Qinghe Immortal Clan.

In the northeast of Wei State, next to a high mountain surrounded by white fog, south of "Cangyuan Mountain".

As the strength of the Wei human cultivators has greatly increased in recent years, the area near "Cangyuan Mountain" occupied by the Song family has gradually changed from being a wasteland to having more and more cultivators.

Especially in the Baishui River near "Cangyuan Mountain", because there are many monsters hidden in the water, it often attracts nearby monks to come here to hunt monsters in exchange for cultivation resources.

On this day, five Qi Condensation cultivators dressed as casual cultivators came to the Baishui River, preparing to set up a trap for hunting monsters nearby.

Just as several people began to busy themselves with setting up the magic circle, several beams of light suddenly flew over from the sky not far away in the southeast direction and passed directly over everyone's heads.

Seeing this scene suddenly appearing high in the sky, the Qi Refining cultivators below suddenly showed expressions of shock on their faces.

One of the young men, who still looked a little immature, saw the light flashing over his head and couldn't help but ask his companion beside him:

"Fellow Daoist Yun, this is...

Could these people be the Jindan cultivators of the Song family?
After hearing what the young man said, the old man in the late Qi Refining stage who was in the lead did not open his mouth to answer him. Instead, he made a hushed gesture to everyone with a serious face.

It was not until the rays of light in the distance disappeared that the old man in the lead looked at the young monk who had just spoken with an unhappy expression.

"How can you speak so recklessly, kid? Do you want to die?"

“Yes, Brother Lu, you are really too young. Even though the distance is so far, the consciousness of a Jindan cultivator is not something we can guess.

Moreover, those Jindan ancestors all have very strange tempers.

If someone hears what you just said and gets upset, wouldn’t we all be killed by you today?”

Faced with his companions' accusations, the young man's face suddenly showed a look of regret, and he hurriedly apologized to everyone, which dissipated some of the leading monk's anger.

“When I went to Cangyuan Mountain to buy medicinal pills a few days ago, I also saw several elders of the Song family rushing out of the city. Could it be that something really happened nearby?
Forget it, let’s not hunt monsters near Baishui River recently. Everyone, pack up and leave here quickly! "

"Brother Yun is right. Although we haven't heard of any powerful monsters near the Baishui River in recent years.

However, now that even the Jindan Patriarch has been alarmed, it is possible that something big has happened nearby.

No matter what is going on, it is not something we can intervene with our level of cultivation, so it is better to stay away from it."

"Yes! Brother Zhou is right."

Following the advice of the leading cultivator in the late Qi Refining stage, these people quickly reached a consensus and hurriedly put away the magic circle they had just set up.

And just dozens of miles ahead of them, the rays of light that had just passed over their heads arrived in front of a high mountain shrouded in white mist in the blink of an eye.

After a moment, the light dissipated, and several figures suddenly appeared inside.

After glancing around, Song Qingyu took out a talisman and was about to cast a spell when he saw the white fog in front of him suddenly rolling.

Immediately afterwards, two figures flew out from the white mist and landed in front of the few people with respectful expressions.

"Greetings to the ancestor!"

Seeing Song Linyu and Song Linyang coming to greet him, Song Qingming, who was standing in front, waved at them and immediately asked:

"Has Yuan Fang come out of seclusion?"

Hearing Song Qingming's question, Song Linyu, who had already reached the fourth level of foundation building, hurriedly stepped forward and saluted and replied:

"Reporting to the ancestor, my grandfather has not yet come out of retreat, and my uncle Yuan Hao is in the cave at the bottom of the pond to protect him!"

"Well, take us there!"

Song Qingming nodded here, and soon, under the leadership of Song Linyu, the few of them passed through the "mountain protection formation" in front and came directly to a pond.

Since occupying the cave at the bottom of the pond in "Cangyuan Mountain", the family has cultivated a second-level spiritual vein next to the cave and appointed monks to be stationed nearby all year round.

Near the "Tan Di Cave" which was extremely desolate in the past, there are now many pavilions and towers, and many people are living there.

