Qinghe Immortal Clan.

In a small market town a thousand miles north of Xuantian City.

A young man dressed in blue was sitting on the second floor of the restaurant, sipping his wine while observing the crowds coming and going on the street below.

As the two jugs of spirit wine on the table slowly emptied, the blue-robed cultivator stood up, picked up a bamboo hat from the side, and put it on his head.

After leaving behind a dozen or so spirit stones, he turned and left the private room.

As he arrived on the street and was about to leave the market, a boy of about thirteen or fourteen years old suddenly appeared across from the restaurant and blocked the blue-robed cultivator's path.

"Big brother, someone wants to see you!"

"Follow me quickly!"

Upon hearing this, the blue-robed cultivator turned to look at the boy behind him, paused for a moment, then nodded slightly and followed behind him.

Led by the boy, the two soon arrived at an open-air teahouse on the west side of the market, where they met a woman in blue who was enjoying tea.

"This is a reward for you, it's none of your business."

"Thank you sister!"

Upon seeing the spirit stone that the woman in green had taken out, a glint of light flashed in the boy's eyes, and he thanked her profusely before leaving.

Only after the little boy left did the woman in green bow to the newcomer and speak:

"I am Song Qingyu. It has been many years since we last met. Fellow Daoist Li, it's been a long time."

"It's you, Fellow Daoist Song. Is it inconvenient for you to see me?"

The blue-robed cultivator raised his hand in return, then removed his bamboo hat, revealing a young face—it was none other than Li Xianyun, the man wanted by the market.

Back in the Wei Kingdom, Li Xianyun did not know Song Qingyu, but he had heard Song Qingming mention his cousin on several occasions.

He was not unfamiliar with the name Song Qingyu.

As for Song Qingyu, she had heard of Li Xianyun's genius name many years ago and already knew a lot about him.

Hearing the doubt in Li Xianyun's voice, he quickly explained:

"Fellow Daoist Li, please don't misunderstand. Seventh Brother went to the Northern Underworld Immortal Continent with someone two years ago to seek opportunities, which is why he was unable to come and meet me."

He personally handed me this talisman before he left.

"Fellow Daoist, what brings you to us? Is there anything we can do to help you?"

After speaking, Song Qingyu poured a cup of spiritual tea for the other party, and then took out the communication talisman that Song Qingming had left for her and placed it in front of Li Xianyun.

"I see. That explains why it was you who suddenly came to see me."

Seeing the talisman that Song Qingyu took out, which was the same one he had given to Song Qingming for communication years ago, Li Xianyun nodded slightly and took the tea that the other party offered.

Li Xianyun patiently sipped the spiritual tea before putting down the teacup and continuing:

"Li is now a wanted criminal in all the major markets. Countless cultivators outside want to take my head and claim the reward from the Qi family."

"Fellow Daoist Qingyu, aren't you afraid of causing yourself trouble by coming here to see me?"

"In recent years, Fellow Daoist has taken action to kill several Golden Core elders of the Qi family in the Golden Cloud Kingdom. People in Xuantian City talk about this almost every day."

Your head is now worth a million spirit stones. If it were anyone else, I might be tempted too.

But don't worry, fellow Daoist. Since Brother Seven entrusted this communication talisman to me, I naturally know a bit about Fellow Daoist Li's affairs.

Not to mention that Daoyou and Brother Qi are already close friends.

"Just because of your kindness in helping the sect repel the enemy back then, I would never betray a friend. Fellow Daoist, please speak your mind."

Seeing that Song Qingyu was very frank, Li Xianyun remained silent for a moment, then took out a storage bag from his body and placed it in front of her.

"This is.?"

“Fellow Daoist Qingyu, here are some spiritual items that I, Li, have accumulated over the years. If it is convenient, I would like to exchange these items for some spirit stones with you.”

There's also a list of spiritual items I need inside; you can take a look before making a decision.

Upon hearing what Li Xianyun said, Song Qingyu immediately used magic to probe into the "storage bag," and her divine sense quickly discovered many magical treasures, talismans, pills, and other spiritual items inside.

These things are of all kinds, a jumbled mess, and it's obvious that they weren't made by Li Xianyun himself.

Although the other party did not say it explicitly, Song Qingyu could tell that most of the spiritual items inside were things that Li Xianyun had seized from the Qi family cultivators over the years.

