Qinghe Immortal Clan.

Chapter 1214 Sweeping Away the Plow Court, The Crimson Heart Tree

In "Ten Thousand Fox Valley".

One after another, human cultivators charged into the formation through the gaps in it.

The valley, now shrouded in darkness, was enveloped in various spiritual lights, and the sounds of battle and shouts of killing echoed everywhere.

Without the protection of the "mountain-protecting formation" and the poisonous fog, the demon race was quickly defeated and forced to retreat against the numerous Nascent Soul and Golden Core cultivators of the human race.

The already damaged formation now has a much larger gap than before, and countless low-level cultivators are continuously rushing into the formation from behind.

It is located at the eastern entrance of "Wanhu Valley".

The "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor," who had just arrived after receiving the news, was still clutching several damaged wooden plaques in his hand. Seeing the demon army that was already in retreat, his face was also very grim.

Previously, due to insufficient defenses in the valley, some of the human slaves in the valley had to be sent to the battlefield to help resist the attacking human cultivator army from the outside.

Unexpectedly, these human cultivators, who had been enslaved by the "Heavenly Fox Clan" for tens of thousands of years, dared to risk their lives to betray them and destroy the great formation.

Moreover, Gu Liang and his group not only had the audacity, but they also secretly hid an extremely powerful high-level spirit talisman right under their noses.

Ultimately, the demon race was caught off guard, and a crack was blasted open in the great formation, allowing human cultivators to rush into the valley from within.

Originally, the reinforcements led by "Ancestor Qianyun" had already returned to provide assistance and should have been able to return to "Ten Thousand Fox Valley" in at most half a month.

If we can rely on the great formation to hold out for another ten days or so, we can repel the siege of the human cultivators.

Unexpectedly, at this critical juncture, the human cultivators in the valley suddenly rebelled, causing the great formation to be broken by them.

Now that the "mountain-protecting formation" has been breached, the demon race is caught off guard as Song Qingming and his group have reached the valley entrance.

The "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor" also wanted to lead his demon army to block the gap in the formation.

However, the human cultivators had dispatched more than a dozen Nascent Soul cultivators, whose high-level combat power far exceeded that of the demon race.

Just as it encountered the army of human cultivators, the "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor" was stopped by Song Qingming and Lü Yue, two late-stage Nascent Soul experts.

In previous battles, Song Qingming had already demonstrated powerful supernatural abilities that were no less than those of a half-step Nascent Soul cultivator.

As the third elder of the "Demon Slayer Sect", Lü Yue's cultivation had reached the ninth level of the Nascent Soul realm, and his supernatural abilities were incomparable to those of ordinary cultivators who had just advanced to the late Nascent Soul stage.

Although their cultivation levels were higher than Song Qingming and the other two, and they also had some advantages in the valley.

However, even the "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor" was no match for the two powerful human experts who attacked him, and he quickly fell into a disadvantageous position.

On the other side, the other demon emperors were also entangled by human Nascent Soul cultivators and were unable to support the battlefield below.

Although initially, the number of human cultivators who stormed into the valley was relatively small.

Faced with the counterattack of the demon army, they were blocked at the entrance of the valley and were unable to break through from the front.

However, as more and more human cultivators charged into the formation, the battlefield situation gradually changed, and the demon army quickly lost its battlefield advantage.

After a fierce battle, the demon race fought desperately but was still no match for their opponent.

They were forcibly pushed into the valley by Song Qingming and others.

"Your Highness, the area below can no longer be held. We should retreat immediately!"

"Yes, Your Highness, as long as we live, we can always fight another day. If we don't retreat now, the human cultivators will rush into the temple, and it will be too late for us to leave."

".."

Seeing that the situation was hopeless, the other demon emperors quickly cast spells to send a telepathic message to the "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor" who was fighting with Song Qingming.

Despite his anger, the "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor" managed to maintain his composure in the face of the irreversible situation.

The "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor" summoned the Purple Gold Gourd, blocking Song Qingming in front of him, and then opened his mouth to exhale a burst of red smoke that entangled Lü Yue, who was attacking from the side.

He then turned and fled, sending a telepathic message to his many demon clan experts.

"Retreat to the Temple!"

