Qinghe Immortal Clan.

Since obtaining this mysterious fragment of the map, Song Qingming's mana recovery speed has far exceeded that of ordinary people, and the speed at which he refines spiritual objects within his body is also several times that of other normal cultivators.

The fourth-grade superior demon core, which should have taken several years to fully refine, only existed in Song Qingming's dantian for less than half a year before turning into a ball of pure spiritual energy.

Once the demon core was refined, Song Qingming swallowed the prepared "Mysterious Spirit Pill" once more.

The next moment, an astonishing aura erupted from his dantian, and the high-level "Spirit Gathering Array" that had been set up beside him immediately began to operate on its own.

In an instant, a vortex of spiritual energy gathered above the cave, and countless pure spiritual energies rushed straight towards the secret chamber where Song Qingming was in seclusion.

This unusual behavior quickly alerted Li Xuanyi and Song Qingyu, who were closest to his cave.

"Could it be that Seventh Brother is preparing to break through?"

"It's Junior Brother Song."

They, who were currently in seclusion in their cave, sensed that the surrounding spiritual energy was converging towards Song Qingming's cave.

Fearing that it might affect the other, the two of them suspended their own cultivation and gave all the spiritual energy on the mountaintop to Song Qingming, who was in seclusion and breaking through.

Ten years ago, Song Yuanhao, Zhang Yurong, and others, who had received instructions from Song Qingming, had already successfully accumulated more than 700,000 spirit stones in the treasury.

With the help of Song Qingming, Song Qingyu and others who took the lead in donating, "Chiyun Mountain" quickly raised the 800,000 spirit stones needed to advance its spiritual veins.

Song Qingming had already prepared the other two level-four "Earth Vein Beads" and the level-four mid-grade "Spirit Gathering Array".

After ten years of continuous refinement by the Spirit Gathering Array, the spiritual vein of "Red Cloud Mountain" has now reached a level close to the middle grade of the fourth level, which is comparable to that of the sect's Ancient Yang Mountain.

Enhancing the spiritual veins of "Red Cloud Mountain" was something Song Qingming had planned for a long time.

After all, there are now more cultivators at the foot of the mountain than before, with more than 20,000 people, including the "Ice and Fire Dragon". There are also four Nascent Soul cultivators at the top of the mountain.

If the spiritual vein's grade isn't improved, the burden on the spiritual vein will become increasingly heavy, inevitably affecting the cultivation of Song Qingming and others.

Sensing the surge of pure spiritual energy into the cave, Song Qingming immediately activated the "Azure Jade Refining Treasure Technique" within his body to rapidly absorb this spiritual energy.

At the same time, the "Mysterious Spirit Pill" within Song Qingming's body began frantically absorbing the spiritual energy he had absorbed into his dantian, gathering this pure spiritual energy around himself.

This continued for several months.

After absorbing enough spiritual energy, the "Mysterious Spirit Pill" within Song Qingming's body suddenly erupted, transforming into a torrent that rushed straight towards the bottleneck in his cultivation.

Having reached this point, Song Qingming also knew that he had reached a crucial moment that would determine his own fate. His internal cultivation technique circulated rapidly, closely following the immense magical power behind him.

More than a decade ago, when Song Qingming first attempted to break through the bottleneck of the late Nascent Soul stage, he was met with a crushing defeat, and the result was predictably a failure.

However, none of this affected his mindset as he broke through to a higher realm. As Song Qingming circulated his cultivation technique, his heart remained steadfast.

Even though the bottleneck of the late Nascent Soul stage is a huge hurdle that blocks more than 90% of Nascent Soul cultivators in the cultivation world.

Today, he will kick it over directly. At this moment, nothing can stop Song Qingming's heart that seeks immortality.

"Our success or failure hinges on this! Break through!"

As a violent roar erupted from within his body, Song Qingming's mind went blank for a moment. The intense impact almost caused him to lose control of his body.

But just a moment later, Song Qingming regained consciousness and felt that his "natal nascent soul" in his dantian had grown to more than twice its previous size.

Those baby-like tender hands slowly opened, and then opened their mouths wide as if drinking water, frantically absorbing the pure spiritual energy in their dantian.

