Qinghe Immortal Clan.

North of the Fuyun Mountains is "Jinyu Mountain".

Since the Xiaoyao Sect reclaimed this mid-grade fourth-level spiritual vein from the demon race hundreds of years ago, "Golden Feather Mountain" has always been under the jurisdiction of human cultivators.

Under the careful management of the Xiaoyao Sect, a medium-sized market town of considerable size was built on the mountain, along with a special teleportation array connecting to the northern "Qingyun Mountain".

In the last hundred years or so, "Golden Feather Mountain" has become one of the important strongholds of the Xiaoyao Sect in the north, and its prosperity is no less than that of the surrounding spiritual veins such as Red Cloud Mountain.

The once bustling "Golden Feather Mountain," teeming with cultivators, is now shrouded in a thick black mist.

The mountain was filled with an eerie, demonic aura, devoid of any life.

As the light of escape approached from afar, two figures descended from the sky and landed above "Golden Feather Mountain".

The next moment, countless bolts of lightning descended from the sky.

Hundreds of demons that had been lurking around the mountaintop were killed by lightning and fire and turned to ashes before they could even react.

The earth-shattering sound brought by the thunder and fire attracted the attention of many demons on the mountain, and soon countless demons rushed straight to the top of the mountain.

But before they could get close to the mountaintop, they were suddenly struck by lightning from all around, and cries of agony rang out once again.

Before long, countless monster corpses were left on the mountaintop.

Only after Song Qingming cleared out the surrounding monsters did the two of them flash to the teleportation array below.

"The teleportation array is damaged. It seems that the people from Bailing Mountain were right. The spiritual energy here has not been completely polluted. It must have been attacked by demons several months ago."

Even Golden Feather Mountain has been overrun by demons; the situation in other parts of the north is likely no better.

Previously, Song Qingming led Bai Yuxian through the void back to the Floating Cloud Mountain Range, and they happened to land near "White Spirit Mountain" to help them out of their predicament.

After some questioning, the two learned that while they were in seclusion in the heavens, the entire northern part of the "Floating Cloud Mountain Range" had already been invaded by demons.

Worried about the safety of Song Qingyu and the others, Song Qingming led Bai Yuxian and sped north.

The two arrived at "Golden Feather Mountain" intending to use the teleportation array there to directly teleport to Qingyun Mountain in the north.

Unexpectedly, by the time they arrived, Mount Ling had already been overrun by demons, and even the "teleportation array" was damaged and temporarily unusable.

Hearing a hint of worry in Song Qingming's tone, Bai Yuxian quickly comforted him, "Junior brother, don't worry. There is a level four high-grade protective array on Qingyun Mountain, which is not so easy for demons to break through."

Even if other surrounding sacred mountains fall, Qingyu and the others should be able to hold out for a while.

"Hmm! I didn't expect the situation to be so serious after being in seclusion for so long. If I had known this would happen, I should have left more treasures for Qingyu and the others to fight against the demons."

The northern part of the Floating Cloud Mountains has been invaded by demons, and the situation of the sects in the south is still unclear.

Senior Sister Bai, I can go to Qingyun Mountain by myself. You should go back to the sect and investigate the situation first.

If, by any chance, Qingyu and the others have already retreated back to the south, send me a message immediately!

Seeing that the "Golden Feather Mountain" teleportation array had been destroyed and the situation at Qingyun Mountain was unclear, Song Qingming pondered for a moment and decided to split up with Bai Yuxian.

Upon hearing this, Bai Yuxian nodded slightly and quickly transformed into a streak of light, heading south alone.

Song Qingming took out the "Azure Jade Shuttle," stepped into it, and quickly disappeared from the spot.

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"Golden Feather Mountain" is tens of thousands of miles away from Qingyun Mountain. Along the way north, Song Qingming saw several other sacred mountains that were being besieged by demons.

Seeing that the entire north had not yet been completely conquered by the demons, he breathed a slight sigh of relief.

Sixty years have passed since I went to the outer heavens to break through my cultivation realm. I never expected that this demonic calamity would develop to such a severe extent.

It seems that Chen Qingxuan's concerns were quite accurate.

The cause of this demonic calamity is certainly not as simple as it has been in the past; it is most likely related to the group of demonic cultivators who opened the "Mysterious Heavenly Demonic Artifact" back then.

It's just unknown whether the other party has any other plans behind making such a big fuss.