Seeing that the opponent wanted to retreat, Lü Yue, who was entangled in the smoke, wanted to go up and stop him.

But before he could catch up with his opponent, the "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor" suddenly turned around and spat out a black broken blade.

Suddenly, the black broken blade transformed in mid-air, turning into hundreds of black beams that shot straight towards Lü Yue.

In the blink of an eye, they were in front of the other party, their speed was astonishing.

Although he sensed the danger, the opponent's spellcasting speed was too fast. Before Lü Yue could activate his magic weapon, he was directly enveloped by the black light.

In an instant, the scene before him suddenly changed, and he fell into a scorching furnace.

Feeling his physical body being scorched by the raging flames around him, Lü Yue was about to activate his magic weapon to resist when he discovered that the magic weapon in his hand was as if it were made of paper and was burned to ashes by the flames.

Seeing that his magic weapon had suddenly lost its effect and the power of the surrounding flames had increased again, Lü Yue's expression changed slightly.

"As expected of the Celestial Fox Clan, their illusion magic is truly formidable!"

Just as he was trying to cast a spell to break out of the illusion, a dragon's roar suddenly appeared in the sky, followed by a beam of azure light descending from the sky and covering Lü Yue.

The next moment, he felt a cool breeze envelop him, and the scorching flames around him quickly disappeared and receded.

When Lü Yue finally realized what was happening, he found a figure standing in front of him.

"I was in a moment of panic and almost fell into Tianwei's trap. I am so grateful for Fellow Daoist Song's help."

"Fellow Daoist Lü is too kind."

After helping their teammates escape, Song Qingming and his companion lost track of the "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor" and could only use magic to rush into the valley to search for their opponent.

Meanwhile, the "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor" had already led several other demon emperors to retreat to the "Heavenly Fox Clan" temple located deep in the valley.

This "temple" was built by the ancestor of the Celestial Fox Clan, who was a Nascent Soul cultivator. It has been passed down in the clan for tens of thousands of years and contains a "teleportation array" that allows temporary teleportation.

After escaping into the Holy Temple, the "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor" and his companions quickly activated a high-level restriction located outside the main hall, temporarily isolating the human cultivator army outside.

Inside this “temple”, besides the “teleportation array” hidden in the center of the main hall, there are also various high-level spiritual items accumulated by the “Celestial Fox Clan” over the years.

After activating the restrictions on the main hall, the "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor" immediately ordered his cultivators to quickly collect the spiritual items in the hall.

He put everything he could carry into the storage artifact.

He himself quietly arrived at the front of a stone wall behind the main hall.

After activating a restriction in front of the stone wall by casting a spell, a white light suddenly appeared and covered the "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor".

The next moment, he disappeared from his original spot and appeared in a stone chamber that was several dozen feet in diameter.

Compared to the magnificent splendor of the other parts of the main hall, this stone chamber located behind the "temple" is quite simple in appearance.

Apart from a crimson fruit tree emitting a faint light, there were only a few mature medicinal herbs around it.

The "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor" raised his hand and cast a spell, quickly taking all the spiritual herbs inside.

Then his gaze fell on the fruit tree, where several palm-sized, nearly ripe, reddish-brown fruits were growing.

After hesitating for a while, the "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor" cast a spell to set up a restriction in front of the fruit tree, and then turned and left the stone chamber.

".."

Song Qingming, Lü Yue, and the others found the main hall and discovered that the enemy had already hidden inside. They immediately used their magic to attack the magic array in front of them.

When everyone broke through the barrier and rushed into the "Holy Temple", they found that the "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor" and others were nowhere to be seen.

All that remained was a scene of devastation, and a "teleportation array" that had been destroyed and was temporarily unusable.

Only then did everyone confirm that "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor" and his trusted followers had already fled the Valley of Ten Thousand Foxes quickly using the "teleportation array".

"That Tianwei guy is really cunning; he always manages to escape first!"

Seeing that he had failed to stop the "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor", Song Qingyu, standing in the Holy Temple, couldn't help but show a hint of regret.

Upon hearing this, Song Qingming remained calm and did not seem too surprised.

