Qinghe Immortal Clan.

This time in the "Tongtian Pavilion", Song Qingming was initially entangled by the "Thunder Flame Demon Emperor" and later withdrew from the competition early on.

In the end, he managed to snatch fewer "colorful orbs" than Song Qingyu and Li Xuanyi combined.

However, the main reason why Song Qingyu and Li Xuanyi were able to snatch so many spiritual items was precisely because Song Qingming, a mid-stage Nascent Soul expert, was charging ahead and helping them gain many opportunities.

Otherwise, given Song Qingyu and Li Xuanyi's cultivation levels, it would be difficult enough for them to protect themselves in a chaotic battle involving numerous Nascent Soul experts, let alone compete with other Nascent Soul experts for spiritual treasures.

Upon hearing Song Qingyu's suggestion that Song Qingming should choose the spirit item first, Li Xuanyi immediately nodded without any objection.

Faced with Song Qingyu and Li Xuanyi's initiative and humility, Song Qingming remained silent for a moment before not refusing. He directly reached out and took the only mid-grade level four spiritual fruit among the seven level four spiritual items.

"This spiritual fruit is somewhat useful to me, so I'll keep it for now!"

This mid-grade level four spiritual fruit is currently of little use to Li Xuanyi and Song Qingyu due to their cultivation levels, but it is of the greatest use to Song Qingming, so he took it for himself first.

Next, as expected, Song Qingyu directly selected another mid-grade level four magic weapon, a golden square seal.

This magic weapon is called "Mysterious Gold Seal". It is a mid-grade level four magic weapon with good attack power. Fortunately, Song Qingyu also has a metal-attribute spiritual root in his body, so its power will not be weakened when he uses it.

Seeing that Song Qingyu and Song Qingming had already made their choices, Li Xuanyi immediately picked up another low-grade level four magic weapon, a black shield that could be used for defense.

Although this magic weapon is of a lower grade than the "Mysterious Gold Seal," being only a fourth-grade low-rank item, it is still a defensive magic weapon of considerable value.

Currently, Li Xuanyi's cultivation level is only at the first level of the Nascent Soul stage. With the current magical power within her body, it is still quite difficult for her to control a mid-grade level four magic weapon.

Obtaining this low-grade level four defensive magic weapon is more practical for her.

After Li Xuanyi determined the spiritual items she needed, Song Qingming bought a bottle of low-grade fourth-level spiritual liquid, while the other two low-grade fourth-level spiritual herbs were divided between Song Qingyu and Li Xuanyi.

After the three of them each obtained two level-four spiritual items, Song Qingming looked at the last remaining level-four low-grade longbow magic weapon and, after thinking for a moment, looked at Huang Siyuan beside him.

"This Flame Jade Bow is more suitable for fire-attribute techniques, so why don't we give it to Siyuan for now!"

"I'll give you a smaller share of the other spiritual items later, as compensation."

"Hmm! I felt this bow would be more suitable for my sister-in-law when I picked it up, so let's do as Seventh Brother suggested!"

"If it weren't for Junior Brother Song giving me the Tongtian Token, I probably wouldn't even have had the chance to enter the Tongtian Pavilion this time, let alone obtain so many spiritual items."

Since this item is suitable for Sister Siyuan, Junior Brother, please feel free to take it. There's no need to be so polite!

Upon hearing Song Qingming's suggestion, Song Qingyu and Li Xuanyi nodded slightly without raising any objections. Soon, the golden longbow fell into the hands of Huang Siyuan.

Upon seeing the longbow magic weapon in her hand, Huang Siyuan's face immediately lit up with excitement as she happily examined the object in her hand.

Huang Siyuan already possessed the "Blazing Heart Sword," and now she has acquired the "Flame Jade Bow."

With two low-grade level four magic treasures in hand, her combat skills have reached a new level, and she can now be considered a rare expert among Golden Core cultivators.

