[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-qinghe-song-clan":3,"chapter-the-qinghe-song-clan-the-song-clan-of-qinghe-chapter-22":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","The Qinghe Song Clan",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1927277,2615,"Chapter 22: Contention","the-song-clan-of-qinghe-chapter-22",22,"\u003Cp>In the pitch-black cave, a Wu family cultivator was limping and feeling his way forward slowly. After walking for dozens of zhang, he passed a cave paved with demon beast bones, but a faint blue light suddenly came from ahead. Thinking he had found the exit, he hurriedly quickened his pace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is a Water Spirit Fruit! Haha, I really didn't expect there to be a Water Spirit Fruit Tree in this place. This time I've made a fortune.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Ziyuan looked at the Water Spirit Fruit Tree emitting a dazzling blue flash in front of him with an excited look, without noticing a figure slowly approaching in the darkness not far away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who is it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fellow Daoist Wu, it's me. I'm Du Yuchen of the Du family. Keep your voice down, this seems to be the lair of a demon beast.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A figure slowly appeared in the darkness, his face full of panic. It was a Du family cultivator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So it's Brother Du, you scared me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Ziyuan saw that Du Yuchen's injuries were no better than his, and he was also in a mess, with a large piece of silt on his face, which looked a bit funny.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yesterday in the forest, he had also seen this person. He was about the same age as him, around thirty, and could be considered a young cultivator of this generation. His cultivation was only at the fifth layer of Qi Refining, and he was not valued in the eyes of the Du family cultivators, far less than his status in the Wu family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Wu Ziyuan's eyes, Du Yuchen's ability was average, and his cultivation was not as good as his. He slowly let down his guard in his heart and put away the flying sword in his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Speaking of which, these two and Song Qingming were indeed unlucky. When the three were collecting demon beast materials by the pool, because they were relatively close to the center of the pool, they were all rolled into the cave of the Black-Feathered Python by the vortex it created before they could react.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among the three, Song Qingming fell closer to the cave entrance and quickly found the exit. These two, because the place where they fell was too far from the cave entrance, stumbled and walked in the wrong direction, coming to the lair of the Black-Feathered Python here, and seeing this Water Spirit Fruit Tree could be considered a coincidence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fellow Daoist Wu, this really looks like a Water Spirit Fruit Tree. It's just a pity that the fruits on the tree will take at least a hundred years to ripen. They can't be sold for a single spirit stone if picked now. They are of no use to us. It's a pity.\" Du Yuchen said and sighed with some regret.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Wu Ziyuan heard this, his eyes turned and then said: \"Brother Du, this is not the case. Although this Water Spirit Fruit is useless to us now, this fruit tree is a second-tier spirit fruit tree and is of great value. As long as we can go back alive, report this matter to the family, and we will definitely get a lot of rewards, don't you think?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Wu Ziyuan finished speaking, a smile appeared on his face, as if the scene of him making a contribution again and receiving family rewards like last time appeared in his mind. As long as he told the family the news after going out, the clan leader would definitely look at him highly again, and he would be able to get more cultivation resources in the clan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Du Yuchen heard this, he opened his mouth, thought for a while, and then, as if he had suddenly realized, gently patted his head and nodded: \"Brother Wu is right. Why didn't I think of it just now? Brother Wu is still smart.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that Du Yuchen did not object, Wu Ziyuan continued: \"It's just that this place is extremely dangerous. I don't know what kind of demon beast rolled us into here just now, but its magical powers must be great. We should find a way to escape first.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After I was rolled in, I have been around here. There are caves everywhere in this cave, and I haven't found a way out. Brother Du, your brain is bright, where do you think we should go?\" Du Yuchen said with a simple and honest look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Ziyuan thought for a while and said: \"When I was rolled into the vortex, I seemed to see another person rolled in with us. Brother Du, have you seen this person?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Du Yuchen thought for a while, and suddenly shouted:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"By the way, Brother Wu, I just found a corpse in a cave ahead, which seems to be your clansman. I don't know if he was rolled into the cave with us.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Which one of my family is it? Do you know? Take me to see it quickly.\" Wu Ziyuan asked nervously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I was scared by that corpse just now and didn't walk close to look carefully. I just saw that he was dressed similarly to Brother Wu, so he should be your clansman. Don't worry, the corpse is in a cave not far ahead. I'll take you there.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Du Yuchen led Wu Ziyuan deeper into the cave and walked dozens of steps around to a cave. Sure enough, a corpse appeared not far ahead. Du Yuchen ran to the front and looked, shouting: \"Brother Wu, this person seems to be your clan leader.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Clan leader... How could this be?