Chapter 385: Receiving Merit Points

Riding the sword and wind all the way, passing through one mountain peak after another, the two soon arrived at the high mountain where the Law Enforcement Hall of the Xiaoyao Sect was located.

The two Qi Refining disciples guarding the entrance of the Law Enforcement Hall saw two Foundation Establishment cultivators arrive here and hurriedly stepped forward to greet them.

"Greetings, Uncle Masters!"

Although Song Xinyu had not had time to go to the Merit Hall to change into new Dharma robes after Foundation Establishment, and was still wearing the same Qi Refining cultivator attire as them, the two still quickly sensed the powerful magic power that only Foundation Establishment cultivators had from Song Xinyu, and immediately guessed that this Uncle Master in front of them should have successfully established his foundation not long ago.

In the Xiaoyao Sect, there were tens of thousands of Qi Refining disciples, but very few people could successfully establish their foundation every year. Once Foundation Establishment was successful, not only could they enjoy more than a hundred years of lifespan, but their status in the sect would also be very different. The two couldn't help but reveal a trace of envy in their eyes when looking at Song Xinyu.

"Please trouble you to report, just say that Song Qingming from Mount Funiu, Qinghe County, has come to pay a visit." Hearing Song Qingming say this, one of the cultivators turned around quickly and walked into the Law Enforcement Hall. After a long while, he walked out respectfully again.

"Senior Song, Uncle Master Liao invites you in."

A moment later, in the Law Enforcement Hall, a woman in blue looked at a head that was still somewhat lifelike in a box on the table, frowned slightly, and spoke to another old man standing not far beside her.

"Senior Brother Liao, this head is Ye Shujie's. I didn't expect that this demon had been wanted by our Law Enforcement Hall for a hundred years and had no trace, but today it was delivered to our door."

The old man heard the woman's confirmation, nodded, and hurriedly turned to Song Qingming, who was standing on the side, and said with a smile, "Fellow Daoist Song, don't worry. Since Junior Sister Fang has confirmed that the head is real, the Law Enforcement Hall will definitely not give you less of the reward that should be given to you.

However, this routine business needs to be recorded, and the two of us still have to ask clearly what should be asked. I hope you can understand a little. Please tell us in detail where you met this demon and how you killed this demon."

Song Qingming smiled, nodded slightly, and after pondering and recalling for a while, said softly, "A few months ago, I went to the Fuyun Mountain Range to look for a spiritual herb. I didn't want to run into this person on the way. This demon happened to be chased by a late-stage Foundation Establishment beast at that time. I didn't recognize him at first, and thought it was a fellow Daoist who ran into trouble, so I helped him."

"I didn't want to, after beating back that beast, this demon took advantage of my unpreparedness and attacked me directly, revealing his true colors. Fortunately, I had a Tier 2 Mid-grade defensive talisman on me at that time, which blocked this blow in time, so he didn't succeed. Speaking of which, it was truly dangerous. If I hadn't been a little more careful that day, I might have folded there."

"Later, this demon saw that the sneak attack failed, and after fighting with me for dozens of rounds, he couldn't take me down, so he wanted to escape. It's a pity that his skills were not as good as mine, and finally he was caught up by me..."

This set of rhetoric that he had already remembered very skillfully, Song Qingming said it naturally, without blushing or heartbeat. Even if he said it twice in a row, it did not arouse the slightest suspicion of the two Foundation Establishment cultivators in the Law Enforcement Hall.

After all, Ye Shujie was once a demonic cultivator who harmed one side. Someone being able to send his head to the Xiaoyao Sect was already a great joy for the two in the Law Enforcement Hall. As for how Song Qingming killed this demon, it was indeed not an important thing for them.

It was just that due to the rules in the Law Enforcement Hall, they still had to find a way to record the situation of the battle for later people to read more ways to deal with demonic cultivators. The Xiaoyao Sect still paid more attention to this point.

That day in the Fuyun Mountain Range, Song Qingming specifically let Long Feng leave the heads of Ye Shujie and the yellow-clothed old man, just to come to the Xiaoyao Sect to receive the reward. Since he came this time, he also took it to the Law Enforcement Hall by the way.

It was a pity that there was no wanted order for the red-clothed man and the yellow-clothed old man in the Law Enforcement Hall of the Xiaoyao Sect. After Song Qingming entered the Law Enforcement Hall, he could only take out Ye Shujie's head alone.

This time, killing the demonic cultivator was different from participating in the Great War of Yang Wuqi back then. The credit was all Song Qingming's alone, and there was no need to share it with others. Because of this, Song Qingming not only received one thousand spirit stones in the Law Enforcement Hall this time, but also obtained five hundred merit points from the Merit Pavilion, which was very difficult to obtain, which was also beyond his expectations.

