Qinghe Immortal Clan.

"Senior Sister Bai, Junior Nephew Ziyang, how are things now? Are you confident in forming your Nascent Soul?"

Just as Song Qingming was casting a spell to release his divine sense to explore the secluded cultivation cave ahead, Li Xuanyi, who was standing to the side, looked at the white clouds rolling in the sky and asked Bai Yuxian a question with some curiosity.

Upon hearing this, Bai Yuxian also shook her head.

"Ziyang had already triggered a celestial phenomenon half a year ago, but my senior brother Li and I are still not strong enough in terms of cultivation and spiritual sense. Even after protecting him for so long, we still can't see anything and can't determine whether he can form a nascent soul."

"Don't worry, everyone. Let's wait and see what Junior Brother Song has to say."

"Hmm! When Junior Nephew Zhou formed his Nascent Soul last time, his performance was not much inferior to Yuan Hao's. I think his chances of forming his Nascent Soul are not small either."

If this succeeds, the sect will suddenly gain two Nascent Soul cultivators; this is truly a double blessing.

"Hehe! Qingyu, that sounds nice. If Ziyang really succeeds, it will indeed be two great things for the sect."

However, it is often difficult to confirm the formation of an infant until the very last step.

It's too early to say anything now. Don't make us happy now only to disappoint us later.

Hearing Song Qingyu's confident demeanor, Bai Yuxian quickly interrupted him and turned her gaze to Song Qingming, who was casting a spell nearby.

After a while, under the expectant gazes of everyone, Song Qingming slowly withdrew his divine sense and opened his eyes.

"How is it, Junior Brother Song? Can you tell how Junior Nephew Ziyang is doing now?"

"I just checked, and although Junior Nephew Zhou has not yet completed the transformation into a Nascent Soul, the situation is relatively stable and there have been no problems."

Whether it will succeed is hard to say now; it depends on his future fortune and opportunities.

After Bai Yuxian successfully formed her Nascent Soul, not counting Song Qingming and Song Qingyu who also successfully formed their Nascent Souls outside, and Li Xuanyi who joined the sect later.

To date, seven Golden Core elders within the "Free and Unfettered Sect" have attempted to break through to the Nascent Soul realm.

They are Chen Xuanxin, Huang Siyuan, Xu Ziyan, Feng Yuan, Zhou Ziyang, Song Yuanhao, and Fang Baixuan.

Of these seven, Chen Xuanxin received full support from the sect back then and attempted to break through to the Nascent Soul realm twice.

However, he failed to achieve Nascent Soul formation and ultimately perished in the Tower of Babel.

Following Chen Xuanxin, Huang Siyuan and Xu Ziyan, who were also trying to break through to the Nascent Soul realm, also failed to achieve Nascent Soul formation twice and were unable to pass this hurdle.

It wasn't until the "Wind Ape" arrived that, with the help of the fourth-grade mid-level demon core in Song Qingming's hands, this guardian spirit beast of the "Free and Unfettered Sect" successfully formed its Nascent Soul.

This barely filled the void left by the fact that no one in the sect had successfully broken through to the Nascent Soul realm in the last few hundred years.

Unsurprisingly, Zhou Ziyang, Song Yuanhao, and Fang Baixuan all failed when they first attempted to form their Nascent Souls.

Song Yuanhao only managed to successfully pass this hurdle on his second attempt to reach the Nascent Soul realm a few years ago.

Zhou Ziyang was several decades older than Song Yuanhao and had attempted to break through to the Nascent Soul realm earlier than him.

However, due to his own status and background in the sect being far inferior to Song Yuanhao, who had the support of several elders, Zhou Ziyang's path to Nascent Soul was obviously much more difficult.

Having joined the sect halfway through his career, he didn't have much savings to begin with.

The first time he formed his nascent soul, he had already exhausted all his spirit stones and incurred a great deal of merit in the sect.

If it weren't for the opportune moment of sect reform a few years ago, Zhou Ziyang probably wouldn't be able to accumulate enough merit to exchange for a Nascent Soul Spiritual Object and attempt a second closed-door Nascent Soul formation.

However, compared to Chen Xuanxin, Huang Siyuan, and Xu Ziyan, who had previously attempted to reach the Nascent Soul realm, Zhou Ziyang's cultivation talent was clearly better.

His performance in the two Nascent Soul formations far surpassed that of the others who had previously failed, second only to Song Yuanhao, who had recently successfully formed a Nascent Soul.

With his own talent, he has gradually come this far.

