Qinghe Immortal Clan.

Just as Chen Qingxuan was pondering how to escape, another wave of dangerous, icy energy came from below.

The "Ao Lie Demon Saint," who had transformed into a giant dragon thousands of feet long, opened its mouth wide and unleashed hundreds of transparent ice spears like raindrops, heading straight for the group's location.

"Hahaha, Chen Qingxuan, you're probably not leaving here today!"

At this moment, "Ao Lie Demon Saint" also noticed the demon experts coming to support from afar, and couldn't help but burst into laughter.

With his supernatural powers alone, it was absolutely impossible for him to stop Chen Qingxuan, a master at the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm.

However, with the help of two other experts of the same level, it would be difficult for Chen Qingxuan to escape alone.

Having been defeated twice in the past thousand years, he has finally found a chance to avenge his humiliation.

Despite the relentless pursuit of the "Fierce Demon Saint," Chen Qingxuan never paid any attention to him and, ignoring the ice spear behind him, unleashed his full power to charge towards the sky.

"Fellow disciples, form a battle formation to fight the enemy!"

Just as Chen Qingxuan was desperately casting spells to cover everyone's escape, Feng Yangzi, who was beside him, immediately organized the other Nascent Soul elders of the "Tianyu Sect" to form a magic array.

They prepared to defend against the "Fiery Demon Saint's" attack, which was already closing in at close range.

Besides Chen Qingxuan, the Nascent Soul Ancestor, Feng Yangzi and others from the "Tianyu Sect" also brought many high-level magic arrays from their sect.

Twelve Nascent Soul elders from the Tianyu Sect, led by Feng Yangzi, quickly coordinated their array flags to form a magic seal in mid-air.

This formation, combining the power of twelve Nascent Soul cultivators, can withstand a full-force attack from a Deity Transformation cultivator, helping Chen Qingxuan alleviate the pressure from behind.

He Yuliang, Lü Yue, Song Qingming, and a few others also gathered together at this moment.

He Yuliang also carried a sect treasure that could unite the power of many people.

Before coming to "Falling Star Sea", they had already practiced with Song Qingming and others. Now they were very skilled at casting spells and quickly released a spiritual light shield to block everyone in front of them.

The protective shield created by the combined power of nine people, while not as powerful as the "Heavenly Imperial Sect" formation, is still equivalent to half a Nascent Soul cultivator.

Seeing this, the other cultivators also took out their magical treasures and used their escape techniques for defense.

Now that they've reached a critical moment to save their lives, no one dares to hold back anymore, and they've basically used all the supernatural abilities they can.

With everyone working together, they successfully stopped all the hundreds of ice spears that were chasing after "Ao Lie Demon Saint".

At this moment, Chen Qingxuan also increased the distance between himself and "Ao Lie Demon Saint", and had already rushed up to a height of ten thousand feet in the sky.

Next, as long as they can break through the outer membrane in one go and reach the outer void beyond the nine heavens, even if the enemy has more people, they will not be able to catch up with them.

But just as Chen Qingxuan was moving quickly, the two streaks of light chasing after him in the distance had obviously discovered his purpose.

Seeing that Chen Qingxuan was about to escape to the heavens, the two old men in the escaping light immediately abandoned the many demon emperors who had come with them and used magic to increase their escape speed to chase after him into the sky.

Although Chen Qingxuan was accompanied by dozens of Nascent Soul cultivators, their escape speed was no slower than that of the two opponents who were using their full power. They quickly arrived near the outer membrane of the boundary ahead of the other two.

Just as he was about to cast a spell to pass through the outer membrane, a red spiritual light rune suddenly lit up in the void in front of him.

Immediately afterwards, a large bird formed from a crimson spiritual light burst forth from the rune and blocked the way in front of everyone.

Upon seeing the large crimson bird that suddenly appeared before him, Chen Qingxuan's previously calm gaze couldn't help but reveal a hint of surprise.

"Celestial Phoenix Clan, are you Chi Li?"

"Hehe! I never expected that I, who have been staying at home for so long, would still catch Fellow Daoist Chen's eye."

"Now that you've come to Falling Star Sea, why are you in such a hurry to leave? Why not stay and spar with us for a bit?"

