Qinghe Immortal Clan.

The three people who stopped Song Qingming and his companions were, on the left, an ordinary-looking woman in black, and on the right, an elderly man with gray hair wearing a green robe.

The last one was a strange man completely wrapped in a green robe. Although Song Qingming couldn't see the man's face, he inexplicably felt that the man's aura was somewhat familiar.

Upon seeing that the demonic cultivators in the valley actually included three late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators, Gu Xuanhe, who was walking in front, immediately frowned.

Even Song Qingming, who was standing to the side, was somewhat surprised by this.

When Song Qingming encountered the "Crimson Primordial Saint Demon" at Liefeng Mountain, he once thought that the chaos in the "Qiyun Immortal Cultivation World" was caused by this true demon from the upper realm.

They thought that after successfully slaying the demon, the human army of cultivators would soon be able to end this demonic chaos.

Upon entering the valley, the group first encountered a troublesome opponent, the "Level 5 Demon Wood," and then ran into these three late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators.

It is evident that, besides the "Crimson Origin Saint Demon" whom Song Qingming killed, there are probably other demons behind the demonic cultivators who caused chaos in this valley.

"Since you're all here, you might as well stay here forever!"

"Hmph! You think you can keep us here?"

Seeing that their path was blocked, the group was not afraid of the other side. Gu Xuanhe took the lead in casting a spell to release a flying sword and stepped forward to stop the white-haired old man with the highest cultivation among the three.

The five Nascent Soul stage cultivators, led by Huang Gucheng, immediately engaged in combat with another woman in yellow, and a fierce battle broke out between them.

Just as Song Qingming took out his magic weapon, the "Five Elements Divine Light Mirror," a beam of green spiritual light struck him, instantly forcing him and Zhu Qizheng, who was in the same situation, back several steps.

"Kid, how exactly did that Chi Yuan guy die at your hands?"

"If you want to know, I'll take you downstairs later, and you can ask me yourself."

Faced with the green-robed man's question, Song Qingming did not intend to pay attention to him and directly summoned the "Myriad Spirits Puppet Array".

However, the man in the green robe looked surprised after hearing Song Qingming's answer, and then suddenly burst into laughter in front of Song Qingming.

"Hahaha, I was wondering why you looked so familiar. Turns out you were the one who ruined my plans in the Illusionary Sea Desert back then!"

I thought I'd never get a chance to settle this score with you, but you've actually delivered yourself to my doorstep today. Looks like you're doomed.

"The Illusory Sea Desert, it was him all along!"

Upon hearing the green-robed man suddenly mention the grudge between the two of them from back then, Song Qingming immediately realized that the green-robed man in front of him, whose aura was somewhat familiar, was the demonic cultivator who had set up the illusion array in the "Illusionary Sea Desert" back then.

Because this demon was only at the mid-Nascent Soul stage back then, and because he had disguised his appearance, Song Qingming was unable to recognize him at first glance.

Unexpectedly, after escaping from the "Floating Cloud Mountains", this demon also came to the "Qiyun Immortal Cultivation World". Knowing the other party's identity, Song Qingming couldn't help but sigh.

When Song Qingming came here before, it was only because he was hired by the "Demon Slayer Palace" to help.

He never expected to encounter so many villains with whom he had a grudge here. He sighed at his bad luck and felt both amused and exasperated.

Feeling frustrated, he didn't want to say anything more to the man in green robes, so he directly cast a spell to control the "Five Elements Divine Light Mirror" to split into five and release several beams of white light.

Seeing that Song Qingming had taken the initiative, Zhu Qizheng, who was standing to the side, immediately used his supernatural powers to help. The two of them attacked and reached the green-robed man in an instant.

Faced with Song Qingming's attack, the green-robed man, despite having a higher cultivation level, was clearly wary of him. He immediately cast a spell to create two protective shields, blocking all of their attacks.

"Hmph! You dare to show off your petty tricks in front of me? Let me show you what I'm capable of."

