Qinghe Immortal Clan.

Before Bai Yuxian could even find its owner, a voice reached her ears from behind upon seeing the very familiar magical artifact.

As soon as she turned around, a streak of light was already rapidly approaching from the distance.

Before long, another figure appeared in front of him, who waved the golden bronze mirror that had blocked the white sword light and put it to his side.

Upon seeing who it was, Bai Yuxian's face immediately broke into a smile.

"Junior Brother Song, you saved me again."

"I rushed as fast as I could, but I was still a step too late. This time, I made a mistake."

Half a month ago, after defeating the demons of Taiyue Lake, Song Qingming and Wang Yan made an appointment to go south to support the State of Lu. He then rushed to the front line ahead of time.

Before he could even arrive, "White Meng Mountain" had already been captured by the Tianhai Alliance.

Song Qingming was halfway there when he heard the sounds of fierce fighting on the battlefield. He immediately used his magic to rush over and save Bai Yuxian from danger.

Compared to Bai Yuxian's excited expression after being rescued, Han Feng and the others standing not far away were surprised to see Song Qingming suddenly appear.

Unexpectedly, reinforcements suddenly arrived at this crucial moment, and this person seemed to be even more powerful than Bai Yuxian.

Especially the two Nascent Soul cultivators from the Jade Sword Sect not far away, their eyes were filled with disbelief when they saw Song Qingming.

The opponent was clearly so far away just now, so what kind of supernatural power did this person use to be able to release a magical artifact from a distance to block our supernatural abilities?

Even though both of them were Nascent Soul cultivators who had lived for over a thousand years, they still found it hard to believe how Song Qingming had managed to do it.

"Who are you?"

"Song Qingming of the Free and Unfettered Sect!"

"What? You're Song Qingming? Then who was it that fought Fellow Daoist Yuan earlier?"

Upon hearing Song Qingming's reply, Han Feng and the other man standing to the side were both stunned, never expecting that the newcomer would again call himself "Song Qingming".

Seeing the two looking at him with surprise, Song Qingming was not too surprised, but he did not explain much to them. Instead, he turned his gaze to the two people from the "Jade Sword Sect" not far away.

Although the two people in front of me also exuded the aura of Nascent Soul cultivators, their physical bodies were clearly not quite right, unlike what one would expect from a Nascent Soul cultivator.

"Junior Brother Song, these two people are not real Nascent Soul cultivators. Instead, they are people from the Jade Sword Sect who have been resurrected through possession and used a possession technique to forcibly elevate themselves to the Nascent Soul realm."

The reason we lost Bai Meng Mountain was because they launched a surprise attack on the mountain's protective formation.

"I didn't expect even the Jade Sword Sect to get involved, and they even resorted to such evil arts as resurrection. The Heavenly Sea Alliance really does have some tricks up their sleeves."

Upon hearing Bai Yuxian's explanation and learning that the two people in front of him were actually reincarnations of the "Jade Sword Sect," Song Qingming finally understood why they had been defeated so quickly.

Just as Song Qingming made a sarcastic remark, two people from the "Jade Sword Sect" he mentioned immediately spoke up:

"Hmph! Junior, don't talk nonsense. We are possessed by the spirits of the Jade Sword Sect's ancestors, not by any evil magic you're talking about."

"Whether it's some kind of evil magic or not, since I've seen it today, I'll just lend you a hand and send you two into the cycle of reincarnation as soon as possible!"

After Song Qingming finished speaking, a burst of spiritual light appeared in his hand, and the "Five Elements Divine Light Mirror" immediately transformed into a streak of light, heading straight for his opponent.

"Youngster, how dare you be so arrogant!"

Although they could only unleash 70-80% of their original supernatural powers after being possessed, they were still genuine Nascent Soul combatants.

Seeing that Song Qingming seemed to disregard them, the two from the Jade Sword Sect looked displeased and immediately used magic to release their flying swords to meet him.

Just as the two approached, the "Five Elements Divine Light Mirror" suddenly split into five in mid-air, shooting out several golden beams from five directions that instantly surrounded him.

Seeing that they were suddenly trapped by the opponent's magic weapon, the two from the "Jade Sword Sect" immediately released a sword intent together, and forcefully cut off the golden light wrapped around them.