Feeling the rapid flow of spiritual energy within his body, which seemed insufficient to satisfy the absorption of his "natal nascent soul," Song Qingming hurriedly crushed the two high-grade spirit stones he had prepared earlier.

A stream of extremely pure spiritual energy instantly arrived in his dantian, finally helping him temporarily satisfy the spiritual energy needs of his "natal nascent soul".

This continued for more than ten days, and after consuming six high-grade spirit stones, the aura of Song Qingming's "natal nascent soul" gradually stabilized.

Only then did he free his hand to release his divine sense to examine his own dantian, and a look of satisfaction appeared on his face.

After such a long period of seclusion, the magical power contained in his dantian has increased several times over, and the aura on his "natal nascent soul" is also far greater than before.

After five hundred years of cultivation, I have finally succeeded in reaching the late Nascent Soul stage, a realm coveted by countless cultivators in the cultivation world.

From then on, Song Qingming was able to enjoy the title of Great Cultivator in front of others.

".."

Several days later, as the cave gate slowly opened, two familiar figures quickly came into view in the distance.

Song Qingyu and Song Qingming, who had been waiting there, were immediately surprised when they sensed the huge change in Song Qingming's aura.

"Seventh Brother, have you successfully broken through and advanced to the late Nascent Soul stage?"

Only fifty years have passed since Song Qingming advanced to the sixth level of the Nascent Soul stage.

In the cultivation world, apart from those exceptionally talented individuals in major sects, few can break through the bottleneck of the late Nascent Soul stage so quickly.

Although she had already sensed the tremendous changes in Song Qingming, Song Qingyu still cautiously asked a question, afraid that she might have made a mistake in her excitement.

Li Xuanyi, standing to the side, also looked at the other person with some disbelief.

However, compared to the excited Song Qingyu, Li Xuanyi was clearly more knowledgeable in this regard, and quickly stepped forward with a smile and cupped her hands in greeting:
"Junior Brother Song, congratulations on successfully advancing to the late Nascent Soul stage!"

"I was fortunate enough to break through my cultivation level this time, thanks to the blessings of Heaven. Senior Sister, please don't be so polite." Upon hearing this, Song Qingming quickly smiled and waved her hand in response.

Standing to the side, Song Qingyu finally confirmed what had happened and quickly stepped forward to pull Song Qingming aside, asking:
"Seventh Brother, you are already a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator. That means there is no one in the entire Floating Cloud Mountain Range cultivation world with a higher cultivation level than you!"
This is truly a joyous occasion! I must quickly share this good news with Yuan Hao and the others. Oh, and also with Senior Sister Bai and Senior Brother Li.

They'd be even happier than I am if they knew you'd advanced to the late Nascent Soul stage!

"Why are you in such a hurry? My cultivation is not yet stable, so let's not tell anyone yet!"

Seeing Song Qingyu's excited expression, Song Qingming quickly shook his head, rejecting her idea of ​​sharing the matter with others, and then explained:

"With the demon beasts about to cause chaos, news of my breakthrough to the Nascent Soul realm will inevitably alarm the northern demon army if it gets out. It's better for us to keep a low profile at this time."

It's enough for the two of you to know about this. Don't tell anyone else for now, to avoid any unforeseen circumstances.

As for Senior Sister Bai, I'll send her a secret letter later to let her know I've emerged from seclusion. We'll deal with the rest after this turmoil is over.

"Qingyu, Junior Brother Song is right."

Currently, there are no Nascent Soul stage cultivators in the entire Floating Cloud Mountain Range. Once the news of Junior Brother Song's breakthrough in cultivation spreads, it will definitely attract the attention of the demon race.

If we alert the powerful demon tribes of the Northern Frontier, the pressure we face will likely be even greater.

Hearing Song Qingming and Li Xuanyi's explanation, Song Qingyu quickly calmed down and nodded to them, saying, "Yes! It's all my fault for being too excited just now. I didn't expect these things."

"Seventh Brother, please tell us quickly, how exactly did you break through to the next realm?"

Seeing that Song Qingyu and Li Xuanyi were both looking at him expectantly, wanting to ask him about his experience in breaking through to the late Nascent Soul stage, Song Qingming led the two to the "Huixian Pavilion" not far away.

