Qinghe Immortal Clan.

Before the three could escape, more than a dozen Nascent Soul experts from the demon race quickly surrounded their location.

At the same time, two streaks of light flew in from two other directions.

Besides the "Golden Armored Demon Emperor" who had fought Song Qingming, there was also a young man in white robes, who was also at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage.

The white-robed man moved with incredible speed, arriving behind Song Qingming and the other two in a few flashes.

With a gentle wave of his hand, a golden feather fan appeared in the white-robed man's hand, which he quickly fanned forward.

In an instant, the sky and earth changed color, and two hurricanes shot out from the golden feather fan. Instantly, a huge suction force came from inside, firmly holding Song Qingming and the others in place.

The "Golden Armored Demon Emperor" who followed closely behind spat out several beams of multicolored spiritual light.

In an instant, several transparent light shields appeared out of thin air, blocking all the way for Song Qingming and the other two, trapping them firmly in the hurricane.

Seeing that the two of them had successfully trapped the three people in front of them in the blink of an eye, the "Golden Armor Demon Emperor" was overjoyed.

"Brother Bai Ting, well done! Don't let them get away this time!"

"Don't worry, they can't escape."

"As agreed, I'm going to pick through the items on these three first, so don't forget, brother."

"Hehe! Since you've put it that way, it's a deal."

However, these humans are not so easy to deal with; we must not be careless now.

".."

Seeing that Song Qingming and the other two were already entangled by Bai Ting, the "Golden Armor Demon Emperor" did not think much and immediately agreed to the other party's suggestion, leading the crowd behind him to surround them.

Looking up, they realized that the three people trapped in the hurricane, including Song Qingming, were being blown around uncontrollably.

They seemed utterly powerless to resist, let alone escape.

The "Golden Armored Demon Emperor" looked on with obvious confusion upon seeing this.

As someone who had fought against Song Qingming before, the "Golden Armor Demon Emperor" was well aware of the strength of the person before him, whose supernatural abilities were not much lower than those of a Nascent Soul Peak Demon Emperor like himself.

In particular, his natal magic weapon, the "Five Elements Divine Light Mirror," is a powerful defensive divine ability that can easily withstand even his full-force attack.

However, Song Qingming, who is currently trapped in the hurricane, has an aura that is no weaker than that of a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator.

He was completely immobilized by the hurricane of the White Thunder Demon Emperor, and he couldn't even use his magic weapon. He didn't act like a Nascent Soul expert at all.

Not only Song Qingming, but also Wang Zhixing and Yang Kaishan, who were standing next to him, acted very strangely, all looking as if they were powerless to resist.

Just as the "Golden Armored Demon Emperor" looked puzzled, Yang Kaishan, who was caught in the hurricane, was instantly torn apart by the gale and his whole body was cut in two.

The next moment, Yang Kaishan transformed into a streak of yellow light and disappeared into the air.

The remaining two were shattered in mid-air by the two catching-up demon emperors who used their magic.

"Strange, something about these people seems off."

"Wait, something's not right, it looks like a substitute talisman."

Seeing how easily he had dealt with Song Qingming and the other two, not only the "Golden Armor Demon Emperor" but also the "White Thunder Demon Emperor" realized that something seemed amiss.

The two demon emperors scanned the middle of the battlefield with their divine senses and discovered a trace of the aura of a human cultivator's talisman.

Meanwhile, several miles away in mid-air, three auras appeared and quickly fled from another direction at the entrance of the valley.

"The cunning human cultivators were actually fooled by them."

"You two stay here, the rest of you chase after them! Don't let them get away!"

Seeing that Song Qingming and the other two seemed to have already discovered their ambush and had pulled off a clever escape, "White Thunder Demon Emperor" couldn't help but look rather ugly.

After leaving two demon kings to continue searching the valley, they immediately led the demons in pursuit.

Meanwhile, in the distance, Song Qingming and his two companions were traveling on Yang Kaishan's fourth-grade high-quality flying boat, using all their magic to speed up their journey.

Even before the three left the cave, Song Qingming had already sensed that there seemed to be an ambush outside.

