Chapter 340: Song Xinyu

Just as Song Qingming was talking to Feng He, a burst of spiritual power fluctuation from the formation suddenly came from the restriction he had set up at the door of the room.

After putting away the elixir and the crane puppet in his hand, Song Qingming stepped forward to remove the restriction and opened the door. Seeing a white-clothed man in his twenties standing at the door, a smile immediately appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"Nephew pays respects to Seventh Uncle!"

"We are family, no need for formalities when out and about. Come in quickly."

This white-clothed man was Song Xinyu, who had been in the Carefree Sect for many years. Ten years had passed, and Song Xinyu had shed his greenness in appearance, looking much more mature and steady.

"Seventh Uncle, why didn't you go directly to Mount Guyang when you came to see me? I haven't had the opportunity to entertain you properly all these years."

Song Qingming smiled and said, "It's good that you have this heart. I came here this time not only to see you but also to help your Aunt Qingyu find some spiritual items. Since Sixth Uncle left, all the big and small things in the family have been relying on me. I really haven't been able to get away these years, and I've neglected you a bit."

"My cultivation base has been able to progress so smoothly all these years, also thanks to the support of the clan. Seventh Uncle, your words make me feel a bit embarrassed!" A hint of a smile also appeared on Song Xinyu's face.

"Looking at your cultivation base, you have broken through to the ninth level of Qi Refining for a while. Are you ready for Foundation Establishment now?"

Hearing Song Qingming's question, Song Xinyu's face suddenly became serious. After thinking for a moment, he replied, "I broke through to the ninth level of Qi Refining a year ago. My foundation is not polished enough yet. I want to wait a few more years to establish my foundation, so that I can have a greater chance of success."

"How much is the sect merit you need to exchange for Foundation Establishment still short?" Song Qingming didn't take his words but asked directly about the most critical problem in Song Xinyu's Foundation Establishment.

Although Song Xinyu had been in the Carefree Sect for many years, it was still difficult for him to rely on himself to save enough sect merits to exchange for a Foundation Establishment Elixir. Back then, after Third Brother Song Qingze practiced to the ninth level of Qi Refining, he also fought for his life to perform many dangerous missions before he accumulated enough merits to exchange for a Foundation Establishment Elixir.

"I am still short of half of the merits in my hand. My master has already promised to lend me two thousand merits when the time comes. If I accumulate for a few more years, it shouldn't be much short." Song Xinyu replied with a relaxed face.

"It's enough to polish your foundation for another two years. Foundation Establishment is a matter that concerns your life's path, so it's better to be as early as possible. Don't delay it because of these spirit stones.

I have three thousand spirit stones here. Keep them well. Don't forget to prepare more auxiliary spiritual items when establishing your foundation. If something happens to your master's side, send a letter to the family. Now the family is not like before, and these spirit stones can still be taken out."

Hearing this, Song Xinyu, holding the storage bag full of heavy spirit stones that Song Qingming put in his hand, felt mixed feelings in his heart. For a moment, he didn't know how to reply, so he could only lower his head to hide his already red eyes.

"The family sent you to the Carefree Sect, and they also have high hopes for you. Naturally, they won't ignore your path. However, the matter of Foundation Establishment still depends on your own luck. I hope you can grasp this opportunity well and not live up to everyone's expectations of you." After Song Qingming finished speaking, he stepped forward and patted Song Xinyu on the shoulder, telling him to put away the spirit stones in his hand quickly.

After the uncle and nephew talked about some family affairs, Song Qingming got up and sent him away from Yangshan Market. When they parted, Song Qingming also handed the Foundation Establishment experience he brought from the clan to Song Xinyu.

This time Song Qingming came to Yangshan Market, besides purchasing spiritual items, the most important thing was Song Xinyu's Foundation Establishment. Back then, when Song Qingming sent him to the Carefree Sect, he had already decided to support him in Foundation Establishment as much as possible. Now that Song Qingming had done everything he could, the rest would depend on his personal fortune.

After seeing Song Xinyu off, Song Qingming did not stay in Yangshan Market for too long and set off to return to Qinghe County early the next morning.

Just after returning to Mount Funiu, before Song Qingming returned to his cave dwelling, he learned from the clansmen about the big battle at Mount Baiyang that happened more than ten days ago. He immediately came to Song Qingyu's cave dwelling and carefully asked her about the specific situation after the monster invasion this time.

Seeing that Song Qingming had finally returned, Song Qingyu was also very happy and immediately told him the ins and outs of the Fire-Scaled Leopard's invasion.

This time Song Qingming happened not to be in the clan. Hearing that Song Qingyu took on the responsibility of guarding the family alone and successfully repelled the monsters, although he still felt that it was a bit reckless for her to go and contain the monsters alone, he was still very gratified that Song Qingyu had such courage and performance. After giving her some more opportunities to exercise, she should be able to become a qualified family guardian.

Discovering that the Fire-Scaled Leopard invaded Mount Baiyang, Song Qingyu's decision to fight quickly was no problem. Although the Song family suffered some losses in this battle, they managed to protect this vein. Otherwise, if the monsters were allowed to wander around in the Song family's territory, the loss at that time might be more than just a Mount Baiyang. Even if Song Qingming was on Mount Funiu at that time, he would make the same choice.

After listening to Song Qingyu's narration, Song Qingming summoned his eldest brother Song Qingshi and asked about the family's rewards and compensation for the participating cultivators.

Before Song Qingming returned, Song Qingshi had actually handled this matter almost completely. Whether it was the one who died in battle or the injured cultivators, they had basically received the comfort they deserved. Although the Song family didn't dare to say how rich they were these years, they could still easily take out these spirit stones.

"Seventh Brother, this Fire-Scaled Leopard brought so many monsters to Mount Baiyang. I feel that this matter is a bit strange. This monster has clearly advanced for many years and has long had its own territory, but it suddenly left Mount Yunwu for no reason, which is really puzzling."

In fact, when Song Qingming heard about this just now, he already had some such suspicions in his heart. Hearing Song Qingyu say this, Song Qingming couldn't help but deepen his suspicion.

The Grade 2 monsters in Mount Yunwu basically had their own fixed territory. Generally speaking, this Fire-Scaled Leopard would not easily leave its territory and bring so many subordinates to invade Mount Baiyang.

"You are right. It is estimated that some strange monsters we don't know have come to Mount Yunwu, or some monsters nearby have advanced to Grade 2. This matter still needs to be investigated deep into Mount Yunwu. I will send a letter to the Huang family later to see if they can act with us. If there is really a change in Mount Yunwu, we must quickly find a way to solve this trouble. Otherwise, it is feared that Mount Baiyang will be difficult to get peace in the future."