Chapter 61: Treasure Ship Crossing the Sea “That’s quite a few people.” Compared to Old Man Ye's surprise, Ye Linyuan was very calm at this time. He looked carefully at the treasure ship and found that there were more than 300 Qi-cultivating monks on board. Moreover, the cultivation base of these Qi-refining monks is not low, basically they are at the middle stage of Qi-refining or above, and it seems that most of them come from major families. "The route this treasure ship takes will pass by twelve surrounding islands, and your Qinghe Islands is just one of them." Just as Ye Linyuan's eyes were floating, a voice from the side suddenly spoke. Ye Linyuan looked back and saw a tall young man. The young man smiled at Ye Linyuan and then said with a cupped hand: "I am Song Qingming, from the Song family of Tianmeng Islands." "I see that you are young but have already reached the middle stage of Qi training, so I want to make some friends with you." Ye Linyuan nodded, but seeing that Song Qingming had a heroic look and looked only about twenty-three or twenty-four years old, he could not help but nodded slightly. Song Qingming is two years older than him, but it is rare for someone to be in the middle stage of Qi training at the age of twenty-three or twenty-four. If nothing unexpected happens, such a person will be able to cultivate to the late stage of Qi training in the future, and may even have a chance to get a glimpse of the foundation-building stage.
The most crucial thing is that such a young person in the middle stage of Qi Refining most likely has a powerful Qi Refining clan behind him. The reason why Song Qingming was so polite to him was obviously because he saw that he was young and had strong cultivation. He thought that he not only had great potential, but also had strong backing, so he wanted to take the opportunity to make friends with him. Thinking of this, Ye Linyuan cupped his hands and said, "I am Ye Canghai, from the Ye family of Qinghe Islands." Seeing this, Song Qingming smiled and said, "I went to Tianxing Continent this time to participate in the Tianxing Xianfang's grand event held every ten years. I guess you are also going there for the exchange event, right?" "A bartering event?" When Ye Linyuan heard this, a ripple appeared in his eyes. Seeing this, Old Man Ye at the side quickly reacted and sent a message to Ye Linyuan, "There is an exchange meeting every ten years in the Tianxing Sea, but I have not paid attention to this matter before because of my lack of cultivation and financial resources." "I didn't expect that our trip would coincide with the Tianxing Sea's ten-year bartering convention." When Ye Linyuan heard this, his heart was moved slightly, and he quickly understood the whole cause and effect. This barter conference held by the Jindan forces is a grand event for the entire Tianxing Sea. Generally speaking, foundation-building cultivators from all over the Tianxing Sea, and even from outside the region, would come to participate in this kind of event. For cultivators and families in the Qi training realm, this is also a rare opportunity, because such events often attract a large number of Qi training cultivators to participate, and most of them are cultivators in the middle and late stages of Qi training or above. Therefore, in such grand events, one can often trade some treasures that are rarely seen in normal times. "It seems that this time is a rare opportunity." Ye Linyuan whispered in his heart and couldn't help but look at Old Man Ye. A moment later, he looked at Song Qingming again and said, "The Tianxing Exchange Conference is also a grand event for us, but my cultivation is still very low, and this time I am just here to see the world." Song Qingming smiled, then shook his head and said, "I see that you are only in your early twenties, but you have already broken through the fourth level of Qi Refining. This level of cultivation is not weak even among the Foundation Establishment Immortal Clan." Ye Linyuan smiled and complimented calmly: "Brother, your cultivation is not bad either." Then, the two of them started chatting. Ye Linyuan learned from Song Qingming that he came from a powerful Qi-cultivating immortal clan. The Tianmeng Song family, where Song Qingming belongs, is a powerful Qi-cultivating immortal clan. Their ancestors once produced a foundation-building cultivator, but the clan declined after the foundation-building ancestor passed away more than sixty years ago.
Although the Song family is no longer as powerful as it used to be, under the protection of their ancestors and with the care of their former foundation-building ancestors, they still maintain a very strong foundation. Today, the Tianmeng Song family not only has more than 300 Qi training cultivators, but also more than a dozen Qi training late stage cultivators, including two who have reached the perfection of Qi training. With such a foundation, it is enough to be ranked among the top three among the Qi-refining families in the Tianmeng Islands, and if placed in the Qinghe Islands, it would also be among the top five. In comparison, although the Chen family can barely be called a large Qi-cultivating clan, it is no exaggeration to say that their foundation is shallow compared to them. "The Song family still has the influence of their ancestors, so there is still a possibility of returning to the foundation-building immortal clan." "But as time goes by, after a hundred years of our ancestors' influence, I'm afraid our hopes of success will become smaller and smaller." Ye Linyuan estimated in his heart that as a former Jindan master, he understood too well how cold human nature was. The reason why the Song family can still maintain its peak is mainly because the ancestor who laid the foundation still has a good friend who is still alive. This good friend may have owed a favor to the deceased ancestor of the Song family, so he still cares about him. The life span of the foundation-building ancestor is three hundred years, but there will be a day when his life will end. It would be fine if the foundation-building cultivator was in his prime, but as he gradually gets older, his acquaintances in the Song family will gradually pass away, and he will eventually become alienated from the Song family. Unless that foundation-building cultivator can further break through to the golden elixir realm, the grace left by the Song family's ancestor will eventually come to an end. In fact, favors will eventually run out. Even if the foundation-building ancestor can break through, it is still unclear whether he is willing to continue to protect the Song family. Without the protection of the foundation-building cultivator, the Song family is a piece of fat meat for all major forces. Ye Linyuan was thinking in his mind, and then he glanced at an old man behind Song Qingming. The old man's true energy seemed to be extremely strong, and his cultivation seemed to have reached the level of perfect Qi training. However, Ye Linyuan could keenly perceive that there was a hint of death in the old monk's internal Qi, which was a sign that he would not live long. "He looks like he's in decline. He has no more than ten years left to live." Ye Linyuan whispered in his heart, and seeing a trace of sadness and anxiety in this person's expression, he roughly realized that his guess was true. But soon, Ye Linyuan suppressed his distracting thoughts. The affairs of the Song family had nothing to do with him, so there was no need for him to explore too much. "Everyone is here, let's set off." Not long after, when the last monk got on board, the treasure ship finally started. The huge treasure ship started slowly and headed towards the outside of the Qinghe Islands. After only one day's journey, the treasure ship left the Qinghe Islands. After leaving the Qinghe Islands, Ye Linyuan clearly noticed that the sea area was very different. The average water depth of the Qinghe Islands is very low. Most of the sea area within a radius of more than 2,000 miles is shallow sea, with an average water depth of only about 200 feet. Taking the seven islands of Xinghu in Yejia Island as an example, the average water depth around them does not even exceed thirty feet. (End of this chapter)