Qinghe Immortal Clan.

The two who came with Li Xianyun not only had similar cultivation levels, but also looked almost identical.

However, the fact that their robes were black and white made it easy to distinguish their identities.

Standing in the main hall, Song Qingming glanced at the two people in front of him. Before Li Xianyun could introduce them, he quickly stepped forward and bowed.

"I apologize for not greeting you properly."

"Could you two be Fellow Daoist Mu from the East Sea?"

"Haha, Fellow Daoist Song, you're too kind."

"Decades have passed since we parted ways years ago. It is truly an honor for us that Fellow Daoist Song still remembers my brother and me."

The two brothers who look exactly alike are none other than the Black and White Duo, who assisted "Hundred Flowers Palace" and participated in the great battle to wipe out "Yunyang Sect" with Song Qingming back then.

Since the destruction of the Yunyang Sect decades ago, the "Black and White Duo" have occupied the other's spiritual mountain.

He founded a sect called "Tianyue Sect," a Nascent Soul sect, and has made quite a name for himself in the cultivation world of the East Sea over the years.

When the "Yunyang Sect" was destroyed in the great battle, Song Qingming wore a mask to deliberately conceal his identity.

However, the "Floating Cloud Mountain Range" is not far from the cultivation world of the East Sea, and he had just advanced to the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm, so it was still difficult to hide his identity from everyone.

Seeing that the "Black and White Duo" had recognized him, Song Qingming stopped trying to conceal his identity and nodded slightly to the two of them.

"You two fellow Daoists possess extraordinary abilities, and I, Song, have also been deeply impressed by you. How could I easily forget you?"

"May I ask when you two first met Fellow Daoist Li?"

Upon hearing what Song Qingming said, Li Xianyun, who was sitting to the side, quickly explained, "Fellow Daoist Song, you may not know this, but these two Fellow Daoists Mu were not invited by me."

When I went to the Hundred Flowers Palace to deliver the message that day, Fellow Daoist Xia Mo asked me to seek help from those two. This is the letter she asked me to bring to you.

Previously, when Song Qingming sent a message to Li Xianyun, he asked him to help deliver a letter to Baihua Palace.

Besides exchanging information with Xia Mo about the "monster turmoil" in both places, he also wanted to see if he could hire one or two Nascent Soul cultivators from the "Hundred Flowers Palace" to come back and help.

The outbreak of this "monster turmoil" has an impact far beyond the cultivation world of the "Floating Cloud Mountains".

The area bordering the Northern Frontier in the East Sea cultivation world was also attacked by the demon army marching south. Under Xia Mo's leadership, the "Hundred Flowers Palace" rushed north to resist the demon army.

Upon learning that the situation at the "Floating Cloud Mountains" was somewhat critical, and that the "Hundred Flowers Palace" was unable to spare any resources to assist them in the short term, they realized that the situation was quite dire.

Xia Mo then gave Li Xianyun an idea: to hire the "Black and White Duo" for help.

These "Black and White Duo" were originally rogue cultivators in the East China Sea, and their main business was taking money from people and doing things for them.

As long as the other party can afford the price, the two brothers will accept any offer, whether it's murder, arson, or bodyguard services.

Because of their reckless behavior, their reputation in the cultivation world of the East China Sea was never very good.

Seeing that Li Xianyun had offered a high price and that Xia Mo, the Grand Elder of the "Hundred Flowers Palace," was willing to act as guarantor, they were relieved.

The "Black and White Duo" readily agreed and followed Li Xianyun to "Qingfeng Mountain".

He noticed that the letter Li Xianyun handed him included a note detailing the hundreds of thousands of spirit stones spent hiring the "Black and White Duo."

Song Qingming didn't think too much about it and immediately nodded in agreement to the other party's conditions.

Although the "Black and White Duo" brothers are asking for a high price, the entire cultivation world of the "Floating Cloud Mountains" is facing a life-or-death crisis in the face of the "Heavenly Fox Clan" in the north.

If Song Qingming and his men cannot find a way to quickly defeat the enemy in front of them and send troops westward to provide reinforcements, then...

Once Wanxiu Mountain can no longer hold out and falls into the hands of the demon army, the battle situation in the entire Fuyun Mountain Range cultivation world will take a sharp turn for the worse.