But just as they were about to cast a spell to break free from the "Five Elements Divine Light Mirror" encirclement, two giant lightning hands suddenly emerged from the bronze mirror in front of them and grabbed them directly.

Before long, they were surrounded by lightning controlled by Song Qingming.

"This is the Heaven-Devouring Thunder Technique. This person is clearly a cultivator from the Floating Cloud Mountain Range, how could he possibly know Old Monster Xuan's thunder technique?"

Upon seeing the lightning released by Song Qingming, the two members of the Jade Sword Sect trapped within recognized the technique and instantly recalled a formidable opponent from the Tianhai cultivation world, causing their expressions to change.

Although both of them were also mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivators in their previous lives, they were currently using the bodies of their juniors to perform spells, so they could only unleash about 70-80% of their strength at most.

When the two of them work together, they are equivalent to a Nascent Soul Level 5 cultivator.

At this moment, facing the white lightning controlled by Song Qingming, even though they tried their best to activate their magic weapons to resist, they were still easily suppressed by the opponent's lightning and could not escape.

Han Feng and Wang Zilong, who were not far away, wanted to help Song Qingming when they saw how capable he was, but Bai Yuxian stopped them in advance.

Despite her already poor condition, Bai Yuxian still managed to cast a spell to block her opponents, unwilling to let them easily pass and attack Song Qingming.

"Fellow Daoists, your opponent is me!"

".."

After trapping the two "Jade Sword Sect" members in front of him, Song Qingming waved his hand again and quickly summoned all six puppets on his body.

Under Song Qingming's spell control, the puppets beside him quickly assembled into a magic array.

Next, as Song Qingming's aura suddenly surged, a powerful golden magic array appeared in the air not far above his head, instantly enveloping the two trapped people on the battlefield below.

As the dazzling sword light gradually emerged in the sky, the two members of the Jade Sword Sect, feeling the powerful pressure emanating from it, showed a hint of surprise on their faces.

"Seven Star Sword Light!"

As sword beams fell one after another, even with their full power, the two were unable to resist, and their figures were quickly enveloped by the powerful sword beams.

"This person is only at the sixth level of the Nascent Soul stage, yet he possesses supernatural abilities that rival those of a great cultivator. We have truly underestimated him."

"So be it. We are destined to enter the cycle of reincarnation. It is not unjust for us to lose to him!"

".."

Seeing that even with their combined efforts, they could not withstand the powerful force of the sword light, the two Jade Sword Sect cultivators looked at the last sword light and immediately gave up resisting.

After a loud "boom"!
As soon as the spiritual light dissipated, the two figures in mid-air had already disappeared, leaving only two incomplete primordial spirits that voluntarily entered the void of reincarnation.

"My two venerable ancestors..."

Han Feng and his companion, who were still blocking Bai Yuxian's way, were incredulous at the sight before them.

They never expected that Song Qingming would possess such supernatural abilities, capable of killing two opponents of similar cultivation level with a single blow, which truly exceeded their expectations.

It should be understood that in battles between Nascent Soul cultivators, apart from facing a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, even if there are some differences in cultivation levels, the difference in strength between the two sides will not be so obvious.

Gaining the upper hand and suppressing an opponent in a short period of time during a battle may not be difficult, but directly killing a Nascent Soul cultivator of the same level is not so easy.

Song Qingming was clearly only a Nascent Soul Level 6 cultivator, yet he managed to kill two opponents of the same level after only a few dozen rounds of fighting. How could they not be astonished by this?

"Could this guy really possess the supernatural powers of a great cultivator?"

Before Han Feng and his companion could recover from their surprise, Song Qingming, who had just killed their opponent, had already turned his gaze toward them.

Knowing that Bai Yuxian was not in good condition, he did not wait to recover his magic power, but immediately put away the magic weapon in mid-air and rushed directly to the battlefield.

Prince Long, who was still locked in combat with Bai Yuxian, saw Song Qingming heading straight for him and his face immediately turned pale with fright. He quickly abandoned his opponent and turned around to activate his magic weapon.

Although Prince Long is also a veteran Nascent Soul cultivator, he has been in the Nascent Soul stage for over five hundred years.

However, his talent and opportunities after forming his Nascent Soul were average, and he is currently only at the fourth level of the Nascent Soul realm. His combat strength is also not particularly outstanding.

