Qinghe Immortal Clan.

In the distance, the woman in black and the short-bearded old man had already spotted the crimson light fleeing ahead.

Prior to this, the two had been tracking the Nascent Soul demonic cultivator in front of them for almost half a year, allowing him to escape several times by chance.

Now that they had finally found each other's trail, both of them became serious.

"Fellow Daoist Zhu, please do not harm his soul when you make your move. This guy might know Junior Brother Song's whereabouts."

"Yes! Fellow Daoist Li, please rest assured. I am also here on behalf of Senior Brother Lü, and I will know my place."

Faced with the black-clad woman's instructions, the short-bearded old man nodded in response, and a hint of confidence appeared in his eyes as he looked at the escaping light in the distance.

Seeing that the two had caught up to each other by less than a thousand feet, the short-bearded old man, who was slightly faster, immediately used his magic to activate several beams of white light, which transformed into flying swords and shot straight at the other party.

Meanwhile, the green-robed man in the crimson light ahead sensed the sword light approaching from behind and was about to cast a spell to deal with it.

Unexpectedly, a red cloud, exactly the same color as the one beneath his feet, suddenly flew in from not far away.

"Come on!"

The next moment, when a voice transmission entered his ears, the green-robed man's tense expression immediately relaxed.

At this moment, he no longer cared about the attack coming from behind, and used magic to increase his escape speed, turning into a phantom and fleeing into the distance.

Just as the sword light controlled by the short-bearded old man was about to catch up with the green-robed man, a ball of red light suddenly appeared behind him, turning into a barrier that blocked several of the opponent's attacks.

Then, a burst of multicolored spiritual light flashed across the crimson light, suddenly transforming into several somewhat blurry figures. These figures then flew away rapidly in different directions, instantly disrupting the vision of the two people behind them.

"Huh, what's this?!"

Having fought the opponent several times, this was the first time he had seen such a clone technique, and the short-bearded old man couldn't help but look a little strange.

But before they could launch another attack, another figure suddenly appeared not far ahead, heading straight for the center of the battlefield.

"Fellow Daoists, please be careful! I, Song, have come to your aid!"

".."

A familiar voice reached their ears, and both the short-bearded old man and the woman in black were startled, looking ahead in disbelief.

A silver-white figure flashed from the distant horizon, and the white lightning he controlled instantly pierced through the two clones of the green-robed man who had escaped in mid-air.

Immediately afterwards, this person urged the lightning to move rapidly through the air, and before long, all the fleeing clones were defeated one by one and disappeared near the battlefield.

"This is the Crimson Sun Divine Thunder! Are you Fellow Daoist Song?"

Under the shocked gazes of Zhu Qizheng and Li Xuanyi, Song Qingming, who had come to help, slowly withdrew the lightning in his hand, turned around, and flew to the two of them.

"Fellow Daoist Zhu, Senior Sister Li, are you both alright?"

"Junior Brother Song, is it really you?"

Looking at Li Xuanyi, who was so excited she could hardly speak, Song Qingming smiled slightly and suddenly stepped forward to embrace her tightly.

"Don't worry, I'm fine!"

".."

Several years ago, Li Xuanyi suddenly learned of Song Qingming's disappearance at the "Dangmo Sect". Unable to believe it, she came to the Qiyun Immortal Cultivation World alone to find him.

Over the years, Li Xuanyi has killed countless demons and demonic cultivators in the "Dark Cloud Mountains," but she has never been able to find any news about Song Qingming.

As time went by, Li Xuanyi's unease grew, fearing that she would never see him again.

So much so that when she saw Song Qingming suddenly appear, she thought she was hallucinating.

Only when Song Qingming held her tightly did she feel the incredibly familiar aura emanating from him, and finally believe that everything before her was real.

Overwhelmed with excitement, she also reached out and wrapped her arms around Song Qingming's waist, pressing herself tightly against his broad chest.

"I knew you wouldn't just abandon us like that."

".."

Zhu Qizheng, standing not far away, looked at the two people who were already tightly embracing each other.

He wanted to go up and say hello, but he was reluctant to disturb him, so he could only stand there quietly with a smile on his face.

