Yunmeng Immortal Clan

Song Daoxuan and Song Hongshu, two Foundation Establishment cultivators from the Song clan, quickly surveyed the battlefield and soon encountered a second-tier demonic beast, which they successfully killed.

Then, with the intervention of the Foundation Establishment cultivators from the Bamboo Creek Sect, and the addition of their ally, the Song Clan cultivators, this terrifying beast tide was temporarily suppressed.

Song Daoxuan and Song Hongshu divided the materials from the slain demon beasts equally, then greeted the Mu clan cultivators before riding their swords back to Qinglian Island.

Although Song Daoxuan had left the border, the story of how he killed the extremely troublesome second-tier demon beast Black Fiend Vulture with a cyan sword light on the battlefield was still spread throughout the Mu clan.

At first, the matter circulated only in a small circle, but as time went on, everyone in the seven Foundation Establishment Immortal Clans of Yunmeng knew about Song Shi's newly promoted Foundation Establishment cultivator, who had easily killed a second-tier demon beast shortly after achieving Foundation Establishment.

In this beast tide, the Mu clan of Muzhi Ridge lost not only one Foundation Establishment cultivator who perished at the hands of the demonic beasts, but also a full 30% of their Qi Refining cultivators. Of the more than 800,000 Mu clan soldiers, over 300,000 died. For such a large, century-old Foundation Establishment Immortal Clan, this was nothing short of a catastrophe.

With the Mu clan's strength greatly diminished, the other five major cultivation families, excluding the Qinglian Song clan, began to stir with ambition.

Since ancient times, the cultivation forces in Yunmeng have been constantly at war, with various cultivation families vying for territory. Open and covert struggles have long been an open and covert affair that has been tacitly accepted by the entire upper sect, Zhuxi Sect.

Unless a cataclysmic event like a beast tide occurs, the Bamboo Creek Sect has no interest in interfering with the power struggles among its pawns in the generational changes of the major cultivation families.

The Zhuxi Sect is supported by the three Nascent Soul cultivators, the Zhuxi Ancestor, who are also representatives of the three major Nascent Soul cultivation families in Yunmeng Immortal Continent.

The Bamboo Creek Sect allows these Foundation Establishment Immortal Clan members to exist because each of them has their own necessity. These Foundation Establishment Immortal Clan members guard key locations and resist the beast tides, thus weaving a solid barrier for the entire Bamboo Creek Sect, allowing the sect to handle these external threats with ease.

Just after the Mu clan suffered a major blow, the news of the death of Song Chuanyuan, the late-stage Foundation Establishment Elder of Qinglian Island, somehow leaked to the ears of the rest of the cultivators in the entire Yunmeng Immortal Continent.

This incident immediately caused a huge uproar in the entire Foundation Establishment circle of Yunmeng Immortal Continent.

Among the seven Foundation Establishment Immortal Clans of Yunmeng Immortal Continent, the Liu Clan of Liling has the most powerful members, with two members at the late Foundation Establishment stage, and a total of seven Foundation Establishment Immortal Cultivators.

The Shahe Xiang clan also has two late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators and one mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, totaling six Foundation Establishment cultivators.

The Qinglian Song Clan was, after all, one of the top three immortal clans among the seven great immortal cultivation families, a force that could rival the Xiang Clan.

However, with the fall of a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator within the clan, the Song clan's overall prestige could no longer compare to the previous two Foundation Establishment immortal clans.

At this very moment, news came from the Song Clan of Qinglian Island that a new Foundation Establishment cultivator had been added to the Dao generation of the clan, and a so-called Foundation Establishment Ceremony would be held soon.

The master of this Foundation Establishment Ceremony was none other than Song Daoxuan, a cultivator who had just returned from the Mu Clan's territory and was in the early stages of Foundation Establishment.

However, Song Daoxuan kept a low profile, only inviting some familiar relatives and elders, and saving on the other less important cultivators as much as possible.