After receiving the attack from Song Qingming and the other man, a burst of green smoke immediately emanated from the green-robed man's body. Then, his figure changed, and suddenly two more identical figures appeared.

The next moment, three identical men in green robes flashed and surrounded Song Qingming and Zhu Qizheng.

"Is this a transformation technique?"

Upon seeing the three green-robed men before him, all exuding late-stage Nascent Soul cultivation, Zhu Qizheng, standing beside Song Qingming, immediately showed a hint of surprise.

Meanwhile, Song Qingming had already sensed something was amiss with the other party and immediately transmitted his voice, saying, "These aren't avatars; they're probably just a smokescreen!"

As soon as Song Qingming finished speaking, the three green-robed men surrounding the two men were suddenly struck by a spiritual light and began to cast spells, sending three streams of green smoke toward the two men.

Seeing this, Song Qingming remained calm and placed the "Five Elements Divine Light Mirror" around him.

Although the green-robed man was also a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, his cultivation level was only at the seventh level of the Nascent Soul realm. In terms of strength, he was obviously much weaker than the "Crimson Origin Saint Demon" that Song Qingming had killed before.

Faced with such an opponent, and with Zhu Qi helping to restrain him, Song Qingming was not too nervous and calmly cast spells to deal with the opponent's attack.

With the powerful defensive capabilities of his natal magic weapon, the "Five Elements Divine Light Mirror," Song Qingming successfully parried the green-robed cultivator's repeated attacks.

Meanwhile, the green-robed man seemed to be wary because of the sudden death of "Crimson Origin Saint Demon" at Song Qingming's hands.

On the surface, he seemed to be using all sorts of supernatural powers and magical treasures, but in reality, he was holding back his strength at every step of his attack, as if he wanted to be wary of Song Qingming suddenly coming up with some deadly move.

Meanwhile, Gu Xuanhe and the others were fighting against another late-stage Nascent Soul demon. They were exchanging blows, and neither side gained any advantage in the short term.

The two sides fought for dozens of rounds, and it was clear that Song Qingming's side could only rely on the "Five Elements Divine Light Mirror" as a defensive magic weapon to defend, and had little power to fight back.

The green-robed man finally couldn't hold back any longer and cast a spell, throwing out three array flags. As the man waved the flags, thick smoke billowed out, enveloping Song Qingming and Zhu Qizheng.

Seeing that Zhu Qizheng's aura had suddenly disappeared, Song Qingming hurriedly cast a spell to pass through the thick smoke in front of him, only to find that the person who had been there was no longer there.

Unable to locate the other party immediately, Song Qingming activated the "Five Elements Divine Light Mirror" and released a beam of spiritual light towards the sky above, directly dispelling the thick fog above.

Then, with a flash, he transformed into a streak of light and escaped from within before the smoke could close up.

He thought he had broken through the opponent's restriction, but to his surprise, after breaking out of the smoke, Song Qingming's figure was still in a white void. There were still no other cultivators around, and even the sounds of fighting had disappeared.

It was as if suddenly, he had been separated from the battlefield outside and entered another separate space.

Seeing the situation around him, Song Qingming, who already knew he was still trapped, immediately activated his magic weapon to protect himself and began to carefully explore his surroundings with his divine sense.

"Fellow Daoist Song, please save me!"

Just as Song Qingming was searching for a way out of his predicament, a familiar cry for help suddenly came from not far ahead, and then a figure flew quickly toward him.

Looking up, Song Qingming realized that the person who had asked for help was none other than his companion, Zhu Qizheng, whom he had just separated from.

He was already in a somewhat disheveled state, constantly dodging the attacks coming from behind by the "green-robed man".

Seeing this, Song Qingming didn't think twice and quickly used his magic to activate his magical artifact to help. He soon arrived in front of the opponent and helped him block several fierce attacks from the "green-robed man".

The next moment, just as Song Qingming and the other were preparing to join forces to counterattack, the "green-robed man" in mid-air suddenly disappeared from the spot.

Seeing that the two were temporarily safe, Zhu Qizheng quickly stepped forward and cupped his hands in greeting:

"Many thanks to Fellow Daoist Song for saving me. I am deeply grateful!"