After the crimson bird finished speaking, it suddenly spread its wings and flapped them vigorously forward. In an instant, a gale raged, and the surrounding space seemed to be frozen, forcing the human group to a stop.

Seeing that the road ahead was blocked, Chen Qingxuan immediately dodged the attack and tried to change direction to get away from his opponent.

But just as he moved, two more balls of crimson light appeared in front of him, and two more identical crimson phoenixes blocked his way.

"Fellow Taoist, stay!"

The two phoenixes spoke in identical voices, making it difficult to distinguish between them. Even their attack spells were performed in sync.

A moment later, two gusts of wind, no less powerful than the previous one, struck the group again.

Seeing that the other party had already blocked his hiding space, Chen Qingxuan's flying sword also emitted bursts of powerful spiritual light.

The crimson phoenix that had already merged into one felt the powerful pressure emanating from Chen Qingxuan's flying sword, and its gaze couldn't help but show some surprise.

But before the other party could react, the golden flying sword had already been swung out with all its might.

The sword light flashed rapidly towards the sky, instantly dissipating the gale in front of them, and the aftershocks quickly swept past the phoenix blocking their path.

The next moment, the "Crimson Demon Saint" split in two.

He stared at Chen Qingxuan with a look of disbelief on his face.

It seemed hard to believe that the opponent's sword strike was so powerful.

But just as Chen Qingxuan led the group past their opponent, flames suddenly erupted from the severed body of the "Crimson Demon Saint" and shot straight into the sky.

Amidst the raging flames, the crimson phoenix was reborn from the ashes and once again pursued its opponent.

Feeling the powerful pressure coming from behind him again, Chen Qingxuan, who had no time to dodge, could only turn around and swing his sword to block the attack of "Chi Li Demon Saint".

"You claim to be the number one expert in Donghuang Immortal Continent, yet you just run away like this, it's far too unbecoming of you!"

"Hmph! Chen Qingxuan, you can't escape today!"

Just as Chen Qingxuan was exchanging spells with "Chi Li Demon Saint", "Ao Lie Demon Saint" and an old man who was also at the Nascent Soul level had already caught up quickly from not far away.

Seeing that he was about to be surrounded, Chen Qingxuan's expression suddenly turned serious.

"You guys go first, I'll hold them off!"

Chen Qingxuan secretly transmitted his voice, then raised his hand and released the "Six-Winged Azure Dragon," which carried everyone to the outer boundary membrane above.

He himself chose to stay behind, wielding his flying sword to face the three Nascent Soul stage experts of the demon race head-on.

"Run! You think you can take me, Chen Qingxuan, for granted!"

Having said that, Chen Qingxuan began to unleash an astonishing aura.

Seeing this, the three demon saints no longer cared about the human cultivators who had fled with the "Six-Winged Azure Dragon," and all focused their attention on Chen Qingxuan.

To them, human Nascent Soul cultivators like Song Qingming were simply beneath their notice.

As long as we can kill Chen Qingxuan, the number one expert of the human race, it doesn't matter if we let all the other Nascent Soul cultivators of the human race escape.

Moreover, without the protection of Chen Qingxuan, the Nascent Soul Ancestor, even if these people escaped beyond the Nine Heavens, they might be swallowed up by the outer winds, and it would be hard to say whether they could return to the human territory alive.

The three demon saints surrounding Chen Qingxuan also had very serious expressions at this moment.

The person before me is known as the number one expert of the human race in the "Eastern Phoenix Immortal Continent," far beyond the reach of ordinary Nascent Soul cultivators.

Fortunately, with three against one, the advantage is definitely on the demon race's side.

Even if they cannot kill their opponent, as long as they can severely injure Chen Qingxuan, they can still gain the initiative for the demon race in the future war with the human race.

"Fellow Daoists, no matter what, we must capture him today!"

After a brief exchange of glances, the three demon saints attacked almost simultaneously, instantly unleashing three powerful pressures that shot directly towards Chen Qingxuan in mid-air.

Meanwhile, the opponent's flying sword had also been gathering power for a long time. Its golden light streaked across the sky, directly forcing back the three opponents.

At this moment, Song Qingming and the others, who were high in the sky, could no longer see the earth-shattering battle between the four Nascent Soul cultivators below.

Soon, led by the "Six-Winged Azure Dragon," they passed directly through the outer membrane and arrived in the void beyond the Nine Heavens.

