Qinghe Immortal Clan.

Half a month later, outside "Ten Thousand Fox Valley".

As countless demonic beasts from outside the valley arrived, more than a dozen streaks of light flashed across the sky and stopped above the valley.

As far as the eye could see, the valley ahead was charred black, with thick smoke rising from all sides.

In many places, the flames still linger and have not yet been extinguished.

In just half a month, the once picturesque and misty "Valley of Ten Thousand Foxes" was gone.

It is now a ruin, completely unrecognizable from its former state.

In the valley, there was hardly any human cultivator army, and even birds could be seen.

Seeing their sacred land, "Valley of Ten Thousand Foxes," reduced to such a desolate state, the many demon emperors in mid-air also looked extremely grim.

"Let's go to the temple first!"

After uttering a few words with a face full of resentment, the numerous demon emperors, led by "Thousand Cloud Demon Emperor," immediately used magic to fly into the valley and arrived in front of the main hall, which had long been unrecognizable.

With a wave of his hand, he swept away the rocks blocking their way, and the group quickly entered the main hall.

"not good!"

Seeing the damaged barrier on the mountain wall not far ahead, the "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor" immediately slipped into the stone chamber behind it.

The spot where the "Red Heart Tree" was originally cultivated was now empty, leaving only a huge, round pit.

"Damn human cultivators, how dare they!"

Before he could finish speaking, the "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor" felt his blood surging within him, and his injuries, which had not yet fully healed, caused him to spit out another mouthful of blood.

".."

Above a swamp tens of thousands of miles away from "Ten Thousand Fox Valley".

Dozens of flying boats sped rapidly through the clouds and mist, heading straight for the "Floating Cloud Mountains" in the south.

Besides countless human cultivators, the flying boat was also loaded with various demon beast materials, as well as spiritual items, ores, and other spoils of war.

Because the airships were packed full, the human cultivator army's marching speed was noticeably slower than when they arrived.

In the middle of the group, in the cabin of a larger flying boat, Li Xuanyi and Song Qingyu were holding the tallied ledgers, their faces full of smiles.

Not far away, Song Qingming stared intently at a fist-sized black stone in front of him, pondering it carefully.

"Seventh Brother, is this broken stone worth you spending so much time looking at? Could it really be some kind of rare treasure?"

"Although it's not a particularly valuable treasure, it can be of some use to me."

Hearing Song Qingyu's voice from the side, Song Qingming finally snapped out of his thoughts, put away the black stone in his hand, and then turned to ask her again:

"So, has everything been verified? Are there any problems?"

"Senior Sister Li and I have checked it. Apart from some missing numbers on the Starry Sky Sect's flying boat, everything else is about the same and there are no major discrepancies."

"Seventh Brother, do you think we should go and double-check with them, just in case we make a mistake later?"

"Fellow Daoist Zheng has made a great contribution to the successful transplantation of the Crimson Heart Tree. If the slight oversight has little impact, there is no need to hold it against them."

However, when it comes to distributing other spiritual items, there's no need to consider the Starry Sky Sect anymore; the normal procedures can be followed.

After taking the accounts from Song Qingyu and looking through them, Song Qingming nodded slightly to the two people in front of him and responded with a single sentence.

"Yes! My husband is right. It's rare that Fellow Daoist Zheng successfully transplanted the spirit tree this time. Otherwise, if something had gone wrong, we would have suffered a great loss."

Next, after returning, the cultivation of the spirit tree will likely require the help of the Starry Sky Sect.

As for the other things, let's just turn a blind eye for now.

According to the well-prepared accounting records, the human cultivators' northern expedition to "Ten Thousand Fox Valley" yielded considerable gains after their sweeping campaign.

Not only did they acquire numerous materials from demonic beasts, but they also swept away all the spiritual items accumulated by the Heavenly Fox Clan over many years in the entire "Ten Thousand Fox Valley".

The human cultivators captured hundreds of high-grade spiritual items of level three or above, including more than twenty that reached level four.

Among these, the most precious is the "Red Heart Tree" that they discovered in the hidden stone chamber behind the "Temple".

According to Lü Yue and Zheng Zitong, this spirit tree is over ten thousand years old and its grade is about to advance to level five.

It should be noted that spirit creatures of level five or above have long since disappeared from the wild in the entire "Huayang Realm".

Spiritual objects of this caliber are of immeasurable value in the cultivation world, far exceeding the value of other spiritual objects seized by Song Qingming and his group.