Currently, apart from the neighboring "East Sea Immortal Cultivation World," reinforcements from other places simply cannot arrive in time.

Even if the other party asks for a higher price, Song Qingming is not in the mood to care about such things right now.

Besides Li Xianyun and the "Black and White Duo," Song Yuanhao, who was stationed in the East Sea, also secretly led his men back to the Floating Cloud Mountains under Song Qingming's command.

As for the spirit stone mines in the outer sea, they were entirely entrusted to Song Changze and his men to guard them.

Even knowing that without a Nascent Soul cultivator to oversee the mine, it might be attacked by demonic beasts, causing significant losses to the sect.

But right now, in order to deal with this "monster turmoil," Song Qingming can't worry about these things.

After all, no matter how great the loss is to the "spirit stone vein", there will still be opportunities to make up for it in the future.

If the entire "Floating Cloud Mountain Range" falls into the hands of the demon army, no matter how many spirit stones there are, it will not be easy to recover.

Since the outbreak of the "Demon Beast Uprising", Song Qingming and others on Qingfeng Mountain have been on the defensive for months due to insufficient strength, and have been firmly held back by the "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor".

On the other side of "Golden Feather Mountain", Bai Yuxian and the others were also powerless to counterattack against the southward-bound demon army, and could only barely hold onto the sacred mountain.

Even though the "Ancient Cloud Demon Emperor" divided his forces and marched south to besiege "White Dragon Valley", Bai Yuxian and others were unable to spare any strength to provide relief.

They could only watch helplessly as "White Dragon Valley" fell, their escape route cut off by the demon army.

Now, with the arrival of reinforcements, there are suddenly four more Nascent Soul cultivators: Li Xianyun, Song Yuanhao, and the "Black and White Duo".

In addition, with the numerous cultivators recently transferred from various places by Song Qingming, the human cultivator army on "Qingfeng Mountain" has now gathered more than 30,000 people.

Their overall strength is now comparable to that of the demon army besieging them.

In everyone's opinion, it was time to retaliate against the opponent.

Knowing that the situation at Wanxiu Mountain was critical, Song Qingming and the others dared not delay for a moment and began to secretly mobilize the army of cultivators that very night.

".."

Several days later, at dawn.

Suddenly, the roar of war drums rang out from the battlefield in the distance, and the "Qingfeng Mountain," which had just calmed down, was once again shrouded in the fog of war.

As the "transmission talisman" was rapidly transmitted, countless city-guarding cultivators arrived at the city wall.

The demon army outside the city, as usual, surrounded the city from three sides, deliberately leaving only one exit for the human cultivators at the rear.

Driven by numerous demon kings, countless demon beasts surged towards the location of the "mountain-protecting formation" like a tidal wave.

"Quickly, activate the Flying Cloud Crossbows and stop them!"

"Everyone, follow me out of the city to meet the enemy."

".."

As soon as the demon beast army approached, countless spiritual lights flew out from the "mountain-protecting formation," exploding across the entire battlefield. Countless cultivators also rushed out from all directions.

After tens of thousands of troops from both sides clashed, they immediately became entangled in one place.

High in the sky, the "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor" looked at Song Qingming standing opposite him and a figure whose face was seven or eight parts similar to his, with a hint of doubt in his eyes.

"This should be an external avatar that Song Qingming has refined. He actually used an avatar. It seems that he has already brought out his last trump card."

"Strange, why hasn't Song Qingyu come out today?"

"Your Highness, didn't Fellow Daoist Gu Yun say half a month ago that the army had already marched south and conquered Baiyun Valley a few days ago, cutting off the retreat route of those people from Jinyu Mountain?"

Presumably, Song Qingyu received a request for help from the human cultivators of Jinyu Mountain and secretly led people eastward to provide support.

"Your Highness, do you think we should take some men to intercept them on the way?"

"Gu Yun and his group have so many people, one more Song Qingyu won't affect the battle situation, so we don't need to worry about her."

Now that victory is assured in the western front, we don't need to rush south to capture the city. We just need to keep the Xiaoyao Sect here.

As long as Qing Tong and the others take down the Wanling Sect and move east to join us, it won't be too late to deal with them together then.

