Qinghe Immortal Clan.

Chapter 978: New Golden Elixir, Spiritual Medicine Matures

A few years later, Xiaoyao Sect's "Guyang Mountain".

Just as the sky was getting light, people began to move around in the market town at the foot of Guyang Mountain. As the shops on the street opened their doors one after another, the whole market town quickly became lively.

On the street of Fangshi, an old man in a black robe walked quickly and soon came to a tall building on the west side of Fangshi.

Before he could walk in, a voice suddenly came quickly from behind him, interrupting his forward steps.

"Fellow Daoist Yu, stay!"

Hearing the voice behind him, the old man in black robe turned around and found that the person greeting him was a middle-aged man in yellow clothes.

After recognizing the other party, the surprised old man in black robe quickly put on a smile, stepped forward and bowed to the other party and said:
"It turned out to be Fellow Daoist Chen. It's been more than 20 years since we last met. I didn't expect to run into you here today. This is really fate!"

"Haha! Fellow Daoist Yu is a person who practices hard and has seldom been out in recent years. It is indeed fate that I can meet you here.

Fellow Daoist, are you here today to attend Senior Yao's celebration?"

Seeing the yellow-robed man looking at him meaningfully, the black-robed old man stroked his beard and nodded with a smile on his face.

“You are right, my friend. I came here today to attend the celebration on the mountain.

Fellow Daoist, you may not know that when the monsters went south to Guiyunfang, I fought side by side with Senior Yao, and we have some friendship.

Today is a rare day for the seniors to celebrate their Dan formation, so how can I not come and join in the fun? "

When the old man in black robe talked about his relationship with the other party, there was a hint of pride in his eyes, which made the man in yellow in front of him look slightly surprised.

"Oh! I didn't expect that Brother Yu and Senior Yao actually have such a good relationship. No wonder fellow Taoist came here in person today.

I heard that Senior Yao has a kind temper and is a good person. If you can extend this old friendship, we will have to rely on you to take care of us in the future."

Seeing the man in front of him bowing to him with envy and a tone full of flattery, the old man in black robe smiled and waved his hand:
"Haha, Brother Chen, you are going a bit too far.

Since ancient times, strength has been respected in the world of immortal cultivation. Although Senior Yao and I had some friendship in the past, that is now a thing of the past.

Now that Senior Yao has successfully formed his elixir, his status is different from ours. I am afraid it will be difficult for me to regain our old friendship. It is good enough to have a chance to say a few words to him. "

“Hey, what Brother Yu said is also true.

This is the rule in the world of immortal cultivation. Although we have practiced for more than a hundred years and have successfully established a foundation, we are just ordinary people in the eyes of the senior Jindan cultivators.

If you can't make the golden elixir, you can only sit in the well and watch the sky. "

Every major realm gap between cultivators represents their different status in the world of cultivation.

In the eyes of Qi Refining cultivators, those mortal warriors in the world are nothing more than powerful ants.

Foundation Establishment cultivators like them would also look down upon the lower-level Qi Refining cultivators. It was common in the world of immortal cultivation to kill them on the spot if they had a disagreement.

Those who have reached the Golden Core Realm would naturally not regard the friendship of a Foundation Establishment cultivator as very important. After all, the gap between the cultivation realms is too obvious.

Hearing what the yellow-robed man said, the black-robed old man beside him thought of his own recent failure in his attempt to reach the Golden Core realm, and couldn't help but sigh softly.

Everyone knows how glorious it is for a Jindan cultivator to stand on a high place, but the road to Jindan is not so easy to set foot on.

".."

"Brother Chen, it's getting late, let's hurry up the mountain!

This Jindan Festival is a little hard to see, don't wait too late and fail to find a good seat, you will regret it later."

After standing there and exchanging a few words of greeting, the old man in black robe saw that many monks beside him had already walked into the tall building in front, so he hurriedly urged the man in yellow robe beside him.

Upon hearing this, the other party immediately nodded and turned to go into the tall building with him.

After verifying their identities in the market at the foot of the mountain, the two quickly obtained a visiting card to go to "Guyang Mountain" and then walked towards the mountain gate with swords on their feet.

As the two sword lights fell, the black-robed old man and the yellow-robed monk arrived at the mountain gate in a short time.