When Song Qingming suddenly disappeared during the battle to exterminate the demons, not only did Li Xuanyi come looking for him, but the Demon Extermination Sect and other major sects in the Qiyun cultivation world also spent a lot of effort searching for his whereabouts.

Zhu Qizheng was here because he was entrusted by the sect's fourth elder, Lü Yue, to stay in the "Black Cloud Mountains" to help search for the missing Song Qingming.

Seeing Song Qingming, who had fought alongside him, suddenly return safely, Zhu Qizheng was also very gratified, and the two people in front of him couldn't help but feel happy.

".."

It wasn't until quite a while later that Zhu Qizheng seemed to remember something, and he used magic to take out a "white jade plate" from his body and looked at it.

Then he frowned slightly and looked again in the direction where the "green-robed man" had just fled.

"Fellow Daoists, it seems that the demon is still alive; he managed to escape!"

"Ah, Fellow Daoist Zhu, what did you say? Weren't those demonic cultivator clones all destroyed by my lightning magic? How could they still be alive?"

Hearing Zhu Qizheng's reminder, Song Qingming reluctantly let go of Li Xuanyi's large hands on her shoulders and turned to look at him.

Li Xuanyi, who was standing next to him with a tear in her eye, finally realized that there were other people around, and her face immediately turned slightly red with embarrassment.

She quickly hid behind Song Qingming, wiped away the tears in her eyes, and calmed her agitated state.

When Song Qingming brought Li Xuanyi to him, Zhu Qizheng hurriedly began to explain:

"Fellow Daoist Song, you may not know this, but I have already refined a wisp of demonic energy from that demon into the Pulling Disc. As long as the demon activates his magic power and appears nearby, the Pulling Disc will sense his aura."

If this demon has already perished, the Puzzle should theoretically no longer react.

But now something seems wrong; we must have been tricked by their clone technique.

"Just now, when Fellow Daoist Song suddenly appeared, I completely forgot about this matter. I didn't expect him to find a chance to escape."

"Oh! So that's how it is. I didn't expect this demon to have such supernatural powers. I didn't even notice it. I was really careless today."

“Junior Brother Song, don’t worry. With Fellow Daoist Zhu’s Pulling Disc, as long as that guy hasn’t gone far, we should still have a chance to catch up with him.”

“What Fellow Daoist Li said is correct. Less than a quarter of an hour has passed, so the other party should not have run very far.”

"Now that Fellow Daoist Song is here, as long as we can catch up with him, this demon will surely be doomed this time."

"Well, in that case, please lead the way, Fellow Daoist Zhu!"

Hearing the confidence on Zhu Qi's face, Song Qingming nodded slightly without saying anything more. The three of them quickly transformed into streaks of light and left the spot.

".."
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Half a day later, on the high mountains south of the "Dark Cloud Mountains".

Song Qingyu, dressed in green, was sitting with three Nascent Soul cultivators in a makeshift tent on the south side of the mountaintop.

"Fellow Daoist Yuan, has Senior Sister Li received our message? Why haven't we received a reply after so long?"

"Fellow Daoist Qingyu, please don't worry. Fellow Daoist Li and Fellow Daoist Zhu went to the north to track down a Nascent Soul demon. They probably went quite far and haven't received the news yet."

There are still many remaining monsters in the Dark Cloud Mountains that have not been cleared out. Perhaps they encountered other monsters, which may have delayed them a little.

"But rest assured, fellow Daoist, both Fellow Daoist Li and his companion possess spiritual objects that allow them to communicate with us. If any unexpected situation arises, they will certainly contact us proactively."

"What Fellow Daoist Yuan said is correct. The source of the demonic calamity has long been quelled by me. Fellow Daoist Zhu and Fellow Daoist Li are also quite accomplished in their cultivation, so they will be fine."

I have already given instructions; they will send word as soon as they have any news. Please wait patiently for a while, fellow Daoist.

".."

Seeing that Song Qingyu and the others seemed a bit bored, the Yuan-surnamed cultivators sitting to the side quickly said a few words to comfort them and then picked up their spiritual tea.

