Qinghe Immortal Clan.

During the six months in the East China Sea, in addition to covering Song Xuanfeng's seclusion, Song Qingming also followed the "Hundred Flowers Palace" army south to "Lingkong Island" where the Yunyang Sect's mountain gate was located.

Having learned in advance of the annihilation of the main force of the sects at the front, the rear of the Yunyang Sect was already in chaos before the "Hundred Flowers Palace" army even arrived.

Jin Xuanyao, the Nascent Soul Elder of the Yunyang Sect who had narrowly escaped from the battlefield of "Golden Dragon Island".

After returning to "Lingkong Island", knowing that he was powerless to resist, he simply led some of his trusted disciples and fled south to "Tianhai Immortal Cultivation World".

With the sect's patriarchs either dead or fleeing, in just half a month, the "Yunyang Sect" mountain gate had fallen into chaos, leaving only a few thousand old, weak, and disabled soldiers.

When the army of the "Hundred Flowers Palace" arrived at Lingkong Island, the disciples left behind by the Yunyang Sect still wanted to rely on the mountain gate formation to resist.

However, even with a mid-grade fourth-level "mountain-protecting formation," these people alone would find it difficult to withstand the Hundred Flowers Palace army led by numerous Nascent Soul cultivators.

After holding out for only a few days, the protective array of "Lingkong Island" was breached by the army of Baihua Palace, and countless cultivators stormed into the island.

Of the few thousand disciples on the mountain, almost all of them were killed on the spot, except for a small number who voluntarily gave up resistance.

Following that, dozens of islands surrounding "Lingkong Island" that were originally controlled by the Yunyang Sect also fell into the hands of the Hundred Flowers Palace without exception.

Those Golden Core sects that were originally affiliated with the "Yunyang Sect," as well as various cultivation families, suddenly surrendered and began to switch allegiance.

In just over ten months, the Yunyang Sect, once the number one sect in the cultivation world of the East Sea, completely disappeared, leaving only some oral rumors in the markets and streets.

As a major Nascent Soul sect with thousands of years of history in the cultivation world of the East Sea, the Yunyang Sect's foundation is far beyond that of ordinary sects.

Although Jin Xuanyao secretly took many precious spiritual items from the treasury after escaping back to the sect.

However, after the "Hundred Flowers Palace" members breached Mount Ling, they still managed to seize a considerable amount of goods from the mountain, including over a million spirit stones stored in its treasury alone.

The remaining precious spiritual items are estimated to be worth two to three million spirit stones, not including the various spiritual herbs, fruit trees, and other things in the "Spiritual Herb Garden" that are not yet mature.

If we add "Lingkong Island" and the numerous spiritual veins controlled by its disciples, the assets left behind by the Yunyang Sect are worth nearly ten million spirit stones.

The Hundred Flowers Palace's victory over the Cloud Yang Sect in this battle is like a python swallowing a fat pig whole. It is expected that the sect's development will experience an explosive and rapid growth in the future.

Xia Mo, on the other hand, did not choose to keep everything for herself. Instead, she followed the prior agreement and distributed a considerable number of spiritual items to the various sects participating in the battle.

Even Song Qingming, who went to help, received a valuable level-four spiritual item, so his trip wasn't in vain and he made a small fortune.

The white jade tablet in Song Qingming's hand was something he seized from the storage bag of an enemy Golden Core elder when he was chasing down the Yunyang Sect disciples who wanted to escape after Lingkong Island was breached.

At that time, the old man relied on a special technique to conceal his aura, which actually fooled several cultivators of the same level who were searching for him, and he secretly sneaked out of the island.

However, his cultivation level was only at the Golden Core stage, and even with his special supernatural abilities, he could not hide from the divine senses of the Nascent Soul cultivators guarding the surrounding area.

Moreover, Xia Mo and Song Qingming, two late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators, were stationed around "Lingkong Island".

At that time, Song Qingming relied on his divine sense, which far surpassed that of the other Nascent Soul cultivators present, to discover the white-haired old man who was about to escape to the seaside before everyone else.

After killing the man, Song Qingming found many spiritual items in his "storage bag," including this white jade pendant.

When Song Qingming first obtained this item, he thought it was just an ordinary magic weapon or artifact, and put it directly into his storage artifact without paying any attention to it.

It wasn't until he returned to "Golden Dragon Island" to protect Song Xuanfeng that he had nothing to do and thought of this item. When he took it out to examine it, he discovered that there was a hidden world inside this white jade tablet.

