Qinghe Immortal Clan.

Outside of "Yunya Mountain".

As a streak of light flew in from afar, two women dressed in red were already waiting outside the main hall, leading Song Qing directly into the hall.

"Hehe! Fellow Daoist Song has finally arrived! Please take a seat!"

Inside the main hall, Yang Kaishan had already prepared a banquet, and was just waiting for Song Qingming to enter. He immediately greeted him warmly and invited him to sit down.

"Previously, Song was in seclusion studying the magic array, and only after emerging from seclusion did he learn that his fellow Daoist had sent a message and rushed over."

I wonder what brings you here, my friend?

As soon as Song Qingming finished speaking, Yang Kaishan, who was sitting in the main seat not far away, immediately waved to the maids serving the two in the hall.

Before long, only Yang Kaishan and Song Qingming remained in the main hall.

After carefully placing another soundproof barrier, Yang Kaishan continued speaking with a serious expression:

"Fellow Daoist Song, what about that matter I mentioned to you last time? I wonder what your thoughts are on it?"

"Are you referring to the matter concerning the Northern Underworld Immortal Continent?"

Upon hearing this, Yang Kaishan immediately smiled and nodded, saying, "Fellow Daoist is right. I invited you here today specifically to discuss this matter."

To be honest, we have already made arrangements with several fellow Daoists.

If Fellow Daoist Song is willing to come along, our chances of success will increase considerably.

Fellow Daoist, rest assured, the Jade Pure Spirit Liquid in the Xuanbing Pool must have accumulated quite a bit over the years.

If we succeed in retrieving the treasure on this trip, you will definitely receive your share.

So much time has passed, Fellow Daoist Song, you should already be aware of the effects of this Jade Purity Elixir.

Fellow Daoist, your cultivation has now reached the eighth level of the Nascent Soul realm. If you can obtain this item to assist in breaking through your realm, your hope of breaking through to the Half-Step Divine Transformation realm in the future will surely increase considerably.

Perhaps in the future, we will still have a chance to break through to the supreme Nascent Soul realm.

"What you say is true, fellow Daoist. I have inquired about this Jade Purity Elixir, and it is indeed a spiritual item that can help cultivators temper their vital energy, just as you said."

"Fellow Daoist Yang, rest assured, since I am here today, it means I have already agreed to this matter."

The "Jade Purity Elixir" mentioned by Yang Kaishan is a kind of naturally formed spiritual water from heaven and earth.

If a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator consumes and refines this item, it can help temper their vital energy, which is of great assistance in breaking through to the Half-Step Divine Transformation realm.

When Song Qingming first came to Yang Kaishan to exchange for spiritual items, he did not succeed in obtaining the demon beast materials from the other party.

However, before leaving, Yang Kaishan kept him behind and told Song Qingming some news that surprised him.

According to Yang Kaishan, he and a friend accidentally found an ancient book back then.

The text above records that there is a place in the "Northern Underworld Immortal Continent" where spiritual objects can help cultivators temper their vital energy.

It is the "Jade Purity Elixir" that has long been extinct in the cultivation world.

Thirty years ago, Yang Kaishan and his friend made a pact to go to the Northern Underworld Immortal Continent to search for the "Jade Purity Elixir".

After several years, the two finally found a valley where the "Jade Purity Elixir" was hidden.

What they didn't expect was that the valley was not only inhabited by high-level demonic beasts, but also by an extremely powerful restriction.

After several attempts and at a considerable cost, the two finally succeeded in killing a late-stage Nascent Soul "Wind-Scaled Beast" that was entrenched in the valley.

However, they were blocked by the restrictions inside and were unable to obtain the "Jade Purity Elixir" in time.

Seeing that they had already alerted other high-level demonic beasts nearby, and that many demon kings had rushed into the valley, Yang Kaishan and his companion had no choice but to temporarily abandon their treasure hunt and voluntarily leave the valley.

After returning to Zhongyuan Immortal Continent, the two agreed to invite a few reliable companions to go and retrieve the treasure together.

Previously, when Song Qingming first visited, he wanted to trade for monster materials.

Upon learning that the other party was also a high-level array master, Yang Kaishan wanted to invite him to go and help.

At the time, Song Qingming had never heard of "Jade Purity Elixir" and was unsure whether what the other party said was true or false.

Therefore, he did not agree to the other party on the spot, but said that he would go back and think about it.

