Qinghe Immortal Clan.

Tens of thousands of years ago, human cultivators were driven to the south by the demon race.

This was the first time that the human cultivators from the "Floating Cloud Mountains" cultivation world had set foot on such a large scale in the heart of the "Northern Frontier" demon territory.

Everyone standing on the airship was thrilled by the sight before them.

It's hard to imagine that they, who were once so feared by everyone when faced with the "monster turmoil" under the powerful oppression of the demon race, could one day break into the heart of the demon race's territory.

Along the way, the human cultivator alliance won one victory after another, encountering almost no decent resistance, and successfully arrived outside the "Valley of Ten Thousand Foxes".

It is clear that the internal defenses of the demon race were already quite weak, which was not unexpected by Song Qingming and the others.

Faced with such a good opportunity, the human cultivator alliance would not let it go easily.

They quickly surrounded "Ten Thousand Fox Valley" and began their attack.

Compared to the recently conquered "Boyun Mountain", "Wanhu Valley" is the sacred land of the Heavenly Fox Clan, one of the ten major demon clans in the Northern Frontier, and its protective mountain formation is even more powerful.

However, most of the strength of the "Heavenly Fox Clan" in the valley was lost in several major battles in the Floating Cloud Mountains.

Now, the "Heavenly Fox Demon Emperor" only has six Nascent Soul Demon Emperors left under his command, plus less than 30,000 remnants of the Heavenly Fox Clan.

Faced with the powerful onslaught of the human cultivator army from the outside.

In order to buy time, the demon army that had been delayed to the front line of the "Eastern Phoenix Kingdom" in the west returned to provide reinforcements.

The "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor" had no choice but to mobilize all the demon beasts under his command.

Not only that, he also sent all the demonic beasts captured from other places by the "Heavenly Fox Clan" in the valley, as well as the human cultivators who had been enslaved by them for generations, to the battlefield.

They planned to rely on the protective mountain formation to hold off the human army outside, thereby protecting the sacred land of "Ten Thousand Fox Valley".

On the east side of "Ten Thousand Fox Valley", looking at the valley in front of her, Chu Ling, standing on the flying boat, had a series of images flash through her mind again.

Back then, she and her people were taken out of the valley by the demon race here, and then thrown into the "Heavenly Demon Cemetery" as sacrifices.

Of all the people traveling with her, she was the only one who survived by sheer luck.

After being taken to "Red Cloud Mountain", Chu Ling thought she might never have the chance to come back in her life.

Unexpectedly, decades later, she reappeared outside "Ten Thousand Fox Valley".

Moreover, she didn't come alone this time; she was accompanied by an army of countless human cultivators.

"As long as you cultivate diligently, one day you will be able to return and save your people."

"Senior Song, you really didn't lie to me."

Recalling the words Song Qingming had said to her years ago, Chu Ling was filled with even greater excitement, and her flying sword was already standing in front of her.

Standing next to Chu Ling, Tang Muyan seemed to see what she was thinking and couldn't help but reassure her, "Junior Sister Chu, don't worry."

Once the battle begins, remember to stick close to me and don't be as reckless as last time.

"Don't worry, senior brother. I'm now a mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator, and I know how to protect myself."

Chu Ling was originally a dual-spiritual-root cultivator. After successfully establishing her foundation decades ago, she has now successfully advanced her cultivation to the fifth level of the Foundation Establishment realm through diligent practice.

Because she spends most of her time on "Red Cloud Mountain" helping to take care of spiritual plants, Chu Ling rarely goes down the mountain, and her combat experience is still somewhat lacking compared to other cultivators of the same level.

During the previous major battles when the "Demon Beast Uprising" began, he never had the opportunity to fight on the front lines because his master, Song Qingyu, ordered him to stay behind.

It wasn't until the human cultivators conscripted an allied army to conquer the demon race in the north that Chu Ling was able to apply to come to the front line.

However, even Golden Core cultivators can easily perish in this level of chaotic battle, so the danger for a Foundation Establishment cultivator is considerable.

During the last battle at "Boyun Mountain", Chu Ling almost lost her life when she was surrounded by several level-two demonic beasts due to her lack of experience.