As long as they don't encounter Nascent Soul cultivators, even if several Golden Core cultivators join forces, they might not be able to defeat her.

After the group divided up the seven level-four spiritual items on the table, Song Qingming divided the remaining level-two and level-three spiritual items into four portions, with each person taking one portion.

Because he had helped Huang Siyuan take an extra item when they were distributing the level-four spiritual items, Song Qingming allocated some of these low-level spiritual items to Song Qingyu and Li Xuanyi.

In total, almost every one of them received a low-grade spiritual item worth tens of thousands of spirit stones. Adding the two level-four spiritual items they had received earlier, their total value was about four or five hundred thousand spirit stones.

As for Huang Siyuan, although she contributed less this time, she still received a level four magic weapon, along with other low-level spiritual items, which made her quite wealthy.

Seeing that all the spiritual items on the table had been distributed and everyone had received something, very satisfied smiles appeared on their faces.

Taking advantage of everyone's good mood, Song Qingming arranged for several disciples to go down the mountain to buy some spiritual food and wine, and celebrate with Huang Siyuan and the others.

It was rare to see the Supreme Being Song Qingming in such a good mood. Tang Muyan and the others who helped run errands also received some rewards, which made them quite excited for a while.

Tang Muyan and the others all have excellent spiritual roots and talents. With the guidance of their master Song Qingming, they all have a good chance of forming their core in the future.

However, in order to form their core, in addition to not slacking off in their cultivation, they also need to accumulate a lot of spirit stones and merits in order to exchange for the resources needed to form their core.

According to the rules of the "Xiaoyao Sect" for exchanging Core Formation spiritual items, a "Five Elements Core Formation Spiritual Item" requires 20,000 merit points.

In addition to spiritual items such as the "Jade Dust Pill" to aid in breakthroughs, Tang Muyan and his group would need to prepare approximately 30,000 spirit stones and merit points to attempt a breakthrough to the Golden Core realm.

This is no small amount for a Foundation Establishment cultivator. Many ordinary Foundation Establishment disciples in the sect might not be able to accumulate this many spirit stones and merits in their entire lives, even after deducting their daily cultivation needs.

Moreover, disciples in the "Free and Unfettered Sect" who successfully form their core usually need to attempt two or three breakthroughs to achieve this, which is the most difficult aspect for lower-level Foundation Establishment cultivators to form their core.

However, since Tang Muyan and the others were able to cultivate alongside Song Qingming, a Nascent Soul master, their chances of forming their cores in the future were naturally much better than those of ordinary disciples in the sect.

At least in terms of acquiring spirit stone resources, as long as Song Qingming and Huang Siyuan occasionally reward them with a little, it is already better than most of the disciples in the sect.

Just as Song Qingming and his companions were celebrating the fruits of their trip to the secret realm in their mountain cave,

In the market town below "Red Cloud Mountain", a burly man wearing a straw hat and a gray robe glanced at a restaurant in front of him, then quickly stepped forward and entered the restaurant.

Upon seeing a guest arrive at the door, a smiling waiter quickly stepped forward to greet him and then led him to a private room on the second floor.

"Please have some tea, sir. May I ask what you would like to eat? Our restaurant is the largest in Chiyunfang. If you can name it, we can definitely prepare it for you."

"Uh! Just a moment..."

Faced with the waiter's warm hospitality, the burly man in the gray robe responded with a word, then immediately took out a note from his pocket and said earnestly:

"I told you to remember this: first, fifty portions of Emerald Cloud Carp, fifty portions of Big Green Dragon, and fifty portions of Candied Kumquats, fifty portions in total."

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Finally, bring me another hundred jars of freshly brewed mixed fruit wine and osmanthus-scented lingzhi mushrooms. Hmm, that's all for now!

When the gray-robed man finished speaking and looked up, he saw the waiter in front of him staring at him in disbelief, as if he had seen something extremely strange.

"What are you doing, kid? Don't you have any of these things in your store?"

