Qinghe Immortal Clan.

Several months later, northwest of the "Floating Cloud Mountains".

As several beams of light descended from mid-air, a white mist enveloped the area around the secret realm, directly obscuring the "silver orb" in mid-air.

Before long, the once dazzling ball of light gradually disappeared from everyone's sight.

After all this was done, more than a dozen figures descended from the sky, the three leading figures being Chen Qingxuan, "Yu Lin", and "Lei Hu", all Nascent Soul cultivators.

Following behind the three were more than a dozen other figures.

They were human cultivators led by Qin Yuntian, the Grand Elder of the "Tianyu Sect," as well as many powerful late-stage Nascent Soul demon cultivators such as the "Haoyu Demon Emperor" and the "Tianwei Demon Emperor."

"We have each set up several restrictions, so that those demonic cultivators will not be able to escape our eyes if they dare to come back."

There is one thing I need to remind Fellow Daoist Chen first: this place is, after all, the territory of my demon race. Please keep a close eye on your human cultivators.

Otherwise, if anyone dares to trespass and trigger the restrictions, causing further trouble, don't blame us for not keeping our previous agreement.

"Rest assured, both of you, I will personally instruct my disciples on this matter when I return."

According to Senior Lü, this demon has already taken the Xuan Tian Demon Treasure, and it is likely that it will make some moves next. If you two encounter it, you should be careful.

If you are unable to handle the situation, you two may send a message, and I will do my best to assist you.

"Hmph! You're just a mere Nascent Soul cultivator, we don't need your help. You'd better take care of yourself."

Faced with Chen Qingxuan's well-intentioned reminder, the "Thunder Tiger" demon saint, who knew that his supernatural powers were inferior to Chen Qingxuan's, showed some displeasure on his face.

After waving his hand, he turned around and disappeared in a streak of light.

On the other side, the "Jade Unicorn" Demon Saint also didn't say much, and led his many demon emperors northward.

As many of the demon cultivators left, only the human cultivators, led by Chen Qingxuan, remained on the spot.

Seeing that the demon cultivators had all disappeared, Liang Yushan, who was standing to the side, and a Nascent Soul elder from the Divine Gu Sect immediately stepped forward and bowed to Chen Qingxuan.

“Senior Chen, now that the grand formation and restrictions have been set up, if you have no further instructions, I will return to the sect first.”

After emerging from the secret realm, seeing that they had failed to find the group of Nascent Soul demon cultivators, they worried that the other party would return to this place.

After discussing it with the two demon saints of the demon race, Chen Qingxuan decided to seal this secret realm outside the heavens for the time being.

Eight late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators, including Liang Yushan, Song Qingming, and Xia Mo, were left behind to help set up the formation.

Bai Yuxian, Song Qingyu, Li Xianyun, and others, whose cultivation levels were lower, returned to the "Floating Cloud Mountain Range" first.

Now that the restrictions on the secret realm have been set up, it is time for everyone to say goodbye.

After Liang Yushan and the other man left, Song Qingming and Xia Mo, who was standing beside him, also stepped forward to bid farewell to Chen Qingxuan.

Faced with Song Qingming and his companion who took the initiative to bid farewell, Chen Qingxuan's gaze shifted to Xia Mo first. He then took out a jade box from his person and said:

"Young friend Xia, you've stayed here and worked hard. I can't just ask you to help for nothing. Consider this spiritual herb as a small compensation from me."

As soon as he finished speaking, the jade box in Chen Qingxuan's hand flew to Xia Mo's side and opened automatically.

The spiritual object inside was a rare, mid-grade fourth-level spiritual herb.

"Thank you so much for the treasure, senior!"

Having reached Chen Qingxuan's level of cultivation, he always paid close attention to cause and effect when dealing with younger cultivators.

When Chen Qingxuan left everyone behind to help set up the magic array, he had already made it clear that he wouldn't let anyone suffer a loss. Liang Yushan and the other person who went to say goodbye first also received a spiritual item as a reward.

Faced with the spiritual items bestowed upon her by Chen Qingxuan, Xia Mo was somewhat surprised, but she did not refuse and directly accepted the spiritual medicine in front of her.

Only after Xia Mo left did Chen Qingxuan turn around and look at Song Qingming beside him.