The three sat facing each other, sipping tea. Song Qingming then recounted in detail the problems he had encountered during his ten years of seclusion and how he overcame them.

Including the experience and insights about cultivators breaking through to the late Nascent Soul stage that he had obtained from Xia Mo, Song Qingming also copied a copy for each of them.

The path of spiritual practice, with its many accumulated experiences and insights, can often help those who come after avoid many detours.

The reason why Song Qingming was able to successfully break through his realm this time was not only because his own cultivation was relatively solid, but also because he had prepared many spiritual objects to assist in the breakthrough.

The experience and insights that Xia Mo had shared with him back then also helped him avoid many troubles on his path to breakthrough and saved him some time in seclusion.

Although Song Qingyu and Li Xuanyi are currently only at the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm, they are still quite far from advancing to the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm.

But after witnessing Song Qingming successfully break through his cultivation level, the two women were both quite excited when they received this experience and insights on breaking through their cultivation levels.

Even if this item is of no use to me now, it can still provide me with some reference experience on my future cultivation path.

".."

After the two women had put away their notes, Song Qingming changed the subject and asked, "Qingyu, how's the situation in the north lately? Have the demon race made any moves?"

"Don't worry, Seventh Brother. The area north of Chiyun Mountain is still relatively peaceful. There are no signs of a large-scale gathering of the demon army heading south."

Recently, Yuan Hao and his men have organized a guard team to strengthen the defense of the Qingfeng Mountain front line. They send people north to scout every month, and they will notify us immediately of any news.

Now that Seventh Brother has broken through to the late Nascent Soul stage, if the demon army dares to march south again, we'll make sure they never return.

This time, Song Qingming spent a full ten years in seclusion to break through his cultivation level, and now the "monster turmoil" that occurs once every hundred years is getting closer and closer.

However, the defenses of the cultivators on Crimson Cloud Mountain are now much stronger than they were a hundred years ago. Moreover, Song Qingming has successfully broken through to the late Nascent Soul stage, and with this powerful cultivator in charge, neither Song Qingyu nor Li Xuanyi showed much worry when the matter was mentioned.

Upon learning that the north was relatively peaceful for the time being, Song Qingming, who had been somewhat worried about the matter before his seclusion, immediately felt relieved and inquired about other events that had occurred in Chiyun Mountain and the surrounding areas of Wei State over the years.

During the ten years that Song Qingming was in seclusion, the area around "Chiyun Mountain" did not change much.

The only major event that happened on the mountain was that Song Linyu, who had been in seclusion to form his Golden Core several years ago, had successfully formed his Golden Core and become a guest elder of the Xiaoyao Sect.

This is Song Linyu’s third time attempting to break through to the Golden Core realm in seclusion. Although he had failed to form a core twice before, it did not affect his Dao heart.

After four years of seclusion atop "Red Cloud Mountain," Song Linyu successfully formed his Golden Core and embarked on the path to enlightenment.

The news of Song Linyu's successful Core Formation caused quite a stir in the surrounding area.

It should be noted that when she condensed her golden core, her lifespan was already over two hundred years, even older than Chen Xuanxin of the sect back then.

He is already considered the oldest person in the entire "Xiaoyao Sect" and even the cultivation world of Weiguo to successfully condense a golden core in recent hundreds of years.

To successfully form the Core Formation at the age of over two hundred is such an inspiring feat that it cannot help but amaze the many Foundation Establishment cultivators below.

At the "Golden Core Celebration" that Song Qingyu had prepared for him, there were many elderly Foundation Establishment cultivators who, like Song Linyu, had originally felt that their chances of forming a Golden Core were slim.

They all flocked to "Red Cloud Mountain" to witness the ceremony, hoping to share in the joy of this newly promoted Golden Core elder and gain more confidence for their future seclusion to form their own Golden Core.

However, these people did not know that Song Linyu was able to successfully form his core at the age of over two hundred.

Besides his own efforts, he also needed the full support of his Nascent Soul master, Li Xuanyi, to finally succeed in embarking on the path to Golden Core.

If it were any other cultivator, she probably wouldn't even have had a third chance to form her core, let alone find so many spiritual items to aid in the process.