Even when facing Song Qingming, who had just exhausted a lot of his magic power, Wang Zilong still felt a lot of pressure. After only a dozen or so rounds, he was suppressed by Song Qingming's magic weapon.

Seeing that he was no match for Song Qingming, Wang Zilong could only grit his teeth and persevere while casting spells to call for help from others around him.

However, everyone was facing opponents at the moment, and they were some distance away from his battlefield, so they were powerless to come to his aid in the short term.

High in the distance, Yuan Luohua, who was locked in combat with Ling Zhentian, also received a distress call from Wang Zilong and noticed the changes on the distant battlefield.

Wang Zilong was a cultivator from the same sect as Yuan Luohua, the "Qingyang Sect". Compared to others, he naturally could not sit idly by and watch his own Nascent Soul cultivator perish on the battlefield.

However, Ling Zhentian, who was fighting him, was really difficult to deal with, so he wanted to help but was unable to spare the time.

Although Yuan Luohua was also a Nascent Soul Ninth Level cultivator, his strength was slightly weaker than Ling Zhentian's, who was more skilled in combat due to his sword cultivation background.

The two have clashed several times in the past few days, and Yuan Luohua has never gained any advantage over his opponent. On the contrary, he has occasionally been at a disadvantage.

If Ling Zhentian hadn't actually intended to fight him to the death and only wanted to keep him here, the outcome of their battle would probably be uncertain right now.

Seeing that Wang Zilong was about to give up, Yuan Luohua gritted her teeth and suddenly took out a silver-white talisman, quickly casting a spell to infuse it into the talisman.

"White Rainbow Piercing the Sun Talisman!"

Looking ahead, Yuan Luohua's talisman emitted powerful spiritual light, revealing itself to be a powerful, high-grade fourth-level talisman.

Even the usually composed Ling Zhentian frowned slightly at this moment and took the initiative to cast a spell to retreat.

A white streak flew swiftly from Yuan Luotian's hand, instantly catching up to Ling Zhentian. At this moment, Ling Zhentian had already activated his sword intent to form a protective shield and blocked the opponent's attack.

With a deafening roar, Ling Zhentian was once again thrown back more than a hundred feet by the white light, managing to regain his footing.

Meanwhile, Yuan Luohua, who was in the distance, took this opportunity to slip away from the battlefield and head straight for Song Qingming's location.

"I couldn't dodge it after all. My supernatural abilities have really declined over the years!"

Although Ling Zhentian was only asked by Song Qingming to help, his battle with Yuan Luohua these past few days has indeed been extremely fierce.

Although Ling Zhentian had a slight advantage in the duel, Yuan Luohua also possessed two rather powerful level-four high-grade magic treasures, and the two did not quickly determine a winner.

Ling Zhentian, who was standing still, sighed slightly and then flashed after them.

Upon seeing Yuan Luohua arrive, Wang Zilong, who was already struggling to cope with Song Qingming's pressure, instantly showed a hint of joy and quickly moved closer to him.

"Brother Yuan, save me!"

Just when Wang Zilong thought he was saved, a strange ringing sound suddenly rang in his ear.

The next moment, Yuan Luohua suddenly disappeared from his sight and was replaced by Ling Zhentian, who was attacking with a flying sword, leaving him frozen in place in his excitement.

"Huh! What's this...?"

"Junior Brother Wang, wake up! That's an illusion!"

".."

Although Yuan Luohua had already used magic to warn him in time, he hesitated for only a moment. By the time Wang Zilong realized something was wrong, he had already fallen into the trap of the five bronze mirrors.

The next moment, golden light shone all around, and several chains formed from spiritual light bound the unsuspecting Prince Long.

Since his natal magic weapon "Five Elements Divine Light Mirror" was enhanced by the Silver Gang Star Stone, Song Qingming has not used this chain supernatural power often.

However, once a cultivator of the same level is locked up, almost no one can break free.

Gazing at the sword light condensed by Song Qingming in the distance, Wang Zilong, unable to dodge, could only watch helplessly as the sword light flew towards him and pierced directly through his chest.

"what."

Seeing that his physical body was severely damaged and he could not escape safely, Wang Zilong originally wanted to abandon his physical body and flee the battlefield by leaving his nascent soul.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, the chains released from the "Five Elements Divine Light Mirror" suddenly emitted bursts of white lightning.

