Chapter 1334
Distinguished Guest Visits, Invitation to Explore
A month ago, Song Xinyuan, who had returned from a trip, appeared at the "Transformation God Celebration".
Many Nascent Soul cultivators present were quite surprised to learn that Song Xinyuan was the direct son of Song Qingming, the Nascent Soul ancestor.
In order to get closer to "Qingyun Mountain", many people focused their attention on Song Xinyuan, the young master.
Since the celebration ended, people from the Star Gate, Hunyuan Sect, and even the cultivation world of the East Sea have made special trips to visit the area surrounding the Floating Cloud Mountains.
He wanted to introduce a younger female cultivator to Song Xinyuan so they could become Daoist partners.
For the past two weeks, Li Xuanyi has been taking Song Xinyuan down the mountain every few days to receive these guests from afar.
They didn't even have time to participate in the good fortune of everyone sharing the spiritual treasures.
Seeing that Song Qingming had hit the nail on the head, Huang Siyuan immediately smiled and nodded to him.
"Now that Xin Yuan has formed his core, it's time for him to consider the matter of a Daoist partner. It's a rare opportunity, so going to see him isn't a bad thing."
If Xin Yuan really likes you, we can let him get married and have children sooner.
"To avoid this matter dragging on too long, lest their cultivation levels become too high and they find it difficult to have offspring later."
Song Xinyuan was not even a hundred years old when he had already reached the Golden Core realm.
With his cultivation speed and the full support of Song Qingming and others, he has a great chance of condensing his Nascent Soul in the future, barring any unforeseen circumstances.
Logically speaking, he should be focusing on his spiritual path at this time and not in a hurry to get married and have children.
However, as a cultivator's cultivation level increases, the difficulty of having offspring also increases exponentially.
After reaching the Nascent Soul stage, cultivators focus solely on achieving the Divine Transformation stage and attaining enlightenment, with few devoting their attention to continuing their bloodline.
As a mother, Li Xuanyi was also worried that her son, Song Xinyuan, might neglect this matter like his father, Song Qingming, so she wanted to find him a Daoist partner as soon as possible.
Hearing what Huang Siyuan said, Song Qingming naturally understood her implied meaning and nodded slightly.
"Yes! You're right. Xin Yuan is different from us back then. If he wants to get married sooner, I certainly won't object."
I'm afraid this child is like Xuan Yi, not so well-behaved at heart.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have been so bold as to travel to Donghuang Kingdom without giving any notice.
In retrospect, it's my own fault for neglecting to discipline him.
If Senior Sister Bai hadn't discovered this in time, who knows what might have happened to them.
Not long after Song Xinyuan was born, Song Qingming and Bai Yuxian went into seclusion in the heavens, missing almost most of their son's growth period.
When Song Qingming finally returned to the "Huayang Realm", he unfortunately encountered a demonic calamity and chaos caused by true demons.
He even missed his son's Core Formation, and there was still some helplessness in his words about it.
Seeing this, Huang Siyuan immediately stepped forward and said:
"Don't worry, my husband. Xinyuan is still young and hasn't experienced much, which is why she's been a bit impulsive."
"His temperament will gradually stabilize after he gets married."
"Hopefully, that will save us some trouble!"
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After saying this, Song Qingming slowly turned around and returned to the wooden table.
Just as I picked up the teacup on the table, I saw his expression suddenly change slightly, and he abruptly looked up at the window.
Seeing this, Bai Yuxian and Huang Siyuan, who were still arranging the spiritual objects, both looked puzzled.
"Junior Brother Song, what's wrong?"
"It looks like someone's coming from outside. You guys stay here, I'll go check it out!"
"Ah, yes."
Bai Yuxian and the other person wanted to continue asking the other party questions.
Before he could finish speaking, a flash of spiritual light appeared on Song Qingming's body, and he vanished from the spot.
The next moment, the azure light swiftly passed through the mountain-protecting array on the mountaintop and arrived in mid-air thousands of feet away.
Not far ahead, a figure in a gray robe stood in mid-air, his gaze fixed on Song Qingming.
The next moment, the gray-robed man gently raised his hand, and dozens of sword lights appeared out of thin air beside him, their sharp sword intent already locked onto the person in front of him.
Seeing this, Song Qingming immediately raised his hand and summoned his natal magic weapon, the "Five Elements Divine Light Mirror".