Why is there still no news from Senior Sister Li? And where did Seventh Brother go? He hasn't come back after all this time!

"Uncle-Master Yuan, Senior Li and the others are back!"

Just as Song Qingyu picked up her teacup again, a Golden Core cultivator from the Jade Spirit Sect suddenly walked in and bowed to everyone in the room.

Upon hearing that her senior sister Li Xuanyi had returned, Song Qingyu immediately walked out, only to find a familiar figure beside Li Xuanyi.

"Hey! Seventh Brother, Senior Sister Li, why did you come back together?"

"Hehe! It's quite a coincidence. I was just about to go out and see the scenery when I unexpectedly ran into Senior Sister Li and the others fighting a Nascent Soul demon."

We chased him all the way, but he managed to escape, which is why it took us so long to get back.

"What? You really encountered a Nascent Soul demon? Are you alright?!"

Seeing Song Qingyu looking at them with some concern, Song Qingming quickly waved his hand and said:

"That activated one is just a Nascent Soul stage demon with some special escape methods. What are you worrying about?"

Upon hearing the explanation, Song Qingyu carefully examined the two of them but found nothing unusual about them, which put her mind at ease.

"No wonder I waited so long for Senior Sister Li's reply. It turns out that Seventh Brother went to pick you up ahead of time without telling me. You made me worry for so long for nothing. You guys really kept it from me for a long time."

"Qingyu, what are you saying? Junior Brother Song and I really just happened to meet on the way. If you don't believe me, ask Fellow Daoist Zhu!"

"Uh."

"Oh, okay, okay, no need to explain. I believe you really just happened to run into each other!"

Seeing the meaningful smile on Song Qingyu's face, Li Xuanyi also looked somewhat helpless and didn't say anything more.

Meanwhile, Song Qingming and Zhu Qizheng tacitly bypassed them and took the initiative to greet the Yuan surname cultivators behind Song Qingyu. "Fellow Daoist Zhu, Fellow Daoist Song, I didn't expect that the demon could escape from the three of you. I really underestimated him."

"Sigh, we were almost catching up with him, but unexpectedly, the demon's aura suddenly disappeared halfway through."

We searched the vicinity for a while but found nothing, so we had no choice but to retreat.

".."

After Song Qingming chatted with the others for a while, Li Xuanyi had Song Qingyu invite him to a cave dwelling she had created nearby.

For the past five or six years, Li Xuanyi has been living in this cave located on the front line of the "Dark Cloud Mountains" in order to find the missing Song Qingming.

Whenever she hears news about high-level demonic cultivators, she takes the initiative to help. Over the years, she has killed no fewer than dozens of Foundation Establishment and Golden Core level demonic cultivators in the vicinity.

After setting up a soundproof barrier at the entrance, Li Xuanyi immediately turned around and invited the two to sit down. Then she took out a small and exquisite "black stone" from her person.

"Junior Brother Song, this magic weapon should be yours, right?"

"Huh! How did this end up in your hands?"

Upon seeing that this was the very same Thunderstone he had snatched from the "Thunderflame Demon Emperor," Song Qingming's face lit up with joy, and he took it from Li Xuanyi's hands.

During the battle to destroy the demon in the "Dark Cloud Mountains" years ago, Song Qingming was suddenly teleported to the heavens by the woman in white and did not have time to retrieve this treasure.

After the great battle ended, this item fell into the hands of Lü Yue, the fourth elder of the "Demon Slayer Sect".

It wasn't until Li Xuanyi came to him and he learned about her relationship with Song Qingming that Lü Yue handed over the magic weapon to her.

Song Qingming, who had thought the item might be lost, was pleasantly surprised to find it back.

After putting away the magical artifact in his hand, Song Qingming turned his gaze to Li Xuanyi sitting opposite him and took the initiative to ask:

"Senior Sister Li, in all these years since I left, have you seen Siyuan?"

Upon hearing Song Qingming's question, Li Xuanyi, who was already mentally prepared, immediately nodded slightly to the two of them.

“Junior Brother Song, two years after you left, Siyuan came to Yunlong Mountain to look for me. She was the one who told me about your journey to Qiyun Immortal Cultivation World to exorcise demons.”

