Qinghe Immortal Clan.

Just as Song Qingming spoke to warn him, Qu Bai also noticed the sudden attack and immediately cast a spell to create a shield in front of him.

To his surprise, his protective aura was like paper in front of the blue light, barely holding back for a moment before being easily pierced.

With a loud "bang!", before Song Qingming could react, Qu Bai was hit and exploded in mid-air.

"senior!"

Seeing that Qu Bai, a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, couldn't even withstand a single blow from the opponent, Song Qingming was immediately shocked.

After the two entered the "Celestial Demon Tomb", they were very cautious, but they did not encounter any defenses along the way.

The several barriers that appeared were all broken by Qu Bai, who was prepared in advance, and the two of them entered smoothly without much effort.

This made Song Qingming wonder if they were just lucky that the demon race was unprepared for this situation.

Only now did he finally understand that the other party was not unprepared, but rather had designed the restrictive mechanism at the moment when they were most relaxed.

Before Song Qingming could even think things through, the azure light that had just struck Qu Bai turned and headed straight for his location.

Seeing this, Song Qingming, who was already prepared, quickly cast a spell with both hands, directly summoning his natal magic weapon, the "Five Elements Divine Light Mirror," to protect himself.

The azure light arrived in an instant. Knowing that his opponent was quite strong, Song Qingming also frantically poured his own magic power into the magic weapon in front of him, which transformed into several golden rays to block the opponent.

On the battlefield, the two different spiritual lights, green and gold, clashed with each other. In the end, the "Five Elements Divine Light Mirror" was slightly inferior and was shattered by the opponent first.

Fortunately, Song Qingming was prepared in time and activated the "Nine Palaces Meteor Escape" technique to dodge away from the spot. The remaining aftershocks of the blue light did not cause him any harm.

Before he could even breathe a sigh of relief, two more powerful beams of azure light suddenly shot out from above the "purple jade plate" in the distance, heading straight for Song Qingming from the left and right.

Just as Song Qingming frowned and activated his magic weapon again to defend himself, another aura suddenly appeared in the void behind him.

Immediately afterward, a flash of white light appeared, and Qu Bai emerged from within, holding a shattered golden jade pendant in his hand.

"Senior Qu, are you alright?"

"Don't worry, this little bit of stuff isn't enough to kill me."

Seeing Song Qingming facing the two beams of azure light alone, Qu Bai immediately flashed to his side, summoned a white light umbrella to form a protective shield, and blocked one of the beams of azure light.

It seems that Qu Bai used a protective artifact in an emergency, which allowed him to successfully evade the opponent's sudden attack. It was quite a close call.

Seeing Qu Bai reappear, Song Qingming breathed a slight sigh of relief and quickly summoned his defensive magic weapon, the "Black Tortoise Spirit Light Shield".

He then manipulated the Five Elements Divine Light Mirror to transform into a beam of light and merge with it. The blue giant tortoise that had been blocking his way now seemed to be covered in a layer of golden armor.

This is a "Spirit Fusion Method" that Song Qingming created from the "Azure Jade Refining Treasure Technique" after his cultivation advanced to the sixth level of the Nascent Soul stage.

Using this method allows you to fuse your own natal magic weapon with other magic weapons, thereby combining their power into one and greatly enhancing the power of your own magic weapon.

This time, as soon as the opponent's blue light fell, the giant tortoise in front of Song Qingming raised its head and directly blocked the attack.

Meanwhile, the white light umbrella controlled by Qu Bai was also quite powerful, and it helped him withstand the opponent's attack.

Once the blue light dissipated, the two took a few steps back to steady themselves before turning their gaze back to the "purple jade plate" that had attacked them.

At this moment, Qu Bai's face no longer showed the excitement he had just displayed, and he looked at the jade plate in front of him with a hint of apprehension.

This was the first time Song Qingming had seen such an expression on Qu Bai's face since the two of them went to the northern frontier. He seemed to be a completely different person from the confident man he had been when they arrived.