"Uh! Yes, we do, but sir, you've ordered so much by yourself. How could you possibly finish it all? Are you kidding me?"

Seeing the serious expression on the gray-robed man's face, the waiter hesitated, still finding it hard to believe what he had just said.

With so many people dining in the restaurant on weekdays, a single person would usually order only four or five small dishes. Who would order hundreds of dishes like this?

The private room and the table are only this big. If we really served the food according to his order, the whole room probably wouldn't be able to fit it.

Besides, is it really possible for an ordinary Qi Refining stage cultivator to afford all these dishes?
"This guy seems normal enough, but the things he says sound so strange. Is he really here to amuse himself?"

Although he was already somewhat displeased, the waiter, bound by the rules of the restaurant, maintained a smile and offered a reminder to the gray-robed man regarding his unreasonable request.

But despite his well-intentioned reminder, the gray-robed man remained unmoved, and instead urged him anxiously:

"Just bring it up as I say it. Whether I can eat it or not is my business. You don't need to worry about it."

Don't worry, just focus on serving the food, and you won't be shortchanged by a single spirit stone.

After saying that, the gray-robed man raised his hand and tossed out more than a dozen mid-grade spirit stones, placing them directly on the wooden table in front of him.

The waiter at the restaurant, who had never seen so many spirit stones before, was startled when he saw the unassuming gray-robed giant throw out thousands of spirit stones with a single wave of his hand. He quickly went over to take another closer look.

Only after confirming that he hadn't mistaken the spirit stones before him did the shopkeeper nod repeatedly, somewhat impressed by the other party's generosity, and continue to carefully smile and say:
"Sir, you've misunderstood. I didn't mean that at all. It's just that you ordered a lot of things, so I was just trying to kindly remind you."

Our shopkeeper has instructed us that we will do our best to meet any needs our customers have.

There are quite a few customers in the restaurant right now. I don't know if the kitchen can prepare so many dishes for you all in a short time.

"Would you please wait here for a moment, sir, while I go and inform him, and then I will return to give you an answer."

"Huh! You just said it was the biggest restaurant, why is it so complicated to order this little bit of food? I really overestimated you."

"Alright, alright, hurry up and come back. I don't have that much time to waste here!"

"Don't worry, sir, I'll be right back!" The waiter nodded, left the private room, and hurried downstairs.

The gray-robed man sighed softly, then slowly sat down, picked up the spirit tea that the waiter had just poured for him, and poured it directly into his mouth.

"This spiritual tea from a human cultivator has such a weak spiritual energy, I really don't know why Your Highness has come to like it!"

After muttering something to himself, the gray-robed cultivator took out a five-colored feather from his body and then cast a spell to release a beam of spiritual light.

"..." "Sir, our manager has arrived."

About fifteen minutes later, there was a knock on the door of the private room, followed by a familiar voice coming into the room. It was the waiter who had just left.

As soon as the gray-robed cultivator responded, a male and a female cultivator walked in through the door. In addition to the waiter, there was also a young woman, who was Song Chengyue, the manager of the restaurant.

"Hehe! I am the manager of this restaurant. May I ask, sir, are you dining here alone?"

As soon as she glanced at the unfamiliar gray-robed cultivator in front of her, Song Chengyue noticed that his aura was somewhat unusual. Surprised, she immediately released her divine sense to investigate.

Unexpectedly, the next moment, Song Chengyue's consciousness was directly rebounded by an even more powerful force, causing her to sway and almost fall to the ground.

"what."

"Shopkeeper, what's wrong?"

The waiter standing to the side quickly helped her up, and saw that Song Chengyue's face was full of surprise.

"You can go out now! This is none of your business."

Only after the waiter left did Song Chengyue carefully step forward, cup her hands in greeting to the person in front of her, and say cautiously, "Senior, I was just a little rude, please don't take it to heart."

"I apologize in advance!"

Song Chengyue's cultivation has reached the fifth level of Foundation Establishment, and because she has cultivated a family-inherited divine sense technique, her divine sense is not much weaker than that of a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator.

