Qinghe Immortal Clan.

Just like the "Thunder Infant Fruit" that Song Qingming found in the Tianhai cultivation world back then, the "Ice Spirit Fruit" is also one of the high-level spiritual fruits in the cultivation world that can help cultivators form their Nascent Soul.

Its effects are similar to those of "Lei Ying Guo" and it can also be used together with "Pei Ying Dan".

The reason Song Qingming knew that there was an "Ice Spirit Fruit Tree" hidden in this lake was because Feng He had told him this information before he passed away.

Three hundred years ago, when the Tower of Babel opened, Feng He had entered this place. It was at that time that Song Qingming learned from him that he had entered this place in order to find a Nascent Soul artifact.

Later, after helping Feng He avenge Qiu Daoping and kill him, perhaps knowing that her days were numbered, Feng He told Song Qingming about the "Ice Spirit Fruit Tree".

That's why he and Huang Siyuan came here alone to search for the spirit object.

The "Ice Spirit Fruit Tree" in front of us is only a few thousand years old, which is quite different from the "Thunder Infant Fruit Tree" that Song Qingming saw years ago, which was over ten thousand years old.

Therefore, even after more than three hundred years, only one mature spiritual fruit was barely produced on the tree.

As for the spirit fruit tree, it was just like the blood dragon fruit tree that Song Qingming had seen back then. It was also controlled by a restriction formation, making it impossible to take it out of the secret realm.

Even though he was very tempted by the fruit tree, Song Qingming had to give up the idea of ​​transplanting it.

Anyway, obtaining an "Ice Spirit Fruit" on this trip was already beyond his expectations, and it just so happens that Huang Siyuan will be able to use it when she reaches the Nascent Soul stage in the future.

The freshly picked "Ice Spirit Fruit" still carried a strong icy aura, so it couldn't be stored in a storage bag. Song Qingming could only take out a jade box, put the fruit in it, and hang it on his waist.

He then continued searching the area around the cave with Huang Siyuan.

Unfortunately, after searching for a long time, the two found only a few low-grade spiritual herbs of poor quality and the skeleton of a cultivator who seemed to have died hundreds of years ago.

No one knew when this person died in the lake. Song Qingming searched around but couldn't find any storage bags or anything like that near him, so he couldn't determine the person's identity at all.

The only clue is the residual aura on the skeleton, which suggests that the person's cultivation level was not low, and that they were likely a Golden Core Peak cultivator like Huang Siyuan.

Since he had seen it, it was fate, and Song Qingming naturally wouldn't just sit idly by and watch the other person's body lie exposed in the wilderness.

After the cold air above the "Ice Spirit Fruit" gradually subsided, they brought its skeleton out of the lake and dug a pit for it in a place with a decent view.

Regardless of what this fellow Daoist was like in his previous life, now that he has perished here, he should be laid to rest in peace.

After collecting the remains, and seeing that no other cultivators had appeared around, Song Qingming felt relieved and took out his "flying boat" to leave the spot with Huang Siyuan.

As for the "Ice-Fire Dragon," it had long been put back into Song Qingming's spirit beast bag. It is now a great help to Song Qingming, and it is best not to show itself to others unless it is a critical moment.

After successfully finding the "Ice Spirit Fruit", Song Qingming did not rush to meet up with Bai Yuxian and the others.

Standing on the flying boat, he took out a prepared talisman, looked at it, and quickly turned the flying boat around, heading south.

At the southern entrance of the eighth floor of the Tower of Babel, two figures had just emerged from a teleportation array.

After stepping out of the cave, Li Xuanyi looked around and realized that the two of them were standing on a high mountain, with a bottomless canyon below.

"Fellow Daoist Xia, Junior Brother Song has sent a message. Should we wait for him here, or should we move to a safer place?"

Upon hearing Li Xuanyi's question, Xia Mo did not answer. Instead, she looked sharply at the side of the mountain wall and frowned slightly.

"What's wrong, Fellow Daoist Xia? Is something amiss over there?"

Seeing that Xia Mo's expression was a little off, Li Xuanyi also used her divine sense to cover the mountain wall not far away. Unexpectedly, several sword lights flew towards the two of them in the void the next moment.