Just as Song Qingming was pondering and hurrying on his way, he suddenly heard a fierce fighting sound coming from the air ahead.

Only when he got closer did he realize that there were several large airships being frantically attacked by a group of monsters.

At the front of the flying boat, two Nascent Soul cultivators were desperately casting spells to activate their magical treasures, fiercely battling several demonic creatures of the same Nascent Soul level.

Seeing the flags hanging on the flying boat, Song Qingming was slightly surprised and immediately used magic to rush towards the battlefield.

At the front of the flying boat, a man in black robes wielded two magical swords, facing off against two early-stage Nascent Soul demons.

Another white-haired old man activated a jade cauldron magic weapon and fought a battle to a standstill with a demon with a higher cultivation level in the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm.

A Nascent Soul level demon, using demonic energy as cover, possesses physical strength and supernatural abilities that are almost on par with a demon emperor of the same level.

Although the two men in black robes were not much weaker than their opponents, they were constrained by the need to cover the escape of the large flying boat behind them, which made them fight somewhat restrained and put them at a disadvantage.

Just as the pressure on the two was increasing, they suddenly saw a streak of light rapidly approaching from afar.

Before anyone could see who it was, a figure in a green robe shattered the void and appeared out of thin air in the middle of the battlefield.

As the lightning struck, the surrounding monsters instantly began to wail in agony.

The two Nascent Soul demons who were fighting the black-robed man hadn't even had time to react before they were turned into a pile of charred remains in the lightning and fell directly down from mid-air.

Seeing that the newcomer was so difficult to deal with, the mid-stage Nascent Soul demon on another part of the battlefield immediately abandoned his opponent, turned around, and fled in black mist.

Before it could escape very far, several golden bronze mirrors suddenly appeared out of thin air in the void ahead, blocking its way.

The monster tried to turn around and change direction, but several chains flew out from the bronze mirror and fixed it in mid-air.

Immediately afterward, the white flames on the chains attacked, and the mid-Nascent Soul stage demon was instantly reduced to ashes by the "Mysterious Yang Flame".

In just a short while, the three extremely troublesome Nascent Soul demons had already perished on the spot.

Upon witnessing such an astonishing scene, the two men in black were utterly shocked.

Such supernatural power seems to have long surpassed the scope that a Nascent Soul cultivator should possess.

Only after seeing the person's face clearly did the two come to their senses and hurriedly stepped forward with smiles, cupping their hands in greeting.

"Fellow Daoist Song, it's been many years since we last met. It's been a long time."

They came to provide assistance, but unexpectedly encountered these troublesome demons ambushing them halfway, which alarmed fellow Daoists to come and help them out.

I feel truly ashamed.

"Fellow Daoist Song, I heard before that you and Sect Leader Bai went to the outer sea for secluded cultivation. I wonder when you came out of seclusion."

What is the current situation at Qingyun Mountain?

"Fellow Daoist Cui, Fellow Daoist Qin! I have indeed just returned from the outer seas."

But now is not the time to talk. Let's deal with the immediate problem first, and then we can discuss it further!

The two people in front of me are Cui Liang and Qin Fengyang, who established their sect in Baimeng Mountain after receiving permission from Song Qingming.

After the two founded the "White Water Sect", they took over the territory of Lu State that originally belonged to the Jade Cloud Sect and became a member of the cultivation world of the "Floating Cloud Mountain Range".

Song Qingming had just passed by this place and saw the two people and the "White Water Sect" cultivators in danger. He immediately stepped in to help them resolve their troubles.

Seeing that Cui and Qin had mistaken him for someone from Qingyun Mountain, Song Qingming did not explain further, but simply reminded them that they needed to deal with the many demons nearby first.

After Song Qingming killed several Nascent Soul demons, the remaining low-level demons were no longer a threat and could no longer pose a significant danger to them.

Before long, the three of them led everyone to fight off the monsters and break through the encirclement, continuing their journey towards "Qingyun Mountain".

Above the large airship, after Cui Liang and Qin Fengyang explained, Song Qingming finally learned that the two were also rushing from the rear to the front line of "Qingyun Mountain" to provide support.

It was only because the "Golden Feather Mountain" teleportation array was destroyed by monsters two months ago that they were unable to take a shortcut and had to risk crossing the northern territory conquered by monsters.

For more than a month, they have fought off several waves of demon attacks on the road, and not long ago they were even targeted by several Nascent Soul demons.