Because a celebration is about to be held on the mountain, the mountain gate of "Xiaoyao Sect" is also decorated with red and colorful decorations, full of festive atmosphere.

Seeing that there were already dozens of people queuing up to register not far ahead, the two of them hurried forward and followed the crowd.

Those who can come to participate in the "Xiaoyao Sect" Golden Elixir Celebration are, without exception, all well-known foundation-building cultivators or immortal cultivation families in the territory of Wei State.

The two also saw many familiar figures in the crowd, and they nodded and greeted each other.

Just as everyone was slowly lining up to enter the mountain gate, a woman in yellow suddenly came out from the mountain gate in front with several monks.

As soon as the figure of the woman in yellow appeared, the powerful aura unique to a Jindan cultivator immediately attracted a burst of surprised glances from the cultivators in line.

Even the two old men in black robes standing at the back looked at each other at the same time.

"Greetings to Master Master!"

"I've met senior!"

".."

Her eyes lightly swept over the many monks in front of her, and the woman in yellow waved her hand slightly without saying much. She walked directly to an empty platform in front of the mountain gate and stopped.

"This is, Master Xu?"

Seeing Xu Ziyan passing by, it was the first time he saw the yellow-robed monk. After standing up, he couldn't help but ask the black-robed old man beside him in a low voice with some curiosity.

Hearing this, the old man in black robe carefully glanced at Xu Ziyan who was walking away, then nodded slightly at her and said:

“Yes, this is Sect Master Xu of Xiaoyao Sect, and Senior Yao is her last disciple.

When I met him in Guiyunfang, I heard Senior Yao mention this matter, and I was also fortunate enough to meet Sect Leader Xu once."

"So Senior Yao is the last disciple of Master Xu. No wonder he was lucky enough to form a golden elixir. If you hadn't told me today, I wouldn't have known about this."

After hearing the explanation from the old man in black robe, the man in yellow immediately showed an expression of sudden enlightenment, with a hint of envy in his eyes that he couldn't hide.

Looking up and seeing Xu Ziyan in the distance again, the man in yellow asked in confusion, "It's strange, why did Sect Leader Xu come here in person?

Could it be that there are some distinguished guests today that require her, the head of the sect, to come here in person to greet them?"

"Haha! Sect Leader Xu is a late Jindan cultivator. With her status, there is no other distinguished guest in our Wei Kingdom that she can personally welcome.

unless."

Seeing the old man in black robe in front of him suddenly stopped talking halfway, the man in yellow was puzzled, but immediately heard the exclamations of people around him.

"Look over there, which senior is coming?"

"No, this speed seems to be that of a Nascent Soul cultivator."

".."

Just as everyone was looking surprised, a white light came quickly from the north and landed directly on the open space in front.

The next moment, Song Qingming, along with Huang Siyuan, Song Yuanhao and several other Jindan elders of the sect, walked down from the "White Bone Boat".

"Zi Yan greets Uncle Song!"

Although they had not seen each other for many years, Xu Ziyan's cultivation had not fallen behind. Not long ago, she also broke through to the ninth level of the Golden Core realm, just like Huang Siyuan.

Looking at Xu Ziyan who came forward to greet him, Song Qingming waved his hand slightly and put away the flying boat beside him.

"We are all family. Junior Sister Xu is busy with her work, so why bother to come and greet us in person?"

"Haha! Today, Master Song has come from afar to attend Mu Ling's Jindan celebration. He also gave face to me, his master. How can Zi Yan not come to greet him?

Originally Mu Ling wanted to come with me, but Master Bai happened to be looking for him to explain something and couldn't get away for the time being, so he asked me to explain it to Master Bai."

After hearing Xu Ziyan's explanation, Song Qingming nodded and said, "Mu Ling is the descendant of Senior Brother Yao. It's a rare opportunity for him to succeed in forming a pill today, so how can I not come to participate in the celebration?"

"Master Song is right. The banquet on the mountain has been prepared. Master and the others, please follow us!"

Under the leadership of Xu Ziyan, Song Qingming, Huang Siyuan and others quickly passed through the "Mountain Protection Array" and arrived at the "Xiaoyao Hall" where the sect hosted the celebration.

