Yunmeng Immortal Clan

Inside Song Daoxu's cave on Qingsui Peak.

Song Daoxu looked exhausted. This failure to establish his foundation had completely shaken his resolve.

After failing his first attempt at Foundation Establishment with all his power, Song Daoxu only had one more chance. However, for a cultivator at the Great Perfection of the Tenth Level of Qi Refining, the second attempt was either life or death, a desperate gamble.

Most cultivators in the cultivation world who reach the Great Perfection of the Tenth Level of Qi Refining will give up on Foundation Establishment after failing to break through once.

After all, even if a Qi Refining cultivator cultivates to the Foundation Establishment stage, it only adds a few decades to their lifespan in vain.

Compared to life and death, these decades of lifespan seem insignificant.

On this day, Song Daoxuan knocked on the door of Song Daoxu's cave.

They saw Song Daoxu looking disheveled.

"Dao Xu, don't be discouraged. If I ever find a Foundation Establishment Pill again in the future, I will definitely think of you first. There will surely be another opportunity to establish your foundation in the future!"

Upon seeing Song Daoxuan's good intentions, a smile appeared on Song Daoxu's weathered face, but he immediately shook his head.

"I already know my talent for cultivation. Having cultivated to this level in this lifetime, I have no other desires. Brother Xuan, you have been kind to me. How about you help me make a living in the Hall of Enforcement?"

Song Daoxuan nodded.

"That's fine. From today onwards, you will go to my Enforcement Hall to do something. When the time is right, I will apply to the family head to make you a family elder. That would be a contribution to the entire cultivation family."

"For the rest of my life, I, Song Daoxu, will dedicate myself to the greater good of my family and will certainly not fail Brother Xuan!" Song Daoxu bowed to Song Daoxuan and then fled into the Hall of Law Enforcement.

Song Daoxuan greeted the family cultivators under his command and began to arrange for Song Daoxu to familiarize himself with the affairs of the Law Enforcement Hall.

"Daoxuan!" Song Daoxuan, who had just watched Song Daoxu leave, heard a familiar voice again.

Song Daoxuan looked up and saw that Song Zhichu, wearing a cloak, had appeared there at some point.

"The seven major cultivation families of the entire Yunmeng Immortal Continent are joining forces to hold a Foundation Establishment Immortal Banquet. Each family needs to bring two Foundation Establishment cultivators to participate. Dao Xuan, please put down your affairs and come with me..."

Including Song Linyu, who is currently cultivating within the sect, the Qinglian Song Clan now has a total of seven Foundation Establishment cultivators.

Among these seven Foundation Establishment cultivators were two mid-Foundation Establishment cultivators, Song Zhichu and Song Hongdong. However, although there seemed to be many Foundation Establishment cultivators, there was still a gap compared to the era when Elder Song Chuanyuan was still alive.

In the cultivation world, the strength of a mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator is such that even ten early-Foundation Establishment cultivators combined might not be able to defeat him, while the strength of a late-Foundation Establishment cultivator might not be enough for ten mid-Foundation Establishment cultivators to put to a fight.

The higher the cultivation level of a cultivator, the greater the gap between them and lower-level cultivators.

"The Foundation Establishment Immortal Gathering... I'm afraid these old guys from the seven great immortal cultivation families of Yunmeng don't have any good intentions..." Song Daoxuan said, expressing his judgment after hearing the family head's words.

Song Zhichu glanced at him, and couldn't help but look at Song Daoxuan with even greater respect.

"This member of the Song clan from the Dao generation seems to have achieved Foundation Establishment at such a young age not only due to some fortuitous opportunity, but also because he is indeed exceptionally intelligent and truly possesses his own unique insights..."

After a moment's thought, Song Zhichu slowly spoke:

"In the cultivation world, the fundamental principles remain the same despite all the changes. Although they deviate from worldly norms, they are still governed by the same principles as the human world. Which of the powerful figures in these cultivation families is not ruthless? Even I myself, if I weren't ruthless, I wouldn't be able to become the patriarch of this family. Which of these family members isn't as cunning and scheming as a snake?"

"However, my Qinglian Song Clan has been established for eight hundred years. What kind of storms have we weathered? Let him be strong, my Qinglian Song Clan is not so simple. Dao Xuan, after this matter, I plan to pass on the sword technique to you. You are a sword cultivator and the first person of the Dao generation. After thinking it over, I can only entrust it to you."

Upon hearing Song Zhichu's words, Song Daoxuan was overjoyed. The sword technique the patriarch mentioned must be the Qinglian Sword Technique of the Song family on Qinglian Island.

If there is anything in the Song family that can be considered a treasure passed down through generations, it is this sword technique.

The Bamboo Creek Sect possesses a Bamboo Creek Saber Technique that is unparalleled in the entire Great Li cultivation world. However, in Song Daoxuan's view, the Bamboo Creek Saber Technique is far less difficult to comprehend than the Song Clan's Azure Lotus Sword Technique, and the Azure Lotus Sword Technique's upper limit far surpasses that of the Bamboo Creek Saber Technique.

In the world of cultivation, sword cultivators are, at the very least, those capable of unleashing sword light—sword arcs, sword beams, sword energy, sword intent...

Song Daoxuan still injures people with the arc of his sword, so he can't be considered a true sword cultivator.

The sword light following the sword arc can be considered the strongest single-target sword move that a cultivator can use.

Later, sword energy and sword intent can even be considered as a kind of area-of-effect sword damage. These two can only be considered as a kind of sword comprehension. Even high-level cultivators would not dare to use sword energy and sword intent as killing moves for a long time.

Sword light is the foundation of sword energy and sword intent.

Sword energy and sword intent are extremely wasteful of a cultivator's spiritual power. It is impossible for a Foundation Establishment cultivator to use the spiritual power in their body. Therefore, this limits the path of sword cultivators. Sword cultivators cannot use area-of-effect killing moves such as sword intent unless they cultivate to the Foundation Establishment stage or above.

Only sword beams are the moves that sword cultivators above the Foundation Establishment stage frequently use when fighting enemies.

Only when a cultivator reaches the Foundation Establishment stage is he qualified to comprehend the sword's aura.

However, the sword light used by Foundation Establishment cultivators and the sword light used by Core Formation cultivators, although both are sword lights, are vastly different in power. The sword light used by Core Formation cultivators and the sword light used by Nascent Soul cultivators are also worlds apart.

However, even Foundation Establishment cultivators rarely comprehend this sword light.

Sword cultivators are feared by all cultivators in the cultivation world, and are invincible among those of the same level.

After thanking the family head, Song Daoxuan and Song Zhichu rode their flying swords swiftly over Qinglian Island and headed towards an island in the east.

This Foundation Establishment Immortal Gathering, jointly organized by the seven major immortal cultivation families of Yunmeng, is being held in a place called Biyu Island.

After flying for half a day, Song Daoxuan and Song Zhichu stopped on a scenic island.

Upon arriving on the island, a cultivator from the family came to meet them.

This person, Song Daoyi, has the cultivation level of the eighth level of Qi Refining. Song Daoyi has a pseudo-spiritual root aptitude. Back then, during the war between the Qinglian Song Clan and the barbarian tribes, Man Tu and his group led tens of thousands of people to surrender, and the Qinglian Song Clan and the barbarian tribes merged together.

Song Daoyi married Man Yue, the younger sister of Man Tu.

Over the years, Manyue has given birth to six sons and two daughters for Song Daoyi, but only one son and one daughter have spiritual root aptitude.