Within the Qinghe Cave Mansion, Song Qingming stood before that familiar mural once more.
Because the Song Family had risen like the midday sun in Qinghe County, over the years, no one had dared disturb the areas around the Spirit Mountains under the family's control.
To better arrange for family personnel to guard the area near Qinghe County, Song Yuanfang had not only built a new marketplace downstream, but had also enclosed a considerable stretch of land upstream specifically for raising spirit fish.
As a result, the region spanning dozens of miles both upstream and downstream of the Qinghe Cave Mansion had become territory controlled internally by the Song Family. The nearby cultivators and mortals had all relocated elsewhere.
With several hundred cultivators stationed here by the Song Family, even when demon beasts occasionally attacked, the city guards swiftly defeated them, making it difficult for them to invade this place.
Even though he had not returned for decades, the restrictions Song Qingming had placed outside the Qinghe Cave Mansion showed no abnormalities. That put him greatly at ease.
After a highly practiced series of hand seals, a vortex of mana emerged upon the mural once again.
The next moment, Song Qingming strode forward and stepped directly into the vortex.
After passing through that rather familiar passageway, the Bronze Giant Cauldron appeared before Song Qingming once more.
The instant the cauldron entered his sight, an unpleasant memory immediately surfaced in Song Qingming's mind, making him recall his experiences inside it.
The last time Song Qingming entered the Bronze Giant Cauldron, he had only recently broken through to the Nascent Soul Fourth Layer. After dozens of attempts, he had still fallen just short in mana.
In the end, after remaining here for more than a month, he could only return empty-handed and