The "Heavenly Fox Clan" is one of the ten major demon clans in the Northern Frontier. After tens of thousands of years of accumulation, their ancestors even produced a Nascent Soul Ancestor.

In terms of strength, they are definitely not inferior to the top-ranked sects of Donghuang Kingdom.

As the old lair of the Heavenly Fox Clan, it's impossible that "Valley of Ten Thousand Foxes" left no contingency plans behind.

Moreover, the "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor" had previously escaped from the encirclement of human cultivator armies several times.

It is clear that this demon is not only lucky, but also possesses some extremely powerful life-saving abilities.

Furthermore, the other party acts very decisively and will not act rashly against the enemy.

If they sense that the situation is not good, they will immediately choose to escape.

Facing such a powerful opponent as the "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor," killing him was not an easy task.

This result was not unexpected.

Although they failed to stop the "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor," the human cultivator army was able to successfully conquer the "Ten Thousand Fox Valley."

Such a victory was incredibly fruitful for them, as they had already achieved their initial goal of heading north.

Now that they have taken over the sacred land of the "Heavenly Fox Clan," the demon army on the front lines of the "Eastern Phoenix Kingdom" is bound to be restless.

".."

By the time dawn broke, after a whole night of fighting, most of the "Ten Thousand Fox Valley" had been conquered by the human cultivator army.

Apart from the Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor and others who escaped using the "teleportation array," all 20,000+ demon beasts in the valley, as well as the two Nascent Soul Demon Emperors who hadn't managed to escape, were killed by human cultivators.

Only a few scattered low-level demonic beasts have hidden in caves deep in the valley, and they have not yet been found by them.

Because they successfully broke through the great formation, the human cultivator army avoided heavy casualties during the siege.

In this battle, the human cultivators suffered relatively few casualties, losing less than 10,000 cultivators. No Nascent Soul cultivators perished on the battlefield, only a few Golden Core cultivators died in the chaos.

In addition, more than two thousand human cultivators who were originally trapped in the "Valley of Ten Thousand Foxes" defected to the human army after the formation was breached.

However, the six Golden Core cultivators, led by Gu Liang, either died on the spot or perished after the restrictions placed on their bodies by the demon race, due to the restrictions placed on them by the Nascent Soul Demon Emperor of the "Heavenly Fox Clan." Although they successfully helped the human army break the formation and rescue their fellow humans who had been enslaved in the valley for tens of thousands of years.

However, none of these people survived the war and did not live to see the dawn of victory.

Fortunately, the "Heavenly Fox Clan" only placed special restrictions on cultivators like Gu Liang who were at least Golden Core cultivators.

Other low-level cultivators in the valley, at the Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment stages, were not affected and most of them survived.

The hundreds of thousands of ordinary people trapped in the valley also suffered considerable losses due to the sudden outbreak of the great battle. Only a few lucky ones survived until the end of the battle.

They watched as the demon race, who had enslaved them for tens of thousands of years, was all slaughtered in the valley.

In their memories, the human cultivator army, which had been longed for by countless generations, finally came to rescue them.

The human cultivators in the valley were all incredibly excited at this moment.

Chu Ling, who rushed into the valley, returned to the sky above the town she remembered after dawn.

Looking down at her hometown, now reduced to ruins, she felt an overwhelming sense of excitement.

"Father, Mother! Grandpa..."

"Ling'er is finally back. We can take you all away from here now."

".."

After conquering "Ten Thousand Fox Valley", Song Qingming immediately ordered the army to clean up the battlefield and move all the monster corpses in the valley onto the flying boat.

Meanwhile, Nascent Soul cultivators like Song Qingyu and Li Xuanyi began searching for high-level spiritual objects throughout the valley.

The human cultivators successfully conquered the "Valley of Ten Thousand Foxes".

However, Song Qingming and the others were well aware that even with the strength of the "Xiaoyao Sect," they were still unable to establish themselves in the heart of the "Northern Frontier" demon territory.

Their main purpose in sending troops deep into the "Northern Frontier" was to mobilize the demon army on the front lines of the Eastern Phoenix Kingdom to return and provide reinforcements.

Now that we are about to achieve our goal, we certainly cannot stay in "Ten Thousand Fox Valley" for long.

