Qinghe Immortal Clan.

Chapter 1025: Easier Offense and Defense, Re-organizing the Celebration (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

In addition, Wang Yan, the Nascent Soul ancestor of the "Ten Thousand Spirits Sect," was also seriously injured in several battles.

Two of the three Golden Core cultivators from the "Ten Thousand Spirits Sect" who practiced the combined attack technique also perished in the final desperate counterattack of the "White Eagle Demon Emperor".

These three were all Golden Core cultivators carefully trained by the "Ten Thousand Spirits Sect," who spent over a hundred years successfully cultivating this combined attack technique capable of dealing with Nascent Soul cultivators.

The loss of two people in the battle will render this secret technique ineffective, and the "Ten Thousand Spirits Sect" will likely find it difficult to cultivate such talents again in a short period of time, resulting in a significant loss.

After successfully helping the "Ten Thousand Spirits Sect" repel the attack of the northern demon race, Song Qingming and Bai Yuxian quickly bid each other farewell and set off to return to Wei Kingdom.

The two of them contributed significantly to supporting the "Ten Thousand Spirits Sect" this time, and Wang Yan and the others did not treat them unfairly after the battle.

In addition to fulfilling the conditions initially given to the "Free and Unfettered Sect," they also took a level-four material from the "White Eagle Demon Emperor" and gave it to Song Qingming and his companion.

Originally, in the final battle, Song Qingming wanted to capture the "Thunder Flame Demon Emperor" with the help of everyone.

Unfortunately, this demon possessed a special lightning escape technique, which prevented Song Qingming from catching up with his opponent for a time.

In the end, they only managed to injure the "Thunder Flame Demon Emperor," failing to capture this powerful Nascent Soul Demon Emperor, which was truly a pity.

After Song Qingming and his companion returned to Wei State along Taiyue Lake, they learned some unexpected news from Xu Ziyan, who had stayed behind at the sect.

During their absence, a major battle also broke out on the front line of "Qingfeng Mountain" in the north of Chiyun Mountain.

Previously, when Song Qingming was stationed at "Qingfeng Mountain", perhaps because his opponents were wary of his presence, the northern demon army did not make any major moves for a whole year.

Even the two Nascent Soul Demon Emperors hiding in the shadows didn't dare to show themselves in front of Song Qingming. They simply stayed far away in the shadows, controlling their demon beast army.

It wasn't until Song Qingming and Bai Yuxian appeared on the western "Qin" battlefield that the demon race seemed to have heard some news and suddenly began to bypass "Qingfeng Mountain" and head south to attack the spiritual veins near Chiyun Mountain two months ago.

It was assumed that with Song Qingming and Bai Yuxian absent, and Li Mufeng tied up in Bailong Valley by the "White Dragon Demon Emperor," the human race's strength at Qingfeng Mountain would be barely enough to defend themselves and unable to withstand the large-scale southward advance of the demon army.

Unexpectedly, the army led by the "Mad Lion Demon Emperor" had just bypassed Qingfeng Mountain and had not yet conquered several spiritual mountains when they ran headlong into the army of cultivators from "Red Cloud Mountain" brought by Song Qingyu.

This time, Song Qingyu and the others seemed to have been prepared.

Not only did tens of thousands of cultivators from the entire "Red Cloud Mountain" come out in full force, but the "Free and Unfettered Sect" and several small countries in the south also sent a lot of cultivators to provide support. In terms of strength, they were no less than the demon army that came from afar.

The "Mad Lion Demon Emperor" and the "Nine Cloud Demon Emperor," who were hiding behind the demon beast army, originally intended to rely on their own cultivation to lead the demon beast army to break through the human cultivators' obstruction and continue their advance.

But as soon as the two demons appeared, they were immediately entangled by Song Qingyu and the "Ice and Fire Dragon" who had been waiting for a long time.