Li Xianyun is currently wanted by all the major markets, and if he rashly sells these things, he will easily be targeted by others.

Therefore, the other party wanted Song Qingming's help to deal with these shameful things on his person, which was a last resort for him at the moment.

After checking it over, Song Qingyu quickly found a note in the "storage bag" and took it out.

After glancing at the note and seeing the several spiritual items recorded on it, Song Qingyu looked up at the other person with a surprised expression.

"Fellow Daoist Li, please forgive my rudeness, but may I ask if the spiritual materials you requested are for refining a sword formation?"

Seeing Song Qingyu looking at him with curiosity, Li Xianyun hesitated for a moment before nodding in agreement.

"I've heard from Fellow Daoist Song that Fellow Daoist Qingyu also cultivates the path of swordsmanship. The fact that you can see the function of these spiritual objects at a glance shows that your understanding of sword intent is no less than mine."

To be honest, my purpose in searching for these spiritual objects was indeed to set up a Heaven-Slaying Six Harmonies Sword Formation.

This sword formation was found by me in a senior's cave in the Black Wind Sea when I had just formed my Nascent Soul.

After years of research, Li has successfully refined a portion of it, but he is still missing some high-level materials to complete the sword formation.

"If Fellow Daoist Qingyu can help me find these, I, Li, will be eternally grateful."

"Hehe! I have only been practicing sword cultivation for a few hundred years, which is far inferior to Fellow Daoist Li."

I had only seen some similar sword formations when I was cultivating at the Heavenly Sword Pavilion before, so I asked about them out of curiosity. I never expected that I would guess it by accident.

This sword formation requires so many high-grade materials; I imagine its power must be considerable!

"According to the array diagram left by that senior, Nascent Soul cultivators can use this sword array to increase their combat power several times over."

That senior once relied on this sword formation to fight head-on against a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator without being defeated, despite only being at the mid-stage Nascent Soul realm.

"To be able to directly confront a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator with only a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivation level, this sword formation is indeed quite powerful."

Upon hearing what Li Xianyun said, Song Qingyu's expression showed a slight surprise.

In the cultivation world, the difference in magical power between early-stage Nascent Soul cultivators and mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivators is not significant.

It's not too surprising that a Nascent Soul sword cultivator like Song Qingyu, with powerful magical abilities and treasures, could defeat a cultivator whose cultivation level was one or two levels higher than his own in a head-on confrontation.

However, the situation is different when encountering a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator.

Normally, the mana of a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator is far greater than that of a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, making it almost impossible for them to win in a direct confrontation.

Back then, Song Qingming, with his peak sixth-level Nascent Soul cultivation, was able to force the "Iron Wall Demon Emperor" to retreat head-on.

It was because he possessed a "puppet formation" at the Nascent Soul level, along with numerous high-level magic treasures, that he was able to confront his opponent head-on.

If it were any other Nascent Soul mid-stage cultivator with supernatural abilities, even someone like Li Xianyun, who was originally a sword cultivator, would have absolutely no chance of restraining a great cultivator on his own.

Seeing that the sword formation that Li Xianyun wanted to refine could actually help a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator fight enemies beyond their level, a strange look appeared in Song Qingyu's eyes.

“Fellow Daoist Qingyu, I know that the things here may be a bit difficult to handle. If you have any difficulties, please feel free to speak up.”

Li can think of other ways; he won't put his fellow Daoist in a difficult position.

Seeing that Song Qingyu hadn't agreed yet, Li Xianyun assumed that she was worried about how to handle the spiritual items he had brought out, so he asked again.

Upon hearing this, Song Qingyu shook her head directly.

"Fellow Daoist Li, rest assured, I can help you collect these materials, but I have one small request."

"Could you please make a copy of the sword formation diagram you possess? I am willing to exchange it for other spiritual items."

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"Alright! If you can help me collect these materials, I will give you the array diagram later, but I don't need the other spiritual items."

However, Fellow Daoist Qingyu, I must remind you of something.

We need to be careful with this deal between us. If others find out, it could cause you some trouble in the future.

"Yes! Fellow Daoist, don't worry, I know what to do."

Seeing that Song Qingyu readily agreed, Li Xianyun didn't say anything more. After leaving her his contact information, he turned and left the teahouse.

".."