As soon as Song Qingming probed into it with his divine sense, a cyan stone tablet appeared in the white jade tablet, engraved with many ancient runes that were difficult for ordinary people to recognize.

Song Qingming had not only seen the contents of this jade pendant before, but he also possessed two similar items.

This item, without a doubt, should also be a "Mysterious Heavenly Book" from the upper realm.

The "Mysterious Realm Heavenly Book" is a rare treasure passed down from the Upper Realm, which is of great benefit to Nascent Soul cultivators in their cultivation techniques. It is something that ordinary cultivators cannot possess.

Back then, Song Qingming had two "Mysterious Realm Heavenly Books". One of them was obtained by his senior sister Li Xuanyi by chance in a secret realm during her travels in Lei Yuanhai.

At the time, she was unaware of the item's true purpose and gave it directly to Song Qingming.

The other piece was found by Feng He in an ancient ruin, which later led to his death at the hands of his fellow disciples.

He only placed this item in a puppet before passing away after avenging his great enemy, thus passing it on to Song Qingming.

Unexpectedly, after so many years, Song Qingming obtained another Xuanjie Heavenly Book from a Golden Core cultivator of the Yunyang Sect, which was quite surprising.

It is unknown whether this person was found by chance or inherited from his own Nascent Soul ancestor; these questions have become mysteries since his death.

Although Song Qingming couldn't immediately determine the origin of this item, after more than half a month of research, he was certain that the jade tablet was indeed the "Mysterious Realm Heavenly Book".

This "Mysterious Heavenly Book" contains a special breathing concealment technique.

The white-haired old man was able to appear at the seaside that day by relying on this special supernatural ability to conceal his aura, thus escaping the search of several Golden Core cultivators of the same level along the way.

Putting aside the help the "Mysterious Realm Heavenly Book" provides for cultivation techniques, the special breath-concealing divine ability within it also piqued the interest of Song Qingming, a great cultivator.

Originally, when Song Qingming went to "Lingkong Island" with Xia Mo and the others, he only wanted to collect some spiritual items and share in the fruits of victory in the great battle.

Song Qingming himself did not expect that he would be able to find a Xuanjie Heavenly Book in the "Yunyang Sect" by chance, which really surprised him.

Now that he has cultivated his "Heavenly Myriad Spirits Technique" to the peak of the second level of the Nascent Soul stage, with the help of this Mystic Heavenly Book, he should be able to break through to the next level in no time.

Furthermore, the technique for concealing one's breath in the Heavenly Book also seems to have an extraordinary origin.

Considering that the white-haired old man was only at the sixth level of the Golden Core stage, he was able to rely on this supernatural power to deceive the divine senses of so many cultivators, which shows that this technique was no ordinary one.

If he cultivates properly and combines it with the "Invisible Technique" that he obtained from Yuan Yushan back then, it might have a miraculous effect when used in future battles.

Once the flying boat crossed the "Broken Cloud Mountain Range," Song Qingming and his companion soon returned to the vicinity of Red Cloud Mountain.

As they were about to part, Song Xuanfeng bowed respectfully and then suddenly spoke to Song Qingming:
"Third Grand Uncle, after returning this time, I would like to leave Chiyun Mountain for a while and travel to other places. Please grant me permission."

"Now that your cultivation has reached the Nascent Soul stage and you can suppress the Crimson Origin Saint Demon's primordial spirit, it's fine for you to go out for a walk. Just be careful."

Since Song Xuanfeng returned from the Qiyun Immortal Cultivation Realm, he has been hiding near "Red Cloud Mountain" in seclusion.

Except for the "monster turmoil" when Song Xuanfeng received Song Qingming's order to go south to White Lion Workshop to help deal with a few demon kings, he basically didn't leave the house much.

Upon hearing that the other party wanted to leave for a while, Song Qingming pondered for a moment and then nodded gently in agreement.

Although he agreed to Song Xuanfeng's idea of ​​going out for a walk, Song Qingming was still a little worried that his identity might be dangerous, so he gave him a few words of advice and told him to try not to leave the Floating Cloud Mountains.

Only after Song Xuanfeng bowed and left did Song Qingming steer the flying boat back to "Red Cloud Mountain".

Just as they landed on the flying boat, Wei Yunlong, the second disciple, walked over quickly from a short distance away and bowed respectfully.

"Master, you're back!"

"Hmm! Why is Huixian Pavilion so lively today? Could it be that we have some guests?"

