Qinghe Immortal Clan.

His gaze swept across the battlefield. In addition to the powerful spiritual energy generated by the enemy's self-destructed nascent soul, there were also some "cyan flames" scattered around that had not yet been completely extinguished.

After carefully scanning the surrounding area with his divine sense and finding no unusual fluctuations in spiritual energy, Song Qingming breathed a slight sigh of relief upon confirming that the other party had perished.

"These flames are truly mysterious. They can burn the surrounding spiritual energy on their own without anyone activating them. No wonder they can even damage magical artifacts."

Although he had successfully killed his opponent, Song Qingming was still quite wary of the powerful divine ability "Azure Sun True Fire" that the gray-robed man had just used.

In particular, Song Qingming had personally witnessed in the passage that the gray-robed man and his companion, working together, could unleash the power of the "Azure Yang True Fire" that was comparable to that of a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator.

Fortunately, only the gray-robed man arrived; his companion did not come with him.

Otherwise, if the two of them were to appear here and attack together, Song Qingming alone would likely find it difficult to defeat his opponent, and his current situation would be somewhat uncertain.

The fact that the gray-robed man could cultivate such powerful supernatural abilities shows that he was indeed of extraordinary origin, and what he said at the end was most likely true.

To be honest, Song Qingming has cultivated for many years and has never been one to actively seek trouble.

In the past, when I encountered cultivators from powerful sects, I would try my best to befriend them and avoid causing them trouble.

If the gray-robed man hadn't suddenly targeted him and insisted on snatching the spiritual item from his body, Song Qingming wouldn't have chosen to risk his life to fight him to the death.

In the world of cultivation, the strong prey on the weak. The so-called strong will never place the weak on their own level. Since they have been targeted by the other party, one of them is destined to perish here today.

Regardless of who wins this battle, neither will be willing to leave the other a way out and create a hidden danger for themselves.

As for whether eliminating his opponent would cause him other troubles, Song Qingming couldn't worry about that right now; he could only worry about it later.

After surveying the surrounding battlefield, Song Qingming raised his hand and cast a spell, instantly extinguishing the remaining "cyan flames" in the vicinity.

Just as he was cleaning up the battlefield, something emitting spiritual light suddenly fell out of a ball of "cyan flames" beside him, instantly attracting Song Qingming's attention.

Seeing this, Song Qingming immediately released a ball of white light from his right hand, which swept up the object and directly took it into his hand.

Soon a charred "golden ring" appeared in front of him, with a wisp of "blue flame" still burning on it.

"This is a storage artifact."

Upon seeing the somewhat charred "golden ring" in his hand, Song Qingming immediately sensed a trace of spatial barrier power within it, and a smile appeared on his face.

When he saw the gray-robed man self-destruct his nascent soul, he thought the "storage artifact" had been destroyed in the explosion.

Unexpectedly, although the "golden ring" in front of me was damaged by the "blue flames," the seal on it was not broken, and the contents inside should not be damaged either.

The fact that the gray-robed man's "golden ring" remained unscathed after such a powerful explosion speaks volumes about its quality; it's not something an ordinary cultivator could possess.

Otherwise, if it were an ordinary "storage bag" on Song Qingming's body, it would probably have already exploded into dust and powder, and there wouldn't even be a trace of it left.

Looking at the "storage artifact" he had just found, Song Qingming, who had just been looking serious, now had a look of excitement on his face.

In this battle with the gray-robed man, Song Qingming suffered considerable losses, not only damaging his "White Jade Halo," a decent level-four mid-grade magic weapon.

Even the newly cultivated substitute lotus was used in the final attempt to evade the opponent's self-destructing nascent soul.

Now that they've found the other person's "storage ring," they've finally received some compensation.

After all, with a Nascent Soul cultivator like the gray-robed man possessing such cultivation and supernatural abilities, coupled with the high quality of this "storage ring," the contents inside shouldn't be too disappointing!
After putting away the "golden ring," Song Qingming glanced around the battlefield again. Seeing that there were no new discoveries, he quickly dealt with the area around the battlefield.

When Song Qingming finished doing all this, another streak of light appeared not far behind him, which was the "Ice and Fire Dragon" that had been chasing after Song Qingming.

The gray-robed man's "natal nascent soul" ran too fast, and the "Ice and Fire Dragon" and Xu Ziyan were quickly left behind by the two of them, losing track of them for a time.

It wasn't until the gray-robed man chose to self-destruct his "natal nascent soul" that the "Ice-Fire Flood Dragon" in the distance noticed their commotion and quickly followed.

"Master, are you alright? Did that guy's nascent soul escape?"

By the time the "Icefire Dragon" rushed over, Song Qingming had already cleaned up the battlefield, leaving little trace of the battle. It was unsure of the outcome and could only ask a question.

