Lingxiao Immortal Clan.

at the same time.

Inside the main hall of the Xueyuan Palace sect, in Xueyuan Valley, a highly important location.

All the high-ranking members of Xueyuan Palace learned through special channels that their mortal city with a third-tier spiritual vein had been breached by the Shadow Demon.

They immediately fell into chaos.

Everyone felt insecure.

"Given that demon's strength, I'm afraid even if our sect gathered all its power, we wouldn't be a match for him in a single blow."

"Even if we have already reported to the major powers for help, and those powers are willing to help, I'm afraid it will take them some time to get here."

"If that old demon were to make a move against our sect's most important location during this time, we would likely face certain death."

"Sect Master, why don't we leave the sect's territory first to avoid trouble?"

Many high-ranking members of Xueyuan Palace made suggestions one after another, filled with fear.

"That's all."

The sect leader of Xueyuan Palace sighed helplessly and could only nod.

Although this action may seem somewhat undignified, in the face of life and death, face is the least valuable thing.

Subsequently, the high-ranking members of Xueyuan Palace immediately began packing up their belongings.

They also took out a large number of flying boats and summoned all the cultivators in the Snow Origin Valley, as well as countless mortals, to board them and quickly head towards the territory of a Nascent Soul power in the surrounding area, hoping to escape the disaster.

In addition, although it is difficult for them to bring along disciples and mortals from other ordinary spiritual sites in a timely manner.

But they all sent messages to inform them to quickly lead the ordinary mortals near the various sacred sites to disperse.

Run as far as you can.

Moreover, the more dispersed the runners are, the safer they are.

After all, it is said that a Nascent Soul level demon like Shadow Fiend only targets places where many mortals gather.

If there are few ordinary people, they may not even catch his eye.

In an instant, the entire Xueyuan Palace began a large-scale exodus, appearing extremely disheveled and completely lacking the majesty of a Golden Core Grand Sect.

……

the other side.

The territory of Xueyuan Palace.

A certain point on the horizon.

While Ling Guangming and Ling Feixiang were searching the Xueyuan Palace territory, they also learned about the Yin Sha Demon's mischief through their family's channels.

However, as the saying goes, skill breeds daring, and their reaction was completely different from that of Xueyuan Palace.

'Our Cangxuan lineage used special methods to deduce that its location was within the Xueyuan Palace territory, and the result was truly accurate.'

'Moreover, that Shadow Demon truly deserves to die. I never imagined that after several years, he would dare to commit such atrocities again.'

'They truly are like those who refuse the path to heaven when it's open, and insist on forcing their way into hell when there's no way out.'

'Since that's the case, don't blame us for being ruthless.'

Ling Feixiang, filled with murderous intent, immediately flew with Ling Guangming towards the massive mortal city that the Shadow Demon had wreaked havoc on.

However, they arrived too late, as the Shadow Demon had already fled, leaving only ruins and countless bloodstains in the entire city.

However, Ling Guangming was skilled in using pupil techniques to detect things, and since the Shadow Demon had used many powerful methods during his attack on this place, it was inevitable that some traces would be left behind.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Ling Guangming quickly caught up with Ling Feixiang.

About half an hour later, they finally found it in a border area of ​​the Snow Origin Palace.

At this moment, considering that his whereabouts might have been exposed, the Shadow Demon decided not to continue attacking the Snow Origin Palace, but instead planned to leave this area to avoid trouble.

He then piloted a flying boat, concealing his presence, and quickly flew towards other forces.

"We've finally found the rat in the ditch."

"Guangming, your detection methods are truly impressive."

"By the way, Guangming, my preferred attack methods are all physical techniques. We are still some distance away from that Shadow Demon, so my physical techniques will be difficult to use perfectly, and it will be difficult for me to stop him immediately."

"I'll have to trouble you with this matter."

Although Ling Feixiang was big and burly, he was very experienced in combat. He immediately spoke to Ling Guangming beside him.

"Don't worry, leave this to me."

Ling Guangming smiled calmly and took out a complete set of fourth-grade low-level natal treasures, the Golden Yuan Bow and Arrow.

His eyes sharpened, his expression changed, and he transformed from a refined gentleman into a killing god, exuding a fierce aura.

Moreover, he quickly drew his bow and shot nine golden arrows in succession.

The nine golden arrows were incredibly fast and their auras were extremely subtle. In the blink of an eye, they traversed countless miles and arrived near the Shadow Demon.