It has to be said that Zhou Ziyang is one of the few people in the sect with the best chance of reaching the Nascent Soul stage after Bai Yuxian.

Looking at the unusual celestial phenomena in the sky, both Song Qingming and Bai Yuxian and the others were quite satisfied with Zhou Ziyang's performance.

After chatting for a while outside the cave and seeing that Zhou Ziyang was safe and sound in seclusion, Bai Yuxian led Song Qingming and the others to a nearby stone pavilion and had some hot tea served to them.

“These days, things have been a bit unsettled in the north, and with Junior Brother Song also having to protect Junior Nephew Zhou, Senior Brother Li and I have been extremely busy.”

Thankfully, the three of you have finally returned safely, which gives us a little respite.

After Song Qingming, Song Qingyu, and Li Xuanyi went on a trip, only Bai Yuxian and Li Mufeng remained in charge of the sect.

In the last ten years or so, Song Yuanhao and Zhou Ziyang first went into seclusion to form their Nascent Souls, and then needed help to protect them.

The Golden Feather Mountain was attacked by the demon race again, and Bai Yuxian and her companion had to rush to the northern front to provide support and help the Wind Ape stationed there resist the demon army.

After the sect advanced to become one of the top ten sects in the "Eastern Phoenix Immortal Continent" a few years ago, there were many affairs in the Southern Continent that needed to be handled, in addition to the spirit stone mines in the East Sea.

Over the years, Bai Yuxian and others have been extremely busy with this.

Not only did she herself not have time to go into seclusion to cultivate, but even Li Mufeng, who had originally stopped interfering in affairs, had taken the initiative to leave his cave and go to the front line, "Golden Feather Mountain," to oversee things in recent years.

Seeing Bai Yuxian let out a long sigh of relief, Song Qingming quickly nodded and said, "Now that we are back, I think we should leave the matter of protecting Junior Nephew Zhou to Qingyu for now."

Yuan Hao's cultivation has now stabilized, so we can let him go to the East China Sea to train and oversee things.

Senior sister's cultivation has now reached a critical moment, so you can rest assured and go into seclusion to cultivate.

Just let me know if there's anything else, and I'll do my best to handle it.

"Hehe! Junior Brother Song's words are so thoughtful."

"You must have gained a lot of knowledge from your travels. I have no worries about leaving the sect in the care of Junior Brother Song and Junior Sister."

After offering a reassuring remark to Bai Yuxian, Song Qingming picked up the spiritual tea on the table, took a sip, and then slowly asked:
"By the way, Senior Sister Bai."

Yesterday, Yuan Hao told me that a Nascent Soul demon had been causing trouble in the west a few years ago. Have Fellow Daoist Liu and the others investigated this matter? Which demon was behind this disturbance?

"Junior brother is referring to the incident that happened at the Hunyuan Sect a few years ago, right?"

Upon hearing Song Qingming's words, Bai Yuxian paused slightly before continuing to explain:

"A few years ago, after Fellow Daoist Liu inspected the site, he suspected that the demon Mo Yunting had returned. He wanted to send a message to me to go and help take a look."

Unfortunately, I was tied up with worldly affairs of the sect and couldn't get away, so I sent someone to inform the Starry Sky Sect and asked them to help investigate the matter.

According to the news brought back by Fellow Daoist Ye, the one who made the move was indeed a Nascent Soul demon.

Despite their long investigation, they still haven't been able to confirm the demon's identity.

Whether it is Mo Yunting, that devil, is still uncertain.

Don't worry, junior brother. When Mo Yunting was besieged by Fellow Daoist He and others, his physical body was almost destroyed, and most of his disciples also died at the hands of the Starry Sky Sect.

This demon probably won't change much over the years.

Even if he came back, he wouldn't be able to cause any major trouble.

"Oh! If it really is Mo Yunting who has returned, then there's nothing to be afraid of. We all have some experience dealing with him."

I'm still worried that there might be some unknown villains lurking in the shadows.

"Then, taking advantage of the chaos caused by the demonic beasts, they'll emerge again to stir up trouble and bring us some trouble."

Upon hearing Bai Yuxian's words, Song Qingming replied casually, but his expression remained thoughtful.

Bai Yuxian nodded upon hearing this and said, "What Junior Brother Song said is very effective in dealing with the demonic villains. How could we dare to be careless?"

"Don't worry, Fellow Daoist Ye and the others are currently investigating this matter in the Song Kingdom. If they have any news, they will definitely inform us immediately."

"That's good. If there's any news about this demon, please let me know first, Senior Sister."

