Qinghe Immortal Clan.

Chapter 1193 Heavenly Tribulation, Demon Clan's Grand Plan
Several months later, a stone chamber was found on the west side of the main hall of "Hongyun Temple".

Song Qingming, dressed in a green robe, sat cross-legged on the stone platform, with a "green lotus flower" floating quietly above his head.

As Song Qingming raised his hand and slowly cast a spell, a thick golden spiritual light suddenly emerged from his body and began to swirl around him.

Only when the golden light transformed into a golden rune did it slowly rise and cover the "Seven-Colored Green Lotus".

The next moment, guided by the golden runes, the "Seven-Colored Lotus" above Song Qingming's head suddenly began to spin rapidly, emitting bursts of dazzling seven-colored light, mixed with a lot of black spiritual light.

These dark lights were the malevolent energy that had tainted the original "Seven-Colored Green Lotus".

At this moment, the Buddhist secret technique "Divine Illumination Golden Seal" used by Song Qingming was slowly drawn out and quickly gathered on the golden seal.

This secret technique, which can absorb the evil energy of magical treasures, was the one he had previously obtained from the "Golden Cloud Monk".

Under the other party's guidance, after several months of continuous cultivation, Song Qingming was able to barely condense a golden seal and began to try to remove the evil energy tainted by the "Seven-Colored Green Lotus".

Although the golden seal he has now formed is only moderately effective at dispelling evil energy.

Fortunately, Song Qingming had the incomplete map to help him, which allowed him to dispel the evil energy without hindering his cultivation.

Over the past two weeks, a significant amount of the malevolent energy within the "Seven-Colored Green Lotus" has been successfully removed.

After about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, the light above the "Seven-Colored Green Lotus" gradually faded, and the magic weapon quickly returned to its normal state.

Then, it transformed into a beam of green light and fell into Song Qingming's hand.

After examining the magical artifact in his hand, Song Qingming saw that the merit within the "Seven-Colored Green Lotus" had been restored considerably, and a look of relief appeared on his face.

"It seems to be going smoothly. At this rate, it shouldn't be long before the power of this treasure is restored to the fourth-grade superior level."

In a few more years, it will be almost time to completely remove the evil energy from inside.

Although, according to the "Golden Cloud Monk's" estimate, it would normally take at least twenty years to complete this task.

However, compared to other cultivators, Song Qingming, with the help of the incomplete map, recovered several times more magical power, which allowed him to directly speed up the process of dispelling the evil energy, saving him a lot of energy.

Just as Song Qingming was examining the "Seven-Colored Green Lotus" in his hand, his divine sense suddenly detected something, and he immediately stood up.

Just as Song Qingming flashed to the entrance of the main hall, a figure appeared nearby at the same time.

"Huh! Fellow Daoist Song, why did you emerge from seclusion so quickly today?"

Faced with the question from "Golden Cloud Monk", Song Qingming did not rush to answer, but instead looked up at the distant sky.

A streak of light flew rapidly toward the temple and soon landed in the courtyard in front.

Upon seeing Song Qingyu and Li Xuanyi appear before him, "Monk Jinyun" immediately breathed a sigh of relief, his previously tense expression immediately relaxing.

"Fellow Daoist Qingyu, so it's you who have returned. Are you alright?"

"Senior Sister Li and I were just taking a walk around the area, what could possibly happen?"

Facing the "Golden Cloud Monk" with a warm and concerned expression, Song Qingyu simply responded with a light word, then turned around and put on a smiling face as she approached Song Qingming.

"Seventh Brother, Senior Sister Li and I have been traveling around the east for the past few days. We even went to a market town to inquire, but we didn't find anything."

Within a radius of tens of thousands of miles, there were no traces of demonic cultivators or bandit cultivators; the highest-level demonic beasts were only at the Golden Core realm.

They were no match for the monks.

Having previously agreed to protect "Golden Cloud Monk" in exchange for a technique to dispel evil energy, Song Qingming did not rush to leave but chose to stay at "Red Cloud Temple" for the time being.

Logically speaking, "Monk Jinyun" is a Nascent Soul cultivator and a Buddhist disciple who dislikes getting involved in worldly grudges.

Since he had encountered a deadly calamity, the opponent's cultivation level was most likely no lower than his, at least at the Nascent Soul stage.

