Chapter 139 Return to Xiaoyao Sect

Half a year later, in Xu Ziyan's cave in Guyang Mountain, Song Qingming held a jade box in his hands. In the box was a purple spiritual medicine emitting a brilliant spiritual light, which was the spiritual object he wanted to offer to Xu Ziyan.

Last time, he rashly offered a Huiyan Pill, which did not impress Xu Ziyan. Before he came to see her this time, Song Qingming made some preparations in this regard and went to the Jade Tower to carefully select a second-level spiritual medicine that was quite attractive to foundation-building cultivators.

After all, friendship is friendship. He felt that it was not safe to go to a successful foundation-building cultivator again and again without bringing some gifts to thank him. Most high-level cultivators in the world of immortal cultivation put interests first.

"I'm here to disturb Captain Xu's meditation again. I'm really wrong. Please forgive me. I accidentally got a second-level spiritual medicine in Yangshanfang some time ago. I'm here today to thank you for your help last time."

Xu Ziyan nodded and said with a smile: "This pearl spiritual medicine looks like it should be three or four hundred years old. It really cost Brother Song a lot of money."

It's not a waste of money. This spiritual medicine alone cost him two hundred spiritual stones. It's because Yulouge has some friendship with him that he didn't make too much money. Although Song Qingming felt a little painful when he gave away the pearl spiritual medicine, he pretended not to care on the surface.

Seeing that Song Qingming was humble and polite every time he saw her, Xu Ziyan felt that the distance between them was much greater than when they were in Guiyunfang.

"I've calculated that the date you and Uncle Li agreed on is coming soon. If Brother Song doesn't come to find me, I may have to send someone down the mountain to look for you in a few days." After putting away the elixir, Xu Ziyan looked up at Song Qingming and slowly reminded him.

Half a year ago, after Song Qingming got a foundation-building pill from the Tiandan League, he thought about it and finally did not choose to retreat to build the foundation immediately.

There is no requirement for the level of mana for a cultivator at the ninth level of Qi Refining to reach the foundation-building stage. Although Song Qingming's mana is not as strong as that of his third brother Song Qingze, he can also build the foundation at any time. However, cultivators who have cultivated to the peak of the ninth level of Qi Refining and have very strong mana will have more mana in their bodies, and will have a slight advantage in mana allocation when they impact the bottleneck of foundation-building.

In Song Qingming's original plan, he would have to wait at least another year to exchange for the foundation-building pill from Xiaoyao Sect before he would have the opportunity to build his foundation. At that time, he estimated that he would not be too far from the peak of the ninth level of Qi Refining. Now that he has obtained a foundation-building pill in advance, he is in a dilemma again.

He did not care much about the slight impact on his mana, mainly because the time of retreat for cultivators to build their foundation is not very fixed. Except for a very small number of people with outstanding cultivation talents, most people build their foundation in about half a year, but some people need longer, and some can successfully come out of retreat in one or two years. Song Qingming knows that his spiritual root aptitude is very poor, and it is estimated that it should be a bit difficult for him to come out of retreat in half a year.

There is less than a year left before going to Xiaoyao Sect to exchange for the foundation-building pill. If he chooses to retreat now, if he misses this time and fails to successfully break through the foundation, it will be a bit of a loss for him.

After thinking about it, for the sake of safety, Song Qingming decided not to retreat to build the foundation for the time being, and to retreat after successfully exchanging for the second foundation-building pill.

After going to the Tiandan League auction and spending hundreds of spirit stones, Song Qingming's spirit stones that were originally used to exchange for foundation-building pills were also a little empty. He had no extra spirit stones to buy other pills needed for cultivation. He could just use this period of time to earn the spirit stones he needed first. After all, he still had to go to Xiaoyao Sect, and maybe there would be other needs. It was always safer to have more spirit stones on him.

In this way, it took more than half a year. Song Qingming not only successfully raised his mana to the peak of the ninth level of Qi Refining, but also saved hundreds of spirit stones. Only then did he find Xu Ziyan with a generous gift.

"Thank you, Captain Xu, for your concern. I have been running around in the market for a while, and I just prepared the spirit stones a few days ago."

"I was worried that you couldn't raise so many spirit stones. I didn't expect that Fellow Daoist Song was so wealthy. I really misjudged him this time." Hearing Song Qingming say that he had collected 8,000 spirit stones to exchange for the foundation-building pill, Xu Ziyan's eyes flashed with a hint of surprise.

Song Qingming waved his hand and said, "Captain Xu, you are joking. When I got the opportunity to exchange for the foundation-building pill from Patriarch Li, I did not have enough spirit stones on me, and I did not have much hope for this matter at the beginning.

The reason why I was able to successfully raise the spirit stones for exchanging for the foundation-building pill was because the elders in my family fully funded a sum of spirit stones after knowing this matter, which solved my urgent need. It is indeed not my intention to deceive Captain Xu."

"Look at me, I almost forgot that Fellow Daoist Song is a family cultivator. When you were building your foundation, you still had a family to help you. It was indeed much better than us. The same was true when Senior Sister Gao built her foundation a few years ago.

Unlike when I was building my foundation, only the master could help and talk, but she had many disciples and could not give all the resources to me alone. In the end, I could only risk my life to break through the barrier to achieve enlightenment." Xu Ziyan sighed after speaking, and there was a hint of envy in her tone for Gao Yuyao and Song Qingming who had the help of their families during their cultivation.

But she didn't know that the spiritual stones that Song Qingming could collect to exchange for the foundation-building pill were not related to the Song family. If it were another cultivator from a similar Qi-refining family, even if he got the opportunity to exchange for the foundation-building pill, he would probably sell himself and it would be impossible to collect 8,000 spiritual stones in a short time.

After the two chatted in the cave for a while, Xu Ziyan used her flying sword to take Song Qingming to the Law Enforcement Hall of Xiaoyao Sect again for half an hour.

"This is Song Qingming, a cultivator from Qinghe County, who came to the Law Enforcement Hall to receive the sect's reward. Go in and report it, and then help me see if Uncle Li is here."

"Okay! Uncle Xu, please wait for a moment." The gatekeepers were still several Qi-refining disciples. After hearing Xu Ziyan's purpose, they stepped forward and saluted her, and then quickly walked into the Law Enforcement Hall.

"Don't worry, Uncle Li has always been fair in the sect. If he promises you something, no one will dare to make things difficult for you." After reporting to the guard monk at the door, Xu Ziyan looked back and saw that Song Qingming was still a little nervous when he arrived here, so she quickly comforted him.

Song Qingming nodded and quickly calmed his mind. The reason why he was a little scared was not because he was afraid of other Xiaoyao Sect monks, but when he thought about facing a Jindan-level old monster again, he was really a little nervous.

Jindan monks are basically old foxes who have practiced for hundreds of years. In front of these people, even if Song Qingming tried his best to stay calm, it was a very difficult thing. He always felt that these high-level monks seemed to be able to see his heart with just a glance.