Qinghe Immortal Clan.

Donghuang Immortal Continent, Wei State, Qinghe County.

In a cave atop the western side of Mount Funiu, a young man in blue sat upright on a futon, his body faintly radiating a thin layer of blue spiritual light.

Before long, a sound transmission talisman flew into the cave entrance, and the young man in blue slowly withdrew his cultivation technique.

After glancing at the letter, the young man smiled slightly and quickly got up and left the cave.

A young woman in blue stood at the entrance, smiling at the other person.

"Mingyue, didn't you say you were going into seclusion for a month? Why are you here so soon? Is there some good news on the mountain again?"

"Hmph! How do you know it's a good thing?"

"Grand Uncle, the First Elder has asked me to take you to the family council hall!"

"The Grand Elder summoned me. Did he not say what it was about?"

Upon hearing the woman in blue say that Elder Song Yushan was looking for her, Song Xinyuan's expression immediately showed a hint of surprise, and she asked again to confirm.

"I don't know. The Grand Elder just told me to come and call you, but didn't say what it was about."

It seems the patriarch from Qingyun Mountain sent someone; they're probably here to pick you up!

"Qingyun Mountain, could it be that Mother has emerged from seclusion?"

Upon hearing this, Song Xinyuan's face lit up with joy, and she quickly followed behind Song Mingyue, walking forward at a brisk pace. Before long, the two arrived outside the family council hall.

Inside the main hall, a man wearing a golden crown stood at the head of the table.

The five Golden Core elders of the Song family, led by Song Yushan, waited respectfully to the side.

Since Song Yuanfang passed away, Song Yushan has taken over the family and become the new Grand Elder of the Song family for more than a hundred years.

Although Song Yushan received guidance from Qu Bai in his early years, he was able to successfully form his elixir.

However, his natural talent for cultivation was average. It took him more than 300 years to advance to the seventh level of the Golden Core realm.

Song Yuping, who is younger than him, has surpassed him and has already reached the ninth level of the Golden Core realm, and is beginning to prepare to break through to the Nascent Soul realm.

Besides the two of them, three more Golden Core Elders have been added to "Funiu Mountain" over the past hundred years.

They are Song Shiyang, who belongs to the "Shi" generation, and Song Chengyuan and Song Chengwan, who belong to the "Cheng" generation.

These three Golden Core elders are all relatively young. Song Shiyang, who has the highest cultivation level, has only recently broken through to the fourth level of the Golden Core stage.

They represent the young talents among the cultivators born in the Song family in the last two hundred years.

“Senior Jin, this is Songwu Lingcha, a specialty of Funiu Mountain. I heard that you are fond of the art of tea. Why don’t you take some back with you and have a taste?”

"Hmm! This tea looks good, I'll accept it for now."

Seeing the spirit tea offered by Song Chengwan, the "Ice-Fire Dragon" immediately showed a hint of satisfaction and put it away with a smile.

"Besides taking the young master back, Mistress Siyuan also instructed me to give you these pills and these magical treasures."

"Thank you for the reward, Ancestor!"

Since Huang Siyuan returned after achieving Nascent Soul, although this ancestor no longer resides in "Funiu Mountain," the Alchemy Pavilion of Qingyun Mountain, which she manages, has been helping the family refine high-level pills every year.

It was thanks to the guidance of this high-level alchemist ancestor that Song Yushan, Song Yuping, and the others were able to cultivate without lacking elixirs and steadily progress to the late stage of the Golden Core realm.

Faced with the elixir offered by the "Ice and Fire Dragon," Song Yushan and the others quickly bowed and thanked it.

Just as everyone was talking, two figures quickly walked in through the entrance of the "Council Hall," namely Song Xinyuan and his companion who had just arrived.

"Xinyuan, greetings to Uncle Xiaojin."

Compared to ten years ago, Song Xinyuan has not only grown into a handsome young man, but he has also become more polite and refined.

Seeing Song Xinyuan bowing to him, "Ice and Fire Dragon" turned around, glanced at him, and nodded slightly.

"That's right, you've made a lot of progress in the mountains over the years."

"The mistress sent me to fetch you and take you back with me to Qingyun Mountain."

As soon as "Icefire Dragon" finished speaking, it raised its hand and unleashed a hurricane that swept Song Xinyuan into it, then disappeared from the spot with him.

Just as the others in the main hall arrived outside, the two of them transformed into streaks of light and rushed out of the protective array of "Funiu Mountain".

