Qinghe Immortal Clan.

Chapter 1205 Arrives Ahead of Schedule, A Reunion

In the north of the State of Wei, there is "Golden Feather Mountain".

Since the last monster uprising, when the "Free and Unfettered Sect" defeated the White Dragon Demon Emperor and occupied this mid-grade level four spiritual vein, human cultivators have been entrenched here for nearly a hundred years.

Over the past century, the "Xiaoyao Sect" not only set up a level-four mid-grade mountain-protecting array on Jinyu Mountain, but also built a medium-sized market town on the mountain that was no less impressive than Guiyun Mountain.

Today, the "Golden Feather Mountain" market is heavily guarded by the "Free and Unfettered Sect".

This place also gathers many merchants, independent cultivators, and various cultivators who want to go to the "Floating Cloud Mountains" in the north to hunt demons.

Although it is not as prosperous as "Red Cloud Mountain" which has been operating for hundreds of years, it is still the place where the most cultivators in the northern part of Wei Kingdom gather.

"The demonic beast army is marching south. The city gates are closed, and cultivators are prohibited from entering or leaving."

"All shops shall be closed. All cultivators at or above the late stage of Qi Refining shall assemble at the west side of the market."

".."

With the swift issuance of a martial law order, the entire "Golden Feather Mountain" market instantly fell into a tense atmosphere once again.

Upon hearing this, the shop assistants quickly hung up a "Closed" sign and, with smiles on their faces, ushered the esteemed customer out of the shop.

"We've only had a few years of peace, and now these damned monsters are back again."

"Hehe! Manager Liu, don't worry. With Ancestor Li overseeing things on the mountain, those monsters outside have no chance of invading the market."

If a major battle really breaks out down the mountain, Manager Liu, your talisman business will probably boom several times over. Isn't this a rare opportunity to make money?

"Sigh! I didn't know that monsters would attack at this time. There's hardly any stock left in the shop, so even if there's a chance, it'll be too late."

".."

In the past decade or so, it has been more than the first time that a large army of demonic beasts has attacked from the south outside "Jinyun Mountain".

Although many of the monks who regularly reside in the market were somewhat nervous about the martial law order issued by the "enforcement team," there was no sign of panic.

After all, the current "Golden Feather Mountain" is not only guarded by tens of thousands of cultivators, but also by two Nascent Soul elders from the "Free and Unfettered Sect".

For more than a decade, the northern demons have frequently attacked and besieged "Golden Feather Mountain" several times, but they have been powerless to break through the "mountain-protecting formation".

Ultimately, the demonic beast army that had attacked the market from the south found their efforts futile and could only retreat northward into the depths of the "Floating Cloud Mountains".

Upon hearing the news of the monster attack, many merchants saw a way to earn spirit stones.

After closing the shop door, he hurriedly told his employees to start organizing the spirit items, preparing to make a good profit of spirit stones during the upcoming battle.

"Golden Feather Mountain," in the main hall at the top of the mountain.

Li Mufeng, whose head was already covered with many white hairs, looked at the few Golden Core cultivators standing in the main hall below with a hint of doubt on his face.

"Xuanhe, how is the reconnaissance of the southward-bound demon beast army? How far are they from here? Have you seen the Boyun Mountain clan?"

Has there been any news from Junior Brother Song at Red Cloud Mountain in the east?

"Reporting to Master, the vanguard of the northern demon army has already crossed the Miluo River. After another five or six days of travel, they should be able to reach Golden Feather Mountain."

According to the message sent back by Senior Brother Zhao, in addition to Luoyang Mountain and Baihe Valley, Boyun Mountain also sent a lot of demon beasts to the south this time.

In addition, there were many other monsters that we had never seen before, which seemed to have come from the northern frontier.

"My Uncle-Master Song from Crimson Cloud Mountain just sent word that the demon race from Gale Ridge has moved south, and news of their attack has also arrived from the Ancient Yue Gate of the Yue Kingdom."

"Even Mount Boyun has been disturbed, it seems that the demon race has indeed launched a rebellion ahead of schedule."

This is strange. In the past, when the demons from the northern frontier moved south, they usually didn't come this quickly. Why did they come so suddenly this time?

"Immediately notify the sect to issue a conscription order and prepare to send troops north to provide reinforcements at any time."

"Disciple accepts the order!"

