Chapter 384: Song Xinyu

Since she already knew from Song Qingming that Liufeng Hall involved a Foundation Establishment cultivator, Song Qingwan naturally understood the seriousness of the matter and hurriedly changed the attitude she had when she came, feeling somewhat regretful for her previous impulsiveness.

Just as the two were talking, Song Qingshi, who had already arrived nearby, also walked over slowly from a distance and greeted Song Qingming and the other with a smile.

"Clan Leader, since Eldest Brother has something to find you, then I will return to Qinghe Market first." Seeing Song Qingshi chasing over, Song Qingwan smiled awkwardly, bid farewell to the two, and returned to Qinghe Market.

After Song Qingwan left, Song Qingshi said to Song Qingming with some relief, "It's good that you came back at the right time, otherwise I am afraid I wouldn't have been able to hide it here."

"Hmm! I also just came back this morning. Although this trip out was a bit tortuous, nothing major happened, just delayed for a few more days."

Song Qingshi nodded, looked at Song Qingming carefully, and said, "It's good that things went smoothly. Qingwan has been in Qinghe Market for these years, and the people under her have always been flattering her, so her temper is bigger than before. You bear with her more. If there is anything inconvenient to say directly, I can go and tell her."

"Second Sister is also for the sake of the family, so I naturally understand her. However, there are many people and many mouths over there, and I am not easy to let her know too much about some things, so as not to be taken advantage of. Regarding the matter of Liufeng Hall, it is still the same as what I said before. Just leave it to Shi Chun to do. Whoever asks questions again, just arrange for them to go to Mount Fengtou to dig mines for a few years, so that these people are not too idle."

Looking at Song Qingming, who had always been easy to talk to, suddenly saying such impolite words, Song Qingshi, who was standing on the side, was also very surprised in his heart. After standing in place for a while, he nodded and acknowledged.

The abnormal behavior of his eldest brother, Song Qingshi, naturally could not escape Song Qingming's eyes. He also knew that Song Qingshi would be somewhat puzzled by what he said, but for his own sake and for the safety of the entire Song family, Song Qingming had indeed reached the point where he had to say such words.

Although Feng He was currently hiding in Liufeng Hall and no danger had appeared, there were many strange people and things in the cultivation world. Some high-level cultivators with strange tempers liked to hide their identities and hide in the streets and alleys. If someone in the clan talked too much and told others about the strange things in Liufeng Hall, and outsiders discovered the clues and recognized the fact that Feng He had possessed the body.

Once the Xiaoyao Sect knew about this and pursued it, the Song family would surely face a disaster. At that time, it would be meaningless for Song Qingming to regret not strictly managing the people below.

Over the years, Song Qingming had put most of his energy into his own cultivation. Most of the things in the clan, he only made decisions, and the specific implementation rights were in the hands of various elders, which also made the power of these elders in the clan greater and greater.

Especially in the past year or so, another Foundation Establishment elder of the family, Song Qingyu, went out for experience. When Song Qingming was in seclusion or not on the mountain, it was already difficult for his eldest brother, Song Qingshi, alone to suppress them. Song Qingming had long wanted to find an opportunity to seriously rectify some of the rules within the family.

"Eldest Brother! Has anything happened at home in the past two months?" Seeing Song Qingshi still pondering what he had just said, Song Qingming sighed slightly and changed the subject.

"Everything is fine at home recently, and there is nothing major. However, a month ago, I received a letter from Xinyu from the Xiaoyao Sect. He has already exchanged for a Foundation Establishment Pill and has started seclusion for Foundation Establishment. Except for the Fourteenth Sister, I haven't told anyone else in the family about this matter."

"Good! Now that we don't know the result, don't tell anyone yet. Xinyu, this child, has a better foundation than I did back then. This time, there should be a great hope for success in Foundation Establishment. However, for things like Foundation Establishment, even a dual-spirit root cultivator does not have absolute certainty. Let's wait until the result is determined!"

Hearing the news of Song Xinyu's seclusion for Foundation Establishment, although Song Qingming hoped very much that he would succeed, he had already experienced Foundation Establishment once, and knew that this kind of thing was not as easy as imagined. Whether it could succeed or not, others could not help much, and it still depended on his own good fortune.

Song Xinyu was now less than fifty years old, not much different from the age when Song Qingming established his foundation. Originally, just by accumulating merit points in the sect, it would take at least a few more years to exchange for a Foundation Establishment Pill. However, Song Qingming went to the Xiaoyao Sect last time and gave him three thousand spirit stones directly, which was enough for him to accumulate enough resources for Foundation Establishment in advance.

