Qinghe Immortal Clan.

Seeing that Song Qingming and the other man both said they did not recognize Li Xianyun on the wanted poster, the man in white did not say anything more and simply put away the scroll in his hand.

But just as Song Qingming turned to walk away, he suddenly felt a divine sense probing him from behind, which immediately made him alert.

The next moment, Song Qingming stopped and turned to look at the other party, and a powerful divine sense instantly rebounded back.

The white-robed man not far away was so shocked by the sudden appearance of this powerful divine sense that he staggered and took a step back.

At this moment, he looked at the person in front of him with an expression of disbelief.

This sudden turn of events surprised Lu Yaoxian and the others standing beside him, who all stared wide-eyed at Song Qingming not far away.

Only now did they realize that the aura emanating from the other was completely different from before.

"A late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator!"

".."

Previously, Song Qingming had been deliberately concealing his aura on the ship.

Although Ge Longjiang and Qin Kun had met him before, their spiritual sense was far inferior to Song Qingming's, so they did not perceive his true cultivation level.

They had always thought that the person in front of them was just an ordinary mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, like them.

Only now did Ge Longjiang realize that Song Qingming's identity was not as simple as they had thought, and he couldn't help but look at him with surprise.

To everyone's surprise, this young man, who had hardly shown himself since boarding the ship, had already reached the late Nascent Soul stage in terms of cultivation.

Among the crowd, only the man in white, who had once cultivated a divine sense technique, had inadvertently noticed something unusual about Song Qingming.

Because he had doubts, he secretly released his divine sense to try and investigate the other party.

However, he did not expect that the person in front of him was actually a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator who had concealed his identity.

Seeing Song Qingming staring at him with a serious expression, the man in white couldn't help but feel a little regretful and quickly stepped forward to apologize.

"Fellow Daoist, please don't misunderstand. I was just curious and had no intention of offending you. Please forgive me, Fellow Daoist Song."

"I never expected that Fellow Daoist Song would be such a great cultivator. We are truly sorry for our ignorance and rudeness."

".."

Although they are all at the Nascent Soul stage, the status of a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator in the cultivation world is far superior to that of other ordinary Nascent Soul cultivators.

Even though Lu Yaoxian and his group came from a major Nascent Soul sect like the Shuiyun Sect, they didn't dare to offend Song Qingming easily.

After realizing Song Qingming's special identity.

Immediately, all of them chose to apologize, and a hint of fear appeared in their eyes.

Faced with the sincere apologies from the man in white and Lu Yaoxian, Song Qingming's expression gradually softened, and he waved to the group.

"I was just traveling with a friend on a treasure ship to Lei Yuanhai to take care of some business. I had no prior acquaintance with this fellow Daoist and did not intend to have any relationship with him."

If you fellow cultivators still wish to verify their identities, please do so as not to delay our journey.

"Hehe! With Fellow Daoist Song here, I believe those bandit cultivators will not be able to sneak in easily."

Since the verification is almost complete, we won't keep everyone any longer, so we'll take our leave now.

May all my fellow cultivators have a safe journey!

Lu Yaoxian and his group, who had been seriously checking identities on the ship, changed their attitude after hearing Song Qingming's urging.

After waving to recall his subordinate cultivators, the group smiled and bowed to Song Qingming before turning to leave.

Only after seeing off the cultivators from the "Water Cloud Sect" did Ge Longjiang, Yang Jinsheng, and Qin Kun, who were standing to the side, turn their attention to Song Qingming.

At this moment, their expressions became more respectful, and they cupped their hands in greeting:
"We are blind and have not been able to see that Fellow Daoist Song is a great cultivator after so many days. Please forgive our rudeness."

"When traveling, Song did not want to attract attention, which is why he did not deliberately reveal his cultivation level."

Fellow Daoists, please don't stand on ceremony. Let's treat each other as equals and not be distant.

After returning the bow, Song Qingming changed the subject and asked:
"Fellow Daoist Ge, do you recognize the person holding the portrait just now?"

Upon hearing Song Qingming mention the white-robed cultivator who had just offended him, Ge Longjiang's expression faltered slightly before he replied:
"To be honest, Fellow Daoist Song, that person was not a cultivator from the Shuiyun Sect, but rather came from Zhongyuan Immortal Continent, just like you."