After the people in front of him left, Li Mufeng paced back and forth in the main hall for a while, then turned around and came to the cave on the side of the mountain.

As a voice transmission flew out, the gate to the cave ahead slowly opened, and a burly figure quickly appeared before Li Mufeng.

"Fellow Daoist Li, what brings you here?"

"I did not mean to disturb your cultivation, but the matter is urgent and I have no time to think it over. Please understand."

After bowing slightly with a hint of apology, Li Mufeng continued, "Fellow Daoist Fengyuan, the demons from the north have already headed south and will arrive at Golden Feather Mountain in a few days."

"I implore you, fellow Daoist, to lend a helping hand and assist our sect in overcoming this crisis."

"Didn't they say there were still ten years? How come it's coming so soon? Could there be a mistake?"

Since successfully forming his Nascent Soul decades ago, "Wind Ape" has been cultivating diligently at the summit of "Golden Feather Mountain" all these years, and now his cultivation has reached the peak of the first level of Nascent Soul.

He had intended to go into seclusion to try and break through his cultivation level, but before a few years had passed, he encountered the "Northern Frontier" monsters heading south.

His cultivation was interrupted, and he looked somewhat annoyed.

However, despite grumbling a few times, "Wind Ape" didn't say much when faced with Li Mufeng's smiling face.

They quickly followed the other party and left the cave.

".."

Qinghe County, "Funiu Mountain" Council Hall.

The two Golden Core ancestors of the Song family, Song Yuanfang and Song Yuping, sat at the head of the table, while below them were dozens of Foundation Establishment cultivators, all wearing blue and white robes engraved with the unique mark of the Song family.

Although Nascent Soul Ancestors such as Song Qingming and Song Qingyu rarely return to their ancestral home, "Funiu Mountain," these days...

However, the Song family has continued to develop very smoothly over the years.

In the last hundred years, two members of the "Yu" generation, Song Yuping and Song Yushan, have successfully formed their cores, adding more than a dozen more Foundation Establishment cultivators to the family.

On the Funiu Mountain side alone, the Song family's Golden Core cultivation level is already comparable to that of a small country.

Seeing that almost everyone in the hall had arrived, Song Yuanfang, the family's eldest elder, slowly rose and asked one of the people below:
"Cheng Lin, what's the situation at White Lion Ridge? Have you spotted any trace of the southward-moving demon beast army?"

"Reporting to the Grand Elder, Ancestor Yushan has just sent a letter that the demon beast army north of White Lion Ridge has gathered, and several groups of demon beasts have attacked the market in recent days."

However, these monsters were not large in scale, and they were defeated by the men sent by the patriarch before they even got close to White Lion Ridge.

The main force of the demon beast army is currently still near Cangyun Valley and could move south at any time.

After hearing the other party's explanation, Song Yuanfang nodded slightly, his sharp gaze sweeping over everyone.

"Since my family took control of the northeastern territory, I have experienced four calamities caused by demonic beasts and have witnessed countless clansmen die on the battlefield."

Now that the monsters have attacked again, it is time for my Song family to work together to overcome this difficult time.

Gentlemen, are you brave enough to go to the battlefield and defend the mountain gates against the enemy?

"We will obey the Grand Elder's orders and are willing to go through fire and water for our family!"

".."

These younger generations before us are all elites cultivated by the family over the years.

Now, facing the once-in-a-century "monster turmoil," knowing the dangers of the upcoming battlefield, they showed no sign of retreat.

Hearing the excited shouts from below, Song Yuanfang, who was already middle-aged, felt very gratified.

If they want to protect the many territories controlled by the family, only these younger generations of the family can be relied upon to shoulder the heavy responsibility of going north to resist the demon beast army.

"Yu Ping, you take the assembled cultivators from your family and use the teleportation array to go to White Lion Ridge to aid Yu Shan."

"Once all the cultivators recruited by each family have gathered, I will immediately arrange for them to head north to provide support."

"Don't worry, Uncle, we'll set off right away!"

".."

After receiving the order, Song Yuping immediately led the more than a thousand cultivators gathered by his family, as well as more than twenty Foundation Establishment elders, to "Crimson Flame Workshop".

The market was already incredibly tense as they waited for them to teleport to "White Lion Ridge" and reunite with Song Yushan, who was guarding the area.

Before they could exchange a few pleasantries, a series of warning drumbeats suddenly sounded in the market, and the two immediately went up to the city wall.