Fortunately, her senior brother Tang Muyan stayed nearby and helped Chu Ling in time.

With the help of Tang Mu, a peak Foundation Establishment level nine cultivator, Chu Ling was able to break through the encirclement and escape with her life.

Faced with Tang Muyan's patient instructions, Chu Ling immediately nodded, forcibly suppressing her already burning desire.

Suddenly, several war drums sounded from high above.

Upon hearing the attack order, the countless cultivators on the flying boat immediately rushed towards the valley formation.

Chu Ling and Tang Muyan, also riding on magical artifacts, followed the army of cultivators ahead and charged directly into the battlefield.

The once peaceful "Valley of Ten Thousand Foxes" was now shrouded in shouts of battle, with various spells and spiritual lights flying everywhere in the sky, instantly turning the entire battlefield into a hellish place.

Looking outside, the human cultivator army surged in from all directions like a tide.

The high-ranking cultivators of the "Heavenly Fox Clan" who were hiding in the great formation immediately urged and drove the demon beast army below to step forward and meet the enemy.

Even though they knew they were far weaker than the enemy, they had no way out and could only grit their teeth and charge into the battlefield.

"Song Qingming, do you dare to fight me one-on-one!"

High in the sky, the "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor" looked at Song Qingming and the others standing in front of him, his anger already burning, and he wanted to challenge Song Qingming, with whom he had fought many times, once again.

During the "Demon Clan Assembly," he made a pledge to wipe out the entire cultivation world of the "Floating Cloud Mountain Range."

Unexpectedly, in less than a year, the hundreds of thousands of demons who had marched south with him had been completely wiped out.

The human cultivator army has actually reached the "Valley of Ten Thousand Foxes".

Recalling the previous battles, the "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor" was even more puzzled.

Why did the situation suddenly change so quickly when I clearly had an absolute advantage?

However, despite the challenge from the "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor," Song Qingming, as the commander-in-chief of the allied forces, had no intention of paying any attention to him.

With a single command, he directly directed the cultivator army to launch an attack from the east, west, and south.

At the same time, the twenty Nascent Soul cultivators following Song Qingming also set out together to cast spells to attack the protective array of the valley in front.

Although the human cultivator army has successfully reached the outskirts of "Ten Thousand Fox Valley".

However, Song Qingming was also very clear that the demon race would not sit idly by and watch them do whatever they wanted in the heart of the "Northern Frontier" demon territory, and would definitely take countermeasures and redeploy troops to defend it.

Their purpose was to mobilize the demon army on the front lines of the "Eastern Phoenix Kingdom" to alleviate the pressure on the human race.

To achieve this, sufficient pressure must be applied to the demon race.

Therefore, Song Qingming had no intention of giving the other side a chance to delay. He immediately commanded the army of cultivators to launch a full-scale attack on the protective formation of "Ten Thousand Fox Valley".

Although the "Valley of Ten Thousand Foxes" has been managed by the Celestial Fox Clan for many years, the great formation in the valley is much more powerful than that of "Mount Boyun".

However, this human army of cultivators not only has as many as twenty Nascent Soul cultivators, but also an army of 80,000 elite cultivators and more than 50 high-level large flying boats.

Under the all-out attack, in just half a day, the mountain's protective formation was already shaking, putting great pressure on the demons in "Ten Thousand Fox Valley".

Seeing the overwhelming momentum of the human army, the demons in the valley were unable to stop the enemy's continuous attacks on the formation.

At the command of the "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor", the "Heavenly Fox Clan" activated another poisonous fog barrier they had set up at the entrance of the valley.

As a cloud of yellow poisonous gas rapidly erupted in the middle of the battlefield, many of the human cultivators at the forefront were soon affected by the poisonous fog and began to experience various hallucinations.

Many human cultivators even treated their companions as enemies and attacked each other, causing chaos on the battlefield.

Meanwhile, the demon army hiding in the formation seized the opportunity to quickly attack and drive the human cultivators in front of the valley back.

Faced with the sudden appearance of the poisonous fog barrier, Song Qingming and the others were caught off guard.

To avoid too many casualties, everyone quickly sounded the retreat and withdrew the cultivators at the front.

