Qinghe Immortal Clan.

The cultivation world of the East Sea, the Golden Sands Sea!

The "Golden Sands Sea" is located in the central part of the East China Sea cultivation world. It is named for the golden sand found in its waters and is an important sea area connecting the north and south of the East China Sea.

On this day, a white streak of light flew swiftly from the north of the "Jinsha Sea" and soon stopped above an uninhabited island shrouded in smoke.

The island in front of us, though located deep in the ocean, has an active volcano that is currently erupting, and there are no traces of cultivators or mortals around it.

Standing on the white bone flying boat, Song Qingming's gaze swept around the small island, and then a hint of doubt flashed across his face.

Just as Song Qingming was about to release his divine sense to investigate, he suddenly sensed a slight fluctuation of spiritual energy coming from the sea several miles away from the island.

A beam of light appeared in the sky above the sea, and soon a five-colored treasure ship, several tens of feet long, appeared.

The next moment, a beam of light flew out from the treasure ship and landed in front of Song Qingming, who was not far away.

"Fellow Daoist Song, it's been over twenty years since we last met. It's been a long time!"

"Greetings, Fellow Daoist Xia."

More than twenty years have passed since he made the promise with Xia Mo. Looking at the white-clad beauty who had put on her veil again, Song Qingming quickly smiled and returned the greeting with a cupped hand.

"We're not far from the battlefield, so it might be inconvenient to talk here. Please, Fellow Daoist Song, come aboard the ship for a chat!"

"So good!"

Under Xia Mo's personal guidance, Song Qingming quickly arrived at the location of the treasure ship not far below.

As soon as the two passed through the great formation, the treasure ship was surrounded by a burst of spiritual light, and soon disappeared into thin air from the sea surface, as if it had never existed.

Just like the treasure ship that Song Qingming had seen back then, the treasure ship that Xia Mo was on was also a high-level treasure ship of considerable quality.

Not only does it possess special abilities to conceal one's presence, but it also houses several high-level spiritual light cannons, whose power surpasses that of the large flying ships in the mainland's cultivation world.

In the cultivation world of the East Sea, besides cultivators, these high-level treasure ships are also one of the important combat forces relied upon by their various sects.

Those powerful high-level treasure ships, aided by formidable formations and high-level magical artifacts, possess combat strength almost comparable to that of a Golden Core cultivator.

With multiple treasure ships working together, they can sometimes even threaten Nascent Soul cultivators.

At Xia Mo's invitation, Song Qingming quickly arrived at the main hall inside the cabin, where the disciples of the Hundred Flowers Palace had already prepared tea.

With a gentle wave of her hand, Xia Mo dispersed the crowd in the hall, leaving only Song Qingming and his companion.

"Fellow Daoist Song, rest assured, my ship is equipped with soundproofing barriers, so no one outside can hear what we say here."

"Fellow Daoist Xia, you are very kind. I have come today for the Ice Jade Silkworm Silk. I do not know where this item is now. Please enlighten me."

Upon hearing what Song Qingming said, Xia Mo gently raised her hand and took out a cyan jade box from the "storage bag" at her waist.

Upon seeing this object, Song Qingming immediately smiled and used magic to capture the cyan jade box in front of Xia Mo.

As soon as the cyan jade box was opened, a chilling aura emanated from it. Inside the box, a ball of white spiritual light lay quietly, which was the "Ice Jade Silkworm Silk" that Song Qingming had been searching for for a long time.

The high-level materials that Qu Bai needed were not only things that Song Qingming had never seen before, but were also extremely rare in the entire Eastern Phoenix Immortal Continent.

Over the years, Song Qingming has also spent a lot of time and effort inquiring around, and even sent a special letter to Long Ziyun of the "Four Seas Business Alliance" to ask about it.

Unfortunately, after inquiring at various branches of the merchant alliance, Long Ziyun managed to find several missing materials for Song Qingming, but still hadn't received any news about the "Ice Jade Silkworm Silk".

Just as Song Qingming was racking his brains about how to search for spiritual objects, Xia Mo, who was far away in the East China Sea, suddenly sent him good news.

For this reason, he did not hesitate to make a trip to the East China Sea in person, just so that he could safely obtain this item.

With the "Ice Jade Silkworm Silk" and the "Earth Origin Flower" that Xuan Yue Sect had helped find, the task that Qu Bai had given him was now complete.