Following Song Linyu, they entered a magic circle in front. As the "teleportation circle" was activated, a burst of white light immediately brought them all to the cave at the bottom of the pool.

As soon as they walked out of the teleportation platform, they saw a figure coming towards them not far ahead. It was Song Yuanhao, who was here to protect Song Yuanfang while he was forming his Dan.

After more than forty years of Golden Elixir formation, Song Yuanhao's cultivation has now successfully reached the third level of Golden Elixir.

As a cultivator with extraordinary spiritual roots, Song Yuanhao's cultivation speed is relatively fast among the dozen or so Jindan elders of the "Xiaoyao Sect".

"Greetings to the ancestor!"

Seeing Song Qingming and others suddenly appear, Song Yuanhao hurriedly stepped forward and bowed to them, then brought them to a closed cave.

After arriving here, Song Qingming immediately closed his eyes and released his spiritual sense, which soon covered the entire surrounding cave.

Inside this cave, there is a "Spiritual Spring" which can help cultivators to form elixirs. It is also the place where Song Qingming, Song Yuanhao and others successfully formed elixirs.

The one who was currently meditating and forming an elixir at the "Spring of Spiritual Inspiration" was none other than Song Yuanfang, the great elder who had been in charge of the Song family's worldly affairs for many years.

Song Yuanfang was over 200 years old a few years ago.

He is the oldest among all the cultivators in the Song family, except for the ancestors Song Qingming and Song Qingyu.

As the eldest elder of the family, Song Yuanfang's talent for cultivation is average.

Compared to Song Yuanli, Song Yuanhao and Song Changze who had already successfully formed the Dan, Song Yuanfang was barely able to cultivate to the ninth level of foundation building until he was almost 170 years old.

Although with the support of family ancestors such as Song Qingming, Song Yuanfang had already prepared the golden elixir spiritual objects decades ago and tried to reach the golden elixir realm.

However, his first attempt to form a pill was far less successful than that of Song Yuanhao and the others. He failed and walked out of the cave after less than two years of seclusion.

After failing to form the elixir, Song Yuanfang suffered a great blow in his heart.

Knowing that it would be difficult to make further progress, he weighed the pros and cons in his mind and had to change his idea of ​​forming the elixir normally.

A few years ago, Song Yuanfang took the initiative to seek help from Song Qingming of "Chiyun Mountain", wanting to emulate Huang Mengde of the Huang family and borrow external elixirs to reach the Golden Elixir realm.

When they heard Song Yuanfang's request, Song Qingming, Song Qingyu and others wanted to persuade him at first.

But seeing that the other party had made up his mind to take the path of fake elixir, Song Qingming finally respected Song Yuanfang's idea and prepared a demon king's inner elixir for him.

After all, Song Yuanfang, who had failed in forming the elixir once, was already nearly two hundred years old at the time.

Even though he had taken some life-extending spiritual substances before, he was still some distance away from the lifespan limit of a foundation-building cultivator.

If Song Yuanfang fails to form the elixir again, after he has spent more than ten years healing from his injuries and recovering, he will surely enter a state of physical and blood decline due to his lack of lifespan.

Once a cultivator's physical body's qi and blood decline, the probability of forming a golden elixir will be greatly reduced, and it will not be so easy to reach the golden elixir realm again.

Although the cultivation level of fake elixir cultivators who use external elixirs to impact the Golden Core realm can only remain at the early Golden Core realm, it is almost equivalent to the end of their path.

But this is much better than failing to form the elixir and thus exhausting one’s lifespan in the foundation-building stage.

After all, it is very difficult for a cultivator to form a golden elixir, and not everyone has the opportunity to embark on the path of golden elixir.

Even though Song Qingming was a Nascent Soul cultivator, he had the ability to find one or two spiritual objects for Song Yuanfang to help him reach the Golden Core realm again.

With Song Yuanfang's qualifications, the probability of successfully forming a pill through retreat would not be very high.

In comparison, following the example of Huang Mengde and Zhang Rong and taking the path of fake elixir will undoubtedly increase the hope of success for the Song and Yuan dynasties.