'not good.'

The Shadow Demon reacted extremely quickly and realized something was wrong.

Although Shadow Fiend is a rogue demonic cultivator with a weak foundation, he only possesses a fourth-tier Shadow Fiend Flying Shuttle magic weapon, and has no other fourth-tier magic weapons.

However, having caused chaos for many years, he did manage to acquire some high-quality Tier 3 defensive magic treasures.

Those magical artifacts were quite powerful, far surpassing ordinary magical artifacts of the same level.

As soon as the Shadow Fiend summoned them, they immediately erected a thick light barrier to cover the Shadow Fiend.

In addition, the Shadowfiend summoned the Shadowfiend Shuttle to meet the incoming nine arrows.

Soon, the shuttle collided with the arrow.

Although the flying shuttle was powerful.

But the nine arrows were no weaker, and were even stronger. Together they knocked the shuttle away temporarily.

It then shattered several defensive magical artifacts surrounding the Shadow Demon, forcing the Shadow Demon to take out some more life-saving talismans before it could stabilize its position.

And in that brief delay, Ling Feixiang had already taken to the air and rushed towards his face.

Ling Feixiang was dressed in full Azure Armor, gripping the Azure Shield in his left hand and the Azure Greatsword in his right. The Azure Gourd floated around him, giving him an extraordinary aura.

"You fiend, die!"

Ling Feixiang was determined to kill that demon, so he suddenly swung out the Azure Giant Sword in his hand.

However, he was, after all, a body cultivator, and the Azure Giant Sword was a heavy spiritual treasure.

His strike contained at least several million kilograms of force, which was terrifying.

In addition, he summoned the surrounding Azure Gourd, which spewed out countless streams of spiritual poison water at the Shadow Demon.

'How come there's a Nascent Soul cultivator who wields a bow and arrow, and now a Nascent Soul body cultivator?'

Moreover, judging from their current methods, they are probably not ordinary Nascent Soul cultivators. I'm afraid I'll be severely injured even if I don't die this time.
'Furthermore, their Taoist robes are extremely distinctive, suggesting they are cultivators from the Cangxuan lineage.'

'I never imagined that I would ultimately be targeted by the Cangxuan lineage.'

The Shadow Demon Lord deduced their origins from the Taoist robes worn by Ling Feixiang and Ling Guangming. Coupled with the formidable skills of the two, he was extremely troubled.

His most powerful offensive technique, the Shadow Shuttle, was eventually entangled by the arrows fired by Ling Guangming.

He had no other powerful means to stop Ling Feixiang, who was like a humanoid beast.

He could only rely on the defensive magical artifacts and talismans around him to withstand the attacks.

However, Ling Feixiang was incredibly strong, and those defensive measures were like thin paper in his eyes, quickly shattering them all.

The Shadow Demon was also driven to the brink of despair, and he even resorted to some desperate measures that came at a great cost, which temporarily raised his cultivation level to the mid-Nascent Soul stage.

'That's interesting.'

Ling Feixiang showed no fear and continued to swing his greatsword, slashing at him.

"Flying Elephant, be careful."

Ling Guangming, who was shooting arrows at a distance, suddenly became serious and gave Ling Feixiang some instructions.

He then used magic to conjure more magical arrows and shot them out to help Ling Feixiang suppress the demon.

For a time, they managed to subdue the demon.

As time went on, they eventually wore down the demon and blasted it into a bloody pulp.

They even captured his nascent soul alive.

'Although this demon had previously used a method to enhance its strength for an extended period, causing considerable depletion to our institution, its nascent soul still retains some essence, which is still of some value and can be used to brew some special spiritual poisons or medicinal soups.'

"In addition, the demon's fourth-order flying shuttle magic treasure, as well as some other third-order top-grade magic treasures, are also quite good items. Moreover, now that we have killed this demon, we have completed the Cangxuan lineage's mission and can obtain a large amount of rewards from that mission."

"Upon careful consideration, this trip was quite profitable."

The burly Ling Feixiang happily accepted the benefits.

Furthermore, upon seeing that the Shadow Demon's numerous storage bags contained a large number of mortal corpses, he cursed under his breath.

"He's truly a beast."

"By the way, Guangming, these mortals are quite pitiful. And judging from the looks of it, they were just killed. They should all be from the mortal city that was previously breached. Why don't we send them back to that place and bury them?"

"In this way, if they have any surviving descendants in other places, they can still have someone to worship them, so they won't suffer too much."