Although it took Song Qingming a lot of time and spirit stones, he was very gratified to have successfully gathered all the materials.

After checking that there was nothing wrong with the item in his hand, Song Qingming immediately put it into his "storage bag".

"It's quite a coincidence. Not long ago, my junior sister Zhang from our sect went to Lei Yuanhai to attend a trade fair. She happened to find that a fellow Daoist had this item and exchanged it for a spiritual pill."

I originally intended to send someone to deliver it to you, Fellow Daoist, but I didn't expect you to be in such a hurry, traveling thousands of miles to come here in person.

"Thank you for your help, Fellow Daoist Xia. This item is indeed very important to me. I have been searching for it for many years without success."

After receiving the news from my friend, I was worried that something might go wrong, so I came here to put my mind at ease.

"I wonder what spiritual items Fellow Daoist Xia is lacking? Let me see if I have anything suitable to exchange with you."

Upon hearing Song Qingming's words, Xia Mo waved her hand and said:

"Fellow Daoist Song, there's no need to be so polite. Back then, you helped our sect kill the fourth elder of the Yunyang Sect on Wufeng Island, and you also persuaded Fellow Daoist Wang to come and join us in this alliance."

Such a great favor, which our sect has not yet expressed our gratitude to Fellow Daoist Song in person, how could Xia Mo dare to argue with you about these trivial spiritual items?

"If Fellow Daoist Song still considers me an ally, then there's no need to be polite with this spiritual object."

When Song Qingming killed the man surnamed Qin on "Windless Island" back then, his original intention was to help Wang Lingji out of a predicament, but in the end, he indirectly did Baihua Palace a great favor.

Upon hearing Xia Mo mention the events of that year, Song Qingming did not deny it but nodded slightly in acknowledgment.

"I already promised you, fellow Daoist, that we would form an alliance. This is simply my duty, so you need not worry about it too much, Fairy."

If you ever need my help, please don't hesitate to call upon me in the future!

"Fellow Daoist Song, rest assured, our sect has gained a slight advantage in the battle against the Yunyang Sect, and we do not need your help for the time being."

When I met with Fellow Daoist Song that day, I expressed my hope that you would become a crucial asset for our sect in the future. I will inform you when the time is right.”

Since the war between the "Hundred Flowers Palace" and the "Yunyang Sect" began, Song Qing, though far away in the Floating Cloud Mountains, has secretly paid some attention to the situation in the East China Sea.

Back then, because the "Hundred Flowers Palace" won the right to operate the intercontinental teleportation array, the Yunyang Sect rallied its subordinate sects to provoke a war under a pretext, trying to force the Hundred Flowers Palace to give up its cooperation with the Four Seas Merchant Alliance.

As the undisputed number one sect in the cultivation world of the East China Sea for hundreds of years, the Yunyang Sect not only has five Nascent Soul ancestors, but also a Nascent Soul level nine cultivator in charge.

As for the "Hundred Flowers Palace," although it is also a Nascent Soul sect with a history of thousands of years, it only has three mid-Nascent Soul cultivators on the surface. In terms of overall strength, they are far inferior to the Yunyang Sect.

When the two factions clashed, almost all cultivators in the East China Sea cultivation world guessed that the battle would not last long.

Before long, the "Hundred Flowers Palace" will be defeated and, under pressure, will voluntarily withdraw from its cooperation with the Four Seas Merchant Alliance, thus ending this struggle.

To everyone's surprise, the Hundred Flowers Palace revealed its astonishing hidden strength at the very beginning of the great battle.

First, Xia Mo, the Supreme Elder of the Hundred Flowers Palace, suddenly advanced to the late Nascent Soul stage, becoming a great cultivator no weaker than "Jade Yang True Man".

Secondly, within the "Hundred Flowers Palace" sect, a Nascent Soul elder surnamed Lin was newly promoted decades ago, and his identity has been kept hidden from the outside world.

The news shocked the entire cultivation world of the East China Sea.

The Hundred Flowers Palace has four Nascent Soul cultivators, including one late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator.

Almost overnight, it suddenly became a top-tier power that could stand on equal footing with the "Yunyang Sect," the number one sect in the East China Sea cultivation world.

