Qinghe Immortal Clan.

The illusion magic that the "Six-Tailed Fox" had just used was clearly superior to Song Qingming's. When breaking the Illusion Bell, it easily trapped the creature within its own illusion.

Although her current cultivation level is far from her peak, and the illusion she can activate can only exert a portion of its power, it is still enough to trap a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator.

But less than half an incense stick's time had passed when Song Qingming had already broken free from the illusion, a situation that was quite beyond her expectations.

Seeing this, the "Six-Tailed Fox" was incredulous, wondering how the other party had managed to escape from the illusion.

Although he was puzzled by this, the fact remained that the "Six-Tailed Fox" was caught off guard and trapped by Song Qingming's natal magic weapon.

Song Qingming seemed to have been prepared as well. As soon as the chains bound his opponent, his magical power surged into his natal magic weapon.

Under his desperate and relentless spellcasting, the white chains binding the "Six-Tailed Fox" were instantly engulfed in raging flames, directly burning the protective aura around the fox's body, causing it to sizzle.

This time, Song Qingming was giving it his all and didn't want to let this rare opportunity slip away easily.

Because the protective azure light on its body had been suppressed by the surging "Mysterious Yang Flame," the "Six-Tailed Fox" was unable to gather a shield to resist the approaching Qu Bai.

In her haste, she could only use magic to summon back the "spiritual demon puppet" that had originally wanted to block Qu Bai, and place it in front of her.

Once the "Six-Tailed Fox" had finished all this, Qu Bai swung his golden greatsword down with all his might.

The mere arrival of the sword light easily cleaved the "spirit puppet" blocking its path in two.

Immediately afterwards, another loud bang rang out in the middle of the battlefield. The "Six-Tailed Fox" still couldn't avoid the aftershocks of this sword strike, and its figure was instantly enveloped in golden light.

"what."

After a scream, the six-tailed fox spirit in mid-air had one of its giant claws, along with half of its head, severed by golden light.

Before the other party could manipulate the surrounding demonic energy to restore itself, Song Qingming and Qu Bai surrounded the location of the "Six-Tailed Fox" from the left and right.

Although the two of them had exhausted a lot of their magical power in order to coordinate that attack.

Knowing that the "Six-Tailed Fox" could absorb the demonic energy in the hall to restore itself, they dared not give their opponent a chance to breathe and could only grit their teeth and continue to attack with their magic weapons.

After being severely injured by Qu Bai's sword, the "Six-Tailed Fox" lost its last "Spiritual Puppet" to help it, and its strength had already been greatly reduced.

Faced with the fierce attack from Song Qingming and his companion, they could only dodge and evade, and the situation was instantly reversed.

The "Six-Tailed Fox," who had just been looking smug, now had a very ugly expression.

"Brother Song, we must not let her escape, otherwise, once she recovers, we will be in grave danger."

Upon hearing Qu Bai's telepathic reminder, Song Qingming also knew that the two were in a precarious situation and that this battle could not be dragged on for too long.

With the "Six-Tailed Fox" holding them back inside and countless demon experts outside, if they cannot deal with this demon first, and if they are allowed to join forces, he and Qu Bai may not be able to escape today.

Taking advantage of a break in the battle, Song Qingming swallowed a pill that would quickly restore his mana, and the "Five Elements Divine Light Mirror" in front of him once again ignited with bursts of white flames.

Several chains flew out quickly and soon stopped the "six-tailed fox" that was dodging in mid-air.

Seeing that the other party had been trapped by Song Qingming, Qu Bai's face immediately lit up with joy, and he quickly poured his magic power into the flying sword in front of him.

The next moment, the "Golden Cloud Light Sword" in his hand once again emitted bursts of powerful golden light.

Just when Song Qingming and Qu Bai thought that the next sword strike was very likely to finish off their opponent, Qu Bai suddenly had a flash of inspiration, and something flew out and knocked them back.

This object, radiating spiritual light, was the "purple jade plate" he had taken from the stone table earlier.

