Qinghe Immortal Clan.

"Yuan Xue has been with us all these years and has made many contributions to the family. We should send her off!"

Song Yuanxue is one of the few remaining "Yuan" generation cultivators in the family. He was also an important contributor who followed Song Qingming step by step to build the family and promote the prosperity of the Song family.

After hearing Song Qingming's explanation, Huang Siyuan did not say much, but immediately nodded in response.

After Song Xuanli arrived at the foot of the mountain, Song Qingming took out an exquisite silver-white flying boat from his body, and then went up with Huang Siyuan.

After a while, the flying boat turned into a beam of white light and flew directly out of the "Chiyun Mountain" mountain protection formation.

The silver flying boat summoned by Song Qingming was named "White Bone Boat" and was a fourth-grade lower-grade flying boat.

It was made after Song Qingming obtained the materials from the "White Bone Demon King" and asked Li Mufeng to help him refine it, which took several years.

Although the grade of the "White Bone Boat" is only low-grade level four, the main dragon bone material used to refine the flying boat has reached mid-grade level four.

Therefore, the "Bone Boat" under Song Qingming's feet will fly slightly faster than other flying boats of the same level.

With this fourth-level "White Bone Boat", Song Qingming's speed of travel is now much faster than before. With the addition of the "Nine Palaces Meteor Escape", it would be difficult for an ordinary mid-Nascent Soul cultivator to catch up with him.

The "Phantom Boat" that had been with Song Qingming for many years is now in the hands of Huang Siyuan. It can be said that it has been put to good use and has not been hidden by him.

The "White Bone Boat" sailed all the way south. Song Qingming, who was standing on the flying boat, kept scanning the place where the flying boat passed below.

Ten years ago, in the battle of "Chiyun Mountain", the northern demon tribe was defeated.

"Black Dragon Demon King", "White Bone Demon King" and "Thousand Eyes Demon King" all died in the battle, and even the "Boyun Ancestor" who was in the late Nascent Soul stage had his physical body destroyed by Song Qingming.

After the defeat, the "Ancestor Bo Yun" who escaped had already lost his fighting spirit, so he led the Bo Yun Mountain clan to retreat directly into the depths of the "Floating Cloud Mountains".

The other demon tribes that had gone south with it, seeing that the situation was hopeless, also withdrew their troops and returned to their own territories.

As for the "Xiaoyao Sect", after resting for half a year, they immediately took advantage of the situation and sent troops northward.

Without the Demon King in charge of the demon territories such as "Jinyu Mountain", they were soon conquered by the "Xiaoyao Sect" army led by Li Mufeng and others.

Faced with Nascent Soul cultivators such as Li Mufeng and Song Qingming, the many monsters on "Jinyu Mountain" had no intention of resisting and could only flee in all directions.

Soon, the army of the "Xiao Yao Sect" heading north broke through the fourth-level sacred mountain of the demon clan that had threatened them for thousands of years, and killed all the demon armies on the mountain.

However, Jinyu Mountain is located deep in the "Floating Cloud Mountains" and is surrounded by many demon forces. Although the "Xiaoyao Sect" army can capture this place, they are unable to occupy it for a long time.

After all, the territory of the "Xiaoyao Sect" has been expanding in all directions in recent years, and a lot of manpower is needed in various places. The sect cannot spend too much energy on this high-level spiritual vein that has penetrated deep into the territory of the demon clan.

However, before leaving, everyone swept away all the spiritual creatures on the mountain, and then withdrew their troops south and returned to Wei State with satisfaction.

This time, when they went north to counterattack the demon clan's territory, the "Xiaoyao Sect" killed many demon beasts and drove the demon clan forces thousands of miles northward.

Nowadays, the number of monsters around the "Chiyun Mountain" under Song Qingming's feet has sharply decreased. The situation is much better than it was ten years ago, and there are no longer many dangers along the way.

It is precisely because the northern territory has gradually become stable that the "Chiyun Mountain" market where Song Qingming is located has been able to attract more cultivators in recent years.

After the flying boat sailed all the way south to "White Lion Square", Song Qingming took the two of them into the market, and then took the "teleportation array" in the market directly back to Qinghe County.

After years of family operation, the two markets of "White Lion Square" and "Red Flame Square" in the Song family's territory have also developed very stably in recent years.

Especially the "White Lion Pavilion" built behind the Song family.

Although this market town was established only a little over a hundred years ago, its prosperity has surpassed other medium-sized markets in Wei State, such as "Tiexianbao" and "Taiyuefang".

It is not much worse than the "Guiyunfang" which has been run by the Xiaoyao Sect for thousands of years.

A few years ago, under the leadership of Song Yuanfang and others, the Song family and many immortal cultivation families in the country built a new market town in the south of Qinghe County.