Although Song Qingyu has not been in the Nascent Soul stage for long, his combat strength is three points stronger than that of the "Ice and Fire Dragon," who has been in the Nascent Soul stage for longer, after he comprehended his own sword intent.

In addition, Song Qingming had previously given Song Qingyu a mid-grade level four magic weapon that he had found in the cave of "Zhou Xuan Sanren" for her to refine, which also helped her improve her strength considerably.

In this great battle, Song Qingyu took the initiative to fight against the "Nine Cloud Demon Emperor" who was in the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm, and was able to fight him to a standstill, without letting him gain the slightest advantage.

Meanwhile, the "Ice and Fire Dragon" firmly entangled the slightly weaker "Mad Lion Demon Emperor," and the two fought a fierce battle to a draw.

Both of the strongest Nascent Soul Demon Emperors were entangled with their opponents, and the demon army below also failed to gain the upper hand against the well-prepared human cultivators.

Just as the great battle broke out at the front, a large army of cultivators, led by Huang Siyuan and others, suddenly arrived at the battlefield to provide support from "Qingfeng Mountain," which was located behind the demon army.

The cultivator army led by Huang Siyuan immediately cut off the demon army's rear as soon as they appeared, instantly changing the stalemate on the battlefield.

In this battle, the main force of the demon army was inadvertently surrounded by the human army from two sides. Soon, panic broke out within the army, and they were defeated and began to scatter and flee on the battlefield.

Apart from the two Nascent Soul Demon Emperors who escaped unscathed, the entire demon army suffered a crushing defeat, losing eight Demon Kings and more than 10,000 low-level demon beasts. In the end, less than a third of the demon beasts successfully escaped back to the north.

After this battle, the heavily damaged demon army quickly left the vicinity of "Qingfeng Mountain" and retreated directly to the depths of the "Fuyun Mountain Range" in the north.

Upon learning of the crushing defeat of the demon army at Qingfeng Mountain, the demon forces of Wei and several surrounding countries, seeing the dire situation, also retreated to the north.

From then on, the northern border, which had been in turmoil for more than a year, gradually began to settle down.

Although small-scale attacks by demonic beasts occasionally occur in the areas surrounding the "Floating Cloud Mountains," large-scale demonic beast armies have not appeared easily.

Almost no one expected that the "Northern Frontier" monster uprising would end so abruptly, quickly subsiding in just over a year.

Compared to the impact of previous "monster disturbances," this time, apart from a few states near the Qin state in the west suffering some serious damage.

Most countries east of the "Floating Cloud Mountains," including Wei, have weathered this turmoil relatively unscathed.

The reason for this phenomenon is ultimately due to the rapid rise of the "Free and Unfettered Sect" in recent years, which led human cultivators to successfully keep the northern demon race out of their territory.

Decades ago, during the Battle of Crimson Cloud Mountain, Song Qingming and his companions successfully killed the three demon emperors, "Ink Dragon," "White Bone," and "Thousand Eyes," and annihilated most of their demon forces.

Even the "Cloud-Clearing Demon Emperor" behind them suffered physical injuries in the battle and has not yet fully recovered.

Otherwise, if all of these demon emperors had been alive during this "demonic beast turmoil," Song Qingming and his group would never have been able to defend the northern front so easily.

Not to mention, they even had the spare time to go to the west to help the "Ten Thousand Spirits Sect" relieve the siege and repel the enemy.

After learning that Song Qingyu, Huang Siyuan, and the others were safe and sound, Song Qingming returned to the sect and was finally relieved.

He then bid farewell to Bai Yuxian and the others, and returned directly to "Red Cloud Mountain" to take charge.

Seeing that Song Qingming had also returned safely, Song Qingyu and the others, who had already returned to "Red Cloud Mountain", breathed a sigh of relief.

In the battle against the demon race, the cultivators of "Red Cloud Mountain" also suffered considerable losses, with thousands of cultivators killed or wounded. Even Huang Siyuan suffered some minor injuries during the battle.