"That's great! Senior Sister Li, you really met your sister-in-law. Tell us where she is now, and we'll go and bring her back right away."

"I've missed you all so much since we last met! We absolutely have to find a place to explore properly when we get back."

Faced with Song Qingyu's expectant expression, Li Xuanyi suddenly fell silent.

She then took out a letter that Huang Siyuan had given her years ago and solemnly placed it in front of Song Qingming and the other person.

“Junior Brother Song, when Siyuan came to me back then, she only said that she had found her own opportunity and was going to leave for a while, without telling me where she was going.”

This is a letter she entrusted to me before she left, asking me to pass it on to you. Once you read it, you should understand what happened.

"You mean Siyuan has found her destiny?"

"Seventh Brother, hurry up and open it! Maybe there's a message your sister-in-law left for us inside!"

Looking at the letter handed to him by Li Xuanyi, Song Qingming stood still but did not take it directly. His mind began to recall what had happened after he and Huang Siyuan went out.

I could hardly believe it; when did Huang Siyuan find her own opportunity?

It wasn't until Song Qingyu urged him that Song Qingming picked up the letter in front of him and slowly opened it.

As he was about to retrieve the contents, he discovered that two letters had slipped out, one addressed to Song Qingming and the other to Song Qingyu.

"My lord, seeing this letter is like seeing you in person."

Since entering the Dao, thanks to my husband's wholehearted support, Siyuan has been able to attain the Golden Core and accompany you all this way.

Despite cultivating diligently for over four hundred years, Si Yuan still couldn't glimpse the Nascent Soul realm. She also didn't know where to go next, fearing that she wouldn't be able to accompany him in this life.

Now she has finally lived up to her husband's expectations and found an opportunity at the foot of Mount Dangmo. Although she was afraid, Siyuan dared not forget his teachings.

For us cultivators, the path to the Great Dao is arduous. Only by facing death and striving for survival can we seize a sliver of heavenly secrets and destiny!

A four-hundred-year-old marriage will not be regretted. If I cannot return in this life, I will repay your kindness in the next.

Siyuan bows, wishing her husband good health.

".."

"The Nascent Soul opportunity at the foot of Demon-Slaying Mountain... so that's what happened. I was wrong all along!"

Looking at the letter left by Huang Siyuan in his hand, Song Qingming finally understood and felt a bitter taste in his mouth.

Back then, Xia Mo used the "Art of Heavenly Secrets" to deduce that Huang Siyuan's opportunity might lie in the Eastern Phoenix Kingdom, which is why Song Qingming chose to travel thousands of miles to bring her to Dangmo Mountain.

She thought her opportunity would lie in the Demon-Slaying Sect's "Heart-Refining Tower," so Song Qingming risked everything to come to the "Qiyun Immortal Cultivation World" to participate in the war against demons, and almost perished in the heavens.

Now that he suddenly learned that Huang Siyuan had found her own destiny by chance at the foot of "Dangmo Mountain," he realized that he had made a mistake from the beginning.

Perhaps this is something that was destined from the beginning, something beyond our control.

Seeing the letter in his hand, which revealed Huang Siyuan's unwavering commitment to the Great Dao, Song Qingming also sensed her determination in seeking the Dao.

The reason Huang Siyuan entrusted the book to Li Xuanyi instead of waiting for Song Qingming to return and say goodbye was probably because she was afraid that he would shake her resolve.

As a cultivator, Song Qingming understood her decision.

They parted hastily back then, never expecting that they would never see each other again, which left them with a sense of regret.

Seeing Song Qingming sitting there deep in thought, Song Qingyu, who was beside him, also put down the letter in her hand and looked at him.

"Seventh Brother, don't be discouraged. Since your sister-in-law found her opportunity at the foot of Dangmo Mountain, let's go back and look for her there. Maybe we can find news of her."

"That's enough. The reason I brought her to Donghuang Kingdom this time was for her Nascent Soul formation. Now that she has found her own Nascent Soul opportunity, I am already satisfied."

She may have reached a crucial moment in her spiritual practice, and if we go to her now, it might actually affect her resolve to pursue the Dao.

