Qinghe Immortal Clan.

Previously, I had encountered Qu Bai near the "Luoxia Abyss" in the East China Sea and brought him back.

Ever since he learned that the other party wanted him to help rescue a friend, Song Qingming had been guessing that the place the other party was going to might be near the East Sea Immortal Cultivation World.

Unexpectedly, the place Qu Bai wanted to take him to was the "Northern Frontier," a place controlled by the ferocious demon race.

Although Song Qingming's current cultivation level is no less than that of a typical late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator.

However, the Northern Frontier is located in the core area of ​​the demon race, where there are many high-level demon beasts, and even a fifth-level demon saint comparable to a Nascent Soul cultivator. It is not a place that ordinary human cultivators can go to casually.

Seeing the surprise on Song Qingming's face, Qu Bai had expected it and explained with a smile, "Hehe! I know you're a coward, that's why I haven't told you about this in advance all these years."

However, Fellow Daoist Song, don't worry too much. Although the place I'm taking you to is in the Northern Frontier, it's not as dangerous as you think.

"Don't worry, as long as you take this with you and come with me, those demon cultivators won't be able to detect anything unusual about you."

After saying that, Qu Bai took out a black bracelet that he had prepared in advance and threw it to Song Qingming.

This black bracelet appears to be made from the bones of some high-level demonic beast.

Just by holding it in his hand, Song Qingming could feel a powerful pressure suddenly appear around him, enough to rival a Nascent Soul Demon Emperor.

By carrying this item with him, Song Qingming only needed to conceal his aura as a human cultivator to be indistinguishable from a powerful demon emperor.

Song Qingming was surprised to find that Qu Bai possessed such a rare item. No wonder the other party was so confident.

"Since it was a promise I made to you, I cannot break my word now. I can only do my best."

"Yes, with Fellow Daoist Song's words, I am relieved."

Seeing that Song Qingming had already put on the bracelet, Qu Bai waved his hand and released a cloud of yellow mist that swirled around the two of them.

"Let's go first!"

After saying that, the white mist engulfed Song Qingming and Qu Bai, transforming them into a streak of light that headed directly north, at a speed no less than Song Qingming's "White Bone Flying Boat".

Although he knew that going to "Northern Xinjiang" would be dangerous, Song Qingming thought for a moment and then chose not to say anything more and continued to travel with the other party.

This was, after all, a promise he made two hundred years ago. It wouldn't be Song Qingming's style to back down before even encountering danger.

Moreover, helping Qu Bai fulfill his promise is also a very important matter for Song Qingming.

Not to mention that he might have a way to help him repair the replica spiritual treasure on his body, Song Qingming also didn't want to miss out on the "Golden Palace Cloud Light Sword" that Qu Bai had previously refined.

If this trip could yield this treasure, Song Qingming was willing to take the risk.

After traveling thousands of miles north with Qu Bai, the two soon entered the territory controlled by the northern demon race of the "Floating Cloud Mountains".

Song Qingming himself hadn't been to this place much, but he knew it was the closest to "Red Cloud Mountain" and the territory controlled by the demon kings under the Mad Lion Demon Emperor.

The situation was just as Qu Bai had described.

Although the two made a great commotion with their escape, the low-level demonic beasts nearby dared not launch any attacks upon seeing them, and instead all kept their distance.

Compared to the last time Song Qingming crossed the "Floating Cloud Mountains" to go to the Northern Frontier, he not only had to actively avoid the territories of those high-level demon beasts, but also had to try his best to conceal his aura so as not to easily reveal his whereabouts.

This time, he and Qu Bai practically swaggered into the demon territory, and their speed was more than twice as fast.

In less than a month, the two successfully crossed the "Floating Cloud Mountain Range" in the north and entered the territory of the Northern Frontier Demon Clan.

During this period, not a single demonic beast attacked, which made Song Qingming sigh that Qu Bai had indeed made a lot of preparations for this.

With this "black bracelet" in his hand, it will be much easier for Song Qingming to enter the demon territory or go to the Northern Frontier in the future.

Therefore, Song Qingming made up his mind on the way that once the agreement between the two parties was completed, regardless of whether Qu Bai wanted to take the item back, he would get one from him.
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In the southeast of "Northern Xinjiang", a canyon is shrouded in white mist.

A dozen or so demon cultivators were sitting around a huge stone platform in the valley, with many low-level demon and human servants dressed as servants carefully attending to them.

One of the men, a tall, long-faced man in a grey robe, after drinking a glass of fruit wine, suddenly stood up, bowed to the person seated at the head of the table, and said:

"Your Highness Tianwei, I recently received a letter from Fellow Daoist Gu Yun of Boyun Mountain, saying that the once-in-a-century southward expansion of the Fuyun Mountains is about to begin."