However, compared to previous attacks by the demon race where everyone could only rely on the "mountain-protecting formation" to defend the market, this time the vigorous and proactive attack was even more exhilarating for many cultivators.

Especially after learning that Song Qingyu had formed a Nascent Soul, and that the Ice-Fire Flood Dragon, a Nascent Soul spirit beast, had been added to "Red Cloud Mountain," everyone was extremely excited.

With the addition of Song Qingming, a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, there are now at least three Nascent Soul warriors on Crimson Cloud Mountain.

If we include Li Mufeng and Bai Yuxian, who are still stationed in the sect, the "Xiaoyao Sect," with at least five Nascent Soul cultivators, already has the strength to contend with the major demon clans in the northern surrounding areas, even without relying on the support of other sects.

For hundreds of years, the human cultivators on the east side of the "Floating Cloud Mountains" have faced suppression from the powerful demon race in the north, and have always been forced to retreat and be passively attacked.

The "Free and Unfettered Sect" has suddenly increased its strength in the last two hundred years, helping the human race to reverse the unfavorable situation with the demon race. How could this not excite the lowly cultivators living here?

Moreover, apart from Li Mufeng, who is quite old and has begun to enter his twilight years, the "Free and Unfettered Sect" has no other members.

The remaining Bai Yuxian, Song Qingming, Song Qingyu, and the spirit beast "Ice Fire Dragon" all successfully formed their Nascent Souls within the last two hundred years, and their lifespans are all very long.

In other words, barring any unforeseen circumstances, the overall strength of the "Free and Unfettered Sect" will continue to steadily increase.

The balance of power between humans and demons in this region may shift in the future.

A year after returning to "Red Cloud Mountain", and after most of the low-level demonic beasts from "Northern Frontier" had been lost, the area around "Red Cloud Mountain" finally stabilized completely.

To celebrate the safe passage through the "monster turmoil," Song Qingming held a grand celebratory banquet on "Red Cloud Mountain," publicly commending many cultivators who had made contributions during the turmoil.

In particular, those rogue cultivators who voluntarily joined the "Red Cloud Mountain" side to fight on the front lines after being conscripted.

In response to these independent cultivators who were willing to make contributions to protecting "Red Cloud Mountain," Song Qingming not only rewarded the outstanding cultivators beyond the usual standards.

They were also given the opportunity to join the market's "enforcement team," allowing these meritorious independent cultivators to fully integrate into "Chiyun Mountain."

Under Song Qingming's deliberate recruitment, the "Chiyun Mountain" market enforcement team quickly gained more than two thousand independent cultivators, further strengthening the defenses of Ling Mountain.

In addition to the more than 1,000 independent cultivators who had already joined the "enforcement team," there were also hundreds of Song family cultivators in the market who had followed Song Qingming to "Red Cloud Mountain" to guard the area.

Even excluding the cultivators sent by the "Xiaoyao Sect" and "Tianji Sect" to help guard the area, Song Qingming now has nearly four thousand cultivators under his control.

This force, which already comprised nearly a third of the defenders of "Red Cloud Mountain," was handed over to Song Linrui, whom Song Qingming had specially transferred from his family to help, after Song Qingming consolidated it.

Next, Song Qingming planned to recruit another force capable of defending "Red Cloud Mountain" and bring it under his direct control.

Once they are capable of protecting Mount Ling on their own, they will no longer need to rely on cultivators from other places to come and help. At that time, the situation of Mount Chiyun should be more stable.

After the "monster turmoil" ended, the entire "Red Cloud Mountain" and the surrounding areas of Wei Kingdom quickly entered a period of peace.

Many cultivators who had fled south due to the turmoil began to gradually return to the north after the turmoil ended, and the surrounding markets also began to bustle again.

Not only on Chiyun Mountain, where Song Qingming was stationed, Guyang Mountain in Wei Kingdom also became lively not long after the monster disturbance.