Just in case, Yang Kaishan used several high-level avatar talismans he carried to disguise himself as one of the three and head towards the entrance of the valley.

This high-level avatar can mimic the figure and aura of a Nascent Soul cultivator with almost 90% similarity.

Even human Nascent Soul cultivators who know something about it would find it difficult to distinguish the real from the fake without getting close to it, let alone demons like the "Golden Armor Demon Emperor" who have rarely seen such a thing.

Although the three of them had used up several high-level incarnation talismans, they had successfully tricked the demons out of their ambush.

Seeing that Song Qingming and the others were about to escape from the valley, Bai Ting, the demon emperor who had been chasing them from the air, immediately waved his feather fan and created a gust of wind, trying to forcibly keep the three people on the flying boat.

But just as he began casting his spell, a golden light suddenly appeared on the distant flying boat.

Before the gale could reach him, Song Qingming swiftly unleashed a golden sword light from his "Golden Palace Cloud Light Sword".

The next moment, an extremely powerful pressure flew rapidly toward "White Thunder Demon Emperor".

The moment the gale came into contact with the golden sword light, it was instantly split in two.

"Huh! Who is this guy? How come he's so powerful?"

Seeing that the whirlwind he had unleashed was easily cleaved in two by the golden sword light, the "White Thunder Demon Emperor" in mid-air was stunned.

Faced with the powerful residual force of the "Golden Cloud Light Sword," he was caught off guard and had no time to cast a spell to defend himself. He could only quickly cast a spell to dodge and retreat to the side.

The demon kings with lower cultivation levels who were following behind him were not as fast as him and were immediately blasted away by the sword light.

"ah,.."

Soon, several screams echoed in mid-air.

Song Qingming's sword strike not only repelled "White Thunder Demon Emperor" head-on, but also severely injured the two demon emperors who were chasing after him.

Such divine power startled the demons behind him, who involuntarily stopped in their tracks.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Yang Kaishan on the flying boat quickly made hand seals and cast a spell. The flying boat beneath the three of them was immediately covered with a layer of white light and disappeared from the spot.

The next moment, when the flying boat reappeared, it had already flashed thousands of feet away.

Under Yang Kaishan's control, the three of them quickly passed through the back of the valley, broke out of the demon race's encirclement, and left the demons behind them a considerable distance away.

"Quickly chase them! We can't let them get away!"

Although they were startled by Song Qingming's sudden sword strike, urged by the "White Thunder Demon Emperor," the many demon emperors quickly regained their composure and cast spells to catch up again.

Standing on the flying boat, Song Qingming looked at the demon experts chasing closely behind him, his expression somewhat solemn.

Although he had just severely injured several demon emperors with a single sword strike, twelve Nascent Soul demon emperors from the demon race were still chasing after him.

Crucially, two of them were experts who had already reached the half-step Nascent Soul realm.

If it weren't for the earlier incident in the cave, all six of them would have been safe and sound, and perhaps they would still have been able to put up a fight.

But now only Song Qingming and two others remain, and Yang Kaishan is seriously injured, so his combat strength has been greatly reduced.

It's unrealistic for the three of them alone to fight against the dozen or so Nascent Soul experts from the demon race behind them.

Moreover, this location is within the territory of the demon race. If he gets entangled by these demon emperors behind him, it will likely attract other demon race experts.

When that happens, it won't be so easy for Song Qingming and his group to escape.

Fortunately, Yang Kaishan's fourth-grade high-quality flying boat was not slow.

Despite the dozen or so demon emperors chasing desperately behind him, they were unable to get close.

Half an hour later, they gradually fell behind by a distance.

"Rest assured, fellow Daoists, my flying boat is made from the bone wings of a level four demonic beast, the Wind Escape Beast, and it also comes with a Wind Escape Secret Technique."

It won't be easy for them to catch up.

Although Yang Kaishan's fighting skills were average, he possessed a high-grade fourth-level flying boat, and among Nascent Soul cultivators, few could easily surpass him in terms of speed.

When he first came to retrieve the treasure with "Xu Gu Zi", the reason he was able to escape from the demon race was because the flying boat beneath his feet helped him get rid of the demon emperor's pursuit at the crucial moment.