Only cultivators at the Foundation Establishment level and above remained to continue their assault on the formation in coordination with the large flying boats.

With the poisonous fog barrier restraining them, the human cultivators were unable to act freely for a time, which gave the demon army in "Ten Thousand Fox Valley" a chance to catch their breath.

The "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor" immediately ordered the demons in the valley to use the poisonous fog as cover to break out of the formation and restrain the large flying ships of the human race that were docked nearby.

They wanted to force the human cultivator army to stop besieging the "Ten Thousand Fox Valley" protective formation.

In this way, they gained a slight initiative on the battlefield and did not have to worry about the formation being broken by human cultivators for the time being.

As long as we can hold out until the demon army on the front lines of the "Eastern Phoenix Kingdom" returns to provide support, the human cultivators will be unable to break through the great formation and will inevitably have to retreat.

You can be worry-free in "Valley of Ten Thousand Foxes".

However, Song Qingming and the others could not sit idly by and watch the demon race turn the tide of the battle. They gathered together and began to discuss how to overcome the trouble they were facing.

While Song Qingming and Lü Yue were still studying how to overcome the "poisonous fog barrier" outside the valley...

Song Qingyu, who was originally directing the attack on the enemy formation at the front line, suddenly brought Song Qingming some unexpected news, which gave the previously helpless group an opportunity to break through the enemy formation.

".."

As night fell and the large flying ships piloted by the human cultivators retreated, the deafening shouts and clamor on the battlefield outside the great formation gradually quieted down.

After a long and arduous day, the demon army, having barely survived, could finally return to the protective mountain formation with peace of mind.

Located in the southeast corner of "Ten Thousand Fox Valley", a group of cultivators of several hundred people had just retreated back into the great formation. Before they could return to their camp to rest, they were stopped by a four-tailed white fox in mid-air.

The middle-aged man who was leading the group, who had reached the Golden Core stage, immediately stepped forward and bowed respectfully upon seeing the white fox who had reached the late Golden Core stage.

"Lord Bai Ling!"

“Gu Liang, the ancestor has ordered that all of you stay here tonight to keep watch.”

Remember that, everyone be smart.

"If anyone dares to cheat and let in a human cultivator, when the Ancestor punishes them, you will all be executed."

As soon as he finished speaking, the "White Spirit Demon King" exuded a powerful aura, and hundreds of low-level human cultivators below hurriedly knelt down.

"Rest assured, Lord Bai Ling, I understand and will not dare to be negligent!"

"It's good to know!"

After threatening them with words, the "White Spirit Demon King" ignored the many humans below and quickly left the spot in a beam of white light.

Once the "White Spirit Demon King" had gone far away, the fawning expression on the middle-aged man's face quickly disappeared, and a cold glint appeared in his eyes.

The next moment, the middle-aged man took out a jade pendant from his body and handed it directly to a young Foundation Establishment cultivator beside him. "Gu Yue, take this and go to the west to invite Elder Chen, Fellow Daoist Jin, and Fellow Daoist Wang to come over immediately. Tell them I have something important to discuss with them."

Remember to be very careful. If anything unexpected happens, send me a message immediately.

"Uncle, rest assured, Gu Yue knows!"

Upon receiving the jade pendant from the middle-aged man, the Foundation Establishment cultivator seemed to understand something. After accepting the item, he nodded firmly to it.

He then cast a spell to retrieve an invisibility talisman, affixed it to his body, and quickly turned and left.

".."

Half an hour later, in a temporarily dug cave.

Several Golden Core cultivators sat on the ground, their faces showing a solemn expression.

"Fellow Daoist Gu, how confident are you about this matter?"

"As you know, fellow Daoist, we have all been placed under restrictions by the Heavenly Fox Clan. Once this is exposed, we may not have a chance to survive."

At that point, it won't just be a matter of our lives; so many people in the valley will be affected.

Should we wait and see if the people outside can break into the valley? Then we can coordinate with them; that would give us a better chance of success.

Seeing that the two people in front of him still had some concerns, Gu Liang stroked his beard and shook his head directly.