The five golden bronze mirrors had just merged into one when sword light rained down on the magical artifact.
Although Song Qingming tried his best to activate his magic weapon to defend, the opponent's sword light was obviously more powerful, and he was forced to retreat backward after being knocked back head-on.
Just as he regained his footing, the gray-robed man launched a second attack.
This time, the sword light doubled in number, shooting towards Song Qingming from all directions and angles.
Seeing the opponent's fierce attack, Song Qingming immediately cast the "Azure Jade Refining Treasure Technique" and poured it into his own magic weapon.
The "Five Elements Divine Light Mirror," empowered by magic, split into five, which spun continuously in front of Song Qingming, once again blocking all the incoming sword lights.
Song Qingming successfully blocked both attacks in succession.
The gray-robed man's expression also became more serious.
He opened his mouth and quickly spat out a black flying sword, instantly unleashing a powerful pressure reminiscent of a spiritual treasure that enveloped the surroundings.
Under his command, the flying sword instantly grew dozens of times larger, and the black sword intent above it seemed to shroud Song Qingming in front of him like a cold light.
At this moment, Song Qingming felt as if the space around him had been completely covered by the opponent's attack.
The giant sword descended with overwhelming pressure, and the "Five Elements Divine Light Mirror" beside Song Qingming quickly shot out more than a dozen golden chains, attempting to block the giant sword in mid-air.
But despite being blocked by the golden chains, the gray-robed man smiled slightly.
"break!"
As the gray-robed man gave a soft shout, bursts of black sword light suddenly emerged from the top of the giant sword, instantly severing the many golden chains wrapped around the sword.
Immediately afterwards, the black sword light descended like a waterfall from the sky, engulfing Song Qingming's figure who had no time to dodge.
As the gray-robed man was about to raise his hand to continue casting his spell, a golden light suddenly shone from within the black sword beams, gazing at the cluster of sword beams that had gathered in front of him.
"what."
Under the slightly surprised gaze of the gray-robed man, streaks of golden light swiftly pierced through the sword's edge.
A moment later, a golden pagoda several tens of feet tall emerged from within.
As a familiar figure appeared beside the golden pagoda, the pagoda instantly shrank and disappeared into Song Qingming's hand.
Seeing this scene from afar, the gray-robed man suddenly smiled.
"Hahaha, I never imagined that Fellow Daoist Song would possess such supernatural powers so soon after breaking through to the Nascent Soul realm."
No wonder you were able to suppress the true demon and seal the passage between the two realms during the great battle on Jade Profound Island.
"Back then, it was Senior Chen who led us to suppress the true demon. I, Song, merely assisted from the side and dare not take credit."
"It's been many years. I never imagined Senior Ling's cultivation had advanced even further. Qingming congratulates you, Senior."
The gray-robed man before them was none other than Ling Zhentian, Song Qingyu's mentor and now the only Supreme Elder of the Heavenly Sword Pavilion in Xihua Continent.
Back when Song Qingming first went into seclusion at Qingyun Mountain to achieve the Nascent Soul stage, Ling Zhentian even came here to protect him.
Now that they meet again, Song Qingming's cultivation has reached the Nascent Soul stage.
Ling Zhentian, who had reached the Nascent Soul stage two hundred years earlier, possessed a significantly higher aura than him, having already broken through to the second level of the Nascent Soul stage.
Ling Zhentian was trapped outside the Nine Heavens, which delayed his cultivation for hundreds of years. He was not able to successfully become a god until he was 1,500 years old.
Compared to Song Qingming, who advanced to the Nascent Soul realm at less than a thousand years old, it seems to have come much later.
However, after returning from beyond the heavens, Ling Zhentian's cultivation path was very smooth, and he successfully broke through to the next level of the Nascent Soul realm in just two hundred years.
Such a cultivation speed is already considered a leap forward among Nascent Soul cultivators, and is not much inferior to Chen Qingxuan back then.
Barring any unforeseen circumstances, Ling Zhentian will also have a great chance to successfully cultivate to the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm.
Upon hearing Song Qingming's congratulations, Ling Zhentian smiled slightly and quickly waved his hand. "Now that Fellow Daoist Song has advanced to the Nascent Soul realm, there's no need to call him 'senior' anymore."
I remember we were brothers back in the celestial realm. From now on, I, Ling, will still call you my worthy brother. I hope you won't take offense.
