Chapter 369: Sect Merit Points

After hearing Gao Yuyao's answer, Song Qingming nodded with a smile.

"Fairy Gao, you are too kind. That you would tell me this directly shows that you already trust me. It's just a pity that I only broke through to the late stage of Foundation Establishment not long ago, and my foundation has not yet fully stabilized. I am also a bit worried that if I go, I won't be able to help you, and instead, I might distract you."

"Since there is still a month, I think Fairy Gao might as well look for others. This is a rare opportunity, and I think there are plenty of people interested in a Core Formation cultivator's cave dwelling."

"This!"

Seeing Song Qingming directly refuse her, Gao Yuyao was somewhat unexpected, and her beautiful face was full of disappointment for a time.

Although Song Qingming had gone out to train many times when he was young, ever since he was tricked by the Huang family in the Floating Cloud Mountain Range back then, he hadn't taken the initiative to go out and explore opportunities with others for decades.

He now had a remnant map that could help him quickly draw spirit talismans and refine arrays to exchange for spirit stones, so he didn't really lack cultivation resources, and he truly didn't have much interest in this kind of invitation to go out and take risks.

Although he had some friendship with Gao Yuyao from their youth, Gao Yuyao was thinking too much if she thought she could move Song Qingming to go with her based on that and the treasure that he didn't even know if he could obtain.

Seeing that Song Qingming didn't look like he was pretending, Gao Yuyao gritted her teeth and continued, "Fellow Daoist Song, don't be in a hurry to refuse. If you are truly willing to help, regardless of the outcome, I am willing to transfer five hundred sect merit points to you."

"I will stay in Qinghe County for five or six days after I return this time. You can consider it again. If you change your mind, you can have someone send a letter to the Gold Treasure Hall in Qinghe Market, or you can come directly to Mount Lianhua to find me."

This time, Song Qingming did not refuse directly. He bowed and nodded, saying, "Then I will trouble Fairy to give me a few more days. I will go back and think about it carefully, and I will definitely give you a reply within three days."

After agreeing with Gao Yuyao, Song Qingming quickly took Song Xinhe and left Mount Lianhua.

Along the way, Song Qingming drove his flying sword with a calm expression, his mind still pondering what Gao Yuyao had said last.

The reason he didn't refuse directly in the end was precisely because of the sect merit points Gao Yuyao mentioned.

In the Carefree Sect's Merit Pavilion, as long as you have sufficient merit points, you can exchange for almost all the spirit objects that can be found within the State of Wei. Of course, this also includes the precious spirit objects that every immortal cultivation family wants to obtain: the Foundation Establishment Pill.

But compared to the disciples within the Carefree Sect who find it relatively easy to earn merit points, it is very difficult for these Foundation Establishment families outside to exchange for even a little merit. Since the Song family advanced to a Foundation Establishment family, they had only accumulated a little over a thousand merit points in over fifty years.

Song Qingming had been to the Carefree Sect's Merit Pavilion several times over the years, and he knew very well in his heart that if he wanted to rely on the Song family to slowly earn merit points to exchange for a Foundation Establishment Pill, it would take at least several decades. It could be said to be a very difficult thing.

And now, if Gao Yuyao was willing to take the initiative to transfer five hundred merit points to Song Qingming, then the Song family would be very close to the goal of exchanging for a Foundation Establishment Pill. This was the point that moved Song Qingming the most.

Immortal cultivation families like the Huang family and the Gao family, which had more than one Foundation Establishment cultivator in the Carefree Sect, had always been able to exchange for Foundation Establishment Pills by transferring merit points in the past. This was also the biggest reason they could obtain a Foundation Establishment Pill every few decades.

Of course, the merit points of disciples within the Carefree Sect could not be transferred at will; they were also restricted by the Merit Pavilion. Gao Yuyao did not transfer the merit points to the Gao family but took them out as a bargaining chip to attract Song Qingming, which showed that she was truly going all out for this exploration of the Core Formation cave dwelling.

Three days later, in an open space on the back mountain of the Song family, Song Qingming was controlling a huge green wolf puppet to fight a giant eagle with a body as red as fire.

The spells released by this wolf and eagle were colorful, shaking the ground and creating huge pits everywhere.

Although the Wind-Chasing Beast was also a second-tier puppet beast, its strength was still inferior to a second-tier demon beast like the Sky Fire Roc. Even with the control of an expert like Song Qingming, who had very rich combat experience, it slowly fell into a disadvantage after fighting for a while.

Seeing the Sky Fire Roc in mid-air spit out another ball of flames, and the Wind-Chasing Beast below was unable to dodge in time, Song Qingming hurriedly raised his hand and used the Azure Water Bell to block in front, which prevented the Wind-Chasing Beast from suffering this blow. Otherwise, if this puppet beast he had obtained with such difficulty were damaged, Song Qingming would have suffered a loss that outweighed the gain.

Seeing Song Qingming block its attack, the Sky Fire Roc, having put away the annoying green wolf into the storage bag, landed from the sky somewhat depressed and muttered unhappily at Song Qingming, as if it hadn't vented its anger yet.

"Good! I know you are more powerful than before! Since you have already won against it, don't be relentless. This is your reward!"

As Song Qingming tossed out a few pills it liked, the Sky Fire Roc hurriedly swallowed them all in one gulp and happily patted Song Qingming with its wings, completely forgetting its unhappiness just now.

Just as Song Qingming and the Sky Fire Roc were playing, a middle-aged man walked quickly into the bamboo forest and bowed respectfully to Song Qingming, saying, "Xintang pays respects to the Patriarch!"

Song Qingming turned around to look at Song Xintang, then immediately beckoned to him with a smile, asking him to rise and come to his side.

Song Xintang looked somewhat cautiously at the Sky Fire Roc, which was still happily swallowing spirit pills on the side. Seeing that it didn't seem to care about his existence, he slowly walked to Song Qingming's side.

As the Song family's town-protecting spirit beast, the Sky Fire Roc rarely appeared on the mountain over the years, but most of the Song family members knew of its existence and were also very clear about this spirit beast's temper.

If it weren't for the fact that Song Qingming, the Patriarch, was present today, Song Xintang would not have dared to walk to such a close position to it under normal circumstances.

"You go on a trip to Qinghe Market for me and hand this letter to the shopkeeper of the Gold Treasure Hall. After you arrive, no matter what the other party asks you, you don't need to answer; just hand the letter to him."

After taking the letter handed over by Song Qingming, Song Xintang looked at the letter in his hand with some doubt, discovering that aside from a name written on it, there was nothing else.

"Patriarch! Are you talking about the Gao family's Gold Treasure Hall?"

"There shouldn't be two Gold Treasure Halls in Qinghe Market, right?" Song Qingming asked Song Xintang back with a smile.

Hearing this, Song Xintang's expression slowly returned to calm, and he nodded, saying, "Xintang understands! Patriarch, rest assured, I will set off for Qinghe Market immediately."

"Be careful on the road. After arriving at the market, try not to reveal your identity, and do not mention this matter to anyone in the future."