Upon returning to Xuantian City, Song Qingyu immediately sought out Xiao Ziliang and began gathering the materials needed by Li Xianyun to forge the sword array. Knowing that the spiritual items Li Xianyun had given her were of questionable origin, Song Qingyu did not dare to take them out, but instead used the spirit stones she had stored on her person.

It took more than half a month, and he even borrowed a lot of spirit stones from his senior sister Li Xuanyi, to finally gather all the materials that Li Xianyun needed.

Soon, Song Qingyu delivered all these items to Li Xianyun, who was hiding in a mountain.

After gathering all the necessary materials, Li Xianyun, as agreed beforehand, gave Song Qingyu a copy of the array diagram he had.

Not only that, Li Xianyun also agreed to let Song Qingyu stay and help him refine the sword formation.

Since obtaining this array diagram, Li Xianyun has been studying and refining it over the years, and has already completed more than half of it.

Now that the remaining materials have been collected, and with Song Qingyu's help, the entire sword formation has been successfully forged in just a few months.

In the cave.

As the six sword lights changed, they transformed into thirty-six flying swords that circled around Li Xianyun, and a powerful sword formation quickly appeared in front of him.

Standing to the side, Song Qingyu, sensing the powerful aura emanating from the sword formation in front of Li Xianyun, also showed a hint of joy and stepped forward, cupping her hands in greeting:
"Congratulations, Fellow Daoist Li, on your great mastery of supernatural powers."

Upon hearing this, Li Xianyun smiled slightly, immediately put away the sword formation in front of him, and came to Song Qingyu's side.

"Fellow Daoist Qingyu, I must thank you for your help in successfully refining the sword formation this time."

These are some insights I've gained from studying this sword formation over the years. Fellow Daoist, you may find them helpful.

I will remain here to refine the sword formation, so I won't see you off, fellow Daoist!

"Thank you, Fellow Daoist Li!"

After receiving the bamboo slip from Li Xianyun, Song Qingyu quickly bowed and thanked him, then put it into his storage bag.

Just as Song Qingyu turned to leave, she suddenly remembered something and turned back to look at Li Xianyun beside her.

"Fellow Daoist Qingyu, is there anything else?"

"Fellow Daoist Li, you are wanted everywhere. Do you have any plans to leave this place and go to another cultivation world to lay low for a while?"

Upon hearing Song Qingyu's reminder, Li Xianyun suddenly fell silent.

"I still have some things to take care of. I will leave here once I have finished them. Thank you for the reminder, fellow Daoist."

"Then, Fellow Daoist Li, take care!"

Upon hearing Li Xianyun's reply, Song Qingyu nodded slightly and turned to leave the cave.

After Song Qingyu left, Li Xianyun, who was standing in place, looked at the sword formation he had just finished forging, and a cold glint flashed in his eyes.

A moment later, Li Xianyun raised his hand and waved it, and a white jade bottle appeared in his hand.

Upon opening the top cap, a dark shadow suddenly rose out of the cave, attempting to fly away.

But before the shadowy figure could escape far, a beam of spiritual light suddenly shot out from the white jade bottle in Li Xianyun's hand, imprisoning the shadowy figure in mid-air.

In an instant, the dark figure in mid-air began to struggle violently.

"Fellow Daoist, fellow Daoist, I am but a fragmented soul. Please allow me to enter reincarnation as soon as possible, lest I linger here!"

"what."

Before the shadowy figure could speak again, a bolt of lightning from Li Xianyun's hand covered its body, and the shadowy figure immediately let out a series of screams begging for mercy.

After tormenting the other party for quite some time, Li Xianyun finally put the dark figure back into the white jade bottle.

"It's time to settle this score with you!"

".."

In a cave dwelling behind the Qi family's residence in the "Golden Cloud Kingdom".

Qi Guangchun, who was meditating with his eyes closed, suddenly sensed a surge of magical energy outside his cave and immediately waved his hand to open the barrier in front of him.

A moment later, an elderly man with white hair walked in with a respectful expression.

"Yun Hui, what's the matter that you're in such a hurry to see me?"

"Reporting to the Ancestor, a letter has been sent from down the mountain, saying that news of that person has been found."

"Where is that man?"

Upon hearing what the other party said, Qi Guangchun's tiger-like eyes immediately shot towards him, and his words also revealed a certain impatience.

Since Qi Yuqian's unexplained death, the Qi family has been relentlessly pursuing the murderer for many years.