In recent years, in addition to his daily cultivation and refining of magic arrays, Song Qingming has also searched and inquired about this matter in "Xuantian City" and found some books related to "Jade Purity Spirit Liquid".

After confirming that Yang Kaishan's words were true, Song Qingming, after careful consideration, decided to agree to go with him to retrieve the treasure.

Although human cultivators have long since disappeared from the "Northern Underworld Immortal Continent," not only are demonic beasts rampant, but many high-level demonic creatures also reside there.

Even for Nascent Soul cultivators like Song Qingming, going there to search for treasures is an extremely dangerous undertaking.

However, it is impossible to obtain "Jade Purity Elixir," a rare treasure that has disappeared from the cultivation world, without taking risks.

Just as Yang Kaishan said, Song Qingming's cultivation has now reached the eighth level of the Nascent Soul stage, and sooner or later he will have to face the bottleneck of breaking through to the Divine Transformation stage.

In the world of cultivation, spiritual objects that can assist cultivators in breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage are extremely rare, and most of them have disappeared and only exist in various ancient classics.

In this realm, Nascent Soul cultivators attempting to break through to the Divine Transformation realm can only utilize three types of spiritual items.

These are "Supreme Spirit Stone", "Purple Cloud Jade", and "Yin Yang Creation Pill".

"Top-grade spirit stones" are the most precious type of spirit stones in the cultivation world, and they generally only appear in large spirit stone mines controlled by major sects.

Song Qingming had heard of it but had never seen it with his own eyes in all his years of cultivation.

In the entire cultivation world of the "Floating Cloud Mountain Range," there are only two large spirit stone mines, controlled by the "Myriad Spirits Sect" and the "Star Gate," respectively.

Unfortunately, in the past thousand years, only the Wanling Sect has ever found a "top-grade spirit stone," which Zhao Wuling used for his first attempt to break through to the Nascent Soul realm.

The "Xiaoyao Sect" did find a large spirit stone mine in the East Sea.

However, this mine has only been mined for a short time, and whether they can find "top-grade spirit stones" depends on their luck in the future.

"Purple Cloud Jade" is a type of extraterrestrial meteorite jade containing a large amount of spiritual power.

This object will occasionally fall into the "Huayang Realm" from outside the sky.

However, they are extremely rare, and every time "Purple Cloud Jade" appears, it inevitably attracts many Nascent Soul cultivators and even Deity Transformation cultivators to compete for it.

For an ordinary Nascent Soul cultivator to obtain this item, they would need to have exceptionally high luck.

Over the years, Song Qingming had only heard that Chen Qingxuan, the Nascent Soul Ancestor, seemed to possess several pieces of "Purple Cloud Jade".

The last type, the "Yin-Yang Creation Pill," is a rare fifth-grade spiritual pill in the cultivation world.

Refining this pill requires a fifth-grade spiritual herb with a quality of up to ten thousand years. Only top sects with tens of thousands of years of history can stably cultivate such a spiritual herb.

These three spiritual objects, which can assist in breaking through to the Nascent Soul realm, are all rarely seen in the outside world.

Ordinary Nascent Soul cultivators and even independent cultivators have virtually no way to search for such information.

Even in a super-large market like "Xuantian City", Song Qingming inquired with people several times, but never received any news about these spiritual objects.

To successfully complete the Qi Tempering, one must advance to the Half-Step Divine Transformation Realm in the future.

The "Jade Purity Elixir" that Yang Kaishan mentioned was not much less effective than the previous three items, making it a treasure that he could not easily miss.

"Haha, Fellow Daoist Song is indeed straightforward. With you joining us, we will surely be able to successfully obtain the treasure on this trip."

It's settled then. We'll set off for the Northern Underworld Continent a year from now.

Mr. Yang first offered a toast to his fellow Daoist.

Seeing that Song Qingming had readily agreed to his proposal, Yang Kaishan was overjoyed and raised his glass to drink with Song Qingming.

Meanwhile, Song Qingming, after putting down his wine glass, calmly spoke:

"Fellow Daoist Yang, now that I have agreed to this matter, shouldn't we fulfill the deal we made back then?"

"Oh! Fellow Daoist Song, rest assured, what I promised you before is still with me."

Seeing Song Qingming looking at him seriously, Yang Kaishan paused for a moment, then immediately nodded in understanding.

