Qinghe Immortal Clan.

Chapter 1252 Nascent Soul Cultivation Battle, Dragon Crystal Jade Box

After obtaining the black knife.

In just a moment, the "shadow" who had been entangled with the other party suddenly became stronger, directly overpowering the middle-aged man and easily defeating him.

"This is... a Heaven-Reaching Demonic Treasure! I never imagined you would possess something like this!"

Seeing how powerful the demonic blade in the "shadow's" hand was, a look of disbelief flashed in the middle-aged man's eyes.

The "shadow" opposite him looked at the black knife in his hand and sighed with regret.

"You do have some discernment."

Unfortunately, if this treasure hadn't been incomplete in its power...

With that last strike, I'm afraid your divided soul has already been completely annihilated.

"Not necessarily!"

Faced with the "shadow's" mockery, the middle-aged man sighed softly, then raised his hand to cast a spell, planting the "Earthly Banner" directly into the ground below.

The flag fell to the ground, and the surrounding ground immediately began to shake violently.

The next moment, the spiritual energy of the entire secret realm rapidly surged into the main hall, gathering on the ground into seven circular runes that enveloped the middle-aged man and the "shadow" not far away.

The magic circle formed instantly, and the scenery around the two changed, bringing them into a void space where countless stars shimmered.

"The Celestial Star Formation!"

"I never expected that you would leave such a profound magic array in this magical treasure."

It seems that the seemingly more powerful jade box was just a decoy; this is your true backup plan.

No wonder I didn't trigger the restrictions on this place when I took this item.

Upon hearing what the "shadow" said, the middle-aged man not far away calmly replied:

"Back then, I only prepared a backup plan, but I never expected that there would still be a true demon left in this world. Today, I have been forced to this point by you."

Fortunately, we had the foresight to set up this magic array here.

Otherwise, I fear you would have truly taken advantage of the situation today.

"Oh! So you're confident enough to stop me?"

When the "shadow" asked a question, the middle-aged man calmly replied, "This formation was set up by me years ago by connecting the earth's veins in this world."

Even if you are a true demon, you will probably find it difficult to escape safely in a short time.

Besides, all I need to do now is hold you back; there's no need for me to fight you.

Even if this divided soul's supernatural powers are inferior to yours, I'm confident I can still accomplish this.

No sooner had the middle-aged man finished speaking than the demonic weapon in the "shadow" swiftly slashed a beam of black light towards him, instantly arriving in front of him.

Despite the "shadow's" fierce attack, the middle-aged man remained standing still, his expression unchanged.

Just as the black light was about to strike, the seven brightest stars in the surrounding area suddenly covered the middle-aged man, and his figure became ethereal.

The black light passed through his body, but it failed to harm the middle-aged man in the slightest.

Seeing that the other party was still standing in the same place, the "shadow" in the distance transformed the demonic blade in its hand into a giant dragon again, rushing straight to the opponent's location and swallowing the middle-aged man whole.

But not long after, a flash of light appeared in mid-air from another direction.

Immediately afterwards, the middle-aged man's figure reappeared in the light, smiling as he looked at his opponent not far away.

".

"These magic arrays of you human cultivators are really quite troublesome."

Seeing that his repeated spell attacks seemed to have no effect, the "shadow" stood still and slowly lowered his hands, putting them behind his back.

He then stood still, showing no intention of continuing to make a move.

Upon seeing this, the middle-aged man's eyes flashed with a hint of doubt. He also stopped casting spells and simply stood facing the other party.

"I didn't expect you to figure it out so quickly, which saved me a lot of trouble."

If that's the case, and you know that fate cannot be defied, then why insist on coming here?

"What many celestial demons failed to accomplish when they descended to earth, do you think you can overthrow the entire Huayang Realm all by yourself?"

".

Faced with the middle-aged man's probing question, the "shadow" opposite him did not speak again, but simply looked at him quietly.

Seeing that the other party did not want to talk to him any further, the middle-aged man could only sigh slightly and stroke his beard.

Just then, a tremor suddenly sounded outside the space where the two were, and the entire hall shook violently.

"Haha! This magic weapon is about to give way, everyone give it your all!"

