Qinghe Immortal Clan.

Although Song Qingming and "Xu Gu Zi" had just joined forces to successfully drive away the "Golden Armor Demon Emperor".

The valley is now quiet, and no demon experts will come to cause trouble.

But the "Golden Armored Demon Emperor" and his group have suffered a loss this time, and they will surely make a comeback.

The next ten days will remain crucial for Song Qingming and his team, and they cannot afford to relax in the slightest.

After discussing it, Song Qingming and "Xu Gu Zi" decided to strengthen the magic array outside the cave to prevent a sudden attack by demon experts.

After all, the other side has already suffered a loss once, and they certainly won't have another chance to launch a sneak attack.

In a direct confrontation, if they cannot rely on magic arrays, they will not have much confidence in fighting the enemy.

Just as Song Qingming and his companion were reinforcing the great formation and waiting anxiously, the valley suddenly fell into an eerie silence.

For more than ten days in a row, no demonic beasts above the Nascent Soul stage appeared.

Only a few low-level demonic beasts strayed into the valley, but they quickly left.

Finally, on the morning of the thirteenth day, a message from inside the cave brought good news to the two who were waiting outside.

After more than a month of hard work, Wang Zhixing and his three companions finally succeeded in breaking the barrier in front of the mountain wall.

Upon receiving the message, Song Qingming and "Xu Gu Zi" quickly returned to the cave.

The runic restrictions on the mountain wall ahead had long since disappeared, and a semi-circular magic array entrance had appeared, seemingly allowing teleportation to other spaces.

Seeing that everyone had arrived, "Xu Gu Zi" took the lead in casting a spell and releasing a white ball of light, from which three identical white doves quickly flew out.

After the three white doves appeared, one of them quickly flew directly to the entrance of the front array under the command of "Xu Gu Zi".

The next moment, a flash of white light appeared, and then it disappeared without a trace.

At the same time, "Xu Gu Zi" immediately closed his eyes and began casting a spell, trying to search for the location of the white dove.

After a long while, "Xu Gu Zi" finally opened his eyes again and spoke to everyone:

"There seems to be a restriction here that isolates divine sense. Although I can sense that the spirit beast is safe and sound, I can no longer contact it."

"Since the spirit beast is alright, it means we can go into the space inside, so we don't need to delay any longer."

Now that we've spent so much time breaking through the formation, and we still don't know when those demon experts will arrive, it would be safer to take the treasure and leave this place as soon as possible.

"What Fellow Daoist Yang said is correct."

Upon hearing this, Yang Kaishan immediately nodded and beckoned everyone to come to the front of the magic array.

Soon, Yang Kaishan, as the first cultivator, stepped directly into the front array, and his figure quickly disappeared.

The others, including Song Qingming, also stepped forward and entered the magic array one after another.

A moment later, the cave quickly returned to calm, leaving only a few orbs of light and a few flying insects perched to the side.

".."

Outside the valley, in an underground cave.

Several demon cultivators dressed in different styles were sitting around a bronze mirror, which reflected the surrounding scenery of the valley.

"Fellow Daoist Qianfeng, are you sure those human cultivators are still in the valley?"

"I'm sure you haven't forgotten what happened decades ago. They've come here again, probably looking for something in the valley."

I've been keeping a close eye on the area lately. If they leave, they won't be able to escape the eyes I've set up. Fellow Daoist, you can rest assured.

However, there are probably more than two people in the valley. We need to be careful when we move out, lest they escape again.

"Hehe! Since they dare to come again, we certainly can't let them escape this time."

However, I don't think we need to rush into action yet.

"What do fellow Taoists mean?"

".."

As the white light faded, Song Qingming's eyes regained their clarity.

Before his eyes appeared an underground cave several times larger than the one before.

Just as Song Qingming regained his footing in mid-air, a familiar figure appeared again, a dozen feet away from him, in a flash of light.

"Eh! Fellow Daoist Song, where are the other fellow Daoists?"

Han Yu, who entered a little later, saw Song Qingming in front of him and immediately asked a question.

Upon hearing the question, Song Qingming immediately released his divine sense to explore the surroundings and quickly detected the movement of the cultivators not far ahead.

"Fellow Daoist Wang and the others should be ahead!"

After nodding in reply, Song Qingming carefully flew towards the front of the cave with Han Yu.

