Qinghe Immortal Clan.

Having reached the Nascent Soul stage, Song Qingming and Chen Qingxuan were already extremely sensitive to the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

The surrounding天地元气 (heaven and earth energy) at the location of He Yuliang's cave appears somewhat disordered, suggesting that it has not yet been fully controlled by the other party.

The most crucial step for a cultivator to transform from a nascent soul to a god is to successfully integrate their "natal nascent soul" with the primordial energy of heaven and earth in order to reach the realm of transforming from a nascent soul to a god.

He Yuliang, however, has clearly failed to overcome this hurdle.

Hearing Chen Qingxuan utter a slightly regretful remark, Song Qingming also sighed.

"Although He Yuliang failed to successfully break through to the next realm, he was able to trigger such extraordinary phenomena for so long. Overall, his performance was still quite good."

If one can learn from this experience and maintain composure, there should still be a chance to attempt the Nascent Soul stage again in the future.

"Over the years, I have witnessed many talented young people breaking through to the Nascent Soul realm. Apart from Fellow Daoist Song, there are quite a few others who have reached this point."

However, in the path to becoming a deity, a slight difference can lead to a world of error; often, it's just a matter of missing that crucial opportunity.

He Yuliang's recent seclusion to break through his cultivation level has reached the final step of transforming into a Nascent Soul and becoming a God, and his overall performance has far surpassed that of other cultivators that Song Qingming has seen.

However, Chen Qingxuan himself had cultivated for three thousand years and had already witnessed countless geniuses attempting to break through to the Nascent Soul realm.

In his view, although He Yuliang's performance was good, he ultimately failed to succeed, lacking a bit of luck.

This one step can make all the difference.

After confirming that He Yuliang's attempt to break through to a higher realm had failed, Chen Qingxuan did not linger and soon left the "Demon-Slaying Palace" with a slight sense of disappointment.

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Several days later, the strange phenomenon in the sky slowly dissipated.

Outside the cave behind the Demon-Slaying Palace, a somewhat weary figure slowly emerged and approached the group.

Those who came to greet He Yuliang upon his exit from seclusion included Hu Canghai, Lü Yue, and other cultivators from the "Dangmo Palace," as well as Song Qingming, who had remained there to protect him.

He Yuliang, who had just emerged from seclusion, was still a little unsteady on his feet, but he managed a smile and raised his hand to greet everyone before taking the initiative to stand in front of Song Qingming.

"Fellow Daoist He, the path to Nascent Soul is something that we cultivators can only glimpse after reaching ninety-nine. Young friend, you have not succeeded this time, so you must not lose confidence."

"Although I am dull-witted, I have never wavered in my Daoist heart since I began cultivating the Dao. I only hope that I will have the opportunity to glimpse the Dao of becoming a deity in this lifetime."

This retreat yielded no results, but the younger generation still gained something from it.

Even if I do not attain the Great Dao in this lifetime, I should still set an example for those who come after me and never forget the trust placed in me by my predecessors!

"It's rare to see such ambition in you. Senior Chen and I can rest assured now!"

Based on calculations from the perspective of a cultivator at the half-step Nascent Soul stage, He Yuliang's lifespan is estimated to be around four hundred years.

Although the failure of this seclusion was a blow to his heart, it did not shake his resolve and should not affect He Yuliang's next attempt to break through to a higher realm.

There are not many cultivators in the "Eastern Phoenix Immortal Continent" who are confident in breaking through to the Nascent Soul realm.

Song Qingming also hoped that someone could step forward to help share some of the pressure before Chen Qingxuan left, which is why he specifically stayed behind to comfort and encourage He Yuliang.

Seeing that the other party's state of mind was not greatly affected, Song Qingming finally felt relieved and took his leave.

After leaving the "Demon-Slaying Palace", Song Qingming did not rush back to the Floating Cloud Mountain Range. Instead, he took Bai Yuxian and the other two to travel around several continents.

Finally, the four of them headed south together and arrived at "Jade Mystic Island," where the sealing formation was located.

More than three hundred years have passed since the Great War to Destroy the Demons, and the once devastated "Jade Profound Island" has been restored to its former glory.

Upon learning that Song Qingming, the Nascent Soul Ancestor, had personally arrived, the Nascent Soul cultivators guarding the "Sealing Array" on the island immediately stepped out of the array to greet him.

After passing through the protective array and arriving at the familiar mountain gate, they saw Liu Ping already there with many disciples.