He then took out a storage bag from his person and tossed it to Song Qingming.

After opening the "storage bag" and checking inside, Song Qingming saw that it contained exactly the monster materials he wanted. He then smiled and cupped his hands in greeting.

"Thank you for your kindness, Fellow Daoist Yang. Please accept these two magical treasures!"

Having said that, Song Qingming raised his hand and handed over two magical treasures that he had prepared beforehand.

Besides the "Jade Purity Elixir," Song Qingming's trip was also for the monster materials in Yang Kaishan's possession.

Having finally obtained the magical item, I breathed a slight sigh of relief.

".."

After confirming the departure time for "Northern Underworld Immortal Continent" with Yang Kaishan, Song Qingming did not linger and quickly left "Cloud Cliff Mountain".

Upon returning to Xuantian City, he immediately sought out his old friend Lu Yuan.

He asked him to help him find a master craftsman in the "Tai Zhen Sect" while he began collecting other auxiliary materials needed to craft magical artifacts.

The Tai Zhen Sect is one of the top Nascent Soul cultivator forces in the Central Yuan Immortal Continent.

Not only does the sect boast numerous Nascent Soul cultivators, but it also possesses a vast array of "cultivation techniques," making it one of the most prestigious and top-tier sects in the cultivation world.

Apart from one Nascent Soul ancestor who had already raised his "Weapon Refining Skill" to level five.

There are three fourth-level high-grade weapon refiners in the Tai Zhen Sect alone.

With the help of Lu Yuan, a late-stage Nascent Soul elder of the Tai Zhen Sect, Song Qingming soon met Li Yuanming, a fourth-grade high-quality weapon refiner.

After confirming that there was nothing wrong with the materials in Song Qingming's possession, the other party quickly agreed to help refine the magic weapon.

However, hiring a fourth-grade high-level "weapon refiner" was also quite expensive, costing Song Qingming a full 200,000 spirit stones. This was thanks to Lu Yuan's introduction; afterwards, Song Qingming not only treated him to a banquet at the "Tianyun Tower," but also gave him 20,000 spirit stones.

Despite spending so many spirit stones to hire someone, Li Yuanming did not disappoint Song Qingming, successfully refining the magic weapon in less than a year.

The magical artifact crafted by Li Yuanming is called "Ice Scale Pearl," a defensive artifact with ice attributes.

This treasure is of the highest grade four quality, with no flaws whatsoever. It is significantly better than the "Ice Soul Jade Bottle" that Song Qingming rented from Long Ziyun back then.

Having successfully obtained this top-grade level four defensive magic weapon, I couldn't wait to test the power of the "Ice Scale Pearl".

Soon, a look of satisfaction appeared on Song Qingming's face.

Having been in "Xuantian City" for almost ten years, I have finally gained something and found something that is very useful to me.

Not long after Song Qingming finished refining the "Ice Scale Pearl", he soon received a secret letter from Yang Kaishan, inviting him to set off together for the "Northern Underworld Immortal Continent".

"Beiming Immortal Continent" is located in the northwest of Zhongyuan Continent. The two continents are separated by only a strait of tens of thousands of miles, making them very close to each other.

Upon receiving the message from Yang Kaishan, Song Qingming immediately rushed to meet him.

The two left Yunya Mountain and traveled north for more than a month. Soon, they met his friend Xuguzi and several other fellow cultivators in a market town.

Like Yang Kaishan, "Xu Gu Zi" was a great cultivator who had reached the ninth level of the Nascent Soul stage, and was also a well-known rogue Nascent Soul cultivator in Zhongyuan Immortal Continent.

In addition to Song Qingming, they also invited three others to accompany them: Wang Zhixing, Han Yu, and Xu Yuliang, all of whom were at the late Nascent Soul stage.

Among them, Wang Zhixing and Han Yu were only at the seventh level of the Nascent Soul realm. Like Song Qingming, they were also Nascent Soul cultivators who came from the outside world to travel in the "Zhongyuan Immortal Continent".

They come from the cultivation worlds of "Xihua Immortal Continent" and "Dragon Abyss Sea" respectively.

Xu Yuliang, like Yang Kaishan, was a rogue cultivator, and his cultivation had reached the eighth level of the Nascent Soul realm.

After the introductions, it became clear that the six great cultivators were either from other cultivation worlds or were independent cultivators.