After walking out of the Law Enforcement Hall, Song Xinyu, who had been following Song Qingming, finally couldn't help but speak:

"Seventh Uncle, you really make me admire you very much. You can kill a demon like Ye Shujie, who has been famous for a hundred years, alone. If my master knew about this, he would definitely have to come here in person to see you."

"I also happened to run into this demon by coincidence this time. In terms of strength, although this demon is not as good as me, it is not easy for me to kill him. It is a pity that this demon underestimated me when facing me, and I caught the opportunity."

"In the final analysis, it is not something worth bragging about. You just know about this matter, and don't talk about it outside, so as not to bring trouble to ourselves in the future."

"Seventh Uncle, don't worry, nephew understands!"

Hearing Song Qingming say this, Song Xinyu was not surprised. He also knew Song Qingming's intention not to publicize this matter. After all, although killing demonic cultivators could get rewards from the Xiaoyao Sect, it would also offend other demonic cultivators. If there were other demons behind Ye Shujie, the Song family of Mount Funiu could not afford their tossing.

Song Qingming nodded with some relief and said, "Xinyu, you have just established your foundation and need to stabilize your cultivation well. I have nothing to do here, so you go do your own things first, no need to send me off."

"Seventh Uncle, after I established my foundation, I can apply for a half-year vacation from the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall. In a few months, I want to return to Mount Funiu to visit you. What do you think?"

"That's fine! You haven't been back a few times in these years. This time you have established your foundation and attained the Dao. No matter what, the family should celebrate for you. Just send me a letter in advance."

After agreeing with Song Qingming on this matter, Song Xinyu bowed and turned the sword light directly back to the spiritual mountain where he practiced.

After Song Xinyu left, Song Qingming slowly changed direction to another direction. Not long after, Song Qingming came to another spiritual mountain rich in spiritual energy in the Xiaoyao Sect.

"Fellow Daoist Song, seeing that you haven't arrived so late, I thought you wouldn't come today."

"Sorry, I just went to visit my nephew in the clan, which delayed the time, making Fairy Gao wait for a long time."

This time to Mount Guyang, besides going to the Law Enforcement Hall to receive the reward, Song Qingming also had an important thing, which was to come back to take back the five hundred merit points that Gao Yuyao promised to give him before.

After saying goodbye in the Fuyun Mountain Range that day, Gao Yuyao had already agreed with Song Qingming that after returning to the Xiaoyao Sect, Song Qingming could come to find her to fulfill the promise at any time.

Before going to Mount Guyang this time, Song Qingming had already sent a letter to Gao Yuyao in advance, making an appointment for her to come to the Merit Pavilion today.

Doing this, Song Qingming still intentionally avoided Song Xinyu, including coming to see Gao Yuyao, Song Qingming also came alone after sending Song Xinyu away.

This was also because he had promised Gao Yuyao in advance to keep this matter secret. Once Song Xinyu knew, his master Huang Shengyang was also a person of the Huang family. If this was publicized, it was possible that all the cultivators in Qinghe County would know.

Giving sect merit points was not something that could be operated individually, and both parties had to go to the Merit Pavilion to complete it. Fortunately, the process of handling this matter was not complicated. It didn't take much time, and Song Qingming successfully obtained the five hundred merit points transferred to his hand by Gao Yuyao.

After the two walked out of the Merit Pavilion, Song Qingming asked softly, "Fairy Gao, I don't know if Fellow Daoist Xu is on the mountain now. I haven't seen her for many years. Since I came here this time, I just want to pay a visit."

Hearing Song Qingming mention Xu Ziyan, Gao Yuyao's face changed slightly, and she said slowly, "Two years ago, Master forcibly went into seclusion to impact the realm. Although she finally broke through to the late stage of Foundation Establishment without danger, she also hurt the meridians in her body."

"This time, Master was seriously injured. Senior Sister and I went to the Merit Pavilion to help Master find several high-level healing elixirs, but none of them worked. A few months ago, Senior Sister accompanied Master to the State of Wu, wanting to see if she could go to the Star Gate to try her luck and find an elixir that could treat Master's injuries."

"Is Senior Liu so seriously injured? Back then, she was also a savior for us. It's a pity that there is no chance to visit now. I hope she can turn bad luck into good luck this time."

Hearing the news of Liu Xingfeng's breakthrough and serious injury, although Song Qingming's face was very surprised, there was not much ripple in his heart. When he broke through to the seventh level of Foundation Establishment back then, he also spent a lot of effort and hurt his own meridians several times.