"I'd like to ask if our Heavenly Fox Valley could send one or two fellow cultivators south to assist with our expansion this time."

"Weren't the human cultivators of the Floating Cloud Mountains driven back to the south by us long ago? Why do we still need to send troops to help deal with the human cultivators there now?"
"What's that guy Boyun up to? Is he here again to feign poverty for Your Highness?"

"Hehe! Fellow Daoist Yin Kui, you may not know this, but she's not complaining on purpose this time. She's probably really in some trouble."

A few years ago, it was said that Boyun fell into a trap set by human cultivators, and even his physical body was destroyed. His cultivation level hasn't recovered yet.

"Hmph! They can't even handle the remnants of the human race in the Floating Cloud Mountains. The men under Boyun are just a bunch of useless trash."

Your Highness, we should focus our main efforts on the Eastern Phoenix Kingdom. There's no need to waste too many manpower on poor places like the Floating Cloud Mountains. Why bother with them?

I think we should just do it the same way as before, sending some low-level cultivators to deal with it.

"Yes, I agree."

".."

The "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor," reclining in a large chair at the head of the table, was enjoying being fed spiritual fruits and wine by two human servants.

Hearing the various opinions expressed by the demon emperors below, but none of them made a statement, as if the matter had nothing to do with them.

Just as everyone was arguing, a sound of a pottery jar falling and shattering suddenly rang out, interrupting the conversation.

The gaze fell upon a pretty human female servant who had accidentally knocked over and broken a pottery jar in her hand. She was so frightened that she knelt down on the ground.

"My lords, please spare me this time!"

"You lowly servant, so useless! You can't even hold a jar properly, what use are you!"

Seeing that this human servant had attracted the attention of many demon kings, one of the demon kings standing behind him was so frightened that he hurriedly stepped forward and whipped the servant to the ground, intending to drag him away and teach him a lesson.

"what."

Unexpectedly, just as the demon king made his move, a flash of light appeared in front of him, and a green spiritual light shot out, knocking the demon king who was whipping the human maid to the ground.

Seeing the direction from which the attack was coming, it turned out to be the "Heavenly Tail Demon King". Although the demon king was somewhat disheveled, he dared not complain and quickly knelt down respectfully.

"Your Highness, spare your life!"

“Since she’s useless, why keep her here? Take her away and tomorrow send all the mortals related to her to the Heavenly Demon Cemetery as sacrifices.”

"No! Your Highness, spare my family!"

The woman, who was already terrified and at a loss, was even more frightened when she heard that she and her family were going to be sent to the "Heavenly Demon Cemetery," and she kept begging for mercy.

However, none of the many demons present seemed to care about the fate of a mere human cultivator like her, and the scene quickly became lively again.

".."
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Half a month later, on a cliff surrounded by white mist in the southeast of "Northern Xinjiang".

The entire cliff face, where the rock had broken off, looked as if it had been neatly sliced ​​off by a knife, stretching for hundreds of miles.

On one side are lush green grasslands and mountains, and on the other side is a bottomless void shrouded in white mist.

From the sky, the two places appear as if they are naturally separated by a barrier, forming different worlds.

Not far above the cliff, a group of demon soldiers slowly walked towards the edge, followed by dozens of human servants bound by ropes.

These people not only had their hands bound together, but also seemed to have been placed under a restriction on their bodies. Although they looked ahead with fear and kept opening their mouths, they couldn't make a sound at all.

When the group reached the front of the cliff, the leading Golden Core demon king immediately stopped and then led the many demon kings to kneel down with pious expressions.

Strange cries rang out, as if the demons were performing some kind of ritual, before finally falling silent.

Before long, the leading Golden Core Demon King spat out a jade tablet from his mouth and activated the magic artifact. Soon, a series of black whirlwinds suddenly rose up below the cliff.

Seeing the black wind stirring up the surrounding white mist, the Golden Core Demon King immediately ordered all the bound humans to be thrown into the cliff.

Soon, these people fell into the white mist one by one and disappeared before the demons' eyes.

".."

At the same time the black wind appeared, a seven-colored spirit insect, perched on a pile of white bones thousands of feet below the cliff, also sensed the change above.

The seven-colored spirit insects quickly took flight, and in the next moment, more than a dozen figures fell directly from the sky. These people didn't even have time to scream before they were dead.

Only one woman in green, perhaps due to good luck, was hung alone on a giant bone support dozens of feet above the bottom of the cliff.

Looking down at the mountain of bones and her fallen kin, she felt both fear and sorrow.

Unfortunately, he was under a restriction, so he could only shake his body but couldn't make a sound.

Just as the woman in green was feeling helpless, a butterfly emitting seven-colored light suddenly flew up and stopped in front of her.

Looking at the colorful butterfly radiating powerful spiritual light before her, the woman in green instantly showed a hint of despair on her face.

