Qinghe Immortal Clan.

The Immortal Cultivation World of the East Sea!
"Red Star Sea Area", Black Cloud Island.

For hundreds of years, "Black Cloud Island" was a large, desolate island shrouded in volcanic smoke and ash, rarely visited by human cultivators.

Since the Song Clan of Immortals occupied this island, it has undergone three hundred years of development and improvement. Today, the appearance of "Black Cloud Island" has undergone earth-shattering changes compared to hundreds of years ago.

The smoke and ash from the volcanic eruption in the center of the island have been blocked outside the island by the formation.

Not only have the island's spiritual veins been upgraded to the middle grade of level three, but those places that were originally covered by smoke and dust have now been transformed into lush green grasslands and fertile fields.

Currently, hundreds of thousands of ordinary people live on "Black Cloud Island," and there are nearly a thousand cultivators.

Many of the deserted islands in the surrounding seas without spiritual veins are now occupied by human cultivators, all of whom are vassals of the Song family of "Black Cloud Island".

It is located in a cave in the middle of the island of "Black Cloud Island".

Several cultivators were sitting facing each other, enjoying tea and chatting, when suddenly a figure burst in from outside the door and hurriedly came to Song Changze, who was sitting in the main seat.

"Ancestor, Uncle Thirteen reports that a distinguished guest has arrived, saying he comes from the Floating Cloud Mountains!"

"Floating Cloud Mountains. Okay, we'll head over right away!"

Upon hearing the announcement, Song Changze quickly stood up and bowed to the people in front of him, saying:
"My seventh great-uncle sent word a few days ago, so I assume he has arrived. Please come with me to greet him."

".."

As soon as everyone arrived at the family's main hall below, several figures sat in front of them. Among them was a white-robed man with a slight smile on his face, who was none other than Song Qingming, who had just arrived.

Upon seeing the family patriarch, Song Changze, filled with excitement, immediately led a group of cultivators to step forward and pay their respects.

"Changze greets Seventh Grand Uncle!"

"I'll wait to see my ancestor!"

".."

"Please, everyone, no need for such formalities. Stand up and speak!"

Seeing that everyone in front of him was dressed in the same Song family attire, Song Qingming quickly waved his hand and gestured for them to stand up.

After decades apart, Song Changze's cultivation has improved considerably. Not long ago, he broke through to the ninth level of the Golden Core realm, bringing him one step closer to the Nascent Soul realm.

His Daoist partner, Liu Yuxin, had also reached the late Golden Core stage, but she was not here because she had gone to the offshore mines to help oversee the operations.

A few years ago, Song Changze and his wife found a large "spirit stone vein" in the open sea. For their great contribution, they were rewarded by their ancestor, Song Qingming.

Not only did the sect bestow upon Song Changze a level-four magic weapon, but they also gave them half a share of that large "spirit stone mine".

Besides Song Changze and Liu Yuxin, the two Golden Core ancestors of the family, "Black Cloud Island" has also cultivated a Golden Core cultivator of the "Si" generation in recent years, named Song Siliang.
Song Siliang's ancestors also migrated from the "Floating Cloud Mountains" to the East China Sea along with Song Changze and others.

He is a highly talented cultivator with dual spiritual roots, who has been in the Core Formation stage for over sixty years and has reached the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm.

The Song family branch on "Black Cloud Island" currently has three Golden Core cultivators, more than twenty Foundation Establishment cultivators, and the remaining hundreds are all Qi Refining disciples.

In addition, Song Changze and his group also had more than a dozen Foundation Establishment forces and cultivation families as their subordinates.

Although its overall scale is still far from matching that of the main branch of "Funiu Mountain", it is already a Golden Core force with considerable strength in the "Red Star Sea".

Song Qingming had always been very confident in the management of "Black Cloud Island" by Song Changze and his wife.

Over the years, apart from occasionally passing through the East China Sea to take a look, he has not interfered much with the development of his family on the island.

Although with Song Qingming's current reputation, as long as he is willing to give a word to the "Iron Sword Sect," the status of "Black Cloud Island" and Song Changze can be greatly improved quickly.

However, the development of a family should focus on long-term progress, rather than relying on temporary glory from external forces.