Seeing that the demon race did not seem to have a demon emperor with particularly powerful escape speed abilities, Yang Kaishan, who was fully focused on controlling the flying boat, breathed a slight sigh of relief and did not forget to reassure Song Qingming and the other person in front of him.

Seeing that the demon figures behind him had gradually disappeared from sight, Wang Zhixing, who was sitting in the middle of the flying boat, finally felt a little relieved.

"These demon experts are really patient; they've been waiting for us at the valley entrance for so long."

Fortunately, Fellow Daoist Song discovered them beforehand; otherwise, if we had broken through at the mouth of the valley, we would have surely fallen into the demon race's ambush.

"These demons are not good at searching for forbidden items. They probably knew we were searching for spiritual objects inside, so they deliberately hid outside and waited for us to come out, hoping to reap the benefits."

Unfortunately, despite their long preparations, they still overlooked one crucial step.

Fortunately, Song Qingming is incredibly powerful, which is why we were able to escape danger and prevent these demons from gaining an advantage.

To be honest, we really owe a lot to Song Qingming. Otherwise, even if we hadn't died at the hands of that old monster, we would have been caught in the machinations of these demons.

"Upon returning to Zhongyuan Immortal Continent, I, Yang, will certainly never forget Fellow Daoist Song's great kindness."

"Hehe! Fellow Daoist Yang is right. This trip was truly a near-death experience. I, Wang, owe Fellow Daoist Song a debt of gratitude for saving my life."

If you ever need anything in the future, please don't hesitate to ask me for help.

"You two are too kind. Since I have chosen to travel here with you, it is only natural that we should look after each other."

However, we are not yet completely out of danger, so let's talk about these things after we are safe.

Hearing Yang Kaishan and Wang Zhixing's words of gratitude, Song Qingming, who was standing at the back of the flying boat, did not relax. He continued to use his divine sense to probe the movements of the demon race behind him.

Upon hearing this, Yang Kaishan and Wang Zhixing nodded in agreement.

The two immediately increased their magical power again, channeling it into the flying boat beneath their feet.

Fortunately, they all brought a lot of pills and spiritual items to restore their mana on this trip.

The three dared not stop, taking turns controlling the flying boat as it sped southwest.

They quickly flew out of a range of about four or five thousand miles.

By this point, Song Qingming's divine sense could no longer detect the pursuing demon cultivators, and the three of them had temporarily shaken off their pursuers. Even with the replenishment of pills, after traveling at full speed for so long, the three of them had already exhausted a considerable amount of their magical energy.

Both Yang Kaishan and Wang Zhixing now showed signs of fatigue.

Looking at Song Qingming, whose face was still serious, Yang Kaishan couldn't help but ask, "Fellow Daoist Song, it seems that there is another Demon Emperor's territory ahead."

Should we slow down and go around them from the side to avoid being noticed?

"No, those demon experts won't let us off so easily. If we slow down, they'll probably catch up soon."

"Next, you two fellow Daoists simply need to focus on controlling the flying boat; the rest is up to me, Song."

Seeing Song Qingming's confident expression, Yang Kaishan and Wang Zhixing exchanged a glance and said nothing more, each swallowing a pill to restore their mana.

Although Song Qingming had kept a low profile throughout the journey and had not attracted much attention, he remained so.

However, after their battle with "Xu Gu Zi" in the cave, the two were already impressed by Song Qingming's supernatural abilities.

If it weren't for Song Qingming, other Nascent Soul cultivators would probably be in the same situation as Han Yu and Xu Yuliang by now.

He died and his spirit vanished, buried in that pool of water.

When the three arrived near a high mountain in their flying boat, they quickly attracted the attention of many low-level demonic beasts nearby.

Sensing the powerful aura emanating from Song Qingming and his companions' flying boat, the demonic beasts were all startled and dodged to the side, not daring to approach.

However, some demonic beasts seemed utterly unafraid of the powerful enemy before them and charged rapidly toward the flying boat.