As a result, not only did the enemy manage to escape several times, but their own side also lost a considerable number of cultivators, making them truly hateful yet helpless.

Upon hearing news of this person, Qi Guangchun had no heart for cultivation and was about to leave his cave.

".."

Outside "Xuantian City", a streak of light flew swiftly and stopped outside the market town.

Looking down at the market below, Yang Kaishan immediately cupped his hands in greeting to Song Qingming in front of him.

"Fellow Daoists, I must return to attend to important matters first, so I will not see you inside. I will send word to invite you to the banquet another day when I have time."

"Fellow Daoist Yang, you're too kind!"

After greeting Song Qingming in front of him, Yang Kaishan left the flying boat and headed east, returning to his spiritual mountain.

Song Qingming, on the other hand, took Wang Zhixing, who was now only a Nascent Soul, and together they entered "Xuantian City".

Wang Zhixing was just like Song Qingming, a cultivator who came to Zhongyuan Prefecture from the outside cultivation world to travel, and he didn't know anyone here.

Now that he only has his natal nascent soul left, his strength has been greatly reduced, and he dares not show himself in front of others. He can only follow Song Qingming and live in "Xuantian City".

They plan to search for spiritual materials here to restore their physical bodies before returning to their sect.

With Song Qingming's help, Wang Zhixing quickly rented a cave dwelling in "Xuantian City" and settled down, beginning to search for spiritual materials to restore his physical body.

After nearly three years away, Song Qingming finally returned safely to "Xuantian City" and breathed a sigh of relief as he walked along the streets of the market.

As soon as he returned to the cave he rented in the back mountain, he saw a familiar figure already waiting in the hall.

"My lord, I thought it was Qingyu, but I didn't expect it to be you who came back!"

Looking at Song Qingming, who had just returned not far away, Li Xuanyi thought she had seen wrong. After a moment, she smiled and quickly walked over to greet him, rushing into his arms.

After being separated for several years, this was a rare and heartwarming moment for the two.

After a while, Song Qingming finally pulled the other person to sit down beside him.

Li Xuanyi personally brewed a pot of spiritual tea, filled the other person's cup, and then asked with a smile:
"Husband, did your trip go smoothly? Did you get what you wanted?"

"Yes! I've got the stuff, so the trip was worthwhile."

However, the Northern Underworld Immortal Continent is indeed extremely dangerous, and it was no easy feat for me to return safely this time.

Seeing Li Xuanyi looking at him with concern, Song Qingming sipped his tea and told her about some of the things they had encountered on their trip.

Previously, when Song Qingming went to "Beiming Immortal Continent", he only told Li Xuanyi that he was going to search for treasure with others, and there was not much danger.

Upon hearing that Song Qingming had first encountered betrayal from his teammates, then was pursued by demonic beasts and demonic cultivators, and even encountered a Nascent Soul level golden dragon fighting in the "Wind and Dark Strait," he was deeply moved.

Hearing this, Li Xuanyi couldn't help but feel a chill in her heart. She really hadn't expected that their trip to the "Northern Underworld Immortal Continent" would involve so many dangerous events.

"It is truly a blessing from heaven that my husband was able to return safely. We must never go to such a dangerous place again."

If it weren't for Song Qingming's extraordinary abilities that he was able to successfully return from the "Northern Underworld Immortal Continent," other Nascent Soul cultivators might never have met again.

At this moment, Li Xuanyi felt both lingering fear and a sense of relief.

Seeing how worried Li Xuanyi was about him, Song Qingming nodded slightly in agreement and immediately changed the subject, asking:
"Qingyu isn't cultivating in her cave; could she have gone to the market?"

"Qingyu, her husband Qingyu is actually not in Xuantian City right now."

"What? Didn't I tell you not to leave the city at will? Where did she go?"

Upon hearing that Song Qingyu was not in "Xuantian City", Song Qing looked somewhat surprised and couldn't help but ask a question.

It wasn't until Li Xuanyi spoke up and explained things to him that Song Qingming immediately stood up.

"No, it's too dangerous for Qingyu to stay with him. I have to go and bring her back."

Just as Song Qingming stepped out of the cave entrance, preparing to go find Song Qingyu, he saw a familiar figure suddenly walking over from afar.

"Seventh Brother, when did you get back?" (End of Chapter)