After learning that the Hundred Flowers Palace had the strength to challenge them, the Yunyang Sect rallied many of its affiliated sects with which it had good relations, intending to launch a joint attack to directly annihilate the Hundred Flowers Palace.

However, the "Hundred Flowers Palace" acted just as quickly, taking the initiative to offer up a portion of the profits from the intercontinental teleportation array and uniting with several Nascent Soul forces in the surrounding area to counter it.

The two sides, who were almost evenly matched, fought a great battle that lasted for more than a decade, and the outcome is still undecided.

Currently, the "Hundred Flowers Palace" faction occupies the northern sea area of ​​the East China Sea cultivation world, and has a slight advantage.

The Yunyang Sect controls the corresponding southern sea area and has been trying to counterattack the Hundred Flowers Palace coalition. Although both sides have suffered considerable losses, neither is willing to end the war easily.

After all, this great battle was no longer just about fighting for control of a teleportation array; it also concerned the future development of the entire cultivation world in the East China Sea.

If the Yunyang Sect loses this great battle, they will inevitably have to relinquish their position as the number one sect in the East China Sea cultivation world, a position they have held for nearly a thousand years.

As for the rising star "Hundred Flowers Palace", it will immediately replace the other party and become the new overlord of the East Sea.

This matter concerns the fate of two families, and they have no choice but to fight for it.

It must be said that, as someone outside the battlefield situation, Song Qingming still greatly admired Xia Mo's courage and decisiveness.

This woman had taken the initiative to go to the Floating Cloud Mountains to win him over and form an alliance long before the East China Sea War.

Even now, as the battle rages on, she has yet to send a message asking Song Qingming for help, seemingly waiting for the right moment to deliver a fatal blow to her opponent.

Upon hearing Xia Mo's idea of ​​making him a surprise weapon, Song Qingming smiled slightly but said nothing, simply picking up his teacup.

"Fellow Daoist Song's cultivation level must be close to the late stage of Nascent Soul. It seems that it won't be long before you catch up with me in terms of cultivation."

Looking back, when we first met, we were both only at the Golden Core stage. I never imagined we'd both reach this level now.

"Hehe! Fairy, you think too highly of me. Although I have been fortunate enough to cultivate to this point, I am not so sure whether I can advance to the late stage of Nascent Soul."

In this regard, I'm afraid I'll need to consult with Fellow Daoist Xia more.

Upon hearing this, Xia Mo quickly waved her hand and replied directly, "Fellow Daoist and I are already close friends, so please do not use the words 'asking for guidance' in the future."

"If Fellow Daoist Song is not busy, you may stay and discuss the Dao with me. Please feel free to ask any questions you may have."

"Oh! It's rare that the fairy has time, so I, Song, will shamelessly bother you here." Song Qingming had just broken through to the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm and was blocked. Looking at Xia Mo, who had already entered this realm for many years, he had wanted to ask her for advice.

It was only because of the great battle between the "Hundred Flowers Palace" and the "Yunyang Sect" that the other side didn't have much time to greet him, so he was embarrassed to speak up for a moment.

Seeing that Xia Mo had taken the initiative to invite him to discuss the Dao, Song Qingming did not think too much about it and immediately nodded in agreement.

Half a month later, as a white beam of light flew out, the once calm sea surface was once again rippled.

Standing atop the "White Bone Flying Boat," Song Qingming held a scroll of blue bamboo slips in his hand, which contained Xia Mo's experiences and insights when she advanced to the late Nascent Soul stage.

During his discussion with Xia Mo, Song Qingming gained a great deal from her sincere instruction, which boosted his confidence in breaking through to the late Nascent Soul stage in the future.

Although Song Qingming's spiritual root talent was average, he was still no match for Xia Mo, a cultivator with a heavenly spiritual root.

However, after so many years of cultivation, his understanding of the techniques and his experience in breaking through realms are no less than any other cultivator of the same level.

In addition, he also possesses the "Mysterious Spirit Pill," a spiritual pill that aids in advancement, giving him a higher chance of advancing to the late Nascent Soul stage compared to other cultivators of the same level.

Meanwhile, Xia Mo, while imparting her experience in advancing to the late Nascent Soul stage to Song Qingming, also inquired about many cultivation methods from him.

What puzzled Song Qingming was that Xia Mo, who had previously focused on metal-attribute cultivation techniques, had asked him many questions about his experience in cultivating earth and wood-attribute techniques during this discussion.

