Qinghe Immortal Clan.

At the top of the mountain, at the entrance of the "Blue Stone Pagoda".

Two figures, one in blue and one in black, arrived at this place. Looking at the white light barrier at the entrance of the stone tower ahead, both of them had some excitement on their faces.

"Brother Jinshan, this place should be the location of the hidden treasure."

So many days have passed, and I still don't know what's going on inside. If we go in now, will we even be able to find anything useful?

"Alas, the restrictions inside such a secret realm are certainly extraordinary; it's not so easy to completely empty it."

Those who went in to explore for treasure this time were all experts from both races; it is said that there were no fewer than twenty or thirty cultivators at the late Nascent Soul stage or above.

With our current cultivation levels, even if we had gone in earlier, we would probably only have served as stepping stones for them, and we would have perished here much earlier.

Entering now, though a step too late, allows one to avoid many of the powerful restrictions within the secret realm, making it much safer.

Who knows, we might even stumble upon some unexpected treasures along the way.

"Hehe! Brother, what you say makes some sense. Although our supernatural abilities are not as good as those of the many experts of the two races, our brains are no worse than theirs."

Having finally reached the Nascent Soul realm, why rush to put yourself in danger?

Upon hearing what the old man in black said, the burly man in blue robes nodded in agreement, a smile appearing on his lips.

Both of them were cultivators who had arrived near the secret realm several days ago.

However, due to his low cultivation level, he did not choose to enter the secret realm immediately, but stayed outside the secret realm to observe.

We only arrived at this place together half a day ago.

Just as the old man in black and the burly man in blue were observing the several entrances in front of them and pondering which way to enter,

Several streaks of light suddenly flew out from the white light ahead and landed right in front of them, startling the two who were standing there.

Looking at the unfamiliar cultivators before them, none of whom they knew, the two old men in black exchanged glances, standing rooted to the spot, not daring to move.

"Fellow Daoists, we have been ordered to enter this place and have no intention of vying for spiritual treasures. Please make yourselves at home."

After exchanging a brief greeting, the two elderly men in black were about to walk around them and leave in another direction.

Unexpectedly, a flash of black light appeared in mid-air, and two enormous black claws headed straight for the two of them.

"Oh no! Retreat now!"

Seeing that the other party was about to attack without saying a word, the two old men in black immediately changed their expressions and used magic to activate their magical treasures to defend themselves.

However, the magical artifacts in front of the two were completely unable to stop the black giant claw, and they were instantly sent flying.

Even the two people behind them who were unable to dodge were grabbed by the giant claw.

"what."

"You, you are demonic cultivators!"

A scream was heard, and the burly man in blue robes on the left instantly died under the cover of black light.

Meanwhile, the black-clad elder on the other side, who possessed a higher level of cultivation, recognized the newcomer instantly upon seeing this scene, his face filled with shock.

Taking advantage of the moment when the opponent killed the blue-robed giant, the old man in black cast a spell to summon a substitute talisman in his hand, forcibly breaking free from the black giant claw.

But after escaping only a few dozen feet, he was pierced directly by the black sword light that was in hot pursuit, and his aura instantly began to dissipate.

"how so!"

The old man in black fell from mid-air, his eyes filled with resentment as he looked at the figures in the distance.

Unexpectedly, despite their extreme caution, the two were still unable to escape their fate of perishing here.

After casting a spell to eliminate the two people in front of them, the white-haired old man and the middle-aged woman who had made the move directly controlled the corpses to come in front of them, and turned to look at a little girl in black behind them.

"We've already searched it. There are still three old monsters outside, one of whom is at the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm."

"They've been alerted after all!"

"I just forcibly activated this treasure, and the demonic energy within me hasn't recovered yet. It's not advisable to fight them now. Let's leave this place first!"

Upon hearing the two speak, the little girl in black nodded slightly, then used magic to retrieve a white mirror from her person.

Before long, a flash of white light appeared in the mirror, shining directly on the woman in black and sucking her in.

Seeing this, the white-haired old man and the middle-aged woman also used their magic to transform into streaks of light and fly into the mirror.