A few years ago, the "Silver-Armored Demon King" invaded Yuping Mountain. Song Qingyu killed the demon king with a sword and happened to get a third-level intermediate demon pill from it.

After obtaining the consent of the family ancestor Song Qingming, Song Yuanfang quickly exchanged the magic pill from Song Qingyu and came to the cave at the bottom of the pond in "Cangyuan Mountain" to meditate.

It was not until a few days ago that Song Yuan, who had been in seclusion for several years, successfully triggered the "phenomenon of heaven and earth". Then the news quickly reached Song Qingming of "Chiyun Mountain".

After settling down his senior sister Li Xuanyi, who had just failed to conceive, Song Qingming brought Song Qingyu and Huang Siyuan here.

After releasing his spiritual sense to investigate carefully, Song Qingming felt that the spiritual energy in Song Yuanfang's retreat cave was relatively stable. He gradually put his worries to rest.

At the same time, Song Qingyu, who had also retracted his consciousness, immediately smiled and said:
"Seventh Brother, there seems to be nothing unusual about the spiritual energy in the cave. It looks like Yuan Fang should have passed this level this time."

Hearing this, Song Qingming and Huang Siyuan nodded slightly.

Song Linyu, Song Yuanhao and others who were standing nearby immediately showed excitement and joy on their faces when they saw this.

"Grandfather, this means that Grandfather has successfully formed the elixir!"

“Hahaha, this is really great.

It was indeed not easy for Sixteenth Brother to succeed in forming the elixir this time. When he comes out of seclusion, I will ask him to treat me to a drink."

".."

As the eldest elder of the family, Song Yuanfang's prestige in the entire Song family is second only to Song Qingming and the other two.

Even though Song Yuanhao had successfully formed the Dan for decades, he still respected his brother, who had always taken good care of him, as an elder over the years.

When Song Yuanfang was in seclusion to collect spiritual materials for the Dan Formation, Song Yuanhao helped a lot and even stayed in "Cangyuan Mountain" to protect him during his seclusion for two full years.

Now that they knew that Song Yuanfang had succeeded in forming the elixir this time, Song Yuanhao and the others were naturally very happy, and a look of joy appeared on their faces.

Song Qingming, who had been worried about the other party, also showed a smile on his face at this moment.

Since taking charge of the family's mundane affairs for many years, Song Yuanfang, the great elder of the family, has indeed worked hard for the development of the family, saving a lot of trouble for their ancestors. Song Qingming was very pleased that Song Yuanfang had passed this level, and his mood also came out of the haze of Li Xuanyi's failure to form an infant not long ago.

Things were exactly as Song Qingyu said.

After everyone waited in the "Cave at the Bottom of the Tank" for a few days, there was finally some movement in the cave where Song Yuanfang was in seclusion in front.

Following the sound of the stone door slowly opening, a moment later, Song Yuanfang's figure appeared in front of everyone.

The eldest elder of the Song family, who had reached the peak of the foundation-building stage before his retreat, was now covered with a thin layer of golden light, and his cultivation had already risen to the golden elixir stage.

Just like Song Yuanhao did in the past, looking at the people waiting for him in front of him, Song Yuanfang, with excitement on his face, immediately stepped forward and knelt on the ground.

"Yuan Fang, thank you all for your kindness in achieving enlightenment!"

Looking at Song Yuanfang who had successfully formed a pill, Song Qingming hurriedly waved his hand and asked someone to help him up from the ground.

"Don't do this, get up quickly!

You bear the reputation of the family's great elder. We have all seen what you have done for the family over the years, and this is what you deserve.

Otherwise, we would not have gone to such lengths to support you.

From now on, the family will still rely on you to take the helm. I hope you will live up to my expectations and take good care of the family affairs!"

"Don't worry, Uncle Seventh. Yuan Fang will definitely live up to your trust!"

Seeing Song Yuanfang's firm reply, Song Qingming nodded with satisfaction, then took out a third-grade low-grade flying sword from his body and gave it to the other party.

"Today you have successfully completed the Dan Formation Stage, so this magic weapon is my gift to you!
Although using the power of external elixir to form elixir will slow down the practice speed, you should not waste your own path because of it.