As long as Black Cloud Island can develop steadily, the current slower growth in strength won't have a significant impact.

The reason Song Qingming and his companions came to the East Sea was actually to use the "Hundred Flowers Palace" teleportation array to go to the "Thunder Origin Sea," and they only stopped by Black Cloud Island on the way.

After greeting Song Changze and the others, Song Qingming inquired about the events that had occurred on the island in recent years.

As the patriarch of the "Black Cloud Island" lineage, Song Changze has not only made great progress in his cultivation over the years, but has also significantly improved his ability to manage the family.

He was able to provide effective responses to most of the questions raised by Song Qingming quickly.

His performance indeed satisfied Song Qingming and Song Qingyu. They were right to choose him to come to the East Sea Immortal Cultivation World.

Now, the Song family of "Black Cloud Island" not only has three Golden Core cultivators in charge, but also has obtained half a share of a large "spirit stone mine" in the outer sea, and can receive a large amount of spirit stones every year.

The family business will definitely see further growth in the future.

Moreover, Song Changze's cultivation has now reached the ninth level of the Golden Core realm, and it won't be long before he can attempt to break through to the Nascent Soul realm. The potential of "Black Cloud Island" is far more than that.

After chatting with Song Changze for a while, Song Qingming and his group stayed on the island for a few more days, during which they also met Luo Li, who had come to visit them.

After reaching the Core Formation stage, Luo Li switched to cultivating the "Mysterious Netherworld Sword Technique" bestowed upon him by Song Qingyu.

A few years ago, Luo Li happened to learn that Song Qingyu had gone to the offshore mines to take charge, so he prepared gifts and took the initiative to visit him many times to ask his mentor for advice on cultivation techniques.

Although Luo Li has not yet formally become Song Qingyu's disciple, he has already become her nominal disciple.

Upon hearing that Song Qingming and the other person had come to "Black Cloud Island," she, who was still in seclusion, immediately came out of seclusion and rushed over here without stopping.

Thanks to the guidance of her master Song Qingyu, Luo Li's cultivation has progressed much faster in recent years. Not long ago, she successfully broke through to the late Golden Core stage, catching up with Liu Yuxin, who had formed her Golden Core earlier than her.

Having formed his core less than two hundred years ago, Luo Li's cultivation level is already at a speed that surpasses most cultivators of the same level in the cultivation world.

Given time, they will also have the opportunity to break through to the Nascent Soul realm.

The Tianxuan Sect, under Luo Li's leadership, has also developed rapidly in the last hundred years or so, and now the number of disciples in the sect exceeds that of the Song family of Black Cloud Island by a considerable margin.

This can be considered as restoring much of the sect's former glory.

If his master Chen Jianghai could know about Luo Li and the changes in the "Tianxuan Sect" in the afterlife, he could rest in peace with a smile.

Upon learning that Song Qingyu was going to travel to other cultivation worlds with Song Qingming and the others, Luo Li's eyes flashed with excitement.

However, Song Qingyu had already seen through her thoughts and clearly shook her head at her.

After all, it would be difficult for them to return in a short time. Luo Li still had a sect to rely on, and if he didn't return for too long, the sect might be affected.

Unable to bear seeing her disciple looking so downcast, Song Qingyu finally agreed to take her out to see the world when the opportunity arose.

After staying on "Black Cloud Island" for several days, Song Qingming and his two companions finally got up to say goodbye.

Then, under the farewell gazes of Luo Li, Song Changze, and the others, a five-colored streak of light quickly moved away from "Black Cloud Island" and headed east.

Before leaving, Song Qingming made two copies of his Nascent Soul cultivation experience and gave one to Song Changze and the other to Luo Li.

Now that their cultivation has reached the late stage of Golden Core, they will sooner or later prepare to break through to the Nascent Soul realm, so this item is just what they need now.

In addition to his insights on Nascent Soul formation, Song Qingming also gifted Song Changze a portion of Cold Jade Spirit Water to aid in Nascent Soul formation.

Faced with this generous gift from his ancestor, Song Changze was excited. At first, he dared not accept it and insisted on exchanging it with spirit stones.

However, after the patriarch Song Qingming gave him a few serious criticisms, Song Changze still gratefully accepted the precious spiritual item that could help him form his nascent soul.