If Song Qingming hadn't intervened, it's uncertain whether Cui Liang and Qin Fengyang's "White Water Sect" cultivators would have been able to reach Qingyun Mountain safely.

Both Cui Liang and Song Qingming looked grateful upon seeing Song Qingming suddenly appear before them.

"In recent years, the demonic calamities have intensified, and many sacred mountains in the north have been captured by demons, resulting in heavy losses for human cultivators like us."

Fortunately, now that Fellow Daoist Song has returned, there is finally hope of driving them out of the Floating Cloud Mountains.

"Indeed! So many years have passed, and I never expected that Fellow Daoist Song's supernatural powers would be even greater than before. We are all far from being able to catch up with him."

Previously, when Song Qingming was dealing with several Nascent Soul demons and numerous low-level demons, he tried his best to control his spellcasting abilities in order to avoid accidentally harming the people around him.

Cui Liang and Qin Fengyang were only at the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm, and their spiritual senses were not particularly outstanding.

Even now, the two of them still haven't been able to discern Song Qingming's true cultivation level.

They were unaware that Song Qingming was no longer the half-step Nascent Soul cultivator they remembered.

Instead, he had already reached the Nascent Soul stage and ascended to the pinnacle of the human realm.

Song Qingming had only recently broken through to a higher realm, and now he was preoccupied with Song Qingyu and the others who were far away at Qingyun Mountain, so he had no intention of explaining the matter to them.

Seeing that they were not far from Qingyun Mountain, he did not rush to travel alone, but prepared to escort them there together.

On the way, Song Qingming also took the opportunity to learn about the specific situation of the demonic disaster in the northern part of the Floating Cloud Mountains from Cui Liang.

After Song Qingming and Bai Yuxian left "Qingyun Mountain" back then.

For the first ten years or so, the demonic calamities in the north were not particularly severe, with only a small number of low-level demons raiding southwards.

It wasn't until twenty years later that the situation suddenly took a sharp turn for the worse.

Not only did the number of monsters attacking each time rapidly increase to tens of thousands, but a high-level demon lord at the Nascent Soul stage also emerged behind them.

They began to launch organized and large-scale raids on various sacred mountains surrounding "Qingyun Mountain".

Although Song Qingyu and others initially organized a large army of cultivators to fight back against the demons, they successfully drove them out of the "Floating Cloud Mountains" several times.

However, these monsters were fearless and numerous, making them impossible to kill completely.

The human cultivators suffered increasing losses in this great battle, gradually losing out and losing many surrounding spiritual mountains. They began to shrink their defensive lines and retreat southward.

In just a few decades, most of the northern territory of "Qingyun Mountain" fell into the hands of demons.

Fortunately, there was a high-grade level four protective formation on Qingyun Mountain, which firmly blocked the southward-bound demon army and relieved most of the pressure on the human cultivators.

This prevented the demon army from quickly infiltrating the south and causing too much impact on the core territory of the human race in the Floating Cloud Mountains.

In recent years, under the leadership of the "Xiaoyao Sect".

Almost all the major sects in the Floating Cloud Mountains, from south to north, have been engaged in the great battle against the demonic calamity. Cui Liang and his group from the "White Water Sect" were originally on their way north to support Golden Feather Mountain.

However, before they could even arrive, Golden Feather Mountain had already been breached by a sudden attack by a large army of demons, so White Water Sect changed course and headed north to support Azure Cloud Mountain.

Just as Song Qingming and Cui Liang were talking, the flying boat had already approached the vicinity of "Qingyun Mountain".

Two more streaks of light flew swiftly from the north and landed on the flying boat.

The leader, with striking features and dressed in a blue robe, was accompanied by a young man whose feet were shrouded in white lightning.

Upon seeing the person approaching, Song Qingming smiled slightly.

"Junior Brother Li, Yuan Hao!"

"Elder!"

"Seventh Uncle, when did you get back?"

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Decades later, Song Yuanhao's cultivation level remained at the fifth level of the Nascent Soul realm, while Li Xianyun had made a further breakthrough to the eighth level of the Nascent Soul realm.

The two who had come specifically to support the "White Water Sect" looked at Song Qingming, who had suddenly appeared before them, with expressions of unbelievable surprise.

However, compared to the excitement on Song Yuanhao's face, Li Xianyun, who had a higher cultivation level, had a hint of surprise in his eyes.