Faced with the doubts expressed by the "Ice and Fire Dragon," Song Qingming simply shook his head.

"Don't worry! He'll never show up again."

After saying that, Song Qingming raised his hand and put the "Ice and Fire Dragon" back into the spirit beast bag at his waist. Then he took out the flying boat, turned into white light, and left the spot.

After leaving the battlefield and searching back for a while, Song Qingming soon encountered Xu Ziyan and others who were heading in this direction not far away.

Somewhat surprisingly, Xia Mo, who had come out a step earlier than Song Qingming, happened to be with them as well.

After some questioning, Song Qingming learned that Xia Mo had been hiding nearby after coming out of the main hall. She had come over to check after being disturbed by the battle between Song Qingming and the gray-robed cultivator.

However, Xia Mo didn't know who was fighting here at first. It wasn't until she caught up with Xu Ziyan and the others that she realized Song Qingming was being targeted, and then she led them to chase after him.

Xia Mo had also seen the two gray-robed cultivators when they were competing for spiritual items in the main hall. She was somewhat puzzled when she learned that one of them was the one who had his eye on Song Qingming.

Song Qingming didn't hide anything from this and directly told the story of how he had snatched a "golden ball of light" in the main hall.

After all, many people in the main hall witnessed this incident, including the gray-robed cultivator who died at his hands. There was no need to deliberately conceal it at this point.

"Fellow Daoist Song, so you also managed to snatch a Profound Spirit Pill?"

Upon hearing that Song Qingming had also snatched a "golden ball of light" from the main hall, Xia Mo was clearly surprised and couldn't help but ask a question.

Upon hearing this, Song Qingming shook his head helplessly.
"Fellow Daoist Xia, you may not believe it, but the ball of light I snatched didn't contain any Xuanling Pills at all. Instead, it contained a bottle of spiritual liquid that can enhance one's cultivation."

It's a bit of a shame, though, that even after I explained it, the other party still didn't believe me; otherwise, I could have avoided this conflict.

"Oh! I see. So he really was unlucky; he picked the wrong person!"

Faced with Song Qingming's explanation, Xia Mo nodded with a smile, but a thoughtful look flashed in her eyes.

Seeing this, Song Qingming didn't explain much and could only sigh helplessly.

After meeting up with Xia Mo, Song Qingming and his group headed directly towards the location of the "Tongtian Pavilion" and soon arrived near the entrance they had entered earlier.

At this moment, outside the "Tongtian Pavilion," more than a dozen Golden Core cultivators from both the human and demon races had emerged from the trials and were gathering nearby to wait for their companions.

In the void not far away, there were several Nascent Soul cultivators with even higher cultivation levels, also hidden nearby, watching each other and subtly displaying a confrontational attitude.

At this moment, a streak of light flew swiftly from the distant horizon and landed directly in front of the "Tongtian Pavilion," revealing the figures of five or six human cultivators.

Upon realizing that the newcomer was actually a Nascent Soul cultivator, the Golden Core cultivators of the demon race who were hiding nearby all changed their expressions and scattered away from their location.

In a short while, the area around Song Qingming's flying boat was already empty, with only a few human cultivators who recognized them remaining in place.

"It's him, Song Qingming!"

Standing in the void, the "Mad Lion Demon Emperor" was surprised to see Song Qingming and Xia Mo arrive.

Previously, in the main hall on the second floor of the "Tongtian Pavilion" where people competed for spiritual items, "Mad Lion Demon Emperor" withdrew from the competition early because he was injured in the melee due to his low cultivation level.

However, when Xia Mo snatched the first "golden ball of light," the Mad Lion Demon King witnessed it firsthand. Seeing her here now, a hint of excitement flashed across the Mad Lion Demon King's face.

However, before he could react, he suddenly felt a cold gaze shooting towards his hiding place. It was Song Qingming, who was standing in front of the flying boat.

"Oh no! We've been discovered!"

Originally, the "Mad Lion Demon Emperor" thought that he had used a secret hiding technique, and even a Nascent Soul cultivator would not be able to find his hiding place for a while.

Unexpectedly, Song Qingming saw through his hiding place in just one glance, which made the "Mad Lion Demon Emperor" who was originally going to secretly cast a spell to send a message immediately stop.

Faced with Song Qingming's icy gaze, the "Mad Lion Demon Emperor" in the void broke out in a cold sweat, feeling as if he had fallen into the other party's trap.

The next moment, before Song Qingming could make a move, the "Mad Lion Demon Emperor," who had already sensed the killing intent emanating from the other party, immediately transformed into a streak of light and desperately fled into the distance.

His terrified expression as he fled made it seem as if something extremely frightening was chasing him.

Seeing the other party slink away, Song Qingming, who was standing in mid-air, smiled slightly and did not pay much attention to them. His gaze then turned to a woman in purple in front of him.