As everyone disappeared, the white mirror suddenly transformed into a streak of light and flew into the sky, quickly vanishing without a trace.

At the same time, Chen Qingxuan, who was standing cross-legged in the air outside, seemed to sense something and suddenly stood up.

Meanwhile, in mid-air on the other side, the two demon saints, "Yu Lin" and "Lei Hu," were also startled by the other party's aura and turned their gazes toward Chen Qingxuan, who was not far away.

"Fellow Daoist Chen, what's going on?"

"Hmph! I was just getting up for a casual stroll, why are you two making such a fuss?"

Faced with Chen Qingxuan's words, Yu Lin and Lei Hu showed a hint of doubt, but did not ask directly. They just stared at him intently.

Chen Qingxuan, on the other hand, looked at the other party with a hint of wariness in his eyes, and seemed to have some doubts on his face.

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The "blue stone pagoda" is located inside the main hall.

Faced with the curious crowd, the middle-aged man sighed helplessly and finally slowly explained the whole story of this place.

It turns out that the middle-aged man hiding in the restriction was a wisp of soul left behind by Lü Tianrang, a powerful cultivator who ascended to the Huayang Realm tens of thousands of years ago.

Fifty thousand years ago, the "Huayang Realm" was invaded by a Blood Sun True Demon from the Upper Realm, who wanted to refine all the living beings in this realm to create an extremely powerful Xuan Tian Demon Treasure.

In order to protect the living beings of this world, the human and demon cultivators of the "Huayang Realm" joined forces to fight against the demon cultivators led by the True Demon.

The two sides fought for hundreds of years, during which the cultivators in the middle realm lost most of their lives, and hundreds of millions of living beings were refined into demonic treasures by the true demon.

Ultimately, with the help of several ascended ancestors from the upper realm, the human and demon races of the "Huayang Realm" were able to join forces to defeat their opponent and annihilate the primordial spirit of the Blood Sun True Demon.

After suppressing the "Blood Sun True Demon," the Xuan Tian Demon Treasure he refined did not disappear and remained in this world.

At that time, the "Huayang Realm" was severely damaged in the great war, and the original spiritual energy of the human realm was greatly lost, so it was no longer able to destroy this "Mysterious Heavenly Demon Treasure".

To prevent other powerful demonic cultivators from coveting the demonic treasure in the future and using it to bring disaster to the world.

After discussing it, Lü Tianrang and the others devised a plan to seal the demonic artifact in this place.

After setting up the restrictive array, he was banished to the outer void beyond the Nine Heavens.

It was thought that the creatures of the outer void had disappeared, and even demonic cultivators would have a hard time finding this place, so this Xuan Tian Demonic Treasure would not have the opportunity to harm the "Hua Yang Realm" again.

But unexpectedly, tens of thousands of years later...

This place suddenly returned to the "Huayang Realm," and such a change occurred.

When this matter was mentioned, "Lu Tianrang" also looked helpless, and there was a hint of worry in his eyes.

"Senior, I wonder how powerful this Xuan Tian Demon Treasure is. Is there any way to destroy it?"

"The power of the Xuan Tian Demon Treasure is even greater than that of a Spirit Treasure, despite being eroded by seals and restrictions over so many years."

These kinds of demonic creatures cannot be completely destroyed by cultivators from the lower realms alone; they can only be refined by depleting the essence of this realm.

However, once the origin of this realm is damaged, the spiritual energy within it will also become thinner, hindering the cultivation of many living beings.

In this way, it would be a losing proposition. We were forced to seal it away in this place back then.

They wanted to use the restrictive array to purify the demonic energy within, gradually dissipating its power.

Although the power of this treasure has diminished over the years, it is still not to be underestimated.

Now that it has fallen into the hands of those demonic cultivators, it will likely provoke the demonic cultivators again, causing another bloodbath in this realm.

Upon hearing what "Lu Tianrang's" divided soul said, many cultivators present understood, and their faces showed an unpleasant expression.

The spiritual energy in the human realm is scarce, and the highest cultivation level can only reach the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm. A level 5 spiritual treasure is already the most powerful magic weapon that cultivators in this realm can possess.

