Qinghe Immortal Clan.

After the man in the yellow robe finished speaking, he seemed to have thought of something happy again, and a smile appeared on his lips.

Once the group had confirmed their pursuit direction, the numerous demon emperors present soon transformed into streaks of light and vanished from their original positions.

".."

Not long after the yellow-robed man and his companions left, more than a dozen streaks of light caught up with them; these were none other than the "White Thunder Demon Emperor" and the "Golden Armor Demon Emperor," among others.

"Strange, why did Xuanjia and the others head north? Could it be that those human cultivators appeared over there? Why didn't he send a message to inform us?"

"Hmph! Brother Xuanjia doesn't know his nature. He probably guessed that those three are not simple and wanted to slack off from us and take all the benefits for himself."

This guy is so greedy and reckless; I think he'll suffer at the hands of those human cultivators sooner or later.

Upon hearing what the "Golden Armor Demon Emperor" said, the "White Thunder Demon Emperor" standing to the side also wore a somewhat helpless expression.

"Xuanjia is at least at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage, and his strength is no weaker than yours or mine. How could he be so easily outmaneuvered by human cultivators? Don't overthink it."

Alright, let's hurry up and catch up!
"If that guy really succeeds, you and I probably won't even get a sip of soup."

"Hmph! Don't worry, I have arrangements with Xuanjia. As soon as he finds those people, we'll receive the news quickly. There's no need to rush."

"Oh, that's very good."

".."

A streak of light suddenly flew across the sky above the snow-capped mountain and quickly disappeared into the distant horizon.

After changing course and speeding north, just as Song Qingming had expected, they encountered almost no high-level demon race pursuers along the way.

With the demonic beasts no longer holding them back, Song Qingming and his companions finally found a chance to catch their breath and began taking turns meditating on the flying boat to slowly recover their magical power.

After traveling for nearly two days, as the airship headed further north, the surrounding temperature gradually dropped, and snowflakes slowly began to fall from the sky.

In an instant, the world was reduced to a vast expanse of white.

After the three arrived, they found that there were no monsters to be seen in the surrounding area, and even birds and animals had completely disappeared.

Apart from a flying boat rapidly moving through the air, the surroundings were deathly silent, with only the sound of snowflakes falling.

At this moment, Song Qingming and the other two standing on the flying boat also sensed that the pure spiritual energy in the surrounding air was beginning to become abnormal.

The originally pure spiritual energy now contained a strange, almost imperceptible aura.

It was the true demonic energy that all cultivators in the entire cultivation world feared.

Song Qingming had previously witnessed similar true demonic energy in "Xihua Immortal Continent" and "Qiyun Immortal Cultivation World".

But after arriving in this area, Song Qingming clearly felt that the true demonic energy here was far purer than anything he had ever seen before.

This is only in the outer area; one can only imagine how severe the demonic calamity that "Northern Underworld Immortal Continent" suffered back then truly was.

So much so that even after tens of thousands of years, this place still cannot be adapted to the survival of living beings.

Next, Song Qingming and the other two walked for several more hours.

Below the flying boat, everything remained a vast expanse of white. Apart from the increasingly dense demonic energy around them, no signs of life appeared.

At this moment, Song Qingming and the other two standing on the flying boat were secretly relieved.

Surprisingly, despite being tense the whole way, we didn't encounter any monsters.

In a dangerous place like the "Northern Underworld Immortal Continent," their good fortune is truly remarkable.

"Fellow Daoists, we have already ventured deep into the territory of the Demon Calamity. Those demon experts should not be able to catch up with us for the time being."

"We should find a place to rest and recuperate, and then look for a route to bypass this area."

"Yes! Fellow Daoist Yang is right. This place is so dangerous. If we encounter some powerful demons ahead, our magic power is insufficient and we may be in danger."

"We should quickly find a safe place to recover our magic power and then find a suitable route to leave as soon as possible."

After traveling at full speed for several days, even with the replenishment of pills and spirit stones, Yang Kaishan and his companion on the flying boat were already extremely exhausted.