Nearly two hundred years have passed since everyone returned to "Jade Profound Island". Under the leadership of Liu Ping and others, the Taixu Sect has developed relatively peacefully in recent years.

In order to revitalize the Taixu Sect, Liu Ping, who took over as sect leader, abandoned the sect's previous harsh conditions for accepting disciples and opened the sect's gates to the south, taking in hundreds of disciples.

Today, the number of disciples in the "Tai Xu Sect" has reached over a thousand, far exceeding the number of disciples during Song Qingming and Li Xuanyi's time.

Although the number of cultivators and disciples has increased more than tenfold, the highest-ranking cultivators in the "Tai Xu Sect" are still only at the Golden Core stage, and the sect's strength is completely incomparable to what it used to be.

However, with the guidance of the Nascent Soul Ancestor Song Qingming, as long as one or two talented individuals emerge within the Taixu Sect, the sect's strength will eventually recover.

On their way back to the "Tai Xu Sect", Song Qingming and Li Xuanyi took the opportunity to check on the sealing formation on the island.

He also had a plan in mind: to select a few talented disciples from the "Tai Xu Sect" and pass on his own cultivation techniques and lineage, thus leaving behind a legacy within the sect.

Song Qingming's ability to cultivate to the Nascent Soul realm was due not only to his personal opportunities and hard work, but also to the dedicated support of his master, Ling Xuzi.

Li Xuanyi was deeply influenced by the true teachings of "Lingxuzi," and the Taixu Sword Technique he cultivated was also an important legacy left by the other party.

Back when their cultivation levels were low, both of them received support from their sect elders.

Now it's their turn to give back to the sect.

Upon learning the purpose of Song Qingming and Li Xuanyi's visit, the elders of the Taixu Sect, led by Liu Ping, immediately showed excitement.

Under Liu Ping's personal guidance, a fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy in white was soon brought before Song Qingming and knelt down.

"Disciple Zheng Tong pays respects to the two Grandmasters!"

"Huh! This child's spirituality is so pure, could he be...?"

Li Xuanyi glanced at the boy in front of her, a hint of doubt flashing across her face. She then raised her hand and released a beam of spiritual light to cover him.

Under Li Xuanyi's "Spiritual Power Guiding Technique," Zheng Tong's spiritual power was involuntarily drawn out by a gentle force.

Seeing the pure silver-white spiritual energy emanating from the other party's body, Song Qingming's face showed a hint of surprise.

“Grandmaster Li was not mistaken. Zheng Tong is indeed a disciple with a Heavenly Spiritual Root. He has lived at the foot of the mountain since childhood and is a descendant of Grandmaster Zheng.”

"So he's a descendant of my fourth senior brother. No wonder he looked familiar to me when I looked at him."

"I never imagined that among my fourth senior brother's descendants there would be such a talented individual with a Heavenly Spiritual Root. It seems that after such a great calamity, the sect is bound to be blessed. This child must be Heaven's compensation to our Taixu Sect."

Upon learning that Zheng Tong was a descendant of their fourth senior brother Zheng Xingyun, Li Xuanyi and Song Qingming felt a pang of emotion.

Meanwhile, Liu Ping quickly spoke up to continue explaining:

"Reporting to our Grandmaster, ever since we discovered that this child possesses a Heavenly Spiritual Root, we have been worried that our abilities are limited and that we will be unable to teach him properly, thus delaying his path to enlightenment."

The original plan was to send Zheng Tong to Qingyun Mountain for his grandmaster to train him after he grew up and came of age.

Now that the two grandmasters have arrived, it's a good time to take this child back and teach him.

"We old folks have limited talent, and none of us have much confidence in condensing our Nascent Souls in this lifetime. We just hope that our sect can regain its glory under his leadership."

The Taixu Sect includes Liu Ping and seven other Golden Core elders.

However, most of them are of average talent. Currently, only Liu Ping and another elder surnamed Zhao have reached the late stage of the Golden Core realm and have the potential to break through to the Nascent Soul realm.

In Song Qingming and Li Xuanyi's eyes, the chances of these people reaching the Nascent Soul stage in the future are not very high.

However, Zheng Tong in front of us possesses a rare and exceptional spiritual root, one in ten thousand in the cultivation world. If he is given sufficient resources and support, he will surely be able to successfully form his core within a hundred years.

This person's chances of forming a Nascent Soul in the future will definitely far exceed those of the other "Tai Xu Sect" cultivators present.

This time, they had only come to the sect on the way, but unexpectedly they discovered a promising talent with a Heavenly Spirit Root. Song Qingming and Li Xuanyi were very happy.