However, these demonic beasts, who were only at the Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment stages, had not even gotten close to the flying boat before they were slashed by several sword lights, and their corpses quickly fell directly from the sky.

After slaying hundreds of demonic beasts, they finally attracted the attention of the high-level demonic beasts on the mountaintop, and soon more than a dozen streaks of light rushed toward the three of them.

"Who dares to cause trouble on my turf?"

Leading the way was a demon emperor whose cultivation level was only at the mid-Nascent Soul stage.

Having just caught up, he intended to use magic to block the flying boat head-on.

But when the Demon Emperor saw three human Nascent Soul cultivators standing on the top of the flying boat from afar, one of whom was emanating a powerful aura of the late Nascent Soul stage, he was immediately surprised.

Before he could even think about it, the "Golden Palace Cloud Light Sword" in Song Qingming's hand emitted a burst of golden light.

"No, leave quickly."

Seemingly sensing the danger emanating from the other party's golden aura, the demon emperor didn't dare to step forward to stop them and instead turned around and fled back into the mountains with his demon kings.

A moment later, Song Qingming and his two companions passed the mountain in front of them without any major incident.

Not long after Song Qingming and the other two left, a voice transmission suddenly flew over and landed on the high mountain.

".."

After a while, more than a dozen streaks of light flew rapidly from a distance, led by the "White Thunder Demon Emperor".

As if they had received advance notice, "White Thunder Demon Emperor" had just arrived. The demon emperor who had failed to stop Song Qingming and his companions was also already waiting here.

At this moment, not only were his clothes torn in several places, but his eyes also showed a hint of dishevelment.

Upon seeing "White Thunder Demon Emperor", he quickly stepped forward and bowed.

"Where are those three human cultivators? Why didn't you stop them?"

"Reporting to Lord Bai Ting, I just fought against the three of them, but I was no match for them and they fled to the west."

"What a waste!"

Upon hearing the angry shout of the "White Thunder Demon Emperor," the reprimanded demon emperor stood rooted to the spot, not daring to raise his head.

Meanwhile, the "Golden Armor Demon Emperor" looked ahead and immediately asked, "Brother Bai Ting, if we go any further west, we'll be in the territory of the Xuanjia. If we go there in large numbers, we might not be able to hide it from them."

"Do you think we should send a message to them, asking them to help stop those three?"

"Now that they have escaped, we probably won't be able to catch up with them on our own, so this is the only thing we can do."

It's a pity, our ancestor has been in seclusion all these years and we shouldn't disturb him.

Otherwise, if we could get him to intervene, we wouldn't need to cooperate with Xuanjia and the others.

After hesitating for a moment, the "White Thunder Demon Emperor" nodded in agreement with the "Golden Armor Demon Emperor's" suggestion and personally cast a spell to transmit a message.

Then, the dozen or so demon emperors transformed into streaks of light and quickly chased after the direction in which Song Qingming and his companions had left.

".."

High in the sky thousands of miles away, Song Qingming had just killed two Golden Core Demon Kings with a single sword strike when his divine sense suddenly detected several more powerful auras appearing ahead.

"Oh no, we've been discovered. It's the Nascent Soul Demon Emperor who's here."

Upon seeing a formidable enemy ahead, Song Qingming immediately frowned and once again cast a spell to summon the "Golden Palace Cloud Light Sword," which he gripped tightly in his hand.

Before long, three streaks of light suddenly flew in from the side and front of the flying boat. They were all demon emperors above the Nascent Soul stage.

Seeing that the aura ahead was getting closer and closer, Yang Kaishan and Wang Zhixing immediately used magic to change direction, trying to speed up and shake off their opponent.

"Hurry and chase them, they're just ahead."

Upon seeing the flying boat ahead, the three Nascent Soul Demon Emperors were overjoyed and immediately cast spells to quickly catch up.

Before they could get close to the flying boat, several powerful golden sword lights suddenly flew out from above.

Although the three demon emperors used all their magic to resist, they were still no match for Song Qingming's "Golden Cloud Light Sword," and two of them were instantly knocked away.

Just as Song Qingming forced back the demon emperors, Yang Kaishan immediately cast a spell again to control the flying boat and release the teleportation ability, instantly creating a distance of more than ten miles between them.