In the distance, dark clouds obscured the sun, and countless demonic beasts surged rapidly toward the market with earth-shattering roars.

"Monsters are attacking! Everyone, prepare for battle!"

".."

To the northeast, outside Qingfeng Mountain to the north of Chiyun Mountain.

Standing atop the mountain, Song Qingyu gazed at the overwhelming army of demonic beasts that seemed to be surging forward, already encircling most of the entire Ling Mountain, yet her expression remained remarkably calm.

As she looked around, two figures appeared in mid-air.

It was none other than the long-unseen "Mad Lion Demon Emperor" and "White Dragon Demon Emperor".

Song Qingyu leaped out, breaking through the "mountain-protecting formation," and faced the two demon emperors alone.

"Fellow Daoists, it's been many years! It's been quite a while!"

"Song Qingyu, I didn't expect you to have already cultivated to the fifth level of the Nascent Soul stage. Do you dare to fight me today?"

Looking at Song Qingyu, who had reached the fifth level of the Nascent Soul realm, the "Mad Lion Demon Emperor," who was her old rival, couldn't help but feel a little surprised.

Unexpectedly, in less than a hundred years, Song Qingyu's cultivation level has improved so quickly.

The cultivation speed of human cultivators is truly enviable.

"If you're in a hurry to die, you're welcome to come and try."

Faced with the "Mad Lion Demon Emperor's" verbal provocation, Song Qingyu showed disdain and directly revealed his "natal flying sword".

A flash of azure light appeared, and the "Mysterious Netherworld Golden Light Sword" was already in Song Qingyu's hand. A powerful pressure instantly overwhelmed the opponent's aura.

As early as a hundred years ago, the "Mad Lion Demon King" was no match for him.

Now that Song Qingyu's cultivation level is a level higher than his opponent's, he naturally doesn't take the "Mad Lion Demon Emperor," who has just broken through to the fourth level of the Nascent Soul realm, seriously at all.

Seeing that the other party was so contemptuous of him, the "Mad Lion Demon Emperor" was also displeased. He opened his mouth and roared, transforming into his true form and charging directly at the other party.

The two sides immediately clashed. While the Nascent Soul elders fought fiercely above, deafening battle cries also resounded below as numerous demonic beasts desperately besieged the protective formation of "Green Peak Mountain".

On the human cultivators' side, under the command of Song Linrui and Bai Jingyun, they rushed out of the formation and fought against the demon army.

".."

After only a few dozen rounds of fighting, the "Mad Lion Demon Emperor" already felt considerable pressure facing Song Qingyu's Xuanming Golden Light Sword.

Seeing that the "Mad Lion Demon Emperor" was at a disadvantage, the "White Dragon Demon Emperor" disregarded everything and immediately cast a spell to join the battle and help besiege the opponent.

Despite the combined efforts of the two demon emperors, they were still unable to overpower Song Qingyu, and were instead forced into a state of disarray by her.

After fighting for hundreds of rounds, the "White Dragon Demon Emperor," whose cultivation level was lower, was accidentally struck by Song Qingyu's sword and had half of his claw severed. He hurriedly withdrew from the battlefield.

The remaining "Mad Lion Demon Emperor" had long lost his previous confidence and turned to flee north.

"Go away!"

Seeing that the "Mad Lion Demon Emperor" was about to escape, Song Qingyu had no intention of letting him go, and a black sword dragon quickly gathered in front of her.

As Song Qingyu raised her hand to cast a spell, the black sword dragon rushed straight towards its opponent, and a powerful killing intent instantly enveloped the "Mad Lion Demon Emperor".

"Your Highness, save me!"

Just as the "Mad Lion Demon Emperor" was in a panic, a flash of light appeared in the distance, and a streak of red light rushed towards the battlefield.

Suddenly, a crimson fox claw rose in mid-air and grabbed the "Black Stegosaurus".

The next moment, the "Black Sword Dragon" shattered, and the powerful aftershocks even forced Song Qingyu, who was hundreds of feet away, to take several steps back.

"This is a late-stage Nascent Soul Demon Emperor."

Since breaking through to the fifth level of the Nascent Soul realm, Song Qingyu, who cultivates the path of sword cultivation, has become no less powerful in combat than Bai Yuxian, who is at the peak of the sixth level of the Nascent Soul realm.