"Fellow Daoist, there's no need to be so polite. Let's talk about it after we leave here!"

"Oh! Fellow Daoist Song, do you already have a plan to escape?"

Upon hearing this, Song Qingming, who was standing next to him, shook his head directly.

"I have no way to escape, but you should have a way to get me away."

"I have a way, what do you mean by that?" Seeing Song Qingming looking at him with confidence, Zhu Qi's expression changed slightly, and he immediately asked.

The next moment, before Zhu Qi could react, a black stone suddenly appeared in front of him, then transformed into a black tiger and bit him.

"What is this, Fellow Daoist Song? What are you doing?!"

Zhu Qizheng, who was being bitten by the black tiger, looked at the other party in astonishment, but the only response he received was several golden flames shot out by the Five Elements Divine Light Mirror.

Under the scorching heat of the "Pure Yang True Fire," Zhu Qizheng finally showed a hint of disbelief on his face. He immediately raised a green spiritual light to block the golden flames attacking from all around.

"My illusion technique is already highly advanced. Even a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator wouldn't be able to detect it so quickly. How did you see through it all!"
Had I slipped up again this time?

When the two first clashed in the "Illusory Sea Desert," the green-robed man had used a high-level illusion technique to deceive him, so Song Qingming was naturally prepared for this.

When the other party appeared disguised as "Zhu Qizheng", Song Qingming's "Azure Rhinoceros Jade Pendant" had already reacted and sensed something was wrong.

However, in order to get closer to his opponent and create an opportunity to break the deadlock, Song Qingming pretended not to know anything and took the initiative to control his opponent before the opponent could react.

The man in green robes was unaware that Song Qingming possessed a treasure like the Azure Rhinoceros Jade Pendant, which could counter illusions. He thought that his failure back then was due to his incomplete mastery of supernatural powers, which allowed the other party to detect his weakness.

Now that his cultivation has advanced to the late Nascent Soul stage, he has successfully mastered this illusion technique, and its power is far greater than it was back then.

Hoping to use this opportunity to avenge his previous defeat, the "green-robed man" found his illusion technique, which he had painstakingly cultivated for over a hundred years, instantly broken by Song Qingming. His face was grim; he still found the outcome difficult to accept.

How could this be? Have all my years of hard work and cultivation been for nothing?
"Boy, don't think you can escape just because you've seen through my illusion. Today, all of you will be our sacrifices, and none of you will leave!"

The green-robed man, looking furious, tried to break free from Song Qingming's suppression despite the pressure from the Pure Yang True Fire.

But just as he was struggling to cast spells to resist the surrounding flames, the black tiger beneath his feet suddenly emitted bursts of lightning, which instantly enveloped his entire body.

Immediately afterwards, a numbing sensation swept over the "green-robed man," weakening the power of the green shield he released.

Although the "green-robed man" had reached the late Nascent Soul stage, his combat strength was only average, aside from his mastery of illusion techniques.

Faced with the powerful paralysis of the "Thunder Stone," he was quickly suppressed by the "Pure Yang True Fire" controlled by Song Qingming.
"How is this possible! How could I possibly lose to him?"

Although the "green-robed man" kept shouting his unwillingness, he could not stop the black lightning that kept flashing on his body, and his figure was gradually swallowed up by the lightning.

Not long after, the sounds of fierce fighting suddenly reached Song Qingming's ears. Immediately afterward, the white light in front of him quickly disappeared, and Song Qingming returned to the battlefield.

Not far from him, there was another figure with his eyes closed, seemingly asleep. It was Zhu Qizheng, who had just been trapped with him.

As the secret technique activated by the "green-robed man" disappeared, Zhu Qizheng quickly woke up from the illusion. With a surprised look on his face, he hurriedly moved to stand in front of Song Qingming.

"Fellow Daoist Song, have we emerged from the illusion? Where is that guy from just now?!"

Faced with Zhu Qizheng's curious question, Song Qingming pointed to the black ball of light emitting spiritual energy not far away.