In addition to the addition of Song Linyu, a Golden Core cultivator, in order to deal with the upcoming "monster turmoil," Song Yuanhao and others, who have been responsible for guarding Mount Ling for the past ten years, have also recruited many rogue cultivators to join the guard team.

In just ten years, not only did "Red Cloud Mountain" gain two thousand more low-level cultivators, but it also gained a Golden Core cultivator who had come from the East Sea to seek refuge.

Currently, there are more than 25,000 cultivators on "Red Cloud Mountain", which is nearly 50% more than a hundred years ago.

Fortunately, Song Qingming had already upgraded the spiritual vein of "Red Cloud Mountain" to the middle grade of the fourth level; otherwise, with so many new cultivators appearing all at once, the spiritual energy needed for everyone's cultivation would have been greatly affected.

Outside of "Red Cloud Mountain," within the Wei Kingdom's Free and Unfettered Sect, a similarly shocking event has occurred in recent years.

First is Zhou Ziyang, who went into seclusion to form his Nascent Soul more than ten years ago. In recent years, he has opened his secluded cave and attempted to form his Nascent Soul for the first time, but as expected, he ultimately failed.

However, Zhou Ziyang's Nascent Soul formation this time triggered a Nascent Soul formation phenomenon, and the result was much better than when Xu Ziyan and Huang Siyuan first formed their Nascent Souls.

Zhou Ziyang's lifespan is not yet four hundred years, and barring any unforeseen circumstances, he should have a second chance to achieve Nascent Soul.

Although he failed to form his Nascent Soul this time, it's not so pessimistic for his personal path. If he can accumulate the experience from this experience, he might be able to step into the Nascent Soul realm in his next seclusion.

However, this time, in order to exchange for the Nascent Soul Spiritual Object, Zhou Ziyang also spent all his savings and incurred a lot of merit points from his friends' sects.

Exchanging for another Nascent Soul item is not an easy task for him either.

Besides the major event of Zhou Ziyang's Nascent Soul formation, the "Xiaoyao Sect" also discovered a child with a Heavenly Spiritual Root in its Nanyue Ward a few years ago, which also shocked the entire sect's leadership.

As the most talented cultivators in the cultivation world, those with "Heavenly Spiritual Roots" are extremely rare, one in ten thousand.

Even in a great nation like Wei, where cultivation is highly valued, it can sometimes take thousands of years to discover even one such cultivator.

Cultivators with Heavenly Spiritual Roots will not encounter cultivation bottlenecks before reaching the Golden Core realm. As long as they cultivate normally, they can at least break through to the Perfect Golden Core realm.

Moreover, their chances of advancing to the Nascent Soul stage are also greater than those of other cultivators.

Such a talented cultivator, once he appears, will inevitably become the object of contention among the major sects and forces.

This child, who possessed a heavenly spiritual root, was brought back to "Guyang Mountain," which quickly alarmed Bai Yuxian, the sect's supreme elder, who made an exception and took him under his wing.

Currently, not many people in the "Free and Unfettered Sect" know the details of this matter. Only a few Nascent Soul elders, such as Song Qingyu, and a small number of Golden Core elders know about it.

"It's quite lucky that Senior Sister Bai has gained a disciple with a Heavenly Spiritual Root. Before long, she should have another Golden Core disciple under her tutelage."

With Bai Yuxian, a Nascent Soul cultivator, personally training him, it is estimated that in a few decades, this child will surely be able to embark on the Golden Core path, and in the future, he may even be able to break through to the Nascent Soul realm just like her.

Even Song Qingming couldn't help but sigh at the sect's incredible luck in recent years when he heard the news, as they had discovered two disciples with Heavenly Spiritual Roots within a thousand years.

However, the fact that the "Free and Unfettered Sect" was able to acquire this child is also closely related to their expansion of power over the years.

It should be noted that hundreds of years ago, Nanyuefang belonged to the "Nine Yuan Sect" of the Yue Kingdom. It was only after Bai Yuxian successfully formed his Nascent Soul that it was occupied by the Xiaoyao Sect, which launched a counterattack on the other side's territory.

If the strength of the "Xiaoyao Sect" has remained stagnant over the years, even if they discover this cultivator with the Heavenly Spirit Root, he will probably eventually fall into the hands of the "Jiuyuan Sect" or other sects.