This "Mysterious Heavenly Demon Treasure" is actually of a higher grade than a Spirit Treasure, and its power goes without saying; it is far more powerful than the people present imagined.

Otherwise, even a cultivator like Lü Tianrang, who was close to ascension, wouldn't have been helpless in this matter.

"The Xuan Tian Demon Treasure, no wonder it was still so powerful even when it was damaged. It could easily defeat so many of them working together with a single blow."

Fortunately, those demonic cultivators have already left; otherwise, with so many of them, they might not be alive today.

Having just narrowly escaped death, Song Qingming was also deeply shocked when he heard Lu Tianrang recount these ancient secrets about the invasion of the demon realm.

Unexpectedly, the group of people in white that I encountered back then were actually connected with the true demons of the upper realm.

The boundary-breaking teleportation array they found in the "Illusory Sea Desert" and the demonic calamity they caused in the "Dark Cloud Mountains" of the Qiyun Immortal Cultivation World were likely mostly for the sake of today's events.

I've unintentionally had so much interaction with them; I'm lucky to have survived this long.

Seeing the unpleasant expressions on everyone's faces, "Lü Tianrang" put his hands behind his back and continued speaking:

"This Xuan Tian Demon Treasure is no ordinary object. There is currently no way to completely destroy it. We can only slowly refine the true demonic energy inside by setting up restrictions."

However, after so many years of erosion by the great formation, the power of this treasure has now been almost completely lost.

In addition, since we pushed this demon too hard and forcibly took the treasure, it also lost a lot of its spiritual essence.

If it can be resealed and banished beyond the Nine Heavens, it will take at most several thousand years to purify the demonic energy inside.

At that time, those evil tyrants will no longer be able to cause trouble.

"But now, my divided soul has little time left and I can no longer help everyone track this matter. The burden of this task will fall on your shoulders."

After Lü Tianrang's split soul finished speaking, a "silver banner" appeared in his hand with a flash of spiritual light, and then he cast a spell to create a silver light.

The silver light arrived in front of Qin Yuntian, who was closest to him, in an instant, engulfing him completely, and then headed straight for Song Qingming, who was not far away.

Faced with this sudden silver light, Song Qingming instinctively activated his magic weapon to try and block it.

However, the light in front of him did not stop the opponent at all, and the whole person was swept into a void.

Once Song Qingming regained his footing, he noticed Qin Yuntian and the split soul of "Lu Tianrang" standing beside him, with a red figure appearing not far away. "Lu Tianrang," standing in front, glanced at the three of them before raising his hand and presenting the silver banner in his hand to Qin Yuntian, who was standing not far away.

Then, the two treasures on Song Qingming and the woman in red, the "Black and White Jade Rings" and the "Dragon Crystal Jade Box," flew out involuntarily and stood in front of them.

"Senior, what is this?"

Looking at the treasure in front of them, a hint of doubt flashed across their faces, and they looked at "Lu Tianrang" not far away with some confusion.

"These three treasures were specially left behind by us to seal and refine the demonic treasures. They also have special restriction arrays set up by my friend and me to specifically restrain the demonic treasures."

Since you have obtained them, perhaps they are the chosen ones by God.

"As long as you possess these three treasures and activate this incantation, you can reseal that demonic artifact at any time."

After speaking, "Lu Tianrang" released several beams of spiritual light, which directly entered the foreheads of Qin Yuntian, Song Qingming, and the woman in red.

The next moment, Song Qingming sensed that a new incantation had appeared in his sea of ​​consciousness.

It contains a sealing and restriction technique.

After doing all this, "Lu Tianrang" glanced at Song Qingming and the other two again, and then a smile appeared on his face.

"I have done all I can, and I have done my best. Whether or not this magical treasure can be resealed depends on you few who are destined to be here."

"These are some things I left behind when I was cultivating in the lower realm. They should be of some help to your future cultivation. Consider them a gift from me."

"If you are fortunate enough to ascend to the upper realm one day, please bring a pot of spirit wine brewed in Huayang Realm to find me. I will certainly give you a generous gift."

After saying this, a flash of inspiration struck Lü Tianrang.