Therefore, Song Qingming and his group never intended to occupy this spiritual vein for long, and the cultivator army could retreat to the "Floating Cloud Mountains" in the south at any time.

But before leaving, Song Qingming and his group naturally couldn't go back empty-handed.

As the sacred land of the "Heavenly Fox Clan," the entire "Ten Thousand Fox Valley" has been managed by them for tens of thousands of years, and the spiritual creatures in the valley are far superior to those in other places.

Upon receiving Song Qingming's order to sweep through the entire "Ten Thousand Fox Valley," the army of cultivators immediately began searching for spiritual objects.

With the help of human cultivators who originally lived in the valley, the army of cultivators found the important places in the valley, such as the warehouse and herb garden where the "Heavenly Fox Clan" stored spiritual items, without much effort.

Whether it was spiritual medicine, spiritual herbs, or minerals, or spiritual water, everything that could be moved was taken onto the large flying ship.

Wherever the human army went, nothing was left behind.

Even those medicinal herbs that were still some time away from maturity and not yet fully mature were not spared by them.

Even the spirit wood used by the "Heavenly Fox Clan" to build the palace, as well as the tools and array stones used to set up the great formation, were dismantled by them.

Items that could not be taken with them were destroyed on the spot.

If it weren't for the fact that destroying the mine would be detrimental to the good deeds of heaven and earth, they probably wouldn't have been left with a single tile in the entire "Ten Thousand Fox Valley".

While the army of cultivators was busy outside, Song Qingming and Lü Yue arrived at a stone wall behind the "Heavenly Fox Clan" temple.

"Reporting to Master, when they were searching the vicinity just now, they found something strange about this stone wall, so they tried to use magic to break it open."

Unexpectedly, the restriction was triggered, and he perished on the spot.

"This restriction is so powerful that none of us can see through it, and we dare not act rashly. We can only send word to ask you to come and take a look."

Previously, Bai Jingyun and others were in charge of searching the "Holy Temple" when they suddenly heard several screams coming from the stone wall. By the time he arrived, several Foundation Establishment disciples in front of him had already died on the spot.

After glancing at the fallen cultivators on the ground, Lü Yue immediately released his divine sense to probe the stone wall in front of him.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he touched the stone wall, his consciousness seemed to be sucked in by something, and he could no longer move forward even an inch.

"Fellow Daoist Song, the restrictions here seem quite powerful; they may not be so easy to break."

"Since it's so powerful, there must have been something hidden inside. I just wonder how lucky we are?"

"Breaking the barrier later might be a bit dangerous. Jingyun, you all should step back first. No one is allowed to approach this place without my permission."

"Disciple accepts the order!"

After waving to the crowd behind him, Song Qingming waited until Bai Jingyun and the many low-level disciples left before casting a spell to summon a white array plate.

Although the restrictions on this stone wall were set up by a master of the "Heavenly Fox Clan," they are far more complex than other restrictions encountered outside.

However, Song Qingming's array formation skills have now reached the fourth-level high-grade realm, so this level of restriction is naturally impossible to stop him.

With the help of Lü Yue, "Xuantong friends", Zheng Zitong and others.

In less than three days, Song Qingming successfully broke the barrier and led everyone into the stone chamber hidden behind the mountain wall.

Their gaze swept across the entire stone chamber, and they were soon drawn to a red fruit tree that was about ten feet tall in front of them.

"This is the Red Heart Fruit."

Haha, I never expected that this place would hide a fruit tree that is about to advance to the fifth level. No wonder the Heavenly Fox Clan would set up such a powerful restriction outside.

If someone hadn't discovered the clue in the outer stone wall, we might have missed such a treasure.

As a Nascent Soul cultivator from a powerful sect like the "Demon Slayer Sect," Lü Yue naturally possessed the most insight among those present.

He recognized the "red fruit tree" immediately after just one glance.

Song Qingming and the others, who were standing to the side, all showed some surprise when they heard what Lü Yue said.

"Red Heart Fruit, fellow Daoist, are you saying that this fruit tree is about to advance to level five?"

"Fellow Daoist Lü is right. The aura of this Crimson Heart Wood far surpasses that of any fourth-grade superior spiritual tree I have ever seen."