"Who are you, and why are you hiding here?"

"Hahaha, you trespassed into my demon clan's cemetery, yet you come here asking me who I am? How ridiculous!"
However, the fact that you two were able to dodge that attack shows you do have some skill; no wonder you were able to get in here.

However, now that you two have come to this, it can only end here before me.

Although the voice sounded somewhat feminine, like that of a woman, it contained an extremely powerful pressure that made one's heart tremble.

As soon as he finished speaking, a ball of azure light emerged again above the "purple jade plate," which coalesced in mid-air into a fox demon with six tails.

"Six-tailed Celestial Fox, so you are from the Celestial Fox clan. Is this the creature you hid here?"

Upon seeing the blue fox demon before him, Qu Bai's expression immediately showed a hint of surprise, clearly not expecting to encounter it here.

Upon hearing the words "Six-Tailed Celestial Fox," Song Qingming was also taken aback.

Although Song Qingming was not very familiar with these powerful demon clans in the Northern Frontier, he had heard of the "Heavenly Fox Clan," one of the ten major demon clans in the Northern Frontier.

According to records in the mythical beast manual, the "Heavenly Fox Clan" of mythical beasts are born with only two tails, and each time they break through a major realm, they will gain an additional tail.

This demon, when it transformed, actually had six tails, a feature that only those who had reached the Nascent Soul stage could possess among the Celestial Fox clan.

No wonder that a simple strike almost severely injured Qu Bai, a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator.

Seeing the surprised expressions on Qu Bai and Song Qingming's faces, the "Six-Tailed Fox" suddenly revealed a very smug smile.

"Hehe, you do have some knowledge, being able to recognize me at a glance. It seems your background is not simple either."

However, now that you two have seen me, there is absolutely no way you can leave alive. Your identities are none of my business.

"These days, offerings are becoming increasingly scarce, and I happen to be short of cultivators' essence and blood for cultivation techniques. Since you've come to me willingly, I won't stand on ceremony."

"Hmph! If you were truly still alive in your physical body, the two of us would be no match for you. But now, all that remains of you is a fragmented primordial spirit. It won't be so easy for you to stop us."

If I'm not mistaken, you must be the Heavenly Heart Ancestor of the Heavenly Fox Clan back then. I didn't expect that you old fellow would still be alive after all these years.

"Your Excellency, relying solely on your primordial spirit to reside here, do you still dare to presume to seize the body of that great one?"

Upon hearing what Qu Bai said, the "Six-Tailed Fox" looked at the other party with a slight change in expression.

"You were able to guess all this, so it seems you came from up there too. No wonder you were able to find your way here."

I know why you came here, but unfortunately, you're a little too late.

Now that this body is in my hands, once I merge with its primordial spirit, I can break through the cultivation barrier and find a way to ascend to the upper realm.

Since you also come from the upper realm, I can spare your lives.

Alright then, as long as you agree to sign a contract to become my servants and hand over the incantation to activate this treasure, you will help me break through the barrier and ascend to immortality.

"Then I can take you all away from this world and share the path to immortality with me. What do you say?"

Faced with the six-tailed fox's tempting words, Qu Bai smiled and looked at her with disdain:

"Hmph! You wish! With your remaining life essence, you think you can seize that person's body and ascend to the upper realm? You are truly delusional."

To tell you the truth, although you may be able to possess this body using secret techniques, it's merely a matter of prolonging your life. You will never succeed in this lifetime.

Your current spiritual energy probably won't last much longer.

Even if we hadn't come, you would still have been reduced to ashes. So forget about your dreams of ascending to the higher realms.

While dealing with the "six-tailed fox demon" in front of him, Qu Bai seemed to notice that Song Qingming's expression was a little off. So, as he spoke, he also sent a telepathic message to Song Qingming's ear.

"Fellow Daoist Song, although this guy is a Nascent Soul cultivator, his physical body has long since perished. What he has now is just a part of his natal spirit possessing this place. At most, he can only exert one or two tenths of his strength from when he was alive."

