Qinghe Immortal Clan.

Before the other party could react, a figure caught the array plate that had fallen into mid-air.

Xu Gu Zi, who had been sent flying by a single punch, disregarded his injuries and immediately regained his balance, stopping in mid-air.

Only then did he see the face of the newcomer clearly; it was a middle-aged man dressed in a green robe with a completely unfamiliar appearance.

"Who exactly are you, and how did you get in?"

When the group of six entered this place earlier, "Xu Gu Zi" had already set up several pairs of eyes outside and did not see anyone else enter the cave.

Faced with this strange man who had suddenly appeared before him, "Xu Gu Zi" was quite surprised and couldn't understand how this person had suddenly entered this place.

But the man in green robes didn't want to pay any attention to his questioning and simply started turning the array plate in his hand.

"You dare!"

Seeing that the green-robed man was trying to break the magic array that was trapping Song Qingming and the other two, "Xu Gu Zi" immediately cast a spell to release several giant silver pythons to try to stop him.

However, just as these giant pythons reached the green-robed man, they were blocked in mid-air by a five-element light barrier, unable to get any closer to him.

The next moment, as the spiritual light above the array plate lit up, the light barrier in front of Song Qingming and the other two suddenly dissipated on its own.

Seeing this, the group knew they couldn't miss the opportunity and immediately used their magic to escape quickly.

They met up with the person who came to their rescue.

"Are you OK!"

"Don't worry, I'm fine, nothing's wrong."

"Thank you for your help, fellow Daoist. May I ask who you are?"

When questioned by Yang Kaishan and Wang Zhixing, Song Qingming simply nodded slightly at the man in green robes without offering any further explanation.

The green-robed man who suddenly appeared and rescued them was none other than "Qu Bai," who had been following Song Qingming.

Earlier, when entering the cave, Song Qingming sensed something was wrong because of Xu Yuliang's inexplicable death.

Just in case, before entering the underground river, he had already left "Qu Bai" and the Holy Star Disc in the cave, ready to meet him at any time.

Just as Song Qingming was trapped in the formation by "Xu Gu Zi", he sent a message to "Qu Bai".

The other party arrived just in time and rescued Song Qingming and the others.

Previously, Qu Bai's primordial spirit was injured in the northern frontier and he spent decades recuperating. Now, his primordial spirit has almost fully recovered.

He controlled a late-stage Nascent Soul corpse puppet, along with the replica spiritual treasure, the "Sacred Star Disc."

Although Qu Bai is now a spirit of a weapon, his strength is in no way inferior to what it was back then.

As for "Xu Gu Zi", he was focused on dealing with Song Qingming and the others, and never expected that there was a master like "Qu Bai" hiding in the shadows.

Therefore, I was a little careless just now and was suddenly ambushed by the other party, who snatched the array plate from my hand.

At this moment, he stood in mid-air with the "Mysterious Jade Ice Silkworm," his face filled with rage as he looked at Song Qingming and the others.

I never imagined that all my painstaking planning would be disrupted by this sudden appearance of someone.

Now, not only have Song Qingming and his two companions escaped their predicament, but a new expert named "Qu Bai" has also appeared, and the situation has changed dramatically in the blink of an eye.

Xu Gu Zi, who had already secured victory, now found his advantage on the battlefield completely gone as he faced Song Qingming and three other late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators.

"Hmph! You old monster, how dare you scheme against us behind our backs! Today is the end of your days."

"Since you have possessed Xu Gu Zi, it is time for me, Yang, to seek justice for you."

Wang Zhixing and Yang Kaishan, standing opposite each other, looked at "Xu Guzi" with a hint of murderous intent.

"Hahaha."

Despite the two men's sarcastic remarks, "Xu Gu Zi" showed no sign of panic and suddenly burst into laughter.

He then said with disdain, "You few dare to dream of killing me? You're too proud of yourself."

As soon as "Xu Gu Zi" finished speaking, a flash of spiritual light appeared on the "Mysterious Ice Jade Silkworm" beside him, and it once again burst out with a powerful blue light.

"Everyone, be careful!"

After reminding everyone, Song Qingming manipulated the "Five Elements Divine Light Mirror" and took the lead in blocking the incoming blue light.

Yang Kaishan and Wang Zhixing turned around and cast spells to release their magical treasures, launching an attack on "Xu Gu Zi" not far away.

Only Qu Bai remained in place, his eyes fixed on Xuanbing Yucan, who was fighting with Song Qingming.

They seem to be looking for an opportunity and are not in a hurry to launch an attack.

