Qinghe Immortal Clan.

Chapter 1085 Mysterious Golden Light, Strange Movements in the South

The "teleportation array" that Song Qingming saw was only seven or eight feet wide, and it was engraved with low-level teleportation runes. It was obviously an ordinary small teleportation array.

The teleportation distance of this "teleportation array" is at most one or two thousand miles, and it cannot leave the "Purple Sun Heavenly Palace" where everyone is located.

Based on Song Qingming's previous observation of the height of the outer hall, the hall in front of him was at least several tens of feet high, and there should be more than one floor below.

And after they came in, did they see any other staircases or similar structures around them?

The only way to get to the next level of the palace, without a doubt, is through the "teleportation array" beneath their feet.

"So, there should be another layer above this, and maybe what we're looking for is there."

"Fellow Daoist Song, is there any way to activate this teleportation array now?"

Although the others present were not high-level array masters, they were all Nascent Soul cultivators with profound cultivation. Even without Song Qingming's introduction, they could all see some clues.

Knowing that what they were seeing was just a small "teleportation array," they didn't look too disappointed. Instead, they looked up at the sky above them.

In their view, since this "teleportation array" could be protected by such a powerful restriction, it couldn't possibly be empty.

Even if they can't find a way for them to leave, finding some useful spiritual items would still be of great help to everyone.

After all, this "Purple Sun Heavenly Palace" is a secret realm left behind by ancient ascended cultivators, and no one can say for sure what high-level spiritual objects might be hidden inside.

It's not impossible that they could find precious spiritual items that could enhance their cultivation or be high-level spiritual treasures.

At that time, they might not only be able to increase their own strength, but also find a way to leave this secret realm.

Seeing that everyone wanted to go up and take a look, Song Qingming inspected the "teleportation array" in front of him and quickly installed the spirit stone to activate the array in the groove next to it.

As the "teleportation platform" lit up with a white light, everyone's faces immediately showed a hint of anticipation.

"Fellow Daoists, just in case the strong winds come and we can't receive the transmission from above, we should leave one person here to guard the place."

Seeing that Song Qingming had successfully activated the "teleportation array", Liu Ziliang suddenly turned to the crowd and suggested that one person should stay behind to guard the "teleportation array".

Although Liu Ziliang's words made some sense, everyone present fell silent in the face of the treasure that was very likely to appear above.

It seems no one wants to miss out on the precious treasures that might appear there.

Seeing that no one was willing to stay, the atmosphere became somewhat awkward.

Seeing this, Ling Zhentian, who had the highest cultivation level present, immediately spoke up:

"Regardless of who among you is willing to stay, as long as we find spiritual items inside, including Fellow Daoist Liu outside, we will definitely share them with you."

Anyone who has any objections to this is welcome to try my flying sword!

"Hehe, Fellow Daoist Ling's words are so fair and for everyone's good, how dare we have any objections?"

As you said, whoever wants to stay, we can share all the spoils we've gained. Since we all came in together, what we get should naturally be divided equally.

"Yes, Brother Wu is right, and I agree with what Fellow Daoist Ling said!"

When Ling Zhentian proposed to fairly distribute the spiritual items, everyone present immediately nodded in agreement, and no one voiced any objection.

After all, apart from Ling Zhentian, the others were only at the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm, and no one dared to provoke this great cultivator.

Seeing that no one raised any objections, Ling Zhentian turned his gaze to the cultivator surnamed You standing to the side.

"Fellow Daoist You, you can stay down here for now. If anything happens, come up and let us know immediately!"

"Uh, okay then!"

Despite the possibility of finding treasure, the man surnamed You was already eager to go up and see it, and was unwilling to stay.

But when he sensed the powerful sword intent emanating from the flying sword in Ling Zhentian's hand, reason ultimately prevailed over the slight greed in his heart, and he reluctantly nodded in agreement.

The other cultivators around them clearly agreed with the arrangement, and soon everyone reached a consensus.

As a white light slowly appeared, Song Qingming and his group of six quickly disappeared from the array platform, leaving only the man surnamed You with a somewhat unwilling expression.

On the second floor of the palace, on a huge stone platform that had been silent for countless years, a sudden flash of spiritual light appeared, and six figures materialized out of thin air.

Looking up, Liu Ziliang noticed that the ground around the array platform was arranged very similarly to the floor below. He immediately turned to Song Qingming beside him and said with a smile:
"Hehe! Just as Fellow Daoist Song guessed, there really is another layer in this place."

It seems no one else has been here before. All our hard work these past few days hasn't been in vain.

Seeing that the palace was not damaged like other places, everyone was excited and quickly stepped down from the stone platform.

This time, Song Qingming once again used the "puppet beast" to scout ahead.

They encountered no obstacles along the way and soon followed a passage, leading everyone into a circular hall located in the center of the main hall.