All I know is that this person is from the Qi family of Jin Yun Kingdom, but I do not know his name.

"The Qi family of Jin Yun Kingdom is far away in Zhongyuan Immortal Continent. Why would this person come to Black Wind Sea to suppress bandits? And who is the person in his portrait?"

Could he also be a bandit cultivator from this place?

"Hehe! This is a long story."

Seeing Song Qingming's curiosity, Ge Longjiang paused before continuing to explain with a hint of deeper meaning:

"Fellow Daoist Song, you may not know this, but the person in that portrait is no ordinary person; he is not just a bandit cultivator from this place."

The reason why the Shuiyun Sect came to suppress the bandits in such a grand manner was actually because of him.

This person's name is Li Xianyun. All we know is that he is a rogue cultivator from Zhongyuan Immortal Continent, and we don't know his specific background.

A few years ago, this young man secretly infiltrated the ancestral land of the Qi family in the Golden Cloud Kingdom. He not only stole one of their most valuable treasures, but also wiped out over a thousand cultivators from the Qi family in one fell swoop.

It is said that he even destroyed the Qi family ancestral temple on the spot.

This move thoroughly enraged the Qi family. The fellow Daoist Qi who had just arrived was someone who had come all the way from Zhongyuan Immortal Continent to pursue this person.

About two years ago, Li Xianyun fled to Black Wind Sea, and the Qi family sent people to chase after him.

I don't know how they persuaded the Shuiyun Sect, but the two families have been searching here for over a year.

A few days ago, they even tried to invite various sects to participate in the search under the guise of bandit suppression.

On the surface, it all sounds very respectable, but we all basically know the real story behind it, and nobody wants to get involved.

After all, it's about avenging outsiders; who would willingly take that risk for no reason?

"It's just that I can't directly refuse them out of respect for the Shuiyun Sect."

After speaking, Ge Longjiang couldn't help but shake his head, clearly not entirely approving of the "Shuiyun Sect's" large-scale bandit suppression operation.

Standing to the side, Qin Kun couldn't help but nod and said, "I have heard of the Qi family of Jin Yun Kingdom before. Their strength is not much weaker than that of Shui Yun Sect."

This Li Xianyun, who actually managed to destroy the Qi family ancestral temple, is certainly not a formidable character to be trifled with.

The Qi family came from afar to pursue Li Xianyun, and they were able to persuade the "Shuiyun Sect" to cooperate with them. They must have paid a considerable price, which is obvious to anyone with eyes to see.

Just as Qin Kun said, the Qi family of the "Golden Cloud Kingdom" still has a half-step Nascent Soul cultivator, whose strength is far beyond that of ordinary Nascent Soul sects.

Those who dare to provoke them and travel thousands of miles across continents to track them down are no ordinary people.

Under the guise of bandit suppression, the Shuiyun Sect wanted to drag surrounding sects into this risk with them. How could Ge Longjiang and others truly risk their lives for them?

"Fellow Daoist Qin is right. Even the Qi family suffered losses because of such ruthless bandits. We can't even avoid them, so how dare we provoke them easily?"

"Fellow Daoist Ge, don't worry. The Shuiyun Sect has been searching for over a year and still hasn't found this person."

I think Li Xianyun might have already escaped the Black Wind Sea.

"Hehe! If that's really the case, we should be glad, because we won't have to go out to sea and live in such fear."

".."

After chatting with Ge Longjiang for a while, Song Qingming returned to the cabin thoughtfully, where Song Qingyu and Li Xuanyi were already waiting.

Even the monk Jin Yun, who had been in seclusion, made a rare appearance in his cabin.

Seeing the serious look on Song Qingming's face, Song Qingyu quickly asked, "Seventh Brother, I just saw Fellow Daoist Li's wanted poster. Could these people be after him?"

Could it be that Fellow Daoist Li has already returned to the Black Wind Sea?

Although Song Qingyu and Li Xuanyi did not go to the deck above, disciples of the "Shuiyun Sect" came down to patrol and brought Li Xianyun's wanted poster.

Both women knew about what had happened to Li Xianyun, so they didn't reveal that they knew each other.