At first, Song Qingming thought that he might have offended some enemies in the neighborhood, or that someone might have taken a fancy to the treasure he was hiding, and that was why they came to steal the treasure and kill him.

Therefore, he decided to stay in the temple for the time being.

While waiting for the possible calamity brought by "Golden Cloud Monk", he also studied the "Divine Illumination Golden Seal" technique, a malevolent energy cultivation method he had just acquired.

If I can help them solve this problem on the spot, I can at least give myself an explanation. There's no need to actually bring the other person along.

For months on end, the area around Hongyun Temple remained completely calm, without any disturbance whatsoever.

Even the low-level demonic beasts that occasionally wander into the vicinity of the mountains are nothing more than ignorant little demons at the Qi Refining stage, and they dare not approach this place at all.

Seeing that there was no danger in the "Red Cloud Temple", and that "Golden Cloud Monk" could not say what enemies he had offended.

Song Qingyu and Li Xuanyi were getting restless, so they went to search the surrounding area on their own.

After wandering around for several days without finding anything, the two returned to the temple and told Song Qingming what they had learned.

"Seventh Brother, I think this monk is probably just not skilled enough, which is why he miscalculated the calamity. He's making a mountain out of a molehill and worrying unnecessarily."

"Why don't we send him to a safe place, let the monk hide there for a few years, and this calamity will be over."

"The art of divination is inherently mysterious and not as simple as you say."

I promised Master Jin Yun that I would protect him from this calamity; how can I break my promise so easily?

In the world of cultivation, most of the various "divine techniques" are a mix of truth and falsehood, and there is no absolutely accurate calculation.

Although Song Qingming believed what the "Golden Cloud Monk" had predicted about the impending calamity, he did not think that it would necessarily happen.

However, since he had already made a promise to the other party, he should fulfill his promise to the best of his ability.

Upon hearing Song Qingyu's suggestion, Song Qingming shook his head without hesitation.

Upon hearing this, Song Qingyu could only sigh helplessly and said nothing more.

Seeing this, Li Xuanyi, who was standing to the side, couldn't help but step forward and ask:
“My husband, we’ve been here for so long, and the little monk’s calamity has yet to appear.”

I think it's possible that his calamity isn't here, but somewhere else, and continuing like this isn't a solution.

Besides, we've been out for so long, it's time to return to the Floating Cloud Mountains.

More than twenty years have passed since the three left the cultivation world of "Floating Cloud Mountain Range" to travel.

Over the years, Song Qingming and his companions have traveled extensively, exploring countless mountains, rivers, lakes, and seas, gaining a great deal of knowledge and experience.

They also visited many large markets in Zhongyuan Immortal Continent, similar to "Xuantian City," and participated in numerous "trade fairs," acquiring many desired spiritual resources.

Even rare items for infant formation, such as the "Nurture Pill," were obtained by Song Qingming and his companions in several forms.

The goals of the trip have been largely achieved.

Judging by the days, it's almost time for them to return to their sect.

Having spent these days aimlessly hiding in this dilapidated temple in the wilderness, Li Xuanyi and Song Qingyu had long been feeling quite annoyed.

Song Qingming had naturally seen through this long ago, and after thinking for a moment, he made up his mind.

“What Xuan Yi said makes some sense. Since there is no danger here and we can’t get any results.”

"Then let's just go with the flow and leave this place first!"

"Hmm, maybe if the little monk leaves here and goes somewhere else, he can avoid this calamity."

".."

Upon hearing that Song Qingming had finally decided to leave "Hongyun Temple", Song Qingyu's face immediately lit up with joy, and she nodded in agreement.

After the three of them discussed it, Song Qingming immediately informed the "Golden Cloud Monk" who was meditating and chanting sutras in the main hall.

When he had previously asked Song Qingming and the others to help him avoid a massacre, "Monk Jinyun" had already agreed that he could leave with them.

Upon hearing that Song Qingming wanted to take him away from here, "Golden Cloud Monk" showed no surprise and calmly agreed.

After packing their belongings, the group left the area in Li Xuanyi's flying car.

".."

"Fallen Star Sea" is a deep sea abyss shrouded in blue spiritual light.

Under the blue light, countless flames burned fiercely against the seawater, and strange blue flames flickered and emerged from the abyss.

Despite being located deep in the ocean, these eerie blue flames seemed completely unaffected, burning exceptionally brightly.