This circular hall was significantly smaller than the palace on the floor below, only about five or six zhang wide.

The entire hall was empty except for a few stone pillars with carved patterns along the sides, and some seemingly ordinary portraits of figures and landscapes hanging on the surrounding walls.
Above the roof hung a three-foot-long golden sphere of light, which looked somewhat similar to the luminous beads used for lighting in many cultivators' caves.

However, it was much larger than the luminous pearls that Song Qingming had seen, and the color of the light it emitted was also significantly different. It also faintly exuded a rich spiritual energy.

"Hmm, something seems off about the painting on the wall?"

Just as Song Qingming was staring at the golden sphere above, Liu Ziliang's excited voice suddenly rang out beside him, causing everyone to look in his direction.

On the wall in front of Liu Ziliang, there were several lifelike images of Taoist figures.

Somewhat surprisingly, one of the portraits depicts a Taoist priest in blue robes holding a whisk.

Under the golden light from above, many places reflected subtle spiritual light, making it look just like a real magical artifact.

"Gentlemen, there must be something hidden inside this painting. Let me try to retrieve it!"

Seeing that the magical artifact in the painting seemed to be alive, Liu Ziliang pondered for a moment and then released a golden spiritual light towards the mural in front of him with a flick of his magic power.

Just as the golden light in his hand touched the mural, the whisk in the painting suddenly lit up with a burst of light, directly blocking it.

"Hehe! There really was something hidden there; I almost missed it!"

Sensing the powerful spiritual energy contained within the magical artifact in the painting, Liu Ziliang's face lit up with joy, and he began casting a spell again to break through the external restrictions and collect the treasure.

Seeing this, the others around also began searching among the many portraits on the surrounding walls, and soon found several more portraits that, like these, contained spirits.

In an instant, everyone in the hall began to busy themselves, casting spells toward the portrait.

After searching with the help of the overhead light, Song Qingming quickly found his target and came to a portrait of a woman holding a jade bottle. He then began to cast a spell to break the restrictions in the painting.

The restrictions on these portraits were not as strong as those on the outside. After everyone cast spells, the restrictions on several portraits were quickly broken, and the spirits inside flew out.

In less than a quarter of an hour, several cultivators with higher cultivation levels, including Song Qingming, Liu Ziliang, and Ling Zhentian, each obtained a treasure.

After successfully obtaining the jade bottle from the painting, Song Qingming did not rush to open it. Instead, he first put it into his "storage bag" and then immediately moved closer to another painting next to it.

Fortunately, it had been agreed beforehand that no matter how much treasure was obtained, everyone would receive a share upon returning home.

Seeing that Song Qingming and the others had successfully obtained the treasure, the others seemed too anxious and no one tried to snatch the treasures from others.

Just as everyone was working together to search for the scrolls containing spiritual objects, the talisman on Liu Ziliang's waist suddenly lit up, causing him to immediately stop his spellcasting.

Before Liu Ziliang could speak, a streak of light suddenly flew in from afar; it was the man surnamed You who had been guarding the lower level.

"Something's not right outside. A strong wind is probably coming soon. Everyone, we should evacuate immediately!"

As the man surnamed You spoke, his gaze shifted to the crowd in the hall. When he saw that several people were holding the spiritual items they had just acquired, a look of joy immediately appeared on his face.

Upon hearing that a strong wind was about to appear outside, the expressions of everyone in the hall changed immediately, and they hurriedly stopped searching for the portrait.

"The gale is about to appear, everyone let's retreat for today. There shouldn't be much left, we can come back and search carefully next time!"

Although many people present were unwilling to go back just like that, they wanted to take all the spiritual objects in the hall with them.

But when they thought of the terrifying gales and lightning that were about to appear outside, everyone quickly regained their composure, nodded in agreement, and turned to fly away.

Just as everyone was about to leave the hall, a golden light suddenly shone from the roof and headed straight for them.

Just then, Song Qingming also noticed something unusual about himself.

Before he could figure out what was going on, the golden light that suddenly appeared behind him was already heading straight for his location.

Seeing the golden light moving incredibly fast, arriving just a short distance behind him in an instant, Song Qingming quickly cast a spell to release a magical artifact to protect himself.

He then used the "Nine Palaces Meteor Escape" technique to prepare to leave the spot.

But at the very moment he moved, the golden light suddenly made a strange turn in mid-air, blocking Song Qingming's path. Before the astonished Song Qingming could react, the golden light instantly pierced through the "Five Elements Divine Light Mirror" in front of him and covered his body.

Next, to everyone's astonishment, Song Qingming's entire body was swept away by the golden light and swallowed into the "golden ball of light" above the hall.

"Fellow Daoist Song!"