The "Xu Gu Zi" before them was possessed by an old monster, whose supernatural powers were far beyond those of ordinary late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators.

Moreover, it possesses the "Mysterious Ice Jade Silkworm," a strange and powerful spirit insect whose strength is in no way inferior to that of a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator.

Despite being surrounded by four people, Song Qingming and his companions still could not underestimate their opponents.

Fortunately, without the support of that grand formation, the supernatural powers displayed by the "Mysterious Ice Jade Silkworm" have decreased compared to before.

Moreover, having fought with him for so long, Song Qingming had a general understanding of his opponent's supernatural abilities.

Although the blue light it emitted was still very threatening, it was completely blocked by the "Five Elements Divine Light Mirror" controlled by Song Qingming, and did not affect anyone else around.

Yang Kaishan and Wang Zhixing were trapped in the formation after being ambushed by "Xu Gu Zi" and almost perished at his hands.

Now that the two had finally escaped their predicament and had a chance to take revenge, they used all their magic and supernatural abilities without reservation.

Faced with the all-out attack of Yang Kaishan and Wang Zhixing, "Xu Gu Zi" was not weak, but for a time he was forced to retreat.

The two fought for over a hundred rounds.

Seeing that "Xu Gu Zi" was about to be forced into a corner of the cave with nowhere to hide, Yang Kaishan and Wang Zhixing were also delighted and intensified their efforts to use their magic weapons to attack, hoping to take down their opponent in one fell swoop.

Two flying swords, one on the left and one on the right, were seen thrusting forcefully at "Xu Gu Zi" in mid-air, instantly fixing the two giant silver pythons in front of him onto the stone wall behind them.

Yang Kaishan, standing to the side, also exerted his strength to cast spells with both hands, and in mid-air, the "Mountain Opening Seal" transformed into a giant mountain that directly pressed down on his opponent.

Faced with the two's powerful attacks, "Xu Gu Zi," whose magic weapon was already restrained by his opponents, could only throw out his whisk to barely dodge their attacks.

Before the two could launch another attack, "Xu Gu Zi" raised his hand and waved it. The whisk he had discarded suddenly lit up with a strange spiritual light in mid-air.

Sensing the danger, Yang Kaishan and his companion's expressions changed slightly, and they released protective shields to defend themselves.

"boom!"

After a deafening roar, Yang Kaishan and Wang Zhixing were instantly forced to the side by the opponent's self-destructing magic weapon.

"Xu Gu Zi" did not let this opportunity pass, and directly bypassed the two and went straight behind Song Qingming.

"Fellow Daoist Song, be careful!"

Seeing that the other party was still trying to ambush Song Qingming who was not far away, Yang Kaishan immediately spoke up and gave a loud warning.

Before "Xu Gu Zi" could reach the other party, his figure suddenly stopped in mid-air, as if something was blocking his way.

Upon closer inspection, it was discovered that a transparent barrier had appeared in front of "Xu Gu Zi".

The one who made the move was none other than Qu Bai, who had remained silent until now.

Just now, "Xu Gu Zi" had made a powerful attack, but it still couldn't shake the Sacred Star Disc in Qu Bai's hand at all, and his expression immediately turned somewhat ugly.

"Old ghost, where do you think you're going!"

Seeing that "Qu Bai" had stopped the other party, Yang Kaishan and Wang Zhixing did not want to miss this excellent opportunity and quickly controlled their magic weapons to catch up.

With the three of them working together, they quickly surrounded "Xu Gu Zi" again.

Previously, Xu Gu Zi had already struggled to deal with Yang Kai Shan and his companion, but now, with the addition of Qu Bai, the pressure had increased significantly.

In just over a hundred rounds, "Xu Gu Zi" was once again sent flying by the "Mountain Opening Seal" controlled by Yang Kaishan, his body crashing directly into a stone wall not far away.

Seeing that his opponent was surrounded and attacked by the crowd and seemed to have little power to resist, Yang Kaishan once again activated his magic weapon and stepped forward, but suddenly noticed that a strange green light that seemed somewhat familiar appeared on "Xu Gu Zi".

In a short while, the green light transformed into a giant hand, directly supporting the "Mountain-Opening Seal" in mid-air.

"Hahaha, I never expected you would push me to this point. Today, I will show you my true supernatural powers."

A burst of wild laughter rang out, and the green light on "Xu Gu Zi" suddenly erupted with an astonishing aura.

With a single strike, Yang Kaishan and his two companions, along with their magical weapons, were forced back.

