Qinghe Immortal Clan.

Chapter 825: Reunion, Mysterious Rune

After Song Yuanfang left, Song Qingyu slowly turned around and came to a small room next to it where various books were placed.

The books and bamboo slips placed here record strange stories and anecdotes from all over the world of immortal cultivation, as well as illustrations of spiritual objects. Most of them were brought back by Song Qingming when he was traveling outside.

These things, which are not very noticeable to high-level cultivators outside, are the favorites of Song Qingming, the head of the Song family. When he sits in the "Huixian Pavilion" with Song Qingyu and others to drink tea, he often holds them in his hands.

Coming to the bookshelf at this moment, Song Qingyu thought of Song Qingming who had been away from home for more than a year, and couldn't help but sigh slightly.

"Seventh Brother! I really hope you can come back soon."

After whispering something, Song Qingyu's hand suddenly lit up and two new bamboo slips appeared. He placed them directly among the many books in front of him.

Afterwards, Song Qingyu set up a ban next to the two bamboo slips before turning around and leaving the room with peace of mind.

After nightfall, a figure in green quietly came to the back mountain of "Funiu Mountain".

Taking advantage of the time when the patrolling tribesmen left, the figure in green flashed to the mountain protection formation, then passed through the formation directly, turned into a black light and disappeared into the night.

Half a month later, beside a high mountain shrouded in clouds and mist in the north of Yue State.

The name of this mountain is "Fire Spirit Mountain". There is also a low-grade, second-level superior spirit vein on the mountain, which was originally located in the territory of the demon clan.

Several decades ago, after the human cultivators from the Floating Cloud Mountains jointly marched north, this place fell into the hands of the Yue cultivators who occupied it, and they built a "mountain protection formation" on the mountain to defend the place.

On this day, when several Qi Refining cultivators were patrolling at the foot of the mountain, they suddenly saw a group of monsters not far away running towards the "Fire Spirit Mountain". They hurriedly sent a message while quickly retreating to the "Mountain Protection Array".

"A monster is coming. Quickly activate the formation to resist it!"

Because "Fire Spirit Mountain" is located on the border with the demon clan, it has been frequently harassed by the demon clan in recent years. The human cultivators stationed here react incredibly quickly when they hear of the demon beasts attacking.

Before the monsters from afar arrived here, a ray of light appeared on the "mountain protection formation" on the mountain, and then more than a dozen black balls, each half a foot in size, rolled down the mountain.

As soon as these black spheres fell into the group of monsters, they exploded with a "bang", blowing away several low-level monsters nearby and causing chaos in the other monsters nearby.

The black ball thrown out from the formation is a disposable magic weapon unique to the Yue Kingdom called "Black Flame".

This item can be thrown over a long distance like a talisman. Although its power is not as strong as that of a talisman of the same level, its attack distance is longer than that of a talisman. It is very effective against groups of monsters.

As more than a dozen powerful explosions sounded in succession, the group of monsters attacking from afar also became confused, and some of them dared not move forward.

After a while, under the intimidation of several leading second-level monsters, they slowly gathered together and rushed towards the "Mountain Protection Formation" in front again, no longer with the previous powerful momentum.

The monsters here had just rushed to the front of the "Mountain Protection Formation" when several sword lights immediately flew out from the formation, killing the leading monsters on the spot.

"Quick, kill the enemy!"

Immediately after a shout, dozens of monks rushed out from the "Mountain Protection Formation" and fought with the monsters.

Although there were several hundred monsters attacking "Fire Spirit Mountain", there were also many human cultivators guarding this place, including three Foundation Establishment cultivators and more than two hundred Qi Refining cultivators.

Although the two sides are not much different in strength, the human cultivators have the support of the "Mountain Protection Array" and several weapons specifically for defending the city, so they are obviously more advantageous.

After fighting for a short while, the leading level 2 monster was beheaded by a human cultivator in the late foundation building stage. The monsters were frightened and slowly retreated.

"Haha! The monster has retreated, everyone hurry up and chase it."

Seeing that the invading monsters had lost their fighting spirit and began to flee in all directions, many human cultivators suddenly showed a hint of joy on their faces and began to chase after them.

However, several foundation-building monks in the air did not leave the battlefield to chase the fleeing monsters. Instead, they began to command the remaining monks to deal with the monks who died in the battle and the corpses of many monsters.

One of them bowed and said to the late Foundation Establishment cultivator who had just displayed his divine power:

"We were able to win so quickly this time, all thanks to Brother Liu's divine power. Otherwise, it would not have been so easy for us to repel the monster!"

"Haha! Fellow Daoist Yu, you are too polite. We were able to defend Lingshan in this battle, and everyone has contributed. After counting the casualties, I will report your achievements to the sect.