Upon seeing Song Qingming return, they quickly lowered the soundproof barrier and inquired about the matter.

Seeing Song Qingyu's slight worry, Song Qingming nodded slightly.

"Fellow Daoist Li should have returned two years ago. It is said that he destroyed the Qi family's ancestral temple and made a great enemy of them, so he hid here."

The Qi family, in conjunction with the Shuiyun Sect, is searching the vicinity, but it seems they haven't found him yet.

When Song Qingming heard that Li Xianyun had single-handedly destroyed the Qi family's ancestral temple and killed over a thousand of their cultivators, he was somewhat surprised.

It should be noted that the Qi family has a half-step Nascent Soul ancestor in charge, yet Li Xianyun was able to succeed so easily and escape to the Black Wind Sea.

This whole thing seems rather strange, and we don't know what else happened.

Although Song Qingming was unaware of the details, more than a year had passed, and the other party still hadn't found him. He figured Li Xianyun should still be safe at this point.

The news confirms that Li Xianyun has indeed returned to the "Black Wind Sea" and is likely nearby.

After hesitating for a moment, Song Qingyu couldn't help but ask Song Qingming:
"Seventh Brother, if Fellow Daoist Li is nearby, should we try to contact him?"

Maybe we can be of help and take him away from here.

"As long as we return to Lei Yuanhai, the Qi family and Shuiyun Sect will be too far away to reach us, and Fellow Daoist Li will be safe."

Li Xianyun not only had a debt of gratitude to the "Xiaoyao Sect," but was also a long-time friend of Song Qingming, and had even given Song Qingyu guidance in his cultivation.

Seeing that the other person was nearby and might be in danger, Song Qingming also wanted to rescue them.

He fell silent upon hearing Song Qingyu's suggestion.

After thinking for a while, Song Qingming slowly said, "The Qi family and the Shuiyun Sect are both looking for him, so there must be quite a few Nascent Soul experts gathered here."

If we contact Fellow Daoist Li rashly now, what if they find out?

I'm afraid it's not just him; we could all be in danger.

"Let's not rush this matter. Let's wait until the treasure ship has left this area."

If he were alone, Song Qingming might not have many concerns.

But now Li Xuanyi and Song Qingyu are still on the ship, as well as the "Golden Cloud Monk" who is with him and may encounter a killing calamity at any time.

Song Qingming also had to be more cautious.

Upon hearing this, Song Qingyu knew that this matter might be somewhat dangerous, and nodded in agreement with Song Qingming's idea.

After removing the soundproof barrier, the three turned their gaze to the sea outside the window, their expressions also carrying a hint of heaviness.

".."

Half a month later, at a coral reef thousands of miles away from the treasure ship.

Several Foundation Establishment stage sea monsters seemed to have smelled something and kept circling around the coral reef, trying to search for something.

They circled around for a long time but still couldn't find what they were looking for, so they just kept splashing the nearby seawater.

After an unknown amount of time, another dark shadow appeared in the sea and quietly approached.

Sensing a dangerous aura approaching, the nearby monsters scattered and fled in panic.

But before they could escape far, the dark figure quickly caught up and swallowed several low-level monsters in an instant.

In just a short while, all the monsters and sea fish near the "coral reef" fell into the belly of the giant black shadow.

After finishing its meal, the beast was about to wag its tail and leave when it sensed a strange aura around it and turned back to the vicinity.

Compared to the Foundation Establishment stage demonic beasts from before, this shadowy figure's cultivation level was significantly higher.

Seeing that something seemed strange below the "coral reef," the dark figure immediately emitted a beam of black light and headed straight ahead.

Just as the shadowy figure thought its attack would easily destroy the reefs in front of it...

Unexpectedly, a white light suddenly appeared in front of them, easily blocking the attack.

Before the dark figure could recover from its surprise, several more beams of light suddenly shot out from the white light, instantly slicing across its massive body.

Immediately afterwards, the shadowy figure found that blood was gushing out of its body, and its entire body was split into several pieces in an instant.

Before it could even scream, the dark figure was completely lifeless.

The next moment, a flash of blue light appeared, and a figure in black appeared in the sea.