"To be honest with you fellow Daoists, when I went to see Bai Ling yesterday, I heard that the demon army in the east had returned to reinforce us. The reinforcements should arrive in at most half a month."

Although there are quite a few human cultivators outside, they would probably be hard-pressed to do anything if reinforcements arrived.

Bai Ling has given me this opportunity to guard this place today; it's a rare chance for us. If we don't act now, we might miss our chance altogether.

"As you all know, we have all been placed under a restriction by the Heavenly Fox Clan. For tens of thousands of years, we have been enslaved by the demon race, and our lives and deaths have been controlled by these brutal demons."

If one cannot even control one's own destiny in this life, let alone the path to enlightenment.

Now, finally, we have a chance to escape our enslaved fate.

As long as we can leave this place alive, our paths may well take us further and we may even reach the Nascent Soul stage.

Even if not for ourselves, for the sake of these descendants in the valley, neither you nor I can miss this rare opportunity.

“Fellow Daoist Gu is right. We have been enslaved by the Heavenly Fox Clan our whole lives. Not only are we ordered around by them, but we also have to fight against our own kind on the battlefield.”

Having eked out a living in the valley for hundreds of years, I don't want to live like this for even a day longer.

Even without absolute certainty, we have no reason to give up this opportunity today. At worst, we'll fight them to the death.

Even dying here is better than living a miserable life like this forever.

"Since Elder Wang has such backbone, how can I be content to lag behind? Anyway, staying here will ruin my future and I won't live much longer, so I might as well take a gamble."

"At worst, I'll just give up this life and be reincarnated sooner."

After making up their minds to go all out, the group quickly and quietly left the cave together.

".."

The bright moon hung high in the sky, and all around was pitch black.

At this moment, on a low mountain more than ten miles away from the "Ten Thousand Fox Valley" formation, under the cover of night, hundreds of figures were hidden in a concealment formation on the mountainside.

Standing in front of the crowd, Song Qingming's gaze was fixed on the utterly tranquil valley ahead.

Beside him were more than a dozen Nascent Soul cultivators, including Lü Yue, Song Qingyu, and Xuan Tong Dao Ren; the rest were mostly Golden Core cultivators.

Although the number of people in this small magic array is not large, it has gathered most of the elite human cultivators.

"Fellow Daoist Qingyu, what time was the agreed meeting with them? Is it almost time?"

"Fellow Daoist Xuantong, please don't be impatient, there's still half an hour to go."

Besides, the situation in the valley is so complicated. Even if they could take action, it probably wouldn't be too quickly. Let's all wait patiently for now.

After replying, Song Qingyu turned her gaze to Chu Ling, who was following behind her.

Seeing that the other party seemed a little nervous, Song Qingyu raised her hand and placed it on Chu Ling's shoulder, and a warm current quickly covered Chu Ling's body.

"Keep these two talismans safe for now; they can help you withstand an attack from a Golden Core cultivator in a critical moment."

"Wait, remember to stay close to me."

"Master, rest assured, I understand."

Carefully accepting the high-level talisman handed to her by Song Qingyu, Chu Ling immediately put it into her "storage bag," and her previously tense heart calmed down considerably.

Just as everyone was waiting patiently, a flash of light suddenly appeared on the distant horizon, and a golden light quickly flew up and streaked across the sky.

Upon seeing this ray of light, Song Qingyu, whose expression had been calm, immediately showed a hint of joy.

"This is a signal, everyone, follow me and take action!"

Before Song Qingyu could finish speaking, everyone had already leaped out of the magic array and rushed towards the location of the "mountain-protecting array" of Wanhu Valley in the distance.

A distance of a dozen miles is nothing more than a short while for a Nascent Soul cultivator.

Just as they arrived near the great formation, a violent tremor suddenly resounded in the distance, followed by the sounds of fierce fighting.

After casting a spell to pass through the poisonous fog barrier ahead, Song Qingming quickly arrived at the front of the great formation.

At this moment, a crack had appeared on the great formation in front, and there were several human Golden Core cultivators inside, leading hundreds of low-level cultivators to quickly attack the great formation in front.

At the same time, the demon cultivators nearby also noticed the abnormality in the direction of the formation and rushed over.

