Qinghe Immortal Clan.

When the "Cloud-Clearing Demon Emperor" devised the plan to ambush and kill Song Qingming, these two demon emperors were also aware of it.

Their mission was to coordinate the attack on the northern border of Weiguo, draw out the main force of the "Red Cloud Mountain" cultivator army, and give the demon race an opportunity to annihilate the enemy's fighting force.

However, just a few days after they received news of the successful luring plan, the news of the complete annihilation of the demon race was suddenly replaced by information that the demons had been wiped out, which was truly hard for them to believe.

It should be noted that this time, "Ancestor of Parting Clouds" not only took action personally, but also specially invited the Iron Wall Demon Emperor of "Taiyue Lake" in the south to help in case of any unforeseen circumstances.

With two late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators joining forces, how could the demon army possibly be completely annihilated? This result is simply unbelievable.

Faced with this incredibly shocking news, the "White Dragon Demon Emperor" and his companion were still somewhat incredulous and hurriedly dispatched their most capable demon kings to the east to investigate the situation.

However, the people they sent out soon brought news that made them even more desperate.

After successfully annihilating the demonic beasts in the east, the human cultivator army of "Red Cloud Mountain" has taken advantage of the situation and moved westward towards "White Dragon Valley".

Seeing that they were about to be caught in a pincer attack by the human cultivators, the "White Dragon Demon Emperor" and the "Wood Cloud Demon Emperor" had no choice but to abandon their attack on White Dragon Valley and hastily led their armies northward to Golden Feather Mountain.

The demon army's movements were so sudden that they quickly alerted Li Mufeng and the others who were guarding "White Dragon Valley".

Having also received news of the great victory of the human cultivators in the east, they instantly sensed that the demon army outside was trying to escape and immediately gave chase.

Although the human cultivators in "White Dragon Valley" number less than half the number of demons, their overall strength is also far inferior to that of the demons.

However, at this moment, the demon army had completely lost its fighting spirit and was only concerned with fleeing northwards, having no intention of engaging in a prolonged battle with the human cultivators.

Thus, Li Mufeng and his group chased them all the way to the outside of "Golden Feather Mountain".

Not long after, the army of cultivators from "Red Cloud Mountain" that had come from the east also appeared near the battlefield.

Besides Li Xuanyi returning to "Red Cloud Mountain" to take charge, Song Qingming, Bai Yuxian, Li Mufeng, and Song Qingyu all appeared at the foot of "Golden Feather Mountain".

Faced with the four Nascent Soul elders of the "Free and Unfettered Sect" who appeared before him, the "White Dragon Demon Emperor" hiding in the mountain did not dare to come out and fight them.

Before Song Qingming and the others could launch a full-scale attack, the main force of the demon army, led by the "White Dragon Demon Emperor," secretly and quickly retreated northward from Mount Ling under the cover of the mountain's great formation.

In this way, the "Free and Unfettered Sect" conquered the level four spiritual mountain, which was protected by a demon clan formation, with almost no effort, and wiped out all the remaining thousands of demon beasts on the mountain.

Although the human cultivators had won several major battles in a row, they were all exhausted after such a long campaign.

After successfully conquering "Golden Feather Mountain", they stayed there to rest at Bai Yuxian's suggestion and temporarily stopped their journey north.

After defeating the main force of the demon race in the two major battles of "Red Cloud Mountain" and "White Dragon Valley", the several demon race detachments located in "Iron Immortal Fortress", "White Lion Ridge" and Yue Kingdom also took the initiative to retreat north.

In less than a year, the once turbulent northern part of Wei State seemed to suddenly and quickly calm down, leaving only traces of battle.

Compared to a century ago, this "monster uprising" may seem to be several times larger in scale, but it ended very hastily.

Many cultivators who had gathered from the rear had just arrived at the front lines when they encountered the demon army retreating all the way north, and they didn't even have time to fight the demons.

After losing "Golden Feather Mountain," an important spiritual mountain in the north of Weiguo, the victorious human cultivators might continue their northward march.

The "White Dragon Demon Emperor" simply led his army to flee into the Mad Wind Mountain, tens of thousands of miles to the northeast, where he joined forces with the "Mad Lion Demon Emperor," who was holed up there.

And what happened next was exactly as he had expected.

After learning that the "Iron Wall Demon Emperor" was also seriously injured, and that the "Taiyue Lake" demons no longer posed a significant threat to the southern part of the sect.

