Chapter 82: Patriarch Summons

When Song Qingming left Qinghe County, it took him a month to reach Guiyunfang. This time, when he returned to Qinghe County, Song Qingming did not waste too much time. He rushed all the way and entered Qinghe County smoothly in less than half a month.

Qinghe County has not changed much in a few years, but when Song Qingming left Qinghe County, it was already spring, with beautiful colors everywhere, birds singing and flowers blooming. Now it is late autumn when he returns.

The mountain has long been a withered and yellow scenery. The autumn wind brought fallen leaves to the ground along the way. Looking down from a high place, it looks like a piece of golden carpet spreading on the trails in the mountains.

After entering Qinghe County, Song Qingming speeded up his speed and returned to the Funiu Mountain he missed so much in less than two days.

Looking at the extremely familiar mountain in front of him, Song Qingming suddenly forgot the hardships of his continuous journey for more than ten days, and walked quickly to the mountain gate.

After seeing the two cultivators who were on duty here today, Song Qingming suddenly showed a trace of surprise on his face. The person in front of him seemed familiar, but for a moment, he didn't dare to confirm it.

"Hello, Seventh Brother."

"You are Qingyu. I didn't expect that you have grown up so much after not seeing you for a few years. I'm really sorry that I almost didn't recognize you just now."

The timid little girl who was carried on his back to Mount Funiushan has now become a heroic fairy.

Looking at the graceful Song Qingyu in front of him, Song Qingming couldn't help but sigh in his heart, it's true that girls change a lot when they grow up.

Song Qingyu has been practicing for less than ten years, and her cultivation has smoothly reached the fifth level of Qi Refining. In contrast, Song Qingming was still struggling at the third level of Qi Refining when she was her age.

The qualifications of three spiritual roots are really enviable.

Although Song Qingyu's cultivation method is relatively ordinary, and her fighting ability is far inferior to that of her third brother Song Qingze, her cultivation progress is not much slower than Song Qingze. As long as there are no other unexpected situations, she has a great chance to cultivate to the ninth level of Qi Refining before the age of 60.

"Seventh brother, this is Xiao Shisi. You haven't seen her yet, right? She went up the mountain after you left. I have always wanted to meet you, the great hero who dared to go to the Floating Cloud Mountains alone, right, Xiao Qingsi."

Seeing that Song Qingming had recognized her, Song Qingyu quickly pushed a twelve or thirteen-year-old girl beside her in front of her and introduced her to him with a smile.

Song Qingsi found out that her spiritual roots were sent to Funiushan a year after Song Qingming went to Guiyunfang. She is ranked fourteenth in the Qing generation.

In the four years since Song Qingming left, the Song family has added two more cultivators, and there are now fifteen cultivators in the Qing generation.

After Song Qingsi went up the mountain, she became very close to Song Qingyu, who was a few years older than her. In addition to daily practice, she often followed Song Qingyu around the mountain. Originally, it was only Song Qingyu who was on duty today. The reason why Song Qingsi appeared here was just because she liked to stay with Song Qingyu. The two happened to be the first to see Song Qingming who had just returned.

Every cultivator who went up the mountain needed at least a few years to get used to life in the mountains, and slowly transitioned from a child playing in the fields between the mountains to a cultivator who could face the boring practice life alone for a long time.

When Song Qingming went up the mountain, facing such boring practice all day, he was also very uncomfortable at first. Whenever he had time, he would sneak out of the cave to chat with his eldest brother Song Qingshi.

Seeing the seventh brother who he often heard from Song Qingyu, Song Qingsi was also very curious about Song Qingming, the more legendary among the younger generation. He stared at Song Qingming shyly and looked up and down, and did not dare to speak.

"Don't talk nonsense. When did I become a hero? Don't praise me to the sky when I'm not in the mountain."

Seeing the admiration in Song Qingsi's eyes, Song Qingming knew without guessing that this must be the result of Song Qingyu's indoctrination. He couldn't help feeling a little embarrassed.

After Song Qingming was in danger in the Floating Cloud Mountains last time, he not only escaped from the second-level monster's nest alone, but also had a strange encounter in the dangerous Floating Cloud Mountains and made great progress in his cultivation.

His adventure in the Floating Cloud Mountains soon spread among the Qing-generation cultivators of the Song family. Especially in the past few years, he chose to go out alone to practice, which has gradually made him a more legendary figure among the Qing-generation. Even he himself didn't know that his current popularity among the Qing-generation of the Song family is second only to his third brother Song Qingze.

Just like Song Qingming and other Qing-generation cultivators, who all had some respect for Uncle Nine Song Changxin who dared to go to Fuyun Mountain alone to train, these younger cultivators all had a little admiration in their hearts for cultivators like them who dared to go out of the family to adventure and train.

Song Qingming did not stay at the mountain gate for long. After chatting with Song Qingyu for a few words, Song Qingming quickly left here and went directly to Funiu Mountain.

When they parted, Song Qingming also specially gave each of them a spiritual fruit he brought from Guiyunfang, which also made Song Qingyu and the others smile, and they looked at him with more admiration.

After arriving at the mountain, Song Qingming first went to the family's gold storage pavilion and greeted the fourth elder. Soon, many Song family cultivators on Funiu Mountain learned of his return.

Not long after Song Qingming returned to his cave, he immediately received a summons from the clan leader Song Gushan, asking Song Qingming to go to his cave to meet him.

Song Gushan's cave is at the top of the mountain behind Funiu Mountain, which is also the place with the most abundant spiritual energy in the entire Funiu Mountain. The caves of the first and second elders, two late-stage Qi-refining cultivators, are also located nearby.

Song Qingming passed through the meeting hall and martial arts field in the middle of the top of Funiu Mountain and came directly to the back of the mountain. After walking a few miles up, he came to a bamboo forest.

This bamboo forest is also a first-level spiritual wood planted by the family. After maturity, it can be used to refine some first-level magic tools. Every year, a part of the mature spiritual bamboo will be sent to the family store in Qinghefang for sale, which is also an income for the family.

After passing through the bamboo forest, Song Qingming saw a mountain wall surrounded by white clouds and mist in front of him. After stopping, Song Qingming took out a sound transmission talisman from his storage bag. After casting a few spells, the talisman quickly flew into the clouds and mist.

Soon, there was a vibration in the white clouds and mist, and then the clouds and mist quickly dissipated, revealing a cave made of blue bricks.

"Qingming, come in first!"

The amiable voice of the clan leader came from the cave. After hearing it, Song Qingming hurriedly walked in.

It was the first time for Song Qingming to come to the cave of the old clan leader. The cave was very simple. Except for a few tables and chairs, there were no other extra objects.

The old clan leader seemed to be a little older than four years ago, sitting on a cushion in the cave.

"Qingming greets the clan leader." After seeing the old clan leader, Song Qingming bowed his head and bowed.

When Song Gushan saw Song Qingming, a trace of surprise suddenly flashed across his face. After a pause, he asked:

"Qingming, have you broken through the seventh level of Qi training?"