He immediately agreed, allowing Zheng Tong to become Li Xuanyi's disciple, and prepared to take him back to Qingyun Mountain to cultivate under her guidance.

Once Zheng Tong successfully condenses his Nascent Soul, he will be allowed to return to the Taixu Sect to inherit the sect's lineage.

Liu Ping and the others had no objections and readily nodded in agreement.

After Zheng Tong became Li Xuanyi's disciple, Liu Ping ordered all the disciples with good talent in the sect to be gathered together so that Song Qingming and Li Xuanyi could choose someone to inherit their cultivation techniques.

In just half a day, nearly a hundred people gathered in the ancestral hall of the "Tai Xu Sect". They were all disciples carefully selected by Liu Ping and others who had decent personal talents.

Among these people, even the one with the worst aptitude has three spiritual roots, while there are also many geniuses with two spiritual roots or different spiritual roots.

Song Qingming and Li Xuanyi scanned the crowd several times and each selected five people to join their ranks.

Although the group performed the formal apprenticeship ceremony in person, Song Qingming and Li Xuanyi did not intend to take them all back to Qingyun Mountain to cultivate with them, unlike Zheng Tong.

Instead, he planned to stay at the "Tai Xu Sect" for a period of time to pass on his cultivation techniques to them.

Several of Li Xuanyi's disciples inherited her "Tai Xu Sword Technique," while the technique left behind by Song Qingming in the sect was the "Qing Yu Refining Treasure Technique," which he had comprehended from the sect's stone tablet years ago.

He has now deduced this technique to the Nascent Soul stage, and is only one step away from the mid-Nascent Soul stage.

After accepting several disciples, Song Qingming and Li Xuanyi quickly and successfully passed on their cultivation techniques, leaving behind their own lineage within the sect.

Besides regularly setting aside time to teach their disciples martial arts techniques, the two also...

He spent most of his time at the "Tai Xu Palace" stone tablet, using its power to comprehend his own cultivation techniques.

After discussing the Dao with Chen Qingxuan, Song Qingming had gained many different insights into his own cultivation technique.

Now that he has come to the "Tai Xu Sect", he can use the power of the stone tablet to help him deduce the follow-up techniques of the "Azure Jade Refining Treasure Technique".

The "Tai Xu Sword Technique" that Li Xuanyi cultivates was already advanced to the late Nascent Soul stage when Ling Xuzi left this world. Over the years, Li Xuanyi has further refined the technique through his own comprehension, bringing it to a point where he is only one step away from the Divine Transformation stage.

With Song Qingming's assistance this time, Li Xuanyi followed him into the stone tablet, intending to directly advance this cultivation technique to the Nascent Soul realm.

Besides Song Qingming and Li Xuanyi, Bai Yuxian and Huang Siyuan also took this opportunity to enter the stone tablet.

Although the two were not disciples of the "Tai Xu Sect" and their main cultivation techniques were unrelated to the "Yu Xuan Scripture," they could not use the stone tablet to deduce their own cultivation techniques.

However, having the opportunity to enter the ancient stone tablet for enlightenment would be helpful for Bai Yuxian and the other two's future cultivation, so Song Qingming made an exception and brought them in with him.

To help himself comprehend the cultivation technique, Song Qingming also took out all the "Mysterious Realm Heavenly Books" he had collected.

Now that his cultivation has reached the Nascent Soul stage, Song Qingming no longer has many concerns in this world.

He had already told Bai Yuxian and the others about the secrets of the "Mysterious Heavenly Book" he possessed, and in addition to studying it himself, he would also lend the book to them.

Having arrived inside the stone tablet, Song Qingming's deduction of the cultivation technique became much smoother with the help of the "Mysterious Heavenly Book".

In less than three years, he successfully deduced the "Azure Jade Refining Treasure Technique" to the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm.

Li Xuanyi, who was following beside him, also successfully deduced the "Tai Xu Sword Technique" to the Nascent Soul stage with the full help of Song Qingming and the others, as well as the assistance of the Heavenly Book.

Even Huang Siyuan and Bai Yuxian, after spending several years inside the stone tablet, gained some different insights into the various cultivation techniques and secret arts they practiced.

Although this action will not help them improve their cultivation level, it will certainly make their future cultivation of techniques smoother.

After completing the deduction technique, Song Qingming and Li Xuanyi successfully achieved all their goals for returning to the "Tai Xu Sect".

Next, Song Qingming and Li Xuanyi bestowed some cultivation resources upon several of their disciples to ensure that they had a chance to cultivate to the Golden Core realm.