However, it is not unusual for cultivators who have reached the Nascent Soul stage to cultivate one or two auxiliary cultivation techniques in addition to their main cultivation technique.

In addition to the "Azure Jade Refining Treasure Technique", Song Qingming also cultivates the "Heavenly Myriad Spirits Technique" and the "Purple Sun Divine Light".

Although he had some doubts, Song Qingming did not rush to inquire about the other party's cultivation technique.

Having already wasted more than half a month in the East China Sea, Song Qingming abandoned his idea of ​​taking a detour to visit Song Changze and the others.

After leaving them a letter, he directly piloted the flying boat westward back to the Floating Cloud Mountains.

Over the years, although the two major forces in the cultivation world of the East Sea have been fighting each other, many battles between cultivators have broken out in various places.

However, the "Red Star Sea" where Song Changze and others were located had long been under the control of the Northern Allied Forces because it was close to the Hundred Flowers Palace in the North.

Moreover, the only Nascent Soul sect within it, the Iron Sword Sect, formally allied with the Hundred Flowers Palace under the leadership of Nangong Jianchen after the start of the war.

Along with Song Changze and Luo Li, they have all become affiliated forces under their alliance.

In recent years, Song Changze and others have sent some cultivators to support the front-line battlefield at the call of the "Hundred Flowers Palace" allied forces.

However, due to the special care given to Xia Mo and others, Song Changze and Luo Li were mainly responsible for logistics and transportation of supplies, or for relatively safe tasks such as guarding some rear territories.

So far, nothing dangerous has happened, and Song Qingming already knew all along.

However, the situation in the East China Sea is not yet stable, and Song Qingming is not sure what will happen in the future. He can only give them a slight reminder.

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By the time Song Qingming returned to "Red Cloud Mountain", the Xuan Yue Sect in the south had already sent over the last missing spiritual item, the "Earth Element Flower".

As one of the affiliated sects under the "Xiaoyao Sect", the Xuan Yue Sect sent a Golden Core elder to personally escort the item.

Seeing that Song Yuanhao offered a high-grade third-level spiritual herb in exchange, he hesitated to accept it and repeatedly refused.

In the end, it was Song Qingyu who praised them, and only then did they feel at ease accepting the item and leaving "Red Cloud Mountain".

Having obtained the "Earthly Element Flower," Song Qingming went directly to Yinfeng Ridge and handed over the last few spiritual items he had collected to Qu Bai.

Seeing that Song Qingming had indeed successfully gathered all the spiritual items for him, Qu Bai was very happy and immediately agreed to Song Qingming's request to stay and help him refine the weapon.

Although Song Qingming was not a high-level "weapon refiner", he was very interested in the imitation spiritual treasure that Qu Bai wanted to refine.

Anyway, his cultivation level has now reached the peak of the sixth level of the Nascent Soul stage. Apart from spending some time honing his magic power every day, Song Qingming doesn't need to rush into cultivation.

Instead of taking this opportunity, let's see how this replica of the magical artifact that Qu Bai wants to create is actually made.

It can satisfy one's curiosity and also provide an opportunity to broaden one's horizons.

In the world of cultivation, cultivators who refine magical artifacts and treasures generally use the alchemical fire of this array or the earth fire from the spiritual veins of heaven and earth to create them.

However, the strange blue spiritual fire used for smelting materials in Qu Bai Cave was not one of the two types that Song Qingming had seen before.

According to Qu Bai's own introduction, this blue flame was a spiritual fire of heaven and earth that he collected from a fire vein in the "Thunder Origin Sea".

Just like the various "Heaven and Earth Divine Thunders" collected by Song Qingming, many high-level fire veins in the cultivation world also give birth to some powerful "Heaven and Earth Spiritual Fires".

This type of flame is far more powerful than ordinary ley line fire. Once it is subdued by a cultivator, it can be used not only for combat but also for alchemy and weapon crafting.

However, reclaiming these "spiritual flames of heaven and earth" is also an extremely dangerous task.

In the cultivation world, only cultivators at the Nascent Soul stage or above dare to take this risk, and they must also possess the special ability to subdue the "Heaven and Earth Spiritual Fire".

Otherwise, if the spiritual fire within the body goes berserk and becomes uncontrollable, even a Nascent Soul cultivator may "get burned" by doing so.