"Little Great-Uncle!"

Before she could even say goodbye, Song Xinyuan was already in mid-air. Song Mingyue, who was standing still, couldn't help but shout out.

Seeing the reluctance on the other person's face, Song Chengwan and the others shook their heads with smiles.

The First Elder, Song Yushan, stepped forward and spoke to comfort him:

"Go back now, cultivate diligently in the future, and we will meet again someday."

".

At the summit of Qingyun Mountain is Huixian Pavilion.

Song Qingyu and Huang Siyuan sat side by side, while Li Xuanyi, who had just emerged from seclusion not long ago, sat opposite them.

After following Song Qingming on a journey to the mortal world for cultivation, he then spent ten years in seclusion.

Li Xuanyi finally lived up to everyone's expectations and successfully broke through to the late Nascent Soul stage.

He became the sixth Nascent Soul stage elder of the "Free and Unfettered Sect," following Song Qingming, Bai Yuxian, Song Qingyu, Li Xianyun, and Huang Siyuan.

"Qingyu, why hasn't my husband returned after being gone for so long? I hope nothing has happened to him!"

"Don't worry, Senior Sister Li. There's Seventh Brother's soul lamp on Qingyun Mountain, and someone guards it every day. How could anything happen?"

Seventh Brother and Senior Sister Bai haven't returned. Perhaps they've obtained some fortuitous opportunity in the Heavenly Palace, which is why they've been delayed.

"It would be good if he encountered such a lucky opportunity, but I'm afraid he might have met some other beautiful woman outside and won't remember us for a while."

"The Purple Sun Heavenly Palace is far beyond the Nine Heavens. What kind of people could be there? Besides, isn't Senior Sister Bai with us? Why do you need to worry about this?"

Hearing Song Qingyu's comforting words, Li Xuanyi sighed.

“I wouldn’t have been worried in the past, but my husband’s cultivation level is now much higher than before. Even if he doesn’t want to, he can’t prevent outsiders from getting close to him.”

Just a few days ago, people from the Four Seas Business Alliance sent a message up the mountain to inquire about my husband.

"Do you think that if things continue like this, there won't really be another dragon sister on the mountain?"

"Hehe! Senior Sister Li, I had already inquired about Fellow Daoist Long's matter beforehand. It was all just rumors spread by those people from the Four Seas Business Alliance."

"I'm afraid that if this rumor gets around too much, it might just become true."

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As the three were chatting, they suddenly noticed another figure outside. Huang Siyuan, who hadn't said much, immediately stood up.

"Xinyuan, you're back!"

"Greetings, Aunt, Mother, and Auntie!"

"I haven't seen you for years, and I didn't expect you to have grown up so much and be about to reach the Foundation Establishment stage."

Upon seeing her son whom she hadn't seen for many years, Li Xuanyi immediately put on a smile and went up to examine him closely.

"Xinyuan, how have you been in Funiu Mountain all these years? Tell your mother quickly, who has been teaching you cultivation?"

"When I was in Funiu Mountain, I always followed Senior Sister Mingyue to cultivate. The First Elder and the Fourth Elder also taught me cultivation techniques."

".

The mother and son hadn't seen each other for many years, so they naturally had a lot to talk about. Soon they left Song Qingyu and Huang Siyuan behind and went to the side to whisper to each other.

Seeing that Huang Siyuan's gaze was fixed on the two people not far away, Song Qingyu quickly waved her hand to interrupt her.

"Sister-in-law, look, Senior Sister Li has found a new love interest. When are you going to do your part for the family?"

".

When Song Qingyu urged her, Huang Siyuan smiled calmly.

"Look at what you're saying! It's not that I'm unwilling, it's just that my opportunities aren't as good as Senior Sister Li's!"

“My husband is currently focused on advancing to the Nascent Soul stage, and I don’t want to distract him from that. Let’s just leave it to fate.”

Compared to Li Xuanyi, Huang Siyuan switched to cultivating the Canghai Xuanyue Technique after forming her Nascent Soul.

With a mind free from worries and an intention free from attachments, I have always maintained a rather easygoing attitude towards life over the years.

Nowadays, her spiritual practice has been going smoothly, and she is not too attached to the many things around her.

Even so, seeing the happiness on Li Xuanyi's face after her reunion with her son, Huang Siyuan couldn't help but feel a little touched.

".

Just as the two were chatting, a red ball of light suddenly flew down from the foot of the mountain and landed in Song Qingyu's hand.