Bai Yuxian then mobilized the entire army of thousands of cultivators stationed in the south of the sect to the northern "Golden Feather Mountain," and together with the reinforcements that arrived from the surrounding area, continued to advance into the depths of the Floating Cloud Mountains in the north.

In just a few months, the demon territories surrounding "Golden Feather Mountain" that originally belonged to the White Dragon Demon Emperor were all conquered by human cultivators, who left cultivators to guard them.

Once the entire area surrounding Golden Feather Mountain is annexed, the territory controlled by the "Free and Unfettered Sect" has expanded northward by tens of thousands of miles, almost equivalent to more than half of the original Wei Kingdom.

Besides the "Golden Feather Mountain" in the west, the human cultivators in the east, where the "Red Cloud Mountain" is located, also did not miss this rare opportunity to expand.

Under the leadership of Song Yuanhao and others, the demon territories within thousands of miles north of Qingfeng Mountain fell into the hands of human cultivators.

Although there are not enough people on the "Red Cloud Mountain" side for the time being to occupy all the spiritual mountains that were originally controlled by the demon race.

However, after this expansion, Song Yuanhao and his group not only killed countless low-level demonic beasts, but also gained a large amount of spiritual herbs, spiritual fruits and other cultivation resources.

In less than half a year, the "Red Cloud Mountain" treasury was filled with all kinds of precious spiritual items and monster materials, which made Zhang Yurong, the head steward, a little dazzled.

Just after news of Wei's great victory spread, the demon armies in other parts of the "Floating Cloud Mountains" were also significantly affected.

In particular, the Taiyue Lake demons, who were originally a major threat to Wu's "Star Gate," had already conquered many territories surrounding Wu.

Once the "Iron Wall Demon Emperor" escaped back into the lake, the various armies of the Taiyue Lake aquatic tribes quickly withdrew to the lake, leaving the Wu Kingdom cultivators somewhat bewildered and wondering what had happened.

It wasn't until news of the complete defeat of the northern demon race arrived from the "Xiaoyao Sect" that Zheng Zitong and Ye Linyuan learned the reason for the incident and hurriedly sent people to Guyang Mountain to express their gratitude.

While the turmoil on the eastern side of the "Floating Cloud Mountains" was being quelled, many countries, including the Qin Kingdom in the west, were still fighting against the southward-moving demon army.

Since Zhao Wuling broke through to the late Nascent Soul stage, the "Wanling Sect" has maintained a slight advantage in the face of the turmoil caused by the northern demon race for hundreds of years, without experiencing much pressure.

It wasn't until the last hundred years, when Zhao Wuling's lifespan was nearing its end and he failed to break through to the Nascent Soul realm, rendering him unable to act, that the demon race found an opportunity to counterattack.

During the last disturbance caused by the demon beasts, the "Wanling Sect" was caught off guard and suffered several defeats in succession, losing a large area of ​​Qin Kingdom's northern territory when faced with the demon army marching south with all its might.

Ultimately, they were forced to spend some money to invite Song Qingming and Bai Yuxian from Wei Kingdom to help them, which finally stabilized the situation and repelled the demon army.

This time, although the pressure on the "Ten Thousand Spirits Sect" is still considerable, their situation is slightly better than it was a hundred years ago.

The "Ten Thousand Spirits Sect" first saw Liu Heyuan successfully form his Nascent Soul, and then Chu Linyun also smoothly advanced to the mid-Nascent Soul stage, allowing the sect's strength to recover considerably.

Despite the all-out defense of Wang Yan and others, the northern demon army led by the "Azure-Eyed Demon Emperor" initially swept through many territories surrounding the Qin Kingdom.

However, once they broke into the heart of Qin territory, they were quickly stopped by the army of the "Wanling Sect".

The two sides have been locked in a stalemate in the north of Qin for nearly two years, during which they have fought several major battles. The demon race has only gained a slight advantage, and the outcome is still undecided.

Once it was confirmed that the demon race of Taiyue Lake in the south had withdrawn from the battlefield, Liu Qingyin of the Hunyuan Sect quickly organized Song Kingdom cultivators to go north to aid Qin Kingdom.

After receiving this reinforcement, the situation of the "Ten Thousand Spirits Sect" immediately improved, and its strength gradually reached a balance with that of the demon army.

Several more major battles ensued, but neither side could gain the upper hand.

Seeing that his low-level demonic beasts had been largely depleted and that he was unable to breach the Wanling Sect's defenses in time, the "Azure-Eyed Demon Emperor" quickly issued an order for a full retreat.