The surrounding seawater was also shaking uncontrollably, forming whirlpools.

Beside a giant rock at the entrance to the abyss, several deep-sea monsters, each several meters tall, seemed to be attracted by the eerie blue light and slowly swam toward them.

The strange fish cautiously approached the vicinity of the abyss.

Suddenly, a fierce blue flame shot out from the abyss, heading straight for the surface of the deep sea, illuminating an area of ​​several thousand feet above the abyss.

At the same time, the originally cold seawater began to boil as it was scorched by the flames.

Startled by the sudden burst of blue flames, the strange fish that had strayed into the area quickly turned to leave. But just as they were wagging their tails to escape, the boulder below, which had been motionless moments before, suddenly opened its massive jaws and inhaled sharply.

In just a moment, several strange fish were swallowed by the enormous mouth that appeared out of nowhere.

As the ripples subsided, the strange fish's bodies had completely vanished, as if they had never existed, leaving no trace.

The boulders that swallowed them simply lay quietly to one side, surrounded by many identical stones, indistinguishable from each other.

As the blue flames in the sky disappeared, the entire seabed quickly returned to its original state.

".."

Beneath the abyss, in a place shrouded in blue flames, a woman in red sat motionless cross-legged.

Above the woman's head, a red phoenix hovered.

Faced with the ever-approaching blue flames, the "Crimson Phoenix" opened its maw and devoured them, then transformed them into a crimson shield that covered the red-clad woman below, protecting her from any harm.

Just then, a blazing flame suddenly ignited again from the bottom of the abyss, rapidly soaring into the sky.

Faced with the powerful blue flames that flew out from below with great effort, the "Crimson Phoenix" seemed to sense something delicious and suddenly spread its wings to block the flames.

As soon as the blue flames flew out, the "Crimson Phoenix" immediately grew several times larger and spat out a beam of crimson light that struck the center of the flames.

The next moment, a fire dragon suddenly flew out from the blue flames and engaged in a fierce battle with the "Crimson Phoenix" not far away.

The two sides clashed fiercely beneath the ocean floor, causing the entire deep sea to tremble violently, with countless blue flames rapidly rising to the seabed.

After a long while, the battle finally ended when the blue fire dragon was defeated and swallowed whole by its opponent.

The "Crimson Phoenix" that swallowed the fire dragon was now emitting bursts of blue flames as it absorbed more and more blue flames, turning its entire body a crimson-blue color.

When the "Crimson Phoenix" flew back to the woman in red, a crimson-blue spiritual light quickly entered her body.

At this moment, as the spiritual light merged into the woman in red, a powerful aura suddenly erupted from her body, directly isolating the surrounding flames several feet away.

Before long, the woman in red opened her eyes, and her aura began to rise steadily.

The surrounding area also began to move again.

Seemingly sensing the tremendous commotion coming from the depths below, the boulders submerged on the seabed also awoke and opened their eyes to look down.

"This aura... could it be that he has already broken through to a higher level of cultivation?"

"Hmm! It seems there's no mistake. We should inform the ancestor as soon as possible, lest something be delayed."

".."

After the giant rocks spoke and exchanged a few words, a voice transmission quickly flew out of the abyss and headed straight for the distant depths of the sea.

In a magnificent palace deep in the ocean, an elderly man with white hair and beard was carefully examining a jade slip in his hand.

Not far from him, hundreds of jade slips had been piled up into a small mountain.

Just as the white-haired old man was engrossed in watching, a handsome man in white robes suddenly walked into the hall, quickly approached him, and respectfully bowed.

"Haoyun pays respects to the Ancestor!"

"Get up. What do you want to see me about?"

The white-haired old man, whose interest had been interrupted, saw the newcomer slowly suppress his displeasure and waved him off.

After the man in white stood up, he immediately cupped his hands and said, "Ancestor, news just came from the Black Flame Abyss that he is already attempting to break through to a higher realm."

And judging from her appearance, she seems to have successfully subdued the Heart of Black Flame, just as I guessed.”

"In just thirty years, he has managed to subdue the Black Flame Heart. This boy is indeed quite talented. No wonder he was recognized by that senior."

It seems that before long, another true Nascent Soul seed will emerge in the Northern Frontier.

After she comes out, give her this letter and tell her that I have convinced Ao Lie and the others, and they can act together as agreed.