Before long, the two spotted Wang Zhixing and Yang Kaishan not far ahead.

Soon another figure approached them; it was none other than "Xu Gu Zi," who had been the first to enter.

"Fellow Daoists, are you all alright?"

"Huh! Where is Fellow Daoist Xu?"

The five had successfully reunited, but Xu Yuliang had not arrived for a long time. Xu Gu Zi hurriedly released his divine sense to explore the surroundings of the cave.

Seeing this, the others also released their divine senses to search in all directions.

When the five people were teleported in, they all appeared in this cave, with no more than a hundred feet apart.

At such close range, a Nascent Soul cultivator only needs to unleash their divine sense to sense the other party's location in a short time.

Strangely, after searching around the entrance area, they couldn't find Xu Yuliang or any signs of a battle.

A hint of doubt inevitably appeared.

Especially Xu Gu Zi, who had invited the other party here, looked quite anxious at this moment, as if he was very worried about the other party's safety.

“That’s strange. When I came in just now, my fellow Daoist Xu was right in front of me. I saw him walk into the magic array with my own eyes.”

It's been so long, why hasn't he come to meet us yet? Could something have happened to him?

"I was the first one to come in, and I didn't notice anything amiss."

Fellow Daoist Xu is, after all, a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator. Even if something had happened, there should have been more than a commotion.

".."

"Everyone, I think Fellow Daoist Xu may have encountered a problem with teleportation and ended up in the front or somewhere else."

"Let's hurry inside and check; maybe we'll bump into him. There's no need to waste any more time here."

Seeing that everyone had searched around without finding anything, Wang Zhixing, who was standing to the side, suddenly suggested that everyone go in and retrieve the treasure first.

"Fellow Daoist Wang, we had already agreed to advance and retreat together when we arrived."

Now that Fellow Daoist Xu has mysteriously disappeared, it would be inappropriate for us to simply abandon him like this, as it would violate our oath.

Everyone, please help search carefully. Could there have been a problem with the teleportation? Is he trapped somewhere?

As one of the team's main leaders, "Xu Gu Zi" immediately shook his head when he heard Wang Zhixing's suggestion that everyone abandon their teammates to search for treasure on their own.

Upon hearing this, Yang Kaishan also spoke up, saying, "Fellow Daoist is right. Since we have agreed to advance and retreat together, we cannot abandon our companions so easily."

Fellow Daoists, please help me find Fellow Daoist Xu first.

If we can't find him later, we'll continue to look inside. He might have been teleported over there.

".."

Seeing that "Xu Gu Zi" insisted on searching for the other party, and that no one else objected, they realized that Xu Gu Zi was determined to continue searching for the other party.

Wang Zhixing nodded slightly and said nothing more.

The group searched the area they had just come from again, looking in almost every corner, but still couldn't find each other.

Although they had doubts, they didn't have any good solutions at the moment, so they could only gather together and slowly continue to explore deeper into the cave.

"Hey! Who's that?"

After walking several miles along the cave, a shout was heard in mid-air.

Hearing the sound, everyone looked over and discovered that a human figure was embedded in a cliff face ahead.

The person's entire face was hidden in the crevice of the rock, making it impossible to see their features. Only their back and half an arm were visible, while the lower half of their body was also nowhere to be seen.

If it weren't for Xu Gu Zi's keen observation, everyone might have missed the other party due to momentary negligence.

"Could it be Fellow Daoist Xu?"

Upon seeing the figure that suddenly appeared on the mountainside, Song Qingming immediately thought of Xu Yuliang, who had just disappeared.

Not only him, but everyone else was in the same boat, their expressions also somewhat solemn.

Xu Gu Zi quickly raised his hand and waved it, causing a sound to reverberate in the mountain wall ahead. The person was immediately lifted into the air.

His appearance and clothing were exactly the same as those of Xu Yuliang, who had just suddenly disappeared.

At this moment, not only did several large holes appear out of nowhere on his body, but his legs below the abdomen were also cleanly cut open by something, leaving him completely lifeless.

"Fellow Daoist Xu, who did this?"

"Everyone be careful, there might be something dangerous inside!"

The five people present were all very surprised to see Xu Yuliang's body suddenly appear here.

Unexpectedly, Xu Yuliang, who was chatting and laughing with them just before they came in, suddenly died here.

