Chapter 463: Chapter 341: Two Years of Secluded Cultivation, Progress Achieved! (Double-Length)

"Being alone, loneliness is inevitable; therefore, one would keep some little spirit beasts for company," Song Changming explained.

"That’s true. Martial artists live long, and they often find themselves in solitude and suffering. Many of my elders and youngsters at home enjoy keeping spirit pets," Jiang River chatted while drinking.

"Hmm, the taste of this wine..."

"You noticed it too, sir. We are quite familiar with this wine," Liu Xiangnan said with a smile, his eyes filled with a hint of nostalgia.

"Changming, I didn’t expect you to bring wine from over there too?"

Song Changming nodded, giving a brief explanation about Song Ping’an’s venture into the wine brewing business.

This wine originated from Da Lai’s homeland, but due to different sourcing locations, Song Ping’an had done extensive research and made numerous improvements to the brewing formula.

If one isn’t familiar with this wine, they wouldn’t detect its origin.

"I truly miss this taste," Liu Xiangnan muttered.

"That’s just like you, Changming." Zhao Dongming smacked his lips, having already finished the pot of wine before him.

"Do you have more of this wine? Before we leave tomorrow, share some with us. After leaving you, we can’t find this elsewhere."

"Of course, there’s plenty," Song Changming would never be stingy with a few jars of wine.

"That’s great!"

"Sir, how is Madam?" Song Changming asked Jiang River.

After leaving that night, he didn’t have any news of Xi Yanxue, assuming Jiang River would know.

"Everything’s fine, she’s already out of trouble," Jiang River didn’t hide it and informed Song Changming.

Song Changming nodded, not surprised.

"Young friend, this matter must remain confidential. Don’t speak of it to outsiders, lest trouble from the Su Family comes knocking," Jiang River reminded Song Changming.

Song Changming agreed.

Regarding Xi Yanxue, he certainly wouldn’t reveal it to others.

The Su Family would likely blame the failure of capture on Jiang River, having nothing to do with him.

The drinking continued late into the quiet night. The reunion was just casual chatting, nothing significant.

Most of the time, Liu Xiangnan and Zhao Dongming shared interesting stories and the scenery they encountered along their travels with Jiang River. Their experiences in the Ancient Abyss Country were indeed colorful and broadened Song Changming’s horizons.

After seeing off the three, Song Changming bathed, soaking in the bath while reflecting on recent events.

"There are truly many strong people in this world..."

Whether the formidable foes encountered in the Nine Nether Realm or the formidable experts displayed by the Su Family, they all pressured Song Changming.

His improvement in strength faced almost no bottlenecks, advancing rapidly.

But as it stands, he still wasn’t qualified to challenge those true elites.

Ultimately, he was just a minor commander in the army.

"I can’t afford to be careless..." Song Changming muttered to himself.

He thought that if there were no major events next, it would be best to quietly focus on cultivation, avoiding getting entangled in dangerous situations.

Recently, frequently encountering those extremely strong individuals left him feeling insecure.

Thus.

Two cycles of winter turning to spring passed by again.

Time flew by, and another nearly two years went by.

In July, autumn began, with golden fallen leaves swirling everywhere with the autumn breeze.

Each household swept the leaves in front of their doors, and children returning from school chased after the leaves, playing and laughing by the street.

"Don’t run, don’t run, watch out for falls." An old man behind the children worriedly called out.

Regardless of whether places were chaotic or dangerous, the area around the main city was always peaceful.

Outside the main city, a military camp like a fortress guarded the city’s territory.

Occasionally, troops marched in and out with great momentum.

The military flags of the garrison bore ancient characters for the 41st Cuiqi Army.

This was the station outside the 41st Cuiqi Army city.

In a grand martial arts arena capable of accommodating thousands of troops for battle formation practice, two people were currently sparring.

One was none other than General Xing Tiexin.

With a fine iron long spear, he struck and thrust like an ascending dragon. The immense gang qi condensed and enveloped the spear, unleashed mightily.

The entire martial arts arena’s talisman arrays lit up brightly, humming continuously.

Even the remnant spear qi’s vibrations shook the Level Five Rune Array, showing how extraordinary Xing Tiexin’s spear strike was.

On the other side, fighting against him was Song Changming, also a major general in the army.

Facing that spear strike, Song Changming understood.

No wonder Old Xing insisted on sparring today; his cultivation had made a significant breakthrough.

This spear’s power far exceeded Xing Tiexin’s past capabilities.

Having achieved this, it seemed that after a long accumulation from clearing all Six Earth Martial Veins, Xing Tiexin finally succeeded in unblocking the critical first Celestial Martial Vein!

With seven martial veins, Xing Tiexin’s combat power practically doubled!

This spear was not easy to block!

Song Changming wielded the Changshou Saber, with purple gold flame brilliance glowing on the blade, significantly stronger than two years ago.

Although not as greatly enhanced as Xing Tiexin’s activation of the Celestial Martial Vein, he also broke through his fourth vein during these two years.

With Four Earth Martial Veins, his Qi Refining Cultivation had steadily grown.

Whoosh!

With a slash, the purple gold fire spread out with the sword qi, evaporating a whole section of the air.

As the sword and spear collided, two different types of gang qi clashed explosively, forming a massive gang qi vortex that rampaged within the whole talisman arena.

The entire talisman array had to accelerate its operation to protect the grand array and prevent the martial arts arena from destruction.

"Hmm?" Other generals or banner masters remaining at the station sensed the huge commotion from the martial arts arena and turned their attention to it.