Seeing this, Xia Mo, who was prepared, immediately threw out a colorful flower basket. Instantly, countless petals swept out and enveloped all the sword lights that were attacking them.

After a loud "boom!", the spiritual light dissipated, and now more than a dozen figures had appeared in front of the two of them, surrounding them completely.

The leader, the "Purple Cloud Demon Emperor," glanced at the two people in front of him, and a look of surprise appeared on his face.

"Hehe! I was just waiting here to see if I could find anything, but I didn't expect to catch two big fish. It seems that I really made the right choice to come up here this time."

The demons led by the "Ancient Cloud Demon Emperor" had already arrived at the eighth floor of the "Tower of Babel" through other entrances before Li Xuanyi and the other person.

After searching around for spiritual objects, they deliberately came to this entrance and lay in ambush, intending to kill the human cultivators coming out of here, and eliminate some opponents in advance for entering the "Tongtian Pavilion".

I thought that by this time, the Nascent Soul cultivators from all the major sects would have already arrived, and the most people coming out here would be some rogue Golden Core cultivators from the human race.

Unexpectedly, the group had only been lying in ambush for a short time when they encountered Li Xuanyi and her companion emerging from inside.

Seeing that the two human cultivators surrounding them were actually Nascent Soul cultivators with profound cultivation, the "Purple Cloud Demon Emperor" and many other demons were also quite surprised.

However, seeing that only Li Xuanyi and Xia Mo had come, the "Ancient Cloud Demon Emperor" immediately guessed that they were not native cultivators of the Floating Cloud Mountain Range, and the tense expression on his face immediately relaxed.

After all, they had the advantage in numbers, while the other side only had two people. If they could successfully kill them and eliminate two potential powerful opponents, then their actions would be a great contribution to the entire demon race.

However, despite being surrounded by numerous demons, Xia Mo and Li Xuanyi did not show much fear on their faces. Both of them calmly looked ahead.

"Hmph! Whether it is a fish or not is not up to you to decide. If you want to know if your choice is right or wrong, we'll have to see what you're capable of."

As soon as Li Xuanyi finished speaking, two sword lights shot out from his hand, heading straight for his opponent.

On the demon side, before the "Ancient Cloud Demon Emperor" could make a move, the "Mad Lion Demon Emperor" standing to the side stepped forward and spat out a ball of crimson flame, blocking the opponent in advance.

At the same time, the "White Dragon Demon Emperor" standing to the side was about to go up to help when countless colorful petals suddenly flew in front of him and blocked him. The two sides quickly started fighting.

On the demon race's side, in addition to the three demon emperors who led the way—"Ancient Cloud Demon Emperor," "Mad Lion Demon Emperor," and "White Dragon Demon Emperor"—there were also more than a dozen great demon kings under their command whose cultivation had reached the late Golden Core stage.

Xia Mo's side consisted of only her and Li Xuanyi, and the difference in strength between the two sides on paper was still quite obvious.

However, to the surprise of "Ancient Cloud Demon Emperor", although the white-clad woman in front of him had a cultivation level not much different from his own, the supernatural powers she displayed were significantly stronger than his.

Even when he joined forces with the "White Dragon Demon Emperor" and five or six demon kings, they were unable to gain any advantage over their opponents for a while. Instead, they were forced to defend themselves at every turn by the strange flower petals of their opponents.

Seeing that Xia Mo's supernatural abilities were extraordinary and her strength was somewhat beyond his expectations, "Ancient Cloud Demon Emperor" immediately called over the other demon kings who were besieging Li Xuanyi to come and help.

Regardless of whether Li Xuanyi can escape, they must find a way to keep Xia Mo here today. Otherwise, allowing such a human expert to appear at the top of the tower would not be a good thing for the many demon races.

With the combined efforts of more than a dozen demon kings, "Ancient Cloud Demon Emperor" and many other demon experts were finally able to turn the tide and successfully suppress Xia Mo.

Even when at a disadvantage, Xia Mo remained calm and composed, manipulating her magical artifacts to deal with the enemy's attacks, showing no intention of escaping.

"Hehe! You two don't look like cultivators from the Floating Cloud Mountain Range. Do you really expect someone to come and save you?"

Don't forget, the Tower of Babel isn't only for human cultivators; there might also be experts from our demon race there.