"I have temporarily trapped this demon with my spell, but it will not be so easy to kill him."

"Fellow Daoist Zhu, please keep watch here for me and try your best to prevent him from coming out. I'm going to help Fellow Daoist Gu and the others!"

After handing the "black ball of light" in front of him over to Zhu Qizheng for guarding, Song Qingming immediately turned around and went to Gu Xuanhe's side, wanting to help the other party turn the tide of the battle.

Gu Xuanhe's cultivation level was only at the seventh level of the Nascent Soul stage, while his opponent, the woman in yellow, was the most powerful of the three demons, having already reached the ninth level of the Nascent Soul stage.

After the two exchanged blows, Gu Xuanhe was clearly being suppressed by his opponent. He was only able to hold on until now without being defeated because of the many spirit talismans he had.

But before Song Qingming could join the battle, a voice transmission reached his ears first.

"Fellow Daoist Song, I can handle this demon on my own, there's no need for help."

"Fellow Daoist, you should first go into the valley and destroy the demonic tree's true form. Otherwise, if it drags on for too long, and Fellow Daoist Qingyu and his companion can't hold on, we might not be able to escape today."

"Take this talisman first. It might help you if you encounter any trouble later."

After speaking, Gu Xuanhe gently raised his hand and tossed a prepared spirit-removing talisman into Song Qingming's hand.

As soon as Song Qingming received the talisman, he sensed a very powerful spiritual energy within it, indicating that the talisman's power seemed to have reached the fourth-grade upper level.

Now, in the valley, the human cultivators' armies on various battlefields are blocked and unable to advance. Even if Song Qingming chooses to help Gu Xuanhe, it will be difficult for the two of them to defeat the woman in yellow in a short time.

Not far behind them, Qingyu Zhenren and Lü Yue, who were fighting against the "Level 5 Demon Wood", were also engaged in a fierce battle, even with the help of many Golden Core cultivators.

Once the two of them can no longer stop their opponent, the other cultivators will be unable to stop the "level 5 demonic wood" at all. Therefore, to break the deadlock, they must first find a way to destroy the demonic wood itself.

Moreover, the earth-shattering battle in the valley had already alerted many demons lurking nearby. Now, demons are rushing in from all directions, and if the battle drags on for too long, it will only be more disadvantageous for them.

If they were trapped in the valley by the demon army and unable to escape, I'm afraid none of them would be able to get away.

Seeing that Gu Xuanhe had entrusted such an important talisman to him, Song Qingming pondered for a moment, then turned around and changed direction, flying quickly into the valley.

Seeing Song Qingming suddenly change direction, the woman in yellow immediately manipulated her magic weapon to transform into a giant purple python, intending to go and stop him.

But before the giant python could fly far, a talisman shot out from Jian Gu Xuanhe's hand. The talisman transformed into several sword lights in mid-air, directly piercing the giant python released by the woman in yellow and fixing it in mid-air.

“Your opponent is me. As long as I am here, you will not leave this place.”

"Hmph! Overestimating yourself."

Seeing that Gu Xuanhe firmly blocked her path, the woman in yellow could only watch Song Qingming's figure disappear before engaging in battle with him once again.

Since most of the demons had gone to besiege the human cultivator army outside, Song Qingming successfully arrived at the depths of the valley without encountering much resistance after bypassing the battlefield.

At this moment, he glanced ahead and soon spotted a tall stone platform in the distance.

Seeing that there were many demonic creatures guarding the area below the stone platform, it seemed that this place was an important location for demonic cultivators. Song Qingming immediately used his magic to teleport to the front of the stone platform.

Upon Song Qingming's sudden appearance, numerous demonic creatures near the stone platform immediately swarmed towards him.

But before they could get close to Song Qingming, countless bolts of lightning suddenly fell from the sky, instantly killing hundreds of low-level demons.

Under the influence of the lightning, a transparent barrier quickly appeared behind the stone platform, and a huge black shadow immediately flashed out from inside.

"It's really here!"