If the "Crimson Heart Tree" can be successfully cultivated to the fifth level, it will definitely become a treasure of the sect in the future.

Before the "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor" left, he was too pressed for time to transplant and take the spirit tree with him, and he was also reluctant to destroy it directly.

They were eventually discovered by the human cultivators who were searching for them, and fell into the hands of Song Qingming and his group.

Although it took a lot of time to transplant the spirit tree, Zheng Zitong's skills did not disappoint everyone, and they successfully transplanted it from the stone chamber to the flying boat without any major incidents.

Now, this "Red Heart Tree" is located in the cabin where Song Qingming and his two companions are.

Once the army returns to the "Floating Cloud Mountains", we can try to transplant it to the Spirit Mountain.

Although with Zheng Zitong's skills, transplanting this spirit tree would definitely damage some of its essence, and the unripe spirit fruits on it would certainly suffer some loss as well.

However, as long as they can successfully obtain this "Crimson Heart Tree", it will greatly enhance the sect's foundation.

For Song Qingming and his group, the tree's potential to advance to the fifth level in the future makes it far more valuable than obtaining a high-level spiritual vein.

Not only Song Qingming and his group, but also Zheng Zitong, "Xuantong Daoist" and others, upon seeing this "Red Heart Fruit Tree".

They were equally tempted and wanted to obtain this high-level fruit tree.

However, according to the rules that everyone had set beforehand.

As the leader of the alliance, the "Free and Unfettered Sect" has the right to choose the spoils of war when distributing spiritual items, and Song Qingming and others would not give this item to others.

Even though the "Master Xuantong" intentionally hinted to Song Qingming that he wanted to discuss exchanging this item with him, he was quickly rejected.

".."

Just as Song Qingming was checking the accounts in front of him, a knock suddenly sounded on the door outside the cabin.

Before long, Song Yuanhao, dressed in a black robe, appeared in front of Song Qingming and the others.

"Seventh Uncle, half a day ago, Fellow Daoist Li and Fellow Daoist Ye sent a message reporting that a large army of demons from the east had appeared outside Ten Thousand Fox Valley. It seems that there are at least eighty or ninety thousand demons."

Moreover, besides the demonic beasts of the Celestial Fox clan, there also seemed to be ancient cranes, Teng serpents, and many other demonic reinforcements who had come from other clans.

"The main force of the Heavenly Fox Clan has been wiped out by us. The fact that so many demonic beasts can still appear now suggests that they must have been withdrawn from the front lines of the Eastern Phoenix Kingdom."

Seventh Brother, you were right after all. The demons from Donghuang Kingdom have indeed returned to reinforce us.

Luckily we moved quickly; otherwise, if we had been a few days later, they might have caught up with us halfway.

Several days ago, the cultivators that Song Qingming sent to the east to investigate had already discovered the trail of the vanguard of the demon army.

Upon hearing the news that the demon army had appeared in "Ten Thousand Fox Valley," Song Qingming and his companions, who had anticipated it, did not show too much surprise on their faces.

Their purpose this time was precisely to contain the demon army on the front lines of the Eastern Phoenix Kingdom.

By drawing nearly 100,000 enemy troops back to the eastern part of the "Northern Frontier" in one fell swoop, Song Qingming and his men had achieved their goal.

Upon learning that the demon army was coming to their aid, Song Qingming immediately ordered the cultivator army to speed up their advance and retreat to the "Floating Cloud Mountains" as soon as possible.

Although their successful breach of "Ten Thousand Fox Valley" greatly shook the entire "Northern Frontier" demon army's deployment.

But the other side will obviously not let them off easily and will inevitably try to go south again to take revenge.

At this moment, Song Qingming and his men needed to hurry back to the front line of "Boyun Mountain" to set up defenses and prepare for the possible battle that might follow.

Knowing the urgency of the situation, Song Qingming immediately sent someone to inform Lü Yue, Zheng Zitong, and others that the demon clan had returned to provide assistance.

Upon learning that the demon army had been successfully mobilized, Lü Yue was overjoyed.

Unlike others, the reason why Lü Yue and his companions were willing to stay in the cultivation world of the "Floating Cloud Mountains" to help Song Qingming and others fight against the army of the "Heavenly Fox Clan" was not for the spiritual treasures and spoils on the flying boat.

Their main purpose is the same as Song Qingming's.

The intention was to use this opportunity to mobilize the demon army in the "Northern Frontier" to relieve pressure on the human cultivators on the front lines of the "Eastern Phoenix Kingdom" in the west.