"Oh! Let's see who's luckier then."

Seeing that Xia Mo remained unmoved and wanted to stall for time, "Ancient Cloud Demon Emperor" and many demon cultivators intensified their attacks on her.

".."

Just as the two sides were engaged in a fierce battle, a white streak of light suddenly flew rapidly from the north in the distance and quickly discovered the huge commotion of the cultivators fighting.

Seeing that somewhat familiar white light, Xia Mo and Li Xuanyi finally breathed a sigh of relief.

The two were already very familiar with Song Qingming, and they recognized him at a glance from afar as the "White Bone Flying Boat" that he was controlling.

Meanwhile, the demons, including "Ancient Cloud Demon Emperor," looked slightly tense.

Just by seeing a white streak of light, they could only tell that the person was a Nascent Soul cultivator. As for whether he was one of their demon clan companions, that was hard to say.

"It's Senior Sister Li and the others! Oh no! It seems that my husband and the other two have been trapped by the demon race!"

Standing on the flying boat, Huang Siyuan saw Li Xuanyi and Xia Mo being besieged by many experts of the demon race in the distance, and a look of anxiety immediately appeared on her face.

Seeing this, Song Qingming immediately increased his speed, and his expression quickly became somewhat serious.

"Siyuan, be careful later. I'll leave the flying boat to you for now."

Upon approaching the battlefield, Song Qingming gave Huang Siyuan a few words of advice before transforming into a streak of azure light and dashing towards the location of the battlefield.

"It's you."

The "Mad Lion Demon King," who was locked in combat with Li Xuanyi, saw that the figure rushing towards him was none other than Song Qingming, with whom he had known for many years. His expression immediately changed.

The image of Song Qingming, who single-handedly killed the "Ink Dragon Demon Emperor" and severely injured the "Cloud-Parting Demon Emperor" during the Battle of "Red Cloud Mountain," remains an indelible shadow in the heart of the "Mad Lion Demon Emperor."

Seeing the opponent heading straight for the battlefield, the "Mad Lion Demon Emperor" had absolutely no confidence to fight them.

Before Song Qingming could even get close, the "Mad Lion Demon Emperor" instinctively abandoned Li Xuanyi and fled to the side, retreating to the location of the "Ancient Cloud Demon Emperor." "Not good, it's Song Qingming from the Free and Unfettered Sect! You two, let's get out of here!"

"What did you say? It's Song Qingming!"

The "Ancient Cloud Demon Emperor" and the "White Dragon Demon Emperor," who were besieging Xia Mo, were also startled upon hearing the name Song Qingming and immediately turned to look ahead.

Looking at Xia Mo, who was firmly trapped in front of him, "Ancient Cloud Demon Emperor" was somewhat unwilling, but still chose to decisively give up the victory before him.

If they were only facing Song Qingming, they would not be afraid of him if so many of them rushed at him.

However, with the help of two human Nascent Soul experts, Xia Mo and Li Xuanyi, on the battlefield, plus the even stronger Song Qingming, even though they outnumbered the enemy, the "Ancient Cloud Demon Emperor" had no chance of winning.

As a Nascent Soul Demon Emperor who had cultivated for many years, "Ancient Cloud Demon Emperor" was somewhat greedy but not a fool who could see the situation clearly, and immediately made a decisive decision.

"withdraw!"

With a command from the "Ancient Cloud Demon Emperor," a purple banner appeared in his hand. Then, a swirling purple light swept up him and many demon experts around him, and they quickly escaped the battlefield and fled into the distance.

When Song Qingming arrived at the battlefield, only Li Xuanyi and Xia Mo remained, along with two demon kings who had been left behind by Xia Mo and had not had time to escape.

"Are you okay?"

"Junior Brother Song, don't worry, we're fine. Luckily you arrived in time, otherwise Fellow Daoist Xia and I might have really fallen into these guys' trap."

Seeing that his senior sister Li Xuanyi was unharmed, Song Qingming immediately breathed a sigh of relief and turned to chase after the demons who had fled.

"Ancient Cloud Demon Emperor" relied on the purple banner magic weapon in his hand, thinking that Song Qingming could not possibly catch up with him.