".."

After Song Qingming responded, Bai Yuxian changed the subject and asked about their experiences traveling abroad over the years.

After Song Qingming and the other two left, Bai Yuxian, who was in the sect, was also somewhat worried about their safety.

In recent years, he has frequently sent messengers to "Red Cloud Mountain" to inquire whether Song Qingming and the others have returned.

Fortunately, the soul lamps of the group in the sect's "Ancestral Hall" remained intact, and they have now finally returned to the sect safely.

Upon hearing Bai Yuxian ask about their experiences away from home over the years, Song Qingyu immediately perked up.

They immediately began to recount all the places they had visited over the years, the cultivators they had encountered along the way, and all sorts of strange occurrences.

After Song Qingyu's impassioned speech...

She described their journey to "Zhongyuan Immortal Continent" in such a wonderful way that Bai Yuxian listened with her eyes shining.

In particular, they heard that the group had encountered Li Xianyun in the cultivation world of "Black Wind Sea".

Bai Yuxian couldn't help but show a look of surprise.

Unexpectedly, it was Li Xianyun, the rogue cultivator who had left the cultivation world of Wei Kingdom long ago.

Not only is she still alive, but she has also successfully formed her Nascent Soul and has cultivated to the sixth level of the Nascent Soul realm, which is no less than hers.

In order to rescue Li Xianyun, Song Qingming and others went through a fierce battle with the enemy in the "Black Wind Sea" and were able to subdue the "Black Holy Infant" and escape danger.

This already somewhat thrilling story became even more breathtaking and soul-stirring when told by Song Qingyu.

Hearing this, Bai Yuxian couldn't help but feel worried for the others.

"It's been many years since we parted ways. I never imagined that Fellow Daoist Li would have already successfully formed his Nascent Soul. I wonder if Junior Brother Song brought him back with him?"
Our Guyang Mountain is rich in spiritual energy. If Fellow Daoist Li needs a place to heal his injuries, we can arrange for him to stay here.”

Li Xianyun was originally a cultivator from the State of Wei. Although he was a rogue cultivator, he had no family or sect ties.

However, he still had some affection for the cultivation world of Weiguo.

Otherwise, when the "monster uprising" occurred and the "Xiaoyao Sect" faced a crisis, Li Xianyun would not have chosen to risk returning to help the sect resist the demon army.

Bai Yuxian, who personally experienced the great battle back then, has never forgotten the kindness shown to her.

Upon hearing that Li Xianyun had returned to "Donghuang Immortal Continent" with Song Qingming and the others, Bai Yuxian assumed that Li Xianyun was at "Chiyun Mountain". She immediately offered to arrange for Li Xianyun to stay at the sect to heal his injuries.

Upon hearing this, Song Qingming quickly waved his hand and explained:
"Senior sister, you may not know this, but although Fellow Daoist Li came back with us, he is still in the East Sea, handling some matters."

It is estimated that he will return to Wei once he has finished his business.

If Fellow Daoist Li needs it at that time, I will send a message to Senior Sister Bai.

“Alright, then we’ll follow your arrangements, Junior Brother. Fellow Daoist Li is already familiar with us, and he’s not exactly an outsider to the sect.”

I remember a few years ago when my senior brother Li was chatting with me, he mentioned him. I miss him very much.

If my senior brother knew about Fellow Daoist Li's Nascent Soul formation, he would surely be very happy.

"Yes! I will definitely inform you as soon as Fellow Daoist Li returns. We can all go to Chiyun Mountain together and catch up."

Senior Sister Bai, there's something else I'd like to tell you.

I promised to rebuild Master Jinyun's physical body, which requires collecting many spiritual items. Does Senior Sister know where nearby one can find mid-grade level four spiritual wood?

Upon hearing Song Qingming's question, Bai Yuxian pondered for a moment and immediately replied:
"I remember there is a mature mid-grade level 4 spirit wood in the Starry Sky Sect's spirit herb garden. It should be useful for Nascent Soul cultivators to reshape their physical bodies."

In a few days, I will send a message to Fellow Daoist Liu to ask if I can trade this item with them.

Junior brother, you might as well stay at the sect for a few days. I'll instruct Ziyan and the others to take care of this matter immediately.

If that doesn't work, we'll think of other ways.

"Thank you for your help, Senior Sister."

As the sect with the most specialized spiritual plant cultivation techniques in the cultivation world of the "Floating Cloud Mountains," the "Starry Sky Sect" also boasts the richest high-grade spiritual herbs and trees among the surrounding sects.

