Qinghe Immortal Clan.

Chapter 1246 Poisonous Mist Python, Working Together to Overcome the Challenge

On a vast, open ground surrounded by giant trees.

Song Qingming, Xia Mo, and the others looked at the "white magic array" not far ahead, their faces showing a hint of surprise.

"It is indeed the same teleportation array as before. It seems that it did not disappear suddenly, but moved to a new location on its own."

"I witnessed this formation disappear into thin air before, but I didn't see anyone destroy it. I couldn't figure out what had happened. It turns out that this restriction can move on its own."

It's probably because that person used a teleportation array before moving to a different location.

Unfortunately, I was outmatched and couldn't stop them, which only caused everyone to waste more effort.

Previously, when they encountered that powerful woman in red, even the combined efforts of Bai Yuxian and Yu Mengning couldn't stop her. Now, when they mentioned this matter, they also looked somewhat helpless.

Upon hearing this, Shen Bingling immediately spoke up, "There are many Nascent Soul experts who have infiltrated the secret realm this time. It is already quite an achievement that we have made it this far."

This person's cultivation has reached the half-step Nascent Soul realm. Even if you and Junior Sister Yu weren't here, the rest of us probably wouldn't be her match.

Fellow Daoist Bai, there's no need for such self-reproach.

After comforting Bai Yuxian, Shen Bingling turned her gaze to Song Qingming, who seemed lost in thought, and cautiously asked:
"Fellow Daoist Song, we have been searching for so long, but we still have no trace of Fellow Daoist Li and Fellow Daoist Qingyu."

"Now that we've confirmed this teleportation array moves on its own, is it highly likely they already left this level of the secret realm using it before we did?"

"Hmm! Fellow Daoist Shen is right. I also think that this is possible."

"At this point, this is all we can hope for."

After returning to rescue Bai Yuxian, Song Qingming and the others searched the surrounding area extensively before finally finding the new entrance to the teleportation array.

Having already wasted most of the day on this floor, they still hadn't been able to find the missing Li Xianyun and Song Qingyu.

After nodding somewhat helplessly, Song Qingming stopped dwelling on the matter and led everyone to the entrance of the white light teleportation array.

"Fellow Daoists, the next level of restrictions will probably be no easier than this one. Please be careful and do not split up."

With a flash of white light from the "teleportation array," everyone quickly disappeared.

The next moment, when Song Qingming and the others reappeared, they had arrived at a flat grassland, surrounded by endless green grass.

It was as if the sun had not yet risen, and a thin layer of white mist still lingered around the grassland, obscuring much of the people's view.

"Fire and wood, and with such a rich concentration of water-attribute spiritual energy this time, the restriction for this level should be water-based without a doubt."

"Strange, if it's water, why can't we see any streams or lakes? Could it be that the water is hidden in the grass?"

Upon hearing the somewhat puzzled question from "Daoist Guangyuan," everyone immediately searched their surroundings but did not find the answer right away.

As everyone cautiously explored, Song Qingming, who was standing at the forefront, discovered that the white fog around them was getting thicker and thicker, obscuring most of the view in the distance.

Before he could even cast a spell to investigate, Yu Mengning, who was standing behind everyone, suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood.

"Junior Sister Yu!"

Upon hearing Shen Bingling's shout, everyone immediately moved closer to her, only to find that Yu Mengning had suddenly collapsed to the ground, her face a ghastly mix of pale and ashen.

"How are you, Fellow Daoist Yu? Has your injury flared up again?"

Yu Mengning was seriously injured in the two previous battles, and it was only thanks to a high-grade elixir given to her by Xia Mo that she was able to recover and catch up with the others.

They had only just been teleported to the third level of the secret realm when, unexpectedly, Yu Mengning suddenly vomited blood and fainted.

"Everyone be careful, there seems to be something wrong with this white mist!"

Just as Shen Bingling was examining Yu Mengning's injuries, Xia Mo suddenly spoke up to remind everyone, casting a spell to create a protective shield in front of them.