Now that he knew his goal had been achieved, Lü Yue breathed a sigh of relief.

The past few months have finally paid off.

".."

In the council hall of Qingzhou, on the front line of the "Eastern Phoenix Kingdom".

Chen Qingxuan, dressed in a green robe, stood on the high platform in front of the hall, gazing at a map hanging above that depicted the battlefields of the entire "Eastern Phoenix Kingdom".

A moment later, He Xiaofeng, dressed in a white robe, walked lightly into the hall.

"Uncle-Master, an urgent letter has arrived from the Demon-Slaying Sect. After the Free and Unfettered Sect conquered the Valley of Ten Thousand Foxes, reinforcements from the Heavenly Fox, Ancient Crane, and Teng Snake have appeared in the east, estimated to number no less than 100,000."

It seems the demon army has already returned to reinforce the east.

"It is somewhat beyond my expectations that the Floating Cloud Mountains were able to take over the Ten Thousand Fox Valley this time."

The demon army suddenly stopped its attack because of a major problem in the east. It seems they are nearing their end.

Send a message to everyone, telling them to take the time to rest.

After fighting for so long, it's time for this great battle to end.

"Don't worry, Uncle-Master, I'll take care of it right away." Seeing the confident look suddenly appear on Chen Qingxuan's face, He Xiaofeng immediately nodded, turned around and left the hall.

".."

After nearly a month of travel, Song Qingming and his group finally led the army of cultivators back to "Boyun Mountain" and reunited with Bai Yuxian, who was guarding the place.

While Song Qingming and his group were on their northern expedition to "Ten Thousand Fox Valley," Bai Yuxian and others were responsible for guarding the rear.

In addition to the situation around Weigu's "Boyun Mountain", they are also stepping up the allocation of cultivators' supplies, preparing to head north to provide assistance at any time.

Seeing that Song Qingming and his group had safely retreated to "Boyun Mountain".

The flying boat was also fully loaded with various spiritual items, indicating that they had made a considerable haul. Bai Yuxian and the others who came to greet them were somewhat incredulous.

However, Song Qingming and the others had no intention of sharing this joy with everyone at this moment.

Just as Song Qingming and his group were sweeping through "Ten Thousand Fox Valley" and retreating south, the northern demon army was also beginning to assemble, preparing to march south to take revenge on the human cultivators.

After the army withdrew to "Boyun Mountain", Song Qingming immediately arranged for everyone to send all the wounded and disabled cultivators from the battle, as well as all the unused spiritual items and materials, back to Weiguo in the rear.

The remaining cultivators intensified their preparations for battle, reinforcing the "mountain-protecting formation" that had just been set up on the mountain.

This was to prepare for the possibility of a large demon army marching south at any time.

This plunged the recently quiet "Boyun Mountain" back into a tense atmosphere.

Although it has the "mountain-protecting formation" guarding the sacred mountain, it will have many advantages.

However, Song Qingming and his group also have few options in this battle.

If the "Boyun Mountain" is lost in battle, allowing the demon army to advance unimpeded, the entire cultivation world of the "Floating Cloud Mountain Range" will once again be plunged into a hell of war.

In order to win this battle, Song Qingming and others also staked everything, transferring all the cultivators stationed in the southern "Golden Feather Mountain", "Guiyun Workshop" and the surrounding areas of Yue Kingdom northward to "Boyun Mountain".

Even at his own cave dwelling, "Red Cloud Mountain," Song Qingming left behind only a market enforcement team of less than two thousand people.

He concentrated and transferred most of the defensive forces on Lingshan Mountain to the north to provide reinforcements.

In addition, Bai Yuxian had also issued orders to various markets in the north, temporarily recruiting many independent cultivators and outside cultivators.

They formed a large army of cultivators and marched north to "Boyun Mountain" to fight the enemy.

Although these temporarily recruited rogue cultivators are far inferior to the elite disciples sent by the major sects in terms of both strength and reliability.

However, with the lure of spirit stones, these rogue cultivators were also very eager to participate.

In just over ten days, a large army of over ten thousand rogue cultivators arrived at "Boyun Mountain" to assist the human cultivators in guarding the sacred mountain.

After nearly a month of reorganization, the number of cultivators on "Boyun Mountain" has recovered to more than 120,000.

With Song Qingming's personal intervention, the mountain's original level-four mid-grade "mountain-protecting formation" was also greatly enhanced in power.