The divine sense she had just released was dispelled by the gray-robed man in front of her in a single exchange, which showed that his cultivation level was far superior to hers, and he was undoubtedly a master above the Golden Core stage.

Even though she was a cultivator from the Song family and held a superior position in the market, Song Chengyue still dared not offend a Golden Core cultivator who had achieved a high level of cultivation. She quickly apologized first.

The gray-robed cultivator glanced at the other party leisurely before asking directly, "I'm asking you, can your restaurant actually cook? Haven't you reached an agreement after all this time?"

"Hehe! Don't worry, senior, I'll go and arrange for your food to be served right away."

However, the dishes you just ordered, especially the Cuiyun Carp, are not in stock at our restaurant, and it may take some time to prepare them.

"I wonder if you could wait a little longer, or perhaps we could look at other dishes to substitute?"

"Since you can make it, it's fine to wait a little longer. However, the things I need are for entertaining distinguished guests, so you must be careful to ensure their quality."

Otherwise, if you're not satisfied, and I come back later, you'll be in trouble.

"Don't worry, senior. Our shop is a long-established brand in Chiyunfang, so we can guarantee the quality. I will personally oversee them in a moment and will not dare to neglect you."

After bowing to the person in front of her, Song Chengyue carefully retreated, only to bump into the waiter who was waiting not far from the door as she turned around.

"Shopkeeper, who is this person? Should I go find the enforcement team?"

"Shut up! What are you still babbling about? Go and tell the kitchen to bring the food over right now! Tell the staff to put up the sign and not to accept any more new customers."

"What did you say? You really want to make so many dishes!"

Upon hearing Song Chengyue's words, the shopkeeper looked at her in surprise, thinking he had misheard. But he was met with Song Chengyue's icy gaze, as cold as frost.

Seeing this, the waiter, who had never seen his manager so serious before, dared not say anything more and immediately ran downstairs.

Although she didn't know the identity of the gray-robed man inside, since he was there to eat, Song Chengyue had no reason to refuse him, so she quickly turned around and went downstairs to arrange the spiritual meal.

Before long, the entire restaurant was bustling with activity. Most of the staff were taking turns delivering dishes to the second floor, while several others were carrying jars of fresh spirit wine from the cellar and sending them upstairs as well.

Such unusual behavior in the restaurant attracted the attention of other customers, who wondered what distinguished guest had arrived.

Meanwhile, Song Chengyue, the shopkeeper, was busy directing the staff to move the spiritual items while constantly going to the kitchen to keep an eye on the spiritual chefs who were cooking.

Just as Song Chengyue and the others were busy, another man in a green robe suddenly appeared outside "Xianfeng Tower" and strode into the shop.

"Sir, we are full and cannot serve any more customers at the moment. Would you please come again next time?"

As soon as someone entered the store, the waiter who was busy in the lobby was about to step forward to explain when he saw the newcomer take out a black token engraved with the character "Song" right in front of him.

A moment later, the waiter hurriedly ran into the kitchen and rushed to Song Chengyue's side.

"Manager, manager, someone wants to see you!"

"What a hasty and disorderly manner! Didn't I tell you that I don't have time to entertain other guests today? Why did you bring people in?"

Just as Song Chengyue was scolding him with displeasure, the waiter took out the black token that the person who had just come had given him in front of her.

"Yes, yes, the ancestor from the mountain has arrived!"

"Ancestor, which ancestor?"

Upon hearing this, Song Chengyue quickly took the token, glanced at it, and then immediately dropped what she was doing and hurried to the front hall.

When Song Chengyue saw the man in the green robe standing in front of her, who was actually the high and mighty Nascent Soul ancestor of the family, she was so shocked that her jaw almost dropped!
Today, a very strange Golden Core cultivator came to the restaurant and ordered hundreds of dishes, keeping the entire restaurant extremely busy.