Seeing that the barrier ahead seemed to contain the true form of the "Level 5 Demon Wood," Song Qingming was about to cast a spell to destroy the barrier when a black light suddenly flew out and headed straight for where he was.

Faced with the black light that was almost within reach, Song Qingming immediately sensed a danger and quickly stopped casting his spell, then dove away from where he stood.

The next moment, the black light flew past Song Qingming and shot directly into the sky.

When Song Qingming steadied himself and looked ahead, a woman in white appeared on the stone platform. Her eyes also showed a hint of surprise, clearly not expecting someone to suddenly intrude into this place.

"Your Excellency is truly remarkable, managing to get here. It seems I underestimated you."

The white-clad woman standing in front of Song Qingming was also a Nascent Soul Ninth Level cultivator, whose cultivation level was no lower than that of the yellow-clad woman he had just met.

Seeing that there was such a formidable opponent blocking his way, Song Qingming's originally calm expression turned even more unpleasant.

Having already exhausted much of his magical power in several consecutive battles, he was not very confident that he could defeat this person, and a few beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.

Before Song Qingming could think too much about how to deal with the enemy, the woman in white suddenly threw out a white scroll.

Under his spell, six flying swords flew out quickly from the "white scroll" and stood in front of the opponent, with powerful pressure emanating from their blades.

"Since you're already here, you might as well leave your lives here!"

After the woman in white spoke, two of the six flying swords in front of her quickly transformed into sharp sword lights and headed straight for Song Qingming's location.

"Could this guy be a sword cultivator?!"

Faced with the two rapidly approaching sword lights, Song Qingming, somewhat surprised, hurriedly manipulated the "Five Elements Divine Light Mirror" to shoot out several Vajra beams, which tightly wrapped around the opponent's flying sword, attempting to intercept it in mid-air.

But just as he successfully trapped the two flying swords, the woman in white waved her arm again in the distance, and two more flying swords flew straight towards Song Qingming.

Seeing this, Song Qingming once again activated the "Five Elements Divine Light Mirror" to release several golden rays, attempting to use the same trick to trap the remaining flying swords of the opponent.

This time, however, just as the golden light touched the flying sword, the flying sword controlled by the woman in white suddenly turned around quickly and avoided the golden light's entanglement.

Immediately afterwards, the opponent swiftly severed the golden spiritual light that had imprisoned the flying swords in front of them, and instantly all four flying swords regained their freedom, once again attacking Song Qingming from four directions.

Seeing the flying sword about to strike him, Song Qingming quickly dodged again.

Unexpectedly, he underestimated the speed of his opponent's flying swords. He had just dodged two sword lights and had not yet regained his footing when two more flying swords flew in from behind.

Fortunately, at the critical moment, a giant blue tortoise once again blocked the way in front of the flying sword. It was the magic weapon "Xuanwu Spirit Light Shield" that Song Qingming had released in advance.

After a loud bang, Song Qingming and the blue giant tortoise were knocked back more than ten steps by the sword light and stopped in mid-air some distance away.

Before he could catch his breath, the woman in white cast a spell again, and the four flying swords transformed into sword light and attacked Song Qingming once more, showing that she did not want to give him any room to breathe.

Faced with such a series of powerful attacks, Song Qingming was powerless to retaliate and could only use the "Five Elements Divine Light Mirror" to defend with all his might.

"boom!"

Even though Song Qingming tried to use magic to dodge, his escape speed was ultimately no match for the flying sword controlled by the woman in white.

After only a few rounds, he was struck by two more sword beams from the opponent, and his body was once again sent flying more than ten feet away.

Fortunately, the defensive capabilities of the "Five Elements Divine Light Mirror" are already comparable to those of a typical high-grade level four magic weapon. Although the opponent's flying sword could repel it, it could not penetrate his magic weapon for the time being.

Just as Song Qingming was repelled once again, he unexpectedly used the residual force of the flying sword impact to quickly appear not far from the white-clad woman while she was not paying attention.

With a gentle wave of his hand, Song Qingming produced a melodious bell sound. (End of Chapter)