While Song Qingming was standing alone on the attic, deep in thought, Song Qingyu, who had finished busy at the banquet, came back here again and came to Song Qingming's side.
"Seventh Brother, have fellow Daoist Zhao and the others left already?"
After Song Qingming nodded slightly, he took out the third-level low-grade spiritual talisman he had just obtained from his body and gave it to Song Qingyu.
"This is what they gave to you on behalf of the sect. You can take it first!"
Looking at the precious third-level talisman with shining light in his hand, Song Qingyu showed a look of surprise on his face. Colorful, he smiled and asked: "Why did the sect want to give me such a valuable spiritual object? Could it be that Brother Qi, you really sold me in exchange for it!"
"Haha! Where have you been thinking about? It's related to your path. Before I make any decision, I shouldn't ask for your opinion first!"
After hearing this, Song Qingyu put away the magic talisman in his hand with confidence. He stood up and said with a smile:
"Anyway, as long as you don't sell me, it's fine. Speaking of which, why is the sect so generous this time? It actually gave such a precious third-level talisman as a gift as soon as it came. I remember Brother Qi, you just Knot When I received the elixir, I only received a few bottles of elixir and some second-level spiritual objects.”
Seeing Song Qingyu’s happy expression, Song Qingming hesitated for a moment with a heavy expression, and then said:
"Qingyu, Master Li intends to accept you as his direct disciple. You can think about it carefully. If you are willing, I will not stop you from joining the sect!"
Hearing the sudden words from Song Qingming's mouth, Song Qingyu was stunned for a moment, and then replied with a trace of confusion:
"Seventh brother! Didn't we already agree that I will go to the sect to be a guest like you? The name of the elder is fine, why are you suddenly asking me this question now?"
Song Qingming said calmly: "After all, this matter is related to your personal path. I have thought about it for a long time. Still want to hear Listen to your thoughts.
Master Li has not had a direct disciple for hundreds of years. This is a good opportunity for you. I didn’t directly refuse Senior Sister Zhao and the others just now. If you really have one, I will respect your decision!"
Looking at Song Qingming who looked serious, Song Qingyu raised the corner of his mouth and smiled, then looked at Funiu Mountain outside the window.
"I know Brother Qi that you are doing it for my own good, but now that I have formed the elixir, I no longer need to seek help and support from others. Such opportunities are no longer so important to me.
Cultivation The golden elixir has been formed for hundreds of years, just to be a little carefree. Why go to the sect to see people's faces? I'm already satisfied if I stay in Funiu Mountain and see the beautiful scenery here."
Seeing the firmness in Song Qingyu's eyes, Song Qingming smiled a little and said: " When the third brother chose to join the Xiaoyao Sect for the sake of the road, Although the great elder and the old patriarch were reluctant to give up, they still respected his idea in the end.
I don’t want to make the decision for you without authorization. I just asked you for your opinion. You are so stupid. Don’t think too much about it.”
Song Qingyu nodded slightly. The head said: "Well! I'm a little lucky. The opportunity to join the Xiaoyao Sect was given to my third brother. If he hadn't gone to the sect for me back then, I'm afraid that even if I was lucky enough to succeed in building the foundation, my path would only be If we can stop here, we will never witness the golden elixir avenue.
It can be seen that in things in this world, sometimes you have to give up to get something. I gave up this opportunity now, and maybe I will encounter greater opportunities in the future. ”
Seeing that Song Qingyu had an open-minded look on his face and showed no trace of regret because of the choice he had just made, Song Qingming stopped mentioning the matter and turned the topic to other directions. Went.
After the two stood in the attic chatting for a long time, they returned to the cave to practice with some reluctance.
Song Qingyu. After the decision was made, Song Qingming took some of the spiritual objects prepared by his clan and went to Guyang Mountain in person within a few days to meet with the Supreme Elder Li Mufeng, who was guarding Bai Yuxian in retreat. Li Mufeng, who had broken through Nascent Soul, did not hesitate after hearing the news about Song Qingming's request for an audience, and quickly came forward to receive him in Xiaoyao Hall
When they met, he saw that Song Qingming's cultivation had broken through to the fourth level of the Golden Core. Li Mufeng first smiled and praised him a few words, then asked him some questions about his cultivation with some concern, but did not take the initiative to mention it just now. Song Qingyu who formed the elixir.