She's right. The path to enlightenment is arduous. We all reached the Nascent Soul realm through this process.

I believe that as long as she has the determination to face death, she will definitely be able to get through this safely.

If Song Qingming said he had no worries about Huang Siyuan going off alone to seek her own Nascent Soul opportunity, he would be lying to himself.

However, after cultivating for so many years, he was also very clear that the Nascent Soul Path was an extremely difficult thing in the cultivation world.

For a cultivator, unless they have extremely poor talent, whether it's Foundation Establishment or Core Formation, theoretically it shouldn't be too difficult if they have sufficient spiritual resources to support them.

However, once you reach the Nascent Soul stage, the difficulty changes completely.

In terms of cultivation talent, the former sect leader Yao Qianshu, the late Chen Xuanxin, Li Wutong, and others in the Xiaoyao Sect were all no less talented than Huang Siyuan.

Even with the full support of a sect, one is still not allowed to glimpse the path to the Nascent Soul stage.

Despite having the wholehearted support of Song Qingming and others, and not lacking in resources for Nascent Soul formation, Huang Siyuan failed twice in her attempts to achieve Nascent Soul formation.

It is evident that the process of forming an infant is not something that can be easily achieved with the help of others; it also depends on one's own determination to face death and the presence of certain opportunities.

In contrast, those who successfully formed their Nascent Souls, such as Song Qingming and Song Qingyu, all went through life-and-death trials on their path to enlightenment, or found their own great opportunities before finally attaining the Great Dao of Nascent Soul.

Huang Siyuan has now found the opportunity to form a Nascent Soul and has the determination to fight to the death to seize the heavenly destiny that belongs to her. This may be a tribulation that she is destined to experience.

Even if Song Qingming and the others wanted to help, they couldn't influence her chances of achieving great things.

Upon hearing Song Qingming's explanation, Song Qingyu and Li Xuanyi, understanding his meaning, immediately nodded in agreement.

"Yes! Seventh Brother is right, and I also believe that Sister-in-law will definitely come back."

"Yes, I also believe she will get through this."

Seeing the two people in front of him so confident in his words, Song Qingming nodded with satisfaction, then looked at Song Qingyu beside him.

"By the way, Qingyu, where's the letter she gave you?"

"Uh, Seventh Brother, your sister-in-law wrote that letter specifically for me. Why don't I show it to you when we get back?"

"I just showed you all the letters she wrote to me, so why can't I see yours? Is there something you're hiding from me?"

Seeing the troubled look on Song Qingyu's face, Song Qingming's face immediately showed a hint of doubt, and his gaze became somewhat strange.

Li Xuanyi, sitting to the side, also looked at Song Qingyu with some curiosity.

"Yes, Qingyu, why is your letter so mysterious? Could it be a letter from Siyuan, containing news about her?"

"Senior Sister Li, please don't talk nonsense. There really is no news about my sister-in-law inside!"

"If you don't have it, why are you winking at me? Hurry up and give it to me!"

Seeing that Song Qingyu was secretly exchanging glances with Li Xuanyi right in front of him, Song Qingming's tone immediately showed a hint of displeasure.

Faced with Song Qingming's reprimand, Song Qingyu immediately sighed and took out the letter she had already put into her "storage bag".

He took the letter from Song Qingyu's hand and looked at the delicate characters on it. Song Qingming's expression immediately changed from curiosity to surprise and astonishment.

"Junior Brother Song, what exactly did Siyuan write?"

Seeing the dramatic change in Song Qingming's expression, Li Xuanyi, who was sitting to the side, immediately stood up and leaned closer to look.

But the next moment, when Li Xuanyi saw the contents of the letter, she also showed a look of surprise.

A moment later, her expression had returned to calm, and she suddenly turned and walked out of the cave.

"Seventh Brother, what kind of look is that? It wasn't that you insisted on seeing it in person. I couldn't stop you, so why are you blaming me now!"

Seeing Song Qingming, who was sitting opposite her, suddenly shoot her a cold gaze, Song Qingyu's face showed a hint of grievance. (End of this chapter)