"Zhou Yunlan of Baiyun Manor, along with my daughter Zhou Yuling, congratulate Brother Song on successfully establishing his immortal foundation, thus beginning his journey on the path to immortality!" A middle-aged man in white robes stepped onto a handkerchief, and instantly, immortal mist drifted around him.

Behind the middle-aged man was a tall woman with snow-white skin and a delicate face, dressed in a light veil.

These two were none other than Zhou Yunlan, a mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator who had befriended Song Daoxuan years ago. Song Daoxuan had invited only this person to his Foundation Establishment Ceremony, and the purpose was self-evident. This person was quite skilled in the art of refining talismans. If they could invite him to be a guest elder of the family in the field of talismans, it would undoubtedly be an extremely fortunate thing for the entire Song family of the vast Qinglian Island.

"Brother Zhou, you're too kind. Yuling, it's been so many years! You've grown even more beautiful and charming!"

So many years have passed, and Zhou Yuling no longer seems to be the naive little girl she once was.

Seeing Song Daoxuan teasing her, Zhou Yuling couldn't help but snort coldly: "Brother Song is a bit annoying. Since that day we parted, he hasn't even once seen Ling'er at Baiyun Manor in all these years!"

"I've been too busy with cultivation. I've now reached the Foundation Establishment stage, but I'll definitely visit more often in the future!" Song Daoxuan said, using cultivation as an excuse.

"That's more like it!" Zhou Yuling spat lightly, then entered the crowd, took her father's arm, and went to greet the other Foundation Establishment cultivators from Qinglian Island.

Zhou Yunlan's arrival was a grand gesture for Song Daoxuan, with a hundred first-tier talismans, ten second-tier beginner talismans, and two or three second-tier intermediate talismans.

First-tier talismans were useless to Song Daoxuan, who had already established his foundation. Second-tier beginner talismans were also less effective for Song Daoxuan, who had already reached the foundation establishment stage, than they had been when he was practicing Qi cultivation.

However, Song Daoxuan wouldn't mind having more of the functional talismans like the previous ones, such as the miasma-breaking talisman and the earth-遁 talisman.

The other cultivators present also presented Song Daoxuan with some cultivation-related items, but these items were far inferior to what Zhou Yunlan had given.

After all, among the Foundation Establishment Immortal Clan, cultivators are known for their poverty. They exchange as many spirit stones as they have for cultivation resources. Therefore, among these family cultivators, apart from spirit stones, there is nothing that Song Daoxuan would value.

Several Foundation Establishment cultivators from the family also participated in this Foundation Establishment Ceremony.

They didn't actually have anything particularly impressive to offer. The magical artifacts they possessed were all passed down from their ancestors, cultivators, to the Song family of Qinglian Island. However, even so, these family cultivators still prepared a top-tier magical artifact for Song Daoxuan: the Floating Cloud Sword, a top-tier wind-attribute magical artifact. This sword was still slightly inferior to the finest top-tier magical artifacts like the Qinglian Sword.

However, for Song Daoxuan now, it can also add a bit of his combat power in the Foundation Establishment stage.

The Foundation Establishment cultivators of the family even pooled their resources to buy Song Daoxuan a bottle of Wood Essence Pills. Wood Essence Pills can help Foundation Establishment cultivators absorb wood-attribute spiritual energy, and their price is comparable to that of a Foundation Establishment Pill.

For a Foundation Establishment cultivator to advance even a minor realm, it requires a long period of refinement to sense the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and gradually solidify themselves. Therefore, for a Foundation Establishment cultivator to advance is undoubtedly an extremely difficult task.

"No, the Wood Essence Pill is very important for Foundation Establishment cultivators. I, Song Daoxuan, have not made any great contributions to the family. I cannot accept it!" Song Daoxuan, dressed in a green robe, did not want to accept the bottle of Wood Essence Pill.