Seeing figures moving about in the "Huixian Pavilion" on the mountaintop in the distance, Song Qingming nodded slightly and then asked the person in front of him a question.

Upon hearing this, Wei Yunlong quickly replied, "Reporting to Master, it is Grandmaster Bai who has arrived, along with Grandmaster Uncles and Uncle Zhang."

"Oh! It's Senior Sister Bai."

"Judging from your cultivation level, it seems you have already reached perfection. How is your practice of the cultivation technique I taught you?"

After responding, Song Qingming looked at the other person and asked another question.

The second disciple, Wei Yunlong, had already successfully broken through to the ninth level of the Foundation Establishment realm five years ago, and his magical power is now almost perfected.

The reason they haven't tried to break through to the Golden Core realm is because they still need to cultivate the "Concealing Yuan Technique" that Song Qingming passed down to his fellow disciples.

With Wei Yunlong's unique spiritual root talent, if he can perfect the "Hidden Yuan Technique" and use it in conjunction with a spiritual object to aid in core formation, his chances of successfully forming his core should be around 30% to 40%.

With a bit of luck, there's a good chance that, like Song Yuanhao, one can achieve the Core Formation in one go.

In the world of cultivation, whether it is a low-level Qi Refining or Foundation Establishment cultivator or a renowned Golden Core or Nascent Soul ancestor.

To go further on the path of cultivation, one must compete with the Heavenly Dao for opportunities and time.

If Wei Yunlong can successfully form his Golden Core in one go, given his current lifespan of less than a hundred years, he will definitely have a great chance to cultivate to the ninth level of the Golden Core realm and try to break through to the Nascent Soul stage.

If, like Song Linyu, one only manages to successfully form a core at the age of two hundred, with little lifespan remaining, the chances of a cultivator advancing to the Nascent Soul stage will be greatly reduced.

Without an extraordinary stroke of luck, one's path in this life would likely end here.

Upon hearing Song Qingming inquire about cultivation techniques, Wei Yunlong quickly nodded and said, "Master, rest assured, I have not slacked off in my cultivation these past few years, and I have accumulated a considerable amount of true essence within my body."

It is estimated that in another five or six years, this technique will be perfected.

"Hmm! When Qingyu cultivated this method to form his core in the past, it took him almost ten years to succeed. Your cultivation speed is not slow, so there is no need to be too anxious."

If you don't have anything else to do, don't go down the mountain unnecessarily.

"I will have Jingyun search for the spiritual treasure needed for Core Formation. You can stay here and focus on preparing for Core Formation."

Upon hearing this, Wei Yunlong was slightly taken aback, and immediately knelt down on the ground.

"When I was building my foundation, I already received great kindness from my master. How could I dare to trouble you with the matter of forming your core? I would never dare."

"Alright! It's just a mere Core Formation spiritual item, I don't need to worry about it, and you shouldn't overthink it either."

Before Wei Yunlong could finish speaking, Song Qingming waved his hand to interrupt him, then turned and walked towards the "Huixian Pavilion" in the distance.

A single "Five Elements Core Formation" spiritual item costs nearly 20,000 merit points in the Free and Unfettered Sect. Adding other auxiliary spiritual items such as the "Jade Dust Pill," a cultivator needs at least 30,000 spirit stones to form their core. For a Foundation Establishment cultivator like Wei Yunlong, without special circumstances, it would take about twenty or thirty years of effort to accumulate that much.

But in Song Qingming's eyes, who has now become the number one person in the "Floating Cloud Mountain Range", these tens of thousands of spirit stones are nothing.

Just from this trip to the East Sea cultivation world, Song Qingming received over 600,000 spirit stones from Xia Mo, plus a level four spiritual item and other spoils, totaling no less than a million.

He only has a few direct disciples, so even if he gave each of them a Core Formation spiritual item, it would be nothing more than a blink of an eye for him now.

Wei Yunlong, still kneeling on the ground, looked at the incredibly tall figure in front of him and secretly made up his mind.

One day, I will be able to stand at the top of the cultivation world, just like my master.

".."

The third floor of "Huixian Pavilion".

"Hehe! Please wait a moment, everyone. Three hundred spirit stones per family."

After glancing at the jade tablet that had fallen in front of Bai Yuxian, Song Qingyu, whose eyes widened, couldn't help but sigh softly, looking at the other person in disbelief.

"Senior Sister Bai, who is this good at playing jade tokens on their first try? I've already lost several thousand spirit stones today."