Without Chen Qingxuan, the Nascent Soul Ancestor, leading the team, the "Six-Winged Azure Dragon" and the others were unable to determine their direction for a while and could only quickly leave the original place along the outer membrane.

Fortunately, everyone's cultivation level was not low, and they also carried high-level magic arrays, so they didn't have to worry about being swept away by the external gale for the time being in the void.

The only concern is that they can't tell directions.

Whether they can successfully return to the "Eastern Phoenix Kingdom" remains to be seen.

They drifted in the void for more than ten days, but Chen Qingxuan still did not return. Everyone couldn't help but feel a little worried for this Nascent Soul Ancestor.

Although Chen Qingxuan is the number one expert of the human race in "Eastern Phoenix Immortal Continent" and his cultivation has reached the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm, he is by no means an ordinary opponent who can be stopped.

However, after all, they were facing three Nascent Soul experts, and the aura emanating from the demon race's "Red Departure Demon Saint" was also that of a mid-Nascent Soul cultivator whose cultivation was no less than Chen Qingxuan's.

No matter how strong Chen Qingxuan is, he is obviously at a disadvantage when facing three opponents, and it won't be easy for him to escape.

If other experts from the demon race were to arrive, his situation would indeed be difficult to predict.

Unfortunately, even though Nascent Soul cultivators like Song Qingming could use the formation to withstand attacks from one or two Deity Transformation cultivators, it was difficult for them to truly intervene in a battle of this level.

All they could do was escape as quickly as possible so as not to distract their ancestor, Chen Qingxuan.

".."

Just as everyone was filled with worry, half a month later, the "six-winged azure dragon" that was traveling through the void suddenly stopped on its own.

Just as everyone was filled with doubt, a beam of light suddenly appeared in the void behind them, heading straight for their location.

A golden light flashed, and another figure stood in front of Song Qingming and the others.

"We pay our respects to the Ancestor!"

"Uncle-Master, are you alright?"

Upon seeing Chen Qingxuan suddenly appear ahead, everyone was excited and quickly stepped forward to bow and pay their respects to him.

Although Chen Qingxuan appeared calm, his aura was noticeably more disordered than before, suggesting that he had been injured.

It was precisely because they sensed these things that Feng Yangzi and the others from the "Tianyu Sect" couldn't help but show a hint of worry on their faces.

Even He Yuliang and Song Qingming, who were standing to the side, looked somewhat nervous. The ancestor before them was not only the only Nascent Soul cultivator in the "Heavenly Imperial Sect," but also the backbone of the entire human cultivators of the Eastern Phoenix Immortal Continent.

If something happens to Chen Qingxuan, it will affect more than just the "Tianyu Sect".

If the demons of the Northern Frontier learn of his injury, they might launch another southward invasion, threatening the entire cultivation world of the "Eastern Phoenix Kingdom."

Amidst the somewhat tense gazes of the crowd, Chen Qingxuan nodded calmly.

"They are all old rivals, and they still can't stop me. Don't worry, my injuries are not serious. I've only lost some of my vital energy!"
To avoid any repercussions, you must remember not to mention today's events to anyone after you return.

"Rest assured, Ancestor, we obey your orders!"

Seeing this, Chen Qingxuan, standing on the "Six-Winged Azure Dragon," nodded again with a satisfied expression.

Then Chen Qingxuan gently raised his hand and immediately cast a spell to protect everyone, his overall condition seemingly unaffected.

Having traveled beyond the Nine Heavens for days, the group had exhausted much of their magical power in order to resist the fierce winds from all directions, even with the protection of the formations.

With the protection of the patriarch Chen Qingxuan, the pressure on everyone was greatly reduced.

After casting the spell, Chen Qingxuan ignored everyone else and sat down cross-legged to meditate and regulate his breathing.

Seeing that Chen Qingxuan's injuries didn't seem too serious, Song Qingming, who was standing to the side, relaxed a little.

To be honest, Chen Qingxuan's ability to escape unscathed from the siege of three Nascent Soul stage experts from the demon race was beyond his expectations.

If it weren't for his protection as a Nascent Soul cultivator that day, they probably wouldn't have been able to escape unscathed.