When Song Qingyu first returned to the "Floating Cloud Mountain Range," not many people knew about her Nascent Soul formation because Song Qingming and the others intentionally concealed her identity.

Now that Song Qingyu has appeared in the great battle of Qingfeng Mountain, the news of his Nascent Soul formation has spread throughout the entire cultivation world of the Floating Cloud Mountain Range in just a few months. Many sects, including the Myriad Spirits Sect and the Star Gate, were quite shocked by the news, but they still sent letters to congratulate him as soon as possible.

Seeing that the matter had been made public, Bai Yuxian suggested taking this opportunity to hold a "Nascent Soul Celebration" for Song Qingyu, in order to officially announce to the outside world that he had achieved Nascent Soul and become the Supreme Elder of the sect.

Neither Song Qingming nor Song Qingyu objected to Bai Yuxian's idea of ​​holding a belated celebration, and readily accepted it.

Soon, the "Xiaoyao Sect" began preparing for the celebration, and then sent out invitations to many surrounding sects to come to "Guyang Mountain" to attend the ceremony.

This time, surprisingly, not only did all the major and minor sects east of the "Floating Cloud Mountains" send cultivators to Guyang Mountain to participate in the celebration.

Even on the west side of the "Floating Cloud Mountain Range," many sects that rarely interacted with the "Free and Unfettered Sect" came to Guyang Mountain together with gifts under the leadership of the "Ten Thousand Spirits Sect."

Almost all the Nascent Soul sects gave him ample face, sending Nascent Soul cultivators to offer their congratulations.

Only the Yunxiao Sect of Lu State sent a congratulatory gift, as its Supreme Elder Chen Yunxiao was in seclusion and did not come in person.

Compared to the previous two times when Bai Yuxian and Song Qingming achieved Nascent Soul status, the number of sect cultivators who came to congratulate Song Qingyu at this "Nascent Soul Celebration" was twice as many.

Even the "Tianhai Alliance," located far away in the East China Sea, sent an inner sect Golden Core elder to offer congratulations after learning that the "Xiaoyao Sect" was holding a Nascent Soul celebration.

The large number of guests arriving from afar exceeded the expectations of the "Xiaoyao Sect" and kept the cultivators on "Guyang Mountain," including Xu Ziyan, who were in charge of preparing for the celebration, extremely busy.

Fortunately, this wasn't the first time anyone had prepared for such a big event, and under Xu Ziyan's careful management, the celebration proceeded smoothly and successfully.

Song Qingyu, who had already become a Nascent Soul cultivator, sat at the head of the main hall, smiling as she accepted the congratulations from numerous sect cultivators.

It has only been a little over a hundred years since Song Qingming achieved Nascent Soul cultivation. The people who came to witness the "Free and Unfettered Sect" gaining another Nascent Soul cultivator had different feelings.

Who could have imagined that in less than two hundred years, the "Xiaoyao Sect" would produce three Nascent Soul cultivators in succession: Bai Yuxian, Song Qingming, and Song Qingyu.

Such good fortune truly shocked the surrounding sects and aroused envy among everyone present.

It is worth noting that for a sect to cultivate three Nascent Soul cultivators in two hundred years is a feat that has not been seen in thousands of years in the entire cultivation world of the "Floating Cloud Mountain Range".

When Bai Yuxian was a cultivator with a Heavenly Spiritual Root, it wasn't too surprising to everyone that she, a genius, could form a Nascent Soul.

After all, the "Free and Unfettered Sect" only had one Nascent Soul cultivator, Li Mufeng, at that time. They finally got Bai Yuxian, a genius. Whoever chose him, they would definitely do everything they could to help him form a Nascent Soul.

When Song Qingming reached the Nascent Soul stage, he succeeded by chance in the open sea. Although such good fortune was somewhat astonishing, it was still within the range that everyone could accept.

After all, opportunities and luck are something that every sect will eventually have its turn. Other Nascent Soul sects before the "Free and Unfettered Sect" have also experienced such unexpected situations.