Surprised, "Xu Gu Zi" reminded everyone to take out their magical treasures and protect themselves. Although Xu Yuliang's supernatural abilities had been rather ordinary along the way, he was still a Nascent Soul Stage 8 cultivator.

The fact that he died so suddenly and silently here, without anyone noticing or knowing what to do, really made Song Qingming and the others quite nervous.

It's unclear what kind of formidable opponent they encountered, or whether they triggered a restriction in this space.

As everyone scanned their surroundings with their divine senses, they found nothing suspicious.

There were no special restrictions on the cave or the mountain wall in front of us.

“Fellow Daoists, this wound is cut so neatly that I have seen similar ones before.”

The teleportation barrier here has been neglected for so many years, it's inevitable that problems will arise.

If I'm not mistaken, it seems Fellow Daoist Xu was caught in a spatial rift during teleportation, which is why he suddenly met with this misfortune.

While everyone was checking their surroundings, Wang Zhixing carefully examined the corpse in front of him and immediately gave his assessment.

Upon hearing this, "Xu Gu Zi" and the others thought about it carefully and seemed to find some truth in it, so they quickly nodded.

"There are no special restrictions here. It seems that what you said is correct. Fellow Daoist Xu must have encountered some problem during the teleportation."

"It's a pity that Fellow Daoist Xu, with all his supernatural abilities, encountered a spatial rift; his death was truly unjust."

The so-called spatial rift is the most dangerous of all spatial restrictions.

If they were to meet head-on, even a Nascent Soul cultivator would have their physical body and Nascent Soul instantly shattered, and would be unable to escape the fate of death and annihilation.

As a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, Xu Yuliang, even if he couldn't escape unscathed from a typical restriction, wouldn't be completely powerless to resist.

But if they encounter a spatial rift, it's hard to say.

After all, that was a powerful restriction that even posed a threat to Nascent Soul cultivators. Anyone present who encountered it would inevitably suffer the same fate as Xu Yuliang.

This explains why the other party suddenly and silently perished here.

"Xu Gu Zi" said, then stepped forward to collect the other party's mangled body and sighed slightly.

"Fellow Daoists, since Fellow Daoist Xu has already perished, I need to collect his remains and take them back. I would appreciate it if you could help me check if there is anything else I have missed in the vicinity."

"My condolences, fellow Daoist!"

Xu Yuliang was not familiar with the others. The reason he joined this treasure hunt was entirely due to the strong invitation from his friend "Xu Gu Zi".

Upon hearing that "Xu Gu Zi" was going to help Xu Yu Liang preserve his physical body, Song Qingming and the others nodded in agreement.

No one had any objections to this.

After searching the vicinity, the group found two more severed legs not far away and handed them over to "Xu Gu Zi".

In a way, Xu Yuliang was given a proper burial.

After offering a brief prayer at the spot where the enemy had fallen, the group did not linger and soon continued onward under the guidance of "Xu Gu Zi".

".."

After walking down the cave for another five or six miles, we suddenly heard the sound of flowing water ahead.

Before long, an underground river, only five or six feet wide, appeared in front of the five people.

As soon as they arrived, a very dense water-attribute spiritual energy instantly washed over them, surprising Song Qingming and the others.

Unexpectedly, this underground river actually concealed a high-level water vein.

The spiritual energy there was abundant, in no way inferior to "Xuantian City" where Song Qingming was temporarily residing.

Standing above the underground river, "Xu Gu Zi" looked around and then showed a hint of excitement.

"This is the right place. If we continue along this river, we should be able to find the Jade Purity Elixir."

According to the information provided by the two, "Xu Gu Zi" and his companion, the place where "Yu Qing Ling Ye" is hidden is marked at the upstream source of this underground river.

The group continued along the underground river, traveling for about ten miles.

Suddenly, a pool of water, about fifty or sixty feet in circumference, appeared ahead, and there seemed to be no other way forward.

A glance around revealed a cluster of blue light in the center of the pool, which quickly drew everyone's attention.

The group exchanged glances and then stepped forward to the sky above the blue ball of light.

There stood a "Azure Jade Tree" that was five or six zhang tall and radiated spiritual light.

It stood upright in the water, with dazzling light flashing above it.

The aura emanating from this "Azure Jade Tree" is of a high grade, estimated to be at least a high-grade spirit tree of level four or above.

