Qinghe Immortal Clan.

It should be noted that in this battle, the woman in black had already gained an absolute advantage based on her own strength.

Just moments ago, everyone was still desperately casting spells to prepare to withstand the powerful attack that the woman in black was about to unleash, and they didn't even have the strength to escape from this place.

But before the attack could even arrive, the opponent suddenly stopped and withdrew their magic power, leaving them puzzled and somewhat incredulous.

Knowing that the woman in black had reached the Nascent Soul stage, even though they had witnessed her fall to the ground, no one dared to be careless and could only keep their eyes fixed on what lay ahead.

After the woman in black landed, it seemed as if all her magical power had been imprisoned and the demonic energy on her body had disappeared.

Looking up at the "purple jade plate" in mid-air that still radiated spiritual light, his face still showed a hint of fear, and his eyes were filled with disbelief.

"Impossible, impossible, this is absolutely impossible!"

Just as the woman in black was muttering to herself, a white ball of light suddenly appeared in the "purple jade plate" and floated in mid-air.

The white ball of light circled the jade plate a few times before suddenly falling towards the location of the woman in black below.

Upon seeing the other person rushing straight at her, the woman in black sitting on the ground immediately turned to the side, trying to avoid them.

Having lost her magic power, her remaining strength was no match for the white light's pursuit, and it instantly entered her body.

"what."

The moment the white light entered her body, the woman in black immediately clutched her head and screamed in agony, while a faint white light appeared on her body.

The woman in black's face immediately began to contort, emitting bursts of blue light that were quickly covered by white light, and a phantom of a "six-tailed fox" would occasionally appear around her.

After struggling for only a short while, the black-clad woman's voice suddenly fell silent, and a ball of azure light flew out from her body, heading towards the entrance of the main hall.

But before the blue light could escape far, a black light suddenly shot from a distance and fixed it in mid-air; it was the "purple jade plate" that had been hovering in mid-air all along.

Immediately afterwards, bursts of flames suddenly erupted from the black light, shattering the blue light cluster in mid-air.

All of this happened in the blink of an eye, leaving Song Qingming and the others, who were not far away, completely bewildered.

After destroying the cyan light cluster, the "purple jade plate" seemed to hear its master's call and automatically flew to the black-clad woman not far away.

The next moment, the woman in black transformed into a woman in a magnificent purple robe with a rather cold and beautiful face, and appeared before everyone.

Seeing that the woman in black's face had suddenly changed into someone else's, Song Qingming and the others, who were still hiding in the protective barrier, were all puzzled and didn't know what had happened.

Only Qu Bai, who was standing next to him, showed excitement upon seeing the purple-robed woman appear and immediately flashed out from the protective barrier.

"Senior Qu, you are..."

Seeing Qu Bai leave the protective barrier, Song Qingming immediately called out, only to suddenly see the other party standing in front of the woman in purple, bowing respectfully.

"Lord Ziyuan, you're really alright! That's wonderful!"

"You are Qu Bai, how did you become like this?"

Looking at Qu Bai in front of her, the woman in purple paused for a moment, seemingly recognizing him, and nodded slightly.

Seeing that the other person indeed recognized him, Qu Bai's face relaxed, and he immediately began to explain:

"Back then, I was targeted by an old ghost, and as a result, my physical body was destroyed. In the end, my primordial spirit hid in a puppet and was able to get rid of the opponent."

It wasn't until recently that I regained some strength and came to rescue you from your predicament.

"I never imagined that Your Majesty's Purple Jade Disc would be possessed by that six-tailed fox demon. I almost thought that your primordial spirit had also encountered a problem, and that you would probably never be able to return to the Upper Realm in this lifetime."

"Yes! Although I have been asleep all these years, I can still know what is happening here. You don't need to explain."

Back then, due to severe injuries, I was unable to activate the Purple Light Jade Disc, so I had no choice but to seal my primordial spirit and fall into a deep sleep.

"So many years have passed, I thought you had all vanished into thin air, but I never expected you to still be alive." As she finished speaking, a slight smile appeared on the lips of the woman in purple.

"Lord Ziyuan, how is your recovery going? Is there any way for you to return to the Upper Realm?"

Looking at the woman in purple before him, "Qu Bai" immediately showed excitement and asked a question with a serious expression.

Meanwhile, the "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor" and others, who were not far away, showed expressions of shock upon seeing and hearing the conversation between Qu Bai and the woman in purple.

"Return to the Upper Realm!"

Could it be that this woman in purple and Qu Bai are not from this realm, but rather high-level cultivators from other upper realms?

Song Qingming, on the other hand, wasn't so surprised at the moment.

Ever since he met Qu Bai and brought him back to Qinghe County, this guy had repeatedly shown unfathomable and unusual behavior in front of him.