"not good.."

Just as Qu Bai shouted out, trying to step forward and control the object, the "purple jade plate" suddenly flashed in mid-air and flew above the "six-tailed fox" head.

"Hmph, don't think that just because of this, you really think you can defeat me."

"Since you've pushed me to this point, I can no longer hold back. I'll show you my true strength!"

As a soft, feminine voice rang out, the "purple jade plate" pierced through the white flames and attached itself to the chest of the six-tailed fox demon.

Before Song Qingming and his companion could figure out what was happening, a strange black light suddenly burst forth from the "Six-Tailed Fox" that had been trapped.

Then her entire figure shifted, suddenly transforming into a black-clad woman with bloodshot eyes and a charming face.

At the same time, the woman's aura suddenly began to rise rapidly, and in just a moment her cultivation level had more than doubled.

It surpassed the original half-step Nascent Soul realm of the "Six-Tailed Fox".

With just a wave of her hand, the woman in black, now in human form, tore off the white chains binding her and broke free.

Even the "Mysterious Yang Blazing Flames" that originally restrained her were unable to stop her in the slightest, showing that her opponent's strength was now completely different from before.

After retrieving his natal magic weapon, Song Qingming frowned slightly as he looked at the woman in black, as if he could feel a terrifying pressure emanating from her comparable to that of the level-five "transformed demon wood" from back then.

If I'm not mistaken, the person before me is probably already close to the true Nascent Soul realm.

Not far away, Qu Bai, upon seeing the woman in black, was also taken aback, and said in disbelief:

"This is... Lord Ziyuan, you actually controlled her body! How is this possible?"

"Hmph! Nothing is impossible in this world; it's just that you are weak and ignorant, and dare not believe it!"
"Since you have the honor of seeing my true form today, you can at least die knowing why."

After speaking, the woman in black raised her hand again, and several powerful black spears immediately gathered in front of her, aimed directly at Song Qingming and Qu Bai not far away.

"Senior Qu, be careful!"

Upon hearing Song Qingming's reminder, Qu Bai, who was still in shock, immediately came to his senses and joined the other two.

Seeing the immense power of the attack, Qu Bai and Song Qingming immediately retreated to the entrance of the main hall, each activating their defensive magic treasures to protect themselves.

With a deafening bang, Song Qingming and Qu Bai, despite being prepared and avoiding most of the attack, were still blasted away.

The residual force of these black spears after passing the two almost pierced through the protective array in front of them, revealing a crack above it.

"Senior Qu, I possess a life-saving divine ability that might help us escape. Could you hold her off for a while?"

Seeing that the opponent's strength was so terrifying, Song Qingming felt a chill in his heart and knew that he and Qu Bai were now at a critical moment of life and death.

At this moment, Song Qingming's supernatural abilities were all insufficient to defeat the enemy. Only by using the last natal sword talisman left by his master, "Lingxu Daoren," could he possibly win a sliver of hope for the two of them.

However, to use the "Lingxu Daoist's" natal sword talisman, a suitable opportunity must be found, and now Song Qingming can only place his hopes on Qu Bai.

Upon hearing this, Qu Bai immediately replied, "It's my fault for miscalculating things to have come to this point. Brother, please use whatever supernatural abilities you have, and I will do my best to help you restrain them."

After saying that, Qu Bai, who was holding the "Golden Palace Cloud Light Sword", took the initiative to step forward and activated the flying sword in his hand, and forcefully slashed out a sword light.

Although the woman in black was close to the Nascent Soul realm, she still dared not underestimate the powerful imitation spiritual treasure, the "Golden Cloud Light Sword."

He immediately urged the black light in his hand forward, directly blocking the incoming golden light.

After blocking the attack, the woman in black disappeared from her spot in a flash. Then, she easily slapped Qu Bai, who was in mid-air, away with a palm strike and snatched the golden round bowl magic weapon from his body.

With a flash of black light in the black-clad woman's hand, the golden bowl was crushed, and the two trapped figures inside immediately escaped.