This market town is located on the bank of the "Qing River". Large cargo ships can be built and sailed down the river directly to multiple counties of the Wei State downstream, greatly enhancing the connection between the Song family's territory and other places in the Wei State.

"Qinghe County", which used to be a remote border area of ​​Wei State, has now become one of the most prosperous places in the vicinity after hundreds of years of vigorous development by the Song family.

After arriving at "Chiyanfang", Song Qingming and others once again took the "teleportation array" of the market and instantly arrived at the family's sacred place "Funiu Mountain".

In recent years, because the family's financial situation has improved a lot, Song Yuanfang sent people to the State of Wu to purchase two sets of low-level "teleportation arrays", which were installed in the "Chiyanfang" and the newly built "Yunshanfang".

It is used to strengthen the control over the towns and cities surrounding the territory, making it convenient for family monks to provide support at any time.

However, every time the "teleportation array" is activated, a lot of spirit stones are consumed.

Except in emergencies or when important figures above the family elders are present, other cultivators in the family cannot easily use the "teleportation array" and must travel to the market on their own.

With a flash of inspiration, Song Qingming and the other two appeared in a hall built of bluestone.

Without waiting for Song Qingming and the other two to step down from the "transmission platform", a dozen or so Song family cultivators who had been waiting on the side came forward under the leadership of the great elder Song Yuanfang to greet them.

"Greetings to Seventh Uncle, Grandpa!"

"No need to be polite, everyone, get up! Yuan Fang, take me to see Yuan Xue first."

After waving gently to everyone, Song Qingming directly asked Song Yuanfang to take him to Song Yuanxue's residence.

Soon, they arrived at a cave located below the top of the mountain.

When Song Qingming and Huang Siyuan walked into the bedroom, everyone who was still taking care of Song Yuanxue hurried forward to greet them.

In addition to several descendants of Song Yuanxue, Song Yuanqian, a family elder of the same "Yuan" generation, also took the initiative to come here to help.

Compared to the previous generation of "Xin" generation cultivators who had already died out, the family's "Yuan" generation had a total of five people who successfully established their foundation that year, and they were considered the generation that truly prospered in the Song family.

Among them, Song Yuanfang and Song Yuanhao successfully formed the elixir, while Song Yuanli left home and went to the "Tianhai Immortal Realm", disappearing from the sight of everyone in the family.

The remaining two, Song Yuanxue and Song Yuanqian, had slightly weaker talents in cultivation and both advanced to the late stage of foundation building when they were almost two hundred years old.

Although Song Yuanxue later cultivated to the ninth level of foundation building and barely tried to form a pill in seclusion, he ultimately failed.

Song Yuanqian's cultivation was at a lower level, and he also failed to reach the stage of forming a pill, so his cultivation level remained at the foundation-building stage.

As the first batch of foundation-building elders in the family, the two of them have assisted Song Yuanfang in managing the family for many years and have made significant contributions to the development of the Song family over the years.

But time is merciless, and now both of them are at the end of their lives and have retired behind the family.

After standing up and bowing, Song Yuanqian looked at Song Yuanxue who was lying unconscious on the bed, and tears couldn't stop falling from her eyes.

“Sister Yuanxue, did you hear that? The ancestor has come to visit you in person.

Open your eyes quickly and get up to take a look!"

"Mother, grandmother!"

Seeing Song Yuanqian lying on the head of the bed, she became more and more excited while talking, and even the descendants of Song Yuanxue beside her started crying.

Song Yuanfang, who was standing by, quickly sent someone to help him up, and asked Song Yuanqian and others to go to the side hall outside to rest first, leaving Song Changyue alone.

Song Changyue is Song Yuanxue's youngest daughter and the only one among her many descendants who has successfully established a foundation. She has been deeply loved by Song Yuanxue since she was a child.

Seeing his mother lying on the bed, emaciated and unconscious, although Song Changyue was extremely sad, he still maintained some rationality as a foundation-building cultivator.

After Song Yuanqian left the room, Song Yuanfang stepped forward and sighed and explained:
"Seventh uncle, Yuan Xue's sister fell ill two months ago. The last time I visited her, she was still able to walk.

Unexpectedly, her condition suddenly worsened a few days ago, and she couldn't wake up after trying many elixirs.

I discussed it with Yuan Hao, and therefore had no choice but to send Xuan Li to Chiyun Mountain to report the news."

Hearing this, Song Qingming nodded slightly and responded calmly:
“Life and death are determined by fate. We cannot force some things. We should all be more open-minded!
Although this elixir cannot save Yuan Xue's life, it can still help her live a few days longer. Feed it to her first!"

After saying that, Song Qingming took out another prepared elixir from his body and handed it to Song Yuanfang beside him.

When he just entered the door, Song Qingming had already released his spiritual sense to investigate Song Yuanxue's situation.