In addition to the hundreds of thousands of cultivators on the mountain, there were more than twenty Nascent Soul cultivators.

As long as it's not an old monster above the Nascent Soul stage who makes a move, even if it faces a demon army that outnumbers it, "Boyun Mountain" can at least hold out for a while without any problems.

Just as Song Qingming and others were intensifying their preparations for battle, the demon army of the "Northern Frontier" had also gathered and marched south, heading straight for "Boyun Mountain".

What Song Qingming and his group did not expect was that the hundreds of thousands of demons from the "Northern Frontier" who had marched south suddenly stopped after reaching a point a hundred miles north of "Boyun Mountain".

It is unknown whether the demon race has already guessed that "Boyun Mountain" is heavily guarded. In addition to sending a small number of demon beasts south to try to harass the formation, the other side has also sent some small groups of demon beasts south to try to harass the formation.

The main force remained stationed in the north, facing "Boyun Mountain" from afar, and did not immediately issue an order for a full-scale attack.

The two sides remained locked in a stalemate for several months without any large-scale battle breaking out.

Just as Song Qingming and the others were puzzled by the intentions of the demon army, a fierce battle had already begun on the battlefield of the "Eastern Phoenix Kingdom" in the west.

Because some cultivators were transferred eastward to reinforce the "Northern Frontier" and guard against the human cultivators of the Floating Cloud Mountains led by the "Free and Unfettered Sect".

On the demon race's side, their original advantage on the "frontal battlefield" of the Eastern Phoenix Kingdom was immediately reduced by a lot.

After nearly two years of passive defense, they lost a considerable amount of territory.

A month ago, the cultivators of the Eastern Phoenix Kingdom finally seized an opportunity to counterattack the demon race, and the two sides fought a great battle at Tianyue Mountain in northern Qingzhou.

Originally, in the northern part of Qingzhou, there were three demon race Nascent Soul cultivators who held back the large army of human cultivators led by the "Tianyu Sect".

This time, in order to retaliate against their opponents, besides Chen Qingxuan, the Nascent Soul Ancestor...

The "Tianyu Sect" also invited "Old Ancestor Jinluo," a Nascent Soul cultivator in the early stages, from the neighboring Xihua Immortal Continent to help restrain their opponent, the "Jade Unicorn" Demon Saint.

Chen Qingxuan fought two opponents, "Bai Yang" and "Gui Xuan," with ease.

Once the three demon saints of their opponents were all restrained, the human cultivators' army led by the "Tianyu Sect" below were no longer afraid of their opponents.

A major battle was about to break out between the two sides, and both the number of cultivators and the course of the battle were far more brutal than those on the "Floating Cloud Mountains" side.

In the midst of the chaotic battle, Chen Qingxuan successfully suppressed the two demon saints on the opposing side.

The Grand Elder of the Wuxiang Sect, Master Qiushui, seized the opportunity and used a low-grade fifth-level spirit talisman from the sect's reserves, severely damaging the physical body of his opponent, the Demon Saint Baiyang.

This forced them to withdraw from the battlefield ahead of schedule.

Gui Xuan was left alone. Knowing he was no match for Chen Qingxuan, he could only notify his companion, the Demon Saint Yu Lin, to lead the troops to retreat north.

In this great battle, the human cultivators won a great victory, beheading no fewer than 100,000 members of the demon army.

Not only did they severely damage their opponent, the Demon Saint "Baiyang," they also drove the entire demon army from Qingzhou out of the human territory of "Donghuang Kingdom."

Although they won a great victory in Qingzhou, the human cultivators who launched a counterattack in Dongzhou and Pingzhou did not achieve any results.

The eastern army led by the "Xianyuan Sect" faced the demon army led by the two demon saints, "Chi Li" and "Lei Hu".

Their main objective was to send troops to contain their opponents and prevent them from supporting the western demon army in resisting the counterattack of the "Tianyu Sect".

However, the "Immortal Origin Sect" army was no match for its opponents, and not long after heading north, it fell into the siege set up by the demon army.

After a great battle, the army of the "Immortal Origin Sect" failed to reclaim any territory.

On the contrary, they suffered heavy losses, and even the Supreme Elder of the Immortal Origin Sect, "Old Ancestor Jin Yuan," was injured and almost perished on the battlefield.

After the Xianyuan Sect army was easily defeated by the demon race, they could only retreat back to their original battle lines and remain locked in a stalemate with the enemy.

