Chapter 278 Departure of an Old Friend
In He Song's view, it was more practical to spend time refining another furnace of pills than to waste time describing those things to True Person Abundant Spring.
It should be known that he was now already proficient in refining Earth Spirit Pills.
Casually refining a furnace of Earth Spirit Pills would bring in hundreds of spirit stones.
Time, was spirit stones.
Although He Song had plenty of time, it was not to be wasted like this.
Since that was the case.
He Song's gaze turned to Wei Fan beside him, and then glanced at Dark Crane True Person.
Presumably, after a few days, he would receive invitations from these two, inviting him to True Person Abundant Spring's residence to invite him to join the Chamber of Commerce.
At that time, Meng Guan might have already left Earth Sect, and gone to the outside world to start searching for opportunities, right?
Thoughts like this flashed through his mind, and He Song's gaze swept over Meng Guan, but a hint of anticipation also appeared in his eyes.
Meng Guan was about to leave, and He Song should also be able to quickly hear many things about the outside world from Meng Guan's letters.
However, he just didn't know.
Where Meng Guan's first stop would be after leaving Earth Sect.
Would he go to Qiong Hua Sect? Or Golden Sword Sect? Or, directly rush to One Yang Sect?
He Song was thinking.
A farewell banquet, however, came to an end amidst He Song's thoughts.
After everyone had chatted enough, Meng Guan stood up from the main seat, his gaze sweeping over the other four people present.
Then he spoke.
"Unknowingly, I have been guarding this place for many years. In these years, there have been several cultivators who have come and gone."
"Unexpectedly, now another one leaving, is actually me."
"Now, it is time to say goodbye."
"Everyone, we will meet again!"
As Meng Guan's voice fell, the four people present, He Song, immediately picked up their teacups, and raised their cups to Meng Guan in front of them to signal their respects.
Seeing this scene, Meng Guan also raised his teacup, and drank it all in one gulp.
When He Song put down his teacup, Meng Guan's figure had already turned into a blue遁light, heading towards the horizon.
The blue遁light streaked across the sky, causing a burst of noise in Heavenly Pivot Immortal City.
Every time a Foundation Establishment True Person transformed into light to leave or return, the cultivators in Heavenly Pivot Immortal City would be like this.
They marveled at the power of Foundation Establishment True Persons.
They also envied the aloof posture of Foundation Establishment True Persons.
And they yearned to be like those Foundation Establishment True Persons, one day being able to truly soar between heaven and earth.
When the noise from the outside world dissipated, the four people present did not leave.
Instead, they sat down one after another, and began to drink and chat again.
Old people leave.
New people take over.
This was an eternal cycle.
Just like how He Song had sent off White Cloud True Person last time, and he took over to become the Guardian True Person of Heavenly Pivot Immortal City.
Now True Person Abundant Spring had sent off Meng Guan, and he would naturally take over, becoming one of the Guardian True Persons of Heavenly Pivot Immortal City.
In such circumstances.
He Song and the other two, who were also Guardian True Persons of Heavenly Pivot Immortal City, naturally had to say some words of congratulation.
When everyone was about to disperse, He Song's gaze moved slightly, but he saw Dark Crane True Person stepping forward, and saying something to True Person Abundant Spring.
Seeing this scene, a hint of understanding flashed in He Song's heart.
It seems.
That the matter he had guessed before was going to be completed by Dark Crane True Person.
Exchanging glances with Wei Fan, He Song and Wei Fan then bid farewell and left.
In the days that followed.
Just as He Song had originally expected.
True Person Abundant Spring took over a large amount of contacts and responsibilities left by Meng Guan.
A few days later, He Song was also invited to True Person Abundant Spring's residence, inviting him to join the Chamber of Commerce jointly opened by the four of them.
Regarding this income that seemed to have fallen from the sky, True Person Abundant Spring naturally happily accepted it.
Just like He Song in the beginning, he quickly chose to agree.
From then on.
Meng Guan left, True Person Abundant Spring took over.
In Heavenly Pivot Immortal City, there were still four Guardian True Persons, firmly controlling this place.
After Meng Guan left, He Song's days returned to calm again.
——
In the fleeting passage of time.
Usually.
Pill refining and cultivation almost occupied most of He Song's time.
However, as time continued to pass, various news from the outside world also constantly reached He Song's ears.
Similar to Su Qian, Meng Guan had also agreed with He Song that on the first day of each month, he would send a message to He Song, telling him about what he had seen and heard in the past month.
In this way, He Song and Wei Fan could also have a deeper understanding of external affairs.
And today.
It was the day for sending messages once a month.
The first message He Song received was from Su Qian.
When Su Qian communicated with He Song every month, she would tell He Song what she had seen and heard in the past month.
Moreover, she would occasionally say some playful words in her letters, seeming to want to narrow the distance between them.
He Song was noncommittal about this, did not respond too much, but was not too cold either.
Su Qian was his only channel to obtain news from the outside world, being too cold was not advisable.
The two had known each other for a long time, and He Song was somewhat satisfied with Su Qian's attitude towards doing things.
Being able to send him messages for so many years as if it were one day.
Without interruption for a single month.
This perseverance was still worthy of praise.
"Senior Chen, have you been well recently? Qian'er's cultivation has recently broken through to the seventh level of Qi Condensation Stage, and has become a deacon of the Spirit Skill Pavilion of Flying Cloud Immortal Market."
"The bottleneck of breaking through to the Late-Qi Condensation Stage is so difficult, it is not as easy as Senior said."