After speaking, the white-haired old man slowly put down the jade slip in his hand, raised his hand and tossed a letter to the white-robed man below.

Upon receiving the letter, the man in white did not leave immediately. After hesitating for a moment, he stepped forward and bowed, saying:
"Ancestor, this matter of contacting the Northern Frontier is of utmost importance and cannot be allowed to fail."

The journey from Falling Star Sea to the Northern Frontier involves passing through the territory of the Eastern Phoenix Kingdom's human race. Sending her back alone could be dangerous if she encounters human cultivators blocking her way.

"Or, I should personally take her home; that would be safer."

"Hehe! Once she comes out, she will be a peak Nascent Soul cultivator, so she shouldn't fall into the hands of humans."

"Why does it seem like when I listen to you, it's not just out of concern for her safety, but also for something else?"

"I did this entirely for the sake of my demon race's grand plan, without any selfish motives whatsoever. I beg the Ancestor to see the truth."

Upon hearing the white-haired old man's sharp words, the white-robed man immediately fell to the ground in shock, no longer daring to look up at the other man.

After a long silence, a burst of laughter suddenly came from the main hall.

"Hahaha, you're someone I personally trained, how could I not see through your little schemes?"

Although you are quite talented, you also have the potential to advance to the Divine Transformation realm in the future.

But this one has also caught Chi Li's eye, so it might not be so easy for you to get things done with her now.

You can take her home, but remember, you must never be rude in public.

Otherwise, if this grand alliance is delayed, even if you are the most promising person in your clan to advance to the Nascent Soul stage, the Ancestor might have to take drastic measures, even if it means sacrificing family for the greater good.

"I will obey the Ancestor's command!"

Sensing the imposing aura emanating from the white-haired elder's words, the man in white was slightly taken aback and quickly bowed to accept the order.

A moment later, the man in white disappeared from the main hall.

The white-haired old man returned to his original position, picked up the jade slip, and examined it carefully. He quickly regained his previous calm expression.

"The things left behind by these ancient human cultivators are truly mysterious."

"Pills, weapon crafting, magic arrays, talismans, and mechanical restrictions... With such a frail body, they were able to create so many cultivation techniques. No wonder these people were able to attain enlightenment and ascend to the upper realm."

Although our demon race possesses powerful physical bodies and bloodlines, and lifespans several times greater than those of human cultivators, we are still far inferior in this respect.

Looking at the complex restrictions inside the jade slip in his hand, the white-haired old man couldn't help but shake his head and sigh.

".."

"Black Wind Sea," in the teleportation hall of Longyun Island.

As a white light flashed, hundreds of figures slowly appeared in the teleportation hall.

Due to the aftereffects of long-distance teleportation, many cultivators with lower cultivation levels felt a strong wave of dizziness and held their foreheads.

After a short while, everyone recovered.

Led by a Golden Core cultivator, they quickly exited the teleportation hall and arrived at a relatively spacious stone hall outside.

At this time, more than a dozen cultivators were already waiting here. When they saw the newly teleported group of cultivators, they all stepped forward and greeted them warmly.

"Esteemed seniors! Welcome to my Longyun Island."

"I wonder if you need a hotel or if you would like to rent a treasure ship to go to other places? I am happy to help."

".."

Among the crowd, Song Qingming, Song Qingyu, and Li Xuanyi were not first-time visitors to "Golden Moon Island," so seeing this scene was quite normal for them.

Only the "Golden Cloud Monk" seemed to be here for the first time, his eyes filled with a sense of novelty.

Seeing that Song Qingming and his two companions were accompanied by a bald monk, the Foundation Establishment cultivators who were soliciting business nearby did not find it strange.

Soon, a cultivator approached enthusiastically.

"Seniors, is this your first time here? Would you like me to find you a restaurant to rest for a while?"

"If you need anything, please don't hesitate to ask!"

"First, help us find a place to stay, and then find out when the treasure ship from the island to Leiyuan Sea can depart."

"Senior, going to Lei Yuanhai now might be a bit troublesome?"

(PS: My mother's illness has worsened these past few days, and she has to go to the hospital every day. I haven't had much time to focus on writing, so I apologize for the lack of updates.)

Once her mother is feeling better, Xiaomeng will adjust her mindset and try to update her blog more often.

Please take good care of yourselves.
(End of this chapter)