"Damn Gu Liang, what are you doing? Are you planning to betray Ten Thousand Fox Valley?"

“We are human cultivators, but we have been enslaved by you for generations. How can this be considered betrayal?”

Faced with the arrival of the "White Spirit Demon King" and other demon experts, Gu Liang and his companions immediately used magic to prevent them from approaching the great formation.

However, since they had already been placed under restrictions by the "Heavenly Fox Clan," most of their supernatural powers were easily restricted when they were surrounded by numerous demon kings.

Even with four Golden Core cultivators joining forces, they were still no match for the "White Spirit Demon King" and were forced to retreat repeatedly.

Soon, several more demon kings arrived from nearby. Gu Liang and his companions were no match for the combined attack, and two of them soon perished on the battlefield.

While the two sides were fighting, Song Qingming and the others outside the great formation were attacking the crack that had appeared in front of them with all their might.

The magic array, which had already been damaged by Gu Liang and the others, was now struggling to withstand the combined attack of so many Nascent Soul and Golden Core cultivators.

With a crisp cracking sound, the formation in front was finally breached by the crowd, creating a gap about ten feet wide.

The next moment, hundreds of high-level human cultivators, led by Song Qingming and others, immediately transformed into streaks of light and rushed into the area.

Not far away, Gu Liang, already severely injured under the siege of the "White Spirit Demon King," thought he was doomed to die.

Just when he was powerless to resist the opponent's attack, a streak of cyan sword light suddenly streaked across the sky.

Before Gu Liang could react, a mid-stage Golden Core demon king beside him was suddenly sliced ​​in two by the sword light.

The Golden Core Demon King, who had just been incredibly fierce, fell from mid-air before he could even let out a scream.

Seeing this scene from not far away, the "White Spirit Demon King" couldn't care less about his opponent. In a panic, he immediately cast a spell and fled.

But after escaping only a few hundred feet, a sudden flash of light appeared ahead, and a figure emerged from within, blocking his path.

"A Nascent Soul cultivator!"

Seeing the powerful aura emanating from Song Qingyu, the "White Spirit Demon King" dared not fight her and turned to flee.

Although his escape speed was not slow, it was still somewhat insufficient in front of Song Qingyu, a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator.

After the sword light quickly caught up with its opponent, the "White Spirit Demon King" only lasted a few rounds before Song Qingyu beheaded him with a single sword strike, separating his head from his body.

Gu Liang, who was lying on the ground and was already seriously injured, looked at the "White Spirit Demon King" who had fallen in the sky and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Before long, a figure arrived beside him.

"Senior Gu, are you alright?"

"Chu Ling, don't worry about me, hurry to Pingshan Town to save the other clansmen. If we are too late, they may fall victim to the demons."

"Don't worry, senior, we will definitely rescue them."

".."

Previously, Gu Liang and his group had been able to contact Song Qingming and others because they encountered Chu Ling on the battlefield.

Taking advantage of the opportunity presented by the "White Spirit Demon King" ordering them to guard the vicinity of the great formation, Gu Liang and the others worked together to blast open a key point in the formation, thus helping Song Qingming and his group outside to successfully create an opening.

Although he is now seriously injured, he sees that the carefully planned scheme has been successfully completed.

Looking at Chu Ling, who had already gone far away to rescue her people, he felt a sense of relief and a smile of satisfaction appeared on his face.

The people of the valley had been enslaved for tens of thousands of years, their lives and deaths not in their own hands, and finally they could end this damned fate in his hands.

Unfortunately, the other three who fought alongside him had already perished and did not live to see this moment.

"Fellow Daoists, our people can finally be free and live with dignity!"

Just as Gu Liang looked with some regret at the bodies of his fallen companions not far away, and wanted to go forward to collect their remains,

The next moment, he immediately clutched his chest, his expression suddenly turning extremely uncomfortable, and he quickly spat out a mouthful of blood.

"This is!"

Seeing Gu Liang suddenly cough up blood and fall to the ground, Gu Yue and the other survivors rushed over to help him up.

But they found that the old ancestor in front of them had already died.

His gaze, which he couldn't close, seemed to still carry a hint of resentment.

"Ancestor!" (End of Chapter)