"Young friend Song, don't rush to leave yet. I still have something to say to you later!"

"This junior obeys!"

".

After the surrounding people left, only Song Qingming and Qin Yuntian remained at the scene.

Then Chen Qingxuan turned to Song Qingming and said with a smile, "It has only been a little over a hundred years since we last met. I did not expect that you have reached the point where you can influence the primordial energy of heaven and earth."

"I am of dull talent and have achieved this much thanks to your guidance and support back then!"

"Oh, young friend, there's no need for such modesty!"

When Song Qingming bowed in thanks, Chen Qingxuan simply shook his head.

“Those of us who cultivate ourselves have all received some guidance from our predecessors to reach this point, and I was no exception back then.”

However, guidance from others is always just icing on the cake, not the key to cultivation.

Young friend, your achievements today are all due to your own hard work and understanding, which I can see.

In the future, your achievements may not be less than mine.

"Such praise from you is too much for me to bear!"

As the undisputed number one human in the "Eastern Phoenix Immortal Continent," Chen Qingxuan's talent is unparalleled.

Song Qingming was also very excited to receive such recognition from such a genius.

However, his habitual humility over the years still made him immediately bow and decline.

Seeing this, Chen Qingxuan waved his hand, then changed the subject and continued to ask:
"Young friend, you have already comprehended the primordial energy of heaven and earth, so you must not be too far from tempering your body with primordial energy. May I ask what your plans are next? Have you gathered the spiritual items needed for tempering your body?"

"this.!"

"Reporting to senior, a few years ago, after comprehending the primordial energy of heaven and earth, I was fortunate enough to find a bottle of Jade Purity Elixir."

However, I am not yet confident in tempering my body with vital energy; I need to hone my cultivation first before I can go into seclusion to break through to a higher realm.

Song Qingming has only been in seclusion for a few years. Although he has successfully comprehended the primordial energy of heaven and earth, he is still some distance away from breaking through to the half-step Nascent Soul realm of "Primordial Energy Tempering".

Somewhat surprised to hear Chen Qingxuan's concern about this matter, he could only tell the truth and inform him of his own situation.

"Jade Purity Elixir, this is a rare item in the cultivation world, young friend, you are quite fortunate."

After hearing Song Qingming's answer, Chen Qingxuan nodded slightly in response and quickly fell silent.

After a long while, he finally raised his sharp gaze to look at the person in front of him.

"Young friend Song, you have already obtained a piece of Jade Purity Elixir. If I were to give you a piece of Purple Heaven Jade, would you be confident in your ability to break through to the Qi Tempering stage?"

"Purple Cloud Jade?"

"This junior has not rendered any service this time, how dare I ask my senior for such a valuable item!"

"Purple Cloud Jade" is one of the rare spiritual objects in the cultivation world that can assist in breaking through to the Nascent Soul realm. Its effect is even better than the "Jade Purity Spiritual Liquid" in Song Qingming's possession.

Such a precious spiritual object is of immeasurable value, and it is not something that just anyone can take out casually.

Upon suddenly hearing Chen Qingxuan's intention to take out a "Purple Cloud Jade" to support his seclusion and breakthrough, Song Qingming looked at him with surprise, seemingly still somewhat incredulous.

For a moment, my mind was filled with questions. I wondered why the other person would suddenly ask me that question.
Not only Song Qingming, but even Qin Yuntian, the Grand Elder of the Tianyu Sect standing to the side, was somewhat surprised when he heard what Chen Qingxuan said.

As the number one sect in the Eastern Phoenix Kingdom, the "Heavenly Imperial Sect" has forty or fifty Nascent Soul cultivators, but including Qin Yuntian, there are only three who have reached the half-step Divine Transformation realm.

The sect's spiritual treasures, such as the "Purple Heaven Jade," are usually reserved for Nascent Soul elders and are rarely given to outsiders.

Faced with Chen Qingxuan's words, Qin Yuntian also looked at the old ancestor with a puzzled expression, wondering what he meant.

However, as the sect's Grand Elder, he dared not question Chen Qingxuan's thoughts and stood there without saying a word.

"When I returned from Falling Star Sea, I remember I still owed you something."

