qingming clearly felt that Liu Xu Qingyin had some suspicions about him.

But fortunately, the day Song Song Qingming killed the demon Ma Ma Wuchen, he didn't do anything that harmed the interests of the "Hunyuan Sect"; on the contrary, he helped them solve a potential hidden danger.

Logically speaking, even if Liu Xu Qingyin had some suspicions, she wouldn't keep chasing him and follow him all the way to "Mount Wufeng Island."

The fact that the other party appeared here should just be a coincidence; it is highly probable that they, like Song Song Qingming, are preparing to go to "Lei Lei Yuanhai" to attend the trading assembly.

After running into Liu Xu Qingyin at the restaurant, in order not to attract the other party's attention and bring trouble to himself, Song Song Qingming didn't go out again for the next few days.

Until the "Star Sect" cultivators arrived and Chu Chu Fengping and the others had found a treasure ship to cross the sea, Song Song Qingming took Song Song Yuanhao and the others to board the high-tier treasure ship heading to "Lei Lei Yuanhai."

And Liu Xu Qingyin and the others didn't come to find him again later, which was indeed as Song Song Qingming expected; they appeared on the island also to represent the sect and go to attend the "Lei Lei Yuanhai" trading assembly.

After boarding the treasure ship and setting sail, Song Song Qingming finally set his mind at ease and slowly focused his attention on the high-tier treasure ship he was riding.

From the East Sea cultivation world to the "Lei Lei Yuanhai" cultivation world, which is hundreds of thousands of miles away, the outer sea that must be passed is extremely dangerous, filled with various high-tier demon beasts, and even Nascent Soul Demon Kings appear.

Even if they find the safest route, the treasure ship cannot avoid being harassed by demon beasts.

And in this boundless ocean, once the treasure ship is not strong enough and is destroyed by demon beasts, the cultivators on it who have nowhere to hide will inevitably end up in the bellies of demon beasts if they fall into the sea.

Therefore, only high-tier treasure ships that can resist those powerful demon beasts in the outer sea can provide a certain degree of safety for cultivators crossing the outer sea and help them reach the "Lei Lei Yuanhai" cultivation world on the other side of the ocean.

This is also an important channel connecting the "Lei Lei Yuanhai" cultivation world from the East Sea cultivation world; almost every year, a few large high-tier treasure ships travel between the two places, transporting supplies and cultivators needed by both places.

The high-tier treasure ship that Song Song Qingming and the others were riding, which was about a hundred zhang long, was controlled by a Nascent Soul sect in the East Sea cultivation world, and its quality had already reached the fourth-tier low-quality level.

This kind of high-tier treasure ship above the fourth tier, sailing at full speed, has a speed not inferior to that of an ordinary Nascent Soul cultivator, and can resist attacks from Nascent Soul-level Demon Kings.

But even so, if one is unlucky enough to encounter a siege by numerous high-tier demon beasts, the treasure ship still has the risk of capsizing.

At this time, it is necessary for the cultivators on the ship to help fight the demon beasts to help the treasure ship out of trouble. When Song Song Qingming was traveling in the East Sea cultivation world back then, he had long heard of some similar things.

However, the large treasure ship that Song Song Qingming and the others were taking to attend the trading assembly in the "Lei Lei Yuanhai" cultivation world had several times more cultivators on board than when they were transporting supplies.

And there were three Nascent Soul cultivators traveling together, including Bai Bai Yuxian, Zheng Wu Zitong, and the Supreme Elder of another Nascent Soul sect in the East Sea cultivation world, so the safety was much stronger than usual.

Because the two places are really too far apart, even if taking a high-tier treasure ship above the fourth tier, it would take at least half a year to go back and forth.

During this period, everyone on the treasure ship also experienced a relatively boring time; apart from daily meditation and cultivation, everyone could only stay on the ship and could not leave the treasure ship at will.

Jin Dan cultivators like Song Song Qingming, who would go into seclusion for several years at a time, were relatively more adaptable to this.