Seeing that the three of them had successfully escaped into the territory controlled by the monsters, Song Qingming felt a little relieved.

She nodded slightly in agreement with Yang Kaishan and the other person's opinion.

Before long, the three of them stopped on the back of a high mountain, intending to find a place to rest for a while.

As several array flags flew out of Wang Zhixing's hand, a concealment array quickly covered the three figures, causing them to disappear into the vast snowfield.

".."

Tens of thousands of miles away from the three, in a snowy field, the "Mysterious Armor Demon Emperor" and his six subordinates had stopped in mid-air.

"These human cultivators are truly courting death, daring to continue forward."

"Hmph! Although they dared to come to the Northern Underworld Immortal Continent, this is probably their first time entering this place. I guess these people have no idea of ​​the dangers inside."

They've ventured so deep into this place; I doubt they'll ever get out.

"Lord Xuanjia, should we follow them in and take a look?"

"No need. Those things are likely to appear at this time. We can stay here and send out the spirit birds to scout ahead. Let's not go in and take the risk."

If they manage to escape, they'll fall right into our hands.

"If we accidentally die inside, those monsters probably won't bother taking anything from us."

".."

An hour later.

Song Qingming, who was sitting cross-legged on the ground, was the first to open his eyes.

At this moment, his expression had returned to normal, and the few mid-grade spirit stones in his hand had long since turned into powder and disappeared into the air.

Seeing that Yang Kaishan and Wang Zhixing were still meditating and recovering their magical power, he took out a copy of the "Northern Underworld Immortal Continent" map that Yang Kaishan had given him when he came.

They began searching for the three people's location, figuring out which way to go next and how to safely escape back to "Zhongyuan Immortal Continent".

Just as Song Qingming was patiently studying the map in his hand, he suddenly felt a slight tremor from the ground, and even the snow beside him began to show fine cracks.

Before Song Qingming could confirm what had happened, Yang Kaishan and Wang Zhixing, who were not far away, also sensed danger at the same time and quickly opened their eyes.

The three of them stood up and looked through the magic circle, only to find that the snow not far from them had suddenly cracked open, and a black monster taller than a person had emerged.

"This is a monster!"

Upon seeing the unsettling aura emanating from the black monster before him, Yang Kaishan immediately recognized it as a demon infected by demonic energy.

As the earth continued to tremble, the magic array where Song Qingming and the other two were hiding began to emit a burst of spiritual light, instantly attracting the attention of the black demon not far away.

Before the other party could come to check, a figure flew out from the magic circle and released a powerful sword light.

The demon, facing the approaching sword light, showed no fear whatsoever. Instead, its eyes glowed red as it charged towards the demon.

The demon in front of them was only at the Foundation Establishment stage. Even though it was frantically bloodthirsty, it was completely powerless against Yang Kaishan, a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator.

After the sword flashed, the demon's body was instantly split in two and fell into the snow.

But just as Yang Kaishan was dealing with his opponent, the snow beside him suddenly cracked open again, and another Golden Core level demon emerged from it.

More than that.

As the ground continued to tremble, cracks rapidly appeared everywhere in the snow, and countless black monsters with glowing red eyes emerged from the ground like ants.

In an instant, the entire snowfield turned from white to black, and countless monsters filled the ground.

"Oh no! So many monsters! Everyone, retreat!"

Upon seeing the army of demons suddenly emerge from the ground, Song Qingming and his companions froze, revealing expressions of shock.

No wonder they didn't see a single monster in the vicinity as they flew here.

It turned out that all these monsters had concealed their presence and hibernated underground.

Just now, Song Qingming and the other two did not intentionally release their divine senses to explore the underground, which is why they inexplicably stumbled into the army of demons.

Seeing that the demons around them were starting to surround them, Yang Kaishan swung his sword and killed several demons beside him.

He then raised his hand and released his flying boat, beckoning Song Qingming and the other to escape from the place.

Just as Song Qingming and his two companions reunited, a dark cloud had gathered on the horizon and was rapidly pressing in on them, as if it would blot out the sky.