Then, he made a suggestion to Ling Guangming, who had come from afar. 'Flying Elephant, as expected, is still the same as ever. Though he may appear wild, his heart remains extremely kind.'

Upon hearing this, Ling Guangming couldn't help but secretly evaluate Ling Feixiang, and his liking for Ling Feixiang increased even more.

In addition, he was of mortal origin, so he had some feelings for those mortals who died tragically. Furthermore, this place was not far from the mortal city that had been breached earlier, so he immediately agreed to Ling Feixiang's proposal.

"By the way, Flying Elephant, how are your injuries?"

Ling Guangming noticed that Ling Feixiang had sustained some injuries during his close combat with the Shadow Demon, so he asked him about it with concern.

"It's a minor injury. With my skills as a pharmacist, it will heal in a few days."

Ling Feixiang said with a simple, honest smile.

"That's good."

Ling Guangming secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

They then flew to the distant, breached mortal city and buried the corpses of the mortals.

After everything was settled, they informed some of the fleeing Xueyuan Palace cultivators about the incident, and then immediately left the area and returned to their families.

They also took on some special missions to earn profits.

However, due to their formidable strength, nothing untoward happened during the incident.

They also made a lot of money from this.

Even their cultivation progressed much faster as a result.

They all had some hope of reaching the Nascent Soul stage within a hundred years.

……

the other side.

With the completion of the demon-slaying mission, the Cangxuan lineage also spread the news that the Shadow Demon Lord had died.

now.

In a market town within the territory of a Nascent Soul power near Xueyuan Palace.

'The information about the Cangxuan lineage has always been reliable and accurate. Furthermore, according to some disciples, on the same day that the Shadow Demon caused chaos, two Nascent Soul cultivators from the Cangxuan lineage appeared within the territory of my Xueyuan Palace…'

'Thinking about it this way, it's probably true that the Shadow Demon was killed.'

"This is also great news for my Snow Origin Palace, because with its destruction, my Snow Origin Palace no longer needs to worry about being targeted by it."

"Moreover, those mortals and disciples of my Xueyuan Palace who died tragically at his hands have already had their great revenge avenged; they didn't die so unjustly."

Recently, the high-ranking members of Xueyuan Palace, who had been hiding here, were overjoyed upon hearing the news.

Immediately afterwards, they began to gather manpower and return to the territory of Xueyuan Palace.

After all, the city they were in was relatively safe because it was backed by a Nascent Soul cultivator.

However, every day they stay here incurs enormous costs, making it far less desirable than their own property.

Moreover, they were very tactful and prepared some generous gifts to send to the Cangxuan lineage, expressing their gratitude for the Cangxuan lineage's efforts in exterminating the demons.

Other cultivators who had suffered at the hands of the Shadow Demon and were also under the command of the Cangxuan lineage did the same thing.

Indirectly, the Cangxuan lineage has recently acquired quite a few good things.

This even boosted his prestige considerably.

Furthermore, the Cangxuan lineage did not keep those gifts for themselves, but instead handed them all over to Ling Feixiang and his companion.

Meanwhile, Ling Feixiang and his companion have gained some fame within the Cangxuan lineage and even the entire Tianhe Realm because they recently completed several challenging Nascent Soul missions.

Even the name of the Ling brothers gradually spread throughout the entire Tianhe Realm.

Furthermore, some busybodies speculate that they must be able to enter the Nascent Soul stage, or even the middle or late stages of the Nascent Soul stage.

……

now.

Beyond the Milky Way.

Within a certain void river.

A flying boat traveling at extremely high speed, guided by a strange throwing knife, continuously traverses the void.

It even stops at times and turns at others, which is extremely strange.

Furthermore, the flying boat was quite large, at least several meters wide, perhaps even tens of meters wide, and it had a small house built inside, making it far more comfortable than ordinary flying boats.

Moreover, its grade has reached the fifth-tier superior grade, and it is even considered to be of relatively high quality among those of the same grade.

Indirectly, its speed is relatively fast, even comparable to the speed of a normal escape during the peak of the Nascent Soul stage, enough to travel a billion miles a day, which is extremely terrifying.

At that moment, inside the flying boat house, a middle-aged man dressed in a blue Taoist robe was sitting cross-legged.

The middle-aged man had an extraordinary air about him, with long hair flowing down his shoulders, giving him a refined and otherworldly appearance.