In ancient times, there were also people who practiced the art of elixir and eventually achieved the Nascent Soul stage.

There are many extraordinary skills and methods in this world of immortal cultivation, far more than we can see at a glance. If the opportunity comes in the future, maybe you will have the chance to make up for this shortcoming."

“Thank you, Seventh Uncle, for the treasure!

Yuan Fang has cultivated to this point in his life, and I have no regrets. No matter where I go in the future, I will do my best. "

Song Yuanfang, who took the flying sword magic weapon, first showed a hint of joy on his face, and then heard Song Qingming's instructions to him, and nodded repeatedly in response.

After Song Qingming nodded slightly, Huang Siyuan beside him took out a bottle of pills from her body and handed it directly to Song Yuanfang.

"Here are some Jin Yuan Dan that I refined. They will be helpful for cultivators in the early stage of Jin Dan. Consider them as a gift to Yuan Fang for his Jin Dan."

Seeing Huang Siyuan and Song Qingming taking out the gifts they had prepared, Song Qingyu, who had not had time to prepare, looked a little embarrassed.

After thinking for a moment, Song Qingyu took out a palm-sized "puppet beast" from his body and handed it to Song Yuanfang.

"Haha! I got this thing from my seventh brother, and I'm a little tired of playing with it.

Today, I will borrow flowers to offer to Buddha and give them to you, Yuan Fang!"

The "puppet beast" in Song Qingyu's hand was of the lower third grade. She had asked Song Qingming for it a few years ago in order to learn the "puppet skills".

It’s just that Song Qingyu doesn’t have much talent in the area of ​​“cultivation skills”.

Faced with the active guidance of the two "puppet masters" Song Qingming and Li Xuanyi, she only maintained her interest for a few months and soon put the matter behind her.

This time, she simply gave the "puppet beast" in her hand, which was useless to her, directly to Song Yuanfang, which completely ended her interest in "puppet skills".

This third-grade inferior "puppet beast" is just an insignificant thing for a Jindan peak sword master like Song Qingyu.

However, for Song Yuanfang, a fake elixir cultivator who had just formed his elixir, the value of this item was quite extraordinary.

Although Song Yuanfang is a fake elixir cultivator and is unable to refine his own magic weapon, his combat power is generally only about 70% of that of an ordinary golden elixir cultivator.

However, if he could have the assistance of a third-level lower-grade "puppet beast" and control it properly, he should be able to confront ordinary early Jindan cultivators head-on in the future.

Seeing the third-grade low-grade "puppet beast" that Song Qingyu took out as a gift.

Not only Song Linyu and other foundation-building cultivators, but even Song Yuanhao, the family's Jindan elder, had a hint of envy on his face at this moment.

Song Yuanfang, who knew the value of the gift, was afraid to accept it directly and kept waving his hands to refuse.

It was only after Song Qingming, the family ancestor, nodded slightly that Song Yuan felt at ease to put it away.

After several people presented their gifts one by one, Song Qingming gave Song Yuanfang a few more instructions before he felt relieved and took Huang Siyuan and the other two back to "Chiyun Mountain".
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Time flies, and half a year has passed quickly.

When Song Yuanfang, whose cultivation had stabilized, returned to the family, Song Yuanhao and many other family elders discussed it and decided to hold a Dan-forming celebration for him on the mountain.

Although Song Yuanfang was a fake elixir cultivator who achieved enlightenment with the help of external elixirs, due to the relationship with the Song family, the number of cultivators who came to congratulate him this time was no less than that of ordinary golden elixir cultivators.

Not only did the many vassal families under the Song family all rush to "Funiu Mountain" to congratulate, but many Jindan forces such as "Iron Immortal Castle" in the Wei State also sent people to send congratulatory gifts.

Even the "Tianxing Gate" of the neighboring Zheng State specially sent an elder to "Funiu Mountain" in order to thank Song Qingming for the rescue during the last "Monster Rebellion".

As usual, the "Xiaoyao Sect" appointed a Jindan elder, Zheng Zongxun, to attend the celebration.