But only a little over a hundred years later, Song Qingyu successfully formed a Nascent Soul again. Such good fortune of the "Xiaoyao Sect" cannot be explained in a single sentence.

Even though Bai Yuxian and Song Qingming, who were sitting at the head of the table, kept explaining to everyone that Song Qingyu had obtained the opportunity to form a Nascent Soul outside, Yang Fengyu and the others sitting next to them still found it hard to believe.

Zheng Zitong, who had become the Grand Elder of the Star Gate, felt even more helpless when he thought of his senior brother He Wuyou's dying words.

Now that their own sect has just lost a Grand Elder, the "Free and Unfettered Sect" has immediately gained another Nascent Soul cultivator.

Even though Zheng Zitong was unwilling, he had to admit that the current strength of the "Xiaoyao Sect" had long surpassed that of the "Star Gate" and officially become the second sect of the "Floating Cloud Mountain Range".

However, as a Nascent Soul cultivator, Zheng Zitong, though usually straightforward, managed to control his emotions in this situation.

In front of the many Nascent Soul cultivators who came to offer their congratulations, Zheng Zitong took the initiative to lower his posture and frequently toasted Song Qingming and others, which could be regarded as an indirect acknowledgment of the current thriving status of the "Xiaoyao Sect".

Chu Lingyun, who came to offer congratulations on behalf of the "Wanling Sect," was also very enthusiastic at the celebration because he was grateful to Song Qingming and Bai Yuxian for helping him out of a predicament in the Qin Kingdom last time.

Not only did he express his gratitude to Song Qingming and Song Qingyu in public at the banquet, but he also specially presented Song Qingyu, who had just formed his Nascent Soul, with a very precious congratulatory gift, which can be regarded as giving the "Free and Unfettered Sect" enough respect.

Even the "Wanling Sect" and the "Star Gate" have publicly acknowledged the status of the "Xiaoyao Sect," not to mention the cultivators who came to offer their congratulations on behalf of other sects.

Currently, the "Xiaoyao Sect" already has four Nascent Soul cultivators, plus a spirit beast that is rumored to have reached the Nascent Soul level.

None of the people present would choose to offend the powerful and influential "Xiaoyao Sect" at this moment.

Only by establishing a closer relationship with the "Ten Thousand Spirits Sect" can one seek some protection when they need help in the future.

Especially those from the Golden Core sects seated at the lower level, near the Wei Kingdom, mostly wore expressions of envy and joy.

For them, the emergence of a powerful Nascent Soul sect like the Free and Unfettered Sect in the Floating Cloud Mountains is more beneficial than harmful to the entire cultivation world in the vicinity.

To put it simply, let's take the "Tianxing Sect" of the Zheng State as an example for comparison.

A hundred years ago, during the last "monster uprising," the cultivation world of Zheng Kingdom was repeatedly defeated by the northern demon race due to insufficient strength.

Not only did most of the territory of the Zheng Kingdom fall into the hands of the demon race, but even the "Minghe Sect," one of the two major sects within its borders, was completely wiped out by the demon army in one fell swoop.

The Tianxing Sect was only able to hold onto its sacred mountain thanks to the timely assistance of the Xiaoyao Sect, and almost suffered the same fate as the Minghe Sect.

In this environment, if it weren't for the sudden rise of the "Xiaoyao Sect" over the past century, which successfully reversed the situation in the north, the situation would have been completely different.

It's questionable whether the "Tianxing Sect" and the cultivation world of Zheng Kingdom can still exist in the "Floating Cloud Mountains," let alone send people to "Guyang Mountain" to offer their congratulations with such joy.

Now that the "Xiaoyao Sect" has so easily repelled the demon army, the "Tianxing Sect", "Zhenyang Sect" and many other sects in the vicinity are even more determined to follow the "Xiaoyao Sect".

After all, it's good to have a big tree to shelter under. If you want to cultivate peacefully in the world of cultivation, it's very important to find a reliable backer.