Song Qingming is the only one left on Qingfeng Mountain. After I fight him, the two of you will be responsible for dealing with his avatars.

"He's just an opponent who recently advanced to the mid-Nascent Soul stage. You shouldn't disappoint me this time!"

Previously, the "Mad Lion Demon Emperor" and the "White Dragon Demon Emperor" joined forces but could not defeat Song Qingyu. Therefore, they had to send six late-stage Golden Core Demon Kings from the rear to help them, which barely managed to restrain the opponent.

Seeing that the "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor" was looking at them with some dissatisfaction, the "Mad Lion Demon Emperor" and his companion quickly nodded firmly.

"Your Highness, rest assured, with the two of us here, taking down Song Qingming's avatar is absolutely no problem. Just watch."

Speaking of the "Mad Lion Demon Emperor," both of them are Nascent Soul Demon Emperors who have experienced countless battles, and their supernatural powers are not weak.

However, even with their combined efforts, the two of them were still no match for Song Qingyu, a master swordsman, and they had been feeling quite frustrated these past few days.

Seeing that their opponent had been replaced by an avatar that was significantly weaker, the "Mad Lion Demon Emperor" and his companion finally saw an opportunity for revenge.

Before the "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor" could say anything, the two of them, along with several demon kings who were with them, went straight up to confront the avatar next to Song Qingming.

Meanwhile, the "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor" stepped forward and stopped Song Qingming.

"Fellow Daoist Song, do you dare to fight!"

"I can't ask for it!"

Since the start of the war, the two have fought five or six times. Although "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor" has occasionally gained a slight advantage, he has never been able to defeat his opponent.

Despite his peak Nascent Soul cultivation, he was still unable to defeat Song Qingming, a human cultivator at the eighth level of the Nascent Soul stage.

The "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor" was also somewhat displeased.

As soon as the two clashed, the "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor" immediately summoned the golden gourd in his hand and controlled the magic weapon to shoot out several golden beams of light.

Song Qingming, on the other hand, wielded the "Golden Palace Cloud Light Sword" and fully activated the "Puppet Array" beside him, using the array's power to fight the enemy.

The two sides exchanged magical treasures and supernatural powers, fighting back and forth for over a hundred rounds.

Meanwhile, on the battlefield, Song Qingming's avatar was wielding a magical artifact called "Exquisite Pagoda," surrounded by numerous demons, including the "Mad Lion Demon Emperor."

Since cultivating the external avatar technique, Song Qingming's avatar had only recently broken through to the fourth level of the Nascent Soul stage. Even with several high-level magic treasures given to him by Song Qingming, he was still no match for the combined attacks of numerous demon experts, including the "Mad Lion Demon Emperor" and the "White Dragon Demon Emperor."

Its avatar quickly fell into a disadvantageous position, becoming somewhat no match for its opponents.

Fortunately, Song Qingming had already instructed the other party not to stray too far from the "mountain-protecting formation".

With the protection of the great formation, although the avatar was no match for the opponent, it was not in any danger for the time being.

Another full day of battle ended with both sides fighting to a draw and withdrawing their troops. Although the demon race had some advantages, they still failed to break through the great formation.

For the next few days, Song Qingming and the "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor" continued their standoff.

The two fought several times, but neither could defeat the other.

However, Song Qingming's avatar, despite being protected by a powerful formation, was still somewhat weaker and suffered multiple injuries from being attacked repeatedly.

However, what puzzled the "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor" was that he knew his side was already weak after Song Qingyu left.

Song Qingming, however, continued to hold out on the front line of Qingfeng Mountain, showing no intention of retreating. When fighting against him, he remained calm and showed no sign of urgency.

A few days later, the two sides confronted each other again from a distance.

This time, however, Song Qingming was alone; his avatar did not appear.

Seeing this, the "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor" assumed that the other party was too badly injured to fight, and a smug look appeared on his face.

"Fellow Daoist Song, it seems that you alone cannot stop us. Do you have no more helpers available?"
Such a large-scale attack on the few makes my victory seem somewhat dishonorable.

Facing the mocking "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor," Song Qingming remained calm and shook his head slightly at the other party.

"In the cultivation world, strength reigns supreme. What's wrong with outnumbering the weak?"

"Besides, who said I have no help? They are just on their way. If you still don't back down when things get tough, you might not be able to leave even if you want to later."