It wasn’t until the two of them chatted for a cup of tea that Song Qingming, who could no longer bear it, found an opportunity to slowly tell the story of Song Qingyu’s unintentional admission into the sect with some sincerity. The apology was spoken.
Li Mufeng didn't pay much attention to the fact that Song Qingyu didn't want to join his sect directly, and exposed the matter very magnanimously in front of Song Qingming.
However, after Li Mufeng comforted Song Qingming for a few words, he still deliberately reminded him that Song Qingyu should arrive at Guyang Mountain as soon as possible to take over the position of elder of the sect's guest minister.
Seeing that Li Mufeng had no intention of blaming him for this matter, Song Qingming was slightly relieved and agreed on the spot on the specific date for Li Mufeng and Song Qingyu to take over as the elder of the sect's Keqing.
Although Li Mufeng's enthusiastic attitude in receiving him was somewhat unexpected to Song Qingming, Song Qingming still had some confidence in Li Mufeng's agreement that Song Qingyu would not join the sect directly.
If the Xiaoyao Sect is very resolute on this matter and insists that Song Qingyu join the sect, then those who went to Funiu Mountain that day would not be Zhao Menglian and Chu Fengping, who are familiar with Song Qingming. , it should be the head Yao Qianshu who came to visit in person.
After agreeing on these things with Li Mufeng, Song Qingming quickly stood up to say goodbye and left Xiaoyao Hall.
Not long after Song Qingming left here, another old figure walked in outside Xiaoyao Palace. It was Yao Qianshu, the head of Xiaoyao Sect.
Yao Qianshu, who is not long-lived, already has a very old face, and his overall energy is far less than that of the battle at Iron Immortal Castle.
After stepping forward and giving a slight salute to Li Mufeng, Yao Qianshu immediately asked: "Uncle Li, did Junior Brother Song come to see you this time and still refuse?"
Li Mufeng saw this, waved his hand and stood up. Said: "It doesn't matter! This matter has already been expected by me. As long as Song Qingyu agrees to join the sect first, we can do other things slowly
Song Qingyu's success in forming pills may not be as simple as it seems on the surface. I wanted to accept her before. Being a disciple, the main purpose is actually to want Let’s test Song Qingming’s reaction.”
Yao Qianshu looked slightly surprised when he heard this and said, “Master Li, you mean that Song Qingyu formed the elixir because he had the support of an expert secretly. Didn’t Junior Brother Song say that? The senior he met had already Did you just leave?
Furthermore, these sects are all aware of the fact that Junior Brother Song has been searching for pill-forming spiritual objects for Song Qingyu in recent years. I still have the final say in redeeming the five-element spiritual object that Song Qingyu formed. It’s for Junior Brother Song!”
"Well! Of course I am also aware of these things. It's just that in the past few years of the Song family, Song Qingming and Song Qingyu have succeeded in connecting elixirs one after another, and his Taoist companion Huang Siyuan has reached the ninth level of foundation construction for many years. Now there are two more members of the Song family. Brother and sister support, no She should be able to successfully form a pill after the accident
The Song family has developed so smoothly in recent years. It is really confusing to say that this is just luck.
However, I currently It's just some speculation. As for whether the master behind the Song family has really left Weiguo as Song Qingming said, there is no way to be completely sure about it now. "
"Then if so. In this case, The Song family has always been supported by experts, and its strength will definitely grow rapidly in the future, which may affect the sect's control over Jiangling County. Should we take countermeasures earlier?" Yao Qianshu looked slightly. He asked again with some concern.
Hearing this, Li Mufeng shook his head slightly and said: "I just have some guesses in my mind. I'm not sure about this yet, so you don't need to think too much.
The Song family is still a vassal family under the sect. As long as they obey the sect's edicts and do not violate us, even if their strength increases, it will not be a bad thing for the sect.
Now that the Lingyin Sect in the south has been defeated and the war in the Lu Kingdom is tense, we still need to mobilize manpower to support them. We also need to guard against monsters in the north, and we must always keep an eye on the Jiuyuan Sect and other sects' enemies.