"Qingyu, is this from the front lines?"

"Hmm! There are many more demons coming south from the north, including two level-four demons. Junior Brother Zhou couldn't take them down by himself, so he sent a message for help."

"A level four demon has appeared!"

Upon hearing what Song Qingyu said, Huang Siyuan and Li Xuanyi's expressions changed slightly.

Since Song Qingming left, in the past ten years, due to the demonic disaster, the frequency of demonic creatures appearing on the northern front has become increasingly frequent.

At first, there were only dozens or hundreds of low-level monsters, which did not pose any pressure to them.

As time went on, the number of demons moving south from the north increased, and their strength also grew stronger, putting immense pressure on the human cultivators stationed on the front lines.

Five years ago, Zhou Ziyang and Song Yuanhao, two Nascent Soul elders of their sects, began taking turns guarding the northern part of the Floating Cloud Mountains to deal with the invasion of demons from the south.

Unexpectedly, the situation is getting worse and worse, with demons of level four or higher appearing on the front lines.

Zhou Ziyang's cultivation had only recently advanced to the fourth level of the Nascent Soul stage. Facing two level-four demons alone was clearly a lot of pressure for him, so he had to send a message to the rear for help.

"Sister-in-law, Senior Sister Li! I'm taking some people to the north. I'll leave Qingyun Mountain to you for now."

"Qingyu, so many things at Qingyun Mountain depend on you, why don't I go instead!"

"How can that be? Senior Sister Li, you still need to prepare for the Foundation Establishment of the New Bond. How can you let this delay you? I'll go instead."

".

"Alright, you two stay here. I'll take Xiao Jin there."

I happen to possess some supernatural abilities to deal with demons, so don't argue with me about this!

Seeing that Song Qingyu and Li Xuanyi were not giving way to each other, Huang Siyuan suddenly stood up and waved her hand to stop the two of them.

Without waiting for them to say anything more, Huang Siyuan got up and walked out.

Only after Huang Siyuan's figure disappeared did Song Qingyu walk to the window and look at the distant sky.

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To the north of the "Floating Clouds Mountains", beside a high mountain.

Standing atop the mountain, Zhou Ziyang and the others looked down at the thousands upon thousands of demonic creatures surging madly towards the "mountain-protecting formation," their faces grim.

Compared to the hordes of monsters they had fought before, these monsters outside were far more ferocious and fearless of death.

The human cultivator army initially suffered many losses due to their lack of experience. In the past ten years, thousands of cultivators have died at the hands of demons in the northern part of the "Floating Cloud Mountains," causing them considerable headaches.

"Uncle Zhou, we just received a message from Broken Dragon Mountain. A large army of demons has appeared there, numbering at least two thousand."

"What do you mean there are so many? Junior Brother Yu from Duanlong Mountain only has less than eight hundred people right now, I'm afraid it will be difficult to deal with them."

"Uncle-Master, should we send troops to provide support?"

Faced with the suggestion from the Golden Core disciple beside him, Zhou Ziyang pondered for a moment but then shook his head.

"Don't rush. The outside is already surrounded by demons, and there are even level four demons hiding in the shadows. It would be too dangerous to go out rashly."

I have already sent a message to Senior Sister Song. I estimate that reinforcements are already on their way. Everyone, please don't panic or lose your composure.

He sent a message to his junior apprentice, Yu.

Tell him to hold firm, that reinforcements will arrive soon.

Although he really wanted to go out and rescue them, Zhou Ziyang had only managed to hold off the two level-four demons outside and was unable to defeat them.

Without reinforcements, they would be powerless to spare the time to rescue others.

Just as Zhou Ziyang was feeling anxious, he suddenly saw a crimson dragon, hundreds of feet tall, flying through the sky and landing on the mountaintop.

Above the crimson dragon's head, there was also a figure in yellow.

"Senior Sister Huang!"

Upon seeing the newcomer, Zhou Ziyang's face lit up with joy, and he swiftly rushed out of the protective mountain formation.

At the same time, many demons outside also noticed the arrival of the newcomers, and many high-level demons quickly surrounded Huang Siyuan's location.

Seeing this, the "Ice-Fire Dragon" opened its mouth and spat out a burst of flames.

A series of crackling sounds as if something was being roasted were heard, and dozens of high-level demons were instantly killed in mid-air.

Huang Siyuan, who was standing on the "Ice and Fire Dragon", also had a transparent sphere in her hand.