"Mystic Ice Jade Silkworm, hurry up and come!"

With a single call from "Xu Gu Zi", the "Mysterious Ice Jade Silkworm" that had been fighting against Song Qingming immediately withdrew its supernatural powers and turned to fly towards the opponent.

Immediately afterwards, a green light flashed on the eyebrows of "Xu Gu Zi" not far away, and his natal nascent soul suddenly broke out of his body.

In front of everyone, Xu Gu Zi's natal nascent soul directly entered the blue light cluster where the Xuanbing Jade Silkworm was located and merged with it.

The next moment, the "Mysterious Ice Jade Silkworm" not only grew dozens of times larger, but also developed human limbs and a strange human face that looked seven or eight parts similar to Xu Gu Zi.

He had turned into a half-human, half-demon monster.

"This is the Spirit Fusion Secret Technique! Are you perhaps a cultivator from the Beast Origin Sect?"

"Hehe! The Beast Origin Sect was just a branch of our sect back then. There are many other cultivators in the world who possess this supernatural power."

"I originally intended to continue using this body, but I never expected to be forced into this situation by you all. Now, I can only use your lives to compensate for my loss."

After merging with the "Mysterious Ice Jade Silkworm", "Xu Gu Zi's" voice became noticeably sharper, almost inhuman.

However, the aura emanating from him was far more terrifying than before, surpassing the peak of the late Nascent Soul stage and reaching the half-step Divine Transformation realm.

The so-called "Spirit Fusion Secret Technique" is a secret method in which a cultivator abandons his physical body and merges with his own spiritual pet.

Not only can one rapidly improve their cultivation level in a short period of time, but one can also possess the powerful physical body of a spirit pet, as well as innate supernatural abilities, resulting in a significant increase in strength.

During his years in Xuantian City, Song Qingming had heard of some similar secret techniques in the market.

However, although the "Spirit Fusion Secret Technique" is extremely powerful, once it is used, the cultivator must completely abandon their physical body, and its side effects are also very significant.

"Xu Gu Zi" resorted to this method only because he was driven to a dead end by Song Qingming and others.

The half-human, half-demon "Xu Gu Zi" looked at Song Qingming and the others with a cold glint in his eyes.

With a wide-open mouth, several powerful blue orbs of light shot out and headed straight for the group of people not far away.

After merging with the spirit pet "Mysterious Jade Ice Silkworm", the blue light released by "Xu Gu Zi" has increased in power several times over.

It had barely appeared when it instantly froze most of the cave.

The three closest individuals, Qu Bai and Yang Kaishan, immediately used magic to retreat and try to reunite with Song Qingming.

Although they moved quickly, the blue light orb was also closely following behind.

Wang Zhixing, whose speed was slightly slower than the other two, saw the blue light about to catch up with him and immediately cast a spell to activate his magic weapon to try and stop it. However, the moment his magic weapon touched the blue light, it was instantly frozen.

Before Wang Zhixing could react, he was frozen in mid-air by the blue light and fell to the ground.

Qu Bai and Yang Kaishan each used their supernatural abilities to successfully evade the attack and took refuge in the "Five Elements Divine Light Mirror" controlled by Song Qingming.

Only through the combined efforts of the three of them and their spellcasting were they able to narrowly avoid being frozen by the opponent.

"Fellow Daoist Song, this fellow is using the Spirit Fusion Secret Technique, and his strength is truly formidable. Do you have any other way to defeat him?"

Although Yang Kaishan's cultivation had reached the ninth level of the Nascent Soul stage, his supernatural abilities were only average, not even as good as "Xu Gu Zi" before his transformation.

At this moment, he was completely helpless against the half-human, half-demon monster before him, and could only place his hopes on Song Qingming beside him.

Upon hearing this, Song Qingming looked at the monster in front of him, his expression turning serious.

"Fellow Daoist Yang, the two of us will be responsible for restraining the opponent. You find an opportunity to rescue Fellow Daoist Wang."

"Speak," Song Qingming said, ignoring the other party. He simply tapped his storage bag at his waist, and six figures appeared beside him.

The next moment, Song Qingming's aura also rapidly rose to the peak of the Nascent Soul realm.

Seeing this, "Qu Bai" quickly cast a spell with both hands, and an invisible spiritual light appeared on the "Sacred Star Disc" on his chest, directly shaking off the blue light ball that was attacking from outside.

The "Sacred Star Disc" is a replica of a magical artifact that combines offense and defense and can tear apart the interface space. Its power is far beyond that of ordinary magical artifacts.