Among the many younger generations of the family, apart from Song Yuanhao, who recently failed to form his Nascent Soul, Song Changze and Song Yuanli are also at the point where they need to break through to the Nascent Soul realm.

Although Song Yuanli was far away in the "Tianhai Immortal Cultivation World", Song Qingming had secretly exchanged letters with him several times over the years.

At the "Trade Conference," Song Qingming had purchased two bottles of Cold Jade Spirit Water. One of these bottles had already been delivered to Song Yuanli by someone twenty years ago.

This trip to "Black Cloud Island" was not only to visit the clansmen here, but also to deliver this item to Song Changze.

Although a single dose of "Cold Jade Spirit Water" is not enough to help them successfully form their Nascent Soul.

But as the patriarch of the family, Song Qingming had done his part.

Whether they can go further on the path of cultivation depends on their respective opportunities and fortune.

".."

After leaving "Black Cloud Island", Song Qingming, along with Song Qingyu and Li Xuanyi, drove the flying car eastward at high speed.

Their target was the intercontinental teleportation array controlled by the "Hundred Flowers Palace" located on the eastern sea border.

"Zhongyuan Immortal Continent" and "Donghuang Immortal Continent" are not adjacent. There are several cultivation worlds between the two continents. Song Qingming and his group have two directions to go there.

One way is to go west, first from "Donghuang Kingdom" to "Xihua Immortal Continent", then bypass "Beiming Immortal Continent", and finally arrive at "Zhongyuan Immortal Continent".

Because there are no intercontinental teleportation arrays within the "Northern Underworld Immortal Continent," taking this route involves bypassing many territories occupied by demonic cultivators and monsters, making it relatively more dangerous.

The other route is to start from the east, pass through the "Hundred Flowers Palace" intercontinental teleportation array, and first arrive at the Lei Yuan Sea Immortal Cultivation World.

Then, by crossing the "Black Wind Sea" to the north, one can reach the "Zhongyuan Immortal Continent".

Although this route seems to be longer, it is relatively safer because most of the way is connected by intercontinental "teleportation arrays".

This time, Song Qingming and his group took the second route through "Lei Yuanhai".

If things go smoothly, it will take about two years to reach the destination, "Zhongyuan Immortal Continent".

In the past, when they traveled, the group usually rode in Song Qingming's "White Bone Flying Boat".

At the last "Trade Conference" in Donghuang Kingdom, Li Xuanyi obtained a level four flying vehicle of considerable quality, and this time Song Qingming and his group also changed to a more comfortable vehicle.

Although Li Xuanyi's flying chariot was not as exquisitely decorated as Bai Yuxian's, its size and speed were not much different.

In addition to the two women, Song Qingming also brought his avatar with him on this trip.

With the other party helping to control the flying car, the three of them were much less worried. They not only had ample time to meditate and cultivate, but also to enjoy tea and chat in their spare time. Originally, Song Qingming had not planned to bring Song Qingyu along, intending for her to stay behind and oversee "Red Cloud Mountain".

However, after months of persistent pleading and persuasion, and even getting Li Xuanyi to intercede on his behalf, the other party finally agreed to take him on the trip, leaving the "Ice and Fire Dragon" behind at "Red Cloud Mountain".

The cultivation world in the "Floating Cloud Mountains" is currently at peace, and with Bai Yuxian and "Wind Ape" in charge of the sects, there is no need to worry too much.

Song Qingyu paid a considerable price to be able to come out together this time.

Not only did he agree to the three-point agreement with Song Qingming, but he was also unusually attentive throughout the journey, even taking care of things like brewing tea without letting Li Xuanyi worry about anything.

This pleased Song Qingming greatly; it was rare to see Song Qingyu so well-behaved.

The flying car flew eastward for nearly half a month and soon arrived at a huge island shrouded in an array.

Although this island is located on the edge of the open sea, it is full of mountains, palaces, pavilions and towers, and its prosperity is much greater than that of "Windless Island".

Upon seeing such an exquisite level-four flying vehicle from afar, the cultivators on the island immediately turned their attention to them.

A moment later, as the array gate opened on its own, two figures came to the front of the flying car.