Having inherited the "Mysterious Netherworld Sword Dragon" from Ling Zhentian, Song Qingyu had already mastered this powerful killing technique to a high level.

I'm confident that among mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivators, there shouldn't be many who can withstand this attack head-on.

The red-robed man before her was able to shatter the sword dragon with his bare hands, his strength far exceeding Song Qingyu's expectations, causing her to show a solemn expression.

Unexpectedly, after the death of the "Cloud-Clearing Demon Emperor", another expert has appeared among the demons of the Floating Cloud Mountains.

Just as Song Qingyu was looking nervous, the man in red robes ignored her and looked directly into the void not far away.

"You are no match for me. Let Song Qingming come out. I will personally deal with him today!"

As soon as the man in the red robe finished speaking, a flash of light appeared in the void, and another figure walked out from inside.

"Qingyu, you step back first. Leave this person to me."

With a somewhat resentful glance at the red-robed man not far away, Song Qingyu nodded slightly, then immediately stepped aside, leaving the battlefield to Song Qingming and his companion.

"I was wondering why you looked so familiar. It turns out you are Song Qingming. I was quite surprised that you survived that battle back then."

Fellow Daoist, the sacred artifact of my Heavenly Fox Clan should still be on you!
"Isn't it time to return it to me?"

The red-robed man before them was none other than the Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor, who had dealt with Song Qingming during the battle at the "Heavenly Demon Graveyard."

Decades ago, Song Qingming and "Qu Bai" went to northern Xinjiang to rescue people.

As a result, in the "Celestial Demon Graveyard", they encountered the "Six Celestial Foxes" who had been possessed and turned to the demonic path, and later they also encountered the Celestial Tail Demon Emperor and others.

After a fierce and chaotic battle between the three sides, the demon race suffered heavy losses, and "Qu Bai" almost perished.

Of the dozens of Nascent Soul cultivators present, only Song Qingming, who was fortunate enough to be spared by the woman in purple, and the "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor" in front of them managed to escape unharmed thanks to his own supernatural powers.

Now that the two have met again, seeing that Song Qingming has also survived unharmed, the "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor" revealed a hint of coldness in his eyes.

He thought that the "purple jade plate" that the woman in purple had taken that day had fallen into the hands of Song Qingming.

Seeing the other party staring at him intently, Song Qingming felt somewhat wronged.

"Fellow Daoist Tianwei, you must have misunderstood. I only managed to escape with my life that day by sheer luck. I never took anything from you."

"Hmph! It doesn't matter whether you admit it or not, fellow Daoist. Once I've captured you, I'll find the item myself."

After saying that, a flash of crimson light appeared on the body of the "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor," and several powerful spiritual lights rushed straight towards Song Qingming.

Seeing this, Song Qingming stopped explaining and used magic to summon a huge "bronze mirror" to block in front of him.

With a loud "boom!", Song Qingming, who had blocked the opponent's attack, was about to retract his magic weapon when he suddenly saw a burst of spiritual light behind him.

A flash of red light appeared, and a red fox with five tails suddenly emerged from it.

The "red fox" opened its mouth and exhaled a thick cloud of smoke, which quickly surrounded Song Qingming.

The next moment, the "Crimson Fox" vanished completely, and a dangerous aura quickly enveloped Song Qingming.

Just as Song Qingming was about to cast a spell to break out of the smoke, a pair of ghostly eyes not far from his side had already fixed their gaze on him and were silently approaching.

Suddenly, a pair of large mouths appeared in the smoke, and the "Crimson Fox" had somehow managed to touch Song Qingming's junior's shoulder.

Just as the other party opened its huge mouth and was about to bite Song Qingming's neck.

Seven-colored light flashed above its head, and a blue lotus flower appeared out of thin air.

The protective shield formed by the blue lotus instantly sent the "red fox" behind Song Qingming flying, landing in the void not far away.

Taking advantage of a gap in the opponent's attack, Song Qingming immediately moved aside.

Having failed to land a blow, the "Crimson Fox" quickly transformed into human form, looking at its opponent with some surprise.

"I never expected you to have such a powerful defensive magic weapon. No wonder you were able to escape from the Heavenly Demon Tomb back then, and even Boyun was defeated by you."

It seems I have done my utmost in today's battle with you.

"It's rare for you to think so highly of me, Fellow Daoist. I can't hold back any longer today."