"Senior Sister didn't come to Crimson Cloud Mountain on purpose just to scam us out of some spirit stones, did she?"

Seeing Song Qingyu looking at her with suspicion, Bai Yuxian's expression changed slightly, and she quickly spread her hands and said, "Who said I lied to you? Go and ask around, there's no such thing in Guyang Mountain."

"What, you only won a few spirit stones from me today because I was a bit lucky, and now you're going to renege on your promise?"

"Hmph! Who said I was going to renege? Here you go."

Upon hearing Bai Yuxian's words, Song Qingyu quickly waved her hand and took out three mid-grade spirit stones from her person, which she then presented directly to Bai Yuxian.

Li Xuanyi and Zhang Yurong, standing to the side, smiled and each took out a spirit stone from their person and handed it to the other.

"Look, it's still Junior Sister Li who's so straightforward, Junior Nephew Zhang is so easygoing!"
"It's rare to have such good luck today, winning so many spirit stones. How about I treat everyone to a meal at the Immortal Phoenix Pavilion later?"

Bai Yuxian, who was overjoyed to receive the spirit stones, couldn't help but boast to Song Qingyu, which immediately drew laughter from the group.

Just as the four were talking, a figure quietly arrived on the upper floor.

Bai Yuxian, who was immersed in laughter and joy, was the first to notice the anomaly in the distance. She immediately turned her gaze over and her face showed a hint of surprise.

"Hey! Junior Brother Song, you're back."

"Brother Seven!"

"Greetings, Ancestor!"

As soon as Bai Yuxian spoke, the others also reacted, putting down their jade tokens and getting up to stand in front of Song Qingming.

After bowing to the patriarch Song Qingming, knowing they had something to say, Zhang Yurong, Song Siqing, Liu Yue, and the others who were standing by quickly bowed and took their leave.

Before long, only four Nascent Soul Ancestors remained in the entire three-story pavilion: Song Qingming, Song Qingyu, Bai Yuxian, and Li Xuanyi.

After the four of them sat down, Song Qingming turned his gaze to Bai Yuxian, who was standing to the side.

"When did Senior Sister Bai arrive at Crimson Cloud Mountain? Is there something wrong with the sect?"

Upon hearing this, Bai Yuxian quickly shook her head: "Junior Brother Song, don't overthink it. The sect has been peaceful lately, and there's nothing going on on Guyang Mountain."

A few days ago, Senior Brother Li successfully emerged from seclusion, and Fellow Daoist Feng Yuan also went to Jin Yu Mountain to oversee things.

I was feeling quite frustrated lately because I wasn't making any progress in my cultivation, so I came out to Chiyun Mountain for a stroll.

These days, thanks to Junior Sister Song and Junior Sister Li keeping me company, my mood has improved a lot.

By the way, I heard from Qingyu that my junior brother went out on business half a year ago. I wonder if you just returned from the East Sea?

Seeing that Bai Yuxian knew he had gone to the East Sea, Song Qingming turned his gaze to Song Qingyu, who was also aware of the situation, only to find that she also looked puzzled.

"Don't worry, junior brother. Qingyu didn't say anything. What I just said was just my own guess."

Half a year ago, Fairy Xia Mo of the Hundred Flowers Palace gathered several Nascent Soul experts and annihilated the Yunyang Sect in one battle. Junior Brother, you happen to be away from the mountain at this time, which is why I have this suspicion.”

Bai Yuxian has been in charge of the sect for many years, and she is also a meticulous person.

Xia Mo had once volunteered to go to the outer sea to help protect the Dharma, and Bai Yuxian had long been aware of her relationship with Song Qingming.

Her original intention in coming to "Red Cloud Mountain" was simply to discuss the Dao with Song Qingming and others to see if it could help her cultivation. However, she accidentally discovered that he was not on the mountain.

Considering the upheaval of the destruction of the Yunyang Sect in the East China Sea half a year ago, Bai Yuxian could easily guess that Song Qingming was probably invited by Xia Mo to the East China Sea to help.

Seeing that the matter could no longer be concealed, Song Qingming immediately nodded and said, "Senior Sister Bai is right, I did indeed go to the East Sea."

Actually, as early as thirty years ago, Fellow Daoist Xia Mo came to Chiyun Mountain to find me, and I promised her that I would help her in a critical moment.

I was just afraid that this matter would implicate the sect, which is why I haven't told my senior sister and senior brother Li.

Although my trip to the East Sea was to fulfill a promise, I wasn't of much help. The Yunyang Sect's loss to the Hundred Flowers Palace really had little to do with me.