Immediately afterwards, right before the eyes of the three, he suddenly turned into fragments and vanished into thin air.

"senior!"

Looking at the suddenly vanished "Lu Tianrang," Qin Yuntian, holding the silver banner, wanted to reach out and stop him, but saw that the other party's aura had already disappeared in the void in front of him.

Seeing this, the three exchanged glances and simultaneously stepped forward to bow to him.

"Thank you for your guidance, senior."

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Half a day later, outside the "silver ball of light".

A flash of silver light appeared, and the entire ball of light suddenly began to vibrate violently, causing the surrounding spiritual energy to continuously erupt in bursts of aftershocks.

As Chen Qingxuan and his two companions, who were standing in mid-air, were about to approach the ball of light to investigate, dozens of beams of light suddenly shot out from the silver light.

A moment later, dozens of figures stopped in mid-air; they were the many cultivators who had entered the secret realm earlier.

As soon as the two groups left the secret realm, they spontaneously separated and stood facing each other in mid-air.

Upon seeing the group, the three Nascent Soul cultivators were delighted and hurried over to greet them.

"Ancestor!"

"Senior Chen!"

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The three, who had expected the group to bring them good things, soon heard some unexpected news.

"What? This place is where the Xuan Tian Demon Treasure is sealed!"

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Even though they were Nascent Soul cultivators, Chen Qingxuan and the other two were still surprised to hear that an ancient Xuan Tian Demon Treasure was sealed here.

Even more unexpectedly, a Nascent Soul True Demon was involved in the secret realm and had already broken the seal and stolen the demonic treasure.

Upon hearing this news, Chen Qingxuan suddenly realized the slight abnormality he had sensed earlier, and a hint of alertness flashed in his eyes.

Upon hearing that it involved the ancient "Mysterious Heavenly Demon Treasure," the three Nascent Soul cultivators, who had just been wary of each other, disregarded their hostility and entered the secret realm together.

To their surprise, although they discovered many traces of demonic cultivators in the secret realm, they still couldn't find the people that Song Qingming and his group had encountered.

It was clear that the white-clad woman and her group of demonic cultivators had already quietly left the secret realm and disappeared somewhere.

Just as Chen Qingxuan and his two companions went to search the "silver ball of light," Song Qingming and his group, who had just come out of it, searched the crowd and quickly spotted several familiar figures.

Not far away in mid-air, Song Qingyu and Li Xianyun were standing with several cultivators, their eyes also fixed on Song Qingming and the others.

"Qingyu, Junior Brother Li, are you alright?"

"Seventh Brother, Senior Sister Bai! Don't worry, we're not injured."

Unfortunately, I ran into some trouble and ended up wasting my time.

Previously, in the "Five Elements Restriction Formation", Song Qingyu and Li Xianyun were unfortunately caught in the ambush of the restriction and forced to separate from the others.

Although they were lucky, they soon found the barrier leading to the next level.

However, Song Qingyu and his companion were outnumbered and trapped in the fifth layer of restrictions, unable to break through the formation and enter the main hall above.

Fortunately, although the two encountered some dangers along the way, they survived unharmed, suffering only minor injuries while under the restriction.

Seeing that Song Qingyu and the other two were safe and sound, Bai Yuxian, Song Qingming, and the others breathed a sigh of relief.

Although they were a bit unlucky this time and failed to enter the final level to seize the treasure, they also avoided the fierce battle with the demonic cultivators.

Otherwise, given Song Qingyu and Li Xianyun's extraordinary abilities, it's hard to say whether they could have survived in such a dangerous place.

It has to be said that the two of them actually turned misfortune into blessing.

Besides Song Qingyu and Li Xianyun, Ye Linyuan, who came with them, also emerged from the secret realm unharmed.

Ye Linyuan had separated from Song Qingming and the others as soon as he entered, and landed alone in a passage.

However, he was lucky enough to encounter a group of human cultivators led by the "Divine Gu Sect," and followed them as they broke through the restrictive formations to reach the final level.

However, Ye Linyuan and his group entered much later than Song Qingming and his group.

By the time they arrived at the main hall, the great battle had already ended, and Song Qingming and the others had been taken to the previous sealed area.

