Qinghe Immortal Clan.

"Siyuan, this must be Fellow Daoist Song!"

Although he already has a full head of white hair and a face that looks like he's in his sixties,
But Granny Jin Yue's eyes were bright and full of life, showing no signs of old age. As she spoke, she exuded a gentle yet powerful aura.

With just a glance, Song Qingming had already confirmed it.

The "Granny Jin Yue" in front of him was clearly more powerful than himself, and seemed to have already entered the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm, no less powerful than the "Crimson Demon Saint" of the Northern Frontier.

"Greetings, Master!"

"Junior Song Qingming greets Senior Jin Yue!"

"Fellow Daoist Song, although I had some old acquaintance with your master back then, Lingxuzi has been gone from this world for hundreds of years, and it's all in the past."

Since we don't have a master-disciple relationship, I can't rely on my age to act superior.

"Fellow Daoist Song, let's not break the rules of the cultivation world; let's just treat each other as peers."

When Song Qingming took the initiative to bow, "Granny Jin Yue" immediately stood up and waved her hand to remind him.

"You're too kind, senior. I was fortunate to have your help back then, which gave Siyuan and me the opportunity to reunite. Senior Jinyue has also been kind to me, and I can never forget that."

Moreover, Siyuan and I have been Daoist partners for many years, unlike others.

Senior Jin Yue is her mentor, so she can naturally be considered an elder here, which doesn't break the rules.

"Oh! It's rare for Fellow Daoist Song to treat you with such courtesy, then this old woman won't stand on ceremony with you."

Seeing that Song Qingming insisted on addressing her as a senior, "Granny Jin Yue" could not refuse and did not insist too much, and invited the two of them to sit down.

Only after Tao Yu served the brewed spiritual tea did "Granny Jin Yue" begin chatting with Song Qingming.

"Donghuang Immortal Continent" and "Leiyuan Sea" are not far apart, and high-level cultivators from both places have always maintained contact.

After advancing his cultivation to the Nascent Soul realm, Song Qingming had already heard about the several Nascent Soul cultivators in "Lei Yuanhai".

Besides "Wuyouzi," who had invited him to explore the spatial node together years ago, there were also three Nascent Soul Ancestors among the human cultivators of "Lei Yuanhai."

They are respectively the Supreme Elder of the Seven Mysteries Palace, "Yu Zhenzi", the Old Ancestor of Wolong Mountain, "Old Daoist Lü Yang", and this "Granny Jin Yue" from Jin Yue Island.

Unlike the other Nascent Soul Ancestors.

Although Granny Jin Yue was in Lei Yuan Hai, she was a person who devoted herself to cultivation.

He rarely paid attention to worldly affairs and had few disciples.

In addition, "Grandma Jin Yue" has been very mysterious in recent years and rarely reveals her identity in public.

As a result, many sects in Lei Yuanhai are now unaware of the existence of this Nascent Soul Ancestor.

When Song Qingming went to "Lei Yuan Hai" to find Huang Siyuan, he happened to learn some clues from Xiao Laogui, which led him to "Jin Yue Island".

Otherwise, it would probably have taken him a long time to find out about Huang Siyuan.

Like "Granny Jin Yue," "Wu You Zi" had a very mysterious early cultivation experience, and very few people knew about her background.

There are rumors that she comes from a top-tier Nascent Soul sect in "Lei Yuan Hai".

After achieving Nascent Soul stage, for some unknown reason, "Granny Jin Yue" developed an irreconcilable conflict with several elders managing the sect and was forced to leave the sect.

Only after successfully transforming into a deity in the outer realms did "Granny Jin Yue" return to Lei Yuanhai.

The Nascent Soul sect she originally belonged to suddenly disappeared from the cultivation world of "Lei Yuan Hai" not long after.

No one saw a single body, and no one knew the details of what had happened.

A top-tier Nascent Soul sect, from top to bottom, suddenly vanished without a trace.

Moreover, all of Lei Yuanhai's Nascent Soul ancestors at the time tacitly turned a blind eye to this matter, and no one came forward to inquire about it.

The matter was eventually dropped.

The infamous deeds of "Granny Jin Yue" were widely known throughout Lei Yuanhai, and everyone was terrified of her.

However, apart from this half-true and half-false rumor, "Granny Jin Yue" later practiced cultivation in a very low-key manner, and rarely revealed her identity while traveling around.

The disciples and successors under his tutelage are only a few, such as Fairy Snow Moon on "Golden Moon Island," making him roughly equivalent to an ordinary Nascent Soul sect.