It has been decades since Song Yuanhao formed the golden elixir, and the entire Song family is happy that the family elder has advanced to the golden elixir stage.

The crowd was busy for several days before the entire "Funiu Mountain" gradually became quiet.

In the "Huixian Pavilion" on the top of the mountain, Song Qingming, Huang Siyuan, Song Qingyu and senior sister Li Xuanyi, who had just had some free time, were sitting around a wooden table, making tea and chatting.

After half a year of seclusion to heal her injuries, although Senior Sister Li Xuanyi's injuries have not yet healed, her complexion is much better than before.

However, she couldn't rashly fight with others now, otherwise, once the magic power in her body backfired, her injuries might get worse.

Upon learning that the family in "Funiu Mountain" was holding a celebration, Song Qingyu took the initiative to invite Li Xuanyi to come and join in the fun.

After being in seclusion for so many years, Li Xuanyi had been feeling a little bored, so he took this opportunity to hang out with Song Qingming and others.

Seeing this situation, although Song Qingming was a little worried, he knew his senior sister's temper well, so he finally did not speak to stop her.

Just as a few people were drinking tea and chatting, at this time, on the second floor of "Huixian Pavilion" below, Song Yuanfang also came to the stairs with a figure.

After a while, the two people who received the voice transmission from above walked up quickly together and saluted to the people in front of them.

"Seventh Uncle, I just heard that you had something to do with Lin Yu, so I've brought her here!"

"Well! Go wait downstairs first. I want to talk to her alone."

Glancing at Song Linyu, who was standing next to Song Yuanfang and seemed a little confused, Song Qingyu smiled and waved at her, then asked her to sit aside.

Song Yuanfang nodded slightly in response, then left the place directly.

After the other party left, Song Qingming turned his gaze to Song Linyu on the side and asked him seriously:

"Lin Yu, I came to you today because I want to ask you about something.

We will take care of what happens next. You just need to tell me what you think."

"Seventh Uncle, feel free to say whatever you want to say. Lin Yu would never dare to intentionally lie to you!"

“I’ve also heard Qingyu talk about you and Jingyun before.

A few days ago, Jingyun came to Mount Funiushan to congratulate me, and he came to the mountain to find me specifically for you. I want to ask you again if you are willing to be with him in the future."

"this.."

Although she already had someone in her heart, Song Linyu couldn't help but blush when she heard Song Qingming say it directly in front of so many people.

After a while, she gritted her teeth and made up her mind to speak:

"Seventh uncle, Brother Jingyun and I have already secretly decided to spend our lives together, but grandfather has been deliberately preventing us from being together for many years.

Brother Jingyun was forced to come to you for help. I hope you will not blame him for this."

As she spoke, Song Linyu stood up again and knelt down in front of Song Qingming and the others beside her. Tears welled up in her eyes, and she had already made her attitude clear to everyone.

Seeing this, Song Qingming's expression did not change much, but he continued to ask calmly:
“As the head of the Bai family, it is not easy for Jingyun to marry directly into Funiushan.

If you really want to be with him, you must marry into the Bai family, and you will no longer be able to enjoy the treatment you deserve from the family.

After all, these things will affect your future path, have you thought about them?"

As the most beloved descendant of the family elder Song Yuanfang, Song Linyu has naturally never lacked resources for cultivation during all these years she has been in the Song family.

It was also because of the unremitting support of Mr. and Mrs. Song Yuanfang that she was able to have a smooth journey on the path and cultivate to the fourth level of foundation building.

But the main reason why he could receive these treatments was because Song Linyu was a cultivator of the Song family.

If she chose to become a Taoist couple with Bai Jingyun and marry into the Bai family, then she would no longer be a cultivator of the Song family, and the situation would be different from what it is now.

Without the support of family resources, it would be difficult for Song Linyu to maintain her current cultivation speed, let alone reach the Golden Core realm in the future.

On one side is your future path, and on the other side is the person you love.

No matter what decision Song Linyu makes, as an elder, Song Qingming must remind him seriously. (End of this chapter)