Moreover, his cultivation level had reached the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm, and he was not far from the peak of the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm.

Most importantly, he possesses extremely strong methods of concealing his aura, making his presence incredibly subtle.

Even if an ordinary Nascent Soul cultivator were to be beside him, it would be difficult for them to detect him.

Their methods were quite extraordinary.

This person is none other than Ling Pengyun, who has recently been using the Netherworld Blade to escape into the endless void river to search for the realm of ten thousand souls.

As for the flying boat beneath him, it was a custom-made flying boat he had built in recent years, which he named the Soaring Sky Flying Boat.

In addition, when the family annihilated the Silver Moon Bear clan, they acquired its massive fleet of high-level flying ships.

However, those flying boats can only maximize their effectiveness when they are gathered together; if taken out individually, they are rather ordinary.

Ling Pengyun simply placed it in the family as a family heirloom.

'After many years, I've finally mastered the art of weapon crafting to the level of a seasoned, high-grade fifth-tier expert.'

'In that case, the chances of my Black Dragon Armor successfully breaking through to the fifth-tier top-grade level will be much higher.'

At this moment, Ling Pengyun slowly opened his eyes, revealing a hint of joy.

In addition, as the years have passed, the primal injury suffered by the Black Dragon Armor when it failed to break through to the fifth-tier top-grade for the first time has long since healed.

Upon closer examination, that treasure now has a chance to break through to the fifth-tier top-grade spiritual treasure again.

But this matter is extremely important.

Ye Xuan'an is currently only a beginner in the art of crafting high-grade, fifth-tier weapon refining, so to be on the safe side...

He then decided to refine a few high-level spiritual treasures to test his skills.

However, the endless void he is currently in is extremely special, and there may be some unknown realm hidden in the surrounding void.

In addition, the process of refining high-level spiritual treasures is quite a big deal.

To avoid trouble, Ling Pengyun decided not to refine the treasure on the spot, but instead planned to return to the Tianhe Realm.

"Also, I can take this opportunity to go back and check on the family, and see how Guangming, Feixiang, and the others are doing."

Ling Pengyun smiled to himself.

He then withdrew the Netherworld Blade, which was searching for the Myriad Souls Ghost Realm in the endless river of void.

With a wave of his hand, he used this treasure to directly construct a spatial passage leading to the Heavenly River Realm.

'Walk.'

As soon as Ling Pengyun had a thought, the fifth-grade high-quality Lingxiao Flying Boat beneath him quickly rushed into the spatial passage.

A wave of dizziness suddenly washed over me.

But in just a moment, the flying boat traversed countless miles, bringing Ling Pengyun back to Cangxuan Mountain, the fifth-tier top-grade residence of the Cangxuan lineage in the Heavenly River Realm.

A rich spiritual energy immediately rushed towards us.

'This place is so comfortable. After I find the Realm of Ten Thousand Souls on the other side of the Endless River of Void, I will definitely return here and stay for a while longer.'

Ling Pengyun felt the rich spiritual energy of Cangxuan Mountain and couldn't help but smile with delight.

Afterwards, he sought out Yan Siyi and other high-ranking family members who had been cultivating in seclusion on Cangxuan Mountain for many years, observed their cultivation progress, and inquired about the family's recent situation.

After years of development, the family now has more than thirty Nascent Soul cultivators under its command.

However, most of them are newly promoted deities cultivated by the family in the last few thousand years.

Most of these Nascent Soul cultivators are extremely young, with the oldest being only a little over two thousand years old, and most being just over a thousand years old.

Upon careful calculation, they still have a considerable amount of lifespan left, giving them ample opportunity to pursue higher paths in life.

They are considered a new force in the family and will be the backbone of the family in the future.

In addition, the family has many potential Nascent Soul cultivators.

The Ling family's twin prodigies, Ling Feixiang and Ling Guangming, belong to this group of promising talents, and are the most talented among them. They not only have the potential to reach the Nascent Soul stage in the future, but also have the potential to achieve the Divine Transformation stage.

There is even hope of advancing to the middle or late stages of the Nascent Soul realm.

The remaining Nascent Soul cultivators, while not comparable to them, are still quite capable compared to other cultivators. At least they have a greater than 50% chance of breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage on their own.

If, in addition, some spiritual objects that aid in the Nascent Soul stage are added, there is a considerable probability that one can enter the Nascent Soul stage.

These cultivators are considered the future hope of the family. (End of Chapter)