Once the "Ten Thousand Spirits Sect" defeats the main force of the Northwest Demon Clan, the "Demon Beast Uprising" in the Floating Cloud Mountains, which has lasted for two and a half years, will basically come to an end.

Although some neighboring countries with strong demonic influence are still fighting against nearby demonic beasts.

However, these small-scale demon beast armies could no longer cause much of an impact and were quickly wiped out one by one by the human cultivators who were now free to deal with them.

When the "monster uprising" broke out, the major sects of the Floating Cloud Mountains thought that it would be another fierce battle when faced with the overwhelming force of the demon army.

Unexpectedly, the Wei Kingdom's "Xiaoyao Sect" quickly defeated the eastern demon army, causing a series of chain reactions, such as the "Taiyue Lake" demons taking the initiative to retreat.

This seemingly fierce turmoil ended much faster than in previous years, which was truly unexpected by many sects.

".."

"Guyang Mountain", in the main hall on the second floor of Shangong Pavilion.

A dozen or so stewards from the sect's General Affairs Hall were busy tallying up various supplies and spiritual items captured from the front lines, while several Qi Refining stage disciples stood nearby, each holding an account book.

At the head of the main hall, Zheng Zongxun, the sect elder in charge of managing the Good Deeds Pavilion, happily accompanied the sect leader Xu Ziyan as they examined the detailed accounts they had submitted.

In this "monster turmoil," even excluding the battle at Chiyun Mountain, the Xiaoyao Sect alone in Wei Kingdom captured nearly 30,000 monster corpses.

There were also various supplies such as medicinal herbs and fruits seized from the area surrounding "Golden Feather Mountain".

Even excluding the numerous unclaimed spiritual veins that were seized from the demon race, the total value of the many spiritual items moved into the "Good Deeds Pavilion" alone is already over a million spirit stones.

After deducting a portion to be used for compensation and rewards to sect disciples, the "Free and Unfettered Sect" can earn at least 500,000 to 600,000 spirit stones from this, which is a rare large income for the sect in many years.

That's why Xu Ziyan, the sect leader, personally came to the "Good Deeds Pavilion" to help supervise and count the spiritual items being stored.

Looking at the numerous spiritual creatures recorded in the ledger before her, Xu Ziyan, like everyone else, not only had a smile on her face but also a hint of excitement in her eyes.

With the "Good Deeds Pavilion" receiving such a large sum of spiritual items, Bai Yuxian and the others will likely go out to purchase the spiritual items needed by the sect soon.

It probably won't be long before the "Nurture Pill" that I've been longing for all these years appears in the sect's treasury.

After putting the ledger she had finished reading aside, Xu Ziyan then asked Zheng Zongxun, who was standing next to her.

"Junior Brother Zheng, have all the people in the sect who need compensation been tallied up? Have they been notified when to come to the Merit Pavilion to collect their sect merits?"

"Reporting to Senior Sister Sect Leader, I already made arrangements for these last month. In this monster turmoil, a total of 5,700 cultivators from our sect died, of which 1,800 were recruited from affiliated families."

A few days ago, I received a message from Senior Brother Song. They have already compiled the situation at Chiyun Mountain and will soon send the necessary spiritual items for compensation to Shan Gong Pavilion.

Once the accounts and spiritual items from Chiyun Mountain arrive, I will notify them to distribute sect merit points so that their families can come and exchange them for the spiritual items.

As for the injured disciples, most of their merit points have already been distributed; only the affiliated cultivation families have not yet been fully accounted for, which is estimated to take several more months.

"Hmm! Those vassal families can be put aside for now, it doesn't matter. However, the sect must make arrangements as soon as possible to avoid any mistakes. Otherwise, if someone causes trouble and it gets to the ears of the elders, they will blame us for not handling things well, and I, as the sect leader, will not be able to speak up for you."

"Don't worry, Senior Sister Sect Leader, I know what I'm doing and I definitely won't make things difficult for you!"

Hearing Zheng Zongxun's earnest reply, Xu Ziyan smiled and nodded, then turned her gaze to the account book that had just been handed to her.

Just then, a Taoist priest in a green robe suddenly walked up the stairs, cupped his hands, and greeted the two of them, saying:

"Sect Leader Sister, Senior Brother Zheng!"

"Oh! It's Junior Brother Xuanhe. Does Senior Uncle Li have any instructions?"

Upon seeing that the visitor was Li Xuanhe, the elder of the sect's General Affairs Hall, Xu Ziyan and Zheng Zongxun quickly stood up and returned his greeting.