After dozens of Nascent Soul cultivators launched a series of powerful attacks, the transparent protective barrier in front of the stone wall had significantly weakened in power.

Seeing this, a hint of joy flashed across the faces of those who were casting spells to attack the great formation.

Now that the opponent's most powerful "shadow" has been held back by that Nascent Soul senior, no one is controlling the "Dragon Crystal Jade Box" to resist the crowd, and the power of this treasure has been greatly weakened.

With the arrival of more than a dozen Nascent Soul cultivators who were a step later, the number of Nascent Soul cultivators in the main hall had reached more than fifty.

Once they break through the last line of defense, the white-clad woman and her companions in the distance will find it extremely difficult to withstand the simultaneous attack of so many Nascent Soul experts.

"boom!"

".

Another burst of intense spellcasting caused countless cracks to appear on the top of the transparent shield.

Finally, under the combined assault of the group, it shattered.

The "golden jade box" that was originally floating in mid-air also fell down from mid-air at the same moment.

Previously, the "shadow" had used this treasure to hold off the siege of so many Nascent Soul cultivators for a long time.

Even without their reminders, everyone could see that the "golden jade box" before them was far more powerful than an ordinary level four magic weapon, and was by no means an ordinary object.

Seeing the "Golden Jade Box" fall from mid-air unattended, the "Thunder Demon Emperor," who had already set his sights on it, immediately used his Thunder Escape Technique to arrive in front of the treasure first, his body crackling with lightning.

But just as the Thunder Demon Emperor was about to take the jade box into his hands, a burst of white light fell from mid-air and struck the golden jade box in front of him.

The next moment, the "golden jade box" was blasted away by the white light and flew to the other side of the sky.

Seeing that the treasure he was about to obtain was suddenly destroyed, the "Thunder Demon Emperor" looked to the side with anger.

Then they saw a young Taoist priest behind them, holding a round magic treasure and smiling as he looked in their direction.

The newcomer was none other than Liang Yushan, the Grand Elder of the Qingyang Holy Sect, a human cultivator who had also advanced to the half-step Nascent Soul stage.

After using the "Thousand Blade Mystic Crystal Disc" in his hand to knock away the golden jade box, Liang Yushan immediately chased after it and cast a spell to release a magic weapon that transformed into white silk threads that directly bound the jade box.

But before he could take the "Dragon Crystal Jade Box," the "Thunder Demon Emperor" had already caught up with him.

Immediately afterwards, the lightning transformed into a sharp blade, directly severing the white silk magic weapon in Liang Yushan's hand.

Meanwhile, Liang Yushan also used his white silk magic weapon to entangle his opponent, not wanting the "Thunder Demon Emperor" to have a chance to take the treasure.

Seeing the "Dragon Crystal Jade Box" suddenly lose control and fall downwards, the "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor" and the "Immortal Jade Demon Emperor" immediately led a few people to try to go forward and retrieve the treasure.

Unexpectedly, just as they reached the halfway point, a flash of light appeared in front of them, and they were stopped by a familiar figure.

"Song Qingming, it's you again!"

“Fellow Daoist Tianwei, this thing does not belong to your demon race, so how could I voluntarily give it to you?”

As Song Qingming stopped the other party, two figures beside him rushed straight towards the "Dragon Crystal Jade Box," namely Xia Mo and Bai Yuxian, who had been following him.

"Hmph! You think you can stop all of us by yourself!"

Seeing that Bai Yuxian and the other person had approached the front of the jade box, the "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor" and the "Bright Cloud Demon Emperor" immediately became furious.

He launched an attack with five or six demon emperors beside him, trying to directly repel Song Qingming and seize the treasure.

But to their surprise, the attack launched by the group was blocked by a suddenly appearing protective shield as soon as it reached Song Qingming.

Despite the combined attack of so many people, they couldn't budge Song Qingming in the slightest; he remained standing calmly in place.

At this moment, Song Qingming seemed to have surpassed his previous strength by a considerable margin, causing the expressions of the "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor" and the "Bright Cloud Demon Emperor" in front of him to change slightly.

"Strange, what's wrong with this guy!"

".