The newcomers were a man and a woman, both at the Golden Core stage. Upon seeing that Song Qingming and the other two sitting in the flying carriage had already reached the Nascent Soul stage, they quickly stepped forward to pay their respects.

"Junior Baihua Gong Qionghua greets you seniors!"

Song Qingming glanced at the two people in front of him, and his gaze quickly settled on the blue-clad woman who had just spoken.

Then, with a gentle lift of his hand, he took out a token from his person and presented it to the other party.

"This is the token of a guest elder of our sect. Senior, who are you?"

Seeing the unfamiliar man in front of her, who actually possessed a token that only guest elders of the sect had, the woman in blue looked at him with surprise.

"Don't be nervous. This item was given to me by Fairy Xia of your sect in the past. She told me that holding this token allows you to ride your sect's intercontinental teleportation array for free."

If you are unsure, you can contact Fairy Xia at any time to verify this.

"Just say my surname is Song, and she'll know who I am."

Upon hearing Song Qingming's explanation, the woman in blue immediately bowed respectfully and said:
"Juniors don't dare!"

"As the Grand Elder had previously instructed, any Nascent Soul cultivator holding a guest elder token of this sect can be treated with the courtesy due to an elder of this sect."

"Senior, please follow me inside!"

After speaking, the woman in blue returned the token in her hand to Song Qingming in the flying car, and then waved her hand to open the magic array in front of her.

With the woman in blue leading the way, the flying car quickly and smoothly came to a stop on an open space at the very top of the island.

The three had just landed when a familiar figure suddenly appeared in the distance, causing a hint of surprise to flash in Song Qingming's eyes.

"Fellow Daoist Wang, it's been a long time!"

"I just received a message saying that a Nascent Soul cultivator has come to visit. I was wondering which fellow Daoist was coming, but I didn't expect it to be Fellow Daoist Song."

"After many years, Mr. Wang is very polite."

Upon seeing that the visitor was none other than Wang Lingji, whom he hadn't seen for many years, Song Qingming was somewhat surprised and quickly returned the greeting with a cupped-hand salute.

Wang Lingji sensed that Song Qingming's aura was no longer what it used to be and couldn't help but sigh:

"After we parted that day, I never expected to see you again. Fellow Daoist, you are now a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, which is truly enviable."

It's a pity I was far away in the East Sea at the time, and learned of Fellow Daoist Song's celebration too late to offer my congratulations. I hope Fellow Daoist Song won't take offense.

"Alas, Fellow Daoist Wang and I have known each other for many years, but this is a bit too formal."

After exchanging a few polite words, Song Qingming continued, "I wonder why Fellow Daoist Wang is here? Are you also heading to Lei Yuan Sea?"

"Hehe! Fellow Daoist Song, you may not know this, but I didn't just arrive here!"

When Song Qingming asked him a question, Wang Lingji shook his head and then gave an explanation.

Upon hearing Wang Lingji's detailed explanation, Song Qingming realized that the other party had now joined the "Hundred Flowers Palace" and become a Nascent Soul Guest Elder.

The reason Wang Lingji appeared on this island was to guard the "Hundred Flowers Palace" and protect this intercontinental "teleportation array".

After Song Qingming killed Qin Guangde on "Windless Island" that day, Wang Lingji joined the "Hundred Flowers Palace" camp and began to help them fight against "Yunyang Sect".

After the "Hundred Flowers Palace" destroyed the "Yunyang Sect" in the battle, the East Sea region became peaceful.

Wang Lingji originally intended to lead his disciples back to "Windless Island" for cultivation, but then received an invitation from Xia Mo to join "Hundred Flowers Palace".

At first, Wang Lingji was unwilling to be restricted by the sect and refused the other party's kindness.

Later, Xia Mo proposed a cooperation method, asking him to come and help oversee the intercontinental "teleportation array." Wang Lingji then agreed and was given the title of guest elder.

Wang Lingji was originally a rogue cultivator, and his cultivation time was delayed due to injuries to his physical body in the past.

Now, several hundred years later, his cultivation level is still stuck at the third level of the Nascent Soul stage, and his path to enlightenment is no longer bright.

For Wang Lingji, having a stable high-level spiritual vein for cultivation, without being bound by any sect, is indeed a good choice.