After an unknown amount of time, the "Six-Winged Azure Dragon" once again passed through the outer membrane and returned to the Huayang Realm, and the people standing above finally breathed a slight sigh of relief.

As the giant dragon descended into the air, Song Qingming and the others realized that they had already left the Falling Star Sea and arrived above a lush, green mountain range.

As expected, everyone seems to have returned to the "Eastern Phoenix Immortal Continent".

However, their current location is still uncertain, and only Chen Qingxuan, who is sitting to the side, knows the answer.

Although the group successfully obtained the spiritual treasures from the ancient immortal abode during their trip to the "Falling Star Sea," they also lost several Nascent Soul cultivators.

Even Chen Qingxuan, the Nascent Soul Ancestor, was injured while covering everyone's retreat.

Fortunately, most of them returned safely. In any case, it was already a stroke of luck that they were able to escape from the "Falling Star Sea" safely.

".."

Several days later, at the location of the "Tianyu Sect" mountain gate in Jiangzhou, dozens of figures suddenly descended from mid-air.

The dozen or so Foundation Establishment cultivators of the "Tianyu Sect" who were guarding nearby saw the sudden appearance of a large group of people and were about to go forward to ask questions when they realized that the person walking in front was actually their Nascent Soul Ancestor.

He hurriedly knelt down on the ground!
"Greetings to the ancestor!"

".."

Before long, led by Chen Qingxuan, the group entered the "Tianyu Sect" mountain gate.

After returning to the "Tianyu Sect", the group did not have to wait long before they were summoned again by their ancestor, Chen Qingxuan.

Apart from the few who had already perished, almost everyone who participated in the treasure hunt received a mid-grade level four spiritual item as a reward.

Song Qingming and several other fellow cultivators received an extra opportunity to select spiritual items from the "Tianyu Sect's" treasury because they voluntarily offered a level-five array manual and three array diagrams.

They could freely choose any spiritual item below level five from the treasury, a move that truly excited them.

It should be noted that the "Tianyu Sect" is the number one sect of the human race in the Eastern Phoenix Immortal Continent.

The spiritual items in its treasury are far superior to those of ordinary Nascent Soul sects.

Looking at the catalog of spiritual objects that the cultivators of the "Tianyu Sect" had taken out, even Song Qingming, who had now become a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, was momentarily overwhelmed.

After careful consideration, Song Qingming decided to acquire a Grade 4 superior spiritual pill, the "Mysterious Dragon Pill".

The "Mysterious Dragon Pill" can help late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators break through cultivation bottlenecks.

Its effect was even better than the "Taijin Spirit Liquid" that Song Qingming had obtained at the trade fair, and the value of the spirit stones was also higher.

It was already similar to the "Mysterious Spirit Pill" that Song Qingming had seen before, and was at least a spiritual item worth over a million.

If Song Qingming had previously obtained the "Taijin Spirit Liquid," he would only have been very confident that he could break through his cultivation level within twenty years.

Now that he has obtained the "Mysterious Dragon Pill," advancing to the eighth level of the Nascent Soul stage is practically a certainty for him.

Having witnessed the power of a Nascent Soul cultivator up close, Song Qingming felt even more eager to improve his cultivation.

Although I am still a long way from the Nascent Soul realm, I will strive to reach the peak of the Nascent Soul realm as soon as possible.

At that time, at least below the Nascent Soul realm, no one should be able to threaten him.

After successfully exchanging for the "Mysterious Dragon Pill," Song Qingming had already received his reward and was about to take his leave when he unexpectedly received a summons from Chen Qingxuan, the Nascent Soul Ancestor.

Led by Feng Yangzi, Song Qingming arrived at a cave dwelling with abundant spiritual energy in the back mountain of Tianyu Sect with a somewhat apprehensive heart.

Here I met Chen Qingxuan, who was in seclusion healing his injuries.

This was Song Qingming's second time meeting the other party alone, two hundred years after he obtained a "Nascent Soul Pill" from them.

Even though his cultivation had reached the late Nascent Soul stage, he still felt inexplicably nervous when facing a powerful Nascent Soul ancestor.

"Junior greets Senior Chen!"

After a period of recuperation, although Chen Qingxuan's aura was still somewhat chaotic, his overall appearance was much better than before.