If you are willing, this Purple Cloud Jade can settle the karmic debt between us, and I will no longer have to worry about forgetting this matter.

Besides the Purple Cloud Jade, I can also find you a suitable place for seclusion on Tianyun Mountain.

If there's anything you don't understand, feel free to ask me anytime.

As for the Floating Cloud Mountains, I will arrange for someone to send a message to inform them.

I've reached an agreement with the north; their demon armies will not be moving south for the next few decades, so you don't need to worry about that.

"this.."

"Senior Chen, I am ignorant and dare to ask, what is your intention in making this arrangement? Could you please explain it to me?"

When Song Qingming returned from the "Falling Star Sea," Chen Qingxuan made a verbal promise to him, saying that he would reward him with a spiritual object in the future, because Song Qingming had made meritorious contributions in breaking the restrictions in the Immortal Mansion.

However, this promise only applies to high-level spiritual items that the "Tianyu Sect" can take out from its treasury, and does not include items of the "Purple Cloud Jade" level.

But now it's not just about the "Purple Heaven Jade," but also about helping to arrange a cave dwelling and personally guiding me through seclusion to break through to a higher realm.

Hearing Chen Qingxuan's series of words, Song Qingming's doubts deepened once again. He really couldn't understand what this senior's intention was.

In the world of cultivation, when elders guide juniors in their cultivation, unless there is a special relationship, they generally only give partial guidance and hold back.

Even if one has some talent that catches the eye of the right person, they will offer some support.

But Song Qingming was, after all, an outsider and not an elder of the "Tianyu Sect". No matter what, he was not qualified to be valued so highly by Chen Qingxuan.

At this moment, Song Qingming looked at the other party, his mind racing, trying to figure out why the other party had made such a decision.

Seeing Song Qingming's puzzled expression, Chen Qingxuan smiled slightly and quickly explained:

"Young friend, do not worry. I did this for your safety and had no other intentions."

You now possess the spiritual treasure left behind by Senior Lü, and this news probably can't be kept secret for long, which could be somewhat dangerous for you right now.

While those Nascent Soul stage monsters in the north might not stoop so low as to attack a junior like you, it's hard to say what will happen to the demon cultivators under their command.

With your current cultivation level, you'd probably have a hard time escaping if you ran into them.

The true demon's whereabouts are still unknown for the time being. Since you two have received Senior Lü's important entrustment, you cannot afford to have anything happen to you at this time. My intention to support you this time is also for the sake of all living beings in the Eastern Phoenix Immortal Continent.”

"I see, thank you for your help, Senior Chen!"

When Song Qingming obtained the "Black and White Jade Ring" spiritual treasure in the main hall, many surviving cultivators from both the human and demon races witnessed it firsthand.

This news will probably spread very soon.

Compared to Qin Yuntian, who has already advanced to the half-step Nascent Soul realm for many years, Song Qingming's cultivation is currently still at the ninth level of the Nascent Soul stage.

In Chen Qingxuan's eyes, although he knew that the person in front of him was not weak, he was also worried that Song Qingming would be in danger if he encountered those top half-step Nascent Soul realm experts.

Song Qingming and Qin Yuntian not only took on the important task entrusted to them by Lü Tianrang, but also carried an important spiritual artifact that sealed the "Xuantian Demon Treasure".

If anything happens to Song Qingming, it will inevitably reduce the strength needed to fight against the True Demon in the future.

After hearing Chen Qingxuan's explanation, Song Qingming finally understood and hurriedly stepped forward to bow respectfully to him.

"I am an old friend of Lingxuzi, and I also have some connection with you. Young friend, there is no need for you to be so polite."

If you agree, you can return to Donghuang Kingdom with me now. I will take care of the rest.

Don't worry, young friend. As long as you can successfully temper your vital energy, your supernatural powers will be stronger and you will be able to protect yourself more.

"When the time comes, you may return to the Floating Cloud Mountains on your own; I will not hinder you further."

"This junior will follow Senior Chen's arrangements!"

Song Qingming had only recently comprehended the primordial energy of heaven and earth, and his cultivation was still some distance from the half-step Nascent Soul realm.

Without anyone's support and guidance, given his cultivation speed, it would probably take him at least fifty or sixty years to go into seclusion and attempt to break through to a higher realm.