Seeing this, everyone also cast spells to activate their protective shields to defend themselves.

Just as everyone was casting their spells, Yang Boyuan suddenly felt a heaviness in his divine sense, and his body swayed and he almost fell over.

"This fog seems to be poisonous."

Just as Yang Boyuan was circulating his own magical power, he discovered that something different had appeared inside his body, hindering the flow of his magical power.

The magical shield that could be easily released on ordinary days was now extremely difficult to activate, as if one's own magical power had suddenly become uncontrollable and was running rampant throughout the body.

Not only Yang Boyuan, but also Shen Bingling, Bai Yuxian and the others who were casting spells nearby, noticed the abnormality in their bodies and frowned.

Only Song Qingming and Xia Mo, who had the highest cultivation levels, seemed to be in slightly better condition, as their own magical energy shields were still being forcibly activated to protect everyone.

Even so, Song Qingming also felt as if he had inhaled something strange, which was interfering with the normal operation of his magic power.

If nothing unexpected happens, it seems that this strange white mist in front of us is mixed with something.

The group had just been teleported here and hadn't noticed anything unusual, which is why they inhaled some of this toxic spiritual energy.

"Fellow Daoists, we need to expel the poisonous mist from our bodies first. We would appreciate your help to hold on for a while."

Seeing that Song Qingming and the other person were not greatly affected, Yang Boyuan asked for help and immediately used magic to take out an antidote pill from his body and swallowed it directly.

Bai Yuxian, Shen Bingling, and the others also sat down cross-legged and began to cast spells to try to expel the poisonous mist from their bodies.

Only Song Qingming and Xia Mo stood guard in front of the group, carefully watching their surroundings.

Just as everyone was busy dealing with the poisonous fog inside their bodies, two strange red lights suddenly appeared in the white fog outside and quickly approached them.

"Enemies!"

Just as Xia Mo shouted, a figure flew out from the white mist and rushed straight towards where everyone was.

Before the red light arrived, a huge head appeared in front of everyone.

Only then did everyone realize that the newcomer was a giant blue python, several tens of feet tall, with blood-red eyes, glaring angrily at them.

Before Song Qingming and the others could cast spells and unleash their magical treasures, the giant azure python raised its head, opened its mouth wide, and then shot out a stream of emerald green venom.

The next moment, the originally dark sky suddenly began to rain down green poisonous rain, which fell directly onto the protective shield above everyone's heads.

Seeing that the poisonous mist had begun to corrode the protective shield, Song Qingming immediately cast a spell to activate the "Five Elements Divine Light Mirror," which transformed into a golden bronze mirror to block the view above.

The poisonous rain fell from the sky, continuous and in an instant, raising a cloud of sizzling smoke above the "Five Elements Divine Light Mirror".

Fortunately, Song Qingming was prepared and attached a green spiritual light to his natal magic weapon.

It was the cultivation technique he had practiced for many years, the "Azure Jade Refining Treasure Technique".

Just as Song Qingming was casting a spell to deal with the poisonous fog above, two identical eerie red lights appeared from another direction behind him, and soon another giant blue python arrived in front of them.

“Fellow Daoist Song, once we are contaminated by this poisonous fog, it will affect our spellcasting. If this continues for too long, even more enemies will likely arrive. We must finish this quickly and leave this place.”

"I'll leave this place to you, fellow Daoist. I'll go out and deal with them."

Before Song Qingming could respond, Xia Mo used magic to break through the downwind shield and arrived in mid-air.

Seeing Xia Mo leave the protective barrier and come outside, the two giant blue pythons seemed to sense their prey and immediately pounced on her.

Before they could get close, countless flower petals surged out in front of Xia Mo, transforming into sharp blades that spun rapidly and directly entangled the giant blue python.

The next moment, as the golden light controlled by Xia Mo's spell flashed rapidly, the two giant blue pythons were sliced ​​into pieces by the golden petals as easily as tofu.

"boom!"