Fellow Daoist, there's no need to worry too much. If we join forces, she might not be able to do anything to us.

Although the opponent had just nearly severely injured Qu Bai, a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, and had also revealed the "Six-Tailed Celestial Fox" spirit body, their cultivation was clearly superior to the two of them.

However, through his exchange with the other party, Song Qingming also realized that the other party's strength was far inferior to that of a true Nascent Soul cultivator; otherwise, the two of them probably wouldn't be able to stand here safely at this moment.

Although he had promised Qu Bai that he would only do his best, if things went beyond his capabilities, he could choose to protect himself and leave the place first.

But the attitude shown by this "six-tailed celestial fox" at this moment clearly indicates that it will not let him leave easily, nor does it allow Song Qingming to have any other choice.

After hearing Qu Bai's words of comfort, Song Qingming quickly nodded slightly to him, feeling a little more at ease.

The six-tailed fox standing opposite him, after hearing Qu Bai's sarcastic remarks, seemed to have had its secrets exposed, and its face immediately showed a somewhat ugly expression.

"Hmph! You won't listen to reason, so you'll have to suffer the consequences."

Even if it's just your natal spirit possessing you, I could easily annihilate both of you. Prepare to die!

Having said that, the "Six-Tailed Fox" flicked its tails slightly and vanished without a trace.

Seeing this, Qu Bai and Song Qingming immediately became serious and began to activate their magical treasures to protect themselves.

The next moment, Song Qingming and Qu Bai, who had just prepared, felt a slight fluctuation of spiritual energy coming from behind them.

As soon as they turned around, they saw two identical "six-tailed fox demons" appear behind them at the same time, shooting out several beams of azure sword light at them, their aura still extremely fierce.

Faced with this fierce attack, Song Qingming and Qu Bai dared not underestimate it, and frantically poured their magical power into the magical treasures in front of them.

Even though the other party only had their natal spirit attached to them, they were still a Nascent Soul cultivator, and their cultivation level and strength seemed to be much stronger than Song Qingming and the other two.

With just one strike, Song Qingming and Qu Bai were forced to retreat more than ten steps before they could regain their footing.

The attack failed, and the two "six-tailed foxes" flicked their tails and quickly merged back into one, disappearing into mid-air.

This time, before Song Qingming and his companion could even detect the opponent's location, a massive azure claw, large enough to cover the entire hall, descended from above them. Despite their desperate resistance, they were unable to dodge and were pinned down by the claw's azure light, unable to break free for a moment.

"Fellow Daoist Song, this fellow is a spirit. Try using the lightning technique you used against me back then; it should be able to counter her supernatural powers!"

Upon hearing Qu Bai's reminder, Song Qingming nodded slightly and immediately cast a spell to summon six puppets that gathered around him.

As the "Myriad Spirits Puppet Array" took shape, Song Qingming's internal magical power also rapidly increased, and in the blink of an eye, he rose from the peak of the sixth level of the Nascent Soul Realm to the late Nascent Soul Realm.

Qu Bai, who had fought with Song Qingming before, had seen him activate the "Puppet Array" before.

But when Qu Bai saw that Song Qingming had summoned four Nascent Soul level puppets at once, he was somewhat surprised, and a hint of astonishment flashed across his face.

I never expected this kid to have a trick up his sleeve, and he never mentioned it to me in all these years.

After raising his magical power to the late Nascent Soul stage, Song Qingming waved his hand, and bursts of white lightning immediately appeared on his body, quickly covering the protective aura in front of him.

When the blue light pressing down from above met the white lightning controlled by Song Qingming, it instantly produced a series of crackling sounds and was forced to retreat repeatedly by the electric sparks in the lightning.

Unexpectedly, this powerful azure light was indeed as Qu Bai had said, and could be restrained by his own lightning.