Seeing this astonishing scene unfold, Ling Zhentian and the others, who were not far away, hurriedly activated their magical artifacts to rescue Song Qingming, who had been swept away.

But before their swords could reach them, the "golden ball of light" that had been illuminating the hall suddenly burst forth with a dazzling spiritual light, making it difficult for everyone to open their eyes.

After the light dissipated, the "golden ball of light" in the hall completely disappeared from everyone's sight, and the entire circular hall went dark.

Seeing Song Qingming suddenly swept away by the golden light, Ling Zhentian wanted to go forward to search for the other party, but Liu Ziliang and others stopped him.

"Fellow Daoist Ling, Fellow Daoist Song is probably in grave danger. The fierce winds outside are about to engulf this place. If we don't leave now, none of us will be able to leave today!"

"Yes! Fellow Daoist Ling, let's leave here first, or it will be too late!"

".."

Hearing the advice of those around him, Ling Zhentian glanced around the hall with a hint of helplessness before turning into a beam of light and leaving the spot.

After leaving the palace, the group took a deep breath and flew away as fast as they could, finally returning safely to the protective array before the gale arrived.

At this moment, Old Ghost Xiao, who was still inside the great formation to meet everyone, saw that everyone had returned safely except for Song Qingming. He quickly stepped forward and asked:

"Hey everyone, where's Fellow Daoist Song? Didn't he go out with you all today?"

"Fellow Daoist Song...Fellow Daoist Song may not be able to return today!"

Faced with Xiao Laogui's earnest question, everyone could only sigh. Liu Ziliang was the first to speak and recount what had just happened to them.

“Fellow Daoist Xiao, we don’t know how Fellow Daoist Song is doing. Maybe he’s just trapped somewhere and there’s nothing dangerous for him.”

"Once the fierce winds outside subside, we'll all go to that palace together to search; perhaps there'll still be a chance to bring him back."

"Hmph! You've been here for so many years, has anyone ever seen any fellow Daoist who went out return alive after the gale passed?"

"We finally found a formation master, only to have him lose his life following you all. I truly don't know how to advise you people."

Upon hearing that Song Qingming had been swept away and disappeared by the inner restrictions while exploring the outer palace, Old Ghost Xiao had already guessed what had happened to him.

Seeing the raging winds and thunder outside, he could only turn away helplessly, a hint of sorrow on his face.

Watching Xiao Laogui's departing figure, Liu Ziliang and the others also felt uneasy.

Although Song Qingming has only been at the "Purple Sun Heavenly Palace" for a few months, he has already gained everyone's recognition during this time by relying on his high-level "array master" abilities.

In particular, Liu Ziliang was saved by Song Qingming when he was in danger while traveling, and he remembered the kindness of the other party.

If he really had the chance to save the other party, he probably wouldn't hesitate too much.

Trapped in such a dangerous place, even if everyone wanted to, they were powerless to change the outcome and could only feel sorry for the missing Song Qingming.

".."
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"Floating Cloud Mountain Range", in the cave at the top of Red Cloud Mountain.

Song Qingyu, dressed in green, was meditating and cultivating in her cave. Above her head was a black flying sword that greedily absorbed the spiritual energy gathered around her.

After breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage, Song Qingyu underwent more than eighty years of arduous cultivation, and his cultivation level has now reached the peak of the second level of the Nascent Soul stage.

He was only one step away from reaching the third level of the Nascent Soul realm.

Back in the "Heavenly Sword Pavilion", Song Qingyu successfully formed his Nascent Soul with sword intent, and his cultivation speed was not much slower than Song Qingming's.

It was only because after her cultivation reached the third level of the Nascent Soul stage, Song Qingyu had failed to break through her cultivation level several times in a row, and her cultivation speed, which had always been smooth sailing, had also slowed down considerably.

Just as Song Qingyu was about to try to break through the bottleneck in her body again, a surge of spiritual energy suddenly came from the entrance of her secluded cave, interrupting her spellcasting.

Seeing that she was already feeling uneasy, Song Qingyu sighed and finally got up and left the stone chamber in her valley.

Upon arriving at the main hall of the cave, Song Qingyu saw several "sound transmission talismans" floating at the location of the restrictive magic array in front of her, and immediately cast a spell to capture them into her hand.

After carefully examining the letters in his hand, Song Qingyu immediately cast a spell to send out a sound transmission talisman, summoning Song Shaoyu, who was guarding outside, into the room.

Having not seen his master Song Shaoyu for half a year, he immediately knelt down and bowed to Song Qingyu upon entering the cave.

"Disciple pays homage to Master!"

"When was this letter from Senior Sister Bai delivered? Why didn't you remind me sooner?"

"Reporting to Master, this letter was just sent by Ancestor Yuanhao this morning. He didn't say it was urgent, so I didn't dare disturb your seclusion."