"Could it be that Senior Chen is a three-spirit root?"
"But I don't know, whether Senior Chen in the Late-Qi Condensation Stage back then, succeeded in Foundation Establishment or not."
"If Senior Chen succeeded in Foundation Establishment, would Qian'er have to obediently call out True Person Chen?"
"Recently, nothing major has happened in Cloud Prefecture. Most of the news I heard is related to the cave dwellings of some Qi Condensation Stage cultivators."
"Presumably, it should no longer enter Senior's eyes."
"By the way, there is one more thing that Senior might want to try."
"The Li family, a Foundation Establishment family in Eight Vein Immortal City, seems to want to move out of Eight Vein Immortal City and go to a certain Immortal Market."
"The Foundation Establishment True Person of the Li family is already old and frail, and is afraid that he does not have many years left to live. And because of this, they want to take advantage of the Foundation Establishment True Person still being alive, to move to a remote place to leave behind bloodlines."
"But this news was somehow leaked out, and now many people are eyeing the Li family."
"If Senior is interested, Qian'er can help inquire about some news."
"Su Qian."
Looking at the densely packed handwriting on the paper in front of him, He Song's gaze was deep, looking remotely towards the south where Flying Cloud Immortal Market was located.
But he sighed slightly in his heart.
Indeed.
Cultivation level is high.
Scheming mind also increased.
This Su Qian, from the third level of Qi Condensation Stage, had always been used by him as a tool person to obtain information.
Now, twenty years had passed, and her cultivation had also broken through from the third level of Qi Condensation Stage to the seventh level of Qi Condensation Stage.
She was a proper Late-Qi Condensation Stage cultivator.
Perhaps it was because of the change in cultivation that Su Qian's mentality had also changed.
Now, she actually dared to start testing him, wanting to know if he had succeeded in Foundation Establishment.
The image of the girl hiding in the Spirit Skill Pavilion and secretly eating flashed through He Song's mind, and he also shook his head.
As early as when he went to Flying Cloud Immortal Market, his cultivation had already been Mid-Foundation Establishment Stage.
Now, he could even break through to Late-Foundation Establishment Stage within ten years.
Su Qian's current cautious and probing appearance made him feel a sense of separation from another world.
Time passed in a flash.
So many years had actually passed.
He himself had not even been able to break through a small realm.
The junior from the Qi Condensation Stage back then, however, had broken through from the third level of Qi Condensation Stage to the seventh level of Qi Condensation Stage.
If she worked harder, perhaps she would even achieve Foundation Establishment.
Casting the absurd thoughts in his mind far away, He Song pondered slightly.
Su Qian's message this time, besides telling He Song that she had successfully broken through to the seventh level of Qi Condensation Stage, only had the news that the Li family of Eight Vein Immortal City wanted to move away that was somewhat valuable.
However, for He Song, who had been staying in Heavenly Pivot Immortal City, this piece of news was of no value at all.
An old and frail Foundation Establishment True Person, a small family that could not survive in an Immortal City without a Foundation Establishment True Person.
It was not worth it for He Song to risk huge risks to go and rob them.
Shaking his head, He Song pondered slightly.
Su Qian's change in attitude was not unexpected by He Song.
After all, he had only given Su Qian sixty-odd spirit stones in the beginning.
These spirit stones were only enough for Su Qian to send him messages for five years.
But what about now?
Five years had long passed.
Su Qian being able to continue sending messages for so long, was probably still because of He Song occasionally giving her guidance, that she did so.
But, how many years had it been?
After Su Qian's cultivation broke through to the seventh level of Qi Condensation Stage, presumably she also felt that she no longer needed He Song's guidance.
Therefore, she would start testing He Song, wanting to know whether He Song had achieved Foundation Establishment.
If He Song was a Foundation Establishment True Person, then everything would be easy to say, the matter of transmitting messages would continue as usual, and Su Qian would probably work even harder to collect news for He Song.
This was an opportunity to latch onto a Foundation Establishment True Person.
As a cultivator, Su Qian would definitely seize it herself.
But if He Song had not broken through to Foundation Establishment, and was only a Qi Condensation Stage cultivator.
Then I'm afraid she would have to say sorry.
How could a Qi Condensation Stage cultivator continue to guide another Late-Qi Condensation Stage cultivator?
What's more, there had been more than ten years of spirit stones that had not been settled before.
In such circumstances, it was also normal for Su Qian to no longer collect news for He Song every month.
He Song was not surprised by this matter.
He naturally also felt that Su Qian's approach was normal.
However, should he expose his identity as a Foundation Establishment True Person, and let Su Qian continue to transmit news for him?
He Song was thinking about this matter in his heart.
Soon he had an answer.
Su Qian wanted to know if he was a Foundation Establishment True Person, then let her know.
Anyway, with the idea of a Qi Condensation Stage cultivator wanting to build a relationship with a Foundation Establishment True Person, even if she knew He Song's identity as a Foundation Establishment True Person, she probably would not publicize this matter everywhere.
Even if Su Qian publicized it everywhere, what she publicized was the name of Chen Zhou.
It had nothing to do with He Song.
Thinking of this, the name of True Person Red Maple flashed in He Song's heart.
Perhaps, he could use the name of Chen Zhou, and use the Dharma name of True Person Red Maple to prevaricate this matter.
As for the things to prove that he was a Foundation Establishment True Person, he only needed to use Magical Power to engrave handwriting on paper to be recognized.
New Words:
丰泉真人: True Person Abundant Spring,
遁光:遁light