Seeing this, Song Qingming immediately increased the intensity of his spell, transforming the white lightning within his body into a giant hand that directly lifted the blue claws above the two people's heads.

"This is... the Crimson Sun Divine Lightning! How did you get this on you?"

At first, seeing that Song Qingming's cultivation was only at the mid-Nascent Soul stage, the "six-tailed fox demon" didn't pay much attention to him, focusing its attention mainly on Qu Bai.

At this moment, his aura had actually reached the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm, and he had also used the giant lightning hand that restrained his own supernatural power. Finally, a look of solemnity appeared on the face of the "Six-Tailed Fox".

Clearly, they hadn't expected that Song Qingming would be just as difficult to deal with.

"Hmph! You think you can turn the tide with your meager Crimson Sun Divine Thunder? You're oversimplifying things."

Seeing that Song Qingming had already raised the giant blue claw that was pressing down on the two of them, a strange black light suddenly emerged from the "Six-Tailed Fox" and pressed down from all directions.

Seeing this, Song Qingming quickly diverted some of his lightning to defend himself, and the azure light that was about to break free pressed down again.

Seeing the white light that was about to escape dim again, Qu Bai immediately showed a look of anxiety.

Although both of them were at the late Nascent Soul stage, the "six-tailed fox" possessed an inexhaustible supply of magical power, clearly far exceeding their own. If this continued, they would obviously be at a disadvantage.

Once Song Qingming's internal magical power is depleted and he is unable to resist the azure light, the two of them will be instantly crushed by the azure light, with no way to escape.

After a moment of thought, Qu Bai suddenly took out a talisman from his person.

"Fellow Daoist Song, if this continues, we may not be able to outlast him. Try to hold him off for a moment so I can rush out and activate my spiritual treasure to deal with him!"

"it is good."

Faced with Qu Bai's suggestion, Song Qingming quickly nodded and then summoned the "Seven-Colored Thunder Lamp" from his body.

After the "Seven-Colored Lightning Lamp" appeared, an incomparably powerful lightning beam quickly poured into Song Qingming's body, causing a powerful spiritual light to erupt from his body.

"Thunder rises!"

As Song Qingming shouted angrily, the giant white hand that had been suppressed by the opponent suddenly grew several times larger and directly pushed open the blue light above.

Taking advantage of this brief opening, Qu Bai, who was hiding next to Song Qingming, immediately used his escape light to disappear from the spot.

The next moment, a flash of light appeared in mid-air, and Qu Bai appeared beside the "Six-Tailed Fox".

He summoned the "Golden Cloud Light Sword" with one hand, frantically pouring his magical power into it, and then slashed fiercely at the "Six-Tailed Fox".

This sword strike contained countless golden rays, making it even more powerful than when he destroyed the restrictions outside. In an instant, the "Six-Tailed Fox" was also completely enveloped in golden light.

Although the opponent immediately activated a blue light shield to block in front of him, the "Six-Tailed Fox" clearly underestimated the power of Qu Bai's sword.

He only held out for a short while before the blue light shield in front of him was shattered by the giant sword, and the "Six-Tailed Fox" was also sent flying by the golden light.

At this moment, Song Qingming, who was fighting against the giant azure claw, also felt the pressure above his head ease. He quickly manipulated the giant lightning hand to push away the azure light that was suppressing him.

Then his figure burst through the air and reached mid-air.

At this moment, after defeating his opponent, Qu Bai had already taken the "purple jade plate" that was originally placed on the stone table into his own hands.

"Fellow Daoist Song, we've got the goods. Let's leave here first!"

"Hahaha, you think you can leave? Not so easy! Didn't I tell you, no one is leaving here today!"

No sooner had Qu Bai finished speaking than a blue figure appeared in the distance, the same "six-tailed fox demon" that had just been driven back.

At this moment, although one of her claws had been severed and she looked quite disheveled, she still had a confident expression on her face.