Hearing that there were mature level 4 mid-grade spirit trees in the "Star Gate" spirit herb garden, Song Qingming was somewhat pleasantly surprised, but not too much of a surprise.

Given his current status as the only Grand Master in the cultivation world of the "Floating Cloud Mountains," coupled with the historically good relationship between the "Star Gate" and the "Free and Unfettered Sect," he possesses exceptional talent and ability.

If you are sincere, successfully trading this item should not be difficult.

".."

After chatting with Bai Yuxian for a while, Song Qingming and the other two settled down at "Guyang Mountain".

The group had just settled down at "Welcoming Guest Peak" when Song Linxi, having learned the news, led his disciples to visit the three patriarchs outside the cave early the next morning.

Although Song Linxi's injuries from the Battle of Baimeng Mountain years ago have almost healed.

However, due to severe damage to his internal meridians, coupled with the delay in healing, he had spent a considerable amount of time cultivating.

Now, nearly a century later, Song Linxi's cultivation level is still stuck at the fourth level of the Golden Core stage, which has created a significant gap between him and most of his peers who have reached the Core Formation stage.

Knowing that her future was uncertain, she had been troubled and had become somewhat taciturn over the years.

Fortunately, with the help of sect leader Xu Ziyan and others, Song Linxi gradually emerged from the shadow of her injuries.

Although her cultivation level is still stagnant, her mindset has improved considerably.

A few years ago, with the help of Xu Ziyan and Yun Nishang, he became a Daoist partner with Liu Yufeng, a newly promoted Golden Core elder in the sect.

When Song Qingming and the other two came to visit, in addition to his own disciples, Song Linxi also brought Liu Yufeng with him.

When the two got married, Song Qingming was in seclusion and did not attend the ceremony.

However, upon learning the news, Song Qingyu and Li Xuanyi personally attended to offer their congratulations and presented them with a generous gift.

Liu Yufeng was a disciple of Yun Nishang, and he had only been in the Core Formation stage for less than a hundred years. He was more than a hundred years younger than Song Linxi, who had achieved the Core Formation stage much earlier.

Because he reached the Foundation Establishment stage later, and Song Linxi had taken the Youth Preservation Pill in his early years.

Standing together, Liu Yufeng actually looked older.

This was the first time Liu Yufeng had met Song Qingming since they became cultivation partners. Facing this high-ranking Nascent Soul stage elder, he was somewhat reserved.

Seeing this, Song Qingming waved his hand and then gave the two some pointers on cultivation, which eased Liu Yufeng's expression considerably.

Besides Elder Song Linxi, who is a Golden Core cultivator, the Song family now has nearly a hundred cultivators in the "Ancient Yang Mountain" lineage.

Four people successfully established their foundations and all became disciples of Song Linxi.

Having lost his own path in the martial arts world, Song Linxi has been able to focus all his energy on teaching his disciples in recent years.

Over the years, the disciples who followed her have made considerable progress in their cultivation. Several of them have already reached the ninth level of Foundation Establishment and have begun to attempt Core Formation.

Now that they've reached the Nascent Soul stage, Song Qingming and the others spend decades at a time in seclusion, cultivating or traveling.

They also rarely have the opportunity to visit these clansmen at "Guyang Mountain".

It was a rare opportunity for me to receive the respect and greetings from these younger generations.

While praising everyone, Song Qingming also took out the spiritual items he had prepared and gave each of them a gift as a token of his appreciation.

After Song Linxi was seen off, Zheng Zongxun, the elder of the sect's general affairs hall, led two people to pay a visit.

Since Song Qingming advanced to the late Nascent Soul stage, and the "Free and Unfettered Sect" officially took over the cultivation of immortals in the Floating Cloud Mountain Range, the sect's development speed has been getting faster and faster in recent years.

They acquired mineral veins in the Southern Continent and the Eastern Sea, which bring a large amount of spirit stone resources to the sect every year.

The number of disciples and followers of the "Free and Unfettered Sect" has been rising steadily, and the sect's resources and spiritual objects are also several times more abundant than before.

In the "Good Deeds Pavilion," spiritual items such as "Foundation Building Pills," which assist in breaking through realms, are now quite common.

Even the "Five Elements Core Formation Spiritual Objects," which were relatively rare in the past, are no longer considered rare spiritual objects.

Almost every ten years or so, someone in the sect will successfully form their core.