Since the Song family became a Foundation Establishment family, its foundation had always been very thin. Only Song Qingming alone in the family could hold the scene. Not only were the cultivators within the family scarce, but the Song family also had no useful connections in the Xiaoyao Sect. Compared with old-fashioned Foundation Establishment families like the Huang family and the Gao family that had accumulated for hundreds or thousands of years, it was really a bit far behind.

Now that Song Qingyu had successfully established his foundation, the Song family had already surpassed the Foundation Establishment family with the lowest strength like the Lu family. If Song Xinyu could successfully establish his foundation this time, then the Song family would have another Foundation Establishment cultivator within the Xiaoyao Sect in the future. In the future, it would be easier for the Song family to exchange for Foundation Establishment Pills from the sect, which could be said to be a matter of vital importance for the continuation of a Foundation Establishment family.

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In the Xiaoyao Sect, on a Tier 2 spiritual vein in the southeast corner of Mount Guyang, Song Xinyu was in a closed cave dwelling, gritting his teeth and supporting the pain coming from all over his body.

The first hurdle of Foundation Establishment, marrow washing and tendon changing, would be very painful. Even with the protection of the Foundation Establishment Pill, Song Xinyu still felt the pain he had never experienced during his previous cultivation. Fortunately, he gritted his teeth and finally persisted, not falling at this most difficult hurdle.

Not far from the cave dwelling where Song Xinyu was in seclusion, his master, Huang Shengyang, was sitting on a futon, closing his eyes and meditating patiently. Although Huang Shengyang was a cultivator of the Huang family, he had joined the Xiaoyao Sect for more than a hundred years. There were not many of the familiar peers left from his childhood. Huang Shengyang's relationship with the Huang family members of Mount Taiyuan was now very indifferent.

Unlike the family cultivators outside, cultivators in large sects like the Xiaoyao Sect paid more attention to the inheritance between master and apprentice. Now that his own direct disciple was establishing his foundation, he, the master, was naturally very concerned. In order for Song Xinyu to have a breakthrough in seclusion with relatively abundant spiritual energy, Huang Shengyang even lent him the cave dwelling he usually used for seclusion this time.

Fortunately, hard work pays off. After three months of seclusion, Song Xinyu finally opened the door of the cave dwelling that had been closed for a long time and walked out in big strides.

"Disciple, thank you, Master, for your kindness in preaching."

Seeing that the disciple kneeling on the ground before him had already become a Foundation Establishment cultivator with the same status as himself, Huang Shengyang was happy and hurriedly stepped forward to help Song Xinyu up.

"Not bad, not bad! Master really didn't misjudge you over the years. Although your spirit root talent is not as good as several senior brothers, you established your foundation successfully one step ahead of them, which shows that you have really cultivated with your heart over the years.

Master has exhausted his talent in this life, and his cultivation can only stop at the Foundation Establishment realm at most. I hope you will cultivate diligently in the future and have the opportunity to break through the Golden Core realm for me. It will not be in vain for my teaching of you for so many years."

Hearing Huang Shengyang say this, Song Xinyu hurriedly shook his head and said, "Master, don't be so discouraged. Your cultivation has already reached the late stage of Foundation Establishment, and you are only a few steps away from forming a Golden Core. There must still be a great opportunity to break through the Golden Core realm."

"Sigh! Master has cultivated for so many years, how can I be a person who gives up lightly. Although the Golden Core realm and the late stage of Foundation Establishment are only a few levels of cultivation apart, the difference between them is like heaven and earth. You will understand when you cultivate to my time.

Half a month ago, your elders in the family knew that you were in seclusion for Foundation Establishment and sent someone to the mountain to inquire. At that time, you had not yet come out of seclusion, so I sent him to wait at Yangshan Market. Now that you have successfully established your foundation and have no major problems, you should hurry down the mountain to see them first, so as not to let them worry in their hearts."

"Disciple will follow Master's orders!"

After Song Xinyu bid farewell to Huang Shengyang, he quickly came to an inn called "Guyang Tower" in Yangshan Market at the foot of the mountain.

Guyang Tower was an industry directly managed by the Xiaoyao Sect in Yangshan Market. The several shopkeepers in the inn were all outer sect disciples of the Qi Refining stage sent by the sect. Seeing Song Xinyu walk into the inn, a Xiaoyao Sect disciple who had seen him before hurriedly greeted him.

"Senior Brother Song, eh, Senior Brother, you have already established your foundation. Disciple pays respects to Uncle Master Song."

Song Xinyu saw this disciple step forward to salute. He was still a bit unaccustomed to it, so he paused for a while, then hurriedly waved his hand to signal him to get up.

"No need for courtesy, I am here to find someone, you go do your work first!"

After dismissing the person in front of him, Song Xinyu walked directly to the second floor of the inn and came to a guest room near the street, knocking on the door gently.