He had long suspected that the other party might be a cultivator from his upper realm.

However, over the years, Qu Bai had never given a direct answer when Song Qingming inquired about his identity, which is why Song Qingming was unable to confirm the matter.

Only now did he finally understand.

Back then, Qu Bai and this woman in purple were probably both cultivators from the upper realm, but something happened that caused them to suddenly separate.

Later, Qu Bai's physical body was destroyed, and his primordial spirit was also severely injured. He could only attach himself to a puppet and hide in the "Eastern Sea Immortal Cultivation World" to slowly recover from his injuries until he met Song Qingming and others.

The woman in purple was trapped here by the "six-tailed celestial fox," which was trying to possess her.

It seems that their sudden intrusion ultimately led to their failure.

Knowing that the woman in purple before him was Qu Bai's companion, Song Qingming immediately felt relieved. In any case, he had now fulfilled the promise he had made to her.

Although the journey was fraught with danger, the final outcome was not too bad.

Just as Song Qingming was pondering how to leave this place with Qu Bai and the others, he suddenly heard the voice of "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor" in his ear.

"Fellow Daoist, may I ask who you are? Could it be that our senior is truly from the Upper Realm?"

"Gentlemen, I am only here to help with the rescue. Please forgive me for not being able to tell you anything!"

When asked by the "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor," Song Qingming shook his head without much thought.

The many demon kings standing nearby were somewhat displeased by his nonchalant reply, but considering that the woman in purple and Qu Bai were not far away, they dared not say anything more.

Just as Song Qingming was talking to the "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor", in the distance, the woman in purple suddenly fell silent after hearing Qu Bai's question.

"Although I can now activate the Purple Light Jade Disc, I am currently unable to open the interface channel and need your help."

"Lord Ziyuan, please don't hesitate to ask if you need any help. Qu Bai will definitely find it for you. He will spare no expense to help you return to the Upper Realm!"

"Hmm! You managed to find your way here, which shows you're still loyal to me. In that case, I'll accept your life-bound spiritual source for now!"

After the woman in purple finished speaking, her expression suddenly changed, and she waved her hand, quickly releasing a beam of black light that pierced through Qu Bai's chest.

"Lord Ziyuan, what's wrong with you?!"

Faced with this sudden attack, Qu Bai, who was already blinded by excitement, was caught off guard and never expected that the other party would attack him.

For a moment, his eyes were filled with confusion, and he thought that the person in front of him was not the one he knew.

But when faced with Qu Bai's suspicious gaze, the woman in purple revealed a smile.

"To return to the Upper Realm, we must fully activate the Purple Heart Jade Disc to break through the interface passage. My spiritual power is still insufficient, and I need your natal spiritual source to help me."

"If you offer up your innate spiritual energy, it should be enough for me to break through an interdimensional portal once."

"Lord Ziyuan! You said you would take me back with you. All these years I have struggled to survive, just to save you from this predicament. Why is this happening?"

"Did you plan all of this in advance?"

"No! You're mistaken. I did want to take you back with me."

I originally thought that my primordial spirit would be almost fully recovered after I woke up, but it's still not quite there yet. I didn't expect the spiritual energy in this world to have become so thin.

Although I have successfully escaped, my essence has been damaged and has not yet recovered, which is why I need your help.

Since you woke up before me, you should have sensed that after so much time, the spiritual energy in this world is no longer as abundant as it used to be.

If we don't find a way back soon, we'll probably just have to stay here and wait to die; sooner or later, our souls will be scattered.

Since that's the case, I have no choice but to sacrifice you and stay here first!

"Qu Bai, you were originally my subordinate. Now, offering your life essence to help me return to the Upper Realm is simply your duty. Why bother saying such things?"

Having said that, the jade plate that had been surrounding the woman in purple was now placed directly over Qu Bai's head.

Upon hearing this, the anger on Qu Bai's face gradually disappeared, and he voluntarily lowered his hands that were blocking the black light.

"So that's how it is. It seems I'm destined to never return to the Upper Realm in this lifetime. All these years have ultimately been for nothing."
Qu Bai was able to survive back then only because of the contingency plan left by Lord Ziyuan, which allowed him to escape the pursuit of those old ghosts.

Today I return the source to you, which is also a way of repaying this life.

After saying his last words, Qu Bai was enveloped in a flash of light, and a golden ball of light immediately appeared above his head.

Upon seeing this, the woman in purple suddenly unleashed a powerful and terrifying aura. A black light swept up the golden ball of light and sucked it into the jade plate in her hand.

At this moment, Song Qingming and the others, who were standing at a distance, all changed their expressions upon seeing this sudden scene.

Unexpectedly, the situation changed so quickly. Qu Bai, who had just been excited and acted as if he was very familiar with the other party, was suddenly severely injured by the woman in purple.