Unexpectedly, although the opponent did not use a flying boat, he used a series of strange escape techniques. His speed was no slower than theirs. Even with their full efforts, they were unable to shake off Song Qingming behind them.

Seeing Song Qingming getting closer and closer, the "Ancient Cloud Demon Emperor" gritted his teeth and a ball of crimson spiritual light surged from his body, surrounding the "purple banner".

The next moment, the speed of the "purple banner" increased by several times out of thin air, immediately widening the distance between it and Song Qingming.

Seeing that the other party had actually used such a supernatural power, Song Qingming, knowing that he could no longer stop them, stopped his escape.

Seeing that Song Qingming had finally given up chasing him, the "Ancient Cloud Demon Emperor" who was casting a spell breathed a sigh of relief, stopped casting the spell, and withdrew the "crimson spiritual light" covering the magic weapon.

The next moment, "Ancient Cloud Demon Emperor" suddenly coughed, and a trace of blood spilled from the corner of his mouth.

"Brother Gu Yun!"

".."

When Song Qingming turned around, he discovered that a white streak of light had caught up with him not far behind, and it was Xia Mo who had arrived earlier.

"Fellow Daoist Song, how are you? Did you catch up with them?"

Seeing Xia Mo staring at him and looking him up and down, Song Qingming quickly forced a smile, shook his head, and told her that she had already escaped.

Although Xia Mo had just fought against many powerful demons, including the "Ancient Cloud Demon Emperor," which had depleted a significant amount of her magical power, she still possessed considerable magical energy.

However, after dealing with the two demon kings, she didn't have time to recover and immediately followed in the direction Song Qingming had left, clearly worried that he would have a hard time dealing with so many demons alone.

What she didn't know was that the "Ancient Cloud Demon Emperor" was so terrified the moment he saw Song Qingming that he didn't dare to fight him at all.

Seeing that his group was about to be caught up by the other party, he did not hesitate to use his life essence to activate a secret technique to escape, which finally allowed him to get rid of Song Qingming's pursuit.

Back when his cultivation was low, he was often chased around by powerful enemies. Even Song Qingming never imagined that he could scare those Nascent Soul Demon Emperors into fleeing in panic just by showing his face.

Thinking of this, a hint of amusement couldn't help but appear on his face.

After meeting up with Xia Mo, Li Xuanyi and Huang Siyuan soon caught up with her, one after the other.

Compared to Xia Mo's slight worry, both of them had experienced the "Red Cloud Mountain" battle and had a better understanding of Song Qingming's strength, so they were not too worried that Song Qingming would suffer a loss in front of those old rivals.

Seeing Song Qingming return safely, Li Xuanyi smiled and told him about what she and Xia Mo had just experienced.

Upon learning that they had just entered the eighth floor of the "Tower of Babel" and encountered the "Ancient Cloud Demon Emperor" and his group lying in ambush, a hint of anger flashed across Song Qingming's face.

Unexpectedly, these demon cultivators would resort to such a shameless act of blocking the gate in order to weaken the power of human cultivators in advance.

If it weren't for the prior arrangement between myself and my senior sister Li Xuanyi, I would have arrived in time to meet up with the two of them.

It seems that it won't be easy for Li Xuanyi and Xia Mo to escape unscathed.

After the four reunited and talked for a while, they returned to the battlefield to deal with the two demon kings that Xia Mo had just killed before turning around and leaving together.

When Song Qingming and his companions arrived at the "Lava Valley," Bai Yuxian and Song Qingyu had just finished dealing with a troublesome Nascent Soul demon and found many useful spiritual items in the valley.

This "Lava Valley" is a treasure trove that the ancestors of the Xiaoyao Sect accidentally discovered. Almost every time they entered the "Tower of Heaven" secret realm, they would come here to plunder it.

Sometimes, with a bit of luck, you might find one or two level-four spiritual herbs, or other high-level spiritual items.

This time, Bai Yuxian and the others were also quite lucky. They not only found five or six level-three spiritual items, but also obtained a level-four low-grade spiritual herb, which can be considered a considerable harvest.

Bai Yuxian and the others had just evacuated from the valley when they received news that Song Qingming was coming to join them. They waited for a short while before seeing the group arriving from afar.