Under the influence of demonic energy in the black-clad woman's hands, the two "spiritual puppets" soon returned to normal and circled around her again.

Seeing that all the spirit puppets she had created were safe and sound, the woman in black finally showed a satisfied expression and turned her gaze to Song Qingming and the other person not far away.

Meanwhile, while Qu Bai was helping to restrain the opponent, Song Qingming had already taken out a golden scroll and placed it in front of him, rapidly pouring his magic power into it.

Seemingly sensing the danger posed by the golden scroll in Song Qingming's hand, the black-clad woman, who was actually a "six-tailed fox," ignored the injured Qu Bai and instead focused all her attention on him.

A surge of black light erupted from his body, coalescing into several more black spears, all pointing directly at Song Qingming's location.

Just as both sides were about to unleash their supernatural powers and engage in a decisive battle, a loud bang suddenly came from the nearby crack, interrupting the two who were locked in a standoff.

As soon as the two turned their gazes, a streak of crimson light shattered the cracks near the array's protective barrier and flashed into the main hall.

The owner of this crimson escape light was none other than the "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor," who had been blocked outside for a long time.

In addition, following behind the "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor" were as many as twenty streaks of light of different colors, all of whom were Nascent Soul cultivators from various demon races who had come with him.

Seeing the traces of the battle in the main hall, and the three people, including Song Qingming, confronting each other in mid-air, the "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor" and others were all surprised and angry.

"Who are you people, and why are you trespassing into my clan's forbidden area!"

As demon cultivators, the Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor and others came here to protect a treasure in the forbidden area and to eliminate the enemies who had intruded into the "Heavenly Demon Tomb".

They just didn't expect that two of the three people fighting here had already reached the late Nascent Soul stage.

There was also a woman whose entire body was emitting black light, seemingly tainted by demonic energy. She had actually reached the Nascent Soul stage, which startled them and prevented them from making any rash moves.

Upon seeing the sudden intrusion of "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor" and his group, the woman in black was somewhat surprised and quickly rebuked them, saying, "What are you doing here? I, your ancestor, am more than enough for these two. Get out of here right now!"

"Your Excellency is our clan's Ancestor Wuxin?"

Seeing the black-clad woman, radiating demonic energy, immediately become displeased and berate him as a junior, the "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor" looked at her with suspicion and immediately asked a question in return.

Before the woman in black could reply, Qu Bai immediately transmitted his voice loudly to the crowd:
"Fellow Daoists, do not be deceived by this demon. This fellow is a demon possessing a body, not the ancestor of your Heavenly Fox Clan."

"If we don't destroy this demon here, even if you escape, you'll eventually be refined into spirit puppets by her, and you'll never have peace again."

"What did you say? Could it be that this demon possessed the ancestor?!"

"How is this possible? Ancestor Wuxin is a Nascent Soul cultivator, how could he possibly be possessed by a demonic cultivator!"

"That's strange. The person next to her looks so much like our clan's Dragon Crane Ancestor. Could it be that this demon has turned the ancestor's body into a puppet?"

".."

Upon hearing Qu Bai's words, Yin Kui and the others standing beside the "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor" looked at the woman in black in mid-air with surprise.

Although they didn't really believe Qu Bai's words, the demonic aura emanating from the woman in black filled them with the same doubts.

Like human cultivators, demons also dislike those demonic cultivators who readily turn people into demons or refine them into puppets or demonic puppets.

The "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor" and others found it hard to believe that the demon ancestor before them would fall into the demonic path and cultivate demonic techniques.

For a moment, they found it difficult to determine whether the person in front of them was their demon clan's ancestor or, as Qu Bai had said, had been possessed by a demonic cultivator and turned into a demonic puppet.

"Hmph! You fools, you let these two outsiders enter this place and disturb my cultivation. I haven't even punished you yet, and now you dare to disobey the words of your ancestor."

"Does this old ancestor's word mean he's less credible than these two outsiders?"