As soon as Song Qingming entered the hall, the bustling conversation in the hall immediately quieted down. Dozens of Jindan cultivators cast their glances towards the door and hurriedly stood up.

"We are here to greet Senior Song!"

"No need to be polite, please take a seat!"

After arriving at the top seat in the hall, Song Qingming turned around and waved to everyone before sitting down at the top seat.

Because the "Xiaoyao Sect" was holding a Jindan celebration this time, the scale was much smaller than the previous Yuanying celebrations, and most of the people who came to participate in the celebration were Jindan and foundation-building cultivators near Weiguo.

However, in recent years, as the reputation of the "Xiaoyao Sect" has grown, the sect's strength has been greatly enhanced compared to a hundred years ago, and many surrounding forces have also taken the initiative to become its vassal.

In addition to a dozen Jindan elders of the sect such as Huang Siyuan, there were more than thirty Jindan cultivators who came from all directions to participate in the celebration in the hall. Most of them were vassal forces of the "Xiaoyao Sect" and surrounding sects that were on good terms with them.

The news that Song Qingming killed the "Black Dragon Demon King" in the "Chiyun Mountain" battle more than ten years ago has now spread throughout the entire "Floating Cloud Mountain Range" cultivation world.

Seeing Song Qingming, the Nascent Soul Patriarch, enter the venue, the many Jindan cultivators sitting below became noticeably restrained when they saw his gaze, and their voices became much softer than before.

Seeing this, Song Qingming could only turn around and look elsewhere, which relieved the pressure on them. Not long after Song Qingming and others took their seats, another person came out of the hall. It was Bai Yuxian who had just come out of seclusion not long ago.

After obtaining the "Xuan Yu Dan", after two years of seclusion, Bai Yuxian finally achieved his wish and advanced to the fourth level of Nascent Soul.

Now that she has become a mid-Nascent Soul cultivator, her aura is even stronger than Song Qingming, who is sitting at the head of the hall. This also attracted a burst of surprised glances from everyone in the hall.

Not far behind Bai Yuxian was an ordinary-looking and somewhat shy man in a green robe.

This person is none other than the protagonist of this celebration, Yao Muling, the newly promoted Jindan elder of the "Xiaoyao Sect" who had just broken through the Jindan realm a few months ago.

Yao Muring was the descendant of the sect's former leader, Yao Qianshu. When the old leader Yao Qianshu passed away, he had just established his foundation not long ago.

Suddenly losing his biggest backer in the sect, and with Yao Qianshu donating most of his magic weapons and good deeds to the sect, Yao Muling's life after establishing his foundation was not much better than that of other foundation-building cultivators in the sect.

Fortunately, Yao Muling practiced diligently later on, and Song Qingming, Xu Ziyan and others were entrusted by the old master to take extra care of him.

After more than a hundred years of hard training, Yao Muling tried to form the golden elixir twice and finally succeeded in breaking through the golden elixir realm.

Although his talent for cultivation is still inferior to that of the old sect leader Yao Qianshu, the fact that he has reached the Golden Elixir stage also proves that Yao Muling has lived up to the old sect leader's expectations.

Seeing Song Qingming, who had given him the elixir to help him practice, Yao Muling hurried forward and bowed deeply to him.

"Disciple greets Uncle Song and thanks Uncle Song for his help in the past!"

Seeing this, Song Qingming quickly cast a spell to help him up, and said calmly, "It is a relief to see you succeed in forming a pill, which is also a fulfillment of Senior Brother Yao's trust.

Today is your big day, so don't be so polite.

I drew this talisman a few days ago, and I will give it to you today as a gift to celebrate your birthday!"

After saying this, Song Qingming's hand flickered slightly, and a green talisman appeared. He then sent it to Yao Muling who was not far away.

"It's actually a third-level mid-grade spiritual talisman. Senior Song is really generous!"

"Yes, this talisman costs at least 10,000 spirit stones on the market, which can already be exchanged for a low-grade magic weapon."

".."

Seeing that the green talisman that Song Qingming took out was of high grade, the people below immediately started talking, and they all cast envious glances at Yao Muling.

Bai Yuxian, who had just sat down nearby, saw the talisman that Song Qingming took out, and smiled slightly as he took out a set of third-level low-grade magic array.