After chatting with her for a while, Song Qingming found that the "Granny Jin Yue" in front of him was very easygoing and not much different from other Nascent Soul cultivators he had met.

Moreover, the other party's insights into tea ceremony techniques were as profound and unfathomable as Huang Siyuan had described, which made Song Qingming secretly admire them.

Not only did she personally brew a pot of spiritual tea on the spot, but she also gave Song Qingming several ceramic tea sets that she had made herself.

After chatting for a while, "Grandma Jin Yue" finally turned her gaze to Huang Siyuan, who was sitting to the side.

"Siyuan, Fellow Daoist Song and I still have some things to discuss. Why don't you take Tao Yu out for a walk first?"

She's stayed with me a lot these past few years and hasn't gone out much, but she's been itching to get back to work for a while now.

Upon hearing what her master, "Granny Jin Yue," had said, Tao Yu, who had been listening intently, quickly shook her head.

“Master, who said I can’t sit still?”

"Don't worry, you can chat with Senior Song. I'll just listen from the side and promise not to disturb you."

“Junior Sister, since Master and Husband have something to say, let’s go for a walk. I can also show you around Qingyun Mountain.”

Seeing that Tao Yu didn't seem to understand the meaning of "Grandma Jin Yue," Huang Siyuan, who was sitting next to her, quickly stepped forward and gave her a wink, leading Tao Yu away from the private room.

After the two left, "Granny Jin Yue" gently raised her hand, and soon a transparent barrier appeared in the room.

A mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator like "Granny Jin Yue" would travel thousands of miles to "Qingyun Mountain," clearly not just to attend an auction for Nascent Soul level cultivators.

As early as when Huang Siyuan mentioned that the other party wanted to meet him, Song Qingming had already guessed that "Grandma Jinyue" must have other purposes for this trip.

Seeing this, he immediately took the initiative to ask:
"Senior Jin Yue, I wonder if you have come to Qingyun Mountain to see me for some business?"

"Please rest assured, senior. You have been kind to both Siyuan and me. I will do my best to help in any way I can."

"Fellow Daoist Song, please don't misunderstand. I came to find you specifically, not to ask for any favors back."

There were some things I didn't want others to know, so I deliberately sent them away.

To be honest, your master, Lingxuzi, and I had a good relationship back then.

Without his guidance, it's hard to say whether I could have successfully advanced to the Nascent Soul realm, let alone gotten to where I am today.

This favor is something I owed back then, and it's one of the few regrets I have in my life.

When Lingxuzi gave that teacup to Siyuan, he was entrusting her with that favor. Now that I have seen it, I will not refuse to do so.

Siyuan is now my half-disciple, and you are Lingxuzi's disciple.

There's some history between us, so let's not bring up any more favors from now on.

After saying this, Granny Jin Yue waved her hand before continuing, "Fellow Daoist Song, I have indeed come to see you today with some matters to discuss. However, there is something I would like to ask you first, and I would appreciate it if you could answer me truthfully."

I heard that Wuyouzi and the others came to Qingyun Mountain to look for you before.

They probably want to invite fellow Daoists to explore the spatial nodes together!

I wonder if Yu Ke has agreed to their request?

"What you say is true, senior. Fellow Daoist Wuyouzi did indeed come to Qingyun Mountain to invite me."

"However, I have only recently advanced to the Nascent Soul stage and feel my cultivation is still insufficient. I also know little about spatial nodes, which is why I did not agree."

When asked by "Grandma Jin Yue", Song Qingming immediately shook his head.

A hint of surprise appeared on his face.

He had never mentioned to anyone that "Wuyouzi" and the others had invited him to search for spatial nodes back then, not even Huang Siyuan and the others knew about it.

Unexpectedly, "Granny Jin Yue," who was far away in Lei Yuanhai, knew everything about this matter.

"Smuggling across spatial nodes is extremely dangerous. Over the tens of thousands of years, countless ancestors of our Huayang Realm have perished in this endeavor. This matter is far more complex than they imagine."

Even your master, Lingxuzi, wasn't very confident about entering it back then.

With Wuyouzi and the others' current supernatural abilities, they also lack any magical treasures that can withstand spatial storms.

Even if a suitable spatial node is found and one can enter it, there is no chance of reaching the upper realm alive.

Fellow Daoist Song's ability to assess his own situation and his decision not to rashly agree to their demands was a wise move.

Upon hearing Song Qingming's reply, "Grandma Jin Yue" nodded slightly with a hint of relief on her face.

Then, she raised her hand and took out a cyan scroll from her body, placing it in front of Song Qingming.

"I came to see you today specifically because of the spatial node. I want to make a deal with you."