The woman in purple was none other than Yun Nishang, who had entered the first level of the "Tongtian Pavilion" with Xu Ziyan and the others to participate in the secret realm trial.

Upon seeing Song Qingming and the others suddenly appear, Yun Nishang, who was initially a little nervous, quickly stepped forward and bowed respectfully to him.

"Disciple greets Martial Uncle Song!" "Are you alone here? Have you seen Siyuan and the others?"

"Reporting to my master, I also recently passed the trial. Apart from seeing Fellow Daoist Wu and the others, I did not see anyone else. I just inquired and no one saw Senior Sister Huang and the others either."

Although Yun Nishang also successfully passed the first level of the "Tongtian Pavilion" trial, her progress was much slower than Xu Ziyan and the others. By the time she walked out of the stone chamber, the items inside had already been taken by others.

Helpless, she could only leave the first floor of the "Tongtian Pavilion" and wait for her other companions nearby. Before long, she met Song Qingming and the others who had arrived.

Seeing that only Yun Nishang came out and Huang Siyuan was nowhere to be seen, Song Qingming nodded slightly in disappointment and then led her back to the camp where they had stayed before.

Previously, Bai Yuxian had set up a concealment array here as a temporary gathering place, so Song Qingming and the others waited patiently here.

After waiting for about fifteen minutes, many more cultivators flew out of the "Tongtian Pavilion", but Huang Siyuan and Song Qingyu were still nowhere to be seen.

Just as Song Qingming's expression turned somewhat anxious, a figure suddenly flew towards them from the void on one side of the "Tongtian Pavilion," its speed clearly surpassing that of a Golden Core cultivator.

As the light drew nearer, Song Qingming realized that the person's face looked somewhat familiar. Overjoyed, he immediately cast a spell to send a sound transmission talisman into the air.

Before long, a figure in blue robes landed in front of everyone; it was Li Xuanyi, who had come out from the second floor of the "Tongtian Pavilion".

"Junior Brother Song, Fellow Daoist Xia, it's so good that you're both alright!"

"Senior Sister Li, are you alright? Where are Qingyu and the others?"

Upon hearing Song Qingming's concerned inquiry, Li Xuanyi, who was also excited, quickly nodded and then briefly explained what had happened after they left the main hall.

After Xia Mo and Song Qingming snatched the "golden light orb" and escaped, Li Xuanyi, Song Qingyu, and the others stayed in the main hall to fight for the remaining "five-colored light orbs".

Since most of the experts above the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm had already left the main hall, and there weren't many Nascent Soul cultivators of the demon race left, Li Xuanyi and her companions still managed to gain something.

Once all the "five-colored light orbs" in the main hall had been snatched up, Bai Yuxian led Li Xuanyi and the others out of the main hall and back into the passage.

Yang Fengyu, who had only obtained one spiritual item in the main hall, was still somewhat unwilling to leave. He suggested that everyone go back to the passageways and secret chambers they had passed through earlier to continue searching for any other spiritual items.

Upon hearing this, Bai Yuxian, Song Qingyu, and the others did not refuse. They searched several secret rooms in the passage together, but were greatly disappointed and only found a few spiritual items of not much value.

In the ensuing battle for a stone chamber, they fought a fierce battle with several Nascent Soul cultivators from the demon race who had just arrived. Fortunately, they outnumbered the demons and managed to drive them away.

Seeing that there was nothing of value in the passage, and somewhat worried about Song Qingming who had escaped first, Song Qingyu and the others discussed it and decided to leave early.

However, although they were all teleported out of the second floor of the "Tongtian Pavilion" together, their locations after being teleported away were different.

Finding herself alone outside, Li Xuanyi had no choice but to return alone, where she happened to run into Song Qingming and the others.

Previously, when Song Qingming left the second floor of "Tongtian Pavilion", he was picked up by "Xuantian" halfway. He was unaware of this and was somewhat worried that Song Qingyu and the others might have been delayed by something.

Only after Li Xuanyi explained did Song Qingming feel relieved. He then took out the talisman he had used to contact Song Qingyu and the others, and told them his location.

Soon after, Bai Yuxian and Song Qingyu arrived at the meeting point together.

Although Yang Fengyu came out with Bai Yuxian and the others, he did not have a talisman to contact Song Qingming and the others, nor did he know where Song Qingming and the others were.

He ignored them and went directly to search for the "Tianji Sect" disciples who had come in with him.

After everyone reunited, half a day later, a flash of light appeared in the air outside the "Tongtian Pavilion," and dozens of figures floated in it.

When these people appeared, they all had a look of confusion on their faces, as if they didn't know what had happened or how they had suddenly ended up outside.

These last batch of Golden Core cultivators who emerged from the "Tongtian Pavilion" were all those who failed to pass the first level of the secret realm trial and were forcibly teleported out of the secret realm.