While Ye Linyuan and the others were searching around, they entered a side hall nearby and found a number of high-level materials left behind by ancient cultivators when they built the secret realm.

Many of these high-level materials are rare in this world, and the group has made some gains.

Compared to the many cultivators who returned empty-handed, they were quite lucky this time.

Most of the cultivators who ventured into the secret realm to seize the treasures of that great hall perished within it.

Besides Song Qingming, Bai Yuxian, Xia Mo, and others, "Feng Yangzi," who had entered with them, also died in the final battle.

If it weren't for the "Golden Pagoda" on Song Qingming's body helping to cover them up, Bai Yuxian and Xia Mo probably wouldn't have survived unharmed.

Shen Bingling and her companion, who knew the danger from the beginning and chose not to follow Song Qingming and the others into the main hall to seize the treasure, but instead went to other places to search for treasure, left the secret realm safely.

This treasure hunt was completely unexpected; no one had anticipated that this "silver ball of light" would be related to the ancient "Mysterious Heavenly Demon Treasure."

Although Song Qingming acquired several treasures, he also inexplicably took on the heavy responsibility of sealing the "Mysterious Heavenly Demon Treasure," and he has not yet fully calmed down.

It should be noted that the white-clad woman's demonic cultivation had reached the Nascent Soul stage, far beyond what ordinary Nascent Soul cultivators could handle.

Even the split soul of "Lu Tianrang" couldn't stop the opponent, let alone the current Song Qingming.

Throughout his many years of cultivation, Song Qingming has always kept a low profile and never imagined that one day he would have to face a powerful opponent like a True Demon from the Upper Realm.

Even though he had obtained a treasure that could seal a demon, Song Qingming still had no confidence in completing this important task.

Fortunately, he wasn't the only one to take on this task.

Standing in the crowd, Song Qingming's gaze swept over Qin Yuntian, the Grand Elder of the "Tianyu Sect," before quickly settling on the red-clad demon woman opposite him.

Just then, the woman in red also turned her gaze toward Song Qingming, a thoughtful look appearing in her eyes.

Seeing this, Song Qingming quickly looked away, afraid that others around him might notice something unusual.

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After Chen Qingxuan and his two companions entered the secret realm, they guarded the "silver ball of light" for several days, but still gained nothing.

Ultimately, they had no choice but to leave this place.

Several days later, outside "Qingyun Mountain".

As a streak of light flew in from afar, several figures quickly emerged from the Ling Mountain Formation and stood in mid-air.

Besides Huang Siyuan, Xu Ziyan, and Zhou Ziyang, Liu Heyuan, the Supreme Elder of the "Starry Sky Sect," who was worried about Ye Linyuan's safety, also came to Qingyun Mountain to inquire about the situation.

After sensing the commotion outside the "Mountain Protection Array," the group immediately flew out of the array to meet them, and they happened to see Bai Yuxian and the others getting off the flying chariot.

"Senior Sister Bai, Qingyu, you're back."

"Huh! Why hasn't Senior Brother Song returned?"

Seeing that Bai Yuxian, Song Qingyu, Li Xianyun, and Ye Linyuan had all returned safely, Song Qingming was nowhere to be seen in the crowd.

Huang Siyuan, Xu Ziyan, and the others couldn't help but change their expressions slightly, looking at Bai Yuxian and Song Qingyu with doubt.

Seeing this, Bai Yuxian quickly explained to everyone:

"Don't worry, Junior Sister Huang, Junior Brother Song is safe and sound. He just had other things to do and didn't come back with us."

"Junior Brother Song should be back soon, so everyone can rest assured."

"Yes! Senior Sister Bai is right, Seventh Brother will be back soon."

"Sister-in-law, I'm completely exhausted these past few days. Let's go to Huixian Pavilion and rest for a while."

"Spiritual tea has been prepared in the pavilion, please come in!"

Seeing that Bai Yuxian, Song Qingyu, and the others all looked somewhat tired, Huang Siyuan didn't press them further.

After nodding to the two people in front of him and saying a word, he took the initiative to lead everyone away from where they stood. (End of this chapter)