Long before Song Qingming went to collect other auxiliary spiritual objects, Qu Bai had already used the "Heaven and Earth Spiritual Fire" to begin refining the fourth-grade high-quality spiritual wood in his hand, which was the main material.

Now, ten years have passed, and after continuous refining, the spirit wood in mid-air has long since been transformed into a pool of white liquid.

All that's left is for Qu Bai to melt the remaining auxiliary materials into the "Heaven and Earth Spiritual Fire".

Next, through continuous refinement and forging, and by inlaying the necessary runes, the crafting of this replica spiritual treasure can be completed.

".."

Time flies, and another three years have passed.

On this day, Song Shaoqing, who was meditating in seclusion in the "Yinfeng Ridge" spiritual vein, suddenly felt the spiritual energy around his cave begin to stir.

Just as he got up and walked out of the cave, wisps of white mist appeared in the air above, as if some strange phenomenon had been triggered.

Upon seeing this, Song Shaoqing was immediately surprised and couldn't help but exclaim.

"Huh! How is this possible?"

Before Song Shaoqing could figure out his doubts, another Foundation Establishment cultivator from the Xiaoyao Sect stationed nearby had already flashed over to him.

"Brother Song, what's going on? Could it be that some fellow Daoist has formed their Core nearby?"

"The Yinfeng Ridge spiritual vein is only a mid-grade level two. How could anyone choose to form their core here? Moreover, such a commotion would inevitably attract nearby demonic beasts, unless they are suicidal."

Upon hearing his companion's guess, Song Shaoqing, whose cultivation level was higher, immediately shook his head.

"It seems the commotion is coming from the valley behind the mountain. Fellow Daoist Xu, you stay here and keep watch. I'll take some men and go check it out first."

"Brother Song, please proceed with caution!"

Seeing that Song Shaoqing had volunteered to go and check, the middle-aged man surnamed Xu nodded slightly and hurriedly directed the cultivators below to activate the mountain-protecting formation to prevent nearby monsters from accidentally entering the mine.

The Yinfeng Ridge mine is not what it used to be. Now, only two Foundation Establishment cultivators are in charge. If they attract a large number of level-two demonic beasts, their situation will be very dangerous.

Just as Song Shaoqing arrived near the back mountain canyon on his flying sword, he suddenly heard the sound of fighting coming from the edge of the canyon ahead.

Judging from their movements, it seems that both of them have reached the Foundation Establishment stage.

Just as he cautiously approached, a head with four strange horns, oozing blood, fell from mid-air and landed not far in front of Song Shaoqing.

Upon seeing a familiar figure descending in front of him, Song Shaoqing's face immediately showed surprise.

"Uncle Yushan, what are you doing here?"

"You are Shaoqing!"

"Uncle, didn't the Grand Elder say that you went out on an errand for the Ancestor? I haven't heard any news of your return. Could it be that the strange phenomenon down here is caused by something else?"

Upon seeing Song Yushan suddenly appear here, and recalling what Elder Song Yuanfang had said not long ago, Song Shaoqing immediately thought of someone who might have triggered the "heavenly phenomenon".

However, due to the person's status, he stopped abruptly after only making half of his guess.

Faced with Song Shaoqing's doubts, Song Yushan pondered for a moment and then nodded in agreement, his expression becoming serious.

"Shaoqing, I'll keep watch here, you can go back first!"

Remember what happened today, and do not reveal a word of it to anyone, nor let anyone come near here.

As for how to explain today's events to them, you can just ask the Grand Elder later.

"Uncle, rest assured, Shaoqing knows what to do!"

Upon hearing Song Yushan's instructions, Song Shaoqing nodded repeatedly, bowed, and then left the spot on his flying sword.

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Inside the cave at the foot of the mountain, Qu Bai gazed at the golden flying sword in his hand, which emitted bursts of spiritual light, his face already filled with undisguised excitement.

"Haha, all that hard work was worth it, it's finally done!"

(PS: I've been writing alone at home lately, and I almost forgot it was the Mid-Autumn Festival today. I wish all my readers a happy holiday!)

Another Mid-Autumn Festival has arrived in the blink of an eye. I hope everyone can reunite with their families and have sweet dreams today. As for Old Ancestor Song, let him spend it alone for now! (End of Chapter)