Song Qingming single-handedly held off several demon emperors, buying Xia Mo and Bai Yuxian some time to reach the "Dragon Crystal Jade Box".

Bai Yuxian reached out to take the treasure, but unexpectedly, a restriction suddenly appeared above the jade box, which directly dodged her.

Seeing this, Xia Mo immediately stepped forward to help, casting a spell to release colorful flower petals to block the jade box that was trying to "escape".

Taking this opportunity, Bai Yuxian flew out a long crimson ribbon and quickly rolled up the "Dragon Crystal Jade Box".

Unexpectedly, at that moment, a streak of crimson light suddenly flew from mid-air ahead, and a powerful aura instantly appeared beside Bai Yuxian.

With just one strike, Bai Yuxian was forced back more than ten steps.

Looking up, a figure in red stood proudly in mid-air.

The "Dragon Crystal Jade Box," which had been fought over by many and changed hands several times, was now under the control of the flames released by the woman in red with one hand, and obediently fell into her hands.

"is her!"

Upon seeing the woman in red before her, Bai Yuxian immediately recognized her as the mysterious demon expert she had fought with when she broke through the barrier below, and who had ultimately let her go.

Unexpectedly, just when he was one step away from successfully obtaining the jade box, he encountered this person again.

Just as the woman in red received the "Dragon Crystal Jade Box," before she could even put the treasure away, countless golden petals suddenly appeared around her, completely surrounding her.

Faced with the golden petals rushing from all sides, the woman in red raised her eyes and saw Xia Mo casting a spell in front of her. A hint of displeasure flashed in her eyes.

A crimson light flashed before him, and black flames suddenly erupted from his body, forming a barrier in front of the woman in red.

Countless golden lights emanated from all around, shooting wildly towards the woman in red like flying arrows.

But as soon as they came into contact with the barrier formed by the black flames, the arrows were instantly dissolved and then turned into light and disappeared into the air.

Despite the countless golden arrows raining down, the opponent did not move an inch.

Seeing that her attack had failed, Xia Mo immediately changed her spell, taking out a green talisman from her body and activating it at the location of the woman in red.

The next moment, Xia Mo shot out several water jets from her hand, which transformed into water dragons that rushed straight at her opponent and swallowed him whole. But despite the fierce attack of the water dragons, the black flames in front of the woman in red did not diminish in the slightest. The flames quickly broke free from the water dragons and flew away from the spot.

Before the woman in red could regain her footing, another crimson fire python attacked from above, instantly coiling around her as she tried to move.

Bai Yuxian, who had just been defeated by the woman in red, also activated her "Purple Flame Divine Fire Silk" to help, joining Xia Mo in attacking their opponent.

They wanted to take advantage of the other party's unstable footing to snatch back the "Dragon Crystal Jade Box" that had been taken from them by the woman in red.

However, when faced with the crimson fire python summoned by Bai Yuxian, the red-clad woman's fiery divine power was clearly superior to her opponent's.

The crimson and black flames clashed in mid-air, and Bai Yuxian quickly found herself at a disadvantage.

Xia Mo's water dragon attack was also unable to suppress the flames on her opponent's body, and was blocked by a crimson phoenix controlled by the woman in red.

Both Bai Yuxian and Xia Mo are late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators with considerable supernatural abilities, and they possess numerous powerful magical treasures.

Unexpectedly, even with the two working together, the woman in red still seemed to handle the situation with ease.

While dealing with their attacks, he also used his magic to remove the remaining restrictions on the "Dragon Crystal Jade Box" that he had just acquired, and put the treasure directly into his sleeve.

"boom!"

After a brief battle, the three separated again.

The woman in red remained standing in mid-air, while Bai Yuxian and Xia Mo looked at each other with a hint of helplessness in their eyes.

The woman in red possessed truly formidable supernatural abilities, far surpassing those of the two women.

Even when they joined forces, they couldn't stop the other party from taking the treasure, and could only watch helplessly as the "Dragon Crystal Jade Box" fell into the hands of the woman in red.

Just then, other cultivators nearby also approached the three of them.

Seeing that the treasure had fallen into the hands of the woman in red, the many cultivators on the side also looked disappointed and could only look at her with envy.