"Elder, you have already advanced to the Nascent Soul stage?"

"What?! Nascent Soul Realm!"

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Seeing that Li Xianyun had already discerned his cultivation level, Song Qingming didn't hide anything from him, and smiled as he nodded to everyone, saying:

"I had some good fortune during this seclusion trip. I also took this opportunity to break through my cultivation level and luckily advanced to the Nascent Soul stage, which is why I returned a little late."

Upon hearing Song Qingming's confirmation, Cui Liang and his companion, who had just been chatting and laughing with him, immediately bowed and greeted him with nervous expressions.

"Our cultivation is too shallow to discern Senior Song's cultivation level. We hope you will not take offense."

"We are acquaintances, there's no need for such formalities, please get up!"

Seeing the trembling expressions on Cui Liang and the other man's faces, Song Qingming quickly smiled and waved his hand, then used his magic to help them up.

However, after the two stood up, the way they looked at Song Qingming again was much more cautious, and the indifference they had shown when they were speaking just now was gone.

Even Li Xianyun and Song Yuanhao, who had always had a good relationship with Song Qingming, became much more respectful after learning that he had advanced to the Nascent Soul stage.

Seeing this, Song Qingming could only change the subject and ask the two about the situation on Qingyun Mountain.

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The airship continued its journey, and several days later the group finally arrived near "Qingyun Mountain".

Standing far ahead of the flying boat, Song Qingming sensed a dense demonic aura emanating from beneath Qingyun Mountain. The situation here was indeed exactly as he knew.

As the flying boat approached Mount Ling, the demons ahead also sensed the commotion.

Before long, a dark mass of demonic creatures appeared and attacked the flying boat.

"Junior Brother Li, guard the flying boat and follow me forward!"

After exchanging a few words with Li Xianyun and the others beside him, Song Qingming flashed into the air, and a powerful pressure far exceeding the Nascent Soul realm instantly enveloped the entire battlefield.

The next moment, a huge humanoid phantom, a thousand feet tall, suddenly appeared out of thin air in front of the battlefield.

The giant phantom was quite similar in appearance to Song Qingming, but its expression was more majestic.

As the countless demons drew near, the giant phantom raised its massive, white, light-filled hand, as large as a mountain, and enveloped the countless demons within it.

The giant hand slammed down directly, and the moment it touched the demons, the immense pressure from above crushed them into dust.

Immediately afterwards, Song Qingming manipulated his avatar to push forward again, and countless more demons were instantly annihilated on the spot.

A safe passage was opened for the airship to move forward.

Standing on the flying boat, Li Xianyun and the others were all deeply shocked by what they saw.

"Is this the supernatural power of a Nascent Soul cultivator?"

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With just a casual attack, hundreds or even thousands of monsters of all sizes vanished from the battlefield in an instant.

Nascent Soul cultivators can freely manipulate the primordial energy of heaven and earth; their magical powers and supernatural abilities far exceed the comprehension of Nascent Soul cultivators.

Under Song Qingming's attack, which was as imposing as a mountain, the tens of thousands of demons in front of them were like ants trying to shake a tree, unable to form an effective resistance.

Before long, they showed signs of defeat and began to retreat.

Taking this opportunity, the flying boat carrying everyone sped up and soon arrived in front of the protective array of "Qingyun Mountain".

Just as everyone was charging towards "Qingyun Mountain", the many cultivators led by Song Qingyu inside the "Mountain Protection Formation" had also discovered the situation here.

They are organizing a large army of cultivators, ready to break out of the "Mountain Protection Formation" at any time to support the cultivators of the White Water Sect.

In the crowd, Li Xuanyi suddenly spotted a familiar figure and quickly stopped him.

"Xinyuan, didn't I tell you to heal your injuries in the cave? What are you doing here?!"

"Mother, don't worry, my injuries have long since healed. I can go out and fight the enemy without any problems."

Dressed in a white robe, Song Xinyuan's face had long since lost its youthful innocence, and he had become a handsome and dashing man.

Now that his cultivation has reached the ninth level of Foundation Establishment, he has not chosen to hide in a cave for seclusion all these years because of his status.

Instead, he followed his mother, Li Xuanyi, and often went to the battlefield to fight the enemy, accumulating a lot of experience in fighting the enemy.

"It's too dangerous here in Xinyuan. Remember to stay with me and don't stray too far!"

