[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-qinghe-song-clan":3,"chapter-the-qinghe-song-clan-the-song-clan-of-qinghe-chapter-37":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},1927292,2615,"Chapter 37: Qinghe Market","the-song-clan-of-qinghe-chapter-37",37,"\u003Cp>Qinghe Market is located at the confluence of several rivers in the western part of Qinghe County, sitting on a second-level mid-grade spiritual vein. It is the only market in Qinghe County, established a thousand years ago by a Golden Core cultivator of the Carefree Sect in conjunction with several major Foundation Establishment families in Qinghe County.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There are more than a hundred shops of various sizes in Qinghe Market, most of which are rented to large and small cultivation families in Qinghe County, and some are rented to loose cultivators who have been doing business in Qinghe County for many years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most of these shops operate raw materials and supplies such as first-level monsters, spiritual herbs, talismans, magic tools, and elixirs. There are also a small number of bookstores selling various low- and mid-grade cultivation techniques, sundry shops, and restaurants and inns to facilitate the food and lodging of visitors in the market.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Carefree Sect occupies 40% of the share of Qinghe Market, and the remaining 60% of the market share belongs to the other Foundation Establishment families in Qinghe County.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For this reason, the Carefree Sect must send a Foundation Establishment cultivator to guard this market all year round, and the four major Foundation Establishment families in Qinghe County who have obtained the remaining market share also need to send cultivators to help guard and manage it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to the rules set by the Carefree Sect at the beginning of the establishment of the market, any cultivation family in Qinghe County, as long as there is a Foundation Establishment cultivator in the family, will automatically be promoted to a Foundation Establishment Immortal Family and can share the shares of Qinghe Market with other Foundation Establishment families, but they also need to send Foundation Establishment cultivators to take turns to help guard the market.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If a Foundation Establishment Immortal Family loses all its Foundation Establishment cultivators, it will also be downgraded to a Qi Refining Immortal Family, and will be unable to send Foundation Establishment combat power to guard the market, and will also automatically lose this share in Qinghe Market.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among the four major Foundation Establishment families in Qinghe County today, the Huang family is the strongest and occupies the largest share of Qinghe Market. The Qian family, which has just become a Foundation Establishment family, naturally gets the smallest share now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In order to maintain order in Qinghe Market and prevent people from making trouble, the Carefree Sect specifically relied on this second-level mid-grade spiritual vein to set up a second-level defensive formation in the market. Coupled with two Foundation Establishment cultivators guarding here all year round, even if three or five Foundation Establishment powerhouses come at the same time, it is impossible to break through the defensive formation of Qinghe Market in a short time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once a large number of foreign enemies come to attack the market, the Huang family and nearby major cultivation families will also quickly come to rescue. After all, the major cultivation families in Qinghe County now have more or less rented shops, and the prosperity of the market is also directly related to the direct interests of the major families in Qinghe County.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After advancing to the fifth level of Qi Refining, this was the first time Song Qingming came to Qinghe Market. This time he came here to purchase some mid-grade talisman-making materials and elixirs to improve his cultivation speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although he obtained a source of talisman-making materials from Daoist Pinglu on Caolu Mountain, because the number of loose cultivators coming to Caolu Mountain was limited after all, except for the first few times when Daoist Pinglu collected more talisman-making materials, the talisman-making materials sent to Song Qingming's hands later were getting less and less, and now they were completely insufficient for Song Qingming's use.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For this reason, Song Qingming had to choose to make a trip to Qinghe Market. Fortunately, his cultivation base had improved now, and Ninth Uncle was much more at ease with him going on a long journey. Lingyuan Mountain was several hundred miles away from Qinghe Market. Song Qingming set off in the morning and didn't arrive at Qinghe Market until the afternoon of the next day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although he had been here several times in the past, most of them were accompanied by elders in the clan to transport or purchase materials needed by the family, and he didn't stay in the market too much. In fact, he was not that familiar with Qinghe Market.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Walking to the gate of Qinghe Market, he saw several Qi Refining cultivators guarding the gate of the market, and the leader was a late-stage Qi Refining cultivator. Looking at his clothing, Song Qingming also knew that this was a Qi Refining disciple of the Carefree Sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Large sect disciples had an inherent arrogance when facing low-level cultivators or loose cultivators from small families like them. Song Qingming felt this same feeling in Guiyun Market a few months ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Carefully registering his identity at the door and receiving a token that could prove his identity, Song Qingming successfully entered Qinghe Market.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire Qinghe Market was like Mujiao Town, with a street spanning across the middle, and dozens of high and low building shops scattered on both sides. There were also many residential houses for mortals on the north side of the street. In addition to cultivators, some ordinary mortals who lived here all year round also lived in the market.