Chapter 269 Funeral

After seeing Du Yucheng's name, Song Qingming felt a little helpless. He kindly reminded Song Qingze not to have too much contact with this person because he felt that this person was very good at disguising himself and was not as simple as he seemed. He did not expect that his third brother could not escape in the end.

In the past few months, no disciples have returned to the sect to report this matter. Wang Mengxiao and others have already assumed that Du Yucheng had died there a long time ago. As for the fact that the body could not be found, it was probably swallowed by the devil. A Qi Refining disciple with a low status and no background, no one in the Law Enforcement Hall was willing to spend time to verify the cause of this matter, and it was soon covered up.

However, the Demon Suppression Tower that sealed Xiao Huang in the Black Stone Valley still attracted great attention from the Xiaoyao Sect. There was such a big hidden danger near their own territory. If the matter was not investigated clearly, it would indeed make it difficult for the people of the Xiaoyao Sect to sleep peacefully.

Under the personal intervention of the Grand Elder Li Mufeng, Xiaoyao Sect quickly found out Xiao Huang's identity. Hundreds of years ago, this demon was also a major scourge near the Floating Cloud Mountains. There were no less than six Jindan cultivators in the nearby sects who died in his hands. Xiao Huang relied on his profound cultivation and unique life-saving magical powers to escape the encirclement and suppression of the righteous cultivators several times. He was a person that gave the Yuanying ancestors some headaches.

In the past few hundred years, there was suddenly no trace of this demon. Almost everyone thought that Xiao Huang had left the Floating Cloud Mountains and went somewhere else. They never expected that this big demon that made people shudder was actually sealed in the Black Stone Valley.

Fortunately, Xiao Huang is now sealed in the Demon Suppression Tower. As long as nothing unexpected happens, this demon should not be able to break through the Yuanying realm in this life.

Demon cultivators not only have strong survival abilities, but also have some special ways to prolong their lives. However, most of their secret methods are methods of swallowing the essence, blood and vitality of other cultivators, which damages their own destiny, and their cultivation will be more bumpy than that of ordinary righteous cultivators.

Just like when Xiao Huang broke through the Nascent Soul, he happened to be found by a Nascent Soul master, and ended up being sealed in the Black Stone Valley and wasted hundreds of years. Although he has escaped part of his soul, his hope of forming a Nascent Soul is very slim.

Normally, the life span of a demon cultivator above the foundation building stage is generally 40% to 50% longer than that of a righteous cultivator. Xiao Huang, the big demon, was a cultivator of the same generation as Li Mufeng. As long as his body cannot escape in a short period of time, even if the escaped part of his soul can take over the body of a low-level cultivator to re-cultivate the skills, the remaining more than 100 years of life will not allow him to have a chance to break through to the Nascent Soul realm again. Xiaoyao Sect does not need to worry too much about this, as long as they are careful about the seal of the Black Stone Valley.

After cremating Song Qingze's body, Song Qingming discussed with his master and decided to take Song Qingze's ashes back to Funiu Mountain for a proper burial. After all, he has few relatives in Xiaoyao Sect.

After packing up some of Song Qingze's relics in his cave, Song Qingming gave some of his spiritual objects to Song Xinyu, who was closest to Song Qingze, and only took some of his clothes to return to Qinghe County.

Before leaving, Song Xinyu, with a sad face, couldn't help but said to Song Qingming: "Seventh Uncle, do you want to bury Third Uncle here? As long as I am here, there will definitely be people who come to worship him every year."

"Your Third Uncle still had some regrets after leaving home. He didn't get what he wanted during his lifetime. After his death, let him return to his roots. You should practice well and don't be too distracted by these things. When you succeed in building your foundation, it will be a simple matter to go back home to worship him."

After going back and forth, more than half a month had passed when Song Qingming returned to Qinghe County.

Seeing Song Qingming holding a small porcelain jar in his hand, Sixth Uncle Song Changfeng immediately knew that it should contain Song Qingze's ashes. After hearing the general situation of Song Qingze's death, Song Changfeng was also a little sad.

Back then, Song Qingze devoted himself to the pursuit of the Tao and almost gave up everything for the sake of building a foundation, but in the end he still ended up with a tragic death. In comparison, he can live peacefully in Funiu Mountain until now, which is also very good.

The Tao is ruthless, and everyone has their own destiny. The path of cultivation is not something you can absolutely succeed in just by working hard. Talent, background, opportunity, personality, and luck. These may determine a cultivator's lifelong path, but they are often not forced.

Because Song Qingze left Xiaoyao Sect that year, he has been controversial in the Song family for many years. Naturally, his funeral was not as grand as others. Under the simple presidency of Song Changfeng, he was soon buried in the cemetery belonging to the Song family cultivators.

As the ancient monks withdrew from the historical stage of the Song family, the Chang monks also gradually aged. The oldest uncle Song Changwu is now over 100 years old and has retired to enjoy his old age. Some of them have turned into piles of yellow earth in the Song family cemetery.

In Song Qingming's generation, the Qing monks have grown up and are now the backbone of the family. The third brother Song Qingze is the first Qing monk to be buried in the cemetery, and his grave can only stand alone at the bottom.

After the farewell crowd slowly dispersed, Song Qingming stood in front of the tombstone he carved himself and worshiped for a while, then slowly sat down and poured another glass of spirit wine for Song Qingze. This was the first time he carved a tombstone for a clan member, and he didn't know who would carve his own tombstone in the future.

"Alas! This location was originally my first choice, but I didn't expect that this time it would be the third brother's first!"

"Haha, big brother, don't think that you can be buried here first just because you are older than us. Maybe I will die early in the future, and you will have to help me send me off." Just as Song Qingming was sighing, the eldest brother Song Qingshi and the fourth brother Song Qingrui also came here together.

They were not much different in age back then, and they all went to school together in the family school. They grew up together. After hearing the news of Song Qingze's death, even the fourth brother Song Qingrui, who had always had some opinions about the third brother, put aside his prejudice and took the initiative to help organize his funeral.

Seeing the two, Song Qingming turned around and smiled, but did not take over their words, but silently poured two more glasses of wine for the two.

"Seventh Brother, I have lived such a comfortable life these years thanks to you. It's a pity that I don't have any skills now, unlike my elder brother who can help you occasionally."

"Giving birth to another cultivator in your family is not considered helping. Speaking of merit, I am far inferior to you in this regard. I have given birth to five or six children so far, but none of them can practice." Song Qingshi shook his head and sighed.