Chapter 124 Yangshanfang

Before setting off, Song Qingming first handed over some of the clean-sourced martial arts books he had accumulated over the years to the family's gold storage pavilion, exchanged for hundreds of spirit stones, then sorted out his cave, and gave all of his less frequently used magic tools and spiritual objects to several clansmen on the mountain who were close to him.

Although Song Xinhu, the descendant of the great elder, had average spiritual roots, Song Qingming had always taken good care of him after he went up the mountain because of the relationship with the great elder. This time, he generously gave him two medium-grade magic tools, which made several fellow cultivators around him envious.

After handling the affairs on the mountain, Song Qingming went down the mountain and returned to his home in Mujiao Town to stay for a few days to accompany his mother and family.

In the past few years, except for the one year he left Qinghe County during the monster turmoil two years ago, he often went home to see his mother.

But since her father left, it seems that because of the lack of someone to quarrel with, the usually strong mother gradually became less talkative. She often liked to sit in the yard alone and be in a daze for several hours. Only when she occasionally faced a few lovely grandchildren would she show a long-lost smile.

After dinner that day, Song's mother lay on the rocking chair in the yard to bask in the sun. When Song Qingming, who wanted to chat with her, saw it, he simply moved a chair and sat next to her. The two of them sat on the left and right in the yard, and never spoke.

But compared to the peace emanating from his mother, Song Qingming's heart was not calm enough. This time he was going on a long journey, which was a little different from before. After arriving at Xiaoyao Sect, some of the things he would face were really beyond his control, which made him feel a little uneasy.

"Are you going on a long journey again?"

Perhaps seeing that Song Qingming had something on his face, Song's mother suddenly spoke and broke the calmness that had been maintained in the yard.

"Well! After this trip, the time of return may be a little uncertain. It is estimated to take half a year, or even longer." Song Qingming replied calmly.

Song's mother's face changed and said with a smile: "Go, don't worry that my old bones can't wait for you to come back. The fortune teller told me last month that I have a strong life and can live to 80. Don't worry, I will definitely live to the day when you get married."

"It's not that I'm worried. I have to go on a long journey anyway. Before leaving, I came back to see you first, so as not to miss you too much after a long time." After Song Qingming finished speaking, a smile appeared on his face.

"You! It is said that people who cultivate immortals should cut off worldly ties early. How could I give birth to such a disappointing thing like you? If your father were still alive, he would inevitably say that I was affecting your cultivation.

I have come to my senses over the years. What your father said may be right for you. After all, you are different from us. You will eventually walk your own path. Mortals will eventually live in the memories of others. It is also a blessing for me to die peacefully like your father in the future."

"Mother is right. I understand!"

The two chatted in the yard for more than half an hour until Song's mother fell asleep on the chair while talking. After Song Qingming covered her with a blanket, he got up and left.

After chatting with his mother for a while, Song Qingming gradually calmed down. What he had to face had to be faced. It was useless to worry too much now. Let's talk about it when he arrived at Xiaoyao Sect.

After returning to his room, he carefully took out the water spirit fruit that he had stored for more than ten years, left a note for his mother, and then quietly left his home.

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A month later, in Yangshanfang under Guyang Mountain, Song Qingming, dressed in black and dusty, handed in two spirit stones at the entrance of the market and successfully walked into the largest market in Wei State.

Guyang Mountain is the mountain gate of Xiaoyao Sect, located in Guyang County of Wei State, and is also the only fourth-level spirit vein in Wei State. On this huge spirit mountain spanning hundreds of miles from east to west, tens of thousands of Xiaoyao Sect cultivators live.

The scale of Yangshanfang is more than twice that of Guiyunfang, which Song Qingming has been to. Most of the industries inside are run by Xiaoyao Sect cultivators themselves, and only a few shops are rented out to casual cultivators.

After Song Qingming casually wandered around the market, he found an inn run by Xiaoyao Sect and stayed there.

Qinghe County is separated from Guyang Mountain by several counties. After Song Qingming left home, he walked south along the Qingshui River for seven or eight days, then turned to the land route and walked for a few days. He met a caravan heading to Yangshanfang and came here together.

Along the way, Song Qingming occasionally saw some traces of monsters at first, but after entering Guyang County, he never saw a monster again.

This place, which Xiaoyao Sect has been operating for thousands of years, has long cleared all the monsters in the territory. Mortals living here can be seen everywhere. Even in places without formations, they are not afraid of attacks from monsters and demons.

Because of this, although the area of ​​Guyang County is far less than that of the other four counties in Wei State, it has the largest population among the five counties. This is also the core area of ​​the entire Wei State.

Those who live here, whether cultivators or mortals, are very relaxed. After arriving at Yangshanfang, Song Qingming understood why the ancestors of his family had always been worried about being forced to leave this place.

Yangshanfang is the largest market in the entire Wei State. Here, as long as you have enough spiritual stones, you can buy not only those rare second-level spiritual objects in other places, but also third-level spiritual objects used by Jindan cultivators.

Song Qingming wandered around the market for several days and found many good things he had always wanted. He also accidentally found a hundred-year-old Qingli flower that his second sister Song Qingwan had always wanted.

In an ordinary grocery store, a clerk at the fourth level of Qi Refining held a two-inch puppet beast in his hand and kept showing it to Song Qingming.

The clerk had a top-grade giant bear puppet beast in his hand. Its attack power was average, but its defense ability was very strong, and it could also release a shield defense spell.

"It's really worthy of being the largest market in Weiguo. I didn't expect that even the first-class puppet beasts can be bought here."

Looking at the giant bear puppet beast in front of him, Song Qingming couldn't help but feel a little moved. He has been practicing the Soul Forging Technique for several years. Song Qingming's soul is now about twice that of the cultivators of the same level. It should be a big problem for his consciousness to control two puppet beasts now.

It's just because he has been in Qinghe County for the past few years. No one in Qinghefang can make puppet beasts. The puppet beasts he has met are all low-grade puppet beasts with little effect, which are of no use to him.

After asking the price, Song Qingming hesitated for a moment, but still gritted his teeth, took out two hundred and forty spirit stones, and put the item into the storage bag.

After spending hundreds of spirit stones at once, Song Qingming did not choose to continue wandering around, and turned around and walked back to the inn where he was staying.

As soon as he walked into the door, Song Qingming soon found that there was a person in the inn looking at him, as if he had been waiting for him for a long time.

"Seventh brother, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting for a long time. I had no choice. My place is hundreds of miles away from Yangshanfang, so it took me a little longer."

The speaker was the third brother Song Qingze, who had not been seen for many years. The reason why he appeared here was because he received a letter from Song Qingming a few days ago.