Immediately afterwards, a crisp sound rang out, and the blue python's body transformed into a ray of light and quickly disappeared into mid-air.

With just one strike, Xia Mo easily killed two giant blue pythons, which was quite unexpected for everyone present.

Unexpectedly, the opponent was still able to unleash such powerful abilities despite being affected by the poisonous mist inside his body, which made people take notice.

Even Song Qingming, whose cultivation was no weaker than Xia Mo's, had his supernatural abilities significantly weakened under the influence of the poisonous fog.

Although he didn't take the two giant blue pythons outside seriously at the moment.

But it's not easy to resolve things so decisively, and I never expected Xia Mo to do it so easily.

Once the giant blue python is dealt with, the surrounding poisonous fog will gradually thin out.

Standing in mid-air, Xia Mo then gathered up the surrounding petals and retreated to Song Qingming's side.

Just as the other person approached him, Song Qingming seemed to sense a subtle change in Xia Mo's aura, and a look of surprise flashed across his face.

The killing of the giant blue python seemed swift and decisive, but in reality, the python had also consumed a significant amount of its magical power after launching that attack.

Song Qingming was unsure whether Xia Mo's disordered breathing was due to using a secret technique or an excessive accumulation of poisonous mist within her body.

Fortunately, Xia Mo had killed both of the giant blue pythons, and there was no longer any danger around them, so everyone was relieved.

Half an hour later, as Bai Yuxian got up first, the poisonous mist in her body had been almost completely cleared away.

Although the others have not fully recovered, their expressions have improved considerably, including Yu Mengning, who was the most seriously injured, and who has woken up with Xia Mo's help.

"Junior Brother Song, Fellow Daoist Xia, this place is not safe right now. Let's leave here first!"

"Alright!"

Upon hearing Bai Yuxian's suggestion, Song Qingming immediately cast a spell to release a puppet beast several meters tall and invited everyone to sit on it.

Then, control it to quickly leave the original spot and move forward along the grass in front.

Bai Yuxian had recovered and immediately took Song Qingming's place in guarding the surroundings, giving him time to begin casting a spell to clear the poisonous mist from his body.

Not long after Song Qingming began to meditate, Bai Yuxian, who was on guard duty, suddenly noticed that the white mist around them had become thicker again, and her expression changed slightly.

"Watch out, everyone! It looks like those guys are coming again!"

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No sooner had Bai Yuxian finished speaking than two more beams of red light emerged from the white mist ahead. A short while later, the identical azure python reappeared before them.

Seeing this, Bai Yuxian was about to cast a spell to fight the giant python, but Xia Mo stopped her with a raised hand.

"Fellow Daoist Bai, leave the giant python outside to me. You stay here and keep watch."

"Fellow Daoist Xia just went to great lengths to protect us, so let me do it this time!"

When Xia Mo offered to help, Bai Yuxian did not appreciate it and chose to back down. Instead, she handed over all the enemies to her teammates and directly used her magic weapon to break through the protective barrier.

Compared to Xia Mo, Bai Yuxian's body had been mostly cleared of the poisonous mist, and her current state of magical power was clearly better.

Although he didn't perform as well as Xia Mo when facing a giant blue python.

However, Bai Yuxian was, after all, a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, and possessed a powerful fourth-grade high-quality magic weapon, the "Purple Flame Divine Fire Silk."

After dozens of rounds of fierce fighting, Bai Yuxian still managed to defeat her opponent without any serious danger, turning the giant blue python into a ray of light that dissipated in mid-air.

Along the way, the group encountered more than a dozen giant blue pythons.

Sometimes one or two come alone, sometimes three or four attack in a group.

However, apart from secretly manipulating poisonous mist, which made these giant blue pythons somewhat troublesome, their supernatural abilities were not that difficult to deal with, and they were far from being a match for late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators like Bai Yuxian and Xia Mo.

The dozen or so giant blue pythons that came to stop them were mostly killed by Bai Yuxian and his companion.