"Junior Brother Song is a high-level talisman maker. I can't compare to him with my wealth, but I happen to have a set of magic arrays on me. If you don't mind, I'll give it to you as a gift."

"Haha! Senior Sister Bai is joking.

Senior Brother Yao also took good care of us back then, so it’s not unusual to give you these things as a gift today, just accept them with peace of mind.”

"Disciple, I dare not. Thank you, two uncles!"

Seeing that Song Qingming and Bai Yuxian took out expensive gifts, Yao Muling was hesitant at first and did not dare to accept them directly.

However, after Song Qingming gave him some advice, Yao Muling immediately bowed to the two of them to express his gratitude, then stood up and walked away.

Because the sect's other supreme elder, Li Mufeng, was still in seclusion and unable to attend the celebration.

Seeing that almost everyone was there, Xu Ziyan went on stage and after obtaining consent from the two Nascent Soul ancestors, she immediately announced the official start of the celebration.

Afterwards, Xu Ziyan took the initiative to bring Yao Muling, who had just formed a golden elixir, to the stage and helped introduce him to the many golden elixir cultivators who came to participate in the celebration.

Song Qingming and Bai Yuxian sat on the stage, waiting for the many cultivators below to come forward and toast them one by one.

Except for Song Qingyu, who left Weiguo to travel to Xihuazhou twenty years ago, all the twenty Jindan elders of the "Xiaoyao Sect" gathered in the hall this time.

Even Song Linxi and Chen Xuanxin, whose injuries had not yet healed, came out of seclusion and came to the hall to congratulate.

After the "Chiyun Mountain" battle more than ten years ago, Song Linxi broke half of his arm. After more than ten years of healing, his body has basically recovered.

In another four to five years, when she has adjusted her meridians, she should be almost fully recovered.

Compared to Song Linxi, whose injuries have almost recovered, Chen Xuanxin's face still looks a little pale. Although his injuries have stabilized, it will probably take another 20 to 30 years to recover.

Faced with people constantly coming forward to toast in the hall, Chen Xuanxin, who had just failed to form a baby not long ago, now had a somewhat dim look in his eyes.

When Song Qingming, who was sitting on the stage, saw this scene, he also sighed softly in his heart and could only shift his gaze to other elders of the sect in the hall.

It has been so long since the monster riots, and now the cultivation of many Jindan elders in the sect has changed significantly compared to decades ago.

Among the twenty "Xiaoyao Sect" Jindan elders present in the hall, there are six who have reached the late Jindan stage and are closest to the Yuanying stage.

They are Chen Xuanxin, Li Wutong, Huang Siyuan, Xu Ziyan who are at the ninth level of the Golden Core realm, Chu Fengping who is at the eighth level of the Golden Core realm, and Fang Baixuan who had just broken through to the seventh level of the Golden Core realm.

Among them, although Chen Xuanxin had advanced to the ninth level of Golden Core very early, due to two consecutive failures in forming a Nascent Soul, he had little time left and it was difficult for him to have another chance to reach the Nascent Soul stage.

Li Wutong has reached the ninth level of the Golden Core, but he is already over 500 years old and his body is beginning to fail. He also doesn’t have much time left to live.

Chu Fengping is still ten to twenty years away from being five hundred years old, but his current cultivation level is still at the eighth level of the Golden Core, and he basically has no hope of forming a baby.

If nothing unexpected happens, both of them will only be able to stay in the Jindan realm in this life and will not have the chance to go any further.

The remaining three, Huang Siyuan, Xu Ziyan and Fang Baixuan, are all Jindan elders who formed the Jindan after Song Qingming.

Although they broke through to the late Jindan stage much later than the previous ones, the lifespan of the three of them is less than 400 years old, so there is still a good hope that they can try to form a baby.

If nothing unexpected happens, the next Nascent Soul elder of the Xiaoyao Sect, apart from Song Qingyu whose situation is unknown outside, will most likely be one of them.

In addition to these late Jindan cultivators, there are six elders in the sect whose cultivation has reached the middle Jindan stage.