Thinking back to how he had been a slave to the demon race since birth, he had witnessed countless members of his race perish in the bellies of demon beasts over the years.

Now it's finally my turn!

Just as the woman in green closed her eyes, preparing to face her final fate, several beams of light suddenly shot out from the butterfly, severing the ropes binding her hands.

The seven-colored butterfly's spell released a very skillful blade of light, severing the ropes without harming its opponent in the slightest. Before the woman in green could recover from her surprise, another blade of light flew past in the distance, shattering the bone that was holding her clothes in place.

The next moment, the woman in green fell straight down.

".."
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Outside a cave deep at the bottom of the cliff, two figures stood in front of a huge rock several meters in diameter.

Song Qingming, dressed in a green robe, had several array flags stuck in front of him, while Qu Bai, a middle-aged man, held a silver array plate in both hands on the other side.

"Fellow Daoist Song, what's wrong? What's that commotion outside?"

"Another group of demons came from above, but they left quickly. The highest cultivation level among those demon cultivators was only the Golden Core realm, so they probably haven't discovered anything yet."

Upon hearing Song Qingming's reply, Qu Bai nodded slightly, then turned his gaze to the blue stone gate in front of him.

"This place is a burial ground for the nearby demon race, so it's not strange that they come here, but under normal circumstances they wouldn't dare to come down."

Don't worry, as long as we don't make too much noise, we shouldn't attract their attention.

After offering a reassuring remark, Qu Bai activated his magical power, quickly activating the array plate in his hand and drawing upon the surrounding array flags.

At the same time, Song Qingming also quickly poured his magic power into his hands, and the array flag in front of him also quickly emitted bursts of spiritual light.

As soon as the spiritual light gathered in front of Qu Bai, he gently moved his right arm, and the white light immediately flew into the air and transformed into a transparent shield, directly covering an area of ​​several hundred feet around the boulder.

After completing these steps, Qu Bai immediately spun the array plate in his hand, shooting out a beam of white light that shone on the boulder below.

The boulder, which had been completely still, suddenly emitted bursts of blue spiritual light after being touched by the white light.

Immediately afterwards, the blue spiritual light seemed to come alive, suddenly transforming into countless chains that tightly locked onto the top of the boulder, forming a rune that Song Qingming had never seen before.

"Fellow Daoist Song, please help me control the formation. I'll take care of breaking the restrictions from now on!"

Seeing that the restrictions above had been activated, Qu Bai tossed the array plate in his hand to Song Qingming, who was standing to the side, and then turned and flew into the air.

The next moment, Qu Bai quickly cast a spell with both hands and spat out a golden flying sword, which was the "Golden Cloud Light Sword" that the two of them had spent a lot of effort to forge.

"Senior Qu, using this sword here might cause too much commotion. Should we consider other ways to break the formation?"

Seeing that the other party directly used this powerful imitation spiritual treasure, Song Qingming's eyes showed a hint of surprise. He did not expect Qu Bai to use this trump card so soon.

Faced with Song Qingming's concerns, Qu Bai responded nonchalantly:
"Boy, I know your array formation skills are not low, but the restrictions below were set up by a demon expert, and it is not something that you or I can easily break."

Otherwise, if it were really that easy, I wouldn't have spent so much time specifically crafting this treasure.

Don't worry, I'll control my strength and won't make a fuss so easily.

Seeing Qu Bai's confident demeanor, Song Qingming nodded slightly without saying anything more, focusing on controlling the white magic array outside.

Meanwhile, Qu Bai began to rapidly pour his magical power into the "Golden Palace Cloud Light Sword".

Since helping Qu Bai refine this replica of the magical treasure, Song Qingming has yet to witness its true power, and he is also somewhat looking forward to it.

A moment later, as a powerful aura emanated from the "Golden Cloud Light Sword," a giant golden sword, over ten feet long, instantly appeared above Qu Bai's head.

Sensing the terrifying pressure emanating from the golden giant sword, and fearing he might be implicated, Song Qingming also released the Five Elements Divine Light Mirror within his body to protect himself.

"go with!"

As Qu Bai shouted, the golden giant sword suddenly fell from mid-air, heading straight for the blue runes on the boulder below.

The blue rune seemed to sense the danger as well, and suddenly transformed into a giant blue hand that reached up to lift the attacking giant sword.

A deafening roar rang out, and the surroundings began to shake violently after the two sides made contact, with countless sharp sword energies emanating from the formation.

The sword energy emanating from these giant golden swords alone was enough to injure a Nascent Soul cultivator, which surprised Song Qingming, who was also aware of their power.

Fortunately, the magic weapon was released in advance as a precaution, so Song Qingming, although in the formation, was not affected by it.

Before long, another crisp sound rang out, and the giant blue hand that had been confronting the "Golden Cloud Light Sword" shattered into fragments of spiritual energy right before their eyes.