Moreover, even with a considerable amount of "Jade Purity Spirit Liquid" on him, Song Qingming was not entirely confident that he could complete the "Essence Tempering" and break through to the half-step Nascent Soul realm.

Now, Chen Qingxuan is not only willing to offer a "Purple Cloud Jade" to help, but also willing to personally guide Song Qingming and provide him with a suitable cave for seclusion.

In this way, Song Qingming not only no longer had to worry about anyone coveting the spiritual items on his body, but also gained a lot of hope for successfully breaking through to a higher realm.

This was a timely and invaluable help for him, who was about to break through to a higher realm.

Faced with Chen Qingxuan's meticulous and appropriate arrangements, Song Qingming really couldn't find any reason to refuse.

After a moment's thought, he immediately nodded in agreement.

Seeing this, Chen Qingxuan smiled and nodded, then led the two people beside him back to the back of the "Six-Winged Azure Dragon" not far away.

The "Six-Winged Azure Dragon" soared into the air and quickly disappeared from its original location.

".

On a high mountain, a thousand miles to the north.

Dressed in white, the "Bright Cloud Demon Emperor" gazed ahead and spoke earnestly:

"If you capture this person, everything else on him except for that treasure can be yours. Is that a satisfactory offer?"

"I have no interest in what's on this person."

Faced with the invitation from "Haoyun Demon Emperor", the woman in red standing in front of him shook her head and decisively refused. Then she turned her gaze to Tianwei Demon Emperor.

"Our ancestor has already made an agreement with the human race, forbidding us from going south to cause trouble."

If you absolutely must go, you'd better be careful, don't blame me for not warning you.

After uttering those words, the woman in red transformed into a streak of light and headed north before the two people in front of her could reply.

Looking at the red light that had already disappeared into the distance, the "Haoyun Demon Emperor" had a rather unpleasant expression.

Standing to the side, the "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor" immediately stepped forward and said, "Brother Haoyun, that guy surnamed Song's cultivation is only at the ninth level of the Nascent Soul stage."

Even if he possesses several powerful magical treasures, his supernatural abilities are at most only enough to match yours.

"If the two of us join forces, we might be able to take him down."

“Song Qingming’s supernatural abilities were already no weaker than mine before, and now that he has obtained that treasure in the secret realm, his strength is probably not as simple as you think.”

Since she's unwilling to help, we'll have to think of other ways.

"Is he really that powerful? Brother Haoyun, are you overthinking this?"

Faced with the encouragement of the "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor", although a trace of excitement flashed through his mind, the "Bright Cloud Demon Emperor" quickly calmed down and shook his head.

On the other hand, the "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor" still looked somewhat unwilling, thinking about his previous defeats against the opponent.

"There will be plenty of opportunities in the future, no need to rush. There is nothing I cannot get if I want it."

"Yes! Don't worry, brother. This old ghost Song is a great enemy of my Heavenly Fox Clan. As long as you can eliminate him, I will follow your lead from now on."

Looking at the confident "Haoyun Demon Emperor" in front of him, the "Tianwei Demon Emperor" quickly nodded in agreement.

After whispering a few words to each other, the two quickly transformed into streaks of light and headed northeast.

".

Shortly after the two "Haoyun Demon Emperors" disappeared, they were in mid-air dozens of miles away.

The woman in red looked at the two departing figures in the mirror in her hand, and her expression relaxed slightly.

"After all these years, your ability to cause trouble hasn't changed at all."

After muttering something to herself, the woman in red put away the bronze mirror in her hand and took out a "storage bag" from her body, opened it and looked inside.

When one probes into it with their divine sense, they see mountains of spiritual wine and tea, as well as many delicious spiritual fruits.

"what!"

Upon seeing what was inside, a hint of curiosity flashed across the woman in red's face. She quickly used her magic to retrieve several spiritual items and placed them in her hand.

Looking at the several sets of gorgeous red robes in front of her, the woman in red examined them carefully, and a hint of joy appeared in her eyes.

With a gentle lift of her hand, her clothes were completely renewed, giving the already extraordinary woman in red an air of nobility.

"Hmm! This time they put in a lot more effort."

