Chapter 408: Poor Family, Rich Road
Seeing that more elders agreed to give the foundation-building pill to Song Xintang, Song Qingming turned his head thoughtfully and looked at Song Qingyu, who had not yet expressed her opinion, but found that her eyes had been staring at him.
"I understand everyone's opinions, and I have made up my mind about this matter. I will announce the candidate for foundation building in a few days. Next, I need to talk about the second thing.
This time I went to the Tuoyun Mountain Trade Fair and was fortunate to buy a set of suitable array plates. Next, I plan to upgrade the spirit veins of Funiushan Mountain. If I want to upgrade the spirit veins, I need to prepare spirit stones. I am afraid that the family will have to cut some expenses in the next few years, so everyone should be mentally prepared."
Hearing that Song Qingming was going to upgrade the spirit veins of Funiushan Mountain, all the elders of the Song family present also showed a hint of joy on their faces.
Song Qingshi stood up and said with a smile: "There are more and more cultivators on the mountain now, and the spiritual energy is indeed becoming less and less. In addition, the family may have another foundation-building cultivator in the future. Improving the spiritual vein is also an urgent matter. Patriarch, rest assured, we will do our best to prepare for this matter."
"The patriarch has thought so carefully, and we naturally cannot neglect this matter. As I am old, I can no longer make much contribution to the family. This time, I will take the lead in donating this magic weapon to the family's gold storage pavilion, and ask Qingsi to help arrange to take it to the market to exchange for spiritual stones."
Seeing that his thirteenth uncle Song Changxiong had taken the initiative to take out a high-quality magic weapon that he had treasured for many years, the other elders also set an example and stepped forward to donate some spiritual stones and spiritual objects. Even Song Qingming and Song Qingyu, two foundation-building cultivators, also donated hundreds of spiritual stones as an example.
After the meeting, Song Qingming did not return to his cave directly. Seeing that it was late and the moon was in the sky, he walked alone on the mountain path and finally came to the Moon-Watching Pavilion behind the mountain.
The bright moon was hanging high, and the scenery on the mountain was quiet and beautiful. The breeze caressed his face, bringing a hint of coolness. Song Qingming sat in the Moon-Watching Pavilion and thought of himself when he was still trying to raise spirit stones to break through the fourth level of Qi Refining.
From breaking through the fourth level of Qi Refining and going down the mountain at the age of 20 to now being almost a hundred years old, Song Qingming's mind emerged with scenes of his cultivation over the years.
"Qingming, why did you hide here to enjoy the quietness? It took me a long time to find you." Just as Song Qingming was still recalling the past, Song Qingshi came to the Moon-Watching Pavilion with a smile.
Song Qingming put away his thoughts and stood up quickly, saying, "Brother, what's the urgent matter? Why are you looking for me so late?"
"This time, the family needs a lot of spiritual stones to improve the spiritual veins, and there is still a big gap. I just discussed with Qingsi and want to hold another donation meeting in the Zangjin Pavilion to call on all the cultivators in the family to voluntarily donate spiritual objects. What do you think about this?"
"It can be done, but let Qingsi keep a record of the donated spiritual objects. Although the lives of the lower-level cultivators in the family have been better in recent years, we can't force them to donate spiritual objects. Let's do it the same as before. Even if the family borrows them, we will slowly return them when life gets better in the future."
Song Qingshi nodded and said, "Okay, let's do as you say, Qingsi Ming, have you planned to give the foundation-building pill to Xin Tang?"
Song Qingming nodded slightly, and then said softly: "Brother, don't worry! There is still time for Yuan Li's foundation-building. I will arrange it when the time comes. The family is not what it used to be, and we will definitely not let him down.
It's a pity that I couldn't buy the foundation-building pill in Tuoyun Mountain this time. I really can't take care of Xinhe. I think you should ask him to come to my cave tomorrow."
"You are doing this for the family. No matter who you choose, someone will be wronged. Don't think too much. I will let Xinhe know first." After getting Song Qingming's affirmative answer, Song Qingshi nodded calmly and then left the Moon-Watching Pavilion.
Early in the morning of the next day, Song Xinhe, who had received Song Qingshi's message, quickly came to Song Qingming's cave on the top of the mountain.
At this time, he already knew about the family's discussion yesterday about the ownership of the foundation-building pill, and he also knew that he had lost this close opportunity to build the foundation, and his face was full of disappointment.
"Uncle Qi, I want to travel for a while. I hope you can allow me to do so?"
Song Qingming showed a hint of surprise when he heard Song Xinhe say this as soon as he entered the door. He paused before saying, "Have you had the idea of traveling for a long time?"
"When I came back from the Gao family, Uncle Qi also taught us to go out and see the world more. I have had this idea since then, but my uncle has never allowed it. He is also afraid that I will encounter any danger outside."
"If this is an idea you have had for a long time, then I will allow it for him. It is good to go out for some experience, but don't delay your own cultivation when you are away. Whether you have the foundation-building pill or not, you must not give up the path of Taoism lightly.
In this world of immortal cultivation, those who can successfully build a foundation do not all rely on the foundation-building pill. When I was traveling outside, I once met a Taoist friend who built a foundation without taking the foundation-building pill. After so many years, her current cultivation is estimated to be higher than mine."
Song Xinhe nodded and said, "Don't worry, Uncle Qi, I've got it in mind. Tomorrow I'm going to go down the mountain and go home first, and then leave Qinghe County directly. Please let my uncle know."
"Okay! A poor family is rich on the road, don't be wronged when you go out. Keep these spiritual stones, and these talismans, which I drew on weekdays, take them together.
Be more careful when you are outside, don't trust others easily, there are many treacherous and cunning people in the world of immortal cultivation, remember, don't show your wealth." After Song Qingming finished speaking, he took out a bag of spiritual stones and more than a dozen talismans of different qualities and handed them to Song Xinhe.
"Thank you, Uncle Qi, I understand!"
After personally sending Song Xinhe out of the cave, Song Qingming, standing on the top of the mountain, looked at his resolute back and nodded with some satisfaction, as if he saw how he looked when he decided to go down the mountain to train.
Just as Song Qingming was bidding farewell to Song Xinhe, on the other side of the Funiu Mountain, Song Qingyu looked at He Mengxin who had just come out of retreat, and happily walked up to her and grabbed her jade hand.
"Congratulations to Sister He for successfully breaking through the late stage of foundation building. Sister's cultivation is progressing so rapidly now. Maybe she will have a chance to achieve the golden elixir in the future!"
He Mengxin shook her head at Song Qingyu, smiled and said modestly: "You girl dare to say anything. The golden elixir road is not that easy. You might as well praise your brother first instead of praising me now."