Besides these two major events, one joyful and one sorrowful, the "Xiaoyao Sect" has also been mobilizing troops to strengthen its northern defenses in recent years in preparation for the "monster uprising" that may occur at any time.

The situation in the cultivation world of Wei Kingdom has become increasingly tense recently, with many independent cultivators fleeing the northern border.

Even the "White Lion Workshop" controlled by the Song family now has 30-40% fewer cultivators than in previous years.

However, these are all things that happen every hundred years. As long as the "monster turmoil" passes, those cultivators who fled will eventually return.

After chatting in the attic for a while, seeing that it was getting late, Song Qingyu got up first to say goodbye.

"Seventh Brother, why don't you chat with Senior Sister Li a little longer? I need to go back and study this manuscript, so I won't disturb you any longer."

Leave the task of sending a message to Senior Sister Bai to me; it will save you the trouble of handling it later.

Before he could nod in response, Song Qingyu smiled and turned to leave "Huixian Pavilion".

Seeing that the other party seemed to be in a hurry to leave, Song Qingming shook his head helplessly, then turned to Li Xuanyi beside him and said apologetically:
"We agreed that I would take you back to Yunlong Mountain, but I've been in seclusion for so long and it has taken up a lot of time. I'm afraid you'll have to wait a while longer."

"You can return to Yunlong Mountain anytime, Junior Brother, you don't need to worry about these things. For us cultivators, cultivation is the most important thing!"

After saying that, Li Xuanyi stood up and invited, "It's rare for Junior Brother to have some free time, how about you accompany me for a walk again?"

".."

It's late autumn again, and the top of Chiyun Mountain is covered with fallen leaves.

Bathed in the glow of the setting sun, Song Qingming and Li Xuanyi strolled along the familiar mountain path and soon arrived at the giant rock at the highest point of the mountain.

The setting sun cast its last rays upon the two people leaning against each other, as if draping them in a thin layer of golden light.

Since confessing their feelings to each other, Li Xuanyi, the two have not yet crossed the final line of their relationship, but they have long since lost the restraint they once had.

Looking at Song Qingming, whose cultivation had advanced to the late Nascent Soul stage, Li Xuanyi sighed at the fleeting nature of time.

Back when they first met, Song Qingming's cultivation was only at the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm. He never imagined that he would become a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator.

The fact that Song Qingming could advance to the late Nascent Soul stage after only two hundred years of Nascent Soul cultivation shows that his path to enlightenment is far from over, which also surprised Li Xuanyi.

Perhaps in the future, Song Qingming will be able to reach the highest Nascent Soul realm, just like his master "Ling Xuzi," and even ascend to the Upper Realm.

"Junior Brother Song, may I ask you for something?"

"Senior sister, just tell me what you want. There's no need for such formality between us. I will definitely not hide anything from you that I have."

Looking at Song Qingming's sincere face, Li Xuanyi paused for a moment, then spoke seriously:

"I heard from Qingyu that you obtained a special dual cultivation technique in the Ziyang Heavenly Palace. After practicing it, it can help cultivators break through their cultivation realm. Could you pass on a copy to me?"

"How would Qingyu know this? Did Yuanhao tell her?"

When Song Qingming first heard that Li Xuanyi wanted something from him, he thought that she had encountered a bottleneck in her cultivation and wanted to find a spiritual object to break through her realm.

Upon hearing that Li Xuanyi wanted something that turned out to be the dual cultivation technique he had obtained from the "Purple Sun Heavenly Palace," Song Qingming's expression immediately turned to surprise.

When he first obtained this cultivation technique, he didn't really pay attention to it and kept it in his "storage bag".

Later, when he had some free time, he looked through the item and discovered that this dual cultivation technique actually had the effect of helping cultivators break through their realms when they first practiced it, which surprised him greatly.

Later, in order to test the actual effectiveness of this cultivation method, Song Qingming first passed it on to Song Yuanhao and his wife.

And the test results were exactly as he expected.

Zhang Yurong, whose cultivation level had been stuck at the fifth level of the Golden Core realm for many years, successfully broke through her own realm not long after practicing this technique with Song Yuanhao. (End of Chapter)