Upon hearing this, Li Xuanhe, a disciple of Li Mufeng, quickly waved his hand and explained, "Sect Leader, you misunderstand. It wasn't Master who sent me here."

This letter was sent by Sect Leader Tian of the Wanling Sect, who said he wanted to deliver it to you personally.

"Oh! What letter is so important that it requires Junior Brother to make the trip in person?" Upon hearing this, Xu Ziyan quickly took the letter, opened it, and glanced at it.

However, when she saw the contents of the letter, Xu Ziyan's initially excited expression quickly turned quiet, and she then folded the letter in her hand quickly.

"Senior Sister Xu, what's wrong?" Seeing the sudden change in Xu Ziyan's expression, Zheng Zongxun, who was standing to the side, immediately asked.

Seeing this, Xu Ziyan quickly regained her smile, waved her hand and said, "It's nothing, it's just a message from the Wanling Sect, they want to ask about the situation in Yue Kingdom."

I still need to discuss with Uncle Bai how to respond; I'll leave things here to Junior Brother Zheng for now.

After saying that, Xu Ziyan got up and left "Shan Gong Ge" amidst the two men's somewhat puzzled gazes.

".."

At the summit of Chiyun Mountain, in the Huixian Pavilion.

Song Qingming, Song Qingyu, and Li Xuanyi sat at the head of the table, while Song Yuanhao, Zhang Yurong, Song Linrui, Song Siqing, and others sat below them.

"Seventh Uncle, all the spiritual materials captured on the battlefield have been registered, cataloged, and sealed in the treasury."

Besides the cultivators who died in the escort team, I have also arranged for people to send the spiritual items that the sect needs to compensate to Guyang Mountain.

There are still quite a few temporary, unaffiliated cultivators left. The situation is still being verified, and it is estimated that the compensation items will be distributed in about one or two months.

"As for Fellow Daoist Situ, Yuan Hao and I visited her a few days ago and brought her some healing pills on behalf of Chiyun Mountain."

"Hmm! You handled this matter well."

"It's rare to see Yu Rong so attentive. We really struck gold by leaving you on the mountain back then."

Although the "Red Cloud Mountain" campaign was a great victory in annihilating the northern demon army, it also came at a considerable cost.

After several major battles, nearly five thousand cultivators have died on the battlefield, and the number of wounded has exceeded ten thousand.

Apart from some cultivators from sects and the Song family, most of them were rogue cultivators recruited by "Red Cloud Mountain" in recent decades to form a guard team.

Providing appropriate compensation and rewards to these cultivators who originally had no connections is also no easy task.

Upon hearing that Zhang Yurong, the head steward of "Chiyun Mountain," had handled this troublesome matter in an orderly manner, Song Qingming and Song Qingyu both nodded in approval, expressing their satisfaction.

"Yu Rong's cultivation level is low and she has not made any great contributions on the battlefield. It is entirely thanks to the trust of the two ancestors and the help of everyone that she has been able to handle these trivial matters. I am embarrassed by such praise from my great-aunt."

“If you do a good job, praise and reward as appropriate! You don’t need to refuse these.”

While achieving merit and killing enemies on the battlefield is important, handling these post-war matters is equally crucial. Your contribution will also be recorded in the annals of honor.

"Yu Rong, thank you, Seventh Uncle!"

After slowly raising her hand to express her gratitude, Zhang Yurong then addressed the elders in front of her, saying, "Seventh Uncle, Great-Aunt, a few days ago, Siqing and I discussed taking some spiritual items from the treasury to hold a celebration banquet in the market."

Firstly, this is to celebrate our successful passage through this turmoil and to reward the cultivators who distinguished themselves on the battlefield.

Secondly, we can invite Foundation Establishment cultivators from near Crimson Cloud Mountain to participate and introduce them to the new spiritual veins we've occupied in the north.

"Hmm! That's a good idea, let's do it that way."

Those spiritual veins that someone is willing to take over can be transferred, but their backgrounds must be thoroughly investigated to ensure no one is overlooked.

"Don't worry, Seventh Uncle, we will check carefully."

".."

Just as everyone was discussing matters, a figure suddenly walked in through the door; it was Tang Muyan, who had been guarding outside.

"Master! Uncle-Master Yuanfang has arrived."

"That's all for today! Yuan Hao, please leave the rest of you to get back to work. I'll let you know if anything comes up."

After hearing Song Qingming's instructions, Zhang Yurong and the others raised their hands to take their leave, and soon only Song Yuanhao and Song Yuanfang, who had just entered from outside, remained in the hall.