The ground was already surrounded by numerous demonic creatures, which had turned the entire world into a pitch-black darkness.

Although the three knew this place was extremely dangerous, the simultaneous appearance of such a large army of demons, resembling a black tsunami, still caused them to pause in surprise.

"Fellow Daoists, let's go quickly!"

Wherever the demonic calamity passes, no living being can survive.

Even for a Nascent Soul cultivator, facing these countless demonic creatures is an extremely dangerous situation.

Seeing that countless demons were rushing towards their location, Yang Kaishan immediately controlled the flying boat to transform into a streak of light and quickly flew away from the original spot.

Just as Song Qingming and his two companions appeared in their flying boat, a flock of black birds in the distant dark clouds began to chase after them.

Just a quick glance upwards revealed no fewer than several thousand, leaving the airship with no way to avoid them.

Seeing this, Song Qingming's hand flashed with spiritual light, and the "Golden Palace Cloud Light Sword" quickly unleashed several powerful golden sword lights.

In the blink of an eye, hundreds of low-level demons were pulverized by the golden sword light, turning into black blood mist that scattered in mid-air.

Taking advantage of the opening created by Song Qingming's sword strike, Yang Kaishan immediately unleashed his full power, and a white light shone above the flying boat once again, instantly teleporting it to a high altitude more than ten miles away.

The three of them managed to escape the monsters' encirclement without any real danger.

But before they could catch their breath, a large number of black birds gathered again below, like a dark cloud, and quickly chased after the airship.

In addition, not far ahead of them, numerous black monsters were also rapidly attacking.

These demonic creatures, when combined, can not only fly in the air, but their speed is also comparable to that of a Nascent Soul cultivator.

Before long, more than a dozen high-level Golden Core demonic creatures were closing in on the hind of the flying boat, relentlessly attempting to attack Song Qingming and his companions with spells. Fortunately, after their recent rest, the three of them had recovered a significant amount of their magical power.

Song Qingming swung the "Golden Palace Cloud Light Sword" in his hand again, and soon killed all the pursuing demons in mid-air.

Although Song Qingming's sword light was powerful, it couldn't withstand the sheer number of monsters around him. Even with Wang Zhixing's help, he still couldn't completely shake off the monsters' pursuit.

Having escaped for only a few hundred miles, three more black monsters suddenly appeared ahead, their auras already at the Nascent Soul stage.

The two demons were also quite fast, and soon they pounced towards the airship.

“Fellow Daoists, it will be difficult for us to break out like this. Only pure Yang thunder and fire can subdue these demons. Do you have any high-level thunder and fire talismans on you?”

After saying that, Wang Zhixing threw out a mid-grade level four spirit talisman, which transformed into two fire dragons that directly engulfed hundreds of low-level demons in front of the flying boat.

Then, under Wang Zhixing's control, the fire dragon directly confronted the three Nascent Soul demons ahead, preventing them from interfering with the flying boat's escape.

On Song Qingming's side, he immediately put away the "Golden Cloud Light Sword" in his hand and cast a spell to summon the "Myriad Spirits Puppet Array".

A moment later, Song Qingming's aura rapidly rose to the peak of the Nascent Soul stage, and a white lightning bolt appeared on his body.

"This is... the Crimson Sun Divine Thunder!"

Upon seeing the white lightning appear on Song Qingming's body, Yang Kaishan, who was standing to the side, immediately showed a hint of surprise.

The various powerful supernatural abilities and the "puppet array" that Song Qingming had previously displayed were already quite impressive.

Unexpectedly, Song Qingming possessed such a profound lightning-attribute technique.

It can control the Crimson Sun Divine Thunder within the "Heaven and Earth Divine Thunder" for its own use.

Demonic techniques and demonic creatures are inherently countered by the Pure Yang Thunder and Fire Divine Power.

"Crimson Sun Divine Thunder" is the most powerful and yang-like of all divine thunders, and it is especially effective against demons.

Seeing the powerful "Crimson Sun Divine Thunder" erupting from Song Qingming's hand.