Completely powerless to resist, he fell directly from mid-air. Seeing that the purple-clad woman's aura seemed to have become even stronger after absorbing Qu Bai's natal spiritual energy into the jade plate, the "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor" and the others hiding in the protective barrier immediately showed some ugly expressions.

“Senior, since you are a cultivator from the upper realm, we dare not disturb you. Please allow us to leave.”

Despite the "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor's" show of weakness, the woman in purple did not pay any attention to them and instead raised her hand, sending a beam of black light shooting directly at the protective barrier.

A loud "boom" rang out, and even though Song Qingming and the others used all their magic, they were still forced back several steps. The golden light shield trembled and was on the verge of collapse.

"This guy is too powerful. This can't go on. We should each save our own lives!"

The combined strength of the group was already weakened by the loss of Qu Bai, a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator. However, the purple-clad woman displayed even greater strength than the "Six-Tailed Fox" from before, and the golden protective shield could no longer withstand her attacks.

Knowing that he could not continue to resist, the "Golden Crane Demon Emperor" immediately ordered everyone to prepare to disperse and evacuate.

Although even if they scattered and fled, they would have little chance of escaping and saving their lives, they now had no other choice but to take a gamble.

As soon as the black light fell again, the "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor" flashed out first, and the golden gourd in his hand immediately shot a golden light at the woman in purple, freezing her in mid-air.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, everyone transformed into a beam of light and headed straight for the exit of the main hall.

But before everyone could escape from the main hall, several more streaks of black light flew in from behind, instantly piercing through one of the slower demon kings.

Although this woman in purple did not exude much demonic energy, her ruthlessness in attack was in no way inferior to that of the previous "six-tailed fox demon".

Seeing that the woman in purple had caught up from behind, the fastest one, the "Golden Crane Demon Emperor," immediately disregarded the others behind him and used his secret technique to rush out of the main hall first.

I thought that since I was the fastest to escape, my chances of getting away would be the greatest.

But to the surprise of the "Golden Crane Demon Emperor", the woman in purple ignored Song Qingming and the "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor" who were moving slower and headed straight for him from behind.

Before the "Golden Crane Demon Emperor" could escape from the underground cave, two black lights flew ahead and blocked his way.

Seeing that its path was blocked, the "Golden Crane Demon Emperor" immediately spread its wings and released wind blades to try to repel the black light, but unexpectedly a purple jade plate suddenly appeared above its head.

"what."

As a golden light descended, the combined form of the "Golden Crane Demon Emperor" and the "Golden Crane Demon Emperor" was instantly torn apart, and the two were then sucked into the jade plate without any resistance.

Seeing that even the fastest among them, the "Golden Crane Demon Emperor," failed to escape the cave, everyone else, including Song Qingming, was somewhat shocked.

Just then, the "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor" suddenly spoke to the crowd:

"Fellow Daoists, I have a secret spatial teleportation technique that might help us escape danger. Do you have any way to hold them off for a moment?"

"We've come this far, brother, use whatever secret techniques you have as soon as possible, and we'll do our best!"

The last three demon emperors beside him had already taken note, and when they heard that the "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor" still had a way to escape, they immediately nodded in agreement.

Seeing the three of them casting spells to protect the "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor", Song Qingming glanced at Qu Bai on the ground and took out a golden scroll in his hand as well.

He thought that since Qu Bai was familiar with the other party, he would be able to fulfill his promise and return to "Red Cloud Mountain" soon.

He never expected the situation to change so quickly. He had barely relaxed for a quarter of an hour before he was back in a desperate situation, which left him feeling quite helpless.

Now that things have come to this point, Song Qingming, like the other demon emperors, can only use their last trump cards for a desperate gamble.

Just as Song Qingming was casting a spell to activate the bamboo slip in his hand, the purple-clad woman who had just killed the "Golden Crane Demon Emperor" had already returned to the main hall.

"Stop her quickly!"

Upon hearing the warning from the "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor," the three demon emperors immediately activated their magical treasures and rushed towards the woman in purple.

However, before their attacks could reach their opponent, they were all blocked by a golden light. Immediately afterwards, several golden rays shot out from the "purple jade plate" in her hand, engulfing the group.

The fact that these three mid-Nascent Soul stage demon emperors have survived to this day shows that they are not weaklings.

However, even with the three of them working together, they were unable to break free from the golden light emitted by the opponent's magical treasure. They could only turn around and look at the "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor" behind them.

"Fellow Daoist Tianwei, we are about to collapse!"

When several demon emperors asked for help, the "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor" completely ignored them and directly poured his magic power into a golden sphere in his hand.

Before long, as all the demon emperors were sucked into the "purple jade plate", a golden light also emanated from the body of the Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor.

Seeing that the other party wanted to escape, the woman in purple immediately waved her hand and shot out a beam of black light, which directly pierced through the "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor" not far away.