And Foundation Establishment cultivators like Song Song Yuanqian and the others felt somewhat bored after a long time. Unable to stand the boredom, they would often go out to visit other peers of the Xiaoyao Sect.

During this period, Zhang Chen Yurong, under Zhang Zhang Tieyang's intentional hints, also came to find Song Song Yuanhao to sip tea and chat, wanting to pull the relationship between the two closer.

Compared to the somewhat dull Song Song Changze, Song Song Yuanhao was relatively sensitive in terms of personal feelings. After just one contact, he saw through Zhang Chen Yurong's thoughts and directly found Song Song Qingming to inquire about this matter.

Regarding this, Song Song Qingming didn't choose to hide it from him and directly told Song Song Yuanhao about Zhang Zhang Tieyang's idea of wanting to form a marriage alliance with the Song family.

From the beginning, Song Song Qingming knew that this matter was unlikely, but in order not to reject Zhang Zhang Tieyang's face, he didn't refuse him to his face.

After Song Song Yuanhao came to him, Song Song Qingming immediately told him his meaning.

He only made one request to Song Song Yuanhao: no matter what, he must take care of the relationship between the two families and try to refuse the other party as tactfully as possible, without hurting Zhang Chen Yurong with his words.

Now that everyone is on the ship and sees each other every day, they have to consider the other party's face somewhat; otherwise, if Zhang Zhang Tieyang comes to him and says Song Song Yuanhao is bullying his junior, it would be somewhat ugly.

After returning to Wei Guo in the future, Song Song Qingming would naturally find an excuse to slowly refuse this matter.

Regarding this, although Song Song Yuanhao felt somewhat helpless in his heart, he didn't say much and nodded in agreement.

After the treasure ship sailed for more than a month, it soon entered the extremely dangerous outer sea. Song Song Yuanqian and the others on the ship also saw the powerful high-tier demon beasts of the outer sea for the first time.

Almost every few days, the treasure ship would be besieged by various sea demon beasts.

On this treasure ship, there were more than a dozen giant "Spirit Light Cannons" above the third tier. Ordinary low-tier demon beast groups of smaller scale would be directly dispersed by one shot.

And those large-scale ones mixed with Jin Dan Demon Kings were much harder to deal with.

Sometimes it even required the dozen or so giant "Spirit Light Cannons" on the treasure ship to attack together to repel them and make the treasure ship get rid of the siege of these demon beasts.

The most dangerous time was when the sailing treasure ship was suddenly besieged by a Nascent Soul Demon King with tens of thousands of demon beasts. The numerous low-tier cultivators on the ship were all scared by this scene.

In order to get out of the predicament, not only Song Song Qingming and the numerous Jin Dan cultivators, but even the few Nascent Soul Old Ancestors on the ship had to take action personally, leave the treasure ship, and fight a great battle with that Demon King in the sea.

It wasn't until hundreds of demon beast corpses were floating on the sea that the Nascent Soul Demon King, knowing he couldn't take down the treasure ship, decisively chose to retreat back into the sea, allowing everyone to survive this crisis.

Just like this, after sailing in the sea for a full half a year, one day the treasure ship suddenly sailed into a relatively calm blue sea surface.

Seeing the somewhat familiar sea color below, the cultivators on the ship who often traveled here couldn't help but burst into cheers.

Everyone then learned that they had successfully entered the "Lei Lei Yuanhai" cultivation world.

After entering this sea area, it was just as those cultivators said; the treasure ship never encountered a large-scale siege by high-tier demon beast groups again.

After sailing forward for about half a month, a blue island appeared in the distance ahead, and streaks of light, as well as flying ships and low-tier treasure ships driven by human cultivators, began to appear around the treasure ship.

After sailing in the sea for half a year, the numerous cultivators on the ship finally saw a large island with human cultivator activities.

Therefore, a trace of excitement couldn't help but appear in everyone's eyes. (End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 808 =====