Not a single one of them came from a major sect in the "Zhongyuan Immortal Continent".

After a moment's thought, Song Qingming realized that this was definitely a deliberate act by "Xu Gu Zi" and Yang Kaishan.

Since Song Qingming and his three companions were complete strangers and came from different places, the probability of them secretly forming an alliance and turning the tables on each other was extremely low.

With this arrangement, "Xu Gu Zi" and Yang Kai Shan can confidently maintain a dominant position in this operation.

To be on the safe side, the six of them made a covenant before setting off, a spiritual pact that forbade them from attacking each other, before they felt at ease to head to the "Northern Underworld Immortal Continent".

".."

Led by "Xu Gu Zi", the group sped northeast and in less than half a year, they successfully arrived at the "Feng Ming Strait", the border between Zhong Yuan Continent and Bei Ming Immortal Continent.

Although this strait is only 70,000 to 80,000 miles wide, the weather in the sea is not only unpredictable, but also frequently blows by various powerful hurricanes.

Cultivators below the Nascent Soul stage dare not cross this place easily; they can only pass safely by relying on large treasure ships.

However, these terrifying hurricanes no longer posed any threat to Song Qingming and his fellow late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators.

The group boarded a high-grade level four flying boat prepared by "Xu Gu Zi" and, after only a few days, successfully crossed the "Fengming Strait" and arrived at the outer edge of Beiming Continent.

Because it is located at the northernmost tip of the "Huayang Realm", the temperature in Beiming Continent is significantly lower than that in other cultivation realms.

Many mountain peaks are covered with snow all year round, a blanket of white covering them.

Combined with the green hills and clear waters below, and the sounds of birds and the fragrance of flowers, it presents a scene like a paradise.

Faced with such a beautiful view, Song Qingming, who was visiting "Beiming Immortal Continent" for the first time, felt that his trip had not been in vain.

In contrast to Song Qingming's relaxed expression, Xu Gu Zi and Yang Kaishan's expressions became somewhat solemn after landing in Beiming Immortal Continent.

"Fellow Daoists, the next step is the territory of the demon race. Please be as careful and discreet as possible when you move forward."

Avoid disturbing nearby monsters unless absolutely necessary.

Otherwise, once our whereabouts are exposed and we attract the siege of those Nascent Soul demons, it will be very difficult to sneak close to the location of the Jade Purity Spirit Liquid.”

"What Fellow Daoist Yang said is correct. In the Northern Underworld Immortal Continent, we should not only be wary of the demon races, but also of the hidden monsters, which are equally dangerous."

When I first came to Zhongyuan Prefecture, my treasure ship passed by Beiming Immortal Prefecture and was attacked by a group of high-level demons.

As a result, one of his fellow cultivators was entangled by a demon and couldn't even escape with his Nascent Soul.

"Fellow Daoist, please rest assured. Although we have never been here before, we have long heard of the dangers of the Northern Underworld Continent."

Now that we're here, our main purpose is still to obtain the Jade Purity Elixir. We'll follow the instructions of Fellow Daoists Yang and Yang.

The Northern Underworld Immortal Continent was once ravaged by a demonic calamity, and most of its territory was tainted by demonic energy, causing human cultivators to disappear long ago.

Currently, this continent is ruled by the demon race and various monsters hiding within it, making it an extremely dangerous place.

Upon hearing Yang Kaishan and Wang Zhixing's reminder, the others quickly nodded in response.

Next, "Xu Gu Zi" used magic to conceal the aura above the flying boat and carefully slowed down to continue flying forward.

At first, the area near the sea was very quiet, and there were no signs of monster activity.

As they crossed the coast and ventured deeper into the heart of the "Northern Underworld Immortal Continent," the number of demonic beasts below gradually began to increase.

Many of the monsters looked strange, and some of them were even ones that Song Qingming had never seen in any of the various monster records. He couldn't help but marvel at them.

In the world of cultivation, as demonic beasts reproduce and multiply generation after generation, various new species will also be born.

The "Northern Underworld Immortal Continent" is located in a place rarely visited by humans, and there is not much that can be recorded by the outside world. It can be regarded as a rare paradise in the cultivation world.

It was precisely because of this that Yang Kaishan and his group were able to find information about the "Jade Purity Elixir" here.