"Brother Ling, I, Song, am very polite."
Although Ling Zhentian was two hundred years older than Song Qingming in the Nascent Soul stage, the two had been very familiar with each other since their early years and had even addressed each other as brothers.
Upon hearing this, Song Qingming smiled and raised his hand, directly changing the way the other person addressed him.
"A few years ago, I asked Qingyu and learned that Brother Ling had gone on a journey, which is why the Heavenly Sword Pavilion was not notified of this celebration."
Please forgive any shortcomings, elder brother!
"Hehe, how can you blame me for this? You're too kind, my brother."
In previous years, Ling was lucky enough to find a glimmer of opportunity in the Dragon Abyss Sea, which allowed him to break through his cultivation level during seclusion.
I only heard about your advancement to the Nascent Soul stage a few months ago when I returned to the sect, which is why I brought a few friends to visit you.
They've all grown accustomed to peace and quiet and don't like interacting with younger people, so they didn't come up the mountain to disturb you.
"Oh! Besides my elder brother, which other fellow Daoist has come to Qingyun Mountain?"
Upon hearing that Ling Zhentian had brought along a friend, Song Qingming immediately asked a question, only to see the other party point to a spot not far away.
As soon as Song Qingming probed in that direction with his divine sense, he immediately sensed two auras that were no weaker than his own.
"Brother Song, everything is ready over there."
"It's a rare opportunity for us to meet. How about we go and discuss this together?"
"I can't ask for it!"
Since advancing to the Nascent Soul realm, Song Qingming has not exchanged cultivation experiences with any other human Nascent Soul cultivators besides Chen Qingxuan.
Faced with Ling Zhentian's invitation, he immediately nodded in agreement.
The two shattered the void and instantly teleported to a high mountain hundreds of miles away.
Two figures were already sitting facing each other on the boulder ahead.
Upon seeing Ling Zhentian and Song Qingming approaching, the two immediately stood up to greet them.
"Fellow Daoist Song, it's been many years. I never imagined that you had already successfully transformed into a Nascent Soul cultivator. I was right about you."
"I was fortunate to have been helped by my seniors to escape in the past, which is why I have achieved what I have today. I will always remember your great kindness."
Greetings, Senior Jin Luo!
"Alas, what happened back then was nothing more than a small favor. Fellow Daoist, please don't mention any great kindness. From now on, we can treat each other as equals."
"This is Fellow Daoist Wuyouzi from Lei Yuanhai's Haoran Pavilion. He is about the same age as me and also advanced to the Nascent Soul realm eight hundred years ago."
"I have met you, Fellow Daoist Wuyouzi."
Besides the "Golden Luo Immortal" whom Song Qingming had met, there was also a middle-aged man dressed as a scholar beside him.
This person's aura was slightly lower than that of "Jinluo Zhenren". Like Ling Zhentian, he was a second-level Nascent Soul cultivator and came from the cultivation world of "Leiyuanhai".
Similar to "East Phoenix Immortal Continent" and "West China Immortal Continent".
Among the human forces in the cultivation world of "Lei Yuan Hai," there are several Nascent Soul Ancestors, one of whom is Wuyouzi, who comes from "Haoran Pavilion."
It is said that this person was originally a rogue cultivator, and his early life was very mysterious. No one knows how he cultivated to the level of a Nascent Soul cultivator.
Eight hundred years ago, Wuyouzi advanced to the Nascent Soul realm before coming to "Leiyuan Sea" to establish the Haoran Pavilion.
Compared to other long-established forces, the Haoran Pavilion was founded relatively recently and has a very strict system for accepting disciples, resulting in a small number of disciples.
Apart from him, the Nascent Soul Ancestor, there were only a few hundred people in total.
However, although the Haoran Pavilion has few disciples, all those it recruits are exceptionally talented, and the number of Nascent Soul cultivators now exceeds that of the current Xiaoyao Sect.
In the cultivation world of "Lei Yuan Hai", "Hao Ran Ge" is also a top-tier sect, and its reputation is not much worse than other Nascent Soul forces.
"Greetings, Fellow Daoist Song!"
It's our first meeting, and I don't have anything of value on me.
This inner core of a deep-sea moon clam was found by a disciple of our sect in the outer sea a few years ago. Consider it a congratulatory gift from this old man to fellow Daoist on his transformation into a Nascent Soul cultivator.