This magical artifact, the "Ice Scale Pearl," was a gift from Song Qingming to Huang Siyuan. With the activation of its magical power, it instantly froze all the demonic creatures within a radius of several dozen feet.

Seeing that his subordinates were unable to subdue Huang Siyuan and the "Ice and Fire Dragon".

The two level-four demons hiding among the monsters finally couldn't sit still any longer and rushed out.

Compared to other low-level monsters, level four and above demons already possess a certain level of intelligence, and they attacked Huang Siyuan's location in a coordinated manner from the left and right.

Although the two demons moved swiftly, their speed even surpassed that of a typical mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator.

However, Huang Siyuan's cultivation has now reached the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm, and she did not take the two demons' fierce attack seriously.

As soon as the opponent got close, Huang Siyuan activated the magic weapon in her hand, freezing one of the demons with lower cultivation level in mid-air.

The other demon was entangled by the "Ice and Fire Dragon".

After successfully freezing the demon, Huang Siyuan gently raised her hand and summoned another magic weapon, the "Purple Gold Furnace," to directly refine the demon into the furnace.

The "Purple Gold Furnace" is also a top-grade level four magic treasure, containing a divine power of Huang Siyuan's natal fire, which she has refined for many years.

This pill fire is similar to the "Mysterious Yang Blazing Flame" cultivated by Song Qingming. It is also an extremely yang pill fire, which is very effective against demonic cultivators' supernatural powers.

Under Huang Siyuan's natal fire refinement, the demon in the furnace had completely lost its breath in just a quarter of an hour.

Seeing its companion easily killed by the enemy, the other demon panicked and hurriedly abandoned the many demons below, turning around and fleeing.

Seeing this, "Icefire Dragon" and Zhou Ziyang tried to stop the other party.

However, this demon was proficient in speed-escaping techniques, far exceeding the speed of Zhou Ziyang and his companion. After a chase, it managed to escape injured.

Without the fourth-level demon leader, the vast army of demons below instantly descended into chaos.

Some monsters began to retreat in the direction the demon lord had left, while others remained in place and continued to attack the great formation.

However, after Huang Siyuan, a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, intervened, the demon army was unable to resist and quickly helped the cultivator army on the mountain escape the siege.

After a great battle, the foot of the mountain was piled high with all sorts of monster corpses.

The human cultivator army also suffered hundreds of casualties and began clearing the battlefield.

Compared to previous battles with the demon race, the materials from the monsters killed were basically useless and could only be burned on the spot.

Although they had won the battle, there was not much joy on their faces, only gratitude in their hearts for surviving.

".

Not only in the north of Qingyun Mountain, but also in the Huanhai Desert west of the Fuyun Mountain Range, many demonic creatures have appeared and begun to threaten many surrounding countries.

At this moment, in Changping Kingdom, located east of the "Phantom Sea Desert", most of its territory has been conquered by demons.

Wherever the demon army passed, almost no living creatures remained and not a blade of grass grew.

The "Fire Sword Sect," which rules the cultivation world in this area, is powerless to resist the invasion of demons and can only send messages to other neighboring countries for help.

As transmission talismans flew out of the mountain gate, the Fire Sword Sect cultivators, who were hiding on Mount Ling and holding out for their lives, were waiting expectantly for reinforcements.

Suddenly, a dark cloud appeared to be rapidly approaching from the sky outside the mountain, and in the blink of an eye, it landed above Mount Ling.

"What's this!"

Just as the Fire Sword Sect cultivators were looking on in surprise, dozens of large, high-level demonic creatures suddenly descended from above the black clouds, all with an aura of level three or higher.

After these monsters appeared, they seemed to receive some powerful command and rushed towards the "mountain-protecting formation" below.

"So many Golden Core demonic creatures, how is that possible?"

".

Half a month later, the news quickly reached the neighboring major sects.

"The Fire Sword Sect of Changping Kingdom was attacked by demons, and all six thousand disciples were wiped out."

".

While the Floating Cloud Mountains were being attacked by demons, the situation was similar in the western part of the Eastern Phoenix Kingdom, known as the "Illusory Sea Desert".

The northern regions of Qingzhou, Pingzhou, Dongzhou, and Xuanzhou have all begun to suffer from varying degrees of monster attacks.

In recent centuries, the Eastern Phoenix Kingdom has suffered losses in its strength due to successive battles with the northern demon race, and has yet to recover.