"I originally intended to spare your lives to see if you could help me attain enlightenment and ascend to immortality, but I never expected you would dare to harm my spirit. Your crimes are truly unforgivable."

"Since you wish to die, then I shall grant your wish."

Having said that, a strange black light suddenly emanated from the "Six-Tailed Fox," and its eyes suddenly turned blood red.

The next moment, the "Six-Tailed Fox" opened its mouth wide, and three figures wrapped in black light instantly emerged from it.

Upon seeing this somewhat familiar yet powerful aura, Song Qingming and Qu Bai's expressions changed.

"This aura... could it be that he has actually become a demon!"

".."
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Below the cliff of the "Heavenly Demon Tomb".

Dressed in green, Chu Ling gazed at the numerous shattered corpses of her loved ones before her, tears of sorrow welling up in her eyes.

At this moment, she really wanted to cry her heart out, but the restrictions within her body had not been lifted. Although she was in great pain, she couldn't utter a single sound.

After grieving for a while, Chu Ling found a bone from the ground that she didn't know what kind of monster it was, and started digging it up.

Fortunately, the restrictions within her body only sealed her magic power and voice, without affecting her physical body. Having already reached the late stage of Qi Refining, digging holes and excavating soil was not that difficult for her.

After an unknown amount of time, Chu Ling finally finished digging a large pit and moved all the remains of her relatives into it.

Before she could even cover the soil properly, a whooshing sound suddenly came from the sky, causing her to look terrified.

Chu Ling glanced one last time at her loved ones in the pit, a resolute glint in her eyes, before quickly burrowing into a nearby giant white bone.

The moment Chu Ling crawled inside, a seven-colored butterfly that had been on her back suddenly emitted a golden light that enveloped her.

At the same time, six streaks of light of different colors suddenly flew from below the cliff, with a man in a red robe leading the way. He was none other than the young patriarch of the "Heavenly Fox Clan," the Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor.

"Your Highness, what's wrong with you?"

Seeing that the "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor" had come down and was looking straight ahead, a charming woman in yellow standing next to him quickly asked a question.

Upon hearing this, the "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor" shook his head and replied, "It's nothing. I just vaguely sensed the presence of a living being over there. I wonder if it's an intruder."

“Your Highness, that’s a mass grave. Why would an intruder go there? I think it’s because the scent of the offerings we put in a few days ago hasn’t dissipated yet.”

"Hmm! What you said makes sense. Let's go check it out ahead first!"
Now that the barrier has been broken, we'll be in big trouble before they all discover it.

Just as the "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor" was leading his group forward, five more blue streaks of light suddenly flew in from afar and stopped above the cliff.

"This aura... it seems to belong to the Golden Crane and the Silver Crane. The Ancient Crane Clan really arrived quickly!"

Just as the "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor" sighed, five figures descended from the cliff and stopped in front of them.

Leading the group were a man and a woman, their eyes fixed on the "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor" and his group.

"Tianwei, why didn't your Tianhu clan notify us before opening the seal here?"

"Jinhe, what nonsense are you talking about? We just arrived here after receiving the news. The person who broke the seal is not from our Heavenly Fox Clan."

"What? It's not you guys? Could it be those Qilin clan guys causing trouble again?!"

Although the man in the golden armor said this, his gaze kept sweeping over Tianwei and the others, clearly not completely believing what they said.

Seeing this, the "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor" didn't want to explain too much and said directly, "Now is not the time to guess. Let's hurry in and see what's going on."

Whoever breaks in there, they must not be allowed to leave easily!

"You're right. Whoever goes in, we must keep the secret inside, or we'll be in trouble!"

After saying that, the two groups merged together and flew quickly forward, soon arriving in front of a white light barrier.

Upon seeing the white light shield before them, the expressions of "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor" and the others changed.

"Those guys must be inside!"

The next moment, more than a dozen beams of spiritual light shot out from mid-air and instantly bombarded the protective barrier below.

A deafening roar followed, and the ground below the cliff began to shake violently. (End of Chapter)