After this battle is over...

"Yes! I understand. Maybe Dad will come back after this battle is over. I've heard that so many times."

Before Li Xuanyi could finish her instructions, Song Xinyuan, who already knew the situation, quickly interrupted her.

He then took out his magical artifact and followed Li Xuanyi.

They were just waiting for Li Xuanyi to lead her people to meet up with Song Qingyu, before they could break out of the "mountain-protecting formation".

Then they saw the golden Dharma image, which was wreaking havoc in the distance, rushing rapidly toward the "mountain-protecting formation".

Everyone who witnessed this scene was equally shocked.

As a direct disciple of "Ling Xuzi", Li Xuanyi had already witnessed such powerful supernatural abilities, and a look of surprise immediately flashed across her face.

"This is the Law of Heaven and Earth, a divine power that only a Nascent Soul cultivator can activate!"

"A Nascent Soul cultivator? How could a Nascent Soul senior be here?"

I haven't been able to contact my master, so it shouldn't be him. Could it be Senior Chen who has arrived?

"Forget it, Qingyu! Let's not worry about which senior it is for now, as long as they're here to help."

Let's hurry out and greet them while we can!

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"Everyone, come with me out to meet the reinforcements!"

Urged on by Li Xuanyi, Song Qingyu nodded slightly and then took the initiative to rush out of the "mountain-protecting formation".

Li Xuanyi, dressed in black, followed closely behind, with a humanoid puppet whose aura was not much weaker than hers beside her.

After arriving outside the battlefield, Song Qingyu, facing numerous attacking demons from all sides, directly cast a spell to summon a black wooden sword box.

As soon as the sword box was opened, streaks of sword light flew out and surrounded Song Qingyu.

These sword lights were incredibly sharp. Any demon that got close to Song Qingyu would be attacked and instantly cut into pieces.

The "Ten Thousand Swords Box" is a special replica of a magical artifact that Song Qingming seized from Zhang Ruiqing when he killed Zhang Ruiqing in the Four Seas Merchant Alliance.

This treasure is incredibly powerful and is perfectly suited for Song Qingyu, who cultivates the path of swordsmanship.

Before leaving, Song Qingming entrusted her with the "Ten Thousand Swords Box" to refine, so that it could help protect Qingyun Mountain.

Over the years, with the help of this treasure's power, Song Qingyu's supernatural abilities have become comparable to those of an ordinary half-step Nascent Soul cultivator. He easily repelled the siege of five or six Nascent Soul level demons on his own.

Li Xuanyi not only possessed a high-grade level four magic weapon, but also a late-stage Nascent Soul "puppet".

Although her supernatural abilities were slightly inferior to those of Song Qingyu, who was in charge of replicating magical treasures.

However, her strength is no less than that of a ninth-level Nascent Soul cultivator, and ordinary Nascent Soul demons cannot pose any threat to her at all.

With the two great cultivators leading the way, the tens of thousands of cultivators in the "mountain-protecting formation" behind them quickly followed suit and fought their way out.

In addition to having Li Xuanyi looking after her, Song Xinyuan also carried many protective spiritual items with her.

He possesses over a dozen high-level protective talismans capable of withstanding the attacks of Golden Core cultivators, along with other powerful magical artifacts such as talisman treasures.

Although his cultivation level was still at the ninth level of Foundation Establishment, Song Xinyuan did not show much fear even when facing a Golden Core level demon.

After joining the army of cultivators in the battle, the usually composed Song Xinyuan quickly transformed, beginning to enjoy the feeling of fighting on the battlefield.

Before long, the army of cultivators had driven back all the demons within a radius of several miles.

To open a safe passage for the upcoming reinforcements from Baishui Sect.

As they approached the flying boat, the group saw a huge phantom sweep across the numerous demons.

The golden-bodied Dharma image strode past the demonic obstacles and arrived in front of the protective array of "Qingyun Mountain".

The next moment, the Dharma image suddenly disappeared, and a figure in a green robe appeared in mid-air.

Upon seeing the incredibly familiar figure before them, Song Qingyu and Li Xuanyi exchanged a glance, both deeply shocked.

Before they could approach, the other person suddenly vanished from the spot.

Then a fluctuation of the surrounding天地元气 (heaven and earth energy) occurred, and the newcomer instantly arrived in front of the two.

"Thank you all for your hard work while I was away!" (End of Chapter)