The sect is short of manpower now, and needs your help. I hope you can help me defend this place, and the sect will not treat you unfairly in the future."

"Thank you very much, Brother Liu. Don't worry, fellow Daoist, with us guarding here and the second-grade top-grade "Mountain Protection Array", it will be foolproof.

Even if the demon king comes, we can resist him with the help of our formation."

"boom!.."

Just as the three foundation-building monks were chatting outside the formation, they heard a shocking loud noise suddenly coming from behind them, and then the second-level top-grade "protective formation" behind them shattered with a loud bang.

A dozen Qi Condensation cultivators who were standing close to them were quickly engulfed by a white light, and their figures disappeared in an instant.

Before anyone could react to what was happening, a purple figure dropped from the sky and stood on a giant sword that was more than ten feet high.

"Please don't misunderstand me, senior. I am a disciple of Jiuyuan Sect and have been ordered to guard this place for the sect. I don't know what important matter you have for coming here. Please let me know. We will not dare to neglect you."

Seeing the purple-clothed woman standing on a giant sword in front of him, the foundation-building cultivator named Liu was shocked. He quickly took the lead and respectfully bowed to the other party, indicating his identity as a disciple of the "Jiuyuan Sect".

The purple-clothed woman in front of them had bad intentions and a very unfamiliar look. She was not someone they knew.

However, the powerful aura emanating from the opponent destroyed the "mountain protection formation" behind them with just one sword. It was easy to guess that he must be a high-level cultivator above the Jindan level.

Faced with a high-level cultivator of this caliber, even if everyone in front of them joined together, they would not be able to be a match for the woman in purple.

If they want to survive, they can only try to bring out the name of "Jiuyuan Sect" to see if the other party will be afraid after knowing it.

When the leading foundation-building cultivator named Liu introduced himself, the purple-clothed woman just smiled lightly and did not answer the other party's question.

Then she raised her hand and waved it, and a sword light was released instantly, flying quickly towards the foundation-building cultivator named Liu with an extremely ferocious momentum.

Seeing this, the foundation-building cultivator named Liu from the Jiuyuan Sect, who had been prepared, hurriedly retreated to the side and rear, and cast a spell to release a shield to protect himself.

Seeing that he had dodged her attack, the purple-clothed woman moved her hand slightly again. After the sword light brushed past the other person, it suddenly changed direction and flew towards the foundation-building cultivator named Liu again, and arrived in front of him in an instant.

"ah!.."

Although he was on guard, the gap in cultivation strength between the foundation-building cultivator named Liu from the Jiuyuan Sect and the other party was too great.

The people around only heard a scream, and the sword light controlled by the purple-clothed woman easily passed through the shield magic weapon on the chest of the foundation-building cultivator named Liu and flew out from behind him.

After just a face-to-face encounter with the opponent, the foundation-building cultivator named Liu, who had just displayed his prowess in front of the monster, fell down and turned into a cold corpse.

Seeing that the purple-clothed woman started killing people without saying a word, and even ignored the name of "Jiuyuan Sect" mentioned by the foundation-building man surnamed Liu, the other two foundation-building cultivators around were also frightened and hurriedly ran to both sides.

"Everyone, run!"

Seeing the three leading Foundation Establishment cultivators either die or escape, the surrounding cultivators who were only in the Qi Refining Stage also scattered and rushed to escape from the mountain!

Faced with this scene, the woman in purple looked at everyone with contempt, then quickly cast a spell with both hands.

The giant sword under his feet suddenly flew into the air, and then turned into hundreds of sword lights, flying directly towards the fleeing people!
Not long after, when the purple-clothed woman landed from the sky, there was no movement on the "Fire Spirit Mountain". There were only corpses of monks on the ground and the monster materials that they had not had time to deal with.

After killing all the monks around, the woman in purple did not even look at the monster materials on the ground. She directly took out a talisman and cast a spell to release them.

A moment later, three more rays of light flew from afar and landed beside the woman in purple.

Seeing the people coming, the woman in purple quickly bowed to the woman in white who was leading the group.

"Master! This area has been cleared."

The woman in white nodded slightly after hearing this, and then said to him, "Zixin, you stay outside first and don't let anyone get close to here.

If you encounter anything difficult to deal with, just send me a message!"

"Disciple accepts the order!"

After giving instructions to the woman in purple next to her, the woman in white turned around and looked behind her.

"Since you've been here before, you should lead the way! Don't worry, I won't let you get into any danger."

"Senior, please follow me!"

Hearing the instructions from the woman in white in front of him, Song Qingyu, who was dressed in green, nodded slightly in response, then flew to the back mountain of "Fire Spirit Mountain" with the two people behind him.

Soon, the three of them arrived at a steep cliff.