Yang Kaishan and Wang Zhixing, who were standing beside him, looked surprised, but also felt a sense of relief.

White lightning surged rapidly, quickly transforming into a white lightning tiger in front of Song Qingming and charging out.

A flash of lightning, and in an instant the entire battlefield was enveloped in a white light as bright as the sun.

Countless demons screamed in agony, turning into wisps of black smoke amidst the white lightning and vanishing into the air, leaving no trace of their corpses.

In just a short while, all the thousands of demons surrounding the flying boat perished in mid-air.

Even two of the Nascent Soul demons that were entangled with the fire dragon died instantly under the lightning.

The remaining stronger one had half its body shattered by the lightning and fled the battlefield.

“Fellow Daoists, you two are in charge of controlling the flying boat. I will take care of these demons for now.”

Seeing that all the demons that had been surrounding the flying boat had been eliminated, Song Qingming immediately urged Yang Kaishan and Wang Zhixing to steer the flying boat away from the spot as quickly as possible.

He, meanwhile, was casting spells to control the "Crimson Sun Divine Thunder" in his hand, ready to deal with the surrounding demons at any time.

With Song Qingming's divine thunder clearing the way, Yang Kaishan and the other man cast spells at full speed, and the flying boat's speed suddenly increased. Soon they had leaped thousands of miles away.

As the flying boat sped south, they were getting closer and closer to the demon territory they had come from.

Although many monsters were still chasing them from all sides, their numbers had decreased compared to before, which did not affect their escape speed.

The three of them managed to escape the encirclement of the monster army without serious injury.

"Fellow Daoist Song, it is all thanks to you that you possess such profound thunder magic. Otherwise, the three of us would probably not have been able to escape this calamity today."

"Hehe! This Northern Underworld Immortal Continent is indeed extremely dangerous. No wonder so many Nascent Soul cultivators have dared to come here over the years."

Having barely escaped death, the three people on the airship couldn't help but feel a sense of relief.

I originally thought that with so many late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators accompanying me on this treasure hunt, even if there were some dangers, I wouldn't perish here.

Unexpectedly, after much effort, we finally found the "Jade Purity Elixir".

First, the group was betrayed by "Xu Gu Zi", then they were surrounded and intercepted by demon experts, and just now they almost perished in the demon army.

The journey has been fraught with hardship and misfortune.

Fortunately, they had Song Qingming, a highly skilled expert, who always managed to turn danger into safety in critical moments; otherwise, the three of them would probably have died countless times.

Looking at Song Qingming's familiar face, Yang Kaishan and Wang Zhixing felt a mix of gratitude and confusion.

When they arrived together, Song Qingming only claimed that he came from an ordinary Nascent Soul sect in "Eastern Phoenix Immortal Continent" and did not show any particularly powerful background.

However, the two of them had already been incredibly surprised by Song Qingming's various powerful supernatural abilities along the way.

They simply couldn't believe that the person in front of them came from an ordinary Nascent Soul sect.

Song Qingming must be a supreme elder of a major sect in the "Eastern Phoenix Immortal Continent" or a direct disciple of a Nascent Soul cultivator to possess so many powerful supernatural abilities.

They just felt that the other party probably didn't want to tell them, so they deliberately disguised their identity.

"Fellow Daoist Song, which way should we go next?"

Upon hearing Yang Kaishan's respectful inquiry, Song Qingming pondered for a moment before immediately replying, "The north is now teeming with demons, so we probably can't get through. Let's head southwest first."

"Once we get rid of these monsters, we'll change course and head south."

At this moment, the entire north was shrouded in countless dark clouds, making it impossible for Song Qingming and his two companions to continue forward. They could only turn southwest.

According to the map Song Qingming had just checked, they had just arrived at the northwest corner of "Northern Underworld State," which was under the control of demons.

Next, just travel tens of thousands of miles southwest, and you'll reach a place not far from the coastline, which will be close enough to enter the territory controlled by other demon races.

Throughout the entire "Northern Underworld Immortal Continent," there is also a division of power among the demon races.