Especially the human cultivators like Bai Yuxian and Liang Yushan, seeing that the red-clad woman who stole the treasure was a demon cultivator, found it hard to accept.

Looking at Song Qingming who had come to her side, Bai Yuxian immediately felt a pang of self-reproach.

"Junior Brother Song, this person is the demon expert I encountered before. It's all my fault for being useless; I actually lost to her again!"

"All opportunities and chances are preordained by Heaven. We should just do our best. Senior Sister Bai, please don't blame yourself."

".

Faced with his senior sister Bai Yuxian's self-reproachful expression, Song Qingming remained calm, seemingly not too bothered by the missed treasure.

After offering a reassuring remark, his gaze quickly shifted to the woman in red, a hint of surprise appearing in his eyes.

Surrounded by so many experts, the woman in red showed no fear and stood calmly in mid-air.

But as everyone stared intently at the woman in red, some still felt indignant.

The demon cultivators on the other side wore a smug expression.

Although she didn't obtain the treasure herself, the woman in red was, after all, a member of the demon race, and they deserve some credit for being able to snatch the "Dragon Crystal Treasure Box" from the human cultivators.

After all, the two treasures that appeared earlier had already fallen into the hands of human cultivators.

If they were to take the "Dragon Crystal Box" now, they probably wouldn't be able to explain it to the two ancestors outside.

Just as the two sides were locked in a standoff, Qin Yuntian, the Grand Elder of the "Tianyu Sect" who arrived a step later, immediately stepped forward and reminded everyone.

"Fellow Daoists, the most urgent task at hand is for us to work together to deal with those demons. Let's not waste time fighting here."

".

Upon hearing Qin Yuntian's reminder, everyone nodded and turned to look at the stone wall not far away.

Ahead, there were the five people who had just been casting spells.

One of the women in white had already turned around to face the crowd alone.

The other four people behind the woman in white remained expressionless and continued casting their spells.

He had entrusted his own safety entirely to the woman in white behind him.

She trusted the other party so much, as if she had no worries at all about how she would deal with the many experts she would be facing.

Faced with this scene, the crowd that had already arrived in front of the woman in white couldn't help but show a hint of contempt in their gazes.

The white-clad woman, who was the most powerful among the group, was only at the peak of the ninth level of the Nascent Soul stage and had not yet reached the half-step Divine Transformation stage.

With her supernatural abilities, let alone facing so many Nascent Soul experts on the scene, Qin Yuntian alone would probably be able to take care of them.

Even though he didn't take the woman in white seriously, Qin Yuntian, as the leader of the group, still gave her enough respect and brought more than twenty Nascent Soul experts to her side.

"Fellow Daoists, the day to eliminate demons and protect the righteous path has come. I entrust this task to you all."

After Qin Yuntian spoke a message to everyone, he took out his double whip magic weapon and transformed it into a huge figure over ten feet tall, launching an attack on the woman in white.

Meanwhile, Liang Yushan and the other cultivators standing behind him were also activating their magic weapons, preparing to step forward and meet the enemy.

Seeing the crowd about to start fighting, Song Qingming took a step back and did not rush to launch an attack. His gaze fell directly on the wall behind the woman in white.

Besides the woman in white, Song Qingming had also seen the other four people who were casting spells.

Back then, this group hid deep in the Wuyun Mountains of the "Qiyun Immortal Cultivation World" and caused a large-scale demonic disaster, resulting in the deaths of countless cultivators and mortals throughout the Qiyun Immortal Cultivation World.

Unexpectedly, after two hundred years apart, Song Qingming encountered them again here.

What Song Qingming didn't expect was that these people actually had the shadow of a Nascent Soul True Demon behind them, which was truly beyond his expectations.

It seems that their creation of the demonic calamity in the "Qiyun Immortal Cultivation World" was mostly a task assigned by that "shadowy figure" from before.

It is still unclear what these demonic cultivators' original purpose was in suddenly creating the demonic calamity.

Fortunately, back then, Song Qingming and Lü Yue only encountered a group led by the woman in white, and did not run into the all-powerful "shadow".