"Quickly inform Lord Xuanjia that the human cultivators are nearby. If we capture them, we will have accomplished a great feat."

Gazing in the direction the flying boat had fled, the demon kings, disregarding their injuries, immediately used magic to send a telepathic message to other demon kings nearby to come to their aid.

".."

Half an hour later, the flying boat arrived at a high mountain a thousand miles away.

The three of them stood inside the airship, which had now slowed down slightly.

Even though Song Qingming and the others were very anxious and wanted to leave this place as soon as possible.

After traveling for half a day, their strength had clearly diminished compared to before, making it impossible for them to maintain full power in casting spells without stopping.

Since encountering the three demon queens, Song Qingming and his companions have faced numerous powerful high-level demon beasts chasing them along the way.

Fortunately, the three cooperated fully, and Yang Kaishan's flying boat was fast enough.

On several occasions, they successfully escaped their opponents' pursuit and were not entangled by those demon emperors.

Seeing that Yang Kaishan and the other man's condition was clearly declining as they continued to cast spells, Song Qingming thought for a moment and then turned to them and said:

"Fellow Daoist Yang, those demons probably already know we're heading west to Zhongyuan Prefecture. After we get around that high mountain ahead, let's turn around and head north. Let's not go west anymore!"

"Go north?"

“Fellow Daoist Song, the north is the territory of demons. If we take a detour there, it might be even more dangerous. It would be dangerous if we got entangled by those high-level demons.”

Or we can just turn south.

Although there are many demon forces to the south, as long as we are careful, we still have a good chance of breaking out.

Apart from the demon race occupying part of the territory, the most numerous creatures in the entire "Northern Underworld Immortal Continent" are those demons who do not have much intelligence.

Tens of thousands of years ago, the "Northern Underworld Immortal Continent" suffered a demonic calamity, and most of its territory fell into the hands of those mad demons. Human cultivators were unable to resist and had no choice but to withdraw from this continent.

Although many years have passed, the concentration of demonic energy in "Beiming Immortal Continent" has decreased compared to its peak period.

However, the northern part of this continent is still the territory of demons, and neither human cultivators nor demon cultivators dare to approach it easily.

Upon hearing Song Qingming's suggestion to head north, Yang Kaishan and Wang Zhixing looked at each other with puzzled expressions.

“Fellow Daoists, since these demons already know that we are going to Zhongyuan Prefecture, they must also expect that we will try to find a way to detour.”

Whether we go south or east, we certainly won't be able to avoid their notice.

Our only option now is to take them by surprise and head north, which will give us a chance to escape their pursuit.

Otherwise, we won't be able to hold out for long.

"Fellow Daoist Song is right. We have almost exhausted our magical power. If they catch up with us again, we probably won't have much strength left to resist."

Instead of risking death, head north and bypass the area inhabited by monsters.

Although entering the territory of the demons may be dangerous, those demons can also help us shake off the pursuit of these powerful demon warriors behind us.

"If we can find a safe place to recover our magic, our chances of escaping will increase significantly."

After listening to Song Qingming's analysis, Wang Zhixing pondered for a moment and felt that it made some sense.

Yang Kaishan, who was casting a spell to control the flying boat, still looked somewhat wary of the demons, but seeing that Song Qingming and the other person had made up their minds, he could only nod in agreement.

"Alright, let's head north and see if these guys dare to follow us."

After the three of them discussed the plan, Yang Kaishan immediately turned the flying boat around and sped northwards.

About half an incense stick's time after the three left, several streaks of light caught up and arrived nearby.

The leader, a burly man in a yellow robe, stood at the original spot and sensed the remaining aura. Suddenly, a look of confusion appeared on his face.

"Hey! Why are these guys heading north?"

A round-faced old man following behind the burly man in yellow robes smiled and replied, "Hehe! Lord Xuanjia."

I think they must be completely desperate and have lost their way.

"If we keep pursuing them, we should catch up with them soon."

"Yeah! That makes sense."

"Keep chasing! Once we capture these human cultivators, everyone will be rewarded." (End of Chapter)