After arriving here, Song Qingyu quickly found a place covered by clouds and mist with the help of her memory. Just as she was about to try to enter it, several sword lights suddenly flew out of the clouds and mist, heading straight for the location of Song Qingyu and the other two.

When Song Qingyu was about to take action, another girl in white beside her took the lead and threw out a golden bracelet magic weapon to block the three people.

After blocking all the sword lights in front of her, the golden bracelet, under the control of the girl in white, suddenly became dozens of times larger and smashed directly into the clouds over there.

All that was heard was a loud "boom!" and a few screams. After the clouds and mist in front rolled, the bodies of the three monks fell out of it and fell directly into the valley below the cliff.

"Let's go!"

Hearing the reminder from the girl in white beside him, Song Qingyu nodded quickly, then led the two of them into the clouds ahead and came to a cave that was somewhat familiar.

This cave was exactly the cave dwelling of the Nascent Soul senior that Song Qingyu had visited with Song Qingming, Xia Mo and He Mengxin.

It was also here that Song Qingyu accidentally obtained the sword cultivation inheritance, which helped her to successfully form a pill and achieve her current level of cultivation.

When he first came here, Song Qingyu had not yet formed a pill and his cultivation level was only the ninth level of foundation building. In the blink of an eye, a hundred years have passed, and this cave has undergone earth-shaking changes.

The cave entrance, which was originally desolate and dusty, has now not only been cleaned and looks brand new, but also has many oil lamps for lighting, making the originally dark cave very bright.

On that day, after Song Qingyu and others explored the cave and plundered it clean before leaving, the place soon attracted other monsters because of the leakage of spiritual energy. After a struggle, it was occupied by a tiger monster at the peak of the foundation building stage.

Later, the cultivators of the Yue State, led by the "Jiuyuan Sect", went north to conquer the demon clan and captured this place. They accidentally discovered a high-level fire vein hidden in the cave, so they renamed this place "Huo Ling Mountain" and occupied it.

The cultivators headed by the foundation-building cultivator named Liu were the cultivators sent by the "Jiuyuan Sect" to garrison here.

However, except for the foundation-building cultivator named Liu and some Qi-refining cultivators who are cultivators of the Jiuyuan Sect, the others are independent cultivators recruited by the Jiuyuan Sect from outside.

They were also unaware of the cave hidden behind the mountain and the high-level fire veins inside. They thought that the "Jiuyuan Sect" invited them here just to fight against the monsters and guard the spiritual veins on the mountain.

The three women in white who came with Song Qingyu were the sword master and her two disciples whom she met in "Yunwu Mountain" that day.

On this trip to Yue State, it was the woman in white who led the group and insisted on bringing Song Qingyu along.

After not seeing her for a year, the injuries the woman in white had sustained after the battle had healed a lot, and the paleness on her face had mostly disappeared, but her voice was still a little hoarse when she spoke.

Although he still couldn't guess what the other party's purpose was in bringing him here, Song Qingyu's cultivation was really too low compared to the three people beside him, and he had no qualifications to bargain with the other party.

Not to mention the unfathomable woman in white in front of him, even the purple-clothed disciple who was at the peak of the Golden Core stage that she brought with her, Song Qingyu had no confidence that he could defeat her.

The remaining white-clothed young female disciple who had just taken action had also reached the sixth level of the Golden Core, not much worse than Song Qingyu.

After the three of them entered the cave, under the leadership of Song Qingyu, they quickly entered the upper cave that they had visited that year.

After arriving here, Song Qingyu quickly bowed to the woman in white behind him and said:
"Senior! This is the senior cave that I found earlier."

The woman in white nodded slightly after hearing this, and after glancing around, she said softly, "There's something wrong with the spiritual energy here, there must be another world!"

Hearing what the woman in white said, Song Qingyu nodded quickly and said:
"What you said is correct. This cave has two floors, and it is on the lower floor that I found the place where the skills were passed down."

After Song Qingyu finished speaking, he pushed open a stone table in the middle of the cave, revealing the cave entrance below.

"Well! Take me down."

After the three of them passed through the somewhat dark tunnel, they soon arrived at the cave below.

After this cave was occupied by the "Jiuyuan Sect", the refining furnace that Song Qingming and others had dismantled was replaced with a new one. There were also a lot of refining materials on the empty stone shelves around it.

"Senior, this is it. It was originally empty. These things must have been put in by someone later."

After bringing the woman in white here, Song Qingyu gave a brief introduction and didn't say much. He just stood aside obediently.

The woman in white glanced around, then walked slowly around the entire cave and finally stopped in front of a stone shelf.

With just a slight wave of his hand, the stone shelf weighing thousands of pounds was pushed aside, revealing a stone wall with some potholes.

In a corner of the stone wall, there was a very inconspicuous hole about an inch in size, which directly attracted the attention of the woman in white.

"Did you find the sword here?"