However, the "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor" that was pierced by the black light was not stopped from casting a spell as the woman in purple had imagined. Instead, it suddenly turned into a jade pendant and shattered.

Just as the woman in purple was emitting golden light in her eyes, preparing to search for the true form of the "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor," she suddenly sensed a dangerous aura behind her.

Turning around to look behind him, Song Qingming saw that the golden scroll in his hand was covered with a layer of golden light, and his magical power was surging into it.

With the help of the "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor" and the others to buy some time, Song Qingming has once again activated the natal sword intent left by Lingxu Daoist on his body.

Just as he was preparing to find the right moment to make his move, a voice from afar suddenly interrupted him.

"Wait a minute!"

The speaker was none other than Qu Bai, who had just been ambushed and severely injured by the woman in purple.

Although he was slumped on the ground, his face was very pale, and he was speaking with great difficulty, he still managed to sit up.

"Lord Ziyuan, he was specially invited by me to help. He is not a demon cultivator here. Please spare his life!"

"Don't worry, I never intended to lay a hand on him!"

The woman in purple, suspended in mid-air, gazed at the dying "Qu Bai," and after a moment of silence, nodded to him.

Just as the two were talking, a flash of light suddenly appeared in the void above the entrance of the main hall. Taking advantage of the pause of the woman in purple, the "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor" hiding in the void cast a spell and entered a vortex.

At the very moment his figure and aura disappeared, a black light arrived swiftly, shattering the ground at the entrance and shaking the entire hall.

"So be it! It seems he, like you, is destined not to perish here."

Seeing that the woman in purple did not choose to chase after the fleeing "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor" and instead turned her gaze to him, Song Qingming's expression immediately became somewhat tense again.

"The talisman in your hand may be able to threaten a Nascent Soul cultivator, but it's not enough to deal with me. You should put it away for now!"

"Fellow Daoist Song, Lord Ziyuan is right, you can't beat her right now."

"You were invited by me to help, and since Lord Ziyuan has promised not to harm you, you shouldn't make any more unnecessary sacrifices."

Hearing Qu Bai's sincere advice, Song Qingming hesitated for a moment before slowly putting away the golden scroll in his hand.

All the cultivators in the main hall have been wiped out, leaving only himself.

Facing the purple-clad woman whose supernatural powers had already reached the Nascent Soul stage, even with his natal sword talisman, Song Qingming's chances of winning were less than 10%.

Although he still didn't know the other party's identity or why they suddenly turned against Qu Bai, it seemed that if he wanted to get away safely, he could only trust Qu Bai for now.

Seeing Song Qingming put away the scroll in his hand, the woman in purple ignored him, sat down cross-legged, and began to cast a spell to activate the "purple jade plate" around her.

Seeing that the other party really didn't attack him, Song Qingming was slightly relieved and quickly walked to "Qu Bai" in front of him.

"Senior Qu, are you alright?"

Looking at Song Qingming in front of him, Qu Bai slowly raised his hand, took off the storage bag from his waist, and placed it in the other's hand.

"Brother Song, it was my fault for not investigating the situation here properly, which almost caused you to die with me. I am sorry for what happened to you."

These are some spiritual items I've found over the years, including the flying sword I promised you.

Now that our agreement is fulfilled, take these things and leave quickly!

"Senior, I'll take you with me!"

Seeing that Qu Bai had taken out his storage bag and urged him to leave, Song Qingming did not immediately accept it, but instead wanted to take the other party with him.

Upon seeing this, Qu Bai immediately waved his hand at him.

“Brother Song, my primordial spirit is shattered and I can’t hold on much longer. Even if you take me away from here, it won’t do any good. Don’t waste your energy.”

"Senior Qu Bai, is there really no other way to save you?"

"You really want to save him?"

Just as Song Qingming was about to ask about "Qu Bai", a somewhat cold voice came from not far away. It was the woman in purple sitting to the side.

His tone was very calm, making it impossible for Song Qingming to tell whether the other party was doubting his actions or simply did not believe what he said.

Seeing this, Song Qingming immediately looked at the other party with a very firm gaze.

"Although I came here by appointment, Senior Qu Bai has helped me a lot over the years. If you have a way to save him, I will be extremely grateful."

"His primordial spirit is now severely damaged and there is no way to recover it. At most, his soul will dissipate within a few hours."

The only way to save him is to seal his primordial spirit and transform it into a weapon spirit, so that he can continue to exist!

You have something that can be used to store his primordial spirit. If you are willing to take it out, I can help you temporarily seal his primordial spirit.

"When the right opportunity arises in the future, it can be transformed into a spirit form; it all depends on whether you're willing."

(PS: Watching the game resulted in another loss, which also delayed my writing. What a sin!) (End of Chapter)