Seeing that his master, Song Qingyu, seemed somewhat displeased, Song Shaoyu quickly offered an explanation.

Upon hearing this, Song Qingyu waved his hand and said, "Alright, let it go this time. I will definitely remember this in the future. You can ignore everything else, but if the two elders of the sect send a message, you must inform me immediately."

"Go downstairs first, and tell Yuan Hao, Lin Rui, and Si Qing to come see me immediately."

"Disciple noted it down!"

Upon hearing Song Qingyu's instructions, Song Shaoyu quickly nodded and then turned and left the cave.

Before long, Song Yuanhao, Song Linrui, and Song Siqing, having received the news, appeared together in Song Qingyu's cave.

As the three Golden Core elders in charge of the Song family at "Red Cloud Mountain", Song Yuanhao and the other two had many affairs to attend to on a daily basis, but they did not neglect their cultivation.

Having experienced the Tower of Babel secret realm and gained many opportunities from it, Song Yuanhao's cultivation has broken through to the seventh level of the Golden Core realm, making him a late-stage Golden Core cultivator.

With his unique spiritual root talent, he will definitely be able to successfully cultivate to the ninth level of the Golden Core stage and break through to the Nascent Soul stage in the future, barring any unforeseen circumstances.

Song Linrui and Song Siqing achieved their core formation much later than Song Yuanhao, only succeeding in doing so in recent decades.

The two are only a little over two hundred years old. One has already broken through to the fourth level of the Golden Core realm, while the other is still stuck at the second level of the Golden Core realm.

In addition, Song Linrui also possesses a Golden Core puppet that Song Qingming gave him. Furthermore, as he is also a puppeteer, his combat abilities are significantly stronger than those of ordinary cultivators of the same level.

Song Siqing has been studying alchemy under Huang Siyuan for many years. Now her alchemy skills have been raised to the third-grade lower level, making her the best alchemist in the family besides Huang Siyuan.

After gesturing for the three to sit down, Song Qingyu picked up a letter and asked, "You all should be aware of what's happening in Lu, right?"

The Tianhai Alliance's recent unusual activities suggest they are preparing to take action. Senior Sister Bai has sent me a message asking me to come and discuss this matter. I estimate that this great battle is unavoidable.

"Tomorrow, Yuan Hao will return to the sect with me. You two should also prepare yourselves well, in case the sect needs us to send people to support the south at any time."

"Ancestor, is the Tianhai Alliance really going to start another war? The Yunxiao Sect of Lu Kingdom has always had a good relationship with them, so why would they suddenly start a war at this time?"

Since the great war in Lu State two hundred years ago, the "Tianhai Alliance" and the "Fuyun Mountain Range" in the north signed a century-long peace agreement. Although the relationship between the two sides is still not very harmonious, they have not fought a war for more than two hundred years.

Upon hearing what Song Qingyu said, Song Siqing was immediately surprised and asked in disbelief.

Upon hearing this, Song Qingyu immediately waved his hand and said:
"Those people from the Tianhai Alliance never do anything without a profit. Senior Sister Bai had previously sent us a message saying that a large Gengjin mine seems to have been discovered in the Lu Kingdom."

They speculated that the Tianhai Alliance might have its eye on the Yunxiao Sect's mine, which was why they chose to take direct action.

We don't know when Seventh Brother and his wife will be back yet, so you all need to be extra careful.

"If war really breaks out in the south, we will definitely have to send people south to help in the fighting. You must make preparations for this in advance."

In the world of cultivation, whether it is a family, a sect, or other forces, the battles between the two sides are often for the sake of vying for limited territory and cultivation resources.

Although the cultivation world of the "Tianhai Alliance" and the "Fuyun Mountain Range" has been at peace for more than two hundred years.

However, if there is a real conflict of interest, it would not be surprising if the war were to resume.

"Don't worry, Ancestor, we'll go and make the arrangements right away!"

After receiving confirmation from the ancestor Song Qingyu, Song Siqing and the other two nodded in agreement and then left the mountain cave together.

After Song Yuanhao and the others left, Song Qingyu also walked out of the cave and then went alone to the "Huixian Pavilion" located on the mountaintop.

Three years have passed since Song Qingming and Huang Siyuan went to the "Eastern Phoenix Kingdom," and there has been no news from them. We don't know how they are doing now.

At this moment, a hint of gloom appeared in the sky, and soon countless raindrops fell from the sky, and a pitter-patter sound soon came from the eaves.

As Song Qingyu sat in the attic listening to the rain, a trace of worry appeared on her face as she thought about what might happen next.

However, after the rain stopped, Song Qingyu, who had just emerged from the "Huixian Pavilion," looked up at the sky and quickly regained her usual calm expression.

(PS: Sorry I'm a little late again today, I had some writer's block. I'm really sorry for my mistake.)
(End of this chapter)