"Hahaha, Fellow Daoist Song, you were able to fight me to a draw, I must admit you do have some supernatural abilities."

However, given that things have come to this point, it is somewhat unexpected that you can still utter such arrogant words.

"I'd like to know what other capable help you have."

"Hehe! Your Highness, rest assured, all the Nascent Soul cultivators in the entire Floating Cloud Mountain Range are now being held back by my demon army, so Song Qingming has no help at all."

I think he's only resorting to such empty rhetoric because he's been driven to a corner and has no other choice, hoping to intimidate us into retreating."

"Fellow Daoist Mad Lion is right. Old Ghost Song is full of tricks, but with His Highness here, how could he possibly fool us with just a few words?"

The Xiaoyao Sect is now at its end, and my demon army will sooner or later crush Weiguo and the entire Fuyun Mountain Range.

"Old Ghost Song, you never thought your Free and Unfettered Sect would end up like this!"

Seeing that Song Qingming was all alone but still looked fearless, the "Mad Lion Demon Emperor" and the "White Dragon Demon Emperor" couldn't help but mock him.

This turmoil was brought under control with the strong support of the "Celestial Fox Clan".

In just a few months, the Qin Kingdom's "Wanling Sect" on the west side of the Fuyun Mountains was already on the verge of collapse and had reached its last gasp.

Meanwhile, Bai Yuxian and the others were also outmaneuvered and trapped on "Golden Feather Mountain".

The human cultivators on the battlefields of the "Floating Cloud Mountains" are now barely clinging to life and on the verge of extinction.

Once the western "Wanxiu Mountain" is breached, the demon army can then advance unimpeded and conquer the countries west of "Taiyue Lake".

When the time comes, if the east and west forces converge to encircle the "Xiaoyao Sect", they will be able to take over the entire human territory of the "Floating Cloud Mountain Range".

In their eyes and the "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor's" eyes, even if Song Qingming could find one or two Nascent Soul cultivators to help him, it wouldn't change the current battle situation at all.

Faced with the smug mockery of the demon emperors in front of him, Song Qingming's previously indifferent gaze suddenly turned serious.

"Since you gentlemen want to see my helpers, then I, Song, will show them to you."

With a wave of his hand, Song Qingming conjured a white jade plate in front of him.

Under the gaze of "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor" and others, a flash of spiritual light appeared above the white jade plate, which then quickly transformed into a figure in black robes and stood beside Song Qingming.

"It's you!"

"I never expected that you would actually refine your companion's body into a puppet. You human cultivators really never waste resources."

Upon seeing the "Qu Bai" who suddenly appeared before him, the "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor" recognized him at a glance and couldn't help but frown.

Even though they had already guessed that someone as cautious as Song Qingming might still have some hidden cards up his sleeve.

However, the "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor" did not expect that his opponent, after fighting him for so many days, still had a "Late Nascent Soul Puppet" hidden on his body that he had not used.

This move was quite unexpected for the "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor," and he felt a little more apprehensive.

Not far away, Song Qingming ignored the "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor's" questioning and instead spoke directly to "Qu Bai" beside him:

"Senior, I'll handle Tianwei; you can take care of the rest."

"I'll come help you right away once I've dealt with them."

After exchanging a glance with Song Qingming, "Qu Bai" flashed with light and immediately rushed towards "Mad Lion Demon Emperor" not far away.

On Song Qingming's side, he activated the "Golden Cloud Light Sword" to stop the "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor," and the two quickly engaged in battle again.

The Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor and Song Qingming were not much different in their supernatural abilities, and it was still difficult to determine a winner when the two fought.

However, not far away on the battlefield, the two demon kings, the Mad Lion Demon King and the White Dragon Demon King, who were facing "Qu Bai", had rather unpleasant expressions on their faces.

At first, I thought "Qu Bai" was just an ordinary humanoid puppet.

Without Song Qingming as its master to control it, its strength would probably not be comparable to that of a true late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator.

Unexpectedly, after exchanging blows, the two immediately realized that something was wrong. Although "Qu Bai" was a puppet, his supernatural powers were in no way inferior to those of a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator.

After only a hundred or so rounds of fighting, four of the six demon kings behind the two demon emperors were killed by their opponents, putting them under considerable pressure.