Just as the many demon emperors hesitated, a voice that shook the soul suddenly appeared, causing everyone present to tremble.

Some demon kings with lower cultivation levels involuntarily lowered their heads, not daring to look directly at the other party.

Seeing this, the "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor," who had the highest cultivation level at the front, immediately released a protective shield, directly blocking the opponent's sonic shockwave.

Then, the "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor" looked at the other party calmly and replied in a stern voice: "Regardless of whether you are the Ancestor Wuxin or not, we have no intention of being your enemy."

However, the jade plate you possess is a secret treasure of my clan, and it cannot be lost. Please return it to me first, and then I may leave this place.

Otherwise, if we go back empty-handed, I'm afraid we won't be able to explain it to the clan elders!

While replying to the other party, the "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor" also secretly transmitted a secret message to the other demon emperors beside him.

As soon as he finished speaking, the silver-haired woman from the Ancient Crane Clan standing to the side immediately echoed:

"We demand that you hand over the spirit and body of Ancestor Dragon Crane to our clan. Otherwise, if you do not give us an explanation today, the Ancient Crane Clan will certainly not let this go!"

The silver-haired woman's tone was noticeably more aggressive than that of the "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor," and she showed no fear of him either.

It has just been confirmed that one of the "spiritual demon puppets" beside the woman in black is a late-stage Nascent Soul ancestor of the Ancient Crane Clan who passed away a thousand years ago.

Even though this ancestor had long since passed away, they still could not accept that he had been turned into a puppet by a demon.

Seeing that the "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor" and others did not listen to her and even demanded that she hand over the "purple jade plate," a cold glint flashed across the black-clad woman's face.

"You have to explain yourselves to me, hahaha! Since I gave you a chance and you still don't want to leave, then don't blame me, your ancestor, for disowning you!"

"Right now, I happen to be short of essence blood to improve my cultivation. You fools are just what you need to help this old ancestor."

As the woman in black finished speaking coldly, dozens of black beams shot out from her hand, heading straight for the location of "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor" and the others. She had attacked without saying a word.

Although he knew that the opponent's cultivation was close to the Nascent Soul stage, "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor" still gritted his teeth and charged forward with the others using magic.

At the same time, seeing that the other party had made a move, Qu Bai and Song Qingming exchanged a glance, both of them overjoyed.

Unexpectedly, Qu Bai's casual provocation had actually caused the "Six-Tailed Fox" to turn against these demon cultivators, which was truly beyond their expectations.

Now that they had a common enemy, Song Qingming and Qu Bai naturally couldn't stand idly by, so they also activated their magic weapons and rushed forward.

Previously, the two of them working together were no match for the opponent, so Song Qingming had no choice but to risk using his last trump card.

But now that so many powerful demons, such as the "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor," are together, the situation is clearly different.

Even if they cannot defeat this possessed "six-tailed fox demon," they can still hope to slip away in the chaos if they find the right opportunity.

As soon as the woman in black engaged the "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor" and his group, Song Qingming and Qu Bai, one on each side, used their magical weapons to attack the other.

Although the number of demon emperors brought by the "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor" was considerable, apart from him and a golden-armored man from the Ancient Crane Clan who were at the late Nascent Soul stage, the rest were all cultivators below the mid-Nascent Soul stage.

Including Song Qingming and Qu Bai, there were four late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators leading nine powerful mid-stage Nascent Soul demon emperors to besiege the woman in black.

The remaining seven or eight Nascent Soul stage demon emperors faced off against the two "spiritual demon puppets" of the woman in black.

In an instant, spiritual light danced in the hall, and the sounds of fierce fighting rang out.

Despite being surrounded by so many Nascent Soul experts, the woman in black possessed cultivation levels approaching the Divine Transformation stage, making her strength extremely formidable.

Facing the siege of more than a dozen Nascent Soul experts, the woman in black showed no fear. Instead, she used the demonic energy in the hall to replenish herself and forced back all of Song Qingming and the others' attacks.

"ah!.."