After more than an hour, Song Qingming, Shen Bingling, Yang Boyuan and the others gradually recovered and began to take over the guard duties from Xia Mo and Bai Yuxian.

Initially, due to a lack of understanding of the situation, everyone was hindered by the poisonous fog and unable to unleash their full potential.

If it weren't for Song Qingming and Xia Mo's exceptional abilities, which bought everyone time to recover, they would have been able to recover.

If it were Yang Boyuan or Yu Mengning, mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivators with extraordinary abilities...

Once affected by the poisonous fog, it would be difficult to deal with these giant pythons in such a place, and they would inevitably meet their end.

Now that everyone has recovered and knows the attack methods of the blue python, dealing with them is much easier than before.

Even with Song Qingming, a Nascent Soul level nine expert, in charge, they could still handle the attack from five or six giant blue pythons with ease.

The group moved forward, fighting as they went, following the direction where the fog was thinner.

Half a day passed quickly, and the grassland ahead still stretched as far as the eye could see, without encountering any other cultivators who had entered the area.

I don't know how far I walked, but the surrounding scenery remained the same, and I still couldn't see any edges or other unusual situations.

Just as everyone was puzzled by this, Xia Mo, who was the last to recover, had successfully cleared the poisonous mist from her body and stood up.

"Fellow Daoist Song, we have been walking for so long, but we still haven't seen any exit. Perhaps we are going in the wrong direction."

"How about we try a different direction?"

"The most dangerous places often mean unexpected gains."

"Since Fellow Daoist Xia thinks so too, then let's go and give it a try!"

To avoid being entangled by too many blue pythons, Song Qingming and the others deliberately chose to advance towards the edge where the white mist was relatively thin.

Although taking this route would be safer, the fact that they hadn't found anything after so long was somewhat disappointing for everyone.

Since that's the case, the only option left is to go against the grain and live by facing death.

Seeing that Xia Mo's condition had almost recovered, Song Qingming immediately stopped hesitating and controlled the puppet beast to turn around and head straight for the location with the dense white mist.

Upon seeing this, the bystanders immediately cast spells to protect their acupoints, lest they inadvertently inhale the poisonous mist and affect their own condition.

Not long after they entered the poisonous fog, the red-eyed green python appeared again and came towards them.

This time, facing the surging rustling sound from ahead, Song Qingming, Xia Mo, and the others showed no fear and unleashed their magical treasures together.

Five giant blue pythons appeared, but they only lasted for half an hour before they all perished at their hands.

But before they could relax for long, the sound of enemy attacks came again from ahead, leaving them no time to rest and recuperate.

After killing countless blue pythons, Song Qingming and his companions were suddenly confronted by an enemy several times larger than the other blue pythons.

The giant python that led the attack spat out a single spit of venom, and it surged forth like a tsunami, its supernatural power at least several times greater than that of an ordinary giant python, and no less than that of an ordinary Nascent Soul Ninth Level cultivator.

With the help of a dozen or so giant blue pythons beside him, he unleashed a powerful white poisonous mist that blocked the group from entering the area.

Seeing that countless giant blue pythons were still rushing towards them, Song Qingming and Xia Mo exchanged a glance, and the latter immediately spoke:

"Fellow Daoist Song, please help us hold off the other giant pythons. I'll take care of this big one!"

"Then I'll leave it to Fellow Daoist Xia!"

Hearing Xia Mo's confident tone, Song Qingming had no intention of competing for credit and simply nodded in agreement.

He then used his magic to stop more than a dozen giant blue pythons in the vicinity, together with Bai Yuxian and the others, and handed over the main battlefield to Xia Mo.

Ordinary blue pythons are only slightly better than mid-Nascent Soul cultivators in terms of supernatural abilities; Song Qingming could easily stop five or six of them by himself.

The rest was left to Bai Yuxian and her other companions.

After casting the spell and unleashing the "Golden Palace Cloud Light Sword," Song Qingming successfully killed three giant pythons in just over ten rounds, maximizing his advantage.