Seeing the deathly aura surrounding him, it was obvious that his energy and blood were declining and his life span was exhausted. Knowing that he was powerless to save him, he could only try his best to use the high-level elixir in his hand to prolong his life for a few more days.

After getting the elixir, Song Yuanfang hurriedly called Song Changyue for help, crushed the elixir and put it into Song Yuanxue's mouth.

As this high-level elixir entered his mouth, Song Yuanxue's extremely pale face soon showed a hint of redness, and the spiritual energy around him became noticeably richer.

About half a quarter of an hour later, under everyone's expectation, Song Yuanxue finally opened her eyes and saw Song Qingming and others in the bedroom. "Ancestor."

Song Yuanxue opened his eyes and just opened his mouth to shout, but found that his voice was intermittent and very low, and he was weak and could not speak clearly.

He couldn't help showing a trace of anxiety and wanted to get up in a hurry.

Seeing this, Song Qingming in front of him hurriedly nodded to him.

"You just woke up. Don't rush to talk. Rest and recover first."

Song Changyue, who was standing by, also stepped forward to support Song Yuanxue who was trying to get up, and said to comfort her:

"Mother, you should listen to the old ancestor and take a rest first. We can talk later if you have anything to say!"

Seeing Song Yuanxue nodded and calmed down, Song Qingming took Huang Siyuan out of the room, leaving the little time Song Yuanxue had left to the people close to her.

After practicing for hundreds of years, Song Qingming and Huang Siyuan had already become accustomed to the separation of life and death. There was not much emotional change on their faces as they walked out of the cave.

Soon he returned to the top of the mountain where his cave was located.

They had just reached the top of the mountain and before the two of them could return to the cave, a long roar suddenly sounded from the back of the mountain, and then a huge figure flew out and headed straight for where Song Qingming was.

Seeing this somewhat familiar figure, Song Qingming couldn't help but smile slightly with a heavy face and stopped on his own initiative.

Not long after, a tall gray figure descended from the sky and stopped in front of Song Qingming and the others.

Since being picked up by Song Qingyu, "Sky Fire Peng" has been in Funiu Mountain for nearly three hundred years, and has been taken care of by the family as the clan's spiritual beast.

However, its owner, Song Qingming, has rarely come back to visit it in recent years since he moved to "Chiyun Mountain".

Seeing the "Sky Fire Peng" coming, Song Qingming smiled and reached out to stroke its feathers, as a way of expressing his apology for not being able to come back to see it all these years.

Huang Siyuan, who had also fought side by side with "Sky Fire Peng", hurriedly took out several refined "Spirit Beast Pills" from his storage bag.

Seeing the "Spirit Beast Pill" in Huang Siyuan's hand, "Sky Fire Peng" quickly turned its head and called out a few times, revealing a look of joy.

“My dear, it seems that its cultivation has reached the peak of foundation building, and it should be about to reach the golden elixir realm.

After we return to Chiyun Mountain, I will send some spirit beast pills back and have Yuan Fang and the others feed them to the Skyfire Peng on time. This should help it advance to the Golden Core realm faster."

"Yes! This guy has a good relationship with Yuan Hao, so just tell him about these matters."

Hearing Huang Siyuan's suggestion, Song Qingming smiled and nodded, then walked forward with "Tianhuopeng".

Since moving to "Chiyun Mountain", Song Qingming has not been back for decades. During this rare visit, he and Huang Siyuan discovered many changes on the mountain.

The spiritual vein grade of "Funiu Mountain" has been upgraded to the fourth-level lower grade. Not only has the mountain risen by more than a thousand feet, the spiritual energy is also much richer than before.

Today, the Song family's "Funiu Mountain" is second only to "Guyang Mountain" in terms of spiritual energy in the entire Wei State.

Over the years, countless independent cultivators from the outside world have tried their best to join the Song family just to get a chance to stay in "Funiu Mountain" to practice.

However, Song Yuanfang and others also strictly controlled this.

Generally, only those who have made great contributions to the family or have married into the Song family are qualified to stay here for a long time to practice.

Standing on the top of the mountain and looking down, the entire "Funiu Mountain" has changed a lot since the past. There are high platforms and pavilions everywhere, and it has become like a large "immortal cultivation family" in the world of immortal cultivation.

Excluding the ancestor Song Qingming, there are now four Jindan cultivators in the Song family: Song Qingyu, Huang Siyuan, Song Yuanhao, and Song Yuanfang.

There are also nearly fifty foundation-building elders and more than two thousand Qi-refining cultivators.

Moreover, the total number of mortals living in various places at the foot of the family mountain has reached millions. Every year, many children with spiritual roots are sent to "Funiu Mountain" to practice, and the growth rate of family cultivators is still accelerating.

In important inheritances such as alchemy, weapon refining, formation formation, and talisman making, the family's accumulation is basically above level three.