The fact that the "Hundred Flowers Palace" can have an additional Nascent Soul guest elder to help oversee the intercontinental "teleportation array" is also a win-win situation.

After hearing Wang Lingji's explanation, Song Qingming understood completely and nodded repeatedly.

The two had a good relationship back then, and after not seeing each other for many years, they inevitably had a chat. Wang Lingji even specially brought Song Qingming and the others to his cave to entertain them well.

The "intercontinental teleportation array" requires a total of one hundred cultivators to activate.

There are still a few dozen people short, and it will take about ten days. Song Qingming and the other two settled down under Wang Lingji's arrangement.

During this period, in order to repay Song Qingming's kindness in the past, Wang Lingji took the initiative to visit Song Qingming several times, bringing many spiritual items and inviting them to banquets on several occasions.

It wasn't until more than ten days later that a disciple of the "Hundred Flowers Palace" took the initiative to come and inform them, and Song Qingming and his two companions arrived at the teleportation hall hidden deep in the sea.

Back then, Song Qingming personally participated in setting up the "intercontinental teleportation array." Now, having arrived at this familiar place, he also recalled some past events here.

But the past is like smoke. After those people parted ways, few of them were able to meet again, and it's unknown whether they will ever have the chance to meet again in the future.

".."

Several months later, in the cultivation world of "Lei Yuanhai".

On a shimmering blue sea, three blue treasure ships are sailing side by side, loaded with all kinds of cargo, and hundreds of figures are busy going up and down.

On the larger of the three treasure ships, several Foundation Establishment cultivators sat at the bow, their eyes fixed on the sea ahead.

One of the bearded men in a green robe looked at an old man in a white robe beside him and couldn't help but ask, "Fellow Daoist Yuan, it's been more than ten days, why hasn't Senior Luo returned yet?"

Could it be that the Thousand-Eyed Beast isn't in its lair? Could something have happened to it?

"What nonsense are you talking about, fellow Daoist? Besides, Senior Luo is a Golden Core cultivator after all. What could possibly happen to him!"

I think Senior Luo probably hasn't found an opportunity to lure out that monster yet. We just need to wait patiently.

Fellow Daoist Qin, there are quite a few people from Bailing Island on this ship, so we should be careful what we say.

If they heard what I just said, they'd definitely try to trip me up behind my back.

After the old man in white finished speaking, he glanced around, as if afraid that others might have overheard their conversation.

The man in the green robe standing to the side also looked slightly nervous upon hearing this and quickly nodded.

Just as the white-robed elder was scanning his surroundings, a five-colored spiritual light suddenly shone in the distant sky above the sea and quickly approached them.

"Haha, it's Senior Luo back! Everyone, get ready!"

Upon seeing the approaching beam of light, the white-robed elder was overjoyed and immediately called out to those around him. Soon, several hundred cultivators appeared on several treasure ships.

These cultivators moved with great skill, and began to cast spells to activate the array restrictions above the treasure ship. Several beams of spiritual light instantly lit up.

Just as the treasure ships were standing ready, the five-colored beam of light in the distance was rapidly approaching.

Just as the escape light was getting closer and closer to the treasure ship, unexpectedly, a figure suddenly leaped out of the sea from another direction.

Then, it too transformed into a streak of white light and sped toward the location of the treasure ship.

Upon seeing a short, elderly man hidden within the closer beam of light, the group was immediately surprised before realizing they had mistaken him for someone else. They quickly turned the ship around to meet the other party.

"Senior Luo!"

The short, elderly man surnamed Luo raced desperately toward the location of the treasure ship, while constantly looking back at the sea.

Judging from his extremely tense expression, it seemed that something terrifying in the sea was chasing him.

Just as the old man was still several miles away from the treasure ship, a whirlpool suddenly appeared on the previously calm sea.

Immediately afterwards, two jet-black tentacles flew out from the vortex and grabbed the fleeing old man, intending to pull him into the water.

Seeing this, the old man quickly used his magic to activate a pair of silver ring magic weapons in his hands, directly severing the black tentacles in front of him.

But before the opponent could escape the attack range of the tentacles, dozens more black tentacles flew out from the sea and instantly trapped it firmly inside.

"Oh no, it's a Golden Core Demon King!"

"Everyone, come and help!"

"..." (End of Chapter)