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mortals living here were all under the jurisdiction of Qinghe Market assigned by the Carefree Sect. Once a cultivation family in Qinghe County could no longer protect the mortals under its jurisdiction, or had to migrate away from this place and could not take away a large number of mortals, they would generally be unified and assigned to Qinghe Market by the Carefree Sect, directly under the jurisdiction of the Carefree Sect's resident cultivators. Once mortals born here have spiritual roots, except for those with outstanding spiritual roots who will be sent directly to the Carefree Sect for cultivation, most of them will become loose cultivators. Many of the loose cultivators in Qinghe County come from here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was also a large flat open space on the south side of the street, which was specially reserved for loose cultivators who set up stalls on a whim. As long as they handed over a low-grade spirit stone to the cultivator managing this place, they could set up a stall in the open space for a whole day, and during this period, they would be protected by the market and would not be afraid of others making trouble or enemies seeking revenge. It was almost dark, and there were still quite a few loose cultivators in the open space who were reluctant to leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qinghe Market had always been relatively peaceful and was quite friendly to loose cultivators. Its reputation in the northeast of Wei Kingdom was quite good. Although most of the market was first-level spiritual items, occasionally some second-level spiritual items would flow out, which would also attract cultivators from nearby counties to come specifically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Song family also rented a shop in Qinghe Market, which was currently managed by Fourth Uncle Song Changqiu. Song Changqiu ranked fourth among the Song family's Chang generation and had been helping the family manage the shops outside all year round.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Song family only had one shop in Qinghe Market, usually selling some spiritual talismans, spiritual medicines, magic tools, and other items, and also purchasing first-level materials such as monsters and spiritual herbs from various loose cultivators. Relying on this shop, the Song family could also obtain a profit of about one hundred spirit stones every year. This item could also be considered one of the important sources of income for the Song family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Qingming went directly to the Song family shop on the south side of the street. As soon as he entered the door, he saw several Song family mortal clerks busy greeting a loose cultivator who was shopping in the shop. Song Qingming was about to ask, when he happened to see Song Changqiu walking out of the back hall, and hurriedly greeted him with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Qingming, pay respects to Fourth Uncle.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, Qingming is here. Last time I returned to Mount Funiu, I heard that your cultivation base broke through to the fifth level of Qi Refining. I didn't believe it. I didn't expect you to catch up to me so quickly at such a young age. Among the younger generation of the family, having you and Qingze is really formidable.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Song Qingming coming in, Song Changqiu was also a bit surprised. Seeing that Song Qingming's cultivation base had caught up to him, he was also happy for him from the bottom of his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fourth Uncle Song Changqiu was just a Five-Spirit Root cultivator, and he was not very interested in the cultivation path. He gave up his own cultivation early and came out to manage the family's external industries. Now he was over seventy years old, and his cultivation base was only at the fifth level of Qi Refining.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, after Song Changqiu took over the family's shop in Qinghe Market, he had quite a bit of insight into the way of doing business, and he was also very slick in the market. The business of the family shop in his hands was much better than before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More than ten years ago, Song Changqiu also met a loose cultivator woman in the market. The two had become Dao companions, and they had already given birth to several children. The whole family had been living in this market, which could be considered happy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fourth Uncle, don't tease me. How can my talent compare to Third Brother? Being able to break through the cultivation base is just a fluke encounter with some opportunities.\" Song Qingming shook his head and said modestly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Changqiu smiled and continued: \"Aren't you still guarding Lingyuan Mountain? This time you came to the market, is there something in the family that sent you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There is nothing in the family, I came by myself. My nephew has been learning talisman-making recently and wants to come to the market to purchase some talisman-making materials. I don't know which shop in this market sells talisman-making materials. My nephew wants to purchase more at once, so please give me some guidance, Fourth Uncle.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Changqiu frowned after listening and said: \"Qingming, you are still young, you should put more thought into cultivation. You must not abandon your own cultivation because of talisman-making.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Qingming lowered his head and smiled bitterly: \"Fourth Uncle, you also know that cultivation also requires spirit stone resources. My learning talisman-making is also to make my cultivation more affluent in the future.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 38 =====\u003C\u002Fp>",1811,"2026-06-14T03:09:34.521Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","a7884a8dc9d79d4978b5ab39657e707b0e49ebe7849228f118e778b887bba5f7","the-song-clan-of-qinghe-chapter-38","the-song-clan-of-qinghe-chapter-36",846,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-qinghe-song-clan-cover.jpg"]