Once the dust settled, the blue boulder that had blocked their path had vanished, leaving only a white vortex below it that resembled a teleportation array.

"Haha, all my years of hard work in preparing this have finally paid off and haven't disappointed me."

Standing in mid-air, Qu Bai looked at the white vortex with a hint of excitement on his face. He put away his magic weapon and took the initiative to fall down from the sky.

Meanwhile, Song Qingming put away the array plate in his hand, walked to the front of the spiritual energy vortex, and carefully examined it.

Seeing this, Qu Bai generously pointed ahead.

"Fellow Daoist Song, the person I need to save is inside, let's go!"

".."

Upon hearing this, Song Qingming nodded slightly and followed the other person inside. The two figures quickly disappeared from sight.

At the very moment that Song Qingming and Qu Bai disappeared, the "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor," who was cultivating in his cave tens of thousands of miles away in a canyon, suddenly opened his eyes.

He got up and went outside the cave, where a burly man in silver armor was already waiting.

"Your Highness, something terrible has happened! I just received news that someone has triggered the restrictions on the Heavenly Demon Tomb!"

"What did you say? Why would anyone go there for no reason? Could it be that the Feather Clan and the Qilin Clan are up to something again?"

Now that the demon race is about to expand their territory to the south, they really know how to pick their timing.

"Quickly inform Yin Kui and the others to come with me to the Heavenly Demon Tomb. We must not allow them to enter the forbidden area alone!"

The "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor" showed a hint of displeasure, and then left the spot with the people who came.

".."

On a high mountain, thousands of miles to the east, a figure stands alone on the summit, gazing southeast.

Suddenly, two blue streaks of light flew rapidly from afar, landing in mid-air ahead and transforming into a middle-aged man and a woman.

"Ancestor, did you summon us here for any instructions?"

"We just discovered that the restrictions in the Heavenly Demon Tomb have been tampered with. You two, take some men and go check it out immediately. Is it the Heavenly Fox Clan causing trouble in secret?"

"What? Now that we're about to expand our territory southward, we also need to send people to the west to support the resistance against the human cultivators of the Eastern Phoenix Kingdom."

Why would they suddenly act alone behind our backs at this time without saying a word? Isn't Tianwei going a bit too far?

"Don't make wild guesses yet. Go and see for yourselves. No matter who it is, once they enter the restricted area, they must not be allowed to leave easily."

If anything becomes difficult to handle, please let me know immediately!

"Yes, sir! Rest assured, Ancestor!"

".."

In another valley tens of thousands of miles away from the mountain peak, several white streaks of light also shot out, heading rapidly in a southeast direction.

Seeing this, the low-level demonic beasts nearby all retreated to their caves, somewhat surprised that something had happened that had alarmed so many Nascent Soul elders of their own race.

In an instant, multiple demon clan forces near the "Heavenly Demon Graveyard" seemed to sense the changes at the same time and dispatched their clan experts to rush over.

At this moment, Song Qingming and Qu Bai, who were already standing in an underground cave, were carefully walking forward along the passage in front of them.

They had been walking for about fifteen minutes, but the passage still seemed endless. Song Qingming couldn't help but ask:
"Senior Qu, it seems like no one has been here for a long time. Are you sure the person you're looking for is here?"

"Fellow Daoist, please rest assured. I have a special way of communicating with him, so he is definitely here."

Faced with Song Qingming's seemingly worried inquiry, Qu Bai remained calm in his tone, and his expression showed no abnormality.

After walking a while longer, a blue stone gate finally appeared in front of them. Qu Bai, who had just arrived, immediately showed a hint of excitement.

"Hahaha, this is it, no doubt about it!"

Upon seeing the azure stone gate before him, Qu Bai laughed loudly and swiftly swung his "Golden Palace Cloud Light Sword" forward, unleashing several golden beams that directly destroyed the stone gate.

As soon as the two entered, a very ancient blue stone hall appeared before Song Qingming and his companion.

This stone hall doesn't look very big, only a dozen feet long and wide. It's empty all around except for a stone table in the middle, on which sits a beautifully crafted round "purple jade plate".

The disc appeared to be exquisitely crafted, unlike any other magical artifacts Song Qingming had ever seen. For a moment, this Nascent Soul cultivator couldn't even discern its grade.

Qu Bai, standing next to Song Qingming, showed excitement the moment he saw the "purple jade plate" in front of him.

"After all these years, I've finally found you!"

After saying that, Qu Bai immediately darted forward, intending to rush over and take the item.

But the moment he made his move, a beam of azure light suddenly appeared in front of the "purple jade plate" and headed straight for the two of them.

"careful!"

(PS: I had some chores to do at home today, so the update is a little late. My bad, sorry!) (End of Chapter)