When everything around the sect is unstable and we need manpower everywhere, we must not act rashly without any evidence, lest we cause misunderstandings and chill people's hearts. "
"Well! Is this something I didn't think well at the moment, or my uncle's words were more thoughtful, but if we don't know whether there is anyone behind the Song family, it will always be a little uneasy for us.
Do you want me to find a chance to talk to Junior Brother Song about this matter face to face? After all, he can be regarded as half a disciple of the sect. The sect has treated him and the Song family equally well over the years. I should be able to find out. Let’s make some noise! ”
"Song Qingyu has just formed the elixir. It's inappropriate for you to ask about this now. It's better not to be too anxious." Hearing that Yao Qianshu wanted to directly probe Song Qingming's tone, Li Mufeng thought for a moment and shook his head. rejected his idea.
"Whether there is someone behind this or not, the Song family is still a Jindan Immortal clan in the final analysis. It cannot affect the overall situation of the sect yet, so we don't need to be too nervous."
Yao Qian Shu nodded slightly and said: "What my uncle said is that Junior Brother Song is an honest man and he is definitely not a greedy and despicable person like Ma Hongshan.
I have been in contact with Junior Brother Song for many years, and I am very fond of him. Ping is rest assured about this. As long as the Song family has him around, they shouldn't do stupid things like the Ma family. That is to say, he is a little worried about whether the senior master behind the Song family will do anything detrimental to the sect. Purpose."
"You are right to worry about this, but since the other party is also a Yuanying Taoist, we should not rush into this matter before we see the other party's purpose.
If we accidentally offend the other party, we might even create a strong enemy for our sect, which would be more than worth the loss for us.
In short, we are still treating the Song family as before. We just need to keep a few more pairs of eyes around Funiu Mountain and keep an eye on things there. As long as the Song family still faces the sect in their hearts, we cannot be cold-blooded at will. The hearts of the attached families below. "
Song Qingming, who left Guyang Mountain, was naturally unaware of Li Mufeng and Yao Qianshu's inner worries. At this moment, he was standing on the flying boat. He finally lost the nervousness he had when he came and showed a few signs of worry. Song Qing smiled very relaxedly every time he stood with Li Mufeng, the supreme elder of the sect. There is always an invisible pressure in Ming's heart.
Even though the Song family is developing rapidly, it is still an ordinary Jindan family, like Xiaoyao Sect, which has existed for thousands of years. Compared with the huge Nascent Soul Sect, it still looks much weaker
There are some secrets about himself and Qingyu that cannot be known to outsiders. If Qingyu really chooses to join Li Mufeng's sect, Song Qingming may also feel a little uneasy.
Now that he was able to successfully evade the matter, Song Qingming, who had been worried about this matter for several days, finally breathed a long sigh of relief and let go of this worry in his heart.
Half a month later, under the guidance of Song Qingming, Song Qingyu officially came to Guyang Mountain, joined the Xiaoyao Sect and became a guest elder of the sect.
Li Mufeng, Yao Qianshu and others were naturally very happy that Song Qingyu had joined the sect. They gave Song Qingyu their own congratulatory gifts on the spot, and also held a replacement ceremony for her on Guyang Mountain. For the elixir formation celebration, many nearby immortal cultivating families were invited to attend the ceremony.
After serving as the elder of the sect's guest minister, Song Qingyu also had the qualification to go to the Shanggong Pavilion to choose a skill for free.
Because Song Qingyu had already received a share of the sword spirit inheritance left by her predecessors, she had already decided to switch to sword cultivation. At least in the golden elixir stage, she had no shortage of cultivation techniques.
However, is this also a rare opportunity? Naturally, Song Qingyu didn’t want to waste it, so he followed the leader Yao Qianshu to the Shan Gong Pavilion to select a sword cultivation method.
As a large Nascent Soul sect that has been established for thousands of years, Xiaoyao Sect naturally has its own sword cultivation inheritance, and there are also many disciples who practice sword cultivation.
Chen Xuanxin, who formed the elixir before Song Qingming, followed the path of sword cultivation, and relied on his own swordsmanship skills to successfully form the elixir.