The newcomer raised his hand and waved it, and a glowing sphere fell into his hand before quickly disappearing.

After putting away the demon core he had just obtained, the figure in black ignored the other demon beast materials in the sea and quickly left the spot in a flash.

Meanwhile, thousands of miles away on the sea...

A yellow-robed monk who was sitting cross-legged in the cabin suddenly stood up and went straight to another cabin.

Before long, the yellow-robed cultivator arrived in front of a young man who was leisurely chatting over tea.

"Uncle-Master Lu, we've sensed a powerful spiritual energy fluctuation from the northwest. The person who made the move is very likely a Nascent Soul cultivator!"

“Oh! The northwest direction. We just went there not long ago. There shouldn’t be any Nascent Soul Demon Emperors nearby. I think it’s very likely that it is him.”

"In that case, Fellow Daoist Lu, let us go and take a look first, and then inform the other fellow Daoists."

"If we can successfully capture this person, I will certainly not forget the kindness you all have shown me."

".."

To the northwest, the man in black had returned to a "coral reef".

The man in black had just sat down cross-legged when he began to cough violently and suddenly leaned against the stone wall.

After a while, the man in black seemed to have recovered somewhat.

He slowly got up and sat down, then took out the demon core he had just obtained.

As the dazzling spiritual light emanating from the demon core shone upon him, the man in black revealed a pale face devoid of any color.

The fact that most of the hair on his head had turned white showed that his own essence and blood had been severely depleted.

Faced with this demon core containing a great deal of spiritual power, the man in black glanced at it and then decisively swallowed it whole.

He then began to meditate and cast spells to refine the demon core within his body in order to restore his own essence, blood, and spiritual power.

Although this low-grade level three demon core could not be effectively refined by a cultivator, it would not yield much spiritual power and would be far less effective than when used for alchemy.

But the man in black seemed completely unconcerned about any of that.

Feeling somewhat anxious, he was only thinking about recovering his strength as quickly as possible to deal with the potential dangers that might come next.

Just as the man in black was concentrating on refining the demon core, several treasure ships were already rapidly approaching from the sea thousands of miles away.

Around the treasure ship, there were more than a dozen beams of light, lined up in a straight line, casting a spell to search the entire sea surface.

As several treasure ships slowly approached the vicinity of the "coral reef," the man in black who was sitting cross-legged seemed to sense something as well.

His expression changed slightly, and he immediately used magic to open a corner of the barrier, and soon saw several streaks of light on the horizon that were not far from his location.

"They really came quickly!"

After letting out a soft sigh, the man in black, disregarding the fact that the demon core within his body was not yet fully refined, immediately stood up.

The next moment, the "man in black" put away the magic array beside him and cast a spell to release a white banner to protect himself.

As the aura enveloped him, the "man in black" merged with the white banner, transforming into a ten-foot-tall white dragon that disappeared into the sea.

After the "white dragon" sank into the seabed, it quickly blended into the surrounding mud and sand, and instantly disappeared more than ten miles away.

Just as the "man in black" was fleeing the coral reef, the cultivators on the treasure ship in the distance seemed to have also noticed the unusual activity.

Soon, several treasure ships that had received the news headed straight for this place.

Before long, a dozen or so cultivators, led by a cultivator surnamed Lu, appeared on the reef where the "man in black" had just been.

He raised his hand and cast a spell, releasing a round magic mirror that illuminated the surroundings. Soon, a red spiritual light appeared on it.

Seeing this, Lu Yaoxian's face immediately lit up with joy, and he addressed the crowd:

"This aura... it's definitely him."

"It seems he just fled this place not long ago. Quickly send a message to the other fellow cultivators. We can't let him get away again this time."

One after another, "transmission talismans" shot out from the coral reef.

The "man in black," who had already fled hundreds of miles away, also knew that the other party seemed to have discovered his hiding place.

Just as the "man in black" sped up and quickly retreated from the sea.

The next moment, a look of surprise appeared on his previously tense face.

The man in black suddenly stopped, carefully looked around, and then quickly took out a talisman from his body.

Looking at the "white talisman" in his hand, which was emitting a constantly flickering spiritual light.

The man in black suddenly showed a look of disbelief on his face.

"What a coincidence!" (End of Chapter)