As the battle continued, a slightly weaker Nascent Soul Stage 4 demon king, due to a slower reaction, was suddenly pierced by the black light and fell from mid-air.

"careful.."

Upon seeing that the injured person was a cultivator from his own clan, the "Golden Crane Demon Emperor" immediately rushed to his aid.

Unfortunately, he was a little too slow. The black light passed through the opponent's body and directly withdrew from the opponent's natal nascent soul.

Before the demon could escape, it was swept up by the black light and its body, ending up at the feet of the woman in black. In an instant, the demon became still.

Upon witnessing the tragic deaths of their kin, the "Golden Crane Demon Emperor" and the "Silver Crane Demon Emperor" beside him instantly showed anger on their faces and gathered together.

As the two strongest demon emperors among the younger generation of the Ancient Crane Clan, "Golden Crane" and "Silver Crane" have cultivated a very powerful fusion technique of the clan.

Seeing that even with so many people joining forces, they were still no match for their opponent, the two demon emperors disregarded everything else and immediately used a secret technique to merge into one, transforming into a golden-armored flying crane that was over ten feet tall.

Upon seeing the golden-armored flying crane after the two merged, its aura had actually reached the half-step Nascent Soul realm.

Not only Song Qingming and Qu Bai, but also the demon experts such as "Tianwei Demon Emperor" were equally surprised, clearly not expecting that the two of them had such a powerful trump card.

After the fusion, the Golden Armored Flying Crane's strength increased by leaps and bounds. Facing the attack from the woman in black, it was not afraid at all and directly flapped its wings to block the opponent's black light head-on.

Meanwhile, Qu Bai and the "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor" and others, seeing this opportunity, quickly unleashed their powerful spells to counterattack the woman in black.

The "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor" has reached the ninth level of the Nascent Soul stage. Not only is he the most powerful cultivator among the many cultivators present, but his supernatural abilities also far surpass those of other demon emperors. He is no less powerful than Ling Zhentian, the sword cultivator whom Song Qingming once met.

Qu Bai, wielding the "Golden Palace Cloud Light Sword," possessed offensive capabilities no less than those of the Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor. The two were responsible for primarily attacking the woman in black.

Although Song Qingming's offensive methods were somewhat inferior to the two, he still managed to distract the woman in black with his "Mysterious Yang Blazing Flame," which served as a significant restraining force.

Although he still possessed a "natal sword talisman" that he could unleash at any time, he dared not use it casually with so many demon experts present.

The reason why the "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor" and his group chose to join forces against the enemy was clearly not because they truly considered Song Qingming and his companion as their own people, but because they had their own plans.

Once the black-clad woman is surrounded and killed, the demon race will turn against him on the spot, and then he and Qu Bai will be in a precarious situation.

The other Nascent Soul Demon Kings, whose cultivation was only at the mid-Nascent Soul stage, could not pose much of a threat to the woman in black with their attacks, and could only try their best to restrain her from the sidelines.

With the help of the tough and resilient "Golden-Armored Flying Crane," who directly restrained the woman in black, the group gradually turned the tide and became evenly matched with their opponent once again.

The two sides fought for a long time. Suddenly, a flash of light appeared from the crack outside, and five or six figures emerged. They were all Nascent Soul Demon Emperors who had come here.

"Fellow Daoist Lei Xuan, this demon has possessed our ancestor and is trying to devour us! Come quickly and help!"

Upon seeing the arrival of reinforcements, the "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor" quickly informed the others, and soon these demon emperors also joined the battle.

At this moment, the woman in black was facing increasing pressure and felt that she was unlikely to be able to defeat the opponents in front of her. Annoyance appeared on her face again.

"Since you're all here, then you're all going to die!"

As the black-clad woman suddenly triggered a surge of demonic energy within the hall, the entire "Heavenly Demon Graveyard" began to tremble violently once more.

"This demon is summoning the spirits of the dead in the valley. Stop her from casting her spell, or we'll be in big trouble." (End of Chapter)