Next, as long as Song Qingming and his group are careful not to reveal their whereabouts, they can circle around to the south from the other demon emperor's territory.

Then there would be a great chance of successfully escaping the encirclement and suppression of the "Golden Armor Demon Emperor" and his men, crossing the "Wind and Dark Strait" and returning to Zhongyuan Immortal Continent.

Just as Song Qingming and his companions were maneuvering their flying boat to the southwest, on a high mountain thousands of miles away, the "Mysterious Armored Demon Emperor," who had been meditating with his eyes closed, suddenly stood up.

"Lord Xuanjia, has something happened?"

"Heh! They're really lucky; they actually managed to escape. Come after them!"

After saying this, the "Mysterious Armored Demon Emperor" transformed into a streak of light and flew westward.

The other demon emperors followed suit, transforming into streaks of light and quickly disappearing from their original positions.

Shortly after they disappeared, a white bird suddenly emerged from the ground, spread its wings, and flew rapidly south.

".."

Two days later, aboard a flying boat in mid-air.

Seeing another black demonic creature approaching, Song Qingming flashed lightning in his hand, and the "Crimson Sun Divine Lightning" transformed into a dragon and flew out.

A moment later, the demonic creature, under the siege of the white dragon, turned into wisps of green smoke and disappeared into the air.

After two days of rapid travel, the flying boat had arrived at the edge of the demonic calamity. At this moment, Song Qingming was much more relaxed in dealing with the demons attacking from all sides than before.

If we travel another ten thousand miles or so, we should be able to completely escape the control of the demonic calamity.

Just then, several streaks of light suddenly flew from the southwest, heading straight for the flying boat where Song Qingming and the other two were.

"Haha, we've finally caught up with you guys."

"Oh no, those demon emperors are coming after us."

Upon seeing the seven streaks of light chasing after them, all of whom were Nascent Soul Demon Emperors no less powerful than the three of them, Yang Kaishan, who was controlling the flying boat, suddenly changed his expression.

They had already escaped so far, yet these demon emperors still had no intention of giving up the pursuit.

"Fellow Daoists, turn around and head north."

Upon hearing Song Qingming's reminder, Yang Kaishan and Wang Zhixing had no doubts this time and immediately changed direction, speeding towards the location of the northern demon.

"Hmph! You've come all this way, and you still want to leave?"

Seeing that Song Qingming and his two companions were trying to use the demons as cover to escape their pursuit, the "Mysterious Armor Demon Emperor" immediately led his men to give chase, disregarding the danger.

The two sides rushed into the enemy army one after the other.

Although Song Qingming possessed the "Crimson Sun Divine Thunder," he quickly carved a path through the demon army.

However, the "Mysterious Armored Demon Emperor" following behind them was also able to unleash a powerful fire-attribute divine ability, and his escape speed was not affected in the slightest by the low-level demons around him.

The two groups, one after the other, quickly pursued each other for hundreds of miles.

"Gentlemen, this place is not as safe as you think. I think it would be better if we didn't go any further."

Just as Song Qingming and his two companions continued heading north, the "Mysterious Armored Demon Emperor" opened its mouth wide and immediately spat out a golden sphere.

Flames erupted from the top of the golden sphere, which suddenly grew several times larger and flew high into the sky.

"Flame burns the sky!"

The next moment, the originally dark sky suddenly turned blood red, and then countless flames suddenly fell from the sky, covering an area of ​​dozens of miles around.

Such a powerful attack over such a wide area not only caused the surrounding demons to scream in agony.

Even Song Qingming and his two companions on the flying boat had no choice but to stop the boat and cast a spell to create a protective shield to resist the approaching flames.

"Boom, boom, boom!"

As streaks of flame rapidly descended, they quickly enveloped the airship's shield.

Seeing that Song Qingming and the other two were trapped by the fire rain, the "Xuanjia Demon Emperor" was about to step forward and destroy the flying boat.

Unexpectedly, a golden sword light suddenly flew out from the protective barrier in front of him, heading straight for his location. (End of Chapter)