Among the many cultivators present, one who represented the "Nine Yuan Sect" looked rather helpless at the lively scene in the main hall.

Since Wu Jiuyuan's unexpected death decades ago, the "Jiuyuan Sect" has suffered a series of major blows in just a few decades.

Now, not only has the eastern part of Yue Kingdom fallen into the hands of the "Xiaoyao Sect," but the sect has also been split in two, and it is unknown what their fate will be next.

Thinking back to hundreds of years ago, under Wu Jiuyuan's leadership, the "Nine Yuan Sect" was full of vigor and was a force to be reckoned with, even rivaling the "Free and Unfettered Sect".

Unexpectedly, over the past few hundred years, the development of the "Nine Yuan Sect" and the "Free and Unfettered Sect" has gone to two different extremes.

One sect is thriving and has become the second largest sect in the "Floating Cloud Mountain Range," while the other has completely declined and fallen back to being an ordinary Golden Core sect.

If they had known that things would turn out this way three hundred years later, even if the Nine Yuan Sect had a few more lives, they probably wouldn't have chosen to make enemies with the Free and Unfettered Sect at that time.

As the saying goes, life is unpredictable; who can foresee these unknown events?

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This year's "Nascent Soul Celebration" at Guyang Mountain was a very lively event, and the entire "Xiaoyao Sect" was filled with joy.

Song Qingming and Song Qingyu stayed at the sect for more than half a month before setting off to return to "Red Cloud Mountain".
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After the "Nascent Soul Celebration" ended, Song Qingyu stayed on the mountaintop to continue her cultivation because she needed to protect her senior sister Li Xuanyi as she formed her Nascent Soul.

After returning to Chiyun Mountain, Huang Siyuan quickly went into seclusion to adjust her condition, intending to begin her Nascent Soul cultivation.

After her cultivation reached the ninth level of the Golden Core stage, Huang Siyuan had remained at this level for decades, in addition to her previous travels with Song Qingming.

Now, she has reached a state of perfection in both her cultivation and magical power, as well as her state of mind.

If it weren't for the fact that she had to consider the "monster turmoil" and wanted to lend a hand on the front lines, Huang Siyuan would have been able to prepare for seclusion and Nascent Soul formation ten years ago when she returned to the "Floating Cloud Mountain Range".

In preparation for Huang Siyuan's seclusion to form her Nascent Soul, Song Qingming had prepared a Nascent Soul Transformation Pill, a Cold Jade Spirit Water to assist in the formation of her Nascent Soul, and the Spirit Heart Jade Plate in his possession.

These three spiritual items that assist in Nascent Soul formation, when combined, can increase a cultivator's Nascent Soul formation probability by about 30%.

Although this was Huang Siyuan's first attempt at forming a Nascent Soul, even if she used all the spiritual items, it would be difficult to succeed in forming a Nascent Soul on the first try.

However, now that Song Qingming and Song Qingyu have both become Nascent Soul cultivators, even if Huang Siyuan fails to form her Nascent Soul this time, with their full support, it won't be difficult for her to form her Nascent Soul again in the future.

Moreover, Huang Siyuan herself is not yet four hundred years old, and she still has at least two or three more opportunities to break through to the Nascent Soul realm. At present, she does not face that much pressure.

After watching Huang Siyuan enter the secluded cultivation room, Song Qingming did not choose to stay in the cave with her for secluded cultivation. Instead, he quietly left "Red Cloud Mountain" alone under the cover of night.

Half a day later, a figure arrived in Qinghe County in a flying boat under the cover of night, and then came to the sky above Qinghe, a place he had not visited for a long time.

"It's been a long time since I've been here. I hope I won't leave empty-handed again this time."

Standing in mid-air, Song Qingming looked down and muttered something to himself before falling to the ground and plunging into the water.

A ripple appeared on the turbulent water, but quickly disappeared as if no one had ever been there.

(End of this chapter)