\" Wu Ziyuan followed and ran over in a panic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Ziyuan ran to Du Yuchen's side and looked. The person lying on the ground was a corpse with only the upper half left. He took a step forward and looked carefully, only to find that it was wrong. This person was wearing the silver magic robe unique to Liu family cultivators. He was about to turn around and question Du Yuchen, but he didn't want a bright cyan dagger to have penetrated his chest from his back at this moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Du Yuchen, you, you... why do you want to do this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Du Yuchen changed his simple and honest demeanor and revealed a sinister smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Humph, this Water Spirit Fruit Tree, you actually thought about informing the family. What can the Wu family give you? Throwing a few dozen spirit stones to send you away like a dog? Do you idiot know the true value of this Water Spirit Fruit Tree?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If I directly inform the Xiaoyao Sect of the news of this Water Spirit Fruit Tree, joining the Xiaoyao Sect in the future will definitely be no problem. Maybe I can exchange for a Foundation Establishment Pill immediately. How can someone short-sighted like you deserve to share this with me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fellow Daoist Du, don't kill me. I am willing to take a blood oath. After going out, I will never reveal today's events. I will pretend that I have never been here.\" Wu Ziyuan begged bitterly in horror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother Wu, don't you understand? As long as you are alive, you are a threat to me. I never like being threatened.\" Du Pingtao sneered, a trace of ruthlessness on his face, and kicked Wu Ziyuan to the ground again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Du Yuchen, do you really want to be so vicious? If you kill me, aren't you afraid that the Wu family will know about this in the future?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Vicious? Haha, isn't the cultivation world always like this? Even if you are surnamed Du, I will do the same today. As long as I can reach Foundation Establishment, whether it is the Wu family or the Du family, I can step on them under my feet, hahahaha...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Ziyuan struggled on the ground in despair, seemingly wanting to stand up. Just as he was about to stand up, a cold light crossed his throat, and Wu Ziyuan's body fell down unwillingly, without any movement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"An idiot like you can cultivate faster than me. Heaven is really unfair.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Du Yuchen was rolled into the cave, he happened to fall here. He immediately found the corpse of the Liu family elder, secretly took the storage bag on the Liu family elder, and stumbled to the Water Spirit Fruit Tree one step ahead of Wu Ziyuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After seeing the Water Spirit Fruit Tree, he was shocked and secretly planned to go directly to the Xiaoyao Sect to exchange the Water Spirit Fruit Tree for what he wanted after leaving here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as he wanted to leave this place first, he didn't want to hear Wu Ziyuan's footsteps coming here, so he could only hide in the depths of the cave darkness first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that only Wu Ziyuan came, and he happened to find the Water Spirit Fruit Tree, Du Yuchen had the intention to kill. He originally wanted to use the dim light in the cave to slowly approach and sneak attack Wu Ziyuan, but he didn't want Wu Ziyuan's cultivation to be higher than his, and he found him in advance when he was about to approach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Du Yuchen's injuries were actually not serious, and some of the embarrassed appearance just now was also deliberately pretended. Although Wu Ziyuan's injuries were heavier than his at that time, he did not act rashly and directly, but chose to deal with him falsely. His cultivation was not high, only at the fifth layer of Qi Refining. Facing Wu Ziyuan at the sixth layer of Qi Refining, even if it was a sneak attack, it was indeed difficult to have the confidence to win.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After lowering Wu Ziyuan's guard, he came up with this method and killed him here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he first walked into this cave, Du Yuchen pretended to lead the way and walked in front, using the corpse of the Liu family elder to make Wu Ziyuan mistakenly think that his clan leader had lost his mind. Then Du Yuchen sneaked behind and attacked with a knife to end him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Du Yuchen looked at the corpse on the ground, sneered a few times, confirmed that Wu Ziyuan had lost his breath, took the storage bag on his body, and disappeared into the dark cave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a stick of incense time,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A black giant python four or five zhang large flew back from a distance toward the pool. After circling the pool a few times, the giant python let out several huge roars at the pile of demon beast bones on the shore, and then plunged into the water, splashing a burst of water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, the Black-Feathered Python had always cared about the Water Spirit Fruit Tree in the cave and did not chase and kill everyone all the time. It only chased for more than ten miles and folded back to the pool. Most people, including Liu Tianlong, escaped from the dead, and only a few unlucky Liu family cultivators were swallowed into the belly by the Black-Feathered Python.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This battle can be described as heavy losses for the Liu family. Clan Leader Liu Tianlong was seriously injured, and two late-stage Qi Refining elders died in the demon beast's cave to cover Liu Tianlong's escape. After the Black-Feathered Python went ashore, it did not care about the cultivators of the other families and kept chasing behind the Liu family. Along the way, the Liu family lost several mid-stage Qi Refining cultivators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The losses of the other three families were okay, only one cultivator from each family was rolled into the pool and their life or death was unknown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter) ===== CHAPTER 23 =====\u003C\u002Fp>",1945,"2026-06-14T03:09:34.521Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","4093b3dc1bd973037354cacb5570fec0510020fde360ab00563d73135f94233e","the-song-clan-of-qinghe-chapter-23","the-song-clan-of-qinghe-chapter-21",846,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-qinghe-song-clan-cover.jpg"]