There were still many crystal-clear dewdrops gathered on the middle of the tree trunk.

Even from a distance, one could sense the extremely rich spiritual energy contained within, causing Song Qingming and the others to pause slightly in surprise.

"This is... Jade Purity Elixir!"

"Haha, I didn't expect there really was a Green Jade Tree hidden here. This trip was definitely worthwhile."

"This much Jade Purity Elixir should be enough for us to share."

".."

Upon seeing the transparent dewdrops on the "Azure Jade Tree," everyone quickly recognized it as the "Jade Purity Elixir" they were looking for.

At this moment, Song Qingming and the others were all extremely excited as they looked at the incomparably precious "Jade Purity Elixir" before them.

"Fellow Daoists, now that we have found the item, let's each take a portion of the spiritual liquid as agreed beforehand."

If there's any left over, we'll discuss how to distribute it after we leave here.

What do you think?

"Hehe! Since Fellow Daoist Yang says so, then I will take my leave without further ado."

Upon hearing Yang Kaishan's suggestion, Wang Zhixing, who was standing to the side, couldn't help but nod repeatedly and took out a blue jade bottle from his person.

He then carefully approached the "Azure Jade Tree," opened the jade bottle, and began casting a spell to collect the "Jade Purity Elixir" from the tree trunk.

Before long, Wang Zhixing had filled a bottle to the brim and returned to mid-air with a satisfied expression.

Next up were Yang Kaishan and Song Qingming. One of them successfully collected a bottle of spiritual liquid and carefully put it into his own hands.

Just as Song Qingming and the other person were checking the spiritual liquid in their hands, Han Yu, seeing that there was not much spiritual liquid left on the tree, and fearing that he would be left behind, immediately took out a jade bottle and quickly stepped forward to collect it.

Since the group hadn't encountered any danger while collecting the spiritual liquid, he was much more relaxed now.

While Han Yu was focused on the "Jade Purity Elixir" on the tree, he did not notice that a faint blue light suddenly appeared on the branches and leaves of the jade tree not far from him.

In an instant, the blue light suddenly shot into Han Yu's chest.

"ah!.."

A scream rang out, and Han Yu suddenly swayed and fell from mid-air, crashing into the pool below.

"what!"

"careful!"

Song Qingming and the others nearby witnessed the sudden scene unfolding before their eyes.

They were all surprised and quickly used magic to retreat to the side, releasing their magical treasures to protect themselves.

Not far away, in the pool, a strange blue light had illuminated the entire pool, turning it a deep blue, and a chill was emanating from it.

"Fellow Daoist Han!"

Seeing Han Yu suddenly fall into the water, "Xu Gu Zi" immediately used his magic to support him, transforming into a giant silver python that plunged into the pool to try and rescue him.

The silver python controlled by "Xu Gu Zi" had just fallen into the water when it was immediately pulled back by a strange force.

Immediately afterward, before "Xu Gu Zi" could even use his magic weapon to establish his authority...

A beam of blue light shot out from the pool, heading straight for "Xu Gu Zi" who was casting a spell.

"careful!"

Seeing that "Xu Gu Zi" was about to be hit by the strange blue light, Yang Kai Shan immediately manipulated a jade tablet magic weapon to transform it into a protective shield in front of him.

But what was unexpected was that the blue light shining on the shield instantly froze the surrounding space.

The next moment, Xu Gu Zi and Yang Kai Shan's jade tablet magic treasures were frozen in mid-air.

It then fell from the sky and landed directly in the pool.

"not good!"

Seeing that "Xu Gu Zi" was instantly frozen by the blue light, Yang Kaishan was about to rush forward to rescue him when he saw the blue light flash again in the pool.

A blue ball of light suddenly leaped out of the water and attacked him.

Having already experienced the power of the blue light, he could only dodge and quickly leave the spot.

And so they watched helplessly as "Xu Gu Zi," just like Han Yu had just fallen into the pool again.

Song Qingming and Wang Zhixing, who were not far away, wanted to step forward to help, but they were forced to retreat to the side by the strange blue light.

"Fellow Daoist Yang, are you alright?"

"Strange, how could something that has been extinct since ancient times be here?"

"Fellow Daoist Wang, have you already discerned the origin of this object?"

(PS: Sorry, something came up today and I'll make up for it tomorrow.) (End of Chapter)