On other battlefields, Bai Yuxian, Shen Bingling, and others also firmly suppressed their respective opponents, and winning the battle was only a matter of time.

Just as everyone was fighting hard, a loud bang suddenly came from the middle of the battlefield.

As Song Qingming looked, he saw a huge head fall from mid-air and then turn into spiritual light and disappear.

At first, Song Qingming assigned Xia Mo the most difficult opponent, hoping that she could hold off the opponent and create an opportunity for his side to deal with the lackeys first.

Unexpectedly, before they could even determine a winner, Xia Mo once again displayed her divine power and successfully annihilated her opponent.

After the leading "blue python" fell, the battlefield situation changed accordingly, and most of the white poisonous fog dissipated instantly.

Once Song Qingming and the others had dealt with their opponents, the surrounding white mist gradually dissipated, soon revealing a hidden white light restriction array.

"This is a teleportation array!"

"Haha! We finally found it!"

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Upon seeing the familiar white teleportation array before them, Song Qingming and the others were instantly overjoyed and quickly approached.

After confirming that there was no problem with the barrier ahead, the group did not hesitate and quickly stepped inside.

Another familiar scene changed, and as soon as the group regained consciousness, the view in front of them had changed to a high mountain, and they were standing at the foot of the mountain.

This time, it wasn't just Song Qingming and his group.

Several hundred feet away from where they were, several more figures appeared. They were none other than the "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor" and his companions, whom they had met before.

However, of the seven people who were originally together, two of their companions had been separated at some point, leaving only five people here.

The "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor" and his companions had already reached a position several hundred feet above the foot of the mountain. At an even higher position ahead of them, many other figures were moving quickly.

However, they were too far away, and there was no way to use divine sense to investigate from this place, so Song Qingming didn't know whether the other party was friend or foe.

Seemingly sensing the commotion behind them, the expressions of the demon emperors, led by "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor," immediately changed slightly as they turned to look at Song Qingming and the others who had just arrived.

However, they seemed to have no intention of paying attention to the people behind them, and moved straight towards the top of the mountain.

Seeing this, Song Qingming and the others had just lifted their legs to catch up when they suddenly discovered that the restrictions here were extremely heavy, firmly fixing their feet in place.

"Why is it so heavy? Could this be the barrier that protects this place?!"

Upon realizing something was wrong, everyone immediately reacted and began casting spells to their feet below, then lifted their feet and moved forward step by step.

Although they knew the restrictions weren't so simple, the group wasn't too worried at first. They cast spells and followed the leader's steps, moving forward quickly.

But after walking more than a hundred feet, the pressure around them suddenly increased several times over. The group, who could have moved their feet easily before, suddenly felt a great deal of pressure.

"The pressure from the restrictions here actually increases exponentially; I really underestimated it."

As the pressure suddenly increased, Song Qingming and the others could only infuse more magic power into their feet to help them quickly break free of the restrictions and move forward again.

Since everyone's cultivation levels were different, their speed of progress naturally varied greatly. Song Qingming and Xia Mo, who had the highest cultivation levels, quickly took the lead in the group.

Yu Mengning had the lowest cultivation level, and her injuries also significantly affected her condition.

Naturally, he walked at the back of the group with the slowest pace. Even with Shen Bingling looking after him in front, he still gradually fell behind the others.

Just as everyone was walking briskly forward, step by step, towards the top of the mountain.

Suddenly, a violent tremor came from the once calm mountain, and the ground shook violently, making it difficult for anyone to keep their balance.

"what!"

Just as Song Qingming regained his footing, a scream suddenly came from a distance ahead, followed by a huge stone ball, hundreds of feet tall, rolling down from above towards them.

"This is!"

Feeling the immense pressure emanating from the stone sphere, the expressions of the people who were firmly held in place changed, revealing a hint of shock.

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(PS: I've been very busy with many things during the Chinese New Year, and the writing environment hasn't been good. Please forgive me.)

I'll try my best to adjust when I get home in a few days.
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