Unexpectedly, they are now facing an even more severe "demonic calamity," and many sects in the Eastern Phoenix Kingdom are suffering greatly.

Fortunately, under the leadership of the "Tianyu Sect", the various sects worked together and temporarily held off the attack of the demon army, without losing too much territory.

Further west, in the "Qiyun Immortal Cultivation World," the situation is far less favorable than in the Donghuang Kingdom.

When the "Qiyun Immortal Cultivation World" encountered a demonic calamity, it was the "Dangmo Palace" of the Donghuang Kingdom that sent reinforcements to help them quell the demonic threat.

Currently, the Donghuang Kingdom is struggling to take care of itself and has no ability to support the Qiyun cultivation world.

Despite their unity, the Qi Yun cultivation world was powerless to withstand the onslaught of the demon army and suffered repeated defeats.

Having lost a significant amount of territory, the situation is extremely critical.

Seeing that the entire "Eastern Phoenix Immortal Continent" was threatened by the demonic calamity, Chen Qingxuan, the Grand Elder of the Heavenly Imperial Sect, had no choice but to send another message to the Northern Frontier Demon Clan to discuss with them how to jointly quell the demonic calamity.

Previously, the "Northern Frontier Demon Clan" was unwilling to rely on human forces to quell the demonic threat because they were worried that the human race would take the opportunity to extend its influence into the heart of the demon realm.

Several major demon clans in the northern frontier also wanted to bring the demonic calamity into human territory, using this as a way to divert the disaster eastward.

However, the demonic calamities in the surrounding territories are intensifying and the situation is starting to get out of control. The demons of the Northern Frontier had no choice but to agree to join forces with the human army.

After discussions among the several Nascent Soul stage elders from both sides, they began to organize their core forces to prepare to delve into the source of the demonic calamity and attempt to quell the demonic threat.

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"Beyond the Nine Heavens," in a palace.

Several figures surrounded a stone platform, in the center of which was a three-foot-long black sphere.

With a flash of black light, clusters of dense demonic energy flew out from the black sphere and then disappeared into several small magic arrays nearby, their whereabouts unknown.

Above the black sphere, a figure dressed in black floated cross-legged in mid-air with eyes closed.

Not long after, the woman in black suddenly opened her eyes.

"They've already started taking action."

"Shall we start making plans now?"

"Don't worry, even if we destroy those magic arrays outside, they won't be able to find this place for a while."

While they are preoccupied with other matters, it's a good opportunity to go down there.

That one item is crucial to unlocking the interface; we absolutely cannot afford to fail this time.

"Don't worry, no one down there should be able to stop us now."

Hearing what the white-robed scholar said, the woman in black nodded slightly, but did not question what he said.

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Beyond the Nine Heavens, in the void beyond the other boundary.

"Ziyang Heavenly Palace" is located inside the place of inheritance.

A figure sat cross-legged on the "Mysterious Jade Bed," with the surrounding天地元气 (heaven and earth energy) rapidly surging into his body.

Before long, a thin layer of golden light covered Song Qingming's body.

After an unknown period of seclusion, he successfully integrated the primordial energy in his dantian into his "natal nascent soul" once again, taking the final step towards advancing to the Nascent Soul stage.

The next step is to transform from an infant to a god, completely dispersing one's primordial spirit into the physical body.

Although last time, I failed to advance because I failed at this very level.

But Song Qingming, who stepped into this place again, had an unwavering look in his eyes, unaffected by his previous failed breakthrough.

After taking out the "Yin-Yang Creation Pill" and swallowing it, Song Qingming's body immediately erupted with rich spiritual power, and a powerful aura that did not belong to a Nascent Soul cultivator appeared on his body.

Transforming from an infant to a god—this is the final step.

Having made up his mind, Song Qingming vigorously cast a spell to disperse his own natal nascent soul.

Before long, the primordial spirit successfully merged into the physical body.

Suddenly, everything around us fell silent, as if time had stopped.

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Just then, a five-colored ray of light suddenly shot into the sky outside the "Ziyang Heavenly Palace," enveloping most of the palace.

This sudden "strange phenomenon" immediately alerted another figure hiding in the cave.

She raised her hand, took out the "Thousand Machine Ball," and glanced at it. Looking at the colorful glow that appeared inside, a look of surprise appeared on the white-clad woman's face.

"A strange phenomenon in the heavens and earth!"

"Strange, how could someone still be in seclusion there?"

"Could it be him who is breaking through to a higher realm?!" (End of Chapter)