Song Yuanfang made a special trip to Chiyun Mountain not only to pay his respects to several family elders, but also to report to Song Qingming on the situation following the family turmoil.

Although the Song family's "White Lion Ridge" was not the main battlefield during this monster turmoil, it was still besieged by thousands of monsters, and for a time it was in grave danger.

Fortunately, under the management of Song Yuanfang and others, the Song family in Funiu Mountain has also developed very smoothly in recent years.

As soon as the demon beast army marched south, Song Yuanfang issued a conscription order to organize four thousand cultivators to rush to "White Lion Ridge" for support.

Although their low-level combat power was not much weaker than their opponents, the Song family's Golden Core combat power was not strong, with only Song Yuping, who had just formed his Golden Core not long ago.

Both Song Yuanfang and Huang Mengde were pseudo-core cultivators, and their combat strength was not strong.

Their opponents consisted of five demon kings, one of whom had already advanced to the late Golden Core stage, making him far stronger than Song Yuanfang and the others.

Even though Song Yuanfang summoned the Heavenly Fire Roc, the guardian spirit beast of Mount Funiu, and two level-three puppet beasts from his family's treasury, the front line still couldn't defeat the enemy.

Only a few months after they clashed with the demon army, "Tianhuo Peng" and Huang Mengde were injured one after another, and a level three "puppet beast" also soon perished.

Just as Song Yuanfang and his group saw that the situation was critical and had no choice but to send a message to "Red Cloud Mountain" and their sect for help.

Unexpectedly, at this critical moment, a strange thing happened on the battlefield of "White Lion Ridge".

The demon kings, who had come with great momentum and had already rendered Song Yuanfang and the others helpless, suddenly disappeared one after another from the battlefield.

This change, while not immediately deterring the horde of monsters outside, greatly reduced the pressure on Song Yuanfang and his companions, turning the situation at White Lion Ridge from danger to safety.

Even after the "monster turmoil" ended, Song Yuanfang and his group still couldn't figure out where the demon kings had gone, and they even sent a message to Chiyun Mountain to inquire about it.

Although the White Lion Ridge lost hundreds of low-level cultivators in the early stages of this monster turmoil, the area remained relatively peaceful after the Demon King disappeared, and the overall losses to the family were not significant.

Upon hearing Song Yuanfang's report, Song Qingming nodded in relief.

"Seventh Uncle, Great-Aunt, besides these matters, I have another important matter to report to you this time."

A few days ago, someone discovered a demon king's body that was not completely decomposed in a valley hundreds of miles northeast of White Lion Ridge.

Yu An went to check it out. Although most of the materials on this demon had been taken away, we still confirmed that it was the Silver Elephant Demon King that I told you about last time.

We originally thought it had escaped back to the north, but we never expected that this demon would suddenly perish there.

Moreover, it seems that it encountered some powerful opponents, and its body was even cut into several pieces.

We suspect that the person who made the move might be a Nascent Soul cultivator.

"A Nascent Soul cultivator? How is that possible? Where else in our Wei Kingdom are there other Nascent Soul cultivators? Could it be that some fellow Daoist passing by helped to destroy this demon?"

Upon hearing what Song Yuanfang said, both Song Qingyu and Li Xuanyi showed a hint of surprise on their faces, somewhat disbelieving his words.

Although Song Qingming's eyes showed some surprise, his expression remained relatively stable.

"The Silver Elephant Demon King's cultivation has only just advanced to the late Golden Core stage. Those who are capable of killing it are not necessarily Nascent Soul cultivators. Don't be so surprised."

There are many extraordinary individuals in the cultivation world. Perhaps this person possesses some powerful level-four magic treasure or has cultivated some special supernatural abilities.

Now that the monster disturbance has ended and everyone is safe and sound, it doesn't matter who helped, so let's not delve into this matter.

"Yuanfang, you should keep this to yourselves and not publicize it to others, lest it attract any more bad rumors."

"Yes! Seventh Uncle is right. Yuanfang understands. I will handle this matter properly when I get back and will not let them spread rumors!"

Upon hearing what Song Qingming said, Song Yuanfang, who was standing still, was stunned for a moment before quickly nodding in agreement.

Song Qingyu, on the other hand, still looked somewhat puzzled, but after seeing Song Qingming's serious expression, she didn't say anything more.

(PS: This tournament draw is terrible, I hope the number one seed won't even make it to the quarterfinals!) (End of Chapter)