In addition, the Golden Core elders, including Liu Ping, also received some rewards from Song Qingming.

To reward Liu Ping, the sect leader, for his merits in managing the "Tai Xu Sect" over the years, Song Qingming also bestowed upon him a "Nurture Pill".

Although a Nascent Soul-Gathering Spiritual Object does not guarantee that he will be able to condense a Nascent Soul in the future.

However, Song Qingming's all-out help still deeply moved Liu Ping, who almost burst into tears in public.

Before leaving, Song Qingming reminded Liu Ping and the others to keep a close watch on the seal on the island.

Although there are now many disciples of the "Tai Xu Sect" on the island, there are also seven or eight Nascent Soul cultivators who are stationed there to guard the sealing formation.

In addition, with the "mountain-protecting formation" that he personally set up, even a Nascent Soul cultivator would not be able to break through it in a short time.

However, after the great battle against the demons, Song Qingming always kept the sealing formation of "Jade Profound Island" in high regard and dared not make any further mistakes.

After bidding farewell to Liu Ping and the others, Song Qingming returned to Nanzhou with Li Xuanyi and Zheng Tong, whom she had just taken in as her disciple.

Then, they took a large "teleportation array" and returned directly to the Floating Cloud Mountains.

The group had been away for less than five years, and nothing had changed on Qingyun Mountain.

Only Song Qingyu returned to the sect from beyond the heavens a few months ago.

Before she could figure out where Song Qingming and the others were, she bumped into them as they returned from Donghuang Kingdom.

Upon learning that Song Qingming and Bai Yuxian had gone on a trip together without inviting her, Song Qingyu was initially somewhat unhappy.

Fortunately, Li Xuanyi and the others seemed to have been prepared for this, having bought a lot of exquisite clothes from Donghuang Kingdom before returning, and also prepared a set for Song Qingyu.

With the "comforting" gifts from Li Xuanyi and Huang Siyuan, Song Qingyu quickly forgot her unhappiness and celebrated with everyone.

Besides Song Qingming and his group, Li Xuanyi also specially notified Song Xinyuan and his wife, who lived far away in "Funiu Mountain," and asked them to bring a few younger relatives to have a meal with them.

Since returning to the family, Song Xinyuan has taken over the responsibility of clan leader from her father, Song Qingming, and has devoted herself to the development of the family in recent years.

With Song Xinyuan, a Nascent Soul cultivator, supporting them, the Song family officially ascended to the status of a Nascent Soul Immortal Clan, and the entire northern part of Wei Kingdom, including the eastern "Cloud Mist Mountain," was officially incorporated into the Song family's territory.

Prior to this, the Song family, whose power had stagnated for a long time, was under Song Yushan's control.

Under Song Xinyuan's leadership, the family has experienced explosive growth in recent years, with the number of cultivators exceeding eight thousand.

Besides Song Xinyuan and his wife, the number of Golden Core Elders in the clan has increased to more than eleven.

Furthermore, all the vassal forces within the Song family's territory were under the command of "Funiu Mountain".

Today, the Song family of Qinghe is no less powerful than other Nascent Soul forces in the surrounding area, and it ranks among the top sects in the Floating Cloud Mountain Range.

Over the years, Song Xinyuan has left "Qingyun Mountain". His mother, Li Xuanyi, often misses him and occasionally sends him messages asking the family to come back and visit.

On the other hand, Song Qingming's father, because of his secluded cultivation, would often stay in his cave for decades without leaving.

It's a rare opportunity to see Song Xinyuan and the others these days, and I feel a little guilty about it.

After a satisfying meal, they waited for Song Xinyuan and his family to say goodbye and leave.

Song Qingyu then pulled everyone together to brew tea and chat, taking the initiative to talk about some of her experiences in the outer space over the years.

Over the years, Song Qingyu accompanied Xia Mo in her cultivation in the heavens.

Not only did they receive a lot of guidance from the other party, but they were also fortunate enough to encounter a "Heavenly Thunder and Fire" with Xia Mo, where they successfully found a piece of Purple Cloud Jade.

Upon learning that Song Qingyu had such an opportunity, Li Xuanyi and Huang Siyuan, who were standing to the side, immediately showed many envious glances.

Even the usually composed Bai Yuxian's eyes showed a slight hint of excitement when she saw Song Qingyu take out the "Purple Cloud Jade" from his person.

"The location of the Ziyang Heavenly Palace is often visited by celestial thunder and fire, making it a rather precious place."