His nascent soul had just separated from his physical body when he was enveloped by lightning that had been prepared in advance. He was instantly electrocuted and trembled uncontrollably, unable to cast a spell to escape.

Before long, with a flash of sword light, Wang Zilong's "natal nascent soul" fell into Song Qingming's hands and never moved again.

"Junior Brother Wang..."

Yuan Luohua, who had just arrived near the battlefield, watched helplessly as Wang Zilong died at Song Qingming's hands, and his face immediately showed an expression of extreme anger.

Before he could even identify his opponent, Yuan Luohua's green bamboo magic weapon transformed into a streak of green light and headed straight for Song Qingming's location.

Having already discarded Prince Long's corpse, Song Qingming hurriedly cast a spell to release the "Black Tortoise Spiritual Light Shield," which transformed into a giant tortoise that blocked his way.

The next moment, the cyan jade bamboo arrived in front of the giant tortoise, and a powerful force instantly swept through the surrounding void upon contact between the two.

"boom!"

After a loud bang, Song Qingming took more than ten steps back, but still landed steadily in mid-air.

Before he could retaliate, several more ferocious streaks of blue light attacked from mid-air, as if the opponent had no intention of giving him a chance to breathe.

Seeing this, Song Qingming immediately activated the "Five Elements Divine Light Mirror," which transformed into green light and attached itself to the giant tortoise in front of him, thus enhancing the power of this magical treasure.

He felt a series of booming sounds coming from ahead, and more than a dozen beams of azure light fell one after another. Song Qingming immediately felt a pressure.

Fortunately, the enhanced "Black Tortoise Spirit Light Shield" is already comparable to a typical high-grade fourth-level defensive magic weapon in terms of defensive capabilities alone.

Even a Nascent Soul Ninth Level cultivator like Yuan Luohua couldn't easily break through his defenses in a short time.

Meanwhile, Yuan Luohua, who was not far away and had retrieved his magic weapon, was quite surprised to see that his opponent had been able to withstand his attack head-on without any abnormality.

You should know that you are a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, while Song Qingming's cultivation is only at the sixth level of the Nascent Soul realm.

It was truly unbelievable to Yuan Luohua that the person before him could activate a defensive magic treasure that was no less powerful than that of a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator.

Just as he was about to continue casting spells, the sound of flying swords cutting through the air came from not far behind him. It was Ling Zhentian who had arrived a step later.

Knowing Ling Zhentian's strength, Yuan Luohua dared not ignore the attack coming from behind and quickly used his magic weapon to block it.

Song Qingming, who had caught his breath not far away, saw Ling Zhentian arrive and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Having previously activated the sword formation to kill two Nascent Soul cultivators from the Jade Sword Sect, and then slain Prince Long, with whom he had fought a fierce battle, Song Qingming's mana was now nearly depleted.

In this state, facing the frenzied attacks of a Nascent Soul Ninth Level cultivator like Yuan Luohua, he had little confidence in his ability to withstand them.

Fortunately, with Ling Zhentian, a late-stage Nascent Soul expert, there, he had a chance to catch his breath and quickly swallowed a pill to restore his mana.

At this moment, while facing Zheng Zitong and Chen Yunxiao alone, the "Martial Virtue Master" suddenly transmitted his voice to Yuan Luohua beside him.

"Fellow Daoist Yuan, it seems the enemy has received reinforcements. We probably won't be able to stop them now. Perhaps we should retreat quickly and reconsider our strategy!"

Upon hearing the telepathic message from "Martial Virtue Master," Yuan Luohua, who was once again entangled by Ling Zhentian, knew that she had little chance of avenging Wang Zilong.

After such a long battle, everyone's magical power is almost depleted. If the enemy were to send powerful reinforcements, the situation would likely become increasingly unfavorable for them.

After a moment's thought, Yuan Luohua sent a telepathic message to the others on the battlefield, choosing to cover their retreat.

At this moment, Bai Yuxian and the others were also exhausted. Seeing that the "Tianhai Alliance" had chosen to retreat, they did not choose to forcibly keep them there.

After a symbolic pursuit, the group led the remaining airships northward toward a market town called "Yuntong Mountain".