Facing the respectful Song Qingming before him, Chen Qingxuan quickly waved for him to sit down, then smiled and said:

"Back when we were at the Demon-Slaying Palace, I wanted to have a private talk with you, but I was busy with the trip to the Falling Star Sea, so I put it off."

"Two hundred years have passed, and I never imagined that your cultivation would progress so quickly. You truly deserve to be Fellow Daoist Lingxu's esteemed disciple. It seems that our Eastern Phoenix Immortal Continent has produced another exceptionally talented individual."

"You flatter me, senior. I am unworthy of such praise!"

Since advancing to the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm, Song Qingming has heard praise almost everywhere he goes, and he's long since become accustomed to it.

Standing before Chen Qingxuan, a true genius, and hearing him give him such high praise, I still felt inexplicably excited.

"Since you were able to defeat Jing Yue with your Nascent Soul level seven cultivation on the arena that day, you are certainly worthy of my praise."

There's no need for modesty in front of me.

After speaking, Chen Qingxuan paused, then took out a bamboo slip from his person and handed it to Song Qingming.

"I invited you here today, young friend, mainly to give you this item."

"This contains some of my cultivation insights from when I advanced to the Nascent Soul realm. You can study it carefully when you have time."

"Why did you give me this, senior?"

Upon learning that what he held in his hand was actually Chen Qingxuan's cultivation experience when he advanced to the Nascent Soul realm, Song Qingming was immediately surprised and looked at the other party with some confusion.

Chen Qingxuan thought highly of him back then, perhaps because of his master, "Lingxu Daoren".

Now that the other party had actually entrusted him with such important cultivation insights, Song Qingming was truly puzzled. What was Chen Qingxuan's purpose in doing this?

Faced with Song Qingming's doubts, Chen Qingxuan simply smiled at him.

"Now that Fellow Daoist Lingxu has left this world, and Fellow Daoist Jinxuan also has little lifespan left, the future of Donghuang Immortal Continent will still depend on you juniors."

Over the years, I have personally attended every sword gathering, observing which of you has the potential to advance to the Nascent Soul stage, so that I can offer some assistance.

Otherwise, I will be all alone in Donghuang Immortal Continent in the future, and I fear I will be unable to withstand the gaze of the demon race and those demonic cultivators.

I've given away more than one of these items over the years, so don't overthink it. I just hope it will be helpful to your future cultivation.

"This junior thanks you for bestowing this treasure upon me, senior!"

Upon hearing Chen Qingxuan's explanation, Song Qingming immediately understood his intention and quickly bowed in gratitude.

In the cultivation world, the lifespan of a human cultivator who has reached the Nascent Soul stage is generally around four thousand years.

Nowadays, besides Chen Qingxuan, the other Golden Profound Ancestor in "Eastern Phoenix Immortal Continent" has a lifespan of over three thousand years, which is considered to be a short lifespan. He rarely goes out on his own anymore.

These days, whatever happens in "Donghuang Immortal Continent" is basically handled by Ancestor Chen Qingxuan.

As the number one human cultivator in this state, it's not surprising that Chen Qingxuan would intentionally examine and support younger generations at this time.

Song Qingming had not expected that he, with only the seventh level of the Nascent Soul stage, would be able to catch the eye of this ancestor.

No wonder, the other party specifically invited him here.

Seeing that Song Qingming had accepted the bamboo slip, Chen Qingxuan smiled and nodded, then spoke to him:

"Besides this matter, I also want to express my gratitude for your help when you were breaking the formation in the Immortal Abode."

If it weren't for your timely offering of that array formation manual that day, I wouldn't have been able to break the restriction smoothly, and I probably wouldn't have been able to escape so easily from Ao Lie and the others later.

To be honest, I owe you a favor in this matter.

If there's anything you need, just tell me, and I'll do my best to make it happen.

"Senior has already bestowed a treasure upon you; how dare I ask you for another reward!"

Seeing that Song Qingming didn't speak but repeatedly waved his hands in refusal, Chen Qingxuan remained silent for a moment before speaking again:

"Fine! Since you say so, it seems you haven't thought this through yet. You might as well come back to me when you've thought it through!"

"And here are the contents of the bamboo slip for you. If you have any questions, you can come to Tianyu Mountain to find me anytime."

"I will give them a heads-up beforehand, and no one here will cause you any trouble in the future." (End of Chapter)