Including those rogue cultivators who joined halfway through, the sect now has more than forty Golden Core cultivators, which is no less than the "Ten Thousand Spirits Sect" of the Qin Kingdom.

The two people who came to pay their respects with Zheng Zongxun were the newly promoted Golden Core elders of the sect who had successfully formed their Golden Cores during Song Qingming and his two companions' travels.

Knowing that the three elders of Song Qingming lived on "Welcoming Guest Peak", he immediately pulled Zheng Zongxun to lead the way and made a special trip to pay his respects.

It was our first meeting, and I hadn't had a chance to give her a gift yet.

Song Qingming was generous and gave each of them a valuable level-three spiritual item, which made the two of them very excited and they thanked him repeatedly.

After Zheng Zongxun and his two companions left, several more groups of guests arrived, making "Welcoming Peak" unusually bustling with people.

Even Li Mufeng, who was far away at "Golden Feather Mountain", rushed back after hearing the news.

They also set up a banquet on the mountain to welcome Song Qingming and his two companions, and the lively atmosphere of drinking and chatting lasted until midnight.

It wasn't until nightfall that "Welcoming Peak" gradually quieted down.

On the third day after Song Qingming settled in, good news quickly came back from the Wu Kingdom.

Upon learning that Song Qingming needed a mid-grade level four spirit wood and was willing to offer a magic weapon of the same level in exchange, they discovered that Song Qingming needed it.

The Star Gate quickly responded and also traded the item with the Free and Unfettered Sect.

In less than half a month, Liu Zongping, the Supreme Elder of the Star Gate, personally brought the spirit wood to Ancient Yang Mountain.

After decades of absence, Liu Zongping's cultivation had recently broken through to the second level of the Nascent Soul realm.

However, Liu Zongping has been in the Nascent Soul stage for over eighty years and has only recently broken through to the second level of the Nascent Soul stage, so his cultivation speed is not particularly outstanding.

In terms of talent, he is not only inferior to Ye Linyuan, but even Zheng Zitong is much stronger than him.

In exchange for a mid-grade level four spirit wood, the "Starry Sky Sect" still gained a considerable advantage.

Liu Zongping originally wanted to add some spirit stones to compensate the "Xiaoyao Sect".

However, Song Qingming did not hold a grudge against this former friend and generously declined the spirit stones offered as compensation.

After successfully obtaining a mid-grade level four spirit wood, and with the help of Xu Ziyan and others, Song Qingming quickly collected the spiritual items needed to help "Golden Cloud Monk" reshape his physical body.

They then rushed back to "Red Cloud Mountain" together with Li Xuanyi.

Song Qingyu stayed at "Guyang Mountain" to help Bai Yuxian continue to protect Zhou Ziyang.

Now that the other party has reached the critical moment of advancing to the Nascent Soul stage, Bai Yuxian, though too busy to handle everything verbally, still did not choose to go into seclusion to cultivate, leaving all these matters to Song Qingming and the others.

After receiving instructions from Song Qingming, Song Yuanhao also quickly set off for the East China Sea.

In previous years, Li Mufeng had been stationed in the outer sea. Due to the sudden change at "Golden Feather Mountain", he had to spend spirit stones to entrust "Hundred Flowers Palace" to send someone to help take care of it for a period of time.

Now that Song Qingming and the others have returned, there is naturally no need to waste these spirit stones anymore.

This would also be a good opportunity for Song Yuanhao, who had just formed his Nascent Soul, to go out and train himself.

After returning to his cave, Song Qingming handed over all the spiritual items he had just collected to "Monk Jinyun".

It takes at least one or two decades of seclusion for a cultivator to reshape their physical body.

To prevent any unforeseen events from occurring at Chiyun Mountain during the upcoming "monster turmoil," Song Qingming, after careful consideration, arranged for "Golden Cloud Monk" to go into seclusion at Funiu Mountain in the rear.

He also arranged for his own avatar to personally guard the cave entrance and protect him.

In this way, once the other party recovers his physical form, he will have fulfilled his original promise and not broken his agreement with him.

After settling matters concerning "Monk Jinyun," Song Qingming left "Funiu Mountain" and headed north.

He soon arrived at the front of a high mountain located to the west of "Red Cloud Mountain".

He cast a spell and released a beam of spiritual light. Soon, a ripple appeared on the mountain peak in front of him, and Song Qingming immediately passed through the barrier in front of him and stepped into it.

Looking at the dust that had long since accumulated around the cave, it seemed that no one had entered for a long time.

Song Qingming remained silent for a moment, then took out a talisman from his person. (End of Chapter)