Although the counterattack by the human cultivators of the "Eastern Phoenix Kingdom" resulted in one victory and one defeat, the human cultivators still held a slight advantage in terms of the outcome, having recaptured the entire Qingzhou.

While the great battle raged in the north of the "Donghuang Kingdom," a similar great battle was also taking place in the "Yuezhou" battlefield, located to the south of the Donghuang Kingdom.

The southern human army, led by the "Dangmo Sect," clashed with the "Luoxinghai" demon army, led by the two demon saints "Ao Lie" and "Qing Lang."

The Grand Elder of the Demon-Slaying Sect, True Man Mingyue, easily stopped the Demon Saint Qinglang while wielding the Heaven-Slaying and Yuan-Suppressing Sword.

Like the "Formless Sect", the top-ranked sects in the "Eastern Phoenix Kingdom" also possess some resources that can threaten Nascent Soul cultivators.

In order to fight against another demon saint named "Ao Lie", the second-ranked of the ten major sects, "Wan Shou Shan", was ordered to go south to provide assistance and directly brought out a "Beast Spirit Array" left by the sect's ancestor.

This formation, when used in conjunction with twelve Nascent Soul cultivators, can summon a Divine Transformation level beast spirit, which, for a short period of time, possesses combat power comparable to that of a Divine Transformation cultivator.

In addition, the Grand Elder of Dan Yuan Valley, one of the ten major sects, "Gu Yu Dao Ren," also carried a Level 5 Spirit Transformation Sword Talisman.

"Ao Lie," the Demon Saint, had only recently broken through to the Nascent Soul realm, and his cultivation was only at the first level of the Nascent Soul realm. Among Nascent Soul cultivators, his supernatural abilities were relatively weak.

Moreover, decades ago, outside the "Falling Star Sea" Immortal Mansion, the Demon Saint "Ao Lie" suffered a loss at the hands of Chen Qingxuan after a head-on collision, and his injuries have not yet healed.

After the battle began, the demon saint "Ao Lie" was quickly entangled by the "Beast Spirit Formation" of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect.

Seeing that a good opportunity was hard to come by, "Gu Yu Dao Ren" immediately used magic to activate the level 5 "Spirit Transformation Sword Talisman" that he had been carrying with him.

With the blessing of this talisman, "Gu Yu Dao Ren's" supernatural powers immediately increased several times, making him equivalent to more than half of a Nascent Soul cultivator.

Under the combined attack of "Ancient Jade Taoist" and "Beast Spirit Formation", the already injured Demon Saint "Ao Lie" was somewhat outmatched by his opponent and was forced to retreat repeatedly.

Meanwhile, the "Azure Wave Demon Saint" on the other side was also unable to break free and provide support because he was entangled with the Bright Moon True Man.

Other demon experts were also unable to break through the human cultivator army's blockade.

After a fierce battle, it was "Ao Lie" Demon Saint, the old ancestor of the demon race who had transformed into a god, who finally gave in and was pierced through the flesh by "Gu Yu Dao Ren" with a sword.

Seeing how well the opponent coordinated, continuing the fight might cost them their lives.

The already seriously injured Demon Saint "Ao Lie" immediately spared no effort to burn his life essence and blood, allowing him to quickly turn around and escape the battlefield.

Once the Demon Saint Ao Lie is defeated, the Demon Saint Qing Lang alone will be unable to continue fighting.

He could only lead the demon army to withdraw from the battlefield and begin a retreat to the south.

Seeing the demon army retreat, the human cultivators would not let go of this rare opportunity to counterattack their opponents.

Led by the cultivators of the "Demon-Slaying Palace," the human army pursued the demons southward and quickly recovered a large portion of Yuezhou's territory, driving the demon army back to the coast.

Because of the sudden defeat of "Ao Lie Demon Saint", the human cultivators also won this very rare victory.

They successfully repelled the demon army from the "Falling Star Sea," temporarily bringing peace to the southern part of the "Eastern Phoenix Kingdom."

Not long after the defeat of the "Falling Star Sea", the demon race of the "Northern Frontier" was also caught off guard upon hearing the news.

Seeing that sects such as "Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain" and "Dan Yuan Valley" led their troops north to provide reinforcements, the human cultivators gradually stabilized the situation.

Left with no other option, the "Northern Frontier" demon race, having already gained no advantage, held internal discussions.

They ultimately chose to first cease hostilities and negotiate peace with the southern human cultivators.

This "monster turmoil," which had lasted for more than two years, temporarily came to a halt at this moment. (End of Chapter)