Hearing the question from the woman in white, Song Qingyu nodded quickly and said, "Senior, you are right. I discovered it here by accident."

"Bring out the sword!"

The flying sword that Song Qingyu got from the stone wall that year looked very ordinary and had not yet been sharpened. Apart from the hidden sword inheritance he gained from it, Song Qingyu was not clear about its specific function.

It was not until she succeeded in forming the elixir that Song Qingyu knew its true purpose and trained it into her own natal flying sword, which is now the "Xuanming Golden Light Sword" hidden in her body.

After hearing what the woman in white said, Song Qingyu instantly understood what she meant and quickly cast a spell to summon out the "Xuanming Golden Light Sword" in his body.

Seeing the "Xuanming Golden Light Sword" in front of Song Qingyu, the woman in white smiled slightly, then cast a spell and threw out a red rope, which directly wrapped around Song Qingyu's natal flying sword.

Then Song Qingyu felt that the "Xuanming Golden Light Sword" was pulled by a great force and directly inserted back into the stone wall, falling into the small hole where she had pulled it out before.

After completing this step, the woman in white waved her hand and a white flying sword appeared beside her.

After the white flying sword reached mid-air, it suddenly glowed with light, and its momentum instantly increased to a level that made Song Qingyu feel uneasy, and it slashed towards the stone wall with one sword.

Seeing this, Song Qingyu and the girl in white next to her hurriedly stepped back!
Only a sharp sound was heard, and the scene of flying rocks that Song Qingyu and the others had expected did not appear. The stone wall was still intact, but there was a white light out of nowhere.

This ray of white light seemed to be pasted on the stone wall or printed on it, giving people a somewhat novel feeling.

Before Song Qingyu could figure out what was going on, the flying sword in the white-clothed woman's hand fell again, leaving a ray of light on the stone wall.

As the woman in white shone dozens of sword lights in succession, the position of the stone wall was also changed by the sword light in her hand, revealing a sword-shaped rune that looked somewhat special.

Seeing this talisman, a look of joy suddenly appeared on the face of the woman in white.

"Brother! We haven't seen each other for many years. Now that I have found this place today, let me see what the inheritance you left behind looks like."

The woman in white whispered something to herself, then quickly cast a spell with her hand, which landed directly on the "Xuanming Golden Light Sword" on the stone wall.

As the magic power in the hands of the woman in white fell, the runes on the stone wall suddenly lit up with a dazzling white light and slowly flew into the air.

Seeing this, the woman in white quickly controlled the white flying sword beside her, shooting out a sword energy that penetrated into the rune in the air, and her eyes became extremely solemn.

Seeing what was happening in front of him, Song Qingyu, who was standing behind, was shocked.

Although she had some guesses in her mind before coming, she still didn't expect that in the cave that had been ransacked by them that year, there really was something left that could make a Nascent Soul cultivator like the woman in white excited.

Before Song Qingyu could see the situation clearly, the rune in the air suddenly became agitated after being probed by the flying sword of the white-clothed woman. Then it broke free from the spiritual light emitted by the white flying sword and began to fly in the air.

Seeing this, the woman in white was slightly stunned, and cast a spell again to control the flying sword magic weapon to shoot out several rays of light, which turned into a cage and locked the rune in the air.

After seeing the rune stabilize again, the woman in white relaxed slightly.

But when she controlled the sword light and wanted to merge into the rune again, she didn't expect that the rune in front of her suddenly lit up, breaking the cage again and breaking away from the control of the white flying sword.

Before the woman in white could control it again, the rune suddenly bypassed the sword light and fell directly into the "Xuanming Golden Light Sword" inserted into the stone wall, disappearing completely.

"How could this be? Did you plan this in advance?"

Seeing this unexpected scene, the woman in white's face changed instantly and she blurted out, and she just stood there in a daze.

At this moment, Song Qingyu, who was not far away, suddenly felt that there seemed to be something extra on his natal magic weapon, the "Xuanming Golden Light Sword".

But because the flying sword was too far away from her, she couldn't figure out what had happened for a moment.

Seeing the woman in white cast a spell to take the "Xuanming Golden Light Sword" in her hand, and carefully examining it with a serious face, Song Qingyu hesitated for a moment, but couldn't help but ask:
"Senior! Can you please return the magic weapon to me first?"

Hearing what Song Qingyu said, the woman in white raised her head and looked at her. After a moment of silence, she suddenly smiled and said, "This sword is of some use to me, but I'm afraid I can't return it to you now.

You stay with me for the next few days, and when I have used it up, I will return it to you."

"Senior, if you are unwilling to return my life treasure to me, I will not follow you even if I destroy it now!"

After Song Qingyu finished speaking, magical power surged from his hands, and there was a hint of determination in his eyes as he looked at the woman in white.

(End of this chapter)