They are Yun Nishang and Shen Chenzhou who are at the sixth level of Golden Core, Zhang Tieyang who is at the fifth level of Golden Core, and Luo Qingyun, Song Yuanhao and Li Junyan who have recently broken through to the fourth level of Golden Core.

Currently, the cultivation of Yun Nishang and Shen Chenzhou are both close to the late Jindan realm, and both of them have sufficient lifespans. They are also the cultivators with the greatest hope of breaking through the late Jindan realm and attempting to form a baby.

Zhang Tieyang is much older than Song Qingming, already over 430 years old, and his cultivation is still at the fifth level of the Golden Core realm.

It would be difficult to enter the late stage of Jindan, let alone try to form a baby.

However, Zhang Tieyang has many wives and concubines and prefers to enjoy life. He is not so obsessed with his own cultivation and is more open-minded. He gave up the idea of ​​​​forming a baby very early.

Now as he grows older, Zhang Tieyang, who is afraid that his family will have no successors, has focused most of his attention on training his younger generations, hoping to support a Jindan cultivator before he passes away.

The remaining three, Luo Qingyun, Song Yuanhao and Li Junyan, have all just advanced to the middle stage of the Golden Core realm in recent years.

Currently, the three of them are all around 200 years old, with little difference in lifespan or cultivation. It is still unclear who has greater potential among them.

The remaining six elders who were in the early stage of Golden Elixir, namely Hu Qingyun, Zheng Zongxun, Zhao Xingyun, Song Yuanfang, Song Linxi and Yao Muling, were either cultivators who had gone astray and formed false elixirs, or they were people who had just formed elixirs not long ago.

It is also unclear now who among them will have the opportunity to reach the stage of forming a baby in the future.

Seeing the twenty Jindan elders of the sect come forward one by one to toast, Song Qingming and Bai Yuxian's eyes were filled with relief, and they also saw some hope for the sect's future in them.

In addition to the numerous Jindan cultivators of the sect, Zhang Rong from "Tuoyun Mountain" and Hu Xuanjing from "Tianxing Sect", who were familiar with Song Qingming and the others, also took the initiative to come on stage to toast.

Compared to Xu Ziyan and other Jindan elders of the Xiaoyao Sect in the main hall, the cultivators who came to congratulate them looked at Song Qingming and the others with more awe on their faces.

However, Song Qingming and Bai Yuxian were both Nascent Soul cultivators with relatively good tempers. They did not seem too unfamiliar with these familiar old friends and responded to them one by one.

For a moment, the hall was extremely lively, and Song Qingming and Bai Yuxian were busy.

It was not until the banquet was halfway through that the two of them felt a little tired, so they said goodbye to everyone and left the hall, handing over the celebration venue to Xu Ziyan and others.

After leaving "Xiaoyao Palace", Song Qingming did not rush back to "Chiyun Mountain", but followed Bai Yuxian to her cave.

Song Qingming, who had just closed the cave door and had not yet had time to sit down, took out a letter from his pocket and handed it to Bai Yuxian who was not far away.

"Senior Sister Bai, Daoist Wang sent us a message half a month ago, telling us that the Immortal Ganoderma is about to mature."

"Didn't they say before that it would take about ten years? It's only been less than five years. How come the elixir is mature so quickly?" Bai Yuxian took the letter and took a look at it, then asked with some confusion.

Seeing this, Song Qingming shook his head slightly and said, "For a high-level spiritual medicine like Fairy Ganoderma, I guess they don't have much experience in cultivating it, so it's not surprising that they got the time wrong.

I came here this time just to ask Senior Sister, when are you going to leave for the East Sea?"

“Since the elixir is almost mature, let’s go there without delay!

To avoid any delay that may cause changes and other problems.”

After thinking for a moment, Bai Yuxian quickly sat down and made a decision, ready to go to the East China Sea with Song Qingming.

"Then should we inform Senior Brother Li?"

Seeing a trace of worry on Song Qingming's face, Bai Yuxian quickly responded to him:

"Don't worry, Senior Brother Li's retreat this time is not for a breakthrough. He has already told me before that he can come out at any time if there is any emergency.

I will explain this matter to Zi Yan and the others later."

"Okay then, I'll write back to Wang Lingji right away and join him in the East China Sea in a few days!"

(End of this chapter)