Bai Yuxian, Xia Mo, and Li Xuanyi were all people she had met before. She had already learned about their entry into the secret realm from Song Qingming and had no objection to them joining the team.

Although Song Qingming had ordered the news of someone undergoing tribulation on "Red Cloud Mountain" to be kept secret long ago.

However, Bai Yuxian, who was in "Guyang Mountain", quickly learned that someone on the mountain had achieved Nascent Soul, and guessed that this person was Li Xuanyi, who was quite mysterious and accompanied by Song Qingming.

After all, Song Qingming had already told Bai Yuxian and Li Mufeng that Li Xuanyi came from an extraordinary background and her talent was no less than theirs, so Bai Yuxian was naturally not too surprised that she could form a Nascent Soul.

It's a pity that Song Qingming had already said that there were other Nascent Soul forces behind Li Xuanyi, so it was not suitable for her to join a sect like him. Otherwise, Bai Yuxian would have been willing to go to "Red Cloud Mountain" to have a chat with her.

After nodding slightly to Li Xuanyi, who was standing next to Huang Siyuan, Bai Yuxian turned her gaze to Xia Mo, who was revealing her "true face" to the side, and then stepped forward to cup her hands in greeting:

"This must be Fellow Daoist Xia!"
"I never imagined that after more than a hundred years, you would have cultivated to such a level. Such talent is truly enviable."

"Fellow Daoist Bai, you are too kind. I was just lucky enough to cultivate and form my Nascent Soul a step earlier than you. I dare not accept such praise from you."

Fellow Daoist Bai's cultivation level is now not much lower than mine, so perhaps next time we meet I'll be the one saying those words.

Although Bai Yuxian already knew that Song Qingming had brought Li Xuanyi and the other person over, a hint of surprise still appeared on her face when she saw the cultivation level displayed by Xia Mo.

Like Bai Yuxian, Xia Mo and Bai Yuxian both formed their Nascent Souls two hundred years ago.

Unexpectedly, two hundred years have passed in the blink of an eye. Bai Yuxian's cultivation level is still at the peak of the fourth level of the Nascent Soul Realm, while Xia Mo has already broken through to the sixth level of the Nascent Soul Realm. Her cultivation speed is obviously faster than Bai Yuxian's.

It should be noted that Bai Yuxian possessed the aptitude of a Heavenly Spiritual Root, and she considered her cultivation speed over the years to be quite fast among Nascent Soul cultivators, but she was still considerably inferior to Xia Mo.

Both of them were exceptionally talented. For some reason, every time Bai Yuxian met Xia Mo, she felt that the other seemed to be superior to her, and she couldn't help but feel a strange displeasure.

This displeasure did not mean that Bai Yuxian was jealous of Xia Mo's cultivation level.

Rather, the two were both top talents in the cultivation world. After Bai Yuxian had worked hard to cultivate, he saw that the other's cultivation level was still superior to his own, and a sense of powerlessness arose in his heart.

Sometimes, the two people may just be one step apart by chance, and even if they put in more effort, they still can't catch up with each other.

It was one thing for Bai Yuxian to lose to her junior brother Song Qingming, but she never expected that Xia Mo, who cultivated even faster, would appear. How could she not be unhappy about this?

However, after briefly calming herself down, Bai Yuxian quickly recovered and turned to lead everyone to the next location to search for spiritual items.

Although many cultivators have already reached the eighth floor of the Tower of Babel, there is still some time before the barrier of the ninth floor opens, so they have plenty of time to explore.

Over the next two days, Song Qingming and his group searched the surrounding area and found many more level-three spiritual items.

Unfortunately, no spiritual objects of level four or above appeared before them.

Even on the eighth floor of the Tower of Babel, level four spiritual items are extremely rare. Nascent Soul cultivators who enter here are considered lucky if they can find one or two.

After wandering around the area for two days, Song Qingming and the others finally sensed that the barrier above their heads was gradually weakening.

This also indicates that the ninth floor of the "Tower of Babel" will soon be opened.

Seeing this, Song Qingming and the others immediately gathered on a nearby high mountain.

Then, Song Qingyu, standing in the crowd, was the first to summon her natal flying sword, the "Mysterious Netherworld Golden Light Sword," and solemnly swung it upwards. (End of Chapter)