"Seventh Uncle, why did you come in person? I thought it was Eighth Brother and the others who came!" Seeing that the person who opened the door was Song Qingming, whom he hadn't seen for several years, a look of surprise immediately appeared on Song Xinyu's face.

Song Qingming looked at him with a smile, and then said softly, "Come in first!"

After the two entered the guest room, Song Qingming looked around Song Xinyu carefully, and a look of relief appeared on his face.

"Sure enough, you didn't disappoint me. You can have today, and Third Brother can surely rest assured if he knows it under the spring."

Hearing Song Qingming mention Song Qingze, who had taken good care of him back then, Song Xinyu suddenly burst into tears and knelt on the ground.

"Seventh Uncle, you and Third Uncle have both been as kind as a rebirth to me in this life. If it weren't for the unsparing support of you two for me, it would be difficult for me to have today's achievements. Please accept your nephew's bow."

"You and I are of the same clan bloodline, so why be so estranged? Whether it is your Tenth Aunt or me, being able to reach this step of Foundation Establishment back then was the result of the help of the elders in the clan and mutual support."

Seeing that Song Xinyu's character was still as loyal and grateful as before, Song Qingming was also very happy in his heart, hurriedly helped him up from the ground, and comforted him a few times.

Song Xinyu wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes and said somewhat awkwardly, "Nephew thought of Third Uncle and couldn't control it for a while. I hope Seventh Uncle won't laugh at me."

"Hehe! You may not know that when Seventh Uncle came to the Xiaoyao Sect for Foundation Establishment, I also once raised Foundation Establishment resources alone in this Yangshan Market for several years. Later, after your Sixth Great Uncle knew about this, he traveled thousands of miles to send me spirit stones. When I saw him here at that time, I was actually about the same as you are now. There is nothing shameful about this.

Xinyu, no matter how far you can go in the future and what your cultivation level is, Seventh Uncle hopes that you will always remember those who have been kind to you when your cultivation was low. We cultivators must also cultivate virtue when cultivating the Dao. People who lose virtue will eventually be hard to be favored by heaven, and disasters will come sooner or later." After Song Qingming finished speaking, the expression on his face also became somewhat meaningful and serious.

"Seventh Uncle's good words and teachings, nephew will definitely keep in mind."

The reason why Song Qingming said so much to Song Xinyu was, besides reminding him not to forget his roots and remember the family's kindness, also because he didn't want him to lose his original loyal and good nature when his cultivation status improved in the future.

No matter where they were, the status of Qi Refining cultivators and Foundation Establishment cultivators was like heaven and earth. Many cultivators in the cultivation world were pure and kind in the Qi Refining stage, but after breaking through to the Foundation Establishment stage, because of the change in status and experiencing various powers and desires, they became people who would do anything to achieve their goals.

"This flying sword is specially prepared for you by me. Although the quality of this sword is not very high, it is enough for you to use just after Foundation Establishment. Take it as a gift from Seventh Uncle to congratulate you on your Foundation Establishment."

Looking at the green flying sword in Song Qingming's hand, Song Xinyu couldn't help but feel a little excited. Although the appearance of the flying sword in front of him was average, it was a rare Tier 2 Low-grade magic tool.

As a cultivator who had just established his foundation, being able to have a Tier 2 magic tool immediately was naturally a spiritual item that Song Xinyu was very urgently in need of now. Now that it was delivered to his eyes so easily, how could he not be tempted? It was just that facing the Tier 2 flying sword that was suddenly within reach, Song Xinyu couldn't believe it was true, and for a while, he forgot to step forward to answer.

"I just told you not to be an outsider, why did you forget again? Or did you not like this magic tool?" Seeing Song Xinyu still standing in place without moving, Song Qingming reminded him again.

This time, Song Xinyu finally woke up, hurriedly raised his hand to take the flying sword from Song Qingming's hand, and watched it excitedly in his hand.

This flying sword was not seized by Song Qingming from the red-clothed man and his two companions, but was purchased by Song Qingming from the Jade Tower Pavilion in Yangshan Market a few days ago.

As for the useless magic tools previously obtained from those demonic cultivators, Song Qingming also took them to the Jade Tower Pavilion to deal with them by the way. These things were of unknown origin, so Song Qingming naturally dared not use them directly or give them away.

"Xinyu, besides your Foundation Establishment, I also want to go to Mount Guyang to inquire about something. Since you happen to be here, why don't you take me to the Law Enforcement Hall directly, which will save me the trouble of going to the Guest Reception Courtyard."

"Seventh Uncle wants to go to the Law Enforcement Hall? That's fine, nephew has already successfully established his foundation and is qualified to take people up the mountain directly, so I will accompany you for a trip!" Song Xinyu, who was still holding the flying sword, hurriedly agreed.