Seeing that the blue light he cast was easily shattered by Qu Bai.

Xu Gu Zi's expression turned cold, and he cast a spell again, gathering six blue light orbs.

The blue light quickly transformed into swords, spears, halberds, and all sorts of different weapons, each emanating a powerful aura.

The next moment, "Xu Gu Zi" raised his hand and waved, and six blue lights flew directly towards Song Qingming from different directions.

Before the blue light even arrived, Song Qingming and his companions in the distance felt a chilling coldness that froze the surrounding space.

Clearly, the other side didn't give them any chance to try and evade.

"not good!"

Hiding behind the "Five Elements Divine Light Mirror," Yang Kaishan's expression changed upon seeing the powerful attack. He could only desperately cast spells to control the magic weapon in an attempt to withstand the attack.

Just as the blue light was about to arrive, a golden light suddenly shone from beside Yang Kaishan.

The next moment, a golden flying sword appeared in Song Qingming's hand.

He poured his magical power into the flying sword and then slashed forward with all his might.

To Yang Kaishan's astonishment, the golden sword light flew through the void and directly collided with the four blue spiritual lights flying in front, instantly severing them.

The remaining two blue beams were successfully intercepted by Qu Bai and Yang Kaishan.

"This is a replica of a magical artifact!"

Although he had transformed into a half-human, half-demon monster, "Xu Gu Zi" remained mentally normal.

Seeing that the flying sword in Song Qingming's hand was far more powerful than a typical fourth-grade high-quality magic weapon, he quickly recognized it as a rare imitation spiritual treasure in the cultivation world.

At this moment, he looked at Song Qingming not far away, and a hint of excitement appeared on his lips.

"I never expected that Fellow Daoist Song not only possesses a puppet array, but also has something like a replica of a spiritual treasure. I have truly broadened my horizons today."

Compared to those good-for-nothings like Yang Kaishan, if I can kill you, fellow Daoist, then this trip won't be too much of a loss.

After saying this, "Xu Gu Zi" flashed with blue light and disappeared from the spot.

Just as Song Qingming released his divine sense to explore his surroundings, a dangerous aura suddenly appeared in the void not far from him.

Seeing this, Song Qingming's mind raced, and the "Five Elements Divine Light Mirror" instantly appeared in front of him.

"boom!"

Suddenly, a figure appeared out of thin air and burst forth with intense blue light in mid-air.

The next moment, a flash of cold light appeared, and the "Five Elements Divine Light Mirror" was also frozen in mid-air by the blue light.

Before anyone could react, the blue light shone in front of them.

Soon, Song Qingming felt the surrounding space suddenly become incredibly heavy, and he was about to fall from mid-air.

"Mysterious Yang Blaze!"

Seeing that the surrounding space had been frozen, Song Qingming immediately activated the "Five Elements Divine Light Mirror" and unleashed a burst of white flames to forcibly dispel the surrounding blue light.

Meanwhile, Qu Bai, standing to the side, suddenly emitted a beam of white light from his chest, which shot directly at Xu Gu Zi, who was not far away.

However, because the surrounding space was forcibly frozen, Qu Bai's spellcasting was significantly affected, just like Song Qingyu's, and this attack failed to hit the opponent.

After dodging the attack, "Xu Gu Zi" quickly swung his hand and struck Yang Kai Shan, who was standing to the side.

The latter was also affected by the blue light and had no time to dodge, so he could only raise his hand to block the attack.

Unexpectedly, as soon as Yang Kaishan made contact with the other party, half of his arm was frozen and shattered in mid-air.

"what!"

In the instant of the fight, Yang Kaishan lost half of his arm and couldn't help but scream in pain as he fell to the side.

Seeing his opponent about to charge towards him again, Yang Kaishan was startled and considered abandoning his physical body.

Fortunately, at that moment, not far away, Song Qingming, after dispelling the chill around him, had already unleashed several more sword lights with his "Golden Palace Cloud Light Sword".

The "Xu Gu Zi" in mid-air was clearly also wary of the powerful force of the imitation spiritual treasure in Song Qingming's hand.

While still in mid-air, he saw the sword light flying towards him and immediately turned around to release blue light to defend himself, but was directly knocked aside by the sword light.

"Young Song, this guy can freeze space. His supernatural powers are really difficult to deal with. Should we leave here first?"

"I'd like to leave, but they might not be willing."

"Hahaha, now that you're here, you still want to leave? That's just wishful thinking."