With proper nurturing, it is estimated that it will take at most one or two hundred years to advance to the fifth level.

Besides Lü Yue, among the many Nascent Soul cultivators present, Zheng Zitong, the Grand Elder of the Starry Sky Sect, also had considerable knowledge of various spiritual woods and herbs.

Moreover, Zheng Zitong himself is a mid-grade fourth-level "spiritual plant master", and his spiritual plant skills are the best among the cultivators present.

After Zheng Zitong confirmed it, the other cultivators quickly nodded, and no one doubted it.

“Fellow Daoist Zheng, the fruit on this Crimson Spirit Tree does not seem to be ripe yet. Are you confident in transplanting this spiritual tree?”

Faced with Lü Yue's question, Zheng Zitong pondered for a moment, then sighed and replied:
"Although I am a senior spirit plant master, I have never tried transplanting such a high-grade spirit tree before."

To be honest, I'd only be about 30-40% sure, and I wouldn't dare make that guarantee to you fellow Daoists.

Moreover, this spirit tree is at a crucial stage of its advancement; forcibly transplanting it would inevitably damage its fundamental structure, and it's likely that not all of its spirit fruits would be preserved.

"We've been besieging Wanhu Valley for almost a month, and the demon army on the front lines of Donghuang Kingdom has already begun to return to reinforce us. I'm afraid we won't be able to stay here for more than a few days."

Even if transplanting a spirit tree would damage its essence, it's still better than leaving it to the demon race.

I think a 30-40% chance is about right.

None of us are as proficient in the art of cultivating spiritual plants as Fellow Daoist Zheng. We'll have to leave the rest to you for now.

"Since Fellow Daoist Song says so, then I, Zheng, have no choice but to do my best to try."

Rest assured, everyone, I will be able to complete this matter in three to five days at most.

Upon hearing Song Qingming, the commander of the allied forces, entrust him with the important task of transplanting the spirit tree, Zheng Zitong did not refuse and immediately accepted the task.

Although Zheng Zitong wasn't very confident about transplanting this high-grade spirit tree, he wasn't entirely sure of success.

But he had already explained the pros and cons beforehand, so even if he failed and something went wrong, no one would blame him.

If the "Crimson Heart Tree" in front of him is successfully transplanted, it will be a great achievement for him and the "Star Gate".

When they return to the cultivation world of "Floating Cloud Mountain Range" and the spiritual items are distributed according to merit, "Starry Sky Sect" will definitely be able to get a larger share for this.

For Zheng Zitong, there was simply no reason to refuse this.

Soon, Zheng Zitong gathered more than a dozen disciples from the "Starry Sky Sect" who were skilled in planting spiritual plants and began to set up restrictions to try to transplant the "Red Heart Fruit Tree" in the stone chamber.

".."

Just as Song Qingming and the others were sweeping up spiritual objects in the valley.

Near a high mountain located hundreds of thousands of miles west of the "Northern Frontier," countless demon armies are rapidly rushing eastward.

A beam of light flew swiftly and quickly disappeared into the clouds above the demon army.

Sitting atop a large white bird, the "Thousand Cloud Demon Emperor" reached out and gently grabbed the rapidly moving spiritual light in his hand.

The next moment, the white light in his hand suddenly changed, transforming into a white mirror that stood in mid-air.

"Hey! Tianwei, what's wrong with you?"
"Don't worry, we'll be back in Ten Thousand Fox Valley in ten days at most. Then, we can launch a pincer attack from the east and west, inside and out, and annihilate the human cultivators in one battle."

Seeing the somewhat disheveled appearance of the "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor" in the mirror, the "Thousand Cloud Demon Emperor" was puzzled but immediately spoke to comfort him.

But to his surprise, the "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor" spoke with a dejected expression:

"Ancestor, we are powerless. Ten Thousand Fox Valley was breached by human cultivators yesterday!"

"What did you say!"

"Ten Thousand Fox Valley has been breached? How is that possible?"

Upon hearing this news, the "Thousand Cloud Demon Emperor"'s expression changed drastically, revealing an expression of disbelief.

They seemed unable to believe what they had just heard with their own ears.

(End of this chapter)