Oh, right, my husband, I remember you said before that there was a way to repair the Heavenly Palace Array.

"If we could move there to cultivate, we might have a chance to find the Purple Heaven Jade, which would ensure we don't lack spiritual resources for advancing to the Nascent Soul stage."

"Now that the sect has moved to Qingyun Mountain, the number of cultivators on the mountain has more than doubled."

The spiritual energy within the Ziyang Heavenly Palace is abundant, even better than that of Qingyun Mountain. If we could move there to cultivate, it would greatly alleviate the burden on the sect. This is indeed a good idea.”

"Yes! Seventh Brother, I also think that what the two sisters-in-law said makes sense."

If we could move to the Heavenly Palace to cultivate, Sister Xia and I could keep each other company, and we wouldn't have to waste so much time traveling back and forth.

The spiritual vein of Qingyun Mountain is only a fifth-grade low-level vein. Now that the sect has moved north and all the monks have moved here, the number of cultivators on the mountain has reached nearly 200,000, making it somewhat crowded.

In addition, there are many high-level cultivators such as Song Qingming and Bai Yuxian, whose daily cultivation also requires a significant amount of spiritual energy to be allocated to them.

Other disciples of the "Free and Unfettered Sect" will naturally be affected to some extent.

In recent years, Bai Yuxian and Song Qingyu, among others, have been in charge of managing the sect.

In order not to increase the burden on the spiritual veins, we had no choice but to send all the disciples who were about to break through to a higher realm and needed a lot of spiritual energy to the surrounding spiritual veins such as "Golden Feather Mountain".

Compared to the already overcrowded Qingyun Mountain, the Ziyang Heavenly Palace, far away in the heavens, is also a good place for cultivation.

As long as Song Qingming and his team can repair the internal formations of the Heavenly Palace and prevent the fierce winds, thunder, and fire from easily entering it.

Even ordinary Nascent Soul cultivators can have absolute safety when walking in the "Purple Sun Heavenly Palace".

Seeing that Li Xuanyi, Huang Siyuan, and Song Qingyu all seemed to want to move to the outer heavens to cultivate, Song Qingming thought for a moment and nodded in agreement.

For Song Qingming, a Nascent Soul cultivator, seclusion often lasts for decades, and he no longer needs to worry about sect affairs.

Whether one goes to "Qingyun Mountain" or "Ziyang Heavenly Palace" for secluded cultivation, there is actually no difference.

Song Qingyu, Huang Siyuan, and Li Xuanyi had little interest in managing the sect, but they all hoped to follow Song Qingming to the outer heavens where conditions were better.

Only Bai Yuxian, who still holds the position of sect leader, seems to still be somewhat attached to the sect and has not yet expressed her desire to go to the outer heavens to cultivate.

Song Qingming did not insist on this and agreed that Bai Yuxian could continue to stay at Qingyun Mountain to manage the sect.

After all, if all of them went to the outer heavens, such a large sect would be in trouble if there wasn't a powerful cultivator to manage it. Song Qingming was a little worried.

Aside from Li Xuanyi, Song Qingyu, and a few others present, only Song Yuanhao and Li Xianyun remained of the six great cultivators of the "Xiaoyao Sect".

Li Xianyun, who held the title of Guest Elder, was often away traveling and rarely seen. Even Song Qingming, the Nascent Soul Ancestor, sometimes couldn't find him.

Song Yuanhao, on the other hand, was focused solely on cultivation and had no interest whatsoever in managing sect affairs.

After the "Golden Feather Mountain" teleportation array was completed, Song Yuanhao moved his cave dwelling there and is now mainly responsible for helping the sect guard the array.

If Bai Yuxian were to leave with him now, Song Qingming wouldn't know who to hand over the reins of the sect to.

After everyone had discussed it, Song Qingming asked Song Qingyu and the others to collect the materials needed to repair the great formation.

He then returned to his cave dwelling and began to refine the array flags.

With the united efforts of the entire sect, Song Qingming completed the necessary preparations for repairing the great formation in less than ten years.

Afterwards, he took Bai Yuxian, Song Qingyu, and others to the outer heavens.

As soon as the group arrived at the "Purple Sun Heavenly Palace" via the teleportation array, Xia Mo, who had already learned of the news, also arrived at the Heavenly Palace ahead of them.

Aside from being a Nascent Soul cultivator, Xia Mo is also a high-level array master.

Song Qingming invited her to the Heavenly Palace to assist him in repairing the Heavenly Palace's grand formation. (End of Chapter)