Otherwise, if it were in another cultivation world, even if such a thing existed, they would most likely not have the chance to search for it; other cultivators would have already gotten there first.

Having been here once before, "Xu Gu Zi" and Yang Kai Shan were already familiar with the roads and successfully avoided many places where high-level demonic beasts gathered.

But a cultivator's luck is sometimes hard to maintain.

Even though everyone was traveling very carefully, when they passed near a plain, they were still accidentally discovered by a flock of birds and monsters flying over the mountain.

Although these demonic beasts were not powerful, with the highest cultivation level being only at the Golden Core stage, they were quickly killed by Song Qingming and his group.

However, this inadvertently revealed their whereabouts, and soon several Nascent Soul Demon Kings noticed the commotion and rushed over.

To avoid being searched by the demonic beasts, the group had to hide in a river for nearly half a month before they were able to escape the demons' siege.

After traveling and stopping for nearly half a year, Song Qingming and his group finally arrived at the outside of a valley.

Seeing that "Xu Gu Zi" and Yang Kai Shan had stopped their flying boat, Wang Zhixing, who was rather impatient, immediately asked:

"Fellow Daoist Yang, is the Jade Purity Elixir right here?"

Upon hearing this, "Xu Gu Zi" quickly nodded and replied, "What Fellow Daoist Wang said is correct. That restriction is in the valley ahead."

When Fellow Daoist Yang and I infiltrated the valley, we successfully killed a late-stage Nascent Soul demon beast inside.
However, so many years have passed, and the valley is probably occupied by other monsters now.

We need to figure out how to deal with them first before we can go in and break the restriction.

Otherwise, if we alert other nearby demonic beasts and attract those powerful demonic cultivators, we'll all be in trouble.

"Fellow Daoist, rest assured, with the help of the six of us great cultivators, even if there are other Nascent Soul Demon Emperors in the valley, we don't need to worry too much."

"Fellow Daoist Wang, you may not know this, but there are many high-level demonic beasts hidden near this valley."

Last time, when Fellow Daoist Yang and I were here, we were targeted by two powerful Nascent Soul Peak Demon Emperors, which is why we didn't have time to break the restriction and failed at the last minute.

As a result, I was unfortunately injured by the other party.

If I hadn't had some trump cards up my sleeve and managed to escape their pursuit, I would have almost lost my life here.

To successfully retrieve the treasure, we must proceed with caution.

"So that's how it is. I didn't expect there to be so many Nascent Soul Peak Demon Kings around here!"

Upon hearing Xu Gu Zi's explanation, Wang Zhixing, who had initially been somewhat dismissive, now had a slightly serious expression.

A demon emperor at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage is equivalent to a half-step Divine Transformation realm cultivator among human cultivators, and his strength is far beyond that of an ordinary late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator.

No wonder Xu Gu Zi and Yang Kai Shan didn't dare to come alone and needed to bring along so many late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators like Song Qing Ming.

Although Song Qingming and his group of six, working together, had no reason to fear the two Nascent Soul stage demon emperors in a head-on confrontation,
However, the place they are currently in is, after all, the "Northern Underworld Immortal Continent," a place teeming with demonic beasts and extremely dangerous.

Once they are entangled by the other party and attract other demon experts, they may not be so lucky as to be able to escape successfully like "Xu Gu Zi" and the other two last time.

"Fellow Daoists, please make preparations here for now. Fellow Daoist Yang and I will first enter the valley to investigate and see if there are any Nascent Soul Demon Emperors inside, and try to lure them out."

Once we receive the telepathic message, we'll all act together.

"Fellow Daoist, rest assured, we know exactly what to do!"

After giving everyone a few words of advice, Yang Kaishan and "Xu Gu Zi" rested briefly before quietly sneaking into the valley.

Song Qingming and the others found a suitable spot and began setting up a magic array to receive the two.

Besides Song Qingming, the other three people present were also proficient in formations.

Among them, Wang Zhixing's "array technique" is the highest, having reached the fourth-level superior realm, advancing earlier than Song Qingming.

Under his guidance, the group quickly set up a high-level magic array on the spot and began to wait patiently.

For several days in a row, the valley remained very quiet.

One night, a sudden burst of noisy shouts from demonic beasts echoed through the valley.

Before long, two streaks of light flew out of the valley one after the other.

"Everyone, get ready! Fellow Daoist Yang and his group are here!" (End of Chapter)