Even rare skills such as "puppetry" and "soul-hunting" are inherited in the clan's "Gold Pavilion".

Although the current Song family is still far inferior to the Li family of "Yunlong Mountain" in the outside world, which is a large Yuanying family with a nearly ten thousand years of inheritance.

However, in the "Floating Cloud Mountains" world of immortal cultivation where resources for immortal cultivation are relatively scarce, the "Qinghe Song Family" is already well-known in the vicinity and one of the most powerful immortal cultivation families.

After returning to Funiushan Mountain, Song Qingming and his companion not only went to visit Song Yuanxue, but also took the time to walk around the area and appreciate the scenery around Funiushan Mountain.

As time passed, Song Yuanxue finally reached the end of her life. After receiving the news, Song Qingming hurriedly took Huang Siyuan to see her for the last time.

Seeing Song Qingming coming, Song Yuanxue, whose consciousness was already a little blurred, still managed to take out the "storage bag" beside her with her last breath.

"Seventh uncle, Yuan Xue is going to meet the ancestors of the family. Chang Yue will be in your care from now on!"

"Do not worry!"

Facing Song Yuanxue's dying entrustment, Song Qingming did not say much, but could only nod slightly in response with a calm expression.

After getting the answer, Song Yuanxue did not persist for long and soon closed her eyes calmly.

As an old contributor of the "Yuan" generation in the family, although Song Yuanxue's status in the clan is not as good as several Jindan ancestors, his prestige in the clan is far above that of other foundation-building elders.

Except for some clan members who were far away in "Chiyun Mountain", other family monks who learned the news put down their affairs and rushed back to "Funiu Mountain" to attend the funeral of the family elder.

Especially those members of the family who managed the family's "spiritual medicine garden" had basically been taken care of by this family elder, and many of them showed sad expressions at the funeral.

In order to commend her for her lifelong dedication to the family, Song Qingming made an exception and personally wrote the tombstone for Song Yuanxue.
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Three days later, in the "Ancestral Hall" on the back mountain of the Song family.

At this time, Song Qingming was standing in a hall with seven or eight portraits with Huang Siyuan, Song Yuanfang and others.

This place was originally where the Song family enshrined portraits of their ancestors, and hung with portraits of successive Song family patriarchs, including Song Gushan, Song Changfeng, and Song Qingming.

However, after Song Yuanfang took over the management of the family, three more people were added to the many portraits in this hall: Huang Siyuan, Song Qingyu, and Song Yuanxue, who had just passed away.

After walking around the hall, Song Qingming stopped in front of the last portrait of Song Yuanxue and nodded.

"Yuan Fang, you should announce it to the public in a few days.

In addition to Yuan Xue, from now on, anyone who has made great contributions to the family can have their portrait hung here after they pass away, so that they can enjoy the incense of the family's descendants for generations to come."

"Don't worry, Uncle Seventh, I have already thought about all this. I have left portraits of all the cultivators in the family who are at the foundation building stage or above in case of any unexpected events.

Originally, I wanted to hang Xuanfeng's portrait here, but unfortunately he left in a hurry that year and didn't leave him with a portrait.

I'll find someone to try to draw it from memory later, and then give it to my uncle for inspection."

"If you can't find Xuanfeng's portrait on the mountain, you can also go to his home in Mujiao Town to look. I remember that he often sneaked back home in the past. Maybe there will be some stored in his home down the mountain."

Hearing Song Qingming's reminder, Song Yuanfang's eyes flashed and he nodded quickly:

“Seventh Uncle is right. How could I have forgotten this? Xuanfeng often went down the mountain before he established his foundation, so it should have happened.

Don't worry, I'll arrange for someone to go down the mountain and look for it right away."

After Song Qingming nodded slightly, Song Yuanfang came over quickly and asked with a bow:

"Seventh Uncle, this hall still has no name. Please help us come up with one."

"Well! All the people in here are the meritorious officials of the family, so let's call it the Qilin Hall!"

"Qilin Immortal Pavilion, the family is prosperous!"

Hearing Song Qingming's proposal, Song Yuanfang, who was following behind him, nodded quickly, and then followed the two of them out of the "Qilin Hall" behind them.

After seeing Song Yuanxue off, Song Qingming and Huang Siyuan did not stay long. After living in the cave on the top of the mountain for a few days, they left "Funiu Mountain" directly.

Not long after Song Qingming and the others left, a figure suddenly appeared on a low hill near "Funiu Mountain".

The man was wearing a conical hat and was wrapped in a black robe, so his face could not be seen at all.

Standing on the top of the mountain, he stared intently at the majestic mountain in the distance that rose straight into the clouds, his eyes full of complicated expressions.

After a long time, as a light breeze blew, the man in black robe retracted his gaze and turned away. (End of this chapter)