Although Chen Xuanxin formed the elixir relatively late in the Xiaoyao Sect, his cultivation improved rapidly after he formed the elixir, and he soon caught up with Chu Fengping and others who had formed the elixir more than a hundred years before him. .
Monks who practice sword cultivation will have some advantages in fighting with others.
Although Chen Xuanxin’s cultivation level is still at the fifth level of Jindan, it is not too high among the dozen or so Jindan elders in Xiaoyao Sect. However, if we talk about the strength of fighting alone, except for Bai Yuxian and Bai Yuxian in the later stage of Jindan, Of the two Yao Qianshu, basically no one is sure of defeating him.
It was precisely because he knew the powerful magical power of the sword cultivation method that Song Qingyu, who had just formed an elixir, wanted to switch to this method.
After being able to obtain a sword cultivation technique from Xiaoyao Sect’s Shanggong Pavilion, Song Qingyu was very satisfied and left here. Since he has chosen to switch to sword practice, he can have an additional set of techniques in his hands. They can also learn from each other, which will definitely be helpful to her.
Less than ten days passed after Song Qingyu joined the Xiaoyao Sect. Funiu Mountain soon welcomed a monk from the sect’s general affairs hall with a recruitment order.
Not long after, many elders of the Song family who learned this important news immediately gathered in the Funiu Mountain Council Hall and began to discuss the matter.
Song Qingming, who still held the recruitment order issued by the Zongmen General Affairs Hall in his hand, glanced at the people below, and slowly said:
"When I called you here before, I had already The reasons for the matter have been clearly explained, so I won’t say much more here.
This time the Zongmen General Affairs Hall needs to be moved from the boundary of our Song family. , recruiting three foundation-building monks and two hundred Qi-refining monks to go to the front line of the Lu Kingdom.
Yuan Fang and I have passed this matter in advance, and most of the monks needed in the sect's recruitment order can be used. Recruit from the vassal families below, but in this operation to support, we still need some of our own people.
This will prevent the people below from thinking that we, the Song family, are greedy for life and afraid of death when we get to the front line, and will only force vassal families like them to work for us. "
"This time I plan to select one of you to lead the team to the Lu State. The time limit is one year. Regardless of whether the war on the Lu State ends after one year, you can return to the family first. Others take turns taking their place.
If any of you want to go, you can take the initiative to propose it. If no one wants to go, then I will order it myself! "After Song Qingming finished speaking, he lightly scanned the faces of everyone present.
As soon as Song Qingming finished speaking, Song Yuanhao, who was already a little anxious sitting below, immediately stood up and said: "Seven Uncle, I am willing to go to the front line of Lu for my family. "
Hearing Song Yuanhao's voice, when Song Qingming was about to speak, Song Changze stood up immediately and said, "Seventh Uncle! My cultivation has improved a lot over the years, and now I'm thinking of going out to practice a bit, and I hope you can make it happen. ”
As soon as he finished speaking, Song Yuanli also said loudly: "Seventh uncle, I am also willing to contribute to the family."
Except Song Yuanfang, who was explicitly not allowed to go out by Song Qingming, the other four members of the Song family The foundation-building elders all took the initiative to stand up and expressed their determination to serve the family.
Seeing that many of the juniors present were vying to contribute to the family, Song Qingming and Song Qingyu, who were sitting at the top, showed a bit of relief on their faces and nodded with a smile.
After a while, Song Qingyu on the side said: "This trip is going to the Lu country thousands of miles away. The mountains are high and the roads are long. No matter what happens, you have to rely on yourselves.
< br>This is my first time to go on an expedition, so don’t argue. I think we should rank them according to their age. Let Yuan Li go first, and Yuan Xue will go to the front line to replace him a year later, and so on. ”< br>
Hearing Song Qingyu's words, the other three people except Song Yuanli showed a hint of disappointment and turned their attention to Song Qingming.
"I agree with what Qing Yu said. The battle situation on the front line of Lu State is not good now, and you may encounter danger at any time. No matter who of you goes, you must be careful.
Yuan Li, Keep these spiritual talismans. If you encounter a crisis situation that is difficult to balance, you must give priority to protecting yourself."