Otherwise, with this demonic power, even if Song Qingming and the others were lucky enough to survive, they would probably not be able to escape safely and quell the demonic disaster.

".

Just as Song Qingming's gaze was fixed on the wall in front of him, he finally saw the array above, which was a primordial Yin-Yang diagram.

Within the array, black and white, yin and yang, intertwine and rotate rapidly.

Below, the white-haired old man and three other demonic cultivators were desperately pouring demonic energy into the diagram, seemingly trying to stop it from moving.

The walls emanated powerful auras, and even though they were separated by a magic array, everyone present still felt a sense of pressure.

It was as if something extremely terrifying was inside, constantly struggling to break free from the seal.

".

Just as Song Qingming was carefully observing the wall behind him, a fierce battle had already broken out in front of the battlefield.

Led by Qin Yuntian, a dozen or so Nascent Soul experts, wielding magical weapons, swiftly charged towards the white-clad woman standing at the forefront.

Before long, several powerful beams of spiritual light and a pair of iron whips, each over ten feet tall, fell toward her location.

"boom!"

The iron whip fell, but stopped in mid-air, grabbed by a giant claw.

Other attacks, just as they reached the woman in white, were swiftly blocked by a beam of transparent black light, failing to get any closer to her.

"Huh!..."

Seeing that the white-clad woman, whose cultivation was only at the ninth level of the Nascent Soul stage, had so easily caught his powerful attack.

Moreover, the woman in white showed no sign of distress and even had the strength to fend off attacks from other cultivators around her, which truly surprised Qin Yuntian.

Just as Qin Yuntian looked at the other party with a surprised and puzzled expression, the white-clothed woman's claws, released by her spell, actually grabbed the double whips in mid-air.

The next moment, to everyone's astonishment, the giant claw snapped the iron whip in two right in front of everyone.

"This...how is this possible!"

The magic weapon was severely damaged by the opponent's attack, and Qin Yuntian immediately retreated more than ten steps before he was able to regain his balance.

At that moment, the woman in white suddenly unleashed a burst of black light, giving everyone a strangely familiar feeling.

"True demonic energy, a Nascent Soul cultivator!"

When everyone fought that "shadow" just now, they had already experienced the powerful supernatural abilities of the Nascent Soul cultivator, so they were quite familiar with it.

However, the aura emanating from the woman in white was not only in no way inferior to that of the other party, but it had also become exactly the same as the aura emanating from the "shadow".

In the blink of an eye, the other party's cultivation level had suddenly increased from the peak of the ninth level of the Nascent Soul stage to the Divine Transformation stage, which far exceeded the expectations of everyone present.

"Oh no! Everyone be careful, this guy is also a Nascent Soul Demon Lord."

".

Just as Qin Yuntian spoke up to offer a reminder, the white-clad woman standing opposite him revealed a cold glint in her eyes.

With a simple wave of her hand, she easily repelled more than a dozen Nascent Soul cultivators, led by Qin Yuntian, who fell to the side.

Meanwhile, in the distant star array, the middle-aged man who had been confronting the black figure for a long time suddenly sensed a powerful aura coming from outside, and his expression changed slightly.

"Strange, this is!"

Just as the middle-aged man looked at the "dark figure" in front of him again with a puzzled expression, he saw that the man, who had been standing still, had suddenly opened his eyes.

Seeing this, the middle-aged man seemed to have noticed something was wrong and hurriedly stepped forward to check the other person's aura.

But just as he approached, the "shadow" sitting in place suddenly looked up at the other person and said:

"Fellow Daoist, we shall meet again!"

Having said that, a powerful black light suddenly erupted from the "shadow," and then the entire person exploded, disappearing from the spot.

Meanwhile, the middle-aged man standing to the side looked puzzled as he faced the numerous black lights swirling around the magic array in front of him.

"Could it be a clone technique? That seems impossible. How did this guy manage to do that?!"

".

In front of the outer wall, the woman in white changed her aura, as if she had changed her face, and looked arrogantly at the crowd in front of her.

A powerful pressure instantly enveloped the numerous cultivators present, sending chills down their spines.

"It's about time, I won't play with you guys anymore!"

(End of this chapter)