Seeing this, the two "Mad Lion Demon Emperors" could only move closer to the "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor" and send him a telepathic message for help.

"Your Highness!"

"stop!"

But just as the "Mad Lion Demon Emperor" called for help, a sword light suddenly shot out from the "Mountain Protection Formation" behind them, heading straight for them.

Faced with this powerful sword light, the two demon emperors, unable to escape, immediately used magic to retreat to the side, barely managing to avoid the attack.

Before they could turn around to look, two more figures flew out from the "mountain-protecting formation" below and stood in mid-air.

"Song Qingyu, what are you doing here!"

Faced with Song Qingyu and Song Qingming's avatars, the "Mad Lion Demon Emperor" and his companion were also shocked, completely unexpected that the other party would suddenly appear at this time.

The mere mention of "Qu Bai" was enough to overwhelm them.

Suddenly, Song Qingyu and another person appeared, and the "Mad Lion Demon Emperor" and the "White Dragon Demon Emperor" immediately lost their fighting spirit. They could only dodge the opponent's attacks while calling for help from the "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor" who was not far away.

However, at this time, the "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor" was also firmly entangled by Song Qingming and could not spare much strength to help them fight the enemy.

Under the combined attack of Song Qingyu and "Qu Bai", the physical body of "White Dragon Demon Emperor" was quickly severed by the Xuanming Golden Light Sword, leaving only the nascent soul to leave the body.

Seeing the critical situation, the remaining "Mad Lion Demon King" decisively chose to abandon his companions and used a secret technique to transform into a whirlwind and escape from the battlefield.

"It's not that easy to leave!"

Before the opponent could escape far, "Qu Bai" immediately shot out a beam of white light from the Sacred Star Disc in his hand, which streaked across the void ahead.

The next moment, a spatial rift suddenly appeared in the void, blocking the path of the "Mad Lion Demon Emperor".

Just as the "Mad Lion Demon Emperor" was about to turn and flee, Song Qingyu's flying sword had already reached his side, leaving him in place.

However, after a dozen or so rounds, the "Mad Lion Demon Emperor" and his nascent soul perished at the hands of "Qu Bai".

Not far away, the "White Dragon Demon Emperor," who had lost his physical body and whose combat power had been reduced by more than half, was being chased by Song Qingming's avatar and could only keep dodging the opponent's attacks.

Seeing the fall of the "Mad Lion Demon Emperor" and the precarious situation of the "White Dragon Demon Emperor", the "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor" in mid-air also sensed that the situation was not good and immediately cast a spell to activate his magic weapon in an attempt to force Song Qingming in front of him back.

Faced with the opponent's fierce attack of the "Purple Gold Gourd", Song Qingming was prepared and used his Azure Lotus to block all of the opponent's attacks.

At the same time, Song Qingming's "Golden Palace Cloud Light Sword" had already slashed at his opponent.

As the sword flashed, the "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor" was suddenly cleaved in two and disappeared into the air.

The next moment, thousands of feet away in the void, a flash of spiritual light appeared and the "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor" appeared in front of the "White Dragon Demon Emperor's" natal nascent soul, knocking back Song Qingyu, who was already approaching with a flying sword in hand, with a single claw.

Taking this opportunity, he swept up the "White Dragon Demon Emperor's" natal nascent soul and flew it into his sleeve.

After doing all this, the "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor" disregarded everything else and wanted to use his secret technique to escape again on the spot.

But to his surprise, the space around him had been sealed off by a black token, leaving him frozen in place even after he cast the spell.

"Spatial blockade, it's that trick again!"

Having already witnessed Song Qingming's manipulation of the "Purple Sun Token," the Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor gritted his teeth and unleashed a burst of crimson spiritual light, instantly filling the entire battlefield with immense pressure.

"boom!"

A deafening roar was heard, and the violent explosion forced Song Qingyu and her companion, who had just arrived, to retreat.

After the smoke cleared, a section of crimson tail remained in mid-air; the "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor" had long since vanished without a trace.

"Chase!"

Seeing their opponent escape again using a secret technique, Song Qingming, Qu Bai, and Song Qingyu immediately cast spells to chase after them in the direction where their aura had disappeared. (End of Chapter)