The "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor" is not only the young master of the Heavenly Fox Clan, one of the ten major demon clans in the Northern Frontier, but his cultivation has also reached the peak of the Nascent Soul stage, which is no less than that of a half-step Nascent Soul cultivator among humans.

Back in the battle at the "Heavenly Demon Tomb", Song Qingming had already witnessed the opponent's powerful supernatural abilities.

In terms of strength, this opponent is absolutely no less than Qi Guangchun was back then, and his supernatural abilities are even more troublesome.

Facing this demon, Song Qingming dared not be careless in the slightest.

With a wave of his hand, Song Qingming conjured a golden flying sword that emanated a powerful aura.

Immediately afterwards, he lightly patted the "storage bag" at his waist with his right hand, and six figures shot out and surrounded Song Qingming, forming the "Myriad Spirit Puppet Array".

The next moment, Song Qingming's cultivation level rapidly increased, and he was not much inferior to the "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor" in front of him.

Back when everyone was fighting the "six demon foxes", Song Qingming's cultivation had not yet broken through to the late stage of the Nascent Soul stage, and the "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor" did not pay much attention to the person in front of him.

Unexpectedly, in just over a hundred years, Song Qingming's cultivation has not only reached the eighth level of the Nascent Soul realm, but his supernatural abilities are also far beyond what they were back then.

Upon seeing the "Golden Cloud Light Sword" in the opponent's hand, the "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor," who had also witnessed the power of this treasure, gradually put away his previous contemptuous gaze.

Before Song Qingming could launch an attack, the "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor" opened his mouth and spat out a beam of red light, followed by a red orb appearing in front of him.

A flash of light appeared above the "red sphere," which quickly grew to more than ten times its original size, emanating a powerful pressure.

Immediately afterwards, the "red sphere" flew out quickly, heading straight for Song Qingming, who was not far away.

Faced with this attack, Song Qingming raised his "Golden Cloud Light Sword" and shot out several sword lights, which landed on the "red sphere" in the blink of an eye.

"Boom, boom..." Several sounds rang out in quick succession, appearing rapidly in mid-air.

After the sword light dissipated, the "red sphere" was not stopped by Song Qingming's attack. It only paused for a moment before rushing towards him again.

Seeing that he had failed to stop the attack, Song Qingming immediately dodged.

Before he could even leave his spot, the "red sphere" that was already quite a distance away in mid-air suddenly exploded on the spot.

In an instant, Song Qingming was completely enveloped in a dazzling red light, and he couldn't even open his eyes.

By the time he realized what was happening, he had already fallen into a void.

Everything in sight was blank; there was nothing at all.

Seeing this, Song Qingming immediately cast a spell to summon his "natal magic treasure," the Five Elements Divine Light Mirror, to protect himself.

But after casting the spell, the next moment he saw that his surroundings were empty, and even his own hands had disappeared.

At this moment, Song Qingming looked completely surprised.

Only then did I realize that everything in front of me was white, and I had not fallen into any illusion.

Instead, he had lost his sight and could no longer see the magical artifact in front of him.

Upon realizing that the other party had blocked his vision, Song Qingming immediately closed his eyes and quickly dispersed his divine sense.

Having only released his divine sense for a moment, Song Qingming quickly sensed a dangerous aura rapidly approaching from not far behind him.

Under its activation, the "Five Elements Divine Light Mirror" quickly intercepted the incoming target.

But before he could even catch his breath, spiritual energy fluctuations appeared in several directions around him, and several more attacks headed straight for his location.

Seeing this, Song Qingming immediately flashed away from his original spot and summoned his magic weapon "Seven-Colored Green Lotus" to form a protective shield in front of him.

"bump!"

Although he had already dodged quickly, the pace of the opponent's attack had exceeded Song Qingming's expectations, becoming faster and faster.

In just a short while, the protective shield in front of him was hit more than a dozen times, causing the person hiding inside to shake violently and almost lose their footing.

"Hmph! Let's see how long you can hold out."

Seeing Song Qingming being forced to retreat repeatedly by his attack, the "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor" was overjoyed and accelerated his spellcasting movements once again.

Even if the defensive magic treasure in front of Song Qingming is very powerful, it will eventually run out of power.

They were just waiting to break through the opponent's protective barrier and the "Seven-Colored Green Lotus" in front of Song Qingming.

The person before me, barring any unforeseen circumstances, should have no choice but to surrender.

(End of this chapter)