Upon hearing the conversation between Song Qingming and "Qu Bai," a cold laugh quickly reached their ears from below, and soon the surrounding blue light and chilling aura swept in once more.

Seeing this, Song Qingming immediately dodged, and the "Five Elements Divine Light Mirror" once again released its spiritual light, directly blocking the cold air outside the protective barrier.

Just as he was about to activate the "Golden Cloud Light Sword" to fight, unexpectedly, "Xu Gu Zi" disappeared from the spot again in mid-air.

Knowing that the other party intended to use the same trick again, Song Qingming and "Qu Bai" quickly gathered together and once again released their divine senses to search the surroundings.

After the "Xu Gu Zi" joined forces, they not only possessed the "Mysterious Ice Jade Silkworm's" ability to freeze space, but also gained a strange teleportation technique.

It's truly difficult to guard against.

"Up there!"

At the same time that Qu Bai spoke, Song Qingming noticed the unusual activity above. The Five Elements Divine Light Mirror immediately shot out white flames to block the approaching blue light.

But to Song Qingming's surprise, after "Xu Gu Zi" appeared, he did not immediately launch an attack, but instead dodged "Xuan Yang Lie Yan" that came in front of him.

Seeing that Song Qingming and the other person had no other defensive measures in front of them, "Xu Gu Zi" smiled slightly and spat out another blue ball of light.

The space beside Song Qingming and Qu Bai, along with the Five Elements Divine Light Mirror, was once again illuminated by the blue ice ball controlled by the other party.

In an instant, the temperature around them plummeted, and Song Qingming and the other person, who were illuminated by the blue light, felt incredibly heavy once again.

Even the magic power controlling the "Five Elements Divine Light Mirror" weakened by more than half, and the flames on the magic weapon were instantly covered and disappeared by the cold air.

Seeing that Song Qingming and "Qu Bai" had been successfully suppressed by the blue light and seemed to have lost the ability to resist.

"Xu Gu Zi" was immediately overjoyed and cast a spell to control the blue light sphere, intending to freeze Song Qingming, who was closest to him.

Unexpectedly, at that very moment, the blue orb controlled by "Xu Gu Zi" suddenly stopped in mid-air out of control, and even the blue light on it suddenly went out.

Next, no matter how he cast the spell, the ball of light remained motionless and unresponsive.

"This is... spatial confinement, this is bad!"

Upon noticing the anomaly, "Xu Gu Zi's" expression changed. He was about to step forward to retrieve the blue light sphere when he was directly blocked by an invisible shield.

"Young friend Song, hurry up and do it."

Not far away, Qu Bai, who was struggling to cast a spell to isolate the opponent, looked at Song Qingming who was not far away.

A golden sword flashed in his hand, and a monstrous aura erupted from his body.

"Golden Palace Cloud Light Sword, go!"

The next moment, golden light flew out quickly and enveloped "Xu Gu Zi", causing a chill to rise from his back.

As the sword light flashed, "Xu Gu Zi" didn't even have time to cast a spell to dodge before he was sent flying backward.

In mid-air, under the golden light, there was also a wisp of blue blood mist.

After knocking his opponent away with a single sword strike, Song Qingming swiftly moved to the front of the blue orb.

He then cast a spell to conjure lightning, bringing it under his control.

"ah!.."

Just as they obtained the blue orb, several screams suddenly came from below.

Before Song Qingming could go forward to check, a blue light quickly passed by him and headed straight for the distant underground river.

"Still want to leave!"

Seeing their once arrogant opponent suddenly want to flee, Song Qingming and "Qu Bai" were also surprised.

Before Song Qingming could make a move, Qu Bai's side had already taken the lead and caught up with him.

At this moment, "Xu Gu Zi" was also in a very bad state. Not only had his upper body, including his shoulder and an arm, disappeared, but his aura had also dropped compared to before.

He had only escaped a few hundred feet when he was intercepted by the even faster "Qu Bai".

Meanwhile, Song Qingming had also caught up with him.

They, along with Qu Bai, surrounded the half-human, half-demon Xu Gu Zi.

Faced with the encirclement of Song Qingming and his companion, "Xu Gu Zi" surprisingly did not attempt to resist this time. Instead, he directly addressed the person before him:

"Fellow Daoist Song, we have no prior grudges against each other, so there's really no need for us to fight to the death here."

I can give you all the Jade Purity Elixir I have, as well as the things that Fellow Daoist Xu and the others have.

"Fellow Daoist, please let me leave this place, what do you say?"

"I didn't expect you to be so flexible and adaptable; I'm rather unaccustomed to it." (End of Chapter)