Seeing the familiar surroundings and other Golden Core cultivators participating in the secret realm not far away, everyone recovered from their surprise and realized that they had indeed emerged from the trial.

At this moment, various expressions of disappointment slowly appeared on everyone's faces, and in the end, they could only accept reality and leave.

There were six late-stage Golden Core cultivators from the "Free and Unfettered Sect" who came up to the ninth level to participate in the trial with Song Qingming and the others. They were Chen Xuanxin, Xu Ziyan, Huang Siyuan, Fang Baixuan, Yun Nishang, and Zhou Ziyang.

This includes Chen Xuanxin, who has already perished, as well as Xu Ziyan, Fang Baixuan, and Yun Nishang, all of whom successfully passed the secret realm trial and gained something.

Huang Siyuan and Zhou Ziyang were the only ones who had bad luck. The trials they encountered seemed to be quite difficult, and they were unable to pass them in the end. They were forcibly teleported out of the "Tongtian Pavilion".

Although they failed to pass the trial, the two of them did not encounter any danger like Xu Ziyan and the others, and they walked out of the "Tongtian Pavilion" safely.

Seeing that Huang Siyuan still looked disappointed, Song Qingyu and Li Xuanyi quickly went over to comfort her.

"Hey! Where's Senior Brother Chen? Why hasn't he come out yet?"

After everyone had gathered, they discovered that Chen Xuanxin was the only one missing. Faced with Huang Siyuan's puzzled expression, a heavy look appeared on everyone's faces.

On their way to participate in the "Tower of Babel" secret realm, thanks to the care of Song Qingming and the other Nascent Soul cultivators, the group did not encounter too much danger.

But this is, after all, an extremely dangerous secret realm, and not everyone can be so lucky as to leave here alive.

Upon hearing the news of Chen Xuanxin's death, Huang Siyuan, who had initially felt somewhat disappointed, couldn't help but forget the slight sadness in her heart.

After all, compared to those cultivators who perished here, her luck was obviously much better.

".."

Several days later, in the void outside the Tower of Babel, streaks of light appeared one after another in mid-air, transforming into the figures of countless cultivators.

Some of these people looked delighted, while others showed some disappointment. Some of the more powerful ones began to cast their gazes and scrutinize the others around them.

One of the young men, dressed in a red robe, appeared pale and clearly had several injuries as he emerged from the secret realm.

Not far from the man in red robes, there was a woman in green robes wearing a veil, who seemed to have been teleported out of the secret realm with him.

"Are you OK!"

After the woman in green appeared, she asked the man in red with some concern, but he didn't pay attention to her before his gaze fell on several Golden Core cultivators not far away.

"What bad luck, what are they doing here too?"

Upon seeing that the people in front of him were Golden Core cultivators with whom he had a grudge, the man in red robes quickly turned around and nodded to the woman in green robes. Then, before she could react, he quietly left the spot.

"Senior Brother Liu, it's that kid who stole our Golden Source Fruit. He really didn't die."

"Grab him! Don't let him get away!"

Just as the two men in red robes were about to move, the Golden Core cultivators also noticed their presence. One of them immediately shouted, and the others rushed towards them fiercely.

"You go first and find Senior Brother Zhang and the others! I'll go lure these guys away, otherwise none of us will be able to leave."

Seeing that the enemy outnumbered him and that he was injured and unable to exert much of his strength, Song Yuanhao quickly gave a word of advice to the green-robed woman beside him, and then immediately used his lightning escape technique to flee into the distance.

"Kid, we're already outside, where do you think you're going to run now!"

The group that was chasing after him also ignored the green-robed woman who had come out with him and gave chase to Song Yuanhao's location.

The men all wore expressions of gritted teeth, as if they harbored some deep-seated hatred towards Song Yuanhao.

Seeing Song Yuanhao and his pursuers disappear to the north, the green-robed woman, her face still full of worry, quickly took out her flying boat and sped off in another direction.

The four opponents were all mid-stage Golden Core cultivators with considerable cultivation levels, and one of them had even reached the late-stage Golden Core realm.

Song Yuanhao only had the cultivation level of the sixth level of the Golden Core stage, and he also had serious injuries. If the other party caught up with him, his chances of survival would be slim.

Thinking of this, the green-robed woman, who was already extremely anxious, could only speed up her escape and rush towards the south where many human cultivators were gathered.

Halfway through the journey, the woman in green robes suddenly spotted several familiar figures. Overjoyed, she quickly changed direction and rushed directly in front of them.

"Ancestor, Sect Leader, please hurry and save Senior Brother Yuan Hao!"

"You mean Yuan Hao? Where is he now?"

Hearing the green-robed woman who suddenly appeared beside him mention Song Yuanhao's name anxiously, it seemed that the other party had encountered some danger.

Still unaware of what had happened, Song Qingyu looked at the other person with a puzzled expression. (End of Chapter)