Chapter 331 Paying Homage to the Elders

In a tall cave on the top of Funiushan Mountain, Song Qingyu, who had finished his five-year term as garrison commander of Qinghefang, was helping a beastmaster of the Song family feed a giant red bird that was ten feet tall.

The giant bird looked at a green python that Song Qingyu had thrown into the cave, and it swallowed it with its sharp beak. After that, it felt that it was not enough and called out to the outside a few times.

Hearing the voice coming from inside, Song Qingyu shook his head helplessly. Since Tianhuopeng advanced to the second-level monster, its appetite has become more difficult to satisfy than before. Now it doesn't eat ordinary beasts at all. The Song family can't afford to feed it with pills such as the Soul Feeding Pill, so they can only send the monster hunting team out from time to time to find some monster blood food for it.

After feeding the Skyfire Peng, Song Qingyu was about to leave when a violent vibration suddenly came from the cave behind her. Before she could figure out what was going on, a huge red figure flew out of the cave and headed straight for the sky.

"Strange! What happened to this guy?" Song Qingyu, who was a little confused, saw that the Skyfire Peng, who had hardly left the cave since Song Qingming left, actually ran out today. She was immediately surprised and hurriedly followed him on her sword.

Before she could catch up with the Skyfire Peng, she suddenly felt a spiritual power fluctuation from the mountain protection formation on the top of the mountain. A green sword shadow fell from the sky into the Funiushan Mountain and stopped on the square outside the meeting hall.

The Skyfire Peng, who had just flown out of the cave, saw the sword light and shouted excitedly a few times, flapping his huge wings and quickly followed.

When Song Qingyu came over, she happened to see a man in a green robe stroking the well-behaved Tianhuopeng. Seeing such a familiar dress, she, whose personality has become very calm over the years, couldn't help but hug him happily.

The man in the green robe who could make the always bad-tempered Tianhuopeng become like this was naturally Song Qingming, who had been away from Funiushan for more than a year.

Compared with the past, Song Qingming's time away from Qinghe County was not too long this time, but the place he went to was too far away. Song Qingming, who was far away in Lu State, could hardly get any news about Qinghe County, which made him feel as if he had been away for a long time when he just returned here.

"Hey! You are already a foundation-building cultivator, why are you still so reckless? What will it look like when others see you later?" Looking at Song Qingyu, who had not changed much from before leaving, Song Qingming, who had just returned to Funiushan, teased her with a smile on his face.

After hearing Song Qingming's reminder, Song Qingyu also reacted immediately and quickly let go of her hand. She looked around with a little shyness on her face and took two steps back.

"Seventh brother! Why didn't you send a message in advance when you came back? I didn't have time to inform Uncle Six and the others in advance."

Since Song Qingming went to the front line of Lu State, Song Qingyu naturally knew that going there was not an easy thing. Although Song Qingming would send a message to Funiushan to report his safety every month or so, she was still worried about Song Qingming's safety in her heart for more than a year.

However, as the only remaining foundation-building cultivator in the clan, she was also the backbone of all the people in the Song family after Song Qingming left. No matter how worried she was, Song Qingyu couldn't show it too much in front of other clan members. At this moment, seeing that Song Qingming finally returned safely, the big stone that had been pressing on Song Qingyu's heart for so long finally fell.

Seeing that Song Qingyu was somewhat disgusted with his sudden appearance, Song Qingming could only smile apologetically and said, "The day I came back was also decided at the last minute. It's too late to send you a message in advance. Is the clan safe during this period?"

"Everything else is fine. There is basically no big change. It's just that my second uncle passed away two months ago. The clan leader personally handled his funeral. After discussing with the clan leader, his remaining spiritual objects and family merits have all been handed over to the sixth brother."

"It's almost the same date. It's a pity that I didn't have time to catch up. I'll send him off. Take me to his grave to pay tribute first!" Song Qingming sighed slightly after saying this.

Following Song Qingyu to the family cemetery at the foot of the mountain, Song Qingming made up for a few belated sacrifices to this elder who had fought for the family all his life with a very solemn expression.

While he was paying tribute to his second uncle in the cemetery, the clan leader Song Changfeng, the fifth aunt Song Changling, the thirteenth uncle Song Changxiong and other family elders in Funiu Mountain had received the message sent by Song Qingyu and came here.

Several elders have watched Song Qingming support the entire Song family step by step to this day. Naturally, like Song Qingyu, they are always worried about Song Qingming who went to the front line of Lu State. When they heard the news of his safe return, these elders who were already not young, all came to Song Qingming with joy.

"Qingming, after the second brother left, I also felt that my body was a little bit bad. Fortunately, I can still see you return safely. Even if my old bones are exhausted now, I can rest assured to see my third uncle and others." Song Changfeng supported the tombstone of his second uncle Song Changwu, smiled and said slowly to Song Qingming.

Fifth aunt Song Changling and sixth uncle Song Changfeng are both white-haired and old. They are now the two oldest people in the family. They are over 110 years old and are estimated to be in a few years before they pass away.

At this moment, looking at the tombstones standing in the family cemetery, several people are full of mixed feelings. The spiritual root aptitude of sixth uncle Song Changfeng is actually better than that of Song Qingyu, but it is a pity that he was born decades earlier and did not catch up with Song Qingyu's good luck.

When Song Changfeng entered the Taoism, the Song family was still a very weak Qi refining family. Even though he had extraordinary aptitude and had cultivated to the ninth level of Qi refining early, he did not get a glimmer of hope to build a foundation. In the end, although he mustered up the courage to force a breakthrough in his later years, he still failed as expected. It is a blessing from heaven that he can live to this day after failing to build a foundation.

After paying tribute to his second uncle, Song Qingming returned to the family meeting room and met the clansmen from Funiu Mountain who came to comfort him one by one. He then had a drink with his eldest brother, fourth brother and other childhood friends before returning to his cave.

"Boy, your family is too weak. There are only so few people in the whole family, and there is not even a second spiritual root qualification. Where are you going to find a good body for me?" Song Qingming, who had just returned to his cave, had not had time to rest for a while when Feng He's voice suddenly rang out again.