Looking at Song Qingming, who was bowing and greeting him, "Wuyouzi" first raised his hand in return, and then took out a purple jade box from his person.
Inside the jade box lay a white spiritual pearl, which was the extremely rare high-level moon clam's natal core.
Compared to other demonic beasts, the Deep Sea Moon Clam loves to devour the essence of heaven and earth, and its natal inner core contains spiritual power far exceeding that of demonic cores of the same level.
The Moon Clam Inner Core that "Wuyouzi" took out could save a Nascent Soul cultivator sixty years of arduous cultivation if refined, and its value far exceeds that of an ordinary fourth-grade high-quality demon core.
Seeing that the other party had offered such a precious spiritual item, Song Qingming was somewhat surprised and quickly waved his hand.
"Fellow Daoist's visit to Qingyun Mountain is already an honor for me, so there's no need to be so polite."
"Hehe. Fellow Daoist Song is holding a Nascent Soul Ceremony. Since we are here, we cannot come empty-handed."
Although the inner core of the deep-sea moon clam is precious, for us Nascent Soul cultivators, refining one is enough; having more is of little use.
A few years ago, Wuyouzi also gave one to me and Fellow Daoist Ling. Fellow Daoist Song, please accept it.
"Indeed, it's rare that Fellow Daoist Wuyouzi brought this item with him. This is quite an opportunity for you, brother."
"This item also helped me break through my cultivation level successfully a few years ago. Brother Song, you absolutely cannot miss this congratulatory gift."
Seeing that Song Qingming refused to accept his congratulatory gift, "Jinluo Zhenren" and Ling Zhentian, who were standing to the side, quickly spoke up to persuade him.
In particular, Ling Zhentian, who was close to Song Qingming, kept giving him meaningful glances and reminding him of the extraordinary nature of this item.
Seeing that he couldn't refuse such a kind offer, Song Qingming pondered for a moment and then accepted the jade box from the other party.
Seeing this, "Master Jinluo" and Ling Zhentian put down their hands and nodded with smiles.
The two then stepped forward and each presented a prepared gift to Song Qingming.
Both of them were Nascent Soul cultivators, so the spiritual items they took out were naturally extraordinary.
The "True Man Jinluo" presented a bottle of high-grade spiritual liquid that helps Nascent Soul cultivators enhance their spiritual sense.
Ling Zhentian brought a rare, high-grade, fourth-level spiritual fruit, which could also save Song Qingming thirty to forty years of arduous cultivation.
However, compared to the deep-sea moon clam presented by "Wuyouzi", the spiritual items brought out by "Jinluo Zhenren" and Ling Zhentian were of slightly lower value.
As the host, Song Qingming, though unable to refuse their hospitality, did not accept their spiritual gifts for nothing.
He also took out several high-level spirit talismans that he had personally crafted and gave them to the people in front of him in return.
After exchanging pleasantries and gifts, the two sides quickly became more familiar with each other. Song Qingming then took out some spiritual tea and invited them to sit down together.
Taking the spiritual tea from Song Qingming, "True Man Jinluo" nodded slightly and suddenly asked:
"Fellow Daoist Song, you have now advanced to the Nascent Soul realm. I wonder if Fellow Daoist Chen of the Heavenly Imperial Sect has invited you to explore spatial nodes together in the future?"
"Spatial Node!"
"I only recently broke through to the Nascent Soul realm, and my supernatural powers and magic are far inferior to those of you fellow Daoists. How could I dare to easily explore spatial nodes?"
To be honest, although Senior Chen had mentioned this to me, he did not invite me to explore the spatial nodes together.
I only recently heard about this from him, and I don't know much about it.
"Oh! That's right. Fellow Daoist Chen is always cautious in his actions. I guess he was worried about your safety, which is why he didn't invite you."
However, since Fellow Daoist Song has heard about the spatial node, he should also know about the matter of smuggling himself to the upper realm.
Nowadays, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth is insufficient. Although we have reached the Nascent Soul stage, it is impossible for us to cultivate to the late Nascent Soul stage. We have no hope of ascending to the upper realm normally.
Early preparation is necessary to have a chance to leave this world.
Today, we have come here specifically to visit Fellow Daoist Song.
Besides congratulating you on advancing to the Nascent Soul realm, I also came specifically to invite you, Fellow Daoist Song.
"I wonder if you would be interested in joining us to explore spatial nodes in the future?" (End of Chapter)