After giving several second-level spiritual talismans to Song Yuanli, Song said. Qing Ming turned to Song Yuanfang who was aside and said: "Now that the sect's general affairs hall is pressing hard, Yuan Fang, you must also quickly issue recruitment orders to the foundation-building families below.
Foundation-building monks from Pingyang and Qinghe counties Recruit one person each, the Qi Refining Monk family will select 20 people to accompany them, and the others will be recruited directly from the two counties. You can decide on the specific candidates yourself, and there is no need to ask us for instructions."
"Don't worry, Seventh Uncle. I have sent letters to all the foundation-building families, informing them to go to Chiyanfang tomorrow to discuss the matter. We will be able to organize the manpower in five or six days at most."
Hearing from Song Yuanfang In response, Song Qingming nodded with a smile and said: "Yes! I'm rest assured that you can do something about it." After it’s done, quickly reply to the Zongmen General Affairs Hall and don’t let them push you any further.”
After Funiu Mountain had discussed it, Song Yuanfang, Song Yuanli, and Song Changze met early the next morning. So they set off together to the "Chiyanfang" that was just built by the Song family several hundred miles away.
"Chiyanfang" is a new city built by the Song family a few years ago in the northeast corner of Qinghe County near Yunwu Mountain. It is similar in size to Qinghefang, and the spiritual veins in the city have also been He was promoted to the second level top grade by the Song family.
Because it is located between Qinghe and Qinghe counties, "Chiyanfang" not only attracts many monks from Qinghe County, but also many casual cultivators and cultivating families from Pingyang County, which is close to the southeast. Come to this Xinfang City to buy and sell spiritual objects and cultivation materials.
After the completion of "Chiyanfang", the Song family occupied 50% of the shares in the city, and the remaining 50% was divided among the many vassal cultivating families in Qinghe and Pingyang counties under their command. They jointly managed and operated the city.
Although there are not as many high-level monsters and elixirs in the Yunwu Mountains as there are in the Fuyun Mountains, there is no shortage of various first- and second-level cultivation resources. It can still attract many nearby monks to explore the mountains. Hunting monsters.
This side of Chiyan Mountain was originally uninhabited and was filled with dense forests and mountains where monsters were rampant.
After the "Chiyanfang" was built, the Song family led the vassal families that invested in Fang City and cleaned up all the monsters around Fang City.
The nearby ones were cleared out The low-level spiritual mountains also attract Many casual cultivators came to open caves in the surrounding areas. There were also several immortal cultivating families from other places who bought several high-grade spiritual veins from Fangshi and moved their families directly to this place, "Chiyanfang" The neighborhood suddenly became more prosperous and lively.
After Song and Yuanfang arrived at "Chiyanfang", they quickly arrived at the meeting hall built in the middle of the city.
At this moment, there are more than a dozen accomplished foundation-building monks sitting in the "Chiyanfang" meeting hall. Most of them are the leaders of the foundation-building families in Qinghe and Pingyang counties.
After the Wang family in Fengtou Mountain was promoted to a foundation-building family in Qinghe County, there were also five major foundation-building families: the Huang family in Taiyuan Mountain, the Gao family in Lianhua Mountain, the Li family in Cuilong Mountain, and the Chen family in Tiexian Mountain.
Among them, the Tiexian Mountain Chen family was a newly established Immortal Cultivation family created by a foundation-building casual cultivator from Tuoyun Mountain a few years ago. The head of the family was named Chen Yunan.
Chen Yun'an is a casual cultivator who successfully built a foundation in Tuoyun Mountain. He was also cared for by Patriarch Chen in his early years and has a very good relationship with Lin Yutang.
After failing to reach the late stage of foundation building a few years ago, Chen Yunan, who knew that there was no hope of breaking through to the golden elixir realm in this life, came up with the idea of creating a family of cultivators.
After being introduced by Lin Yutang, Chen Yun'an went directly to the Song family. With Song Yuanli's help, he spent some spiritual stones to buy the spiritual vein of Tie Xian Mountain from the Li family.
Then Chen Yunan came to Qinghe County with his wife, children and children from Tuoyun Mountain, as well as more than a dozen disciples, and founded the Tiexian Mountain Chen Family. (End of this chapter)