Before they could even finish their business, the Nascent Soul Ancestor on the mountain suddenly appeared before them again. At this moment, Song Chengyue felt that she didn't even dare to breathe loudly anymore.

I wonder what auspicious day it is today, that so many high-level cultivators have all come to eat at this time.

Even though her mind was completely blank, Song Chengyue quickly walked up to Song Qingming and bowed respectfully to him.

"Cheng Yue greets Ancestor! What would you like to eat, Ancestor? I will have them arrange it immediately."

Upon hearing Song Chengyue's greeting, Song Qingming immediately waved to her and then calmly said, "It's alright, I'm here to see a friend, so please don't worry about me."

Remember, you must do your best to prepare what that customer asked for, and make sure nothing goes wrong.

Also, please don't spread what happened today. Have you remembered what I said?

"I will obey the Ancestor's orders. Cheng Yue has already memorized them!" Song Qingming nodded with a smile to Song Cheng Yue, then turned around and went straight upstairs.

Only after Song Qingming's figure disappeared did Song Chengyue get up, wipe a bead of sweat from her forehead, and take a deep breath.

"I was wondering why such a strange guest had suddenly appeared. It turns out that this person is an acquaintance of the Ancestor. Fortunately, I did not neglect him just now."

Upon confirming that the mysterious guest on the second floor actually knew her Nascent Soul Ancestor, Song Chengyue couldn't help but feel secretly fortunate that she hadn't made too many mistakes today.

Otherwise, if he were to anger his ancestor, a single word from him could cost him his position as manager of "Xianfeng Tower," and the clan might even impose a more severe punishment.

Thinking of this, Song Chengyue felt a wave of fear and quickly turned around and went to the kitchen.

Upon reaching the private room on the second floor, Song Qingming first knocked on the door before pushing it open and entering. There, he saw a burly man in a gray robe sitting in a chair, sipping tea and spirit wine.

"Brother Longfeng, I thought I had mistaken you for someone else when I was in Tongtian Pavilion. I didn't expect it to really be you!"

"Hehe! After all these years, I never expected you to have advanced to the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm. It seems that I, as your elder brother, will need to take care of you a lot in the future."

Previously, when competing for spiritual items on the second floor of the "Tongtian Pavilion", Song Qingming had seen Long Feng enter the pavilion with many demon emperors.

However, due to the circumstances at the time, the two could not directly acknowledge each other, so Song Qingming did not choose to take the initiative to contact the other party.

Meanwhile, "Long Feng" was also afraid that some of the demon cultivators would discover his unusual relationship with Song Qingming, so he did not have any contact with him.

Although they both recognized each other, they disguised themselves well and did not let others around them notice anything amiss.

After greeting Long Feng, Song Qingming took the initiative to sit next to him, and then used magic to take out several bottles of high-grade spirit wine that he had prepared, and filled a cup for Long Feng.

"Brother Longfeng, this is a spirit wine that I have specially treasured over the years. Please have a taste!"

"Oh! Since you have this opportunity, I won't stand on ceremony!"

"Haha, this wine is indeed much more potent, it's truly a fine wine, Brother Song is really thoughtful!"

Seeing the satisfied look on Long Feng's face as he presented the spirit wine, Song Qingming quickly refilled his cup and then softly asked:

"Brother Longfeng, did you come to the Floating Cloud Mountains alone this time? Did Her Highness come with you? Why didn't I see her come with us?"
I've even prepared quite a few spiritual items, which I was just about to give to her!

"Uh! Brother Song, you've misunderstood. His Highness didn't come this time; I came alone."

Upon hearing Song Qingming's question, Long Feng's expression immediately turned serious. He then shook his head and changed the subject, continuing:
"However, His Highness did indeed give me a lot of instructions this time, and he also asked me to inquire about some things from you. That's why I came to see you specifically!"

"Oh! What does Your Highness need to inquire about? Brother Longfeng, please don't hesitate to speak frankly, and I will do my best!" (End of Chapter)