"Yuntong Mountain" is the highest-ranking spiritual mountain in northern Lu State. It was originally occupied by a Golden Core sect that was affiliated with the "Lingyin Sect".

Later, after the Yunxiao Sect became the hegemon of the Lu Kingdom, this Golden Core power, which originally belonged to the Lingyin Sect, switched allegiance to them.

Before the group even arrived at the market, more than a dozen small flying boats came to greet them, carrying some of the Yunxiao Sect's garrison troops stationed there.

They were actually the ones who suddenly appeared in the distance, which led the "Tianhai Alliance" to mistake them for reinforcements. It was an accidental mishap that scared them away before they lost their will to fight.

Under the leadership of the Yuntong Mountain garrison, the rest of the people retreated completely back to the market town.

Although most of the people from the Floating Cloud Mountains side managed to retreat safely in this battle, they still lost as many as six thousand cultivators after being pursued all the way.

Even five or six Golden Core cultivators perished, and many others were seriously injured in the battle.

Among the Nascent Soul cultivators, Bai Yuxian was the most seriously injured. Although she barely managed to hold on until the end, she immediately began to seclude herself to heal her injuries after returning to the market.

Secondly, Chen Yunxiao, Chu Lingyun, and Song Qingyu were all injured in the battle to cover the retreat.

However, compared to Bai Yuxian, the three of them were in a much better condition. They only needed to take healing pills to stabilize their injuries, which would not affect their combat power too much.

Fortunately, the Yuntongshan market is still thousands of miles away from Baimeng Mountain, and the Tianhai Alliance also needs some time to rest.

For the time being, Song Qingming and his team do not need to worry about the enemy launching another attack.

Although the group lost "White Meng Mountain", as long as they can hold this place and wait for reinforcements from the west to arrive, they still have a great chance to counterattack the Tianhai Alliance army and recover the State of Lu.

However, all of this can only be done once reinforcements arrive; otherwise, with the limited forces of "Yuntong Mountain," they simply cannot accomplish these tasks.

Just as Song Qingming and others were patiently waiting for reinforcements at Yuntong Mountain, the Tianhai Alliance unexpectedly sent a letter, preparing to draw a line and make peace with them on the spot.

Upon hearing that the "Tianhai Alliance" wanted to bring most of the Lu Kingdom under its control, Song Qingming and the others who received the letter rejected the outrageous request without hesitation.

Although they are not at an advantage right now, as long as they can hold out until reinforcements arrive, the difference in troop strength between the two sides will be negligible.

Moreover, in terms of Nascent Soul combat power, the opponent has lost Prince Long, so they are no longer at an advantage compared to the Floating Cloud Mountain Range, and the situation has reversed.

Once Wang Yan and Liu Qingyin arrive, the "Tianhai Alliance" will have no advantage whatsoever.

Just after Song Qingming and others refused to make peace, the Tianhai Alliance army once again marched north to attack Yuntongfang, hoping to take advantage of their inability to recover their fighting strength and seize the last stronghold in northern Lu State.

Although Bai Yuxian is temporarily unable to fight due to her injuries, the situation is much better than before with the addition of Song Qingming, a powerful combatant, to the Floating Cloud Mountains.

Song Qingming alone was enough to suppress the two Nascent Soul experts, Wu De Zhenren and Han Feng, from the Jade Sword Sect.

The pressure on Song Qingyu and the others was much less than before, and they could occasionally spare some energy to cover the city-guarding cultivators below.

After several major battles, although the "Tianhai Alliance" had a slight advantage, Song Qingming and others successfully defended the market.

After a stalemate lasting more than half a month, news came that reinforcements from the west were about to arrive in Lu State. Knowing that they could no longer conquer Yuntongfang, the Tianhai Alliance army chose to retreat.

A few days later, Wang Yan and his army of cultivators gradually arrived at the battlefield of Lu State.

This time, not only did three Nascent Soul cultivators, Wang Yan, Liu Qingyin, and Fu Yungui, arrive, they also brought a massive army of cultivators totaling 20,000.

By this time, the morale of the "Floating Cloud Mountains" had been high, and they finally had the strength to launch a counterattack.

They immediately dispatched troops south, marching in a mighty force towards "White Meng Mountain," which was occupied by the Tianhai Alliance. (End of Chapter)