"When the two sects of the East Sea started their war, we didn't have high hopes for Fellow Daoist Xia and his group. We never expected that in the end, the Hundred Flowers Palace would destroy the Yunyang Sect."

To be honest, this Fellow Daoist Xia Mo is truly admirable; she deserves to be called a prodigy who has cultivated to the late Nascent Soul stage.

In the cultivation world of the East Sea, the Hundred Flowers Palace is now the undisputed number one sect, controlling many areas of the East Sea.

Fortunately, we have this junior brother connection, so we can cooperate with them in the future, and there's nothing to worry about.

“Yes! Senior Sister Bai is right. I know Sister Xia. She is definitely not one of those treacherous people from the Yunyang Sect.”

Upon hearing what Bai Yuxian said, Song Qingyu quickly chimed in with a similar comment.

But when Song Qingyu mentioned the words "Yunyang Sect broke its promise," Bai Yuxian's face showed a hint of doubt.

Upon seeing this, Song Qingming quickly recounted the contract he had made with Yunyang Sect years ago.

Back then, Song Qingming suffered a loss because he was tricked by the Yunyang Sect, and he did not tell Bai Yuxian and the others about it.

Now things have changed, and the "Yunyang Sect" has been destroyed and disappeared from the cultivation world, so there's no need to hide anything anymore.

After chatting for a while in the "Meeting Immortals Pavilion", Bai Yuxian asked Song Qingming about inquiring about cultivation techniques.

Upon learning that there had been no progress with the "Four Seas Business Alliance," a slight sense of disappointment appeared on her jade-like face.

Seeing that it was getting late, Song Qingyu and Li Xuanyi had someone go down the mountain to prepare a banquet and bring it up.

The four of them rarely got to gather together, and under the moonlight on the mountaintop, they enjoyed wine and conversation, exchanging their cultivation experiences.

It wasn't until the morning sun shone that Bai Yuxian, now completely satisfied, rose to bid farewell to everyone and prepare to return to Guyang Mountain.

Just as Bai Yuxian was taking her leave, Song Qingming quickly got up to see her off, and the two soon descended from the pavilion.

"Senior Sister Bai!"

"Junior Brother Song, is there anything else?"

Gazing at the stunningly beautiful figure in flowing white robes before him, Song Qingming hesitated for a moment before finally speaking:

"Senior Sister Bai, I have something I want to give you. It's not convenient to talk here, so please come with me."

Following Song Qingming to the stone pavilion not far away, Bai Yuxian saw him cautiously casting a soundproof barrier, and a few more doubts appeared on her face.

Having already gotten to know Song Qingming, she didn't interrupt him and quietly stood aside waiting.

A moment later, with a flash of light in Song Qingming's hand, a bamboo slip suddenly appeared in his hand.

Looking at the bamboo slips that Song Qingming had taken out, Bai Yuxian's expression remained full of doubt.

"Junior Brother Song, what's this?"

"Senior sister, this is a cultivation technique that can be practiced to the Nascent Soul stage. It is called the Purple Sun Divine Light Technique. I obtained it by chance in the cave of a senior in the outer heavens."

This cultivation method can be practiced by anyone with a single-attribute spiritual root; I think it should suit you.

"Junior brother, you're saying this... this is a cultivation technique for the Nascent Soul stage?"

In the cultivation world, cultivation techniques that can lead to the late Nascent Soul stage are already extremely rare and hard to find, not to mention those for the Divine Transformation stage, which are basically controlled by the top sects in the cultivation world.

Even among the ten major sects of the "Eastern Phoenix Kingdom," not every one of them has the resources to readily produce Nascent Soul stage cultivation techniques.

Upon hearing that the bamboo scroll in Song Qingming's hand contained a legendary cultivation technique that could lead to the Nascent Soul stage, Bai Yuxian initially thought she had misheard and couldn't help but ask to confirm.

Looking at Bai Yuxian, whose expression was somewhat incredulous, Song Qingming nodded confidently and handed the bamboo slip directly to her.

As soon as Bai Yuxian slowly probed into the bamboo slip with her divine sense and witnessed the profound and mysterious techniques within, the look of shock on her face intensified once again.

After a long while, Bai Yuxian put down the bamboo slip in her hand, opened her eyes, and stared blankly at Song Qingming in front of her.

After a long while, she finally exhaled and slowly asked:
"Junior Brother Song, you said this cultivation technique was meant to be passed on to me, right?" (End of Chapter)