Chapter 412

After seeing off Song Qingyu and the three, Song Qingming, who had already stepped on his flying sword, did not return directly to Mount Funiu, but went all the way east to Qinghe Market.

After walking around the market street, Song Qingming found a deserted corner, took out a black bamboo hat to cover his face, and came to the Liufeng Hall not far away.

After exchanging a secret code with the shopkeeper at the door, Song Qingming soon came to the back hall and met Feng He, the behind-the-scenes owner.

"I received the news a few days ago, but I happened to be in seclusion refining a set of arrays, so I was delayed for a few days. Senior, please don't blame me."

Seeing that Song Qingming was two days late, Feng He, who was tinkering with a pile of puppet parts, did not scold Song Qingming directly as before, but instead showed a rare smile on his face.

"I'm looking for you this time because I plan to leave here for a trip recently, and there are some things I need to explain to you in person."

"Where is Senior going, and when will you return?" Hearing that Feng He suddenly wanted to leave Qinghe Market, Song Qingming was also a bit surprised.

Seeing the expression on Song Qingming's face, Feng He, who was well-prepared, picked up a storage bag from the table beside him and threw it to him.

"These are all the magic tools you gave me last time. When removing the demonic energy, some were damaged, so I threw them away directly, and the others are all here. There are also two little gadgets I made when I was idle. I have no use for them, so I'll just give them to you."

"I am going on a long trip this time. As for when I can come back, I am not sure. You don't need to ask about other things. Knowing too much is not good for you."

Song Qingming took the storage bag and opened it, only to find that in addition to a pile of magic tools of varying quality, there were also two second-grade puppet beasts of high quality. Although he was a bit happy in his heart, Song Qingming did not show it directly on his face.

After putting away the storage bag, Song Qingming said, "Although Senior has succeeded in Foundation Establishment now, your cultivation is only at the second layer of Foundation Establishment. Do you have to leave so urgently? Do you want me to go with you? I might have a chance to help you."

"I know you are worried about me leaving alone. Don't worry, this is the soul contract signed last time. I have already taken the initiative to lift my half. You just need to use the magic power in your body to remove your half." After speaking, Feng He threw over a scroll, which was the soul contract the two of them had signed back then.

After Song Qingming opened it and looked at it carefully, he found that it was indeed as Feng He said, the other party had already taken the initiative to lift half of the soul contract. Only then did Song Qingming slowly set his heart at ease.

When the soul contract was signed, the two of them were almost tied together in life and death. For decades, Song Qingming had been worried about this every moment, fearing that he would be sitting in his cave dwelling and disaster would fall from the sky for no reason.

Now that he finally had the opportunity to lift this contract that was constantly threatening him, Song Qingming also breathed a sigh of relief.

"Kid, don't think that just because I lifted the contract with you, I won't come back. You must arrange for someone to look after this Liufeng Hall for me. Otherwise, when I come back and find this place has changed, don't blame me for turning against you without warning."

Song Qingming smiled and nodded, "Senior, rest assured. Even if my own shop closes, I will never let anything affect Liufeng Hall."

"That's settled then. As long as you help me handle the things I explained with care, I naturally won't treat you badly when I come back. Although it is indeed difficult for your talent to form a Core Formation, I still have some other secret methods for Core Formation in my hands."

"If it really doesn't work, I will find a way to find some spiritual objects to help you form a fake core, which shouldn't be difficult. It can be considered as fulfilling the promise I made to you back then."

After explaining things to Song Qingming, Feng He left Qinghe Market alone ten days later. As for Liufeng Hall, Song Qingming also instructed Shi Chun, the Song family elder in Qinghe Market, to arrange all matters of Liufeng Hall well. No matter what happened, he must not let it close easily.

After returning to Mount Funiu, Song Qingming, who had no major affairs on his body, slowly focused on improving his cultivation. Now that the family's spiritual vein needed to be upgraded, and Song Qingyu had gone out for training again, he couldn't leave Mount Funiu for the time being. It was just a good opportunity to calm down and practice in seclusion.

Time flies, and another ten years have passed in a blink of an eye.

On this day, a creaking sound suddenly came from the door of Song Qingming's cave dwelling, which had been tightly closed for more than half a year, and a handsome young man walked out slowly from inside.

Relying on the elixirs obtained from Mount Tuoyun, Song Qingming finally broke through to the eighth layer of Foundation Establishment six years after Feng He and the others left, and then practiced all the way to the peak of the eighth layer of Foundation Establishment.

Half a year ago, Song Qingming had already started to close-door to prepare to break through to the ninth layer of Foundation Establishment in one go. Unfortunately, after trying several times in half a year of seclusion, he still failed to break through, so he had to walk out of the cave dwelling.

"This last layer of the Foundation Establishment realm is really tricky. It seems that I still need to go to Yangshan Market to see if I can find an elixir similar to the Moon-Gazing Pill to assist in breaking through the realm."

After Song Qingming muttered to himself, he sent a sound transmission down the mountain to inform his eldest brother, Song Qingshi, of the news that he had come out of seclusion.

Half an hour later, Song Qingshi, who was already a bit old and decrepit, walked quickly into Song Qingming's cave dwelling.

"Qingming, you have been in seclusion for half a year. This old bone of mine was really afraid that I wouldn't be able to catch my breath one day and pass away in the cave dwelling, and wouldn't be able to see you come out of seclusion again."

Ten years have passed, and the remaining cultivators of the 'Chang' generation in the clan have all passed away. The oldest cultivator in the Song family is now Song Qingshi, who is the eldest of the 'Qing' generation. He has now become an old man with white hair and beard.

Song Qingming smiled, stepped forward to greet Song Qingshi to sit down, and then said, "Eldest Brother, looking at your light and agile appearance, you can still share the burden for me for a few years. Now those juniors below are all young and vigorous, and I still have to rely on you to suppress them."

"Stop flattering me like that. I have basically handed over most of the things to Qingsi and the others now. Just let me have a few years of quiet days."

Song Qingming nodded and said, "That's fine. Qingsi has been in charge of the Hidden Gold Pavilion for these years, and now she has some prestige in the clan. Let her come over to help you first. As for the Hidden Gold Pavilion, I think let Xintong go there to practice first."

"I agree with this arrangement. Don't worry, although this old bone of mine is not good enough, I have helped you manage the family for so many years, so teaching them is not a problem." Mentioning these, a few more flashes of light suddenly appeared in Song Qingshi's eyes.