Fortunately, there was that old fellow Feng He guiding him by his side at that time, and Song Qingming finally succeeded in breaking through this level of realm by relying on the assistance of elixirs. Otherwise, relying on Song Qingming alone, I am afraid that his cultivation would still be stuck at the sixth level of Foundation Establishment now.

"Fellow Daoist Song, don't worry. When Master and the others come back, I will definitely help you pass on the message. It is already late today, and I have an appointment with Senior Sister Duan to refine elixirs, so I won't invite you to the cave dwelling. Next time you come to Mount Guyang, you must give me face and come to my place to sit."

"Then thank you, Fairy!"

After leaving Mount Guyang, Song Qingming did not return directly to Qinghe County, but returned to Yangshan Market again.

Returning to Guyang Tower, Song Qingming was about to return to his guest room to rest for a while, but he didn't expect that as soon as he went to the second floor, he was stopped by a young gray-clothed boy.

"Senior Song, Shopkeeper Fang invites you to go over. He said that the things you want have been prepared almost."

"That's fine, you go back and reply to him, I will come over later."

The gray-clothed boy, seeing that Song Qingming had agreed to this matter, nodded happily, walked down the stairs, and left Guyang Tower.

After Song Qingming returned to his room, he tidied himself up a little, changed into a set of lighter-colored Daoist robes, and came to a shop called "Jade Tower Pavilion" in the market.

The gray-clothed boy, who had been waiting in the shop for a while, saw Song Qingming walk in, hurriedly stepped forward to lead him into the pavilion in the backyard of the shop, and saw an old man with a fat figure and a round face.

"Fellow Daoist Song, the one hundred sets of materials you want, I have collected almost all of them. You see if there is any problem with these materials." As soon as the fat-faced old man saw Song Qingming, he smiled and took out a red cloth bag.

"Fellow Daoist Fang is polite. Song and you are not dealing with each other for the first time. Since you have already seen it, I think there should be no problem."

Song Qingming said, while opening the bag and aiming at it carefully for a few glances, then untied a storage bag from his waist, took out dozens of Mid-grade spirit stones from it and placed them on the table, then put away the cloth bag in his hand and walked out directly.

"Shopkeeper Fang, money and goods are cleared, I will leave first if there is nothing else."

This time Song Qingming handed over Ye Shujie's head and exchanged for five hundred merit points. Plus the merit points Song Qingming obtained from Gao Yuyao not long ago, the Song family now has enough merit points in the Merit Pavilion to exchange for a Foundation Establishment Pill.

However, wanting to exchange for a Foundation Establishment Pill, having merit points alone is not enough, and it also requires nearly eight thousand spirit stones to go to the Merit Pavilion to exchange. This is also a not small spirit stone for Song Qingming. Although there are still many valuable spiritual items on Song Qingming himself now, those things are relatively special and cannot be sold for spirit stones at will.

Since there is no way to directly take out so many spirit stones to exchange for a Foundation Establishment Pill now, Song Qingming can only wait until he returns to Qinghe County to think of other ways, and then see how many spirit stones can be gathered from the family's Treasury Pavilion. In any case, the most difficult merit points have been gathered. As long as he can spend more time, spirit stones will naturally be gathered sooner or later.

Both need to buy elixirs to improve cultivation, and need to gather spirit stones to exchange for Foundation Establishment Pills, and also need to find ways to improve the spiritual vein of Mount Funiu. All these things require a lot of spirit stones. If there is no accident, Song Qingming will have to start worrying about spirit stones again like back then.

Because of this, after Song Qingming came to Yangshan Market this time, he went directly to the Jade Tower Pavilion to purchase a pile of high-level talisman-making materials. Fortunately, Yangshan Market is the largest market in the State of Wei. Collecting these things here is not a difficult thing to do. Song Qingming only collected the things he wanted in the Jade Tower Pavilion, which he was relatively familiar with.

Now that he has purchased a pile of talisman-making materials, he plans to start making talismans to earn spirit stones as soon as he returns to Mount Funiu. Looking at the bulging bag of talisman-making materials on his body, Song Qingming returned to his guest room with satisfaction, packed up his items, and left Yangshan Market directly.

Because Feng He had been following him for more than ten years, Song Qingming had never dared to reveal the ability of that residual map in front of him. His life had always been a bit strapped. If it weren't for the fact that he had accumulated a lot of spirit stones before, plus the salary issued to him as the clan leader by the family every year, Song Qingming might have been planning to sell the magic tools on his body.