Looking at her magnificent attire, the woman in red couldn't help but show a satisfied expression, and she used magic to increase her speed.

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Several days later, in the cultivation world of Donghuang Kingdom, in a cave on the west side of the "Tianyu Sect".

"Truly worthy of being called Tianyun Mountain, the richness of spiritual energy here is probably unmatched by many places in the entire Donghuang Immortal Continent."

As soon as Song Qingming sat down cross-legged in the cave to circulate his energy, an incredibly rich spiritual energy flowed into his body from all directions, making him feel extremely comfortable.

As the number one sect in the Eastern Phoenix Kingdom, the "Heavenly Imperial Sect" has reached the mid-grade level of the fifth level of spiritual mountain, and this place is also the best spiritual vein for the human race in the entire Eastern Phoenix Immortal Continent.

The cave dwelling that was merely arranged for Song Qingming to stay temporarily contained a level of spiritual energy far exceeding that of the "Qingyun Mountain" where he resided.

With the help of the fragmented diagram on his chest, Song Qingming completed his daily meditation in just a quarter of an hour and opened his eyes on his own.

He popped another elixir into his mouth.

The elixir entered his body and, with the aid of the incomplete diagram, quickly transformed into rich spiritual energy that flowed into Song Qingming's body, significantly increasing his magical power.

To prepare for his secluded cultivation and attempt at "Qi Tempering," Song Qingming first needed to accumulate enough spiritual energy within his body.

In order to enter seclusion and break through to a higher realm as soon as possible, Song Qingming immediately spent over a million spirit stones after arriving at "Tianyun Mountain" with Chen Qingxuan to purchase the pills he needed for his daily cultivation and began his seclusion cultivation.

Chen Qingxuan had already given the order that Song Qingming could exchange any spiritual items in the Tianyu Sect's treasury that he needed for his cultivation.

With the help of the rich spiritual energy in the "Tianyun Mountain" cave, Song Qingming then secluded himself in the cave to cultivate, and his internal magical power accumulated rapidly.

Besides his daily seclusion and cultivation, Song Qingming would occasionally visit Chen Qingxuan's secluded cave to ask him about some cultivation-related questions.

In response to Song Qingming's humble request for guidance, Chen Qingxuan, just as he had said before, answered almost every question without holding back.

Since he began his cultivation, Song Qingming has received guidance from many elders and has also joined two sects, "Tai Xu Men" and "Xiao Yao Zong".

However, whether in the "Xiaoyao Sect" or the "Taixu Sect", Song Qingming did not have a deep relationship with the sect at the beginning, and he relied on himself most of the time for cultivation.

The only people who truly and unreservedly guided him in his cultivation were "Feng He" and "Qu Bai," whom he had met by chance years ago and who followed him.

As Chen Qingxuan was recognized as the number one genius of the human race in the "Eastern Phoenix Immortal Continent", Song Qingming naturally benefited greatly from receiving his personal guidance.

Not only his own cultivation level, but also the several techniques he cultivated, such as the "Heavenly Myriad Spirits Technique" and the "Purple Sun Divine Light," all yielded unexpected gains from Chen Qingxuan.

This made Song Qingming's cultivation process much smoother, saving him a lot of time on his path of cultivation.

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In the blink of an eye, twenty years have passed.

On this day, under the personal guidance of Qin Yuntian, the Grand Elder of the Tianyu Sect, Song Qingming followed him to a magnificent cave dwelling on the top of Tianyun Mountain.

"Fellow Daoist Song, this is the secluded cultivation place that Uncle Chen specially arranged for you. I have already had it all taken care of."

I would like to offer my congratulations in advance, fellow Daoist, and hope that you will successfully complete your seclusion and temper your vital energy as soon as possible.

"Thank you for your kind words, Fellow Daoist Qin. I, Song, will certainly not let Senior Chen down!"

Looking at Qin Yuntian, whose gaze still held a meaningful expression, Song Qingming raised his hand to greet him, then turned and entered the cave.

As the restrictions at the entrance of the cave slowly activated, the surroundings were quickly enveloped in a white mist, plunging the area into an illusion.

After standing still and carefully examining the area,

Seeing that there was nothing amiss, Qin Yuntian glanced at the cave ahead, then turned and left. (End of Chapter)