I know that Fellow Daoist Song is a level 5 array master. This is an ancient array manual that I obtained by chance when I was away from home. I think it should be of some use to you.

"I wish to use this item; I request your assistance in setting up a high-level magic array."

"Ancient texts on battle formations!"

"I wonder what kind of magic array Senior would like me to set up, and what its relationship is with spatial nodes?"

Upon learning that what "Granny Jin Yue" had taken out was an ancient text on formations, Song Qingming was slightly surprised and immediately asked another question.

"Since Wuyouzi has come to see you, you must have heard about some things, so I have no reason to hide them from you."

To be honest, I and several other fellow Daoists have found a spatial node in the outer sea.

However, the situation at this spatial node is still somewhat unstable.

I have come to you today specifically to ask you to help me set up a magic array to stabilize this spatial node.

Setting up this formation is somewhat difficult, but with Fellow Daoist Song's level of formation mastery, it should still be manageable.

"Using formations to stabilize spatial nodes, I see!"

Back when "Wuyouzi" and Ling Zhentian came to find Song Qingming, they had already mentioned that "Granny Jinyue" and the others were planning to smuggle themselves into the space node.

Song Qingming thought they were already quite well prepared.

Upon hearing that "Grandma Jin Yue" had come to him for help in setting up the formation, Song Qingming realized that this matter seemed to pose quite a challenge for them.

After sitting there lost in thought for a moment, Song Qingming looked up at "Granny Jin Yue" and suddenly asked:
"Senior Jin Yue, finding a level 5 array master to set up an array should not be difficult in Lei Yuanhai's cultivation world, which is full of talented people. I wonder why you specifically came to ask me for help?"
Could there be some other problem with setting up this formation?

Seeing that Song Qingming had figured out the clue, "Granny Jin Yue" smiled slightly and nodded generously.

“That’s right! If you simply want a low-grade fifth-level array master to help you set up an array, then there’s no need to trouble Fellow Daoist Song.”

The reason I came to find you is that the spatial node is currently very volatile, with spatial storms occurring frequently, making it quite dangerous to set up this array.

Cultivators below the Nascent Soul stage have extremely fragile physical bodies and primordial spirits. Once caught in a spatial storm, they will inevitably perish.

Previously, two disciples of Yu Zhenzi helped set up the formation, but unfortunately they both perished there, causing our years of hard work to be in vain.

After much deliberation, we decided to ask a fellow cultivator at the Nascent Soul stage for help.

In the Huayang Realm, there are very few Nascent Soul cultivators whose array formation level has reached level five. I only learned about your advancement to level five array formation master from Siyuan a few years ago.

That's why he took the initiative to visit Song and ask for his help.

To be honest, we've been planning this for a long time, and we've almost finished all the preparations.

The ancient scroll I gave you contains a detailed diagram of the array; you'll understand it after just one look.

However, there is one thing I must say in advance.

Whether Fellow Daoist Song agrees to help or not, please keep this matter a secret and do not tell anyone else.

Smuggling across spatial nodes is an extremely dangerous undertaking; a single misstep can lead to certain death in a spatial storm.

When cultivators attempt to cross the border illegally, they also fear being attacked from behind or having their spatial nodes forcibly destroyed.

Faced with "Grandma Jin Yue's" solemn reminder, Song Qingming quickly nodded.

"Don't worry, senior, I understand the importance of this matter."

"As for setting up the grand formation, I can agree to give it a try, senior."

"I can't say for sure that I can be of help right now. I need to study the array diagram I have first. Could you perhaps give me some time before giving me a reply?"

"Well! Since Fellow Daoist Song has agreed to my request, there's no need to rush these things."

Here's what I'll do! I'll have Tao Yu stay at Qingyun Mountain for now. Whenever you've finished your research, just have her contact me.

"As long as Fellow Daoist Song can help stabilize the spatial node, I will reward you handsomely."

"Senior, please don't be so polite. I will do my best to help if I can."

Having reached the Nascent Soul stage, the most important thing for Song Qingming next was to plan how to secretly cross the spatial node.

Now, there is a rare opportunity to come to our door and get in touch with matters related to the spatial nodes. We can even exchange an ancient array book with "Granny Jin Yue".

This deal clearly benefited Song Qingming greatly.

Therefore, he agreed without much hesitation.

Seeing that the matter had been resolved, "Granny Jin Yue" was very satisfied. Ignoring Song Qingming's attempts to persuade her to stay, she immediately got up, said goodbye, and left the private room.

When Tao Yu and Huang Siyuan returned after their long stroll, only Song Qingming remained in the private room, intently studying the texts on formations. (End of Chapter)